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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SEE SANTA EE SHOPS
Older Boys Delegates on Sightseeing
Trip; Conference Ends Sunday.

Nearly 100 boys attending the
Shawnee County Older Boys Chris
tian conference now in session in To-
peka were taken on a sightseeing trim
thru the Santa Fe shops this after
noon. Returning to the First Preby-
terrain church at 4:S0 o'clock, a short
conference session was held. ~
A two-hour session was held at
the church this morning during which
several addresses of interest to boys
were delivered
Officers of the conference elected
at the banquet Friday night at the
chamber of Commerce were: Morris
Sewers. president; Olander Bright,
vice president; Ed Westland, secre-
tary.and Grant Peterson, treasurer
p. f. Schilling> was the speaker of the
evening.
The conference will end tomorrow
afternoon with session in the First
presbyterian church. In the morning
the boys will breakfast at the Y. NI.
c. A, where another session will be
held at 1880 O'clock
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
COUPl WRaAGLE OVER COW
Husband Keeps Milk Producer
Pending Divorce Settlement; Also
Get sPiIlow and Pillow Slips.

You get the COW. I should say not
Say, who carried water for that COW
whe nshe vas a calf; who kept her
locked up and who looked after her 81
The foregoing was he.conversation
heard .in the court house corridor be-
tween Stella Finch and Harry e.
Finch. who were trying to agree on a
division of personal property pending
a divorce suit. Finch is a farmer, liv-
ing east of Topeka.
They first went before Judge George
H: Whiteornb for decision as to who
was to get the pillow slips, the bed
clothes. the knives and forks and other
household articles. The Judge told
them to try to decide for themselves
and he wos;ld issue an order on what
ever they agreed.
The conversation in the rear of the
court room became SO loud that the
judge ordered them into the corridor.
flnaiiy, they came inside with an
agreement. Mrs. Finch gets every
thing except one pillow and pillow slip
ana the cow -
didn't have anywhere to keep. the
COW SO FL let him have her until the
case is settled" said Mrs Finch.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
RULES WIFE FIRST
Must Be Considered Before Al
legged Affinity in Frantz Case.
Granted AIimony-Lawyer Says
He Supported "Other Woman"

A mans wife and children must be
considered before his alleged affinity,
Judge George H. Whitcomb ruled to-
day in district court when Mrs. Leila
Frantz, wife of William Frantz, To-
peka insurance man, applied to the
court for temporary alimopy.
E. d. Mckeever, attorney for Mrs.
FrantZ, introduced a letter written by
Frantz to his wife in which the insur-
ance man stated that since his wife
filed divorce petition naming Clara
Hood, a Topeka girl, as his 3ffinity,
that he had been obliged to support
the girl as the filing of the petition,
he charged, resulted in her discharge
from a Topeka merchantile store.
Mrs. F'rantz on the witness stand
testified that TO. the last five months
Frantz hasn't contributed cent to-
ward the support of herself and child
rem and that she had been obliged to
go TO his parents in oklahoma She
testified that Frantz's parents were
supporting her and the children.
II don't believe" said McKeever,
that the court will rule an affinity
is more of a necessity in the way of
suppoEt than a wife and childrerf."
Cyrus Monroe, attorney for Frantz,
admitted that temporary alimony was
needed. The earning capacity of
Frantz had been cut down materially
in recent months, testimony showed,
and it was finally agreed that he should
payShis wife $75 a month. pending the
outcome Of the suit.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SPURNS HONEST STAINS
Working Clothes OF Howard Ward
Didn't Appeal to Wife.

HIS wife left a comfortable home In
Oakland to seek man with money
and automobile whose hands weren't
stained with manual labor, Howard
Ward, AIS Van Buren, street, told
Judge James A. Mcclure today in the
first division of the district court.
Ward, a boilermaker at the Santa
Fe shops. testified that he earned Sc
a day and furnished a comfortable
home in Oakland for his wife. But
the lure of pretty clothes, an automo-
bile and a life with a man possessing
much money caused her to refuse to
live there, Ward testified.
''She told me she though she could
marry a man with more money and
with q better position" Ward told the
court. "Sbe objected to me coming
home with my face and clothes
soiled."
With this end in view, Ward stated.
his wife began working in a depart
ment store on Kansas avenue to earn
more money so she could have more
clothes. He also testified. that she
had finally left the home and lived
with a girl named Maud Buchanan.
He testified that she had gone auto
riding with other men. frequented
dance halls and finally went to Wich-
ita to work. Judge Mcclure granted
Ward a divorce decree.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
December IN KANSAS
MeteoroIogist Flora Tells What May
Be Expected in Weather
Conditions.


