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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
Washburn May Dedicate New
Building to Warriors.
Plan To Make $4,000 Struc.
ture a Memorial.
TO DECIDE HERE NEXT WEEK
Presentation of Idea to College
Alumni Body.
Contributions and Names To Be
Solicited Soon.

A plan to dedicate the s125,0OO
building to be erected soon on the
Washburn campus to the 700 Wash
burn men who fought in the great
war and the men who made the SUI
preme sacrifice will be presented next
week to the annual meeting of the
Alumni association of the college
The building. three stories in height
and to be equipped to take care of all
college affairs. will be the one struc-
ture on the campus for general use of
the student body. 1t is deemed fit
ting that it be dedicated as a memoir
ial to the soldier students and il the
idea is approved by the alumni the
ceremonies conducted for the breaking
of the ground commencement week
will be of military nature.
Tablets for the Men.
The plan is to establish in the main
lobby of the building on the main floor
memorial tablet. The tablet will
contain the names of the 700 men who
joined the colors and the fifteen or
sixteen who died in the service. The
lobby also will be arranged to care for
memorials, trophies and other in
sigma of the war
The name of the new building has
not been decided upon. The name will
be chosen from a list to be submitted
by the families of the soldiers and the
contributors to the cost of erecting the
building, it is planned. President
Womer has announced that he has
raised 100000 of the amount nee
essary to construct the memorial. Con-
tributions to the amount of $4,000
will be asked to make the memorial
lobby complete. These contributions
will be asked especially from the fam
lilies of the soldiers as a tribute to
| their memory.
May Give Liberty Bonds.
1t is suggested that liberty bonds be
contributed to the cause.
The building will be built at once.
Plans and specifications have been
completed ard the contract will be let
within the next ten days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
HOWARD OUT UNGUARDED
That Is Charge Made Against Aged
Man AdJudgcd Insane.

Claiming that ]. w. Howard, who
has been adjudged insane, had been
seen on the streets unaccompanied.
Hugh Fisher, county attorney. and
James H. Guy, a negro attorney, ap-
peared before Acting Probate Judge
Ralston today with a demand that
Howard either be placed in the state
hospital or be more carefully guarded
Several weeks ago Howard, who is SO
years of age, pleaded guilty to a mis-
demeanor involving a negro girl.
Later an insanity hearing was held
and he was adjudged insane. thus
holding up any sentence that might be
imposed on him in the court of To-
peka. Relatives of the aged man
promised Judge Ralston they would
keep a more careful watch on How
ard. Negroes retained Guy to aid the
county attorney in the case.
Fisher told the court today he knew
nothing of the insanity proceedings
until he read of it in the State Jour-
nal. Fisher declared that if the in
sanity commission found Howard was
insane at the time of the offense, il
would mean he would be obliged to
go to the criminal insane ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
Topeka Police Arrest Ten in
the Railroad Yards.
Preparing for Prevention of
Harvest Hand Trouble.
MUST HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE
No IdIers VIII Be Tolerated by
Police Department.
One Man Found Seated Com
fOrtably in an Auto.

The police during the late hours OF
the night and early hours of the MORN
ing made a thoro cleanup of unat-
tached men hanging around freight
yards and railroad stations. This was
the first night of gathering strangers
and getting their pedigrces in antici-
patton of trouble from the l. w. w.
and other agitators during the harvest.
The roundup last night resulted in
ten men sleeping in police headquar-
ters Five of the ten were released
early this morning. Others. the night
sergeant thought, needed more thoro
investigation and will be interviewed
by the chief sometime today
Absolutely no opportunity Will be
given night marauders TO initiate a
reign of terror such as is threatening
In eastern cities. Railroad officials
and others living near the rendezvous
OF men without any visible means Oh
support. are cooperating with the To-
peka police in informing that body OF
the wherea bouts of these men who
apparently have nothing excepting the
stars to sleep under and railroad ties
or railway station seats to sleep on.
To Avert Trouble.
In short. this movement is one TO
avert trouble in preference to being
Obliged to curb it later on in the mar
vest fields. All men who fail to give
a good account of themselves viii be
indexed and thier descriptions sent to
chief Of police in other Kansas cite.
in accordance with the plan decided
upon at a meeting of police chiefs in
Topeka Monday.
Most of the men taken to police
Headquarters described themselves as
laboters travelling toward he harvest
fields. One. Charles Crandall, a mere
lad. had been working in a garage al
indianapolis. He told the police he
didn't get sufficient money there and
had come TO Kansas to help in the
harvest.
Another boy. CordelI stockton, was
found seated in an automobile last
night near the Santa Fe shops. Dor
Davis, the owner of the machine
found him and at the same time
missed a clock from the machine. He
was turned over to the police and will
be held indefinitely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
CHECK UP ON WAR
House Orders Investigation of
All Expenditures.
Passes Resolution Today Fos-
tered by Republicans.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF is
Democrats Efforts To Amend
Measure Defeated 1917 to 155.
Inquiries Will Include Practical
Iy All Branches of Service.

