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The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
Kansas Association viii Hold
Convention Next Week.
j. w. Foley of Chicago One of
Distinguished Guests.
TO SPEAK ON SHOW WINDOW
TwO-Day Program Will Keep
the Delegates Busy.
Banquet, Dance and Other En-
tertainments Arranged.

Advertising display men and show
card writers from all parts of Kansas
will gather in Topeka, Monday for the
annual state convention of the Kansas
Association of Display Men, to be held
at the Elks' club. Approximately 400
visitors are expected. Some big men
in the advertising game have been OBJ
tanned to address the meeting. A fea-
ture of the convention will be the
awarding of prizes for the best
trimmed windows, the finest display
cards and other advertising achieve
mentS.
The program will open at $50
o'clock Monday morning with a call
to order by R. T. Whitman. of the
Crosby Bros. Co, president of the as
sociation. which will be followed by
an address of welcome by A. L. Oliger.
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Chicago Expert to Be Here.
j w. Foley. of Chicago. is one of
the national figures in this line of
business who VIII be here. He will
speak on THE Show Window as a
Foley IS editor of the Merchants
Record and Show Windows"
Jack L. Cameron, the display man
ager of the Harris Emery company, of
Des Moines is another important fig
ure in the display game. He will give
some demonstrations in displays at
1880 o'clock Monday afternoon. The
balance of the afternoon will be de-
voted to an address by P. o. Lanham
of Kansas City, on advertising" and
by Fred Whitlock of Wichita on
Card Writing" The meeting will ad-
journ at o'clock.
At Z O'Clock in the evening all the
members and visitors are to meet in
the lobby of the Elks' building to at
X. Hinkson, the Topeka sign man, will
deliver an address on Poster Adver-
tising''
Tuesday Program.
The Tuesday morning program will
open at $50, with an address by big
Bing Bang Bilr' Biby of Topeka, and
at 1890 A. E Butterworth, display
manager of John Taylors of Kansas
City, will deliver his interesting ad-
of Kansas City Will follow with talk
on MEMS Wear and the meeting will
adjourn for lunch at 1890.
At 1880 Hugh McVey, publicity di-
rector of the Capper Publications, will
speak on advertising and at 2:3O
o'clock ]. j. Donnellon of Emporia,
secretary of the association, will an
the window trimming and other con-
tests, The prizes will be awarded at
this time.
The business meeting, including the
election of officers and the selecting
of the next convention city. will be
banquet and entertainment will be
held in the Chamber of Commerce
banquet room, followed by a dance
at Steinberg's hall at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
CIRCUS WANTS DATE
Ringlings' Show Would Like To Come
to Topeka Fair Week.

A special meeting of the city COM
missioners was called this morning to
see If it could be arranged for Ring
ling Brothers circus to show here
Wednesday, September 10. during fair
week. An advance man from the cir
Gus was present at the meeting
The advance man objected to paying
license fee of $1,000 which is re-
quired by the city for any large show
here during fair week. The regular
license fee for a circus that size is
about $500. but if the big shows care
to exhibit here during fair week a
higher fee is required. Phil Eastman,
of the fair association, was also pres
ent at the meeting. 1t developed that
there would be no room at the fair
grounds available for the circus
equipment. 1t is said there is scarcely
room to accommodate the exhibitors
who have already asked for space at
the fair.
No decision was arrived at this
morning. The advance man asked if
he might take the circus out in the
country outside the city. limits and
asked about fees then. To use the
streets in hauling the big circus wag-
ons always necessitates the payment
OF license on the part of any circus
as the heavy trucks always damage
the pavement and it is quite expensive
to repair them, it was pointed out.
A meeting will be held Monday in
the city building at which there will
be representatives of the city, the
Chamber of Commerce, the circus and
the 1alr association. 1t is believed that
definite decision will be attained at
tn s meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
"Bill' of Battery A Taken to
Depot To Meet Boys.
He Was With Them When They
Were on Border.
BROUGHT HERE DURING WAR
Couldn't Rest After Seeing His
Old Pals Once More.
Finally He Jumped Train and
Went to Funston.

