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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31

researches, that a moderate drinker
is never actually sober.
''1t is confidently asserted in GER
tain quarters that because a small
quantity of alcohol can be burnt up
in the body every "a hours, therefore
in moderate quantities it should be re-
garded as a food instead of a poison.
when in reality 1t is only q food in the
same sense that gunpOwder is a fuel
which would destroy the stove
while burning.
DIR. Frederick Peterson, the emf
nent New York neurOlogist, has well
expressed the attitude of the most ad-
vanced medical men on this question
in the statement that he made before
the New York state board of charities:
If alcohol is a food, it is a poison
food
but the suggestion is foolish even
from a food standpoint, as Harry S.
Warner has well expressed in his ad-
mirable book, Social Welfare and the
Liquor Problem where he shows
that a nickel's worth Of beer yields
only "a heat units while five cents
worth of flour furnishes nearly three
thousand food units.
THE divine declaration that the
sins of the father are visited unto the
third and fourth generation is espe-
cially true of alcoholic parents. Some
one has we'll said that such children
are not SO much born into the world
as they are damned into it. We now
know that it is practically as great a
curse to have had an alcohol using
parent as it would have been to have
had an epileptic or a nervous or men
tai wreck for q father"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Social dance New Years afternoon
and night at Keliam Halliday.
Public schools in both the city and
county will open Monday after the
holidays vacation.
Russell Gazier. teacher in the Lone
Rock school district, recently under
went an operation at a local hospital
and is improving.
Topeka Aerie No. So, Eagles, will
hold a dance tonight at its club house
at SIS Van Buren, street for members
and their invited guests
Archie McKeever, of 1914 West Tenth
street, received badly scorched face
and a burned hand Wednesday when
coal in his furnace exploded.
Suit for judgment on a promissory
note for 5000 has been filed in the dis
trict court by Annie M. Greenwood
against J. E. Steinour and Dora Stein
our.
F. G. Lagerstrom has moved his
real estate office from the Orpheum
building to the front room on the first
floor in the Shawnee building. Sew
enth and Jackson.
There will be a celebration of the
Holy Communion at Grace Cathedral
on New Years day at ten o'clock in
the morning. The Very Rev. ]. p.
Deb. Kaye will celebrate at this SER
vice, assisted by the T.ev. G. M. Gel
sci, the assistant at the cathedral.
Three new state banks will begin
doing business under charters just
authorized by the state charter board
| at Altamont, Elk City and Miller.
They are the Labette County State
bank at Altaznont, capitalized at $15,-
| 600; the Citizens State bank at Elk
City. with similar capitalization. and
the Miller State Bank Of Miller, with
capital of $4,000.
! Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Maltbie. of 1853
| Grand avenue have as their guest Prof.
Alvin Roper. of Chicago. a pianist at
tending the prohibition convention in
this city. Mr.. Maltbie and Prof. Roper
eral years in evangelistic work. The
latter will go from here to Barberton
Ohio. where he will be at the Newlin
and Maltbie tabernacle meeting which
begins Sunday. January 3.
The walks across the state house
grounds offer the best place for danger
Gus walking in Topeka these days. Ice
coats the walks an inch thick and al
all hours of the day or night one car
see respectable Topekans balancing OF
first one toe and then another, a Ii
Favalowa. Occasionally the result II
the same as the old banana peel joke
Nothing special has been arranged
for New Years eve in Topeka, out
side of the usual number of dances ano
parties. While New York and Chicago
will be gay and lively late tonight ant
early tomorrow morning, all will b
quiet in the Kansas capital city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
FROzE HIS FEET.
Roy Who Escaped From Reform
School Found in Pain.

