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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01

OF the essays written by girls, those
Of Doris Thompson. Ill Greenwood
avenue, and Josephine Kennedy, APO
Monroe street, were given first and
IL years of age and is the daughter of
Mrs E. w. Thompson. of Potwin.
Josephine Kennedy is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Kennedy, and is in
the ga grade at Lincoln school Miss
Thompson is in the ga grade at Sum-
per school.
George l.. Walker, age 10. winner
of the first prize in the boys class,
is the son of Sergeant F. L. Walker,
of the Topeka police force, 1912 West
Sixth street, and is in the S-B grade at
Clay school. Maurice Sewers, age Is.
and winner of the second prize for
boys is a classmate of George Walker
at Clay school He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Walker, 500 Buchanan
street.
They Appreciate 1t.
Commissioner Porter's plan of draw
ing the school children into the clean
up campaign has been commended by
business men and educators through
out the city. The following letter is
a sample of the many received by Mr..
Porter:
commissioner w. L. Porter: The
writing of essays on The Value of
Cleanup Work in Topeka gave our
pupils chance to do something worth
while. Our city will be much i'm
proved in cleanliness because several
hundred boys and girls have written
about the things that may be lost sight
of by grown up folks.
''E. F. STANLEY
Principal Sumner School"
Doris Thompson.
Following is the essay of Doris
Thompson. winner of the first award
for girls. S-A grade of Summer school.
Three hundred years ago when the
Indians lived all over the United States
and few white men from England
France and Spain lived here also,
they had no such need of clean up
week. They had no canned goods
and therefore no cans to haul away
Living so far apart, as they did, there
was little need of setting a special
week or day to clean up, because if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
HIGHLAND PARK NOTES

Mrs. r. A. RandIett is on the sick
Ralph Davidson, who is attending
the K. S. A. c. is spending the week
end with his parents.
Miss Marjorie Hill is spending the
day with friends in Lawrence.
Miss Carolyn Vance is spending the
weekend with her parents near Ber-
ryton.
Mrs. Arthur Weaver and baby have
returned from an extended visit with
relatives at Dunlap, Kan.
Mr.. w. H. Coultis Of Berryton
spent Wednesday evening at the o. Q.
Shaul home.
Mrs. D. L. Reynolds and son Wall
lace spent Friday with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sims.
Miss Margaret Heery of East Tope-
ka spent Wednesday afternoon with
Miss Marjorie Hill.
Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Strauburg
of Topeka spent Thursday with Mrs.
E. LeVan.
Mrs Ida Patrick of Burr Oak,
ilton Swain.
Master Dole Lewis has returned to
his home near Berryton after an ex-
tended visit with relatives in the Park.
The regular meeting Of the Boost
err club next Monday evening has been
designated as good roads special
and the evening will be
spent discussing the proposed paved
road through Highland Park. 1t is
hoped every property owner in the
Park will be present and also see just
about what proportion of the tax that
you will have to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
Topeka HIGHS WIN.
Take Two First Prizes at Emporis
High School Music Contest.

Emporia, May 1.-The Topeka
high school boys and glee club, di-
rected by Sheriff. Smith, took first
place and a prize of $50 in the state
wide high school music contest here
last night. Several other prizes were
won by students from Topeka high.
Miss Marguerite Gohlke of Ills West
Sixth avenue won the first prize of
$40 in the girls solo contest. The To-
peka high school mixed chorus took
third prize of $40. Miss Aura Brad
ford is leader of the chorus.
In the girls glee club contest Wav-
erly was first, Columbus second and
Holton- third. Joe Sullivan of Parsons
won first place in the boys solo con-
test. Wichita high took second in the
boys glee club event, and Miss Helen
Smith, Kansas City, second in the
girls solo contest. Wichita took first
in the mixed chorus, and Columbus
was second.
The judges were Karl Walter, Kan
sas City; Walter McCray, Pittsburg,
and P. H. Lewis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
MANY JOB SEEKERS.
Federal Employment Bureau Kept
Busy During February and March.

