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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
GETTING XMAS SEALS READY
Many Topeka Women Preparing
Mail for Tuberculosis Work in
Shawnee County.

Working without pay and only for
the purpose of carrying on the fight
against tuberculosis in Topeka and
Shawnee county many Topeka women
this week are preparing the mail that
soon will solicit funds for the 1922
program of the Topeka Tuberculosis
association, Bertha Hampstead Me-
mortal clinic.
More than 100000 Christmas seals
will be sent out over the city and
county this year. In order to save the
expense of folding the seals, the letter
heads, addressing the envelopes and
stamping them the sales director OF
the association, Mrs. KurtZ Kellam,
undertook the task this year. Twenty
women and girls, including members
of the wv. c. A. have helped her Ill
the work and the day after Thanks
giving the mails will be loaded with
the tuberculosis appeal.
The Christmas seals are to be sold
for one cent each. Each letter will
contain 200 seals. The seals are at
tractive for letters and Christmas
packa ges.
Last year the money raised from
this sale was used for tuberculosis
work in the city and county. Thou
sands of families have been visited
by the nurses hired by the association.
City and county free clinics have been
conducted regularly. The effect Of
the campaign has been most satisfac-
tory.
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Lawrence preached the sermon and
addressed the Sunday school. This
church was the pride of the Rev. Mr..
Barratt's heart, and he was often
heard to remark that a mortgage had
never been placed on it. He solicited
the greater part of the money for the
building, not even ignoring the saloon
keepers, with which North Topeka
was well supplied in those days. He
told them while asking for their dona-
tons that he intended to put them out
of business.
Served for Years as Pastor.
Mr.. Barratt served ten years as pas
tor, never receiving a salary. He died
in North Topeka about five years ago,
the last remaining one of the thirteen
original members.
Mr. Barrett was succeeded by the
Rev. Mr.. Gregory. who was in turn
followed in 1885 by the Rev. E. s.
Riley. 1t was during Mr.. Riley's pas
torate that the former parsonage, 316
West Laurent street, was built. Mr..
Riley was followed by the Rev. W. B.
Hutchinson, who was pastor for ten
or twelve years. Other pastors were
the Rev A II Houser, the Rev.
the Rev. w. j. Cole, the late Rev. w.
G. Handley and the present pastor, the
Rev. o. i. Weir
Choir Is Widely Known.
The choir of the North Topeka Bap-
fist church is known as one of-the best
in the city. Its excellence is due to
the untiring efforts of VIM. NJ. Van
Ness, choir master. When Mr.. Van
Ness took charge of the choir in 1888.
it marked the time when it became
classed as superior. He led a mixed
choir from 1889 to 1888, when he or
ganized the first male choir in the city.
Some years later he disbanded this
choir and organized a mixed choir.
Mr.. Van Ness was the first director in
the city to introduce organ, piano and
violin accompaniment. There are two
singers in the choir of forty members
who were in the choir when it was
first organized. They are the leader,
VIM. NJ. Van Ness and L. P. Fraser.
Mrs. Lizzie Whitney Nicholson, wife
of c. c. Nicholson, $40 Lane street, a
former resident OF North Topeka,
served as organist for thirty-three con-
SecutiVe years,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
HUBBY
Spanked By I25-B.
Wife Is His Charge

