The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-13
Santa Fe's "Earth," Body and
Soul to Capital City.
Industrial Publication To Be
Printed in This City.
TENTHFLOOR GENERAL OFFICES
j. f. FARRELL WIFI Be i'm Charge
of New Department.
TOpekan Has Had Valuable Elk.
periences Last Few Months.

OFFICES of The Earth, the Santa Fe
railroads. paper, are to be located on
the tenth floor of the Santa Fe's new
office building, according to an an
manager. The tenth floor has been
used mainly for records but the de-
mand for space has made it neces-
sary to turn the front part of the top
story into office quarters. to take care
of the claim departments overflow
and the company's paper
Miss Margaret koontz will have her
old position as chief clerk in The
Earth office, and Miss Florence Towne
goes back as stenographer. Mrs. Mar
Jorie L. Russell, who was editorial as
sistant when the paper was published
in Chicago, will come to Topeka in the
same capacity.
J. F. FARRELL will be editor of The
Earth. sand have general charge of
publicity matters for the Santa Fe sys-
government took over the railroads.
Abolished Under Uncle Sam.
When Uncle Sam assumed control
Jarrelrs department was abolished,
and the employees were absorbed by
other departments. farrell entered
the service of the Red Cross under c.
B. Merriam, and was sent to Newport
News, Va, where he had charge of
the Red Cross activities in four gov
eminent hospitals in that locality, with
the rank of captain. The seriously
wounded Americans, when able to
travel, were brought to Newport News
and distributed to hospitals turnout
the country SO that they would be as
near as possible to their home towns.
Jarrell's work was with the wounded
soldiers, and he had some interesting
experiences. He met the first con-
signment of wounded from the Cha
teau Thierry fight. The wounded
T1-a from NpUnnrf NeUa in
cial hospital trains farrell accom-
panied number of these trains to
their destinations.
Went to Washington.
Released by the Red Cross in the
fall of 1918, farrell went to Wash
ington to be assistant to Ballard Dunn,
who was at the head of the bureau
United States Railroad Administra-
ton. Early in 1919 he was trans
ferred to the traffic division of the
railroad administration to be super
visor Of the homeseekers bureau, and
later appointed assistant manager of
the agricultural section.
In the fall of 1918 farrell resigned
his position with the railroad admins
tration to go with the Cha mber of
Commerce of the United States to
look after the publicity for the In
ternational Trade conference at At
A0'iltlC lily anu " IldHOIG OlDGT pup
lfcity matters for the national cham
Der. In this work he was associated
with Merle Thorpe, formerly dean of
the school of journalism at Kansas
university, now edition. of the Nations
Business. the official publication of
the National Chamber of Commerce,
and in charge of the chambers pub
licity department
Pleasure To Get Back.
In February, this year, when it was
known that the railroads would be re-
turned to private operation, the Santa
Fe decided to re-esta blish the work
farrell did before the war. and invited
him to take charge of it.
THE invitation was accepted
promptly" FARRELL said The west
looked good to me after a year in
Washington, and I'll say it's a pleas
ure to get back to Kansas"