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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
SCIENCE EXPLAINS 1T
Willis D., McKinstry's Explanation
---Sof Keech Case.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
Some days ago the State Journal
gave space to press report from Chi
cago relative to the divorce proceed
ings of William Howard Keech and his
wife, lola Caroline Milton Keech, who
charged him with being a drug user"
the item also stated that Mrs. Keech
was a Christian Scientist.
In so far as we are able to learn,
Mrs. Keech called herself a Christian
Scientist and applied to a Christian
Science practitioner for help when
needed, but she did not attend the ser
vices of the church in the locality in
which she lived.
Lest some who have read the article
referred to, get wrong impression of
the attitude of Christian Scientists
toward those who are users of drugs.
kindly grant me space to say that
while the teachings of Christian
Science disavows the need of any ma
terial means as a healing agency, vet it
grants to every one the fullest freedom
to choose for himself whatever system
or method of healing he desires. and
this same rule of individual liberty ap-
plies to all the affairs of human ex-
perience.
Christian Science emphasizes and
makes plain the rules of life given us
by the Master. and these rules are not
subject to degrees of change to suit
the whims and wishes of any person,
therefore the principle of Christian
Science can no more be judged by the
conduct of those who are endeavorinS
to be Christian Scientists. than the law
Of harmony can be judged by those
endeavoring to be musicians.
As Christian Science is a religion of
love, its very nature is to unite and
cement more closely the affections of
those who live it. Divine Love is eX-
pressed in charity and Christians
never criticise nor condemn those who
have accepted the Christ as their ideal
and high goal, although they may
make mistakes in the application of
His teachings.
Wherefore seeing we also are COM
passed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight. and the sin which doth so
easily beset us. and let US run with
with patience the race that is set be-
fore us, looking unto Jesus the author
and finisher of our faith" (Hebrews
12:1.) Very sincerely
WILLIS D. McKINSTRY.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. II, 1916.
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Shawnee county has set new min
imum for reforming juveniles-said
minimum being Approximately $3.50,
tho cost of keeping a youngster for
TOW days in the Shawnee county de-
tention home, 424 Van Buhen street
And it is not the record made on one
juvenile. it is the record made on
&c children less than years Of age,
in the last year.
They Have Made Good.
Records of the detention home and
juvenile court show that &c juveniles,
after being kept under the care Of Mrs.
Flora D. Bundy, matron of the home,
for a few days and parOled in order
that they might have a chance to
make good have made good. Judge
Hugh mcfarland is authority for the
statement that the majority Of their
or possibly all without an exception
would have ended in reformatory or
eventually the penitentiary had not
their operations been checked. With
out the detention home Shawnee
county would have been without a
place to keep them while they were
waking up to what they are up
against" as a few days Of Mrs. Bun
dy's motherly advice and attention of
Juvenile officials will do.
And really. good-bad girls and boys
are not at all bad. Mrs. Bundy her
self says so. Besides the detention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
IS MODEL OFFICE
Federal Building at Garden
City Opened Today.
Structure Cost $4,000; Strictly
Modern and FireprOOf.

