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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN

The following petition will be submit
ted to the club women of Maine, and
those of every other State in the union,
by the committee of the protection of
women under international law.
Whereas there is overwhelming evil
dence that in the present war, the armies
OF the Central European Powers and of
their Allies have been permitted and en-
couraged to commit and, officers and
men en- masse, have actually and persist
emily committed every form of sexual
oftense against the women of every coun-
Try they have entered; and,
whereas campaign is being conduct
ed to secure the signatures of women to a
petition demanding the trial and punish
ment on conviction OF every guilty Off
Ger and soldier of the Central Powers,
and also demanding that all women so
injured be officially recognized as wound
ed in war;
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that we,
whose names are appended, hereby en-
dorse this petition and authorize our
names to be added to the list of names to
be sent to the Peace Congress.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
Prohibits the Sale of Misrepresented Fer
tilizer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. The secretary
of agriculture on Jan. 18th issued an
order prohibiting the Natures Fertilizer
Co., IL South Market street, Boston, from
selling their product, variously known as
"Nature's Fertilizer or "Nature's Plant
Food and Soil Rectifier" "under any form
of representation, direct or indirect, that
it has distinct value as fertilizer or is
equal or superior to the usual and well
recognized kinds of commercial fertili-
zer." This order is the result of very
careful investigation into the merits of
the product, including three day hear
ing in the Boston State House, at which
witnesses in favor of and opposed to the
product were given full hearing. The
conclusion is that the product contains
only four per cent. of potash, which is
practically unavailable for plants and
that, therefore, there is nothing in the
nature of the material to justify its sale as
fertilizer or plant food.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30

appeared and your Vegetable Compound
has made me a well, strong woman so
| do all my own homework. cannot
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly to women
passing through the Change of Life. -
Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 s. Orchade
St., Urbana, III.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
"heat flashes" backache, headaches
and "the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
of the Matter

OF the Matter.
.1ea that the Ottumwa
winter, for the first
- Merrill, the owner,
4'd not pay to keep
atel station at Beach
not pay to keep it
ds Of miles of trolley
ned and others put to
season by comparison
2
1t pay to run them.
44Ioyed labor.
q had a corps Of ser
ITS who have had to go
methlng else when he
same is true of the
conductors on the dis
{ the trainmen on the
etrenched operations.
rr IS a direct and vital
the volume of en-
III ii e and the abil-
.@ finances it to make
y Of these businesses
Ire war over?
Geared up costs be-
re The public can take
Pc cor sumo in this city
S OF blueberries every
we can buy them cheap.
lines as much as they
we should not bother
lg to something that
SIS la Dor in its pToduc-
YOU can put a concern
s. pushing its costs above
the public can and will
The number of
isetts is shrinking rapid
%, and Of late the num-
1me countries get along
together. China does.
mia you can count the
on the fingers of a sin
IRE a rich country, and
ont milk, but we should
CIV small amount of it if
uce it under conditions
which the Russell Club
Ire service, If farmers
J.atoon system, with the
hey pleased, and enabled
ound a fire and doze and
Except as interrupted by
1b, and we should pay
wage, and pension them
o go off and work fol
another salary, we could
AID down in this city at
luart. And the amount
h0uld consume at that
be large.
led up prices of every
ubiic has reioiced in the
nj has had heard of the
. 40 cents an hour aware
no take tickets in the
LED in the liberality and
Y for equal work." as il
4feS of progressiveness,
suit? A working cost Of
,cuger, which the public
at the turnstiles or part
rest in taxes which would
t., and also on the butcher
trough him on the cos
g everybody. The man
e. Whatever it costs tt
car the public viii
one form if not in an
SIS of the unemployment
: is not enough money il
ance industries, with an!
fotit, on the inflated basii
reached. Mr.. Gomperi
a his rights in ASSERTING
be no reduction in wages
q was entirely within hi
the bill to bring the day
overnment clerks up t.
II volume to perhaps hal
.e man who pays the bill
lis living. Senator-el
rely within his rights il
Weeks out of Office, be
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
Mr.. Sibley's Letter.
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. i

