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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
H. H. WELTY INJURED
Topeka Lumberman Has Leg Broken
i'm Accident at Abilene.

II. H. Welty, 1912 Western avenue.
had his leg broken and sustained Sc
we're cuts on his head in an auto acci
dent at Abilene Wednesday afternoon
in which nervous driver and a nerv-
Gus horse figured prominently. Weltv.
who is president of the NoII-weIty
Lumber company, was in Abilene to
oversee repairs being made on some
company property
While being driven around in an
auto, his driver spied a frightened
horse approaching them In his en-
deavor to escape a collision, he ran
his machine into a ditch, overturntng
the car and injuring Mr. Welty. Word
received from Abilene today stated
that Mr. Welty was in no serious dam
ger from his injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
HONOR G. w. IN PARIS
Around Washington's Statue Friend
ship Between Nations EuIogized.

Paris, Feb. 22.-All the great de-
partments of the French government
(the war office, the foreign office and
the navy) and the municipality of
Paris, were represented today in the
ceremonies at the foot of the eques-
trian statue of Washington, in the
Place D'Iena. The statue was erected
in 1900 by the women of America
Many hundreds of Parisians and
Americans watched the placing of the
wreaths.
Albert Thomas, minister of NUM-
lions, represented the French govern
ment- Standing on the base of the
monument he recalled that the first
and only alliance made by the Amer
lean republic was with France, and
traced the analogies of the two peo-
pies and nations.
lone of the best evidences of the
community of thought and aspirations
of the two peoples" he said lis the
fact that two Washington
and Lincoln-expresse better than
ever has been done before or since,
exactly the principles for which
France is fighting todav."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
Substitute for Spy Bill.
IOWA FOR BONE DRY"
Senate Passes Bill to Shut Off Booze
Shipments Into State.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 22.-The
Iowa senate today passed the Whit
more bone dry bill making the
place of delivery of intoxicating liquor
the place of sale. The bill if passed
by the house would permit prosecution
of railroads or other common carriers
bringing liquor into the state and
would in the opinion of its hackers,
shut off absolutely all chance of i'm
porting liquor into Iowa for personal
use or an, other purpose except med1-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
TO ENTERTAIN C. OF C.
f.. l.. Copeland VIII Give Dinner I'm
Horror of William Herth.

The members of the Chamber Of
Commerce will be the guests of Z. L.
Copeland, treasurer of the Santa Fe,
some time next week at dinner n
which William Herth, former presi-
dent of the Missouri Association of
Commercial clubs, will speak on
Government Ownership of Rail-
roads" The exact date of the dinner
has not been fixed, but il is under
stood that Herth will be here some
time in the first part of the week.
Herth is at present editor of the
Missouri Farmer and is well known
as a writer and lecturer on economic
and transportation matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
MAKE TAU DELTA ri
Five Washburn Girls and One Boy
Admitted to Honorary Frat"

But one lone boy was able to win
the honor of being elected to Tau
Delta Pi the Washburn honorary
scholarship fraternity. The first
drawings for scholars who during
the four years in school have made a
general average of 921a per cent or
above showed that five girls and but
one boy had made the fraternity.
Another drawing will be made in the
first week in June which may admit
several more to the honor
Following are the new mem bers:
Miss Mabelle Cook, Miss Erma Err
rickson Miss Katherine Hand, Miss
Hazel Jones, Miss Lois Seger and
John Warner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
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ssSss:ssssSs.ee.:ssss5 Eca.avr.A Is.asFsn.

