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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Miss Helen Lucas.

apoIs, Mimi, will arrive this evening
TO be a guest at the Howell Jones home
on Topeka boulevard.
Mr.. Jonathan D. Norton. who fell
Thursday. is suffering painfully from
his injuries, altho no bones are broken.
Mr.. Omar Raines, who is attending
medical school at St. Louis, is spend
ing the holidays with his parents. Mr..
avenue.
Miss Janet McKeller of Kansas City,
Kan. is the guest of Miss M'Edna Cor
bet and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Forbes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Early are en-
tertaining as a guest their uncle, Mr..
Lawrence w. Cooley of Vevay, Ind,
during TIE holidays. They will enter
tain at Christmas dinner Monday. Cow
ers will be laid for twelve.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 8. Duff and
their daughter, Julia Ann. will be
holiday guests of Capt. and Mrs. H.
n. Burkhalter of Fort Leavenw orth.
Miss Vivian Horsfield. who is at
will spend the Christina vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Horsfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. H T. Brace and
daughter. Elsie of Kansas City, are
spending Christmas with DIR. and Mrs.
George w. Beverley of College avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bechtel. 22O
Broadmoor and their son. Mr.. c. H.
Middleton, will spend Christmas in
Chicago with Mr.. Bechters sister, Mrs.
]. wilkins and Mr.. wilkins.
Mrs. George Chambers is spending
Christmas in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
No1O the Patten Family
Believes in Santa Claus,
Get Present From Alaska
Albert Patten, Jr., Writes Letter Ska-In Few Days
Postman Leaves Pair of Embroidered Moccasins.

Is there really and truly a Santa
Claus and does it do any good to write
him a letter telling him what you
want for Christmas? of course many
children, and grown folks too. will
say, ''No there isn't any Santa Claus,
certainly not, all rubbish" but there's
one little boy in Topeka and his father
too, who think alike on the question,
they believe that there is a Santa
Claus, in fact they know it, for this
week the little boy received a letter
from him and the next day there came
a package in the mail from Santa's
home away up in the frozen north.
1t all happened this way.
Three years ago little Albert Pat
ten. Jr., wrote to Santa He insisted
on knowing just where the letter must
be sent and his father who knows just
where a Highland Park car and a
Douthitt one should be sent, but isn't
quite up on Santa's residence address,
hesitated and then finally thought of
Sitka, Alaska That was it of course,
Sitka way up in the cold frozen north
So the letter was addressed, stamped
and mailed to Sitka. In due time it
was returned unclaimed, but the little
sender knew nothing of it. Last year
Santa's letter was mailed to the same
address and of course again the letter
was returned unopened.
Albert Wrote To santa.
Over n month ago little Albert
hunted up his pencil and paper and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Doggett of lola. Kan; Mrs. Laura
Yocum of Topeka, and Mrs. Myrtle
Woesner of Portland, oregon.
The grandchild is eighteen months
old
A beautiful romance resulted in the
marriage of the father, George r. Ter
rell.
He was one of the first one hundred
men to enlist in the service at the
beginning of the World war. and was
sent to the first officers training camp
at the Preside at San Francisco.
While there he was taken i'll with
pneumonia and thruout the three
months at the hospital, was nursed
by Miss Trenton. an army nurse. I'M
mediately upon his discharge from the
hospital Terrell married his nurse, and
after the signing of the armistice,
took her to Compton, California, to
live. The birth of George r. Terrell
Jr.. added the fifth generation to the
| long line of ancestors. Terrell is now
superintendent of the sub station Oi
! the Edison company at Compton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

having had so much cuscess in writing
to Santa the first two times he de-
cided that it was time again to let
the little old fellow know what he
wanted And so a third letter was
posted to Mr.. Santa Claus at Sitka,
Alaska.
Soon after the third letters had been
mailed the postman left letter at the
Patten home. It was written on the
stationery of the Alaska Drug & Jew
elry company.
Sent Pair OF Moccasins.
This is what it said: Ny Dear AL
bert: Your letter received this morn
ing. Am sending you a pair of moe
casins. They may not reach you by
Christmas as the travelling here is
quite rough. Signed-Santa Claus.
And then the little moccasins came.
They are made OF wonderfully fine
seal. in fact Santa enclosed a card with
them telling little Albert that they
were made of hair-seal. They are
regular Indian moccasins, beautifully
made with inserts of cerise felt at the
top. Blue and green beads are used
in embroidering a design on the felt
Albert was surprised. he hadn't
asked for moccasins, and his father
and mother were just about as sur
prised as their small son.
Now the entire Patten family be-
lieves there is a Santa Claus; in fact.
they know it. The moccasins are the
proof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
OLDER BOYS TO MEET HERE
Over Two Hundred Expected at Con-
ference February So.

