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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09

superintendent Wilson is recon-
mended by Chancellor Frank Strong OF
the state university, Charles H. Judd
head of the school of education of the
University of Chicago, and other prom
inent educators, as being a broad
minded man we'll fitted for the position.
He will receive a salary of $4,000 a
year; Superintendent Starr has been
receiving $3.50.
There were many applicants for the
position but none was as highly recon-
mended as Superintendent Wilson &.
B. Van Horn, chairman of the teachers
committee of the board of educa ton
said: We have procured the services
of one of the biggest educators in the
west The salary we expect to pay MIN
is low when the f1attering recommends
tions we have received are taken into
consideration
In the choice of a superintendent the
board got the names of three lead1ns
superintendents of five states and then
asked the educat ional department OF
the state university. assisted by Chan
cellor Strong, to select the three with
the highest rating. Superintendent
Wilson was one of the three.
DR. Strong wrote as follows concern
ing Superintendent Wilson:
Mr.. Wilson ranks among the first
% city superintendents of the whole
country. I wish to congra tulate the To-
peka board of education in bringing
Superintendent H. B. Wilson into Kan
sas There is no greater service city
can do than this importation of man
of deserved reputation and ideas When
a superintendent stands out beyond
the important mastery of complex de-
tails of the modern city school super
and uses his whole school
system in successful exploitation OF
science. he becomes a marked profess
sional man. Mr.. Wilson has done this
for both the high schools and grades
of Decatur
Superintendent Wilson has been at
the head of the Decatur schools for six
years. Previously he held similar
years He is a native of the state of
Indiana.
Superintendent Wilson is the author
of numerous valuable books of an
educational nature. The following
books are included in the list: "A
Course in Nature Study for the Com
mon Schools of Indiana School Gar
den Work in Indiana THE Value of
Physical Training in Modern Educa-
tom" 1.-THE Problem of Professional
Training for High School Teachers"
THE Possibility of Training Children
to Study The Beginning of Medical
Promotion of PupiIs;'' THE Motiva-
ton of Children's Work in Elementary
Schools" Some Things a Normal
School Seeks to Do for It's Students;
Grammar Grades in Central Build
ings:'' THE Cooperative Method of
the Course of Study" (his
thesis at Bryson library,
Columbia university, n. W
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
STUDENTS STUDY WAR
Responses From Many Colleges to
Government Invitation.

Washington, June about TWEEN
ty schools and universities already
have signified their intention of send
ing students to attend the military
instruction camps to be held under
the auspices of the war department
at Gettysburg National park, Penn
sylvania, from July Z to August Is,
next, and at the Presidio, Monterey,
Cal, from July 1 to August s, in
elusive. A hundred colleges were in
vited to participate.
Il have been very much pleased
and gratified." said Secretary Garri-
son, with the interest shown by the
college students and the encourage
ment given by school men throughout
the department new and original
plan of college student camps of in
struction in military science. 1t
shows plainly the immense current of
patriotism beneath the surface still
running strong and pure. There are
few people who would not stand
ready to serve their country in case
of need, but 1t takes a little higher
sort of patriotism and a greater in
sight into actual needs to give up six
weeks of the priced vacation period
to military training.
Modern wars are short. Prepar-
edness and organization are the con-
trolling factors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
EVERY DAY IS TAG DAY
State Sending Out 1000 Auto Tags a
Day Now.

Beginning today 10000 tags will be
mailed each day to Kansas automobile
owners who have made applications for
licenses under the new state motor
car. Incense law. At the present time
there are more than 1000 applications
for licenses on file in the office of Sec
rotary of State Charles Sessions and
each mail brings news applications.
A force of eight men ere now kept
busy handling this new work. The
state automobile license law has great
" increased the work in the secretary
of states Office and a steady force of
extra clerks will be employed to look
after the work in this new department.
A. the present time there are between
5000 and 10000 automobiles and about
5000 or 5000 motorcycles in the state.
The automobile license is s. a year and
the motorcycle license is 81. Money
received from these state licenses will
go into the permanent road fund of the
counties or townships in which the cars
are owned. after deducting Is per cent
for cost of tags and expense or ma11-
ing and preparing records
The new law is effective July 1, but
before that time the bulk of license
tags for the coming year will be mailed
from the state house. The first ship
ment of tags was received this week
and is now being prepared for mail
ing to automobile owners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
PRICELESS VALUE.
Map of Gettysburg Field Once Worth
Weight in Diamonds.