when Battery A was encamped at
Fort Riley in June of 1916, before go
ing to the Mexican border, the Topeka
chapter of the D. A. r. bought pedi-
greed bulldog and went in a body to
Riley to present him to the battery for
a mascot. The dog was christened
Topeka" and the name was en-
graved on his collar, but he very soon
evoluted to Bill "
Bill accompanied the boys to Texas
and became the favorite of the SOL
diers, principally, perhaps, because he
fought and licked every dog hat
showed up at camp.
When the battery returned. Nels
Anderson took the dog home with him
Afterwards, when the Battery went to
France, with Nels Anderson a first
lieutenant, later a captain, the dog
was left behind with the Anderson
ia miiy at 1907 Fillmore street.
Happy Dog Once More.
Thursday of this week when the
battery went to Funston to be dis
charged, Captain Anderson, who re-
ceived. his discharge some time ago,
drove to the Union Pacific station to
see the boys, taking Bill with him.
Bill nearly died of joy when he saw
the boys whom he had not seen in
nearly two years.
Captain Anderson took him home
with him. and the next morning Bill
vas missing. He was advertised for,
and the story developed that Bill had
gone to the station early Friday morn
ing, evidently to find his battery boys
aSain.
He Went to Funston.
One of the D. A. r. women was on
canteen service that day and recog-
nized him, but he was unruly, and no
one could manage him.
Finally the train pulled in with lot
of soldiers headed for Funston. and
Bill boarded the train and accompan-
led them to Funston, where he is
doubtless now enjoying himself with
his old border comrades and masters
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
Get OUT BOOKS!
They Will Be Collected for
Oversee Boys Tomorrow.
Volunteer Helpers Asked To
Aid the ROtarians.

Books for the soldiers overseas.
Once more the call has sounded in To-
peka. The Yanks overseas find time
hanging heavily on their hands. They
want books, books of fiction. And at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a spe-
cial committee of volunteer automobile
owners will drive up and down To-
peka streets on a collection tour.
The present book drive is being put
on under the auspices of the Topeka
Rotary club. Books of fiction-not
collected and will be sent to the men
overseas.
Thirty automobile owners have al
ready volunteered the use of their
cars for tomorrow afternoon, but
twenty more cars are needed. Men
owning or driving autos who will do
nate the use of their cars for the col
lection of the books tomorrow after
noon are asked to call Mrs. Adrian
Green, librarian of the Travelling Ii
braries association. at the state house.
Or if they decide to donate the car too
late to find Mrs. Green the car own
ers are asked to put in appearance at
the south entrance to the state house
tomorrow afternoon at !: AS o'clock.
Volunteer helpers are also asked to
come TO the same point in the state
house grounds at the same time.
The citizens of Topeka are asked tC
go thru their books this evening and
set aside one or two volumes of fiction
which they are willing to send to the
soldiers overseas. Then tomorrow aft
ernooh. at about l o'clock, the citi-
zens are asked to place these volumes
on the curb in front of their homes
The cars will pass thru the streets col
InctlnO them
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
FEW DISEASES HERE
Only Few Cases of Chickenpox Arc
Shown on City Hall Charts.

Contagious diseases are mighty
scarce in Topeka at present, according
to Miss Nella NJ. Woods, contagion
nurse. There are no cases of measles,
diphtheria. scarlet fever or smallpox.
only a few cases of chickenpox are
listed on the charts
In attempting to explain the process
of fumigation to a Mexican family this
morning Miss Woods was badly in
need OF an interpreter. The Mexicans
could not see why they were compelled
to move out The contagion nurse
mad job on her hands in seeing that
all the children and pets of the fam
lily wsre removed. There was a cat,
some young ducks and children under
the bed and she had to fish them all
out. The last She saw of them they
were filing off in the distance carry
ing most of the family possessions.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
He is DISEASED
DIR. H, l.. Clark Makes This Re-
port on CharOwhas.
He Is Greek Facing Serious
Charge by Girrs Father.

