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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-28
VACCINATE FREE HERE
Topeka viii Offer Protection Against
Pneumonia.

Pneumonia.
DR.. Earle G. Brown, city health Of
ficer, announced today that the city
health department would open a free
pneumonia vaccination clinic at the
city hall tomorrow. Any person de-
string to be vaccinated against pneu-
monia, the most common complication
of influenza, will be treated without
offices on the third floor of the city
building.
The vaccine, which will be fur
nished by the state board of health,
was to arrive today, in ample quantity
for ali those desiring vaccination. It
will be administered in three doses.
seven days apart, the complete vac
cination consuming two weeks. The
vaccine contains some of the so-called
"pfeiffsr bacillus''-the flu bug-and
four varieties of the pneumonia germ.
The "pfeiffer bacillus" which Great
Lakes lieutenant claims TO have iso-
lated as the influenza germ, was dis
covered in 1890, according to Doctor
Brown
1--WE are not saying that this vac
cine is an influenza preventive,
said Doctor Brown. 1T is used to
prevent the most common complica
ton of flu-pneumonia. While it is
not an absolute preventive of the
latter disease, it has been found to
offer protection against it in various
experiments. 1t may give flu pro-
lection.
I'VE are offering this vaccination
free to any person who desires it. We
do not want TO force anybody to take
it, tho"
Doctor Brown stated today that out
of twelve deaths reported in the city
last week. four were from pneumonia
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Wave of Disease Is Rising Thru
out Kansas Today.
Number of Cases VIII Reach
1,20O by Tonight.
GERM APPEARS IN so COUNTIES
Board. of Health Sends Out
Queries on the Fatalities.
Only Six Additional Cases Re-
ported in Topeka Today.

The influenza wave was rising rap
idly in Kansas today and the total
number of new cases were expected
to reach 1900 by tonight. DIR. T. ID.
Tuttle, state epidemiologist, announced
shortly after noon. Eight hundred
and eightytwc cases had been re-
corded at the state board of health up
until noon. Today's flu total will be
far in excess of any days since the
present epidemic broke out. Only 7S7
cases We're reported all day Tuesday
Kansas City. Kan. reported 120 new
cases OF flu today and two deaths from
pneumonia, according to Doctor Tut
tie.
More than fifty counties are in
Tested with the flu germs now" said
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine. secretary of the
board Of health. only two deaths
were reported today, but many of the
county healthsofficers are not sending
| in the fatalities. We are sending out
a query today. asking them for the
! number of deaths as well as the num-
Der of cases"
The cases reported today were, Atchi-
son, county. 9, city "a: Barton, 5; But
1 Ter, .; Chase, 16: Cloud, 16; Cowley.
IS; Decatur, 9; Ellis. A; Ford, So;
| Geary. As; Gray, 21: Greenwood, 10;
Brown, 20; Wabaunsee, 5; Trego, 8;
| Smith, 81; Sherman. 4; Wichita. rs;
Jefferson, 1; .Kingman, So: Leaven-
worth. county 8, city 1: Montgomery
3; Morton, 35; Usage. 10: Pawnee, 81
! Rawlins, 10; Reno, 5: Republic, SO;
/ Kansas City, Kan, 100.
Six New Cases in Topeka.
Six new cases of influenza had beer
reported to the city health department
up until noon today, according to a re
port from the office of DR.. Earle G
Brown, city health officer. No pneu
monia cases we're reported this morn
/ ing. Tuesdays flu total in Topeks
was twenty-one cases.
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man. leader of Thursday party war
cuunc.I-aIso Big Four proba bility.
NCumerous announcements for state
aud district officers will be made
Thursday in keeping with a custom
as old as the annual banquet itself.
Boomlets started today in the hotel
l1bbies and in the state house and
plumber of the prospective candidates
are expected to make final public de-
lcisiOn before the party dinner.
Plans for placing kansas safely
back iu the Republican column. after
an absence of twelve years from the
Republican presidential ranks, will be
state leaders and state committee Of
ficers Victor Hantz. Chicago; DR..
Herbert Worth, Pueblo, Colo; and
$. l.. Sims, Chicago, representing the
national committee, will meet with
II. Fl. Motter, state chairman, and a
number OF men psominent in political
affairs in the state. Financial matters
connected with the campaign. as well
a. organization plans will be worked
out.
Real Milling Tonight.
Early this evening the real milling
will start in the hotel lobbes and will
not cease until the banquet crowd
leaves for home on late night trains
Thursday. One of the largest crowds
TO attend the Republican dinner in re-
cent years, is expected. Secretary
Chaney believes the seating capacity
OF Masonic Temple viii be taxed in
handling the crowd which is coming
TO Topeka to dispense pep for the ap-
preaching campaign.
Both men and women will sit at the
banquet tables Thursday night. Con-
gresham Reavis of Nebraska viii be
the spot light attraction at the dinner
this year. He is rated as one of the
most able speakers in the national
house of representatives. Mrs. W. p.
Lambertson of Fairview. wife of
Speaker Lambertson, has the womans S
place on the program, while Harry
Snyder of Council Grove is the favor
ite native son and will respond to the
toast kansas" Stuart simmons OF
Hutchinson has the fourth place on
the program. Burns Hegler OF Eldo-
rado. will deliver the presidents ad-
dress and preside at the banquet.
State Central Committee.
The meeting of the Republican
state committee and congressional
committees Thursday morning is an
event of real Importance in political
places will be determined for state
and district conventions to select dele
gates to the Republican national con-
Vention in Chicago in dune.
It is probable congressional district
conventions will be held early in
March, altho few of the districts may
select delegates late in February. A
state convention late in March is the
plan generally approved by party
chieftains. Each congressional dis
trict will elect two delegates and two
alternates to the national convention
while four delegates at large will be
chosen by the state convention
Topeka is making a strong bid foI
the convention again this year. Wich-
tia and Hutchinson will send delega.
contiped on Page FiSe.l
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CLERKS BLAME UNIONS
Declare They'll Lose Old Santa Ec
Privileges Under Wage Order.

