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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
129 CASES OF FLU
epidemic" Had Invaded 20
Kansas Counties Today.
Kansas City Hardest Hit-One
New Topeka Case.

One hundred and twenty nine new
cases of influenza, the second largest
number for any single day since the
present epidemic" began in Kansas.
were reported to the state board of
health today, according to DR.. T. D.
Tuttle. state epidemioiogist. Over
twenty counties in the state> now are
affected.
Kansas City. Kan. is the hardest hit
city today, with SO new cases. Wich-
ita comes next with II. Topeka con-
tinues to be practically free from the
epidemic, altho one new case was re-
ported to DR.. Earle G. Brown, city
health officer, today. The state boards
report shows two new cases in To-
peka. but one of these was the case
reported yesterday. The other cases
in the state. reported by counties, fol-
low: Jewell, 80: Barton, s; Summer.
6; Leavenworth. 7; Clark, a; Ellis. 5;
Doniphan, s.; Geary, 3, and Topeka
(city), Q Unofficial reports placed
the number of cases at Kansas City,
Mo-. at 169.
Altho no further fatalities have
been reported. since the two at Law
renee, pneumonia has developed in
two cases at Kansas City, Kan. ac-
cording to DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secre-
tary of the state board. When pneu-
monia begins to set in, the fatalities
usually follow in flu epidemics.
Doctor Brown today urged all per-
sons having heavy coughs not to at
tend public gatherings.
Today's cases bring the total in the
! state during the present flu epidemic
TO 54T
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
Reds Clear Way
h, a Hurry For
Count BuzzoH

London. Jan. 24.-Sir William Suth-
erland. M. P, one of Lloyd Georges
secretaries, tells of an amusing expert
ence he had in Budapest
He was very perturbed as to how to
get away Bella Kun and the Bolshe-
visits were in possession of the city and
he could not get a passport or other
facilities.
ing to luck to escape.
Very soon some bolshevists ap-
preached the carriage and spoke to
him, but he made signs that he did
not understand. They went away and
brought back some high officials, and
he was interrogated again.
This time he felt himself growing
pettish, and remarked heated1y: 20.
buzz Off Buzz off,
These. words created great i'm
preston. Obeisances were made. a
notice put on the window, and the car
riage door was locked with the Eng
lishman alone inside
The train moved off.
At the next station he opened the
window and found that the notice
read:
This compartment is reserved for
Count Buzzoff''
May Reorganize Italian Cabinet.
Rome, Jan. 22-King Victor En-
manuel today prorogued the chamber
of deputies until February and the
senate until February 2. A reorganiza- :
ton of the cabinet is likely, it was re-
ported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
A MOVIE WAS HIS CUE
Sam Carroll Received Inspiration
TO Better Humanity by Law
And Now He's a Lawyer.

Three and one-half years ago Sam
c. Carroll. 114G Garfield street, was
a spectator at Intolerance one of
D. w. Griffiths famous scenic pro-
ductions. The struggles of humanity
to better and free itself. depicted in
the picture. caught his attention and
resulted in much speculation and
study on the part of Carroll.
f'I'd like to be able to help out a
little" thought Carroll. THE law
seems to be the greatest evil. 1 guess
study and an understanding Of it
will do more TO assist than anything"
Carroll at that time was a man with
a family. He was employed in the
proof reading department of The State
Journal. H. o. Caster was secretary
Of the public utilities commission at
the time and lived in Carrolrs neigh
borhood.
Carroll registered in the supreme
court office as a law student in the
office of H o. Caster. He took UP q
mail order study of law. He studied
nearly every night for three years
During the last year he has attended
one picture show. Last week he was
admitted to the bar following an ex-
animation before the state bar associa-
ton.
For the present Carroll will con-
tinue working for The state Journal
Prior to coming to Topeka he owned
newspapers at Stafford and Abilene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
Bad Luck NouD
FoLLous All of
Pact Pren1ierS

