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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-26

Captain Hughes has had brilliant
record in the war. He left Topeka to
assume command of Company c of
Pittsburg, at Camp Doniphan. While
at Camp Doniphan he was a graduate
and an instructor in the school of fire
until the division was sent overseas.
Then he was transferred and given
command of the headquarters COM
pany of the 130th field artillery.
In the battle of the Argonne Cap
tain Hughes was operation officer for
the both and later was sent to the
artillery school at La Valdehon, France.
After being graduated from. this
school he was transferred to the heavy
artillery of the regular army, being
one of the few Kansas officers receiV-
ing this distinction.
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CHINA KICKS HUNS OUT
Hold Hu-Kuang Bonds as Indemnity
Invites Allied Aid on Line

coDnunfcations Informed +ba o1Iied
legation today that the privileges of
the Germans in connection with the
Hu-Kuang railway zone agreement
were cancelled on the declaration of
war by China.
1t was declared that payment on the
principal and interest of the German
bonds had ceased and would be reck-
oned as security for the indemnity due
China for her losses during the war.
Hope was expressed that Great
Britain, France and the United States
would cooperate in building the HUI
Kuang lines. 1t was stipulated, how
ever. that the operation would be linn
tied to the three nations and that the
German interests must not be revived
after the conclusion of peace.
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SEIZED FRENCH BANKS
That Is Reason Mexican Minister
Failed To Get Recognition in Paris.

Washington. April 26.-Diplomatic
circles here, it is learned, believe the
refusal of France to receive Alberto
PAM as minister from Mexico was
caused by protests by French bankers
against seizure of the French banks
in Mexico by the Carranza govern
ment
Carranza, it was said. had known
for some months the feeling of the
French government and was much
chagrined when Mexico was not in
vited to the conference of neutral ma
lions in connection with the peace
conference. 1t has also intimated to
Mexico that she would not be given
place In the league of nations until
she had modified her policy in deal
ing with aliens and foreign investors
When it became known in Mexico that
she was to be barred from the league
there was an instant uproar in the
newspapers This began about the
middle of March and has continued
to the present.
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OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from Oakland
ny Frances Jones. Telephone 1880.

Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Conway, III Kellam
avenue, have received word of the arrival
way, who is with the supply company,
both field artillery.
Mrs. NJ J. Clemens, who has been ill at
a local hospital for several weeks, has
been removed to the home of her daughter
Mrs. Clyde WATSON, Reno avenue.
The next meeting of the Priscilla club
will be held on May at the home OF Mrs.
2. Isaacson, on Oakland avenue.
The Friendship club members gave a
line party at the Orpheum Friday after
Mrs. J. A Hamilton, Mrs. A. Fireo, Mrs.
r. Dryer, Miss Jennie Mcneil, Mrs. C..
Fuller Mrs Nettie Montgomery, Mrs. Ray
and Miss Cornelia Hedges of Upland, Calf
Mrs. al Shantz of st, Joseph; Mo, is Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. g. M. Conway, LII
Kellam avenue.
Sunday morning at the Oakland Meth
odist church the pastor, the Rey J; Mac
that Transforms the Soul" and in the eve
ming, God Dwelling With Men" In the
evening Ss at e ocosk MT The Junior 6ufk
of the church will give special program
Sunday afternoon to which the parents
The Priscilla club will entertain with n
line party at the Orpheum next Thursday
afternoon in homer of Mrs James Horton
The members will meet in the theater lob.
by at . AS. Mr.. and Mrs. Horton expect
to leave next week to make their home in
Texas. They will make the trip overland
Mrs: r. W Mohler Mrs. Elizabeth Lee,
Mrs. George Herschell, Mrs. William Kelley
and Mrs. J. Swogger. all from the Oak
land Presbyterian church, attended the
meeting of the missionary societies OF the
city at the Potwin Presbyterian church
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. August Simons, 145 Oakland
avenue, are the parents of a daughter born
April 10.
The Boy Scouts of Oakland liked to
Silver Lake and return Saturday.
The Oakland high school will furnish
music at the union W. c. T. U. meeting to
be held next Wednesday evening at the
First Methodist church. Mrs. Sena Hartzel
Wallace, state and national lecturer, will
speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Field, who live near
Kingsvile. Kan, were recent guests OF
Mrs. Fields uncle, Mr.. Al Cuttings and Mrs.
Cuttings. Kellam avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hawver have changed
their residence from Wabash avenue to
Poplar street.
Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Cottle. Mrs. f. Duncan will lead
the meeting.
The usual Sunday services will be held at
the Oakland Presbyterian church. Sunday
school will begin at 10 O'Clock.
All those taking pa>t in the missionary
play, Tired of Bishops" will meet Friday
afternoon. May 2, at the home of Mrs.
Swogger to rehearse. The play will be pre-
scented to the public on May Is.
+. E. Crouch. who has been i'll at his
home Green street, the past four weeks,
is improving but is not yet able to be up.
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SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa a

