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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
BOOST BETTER ROADS
Civic Clubs VIII Meet at C. of c.
Banquet Tonight.

The big good roads banquet meet
ing of the civic organizations of To-
peka is to be the feature of the eve
ning's program at the Chamber of
Commerce tonight The banquet is to
be served promptly at 6:15 O'Clock.
The orga mutations participating are
the Chamber of Commerce, the Ro-
tary club, the Cooperative club, the
Square Circle club. the Topeka Auto
mobile club, and the North Topeka
Civic club.
Good roads is to be the only topic
of discussion at the meeting. II is the
desire of the clubs taking part in the
meeting to crysatallize sentiment for
good roads and to draw up a set of
plans for improving Shawnee county
highways which will be acceptable to
all concerned.
The meeting is open to the public
and it is hoped that every single per-
son in the county interested in the de-
velopment of the county's highways
will be present and take an active part
in the discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
SHOP CONFERENCE IS over
Deducted Bonus Payments Are Al
lowed by Wage Board.

After a session of several days the
executive council of the system feder-
alton of shop crafts of the Santa Fe
railway has closed its conference. 1t
was a meeting similar to one held re-
Gently at Chicago attended by w. B.
Storey, federal manager, and Hale
Holden, regional director.
The visiting council members report
that Storey has agreed to early adjust
ment of all misunderstanding and
that claims for bonus payments which
were deducted from the back pay OF
Santa Fe employees had been allowed
by the board of wage and working
conditions.
The following members of the coun-
ell were in attendance at the meeting
here: Chairman George Lauterborn. of
San Bernardino, Cal, of the Interna-
tional Association of Sheet Metal
Workers; Secretary T. C. Personnel, of
Chicago, Brotherhood of Railway Car
men: A. H. Norris, of Kansas City,
International Association of Machin-
lists; c. j. Bollette, of Topeka, inter
national Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
c. A. Adams, of San Bernardino. Cal,
International Brotherhood of Electro
cal Workers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
NEW WHEAT DISEASE
Leaf Spot Is Made Worse by Cloudy,
Wet Weather.

S. D. Flora, state meteorologist, has
received a report from L. E. Melchers
plant pathologist, at the experiment
station at Manhattan, describing the
new leaf spot disease which has
caused so much damage to wheat in
Crawford county.
According to Melchers the leaf spot
is due to septoria fungus and should
not be confused with rust. 1t got
started during the prolonged growing
ason last fall. The lowermost leaves
of the plant turn yellow and dry and in
some cases it is attacking the upper
leaves. The disease has been known
here since 1915. says Melchers. Fields
rot seriously affected will outgrow the
disease.
Weather conditions Melchers af-
firms, will have the most to do with
what develops in the disease. Cloudy.
wet weather will tend to spread it.
While with normal conditions the ma
jorfty of fields will come out all right.
Melchers asked that information on
a spread of the disease to new districts
or the effect on already infected
fields be communicated to him at
Manhattan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
HAzING CAUSES TROUBLE
Two X. L. Students in Serious Trou-
bic Following Prank

Lawrence. Kan, April 2S.-Wallace
Shaw of Holton and Otto HOPPER of
Sylvan Grove, charged with mayhem,
robbery and assault with intent to in
jure Jose Cajucom, Filipino student at
the University of Kansas. who was
hazed Friday, were bound over to the
May term of the district court at the
preliminary hearing Saturday. They
were released on 500 bonds.
Cajucom Was on the stand more
than an hour this afternoon. I'm
Gle Jimmy Green. dean of the Kansas
law school, in defending the two stu
dents, tried to establish an alibi. The
defense contended that cutting a stu
dents hair did not constitute mayhem.
There was no evidence introduced to
show that the trousers containing
Cajucom's money, which had been re-
moved in the cemetery, had not been
returned.
Cajucom testified that four or five
masked students bound and gagged
him and took him to a cemetery.
where his hair was clipped and his
trousers removed. He walked home, a
distance of two miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

