The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
March 18, 1912

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I EVERYBODT 16 PAGES READ IT. EVERYBODY 16 PAGES -J NEEDS IT. LAST. EDITION. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. MARCH 18, 1912 Oa by nwbrs at TWO CENTS 5b mlM aad ittwuuiidi FIVE CENTS MONDAY EVENING. JUSTICEJS SWIFT Two Nebraska Convicts Who Escaped Killed. Morley, the Other of Trio, Sur renders to Officers. LEADER OF MUTINY SLAIN An Exciting Battle With Officers. the Fugitives Capture Farm House and Stay Two Days. Lincoln, March 18. Advices receive 1 here, confirmed from three sources, de clare that posses have killed Convic.s Taylor and Dowd and have captured Morley. all of whom escaped from the penitentiary last week. The fight took place naar Gretna. Tom C. Murray. Alias Taylor, Alias firajr, Leader of the Nebraska Prison Mutiny, Wlio Was Killed by a Posse. Omaha, March 18. The report reach ed here at 2:30 that Taylor was killed. Dowd committed suicide and Morley surrendered. The fight occurred be t jen Gretna and Chalco. Another re port has it that Roy Blunt, the farmer w ho was driving their conveyance, also was killed. Omaha. March IS. The fight betweei: the posses and the convicts was an un even affair, the officers being armed with rifles and the bandits with revol vers. Two posses engaged the men at once, having crossfire on them. Taylor was killed by the bullets of the officers after which Dowd, recog nizing the hopelessness of the situation turred his weapon on himself. Morley signified his wish to give ur the fight. Blunt, the young farmer who had been forced to drive the des perate men in his sleigh, was found dead, but whether from the bullets of the convic-ls or of the officers is not clear. At 2:15 o'clock it was reported that Morley also was killed. Sheriff Hyers of Lincoln was said to have fired the shot that killed Taylor or Gray as he was otherwise known. George Mowlnkle on whose farm the fluent occurred,' is said to have been slightly hurt. None of the officers was wounded. Driven by Farmer in Sleigh. Louisville, Neb.. March 18. The three convicts who last week murder ed three officials at the state prison at Lincoln, were pursued north of here by posses from Omaha, Lincoln and Plattsmouth. f They were driven toward Spring field in a sleigh by Roy Blunt, a far mer, who resides three miles north of town. The convicts were lying down in the body of the vehicle forc ing the farmer to expose himself to the bullets of the posse as soon as they got within firing distance. The three convicts approached the Blunt home about 11 o'clock this morning and forced the farmer to take them in his eleigh to Springfield. He re fused at first, but they covered him with their revolvers and ordered him to make haste. The first of the pursuing posses was a mile behind the fleeing con victs. Two other posses were a short distance in the rear and the officers gained on their quarry. Stole a Hand Car. Lincoln, March 18. The three con victs who escaped from the state peni tentiary Thursday were seen just be fore daylight today near South Bend. Neb., on a bandcar. They had stolen the handcar at Prairie Home, just out of Lincoln and had broken into a hard ware store at Murdock, stealing guns, ammunition and clothing. It is believed the convicts, now wll stocked with guns and clothing, proba bly also have secured food at some farm house and are headed for the vi cinity of the Platte river, intending to make a stand near there or to lose themselves in the wild country there. Strong posses led by Sheriff Hyers and others left Lincoln on the trail of the I fleeing handcar as soon as a special train i-o n-ja-lp rendy. Two Days at Farm House. The u.e. ugitives, Taylor, Morley and Dowd spent Friday night and ail day Saturday and part of Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Klmer Hall on a farm five miles east and a mile north of Havelock. After tying Mr. and Mrs. Hall so securely that they believed they could not liber ate themselves, they tore the telephone instrument from its place, cut the wires and left the Hall home at 10:30 o'clock Sunday night. During their stay they compelled the people at the farm house to serve them with meals and permit ted no one to leave the house. After leaving the Hall home, the fugitives went to Prairie Home, secured a handcar and went to Murdock where they burglarized two stores and secur ed arms, ammunition and clothing. La ter the convicts were seen walking the MpT5 ill railroad tracks between South Bend and Meadow and later still Monday forenoon were seen passing the home of T. P. Ball, two and a half milts west of Meadow. Taylor Well Known Crook. Tom Taylor, alias Tom Murray, alias Shorty Gray, was one of the best known crooks in the west. He was also one of the most daring, shrewd and therefore one of the hardest to catch. He was believed to be the prime mover in the plot which, led to the killing of three men when he and his pals escaped last week. Taylor had many friends among the crooks that infest Kan sas City and was believed to oe headed that way. It was as "Shorty Gray" that he was best known. He married a Kansas City girl several years ago. She is believed to be in Pennsylvania. In 1904 Taylor was arrested in Kan sas City. With two other bank rob bers he was taken to Nebraska and tried and convicted of bank robbing. He was sent to the penitentiary ani gave more trouble than any other pris oner while he was there. His term was finished in 1909 and almost at once his name was connected with the bank robberies which caused terror to the banks in north central Kansas and southern Nebraska. He was finally ar rested last summer and convicted of robbing the bank at Gilner, Neb., and sentenced to 28 years in prison. While serving a former sentence a number of plots which he formed in plan to escape the prison were discov ered Just in time to prevent their be ing carried out. SIEGE OF DEVIL'S DEN Officials Prepare to Starve Out the Allen Gang. Hillsville, Va., March 18. The au thorities of two states today are sur rounding the region In which the Al len clan are supposed to be hiding. A large posse composed of North Carolina sher j' deputies, together with several detectives, are closing in from the North Carolina mountains while another large force is pushing its way from Hillsville southward. Definite developments are not ex pected before Tuesday night. The of ficers being far into the mountains and remote from telegraph and tele phone stations, to a large extent will be cut off from communication with the outside world. Circulars containing a description or the Aliens are being distributed along the North Carolina border tnrougn tne mountain section and over a strip of 100 miles wide. 50 miles in Virginia and 50 miles In North Carolina. These circulars are sent to every postofhee nnri sheriff. Captain Davant of the state militia in charge or tne guara nere racivcu word that posses in the mountains had passed Devil's Den, where the Aliens were supposed to be hiding but saw no trace of the outlaws. The posses had not attempted to explore any of the caves. Search began in earnest today for the Aliens and their adherents. The commonwealth of Virginia is determ ined at all costs to bring them to jus tice for the murder here last week of five of its citizens, including the offi cers of Carroll county circuit court. Picked men remained on the mountain side all night guarding the approach es to Devil's den and early today the detachment was joined by the entire posse of 75 detectives and citizen vol unteers who had rested over night in Hillsville after an exhausting day yes terday. While the detectives are preparing to starve out the fugitives, if possible by cutting off their food supply from sur rounding districts Hillsville itself is n :t receiving any too much food. Farmers fearing that the town still is in disorder, are slow about bringing their wares to market. Members of the posse have interviewed many members of the Al len family. Mrs. Floyd Allen at their home near here was greatly worried over the situation and very nervous. She would say little about the affair. Mrs. Edward, mother of Sidna, told the officers that last Tuesday night the Aliens came for Sidna and he was away for two days. Ammunition for the slaughter In the circuit court which apparently was deliberately planned several days .n advance, was secured from a Pulaski store early in the week. Moonshine Stills Captured. Charlotte, N. C, March 18. A couple of Charlotte newspapers report the cap ture by detectives of a still and ninety gallons of whiskey at the home of Floyd Allen and two stills at the homes of the Edwards boys near Hillsville. Judge Massie's Successor. Richmond, Va., March 18. Archibald A. Campbell, of Wytheville, was ap pointed today by Governor Mann to fill the unexpired term of Judge Thornton Massie as presiding judge of the court of 21st judicial district which includes Hillsville. DIES IN THE CHAIR. Domenclo Di Pasquale Is cuted for Murder. Electro- Auburn, N. Y., March 18. Do menclo Dl Pasquale died in the elec tric chair today, exactly one year after his conviction. To the last he fought against death in the chair. A statement Issued by Deputy Warden Tupper after execution told of Di Pasquale's efforts to hang himself in his cell last Friday. He was discov ered, cut down, revived and was closely guarded until this morning. When finaly summoned he at first refused to leave the condemned row, but when shoved by two guards, stepped into the chamber and walked to the chair alone. He would have spoken, but the application of the death mask silenced him. Two con tacts were necessary to carry out the mandate of the law. Salvatore Di Pasquale, the young er brother of the murderer, whose vain attempt to save Domenclo by perjured testimony brought him to Auburn prison, was in his cell nearby and knelt in prayer today. Domencio Di Pasquale shot Colo gero Pollizzi to death during a quar rel at a wedding celebration in Roch ester Nov. 13, 1910. At the trial Sal vatore Pasquale, a younger brother of the accused, testified it was he who fired the shot. THE SIEGE OF THE SUFFRAGETS. WILL MR. ASQUITH SURRENDER? By John T. McCutcheon. ALL ASKFOR HELP Nicaragua Pleads for Loan From U. S. Bankers. Help Us Maintain Peace," Cry Knox Hears. Washington, March 18. In re sponse to an appeal from the people of Nicaragua. Secretary of State Knox today cabled President Taft to urge consideration of the Nicaraguan loan convention, which has been buried in the senate committee on foreien relations for more than a year. "The prompt action or tne umieu States senate on the Nicaraguan con vention is anxiously and prayerfully hoped for by the government ana tne people of Nicaragua," cables Mr. Knox. "While I was in Nicaragua but one request was made of me and that by all classes of people 'Help us maintain peace.'." The secretary denies that there were any unpleasant incidents during his visit to Nicaragua; pronounces his reception by the people and the gov ernment 'most cordial' and describes the agitators against whom the gov ernment acted while he was in Man agua as "anarchists and Zelayalstas, who, if they can get into print, are willing to talk long and fiercely." Suspense caused by failure of the United States senate to act upon the loan convention, declares the secre tary in his dispatch, is damaging business and creating unsettled condi tions generally throughout the re public. Ask Help to Maintain Peace. Mr. Knox's request is made in a cablegram to acting Secretary of State Huntington Wilson for trans mittal to President Taft. On the ground that it is the duty of the United States from a broad national and international standpoint of peace, helpfulness and commerce, the presi dent is asked to again urge the sen ate to a prompt ratification of the convention. Secretary Knox's cable gram in part reads: "After a bloody revolution to over throw a regime whose cruelty and base tyrannies are not comprehended by our people, Nicaragua is making an earnest effort to reconstruct its government. What we were com pelled to do for Cuba, Nicaragua has done for herself and the United States is in a position to do for Nicaragua j what it did for Cuba without expen diture of blood or treasure. While in Nicaragua but one request was made of me and that by all classes of peo ple 'Help us maintain peace.' vContentment and repose, they are confident, will follow a revival of business. Their own willingness and ability to help themselves they illus trate by pointing to the fact that within eleven months after over throwing Zelaya, Nicaragua was ex porting products planted by the wom en while the men were carrying on the revolution. The earnestness of the appeals to the United States for that degree of helpfulness which the treaty would afford is most pathetic. The treaty has had the approval of the Nicaraguan congress. Objections to it are heard only from those in Nicaragua who would perpetuate the order with its ruinous concessions and monopolies which the govern- ment ia now successfully reducing to equitable proportions through the re- constructive euoris vi ingu ininaea and keen American experts." The terms of the loan to be made to Nicaragua under the convention were learned here today. Brown Brothers and Company and J. and W. Seligman, bankers of New York, have Copyright 1013; by John T. VI cCntcbeoo. 1 proposed to loan Nicaragua $15,000, 000, taking the bonds at 90 at 5 per cent. By this loan Nicaragua's currency and tax collections will be reformed; her foreign debt will be as sumed by the bankers; the war claims pending against her as a result of the Zelaya revolution will oe settled and a railroad will be constructed that will give Nicaragua direct transport tation from the Atlantic to the Pa cific oceans. HE SUCCEEDS HILL. Victor Rosewater Made Chairman of the National Committee. New York, March 18. The chairman ship of the Republican national com mittee, made vacant by the death of John Fremont Hill, will be filled, up to the time of the national convention at least, by Vice Chairman Victor Rose water, editor and proprietor of the Omaha Bee of Omaha, Neb. Announcement of Mr. Roosevelt's appointment was made by William Hayward, secretary, who was formerly tho Nebraska member of the national committee. Mr. Hayward said the se lection of Mr. Rosewater was accord ing to precedent, and that no special meeting of the national committee would be called to elect a permanent chairman. Mr. Rosewater is a native of Omaha. and is 41 years old. He began his news paper career in that city on the Bee in 1893. and since 1906 he has been editor of that publication. His entrance into national politics dates from 1908, when he was selected as delegate at large to the Republican national convention from Nebraska, and since 1908 he has been the repre sentative from his state on the Repub lican national committee. REAL SPRING DAY. The Gladsome Season Has at Last Arrived. Spring is here at last. The weather is ideal, and the first bulbs of the season are now in blossom. Sunday was the first day in a period of 21 days that the mercury was above normal. Today it has been averaging two de grees above the normal temperature for March 18 in the past quarter of a century. The forecast calls for more of the same brand of atmosphere con ditions. The shinners fnrwnct Infli cates that above freezing temperatures will be the order of things in a radius of 200 miles. The wind is blowing 10 miles an hour from the northwest. The hourly readings: 7 o'clock 34 o'clock 51 o'clock 54 o'clock 56 o'clock 5" 8 o'clock 37 9 o'clock 42 10 o'clock 49 TO TRY IT AGAIN. Another Vote on Prohibition Planned in Maine. Is Augusta, Me., March 18. The Maine legislature will meet in special session Wednesday for the first time since the Civil war. Governor Plais ted's proclamation gives three pur- poses of the session: To redistrict the Bts.t for representatives in con to amend the laws govern gress ing elections, and to propose a con stitutional amendment which will per mit local option with regard to the liquor traffic. The senate has 2 2 Democrats and nine Republicans; the house 85 Democrats and 66 Republi- cans. BEGINS JUSY DAY President Taft Inaugurates His Visit to Tew England In Boston With a Program Running Far Into Night. Boston, March 18. President Taft began his two days' visit to New Eng land here today with an engagement list that promised to keep him busy until after midnight. In addition to a formal breakfast by the city officials the program In cluded an address by the president to the Massachusetts legislature, an in formal luncheon with the Pilgrim Pub licity club, review of the evacuation and St. Patrick's day parades in South Boston and "calls" at the dinners of the Charitable Irish society, the Bos ton Bank Officers' association, the Boston Paper Trade association and the Yale club of Boston. Mr. Taft brought a green silk sham rock with him from Washington and wore it in the lapel of his coat. At the City club breakfast the presi dent declined to talk on public ques tions because he was to address the legislature in the afternoon. He de clared that though he was brought up In Ohio and educated in the Philippines he was thorough Massachusetts stock. "In Menden there is a tablet which bears the name of the 27 founders of the town and I am descended from 17 of them," he said. At the City club Mr. Taf was joined by his son, Robert, who came over from the Harvard" Law school. President Taft met a delegation of the Massachusetts Peace society at the Hotel Somerset and later left for the state house to address the general court, as the state legislature is legal ly termed. He Receives an Ovation. The president informed the Massa chusetts Peace society committee that he did not give up his fight for arbi tration treaties He said that while he had formulated no definite plan, he means to keep the arbitration idea to the fore and is awaiting the return of Secretary Knox before taking any steps. While at the Somerset the pres ident received a call from Cardinal O'Connell. The next visit was at the Massachu setts state house where the principal speech was made. As the president entered the house chamber he received an ovation. The cheeriing lasted for several minutes in spite of the con stant effort of Speaker Cushing to re store order. At the conclusion of his speech the president took luncheon with the Pil grim Publicity association after which he went to South Boston to review the evacuation day parade. Later he met the officers of the Taft league of Mass achusetts. Tomorrow the president will make a brief tour of Southern New Hampshire, speaking at Nashua, Manchester and Concord. In his fourth address delivered be fore Pilgrim Publicity association President Taft said the government which helps and does the least to hurt business was the best of all. The nec essity of publicity in the conduct of business affecting the public was spoken of. Sugar Goes Down. New York, March 18. All grades of refined sugar were reduced ten cents a hundred pounds today. Weather Tnrtoft1on Chicago, March 18. Forecast: Kan sas Generally fair tonight and Tues day moderate temperature. Supreme Court Takes Recess. Washington. March 18. The supreme court today took a recess until April 1. KILLS 25PE0PLE Locomotive Boiler Blows Up In S. P. Round House. Most of the Dead Men Were Strikebreakers. ROUND HOUSE CATCHES FIRE Jacket of Exploding Engine Drops Between Two Houses. The Tender Is Hurled Sereral Hundred Feet Away. San Antonio, March IS. At least 25 persons were killed in the explosion of a locomotive boiler at the Southern Pacific roundhouse today. Many vcre injured. Most of the dead and injured were strikebreakers who took the places of Southern Pacific shop men who struck here several months ago. So fearfully mangled were several of the bodies it is thought they never can be fully identified. Eighteen bodies had been recovered within two hours after the explosioi and more were being removed. Nearby stores and buildings were filled with injured. The roundhouse and cooper shops were wrecked by the explosion and many men working in them were hurt by falling walls. The army hos pital staff here was rushed to the yard3 and police and Y. M. C. A. workers were organized into rescue hands fj take out the dead and try to savt. the lives of the wounded. The victims were said to be strike breakers who have been working in the South Pacific shops ever since the shop men's strike began several months ago. After the explosion rumors in the downtown section of San Antonio were that dynamite was the cause but Investigation at the yards showed no indication that fcuch rumors had start ed there. San Antonio has been prac tically free from violence during the strike. Engines in the round house were smashed and the round house caught fire. The half-ton jacket of the ex ploding locomotive boiler dropped be tween two houses on Duval street sev eral blocks distant while the tender was catapulted several hundred feet and twisted into a shapeless mass of steel. A majority of the men who were killed were from northern and western states, but much difficulty is being experi enced in identifying the bodies. Gathering Up the Dead. Among the first dead identified was: Walter Jourdan of San Antonio, an engineer who was in the cab when the locomotive exploded. Robert K. Lipscomb, foreman of the shops was picked up from his feet, hurled 30 feet and rose, semi-conscious, grasp ing in his hand the hat of a dead man. Inside the machine and blacksmith shop the greatest loss of life was not ed. Here 15 or more men were kill ed, portions' of their bodies being found jammed in crevices in the roof sides or entangled in machinery. A great portion of the wall fell Inwards, burying twelve men. Mrs. B. S. Gillis, 62, in her home seven blocks away was probably fa tally Injured when the front end of the locomotive crashed Into the roof, demolishing three rooms and confin ing through to the ground floor. In addition to all available medi- cal aid relief organizations a squad of tv, 4-1 TTr.4 sstotoo oatrai v,o Third United States cavalry and the entire city police force joined in the relief work. Aside from Jourdan the identified dead are: J. BURDY. machinist, Pittsburg, Pa. MANBKER, SR., foreman black smith shop. San Antonio. BRADY, machinist, address un known. WILLIAM R. BREMER, machinist. address unknown. W. O. HEIBLETt, airman, address unknown. In the copper shop, T. A. W illiams. the foreman, was knocked under a heavy work bench, the entire struc ture plunging downward over him but he escaped with bums and bruises'. He remained under the de bris until half hour after the explo sion. Among the shrieks of the injur ed after the explosion rose the roar of flaming oil from the feed pipe through which the oil burning locomotives nil their tenders. This pipe had broken and ignited. The flow of oil was cut off. One of Their Best. Houston. March 18. President Fay of the Harriman lines in Texas and Louisiana, in a statement today, said the locomotive which exploded was one of the best owned by the company and it had been fully inspected and pronounced all right on Saturday. It was used in drawing the fast California express. MARINES ARE LANDED Uncle Sam's Men Take Charge of Custom House at Swatow. Swatow, China, March 18. A de tachment of marines from the United States monitor Monterey landed here today in consequence of the continuous disturbances all over the city and the threatening attitude of natives. The marines have taken charge of the customs house. Heavy fighting be tween the Hakka tribesmen and the troops from Canton went on for eight hours today in the streets of the city. Forty natives are known to have been killed. It is believeJ casualties far ex ceed that number. One shot killed a blue jacket on board a Japanese war ship in the. harbor while several other bullets struck the hull of the United States monitor Monterey. Reports from Waichow sa: that the troops there are mutinous. Wage Increase Announced. Providence, R. I.. March 18. An in crease in wages was announced by the large cotton manufacturing companies of Rhode Island today. The mill men would not say, however, what the amount of the Increase which will go into effect March 25, will be. The milU employ about 20,000 operatives. TAFT ISJOR IT The President Endorses the Preferential Primary In a Speech Before General Court of Massachusetts. NOT THE "SOAP BOX" KIND But an Election With Proper Legal Safeguards. Discusses the Cry of "Let the People Rule. Boston, March 18. President Taft today declared himself in favor of preferential primaries surrounded by certain conditions for the coming cam paign. "Wherever full and fair notice ot the election can be given, wherever adequate election safeguards can be tnrown around to protect a preferen tial primary for the presidency, wherever the constitution of the state permits its being made applicable to the present election, I favor It and welcome it." This was the president's statement today before the general court of Massachusetts. It was his first per sonal reply to the challenge to prefer ential primaries Issued sometime ago by Senator Joseph M. Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's manager. President Taft did not refer to the challenge, how ever. The president made a rather pointed reference to the proposition "let the people rule" and had some thing to say about the recall of the judiciary and the recall of judicial de cisions. "Irresponsible assaults upon either in Intemperate language, on baseless assumptions of corruption or bias or incompetency made by those whose statements have influence with any part of our people are a serious men ace to enduring government," said the president. His address in part follows: The President's Address. "You recently have passed what Is called a 'presidential primary law' for the election of delegates to the Na tional convention upon which will fall the duty of selecting the presidential nominees of the respective parties. I have not had opportunity critically to examine the new law, but I am sure it makes proper provision to meet the obvious requirements. "I am glad you have done this. The question of how delegates are to be selected to any political convention or how nominees are to be selected by a party, originally was a matter mere ly of voluntary and party adjustment, but so important to the public at large did the character of the candidates to be selected by each party become, that the state properly has Interfered so as to throw safeguards around the exercise by. all those who belong to a party of their privilege to have a voice in the choice of their party candi dates. "I am not going to discuss In detail the question of direct primary elec tions their uses and abuses. I think every one will admit In order that they may accomplish the good they are in tended to accomplish they should be safeguarded by effective provisions as to the party eligibility of voters who participate in them, and by penal pro visions, securing conformity to rules of such eligibility and the honest cast ing of the ballot. soap Jtox Primaries. "I do not hesitate to say that In my judgment a voluntary primary outiiide the law, known by its informal char- a"Jer"' a .s""" boV or mar ii worse acter bs a soap pox pnmarj is worse than none for it gives full opportun ity to the Ineligible electors of the other party to cart unfair votes and without the sanction and safeguard of penal provisions In respect to casting and counting the ballots is an open avenue for fraud and violence. "It is eminently appropriate that In every election and In the discussion of all Issues that affect the republic, we should discuss and hrnr much of the popular will and of the rights of th people. This is a government based on popular control. "We all concede that the operation of elections and the operations of government are not perfect and some times are subject to corrupt Influ ences and control, and that it Is the part of patriotism to remove as far as possible the obstacles which pre vent honest primaries, honest elections and the honest administration of the government in the interest of the peo ple. "But the continued Iteration and re iteration of the proposition 'let th people rule' If It has any significance at 'all and Is intended otherwise than to flatter the people is intended to be n reflection on the government that we have had down to the present time. "Now In spite of all the corruption. In spite of all the machine politics. In spite of every defect in the operation of our government tnat can De point ed out. I do not hesitate to say that the history of the last 135 years show that the people have ruled. Subterranean Metliods. "They may have been defeated at times by corrupt and corrupting In fluences; congresses and legislatures may have been halted by subterranean methods In carrying out what the peo ple desire but in the end under our present constitution and our present laws we have had a really popular government. "I don t mean to say tnat we can uot make It better. I don't mean to say that we may not remove some ob stacles by which corruption or ma chine methods mav be minimized, but what I do say Is that the cry that the people do not rule and are not in con trol, or an Intimation to that effect. does not do Justice to the American people or their history. Certainly there is nothing in the growth of this country from the adoption of the con stitution until now or within the last twenty or thirty years, that Justifies any attack upon our structure of gov ernment or sapping of the foundations that have stood so firmly and upon which our whole popular civilisation has been reared. "The occasion for these remarks Is the attack on our judiciary and the proposal by Judicial recall, or recall of Judicial decisions to destroy its Inde pendence, and thus to take away from the arch of government the keystone. "I dny that there la In the deci sions of the courts or the character of the Judges or the result of litigation., (Continued on Page T.)