Washington. June Am investiga-
ton into all war department expendi-
lures during the war by a special
house committee of fifteen was or
dered in a resolution passed by the
house today.
Attempts by Democrats to amend
the resolution were beaten by 1877 to
SIS, the vote being. strictly on party
lines.
Five separate Investigations of the
war department expenditures are to be
made by house committees, each COM
posed of two Republicans and one
Democrat. The inquiries would center
about aviation, ordnance, camps and
environments, quartermaster's corps
and expenditures in foreign countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
LOCAL MENTION

Mrs. Alice Droegc. of 224 Broadmoor.
will be hostess to the Lowman w. c.
T. l. Thursday afternoon at 1880.
Tho afternoon will be spent in sewing
for the w. c. T. L. home.
The thimble party of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church Missionary
society, scheduled for Thursday aft
ernoon, has been postponed for two
weeks.
Call 1858 for Job Carpenter Work.
Door check and lock repairing. Han
son & Hanson, sos Kansas avenue,
with Prick the Sign Man.-Adv.
Liberty Bonds pougn; and solo.
Shawnee investment Co. 534 Kan. av.
The Coronation of Queen Osolieta'
was the title of play presented Tues
day night at the high school audi
torium by the Round About club for
the benefit of the st. John \. NJ. F..
church. Miss Helen Forbes took the
part of the queen, having been the
successful one of seven contestants.
Miss Dora Reaves presented the
synopsis of the queens early life In a
very pleasing manner. The program
included patriotic pageant and sew
eral good musical numbers. 1t was
one of the best programs presented
this season.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans, S22 w. 9th. Phone 2761 ].
ADV.
According to DIR. Earl G. Brown,
city health officer there were 10 cases
of ohickenpox in the city during the
week ending May 81, l of diphtheria
smallpox, l infantile paralysis. l
erysipelas. The health officer stated
that the majority of these cases were
reported to the public health depart.
ment by members of the family of the
sick person. The department has beer
making an effort to get families to re-
port these contagious diseases to the
health department and the health of
ficer expressed considerable gratifica-
tion on the indication that more at
tention was being paid to this city
health regulation.
Elizabeth Anderson today filed q
suit for divorce from Leo A. Ander-
son. charging gross neglect of duty
They were married September 10
1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
SAIL FROM RUSSIA
(By the Associated Press.

Archanget, June "a contingent of
American infantry which has been
serving in northern Russia, boarded
a transport today for the journey to
the United States These are the first
Americans detailed to sail for home.
The detachment will go TO Brest.
Six companies of the 339th infantry,
about 1000 men, or approximately
one-third of the American force on
the Archangel front, comprise the
first detachment TO leave. They en-
barked at Economic, the winter port
of Archangel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
PULL KANSAS OUT OF Mud
That Is Slogan of c. of c. Road AIcet-
ing Aonisht.

iHS AOlliSift.
Pulling Kansas out of the mud will
be the ultimate object of the buffet
lunch-motion picture discussion meet
ing to be held at the Chamber of
Commerce at $50 o'clock this even
ing. Every road booster in the city
is expected to attend this meeting to-
night to get the newest ideas on the
plan to make Shawnee county and
Kansas a region of 1865 day roads
J. A. Fansler general manager of
tho Kansas Good Roads association,
Will preside at the meeting this even
ing and will make short talk out
lining the plan of the association
toward the accomplishment of making
Kansas a hard road state.
Another feature of the meeting will
be the showing of the moving picture
prepared by the Illinois Good Roads
association which tells the history of
roads and roadbuiiding from the year
one to the present. This picture is
often accused of being the real in
centive behind the wonderful road sys-
tenn of Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
SET GOAL AT JUNE is
Methodist Churches Anxious To Conn
pIctc Subscriptions.