Dwight Williams, a is year old boy,
is back at the Boys Industrial school,
north Of Topeka. after two nights and a
DAY of liberty which was anything but
sweet. Several toes Of each foot are
missing as a result of freezing, and pos
sibly a portion of his feet will have to
be amputa.ed.
school Monday night. taking bread
knife with him. After travelling south
west of Topeka about eight miles, he
decided to return to Topeka as the cold
was more than he could endure He
sic pit in a haystack on the farm OF Ira
Romlg Tuesday night. remaining there
until afternoon yesterday. The Romig
farm corners the Washburn campus at
Twenty-first street and McVicar ave-
nue..
When Williams saw a fire on the
banks of Shunganunga creek he went
there to warm himself A farm hand
found him there and after talking to
him two hours induced him to go to the
house. When the boy attempted to
walk he discovered his feet were too
badly frozen He was carried to the
house. Mrs. Romig and her daughters
removed his shoes and socks. The
flesh stuck to his socks. Snow was APP
piled to his feet and DR.. c. H. Lerrigo
was called. Later Hugh Larimer. UNI
der-sheriff, took the boy back to the
school.
When the boy left the school he wore
a heavy pair of shoes. leggins and
gloves. He also took some food with
him, but had had little to eat until
he was fed at the Romig house. He
said he took the knife thinking it would
be useful in preparing rabbits which
he hoped to capture in the snow.
Williams was sentenced at Winfield
for forgery. His father is dead and hi:
mother lives in Winfield. He was try
ing to get to Arizona, he said, hoping
to get far enough from Topeka BY
walking. to make it safe for him t.
steal a ride on a train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
BOHEMIAN IS war MAD
Thinking Allies Try to Poison Him He
Shoots n kanSan.

Pittsburg. Kan, Dec. 31.-A local
outcropping of the war in Europe
may cause the death of Charles Mitch
ell, hotel proprietor here. Mitchell
was shot yesterday by Joseph Dyba,
Bohemian, because the latter be-
lieved the hotel man was attempting
to poison him.
Dyba is believed to be suffering
from mental decisions brought on by
worry over the war in Europe. He
declared that the allies have employed
secret agents to poison him and for
several days has had his food anal
yzed.
Tuesday morning while attempting
to get a sample of food from the hotel
keepers wife. the Bohemian was
knocked down. He then drew re-
volver and shot twice. One bullet
struck Mitchell in the face, but the
other went wild. Dyba disappeared
after the shooting but Wednesday
gave himself up to the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31

army. According to the story circu-
lated in the city. the letter was re-
ceived by q Topeka woman q few
days ago.
The wording of the letter was opti-
mistic as to Germany's situation in
the war. But in closing the writer
asked the woman, in an indirect way.
to look under the stamp on the en-
velOpe. When the stamp was exam
ined the message was found.
The party who. according to the
rumor, received the letter. denies the
story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
COOKS and THIRST
Special on Alcohol Says Cooks
Should Be Reformed.
An Interesting Address by DIR.
David PaulSOn.

Cooks must be reformed as well as
Paulson. superin endent of Hinsdale
sanitariun, Hinsdale. Ill. who spoke
this afternoon at the session of the
Intercolleg; tie Prohibition association
in the Auditorium on alcohol and
the Physician Today"
There is a close relationship be-
tween the saioonkeeper's free lunch
and his wet goods" he said. The
devil knows better than some Of us
II at juicy beef steaks, fiery spices and
blistering condiments create thirst
that the town pump can not satisfy.
and which can only be quenched at
the village saloon. So We must re-
form the cooks as we'll as the saloon
keeper.
Edison. the electrical wizard,
speaking on this point says: The
elimination of all stimulants would
be a fine thing for the race Present
ly we shall be cutting out tobacco, tea
and coffee. and we shall all be the bet
ter for it,
Use Of Alcohol Obsolete
1.-The question is now seriously
raised whether the medical use of al
cohol is not so obsolete that it should
be stricken from the pages of the
official Pharmacopoeia,
w ndt mas Drought ABOUT SuCH a
tremendous revolution in the minds of
conservative medical men in only two
decades?
During this time the medical pro-
fession have been brought face to
face with an array of striking, stub
born and unanswerable facts that
demonstrate beyond shadow OF
doubt that alcohol instead of being a
stimulant was formerly supposed,
is in any and all quantities an anes-
thetic and a narcotic-in other words
exactly what divine Writ declared ii
to be thirty centuries ago-a mocker
ard deceiver
The Strength Dclusion.
Medical men today have become
convinced that alcohol instead of Civ
ing strength only gives a feeling OF
strength.
Scientific experiments made by {
strength test machine measuring one
by one each important group OF
muscles in the body, demonstrated
the individual had one-third les:
strength. although he imagined tina
he was actually stronger.
Experiment has demonstrated tina
II frequently takes man under the
influence of alcohol seven times a.
long to hear. to feel. to taste. to re
ceiVe an impression of any sort, as
normal person. Such a man called
upon to act in an emergency-an en-
gineer. for inStance-wOuld require a
least seven times as long to make ur
his mind to what he ought to do q.
a healthy person would require.
AT the meeting of the British as
ISOLATION for the advance of science
il was the unanimous agreement thai
alcohol. even in the smallest amounts
is deleterious to the quality of men
tai work.
1T is clear. in view of these new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
G. A. BURCE IS DEAD.
Brother of Topekan, q Progressive
Leader, Dies i'm New Hampshire.

