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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
DOCTOR" IS HELD
Fugitive From Justice for Six
Years Arrested In Wichita.
Charged With Conspiracy to
Defraud and Evade Creditors.
FORECAST.

Following information which
reached A. H. Skinner, assistant
United states attorney, several days
ago, Doctor Orrin Robertson, for
six years a fugitive from justice, was
arrested this week at Williston, N. D.
He will be returned at once for trial
in federal court. Skinner says, on in
dictments charging conspiracy to de-
fraud his creditors and evade the
bankruptcy act.
Robertson owned property in Kan
sas City, Excelsior Springs, Wichita
million dollars. He had operated
sanitariums in Kansas City, Excelsior
Springs, st. Louis, Sulphur Springs,
Ark, and Arkansas City, Kan. The
"Anthropological Non-Surgical SAM
tarium." Diseases were treated by
the application of the Seven Sacred
Oils to the body.
Income OF $4,000 a Year.
His annual income was estimated at
$4,000. Persons came from all parts
of the country to be healed.
The doctor" began specializing in
oil and was declared bankrupt in
1916. At the hearing in August of
that. year investigation led to the be-
lief that he was hiding a part of his
assets. He was indicted at Wichita
in 1916 on the charge of conceaIing
assets from the referee in bankruptcy.
robertson could not be found and 1t
was reported that he had fled from
Arkansas City with a young woman
school teacher from western Kansas
who had been taking treatments at
his sanitarium. He had never been
heard from until last week when a
relative of the girl visited the district
attorneys office in Topeka.
Property Increases in Value.
Meanwhile, his property in the
hands of the referee has increased
in value until now it represents sum
which should leave a balance when
the bankruptcy case is settled.
Robertson has Travelled extensively
since his indictment, not only in this
country but also Mexico and Canada.
He opened a sanitarium in Williston
where he treated diseases under "spir-
itualistic influences according to
Skinner.
The former school teacher, whose
name is being withheld by the au-
thorfties, was not with Robertson
when he was arrested, and severed
her connection with him more than
two years ago, Skinner says. She
was accidentally discovered in a dis
tant city some time ago by a friend
She denied her identity at first but
has told her story since establishing
communication with her relatives
whom the friend notified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
A FRIEND OF DOCTOR WORK
George HI. Fair Was SchooImate OF
New Postmaster General.

George H. Fair, 1851 Garfield ave-
nue., is an old friend and schoolmate
of DR.. Hubert Work, recently APP
pointed postmaster general by Presi-
dent Harding to succeed VIII H. Hays.
Mr.. Fair, who is clerk in charge
of railway mail service here, says he
was rather proud to be able to say
that Doctor Work was once a neigh
Dor and schoolmate of his.
Hubert" said Mr.. Fair, was
about year behind me in school, so
we were not in the same class, tho
he was a year older than I. We were
living at that time in Indiana, Pa. We
attended the same school in 1881 and
1882 Hubert was a bright student,
and we never had any trouble when
we played together
In recent letter to Mr.. Fair, Doc
tor Work expressed surprise and re-
gret that he had not met his old play
mate when passing thru Topeka.
Doctor Work served as a major in the
medical corps of the United States
army in the late World war, and he
and both his sons, Philip and Robert.
were at the front when the armistice
was signed.
Doctor Work is still president of the
American Medical association, and he
and both his sons are members of the
American Legion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
Mamie Smith Is . Niece Of Mrs.
d. F. Mallory, Topeka.
Famous Singer aud Jazz
Hound Leader q Visitor. .
HAWKINS WAS IN TOPEKA H. S.
SaxophOne Player ON Orchestra
Here Last Year.
Men Who Appeared at Audi
tOrium Real Musicians.