A morning glory seed, once was
dropped by the side of a telegraph
pole.
He never quite knew how he got
there or why-he only knew that
when the cold fall storms came an
extra hard wind blew and blew and
shook him from his mother pod.
Then there was a rush and a whirr
and the seed found himself on the
cold ground right at the foot of this
tall, tall pole.
For a long time it was very lone
some-you see in the mother pod
there were the brother and sister
seeds for company, but here there was
only one tall pOle-so high and stately
that it couldn't bend down and COM
fort poor, lonely, little morning glory
seed even if it wanted to-and it
didn't want to, anyway.
But in a day or two the wind blew
some nice brown leaves over against
the pole and they covered the lonely
little morning glory seed and sheltered
it from the storms
For many days the seed peeped out
from between the leaves and watched
the trees and birds and most of all the
big telegraph pole.
"Oh. dear" he whispered to him
self "how happy 1 would be if 1 could
ever grow tall and fine like that pole
Maybe you will some day" whis-
pered back a leaf, maybe next year
you will grow as big as that pole"
"Oh. no. I couldn't" replied the
morning glory seed laughing at the
thought III never be as big as
that
ChuckIing happily at such a very
funny idea, he turned oyer to take a
nap. But the leaves made such a
snug warm bed and he was so tired
and sleepy that he slept and slept-all
the winter long.
When the warm spring rains came
he got so damp that he walked up
quite suddenly and tried to look
around.
"Oh. dear, it's all dark !" he ex-
claimed-then he remembered that
his mother had told him that in the
winter he would sink down in the
ground.
Tn going to get out of here" he
said, and he shook himself till he
cracked his shell and started green
shoot thru the ground.
1t wasn't a day till the little green
sprout poked its head out from the
dead leaves and looked at the same
tall telegraph pole.
Il know what I'm going to do
about you" laughed the little vine
I'm going TO cover you upi So
there y
All summer long the little vine
worked-thru rain and thru drought
and thru heat Up, up. higher and
higher-up the tall pole it climbed
And when Jack Frost came south
for his first little trip-what do YOU
suppose he saw?
/ A tall. tall pole all covered over with
a morning glory vine and purple
blooms waving in every breeze
| (Copyright-Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
WHAT NAVAL HEADS OF
.BELLIGERENTS Think OF
new U-BOAT warfare

Admiral Lacaze, French minis
ter of marine: IF the German peo-
pie are looking to the submarines
for peace, let them take cobnizance
Of the fact that since the beginning
of the blockade about the
same number of French mercantile
ships have been arriving at our
ports as heretofore The block
ade will never succeed
Vice Admiral Won Chappelle,
German minister of marine, de-
clared to the reichstag that the sub
marine warfare had not only real
lied, but surpassed expectation.
and that the rationing of England
had approached a danger point.
Sir Edward Carson. first lord of
the British admiralty, speaking
Yesterday in the house of commons
estimated there are continuously
5000 allied merchantmen in the
danger zone, during the first Is
days of the German submarine
war; 6,O76 vessels arrived and 5,S73
departed from British ports. He
added: 1.-The submarine menace is
grave and serious and is growing.
1t is not yet solved, but / am con-
fident measures now being devised
will gradually mitigate its serious
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

It is about time for another an
nouncement of the death of Villa. The
Sinking of the Deutschland item is
about two laps ahead. The capture of
the German South sea raider is run
ming third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

The United States has not yet en-
tered the war, but already food riots
are in progress among the foreign
residents of New York When the
prices of onions became prohibitive
trouble started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

After thirty-five years of trial it
looks as tho kansas is about to have
real prohibition instead of political
Prohibition. But one never can tell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
United Brethren church will meet with
Mrs ]. L. Toyner. 1914 Monroe, Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

1t will be noted by those pacifists
who supported President Wilson last
fall that he still is keeping US out
of war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Postmasters from the first congress
sional district met in Topeka today
for their annual district convention.
A dinner at the Chamber of Com
merce was one of the features.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22


