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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
IN K. n. C.
Recruiting Campaigns Being
: Put on in Kansas.
Many World War Veterans Are
Joining Now.

The postwar aversion which Kan
sas youths seemed to have for mill
tary service in every form is giving
way to an appreciation of the value
of national guard service. in the opin-
ion of Charles I. Martin, adjutant gen.
eral of the K. n. G.. Recruiting in
both old and new units is brisk, Gen
eral Martin reports.
Just now recruiting campaigns are
being carried on to bring national
guard units up to fuller strength in
Wichita, Newton. Council Grove and
other cities. Entire new field artillery
units are in process of formation at
Lyons, Arkansas City. Olathe and In
dependence
Ex-Service Men Enlist.
Veterans of the World war are en-
listing in rather large numbers and in
many instances furnish the officer per-
sonnet. At Newton nearly all men,
bers of Company F, 18th infantry,
K. n. G., are also members of the
American Legion.
Following the war our young men
were fed up on soldier life," said
Adjutant General Martin. But now
many service men are showing a keen
interest in the national guard"
The federally recognized enlisted
strength of the K. n. G. was 2,444 on
November 1, or about the full peace
time strength before the World war.
The total authorized strength for this
state is 1900. Hence the recognized
strength is SO per cent of authorized
strength, as compared to an average
for all the states of SO per cent. With
completion of the second regiment of
field artillery. expected early in 1922,
the membership of the X \. G. will
be well above 5000.
Strength of 222,S77.
The total authorized strength of the
national guard for the entire United
States and possessions is 222, S77, with
1872, 221 at present recognized.
Enlistment conditions are now more
liberal than before the war. The en-
listment is for a period of three years
with one year in the reserve, subject
to call, as compared with three years
in the reserve before the war. Men
honorably discharged from the army
after not less than six months service
may enlist in the national guard for
a period of one year. and re-enlist for
like periods, without further obliga-
ton. Ages for enlistment are from
Is to As years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
THE VIOLET.
a Greek Legend.

The Greeks, like all other people,
were very fond of Violets- Their
legends are somewhat similar, but al
ways connected with the loves and
actions of the gods and goddesses- In
one legend the origin OF Violets runs
this wise:
Midas, the King of Phrygia, had
most beautiful daughter. You surely
know that Princesses are always
beautiful. The name of this Princess
was Ianthis, and she was betrothed to
a noble named Atys. Apollo, the god
of many loves, and many charms,
saw her one day and was so delighted
with her graciousness and beauty that
he went to the king and demanded
her in marriage The king hated
ApoIlo. refused him, also refused TO
have Ianthis break her troth with
Atys Apollo, who was much infat-
uated was nothing daunted by this
refusal, made up his mind to carry
eff the Princess, as Pluto carried off
Proserpina. Gods and goddesses and
mortals seemed to associate much
with each other in those days And
we find that Ianthis was one OF the
maidens attendant upon Diana.
One day. as she was with Diana
performing her accustomed duties,
Apollo, the wicked sun-god, drew
near, riding in his blazing chariot
and seeing Ianthis, he reached from
his chariot to seize her and carry her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
SNOW is HARD ON SHOES
Business for Shoe RePaircrs Picks Up
in Bad Weather.

me last snow storm and wet spell
gave a wonderful impetus to the shoe
repair business as many people dis
covered the weak places and holes in
the soles of their shoes.
More shoes are repaired during the
winter season than any other period
Of the year as they wear faster on ac-
count of stormy weather and people
must keep them in good condition to
avoid catching disease and ailments
by wet feet
One Of the remarkable things is that
oXfords are worn in and out of sea-
SON or the year round. Shoe repair
ers have cxfords , repair even in the
coolest weather
More ladies' shoes are repaired than
mems as they are not made of such
durable material. The men have
fesavier leather Used in repairing their
Sss1oes on account of the wear and tear
OF them while at work.
Generally speaking, the people are
learning when is the right time to
have Their footwear repaired Even
the very best people are now having
them repaired on account of the high
prices, says bne shoe repairer.
The machines and new methods
which have been inaugurated in shoe
repairing the last few years. enables
the repairers to do the worn much
quicker and better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
~ l[C[NDs AID IRADmONs8
9g PLANTS ANDflOwERs. e|
The vEKr REV. JAMES POE eeVERs KAYE.