Colorado Spring, Colo. Nov. IL
To be spanked by his wife. who tips
the scales at 125 pounds, proved too
great a humiliation for 3o0-pound c.
K. Spiers, a welI-to-do merchant of
Manitou, Colo, and he has filed suit
for divorce against Nora Spiers. al
legged lightweight champion cave
woman"
In her answer to the complaint Mrs.
Spiers declares that Spiers is the Jack
Dempsey of the family and that he
pasted her a couple on the chin sew
eraI times, each time sending her down
for the count
Mrs. Spiers also charges that her
husband took all her Globes. even to
the unmentionables. locked them in a
trunk and then took the key with
him to prevent her from seeing an
attorney.
In her csmpaint she says that her
husband is worth $4,000 and asks
for alimony and attorneys fees Spiers
is rated as one of the largest men in
the state of Colorado.
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The order of the service will be as
Song. Faith of Our Fathers"
Scripture, the Rev. Charles F.
Matthews.
Prayer. the Rev W. 7. Cole
Song, How Firm Foundation"
Report of building committee by
the chairman, W E. Bacon.
Report of ways and means commit
tee by the chairman, Ferdinand Vol
land.
Address. 1.-THE Chief Corner Stone"
the Rev. J. T. Crawford.
Song. Onward Christian Soldiers"
Brief History of the Church." Miss
Edna Kincaid, clerk.
Placing of the cornerstone and seal
ing receptacle by the pastor, the Rev.
o. L. Weir.
Closing prayer, the Rev. J. NJ. Cur
ley.
Corner jackson and Gordon Streets.
The site of the new church, the
corner of Gordon and jackson streets,
is considered the best location in
North Topeka for "A church building
1t was formerly the Lee Dolman home
and the house has been moved to the
rear of the new church building and
is used as the parsonage. fronting on
Jackson street. 1t is occupied by the
pastor, the Rev. o. L. Weir and fam
lily.
The new edifice will cost approx
mately $4,000. 1t will have a seat
ing capacity of 500 and will be modern
turnout, having twenty-one class
rooms. library, banquet hall, kitchen
and other up-to-date equipment The
building will be of colonial architec-
ture, designed by Williamson & Co.,
architects. A special red faced brick
of colonial pattern, with white stone
trimmings will be used. The work of
laying the stone and brick is being
done by G. Carlson & Son, contrac-
tors. Members of the building COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12

OlIE NIHOu NJ Icaas 'NeIebFatIOn."
Ballingcr, Tex. Nov. 12.-Whi1e a
celebration was being staged at Win
ters, small town north of here yes
terday. Luther Yeager. rs, was struck
by stray bullet fired by one of the
participants. The bullet entered his
left eye and he died almost instantly
No -c.Io-ts were madc.
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it trial. have been very glad that
did, for now feel much stronger and do
all of my work. 1 tell my friends when
they ask me what helped me, and they
think it must be grand medicine. And
it is. You can use this letter for a tes-
timonial if you wish. = Mrs. HARRY A.
WILSON, r. F. d. 5, Clearfield, Pa.
The experience and testimony of such
women as Mrs Wilson prove beyond. a
doubt that Lydia E. Pinxham's Vege-
table Compound will correct such trou-
bles by removing the cause and restor-
ing the system to healthy normal con-
oition- When such symptoms develou
as backaches, bearing down pains, dis
placements, nervousness and 'the
blues a woman cannot act too promptiy
in trying Lydia z. Pinkham s Vegetable
Compound if she values her future com
fort and happiness.
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Grateful Patient Gives
Farm to Mcpherson Co.
ForFree TB. Sanatoriur1a
Cared for While Dying of White Plague Grin c. Bgford
VIII Provides Foundation for Free tuberculosis Refuge
-Bequeaths Eighty-Acre Farm and Cash to County.

Nurses from the state board of
health and county commissioners ir
Mcpherson county made Grin C. Big
ford's final days a bit happier and
more comfortable. They couldn't fight
back the ravages of the white plague
which had staked a claim on the old
mans life. But they fought for him
and took him from squalor to clean
illness and the only comfort and care
Bigford knew.
Now Mcpherson county is to have
new tuberculosis sanatorium dedi-
Gated to the poor and the needy. Its
foundation is in the estate CT Bigford.
When he died a few weeks ago he
willed his rich eighty-acre farm, his
personal property and about $1,000 in
cash to the county for establishment
of a tuberculosis sanatoriuu. The will
has been filed for probate and from
the estate will come the erection of a
new sanatorium to be operated by the
county-probably in conjunction with
the fine general hospital in the town
of Mcpherson.
Found Victim Dying.
Out on their rounds as public health
nurses Miss Bolt and Miss Main from
the state board of health and tuber-
culosis association, found Bigford. He
was being cared for by neighbors on a
farm near Roxbury. He was in the
! last stages of tuberculosis. There
wasn't even fair fighting chance fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
CHOOSE new DIRECTORS
Victory Highway Association Holds
Annual Election of Officers.
At the annual meeting of the direc


