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The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
AT THE THEATERS
At the Novelty.

If you like vaudeville bill of mu-
sic and dancing that is above the
average shown in Topeka, with some
clever juggling and a dash of comedy
thrown in, Sgo to the Novelty the first
half of this week.
LAwTON'S juggling offering is
different and good. Lawton has some
new stunts, one of them being playing
a drum by bouncing three rubber
balls on il
THE VICTORIA TRIO come next.
These three young women, one of
whom is q Topeka girl (Ruby Pain
ter) can sing. Their voices are bet
ter than those usually heard at the
Novelty and blend into some pleasing
harmony. The act is clean and re-
JACK AND JUNE LAUGHLIN, next
up, would be called, in parlance of
the street. some dancers" The sing
ing-talking part of their act is weak.
but it serves its purpose as filler be-
tween dances. Their dancing makes
you forget all the rest. Jack is the
best man dancer that has been here
this season and June keeps right up
with him.
HEM AND LOCKWOOD got the
biggest hand Monday afternoon, altho,
to me, their offering was not so good
as those preceding it. Helm is the
act A nut of the Harold Lloyd type,
ne makes you laugh whether you want
to or not. His walk is almost as
funny as Charlie Chap1in's He could
have better support than that given
by Miss Lockwood, who is not cut out
for the vaudeville stage. She would
appear to a better advantage in a
larger company. Helm is of the ia
i,mousi Helm family of actors. The
Lockwood family also harbors well
known stage folk.
A A n n
wind up the bill. are good but the
Hawaiian craze has had its day. Their
singing merits praise, tho.
At the OrpIeum.
Captain Otto Krug, perched precar-
U-boat. hissed thru the glass recovered
port hole at the submarines German
commander. IF I ever meet you again.
I'll skin you alive" And I'd have
done it too, damn him, if he hadn't
Ldied before finished the job he said
impassionately to his two awed and
Mortified subordinates. who had just
looked Behind the Door,"
Like ghost stories and .gruesome
murder yarns? Behind the Door,
the Orpheum'S attraction the first part
of the week, has the former beaten
without a race and is the most weird
and gruesome murder story inagina-
BILE
1t is among the greatest pictures
Thomas A. Ince has produced, in my
estima mation-strong. gripping yiRidly
thrilling. 1t is difficult to find flaw
in either the acting or in the produc-
er's portrayal of Gouverneur Morris s
exciting story. GLIB
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
TO HALT "MENACE"
Owners of Publication in Row-All
Mail Is Held I'd. So

Aurora, No, Dec 3e.-Plans for re-
suming publication of the Menace,
whose plant was wiped out by fire
recently causing a loss of S125.00O.
were halted today by mandapus pro-
ceedings. T. c. Walker, one, of the
stockholders in the Menace Publish
ing company, obtained a temporary
writ from Circuit Judge Henson at
Mount Vernon, calling for an examina-
ton of the books, accounts and a list
of members of the Free Press Defense
League which Walker claims, is the
owner OF the property. The writ was
made e>returnable on, January H.
Differences are said to have existed
between those actively engaged in the
publication of the Menace before the
fire Both sides have retained legal
counsel and have served notice on the
postmaster here not to deliver mail to
the other. Meantime the postma ster
is holding up all the publication
mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
ENGINEERS TO DINE
VIII Eat oysters Tonight and Plan
Big State Conclave.

Local association No. Z National
Association of. Stationary Engineers,
will hold it's annual oyster supper at
the knights of Pythias hall tonight.
A program will be given and plans
will be made for the annual state corr
vention of the association in Topeka
May 25, IS and %.
1t is thought the engineers will
make Topeka their permanent conven-
ton city, Fred A. Painter, state deputy,
said today. Two hundred delegates
are expected at the meeting next
spring. The local association is the
largest in the state with a member
ship of 1872 and has the honor of hav-
ing on it's roll three of the principal
state officers, ]. w. Kessler. chief
engineer of the Beatrice creamery, as
president; G. H. Taylor, Edison COM
pany engineer. as secretary. and
Painter, city water superintendent. as
deputy
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
ASKS LEGION AID
Ex-Yanks Big Brothers to Pa
rolled Boys, MacLean's Plan.
Also Would Make B. /. s. Educa-
tionaI Rather Than Penal.

