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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
Topeka's Firemen Of Nearly
Forty.Five Years Ago.
Tobias Billings q Character Of
That Time.
TOOK Is MINUTES FOR STEAM
Engine Was Slow in Its Pro-
duction Of Pressure.
Saturday Afternoon Event ON
Kansas Avenue.

A most interesting communication,
dealing with the history of the orig
inal fire department in Topeka near
ly As years ago, has been received
from j. w. Hughes Of New York.
former Topekan. and at this time
successful dealer in physicians and
surgeons apparatus. Mr.. Hughes tells
of the days when Tobias Billings was
"chief" of the fre department in To-
peka and the incidents preliminary to
the official capacity Of the late George
o. Wilmarth.
II notice that in your obituary of
the late George o. Wilmarth the
statement is made that Mr. Wilmarth
was Topeka's first fire marshal You
are in error. Tobias Billings was the
first fire marshal Topeka ever had.
''In 1870 the city purchased an old
secondhand Silsby rotary hre engine.
a hose reel and hose and a hook and
ladder truck. A volunteer fire de-
partment was organized, and Tobias
was appointed to lead the newly Gre
ated body of fire fighters. The first
headquarters were in the old G. o.
Knowles blacksmith shop, located on
the west side of Quincy street and on
the south side Of the alley between
Fifth street and Sixth avenue. There
Tobias gave the boys their first les
sons on the subject Of fire fighting.
Fate Of Old Tobias.
'Tt was Tobias custom to have
practice drills every Saturday after
noon on Kansas avenue. and it was
on one Of these occasions that Tobias
sealed his own fate as fire marshal. 1t
was a fit of excitement, combined
with a slip OF the tongue, that fel1ed
him and attached to him a double
nickname that will be remembered by
all old settlers who read the Daily
Record the next day.
'Chief Tobias, who weighed some
thing near three hundred pounds, on
all drill occasions ran in front of the
boys az they drew the fire apparatus
by hand, all dressed in the brightest
Of red flannel shirts, with black
enamel leather belts and heads be-
decked with heavy leather fire he'll
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
science and art. Tho party will whit
Tripoh from April 20 10 May 10 and
then tour the colony.

600th anniversary Of the death Of
Dante the Italians are renewing their
intimacy with his writings. Dante, In
Italy IL almost a national god. ana 20
far IL his alteration carried that when
which had Dante ~ its hero, the tall
ans rose a. ono man to protest against
the destruction Of their idol.
In the historic house and tower
which the Count Anguil1ara bui1t in
Dante. Senator Paouuale villar1, who
is famous a. q student OF the great
poets life and works. has begun q
series Of lectures on the Father Of the
Italian LANGUAGE"
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28

1678-ShoemAlxer'sb boy.
1879-Apprentico to . designer.
1880-Cabin boy on . steamer.
1888-Worker in q manufactory of
biscuits.
18S4-Porter.
1SS6-Baker's boy.
1886-Dummy In q village theater.
1S87-Fruit seller.
1SS8-Attempted suicide.
1889-RailWay employee.
189O-C1erk to an advocate.
1S91-Operative In . salt mill: later
vagabond.
1ss2-wrote the first novel-Makar
Cindra.
1so3-Celebrity and riches.
The sporting page along American
lines has lately become q feature of
italian newspapers. Most Of the jour-
mails are giving up q whole page or
more every day to sport While de-
void of baseball or football gossip
the pages deal extensively with avia.-
ton. automobiling. bicycle racing. and
rowing and swimming.
A subject Of current discussion IL q
proposed trip to the new italian colony
in Africa, members of the Italian
touring club planning to join with
members of the Agricultural society
and the Venetian association of the
studies Of the antique in an excursion
whose aims will combine pleasure.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
Officially He Is Still in Banish-
ment at Capri.
HE IS Dnn6 Of CONSUMPTION
His Presence in Cars Do
minion Generally q Secret.
Government Guarding Against
Popular Demonstration.