Miss Curtis has just returned from
Porto Rico, where she spent a short
time while her father, Senator Curtis,
was in Topeka. She was accompanied
by an intimate friend, Miss Marian
Webster, of Massachusetts. No definite
arrangements have been made yet
concerning the wedding.
II * 4.
Mrs. D. P. Paxton entertained at a
small luncheon Saturday at the PelIe-
tier tea room. Covers were laid for
Mrs. c. A. Wilbur of Boston, Mrs.
Miriam Foster Broderick of Monroe,
Mich, Miss Madeline Read of Boston,
Miss Esther Paxton and Mrs. Paxton.
Mrs. c. A. Wilbur left Saturday aft
ernoon for her home in Boston, after
visit of a week or ten days with
Topeka friends. and Mic Read left
on Sunday. Miss Read, who was here
to attend the Sigma Alpha Iota ma
tional conclave, is a friend of Mrs.
George b. Wilbur, formerly Miss Joy
Paxton, both having been students OF
the New England conservatory OF
).
The mid-biennial council of the
General Federation of Women's clubs
will be held at Asheville, N c., May
27-30, and will be attended by sew
eral Kansas women, among them Mrs
H. o. Garvey, president of the Kan
sas federation and national chairman
of the credentials committee Mrs
j. E. Raymond of Girard, general fed
vile Brown of Salina, general feder-
ation~director from Kansas.
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The following young people danced
Saturday night at the Country club:
Miss Babbie Gault, Miss Isabel Craw-
ford, Miss Eva Miller, Miss Margaret
Stubs, Miss Alice Morehouse, Miss
Ruth Lemon, Miss Jane Bone. Miss
Mary Rodgers, Miss Frances Ham
matt, Mr.. Norris Dean, Mr.. Glen
Davis, Mr.. Raymond Coolidge, Mr.
Jack Merriam, Mr.. Henry Anton, NJ :
Ned Fleming, Mr.. Phil Fable, Mr.
Russell Zarker, Mr.. Russell Lager
strom, NJ. Aram Hammatt.
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MOTHERS SHOULD BE FIRST
They appointed a committee. The
committee worked days arranging the
greeting for the boys home-oom ne
They erected an Arch at Eighth street
They arranged a big parade. They
are going to have the committee meet
the boys at the U. P. depot The COM
mittee and the boys are to march UP
the Avenue. To the swinging strains
OF g. martial air. They'll turn ur
Ninth street. To the State House
ground. There they'll meet Their
wives, Sweethearts and mothers
Now, isn't that sweet-BUT-Has
anyone asked the mothers, wives OF
sweethearts of THAT boy if shell
wait on the State House Grounds fol-
him. While he marches up the Ave
nue. with the committee. And if she
wants a PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF
their meeting.-That isn't so sweet
I'm as patriotic as the other fellow
| But m for rOOiOpr off the MIA a
the depot. Keep the guy Ike me out
Let the mothers, wives and sweet
| hearts get to him FIRST. Then LEI
| the rest of US bohunks see the parade
Let the mothers, wives and sweet
hearts march up the Avenue to tbs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
MRS. CONEY DEAD
She Was Active in Many To-
peka Organizations.
Death Came After Long Fight
for Health.

-sMrs. Emma Sophronia Hitchcock
Coney, wife of Patrick H. Coney, died
this morning at her home, 316 Kansas
avenue, after a lingering illness. She
was born in Truxton, Cortland coun-
IL, New York. on November "a, 1874.
49, was graduated from the academy
81 Cortland, n. Y, and taught school
there for some time prior to her mar
rage to Leander Davis in 1857. They
showed to Boone, Iowa. on July Is,
1886, she was married to Patrick H.
Coney. a Topeka lawyer and a COM
I4ander of the Grand Army of the Re
public. After coming to Topeka she
assisted her husband in his legal work
until 1912, when the loss of her sight
pFevented further assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

AS soon as they are old enough to
understand. children should be taught
proper table manners.
Miss Reilly will answer in this
column all questions on matters of
etiquette addressed to. her in care of
this paper. If a personal reply is de-
sired. enclose a Scent stampO
Stenogfa pher: You must be above
noticing matters that are the concern
of the firm you work for and remem-
Der when you leave the office YOU
should leave its business behind you.
L. M: Do not take his remarks so
seriously. The very fact that he is
also corresponding with two of your
friends should tell you that he is not
interested in you alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

