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The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
WHY
People Of Balkans Disregard
All Laws OF Sanitation

Disease In the Balkans Is looked
upon by the people as a result of fate.
The peasantry has been educated In
superstition. rather than In the lcws
Of sanitation. They are opposed to the
killing Of mosquitoes, rats. flies and
vermin. believing that they are part of
life. They know nothing about the
carriers Of disease. The Importance
Of protecting their food supplies from
winged insects has not been Impressed
upon them. Little or no attempt 10
made 10 drain mosquito pools or
marshes. 30 that the Balkan States
claim the distinction Of having some
Of the worst malarial sections on earth.
The peasant has little faith In medi.,
cal science. How can bug give us
typhus?" they ask. Every living
thing harbors insects. Why not man?
II the good God sends US disease and
misfortune we believe that He knows.
best"
In most districts In the Balkans the
houses Of the rural population are
small and poorly constructed. Many
Of them are built of mud and straw
ventilation. The only air admitted to
the homes is obtained through accI-
dental imperfections In construction.
A few Of the houses have two stories,
the lower floor being occupied by the
horses and cattle. the upper by the
family. In such houses us these fam
lilies live crowded together under the
most unhygienic conditions.
Years pass without q doctor enter
ing the huts. Disease goes untreated.
In the country districts dentistry 10
virtually unknown.
Bathtubs are rare in the Balkans,
even In the larger cities. The people
In that part Of Europe rarely wash.
"You must Ne very unclean people
In the United States" scld u well-tO-do
storekeeper Of Sofia to an American.
Elf you. ind 1t necessary to battle
every day!"
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
How to Tel, R.a, m,boo,nx

You buy mahogany" table, pay a
good price for 1t. and then begin to
wonder whether 1t Is made of real
mahogany. Red gum can be made to
look SO much like mahogany and Cir
cassian walnut that 1t Is often sold
for one or the other Of these woods.
How can you tell the difference be-
tween the false and the true2 BY
looking at the cross-grain; II you can
see the pores with the naked eye, then
you will know that all is well. II you
can't see the pores without the aid of
q magnifying glass. then you will know
that you are In the presence Of red
gum.
Even through varnish the pores of
mahogany and walnut are distinctly
visible.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
WORLDS DEBT TO cHINAMAA
Celestial 10 DIRECTLY Responsible for
Improvement In the Breeding Of
American Porkers.

The economic genius who figured
out that all that was needed to bring
unbounded prosperity to the cotton
mills of New England was to add half
an inch to each Chinaman's shirt tall
never carried out his project, but the
Chinaman, without announcing his
plan. has done something quite as re-
markable: He has added inches to
the legs Of the American pig.
He has not done 1t alone. He has
had help from the East and West In
dies and from our own farmers In the
South. The process was simple and
was Just another instance of a great
industry altering itself almost uncon-
sciously to meet new conditions. the
Nations Business states.
Not many years ago the prizes OF
the pig world went to the round. short.
legged type. the kind of hog that you
couldn't see under. The chief purpose
In the life of that hog was to turn
corn into lard. Now it's the pig type
that is popular, the pig that makes
more lean meat, more bacon and more
ham.
What has done It? For one thing
the ChInaman and his soy bean, COCO
nut, corn, cottonseed and peanut are
furnishing vast amount Of lard sub
stitutes at prices lower than the pig
can supply his product So the four
legged lard factory is turning to the
ham business and the Chinaman. his
shirt tail unlengthened. has added to
the legs Of the American hog.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
Water Cause Of Golfer.

Golfer Is epidemic In important
zones Of South America, especially the
Andes region and certain mountain.
GUS territory In tropical South Amer
lea.
Up to the present no investigations
had been made of the water from
goiter-infested regions; but recently
Houssay has succeeded in producing
experimental goiter in white rats after
feeding them with water from the
province Of Salta. These investiga-
lions should be repeated on large
scale on account Of their great theo-
retical and practical importance. They
tend to confirm the theory that water
is one Of the transmitting agencies Of
golfer.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
Many Bridal Beliefs.

One is inclined to believe that the
Job Of the folklore collector would
have been greatly curtailei had it not
been for the fund Of material that is
wrapped around the bride. every 1T
tie move she makes, every stitch In
her gown. the flowers In her bridal
bouquet. and the jewels she dons on
her wedding day all have secret por-
tents.
II the first flower a bride sees on
her wedding morn is white, say the
folkloreists, she will lead happy life:
il red she will know sorrow and care.
II bunch of pink roses is given to q
bride 1t il lucky.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
LITTLE STORY CARRIED STING
Must havs Shown - Readers the
Neglected Industrial Possibilities
Of the South.

