The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-19

Its a good deal better than Elan
ders." That's the way Daniel Muir
ply. NJ. M, summarized his trip from
San Francisco to Topeka, marking the
Victory Highway for more than 1000
miles-a job which has taken Murphy
and F. J. Doering, both ex-service
men, five months, less one day.
Doering and Murphy left San
Francisco June II, and put up the
last post in Topeka Wednesday, No
Vember / s..
The IN. NJ" after Murphys name
means that he was awarded the Brit
ish Military Medal for bravery in
France. Murphy is a little bit excit-
able sometimes. That is how it hap
pened that on August 7, 1914 three
days after war had been declared, he
left his home in New York state and
started for Great Britain. His parent
age is as Irish as his name indicates
and 1t was only natural that Murphy,
arriving in the United Kingdom, land
ed in the Royal Irish Regiment, and
wasted no time in getting into the ex-
cltement across the channel.
Treated Him Rough.
He stayed there till the show was
over, in spite of earnest and energetic
efforts to dislodge him or eliminate
him, made by the kaisers hired men
me Heinies were rough with Muir
ply. He has been shot thru both an
hIGSf anu Lnru one arm.
In the course of his days work over
there. Murphy and his company were
out staging a little raid one night
about $50 of them. Fifty of them
got back from the raid, Murphy TAX
ing with him a souvenir in the shane
OF bullet. In the course of the raid
Murphy happened to stumble on two
German machine gun nests. The Ten
ton gunners were enjoying themselves
enfIladlng Murphy's company until he
took chips in the game. There were
three gunners on each gun until Muir
phy arrived, and then, like the blue
bottles hanging on the wall. there
were none. Murphy killed all six of
them. The NJ. NJ. after his name and
the medal he carries are the result.
Murphy didn't have enough after
the show in France. He admits that
ne had pull with his company COM
fnander, and was sent back to Blighty
and demobilized early after the war
was over.
Went to Russia Next.
So he Joined the North Russia relief
| force, and spent months in Siberia. He
came back from there with another
wound stripe and another scar. No
more worlds to conquer, he landed in
FRISCO, and got a job assisting in
! marking the Victory Highway from
san francisco to Kansas City.
ITS been great trip. I've enjoyed
II. Murphy says. He and Doering.
who served with the American air
force, have crossed mountains, plains.
| rivers and passes, in the course of the
| job. and have blazed the trail behind
them, for the thousands of motorists
who will cross the continent following
| the signs they have set.
On high plateau the other side of
Denver, in the Rocky mountains, they
! set n post 1000 miles east of san
4 Francisco. Six miles this side of Sa-
lima Kan, the post marking the two
thousandth mile from San Francisco
| was set
we haven't encountered any hard
ships on the trail to speak Of" Muir
| ply says. And we've covered some
4 wonderful country"
Camped All the Way.
! Coming across Nevada there was a
! long stretch of territory on which
there was no vegetation at all. Muir
1 ply and Doering camped out every
/ night but one. for the five months
they were out until the reached
! Topeka
! Two nights in Nevada they were
without material to build their fire