Washington. May 1.-During the
months of February and March there
were 37,254 applications for employ
ment and inquiries for help received at
the various headquarters of the fed
eraI employment bureau throughout
the country, according to the depart
ment of labor today.
Philadelphia, with total of 1929,
received the greatest number of appli-
cations, and Chicago, with 5,105, and
New York with 4,485, were second
and third, respectively.
Other cities, during the same peri
Cd. received the following: Boston
900; Baltimore, 1912; New Orleans,
25O8; Galveston, Tex, 937; St. Louis,
2,516.
Other inquiries made at postoffices
throughout the country are not COW
cred in these figures. ~
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drinking asIs cup and the establishment of the
usually Judged by its surroundings For
instance a tumble-down fence. broken
out the weather. a backyard full of rub
Dish and weeds and possibly. tin cans and
thrift to say the least, If not positive shift
lessness. on the part of the occupant Of the
roundings are neat and his premises well
If the human race realized the appalling
flies, mosquitoes and other denizens of
the manure and trash pile, they would
support in their endeavor to lessen these
great evils. Tin cans and bottles filled
and as one rarely travels farther than a
block from where 1t was bred, that block
Flies are a the worst enemy that the people
must combat, as flies lay from 100 to 500
ana become full grown n lies in ten days:
The fly is exceedingly fond of all decayed
carry and pa deposit its si germs sa IN clean
home where there are young children, often
causing the illness or perhaps death OF
All possible precaution should be taken
to avoid the spreading of disease, and it is
bottles that are lying about should be col
pile. where the city " wagon can gather
them. Stagnant pools are breeders of mos
quitoes and should not be allowed to exist.
The way to remedy this is either to pour
IAN ounce of prevention is worth more
than a pound of cure" therefore. let us all
unite in assisting the sanitary department.
in their efforts to make our canital city
the cleanest and most beautiful in the
state.
Maurice Sewers.
Following is the essay of Maurice Sewers
of the S-B grade of Clay school which was
given second honOrS among the essays
written by boys:
AS the scale of civilization arises the
standard of a clean city is much higher
than when tie people of yesterday we're
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
Topeka School Children Write
of Cleanup Day.
Prize Winning Articles Are An
nounced Today.
CHECK SICKNESS and DISEASE
Most Valuable Result of Keep
ing Yards Sanitary.
Rubbish a Breeding Place for
Flies and Germs.

In addition to taking a prominent
part in Topeka's cleanup week dur
ing the latter part of March and the
state cleanup day, April III, thou
sands of school children in the city
furnished Commissioner W. L. For
ter and Sanitary Sergeant Ramsey
with new ideas relative to such cam
paigns in the essay writing contest
among children of the grade schools
on ''Of What Value Is Cleanup Day
to Topeka
Judges in the contest were: w. l..
Porter, city commissioner of parks.
Miss Matte Westonhaver. 1915 Tyler
street; Miss Camilla Campbell, $40
West Sixth street; Miss Mabel Smith,
$40 West Sixth street, and Mrs. June
r. Chapman, 1928 Clay street. Several
days were necessary for the judges
to consider the papers.
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ness. paying little attention R to the welfare
and health of the community.
As 1t Is, person of today is judged by
his home surroundings. If the person is
of good moral character, he delights in
kept If it appears otherwise people will
be apt to regard him as a careless, neglect
full person and the people of the com
The principal carriers of disease are
mosquitoes and flies. OF these the fly is
more rapidly in our climate and carries the
most dangerous sort of disease germs in
Guiding tuberculosis, one of the pleagues
The fly is bred in filthy. places, such as
manure heaps; slop barrels and garbage
laden with the filthiest of germs. He goes
into the house and lights upon the food,
is brea prineipaiy in wet places such as
bottles and cans filled with water. As
they rarely go over block from where
stagnant water some where very near. This
is an indication of nearby filth and filth
aEe carr;e she and thew are
ing places Of both the fly and mosquito.
should be removed from the yards in To-
peka to present a respectable appearance
be e os and
and piles of garbage should be eradicated
could not inhabit the Panama Canal zone
as the malaria and other fevers caused so
there he had the people screen their houses,
put oil on the stagnant pools and swampy
places and swat the mosquito. He also
made it crime to throw paper and ba-
BY this method the Panama Canal zone
this this was done in the Torrid zone Why not
do it in the Temperate zone and make To-
peka the cleanest and healthiest place on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
SAVED COST OF REPAPERING.

A citizen of Topeka who recently
abandoned an inferior system of
lighting for the modern electrical
way, stated to a representative OF
the cost of repapering his home by
electrifying it.
Under the other system the walls
of his home became sa blackened
and dirty that he was forced to re-
paper often. But with the installa-
ton of electricity, his home became
clean and has remained so since the
day the current was turned on.
This is an advantage of electricity
that ought to interest and appeal to
every home owner. Electricity not
only gives you the best light, but it
keeps your home clean. 1t doesn't
blacken your walls and damage your
furniture and household goods with
sute and dirt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
BETTER EVERY WEEK.
A Steady Improvement in Business Is
Reported by Dun.

