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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

I pray the Lord my soul to take
For three days and nights we nao
been facing death together ana eacu
had been thinking thoughts tnal
hardened men can't frame in woros,
but that little prayer brought 10
closer together than we had been pc
fore. ALI of us knew that prayer az
each of US knew what the otner Was
thinking. Each of us knew that the
other sometime had been at a goou
mothers knee and was thinking o.
her then. Somehow things like That
come up when a man thinks ne Is go
ing to die, and they seem TO coun'
more than anything else in the Worio.
Did you ever stop to think that
Now I lay me- is the universal pray
err of mankind. I speak seven IAN
guages and I have been all over the
world, but have never found man
with creed enough to blaspheme VINO
didn't know that prayer. They get IL
from their mothers. Mother-1ove the
world over sees to 1t that the first
seed sown in The baby's heart Is a
plea for it's own soul, and that plea
is carried through life. 1t may be
forgotten, just like we forgot it until
we heard the prayer repeated, but
when a man remembers it, his mother
with a mothers anxiety for him is
recalled.
The Match Burned.
"'Oh, about that last match-the
one we prdySu ONei- Ahcu oiAo
the ship saw our rocket and we were
picked up.
1.-The little senorita with the in
viting eyes had not understood the
conversation, but had sensed it, and
| slipped away with her fingers run
ming over her beads.
Speaking of prayers reminds me
of another, continued the derelict. 1
was prospecting for gold down in
Yucatan. I was with a fellow named
| Bill. That's the only name I knew
for him, and there was another man
| in the party whose name forget. He
and Bill had been pals. Bill got lost
in the woods and persisted from pri-
walton. After several days we found
his body. 1t was SD badly mutilated
by wild animals that we did not at
tempt to move it. We dug a hole in
the ground by the body and pushed
it in. picked up a shovel ind started
to throw back the earth. His pal
| spoke up, Don't you think we better
have a prayer Again I was unable
"'You do it, I said. Before tell
you what he said, just stop minute
| and think. Take into consideration
| the kind of man who was praying.
| do not want you to laugh at what may
at first strike you as irreverent, for il
| wasn't. 1t came right from the hear
and he meant everything he said, anc
it was the shortest mad the most tc
the point of any prayer 1 ever heard
What he said was:
80 God. take care of Bill. He
was a d good fellow
What did you say to Juanita," in
quired the proprietor of the dance
hall, angrily, and the derelict sough
a place more in harmony with hil
| mood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
'DISCRACE,HE SAYS
Senator Howe Points Out First
State Capitol.
Famous Landmark at Fort
Riley Crumbling Away.

Something ought to be done by
the state to protect the old Pawnee
capitol building near Junction City,"
said Senator J. w. Howe, of Abilene,
today. cit is a disgrace to the state
the way it is being permitted to go
to wreck, the grass is knee high
around it, the sign is broken and
parts of it have fallen down, and the
remainder badly in need of repair,
and the river is cutting close to the
south side.
This building has been standing
since 1855, and was the first capitol
of Kansas. Kansas at one time ap-
peared to be proud of this old land
mark, and asked the federal govern
ment to cede the ground and build
ing to the state. This the government
readily did, but this seems to be all
that was done, and it is being per-
mitted to slowly crumble away.
UNLESS something is done soon,
there will be no landmark left to
mark the spot where the first legis-
lature of Kansas met.
ct do not know who is to blame but
something ought to be done at once.
The grass should be kept cut, the
sign on the end of the building re-
paired, d neat fence put around, the
walls repaired where it is necessary.
Kansas ought to save this ancient
landmark of its early history.
Somebody ought to get busy,
whether it be the state or patriotic
KanSanS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
MY, WHAT NERVE!
Negro Spurned Work Offered
by PrOvident Association.
She Wanted Something "LiP
Mo- Refined"
ASSOCIATION DIDN'T HAVE IT
Woman Then Made Complaint
to Governor Capper.
She Had Previously Been Given
$50 in Money.
ASSOCIATION DIDN'T HAVE IT

