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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-28

It is never safe TO indulge in proph-
ecy. but II seems to us that peace is
not so far distant as the declarations
Of the chancelleries of Europe would
Imply. Beneath the glamor and intcx-
icating glory and circumstance of far
flung battle lines, behind the belching
fury Of the guns, apart from the fierce
ambitions Of embattled princes, there
is a sad and chastened Europe that
stands appalled, at the wreck and ruin
Of one brief year.
Back Of the death and devastation
which have marked the advance OF tri-
umphant or retreating armies, in the
desolate homes and hearts of women
and children, there is a yearning for
peace, and it is making itself felt
throughout the world.
Financial ruin is staring all Europe
in the face, and the day of reckoning
can not be far away.
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 2s, 1915.
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Fer Governor:
ENERsON &. HARRINGTON.
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For Sheriff
JOHN X. SULLIVAN
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NOTICE TO CREUIT0Es

NOTICE is hereby lIV. @
~ Subscriber 1B- hte @
Orphans Court of hga
~. IN Maryland, letter. h tH
Oh the personal ertate " ...aai.
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claius against the decea .f.f'
warned TO exhibit the sau
vouchers thereof, % The
or before tGe 18th day q, l#a-E
1915 They may otherH " .
excluded from EIi berl"
tate All persons i,a
tate are requested t' g
payment.
Given under ny hsr1
April. 1915.
KATIE S..
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NOTICE no lf
NOTICE g. hereby
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Orphans Court u -ua
e., ia Mary Lct,-f
tim 0U the personal esf. e.' ~
KILLMAN, late ID.
County. deceaGe1. #..
claims sgeilat taE r-. a
Dy warned - e.Ilcl-
the voucher thereof
ol 81 before the 10th -
1915 They nLg JtHtrH I'll
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May. 1915.
nc SARAH A. MAR
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For State Senator
FRANK N. DUVALL.
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Thomas A. Edison declares against
the European plan of preparation for
war-large standing armies and com
pulsory service. He contends that the
proper plan IS the equipment of vari-
Gus arsenals in this country with
enough arms and ammunition TO check
the first move that may be made
against the United States, to build
trenching machines that will enable
the regular army of something like
100000 men to check tho first onslaught
and to maintain a navy which can ade-
Qustely guard our coasts. The plan
that the great inventor proposes would
mean no such taxation as has been Eu
ropes lot for the last fifty years, and
Mr.. Edison declares that it would be
entirely adequate. And most OF US are
inclined to side with him when he de-
clares the European system of prepar-
edness, as exemplified in the large
standing armies and constant maneuv-
ers, is all wrong.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-28

Don't believe DR.. Dumba signs him
self Theodor because he dislil1es the
warlike Colonel Roosevelt so much.
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For Attorney General
ALBERT &. RITCHIF.
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On MONDAY, October 18th, 1915,
At 10 O'clock, A NJ.

All the personal property of the said
in her late residence, consist
sre of
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Fer Comptroller:
HUGH A. MeMULLE& y.
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TOR SALE "A SODA WATER FOUNTAIN in
good condition, everything complete, includ-
ing three gas tanks Will sell az a sacrifice on
account Of leaving city. Can be seen at Capital
Office s24u
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-28

Having dropped the final e's off his
Christian appcllarions, Or. Constantin
Thodor Dumba probably wishes he
had omitted the a in his surname and
ilved up 20 IL.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-28

FOR SALE-2 white enamel BEDS. SPRINGS.
ROOM SET. Call 643.m. s25-3t
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ENOR SALE--MANURE. will sell in cart loads
Phone 90 or apply at Capital Office. s22-tf
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FOR SALT

TOR SALE-HOUSE and LOT. 90 Johnson
L Place. near Naval Academy. Groom Dwell
ing. in good condition. Low price for quick sale.
CHAS. LEE, Agent, Church Circle. s27w
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See that the father Of baseball has
died again Some of the many others
announced in the years gone by were
mothers, probably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
INVENTS TOY MOTOR
Glen Parker Has Brought a Boon to
the Children

