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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

TUBERCULOSIS AND CHURCHES
In an effort to ascertain how serious
a problem tuberculosis il to the aver
age church congregation of the United
State. the National Association Tor the
Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis
publishes today q report which shows
snat in nearly 5000 churches in 81 diner
emit states one funeral in every ten ID
due to this single disease. :.
Through a QUESTIONABLE sent out all
over the country. 2.s52 clergymen rep
resenting 1,603, 800 communicates or
practitioners gave replies telling at how
many funerals they ofiiciated for the
year ending August 81, 1914; how many
of these were due to tuberculosis; how
many living cases Of tuberculosis they
now have in their parishes, and now
many communicates or parisnloners.
There were 36,79S deaths from all
causes reported, showing death rate
Of 1884 per 10000 population. which ID
considerably higher than the CORE
spending rate for the entire country,
1887 in 1912. This high death rate ID
probably due to the fact that pastors
Of churches ofiiciate at many funerals
Of others than members or commune
cants, while their membership reports
are taken from actual records.
AS indicating the extent of the tu-
berculosis problem in the average
church the figures show that 1o.S per
cent Of all the funerals reported were
caused by tuberculosis. and that, in
addition to the 1874 deaths from this
disease. the ministers had 4.254 living
cases now under their pastoral super
vision. In one year. therefore. the 3
852 churches were caring for S.04S cases
Of tuberculosis, or an average OF nearly
three for each congregation. The aver
age size Of the congregations was 81,
which would indicate that there is a
case OF tuberculosis developing each
year for every twenty church members.
Because Tuberculosis demands so
much time and money from the
churches. the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis is calling upon all of them
throughout the United States to join
in an educational campaign against
this disease on Tuberculosis Day. which
will be observed during the week Of
November -. = 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
LEAsEHoLDs AND GHOSTS.

In q famous case before the Parlia-
ment of Paris not earlier than 1850,
writes William w. Ackeriy, in the Mo-
vember Case and Comment, the Law
yers' Magazine. it appeared that a
house was let in the suburbs Of Tours,
and that the tenant, being promptly
disturbed by "a noise and routing Of
invisible spirits. which suffered neither
himself nor his family to sleep O.
nights as promptly went to law. The
lower court broke the lease. the haunt
ings being considered insupportable
nuisances. But this he did without let
tiers royal, and the lessons appealed
on the. formal point.
Then the ghost was in for 1t. The
learned counsel for the lessons laughed
at the very idea of noisy spirits, and
cited jean of Arc. and quoted from
Plato, lPhilo. Judaeus, Empedocles. Mar
Gus Aurelius. Tertulliari. Qpintilian. and
Dioscorides as antf-ghost authorities.
He concluded that the tenant and hia
and suggested that they should CON-
suit physician. and not a solicitor; or.
granting that the house was haunted.
that they should appeal to the clergy.
and not to the law. Naturally the ten
ants advocate did not appreciate his
adversarys sense or humor, and told
him SO. He, too, called upon the an:
clients for assistance. citing Pliny. Plut-
arch, Suetonius, Ovid, the Fathers, and
whom else 90 you suppose? Why, none
other than the self-same Plato. whom
his adversary had quoted SO xlibIy to:
the contrary. Obviously that philosophic
one, like many of our courts. either
overlooked, or found good reason for
Overruling. a former decision; or else
he was an equitable soul and wished
to satisfy both parties! Anyway. how
ever. 1t seems that the lower court was
reversed, and the poor tenant, of
course. had to endure his unwelcome
cotenant. or pay the full terms rent
and Vacate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
FLORIDA LAND CASE.
1t Il Called for Trial in Federal Court
At X. C.

