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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21

ures include only employees and do
not take into account the very ma
terial reductions to trespassers and
others killed or injured.
1t is the purpose of Mr.. Holden.
thru the safety organizations in this
region, to demonstrate by mo acci-
dent week. that this great economic
loss of life and service of trained in
dustrial workers can be materially re-
duced. and to this end 305,000 rail-
road employees in the central western
region have taken the pledge to do
their best to work these seven days
without getting hurt themselves, or
being the cause of another's injury.
This plan was tried out by two of
the regions during January and Feb
ruary with such signal success that
Regional Director Holden decided to
extend mo accident week" to all rail-
roads under federal control in the
central western region. The psyche
logical effect on the railroad workers,
it is believed. will give great impetus
to the movement and thereby benefit
the railroad service and the public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
RAZOR SAVES LIFE.
Nurse Performs Operation With
1t in Macedonia.
Bury Dead Under Homes So
Can Keep Their Food Cards.

Drama, Macedonia, June 21.-with
a razor, q spool of cotton thread, sand
a small portion of ether and chloro-
form, Miss Maria P. Kouroyen, an
American Red Cross nurse. performed
a Hfe-or death operation here as the
result of which and her other errands
of mercy she has come to be known as
the American angel by the home
less and starving Greek refugees.
B orn of CIR e X parents, Miss
Kouroyen is a graduate nurse of the
Massachusetts, General Hospital in
Boston. Because of her knowledge of
Greek tie American Red Cross sent
her to Macedonia, where typhus, small
pox and cholera tread on each other S
heels and where the refugees bury
their dead beneath the dirt floors of
their shell-shattered shacks so~that
the bread cards of the dead member
of their family shall not be taken up.
A Greek soldier, one of whose legs
had been crushed, was brought to the
box car on a railroad siding in which
Miss Kouroyen was living. Something
had to be done for him at once.
Miss Kouroyen spent no time in
talking. Borrowing a razor from
Lieutenant Abner J. Cobb, of Denver.
Colo, an American Red Cross field
worker who. was shaving by candle
light in the box car, Miss Kouroyen
anaesthatized, her patient with her
small supply of ether and chloro-
form, and performed an amputation
using cotton thread to tie off" the
arteries and veins.
I Despite the prophecy of local doc
tor that the aged patient would not
live through the night Miss Kouroyen
sometime later received a visit from
her patient. He had an American
American Red Cross artificial leg fac
tory for Greek war nnutfles In Athens,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
He WENT WRONG
Wild, Wild Women Dogs Al
most Cost "Rags" His Life.
Pet of Sheriff's Children Found
in Death House.
TRUE TO HIS LADY LOVE
He Wouldn't Be COaxed Away
From Her by Friend.
Bert Larimer Had To Get
Wagon To Get Him Home.

The wild. wild women dogs have
made a wild dog out of Rags" until
recently one of the most dofnesticated,
gentlemanly dogs in Topeka. Rags
is owned by Sheriff Hugh Larimer
and today saved by 4 hairs breadth
from death by the dog catcher. is
sleeping off his four days of dissipa-
ton.
There's a pretty female dog at To-
peka who for weeks lured the nice
dogs away from their homes Rags
finally fell "a victim to the arrows of
the canine Cupid. Ha left home one
night. and day and night participated
in the cabarets staged on the state
house grounds and other places
Finally Got In Trouble.
Finally. the dog catcher caught the
Turing female dog. Rags and other
dogs from the best families were in
cluded in the catch. Tears from Lar
liners boys sent Bert Larimer. a
brother of Hugh. to the death cham
Der of Topeka dogs near the City park
this morning.
Don't think for a minute that
Rags wanted to return home.
Rags played the part of the true
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
WILL TELL FORTUNES
Seer With Hidden Identity Feature of
Bethany Society Fete.