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
E. H. BunnelI left Saturday, accompanied
by Mrs. BunneH and daughter. to make
their new home in st. Louis, Mo. They
will spend few days at Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, before going to St Louis. The office
force of the auditor of disbursements de-
partment presented Mr.. Bunnell with a
handsome gold watch before his depart
ure.
Miss GenevIeye Shuler of the freight au-
ditor's office spent Thursday in Lawrence,
Kan.
Miss Isabelle Wharton of the general
claim department has been off from work
the past two weeks because of Illness
John Isaacson has returned to his work
in the office Of the auditor of disburse-
ments after several months absence dur
ing which time he was in the navy.
Miss Fern Tiffany of the freight audi
tors office is spending a weeks vacation
at Wbitesboro, Texas.
Miss Lehvinne Vetter and Miss Edith
Blosser recently returned from spending
& few days in Kansas City. Miss Vetter
and Miss Blosser are in the office of the
freight auditor.
Little Milford Watkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Watkins. who was injured a
week ago in an accident when he fell from
the roof of the porch at his home. is doing
nicely He was taken to the hospital last
week where his arm was taken from the
plaster cast and placed in another cast
again.
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Baptist.
FIRST SWEDISH, Fourth and Fillmore,
c. A. SegerstrOm. pastor.
QUINTON HEIGHTS, corner Twenty
fourth and Lincoln streets, Z. L. Wright,
pastor The revival meetings are still in
progress and will continue during the
week. This is to be a full day with four
services. Bible school at 10 a. m, preach
ing at H. Subject, The Travail for Souls"
3 p. m, subject, Rolling Stones; p. m,
1.-THE Price of Discipleship."
Congregational.
FIRST, Seventh and Harrison. Morning
sermon, 1.-The War for Peace" Evening
sermon, 1.-The Rediscovery of Christ"
Evangelical.
FIRST, Seventh and Monroe, B. H.
FIRST ENGLISH, Fifth and Harrison,
C. w. Maggart, pastor. Morning sermon,
THE Power of Resurrected Life" Even
ing sermon, 1.-The Steady Refuge"
Methodist.
- WALNUT GROVE, Harrison and Sixth,
+. J. Gardner, pastor. Morning sermon:
as the House of God Forsaken-Why :"
Evening sermon, "a Reasonable Require
FIRST, Sixth and Harrison. Edmund ].
Kulp. pastor Morning service 1,h Son n;
Evening sermon, christian Realism"
Presbyterian.
FIRST, s S. Estey, pastor. Morning
sermon, THE Power of a Great Convic-
tion. Evening sermon, "a Weak Har-
ness"
WESTMINSTER, College and Huntoon.
John A. McAfee. pastor. Morning sermon,
Gods Remedy" Evening sermon, 1.-The
Unfinished Task"
POTWIN, Fifth and West, H. L. Nelson,
pastor. Morning sermon, 1.-THE Message
and the Hearer." Evening sermon, Christ,
the Way
Miscellaneous.
PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY, State and
Twiss, c. f. Foster, pastor.
UNITARIAN, 914 Topeka, L. NJ. Birk-
head, pastor. Evening sermon, rs the
Next Step in Religion to Do Away With
Religion?"
BRETHREN CHURCH, Oakland. All
regular services.
CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
Huntoon and Polk. Lesson sermon, PRO
baton After Death"
ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS, Lin
coin Post hall, us East Sixth; p. m.
Bible study, Revelation; 3:15 p. m.
Berean Bible study, New Creation; 6 80
D. m, Bible study. Ezekiel"
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On account of the prevalence Of Influenza
school was dismissed the past week, but
will probably reopen Monday If no more
cases develop.
days with relatives at Paxico.
Miss Beulah McCahan has returned from
a visit with the Frank Blood family at
Wakarusa.
The Standard Bearers held their regular
meeting Friday evening with Miss Pearl
Shaul. Mrs. W. 3. Fisher of Topeka at
tended the meeting.
MIR. and Mrs J. W. Lamb have returned
from Kansas City where they were called
by the illness of their daughter, Miss Anna
Lamb.
by a light attack of influenza.
Guests OF Mrs. J. F. Robinson and Miss
Carrie Robinson Sunday were Mr.; and
Mrs W. E. Robinson and children, Buelah
and Ray, of North Kansas avenue, and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Boast and children,
Warran and Margaret Ann, of Maryland
avenue.
Mrs. Hester Chambers has returned to
her home in Hartford after a visit Of sev-
.eral weeks with her sister, Mrs. John Rains
Mrs. William Stevens of Carbondale and
Mrs. Alice Gilbert and small daughter of
Kansas City were guests Thursday and
Friday of Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Currie motored to
Emporia last Sunday where they attended
the wedding of Mrs. Currie's sister Miss
Meryl French They were accompanied
home by another sister Miss Fern French.
Mrs Walter Chubb is visiting her sister,
Mrs s. Cooper and family of overbrook.
Sergeant Cloyd Mcdaniel Of the tan k
corps. recently returned from France. is
and Mrs Rhodes who were engaged in
army relief work in the east during the
past year. are now occupying their own
home at Twenty eighth and Maryland ave
nue.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid society
which was to have been with Mrs. c. W.
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BIRTHS REPORTED

