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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13

hearted ones, living in the shadows
may some time be realized, altho for
the present each little band turnout
the state is grateful for the opportun-
ity offered by the association for train
ing for mere livelihood.
The Topeka Association for the
Blind has an organization of forty
members, one-third of whom are
sighted friends. Starting with no
funds. the association now has nearly
800 with which to carry on the work
Thru the kindness of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hilty, rooms in their home at 626 To-
peka avenue, have been given for
weekly meetings, where work will be
done under direction of a paid teacher
All the work done heretofore has been
ACCOMPLISHED from directions read by
a sighted friend. With an expert
enced teacher it is believed that much
greater progress will be made.
Sighted Persons May Join.
Membership in the asso citation is
not limited to the blind. but any one
interested in the movement to make
the adult blind of the state self sup
porting is eligible to membership. The
membership fee is the only source of
income the association has. but it be-
lieves that the people of Kansas have
only to be aroused to the great need
represented by the association to give
literally to the cause. The Topeka
association has faith that the time is
not far distant when it will have back
ing to warrant renting large work
room. buying supplies in quantities,
and employing experienced instruc-
tors in the different arts and trades,
thus placing independence within the
reach of every adult blind person in
the state A still brighter dream is a
home for the adult blind in Topeka,
where dependents from all over Kan
sas may live while fitting themselves
for self support.
Work done by the Topeka associa-
ton during the year. will be on sale DIT
the North Topeka Community house,
corner of Laurent and Jackson street,
Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
PASS WATER BOND ORDINANCE
City Commission Provides for sos, 900
Additional Water Paper.

The city commission this morning
passed, on second reading. the ordi-
nance providing for the issue of the
remaining $4,000 of the waterworks
improvement bonds. The bonds are
to be dated January l and will be
placed on the market shortly after
that date. They will be in denomina-
tions of $1,000 and will draw interest
at per cent for a term Of twenty
years.
In connection with the voting of the
bonds, it was voted also that the city
require of Black & Veatch, the gen
eral contractors on the work. a de-
tailc- report of everything which has
been done since the start of the prof.
ect-the report to cover everything up
to December 81 of this year. and to
include a statement of the expendi-
lures yet to be made on the plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
TO BOOST THRIFT
Government Plans Sale of Saw.
ings Securities.
Issues Worth $25, $50 and 500
for $50, $40 and $50.

washington, Dec. 1s.-The govern
ment is about to undergo an energetic
nationwide thrift campaign which will
make the federal treasury the savings
bank of the small investor, 1t was
learned officially this afternoon.
The treasury department will shortly
announce the issuance of millions OF
dollars worth of thrift bonds in de-
nominations of $25, $50 and 500.
These can be bought at $40, $40 and
$50.
1t is planned to have the bonds ma
ture in five years and there Will be d
proviso that if the bonds are disposed
of before maturity, the investor car
collect per cent interest on his in
vestment to the time of sale.
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ART Accord IS JAILED.
Son of Former Q. S. Attorney General
With Movie Actor in Auto Crash.

Los Angeles. Dec. 13.-Fred Wick
ersham, "a, who said he was a son OF
George W. Wickersham, formerly at
torney general of the United States,
and Art Accord, motion picture actor,
were held in separate cells of the
Hollywood branch of the city Jail to-
day.
They are held without bail, pending
the outcome of injuries suffered last
night by Arthur McLaren, when, ac-
cording to the police, an automobile
in which Wickersham and Accord were
driving struck McLaren while he was
standing in a safety zone.
The police said that after striking
McLaren the two drove away without
offering help or reporting the accident
and were caught only after a chase
of several blocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
Union Pacific Reduces Fares
for the HOLIDAYS

Round trip holiday excursion tickets
between all points on the Union Pa
cific System where the one way fare
is not over $500, will be sold De-
cember %, %. and "a at one and one
half of the regular one way fare. Mini
mum round trip fare for adults $2.50;
for children of half fare age S1.25.
Good to return until Jan. 4. 1922. For
full particulars ask the nearest Union
Pacific Agent.-Adv.
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MAIL Pouch IS RIFLED.
Waco Citizens Won't Get Letters Adj
dressed to Them.

