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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
rs YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns OF
! TIE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



Next week the State Journal office will
be removed to temporary quarters In the
two story brick building at Nos. 11l-1I3
East Seventh street. adjoining the CSntraI
National bank. The inadequate building
on. the present corner will be torn down
Frank p. Mac Lehman. the editor and sole
proprietor of the paper, viii this fall be-
gin the construction of handsome two
story and high basement STRUCTURE or
pressed brick. The new block will be an
ornament to the city. There will be 'front.'
age of fifty feet Kansas avenue and
seventy five feet on Eighth avenue. 1t will
be built after the most approved modern
newspaper models, expressly for the busI-
ness and be the permanent home Of the
paper
A new CLUB to be known as the T. A
G.'s. organized yesterday afternoon by
a number of high school girls az the home
Of Miss Emile King in Topeka avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. r. h Jamison will enter
tain at dinner this evening complimentary
to their St Louis guests, Miss Margaret
Taulby, Miss May Gleason. Miss Ida
Hardy and MI. r r. Speakerman. Those
present will be- besides the guests OF
honor. Misses May WATSON. Gertrude Rob-
erts. Gussie Fuller. Lulu Aanspeak er. Mary
Roberts. GleRna Cross. Mabel Quigley ana
Marguerite Bradley: Messrs- Horace King.
Cliff Histed. JOHN Waters. Carroll Meriam-
Clarence Bowman Ed McRriie. Jnnes CIV.
I'll Curry, Walter Burgess and Archie VIII
liams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05

two wars last week, it may be said that
as q matter of fact nobody has
strapped the league.
1T is true the next days Capital, Sep
TENDER 90, had an account of Senator
Reeds anti-league speech on the first
page, and among other things. said:
'"The Missouri senator's speech was
followed by an address by Senator
Capper, who expressed qualification
over the downfall of the league.
Cox and the Democratic party are
for the league. Harding and the Re-
publican party are against it. That is
the issue. If Cox is elected every
United States senator should vote for
the ratification of the peace treaty and
the League of Nations covenant. If
Harding is elected. that should be
taken by every United States senator
as a mandate against the peace treaty
and the League of Nations. and every
senator should vote against them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
RED CROSS PROCLAMATION
Governor Allen Sets Aside Period
From November II to as.

Governor Allen Monday issued a
proclamation setting aside. the period
from November II to IS fora renewal
Of loyalty expressions to the Red Cross
by all Kansans. In that period--be-
ginning Armistice day-the governor
urges that all memberships In that
organization be extended.
In his proclamation the governor
said:
THE Red Cross hath it's uses in
peace no less than in war. In peace
its humanitarian activities find ample
fields for operation. In war, the Red
Cross proved its tremendous worth by
the ardous greatness of things done.
Thru the Red Cross, Kansas responded
magnificently to the urgent call of
humanity. The work is not ended
The opportunities for service are not
extinct. From November IL, Armistice
Day. to November 25 is the Fourth
Red Cross Call. During, this period
I urge all Kansans to renew member
ship in the Red Cross and thus aid
that splendid organization in the real
ization of its ideals of service"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
HONOR SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Dean Blackmar of X. Z. Nominates
First Kansas Woman to Hall Fame.


Lawrence. Kan, Oct. 4.-Susan B.
Anthony, pioneer woman suffragist
who was author of the amendment to
the constitution of the United States
under her name, has been nominated
for the Hall of Fame in New York
City and will likely be the first Kan
sas woman to be elected. it was stated
here by Dean Frank w. BlacknfAr,
head Of the graduate school at the
University of Kansas and one of the
100 Hall of Fame electors.
Dean Biackmar is the only Kahsan
Hall of Fame electors He has been
a member of the body since 1t was first
founded in 1900. Tho elections to the
Hall Of Fame come every five years
and it is possible to elect a maximum
of thirty persons to the Hall at each
election.
1t requires a majority of fifty lone
votes out of the 100 electors to place
a person in the Hall of Fame and one
of the requirements is that all persons
voted on must have been dead at least
ten years. Up to date only fifty-six
persons have been elected to the Hall
of Fame. according to Dean Black
mar.
The rules Of election provide that
the individual electors must not give
out the names of the persons for
whom they vote, but Dean Blaekmar
gave out the information that he had
voted for twenty-five persons. nineteen
OF whom were men and six women.
He said that this proportion of great
men to great women held true on an
average over the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
new GIBBS STORE TO SALIVA
Greater Buying Power of Chain Stores
Is Business Factor.