Unorganized clerks of the Santa Fe
offices today insisted that they will
lose their vacations and sick leaves
with pay owing to the action of a num-
Der of their fellows in organizing a
union and affiliating with the Brother
hood of Railroad and Steamship
Clerks, Freight Handlers. Express and
Station Employees. The order is there.
they point out. and that ends it. local
Santa Fe- officials also contend that
this is the proper Interpretation OF the
new agreement.
NJ. A. Moore, general chairman of
the unions for the eastern lines still
contends that the clerks Will. continue
TO enjoy all their old privileges. As the
matter now stands the clerks and
officials contend they have been
made goats" and the union repre-
sentatives declare they have not Mr.
Moore will leave for Chicago tooay to
get further information regarding the
controversy.
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KANSAS Day Program a Real
Gathering of Kansans.
Business, Pleasure and Politics
Until Late Tonight.
LEADERS ARRIVE IN CITY TODAY
= Banquet VIII Be One of Largest
in Many Years.
shilling" in Hotel LObbies
Starts-COmmittee Meets.
KANSAS DAY PROGRAM.

KANSAS DAY PROGRAM.
10 n. m.-RepubIican state committee meet
ing. Lincoln Post hall, Sixth and
Quincy.
Selection dates and places for
state and district conventions.
. p. m.-AnnuaI business meeting Kansas
Day Club
Election of officers.
10 n. m.-Knnsas District Judges AssOcia-
tiOn cOnvenes, supreme court
chambers.
S p. m.-First district Republican central
committee meeting. National hotel.
G:3O p.m.-Kansas SDny Club banquet, Mn-
sonic Temple.
FOR THE WOMEN.
9:S0 a. m.--AnnuaI meeting Women's Kan
sas Day Club. Business ses-
siOns Masonic Temple.
10 80 n. m.-Natiye Sons and Daughters.
First Methodist church, Sixth
and Harrison streets.
Republican leaders-both men and
women - were arriving in Topeka
today for the annual love feasts
and organization meetings Thursday
afternoon and Thursday night. The
meetings will mark the official open
ing Of the national and state cam
paigns in this state. Practically every
Republican worker and organization
director of prominence in Kansas is
expected to attend the banquet.
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COUNCIL AT ELKS
Officials of State Women's Units
Urge Student Homes.
DIR. SherbOn, Mrs. Mitchner,
Others on Program Today.


