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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
WATCHED HIS PURSUERS
Jay Lynch, Ozark Slayer, at Posses
Elbow When Hounds Started.

Lamar, Mo, May 21.-Standing on
the corner at the Mills-Walter Lumber
yard in Lamar, Jay Lynch, slayer of
Sheriff John Harlow and his 1S-year-
old son, Walter, watched a band of cit
liens with bloodhounds in their fruit
less search for his trail. His trail was
a weird one, the trail of hunted man,
lost and exhausted from his tramp
ings thru all hours of the night of
March after he had fled from the
Lamar Jail. He swan a creek at least
a half dozen times in his bewilder-
ment and then the lights of a town
drew him to the corner from where
he watched the posse.
Lynch then resumed his flight, run
ming a mile and a half west of the
town to Grin Combs's big hay barn
where he lurked for three days. The
next night he traced his way to Oska-
loosa. where he boarded freight train
which took him to Kansas City. From
there he went to st. Louis, where he
was sheltered in the home of an old
woman. a friend of his. There he was
cared for thruout two weeks of ill
ness brought on by his exhaustion.
In st. Louis he obtained $1,000 with
which he purchased a motor car at
Jacksonville, Ill, and headed west.
His travelling led him to the border of
Mexico where a guard denied him per-
mission to make more secure his es-
cape
He progressed on to California.
where, in Los Angeles, he found a
friend in a tramp. Eddie Williams.
whom he had hoped to dispatch to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
USE Bible PAGES
Invisible Ink Part of Hun Spy
System in u. S.
Startling Disclosures Made in
New York Trial.

New York, May 21.-Messages in
invisible ink on blank back pages Of
Bible was one way in which the Ger
man spy system in this country en-
deavored during the war to communi-
cate secretly with the German imper-
ial government, Madame Marie de
Victorica, who has admitted she was
a Hun agent in America, testified here
in the trial of Willard j. Robinson,
charged with treason.
Called by the government in its eff
fort to prove that Robinson went to
Holland to carry information to the
German consul there on behalf of Ger
man agents here, Madame Victorica
testified she was introduced to Rob-
inson by jeremiah A. O'Leary, that
Robinson consented to carry her mes
sages to Germany and that she gave
to Robinson a Bible containing secret
ly inscribed messages which She said
were in code and were developed. with
the aid of iodine tablets. Madame de
Nictorica said she brought in the in
visible ink from Germany soaked in
white neckties from which she subse-
quently had it extracted
Madame de Victorica testified that
When she next saw Robinson he gave
her Bible on the fly leaves of which
was written in invisible ink an answer
to the messages she had sent.
Her message, she said, complained
that credentials had not yet arrived
and l was discouraged" The answer,
she said, directed her to come home
even If had to return by way of
South America"
Received $1,000 a Month.
In answer to a question by the
United States attorney, Madame de
Victorica said she received $1,000 a
month for her services. She was mot
supposed to spend any money" in her
work, she explained. but could use
money to any extent in the event of
my getting into a fix
In all, she said, she received about
S55,0OO from the German government
Cross-examined by Robinson's coun-
sci, Madame de Victorica testified that
when she entrusted the alleged mes
sage to Robinson to take to Holland
the United States was not a belligerent.
On cross examination. Madame de
Victorica, who is under indictment for
espionage, also admitted that she got
the impression" in talks with the gov
eminent attorneys that the govern
ment was DESTROYS of getting evidence
of an Irish plot" She admitted that
she was a drug addict.
German Catholic Activity.
Madame de Victorfca explained she
came here in 1916 as an agent of the
German propaganda division on the
way to South America, and bearing
a message to Carl Roediger.
What were you to do for the prop
uganda division?" she was asked.
ITO report on conditions, the activi-
ties of German Catholics in the prose-
cution of the war, on the arrange
ments between the German govern
ment and leading German Catholics
in regard to demands that had been
presented for a long time, about the
promises to the German Catholics at
the peace conference concerning the
internal position of the Holy See, the
interest taken by German Catholics in
Irish affairs. and to investigate and
report on the general situation,% eX-
planned the witness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21