Washington, June 9.-In recognition
of the coming great celebration on the
battlefield of Gettysburg, the United
States geological survey announced
today that it had purchased map of
the battlefield which it was prepared
to sell to the public at half price The
concession was granted by Secretary
Lane of the interior department The
map shows the territory, about 925
square miles, over which the Federal
and Confederate legions fought.
"Such a map" says the announce
ment, would have been worth a
thousand times its weight in diamonds
to either of the commanding generals
at the battlefield at Gettysburg where
the fate of their great armies and
probably of the Union and the Con-
federacy hung on the issue of a day."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
ZANZIBAR ON WHEELS
Sultan Orders Rollers for All and
Commands Use.

New York. June 9.-Mr and Mrs.
Earl Reynolds, champion roller skaters
of the world, returned from British
East Africa on the steamer Mauritania,
having set the entire court of the sui
tan of Zanzibar on wheels.
According to Mrs. Reynolds the sui
tan was so tickled by her exhibition
of roller skating that he Immediately
ordered skates for every member of
the court and commanded them to
skate.
Many of them were very fat and
groggy on their legs" said Mrs. Rey-
nolds. Outside the palace is an in
cline some three or four miles long.
and once the courtiers got started they
could not stop themselves. Some lost
their balance and toppled over, incur
ring the wrath of the sultan who fol-
lowed in an automobile with armed
guards. The guards were told to prod
the courtiers who stopped with their
spears and when we left, after a three
weeks stay, the court was still roller
skating
During their two years tour Mr.. and
Mrs. Reynolds have earned $1,000 a
week They have been decorated by
every king in Europe and on their
arrival Mrs. Reynolds wore her fam
Gus $4,000 hat. made of birds of para
disc and diamonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
PAUPERS AT BALL.
Evicted Tenants Go to Ball in Wheel
barroW-Are Aided.

Paris, June Georges Cochon,
secretary of the Tenants League, has
again drawn attention in novel man
ner to the misfortuneS of evicted ten
ants. With a family of four who had
been turned out of their home, taking
their belongings on a barrow, he went
to the Moulin Rouge when the ball was
at it's height and endeavored to in
stall them in the hall.
He was accompanied by musicians
whose purpose was to make discordant
noises. The dance orchestra was 81
fenced and Cochon made a speech an
nouncing he would take up a collec-
ton for his proteges. Moved by pity
and much amusement at the method,
the spectators gladly contributed to
enable the evicted family to find shell
ter and start life anew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09

and that they may be more faithful
than ever if possible
To Mills Co.:
The members of the Woman s
Commercial club note with great joy
the fact that you have voluntarily
adopted the minimum wage, and We
wish to thank you for your action in
the matter
I'VE assure you that you will realize
from the patronage that we may be
able to bring you, that we are in ear
nest when we say that we thank you.
We shall use our influence to try to
interest the girls in giving their best
service in their positions to make
good -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
The Art of
Advertising.

A writer in a current publica-
ton says of the preparation and
construction of advertising copy:
mo feature calls for better art
work, more faultless wording, more
painstaking care of detail than does
advertising. The necessity for say
ing much in few words and for
presenting facts strikingly has de-
veloped among those making
profession of writing advertise
ments a clear and forceful use of
English that might be studied with
profit by the best WRITER'S
Did that phase of advertising
ever occur to you as you read the
ads in The State Journal.
It's surprising how much real
knowledge may be derived from the
advertising matter that appears in
the daily newspaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09

it is expected to come up for a final
hearing. A number of operating COM
panies have already presented their
petitions to the commission for per-
mission to intervene, and for the pur-
pose of giving other operators who may
be interested in the case an opportunity
to intervene and have the entire ques-
ton threshed out at one hearing, the
commission has given until June 16 for
petitions asking for Intervention to be
presented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Accomplishes Dinicult suicide Feat

Anthony. Kan. June 9.-W. Dio Nc
Phee. retired physician. As years old,
hanged himself in his fathers barn
here Sunday morning. He whitfield a
peg, drove it in a hole in a rafter and
passed rope over it. 1t was so low
that he had to voluntarily hold his feet
off the ground to strangle himself. He
had been IL! six years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Another shakeup in Weather Bureau