Waco, Dec. ia pouch contain
ing a quantity of mail, most of it di-
rected to Waco parties. was rifled last
night in the railroad station at
Aquilla, twenty-five miles north of
here on the Texas Central railroad.
The pouch was found cut open, the
letters gone and other contents scat
tered.
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California Woman Victim of Fiend

Pomona, Cal, Dec. 13.-One Of the
most fiendish murders in the annals
of southern California occurred here
early today when Mrs. J. T. Swain,
proprietor of an upholstery store. was
bound, drugged and burned to death
by an unknown assailant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
Topeka Association for Blind
Closes It's First Year.
|. J. Little Elected President
for the Coming Term.
VICTIMS BECOME SELF RELIANT
Work Rooms Donated by
Lovelia Hilty, 626 Topeka Ave.
State Headquarters Here
Home in Topeka Is Plan.

The Topeka Association for the
Blind closed its first year as an or
ganization last evening at a meeting
at the home of the president, the Rev.
I. A. Wilson, pastor of the North To-
peka Christian church. Officers
elected for the coming year were:
A j. Little of the Shawnee Broom
works, president; Miss Agnes Trainor,
recording secretary; Miss Lovelia
Hilty, corresponding and financial sec
rotary: l. A. Wilson, treasurer.
Thru the Topeka association a state
association for the blind has been or
ganized which promises to be Of in
estimable benefit to the adult blind OF
&he state. The state cares for the blind
children, training them to be self sup
porting and the United States gov
eminent trains the men blinded in the
late war, but no provision Is made by
either for training of those afflicted
by loss of sight in later years. The
association was organized for this
particular class, and already in the
year in which the Topeka association
has been in existence, seven men and
women, formerly dependent, have been
: traind to self support. The work is
chiefly reed and rafia basketry, mats,
rug weaving, etc, which can be done
In the home.
ga Headquarters in Topeka.
The hope of the association is an
Organization strong enough that the
adult blind from over the state can be
taught to be self supporting thru vari-
Gus arts and crafts. Headquarters OF
the association is to be in Topeka.
The state associa ton organized last
fan, is strongly in favor of this plan
This bright dream of these brave
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OutIaw Strike o

Outlaw Strike On in Pennsylvania.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 13.-Eight
collieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company were thrown into idleness
today by an outlaw strike. About
5000 men are involved and the daily
loss in production is $500 tons.
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BE NO XMAS AMNESTY
White House Intimates Political
Prisoners Must Eat Turkey in Cells.

ITISOnCfS MusI Estt I III ny III OVII5'
Washington. Dec. 1S.-There will
be no general amnesty for political
prisoners before Christmas, it was in
timated officially at the White House.
The department of justice is now
drafting reports on some 200 cases of
political prisoners. but these have not
yet been transmitted to the president.
The president may act on some OF
these individual cases, before Christ
mas it was stated, but there was no
indication shat the Debs case would
be among these.
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Michigan Bank Is Robbed.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec. Ia
Two armed bandits this forenoon held
up the Halfway State bank at Half
way, near here, and escaped with a
sum estimated at 5000. The bandits
fled in an automobile heading for De-
Tfro
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SIGN A CONTRACT
City Renews Agreement With
Zeigler Livestock Co.
Firm viii Receive $4,000 for
Removal of Garbage.

With the renewal of the contract
between the city of Topeka and the
Zeigler Livestock company on the dis
posal of the garbage of the city this
morning, considerable laundry was
aired in public.
The company was represented at
the city commission meeting by w. 3.
Fisher. The companys proposal was
to continue the collection of the
garbage of the city, feeding it to hogs
at the plant south of the city limit, if
the city will play them $4,000 year
for the job When the company was
first organized. there was no question
the decline in the price of hogs, there
has been supplementary agreement
covering the payment by the city.
When the contract came up for dis
cussion this morning, w. S. Hancock,
street commissioner, raised the point
that in the near future the plant will
have to be removed farther from the
city limits on account of the preva-
lence of unsavory odors emanatins
therefrom.
ut will be only a question of time
until the city will have to remove this
plant farther from it's limits" Han
cock said, in urging that the contract
proposition was for contract OF from
one to five years duration.
Service Up To Standard.
Hancock said that he had no COM
plant to register on the collection
service of the company. Mayor Cor
wine took chips in the game by in
forming the manager that he was
wearied by the continually telephoned
complaints about non-removal of gar
bage, and wanted the service bettered.
There haven't been so many COM
plants recently" Mayor Corwlne said.
And 1 want you to see that the good
work is kept up, and the service for
which we are paying is rendered"
Fisher first assured the mayor that
the company- would do everything in
its power to keep the collection serv-
ice up to standard, and then countered
with a request for protection against
lied parties. He maintained that the
company is entitled to all the garbage
of the city, and that the best OF the
garbage is removed by unauthorized
parties.
Protection Is Promised.
At have complained about it-even
gone to the length of swearing out a
complaint for the arrest of a persist
ent offender. Nothing has ever been
done about it, and the man is still
hauling garbage every day." Fisher
said.
The city attorney, Ralph O'Nei1, i'm
mediately asked for the name of the
man against whom the complaint had
been sworn out. The mayor promised
protection according to the ordinances
as long as the service is maintained.
On motion of Commissioner McGif-
fert of the health department, the
tract for the coming year, and the in
cident was closed.
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to the end.