PASADENA, Callf., Jan. 18th.
Dear Journal My previous letter left
off at Seattle, Wash, and | will COM
mence at Portland, Oregon. 1t was first
settled in 1843 dhe year | was born and
it far outstrips its namesake in Maine
and now has population of about $780,
900 people, and for quite a long time
there was quite rivalry with Seattle.
1t is a beautiful city, well built and has
very many substantial business blocks
sightseeing autos and electric cars for
seeing the city and on the top of very
high hill near by, the view of the city and
the surrounding country was magnificent.
The park is fine and is laid out SO as to
preserve the natural growth of the trees
and foliage. The animals did not COM
pare very favorably with those in the
Lincoln Park in Chicago
The most interesting part of my visit
to Portland was the ride down the Co
lumbia River Highway, distance of 80
miles each way. The Highway is a
boulevard all the way and runs near the
river and with the high mountains on
one side and this noble river on the other,
it certainly is a most interesting ride.
Portland is the largest grain shipping
port on the Pacific coast, also very large
shipments of lumber are made from here
coastwise and to South American ports.
1t is a strong rival of Seattle in ship
building and the whole Pacific coast owes
it's immense shipbuilding industry to the
Panama Canal 1t has been great fac
tor in winning the war. very large
steamship corporation has been formed
recently at Los Angeles to establish
steamship lines to the Orient, Australia
and direct steamship communication
with Europe.
dislike very much travelling by rail at
night for two reasons. l dislike sleeping
cars and like to see the country through
which | travel, SO | left Portland at 1.45
D. m. and went to Roseburg, where | left
the train and went to a nice hotel. Had
a good nights rest and took train at 1C
a. m. next morning for Talent, Oregon,
where | arrived at A. 80 p. m, and was
met by my old friend Edward A. Perry
and his wife. While there | got letter
from Col. Philo Hersey from San Jose,
Calf, saying the influenza was an cpl
demic and advised me not to 60 into Cali
fornia until it had somewhat abated.
AS Talent was very small place and
no facilities for the care of person i'll
with influenza, l went to Ashland, Ore
gon, five miles from Talent, and was in
Talent and Ashland five weeks before it
was safe to proceed. Ashland is a nice
city of about 5000 people, and thirteen
miles from Medford, Oregon, city Of
about $4,000, and between the two cities
there are the towns of Phoenix and
Talent.
Phoenix is one of the oldest towns in
the state and dates back to old stage
coach times. Medford is very fine city
and has very many large buildings, ano
among them four splendid schoolhouses
a very large, nice, new hotel, new posi-
office that would do credit to a city Of
$4,000 Talent is town of about sol
people, and has schoolhouse Quilt il
191D that is as large as the Normal schoo
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
Four-Months Old Baby Stands Alone.

A photograph of a four -months-old
baby standing alone is shown in the
February Popular Mechanics Magazine.
This was the result of an interesting
course of training that was begun when
the baby was only three weeks old.
One of the first lessons consisted in
teaching it to sit up by putting hand at
its back and bracing the tiny feet. At
four months it was % 1-2 in. tall and
weighed IL IA pounds.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
women OF
MIDDLE ACE
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe
y-proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Tan be Relied Upon.

:, or 5s;r, During Change of Life.
In addition to its annoying SYMPTOMS I
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
HORSES
FOR SALE
New LOT each week.
w. l.. WEST,
Spring Street.
NOT ICE.

'Ordered, the Senate concurring, that
the time for the reception of petitions
and bills for private and special legisla-
ton be limited to Friday, January 81,
1919, and that all such petitions and bills
presented after that date be referred to
the next Legislature; that the clerk of
the House cause copies of this order to
be published in all the daily and weekly
papers in the State until and including
Thursday, January Both, next.
House of Representatives Jan. Is, 1919
Read and passed. Sent up for concur
renee. Clyde R. Chapman, Clerk.
In Senate Chamber. Jan. II, 1919. Reae
and passed. In concurrence L. Ernes1
Thornton, Secretary pro tenn"
Respectfully,
CLYDE r. CHAPMAN,
Clerk of the House.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
WANTED

A HORSE FOR HIS KEEP until Nav
1st Must be a good driver, sound, kind
and not afraid of automobiles.
DR.. ELMER MALL.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
PERUNA1MTE 2;S5fsSE
Rundown and Unable to
Work