Garden City. Kan. Feb. 1.-THE
public, upon the invitation of Post
master Stotts, inspected the new $70,-
600 government building that has just
been completed. Thursday afternoon.
A large crowd of visitors expressed
surprise and pleasure at the substan-
tial construction of the edifice and the
taseful perfection and convenience of
all the appointments.
The building is fireproof and mod
ern throughout. 1t is one of the best
in the state for a town the size of
Garden City The public lobby is fin
ished in marble with tile floors. There
is a reading room, bath and toilets
for the convenience of the employees.
The new postoffice is conveniently To-
Gated two blocks north of the Santa
Fe depot
secured by Madison.
The late congressman, Z. H. Madir
son. just before he died introduced a
bill in congress authorizing an appro-
priation for this building. Congress
man Neeley and Senator Thompson
pushed the matter. The contract for
its erection was awarded to George w.
Stahl. of Seneca. Kan. John T. Gil
Zig was the superintendent of con-
struction for the government and his
foreman. D. L. W. Jones, pushed the
work to completion.
Three city mail carriers. two star
route and one rural carrier beside
three clerks distribute the mail from
this office. This in addition to the
postmaster, his assistant and a money
order clerk comprise the working
force.
Clerks Rank High.
In efficiency the clerks in this Of
flee rank ahead of those of any other
office of its size in the state. The
average grade of the mailing clerks
at the annual examination in 1914 was
1915 per cent, and in 1915 il was
1927 per cent, two of the clerks max
ing 100 per cent
During the year 1915 the receipts
of the office increased 35 per cent
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home isn't a place for the safekeeping
Of hardened criminals among which
flourish schools of crime and one may
learn how to do anything from SHOW
ing the green to safe cracking with
the cid of little nitro and a cake of
soap.
Doors Never Locked.
Orphans, neglected, delinquent or
incorrigible juveniles are cared for
pending arrangements made by Judge
Ma cE'arland to better their condition.
Mrs. Bundy's method in handling the
children-from three months old
babies to husky 16-year-old youths
is unquestioned. She is not a theorist
as are so many reformers and high
priced welfare workers on which so
many communities spend a dollar to
see that a dollar is spent correctly
CD.
The first thing that an inmate after
, entering the house gets is bath.
| There are always soap and plenty of
towels with advance advice to use
both. Next they are told that they
have the freedom of the house pro-
viding they are good" In the year
that the homo has been running only
one or TWO have caused trouble by
| running away or breaking falkland
the doors of the detention home-even
at night-aIe never locked. "A moth
er to the children instead of a ma
tron,'' is Mrs. Bundy's motto. Crayons,
| pencils, tablets, toys, kitty book and
maybe doll keep the younger ones
| content, when not at work. The older
| ones take lessons at something. At
| least a dozen Topeka girls took their
first lessons in cooking at the home.
The cost of maintaining the deten-
! ton home for the last year has been,
approximately, $1,000. Eighty-two
1 children have been cared for. Twen-
| ty-six of them, after n few days at the
/ home, were paroled and are making
! good" 16 neglected juveniles were
! "a ad IN a home O n
was found while IL were sent to the
industrial school for girls. Nine were
| sent to the boys industrial school and
nine more were placed in the orphans
home. Homes were found for four.
| One was taken to the Crittonton home.
Three cases were demented juveniles
! while ten were runaways from other
cities. The latter were furnished with
tickets and sent back home with a lot
of coed advice.
AS the county furnished no clothing
for the juveniles 1t fell TO Mrs. Charles
| B. Thomas to come to the rescue by
notifying Mrs. Bundy that clothing at
the Provident association was always
at her disposal. This solved a prob
lem that for while threatened to be-
| come critical. Maybe just now we
| should be thankful for what we have
| optimisticaIly remarks Mrs. Bundy.
| Maybe when the taxpayers or some
| one wakes up to the needs of little
| children, Shawnee county may have a
detention home that will be appro-
pirate
Miss King Helps Too.
other than county officials one OF
| the best friends of the home is Miss
Kate King, secretary of the Foster
| Humane society, and Topeka welfare
worker. A number of children, gen.
orally orphans. have been placed I'M
der Mrs. Bundy's care by her. Every
child in the home was remembered by
ing Expenses of the youngsters
placed in the home by her are paid
by Miss King and are cared for indie
pendent of the county.
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Tobeka Motor News