Glen S. Parker of the Parker &
Shelton Manufacturing company, has
invented a toy motor which probably
will delight Topeka children for its
simplicity and cost. This motor can
be put in a mans vest pocket and
will retail in Topeka and elsewhere
for a quarter. Already several hun
dred have been sold to Topeka departs
ment stores
The usual motor to run a boys
windmill or other plaything costs
from Is cents to several dollars
Parker has invented an6 is now selling
a simple apparatus to take the place
of the more expensive motors boy
can pick up an old battery somewhere
or buy a new one at a ten cent store,
attach it to the motor, take a string to
act as a pulley, and the electric power
viii do the rest
]. r. Shelton, of the firm. has just
left for Kansas City, Chicago and St
Louis to put the toy on the market
in those centers-
Parker is the young Topeka me
chanic who invented the Parker Per-
fecto light for Ford cars. With Shell
ton he organized the firm and is now
branching out into other lines of
work The Perfecto lighter had a
tremendous sale all over the country.
The Parker-Shelton company Is To-
Gated at SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

kers into oblivion as far as the Court
of Honor is concerned. Plans for the
membership campaign were evolved at
a dinner given recently at the "Crem-
erie and attended by E. G. Chouteau,
state manager; DR.. c. NJ Hensley, re-
corder; J. A Alexander, supreme COM
mitteeman; J. A Lortie, deputy organ
izer; John S. inn, father of Sidney NJ
and past chancellor; and the present
chancellor, s. NJ linn.
The present chancellor has the
added distinction of being just one
year and IT days older than the local
lodge. He was born October 5, 1895,
while SIS was organized October %.
1897. He became a member of the
Shawnee court three years ago. and
during two years of that time was
conductor of the lodge
Besides Sidney NJ linn. six other
members of his family are active
members of the order. Chief among
them is his father whom he succeeded
to the CHARACTERISTIC and who in addi-
ton to having served several terms
as chancellor at various times is a
charter member of Shawnee court.
Mr.. linn was born within the shadow
of Topeka, having first seen the light
of day on a farm two miles east of
the city. Since he was two years of
age, however, he has lived inside the
city limits. Here he obtained his edu-
cation and 1t is this territory that he
is giving the once over in search of
"a cute little bungalow built for two"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

company, Hills East Seventh street,
manufactures this world renowned
toy and in brisk seasons employs in
its factory alone as many as 80 or
So men.
A trip through the Brist. Manufac-
turing company plant is interesting.
The boomerang industry IS large
one, the company having done over
a million dollars worth of business
since it started eleven years ago. The
company is owned and operated by
Topeka men. w G. Bailey is presi-
dent and manager, having served in
the corporation in 1904. NJ. G. Bailey
is secretary.
Sam Bristow, the inventor, who gets
royalties on all sales of boomerangs
and who, incidentally. is on the road
for the company a large part of the
time, as a demonstration, is the best
boomerang thrower in this country.
The Wetmore man, in New York some
time ago, attracted a lot of attention
by throwing his simple toy around the
street cars Bristow can manipulate
the boomerang to a nicely
Bristow is a magician. He worked
twenty years on his invention before
he patented it. He can take one into
a large department store and throw il
around columns and shelves on the
first floor without striking anything.
Special Wood Used.
The factory is located on the Sec
ond floor, over two stores, and in the
back is the machine plant. The wood
for the boomerangs is imported from
Wisconsin and is a special hard wood
The wood IS first cut by machinery
into fine strips and before it comes
out of the big plant it goes through
eight machines From there it is tax
en- to the dipping room to be dipped
in colors. Twenty sticks can be
dipped at the same time
From the dipping room the boom
erang is taken to the drying room
Here is rack where $4,000 are
placed at one time. After being thor
oughIy dried the sticks are put to-
gether and taken to the decorating
room where experts put on the fin
ishing touches
After this the boomerangs are
packed in boxes of one dozen and
taken to the stock room Here they
are boxed for shipment to all parts
of the hemisphere
The boomerang may play a small
part in the worlds business and COM
merce'' comments President Bailey,
but I'll wager a new hat that it
pIeases the kids over the country
more than any other toy Our four
road men demonstrate the boomerang
and the boys are wild to have it. As
il is a simple thing to throw them
naturally dealers buy them in large
lots
A new lawn game that is proving
popular is Brist- A brist set is COM
posed of two rakahs and several
boomerangs and is played by people
of all ages These sets retail for So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
WITH EVERYTHING new
Greenbaum Store VIII Open at Old
Location About November 10.