Spurning two positions offered her
nv the Proyident association, coll
ored woman living on the East slde
called up Governor Arthur Capper the
other day and asked him If he would
not look into the "inefficiency'' of the
Provident association. The governor
referred her back to them, much to
her disgust.
The coIored woman was first called
upon by members of the Provtdent
association September 80. Various eff
forts secured her $44 to keep her go
ing, but the high cost of living forced
her to call on the association this week
and ask for SIS to run her home TIL
the end of October, making total or
$50 for a months living.
Work at cleaning house was found
for the woman, who IS large ana
strong After looking the job over she
turned it down and came back for an
other Job, asking for washing. A posi-
ton as laundrywoman in private
family was given her but on wash day
she left the family in the lurch, never
showing up. She asked the associa-
ton for something q 'lir mo- refined"
or they might simply Tend" her some
money.
Wanted Refined Job.
AS the association had no refined"
Jobs to furnish dependents upon the
county they were unable to offer her
work The woman then wrote the
governor of KansasNa long letter tell
| ing her troubles. AS this did not ap-
parently help she decided that a per-
sonal appeal was the thing and called
him up The governor referred her
back TO the association.
1t remains for the authorities to get
| her a guaranteed job with n salary p"
or simply keep on feeding and caring
for her while she stays at home and
| does nothing.
I'VE have found that when you help
| people without making them work for
something better, that they simply
grow worse" said Mrs. Moore today.
| IT'S the same case as the public corn
| crib of the Romans. Dependents
won't work when they don't have to
and it does not pain their pride to
have the city support them"
I Has any one refined, guaranteed
Job with a salary for acolored wo-
man?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
X. q. Professor Suggests 8
Pageant for Our Hilarious.
No Old Time "COW on Barn"
Times for the Kids.
MAKE MAYOR AN UNCLE SAM
A Civic Pride Parade Is Idea of
One Who Isn't Young.
Will Healthy Boys Heed Pro-
fesSOr's Words, Never!

Community celebrations of Ha1low-
cen are being urged as this years
Kanss successor to the annual de-
structive sport of the small boy by
Prof. William A. McKeever, professor
of child welfare at the Univ ers1ty OF
Kansas. In announcing his plan To-
day Professor McKeever pointed out
that such celebrations, observed gen
orally in the cities of the state, can not
fail to develop a larger civic pride.
1.-THE Halloween cele bration could
be made an annual fall festival, sec
ond il Importance perhaps only to the
fair" he said. IF the parents viii
join in its observance with the chill
dren they can inculcate in them
spirit of innocent fun to supplant the
vandalism that sometimes character
ICES Halloween. The police, instead
of being obliged to watch the young
sters, might join with them In their
SPORT
Professor McKeever suggested a
masquerade parade, in which citlzens
of all ages participate, as a fitting
method of celebration. He urged
that the mayor, clad, perhaps, as I'm
Gle Sam, might lead. The police and
fire departments, motorists AMI pc
destrians all in costume, might fol-
low, he said, and pointed out that the
children should be made the major,
not the minor, part of the ceieoralon.
1.-The proper rearing of children ne
cessitates larger appreciation of the
fun and nonsense inherent in their
natures" he said Parents must not
grow too sober and drift away from
the Youngsters and finally begin to
instruct them without sympathy
There is opportunity in Halloween
celebration for every individual in a
community to go back to chlldhooo
20,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

ans Is just what does not happen
when the mayor of Topeka takes a
month off duty to engage in eating
crawfish in Portland, Ore. But even
if the common taxpayers should storm
the office of the mayor, and he were
notified by wire that his presence
here was demanded, not one crus-
tacean would escape for that reason,
for the mayor is man of determine
ton and he has journeyed two thou
sand miles to eat crawfish.
Indeed, the mayor is a man of such
determination that his friends think
he should take something for it. They
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