Bethany Society Fete.
A fortune teller, whose identity will
not be established until later, will be
one of the features of the society fete
on the campus of Bethany college
next Wednesday evening. The seer,
who will tell the fortunes of those
who desire, will be closely guarded
in the canopy where she will preside.
Those who will act as guards include
Mrs. Floyd Baker, Mrs. T, D. Alden,
Mrs. c. e. Bowman, Mrs. Terrence
Ewart, Miss Gertrude Burning, Miss
Odessa Longberg. Mrs S. c. Gibbs,
Mrs. Herbert Jones, Miss Marjory
Wagner. Miss Gatewood Wagner. Miss
Clara Gardner and Miss Helen Moore.
The last society fete at Bethany was
held fifteen years ago and this is
revival by the members of the Epis-
copa1 church. A dance pavilion will
be constructed, and those who care
to dance can do so to the tunes of
a jazz orchestra. Mrs David Palmer
is chairman of the reception commit
tee, and Mrs. E. c. Arnold will be in
charge of a lemonade stand.
Randall Burrow, I. w. Felix and
George Thompson will be floor man
ayers of the dance pavilion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
SAFETY FIRST RESULTS
Figures Show Big Decrease In Acct
dents on Railroads.

The Humanitarian value of the plan
of Regional Director Holden to insti-
tute a mo accident week. among all
railroad employees of the central west
ern region commencing June %, is
strikingly shown by report just com
piled by the regional supervisor of
safety showing the extent to which
railroad workers are killed or injured
each month in the performance of
their duties.
During the months OF January, Feb
ruary and March, 1919, after the
safety organization of the railroad adj
ministration had become completely
installed n the federal controlled
roads in the central western region,
his report shows ninety less killed and
Lib less injured than during the cor
responding period of 1918. These fig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
Warner Tires

BUILT UP TO A STANDARD
NOT DOWN TO A PRICE
You owe it to yourself to
examine this remarkable
hand-built tire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21

lover. He wouldn't be coaxed away
Larimer had to load him in a wagon
and take him home. In addition he
was obliged to pay the dog catcher
50 so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
WILL TRY ROBERT MINOR.
Charge Newspaper Man Spread Red
Doctrine Among Allied Troops.

Doctrine Among Allied Troops.
Coblenz, June 21.-General Liggett
today appointed a court martial to try
Robert Minor. American newspaper
man, charged with circulating Bolshe-
vik propaganda among allied troops in
the Rhine districts. General Sum-
neral will be president of the tribunal.
which will begin its sittingS next week.
g. 5000 new customers by July l. ADV.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
WORK ON FLORIDA
SHORT ROUTE BEGUN
COUNTY ROAD GANG BEGINS
CONSTRUCTION. $4,000 FED
ERAL AID WAS GIVEN.

The road gang has been moved to
the southern part of the county, and
is now engaged in building the Flori-
da Short Route highway through
Terrell county. The road between
Dawson and the Dougherty county
line will be first constructed, and then
it will be built from Dawson to the
Webster county line.
The state highway commission al
lotted $4,000 of federal aid toward
construction of this road through
Terrell county, which will have to ex-
pend a like sum. When completed it
will be one of the best highways in
the state. 1t will be built according
to specifications of the highway de-
partment, and as the work progresses
it will be inspected by a government
engineer.
The Florida Short Route will be
used by many tourists travelling from
the northwest to Florida, and will
bring large numbers of people
through Dawson and Terrell county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
QUIT WORRYING; The WORLD
WILL SPIN FOR A LONG TINE
Dawson People Can Go Right Along
With Their Holiday Trading Not
withstanding Prediction of End.

Christmas shoppers may go ahead
with their purchases. The report that
the world is coming to an end before
the holidays turns out to be an ex-
aggeration.
Astronomers assure the race that
it's course will not be appreciably
shortened by the conjunction of plan
etary forces in which Prof. Albert A.
Porta, of the University of Michigan,
is said to see a general catastrophe.
A French observer has gone so far
as to predict the end of the world.
The reports have terrorized ignorant
people in many parts of the earth.
In Mexico particularly and among ne
groes in some sections of the south
the story was widely accepted and
there have been numerous suicides.
Astronomers at the Yerkes obser-
vatory, Williams Bay, declare the pre-
dictions unworthy of notice. Prof.
E. E. Barnard said the observatory
staff had been deluged with letters
from frightened people seeking in
formation to quiet their fears.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
,;ll Remodel and Occupy the
Gamer = Room, and Equip
Second and Third Floors for
Modern Office Building.

