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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
KANSAS is BEATEN
Census Gives State Twenty.
Fourth in Population.
Oklahoma and Louisiana Passed
Us In Ten Years.
Increase Was Only AZ Per
Cent Since 1910.
Twenty States Show Gain Of
Is Per Cent.

The Kansas State Chamber of Com
merce is finding cause for concern in
the fact that IL the growth in popuia-
tien of the past ten years. Kansas has
been outstripped in the race between
the states.
When the census of 1910 was taken,
Kansas was twenty-second in point OF
population in the United States The
recent census showed the state twenty
fourth. Oklahoma and Louisiana both
passed Kansas during the ten-year
period, and both are agricultural
states as is Kansas
Increase of AZ Per cent.
This state was outstripped even more
in the matter of percentages of in
crease. Kansas population has in
creased AZ per cent during the past
ten years, and in this matter is forty
second among the forty-eight states.
Three states in the Union showed
actual losses in population. They
were: Vermont, Mississippi, and Ne
vada- Maine showed an increase of
only ga per cent, Missouri of 3.3 per
cent. and New Hampshire of 8 per
cent. All other states showed a
greater percentage OF gain than Kan
sas during the period.
Twenty states showed an increase
of more than is per cent, and ell but
three of these are chiefly agricultural
states.
Among these states Michigan. Com
necticut and New Jersey owe their
growth, it is pointed out in the cur
rent issue of 1.-THE Kansas Spirit" the
state Chamber of Commerce. to their
factories. All the rest of the sta tes
which have shown remarkable growth
are agricultural, even as Kansas.
Three of these states" the KAN
sas Spirit Points out, California.
Arizona and Florida owe their growth
to advertising climate, in addition to
agricultural development.
iowa, a purely agricultural state.
with much higher priced land than
Kansas, shows per cent increase.
Farm products in Kansas for 1920
will total 81. 200, 900, 900 in value. She
has more to attract settlers than many
states with greater per cent growth
Missouri and Nevada are the only
states west of the Mississippi river with
| worse vecords than Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
Cold Snap in Topeka Revives
Black Diamond Trade.
But There VIII Be No Shortage
Here This Winter.
BIG SUPPLY WAS LAID IN
Tepekans Learned Lesson From
Last Winter Trouble.
Coal Is Moving Into City With
out Delay This Fall.

Tuesday nights cold snap. as fore
taste of what may be coming. resulted
in a slight stimulation in the coal
trade. Topeka retail dealers agreed this
morning. But there was no mad rush
for the coal yards either Tuesday or
today.
Topeka dealers are inclined to be-
lieve that the city will weather the
winter without a coal famine, unless
something unforeseen happens. They
tackled on, to a dealer, that proviso.
And their ears are to the grass roots
whenever labor troubles or strikes are
mentioned in that connection.
There is no great reserve in Topeka,
and the demand is Just about being
met at the present time. bitter and
long continued cold spell would empty
the yards. but If it does not come the
dealers will be able to meet the situa-
ton.
Good Coal Movement.
Coal is moving into Topeka more
rapidly now than for long time past,
from fields which have not produced
coal for a long time.
Credit is given to the loosening up
in the supply of cars for the greater
part of this freedom. Given cars and
men, the fields will produce, without
a doubt.
The southern Kansas fields are
sending coal to Topeka now. at a rate
which they have not attained for
months past. But they are still be-
low their capacity, because the men
who have been laid off again and
again in those fields for lack of cars,
have left the fields and gone to others
where work was more steady.
| The southern Kansas fields are far
! behind with their orders, and will
have, to have time to catch up with
them.
! No Overproduction.
Press reports about increased pro-
| duction, the mild weather of the fall
and the present high prices get the
| credit for keeping the coal market
rather slack for the past few weeks
the dealers believe.
| mo doubt those press reports were
true, but they were misleading" de-
clared one dealer this morning. 1.-THE
production may be away ahead OF
| what it was short time ago, but thai
does not mean that the operators have
caught up with the orders which the,
have ahead"
| No danger of a coal famine unles.
some of those Unforeseen circum-
| stances" arrive, is visible at the pres
| ent time. But the little drop in tenn
perature of Tuesday night really didn't
mean much. the dealers indicate.
| Not one of the heads of firms would
| indicate that he had enough coal IN
| his yards in reserve to see him safely
thru the winter If there should be q
| break in production or transportation
| Thousands of Topekans, profiting
from the famine last winter. laid in
their supplies this spring and summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13