Washington, June 9--The official
axe fell again in the weather bureau
today for the third time since Willis
L. Moore himself was recently deposed
as chief, because of his activity in try
ing to become secretary of agriculture.
Secretary Houston today suspended,
pending further investigation, Warren
Smith, professor of meteoroIogy, of
Columbus. Ohio; Henry Hersey, gem
eral inspector, Milwaukee; Rosswitte
E. Pollock, section director, Trenton,
n. J., and Norman P Conger, general
inspector, Detroit. Mich.
Thirty-nine heads have now fallen
in the weather bureau, either by depo-
sition, demotion or suspension, as a
result of Moore's alleged misuse of his
position. Two days ago, 81 men were
denoted. Two others were suspended,
pending investigation Previous to
that one of Chief Moore's ieutenants,
Charles r. Burns was denoted
Secretary Houston has decided to
make clean sweep and further action
is looked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
HIGH FIRE STREAM.
Experiments Made From F1fty-Four
Story Skyscraper.

New York, June "a worlds rec
ord in fire protection was established
by an experiment made yesterday in
shooting high pressure streams of wa
ter from the fifty-fourth floor of New
York's highest building. This was
from a height of 767 feet, the test be-
ing made from the buildings indie
pendent standpipe system.
OF the $50 pounds pressure given
the water in the basement over 90
pounds was retained at the fifty
fourth floor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Dedicate Olympic Stadium.

Berlin, June 9.-The next Olympic
games are still three years away. but
the great stadium where the contests
will be held was dedicated. The cere-
monies were honored by the presence
of the emperor, attended by the i'm
perial chancellor. Dr. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. A deputation from the In
ternational Olympic committee also
was present Various sporting socie-
ties to the number of 10000 paraded
from the center of Berlin to the sta
dunn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Announced Danger CooIIy.

Cleveland, June 9.-"I hate to cheat
you folks out of your money! said D.
e. Davidson, manager of a moving
picture theater, as he laughingly faced
an audience, but the cigar store next
door is on fire and while there is not
any danger of it spreading here, we
might as well go out
The audience. directed by Davidson,
filed out of the theater in orderly fash
ion. Ten minutes later the flames in
Vaded the structure. In a short time
it was in ruins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Woman's Commercial Club Pleased

The members of the Women's Com
mercial club have passed resolutions
expressing their appreciation of the
action taken by the mana cement OF
the Crosby Brothers store in adopting
the Saturday night closing plan and
the Mills store in adopting a minimum
wage. The resolutions:
To Crosby Brothers:
THE members of the Woman's
Comm ercial club wish to express their
appreciation Of your action in the mat
ter of closing your store at 6 O'Clock
every night in the week.
I'VE shall try to show you by our
patronage. and the business we may
be able TO turn your way. that we do
appreciate this action. If we can in
any way be of assistance to you. let
US know.
We shall endesivor 70 help the girls
to see that your inte@sts are theirs,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Resolutions in Memory of Morrow

The board of directors of the Kan
sas Children's Home society passed a
resolution at a meeting held In the
Commercial club quarters today ex-
pressing deep sorrow over the death
of the Rev o. S. Morrow, who for years
has been the superintendent of the in
stitution. The resolution also expressed
appreciation of the faithful service that
Rev Mr.. Morrow rendered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
WILSON The MAN.
Decatur, ILL.,, SchooImaster VIII Head
Topeka Schools.

Harry Bruce Wilson. superintendent
of the city schools of Decatur, Ill, will
succeed G. c. Starr as superintendent
of the schools in Topeka, assuming
duties August 1. The choice was made
by the school board at a special meet
ing held Saturday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our relatives and
friends and the Moose for their SYM
pathy and kindness shown us in the
loss OF our son and relative; and also
for the beautiful floral offerings.
MRS. ELIZABETH r. SCHMIDT.
MIR. JACOB SCHMIDT & FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
sedewick oniciaI Dies in colorado.

Wichita, Kan, June 9.-W. E. KeIl-
er, IS years old, county clerk of Sedg-
wick county. died Sunday in Colorado,
where he had gone because of illness.
taken in the case until June %, when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors who were so kind to us dur
ing the sickness and death of father
and husband.
MRS. c. W. PADDOCK
AND CHILDREN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Notes and Personals.