The following list of births was reported
at the office of the city clerk for the week
ending April 20. 1919:
Chester Clyde Chalmers and wife, sol
Willow Ave. April 20. girl-Dorothy Louise
Jos. Aston Dana and wife, 11S1 Wood
ward Ave, April 16. bov-Donald Robert
Chas. Deckwa and wife, Topeka, April Is.
bOy-Chas. Raymond.
April 4. boy-Johu Arthur.
Wilev f. Humbert and wife. Topeka,
Anril 1G. dorchester W.
Myer J. Scrinopski and wife. 515 West
Seventh St. April 10. bov-Rnbert Marvin
Bert A. West and wife Shawnee Co..
April 81. girl-Melha Evelyn.
April %, hoy.
Glenn f. Reece and wife 1908 Jackson
ST.; April II. Culinary Evelyn.
David Raymond Taggart and wife. 922
Clay St. April a. girl
r. T. westerman end wife. 1909 West
Fifth ST.. April Is. girl.
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by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
Just two things now to worry her. One
is she's afraid she might get the flu and
not be able to see the battery come home
and the other is she has new dress and
is worrying because it might rain and
then she couldn't come to town to see the
proposed parade and wear her dress for
fear the colors might run. It's a sad world.
At the Seward Avenue Baptist church
Sunday morning, the Rev. Milo Moore will
talk on Going Somewhere" and in the
evening his topic will be Real Manhood"
Sunday school begins at 10 O'Clock.
Miss Myrtle Worthington of Philadel-
phia, Pa, who has been visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Paul Lichtenstern, East Sixth avenue,
has gone to Newman, Kan, to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. S. H. Wallace. temperance lecturer.
will speak Sunday evening at O'Clock at
the Second United Brethren church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bunds have. changed
their residence from 42T Larch street to
MI Ernest Brit, ia Chandler street, is
recovering and is able to be up and around
after serious illness.
The 3. S. G. club was entertained Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Oscar
Mcintyre with the following guests pres
ent: Mrs. Ed Mcintyre, Mrs. Tilton Hyatt,
Mrs. George Grosch, Mrs. William Nc
Mahon. The next meeting will be held
Thursday May 1, at the home of Mrs.
William Mcmahon.
Miss Ruby Heath, evangelist. will speak
Sunday morning at the East Side Metho-
dist church. In the evening the Rev. Fred
Sutton will talk on The Man Who Didn't
Know His Name" Special music will be
given. Services will be held each night
next week except Saturday.
Mrs. Betty Mcmahon. East Sixth avenue,
fell Thursday afternoon, throwing her left
wrist out of place.
Mrs. A. Sidell of East Sixth avenue, who
has been quite i'll at her home for some
time, is not recovering.
Mrs. Harry Shaffer and daughter Mrs.
Lake of East Seventh street. will leave the
first of next week to visit various points in
Indiana.
Little Elsie Dawdy, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. f. Dawdy, Chandler street. is IL,
with a slight attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. William Gilbert and little daughter,
Vivian, have returned to their home in
Kansas City after spending a short time
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Jones'
The sixth grade boys at the Lafayette
school have secured tie Fest side cham
pionship in baseball. They played their
final game for the honor list evening at
Ripley park with Lincoln school oppos-
ing. They had already played State
Street and Branner. This championship
gives the boys the opportunity to now
play any school in the city.
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DID NOT WANT WIFE
Sullivan Harris, However, Wants Di-
vorce Decree AnnulIed.