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAI, MARCH 18, 1912 HIS GRIEF ENDS Wayward Daughter Breaks Heart of "CoL." Boyd. For SO Years He Was on Pay roll of City. Broken hearted because his way ward daughter had been returned to prison, Richard Boyd, the aged negro janitor at the police station, died at his home at 1032 Washburn avenue at 1 o'clock this morning. He had been ill for several months and his death waa due to old age. He was more than SO years old and has been on the payroll of the city for more than thirty years. Colonel Boyd, as h is more famil iarly known, was first employed by the city as a laborer. He worked on the street gangs. While digging a sewer in the alley behind the barn of the police department, he was injured in a cave-in. His breast bone and a number of ribs were broken. As a compromise to prevent a dam age suit against the, city Boyd was promised employment as long as he lived. After recovering from the ac cident, he was given a position as guard or tne prisoners at the police station. He was given this position in 1887 and held it until four or five years ago. City Cares for Him. R. W. Eaton as chief of police re moved him. Jester Boyd was put on the city payroll as janitor at the police station and has drawn salary in this capacity sines that time. The old man has been very feeble for several years and has not been able to go to the police station for several months. Ha was born on a plantation in Mississippi where he was held in hondage until after the. close of the Civil war. He has several children in Edwards county, Mississippi, who were born to him and his first wife before the war. He came to Topeka in the 7CS and has made .his home here since. His aged wife survives hints His daughter. Rose Boyd, is believed responsible for his death at this time, fine was arrested several years ago on the charge of robbing a man in an alley. She waa convicted and sent to the penitentiary. After the persistent efforts of the friends of her father, and OH' account of the aged condition of tha latter she was paroled less fhan a year ago. She was the only surviv ing child of the old man and when he learned that her parole had been re voked, he was broken hearted. The officers believe that this hastened his death. FORM CHINESE CABINET New President Gives Out Names of His Associates. San Francisco, March 18. Presi dent Yuan Shi Kal of the new Chinese republic, announced Saturday the per sonnel of the cabinet, according to a cablegram from Shanghai received by the Chinese Free Press of this city. Tong Shao Ti, premier, organized the cabinet and named General Dun XI Sul as minister of war; General Lam Tin Wei, minister of the navy; Luk Chili Chong, minister of foreign affairs; Chu Bing Kwan, minister of the Interior; Choi Yun Poy, minister of education; Leong Yti Ho, minister of posts; Chang Ke Me,- minister of commerce and labor; Chang Chun Sin, minister of agriculture; Wong Chun Put, minister of justice and Chang Kim Lo, minister of finance. General Dun Ki Sui. the newly ap pointed minister of war is a Manchu general who offered able resistance to republican forces during thn revnlu. tlon. Chang Kee Me, minister-of commerce and labor, formerly was governor of Shanghai., Wong Chun Fui, minister of justice, formerly was minister of foreign affairs under President Sun Yat Sen.: DECORATED BY JAPAN Rev. fi. B. Johnson Has Order of Ris ing Sun, Berkeley, Oil., March. 18. Rev. H. B. Johnson, D. D., of this city, was decorated today with the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest honor which may be paid by Japan to men of other nations. Dr. Johnson is superintendent of the Pacific Japanese mission of the Metho dist Episcopal church. The honor was conferred by the emperor at the time of. Dr. Johnson's recent visit to Japan hut was not formally presented untitl the reception last night, by M. Nanal, Japajnese consul general of San Fran cisco. SUSAN HALL DEAD First Civil War Nurse Dies at Ase of Eighty -six. Los. Angelas. March 18. Mrs. Robert B. Barry, the first nurse to go to the front from New York when President Lincoln Issued the call for volunteers in 1861 and a member of Stanton post G. A. R. of Los Angeles, is dead at her home in Pasadena. Mrs. Barry, whose maiden name was Susan Hall, would have been 86 years old had she lived until next Monday. It was while caring for wounded sol diers that she met her husband. ROBBED ON A ROOF Diamonds and Other Jewelry to Value of $1,000 Taken. New York, March 18. Guiseppe Deluca, an Italian diamond merchant, was held up and robbed of dia monds and other jewelry valued at $1,000 on the roof of a tenement building in Harlem. After the robbery the man was badly beaten. Four men were involved and one of them has been captured. VERDICT OF GUILTY. Dr. McFarland Is Recommended Mercy of Court. to Pittsburg, Fa., March 18. Th Rev. Dr. T. McFarland, charged with murder in connection with the death of Elsie Coe, was found guilty Saturday. The jury recommended him to the mercy of the court. ut. men ariana was neaa oi tne futs- burg Central High School and Miss Coe, then his secretary, died following an operation. He was arrested last January In Tennessee, where he was In charge of a mission. SEATS SELL RAPIDLY, First Auditorium Picture Show Given Tuesday. Indicatiens are that the Auditorium will be packed Tuesday when the ini tial hsow of the moving picture series for the benefit of the pipe organ fund begins. Thousands of tickets have been sold in advance. The first show. will be a good one. W. F. Roehr will play popular selec tions on the pipe organ for 7:30 to 8 o'clock. Hundreds of soldiers and Indians will be seen in a stirring military drama entitled "The Desert er," which will be depicted in two reels. Another reel, called "Percy Learns to Waltz," is a comedy pic ture that is said to be decidedly hu morous. There will be three shows in the course of the evening. It is rumored that there will be a number of line parties at the shows, and interest generally in college and scnool circles is growing. A curtain loand by F. A. Campbell or tne oxrora was put in place to- uay ana n. .ti.. rtinkson will give a coat of water filler paint which will make of it the finest screen in the city. The metal booth for the lan tern nas already been out in nla.ee. "As we have had only 20,000 of the advance tickets we would appreciate it if all members of the Commercial club who received ten tickets would eitner return the tickets or one dol lar, said W. W. Webb, chairman of tne picture show committee, today. "We have a list of all those who re ceived tickets and will hold them ac countable for the same. It would fa cilitate matters trreatlv if th mem bers would attend to this matter im- xjieu lately. Already nearly J300 has been sent in by the members of the Commercial cmo wno received ten tickets unh and some of them were ioyal enough i-v tin rv i i mure. HEAR THE BROOMOLO, New Instrument to Be Played at Old Fiddlers' Contest. An ODen air concert- in frnn Vi Auditorium will be a warning to the people of the central section of the City that it is time to E-et rparlv fnr the fiddlers" contest which will be civ- en at the big hall at 8:15. There will be at least 75 for the various prizes that are offered. It is believed the contest will be one of the most enjoyable forms of amuse ment that has been in Topeka for a long time. A Topeka man has manufactured an instrument called a "Broomolo" and that will be played this evening- for the first time before a Topeka audi ence. The contest Is not confined to Topeka and contestants will be here from all parts of the state. Letters have been received by the manage ment requesting that seats be reserved for persons coming from Osage City, Burlingame, Rossville, Silver Lake, Perry, Lecompton, Lawrence and oth er points. SENDS TV0 FOR TAFT Indianaiiolis Republicans Denounce Recall and Third Terms. Indiapolis, March 18. The Re publican District convention elected as delegates to the national convention Captain William E. English and Mayor Lew Shank and instructed- them -for President Taft. Resolutions were adopted condemning the proposal for the recall of Judges and Judicial decis ions and disapproving a third term. FOR DODGING TARIFF Machinery Importer Is Arrested on Charge of Fraud. New York, March 18. George H. Diehl, Jr., president of the Fortuna Machine company, was arrested here Saturday on the charge of undervaluing leather cutting machinery imported from Germany. He was released on $2,500 bail pending examination. The approximate loss to the government win not be less than 40,000, it is said. TO SPITE HIS WIFE Grace, Who la About to Die, Cuts Off His Mustache. Atlanta, Ga.. March 18. While 't was reported Saturday that Eugene Grace, who says his wife shot him, showed considerable improvement yet his physicians would not alter their opinion that Grace cannot Burvive. Grace had his mustache shaved off because he said his wife who is in Jail, admired it. SCHOOL SCANDAL Supt. Griffith Resigns Investigation Ordered. Alturas, Cal., March 18. Superin tendent Griffith of the United States government Indian school at Fort Bid well, near here, tendered his resigna tion yesterday as the result of dissen sion among the faculty and employees of the school. Special Agent Pollock has taken charge. Advices from Washington state that an investigation has ben ordered. Stop Mexican Raiders Austin, Tex., March 18. Governor Coiquitt today said that Monday he would ask Brigadier General Duncan of the Department of Texas to station ten detachments of United States cavalry at towns between El Paso and Del Rio to assist Texas rangers in pre venting raids by Mexicans on cattle ranches. Man Who Backed Trust Dead. Janesville. Wis., March 18 James Harruis,. who attained prominence by his refusal to sell his harbwire fac tory to the so called "wire trust," died of apoplexy today. Her Decision. Her Father Whatever my daughter decides upon, I will abide by. Her Suitor Good! She has decided that she will marry ma if you will supply the means Boston Transcript. TAFT IS FOR IT, (Continued from Page One.) that which justifies such a radical in novation. I am not unmindful of the necessity for the judicial reform, but that depends not upon changing the character of the judges, but upon the change of procedure, the expedition of judgments and the reduction of the expense of litigation The Popular Will. "One easily can discover a tendency in modern politics to exalt above the written constitution what is called popular will," as if that were a higher law to .which we must all admit alle giance by obeying it and ignore or trangress statutory and constitutional limitations. "This heresy is not exactly in the form of an assertion that judges and others are to ignore statutes and con stitutions because of a conflicting popular will, but it is in the more in- siduous proposition that plain con struction of the statute or of the con stitution is to be defeated and a strained and otherwise impossible construction put on the language of the statute or constitution in defer ence to what is supposed to be the popular will." The president here quoted a west ern governor whom he did not name who had declared "whatever Is right is constitutional and who had tak en Lincoln's "the life of this nation is greater than any constitution" to sus tain his view. "It is impossible to escape the meaning of such a view," said the president, "and that is that the plain construction of the constitution is to be perverted because it is thought the people at present would prefer not to be subject to the limitation contained in the constitution lawfully adopted. That Lincoln Quotation. "The quoted words of Lincoln have here no application. It is not true that 'whatever is right is constitu tional,' unless the declaration of the right Is contained in the constitution or is not forbidden by it. "Popular will to be effective and controlling with courts must be em bodied in statutory enactment or constitutional law. i "It is not left to the executive of state or nation or to the judge on the bench, whether state or federal, to decide what Is right when there is law declaring what is right on the statute book. The law is the guide of the judge and the governor and not his individual opinion as to where the law is good or not. mis is a government of law. not of changing economic and political theories of judicial or executive offi cers when those theories are in con-. met with the express letter of the law. Suggestions of that sort ar dangerous because they out the shin of state on a sea of trouble without a rudder. They destroy that resnoet for constitutional authority that is essential to well ordered liberty.- The strength of the government and the strength of the Judiciary must rest ultimately on the confidence of the people in their integrity." HE LEAPS TO DEATH Man Plunges Down Elevator Shaft of Masonic Temple, Chicago. Chicago. March 18. A man leaned down an elevator shaft in the Masonic temple today and was instantly killed. Suicides have been so frequent in this building that heavy nets had been stretched across the rotunda at the twelfth and fourteenth floors. Presidential Appointments. Washington, March 18. The nom ination of Wolcott H. Pitkin. Jr. of New. York to be attorney general of K tT-roTricE!-HOLDERS SIT UP.TAKE NOTICE, AHp kUTY'D BETTZR WORK WtTri lVT To THEY e 1 A flp HELP lo fcfc. 1 "ib- ir l l?.,rHtEI-r To ODORE ATTACK J At &ET IT QUICK. V- V X "Yes. William, writing noetry is a Keats, while Theodore's has more of the grammar. Here ia sonnet X turned Porto Rico and John B. McPherson of Pennsylvania to be U. S. circuit judge for the third circuit were sent to the senate today by President Taft. ALL GO TO PRISON Murderers of Mrs. Kaufman Sentenced to Varying Terms. Chicago, March 18. The four men who shot and killed Mrs. Hattie Kauf man on the night of December 2 have been senctenced by Judge George Karsten as follows: George (Towhead) Rabenaau. 21 years old, who fired the shot, life im prisonment. John Stacey, 23 years old, 25 years imprisonment. William Rollin channell, 18 years old, 25 years imprisonment. Fred Boneham, 21 years old, 25 years imprisonment. Relatives of Boneham had expected leniency to be shown because he had pleaded guilty. When the court pro nounced his sentence Mrs. J. C. Bank, a sister, fainted. FLEEING FROM MEXICO Morro Castle Erlngs ISO Refugees to JNew orK. New York. March 18. One hundred and thirty refugees from Mexico, all Americans, arrived Saturday on the steamer Morro Castle. Two-thirds were women and children who had left Vera Cruz on 24 hours' notice. "Anarchy practically rules a.11 over Mexico," said George A. ifeatner, one of the party. "No American is safe and it is madness for an American woman to appear alone in the streets. "American women and men are swarming into "Vera Cruz and every ship from now on will bring rfeugees who are literallv fleeing for the'ir lives. Hundreds implored the ship's officers to take them on board the Morro Castle, but of course only a limited number could be booked. The worst of the matter is that there are so many women and children. Engineers, business men and miners with their families are waiting the first oppor tunity to get out of the country." ASKS FOR REHEARING Shoe Machinery Company Seeks Escape Monopoly Indictment. to Boston, March 18. On the ground that the recent patent decision of the United States supreme court has a bearing on the matter counsel for the United Shoe machinery company of ficials today petitioned the U. S. cir cuit court, for a rehearing of the mono poly count of the indictment against them. The petition avers that the al leged monopoly relates to the leasing of machinery covered by letters patent of the United States and therefore not within scope of the Sherman act. GAR BANDITS CAUGHT Scheider Brothers Are California. Arrested in Des Moines, la., March 18. War rants have been sworn out agaiiict Elmer and Roy Schreider of Omaha, charging them with the murder of Frank Ford, a street car conductor, when his car was held up the night of March 4. Robbery is alleged to have been the motive. The local police say the bandits arrested in Los Angeles last night under the names of Ray Nettle and Willis Knowles, are the Scheider brothers. UNCLE TRUSTY: Copyright, 1912, by International N EvCYuHERE P-EWARE. KU&tfT AHp MAM, .rr: r .-rc we v most elevatinz and classy occupation. Tennysoniau quality, although, there oat myself. It may be a little wabbly, BULGE JN WHEAT Advance Is Doe to the Strike Conditions In England. Free Commission Selling Brings Temporary Backset. CORN PRICES FLUCTUATE Weakness Due to Fine Weather Fails to Hold. Provisions Suffer From Bear ish Effect of Cheaper Hogs. Chicago, March 18 WHEAT Strike con ditions in England with prospects of ship ments being delayed made wheat bulge today. The advance brought out free com mission selling which resulted in a sharp though temporary backset. Less favorable crop advances from In dia and promise of a substantial decrease in the United States visible supply total were balanced by large northwestern re ceipts and auspicious weather throughout the winter wheat belt. The opening was c to fc higher. May started at $1.01 to $1.01, a gain of Se to 'c, reacted to $1.001.01, and then rallied to $1.011.01. Additional gains resulted from the per sistent buying attributed in part to the presence of an Italian fleet near the Dardanelles. The close was firm with May at $1.011.0i, a net gain of c. CORN Fine weather weakened corn but strength of wheat proved more than an offset. May opened unchanged to He lower at 69c to 69e, touched 69G9iic and ascended to 699i69c. A further advance followed on account of shorts covering. Close was strong at 70c for May, an advance of 1. OATS -Plentiful offering kept oats de pressed. May started a shade to c off at 52c to 5252c, sank to 2c and re covered to 62c. PROVISIONS Hog products suffered from the bearish influence of a decline at the yards. Initial sales varied from 6ft5c down to a shade advance with July options at $16.30 for pork, $9.60 for lard and 19.07 to $9.07 for ribs. RYE No. 2. 91&92C. B A RLE Y 75cgi $1.34. TIMOTHY SEED $11.0014.O0. CLOVER $16.0022.2S. Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, March 18. Open High Low Today Sat WHEAT May .101- 102 101 101-101- July 98-98 98- 97 98- 97- Sept 95- 96 85 954-96 9a CGrtN May July Sept OATS May July Sept PORK 69-h 70- 70- 704 71 6914- 70 69 70 71-71 70- 704 71 70 52- 52 62- 53- 62 48- 49-49 48 41- 42 41 48- 48- 41 41 May ..16.00 16.22 16.00 July ..16.30 16.47 18.30 Sept ..16.62 lfi.80 16.55 LARD May 9.42 9.7 9.40 16.20 16.45 16.80 16.05 16. SB 16.62 9.47 .42 EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID One Hundred and Fifty Cases in Two Harbors Hospital- Two Harbors. Minn., March 18, The epidemic of, typhoid fever here has reached its height and it is expected by the continued use of the precau tionary measures now enforced, few more cases will develop. Of the 150 cases at local hospitals only a small portion are considered dangerous. ews Service. LOVE To KEASCTHE LION RORl I LOVfcTb RlE A HOR&E, 1 lL0WElOMfKEA5PEECH. I LOVE "lb HEARTHt PEOPLE VrtERtvER I HvVE WENT, StK B5ToP ALLrFAR, LOVE' Your versification reminds m of Is a certain punkiness about Ills but it's true." STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Best Result Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Ltvc Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City We Also Hv On Own Office. dntrngo, Se. St. Joseph, So. Oma ha. Tr. Sioux CKy. So. Bt hiCt Buffalo. E. St. Ixratasid Fori Wortzu July Sept July Sept 9.60 9.77 8.97 8.27 9.67 9.65 9.85 9.75 9.67 9.57 9.85 9.77 9.07 8.97 9.07 8.97 9.17 9.05 9.17 9.10 9.37 9.25 9.67 9.27 Kansas City Prodace Market. CLOSE: WHEAT May, 99c; July, 919ig91c sellers; September, 90c. CORN May, 71!571c; July, 69g69o bid; September, 684&6iSiio bid. Kansas City, March 18. WHEAT Cash Market unchanged. No. 1 hard, $1.041.07; No. 3, $1.02ifi1.08; No. 2 red, $1.001.01; No. S, 99c&$1.00. CORN Market unchanged to o higher. No. 2 mixed, 68jjtf9o; No. 8, 6Sc; No. S white, 69 70c; No. 8, 68(8'68c. OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 539 53e; No. 2 mixed, 62363c. RYE 9082c. HAY Market steady to 60c lower, choice timothy, S20.0t21.60; choice prairie, (17.60. BUTTER Creamery, 28c; firsts, 26c; seconds, 24c; packing stock. 21c. EGGS Extras, 21c; firsts, 19c. WHEAT Receipts, 22 cars. Chicago Jt'roduce Market. Chicago, March 18. BUTTER Market steady. Creameries, 26g29c; dairies, 233 27c. EGGS Market steady. Receipts, 6.660 cases; at mark, cases included, 19wa0c; ordinary firsts, 14c; firsts, 20c. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 17 18c; Twins, 17ii&17c; Young Americas, 1718e; Long Horns, 1718c. POTATOES Market weak. Receipts, 178 cars. Wisconsin, S1.14S1.17; Michigan, Sl.154il.17. POULTRY Market firm. Turkeys, live, 19c; dressed, 19c; chickens, live and dressed, 15c; springs, live and dressed, 15c. VEVAL Market steady, 7&llc. New York Produce Market. New York, March 18. BUTTER Mar ket firm, creamery specials, 31c; dairies, finest, 29tj29c; process specials, 27c. CHEESE Market firm. Skims, 7tfj15e. EGGS Market steady. Fresh gathered extras, 23fe23c; western gathered white, 2325c. POULTRY Dressed, dull; western fowls, 14(&16c; turkeys, 12-&20c. Sew York Stock Market. Wall St., New York, March 18. STOCKS The activity in the Eries on the stock exchange today was the subject of general comment ana a belief grew that this prop erty, like Missouri Pacific, has a more assured future. American Canadian com mon and preferred were among the strongest of the industrials, with some weakness in International Harvester. Reading and Lehigh Valley Improved their position and tbe leaders as a whole developed a better tone. The dullness, however, denoted uncertainty and caution. Bonds were steady. The stock market showed some disposition to recover from Saturday's heaviness at the opening today. The active Issues made substantial fractional gains. Amalgamat ed Copper advancing half point with smaller gains in Reading. Union Pacific and United States Steel. Missouri Pacific opened with an advance of which is soon extended to a full point. Some of the special ties were moderately strong. Opening declines were recorded by Illi nois Central, American Smelting, Leblsh Valley and American Car and Foundry. Amalgamated Copper was the strongest of tha active stocks in the first hour, re covering all of Saturday's decline. Coal stocks were under some pressure and especially Reading and Illinois. Central's weakness was more acute. Missouri Pa- cifio was the feature of the minor railway shares, increasing its rarely lead. Trad lng became dull and featureless towards the end of the first hour. VaVrlous groups of stocks began to show vieorous strength in the afternoon United States Steel rose steadily and touched 67. Haxriman and Hill stocks also were in favor and the toher well known issues were all conspicuous at in tervals. TCpw York Sueur Market. New York, March 18. SUGAR Raw, steady: Muscovado, 89 test. $4.02: centri fugal, 96 test, 64.62; molasses. 9 test. 63.77; refined, easy. New Xork Money Market. New York, March 18. MONEY Money on call steady, 22 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; closing bid 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, firm er; 60 days, 33 per cent; 90 days, S3 per cent: 6 months. 8o3 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 4 to 4 Der cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at 84.84.25 for 60 day bills and at $4.87.45 for demand. Com mercial bills, $4.83. SILVEVR Mexican dollars, 47o. BONDS Government bonds steady, rail' road bonds steady. St. Joe Live Stock Market. Bt. Joe, March 18. CATTLE Receipts 1.300. Market slow. Steers, $6.008.00 oows and heifers, S3.257.00; calves, 64.60& 8.00. HOGS Receipts 8,000. Market steady to 5c lower. Top, $6.90; bulk of sales, $6.70 6.90. SHEEP Reecipts 1,600. Markt 1015c higher. Lambs, ib.WJWi.3b. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, March 18. CATTLE Re ceipts 6,000, including 700 southerns. Mar ket steady. Native steers. $6.00Q.4O; southern steers, $5.50(7.25; southern cows and heifers. $3.25(&5.50: native cows and heifers. $3.25(5.7.00: stockera and feeders. $4.256.50; bulls. $4.0O(&6.50; calves. $4.2o 8.00: western steers, $5.757.50; western COWS, $3.504f5.76. HOGS Receipts 6,500. Market 6c to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $6.60S6.86; heavy. $.806.90; packers and butchers, $6.6&.S5; lights, $6.&0(X.T5; pigs, $&.WJ0.Y6. SHEEP Receipts 12.000. Market steady. Muttons. $3.75&5.60: lambs. $5.75'a7.15: fed wethers and yearlings, $4,50g,6.15; fed ewes, $3.0035.25. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, March 18. CATTLE Receipts 27,000. Market steady. Beeves, $E.0O8.75; Texas steers. $4.6026.90: western steers, $5.O06.90; stockers and feeders, $4.006.20; cows and heifers, $2.25.60; calves; $5.75 8.25. HOGS Receipts 63,000. Market 6c to 10c lower. Light, $6.60?!6.92; mixed, $6.65 6.95; heavy,- $6.5&6.97; rough, $6.65--g.76; pigs. $4.756.4o; bulk of sales, $6.806.95. SHEEP Receipts 20,000. Market strong. Native, $3.76g6.55; western, $4.25(o.60: yearlings, $5.006.40: lambs, native, $5.2o4J 7.60; western, $5.76&7.60. Kansas City Live Stock Sales. fTbe following sales wer mate tmi City, and reported over long distanc telephone direct to th State Journal by Clay. Robinson Sc. Co.. live stock com Bilcsion merchants, with office ai all markets. Kansas City, March 18". CATTLE Re ceipts 6,000 head. Market steady. HOGS Receipts o.ouu neaa. Mr" steady to 6c lower. Bulk of sales. $6.70J 6.90: top, $6.96. SHEEP xteceiptfl iS.VW mMU. m.v.rm.vi lo to 2&o higher. Lambs, KILLING ICE.ua No. Wt. Prlce.iN t 73 1310 $7.oO I m n $6.85 7.06 6.36 115 1241 6.95 I 40 1251 21 1125 6.20 I a 1UZ .11 SPECIAL H TOMORROW a o o Of V o ijt J? y IS? Peanut Butter Best Virginia Quality J.Sc Pound Don't put off until tomor row what you can do today. -Order your groceries and meats tonight for Tuesday. WM. GREEN &SON 43 8T4 B.75 I 48 8 1070 4.60 I 20 1131 23 8C4 6.25 f C7t COWS AND HKIFSRR 25.. 7..

