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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
He WANTED AN AUTO
Alec Smith Says That Is Reason He
Murdered A f. Keep.

Garden City, Kan, July 3o.-Au-
thorities have been afraid to reveal.
the place they have taken Alec
Smith. confessed murderer of A. e.
Keep auto liveryman of this city. be-
cause of the intense feeling against
him, and it is thought they will keep
him in hiding until the excitement
dies down.
Smith, who made a signed confess
sion to the authorities of Gray county.
told a tale of absolute and premedi-
tated murder. In a cool. matter of
fact way the young man. barely in his
twenties. told of his desire for an au-
tomobile. how he picked on the new
Overland belonging to Keep. how he
purchased the revolver. the sandpa-
per which he was to use to scratch
the name of the murdered victim from
the front door of the car. and the shoe
polish to smear over the marks.
Smith told of how he selected a
lonely spot on the road to enact his
fiendish dream. Just as he was draw
ing his gun, Smith testified. the aged
man turned in his seat and faced hts
assailant, who a moment later fired
a shot into his forehead. bringing in
slant death. With an auto jack. Smith
then beat his victim and drove with
the corpse forty-two miles before he
hid it under the culVert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
Our Ansuoer to a
Government
Request

~ requested that Retail Stores all over the
country curtail their present systems of de-
livery to the extent of making but one de-
livery in each locality per day.
When the call comes for the thousands of
young subject to draft and those who
have already enlisted. it will naturally mean
shortage of assistants for this branch of
work.
We want to do everything we to help
theSS government carry on its plan of eco
nolnics, $50
~ Therefore, we, in connection with other
large business houses in Topeka, will. begin
ming August LIST, 1917, make but one deliv-
cry day in each locality. The schedule is
as follows
Deliveries for all points west of Kansas
Ave- and south of the Kaw River will leave
the: store at 9 a. m. each day.
Deliveries for all points east of Kansas
will leave the store every day at p.
Any article to be delivered at special
time other than on regular deliveries will
be sent with charge attached of 10 cents
for such special delivery.
We hope our patrons will bear with us in
our endeayors to carry out the governments
request in this matter.
The above ruling will in way affect our
customary fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
SERVICES ARE POPULAR
Hundreds Turned Out to Meetings i'm
Topeka Last Night.

Outdoor union church services
were popular Sunday night Hundreds
of Topekans driven from their hot
houses attended the services. On the
state house grounds. the Rev Robert.
Gordon. of the First Baptist church.
preached at the union services. of the
down town churches. The Rev J. s.
Pollock, of Emporia, WAS IL charge
of the union services of tho churches
of the southwest section of the civ
The union meeting was .eIC at the
Central Park school grounds. Union
services in North Topeka were con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. E Scheer. of
the Kansas Avenue Methodist church
Union services of ths. east side
churches were held at the Thin Pres
byterian church under the direction
Of the Rev. s. B. Anderson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
BACKACHE KILLS!

Don't make the Tatal mistake of neg
lecting what may seem to be simple
little backache.' There isn't any such
thing 1t may be the first warning that
srour kidneys are not working properly.
ard throwing off the poisons as they
rhould. III this is the case. go after the
cause Of that backache and do IL quickly.
on you may find yourself in the grip of
an inrurable disease.
viii give almost immediate relief from
kidney and bladder troubles, which may
~ the unsuspected cause of general i'll
health. COLI MEDAL Haarlem oil Cap
suies are inn orted direct from the labor
ltories in Holland. They are prepared
IN correct quantity and convenient form
TO take and are positively guaraI teed 70
give prompt relief or your money VIII De
refunded Get them at any drug store
INT he sure to insist on the GOLD MEDAL
brand. and take no other. In boxes. three
northumberland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
LIVERY STABLES GO
Garages Are Rapidly Replacing Them
All Over Kansas

Garden City, July 30.-The livery
stables in western Kansas towns win
soon be placed in history along with
the stage coach. John Landgraf, one
of the local real estate men, has just
purchased the Winsor Livery barns,
at one time the most populaI in the
city, and in a few days vii remove
them to his ranch in the country and
convert them into cattle barns.
Only a few years ago Garden City
had five prosperous livery, and feed
barns. Today she has bis one and
that has but little to do. bu the gar
ages have all that they can attend to
and more are being buils. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
BIG FIRE AT OTTAWA
100000 Conflagration Has Thrown
500 Employees Out of Work.