An examination by physicians re-
vealed that p. Charowhas, proprietor
of the Palace of Sweets, who was
charged with committing a statutory
offense against Bernice Dillon. IL
year-old girl. is diseased, it was stated
this afternoon by DR.. H. L. Clark, city
health officer. 1t was stated that he
would be committed to Lansing on a
quarantine order until cured
L was stated in the county attor-
ney's office this afternoon that Hugh
Fisher was out of the city and would
not return until tomorrow. 1t VIII
rest with him, it was said. whether or
not the Greek VIII be prosecuted on
the charge brought against him by
the girls father.
Statements Made by Girl.
From the statements of the Dillon
girl officials were led to believe that
the condition which caused her death
had been caused by the Greek candy
man. Little time was lost by DR.. H.
L. Clark, city physician, in sending the
police for the Greek and taking him
to police headquarters for medical
examination.
The Dillon girl became i'll while at
junction City, where she was working
in a laundry, according to information
in the hands of officials. She con-
suited physician there, officials say,
and was under treatment. Later. she
treatment by Topeka physician.
She Was Without Friends.
Without money and without friends
the 17-year-old girl had to discon-
tinue the treatments and became a
city charge, the officers were inform
ed. Weakened, suffering from peri
tonitis caused by the disease the girl
then near death was finally placed
under the care of Doctor Clark.
When the countyt attorney and Ir-
win Snattinger called at the home of
the Dillon girl Thursday night they
were told that they couldn't get a
deathbed statement from her. Hugh
Fisher. county attorney, asked the
girls father to sign a statement which
stated in substance that should the
prosecution of the Greek fail to mate
rialize in a conviction because of the
failure to get the girls statement,
the county attorneys office should be
excused from criticism.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
OWN MOTHER LOSES
ADOPTED Parents Sof Dead Soldier To
Get His Insurance

The hitherto unsettled question of
whether the NEURAL or adopted par
ents are entitled to the estate of a
man who dies intestate was decided
IN the probate court this morning by
Judge Ralph Cav. who decreed that
$4,000 insura nee left by Victor
George Yates, a deceased soldier
should go to George W. W. Yates, 323
Greenwood avenue. who adopted the
boy several years ago.
AT an early age the boy, whose name
was then Walter Pinkler, was turned
over to the orphans home by his
mother, Mrs Ida Pink1er, who now
lives in Brown county under the name
OF Ida Baird, having married again
He was adopted into thu Yates family
and grew up with them. Last June
he entered the army, but died at Camp
Lewis leaving $4,000 insurance made
payable to his estate. altho he had
made no will. On the ground that
she was his mother, Mrs. Baird
claimed the money
Testimony, however. was introduced
to show that she had contributed
nothing toward his support and had
not even seen him for space of
twenty-five years. The decision was
rendered in favor of Yates
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were reported to
City Clerk Covell during the week:
Homer A. Alexander and wife. 1880 Fill
more street, May 3, girl-Mary Louise.
lawn avenue. May 1, boy-John Otis.
Pearly Atkinson and wife. Ill n. Van
Buren street. April %. boy-Fredrick Ross.
John Bright and wife, 203 Wilson avenue,
March ;. boy-Paul.
Ira s, Bruce and wife, 100 Topeka
avenue, February 16, boy-Merrill Stanley.
Leo Horacek and wife, 50I Tyler street,
April n, boy-LeO, Jr-
Jacob Keen and wife. 127 n. Locust
street, April p, girl-Barbara.
Robert J. McOwen and wife Colonial
apartment, February %. girl-Edna Louise.
Alton H. Pinkston and wife. us Hancock
street, April II, boy-Alton Huston, -Jr.
Frank l.. Prosser and wife, 1912
Imogene.
Joseph PoIneck and wife. 1910 E. Crane
street, March 10. girl-Kartoli.
Benjamin f. Rowell and wife. III Broad
moor avenue. April I, girl-Edna Jean
Orville Guy Yarnell and wife. 1911 Fill
more street. March 4. girl-Dorothy Jaunita.
James X. Stewart and wife. 1901 Lincoln
street, April 10. boy-Charles Raymond.
Willard L. SwitZer and wife. 1924 f.
Sixth avenue, April 2, boy-Douglass War
Otto w vesper and wife. 1925 Fillmore
street: April Is. girl-Lorraine Louise
Christ Wigal and wife, 1929 Jefferson
street April 80. boy-Sylvester.
Bert A. c. Anderson and wife coo Clay
street, April %. boy.
Arthur w. Lorenz and wife, o15 Quinton
boulevard. May ,. boy.
Joseph Schulmeister and wife, 11O3 n.
Jefferson street. April %, girl.
Ralph Eugene Scamen and wife, 1206
Boswell avenue. May ). boy.
Wesley E Wilson and wife. Twenty fifth
and Quincy streets, April -, girl.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
KICK ON FINANCIAL TERMS
Peace Commentators Want Foe To
Repay Entire Cost of War.

