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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
MORE DEADLY THAN
A MAD DOGS BITE

The bite of a rapid dog is no longer
deadly. due to the now famous Pasteur
Treatment but the slow, living death. the
resultant of poisoning of the system by
deadly uric acid is sure and inevitable
as day follows night.
No other organs of. the human body
are so important TO health making as
the kidneys and bladder. Keep your kid
neys clean and your bladder in working
condition and you need have no fear less Of
disease. Don't try to cheat nature. 1t
is a cruel master Whenever you expert
ence backache. nervousness, difficulty in
passing urine, '+cet on the job" Your
kidneys and bladder require immediate
attention. Don't delay. This is the time
to take the bull by the horns. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules will do
the trick. For over two hundred years
they have proven meritoriOus in the
treatment of diseases Of the stomach, kid
neys, liver and bladder. 1t Is a world
famed remedy. in use as a household ne
cessity for over 200 years.
If you have been doctoring without re-
suits. get box of GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules today.
guaranteed or money refunded. Beware
of limitations. Look for the name GOLD
MEDAL on every box Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
U. P. GIVES $5OO,OOO
Governor Capper Receives Notice of
Liberty Loan Kansas Subscription.

Another half million dollars was
added to the Kansas liberty loan sub
scription today when Governor Cap
per received a telegram from Presi-
dent S. f. Calvin announcing appor-
tionment of 100000 of the Union
Pacific Railway company's subscrip-
ton to this state. Detailed plans for
the distribution of credit for the half
million dollars will be worked out
later.
Under the plan as announced by
President Calvin today, Kansas will
get one-tenth of the Union Pacific's
subscriptiOn<to the second liberty loan.
Recently the company announced the
purchase of five million dollars worth
of bonds. 1t is the plan of the COM
rany to apportion credit for the pur-
chase to the various states thru which
it operates This system will give
Kansas credit for a half million dol
lars and will be another big boost for
subscriptions from this district The
amount credited to Topeka, President
Calvin announced, will be determined
when a system of credits is worked
out by the Union Pacific treasury de-
Dartment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
SALESMAN 27 YEARS
Clarence CouIson. Well Known To
Dekan, Dies at Early Hour Today.

Clarence Coulson, one of Topeka's
most widely known clothing statesmen
who has been i'll for some time. died
this morning at a local hospital.
Mr. CouIson had the distinction of
having sold more mems clothing than
any other salesman in the city, having
been in business here for twenty-sevep
years. He came to Kansas from
Pennsville. Ohio. in 1887 settling at
Holton, and moved to Topeka only a
few months after his arrival in the
state For fourteen years he was con-
meeting with the old clothing firm of
Clement & Chaffee and for thirteen
wears with the Palace Clothing COM
pany.
Mr. CouIson was an Elk, a Knight
Templer and a member of several
other clubs. He is survived by his
widow, who lives at 1895 Garfield
avenue, and by one son, Roger NJ.
Coulson, of Topeka, and one daughter
who resides in Washington state.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
BUT NOW
between, hitting Wolfe's car No one
was injured -4

between, hitting Wolfe's car. No one
was injured. -
]. Frank Smith, president of the
Kansas Good Roads association, re-
turned Saturday from Allen county,
where he addressed meetings on good
roads at lola and, La Harpe.. This
week he is with the Kansas City Motor
Car Dealers association on a trip/thru
southeastern Kansas, visiting fifteen
or twenty counties. Mr.. Smith will
make good roads talks at all the stops.
The First Christian church had a
real fire scare Sunday afternoon short
~ after 8 80 o'clock. The church was
filled with smoke, or at least so it
seemed to several church-goers who
were in the building. Smoke began to
pour p from the basement A fire
alarm was turned in and fire com
panies responded. They put out the
fret was in the furnace. Z A check
draft had fallen in the smok estack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
NEGROES TO FUNSTON
Twelve Thousand in Draft Begin Nov
ing October %.