8.. 15.. 16.. 1.. 25.. 6f 6.25 4 43 4.60 11 tt 6.40 6 11 fA tjsf, 17 9S0 4-85 15 824 4J8 910 i 20. 785 JJA 412 67S 9T0 9:4 974 710 744 6.60 .75 6.75 4.85 4.85 8.60 S.80 8TOCKER8 AND FSTODERflk 8.. 88.. 128.. 6N L 7.M .64 710 6J5 L. 1 180 1 liO 1 JOfO 1 800 85. til S3.... 22 20 li 15 185 6.70 Topeka Markets. Furnished by the Chas. Wolff Pmokfnir Co., yards oloaa at noon. Saturday, We cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs weighing less than 170 lbs. Do net mar ket hogs unless same are well finished as we caraot use half fat stall. W give below prices efCectlv at once, ttatlj xur ther notice. Topeka. Kan- Marea IS. HOGS. MTXED AND BUTCHERSw......8tf CO HEAVY .t&GM LIGHT 6&tfJi STEERS: (Light Weights.) Prime corn fed .05.6 Good to choice corn fed t.UMW Fair to good 4.36.&0 Common to fair killers 4.00iM.7$ COWS. Prime i $4.6535.21 Good to choice 4.06 J4.50 Fair to good .66fi4.00 Common to fair S.00&3.M HEIFERS. Prime $I!.E5-?6 no Good to choice. 4.8o6.M Fair to good 4.8fHf4.7S Common to fair BULLS. Prime fat Fleshy Mediums VEAL. Heavy Good to choice l-&04.26 .4.4.76 8.80-84.26 I.OO33.75 ..2.P1H00 4.0f':M.7l Fair to good 8.0OQ4.00 vuiAii iiuv idb. auia uoaer.i Good to choice $5.3MH 00 Fair to good 4.265.2S (Cattle must be good. Canot use tkln stuff.) Market price paid for dry lot cattle. If you will favor us with your inquires advising number of head, quality, air and length of time on feed, we will make you an offer or arrange for our buyer to call on you. Butter ami Hjrirs. Furnished by The Continental Oacmery Co., Topeka, Kan. Topeka, Kko HatwUMUk NEW TORIC EGGS 41a. CHICAGO EGGS-20O. CREAMERY BuTTETR CMraMrOj iv. X so; jbisui, xpww wnoia HOC. Topek Butter, Dtre and Poultry, Furnished by the Topeka. Paokina OOv Topeka, Eu, MarcJvJ.8. EGGS Fresh country, 17o. POULTRY Hens, all slsea, tie: eprlanL lOo old ooeka. 6c; ducks, loe: neae. Bnj it, aw; fat young turkeys. 14a; old turkey, Uo BuribH-raciuiig siock. u& Topeka Fruit end Produce Marten. Furnished by 8am'l E. Lux; Wholes ale x ruiL aura rruauoaj Topeka, Kkn., Maren IS. COCOANUTS Per dos, 5oj per eaek. $4.6. OTSTKKB r-er gaj., duik, xlwtjpzjo. BANANAS Medium slsed bunches, bar bunch, Il.60fr2.25; large bunches, per bunch, $2.0S2.60; per lb., c NAVEL ORANGES Per box. $2.7678.01. BARREL APPLES Jonathan. na bbl., $5.75; Ben Davl. per bbl., $4.25; Ous, per bbl., $4.75; Missouri Pippins, bbl., $4.26; Winesaps, bbl., $5.25; Lawvcrs, per bbL. $5.00. CRAHBEKK"-r DDI., 11X410: DOS. per lb., lie. TOTAlVia rw on., SWEET POTATOES Bu., 11.60. 1'opeks J lay Market. Furnished by T. A. Beck. 212-214 E. tta. Topeka, Kan., March If. PRAIRIE HAY No. L tl00: lfjf choice, $16.0017.00; No. 1, $15.00. Topeka Grain Market. Furnished by J. B. Billard, corner Kan sas aim wurus HI.) Topeka, Kan., March 11. WHEAT-9S?n-00. KAFFIR CORN Per cwt, ll.10ai.lS. OATS S0-S35C CORN 67 c Topeka Hide Market. Quotations furnished by James C. Smith Topeka, Kan., March 18. GREEN CURED HIDES Natives, No. 1r- No. 2. 11c: Side Brand. lotili- Bulla and Stags, 8'bo; Horse Hides. No. 1. 13.00&3.6O; No. 2, $2.002.60. T ALLO w ac. DRY U IDES Butchers heavy. 18c: dry salt, 13fcl3c. jvnnit jnu. fi.iw 10 a i.o. 1 medium. $3.50 to $5.50; No. 1 small, tl on to $3.60; raccoon No. 1 large, $1.26 to $2.76; No. 1 medium, $1.00 to $1.75; No. 1 small. 65c to $l-2o; skunk, black, 12.50 to $3.50; short stripe. $1.5o'a2.0U; narrow ntr!n $1.001 -40; broad stripe. 25JitOc; O'Posaum to 50c; No. 1 small, 15c to 85c; munkrst. No. 1 large, 301f45e: No. 1 medium, 25300; No. 1 small. lCK20c; Civit No. 1 lerae, 35c to 5c ,No.-.l medium, 25c to 46c: N 1 small. 16o to 30o. 0 W I Z3 TH 6,75 M tml 6.75 100 CALVE 8.25 m 7.00 I....... 880 4.60 BULLS. LEO I hogs. 6.85 I -n JUS 6.77 H. Sl 185 1 1S9

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THE TOPESA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MARCH 18, 1912 3 RAILR0AD NEWS "Santa Fe De Luxe" Will Be in Seryice ext Season. Officials of Road Pleased With Extra Fare Train. GIVEN A GOOD PATRONAGE Luxury and Comforts Appealed to Rich in East. Other Items of General Interest in Traffic World. It Is ari-junced from the office of J. M. Connell, general passenger agent of the Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe in Topeka that the extra fare train the Santa Fe de Luxe" will be placed in service next winter. It has been de clared a success by officials of the road. The train westbound will be aban doned about the last of this monts. Eastbound it is possible that the "De Luxe" will run until the middle of May. Late in March all heavy west bound traffic to California falls off tn normal out of season business. But it takes the roads until the last of April or the middle of May to take care of the return travel from the Pacific coast to the east. The "Santa Fe De Luxe" was a new venture in railroad passenger travel. In order to handle exclusive travel from the east the Santa Fe designed a made-to-order train of the best equip ment on the market, gave it a schedule of the fastest time between Chicago and the coast and charged $25 extra for the privilege of using the cushions. For a time it was feared that the new venture would be a failure. In the first place it was not patronized and in the second place it was a strain to officials from Chicago to the coast try- j t n rr tn Vwn iit the schedule, -tsut n was early in December when the tria trips were made. Just before -nnsi. mas No one cared to go to Califor nia in the holiday season and for a few weeks the Santa Fe practically annunea thn "De Luxe." After the holidays the rich and the exclusive realized that they were ge -tlnz Viome comforts and exclusiveness all in one through the "Santa Fe de Luxe" travel. They began to see the worth of the $25 extra fare. And they rode on the train. Since that time the officials of the passenger department have watched the train's performance with satisfaction. Thev have seen two other railroads place "de luxe" train in service. They have advertised and made their train popular all over the United States. Next year the "Santa Fe de Luxe' will continue its work of the present season. A number of new accommoda tions will be added to the equipment. It will be a train that will set the pac for luxury and comfort in cross coun try travel. announced by the Chicago, Milwau kee st. Paul railway, which has just completed the second tracking of its line to St. Paul and Minneapolis, a distance of 420 miles. The werk, which has been going on for several years, was necessitated, it is stated, by the fact that among the regions of densest traffic in the United States is that lying between Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Extensive revision of line and grade reduction between the two centers also has been a feature of the im provement work which now has been completed. Two years o part of this was done between Chicago and Mil waukee, where the road has been dou ble tracked for many years. Between Milwaukee and La Crosse realignment work was done at the time the second tracking was put in, the work ex tending over a period of several years. Most extensive revision, however, has been along the Mississippi river, north ward from La Crosse to the Twin Cities, the work entailing the filling up of arms of the river and the cut ting away of bluffs in straightening the right of way. Incident to taking a place at the first two-tracked line to the Twin Cities, it is pointed out that the St. Paul was the first railroad in the coun try to operate electric lighted and steam heated trains. BEAT THE TIGERS Kaivs Pile Up Eight Scores in the Seventh. Gather 22 Hits Off Four De troit Recruit Pitchers. GEAR'S PLAYERS HIT HARD Burns Gets Two Doubles and Gardner Home Run. Topekans Leave Tuesday Play College Teams. to GOOD INCREASED IN GROSS. CLEAR CHICAGO CONGESTION. New Unified System of Interchange Between Railroads. Chicago, March 18. That the new nnd unified system of freight inter change between the railroads entering Chicago will be in operation within a few months was the statement of rail road officials, discussing the plan for taking over the Inner belt line, which has been decided upon as a solution of the problem of freight congestion in Chicago. The roads participating In the contract are the Burlington, Pennsylvania, Alton, Atchison, Wa bash, Chicago Eastern Illinois, Grand Trunk, Monon, Rock Island, Erie, Chesapeake Ohio, the "Soo" (controlled by the Canadian Pacific), Chicago, Madison Northern (an Illi nois Central road), and the Illinois Central itself. The Chicago West ern Indiana, operating the belt line, will buy the Chicago Union Transfer line and consolidate their business. All fourteen railroad companies become equal shareholders in thj belt line. The belt has been owned by the Wabash, Grand Trunk, Erie, Monon and East ern Illinois. About SO, 000 carloads of freight, averaging twenty tons each, arrive in Chicago every day. Fully half the amount intended for through ship ment is now. brought through the city. By the new arrangement this will all be diverted at the city limits and transfer will be vastly helped. DOUBLE TRACK ON MILWAUKEE. First Four-Rail Road Between Chica go and Twin Cities. Operations of trains over the first double tracked railroad between Chi cago and the Twin Cities has been In February a Gain of 7.2 Per Cent Was Reported. Railroad gross earnings now make a more satisfactory comparison with a ar ago than for a long time, the total of all United States roads report ing iu aaie ior tne lour weeks of Feb ruary, as compiled by Dun's Review, agp gating $33,304,856, an increase of 7.2 per cent, as compared with the earnings ror the corresponding period last year. The improved exhibit is especially notable during the latter portion of the month. In the first week of February the roads includ ed in this statement reported only a very smau gain, in tne second week 4.3 per cent and in the third week 4.9 per cent. Almost all the more important sys tems report gains for the fourth week some of which are very large. Among them are Louisville Nashville, earn ings on which were $201,489 larger man in tne same week last year, Southern, J205.203; Denver Rio Grande, $59,200; International Great Northern, $34,000; Minneapo lis St. Louis, $10,300; Missouri Pa cific, $222,000; St. Louis Southwest ern, $61,000: 'Soo." $115,267. and Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburg, $67, 199. In the following table are given the gross earnings of all United States roads reporting to date for the four weeks of February, and the gain as compared with the earnings of the same roads for the corresponding pe riod a year ago; also for practically the same roads for the two preceding months, together with the percentages of gains or loss as compared with last year: 1912. Gain. Pet. Feb., 4 weeks $33,304,856 $2"49,302 7.2 Jan., 4 weeks 33.984.199 396,445 Deo.', 4 weeks 38,643,067 10,053 1 0.3 Shreveport, La., March 18. The Tigers used four pitchers in their ef fort to stop the Kaws Sunday and then were unsuccessful. Gear's pro teges carried away the winning end of the game by a score of 14 to 13. The feature of the game was the heavy hitting of the Kaws. Gard ner led with a home run- swat to center. The Kaws fell on Taylor in the seventh inning and before three were out had hung eight runs up on the scoreboard. They added one score in the eighth and another in the ninth, cinching the game.- The Ti gers had been leading by a large score until the fatal seventh. Burns doubled twice. King, Sor rensen and Walsh two timed once each. The pitchers are not in con dition, but at that the Topekans out hit Detroit. The Gears got away with only three errors, while Jen nings" seconds gathered seven. The crowd was a disappointment, only 1,070 paid admissions being re ported. An aviation meet at the fair grounds drew a great crowd. The Detroit regulars play the Kaws at Shreveport March 24. Score in Sunday s game: TOPEKA. Players AB. R. Walsh, 2b 6 Barnes, rf.-p 6 Lee, ss 6 Gardner lb 6 Emery, 3b 4 King. c. f 5 Hoffman, If 5 Smith, c 2 Scott, c 3 Sorenson, p 2 Lusford, p 1 Puckett 1 cans defeated Fort Worth, 13 to 1. J. Scott for the visitors, allowed but three hits. AGGIE SCHEDULE IS OUT. K. S. A. C. Team Will Make Trip Into Texas. Manhattan. March 18. Gn-o- s. T, director of athletics at the Kansas State Agricultural college, has completed the iootDan schedule for tne season of 1912. Ten games will be played, six in Man nattan, and four on the road. The longest trip will be to College Station, rex., a distance of 80o miles, where the Aggies will play the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college. One of the hardest games on the list is the one against the University of Colorado. The Coloradoans have held the Rock moun tain championshin for three years. The Cornhuskers will be met early In the season, following the game with the waves trom Haskell. The schedule: Sept. 28 Southwestern college, at Man- nattan. Oct. 5 Haskell Indians, at Manhattan. Oct. 12 Nebraska, at Lincoln. Oct. 19 State Normals at Manhattan. Oct. 26 K. U., at Lawrence. Nov. 2 Fairmount, at Wichita. Nov. 9 College of Emporia, at Manhat tan. Nov. 18 University of Colorado, at Manhattan. Nov. 22 Texas A. and M., at College station. Nov. 28 Washburn, at Manhattan. RENO GIRLS WIN CUP. Baldwin Boys Capture Game and Prize From Hutchinson Team. Lawrence, "Kan.. March 18. In the inter-scholastic basketball tournament held here Saturday under the auspices ot the University of Kansas the Reno girl team defeated the Chanute team 37 to 35 and won the state champion- snip in tne girls' division while the Baldwin high school team composed of boys captured the final game from Reno in the boys division 36 to 32. Large silver loving cups were present ed to the winning teams. The meet was the most successful in the historv or tne university. rwenty-Bix teams were entered and the gate receipts ex ceeded those of any previous year by izo. 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 14 Loss. RAILWAY NOTES. An entirely new field is covered by an exhaustive work just completed by Albert MacRae, editor of the Santa Fe Employes' Magazine. The work is a compendium of useful information for railroad purchasing agents. It con tains an alphabetical list of supply houses, an "inquiry list" covering every conceivable commodity a rail road might buy, a trade name index, standard list prices, tables and charts showing the anatomies of railroad equipment. Mr. MacRae has had the co-operation of purchasing agents throughout the country in the work. A personal appearance campaign has been started by the management of the New York Central system. Em ployees of the lines comprising the New York Central group have been advised in a bulletin that the public is keen to notice little things. The Illinois Traction system has let the contract for steel rails, amounting to $50,000, to the Pennsylvania Steel company. These rails will be used upon extensions and in replacing light rails. A large sum is to be expended by the Santa Fe railroad in this vicinity after the expiration of the fiscal year, June 30, says a Pueblo report. It is said that something like $2,000,000 will be devoted to Improvements, in cluding repair shops and a large round house in Pueblo and a new system of switching yards, which is badly need ed. A new depot will be built at Fow ler and smaller ones at two other points between Pueblo and Fowler, Officials in Topeka have heard nothing of this report. The industrial department of the Erie railroad has just issued a colored industrial map of the system, showing the advantage of the railroad with re lation to manufacturing, fuel, mar kets, etc. Anthracite and bituminous coal areas and regions productive of gas and oil are depicted in colors, while a detailed description of the re sources available is given in the text. Dust Off Your Brain! Men who think quickly and clearly have an advan tage over the "other fellow." Brains, just as surely as other parts of the body, must be fed right in order to do good work. FOOD helps many a person "forward" because it is scientifi cally made, and supplies the right food elements, in cluding the Phosphate of Potash grown in the wheat and barley of which Grape-Nuts is made. And Nature especially requires this mineral salt for rebuilding brain and nerves. There's a Reason" for Grape -Nuts Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. Totals 47 Batted for Lusford in seventh. DETROIT. Players AB. Jones, c. f 4 O'Leary, ss 3 Dubuc, rf 4 Perry. If 5 Ganor, lb 2 Westerzill, 3b 4 Bauman, 2b 5 Kocher, c 5 Maroney, p 2 Rensen, p 1 Remness, p 0 Works, p 1 H. P. A. E. 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 4 1 4 3 10 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 1111 0 6 0 1 13 10 10 3 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 22 27 18 3 CONVICT TO JOIN TEAM. Governor McGovern Grants Schanb Permission to Play. Aurora, 111., March 18. Frank Schaub, recently released from tha Wisconsin state penitentiary on a pa role which did not permit him to play Dan, win get in the game this year af ter all. When Governor McGovern, c' Wisconsin, learned the conditions of the parole, he notified Schaub he might join hs club. Schaub is an outfielder of the Apple ton club of the Wisconsin-Illinois league. He was sentenced for perjury. R. H. P. A. E. 2 2 4 0 0 2 113 0 1 1 0 0.1 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 10 1 1 2 112 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 13 12 25 13 7 Score by innings: R Topeka 0 0002281 114 Detroit 3 0304210 0-13 Summary: Two-base hits Ganor, King, Sorenson, Walsh, Burns 2. Home runs Gardner. Double play Remness to Koch er to Ganor. Passed balls Kocher. Sac rifice hit O'Leary. Stolen bases Jones 2, Perry 1. Hit by pitcher Burns, Ganor 2, Westerzill 1. Struck out By Sorenson 2, by Lusford 1, by Burns 1, by Taylor 1, by Works 2. Bases on balls By Sorenson 3, Lusford 2, Works 1. Time of game 1:45. Umpire Gandil. Manager Gear treated the entire nnail to a supper at Scheer's cafe Sunday night after the game. He said he did it to show his apprecia tion of the way the players went against the big leaguers. The play ers here are all well treated. They are admitted free to all shows and a local garage gave the entire squad a free auto ride Sunday. Walsh at second is showing a lot of speed and Ryan and Lee are hitting the ball at a mile a minute pace. Both look likely. A Texan wanted to bet Secretary Wikidal any amount the Topekan would name that Gard ner hits nearer the .400 than the .300 mark in Topeka this season. Wikidal was timid and didn't take it. Some of the Kaws are showing midsummer form. They field and hit like it was August 1 instead of March. If there is any discord on the team it hasn't shown up yet. Gear is everywhere and everything the play ers say is of the manager. He has them all working and they seem an exceptionally willing and industrious bunch. Sorrensen is in condition, having been playing ball all winter. His curves have real hooks on 'em and he shows to a big advantage over the boys who have had little training this spring. The Kaws leave Shreveport Tues day for Ruston, where a college game will be played. CLEVELAND WELCOMES KILBANE PoUce Fight Way for Champion Through Crowd. Cleveland, March 18. The city never saw such an outpouring of its population as that which marked the homecoming of Johnny Kilbane who won the feather weight championship from Abe Attell at Los Angeles, February 22. At the depot the police had to fight the way through for Kilbane, who joinsd his wife and baby in a waiting automo bile that headed a monster parade. Holding his baby aloft and waving an American flag, Kilbane pursued his tri umphant journey. At the city hall Mayor naner reviewed tne parade. Who have best teeth? We Americans. Why If you say it is Wrigley's ymmWf due to we will admit we have helped some. We want to help more. We'd like to help you. This mint brightens, A GIBBONS INVADES EAST AGAIN. He Will 3Ieet Jack Denning in New York March 26. St. Paul, Minn., March 18. Mike Gibbons and Eddy Reddy have left for the east to resume activities in the boxing game. Gibbons will meet Jack Denning in a return bout in New York on March 26 and is matched with Ernie Zanders for April 5 at South Bend, Ind. Reddy is dickering for at least one more bout before they return home. McVey Defeats Jim Barry. Sydney, N. S. W., March 18. Sam Mc Vey, the California pugilist and heavy weight cnampion or Australia, easily de feated James Barry, the Chicago heavy weight, in a 20-round contest here. Mc Vey got the decision on points. Blues Report at Waco. Waco, Tex., March 18. Twenty-two strong, the Kansas City American asso ciation delegation arrived here for spring practice. Manager Carr expects ten more men this week. leaf confection cleanses and preserves teeth partly by friction partly by the mint leaf juice. Yes, it purifies breath sharpens appetite aids digestion. But we're talking of teeth. It helps millions of teeth every minute. Help yourself your teeth and enjoy the refreshing juice of fresh mint leaves. uy it by the Box of any dealer. It cot lesa. A Look for the spear The flavor lasts 11 pa WHE 4A' TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND Memory of the Dead President Hon ored at Public Meeting;. TRAINING SEASON RESULTS. Austin, Tex., March 18. Austin was defeated by Philadelphia Americans team, 3 to 0. Bender and Brown pitch ed for Philadelphia. Waco. Tex., March 18. By a score of 3 to 2, the Waco team defeated the third section of the Chicago Americans in a 12-innlng game. Montgomery, Ala.. March 18. Mont gomery took the second game from the Cleveland Americans in an 11-inning battle, the final score being 4 to 3. New Orleans, March 18. The wild- ness of New Orleans pitchers and er rors aided the Chicago National in win ning by a 4 to 3 score here. Martina and 'Maple gave a total of eight bases on balls. Houston, Tex., March 18. The regu- ars of the New Tork National met de feat at the hands of Houston, 5 to Crandall and Ames pitched for New York. Foster for Houston, allowed but three hits. Galveston, Tex., March IS. The sec ond division of the New York Nationals defeated Galveston, 7 to, 0. Marquard pitched five innings without allowing a hit. Tesrau pitched four, allowing two hits. Galveston pitchers allowed 15 hits. San Antonio, Tex., March 18. San Antonio's Texas League club defeated team of Philadelphia Americans, 9 to 7, with Plank, Kraus and Coombs pitching for the visitors. Kraus was hit for five runs and Plank for three. Fort Worth. Tex.. March 18. The second division of the Chicago "Ameri- J. New York, March 18. Grover Cleveland's memory was honored Sunday at a public meeting in the City college, commemorating his seventy-fifth birthday anniversary. Trib utes from President Tat't, Governor Dix of New York and Governor Har mon of Ohio, were read and eulogistic addresses were delivered by men with whom Mr. Cleveland was associated. The exercises were attended by Mrs. Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow of the former president, and Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont, widow of the secretary of war in one of the Cleveland cabinets. Grover Cleveland earned the sin cere gratitude of his countrymen and justified recurring memorial occasions like the one in which we are taking part," President Taft wrote. "He was a great president, not because he was a great lawyer, not because he was a brilliant orator, not because he was1 a statesman of profound learning, but because he was a patriot with the highest sense of public duty, because he was a statesman of clear percep tions, of the utmost courage of his convictions and of great plainness of speech; because he was a man of the highest character, father and husband of the best type, and because through out his political life he showed those rugged virtues of public servant and citizen, the emulation of which by those who follow him will render pro gress' of our political life toward bet ter things a certainty." Charles S. Fairchild, secrery of the treasury under Cleveland, pre sided. President Hibben of Princeton uni versity, of which President Cleveland was a trustee, paid this tribute: "We came to regard him not merely as the distinguished statesman and patriot, not merely as one who had been for two terms the chief magis trate of our land, but also as a great counsellor in education." Representative Thomas W. Hard wick of Georgia said he wished to express, on behalf of the Democracy of the south and of all the people of the south, "the deep respect and es teem we held for Mr. Cleveland in his life, the sorrow we had for his death and the pride with which we cherish his memory." LANDS AT TIEN TSIN. Battalion of the Fifteenth Has Reach ed Its Destination. Stiff Neck For any stiffness or lameness Sloan's Liniment gives relief at once. It acts like massage I quickens the blood and limbers up lame muscles and joints. SLOAM'S LINIMEMT is good for any kind of pain. I had a severe pain between my shoul der, and noticing your advertisement in the street cars I got a bottle which quickly relieved me." B. D. Bus&OTiti, Mays rule, Kentucky. At n iMltrs. Prle lie.. $1.04. Dr. Earl S. Sloan Boston, Mass. Tien Tsin, March 18. A battalion of the Fifteenth infantry which left Ma nila March 9, has arrived here, hav ing been detained outside Taku since Friday, owing to a storm. The bat talion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Root, is made up of 444 men including a band. The Americans are now quartered in a large warehouse in the French con cession. The accommodations being given them are similar to those ac corded the earlier detachments of American troops from the Philippines. AMUSEMENTS. "Green Stockings," which will be played for the first time in Topeka at the Grand on Wednesday, March 20, by Margaret Anglin and her company, is by A. E. W. Mason. The story of "Green Stockings" is a new version of an old story; the story of a man who pretends that he is courting for another man and finds him self wooing in earnest. In this instance a man who is supposed to be dead ap pears as his own friend to discover what a particular woman is like. Miss Cella Farady is the eldest daugh ter of a rich country gentleman; she is clever, attractive, but she is 28 years old and considered to be an old maid. Her married sisters and her sister who is be trothed rather look down upon her. She surprises everyone by announcing that she, too, is engaged to a Colonel Smith, who has left England for Somaliland with his Tegiment. It's all an invention. Everyone suddenly makes much of her. END STOMACH TROUBLE NOW, Dyspepsia, Gas, Sourness or Indi gestion Go in Five Minutea. As there is often some one in your family who suffers an attack of Indi gestion or some form of Stomach trou ble, why don't you keep some Dia pepsln in the house handy? 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Gas and BtOfnacK poison, which putrefy in the digestive tract and intestines, and, besides, poi son the breath with nauseous odors. 'A hearty appetite, with thorough di gestion, and without the slightest dis comfort or misery of the Stomach, la waiting for you as soon as you decld to try pape's Dlapepsln CASH LOANS J on Pianos, Household Goods and Personal Property. Newest Methods, Lowest Rates. American Loan Co. Suite .105-6-7 Mulvane Bids. Both Phone 615. Topeka, Kan. When she is weary of her happiness she puts an announcement in the journals to the effect that Colonel Smith is dead. Then she enjoys the sympathy lavished on her. Lo and behold! one fine day Colonel Vavasour calls upon her. He de clares that he was the most intimate friend of the late Colonel Smith. He comes from the death-bed of his deeply lamented friend to give her some trinkets that Smith had bequeathed and to repeat a long message. It does not require much acumen to determine that Col. Vavasour is Colonel Smith himself. "Green Stockings" has just concluded a most successful run in New Tork city, at the Maxine Elliott theater and Lyceum theater. CASTOR I A for Infants and Children. The Kind You Kara Always Bought Bears the Signature of BLOCKADED Every Household In Topeka Should Know How to Resist It. The back aches because the kidneys are blockaded. Help the kidneys with their work. The back will ache no more. Lots of proof that Doan's Kidney Pills do this. It's the best proof, for it cornea from Topeka. Mrs. J. F. Coyne, 412 Monroe St., Topeka, Kans., says: "I suffered for two years from kidney trouble. There were severe pains across the small of my back and in my sides and I found It hard to stoop. I also had headaches and other difficulties which showed that my kidneys were disordered. Hearing Doan's Kidney Pills highly spoken of, I decided to try them and procured a box at Rowley's Drug Store. 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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALMARCH 18, 1912 Strprka $tute- Stromal By VRANK P. MAC LENXAS. Centered July 1, 1875. as second-class matter at the postonice at xovc.n. under the act of congress. VOLUME XXXVIIII No. C7 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where the paper ass a curler system. 