II. S. Smell, of Wichita, who has
been assistant engineer of the court
for the last two years, succeeds
Stricken as chief engineer. The
change will be effective December 1.
Members of the Industrial court and
other state officials united today in ey-
pressing regret at Strickler's depart
ure.
Il regret exceedingly to see Strick-
Ter leave the industrial court" said
Governor Allen. He has been a very
able. conscientious officer. His resig-
nation is further evidence of the fact
that the state loses the services of
some of its best men. who. enter the
employment of corporations because of
the fnadequacy of pay in state offices"
To State House in 1911.
Stricll .r came to the public utilities
commission as assistant engineer in
1911. With one exception he has been
with the commission longer than any
other present attache. Probably no
man in Kansas is more familiar with
valuation and other engineering cues
tons involving regulation of public
utilities in the state. In his years of
service to the state. millions of dollars
worth OF property has been valued,
Entering the second engineering Of
ices training school at Fort Leaven>
worth in September, 1917, he received
mis- commission as captain of engineers.
Later, in France, he was promoted to
major. He went overseas in January
1918, where he was in command of
the Railroad Transportation Corps
schools until they were discontinued
upon signing of the armistice. He
then was put in command of Camp
de Grasse at Tours, France, one of the
largest camps at this point, which was
headquarters for the service of sup
To-,
forces.
First Chief Engineer.
In June. 1919. after twenty-one
months military service, he resumed
his duties as chief engineer of the
public utilities commission. Upon
creation Of the industrial court he be-
came Its first chief engineer.
Major Strickler was born in Topeka.
His technical education was received
at the University of Kansas, where he
graduated from the civil engineering
department in 1905. After becoming
studied law at Washburn college and
was admitted to the bar in 1917.
Among other distinctions, Major
Stricken is n member of Tau Beta Pi,
honorary engineering fraternity; mem
Der of the American Society of Civil
Engineers; member of the Kansas wa
ter commission; both past president
and past vice president of the Kansas
Engineer society. and past vice presi-
dent of the X. u. Engineering Alumni
association. He is ex-officio chairman
of the Kansas Natural Gas conserva-
ton committee.
On Mexican Central.
Stricken began his professional
career by taking charge of construc-
ton work on the Mexican Central
railroad. Later he was in charge OF
the construction of the Corbett Di-
version Dam on the Shoshone river
near Cody, Wyo. Under the construc-
ton engineer he laid the foundations
for the Shoshone dam itself, one OF the
highest dams in the world His next
engagement was as engineer in charge
of Force Account construction for the
Milk river project in Wyoming, and
in this capacity built the Dodson dam
and headworks of the Dodson South
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13

none have become so popular in the
Sixth district as the Peace (Of the
Solomon Valley Threaded thru this
beautiful history of early days in that
most charmed spot of Kansas, she has
woven into the story much of pioneer
life and romance in describing the
peace that has come to a people who
sacrificed and endured. In libraries
and in countless homes of the people
who live in the Solomon valley, this
great Kansas pioneer story shares u
place with the best publications and
other uplifting literature. Turnout the
Sixth district all of Mrs. McCarter's
books are referred to as best repre-
senting the trials and struggles of the
men and women who went there to
find homes and to help in state build
ing. In his travels over the Sixth dis
trict he has often heard men and
women speak of Mrs. McCarter as one
OF Kansas best historians and authors.
What seems to be the matter with
Thomas county? Sure raising big
grain crops year after year don't seem
10 stop divorce proceedings, for the
November term of the district court
Tor that county shows up an even half
dozen cases.
Cheyenne County Items: Josiah
crosby, one of the big boosters for St.
FRANCIS, has SO much faith in his
county and town, that he is complet-
ing an elevator of 10000 bushels ca
pacity 1t is the largest elevator in
northwest Kansas.
Grain cars are more plentiful in ST.
Francis. In the last two weeks the
grain shippers have received thirty
five cars. And the elevators are full
of grain and thousands of bushels yet
in the hands of the farmers.
John Keller, one of the successful
farmers of Cheyenne county, is going
to take more comfort in the future.
He is finishing a modern home of
twenty-three rooms with all the con-
veniences any farm house can have.
It wasn't many years ago when the
"soddies" were in majority in Chey-
enne county.
Cawker City Items: The state hotel
inspector visited Cawker City recently.
Result: One of the restaurants was
closed by order of the inspector.
Mrs. John Tucker, of Cawker City
doesn't care how many other families
have plants in bloom at this time OF
year SO long as her family can eat
home grown strawberry shortcake, and
this is what she prepared for her
table Sunday last from the crop now
growing on her vines.
Wesley Myers, of Cawker City, was
| SO years old July last. He voted for
president in the late election, and
| claimed the honor of voting for presi-
dent in every election since 1874.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13