the state, where the harvest help is
most likely to be needed worst, and in
turn they reach the county farm labor
representatives office
Offices will be opened at Anthony.
Wellington, Hays. Dodge City. Larned
and other places in northern and
northwest Kansas before the harvest
season begins in earnest.
County farm labor agents are being
notified of their duties in connection
with the handling of the harvest hand
situation by j. Will Kelley. federal di-
rector for Kansas. The state labor de-
partment, Kansas State Agricultural
college, Y NJ. c. A, Red Cross home
service section and other orga MIA tons
are all cooperating to solve the prob
lem which will face the wheat grow
ers about June 10 to 25. when the an
nual harvest will be on.
The county farm agent for Shawnee
county is United States Employment
Service, Topeka, Kan, and every
farmer, wheat grower and everybody
else desiring help Immediately or in
the future should get into communica-
ton with that office at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

May 81. 1894.
Between three and four hundred Santa
Fe shop employees will be laid off at >
O'Clock this evening, under an order issued
by General Manager J. J. Frey direct to
Superintendent of Machinery John Player.
The department most affected is the
Sixth street paint shop where most of the
passenger coaches are finished. 1t is nee
essary to cut expenses in order to keep
the expenses of the road within receipts.
Homer Shull of Las Vegas is visiting
his family for few days.
Misses Bessie Gibson, Annie Jones and
Edith lsbell, will go to Lawrence Friday
to attend the Kappa Gamma party.
Misses Annie and Mollie Crane will en-
terrain the l. o. I. Il. club Saturday even
ing in harlequin" party, complimentary
to Mr.. Ed Morris and his friend. Mr..
Chas. Lucius of Kansas City. Whist, raz-
zle-dazzle. hearts, high five, and casino
were played. and Miss Myrtle Fordyce and
Mr.. Ed Morris as the lucky players, were
award with a honiton dolly and a silver
collar button box, respectively.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
FIREMEN SHOW SPEED
Motor Trucks Get Under Way in Seven
Seconds During Drill.

When the big red motor fire trucks
race out of their department quarters
with their full quota of men in just
seven seconds after the gong has
sounded upstairs they are showing a
burst of mighty efficient speed.
In drills Tuesday afternoon at sta
ton No. 2, at the city building, in
charge of Captain Lucas, the motor
trucks with each man belonging to
each section was leaving the building
just seven seconds after the alarm
gong had sounded upstairs.
Following the time tests in getting
on the way to a fire drills were held
in plac cling ladders and climbing. After
the ladders drills speed tests were
made in laying lines of hose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
RAISE HARVEST ARMY
U. S. Employment Service in Topeka
Preparing for Work.

Machinery for the mobilization of
the vast harvest army that will soon
flock to Kansas, and the distribution
OF the men where they are most need
ed, is rapidly being perfected by the
United States employment service
here. it is announced. Every possible
means To prevent congestion and sub
sequent disorders that may arise thru
unemployment of any considerable
number of men will be taken.
temporary offices will be main
tanned in several cities in the wheat
belt, with field directors in charge to
help the county farm labor agents in
the direction of labor The United
States employment service will furnish
some of those field men, while the
state labor department will furnish at
least two.
Applications are being received by
A: l.. Barkman, field agent for the
whole wheat section. at the rate of 500
10 !,OOO a day. AS fast as these appli-
cations are received they are forward
ed to the federal directors office in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21

Barton. county in an effort to learn of
the welfare of his wife and mother.
who face trial on the charge of being
accessories to the crime. 1t is be-
iieved they smuggled to Lynch the
weapon with which he slew the sheriff
and MORALLY wounded the sheriff s
son.
1t was in La Junta, Col. that his
winding trail came to an end. A for
mer resident of Barton county there
recognized the fugitive and an arrest
followed Sheriff Sewell of Lamar
went after him and brought him back.
Lynch had $1O5.45 and two $3.50 lib
erty bonds when captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
WELCOMES HER HEROES
FI1donia Holds Biggest Celebrations n
Fifty Years for 1911.