Rome, Feb. 2S.-Maxim Gorky is
back in Russia after eight years exile.
perhaps to die of consumption before
another summer, his physicians say.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

handled BY hand. Ten men do the
work Of one in our country. where
horsepower or machinery il used. Yet
this keeps the poor employed, who
otherwise would face starvation and be
q menace 10 the country. as well ss IN
dire distress themselves.
What Of the futurel Every foot Of
tillable soil is utilized now, and u
furnishes q bare substance. With forty
million people in q territory the size Of
about three Of our states, and but 60
per cent Of the land tillable. the popu-
lation is increasing at the rate Of l.
400, 600 a year. The newly acquired
territory Of Korea and FormOsa will be
but a short respite. II is but natural
that the United States possessions in
the Pacific as we'll as the west coast Of
our country, would solve the problem
Of taking care Of the future genera
tions Of the little brown men.
A. ID. Nee.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19


The word He'll here
Is Gehenna in the Greek. Primarily,
this is the name of the valley outside
Jerusalem into which offal was cast
for utter destruction, and into which
the yilest criminals were cast after ex-
ecuti0n-not to torment them, but to
imply that there was no future for the
wicked. Jesus used Gehenna as a type
of the Second Death, the portion of all
who inteligently, deliberately, sin
against knowledge.
AS Gods people become intimately
acquainted with Him and realise that
He Is the Friend of all who love right
eousness, their love for Him in
creases. AS God forgets not the spar
rows, 50 He will not forget them
Even a hair of their heads could not
be injured without His knowledge and
permission Everything He permits to
come to His children will work out for
them some blessing.
Confess Me Before Men,
Jesus words were addressed to His
disciples, not to the masses. None
could deny Him who had never ac-
knowledged Him. Whoever processes
to be His disciple. and then ignores
the Masters teachings, misrepresents
Him, denies Him, and will not share
in the glorious presentation of the
Bride, in the end of this Age
The masses, of course, were in doubt,
Some even derided Jesus. saying that
He had a devil and was mad The
Master declared that such misunder-
standings and SANDER were quite for
givable If done ignorantly. But when
some went beyond this, and declared
that His good works were accomplish
ed through Satanic power, they were
committing inexcusable sins, which
could not be passed over.
The Masters teachings were purity
itself. His conduct, His sayings and
His miracles were all good works.
Only wilful perversity could attribute
these to Satan. The fact that they
would never be forgiven does not sig.
Nifty, however. that the vilifiers were
lost. They would suffer punishment
proportionate to their wilfulness. If the
punishments bring reformation, well
and good; If not, their course will
eventuate In utter destruction-the Sec
ond Death.
Few subjects are less understood
than the sin against the Holy Spirit.
The word spirit here stands for infu-
ence, power The spirit of Satan is
the power, influence, adverse to God
and righteousness. The spirit of Truth,
the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, rep
resents Divine influence, power. Each
individuals responsibility is proper
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19


Spirit of God and the spirit of Satan
Sin has wrought death, not merely to
mans body, but to his mind his con-
science. Ability to discern between
right and wrong therefore varies. Ad-
ditionally, some have opportunities for
Instruction more than others. The
world in general knows not God, and
hence could not sin against the Holy
Spirit to degree punishable with the
Second Death.
The Lords faithful followers were
to expect that amongst their tribula-
tions would be false accusations which
would bring them before magistrates
fhe disciples usually unlearned. would
feel great trepidation in the presence
Of educated officials. They were to
know. however. that the Lords bless
ing would be upon them, and were to
commit all 10 Him. Nothing In this
implies that Christian ministers should
not study their subject - Tim. 2:15
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

daughter Miss Gertrude moved to this
city 50 she could pursue aer musical
studies. His other daughter is q stem
ogrspher employed In the eHthrologieal
department Of the Oregon Agricultural
College. Mr.. Irwin likes Oregon and
win probably remain here the remain
der Of his life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19
What Cures
Eczema? +?

We have had so many Inquiries lately
regarding Eczema and other skin dis
eases. that We are glad to make our
answer public. After careful inyesiiga-
tion We have found that a simple wash
Of oil Of Wintergreen. as compounded
IN u. y. y. Prescription. can be relied
upon. We would not make this state
ment. 10 cur patrons. friends and neigh
bors unless We were sure Of it-and
although there are many sO-called Ee-
zema remedies sold. We ourselves un-
hesitatingly recommend d. d. 4. Pre-.
scription.
Drop into our store today, Just TO talk
over the merits OF this wonderful Pre-
scription.
kerr & CASS, Druggists
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

Luke 12:1-12-Feb. u.
''WAos0eter shall ooHfess Ne before men. Ais'
sA0H fAs Sos Of Man also eOHfess befors
the ANGELS Of Cody g.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