Paris, May 9. The financial
clauses of the treaty between the al
lies and associated nations and Ger
many continue to be the most dis
cussed sections of the document and
are almost universally condemned by
the commentators for not making
Germany responsible for the repay
ment of the entire cost of the war
and for leaving France with a bur-
den placed at 17O,0OO.O0O francs.
What will the stupefaction of
France be when it is realized that her
victory condemns her to bankrupt
cy?" asks La Nouvelle.
The democratic socialists official
organ, Humanite. condemns the trea-
~ unreservedly, saying it is "bour-
geolse. capitalistic peace which no So
cislist deputy can ratify and history
will consider it a criminal breach of
a sworn word and an outrage on
morals and right"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

1t seems that nova days the poor work
ing girls along with the rest of the town
plutocrats. own and drive their own cars.
At least several of the Santa Fe office Z.
w. G.'s do. The other day when the
traffic cops were clearing Jackson street in
front of the G. o. building for the parade,
Santa Fe official noticed several girls.
supposedly down trOdden, poor clerks, get
in and drive their seven passenger and
five e-passenger, good looking ears around
the block and park them on the other side
of the square.
X. V. Bowles. who underwent an opera
ton recently at the company hospital, is
recovering.
The bulletin board in the lobby at the
g. o. gives the following report ON the
fifth liberty loan drive: The freight audi
tors office with total of 2I2 employees,
has subscribed a total of S2S.6J0 but only
has total of 96 per cent of the emDloyes
who have subscribed The rest of the de-
partments in the order of their subscrip-
uons are car accountants office 195 EN-
ployes, $1S.2J0, with % per cent: engineer
ing department, with 81 employees. s13.5O0,
with 100 per cent; ticket auditors office.
with 40 employees and ST.. 500, and a total
of 100 per cent There were only five de-
partments who have not reached the 100
per cent mark. The tax comm. ssioner's $
office has the highest total for the number
of employees, there being 4 persons in the
department and their total of bond sales
Mrs Ernest Wise. of Emporia. wife of
Engineer Ernest Wise, is the guest of
Mrs. Carl Magnuson.
work in the paint shops after several
days spent in Wichita attending the
sunday school convention.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Briar and son. Ralph.
nave gone TO Newcastle, Pa. to accompany
Mr. Briar's mothers body there for
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cremer. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Patterson and children. Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Arnett, Mrs. NJ. f. Trnett, Miss
~ nae 1remer and Miss Mabel Camp motored
70 Emporia Saturday morning to spend the
week Ell dwith Mr. and Mrs Ed Camp.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
.RIGBY PLANS SMOKER
He Will Give Entertainment for 3oth
BOYS Next Wednesday,.

When the Topeka boys in the 35th
division marched away to war they
were hidden Godspeed by Harper L.
Rigby with a farewell smoker.
Now that the boys are home again,
they will be welcomed with the same
kind of an affair. "Wednesday eve
ming from 1880 until II o'clock the
smokes and drinks will be free to
every man in uniform at the Rigby
smoke house, near Sixth and Kansas
avenue. And besides the drinks and
the smokes, the pool tables will be
free to the service man-be he SOL
dier or be he sailor or marine.
Welcome home speeches to the
boys will be made by big Bing, Bang
Bill Biby and by Mayor H. j! Cor
wine Music for the evening will be
furnished by an electric piano and by
vocal soloist. Carl Moritz, manager
of the Rigby smoke house, has won
for himself quite bit of fame among
the male members of the Topeka citi-
zenry by his unselfish use of an ex-
ceptional tenor voice. Wednesday
evening Moritz's voice is to be devot-
ed exclusively to the entertainment
of the soldiers and sailors who are
back home.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
HOME HEARING is ON
Civic Club Fight on County Commits
sioners Up This Afternoon.

The hearing of the motion instituted
by the Rotary club and the Shawnee
county Medical society for restrain
ing order to prevent the county COM
missioners from building the new
county home on the present county
farm north of the city was begun in
the district court this afternoon.
The civic clubs are asking the re-
straining order on the ground that
when they got behind the bond issue,
they allege it was with the under
standing that the home was to be
built in or near the city. The COM
missioners contend that they never
made any uch.promise and that they
always intended to build the home on
the present farm. An opinion rendered
some time ago by County Attorney
Fisher was to the effect that the COM
missioners would have the power to
build the home where they choose,
provided it is built in "a modern way"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
DELAY TAFT MEETING
Local Committee A9ks Postponement
in Respect TO G. a. r.

AT joint meeting of the local COM
mittee of the League to Enforce Peace
and Representatives of the state G. A
Il. at the Chamber of Commerce at
noon TODAY. il was decided TO request
the New York headquarters of the
league to postpone or change the date
of the appearance of William Howard
Tatt in Topeka Decoration day, Nav
80.
Out or respect to the G. A r. and
the plans this body has made for tba+
date 1t was deemed advisable to bring
TAFT to TOPEKA on some other date If
1t were possible. Taft was scheduled
to speak in Topeka in the afternoon
End Kansas CITY IN the ever'~~ rha
booking was scheduled by the New
York headquarters. The former n, es.
ident was to talk on the League of
Nations.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
IN INDUSTRIAL SERMON
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon To Preach
on Present Day Movement.

