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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
Beats Mac swiney to Goal.
NEAR EAST DRIVE COMPL ETE
One Hundred Workers Organize to
Put Over Campaign

Topeka has never failed TO go over
the top in a campaign and is not ex-
pected to fail in the Near East relief
drive now on" p C Ellis. chairman
of the drive, said today. More than
100 persons attended the meeting Of
the workers at the Chamber OF Com
Uerce Monday night
The churches owe their best sup
port to the Armenians," one pastor
said ''As a Christian nation we
should stand by Armenia. 4 Christian
nation, prosecuted by the AIohamme-
dams for fifteen hundred years It is
reported that Mohammedanism Is
gaining way in the Near East. and one
way we have of fighting that heathen
faith is by giving all the help we can
TO Armenia
Twenty-e eight Topeka churches are
organized for work in the campaign
to be conducted this week In addi-
ton to churches already reported. the
First Methodist. the First Congrega-
tionaL the First Baptist. the United
Brethren. Euclid Avenue Methodist,
Central Park Christian and Central
Congregational churches reported or
gained committees at the meeting
Monday night, with George Hoyes. A
D Gray. the Rev. Charles F. Mat
thews. J. c. Miller. Mrs. = H Smith.
Mrs NJ. P Hall and Mrs. J. P. Wah1e
as chairmen Of the respective commit
tees
The United Presbyterian church
and the First Christian church report
100 per cent contributions, or signed
cards. A full quota Of donations is
also reported by Pelletier's. Warren
NJ. Crosby's and Crosby Brothers
Cards distributed in the canvass to-
day are TO be returned 10 the chair
men of committees Each contributor
is asked 10 take his donation to the
wareroom in the Majestic theater
building on East Eighth street. but II
it is not possible to do so, a member
Of the motor corps will call for the
gift
Boy Scouts scattered literature about
the city Monday, and are helping in
other ways in the campaign
The Rev Clara Hazelrigg and the
Rev. John ". RahiH addressed the
Committee meeting Monday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE SAYS COX
Ohio Governor Declares G. o. P. After
$4,000 Contributions.

Columbus. O.. Aug. 31--Governor
James NJ Cox. in statement today.
characterized as absolutely untrue. -
the statement of VIII H. Hays before
the senate campaign expenditures
committee in Chicago yesterday. that
the fixed policy Of the Republicans is
to limit campaign contributions to
$1,000.
To substantiate his statement. the
governor again quoted from an "offi-
cial Republican campaign document"
which said: The time has arrived
when some prospects should be asked
for subscriptions ranging from $540eo
upwards
Cox cIafmd that these prospects"
were referred to in the document as
the cream list and charged that the
Republican national organization
urged that all these contributions be
kept secret
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
City Police
Motors A re
Kept In Us e
THE PRELUDE.

The city commissioners have
spent several thousa nds OF dollars
in the purchase Of two automobiles
for the police department At the
time of the purchase II was pointed
out that cars were needed 10 make
hurry calls. such as burgiarieS riots
murders and accidents where at
times five or ten minutes in getting
an injured man to physician
means the saving OF life.
THE STORY
At 10 o'clock this morning the teie-
phone rang Il police headquarters
Hello" said the desk sergeant.
I'll see" he continued.
Then turning to one Of the drivers
he said:
Mrs Corwine wants the car"
The car went to the mayors resi-
dence-
The telephone rang again
All right said the sergeant at the
close Of the second conversation.
Turning to the other driver. he said:
The chiefs ready TO come down.
He wants the other car"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
HOLD GUARDSMEN READY
Oklahoma Governor Takes No Chances
in Prospects of Race Rioting-

Oklahoma City. Aug sI-LocaI
Units Of the Oklahoma national guard
we're under orders today from Adj
Gen. c. r Barrett to hold themselves
in readiness for duty in connection
with possible trouble growing out Of
the lynching here Sunday night of
Claude Chandler. a 19-year-old negro,
who was arrested near Area dia, Okla.
saturday IN 4 raid on an alleged moon
shine still in which two officers and
the uezro's father was killed.
AlthO rumors were current yeSter-
day and last night that race troubles
----7 brewing the night passed quietly.
Today state officials began taking
steps TO ascertain whether any negli-
gence Of duty attached TO county Of
ficers who had charge OF ChandIer'S
keeping
L also became known today that
representatives Of the state attorney
generals department would sit as q
board OF inquiry in a few days in con-
nection with the Iynching here and
one At Tulsa Saturday night when
Roy Bolton. held on murder charge,
was hanged by 4 mob.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
TO DISPOSE OF SIDE LINES.
Plans OF Big Five" Packers to Comply
With Court Decree Ready.

