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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

in the same manner that you would
blanket the smoke column.
American cowboys working on the
ranges in the old days, and even to-
day, adopt this Indian method of com
munic9sion- If the main outfit of
punchers were working over the
range, with q number of boys scat
tered across the country rounding up
struggling stock, a prearranged code
OF signals by smoke in the daylight
or fires at night served to tell the
line riders" or scattered cowboys
just what to do.
To give you boys an idea of signal
codes, will explain a code often used
by ranchmen and cowpunchers.
One steady fire or column of smoke
means TO come and join the main out
fit. II you were Zine rider" and
you saw this signal, you would reply
with the same signal to let the main
outfit know you understood IT the
foreman of the outfit wanted certain
boys to go to another spot from where
they were working, he might tell them
by this signal:
After one steady fire which the
Zine rider" answered, the fire would
be blinded, whereupon the line rider"
would answer by binding his fire
likewise, and so on until the message
would be sent and received correctly.
By the way, these signal fires and
smokes have saved many men who
have been lost in the forests or noun
tains. They may save your life some
dav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
BOOKS ARE CLEAN WAS FAKE DRIVE?
Topeka Recruiting Officer Indi-
Gated Recruits Not Wanted.
Only ISL Per Cent of National
Quota Was Enlisted.

That a new drive for some sort OF
compulsory military service will soon
be started by the regular army heads.
is indicated by announcement of the
complete failure of the army recruit
ing drive. started January 1s and
ended March 81. Not only did the
drive fail to fill the ranks of the al
ready sadly depleted army. but suffi-
cient ne wmen 10 fiji out skeleton"
units of the new divisional organtza-
tons were not enlisted
One of the officers detailed to re-
cruiting service in Topeka declared
that the army knew before it started
the drive. that the effort would be a
officers in charge, tho apparently
making every effort to secure new
men, were really not anxious to make
Il big showings Compulsory service
was the laconic explanation he gave
The following is the report on the
recruiting drive as given by the Army
and Navy Journal. the official organ
of the United States forces;
The recruiting campaign for the
United States army, which began
January 1e and ended March 81. re-
suited in $3.50 enlistments. or ISL
per cent of the quota. s4,sa2 men,
This includes the enlistments for two
days beyond the actual period of the
drive. The highest percentage was
scored by Nashville. Tenn, existing
/ +9S Of a quota of eos. or 54.s per
cent
The lowest in the list was Newark.
\. j., with a quota of 1.763. OF which
173 was attained. or 10 per cent. New
4 York City gained 1910 of a 7.S3s
quota Philadelphia 2s3 out of 1850
and Boston 291 out of 2.145, showing
conclusively that the industrial situa-
ton in the larger centers of popula-
ton presents. too strong an attraction
to young men at the resent time for
the army to compete with"
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dams. as well as the keen outdoors
knowledge of our own white pioneers.
Signal fires and smoke signals were
the wireless biography of the print
tive people. This method of commun-
.catior has served as the basis for the
remarkable discoveries made by the
progress Of civilization IN the science
of rapid news transmission. How we
used to marvel at the amazing rapidity
with which the Indians would inform
Eaps hundreds of miles in nothing
flat
To light a signal fire. first start a
clear, hot fire on the spot most prom
ising to use as a signal station. Then
cover the fire with either green wood,
or rotten wood. altho the former ma
terial is much better. Pile it on thick
ly so that it will send up a solid col
umn of black smoke. It is with this
smoke column that you are enabled to
talk to your companions from far
distances.
OF course, each Indian tribe had a
code of signals by which they could
talk with fire or smoke. Different
tribes had different codes. naturally.
It has been so long ago that 1 have
forgotteT great many of the signals
BIT 1 viii tell you some that I knew
which will give you boys an idea. of
how to arrange your own code of sig
nails.
To signal by smoke, you must use a
blanket. BY spreading or lifting the
blanket over the column of smoke you
can very simply convey message
For instance, the blanket acts as a lid
to either stop off or free the smoke
column at your will.
Just as you signal with a solid col
umn of smoke in the daytime, SO you
signal by fire at night. You would
| blind the fire to signal to your friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
FowERRBLE&RNcY
BY JAMES P DE BEVER5 KAYE.