One of the proudest women in Te-
peka this week is Mrs. d. F. Mallory.
1915 Van Buren, street, Mrs. Mallory
is an aunt of Mamie Smith, famous
photograph record singer and at the
head of her company OF Jazz Hounds
that appeared at the auditorium Tues
day evening.
she visited with her aunt ana told her
many of the experiences OF herself
and company in the east, on the road
and in the record making studios.
Mamie has been on the stage since
she was 9 years of age. Mrs Mallory
says. At the present time her salary
is $4,000 a week in addition to the
royalties on the O.keh records.
THE boys in the company are really
accomplished musicians" Mrs. Mallory
said in answer to the Daniel Muller
criticism appearing in The State Jour
nal wednesday. "They have taken
up the jazz form of entertainment be-
cause it is the rage but all OF them
are able to render high class musical
numbers. They are not only musicians
of training and experience but they are
well educated"
Hawkins a Topeka Boy.
Coleman Hawkins, the saxophone
player, can be termed a Topeka boy
He was the only colored player on
the high school orchestra here last
season. His parents live in st. Joseph
Mo. Hawkins was greeted with wild
applause when he walked on the stage
at the auditorium Tuesday evening.
His teachers at the high school state
that he was good student and high
class musician.
my niece was delighted with the re-
ception received in Topeka" Mrs. NAL
lory states. 'She said the auditorium
was much too large for the real ef-
fects of an entertainm lent Of that kind
but the large crowd that greeted her
rnI1 tho
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
To AID TEACHERS
Much Work Accomplished by
Kansas Placement Bureau.
More Than 700 Instructors
Have Applied for Jobs.
THURSDAY.

That the Kansas teachers place
ment bureau of the State Teachers
association is proving to be of great
assistance to Kansas teachers in locat-
ing suitable positions is shown by the
fact that from twenty-five to fifty APP
plicatiOnS and requests for teachers
are received each day, according to
Frank L. Pinet, secretary of the State
Teachers association.
More than 700 Kansas teachers
have applied for positions for the
coming year thru the bureau, accord
ing to Secretary Pinet. Two hundred
last year, representing saving to
those placed of approximately SIC, 900,
Secretary Pinet estimates.
The teachers placement bureau
has been found to be one Of the most
popular departments of the state as
ISOLATION" President Pinet declared
Moreover, it promises to be one of
the most useful and successful depart
ments.
To Place Best Teachers.
THE primary aim of the teacher
placement bureau is to place the best
teachers in the most promising posi-
lions. One of the ultimate results of
the work of the bureau will be that
the schools that desire high class
and efficient teachers. and that are
willing to pay sufficient salaries to &C
quire such teachers, will be supplied.
Moreover, the placement bureau
Will reIIecC influence IN StaDll1zlng the
salaries paid to teachers and will
therefore raise the standards of the
schools thruout the state. One of the
greatest handicaps to the Kansas
schools has been the ever changing
personnel of the teacher staffs."
Secretary Pinet predicted that the
bureau will register 5000 applications
for positions this year and will re-
ceive equally as many requests. He
estimated that the department will
place from 700 to 1000 teachers.
Pinet stated that each applicant for
position is investigated thoroly befose
recommendations are made for any
position Reports are received from
the county superintendent, at least
one high school official and one men,
Der of the school board. Records of
the accomplishm ents of the teachers
placed also are kept for reference in
placing the teacher a second time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
VISITS OLD BATTLE-GROUND
George p. Washburn, Depart
ment Commander of Kansas G.
A. r., Makes Trip to Shiloh,
Tenn-PIans Under Way for
Reunion at Winfield.

George P. Washburn of Ottawa.
department commander of Kansas of
the Grand Army of the Republic, has
been unusually busy completing plans
for the forty-firSt annual encampment
of the organization to be he'd May II,
IS and 9 at Winfield, Kan, since his
return a few days ago from Shiloh,
Tenn, where he attended the six
teenth annual encampment of the Ma
tional Association of the Battle of
Shiloh Survivors. Mr.. Washburn is
national president of the association,
and his home at 5O7 Cherry street,
Ottawa. is the national headquarters
of the organization. He spends a day
or two each week at the state office
of the G. A. r. in the Memorial build
ing in Topeka
The encampment, which was held
April and at Shiloh battlefield
proved to be one of much pleasure
and interest. Seventy-five of the
900 survivors of the battle were in
Many of them made their
first visit to the field since the battle
WIS fought sixty years ago. The an
nua1 trip to the battle ground is made
from st. Louis to Shiloh or Pittsburg
Landing by steamboat.
Mr.. Washburn, who is now serving
his sixth term as president of the as
ISOLATION, has completed plans
the trip will include Muscle
Shoals in 1928. a movie of the trip,
which was made in 1921. will be
shown in Topeka in the near future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
CHINESE SUPERVISE LOANS.
Handling of Money Matters by Offi-
Gals REGARDED With Distrust.