Mrs. Coney was an active political
worker as a Republican and was a
member of several fraternal and social
organization the order Of the East
ern Star, Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic, Pythian Sisters,
Knights and Ladies of Security, the
Stedman club, and several other lit
erary and social societies. She became
allied with the church in her latter
days.
Devoted Life To Others.
Her life was devoted to the service
of others as a helper, promoter and
charity worker. Her highest ambi-
ton was her home, her husband, and
doing good, strewing the words and
acts of kindness and goodness along
her path of life. Her ideal qualities of
mind. heart and conduct were exem-
plary and inspirational; sterling, capa-
bile. cultured, energetic. alert and gen.
erous to the faults and errors of all
her sex and associates: seeing the good
and casting the mantle of charity over
their mistakes: her attainments quail
fled her for any station in life's SUI
premest accomplishments. Her sick
room filled with the choicest and
rarest flowers from admirers was
evidence of the high esteem she bore
among her many friends and acquaint-
ances who will miss her. praise her
and revere her memory while their
me mory lasts.
Besides her husband, Patrick H
COnev. she is survived by a daughter
Mabel i. Edwards. of Hastings on the
HTdson. n. Y; n niece, Mabel z,
Grant. of Chicago. and a nephew. Clar-
enre B. Hitchcock, of Davenport. Ia.
She will bn buried in the family
burial plot in Linwood cemetery
Roone. Ia, by the side of her father
mother and brother. Her body will
lie in state at the Tally undertaking
parlors. 312 Kansas avenue, until after
tie services which will be announced
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

Ma Jimkins is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from the mother of two
boys in the both. The letter. which
is signed Ma Kickens." has reference
to the letter from Ma Jimkins about
the welcome which is being planned
by the committee on arrangements for
the boys of the 35th division:
My Dear Ma Jimkins: I've been think
ing for some time th9t l would write and
thank you for some Of your letters, but l
never did. But tonight, when ] read in
the State Journal To stop traffic. could
have fought the German army. Then l
read your letter, and thought l would
write to you.
i've said all the time that we did not
have to go to Germany to find kaiser
Now | know we don't. l didn't think there
WAS such a cold blooded insect in Topeka.
With all we mothers have suffered this
past year, the only thing that has kept
some of alive was the prayer. oh,
God. bring my boys back to me- Now
that God has answered our prayer, and our
boys. yours and mine, are coming. we are
to be put in n pen (will we stay put:)
like cattle. ready for shipping. while the
high and mighty committee welcomes our
boys-YOurS and mine
the sea. and we mothers who gave those
boys life, are told by a committee, when,
where and how we shall greet our very own
souls. Where is our democracy:
1t was the kaiser and his self conceit-
ME and God, that made all the trouble.
but we are paying the price. 1t is the kaiser
lot of other kinds of isms. When the moth
ers heart was torn and bleeding-when
her very soul was on the battle field, listen
ing and asking God to keep watch over her
boys, was that committee losing one wink
of sleep? Did their hearts miss beat?
The mothers heart stood still while she
looked down the list to see if her boys
name was there Ma Jimkins, l would like
TO see the one that had such kaiseristic
thoughts as to plan to pen up the mothers
while the boys are marching, Every
mother of soldiers should rise in protest.
What will those boys think when the cars
come round the bend and they do not see
their loved ones there? Oh, have you for
gotten the day we waited all day long,
just TO catch look at the faces would
give our lives fOrE
Stand back, mother wife. sister and
sweetheart-yes, and even the dear little
life that he's come since the boy went
away-all stand aside-and let strangers
welcome the boys.
When the boys come back they will ask
of this committee. Did you do all you
could for our mothers willie we were
gomez"
The greatest battles ever fought were
fought by the mothers of men, and we
will fight this out to the finish, for our
boys came of fighting mothers
Dear Ma Jimkins, l didn't intend to take
so much of your time. but the more 1
thought about it, the madden | got
MA KICkENS.
Business women of Regina. Saskatche-
are considering the building of a
wOmen's club and hotel as the means of
overcoming the disadvantages of living in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
WAR HEROES IN MEETING
Delegates Will Be Named to American
Legion Convention.

Ottawa, Kan, April 2S.-A meeting
of former soldiers. sailors and ma
rines will be held in Ottawa next Mon
day night to form a temporary unit of
the newly formed American Legion.
1t is planned to choose two delegates,
who will attend the St. Louis caucus
on May 8, 9 and 10. Connie Heron.
George Hunt, Ray Hartshorn. Lieut.. ].
Wallace Williams and Lieut.. Dan A.
Work. recently returned from France.
have called the meeting for next week.
About 500 Franklin county young men
will be eligihle to membership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
JOBS TO SOLDIERS FIRST
Seine County Farmers Pay Harvest
Hands $3.50 Day.