ID. A. Tompkins, the father Of the
cotton-oIl industry. who built his for
tune on his inextingulshable faith In
the Industrial possibilities of the
South, was fond of quoting this little
story about Georgia funeral, says his
biographer. DIR. George Tayloe Win
ston, In "A Builder Of the New
South"
81 attended a funeral once In Pick
ems county. Georgia. 1t was poor,
'one-gallus' fellow. They buried him
In the midst of marble quarry; they
cut through solid marble to make his
grave, and yet little tombstone they
nut above him was from Vermont
They buried him In the heart OF
pine forest. and the pine coffin was
Imported from Cincinnati. They bur
led him within touch Of nm iron
mine, and yet the nails of his CONN
and the iron In the shovel that dug
his grave were imported from Pitts
burgh. They buried him by the side
Of the best safeguarding country on
earth. and yet the wool In the CONN
bands and the coffin bands themselves
were imported from the North. The
South did not furnish thing on earth
for that funeral but the corpse and
the hole In the ground. There they
put him away and the clods ratified
down on his coffin and they buried him
in 4 New York coat and Boston pair
Of shoes and pair Of breaches from
Chicago and shirt from Cincinnati.
leaving him nothing to carry into the
next world with him to remind him
Of the country In which he lived and
for which he fought four years but
the chill blood In his veins and the
marrow In his bones"
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
Relax and Renew Enemy.

II Is not everyone who has the time
or opportunity to take an afternoon
nap. but every girl. no matter how
crowded her hours may be. may at
least enjoy forty wInks" even while
at her desk. Just close the eyes.
throw the head back and for q few
minutes completely relax. II Is not
necessary actually TO sleep; Just rest
the brain and mind for few minutes.
and It is surprising how refreshed you
will feel. Far from losing time from
your work. you will find that you will
actually feel like doing moro and will
accomplish It with much less effort
Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
A Word for the Teacher.

There are u great mnny other things
I would do differently II ! were going
through school again. Here is just one
more would like to mention; I'd be a
little more consIderate of the teacher.
There is once In while an ornery
one. ! admit. but on the average they
are mighty nice. patient. friendly
helpful LOT of girls. They work hnrd.
get none too much pay and even less
appreciation. and do US all great
deal Of good.-The Cave Scout In
Toys Life.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
Why sh. Would No. Write,

After Edward Box had won fame as
an editor. he tells this story Of his
reward:
"One day on his way to New York
he found himself sitting In a sleeping
car section opposite woman and her
daughter.
"The mother was looking at the
landscape. when suddenly she com.
mented:
There are some of those ugly ad.
vertising signs that Mr.. Box says are
such a DETACHMENT to the landscape. l
never noticed them before. but he is
right, and am going to write and tell
him So
"'Oh, mamma, DON'T said the girl
That man is pampered enough by
women. Don't make him worse. Ethel
says he is now the vainest man in
America From Bulletin OF
Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
The Superior People.

The following proclamation was re-
Gently published by the Afohammedan
community: Praise be to God and
peace for having made US superior to
other creatures in having granted us
this holiday. which has spread all
through this island among US all, both
those who live near the sea and those
who live on the mainland, those who
live in the south and those who live
In the north, among young and old,
male and female. We celebrate great
rejoicings on the arrival Of our Mas
ter, the owner Of this country. He
came to see us. his subjects, and to
inspect his country."-Zansibar Ga.
setts.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
How He Kept Customers.

"You look disgruntled," said the shoe
man.
YES" snapped the halter. 81 had a
little rush Just now and couple of
prospective customers walked out with
out being waited on"
~They seldom get away from me"
declared the shoe dealer. II take their
shoes Oh as soon as they come in
Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
Meals and Rooms at Reason.bls Rates
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. U $ Land Once nj
Glenwood Springs. Colo. December y, iEN
NOTICE ls hereby given that Luther r..
ruary =. 1915. and on January ss, 1911. made.
Homestead Entries Nos. OlOli1-0Iisss, FOR nj:
swA, n,tse,4, Sec. .: n,iseh, and AZ neh, Sec.
OF intention to make Final Thret-Ye Proos'
TO establish claim to the land Above d escribed'
before Henry ]. Hay. U. s. Commissioner. a :
1921 "As' e'i"ar
Chiimant names rs witnesses.
Joseph L. Wiley. John ID. Service, Alonzo
Colorado. Aer'
Js-f5 d. WEYAND R,..,..,
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
The Great Favsrlsss.