The saying. "a green Christmas
makes a fat graveyard" probably
hasn't enough basis in fact to be
worth considering seriously under
modern conditions, but ie'is certainly
true that white Christmas tends to
make fat pocketbooks for wheat grow
srz in Kansas and the longer the snow
stays q1sAh& ground the better the
chances FOR storpulency for said pocket
books, for snow is one of the BEST
friends winter wheat has.
Winter usually begins to be felt in
earnest in Kansas by the latter part
of December and sometimes almost
from the first of the. month, but is
usually mild to what many eastern
states experience, where snow hes
deeply on the ground large part or
the month or country roads break up
in slush and mud.
The average afternoon temperatures
at Topeka normally range from 4S de-
grees the forepart of the month to 3s
degrees the latter part and night tenn
peratures from % to 20 degrees, while
zero weather occurs locally on an aver
age of one December ins three. Ine
highest on the Topeka record for TINS
mont hswasg74 degrees inr1 SS9 and the
lowest 10 degrees below zero In 1882
The shortest Gays OF IHe year OSCui
now and seem still shorter because
there are usually more clouds to OBJ
scure the sun than during any other
month Fortunately, the wind is not
SO strong or so penetrating as at other
times of the year.
The amount of moisture from rain
and melted sleet and snow in Decem-
Der is less than for any other month,
except January. Measurable snow
has fallen in almost every one of the
33 Decembers on the local record, but
seldom lies on the ground more than
to 10 days. The heaviest monthly
amount was 1876 inches in 1914. tho
last year came close to this with IL
inches In 1909. the coldest Decem-
Der on record, the ground at Topeka
was covered with ice and snow for 20
days.
Outdoor work. including building
operations. frequently goes forward
with very little interruption until
Christmas in Kansas Corn is mostly
cribbed by the middle Of the month
and farmers put in a great deal of
time getting ready for the coldest of
the winter which comes the fore part
of the year.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SNOW. SLEET AND ICE
Continued from Page one.l

CONTINUED from Page One.l
able on the storm thruout the district
covered by their lines.
The lowest temperature indicated
on the weather map was 10 below
zero at Edmonton, Canada. In the
was the low figure.
The center of the storm area was
located over Illinois this morning
Rain was reported in Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and on east to the coast. Rain
orssnow occurred in Oklahoma Texas,
Louisiana and Arkansas. Snow covers
the entire middle section of the United
States from Oklahoma several huns
dred miles north into Canada as far
as there were stations making reports.
The storm struck the southwest yes
terdays In the form sof Sra n lss1lh iclas froze
as it fell last night. later turning to
sleet, which was followed by snow
flurries. ~
Amarillo reported Is degrees above
zero and Wichita, Kan, 1S.S At kan
sas City. it was "a degrees this morn
ing. Much colder weather ws fore-
cast for the section tonight with the
cold spell continued for several days.
There was no prospect of blizzard.
it was announced at the weather bu-
reau, altho the winds would be fresh
and snow flurries would continue.
Fuel Problem Serious. - -
COupIeQ Will the cOulIIlaeQ4s cOfu
weather is a serious shortage OF fuel
and from many towns came reports
Of drastic efforts to secure wood or
coal to keep the women and children
warm. With fuel bins already nearly
empty, it was believed continuation
of the cold spell would bring suffer-
ing in many localities. Meanwhile
every effort was being made to con-
serve the rapidly dwindling fuel sup
ply.
Tomorrow sunshine will not affect
temperature materially. The mercury
was not expected to rise above rs to-
day. Tomorrow morning the temper
ature Will be even lower
The snowfall at Topeka was 3A
inches. This is made up Of snow.
sIeet. and rain that froze as 1T struck
the ground thruout the drizzle for sew
eral hours during the night.
Extremes for this date were Sc in
1899 and in 1897. At o'clock this
afternoon the wind was blowing IS
miles an hour from tha> west.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
WHIMS OF THE STORM

