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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
IN PENSION FIGHT
Grade Teachers Association
VIII Back Proposed Bill.
That Is ii 1t Is Amended To
Suit Organization.
WILL HOLD MEETING HERE
All Phases of Proposed Measure
To Be Discussed.
Teachers Think 40 Years Too
Long To Be in Service.
WILL HOLD MEETING HERE

A proposed legislative measure re-
garding pensions for retired teachers
is to have the active support of the
organized grade teachers of Kansas.
providing that the proposed bill. al
ready drawn up, undergoes some mod
ifications which make the measure an
acceptable one to the grade teachers
organization.
A meeting of delegates from the
grade teachers clubs of fourteen of
the principal towns of Kansas has
been called to meet in Topeka Friday
of this week, beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning. The session has been
called by the state chairman of the
organization, Miss Mabel Smith, of
Topeka. The meeting will be held at
the Y. w. C. A. rooms.
Two Guests Invited.
Two guests have been invited. Ray
mond Kent, of Lawrence. superintend-
ent of the Lawrence public schools,
and Miss Lizzie Wooster, the new state
superintendent of public instruction.
Kent is asked to the meeting to ex-
plain to the delegates the bill which
the legislative committee of the State
Teachers association has drafted.
Kent is chairman of that committee.
which has no members from among
the grade teachers.
The bill. as it has been prepared to
Dc Introduced lnIO Tue tcBtSidluESs
provides a pension for teachers who
have reached the age Of 60. have
taught for 40 years, and have been in
service in Kansas a stated number of
years.
Age Limit Too High.
THE grade teachers OF the state. "
Miss Smith said today. consider that
the age limit is far too high. and that
40 years is too long for anyone to
teach. The age limit for retirement,
if any limit is fixed, should be lower.
but a better method would be to ar
range a sliding scale such as is in eff
feet in some OF the eastern states,
whereby a certain sum is paid for
each year the teacher has served.
The longer the teacher had been in
service, the higher her yearly pension
| would be. under such an arrange
ment.
Miss Smith stated that the Grade
Teachers association will maintain a
committee in every congressional dis
trict to Cooperate with the legislative
committee in the passage of the PEN
sion bill. as soon as it is changed
| their ideas Of a good pension law.
Discuss All Phases OF Bill.
A full discussion of the bill will be
made at the meeting Friday, after it
has been explained by Kent. The dele
gates will then decide what measures
they will take regarding the bill in
| case it is not changed tin such q way
as to make it acceptable to them
The present pension bill. passed by
| the Kansas legislature some years ago
applies only to teachers in cities OF
the first class, and its acceptance is
| optional with the school board Of the
| various towns. The Topeka board
accepted the bill for this city. The
| new bill will make the pension sys-
tenn operative thruout the state, and
| it will apply to all teachers, city OF
| rural.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
DECREASE IN THE FLU
Thirty Per Cent Improvement fr
Kansas Last Week.

The number of Spanish influenza
cases in Kansas last week shows a
decrease Of more than 80 per cent
from the number the preceding week,
according to a report issued today by
the state board OF health. For the
week Of December 1921 . total Aof
300 cases were reported. The num-
Der the preceding week was approx
mately $4,000.
Ten cities Of 10000 population or
over the following number Of cases
were reported last week: Atchison, As !;
Coffeyville. 102: Fort Scott, 3: Hutch
inson. 100: Kansas City. 207; Law
renee, 1879; Leavenworth. IT; Par
sons, 4s; Pittsburg, 11s: Topeka, Ill;
Wichita, 231.
"All parts of the state report a
decline in the number Of new cases.
says q telegram sent by Secretary
Crumbine to Surgeon General Rupert
Blue of the public health service,
Washington. .
The report to Blue also gives data
on other contagious diseases in the
state. Spinal meningitis totals fol-
low: Clay Center, /; Eureka, 1; Great
Bend. 1. and junction City. 1. State
totals on other contagious diseases
were: Typhoid, Z; smallpox, IA;
diptheria. 20; scarlet fever, 20: pneu-
monia, 1872.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
THE DAY IN VIENNA
Christmas VIII He Lacking of
Cheer in Austria This Year