Peking, March s (By mall. I'm
tsrest in the financial situation and
the handling Of government loans has
become so acute among the Chinese
people that n society has been organ
lied called the Peoples Financial Su-
pervision society. No foreign loan is
ever contracted by the ministry OF
finance without an immediate clamor
on the part of the people, and all
financial dealings OF government Of
ficials and OF the government banks
are regarded with suspicion by popular
organizations
In order 10 allay this suspicion and
keep informed on all matters of
finance, the new society has been
formed with the express purpose of
supervising the financial operations OF
che government and OF the two gov
eminent banks, the Bank OF Com
munications and the Bank of China
The immediate program of the SUI
PERMISSION society is one Of opposi-
ton to the S96.000.0 900 loan on the
salt surplus which is being negotiated
by Minister OF Finance Chang Hu. At
the first meeting of this self-appoint-
ed supervisory board several resolu-
tons were passed condemninE the
salt surplus loan, demanding investi-
cation and publicity. and warning the
Chinese Banking association. Repre-
Eentatives were appointed 10 express
10 the banking association and to the
ministry Of finance the attitude of the
people toward the loan and govern
ment finances in general Full pub
nclty in every financial operation Is
the outstanding demand OF the Peo-
Pies Financial Supervision society.
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municable disease in girls and wom-
en-. and sixty-five in boys and men, re-
ported during the month.
Chickenpox Was First.
Chickenpox ranked first in the
number of cases reported-sixty.
Thirteen OF these cases were of chill
dren below school age. Nineteen
cases were reported among the chill
dren of Mckinley school.
Pneumonia ranked second with
thirty-three cases. making an even
$50 cases reported for the first three
were reported for the entire year of
1921. There was a marked decrease
in the number of deaths from this
disease. over the deaths from the
same cause in February, however.
Diphtheria ranked third in the
number of cases reported, with four
teen, of which three resulted fatally.
Seventy-four cases have been reported
this year. eight Of them resulting IA
Scarlet Fever Fourth.
Scarlet fever ranked fourth in the
number of cases reported, with seven,
an increase of one case over the rec
ord of February.
Mckinley school led all other
schools in the number of cases of
communicable disease reported with
twenty. of which nineteen cases were
chickenpox. Central Park school was
second, with seven cases, ana ROCW1n
and Lowman Hill schools tied for third
with six each. Clay and Polk schools
each had four cases during the
month; Quincy. Lafayette, Van Buren,.
and the Holy Name schools each had
three cases of communicable disease;
there were two cases in the high
school. and one each in State. Quin-
ton Heights. Harrison, Assumption,
Washburn High, Washington. Strick-
ler's Business college, and other
schools of the city. There were sew
enty-one cases of communicable dis
ease reported in all the schools to-
gether.
Sixteen Cases of TB.
The 1921 cases of communicable
disease referred to above, do not in
clude sixteen cases of tuberculosis
which were reported during the
month. Three of the sixteen tuber-
culosis cases resulted in death There
were five cases OF tuberculosis IN
males. and eleven in females. re-
ported to the department. One male
and two females died of the disease
during the month.
A total of 3S1 patients attended the
free municipal clinics during the
month BY far the great majority
200-Were examined at the clinic for
the treatment of social disease. The
second largest number of attendants
was at the baby clinic, where there
were sixty-eight during the month.
There were sixteen at the skin s1is-
ease clinic5 five at the maternity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

contained in any of them would vio
late the iron-bound code, and would
be severely dealt with But that is
really secondary.
Operators Interest Is Mechanical.
''The operators interest in the mes
sage is purely mechanical, and his
mind holds as little of its meaning
when the message has been pounded
out. as the key over which it has been
sent.
Reading and sending a telegram
becomes an absolutely automatic
function. Your secrets are safe, even
il you telegraph them, from any but
the person for whom you intend them.
You might just as well ask the brass
and rubber key, about a message
which has been transmitted, as the
operator who sent it,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