Washington, Aug. 31--Plans Of the
five big meat packing concerns Of the
country for disposition of their side
lines-business other than the butch
ering OF meat and packing of meat and
produce-which was provided for in
the enforcement decree arranged by
the packers and the department Of
justice several months ago. will be
filed within the next few. days in the
District of Column bia supreme court
Disposition by the packers of their
grocery and related business has been
announced at various times, but the
plans TO be filed in court here are ex-
pected to give the first information to
the public as to what Is TO be done
with the stockyards-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

one On the present site OF the signal
Ccrns caatonmeut On Grant avenue,
and the other in the hills directly west
Of the disciplinary barracks Col Ed
gar Stayer, Of the motor transport
corps. came here from Washington
several days ago 70 make a survey OF
re reservation with q view to making
recommendation TO the war depart
n1enr-
Work on construction OF the shops
* not contemplated until next spring.
according to officers. It was said
practically all the work OF the motor
transport barrack would be handled
II the proposed shops
Several hundred men viii be en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
Ten Years
oun2erThan
His Years

Doesn't it make you feel
good-csuse you to straight
en- up and feel "chesty"-
when someone guesses your
age at ten ears or so
younger than you really
are? You, look into your
mirror, smile with satisfac-
ton and say to yourself:
well, he didn't make such
a bad guess. at that"
The point is: You're no
older than your vitality.
Il q man Is strong, vigor-
Gus, mentally alert, fine and
fit at 50 he has a better
chance of living up to 50
than . man Of 80 who Is
weak and rundown has of
living up to 90. While none
of US can stay the years nor
stop time, we should all
make an heroic effort to sue
cessfully resist the effects
OF time by ever keeping our
vitality at par.
When you sense . feeling
Of slowing down Of your
physical forces-when your
stomach, liver, kidneys and
other organs show signs of
weakness-when you notice
= lack of your old time pep"
and "punch"-in other
words, when you feel your vitality
3 On the Wane, yea should com
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
RUTH SUES FOR MILLION.
s-Swat King Wants to Protect Rights
to Moving Picture Film

New York. Aug. 31.-George Her
man fBabe) Ruth has filed suit for
s1OO0000 damages against a movie
concern. and five vaudeville theaters.
alleging infringement Of exclusive
rights to a motion picture in which he
appears. it was learned today.
Supreme Justice McCook yesterday
evening granted q temporary in1unc-
ton restraining the Educational Films.
Inc. the B E Keith. New Theater and
five other vaudeville houses from
showing q finn depicting BABE s.
proves as a home run hitter.
This film. according to Ruth's at
torney. has been sold exclusively TO
another concern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

Those who suffer daily baekache.
sick headaches, dizzy spells and an
moving kidney irregularities naturally
seek a remedy that will give perma-
nent freedom from these discomforts.
not merely relief for a day" For
over thirty years D0an's Kidney Pills
have stood the test of time-ths hard
est test of all Thousands OF confirmed
and re-confirmed statements from
grateful users tell of lasting. time
proved benefit Here is statement
from one of your own townspeople-
Ask your neighbor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
CRowDTxG INTO CITIES.
..AEorc Than Fifth OF L. S. Population
in Thirty-Three Centers

Washington. Aug. .31-More than
one-ffth OF the population OF the
country is located in thirty-three lead
ing cities having 200, 900 or more in
habitan1s-
A table showing these gcities in order
Of their rank for 1920, issued tod4y by
the census bureau. places their COM
bfned population at 22,724.565, which
is slightly more than one-dfth the
total population OF the country as
estimated by DR.. Joseph A Mil chief
statistician OF the bureau al 100000
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
Polo Tourney at Fort Riley.