Fredonia, Kan. May 21.-The most
interesting home greeting here for
fifty years was that extended to Com
pany E, 137th infantry. today. By
proclamation of the mayor business
was suspended at noon Forming a.
procession two miles long. headed by
two bands were 1000 school children
carrying flags. decorated floats, rep
resenting various orders. followed by
the Argonne veterans. The parade
halted in court house park, where G..
w. Fink welcomed the returned
heroes. Captain Wilson. commanding
the company on the Homecoming, re-.
sponded. Mayor Sneedy and Cap
tain Verchere also addressed the
throng of at least 10000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
WAR TROPHY ROOM
Memorial Hall Location for Kansas
Relics Of War.

Kansas will assign at least one
room in Memorial hall for the collec-
ton of trophies of the war with Ger
many No trophies have as yet been
received, but w. E. Connelley, secre-
tary of the State Historical society, is
certain they will come.
Many photographs of Kansas units
in the fighting have been collected by
Connelley. Most of the pictures were
taken at Camp Funston or Camp
Doniphan. No appropriation for the
care of new soldiers collections was
made by the state legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
ALLEGED BIGAMIST IN JAIL
First Wife Collected Insurance for His
Supposed Drowning.

New Orleans. La, May 21.-Edward
Mort, said to have been a singer in
Tenant, n. J., choir year ago, is in
Jail in Beaumont, Tex, chaEEea with
two bigamous marriages and is the
man for whose supposed drowning at
Asbury Park. n. j., July IA. 1918. his
first wife innocently collected $4,000
insurance, according to New York in
surance men and detectives here, on
their way after identifying the man in
Beaumont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21

Homer Shull of Las Vegas is visiting
his family for a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21
Peasants Against BoIshcyism.

Omsk, Wednesday, May (Russian
TeIegraphic Agency.) The peasants
are rising against the Bolshevik rule
turnout the territory of Bolshevik
Russia This declaration was made
by Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik min
lister of war. in speech several days
ago in KaZan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21

Muskogee, Okla.-A novel and teachers
certificate as Bible and marriage license
don't tie a tight marriage knot. even when
a Judges son performs the ceremony. A
negro woman thus married week ago to-
day charges the wedding was Il fake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-21

A fine lot of Wayne Knit"
silk Isle Hose. fine and
sheer; the full fashioned;
white, in all sizes-slight
"irregulars" of CSC Lisle
Hose in this sale CE
or-DolIp4 iarga
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
How Much Should |
Know to Enter School?

This is a question we answer al
most every week, and our reply is: ut
is not so much what you know, but
how well you will apply yourself i'll
school," OF course. the better quail
fled you are to begin with the less
time it will take to finish. We have
students in school from the fifth
grade to college graduates, The ma
jority of our pupils have never fin
ished the eighth grade, and they fin
ish the course in the average time,
and make just as good bookkeepers
and stenograph@s. You win find
many others inSschool with no better.
education than you have, and you
will be classified with those who are
in the grade with you.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
The Turning Point In
Your Life