The fourth Gibbs Clothing store is to
be opened this week at Salina by F. c.
Gibbs of the Gibbs Clothing stores of
Topeka. The greater buying power
of the chain stores and the operation
of strictly cash establishment are the
business factors on which Gibbs has
constructed his growing business.
Gibbs has been watching for a suit
able location in Salina for several
months. He has held the opinion for
a number of years that Saiina offered
greater opportunities for the type of
store he intends to conduct than any
other city in Kansas. The new store
is to be opened in the heart of the
business district on Saturday, October
8. c. L. Griffiths, assistant manager
of the Topeka stores is now in Saiina
completing the preparations.
Twelve years ago Gibbs opened his
business in one room at ABB Kansas
avenue. Growth of the business made
it necessary to enlarge by taking on
another room and in 1916 he opened
a SECOND store located at 108 East
Sixth street. The third Gibbs store
was opened in Valley Falls in 1918.
The fourth store is now to be opened
at Salina.
AItho Topeka will be his headQuar-
tiers, Gibbs will find it necessary to
spend part of his time in Salina- He
has a high regard for that place as a
live western city awake to the posi-
bilities of business conducted along
modern, intensive methods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
Human Interest

If things are going to pot. and the
newspapers give that impression
why don't they reduce their adver
Using rates? The public is too
wise not to discount this wild SEN
sationalism- You know if you are
doing business with reliable mer-
chants. they will protect your pur-
chases. the confidence you have in
them is their greatest asset. No
sensible merchant will abuse it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
NEW JOB FOR MIR. HOOVER.
VIII BE Adviser to Power Survey
Being Conducted by Government.

Washington Oct. disappointment
of Herbert Hoover as q member of the
advisory board for the eastern indus
trial region super power survey. now
being conducted by the geological sur
Fvey, was announced today by Secretary
Payne.
Mr.. Hoover will serve as consulting
mining engineer on the board which il
assisting the government in the de-
velopment of plans for a vast super
power, stretching from Bbston to
Washington and designed TO supply
electrical power to railroads and
private industry turnout that territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
FIRST VACATION IN 10, YEARS.
Frank Snyder Has Been Employed b.
City for 1S Years.

Frank Snyder, superintendent Of
streets. is enjoying his first vacation
in. sixteen years. He has been en-
ployed by the city eighteen years. He
has never taken advantage of the two
weeks vacation with pay allowed city
employees, and did not begin his pres
ent vacation until ordered to do so by
w. s. Hancock, commissioner of
streets.
Snyder plans to spend a part of the
vacation experimenting city paving,
and then go to Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
for few days. .ra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
BOYCOTT ENGLISH PRODUCTS
Friends of Irish Freedom Make War
ON English Goods.

Copies of resolutions adopted by the
national council of Friends of Irish
Freedom, were received and read Sum
day at a meeting of the Abraham Lin
coin branch of the society in Topeka.
The resolutions have been sent to all
branch organizations in the country
and the course in Topeka was similar
to action in other cities and towns.
One of the resolutions condemns
action of English officials in denying
to American passenger steamers the
right to call at Irish ports on eastern
voyages. The resolution urges friends
of the Irish freedom to engage in q
boycott on English products and Eng
lish commercial and financial insti-
tutions in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
Don't Worry
A woman's nerves are more

truly worry than outside troubles The to
body the telegraph system which surely her of
trouble makeup Doctor Perce's Favorite Pre-
spon the ideal womans tonic for such conditions When
complains backache dizziness painwhen everything
looks black before her eya dragging feeling bearingdown
she should this temperance herbal tonic
known Dr. Pere Favore Prescription 1t be obtained
every drug the land and the ingredients printed
plain English wrapper Put in tablets liquid DR.
Perces Invads Hotel BualoN Y will send trial size of Fa
Prescription tablets Oc Also write Dr. Pierce for conf
Dental and will receive the medical attention Of
specialist wholly without fee-no charge whatever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS.
----a7'rs --7..--=sl-s<
Washburn College Honors Topeka Boy
Who Died in France.