c. H. Burge, 100 West Eighth ave-
nue.. has just been informed that a
brother, George A. Burge, living in
Nashua, N H.. died there Tuesday.
He was a friend Of Theodore Roosevelt
and a prominent leader in the Pro-
gressive party in New Hampshire.
He was a veteran Of the Civil war,
having enlisted in Company H, Sew
enth New Hampshire regiment. He
was az years old and is survived by a
son, George c. Burge. residing in Chi
cago. The son was with him at his
death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
AT THE THEATERS.
At the Hip.
All Next Week 1.-THE SDOflers.''

When it came to a pictorial pro-
duction of Rex Beachs masterpiece OF
fiction. 1.-The Spoilers" VIM. n. Selig
gave carte blanche to all associated
with the enterprise to spare neither
time nor expense to secure the best
results possible. Producer Colin
Campbell took to his task very literal
ly and seriously, bringing forward ev-
cry detail distinctly and with exacti-
tude. In the original outlay he filmed
1850 feet, making in all 232, 900 dis
tinct photographs of the big moving
story that .restlessly drifts from
Washington to the far-f1ung shores of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31
MESSAGE Of STAMP.
Unique and Grim Plea Said to Have
Been Received Here.

1--WE are starving.''s
This is the message, written in small
letters under the stamp Ola letter re-
ported to have been received in To-
peka from soldier in the German
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12

Bermondsey and Lambeth along the
lines, the ruthless heaps of rubbish,
the hurry and CRIME Of the two sta
tons at Waterloo. The houseboats
are the elaborate flower of that ugly
plant called civilization. They stand
for the comfort, the luxury, the high
standard, of England; which, even In
its lower walks, of life, offers similar
prizes, similar complications, Injuries
unknown abroad. One says to one
self: How these people know how
to live! how they exploit iife!"-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12

Matilda, maid of all work, had re-
ceived letter from a friend whom
she greatly admired for her intellect
ual attainments. With glowing pride
she placed the epistle in the hands OF
her young Mistress very clever
high school girl, and, as the latter in
diligently perused the ungrammatical
but copperplate effusion, she kept up
a running comment.
She's a marveli' exclaimed the lit
tie maid, with conviction, fiercely
backing the kitchen stove. Il dunno
that know better edicated young
lidy-except you, miss"
"A remarkably well-written letter,
Matilda. But tell me, why does your
friend always put a small 4 for the
personal pronoun I?'"
"Ill tell you, miss" she cried. win
ME Is very hard-worked. She must
have been In 'urry. When she as
plenty O. time she puts capital let
ter to every world"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12
His Moneys Worth.

Although only month married the
young man had learned much femi-
nine logic. Tired out with day in
the shops, his wife opened her eyes
languidly as he struck a match.
Another" she said. Mortimer,
do wish you would not use ciga-
rettes."
"Why?"
Because they are bad for you. You
don't know what is in them"
"Oh, yes, l do. Why, for the trif-
ling sum that cigarette costs you get
nicotine, valerian, possibly a little
morphine, and any quantity of car
bon"
She sat up, alert and bright eyed.
Good gracious!" she said "All
that? Why that Is real bargain.
isn't it?"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12
JUDGE AILsHIE FOR THE SENATE.