The new Greenbaum store in the old
location at COS Kansas avenue is near
ing completion and Mr. Greenbaum
expects to occupy the new store room
about November 10.
The store room is being remodeled
throughout with new fixtures and
decorations and when finished will
compare favorably with the finest
ready to wear garment houses west Of
Chicago. A beautiful new up to date
front is being installed. which will add
a great deal to the appearance Of the
store and to the block
1t is Mr. Greenbaum's intention to
close out the entire stock which is now
in the temporary location at s24 Kan
Sas avenue as quickly as possible and
to open the new store with new mer-
chandise only. William Greenbaum is
now in New York buying goods for the
store and arranging for their i'm
mediate delivery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
BeardIess Youth Becomes the
Head of His Lodge.
Sidney Nj. linn Is Chancellor of
Court of Honor.
HE MAKES BUSINESS PICK UP
Inaugurates a Campaign for
Increase in Membership.
He Was Born on a Farm Near
This City.

The day is rapidly waning when q
pair of whiskers entitle a lodge MEM
Der to exclusive rights to the most de-
sirable offices in the order. In fact
the whole dignified and ancient. the
DRY that man must at least have a
sprinkling of gray hairs successfully
to pilot a local branch of a national
society is surely crumbling away. 1t
remained for a local lodge to set
prominent example.
At the last annual election of Shaw
nee District court No. SIS of the
Court of Honor. Sidney NJ. linn. a
young local newspaper man, who has
yet to see his twentieth birthday. was
chosen to the leadership of the local
lodge to serve until the first Friday in
October, 1916
With the election of Mr.. linn to the
of the court a new
record was established. Mr. linn is
the youngest member who has ever
served as chancellor of the Court of
Honor in any of it's lodges throughout
the country. And this, when it is con-
that the total membership of
the order is $4,000, is some little dis
tinction.
In the month that young linn has
been at the helm of No. SIS, things
have been stirrin' in them parts Not
only are arrangements being made
for the most elaborate social season in
the history of the local court but
plans have been perfected for a mem
bership campaign that will be strenu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
ABOUT four To ONE
Ratio of Marriage Licenses to Divorce
Petitions In Topeka.

Taking the number of divorce petit
tons and the number of marriage Ii
censes in 1914 and comparing them
with the number of licenses and di-
vorce petitions in the last three
months, the figures show that demon
divorce and Dan Cupid are running in
the Shawnee county courts at about
the same pace this year as last
Since August 5, 1915, 239 marriage
licenses have been issued from the
probate court In the district court
81 divorce petitions have been filed.
More than one-tI1ird of the total num-
Der of cases filed in the district court
that is, civil cases, have been for
divorce and alimony or separate main
tenance. The marriage licenses issued
in Shawnee county have been offset
by more than a fourth as many di-
vorce petitions.
In 1914 SAT marriage licenses were
issued. Two hundred and fifty-four
divorce petitions were filed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
COAL FROM GREENLAND
Denmark Forced to Seek New Source
of Supply.

Copenhagen, Nov 6.-The Danish
government is taking steps to mine
coal in Greenland more intensively.
This is due to the fact that it is diff
cult now to buy English coal in Dem
mark The coal famine, in fact, is SO
serious here that the government is
planning to relieve the situation in
part by cutting wood from the gov
eminent forests. Steps are also being
taken to increase the production Of
peat
Coal has heretofore been mined in
Greenland only in an experimental
way. but the deposits there. in the
opinion of experts. are very extensive
The heating qualities of Greenland
coal. however, are not regarded as
equal to the English variety
The government is also taking
new interest in the copper mines of
this far northern colony, thinking that
the mines are capable of more ex-
tensive development which would be
profitable at the present time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
EVERY CHILD IS
A MILLIONAIRE
Kansas Children Are Born
Heirs to Big Fortune.
Their Educational Estate
Amounts to Huge Sum.
ANNUAL INCOME $500, 900
INCOME $4,000
From a Permanent School Fund
of s1O,OOO,O0O
Over $6,OOO,00O Invested in
State Educational Institutions.
SATURDAY..

