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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
A WORRIED MOTHER.

% To do your duty TO your child
you should keep the relations between
you and your husband as harmonious
as possible This cannot be possible
while you are saying unkind things
about his religion and his friends.
(2> Since you have no church OF
your own, so to your husbands. II
you cannot believe as he does keep 1t
to yourself md don't make him un'
happy by unpleasant remarks.
go Tell him that you think you have
been in the wrong and that in the flu
ture you mean to try your best TO be
interested in the things that interest
him. Say that you viii 80 TO church
with him and send your child to Sun
day school Ask him to forgive you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My mother
and father do not seem 70 like me. Is
there any way can gain their love? /
am II years old and do not stay at
home. | work for my room and board.
want so much to gain the love oil
my ra,ha- and mother and brother and
sister again. What can l do?
PEGGY.
Go to your mother Peggy, and tell
her that YOU love her and want TO live
at home again. Ii you have done some
thing that your parents did not like,
tell them that YOU are sorry and want
them to forgive YOU. and promise TO
follow their advice in the future,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
LIEApTa no
HOME
pDeBLINS.
EASo E Ii z ABETH TEoNDSO%

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I would like
your advice about a matter that trou-
bleS me very much. | have been in
the habit Of talking to my friends on
a neighbor's phone and she invited me
to do so. | considered my neighbor
very much of a friend, because she
was so good to me- She is a widow
past sixty and | am only half that
age. I am married and have six chill
dren. She has married son of hers
staying with her and he is an invalid
She goes out nursing and this son is
always home. He is over forty and
very well educated. Sometimes when
| used to phone ! would stop and talk
a few moments with him, but not long.
The last time | used the phone | had
my baby with me. The line was busy
and l tried three times Just then his
mother came in. She was nursing at
"a neighbors and saw me 90 into her
house After | was through she told
me she didn't think much of me for
neighbors were all talking. l felt very
much insulted, but my conscience was
as clear as the sun. Her son was al
ways gentlemanly and respectful and |
was under the impression that she
was above such talk. What shall do?
What attitude should | take in the
matter when I met her? am very
sorry to have lost her friendship.
CLEAR CONSCIENCE.
Perhaps you used your neighbor's
phone more often than she liked to
have you and. rather than tell YOU
that it was annoying her. she took the
means she did to make you feel I'M
comfortable in her home. Paw no at
tention to the accusation; IL was so
ridiculous. Don't use your neighbours
phone again nor ask any favors of
her, but when you see her act as
though nothing disagreeahle had hap
pened If you ever have an opportun-
ity 1t will shame her more than any
thing else.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: q l have
been married several years. My hug-
oand loves me dearly and is very de-
voted 10 me and his home. | love him.
100. He was reared in Christian
nome and is church member and a
good moral man. In his selection of
friends he enjoys the friendship OF
church people. He has asked me many
times To so 10 church with him. but |
nave never gone. Many times | have
made insulting remarks about the
church and his friends, but he has said
nothing. For some reason. do not
know why, l have always been preiu-
diced against church and church peo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
Soap Free

With all purchases at Drug Sec
ton Saturday we will give minia-
ture cake of Jap Rose Soap free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
Feather Pillows

Good size, 10 rs inches, covered
with blue and white striped 90
ticking, special Saturday. .'oON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
He is NOT FIRED
DIR. Wood Only Suspended by
Commissioner Porter.
Must Take License to Practice
Medicine Here.

