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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
HAVE STEAM HEAT
New Riley Cantonments Will
Be Comfortable This Winter.
Work Started on the New
Camp for Engineers.

Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. 16.-The
new army environments here are to be
heated with steam with the exception
of a few isolated buildings in which
stoves will be used. The contrart for
the heating plant has been awarded
to Admiral & Co. of New York. Work
on the installation of the plant will
start at once. Radiators will be put
in the officers quarters and in the
barracks, which will hold two hun
bred men each.
Orders were received today for the
eSta blishment of a post exchange for
each regiment of the new army at the
camp. Whatever profit results will
become part of the regimental funds.
The post exchanges deal in the lux
uries that soldiers crave and Which
are not provided by the government.
such as tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and
fancy food. Trade checks are issued
to the men and their expenditure at
the post exchange is taken from each
months pay.
Have Sanitary Train.
Work has started in Forsythe cam
yon on camp for a regiment of en-
gineers and a sanitary train. The rock
crushers are running full time making
material for the roads on the reserva-
ton. Help in the quarrieS was Sc
cured in a unique manner a few days
ago, when officials raided a crap
game and arrested about thirty men,
mostly negroes. They were held in
the guardhouse all night and next day
put at work in the quarries until they
have served their time.
Plans are being worker out now for
big steam laundry at the fort, which
will launder clothes for $4,000 men.
Four companies of the Third Mis-
souri, regiment are stationed at the
camp now on guard duty, but the
work here is progressing so rapidly
and the increasing number of men
located here is making it necessary
to have more guards. Capt. Fred J
Herman, construction quartermaster
has applied to the war department fol
another battalion of soldiers fol-
guard duty. Four hundred infantry
men or two hundred cavalrymen are
wanted. The men keep a close guard
thruout the camp at night and dc
police duty during the day.
No Picture Taking.
The utmost care is being taken tt
protect the property and the men sta
toned here. No one is permitted t.
take pictures and no one can come OF
night huge acetylene lights illumin
ate the camp.
A big conference at Washington O
all the construction quartermasters o
the new army environments over tn,
United States has been called by tn,
War Department and Captain Herman
| has left for the capital. The meeting
is for the purpose of discussing thu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
MINE COAL AT CONCORDIA?
1t Is Believed Threshold of City Is
Fuel Supply Field.

Concordia, Kan, Aug. 16.-The peo-
pie of the Middle West are already
finding it difficult to secure coal, and
as the winter approaches there is ev-
cry indication that it will be harder.
The condition of the labor situation in
the coal fields is not the most opti-
mistic in the world and the govern
ment's needs will make fuel to the
ordinary customer away out of sight
At the very doors of Concordia there
is plenty of coal to supply this section
if some public spirited citizens will
form a company to work the field.
Men who are familiar with the stu
alton of Minersville know that there
is coal to be had for the digging, and
it can be mined at a much lower cost
than ordinary coal can be purchased.
There has been some talk of reopen
ing the shafts there and plans should
be started soon to get out a supply of
fuel for the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
SET AN EXAMPLE
Marshall County Performs Pa
triOtic Draft Duties.
Select 13S Out of 200 Exemp-
ton Claims for War.
ONLY 10 HEROES OUT OF ESQ
But Board Made Personal In
vestigatiOn of Everyone
As a Result 119 Were Thrown
Back Into the Hopper.
ONLY 10 HEROES OUT OF ESQ