A kansan Is born a millionaire lust
as a kentuckian is born a colonel, ac-
cordlng to report just compiled by
Lee Harrison. secretary of the state
board of educational administration
Mr. Harrison points out that he bases
mis- statement upon the fact that a
child born in Kansas is heir to a
larger amount of educational oppor-
state in the union.
kansas has larger per cent of its
total population enrolled in fnstftu-
tons of higher learning than any other
state IN the union" the report says,
and this at a lower per capita cost
than the twenty other states of its
class"
1t is pointed out that the fact that
these educational opportunities have
paid the people of Kansas returns in a
financial way is demonstrated nv the
state.
Money for Education.
Every child born in Kansas is heir
to one and one-half million dollars ex-
pended annually by school districts for
public school buildings" Mr. Harrison
says Two million dollars is expend-
ed annually by the various school dis
tr1cts of the state for chalk. coal fur
niture, libraries and incidentaIs. while
eight million dollars goes to the public
school teachers annually.
Kansas has twenty-six million dol
lars invested in public school build
1ngs and ten million dollars in a per-
manent school fund, the income from
che latter fund being one-haIf million
dollars annually. In addition. one
half million dollars is expended an
nuaIly by UNCONVENTIONAL and private
educational institutions, while a mil
lion dollars is invested in the boys and
girls industrial schools. Further, there
is invested six and a quarter million
dollars in the five higher state educa-
tional institutions, for the annual
maintenance of which one and one
half million dollars is expended an
nually."
Mr.. Harrison asserts that for these
reasons each Of the one-ha1f million
boys and girls of school age in Kansas
may be considered a millionaire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
HEADED THIS WAY
Gang of Check Forgers Reported to
Have Designs on Topeka.

Topeka may be the next temporary
stand for an outfit of clever check
forgers. Warning was sent to the To-
cal police department today, from the
William J. Burns detective agency's
Kansas City office to be on the lookout
for the fraudulent paper writer's. who
are believed to be headed this way.
The gang has an ingenious scheme
for getting away with its illegal bust
ness according to information given
the police. One of the party usually
calls on dentist or physician for the
apparent purpose o. receiving treat
ment. He manages somehow to an
mex sections of the doctors
files that contain specimens of
the handwriting OF prominent and
preferably wealthy patients These
are turned over to member number
two who switches a signature onto
q fat" check. Number three then
steps in and takes the paper to some
place where they believe it can be
cashcd- Meanwhile number one cuts
the telephone wire and the job is fin
iShed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
ing: II don't want any of papa's
germs
Covers Wide Field.


Everything the youngsters see, hear
or do makes a profound impression
on their young lives Their primary
education is nf vital Importance and
the young people of the Parkdale
school district are greatly interested
in the work of the kindergarten.
The general program of work in the
kindergarten covers four fields, name
ly, strengthening the body; training
the mind, exercising the will power,
and appealing to the aesthetic nature
The children develop their bodies
through games, marches and outdoor
activities. There is nothing the chill
dren like more than to go out into
Munson's pasture, near the school, and
shout and play, Miss Mckee says
1T has been learned that too much
repression of the primitive instincts
causes nervous disorders in children"
explained Miss Mckee, and that is
reason why so many of the children
of the rich have such fral bodies
They are not allowed to do anything
this strict discipline hampers the
chiId's growth"
How They Are Trained.
The mind of the child is trained
through conversation and use of suit
able materials with which the children
work. Orderly movements, obedience
to law, and adjustment to other chill
dren are the methods used to exercise
the chiId'S will power Through the
telling of stories, the reading of poetry,
and singing there is a constant appeal
to the higher nature of the boy or
girl
Human interest is one of the chief
factors in the kindergarten work. Fiji
teen minutes spent in the midst of the
kindergarten group is as interesting as
two hours and a half at a theatrical
entertainment. And the interest is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
1T COMES BACK
Only American Boomerang Is
Made in Topeka.
Invented and Patented by a
Kansas Man.
HE SPENT 20 YEARS ON IT
Factory Gives Employment to
Number of People.
Its Output Since Starting Has
Exceeded S1,O0O,0OO.
HE SPENT 20 YEARS ON IT

