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Evening star., 1921-09-29
.STUDENTSASKED0F.
SECRET SOCIETIES
Questionnaires Coming In in
Response to Superinten-
dents Request.

One of the first snags school
officials have met in endeavoring to
enforce the board Of sducation's r1ll-
ing designed to wipe out secret
societies in the high schools was the
refusal of officers Of several fra
ternities and sororities today to
submit to Superintendent ), Ballou
copies OF their organtsation's con-
stttutions and by-lawa Tho superin-
heads Of the disapprovsd societies to
submit bona fide copies Of the con-
stitution and bylaws OF their
organizations, with the question:
naires he gave them to All out.
Reasons for Dscliaiag.
In declining to give DR.. Balleu copies
OF the constitutions and by-laws, the
officers Of the secret societies pointed
out that their organizations are ma
tional in character and they will be
less they receive permission from the
parent body to do SO.
Many questionnaires sent to the fra
terntty and sorority heads by DR.. Bal
lou were returned to him today with
the questions answered and their ac-
curacy acknowledged by the sigma
ture Of a notary public.
DR.. Ballou today served notice on
all high school students that they
must be papsred. after Saturday, to
qualify for all school activities under
the boards ruling.
Superintendent Statement.
The superintendent's statement
read:
"In accordance with the rule adopt
cd by the board Of education on June
/. pupils who belong to fraternitiss,
sororities or other unapproved organ
isations after October I are disquali-
fled from participating in certain
school activities. Exceptions were
made for members Of the senior class
who belonged to fFaternities or soror-
tiles preceding May J..
Accordingly. after Saturday Of this
week, pupils must qualify for any
school honors that they may be can
didates for. Appointments to COM
missions In the High School Cadets
will not be announced until after
that date. The superintendent will
hold a conference with high school
principals on Friday afternoon to
consider and pass on such reports
from organizations desiring the ap-
proval Of the superintendent Of
schools as have been received up to
noon of that day"
Evening star., 1921-09-29
Time |NAUSP|C|OUS
FOR new C[OTURE

That this is an inauspicious time to
attempt to force through a more strin-
gent cloture rule for the Senate was the
opinion expressed by republican lead
ers in the Senate following an in
formal conference at the office of Sen.
ator Lodge today.
A group of republican senator's had
already held q preliminary meeting
for the purpose Of agitating an amend
ment to the rules providing that
majority vote would be all that was
necessary to bring about cloture. in
stead of the present two-thirds vote.
The opinion was expressed that any
attempt to force through . cleture
rule now would result in q long
filibuster that would make IL inpos-
sibie to put through any Of the Inn
portant measures now on the Senate
calendar during the present session.
Many OF the republican senators,
however. sympathize with the plan
to bring about majority eloture -
Evening star., 1921-09-29

Leon, Kan, offered a prize of pair
Of shoes to the person guessing
the correct number of kernels of corn
Evening star., 1921-09-29

rooster will eat after q twenty
four hour fast. Mrs. N. s. Mathews
came closest, with q guess of 288
grains. The rooster consumed 240.
Evening star., 1921-09-29

Twenty-seven. woman and girl mu-
sicians Of Herington. Kan. make up
the only woman's chartered band in
the United States. -
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM
A Japanese Legend.

The ehrysanthemum is the queen of
the autumn so far as flowers are con-
cerned. 1t is the national floral en-
blem of Japan, altho it is a native of
China. Japanese maidens are just
like other naidens of all ages and all
chimes, as the following legend of the
origin of the chrysanthemum will
show.
Long, long ago, one beautiful moon
light night, young Japanese maiden,
wandering in a lovely garden, gath
cred blossom and began to pull off
the petals one by one to see whether
her lover cared for her or not. Sud
denly little elf stood before her, and.
after assuring her that she was most
passionately adored, which of course
pleased her very much. he added:
1.-The one you love will become your
husband, and he will live as many
years as the flower which you may
choose has petals" He then disap-
peared, and the maiden began her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
HALT CARNIvALS
Berlin Appealed to in Effort to
Stop Spenders.
Despite Poverty Germans Plan
for Hilarious Weeks.