The largest and most important
! estate transaction that has oc-
= a..d in Dawson in long while is
! ~, purchase by the City National
- from Mrs. E. R. Mercer OF
1 tbree-story building, corner Of
:. and Lee streets, known as the
p =, block" The price paid for
pan rrouerty, which fronts Main
IT. 100 feet and Lee street 12O
! was $4,000. This is perhaps
i y most valuable piece Of property
the city -.
+be corner room expires, which
10 several months, the City Ma
p. " will remodel and occupy it as
/. h sor e. It will be converted into
j S If the handsomest and most con-
;O On banking offices in the state.
4 n ' ;c the intention of the new own
i ~ - enuip the building with steam
and an electric elevator, and
no the second and third stories de-
able for Offices.
when T the improvements are made
wi he one Of the handsomest and
\ ~ amounted bank and Office build
in Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
DAWSON DOES DUTY
in BAPTIST DRIVE
HAS GONE WELL OVER QUOTA
OF $2s, Oc0. COUNTY AND
STATE ARE OVER TOP.

Dawson Raptists have more than
raised their quota of $4,000 in the
drive for rs million. When the sub
scriptions are all in the amount is ex-
pected to reach $4,000.
Reports from the other Baptist
churches Of the county indicate that
all of them are in the victory col
umn, and some have done more than
was asked of them.
Reports in the state headquarters
put Georgia two and a half million
beyond her quota, which was $780,
900. Ten million has been given.
The South, it is reported, has
reached total of $10O,000,000, ex-
ceeding by 100000 the amount
originally asked of members of the
denomination.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
rTTY NATIONAL BANK BUYS
BALDWIN BLOCK FOR $38, 900
1s,24O,3O0 BANK DEPoSITORS
IN U. S.; AVERAGE OF $3.50

The wide distribution and great
increase in American wealth is
shown in figures made public by
United States Comptroller of the
Currency Williams, showing that
the number of depositors in ma
tional banks has increased 10,-
549,832 in the last nine years. In
dividual deposits have increased
approximately $8,5OO,000,00O.
The total number of depositors
in national banks, excluding ac-
counts of banks, was given as 49,
240,300, or one out of every six
in the nations population. The
per capita deposits was shown to
be $689, against $38 on, the aver
age account in the nine-year pc
Rod.
Pennsylvania led with 2,298,206
deposit accounts, and New York
was second with 1,495,220.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOYS
LEG BROKEN BELOW KNEE
Jumped From Cart While Mule Was
Running Away.

Lamar Snellgrove, the fifteen-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Shell
grove, was driving in road cart near
Dawson Sunday about noon when the
mule became frightened and made a
wild dash. In jumping from the cart
the young man broke one of his legs
below the knee. Prompt medical at
tention was given, and the sufferer IS
making satisfactory improvement.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
JUROR OPPOSED AN
INCREASE IN HIS PER DIEM
Ivinced Others That Movement to
p.;se It Should Be Defeated.

| he recent action of the Terrell
|nty grand jury in voting against
Increase in their per diem was
|oue to say the least of it. A move
N was launched to make it three
Ears instead of two. One of the
Ew protested against an increase,
tending that man owes a great
4 to his country, and should be
.EOtic enough to serve for very lit
Compensation in the way'of mon
When the vote was taken it was
snd that all agreed with the speak
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
NUAL CITY ELECTION
WILL OCCUR TOMORROW

L. Councilmen for the Next Two
Years Will Be Voted for.
HE annual election of three city
hcilmen will occur tomorrow. 1t
be a perfunctory affair, as
ssrs. ]. D. Weaver, w. L. Pace and
]. Lowrey will be elected without
psition.
he new councilmen will go into
L on January 1st, and will sue
4 Councilmen w. A. Baldwin, H.
Wilkinson and w. F. English.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
MR.. THOMAS MORGAN
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Was the Eldest Son of Rev. and Mrs.
E. F. Morgan.