Vienna, Dec. 23.-with shops closed at
o'clock in the afternoon after which the
s.-eets are in semi-darkness with homes
lacking in light and heat, with food and
clothing at famine prices. and more than
$1,000 persons unemployed, yienna's first
peace Christmas promises TO be far gloom
ier thar any during the four years of the
war Persons with unlimited means can
get nearly everything they need, but the
middle CLASSES and the families of pro-
fessional men. who before the WAR and
eren two years ago were comfortably soff.
must, for instance. go to bed on Christmas
night at o'clock because of the entire lack
.sf light.
Since the armistiee was signed the shop
keepers have brought out amazing stores
of goods, cspeci3ny of clothing which only
few days previously they asserted were
non-existent- Prices have fallen to ONE
fourth the previous fantastic rates, but
are still too high for any but the war
rrofiteers. Food prices show no re'luc-
ton, and are still prohibitive in many
eases. while some products. like milk. are
almost unobtainable.
The newspapers report 10000 per-
sops who were waiting at the meat markets
ON Saturday morning. Of whom 10000 had
been standing in queues all night long.
hoping to be able to buy a small quantity
Of bacon Turkeys cost 81 n pound. beef
IS and pork IS. The only bright spot is
the GONNA ra tire,y mild weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
1856 TROOPS RETURN
The France Brings Field Artillery
Men O Way Home From Battle,

New York. Dec. 24.-Bringing 1856
officers and men of the American
overseas army home from France. the
French Hne steamship France, now an
army transport, reached here today.
Among them were PA wounded off,
GERS and 1904 wounded men. of whom
223 were classed as mental cases, SUI
fering from shell shock and nervo Us
troubles. The well troops comprised
the following:
Headquarters division 63rd field ar
tillery. six officers and 1913 men; ad-
vance school detachment 18th divi-
sion. two officers, SO men; 18th field
artillery. supply company. ordnance
detachment, medical corps and Bat
teries and F, totalling Is officers and
4S2 men, being troops from Arkansas,
Mississippi. Alabama, Illinois and Dis
trict of Columbia; casual company
number 314 tcolored), two officers and
141 men; casual company number 3 5,
two officers. 149 men; casual compa-
MES numbers 316, 317, 31S and 319,
two officers and 140 men each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
APPEAL FOR RELEASE
of Directors Want Prison
Terms Called on.

Washington, Dec. ga delegation
of friends and relatives of conscien-
tious DIRECTORS to military service to-
day laid before Secretary Baker q Pc
tition bearing $4,000 names asking an
immediate release Of the 800 military
prisoners of this class as an act OF
Christmas leniency.
DIR. John Elliott, head of the Hud-
son Guild settlement, New York, who
acted as spokesman, said the COM
mittee did not come to uphold in any
degree the principles of conscientious
DIRECTORS, but ito ask for mercy" the
only reason for further holding these
prisoners having passed with the con-
clusion of hostilities.
Secretary Baker said the whole
subject was under Amusement await
ing a report from a board of review
ordered to examine carefully into
every case. Among those in the dele
cation were Mrs. Henry Willard of
New York; Allan McCurdy, secretary
of the National party. New York;
Rev. Richard Hogue, Baltimore, head
Of the Maryland Prisons associations;
Mrs. Brent Allison, Chicago, mother
of Brent Allison, an objector, whose
case some weeks ago attracted gem
eral ate ltion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
ASK AN INVESTIGATION
Y. NJ. C. A. Will Open Its Work in
Europe to War Department.

New York, Dec. 24.-Widespread
complaints by Homecoming soldiers of
exorbitant charges for services in Y.
M. C. A. canteens overseas will be re-
ferred to the war department for
Investigation.
Declaring that the association want
ed to know all its shortcomings" and
that 'ff we are not delivering the
goods to be made to do So" John r..
Mott, head OF the war work council,
announced today that all specific COM
plants would be placed before Third
Assistant Secretary of War Keppel in
charge of army morale, with the re-
quest that they be made the subject
of an inquiry by the inspection gen.
erals office of the American expedi-
tionary forces.
Doctor Mott said that his decision to
turn the inquiry over to the war de-
partment was based upon a report to
him by p. I. Edrop. a Y. NJ. c. A.
chaplain, who had made a preliminary
investigation by examining written
complaints regarding association serv-
ice and who had interviewed rskurned
soldiers.
Summarizing specific complaints,
Mr.. Edrop stated that the soldiers
charged that in certain sectors canteen
charges were excessive: in others that
there was lack of supplies for free dis
tribution near the firing lines and in
some cases for sale as well; that there
was 4 congestion OF secretaries in
large cities and a noticeable lack OF
workers near the front At some points:
that some secretaries alienated the
sympathies Of the troops thru an as
sumption that their mode Of living
was demoralixing, and that workers
did their tasks grudgingly and idled
whenever possible.
On the other hand Mr.. Edrop said
evidence was abundant including Of
ficial citations by American and allied
comma nders. of the heroism and devo-
ton to duty of many Y. NJ. G.. "A
workers F
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
CAUSED HIM TO GET FLU
That Is One Of Charges Topekan
Makes in Accident Suit.