Every boy at one time or other
owned a boomerang. They are known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans
and from Hudson bay to the Panama
canal The American version of the
Australian weapon was invented by a
Kansas man, Sam Bristow Of Wet
more, and the only boomerang factory
in the world is located right here in
Topeka The Brist Manufacturing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

to SIS The boomerangs themselves
sell for % and SO cents Every day
big orders come into the Brist COM
pany for $25 to $500 worth of goods
for shipment The business is stead
lily growing. Topeka now has a fac
tory to be proud of and if the Ameri-
can boy continue his increased de-
mand for the boomerang the Kansas
capital city will be the headquarters
for even larger manufacturing con-
Germ.
SAT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
BALLOON NAN IS DEAD
Phillip King Designed First Bag That
Crossed English Channel

London. Nov s.-The death is an
nounced in a London suburb of
Philip James King. who designed the
first balloon TO cross The English
channel He also designed the first
fish balloon IineaI forerunner of the
modern British airship. He was 10
wears old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

much more gripping than that pro-
duced by the artificial methods for
the children are growing human be
ings who shout with ecstacy at every
new experience.
ParkdaIe school is the home of a
pleasing scene every morning. No
wonder the parents in the district are
proud of their kindergarten
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
MANY ANIMALS KILLED
Twenty-One Thousand Mice Used in
Cancer Inoculation Experiment.

London. Nov. Cancer investiga-
tions cost the lives of 87.253 animals
in England and Scotland during the
year of 1914, states a report issued b.
the home office OF these expert
ments, 21.746 were in the nature of
NEGOTIATIONS and were performed al
most entirely upon mice to test vac
cines. The public health department
used something over $4,000 animals
in various experiments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

full in their play and skipping seem
to have the best minds said Miss
youngsters of the kindergarten do
their morning skipping exercise Each
child was asked to skip around the
circle A musical accompaniment
was used for each skipping per-
formance-
ct have the children do this so that
can get an idea of their mental
condition" said Miss Mckee You
probably would not think il but the
children that are the most graceful
show in their other work that they
have better minds than those who are
awkward and clumsy
The temperament of a child also
can be determined to some extent by
this skipping exercise One boy, who
has a tendency to be rough, will gal
lop around the circle horse fashion
while another who has not the ex-
IRENE masculine tendencies will skip
in a more gentle manner
Each day a new world is explored
by the forty-five little ones who
come to the Parkoa1e school house,
Eighth and Lake streets. every morn
ing for kindergarten The boys and
girls have new experiences opened up
to them. Miss Lulu Mckee and
her a assistants Miss Mary NanVechten
ard Miss Mary Grant, are kept busy
each afternoon getting up program
of work and play for the next day
For the children are eager and want
to know many things
Learn About Germs
One day recently Harold 3. Wood,
citv health officer, talked TO the
YOUNGSTERS He told them many
things about germs, how 10 rake care
of their bodies, and among the other
bits of advice he gave the youngsters
was the use of the toothbrush
A few days later little Jimmie came
TO Kindergarten with a toothache.
Miss Mckee told the little boy that
if he would use a tooth brush he
would not have the toothache- The
hoy explained that he did not have
toothbrush and one of the other boys
spoke up:
.Aw. Jim, come down to our house
we got n toothbrush an we don't
use it
The hov who offered the toothbrush
TO his little friend Jim is one OF
family of twelve children
After hearing Dr. Woods talk about
germs one little girl took a big red
apple home with her Her father
came home from work that day and
took a bite of the apple The little
girl discovered that her apple had
been bitten and she asked:
who took a bite of my applet
When it was explained that her
father had bitten it she got knife
and cut half of the apple away, say