Paris. Jan. 24.-Ill fortune has at
tended statesmen intimately asso-
ciated with the framing of the treaty
of Versailles. in the opinion of Pre-
mier Lloyd George of Great Britain
according to a newspaper article pub
lished here. Mr.. Lloyd George was SO
convinced Georges Clemenceau would
be the next president of the French
republic that he, considered the race
over. Therefore. when he heard OF
the election of Paul Deschanel as
president, he could not refrain from
expressing his astonishment.
who could have expected such
reversal of form?" he CALCULATED when
the result was announced. In con-
versation with a member of the cham =
ber of deputies the British premier is
said to have expressed an opinion that
the peace treaty was hard luck for
anyone having had a hand in it.
"Yes," the deputy is quoted as re-
plying. premier Orlando is out of Of
flee, Premier CIemenceau is again in
private life and President Wilson has
met with reverses in Washington.
Only you have been spared"
yes, and in less than six months 1t
will be my turn" is the reply attr1b-
uted to the British leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
THREE ARE KILLED IN WRECK.
Work Train and Freight Collide
Wreckage Burns-Several Hurt.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Jan. "a
Three men were killed and several in
jured in a rear end collision of a.
freight and work train on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad at Midvane.
Utah, late yesterday.
The wreckage caught fire from the
overturned engine of the freight train
Clifford W. Hoagland. brakeman. Salt
Lake, was burned TO death in plain
view of would-be rescuers when he
was caught in the wrecked caboose.
Henry c. Spencer. Salt Lake. head
brakeman. was scaIded to death and c.
P johnson. engineer. was crushed to
death under a carload of steel rods
which were thrown over the engine by
the shock of the collision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
Whisky as e.Hu
Cure ScoHed at
ByDoctor BroUn

DR.. Earle G. Brown. city health Of
ficer, is not due to become SO popular
as Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health di-
rector of. New York City, who has
appealed to the drug stores of the big
metropolis 70 stock up literally with
whisky-and sell it as a remedy for
influenza" No pleading or sobbing
supplication could move DR.. Brown to
make a similar appeal today. He
was as adamant as GibraItar-or a
Carrie Nation.
DIR. Copeland says: whisky is a
recognized preventive to the spread
of influenza and believe it should be
placed within reach of all persons who
need it. OF course. prescriptions from
registered physicians are necessary,
but at the present time it is hard to
get good whisky even with a. prescrip-
ton. Most druggists heretofore have
declined to sell whisky. They fear
they will be called saloonkeepers. and
that the title will be injurious to their
regular trade"
Doctor Brown says: II do not agree
with Doctor Copeland. Whisky is not
a remedy for flu, and does not assist
in any manner in fighting the disease.
Use of it oftimes brings on pneu-
monia."
This is the same opinion entertained
by John Dill Robertson. health COM
missioner of Chicago, who has
launched a vigorous protest against
the efforts of Congressman SABBATH to
obtain legal permission to use whisky
for influenza and pneumonia.
One of the "peepur' was heard TO
remark this morning: IF we only had
a regular health officer like New
York here in Topeka But, then,
maybe Doc" Brown is right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
NEGROES "AFTER" PRATT
Threats Against Arkansas Deputy
Heard During Hill Hearing. .

Threats of violence against Charles
Pratt, deputy sheriff from Phillips
county. Ark. were. heard in the district
court this morning when habeas cor
pus proceedings brought by Robert
Hill, negro, were resumed. Hill is
wanted in Arkansas on charges of
murder and night riding in connection
with the Elaine riots last September.
A number of negroes were in the
court room. One of them urged his
fellows to take the deputy out of
town." declaring he had no business
in this country" Other negroes, more
cool headed, exhorted with the angry
one to keep the peace and at last bet
ter judgment prevailed and the senti-
ment cooled.
Because Elisha Scott. one of Hills
attorneys had not returned from Kan
sas City. it was mutually agreed to
continue the hearing until 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. Indications were that
so far as the habeas corpus proceed
ings were concerned. the case would
be settled at that time.
so far as I can see," Judge James
Mcclure said, 1.-The court has no OPP
ton in the matter. The statutes
plainly say that no court shall ques-
ton the legality of any processes or
indictment issued by another court
1t is beyond my jurisdiction to decide
whether this man should be returned
to Arkansas for trial. This is up to
the good judgment of our governor"
Extradition proceedings have not
been held before Governor Allen.
altho it is expected that such action
will be taken in the near future. The
hearing on the habeas corpus is to
decide whether the local police have
authority to hold the negro under a
foreign warrant. The warrant was
issued by the circuit court of Phillips
county, Arkansas. it was stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
C. 0. NOW IN ROW
Bi-Partisan Conferences on
Pact Are Called OF.
No Dates Are Set for Amy
Future Sessions.
RESULT OF YESTERDAYS SPLIT
IrrecOncilable Republicans Will
Not Accept Notifications.
"A1 Reservations or NOne,o
Slogan of Extremists.
RESULT OF YESTERDAYS SPLIT

