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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
First Baptist or Ninth Episcopdhan
VIII Next President Be?
Senator Harding Is Baptist While His Democratic OPP
ponent at the Polls, November 4, Is
An Episcopalian.

Lincoln is assigned by some statisti-
clans. MI Duncan points out, to the
Presbyterians because he occasionally
attended their church altho he was
not member. He thinks the Unitar-
ians have a greater claim on him
Mckinley Was Methodist.
Andrew jackson is included among
the Methodists. apparently being
among those who are now described
as having their religion in their
wives names" Grant and Hayes were
Methodists and the martyred Garfield
a member OF the Disciples of Christ
Arthur was an Episcopalian. the last.
Of q long line. The Presbyterians then
had Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and
Cleveland again. Mckinley was
Methodist.
Then came Rooset cit, the second Of
the Reformed presidents, who was,
however. a tower Of strength TO the
Episcopal church in Oyster Bay, in
which his funeral service vas held
before he was laid away in the ceme-
terry overlooking Long Island sound
Roosevelt and his successor. Taft
Unitarian. were strikingly alike.
Mr. Roosevelt was perhaps more
spectacular IN his emphasis Of reli
gious fundamentals The story of his
conversation with the newspaper cor
respondent who insisted that he could
worship as reverently under a tree
with a cigar and a book, or in the
fields or on the hills with his dog, is
typical
Doubtless you can. my friend, but
no one would ever suspect you Of IL"
he snapped
President Wilson is a Presbyterian
Cox or Harding
The first Baptist or the ninth Epis-
copalian?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
Dr.. Burkhort

Can not understand why every man and
woman who is suffering with Liver, Stom-
ach Trouble and Constipation does not ac-
eept his wonderful offer and send for
trial treatment Of DR.. Burkhart's Vegetable
Compound All druggists; so-day treat
ment, 25c: 10 days. soc. DR.. Burkhart. Gin
einuati, O.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
SEVEN sExrENCE SERMONS.

In this world It Is not what we take up.
but what We give up that makes Us rich
Beecher-
It does not take great usn to do great
things: it only takes consecrated men
Phillips, Brooks.
How sweet and gracious even IN common
speech
Is that fine sense which men call courtesy
L cransmutes aliens into trusting friends
And gives its owner passport round the
world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

Love took the harp Of Life and snaote or
all the chords with might;
Smote the chord OF Self. that, trembling,
passed IN music out Of sight.
-Teuavsoa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

He maketh the storm 4 calm. 50 that the
waves thereof are stin--Ps. 10I -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
ow sweet and gracious even IN common


II We charged so much head for sun
sets. or IL God sent round a drum before
the haEthOrns came into flower, what
work we should make about their beautZ;
but these things. like good companions,
stupid people cease early to observe--Ste-
vpnsou.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

What Is birth TO a man II Il be 4 stain
TO his dead ancestors TO have left such an
offspring Sir Philip Sidney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

Topeka busy putting finishing
touches on her big State Fair. which
opens Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

been stopped along the roadside at
least three hours, the investigator
looked for report card that would
indicate certain telltale items. He
found that several of the company's
cars had made trips lasting more
than three hours late at night, but
the mileage record indicated that no
long stop could have been made.
He continued his search until he
found a card which showed three
hours and ten minutes and only
about twenty miles. From this he
felt safe in assuming that the car
must have made a long stop. He
got in touch with the chauffeur and
learned that it was indeed his car
which had carried the two mysteri-
Gus men. The chauffeur remembered
the name of the hotel and where the
men went at the end Of their jaunt,
and he also furnished a good de-
scription of them. Later the men
were found. The point Of the story
is simply that they would not have
been found if they had not adopted
the modern custom of riding in taxi
cabs and if taxicab companies did
not follow modern efficiency meth
DDS by keeping cryptic looking rec
Or1c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

ward, the Phmnicians never ven
tured.
Gaul, modern France, signifies
"yellow haired" from the light hair
Of the Gauls.
Maine was so called from the
province of Maine, in France.
New Hampshire was named by
Mason, in 1889, from Hampshire, in
England.
Vermont comes from the French
vermont" or green mountain.
Massachusetts is an Indian name.
signifying the country about the
great hills, the Blue Hills.
Rhode Island was named after the
Island of Rhodes, in the Mediter-
ranean, because of its fancied re-
semblance to that island.
Connecticut is derived from the
Indian word "Qunni-tukut," which
signifies upon the long river" the
Connecticut River.
New York was named by the
Duke Of York, title given
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