Was the Eldest Son of Rev. and Mrs.
E. F. Morgan.
Friends in Dawson were notified
Saturday of the death of Mr.. Thomas
Morgan, eldest son of Rev. E. F.
Morgan, a former beloved pastor of
the Methodist church in Dawson.
Mr.. Morgan had been in declining
health for some time, and for several
months was confined to his bed at the
summer home of his parents near
Darien. A few weeks ago his con-
dition became critical, and his death
has been momentarily expected.
While the announcement of his pass
ing was no surprise it brought mex
pressable sorrow to many hearts in
Dawson, where the young man was
so well and favorably known. The
grief-stricken relatives are tenderly
remembered in this dark hour.
EXEMPTED FROM STREET TAX.
The council has voted to exempt
the city firemen from the street tax
of $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-09
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE ON
10TH FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Both the city and county schools
will close on December 10th for the
Christmas holidays, and will open for
the spring term on January 0th.
Kodaks for Xmas gifts. McCOL-
LUM'S STUDIO.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
Author, HANDWRITING.

If readers and admirers of tie pol
ished sentences of popular authors
could see the original manuscripts
from which their works are printed
they would be given interesting side
lights on the character and personal
ity OF the writer's. The handwriting of
G. X. Chesterton has been described by
an English editor as Shocking" w.
w. Jacobs, comedy writer of the sea-,
has. all his literary work typed and
makes but few corrections on the fin
ished manuscript. Other English
writers whose copy is reputed to be
neat and quite acceptable to printer
are II. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling,
Arnold Bennett ami Sir Arthur CO.
nan Doyle. Editors say they never
know what to expect from that i'm
aginative genius, H. de We're Stacpoole.
Sometimes his work is neatly typed on
good paper but often it is scribDled to
sheets torn from a copybook.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
General Pershlna,s War Map.

In installing General Pershing's war
map in the old National Museum build
ing in Washington, the commanders
room at the front just as it looked
when the map was in actual use, is
being reproduced as a setting. Here
viii be the chairs used by the general
and his aids while they studied the
mar which changed hourly, night and
DAY, as reports came in and were re-
corded. The table at which the officers
looked over documents will stand as it
used to at one side, and the walls will
De covered with the identical lineoleum
mat was background for the map.
1ise map was brought over in pieces
now Joined together, and the conven-
uonal design of the lineoleum is said
10 give an odd kitchenlike domesticity
10 the room in which General Pershing
watched history writing itself in a
very literal sense on the wall.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
THE MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
L. Prepared For
Woman's Use.

visit to the laboratory where this
.urcessful remedy is made impressea
svsn the casual looker-on with the reli-
sbilitv. accuracy, skill and cleanliness
Sgb;ch attends the making of this great
rnadicine for woman's ills
over $50, 900 pounds Of various herhs
are nsed annually and all have to be
Gathered at the season of the year when
fheir natural juices and medicinal sub
stances are at their best.
The most successful solvents are used
70 extract tne medicinal propertiesfrom
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
=, ntact with the medicine is eterilized
and as a final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
It is the wonderful combination Of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
30 successful in the treatment of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
mound which we are continually pub.
fishing attest to its virtue.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
Eats . Thousand RIlns.

A cliff swallow viii eat thousand
flies. mosquitoes, wheat-midgets or
beetles that injure fruit trees In a day
and therefore are to be encouraged,
says the American Forestry associa-
tion. Of Washington. which is con-
ducting the nationwide campaign
among school children for bird-house
building. This bird is also known as
The cave swallow because It plasters
its nest on The outside of a barn or
other building up under the caves.
Colonies Of several thousand will build
their nests together on the side of a
cliff. These nests shaped like a fiat
tened gourd or water-bottle are made
Of bits OF clay rolled into pellets and
lined with straw or feathers. This bird
winters In the tropics.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20