IT am pleased to recommend
Peruna as it was beneficial in
restoring my health when ! was
all run down from OverwOrk and
nervous worry and was unable to
take up my regular work. A
friend recommended Pcruna and
said he was sure that it would
restore my strength. l soon found
that / was getting better and in
a little over two months l was
able to resume my duties with
renewed vigOr and strength. 1t
certainly is a wonderful medicine
to vitalfze the system"
For Sale Everywhere
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
French Tank Pulls Barges on Marine CANA

Less than month after the armistice
was signed, one of frances SCARED vet
eran tanks was put in service on the
Marne Canal, pulling a convoy of barges,
says the February Popular Mechanics
Magazine. While draft animals in the
past have moved barges at rate of
about mile an hour, it is reported that
the tank accomplishes the task at double
that speed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30

had an attack of
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in q weakened
condition. | felt at
times that | would
never be well again.
| read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's V G g e.
t a b l e Compound
and what it did for
women p as sin g
through the Change
of Life, so | told my
doctor | would try
1t. l soon began to
gain in str eng t h
and the annoying
SVnntpm dis
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
Thin,
rcraWny or SalloW
.... he Stomach Doesn t
.,.. .-r.eH Nourishnent to
Body.

he stomach DoeSn
-.. .sa Nourishnent to
Body.
want to be plump;
.a.e> in your face that
if the skin is sal
.... lpIts or blackheads,
-.Hch tablets for two
change
he thin people are
.. -.4mach does not per-
rr)y. 1t is not secret
lac natural digestive
4uence does not ex-
uuugh nutrltive mat
.. .ly part of the body.
.. does not do its work
ment in the food you
and passes through
wing any flesh build
tablets are intended
cA so that it will act
from the food all
to form good, solid
~g two weeks treat
-4mach tablets-they
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
SEVEN ARE DEAD
Oklahoma Cyclone Takes Its
Toll Thru State.
Score of Others Are Injured by
the Storm.

Oklahoma City, March 17.-Seven
persons are dead and scores injured,
some of whom may die, following the
series of tornadoes that swept Okla
homa from southwest to northeast
Saturday night and property damage
estimates run into six figures.
Mrs. c. o. Foust died within few
hours and her husband died Saturday
night after Saturdays storm at Hin
ton, so miles west of here. Several
others were hurt and damage estl-
mates are high in the thousands.
Nine residences and twenty barn
buildings were demolishe.
Dipping at scattered points all
across Kingfisher county, the tornado
killed three outright and severely in
jured several more. Mrs. E. p. Hiram
Smith, negro, one child, and man
named Harper, sheltered during the
storm, are dead and Smith and four
children badly hurt. Two school
houses, a church and several other
buildings are wrecked.
Two were killed at Porter. north of
Muskogee and property damage went
above 100000.
The storm continued thruout Sun
day in some northern districts, but
last night moved northeast over Mis-
souri,,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
CALL A FLOOD MEETING
Atchison Mayor Summons Session
Suits May Be Filed.

Atchison, March 17.-Preparatory
to suits to be filed against the Mis-
souri, Pacific, Santa Fe, Burlington
and Rock Island railroads involving
flood damage which occurred here
Saturday Louis Weinman, mayor of
Atchison today called a meeting of
the city council and damaged property
owners to be held tonight. Piling in
a railroad bridge over White Clay
creek near the union depot is blamed
for failure of the bridge to carry off
surplus water. Practically all the
damage was caused by backwater
from this bridge which flowed thru
the union depot and into many indus
. trial plants.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
Topeka Protestant Union to Aid
Salvation Army Drive.
Sermon From Every Church
Pulpit Sunday Morning.
COMMITTEE FOR CAMPAIGN
Out After Funds When Teams
Go Forth Next Monday.
Special Publicity Feature Ar
ranged for $4,000 Fund.