name of town or hamlet being
formed by adding ton" or "ham" to
the name of some early landholder.
Quite often a bit of even half hui
morous description will survive in
such name, as when a stony,
starved and weedy district is called
Starvacre.
The English race carries with it
the ancient names of an older people
into every continent, and titles given
to places in the British Isles may be
found in America, Australia, Africa
and the islands of the furthest seas.
Touching personal names, we find
that among most uncivilized races a
name, commonly derived from some
incident or natural object, is given
at the time Of birth by the parents to
each child.
In some cases names of the earliest
races denote some phenomenon of
nature. No names are more conf
mon among North American Indians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

than those derived from sun. moon
stars, clouds and wind.
Our English ancestors had for
personal names compound words, as
"Noble Wolf" "Wolf of War" and
so forth, the names testifying to p
somewhat primitive and fierce stage
of society.
Later came vulgar nicknames
as Long" "Black," "White "
Brown" etc. Other names were
derived from the occupation of the
person to whom they were given. az
"Smith," Fowler" "Saddler." etc
Yet other names are derived from
places, the noble and landowner was
called "of" such and such place
equivalent to the German won" and
the French de" The humber MAJ,
was called not "of," but "at" s,,cb
a place, as in the name "Attewe]lo
Cat welD, or merely by the loca,
name without the at" as "Wells -
Following ARE the origins Of tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

him by thee English crown in 1864.
New Jersey was so called in honor
of Sir George Carteret, who was
governor of the island of Jersey, in
the British Channel.
Pennsylvania comes from Ad-
mlral Penn, the father of the found
err of the colony, meaning "Penn's
Woods"
Maryland was named after Hen
rietta Maria, queen of Charles | of
England.
Virginia was named in honor Of
the virgin queen" Elizabeth.
North and South Carolina were
named after Charles TX of France.
Charles being "Carolus" in Latin.
Georgia was so called in honor of
George II of England, who estab-
lished colony there in 1888.
Florida was named by Ponce de
Leon, who discovered it, in COM
memoration Of the day of his land
ing, the Feast of Flowers" or
Easter Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
N Nations History Is Enbalmed in Its Common Names

IN THE earliest days of the hui
IL man family, all known persons,
places and groups of human be-
ings must have had names by which
they were recognized.
The study Of these names and
their survival in civilization enables
us often to ascertain what races in
habited districts now peopled by
those of entirely different speech.
The names of mountains and riv-
ers in many parts of England, for
instance, are Celtic.
Ancient local names are, rule,
purely descriptive. A river is called
by some word which merely signifies
"the water" a mountain may have
a name which means "the peak"
"the CASTLE" "the point"
English place names generally
state some simple fact, and often de-
note NO more than propertyj the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

names of some countries and of
states in the United States:
Europe signifies country of
white people, given because the in
habitants were of lighter color
than those of Africa and Asia.
Asia means "between," given be-
cause geographers placed it between
Europe and Africa.
Africa, which formerly was cele-
brated for it's abundance of grain,
was given this name, meaning "the
land of corn"
Siberia signifies thirsty" or
dry"
Italy signifies country of pitch,
because it once yielded great guam
titles of black pitch.
Britain means "the country of
tin"
Sicily denotes the country of
grapes"
Hibernia means utmost" or ''last
habitation," for beyond this, west.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

used by certain taxicab company
on all its cars. So the govern
ment Investigator went and asked
permission of this company to see
its reports covering the previous
day. Now, taxicao chauffeurs are
not ordinarily required to tell in
their reports just where they travel
with each passenger, but they do
jot down on little card the clock
reading and meter reading at the
beginning and end Of each trip.
Recalling that the taxicab had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Trivial Incidents of Daily Life Make Spy Catching Eas

nature are likely to show. That is,
they will show clearly enough to
catch the attention Of thoroughly
trained observer. If q man writes
a jerky signature and has a ten
dency to put a backward curl to the
tails of his letters, or to shade his
capitals in peculiar way, he prob
ably will do so wherever and in
whatever he writes. And all this
helps to provide clew.
Imagine man being flushed from
his hiding place by so trifling cir
cumstance as liking for violin rec
ords on the monograph A much
sought German had moved from his
former apartment in New York and
succeeded in sinking his identity
without a trace.
1t was believed, however, that he
was still in New York. If so, he
was at home most of the time and
would be obliged to seek diversion
indoors. What diversion would he
be most likely to seek? A little
guarded inquiry among his former
associates brought out the fact that
his hobby was photograph music
particularly high class violin rec
ords.
Department Of Justice agents then
made a canvass of various New York
music stores most likely to have the
largest line of the newer records.
Within twelve hours they had their
man. Because he was afraid of be-
ing seen on the streets and recog-
nized, he had never gone to the music
store, but was in the habit of hav-
ing the new records sent to his home
and charged to him.
Similarly, another man, whose
photograph was in the possession of
Federal authorities, was captured as
he came out of a moving picture
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