A $1,000 scholarship fund in Wash
burn college has been established by
the Topeka chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution for veter-
ans of the world war or their descend
ants. The scholarship is called the
Victor Blakely Memorial scholarship.
in honor of a Topeka boy who died in
France. If any of the descendants of
Charles G. Blakely. Jr.. brother of
Victor, attend Washburn they shall re-
ceive first consideration. the conditions
of the scholarship stipulate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
It's the Old Story

You get up mornings feeling tired,
nervous, Respondent, peevish; no appetite.
and Bowels. Just write to DIR. Burkharr,
Cincinnati. o. He will send you trial
treatment of DIR. Burkhart's Vegetable
Compound. All drug stores. 30-day treat
ment 25c: 20 days, 50c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
X. U. STARTS SHORT COURSE.
Topckans Given Chance to Make Col
lego Credits in -Four Branches.

The University of Kansas started q
short course in Topeka today, in which
Topeka people will have a chance to
make college credits IN Spanish,
rhetoric, history and government. The
classes will be held at the high school
building. The following instructors
will come from the university to teach
in the short course: Prof. R. A.
Schwegler, Prof. w. r. Smith. Prof.
P. F. O'Brien, Prof H. W. Mutt. Prof.
N. H. Hoffman and Prof. w. w. Da-
Wis
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25

precinct, ward. town ana county
on the ether hand he expresses the
character. moulded by his experience
as a successful newspaper publisher
and business man; a man moderately
wealthy In moderately wealthy
community; the experience Of a man
Of means with a temperament pecu-
liarly suited to full enjoyment Of all
the creature comforts and social
pleasures to which his position and
wealth gave him access; the exper-
iehce Of prominent senator in con-
tact at Washington with the big men
and problems Of the world. Combine
the expressions Of those two variant
characters moulded by equally var
liant circumstances of life and time
and you have the next President of
the United States.
As American as q Buffalo
He is as utterly American AS
buffalo or an Indian, he is as utter
ly middle West American as Riley
dialect poem. But he Is not utterly
old fashioned nor utterly modern.
He ia composite Of the American
middle West Of yesterday and today
An elegant Limousine body on buggy
wheels and drawn by setlate team of
bay mares.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25

sion OF the Improvement of ~ Four
tcenth street I'm the CityM Abilene In
provement OF Federal Aid Project ga
road.
BE 1t resolved by the Board of
County Commissioners of said county,
mltted to this Board by the officials OF
the above named city, be and the same
are hereby adopted; said resolution
being In words as follows, to-wit:
Improvement OF city street connect
Ing with hard surfaced road.
order and resolution OF city Off
cials of the city of Abilene In Dickin-
son county, Kansas. concerning the ex-
tension and Improvement of N. Four
teenth street to and connecting with
the improvement OF the Federal Aid
Project 32A road.
Be 1t resolved by the Mayor and
Board Of Commissioners OF the city Of
Abilene. that In their judgment II has
become expedlent and a public neces-
sty TO extend the improvements upon
y. 18th street within said city as fol-
lows. to-wIt!
Beginning at the following point:
Tke Intersection OF Buckeye Avenue
and N 18th street and extending thence
~ follows: East along n 1ith street
to the n. y. corner OF Sec. l6, Township
IL. = II. 2 f. Of 9Th 4. NJ and ending
at the following point: n. n. corner Of
Section is. township IS. y. II. Il. and
there to connect with the hard-surfaced
road known as Federal Aid Project 30
a. road, east OF said city. beyond the
city limits.
The extension OF improvements shall
consist of a = course concrete pave
Inent and grading. such pavement to
be is feet In width The number OF
annual assessments to he levied upon
the land in the benefit district in pay
ment thereof shall be ten. 1t is further
Resolved. that these resolutions be
submitted to the Board OF County Com
miss ioners of this county for It's adop-
ton. 81
CERTIFICATE
], the undersigned. clerk OF the city
81 Abilene. county OF Dick inson Kansas
DO hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Is fun, true and correct
copy OF resolution adopted by the
Mayor and Commissioners by unani-
nous vote. at a regular meeting upon
The 18th day OF October, 1920
T. J. REXROAT. City Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25
WOULD KEEP U. S. VISA SYSTEM
Officials Recognize II As Effective
y Against Reds
tAaasbctslod lsrees)


