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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
Queer Leap Year Belief.

In many of the rural parts of Eng
land the singular belief prevails that
in leap year all field beans grow on
the wrong side of the pod.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
TROUBLES
FROM MY ACE
Mrs. Baney tells how Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
Through the Change
of Middle Life.

Rochester, Ind.-"8Iy troubles were
from my age and lydia E. Pinkham's
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

W. ]. KANE, II. D., Physician and Surgeon.
Office, Room 10, Ullery Building. Hours: $50
to go; 100 to 500; to 8. Office phone, 42o-W.
Residence, IS Frost ST., phone, 42o-R.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

DR.. GRACE W. BURNETT, Physician and
Surgeon. Market Block, Elliot St Office
hours: $50 to go a. m; $50 to $50, and to
D. m! Telephone Jaw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
HAS DEMOS UNITED
Gov. Cox Satisfied With Re-
suits of New York Trip.
Returns From Gotham Conf
dent of Fighting Machine.

Altoona. Pa, Aug. 3o.-Confident
that as a result of numerous confer
enceS in New York he has combined
all the Democratic groups into one big
fighting machine. Governor James NJ.
Cox today was travelling back to Co.
lumbia, o., to make preparations for
his extensive stump battle in the far
west.
The candidate declared today that
while in New York he was assured Of
unqualified support by the leaders of
all the so-called party factions such as
the Wilson administration, Tammany,
the McAdoo hackers and the Palmer
forces, and that all are ION their toes
for the big fight"
w. G. McAdoo promised the gov
ernor he would be one of the most &C
tive campaigners.
The governor today was watching
closely developments of the senate
campaign expenditures in Chicago and
has sent Senator Reed, committee
member a copy of his Pittsburgh
speech which will be formally present.
ed to the senatorial body.
New data of the new League of Ma
lions was given to the governor in his
conferences and he has indicated he
will reply to Senator Hardings pro-
posal to abandon the league and put
teeth in The Hague tribunal" when he
speaks at the Ohio state fair tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

"Bah!" says the black sheep. have you
yep! fuI said the white sheep three bags
But to please the master -adays US
sheep amt got a chance,
When the tailor asks hundred for coat
and pair O. pants"
w. ". Drummond, (Crane & co.,.
The Rev. ]. W. Fazel, chief scout execu-
tive, has returned from a two weeks va
cation in Manitou.
All issues OF Liberty Bends bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Two new cases OF scarlet fever and one
department today. Scarlet fever had been
practically stamped out In Topeka
mass meeting Of members Of the A. NJ.
f. church will be held at St Johns church
W. T. Vernon, Attorney Hugh Fisher and
T. W. Bell.
No. L fire company responded to an
alarm sent in at 80 o'clock this morning
from Topeka avenue and the Union Pacific
ing. Little damage resulted
The Farmers Union of the northeastern
portion of the county will hold an all-day
picnic at the Meriden city. park Thursday
and Fields school houses and at the MILL
ken school house in Jefferson county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hrenchir Of Emmett
gave a family picnic at Gage park Sunday.
Those present were MI and Mrs George
Schiefelbein and children Of Topeka, Nj
and Mrs. Paul Gerety and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Riley and son, Mrs. BERTHE Esh-
bach and daughter, Miss Cansalita Geretyi
Miss Tessie Hrenchir, Miss Irene Hrenchiri
Mr.. Ralph Hrenchir and Mr.. Fred LANCER
Miss Stella Plat, of Kansas City, one
Of the owners of the Partisan, probably
plane for business purposes. Miss Plat,
who has been on a buying trip to Paris
for the Partisan, was delayed in that city
for some time with extensive purchases
and found that she was likely to miss her
boat for America She chartered an air
plane and flew across the channel to Lon
don from Paris, arriving in time to take the
home-bound boat.
The Kings Herald and Home Guards
Missionary society of the Lowman Memoir
September 1, at 2:30 o'clock. At that time
the society's mite boxes will be opened.
Pauline and Eloise Smith, two girls from
tunes, and will tell stories OF the child life
in Japan; The Misses Smith are the daugh-
on Japan in Topeka recently.
A wife's plea, a fathers love and the
loyalty of his friends STAYED Neal S. An
derson, former Topeka newspaPerman
to face a charge Of selling mortgaged
property. Sheriff Hugh Larimer was to
leave Topeka Sunday morning for Los
Angeles where Anderson was under arrest
On Friday and Saturday friends of Mrs
Anderson received kilograms from her i'm
ploring them to endeavor to straighter
out affairs and save herself and her baby
from the humiliation of the affair. An
derson's father, who lives in St Louis, of
fered to give all the money he could af-
ford to straighten out the difficulty. or
ganizations to which he was affiliated gave
some and personal friends volunteered con
tributions. Then the complaining wftnes:
was called upon to withdraw the warrant
He consented. Now Hugh Larimer Is
Strengthening out affairs with the railroad
company. He had engaged transportation
for the trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
BOYS STEAL CARS
Topeka Youths Confess to Theft
of Automobiles.
Took Six Motors Out for Joy
Rides, They Admit.
HA1 MI nnUp0N pnnge
HAD OIL COUPON BOOKS
Bought Gas With Tickets Be-
longing to Filling Station.
Damaged Property Worth
$4,000 in Last Two Months.