Ottawa, Kan, July 30.-Work of
clearing away the debris of the big
100000 fire which destroyed the
foundry of the Warner factories of
this city Saturday night was begun
today and plans for building tenn
porary quarters have already been
made, according to officials of the
concern. Fta
The fire started about o'clock Sat
urday evening and was not gotten I'M
der control until 8. The Warner con-
Germ has fence factory, foundry,
farm implement factory and other in
dustries here. Their foundry is said
to have been the largest for mallea-
BILE iron west of the Mississippi river.
Several residences were burned by the
fire and about 500 men and women
have been thrown out of employment
by the conflagration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
PLAN MILK CONDENsARY
Farmers Near Garden City Pledge
Support to New Enterprise.

Garden City, Kan, July 30.-At the
request Of r. ]. Kennedy, the indus
trial agent Of the Santa Fe railroad.
the Industrial club of this city APP
pointed a committee to take a census
of the CLOVIS in this community for
the purpose of ascertaining il enough
could be secured to warrant the
establishment of milk condensary
here The milk from about $50
cows was secured by the committee
the first day out. and more pledges
are being signed up every day. The
sugar company alone pledged 50s
They are now milking 100 cows
very enthusiastic meeting of the
club and the farmers was held at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
PROTECT BROOD MARES
Don't Oyerwork Them TO Save Few
Bushels of Grain

Manhattan, Kan. July so.-Don't
make a slave of the brood marei
This is The suggestion of DR.. c. w.
McCampbell, associate professor of
animal husbandry in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Care should be taken to prevent
overworking and overheating The
farmer should not allow his desire for
immediate gain to overcome his Judg-
ment, and sacrifice good coli crop
next spring to save a few bushels of
gain. Hard work is one of the lead
ing causes of abortion within the first
few months of Pre- gnancy.
Three mares can do the work of two
eeldings and raise three colts besides.
and a well bred draft colt will sell for
800 at weaving time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30

the club rooms which was addressed |
by Mr. Kennedy. Professor Crabtrees
of Manhattan. and others. Every ef-sI
fort possible was pledged for the |
establishment of condenser h~re.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-30
Payne's Month-End Sale

Your chance to Sc
cure choicest styles
in the Store-dt Ex-
IRENE Lou, Prices
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
PRAISES CARDUI
AS GOD-SEND
To Women. This Alabama Lady's
Sincere Expression of Her
Experience viii Interest
You.

Ouinton, Ala-Mrs. Rebecca Cox, Of
this place, writes: about % years ago
had been in bad health for year or
more, and 1t didn't look as though I
could get well. =. The beginning
Of this trouble, overdid myself. I
began suffering with my back i. {.
it hurt so. :. The doctors said it
was change of life :. and an op-
Grafton was all that would help me.
felt I couldn't have that and my hus-
band did not believe in patent medi-
cines. When I asked him to get
Cardui, he said, that's just dollar
thrown away but to please me, he
would get it. ! suppose there was a
year I was never hungry and after
taking Cardui, my husband said I had
better order a carload of corn and
meat with it. After one bottle felt
better. took about dozen bottles.
I have never had an operation ;. :.
I have worked in the fields, done our
washing, ironing and cooking; we have
two orhpan children added to our fam
lily for which I do as my own. can
praise Cardui as God-send to
women"
Cardui, the woman's tonic, is for
sale at all druggists. Get it when in
need Of a good, reliable, strengthen
ing tonic. Give it a fair trial-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
bers good inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's DiapepSin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time II!

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-"really does" overcome indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-jus
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul: tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Papes Diapep.
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing almost marvellous, and
the JOY is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth it's weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom.
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
LIFT YOUR cORNs
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen a tender corn
or calIus SO it lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter
wear shoes a size smaller if you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that few drops of drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle of freezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
If your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get small
bottle of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
Died of Premature Old Age /!

How many times we hear of COM
paratively young persons passing away
when they should have lived to be 70
or 80 years of age. This fatal work is
usually attributed to the kidneys, as,
when the kidneys degenerate, 1t causes
administration. The more injuri-
Gus the poisons passing thru the kid
neys the quicker will those noble or
gans be degenerated, and the sooner
they decay.
1t is thus the wisest policy, to pre-
vent premature old age and promote
long life, to tighten the work Of the
kidneys. This can be done by drink
ing plenty of pure water all day long,
and occasionally taking Anuric, double
strength, before meals. This can be
obtained at almost any drug store. You
will find Anuric more potent than lithia
for it dissolves uric acid as water does
sugar.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19