Marshall county set an example for
weakened draft exemption boards
The board made a personal inveStiga-
ton of exemption claims and 1913 of
the 200 cases Investigated failed to
show just cause for relief from army
service. In Topeka today ]. G. Strong,
county attorney of Marshall county,
declared no community ever before
showed such an enormous percentage
of parents dependent on sons for a
living.
When the Marshall county board
began work in Marysville almost every
man called for examination claimed
an exemption. Sons of retired farm
ers and business men suddenly as
sumed a responsibility in the support
of their parents and tears were al
most shed when the conscript talked
of his home burdens and the suffering
which would follow his election to
carry a musket. At the end of the
examinations all except nineteen of
the $50 conscripts called for eXamina-
ton had claimed exemption from
service.
Right then was where we began
work" said ]. G. Strong, county at
torney of Marshall county. 1T isn't
an easy matter for an exemption
board, single handed md alone to
shoulder the responsibility for the
draft. 1t isn't an easy matter to dodge
the local influences and every day
members of the board felt the pull of
local political wires But the matter
became serious. 1t looked as tho
Marshall county was about to line up
as a Stacker community and we de-
cided to investigate.
Aid Weak-Kneed Boards.
st think our example ought to aid
a few weakened boards in their
work. When our board had finished
the first $50 examinations we found
just 10 menNwho had not claimed ex-
emptions 1 never dreamed a COM
munity could show such an enormous
percentage of parents who were de-
pendent on their sons for bread and
butter. Almost every man who came
before the board had a pitiful tale
about home ties that bound and
shouldn't let him go to war.
1--WE investigated 200 of these cases.
And Marshall county isn't the pauper
community the examination records
seem to indicate. A personal investi-
cation of those 200 cases put 1913 men
on the registration list. We went per-
sonally into every claim. We found
among the men claiming exemption
sons of extensive land owners and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

New York n. Y.-Since the remarkable
discovery of organic iron, Nuxated Iron
or Fer NuXate," the French call 1t,
has taken the country by storm 1t is
conservatively estimated that over three
million people annually are taking it in
this country alone Most astonishing re-
suits are reported from its use by both
physicians and laymen. So much SO that
doctors predict that we shall soon have
new age of far more beautiful, rosy-cheek
ed women and vigorous iron men.
Dr. Ferdinand King, New York Ply
stefan and Medical Author, when inter
viewed on this subject, said: There can
be no vigorous iron men without iron.
Pallor means anaemia. Anaemia means
iron deficiency. The skin of anaemic men
and women is pale; the flesh flabby. The
muscles lack tone; the brain Tags and the
memory fails and often they become weak,
nervous irritable, respondent and melan-
choly When the iron goes from the blood
of women, the roses go from their cheeks.
I'm the most common foods of America.
the starches. sugars, table syrups, candies,
polished rice. white bread, soda crackers,
biscuits, macaroni, spaghetti, tapioca. sago.
farina, degerminated cornmeal, no longer
is iron to be found. Refining processes
have removed the iron of Mother Earth
from these IMPOVERISHED foods and silly
methods of home cookery, by throwing
down the waste pipe the water in which
our vegetables are cooked. are responsible
Therefore if you wish to preserve your
Youthful vim and vigor to a ripe old age,
you must supply the iron deficiency in
your food by using some form of organic
iron, just you would use salt when your
food has not enough salt.
Former Health Commissioner VIM. r.
Kerr, of the City of Chicago, says: Il
have taken Nuxated Iron myself and ex-
perienced it's health giving strength build
ing effect and in the interest of the public
welfare, l feel it my duty to make known
the results of its use l am well past three
score years and want to say that believe
my own great physical activity is largely
due today to my personal use of Nuxated
Nuxated Iron II feel it is such valuable
remedy that it ought to be used in every
hospital and prescribed by every physician
f, in this country
has studied both in this country and in
great European medical institutions, said
"As / have said a hundred times over.
organic iron is the greatest of all strength
builders.
: Not long ago man came to who
was nearly half a century old and asked
me to give him a preliminary examination
| for life insurance l was aston1shed to
1 find him with the blood pressure of a boy
! of twenty and as full of vigor, vim and
man be really was, notwithstanding his
age The secret, he said, was taking iron
lSNuxated Iron had filled him with re-
\ newed life At 80 he was in bad health
Now at 30 after taking Nuxated Iron. a
miracle of vitality and his face beaming
! with the buoyancy of youth Iron is abso-
| lntely necessary to enable your blood to
change food into living tissue. Without it.
no matter low much or what you eat. your
food merely passes through you without
/ doing you any good. You don't get the
strength out of it, and as a consequence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
What is Castoria