Salina. Kan. April 2S-Saline
county wheat growers Saturday decid-
ed on $3.50 as wages for a ten-h hour
day in the harvest field. The ques-
ton of docking for idleness on rainy
davs and for broken machinery was
left to individual farmers. Dis
charged soldiers will be given prefer
ence in work and agitators will not be
tolerated. Rain and bad roads pre-
vented a large attendance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
SS}9GfE7fF e
BYNkRANdILLAMs JARREn)

The engagement of Miss Leona Cur
tbs. daughter of Senator and Mrs. Cur
tbs. to Mr.. Webster Knight of Provi-
dence, r. l., has been announced.
Miss Curtis is an attractive young
woman with beautifully tinted olive
skin and dark eyes. She is a Topeka
girl, and attended grade school in To-
peka and was a student one term at
the State university at Lawrence. She
also attended girls school in Wash
ingtOn, D. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
Welcome for "IseilIy's Bucks"

Chicago, April 2S.-Arrangements
were being made today to take care of
dozens of state delegations that have
signified intentions of taking part in
Chicago's and Illinois's reception to
Reilly's Bucks when the prairie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

York to await sailing orders to go to
France. She was given a surprise
luncheon by the teachers of Grant
school before her departure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

Don't You Want Me-" is the ap-
pealing name which lady Duff Cor
don has given this smart brown tat
feta frock for afternoon wear Sne
has combinei the long tight SKIRT
with the tunic and pannier and trim
med the frock with bits OF cured
ostrich feather. WIS wouldn't want
it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
By BUD FISHER

troops arrive here. B. L. Sunny. in
charge of the arrangements said thou
sands of Illinoisans would be on hand.
The Bucks belong to the 149th field
artillery and the Prairie division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28

Business women of Regina. Saskatche-
wan are considering the building of a
wOmens club and hotel as the means of
overcoming the disadvantages of living in
roOmin~ houses
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
FOR SALE

Nice little 3, room home on West
Hill. Lot so by l4O, Don't miss this.
Price $lO50
Nice, neat room cottage close in
on Colorado Ave. Lovely shade
trees, in fact bargain on any rea-
sonabIe terms. Price $io5O.
Good rccm 'ho'.se corner rot 100
by lao feet West Hill. Good barn; a
real snap for quick sale at $4,000.
A moderiA%S room home well To-
Gated or Mnn Ave. This is a real
home Price $4,000.
A room modern close in on South
Sixth street; dandy at $2500.
A lovely 7 room modern home close
in on South Seventeenth street east
front large lot. If you are buyer
let US show you this home Price
$500.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
FARM LANDS

200 acres farm land east of this
city 100 in cultivation balance native
grass 4 room house two wells, all
fenced and cross fenced 40 acres of
this land will grow alfalfa Owner
wants to sell. Price $25 per acre.
20 acre tract, all in cultivation; no
Improvements; east of Chickasha.
Priced to sell quick at $50 per acre.
A real farm of 2S5 acres near
Chickasha, highly improved, SO acres
alfalfa; if you want your moneys
worth buy this farm See us quick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
REAL ESTATE FOR
SALE

room dwelling and barn, price
$125O.OO.
room modern house, on MINI
Ave, close to shops. Price $500;
$500 cash, balance $25 per month.
room dwelling, close in on pave
ment. Price $4,000. $1,000 cash, bal
ance terms.
room house, quarter block OF
land, price $1,000. $500 cash, balance
like rent.
5 room modern house with sleep
ing porch, close in on South 18th St.,
east front, price $500.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
Real Estate