E. c. Chambers, president. and four
alleged agents of the Chambers Land
company. charged with having used
the mails to defraud and promote a
conspiracy, was called in the federal
court here today. The defendants In
addition to Mr.. Chambers are: The
Rev. Albert e. GammaGe, Kansas
City; Ernest X. Russell. Miami, Flor
ida: c. H Hubbard. PittsburR. Kan.
and F. W. Harper, Fort Lauderdale.
Fla The government maintains Mr..
Chambers purchased from the state
OF Florida $4,000 acres Of undrained
swamp land In July, 1910, Tor which
he Vas to pay Us an acre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
THE FIRST SUBMARINES.

Mines have an interesting and ro-
mantle history; for their beginnings,
we must go back to our Revolution
airy war. says The Worlds Work for
November An ingenious undergrad
uate of Yale, David Bushnell. worked
out the idea while still a college stu
dent. "Bushnell's Turtle" which he
constructed. represented not only the
first attempt at a submarine mine; it
was also the worlds first submarine
boat. These two deadly engines.
which play SO important a part in
the present struggle, originated in the
same brain and at the same time,
Bushnelrs chief ambition was to con-
struct a receptacle containing an ex-
plosive. which he could set off under
the enemy's vesselEthe submarine
boat was built merely as a method of
putting this amicable engine in posi-
ton. The whole contraptidh, accord
Ing to contemporary descriptions, was
shaped something like a round
clam" The vessel was large enough
to hold a man in sitting posture: its
elevation and submersion was accom-
plished by letting water in and out;
1t had an elaborate mechanism for
steering and propulsion. The navi-
gator worked a couple of treads with
his feet after the present fashion OF
running a sewing machine; this start
ed couple Of paddle wheels on the
outside, which furnished the vessels
motive power. The exterior wall held
in place a large key filled with gun.
powder. ignited by q fuse: at the crit
ical moment. the inmate released this
backed away quickly SO as to save hii
own skin. and calmly awaited the
pending destruction. Bushnell, after
many experiments. finally made 9
night attack on the British cruiser
Eagle, anchored or Staten Island. HI,
submarine worked successfully: hi.
| torpedo exploded according to pro-
gram: owing to some mistake in cal
culation. however. It did not go on di.
rectly under the British vessel but q,
a little distance away. All that Bush.
nell got for his pains. therefore. val
q loud report and q huge geyser. The
English seamen. although not de.
stroyed. were considerably amazed
They had never dreamed Of anything
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
GOES WITH SAWYER.
Miss Cleo Ulmstead, Private Stenog
rnpher to New Federal Officer.

Miss Cleo Ulmstead Of Clay Center
was today appointed as private stem
ographer to Charles M. Sawyer. gov
ernor of the federal reserve bank in
Kansas City. She will begin her new
work at once. rs3s sss=ss - ss.=.
In 1913 Miss Ulmstead was named by
Sawyer as his private stenographer in
the state bank commissioners Office.
She is regarded as one Of the most eff
f1cient stenographers in the state house
and when Sawyer was appointed to the
new federal job. the young woman was
named as his private stenographer.
Miss Ruth Williams. stenographer in
the office Of Governor Hodges, will sue
coed Miss Ulmstead in the bank COM
missioner's ONCE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
Woman Places Charge Against
Former City Attorney.
Claims He withheld Money and
Solicited Case.

Alleging that he wrongfully with
held from her the sum of $414 which
he had left after settlement of claims
against the principal OF a fire fnsur-
ance policy which she had engaged
him to collect. Mrs. leila Harris is to-
day suing Frank G. Dreaming; former
city attorney, for that amount in the
second sdiYision Of the district court.
Mrs. Harris took oath that Dreaming
had solicited her case and induced
her to eutrust the business to him aft
er it was already pretty we'll advanced
in the hands Of another attorney.
She herself took the stand before
the jury in the court room today and
under the direction Of d. H. Branna-
man, her present attorney, related
how she had put her business in the
hands Of Mr.. DrenninE
A long list of witnesses, representa-
tives OF local banks, and fire insurance
agencies and others haye been sum-
mined for the case. Mrs, Harris was
still on the stand when court adj
jOurned for lunch. She resumed her
teSfiYnOnv this afternoon -4fasl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
PEACE FOR BASEBALL.