BY drawing all the dots it shows
A funny with long. red nose.
Draw from one to two and so on
o the end
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Simplest, best, and most
economical river bank and
! bridge protection. One
county official has recently
said in connection with the
Patent Steel Jetty: Zone
expenditure of a few hun
dred dollars has saved US a
span or two of bridge al
I ready-and protected us for
all time" The Patent Steel
\ Jetty Co., Silver Lake. Kan.
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LOCAL MENTION

Raymond Chi-opodist. Orpheum BldR.-Adv
See the Climax Oil Burner for cook
stoves, heaters and furnaces, S1O1k
West Sixth.-Adv.
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Art Lamp Shop, 500 Kansas Ave
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13

We've a beautiful
line of candlesticks
in polychrome. ma
hogany and metal.
The special quoted
here include heavy
candle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
COL. MILLER ENTeRTAlNS,
Has Two Republican National
Committeeman as Guests at
Dinner.

special Dispatch 10 Every Evening.
Washington Dec. 10 Colonel
Thomas ". Miller. alien property
custodian, yesterday entertained AT
dinner In honor of John 7. Adams.
chairman OF the National Republican
Committee. and Hon. William II. Cro-
Acf ~ san Francisco. National Com
mlito.mon from California. Colonel
Miller visited Mr.. Croker while on a
iifp g. California to settle some mat
iofa on the Pacific Coast relating 10
hls Office
while the dinner was given pri-
insrily as token of friendship 10 both
of HE distinguished guests. he discuss
~ With tfem questions OF vital in
tercst 20 the national committee and
which have a bearing on the forth
uaminF national election. While in
ihO West he gathered much important
data. ana it was this that he brough,
before mis- guests.
Colonel Miller said that he felt his
meeting with hts political and personal
frl,nds upon the occasion Indicated
was OF least profitable 20 hsm and he
beloved II was likewise profitable 70
DIS rucsta.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
MRS. PALMER, Sc YEARS OLD.
Three Generations Attend Birthday
Celebration Last Night.

With three generations of her family
present, Mrs. Amanda Z. Palmer, 2i1S
Washington street, yesterday cele-
brated the eighty-sixth anniversary
Of her birthday. In the evening Mrs.
Palmer entertained the family includ-
ing seven living children. a grandson
and two great grandchildren.
She is in good health and still takes
an active part in the affairs of st.
Andrews Church and Sunday school
OF which she is a member. A shower
OF birthday cards and flowers was re-
ceived from members Of the church
and Sunday school.
Mrs. Palmer is the widow of John
Palmer who died In 1901. She was
born at Claynont and is a daughter Of
the late John Gray. She was the
mother OF ten children. The seven
who are still living include Charles Z.
Palmer. Miss Sarah Palmer, DIR. John
Palmer. Jr., George w. Palmer, Mrs
W. Noonan. Miss Amanda G. Palmer
and Miss Alice ]. Palmer. The other
relatives present were Mrs. John Pal
mer. Jr., Mrs. Charles B. Palmer, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard II. Palmer Of Penn's
Grove and their two children. Richard
III. Palmer is grandson OF Mrs. Pal
mer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
WOMEN MOOSE INSTALL.
Circle No. Presents Mrs. Blaine With
Cameo Pin.