The Hague. Nov. 23.--Americar
diplomatic officials abroad who arr
In possession Of evidence Of propa
ganda schemes originating IN Mos.
cow are opposed to any attempt Ia
abandon the United States passport
and visa systems now In operation.
This is because they are convinced
that the Russian Soviet government
has been attempting to send hun.
dredsof dangerous agitators to the
United States.
Wartime passport regulations have
been considerably modified, both for
Americans and foreigners seeking
American visas. in the past few
and every attempt will he
made, II was said. to make travel
as easy as possible abroad next sum-
mer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25

process OF extracting satisfaction
from the weed affects a scorn OF ths
more dainty man who soothes his
nerves with a cigarette.
Senator Harding pitches horsesboes
and plays go'f His public speeches
are remarkable for the solemn dig
nifty of phrase In which they are de-
livered, and his casual conversation
is equally remarkable for its COLO
quail and at times slangy filppancy.
Eulogizing anyone in public. the SEN
ator expresses praise in solemn and
ponderous terms.
Likes to be Comfortable
Speaking well Of some 9cquain-
lance In private he says drawlingly:
"N0w s0-and-so Is not such a bad
old scout" In public Senator Harding
never varies the weighty dignity of
his manner with any lightness of be-
haviOr = in private he falls naturally
into sophomore extremities Of re-
Taxed posture in his search for the
most comfortable positions for his
large frame. He is extOlled alike
by the most puritanical Of church.
men and by cornwall spirits whose
sole standard Of Judgment is mans
ability to be a good fellow" in the
commonly accepted sense Of that
term. He Is at home in motor car
and drives his own automobile at an
average speed better than a score of
miles per hour in excess Of the limit |
advised by advocates Of safety
first" and yet in appearance and
he is the personification Of |
the old fashioned lover Of horses. who |
enjoys driving a well gentled team at !
4 moderate trot.
Never . 0lutton For Work
Senator Harding's guiding star has
ever been ambition and vet the best
II his old friends In Marion laugh
ngly agreed that he is not and has
never been glutton for work. He
'eminds one Of Mark Twain in his
rank adversion for hard work and his
owe for leisure and recreation, in
pite Of all which he has diligently
ought and secured the positions that
'bligates him to Agar period Of
earful toll.
The senator typifies in his person
wo widely different ages and condi-
ions Of life. On the one hand he
Expresses the character nodded by his
experience as a moderately poor boy
, the moderately poor rural middle
Vest Of forty years ago, as e-...-
~ school teacher In that environ
lent, as small town struggling
tlitor and local politician intimate
: interested in the intimate, gos-
ny scraps for small offices in his
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25
J ! : y ! esAsAs4,
HARDING VERY HUMAN

W. s. McNutt in Kansas City Star /:

w. =. McNutt In Kansas City Star
Senator Harding Is the first cigar
cite smoker to be elected President
OF the United States. It's somewhat
Of a shock to see the ponderous
and imposing President elect draw
from his coat pocket thin silver
cigarette case, extract a slender
pill" and light 1t.
"There Is something incongruous
about the tiny white cylinder and
the thin stream smoke In contrast
to Senator Harding's large features
august face with its prominent
aquiline nose and beetling brows.
The effect Is somewhat akin to that
which one imagines might be pro-
duced by large lion with baby
blue ribbon about its neck, playing
kittenishly with ball Of string, or a
solemn small town old maid Of the
tea and tabby-cat type doing the
shimmie.
"Chews" and Pitches Horsehoes
This seeming ingongruity is mere
~ one bit Of testimony as to the Pc
cuiiar duality Of the Harding cnarac-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED
Parole System in Kansas Said to Suf-
fer For Lack of Ii
tAeSOciate I'D PrAaRl

Wichita, Nov. 23.--The Kansas
parole system, as operated under the
state k~s BY Tx state board n par
dons and parole, should be changed
to enable those In charge Of pardons
and paroles to investigate more thor
oughly the Individual cases brought
before them. Judge Charles w. Smith
secretary Of the board and executive
clerk of Gov. II. J. Allen, declared
today I'm an address before the an
nual convention Of the Kansas State
Bar Association. The purpose Of the
parole system and the Kansas indie
terminate sentence law was strongly
approved by Judge Smith. He de-
clared that the holding out Of the Of
fer Of reward for evidence Of refor-
nation in prisoners tends strongly to
rebuild their characters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25