In the second of his series of lee
lures on the -Four Great Movements
in Present Day History" DIR. Charles
M Sheldon of the Central Congrega-
uonal church will talk on 1.-The Indus
trial Movement at 8 o'clock Sunday
evening.
The Son of God was a carpenter and
the first man was a gardener. Doctor
Sheldon says that every man or wo-
man who works for the purpose of
making the world better and happier
is entitled to the name 'toiler." Co.
operation of all toilers for the common
good is better than strife between two
parties for the advantage of one of
them over the other. is his theory.
Therefore he concludes: 1.-The Golden
Rule cannot be obeyed by one party
and disobeyed by the other. 1t takes
two to make a bargain and it takes
two to make a brotherhood"
Special music Sunday evening will
be in charge of the parish director,
Edward NJ Umbach
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
THREATEN TO STRIKE
Pittsburg Car Men Serve 24-Hour No.
tice on Company for More Pay.

Pittsburgh, May 1O-Union street
car men have served a twenty-four
nour strike notice on the receivers of
the Pittsburgh Street Railway com
pany.
The ultimatun declares the men
VIII walk out at midnight tonight un-
less the receivers agree to submit their
demand for increased wages to the
war labor h0>--l
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
WILSON'S SUMNER HOME!
McAdoo Purchases 3O-Acre Tract Near
Santa Barbara, Cal. for 100000.
9 o'clock

Santa Barbara, Cal. May 1O.-For-
mer Secretary of Treasury William G.
McAdoo has purchased 30-acre tract
on Mission Ridge, Santa Barbara, for
$4,000. according to reliable informa-
ton here today.
1t is reported without confirmation.
however, that McAdoo bought the
property as summer home for Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from Fast Side
Dy Frances Jones. Teier!oue 2T30.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10

Paris, May 10.-The Austrian peace
delegates will leave Vienna on Mon
day and reach Paris probably Wednes-
day, the French foreign office was
advised today. Previous advices had
indicated that the Austrian delega-
tion was expected to reach Paris
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-12

fore the war Mr.. Wilson would not
have signed a measure drafted on
straight protection lines. Will he re-
fuse to do SO nowf Even England is
trying protection, and of course
France is. Germany will resume her
protection policy, modified only by the
conditions produced by the war.
Complaints about the President s
aloofncss have come from his own
side. The republicans have not been
expecting any overtures from him.
Until now. they have been in the
minority in Congress, ever since he
has been in the White House. But az
they have come into control, and are
called upon to shape things in Con-
gress, the Presidents aloofness should
disappear as to them as we'll as to
those of his own party household.
Maybe after the ice has been broken
in the treaty matter the rest will be
easy. The President may come to like
conferences; to be as accessible as
hitherto he has been inaccessible; to
be able to confer with relish with both
friend and foe, and make workable
terms with both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-12
Replace the Bridge!

Such an accident as shat winch &C.
cured last night at Hunting Creek
bridge, southwest OF Alexandria, has
long been regarded as probable in view
of the conditions. SIX men were
drowned, and some hurt, wien an
Army truck on its way to Camp
Humphreys ran through the fiimsy side
railing in avoiding another rotor and
plunged into the muddy bed of the
stream The bridge itself is notori-
ously frail, shaking violently when
ever heavy vehicle crosses it. 1t has
been much nsed in the last two years
owing to the heavy use of the road by
Army trucns The marvel is that it
has not collapsed under the strain.
There arc no lights on the bridge.
which is nearly quarter of a mile in
length. Several times the bridge has
been pronounced unsafe, and even
horse vehicles have been restricted to
walking pace.
This accident should cause an imme-
date replacement Of the dangerous
structure by substantial bridge. 1t
forms the only link Of transit between
Washington and Mount Vernon. 1t
is used by thousands of vehicles
weekly. The county authorities, under
whose jurisdiction it falls, should move
to erect dependable viaduct over
this marshy stream. If they have no
funds for this purpose the United
States government should he appealed
to for assistance. The government,
indeed, has direct interest in this
matter and should not hesitate about
contributing to the construction Of a
modern, safe bridge. even though the
stream is not navigable.