The Kansas Council of Women, one
of the most important organizat atoms
of women in the state, held its an
nual meeting in Topeka today at the
Elks club. The executive meeting
called at 10 O'Clock. was followed by
a luncheon at the club at noon.
The council is composed of present
and past presidents of the state or
ganiZationS of women, and women
deans Of colleges. The purpose of the
council is to work for the best prog
ress and welfare of the women of the
state. Members give their support
and influence in obtaining legislation
for the general benefit of women. One
of the principal projects of the coun-
ell is to secure. If possible. dormitories
for women students at state schools.
Among the speakers at today's meet
ing were DR.. Florence Sherbon. state
board of health: Mrs. c. E. Walter,
Norton; Mrs. Rebecca Wells Taylor,
Lyons; Mrs Cora Wellhouse -Bullard,
Tonganoxie; Mrs. Dora Candy. To-
peka: Miss Catherine Campbell OF
tawa; Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, Topeka;
Mrs. L. l. McLane, Hutchinson: Mrs
F. W. Watson, Topeka: Dean Elizabeth
Agnew, Hays normal; Dean Alberta
Corbin. Kansas university, and Mrs
]. c. Codding. Lansing.
Officers of the council are Miss Eff
fie Graham, of Topeka, president:
Dean Mary Pierce Van Zile, of Man
haitian, secretary, and Mrs. T. F.
Doran. of Topeka. treasurer.
Reports from the various organiza-
tons were given covering a vast field
in women's work
ORGANIZATIONS represented in the
council. together with their represcn-
tatives present today. are:
Kansas Federation of Women's
clubs: Mrs J. C. McClintock. Topeka:
Mrc ~ Tnhnctnr,
c. c. Goddard. Leavenworth: Mrs. c.
p Walker. Norton: Mrs. J. NJ Miller.
Kansas City; Mrs. H. o. Garvey, To-
peka; Mrs Rebecca Wells Taylor,
Lyons.
Women's Chris Temperance
Union: Mrs. Lillian NJ. Mitchner. To-
pel5a.
Womens Relief corps: Mrs. Ida
Wilson Moore. Topeka: Mrs. Emma E,
Forter, Marysville: Mrs. Dora l.
drich, Cawker City.
Daughters American Revolution: ::
Miss Catherine Campbell of Ottawa,
state regent.
J. d. Mcfarland. Topeka; Mrs. AL
brecht Marburs, Topeka, and Mrs. f.
W. Watson. Topeka
Kansas EQUAL Suffrage Association
and Citizenship League: Mrs c. A.
Hoffman, Enterprise; Mrs. W. Y. Nor
/ -dll+ MIS- - H. t-iidlkeJ. ?.
Lawrence; Mrs Cora Wellhouse Bull
lard. Tonganoxie.
Kansas Women's Press association:
| Mrs. c. A. KimbalI. Manhattan.
Society Daughters of Founders and
/ Patriots: Mrs. John r. Shelton. To-
| peka.
Kansas Dinner club: DR.. Alberta
Corbin, Lawrence; Miss Effie Graham,
| Topeka.
Kansas Branch National Alumnae
association: Mrs. T F. Doran, To-
peka: Mrs. c. W. Smith. Topeka.
Native Daughters of Kansas: Mrs
! J. c. Codding. Lansing.
Military 'Sisterhood: Mrs c. T. Mar
tin. Girard: Mrs L L. McLane
Hdtchinson; Mrs. G. F. Refs. Hutch
inson-
women's CoRmittee Council of De
ferse: Mrs. D. w. Mulvane, Topeka
Deans Of Women; Mary Pierce Var
Zile Manhattan: Elizabeth Agnew
/ Hays Normal; Alberta Corbip, Law
renee
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Defeats Flames
BY Clinging to
Car WindouD Sill

St. Louis. Jan. 2s.-Hanging on the
outside sill of fast moving express
car while II was burning up, was the
experience OF NJ. c. Biilingsley of To-
ledo, Ohio. early today.
Finding himself trapped when tbs
explosion of a lamp set fire to capac-
ity load of automobile parts. Billings
ley, who was the messenger in charge
of the car. broke open a window.
crawied outside and held on until Ed
wardsvilIe. ILL.,. was reached The loss
to the car and contents amounted 70
s20. 900.
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NEAR DEATH AFTER ACCIDENT.
Sydney Workman Hit by Truck Drives
by Institute Negro.