The reading of this circular may be
the turni1g point in your life. 1t
may be the means of turning you
from shortsighted policy of indif-
ference about the future, and cause
you to begin to think and plan ahead
and to become dissatisfied with drift
ing along the way of least resistance.
Why not take our business course
and let us place you in a good busi-
ness position. When you begin to
understand a business and learn how
it is managed and associate daily
with men who have made a success,
you will be fairly on the road to sue
cess yourself; for you will learn that
the big affairs of this world are not
managed by supermen but by just
ordinary men plus determination, will
power, and staying qualities. You will
soon learn self-confidence without
which you would not get very far.
Lack of initiative and self-confidence
is sure antidote to progress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13

up-to'date equipment, strong courses,
excellent faculty in which thousands
OF young people have obtained their
business training. We have received
a patronage that has enabled MS to
build up one of the leading CONNER.
cial schools in the South The out
look for the future is good. both for
our school and its pupils, for we
shall doubtless continue to receive
good patronage as long as we main.
tain the same high class work. and
continue to place our pupils in good
positions.
The time for you to act is now.
Don't allow yourself to put this mat
ter off because OF some trivial rea-
son. You will never find time when
everything is just favorable for you
to start to school. If you do not act
now it is because you are not awake
to the possibilities in store for you
in this line of endeavor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
Are You Looking
Ahead Far Enough? :?

Ssventy-five per cent of mankind
at the age of fifty are dependent up
on their children or upon charity for
the bare necessities of life. Do you
realize the cause of their unfortunate
condition? In most cases, it is a story
of neglected opportunities, and fail
ure to realize the necessity of pro-
viding for old age.
Selfishness is the prevailing sin of
modern times. Too many people de-
vote their entire time, mind, and en-
ergy in seeking what they call a
good time"-having no thought of
the proverbial rainy day" that is
sure to come. Their program has
nothing in it but selfish pleasure, and
it is a program that if followed to its
logical conclusion will end in disaster
and failure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
The New Idea In
Education

One of the primary purposes of an
education is to fit a person to make
a living, and the one who fails to
realize this during his school days
will doubtless have many occasions
to regret his lack of wisdom and fore
sight.
There is an old theory that if boys
and girls be educated in the classics
and higher mathematics they will in
some mysterious way receive men
tai discipline that viii fit them to
make a success in any vocation That
theory has been exploded, and now
the schools are giving more atten-
tion to specialization. General educa-
tion is valuable only when it is sup
plemented with special and practical
training.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13

who have taken our courses and who
have obtained and are holding good
business positions as a direct result
of the training received in our school
This is not by any means a complete
list, since we are unable to obtain the
address of all. but deem it sufficient
to show that the Chickasha Business
College has had no small part in the
education and business training OF the
young people of this section.
We shall be delighted to enroll you
for our Winter Term. We know that
we can do for you what we have
done, for others, but since we cannot
send a policeman after you, we will
have to be content to ask you to in
vestigate and consider carefully and
then decide for yourself.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
What the Want Ads
Show

If you expect to take business
course, you will find more encourage
ment in taking a look at the want ad
section of any big daily paper than
you can in reading anything that we
may say in this circular.
An investigator recently analyzed
the want ads in single large daily
paper and found that out of total
of 2572 advertisements for help,
1725 required people with business
training. No other profession or
trade showed one-fifth as great de-
maIld.
The one who studies medicine, law,
dentistry, pharmacy, etc, or masters
eny trade is limiting himself to one
line of business, while the trained of
flee assistant finds lucrative employ
ment in thousand different lines of
industry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
with the bookkeeping Course the tut
ton rate is $500.
Take Civil Service
Course
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION
Washington, D. c.
October 16, 1919

The Principal:
Dear Sir. AS you have previously
been advised the Governments force
of stenographers and typists at Wash
ington is so large that two or three
hundred vacancies normally occur
each month 1t is only by maintain
ing continuous recruiting campaign
that the Commission is able to meet
the calls for eligibles to fill such va
cancies, and the Commission there
fore requests that you continue to en-
courage persons to qualify for such
positions. The Commission sees no
prospect that the demand for workers
of this class will materially decrease.
The entrance salary of stenograph-
ers in the Departmental Service in
Washington is usually $1,000 a year;
and that of typists usually $l,10O;
which, with the bonus which are au-
thorized throughout the fiscal year
ending June so, 1920, make the total
compensation in most branches,
81, ,44O and s1,94O a year, respectively.
BY direction of the Commission
Very respectfully,
MARTIN A. MORRISON,
President.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
is WELL REPRESENTED
AT OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY Is
REPORT OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS

