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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
Pneun,onia-the seasons Danger.

Until recent years more people have
died from tuberculosis than from any
one other disease. but gradually the
death rate from the disease has been
so reduced that it now ranks fifth in
importance in the number OF deaths
caused from it in Kansas. A new con-
tendent for the honor of leading the
hosts Of death has arrived and won
the leadership by such a margin as
to distance all rivals. and, today the
name Of the captain of the hosts of
death is pneumonia Nor did he
need the allied forces of epidemic in
fluenza to make his title secure, for
Of all the so-called communicable dis
eases, pneumonia claimed more vic
tins than any other before the re-
serves of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were
modified; but when We add to the
list OF the captain of the hosts of
Death those deaths from pneumonia
tie result of influenza. we have a
total for October that equals the
deaths from all causes twice and a half
times repeated
Pneumonia is the Bo1sheviki of dis
ease. It is apparently governed by no
known law and refuses to be bound
by airy restrictions. legal, medical or
social; like the red guards Of Boil
shevikisn1, it slaughters the strong and
the innocent and disrupts commerce.
industry and the orderly customs OF
home and society. It is without pity
and mercy and cares not for age, sex
creed or social station. Indeed. this
captain of the hosts Of deaths' has
become so all powerful and cruel as
to constitute the chief menace to the
life of the peoples or the world OF
course this monster will finally be
conquered. but until that glad day
comes we must do all we can to build
a wall of prevention about US SO that
the dangers from pneumonia may be
minimized to the lowest degree While
pneumonia. apparently. is no re-
specter of persons, there are certain
types Of men who easily fall prey to
the pneumonia germ
The first is the fat. busy business
man of forty. Hs is probably the
easiest victim for the, pneumonia germ
for the reason that he is overfed. over
fat. of overweight and often over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
MONDAY.

seen.
Like the leaves OF the forest when Autumn
That host 'C on the morrow lay withered and
strowu-
For the angel Of death spread his wings on
And breathed on the face of the foes as he
passed.
And the eyes OF the sIeepers wa1ed deadly
and chill.
And their hearts but once heaved and for
ever grew still
And there lay the steed with his nostrils all
wide,
But thru it there rolled not the breath Of
his pride.
And the foam Of the gasping lay white on
the turf
And cold as the spray of the rock-beaten
surf
And there lay the rider distorted and pale
With the dew On his brow and the rust on
bis mail
And the tents were all silent, the banners
alone
The Iances unfurIed, the trumpets midtown.
And the widows Of Ashur are loud IN their
wall.
And the idols are broke in the Temple Of
Baal.
And the might Of the Gentle unsmote by
the sword,
Hath melted Ike snow in the glance of
the Lord.
NOTE-In spite of the storm last Tues
day we had two good Bible classes and re-
cited the lesson on Elisha. The Book of
Amos follows for the coming Tuesday. All
back material may be acquired at the desk
Be sure you know what it is that Is miss
ing Work out the List by lesson number
and not be the date OF the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
Lee Price Writes Father OF
Ruins He Saw There.
Topeka Boy Is in France With
Battery A.
MANY RELICS OF STRUGGLE
Hun Helmets Can Be Found
Yet on Famous Hill.
GraEeyards Grim Monuments Of
German Attacks.

Lee Price. a graduate Of the Topeka
high school. has written to his father,
w H. Price. Of Kiro, regarding some
of his army experiences as a member
e. Battery A. His letter gives clear
idea of the activities Of the boys OF
tie battery, and traces their move
ments from the time they left Doni-
phan. Names of places are now given
freely thru correspondence, and the
movements of the battery since it left
! lie are interesting TO Topekans. in
asmuch as the unit IS made up chiefly
Of Topeka boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