Annual Election of Officers.
At the annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the Victory Highway associa-
ton held at the Elks club Friday. di
rectors were elected for the coming
year as follows:
W. H. lines, T. C. Whitaker, George
w Stansfield, Mrs. c. A. Wolf, A. C.
Lagerwall, L. W. Rowles, A. C. Maggie,
t. A. Lee. Joe Nickel, H. G. West, of
Topeka; Milton Esberg and F. B. Nc
Kevitt, of California; W. H. Goodin,
of Nevada, and DR.. B. F. Black. of
Utah.
George w. Stansfield was reelected
president of the association, and Mrs.
c. A. Wolf vice president, represent
ing the Women's clubs of the country.
The association is depending heavily
on the support of the women's clubs
in the planting of memorial trees
along the route.
The signing of the Victory highway
has been completed from San Fran
cisco to Silver Lake, and will be COM
pleted in the course of the next few
days to Kansas City, where it will end
for the winter
Ben Blow, who has just returned
from a trip thru the eastern states
traversed by the highway, reports that
there is in process of organization a
Missouri State Automobile associati ton,
and that the men who are backing the
state organization have offered finan-
cial support for the marking of the
Victory highway across their state.
st. Louis, Mo, today celebrated the
opening of a sixteen mile stretch of
paved Victory highway from st. Louis
to St. Charles, the point at which the
Victory highway crosses the Missouri
river.
The weight of the organization of
Missouri automobiles which is to be
formed will be exerted in favor of the
project of the road improvement along
the line of the Victory highway across
the state.
Ben Blow, manager of the associa-
ton, will leave early next week for
California, where there is further
financial support offered from the
state automobile association, which
has already paid for the marking of
the highway from San Francisco to
Kansas City.
several Chambers of Commerce along
the route. which have appointed Vic
tory highway committees and which
have asked him to come and explain
1.-THE project more fully to them
One of the Chambers of Commerce
which is offering its cooperation in
| the work is that at Denver, where the
tourist and information bureau, a
i Chamber of Commerce activity, has
asked Blow to visit them.
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was only natural, perhaps, that Big
ford gave his estate to the county
without reservation except that it
should be used as the foundation for
a tuberculosis sanatorium.
The new county home in Mcpherson
will probably be started soon after the
estate is probated. Much of the over
head expense of operation will be
overcome in plan to conduct the in
stitution in connection with the pres
EN- hospital.
When the new sanatorium opens #
will be dedicated as the Grin G. Big
ford tuberculosis Sanatorium. It is
perhaps the first county health in
stitution established by private bequest
in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
Kansas Farmers Increase Num-
Der of Cream SeparatOrs.
Dairymen of State Better Their
Equipment, Says MOhIer.
TOTAL OF 81, O92 SEPARATORS
FOrty-Nine Counties Report
More Than 900 in Use.
Reno County in Lead With
Total of 2,17O.

Cream separators and silos on Kan
sas farms substantially increased in
numbers last year, despite general
agricultural depression, indicating that
dairymen of the state are lettering
their equipment as a means of MAX
ing their business more profitable,
saws a report issued by J. G. Mohler
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture.
The number of separators in Kan
sas on March l, 1921, was 1902,
compared with 94,556 the previous
year, an increase Of 1856 or 2.7 per
cent The number of silos is given as
14.325 this year as compared to a.
O59 in 1920, an increase of 266 or
1.s5 per cent.
Big Gain in 49 Counties.
Forty-nine counties reported moro
than 1000 cream separators this year
as compared to fOrty-seven in 1920,
and thirty counties listed more than
200 silos each as against twenty-nine
counties last year. Seventy-six gained
in the number of separa-ors last year,
one county reported the same and
twenty eight lost In silos, fiftyfour
counties reported increases, eight re-
ported the same and forty-three
showed decreases.
The silo is an important adjunct
to the Kansas farmer and its use af-
lords practically a pasture ration that
may be made available at all times
and is especially priced for winter
feeding" said Secretary Mohler. Con
sidering the average size silo in Kan
sas to be 100 tons. if all were filled
with corn silage it would he neces-
sary for the Kansas farmersfcA harvest
10000 acres for that PURPOSE each
year. but this would OILY provide
enough green food for one-ninth of
the milk cows and beef cattle carried
annually in Kansas. for a period of
about eight months"
Reno County i'll Lead.
Reno county leads the state in num-
Der of separators with 2.17O. followed
in order by Mcpherson, 1887; Jew
ell. 1879; Washington. 1910: Mar
shall, 1.S56: Marion. 1,S4O; Sumner,
LII; Smith 1,704; Dickinson, 1876;
Nemaha. 1,562; Cowley, 1858; Re
public 1910, and Sedgwick, 1,5O5.
In silos. Dickinson county leads with
&67 Reno is second with 459, fol-
j. 5cd by Mcpherson. 3S3; Sedgwick
II; Sumner. 365; Osborne, ,329. and
Cowley, BIZ
Number CT Silos in Kansas.
Tho number of siIos by counties on
fiarch I, 1920, and March /. 1921
includes:
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the old mans life. But the nurses
out on the firing line in the 7, B. cam
paign never quit. They took Bigfosd
to the county farm and he was given
such comforts as the home afforded
plus professional care and excellent
nursing.
Bigford was rs years old. He had
been hardened by many years out in
the western country and he was brave
enough to look facts in the face
even in a case of life and death.
The old man knew he couldn't live.
But he knew there was the bravest
sort of fight being madeSfor him. He
knew there wasn't a day when those
nurses ana the doctors didn't give him
every care and courtesy that might be
extended n man with a fair chance to
be back in the fight for life next week
or next month.
Had No Living Relatives.
That fight went right home to Big
ford in those final days which some
how had a bit of sunshine instead of
the drab loneliness and desertion which
comes too often to a man alone in the
final test Bigford told the nurses
he wanted some of the same kindness
and sympathy for the broken in health
and purse-some of whom might be
nursed back to strength and health
So he sent for a lawyer and his will
was drawn. There wasn't a relative
/ or even q very near and dear friend
/ in the world-eXcept those who were
| fighting to ward off the final day. II
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81 ELEANoR KIMBALL.

