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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05

and bays, was ceaseless and under
trying conditions.
Seven hundred and thirty scout pa
troll boats and SO sub-chasers were
attached to the various naval districts.
With no hope for action; no chance
for individual achievement: their only
incentive was the knowledge of labor
faithfully performed.
Navy in Aviation.
The navy won its share of the hon
ors of aviation. During the period of
hostilities there were esta blished
abroad two repair and assembly sta
tons. four kite-balloon stations, Is
sea-plane stations, five bombing plane
stations, three dirigible stations with
personnel OF over $4,000 enlisted
men.
There were over Sc, 700 mines laid in
strategical points in European waters.
A personal of 1000 men was en-
gagged in this hazardous occupation. A
work of magnitude and Importance
miles wide and gao miles in length
from Scotland to Norway across the
North. sea. Seventy thousand mines
were planted at a depth of from $50
to 800 feet below the surface The
work was carried on in conjunction
with the British. While the work was
finished only a few days prior to the
signing of the armistice, reports in
dictate that ten German subs stopped
at these mines-iong enough to be
blown up.
Repaired Hun Vessels.
A spectacular feat of the navy's list
of achievements was the repairing OF
interned German vessels. They were
all damaged in every malicious way
possible. The work of repair, rebuild.
ing broken and missing parts, cast
Meeting rods, was so well handled
under the system of electric welding
that not a single defect developed in
the work accomplished. In some
cases repairs were completed in three
weeks after German crews had pre-
dfcted that they could not be repaired
at all.
The great 14-inch naval guns
manned by bluejackets were familiar
friends to the soldier boys at the
front. The huge guns, intended orig
inally for battle cruisers were mounted
on railway trucks. AS close up back
Of the doughboys as the rails would
take them these monster guns with
their thirty mile range followed up to
throw their terribly destructive
charges across the German rear lines.
The Germans had no guns which could
rival them.
In the wasps of the Seas.
The sub-chasers have proved an ir-
resistible attraction to the boys from
the plains who fancied chasing the
ruthless German subs in these "wasps
Of the seas" Their listening devices
were able to detect and locate subs
before the sub was aware of the pres
ence OF the chaser. Once located
a depth charge over the side--the pill
exploded-then some oil on the water.
that's all. The sudden cessation of
submarine activities in these waters
is largely due to the presence of the
horde Of sub-chasers.
An instance OF the matchless cour-
age of the seamen is cited in the case
Of the Mt. Vernon, returning with sew
eral hundred wounded soldiers. She
was torpedoed short distance out OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05

Brest. number of seamen died in
the fire, steam and boiling water in
the engine rooms With two compart-
ments flooded, the almost certainty of
the attack being renewed, volunteers
were called for to man the unchanged
boilers. Every man of the ships crew
stepped out at the call.
Heroes of the Show.
In another case the U. S. S. Shaw
was almost ripped in halves by the
transport Aquitania off the Irish
coast. The steering gear was out of
commission. The commander had to
decide between ramming a transport
loaded with soldiers, or of going full
speed astern with the certainty of be-
ing rammed himself by the Aquitania-
He chose the latter course. The trans
port only took ninety feet off the bow
of the destroyer. Altho in a sinking
condition, on fire and the magazines
apt to blow up any minute, the COM
mander and crew stuck. They put
out the fire. And then turned around
and performed the almost impossible
task OF bringing in their ship-stern
first.
O'Connor believes that the interest
that has developed in the navy and
the fact that there Is still a great deal
of work to be done by the navy, and
the possibility that parts OF it may be
will all prove effective in stimulating
enlistment. There are lot of young
men who were too young during hos
tilities to enlist in anything whose am
billions were inspired during the war
and who expected to Join the navy as
soon, as they were old enough to sign
up. AT any rate O'Connor is up at the
recruiting station to tell them any,
thing they want to know and to give
them the enlistment papers to sign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
July s. 1894.