educated her and cared for her ali
these years
The King was so much in love with
her that he did not stop to find out
upon being married at once by the
dervish. The little mouse was now
contented and the King and she lived
happily together, and the King never
knew. But one day she was standing
beside a deep well. and becoming dizzy
she fell into the well and was
drowned.
The King was very sad that he
should have lost his Princess. and in
such a way. He Inourned for her and
would not be comforted- Then when
the dervish saw how sad he was he
told the King the truth; that she was
not Of royal birth. but had been a
mouse, a dog. and ape and other ami
mails. and gave orders that the well
should be filled up with EARTH and
that her body should not be removed
He told the King that out of her grave
! a plant should grow. and from the
seeds of that plant a drug would be
obtained. and whoever should use this
drug would have one Of the traits of
character Of each animal into which
she had been changed He should be
mischievous like the mouse, savage
like the dog. filthy like the ape. wild
like boar. and slow like the elephant.
+ dlt0 A1AA- oil LAAESE NAAAAAe7 -
gether. he would imagine himself at
rractive and fair to look upon
Strange to say. this Is the effect today
Of the drug which is taken from the
poppy-seeds-
The sleep-flower sways in the wheat It's
head
Heavy with dreams that with bread:
The goodIy grain and the sun-nushed
sleeper
The per reaps. and Time the reaper
I hang mid men my needless head
And my fruit Is DRAINS. as theirs Is bread.
The gedIy men ard the s1n-hazed sleeper
Time shall rezp~ hut after the reaper
The world shall CLEAN Of me the sleeper
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SCRIPTURE

LIST John e:s-I7
He that saith he is in the light. and
hateth his brother, is in darkness even
until now.
He that loveth his brother abideth in
the light, and there Is none occasion of
stumbling in him
But ne that hateth his brother is in
darkness, and walketh in darkness and
knowerh not whittier he goeth, because
that darkness hath blinded his eyes
| write unto you, little children be-
cause your sins are forgiven ron for his
names sake.
1 write unto you, fathers. because re
have known him that Is from the begin
ming I write unto you, young men, be-
cause re have overcome the wicked one.
1 write unto you, little children, because
ye have known the father
| have written unto you, fathers be-
cause re have known him that is from
the begiuign. / have written unto you
young men. because re are strong and
the word Of God abideth in you and We
have overcome the wicked one.
Love not the world, neither the things
that are in the world. II any man love
the world. the lore of the Father Is not
in him.
For all that is in the world the lust
Of the flesh. and the lust of the eyes. and
the pride of life, Is not Of the Father
but IS Of the world.
And the world pazseth away. and the
lust thereof; but he that doeth the will
Of God abideth for ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
THE POPPY.


once upon time, on the banks of
the old River Gauges. in faraway
india, there lived very old man who
was called dervish. or monk He
had no companions except a little
mouse. He was so lonely that he
made a pet of the mouse. and fed
IT from his hands and played with it.
and talked to it. But the mouse could
not talk to him. and being a very
wonderful old man he taught the little
mouse to talk to him. and then they
had happy times together Yet all
was not pleasa utness. for there was a
cat that lived quite near. and she kept
the mouse in constant fright lest she
should be eaten up This wise old
man knew that cats were afraid of
dogs. SO he changed the mouse into a
dog and all went happily for a time
But the mouse which had been
changed to a dog was disconnected as
a dog because he could not catch the
cat The old dervish hardly knew
what to do but he thought he would
try other changes, co ne transformed
him &c an ape. and then to a fierce
boar. then to an elephant, still he was
unsatisfled. finally he changed the
elephant into beautiful maiden. and
named her Pastomani. or Poppy-seed-
Now all things seemed to be going
we'll and one day, as this beautiful
maiden was seated in the garden, the
King passed by. He saw her great
beauty. and was greatly attracted 20
/ her. Later he returned and insisted
upon knowing her name and who her
parents were The maiden could not
tell him that she was Just a changed
mouse for the King would not believe
her and. anyway. the idea of telling
did not please her. Sd she told him
she was a Princess. who had been left
to the care Of the wise man when she
was Just a child. and that he had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
Registration Only Way To-
pekans Can Qualify Vote.
Notations to Judges Will Fool
Some .Wise. Ones.