The unqualified endorsement of
nearly all of the Protestant churches
of Topeka was given to the Salvation
Army S35.o0O home fund drive at a
meeting of the Ministerial union to-
cay. The action was taken at the
Central Y NJ. c. a. following talks by
w. \. Biby and Elmer F.. LoUse. cam
paign directors.
Not only did the Ministerial union
give its unqualified endorsement to
the campaign. il individually and col
lectively promised that from each
church pulpit in the city next Sunday
morning the drive will be favora bly,
mentioned and the congregations OF
the city will be urged to support The
drive to the fullest possible extent
eYen to financial contributions.
Committee Is Named.
"A. special committee of ministers
was named to act as the representa-
tiyes Of the union on the official cam
paign committee in charge of the
drive. This committee is composed
of DR.. Edmund James kulp. pastor
o. the first Methodist church; 3. II.
Hobbs. president of the Ministerial
union: R. A. Schell. pastor of the First
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
He QUITS WITH JOY
Colonel Hamilton Says He Is
Glad War Is Over.
Gassed in ArgOnne, He Is Back
Home Once More.

Col Clad Hamilton, who has re-
turned to Topeka from France, dis
claims any distinction as a fighting
man, and calls himself just a plain
citizen.
Colonel Hamilton is recovering from
the effects of being gassed in the Ar
gonne battle September %. He was
discharged from the hospital at Dijon
the first of December. but was taken
I'll again and detained at a hospital in
Paris for two months longer.
He dismissed his claim to heroism
with the modesty which is one\of the
noticeable things about the returned
soldier. MY experience is the same
as that of thousands of soldiers" was
as much as he would say about his
service in France.
Mrs. Hamilton and their son, who
have been spending the winter in the
east, returned to Topeka with Colonel
| Hamilton.
Quits With Pleasure.
Colonel Hamilton stated that in re-
gard to war, the citizen-soldiery feel
| as did General Grant when he said
after the conclusion of the Civil war,
Il entered war with reluctance, and l
| quit it with pleasure"
I'VE are just what we have always
been" said Colonel Hamilton; there
| is no difference. There is the same
| ground underfoot, the same sky over
head, in France as in America. The
| boys are coming back to be citizens.
| Soldiers are not needed, except in war
that is, the great number necessary
to conduct war. No country keeps
an army of sufficient numbers for that
| purpose, least of all America. 1 do
not want to be quoted as soldier, for
1 am not not that. Like most of the
| others who entered this war, l am
an amateur soldier. 1 want nothing
| now but to be considered citizen of
| Kansas and America-nothing could
be better than that. 1 am a lawyer.
not a soldier, and 1 want to take up
my place again, with the good will
i and friendship of my friends and
neighbors." ~
| Colonel Hamilton will leave in a
few days for visit to his parents in
| the southern part of the state, after
which he expects TO settle down into
the harness.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
KIRO GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel C. Lands te
Celebrate With Children.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel C. Lands,
klro, will celebrate their golden we'd
ding anniversary Friday March 21,
with an informal gathering of their
friends and neighbors. to which no
invitations have been issued. They
will be at home to their friends all
afternoon and evening of that day
Mr.. and Mrs. Lands moved to KAN
sas from Pennsylvania in 1887, and
bought the 40o-acre. farm where they
still lives They are the parents of ten
children. all living, three sons and two
daughters at Kiro, and the others scat
tered over the United States All of
their children will be here to help
them celebrate the anniversary
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17

Christian church,; Charles NJ. Sheldon.
pastor of the Central Congregat ational
church, and Rev. Gregory.
The campaign is to begin in Topeka
Monday, March "a. and according to
the plans already formulated the
drive will have many features which
will distinguish it from the other
drives which have been put over in
Topeka during the last two years.
Special publicity features have been
arranged which are thought to be
more unique and novel than any other
attempts in the same line in the past.
Record in France.
The one thing on. which the cam
paignerS are relying to furnish incen-
vation Army in France. 1t was the
only organization of its kind over
there working aFCUnS the boys OF
which not one ord of criticism has
been uttered. according to all re-
ports from returned soldiers the Sal
Vation Army when it furnished dough-
nuts and hot drinks to the doushboys
of America and the allies builded it.
self a place in the hearts of men
which z mere request for money with
which TO build equipment Will fail
even to scratch.
The $4,000 which is being asked in
this campaign is to be used in the
erection and equipment of a Salvation
Army home on the corner of Fifth
ana Quincy streets. The site for the
building was purchased by the Army
before the war-but when the wal
came the Salvation Army set its own
plans aside and turned every effort tC
making life as easy as possible for the
men in uniform. And even with this
the work at home was not neglected
For while the doughnuts were being
distributed to the doughboys in
France. the baskets and the relief was
being administered to the soldiers
fl miles here at home
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
KANSAS IRISH ARE OUT
Thousands in Southeastern Part of
State in Big Parade.