D.
The usual number Of Independence Day
casualties is reported from yesterday, al
tho there were no fatalities in Topeka or
vicinity.
NJ W. Welcome of the Kansas Mutual
Life association was burned about the
face by the premature discharge Of a can
non firecracker in his fingers
Will Fulton. q city employe on the street
force. suffered cuts and burns while try
ing to reiiGht a giant firecracker.
Leon Weeks, an -year-old boy, had the
flesh torn from his fingers on his right
hand by the explosion Of a cannon cracker
Andrew Lewis a Rock Island employee.
who lives at Topeka avenue and Gordon
street. North Topeka. lost the forefinger
Of his left hand BY the premature explosion
of a giant cracker.
Ralph Moore and Nat Taylor were burned
by cannon crackers.
Homer Fox. young son Of Capt. o. w.
Fox had his eyes filled with powder when
his toy cannon went off backward.
Hugh Benner. a 15-year-old boy, had
his face badly burned from powder when
his toy cannon went off at the touch
hole instead of the barrel. He was at the
home of his uncle, NJ. w. Welcome, on FILL
more street. His eyes were filled with pow
der, but the sight will not be affected.
Myrtle Sieber Of 81 East Eighth street
had her hand badly burned and torn by the
explosion of a giant cracker The little
girl Is years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05

enjoying 1t. Perhaps for them, the
waxed floor is the legendary fountain
of youth.
The dance is over and the couples
are f1ocking to the windows, under
the fans or to the water fountain, all
hopping their faces with their soaked
handkerchiefs and exclaiming, MY.
isn't this a scorcher; we're nuts to
dance a night like this" but we see
none of them makes any move toward
leaving.
Our attention is drawn to a girl at
our elbow who is acquainting us of the
fact in song that she's "a jazz baby"
She need not have troubled herself;
we could see it very plainly.
The plano bangs, the violin
screeches, the trombone grunts. the
drums are thumped and jazz reigns
again. Just as If they had been await
ing those chords-or wheezes-as a
runner does the starters gun, feet be-
gin to shuttle and wiggle. After the
dance is under way, we happen to
glance over in a corner and there see
a bunch of girls. All, wall flowers. we
exult. finding herein at least one of
the elements of the good old fashioned
dance. But not for long. After they
find the supply of men is exhausted.
many feminine arms encircle feminine
waists and off they 60. BY golly.
that's all wrong. My friend and
SbdAG al SdCh OlhSl BuAIiAgs anu CuI
eyes stray back to the few girls still
sitting it out"
All at once, let out a gasp md
peer more intently at the unfavored
ones. Could II be? 1t was. Guilty.
turning to my friend to see IL he was
observing me, said. I'm going over
and dance with one of those poPr
girls even IL l am a married man.
won't see 'em sit IL out when there are
men standing around here"
He Got n Peach.
GO ahead" he says, but I'll bet
you pick lemon"
walked over.
May I have this dance" Things
are free and easy around a public
dance hall; I had gained that from
former experience. One does not
stand on formality.
She smiles her assent and we start
off When we come abreast of my
friend, his eyes stick out like the
proverbial saucers and my chest be-
gins to swell We glide on and reach
the far corner" Then, L started that
shaky, shivering movement and my
chievously with a quick look at the
other end of the hall and then falls
into step" o boyl o boy!
little "shimmying'' friend. but what
can q fellow do He can't stand by
like a stick and see a girl who likes
to dance have to sit it out.
Not that I wanted to "shimmy'' with
her, you understand. am a mar
ried man. You understand. don't you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
MAN IN A CAGE
Tom Hurley, Elevator Man at
Court House, q Candidate.
Loses Foot While in Employ of
Shawnee County.
READ STATE JOURNAL % YEARS
E. ID. McKeever, Topeka Attor-
ney, His First NewsbOy.
Outdoors All His Life, Hates
Work Inside.