"a Box of Monkeys" is the name
of a play given at the auditorium of
the Topeka high school this after
noon. The play was presented by the
Dramatic club
Topeka Auto Livery. Phone COS or
3737, 116 w. 9Th. open day and
night.-Adv.
Holiday hours were in force at the
postoffice today in observance of
Washineton's birthday. The office
windows were closed at 10 this morn
ing and the city carriers made only
one delivery. The rural carriers had
a full holiday. School was held all
day Banks and the public library
We're closed
Clara G. Reike, 927 Madison street
today filed an application for a di-
vorce from Charles E. Reike. She
charges lack of support in her petit
ton. They were married August 81
1907.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt-
Martin Drug Co--Adv.
Rev. John A. Bright. chaplain of
the house of representatives, conduct
ed the funeral of William Hill, of 2512
Buchanan street. this afternoon. The
services were held at Quinton Heights
Baptist church
1917 wall paper Jones Paint Co.
ADV.
A consignment of $4,000 eggs passed
thru Topeka Tuesday on it's way to
New York from San Francisco. These
eggs were shipped to the United States
from Japan and were loaded in five
refrigerator cars, which were attached
to the middle section of the Rock
Island Golden State Limited. 1t is
expected that these eggs will sell for
50 cents a dozen.
F. a Rooster. d. d s. TO Mills
Bldg Special attention given to pyor-
rnea and oral prophyla xis--Adv
Sir Knights Templar, Commandery
No. }, assemble at their headquarters
LAS p. m. Friday to attend Rigby
funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Who will command the punitive
expedition when we send one against
the Kaiser?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

To the Tune, NOW Dry 1 AM
Pierre, s. D.. Feb 22+-How Dry
Am was sung by fifty prohibition
lists as Governor Norbeck today signed
the bone dry bill. effective July l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Pound Cake-One pound of butter
rubbed until it is soft as cream, one
pound of flour sifted. one pound of
powdered sugar, ten eggs well beaten
separately. Put alternately into the
butter, sugar, flour and the whites
of the eggs. Beat all well together
Flavor with lemon. nutmeg and a
tablespoonful of French brandy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

A patriotic program will be given
to the members and friends of the
First German Methodist church to-
night at the parsonage, 514 West Fifth
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Wall paper at lower prices. ]. K
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
REJECT WILSON'S BILL
Senate Committee Turns Down Meas
ure Extending Presidents Power.


Washington. Feb. 22.-Despite the
personal appeal of Secretary of State
Lansing. the senate judiciary commit
tee today turned down the bill which
Senator Hitchcock and others believe
would have given the president power
to handle the international situation
after congress adjourns without a re-
course to a war.
Substitute for Spy Bill.
Washington, Feb. PA substitute
for the general spy bill, giving the
president limited power in time of
national emergency or war to con-
script material as well as men. was
proposed to the house judiciary COM
mittee today by Arthur E. Holder
of the executive committee of the
American federation of Labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22
L0CALMENFl0N

Temperatures today ranged from
% to SO at 2 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1863
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

"a Box of Monkeys is the name
of a play given at the auditorium of
the Topeka high school this after
noon The play was presented by the
Dram matte club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

F. a Rooster. d. D. s.. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rnea and oral prophyla xis--Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Sir Knights Templar, Commandery
No. ), assemble at their headquarters
LAS p. m. Friday to attend Rigby
funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-22

Topeka Auto Livery. Phone SOS or
3737, 116 W. 9Th. Open day and
| night-Adv.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
LIEUT.. JESSE STONE

No doubt friends and relatives of
Jesse w. B. Stone will be pleased to
know that after attending a three
months course of instruction in the
Seventh Provisional Training Regi-
ment at Fort Mcpherson, Ca, he has
been commissioned Second Lieuten-
ant of Infantry in the National Army.
taking effect Aug. Is, and being order
ed into active service Immediately, but
given two weeks vacation, with or
ders to report at Camp Gordon, Ga, on
Aug. 29 as instructor in the training of
the conscript army. Lieut. Stone is
spending his vacation with Mrs. Stone
and little daughter Margaret Belle at
their present home at AZ w. Peachtree
St. Atlanta. Lieut.. Stone is son of
A. M. Stone Of Algood.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
SUMMER EDITION OF
"THE TECH DYNAMO"