was CHASTITY high. Think about that
roast young turkey served with cram
berry sauce, the next time you order a
club sandwich and have to take it to
a chemist for analysis before you are
willing to believe that a club sandwich
has chicken as one of it's component
parts.
But let US not prolong the reminis-
cent agony. Let US hurry sketchily
| thru the rest of the bill-past mallard
duck, with baked apples. costing two
bits, the same as the turkey; past sir
loin of beer and loin of pork, served
with trimmings. in lieu of turkey or
duck, costing 1 5 cents, dime and a
nickel together; past individual chick
en- pies, a Ia Franchise, at 20 cents
per pie-Oh. Ia! Ia!! past salmi of
rabbit la soubise-page some OF
| them French sharks in the A. E. F.,
but anyhow, it cost Is cents, too. Hur-
ry past these little portions of the bill
of fare, and select your dessert.
Pumpkin Pie at Five Cents.
What's yours? Pumpkin pie? That's
a nickel. Mince pie? Same price,
with either of them at the same price.
Bananas, oranges, apples you might
choose. Listen, this sounds good, but
a little expensive-''New England plum
pudding, with brandy sauce lit was
real three star Hennessey brandy, too,
let II De kHOWnJg o Inc SCPJ
paper this story is written on, costs
more than that pudding did then!
OF course, there was reason for
the difference in price. Everybody
knows that restaurant men are prof
| iteers and are just soaking the public
these days because the public is fool
ish enough to pay, but there really
\ was a difference in what 1t cost &c
/ manage a restaurant in those days.
The rent on the Cremerie restaurant
| in 1886 was $50 a month. At rough
guess, the Toggery pays 5000 or more
now and on the same location.
1--WE had just as good chef then
as 1 have here now" said Mr.. Scott
land 1 paid him SO a week" And
walters in those days were quite will
| ing to work for IS a week. Just you
try to hire any of the walters in To-
peka restaurants these days for IS a
week. And don't mention $40 to a
chef either. while he has a knife
| handy.
Frinstance-the dishwasher of 1896
thought he was getting square dea
when he was paid SO per week. or ever
$3.50. Now the minimum rate fol
pearl diving is $3.50 per Saturday
7@The most expensive meat We had
! to buy in those days was pork tender
| ioin." saws Mr. Scott, land we had tt
paw IS cents a pound for that"
/ A week from Thursday next Is
Thanksgiving-let US dine, either a.
home. at hotel or restaurant. by al
I means let US dine. And be thankful
that prices are no higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
ALLEN STILL HAS CONFIDENCE.
Governor Believes Tax Amendment
Would Win Next Time.

Governor Allen believes the proposed
tax amendment would be adopted if
again submitted to the voters. Altho
the plan was more severely beaten in
the recent election than when submit
urge the coming legislature to resub-
nit the tax plan.
Failure of the tax amendment now
promises to tie up some of the high
way and farm tenantry plans of the
state administration Had the pro-
posal been approved by the voters,
special tax arrangements might have
been made thru the passage of legis-
lative enactments which at present
would be in conflict with the state con-
stitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
DROP IN BREAD PRICES HERE.
Two Topeka Bakeries Increase Size
of InaUaS