Kansas negroes under the selective
draft will leave for Camp Funston
during the five-day period beginning
October 27. Plans for movement of
the negro members of the national
army were announced in a telegram
which Governor Capper received to-
day from the war department.
Most of the negroes, it was stated,
would be moved on regular trains.
Schedules for the five days have been
mailed from the war department and
each county and district exemption
board will notify the negroes the day
and hour when they are to leave their
home station.
Plans of the government to place
1000 negroes at Camp Funston have
aroused protests from Junction City,
Manhattan and towns in the Fort Ri
leI-district. No action concerning the
bringing of the negro troops to Kan
sas has been taken by state depart
mentS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
VETS AND DRYS AT 1T
Both Confident of Victory in State
Wide Vote in Iowa Today.

Des Moines. Oct. 15.-Iowa voters
went to the polls in special election
today to decide the issue of constitu-
tional prohibition with leaders of both
the wet" and dry factions conf
dent of victory. The state today is
voting on constitutional amendment
to determine whether or not the manu-
facture and sale of liquor shall be pro-
hfbited- Defeat Of the amendment
means that by legislative enactment
the state can again authorize the sale
of liquor whenever a wet legislature
sees fit to do so.
Iowa has been dry for two years
under statutory provision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
Gigantic Commercial Problem
VIII Follow the War.
Speaker Describes Great Fac
tory Development in South.
old EUROPE NOW DEAD
New World Order To Spring
E From Ashes of Autocracy.
Southern Commercial Congress
s Opens Session in n. Y.

New York, Oct. 15.-"OId Europe is
ldead," declared Senator Fletcher of
! Florida, president of the Southern
| commercial congress at the opening of
I day.
| Democracy has been grossly as
saulted, but autocracy has, or will be,
| conquered and out of its ashes will
trial relations will be established The
feature of inter-dependence among
nations and sections of one country
will come to the front.
"Of course, our first task will be
to win the war. Soon or late it will
| be done With all its horrors and stu
pendous obligations, there must be no
tagging, no lack of patriotic enthus-
1asm. Then will come the reconstruc-
ton. While We live today in an epoch
making period we must look far into
| the future and take counsel concern
! ing issues and problems which lie be-
lyond. 1t is with this reconstruction
Which this congress had to do as well
| as with the mobilization of the ma
TONS resources for the prosecution of
the war"
Raise Own Food in South.
After addresses of welcome by
| Mayor Mitchell and Governor Whit
man of New York, the meeting was
turned over to speakers on the subject
of advertising.
we no longer permit ourselves to
be at the mercy of King Cotton" de-
clared st. Elmo Messengale of Atlanta
| when the farmer of the old days in
| the southland raised nothing but cot
ton, he had to sell it at <he buyer S
| price for in no other way could Ne
| purchase the food products of the
| west, but the southern farmer of today
raises his food at home and can de-
mand higher price for his cotton.
The south has awakened to her
manufacturing possibilities. but they
| are by no means exhausted. Our
cities are being circled about with fac
| tories. We are now Harvesting the
/ water power. Thru the southwest you
! now see great steel towers and high
| tension electric wire stretching across
| the country like giants sentinels, bean =
| ing the power of a thousand water
| falls to the wheels of a hundred thou
sand mills
Must Mobilize Resources.
Oscar S. Straus, general chairman
! of the New York committee in outlin-
ing the purposes of the convention,
said:
Never in it's Shistory has the nation
faced a more Nrucial crisis for the
preservation of her institutions than
at the present time. Our obligations
to our allies who are dependent upon
our economic support, makes mobiliza =
ton of our resources no less important
than the CONSUMPTION of our man pow
er. In this capacity the south figur es
conspicuously, and it is the purpose of
increasing our production of not only
the food supply, but the products of
our industries and the conservation of
all materials"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
AKE-POTS FIGHTERS
Thirty Per Cent Membership Now in
Service of the Nation.