The corrugated steel used for air
plane hangers in this country and over
seas was painted before shipment
Owing to the large quantity Of steel
1t was out Of the question to do this
work by hand and machines could not
be used on account Of the corrueations.
For this reason, a spray system Of
painting was employed. First, the
sheets were coated with red lead be-
fore being corrugated. and after that
they received a coating Of green on
one side and grayEon the other side
applied by means Of a jet II incheE
Scientific American.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports fropl druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one PREPARATION that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence Of DIR. kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record Of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies. in
an interview of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of these whose applica-
,ions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease 1t is on sale
az all drug stores in bottles Of two sizes,
medium and large.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
kilmer & Co, Binghamton. N. Y. for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
When HeIen Vas Nauahty.

Helen is little girl, who lives on
the South side. The other day she
was very naughty and that night she
said to her nurse
Il was naughty today, wasn't !,
Sarah?"
Yes" answered Sarah. you were
so naughty you almost made your
mother illi'
Well" sighed Helen. I'm going to
be better But would you be good all
Mt once, or just gradually ?''-Kansas
City Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20

ernment in 1S7S-150 feet from the
base-is of blue granite, not laid in
courses. From this point to within a
short distance of the beginning OF the
top of the roof the inside of the walls
is of regular courses of granite, CORE
spending with the courses of marble
on the outside For the top marble is
entirely used. The work has been de-
clared the best piece of masonry IN
the world. BY plumb line suspended
from the top of the monument inside
not three-elghths of an inch detection
has been noticed. The keystone that
binds the interior ribs of stone that
support the marble facing of the pyr-
amid cap of the monument weighs
nearly five tons. 1t is four feet six
inches high and three feet six inches
square at the top.
ION the 9th day of December, 1884
the capstone, which completed the
shaft. was set. The capslone is five
feet 2Ia inches in height, and its base
is somewhat more than three feet
square. At its cap. or peak, It is five
inches in diameter. on the cap was
placed a tip or point of aluminium. a
composition metal which resembles
polished silver, and which was select
ed because of rs lightness and free
dom from oxidation and because it
will always remain bright.
Staircase With 600 Steps.
"a staircase of 900 steps winds its
way to the top, around an interior
shaft of iron pillars, in which the ele-
vator runs; few people walk up. but
many descend that way, In order TO
examine more carefully the inscribed
memorial blocks which are set into the
interior wall at various places With
In the shaft formed by the interior
iron framework runs an elevator, MAX
ing trip every half hour and carry
ing, If need be, thirty persons. As
this elevator and its ropes are of I'M
usual strength and were severely test
ed by use in elevating the stone re-
CURED for the upper courses as the
structure progressed, it's safety need
not be suspected. The elevator Is
lighted by electricity and carries a tel
ephone. Seven minutes are required
for the ascent of 500 feet; and one can
see as he passes all the Inscriptions
and carvings sufficiently well to satis-
fly the curiosity of most persons, an
none Of these memorials has any ar.
tistic excellence. An officer In charge
of the floor marshals visitors into the
elevator and another cares for the OBJ
scrvatory floor at the top; but no fees
are expected. The surrounding grounds
form Washington park.
'The view from the eight small win
d0ws which open through the pyra-
midon. or sloping summit Of the ODE
lisk. SIT feet from the ground, in
cludes a circle of level country hav-
ing radius of from fifteen TO twenty
miles. and southwest extends still
farther, for In clear weather the Blue
Ridge is well defined In that direction.
The Potomac IS in sight from up near
Chain bridge down to far below
Mount Vernon. and the whole district
lies unrolled like a map. To climb the
Washington monument is, therefore,
an excellent method of beginning an
intelligent survey of the capital and
Of getting ones bearing"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-20
A Fair Proposition.

MI. Grabcoin, I've saved up $4,000
and want to marry your daughter"
DO you realize that $1,000 won't
last long nowadays?"
On, yes, sir. But it ought to take
care OF US for at least six months and
1t the end of that time if haven't
convinced you that I'm an ideal SON
m-law you needn't do a thing for u.s."
AS we have to live with ourselves
we should see to it that we always
nave good company.