New York, May 1.-R. G. Dun &
lCompany's review of trade says:
Each week strengthens confidence
| in a progressive revival of business
activity but the forward movement Is
in many departments of trade, so slow
and there are SO many cross influ-
cnces at work, that some disappoint-
ment is felt that the advance is on the
whole, not more pronounced
The recent favorable indications in
textile markets are maintained, cot
ton goods being IN excellent demand
and the movement of underwear and
hosiery expanding. Crop reports con-
tinue favorable. Financial conditions
remain very suspicious, with money
easy. There is a considerable reduc-
ton in the number of unemployed.
The export movement continues
heavy, the trade balance in favor of
this country in the latest week being
nearly $21 100000, a large increase
over the preceding week. March ex-
ports of wheat were the largest for
any month on record.
Cotton exports in March were the
largest in 5 years. Domestic demand
for iron and steel is considerably be-
low capacity.
Bank clearings for the week
amounted 20 s2,91O.166,6 SS, an in
crease of IL per cent as compared
with the same week last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
PROGRESSIVE HOUSEWIVES
They VIII Have Electric Irons and
Other Electrical Conveniences
in Their Homes.

We have heretofore mentioned
the diversity of uses to which cleo
tricity is being put in the home.
The fact is that electric lights.
while the best of all and an i'm
porant feature of every home, are
but one of many conveniences and
comforts one can enjoy by having
electric current in the home.
For instance, with electricity you
can practically cook breakfast
make toast, tea or coffee, fry eggs,
make hot cakes; you can heat
water, run your sewing machine. do
curling iron, keep cool in the hot
weather, clean the carpets and
walls, and do many other things.
The utility of electricity has pro-
crossed to such an amazing ex-
tent that no home nowadays is half
way complete without it.
Many Topekans are waking up
to the tremendous usefulness of
electricity and are not only enjoy
ing bright lights from it, but the
many other convenfences obtain
able by having electric current.
Here are a number of progressive
women of the city who have lately
purchased electric irons, which are
becoming so popular--and these
irons. it might be said. each carry
a 10-year guarantee on heating ele-
ment: Mrs. George Gerberfck, 323
Clay street; Mrs. j. w. johnson,
125 Fillmore; Mrs. A. e. Curry.
1897 Garfield; Mrs. Lou G. Sproat.
1913 Fillmore;. ID: McNeaiy, 42s
Fourth; Mrs. C. w. Baker, 1929
Van Buren,; Mrs. Mounday, 921
Clay; Mrs. John Baumgartner. s13
Norris avenue; Mrs. s. M. Brew
ster, 1101 Western avenue; Mrs.
G. T. McKeehan, 1885 Kansas ave-
Woodward avenue; Mrs. B. F. AL
len, 926 Morris avenue; Mrs. J. w.
Rice, 1855 Brooks avenue and Mrs.
M. Reinbach, 1405 w. Sixth; Mrs.
G. f. Harrison, 434 Leland, and
Mrs. Lane, Alp Leland.
When electric irons were first in
vented few years ago they had
a setback because they would get
out of gear so often. This trouble.
however, has long since been got
ten rid of, and the electric irons
now on the market are as depend
able as the current itself.
The Edison Company and all the
electrical dealers in the city handle
these irons in the regular standard
Glib. size.
The following have also pur-
chased vacuum cleaners during the
past few days: Mrs. f. ID. Hum
phreys, 1906 Harrison; Mrs. F. M.
Culp, 718 Morris avenue; Eugene
Beatty; Mrs. j. c. Snediker, 924
North jackson; Mrs. b. ]. Long.
1914 Fillmore; VIM. Connors Fur
niture Co.; w. T. Davis. 416 w.
Sixth.
Mrs. r. NJ. Lee, of 1920 West
street, purchased a washing ma
chine, and will not only get the
family washing done for about S
cents week, but will do it her
self without any but very little
labor and do it well, and not be
worried about the washerwoman
quitting.
Mrs. G. F. Penfield. who occu-
pies rooms in the Ashbury apart
ments, has purchased an electric
stove and imagine the comfort saw
ing and convenience it will be to
her.
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Economical Mrs. Reed.

