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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-08
BACK WITH BAND
Lady of France Comes To Make
Her Home in Topeka.
She's a Beauty With Sparkling
Eyes and-and Everything!
LIVES ON CHOCOLATE CANDY
She Has Loving Way and
Kisses Strange Men.
Wounded at Verdun, She Wears
Stripe on o. ID. Dresses.

Fellows have you met the little
French lady that has come with the
13Oth field artillery band to make To-
| peka her home?
You say you have 1t? Well. no wen
! der you're so slow you couldn't get
into the army before the war was
over!
But, if it's too late to be one of the
first Topeka acquaintance of the lit
tie French lassie. so long as she lives
here it will be an honor to you if
you get TO meet her and she will
proba bly, give you something new in
the way of love thrills.
She's a Peach of a Girl.
She's a peach all right, all right!
Black eyes that sparkle: sharp, deli
cately moulded features and all those
things are hers. And she lives on
chocolate candy. But, more; she mas
queer little French way of laying
her head on your shoulder when you
talk to her. And they say she thinks
nothing of giving strange man a
kiss!
But you had better think twice be-
fore attempting to take any liberties
with her Maybe she would resent it
maybe she wouldn't; but if any of
the boys of the both band should
find out about it-well there would be
a funeral march for some band to
play. you can bet on that
The little lady is probably as dis
tinguished a member of the feminine
gender of French as ever came to
Topeka to live. And, my, how strik-
ingly she is dressed. The cloth that
the Kansas heroes fought and faced
death in is good enough for her. OF
course, she wears a few ribbons to set
it off; but it is just the olive Grab
stuff that every soldier wears.
She Wears Wound Stripe.
However. the little lady's dress has
few distinguishing marks many SOL
diers would be proud to wear. On
the dress she wore into Topeka
Wednesday night there were two
crossed cannon, the letters "130th F.
A., the harp that signified the band
unit two gold overseas stripes on one
side and a wound stripe on the other.
Yes. sir. While doing her bit for
democracy along with the 130th, she
was wounded and she wears her
wound stripe proudly. She was
wounded in the fighting at Verdun,
but the scar. if there is a scar, does
not mar her beauty and cannot he
seen when she is dressed for the street.
The boys in the band call her
F'roggie. Coming up from the U. P.
depot Wednesday night A. A. Porris,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-08

Chcago-A real show was staged in the
lobby of the Apollo theater while make
believe was going on inside Three BAN
dts robbed L. d. Marriott, manager, of
see
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-08
A SURE WAY TO CUT
YOUR SHOE EXPENSE

1T has been quite an expense to
keep my boy in shoes because he is
very hard on them. But since wearing
shoes with Ne0lin Soles his shoe bill
has been reduced 6635o," says ].
Allison Allen of Anity, Arkansas.
On the importance of Neolin Soles
as a money saving factor there are
thousands of parents who agree with
Mr.. Allen. Because Neolin Soles give
extra wear where most shoes war out
quickest, they cut your shoe bills down.
Ask for Neolin-soled shoes when
next new shoes are needed, either for
yourself or for your children. You can
get them at eny good hoe store. And
take our worm hoes to the repair shop
and have them re-bottoned with
Neolin soles.
Remember-these 7oles are created
by Science to be waterproof and COM
Portable, ds we'll as ong we airing. They
are made by Thu Goodyea Tire &
Rubber Co., Akron. Chic who also
make Wingfoot Heels-guaranteed to
outWear all other heels.
ne01in So1es
Trade Marx Reg. U. 8. Pat. OF.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-08

Chicago-"I gottcha" chortled the police
man. grabbing man ransacking a drawer
in J. w. Pierce's home. Lego, you
NUT" said the man. 1t was J. w. P. him
self
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22