Covered with an unbroken blanket
of ice and snow. Topeka is a white city
today In spite of empty coal bins. in
convenience and suffering, the scene
is beautiful one, with the trees heav-
lily laden with ice and snow. Where
there are evergreens, little patches of
green break the monotony of crystal
whiteness and bring exclamations of
awe and delight from the most casual
observer.
Friday night rain began falling on
the snow and promptly froze. The
street car service became demoralized.
Ice on the trolley wires caused fuses
and overheads to blow out, the rails
became slippery and all the elements
of nature seemed united to block the
efforts of the, car crews to maintain
service. On some lines there was no
service for the space of an hour and a
half, then the cars came in floclzS, only
to leave wouid-be passengers stranded
for another hour. I ..s,,.s.t
Friday evening. while the rain was
falling and freezing as it fell, a To-
peka woman stood in the protection
of the National hotel waiting for a
west bound car. She waited. under
her parasol, from 5 o'clock until 6:15.
When the car at last came along she
rushed to the track and with the con-
ductor waiting to give the motorman
two bells, attempted to lower her
parasol. But her efforts were in vain.
1t was frozeni
With the coming of the storm and
low temperatures, the old argument as
to which is the coldest street corner
in town again revived. All the inter
sections, from Fourth to Tenth streets
on Kansas avenue have their cham
pions. but as usual the majority seem
to favor the postoffice corner as the
headquarters of old King Winter.
Persons living in the suburbs Fri
day night were attracted by great and
steady flashes Of blue fire over the
city. Some thought it was the aurora
borealis. others believed it to be some
the cold A few guessed the real
origin-iee on the trolley wires.
Granting that every boy is fond of
icicles, the ambitions of juvenile To-
peka should now be amply satisfied.
Icicles large and small are hanging
from ewes and branches and telephone
| cables and small boys are eating those
within reach with a gHsto that genera :
tions of sco1ding mothers cannot di-
minish.
1t would have been hard indeed for
hubby to have come home late friday
night without wifey hearing him. The
rain, falling on the blanket of snow
and freezing. formed a thin crust that
broke thru with the weight of the
body. At every step it emitted a
crunching sound heard for a block.
Pedestrians, breaking the poet's rule,
did not, trudge, but crunched along.
This is not ideal weather for motor
cars. One may wonder how the
manufacturers can sell their tremen-
dous output until one walks along
| Kansas avenue and sees the long line
os cars parked at the curbing, covered
with snow and icicles hanging from
top running board and tenders. Frost
ed windshie1ds, when the rain fell and
| froze, became the rule, and chauffeurs,
| compelled to open up their wind
| shields, had to face the cutting wind
| to see.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
PLAN LEAVEANORTH MEET
Hundred Novices To Be Accompanied
by 125 Shriners.

Plans for attending the big Shrine
meeting Tuesday at Leavenworth will
be made at party and smoker. to be
held Monday night at the Masonic
library by members of the local Shrine
club. Every member is urged to be
present at this pep meeting with his
signed petition and make final prep
araticns for the pilgrimage.
Attempts to obtain 100 novioes for
the trip are being made and they will
be accompanied by 125 Shriners, it
was said. Marshal1's band will escort
the delegation to the train.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
WOMEN TO FRONT
Wichita Volunteers to Help Feed Coal
Miners.

Wichita, Nov. 2e.-Besides the
dozens of members of Thomas Hop
kins post, American Legion, who have
signed to work in the coal fields of
Kansas. the name of a woman ap-
pears on the list of Wichitans COM
piled Friday by Earle La Grant, post
commander This young woman is
Miss Neva Colville, of the Y. w. c. A,
who is volunteering to aid in super
intending the cooking to be done for
the men.
and has had experience in feeding
large numbers in the Y. W. c. A work
She is a graduate of Wichita high
school and is well known by many
young folks of this city.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
MORE "SCAB" TALK
Union Lender in Kansas TriC.s TO
Brighten Society Miners

Pittsburg, Nov. 29.-Branding the
volunteer workers who have responded
to Governor Aliens call to work the
strip pits in this district as society
scabs," August Dorchy, vice presi-
dent of the miners, said the governor
Is sending strtkebreakers into the
fields. His opinion was said to be
based partially on the fact that the
call had been issued for men, strong
and able to take care OF themselves.
A report was received from Null
berry. fourteen miles northeast of
here, to the effect that tents had been
pitched in that vicinity but the report
did not indicate when the tents would
be occupied, or whether they were to
be used as shelter for the volunteers
or the troops that are looked for to
afford nrntectiom for the work ers.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
FEED GERMAN YOUNG
American Army officer in Conference
at Berlin.