summer edition of the Tennes-
see "Tech" official monthly student
publication, "The Tech Dynamo, is
being prepared by President Early,
Dean Daniel, and Bursar Sheriff., and
will soon be ready to go to press.
The edition is for the benefit of the
old and prospective students, and
bids fair to set the editors of this
year good example. News items
of the summer of interest to the stu
dents of the institution. as well as
plans for the coming year, are con-
tanned in the issue. Some splendid
editorials by Dean Daniel will be
worth the while of any one to read
who has the opportunity to do so.
The Herald Publishing Company has
printed "The Tech Dynamo" since
its first issue, and has made it equal
in looks to any school paper in the
state.
!, Copies may be shad by applying to
w. M, Sheriff., Bursar, and will be
mailed free to any old or prospective
students.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
HIGH SCHOOLS

At a recent meeting of the High
School Board, it was decided that
High School work would be done in
the public schools of Algood and Bax-
ter. With the high schools already
established this will make five plac-
es in the county where any boy or
girl can have the opportunity of nine
months high school free.
1t was decided by the Elementary
School Board that after the five
months of the elementary schools
were over, that work in the eighth
grade would be maintained at each
of the five places in the county
where high schools are established,
for the benefit of pupils living out
side of Incorporated towns who were
ready for this grade, for four months.
This is to enable the country boy
and girl to get ready for the high
school.
l need not mention the blessings
and the opportunities that l think
this arrangement will bring to the
young people who avail themselves
of these schools
You can not afford to keep your
child out of school for any reason.
The fact that there is a war is all
/ -I~.J 4
should be educated to meet the new
and changed conditions which are
bound to come when the war is over
The fact that your child is edu-
Gated. or uneducated will determine
in ten years from today whether he
is to be a master or servant. Which
will you have him be?
J. M. HATFIELD, Co. Supt.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
DRAFTED MEN TO CAMP

Unless orders are changed 80 per
cent of the men drafted for the ar
my will be assembled in the registra-
tion districts in the country and sent
to their respective training camps.
Men from Tennessee will be sent to
Atlanta, Ga. Putnam county's 80
per cent amounts to 38 men. They
will be called to Cookeville by the
local exemption board and leave here
in body for camp. The date of
leaving is less than two weeks away.
Other detachments will leave every
few days until the whole army is
assembled, $4,000 strong.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
NOTICE

! / want to say to the voters of Put
nam county that our time is SO limited
that I cannot make house to house
canvass and perhaps may fail to see
many voters, but those fail to get to
see l solicit your vote and influence
just the same. l made the race twice
for the same Office, being defeated. 1
now enter the race at this time, being
solicited by friends from different
parts of the county. am a Democrat
and always worked to promote the In
terest of the party, which my record
will show. l have always taken an in
terest at the polls for the election of
all the nominees, from the smallest to
the greatest Office of the United States
Should you elect me as your nominee
for the Office of Circuit Clerk on Oct.
s, shall raise my hat and thank God
that enlisted in my early manhood in
the good old Democratir party that has
so safely led me on to victory. And
should meet with defeat shall hum
bly, bow in submission and work for
the nominees at thesregular election.
as heretofore.
| must thank the people for the en-
couragement given me and the kind
ness you have extended toward me
while visiting your homes during my
canvassing tour. With best wishes.
remain, Yours respectfully,
BENJAMIN F. SLOAN.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
EDUCATIONAL RALLY

Whitson Chapel, First Dist, Sat.
September I, 1917
PROGRAM
Exercises will begin at $3.50.
1. Devotional Exercises.
2. Welcome Address; F. N. Bill
ingsley.
8. Educational Effect of Buildings
and Grounds on Pupils and the Com
munity; Chester Patton, Miss Mamie
Rockwell
4. Food, Feed, and Seed Produc-
ton and Preservation; Mr.. Jacobs,
Miss Hooper.
Noon.
5. Community Social Life; Prof.
Barnett.
6. School Attendance; J. NJ Hat
field.
Z. Educational Value of Athletics
and Field Day Exercises; Tom w.
Kittrell.
s. Rural Sanitation; H. D. McCul-
ley.
g. Infant Welfare; DR.. j. T. Moore
Every teacher who is not unavoid-
ably hindered is expected to attend.
All people interested in education
and the problems now confronting
us are invited to attend.
J. M. HATFIELD, Co. Supt.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
BUYS VITAZONE PLANT