Notes and Personals.
Mr. Norton Lyon of Kansas City.
Mo. has returned home after a visit
to his mother. Mrs Clara Lyon, at
1919 North Kansas avenue.
Miss Gertrude Thompson has re-
turned to Perry, after visit of a
few days with her parents.
Mrs. NJ. F. Wilkinson of Seneca
spent Friday with Misses Clara and
Lou Holman at 1903 North Kansas
avenue.
Mrs S. S. French and two sons.
Sharon and Byron, went to LANCE.
KAN today to visit with Mrs.
French's aunt Mrs. Lambert.
Miss Alice Skinner returned today
from New York City, where she at
tended school last winter, completing
a course in domestic science. On the
way home she visited Washington and
other places along the route.
Mr.. Leon Holman left today for
Estes Park. Colo, where he will at
tend the Washburn Y. NJ. c. A, con-
he will go to Manitou to spend the
summer.
Mrs. F. Robinson of Winfield,
Kan, is visiting her son, Carl Robin
son, at 12O East Laurent street.
Miss Stella Holman and Mr.. Hugh
Smith have returned from Holton,
where they spent Sunday visiting with
friends.
]. A. Robinson of Lincoln. Kan.
spent Sunday with his brother, Carl
Robinson.
The Sunday school board of the
Methodist church will meet tonight at
the church at 8 o'clock and a large
attendance is desired, as there is bust
ness of importance to come before the
meeting.
J. c. Snediker has returned from
Concordia, where he went last Fri
day on business.
The friends of Rev. Barrett will be
glad to learn that he is again able
to be down town, today being his
first trip that far.
The choir of the Methodist church
will hold a food sale June 81 at Nc
Cures story SIS North Kansas ave-
nue..
Eleanor and Gertrude Keesee of
Oklahoma are visiting their mother,
Mrs. Keesee, of $50 North Quincy
street.
The official board of the Christian
church will have a meeting Tuesday
evening at the home of Rev Zim-
1923 North Jackson street.
The postoffices of the United States
are counting the mail this week and
weighing everything that goes out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
Regular Prices

fine 10c Gas Nantes -. -25c
Gas Globe, half frosted, each Sc
35c can fine Coffee Csc
Pound cheap Coffee lie
Pound fine Mixed Tea for
icing -3c
Pound pkg. Tea Dust ...... 12c
Yankee Girl Tobacco, S5c plug,
> boxes Matches ........5 sc
> boxes Tooth Picks. Irregular
sc boXes) &c
New Potatoes, peck Is lbs .33c
Sealing Wax for canning. Id. &c
Fine thick Jar Rubbers, doz.6c
That finest Japan Tea, (save
$500 lb. .-.-..-- 4oc
Finest Cider Vinegar in town,
gal. .-...-- -oc
Parafine, Cused much in can
ning,) 15c pkg. $1,000 1Oc
8 bars Ben Hur Soap .-.--. Toe
Large can best 1Oc Milk. SC
15c can Mush, Cline for fry
ing) loo
Can Good Table Peaches .12c
Compound, Id. ........ 10c
Link or bulk Sausage, lb 1871 C
10 bars Silk or Lenox Soap csc
Our fine Bread, for Toe; &c
and Sc
Large pkg. Krinkle Corn Flake,
pkgs. Atlas Oats, always sold
10c) .2oc
Good Common Broom -. 1Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-09
NORTH SIDE news.

Since Gilbert Fenton became presi-
dent of the Topeka Local Union of
Young Peoples Societies the organiZa-
ton has been in a more prosperous
condition than it has been for several
years. Several hundred dollars were
cleared at the entertainment which
the Williams Jubilee Singers recently
gave and part of this money is to be
used for the purpose of establishing
mission in Little Russia" next fall.
The following program will be given
tonight at Garfield park by MarshalPs
band: l. March, "a Deed of the
Pen''-Moret. 2. Selection, Robin
Hood''-R de Koven. g. Saxaphone
solo, Loves Old Sweet Song" (by re-
quest)-Dr. A. H. Marshall 4. Over
ture. Barber of Seville''-Rossini
5. Caprice, Garden of Love''-Mahl.
g. Waltz, Sweet Remembrance"-Arr
st. Clair. T. Descriptive fantasia, I'm
the Clock Store'-Chas. j. Ortiz.
8. March, Pettibones"-Bellste
Helena chapter No. 210 of the East
ern Star will hold a reception to-
morrow night at their hall in honor
of Mrs. Myrtle Suit, who was elected
grand conductor at the grand lodge
meeting held this spring.
The play grounds for the children
will open this morning at Grant
school, the hours from 9 to ~, with
Miss Daisy Crawford as supervisor.
Each afternoon from to Miss
Crawford will be at Quincy school.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-13