A petition asking a judgment of
5000 against Arthur Schaefer. 90
years old. of Tecumseh. has betn filed
in the office CT the district court by
John H. Gibbons, IL years old, 81
East Sixth street. The Gibbons boys
action was brought by his next friend,
Oscar H. Gibbons
John Gibbons alleges in his petition
that. on September II. while he was
on his way home. he was run over by
a motorcycle. ridden BY Schaefer. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets on Chan
dler street. Besides sustaining severe
bruises and minor injuries, the boy
says his leg was broken in such a
manner that it had to be set four
times and that it was finally necessary
to wire the bones together.
1t is claimed that the accident
caused a general breakdown of his
health and nervous system and that
after he was able to be around he
was unusually susceptible to con-
tagious diseases and contracted the
influenza, which resulted in another
confinement to a hospital. He alleges
that his limb is permanently injured
and that he will always suffer from
the effects Of the accident. It is al
legged Schaefer was driving carelessly.
negligently and at a high speed when
the accident occurred.
The plaintiff claims to have already
expended 5000 in hospital bills and the
employment Of four physicians and
declares that 1t will cost him still
more. He wants $500 and the costs
Of the suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
DAILY STATE JoURNA1-TUEsDAY EVENING DECEMBER "a 1918
THEn---AND IN 1878
The First Christmas Eve in Beth
Rhcm-This One in Chicago.

4IfC 1ES2 &AE1StAnAS A@sC IA
Rl1cm-This One in Chicago.
Bethlehem, the First Christmas
Eye.-The night, like most nights
in the hill country, was clear. crisp
and sparkling with stars. There
was no wind. The atmosphere
seemed never SO pure and the still
ness was more than silence; it was
a holy hush, warning that heaven
was STOPPING low to whisper some
good thing to the listening earth
From Ben Hur.
Chicago, Christmas Eve, 1918
A murky fog of smoke and mist
settled late today in the granite fis-
sures of Chicago. The last panicky
Christmas buyers elbowed into
cIawing crowds before rapidly bar
ing shelves. Hurrying mobs fought
thru an ooxe of sooty snow in a
last shopping orgy.
On the elevated a calico-clad
scrub>Woman, with furtive glance
around, gave one swift, caressing
stroke to the expensive fur depend
ing from the seat in front.
Never, said the money changers,
was there such a glorious Christ
mas in Chicago. Sales were MIL
lions ahead of any other Christmas
eve,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
HANG THE KAISER
IS THE STAND OF
GEORGE HARVEY

New York, Dec 24-"Hang the
kaiser," was the stand of Col George
Harvey. editor of the North American
Review today.
In a speech to the New England
Society of New York, he also urged
the German nation be made to pay an
indemnity which would insure $3-
000. 100000: criticized President Will
sons trip to Europe and deplored ef-
forts to form league OF nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
Come Back to U. 8.

Washington. Dec. 24.-American
naturaized Serbians who answered
the call of their country at the out
break of the war are apparently anx-
ious to get back to the United States.
according to Red Cross advices today.
Cables state that over 500 American
naturalized Serbians marched recently
thru Palermo. Sicily, shouting back
to America"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24

a pastor for fifteen years and will
visit the scenes of his mothers early
childhood. The pastor of the church
has invited him to make an address
at the morning service. The presi-
dents grandfather left few records of
his ministry here. Doubt regarding
the house where the Rev. Woodrow
lived was dispelled yesterday by a
man ninety years old who was a pupil
at the Rev. Woodrows academy.
Documentary evidence also has been
found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
HOLD MUCH wheat.
Eleven Per Cent OF 1918 Crop
In Kansas Not MOlested.
Farmers Have Been Too Busy
With Other Work.