Personal supervision of paroled boys
from the state industrial school was
asked by Capt. w. P. MacLean. super
intendent of the boys industrial school
at Topeka, in letters to commanders of
American Legion posts in the state.
MacLean also urged the Legion to get
behind a movement to place. his in
Stitution under educational rather
than penaf institutional appropria-
tions. third request was anything
from a nickel to a dime once each
year from every Loyal Legion mem
Der toward promoting athletics. mu-
sic and like activities at the school.
7 1T cannot be doubted MacLean
wrote, that from just such boys as
these with their lack of home train
ing. or worse, their lack of under
standing and sympathy with the gov
ernment; their inbred suspicion of the
law and indeed of all authority do we
nourish and mature 1. W. WIS. Boil
Sheviki and criminals.
We drill into them respect and un-
derstanding of the government and
patriotism. We teach them discipline
and respect for authority thru mill
tary drill. After eighteen or twenty
months boy is fit to go back to civil
To Old Influences.
"But he goes back to the same
home, the same community, the same
gang, the same set of conditions that
sent him here in the first place, and as
result, he violates hi:, parole and is
sent back here or goes to the reform
atory or the penitentiary. They need
guidance, help. protection and advice
after they leave here Every boy who
leaves here should be salvaged for
good citizenship.
I'm order to do this each fellow
should have probation officer, a
best friend, or a big brother, who
will look after him, see him once a
week, help him get a job without al
lowing him to lose his own independ-
ence and self confidence. Only men
who have been in the army and know
how to temper sternness and authority
with kindness and personal interest
can do this without either pau
perizing the boy or losing his conf
dence altogether. The boy will re-
spect and look. up to Legion men be-
cause they have been soldiers.
Ask Each Post to Aid.
"I am asking each post to assume
the obligation of Big Brother to the
boys who will be paroled and return
to their community in the future"
Continuing, MacLean recommended
that a Legion member living near TO
the paroled youth be chosen to act as
Big Brother unless such a PROPOSE
ton arouses friction with the lads
family. AS there are only zoe a year
paroled the task is not a gigantic one,
MacT.ean pointed out
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30

induces sleep. To avoid Indigestion,
restlessness and the dark brown"
taste in the morning, take a Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablet after eating. It sup
plies just the right elements to aid
in digestinG food, rests the stomach,
provides properties to relieve the tend
cncy to gassiness and sour risfngs
morning biliousness and consequent
absence of appetite for breakfast. To
make a practice of always using
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after eat
ing is one of those precautionary
measures that repay immensely. This
is an age of prevention and these tab
let's are designed to promote liberty
Of eating and the good-fellowship
that goes with a good meal. You
will find Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
in all drug stores throughout the
United States and Canada.-Adv
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
RAISE K. & |. OF S. RATES
State to Take No Action on Move at
This Time.

- This Time.
The attorney generals office is in
vestigatinS reports that advances are
being made in rates to members of
the Security Benefit association. for
merly the knights &c Ladies of Secur-
ity. There is doubt, tho. that the state
will attempt to restrain the rate, in
crease at this time.
At the state house this afternoon j.
X. Rankin. assistant attorney general.
stated that he had just received a re-
port of the increase in rates. He said
he was in no possession of official rec
ords and knew nothing of the extent
of increase proposed in new rates.
'1t is not probable that the state
will make any move at this time to en-
join the collection of higher rates.
said Rankin. "In fact I am not sure
that we can interfere with the making
of these rates under the law. None
the less we will investigate the mat
ter"
Last week suit was filed in the SD
preme court to dissolve the merger oil
the knights & Ladies of Security and
the American Benefit association, a
Missouri fraternal organization. In
the petition, it is charged that the
marger was perfected in an effort to
increase salaries of officers of the
present Fraternal Benefit association
and to continue these officers in pow
er without a referendum vote of the
membership of the order.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30

Tea Apron. stamped on
batiste finish Lawn with
Il pretty design for en-
broidering in Blue. Rose
and Black. Sufficient
floss to complete the en-
broidery and a working
diagram are included.
25s-Repp Coat made up
1 and 3 year sizes. $3.50
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
TURN DOWN BANKS
Applications for Three Charters Re-
fused by State Board Today.