feel free to move about much on the
street that is the very time he is
most likely to take books out of the
public library; because, unless he
gets interested in reading, or whit
Ting, or something, he will 60 dis
tracted, or, at the very least, be-
come weary Of his own company to
the point of downright boredom.
In this same connection it may be
remarked that many men with fami-
lies who succeeded in living so
quietly that they were completely
lost sight of were traced through
the records of the public schools.
When child in the family was
transferred from one school to an
ether it was necessary to have the
child furnish correct home adj
dress.
Another family was traced through
the simple expedient of locating an
old colored woman who for many
years had been their pet laundress.
Here is case of different sort:
An automobile stopped late one
night at an outlying spot near the
edge of an Eastern city and tarried
there for about three hours. Two
men got out and moved off mystic
riously into the distance. A good
American citizen, who was up
battling with case of asthma,
CHANGED to look out of his window
to see what was going to happen.
Described the Car
Then the observer wondered if the
men might not have been secretiing
some explosives, for the place was
not far from a munitions plant.
The next day he reported what he
had seen to government officials. He
had been unable in the semi-dark-
ness to make out the number on the
license tag, but he had taken close
note of the general design of the
car and the way it was painted.
The color scheme tailed with that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Incomes Furnish a CleW

Money is so vital an item of
modern life that one of the COM
monest and quickest ways to ascer-
tain q mans status is to learn in
some way how much he is making
and then compare this with how
much he is spending. If he is able
to spend considerably more than the
amount of his salary it is some
times we'll to force him to explain
where all the money is coming from.
Even if his expenditures are very
modest, but he is accommodating a
lot of money from an unimportant
and low-salaried job, it may be
equally desirable to have him dis
close just how he became so we'll off.
When man receives money
from a questionable source it is
often extremely difficult for him to
concoct suitable explanation.
If YOU have ever gone to strange
city al tried to get a check cashed
without having somebody identify
you, you will appreciate the diff
culties of the fugitive who must
not only get money, but must get it
secretly. Banks keep fairly ample
records of the checks they cash.
Furthermore, banks are usually will
ing to cooperate with the officials
who are investigating anybody seri-
ously suspected Of crime. If a man
goes from Chicago to Rochester, and
there quietly drops out Of sight by
living in an obscure boarding house
he may make the mistake of having
a friend there cash checks for him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Moral, Always Tip

A man believed to be German
agent was caught in consequence Of
having neglected to tip the bag
gageman who helped move his trunk.
The trunk was large and the day
was hot and the baggageman was
disgruntled over receiving no tip.
For that reason the appearance of
both the trunk and the trunks pro-
prietor made an exceptionally deep
impression on his memory. Later
he was able to identify both.
When a man sets out to cover his
tracks, whether for the purpose of
hiding what he has been doing or
what he is going to do, he is so occu-
pied thinking of the major item that
he is altogether likely to overlook
some seemingly trivial little detail
which may lead to his undoing.
A particularly obnoxious German
agent in the United States desired to
get rid of about a trunkload of val
liable papers and documents then in
his possession. SO he packed them
in an ordinary trunk, took them to
an obscure storage warehouse and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
A Telephone Call, the Cashing Of a
Check, or Book Slip May
Leave a Clew

to blow up munition plant, or send
wireless message to an enemy ac-
complete, he was quite likely to go
to the public library to obtain books
dealing with the subject Of explo-
sives or autobiography.
Libraries, more especially those
in the larger cities, were requested
to keep careful records of the names
of all persons whose line of reading
looked suspicious. The majority of
all persons reading about explo-
sives, firearms, radio instruments
and the like were easily eliminated
as students. For instance, many
young boys like to read about wire
less telegraphy and no suspicion
was attached to them.
But whenever man with a queer
look in his eye, or with German
name, seemed intent on knowing all
about explosives he and his move
ments were thoroughly investigated
especially if handling explosives
was not his regular line of work.
Several men were informed in
consequence Of showing too keen
an interest in reading books which
attempted to prove the righteous
ness of the German cause. Of
course, they we're not interned solely
because of the books read, but the
kind of reading furnished the first
tip.
Betrayed by Book Slip
The public libraries also served to
provide the government with ad-
dresses of many missing men with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
IyHE good American citizen
Sd1U the tWO men return
to the car and drlUe aaUuu

whom it was thought desirable to
keep in close touch.
One German succeeded in keep
ing out Of sight for many weeks,
but he made the mistake of taking
books from the public library, where
ne first filled out a little card Civ
ing his correct name and address.
When a man is in hiding and doesn't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
The Weaiher's Part