Hermann Says Outlook Is Brighter
After Conference With WeeEhman.
Chicago, Ill. Nov. 9.-Efforts to re-
store peace in the baseball world were
rewarded today with progress accord
in to August Hermann. chairman of
the national commission, after an
hours conference with Charles
Weeghman, a leader among the fed
eralE
would come immediately and insisted
that some serious problems must be
solved before an agreement could be
reached. including that of taking care
of the ball players which. he said. was
the most serious. - =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
DR.. Charles Zueblin Says tho
City Is Impressive.
NEED Of new AUDITORIUM
Topeka Should Have 4 Union
Depot, Too, He Says.
Bostonian viii Speak at Com
mercial Club Tonight.

DIR. Charles Zueblin of Boston, an
expert" on municipal affairs, who will
speak at a $50 o'clock Commercial
club banquet this evening, is enthusi-
astic in his praise Of Topeka. but he
has "a few suggestion to make. His
address this evening on The City Of
the Future" will have much local
color.
In speaking with State Journal re-
porter DR.. Zueblin said this afternoon:
Il think Topeka is very impressive-it
has the marks of a capital city.
"Cities-especially in the middle west
are built in much the same manner,
but Topeka has some distinctive char
acteristics. Your magnificent capitol
buildings in the heart of the city and
the grounds. Is fine.
The residence sections are attractive
and there have been improvements
made on Kansas avenue such as the
establishment of white way and the
taking down of poles and cables, that
have done much to improve the APP
pearance of the thoroughfare- 1t is a
disappointment the way the additions
have been laid out, causing joys in
the streets
Need of Auditorium.
You need a new Auditorium. un-
derstand the present building is not
adequate to meet the present needs of
the city 1t would go finely adjacent
to the state house grounds. An earth
quake should swallow the library build
ing; it should never have been put on
the capitol grounds. Topeka could b
made one of the show places Of the
country.
You need union station. 1t would
make a pretentious entrance to the
city. and would be the best possible adj
vertisement. AS things stand trans
continental travellers do not see Topeka
at it's best. The Edison chimney belch-
ing out smoke is a mistake. 1t should
not have been put near the capitol
square. If 1t is chimneys youIa after,
it is good One.' 2z
DR.. Zueblin spoke at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon before the teachers of the
city schools on Democratic Culture"
Wives Of the Commercial club members
and others who attend the dinner this
evening are invited to attend.
Topeka Boulevard System.
The question of pushing a Topeka
Charles milford Robinson in his recent
survey of Topeka will be discussed at
the meeting tonight. w. w. Ricken-
bacher chairman of the civic improve
ment committee of the club, and W. w.
Webb, wifi make five-minute talks on
this subject.
A party of Commercial club members
and others interested will leave the
club quarters at 1880 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon for an inspection trip over a
portion of the proposed boulevard. They
VIII go as far west as Martins hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
Journal Entries

Patient people are given plenty Of
opportunities to exercise their virtue.
= .
Happiness must hold a speed record
or two. SO few people are able to
catch up with 1t.
- . .
What q boon it would be for the
rest Of humanity il the disagreeable
people could be segregated.
There IL this consolation for the
multitudes. Not very many of them
are likely to be afflicted with the govt.
The man who can save some of his
salary is smarter than the fellow who
makes a bigger one and spends it all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

TN getting back to a perusal Of tho
Xuropean war newn. now that the OK
11<ement. incident &C the elections and
ne vote counting is over. the news
1apeF readers will find that It 10 Just
bout Of the same variety that It was.
(<ion it dropped out of sight for the
HE being. Neither the Allies nor the
<<mans nre able to make any gains
orth whilo in the western sthcatcr Of
- war. And tho same seems to be
nerRily the case with both the Ger
INNS and the Russians in the eastern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
Production
LOCAL MENTION.