At the time the letter was written
the inhabitants OF Verduu were Just
returning to their ruined homes.
"Oue of the sights around verdun,' .
he says lis the return of prisoners Of
war. They are an old. broken looking
s Of men, dressed in all sorts Of uni
forms. and perhaps one little knot Of
men viii have representatives from
half the allied nations. All are happy.
especially the Americans. who come
with their usual broad. Yankee grin.
acting more as if they were return
ing from a picnic than a German
Yankees.
Explored Vcrdun Ruins.
7 spent all last Sunday exploring
the ruins at Verdun- Most OF the
buildings are mere shells. especially
the cathedral and other churches and
fine buildings. The dOorkeeper said
that about SOC shells hit in or near
the cathedral The windows are all
ruined. famous statuary ruined, and
priceless paintings and tapestries torn
and riddled with shells. Enlisted men
are not allowed TO go in. but we can
see enough thru the windows. About
the only place that still looks defiance
at the Lun Is the fort Many bright
patches of new stone show where
81 me krear arr or piercing shells had
Llade holes in 4 vain effort TO level
the fort. while innumerabIe Clipped
places Indicate the futile efforts of
snail calfber shells. North of town
is the hill where the Hun waves were
thrown back in defeat. Probably
there was a great forest there a few
years ago. but now charred stumps
mark the spot We find bent helmets.
some with holes IN them, which are
hints of i grim story.
There is a cemetery, not an old
one near here In one corner are a
number of graves marked by wooden
crosses with the name and date of
death OF a German soldier. A few
(men who had no Identification tag
hear the words Tn AHemand' and
the date Next 20 these are the graves
of Algerian soldiers They were es-
peciaIly noticeable, as the mounds
were katewampus with the rest
Mem bers of the Iohammedau faith
are buried facing the east and in this
particular cemetery caused a rather
odd arrangement. The graves of the
French poilus have the usual wooden
cross with the addition Of the wreathes
which have seen only in this country.
The prettiest wreath I have seen was
being put on the grave of a comrade
by two French soldiers
Trip to the Front.
When we left Doniphan last May
We all thought We were going thru To-
peka, but on account of wreck. we
were sent by Fort Scott. During the
fOur-hour layover in Kansas CITY we
thought We should have been in To-
peka- We went on into Canada and
back into the states by Niagara Falls.
The next day put US thru the CatskiIIs.
and on we went to Camp Mills. and
during cur four days there we had a
chance to see the white lights of
Broadway We sailed May -. Ali
crave is enc more front view of the
Statue OF Liberty. after which a rear
view viii suit me. Our English boat,
the Ceramic was fourteen DAYS making
the trip Had a pleasant little cruise
thru the Irish sea, not barring a real
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
Yanks In France Do Not Do
Much Travelling.
That Is What Melvin MePher-
son Writes Father.
HE TELLS OF TRIP TO PARIS
Everybody in French Capital
Looking for Tips.
Beer and Wine Served in All
the Restaurants.

Melvin Mcpherson. with Company
B. saith regiment, has written to hts
father. Z. A McPherlon- of 106 Roose-
welt avenue. telling of a trip he had
to Paris. He writes Of the difficulties
the boys have in getting away from
duty long enough to see the sights en-
account OF the vigilance of the mil
tary police. He spent Thanksgf ing
in Paris. and made the return trip to
Gievres. along the Marine river, where
so much of the hard fighting of the
war took place. and where may be
seen town after town which had been
blown to pieces by the Germans.
Speaking of the wonders Of French
decoration, he says:
The rose windows in the churches
are very beautiful, with the rich coli
ors such as cannot be obtained now
Notre Dame church is especially beau
tifuI- and I saw it inside and cut
There is some one there worshippfng
all the time"
German Guns in Paris.
He says further of his Psris visit.
There are thousands of German
guns in Paris. and German airpIaues
The buildings are not high. about
seven stories being the limit King
George was in Paris on Thanksgiving
day. but 1 did not see him 1 visited
windows which always throw sunlight
on the altar, no matter hog gloomy
the day l saw a large church which
had been hit by the German long
range gun.
In Paris wine or beer Is served at
every cafe. restaurant and hotel II
costs money to stay in Paris L spzut
s125 there, but that amount included
tie price of a violin which L bought
there 1t is customary to tip every
body I got a haircut and a shave. and
after I had paid for It. the barber
asked me for a tip
Boys See Little
ST found that the way with the
French railroad, it is not necessary
to pay fare. I didn't pay a. cent Of
fare on the whole trip The BOYS here
are given practically no liberties. and
! many Of them will return without
having seen any of the country. Il
was Just army luck that L got loose.
and 1 would have had only four or
five hours in Paris il I hadn't been
slick enough to put il over on the VI.
P-'s by jumping off the train a few
blocks before we got to the station
The NJ P-'s are not n the town but
at the stations ready to nab a person
when he jumps off the train.
Il think I'll be lucky if I get back
, home by next spring. It looks as tho
our outfit would be among the first to
return of the class A men"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
POPLAR.