73v m all ttnm vtftar S3-60 Rv mftH. kit months 1.S0 Sty mall, 100 days, trial order BELL TELEPHONES. Mustness Office '"HI Snorters Room INDEPENDENT TELEPHONES. Private branch exchange. CaU 107 and ask the State Journal operator ior per son or department desired. Topeka State Journal building;, 800 and Kt Kansas avenue, corner Eighth. New York Office: 230 Fifth avenue, Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office: Steger building. Paul Block, manager. Boston Office: Tremont Building, Paul Block, manager. FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal is a merrfber of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The news is received In The State Jour rial building over wires for this sole pur fpose. Just what is this National Wom an's Suffrage Trust that Elizabeth N. Barr is telling the newspaper men sbout as she strays toward the east? N interviews have been given out recently by Senator Bristow on the progress of LaFollette's campaign for the Republican presidential nomina tion. If the weather breaks for the bet ter aa it should during the next few days, won't there be a mad rush for Easter finery? Easter is only three weeks in the distance. One of Chicago's policemen is ac corded great distinction by his fellow citizens because, during the 23 years he served on the force, he never took a drink in a. saloon for which he did not pay. That Chicagoan, Joseph Kolimago, who killed a former friend as the re sult Of a dispute over a dollar, may at least be pardoned for having trav eled under the alias of "Joseph Smith." An Oklahoman has just sent BO cents to a Kansan to pay for some grapes that the former stole from the latter no less than forty-two years ago. They couldn't have been of the sour variety. Nor is there any danger that therfl w ill be a big international war over th ownership of the land iround the South Pole, which has just been discovered. It isn't worth owning. In the minds of many it wasn't even worth discovering. A fighter, with red blood in his veins, never hollers fraud or foul when he is licked and especially in the way or with the same weapons he has used successfully in the past to win victories over others. This applies to the political, as well as all other arenas. Those Republican members of Ari zona's first legislature must feel like strangers in a strange land. There are only eight of them in both branches of the legislature. And their Democratic brethren number forty six. Perhaps, though, the Republicans will make- up in noise what they lack In. numbers. That's usually the case with a legislative minority. Dr. Wiley has resigned his position Bb chief of the United States bureau of chemistry- But the worthy fight he lias been waging so successfully for pure drugs will not die with his re tirement from public service. It is too popular with the people. They will demand that it be continued with vigor. And it will be an Imperishable monument to the man who instituted It. Secretary of State Knox may be having something of a nerve-wracking trip through the South American re publics on account of the Blots against his safety which have been made, but happily thwarted so far. However, he has this satisfaction at least, and it is one that his wintry storm-bound friends at home must be envious of: He Is down where the big bananas grow, where it is summer all the time. Governor 'Stubb's unwarranted tele gram to President Taft Is being sent out from the Roosevelt headquarters aa a campaign document. Perhaps that was what it was intended for. TTiere Is no limit to the license that is used in the preparation of cam paign documents, and especially by those politicians who realize In their innermost souls that they are fighting for a cause already lost. Regardless of his rather crushing de feat at the meeting of the Republican etate committee. Governor Stubbs as serts that fie and his friends ought to be able to carry 100 out of 105 counties In Kansas for Colonel Roose velt. Let's see. The state committee Is made up of the chairmen of the county committees. A chairman of a county committee, if he has any de sire to continue in that position, must necessarily reflect the sentiment of a majority of his committee. There fore, the latest claims of Governor! Stubbs in tne premises look about as ridiculous as his original claims that the Republican sentiment in Kansas is overwhelmingly in favor of the nom ination of Roosevelt. These prolonged battles that the western railroads have been compelled to fight against th snow, and at euch. a tremendous expense. Will probably 1 4-t. '1 V, mean a lurmcr uutuug v, n ui .m improvements and extensions they planned to make tnis year, wnen me political experts, in their endeavors to make capital for themselves witn tn ni-nnls nare the income of the rail roads down to the bone, and a little closer, they never make any allow ances for such emergencies as the struggles that the railroads have to wage occasionally with such snow storms as have prevailed during the naet few weeks. In the aggregate thesj storms have cost the western railroads many millions of dollars. TSTnr is there anv way for them to provide this money except to take it from the funds that they had set asiae for other purposes. Big surpluses to make needed improvements and pro vide against all possible emergencies are absent these days from tne strong boxes of the railroads. DOWN IN MEXICO. A returned traveler from Mexico not onlv brings confirmatory reports of the news dispatches concerning the chaotic conditions that prevail in that unfor tunate country. He also expresses the belief that the better and more Intel ligent classes of Mexicans would wel come intervention on the part of tha United States with open arms. This will certainly be news to most Ameri cans, who may be pardoned for form ing the opinion that the cry "Down with the Gringos" is intensely popular with Mexicans of all degree. In fact this is more than an opinion with this traveler. Prominent Mexicans have made statements to him to thai end. They see no termination to tht troubles in the revamped republic. They look for the overthrow of Madero. Af ter that they are certain another revo lution will be begun immediately for the overthrow of his successor. It is their idea that one revolution will fol low another until Mexico is parceled ur among the various "military leaders' whom they look upon as little better than bandits or brigands. They do not believe that it is possible for another Diaz to emerge from all this turmoil, a man who will be strong enough t; bring about peace and order among the cut-throats, the pilferers and tlie looters who are "rebels" merely be cause they have found it the easiest way in which they can pick up a liveli hood. These better classes of Mexi cans are firmly convinced that no pro perty rights, no matter how small and Insignificant they may be, will ever be secure in Mexico again until the Uni ted States sends down there an army of pacification. And there is some more interesting news that this traveler brings home. It to the effect that while the Mexi cans of the rebel type are strong in hollering "Down with the Gringos" when they get together in a crowd, they are particularly careful not to put any of their threats into deeds. Furthermore although they strut around with mucc braggadocio as to what they would do to Uncle Sam's soldiers if the' latter were sent into the country, they have, as a matter of fact, a respect for the United States soldiers that borders on abject fear. This is especially true among the more ignorant of the Mexi cans and they make up the bulk ot the population. And in the minds of some tha credit for putting this fear of United States soldiers into the hearts of the Mexicans belongs to nothing so much as to the moving picture shows, that have been established here and there in Mexico and particularly in the American towns along the border. The Mexicans are enthusiastic admirers of the photo-plays, particularly those of the blood and thunder variety. They simply flock to the moving picture houses. Most of the pictures shown are of the American make. And mai'y of them are those pictures of fights be tween cowboys and Indians and soldiers with which the patrons of moving picture houses are so familiar. In most of these pictures it is always the case that a handful of soldiers will annihilate or disperse a hundred or more Indians. The simple-minded Mexicans have an idea that these pictures are represen tations of realities.- They marvel at the courage and prowess of the Ameri can soldiery. After seeing a picture of this sort they will congregate in little crowds and discuss it by the hour, and especially the wonderful fighting proclivities of Uncle Sam's soldier boys. They may shout "Down with the Gringos" and show their teeth, but it is the opinion of many people in Mexico and along the border that if an armed force of these same Gringos descended on Mexico they, would have to do some tall running to get within shooting range of the Mexicans who are shin ing so conspicuously these days as "rebels." New System of Towing. Tests of a new towing system in vented by a German government en gineer, Herr Koss, have been recently made on the Hiltrup section (1 4-6 miles in length) of the Dortmund Ems canal. An elastic rail is laid at the bottom of the canal, and the tugboat carries at its bottom four rollers which clasp the rail. These rollers are operated from the boat which is thus propelled. A large economy of power is claimed for this method. The experimental tug is worked by elec tricity, the energy being obtained through a cable from an auxiliary boat equipped with a dynamo. This, however, is only a provisional ar rangement, and in ordinary working a trolley wire would be installed alongside the -canal. Electrical opera tion can obviously be replaced by crude oil motors, etc., each barge be ing fitted with a set of rollers acting on the rail. London Times. How Judge Land Ik Was Named. "The most memorable Christmas I ever spent was during the civil war," said former Representative Landis, of Indiana, at the Willard. "My father had returned from the war on leave of absence to find another son. He had taken part in the fight at Kene saw "ountain, and when he found his heir awaiting him be suggested the name of Kenesaw Mountain. That is how my brother, who has become more or less noted as a judge, came to be named. "But it was not that incident that made my Christmas so memorable. Kenesaw was a baby. I had other brothers. We were living a few miles from a small town in Indiana, and my father had only a few days' leave. He was compelled to rejoin hi3 regiment before Christmas day, nd he left home the day before, if I remember correctly. "I shall never forget the day before that Christmas. My mother and fath er went to town, and the boys natur ally were much excited. When mother came back with a bundle we were more excited. It turned out that father had purchased us some gifts. Mine was a. candy camel. 1 placed nim af fectionately on the 'what-not' of the best room, and took many pilgrimages to have a look at him. or course, i caressed him, and now and then I would take a. loving lick. For several days following Christmas, my camel remained there, but one day 1 couia not resist the temptation, and turning carnivorous. T devoured my animal, I do not know what the other boys did with their animals, but I suppose they went the same way that mine did." Washington Post. JOURNAL ENTRIES Where there's a will there may be a way, and likewise, generally, a lawsuit. Any number of people strive hard for prizes that are not worth trie win ning. Too many wives seem obsessed with the idea that they should typify the goddess of war. Most of the "old songs" may be beautiful, but that doesn't make them any the less monotonous. Was there ever an instance in the case of leap year proposals where the poor man had the courage to say no JAYHAWKER JOTS Ere this, the Meade Globe had ex pected to see in print that oia ana familiar paragraph: "Winter lingers in the lap of spring." From the Inman Review: A man will pouch his cheek with fi'thy tobacco, juice runs down his cheek, feels good; but a hair in hia biscuit Kins nim. The dachshund has short legs, but his pant3 are just as long aa any other dog's, points otit the Leavenworth La bor Chronicle and Resubmissionist. Some women are so generous, re marked the Leavenworth Labor Chron icle and Resubmissionist. always giv ing somebody a piece of their minds. One of the reflections "By a Mav erick" in the Carbondale Post: There is one advantage in trading away from your home town if you get stung. You can put mud on the sting, but not on the stinger. A Kansas newspaper published an ar ticle headed, "Through College on a Cow," and in commenting thereon, Tom Thompson said: Thai may be a reason able case. I've known young men to leave college on the hog. Editor Joslyn of the Carbondale Post is not one of those fellows who refuses to profit by experience, as the following remarks from him show: We are now thinking of planting our early cabbage seed next week. Last year we found our early cabbage to be late turnips. Clyde Knox's idea of a double-dis tilled fool, is the fellow who sends his little boy to school with the message that his "papa is going to lick the teacher." "Licking" the teacher is just about as fruitful as going red-headed to a newspaper office to get "satisfac tion." Sunday morning while passing be tween the Methodist and Congrega tional churches we heard a dialogue something like this: Meth Take My Silver and My Gold. not a mite I withhold. Cong. Why not? Why not tonight. After a short inter val the tunes changed. The Cong, song Will there be any Stara in my Crown? Meth (in full chorus) Not One, No not One. Carbondale Post. Anna Carlson writes that there is nothing to the theory that the consoli dation of ihe Lindsborg News and the Lindsborg Record was effected as a po litical move of some sort. Miss Carl son explains: The merger w-as made principally for the purpose of making it possible for the ghost to walk every Saturday night in the print shop. (Printers can tell the uninitiated that it is a serious thing to work in a shop where the ghost doesn't walk.) "I'm not very strong'for the over modest, super-retiring sort of a girl," writes Pip Daniels in the Howard Courant. "I don't like to see girls boldly, brazenly get out and try to run things that are none of their busi ness; but a girl who sees something she wants and hasn't the nerve to reach out and grab him, will always be sitting back alone, holding the sack. And it serves her quite right." POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Some things that come to pass are vetoed. The man who steals a watch ought to wind up in jail. It's easier to get left than to be either right or president. Love is a disease but it isn't as con tagious as It used to be. By performing an. autopsy a doctor hopes to secure inside information. There's no fool like an old fool except the fool girl who marries him. The man who borrows trouble usually gets more than he bargained for. If you are truthful you will have to ad mit that you are more or less gossipy. Every time a man stands up for his rights he Is apt to tread on some other fellow's toes. There is said to be a woman in Ohio who can actually sharpen a lead pencil so well that It doesn't look as if she had done it with her teeth. Grounds for divorce may be the cemetery of love. Getting rich quick Is as dangerous as it is difficult. A man with money to burn seldom starts a conflagration- A man has reached the turning point after a pretty, girl passes by. Love is apt to be blind until a third party enters then it can see a mile. Perhaps a young widow might get rid of her weeds by marrying a gar dener. Nothing jolts an egotist like the re fusal of people to pay any attention to him. When an old man dies and his rela tives say that he is better off the chances are that he is. A man may think the world of a woman, but he should remember that there are others in the world. Rather than lose out at the last minute, the bride will promises to obey but she always has her fingers crossed. When a man wins $5 on a horse race he Is apt to tell everybody he won $50 except his wife, who would want to spend it. 3Y THE WAY BY HARVEY PARSONS. Frank Knox whoever he is gives Taft two western states. The gener osity of Mr. Knox whoever he is is commendable. With the two states Mr. Knox gives him and the large number the voters will hand him on the side, Hon. Taft will have one of the nicest collections of western states ever collected. Dodd Gaston refers to Mrs. Fitz simmons as the Mrs. Fitz, who, at the Carson City ringside, advised Fitz to slip Gent James one in the slats; we do not pose as a historian, but it is our impression that it was not the present Mrs. Fitz who offered that timely advice. As we dope' it out, that was the one before the next to the last one. If our memory fails not, Hon. Fitz traded that one for a new one, and got a bath robe to boot Gov. Stubbs says he is going to right, hut as Kansas seems more in clined to laugh than to fight, he might try New Jersey. The mosquito crop will soon be ripe In that earn pie state. The society with the long name views with alarm the cruelty of eat ing live oysters. That is a crime seldom committed in Kansas, as the average oyster dies of exposure and paresis before reaching this state. but as Kansas Is prone to adopt every new reform on the market, it may be well to avoid trouble with the S. P. C. A. by chloroforming your oysters before fletcherizing them. Ta I V. 41.. with being unhealthful. If he desires nn a...- -e 'ut. I. V. rill cuuviBClllCIIL Ul 1110 vital gC, ,17 could get it by Interviewing the few remaining ruuents in uur oarri. It is our theory that the tomcat should be treated with consideration and respect even though he may at times catch sparrows and other game birds. Our friendly feeling toward the tomcat may be noted by a visit to our barn, which has been convert ed into a haven where tomcats may escape inclement weather. Two holes are provided -one large one for large tomcats and a small one for small tomcats. A Kansas editor was shot because he refused to take a drink of booze, but it may be. after all, he chose the easiest way out. A man never knows much until he gets old, and then he knows enough to keep a portion of it to himself. It Is a growing belief that T R, the inTRepid TRailer, is now TRav eiing the TRail of TRouble. Friend E. B. C. has started out to reduce his weight. At present the only slim thing about him is his chance of success. SAYS UNCLE GAV If you ever have the hard luck to be betrayed by a friend, take your medicine and don't make a face as it goes down. The world has little sympathy for "goats." It expects you to be smart enough to "take care of yourself, and the worst thing that can happen to you is to be pitied be cause you can't. It goes without saying that none of us has aught but hatred for a traitor. But it is just as true that all of us have a sneaking suspicion that he who is the victim of treach ery is more than half a fool. This world's a pretty brave place, and while we have little to say concerning our unfailing demand for Spartan qualities in those whom we choose to love and admire, the fact remains that few of us have any use for a vic tim. We may feel sorry for him, we may pity him, we may even try to right his wrongs, but at the bottom of our hearts we know that our con fidence in him has suffered a sad diminution. Even as nothing succeeds like suc cess, so nothing fails like failure. The lame duck is never really a fac tor in the affairs of strong men, and this is a strong man's world. Once your normal dignity suffers the shock of betrayal, there is no cure for your state except to girdle up your loins and win back your place. Thus, if you have suffered wrong and tell your tale, you but lower yourself in the estimation of your associates. If you take your medi cine smiling, or even grimly, but at any rate without flinching, you have, in the popular mind, demonstrated your superior strength and turned your loss to gain. Little that matters can happen to you while your strength is in evidence. But when you confess yourself a victim, you only extend an invitation to the next strong man you meet to kick you into the gutter. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. Nearly everybody is reverent during a thunderstorm. It is impossible to get the best of some people. They haven't any. Lots of our self-made men have started out with very poor material. The man who tells a lie in pity is better than he who tells the truth to get even. "Your father is a smart man, isn't he, Bobby?" "Oh, yes. He knows almost as much as I do." "So Jack's going to marry her. Why, she's a mere nobody and his grandfather came over with the Mayflower." "That's nothing. Hers came across with $100,000." Blobbs "Bjones". whisky Is pretty strong, isn't it?" Slobbs "I should say so. I took a drink with him the other night and I got clear to the ferry before I knew I had left the house." Mrs. Malaprop "I don't think we ought to go over to the Smiths tonight." Mr Malaprop "Why?" Mrs. Malaprop "The paper says Mr. Smith was suddenly ta ken with the Initiative and referendum and recall. We can't be too careful of the children, you know." 'DAFFYDILS BY TJ. NO ALL. Pajitz-kaia is a great dancer but Mikail Mord-kin beat her, Take your partners for the Rus sian rush.) If a poor Chink eats does a Man- ehu rice? (You can t prove it by us, Harold.) If the booze in a bar-room got into a mixup would the claret punch? (There's a law against it In Kansas.) A BALLADE OF INCLINATIONS. One's a bibliomaniac. Others run to tapestries, China, rugs or brlc-a-brae; Some devote their energies Unto butterflies and bees. I am bent a different way. Leaning to a life of ease. Give me three square meals a day. Some are always on the track Of a dado or a frieze; Some grow happy o'er a pack Of strange things called Japanese, Going Into. rhapsodies Over bits of painted clay; But my longings to appease. Give me three square meals a day. One with experts at his back. Goading them with liberal fees, Looks for Sheffield plate, alack! And such strange inanities; Chippendales do others please, Peachblow vases some make gay. To the winds with fads like these. Give me three square meals a day. ENVOY. Jades, enamels, ivories. Be the hobby what it may That excites your ecstasies, Give me three square meals a day! New York Herald. THE EVENING STORY Cupid and Cupidity. (By Clarissa Mackie.) Carl Levering dashed for the sub way and caught the uptown express without an instant to epare before the gates clanged after him. A local train on the next track was pulling out at the same time and for awhile the two trains kept apace. From his sat in the express Carl was facings, row of people in the local train. Two faces, side by side, stood out from the others clearly. One was that of a thin-faced, weasel eyed man, well dressed, who sat with arms folded and a shifting glance darting hither and thither from under sandy brows. Beside him sat a girl, a girl with clear brown eyes and charming face. She was dressed in brown velvet that matched her eyes and hair and her hat was the same sober hue. On her left arm there carelessly dangled a golden mesh bag, while her hands were thrust into a brown fur muff. As Carl looked at the girl with eager admiring eyes he was conscious that his train was pulling ahead of the slower one- as is the custom with ex press trains. In another moment he would lose sight of the Brown Girl, as he called her in his mind, perhaps for ever,, and he felt a vague attraction to ward her. Then something happened In the next train. He witnessed it with an gry eyes, knowing that he was helpless to interfere. The man who was sitting beside the Brown Girl slipped a hand down to ward the golden purse hanging on her arm. Something flashed and the bag dropped. The man's hand was withdrawn and without apparent movement he was still sitting there with folded arms. The girl was. look ing the other way. At that moment the express forged head and left the other train behind the pickpocket the richer by a golden purse and the Brown Girl all uncon scious of her loss. Carl wondered what he could do. The local was probably stopping now at Twenty-eighth street, while the first stop of his train would be at Thirty third street. Of course, the pickpocket would leave the local at Twenty-eighth street, and disappear. As he sat there fuming over the fates that had decreed he should see the Brown Girl for the first time and then lose sight of her so quickly when she needed help, he became aware that his train was slowing down and presently it stopped entirely in the tunnel. A few minutes later the same local came up alongside and that, too. be came stalled from some unknown reason. Carl was elated to di.-over that the pickpocket had had no opportunity to leave his train. He still sat there be side the Brown Girl, who, quite uncon scious of her loss, was looking into Carl's keen blue eyes. "By Jove, I wish I could make her understand without appearing to flirt with her! Of course. It wouldn't do the least bit of good, anyway. The fellow probably has already passed the bag along to a confederate! muttered Carl to himself. Just then he observed that the Brown Girl was staring at him with alarmed eyes. She suddenly lifted a white gloved hand and gestured frantically toward him and made motion with her lips. Carl, uncomprehending her meaning, yet feeling a vague disappointment at this evidence of boldness on her part, turned his eyes from her to the p'ck pocket who sat beside her. The pickpocket was glaring savagely at the girl he had just robbed, and then he darted a lightning glance at Carl and withdrew into his sullen reverie. The girl still gesticulated at Carl and he glanced down just in time to inter cept the sly hand of a thief who w-as abstracting his watch by elaborately simple method of a slit cut In the vic tim s coat and a neat pair of nippers. Carl's hand closed like a vise on the wrist of the pickpocket and he twisted it until the man dropped the watch with a moan of pain and thrust his hands into his pockets. The whole thing had been done so quickly that it had been witnessed only by one or two passengers in Carl's car besides the Brown Girl and the oth er pickpocket in the local. The girl smiled with relief and a little embarrassed flush came over her face from brow to chin as Carl lifted his hat in acknowledgment of the ser vice she had rendered him. Now he knew why the pickpocket beside her had been glaring so angrily at her. He, too, had seen the abstrac tion of Carl's watch from his pocket and perhaps had recognized a friend or a fellow criminal in the thief, and resented her warning. Carl wished that he could do a like service for her, but he felt powerless. He looked up and down his ow n car, hoping to see the frieDdly blue coat of ajolice officer, but his search wat unrewarded. But on the opposite seat a dark-eyed man intercepted his glance, winked meaningly at him and slowly, and without apparent motive, opened has coat to abstract some pa pers from an inner pocket and display ed the flash of a star on his breast. That the man was a detective Cari had no doubt. Then the train began to move slowly ahead, leaving the local standing on the tracks. Suddenly It Brew into a station and stopped short. Carl reached the door as soon' as the detective who had beck oned to the pickpocket to follow him. There was a brief conference with the guard, who explained that trains were stalled ahead of them, and finally he let them eft at the station. It was Twenty-eighth street. The detective was grasping the pick pocket by one arm and the man was standing passively there, knowing that he had bungled his Job. The detec tive beckoned to a policeman, turned the man over to his temporary earn and then, listening to Carl's account of he theft he had witnessed in the local train, they .waited for that, delay ed train to draw into the station. Carl was on the alert for the man whose face he had 'remembered with singular vividness. The detective was watching at another door. The mon followed closely" behind the Brown Girl and they had no -troubU in apprehending him. While the detective detained tha pickpocket, Carl addressed the Brown Girl and related the incident of tnj gold purse. With a little cry of alarm, she glanced down at her arm where dan gled the golden chain from which the purse had hung. The bag was, of course, gone. "What shall I do?" she asked anx iously. "What has become of the man "Here he is," said Carl, and then the detective approached with his captive. A quick search of the man's garments brought forth the golden purse and the girl was able to identify it without trouble. The detective took their names. and permitted Carl and the Brown Girl Margaret Bronson, was the name she had given to the officer to go. Carl accompanied her to the street and there they paused. Their acquain tance had been so informally begun and in its brief course so filled with incidents, and each had rendered the other such good service, that they hardly felt like strangers. "I am very grateful to you Mr. Levering," she said with shining eyes. "And I am more than grateful to you," he returned heartily. "You sav ed my watch for me and that means a good deal it was my father's watch and he is dead." "I am very glad, indeed I don't know what you thought of me, but I had to let you know," she said, evi dently recalling the means she had taken to attract his attention. "That's the best part of it your forgetting everything traditions and all that, you know to save a perfect stranger from loss," he smiled down at her. "But that's a feminine trait, I've observed." She blushed under his praise and then they parted. Carl was confi dent that they would meet agin. Now that he knew her name he would ar range to meet her conventionally and then he resolved on the spot that the race of Cupid and Cupidity in the sub way should not be in vain. (Copy righted, 1912 by Associated Literary Press.) EVENING CHAT BY RUTH CAMERON. In one of Robert Louis Stevenson's books, a young man receives this advice from a friend who has seen something of the world: "Be soople, Davie, in all things immaterial." With the end of Lent, the most prolific wedding season of the year will com mence. How I wish that every twain who are to become one this spring would take the above advice for their matrimonial motto, and honestly resolve on their wed ding day to try to be "soople in all things immaterial." I wish also that they might be able to get the right point of view on what is material and what is not. So many things are immaterial that we fume and fret and worry ourselves, about. And so many things are vital that we seem to hold very lightly. 