Sydney Workman. Seventh and Weir
streets, is in a critical condition at st.
Francis hospital today as the result
Of injuries he received when struck by
a trucks belonging to the Topeka In
dus rial Institute and driven by Sher-
man Hall. negro. on East Sixth street,
Tuesday night. He was knocked down.
his arm was broken at the shoulder
and . deep V-shaped cash was cut in
his head. DIR. o. F. Narcotic, county
coroner, was called apd Workman re-
moved to the hospital. Physicians
said today that his recovery is doubt
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LETTIsH TROOPS ARE vICToRS.
rake Town From BoIsheyiki and Cap
ture Much War Booty

Copenha gen. Jan. IS. - Lettish
troops have captured Guzyn. the last
town in eastern Letvia occupied by
Russian Bolsheviki and have reached
the Lettish- Russian frontier at many
places. according to a Lettish official
report quoted in Riga adyices received
here.
Much war material and 1000 pris-
ing continues along the whole front.
it is said The Boisheviki forces on
the Lettish front are. retreating east
ward, according to the report. and
many detachments have been annihi-
lated in recent fighting.
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IN LANDSLIDE FOR MONARCHY
Ninety-Five Per Cent Votes Cast Ask
Re-Esta bIishment of Throne.

Budapest. Jan. 2S.-The monarchist
vote cast in the elections Sunday and
Monday approximated 95 per cent of
the total number of ballots Specula-
ton is said to be centered on who now
will be king and guesses range from
Hapsburg princes to scions of Euro
pean ruling houses and American
multi-millionaires
. Prince Otto. eldest son of former
Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary
IS favored by Iegitimists as the future
hing of Hungary. according to a
Budapest advice received here
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ToDAY's TEMPERATURES:

Tomorrow will he a near-spring
day. s. d. Flora, state smeteorplogist.
forecasts. Flora predicts rising tenn
peratures encouraged by a south wind.
clear skies and not chance for rain
or snow.
States this morning was Saulte Ste.
Marie, Mich, With 16 degrees below
zero. The cold weather is moving
east rapidly. The temperature at Chi
go this morning was / 9 degrees. The
fContinued on Page TwoI-
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Chicago. Jan 2s.1The new comet
named tSoIa," for its Spanish discov-
erer- was siFhted from the Will ms
Bay. Wis, observatory last night, ac-
cording to a telegram to Prof Philip
Fox of Northwestern university. The
location Of the comet had been sought
for a week by astronomers. To the
naked eye. the comet appears as an
ordinary star, the telegram said.
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Missing ScanIane round.

Palm Beach, Fla, Jan. 2S.-The
navy flying boat which was reported
missing late yesterday with a party
from Palm Beach. including Rodman
Wanamaker II. today was -sa feIy land
ed at Vero, seventy miles north of
here. according to a message from
Guree Mum. of Philadelphia. mem
ber of the party. The seaplane had
been missing twenty-six hour.
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CAMPBELL TO VIRGIN ISLES.
On Committee to Determine Geycrn-
mont Of Nex Passcssinns

Washington, Jan. 2s.-with a view
to determining whether the Virgin
Islands. the most recently acquired
United States territory. should be re-
moved from the naval supervision un-
der which they have been since pur-
chased from Denmark. a joint con-
gressional committee left Washington
today to visit the islands.
The committee includes Representa-
tive Campbell. Kansas
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Mexico City. Jan 2S.-William o.
Jenkins, American consular agent at
Puebia. is arranging to sell his Mexi-
can holdings and leave for the United
States, according to Julio Mitchell.
state prosecutor at Puebla. inter-
viewed while transacting official busi-
ness here.
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WE WILL PROTECT You
THE CLARENCE b. JORDAN
INSURANCE SERVICE
Phone 81


Council Grove, Kan. Jan. 28.---WIi.
liam H. Marks died at his home IN
this city yesterday after a long Illness.
Mr.. Marks came to Morris county in
1874 from HiIlsdale county, Michigan.
He was so years of age and Is survived
by his wife and one daughter. Mrs
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FAIR AND WARMER
Thursday Like a Day in Spring, Is
Flora Forecast