cent letters home he said he was re-
covering.
Private Lawrence j.. Murphy, 1921
Mutter street, a m of the Second
M~achine-gun Battalion, was wounded in
action October 2, according to a war
Department message received recently
by a sister, Mrs. Thomas Johnson. of
the Mutter street address. Previous to
joining the army in June, 1917, he was
employed by the du Pont Powder Com
pany.
Private Frank +. Richardson. re-
ported wounded in today's official cas-
ualty list, has returned from overseas.
When at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Richardson, 1851
North Fourth street, the veteran wore
a wooden leg. He lost his ,eg. he said,
September IS, in the Argonne sector.
He had previously
Lost Leg in the been sassed. He
Arsonne; Still Feels j s@w hospital Ss ZEN IN
eV"" ~ o""" lost leg some time
Body ago the soldier said:
II can't feel that
It is gone. l can fee, the same sensa-
tons as before l lost 1t. I even feel
ike wriggling the toes on my left
foot that isn't any more"
Private Patrick J. Malloy, Sc Mexican
street. was wounded November 10. In
recent letters to his parents, living at the
McKean street address, he wrote that he
was wounded in the back and side. but
has recovered. He enlisted in June,
1917, and trained at Fort Slocum a
month before sailing. He was attached
to Headquarters Company, Ninth Infan-
try. In the letter home the soldier
said that his closest companion was
killed the same time he was wounded
and tina he himself had narrowly es-
capped death.
Private Jacob D~eukenhardt, wounded,
who gave his emergency address as 3008
Stillman street, Is a Californian. A sis
ter. Mrs. Catherine Chandler, lives at
the Stillman street address. Deuken-
hardt Is a member of Company d, SB2th
Infantry. He enlisted last April and
trained two months before sailing. He
was wounded in the right foot September
20 and remained in a base hospital
until he recovered q few days ago. When
he was trying to remove the shoe from
the wounded foot, according to a letter
to his sister, a machine-gun bullet took
one OF his fingers of. The soldier wrate
that his commander was killed
in his sight a few minutes after he had
received his wounds
private Hugh Mcbride, wounded and
gassed, has returned to duty, according
to a recent letter he wrote to his par
ents at 6l4S Spruce street, He was
wounded, he said. when the colonel of
his regiment dropped his field glasses
and he had stopped to get them. Shrap-
mel pierced his left arm, the soldier
wrote, After he had recovered and re-
turned to duty a few weeks later he was
gassed.
Mcbride is attached to Company L,
J sl6th Infantry, and has been in the
army since May, and overseas since
June. He trained at Camp Meade. He
is twenty-five years old, unmarried, and
a tailor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
CUT IN STEEL PRICES
IS EXPECTED SHORTLY
Some of Smaller Companies
Said to Be Quoting Lower
Differentials

New York. Feb. 22~.--Although there
has been no direct price-cutting for steel
products so far as can be learned, it is
stated in the trade that some Of the
smaller companies ave made conces.
sions on various products by quoting
lower differentials and manipulating the
extras which prevail on articles of diff
ferent kinds.
This Is the first indication of any
step In this direction since the recon-
mendations of prices were made to the
war industries board in Washington in
December. While no one in the trade
is willing to state that any reduction In
general prices will be announced shortly,
It IL true that several observers are ex-
pecting such a move within a COMPARE
lively short time.
It is significant that sentiment in the
different sections of the country in the
steel trade do not agree. While many
Of the smaller interests in the East are
not very cheerful. those located west
of Chicago are encouraged with condi-
tions as prevailing In that section.
A representative Of one of the steel
companies located in the Central West
who was in this city during last week,
stated that the manufacturers in his
locality were doing better than those in
any other he had heard of. The motor
companies are good buyers and other
also are taking on various
lines Of finished products.
He added that, while 1t was true that
the demand was not offsetting shipments
at present, the proportion was much
greater han had been reported by COM
panies in the eastern part OF the coun-
try and in most cases the demands are
all for early shipment. h would In
dictate that the stocks held by the auto
mobile makers are comparatively small
and that a demand can be looked for
from this source of consumption for
many months.
In accordance with the decision to re-
duce the price for bar iron TO ESQ
cents per pound, 1t Is noted that virtu.
ally all the larger makers are now
quoting the level. Pittsburgh basis.
However, some western mills are said 10
have made open offers to eastern con-
sumers to supply the product at 2,7o
cents per pound, Pittsburgh. The mar
ket is weak and some manufacturers
have stated emphatically that they Will
not sell at present figures because OF
the high costs. .
New orders for plates during last
week have been rather small. Some OF
the Independent companies nave snoWh
more anxiety to obtain business. These
concerns are not In the same position
with the larger companies which have
some good unified orders on their books
and are not doing much soliciting for
new contracts at present.
The Canadian Government has placed
orders with equipment makers IN Canada
for from 10000 to 1900 cars. accord
ing TO information obtained IN this city.
| and some Of the larger plate makers ex-
pect that At least part of the require
lments for these ears viii be placed IN
J this country In the near future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
HESITATION CONTINUES
IN WESTERN BUSINESS
Demand Is Large Enough to
Give General Tone Fair De-
gree of Healthfulness