1" or Instance, any third party will cer tainly admit that it is comparatively im material whether that call on which Mrs. Newlywed's heart is set is made Friday evening, or put off until the next week in deference to a smoker which Mr. New- lywed particularly wishes to attend. But the two most concerned do not seem to be able to look at this matter as immaterial, And no one will deny that the peace and harmony of the home are most vital In the lives of these young folks. And yet, over that Immaterial point, they lightly soil and tarnish these precious and vital things. In a witty little volume by one of the modern women writers, a young wife Is pictured as Inquiring of her husband, who has Just come from their home to the summer place where she Is stopping, if he brought down a particular belt which she has repeatedly charged him not to fail to bring. Of course, he has brought the wrong belt and for a moment she is ready to scold. Then the loioiwing oia logue takes place: 'Look here, could you use some cnoco late nougat, instead of the belt? Because I have got that. 'Of course I could. Tommy, dear, and it doesn't make much difference, anyway. Where's the nougat T "Mr. Wilbour struck an attitude. "And there are still people who wonder why I married you!" he exclaimed, roots, vnu're a brick. If more women were like that, fewer men would be asking themselves why thev ever married. Furthermore, when woman like that wants something which is really material, she usually gets it. Nor is this preachment aimed chiefly at the. feminine sex. yuite to tne contrary. "Be soople in all things immaterial," is an admonition which men need as much if not more, than women. Tn he sure, as I can feel some logical person thinking, both do not need to be soople all the time. But there is little danger or tnat. A very happy couple, who wni to grow more devoted every year of their married Hfe, once told me that they made a reso lution on their wedding day that each would give up more than half the time. If any two people will make a resolution to be soople more man nan ioc nine, anu will reallv try. despite failures and dis couragements, to live up to that, they will be practically sure ui a nappy mar ried lite. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. Hearty welcome, hearty farewell. The hand that spanks the children eaves the world. Women do most of their crying in pub lic so as not to mean it. There's nothing but statesmen at the head of your party and nothing but ward heelers af the head of the other fellow's. When a man away from home forgets he's married he couldn't understand how he isn't worth being remembered by his family. Income looks bigger than wages till the bills come in. People think they know how to raise children when they don't know how to raise even cabbages. A man reads one sentence In the Con stitution and then wants to argue about the whole document. When a girl lets a man put on her skates for her she's not taking cod liver oil for that sort of thing. A woman seems to have a second sight about a little money in her husband's pocket, that' he forgetfully brought home. HUMOR OF THE DAY She I know, Alfred, J'have my faults. He Oh. certainly. She Indeed? Perhaps you'll tell me what they are. Path finder. "I should like to open an account at this bank, if you please." "We shall be glad to accommodate you, madam. What amount do you wish to deposit?" "Oh, but I mean a charge against, such as I have at the big dry goods stores." Chi cago Tribune.;, KANSAS COMMENT THE FARMER'S OPPORTUNITY. Every condition points to fine crop pros pects for liiu. There is an abundance ot moisture which will insure against drought; the heavy frosts have killed many ot the insect pests and the trues and winter wheat have been well pro tected from harm. It is doubtful if more auspicious con ditions for good crops have ever prs val.ed here and It behooves the farmers to meet Nature half way by doing every thing in their power to produce a real bumper crop in 1912. Deep plowing, care ful seed selection and faithful attention to the growing crops will produce the L1?8" croP" aver seen here unless om thing entirely unforeseen happens. Experts declare that the yield of corn or wheat per acre can be Increased 10 p r cent by seed selection alone. Then why not select the seed carefully? Many farmers think thev can tell good seed corn by simply picking out the finest ears In the crib. Tests have shown this plan to be dangerous, for sometimes the finest seed is not properly fertilized and will not germinate. There are many slmpia methods by which any farmer can, dur ing the winter months, pick out ears of seed corn which are without question properly fertilized. No doubt some farmers object to hsv mg city people advise them how to gst better crops. The city people are not try ing to tell the farmer how to farm, they simply want to urge htm to farm the best he knows how and to be willing to learn more. Albert W ulfekuhter who has organized the Leavenworth Progressive Agricul tural club. Is a banker and also a prac tical farmer. He sees the advantages to be derived from better farming, and for the purpose of interesting the farmers in raising bigger and better crops, is induc ing the business men to co-operate with him in a campaign of education. It is a noticeable fact that the farmers who stepped to the front at the very out start to help in the formation of a pro gressive Farming club are the best farm ers in the community, men who have made good. One or two farmers have been heard to ridicule the Idea of Inject ing "Book Learning" into farming. No further evidence of their Ignorance is needed. No farmer who is really anxious to get the best out of his Isnd will ridi cule any honest effort to assist the farm er. Leavenworth Post. PROBLEMS ON THE FRONTIER. News from Mexico varies, as it did so notably in the revolution of last vear. One day we are told that the situation has improved 50 per cent within the week, and the next day that It has become ex ceedingly grave. It is well to take as cheerful a view as possible, and w earn estly hope that the most favorable re ports are the most accurate and most likely to be realized. Yet it In only ordi nary prudence to regard the situation along the frontier as serious and as con taining the possibility of grave complica tions, with which this government murt be prepared to deal with authority, promptness and efficiency. It is greatly to be regretted that ju much of the fighting between the Mexi can factions occurs close to the frontier, and It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that It is brought about there purposely for the sake of involving American Inter ests, if not of involving American Inter vention. But that very fact is a reason for avoiding, so far as possible, anything like intervention. This country will not willingly let itself be dragged into such action to suit the ambition or spite of a Mexican faction. Yet. neither will it per mit invasion of Ms own territory or In jury to itra citizens; nor could it regard with complacency a chronic menace from just across the boundary line. New York Tribune. COLLEGE GRADUATES AT TlVENTf. Like the bolt from a clear skv conn the project to effect a drastic utad com plete reorganization of the UniviTsIty of Chicago, the general belief being that thi Rockefeller institution, amply endowo.l and heavily patronized, was contentedly going its own happy way. President Jud son's plan may be excellent In policy in fact, we are Inclined to agree that his premise is a good one, but in currying it to its conclusion he will most certainly meet almost unsurmountable obstacles. If the reorganization affected his own uni versity alone the task, thougli not neces sarily simnle, would be a mens matter ol! administrative change. But the reorgani zation affects the whole public school system 'of the state of Illinois, and a sys tem that has stood the tests ot 60 years' time is not lightly altered. Dr. Judson maintains that col'ge grad uates should be sent into business at an earlier age. Accordingly he re'-ommendii that two years be sliced off the elemen tary school system and that an entirely new academic Institution the Junior col legebe created. He affirms that ad vanced work can be done in th4s Junior college to such an extent that only twn more years of study will be necpsssry be fore the man or woman has com pleted the retirements for the bachelor's degree. All this will turn out A. B.'s at the age of SO. For those who seek to continue their training the university with all its grad uate courses and Its work for the pro fessions will still be open. The idea in at once novel and told. Boston Tran script. ADVERTISING TALKS BY WILLIAM C. FREEMAN The Irving National Exchange bank rec ognizes the value of newspaper advertl ing In the development of its business. It recently put out an advertisement headed "The Business Man and the In form of Our Banking and Currency Sys tem." The motive back of the announce ment is explained in the following worls of one of the bank officials: "This advertisement was decided upon as being the quickest and most dlr'.-t method of telling the business community that currency and banking reform con cerned the business man even mors than the banker." With that as a basis to work on. the advertisement was builded on an intell! c.nt nlan. It was printed in the newspa pers, mdrhlng and evening, for six days. The response wa ijijimtuihit. hhii fpw hours after the advertisement first appeared 200 replies reached the bank and during tha whole series of advertisement replies were received daily In proportion. These replies came from merchants, man ufacturers, brokers and professional men, and a large number came from pointu outside of New York city. Kot nno of the answers was of th In different sort that an advertiser some times gets who-oners to sena someming for nothing. Tim advertisement offered to send pam phlets to business "men a report of th national monetary commission the Im portance of Monetary Reform to Buslnasu Men, by John V. Farwell; Banking Re form and the National Reserve Associa tion, by J. Laurence Laughlln; list of DublicatioriS of the national monetay commission and how they may be obtain ed; a simpie explanation of modem bank ing customs. In masry lines of business, particularly Jn banking, it is assumed by the man agers that the public Is entirely familiar with their methods, and a greater ml take was never made. Peode want Information on all subjects they want to know about banking, and trust companies, saving oanKs, me rnetn ods of corporations, etc. It is gratlryi.'ijr to see in all parts of the country thrtt these big enterprises are beginning to realize the value of newspaper advertis ing to inform the people. -(To ba continued.) FROM OTHER PENS

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THE TOPESA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MAECH 18, 1912 5 Harve Parsons on the Picture Show Hobo Hemp. Omar or some other spring poet, in writing of that greet movement to relieve the congestion of nickles, towit: the jitny show, deposed as follows: The Moving Picture lights, and having lit. Thereat proceeds to make a last ing Hit, Because, for one small Coin of minor worth. It dishes up both Drama and a comic Skit. And the poet might have added: if the metre would Btand for it that the moving picture is an edu cator of the highest class. The habitual resident of Kansas may view the briny wave as it sloshes over the edge of New Jersey or South America for a sum of money that would pay transportation to Shorey; scenes from all nations are brought to him and served with steam heat in the winter and elec trie fans in the summer. The lover of the thrilling drammer may view with alarm the fat villyun lying in wait behind a brick-bat while the unususpecting hero-INE ap proaches, or weep with the strick en parent whose only daughter has eloped with the sewing machine agent or applaud when the rube lover puts it all over the villyun in the clean shirt. And all for the price of a sack of peanuts. The moving picture show is ev erybody's show; anyone can af ford it. and unless they have a chronic grouch, anyone can enjoy it. And such being the case, comma. White Way Webb has provided a bran sack to hold the proceeds of the fillum tournament at the Auditorium, PARSONS. Come To The Auditorium Tuesday Night, March 19 First show of the great contest between To peka Moving: Picture Houses. A five-piece orchestra will furnish music. "The Deserter" (Two Reels) 101 Ranch Bison Films 101 Ranch This wonderful film cost a fortune to pro duce huridreds of soldiers, Indians and scores of star actors take part. In a desperate down hill cavalry charge the daring riders take their lives in their hands. A sweet love story, inter woven in this stirring military drama the sort of picture to bring patriotic Americans to their feet. WILSON IS SECOND I Effect of the Hutchinson Con j rention Resolutions. j Delegates Instructed for Clark as Second Choice. "Percy Learns to Waltz 99 A comedy that is really funny one of the popular IMP films, and said by them to be as successful a picture as they ever produced. Three Complete Shows Each Night The music you whistle, played on the Big Pipe Organ. W. F. Roehr, organistevery evening at 7:3 O preceding the pictures. COME TO THE AUDITORIUM STRAIGHTEN OUT A TANGLE Democratic Leaders Are Inter viewed Concerning Action. All Agree as to Expression of Delegates. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. The Fiddlers' contest at the Auditorium tonight will draw a large crowd. The Karnival Knights smoker will be gin promptly at 7:80 o'clock tonight. Clarence Huff, formerly of Topeka, has started in business in Valley Falls. A Men and Religion team will go from Topeka to Hiawatha on March -i. St. Patrick's Day was an ideal one after all except that the mud is of unusual depth. The Kansas Association of Life Under writers met this noon at the Commercial club. Greater Topeka"' is the subject upon which Secretary J. Will Kelley will speak In Gemmell hall Wednesday noon. The annual meeting of the Brotherhood class of the First Presbyterian church will be held this e.enirig at 1307 Buchanan street. Dr. Arthur S. Henderson will speak thi.-s evening before the Brotherhood of the Walnut Grove M. E. church on "Jesus as a Man." Mrs. Louise M. Smith who was the singer at the recent concert for the bene fit of the pipe organ fund, has opened 11 stuuio in the city. The Fourth Ward Taft club will meet at the Throop hotel Tuesday evening as the guests of Mr. A. F. Colson. Charles F. Spencer ia president of the club. The Colored, T. M. C. A. will give a show entitled "Bignose and "S est" at the Grand opera house April 28. It will be a minstrel performance with about 30 per sons participating. Thursday evening Dr. A. S. Henderson will begin a series of talks at the First Congregational church on "The Greatness and Simplicity of the Christian Faith." Sixty packages a minute is the capacity Of a new machine for wrapping butter that has been Installed by the Continental Creamery Co. The machine and seven girls do tilfr work that was formerly ac complished by 22 girls. Telephone users In Topeka are enjoying Long Distance service in a merged form, and are saved the wa3te of time and in convenience of having to "Go to the nearest 'phone" to talk. "How the Politicians Advertise" will be tho subject of an address which will be made Tuesday noon before the members of the Topeka Advertising club by a man whose name has not been divulged, but who is not himself a politician. The Bulletin admits that the list of goods made in Topeka covering more than a page spoils the looks of this little publication and the smoke from a hun dred factory chimneys spoils the looks of the river landscape but who cares? Commercial Club Bulletin. Secretary J. Will Kelley has a plan for a Topeka trade excursion automobila tour. Such an excursion was contem plated last year but was abandoned. A band will go along and the advance of the Topeka advertisers would be in this way heralded. "The custom on the part of the women to removing their hats in church is grow ing more general in Topeka." remarked a man today, "but you know 8unday morning I had to sit behind a 'lid' which, made it Impossible fo.r me to get a glimpse of the preacher." The last two editions 'of the Bulletin reached a total circulation of 1,200 each and it was necessary for the file clerk to 1-unt up a number for the files. And we have It from any number of business men that the paper does not go to the waste basket unopened. Commercial Club Bulle tin. The feature of the regular bimonthly meeting of the Topeka Local union at the First Congregational church tonight will be" a talk on "Japan" by Miss Mary Sherrard Kerr, who will illustrate her remarks with lantern s'ides that were made in the country of which she will tell. Rev. J. C. Everett will make a 15 minute talk and music will be furnished by a male quartette. A picnic supper will be enjoyed at 6 o'clock. "In my opinion it is a happy idea to have the picture entertainments at the Auditorium," said Secretary Guy T. Jus tis of the Provident association today. Norris L. Gage has paid for lO tickets for the admittance of Provident associa tion boys and girls, and C. G. Whipple for 10. The Rev. H. G. Corwin of Eldon, Mo., has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Third Christian church. He has the reputation of being considerable of an orator. Mr. Corwin Is a graduate of the University of Missouri. He succeeds W. H. Scrlvner, who is now pastor of tho Budd Park Christian church of Kansas City. Mo. The Karnival Knights klub will hold a smoker this evening at the rooms of the Commercial club. The affair will begin promptly as many of the men expect to attend the Fiddlers' contest in the Audi toriuni later. E. W. Thompson has promised to give readings m the French Canadian dialect. The minstrel show April IS and 19. will be discussed. The woodyard of the Provident associa tlon will cease to exist as an active in stltution by the end of this week. In all 225 different persons have been given em ployment, working 800 days. The yard has been maintained by the association at a loss of about $350. Wood has been sold valued at $S00 to partly pay the ex penses. There is still $200 worth of fuel lett in the yard. Following are among this week's events at the Central T. M. C. A.: Dinner this evening at 7 o'clock for C. K. Kober of New York city, who will speak to your.; men interested in association work; Tues day noon, meeting of membership com mittee: Tuesday evening. Dr. F. A. Koes ter will give entertainment of mas;ii; Wednesday noon. Secretary J. w ill Kel lev will speak on "Greater Topeka:' Thursday noon. Rev. H. L. Kelson will lead the business mens Bible class: Fri day there will be special Men and Ra llgion conferences. ft! w IP II lf tf YwM w ite fm w& Mfi f w I if H1 BBm tir nrr rTinu rtttrntiiuw BacK of Every Sacti Experience. "PERFECTION FLOUR" is the final result of 32 years' experience in milling better and better flour. (That is the experience our superintendent has had.) That's why bread baked from "PERFECTION FLOUR" is more delicious, and also more nourishing, strength-giving, body-building. Prove this for yourself at our risk. Order one sack from your grocer, and use it all. If you can't make better bread, and pies, and cakes, and biscuit with -PERFECTION FLOUR" than with ANY OTHER FLOUR you have ever used, return the EMPTY SACK, and the grocer will refund your money. That's fair, isn't it? Ask any grocer he has it? THE KAW MILLING CO, TOPEKA, KANSAS. Kansas City, Mo., March IS. Some question having: arisen as to whether or not the Kansas Democratic state convention which met on March 14 at Hutchinson instructed-the delegation U Baltimore for Governor Wilson as sec ond choice, expressions from promi nent delegate to the Hutchinson gathering were sought. The resol which was read to the convention by Barney J. Sheridan of Paola, chairman of the committee on resolutions, was as xouows: "We hereby Instruct the 20 delegates irom Kansas elected today to the Bal timore convention to vote for Clark as a unit until two-thirds of the delega tion believe his nomination to be im- j possible. We instruct our delegates further that if it becomes evident that Mr. Clark cannot be nominated our 20 delegates shall vote for Woodrow Wilson as long as in the judgment o;.' two-thirds of the delegation he has a chance for the nomination." Mr. Sheridan, who was In charge ol the Clark, headquarters at the conven tion, and who was elected one of the four delegates-at-Iarge to Baltimoro, talking with the Associated Press today over the telephone said: "The resolution on Clark and Wil son as carried by the Associated Press is correct. It was adopted by the con vention by unanimous vote." Judge A. M. Jackson, of Winfleld, temporary and permanent chairman of the convention, a Clark adherent --and also a delegate-at-large, said in a tel ephone conversation today: "The convention certainly adopted the Sheridan resolution providing for Wil son as second choice. We as delegates to Baltimore are to stay with Clark till we believe he cannot be nomina ted. then th; delegation will go to Gov ernor Wilson." F. M. Pearl, editor of the Hiawatha News-Democrat, a Wilson adherent, in a letter to the Associated Press says: "I note from an interview given out by B. J. Sheridan, while at Hutchin son, concerning the resolution endors ing Speaker Clark for the presidency. I was on the platform during all the argument and excitement and my rec ollection as to what occurred is this: "All of the resolutions that were agreed upon by the committee were adopted by unanimous vote. Mr. Sheri dan then read the resolution endors ing Mr. Clark and stated that he would offer that and an amendment to ic, nfter Mr. Pearl had read his resolu tion. I read my resolution and imme diately following that. Mr. Sheridan read his resolution and his amendment as though it were one resolution. There was nothing to amend as the amendment was read as a part of the original resolution and Mr. Sheridan moved its adoption and said: 'Can i get a second?' It was seconded and put by the chairman as read by Mr. Sheridan. I then moved the adoption of my resolution as a substitute for the one proposed by Mr. Sheridan. On roll call my motion was defeated. I then took the Clark resolution from Mr. Sheridan's hands and on behalf of the Wilson forces moved its adop tion (meaning of course, everything Mr. Sheridan had read to the conven tion). The amendment which he read into his original resolution provided that 'When two-thirds of the delegates believed that it was inexpedient to stay with Clark any longer they were then Instructed to go to Wroodrow Wilson.' Every man In the convention under stood that Mr. Sheridan offered his resolution and the amendment as ore consecutive proposition. There was nothing to amend and there s no ground for 'quibbling. This is my rec ollection of what took place." Henderson S. Martin, of- Marion, chairman of the state Democratic cen tral committee and a delegate-at-larg; to Baltimore, said in a telephone con versation today: I have a copy of the letter Mr. Pearl rent to the Associated Press. I en dorse it completely. The resolutions as adopted instructed for Governor Wil son as second choice." George H. Hodges of Olathe. candi date for governor, said in a telephone conversation The convention adopted a resolu tion instructing for Governor Wilson as second choice." Thomas Wr. Morgan, editor of the Ottawa Republic, a Wilson adherent, says in a letter: There can be no question, fairly based, as to the instruction for Gover nor Wilson as second choice of the Hutchinson convention. The instruc tion was there. B. J. Sheridan read it and specifically made it a part of the resolution which he offered to the convention. Futhermore, when it be came apparent that F. M. Pearl's sub stitute for the Sheridan resolution would be defeated, Mr. Pearl and I conferred and agreed that it would be proper to make the resolution unani mous; we reached this decision main ly because of the fact that the resolu tion endorsed Wilson as second choice and was in effect quite satisfactory to Governor Wilson's supporters. I am astonished that any person who attended the Hutchinson conven tion should deny the passage of the Wilson endorsement." James XV. Orr of Atchison, delegate to Baltimore from the First Kansas congressional district, said in a letter: I acknowledge receipt of your let ter of 15th instant and note you say: A controversy has arisen as to wheth er the Democratic state convention at Hutchinson instructed for Governor Wrilson as second choice at Baltimore. Will you not kindly favor me with a statement by return mail covering your understanding of the instructions?' If left to an untrammeled choice. there was at least seventy-five major ity for Governor W ilson in the Hutch inson convention, as is evidenced by the fact that fourteen of the twenty delegates -elected are avowed Wilson men. The delegates from a number of the larger counties were, by one method or another, instructed to vote for a resolution in the Hutchinson convention favoring the Hon. Champ Clark and instructing the delegates to the Baltimore convention to vote for him for the presidential nomination. and, of course, thier instructions were obeyed In good faith. A controversy arose in the committee on resolutions over the single question before that committee, 1. e., either an Instruction lor Clark or an unmstructed delega tlon and, because of the. inability of the committee to agree, that question was submitted to open convention. "B. J. Sheridan, representing: the Clark forces, reported a resolution In structing the delegation to vote for Clark until two-thirds of the delegation should deem it expedient to vote for some other candidate and on all ques tions to vote as a unit whether for Clark or some other candidate. He stated further that he had an amend ment or codicil to his resolution, which he read, and declared was the selection of Governor Wi!yn as second choice of the delegation, and stajed that the amendment wouia De emoooiea in ana made a part of the resolution which he would finally offer. Mr. Pearl, repre senting the Wilson forces, offered a substitute, the precise terms of which I am unable to state, but. In effect, instructing the delegation to vote either for Clark or Wilson as in their judg ment the best interests of the DemO' cratic party should appear. The sub stitute was lost by a small majority. When the substitute was lost. Mr. Sheridan again called attention to his resolution and the addendum which stated Wilson as a second choice, and Pearl then moved that the Sheridan resolution. Including the addendum or codicil or amendment, or whatever it was called, be adopted by acclamation which was done, and so it was the un derstanding of the convention that the delegation to Baltimore should vote for Champ Clark as a first choice and for Governor Wilson as a second choice, but that the delegation might, at any time when it was deemed by two thirds of its members to be expedient so to do, change its vote from Clark to Wilson or to any other candidate. This is my understanding and I know it is the general understanding." rank Thomas, former Democratic state chairman, who helped B. J. Sheri dan draw up the resolutions, said today in a telephone conversation with the Associated Press; "The Hutchinson resolutions as adopted made Governor Wilson second choice. I endorse all that Mr. Sheridan says." A message was sent to W. H. L. Pen- perell, Concordia, secretary of the Dem ocratic state central committee, noting me iact mat tfte above named men had confirmed the Associated Press re port that Governor Wilson had received second choice instructions at Hutchin son. Mr. Pepperell last night replied by wire as follows: Your wire date. I also confirm re port." CONVICT AT LAWRENCE Ladies and Men New Spring Clothes Are you ready for the Bargain of your life? Maiy women do not like to help pick the men folk's wearing ap parel. They imagine the merchant does not like to have them in terfere. We prefer to have the women folk along. Hart, Schaff ner Marx, Alfred Benjamin Co. and the "L" System, i l-n i i nave ia,iu uiemseivesuut stylish clothes for men and young men. You're not from Missouri, but 'Jet's show you." Clearance of $20,; $22.50, $25 Winter suits ana uvercoais at$!2.