Washington, Jan. 24.-The bi-parti-
san treaty conference was again called
off today by Senator Lodge. Lodge
notified Democratic senators he wished
to consult with his Republican col
leagues.
The calling off of today's confer
ence was the first direct result of yes
terday's insurrection in Republican
ranks which brought about a warning
to Lodge that any compromise on the
treaty would endanger party solidar-
ity and his leadership.
Lodge in his notice to the Democrats
that today's parley was off, set no def
mite time for a conference.
He and the Republican conferees
went into secret session to discuss
their course in the light of yesterdays
events.
Up in Air Again.
The treaty situation once again is
up in the air" with prospects for
compromise dimmed and with fac
tional differences revived in all their
intensity.
| Tho the Republican and Democratic
conferees on compromise were sched-
uled to meet today in Senator Lodges
office, belief was general that agree
ment on compromise ratification is
out of the question at present
Thru a sudden twist yesterday, the
hopes Of compromise apparently were
dashed Irreconcilable Republicans,
who all along have demanded utter
rejection of the treaty. called Lodge
! into Senator Hiram Johnson's office
and told him they represented "a very
large number of senators who would
vote for treaty rejection rather than
accept any change in the Lodge reser-
vations."
The club these senator's held over
Lodge was reputation of his leader
ship and a split in the Republican
party in the coming presidential pri-
| maries and the national convention
No General Epidemic Yet,
Kansas City. Jan. 24-Observers
Ehere were of the opinion today that
altho there is considerable influenza in
many localities of the southwest there
is nothing to indicate that the malady
is generally epidemic or that it will
become so.
All information received here
showed that health officers were issu-
ing warnings and urging that every
possible pFecaution be taken. The
only official figures available today as
to the total number OF cases in a
southwestern state came from Kansas,
where reports to the health depart
ment showed Alb persons were ILL.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
WEST COAST is SHAKEN
Three Distinct Tremors at Seattle
But Little Damage Done.

Vancouver. Jan. ga severe
earthquake shock was felt here short
ly after IL o'clock last night. People
rushed in alarm from many buildings
but no damage other than Interrupt
ton of telephone service in some in
stances has been reported. Reports
from Victoria and other nearby points
reported feeling the shock. 1t was at
first thought the shock was the result
of a heavy explosion near by.
Bellingham. Wash, Jan. 24.-An
earthquake shock was felt here short
ly after IL o'clock last night. At
Anacortes. Wash. near here. windows
in a number of houses were broken
and brick walls were cracked, accord
ing to reports reaching here.
The quake was felt in varying de-
grees of intensity in a number of
towns in the northwest section of
Washington.
Seattle, Jan. 24-Three distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here at
11:0S o'clock last night. So far no
material damage has been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
BENEFIT FOR WELFARE WORK.
Entertainment at Auditorium at s
O'clock Sunday Afternoon.

A benefit entertainment to assist
welfare work in Topeka will be given
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the
city auditorium A silver offerinG
will be taken up and given to the Fos-
ter Humane society.
G. L. Hooper, manager of the Or
pheum theater, has obtained His
Majesty Bunker Bean" featuring Jack
Pickford. for the entertainment. Paul
Lawless will direct a chorus of twenty
voices. The Heighlo Hawaiian quar-
tet will be another special feature.
The Foster Humane society has
done good work in Topeka for twenty
two years but has been hampered by
insufficient funds. 1t has not made a
public appeal for donations for the
last six years. altho it receives no ap-
preparations from either the city or
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
BUSY DAY FOR GUARD OFFICERS
School Continues Today-Finish With
| C. of C. Banquet Tonight.

