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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
WANT A POLECAT
Pennsylvania Troops, Through
Topeka, After Mascot.
All Anxious to See More of
Kansas Weather.

Vainly looking for a mascot to take
the place of ''Violet," a tame polecat
stolen from the training. camp at
Mount Gretena, Pa, the last of 16, 900
guardsmen from that state en- route
to the border passed through Topeka
Wednesday over the Rock Island.
1.-The most beautiful creature you
ever saw" sadly exclaimed Lieuten-
ant O'Hara, land the most affection
ate"
We'll never fill her place." a pri-
vate exclaimed.
AT Kansas City the chalk inscribed
day coaches in which the men had
crossed half the country We're replaced
by tourist cars. But the men were too
busy looking over the passing land
scape in hopes of locating a successor
to violet to inscribe in crayon drawn
letters on the new coaches the fate
that would be Carranza's when the
'Pennsy" troops reached the front
Zest TO the search for a mascot in
creased after the troops reached Kan
sas City, they declared. At that point
the men stripped and lined up along
the yards, near their train. Then the
hose used in watering the train was
turned on the guardsmen- They were
still feeling fine when they reached
Topeka despite the record temperature
here.
Three special trains carried the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
Looking Blackboard In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The races and horse show last week
proved a great success from a social
standpoint, and every afternoon were
many. swell turn outs to be seen, occu-
pied by the representatives of Topeka So
ciety visiting the fair grounds. On Sat
urday afternoon especially the quarter
stretch presented lively scene, when the
exquisite gowns, lowered hats and airy
parasois added to the festive appearance.
Though the sun was very hot the breezes
were cool, and the crowds that went
early stayed until the end. The interest
and enthusiasm in the race was intense
of the occasion Among those noticed in
the quarter stretch during the afternoon
were: Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Black, Miss
Madge johnson and Mr.. Eugene Hagan.
Miss Edith Isbel and Mr.. George Stoker.
Miss Nellie MeClintock and Mr.. Harry
Weaver, Miss Edna Crane and Mr. Floyd
Mcdonald, Miss Franc Littlefield and Mr..
Dean Low, Miss Myrtle Davis and Mr..
Tom Clement Miss Lillian Whitlock and
Mr.. Frank Davis, Mrs Frank Crane and
Miss Glenna Cross, Mr.. Arthur Capper and
Miss Lee Redden and Miss Fisk of Ottawa.
Misses Lima and Faye Thomas, and Dora
Furman. Miss Bernice Mcdonald and Miss
Dean. Mrs. G. Blood Smith and Mrs. w. A
Arthur Murphy and Mrs. Fred Freeman,
Misses Mary and Alice Lakin, MI Galen
Nichols and Miss Gertrude Kreipe-
Aeolian Mandolin and Banjo club go to
Holton tomorrow evening where they Will
Methodist church.
A number of visiting young people will
attend the Vinewood party on Friday eve
ming.
night in honor of Miss Mabel Day, Of
Manitou, Colo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12

detachment of Pennsylvania guards
through Topeka. The first train,
moving $40 men of the Eighth Penn
sylvania infantry, reached here at 3
o'clock. The guards were recruited
from Harrisburg. York. Chambersburg
and Tamaqua. They are in charge of
Major E. s. Vale. Major Frank L.
Mueller of Philadelphia also accom-
panied the men.
Until they reached Kansas City, the
first section of the Pennsylvania
guards to reach here Wednesday were
moved in day coaches. With their
journey more than half completed,
they were furnished tourist cars Six
teen cars, tourist and baggage, were
included in the first special to reach
Topeka. Two other trains of prac-
tically the same size followed Col. NJ.
E. Finney is in charge of the three
specials.
Although the trains moving troops
through Topeka Wednesday carried
the last of 1870 guardsmen from
Pennsylvania, that state still has a bri-
gade unmobilized. The extra men
probably will not be modified for
twenty-six months, 1t is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12