DR.. H. B. Wood, city physician, has
not been discharged by Commissioner
w. L. Porter, but he has been sus-
pended pending the taking of an ex-
animation for a license to practice
medicine in Kansas. If DR.. Wood does
not take the examination, or if he
takes it and fails to secure the license,
his suspension will be come perma-
nent. Meanwhile. Commissioner Por-
ter has appointed DR.. H. A. Alexander
as temporary city physician.
DR.. Alexander was on the job this
morning and DR.. Wood was gone. In
quiries at the home of DR.. Wood elicit
ed the information that he was not
at home and probably could not be
found by any prying reporter. 1t is
not known whether he proposed to
take the medical examination the sec
ond week in February. He has not
made public any of his plans. How
ever, early this morning Commission
er PorterS office called his home by
telephone and asked for some infor-
nation in regard to some case of con-
tagious disease. Dr. Wood stated right
off the handle that the matter was up
to tho new city physician.
II want it understood" said Com
missioner Porter today, that I have
not fired DIR. Wood. The point is that
the commission and the city attorney
hold thai the city physician must have
a state license and treat all cases COM
ing under his department. DR.. Wood
has no license to practice in Kansas,
hence could not treat the diseases.
He could not qualify for the work be-
fore tho second week in February,
when the state board will meet. In
the meantime we must have Il city
physician and the only way out of it
appeared to be to suspend him tenn
porarily and to make a temporary
appointment in his place. 1 have not
changed my opinion in the slightest
Us to the best way of conducting the
health department but the imnedi-
ate needs demanded the action l have
taken"
City commissioners stated this
morning that they had no interest in
the appointment of DR.. Alexander
that it was wholly UP to Commission
err Porter, providing the appointee is
qualified under the law and does the
work required by city ordinance.
DR.. Alexander has been practicins
in Topeka for several months. He is
graduate of the Kansas university
school of medicine, and before COM
ing to Topeka had considerable ex-
pcrience in surgical work in hospitals
in Kansas City. He took hold of the
job this morning like an old hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
LAYS DOWN ARMS
Montenegro Reported to Have
CapituIated to Enemy.
joyful Shouts GreetS News in
Hungary Parliament.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE Overseas
News agency says Count Tisza, the
Hungarian premier has announced in
the Hungarian parliament that Mon
tenegro had asked for peace.
Montenegro was asked uncondition-
ally to lay down her arms and the
offer was accepted, the premier de-
clared, according to the news agency
report.
The proceedings under the first par
agraph of the order of the day had
just been completed when Count Tisza
asked permission to interrupt the dis
cussion. He stated that the king and
government of Montenegro had asked
the inauguration of peace negotiations
The announcement caused a great
connection in parliament.
We asked beforehand that Monte
negro Internationally lay down hel
arms" continued the premier.
Joyful shouts followed this state
ment.
Just at this moment continued
the prime minister, the news has
arrived that the unconditional laying
down of arms has been accepted"
Since the preliminary conditions
has been fulfilled" added the pre-
mier, peace negotiations will be en-
tered into immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
MISSING Topeka
Auto Tourists Are Going Over
the Santa Fe Trail.
Kansas City Automobile AssO-
citation Is Blamed for 1t.

An alleged unfair attempt of the
Kansas City Automobile association
to divert auto traffic over the Santa
Fe trail and away from Topeka has
been unearthed by II. S. Putney, presi-
dent of the Topeka Automobile asso-
citation. A meeting of the local asso-
citation will be held IN a few days and
steps taken to bring the tourists
through Topeka, Mr.. Putney announc-
ed at the Commercial club today.
This can and will be stopped" said
Mr.. Putney. The tourists don't real
ize that when they start out of Kan
sas City on the Santa Fe trail they
won't come through the capital city.
Posters will be printed and placed at
proper places diverting traffic onto
the Golden Belt route and through
Topeka"
Still another method of aborting
the danger of tourists missing Topeka
will be advanced at the coming meet
ing. 1t is a rock road from Topeka
to Kansas City.
Il know the tourists will come
through here then" said Mr.. Putney.
Still another proposition the club
wishes to discuss is that proposed by
the Fort Scott Commercial club to
build a rock road from Fort Scott to
Topeka. We want to meet that live
Fort Scott bunch half way and q COM
mittee should be appointed to negoti
ate with Fort Scott men in a short
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
DOORS ARE OPEN
Big Midwinter Exposition
Starts Off With a Rush.
Every Booth in the Building
Has Been Occupied.
GREAT ELECTRICAL SHOW
Largest Display of the Kind
Ever Seen Here.
Prizes Are More Numerous and
Valuable Than Ever.
GREAT ELECTRICAL SHOW