passed on in infancy. Those who
survive are Mrs. Albert Robey oil
Adrian, Mrs. Roy Ewing of Eckley,
Colo., Mrs. Elmer Whistler, Mrs. L.
W. Keele, Charles and James D.
Eckert, all of Butler.
Besides wife and six children Mr..
Eckert leaves an only brother, Arthur
Eckert of Eldorado Springs, Mo to
mourn the loss of true husband, a
loving father and brother.
A few months ago Mr.. Eckert be-
came afflicted with a cancer which
resulted in his death on February l.,
1918, being at that time 81 years,
month and Is days of age. During
his sickness and struggle against pain
he showed great patience and forti-
tude under his heavy burden. Be-
lieving, as he did, that Gods way is
best, it enabled him to remain patient
and faithful until the end.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-13
Obituary.

David Eckert was born in Cleve-
land, Ohio, Dec. l6, 1851, growing to
young manhood in that city. He en-
listed at an early age in the 18th u.
$. Infantry serving his country in
that regiment during the reconstruc-
ton period following the Civil War.
On leaving the service Mr.. Eckert
returned to Cleveland whore he re-
sded until 1879 when he came to
MissouriIand settled u 81 Clair coun-
y, where be resided unt1l 1879 Nsssn
he came Ia Batoe coanly and seltlDd
where he reid "a until ~ deaeh. s
NJ. EckeEt - lnalxe 81 NJ
=
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-13
County Court.

Highway engineer authorized to
survey, locate and make estimate of
costs for location of proposed road as
petitioned for S. P. Evans ct al.
Petition of M. V. Owen ct al for
opening and closing certain roads in
section 81, township AZ of range 80
accepted and surveyor ordered to To-
cate and make estimate of costs of
same, provided that sufficient money
be deposited with the treasurer of
Bates county to defray expense Of
same.
Ahlfeld road granted, same to be
put in acceptable condition by the
petitioners, no damage to be allowed
by the county.
Fortner employed as janitor for
second floor of court house to serve
only during the days circuit court is
in session.
Resignation of Geo. Bird, engineer
of Drainage District No. l accepted,
the same to take effect February 7,
1918.
Township trustees make semi-an-
:;.ss..aaii settlements:
Frank Strickland, Prairie.
H. D. Chambers, East Boone.
E. E. Morilla, Pleasant Gap.
O. G. Johnson, Mound.
Lewis Smith, Lone Oak.
Frank Chapman, Grand River.
Lewis Stalker, Walnut.
D. F. Andes, Deer Creek.
AID Waller, New Home.
F. w. Stilwell, Homer.
G. G. Henry, Mt. Pleasant.
Claud Lampkin, Deepwater.
M. H. Reavis, Elkhart
c. F. Perry, Usage. i
Willard Trout, Howard.
j. w. Moles, Shawnee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-13
School Announcement.

There will be a school entertain.
ment and box supper at the Harmony
school house on Friday night, Febru.
airy 81, ats o'clock. The play will
be a railroad station scene entitled
"Jayville Junction. It is a unique
entertainment and promises to be a
good one.
We have had one pie supper and
school program this term. The net
proceeds, amounting to $2l.31, was
used in painting and papering our
house inside and putting in two Sec
tons of black board besides some
other articles needed in our school
work.
Our attendance for the first quar-
ter was an average of Of A while the
second quarter has been cut down
some on account of sickness and cold
weather. 4
We have recently had a spelling
contest oftwo weeks. Those spelling
all the words in this contest were
Lacy Shelton, Walter Noles, Fred.
Nigpley, Lola McElwain, Ruby Nc
Elwain, Isaac Huff, Chester Shetron,
Lonnie Deerwester, Chris Mcclure,
Roy Slower, Colonel johnson, Ernest
% n
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-13

t e m a e weakness,
pain and irregulari-
ties. The pains in
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and / had such
awful bearing down
feelings, W as de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
evre. I had six doc.