az. ay. Ianthis, filled with terror,
called upon Diana to save her. The
goddess, hearing her cry. and fearing
that Apollo might carry out his de-
sign, quickly changed her into vio-
let by the roadside. Ianthis was hid
den from sight by her own green
leaves, and Apollo was forced to go
away without her. Since then
''The violets Shave blossomed in the
shade
Which their own leaves have made"
VioIets are purple as a rule, tho
some are yellow and some are white
It is said that at one time all violets
were white, but finally one variety be-
came purple, and this is how it hap
pened. Venus had lost Adonis, and
was seeking for him everywhere, sor-
deep woods one day she was wounded
in her foot by a thorn. The white
violets. which were thick upon the
ground, bowed their heads in sympa-
thy and reverence, and caught the
drops of the divine blood of Venus.
and their white was turned to pur-
pie.
She sought Adonis, when lurking thorn
Deep on her foot impressed an impious
wound,
Then prone to earth we bowed our pallid
Analsousht the drops divine, the purple
ringi1g the ulster of our native hue"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17

Rossville wants a cemetery of its
own. It wants a cemetery owned. con-
trolled and maintained by the town
ship. The sentiment in this direction
is practically unanimous. In fact, the
only argument over the question con-
Germs which cemetery the township
shall take over.
Out of this difference of opinion
have grown two factions, one asking
that the Rossville cemetery, near the
city limits of the town, as well as the
Franklin cemetery, six miles north,
both be taken into the fold. The Sec
ond faction. however, insists that the
over. And now it is up to the county
commissioners to decide which faction
shall realize its wishes.
Petitions asking that a special cleo
ton in Rossville township be called
for the purpose of voting on the ques-
ton were presented to the county
commissioners almost simultaneously.
The county attorneys office passed on
the petitions and advanced the opinion
That they were in legal form. But the
big obstacle is the fact that the law
provides that only one cemetery may
be taken over by each township.
The commissioners may have diff
Guilty in pleasing both factions in the
controversy. for even with the posi-
bllity of taking in two cemeteries
eliminated by the wording of the stat
utes, there will be a large number of
persons who will hold out for the
Franklin cemetery over the RossvilIe
adherents, it is predicted. The Ross
vile plat is a newer and more popu-
lar burial ground than Franklin, it
is said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
Eighty-TwO Counties Own Their
Farms, Report Shows.
COST TO STATE OF S294, 742
Products Pay Cost of Operation
in Four Counties.
Number of Insane Shows a
Gradual Increase, Says Gray.

Kansas maintained SEQ persons or
county poor farms in the year ending
last July 1. at a cost of $2s4.T42.S1,
Malcolm Gray, secretary of the state
board of administration, announces
today. These figures are complete for
all counties except Reno and Sedgwiek
from which no reports We're received
In the fiscal year 1917-1S, S4S persons
were cared for on the county farms at
an expense of S257. 27711.
Eighty-two of the 1o5 counties own
poor farms. Eight of these. however,
have rented them out for other p1G
poses Commenting on the fact that
twenty-nine counties do not operate
farms, Secretary Gray said:
Burden Shifted to State.
Some counties boast that they do
not have TO maintain poor farms The
records show. however, that, in many
instances they are simply shifting the
burden to the state by sending their
unfortunates to the state institutions.
This can hardly be credit to the
countless
-Four county farms-Chautauqua
Harvey, Hodgeman and Linn-are
self-supporting. while practically all
the others lessen their cost of opera
The largest farm in the state is
owned by Rocks county and consists
of 720 acres. Eleven counties have
S20-acre farms. Hamilton, with a /
acre tract, has the smallest farm. An
derson has but eight acres Ellis six
acres and Osborne ten acres. The
average for the eighty-two farms is
$50 acres.
The number of insane and feeble
minded has gradually increased on the
county farms. In 1918 there We're
flfty-nine insane, in 1921, seventy
two. In 1918 there were 16S feeble
minded as compared with 211 last
year. The number of children was
eleven in 1918 and thirteen in 1921.
Poor Farm Statistics.
Poor farm statistics by counties,
showing total number of inmates. size
OF farms and approximate yearly cost,
include:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17