Thirty per cent of the membership
roll of the Ake-Pot Ster-Boo have
been called to military service, the
records of the secretary shows An
honor rooI will be made up Tuesday
night at the regular meeting and
committee will probably be appointed
to send smokes, cards and small pres
ents to the. members in the army and
navy.
An old-time smoker will be staged
Tuesday night in the Ster-Boo den at
Hamilton hall. Initiation of a class
of candidates is also on the program
for Tuesday night. A warning has been
sent out to members of the Ster-Boo
stating that new pass word has been
~dopted and can only be known by
paying 1918 dues, which fall due Octo-
Der /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
AMERICAN SHIP LOST
Off French Coast and All
of Grew Are Saved.

New York, Oct 15.-The American
steamer Lewis Luckenbach has been
subma rined off the FRENCH coast and
none of her crew are missing, accord
ing to information received today by
the owners here.
The Lewis Luckenbach was in com
mand of Captain adams. She was
built at Camden, n. ]. in 1909 was
355 feet long and her engines were
abls. to develop 3. 900 horse power The
boat left San Francisco April IS, for
Puget Sound where she took on a
cargo for trip thru the submarine
zone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
HAIR COMING OUT?

Dandru1f causes = teVerish irrita-
ton of the scalp, the hair roots shrink,
loosen and then the hair comes out
fast. To stop falling hair at once and
rid the scalp of every particle of dan
druff, get a small bottle of Danderine
at any drug store for a few cents, pour
a little in your hand and rub it into
the scalp. After several applications
the hair stops coming out and you
can't find any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
FEW WIN APPEALS
OF 5000 Draft Pleas TO President
Average of Out of 20 Granted

Washington, Oct. 15.-Oniy one in
twenty appeals TO President Wilson
for draft exemption on industrial
grounds has been decided in favor of
the applicant. 1t was said today at
the provost marshal generals office.
in other cases the president has rati-
fled the judgment of district boards.
that the applicant was not indisper-
sable to a necessary war industry.
About 5000 appeals have been re-
ceived but only a small proportion
decided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
HOLD AUTO SALESMAN
Charge w. II. lines EmpIoye Took
Money From Cash Register.

J. J. Rogers, an auto salesman for
w. II. lines, is under arrest charged
with grand larceny. The complaint
was issued upon instructions from
lines. Rogers is accused of taking
$35 from the cash register of the
lines garage, 91S Kansas avenue, last
Monday night.
He came here from Omaha about
two weeks ago and has been living ON
East Eighth street with his wife He
denies the charge. Detectives Frost
and Ransom worked on the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
TO TALK GOOD ROADS
c. OF c. to Entertain w. II. Harvey
- and II. b. Scott Tonight.

The good roads committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet this
evening at the rooms to entertain w.
H. Harvey and H B. Scott of the
Ozark Trails association. The meet
ing will be devoted to good roads
talks mixed with Il little of the fell
lowship that has put Topeka on the
social map. Harvey and Scott are
both good road boosters, Harvey
coming from the Ozark districts and
Scott from Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
CALL FINLAND DIET
Set Session for November 1 Despite
Dissolution by Russian Govt.

Petrograd, Oct 1.-THE Finnish
diet has been called to meet on No
vember 1.
The Finnish diet was dissolved by
the provisional Russian government
several weeks ago for its extreme
stand on the question of autonomy
for the province. New elections We're
held and completed on October 4,
the unified Bourgeoise and the Social
democrats receiving 10000 of the TO-
600 votes cast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JOHN T HERRING. age 10, died this
morning at his home five miles southea st
of Topeka. Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
CLARENCE COULS0N died this morn
ing at his home. 1885 Garfield street
Funeral arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
WILLIAM BUSH died Saturday at his
home. 615 West Tenth street. The funeral
was held this afternoon Burial in To-
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Giri for house WORK only two
ia family; children; good wages TO
girl with references: make appointment for
personal call Address r. ).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. s27.-
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
LEMONS BRING OUT
THE HIDDEN BEAUTY
Make this lotion for very little
cost and Just see
for yourself.