Mrs. Annie Blaine retiring past
worthy matron of Circle No. l, Won-
ems Loyal Moose was presented with
cameo pin at a meeting OF the circle
/ Thursday night when officers for the
ensuing year were also installed. Mrs.
Mary Sample made the presentation
speeches.
officers installed were as follows
Past worthy matron. Mrs. Ella Bu-
chanan; worthy matron, Mrs. Mary
Sample; associate matron, Mrs. Ida
Cardwell; deaconess, Mrs. Margaret
Casper; secretary, Mrs. Mabel Hayes
| treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller; con-
ductresses, Mrs. Lydia Crosby and
Mrs. Reba Deakyne; guard. Miss
Bessie Cloud; board of directors, Mrs.
Mary Sample, Elizabeth Miller, Maud
/ Workman, Annie McCabe and Annie
Blaine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
. WORK OF THE BLIND.
Seek Additional Chair Repair Work TO
Helm Unfortunates.

Unemployment is bad enough for
those who are normal, but is particu-
Iarly tragic when such an afiiiction as
blindness prevents seeking work for
the hands to do.
There are eight blind persons at
the Blind Shop. 305 West Eighth
street. who have learned to cane
chairs, depending on this for their
livelihood, and the majority of people
are so busy with holiday preparations
that they easily put off the necessity
for having recaning done.
/ AS the shop sends for and delivers
work. it needs only a telephone ring
to 19S-W 10 start things going, and
such orders will be much appreciated
now that work is slack.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
MERIT BADGES ARE
AWARDED BOY SCOUTS
Court. of Honor Rewards Those
Showing Exceptional Ef-
ficiency.

At the December meeting of the
Court of Honor Of Wilmington Coun-
Gil. Boy Scouts of America, held re-
Gently, six scouts of Troop No. 26
and two OF Troop No. 81 were pro-
moted 20 second class. and four from
Troop No. 25 and one from Troop No.
81 TO first class. Merit badges were
awarded as follows: Edward Saddler.
Troop No. 2, for bird study and camp
ing; Russell Weiss. Troop No. 26.
botany. first aid. machinery, pathfnd-
ing and signalling; Douglas Wade,
Troop No. 2. carpentry; Lawrence
Wasman. Troop No. &c. electricity
fremanship, pioneering and safety
first: Jacob Parthemors, Troop No
26. firemanship, and public health
Eugene MacEnglish. Troop No. &c
first aid and seamanship; w. =
Grantland, Troop No. &c. first aid
Harry BOYS, Troop No. &c, personal
health. pioneering and public health
Edwin Lmberger, Troop No. &c, hik-
ing, Howard r. Whitaker. Troop No
IS. pathflnding; Charles y. Bowers
Troop No. ?. safety first; Jack Hare
Troop 40. 23. scholarship.
Scout Executive GreenhawlS has re-
ccived several letters from French
scouts, in which requests arc made
for the names of scouts In this coun-
try who will correspond with them
and exchange ideas on various phase:
of scou. work. Tho boys would lik'
/ 10 receive stamps. picture post cards
publications, leaves of trees, etc. Thei
names are on file at local headquar
ters. Troop. No. &c received a lon;
letter recently from Paul kohler. tn
French scout who was entertained a
/ their guest at Camp Corsey. France
/ las; summer. In the letter were sew
eral photogN phs of his troop ant
scouting activities at 81. Quinlar
Paul can write in French, German
and English.
\ special drive is about TO be mad
10 get troop committees together at
meeting TO be held in the near future
possibly December II, when addresse
viii be made by Colin II. Livingston
national president of the Boy Scout
of America, and ]. w. Patton, know
as III. lone wolf" TO scouting. Th
meeting is 20 be held for the pur
pose of acquainting the scoutmaster
with the Importance Of having troo
committees. and assigning them regu
lar programs of work.
Scou,masters OF the various troop
have been notified by. headquarter
of the Importance of having vice
scoutmasters TO take their places
meetings, etc, in the event OF thei
illness. The Scoutmasters' Associa
ton Will hold a meeting on Decembe
20. Scouts have been asked TO stan
saving materials for their Christina
baskets, which will be packed on De
cenber 23. Troop No. II, of whic
Herbert Latter is scoutmaster, wi
visit Beaver Valley Camp this week
end
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
OLD CITY NAP.
Evidently First Printed About the
Year 1905.

a casual search OF the f,ie OF Every
Evening for 1908, revealed recently o
bit OF information relating To the en-
grayed map Of Wilmington, n copy Of
which hangs In the Public Library.
and another In the mayors Office in
the Public Building. The item is
headed "Old Map Of Wilmington" and
was published In the issue OF May 10,
1908. II reade:
"Ou behalf Of the Historical Society,
Postmaster Conrad Is having maps
printed from the plate recently pre-
sented 10 the society by John y. All
mond, giving n map Of Wilmington
about 100 years ago. supposed e.
have been made about 1906. The plate
20x27 inches. had been for n long
while, stored in the garret Of ths
building at Eighth and Markei
streets. so long occupied by Mr.. All.
nond. which was recently torn dowr
10 make way for the new Union Banl,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
New Officers For Pennsy Vets.