The big Midwinter Exposition and
electrical show opened at 1880 O'Clock
|todag at the auditorium. Practically
all the exhibits were ready by that
time. and electricians were busy pre-
pairing the electrical display, which
will ebe in full blast by tonight II
nothing Unforeseen happens.
For six years John A. Worley has
beer manager of the exposition and
he aid this morning that never be
fore rdid it open with better prospects
for success. Everything will take place
Jas per program, Mr.. Worley believed
to-day.
Every booth in the building has
been taken and there will be fifty-two
high class exhibits. large num-
Der of outside concerns, as well as
many of Topeka's leading mercantile
and manufacturing establishments will
|displhy their products.
Big Electrical Display.
The largest display of electricity and
electric appliances ever shown in To-
Occupies the center of the house:
Eve fything electrical will be exhibited
and demonstrated.
The vaudeville show, insisting of
four fine acts, is one of the big fea-
lures They are: The Jessica Duo,
"a singing, juggling and trained pigeon
novelty; Grey and Old Rose, dancers;
Musical Fredericks, instrumental mu-
sicians, and the International Comedy
Four The first show began at 3
o. clock this afternoon and there will
be smother at 9. Music will be fur
nishSd by Halls orchestra.
The prizes at last years exposition
were a popular feature, but those this
year are more numerous and valuable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
duel With GERMS
Chicago Doctors Have New
Way to Settle Disputes.
They May InOcuIate Each Other
with Disease Bacteria.

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 17.-"Gentlemen,
choose your germs!"
II is a duel with disease laden bac-
teria' as the weapons. The challenge
was given Sunday night. The princi-
pals. are DIR. John Dill Robertson,
health commissioner. and DR.. Charles
II. M. Fischer. A question of medical
honor Hand the public health is at
stake
There has been contest between
DIR. Fischer and DIR. Robertson waged
for several weeks. DR.. Robertson be-
lieves that the body should be bathed
in Oh. DIR. Fischer says soap and wa
ter ie the proper thing.
Following the exchange of many
verbal volleys DIR. Fischer issued the
following proposal for a duel with
germs"
First we will both personally pre-
pare five cultures of germs, all of
common type, three of them nom
patfiogenic and two of them patho-
genie.
Second. through a referee mutual
ly selected we will exchange the pre-
pared cultures.
"Third each of us will personally
examine and diagnose the culture and
pick out the three harmless ones
Fourth. to show our faith in our
ability to pick out the harmless germs
from the dangerous ones, we will in
oculate ourselves with the three Gull
lures VIC select as the safe ones"
Now il is UP to DR.. Robertson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
PLENTY OF HOMES
Gov. Capper Believes State
Wards Can Be Cared For.
Receives Offers to Adopt Or
DhanS From AtchiSon.
OTHER STATES WANT THEM
Missouri, Oklahoma and Ne
braska Families Apply.
Kansas VIII Care for Own I'm
fOrtunates, Governor Says.

There are plenty of good homes in
Kansas for the homeless boys and
girls at the state orphans home, At
Gibson, according to Governor Capper.
Many offers to adopt orphans from
the state institution have been re-
ceived by the governor since the pub
LEGATION of his suggestion that inmates
of the home be placed in private fam
lilies.
In the last few days the governor
has received letters from half dozen
Kansans who are willing to adopt a
boy or girl. Letters have also been
received from persons in Oklahoma,
Missouri and Nebraska. Each of
these letters contained an offer to
adopt a homeless Kansas child. Gov
ernor Capper, however, does not favor
the plan of sending the children TO
other states, even if such action were
permitted under the state law.
Receives Many letters.
Letters which I have received dur
ing the last few days indicate there
are some mighty good homes open to
some of the boys and girls in the At
Gibson state home.'' said Governor
Capper today Il have had letters
from a half dozen or more families
and each of them has offered a good
home for some homeless child. Ali
of the letters have been referred to E.
C. Willis, superintendent of the
home"
AS a result of the communications
it is probable that d number of the
inmates of the home will soon be
taken from the state institutions.
Some of the wards of the state will be
indentured in private homes under q
parole system, while in other cases
children will be adopted under provl-
sions of the state law.
There are more than 200 inmates III
the state orphans home. Many OF
the youngsters are bright and capable
Governor Capper believes that with
real home environment these children
would take advantage of their oppor-
tunity and become men and women OF
real worth in the world.
MY desire was only that these
boys and girls might have the oppor-
tunities of a real home. with home
influence and proper comforts and
surroundings" said the governor
Many persons seem to look at the
matter in the same light and 1 an
confident that many good homes in
Kansas will be opened to these chill
dren. The responses have been I'M
usually pleasing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
TABLE TALK
AT THF RASEAkA
COMMERCIAL ClLB TA