Three applications for state bank
charters were rejected today by the
state charter board. Two other appli-
cations were held in abeyanee pend
ing further Investigations.
The state board denied charters to
the Home State bank, Richmond
Farmers State bank, Dwight; and
Farmers & Merchants State bank.
Paola. Applications for charters for
new banks at Selden and Rushton
were continued. The Cornhuskers'
Oil & Gas company of Eldorado, with
a capital of s150,00o, was granted a
charter.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
TO GET BIG BONSUSES
Employees at Ford Plant to Divide Pot
of $4,000, 900.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 30-The Ford
Motor company will. on Wednesday,
announce the payment of a substan-
tial bonus to its 10000. employees, 1t
became known on good authority to-
day. The total will be sS.e00,000.
The plan is to have every employe
from the most humble to the big ex-
ecutives participate. At the same
time, plan will be announced where
by employees will be permitted to ac-
quire stock in the company on easy
terms.
Complete details will be made pub
lie in an official statement later.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
WROTE OWN DEATH NOTICE
Set s:45 as Time and at S:45 He
Died.

sHornelI, y. Y, Dec. 30.-Henry A.
Pratt, a prominent retired business
man, called his niece to his bedside
early this morning and dictated a no.
tice Of his death for the local news
papers, giving 8:45. o'clock as the hour
of his death. Promptly to the minute
he passed away.
He was 88 years old and had been
in poor health for some time. He had
previously picked out his own coffin
and arranged with the undertaken to
conduct the service.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
MORE TRUCKS FOR KANSAS
Eighteen Big Army Motor Trucks
Ready for State Road Work.

army motor trucks at Camp Funston
are available for road building pur-
poses in Kansas counties. according to
work received by Dewitt c. Mickey,
county engineer. Mr.. Mickey has
been asked to move the trucks to
Junction City and keep them until
they are requisitioned by other coun-
ties. Six of the trucks were appor-
toned to Geary county. which has a
$1,0O0,00O road building program
mapped out for next year.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
KANSAS MAN KILLED
Scrared From Steps of h. c. Street
Car in "SidcswiEc.''

Kansas City, Dec. 30.-One man was
killed and another severely injured
when a crowded street car side
swiped" another street car standing
on A siding early today. II. Il.
Hughes, 40. of Rosedale. Kan, was
killed and o. NJ. Robinson. SO, of Kan
sas City, Kan. was injured The two
men were standing on the car step at
the time of the accident according TO
the report of the street railways COM
pany. and when scraped from the
steps by the street car on the siding
fell between the two cars
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-30
GOT WIFE FOR XMAS
Concordia Mans Spouse Had Applied
for Divorce-Changed Mind.

| Concordia, Dec. 3O.-Christmas
cheer was unusually abundant in the
home of A. L Chritton this year. The
wife, Mrs. Freda Chritton, who left his
home about two months ago and filed
suit for divorce, returned to him
Christmas day. Husband and wife
went to the court house today and re-
Quested that the divorce case be re-
moved from the docket
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
FIFTisTH ANNIVERSARY.
Townspeopls Surprise Mr.. and Mrs
&. n. Baker.

Steamboat Rock. May 20--A very
r'casant surprise was given last Wed
nesday TO Mr.. and Mrs, r.. H. Baker,
II was announced that there was to De
business meeting of the Presbyterian
church. OF which Mr. Baker has been
elder since its organization, on We'd
nesday night. At the given hour be-
sides the members OF the church there
were good many other citizens pres
ent. After opening the meeting The Rev
Mr.. Krusc, pastor Of the church. an
nounced that they had come together
TO celebrate the fiftieth anniversary OF
the wedding of Mr. and Mrs Baker. IL
was great surprise TO the old couple
After short addresses, delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Krlhse and Rev. Mr. Lang oil
the Baptist church. Rev, Mr. kruse
presented the groom with a gold
headed cane and the bride with gold
mounted para.soI. in the name of the
church. After the celebration in the
church all were invited to the house
where the young ladies' Of the church
had prepared some tine refreshments
and all wore served with ice cream
cake and chorolateThere were between
forty and fifty guests present and all
had an enjoyable time. Mr.. r. H. ana
Mrs. Baker were married May u, 1869
at German Valley. III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
Class Gift of $1,000.