Berlin, Nov. %. Capt. Arthur
Ringland, of Montclair, N J., has ar
rived from Prague where he is Herb
ert Hoover's representative to consult
with German officials for better es-
tablishing the work of the Society of
Friends thru the relief administration
and the European children's fund for
feeding German children at Pra que.
This group now is feeding half a
million children daily. he said, includ-
ing those at Prague. and 100000 at
Vienna. : Details of the new German
feeding plan were made available thru
the relief administration.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
BANK CLEARiNGS DOUBLE

Topeka Figures for Week Nov. 27 Are
$S,71s, ,422.Ot, f. f. Ginger Reports.
, Clearances of Topeka banks for the
week ending November 81 totalled
sS,71S,422.01, according to F. F.
Ginger manager of the local clearing
house This is an increase of $1,S4S.-
IS4.0s over the clearances for the cor
Responding week of last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
he JOINS CATHOLICS

Episcopalian Bishop Received at Bal
+ tmore Cathedral.
s Baltimore, Nov. 29-4Cardinaf Gibs
bons announced tonight that Bishop
Frederick ]. Kinsman, former head of
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware, was received into the Cath
olic church last Sunday at the cathe-
6ra
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
-TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Wall St. New York, Nov. o9.-STOCKSA
Many of the influences which contributed
primarily to the mid-November break in
the stock market We're again operative this
week To these were added disquieting
features in the foreign financial situation
and fresh disturbances in Mexico
From London and Paris came cables and
other advices depicting conditions at those
centers in darkest colors while the diplo-
new and more delicate proportions
The week end session of the stock ex-
changed opened with further heavy offer
ings of the shares which contributed main
iy to the reversal of the last few days Gen
eral Motors added 1874 points to yesterdays
severe decline and Crucible Steel lost ~
points. Other motors and steel issues also
oil. coppers.- equipments and shippings
Were to III points lower. Low priced
rails averaged one point recessious~ but
high grade transportations offered some re-
sistance to pressure.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Chicago Weekly Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Nov. co-One advance after
another has ensued every single jay this
week in the corn market. Among the chief
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

reasons given has been likelihood that rail-
way transportation of the crop would be
seriously .interfered with by coal short
age. Compared with a week ago corn
prices were Size to 9lAc higher this morn
ing. oats up 2h hG2He and provisions vary
ing from zoe decline to an advance of 80
cents. Altho at first owing to fresh moves
living the bear side of the corn market
seemed to have an advantage, the fact
soon became apparent that coal Strike de-
velopments resulted almost continuously
as a stimulus to demand for corn.r
Oats assembled with corn In provisions.
considerable irregularity resulted from
conflicting influences.
Topeka Poultry and EygS.
fFuruished bv the Topeka ackinc Col
Topeka, Kan, Nov IS.
Springs over 2 lbs, PIC: old roosters.
12c; broilers, 2 lbs. and under. 26c; hens,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Kansas City, Nov. 29.-HOGsS SReceipts
1.600 Market 15e to 25c higher. Bulk of
sales, $13.65d1400; heavies. SI3.e5Gl13 90 /;
medium. I3-Ic@14.00; lights. $13.5od l.. 90.
CATTLE-Receipts LOO Market for
week generally steady to strong. Calves,
mostly S1.50 lower
SHEEP-Receipts COO Market for week
steady to SOC higher.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

About G50 people were engaged in taking
the first census of the United States The
1920 census will require services of 10000
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureat office.
Topeka, Kan, for fhe twenty four hours
ending at 4 a. In. Saturday.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
: Gardner Nav Can Governors.

Jefferson City, Nov. a. Gov.
Frederick D. Gardner returned here
today from Kansas City, prepared. If
he deemed it necessary to use his au-
thority as chairman of the governors
profiteering investigating committee
to summon governors Of coal produc-
ing states to a meeting to discuss the
fuel shortage and take steps to re-
IieYe it
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
Won't Tolerate Interference.
Operators Discuss Wage Scale.

Philadelphia. Nov 29.-Soft coal
operators of the central Pennsylvania
district will meet here this afternoon
to- discuss vita their miners an inde-
pendent wage scale. Men who had
remained in the mines awaiting an adj
justment of wages by the Washington
conference refused 10 work today.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Secretary of War Baker today had
before him a request from Governor
Robertson of Oklahoma for troops to
be sent into that state to protect min
ers who desired to re-enter the mines.
The governor sent the message after
he had broken off negotiations with
operators and announced that another
effort would be made to run the mines
The daily banner., 1919-06-11
A Prominent Wholesale
Produce Merchant, Of
Reading, Indorses TonaI