There will be II meeting of the
Shawnee County Golf association at
the Commercial club this evening.
In addition to looking after the af-
fairs of the Beatrice Creamery cou1-
pany. attending faithfully 10 his duties
as chairman OF the industrial commit
tee, c. S. Petit is an usher in the First
Presbyterian church.
Don't forget! The cooperative club
will hold its weekly MONDAY luncheon
at the Commercial club tomorrow
noon Plans for an entertainment for
the ladies will be decided upon then.
The announcement of a meeting of
the golf association tonight at the
Commercial club brings to mind a
description of ex-President Taft's
game given about a month ago by a
comedian at the Novelty theater. Golf.
he described. as a game made up most
ly of chasing miles after balls and
participated in. generally, by men too
old to chase after anything else.
Bill Rigby. postmaster, was busy
yesterday endeavoring to get speakers
for the second Know Y our Din
ner to be given at the Commercial club
at $50 o'clock, probably on Jan. 81.
Charlie Mitchell of Crane & Co., was
the first one asked to talk. Mr..
Mitchell won't be able to make an adj
dress at that time because he will be
in Texas then. Mr.. Mitchell will speak
next month.
Here's one for knockers of the State
Journals Table Talk column. George
p. McIntire, the mattress man. whom
everyone knows has the good of To-
peka at heart, was heard telling
Charles S. Elliott today that Table
Talk did more to keep up an interest
in the Commercial club than anything
else. If it boosts Topeka and its Com
mercial club that's all the State Jour
nal wants it to do.
The life underwriters held their reg
ular monthly meeting at the CONNER
cial club with a banquet as an accom-
paniment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
F0RTER IS NAMED
Assistant City Engineer Offered
Job of CrematOry Head.
Porter Believes He Is Man to
Tackle City's White Elephant.

c. a Forter, assistant city eng neer,
has been offered the appointment of
superintendent of the city crematory
by Commissioner w. L. Porter. And
If he accepts the salary will be raised
to better than 500 month. He was
not ready to state today whether or
not he would accept it.
The crematory problem is the big
gest problem in the department of
Commissioner Porter and he is trying
to secure a man who can take charge
OF it, work it out and provide univer-
sal garbage service to the city without
additional expense. He believes For
ter can do it. The man who takes it
and accomplishes what Porter desires
will have made a reputation for him
self
The job of superintendent now pays
only SOS month. Commissioner Por-
ter holds that it is because of the sal
airy paid that the city has never had
efficient garbage service. He will ask
the commission to increase the salary
to S110 or more a month and if 'Zeke'
Forter will take it at that price he can
have it.
Crematory ''White Elephant"
Under the present arrangement the
CITY crematory is a white elephant.
The city charges for the collection of
garbage and the result is that about
one family in ten has the service. The
wagons pass through the alleys, some
times travelling five or SIX blocks be-
tween collections. There is a big loss
of efficiency.
Half a dozen plans are under con-
sideration for the crematory. Some
of them involve systems in which the
crematory would play very small
part. One of them calls for cutting
the city up into districts and letting
the privilege of collecting garbage to
hog raisers around Topeka. If that
plan could be followed. under the SUI
pervision of the crematory superin-
the citizens nothing. There would
still be the manure and other debris
to be disposed of.
Porter a Good Engineer.
Forter is the kind of engineer
Commissioner Porter had in mind
when he declared he wanted an en-
gineer at the head of the crematory.
He did not mean a locomotive engi
neer, although his statement was mis-
interpreted and several locomotive
engineers applied for the job. He
wanted a graduate engineer who can
work out problems entirely separate
from the burning of garbage.
'Zeke'' Forter is a graduate of the
Kansas university school of engineer
ing. He graduated in 1909 and came
to Topeka the same year as an en-
ployee in the office of the city engi-
neer. From craftsman he has climbed
up to the position of assistant engi-
neer. Until he returns from the
meeting of the Kansas Engineering
society at Manhattan this week he will
not make a decision. He is secretary
and treasurer of the Kansas society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
'EaTAS kAn flfaF2sls