Only one other veteran of the bat
tie went from Kansas, and that was
George p. Washburnl of Ottawa. de-
partment commander OF the G. A. r.
Colonel Washburn Is Reelected.
Colonel washburn was reelected
president of the survivors of Shiloh,
which office he has now held for over
three years
TIE Kansas party consisted of
Colonel Washburn, his wife and
daughter, C. w. Miller and his daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs. Bob Miller. and Mrs.
9. W. Davis. OF Topeka
Mr.. Miller says the trip cost him
less than $50. including railroad fare,
They went from here to St. Louis and
there took the steamer Alabama down
to Cairo and then up the Ohio to
Paducah, Ky, then up the Tennessee
! 10 Pittsburg Landing
First Visit Sixty Years.
Il had not been there for sixty
years. but I went right to the spot
where my regiment did its fighting"
said Mr.. Miller. when 1 left that
field sixty years ago, it was a wilder
ness. The trees were cut to pieces
" It'll cannon balls in every direction,
all shot to pieces, and everything in
ruins. Now it is a beautiful park
With fine driveways. all under gov
eminent control. with markers placed
over the field to show where each
regiment fought.
sure had a good time" said the
old veteran. "but I must tell you the
funny part Of it, If you have a little
time"
Certainly. that's what we want to
hear" said the reporter.
We'll. they seem to think I'm an
old man. you see. and Bob said when
ne heard I wanted to go to the re-
Union Of the survivors of the battle
of Shiloh, Dad. you know you're too
old for a long hard trip like that. You
can't take care of yourself and you
know he would not agree to my going
unlC- his wife went along to take care
Of me. Wen, I said, Rt her go. So
she went and Mrs. G. w. Davis went
along, too, to take care of me, and I
run 'em both down the first day. and
vas carrying their grips and things
ana helping them along, instead of
their helpin' me- Ha, ha. Why, I'm
! only 77i''
Went Into Army at Seventeen.
Il went into the army when was
l.. I served four years and four
GAYS. and got back before I was old
enough to vote. Ny regiment was in
twenty-seven battles.
- never got wounded. Never was
in any hospital and never missed roll
call Except when I was in the bull
pen.")
Did you ever miss a meaI?'' said
tbs reporter Not il I could get
one. Sometimes couldn't get any
thing to eat" he replied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
ARE ONLY TWO FROM KANSAS
ACOl. George p. Washburn Is Re-
elected President.
Was His First Visit to Battle
field in Sixty Years.

Charles w. Miller, 4s4 Van Buren,
ST. eet. a veteran of the Civil war and
father OF Bob Miller. sheriff OF Shaw
nee county. has just returned from
n reunion of his regiment at Shiloh,
Tenn. 1t was the sixteenth reunion of
the Sixth regiment, Iowa infantry,
Lieut.. Col. w. II. CIune. commander,
w hich went into that historic battle
a thousand strong and lost 156 men,
sixty years ago, April and Z. Now
they managed to muster just fifty
three meni The actual attendance
this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
Cases of Communicable
Disease SholU Decrease
During Month of March
No Cases of Influenza Were Reported Last Month
Marked Decrease in Pneumonia, SayS Report of Dr.
Earle C. Chickenpox Ranked First With Sixty
Cases.

clinic; twenty-five at the clinic for
nervous diseases, sixty-two at the tu-
bercu1osis clinic, and eight at the nu-
triton clinic.
Aaron Green, Fred Thompson and
S. c. Davis, the three sanitary Off
GERS of the department, made $40 Wis
it's during the month. OF these. 545
were voluntary. fifty-four were on
complaint, and forty-one were revisits.
DR.. Ransley ]. Miller, city physi-
clan, attended to a total of seventy
seven calls at his office: made five
visits to the child nutrition clinic,
made twenty-one professional calls at
the city Jail, twelve at the Provident
association, twenty-four for surgical
purposes, eight at accidents, and
ninety-one for other purposes, total
of 23S calls.
105 Births During March.
There were 105 births during the
month; eighty-nine of them white,
seven of them colored, and nine of
them Mexican. Fifty-seven of the
babies born during the month were
boys, and forty-eight were girls.
Seventy-F1ve Deaths.
Against the los births there are
listed seventy-five deaths. The gross
death rate for the month is LAT per
1000 population.
Thirty-eight deaths were those of
males and thirty-seven of females.
Sixty white persons, eleven colored.
and four Mexicans died during the
month.
Bv wards. deaths were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

According to the report of the
health department of the city, made
to@Robert D. McGiffert, city health
commissioner. by DIR. Earle G. Brown,
city health officer, for the month of
March, there were 121 cases of COM
municab1e diseases reported to the de-
partment during the month.
This is a decrease of sixteen cases
from the number reported in Febru-
airy. mo cases of influenza were re-
ported, and there was a marked de-
crease in the number of pneumonia
cases reported" says the report.
ReDOrt by Wards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
Today Is a Busy Time for Tele-
graph Companies.
Many Easter Messages Are
Sent by TOpekans.
SPECIAL BLANKS ARE IN USE
Plant of Western Union De-
signed to Meet Needs.
Machines Handle
400 Messages an Hour.