The services for the laying of the
cornerstone of the North Topeka
Baptist church will be held at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, November
Is. The stone will be at the northwest
corner of the edifice ana will bear
inscriptions on both faces. The in
scriptions will be the name of the
church and the year in which the old
and new buildings were erected, the
front or north face, being inscribed
with the year 1921. Mr.. c. A. Stew
art will do the lettering, donating his
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
HARvEYvIrhE a5. BERRYToN 0.
Sixth Consecutive Victory for Team
75-Yard Run by Tabcr.

HarveyvilIe defeated Berryton S5 10
0 Friday afternoon in a games thai
was clearly Harveyville's from start.
1t was Harveyville's sixth consecutive
victory this season. Defeated only
once, that by Maple Hill in the first
game of the season. the Harveyville
men wiped out the sting by defeating
Maple Hill in a return game last
week.
The feature of Fridays battle was 4
beautiful rs yard run for a touch
down by Taber, captain and halfback
OF the Harveyville team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12

TO 90 all OF my own
work. l had severe
pains in my left side
every month and had
fever and sick dizzy
spells and such pains
during my periods,
which lasted two
weeks. / heard of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We g e ia BILE Com
pound doing others
SO much good and
thoupht Iwoi1ld Civa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
SYMPTOMS
women DREAD
Mrs. Wilson's Letter Should
Be Read by All Women

Clearfield, Pa" After my last child |
was born last September / was unable /
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
FIGHT AMONG
'L|.E|ACURERSlS
I. ON STARK
Townley Sheet Leased By ].
B. Brown Seized BY Serv-
ice Bureau Heads