Besides being pay day, the schedule
today for the National Guard officers
school of instruction, in session in
Topeka, was a heavy one. The two
day program will eliminate in a BAN
quet at the Chamber of Commerce to-
night.
A lecture on property and property
accounting by Maj. Carl R. White, U.
S. property and disbursing officer, was
on the morning program. Maj. Joseph
H. Dunkel., 4th Kansas infantry. lee
tured on target ranges and target
practice.
Gen. C. I. Martin gave a general lee
ture on National Guard affairs. Fol-
lowing the paying of officers early
in the afternoon. there was nothing
on the schedule until the dinner at
$50 o'clock this evening at the Cham
ber of Commerce. Speakers for the
evening are to be Governor Allen and
Col John H. Rose. of the New York
National Guard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
Surgeon General Blue Optimis-
tic Over the Flu.
Tho Disease Prevalent, No
Cause for Alarm.
INFLUENZA BUG FOUND NOW
Great Lakes Navy Surgeon An
nounces Discovery.
Continue Until Every One Has
Had 1t, Says Doctor.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Altho reports
received by the public health service
in the last "a hours showed a gradual
increase in influenza cases over the
country Surgeon General Blue today
said there was no real cause "for the
people to get panicky," and that the
state and city health authorities ap-
parently had the situation well in
and
Kansas City. Mo-. reported forty
deaths in an automobile school there.
The disease is prevalent over the state.
Other kilograms showed an increase
in the number of cases at Ogden and
Utah City. Utah: 152 new cases in
Wyoming; sixty-nine cases with ten
deaths at San Francisco; 242 addi-
tional cases in Connecticut: large
number of cases of so-called grippe in
Montana; III cases at Richmond, Va,
increases in Oklahoma, and a few
scattered cases thruout Wisconsin.
Chicago. Jan. 24.-Dr. Earl c. Carr.
senior grade lieutenant in charge of
the main laboratory at the Great
Lakes Naval Training station. has iso-
lated the influenza germ. he an.
nounced today.
1T is the real influenza bacillus dis
covered by Pfieffer in England" Doc
tor Carr said. II took the sputum
from a person near death from in
fluenza, washed it in a salt solution.
plated it on blood media. picked out
the influenza bacillus colonies and
transferred them to a separate me-
dia. There can be no doubt about it.
THE bacillus is very small-about
one-fourth the size of the tuberculo-
sis bacillus-it is non-motile and
grows in clu1nps. The presence of
this bacillus makes people just as sick
as they we're last year and in my opin-
ion the da2th fhnncapd ~ aS
is as high. There are not, however,
as many cases as there were last
year"
Capt. c. A. Butler. head of the Nu-
tation laboratory supervised Doctor
Carr's work.
400 Fewer Cases in Chicago.
New cases of influenza during the
| past twenty-four hours dropped more
than 400 under the total for the pre-
| ceding period and new cases of pneu-
monia also decreased, but deaths from
| both diseases continued to increase.
was 1908 as compared to 1880 yes
terday. New pneumonia cases today
numbered 307, against 321 yesterday.
Deaths today were 81 from in
| fluenza. against Al yesterday. and Al
from pneumonia as compared to As
| Friday.
| Few Cases in Texas.
Austin, Tex, Jan. 24.-While scat
tered cases of influence have been re-
ported from various parts of Texas
and local epidemic threatens in Dali
| las c. W. Goddard, state health Off
Ger. today said there appeared to be
| little danger of a statewide epidemic
at present.
| Reports indicate that the disease is
milder than it was last year and is ac-
| companied by less severe complica-
tions, he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
REED And HUGCINS
Governor Allen Names Two on
Industrial Board.
Wark, Montgomery, Strong
Candidate for Third Place.

Governor Allen today sent the
names of w. L. Higgins of Emporia
and Clyde NJ. Reed of Parsons to the
senate for confirmation as members
of the new court of industrial rela-
tions Senator George w. Wark of
Montgomery county may get the third
place. Representative James McDer-
mott, Cowley county; Dr. Edmund ].
Kulp of Topeka, and Charles S. Huff
man of Columbus lieutenant governor.
are also regarded as strong possibili-
ties for the third appointment to be
made some time next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

GEORGE PRIVATE SECRETARY
Council Grove Editor Will Succeed
Reed, 1t Is Believed.