last few years is advocated by the
standard committee of the Society of
Auto Engineers. The committee has
been at work on the problem for two
years and announces that the remedy
is merely a matter of simple adjust
ment. The following specifications
are offered: The searchlight should
just be of sufficient power clearly to
reveal persons at a distance of $50
feet. Two: At a distance of seventy
five feet from the headlight the il
Elimination should not be more than
AZ inches above the body of the car.
Three: at a distance of ten feet there
should be sufficient illumination to re-
veal bodies ten feet to the side of the
car.
An Overland car has been selected
to bear the Pacific Coast suffrage pc
tition carrying more than 1000. 900
names across the continent to Wash
ington-
Death in the chamois strainer" is
the warning Issued by the Metropoli-
tan police of New York. The warn
ing was issued a result of tests
proving conclusively the danger of ex-
plosions through the use of a channels
strainer.
That the auto is no longer a luxury
is shown by the bulletin of one of the
largest and most conservative national
banks in New York The bulletin
states that it would be glad to see
every farmer and every merchant
have a car; first for business utility
and second for pleasure, as there are
strong economic influences connected
with their use.
" The Golden Chassis was the SEN
sation of the Kansas City Auto Show
declared $. b Seeley, of the West Mo-
tor Car company. 1T was necessa "
for the show to establish policemen to
move the crowds past the Studebaker
exhibit" The Golden Chassis is an
ordinary stock chassis taken from the
/ days run in the Studebaker factories
and finished in pure gold says Mr..
/ Seeley. Nearly three thousand parts
had to be finished in pure gold and
/ il took $50 ounces of pure gold. There
j was only one firm in the country that
( had facilities for the work, Yale and
! Towne, of Stamford, Conn. The gold
/ en- chassis as it now stands represents
an outlay of over $4,000. II was in a
! separate booth finished in velvet and
Mr.. Seeley says that there was a reg
ular Wilson crowd" around the
! booth day and night.
- 1t represents no new features of de-
to the rear. a new type of universe
joint and a frightening of the pedals
/ by three inches. the Studebaker en-
/ gineers declaring that there were Mt
real improvements possible.
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Auto men are conspicuous mainly
by their absence this week. Every
auto fan who could possibly get time
has spent all or part of the week at
the Kansas City auto show.
Carl Searle is spending the week
at the auto show getting selling points
on the big new Cadillac.
Among Topeka men of the wheel
who attended the Kansas City show
are f. G. Kinley, H. C. Longren of the
Longren Motor Supply company and
C. E. Packard of the 3-A garage.
Fred Rehkopf, Lew Rehkopf. Ed
Rehkopf, Harry Rehkopf and NJ. H
Whitlow of the Rehkopf Bros. COM
pany were in attendance at the auto
show this week.
Harry NJ. Brickley, local distributor
of the Haynes, S. B. Seeley and Fred
Langley of the West Motor Car COM
pany spent the latter part of the week
at the Kansas City Auto show.
f. r. Evans of the Cole Service COM
pany spent the week at the K. c. auto
show.
E G. Kinley is at work constructing
a half ton auto truck on a Ford chas-
sis which he expects to display on To-
peka streets next week. The chassis
is of special construction being Ford
DOQN reinforced bN pT6SSeu steel
heightened two feet, with a side chain
drive. a big Chicago firm has order
ed fifty thousand of these special bod
les and expects to have them all sold
by August. Although only guaranteed
for a thousand pound load, yet on a
special test run in Chicago the truck
pulled $500 pounds through several
miles of muddy roads.
Rehkopf Brothers have sold two
ton. worm drive, c. NJ. c. truck to the
Sam Lux Mercantile Co.
One of the chief worries of the au-
tomobile builder is the reducing OF
body weight on his car. The Marmon
builders believe they have solved this
difficulty by making the frame of
their car largely of aluminium. thus
reducing the weight nearly one thou
sand pounds.
A Berlin chemist has discovered d
substitute for gasoline which viii do
much to alleviate the gas shortage in
Germany. 1t consists of an alcoholic
spirit with a specific gravity of about
95 which is mixed in the proportion
of one to five with gasoline. Hardly
any change of the carbhretor is nee
4 essary and the mixture is found to be
quite as satisfactory as plain gasoline
a simple remedy for the search
light glare which has been response
Bile for SO much city legislation in tho
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12

Cascarets are a treat, They liven
your liver. clean your thirty feet of
bowels and sweeten your stomach.
you eat one or two Cascarets like can
dy before going to bed and in the
morning your head is clear. tongue
is clean. stomach sweet, breath right,
and cold gone and you feel grand.
Get a 10 or 25-cent box at any drug
store and enjoy the incest. gentlest liv-
er and bowel cleansing you ever exper-
fenced. stop sick headaches. bilious
spells, Indigestion, furred tongue. Of
feLsire breath and constipation. Moth
ers should give cross. peevish, few
erish. bilious children a whole Cas-
caret any time They are harmless and
never grippe or siciSen. advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
DEPOSE CROWN FRINGE
kaiser's Heir Reported Incompetent
to Command Army Corps.