ference February So
The Shawnee County Older Boys
conference will be held in Topeka,
February 3, and 5. The purpose of
the conference will be to give the high
school boys a broader vision of life.
One of the features of the conference
will be the discussion groups by the
high school boys. There will be a
special meeting for boys from the age
of IL years to the high school age.
Over two hundred registrations are
expected. The conference will be ad-
vertised by committees touring the
county in cars and speaking at the
high schools and young peoples So
cieties of the county.
Among the speakers there will be
Clyde Hartford, boys work secretary
of the Pittsburg. Kan, Y. NJ. c. A.
formerly state boys work secretary.
and B. V. Edworthy, state boys work
secretary of the Central Y. NJ. g. A.
DR.. Kari Menninger of Topeka will
also be one of the principal speakers.
The members of the committees in
charge of the conference are: Pub
licity committee. Joy Bulls, chair
man; Robert Baker, Delbert Euwing
ard Charles Casson; banquet commit
tee, Robert Colville, James Weaver
and Leon Bader; program committee,
Eugene Olander. James Weaver,
James Bowen and Arthur Burton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Compton. California. claims to have
within it's city limits. the only family
of five generations living within three
blocks of each other.
And Kansas comes in on this re-
markabIe incident. All members OF
this family formerly lived in Har-
veyville.
Mrs. Virginia Mcpherson was born
at Mount Carmel. Kentucky on April
%, 1888. She is 81 years of age.
From 1869 until 1911 she lived IN
Harveyville, but moved in 1912 to
Compton, California. to make her
home with a daughter. Mrs. Ella
Turner, a former Wabaunsee county,
Kansas, resident.
Besides four living daughters. Mrs.
Mcpherson has 1914 descendants liv-
ing, and eleven dead. The family of
descendants consists of twenty-six liv-
ing grandchildren, thirty-three great
grandchildren and one great-great-
grandchild.
The daughters are: Mrs. Ella TuI-
ner of Compton, Calf; Mrs. Sadie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Reports for 1921 Must Be Com
piled at Once.
Returns To Be Made Between
January 1 and March Is.
STATEMENT BY H. H. MOTTER
Single Persons Required to Re-
port Incomes Over $1,000.
List of Questions Issued by
Revenue Collector.

H. H Motter, collector of internal
revenue for the district of Kansas, has
issued the following statement rela-
tive to the filing of income tax re-
turns for the year 1921:
with the approach of the period
for filing income tax returns-Janu-
ary 1 to March Is, 1922-taxpayers
are advised to lose no time in the
compilation of their accounts for the
year 1921. A new and important pro-
vision of the revenue act of 1921 is
that every person whose gross income
for 1921 was $4,000 or over shall file
a return. regardless of the amount of
net income upon which the tax is as
sessed. Returns are required of every
single person whose net income was
$1,000 or over and every married per-
son living with husband or wife whose
net. income was $4,000 or over. Wild
ows and widowers and persons sepa-
rated or divorced from husband or
wife are regarded as single persons.
Net income is gross income, less
certain deductions for business eX
penses, losses taxes, etc. Gross in
come includes practically all income
received by the taxpayer during the
year; in the case of the wage Garner,
salaries, wages, bonuses and commits
sions; and in the case of professional
men, all amounts received for profess
SlOIldl SGIN4CtSs III the cases VI
ers all profits from the sale of farm
products, and rental or sale of land.
List of Questions.
an the making OF an income tax
return for the year 1921, every tax
payer should present to himself the
following questions:
What were your profits from your
business, trade, profession or voca-
ton?
trDid 1-o,, receiva anv interest on
bank deposits?
Have You any property from which
you received rent?
Did you receive any income in the
| form of dividend or interest from
| stocks or bonds?
Did you receive any bonuses dur
ing the year?
did you make any profit on the
sale of stocks, bonds or other prop
| erty. real or personal?
Did you act as a broker in any
! transaction from which you received
/ commissions?
Are you interested in any partner
ship or other firm from which you re-
| ceived any income?
Have you any income from royal
| ties or patents?
Have you any minor children who
DO you appropriate, or have the
right to appropriate, the earnings OF
| such children? If so, the amount
must be included in the return of in
I come.
! Has your wife any income from
any source whatsoever? If so, it must
be included in your return or reported
! in a separate return of income.
| Did you receive any directors fees
| or trustees fees in the course of the
year?
| DO you hold any office in bene-
fit society from which you receive in
| come?
| Answers to all of these questions
are necessary to determine whether a
person has an income sufficiently
large to require that a return be filed
and may be the means of avoiding the
| heavy penalties imposed for failure to
j do SO within the time prescribed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
DELLA ELEVATOR BURNED.
Fire Damage This Morning Estimated
at $2O,OOO-HaIf Insured,