& CZ j cloths no cqJJ K. V. Students Believe They Helped Lincoln Prisoner. Lawrence, Kan., March 18. One of the escaped convicts from the Nebras ka penitentiary at Lincoln was rowed across the Kaw river shortly before dusk Sunday night by four university students, according to the belief of th? Lawrence police. The students, Edwl.i C. Meservey, Jr., of Kansas City. Frank BOUn of Junction City, William Ains worth of Lyons and Caleb Brown o;" Hiawatha, had rowed up the river about a mile above the Bowersock dam. He was dressed in an ill fitting suit. snd hid his right hand. He showed a revolver and asked the students to carry him across the river. This they did. He said he had been drawn into a fight in East Lawrence and had cut a man with a knife. To escape arrest he said he was fleeing to Topeka, Ni fight in the East Bottoms has been re ported to the police. He Gives "Fake" Address. Kansas City, March IS. C M. Walker, who said he lived at 2S6 South Fourth street. South Ofaha. who was arrested at the Union depot on telegraphic in formation that a man suspected of be ing one of the escaped convicts from the Nebraska penitentiary was on board a Burlington train, could not be identified at police headquarters here. Photographs and Bertillon records of the escaped convicts are in the hands of the police. Walker insists that he deserted his wife and four children in South Omaha. He will be held here until word from the police In Omaha Is received. There is no such address in Omaha as that given by Walker. M'COY BOOSTS FLIERS Fighters May Never Get Nearer to Heaven, He Says. I 1 v- Jr J PHENOMENAL! I especially .invite all discouraged sufferers wbx hav been treated without receiving a curs to call on me. It will cost you nothing to consult me and har an examination of your case made, an d I shall be glad to tell you frankly what is your condition. To the sick and afflicted I hold out no false promises. If your case Is curahl I will gladly tll you so: If not I will not accept the- case for treament under any circumstance's unless requested. If you cannot call, write. All correspondence strictly con lidentlal. D. A. Cookinham, M. D. 106 East 7th St. Hours to 12, 2 to S. 7 to Sunday, 9:30 to 10:30 a. m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday evenings. Paints and paint material Is cheaper in 1912 than in 1911. White Lead is cheaper. Linseed Oil fa cheaper. Turpentine is cheaper. Ready Mixed House Paint la cheaper. Floor Paint is cheaper. Varnishes are cheaper. J.K. Jones Paint Co. 805 Kansas Ave. BAT'S HANDS ARE WELL Nelson's IMgits Quickly Repaired by Bonesetter Reese. Monte Carlo, March 18. "Prize fight ers of the future will do most of their training in aeroplanes." This remarkable and revolutionary statement was made here today by Kid McCoy, the American pugilist who for merly held the middle-weight an-1 welter-weight championships. "Indulgence In aviation is a splendid way of training," announced McCoy, after he had navigated a five-mile course through the air In a borrowed monoplane. "It quickens every sense. The flyer must be on the alert all the time. He must be quick of eye. and hand. He must be strong, too. 'Every one can see. the immense possibilities of getting pure, fresh air when one Is about a mile up in the sky. No germs, no dust, no vitiated atmosphere, no nothing. "Some prize fighters may never get any nearer heaven than the 10,000 foot altitude mark, but even that has its compensation. They would probably be lonesome anyhow." McCoy has written to Champion Jack Johnson explaining the usefulness of the aeroplane but the Ethiopian bruiser has not yet gotten beyond the automo bile stage and refuses to enter. SOCIETY WOMEN Gray or Faded Hair Does Not Match a Graceful Form and Haiidaome Face. Beautiful hair natural colored every woman wants it every woman can have it. It's a Simula matter. Just get a bottle of HAY'S V'A,-- "A ,today- Us it regu t 3 larly and you'll not cuuutcu WILU gray hair or dis tressing Danruff that's so annoying and irritating. HAT' 8 HAIR HEALTH is just as good for men as well. All druggists sell It for S0c or $1.00 and will give you your money back if not satisfactory, back' if not satisfactory. rt-rt rarrh 1 R Battling Nel son, the sturdy Hegewisch Lane. i home after a tour or tno country nu c- nf fiotir- combats. Bat will rest up at his Hegewisch home for a month then hie himself into the arena for more warfare with the gloves. The Battler has been forced to take a rest because of a pair of busted hands. But he has visited Bonesetter Reese at Youngtown. has had the broken bones set and avers he will be readv in four weeks to show folks that'he is still there with the old fight ing stuff. Bat says Reese is the real miracle man. The bonesetter fixed the Dane's hands in a few minutes and Nelson is lost in admiration of his power. "When I went in to see him. said Bat "I could only shake hands with my 'left mitt. The right was out of commission. I left a few minutes lat er and used the right one in the part ing handshake.'.' Nelson figures on making his first fight at Youngstown. He Is going to have Boneseiter Rees In his corner and if he breaks his hand he will have it mended between rounds. BUSY DAYJH COURT. Judge Garver's Caleudar Calls for Fourteen Cases. Fourteen cases are set for trial Tuesday in the Court of Topeka and the entire day will probablr be con sumed in the disposition of Important criminal actions. In at least one of the cases, a judge pro tern will be ap pointed. W A. McNamee, a Topeka rearestate agent, will be given a preliminary hearing on a, charge of making false representations in a real estate transac tion. Judge Garver. who was an at torney in a civil action against Mc Namee. will not preside at the trial of the case and a temporary Judge will be named to hear the evidence. Charles Smith, charged with horse stealing, will be tried. Several short sessions of the Smith case have already been held and an effort will be made to complete the testimony at the Tues day hearing. Smith is held on a charge of stealing a horse belonging to J. J. King, a North Topeka lawyer. The state case against James and 2a PIES LIKE OCRS ARB A HEAIj JOT IF YOU RELISH GOOD WIIOIiE SOME PIE A cross cut or sectional view of a generous slice of an Ideal pie will be a revelation to you. when compared with the ordinary thin, skimpy, 'bak ery pies. You'll see In an Ideal pie an upper and lower crust of equal thick ness; shortened Just right and both baked equally done. The filling, whatever kind it may be, will ba found In generous quantity and thick ness. And remember this about Ideal pies: besides being extra wide, extra thick and specially well baked, every pie is made from first class, h1h grade, clean and wholesome materials. In season fresh fruits are used. When they cannot be procured, we the very choicest canned good we can buy. Whatever variety or pie you happen to be fondest of. you'll find It here, made and cooked in a way you'll like. Try an Ideal pie. tomorrow. Besides pies of all kinds, you'll si- ways find 15S varieties of other good things to eat: all equally fresh, clean and wholesome. IDEAL BAKERY The Place That's Different. 121 AYest Sixth St. Phones 10 Old Shoes Need not be thrown away. We can repair them so that they look and wear like new. Re pairing shoes is our business, we've done it for years. Bring your shoes in and give us a chance at them. Men's Soles and Heels. sewed vor tacked) $1.0O Ladies Soles and Heels, (sewed or tacked 75o (We guarantee all our work.) Our Shine Parlors Is the best In the city. We have a man in charge who has had years of experience. Come in and give him a chance to show you. ELECTRIC Shoe Shop JOSEPH EI IDLE, Prop. 512 Kansas Ave. William Dumford, charged with the shooting of Joseph Drake, a street car conductor, is also on the calendar. Drake Is still In the hospital and this case will probably be continued. Several other criminal cases are on the docket for Tuesday, but they are n? minor consequence. A half dozen civil actions will also be handled by the Justice mill In the course of the dajr'B busineaa.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MARCH 18, 1912 TO STUDY RAILS Accident to Twentieth Century Limited Kevives Talk. How Can Invisible Defects in Steel Be Detected? STEEL CARS SAVE LIVES Railroads to Install Them on All Trains. Itoadbeds to Be Rebuilt Within Five Years. New Tork, March 18. It is less than three month since a .committee of the American Railway association held a meeting in this, city chiefly for the purpose of considering a de fect recently discovered in steel rails. A careful Investigation had been made by the experts of the interstate commerce commission into the cause of the accident on the Lehigh Valley railroad near Rochester last sum mer. That the direct cause was a broken rail was not disputed. A sec tion of the rail had passed under the scrutiny of the interstate commerce commission's experts. It did not need a. magnifying glass to show that the rail had broken and that the frac ture was the cause of the accident. The train was going at a fairly high Bpeed. It was a heavy train, in equipment, in locomotive weight and because a large number of passen gers were in the cars. What should have caused this rail to break? It was presumed to be of standard manufacture. It was made by manufacturers whose reputation is very high. The microscope did show an unprecedented condition in the rail. A little nodule imbedded in the very center of the rail at the time of its manufacture had, through constant pressure and pounding from heavy trains, gradually sent out spi derlike ramifications, and these in creased until at last they corrupted the rail, although there was not the slightest evidence of the weakness so far as external inspection was con cerned. It was a new complaint, so to epeak. It may be a danger which lurks in many rails. No known means of detecting it were suggested to the committee of the American Railway .association. But the fore most of the American rail experts, after a careful study of this defect, which was described to the interstate commerce commission as a trans verse fracture, was able to report to the Railway association committee that this little nodule was developed at the time when what is called the bath of the ingot is in progress. The description of the bath and the manner in which it is applied is too technical to be understood by lay men. The railway experts without dissent declared that the only way to prevent the appearance of this dan gerous little nodule in the steel rail is to correct certain features of the bath. Who Next? In informal discussion with the present writer at that time the ex perts spoke cautiously, and yet ap prehensively, respecting the condition It used to be a proverb among rail road men that it made but little dif ference after a speed in excess of thir ty miles an hour had been obtained at what rate a train was running so far as disastrous accidents were concern ed. A train running at the rate of forty miles an hour, if it met with sudden accident, would probably re sult in as great disaster as a train run ning fifty or even sixty miles. Rail way operators used to say that the only fact in favor of the train running at the lesser speed was that the en gineer could bring it more speedily into control than the one running at higher speed. But when railroad men spoke in this way only wooden cars were in use. Demonstrations have been made everal times within the past year of the efficiency of steel cars so far as resistance to violent shock is concern ed. It is the common impression among railway managers that within a few years all of the trains in the United States operated at high speed will be equipped with steel cars. Why Not Sooner Equipped? j But for the difficulty which the rail- j way companies of the United States have met with in the money markets difficulties which reflect the timidity of capital so far as large and long time Investment in railway securities is concerned there would have been a much more extensive equipment of fast railway trains with steel cars than has actually taken place. This situation leads up to the sec ond feature of importance associated with the accident to the Twentieth Century Limited. The imperative de mand made by business men for verv of all rails at least all which are sub jected to the very heavy strains caused by the operating of fast trains with weighty locomotives and cars. The wonder was whether other rails might not contain this insidious disease, which would not be disclosed until fracture and consequent accidents had happened. Whether the accident near Pough keepsie which derailed the greater part of the Twentieth Century Limit ed train was due to a defect in the rail smiliar to thai which caused the fracture on the Lehigh Valley railroad last summer will not be known until the experts have made very careful microscopic and possibly chemical ex amination. It may be that the fracture was due to the excessively cold weath er. But if it should be disclosed that this accident is to be traced to the development from a little nodule in the rail to a transverse fracture hid den, although reaching practically to the surface of the rail, then it is cer tain that speedy and somewhat rad ical action will be taken by the rail roads and by the manufacturers of steel rails. There are two features associated with this accident which are of timely importance. One is the demonstration that the steel passenger car affords the highest measure of safety, at least for trains running at the speed which is maintained by the eighteen-hour trains between New Tork and Chicago or the twenty-four-hour trains maintained between New Tork and St. Louis, rapid railroad service between the larger cities of the United States has entailed the construction of very pow erful and heavy locomotives. The percussion of the wheels of one of these locomotives when it is running in excess of fifty miles an hour is in effect a terrific blow. Therefore, in order to meet this sudden and very violent attack upon the rails it is vital that the rails must be not only tough, but yet in a sense elastic or ductile. They must not be too brittle and yet they must have firmness in which brittleness is one of the qualities. In addition to this, the roadbed should be of practically granite-like consis tency and firmness and yet so con structed as to have the quality of elas ticity. It must not be too stiff, but it must be very strong. Every competent railway manager in the United States has, since 1900, said either in public or in informal conversation that the great railway systems of the United States should be practically rebuilt and re-equipped if the railroads of the country are. to meet traffic demands which will be made upon them. It was this which James J. Hill had in mind when he stated, a few years ago, that the railways of the United States ought to expend five billion dollars, chiefly in improvements and in perfecting the roadbeds' and equip ment. E. H. Harriman stated official ly about two years before his death that there should be radical changes in the size and power of locomotives ana cars, in the weight and strengtn of rails and in the ballasting and construction of roadbeds. But it so happens that the rail roads of the United States are unable to obtain the vast amounts of money needed for these improvements. They have been trying to meet the demands made upon them for traffic and yet at the same time they have been com pelled to reduce operating expenses, cutting as close to the bone as pos sible. There are railroad companies which operate trains from New York city with cars which were archaic 25 years ago. The wood in some of them is almost punk like. The expenditures for heavier rails, the highest kind of ballasting and general track improve ments have been comparatively small. It may be that the accident to the Twentieth Century Limited would not have occurred had the New Tork Cen tral been able as greatly to perfect its roadbed and its ballasting as it has been anxious to do. For some deterioration of the roadbed and bal last may have speedily developed the weakness in the rail which at last broke. The accident to this train may serve to focus attention upon the fact that the railrcad companies of the United States are not improving and perfect ing their systems as they should do if they are to meet the requirements of traffic, and they are not doing this chiefly because they cannot find the money with which to meet the cost of expenditures of this kind. There have been a succession of railway ac cidents since the first of the year, and while some of them have been due to the carelessness of the signal men or other employees, yet there is no ques tion that others can be traced to the inability of railroad companies to make the great improvements which are essential. HOLLAND. CASE ISJERIOUS State Utilities Commission Re cedes Unique Complaint. Charge Santa Fe Is Using En gines Without Cowcatchers. CANT CLIMB SNOW DRIFTS And All Because Locomotives Lack This Equipment. 3io Trains Since March 8 Be cause of Oversight. FORGOT HIS DAUGHTERS So Suit Is Brought to Break W. D. Paul's Will. Because their father's will did not properly compensate them for the 15 years' care of their father, suit has been filed in the district court by Misses Ida and Mamie Paul in which they seek to set aside the will of the late W. D. Paul, founder of Pauline. Under the will the two daughters shared equally with the other children. In their petition, the daughters urge that they devoted 15 years of their life to the care of their father. For this reason, they believe they should have received a larger portion of the estate than their brothers and sisters. Under Paul's will, the personal property effects are divided equally among the children, but the Paul farm near Pauline should not be sold. A life in terest in the farm is given the children, but provision is made that that real estate shall not be disposed of. ALFALFA PAYS WELL J. C. liesroat Gets $110 Per Acre From Crop. The Santa Ke' may run a do luxe train from Chicago to the coast that i the acme of modern perfection from tngine pilot to tail lights, and it may use Mallet engines weighing a million pounds or less on its mountain divis ions, but on the Kingvnan-Larned branch that runs through Hodgeman county, Kan., it uses engines without "cowcatchers." Anyway, A. Slook, a citizen of Hanston, Hodgeman county, affirms that to be the case in his let ter ot complaint to the state utilities commission. The Hon. Slook is sore. He is uLx indignant. He gives the big railroad I company a little free advice that might be of benefit to its branch line through Hodgeman county. According to the Slook letter the Santa Fe has had no trains through Hanston since March 8, "and all be cause of a few little snowdrifts of light snow." Slook claims that these snowdrifts would offer no impediment I at all to train service if the railroad I company would send an engine up there i "with a kowketcher on it." He goes into some detail to gives a descrip tion of the cross between a traction en gine and a sewing machine that tht Santa Fe uses to pull the Hodgeman limited through the snow. This engine has a boiler and a smokestack and a. tender, but there its resemblance and relationship to an engine ceases and is forever void. It is chopped off in fror.t like a biscuit box and moves through the snow about like a piano on a bou tailed truck. After emptying the cup of his lam entations about the engine without the cowcatcher, Hon. Slook goes on to tell with enthusiasm how easy it would be for an engine with a "kow ketcher" to get through the snow and pull the train to and fro between its terminals. As Slook. tells it one can see that old sausage mill rejuvenated and rehabilitated, adorned and made whole again go through the drifts like an x-ray through a cheese. According to the Slook narrative the Santa Fe need not expect to get a train moving in Hodgeman county be fore May unless they put a cowcatcher on their engine. And to think that the Santa Fe should make such a blunder. As well have a car without wheels, a telegraph instrument without wire, a roundhouse without a pit, a track without ties, a train without couplings as to have an engine with out an appendage in front to clear away the snow and brush the tramps and cattle from the right of way. Will Be Investigated. The utilities commission will at once investigate this matter. The members may go to Hanston to find this shorn and degraded engine and have it properly equipped with its front piece. Frank Jarrell, the Santa Fe pub licity agent, is a wizard with words and explanations and balm of Gilead, but he may have to spend a week at Hanston to convince the Santa Fe clientele there that his road was ever any relation to a respectable standard gauge trunk line. Slook intimates that he and his neighbors are under the impression that the Hodgeman fiver with the cook stove front is the best engine on the system. Jarrell has a work to do. And the Santa Fe had better get busy if it wants its Hodgeman line to ever pay any divi dends. DR. MARY WALKER ILL Her Condition Is, Believed to Be Crit ical by Her Friends. addressed to C. W.. Roberts, of Park, Tex. As the river is about ten feet above the normal level due to the thaw of snow, no attempt was made to drag the stream for a body. This will be done as soon as the river subsides. A message has been sent to the address in Texas of the supposed brother. FAMINE IN KANSAS. Coal Is Gone in Many Kansas Towns Food Supply Low. Hoisington. Kan., March 18. J. C. Rexroat. a farmer living near here, has proven beyond doubt that alfalfa is a golconda for the farmer who wants to raise a mortgage. Mr. Rex roat has just sold the last of a ten acre crop of alfalfa and the profits amount to $1,100, or $110 per acre, besides getting considerable feed from the same. He threshed one crop and got 130 bushels of seed. The. next crop brought 19 bushels more. The seed was sold for $7 per bushel and the sale of hay brought the remainder of the large profits. The crop was raised without irrigation. OLD SORES wftJSL. lii 5 amply because the flesb. was diseased at that EfrhJ fJ. WOOl?-.bt?? easy matter to aPPly some remedy directly the Ple that Tould the germs; or the diseased flesh might be removed by a surgtcal operation and a cure effected. But the very fact that old sores resist every form of local or external treatment, and even t"91-ng CUt a7tyi show3 that back of 4116111 13 morbid cause vrhich must be removed before a cure can result. Just as long as the 5tVnCtlmf53 m .b!Pd. ulcer remains an open cesspool for the deposit of impurities which the circulation throws off. S. S. S. cures Old Sores by purifying the blood. It removes every trace of impurity and taint from the circulation, and thus completely does away with the cause. When S.S.S. has cleansed the blood, the sore begins to heal, and it i3 not a surface cure, but the healing process begins at the bottom; soon the dis charge ceases, the inflammation leaves, and the place fills in with firm, healthy flesh. Under the purifying and tonic effects of S. S. S. the system Is built up, and those whose health has been impaired by the drain and woPT-,of an old sore win bo doubly benefited by its use. Book on Sores and Ulcers and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. New Tork," March 18. Dr. Mary E. Walker, widely known as an advocate of woman's rights and "dress reform," in which she set an example by wear ing male attire, is in the Presbyterian hospital here and is reported to be dangerously ill. Relatives in Oswego, N. Y., have been notified. Upon her arrival here she was found to be suffering from a nervous breakdown and was taken from the train to the hospital On ac count of her advanced age she is an octogenarian her friends fear her illness will prove critical. Among other distinctions Dr. Wal ker has that of being the first woman physician in the world to hold a com mission as an assistant army surgeon. She was promoted to this position after service as a nurse on the battle fields of the Civil war, during which she adopted the plan of wearing trousers. During her service she had the unique distinction of being ex changed as a prisoner of war for a man of her rank. Later she was awarded a medal of honor for bravery- Of late years Dr. Walker has been a leader in the woman suffrage move ment and claimed to have been the first woman to attempt voting at the polls. She has made suffrage speeches throughout the United States and Eng land. Dr. Walker is suffering from a se vere case of bronchitis, which is threatening pneumonia. Worn with hard work at Albany and Washington in the suffrage cause during the last week, the aged woman has no strength to fight a serious illness. It is gener ally doubted that she will recover. DID HE FIND DEATH? Brake-man Stumbles Over Evidence of Suicide at Ottawa. Ottawa, Kan., March 18. Evidence of a probable suicide was discovered by Harry .nnt, a switchman in the Santa Fe yards, as he was on his way to work. When he was crossing Locust street bridge over the Marias dos Cygnes river, he saw a hat and a coat l?ing on the floor of the bridge. The officers were notified and a note was found in one cf the pocitets. It read: "Dear Bro.: Don't be surprised when you hear of my suicide. You know of my trouble with Nellie and this world never was too good to me." The note was signed "George," and Atchison, Kan., March 18. As a re sult of a snow blockade lasting a week, a coal famine exists In several Cen tra! Branch towns and the inhabi tants of those towns are beginning to suffer. The Missouri Pacific is prepar ing to render all assistance possible. Osborne is out of coal and corn, Jamestown will be out of coal in a few days, Cawker City has only 25 tona of coal left and many families have no coal at all. At Mount Claire the coal situation is becoming serious and many people are using any kind of fuel available. The coal dealers at Randall haven't a ton left. At Por tis a real coal famine exists. Stock ton is out of coal and is beginning to need merchandise. Woodston is out of feed and is running short on mer chandise. Warm weather over that territory has aided in the fight against snow and made the fuel famine less deplorable. Passengers Tell of Feed Shortage.. Salina, Kan., March 18. Passengers snowbound between Ellis and Victoria on the Union Pacific since last Tues day arrived in Salina Sunday, bring ing a story of great need of stock feed among the farmers. At Hays last Tuesday three cars of hay arrived and there were 67 farmers with sleds lined up at the railroad to get it. It was given out in quantities so it would go. around. At Ellis there were several cars of stock feed in the yards for other points and the citizens confiscated it and turned it over to the farmers whose stock was actually starving. The Ellis people paid thr railroad company for the feed. In that immediate territory there appears to be plenty of table food to tide the people over the blockade. The Union Pacific yards here are congested with the ta ble and stock supplies for western points which will now be rushed over the main line as quickly as possible. In the smaller towns west of Ellis the condition is not so cheerful as food and feed have been short several days. A snowplow has been sent up the Lin coln branch which has not been open ed west of Plainville for three weekr.. It is the intention to send the snow plow clear to Oakley and will be fol lowed by a mixed train with passengers and supplies. Young people going to school in Salina who live in western Kansas, and who have not received their weekly allowance for three weeks' are now getting money by telegraph. A Union Pacific train from this city to Beloit was wrecked near Delphos when it attempted to buck a snow drift. The two engines were turned ovc and Engineer David Sneed of Salina ana his fireman. Newman, were injured. The other engine crew escaped injury. The road is blocked beyond the wreck. Snowdrift also wrecked a train near Abilene, on the Rock Island. A brake man named Smith, of Herington, re ceived several broken ribs. BACKED BY INTERESTS LaFollette Manager Charges That "Big Business" Is Behind T. K. Minneapolis, Minn., March 18. Walter L. Houser. campaign manager for Sen a' r LaFollette, has made public a long letter to Gilson Gardner, the writer, continuing the discussion of the two regarding what promises Colonel Roose velt did or not not mae to am me Wisconsin senator's candidacy. The burden of Mr. Houser's letter is that Gardner has only confirmed Houser's assertion that the word brought to LaFollette from Roosevelt by Gardner was such as to warrant the Wisconsin man in assuming that the former president was his supporter. "You say." says Houser's letter to Gardner, "in your denial of my inter pretation of the message you Drougnt, 'he (Roosevelt) said he would In the columns of the Outlook and otherwise do what he could to direct attention to Follette from Roosevelt encouraged La Follette in Wisconsin.' "If he had said no more, that would still justify me in what I said, viz: that the message you brought to La Follette from Roosevelt encouraged Le- Follette to become a candidate. "But you said more than that. You said Roosevelt declared he would not be a candidate: that his place in history was made: that he could not afford to take a defeat and that whoever made the fight was certain to be defeated for nomination and for election if nom inated: that this was a Democratic year; that LaFollette would not be in jured by defeat; that there snouia De a candidate representing the progressive movement; that LaFollette was the log. ical man and that if he decided to make the fight, he should announce his can didacy at once." Mr. Houser concluded with a charge that all was tranquil till LaFollette de veloped strength indicating that he would be nominated; when "big busi ness entered the contest and put up Colonel Roosevelt as its candidate." Time to sow Kentucky blue -rass and white clover. We have r.ew stock. Zimmerman Seed Co. iiiihT jMwttiiiiii j nun Mi nrwrV mmnyMmmw irwia r.m J i people need more coal, clothes and doctors than the strong, robust and hearty. Scott's Emulsion saves coal bills, tailors bills and doctors bills. axx rawmrt U-5 THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE U. S. 165 BROADWAY, NEW YORK; The 52nd Annual Report of the Equitable Society, embodying its Financial Statement, and full details regarding its progress during the year 1911, will be sent to any address on application. This Statement sjiows that the interest rate is higher and the expense rate lower than for the previous year. Increases are shown in Premium Income, Total Income and other important items including the following: S 606,416,814 ASSETS, DECEMBER 31, f1f POLICY FUND (OR RESERVE) 411,168,521 AND OTHER LIABILITIES 8,4g.,304 419,658,829 SURPLU8 (INCLUDING DEFERRED-DIVIDEND FUND) 86,757,989 NEW INSURANCE, 1011 125,053,698 OUT8TANDINC IN8URANCE DECEMBER 81, 1011-... 