ASTORA harmless substitute for Castor OIL Pago Drops and Soothing
pleasant neither Opium Morphine other Mar
substance Its its For than thirty years has been
for the relief Constipation Fa Wind Collie and Darhoea
aayng arising thereom and by regulating the Stomach
Bowels assimilation giving healthy and natural Sleep
The Ohldrens Panaca-The Mothers Friend
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which has been for 80
borne the Signature Chas Fletcher has been made under his
personal supervision its infancy Allow deceive you this All
Comf Experiments
endang the health of Infants Children against
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
s24s,s65 COURT HOUSE
Barton County Will Erect Handsome
New Structure at Once

Great Bend, Kan, Aug. 16.-Barton
county's new court house is to cost a
quarter of million. dollars, or $249,-
S65 20 be exact the contract having
been let at that figure to the Man
haitian Construction company. What
is known as alternate No. 4 bid was
accepted with a few alterations, the
bid of the company on this alternate
being S261.000. L. D. Lewman repre-
senting the company signed the con-
tract, and the work should start in the
next three weeks on tearing down of
the present court house and the cree
ton of the new one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
SHOPMEN TAKE RAISE
Threatened Strike at Parsons Hal
Been Definitely Called Off.

Parsons, Kan. Aug. 16.-Nine hun
dred shopmen employed here by the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway,
have voted to accept the offer of in
creased pay made by the company
and a threatened strike has thereby
been averted. The increase will av-
erage about Z cents an hour.
The strike had been set for August
10, but was postponed pending a con-
ference of the rail officials and en-
ployeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Santa Fe Kills a Woman.

Emporia, Kan, Aug. 16--Mrs.
Katherine Eva Howe, rs years old,
was struck in the back by Santa Fe
passenger train No Z on the tracks
on Constitution street, "Wednesday aft
ernoon. She was taken to a hospital
and died in a short time. Her hearing
was defective and one eye was blind,
and evidently she did not see or hear
the train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



Charley Fellows returned from Chicago
yesterday. The Worlds Fair building
which he is erecting is enclosed and is
nearing completion
Mrs w NJ. Van Ness is seriously sick.
Mr.. Van Ness who has been with Marshall 8
band in Colorado is expected home today
About 1900 people surrounded the wagon
which served as a speakers stand at the
south end of the state house last night
when John 2. St John opened the pro-
hibition party's campaign in Topeka. st.
John said Il will go on fighting the IL
quor traffic in spite of effigy burning,
vilification and abuse, and will make this
the object of my life" On the occasion of
his previous visit to Topeka st. John found
his effigy hanging in the street.
Cleveland is leading the twelve teams of
the National league with .720 percentage.
st. Louis is at the bottom of the list with
$50.
Charles Blakesley of the State Journal
staff left for Las Cruces. n. NJ, today to
spend his summer vacation.
Miss Aldrich, instructor in French and
German at Washburn college is spending
the summer in Manitou, Colo.
D. C.. Tillotson is to be commended for
the active campaign he is making in this
county not only on account of his candi-
dacy for the county attorneyship but for
the Republican party in general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
RED CROSS SERVICE

Red Cross Ball Blue gives to every
housewife unequaled service. "A large
scent package gives more real, genu-
inc merit than any other blue. Red
Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whittier
than snow. You will be delighted. At
all good grocerS-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Restore Madero's Property.

Mexico City, Aug. 16.-The proper
ties belonging to the Madero family,
many of which had been taken over
by the government have been ordered
returned to that family. The Jalisco
properties of the estate of General
Ahumada, former governor of Goa
hula under the late President Diaz,
also have been restored
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
sons of some of the heaviest tax pay

sons of some of the heaviest tax pay
ers in the county"
Thru the action of the Marshall
county board all of the 1873 men reg
istered must go before the appeal
board if they are to seek exemption.
The record of the county boards per-
sonal examination and investigation
will go with the appeal, however, and
Strong is quite certain there will be
no trouble in providing the county's
quota on the first call from the men
already examined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

progress of the work and to work out
any time or labor saving plans that
may be suggested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Nuxatod Iron to Make New
Age of Beautiful Women
and Vigorous Iron Mon
Strength
and of Nervou
n Weeks Time