The Davis Mfg. Co., of JelIico has
bought control of the Vitazone Rene
dies Co., of Watertown and the busi-
ness will be conducted at Jellico in
the future. G. c. Davis, former
citizen of COokeville, is president of
the Davis Mfg. Co., which concern
conducts chemical manufacturing
business.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
NAVY COMFORT LEAGUE

The Navy Comfort League has
come to grief. the navy department
having publicly stat d that it will
have nothing to do with the League
and will receive no donations of any
character from it. The League was
organizing women all over the coun-
try and inducing them to buy few
dollars worth of yarn and knit some
thing for. men in the navy.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
SINGING CONVENTION
POSTPONED

The next meeting of the Putnam
County Singers Association, which
was to have been held on the first
Saturday in October has been post,
poned until the second Saturday in
the same month. The reason as stat
ed by President, JEFF Wall, is that
the county Democratic primary is to
be held on the date first named and
might keep some away, who other
wise could attend
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
NEW DISTRICT AGENT

On account of the increased work
because practically every county now
has county agent, the agricultural
extension division has added two dis
trict agents, one of whom will be To-
Gated in Cookeville. A. L. Love has
been assigned to this station.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-23
PUTNAM COUNTY TO HAVE BIG
AGRICULTURE DAY

Preparations and plans are ALREADY
on foot the Agricultural day to be
held in Cookeville the coming fall II
is true that che farmers this yea1
have had many things to distract
their attentions from agricultural pur
suits, and the general routine of rural
life. Perhaps the most important is
sue that was ever before the farmer
this year was the draft law, which in
its course will possibly remove some
of the farmers from their work
Nevertheless the draft law and the
war itself is temporary affair, but
agriculture is the oldest occupation
known to man, and when the war
clouds have passed and the men re-
turn from battle, it is consoling to
know that the biggest vocation in the
world awaits them in advancing a
better agriculture, a better rural com
munity and better country to live
| in.
Therefore let us not lose interest
in agriculture the coming year, but
let every farmer enter in the coming
agriculture day with a realization
that it is FARMERS day and it will
be just as we make it.
1t is the idea of the executive COM
mittee to feature the live stock exhi-
bit, and a program announcing the
different classes will be published
later.
The executive committee consisted
of the following men and women who
discussed the ways and means of car
rying out plans, and a method of or
ganization.
Mr.. d. c. White, Chairman;
Miss Kate M. Hooper, Secretary;
Mr.. Joseph Jacob, superintendent:
Mrs. Walter Carlen,
Mrs. S. C. Huddleston,
Mrs. Martin Farris,
Prof. J. N. Hatfield,
Mr. B. C Huddleston,
Mr. H. D. McCulley.
The foregoing committee appointed
the following persons to act on the
respective committee:
Corn Club Committee: Prof G. B.
Thackston, A. F. Patton, H. d. Nc
Culley.
Girls Canning Club Committee:
Mrs. Jesse Barnes, Mrs. S. c. Huddle-
ston, Mrs John Oliver.
Field Crops Exhibits: Clint Mas
tiers, B. c. Huddleston, Martin Farris.
Womens Department: Miss Vena
May Martin, Mrs Fred White, Mrs.
R. L. Hamlet.
Live Stock Committee: J. J. Jar
ed, H. d. Whitson, w. L. Terry.
Finance Committee: Joseph Ja-
cobs, Jeff Wall, Miss Kate M. Hooper
Mrs. Walter Carlen, Mr.. B. C. Hud
dleston.
Committee on Grounds: Jim Wall,
John H. Whitson.
Clerk: Jim Wall.
JOSEPH JACOB,
County Agent.