Berlin, Dec. 31.-The- German gov
eminent has been asked to forbid the
annual pre-Lent carnivals which for
four days are held in virtually every
South German and Rhineland city.
Complaint is made that the carni-
val season is "too frivolous and i'm
poverishes the population which can
not refrain from participating"
During these carnivals the whole
population of country and city parade
the streets, dance, throw confetti,
blow whistles and feast. 1t is nee
essary to purchase tickets for the
restaurants in advance, and all stores
are closed for the four days.
cit is impossible to keep aloof from
the merriment of these carnivals,'
said a resident of Cologne, where the
merriest of the merry carnivals once
was held. THE people dress up fan
tastically and celebrate with utter dis
regard for strangers. A gloomy coun-
tenance is the cue for a bombardment
of confetti of ribboned paper, until
it's owner laughs and joins the frolick-
ers''
The compliments declare this is
no time for frivolity in Germany and
that it would waste money which will
be sorely needed.
A number of municipalities forbade
the carnivals on their own accounts
last year, but preparations for scores
of celebrations this year prompted
the appeal direct to the central gov
eminent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
BIBLE STUDY
Y. W. c. A.-Menninger Course
Published Every Saturday in The Topeka State Journal
/ State Journal.

s How was provision made for the
6. What discovery was made by some
who broke the Sabbath?
z: How did the mama come? Mum.
8. What was the size and color of the
8. How was it prepared for user
10. Like what did mamma taste?
II. Who gave it the name, "manna?"
II How were future generations to
13 Who was to preserve it7 Where?
"a How long was Israel fed with man
10. What is an omer? An ephath?
16 Typically the mama spoke of Christ
/. Its size (smalD denoting-
?. Its form (round) denoting-
3. Its color (white) denoting-
4 Its brilliancy (glittering) denot-
DIVISION ".
Chapter XVII. Water. Verse 8. XVIII.
1; What was the first complaint at
Rephidim?
p Whom did the people blame for their
troubles?
B. Where did God send Moses and the
elders with the people?
4. How was the water suppliedS
8. What was the next trouble?
g. Who was Amalek? Gen. 36:12 \
z. Who overcame Amalek?
g. What was Moses part toward the
victory?
O. Who stayed Moses that he failed
10. What was Noses commanded to
write. and why?
IL. What did the building Of the altar
mean?
Il. Who was Jethro?
for Moses?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

time of the physicians was wholly
taken up in combating II, the baby
and nutrition clinics were temporar-
lily abandoned. They are to be re-
sumed next week on their regular
schedule.
Heaviest Attendance in July.
The heaviest attendance at the
clinics was in July. when AS persons
visited them. The attendance by
months totals as follows: April, 40Ss
May, 3S7; June, sos; July. ass: Aug
ust, $40; September, S2s; october.
244.
The most heavily attended clinic
was the venereal clinic. There were q
total of 1.971 calls at this clinic dur
ing the months from February to Mo-
vember, inclusive. This leaves but
sos calls from patients at the other
clinics.
DR.. Earle G. Brown, city health Of
ficer, explained that the yenereal
clinic is maintained daily, and that
the list of calls includes not only pa
tients who return at stated intervals
for treatment, but consultations, dag
noses, and all visits in connection with
the clinic.
The factor which has swelIed the
proportions of this clinic IL the re-
cording of each visit made by fndivid-
ua1 subjects. There have been, dur
ing the year. 122 patients who have
received treatment for venereal dis
eases from the city health depart
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

This reverses the figures of 1920,
when asa woman and S54 men. died.
The death list is smaller than that Of
1920-Which was TIA, and still smaller
than that of 1919-730.
Among the races. the classification
of course shows the heaviest number
of deaths among the whites. There
were SCI deaths of white persons dur
ing the year. SO of colored persons,
and SO of Mexicans.
Moro Deaths in October.
October, with a total death list of
months. The smallest number of
deaths in any one month-51-oc-
Cured in April.
By months, the death list was as
follows: January, IS; February, 67i
March, "a; April, 81; May, 81; June,
So; July, SO; August, SO; September,
65; October, Il; November, 58; De
cember Cup to December 29), 81.
In five months Of the year, the
death rate among women was higher
than among men. During each of
the other seven months, more men
than women died.
Cancer Caused 81 Deaths.
Among the causes of death, apo
plexy and organic diseases of the heart
were tied for first place, each with So
victims. Cancer of all parts of the
body killed 81 people. Bright's dis
ease was the cause of the death of 81
persons during the year, and pneu-
monia, IS. Death due to the diseases
of early infancy, took 40 children in
Topeka during the year. Peritonitis
and appendicitis were the causes of
the death of so persons. tuberculosis
in all forms caused the deaths of q
persons.
The acute infections caused deaths
as follows: Typhoid, 5; measles, g.;
diphtheria, 15.
Nineteen Died From Old Age.
There were 10 deaths as a result
of extreme old age, during the year,
and "a deaths under the age of one
year. ''This is higher than it should
be-" DIR. Earle Brown. city health Of
ficer, declares. The death rate among
babies under a year old in 1920 was
101.
Among the deaths by violence and
not caused by disease, the automobile
reaped the largest harvest of victims
nine. Railway accidents resulted in
the deaths of seven people. Five peo-
pie were murdered in Topeka during
the year, and five committed suicide
According to the International, or
most used system of classification of
the causes of death, there are 1879
causes which may result in the death
of a human being.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
az l[CtNDs And TRADIDONsM
pg PLANTS ANOFlowERs. y .
TUESDAY,