Why, then, one might ask, do 50
many criminals get away or escapS
detection? Usually, it is because
of laxness on the part of officials OF
else because the case does not seen
important enough to Justify the e.
fort to run it down. Many crifn'
nal has had the good fortune TO e.
cape justice simply because Other
cases Of greater importance wer'
taking up the time of the poles
officials.
People seeking to avoid detection
are frequently caught in lies by us
modest little fact that the govern
ment keeps records of the weather
If you say that you made an auto
mobile trip over a certain road Oh
the last Fourth of July, and TIC
weather records show that heas'
transform occurred on that day. y
that the road, a mad road, wou"
have been impossible, you have
lot of explaining to 10. SO many
different kinds Of facts exist anu
so many things are constantly nap
pening in connection with our pres,
ent somewhat complicated scheme u
life that no human intellect is Sees
enough to think up a lie that VIII
quite cover every possible coz
tingency.
repeat that the trail is always
there. The fact that nobody seei"'
to have powers of observation su,
ficiently keen to perceive that ,fs4
is by no means proof that 1t o"'
not exist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

theater. 1t had been learned that
he found it practically impossible to
resist the lure of the films. One diff
ficulty about his capture had been
that an exact description of him was
lacking. There was a photograph,
but it was an old one, and it gave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

checks drawn against bank back
in Chicago. The friend indorses the
check and presents it at bank in
Rochester. From there it is returned
to the bank in Chicago.
The Investigator may easily learn
what bank the fugitive dealt with
before he left home. There are a
score of ways for him to find this
out. An easy way might be to go
to the owner Of the apartment house
where the man formerly lived and
inquire what bank the mans checks
were against when he paid his rent.
In these modern times rent is nearly
always paid by check rather than
in cash.
Having learned which bank the
fugitive dealt with, the investigator
can go to that bank and find out the
name of the town where the deposit
tors checks are now being cashed.
If these checks bear the Endorsement
of a private individual in the other
town, who has cashed them as mat
ter of accommodation, it is perhaps
not difficult to locate him. BY Sc
cretly watching him, one may be able
to trace the man who is sought.
Risk discovery for Letters
Curiosity is an important element
of human nature, and this crops out
in the desire to hear from ones
friends at distance. In other
words, few men can long remain
content without receiving letters. A
man seeking secluson will take a
chance on discovery in order to get
mail from home. BY quietly ascer-
tanning who is most likely to write
to him and contriving to get a
glimpse at the address on such COR
respondence one soon gets line on
the man movements.
[ imagine that more criminals
have been apprehended at postoffice
general delivery windows than any,
where else 1t is learned that a GER
tain individual is-in the habit of re-
ceiving his mail in care of the gen
eral delivery. An officer loiters non
chalantly in the postoffice and
watches for a signal from the clerk
at the window. The signal may be
wink, it may be the Ticking on Of
an electric light, or it may be some
thing else. When it appears, the
officer walks over to the window
and pleasantly introduces himself to
his prisoner.
A man may go to a hotel and reg
lister under an assumed name, but
the point is that he must register.
His handwriting may be the unmis-
taxable evidence that he was there,
regardless of the name that he used.
Telltale Handwriting
Certain characteristics of his sig
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
what a variety of people they are

what variety of people they are
obliged to deal with from day to day.
Asa routine part Of our every
day life we go to restaurants, ride
on trains, sign hotel registers and
cash checks. We use the telephone,
send and receive kilograms, send and
receive mail. We check baggage and
hire moving vans. We hire taxicabs
and the taxicabs carry license mum
bers. The drivers of the taxicabs
also are numbered. A meter regis
tiers the distance travelled The
trains we ride on move according to
definite schedule. If we travel
very far we must engage Pullman
accommodations. Every Pullman
car has a name and every berth or
seat number.
No matter how much money a
man may have, he can't carry much
of it in cash in his pocket because of
the objection of bulk. He must,
therefore, cash checks or receive
money orders in one form or an
other. In travelling one must make
purchases and have clothes laun-
dered. Oh, there is an almost end
less variety of ways in which people
each day leave trail of their move
ments--a trail much more def
nitely and more permanently marked
than if it were one merely of foot
prints.
Plotfers Used Libraries
ror example, there is in every
large city a public library. Now,
a public library is prosaic enough
place and at first thought we would
not associate it with detective work.
But scores and scores of seditious
hyphenates and dangerous alien enc
mics came to the attention Of the
Federal authorities because the
Bureau of Investigation of the De-
partment of Justice realized that
the big Libraries were great poten-
tial source of valuable information.
When a GerNan sympathizer wished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

should destroy the papers in the
case.
This may not be the true explana'
ton, but it is the only one | know.
Regardless of whether the crirnl'
nal sets about destroying everything
that looks like evidence or not, he
leaves trail anyhow. The trail IS
perhaps, so thin or so subtle that
1t may be detected only by an excep'
tionally keen and well trained Or
server. but il Is thnrn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

no indication Of the mans size.
Among his effects was a receipted
tailor's bill. Federal agents went TO
that tailor, who was able to give them
the exact dimensions of the last SUIT
the man had bought, and from this
thew were able to construct fairly
accurate mental picture of how large
a man they should look for.