| to what he is not the nervous AFRO
CANT man who cannot wait. who feeIs
that if he does not reach the front at
once the world is lost to him.
THE way to move forward is by
patience by earnest endeavor, by dill
gent study, by tireless work. Plan
your battle of life in advance. Map
out every detail, of what you want 10
accomplish and then follow out your
program No man who has been sue
cessful in life can be counted as lucky.
His success has been due to his own
effort Success is work, and work is
success The two are inseparable."
As motto Marshal Foch recommends
his own, a quotation from Racine:
IT fear God, and have no other
fear"
Two Kansas young women. whose
efficient work in official positions of
the Women's Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion in Kansas attracted atten-
ton of the national executives of the
Legion, have accepted positions at Lee
gion headquarters in Indianapolis.
Miss Izetta Mccoy of Topeka is ma
tiOnal treasurer of the auxiliary, and
Miss Ivy May Fuller of Manhattan is
in charge of the news library at ma
tional headquarters.
Miss Mccoy had charge of an or
ganization campaign which increased
the membership OF the auxiliary, IN
Kansas. in a single year, from about
500 TO 1900. Before taking the posi-
ton as state secretary of the auxiliary.
Miss Mccoy was employed in bank
ing. in Salina, and during the war, in
Kansas City, Kan, where her activi-
ties in various kinds of war work won
considerable favorable comment.
Miss Fuller assumed the role of q
national figure in Legion circles at
the recent national Legion convention
in Kansas City, where she successfully
conducted the campaign of the Rev.
Earl Blackman of Chanute. Kan. as
candidate for national chaplain of the
Legion.
Miss Fuller is a graduate of the
Kansas State Agricultural college, di
vision home economics. and took ad-
vanced work at Harvard specializing
in physical education. During the
war Miss Fuller gave up a position
with a motion picture company and
entered the Vassar Training camp. She
was honorably discharged at Walter
Reed hospital in June, 1920, having
served three years as an army nurse
The news library at national head
quarters is a new institution. Miss
Fuller has charge of grading, classify
ing all publicity matter and news
stories of historic value to the Legion.
Miss Mccoy and Miss Fuller assumed |
their new duties in Indianapol this
month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS

Having no hospitals where Christ
mas cheer may be spread, the Legion
post at Gardner, Kan, is making ex-
tensive plans for a community Christ
mas tree. All churches have already
agreed to cooperate and other citizens
have pledged that there will be no
other programs to interfere with the
community plans on Friday night be-
fore Christmas.
In cities where there are no hos
pitfalls, the general plan for community
trees is being carried out by the
Legion posts aided by their Auxiliary
units, while the organizations located
near hospitals will send Christmas
boxes and clothing to the disabled vet
Grams.
The American Legion Auxiliary,
Kansas department. will send forty
bathrobes and forty suits of winter
underwear to the disabled ex-service
men in the Wichita hospital. slippers
to the men in the United States Public
Health hospital in Kansas City, Kan,
and will also install there, bed lamps
These are small adjustable electric
lamps that will fasten conveniently to
almost any article of furniture and
will be useful to the men who wish
to do handwork or read and who are
hampered by lack of sufficient light.
All units have been invited to send
to Auxiliary state headquarters
as a contribution to the Christmas
fund. which will be used in defraying
the expense of gifts to the men in hos
pitfalls.
How to be successful is boiled
down to two short sentences by Ferdi-
nand Foch of France, who may be
counted a success in his generation.
Members of the American Legion
party who had the marshal on a tour
of the United States asked him tt
leave a message for the young men
of America The general complied
during one of the long railroad jour
neys en- route thru the west
The original of what Foch termed
1.-The Past to the Future. in a few
words" will be kept by the Legion's
national headquarters here.
He who hesitates is lost. He WHO
moves forward wins" sums up Foch's
formula for success. He continues:
The way, not to move forward IS
by adopting the methods of the bore,
who ruthlessly pushes others aside
that he may reach the front of the
crowd; the self-seeker, who tries 80
impress on everyone that he is entitled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
MORE ROAD MONEY
Kansas May Receive Three
Million in Federal Aid.
Bill Is Now Before Present Ses-
sion of Congress.