For four long years Tom Hurley,
1915 Van Buren, street. always an ac-
tive, hard working man until he lost
foot five years ago. has operated the
old fashioned elevator at the county
court house with one object in view.
That was to some day be the marshal
of the court of Topeka. Today. he
announces his candidacy for the office.
Hurley lost his foot while working
for the county. From his bed of pain
in the hospital five years ago he an
nounced his candidacy for marshal of
the court of Topeka and without any
campaigning ended second in the
grand free-for-all race for the mar
shars Job at the primary four years
ago.
Tom Hurley has been a resident of
Shawnee county for thirty years.
Twenty-nine years of that time he has
been a subscriber for the Topeka State
Journal. E. D. McKeever, now a
prominent Topeka attorney. was the
first boy to deliver State Journals to
Hurley's home.
He Likes State Journal.
1--WE cussed Ed McKeever many
times for being too lazy to walk far
enough into the yard so he could
throw our Journal on the porch" said
Hurley today. II like, the Journal
because 1t prints news about things as
they are"
For twenty-six years of his life In
Topeka, Tom Hurley worked for Cuth-
bert & Son, cement men. Just prior
to his accident he began work for
the county. One day while blasting
in the country dynamite exploded pre-
maturely and when Tom Hurley
awoke he was on a white bed with a
something missing feeling in one
of his legs. 1t was his foot which had
been blown off.
Likes Active Life.
The present county commissioners
did their best for Hurley after he had
lost his foot while in the employ Of
the county. Unable to land the mar
shars job, Hurley was given the ele-
vator job. The years cooped up in
the elevator have palled on the man
who always lived out of doors and knew
nothing but perfect health. often,
when he thinks no one is around Hur-
ley's head is seen leaning against the
side of his eight-hour-a-day prison.
Several times he has been caught but
always Strengthened up with a smile.
Once he said:
This inside life is pretty tough for
q fellow like me-"
Hurley sells candy and cigars which
are placed in the elevators. He started
out in the cigar and candy business
with fifty pennies for change. He
has changed pennies many times but
in the four years has never run out
OF pennies for change. That is, he
has never been obliged to get 4 dime
or quarter changed into pennies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
Retail Merchants Association
in Many Activities Here.
Campaign for Merchant Mem
berships Is Underway.
WILL PLAY BANKERS GAME
Initiate Fight on Cashiers Of
Mound Checks.
Insist Upon Credentials of Adj
vertising Solicitors.

Since the organization OF the To-
peka Retail Merchants association as
one Of the affiliated organizations OF
the Topeka Chamber OF commercs
real things are doing in, a commercial
way in Topeka.
A pay-up campaign, several dollar
days and a real sales talk by a lectur-
err OF national reputation have been.
staged under the direction of the as
ISOLATION. Incidentally, nearly al: OF
the bigger merchants of the city havo
already become members of the asso-
citation and the drag net 10 out for
those who have not as yet seen the
benefits to be derived from organiza-
ton.
After Check Artists.
Now two other things expected to
help wonderfully in the commercia,s
life of the city are being planned by
the Merchants association. The no.
fund check artists who are said to
infest the capital city and who make
life miserable for the merchants are
due for a period OF discomfort.
The merchants banded together for
the purposes of self protection are
needing the most recent bulletin sent
out from association headquarters in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms and
have Announced that hereafter checks
presented in payment of bills at local
stores will be scrutinized carefully as
will the tenders of the checks. I'm
known persons will be compelled TO
produce proper Identification before
the merchants will even consider the
flashing of the checks. 1t is the opin-
ion of the merchants expressed thru
the bulletin that persons presenting
good checks can have no cause for
anger when the merchants follow the
practice of the banker.
Inspect Ad Men.
The other good thing the Merchants'
association offers its members is a pro-
tective alliance against INSCRIPTIONS
advertising solicitors. 1t is estimated
many thousands OF dollars are taken
from the pockets of the merchants ev-
cry year by persons who are promot-
ing advertising schemes of various
kinds. Under the new regime every
advertising man. except those connect
ed with the legitimate and regular
mediums such as newspapers, must
needs have his proposition passed
upon by the special advertising com
mittee of the association before the
members OF the association will even
permit him TO show his wares.
The Topeka Retail Merchants asso-
citation, tho a separate organization. Is
hand in glove with the Topeka Cham
Der of Commerce and both organiza-
tons are bending a large part OF their
efforts for the general good of To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
HELP DURING WAR
Motor Cars Are Now Enemy Of
Railroad Lines.
Getting Business Away From
Them Is Big Problem
FREIGHT BY GASOLINE GROWS
If Rates Are Advanced This
VIII Aid New Business.
Officials of Transportation Are
Studying Problem Now.