Mich, where they will remain a few
weeks In Chicago they will visit their
daughter, Mrs. Ray Lamberson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Guild and Mr.
Herbert Guild will leave Saturday for
Centennial, Wyo, to spend the remain
der of the summer.
Mrs. Walter Wedding and her son,
Frederick, will go to Colorado Springs
in the early part of August for vaca-
ton trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Steadman of Los
Angeles, Cal, who are returning from
trip east, arrived today for visit
to the w. p. Garretson family.
Miss Eva Smith has returned from
Tulsa, Okla, where she visited Mrs.
Arthur Murphy and Miss Miriam
Murphy.
Miss Mamie Zahner has left for Crab
Lake, Wis, to join Mr.. and Mrs. A
Zahner, and to remain the rest of the
summer. Since her parents left Tor
the north, she has been visiting Miss
Helen Louise Crosby and Miss Ariel
Nichols.
Miss Elizabeth Nissen of Newton,
who his visiting her aunt, Mrs. Adrian
Greene, will go to Kansas City Satur-
day.
daughter, Mrs Earl Mcdowell of Kan
sas City.
Mr. and Mrs. H. l. shirer will spend
the latter part of the summer at Cen
tennial. Wyo., where they have sum
mer home
Mrs Clyde Brown and Master Shell
don Brown returned home Sunday
from two weeks visit to Mrs
Browns parents at Wichita
The bowman w. c. T. U. will meet
Thursday at $3.50 O'Clock with Mrs. w
S. Stahl, 1888 Boswell avenue. The
meeting was postponed from July .
to July 13-
Clary & Clary. wall paper and paint,
18th and Lane. Phone 13S3.-Adv.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley and her son
will leave Sunday to spend the rest of
the summer at Crosse Point, Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Albaugh have
left for Shoals, Indiana, called by the
serious illness of Mr. Albaugh's father.
Miss Annabel Jones, of Kansas City,
is visiting Miss Alice Rice.
Mrs B. J. Long and her sons, Ber-
nard and John, left today for st. Paul.
Mimi, to remain until the first of
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Metzger are
the parents of a daughter, born Tues
day at st. Francis hospital. They will
name the baby Mary Adelaide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
MORE SUPPLY DEPICTS
Army Quartermaster Station in Each
Congressional District, Proposed.

Washington, July IA proposal
mat an army quartermaster depot be
established in each congressional dis
trtct to hasten equipment of national
guard troops called into federal serv-
ice in an emergency probably will
grow out of the mobilization of state
FORCES Tor duty on the Mexican bor-
der Delay in supplying the men with
clothing and camp equipment said
Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe, acting
head of the Quartermaster CORPS to-
day, is due to the present depot sys-
tenn and not to shortage.
General Sharpe has sought for years
to have an extensive depot warehouse
system established. 1t is now ne-es-
sary to obtain supplies from Philadel-
phia, St Louis or San Francisco. With
separate warehouses, in each congress
sional districts it would only take a
few hours to get supplies to the troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12

Io-UorToW-FiSh in ScaIIop S bells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
FIGHT FOR BABIES
ignorant Mothers Refuse to
Give Up Sick Children.
This flinders Work of Infantile
Paralysis Corps.
FOREIGNERS DREAD HOSPITALS
Pleas of Brooklyn Parents Are
Pitiful Sights.
Some Mothers Hide Children to
Keep Them at Home.
FOREIGNERS DREAD HOSPITALS
BY BETTY GREAME.

New York, July 12.-"Oh, please
doctor, da baby. he is nod seek any
more He is all right, am telling YOU
he is all right-see."
With this plea a mother in the district
of Brooklyn stricken with the dreao
infantile paralysis today sought to save
her baby from the common terror OF
the foreign settlement-the hospital
Not only must the doctors and nurses
engaged in the fight to save human
life, battle with disease and filth, but
with human Ignorance. Mothers nghe
for their children when the ambulance
arrives. The entire neighborhood
gathers about the doctors and nurses
Often times there are near riots. Inc
incident of today was typical.
Was Not Well.
In response to the appeals from
Mrs Holman, who lives on Madlson
street the ambulance physician picked
up the mite of humanity to see that
he was "all right"
He stood the boy up. His little legs
were normal. Then as childish awe
gave way to fear, the wee bit OF hu-
mainly burst into tears. But only one
eve fills, only one side of the little face
moves. In the immobility of the
other side is writ, as plainly as in
words, the presence of the malay IN
A nod and the nurse has stripped
the child and donned the hospital
slip. AS she unfolds the white blanket
to wrap around it the mother with a
cry of despair, snatches her baby and
the two half crazed beings cling to
each other in desperation.
A policeman is summoned and the
child is hurried away with the Shrek
ing mother and neighbors. who swarm
into the street. following the wake of
the ambulance until it disappears.
Ignorance Blocks Work.
Ignorance, fear and superstition
combine to block the work of those
who are fighting day and night to
stem the plague that clutches New
York in a death grip. The light. clean
dormitories, corps of skilled nurses
and doctors, mean nothing to the poor
mothers. bereft of their young. Two
trips were made to the home of 1.
Sara before the child was discovered
and then only after battle royal, in
which two policemen and the doctor
engaged the enraged and frightened
clan, was the nurse able to steal away
with the unfortunate victim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
Ice Coffee in Glasses
By CONSTANCE CLARKE.