search for a flower which should have
the greatest number of petals. At
length she picked what was known
in Japan as a Persian carnation. She
carefully counted all the petals and
as she thought of a year for a petal,
they did not seem so many after all.
Then a very bright, but shameful, de-
ceitful thought came to her. She
took a gold hairpin from her hair and
separated each petal into several
parts. Soon her deft fingers had in
creased the petals to three times the
original number and she wept with
joy when she thought of the many
moro years OF happiness she had given
to her future husband. And SO the
Kf-Ku, as the Japanese call it, was
created those many hundred years
ago by romantic japanese maiden.
If you doubt this story, think of what
you yourself would do. and then go
and count the petals of a chrysanthe-
mum. A japanese poem has it
'In the second the peach tree blooms.
But not till the ninth, the Chrys-
anthemums;
So each must wait till his turn comes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
COSTS S125,OOO A YEAR
Government Spends - for Each 81
Spent by State.

For every dollar the state spends
on the Kansas National Guard the fed
eral government expends 81 or more.
The national guard costs the state ap-
proximately S125,0 900 and the national
government 100000 yearly. according
to Col Milton R. Mclean, assistant
adjutant general
Uncle Sam not only pays most of
the running expenses for the state
militia but furnishes all of the equip
ment as well. The paraphGnalia now
in the hands of K. n. G. units is valued
at approximately $4,000, 900, according
to Maj. Carl R. White, United States
property and disbursement officer for
Kansas.
The formation of additional field
artillery batteries, now in progress,
viii materially increase the equipment
inventory, since the cost of establishing
a battery is about $3.50 600. The aver
age yearly cost for maintaining a bat
terry is approximately 900, of which
about $4,000 is paid by the state and
the balance by the federal government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

male white babies led. There We're
SOS white boy babies born during the
wear, as against 521 white girl babies
"a lead of A for the year.
Total of Sit Boys.
1t is noticeable that among the
births reported from the colored ana
Mexican races, the girls outstripped
the boys. There were born during
tho wear twenty-seven colored boy
babies as against thirty-six colored
girl babies, and twenty-four Mexican
bow babies as against twenty-seven
little senoritas The total of boy
babies born during the year, of all
races, reached GIT, and the total Of
girl babies, 5S4.
The total of white babies was 1856;
colored, So; Mexican, 81, and other
races, one.
The month which saw the arrival
of the most new Topekans, was July,
when 11S births were reported. The
next in order was october, with II ..
May with but seventy-siX, was the
lowest month. The births reported
for each month in chronological or
der were: January, 104; February
10S; March, "a; April, 11S; May, rs;
June, 1902; July, lis; August, 100;
September, 90; October, lis; Novem-
Der, 80; December. Cup to noon, De-
cember 2s) 10.
IN -FOUR mouths OIL Ih6 SCdAB lhe
girl babies outnumbered the boy
babies. These months were June, July.
September and November.
More Births This Year.
The births reported this year, as
compared to those reported up to the
same time last year, outnumber them
by 81. At this time last year there
had been reported lila births. The
total for 1919 was 1907.
The margin by which the boys out
| numbered the girls, in the births re-
ported the births of "a more boys
| than girls last year, while the differ
| ence this yearAis but 80. In 1919 the
| balance was on the other side-mors
girl babies than boy babies. having
been born.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
IS NATIONAL ISSUE
Kansas Marketing Conference
Attracts Wide Interest.
Farmers for United Market
Plan, MOhIer Insists.

The lead taken by Kansas, thru the
state board of agriculture. in encour-
aging united efforts by farmers or
ganizations to obtain better marketing
conditions, may be or national signi-
ficance, Secretary ]. C. Mohler be-
lieves.
In a letter just received by the
board, Herbert Hoover says:
II am greatly obliged for copy OF
the call issued for the January 10th
conference. The plain fact is that
cooperative marketing cannot be sue
cessfuI unless it is based upon a spirit
of cooperation. There is no mathe-
NAUTICAL formula or ironclad plan that
will effect these ends. Partnerships
are not carried on by agreements but
by a willingness to cooperate"
Judging from the inquiries received
the conference will bring out large
gathering.
1.-The response to the boards call
for this conference has exceeded our
Mohler MANY local farmers organ
izations are asking if they can send ac-
credited delegates. and because of this
We would like to make it clear that
this marketing conference is really a
mass meeting, open to all who are in
terested in improving marketing con-
ditions.
For Marketing Plan.
1.-The widespread interest mani
Tested suggests a determined spirit on
the part of the rank and file of our
farmers for united action in support
of a single marketing plan. 1t looks
like a big meeting and it is likely to
make history for cooperation in
Kansas"
Discussing the possibilities of CO.
operative marketing of farm products,
Mohler continued:
II sometimes wonder why we farm
ers are so slow in applying modern
business principles to the marketing
of our crops. AS Philip d. Armour
has recently said in letter to the
board, 'Conceding able management,
there is no question but what big vol
umes make for low costs and farm
ers. collectively, certainly have enough
grain to market to make up an enor-
nous volume of business.
THAT the possibilities that lie In
this direction are appreciated by the
biggest of business men is indicated
by a letter from Bernard NJ. Baruch,
formerly chairman of the war indus
tries board and now financial adviser
Of many farmers cooperative enter
prises, in which he says: The special
report on grain marketing issued by
the Kansas state board of agriculture
is a Jim-dandy. That is the right sort
Of stuff
Farming is about the only major
industry that has failed to benefit
from the economies and efficiency
made possible by large-scale market
ing and I am in hopes that the confer
ence called by the board will hasten
the day when it will do so.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
LESSON K.
Exodus 1918. THE RED SEA AND
THE WILDERNESS.
LESSON x.