Commencing Tuesday evening at 7:3o
o'clock q series Of special evangelical SER
terrain church, corner Of Fifth and West
streets. The pastor Rev. H. Ia Nelson
IL to be assisted in these meetingS by the
ksy. B. H. g. G n D; D.: OF lawrence.
OF friends in Topeka who will be glad to
learn of his coming.
Teeth made good as new. Evans. dem
tist. over KresKe 10c store.-Advs
Miss EvasSs4sAinE talked sunday morn
Ing e the E2n6A Brethren Sunday school .
Corning viii talk to the Parent Teachers'
association at the Washington. school
Tuesday. afternoon. on the work Of police
At The Merchants Transfer Co. for the
next several days we are offering free
ho1Iyhocm seed . to AL any o one who will but
say that you would like to have some Of
our hollyhock seed-it will be given to you
for the asking; no charges whatever.
full Topeka" more beautiful Get your
seed early-tomofrow II possible. Clarence
Skinner.-Adv.
The Topeka Boy Scouts who will act as
guides during the teachers' convention
will meet with J. Will Kelley at the Com
mercial club rooms at $50 tomorrow at
ternoon.
Marshal Wade OF the police force OF
Rossvfl1e made the arrest Saturday night
OF Charles Brown. a 20-year-Old white
man. while In the act Of entering the
Rossville Cash Grocery store. which II q
branch Of the Topeka store Of Paxton &
Paxton. Brown was brought to Topeka
Larinher and Deputy Carver. He is held
at the county jail pending his hearing in
the court Of Topeka.
Safety rasor blades sharpened better than
new, 2sc-3sc dox. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
The court Of honor OF the local organic
alton OF Boy Scouts will hold a meeting
Tuesday at $50 p. m. at the Y. M. c. A.
for the examination OF scouts.
Fern Stone has brought suit for divorce
from Alpha Stone.r an employee OF the
Santa Fee railroad. They were married
with cruelty and non-suppOrt.
Call 1s2s for hyacinths. tulips. lilies. etc.
ADV.
The Kansas State kindergarten associa-
ton will give its annual banquet Mt the
First United Presbyterian church at the
corner OF Eighth and Topeka avenues at
O'Clock Friday. November u. following
the business meeting to be held ut the
same place at o'clock. This banquet IL
one of the regular yearly features OF the
meeting OF the State Teachers assocsa-
ticn. Mrs. June Chapman Of 17zs Lane
street is chairman Of the committee ON
arrangements and win be in charge Of
tickets for the banquet which may be OBJ
tanned from her 1T the business meeting
precediug tn honquee 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Webster's dictionary, notes the New
York World, defines the word pro-
gressive as follows: "a moving for
ward; proceeding onward; advanc-
ing" And with that fine sarcasm for
the which the World is more or less
famous, it adds: Liar! Undesirable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Regardless of the way their candi-
dates were slaughtered at the polls.
the Bull Moose leaders in Kansas
arise from the shambles and point
With pride to the fac their platform
planks are still safe and standing. But
o. what avail is a political platform if
it, promoters are denied an oppor-
tunity to put it into effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

like this. The performance had about
the same effect upon them that the
appearance of the Zeppelins has had
ence being that they expected the
Zeppelins whereas BushnelPs torpedo
took them entirely by surprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

With the fall of the German for
tress at Using Tau. Japan comes to the
front as the only nation engaged in
the great war that has accomplished
any of the things it set out to do. But
that's a Japanese habit, and especial
ly in matters military.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

{ II Villa is sincere in his expression
Of willingness to resign the command
of his armed forces. provided that is
the only way to get rid Of Carranza,
he looms up large among the few real
Mexican patriots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

And The candidates in the Kansas
supreme court contest who are still in
suspense because of the slow-coming
returns of the count of the votes that
were cast for them last Tuesday are
probably in a position to appreciate
the feelings of the public towards the
otow-moving justice that's so common
II these United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRE8s

The State journal is . member Of the
Associated Press ard receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or.
ganizatlon. for the exclusive afternoon
qualification in Topeka
The news IL received in Tho State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole Dur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