Tee coffee in glasses, is a refresh
- ing Summer drink, suitable for a
dessert Ice or for porch or tennis
parties. and is made as follows:
Take four large Tablespoonful of
freshly-ground. coffee, put 1t into a
dry coffee pot and pour over it two
cups Of boiling water; allow the pot
To-morroW-Fish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
meet
Shawnee Society With Henry McAfee
Thursday.

The Shawnee County Horticultural
society holds its regular monthly meet
ing at Henry McAfee's Thursday.
The following program is an
nounced: Fall Gardening" F. p.
Rude; Demonstrating the Home
Gamer Mrs. Harry Forbes; "Horti-
culture at the Panama-Pa Expo
sition," 1. D. Ora ham.
a picnic dinner will be served. All
persons interested are invited to at
tend and bring a wen-filled lunch bas-
ket
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State Democratic Convention.

Des Moines, Ia. July 12.-Fourteen
hundred Democrats gathered here for
the state convention of the party are
discussing harmony. Injection of the
prohibition controversy into the pro-
gram, it is said, has caused uneasiness
and some delegates fear a party divi-
sion on the question. District eau
cusses occupied the early hours today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12

Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Maud McVey is visiting Miss
Mildred Gill of Kansas City.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley and Mrs. For
rest Loveland were guests of Mrs. B.
W. Woodward of Lawrence Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Theis of Hastings, Neb.,
has returned from Kansas City, where
she visited Mr.. Theis' parents, to re-
sumo her visit to her parents, Dr. and
Mrs Willis Coston- Mrs. Walter Shipe
of Kansas City, is visiting her parents,
Doctor and Mrs. Cosron.
Mrs. Robert S. Gordon and her sons,
Paul and Robert, jr-. have returned
from Sank Center, Mimi, where they
spent the past few weeks.
Miss Lillian Martin is the guest of
Miss Helen Giase of Fort Scott, Kan
Miss Glase is giving a house party
Mrs Arner Robenson. formerly Miss
Isabel Smith, will return to Topeka
soon to visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Blood Smith. Lieutenant and
Mrs Robenson have been living in
Manila, P. l., where Lieutenant Rob-
enson was stationed with his regiment
Mrs. Robenson reached San Francisco
today, and will arrive in Topeka about
Saturday.
Mrs Arch G. West, of Pittsburg,
Pa. and her little daughter, Elizabeth.
Vests mother, Mrs. David Williams,
and Mr. Vests parents, Judge and
Mrs. J. s. West.
Mr.. and Mrs George Whiteker will
! leave soon to motor to Ludington,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
AGONY COLUMN

Thirsty? Meet me at Bateman's to-
day at 4:S0, but if you can't be there,
tken come sure at S:30-W. ]. R.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12

10 stand IN a pan containing boiling
water while the coffee is drawing;
then POUR of and mix with 1t half a
cup Of sugar and one cup of cream.
Wnen cold put 1t into the freezer
and freeze it semi-frozen state;
then pile it up In tall glasses and
garnish the top with whipped cream.
Serve with any sweet waters.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-28
MAYOR {. NJ SWEELEY
DISCUSSES WATER
Asserts That Administration Has Not
Been Unduly DilatOry in Searching
Supply.