Ed Crowder, IS, of 407 Chandler
street, and Chester Copeland. 10, Oak
land, today confessed to the theft of
six motor cars in Topeka in the last
two months. The boys said they stole
the cars for joy riding purposes.
Shortly after their confession the
boys were arraigned in the court of
Topeka. pleaded guilty to breaking the
JOY riding statute and We're sentenced
to sixty days in the county jail by Ed
Rooney, acting judge of the court of
Topeka.
Their arrest followed the theft Sun
day of a Paige motor car at the ball
park belonging TO Alva Cahin of Va
lencia- They ran the car to Twenty
first and Adams streets, where they
abandoned it. People saw the boys
alight from the car and gave the police
a description.
The boys admitted today that they
had stolen an Oldsmobile from Judge
Rad NJ. Lee from in front of the Nov
city two weeks agi; a Buick from in
front of the Novelty which they aban-
doned at Fourth and Adams streets; a
Buick from in front of the Novelty,
abandoned at Tenth and Chandler
streets; a Scripps- Booth machine from
in front of the Moose lodge and an
theater. The confessions were OBJ
tanned by George G. Hannah. chief of
police, and George Frost. chief of de-
tectives.
The night Judge Lees car was
stolen Chief George G. Hannah and
another officer saw two boys get into
4 car on Kansas avenue. When they
saw the officers they jumped out.
Let's take a look at those boys"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
Too Many Political Revenue
Collectors in Kansas.
Six Real Workers Could Do
Work of 175 at Wichita.
TINCHER OPENS CAMPAIGN
Declares the PepperiIl Tactics
Need an Investigation.
Two Found in Kingman After
Democratic Funds.

Congressman ]. N. Tincher wants to
kick some $50 or IT'S travelling reve-
nue. collectors out of office and let a
half dozen American Legion boys do
the work. The Seventh district con-
gresham today indicated that reports
which had come to him shows the
Democrats are maintaining a very
healthy and vigorous political ma
chine in this state thru the revenue
department at Wichita. He is plan
ming to ask for some inside informa-
ton when he returns to Washington
this fall.
When W. H. L. Pepperili. internal
revenue collector. moved his office
from Leavenworth to Wichita. there
were just four travelling collectors.
Most of these men-probably all of
them-were old soldiers. 1t seems,
tho, they have gradually disappeared.
At the same time the army of gov
eminent revenue collectors has stead
lily grown. 1t is reported that the
number Of travelling inspectors now
totals 172.
Collect Campaign Fund.
Reports which have come to me
are to the effect that many more than
100 spectors are now out on the road
working diligently under the revenue
collectors instruction" said Congress
man Tincher. Il crossed the path of
a couple of them in Kingman the
other day. They had come down, so
friend told me. to gather some con-
tributionS for the Democrat campaign
fund. It is a very important service,
but shouldn't be paid for with public
money.
When the Democrats took over the
revenue collectors office. four old SOL
diers were doing the road work. In
those days. the liquor licenses were an
item. Now that is removed. But my
information is to the effect that the
number Of necessary employees, as the
collector sees his respol sibility. Is far
more than 100. I think we can over
come a lot of this trouble by appoint
ing four or five-may be six or seven
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said Hannah. II believe they were
planning to take that car out for a
joy ride"
An hour after the boys were inter
viewed Judge Lees car was stolen
The chief said today that the descrip-
ton of the two boys given by neigh
bors fitted with the description OF the
boys he saw on Kansas avenue. So
this morning officers went to the
Santa Fe shops where the two boys
work and took them to headquarters.
The police found an oil coupon book
in Crowder's pockets, which they Aay
is a book stolen from a Long Oil COM
pany station several weeks ago. Crow
der said he purchased the coupon book
from a boy in a pool hall a few days
before he took Judge Lees car. The
night of the theft of that car the po-
lice in their search stopped at Long
Oil company station on the East side
and not ten minutes before their ar
rival Crowder and his pal had stopped
and purchased gasoline.
Coupons from the stolen book were
used in payment. Agents at all sta
lions in the city were given the cou-
pom mum bers in the stolen books and
the East side agent recognized the
stolen coupon
He took the number of the car and
was 'phoning the police when officers
arrived in their search for the persons
who stole Judge Lees car. An all
night search for the car was futile
and it was found abandoned near
Oakland the next morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
OPEN new SCHOOL
Pre-VOcati0naI Plan Goes Into
Effect Here September 6.
Only Education System of Its
Kind in Kansas.