Fire started by an over-heated en-
gine-room completely destroyed the
Della Grain company's elevator at 8
O'Clock this morning. The damage
was estimated by H. r. Miller, man
ager, at $4,000. A half of this
amount was contained in the 1900
bushels of corn. oats and wheat, and
the value of the building was esti-
mated at $4,000. The loss was par
TALLY covered by insurance. The ele-
vator was a frame structure covered
With iron sheeting
An adjoining elevator, owned by the
Farmers Elevator company was
saved by bucket brigade formed by
citizens of Della. No one was in
jured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Capt. Oliver Haynes of Fort Riley will
be holiday guests of Capt. and Mrs
Samuel Stewart of Urbana, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Diehl of Duluth
Mimi, arrived today to spend Christ
mas with Mrs. DiehPs parents Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Burge.
Mr.. Theodore Snattinger of Mime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS

Who was the last American soldier
killed in action?
The American Legion, endeavoring
to learn the identity of the last to fall,
is receiving many claims at its nation
al headquarters. The French governH
ment will erect a monument to the
last man killed.
The case of a sergeant of the 18TH
division who tried to capture the last
German machine gun of the war has
been offered to Legion headquarters
by Major Albert T. Rich of the regular
army.
1t was north of Verdun on the
morning of November IL 1918, that
the incident cited by Major Rich oc-
Cured. A first sergeant of an in
fantry company, aspiring to take the
last Boche gun. left his lines at 1925
o'clock, just five minutes before the
war ended.
The sergeant was killed perhaps
one minute before the armistice, i'm
mediate1y III front of the gun he was
trying to capture. At II o'clock sharp
the German officer in charge of the
gun directed four of his men to pick
up the, doughboy and carry him to
the American lines.
Col. VIM. H. Dury was in command
of the regiment to which the sergeant
belonged, Major Rich reported, and
General W. J. Nicholson commanded
the division. Col. Dury is now sta
toned with the 14th infantry in the
canal zone and Gen. Nicholson is in
Washington The identity of the ser
geant and the company to which he
belonged Waere not learned by Major
Rich.
LET US make this Christmas day a
starting point in our personal service
to those broken and sick of our COM
rades for whom the war will never
end Hanford MacNider, national
commander. says in his Christmas
message to the membership of the
American Legion and thru it, to the
American people.
In compliance with instructions sent
to the organizations II 900 posts bv
national headquarters here several
weeks ago. the holiday is being gen
orally observed, reports from the
states Indicate
"Jobs would be the most acceptable
presents you could give to our un-
employed" MacNider continues, an
each Legion man is pledged to sur
render his holiday liberty and pleas
ure to find at least Temporary work
for an unemployed ex-soldier.
The Legion Auxiliary, born at Kan
sas City in November, and composed
OF the mothers, wives sisters and
daughters of the service men. this year
is assisting the young veterans by
carrying the atmosphere of a family
Christmas into the hospitals and un-
happy homes.
Visits will be made to the homes If
sick and wounded men and their fam
| lilies. Special committees will take
care of men still in hospitals Enter
tainment and presents will be pro-
vided.
In connection with these visits. the
Legion men and women will obtain
information on cases of neglect and
follow up with claims to government
bureaus Location of every possible
unfortunate ex-service man has been
effected thru post meetings. the Red
| Cross, medical organizations and city
and county officials. In some in
/ stances house to house canvassinz
| has been done by the members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
SOVIET OPERATES AT LOSS.
Bolshevik Budget Shows Moscow
Government S152. 500. 900 Behind.