JUDGE AILsHIE SENATE.
Judge Ashie has issued his formal that he
will be candidate for the United States this fall He
will resign his seat the supeme BENCH and make vgo
campaign for the republican nomination for the senate
And he will not again be candidate for the BENCH or for
any other office OF any kind the senate
Judge Ahie has had unique record the bench He
nominated by acclamaton twelve Six years
he renomnated by acamaton there not being
other name talked of candidate And then the
democrats recognizing ability his fairness and the
possibility of beating him. did not nominate candidate
against him. That is unheard-of record
He has lived up to this most signal recognition. His
work the bench has been of the highest order The
Recorder has the statements of some of the highest demo-
cratic politician lawyers the the state that he the strong
est biggest who sat bench Most OF
his friends and who willing to be fair
much. That is high praise
He has served the state for than eleven work
ing other in department of the state govern
ment has workedong hours short vacations and the hard
of work while he it. 1t has been constant demand
of friends that he give up of this grueng labothe
state has right to take such heavy tool from any man.
not thousand will pay such toll, under any
conditions But he has his wayand he has earned
his reputation honestly.
Judge Aishie is poor man. He left practice worth twice
what the paid and he has done private legal work
since he took his oath of Office Some take
for various and take their time to make and look
after investments their position prosper
financial way Judge Ahie has done this. He will go
before the people with clean handswith clean conscience
and they looking for that sort Of candidate he is now
before them
The contempt last winter made the occasion for
furious unjust all but incredible assault Judge Ailshe
1t too long story go here of those who
want to know the truth already know that Judge Aishe
altogether the right and that his detracors have low
cred themselves in the opinion Of honest The Judge
will tell the story the stump-and it will be worth the
hearing 1t ism t true that must have face like bull
dog and flourish gun to be brave 1t will bedem
onrated that Judge Ashe has the courage and the ability
and the disposition, to make the whole truth known.
To those who believe that personal friendship and an
abiding of the value of ones woodland ones friends
cardinal virtue Judge Aishie is guaranteed uncond
tionay The does not live who will say Promiser,
or Forgotten, or Traitor in connection with him.
1t not true, of course that Judge Aishe the only
good man left in Idaho for responsible position There
many good But there will be other candidate who
has the ability the training the personality the right to
that he has.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12
English Households.

The row OF Households, each with
its flowers, awning, flotilla of skiffs;
the quantities of well-groomed boats
for hire among the willows all along
these banks; this impression comes
on the top of that Of the half-hour,
the other day, coming into London In
q sickly fog, Of the horrible miles Of
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12

1t not idle dream to Senator Borah the pres
idenal chair in 1916 No other except Roosevelt
strong the republican party and maybe Roosevelt won't
come back and maybe he couldn't get Borah the
most certain to get hit by the political rebound and the
organized republican party led by Borah, has great
deal betaer than a chance to win.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-02-12

The Recorder would respectfully suggest that the repub
cans drop the Lincoln Day partisan celebration and
the democrats do likewise with jefferson Day leaving the
of these great national patriots free for all the
people enjoy and honor 1t would be seemy for the
partsans to celebrate the birthdays of Patt and
leave the truly national heroes unstaned by partisan label
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-02
CARIER 10 SAIL
FOR Mainland
ELECTION MORN

George n Carter. Progressive cs',-
didats f6r delegate. win Pc o. hie
uat 10 san Rrancisco when ne polls
close tomorrow night and the votes
are counted he Nill set the returns
81 mireIess
III. carter s going . san for ne
mainland o1 tie Siberia. 81 pleasure
and business trip, 70 be gone some
four months he wlIl cast hIs xote'
he uae asked tits morning Z hs
did not beI'st6 hi1 departure f1rIy
on election d.y won,d not initiate
ae6'1sf tie vote t. be cast for 1i1'.
No. dol. think win lose any
s''ss sssss 3 s. So IS 3s.ss . = IS :.
-fk6ss &15 believe II GOOD govern
T, 81 me-. not fkIr6in from casting
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-02

= holiday proclaim ton Cor the entire
territory for tomofroN's voting. and
the executive addS1 that moreoTer.'
such holiday IS d d customary IN the
|islands. His proc c'amation favorins
the primary on se1tember ~ was an
exception, be said. made foF the pur-
pose e giving the 1ew primary Law 9
Thorough test
Strange as Il nay seem, there has
|been general intpression that the
date cf the general election n 8 h0li-
day. An territorial federal and pri-
|Vafe business office may remain open
and con 1tInue to tr.nsaet business as
on other days q 1e Ne6k and the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-02