4Thirty sctudents from Grads
county are enrolled in the University
of Oklahoma, at Norman, according
to figures. given out at the regis
trdr,s office.
Every county in Oklahoma is rep
resented among the 1900 students
at the school this year for the first
time since the university was estab-
lished % years ago.
Classification OF the students by
counties shows Cleveland county in
The lead with S92 students, Oklaho-
ma county is second with 2s2, and
Tulsa county third with 81.
Other leaders are Carter SO, Mus.
kogee 81, Pottawatomie 46, Garfield,
46; Kiowa 4S, Canadian Al, and Ok
mulgee 40. Two counties, Adair and
Harper have only one each.
The figures for other counties, fol
low:
Alfalfa 81, Atoka 8, Beckham IS,
Blain 32, Beaver A, Bryan u, Cad
do 26, Cimarron 2, Cherokee II,
Chodtaw 20, Coal 6, Comanche 25,
Cotton IS, Craig "a, Creek 81. Custer,
81, Delaware Z, Dewey 4.
Ellis 2, Garvin "a, Grady 80, Har-
mon 10, Grant "a, Greer 10, Haskell
g. Hughes Ia, jackson 2S, Jefferson
8, Johnston 10, LeFlore IS, Lincoln
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13

You cannot afford to take chances
when your future is at stake, nor
sure plan of providing for the future
and that is to learn more and equip
yourself for better work. This holds
good in any line Of work.
If you wish to be employed in a
business position or if you wish to go
into business on your own account,
you will be interested in our course
of business training. Such a train
ing and education will make you eli
gible to a position and an excellent
salary to begin with and will make
your advancement sure and easy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
For Sixteen Years

We have been sending out circulars
each month for the purpose of inter
esting young people in getting a prac-
tical business training-a training
which enables one to quickly get a
start in life and become Independent
and self-supporting We have spent
thousands of dollars in newspaper adj
vertising and catalogues preaching"
the doctrine of preparedness for the
future; and in addition to this we
have maintained an institution, with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
Il. c. |. AND TUITION RATES

Practically all schools that are do.
ing the same class of work this
school is doing have increased their
tuition rates so to 100 per cent dur
ing the past four years.
We have found it necessary to in
crease our rates only fifteen per cent
during the past four years.
Do not be mislead by the conten-
ton that a higher rate of tuition
means a higher standard of work
We have endeavored to be fair and
reasonable in our charges. We have
been tempted to keep up with our
competitors tuition charges and use
the same argument, but we have
thus far made only such advance as
was absolutely justified. and our
splendid patronage has shown that
the public has not misunderstood our
action
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
mark Time

Anyone who has watched soldiers
drill will understand this expression
We are nearing the end of another
vera, and we should all take a retros-
pective view of the past year and see
if we have been marking time" or if
on the other hand we have been MAX
ing the progress that we are capable
of making.
If you will begin now to Forward
March," the end of the year 1920 will
find you quite a distance on the road
to any object in life to which you
may aspire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
BOOKKEEPING WITH
POSTING MACHINE

The Posting Machine is used to do
a part of the bookkeeping in almost
every bank in the country, and it is
coming into common use in all large
offices. With the use of the Posting
Machine, one person can do the work
of two. There is a great demand for
operators, therefore we have cont
bined this work with the regular
bookkeeping course. and for the
Posting Machine Course combined
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-13
Our Guarantee

We have never had any difficulty
in placing our graduates in good po-
sitions-at all times there are more
places than we can fill, We make the
following guarantee proposition: II
we do not place a graduate of our
Combined Course in a good pocition
within one month after completing
the course, or if we have not pre-.
viously offered him such position,
we will pay him or her $1,000 per
week until placed.