Riga, Dec. 24.-The Soviet govern
ment will face a deficit of 305, 600, 900
gold rubIes (normalIy $152,5OO,0OO)
during the first nine months of 1922,
according to advices from Moscow to-
day
The Soviet has just made public
the budget for the first nine months
of 1922 showing revenues of 1872
100000 gold rubles, against expendi-
lures of 1,877,OOO,0 600 gold rub1es.
The government does not reveal how
it will make up the deficit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Cleveland Renters Get Rent Cuts.

Cleveland. Dec. 24-Three hundred
and fifty tenants of a downtown ar
cade building received Christmas
presents in the form of rent reduc-
tons of 10 to Is per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
SOCIETY

CContinued from preceding page.l
Mr.. W. o. Barnes. whose residence
at 1909 Topeka boulevard, was partial
" destroyed by fire recently, has taken
rooms at $40 Topeka boulevard.
y + y
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2. Slaughter. 3l3
Woodlawn avenue, will have as dim
ror guests tonight, Mrs. VIM. Anthony
and daughter. Mrs. VIM. Bauman
from San Diego. California, Miss Nell
Anthony and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lake
and Miss Doris Lake from Chicago,
Illinois
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Nelson will
have a Christmas dinner on Sunday
for: Mr. and Mrs. ]. +. Tamblyn and
daughter Vera Mr.. and Mrs. d. c.
Tamblyn, Mrs Ora Woody. Mr.. Roy
Gardner. Mr. Bert kesterson Of Kan Kan
sas City, Mrs. W. J. Caughey Of Desh-
Ter. Neb., Mr.. Gordon Lancaster and
Jean Maurine Nelson.
X x
Notes and Personal Mention
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dillon will
leave today to spend the Christmas
holidays with Mrs. Dillon's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 3. Reynolds of Kan
sas City. Mr.. Dillon will return home
on Tuesday but Mrs. Dillon will re-
main in Kansas City until after New
ears.
Mrs. c. G. Colburn sustained pain
full injuries from a recent fall and is
confined to her bed at the home of her
father. Mr. j. Z. Davis.
HemstitchiHg. Baers Hat shop
Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII J. Miller are holi-
day guests of Mrs. Miller's parents. DR..
and Mrs Charles Huffman of Column
bu-. Kan.
Mr.. Clarence sleeper of Wichita
will sDend the holidays with his
brother. Mr.. Jack Sleeper and Mrs.
Sleeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. p J. CIevenger will
leave today to spend Christmas with
their son, Mr.. r. {. Clevenger and his
family in Wichita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angelys Burch have
returned from their honeymoon trip.
Mrs. Julia Brown. who has been in
Denver for the past three months, will
arrive soon to spend the Christmas
holidays with relatives in Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Fox of
Marysville. Ohio. are here visiting Mr..
FoX's brother. Mr.. Fred c. Fox. and
Mrs. Fox. Mrs. L. II. Baldwin of Hor-
ton will arrive tonight TO spend
christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. w. Donaldson of
Colorado Springs are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. L. Thompson.
Furs remodeled. Baer's Hat Shop.
ADV.
Mr. and Mrs. r. W. Diffenderfer
and family. Atlanta. Ga, are spending
the holidays here with friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Diffenderfer formerly made
their home here. He is now travelling
passenger agent for the Santa Fe with
headquarters at Atlanta.
DR.. James G. Stewart of Topeka and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Report Two Above at SaIlna.

Salina, Kan, Dec PA tempera =
ture of two above zero with clear skies
and a cold northwest wind this morn
ing dispelled hopes of a white Christ
mas here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23
{. ". SINCLAIR TO Be
LAUNCHED SATURDAY
Fourth Tanker Built at HarIan's
for Sinclair Consolidated
Oil Company.