Can the railroads come back :?
That is a question that motor car men
and railroad officials are asking. Be-
fore the war, when railroads were
fighting for business. they viewed
with alarm entertainments by motors
on the transportation business. When
war overwhelmed them with bust
ness, they turned to the automobiles
for help. They got it. Freight lines
serving nearby territories were organ
lied and these have grown as time
has passed. Now the question is,
can the railroads gain back g very
great per cent of the business thus
lost to them?
Just at present. the passenger
trains are heavily overloaded daily
along all lines, regar dless OF the con-
dition OF the roads. There is no
doubt, however, that when the high
ways are in excellent condition,
large amount of traffic goes over
land by the benzine route that ordi-
narily would go by the public carriers.
It's Complex Problem.
Now comes the complex part Of
the problem. The railroads, to exist,
must charge higher rates on both pas
senger and freight traffic, according
to officials who have made a study
of the huge deficits reported in finan-
cial statements to the federal railroad
administration.
II the government grants a higher
rate on passenger business. particular
ly, will the public spend more and
more of its time in travelling about the
country in machines? With the hard
surface roads a fact. and not
dream. the number of cars which will
spin along on fifty, 100 or 500-mile
trips can only be surmised. Truck
transportation may also be a strong
competitor.
This is only one of the many huge
problems which must be solved before
the transportation systems of the
United States can settle down to bust
ness in an equitable frame of mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
SHADES OF BYRON!
What Would That Bard Say of
a Topeka Dance Hall.
Wen Bet 1t Wouldn't Be "On
With the Dance"
PLEASURE VS.. PERSPIRATION
Married Man Looks On at FroI-
licking and Wonders.
Then Dances With "WaIl Flow
er" Just To Be Gallant.

AS Byron no doubt would put it
were he living in Topeka today:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-22
OPERA TICKETS
SELL RAPIDLY


"DLaboms C.Nam ,rs bnyirY
grand ORA tickets r1n and are ..,
INK .a doves" 'a.d Mrs. lirt
Hamilton. IN charg, OF ~, box Of; e.
sales. 'o,,ay Up 10 n. first OF ,h'.
week. three fourth. oi H., sales were
20 ont town people. bu' N. citi-
5er' here are now ,sadng easily"
,he 'ay'
M, Hamilton say, that "Aili" is
proving 20 he the most popular
yehi.l, m lhe Chicago Opera aS'oci,-
ton, repertoire Sne attribute. 'htS
partly 10 the IA, that CarpaH,ni will
direct that night
Ont al the city orders are con.
t'nulng - arrive with every mail and
The entire STATE VII ht repre- ented
when the season opens Friday night
Il'sl WI, have large group ot
opera enthusiasts here, and Norman
.. coming virtually IN body. says
Mrs Hamilton Enid. Shawnee.
i5ldcn,,le, ~ Reno and many other
towns, even irou the eSectm- east
ern and western section, Of the state
vii be represented.
p. Large order, i9r reservations are
arriving from many educational in
s'i'utior. both here and ,hroughou,
Tho vate
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-22
Hoppe Only One
Not Defeated in
Billiard Tourney

NEW YORK. Oct - wuln. Hopp.
ra. the only undAfented player IN TIE
l'2 hAlk line billiard tournament In
progress here today Today he 10
slotted 10 meet George Sutton and hls
Hdmir"rs are predicting an easy VIC
tory for him
Hopes Aies' victim was KoN Va
nada, the brilliant Japanese plavcr
After yaunda early In the day had
defeated George SlOsson by 900 to go.
Hope trounCed YsmAda IN decisive
fashion. 600 TO l2g.
The supporters Of Welker Cochran.
the youthful star beaten by Hoppe on
Monday we're chcercd today as n re.
sult Of Cochrans defeat Of ora Morn
iugstar. Cochran played q vastly df.
f.frnt game than he did on Monday
and had no trouble In winning. 80 20
l22.
Schaefcr won from sutton tN0 20
.65. To-day sloss6u meets Morning
star: sutton and Cochran clash aud
Schaefer ana Yamadn play IN addition
70 the Hoppe sutton match
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-22
TULSA CATCHER
BACK AS PILOT