It's an i'll wind. etc. Possibly the
lire that destroyed a large part of the
Kansas City stoclSyards will make
them more immune to the spread of
the 'hoof and mouth" disease than all
o. the disinfectants that are being
used for this purpose. and by the tons.
IA the other stockyards Of the country.
E1re II the best little germ killer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Although the Progressive party in
New York state denied Bill Sulzer
~ gubernatorial nomination. he or
Gauized a party OF his own. the
american party. and was its candi-
6ate for governor. And he had the
S1tisfaction Of getting almost twice as
many votes as the Bull Moose candi-
date was able to garner. Surely It 10
.81lfs turn to smile just a little bit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Is Too bad some federal or state auth
GRITTY has not the power to establish a
of some sort against the
.smouth" disease that spreads among
the politicians and candidates during
A nolitical campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Reports from the eastern arena OF
the war state that Cars steam roll
ler'' IL at work again. But it seems to
be of the stationary engine variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Unfortunately. says the Newcastle
NInd.) Courier, Uncle Sam has no
peace for export. Other nations Will
have to make their own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

It's just as well. for this year at
any rate. that Thanksgiving Day is
not among the holidays observed by
the European nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Political mass meetings don't
amount to much any longer, but the
thing in this line that APP
breaches nothing is the ratification
meeting for a successful candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Vesuvius will have to extend itself
tEonsiderably to get in the same class
with the famous German siege guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

How Kansaslike Is the presence OF
xine and warm September weather In
November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
WORTH $1,S85,867, 1854
Corn Crop Is the Most Valuable Ever
Grown.

Washington, Nov. 9.-This years
corn crop is perhaps the most valu-
able ever grown, owing to its in
creased price on account Of the Euro
pean war. The department Of agri-,
culture announced today in. Its. pre-
liminary estimate that the crop would
amount to 2,7O5,092,O00 bushels and
that on November 1 farmers were be-
ing paid 69.7 cents a bushel. The
value Of the crop. therefore, based on
November 1 figures, IL $1,SS6,8e7,324.
r The corn crop in principal states
follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau Of ClFCu1atSonS.
American Newspaper Publisher As
DoC1n110n.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

(Bv Dorothy Blackmore,)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

The court Of honor of the local organic
alton Of Boy Scouts will hold a meeting
Tuesday at $50 p. m. at the Y. IF. C. A.
for the examination OF scouts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Fern Stone has brought suit for divorce
from Alpha Stone an employee OF the
Santa Fe railroad. They were married
in June, 1919. She charged her husband
with cruelty and non-suppOrt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09

Safety rasor blades sharpened better than
new, 25c-35c dox. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-20
SALE Of SEALS
BEGINS NOV. Is
RAISE FuSDs TO KEEP NURSE IN
THE FIELD THROUGH
OFT 1915.

To raise funds with which to keep
nurse In the field for the relief Of
the needy tuberculous of the State. the
Virginia Antitu berculosis Association
is preparing 20 inausurate the custo-
mary annual sale OF Red Cross Christ
mas seals on Thanksgiving Day. next
Thursday.
AS in former years, the State AS
ISOLATION will work In cooperation
with a number of local agencies in
most of the cities and towns OF Vir-
ginia. In every instance some charity
or health endeavor Is the local bene-
nciary OF the sale while the proceeds
that accrue to the State Association
go directly to tuberculosis. work. Ten
per cent of the money raised In Vir-
ginia goes to the National Association
for the study ard prevention of tu-
bercuiosis. the great national agency
which is directing the campaign
against consumption In the United
States
Miss Agnes y. Randolph. former SUI
perintendent sof the Memorial Hos
pitai. and now executive secretary OF
the State Antitubercuiosis Association.
liz in general charge of the State cam
paign, and Is anxious to communicate
with health organizations and kindred
societies in towns where no agencies
have yet been established for the
sale OF the seals.