Popularity counts for great DEAL"
YES" answered farmer Corntossel:
but 1t Isn't everything. II Il was. no
body would get elected to sface but
moving picture stars"
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05
Assurance.

zone Of those campaign money dig
gers would like to see you" said Mr..
Grnbcoin's secretary.
"Thunderation! Didn't you say |
was Out?"
Yves, sir. He said he knew you
would be out. and he just dropped In
" tell you how much"
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05

The Dollar Bill" sale Mt the Simms-
Moulton Store has been pronounced
success, and has proven that the dol.
lar is again coming into Its own.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-05

Here's a request for a vehicle"
stage writer.
Its for vaudeville team."-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
American Legion For 7. B. Seals


and
% following:
Christmas
tuberculosis fight the Legionnares stated
proportions
tuberculous
Incidence
soldiers
Resolved That the
in
carrying on"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
BROUc 1T TO BAY
Illinois Hermit Stays Himself
When COrnered.
Friend Pleaded With Him to
Surrender to Posse.

Mahomet, ILL.,, Nov. 5o.-Harry
Davis, so, a hermit, shot himself thru
the heart yesterday after noon when
he had been driven into a small lake
near here by a sheriffs posse. He
had been suspected of robbing store.
Since he was accused Of the killing
of Henry Howe, 19, years ago. Davis
has roamed up and down the banks OF
the Sangamon river, getting food
when he could find it and taking
shelter wherever nature provided 1t.
More recently he had a permanent
home in a cave.
E. c. Chapman, an attorney, his
only friend, was pleading with the re-
cluse to give himself up thruout the
chase yesterday and was only about
fifteen feet away when Davis killed
himself.
Farmers had been complaining that
Davis had been stealing from them
A search of the hermit's cave re-
vealed three live chickens and a stock
of canned goods. The cave room was
eight by ten and had just been com
pIeted. A log about IS inches IN d.
ameter and two and one half feet
high was Davis chair. a pile of leaves
his bed. A brick fireplace near the
door, and a few old, but well secured
kettles completed his equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
HEAR WAGE CASES
Industrial Court To Hold Ses-
SiOns in Fourteen Cities.
Working Conditions for Women
VIII Be Discussed.

Fourteen cities in Kansas have been
selected where hearings of the court
of industrial relations relative to
hours, wages and working conditions
of women wage earners will be held
between December 5 and January IL.
The list has been issued by Miss Alice
H Mcfarland, director of women s
work for the court of Industrial rela-
tions.
Where Hearings win Be Held.
Dates of the hearings, the cities in
which they will be held and the cities
adjacent included in the hearings are
as follows:
December s and at wichita; New
ton, Eldorado and Augusta.
December at Pratt; Kingman,
Anthony, Stafford, Kinsfey and any
western points in that territory.
December 8 and 8 at Hutchinson;
Sterling, Lyons, Great Bend, dodge
City, Larned and Mcpherson.
December IL at Emporia; Florence,
Peabody, Marion, Council Grove, Her
ington and Burlington
December 1S at winfield; Muivane,
Wellington, Arkansas City, Moline,
Caldwell, Douglas and Sedan.
December IA at Independence; COT
feyville, Neodesha, CherryvaIe. Par
sons and Columbus.
December I 5 at lola; Chanute. Fort
Scott, La Harpe, Yates Center, Gar
nett, Pleasanton, Eureka and Pitts
burg.
December 16 at Lawrence; OF
tawa, Baldwin and Tonganoxie.
December 2s and 30 at Topeka:
Wamego, st. Marys, Holton, Manhat-
tan, junction City and Usage City.
January 2 and 3 at Kansas City,
Kan; Rosedale, Olathe and Paola.
January at Leavenworth; Valley
Falls and Oskaloosa.
Sabetha, Horton, Marysville and Nor
tonville.
January 10 at Salina; Lincoln, Min
neapolis, Beloit, Ellsworth. Concordia,
Abilene, Mankato, Downs. Washing
ton, Bellevue, Smith Center and ALL
western towns within reacn.
January IL at Hays; Ellis. Russell
and all western towns within reach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
Hero of the Ayonne
Buried Three Times