Emmett D. George. secretary of the
senate and publisher of the Council
Grove Republican, may be named by
Governor Allen as private secretary to
succeed Clyde NJ. Reed, appointed to
place on the new court of industrial
relations. The governor is known to
be strongly considering the appoint
ment of George and the Morris county
man is generally doped for the job.
George is one of the most widely
known and prominent country pub
fishers in the state. He was formerly
engaged in newspaper work in Man
kato. Jewell county, and in 1915 was
a delegate to the Republican national
convention from the Sixth district.
He has held office in the state edi-
torial association and for a number of
years has been identified with pro-
gressive and wideawake newspaper
work in the state.
In 1917 George was elected secre-
tary of the state senate. He was re-
elected in 1919 and served during the
regular and special session of last year
and thru the special session of the
legislature now ending. He bought
the Council Grove Republican three
years ago and has Ihade his paper one
of the strongest Republican organs
in the Fourth district.
Many legislators, as well as news
paper men and persons prominent in
public affairs in the state. have urged
Georges appointment. 1t is the gem
eral belief in the state house today
that George be named to succeed Reed
as the governors private secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
HOTEL BURNS-TWO ARE DEAD.
Many Are Hurt by Jumping From
WindowS-Firemen Injured.

Dallas. Tex, Jan. 24-Search of the
ruins of the Main hotel was being
made early today to determine wheth-
er more than two were dead as result
of last nights fire. The known dead
are: Joseph A. Chastain. expressman:
]. T. Cowan. telegraph repairman,
home in Arkansas.
Among the more severely injured
was Patrick Gallagher. fireman, whose
leg was broken when twenty firemen
fell from a second story awning.
Others were hurt in jumping from
windows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
BEING CRUSHED IN ICE FLOE.
Food and Fuel of Threatened Crew is
Short-Rescue Cut Off.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-The fight to free
the freighter. Sidney o. Neff. hemmed
in by ice floes four miles off Chicago
harbor since Wednesday, was renewed
today.
A forty-rniIe gale which swept the
lake yesterday and early today con-
tinued to pile up floes against the
wooden sides Of the little steamer and
threatened to crush it Food and fuel
were reported running low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
ADVERTISE THEY'LLQUIT

st. Louis. Jan. 24.-In newspaper
advertisements today, St Louis pub
lie school teachers warned that
unless they obtained salary in
creases many would leave the pro-
fession. High school teachers
average about s175 month and
those in the elementary schools
about sS5, il was said. Members
of the boa-d OF education an
nounced 1t virtually was impossible
to grant any increases before neat
September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
JUMPED TO ESCAPE FLAMES.
Six Children of St. Louis Cop Are In
jured-His Home Is Destroyed.

ST Louis. Jan. 24.-The six children
of Patrolman John Fitzgibbons were
injured early today when they jumped
from second story window of their
home to escape fire. Margaret Fitz-
gibbons, 19-years-old is in a serious
condition. Their home was destroyed.
Patrolman Fitzgibbons was on duty at
the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
COME ON, TOPEKA!

cities Of the United
s unted.
note
coupon
1920 living address given b6S but the
Name
for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
Fifteen Injured in Frisco Wreck.

Tulsa. Ian. 24.=Fifteen persons
mostly negroes, were injured when
the Frisco train. Governor" was
wrecked near Bristow. Okla. at foul
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24
TO BE COLDER TONIGHT
Severe Part OF Cold Wave Not Yet in
Kansas. Flora Asserts,

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS: !:
Fair tonight. colder east portion: Sunday
fair with rising temperatures west portion.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
DC hour shipments north against tempera-
ture of below zero; west, against zero !;
east and south against 5,aboYe zero.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT
WEEK: Fair and continued cold first half
of week with temperatures much below
normal; some moderation second half of
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

Appointment of Huggins to a place
on the new court was generally fore
cast. He has made an excellent rec
ord on the public utilities commission
and helped to draft the bill which
abolished the old commission and
created the court of industrial rela-
tions with it's broader powers and jur-
isdiction. His work for the passage
of the bill was most effective and at
no time did Governor Allen fail to
consider him for one of the appoint
mentS.
Reed An Active Worker.
Reed, who leaves the governors o.
flee as private secretary, was one of
the most active workers in the Allen
gubernatorial organization in 1918.
Following Governor Aliens return
from France. Reed was made private
secretary. He is the publisher of the
Parsons Daily Sun and one of the well
known newspaper publishers of the
state. The appointments of Huggins
and Reed are effective Immediately, as
the law becomes effective today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

Lincoln. Neb.-Relative to thrift week. :
local statistieian declares II Methuselah h
had invested one dollar at six per cent on
his twenty-first birthday. be would have
left fortune Of S3O2 go 600 900 900 900 OOo :
o00 when he died 94s years later