Legends From Palestine
This. of course, is not a flower, but
the legends concerning it are SO in
teresting. and the tree is so familiar
TO US. that they ought to be told
You will notice how the leaves trem-
BILE This is the reason:
When Mary and Joseph were flee
ing into Egypt from the crueIties of
Herod and his threat to STAY ali the
children in Bethlehem. they passed
thru a grove of popIars- All other
trees knowing who the young child
was, had bent in reverence as the Holy
Family went by But the poplar held
itself aloof and would not move its
head in Obeisance- The infant Jesus
gave one look al the stubborn tree
wherein. stuck with reuorse and
shame it began to trembfe, and has
never ceased to do So
Many early Christian legends make
nature share pain with the sufferer.
The flowers do 50. and especially is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

Nor love thy life. nor hate; but when thou
Hv=Sc
Live well: how long or short permit to
heaven.
Milton.
Conduct fs the mouthpiece Of character
Phillip Brooks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04


Phillip Brooks
These are the sins I fain
Would have Thee take away:
Malice and cold disiaiu.
Hot anger and suIIen hate.
Scorn OF the Lowry and envy OF the great.
And discomfort that casts shadowy gray
On all the brightness of Il common day
Van Dyke.
Today, we'll lived, makes every yesterday
4 dream of happiness, and every tomorrow
i dream Of hope.-An0n-
Reflect upon your present blessings. of
which every man has many; not your
past misfortunes, of which all men have
some.-Dickens
He who smiles and laughs away
The, little trials of life today
VIII live to smile and laugh away
A greater trial another day,
Selected
HIS fs the best teacher Of others who is
best taught himself: that which know
and love we cannot help but communicate.
DIR. Arnold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY
FORECAST.
BY DIR. S. j. CRUMBNE.

In this column will
to
Topeka kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

The largest md fastest battle cruiser
in the world is being built by the United
States Il viii hive 1sa,9e0 power
and speed OF - knots.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
ARMY WAS GROGGY
Officer Makes Startling State
ment Before House Committee.
Yanks Couldn't Have Stood An
other Month of War?
COLONEL AS SAYING SO
Says G. II. Q. Officer Declared
Transportation DemOralized.
Witness Testifies French Criti-
cised Care Given Yanks.

Washington, July 15.-American
soldiers in France were "of superb
spirit, but a bit groggy as an army
when the armistice was signed, a
house war investigating committee
was told today by Col. Fred L. Huide-
koper. former adjutant of the 3Srd
(Illinois) division. Huidekoper said
he was told last January by a Colonel
Cowan of general headquarters that
the transportation situation of the bat
tie front was so bad that the American
army could not have kept on a month
longer. Colonel Cowan had been sent
to inspect the division.
French officers" Colonel Huide-
koper added, 'were of the opinion that
American troops were not given the
shelter and care that should have
been given men" Replying to Chair
man Johnson. of South Dakota, the
witness declared he would not say that
the high command paid no attention
to sheltering the common soldiers"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
FOR PAYNE
Cation Praises Accuracy of the
State Treasurer.
He Now Holds More Than 15
Million Dollars.