An attractive skin wins admiration
In social life and in business the girl
or woman whose face and hands
show evidence Of constant care en-
joys a tremendous advantage over
those who do not realize the value
OF a healthy skin and = spotless com
pIexion-
At the cost OF a small Jar OF Or
binary cold cream one can prepare q
fun quarter pint OF the most wonder
ful lemon skin sOfteuer and COM
pIexion beautifier. By squeezing the
juice Of two fresh lemons into q bot
tie containing three ounces OF Or
chard white Care should be taken
to strain the juice through a fine
cloth so no lemon pulp gets in then
this lotion VIII keep fresh for months.
Every woman knows that lemon juice
is used TO bleach and remove such
blemishes as freckles, sallOWness and
tan. and is the ideal skin softeners
smOothener and beautifier.
Just try it, Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint OF this sweet
y fragrant lemon lotion and mas
sage il daily into the face, neck.
arms and hands. II naturally should
hep TO soften, freshen, bleach and
bring out the roses and beauty OF
any skIn--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
Ewiss CruHers
Wednesday, NovemIer d. IL.

II. 1917.
I with Mars, which assures new peace
negotiations. Many marriages Of per
sons in high place are qresaged.
Strikes and public discomfort are in
/ dicated. Uranus is in a place read as
deuotins trouble in the government
Z departments. criticism and even scan
I dal that affects underIugs more than
Z principals.
On this day it should be lucky to
enter into agreements and 20 sign
contracts. except those that affect ar
Z lists.
Again writer's come under a good
rule making Tor more substantial con-
T tributiCns TO literature and encour-
aging inspirational work.
Socialism will gain tremendous
power i'm the United States in 1918.
the seers declare, and a great leader
viii arise
There is a favorable government for
the pursuit of large enterprises. but
minimum Of risk should be taken. as
speculation OF every sort is subject 10
malisn Influences
President Wilson comes under q
planetary sway that is supposed to
give him new power Of vision and to
cause plots and treachery 20 be I'M
covered to him ever more fully in the
future than in the past
Women are still under a less bene-
ficent government Of the planets than
they have been in recent years, and
they are warned to severe trials and
larger responsibilities not altogether
due TO the war.
Children viii occupy attention as
never before. the seers again proph-
esy, but both women and children viii
be exposed 10 new perils to health
and well-being.
Race troubles I'm new quarters are
foreshadOwed. and a COlored woman
win cause serious outbreaks by aEi-
tatiOn through public speeches.
Persons whose birthdate IL is have
ather gloomy outlook for the year.
They may Lore money and make UNI
fortunate changes.
Children born on this day may meet
with many ups and downs. but these
subjects of ScorpiO make valuable
citizens who HELM their fellow men
-(CopyriEht. 1917, by the Mcclure
EcWsDaDer Svudicate1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE FLAG.


Il had been covered win cIOuus, but
now they were blown away and there
was a little patch OF blue, as pretty
as could be.
All, II L could only have that patch
Of blue sky In which TO 1aSten the
white star flowers / would have half
my flag" said the bunny uncle.
And then, all of q sudden. down
from above came floating a piece OF
the blue sky, like q cloud, and il
flOated around the white star flowers.
letting them peep out here and there
until il looked exactly like that part
of our flag
This is fine" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. Now, if / only had some red
stripes 1 would have nearly all my
flaE."
Redo Who wants redo" cried some
one in field near the woods where
Uncle Wiggily had been hopping, and
the grounding gentleman farmer.
Who wants red?" he asked
4 do. for my new flag" answered
Uncle Wiggily-
Then please 20 have some Of my
req beets,' said Mr.. WOOdchuck
They have bright red Juice in, have
my beets, and they viii make the red
stripes in your flag"
Fine and dandy" cried Uncle Wig
glly. We viii use red beets in the
flag to show it can never be beaten,
Hurray-'
So Mr.. Woodchucz gave the bunny
some red beets for the red part of the
flag.
Now, if I had some white stripes it
would be all I would need" said
Uncle Wiggily.
Then . white, neecy cloud. up in
the sky, heard the bunny gentleman
and it came floating down to mingle
with the red Of the beets, the blue of
the heavens and the white, everIast-
ing flowers
"Oh. what a fine flagw cried Uncle
WigEly. 'Hurrayi'
''Hurray,' cried Nurse Jane. when
the new flag was hoisted up on the
pole in front Of the hollow stump
bungalow. And every one else said
'Hurray." also.
And now, if the breakfast roll
doesn't fall off the plate and scare
the oatmeal into turning a somer-
sault I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the drum-(CoDyrieht
1917, by the Mcclure Newspaper syn
dicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
The Daily N
HEARTS AND MUSCLES.