Il had the Flu during .he holi-
days." says A. c. Clauser, OF % Moss
ST., Reading, Pa. my general con-
dition was terribly run down. l was
just about able to get around. and
was not gaining strength as l should.
My appetite was not up to the stand
ard. At times I felt irritable anu
nervous. 1 knew 1 should take a
tonic to build up my condition. 4
friend of mine told me about Tonall,
and 1 am frank to say Tonall Ger
tainly has helped me. l feel won
derfully improved in every respect.
certainly am getting benefits out of
the food 1 eat. Tonall certainly puts
pep into your system. What / like
about Tonall is the small percentage .
of alcohol it contains 1t is the
herbs, roots and barks that produce
the good results
Above testimonial given Feb. 25,
1919.
Tonall is sold at c. P. Craig d
Sons, Druggists, Cambridge, Md
Adv
The daily banner., 1919-06-11

and mems advisory board. compris-,
ing Miss Ellen Browning Scripps,
honorary commissioner; Mrs. J. Will
liam Fisher, commissioner; Mrs. May
F. Worth, Mrs. Hugh McKie. Mrs.
Lincoln A. Ferris, Mrs. Walter H.
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pied by Mr.. John Fountain.
TERuS OF SAIE-One-

TERMS OF SALE-One-fourth cash
on day of sale: the balance in twelve
months or all cash, at the option or
the purchaser the credit portion to
bear interest from the day of sale, and
to be secured by the interest bearing
bond of the purchaser, with security to
be approved by the Orphans Court.
Title papers at expense of the pur-
chaser.
j. ELIZABETH ESIRIDGE,
VIVIAN L. ESKRIDGE,
..-9-tS. Administrators
The daily banner., 1919-06-11
Thursday, June 26, 'l9

all of it's personal property, furniture
and fixtures, which are more particu-
larly described as follows:
/ Pool Table.
l Billiard Table.
Cues and Balls.
2 Coal Stoves, 8 Wood Stoves, Kit
chen Stove.
Kitchen Tables.
Large Mission Benches.
II Folding Chairs.
l Large gilded Mirror.
2 Card Tables.
Several small Mission Tables.
20 Pictures, including a very hand
some one of George Washington.
l Pair of Handirons.
2 Druggets.
1 Office Desk and Swivel Chair.
10 Window Shades (green)
Large Upholstered Mission Rockers
81 Straight Back Mission Chairs.
A lot of Window Screens and Screen
Doors.
Il Cord of Cordwood and Lumber.
Lawn Mowers.
4 Lawn Benches.
l Push Cart.
l Step Ladder.
a number of Garden Tools.
Several Porch Chairs.
6 Dozen Sherbert Glasses.
One lot of Towels and Linen.
Axe.
About so feet of Rubber Hose p
l Lot of Tin Roofing.
l Large Boat Pump.
l Water Cooler and Stand.
Several Brass Cuspadors and Mats.
TERMS-Cash on day of sale.
HENRY LLOYD, JR.,
Ira Y. Wheatley, Auct.
6-11-3t. O.a.W.
The daily banner., 1919-06-11
MAUTAUQUA STARTED
TODAY AT USUAL PLACE
Excellent Attendance at The Opening
Number This Afternoon - Huge
Tent on High School Grounds Will
Comfortably Accommodate Large
Crowd.

Today was the opening day of the
Cambridge Chautauqua, and the in
dications are, judging from the at
tendance this afternoon, that it will
be a very successful one, as some
time before the opening hour people
could be seen vending their way to
the grounds from every section of
Cambridge.
The lecture this afternoon was by
Prof. Amey, this years director. Fol
lowing the lecture, the Zimmer-Car-
ter Company gave a delightful con-
cert. This evening the Zimmer-Car-
ter Company will give another con-
cert, after which DR.. Carolyn E. Gel
sci will deliver her splendid lecture,
"Just You" Wherever DIR. Geisel
has lectured so well pleased have
the audiences been that in almost
every case there has followed a re-
quest for her return the following
year.
Tomorrow's program will consist
OF a piano recital in the afternoon
by Gabriel L. Hines, whose piano is
carried from town to town by
special automobile truck and driver,
furnished by the Chautauqua Asso-
citation. His work is of suchsa char
acter as to have given great delight
wherever he goes. In addition to
Prof. Hines recital, there will be a
lecture on 'The Golden Egg" by DR..
Jesse II. Holmes. This is a lecture
that everyone should try and hear.
At night the Corella-Boneli Com,
pany will give concert. and this
musical feature is we'll worth the
general admission price of 75c.
which is charged for it; in fact, in a
large city, tickets would sell at
from $3.50 to SIS for just this con-
cert alone.
The daily banner., 1919-06-11

De Pee. Mrs. Joseph Sefton. Judge
Spencer Marsh, DR.. E. L. ;Hewett,
Milton McRae, Leslie Everts, Frank
Marsh and Stanley Hale.