Taking up the water question ana
the policy of his administration ana
of the city council on that subject, IN
an article published in a Twin FAILS
newspaper last week Mayor Il. Nj.
Sweeley declared in substance that
no undue delay had occurred in the
work of securing an abundant supply
of pure water for the city and that
such delay as had been experienced
was unavoidable Discussing this sub
ject he said:
"At the time of the last election the
city had been trying for number oil
wears to solve the problem of water
had attacked the company owning the
waterworks before the public utilities
commission, and during all that time
the quality of water being delivered
for use in the city was open to the
gravest question. There was no etfec-
tive safeguard against the result OF
contamination, and none in prospect
The finding of foreign substances III
the water from the taps is too recent
experience to need comment here. but
so long as the waterwOrks was con-
trolled by the private company there
was no prospect of betterment. 1t was
felt. and all during the campaign the
insistance was made that, this condi-
ton was intolerable and must be
changed that the guarding Of the
health of the city's people was of first
importance.
"The legal situation was unsatsfac-
tory. The public utilities commission
after hearing, had found that most OF
the complaints of the city were well
founded, and instructed the city to ne
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struct the system when decided upon
Delays in getting pipe and other
equipment may stretch the time out
even further For anyone to say that
we must stand still for an indefinite
length of time is not fair to our city.
There is no limit placed on the amount
Of bonds the city may legally issue for
waterworks, so this factor is not to be
considered.
$50 far as the fight may be on me
in personal way, / want to say, and
put it emphatically, that 1 have done
everything / promised in the cam
paign preceding my election, in ex-
actly the way it was promised, with
single exception, and the delay in
that regard has been through no fault
of mine, but was, and is now neces-
sary on account of unforeseen diff
culties relating to the permanent wat
er supply, which, because of constant
ly changing conditions, cannot even
yet be determined. In addition to the
things which were under contempla-
ton at the time of my election, all of
which, with the single excusable ex-
ceptiOn, have been attended to, / have
done much that the growth of the city
has demanded and which could not
be anticipated. If my idea had been
to make personal political capital
from the situation, and to have hastily
and blindly picked upon a source and
insisted upon acting along that line
to the exclusion of the other press
ing needs of the city l might have OBJ
tanned quicker action, but l might al
so have plunged the city into a mighty
distastrouse mistake, with all the
checked growth and wasted money
that would mean.
T, "The city now has what it never
had since it began-a safe water sup
= ply-and it can now we'll afford t
e take the necessary extra time t.
+, make sure that it is choosing wisely
p when the water problem is presented
to it for final settlement. To act with
out due regard not only for existing
conditions but for those which ma,
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gotiate with the waterworks company
with view to purchase 1t was
grave question whether the city could
proceed to build and operate its own
system without first dispOsing of the
existing company, and long and
wasteful legal battle was certain II
that was tried For that reason 1t was
felt that a speedy purchase Of the ex-
listing systef was available, if terms
could be agreed upon. The company Of
fered to sell for 500, 800; the council
offered $50, 900. After more then two
months of negotiation a price of $780,
600 was agreed upon, and the work OF
preparing for the bond election start
ed
During this time the state chemist
and the state bacteriologist were
brought to Twin Falls, and samples
of water taken from seven sources
Devils corral, Blue lakes, ROgerson
spring, Lincoln Produce company well
Elm Park we'll, city well and the Him
melman well, near the reservoir-ant
the reports of the state officials OF
the several samples were later receiv
ed and filed with the clerk.
1T was promptly apparent that the
two prime factors of a water supply
sufficiency as to quantity and perman
:, ency as to quality-were difficult t.
find Certain of the sources showed
a then satisfactory quality-Blue lakes
Lincoln Produce and Elm Park we'll
and the Zimmerman well. The Blu
lakes, however. showed evidence of
, largely increased flow, attributed t.
4: / spanagp from the North Side system
and this and the heavy lift requires
to make the water from this sourc
, available presented serious problem
, The wells in this country were of 81
recent development that there cOul
be no assurance that they would re
main uncOntaminated through per
iod of years long enough to justify tn
{ expense of putting in a system fror
such sources, unless nothing bette
- could be found AS illustrations @
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equate and improper sources. We