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Domestic business
is running along in about the same vol
m as reported for a number of weeks
past, but is accompanied by virtually
the same amount of hesitation as at
any time since the armistice was signed.
The demand for various products is
large enough, however. to Offset the
great many exigencies In the general
situation and gives the general tone a
fair degree of healthfulness. It is pre-
dicted that after the reconstruction has
been completed that prosperity will
abound everywhere.
A favorable factor in the situation is
that Of unemployment. There is much
less than has been predicted. and at the
present tim many industries are re-
porting a shortage of labor.
Another feature which deals directly
with the labor situation is that authori-
ties are dealing severely with labor dis.
turbers n are promptly putting
clamps on unreasonable strike situa-
tons. 1t is believed that this will In
a snort time reduce to a minimum any
iawlessness in labor circles.
While 1t is probably true that for a
time there will be more or less stagna-
ton in business, which will leave many
men unemployed, II should be remem-
bered that immigration is so small as
to be almost negligible, n this fact
should be encouraging to American
labor. Also. large numbers of men of
foreign birth are now returning to their
native countries and will seek employ
ment there.
Traffic conditions have not improved
materially during the last week, and on
all OF the leading western lines the vol.
ume of business runs from 10 to Is per
cent under the same period last year,
although the tonnage Is more diversified
than usual. The situation here indicates
while factories and industries are
not shipping as literally, there is a
steady demand for many commodities.
This is true of the merchandise trade
and In these lines collections are report.
ed to be generally satisfactory.
There is nothing particularly new in
the steel trade to warrant comment. ex,
cept that the railroad administrator has
authorized the roads to purchase rails.
The monetary situation shows lower
tendencies, although there has been NO
particular drop in rates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
GRIEF KILLS WIFE
OF SLAIN PRIVATE
Harry S. Hagee. Former
City Fireman, Falls
i'm Action
az FROM HERE ON LIST
Casualties Reported for Ma
ton Number 2008, With
258 From Pennsylvania
AZ r O HERE ON LIST
Honor Roll for the City
and Its .Vicinity Today
KILLED IN ACTION
D-t..A~

KILLED IN ACTION
Private
HARRY s. HAGEE, 2oi4 N. Marshall st.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
Privates
RoprRT AME MILILGAN. ss17 Yo-
FRXsNk r. RICHARDSON. 1851 N.
4th st.
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY
Privates
IGTS RSG RHRXSfiiE Sffs s yali'Y Frssin,Atord
srEfHEN DoRczENsKI. 1880 Almond
FILM. ANRREsCI, $500 Lsnsaowns svs.
PETER Carney. Spring st; ana war
LESS& sEFlDi ). 5Hfss6diTskif. so6s Salmon
JAMES J. McHUGH. 1918 N. lith st.
Sergeant
THOMAS r. CLYNEs, p1i Carpenter st.
CARL STILL, 3O03 n. 9Th st.
Corporals
RAYMOND A. MILLER. 4o4l n. Frank
JAMES r. O'DONNELL. 17i4 Insersoll
CHARLES r. WALLS. Ali N. 9TH st.
BuTlers
CHARLES s. PLEASANT. 32ss N 2Sd
RICHARD J. BREMEN. oo21 Spruce st.
Mechanics
JOHN $. MOssUP. 1924 N. Gath st.
Wagner
FRANK SCHAFFER. 1859 N. Philip St
Privates
JOHN II. BLAIR. .44ss Dexter st: =.
JAMES Y. -; Y; IPELvIN' 1887 Margaret st.
ESANK s. + ER MiiL Ii GSsSfnfSEaiss'k siimisera
rSty Gamden' scUANAoHER, 800 N.
SAMUEL MfrTSI Z. SMALL. 1904 Edmond st.
WOUNDED. DEGREE UNDETER-
MINED
Sergeants
THOMAS n. BATES, 1910 Reed st. .,,,
LAWRENCE JOSEPH MURPHY. ISL
Mutter st.
Corporais
HARRY LEPNARD PRIsSELL. 1900 W.
MMSSi$$SS SisTrE Bas 4 "a, ,s \; 1T, !. st.
PkTkRc K. ]. tMHRStHhhoYi. 4S 50 Mexican tSs% st.
Privatcs
JSHE !, EWyi FHTESSsTfnHiikfs , i'G S1 s: M Ssy: St
WILLIAM g. STEEy;r s7SI stsptg go. ave;
JOE sPARKO. Pierce ST.. frankfort mo
number given).
RETURNED TO DUTY PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED
=, Private
JOHN NJ. KINZEL. 1920 W. Tioga st.
MISSING. PREVIOUSLY PORTE
WOUNDED
Lieutenant
NELSON W. PERINE, 521 8. 4Sth st.
UJnoricially reported killed.
WOUNDED. DEGREE -UNDETER-
MINED, PRylOySLY REPORTED
MISSING
Privates
JACOB DENHARDT. 300s N. stillman
HIGH II. MCBRIDE. eo4s Spruce st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
TWO PHTLA. OFFICERS
WIN SERVICE HONORS
Lieutenants George Bower and
Richard J. Walsh Are
Awarded War Crosses