Another Topeka woman who was
quick to see the great economy
both in money and labor of electri-
cal vacuum cleaners is Mrs, Ar
thur Reed, of 1921 Polk street. She
made her purchase a few days ago
and is delighted with the results
she gets with SO little labor. 1t
does beat the old method of taxi
ing up carpets and rugs, always at
expense and trouble. and beating
the dirt out of them on a clothes
line, doesn't it?
8. o. Sheldon, the blacksmith at
1915 West Tenth street, has just
added a new 3-horse power electric
motor to his shop equipment.
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MANY BRIGHTER HOMES.
of Topeka Who Are Installing
ELECTRICITY.

The spirit of home improvement
continues in all parts of Topeka,
and especially noticeable is the
frightening up of so many homes,
due to the installation of electric
lights. Since the beginning of
the campaign for brighter homes
the Edison company's illumination
engineers have been about the bus
lest men in the city. If you are
planned for the wiring of your
house, call 1880 and let the Edison
Company send an Illuminating en-
ginneer to talk it over with you
and make you an estimate. Re-
member, it won't cost you cent
to have this plan and estimate
made.
Make up your mind now that
you are going to join the many
enterprising citizens who are in
stalling electric lights, so that you
can not only have better and
brighter lights, but that the entire
family may enjoy the many other
will do away with so much house,
hold drudgery.
In the east part of the city the
following citizens have Joined the
light brigade since our last issue:
w. F. Wolverton, 1906 East sixth
street; Pat Sullivan, 406 Swygart;
Mr.. Jones, Fourth and Swygart;
H. M Walters, 500 swygart; Dr..
Evans, 1900 East Sixth; Ed. w.
Greer, 1892 Monroe; C. Davis, 1921
Monroe; J. r. Meek, 804 East
Eighth; A. w. Green, 604 East
Twelfth; A. A. Pardee, $40 East
18th street; C. w. Chilos, 623 East
Twelfth street; jeremiah Ellis. 1920
Washington.
South Topeka also continues to
improve. The following homes have
contracted for electric service in
the last few days: Mrs. M. NIFTY,
2025 Van Buren, street; John Eber-
ly, Twenty-third and Virginia;
George H. Offer, 1713 Kansas ave-
Avenue; Mrs. E. A. Fay, 211O Lin
coin street; Mrs. Mary E. Cunning
ham, I'LL Harrison street; E. G.
Sanders, 1920 North Van Buren,
street; two rented houses at 1912
and 1924 Van Buren, street belong
ing to J. c. Sinner, the Kansas
avenue coal and feed man.
And North Topeka is keeping
right up with the procession. New
homes are to be improved and
frightened up in that section as
follows: E. o. Reedy, 1897 North
Tyler street; J. N. Stewart, 1901
North Tyler street; John Kibert.
4O8 West railroad street,. Mrs.
Blanche Nichols, sos North Van
Buren, street: Albert Hirschberg,
619 North Harrison street; Charles
Myers, 1904 North Tyler street;
D. o. Fink. 1884 North Monroe
street; F. j. Roller, 1900 North
Kansas avenue.
Many citizens of the West part
of the city have likewise decided
to discard inferior lights and put
in the very hest Those contra Of
ing for electricity for the past week
being: j. M. Forbers, 1924 Buchan-
an street; E. E. James, 1922 Tyler
street; M. w. Stockwell, 312 West
Nineteenth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01