The price of bread, it was indicated
Friday in Topeka, is on drop. TWO
bakeries, doing largely retail bust
ness, have increased the size of their
loaves recently. Twenty-four ounce
loaves of bread will be sold at 8 cents
each beginning Monday in the Barker
bakeries, according to an announce
ment by Louis S. Hall, manager. The
twenty-four ounce loaf for Is cents is
already on sale at the William Green
& Sons grocery store.
Wholesale bakeries insist that they
cannot reduce the price on their loaves
or make the loaves bigger with labor
and other expenses as high as they are
at the present time, even tho the price
of flour has coma down. 1t is regarded
as probable, however, that number OF
Topeka bakeries will follow the lead
which has been set in dropping their
price, or increasing the size of their
loaf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
State without Services Of T. j.
StrickIer After Dec. 1.
Major Lured by Call of Corpora
ton Salary.
INADEQUACY OF STATE PAY
Kansas Continually Losing Men
to Private Concerns.
H. s. Smell of Wichita Succeeds
Major Stricken.

The resignation OF Major T. ].
strickler, for seven years chief engi-
neer OF the Kansas public utilities
commission and its successor, the
Kansas court of Industrial relations,
was officially announced today. He
leaves the industrial court to become
consulting engineer for the Empire Gas
and Fuel company, Bartlesville. Okla.
1t is reported his new salary is about
double that of . the chief engineer,
which Is $4,000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13

OF all the splendid stories about
pioneer life in Kansas written by
Margaret Hill McCafter. Of Topeka.
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Mrs. A R. Mccain Of stockton has
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-05-07

aGoshti How my back achesl"
After Grip, Nflu" or colds, the kidneys
and bladder are often affected called
nephritis, or Inflammation of kidneys.
This is the red flag of danger-better
be wise and check the further inroads of
kidney disease by obtaining that wonder
full discovery of DR.. Pierce's, known as
Anuric (anti-uric-acid), because it expels
the uric acid poison from the body and
removes those pains, such as backache,
rheumatism in muscles and joints.
Naturally when the kidneys are
deranged the blood is filled with poison
GUS waste matter, which settles in the
feet, ankles and wrists; or under the
eyes in bag-like formations.
Send DR.. Pierce's InvaIids' Hotel,
Buffalo, n. Y, ten cents for trial
package of Anuric Tablets.
AUGUSTA, GA.-vI had been suffer-
ing for some time with my kidneys.
My ankles would swell up and | suf-
fered with pains across my back and
thru my kidneys; my system was
also full of uric acid. l would have
shooting pains thru my flesh and
muscles. Knowing DR.. Pierce's other
medicines to be good l decided TO give
Anuric trial, and l found il to be
the best kidney medicine l have ever
taken. 1t was only necessary Tor me
to take about three bottles to rid my
system of the uric acid and relieve me
OF all kidney trouble."-W. G. HAM
COCK, No. 1890 D'Antignac Street,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-05-07
SCIENCE BATTLING
With MOSQUITOES
Trying To Exterminate These
Carriers of Malaria and Other
Deadly Germs