AT. the annual election Of the Vet
Grams Association Or the Maryland
division, Pennsylvania Railroad, last
evening, the following officers were
elected: President. II. a. Gordon. vice
president, II. A. Casperson; treasurer
u. Hygate; secretary, l.. Heaton;
chaplain, L. Gibson, Sr.; executive
committee: A. Russell, L. Gibson, j.
Macklin, W. L. Fulmer, ]. c. Collision,
5. Il. Boggs, Joseph Jeffreys; trustees,
NJ. l.. Lesley, L. T. Sutton and j. +.
Denuey.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
CITY PARK BOARD HAS
EIGHTY EXTRA men
Doing as Much Work as Pos
sible to Help Unemployment
Situation.

The Board OF Park Commissioners,
II WAS reporaed yesterday afternoon.
ut the regular meeting OF the board,
has In its employ approximately so
men above the. normal number. The
employment of these men, II was ex-
planned, was made possible partly
through the funds contributed pri-'
vately and by the efforts OF the emer-
gency relief committees OF the board,
which IL cooperating In every man
ncr with Mayor Harvey's relief com
mittec.
Although the Park Board ~ present
is making extensive improvements To
Christiana Park, Pine playground and
the playground at Fourth street and
the -. & O. railroad, there are many
other places where employment could
be provided, If funds were available,
It was declared. The relief COM
mittee viii report on the unemploy-
mcnt situation ut the next meeting
of the executive committee.
The secretary was instructed to ask
the executive committee TO consider
whether or not n plot of ground on
the north side of the Brandywine, he
tween Market street and Seventeenth
street. known as Glen avenue, should
be retained as park land, or be dis
posed Of for building purposes. One
section of the land, known as lot No.
! 10, owned by William y. Bancroft
president of the board. has already
| been turned over to the city. The
other section, or lot No. 3, has been
ordered 10y the executive committee
/ to be turned over TO the city.
! The matter of grading and the con-
struction of retaining wall at Pine
street playground WAS referred &c
/ Messrs. Carpenter and Melvin. with
the understanding that the oXpcndi-
| turc OF the park funds shall not cx'
coed 800.
A communication was received from
the Parkside Athletic Club. request
ing permission 60 lay a water pipe II
Bennett street. north of Eleventh
The request was granted.
Superintendent T.. X. Mack pre-
sented a design for a concrete hencl
for Rodney Square. He was instructed
to secure prices. The matter OF
! rail on the steps from the park driv'
To the path near Van Buren street wa
left TO Superintendent MACK, witt
power 10 act. John h. Bird was givel
permission 10 lay a sidewalk in fron
OF his property along Parkway
Th work of restoration at South
west Park. under the arrangement
with the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion, is progressing. being about 3
per cent completed. IL was reported
At Pine playground retaining wa
Is being built. Material for the wa
is being contributed. At Woodlaw
, Park tho slopes from the surround
ing streets are being graded and COY
! cred with soil. The excess earth froi
. the slopes and a considerable quar-
, tity from building operations is bein
used for levellng for ball field.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
Taking s'Spirits'
for Pure Water
The Observer

The country laughed heartily. few
days ago. over tho story telling how
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan. the
grSat apostle OF Temperatures and
prohibition as we'll as OF peace
and undefRed democracy, was
unwgttingly led to take at least n swal-
low of Intoxicating liquor. lie was at
a dinner in Washington where liquors
We're provided for the guests and n
waiter having poured soms kind of &
decoction into his glass--Holland gin
or some gin m1xture--the great com
monsr," mistaking II for water, raised
the glass to his lips and proceeded to
imbibe. It "a said that immediately
upon discovering his mistake he Wig
orously spluttered OUT all of the obnox-
ious draft that no could control.
The affair was an accident, however
with no intention of even playing q
joke upon Mr.. Bryan. 1t "just hap
pened."