Topeka's pre-vocational school, the
only one of its kind in Kansas, will
open September S, according to an
nouncement today by E. ]. Buckles. di-
rector of educational research and
manual arts who is in charge of the
school. Applications from pupils de-
string to attend should be made
promptly Buckles said.
Pupils of the fifth sixth, seventh
and eighth grades who have special
ability along industrial lines. are eli
gible to attend the school. One hun
dred boys and one hundred girls who
show a tendency to excel in work of
vocational type will be admitted to
the school. Applications may come
from pupils of all the grade schools
of the city.
The pre-vocational school will be
conducted in the Garfield school
building. 18th and Quincy streets.
formerly used as a grade school. and
which has served as an emergency
hospital. 1t has been thoroughly
cleaned and repaired and is in excel
lent condition for its new usage. It
is modern in every way, well lighted
and ventilated.
Henry R. Thompson of Cottonwood
Falls, Kansas, well known school ex-
pert, formerly head of the educational
research department of Topeka
schools, will be principal of the new
school. For the past year he has been
| travelling for an eastern publishing
house. He will be assisted by a corps
of six teachers. three of whom will
teach academic subjects and three will
be industrial instructors. The ap-
pointment of Rex. Atom of Lincoln,
Neb.. to have charge of the woodwork
department, is announced. The other
five appointments are under consider
alton.
The new school to be added to the
city's public school system repre-
sents an educational idea that is new
in this section of the country. Its
nature is explained by Director Buck
les.
THE pre-vocational school is Just
what its name implies" he said. 1T
is not vocational school. 1t does not
/. train the pupil in any certain vocation
or industry but helps him to make a
choice of vocation. before leaving
school. 1t is in no sense a school for
the mentally deficient, but a special
provision for those more adapted to
| industrial work, those mechanically
minded and those who show except
ional skill in working with the hands.
THE fundamentals of academic
education will not be neglected in any
way" Buckles emphasized. But the
program of the school will be ar
| ranged SO that half the time will be
spent on industrial subjects and the
! other half on the necessary academic
| training"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
BUSY BOY SCOUT WEEK
Committee and Mass Gatherings in To-
peka for Youngsters.

peka for Youngsters.
Topeka Boy Scouts and their lead
ers are planning a busy week to begin
their work for the fall and winter.
Members of the twenty-seven troops
OF the city and the leaders and as
slstant leaders, numbering thirty in
all, are anxious to make the coming
year the best in the history of local
scout craft.
Wednesday noon at the Central Y.
NJ. C. A. the executive committee will
hold a meeting. Members of the COM
mittee are C. S. Elliott, A. A. Graham,
Robert Fullerton, Cecil Howes, F. A.
Derby, H. B. Fink. L. c. Hodge, J. R.
Burrow, Ralph McIntire, Charles S.
Ash, Fred A. Seaman, c. G. Wheeler.
o. W. Hascan and J. H. Lee. The
Rev. ]. H. Fazel is chief scout execu-
tive. Thursday evening scout troop
leaders will meet at the Central Y.
Saturday night a mass meeting of
all interested in scout work will be
held at the auditorium. Mayor Cor
wine will address the meeting. A
silver cup, the gift of L. Cady Hodge,
will be presented to the scout troop
which has made the greatest advance
in scout work. Silver eagle medals
for winning twenty merit badges are
ready for four Boy Scouts. They have
been earned by Ralph Taylor, now in
England at the international scouts
convention; K. c. Richmond, Charles
Robinson and William c. Menninger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
JUSTICE WITH HER, LAW IS NOT.
So Mrs. Jane Morrison Could Not
Collect from Grandson.