1,375,441,460 PAID TO POLICYHOLDERS IN 1911 64,921,301 REFUNDS (OR DIVIDENDS) TO POLICYHOLDERS 1 01 1 1 2,367,227 Increases $11,700,891 10,038,361 1 ,662.530 13,672,572 28,282,763 3,055,786 1 ,792,070 Of the Society's domestic Death Claims paid during the year nearly 99 were paid within' 24 hours after receipt of completfi "proofs of death." Its policies are simple, direct, and liberal, and are issued in great variety, for the protection of individuals, families, partners, corporations, and the employes of business organizations. Par ticulars will be sent on request. CHAS. A. MOORE, General Agent, L-it Central Bank Bldg r Topeka, Kans. PRESIDENT. HUNTINGJ JUDGE Stranger Tries to Force Way to Rosalsky's Room. Following the Sending of a Bomb Last Saturday. New Tork, March 18. The home of Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, of the court of general sessions, where a bomb deliver ed him exploded Saturday night, was the scene Sunday of renewed excite ment caused by the appearance of a man who wildly kicked at the door and demanded admittance. The stranger was a shabbily dressed man who forced his way past the hall attendants in the apartment building on Riverside drive and climbed six flights of stairs to see Judge Rosalsky about some fancied "persecution by the tobacco trust." Police were called and the man was taken to Bellevue for observation as to his sanity. He gave his -ame as olf Berman and his business that of cigar maker. The police believed him insane, but harmless, and in no wise connected with the attempt on Judge. Rosalsky's life. An attempt was made Saturday night to kill Judge Rosalsky with a bomb. A defect, said to be a small accumula tion of dirt, in the mechanism of the in fernal machine, which the justice had opened unsuspectingly, saved him from death or injury. The bomb exploded later while being examined by Inspector Owen Egan of the bureau of combustibles, inflicting severe injuries. It was Judge Rosalsky who sentenced Brandt to a thirty-year te m for burg lary at Mortimer L. Schiff's home in 1907. Recently the judge reversed his action. The bomb arrived by mail and was delivered by a postman to Judge Ros alsky's apartments on Riverside drive at about 4:30 o'clock. It was accepted by the maid, who placed it on a table in Judge Rosalsky's library to await his coming. The dimensions of the package were about 6x4x4 inches. The box was done up in brown wrapping paper bearing the picture of a well known department store. The address was typewritten. Judge Opens the Box. Judge Rosalsky reached home an hour later and began to open the package while talking to his wife. He took off tne wrapper and found a plain white pasteboard box. "I took the cover off without the slight est care," said the judge later. "My first glimpse at the contents of the box was enough. I backed out of the room as auick as my feet would carry me, calling to my wife and brother, 'why it's a bomb. It's a bomb." Some one suggested that we put the bomb in water. 'No,' I said, "no one but an expert shall handle it. There are some machines which go cflf when submerged in water. "I telephoned police headquarters a special request for experts on bombs. Egan came with David I. Kelly, superin tendent of the bureau of combustibles. Egan went to work. He took out a little wad of tissue paper. I was called to the telephone. A moment later I heard the bomb explode. I rushed in and found Egan staggering about. The index finger of his hand had been blown off and the whole hand mangled. His fare was full of wounds and his forearms and left hand were terribly lacerated." After Inspector Egan was taken to a hospital Judge Rozalsky war. asked if he believed the Brandt case had anything lo do with the bomb. He replied: "I refuse to answer. What do you think?" The judge mentioned a sentence' of twelve years he recently imposed jn Charles Carlessl, a forger. A few days TMfore Carlessi was sentenced the court DRY CLEANING CLEAN DYEING Distinctly Superior Work To further introduce our work, we are continuing our introductory prices. Come to headquarters and have your cleaning done NOW quickly and satis factorily no waiting no delay. Men's Suits Cleaned and Pressed d jjj w (re? Skirts or Waists Cleaned and Pressed '.d50c Correspondingly low prices on other work. Evening gowns, opera cloaks and fine dresses, no matter how elaborate or expensive are handled by us in an entirely satisfactory manner. We Clean Everything Cleanable. Dye Everything Dyeable. THE SUPERIOR CLEANING CO. Kansas Avenue at Tenth Street "RIGHT ON THE CORNER". Our Wagons Call Everywhere. received a letter In which the writer threatened to blow up the criminal court building. TO HEAR MISS GOULD 'Angel of the Army" Will Address Men at Ft. I yea ven worth. Leavenworth. Kan.. March 18. Miss Helen Gould will be the guest of the army Y- M. C. A. at Fort Leavenworth next Tuesday. Miss Gould will be ac companied to this city by J. S. Tich enor senior secretary of the army and navy departments of the association, and Mrs. Tichenor. Her visit to the post here at this time was for the purpose of inspecting the association which was built through her donation in 1907. Miss Gould assisted at the laying of the corner stone at that time, but has not visited Fort Leavenworth since. Elaborate plans for her reception at Fort Leavenworth were made. Col onel Daniel Cornman and the remain der of the officers of the garrison will take part in the reception. Miss Gould will address the enlisted men of the garrison. WEATHER KILLS FISH. mi No Air Due to Lack of Fresh Water, Fishermen Say. Great Bend, Kan.. March 18. The extremely cold weather and heavy snows have been the cause of hun dreds of fish dying in Walnut creek throughout its course through Lane, Ness. Rush and Barton counties. The cause seems to be the lack of fresh water brought about by the freezing of the smaller springs and the dam ming of others by ice. The ice and heavy snowi exclude the air from the water and, as the springs are out of commission and no fresh water avail able, it soon becomes stale and the for Rheumatism and Lumbatfo There Js no better treatment for Rheumatism and Lumbago than a simple rubbing with Omega Oil, th famous liniment. Trial bottle ioc fish die rapidly. Where these condi tions are absent the fish are reported thriving. This effect of th heavy snows was first noticed on the place of Ed Kellam where the fish are dying in large numbers. Lewis' Single Binder cigar is nev. r doped only tobacco in its natural state. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAST O R I A Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C AS TO R 1 A Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C A S T O R I A. I

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOtJENAL MAECH 18, 1912 GORDON'S INNOVATION Delivers Address to Children by Aid of Phonograph. Kev. Robert Gordon, of the First Baptist church, put the phonograph to good use Sunday when he delivered ar. address to children by the aid of a phonograph. Dr. Gordon's address was as follows: "This wax cylinder can receive im pressions and by aid of the Edison Business phonograph can reproduce clearly what it has received. As yea will see this morning, it can make an accurate record ot the human voice and then reproduce what has been said. "Your life is like that cylinder; lm agressions ara being recorded continu- elly and these will be reproduced in a more or less modified way in future dais. "There is a diamond-pointed needle or pen under this disk which cuts wavy Krooves on the wax cylinder, lhat pen or needle is moved by invisible waves or vibrations in the ether started y my vocal chords. Mysterious isn't U. Yet listen and you will hear all I have eaid reproduced. "Now let me illustrate and apply this truth. A little boy got angry and saia some things he ought not to have saiii His words passed through the ear of another little boy and made an ini oression on that other boy's heart, and next dav that bov used the wicked words he had heard. A little red bird eat on a tree during our last big sno etorm and sang cheerily while the snow fell. One of our men saw and heard It. It made him feel happier just to note the little bird's cheer. He toid come of our men about it and they too enjoyed the influence" of that little red bird's song. A little child played and sang in her home and a whom farrily was brightened by that little girl's gladness. "I can stop this machine and prevent the wax cylinder from recording what 1 say but that is not true with regard to our influence. All we say and do, even our very gestures, are making impressions upon others. Nothing we can do can prevent that. The only thing we can do is to make sure that in our secret hearts we are seeking to live earnestly, hopefully, sincerely, and then we may be sure that whatever influences from our lives fall upon others will be helpful. "I hope what I have said this morn ing may be deeply impressed upon the minds of .ill here today. It is an im portant and serious fact that the words I have spoken into this machine ma. be reproduced 50 years from now or long after I have passed away from the earth. So what we say and do, often thoughtlessly, will go on influencing others for good or evil, long after ve are Head. "Xn wonder the wise man of old sai what we find recorded in Proverb 4:2.T "Keen thv heart with all dili pence for out of it are the issues of life." plunged in head first, fully dressed, just a.a he had come from the dinner tame. He swam out a few feet, then turned and crawled out. Shivering, he ran to the motor car and was driven DacK to the fraternity house. Harry "fmp, xne poet. nao. taken .the first plunge of the season for the last six years, but Williams has broken his record by at least a month. MORRIS IS BETTER, He and Jim Stewart Meet Again Wednesday Night. New Tork. March 18. Probably the greatest ring battle of the week, if not or the montn, is scheduled for the Empire Athletic club Wednesday nignt, wnen t;ari jviorris and Jim Stewart meet for a return match. Each weighs over 200 pounds and they are billed for ten rounds. These two heav ies fought three weeks ago in Brook lyn without a decisive result and the Empire club hopes to see the question of superiority decided. When Morris steps into the ring the fans will see a greatly improved boxer, This statement has been made before regarding Morris, but on each occasion he has appeared in a match since his memorable fight with Jim Flynn, he has made good for all the things said about him. For fifteen days Morris has been training hard at the New Polo Athletic club. He has had for his daily spar ring partners Leach Cross, Howard Morrow, Jim Coffey, Ray Simon and Mike Gibbons. The last named work ed with Morris before he left for his trip to his home city of St. Paul. It was Gibbons who taught Morris foot work and defense, two essentials in the game that Morris lacked. Coffev gave him the heavy work and Cross provided the flstlc nreworks. Stewart has been just as busy pre paring for the battle as Morris. He has been training for this bout ever since the battle in Brooklyn. Stewart is one of the cleverest heavyweight boxers in the ring today. In addition he can hit hard and with great pre cision. WELLS IS AFTER AD. English Fighter Coming After Light- weight Title, HE TAKES IGY PLUNGE K. V. Student Swims in Raw on $2 Bet. TAwrence. Kan.. March 18. On het with his fraternity brothers, John Williams of Kansas City, a senior in the University of Kansas, took a swim u the lev waters of the Kaw. The bet. which was for $2, was the result of bantering talk at the Phi Gamma Ielta house. Twenty members loaded into two motor cars and went to the boat landing. Williams went to the water's edge, felt the water and then GREATLY IMPROVED H. R. Hobbs Would Not Be In Former Condition For Anything Stomach Trouble and Nervous ness Quickly Eradicated. HEARD OF DISCOVERY. Does Not Hesitate to Recom mend New Methods. Topeka Public Are Beginning to Realize Great Value. H. R. Hobbs of 211 Ash street, Wichita, also well known in Topeka, is among the many people who have tested the new tonic, "Tona Vita' which is making such a remarkable record here. In speaking of his experience with the tonic Mr. Hobbs said: "For a long time I have been in very poor health and could not find anything that help ed me. I felt dull and languid and did not seem to have enough strength, as I grew tired easily. My stomach both ered me a great deal, as I seldom ate a. meal that agreed with me. My nerves were on edge continually and a sudden noise would make me jump as if shot. "When I went to bed I would wake up continually, and did not get a good night's rest once a month, in fact I was badly run down. "After reading of 'Tona Vita' I de cided to try it. I began improving right away and by the time I had tak en two bottles of the tonic I felt like an entirely different man. I am now eating better, sleep better and my stomach does not hurt me any more. I have been improving right along and am now in as good health as I ever was in my life. I can now do a hard day's work and do not feel com pletely worn out when night comes. I believe it is the best stomach and nerve tonic ever sold in Topeka. I would advise anyone with a run down system to give 'Tona Vita a fair trial and I am sure they will be bene fited by it in a few days time." The sale of the new tonic has in creased so rapidly that the specialists who are introducing it have not been able to get an adequate supply. h speaking of this one of the specialists said: "We are sorry to disappoint the people, as we were forced to do part of last week, but we could not get the tonic here fast enough. The de mand is just as great in other cities as it is in Topeka, and the.manufacturing department has been swamped with orders. We received a big shipment yesterday and we will not be without the tonic again during our stay. We will be at the Arnold Drug Company's Store, No. 523 Kansas Avenue, be tween the hours of 9 a. m. and p. m. each day, during our stay here," i London, March 18. When Matt Welis. lightweight boxing champion of Eng land, who sailed on Thursday on the Olympic, arrives in the United States next week, one of the first things he will do will be to issue a challenge to Wolgast, lightweight champion of the world. In fact Wells is going to Amer ica for that very purpose for he has told friends that he will not be satis fied until he has had a chance at Wol gast. Wells, who is accompanied bv Geo. McDonald, his manager, and "Dia" Dolling, his sparring patrner, is due to arrive in New York Tuesday. Before sailing Wells confided to friend: "I am glad to go to the United States. I like the people and the cli mate over there and I am always as sured of a friendly greeting. The referees there are the fairest in the world and I feel every time that I en tc-r the ring I will get Just as fair a deal as if I were boxing here in Lon don." Wells also wants to meet Packey M Farland. the Chicago lightweight. NEW CAUSE OF STRIKE Tlhe Mew and S 3 icoiini ocletv I3iaio d LOCTI S C ATHF ,i b BB.au. B Miners Quit Because Company fuses Them Coal. Re- Shamokin, Pa., March 18. Eight hundred employees of the Scott col liery near Shamokin, struck today be cause the Mineral Railroad Min ing company refused to sell pea coal to the employees. The company states that outstanding orders from places outside the coal regions had to be filled. It is feared employees at other col lieries may strike for the same reason, The Mineral Railroad Mining com pany is a subsidiary of the Pennsylva nia Railroad company. Strikers Return to Work. Pottsville. March IS. The remainder of the mine workers, about 3,500 in num ber, employed in the Panther creeK valley, who quit a week ago because some of the men in the mines refused to Join the union, returned to work to day. The men who quit were unsuc cessful in getting all the workers to join the union. RIOT IN A CHURCH, Forty Policemen Required to Handle Warring Congregation. Cleveland, O.. March 18. Scores were ejected from the church and arrested and children were trampled on by yell ing men and women during a riot at St. Michael's church, Scranton road and Clark avenue. Men and women, yelling and hooting at Rev. Paulus, pastor of the church, were taken out as fast as 40 policemen could handle them. Outside a mob of three or four hun dred parishioners fought for entrance. The trouble, the culmination of discord that has existed between warring fac tions of the parish for the past few months, following the appointment of Rev. Mr. Paulus, reached an acute stage when the pastor scored the re bellious faction in his church and read letters of the same tenor from Bishop Farrelly and the apostolic delegate at Washington. CELEBRATE JEWISH HOLIDAY. Interesting Program by the I. O. B. B. Sunday School. A very interesting program was giv en by the children of the I. O. B. B. Sunday school, Sunday evening, the occasion being the celebration of the Jewish holiday "Purim." The following program under the direction of Miss Kobliner was ably rendered: Opening Hymn Sunday School Class History of Purim Dan Gordon A few remarks1 by Rabbi L. Schrieber Recitation "If I Didn't Forget How Old I Was," Charlotte Affron Piano Solo Belle Gordon Recitation "The Twins".. Leah Affron Recitation, "George Washington," Rebecca Gartner Orchestra Selection. .Lee 8amuela Harry Samuels, Mrs. A. Nusbaum Dialogue "Frightened at Nothing" Characters: Grace Scrinopskie as Mrs. Ketcham. Helen Gordon (her charge) as Lillie: Fannie Cohen as Jsettie; Belle Gordon as Lucy; Dan Gordon (ghost) as Frank, 1 ill j,r:mi fit iff ill ""'iiiKllllllllii1 1 II llillll1'-'" ILL In nJU itTrTTn" r Are here for you to see, try on and com pare with the spring clothes you have had in mind. An immense new stock fresh from the Stein-Bloch and Society Brand shops has been unpacked, pressed, and placed in our cabinets for your inspection. They're very attractive; we know you'll like them. Yes, they're in the fashionable models, but they're comfortable, too. Materials: Never handsomer weaves than in this assortment. A wider range of de signs than ever. Prices From $18.00 Other Celebrated Makes From $12.50 Come in and look them over. wr..r iHly ii 1 1 iTii in .Stavonth and Kansas dmxmue Formerly Marshall Clothing Company E39E3 THE BOOK OF JOHN. CHAPTER XVIII. By Theodore Gerald Soares, Ph. D. D. D., Professor of Practical Theol ogy in the University of Chicago. (An interesting series of articles on the Gospel of John written by prom inent business and professional men at the request of Rev. Robert Gordon of the First Baptist church.) The world's tragedy is in this chap ter. Selfishness shows its true charac ter. The useless blow reveals the folly of inconsiderate effort to right wrongs. The devotion that meets duty and death with perfect calm is manifest. The chill. of loneliness strikes terror to a timid soul. Blind bitterness wreaks its vengeance careless of consequence. Stupid officialism reveals its inability to meet moral crises. Ana tne Jing, whose kingdom is moral and spiritual, speaks the words of eternal truth. Judas caring tor tne nnanciai aa- vantages of the kingdom of God, and even taking something from the com mon purse for himself, may not seem so dangerous a character. We never know where selfishness will stop. It may be come treason and sell its Lord. Peter's fine loyalty always claims our regard. But earnestness is of little use without Judgment, it is no good draw ing a sword in anger and striking a blow. The great ills of earth are to be ended by more careful means yes, and more costly. Jesus knows the cost of salvation. He has seen it for many month3. He has come to this hour by deliberation. "The cup that the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?" Nothing could turn him from the test. And Jesus deliberate method is soon vindicated against Peter's impulse. The auick angry antagonism of evil cannot last. It may easily change to fear when comrades fall away. Jesus stand before the priests unafraid, but Peter is in terror in the courtyard. The priests are the bitter vindicators of vested rights. They are concerned to keep their little system intact. What is It to them if new truth has come, and new hope for men? Innova- DRUGS CUT RATE Spring Medicines Prices are right and goods are fresh. Here are some of the prices: Peruna 85c; Paine's Celery Com pound Soc; Hood's Sarsaparilla 90c; Ayer's Sarsaparilla 90c; S. S. S. small 85c; S. S. S. large, $1.50; Pinkham's Blood Purifier 85c; Pinkham's Vege table Compound 85c; Pierce's Favor ite Prescription 85c; Pierce's GolSen Medical Discovery 85c; Syrup of Figs 45c; Castoria 30c. CUT RATE JBoth Phones 450. Free Delivery CONGRESS MAY INVESTIGATE ALLEGED BASEBALL TRUST. "l.iU,Jl-". ,TT,n C P. TATT Washington, D. C., March 18, Is professional baseball operated as a trust? If so, ought congress and the state department investigate it in the interest of the fans the same as the government is now investigating the various trusts in the interest of the consumer? Representative Charles Gallagher, of Chicago, has introduced a resolu tion asking for such an inquiry. The resolution calls for a special commit tee of seven members. Special political significance at taches to the resolution because of the fact that Charles P. Taft, broth- er of the president, is known as the principal owner of the Chicago Na tional league team and a big factor in baseball. Ban .Johnson and Garry j Herrmann are, of course, owing to their positions, the two dominant fac tors in the baseball world and should an investigation be conducted, will be among the principal witnesses called. the tions are dangerous. Persecute prophet and leave us in peace. Pilate is a Roman. He believes in justice. But he is only a politician after all. He is concerned with his little task, of keeping order. What does he know of a new salvation, and a way of life, and a word of God. So he never saw his supremest opportunity. And Jesus understood them all, the plottings, and fears, and Jealousies, and diplomacies. He spoke of the king dom of truth. You cannot win it by fighting. You must win it by believing, and living, and loving, and sometimes by suffering. It is in the world and not of It. Traitors and passion blinded men do not see it. But it is here. And we may see it if we are brave and true enough to serve the unthroned King. (Read John 18 today.) MRS. ZEHNER COMING National W. C. T. TJ. Lecturer Will Speak Here. Mrs. A. C. Zehner of Dallas, Tex., national lecturer for the W. C. T. U.. will come to Topeka March 23 and will make an address Sunday morn ing,. March 24, at the First Methodist church. She will speak Sunday even ing, March 24, in the Euclid Avenue Methodist church and Tuesday even ing, March 26, she will lecture on suffrage at the First Baptist church. Six months of the year she lectures for the Red Cross Lyceum bureau, and the rest of the year she is en gaged by the W. C. T. TJ. and her services are secured by both societies two years in advance. TIRING OF THE STRIKE Many British Miners Are Expected to Return to Work. London, March 18. Many of the British miners now on strike will return to the pits this week, according to opinion ex pressed today. It is believed that by next Monday operations will be in full swing in many collieries. In spite of the strike leaders' declaration that there will be no resumption of work until the mini mum wages bill for underground workers has passed through parliament there are indications that the miners are tiring of the strike. The loss on the trades union funds last week including those of the miners' unions, amounted to $1,500,000. Nine unions alone, exclusive of the min ers, Saturday paid their members $450,000. The trades union funds are largely in vested in bonds, the prices of which have been affected by the strike and this causes them a further loss. There was a further curtailment of the New erop Kentucky blue grass lust la. Prices right. Zimmerman Seed Co. Pinkham'a .Vegetable Compound, WORTH MOUNTAINS OF GOLD is the value Mrs. Charles Barclay of Graniteville, Vt., places upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, so grateful was she for her restoration to health. She says, "I was passing through the change of life and suffered from its effects with nervousness and other an noying symptoms, and I can truly say that Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable compound proved worth mountains of gold to me, as it restored my health and strength, and for the sake of other suffering women I am willing to make my trouble public" Women who are passing through this trying period should rely upon Lydia E. railway passenger service today while more factories have been obliged to close. Several steam trawlers are laid up at the fishing port of Grimsby owing to the shortage of coal. There is some tnlk today of a general strike throughout the country during May but this may be due to thie fact that a series of trade union movements will commence then. These may possibly lead to widespread stoppages in some industries. BREWER A SUICIDE. Head of the Seipp Company of Chi cago Shoots Himself. Chicago, March 18. William C. Seipp, head of the Conrad Seipp Brew ing company and son of the late Con rad Seipp, shot and killed himself to day while the family was at break fast in another room. The coroner was notified that Mr. Seipp had com mitted suicide. Attorneys for the family announced Mr. Seipp had committed suicide while temporarily insane, due to long illness. Since 1892, when Mr. Seipp, who was 61 years old, retired from the brewing business he had devoted himself to real estate interestsl His .wife and three sons survived. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our sincere thanks to our many friends who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our dear brother, also for the many beautiful floral designs. MRS. ANDREW .WALKER and Family. Guaranteed Kentucky blue grass seed and whiteclover. New stock Just In, Zimmerman Seed Oe plili. (oloivisf THE -STAPCT ON THE .SANTA FEU S (f -V-a-Ji i n un mimj-c. XiH 'A PI UvrKt R li nLrALln.onir TnL STRAWBERRIES, rm.KTHE.COW5 we'rc orrrcn A -KIDE-TOTTI!: i i-i i IN CALIFORNIA. A YEAR. LATE.R- From Tapsk and almost II Santa Fa atatiana In Kantaa. March 1 tb&pril IS A farm Is waiting for you in Arizona and California. Go this Spring. Go on the Santa Fe. Ride in tourist sleeper; berth rate low. Eat Fred Harvey meals. A fast run on the Fast Mail two other trains to choose from. T. L King. Cttj Paaa. Aaant Write. C. L. I Gen. Colonization A (rot, 2301 Railway Bxchstif Chicago, for San Jmh)w!h Taflay hmek nal aix awrtfria Iroa aab criptioD to "Thm Sank." IF YOTT rnnnnt .n g Jar a VMaVaVUWk crease your salary, you can at least increase its purchasing power! Special Tomorrow Half Pound can Lowney'a De licious Cocoa, 25c can .180 25c Jar very fine Eating Pum Fruit Preserves; 20a Fine- 48c Carpet Broom, one of the best made in Topeka 85o 3 10c straight, very beat Oat flake ...25o Regular Owl Prices 2 good 80c grade Coffees, lb. 28o hi lb. finest bulk Pepper made, for ...to Pound finest Japan Tea you ever used .4Ha Lb. pkg. 15c Tea Dust.- 19a 15c pkg. Jap Tea, sun cured 10c All very best Kplees put up 4a and So Arkansas Black Twig Apples, good eating, pk 33c Fine Red Ben Davis Apples, pk. 12 lbs 350 White House Flour, (you never ured a better) 48 lbs... $1.35 Bulk Olives, very fine. Just opened, quart 28o Large 10c Jar finest Mustard 8o Pure hand-made Cocoanut Bon Boris, lb ISo 3 loaves of our fine Bread, sweet as a nut 10o Bulk Spaggettl, very fins good. lb Do Finest Spanish Onions, new lot, lb To Toa do not have to- buy heavy to buy cheap at the" Owl? Take whatever you can use and save money. WLfci!(gi:ci;ir5i S-Big Bu3y 2nd and Madison St. SOU K. I'ourth. 505 W. Tenth. 1125 Kansas Ave. 535 Topeka Ave. HHUHtMl IIHMHI Some things may be pat oft until tomorrow, but the newa you must have today. The 4) State Journal publishes today's tew today. at m i t if. t matHMja t