OF the 100000 bushels of wheat
produced IN Kansas in 1918, approx
mately IL per cent. or 10.400.O00
bushels, remain in the hands of the
farmers, according to the November
reports received by the state board of
correspondents OF the IL per cent.
4,500.0OO bushels are held in the
south-central part of the state. 2,200,-
600 bushels IN the northeastern sec
ton, 100000 bushels in the south
eastern section, and 100000 in the
north-central part.
There is practically no wheat in the
hands of farmers in the southwestern
part of the state. except that which is
being kept as insurance against a
poor CROP in 1919 for seeding pur-
poses. and but very little is being held
in the northwestern section.
Hold Much in Northwest.
OF the wheat produced this year,
however. the three northwestern coun-
ties show the larger percentages of
the crop yet on hand. principally on
account of late threshing because of
wet weather and also because of
heavy work preparing for fall seeding.
Turnout the wheat belt Of Kansas
the amount of the crop still on haHd
averages 10 to II per cent.-the latter
per cent applying in Barton and Els
worth counties. which produced B.
100000 and 100000 bushels of
wheat respectively. Summer county,
which led in aggregate yield Of wheat
reports Ia per cent of the crop still on
hand: Reno. second in yield. II per
cent: Mcpherson IA. Stafford IL,
Sedgwick IL and Pratt 8 per cent;
these with Barton county, each pro-
duced more than 5000, 900 bushels.
Reason given for holding the wheat
Indicate that farmers have been buster
than usual with farm work of all
kinds, especially that of preparing for
and sowing the record-breaking wheat
acreage in the past fall. More than
half of the replies received indicate
the wheat was held because farmers
were too busy to market" or because
of labor shortage" In the north
west considerable wheat had not been
threshed and marketing was retarded
because of the embargo on wheat
shipments. A shortage of cars was
complained of in many sections espe-
cially in the southeastern and north
western counties.
Where Wheat Is Held.
The table below shows by sections
the per cent of wheat on hand of the
total produced:
Per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
Per cent
on hand
of that
Section


San Francisco. Dec. 24.-More than
half the population of Papeete, capital
of Tahita, has died from influenza
and the disease is rapidly spreading
thru the islands OF the Pacific. accord
ing to the passengers and crew Of the
steamer Moana, in port today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
HOLD BACK SACRAMENT
Catholics, Members OF Socialist or An.
archist Associations. VIII Be Refused

! Amsterdam, Dec. 24.-In a pastoral
letter from the archbishop read in all
the churches today, it was announced
that Catholics in Holland will be re-
fused the sacrament if they are men,
bers of Socialist or anarchist asSocia-
tons, which are declared to be lin
conflict with the Catholic religion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24

Paris, Dec. 24.-Paul N. Milukoff.
former Russian foreign minister, who
was accused last July of Germanophile
ieanings. has been obliged to leave
Paris. according to the Matin His
presence here was believed to be I'M
necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
ARREST THE LEADERS
$50 Bolshevik Heads In Vienna and
Budapest Held.

Amsterdam. Dec. 24.-One hundred
and fifty leaders of Bolsheviki demon
strations in Vienna and Budapest have
been arrested, according to dispatche:
received here today. The arrests fol
lowed a series Of parades thru the
streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24

Liberty Bonds bought and sold.
Shawnee Investment Co., 554 Kan. av.
ADV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
At GRANDFATHER's HOME
Wilson VIII See Residence OF His An
cestor Mt Carlisle, England.

Carlisle, England. Dec. 24--The
gisit of President Wilson to the home
Of his maternal grandfather in Carlisle
On Sunday will be almost coincident
with his sixty-second birthday which
occurs Saturday. His visit will have
L double object
The president will attend worship
In the Lowther street Congregational
church of which his grandfather was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24

It is our privilege to help in max
ing the homes in Topeka bright dur
ing the Holiday season as well as
during the rest of the year.
We appreciate this privilege and
the generous patronage we have re-,
ceived from our thousands of GUS
toners.
Our desire is to give even better
service, if possible, during the year
1919 and to continue to merit this
splendid patronage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
A RED CROSS MISSION
o. w. Simmons VIII Head Inyesti'
gators to Siberia

Washington, Dec. 24.-The Ameri-
can Red Cross is about to send a spec
ial mission to Siberia to investigate
conditions there for the war council.
1t will be headed by George W. Sim
mons, a St. Louis merchant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24