NptrIlT 70 IInl'N- KtpUDHVdII'
Iowa city, May pa doubly loyal
gift to Iowa university is that of the
seniors of 1919. They have donated Il
liberty bond in the sum of $1,000 to the
memorial committee. 1t will be devoted
to the fund that is to provide Iowa
university an alumni memorial build
ing and that structure will be erected
as an enduring evidence of the loyalty
of HawKeye graduates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
Detective Who Broke
Up "Mollies'' is Dead

Chicago. May 2O.-JameS McParlan,
one of the greatest detectives in the
world. is dead.
Word of his passinE came from Den
yer yesterday. McParlan. u Pinkerton
employee since 1868. for the past
twenty-three years had been mana ger
of the western office of the Pinkerton
detective agency, with headquarters in
Denver
Death resulted from blood poison
ing. William \. Pinkerton, returned
from the funeral of his dear friend
viii j. Davis, heard of the death Of
McParlan and sighed heavily. The
old friends of the Eye" have been
passing away with singular frequency
OF late.
Trapped Mollie Masuires.
McParlan went to the Pinkerton
agency as a young man in 1859, &C
cording to Mr.. Pinkerton, whose father
then headed the organization.
''He has been one Of the best men we
or any one else ever had. Tho he had
been inactive for some time. in his
youth he was the soul of energy, tact,
cleverness and ability.
''He won his greatest reward in the
famous case of the Mollie Maguires in
the coal fields of Pennsylvania AS a
result of over a year of the hardest
work, during which time ne insinuated
himself into the organization. became
leader of it. and even submitted to
trial for treason to it, he saw
twenty seven men hanged for murder
and over ninety sent to the peniten-
tiary, not to speak of the deaths he
forestalled by warning.
Got Haywood and Pettibone.
AS a result of his work he became
the most feared man in the world by
labor agitators. Some years ago he
aprehended Haywood, Meyer. Petit
bone and others for the murder by
bomb of Governor Steunenberg, of
Idaho.
For the last thirty years he has
been stationed in Denver. where he has
directed our work splendidly For the
last year he has been retired on a pen
sion. In his time he was a wonderful
detective.
Inspired Conan Doyle.
ITO show how his exploits captured
the imagination Of genius I'll tell you
about Conan Doyle. After the trouble
at the coal fields my father wrote
book of memoirs in which he told Of
McParlan's work in the Mollie Ma
CURES. A few years later Charlie Dill
lingham sent me book by Conan
Doyle called The Valley Of Fear
The first part was a regular de-
tective story. The second part was
literal transcription of CIV fathers
book, in which only the name Of Nc
Parlan was changed. That, in my esti-
nation, was wonderful compliment
to McParlan. He worked all over the
world for us and he has reputation
ion never having failed
Worked Hundreds Of Cases.
Of the hundreds of cases in which
McParlan worked, MS work in break
Ing up me bias uiiy:5 51ia1 him t..c
| central detective figure of the country
in 1875. Labor troubles were rife
| in the Pennsylvania mining districts in
those years.
Organizations Of laborers became so
strong that their methods Of boycott.
and intimidation became a menace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
AUTO TUNNEL TURTLE.
Henry ps vries Neck Broken Killing
Him Instantly.
.clol m Timcs. Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Admission, May 20.--Hcnry DE Vrics'
the hardware dealer Mt Keslcy was M
stantIy killed saturday afternoon whiie
returning 20 his home after trans
acting business in this town, He was
hurrying home and in going around
corner too swiftly his Ford overturned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
COSTLY BARN BLAZE.
Ten Horses and Much Hay and Grain
Consumed

Stanwood. May 20.-Fire destroyed
large barn, where Finest Goldsmith
lives, Sunday night, AS they were busy
doing the chores at the hog house
passerby called that the barn was on
fire and before they could get to thu
barn the hay had burned and dropped
down on the horses which were tied
in the stalls Seven horses and two
colts, a week old. were burned, and
one other horse had to be shot One
thousand bushels of oats were destroy
ed; wagons, harness and the hay was
all destroyed. The barn was a new
one. as it replaced one destroyed by
Windstorm last summer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
ss PAVING CONTRACT LET.
0el,rond Paving To Cost $125, 900 Will
Pc Started in June.

Special TO Times Republican.
Belnond, May 20.-The city council
has let the paving contract for forty
blocks to the Empire Construction
Company Of Des Moines. two different
grades Of paving with different prices
IN the pcontract7 On the business
streets seven and one-half inch con-
crete with granite wearing top. at s2.7s
4 p61 square yard, will be put in, the
residence streets to be paved with six
and fone half inch concrete with peb-
bic wearing surface, at $40 per square
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
"Sprine Fever" and Common Sens.