Another dreadnaught of the famous
words of wise men has been sub
marined if the foregoing saw is an
alyzed a la Noah Webster. 1t is tor
pedoed by the contents OF the pockets
of those unfortunates, arrested by the
Topeka police for vagrancy and who
are rolled" preparatory to being
thrown into the bull pen. For a
-vag must have no visible means of
support and must be without money.
Those must be his qualifications be-
fore he can be guest of the city.
But tobacco and the necessary para
phernalia for smoking it--he may or
quirements-and he invariably has a
good supply of the weed.
ANY of the desk Sergeants or anv
member of the force familiar with
pockets will vOuch for the truthful
ness of the above. The average penni-
less beggar may acknowledge that he
has not had a mouthful of food for
forty-eight hours when arrested, but
he can always produce the ''makins.'
And nicotine will make the best
cop on the force and the worst crook
in the slums brothers under the skin
AS one policeman Smilingly remarks
it sort o. gives 'em a feeling of under
standing" Because of this, there are
not a few of the men at the station
who will walk up to Kansas avenue
to buy an inmate Ol the DQll pen 3
package of tobacco, if the unfortunate
is out of the weed and has a strong
desire to court the lady nicotine.
And maybe the cops have better
understanding of the prisoners crav
ing than the casual observer would
imagine. 1t hasn't been so long agt
since an administration that required
all members of the department, iron
the chief down to rookie patrolmen
TO turn their backs on tobacco, hel'
the reins of Topeka'S government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

1ear that his ''softness" may get him
into trouble. His last ultimatum to
his friends, before leaving to take
the crawfish treatment, was to the
effect that he would go the limit, re-
gardless of any disastrous conse-
quences, to keep a certain employee
on the city payroll. He served notice
that the problem would have to be
solved during his absence, or he would
fight to the last ditch" when he got
back.
What could DE better than diet OF
crawfish for a man in this frame of
mind. The dictionary gives "craw-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

fish" as verb anu the definition.
"Retract some hasty or ill-advised as
sertion or action; back out; back
down" Some of his friends are won
dering whether a man full of craw-
fish is more likely to.
But while the mayor is taking the
treatment, city business is being
transacted without a hitch. W. G.
Tandy presides at meetings of the
city commission and signs pay checks.
and Miss Blanche Bates, who is serv-
ing her third term as assistant mayor,
meets callers at the office of the
mayor and attends to office details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
.HONORS TO TOPEKANS
Scottish Riters Advanced by National
Body at Washington.

Peter Couture. 9O2 Jefferson street;
S. T. Willard, 724 Kansas avenue, and
William A. Tinker, 424 Woodlawn
street, were advanced to the grade of
knights Commander of the Court of
Honor by the supreme council of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, southern Jurisdiction of
the United States, at Washington, d.
c., last night.
At present there are twenty-five To-
cal men in the Court of Honor and
twenty honorary thirty-third degree
men in the Topeka valley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
Every Home Needs a Faithful Cough
and Cold Remedy.

when you first detect cold after sitting
next to one who has sneezed, then it is
that a tried and tested remedy should be
faithfully used. II never wrote a testi-
monial before, but, / know positively that
for myself and family, Dr. Kings New
Discovery is the best cough remedy we
ever used and we have tried them ALL"
soc. and $1.00-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
NOTED WOMAN COMING
Mary Antin Will Lecture for Teachers
in High School Auditorium

Mary Antin, Russian immigrant
author, lecturer and social worker, mas
been engaged by those in charge or
the lecture course to be given py tne
teachers in the city schools The date
of her appearance in high school audi
torium is November 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

A Michigan inventor has brought
out a portable refrigerator, somewhat
resem bling suitcase, in which there
is a chamber for cracked ice above a
compartment for holding perishable
goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

Arabia has tract of unexplored
territory nearly five times the size of
Great Britain, while nearly a quarter
of Australia has not been visited by
civilized man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

Indiana finds &c per cent of prison
parole violations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
MAKES MEN KIN
Tobacco as a HumaniZer at the
Police Station.
Where Officers and Prisoners
Meet on Common Ground.

''Save up your pennies,
can pile up your rocks,
can lie u your rocks.
IAN you'll always have tobacco,
Elm the old tobacco box"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