Two Philadelphians have been awarded
distinguished service crosses for acts OF
extraordinary heroism. They are Sec
ond Lieutenant George Bower. OF Tor
resdale, and First Lieutenant Richard
J. walsh, 232 South Forty-first street.
Lieutenant Bowers citation reads:
Second Lieutenant George Bower,
E~ighty-irst Company. Sixth Machine
Gun Battalion, United States Marine
Corps, for extraordinary heroism in ac-
ton near Thiacourt. France. September
is. 1918. Aiding an infantry platoon,
which had beer forced TO withdraw be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
Patrolman Hurt by Auto

Patrolman Samue! r Scott, of the
Park and Jehigh avenues station. was
and Iehigh avenue last night and SO
severely cut n bruised that he had to
be taken TO the Samaritan Hospital for
treatment. Peter McCready. OF North
Second street. driver OF the car. was ar
rested. charged with reckless driving
and running a machine without a license.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22

cause OF heavy machine gun and artil-
lery fire, Lieutenant Bower. while suf-
fering from severe wounds, kept his guns
in position, consolidating his location
and preventing the LANCER OF an enemy
counter-attack."
The citation OF Lieutenant Walsh
reads: First Lieutenant richard ].
walsh, Dental Corps. sosd Engineers,
for extraordinary herolsm in action near
Marcg. France. October IS. 1918. Vol
unfairly acting as battalion medical off,
GER, Lieutenant Walsh. although severely
gassed. administered first aid to injured
men under heavy shell FIRE. He worked
constantly until all the wounded were
removed TO places OF safety"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
GERMANY REGRETS ATTACK
Bewails Cottin's Attempt on CIemenceau
as Execrablc Crime

London, Feb. 22.-The attack on Pre-
mier Clemenceau Is regarded by the
German press as a crime the more re-
grettable as being likely to strengthen
sentiment against Germany in France,
according to a German wireless message
received today. The North German
Gazette says:
"The Paris criminal has done no
service TO the cause OF peace. Clemen-
ceau's enmity to the German people is
no reason for not branding the attempt
on his life as an execrable crime. The
f%oolishness OF the attempt is only miti-
gated by the fact that 1t was unsuccess-
full"
vorwaerts greatly regrets the attempt
against NJ. Cremenceau, by which the
national feeling in France will be fur
Their melted"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22

He had thrills aplenty while chasing the
boche, but there is lots Of fun mixed
in with it. he said.
1t was while running a gauntlet OF
German shells nea Verdun that Shea
met with injury. He was carrying a dis
patch on a motorcycle when the wheel
suddenly landed in a shell hole and threw
him to the ground. Shells whistled
around him as he tried to right the ma
chine. but he stuck to the job. His back
was injured in extricating the machine
and finally he reached his destination.
The injury confined him to bed for sew
eral days. Later, while fighting In the
Argonne, Shea was gassed but recovered
in a few days and was soon back on the
firing line. He was also In action at
Chateau. Thierry. Flanders and on sew
eral other fronts.
Most Germans captured by the
Americans were elated." said Shea.
Their morale was broken and they
were glad to get in the Allies lines
The Germans had many defective shells.
The fields were Uttered with them. A
German withholding" better known as
a ~seventy-seven. dropped within hve
feet of me n day and all II did was
to disturb the grass.
THE airplane propaganda OF tne
American aviators helped largely to dis
courage the boche. h aviators
dropped a list of the good things to eat
which the Yanks were having. II made
the boches hungry and they asked for
food as soon as they were captured.
Zone day several Yanks showed a
loaf Of bread to some captured Germans
in Belgium and they certainly went
wild over 1t. Bread to them was like
turkey to the average American on
Christmas"
Shea was a member Of the famous
Keystone Division. He left the United
States In May, 1918, after traiuiag {
short time At Camp Hancock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
DOUBLY ACCUSED
Arrested for One Holdup and Is Also
CHARGED With Another