That there will be a large number
of disappointed citizens at the polls
next August, is the prediction of Miss
Eta CoveIi. city clerk. who has charge
of the registratfan for Topeka pre-
cincts. She bases her prediction on
the fact that many Of those who are
now registering cannot be made to
understand that in case they change
their place of residence, they must
register again.
Within the past few days there have
been several Topeka men who while
registering let drop the fact that they
had either bought or were renting
ether residences. These same men
when told. in case they moved before
the primary. they would have to APP
pear for registration. declared. they
had heard that stuff before" One
even went so far as to declare. he had
on different occasions gone back to
his old precinct to vote after he had
moved and did not see why he could
not do SO again
There has been no attempt to argue
the matter with such registrants. on
the part of the city clerk and her
staff. but on the poll books will be a
notation for the judges and clerks
calling their attention to each case
and advising that possibly the person
registered has moved out of the pre-
cinct.'
There are a good many voters who
still believe that as they voted at the
last election. reregistration is unneces-
sary and are refusing to take the
extra trouble at this time. These per-
sons will find their names are not
certified to the election boards-that
IS unless they change their minds
The new~state law declares all must
register" declares Miss Covell- THE
poll books are wiped clean and the
only way for any voter to qualify is
to register. no matter how many times
he has voted in previous elections"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
L. w POOL IS POPULAR NOW.
Warm Spring Weather Brings Women
Swimming Fans Out.

The warm temperatures OF the last
few days have caused a large attend
ance at the L ". c. A swimming
pool On one day recently there were
los swimmers at the pool. many Of
them beginning a course of swimmin 2
lessons. There are SO many applicants
for the course that Miss Gertrude
Loudenback. physical director, and
Miss Laura Gates head of the swim
ming departm emit have had the assist
ance OF Miss Helen Thomas expert
high school swimmer, in giving les
sons One OF the new classes includes
eight society n1atrons who are eager
to learn TO swim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24
sRgEN Sentence SERMONS.

We are always complaining our days
are few and acting as if there were no end
Of them.-JOseph Addison.
This worlds not blot for US, nor blank !;
Il means intensely and means good
To find its meaning is my meat and drink.
Robert Browning
old.
Money and fame at the best are be-
guiling-
Don't be suspicious and selfish and cold
Try smiling.
John Esten Cooke.
One nan Of you will chase thousand /:
for the lord your God. He IL is that
fiShteth for you, as He spake unto you
Josh. 2JIe.
The talent Of success IS nothing more
than doing what you can do we'll. and
doing well whatever you do.-Longfellow.
The soul alone like neglected harp,
Grows out Of tune, and needs hand d.
vine:
Dwell Thou within it. tune and touch the
chords.
Till every. note and string shall answer
Thinei
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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ADVERTISING IS MOST POPULAR.
Ex-service Applicants for " NJ.
Scholarships Show Preference.

Scholarships Show Preference.
A correspondence course IN 'adver-
Using is the popular choice of ex-
service men who are eligible for free
correspondence scholarships now be-
ing offered by the Y NJ. c. A.
I'VE offer free correspondence
courses in law, engineering, mechani-
cal work and other subjects" Richard
AfcAllister. of the educational depart
ment of the Central z. NJ. C. A. said
today. The advertising course is the
choice of the largest number of appli-
cantsr Some of the courses offered
are worth s125, McAIlister said. Any
ex-service man is eligible to try for q
scholarship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

New Workplaces. you TAXA desc two
EnGieese terrOrs for. ia two doila fine, -
asked Zoe Passani. peddler- The judge
refused but Joe's dogs were such nui-
sance in a nice, clean jail that all were
release
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Muvaukee-lfeorge J. Reid, storm center
Of a high rent inquiry here over notices
TO tenants to vacate, has received a notice
70 vacate his office Like my tenants,
III fight" said Reid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

With the enormous advance in power
the nation needs life more than ever; life
means divine life, divine life means God
and God means that the men who proclaim
His Kingdom and bring it in shall u.s.
methods they have never used before and
work together as they have never done
L. Z. Hale.
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Big Sunday school street parad
which will be closing event of Chill
dren's Week, May ..
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Question BOO. I.