More than fifteen million dollars in
principal and interest accounts of
bonds and coupons held in trust by
the state are in the hands of Walter
L. Payne, state treasurer. Details of
the fund are shown in a report made
to Governor Allen by ]. E. Cation,
state accountant.
The principal OF bonds and coupons
held in trust by the state treasurer is
shown to be $10,9O4,417.79. The in
terest account amounts to S4,SO3,-
911.6S. The largest single item is
that of the state permanent school
fund which has a principal account
OF $9,979, 9,99O.36. with an interest ac-
count of $4,425,092.06. other items
are: Agricultural college, $479,321.43
principal and s204,49437 interest;
university permanent, $1S3,6s5 prin-
cipal and $70,697.54 interest: normal
school fund, $256,S30 principal and
$102, interest: Stormont library
fund, $4,000 principal and SSO9 in
terest
In his report to Governor Allen.
State Accountant Cation said: "Mr.
Payne, state treasurer, as custodian of
the above funds semi-annually COL
lects and accounts to the state for
more than a quarter of a million dol
lars in interest. 1t is due to him to
say that 1t is unusual to find such a
large volume of business handled with
the few errors or omissions that our
investigation has disclosed"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
ADDITION TO PARK
Business Men Discuss Purchase
of so Acres for Gage.
This Would Give Topeka Real
Swimming Lake.

Next year the swimming situation in
Topeka may be much improved. But
the improvement of the swimming will
be but a side line to the improvement
of Gage park.
At the Chamber of Commerce this
noon the matter of the city purchas-
ing an eighty-acre addition to Gage
park was discussed in all seriousness.
The addition would be the strip of
ground between Sixth street and Tenth
street, west of Gage park and abutting
it. The west boundary of the addition
to the park would be the gravel road
which connects Sixth and Tenth
streets, passing by the Calvary ceme-
terry.
L. F. A. Reinisch was at the Cham
ber this noon with a plan of the plot
of ground which 1t is hoped the Cham
ber of Commerce civic committee will
urge the city to purchase. The plot
includes two lakes, one of which is
much larger than the present Gage
swimming pool and which could easily
be converted into a real swimming
lake. The rest of the ground if pur-
chased would be used for the housing
of the zoo. In this event the present
swimming pool would have to be aban-
doned as the drainage from the new
zoo would enter the present pool.
The matter is to be presented to the
city commission at some future date
and it is expected that the commission
will see fit to purchase the plot of
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
TURN OVER BUILDING
Memorial Hall Now Under State Exec
utive Council Control.

The state Memorial Hall was today
formally turned over to the state exc
cutive council by the Memorial Hall
building commission. Action was taken
following a canvass of the records of
the commission and will be made
binding when the state accountants
report is filed with the secretary of
state.
Records show that nearly $55O,0OO
was spent by the state, city and school
board in the purchase of lots and con-
struction of the building. Last winter
provision was made by the legislature
for the transfer of the management of
the building to the state executive
council. Members of the building
commission who attended today's ses-
sion were: Governor Allen, w. P.
Lambertson, Ira D. Brougher, Charles
S. Huffman. Theodore Gardner and
w. E. Connelley. secretary of the state
historical society.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
AGREE ON THE CONTRACT
County and Contractors May Get To-
gether on Poor Farm Work.

County and Contractors May Get To-
gether on Poor Farm Work.
Judge Robert D. Carver, in district
court today, overruled the demurrer of
the county commissioners to the suit
for $6,696.sS judgment filed by L.
K. Bowers & Son for work done and
materials supplied on the county poor
farm home. Following Judge Carver S
ruling Hugh Fisher. county attorney,
announced it is possible an agreement
will be reached between the commits
sioners and the contractors as to the
amount of money due the contractors
for the work done up until the time an
injunction against further building
was issued by the supreme court.
The amount due the contractors has
been checked up to the architect who
drew plans for the building, and the
county auditor. Fisher stated that
the architect had already expressed
himself as satisfied with the payment
of the $6,696.3S demanded by the
contractors in their suit filed Monday.
Following a settlement of this diff
ficulty, plans for a continuation of the
building must be threshed out. The
commissioners feel that the poor of
Shawnee county need adequate fire
protection and better sanitary facili-
ties than are supplied in the old build
ing now being used and are deter
mined to erect a suitable home for
them this year.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
Thomas Ragan Philosophical
After Losing a Foot.
He Jumped His Last Freight
Train Here Today.
NEITHER HOME NOR RELATIVES
He Has Been Roaming Around
Country for Years.
"Few Men SO as Lucky as l."
He Told DOcter.