Justice is with you. The law is
against you I am sorry that as an
officer of the law I can't render a
judgment in your favor
This today from Ed Rooney acting
judge of the court of Topeka, to Mrs.
Jane Morrison, 20, who had filed suit
for $3.50 against her grandson,
Charles Smith. The old lady was cryG
ing as Acting Judge Rooney decided
the case in favor of the grandson.
Neither grandmother or grandson
had an attorney. Both stated their
side of the case.
When a baby was born to Mrs.
Morrison's daughter, the mother went
out and took care of her. chopped
wood and stayed there until mother
and the baby died." Acting Judge
Rooney said. THE son-in-law refused
to pay. The grandson. Charles Smith,
was able to pay and finally after
meeting rebuff after rebuff in en-
deavoring to get some money from
the grandson, the old lady went to
court.
Everything. excepting the law. told
me to render judgment for the old
lady, but the work was done more
than two years ago and the statue OF
limitations had passed. There could
be no recompense under the law
Mrs. Morrison lives on lower Madi-
son street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
HEAR TEXAS EXTRADITION CASE.
Witnesses Before State Officials in j.
W. Lowman Removal.

Governor Allen is today receiving
the testimony of a number of wit
nesses in the case of the state Of Texas
for removal from Kansas of J. w.
Lowman. The charge against Low
man is stealing an autom obile, with
the prospect that evidence may be pre-
scented indicating the murder by Low
man of the former owner of the car.
A large number of witnesses ap-
peared today. Testimony is being
heard by Judge c. W. Smith. executive
clerk, and ]. X. Rankin, assistant at
torney general. recommendations
will later be made to the governor.
Hugh T. Fisher, county attorney of
Shawnee county, appeared for the
state of Texas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
TOPEKA OFFICERS HoNORED.
Three Who Died in Great War To Be
Named in NeM York Memorial.

New York, Aug. 30.-Believing that
the official casualty report at Wash
ington by the adjutant general can be
supplemented to great extent by
friends. next of kin and organizations
with which the deceased were tdenu-
fled, the Army and Navy Club Of
America is endeavoring thru CORE
spondence to compile a complete au-
thentic list of the officers who died
in the world war.
The names, with other data bearing
on the civil and military life of the
men who made the supreme sacrifice,
will be preserved in a 100000 me-
mortal hall and officers clubhouse to
be erected in New York City. Plans
for the memorial, which will be in the
were announced a few days ago by
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, u
! S. N, retired, president of the club.
| In the list of casualties issued at
Washington, Kansas is credited with
sixty-nine officers who lost their lives.
killed in action, eighteen died of
wound, eleven of disease. five of ac-
cident and the remainder of undeter-
mined causes.
| Among those who will be memorial
| lied in the beautiful building to be
erected in New York are the following
from Topeka: Lieut.. Phil Billiard,
1915 North Quincy street; Lieut.. Vic
tor K. D. Blakely. 1494 Polk street;
Paul Mowers, PA Woodlawn avenue.
| The cooperation of the families of
the DECEASED and of organizations in
! Guiding clubs. lodges, fraternities.
business concerns and churches is re-
quested in order to make the file as
accurate as possible. Questionnaires
have been mailed to the next of kin
of all officers whose names are now
on the club file. and similar action
will be taken Immediately on receipt
OF additions to the list. In this way,
| it is hoped to secure sufficient ma
terial to compile a complete record of
| the service of each officer.
| Admiral Fiske earnestly desires that
all persons who lost sons. brothers or
relatives who were officers in the war
communicate with him at PSI 'Madi-
son avenue, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
NEW POSTAL MANAGER HERE.
Former Messenger Boy Becomes Man

Former Messenger Boy Becomes Man
ager After Resignation w. H. Morris.
The Topeka office of the Postal
Telegraph will have a new manager
the first of the month, when w. H
Morris, who has been manager since
July, 1920, will leave to enter other
business. Charles Kunz, a Topeka
boy 20 years old, who has been man
ager of the Postal Telegraph at New
ton, will take charge of the Topeka
office. Kunz lives at 326 Kline street
and started his telegra phic career as
messenger boy with the Western
Union.
Morris is a veteran telegrapher of
thirty-three years experience and came
to Topeka from Chicago, where he
resides. He spent the most of his
time on the key in Winston Salem,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
CATHOLIC SCOUT IN TOPEKA
Boys in Topeka To Be Organized by
Edward Roach Tonight.