London. Feb. 12.-The Hague cor
respondent of the Daily Mail tele
graphs:
1T is reported that the German
crown prince has been practically de-
posed from the command of the
army corps to which he was formerly
attached, owing to his manifest in
competence. He will be assigned to
nominal command in the aviation
COrpr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12

Pain is visitor to every home and
usually it comes quite unexpectedly But
you are prepared for every emergency II
you keep a small bottle of Sloan's Lini-
ment handy. 1t is the greatest pain killer
ever discovered. Simply laid the skin
no rubbing required-it drives the pain
away. 1t is really wonderful.
Mervin II. Soister Berkeley. Cal, writes:
Last Saturday. after tramping around
the Panama Exposition with wet feet. l
came home with my neck stiff that |
couldn't turn. / applied Sloans Liniment
freely and went to bed. To my surprise.
next morning the stiffness had almost dis
appeared four hours after the second
application | was good as new"
March. 1915. At Druggists 25c.-
Advertisement.
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\ kAAA] Re- \ 49, Write for Proof.
By I5r. Chase's Special Blood and Nerve Tablets.
DE-. Chase, ga n. Tenth Street, Pkilsdeiphia, Pa
Melrose Hotel
Los Angeles, Cal.

Every room in the MELROSE is
comfortable and restful. The hotel is
situated on the heights getting the full
benefit of the afternoon breeze from
the ocean, and high above the morn
ing fogs. There is none of the noise
and clatter one hears in the down
town district-none of the mum and
clanl7 of the trolley cars-and yet. the
MELROSE is within five minutes
walk of the busiest part of Los An
geles.
The dining room is we'll situated and
well ventilated. The food is excel
lent and the service in keeping. At
tendants are efficient and courteous
and anticipate little attentions which
guests appreciate.
A billiard room is another one of
the hotels recreation provisions
which is popular with patrons.
SCHEDULE OF RATES
European Plan
single Room (for 1 person.. Bath Privilege
S1.00 per day and up
Monthly rate. SIS to SEQ
Single Room Cfor 1 person). Private Bath
sl.5o per day and up
Monthly rate, se5 to s35.
Rates for Groom and Groom suites. or
single rooms for more than one person
proportionateIy priced.
When you arrive in Los Angeles
at whatever station-take any waiting
taxicab at the hotels expense and tell
the driver "MELROSE, 1900 SOUTH
GRAND AVENUE" or take cars, ask
ing for transfer to West Lake car. at
Second and Broadway.
JOSEPH d. ROE
Proprietor.
THOMAS ]. HANFLA of Topeka, Kan.
! Office Man
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and the money or6er business 26 per
cent. The parcel post matter increas-
ed IS per cent over the preceding
year. The gross receipts of the office
for the year ending March 81, 1914,
were s12,500, in 1915 they were S16.-
234 This year they will be about
$4,000.
Mail was delivered from the new
office this morning for the first time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12

Death in the chamois strainer'' is
the warning Issued by the Metropoli-
tan police of New York. The warn
ing was issued as a result of tests
proving conclusively the danger of ex-
blossoms through the use of a channels
strainer.
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MCCORMICK.