To insure himself an orchestra seat
in the next world, Sullivan Harris,
425 Cedar street, is willing to sit back
in the galleries on the present planet
and live again with a wife he told the
court he didn't want and from whom
he obtained a divorce. Thru his at
torney. Harris today asked for an an
nulment of a divorce decree granted
to him several months ago against his
wife. Minnie Harris.
Harris, his attorney explained. is a
Catholic, and since the decree was
granted the priest and the young
mans mother have been using their
influence to persuade him to go back
to his wife. This. the attorney told
Judge Whitcomb today, Harris is now
willing to do. Judge Whitcomb has
taken no action as yet
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Mr.. Mellinger was born in Lebanon,
Pa, April %, 1882, and was married
to Miss Barbara Troxal of Mount
Pleasant, Pa, March 2, 1851. Mrs.
Mellinger's death occurred six years
ago. The family came to North To-
peka in 1873 and Mr.. Mellinger en-
gagged in farming in Shawnee county
and has lived in the county ever since.
For many years Mr.. Mellinger has
been a member of the North Topeka
Congregational church, and until adj
vancing years prevented, was an ac-
tive member in the Sunday school. As
he himself relates, when 1 was 5
years old my elder sister led me by
the hand to Sunday school, and I've
been going ever since"
Mr.. and Mrs. MelIinger were the
parents of four children, all of whom
are living. The eldest, Henry, lives in
Tacoma, Wash; the second son,
Charles. makes his home in Ellin-
wood, Kan, and the third son, Samuel
T., lives in North Topeka. Mrs. ]. T.
Mckee of Kansas City, Kan, is the
youngest child and only daughter. Mr..
Mellinger has six grandchildren,
Charles and Jeanette, the children of
Henry Mellinger; Benjamin, Mildred
and Troxal, the children of S. T. Mel
linger, and Myrtle Purdue Mckee, the
daughter of Mrs. Mckee.
Henry Mellinger and Mrs. Mckee
are in North Topeka for their fathers
anniversary, but it is doubtful if his
son. Charles, can be present, owing
to sickness in his family.
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Would Control News


"Our league would abolish secret
diplomacy. control news so as to pre-
vent classifying, and would have far
more extensive powers than Wilson
proposed. We would make the par
Lament a governing body controlling
world problems the same as your ma
tional government controls the United
States. 1t would abolish war by force.
Hostilities of any kind would be an
offense against the league. Freedom
of travel would be controlled by an
international police. There would be
no national ornaments.
Colonies would be controlled by
areas, thru a world commission, ex-
cept those Independents like Canada
and Australia. Our league would reg
ulate labor and guarantee minority
populations, like the Germans in Po-
land, their own language and culture.
I'VE propose to present our plan at
Versailles. We hope for acceptance in
part at least. We have embodied a
number of features from neutrals US
ing The Hague tribunal as a basis"
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New Revolt in Duisburg.

Du.sburg state that thirteen commun-
lists were arrested there after a meet
ing at which fresh measures of vio-
lence were decided upon A new re-
volt in Duisburg is declared to be i'm
minent and the town has been placed
in a state of siege by the authorities.
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LEFT WITH THE 10th F. A.
He Was Operation Officer in
Battle of ArgOnne.
One of Few Kansans Assigned
to Regular Army.