A decision that an attempt would
c made to have every church sub
scribe its quota to the centenary
movement of the Methodist churches
by June Is was reached at a meeting
of the workers from the various dis
tricts and churches, in Topeka Tues
day. So far the Topeka district has
reported about $25O,00O subscribed on
a quota of $31S,OOO. The workers.
however feel confident that every
church will go over it's quota. it was
said. DR.. G. p. Zook. district chair
man. reported that eighteen churches
in the district have exceeded their
quota.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Wall St. New York, June 4.-STOCKS-
4 return TO normal conditions in the money
market accompanied by extensive short COW
account caused n general rise TODAY in
the stock market and much of yesterdays
damage was repaired. Sales approximated
1900 600 shares
Subsequent to the unfavoFable dividend
actions in both Lehigh Valley and Gulf
states steel, a fresh selling movement de-
pressed Mexican petroleum points and
other shares from l to points. There WAS
strong rebound from this level. The
closing was strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
DINNER STORIES

"I thought you said the vest you
sold me last week would not shrink ?"
cried the Indignant customer, as he
stalked wrathfully into the haber-
dasher's shop.
quite right. sir said the clerk
'1f it should shrink all you have to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
ENGINE TURNS OVER
Locomotive of Southern Pacific Was
Being Taken West by r.. I.

huge locomotive of the Mikado
type which turned over as it rounded
the curve just west of the city was the
cause of holding up eastbound Rock
Island train No. So about a mile out
of the city Tuesday night about z
o'clock. The engine belonged to the
Southern Pacific railway and was be-
ing taken west as a part of a Rock
Island freight train. There were
about ten box cars ahead of it,
AS it rounded the curve the engine
turned over, dragging the cars in
front and behind it from the rails. The
rails were badly twisted. Not having
a Grain big enough to lift the mogul
it still remained by the side of the
track at a late hour this afternoon, it
was stated at the Rock Island yards.
The cause of the accident had not yet
been determined it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
PIONEER INFANTRY COMING
Fifty-Sixth Assigned to Early Convoy
Others Also Named.

Washington, June 4.-The follow
ing organizations have been assigned
to early convoy:
The 5sth Pioneer infantry: 530th
engineers service battalion, head
quarters Company A and B, sanitary
detachment; goth engineers. 22nd
service company; 546th engineers
service battalion; Company B, service
battalion sos, Company A; field re-
service battalion, Company A; 18th
depot service company; 24Sth military
police company and 2eth engineers,
49th company ss5s sEv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MATILDA ADAMS. 121 Madison.
died Monday at the home of her son. L. NJ.
Adams, 5O1 Crane street. Mrs. Adams was
sister of L. NJ. Stonestreet. Funeral
announcement later.
Word has been received Of the death of
Miss Lille Seibert, formerly of Topeka,
which occurred at Fort Worth. Texas.
where the funeral was held She formerly
lived with her sister, Mrs. L. L. Kennedy,
1915 Harrison street
MRS. ELLA u. REED, of 307 East
Eighth street died today. Funeral aa-
nOuncemeDt later
DAVID c. MOORE. age II, died Mon
Jay at Fort Dodge, Kan. He was mem
Der of Lincoln Post, G. A r.. Il veteran
Of Company {. 11Gth Indiana Infantry. He
Is survived by his widow and two sons,
Thomas g. Moore. of 135 buchanan street
+. H.. Moore, Of Augusta. Kan; two
granddaughters Ma kline Moore. and PanSy
Moore, and one grandson, e.. NJ Reynolds
OF Dalhart. Texas. The funeral will be
held from Penwell's chapel Thursday aft
ernoon ut o'clock. Burial in Mt Hope
cemetery.
MRS. IOSEPHINE MARIA REVELY,
age y, died June at her home on route
No. J. Ruth,s House lodge No. will be
In charge Of the services. Funeral an
nouncements later.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. s27-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
MARK TROXELL BACK
Topel<an Has Arrived in New Yorl
From Overseas.