II. NJ. Irwin, who owns ranch in
the Oak Grove district, where he has
resided since he came to Oregon, and
who is spending this winter in Salem
with his daughter. recently wrote for
the 0regonian bis reminiscene es OF the
Gettysburg speech Of Mr.. Lincoln. He
was on the staff of Harrisburg paper
at the time. lie is probably the
only surviving newspaper man who
reported the memorable address. The
article. a dispatch from Salem to the
0regonian, is given below.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

kerr & CAss, Druggists
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

Sunday, Jan, Is, 1914.
Land was sighted early this morning
when we passed a lighthouse ON an
island off the Japanese coast. Ii sure
looked good. A couple of hours later
the main land became visible: also
numerous crafts of all kinds, especially
funny ooSing fish boats, and 10y noon
we were opposite tall lighthouse,
near which the North Dakota went on
the rocks a couple of years ago, and
still lies bereath the water at that
point. We are due to anchor in the
harb1r at Yokohama at 8 O'Clock this
afternoon, in time for inspection of
health officers and customs, so that we
will 90 ashore tonight, four days late,
owing to the continual head winds aud
storms. 1htre sre no wharfs here or
in many of the Oriental ports, and we
will anchor a mile from shore, going
ashore in small craft of various kinds.
The weather is mild about the same
as the Oregon coast All are feeling
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

tionate to his en-
lightenment. The
mentally and NOR
ally blind b av e
comparatively little
responsibility, be-
cause they do not
appreciate clearly
the distinctions be-
tween the spirit Of
Truth and the spir-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19
iH EHEfdROKEYN>
MlABERNACLE
GOOD CONFESSION VS.. BAD CON-
FEssIoN.
-BIBEEs EssTuDroN -
: f2;f- t2-Feh. q.

FEssIoN.
Luke f2;f-t2-Feh. a.
''WAosoeper shall coMfess Ne before men. his
shall fAs eoH Of Man also o0Hfess befors
the angels Of GOd.-F.a
:" LARGE crowd surrounded the
- Savior. anxious TO heer Him.
Jesus addressed His disciples,
saying. Beware We OF the
leaven Of the Pharisees. which is by
pocrisy." Here, as elsewhere In His
teachings. Jesus used leaven as a sym
bol Of an evil influence. We know slOt
one instance In which leaven is used
to represent anything good or pure.
Jesus declared that the hypocrisies
practised by the Pharisees were leav-
en-. sin. communicating His disciples
should be honest sincere, pure. free
from cant and deception. He declared
that ultimately all hypocrisies and sins
will be uncovered. Undoubtedly He
meant that during His Kingdom the
secrets of mankind will be exposed.
No doubt this will constitute the basis
Of the shame which will be the punish
ment of many, as foretold.
Fear Not Persecution.
Jesus intimated that honesty OF life
would bring His followers persecution
from hypocrites: but that they should
not fear, even though it resulted IN
their death The
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19

life worth consid-
ering is the ever
lasting one which
eventually may be
attained through
the merit of Jesus
sa crifice. They
should have no fear
OF man. but fear
lest they be sepa-
rated from God.
Fear Him who
after He hath kill
ell hath power to
cast into He'll. "
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12


Churches to Aid Unemployed.
New York. Dec. 12.--MOre than 1000
churches in New York city have COM
bined forces to help meet the problems
of the unemployed in this city curing
the winter. The movement was inaug-
urated by the New York Federation OF
Churches,
Sheen, Cattle and Cotton Meal Imported.
Kraft & Madero imported Thursday
500 sheep and SIS head of cattle at the
mort of Ell Paso. Thirteen cars of
cotton seed cake were also imported
Thursday.
DR.. Deadly, 31S Mills Bldg" phone 2224,
spec attention diseases women; surgery
DR.. Cnthcart X-ray laboratory re-
moved to 80 Rob-Ban Bldg. Phone $50.
DR.. Morford, moved to 21S Mills Bldg.
Southern Society Gives Ball.
Washington, D. c. Dec. 12.-Secre-
tary and Mrs. Bryan We're guests OF
honor Friday night at the international
reception and ball given under the aus
pices Of the Southern society of wash
ington. Diplomatic, official and rest
dent members of the society attended.
A distinctive southern setting com
posed of tropical plants, cotton Dolls
and foliage had been arranged Tor the
occasion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
GERMANS REJOICE OVER
DESTRUCTION OF TERROR"