Dickinson. n. D.. Oct. 15.-Wreck-
ed by the rule or ruin" policies Of
b gang that, for the past six years
has been instrumental in driving the
state toward bankruptcy as it spent
b hard earned money of the farm
HFs and taxpayers of the state in a
mad desire to gain political power,
b Dickinson Recorder-Post, for the
pnst three years recognized as the
Nonpartisan league newspaper OF
Stark county, today is apparently
dead"
Practically all of the machinery
n equipment of the Office is in the
hands of Sheriff George j. Brown,
lleyies on several executions having
been made by creditors desiring to
protect their interests" says the
Dickinson Press today. Judgments
already executed aggregate several
I. thousands of dollars and many others
remain to be levied, thus making it
exceedingly doubtful if the Publish
ers'- National Service bureau. which
claims ownership of the plant, will
ever operate it again.
The climax. came Tuesday when
Harry Dunbar, chief enforcement Of
dcer of North Dakota, acting for the
Publishers National Service. bureau,
OF which he is president. filed an in
junction to dispossess John 8. Brown
o.. editor, manager and lessee of the
paper. Mr.. Brown. through his at
torney, contested the action and the
matter came up before Judge Thorn
as H. Pugh at the Stark county court
chambers h afternoon.
After hearing the testimony of
both the plaintiffs and defendants,
Judge Pugh issued an .exparte re-
Etraining order to show cause why
the lease held by Brown should be
Cancelled, making the writ returnable
on Oct. 20 and giving possession of
the plant to the Publishers National
Service bureau until that time. He
also ordered the Service bureau to
give bond in the sun of $4,000 as a
guarantee against property or bust
8 loss. Mr.. Brown and his attor-
ney refused to accept this arrange
srnent and action by the creditors fol-
lowed Immediately.
mi. Brown leased the Recorder
Post plant on March l last for a term
OF Eve years from e. D. Culver, T.
=. Beals and A. F. Reilly, directors
of the Stark County Farmers Press
Shortly, before this it had been an
bounced that the stockholders of the
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jealous workers in behalf Of the
league since its organization, declar-
ed that the alleged plot to usurp
Brown and defraud the farmers or
Stark county of their stock in the
plant was the rawest political deal
that has ever been pulled. Hereto
fore I have been ar ardent Lacquer
said Thress. But this Is too much
for me. When those members of the
league whom We look to for leader
ship will stoop to such dirty, low
tactics as have t~ranspired here with
in the last couple Of days. rob the
farmers of Stark county Of SO, 900 of
their ~hard-earned money and at
tempt to get by with it, 1 am through
and shall do all in my power to pre-
vent their reelection.
"E. D. Culver. president Of the
Stark County Farmers Press, when
asked for his opinion. said: I think
it was anything but . square deal.
Personally, Il am through. I have
already rendered my resignation
"Other prominent leaguers have
made similar Statements and are nov
working as earnestly to bring about
the defeat Of the league leaders in
the coming recall election as they did
to promote the candidacy of these men
up to the time that the bombshell OK
ploded.
"Leaguers of the county are begin
ming to realize that they have been
made the goats in this venture the
same as in every other deal hat the
league leaders have put across since
they have controlled the state and
say that they will stand for no more
of it. The fact that Dunbar, who is
chief enforcement ofacer Of the state.
has spent almost an entire week in
Dickinson looking after the affairs of
the Service bureau while drawing
salary as an officer, has further kin
died their wrath.
Added evidence Of the attitude OF
the state organization of the Non
partisan league toward the DISPOSE
ton Of the Recorder-P Post was learn
ed when Attorney 'Thress wired
Chairman A. A. Liederbach at Fargo,
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suddenly care for 10000 refugees,
who were forced to leave the Crimea
when Wrangel's army collapsed. It
distributed all the supplies originally
placed at its disposal in the Near East,
5000 sent, by the Russian embas-
sy in the United States. and an addi-
tional 100000 worth Of supplies from
its reserve fund.
In Poland, 10000 refugees who had
fled before the Russian soviet inva-
sion were cared for, 100000 children
were assisted with food and clothing.
Permanent relief work was establish
cd in many hospitals for children,
more than 1000 surgical, cases were
cared for weekly and a maximum of
10000 persons fed in a single month.
Work in Italy.
/. In Italy, the chief work of the
American Red Cross last year was as
sistance given in the Mugello and Tus-
cany earthquakes. when it had 215
tents with all relief supplies erected
and in operation within 4S hours.
In Hungary, the outstanding fea-
ture of the work for the year was the
distribution to needy children and
refugees Of 100000 articles of cloth
ing the the mobilization of $4,000 ma
tive women in a nationwide knitting
u. 1llo IOIdA AO1lCl ouPply ulS.
tributions Of the Red Cross in Hun
gary for the year averaged 10 tons a
day.
In Greece, So 900 Creek refugees
from the Caucasus were assisted with
food and clothing and later were CIV
en- such supplies that a large number
of them were able to COLOMBO in the
deserted villages and resume their
normal occupations. A complete
child-health program was also inau-
gurated among 10000 children.
Make Medical Survey.
the ear included aSmedical survey of
50, 900 children; enrolment Of $4,000
children into a health crusade; the
distribution Of large quantities of
medical supplies and clothing, and
the establishment OF tho first two of
the Fl medical centers for child
health work.
In Montenegro. the work of the
American Red Cross was devoted to
assisting war orphans. Chfld-feeding
kitchens served during the year q to-
tai Of over 5000, 600 meals, while the
health centers supervised and aided
0 1000 children with medical supplies
and surgical treatment
In Serbia, relief work was establish
ed among 10000 war orphans.
The work in Rumania wa entirely
among the children and consisted OF
financial assistance given to Rnrna-
! MAN organisations.
states. 1872 child-health centers were
treated monthly during the last two
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