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Eair and warmer tonight and Thursday.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
SG-hour shipments north and east against
a temperature of 20 degrees: south and
west, against 20 degrees.
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supreme bench.
tor Francis C. Price of Ashland has
also been urged to run, but it is prob
able he will decline and consent to re-
turn to the senate for the 1928
sessions.
Willis ]. Bailey of Atchison, former
governor and president of the Allen
for-Governor club in 1918, came this
party workers. He is a candidate for
a placeSon the Big Four.
d. W. Mulvane of Topeka, former
national committeeman and known
personally by almost every party
worker in the state. spent the day in
the hotel lobbies with the early ar
rivals He is generally conceded one
of the places on the state delegation
to the Chicago convention.
Al F. williams of Columbus. well
known lawyer and party worker in
the Third district, is here for the din
ner-as usual. Williams has a record
for having attended practically every
meeting of the Kansas Day club since
it's organization in the early COS. Four
years ago he was a delegate at large
to the national convention and for a
number of years was chairman of the
Cherokee county committee.
Col. George w. FNindlay of Topeka
renewed acquafntances with the boys"
this morning. Colonel FindIay who
| trained with all of the leaders in the
good old days has hundreds of friends
among the younger crowd in the po-
F! litical game. His acquaintance ex-
tends to practically every town in the
state.
| f. II. TruebIood. editor of the Yates
Center News. is here for the banquet.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Trueblood
and their son. You may be sure we
wanted to come" said Mrs. Trueblood.
| I'VE changed trains four times last
night in order to get here"
| w Y. Morgan of Hutchinson, for
mer lieutenant governor and delegate
at large to the national convention
T. four years ago, arrived this morning,
accompanied by Mrs. Morgan, who is
| attending the Wpmen's meetings. II
think Mrs. Morgan is absorbing most
OF the politics on this trip" said Nor
gan today. she seems to be getting
the 'slants' before I do" Morgan said
! Il delegation from Hutchinson would
be here to ask for the state convention.
/ Charles L. Mitchell. newly elected
president of the Topeka Press club.
started on his new job early this morn
ing. He was in the National hotel
lobby looking after the visiting news
paper men and boosting for Topeka
for the state convention.
J. B. (Bun) Adams of Eldorado is
here for the dinner Adams who is a
Smillionaire banker, is also owner OF
most of the stock in the two Eldorado
papers which consolidated recently
They are under the news management
of Burns Hegler. president of the
Kansas Day club.
A Q. Miller. editor of the Belleville
Telescope. is here with the early ar
rivals from Fifth district towns. w
w. Watson. Salina banker also came
with the Fifth district crowd.
Lacey NJ. Simpson. cht-irman of the
house ways and means committee
has perfected real working organiza-
ton for congress in the Eighth dis
NaS=s-Z
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Milling &
Medicine
Opening of Political Pot Today
Previous to Kansas Day Gath
ering.

Col. John s. Dean of Topeka may
enter the race for a place on the su-
preme bench. His friends are urging
a Kansas Day announcement. Sena-
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MUSIC AND LUNCHEON
Native KansaBs Plan Big Program
in Topeka Tomorrow.

The Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas are expecting a large turnout
at their annual meeting and luncheon
to be held Kansas Day, January 90,
at the First Methodist church More
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triet. Simpson has big list of fol-
lowers who believe he is the logical
man to win the Eighth district back to
the Republicans fold
Burns Hegler, president of the Re
publican BANQUET club, arrived in
Contiued ON Page Five.I
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tor Francis c. Price of Ashland has
also been urged to run, but it is prob
able he will decline and consent to re-
turn to the senate for the 1928
sessions.
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England Becomes Alarmed.

London. Jan. 2s.-Because OF the
prevalence of influenza in America.
Poland and Japan. the ministry of
health has issued warnings outlining
preventive measures. Reports do not
indicate any increase in influenza in
Great Britain. It was said. but II was
feared the disease may spread from
the continent
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Willis ]. Bailey, of Atchison, former
governor and president of the Allen
for Governor club in 1918. came this
morning to spend two days with the
party workers. He is a candidate for
a placeNon the Big Four.
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Enid. Okla. Jan. 2S.-with nearll
one hundred cases of influenza re
ported in Enid, physicians think the,
have the epidemic in hand and hav,
checked the progress of the disease
The epidemic is marked by its ligh
attacks. resembling "a severe cold o.
light attaght of la grippe. Few case
of pneumonia have been reported. n,
deaths have occurred
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Lacey NJ. Simpson. chsirman of the
house ways and means committee.
has perfected real working organiza-
ton for congress in the Eighth dis