Every spring in the city of Topeka
we have a Cleanup day. This day
is devoted to cleaning the yards, al
leys,- and streets, the rubbish being
hauled away by city wagons.
The most prominent reason for
cleanup day, 1 think, would be that
of health. A person cannot be healthy
that has all sorts of rubbish in the
yard and a breeding place for flies and
germs.
In the city of Munich, Germany, the
death rate from typhoid fever was
very high previous to 1884 This was
due to the poor water system that had
been used. Most of the people had
wells and were not encouraged to keep
their yards and homes clean as we are.
The city officials decided to take a
hand in the matter and in 1884, be-
cause of a new sewerage system the
death rate was greatly decreased.
All persons who take the least bit
CT interest in the city affairs are in
tereSted in the appearance of the city
Therefore he should clean up all tin
cans that may have gathered together
during the winter. If these cans have
been placed in baskets or in piles it
will greatly tighten the spring clean
up
Mr.. Capper. our governor, (has) did
great deal toward identifying the
yards. Each spring he gives flower
seeds. and in the fall prizes are given
for the incest flowers. flower beds, etc.
If our city is not the cleanest city
in Kansas, thus setting an example to
other cities. I d, not think it will be
the fault of the sanitary department.
for they are doing all that they can
to encourage the cleanliness of our
city.
We should all work together and
get rid of the six Ds-dust dirt dark
ness, decay, disease and dust
George L. Walker.
The essay of George L. Walker, S-B
first honors by the judges among others
written by boys in the contest:
As civilization has advanced the atten-
ton of the public has been directed more
and more toward the investigation of the
causes of disease with the conclusion that
the larger proportion is caused by germs
t bred in nnsanitary conditions. Within
the past few years many of our larger
cities have taken steps toward the better
ment of sanitary conditions and the pre-
these are the adjustment Of the public
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one man raked his lawn or grounds
one day and the other man did not.
the leaves would not blow into the
| next mans yard because of the dis
| lance between the homes Nowadays
however, with our thickly populated
cities the leaves may blow over onto
one another's yards if a special day
is not set for the raking and burning
of leaves and the cleaning up in
general.
There are three ways of prospecting
by keeping clean up week. First,
sickness and disease are prevented.
When we have tin cans piled in neat
stack or in a barrel and not scat
backyard, we are preventing mos
quitOes. and germs from carrying and
spreading the disease and filth gath
cred from the tin cans. When we
burn mummies or dead branches we
are also preventing disease. Second
and next to disease we make the place
more attractive and pfeasanter to live
in. 1t is said that people can lead
better lives in clean places. Last Of
all, the property is made great deal
more valuable and if one should wish
to sell, he would receive more than
otherwise. So all around we are made
more prosperous by cleaning up and
clean up week.
There are a great many ways to
clean up. If your cans are already
piled in a barrel, your mummies and
dead branches already burned and
your yards raked, the papers may be
picked up, not only in your own yard
but in the alleys and streets. To make
your yard attractive you can SOW grass
seed or dig weeds out of the side
walk. OF there are any.) The ashes
from dead branches can be used to
fertilize ground for vegetable or
flower gardens.
Clean up day, when we got out OF
school in the afternoon, 1 had to go
to church, but during this week I am
going to paint our grape arbor and
trim it.
If clean up day is treated in the
right way and made interesting to
the children they will help greatly
in making their homes attractive.
Clean up day in some ways is Of
more use than some holidays we have
and should be kept as well as they
are.
Josephine Kennedy.
O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
FULL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Electric Lights, Electric Elevator
and Electric Motors.

Extensive electrical improve
ments are being made in their
building on West Sixth street by
the Rehkof Carriage Co. In adj
dition to electric lights, an electric
freight elevator, with a capacity
of three tons, is being installed,
and individual motors are being
attached to the woodworking ma
chimes, drills, hammers, etc. This
is one of the biggest electrical jobs
of the month. The Machinists'
Electrical Co., is doing the work.
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AN ARMY of Progress.

Many prOgreSsiVe citizens IN the
western part of the city are lectri-
flying their homes. Among those
who have contracted for this i'm
provement are Mrs. Dina Scott.
1854 Lane street; Mrs. M. Patter-
son, 1923 King street; ]. N. Forbes,
1924 Buchanan street; ]. H. Lar
sen, 1925 Lincoln street; E. S. Ram
son, 1871 Lane street; Walter s.
Ware, 1928 Buchanan street; Fred
M. Ware, 1896 Lane street; Charles
Mayhew, 1923 Western avenue; w.
]. Lam, 1906 Fillmore street; Mrs.
Katie Broadford, 1920 Fillmore
street D. D. Hope of 1914 Wash
ington and M. L. Barnett of 1427
Washington are two progressive
citizens of that street who also are
putting in electric lights.
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Foreman Gibbons Lights Up.

J. N Gibbons is having his home
at 4O6 Madison street wired
throughout, preparatory to mod
ernizing it with electric lights. Mr..
Gibbons is foreman of the paint
shop at the Santa F'e shops.
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"Candy Mack Progressive.

H. o. McElroy, proprietor of the
"Candy Mack" confectionery at the
corner of Sixth and Fillmore
streets, is having his residence at
APT Fillmore fully equipped with
electric service.
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Queen of Greece.

While almost everyone in Greece
wants to go to war, King Constantine
is for peace. 1t is believed the rea-
son can be found in the fact tina. the
Queen of Greece is Emperor WILL
JAMS sister.
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Brightens Up His Store.
J. A. Daugherty, merchant at
1871 Huntoon street, has greatly
improved and frightened up his
store by putting in electric lights.