Thomas Ragan with no home and
no relatives, who for years has roam
ed around the country on box cars,
today jumped aboard his last freight
train. His foot slipped as he sprang
onto a Rock Island freight and his
left foot just above the ankle was
severed from the leg.
Pretty lucky to go as long as ]
did" he unused philosophically, as he
waited in the hot sun for an ambu-
lance. Few men SO years old get by
as easy or as lucky as I do"
Ragan told police officers he had
no home and no relatives. He is in
st. Francis hospital. DIR. Robert Stew
art is attending him.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
enNarS
Nun3erThan
His Years

Doesn't it make you feel
good-cause you to straight
en- up and feel "chesty"-
when someone guesses your
age at ten yes ars or so
younger than you really
are? You look into your
mirror, smile with satisfac-
ton and say to yourself:
well, he didn't make such
q bad guess, at that"
The point is: You're no
older than your vitality.
If a man is strong, vigor-
GUS, mentally alert, fine and
fit at so he has a better
chance of living up to 80
than a man of 80 who is
weak and rundown has of
living up to go. While none
of us can stay the years nor
stop time, we should all
make an heroic effort to sue
cessfully resist the effects
of time by ever keeping our
vitality at par.
When you sense a feeling
of slowing down of your
physical forces-when your
stomach, liver, kidneys and
other organs show signs of
weakness-when you notice
a lack of your old time pep"
and "punch"-in other
words, when you feel your vitality
Is on the wane, you should COM
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
Over the Top and Then
Some

1T never felt bette in my life than
since taking the first dose OF Mayr
Wonderful Remedy. I had a bad case
of indigestion and bloating and trleo
all kinds of medicine. Mayr's wonder
full Remedy is all and more than II
claimed for 1t, On my recommenda.
ton our postmaster's wife is using II
with good results" 1t Is a simple
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the Inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments. including
appendicitis. One dose will convince or
money refunded. At all druggists.-
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
Lusto Chankey Accused of
Stealing AnOther's Wife.
Shot at Husband When He
Called for Her.
BARRICADED HIMSELF IN HOUSE
Officers Surrounded 1t and He
Then Gave Up.
Husband Fired at as He Went
Thru a Window.

After shooting at a husband who
called to reclaim a stolen wife. Lustc
Chankey. barricaded in a house at SIC
licemen at bay for an hour, Monday
night until reinforcements arrived
Shots were exchanged before the po-
licemen decided that there was trutr
in the old saying about discretion be.
ing the better part of valor. and de
clared a state of siege around the
house.
Upon the arrival of Sergt Hiram
Sturm, Officers Ford and Snyder re
sumed the attack after telling the bar
ricaded man just what would happer
to him should he resume firing. Chan
key opened the door and let them IL
without trouble. Chankey. Mrs. Ber
tha Garcia, who, it is claimed. is tn,
stolen wife, and Joe Garcia, the hus
band, are all in the city jail today
awaiting thoro investigation of tn,
case.
Garcia, who Is a Mexican. claims
Chankey stole his wife from him a
Franklin, Kan, and he came to To
peka to reclaim her. Upon his arriva
at the place where Chankey and tn,
woman were living. he attempted t
get in thru a window. Two shots fire.
in his direction sent him for rein
forcements.
Police officers attempted an en-
trance thru the front door.
"Patter, patter. patter," played thre
shots in quick rhythm on the from
door. The police returned the bar
rage and Withdrew to a safe distanc
the form of the 2OO-pound police ser
Reant
The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-15
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
Girls! Make beauty lotion for
a few cents-Try It!

Squeeze the Juice of two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white. shake we'll. and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion. and complexion beau
tifier, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will sup
ply three ounces of orchard white for
a few cents Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face. neck.
arms and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how cleal. soft and rosy-white the
skin becomes. Yes! 1t is harmless
and never irritates. es.-Advertisement.