Cleveland Soldier Disinterred Over
seas Claimed in L. S. by Wrong
Woman and Finally Fully Iden-
titled.
Cleveland, Nov. 3O.-The body of
William H. Campbell. 26, who was
killed in the battle of the Argonne
forest in September. 1913. wac buried
for the third time here today.
The body was first inferred over
seas. Upon its arrival in this country
three weeks ago it was ella med by
Chicago woman as that of her nus
band and taken to that city, where
burial was made. The woman then
made application for war risk insur-
ance.
Up to that time Mrs. Mabel Heekel
of Cleveland, Campbell's sister, had
been drawing the insurance
Congressman John C Speaks of Co
lumbus. who was a brigadier-general
N the 37th division. of which Camp
bell was member. interceded.
1t was found that the first name OF
the Chicago man was not William.
The body was disinterred, again iden-
titled as that of the Cleveland soldier,
and sent here, where it was buried
with military hOnors-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
TO SELECT MEETING PLACES
Directors of Kansas Teachers' Assn
to Meet Here Saturday.

The board of directors of the Kan
sas State Teachers ASSOCIATION will
meet in Topeka Saturday, December
3. There are thirteen directors on
the board and It is believed that all
of them will be present at the meet
ing Saturday. A. z. Luncerord, presi-
dent of the association. will preside.
The business of the directors will
include the election of a president for
the coming year, and the selection of
meeting places for the various sec
tions of the 1922 convention.
THUS far Topeka is the only city
which has filed a formal application
for the meeting of the northeast sec
tion,'' F. L. Pinet, secretary OF the as
sociation, said today Independence,
Parsons and Fort Scott have applied
for the southeast section; Wichita
and Hutchinson for the southwestern
section; Salina, Hays and Concordia
for the northwest section"
The directors will meet at g O'Clock
Saturday morning, in the offices OF
the association at 923 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
JAIL The OWL CHIEF
Five Years and $4,000 Penalty
for Talbot.
Convicted Under Mann Act on
Topeka Girl's Charge.

indianapolis, Nov. 3o.-John Tai
bot of South Bend, Ind, supreme
president of the Order of Owls, a fra
ternal organization, who was found
guilty in the United States district
court last week of violating the Mann
act, today was fined $4,000 by Judge
A. B. Anderson and sentenced to
Leavenworth prison for five years 1t
was the maximum sentence for the Of
fense.
Talbot was convicted on a charge Of
Transporting Pearl Bagley from To-
peka, Kan, to South Bend, Ind, for
immoral purposes. He was permitted
to remain at liberty under $4,000 bond
and sixty days in which to make an
appeal.
Prior to the sentencing counsel for
Talbot filed motions for a new trial
and for arrestment of judgment. Both
motions, however, were overruled.
Talbot had no statement to make.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
TO EXPLAIN KANSAS LAW
Plans Weeks Campaign in Behalf of
Propos u Texas Act.

Gov. Henry J. Allen expects to go
to Texas within the next nine,y days
to make a weeks campaign in behalf
of a proposed law to give Texas an
industrial court similar to the Kansas
industrial court. This announcement
was made today at the state house
and also it was said W. L. Huggins
presiding judge of the court, would
probably go to the Lone Star state for
a similar purpose.
The invitation to Governor Allen
came from the Industrial Equity
League of Texas, an organization said
to bo composed of both employers and
laboring men. 1t is proposed that
Governor Allen make speeches in
Houston, Dallas. Fort Worth, Waco
and other places. telling of the work
ings of the industrial court law in
Kansas.
In discussing the invitation, Cover
nor Allen said: Texas some time ago
passed a law containing the anti-strik e
provisions of the Kansas law. AS a
result of this legislation, the strike is
taken away from the laboring men
without giving them the remedial
features contained in the Kansas law.
1t is realized that this has been a mis-
take. and it Is for the purpose of fur
nishing the adjudication features of
the Kansas law that the Industrial
Equity league is undertaking to have
the Kansas law put on the Texas
statute books in its entirety"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
DOORS ARE CLOSED
No Information Given Out
About Industrial Conference.
Packing House Employees and
Miners Strikes Discussed!