Junction City. Kan. Aug. Slight
clubs have been signed for the annual
polo tournament TO be held at Fort
Riley in October, according to an
nouncement Fourteen teams will be
entered. Those already signed are
Colorado Springs, Kansas City, Fort
D. A Russell. Camp Pike. Fort sill
Camp Funston, Wichita and Junction
civ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
Another Topeka Case

R A Stewart. salesman Al E sth
St. gave the following statement Oct
tober %. 1913. 7 was laid UP with
Ium go and kidney compliant had
a dull pain just over my kidneys
used Deans Kidney Pills and they
gave me fine relief"
On May -. 1919. Mr. Stewart said
The cure Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me some years ago has las-ed-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
ENGINE DIED ALSO PASSENGERS
stalled Auto Hit by Train-Three in
II Are Killed.

Ponca City. Okla. Aug 51.-Dau
McDuzau. Gilbert Cox and Deforesr
Others. Indians, met their death last
night at $40 when an auto in which
thew were riding was struck by q
southbound Santa Fe passenger train
running thirtv-fiys minutes late on
crossing TWO miles south OF this city.
According to Michigan, who lived
thirty minutes after the accident his
e-rfns died on the tracks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
MACSWINEY DYING
of Cork Now on Nine
teenth Day of Starvation.
.strfkerv in Another
Jail Beats Him to Goal.

London, Aug 31.-Terence Mac
Swiney. hunger striking lord mayor of
Cork. continued to hover between life
and death today.
The physicians verdict. as he en-
tered his nineteenth day OF voluntary
starvation. was the same as it has
been for three day"that the lord
mayor could live but q few hours
We cant expect Terry TO last much
longer" said Sean Mac Swiney. his
brother. as he left Brixton prison after
a nights vigil at the lord mayors bed
side.
Beats Mac Swiney to Goal
Worcester. Eng, Aug 31.-The first
death resulting from a hunger strike
in an English Jail occurred here today.
Kari DunwaI succumbed after going
without food for five days He had
been imprisoned for contempt of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

St Louis. Aug 3i--Four persons
were injured. three seriously at 7.45 a
n today when the Sunshine special
Missouri Pacific thru passenger train.
from san Antonio. Tex. to s.. Louis,
was deraiIed near Poplar Bluff, No.
40 miles south Of here. according 20 a
telegram to the general offices OF the
railroad here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
Cards of Thanks

We wish to thanh our many friends
and SneiEhbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the Illness and death
of our dear husband and father and
for the beautiful floral offerings
MRS TT ALLEN
Mr. AND MRS WA ALLEN,
ROY ALLEN. -Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

Decatur. Ill. Aug. SIR. E. Bran
nan. physical director of the local Y.
NJ. c. A. has resigned to accept the
position of athletic director of Ottawa
university. Ottawa. Kan. Brannan was
a former star athlete at the Kansas
school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31
PLAN BIG ARSiY SHOPS.
Transport Plant at Icavcnworth TO
Cost 500. 00O-Noney Is Provided

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug s1--PIaas
are being formulated by the war de-
partmeut for the erection at Fer
LeavenwOrth of the largest transport
shops in the country. Congress
recently Appropriated 100000 for the
purpose
Two locations are being considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

This beautiful French gown
whose simplicity is its charm Is .
recent importation. It is fashioned
OF white silk crepe meteor TIN med
with black embroidery on the
bodice and a draped overskirt Of
black lace in unique design. The
gown is featuring the short Paris
ian skirt and sleeveless bodice. 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-31

This master body-bzil6er win hep
you keep young N spirit and mental
and physical sctiou. because it viii
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Il ezrsehes the bod. restores EoFz-oa4 tzs1eas
aooekes 5znziin< snd 0vSr-E1ezgAk 1egrO. il
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-08
MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

Services were well attended at A.
VI. E. church. 1t was a real treat to
have the Imperial Jubilee Singers to
worship with us at the morning serv-
ices and render some of their beauti-
full selections Miss G. McVey who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Hazel Wilson has returned to her
home at Boulder, Colorado. -. Mrs.
VIM, Caven and Mrs. Bell Harrison
spent the week end at Alma, Kansas,
and report a fine trip. Rev. R.
Keele held services at the NJ. e.
Church Sunday in the absence of the
pastor, Rev. w. L. Darions who with
his family motored through from
Colorado Springs and arrived late
Sunday evening. Rev. Duncan of
Mt. Zion and Rev. Dudley of the End
Baptist Church and Mrs. Mary King
are attending the board meeting at
Dunlap. d, . Misses Hazel, Rosa and
Florence King left Monday for Lin
coin, Nebraska, their new home. 4. !.
The Imperial Jubilee Singers were
dinner guests of Mrs. J.. Hall and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-08
SLATER, MISSOURI.
BY Mrs. Josie Walls.