Scientists say that the mosquito
must go. Years ago they were look
ed upon only as nuisances, but every
one now knows that they are vital
danger to all humanity. Yellow fever,
malaria and many other diseases can
be laid right at the mosquitoes door.
Government, state and city health de-
partments are trying hard to exter-
inmate him but that will not come
for years.
In the meantime we must protect
ourselves. See that proper screens
are placed in the home, and spray the
house daily with TORMENT. TOR
MENT is death to insects. No mos
quito or fly can live in its gaseous va
por. TORMENT will not harm cloth
ing or furniture and has absolutely
no effect on human beings.
Sold by druggists, general stores
and dealers everywhere.
Manufactured by G. B. Williams
Company, Quitman, Ca, exclusively
adv
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Will be sold before the court house
door in the City of Americas, Geor-
gia. on the first Tuesday in June,
1920, between the legal hours of sale,
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol
lowing described property to-wit:
One house and lot situated on the
south side of East Furlow street, and
known as Number 1915, bounded
west by property of Anna Lou Bright,
east by property of Sophie Gaines,
south by property of Sophie Gaines,
north by East Furlow street. Size of
the above described property being
6Ox90 feet, and levied on as the prop
erty of the defendant, Willie Walk
er, to satisfy a certain city tax fl ia
for the year 1919, and issued by l.:
J. Eldridge, clerk and treasurer of
the City of Americas, in favor of the
Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus, against the defendant, Willie
Walker.
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of law.
This the 23rd day of April, 1920,
C. B. POUNCEY, City Marshal.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold one house and lot stu
ated on the east side of Poplar street,
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street. Size of the above described
property being 96x96 feet, and levied
on as the property of the estate of
Hannah Dudley to satisfy certain
city tax fl ia issued by E. J. EIdridge.
clerk and treasurer of the CITY of
Americas, = Georgia, in favor of the
Major and City Council of Americas.
against the estate of Hannah Dudley
for 1919 tax
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of law.
This the 21st day of April, 1920.
c. B. POUNCEY, City Marshal.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold one house and lot stu
uated on the north side of Mccoy
street and known as Number 2O6 Nc
Coy street, bounded north by prop
erty of Maggie Salomie, south by Nc
Coy street, east by property of the
defendant, Ernest Wilson; west bv
property of Blume Wormack.
Size of the above described pron-
erty being 30x66 feet and levied on
as the property of the defendant.
Ernest Wilson, to satisfy a certain
city tax fl ia issued by E. j. Eldridge.
clerk and treasurer of the Citv of
Americas, Georgia, in favor of the
Mayor and City Council of Americas.
against the defendant, Ernest viii
son, for tax for the year, 1919.
Tenant in possession notified in
terms OF law.
This the goth day of April, 1920.
C. F. POUNCEY, City Marshal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-05-07
II You Were A Victim OF Influenza
This Article VIII Be of In
teres Ito You

Did the disease leave you with a
cough, sore throat, cold in head, weak,
rundown, poor appetite?
Is it hard for you to feel like your
old self again? Get up in the morn
ings languid-draggy-with no ambi-
ton to go about the duties of the
day?
If you were told by your best
friend that if you spent one dollar
you could be made over" or it would
not cost you cent wouldn't you run
your hand in your pocket gladly for
the "iron man.? Of course you
would.
Well-here's our proposition: Take
one bottle of PLANK'S BLOOD
MEDICINE according to directions
and if you do not benefit by the one
bottle sufficiently to take the other
five (Which is the full course) then
you may have your dollar back with
out question.
Thousands of bottles have been
sold on this proposition and we have
our first man to ask for his money
back.
"Flu" or colds leave your system
congested and when your organs are
in a congested state they cannot per-
form the duties of discharging the
waste matter from the system.
PLANK'S BLOOD MEDICINE thor.
oughly cleanses and regulates the
Liver, Stomach, Bowels and Kidneys
and it is certainty if these organs
are in good working order-YOU
CAN'T BE SICK! A
PLANK'S BLOOD MEDICINE is
Cor sale by Nathan Murray, Druggist
and all good drug stores. adv
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Also at the same time and place
will be sold one house and lot stu
ated on the corner of College and
Hampton streets, and known as Num-
Der 527 Hampton street, bounded
east by property of W. P. Wallis,
north by estate of Mat Hart, west by
Hampton street, south by College
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as the property of the defendant,
Julia Eason, to satisfy certain city
tax fl ia, issued by E. j. EIdrldge.
clerk and treasurer of the CITY OIL
Americas, Georgia, in favor OF the
Mayor and City Council of Amerlcus'
against the defendant, Julia Eason'
for city tax for the year 1919.
Tenant in possession notlhed IN
terms of the law. .ooo
This the goth day of April, 1921.
C. B. POUNCEY, City Marshal.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold one house and lot stu
ated on the north side of Academy
street and known as Number $50 OF
said street. Bounded, west by prop
erty of Matte Warren, east by prop
erty of Geo. Phillips, north by prop
erty of C. J. Sherlock, south oy
Academy street.
Size of the above described prop
erty being 60x100 feet and LEVIED on
as the property of the defendant
Dilsey Raines, to satisfy certain
city tax fl ia, issued by E. }. FL
bridge, clerk and treasurer of. the
City of Americas, Georgia, in favor
of the Mayor and City Council OF
Americus, against the defendant,
Dilsey Raines, for city tax for the
year 1919.
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of the law.
This the 10th day of April, 1920.
G. r POITNCEY CITY Marshal
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Also at the same time and place
will be sold one house and lot stu