LESSON x.
Exodus 1918. THE RED SEA AND
THE WILDERNESS.
DIVISION I.
'TIistory was born on the night
when the Children of Israel went out
of Egypt
XIV. Red Sea. Verse %.
L How did God declare his ownership
= What were they commanded to re-
8. What did Moses urge for the chill
4. What was to be done with the first
lings of beasts? What was to be token
of Israers redemptione
5. Why was Israel not taken directly
6. Which way did the people go?
Z. What request did Moses remember to
s. How were the Children Of Israel
guided in their wanderings?
9. Where were they to make their first
10 What did Pharaoh do when he re-
allied Israel had really gone?
Pharaoh. what did they do?
IL. With what words did Moses comfort
Is What did the Lord tell Moses to say
II. IN the crossing of the Red Sea, who
'O Is. How How did the miracle establish
MosesT
CIV. , D!vIIsIoN Il; :. ,,.
Chapter XIV. The Song Verse IL. Mamma.
Verse f.
1. What did Moses do on the deliver
ance from the Egyptians?
2. What celebrated songs are recorded
in
Judges, 8.
Sam. 2
II Sam. 1 and q.
Luke, 1.
Luke. 2
Rev Is.
8. How does Moses describe JEHOVAH?
f. What position did Moses sister oc-
cupy in the camp?
5. What was the sorg she sang?
6. What is the first record for the viii
derness journey?
7. Name the stops made by Israel be-
tween the Red Sea and Sanai?
S. What was wrong at Marah?
9. How was the difficulty remedied2
TO- What did they find at Elm?
IL Where were they at the end OF six
weeks?
L. How was the wilderness life affect
ing the people?
Is. What did they complain of In the
Wilderness of Sin?
II. What food did the Lord send In the
evening and what in the morning7
DIVISION III.
cred?
? How much was each man to have?
3 What happened If too much was
4 What effect had the sun on the
mama?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
SFronl the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

tColoneD Brigadier General J. w F.
Hughes Of the X n. G., was yesterday ap-
pointed by Governor Morrill, to be the Kan
sas commissioner to the Tennessee Cenfen-
NAL exposition which will be held next
year. Colonel Hughes is a native of Ten
nessee.
H. G. Larimer will read a paper on
Charles Lamb before the Unity club
next Wednesday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. J. z. Minney left today for
Pomona, Kansas. where they will spend
several days with their son, Dr.. E. W.
Minney.
Miss Menie Hambleton entertained infor-
ally yesterday afternoon complimentary to
Miss Mary Morris of Lawrence Her guests
were Miss Mary Lakin, Miss Margaret Dud-
ley, Mrs. Walter I. Noble, Mrs. George NJ.
Crawford, Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. c. Il.
Merriam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

during 1921, by
the margin of sol
It he r e being
1901 births to ex-
actly 700 deaths,
according to the
re p ort s to the
city health de-
partment.
The births were
classified accord
ing to sex and
race. Among the
classific a [ i o II S,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

aYa1laDl6s Tn e e
were examined at
all the clinics q
total OF 2,566 per-
SONS. The accur-
ate figures are
available only for
the months from
April TO October
inclusive. During
the time since
t h e diphtheria
epidemic became
serious and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

according to the
statistics in the
office of the city
health d e p a r t.
ment.
The total for the
year was exact
ly 100 on that
date. OF this num-
bers 35S were the
deaths o + men
and 342 were the
deaths of women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

Flora, state me-
teoroIogist. The
average tempera-
ture has been 81
degrees a n d the
temp e "a t u T g s
have been above
norm al eY ry
month for more
I h a n a years
time. This has
never occurred in
Topeka b e Z o r e.
No zero weather