DR. hI % It
dw R Kerr FH Health City + Hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

Charles Blakesley of the State Journa
staff left for Las Cruces. N. NJ, today t
spend his summer vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

Miss Aldrich, instructor in French and
German at Washburn college is spending
the summer in Manitou, Colo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-10
ADVERSE CRITIQUES
BETTER THAN NONE
So Hubert Rawlinson, Movie Favorite,
Has Wholesome Respect for
Newspaper Notices
BY HUBERT RAWLINSON

Once. when was very young. I read
pretty rough criticism of one OF my per-
formances and saw red. I said: TO the
dickens with the critics; what do they
know, anyhow? / gave good performance
and I know II. Well one thing is certain !;
no one takes any notice of what they say,
and they are only trying TO get something
out Of me, and so forth, and so FORTH
I showed the nasty notice 10 several
Young friends, and they all agreed with me :
and then showed It TO an old-timer, and
he did not agree with me he told ME the
critic was right and told me why he was
right I was angry and well remember his
parting words: Look here boy; don't be
a fool; you read those notices and take
heed of what they say; remember that you
are only n youngster and have lot to
learn"
l did take heed. and as the years have
passed know that did have lots to learn
and that, still can learn a lot
1 have a wholesome respect for the men
who criticize. although ! do not always
agree with them. Wholesome criticism is
beneficial and good. and there is nothing
which can do an actor more service than
being mentioned In the newspapers. When
/ see myself In print In newspaper 4
know that a lot of people are going to read
about me, people who will not see my name
I'm an advertisement or on billboard, and
we all love publicity. no matter how big
we may be or, how small
When the newspapers do not mention
vou. then your popularity is on the wane.
7 agree with the old actor who said: "I
would rather have a bad notice than none |;
II gets my name In the paper. anyhow, and
N NV name does not so In the paper then
my salary will drop"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-10
SIR GEORGE H. REID
TO SPEAK ON AMERICA
Noted Englishman Will Close
Next Weeks University EX-
tension Program

Sir George II. Reid. generally regarded
both in England and Australia as the most
brilliant speaker in the British empire. will
close the weekly program of the University
Extension Society on Friday evening. Mo-
vember l6, with the lecture, what Amer
ica Stands for in Human Progress
Edmund Vance Cooke, in his lecture
recital. rs Poetry Important and read
ings from his own works, on Monday eve
ming, November L.. will show that democ-
racy is not merely political method, but
social and religious philosophy. In his
poem. THE Measure of Eyes" he tells for
the children the truth about war.
Following is the weekly program:
Monday, November 12, 4 o'clock, DR.. 4.
Guyot Cameron, Of Princeton, will lecture,
in Witherspoon Hall, On The Spirit Of
France"
Monday, November IL. 8 o'clock, Edmund
Vance Cooke. the poet OF the people, will
give o reading, In Witherspoon Hall, from
his own works and discuss "l2 Poetry I'm
portant?"
Tuesday. November 10, o'clock. in
witherspoon Hall, Nicholas Douty, tenor,
will give the first Cf his lecture-recltals on
The Development Of the Song" using as
| his subject EARLY Songs Up TO Beethoven"
Tuesday November l3. o'clock, In AS
ISOLATION Hall, Germantown, DR.. S, G.
| Schmucker will continue his course on 'Ex-
cursions in Evolution" discussing this week
Dreams and Dreamers; or Dipping Into
| the Past"
| Wednesday, November Il. o'clock. In
| Central Y. NJ c. a. Auditorium. 142l Arch
| street. Prof. Jerome Hall Raymond will
| open his course on Typical European
| States and Their Problems" with an
| analysis % Russia and tho Overthrow OF
| Autocracy" (ilustrated).
| Thursday, November Is, o'clock, in As
| sociaton Fall. Germantown, Prof. Jerome
| Hall Raymond will again he heard in ar
! illustrated lecture on athens and the Re
| vval of Hellenism in Greece" the second
| lecture in his series on Tho Struggl,
| Toward Democracy I'm Europe
| Friday, November 16, o'clock. In Wither'
| spoon Hall, Or. George Earle Raiguel viii
| lecture on Current Events" Three Years
| of Diplomacy and War"
| Friday. November 16 o'clock. in As
| sociation Hall. Germantown, Charles Wei
| llngton Furlong will give an illustrated lee
| ture on THE Guianas."
| Friday November l6. s o'clock in Wither
spoon Hall. Sir George II. Reid will lecture
On What America Stands for in Human
| Progress"
Saturday. November II, In witherspOor
| Hail. $3.50 o'clock, Charles Wellington Fur
| long will lecture on THE Story of the
Frigate Philadelphia" illustrating his sub.
| ject with many views.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-10
PETROVA DIRECTED
HER OWN DESTINY
Despite Notable Journalistic
Success, Polish Film Star Pur-
sued Histrionic Goal