= IKE o. AIallet, having finished
M his lunch Of seven ham sand
\ 4 witches and eleven hard boiled
eggs, hoped back into the hole and
was resuming work with his shovel
when suddenly he became aware Of q
figure standing above him It was
the figure OF Timothy Hay. manager
for the play, Love and Muscles, %
which was TO open that night at the
Frontenback Theater.
What a pity that such a big strong
man should be earning such q pit
lance for his big strong labor, when I
could offer him ten dollars a night"
said Timothy Hay. I need a man OF
about your size to pretend TO fight
Julius Twevvers my leading man, in
the third act every night But OF
course he must allow Mr.. Twevver to
apparently beat him, so it's necessary
to get q man of gentle character as
well as OF giant physique, because Mr..
TWevver is not strong"
"Oh, I'm as gentle as a pair O. kit
tens, as lonS as there's no drink in
me-" Mike assured him, and the man
ager gave him his first ten dollars
in advance
That night, on the way 20 the the
alter Mike ONallet stopped in at a
golf course Of saloons. after which ne
kicked over seven red lights and bit
q mounted policeman. Query: Who
was the victor In that nights stage
bout, which was to prove that Jack
HemminsWay muscles were as
strong as his love-
(For the first correct solution 20
Hearts and Muscles an oil painting
Of Jim Corhett and John I. sullivan
shaking hands viii he aWlrdcd-I,d .
The Morning Glory)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13

In many nstances-PersOns have sur
fered untold agony for years doetorinE
for nervous weakness, stomach, liver
or kidney disease or some other all
ment when their real trouble was
lack of iron in the blOod-HOS to tell.
New YORK. n. Yin recent dis
course DR.. Z. Sauer. Boston pnysl-
clan who has studied widely noth n
this country and in great European
medical Institutions SAID III you
were to make an actual blood test On
all people who are III you would PROB
ably be greatly astOnished at the eE-
ceedingIy large number who lack iron
and who are i'll for no other reason
than the lack OF iron The moment
iron is supplied all their multitude
OF dangerous symptoms disappear.
Without iron the blood at once loses
the power to change food into living
tissue and therefore nothing you ear
does YOU any good. you don't get the
strength out OF It. Your 1000 merely
passes through your system ike corn
through a mill with the rollers so
wide apart that the mill can't grind
AS q result Of this continuous blood
and nerve starvation, people become
generally weakened. nervous and all
run down and frequently develop al
sorts Of conditions One is too thin
another is burdened with unhealthy
fat. some are so weak they can hardly
walk, some think they have dyspep-
a. kidney OF liver trouble; some
can't sleep at night others are sleepy
and tired all day. some fussy and
irritable some skinny and blOodless,
all lack physical power and en-
durCnce. IN sucl cases, 1t Is worse
tlan fOOlishness TO take stimulating
medicines or narcotic drugs, which
only whip up your tagging vital pow
ers for the moment maybe at the eX-
pense of VOur life later on No matter
what any one tells you. il you are not
strong and well you owe IL TO yourself
to make the following test See how
long you can work or how far you