Mark G. Troxell of Topeka, has ar
rived in New York from overseas,
where he was in the service of the
auditing department of the federal
government. Troxell was stationed in
Paris for more than a year. and has
just been transferred to Washington.
Before entering federal employ.
TroXell was in the state auditors Of
flee in Topeka in charge of the public
land department. Mrs. TroXell went
cast and met her husband on the dock
. 5000 new customers by July 1. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

New York. June Liberty bonds close ::
first AS. 95.I4: second AIS. 94.T4: second
as. 94.14; third AIS. 95.5S; fourth A &,
Victory, 99.SS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

do Is to hand 1t back to US and We
will give you a new one"
That's just what 1 meant to do
snapped the customer, but 1 was
caught in the rain last night and now
1 can't get the beastly thing Off"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, chief of
the British Boy Scouts Association.
will come to the United States in the
near future, it is said, and review the
Boy Scouts Of America through the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


Now the lady teacher must, 1t seems,
The needed proof procure,
That the roses on her cheeks are real
And chemically purei
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04
New York, May 4.

New York stock Market
FURNISHED by T. ) Myers. 301 N. z. Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

MRS. ELLA u. REED, of 307 East
Eighth street died today. Funeral aa-
nOuncement later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Mrs Alice Droegc. of PA Broadmoor.
will be hostess to the Lowman w. c.
7. l. Thursday afternoon at 2:3O.
Tho afternoon will be spent in sewing
for the W. c. T. L. home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Call 1858 for Job Carpenter Work.
Door check and lock repairing. Han
son & Hanson, sos Kansas avenue,
with E'rick the Sign Man.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

= 5000 new customers by July 1. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

The thimble party of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church Missionary
society, scheduled for Thursday aft
ernoon, has been postponed for two
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Elizabeth Anderson today filed a
suit for a divorce from Leo A. Ander-
son, charging gross neglect of duty
They were married September 10.
1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-04

Liberty Bonds Dougn; and solo.
Shawnee investment Co. 534 Kan. av.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-11
Little Bobbie and His Pa
BY WILLIAM f. KIRK.

What wundcrful song cud he wrote.
sed Pa. with the Titel of it The Dry
July Goes BY.
do not know anybody witch cud
write it better than yure nobel self.
sed Ma
have already gave it sum un,s thot; sed
1t goes like this. sed Pa:
The dry July goes by, luv,
The dry July goes by.
Yo %ov ~o ,ndens way VI. sigh :,r lav
No moar well sec the rye, deer
Tharell be no burbon nigh.
The dry July goes by, deer.
The dry July goes by
That is vary soulful. sed Ma. 1t
sounds kind OF like a Lament or
Serge, sed Ma.
You meen Deree. sed Pa.
guess so. sed Ma. mean the saddest
kind OF musick. But you may be sure.
scd Ma IA. that thare will be many
happy haTts in this crate n ma now 10
| CRATE benefit TO tie human race. 1
am sure that five yeers from now thare
will be moar welth and happiness in
this country than ever beefoar. e
| thare wont be so many male quartets
singing I Found a Horseshoe. Pa scd.
Thay will all be singing this new song
hoap so. sed Ma I am so glad Bob
bic is growing up ina land free from
the curse Of Hard Drink: 1t VIII mait
all ans sns a the not w to no 10.
lot of wifes. Tlay will look on payday
with moar joy now, sed Ma.
They always did sed Pa. I newer
saw you weep on the morning Of pay
day. sed Pa. But you haven't sed much
| about my song. So you really think
| it will be crate success.
| didn't say, sed Ma, but the song
is vary timely. The only trubbel will
be. scd Ma that lots OF peepul won't
feel so much like singing hereafter
| Most singers began thare career in the
| w Uinp made DeeDul
thare voics in song, sed Ma. Will men
sing hereafter as taey did hereto
| four?.
Maybe not. sed Pa, but they will
we rk better & ern moar wages g. thare
will be a lot Of songs in wimmen's
harts. sed Pa.
You deer boy, sed Ma, you know
| doant you.
You bet I know. sed Pa. know
winners harris like book, sed Ia
Then Mas face got kind OF long.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-11
A Tabloid ale
ON THE STAGE.