Eleventh and Winter streets police sta
ton. on the charge Of holding up and
robbing William Irving OF $500 in
Camden last week. was today charged
Dehneto was Identified by John
Dougherty, an employee OF the New
York Pie Baking Company, as one OF
him on Thursday in Camden. One of
these bandits threw pepper IN Dough-
srty's eyes and another took $50 from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
GAIN IN A CLEARINCS
Business III Per Cent Greater Than
Same Week Last Year

Total bank c,earings of all the clear
ings of the United States for the week
ended today, have been s5,s2S. 915,7S4.
against S~5,ss4.S7e,29 last week and
Sc, O3s, 067 900 this week last year. or a
gain as compared with last year of III
per cent. Total clearings in Philadelphia
were S330,674,61s an increase of 5e.3
per cent.
Details follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Pittsburgh. Feb, .2o,-HoGs-Recelpts,
ssSyy. "f ySEkyrs. s!eS$isG, light workers.,
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Rcceipts, 1000
head. Market steady. Top sheep, S12. 80:
CALVES--Receipts, 90 head. Market
steady. Top, SIS. SO,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22

lery, but he deliv.
cred the message
and then collapsed.
Shea, who is con-
nected with the ad-
vertising depart
ment of the Led
gers, enlisted when
the United States
declared war. He
has just returned
to his home. 2lo4
North Fifteenth
street, and declares
he Is glad to have
had the experience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
GOSSIP OF The SIKEEI
CANCELLATIONS OF WAR ORDERS
BY LATIN-AMERICANS ARE FEW
Local Banker Says Goods Are Accepted and Payments
Made Promptly-No Advantage Taken of Time
Extensions-Gossip of the Street

WHEN an official of a weIlhnovn local bank which is noted fr Its
w foreign connections, especially in South American countries was
shown a statement from a New York paper stating that Ladn-Amercens
we're canceing orders taken during the a period and seeking lower
prices, and that foreign buyers in South American countries we're e
fusng to honor drafts covering payment for goods bought mere oetore
the armistce, he said It was new to him.
So far as his bank is concerned, he said, they had n o such experience
up to the present and did not anticipate any He said he doubted IL av
such practice was widespread, as the newspaper report indicated. There
insists on, and that is particular al in the investigation OF parties to
whom the banks customers sell goods. The article in the New York
paper went o n to say that goods which had been purchased in this
country at var prices were lying in the South American ports and the
consignees refused to accept them at the prices named when the goods
were bought.
This bank official said their experience and the experience Of their
customers a that goods we're accepted and payments made very
promptly. There were few instances where a slight extension of time
"a requested in the matter of payment, but no advantage was taken
beyond such time a IS a freely granted. He said he doubted IL such
conditions prevailed to any great extent, and said IL the matter were
probed to the bottom he believed the number OF cases would prove to
ton gathered he believed the consignees in South American countries
were o anxious to get goods, even at wal prices. that such a thing as
refusing them Until lower prices were quoted seemed incomprehensibe.
Then, he remarked, there is the question of high rates for ocean
tonnage as eel ~ the difficulty of getting it, which would make an i'm.
porter tmnk twice before refusing a consignment. He said he believed
N main dhhcuty rose from carehssness on the part OF the sener in
making IN proper inquiries through his bank and from other sources
o. tn character and responsibility of his customers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
PHILADELPHIA X

The banks and trade exchanges were
closed and wholesale business in all lines
was suspended. In the absence of fresh
information on which to base reliable
figures our usual report of the markets
is necessarily omitted from today's is
sue,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22
FINANCIAL
Annual MeetinC
PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT
'SF COMPANY

~ Phnsdefrhia. February u, 1910.
NOTICE 10 STOCKHOLDERS
,sg gf phi ASSSri ss sarsa 4 frs sss s' GSaSsSs VII ii
be held at the General onice OF the Com
SSsny' u s,n AID .rS. p pSYS1 Z. i in,so :. G %.. Ws es sse
purpose OF election OF Directors for the ensu-
Ing year and the transaetion o. such other
The Record Of stoekholdeLs will be taken
AZ the close o. business on reor1nry 70 ieis'
- ERANK 3 ELLIS. secretsry