Gov. Henry ]. Allen and the Judges
judges, including Presiding Judge W.
L. Huggins-held a conference behind
closed doors in the governors office
today. Following the conference all
who attended it refused to make a
statement.
There is nothing that desire to
give out" Governor Allen said.
The governor was asked if there
threatened strike of packing house
employees.
All Refuse to Talk.
ct said there was nothing that I
cared to give out and I do not pro-
pose to be placed under cross exam
nation" the governor said.
w. L. Higgins, presiding judge of
the court. was asked for a statement.
II do not even want to admit that
there was a conference" he said.
When Judge ]. A McDermott was
asked about the conference he said
impatiently and with a frown:
You must not ask. US such ques-
tions"
Judge McDermott was informed
that this was the duty of newspaper
reporters-that they were employed
to ask questions about matters in
which the public is interested.
Paid for Something Else.
''Well. I'm paid for something else
he replied.
1t was generally understood in un-
official circles that during the confer
ence the threatened strike of the
packing house employees was discussed
and also that the new developments in
the coal fields was given attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
SEE WAR AHEAD
British Sure Irish Peace Parley
Complete Failure.
Ulster Premier's Speech Fol-
lowed by Outbreak in Belfast.
DEFIED BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Sir James Craig Declares Ulster
Will Not Be COerced.
Ready to Talk With Sim Fein
on Terms.
DEFIED BRITISH GOVERNMENT

London, Nov. 30.-Government cir
cles today expressed belief that the
Irish conference would break down al
most Immediately as a result of the
difficulties which have arisen and that
the resumption of armed hostilities
could not be postponed.
The alternative settlement plan sub
mitted by the government TO the Sim
Fein representatives last evening in
cluded the necessity for a definite un-
dertaking by the Sim Fein TO take
the oath of allegiance to the crown.
The Sim Fein has many objections to
the governments new plant but even
II 1t agreed to discuss this plan, it will
not now give its assent to the oath of
allegiance proviso, it is stated.
Sim Fcin Must Yield First.
Sir James Craig, premier of thesUl-
ster Cnionist government of Ulster,
notified Premier Lloyd George that
even if the proposal for joint Irish
parliament is eliminated, Ulster will
refuse to enter negotiations on a new
basis unless the Sim Feiners agree to
a clear cut declaration of allegiance to
King George.
It is understood the British cabinet
will send a communication to Belfast
next Monday proposing a new formula
for the Irish discussions.
premier LlOyQ 6eOTS0 DGil6NCS Lllclt
the forty-eight hour crisis in the Irish
peace negotiations. during which the
Sim Fein ENJOYS were on the point OF
withdrawing and returning to Dublin,
has been successfully weathered- The
Sim Fein today gave formal promise
to extend the Irish truce in the event
the peace negotiations break down.
Report Ulster Split.
Advisers of the premier predict that
Ulster will become more conciliatory.
1t is reported a split has occurred in
the Unionist party and that strong
faction is supporting Lloyd George
despite the threat of Sir James Craig,
premier of Ulster, that A. Bonar Law
plans to quit his political retirement
to lead the Tories against the British
prime minister.
Politicians who say they know Mr..
Laws intention, say he would not op
pose Lloyd George inasmuch as he is
friendly to the premier's Irish peace
program.
Not Considered Final.
Refusal of Ulster to enter an all
Ireland parliament under present
conditions" voiced in Belfast yester-
day by Premier Craig, is not consid-
cred here as closing the door to settle
ment on the basis of the semi-officiaI
plan advanced yesterday. Under this
plan the terms offered Ireland would
be drafted in treaty form and sub
mitted to the house of commons.
The treaty would embody provisions
for an all-Ireland parliament. but
would give northwestern Ulster, as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-30
KEEP GOLD IN THE U. S.
Peruvian President Wants Interest on
the National Reserve.
-(Rv the AsSncint,a 1o-..A

Lima, Peru, Nov. 36.-An extra ses-
sion of congress has been called by
PRESIDENT Leguia for action on finan-
cIai legislation. A bill will be intro
duced proposing the transfer to New
York of gold now held in local banks
as guarantee for the paper money in
circulation. The object of the trans
Ter would be to obtain interest on the
gold, amounting TO more than fifteen
million dollars, which is now bearing
interest. Finance Minister Rodriguez
Dularto Is expected to appear in both
houses to discuss the purposed ma
uonal bank bill as we'll as the pro-
visions of the contemplated loan by
the Guaranty Trust company of New
York of fifty million dollars. A com
mission of bankers and economists.
headed by Nicholas Kelley. former as
sistant secretary of the treasury of the
United States. is here now investigat-
ing the situation for the Guaranty
Trust company.