Kansas may look forward to re-
ceiving three million dollars annually
in federal road aid for the next five
years, if a bill introduced at this ses-
| sion of congress becomes a law.
! This measure calls for an appropri-
alton of $100,o00,000 a year for five
years. Its passage will practically as
sure highway construction on a big
scale for years to come, in the opinion
of NJ. w. Watson, state highway engi-
neer.
Already a flood of applications
have been received by the state high
way commission from various coun-
ties over the state which want a slice
OF the two million dollar melon to be
cut in the near future. There is no
doubt that the entire allotment will
be absorbed in a brief while. To-
gether with previous allotments,
Kansas has now been granted a to-
tai of approximately ten million dol
lars. AllOtments to this state under
the proposed bill would add fifteen
million dollars more in the next five
years.
1.-THE purpose of the new federal aid
bill is to lay out a definite program
for road work in the United States"
said Engineer Watson. with such
aid assured the states may go ahead
y
providing local funds to match the
federal money. Kansas good road ad-
vocates were much handicapped in
the last state legislature because con-
gress had not indicated what federal
aid might be expected"
By Withdrawing aIIotments of fed
eraI aid from counties which delayed
work because OF high construction
costs or other causes, the highway
commission now has virtually all
actually under construction or which
viii be pushed at an early date.
To Work in Winter.
The winter months, usually periods
of idleness in highway construction,
are being utilized as far as possible in
getting materials together and doing
the preliminary work preparatory to
an aggressive highway construction
campaign in the spring Winter work
has been urged by Governor Allen and
the highway commission as a measure
for lessening unemployment.
A complete concrete highway from
Kansas City to Topeka, part of the
way to becoming a reality. The high
way commission this week granted
$4,000 federal aid to Wyandotte
county for surfacing of AGA miles.
Previously $4,000 a mile had been al
lowed for earth work. This leaves
out one mile between the MlSSOuTl
river metropolis and the Kansas CAPT
tai as yet unfinanced, a stretch of
nacadam which finally is to be re-
surfaced with concrete.
The concrete road is nearly COM
pleted between Topeka and Lawrence
and Il is hoped the entire hard-surface
road between Topeka and Kansas
City. about IS miles, will be opened
for traffic in'1922. Material progress
is also being made in the fort road
vreSfHvar1 from Tnneka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
WOMEN OPERATE Y. W. HOTEL
Men Allowed Only in Basement Of
Grace Dodge Hosiery.

''The Grace Dodge hotel, located at
North Capitol and East streets, Wash
ington, D. c., is being most success
fully operated" said Mrs. r. T. Her
rick. who recently returned from
Washington, in a talk to the board of
directors of>the Y. W. c. A, at a meet
ing at the suburban home of Mrs.
David G. Page There is no service
from men, except in the basement and
the porter at the door, she said.
However, men may eat in the hotel
dining room where the service is given
entirely by women" Mrs. Herrick said.
The Grace Dodge hotel, the first
model hotel exclusively for women, and
manned and stated entirely by wom-
en-, was opened October 1s. under the
direction Of the national board Of the
Y W. c. A.
Mrs. Herrick while on her recent
trip in the east was also a guest at
the national training school Of the Y.
w C A Here she met Madam Kali
Yakima. the famous japanese woman,
who carried the petition with 10000
signatures Of Japanese women to the
Limitation Of ornaments conference
and presented them to President Hard
ing DR.. Charles NJ Sheldon. editor
of the Christian Herald, also met
Madam Kali Yakima while attending
the conference at Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
MANY KANSAS BRANCHES
State Pharmaceutical Association L
More Than Fifty Years. Old.

Twenty-eight counties in Kansas
have organized county branches of
the Kansas State Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION, since the Inauguration of an
organization campaign.
J. Will Kelley. Of Topeka, is execu-
tive secretary Of the association, and
spends a great part of his time in the
field, in county organization work.
The next state meeting of the associa-
ton is to be held in Kansas City, Kan,
next May.
There are some counties IN which
it will be impossible to organize coun-
~ associations" Kelley says I'VE
propose to organize these counties in
TO grOups-one group to include sew
erai counties where there are COM
paratively few members" =
The state association itself is more
than fifty years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17

'sFelIer. why for yo'-au dabblin' wild
dis here oysteropathy asked Rastus
Cause All done read in a book dis
oysferpathy done treat OBJ de manipu-
latin OBJ bones. and de onliest par
TALLY Abs got is humorin' de gaIlopin'
dominoes to pass in review" was Sam
bo's reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
WANT TOWNSHIP CEMETERY

Petitions Have Been Presented
for Two-NOw Up to County
Commissioners to Decide Which
Faction Wins.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
Am us SementS
KNICKERB0CKER.