This is the second OF a series OF fea-
ture articles On Peak Loads" as these
industrial phenomena occur and are
met in Topeka public utilities. Other
articles describing peak loads in other
industries, will follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
FLY Time ALMOST HERE
Put in Screens Now Is Advice to To-
peka Citizens.

The fly season will soon be here,
and those who put in their screen
promptly will be taking the best of
precaution against the insidious fly.
Chicago's board of health says:
Fly screens are recognized by the
health department and sanitary meas
ures. They should be put in place
early in fly time, and used continuous
ly until the snow flies. Keep the
common housefly out of your house
and away from your food
Screen your windows. Begin now
in your warfare against flies. You
cannot begin too soon."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
Strategy.

Strategy.
Waiter, here's half-a-crown for
you
Thank you, sir. Do you wish to
reserve a table?"
mo. In few minutes shall
come in with two ladies, and I want
you to tell uS that every table is en-
gagged. "-Passing Show (London).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

Los Angeles, April 15.-No session
was held today in the trial of Arthur
G. Burch for the murder of J. Bolton
Kennedy adjournment until Monday
having been taken last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

building caused by accident at city
pumping plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

There were fifty-six cases of COM
municable disease in girls and wom-
en-, and sixty-five in boys and men, re-
ported during the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

81 wac troubled With pimPsea and
hlaekheAds on my face. The pamples
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
HE HAS BIC Time f.

Was Sixteenth Gathering of
Veterans Of Sixth Regiment.
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MANY SHIPS CARRY
HARDWOOD FROM ]. S.
Three Hundred Carloads or This
Valuable Lumber Il Hooked
For Export From Ten.
nsssss Mills

Memphis. Tenn. Aug 10 Three
hundred carloads of hardweod lum
bsr from nilla Ia the Memphis sssris
tory haye bean bookeh for espart N
European poSss during sepssabes
and October. according ID annousees !
mants made today ny the ioosi office
OF the American Overseas forwafdInz
company.
The lumber ID said the be- NJ n
bes, grade Asefaslss $4,000 feet %
the car, the entire shipment will
total A.boo.oVo feet. Thr4uxh this
booking. /, was said, the shlppArs ~sIl
sAye tho increase OF rive eents pos
hundred pounds which baeaina ~
feetisa Aurux 10
The cosnpany reported that during
the paat 40 days more than 800,
hogshnsds OF tobacco from Tennessee.
and Kentucky haya moved ihrowxl
gulf porsA principally New Orleans
and Mobile.
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Irsl.l. toH istptsi.MAN
COUNTY CONVENTION

rly erdse II 4. Z Alsxanasr eAslrs
man. l,aa ~ i'@Sfsca Wee s'halfm.a
and Lloyd Nahis Secretary n tAs hss
puhllcaa sttAse eansmlssss. y Repair
IAsan County mass uuassmsiaX 10 hst~~
w uailsa 10 meet III shs tsissFiss s'aafs
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the sssh. sstsH, a. afov asMek h m, tssv
shs PURPOSE ~ .sssssInx rufsY sls tssp
I,slegAss. u shs Stats topysasIan "
aspahlIaAa& and ether eislssas 10 be
hsld a okishama CAY sn aiaaaAy
Aaguss the sssh II 400 afelesk D m.
Tor the purpose % adopting atAse
platform and "a rssity the primary
aaIn.uaslans
An sitia~ss Asf Iesaa Gouaty. was
stand for so~af tlovsfmmsats rvaasaIess
VI political slisnmsass ar affiliations
are cordially invited 10 stsad shls
'na8s tonvsnsl0a.
ROY AxrwiL.s Chairman.
NEfaAE HAMILTON " ems.
ono w CARRY Secretary
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want Asferslssmenss II the Lead
= mast be- In she office ny tweivs
escicck II eisssfneAtlcr 10 desirsd.
Classified ads are cash. except vhsr
parties have regular acccpnts Al the
Leader Office. TIE Lestr collectors
have experienced 30 much trcanle
IL locating many partlas who have
ukcnea IL vans. that It q necessary
10 lavcke ths caxh-ia- advance sys-
ser. except where rexHiAr soDunts
sre maintained. Memoranda q what
Il wanted os for sale etc. may
b. less At the Leader susiness office
80 same win be converted inso form
ada,