Southampton. Eng, is employing
policewomen-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11

captain U. = A.. retired, military In
%structor.
Major l.. r. Forney. commandant Of
cadets.
Major y. T.. Spencer. adjutant.
Captain r. W. Thompson, quarter
master.
captain ". A. ingalls,. surgeon.
Captain J. J. Mcclure and captain
Saunders. tactical officers and aide
10 the commandment.
The commandnnt Of cadets will AR
range To cntrnin the battalion mt RIOS.
Wen at s o'clock, sunday evening. Oc-
tober ioth. lie will see that the ca
dctS prepare their camp equipment
and have all baggage ready to be
moved to the railroad early In the
afternoon of the above date.
Upon arriving at Albuquerque IN,
battalion viii Immediately proceed n
camp. where regular military dutic,
VIII be enforced throughout the week
Al cadets shall be required 20 par.
ticipato IN the camp. unless excused
by proper authority.
By command.
col JAS. w. WILSON.
superintendent
Official O.. J.. Erwin. captain and
adiutaut.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11
MILITARYSCHOOL
CADETS SET UP
CAMP BELL At
FAIR GROUNDS
Crack Cadet Corps 1875 Strong
Arrives this Morning from
Roswell by Special Train.
FEATURE OF THE
N DAY PARADE
Col. Wilson Appropriately
Names State Fair Camp for
General Army Chief Who
First Recognized Schools
Merit.

Headed by their band Of twenty
pieces. the New Mexico Military Insti-
tute cadets arrived from Roswell this
morning and are camped on the state
fair grounds. where they viii remain
during the week The khaki-clad stu
dents have their camp on the left side
Of the main entrance gate. and during
the day proved quite an attraction Ca
the air visitors. Army regulations
have been enforced by col. James W.
Wilson. who Is in personal charge of
the students. who number l65 inClud-
ing their ten officers.
Guards have been placed around
the camp. During the mornings guard
mount and drills will be held. while
In the afternoon the students viii drill
on the parade grounds for The benefit
OF the state fair visitors. Members
u the football squad were excused
from drill today and they viii not
participate In the parade. as the coach
wants his men boo the pink of condi.
tlon when they meet the University
eleven this afternoon.
Regular army tents have been pro-
vidcd for the students and ia, camp
has assumed a wlrukc aspect. with
it's khaki-clad fighting men. guns.
machine guns md other equipment
used for warfare. Several machine
guns mou;'ed on small bike carts
have becn trained or The grounds.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11

while the rifles OF the cadets are
stacked on the parade grounds
The cadets left Roswell last even
Ing at \ o'clock but did not arrive
here until late this morning. The train
was two hours late In reaching Albu-
queruue. The camp has been chris
tened Camp Bell. IN honor Of Major
General j. =. Beli OF the regular
army. He was the first army officer
To realize the work that n being done
by the military students Of this insti-
.tutc.
Upon their arrival on the fair
grounds the students were given
breakfast In the big mess tent used
for feeding the school students who
are here from every county In the
state. Aside from colonel Hell. the
superintendent 81 che institute Ia,
following officers are In charge. Lieut.
tenant Colonel W 5. Barlow, captain
United states army. retired. military
instructor, Major L. r. Fofncy. com.
mandant OF cadets. Major 4. T.. Spen.
Ger, adiutant, Captain T. ". Thomp,
son. quartcrmaster; Captain a. \ In.
gals. surgeon: captain j. J McClur,
and Captain Saunders. tactical officer.
and aids to the commandant
The students with their band wcr,
q feature ~ the state fair parade tn,
afternoon.
The general order covering the On.
campmcnt follows.
Named Camp Rel.
Head quarters New Mexico Mlitar,
Institute. Roswell, New Mexico. oct
3. 1915.
General orders, Number g.
By order of the regents Of the y
NJ NJ l., the battalion Of cadets b. &,
be placed Boa camp on the state TAI
grounds at Albuquerque. october iitl
To 18th The camp Is to Dee know
as Camp Benz In honor OF Maio
General J. Franklin Bell. T.. :. army
General BELL was in Albuquerque whoI
the New Mexico Military Institute hel,
an encampmcrt In that city the TAI
Of 1905. lie was the first general ct
ticer Of the army to show marked ap
| probation of the work being accom-
! plishcd in this institution. Durini
that encampmcnt General Bell. VIII,
was then chief OF STAFF. United state
army. took "a personal interest IN IN
cadet corps from this institution. 80
reviewed the battalion. Inspected m.
camp. and delivered before the cadet
an address in which hc pointed ou
the possibilities of IN Institution u
this Kind and predicted for % "a bril-
liant future. General BELL has 90 al
times since followed the proErcss 20
tho school ana manifested much pleas
urc bon De- successes.
The camp will bee undcy the imme
dintc command ot the superintendent
of tho institute. aided hy the follow
ing officers. all OF whom Will remaii
In camp with No cadets.
! Lieutenant Colonel W. : Barlow
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11
\ SUCCESSFUL WI
BUSY CAREER