have sought to avoid this mistake,
and, knowing that our present supply
is safe in use, have felt that the inter
ests of the city were more truly serv-
ed by the use of enough time to get
all the facts before action.
ITO sum up the water situation,
since May 1915, we have
Purchased and taken over the
existing waterworks.
"2.-Cleaned the old system and
placed in it safeguards which insure
safe and reasonably satisfactory
quality of water.
added to the existing system
about $1,000 IN extensions and other
improvements.
"4.-Obtained the services of a COM
petent, honest, fearless and expert
enced engineer to investigate the
whole situation. Not to plan a system
for source chosen by someone else
"5.-Have the work of collecting the
facts in such investigation now under
way.
"No one who has the smallest con.
ceptiOn of what our water problem is
can wish to check further develop
ment of our city pending it's solution
| wish to say, and to make it as EN-
phatic as I possibly can, that nothing
but a complete survey of the Who'll,
situation will enable a wise choice t
be made; and to say further, that thu
man who would even urge a hast!
choice of sources without the knowl
edge to be had from such a surve,
has not the best interests of the cit,
at heart, and would. if successful il
his effort, subject the city to tn,
danger of sheer waste of a yer,
large sum of money.
when the water problem is set
tied" I earnestly hope to see it don
once for all, and if it is not so done
as far as expert knowledge, expert
ence and advice will permit, then
2 want nothing whatever to do with il
5 1t may require a year or more to con
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this, let it be borne in mind that the
water in the Devils corral stream,
which was under serious consideration
at the time of our last city election,
cannot be used because of impurities
having their source in the North Side
irrigation system, and the water in our
city well, which was pure has now
been condemned as unfit for use.
"At this time the report previously
prepared by Mr. Horn was gone over,
and this was found to be inadequate
for the reasons that the source was be-
low the Murtaugh lake, with its fluc-
tuating water level and wide drainage
area. and contemplated only a sixteen
inch lead, which the city was then
using to capacity both a sixteen inch
and a ten inch main, with a higher
head, and could not even then meet
the demand of the people. 1t was, in
effect, going twelve miles to get the
same thing we already had, with a
system smaller than one proven too
small.
THE waterworks purchase was
completed April /, 1916, Just eleven
months after the present administra-
ton took office, and at once steps
were ldhtD W 6dltSuhAQ AnC NoeCA
supply of the city. An up-to-date and
effective chlorination plant was pur-
chased and installed, and the neces-
sary pipe ordered to permit of clean
> ing the reservoir and rebuilding the
intake AS soon as possible this
work was done, and we'll done, and
since its completion the water deliv-
cred to the city has been free from
3 ] q
, tiOn of any disease germs which might
get into the supply assured.
1T was very early found that, in
! stead of a comparatively simple prob
lem which could be solved by enough
hard work, the question of a proper
water supply and sufficient system
for this city was one which demanded
= the services of high grade, compe
r tent and experienced engineer. TIT
choice of such man was by no mean
: easy To find a man unprecedented
capable, experienced. with some &C
quaintance with conditions in tn
Snake River valley, and who could b
depended upon to be proof agains
all Influence outside of the great ques
ton, required considerable time. Ap
plications were received from engi
letIS all over lllt lIlltO oldltS
from Canada The difficulty of
proper investigation OF the merits {
each of the applicants is apparen
but finally the council agreed upo
the selection of Louis c. Kelsey, an
made a contract with him, by the tern
of which he is to investigate the se'
eral sources of water available and II
port on each, and recommend the on
which in his judgment is the hes
giving his reasons for his selection
'No one who has given more tina
very slight consideration to u
problem can maintain that the presel
council would have been justified
going ahead on any proposition il
volving any one of the possible sour
es until the whole field had bee
gone over and the supply was fir
made safe, and every effort has SIM
been to get the proper source and
avoid the useless waste Of city mon'
sure 70 come from a hasty effort. III
records of so many cities show va
loss of money spent upon water sy
J. TENS incompetently planned and ina
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-28
FOR SALE.

300 acre farm. Located on river, 6
miles from Shoshone; $50 inches good
free decreed water right; 100 acres
alfalfa; 60 additional acres cropped.
All good irrigable land. Stone house,
and barn, costing 100000. Other
buildings and fences in good repair
Price $15,000.00 Terms reasonable
Fred F. Gwin, Shoshone, Idaho.
Advertisement
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reasonably be expected is inviting
serious trouble and a needless waste
of public money"