Boys. I have been requested TO ex-
plain how 70 light signal fires. and how
10 convey messages by smoke
When T was a boy living on the
frontier of the Dakota territory OF the
United States I learned much Of the
plains and woodcraft of~the Sioux In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

The week ended with a track meet
and field sports exhibition at Wash
burn college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

The talent Ct success IS nothing more
doing we'll whatever you do.-Longfellow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-24

Children's entertainment at city au
ditorium another important feature O
the white drink" campaign
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-18
NOON LUNCHEON
 MEETING TO BE
 HELD TOMORROW
Bi-Weekly Meeting of Ju- neal Commercial Associa-
 ton at Alaska Grill.

A full report of the Committee Joking after the details of the ne gotiations pending between the Ju- neau Commercial Association and the New England Fish Company re- garding the establishment of a cold storage plant in Juneau will be made tomorrow at that organiZa- tion's regular bi-weekly non lunch con meeting at the Alaska Grill, ac- cording to a statement made this morning by President Allen Shat tuck A full attendance of the membership is desired
 Other routine business is to come up for discussion at the meeting A special program committee, appoint ed at the last regular meeting of the Association, is expected to have something on tap for the occasion for the benefit of the town gener-, ally. It is believed that number of prominent visitors will be pres ent and may have something of in, ,terest to say to the members. The meeting will be called promptly at 12 o'clock. The work will be handled with all possible speed so that none. of the members will be held away ifrom their busi- ness beyond the regular closing time of 1;30 D. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-18
WhO s Here
 And Where

John RuStgard was a passenger on the Alaska this morning for ketchi- kan.
 John R. Vim, Jr., son of Judge John R. Vim, left on the Alaska this morning for his home at Se- attle after having visited his father in this city for the past month.
 J. D. Leedy, who has been de- yeloping a mining property on Lisi- anski Peninsula and on Chichagof Is- land, left for Seattle on the Alaska this morning.
 Capt. G. H. Whitney, inspector of hulls for Alaska under the Depart ment of Commerce, left for an off cia1 visit to Ketchikan on the Alaska this morning.
 Henry Shattuck, Juneau business man who now resides in Seattle, ar rived in Juneau last night on the Princess Mary. MT. Shattuck will remain here for several weeks look ing over his Juneau property. He is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
 c. M. Lauridsen, leading business man of Port Angeles, Wash, where he is President of the Washington State Bank, and Mrs. Lauridsen are touring the North. They have vis- ited Juneau and are now at Skag- way. They will return to Juneau this week and will return South.
 S. J. Tilden, contractor and car penter here for a number of years, returned on the Princess Mary last night with his bride of two weeks whom he married at Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Tilden will remain here until about the first of the year when they will probably go to Cor dova near which place Mr. Tilden is interested in some placer ground.
 At the Gastineau
 M. J. O'Connor, w. A. Clark, liar. old Clark, T. M. Hunt and wife, o. J. Tilden, Henry Shattuck, G. W. Byers and Mrs. Byers, Byers, Texas; F. c. billiard, Mrs. billiard, Sherman, Texas; c. w. Cheathem, Ketchikan; Ernest Blue, Prince Rupert; M. M Phillips, Granton, Wisconsin,; Thomas Scott, Cordova; Mrs. Ottar Hofstad, Seattle; c. Dahl; Mike Gruback, R. J. Sommers.
 At the Alaskan
 John M. Jannock, c. Lomick. Rom
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-18
NARROW ESCAPE
 FOR JUNEAU MAN
Dudley C. Allen and Others Tn Overturned Boat When
 Patching Drowns.