Out OF twenty-five titles which were sub.
mitted by Madame petrova 20 the oficers
of the First National Exhibitors Circuit,
through which PetroNa pictures are being
released, 1t Is a curious fact that "Daugh-
ter of Destiny the one selected by almost
unanimous vote, suggests the career OF tho
star
Madame petrova carly IN life set out TO
have IA career. The stage had ever been her
ambition almost from the time she was
child, and in Belgium, where she received
most Of her education after leaving school
at Warsaw. the little Polish girl showed
marked talent in school theatricals. When
she was only eighteen she appeared in I'M
portant Shakespearcan roles with LORD
Anglesey in many Of his amateur theatricals
given In London drawing rooms, When she
was twenty Petrova went on the profcs-
sional stage and played In all the more
famous Shakespearean comedies and tragc-
dies. Then after year In Shakespearean
repertoire. came n dun season, and during
this interim Petrova studied voice and
piano which training stood her i'm good
stead later on, as It will be remembered
that she composed many Of her songs,
writing the words as we'll as the music,
when later on she went into vaudeville.
For a time Petrova became deeply In
tcrestcd In journalism. she served her APP
premiership as "A reporter and was then
promoted TO special interviewer and had eN-
pcr1ellCe IN virtually every bIduNu VI HNN9-
paper work. It was because of her knowl-
edge of tho theatre that one bright morn
| ing her editor transferred IN" youn" feature
| writer to the dramatic department, Here
| It became her pleasant duty TO attend hrst-
nights and review new plays. Very proba :
| bly, much of the technical knowledge or
| the drama CLEANED in those days from see
| ing and studying thrces or four plays each
| week has since proved most helpful TO Olga
| Petrova i'm writing her own scenarios for
| pictures. But Pctrova's interest In the
| newspaper field was. after all second 10
| her enthusiasm for stage career, and de-
| spite her success on the London Times as
| soon as she was able TO secure a good en-
| Eagement she returned to the tootlights.
| This time she entered musical comedy.
| Later she went into vaudeville and made
| = very great success at the Pavilion The
| atre in London Then she came TO Amer
lea to star In "Panthea" under the Shuber:
| management
| While Nine Petrova was playing In Chi
cago She received a telegram from the Pop
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-10
STANLEY FILMS OF
SAMMEES IN FRANCE

Under the title Of Under the stars and
stripes In France the Stanley Theatre
will, next week. show as an added attrac-
ton a two-recl film showing the American
soldiers now on French soil In this picture
Is presented only new material just received
In this country aud taken under the auspices
OF the 'inematoEraphic Division OF the
French army. our soldiers are revealed be-
coming acquainted with inhabitants of
French towns and villages
Artillery. small arms. rifle and bomb
throwing practice and trench digging are
all shown. An interesting portion of the
picture Is that presenting a grand review
OF the Americans. II was held OH a large
plain As far ass the eye can reach are
stalwart, sunburned men. marching in com.
| pany formation under the stars and Stripes
Cavalry, artillery infantry, signal corps
| hospital units and engineers an file before
| the camera.