Captain James c. Hughes, son of
Col. ]. w. F. Hughes of Topeka, is one
of the few officers who went over
seas with the 35th division who is not
coming back with the division. Cap
tain Hughes has been transferred to
the 18th heavy field artillery brigade
of the regular army and is now sta
toned a Ulman, Germany.
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Boast next Thursday, has been postponed
one week.
The J. NJ Kessler farm south of High
land Park has been purchased by Mrs.
Cummings of Topeka.
The parent-teachers' meeting will be held
at the school house Friday at o'clock. An
excellent program has been Arranged.
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service at o'clock Bible school at o AS.
intermediate and Christian Endeavor Z
o'clock.
The Kansas Avenue Methodist church,
the Rev. E. NJ. Paddleford, pastor. Services
at the regular hours.
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$3.50.
Work on Postoffice To Be Started.
Work on the North Topeka postof-
flee building will be commenced short
ly, according to word received TINS
morning by F. B. Simms, president OF
the North Topeka Civic club, in let
ter from Senator Charles Curtis. Sena-
tor Curtis's letter follows:
MY Dear Simms: Upon my ar
rival in Washington I called at the
treasury department to see about the
government building for North To-
peka, and 1 am glad to inform you
that they are trying to make arrange
ments to reach the subject in about
two or three months, so 1 hope there
may be something doing this summer:
Kindly so advise your Commercial
club, and 1 assure you all of my verT
best wishes. With kindest regards,
1 am, very truly yours,
CHARLES CURTIS.
The postoffice will be built on the
lots at the southwest corner of Kansas
avenue and Gordon street. which were
purchased by the government for that
purpose, prior to the war Work was
to have been commenced the summer
of 1918. but the high cost of labor and
materials caused it to be postponed.
The government appropriation is ST.
900.
The first issue of the Grant-Quincy
Gazette for the school year, was is
sued yesterday from the Shawnee Chief
office. The paper has been published
by the schools for several years, and
last year was issued weekly, but on
account of increased school work and
the shortened term due to the inflI-
enza closing ban, but two numbers
will be issued this year. the present
80 oil Of f10 sso1N nnI
year.
The editorial staff is composed of
pupils from the Junior high as fol:
lows:
Editor in chief, Lucille Fisher; asso-
ciate editor, Lauren Plummer: liter
airy editor, Irene Williams; athletics,
Robert Knoll; assemblies, Eleanor
Sutton; local, Hannah Blaisdell; feat
ures, Merle Martin; personals and
jokes. Evelyn Myers.
The reporters are pupils appointed
from each grade of the two schools,
and are:
Quincy-Elizabeth Johnston, Pa
tronilla Hertlein, Clara England, Thel-
ma Rohwitz, Mabel Wolford. Virginia
Clark, Doris Croll, Lewis Davis, Mary
Rigby, Stevenson Roper, Henry Ark
enberg, Harry Campbell.
Grant-Freda Hopkins. Mildred
Hotchkiss, Donald Hall, Helen Darcy,
Flora Rogers.
Celebrates Eighty-seventh Birthday.
Benjamin Mellinger, a pioneer resi-
dent of Shawnee county, will celebrate
his eighty birthday anniver-
sary, Monday, April %.
Mr.. Mellinger lives with his son, S.
T. Mellinger, at 813 Jackson street,
and open house will be held in his
honor during Monday afternoon and
evening, when his friends are invited
to call and offer their congratulations.
Mr. Mellinger has a wide circle of
friends and is held in high esteem in
Shawnee county, where he has lived
for over forty years.
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1t fortifies my soul to know,
That, tho / perish, Truth is so:
That, howsoe'er / stray or range.
Wbate'er | do, Thou dost not change;
/ steadier step, when recall,
That. If 1 slip, Thou dost not fall.
Arthur Hugh sCiough.
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HUN LEAGUE PLAN

tContinued from Page One,
parliament delegates who would in
turn name limited council from their
NUN her
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Many a mans destiny has been settled
by nothing apparently more grave than
IA pretty face on the opposite side of the
street and couple of bad companions
round the corner-Stevenson.
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CHURCH NOTICES

(These notices must be in the State
Journal office by . o'clock on Friday af
ternoon. Unless otherwise noted in this
column services will be held at II O'Clock
in the morning and 80 O'Clock in the
EVENING"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-26

The first college for girls in North
America was the CoIlegio de la Paz. which
was opened in the City of Mexico in 1867.
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As nothing reveals character like the
company we like and keep so nothing fore
tells futurity like the thoughts over which
we brood.-Neweu Dwight Hills.
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Like joy, majestic. equable, sedate,
Confirming. cleansing raising, making free
Strong to consume small troubles; to com
mend
lasting to the end.
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For we are labourers together with God +:
ye are Gods husbandry, We ere Gods
building. Cor. SO.