eft. Worth, Texas, March II, 1917.
SC. f. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
This Tanlac proposition will run us
crazy unless we can get more goods.
we distributed our last car, which was
received only yesterday, and this
morning have no goods at all. You
certainly have a wonderful medicine
"Very truly yours,
(Signed)
"MAXWELL-CLAR DRUG CO."
Houston, Texas, Feb. %, 1917.
ave are out Of Taplac and are
urgently asking for some relief. Start
another car by your old routing at
once and please get some goods to us
from nearby point.
(Signed)
SOUTHERN DRUG CO."
"San Antonio, Tex, Feb. &c, 1917.
&c. f. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
"Must have more Tanlac immedi.
ately. When may we expect car load
shipment. Stock exhausted. Rush III
gross from Houston.
(Signed)
"SAN ANTONIO DRUG CO."
memphis, Tenn, Feb. 20, 1917.
sc. T. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
about when may be expect car of
Tanlac. Customers are complaining
because we cannot supply them.
(Signed)
"HESSIG-ELLIS DRUG CO."
"Oklahoma City, Okla, March Z, 1917.
&c. f. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
"Rush our car of Tanlac. We are
entirely out again. Orders piling up
(Signed)
ALEXANDER DRUG CO."
Georgetown, Texas, March II, 1917
&c. T. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
1--WE could have made twice as many
sales If your jobbers could only have
gotten the Tanlac to us.
post OFFICE DRUG CO."
AS can readily be seen, it is nothing
unusual for dealers to order car load
of Tanlac and have every bottle of il
sold before it arrives. In fact. many
of the Tanlac jobbers and distributors
invariably order the second and third
cars before the car en- route has time
to reach them.
What is the answer to all this!
There is only one explanation, and that
is very simple. The inherent purity
and wholesomeness of the medicine
has confirmed it in the minds Of the
people and made 1t household word
throughout America.
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
town.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
STATE TROOPS ASSIGNED
BRIDGES AND MANUFACTURING
PLANTS IN STATE GUARDED
BY STATE SOLDIERS
Fair Grounds Near Meridian Selected
For State Mobilization Camp-Full
War Strength Being Attained BY
All State Units.

Jackson.-T third battalion, firs'
regiment, Mississippi national guard
is being modified to full war strength
in Meridian, the camp being estaD
lished at the Observation-Disclosures fail
grounds. Three hundred members OF
the division from Camp Swep Taylor
at Jackson were the first arrivals, fol
lowed by company | of Columbus
Capt. J. C. Sheffield; company l. oil
West Point, Capt. B. S. Selman, and
company M of Laurel, Capt. E. F
Bartlett.
Arrangements for mobilization al
Meridian were made by Lieut.. Clinton
E. Darrah of the general staff. They
will be in command of Maj. A. H. Pat
terson of Natchez.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
GREEN'S AUGUST
FLOWER
Used All Over the Civilized World
for More Than 80 Years.


Stomach troubles seem to be almost
universal the last few years; l mean
indigestion in many forms, internal
nervousness, caused by incompatible
food fermentation, coming up OF food,
sour stomach, headache, apparent pal
pitation Of the heart, habitual consti-
patton, intestinal indigestion, caused
by torpid liver, and general break1
down with low spirits and depressed
feeling. Green's August Flower was
introduced In this and foreign coun-
tries fifty years ago with wonderful
success in relieving the above COM
plants. Sold by dealers everywhere at
25c trial bottles or 75c family size. Sole
manufacturer, G. G. Green, Woodbury..
N. J., U. s. A., Australia and Toronto,
Canada.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19

In later statement Mr.. Willis said
This condition was brought about
not only by the enormous demand fol-
Tanlac but by the congested condition
Of the railroads.
when it seemed almost certain
that the threatened nationwide rail-
road strike would go into effect we
made arrangements to keep our prin'
cipal distributors supplied by express
Over one thousand ($1,00000l dollars
was spent for express charges in a
single day on Texas and Oklahoma
orders alone.
Working at Top Speed.
although the big Tanlac laborato,
ries at Dayton, Ohio, have been run
ming at top speed turning out their
full capacity of approximately twenty
five thousand bottles per day, we have
been wholly unable to meet the de-
mand for Tanlac which has been ere
ated during the past two years.
"In addition to the Dayton laborato-
ries' with their enormous output the
Cooper Medicine Company is now plan
ming to establish branch plants in the
Central West, on the West coast and
In the Dominion of Canada, and unless
international complications make it
impossible for us to secure the numer-
Gus ingredients in the way of roots,
herbs, banks, etc. many of which come
from remote parts of the globe, we
will be able to take care of any future
demand"
The wonderful growth and develop
ment of Tanlac has been the marvel of
the commercial world and the amaz-
ing success achieved by the prepare
lions seems almost incredible.
What Dealers Say.
In only two years time over seven
and one-half million bottles have been
sold and the demand is constantly in
creasing. Although placed on the mar
ket in Texas and Oklahoma but few
months ago practically a third Of a
million bottles have already been sold
and thousands have been unable to OBJ
tain it on account of the inability OF
the laboratory TO supply it.
Dealers and jobbers have been al
most frantic because of their inabil.
fly to fiji the thousands Of orders they
have been receiving and the following
letters and kilograms from well known
firms gave ample evidence Of the won
derful growth and popularity of Tan
lac:
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 81, 1917.
80. e. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
"Please ship car Tanlac. The car
now in transit will only last two Oh
three days.
(Signed)
KELLY DRUG CO."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