Berlin, Germany, Dec IA small
French aeroplane-the "Bauerns-
chrech," which translated means the
peasants"-is no more and great is the
rejoicing thereat among one wing of
the German army which it had dis
turbed much.
For a long period, every evening
about 8 o'clock, the machine used to ap-
pear over the trenches south Of Reims
drop just one bomb, which never failed
to scatter death and destruction, and
then disappear. German aviatOrS as
cended repeatedly and made futile at
tempts TO bring down the dangerous
visitor. It was evident that the ma
chine carried a murderOus machine
gun and that its occupants were no
mean marksmen.
Every aviator who pursued the
"BauernsGhreck" sought eagerly the
honor of bringing it down, and as
result of bravery shown in pursuit one
non commissioned officer won an iron
cross but lost his life. After being
shot through the hips by a gun in the
French machine, he Continued to pilot
a German aeroplane for nine miles.
Finally a reserve artillery captain
evolved new base for a hOwitzer, so
constructed as to permit great eleva-
ton and rapid change of objective and
the second shot from it finished the
Bauernschreck. Both occupants were
charred and mutilated beyond recog
milton. It could only be told that one
was an officer and the other a civilian.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
ALTA VISTA FOLKS
HAVE FAMILY FEED

Alta Vista's first family dinner Fri
day night was attended by more than
500 members of the Alta Vista I'm
provement club, their families and
friends. The dinner was served in the
big concrete school house and a dance
was held after the dinner and speak
ing.
The Improvement club has been tax
ing an active part in the civic affairs
of the suburban section and the dinner
was planned as a get together meeting
for all of the residents of the district
extending from Piedras street to Gov
eminent Hill
Mayor c. E. Kelly. alderman Ben
Levy and W. S. Clayton attended the
meeting as the guests of the club.
Mayor Kelly made a talk in which he
said that he wanted to see the $50,00O
appropriated for charging the Alta
Vista school building and said he
would urge bond issue to secure the
money. He said the club was doing
much to advertise that section and
said the progressive spirit shown by
the club was doing much for the up
building of the city. Aldermen Clay
ton and Levy also spoke
Crawford Harvie, president of the
club, made the address of welcome and
told of the accomplishments Of the Al
ia Vista club and invited all residents
of the district to join.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

Precipitation last "a hours Qnchl.
Weather at s a. m.....,,...--I
Lowest temp. last night.
EIFuhaef vrauFardazr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
MONEY AND METALS.
NEW YORK MARKET.


CBy Associated Press).
New York. Dec. 12-Closing; Mercantile
paper. ~ @41k.
Bar silver. 49H.
Mexican dollars, 3S4.
Government bonds. steady
Railroad bonds, firm
Copper. firm Electrolytic. 13.12k 612.25;
casting. 12.S7iz G13.0O.
Tin. firm; 5 ton lots, 1926 33-75i 25 ton
lots, 1926 a 1900.
Lead, steady; 3.7593.S
Spelter, firm; 5.70G $50.
No ., 1925 G1475; No. 1 southern, 1425 q
1875: No. 2. 1925 614-75.
London Markets.
London, Eng, Dec 1.-THE London met
ais market closed as follows;
Lead. 49, SIS.
Spelter f2S SIS.
Spot copper. $50. So, ds; futures EST,
SIT, de.
Spot tin. f147; futures. E146.
st. Louis Lead and Spelter.
st. Louis. No, Dec. LEAD dull, S.S11 Il.
Spelter firm, 5.5O95.65.
THE LOCAL MARKET
Mexican currency. 20.
Mexican pesos Gel Paso buying price, 40.
Villa currency. II; Carranza currency,
17& Chihuahua currency, III.
FL PasO Smelter Quotations.
Corrected Daily.
Pig lead, $50.
Bar silver Handy s Harmon quota
tion) 4sS.
London lead. f1e, SIS.
Copper. wire bars, 1880.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
Huerta Says His Sword
Is Not For Villa; Bitter
Against Mexican Leaders

New York, Dec 12-In a cable mes
sage from Barna, Spain, Victoriano HUI
erta, former president of Mexico. does
not mince words in denouncfne his old
enemies. Madrid dispatch from a
Constitutionalist representative, No
vember %, stated that Huerta was
looking to Villa as his countrv's liner
ator. Huerta says:
THE New York Tribune. November
%, reprOduces a cable message from A
socalled Mexican ConstitutionaIist rem
resentative in Spain that 1 offered nv
fortune and sword to Villa. I want to
make known that the one who origin
ated that statement is a vinainous liar
and I sOlemnly declare that I can never
have dealings with Carran3a. the four-
flusher: Zapata, the highwayman. nor
with Villa, the jailbird I am at pres
eEt living in Europe in a hospitabIe
country, completely away from Mexican
politics. However, the statements from
some people who are dishOnorinp our
country here in Europe are so absurd
that 1 consider it imperative to state
again that the person who has given
such information to the American peo-
pie is a villainOus liar. I will appre-
ciate the publication Of this. nv EN-
phatic statement"
Signed, 'VictOriano Huerta"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
-FOUR MAY SEEK
To HEAD DOCTORS
Final Session Considers Of
ficers; Albuquerque May
Get Next Meeting.