Mccormick, Sept. 1s.-Miss Argy-
ra Quarles left last Saturday for
Iva, where she will teach school
this term.
Miss Marie Sharpton of sandover,
spent several days of the past week
here with Miss Matte sharpton.
Miss Minnie Reeves Of Allendale,
who has been visiting the Misses
Connor, has returned to her home.
Mrs. H. G. Heriot spent several
days of last week here with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. ]. T. Miller.
Mrs. B. A. Mattison. has returned
home after visiting in Leesville for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thrailkill have re-
turned to their home in Saluda, after
visiting here at the home Of the lat
ter's father, r. D. M. Bullock. -
Misses Gladys and Alice Talbert
and Mary Connor left last Tuesday
to take up their studies at the Green
vile Woman's College Of Greenville.
Mrs. E. B. Sharpton and daughter,
Lillian, spent several days last week
in Greenwood.
Mrs. j. w. Corley and children,
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them" His view of "true American
ism" is identical with that held by
very large majority Of the American
people today.
The Christian Herald congratu
lates the fifty-fve winners in this
agreeable contest, and has sent to the
fortunate competitors check fol
the proportion of the prize to which
each is entitled. Their names are
given below:
William F. Sipfe, Illinois; Wal
fred E. Peterson, Minnesota; E. j
Heurlin, Illinois; Katherine Darnell
Kentucky; W. L. Collier, Missouri
W. Il. Young, Massachusetts,; F. A
Trautmann, Wisconsin; Mrs. R. H
Sherwood, Michigan; L. J. Keyes
Wisconsin; L. C. Niver, Massachu'
sets; o. A. Ferner, Iowa; J. T.
Roschke, Missouri; Joseph H. Berg
California; Edward ]. Bell, Pennsyl.
vania; G. w. Ferner, Illinois; Oscar
Calkins, Massachusetts,; Alice B.
Muchmore, New Jersey; Harry Il.
Haworth, Ohio; Ruth E. Ferner, IL
linois; Elda M. Lewis, Pennsylvania;
EIDE L. Kingsbury, Vermont; Mrs.
w. A. Spangler, Texas; John E.
Mooman, Missouri; w. R. Gregory,
California; F. M. Washburn, Cali
fornia; Anna Pettitt, California; H.
M. Byall, Ohio; Mrs. E. D. Kenyon,
Georgia; Effie S. Johnson, Minneso-
ia; John A. Thurston, Illinois; VIM.
I. Eaves, Alabama; Minnie Huddles-
ton, Arkansas; E. Morgan Pickop,
Connecticut; Rufus M. Jacobs, Wis
consin; Evelyn Dow Little, Ohio
Maurice E. Jacobs, Wisconsin,; Paul
w. Gardner, Kentucky; s. E. Lord,
New York; Mrs. C. F. Reitling, Penn
sylvania; DIV. Chilson, California; !;
Annie McNally, New York; Eleanor
Jenkins, Michigan; Mrs. T. M. Scar
les, Missouri; Mrs. Richard Taper,
Michigan; o. E. illness, Illinois; Mrs
B. C. johnson, Idaho; c. Hendrick-
son, Idaho; Lizzie A. Reese, New
York; John D. Mercur, Pennsylvania;
Mrs. Clifforl B. Searle, Massachu-
sets; Mrs. C. R. Stahl, New York;
Mrs. W. D. Ball, Massachusetts,; E..
Raymond Kansas; J. E. Mcmillan,
Indiana; Grace Brown, Minnesota.
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have returned home after spending
several days in Greenwood with rela-
tives. .E, IS
Rev. W. r. Smith, son Wilbur, and
daughter, Eloise, spent several days
last week in Lexington and Columbia.
The Mccormick High and Graded
School opened last Monday morning
with the usual impressive exercises.
AT present there are 1873 pupils en-
rolled with probably 10 or 20 more
to enter.
Miss Martha Strom of Rehomoth,
is visiting here at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. s. Strom.
Rev. J. F. Anderson is spending a
few days in McCormick, where he
served as pastor two years, 1914 and
1915. -.. =. J
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"WHO WAS THE SPEAKER"

Under the above caption, the
Christian Herald in its issue of March
1 quoted a paragraph from an ad-
dress delivered in New York City
twenty years ago by an orator Of ma
tional fame. This was the quotation
which we then printed, supplementing
it with an invitation to our readers
to write to us within the month OF
March, giving the name of this ora
tor sswho gave so lucid and states
manlike a definition of national hon.
or and national opportunity twenty
years ago, which is equally applicable
to the situation today"
IF our boasted civilization end
Christianity mean anything, they
should mean this. no war is justi-
fable unless the cause or object stand
in just proportion to its cost in blood
in destruction, in human misery, IN
political corruption, in social demor-
alization, in relapse of civilization
and even then it is justfable, only
when every expedient Of statesman
ship to avert it has been thoroughly
exhausted.
What is the rule of honor to be
observed by a power SO strong and so
advantageously situated as this re-
public is? of course, it should not
tamely submit to real encroachments
upon its rights. But surely it should
not, whenever its own notions of
right or interest collide with the no
tions of others, fall into Mysteries
and act as if it really feared for its
own security and its very indepen-
dence. With all its latent resources
for war, it should be the great peace
power of the world. It should never
forget what a proud privilege and
what an inestimable blessing it is not
to need and not to have, big armies
J and navies to support. 1t should
seek to influence mankind, not by
heavy artillery, but by good example
and wise counsel. It should see its
highest glory, not in battles won, but
in wars prevented. It should be SO
invariably just and fair that other
nations would instinctively turn to
it as their mutual friend and the nat,
ural adjuster of their differences
thus making it the greatest preserve1
of the worlds peace. It will be q
glorious day for the United States
when the good sense and the self.
respect of the American people see
in this their manifest destiny. 1t all
rests upon peace. Is not this peace
with honor? Is not this good Ameri.
canism? It is surely today the Am
ericanism of those who love their
country most.