Next Saturday afternoon at 2.45 the
6.900-ton oil carrier +. w. Sinclair. will
be launched at the Harlan plant of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,
Ltd. Miss Kathleen Virginia Sinclair
of Tulsa, Oklahoma. the fifteen-year-old
daughter of Vice-President f. w. Sim
clair of the Sinclair Consolidated OIL Co.
viii sponsor the big vessel. A party Of
60 officials of the oil company and their
friends will attend the launching cere-
monies. arriving from New York In n
special car at lilo Saturday morning.
y Prior TO the launching a luncheon will
be given the party by General Manager
+. B. Germain of the Harlan plant.
at the Wilmington Country Club.
The Il. w. Sinclair is the Fourth ship
that Harlan has contributed to the Sin
clair fleet. The other oil carriers which
we're Harlan-buit are the Eugene v.
r. Thayer. the Albert +. Watts and tho
+. r. Kemp. The Thayer and Watts
were 10.600-ton types. while tho Kemp
and Sinclair have q deadweiTht carry
ing capacity OF $500 tons. The Sinclair
is a single screw steamer 3oI feet s
inches long. Her width is SO feet, depth
.2S feet and draft % feet 3 inches. A
vertical. inverted. triple expansion en-
gine. capable OF producing 3.200 horHe
power. will propel the new boat. Three
Scotch marine boilers will generate
steam working pressure OF 100 pounds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23
the results of your Investigations along
with the qoltrca of poy,o

the results of your Investigations along
with the source of same.
In connection with this proposed in
vesugaton would advise that you use
every available means to get this in
formation. even resorting to defamation
or all labor organizations If necessary.
Trusting that this matter is fully
understood by all concerned and that
you expedite this matter, as the informa-
ton desired is to be used informally in
any conference that we may call with
the representatives of the employees.
MIR. Atterbury promptly questioned
the authenticity of the letter. e. T.
Whittier. Chairman of the Association of
Railroad Executives. after calling Mr..
Geer by telephone. stated that the st.
Louis Official denied that he ever wrote
such letter.
THE letter was withheld from the
boards records pending evidence on it's
authenticity. II is probable that Mr.
Geer will be called as a witness at a
later date. Mr. Walsh sought to show
that the alleged attack on the unions
was intended TO destroy employees allie
glance to the unions. so that when the
wage conference was called these men
would not adhere to the union"
In answer to another query. Mr.. At
lterbury declared:
mfr. Walsh. if there is one thing
have tried to impress upon this board IL
is that these working rules"-holding
up a copy-"are restrictive of produc-
ton in every way
Mr.. Walsh thereupon conceived the
idea that Mr.. Atterbury wanted to take
back that statement. The witness was
certain he did not.
You dc not want TO take Il BACK be-
cause you said it once?" suggested Mr..
Walsh.
Not at ALL" replied the witness but
because / believe it ] believe | can
find a restrictive clause in every rule in
the national agreement.
MIR. Walsh asked Mr.. Atterbury to
name what labor leaders were trying to
force syndicalism on this country. Mr.
Atterbury mentioned William 2. Foster
who was secretary of the committee
which directed the steel strike. and pro-
duced a copy of Fosters book on syn
dicalism and started TO read from IT,
Upon objection from Commissioner
Hunt he refrained from reading from
the book
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23
supper nj Hilicrest VI. f.. Church.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Hillcrest
NJ +. Church will give a supper In the
basement Of the church on Thursday
evening. for tho benefit Cf the parson-
age fund. The first supper will be serv~
ed at O'Clock and the last at s Every
body is invited
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23
Exquisitely Charming Modes
Brilliant Spring Shades

Soft aristocratcoong creations n The ovet chsrsc.
With feminine and dainty collars and baqdue and typical Partisan
arrangements Of gdles skirts and sleeves IN the best q
and utmost refinement
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23


I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23

Come early and pick yours! You will
see new box coats. ripple coats. belted
coats and all the other distinctive 1921
features.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-17

thu funeral of her husband. today
totAled $3.50.
The FUND. opened June 4, on June 10
totsIed $s5.5e
Since that date the following CON
tributions TO the fund have been re-
ceived by the Munsey Trust Company;
Miss Alma L. Hopper. 81; X.
Knesi's Sons, So: A. Brother, ~:
George H. Ward, 81: &c. A. w. 81 T;
Herbert r. Hudgins, OF the Indian
Head Pharmacy. Indian Head. Nd, 80:
an anonymous contribution of 81 |:
Charles p. Furing. IS. and ''Negria S.
&c. A. w." in making the contribu-
ton, wrote:
Just a bit to boost the fund along
You'll probably hear from me again.
Here's wishing that grand old LADY
the best, and I'm hoping many will
rally to her aid.
Mr.. Hudgins writes: 1T 10 with
pleasure l send my check for IS to
assist an old lady in her troubles.
trust she will receive enough money 70
pay on all her debts and have left
enough TO keep her from want fhe