WALTER 0. MILLER, formerly of
Topeka, deid Saturday at Winfield.
Kan, from injuries received in AN
ammonia explosion at a branch plant
of the Seymour Packing company. He
was engineer at the plant and was re-
pairing high pressure ammonia pipe
when he was injured. His death was
caused by inhalation of the fumes.
Mr.. Miller was formerly employed in
the Seymour plant here and lived at
Ill Douthitt avenue. He is survived
by wife and two children
A A WILEY, formerly of Dover,
died Sunday morning at a local hos
pitah The body will lie in state at
Bomgardner's chapel until o'clock
Tuesday morning. The funeral will
be held at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
at the Congregational church in
Dover. lnterment at Dover.
MRS. AGATHA EHRMAN, age 70,
died Sunday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Mallon, at Hall
Summit. Kan. Mrs. Ehrman lived
she moved to Eskridge. The body
will be brought to Topeka and the
funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon at l o'clock at Penwell's chapel
Interment in Topeka cemetery.
1,
the Topeka Plumbing and Electric
company. died Saturday at his home,
S22 West Sixth avenue. The funeral
will be held at Harper, Kan.
J. n. COOPER, age SO, died Satur-
day at his home. three miles north
of North Topeka. The funeral was
held this afternoon at ConwelTs chap
ell. Interment in Rochester cemetery
MRS. CATHERINE NUGENT, age
70. died Saturday at her home in Do
yer. Mrs. Nugent came to Kansas
forty years ago. She was born in
Ireland. One daughter, Mrs. Nora
McCarrcn, lives in Topeka. The fun
eral was held this morning at the
Church of the Assumption.
JOSEPH NJ. HOWELL. The fu-
neral was held this morning at the
home, 1882 Mulvane street. The body
was taken to Barclay. Kan, for inter
ment.
MRS. ELNORA w. PLUMB, age 81,
died Sunday at her home, TIA Harri-
son street. The funeral will be held
at O'Clock Tuesday morning at Pen
wells chapel The body will be taken
to Reading, Kan, for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
CONFESS RUBBER PLOT
Four Germans Fined for Contraband-
ing Large Supply.

New York Jan. 17.-Edward
Weber, Paul Schmidt Max Jaeger and
Richard Wohlberg, accused of a con-
spiracy to ship contraband rubber to
the Germans in violation OF the Gus
toms laws, pleaded guilty today and
were fined.
A plea of guilty was also received
in behalf of the Rubber and Guayule
agency of this city, which was also
indicted. Mrs. Annie Dekkers. an
other defendant, was too ill to be in
court and will plead later. Judge
Clayton imposed upon jaeger a fine
of $500. upon Weber and Schmidt
fines of $3.50 each. upon Wohlberg
500 and upon the Guayule agency
$50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
DAVIS MANDAMUSED
State Auditor Held Up an Issue of
Bonds From Perry.

The state supreme court late this
Afternoon granted a writ of mandamus
against w L. Davis, state auditor,
compelling him to register bonds voted
by the city of Perry for electric light
extensions. Registration of the bonds
was held up by the state auditor on
the Grounds that Irregularities in the
bond notices made the issue illegal
nideciding the case today, the court
held that irregularities in the notice
were. not so serious as to vitiate the
bonds.''
The bond issue is for $4,000. They
will now be registered and light eX-
tensions will be made by the town. A
formal opinion in the case will be
filed later, the court stated in a mem
orandrrn sent to the court clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
R. R. WRECK HURTS "a
Second Illinois Central Snashup in
Two Days-Goes Through Bridge.

Sioux City. Ia, Jan. 17.-An Illinois
Central passenger train jumped the
track near Pisgah, Iowa, this morning
Four persons were seriously hurt, in
Guiding Conductor S. L. Sage of Chero-
kee, Iowa, internally injured, and
twenty others were bruised.
The accident occurred as the train
was approaching bridge over creek.
The baggage car is belieN ed to have
first jumped the track, pulling the
other five cars with it. The engine
and tender remained on the track. One
car crashed through the bridge. but
landed rightside up All the other
cars are reported to have overturned
The injured were taken to Cherokee.
on a special train.
Kansas Woman Hurt
Sprinfield. ILL.,, Jan. 17.-Ten per-
sons were injured here yesterday
when a south bound Illinois Central
railroad train crashed into the second
coach of a train on tho Illinois Trac-
ton system in the east part of the city
All of the injured were taken to St
Johns hospital. Two of them may die,
it was said
The injured: J. A Jeffries. st.
Louis, manager of the X. D. Coal com
pany of St. Louis; fractured skull and
right leg crushed; may die One of
the injured was Miss Florence Smith of
Grainfield, Kan, who sustained a skull
fracture