Mrs. T. H. Johnson was shot fatally
at the home of the family near Hous
ton.
The Yazoo commercial club is max
ing an effort to distribute among the
farmers of Yazoo county and have
these farmers plant better grade OF
corn.
Five Red Cross classes, composed
of Jackson women who will offer
their services to the country in time
of war with Germany, have been
formed.
The board of supervisors of Jones
county authorized the purchase OF
two giant flags which will be erected
on the two court houses of the county
at Laurel and Ellisville.
Fifteen thousane dollars worth OF
bonds were sold at Jackson for the
Kinds county agricultural high school
making a total of $4,000 that will be
available for that institution.
The P. NJ B. Wait chapter, o. d,
c.. at Senatorial, shows their appreci
alton of President Wilson and Sen
ator John Sharp Williams by reso
luton of praise sent to both.
The election commissioners OF
Jones county are going over the poll
books preparatory to holding the spe
cial election on May l to fill the va.
vancy caused by the death OF County
Superintendent A. G. Knight.
Captain George Graham, a Biloxi
fisherman and schooner master, has
not been heard from since his disap-
pearance two weeks ago and police
departments at various points on the
coast have been asked to use their
best efforts to find him.
It is understood that one Of the
large lumber manufacturing plants OF
Laurel will construct ship building
plant on the gulf coast, possibly at
Gulfport.
Kennon Hogan and John D. McKin
men showed their patriotism when
they tramped nineteen miles from
Sumrall to Hattiesburg to enlist in the
navy.
John Mobley, six feet tall and stall
wart, walked 35 miles from his home
in Madison county to Jackson to join
the u. S. army.
The Yazoo commercial club, Young
Mems business club, civic league
health offials and local newspapers
are waging mammoth cleanup cam
paign.
The second annual meet of tn
northwest Mississippi school masters
club was held at the Pamela county
agricultural high school.
A rally was held by the civic league
at the court house at Bonneville to
stimulate general interest in the
spring cleanup campaign.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
ACCIDENTALLY Defined.

The professor of mathematics in the
college had been married, and now the
problem Of subsistence upon small
salary beset him sore. He and his
wife put into effect all sorts of econo-
mics and efficient methods to make
ends meet
"And does your. wife help you to
save?' a friend inquired.
Indeed she Does" replied the pro-
fessor. 'In fact, might call her my
co-efficient."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
True ManIiness.

"What is your definition, Miss Ma
bel. of manly man?' he asked.
Miss Mabel looked at him coldly.
The clock struck eleven. She hid a
yawn behind her hand and said:
''My definition of a manly man, Mr..
Skinner, is a chap who doesn't stay
on and on and on just because he
knows the girl isn't strong enough 10
throw him out"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
supt. Bond Makes Appointment.

Prof. W. F. Bond, state superintend
ent of education, announces that j. II
Culkin of Vicksburg has declined the
appointment of state supervisor OF
negro schools as successor to j. r. Ell
lis. Mr.. Bond also announced that nc
had recommended Superintendent b
Hilburn of Covington county for this
position, and it is understood he will
accept. This appointment is only tenn
porary, however, as an election must
be held to fill the unexpired term.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
No Sacrifice.

The goyerness sought by every
known means to stimulate her small
pupils somewhat undeveloped sense
of gratitude.
'sNow, Charley" she said, Ought you
not, to be very much obliged to the COW
for the milk she gives you every morn
lng?"
.Oh, don't know said Charley.
"She has no use for it herself"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19

little faith at first, but she persuaded
me to try it. / have taken little over
four bottles % it and my stomach
trouble has vanished. I can now eat
everything and sleep like a lamb. I
want to give all of the credit to this
great medicine, which / consider the
best on earth for stomach trouble."-
L. I. LAYTON, Route 2, Box %, Berry
Blvd
All druggists. Liquid or tablets. In
gradients on wrapper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
Luck.
LUCK.
sHnW did he win nrnInOfiOn Q"

"How did he win promotion?"
"By being pleasant and accommo-
dating to all people who didn't appear
to be of much consequence"
''They all praised him, / suppose
mot exactly. The little old man in
the shabby suit that he was courteous
to yesterday happened to be one OF the
directors of the company-the lucky
guy"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
Crack Shots Among Troops.

Sergeant Henry Schaub, Ralph and
Kenneth Ackerly, Irby Parker and Al
bert Caillavet, members of the First
Mississippi regiment, has received
honors for excellent handling of the
rifle and pistol at target practice.