The things he saw in France with
the Fourth army corps are respon-
sible for the presence in Topeka today
of Edward j. Roach, field secretary
of the boy scout bureau of the ma
tional Catholic war council, and spe-
cial national field scout commissioner
of the Boy Scouts of America.
Four new boy scout troops, with
about 200 members, are to be organ
lied in topeka among the Catholic
parishes. A meeting of priests and
representative laymen will be held to-
night at the knights of Columbus club
rooms Roach will deliver his address
on Scouting Under Catholic Leader
ship" The troops will be organized
Immediately after school opens.
Roach spent eighteen months over
seas as a knights of Columbus director
with the Rainbow division. The
weakness and the examples of phys
him to take up the work of organic
ing boy scout troops when he returned
to the United States last October, he
said. He has already organized fifty
troops in St Louis. At present he is
organizing twenty-five troops in Kan
sas City, Mo-; fifteen in Kansas City,
Kan; thirteen in Des Moines, and
proportionately the same in other
cities. So far 1000 troops, including
more than 5000 boys. have been or
ganized in Catholic parishes over the
country.
Branch OF Main Body.
The Catholic boy scouts are in no
way separate from the Boy Scouts of
America Roach is merely devoting
his time to getting the boys of his own
faith interested in the great scout
movement.
Il find just one fault" he said to-
day. The boys do not have the en-
enlargement they should have at
home because parents do not seem to
understand the scout program. 1t is
undoubtedly the greatest movement of
the ages so far as our boys are con-
cerned. AS long as a boy loves scout
ing he will not get into trouble-he
VIII not go wrong. He lives scouting
while he is at the meetings of his
troop or in the field, but when he gets
home he sometimes almost forgets it.
That's why parents should study the
scout program. 1t is endorsed by the
American Federation of Labor and
by Pope Benedict and all the cardinals
and arch bishops and bishops of the
Catholic parishes of America"
Roach pointed out that the scout
program is in no way militaristic, but
is designed to train the boys in higher
morals, better living and to increase
their physical welfare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30

New York. Aug 0-MONEY-Prime
mercantile paper, 9 per cent. Exchange
heavy. Sterling. co day bills. 3.50s% COM
merciaI, co day bills. 3.49Ts; demand. 3.55
cables. 355sl. Francs. demand. 500. Bel
gian francs, T.36: cables, 7.3S Marks, de-
mand. 200: cables o.01. New York ex-
change on Montreal. 1oY discount. Gov
eminent bonds. irregular: railroad bonds
firm. Time loans strong; 60 days and {
months. S1E 6fSA per cent.
Call money strong: high, 10: low. s: rul-
ing rate s: closing bid 10; offered at 10;
last loan, s. Bank acceptances, 6A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
Superfluous Hair Roots
Now Removed at Home
a Wonderful New Method

Glorious news for women troubled with
disfiguring hairy growths, By means of
an entirely new and very simple method
you can now remove not only the surface
hair, but the roots as WE'LL Just get a
stick or phelactlne from your druggist,
follow the easy instructions-see the hair
roots come out before your very eyes
Yes, you can hardly believe your eyes. the
lessly.
Phelactine is non-irritating, non-odor-
Gus, on-poisonous-couldn't hurt a child
to eat it-Adv.
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American Legion boys to do the
work. I expect to look into the matter
when return TO Washington"
Congressman Tincher has recently
been burning a red hot trail thru the
Seventh district. His league of ma
tons speech has been rated as one of
the top line features of the early cam
paign in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
Cards of Thanks

We wish TO thank our many kind
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted US during the illness and
death of our mother. We also wish
to thank the I. NJ. [. of y. A. No. 424,
the members of Topeka Foundry &
Iron works, the Adams Brothers COM
pany, and all others for their beauti-
full floral offerings.
JOE AND RUTH GRIFF1S.
ADV.
New York Cotton Market.
New York. Aug. 3O.-CoTTON-spo
quiet; middling. 1925.
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New York, Aug. 3O-Liberty bonds close
e11's, $3.50; first as. $40; second IS, $3.50
AIS. Sis: fourth AS. sles; Victory
30 g 1854 Victory AZ s. 95.3S.
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New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. 501
New England Bidg.l
New York, Aug. 80.