In 1899 Dr Francis Kinp invented
ana originated modern vibration
Therapeutics and thought out nine
different STYLES OF vibrations and has
li'ct To soc vibration a. he exploited
70 become a universal practice
In 1896 and ~ Dr. KING published
two works az widely different char
aCtcr. one The View Government. '
tie other Harmonic Vibration or the
Secret of Life. which taught the de-
,clopmcnt of tho fine media of 'y-
preston by the law OF vibration.
For the last twenty years no vas
been In office practice and devoted
the last eight wears exclusively tu
optical practice. lie has been located
iu Los Angeles fot the last few years
and through the influence ~ Dr. T..
l. Green. cyesight specialist OF sill
yer cts. has been persuaded 10 place
his Los Angeles office in competent
charge and intends. with Or Green.
10 build up % reputable business along
their lines which will DE q credit to
our city ~ well as state. ~ Cred"l-
tails ana standing mean anythins.
then surely they will we'll succea T.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11

There Is scarcely n neiPhbor around me
who does not use your medicine. Mrs.
j. r. JOHNSON. r. No. 4. Box 80, Prince
ton, Illinois.
Experience of n Nurse.
Poland. N. Yin my experience "a a
nurse | certainly think Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is a great
medicine. | wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take IL. ! took IL
when passing through the Change of
Life with great results and | always re-
commend the Compound 10 all my pa-
tients il ! know Of their condition In
time. | will gladly do all ! can 90 help
others TO know Of this great medicine.
Mrs. HORACE NEWMAN. Poland, Her
kimer Co., n. Y.
II you are III do not drag along until
an operation is necessary. but at once
take Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Ifyou want special advice write
Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
lcOniidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11

8. 4. salem OF Hillsboro. In speak
ing ~ the fair. said: Il think his II
the greatest state air I'm New Mex
ico's history and the people OF the
state will no doubt show their appre-
citation By attending Il. There are a
large number OF people coming 10
albuquerque from Sierra county. In
Guided In this number are many
lodgemen who will attend tho meet
ings here. sierra county thinks II -
a great advertising medium TO have
the county exhibits aud we want
every fair visitor 70 call az our booths
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11
PARADE THURSDAY
WILL SET RECORD
OF ELABORATE
PREPARATION
CONTINUED nom rAge one.)

IL added on by the boosters from
Luna county. The water Is free from
0lkali and IL used FOR all purposes,
Including irrigation. Luna county
claims the distinction OF being the
banner county for agriculture, cattle
and mineral production in the state.
The county seat II DemiDg with a pop
ulation OF 5000 ana IL growing rap
idly. II IL the gateway 20 the coast
and has q brilliant future In the
mines of the residents ~ Luna county.
SocorTc's Fine SHOW.
The Sierra county exhibit vas set
up Sunday and Is one OF the prin-
cipal displays az the state fair. The
exhibit IL we'll worth going TO see ana
was the attraction for q large num-
Dor 90 guests ~ the fair management
sunday afternoon. Apples. the kind
Adam must have eaten. are displayed
In almost every species known 4
Chicago apple tthe name of a variety
and not from the Windy City) raised
in Sierra county. twenty-nine inches
On diameter. il exhibited. II Is one
Of the largest apples ever rrown In
the United States or any other country
Tor that matter. This mammoth app
pie IL a great attraction FOR state fair
visitors. Clusters OF apples are also
shown In this county exhibit. $ 4.
Salen OF Hillsboro. a prominent odd
Fellow. IL In charge Of the exhibit.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11
Knro Man 4 IL.

county and state fairs this year but
] "a To say that none OF them had
anything on New Mexico" said J. F.
Sims who IL In charge Of the Karo
Corn syrup exhibit. This Is a fair
that r. worth going 20 see and should
be supported n encouraged oy the
people OF this state. The county ex-
hibit il n great feature and gives
every person an opportunity 20 see
just what Is being raised In the var
ious counties OF the state"