Phvsicians and surgeons OF the south
west will elect their officers selecI
the next meeting place ana auJOuIH
the Southwest Medical and Surgical as
ISOLATION convention this evening, after
being in session here since thursday.
Dr. J. 2. Bacon, of Miami, Ariz:, Dr.
r. E. Mcbride of Las Cruces, y NJ,
DR.. J. R. Gilbert, of Alamogordo' n.
NJ. and Dr. A. NJ. Tuth1l or Morencl,
AI-iz are being urged by their friends
to permit their names to be mentioned
before the convention at the final ses-
sion for the presidency Of the asso-
citation.
Arfz are being considered as the next
meeting place although number of
the visiting physicians favor FL Paso
because of its central location. AlDu-
uuerque is considered TO have the best
chance of being selected. me FL Paso
rbvsfcians will decline to vote on the
Selection of The meeting place. They
say that, while they will be glad to
entertain the association next year,
they do not wish to be in the position
of working for the convention but pre-
fer that other cities IN the southwest
be given the honor.
the meeting was taken up with the
reading Of a number of papers on tu-
berculOsis.
A smoker was given the visiting doc
a j
Friday evening by the Ell PasO doctors.
Clinics were held in the hospitals
Saturday morning.
Wide Range Of Subjects Covered.
A wide range of Medical subjects has
been covered during the convention
one of the most important and timely
of these was vaccination In discuss
ing this. DR.. r. T. Herrendin, Of the
Copper Queen dispensary at Bisbee,
said: The old adage that prevention
is better than cure, is no more surely
demonstrated than through VAGINA
ton. Smallpox was a scourge that for
years claimed hundreds Of victims,
through death or Disagreement for
life.
THE winter months are the best in
which to have vaccination made This
is for the reason that, at this time of
the wear. the serum used is in far better
condition than in warm weather, when
it often fails to act. The serum has
been standardized and its application
has been made so cheap and so sim
pie that there is no reason why every
one should not only be vaccinated but
vaccinated often.
Vaccination Every Three Years Best.
There is no regular time as regards
the necessity Of revaccination. In
some cases, when a child is vaccinated,
the vaccination will last for life. As a
general rule, however, it is good plan
to be vaccinated about every three
years.
Except at Clifton. Ariz., where a
number of eases have been reported,
there is comparatively little smallpox
in the southwest. It is undoubtedly
true that the unsettled conditions in
Mexico that have existed for the past
three years has caused more than the
average number of cases of smallpox
along the border, due to the large in
flux of Mexicans. For this reason per-
sons living along the border should
certainly be vaccinated and be sure
that their vaccinations are still in
shape to render them immune If a per
son has a good vaccination he is en-
tirely immune from contracting the
disease"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
MRS. LURTEY is RELEASED
ON BOND UPON HER ARRIVAL

Detective J. J. Hausinger returned
Friday night from Hot Springs, Ark,
bringing with him Mrs. Eta Lurtey'
under Indictment here. Saturday morn
ing Mrs. Lurtey gave $1,000 bond and
was released.
Detective Hausinger left Ell Paso 10
days ago. The governor Of Arkansas.
he states, did not refuse Gov. Colquitt's
request for the requisition, but had
been asked by Mrs. Lurtey's attorneys
to grant them a hearing. Later the
grant the requisition. as his client was
willing to return to Ell Paso. The gov
ernor complied with the request and
detective Hausinger then went to Hot
Springs and left there Tuesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
England Is Sending Many
Soldiers Home on Visits;
Is Surprise to Families

Aldershot Eng. Dec. las the re
suit of recent orders given by Sir John
French, the families Of regular troops
stationed here have been delightfully."-
surprised by visits from relatives di-
rect from the front. These men are
given leave from the trenches and
most Of them elect to spend the tina
with their families.
Wives of sergeant majors, who de-
SPARED of seeing their husbands be-
fore the end of the war, have been sur.
prised by the receipt of kilograms from
seaports informing them of the home
coming. These husbands arrive look
ing as spick and span as when they
marched away to the war, for the men
are selected from the regiments which
have been moved to the rear Of the
battle line to give the soldiers a chance
to clean up and receive fresh uniforms.
1t is expected that later whole units
will be given holidays and the soldier
in the trenches, according to one Off
GER just returned from the front, has no
roster anticipation than the prospect
of an afternoon at a football game fol-
lowed by the evening at a music hall.