Milwaukee machine shops employ more
than 2,060 women.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-30

court: provided, that each day any
house, room, apartment or other place
is kept, run, conducted or maintained
in violation of this ordinance shall con
stitute a separate offense and the Of
Tended shall be punished accordingly.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances or parts thereof IN con-
fict herewith, and especially all ordln-
ances establishing a 'restrlcted DIS
trict' for the practice of the acts
herein declared to be unlawful, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. !. Be it further ordained, That
if any clause, sentence or paragraph or
part of this ordinance shall for any
reason be adjudged by any Court Of
Compcteut jurisdiction 10 be invalid,
such Judgment shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof,
but shall be confined in its operation to
the clause, sentence, paragraph or part
thereof directly involved in the contro-
vcrsv in which such Judgment shall
have been rendered
Which said ordinance, its title, detin-
ition and preamble were thcreupon
moved for final passage by Desire
Mcaux and duly seconded by ~ w.
RICHARDSON, ana inc ItNl'ltht Nii'.'ItI'
on stated that the same was ready for
a yea and nay vote and the same
haveing been voted for section by see
tion the said title, ordinance definition
and preamble were adopted by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas: JOS F. Moore, Howard Moss,
T. T. Fleming, A. W. Richardson, Jos.
L Frederick, T. J. Broussard, Chapman
Pierce aud Desire McauX.
Nays: None.
Absent, JOS. f. Broussard and P. R.
| Wright.
And the president declared that the
same had been adopted, and the clerk
was instructed to record the same upon
J the minutes of the Police Jury and in
! the Ordinance Book of the same, and
to publish said ordinance, title, detini-
ton and preamble in the official Journal
| of the Parish of Vprmilion. 4-6t
T. Z. FLEMING,
ROM. p. leblanc, President.
| Secretary.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-30
" -w.S.S.-
VAST AbIOU MT OF FOoD
GETS TO Jailed COUNTRIES
ROM UNITED STATES

statistics e ompiled by the Food Ad
minlstratlon show that the grand to
tai OF an TO cd exported to the -four
allles-the | nited Kingdom, France
Italy, and R'sassia-from July |, 1914
TO January l, 1918, would furnish com
Plete yearly r; atoms for 81 ,100,933 adult
PERSONS with a surplus of protein can
aole % suppf'ylng this portion of the
ulet lor ZZ,IS $40 additional men.
since ?ihGe the beginning of the war the
uhl'en otate has averaged to supply
me aires wi'kh food enough each year
L'uPpoit lo,5l4,o52 persons, and
s en- an EXCESS OF both protein aaJ
Ia'' 'uiuclehs for several millions
me so'ai exports of wheat and
MneaI noar 70 the three principal al
Iles' husSls getting but a very small
per cent Oh me whole, were equivalent
TO ABOUT os4,00o,O00 bushels, or an
average eg aoput 100000 bushels a
year, VI thlss total amount the limited
hingaom got 145,34S,000 bushels of
wheat and $4,000 barrels of What
n9ur; france lgot 79,79s, 900 bushels Of
w1eat and 5,A62,000 barrels of rb.ot
hour; Italy S7s125. 900 bushels ~ ,sbeat
and l,o95,oo0l barrels Of wheat An
RUSSIA received only 100000 bushels Of
wheat and 25,ooo barrels of wheat
Inc total exports of pork products
were nearly 2,000,006,06O pounds a
yearly. average Of about 7O,O06,oo9 /
pounds; The total sugar exports V wsye
over 100000, 100 pounds. a YEARLY syse
age Of about 64s,0OO,O00. OF corn "
mere was was exported 23,S32 900 bushels,
oats 1000; rye, 3,407,0d
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-30
JURY DRAWING

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Vcrmil
ion, 18th, Judicial District Court
/, Simonet Leblanc, Clerk of Court
and Ex-Omcio, Jury Commissioner Tor
the Parish of Vermiion. Louisiana. Go
hereby certify that, in accordance Wlt 1
an order Of Court issued Marrh +th,
1918, the Jury Commissioners for the
Parish Of Vcrm;lion, Louisiana, legally
appointed and qualified as such, met
this day ut my Office, and in accord
ance with said order preceded to draw
Grand and Petit Jurors for the Cnm-
inal session Of this Court, for the FOL
lowing weeks, tO-wit:
The names of those selected to serve
as Petit Jurors for theweek Of the
Criminal session of this Court begin
ming Monday April 10, 1918, were as
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