The Sunday School of Abbott Chap
ell NJ. e. Church is well attended each
Sunday. There are two banners in
the Sunday School, a finance and at
tendance banner, these banners have
stirred much interest in the Sunday
School. Services at Abbott Chapel
were well attended Sunday, Rev. w.
H. Smith preached an excellent SER
mon in which every nearer was made
glad. Rev. Jessie Washington Pas
tor of the Second Baptist Church has
been engaged in a ten days meeting,
he was assisted by Rev. Bates of st.
Louis. The Sunday School at Second
Baptist is moving on nicely Rev.
w. H. Smith was dinner guest at the
home of Misses Juanita and Emma
Lewis Saturday . Mrs. Fannie Mar
tin of Pilot Grove visited her sister,
Mrs. Pearl Pryor. O.. D.. Jessie Ferelon is
quite sick this week. Mr.. Horace
Lee is quite sick also Mrs. Julia
Young, Mrs. Julia Emery is reported
much improved also Martha Jones'.
Miss Helen Gren of st. Louis is Wis.
iting her grandparents, MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Green. . Mrs. Mamie Neff is
on the sick list Rev. and Mrs, NJ.
| Denny visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Walls Thursday night. Rev. W. l..
Lee, district superintendent of the
Kansas City district, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Walls. Rev. w. L. Lee was
going to Columbia, No, to hold the
first Quarterly meeting of this Con-
ference this year. Mrs. Bulah Jen-
kins of Glasgow visited her brother,
Prof. A. c. Lewis. Mrs. Bulah Rip
ly. Mr.. and Mrs. Mutton Henderson.
Mrs. Lucy CoXton, Mrs. Matte ThiX'
ton. Mrs. jessie Walls, Miss Felice
Wilson, Miss Ardena Walls, Miss Ath
len Walls, Mrs. Homa Stephson, Mrs
Manard Kirty. Miss Ethel Campbell
and Mrs. Emma Lacy went to Mar
shall to hear the lecture of Mary B
Talbert of New York. Mr.. William
Brashier of 1916 Cottage Ave, Kansa.
City is visiting at the home of hi
mother-in-law, Mrs. Julia Steward o
, 4SS West Attn Street, Slater, Mo. e.
4 Miss Sadie Steward entertained wit
a stag and whist party in honor o
Mr.. William Brashier, Friday, Apr
! 80. Mrs. Josie Walls received a tel(
gram from her brother, Jeff Roberr
son of St. Joseph, telling of the deaf
? of their brother, John Robertson. Mrs
Walls left for st. Joseph this mornfn
\ on the 6 o'clock train. Mrs. Walls ha
1 the sympathy of her many friends c
Slater, there is an interesting featur
about this family, there were lively
i of them eight girls and four boys, thi
0 is the first death in the family fU
q more than twenty years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-08
COLUMBIA, MO.
By Mrs. J. q. Moseley.