At the time or the drowning o1 Fred E. Patching, of Ketchikan, last Sunday near Loring, several others including Dudley c. Allen well known Juneau citizen, had a marrow escape from same similar fate, according to information received in town today.
 Additional details of the accident which were received this morning says that a party composed of Dud- ley c. Allen, V. A. Peterson, George Molineaux, and c. R. Pickle, the last three named from Ketchikan and Fred E. Patching left Ketchi- kan last Saturday night in a gas boat for a fishing trip. They were all in a small tender rowing on the Saltchuck Sunday when an oarlock slipped out and it was seen that the boat could not be prevented from going over the falls lying just be- low These are about 15 feet high
 All the men jumped out with the exception of Molineaux and Patch ing who went over the falls. Patch ing was never seen again. MolineauX in going over did not hit any rocks and at the bottom hit fish net and scrambled ashore. The men search ed in vain for Patching's body and other parties from Ketchikan have also visited the scene and have at tempted to find it swith sgrapphng hooks bat all efforts have been sun availing.
 Fred F. Patching was 28 years of age and had lived practically all of his life at Ketchikan He is quite well known in Juneau where he re- sided for a short time He is sur vived by his wife, father and three brothers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-18
SOLDIER IS FREED
 ON ARSON CHARGES

After deliberating several hours, the jury in the, case of the United States vs lsom P. Johnson, on d charge of arson, returned verdict of not guilty last night and the de- fendant was released from custody. It was alleged that MT. Johnson, who is soldier stationed at Fort William H. Seward, attempted to burn the "A. B. Building at Haines on January p, 1920.
 He was indicted by the last Fed eral Grand Jury, but trial of the case was delayed, on account of sev- eral material witnesses being ab- sent. The defense was conducted by J. w. Kehoe, of Haines, assisted by H. L. Faulkner
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-18
DELEGATE HITS
 FROM SHOULDER
 IN LEHMAN TALK
(Continued from Page 1.)

regiment, serving in Chickamauga Park" After being mustered out he went to Chicago, later going to Joplin, Mo, entering the zinc mines and working west through Kansas to Cripple Creek, Colo, where he worked in ore mines.
 Goes to Nome.
 He went to Nome in 1902 during the boom days of that camp, enter ing the U. S. Attorneys office as assistant In 1908, on the recom- nendaticn of the Department of Justice, he was made United States Attorney at Nome. This position he leud until 1910. At that time, he aid, he made the mistaKe CD of ndicting man of considera ble wealth and more influence, the re- Iult of which came in his removal rom office. My opponent has noth- ng on me-" he declared. "A short ime before 1 was removed, MT. sutherland. who had been serving IS United States Marshal at Juneau, vas also gently but forcefully lifted put of office. So we have standoff there'
 Mayor of Nome.
 Later Mr. Grigsby was elected as Mayor of Nome,s continuing the practice off law in that town until his. election as, Attorney General of Alaska in 1916 He gave his record while in that office, including col- lection of approximately s500,000l in back taxes from canneries, win hing all suits in which he appeared for the Territory in the Supreme Court and acting as adviser and drawing up bills for members of the Territorial Legislature.
 Seated as Delegate.
 Seated as Delegate as the result of q special election held last year to fill the vacancy left by the death of Delegate-eelct Charles A. Sulzer, | and despite the fact that two-thirds of his time was required to defend his right to the seat against a con test instituted by Wickersham, he declared that although his service was less than half of the regular term he had put through more leg isation than had ever been put through before by any other Dele gate in a full term.
 Keeps Pledge.
 ''When l was making the race for Delegate last year." he said, "l pledged myself to hold my seat if l was elected l have kept that pledge. am still Delegate from Alaska and I will hold the seat un- til the fourth of next March. " Laughter and applause greeted this sally of the Delegates.
 Five bills introduced by the Dele gate were enacted into law. Four of these were bonding bills, including bond issues for Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg. The S0-Rod Strip repeal, which had been defeated several times, was successfully put through by him Two other bills, the appropriation bill for the Alaska Railroad, providing continuous funds as needed up to $17,000, ,000 for the completion of that project, and the Curry Development Board measure,
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-18

were offered to him for introduction but advised of the greater favor they would receive by being intro duced by some member of the party in power, he recommended that both be introduced by Representative Curry, of California, Chairman of the Committee on Territories. The Delegate said he was accorded the privilege of making the principal speech in favor of the Railroad measure which passed without op- position.