!, the undersigned county clerk Of
Dickinson county Kansas. do hereby
a full. true and correct copy OF the
| resolution adopted by the Board OF
| County Commissioners of said county
at its meeting duly held at the cuurt
county, on the nth day of October.
| 1920. as appears from the record OF
the minutes of said board in my office:
Witness my hand and seal of said
H. W. KING, County Clerk.
Board adjourned to meet Thursday,
October | 18th. 1920, at a. m.
Thursday. October ~, 1870
Board made annual settlement with
NJ. Il. CaIkins. county treasurer and
found the balances correct and the
money accounted for as shown by the
county treasurer's and county clerks
ledgeFs.
adjourned to meet Saturday. October
1s, 1920, at 2 a m.
Saturday. October 10. 1920
Board met. all present. and the fol-
lowing resolution was passed unanf-
mously:
A resolution providing for the issu-
ance of $50. 400 OF negotiable bonds OF
Dickinson county Kansas, for the pur-
pose of paving the county's and town
ships estimated proportion for the
cost of building permanent roads in
Salu county. KNOWN as the bee Line
road and the Golden Belt road, and for
other purposes. (See proposal and ac-
ceptance In margin).
Adjourned to meet Friday. October
29th at m.
Friday. October ~. 1920
Board met all present.
Bids on Peterson bridge were opened
Kansas City Bridge Co. $29, 953.00
at noon and found to be as follows;
Ross Construction Co. S29 S672S.
Central Bridge Co and John #. Bliss
26,306.75.
On motion OF John Book. second by
II. G BreniZer. the bids were laid over
for consideration until Monday, Nov.
LIST, 1920.
Board adjourned sine die.
]. B. HOSTETTER.
II. W. KING. Chairman
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25
IMPROVEMENT OF CITY STREET
CONNECTING WITH HAltD-SUR-
FACED ROAD


Order and resolution Of City officials
of the city OF Abilene. In Dickinson
County, Kansas, concerning tne enlen
sion OF the Improvement OF y. FouI
taenth street to and connecting with
the Improvement of Federal AID Pro-
ject No. 32A road.
Be IL resolved by the Mayor and
Hoard OF Commissioners OF the city of
Abilene: That in their Judgment II has
become expedient and public neces-
sity to extend the Improvement upon
n Fourteenth street within said city
as follows, to-wlt: go
BEGINNING at the following point: The
intersection of Buckeye avenue and
Fourteenth street and extending thence
az follows: East along Fourteenth
street to the northeast corner of sec
tion IS, township 10 south. range east
and ending at the following point: n.
r. corner OF section IS. township IL
meet with the hard -surfaced road
known az Federal Aid Project 32A road,
east OF said city. beyond the city lin
its.
consist of twO-course concrete pave
ment and grading, such pavement to be
eighteen feet In width. SThe number OF
annual assessments to be levied upon
the land in the benefit district in pay
ment thereof shall he ten IL is further
Resolved. That these resolutions be
submitted to the Board OF County Com
missioners Of this county for Its adop-
ton
CERTIFICATE
]. the undersigned. clerk OF the-city
Of Abilene. county Of Dickinson. Kan
sas. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is full. true and cor
rect copy of a resolution adopted by
the Mayor lind Commissioners by
vote, at a regular meeting
upon the nth day Of October. 1920, as
appears from the records in my office
Witness my hand and seal OF said
city this 11ths dav OF October 1890. 3
T. J. REXROAT. City Clerk.
Board OF County Commissioners
adopted the following:
OF CITY STREET
FACED ROAD
order and resolution of Board ~of
County Commissioners OF Dickinson
County. Kansas. concerning the extern
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-11-25

Great Lakes Sailors Ride Despite
Cold Weather

Chicago, Nov. 23.--Undeterred by
the chill OF Lake Michigan's waves
In November, sailors ut the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station have
perfected new sea sport that puts
surf board riding in the parlor game
class.
Search for new thrills, the sailors
have discarded fast speed boats to
pull their aquaplanes, borrowed the
services Of sea plane, and with
their surf boards hitched behind the
speeding airship tear through the
water Mt sixty miles an hour. Only
the most skillful riders can stand up
right on one of the tiny boards In
the terrific pace. At sixty miles an
hour only the rear tip of the board
rides on the waves.