Sunday was Quarterly meeting at
st. Luke VI e. church. Superinten- |
dent Lee preached a powerful sermon
go. Services at st. Paul A. NJ. E.
church Sunday were well attended
The Rev. S. l. Brooks preached TWO
great during the day. Rev.
S. L. Brooks left Sunday night for St
Louis. No, where he is a delegate to
the General Conference Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Mack are visiting Mrs.
Mack's mother, Mrs. Lucy Reeves.
Prof. J. 2. Moseley spent the week
end in Bonneville last week. Mrs.
Maude Baker was hostess to the
Donor Club of the st. Paul A. NJ.
E. church Thursday, April 29th. This
club was recently organized with the
following as officers, Mrs. J. z. Nose
ley, president; Mrs. Florence Taylor,
Vice President; Mrs. Coralie vii.
liams, Secretary; Mrs. S. l.. Brooks,
Treasurer; Miss Alma Williams, Mrs.
Maude Baker, Mrs. Maude Williams
comtimtee on Executive Board and
meets 2nr and 4th Thursday of each
month. Games were played, led by
Mrs. Moseley. All present spent a
pleasant evening. Dainty refreshments
were served. Mrs. V. l.. Walden
was hostess to the By-Monthly Teach
ers Club Saturday May list. A game,
Search for happiness" proved quite
interesting, in two rooms were hid
den several articles and everyone
present spent some minutes search
ing and at last found a token with
verses attached. An appetiizng lunch
con was served. The program con-
sisted of: Recitation, Miss Gertrude
Carter; Piano and Violin Solo, Miss
Cornelia Strawn and Dr.. Geo. o.
Caldwell; Cornet and Trombone duet,
Prof. J.. q. Moseley and DR.. Caldwell
REV. Ward, pastor at Centralia,
passed through the city enroute for
R~ocheport. He will preach at st.
Paul A. NJ. E. church Sunday May
9th. .. Mrs. Bessie Woods was hos
tess TO the Busy Woman's Idle
Hour Club" Wednesday, 2Sth. Re-
freshments served. Mr.. Grant
Muse left last week for St. Louis.
Monday, May the third the patrons of
Douglass school were entertained by
the pupils and teachers of the school.
In the afternoon the work which has
been done by the pupils during the
past year was on exhibition AT
2:3O every one assembled on the
school lawn and the patrons were
highly entertained with folk and May
pole dances by pupils of the various
grades. - Everyone expressed them
selves as being highly pleased with
the work that the pupils of Douglass
are doing under the instruction of
Principal J.. E. Jones and his compel
ent teaching force.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-08
RoSEDALE KANSAS.

The Pleasure Seekers Club gave
its First Anniversary reception at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rails,
61S Booth Ave, Friday evening. . .
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Rails
celebrated their 18th Anniversary at
the same time. Mrs. A. D. Doug
lass and Mr.. John Rails were awarded
the prizes in the guessing contests.
The hostess received some very nice
presents . The funeral OF Miss Mable
Greenwood, who passed away in Chi
cago, ILL.,, was held from the resi-
dence Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Greenwood, 1909 Adams street
is survived by a sister, two brothers
and other relatives. The services
were conducted by Rev. Walden and
the floral offerings were p~rofuse and
beautiful. The Pleasure Seekers
Club has been delightfully."- entertain.
ed since they have resumed meeting.
....At the meeting at which Mrs. Dan
Allen was hostess the election of Of
ficers was held. Msr. ]. Rails was
elected president; Mrs. d. Allen,
Secretary. Other officers were also
elected. Mrs. Joseph Collins enter
tanned the Club and a pleasant after
noon was spent. The Annual Par
ent Day exhibit of Attacks School
was held Friday evening at the school.
A large number of parents and friends
attended and were highly pleased
with the splendid work the children
had done. Prof. Brown and his SPLEEN
did teachers have labored very
earnestly to make the children's work
reach the standard and we are pleas
ed to say their efforts were not in
vain as shown in the beautiful ex-
hibits Mrs. F. Webster of Macon,
Mo, is the guest of her sister, Mrs
Zal Wolfskill and Mr.. Wolfskill, IA
Rolling Mill Miss Myra Powell,
who has been suffering with an In.
jured hand, is improving. AT the
closing exercises of the Night school
at Attacks school, April 20, quite an
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-08

Mrs. G.. Allen Sunday after which
they were given an auto ride over the
city and college campus. -. Sunday
was high day at Mt. Zion. The Pas
tor preached at morning services and
Rev. Henderson preached at after
noon services. After remarks by Rev.
Dudley, Prof. w. B. Countee and his
company made every one rejoice with
their beautiful anthems. The Ia
dies gave a program at evening serv-
ices which closed a successful rally.
The collection was SlS1.17. The
captains of the clubs we're given beau
tiful presents by the Pastor. Mt,
Zion has come from the bottom ranks
under the leadership Of Rev. Duncan
and is now able to take her place as
one of the leading Baptist Churches
of the State. Services were well
attended at 2nd Baptist church Sun
day. Rev. Dudley preached at both
services and everybody was made TO
rejoice. The concert given by the
Imperial Jubilee Singers for the bene-
fit of the Clubs was a financial sue
cess, the whole community has been
inspired by having Prof. Countee and
his company in our midst. They di-
vided their time between the church
es Sunday and left their song books
in all of the churches. Mrs. Min
ME Champ OF Laclede, Kansas, is in
the City visiting her brother, Mr..
Chase who is improving rapidly.