"Sprine Fever" and Common Sense.
If man or woman feels heavy dull
languid, lazy,-lacking in ambition and
energy-instead of giving up and say
ing he has Spring fever" it is more
sensible to take a good. wholesome
physic. Biliousness, sick headache,
sour stomach, gas. bloating, coated
tongue, dyspepsia-all are relieved by
Foley Cathartic Tablets. B. B. Haw-
ard, Unadilla, Ga, writes: II find
Foley Cathartic Tablets give me quick
er relief than anything ever tried"
Sold observation-disclosures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20

death whom two~sosoes h was I'M
hitchiDg In nsld near Tara became
unrnanaGeable. Tho body was fright
fully mangled. Full details OF the accf-
dent arr not known. tt...
Brennan was working for Jack Nc
Mahon on the Henry Lex farm near
Tara. The accident happened shortly
after l o'clock Monday afternoon.
The boy had been working on the
farm there for about a year. He was
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bren-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20

.dence ON hts farm northeast Of town
modern In every respect III.
ED Withcrspoon arrived home Win
the 16sth from France.
August vAndreief wss, operated %
Sunday for appendicitis sc
1t II now stated on good authority
that during tie war parrots were
placed In the Eiffei tower because they
gave warning, by their actions. or the
approach of enemy aeroplanes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
Hubbard Neyxs Itema

Special to Times-Republican.
Hubbard. May 200. q. Lewison's
farm of 1856 acres was sold last week
at SEAS per acre. "a,
August Engleking Is building a resi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20

and no was thrown 20 10 -6soke-
neck. He was young man and leasas
wife and two ANAL children. The,
funeral Will be held this afternoon at
Kesley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
yard. The total cost is In the neigh
borhood OF 9125,000.

Construction In to begin June !, ana
It 10 expected TO have the job compiet-
ed by september. Seven bids were re-
ceived. ranging from s..i0 To 1887. Con-
tractors are REQUIRED 10 guarantee
pavement for five years, with security
OF not less than half the total cost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
TRAMPLED TO DEATH.

Frank Brennan Met Death While Ur.
hitehing Team in Field.
Fort Dodge May 20,-F'rank Bren-
an. II yeans of age was trampled TO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20

YOU know him well. For over half century
i he has been an American institution. How
perfectly he typifies genuine "Bull" Durham
tobacco! AAy
Sure of himself sure of the affection Of millions,
Bull" stands as challenge. He represents
quality = bigness - in production and popularity.
LAST year over 300,000,OOO bagsD ~
From every bag of genuine "Bulp' Durham you
can roll SO smokes that machines can't even
duplicate. And that's an asset these days!
Fifty thrifty smokes that cost you least; smokes
that please you most.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20

nan. both dscsassd. They fosuassly
lived on r farm near Tara. A brother,
Joseph Brennan. an uncle Matt Bren-
nan and an aunt, Mrs. o. H Woods.
live In Fort Dodge.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-10
Severe Blow
To The Allies

PARIS, April 1O.-The chief cause
of anxiety in connection with the
evacuation of Odessa by the allies and
its occupation by bolsheviki lies in the
fact that the most fertile regions of
southern Russia have fallen into the
hands of the bolshevik forces giving
the mimmense resources of grain, Goa
and minerals.
The reason for the allies retirement
was the constantly increasing menace
of the bolshevik soldiers against the
allied garrison, which was able able
ito maintain its supplies with greatest
difficulty The commander. there
upon, decided to withdraw his troops.
numbering approximately $4,000.
The troops retired to Rumania and
Constantinople.
The situation in Rumania and Po-
land is far from reassuring, even with
these additional troops to help form
a Gordon against the spread of bolshe
vism. Both Rumanians and Podes re-
quire the largest measure of aid from
the allies in providing themwith food,
military equipment and organization.
1t is regarded as essential in com
petent quarters that General HaIler's
Polish divisions. had Deen hurried
eastward as soon az possible, for,
otherwise, it is pointed out, there is
possibility of the formation of a great
bolshevist bloc consisting of Rus
slams, Hungarians and Germans,
which would be so powerful that i'm
mense forces would be required to re-
sist it.