Manager Of Sioux City
JOPLIN, No. oct Charlie
Schmidt. until few week. nr'8fa me
close q the Western league sc,sor
manager Of the s'ou, CITY club ard
Who flushed the season vh Tulsa Rs
catcher. VIII mansg" t.a Joplin team
next year. n eas announced rdIy w
y. Rosenberg. pr~,iI'ut ~ fhe JorIu
baseball club.
Schm hoFan N. Western 'eaTue
baseball season lust o'0sei .r manager
pf the Sioux Ciy clb w.ru 'a. 40
The cluh caused tl' rcNrrJ'. r n'
md Manager Abbott u Tu mrsd.
n'"lY signed the former U,'.' ,Iar
Harts'op schmidt finished 'ha season
with Tulsa
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CAMRRIDGf Mass oct . Mar
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haven't been strong tho length o' mt.
line Of operations Tho other positions
arc the putposts OF defense so 10
speak Tho bulk ~ tho work fails
10 those In the avenue described
which IL the main sv.uuc for IN. wag-
ing of drfensiv, warfare
with the catcher, and pitchers h.
has, NcGraw has this and his center
well guarded for neI, year In
Fletcher he ha. man who otNh, 10
il'l tho bill 'ur another year or two.
nfo giving the steadying Influence IN
'H' young ou'ficli In center he has
kHun. not the best center fielder In
gro game but one than whom II will
10 hard 10 find a better.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-22
EIGHT. ROUND BOUT
DECISION TO MOORE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct 22.-Pal
Moore, Memphl, bs,amwcgh,. was
awarded an eigh, round decision las,
right over Rerrie Kahn. OF Phladel.
phIa, ai,e, a hard fight Moore
earned the decision but it was no,
until the las, three round, that, the
ta'ye con brough, into action a whip
ping le', to the stomach that earned
him the victory.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-22

A soft drink company turned orcr
five carloads Of sugar TO supple IN,
depleted sugar bowls OF tho citizen.
oi Winnipeg Canada Dearborn ln.
dependent
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Welfare workers among the Ameri-
tan Indians complain that the drug
babit i, making alarming inroads
hmong the rednen and tina, no con.
HreSSlonll enactment exists 70 our,ail
It. Dearborn independent,
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hee Western Football Teams Eliminated From Big Ten Championship

January 7 Both ~ these are also
ior men only, and pay from pO0 10
fpI a yciJ.
The sun., 1919-05-04
BROOKLYN VARIETY.

ORPHEUM--Marie Dressler,
having learned how to snap out
of 1t" in war work, will rip of
songs and stories in a way indi-
eating that she has the Govern
ment behind her. Herman Tim
berg and crowd will present
THE Viol-Inn," the musical
comedy from his own pen, feet
and fiddle. George Whiting and
Sadie Burt with Song Sayings"
will round out a we'll balanced
career by appearing here. L.
Wolfe Gilbert and Anatole Fried
land, with their past and present
song hits, will stand ready to re-
spond to cries of "Attaboyp
BUSHWICK Allan Brooks,
with his own sketch, Dollars and
Sense" will split his fees as a
headliner with Bessie Wynn, who
IL guaranteed to sing her way
into the heart of any person
chosen at random. "The Rain
bow Cocktail" a musical fantasy
uncorked by Hassard Short, will
fzzle up-in the complimentary
sense.
STAR-The Social Follies,
known to all acute observers as
"a burlesque show in the truer
sense" will make Brooklyn its
own, the company headed by
Harry Seyon promising abso-
lutely to obliterate gloom.
The sun., 1919-05-04

we'll known players, including Charles
Richman and Amelia Bingham. He
played with Elsie Janis in THE Van
derbilt Cup" with Wilton Lackaye in
THE Battle" in Klaw & changers
production OF THE Round Up" and
then with Excuse Me-" THE Deep
Purple" and other Broadway produc-
tons. Mr.. Abbe's inimitable perform
ance OF Pops Breede in Harry Leon
Wilson's Bunker Bean" in which he
shared the acting honors with Taylor
Holmes. is wildly recalled. His more
recent performance was that OF Papa
The sun., 1919-05-04
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THEATRES

AshHno In Eyes Of Youth" In stps
Fort of Marjorie Rambeau, in which
he played all last season, at the Maxine
Elliott Theatre. His performance OF
Wtllidm J. Dreto, the man with the
headache who by virtue Of the tablet
cure starts the dream in Come On
Charley" In one Of the best characteri-
zations in Mr.. Abbe's gallery Of stage
portraits.
There has always been a touch Of
piquancy in the speech Of the English
speaking player Of foreign birth. Much
Of the charm Of Nine. Modjeska, vet
Grams will tell you, lay in her speech.
The delight that the hearer gets from
the vernacular as It comes from the
tongue OF an attractive woman, when
the hearer Is aware that she Is phras-
ing In a language not her own, Is anal
ogous to that pleasure grownups find
in the first ineligible lispings Of an
infant. The effect is much like that
given a favorite dish by new and
marvellous sauce. The younger Sal
vini would probably never so COM
pletely have made his own role like
dArtaDndn II It were not for his ro-
mantle Italian accent Ibsen's exotic