Pittsburg, Kan, March 17.-Thou-
sands of Irish people from many points
in southeastern Kansas were in at
tendance today for the celebration of
st. Patrich's day by the local organ
ization of American Friends of Irish
Freedom. A parade this morning was
one mile long. A meeting this after
noon was addressed by several speak
ers A military review and a soccer
football game were scheduled for the
athletic field at the state manual
training normal All the mines of the
district We're idle today.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
Glass Hits at Solon.

Washington, March 17,-Repre-
sentative McFadden today drew the
fire of Secretary Glass over the Penn
sylvanian's query as to how John Skel-
ton Williams was being retained as
comptroller of the currency. Glass
even returned McFadden's letter, say
ing he did not care to retain it for
his file''
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17

Jewell, Kan. March 17.-Mrs. VIM
F. Fay, prominent in club work ir
this county and formerly a student OF
.Washburn college at Topeka, died
Saturday after a short illness from
pneumonia. Mrs. Fay formerly was
a Smith Center girl. She leaves a
husband and one child.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks t.
the kind neighbors and friends for the
sympathy and beautiful floral offer
lngs during the death of our beloved
wife and mother
MR.. MATT KIEFFER,
MRS. ALEX SMITH,
MRS. VIM. L. SHELTON,
MRS. F. NJ. KEMPLIN,
MRS. FRANK MORRIS,
MR.. PETE KIEFFER.
Adv
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
TRIPLE KANSAS FUNERAL
Three Lyons Children Die-MotheI
Buried Last of Week.

Lyons, Kan, March 1.-THE triple
funeral of Floyd, Fay and lola Will
lfams. all victims of influenza and
pneumonia, was held here Sunday. The
mother, Mrs. w. H. Williams, aged
80, was buried last Friday She was
the mother of eleven children
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
43 NEW CASES FLU
Increase Necessitates Hire of Assistant
to Push Quarantine

Forty-three new cases of influenza
were reported today. This record ap-
pears on the disease charts at the Of
flee of the public health department
and covers today's returns up to 2:30
o'clock
During this period sixteen houses
were released from quarantine. An
extra assistant was out today armed
with a tack hammer, a bunch of red
sflu' quarantine cards and a few
tackS
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
LOOK INTO ANSELL CASE
Chamberlain Waits for Word From
Secretary Baker Before Actinr.

Washington. March 17.-Senator
Chamberlain today stated that he was
awaiting word from Secretary Baker
before taking any further steps in his
inquiries as to causes for demotion of
Lieutenant Colonel Ansell.
Chamberlain called at Acting Sec
retary Crowell's office today. but said
he did not bring the matter of his tele-
gram to Baker because Crowell could
not act until Baker advised him.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
SAY HE SOLD LIQUOR
Hutchinson Man Prosecuted on Charge
of Selling to Soldiers.

Wichita, Kan, March 1.-THE first
federal prosecution in Kansas on the
charge of selling Intoxicating liquor to
a soldier is said to be that of Harry
Jones, of Hutchison, arrafgned here to-
day before the United States commits
Sioner and released on bond pending
the presentation of the case to the fed
eral grand Jury here in September.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
Nearly -Four Inches Rain.

Rainfall totalling 3.75 inches in few
hours yesterday flooded the low parts
of this city and threatened the down
town section Several homes were
struck by lightning.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
Too Much Gas For Them

Philadelphia, March 17.-Four men
were killed by gas in a lodging house
here today as a result of their land
lady depositing a quarter in a slot
meter, ignorant of the fact that the
jets in the mems room were turned on.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Easy Money.
Getting two dollar bills from hats
Is the latest juggler's stunt.
So safety first" says don't display
Your money in a plate glass front.
Cir-Ciugle.