sweetheart" he gloated. souashinJ
her tcnderly to his mercerized shir;1
front thfty cents apiece at Slobowitz']
the sD srhiag =, he murmared. you ard
lite..the darling OF my heart and tmh1
heart of my heart. ct cctera" '")
All Thorax," she sighed happIly
surely not ct cetera. too"
ou anS ct Y ss'e are G Ss a he cried
iil III tobacco OF my pipe--the Ea]
Eizz!" '""e
"pp nsr she gursled dizzily.
on the wig. and kissed her on hee]
lovely lamps. He kissed her ears ana
'ipS ana cneekS and eyes and mouth
1T Is forever" he whispered. hugsMd
jerk. "ish'
In leaving he carefully ayoid.d mi
vine clad railing. for II was a roof
garden scene in The Maid. the MooJ
and the Man." and the railing was onlJ
OF Dastcboard
Say. what d'yuh mean. sRosie?" nd
snarled. when she had come behind thl
scenes. How many times have j told
ach? An me havin TO hold yuh closI
while that gas is hurled into me faceI
the next time yuh do it I'll have WI I
fired: d'yuh hear"
TO. ,yuh dried-up hunk of tripe! Whc1
allow snipc OF your misery dimenI
sionS TO control my cpicurcan tasid
YOU won't have TO get me fired: III i'll
moppin floors in the bug palace. Gel
and they appeared before the pubiiy
as bcfore--thc perfect lovers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-11
A Daily Once Over
x.,h.n Parent. work With Teachers.

Your children have resumed thclr
school duties and you arc peg IN II; n ~,
70 hear the same old tales OF tavoTiiisn,
and injustice practiscd by the kiddles
teachers. ,.,io,,o
Don't blame teacher" because the
hoy or the gir has TO stay after school.
Any child will put up defense.
and any child-,just as win man, man!
In the reports which come 10 YOU
each month you have a pretty iair
average OF your chiid's ability AS shown
10 the teacher. If you want the marks
higher you must help the teacher 20
interest the child enough TO get results.
II your yaUnGster is one thing at
home and a1noiher in ne sc ,if, ~ IN y
those VINO are trying TO point tfe way
10 knowledge and ind out how YOU
the good Of the child.
II your child is wasting time in
school, find out and put stop TO II.
Don't complain Of favortism or in
justice.-Copyrigh 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-11
Weeks Picture Shows !.
OFFERINGS At LOCAL HOUSES.

In the new Paramount picture star
ring Vivian Martin, The Third Kiss"
i. which is the attraction at the Colonial
Theater again today. Il Is the fatcful
/, third that is the winner. a man and
2 maid have just taken the marriage
vow. but neither loves the other 1t
takes three kisses TO bring about
mutual and everlasting affection, but
the third is exchanged amid the
StranEeSt circumstances imaginable
Harrison Ford leads a capable cast
The srea, thrills which are inscpara-
bile from the motion picture work Of
ABUNDANCE in this stars latest photo
=, play, Wolves OF the Night" which
will be seen for the last time here at
the Odeon Theater today.
In the new Geraldine Farrar picture.
The World and Its Woman" which is
presented by GOODWIN ut tho Bijou
4Thealer. the opening scene present the
star IS a young girl III Russia on the
estate OF an imperial prince. May
'Giraci plays the role OF the siN-Eear
operate career. The little girl has no
playmate. and when the young son OF
the prince by whom the girls father
is engaged for some engineering work,
comes TO visit them, the little Amcrt-
can girl Immediately calls him Mike.
Together they read the story Of Gin
derella, and the girl then informs tho
future prince that she will marry him
when they grow up. Sennctt conf
.cdy is the added feature.
Two splendid features have enter
tanned Isis patrons this week, the hrst
Maurice Tourneur's superb production.
The Life Line" based upon the ia
NOUS English melod rama, The Romany
of Rye, stirring tale OF the sea in
which many unusual incidents are
crowded providing thrills and scnsa-
Lions. A Fox Sunshine comedy is on
the same program.
.. At the Victor today the engagement
of Constance Taimadge in scandal.
will close after an unusually success
full week in which ousands have bccn
entertained by this dramatic feature
ON tho same bill a Fox sunshine com
cdy. "a Neighbours Keyhole," has been
shown.
Il The variety program Of dramas. com.
cdy, news and cartoons was ch1oSeo
by the large crowds at the bluco'ro
yesterday. The same proSFam VIII oI
. shown again today. Something unusual
in comedies will ba shown next Wcd
ncsday and Thursday in Joe Martin
animal comedy. titled Monkey Stuff.
Joe Martin is an oranG-outans
THAT little child shall lead them
is again demonstrated in The Thun-
derboit," the drama OF the South which
Comes 10 the Broadway Theater next
week Katherine Macdonald, VINO VIII
10 remembered for her wonderful work
in THE Woman Thou Gavcst Nc. is
Tho star and AS this is Miss MacDon-
aids first First National Picture. great
care has been taken to make II Il WIN
ncr The thunder storm Is said to be
a wonderful scene.