CrandalPs Knickerbocker Theater
will be open to the public Saturday
afternoon. The attraction will be
Made in Heaven" a new Goldwyn re-
lease. featuring Tom Moore. with
Helene Chadwick. The story concerns
the love adventure Of young Irish
fireman and an heiress. Southern Ex-
posure" will be the comedy offering.
Sunday and Monday Of next week
Alice Lake will be featured in "Over
the Wire" and Larry Semon's comedy.
The Bakery; Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Zane Grey's The Man of the
Forest" and Mack Sennett's Made in
the Kitchen; Thursday and Friday.
Guile of Women" featuring Will
Rogers, and Our Navy in Action" and
Saturday only. Sidney Chaplin. in
King, Queen, Joker"
Evening star., 1921-07-27
STRAND-Bert Walton.
The Strand Theater announce

The Strand Theater announces for
presentation next week. beginning
Sunday, Bert Walton, well known
entertainer. in his latest original and
amusing idea. entitled Who'll Be
the Next One to Cry Over You?"
Larry Gordon and Florence Jolice
will present "A Tyranny of Bliss
an amusing skit. with music written
by Mr.. Gordon. Others will include
Juggling Ferrier. "a marvel of
manipulation. in a versatile series of
exploits: Norton and Wilson, in a
song and dance revue. Diversions
of 1921" and Dura and Feeley, Of
fering clever capers.
f. Phillips Oppenheim's novel
Jeanne of the Marshes" under the
screen title. Behind Masks" feat
uring Dorothy Dalton, will be the
photoplay feature. This is a differ
ent type of story from Miss Dalton's
recent releases and is said to be re-
plete with big dramatic punches.
Short film features also will be
shown.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED.
! o'Connor Players Will Appear IL
Comedy and Melodrama.

Two original short plays, Aunt
Jane" a comedy, and Rosa" a melo-
drama. will be presented by the
OConnor Players at the Wilson Nor
NAL Community Center. 11th and Har-
ward streets. tonight at S:15 o'clock.
No admission will be charged.
. The program will mark the seventy
third performance of the season of
the OConnor Players. They have ap-
peared in prologues at the Rialto
Theater and with the summer stock
company at the Shubert -Garrick. The
casts of the plays include Una Garner.
Clara Drake, Maxine De Silvia, Mar
tin Terry, Nellie Vieira, Helen Hurley
and Samuel Smith.
Following the performance there
will be an open meeting of the board
of directors of the Wilson Normal
Community Association. A special
square and folk dance will close the
program.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
MAJOR AWARDED D. S. NJ.

Mai. Earl Mcfarland, ordnance de-
partment. has been awarded the dis
tinguished service medal for excep-
tionally meritorious services in the
design, development and production
of machine guns. automatic rifles and
accessories in the world war. He is
from Kansas and was graduated
from the Military Academy. He is
stationed at Springfield Mass.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
COSMOS La Mar and Beaux.

Beatrice La Mar, one of the bright
pa articular stars of vaudeville. with
her company of beaux. a quintet OF
accomplished players. will present a
novelty production at the cosmos
Theater next week. 1t is a musical
Offering of songs, pretty scenery ana
specialties, including gallant pano
Of serenaders Ed Rhule and Tom
OBrien, singer and song writer. IN
delightful offering of their own devis-
ing. and the Filters. one of the pest
singing and dancing acts of the sea
son, will also appear among tne
stellar features of the bill. Lonnle
Mace. the Spanish comedienne. in real
novelty; the Umperco Brothers, French
clowns and acrobats, in unique
number and the Jones Family. a
quintet of singing and dancing enter
tainers extraordinary. will complete
the acts.
| The matinee photoplay for the week
will be Thomas Meighan's interesting
photoplay, white and Unmarried"
| the story Of Billy Kane. who set out
for Paris to spend an honest half
million. with a passport reading
white and unmarried" and his sub
seQuent experiences with French
apaches. "A Monkey Hero" will be
| the comedy film and it will be shown
here for the first time.
Sunday, starting at 8 pm, fine
bill Of selected vaudeville and pictures
| will be presented.