Small go acre farm, nicely located
can sell for $4,000. $1,000 casn pay
ment
70 acre farm, small improvements
can sell for $500. $1,000 cash pay
ment
A splendid 24O acre farm, nice I'M
proyements, half in cultiyation ana
half grass. All grass land tillable
Price $14,5O0
Splendid bottom farm, $50 acres,
seven miles Of Chicllasha. Price $l1t
per acre.
1SO acre farm, y60eacres in cutiva
tion, nice improvements, eight miles
Of Chickasha, $500 per acre, reason
able terms
22O acresof creek bottom farm, five
ana one-half miles of a good town
fairly well improved, 40 acres OF
good bottom land. Price $55 pee acre
1SO acre upland farm. twn miles Of
a good town, TAR improvements, good
tens. Price S35 per acre
CITY PROPERTY
Splendid, modern five room house,
rs #. lot. Price $500, on reasonable
terms.
s room house, close in, modern in
every respect, good terms. Price
$4,000.
Nice room house, 100 IT, lot on
north side Of town for 5000.
Remember we have the best Farm
Loan proposition in the county,
P. c.. Stacy * Son
2O5 Tye Ruilding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
FARMS

2l0 east Of NARROW; 40 in CIVILIZATIONS 40Ocre pastures
1room house barn. We'll all fenced This good farm and only
mile and half from drilling oil WELL tdnalng double
chance for your money. Price only $50 per steao
200 IL mile from Nnnekah $50 in civilizations 20
pastures house barn. we'll Price $40 per
81 500 down; balance easy
50 acres miles from Amber; 60 cultivation;
bottom lands Broom house Price $50 per
will handle this deal.
ZOO first class stock farm Amber; 100 good
60 aaa fenced fenced tight
good barns los sheds, wndms tanks and other oubdngs
Best ranch in the country for the money Price $4,000
We have private money loan first class security
We make farm loans short notices. any title that good
can be made good, See us for your farm loan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
DO you read the Want
Ads for bargains?
Remedy in Michigan

Mrs. A. H. Hall, Caseville, Mich,
says, 81 wish to thank you for your
grand good medicine, Chamberlaiu'a
Collie and Diarrhoe Remedy. We are
never without it in the house, and
am sure it saved our baby's life this
summer"
Mrs. Mary Darlington, Caseville.
Mich, says, 'T have used Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
Cor years and it has always given
prompt relief. d&w adv.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
CITY PROPERTY.

Two brick buildings Chckasha brngng in good rent
Price $1,000 each
Fyeroom modern bungalow newly panc 100 foot lot
on Minnesota Price $4,000.
Fvostor we'll located avenues
o0foo lot Price $3250 for a quick sale.
Business good If you property sell list with
now and il it priced right sell it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-16
A Page From Yesterday

The youngest person 10 drive an
automobile In Chicago WIS q ltyear-
old motor enthusiast In 1900. who
applied for and received an autome-
bile license.
n Chicago woman IN 1900 took the
exam lnation for automobile operator
and announced her Intention OF earn
ing her living by teaching others OF
her sex how to, manage the new ma
chimes
A bin was introduced In tho MaSa-
chusetts Legislature early In the year
1900 Co require all motor vehicles
operated In the city OF ioston to
carry tenders.
In 1900 the commissioners of Bal-
tlinorc parks decided 20 admit all
kinds OF automobiles To the parks
provided the drivers first secure oer-
tincate~ OF competence FROM the gen
oral superintendent
From Cleveland. Ohio. to New
York city In 3Sn hours WAS the re-
marka bic record made by q motor
car In 1900. This performance
ccllpsed all previous records In tho
country. The distance travelled was
almost 500 miles.
The idea OF numbered license
plates for automobiles had birth
when tho park commissioner OF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-16
IneffecfiUeness of
Negative Training a.
Compared With Positive

Kato Douglas Wiggin says. How
tnekprcs~ibly tiresome is the ever
lasting don't In rome houHeh olds.
Don't Get In the fire. don't get In
the water. don't tease the baby,
don't interrupt, don't contradict
don't fight with your brother, and
don't worry me now. while In all
this TRADE not one word has been
said about something To do"
Froebel. the founder of the kim
derEarten. studied 10 give the chill
dren rometh.ng to do ia moth
er's ana fathers demands are such
that they cannot take time for
study. they may At least share tho
Interests and pleasures OF their
children In ways that constantly
suggest themselves by doing this
they viii entst into n paying part.
nerrhip with their boys and girls.
and later on they will have less
reason Ia complain that tho chill
dren seek other homes for diver
sion,
when a mother allows iittlo
daughter or con 10 use tho ,iny
board and rolling pin At cookie
making time. or permits the toy
broom. dustpan and brush, wash
tub or little iron TO serve n pur-
pos-, she IL not only beginning n
partnership. hut laying n founda-
ton for real usefulness later on.