Every voter tomorrow should 20.
member that under the laws of IA.
WaiI lie oannof marx his ballot with
INK. The law stetfs plainly
Method 81 Msr,<lna saiiot 4 :
voter shall deSi nate bis choi<e =
f6r senator's. rcp{fsentat atixes and 4
delegate respect elf BY marking :
> 4 cross. thus x; WITH a black =
= LEAD PENCIL Ii tie risht hand \
= names OF the 31nd Idalf o. can 4
5 didafes fof whom he desires 70 \
vote Session Laws. s07 1et 4
Read 81 above and don't use
lountain rem or iak.
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,t411 4As MAYOR SAID LAST q.
q don't want d. road |'boftf1 -
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Do 1HEIIs Tt|R TEN
10 FIRE on JAP llEsE
stNlPA AIls ST NIGHT Z

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Il WAS reported this morning 4
: that three Japanese sampeps. e
= route "a ne tisitin8 Ja1aneee q
warships last night, bad been of
y dered or bX the y. s. revenue =
y cutter Thetis and that the vessel :
s nyi1k the colote Of Uncle sam
had been compelled 70 threaten
Is ire upon the Japanese before &
y the order was obexed.
Efforts fo sobstantiate this re-
= port we're neither denied nor -
: |irmed. collecfor d Customs =
Franklin refused "a commit him 4
< SER n he fnatter. stating that 4
there are certain matters coming :
4 6efcts lis office that must be Z
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-02

Ea8osEss Ps'6 iis7 sEFo5E EIEeI|o. sz...==
they MOULD GET D8U'|ky IJ.RIS
DAY NfiI S0RS 6Qk 2. tl' -.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-17
MADE WILD DIVE.
THROUGH CAR WINDOW

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 16.-After maxi
ing an unsuccessful attempt to escape
from County Ofi1cer A. B. Singleton
by jumping through the open window
of rapidly moving express car from
Ocean View when near Winona,
George Ringold, twenty-three years
old, was arrested about $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon hiding behind a
couch In the residence OF ]. NJ Hardy,
DeGrasse and Luxembourg Avenues,
Lafayette Residence Park. He was
found by Mamie Hardy. .ine-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy.
Ringold was taken to police head
quarters by Officer Singleton and De-
tectives Purne1l and Strawhand. He is
locked up on the charge OF feioniously
breaking into the residence of f.
Mace. Stephen, 4f9 Raleigh Avenue,
on last Tuesday afternoon, and steal
ing valuable jewelry belonging to Mr..
and Mrs. A. Ii. Gernw, from THAR
room on the second floor front of the
residence. The warrant for his arrest
was secured by Detectives Purnell and
Strawhand. who also recovered por-
ton of diamonds studded fob stolen
from the residence, at local pawn
shop.
Ringold Is alleged to have been the
man who entered the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. stephens after he had gone
to the place to sell an automobile rug.
and finding no one at home entered
the place. The robbery occurred be-
tween and o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-17
CONVICTED MANS
WIFE DESTITUTE
ROANOKE AUTHORITIES SEND
MRS. DRISKILL TO RELA-
TIVES IN ATLANTA.

Roanoke. Va. Oct. 16.--Mrs. Rosa
Driskill. wife of w. c.. Driskill, who
was sentenced last week in corpora
ton court to two years in the State
penitentiary on the charge of forgery.
having been left here without support
and penniless. was sent yesterday to
her relatives in Atlanta, Ga.
When Driskili was arrested ard
locked up In the city Jail, his wife and
child being left entirely without means
of livelihood, the police department
directed Mrs. Driskill to the Salvati IN
Army for assistance. She was TAKEN
in. provided for. and made as COM
Portable as possible until yesterday,
when Captain Jones, through the Nor
folk and Western and Southern rail-
roads, procured transportation for her
and her child to Atlanta. 1t was rain
ing about the time for her train to
leave and the police department sent
the patrol wagon to the Salvation
Army headquarters to take the woman
and baby to the train. She left Roam
oke between IL and I o'clock from
Lynchburg over the Norfolk and
Western. and from Lynchburg she
went on Southern train for Atlanta
and her relatives were notified to meet
her.