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JOTJRNAE MARCH 18, 1912 HAVE MANY BILLS Kansas Delegation at Wash ing Busy Introducing Them. Itees Would Make Tort Riley Into Brigade Post. MORE PENSIONS FOB VETERAN Bristow Wants Ira Haworth to Get Homestead. Congressman Jackson Intro duces His Anti-Liquor Bill. produce soaring- again at this place. Wheat is selling at $1.02, corn 72 cents, prairie hay $17 per ton and alfalfa $17 per ton. Many of the farmers living close to town are de termined to take advantage of this market and are hauling with four and six horses. The roads have not been in such a bad condition in this region for years. KAXSAS'S PUSH HELPS HEARST Washington, March 18. Congressman Dan Anthony has Introduced a bill in the house directing the secretary of the treasury to pay to Hugh Cameron the sum of $5,000, in full satisfaction for personal injuries sustained by him on August 8, 1911, while employed as fore man bricklayer by the government on construction work of the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth. Another measure presented by Mr. Anthony directs the secretary of the treasury to pay to Christ Schrey, of Leavenworth, the sum of $2,049.85 for brick and other material furnished for the erection of four quarters at Fort Leavenworth. In a bill introduced in the house by Congressman Rees it is proposed tc increase the cavalry garrison at Fort Riley to a brigade. For this purport the sum cf $500,000 is asked. This plan of enlargement is not likely to succeed under the present plan of economy now being practiced in the Democratic bouse. Senator Bristow has a bill in the sen ate authorizing and empowering Ira Haworth to make homestead entry on any vacant unentered quarter section of public lands which he may select un der direction of the secretary of the Interior, and the length of time he spent in seeking to acquire title m homestead entry made at the Junction City land office on the 20th day of De cember, 3871, to the west half of tlie northwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the ncrthwest quarter of section 19. township 4 south, range 4 east, shall be applied to the entry no'v desired. A bill presented recently by Con gressman Young, of Kansas, provides that where a civil war soldier is pen sionable under the general law for a specific disability at a specific rate provided by law for such disability, and in addition thereto claims and es tablishes other pensionable disabilities as due to service in line of duty, he shall be entitled to pension, therefor, in addition to the rate of allowance to which he would be entitled for the specific disability. The bill further provides that the additional pension for such disability shall commence from the date of the filing in the pension bureau a claim for it, executed after the passage of this act. Congressman Fred Jackson has a bill to divest intoxicating liquors of their interstate commerce character. It pro vides that all vinous, malt, fermented, spirltous, distilled and other intoxicat ing liquors transported from one state to another shall be divested of their in terstate commerce character from and after the time of their shipment by the consignor, and shall not be considered commodities of interstate and foreign commerce, and shall not be entitled to protection as articles of interstate com merce under the laws or authority rf the United States. Washington hears that former Gov ernor E. W. Hoch. of Marion, may en ter the race for a seat in the United States senate this coming winter. It Is understood, however, that he has not fully made up his mind to get in the race, but that many of his per sonal friend3 and admirers are urging him to come out. It. R. Whitman Made Gold Mine of loosing Proposition. Lawrence, Kan., March 18. Rus sell R. Whitman, the Boston alum nus of the University of Kansas, who sent a check the other day for $100 to the committee of university worn en who are working for a women's building, has had a career that shows what the Kansas boy can do when he gets out and hustles. Whitman left the university with a record of straight ones as a tennis player. His work as a student was fair. He went to Kansas City and began work as an advertising solicitor on the Journal. Within a few years he was advertising manager of that paper. Then Hearst saw him. A tempting offer took Whitman to Chi cago as manager of general adver tising in the west for the Hearst pa pers. He made good. He used his head. That suited Mr. Hearst. When Whitman had been in Chi cago long enough to show what he could do, and before ho had been out of college a dozen years, Mr. Heart offered him $15,000 a year to go to Boston and pull the Boston American out of the hole. Several experts had told its owner that the American was hopeless. Whitman went to Boston. He be gan by making the American lose four times as much as it had been losing. He spent thousands on it the first month making it a good pa per. In two years it broke even. The third it -showed a profit. Now it boasts of a half million circulation. It is one of Hearst's gold mines. Kan sas grit and ginger had won. Whitman wrote the committee for the women's- dormitory at the uni versity that he would see that the alumni in New England had oppor tunity to help out the good cause. That promise the committee regards as equivalent to a whole wing for their building. OAKFORD GOES INTO COURT. Socialist Gives Up Place on Beacon to Be Tried. Cimarron, Kan., March 18. Dr. C. R. D. S. Oakford, the Socialist agi tator who has for some time been editing the Gray County Beacon, for merly the Ingalls Beacon, at this place, has given up his palace as edi tor and gone to Wichita to answer to charges against him in the federal court for using the mails for im proper purposes. The charges were preferred by Garden City parties when Oakford was running the Pro locutor at that place. The complain ants state that he tried to revolution ize the city by running everybody down through the columns of his paper. Oakford is the man who got sore at the Santa Fe when stranded with his family at Lamed recently during a blockade and walked to Pawnee Rock through heavy drifts, carrying his young son, the famous boy Socialist orator, strapped on his back. His place as editor of the Beacon is be- g filled by Cecil Alexander, for merly editor of that paper, who is now editor of the Argonia Clipper. HE URGES PURITY Social Problem More Impor tant Than Tariff. fK. S. A. C. Professor Says Boys Are Clean Minded. BAD ROADS SEND PRICES UP. Corn 72 Cents a Bushel at Lamed Wheat $1.02. Larned, Kan., March 18. The ex tremely bad condition of the country roads has sent the prices of farm GETS NEW WHOLESALE HOUSE Dodge City Man Plans to Supply Western Kansas Trade. Dodge City, Kan., March 18. Sam Stubbs, the veteran grocer of this city, has decided to enlarge his business and enter the wholesale field. The new institution will be known as the Dodge City Wholesale Grocery and Commission House and will be open by April 1. Mr. Stubbs just recent ly purchased a two story brick build ing and two large warehouses and is stocking them with supplies. The new institution will be the second of its kind established in western Kansas. Everything from Asphaltum to Zinc White in Acme Quality Paints and Finishes at the Acme Quality Paint Store, 62 8 Kansas avenue. It is one thing to make soda crackers that are occasionally good. It is quite another thing to make them so that they are not only always better than all other soda crackers, but always of unvarying goodness. The name "Uneeda" stamped on every one of them means that if a million packages of Uneeda Biscuit were placed before you, you could choose any one of them, confident that every soda cracker in that package would be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit ever baked. Five cents. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Manhattan, Kan., March 18. "Judged from the standpoint of the future well-being of the American peo ple, social purity is a more important issue than the tariff or the conserva tion of the natural resources," says William A. McKeever, professor of philosophy at the Kansas State Agri cultural college, in a bulletin just is sued. Professor McKeever urges that boys and girls of all ages should be allow ed frequent association with the op posite sex under proper restrictions. "The line fence that separates the sexes at school and elsewhere is a shameful advertisement of our dual standard of morals," he continued, "ivrfmon are- Tint naturally any more pureminded than men. Take down the line fence; inculcate tne same aegreo of cleanness of thought, speech and conduct before boys as before girls." Parents Too Are Ignorant. Parental ignorance and neglect constitute the first contributing cause of the great prevalence of the social evil, he said. "Let American parents rally to the great social obligation of training their children for pure thinking and clean sexual life, and the race will quickly manifest the splendid manly and womanly qualities inherent in our ordinary human breed." Athletic sports, vigorous and joyful outdoor exercises so "both the physi cal and mental exuberance of youth may find a wholesome outlet, are recommended. "The long standing theory that ev ery bov must sow his 'wild oats' has been successfully controverted by specialists," says Professor McKeever. ROOSEVELT'S PLAN. The Colonel Will Jfake an Extended Spealuns Tour. Oyster Bay, N. Y., March 18. First J V r T? nnaovolt HprS flt their conference at New York Friday and Saturday nas oeen bivch ujr vuur nel Roosevelt. He said he had decid ed delinitely to make a number of speeches in various parts of the coun try. His speech before the Civic forum in New York Wednesday night is first on the program. Later this week Colonel Roosevelt will talk some where on the east side in New York, if a hall can be obtained. Early next week he will start on a t v. miiic woct Thrpp SI1U1 i. IUU1 UL LUC llllKUl speeches have been decided upon to r-. r i 1 iv,f:-, De maave at unicagu, di. xam neann'.is and St. Louis. Other stops may be arranged later. In the week Beginning lviaicu oi. Colonel Roosevelt will go into New England. Speeches are to be made in Boston and Concord, N. H., with possibly one in Portland, Me., although Colonel Roosevelt doubted whether i i.i Ma r e-n to Maine be fore the primaries are held. A trip to Bhiiaaeipnia ana itm i made during the week of April 17. t.t v- r.. m in it r ',i 1 o ti been iNOIie LUC Dptuiviub i a i- i -i m ii"! j en manaeers UAcu, rvuuottcu are at work upon the itineraries which i. 1. nlnlnil flir probaoiy win not uo luuiicu several days. Colonel Roosevelt during his talk with the newspaper men alluded to re- n w:c.iaQnnc information in pUriS IIIHL imomuuu regard to the campaign was being dis seminated in news uimi"-i'- j v, eimnnrtprs nan told saiu huiiic ul r him that in certain news reports the facts regarding tne rciouvc .os--of the Taft and Roosevelt forces had been misrepresented. Replying to a statement attributed r- 1 d Vnanil, phflirmflTl Of the to OHIIlUfl r New York county Republican commit- t t- .......It Ti-mi In tee. tnat uoionei rvjjnt have not more than four or five dele gates from New York state, the colo nel said: "I expect that we will get at least twenty delegates and if it were not for the bad primary system in this rtate, we would break even or hotter." tv,q nninnpi said that he did not believe the Roosevelt forces would have control or tne Kepuoiitun i.i ori tnat nil be wanted ai cor!liIlin.rd from the committee was a square deal. MELVILLE IS DEAD. Distinguished Retired Naval Ofliccr Victim of Paralysis. Philadelphia, March 18. Rear Ad miral George Wallace Melville. U. S. N., retired, died at his home Sunday of paralysis. Rear Admiral Melville, who was placed on the retired list January 19, 1903. was 72 years old. For sixteen years he was chief of the bureau of steam engineering in the navy depart- r 1 T.ric? onnnirifpn an assistant iiitmi-. 11 (J engineer in the navy in 1861 and was a member of ootn tne jeaunciLB uuu the Greelv relief expeditions to the Arctic circle. Among the colleges wnicn comerrea honorary degrees upon him in recog nition of his scientific work were the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown and Stevens Institute. He was a past president of both the American Academy of Mechanical En gineers and the American Society of Naval Engineers. At the time of his death he was the president of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Interment will be made in Laurel Hill cemetery, this city, on Wednesday. SNOW CRUSHES BOY. Rotary Plow Covers Youngster, Killing Him Instantly. Smith Center, Kan., March 1 8. To be buried alive by the spray from a snow plow was the fate of Harry Agnew, a 12-year-old boy of this city. Harry was playing in the wake of a big rotary snow plow that was being used on the Rock Island railroad. With other boys he was allowing the clouds of snow to fall over him, run ning from under when the snow be came too heavy. He was not missed until nigni. Searchers dug his body from under i r urta tVilch wan iuic muss v j lu 1 1 1 -j 'n broken and It Is believed the weight lot snow crusneu uui nxe kiuiubl instantly. Just Received Exclusive Pattern in New "J ouy" CLiffon Taffetas N ew cmrmg emirs and oars 1- C7 Quality, Style and Value Pre-eminent THIS store's reputation as Topeka's center of authenticated fashions in women's tailored gar ments has been consistently maintained through many seasons. The matchless collection of suits and coats gathered here for this spring season adds immeasurably to that reputation. Every model has been carefully selected by our style experts. Select your Easter suit now tomorrow from these full assortments. Following are brief discriptions of some popular models. Spring Suits at $23.50 At this fijrure we show some very stylish models in tan and gray whipcords and serges also in navy and black serges. Plain tailored styles with mannish collars or the large revers and long shawl shapes. Some of the collars are perfectly plain, others are trimmed with contrasting shades or with silk or satin to match. Jackets are of the short order, and come in 1 ,2 and the staple 4-button models. Skirts are made on straight lines, in both plain and button trimmed styles. Better ap- dOQ C pearing and finer quality suits were never shown at. )aDU Other Suits of the most stylish sorts are shown at a full range of prices from $12.50 to $45.00. New Spring Coats Cutaway and semi-fitted models, with mannish, shawl, large reyers and some with just one rever; these are the latest and most sought for coats for spring. They are here in wide wales, plain serges and heavy-weight serges with .trimmings of contrasting serge, white serge and satin collars and cuffs. Whipcords are also well represented; tans, grays and navy have the call, but for those who wish them, we have black and fancy mixed materials. Prices all the way from $10 to $35. Coats; Eigkt Styles at $15.00 Tan Serge Coats, with brown collar and cuffs Semi-fitted Navy Serge Coat, with long and wide revers. Tan Novelty Coat, with plaid collar and cuffs- Navy and black, heavy twill Serge Coats, large white collar and cuffs 1 r" v :i i in Semi-fitted tan Serge Coats, long wide revers... Navy blue Serge Coats with large tan collar Gray Novelty Coats tan trimmings; large collar. Gray Novelty Coats with white collar and cuffs. 115 Pretty New Styles in Serge Dresses for Spring Effective styles are shown in Navy Blue ,Brown, Tan, Black and Cream, at prices varying from $5.95 to $20.00 J The New Lingerie Waists We are confident you've never had the opportunity of making se lections from a finer lot of Waists than is represented in this present gathering. There's waists in fine sheer batistes, mulls, cotton voiles, marquisettes, cotton crepes and India linons. High neck, long and short sleeves ,with and without side-frills. trimmings are of Irish crochet, cluny ,val., venise and linen laces; also dainty embroideries, including some pretty hand work. Round, square and V-neck waists with short sleeves and trimmings of similar character are also shown. Both styles and prices to suit every woman $1.25 to $10.00. We also show the new shirt style waists, in cotton and silk materials in white and colors $1.00 to $5.00. 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Call or send for booklet. Assets $l,eOO,00. Capitol Building Loan Association 5&4 Kansas Ave. I I DR. GEO. PORT ASHTON DENTIST BeH Phonal 183 In. 328 M. W. Center Eighth end Kansas Ave. A Word In Time will often save a valuable deal. Say that word over "Long Distance" The quickest and most economical method of doing business or fulfill ing social or family duties. Get the "telephone habit." Ask for Long Distance at any telephone or pay station. -THE- Missouri Kansas Telephone Company Cm IWI" I'lWM' "n- I II II T ii llmiiiiimuiiiii.Lin.nij 1MlM""'-"iHllHiMlii'llilliiHllTll I ,.f n m M ntii 1 'it I Train. t.r. Topeka 4:1 A.M 5:45 A.M. :4 A.M. S:25 P.M. :25 P.M. 7:5 P.M. :15 P.M. Rt. L. KC 7:55 A.M. l:ld A.M 1:5 A.M. 11:15 A.M. :10 P.M. 8:16 P.M.' 11:15 P.M. If :30 P.M. Kansas City Bock Island Feet Hon. No Steps Double Treeb USE THE NEXT Never tee Buay to Answer Questions Phones 384 C E. Daicom, City Pane. Art ISsfcijCMh r-Jtt d j as i j Everybody Read' the State Journal

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MARCH 18, 1912 9 HOW IT HURTS Missouri River Points Profit by Kate, Says Castro." Secretary of Wichita Chamber of Commerce Testifies. INJURES KANSAS TOWNS Can Jfot Compete With the River Jobbers. Examiner Mackley Is Conduct ing the Hearing. Before Special Examiner E. R. Mack ley, testimony was introduced in the rate hearing today to show thai freignt rates from Mississippi river points 10 liai ses manufacturers and jobbers are neither fair nor just and that the bene fits were all enjoyed by the Missouri river towns. Martin Castro, secretaiy of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, was on the stand all morning and tola of troubles that confront the shipper of the Peerless Princess. Details of the Kansas troubles weie dragged before the special examiner ana he was advised as to the discrimination against Topeka, Wichita, Hutchinson and other Kansas towns. Castro pro duced great piles of records to show that the Kansas City manufacturer could ship goods to Newton cheaper than the Wichita jobber could ship them to the same point and that simi lar difficulty was experienced by oeal trs in other towns of the state. Castro told Mackley that it is im possible for a Kansas jobber or manu facturer to ship his wares east be cause of the regulation of freight sched ules and rates. These rates, the wit ness said, caused the Kansas manufac turer to suffer a loss of profits or yield the territory to Kansas City. t. Joseph, Leavenworth and Atchison, the four towns sharing the benefits of the Missouri river rates. Rates from Mis sissippi river points, it was declared, favored the Missouri river towns in a manner that made it necessary for Kansas shippers to confine their opera tions to local territories. Because of these rates. Topeka .is de clared to have been limited to a trade district in which live 600,000 people, while Kansas City's territory is in habited by 7,000.000 people. This condi tion is due alone, Castro said, to the rates that penalize Topeka and Wichita shippers when they attempt to extend beyond a certain point. Hurts Kansas Towns. Not only has the manufacturer and jobber suffered. Castro testified, but the discrimination in freight rates has injured the growth and prosperity of the Kansas towns. Manufacturers re fuse to locate their plants in Kansas because of the special commodity rates afforded shippers in the Missouri river cities. With the 7.000,000 peo ple to be reached by a St. Joe or Kan sas City manufacturer, Castro said it would be useless to try to bring big industries to Wichita, Topeka or Hutchinson, where only 600,000 peo ple live in the territory to which rea sonable shipping rates are given by the railroads. The prohibitory liquor law also en tered into Castro's discussion of the freight rate question. He assured the examiner that the Kansas prohibitory law was an inducement to the manu facturer who desired to keep his la borers from the open saloon. Yet they were denied the choice of dry terrl torv because of the penalties imposed by "unjust freight rates. In the federal court room, where the hearing is in progress, forty lawyers made notes on Castro's tes timony. He was one of the last wit nesses called on behalf of the state in a hearing begun several weeks asro. but adjourned until today.. The Wichita man was loaded with facts and figures and spent the entire morning explaining the difficulty of "Wichita jobbers in efforts to broad en their trade district. The state will complete its evidence late this afternoon. Then the 32 de fendant railroad companies will be gin the introduction oi testimony in j defense or tne present rate scnea ules. Probably two days will be con sumed in the taking of this evidence. By lawyers Interested in the hear ing, the present rate case is consid ered one of the most important rate hearings ever held in the west. A re vision of freight rates has been urged by many Kansas towns and the out come of the case will affect the indus trial and commercial growth of a score of important Kansas towns which have suffered under the sched ules adopted a number of years ago. WeATHtH REGOHD, Tne lollowiiij; are uoservalloiis or in toiled faiaiej earner bureau lor in a 44 lours ending al 1 o ciock mis luuroin, ivuu& uitt iii&n oiarji yusieraay ana ui. -ffttso;. yuuii iccuiathi iul njat; auuuua. i-ii u. Ham Aiuaiiuo, Tex. A j 0 t,it, luauo i 34 T xjU&ioii, jkiuss x o ruuaio, -N 1 a4 -t j aisar. Alb -u 16 0 nailebiuu, 2. C b4 di t LUICJO, ill 46 32 toucuruia, -tvan. o 01 pus vnrioti, Tex. 7s ta 0 j.'t: v t'i f col 00 y ucs .Uuiiics, la. 12 0 UiKlse city, Kan 4 a 0 tiuium, Aiinn 34 is .22 uurandO, col 44 34 0 tuaiuiiwn, Ait ti ran Worm, lex. w aJ 0 calvtstun, lex 64 tio u tiavre, Aiont 42 ub o 1 1 t-n rut, Atom 40 JatKsunville, Fla li tw .32 sjiuas city. Mo 50 34 0 utile jttucK, An: 70 faj o .couiisviiifc, Ky t 4o 0 Alouena, ctah 46 26 0 -New oilcan, 1 -a.. 7 5S 0 .ew lort, V 50 4 1 iNoi th -iaiie, A'eb 44 -JS 0 OKianoma, oxia 66 44 0 Omana, eb 3s 3y q fftuemx, Ariz 76 50 0 i-itisuurg, i-a 60 50 0 i-ortlanu Ore 52 40 .08 prince Albert, Sas 2 "0 tf-aiu City, S. U 46 36 0 Koswell, N". M 76 36 0 fct. Joseph, Mo 44 30 0 St. l.ouis, Mo 64 36 O St. Paul, Minn 38 28 .01 bait Lake, Utah 48 38 0 San Diego, Cal 62 42 0 San Francisco, Cal. 62 50 .01 Seattle, Wash 44 38 .08 Sheridan, Wyo 46 22 0 Swift Current, Assin... 36 16 0 Tampa, Fla 86 62 1.68 Toledo, Ohio .j 50 34 0 TOPEKA, KAN 54 36 0 Williston, N. D 36 18- 0 Winnemucca, Nev. 50 24 0 Winnipeg, Man 30 10 0 T. B. JEXNIJJGS, Section Director. SURPRISE IS READY. The Great Unknown Will Tell of Po litical Advertising. President N. B. Burge of the To peka Ad club is at last ready to spring his surprise speaker at tomorrow's meeting. Burge terms him "The Great Unknown," meaning only of course that his identity is at present unknown to the members of the Ad club. But If the name were mentioned here, it would be decidedly well known to everyone in Topeka. The speaker is billed to divulge some of the deep, dark and hereto fore unknown secrets of "How the Politician Advertises." The wide knowledge and experience of the man along the lines which he proposes to talk will be sure to develop some thing sensationally interesting. The meeting takes place Tuesday noon at the Commercial club rooms. Curiosity and the timeliness of the subject should insure a good attend ance at the meeting. TO TALK EXTENSION. City Commissioners and Patten to Meet Soon. The city commissioners have not been able to secure a definite decision con cerning the extension of the street car line to Gage park. A. M. Patten, superintendent of the Topeka Street Railway company in Topeka and Wichita, agreed to meet the city com missioners this morning but was unable to be present. The commissioners and Mr. Patten have had the extension under consider ation for some time but have not had the chance to come to an agreement. Mr. Patten agreed to come to Topeka this morning but owing to business ?n court in Wichita he d f not arrive. He advised the commissioners of this and promises to come at the earliest oppor tunity. Fix up the lawn for spring. Time now to sow Kentucky blue grass and white clover. Zimmerman Seed Co. irih ft CD w dni Is the short cut between your pretty home and our store. Here you find not only low prices, but the widest choice of the best goods. Our March Sale of House Furnishing Goods extends to all departments. It is a money saving" opportunity. A doliar saved is a dollar earned. We can mention only a few bargains here. Come in and let us show you many more. All This Week We will have a Special demonstration on the CHAMPION GAS and COAL RANGE. Our demon strator will be disappointed if you do not come. We want to show you the advantages of this, the latest improved combination Range, which will do your baking and cooking with either coal or gas, or both at the same time, so you can keep your kitchen warm in winter and cool in summer. You can burn up your waste paper and trash. It car ries away all the fumes, and will pay for itself in a few years in economy of fuel and saving of doctor bills. FREE With every one of these Ranges we sell this week we will give without extra charge a set of pure aluminum cooking utnsils worth $7.00. Only 3 Days More Thursday, March 21st, 2:30 P. M. Someone in the audience at our big demonstration on the above date, is sure to get this valuable present, and whoever that one may be, will have the best sewing machine manufac tured. A thousand dollars could buy no better, for there is no better made. The time is growing short. If yotr have not filled out and re iimpr1 vrmr r.ounon. do it todav. Anyone who has not received a coupon is invited to call and get one. No purchase or money con sideration will be required. Come and see the machine we will gladly explain its advantages Rugs and Carpets Tomorrow Specials Just 30 in this lot. Panel Axminster Rugs some thing new, very pretty effects in soft colorings. Come in and see these exceptional values d q $27.50 quality, 9x12 plO. I 0 Nine-wire Brussels Rugs A special lot of discon tinued patterns, in an excellent wool surface Brus sels, built for service, both oriental and floral pat terns, in good snappy colors. d1 1 no $18.00 quality, 9x12 pll.i0 Kolorfast Matting Guaranteed fast to sun and water ,also reversible; 50c quality, yard 39Y Velvet Rugs 27x54, in good bright colors; actual $1.75 value, for 98 Ingrain Carpet Linen warp, made for hard ser vice; 6 designs; 35c quality, yard 25 Matting Rugs Just think of it, a 9x12 rug, orien tal pattern; $4.50 quality $2.98 Axminster Rugs Another lot of those 27x54 rugs sold all season at $2.50; now $1.59 Ingrain Art Squares JLiinen warp; 20 different patterns, 9x12 size; worth $7.50, special for. .$4.98 Curtain Sale Recently we secured at a big dis count 212 pairs of Lace Curtains, which we have sold from $1.75 to $2.25 a pair. They are "factory close outs," and from 3 to 8 pairs of a pattern in ecru and white Spring styles, and all guaranteed perfect. For quick sale we are going to put them out at 98 a pair. Comforts Must Go We have about 25 Bed Com forts which we do not want to store, so if you want a real bargain, here is your opportunity One-half off our already low prices. ft. 2$ Library Week in the Furniture Dept. For this week of our Great March Sale, we will feature our Arts and Crafts Library, Living Room and Den Furniture. We have just received a full car of these goods from the factory, and will make special reductions from 10 to 25 on every piece in this line. Remember, this does not apply to a few pieces but every piece in our store. We bought twelve 4-piece suites for this sale, con sisting of one large arm rocker,, one large arm chair, one rocker without arms and one 24x36 inch library table, all in the fumed ok finish. All chairs continuous front and back posts, full fram ed in, boxed seats and solid oak. Do not overlook these great bargains which were bought to sell regular for $24.50. Special sale price $14.95. See suite in our north window. Food Choppers Why chew till you get tired and then endanger your health, when you can make the most delicious dishes and healthy food with a Ford Chopper? These are small but they will cut a pound a minute, They are light to handle and easy to clean, and cost Smallest size, only 49c Medium size, only 69c Go-Carts Does the new baby need a Go-Cart this Spring? We have the Hey wood they are classy, easy riding and durable. We also have the Orio'e Go-Basket, which is the best if you want to take baby with you shopping. Also have the regular folding or collapsible carts in 1912 patterns, with large wheels and nickel-plated handle, for $10 and $12, and the more common kind as low as $4.75. We can certainly please you, if you need a Go-Cart. Tomorrow Specials Did you ever hear of Baskets being so low price? These are German Willow, light but strong. They were shipped to us from Germany direct. That is why we can sell them so cheap. They will go quick ly, so these prices are for tomorrow only, Regular 60c size, our price only Regular 85c size, our price only Regular $1.25 size, our price only Regular $1.50 size, our price only 39c 59c 79c 98c We are not satisfied unless our Customers are satisfied. Our customers are our best friends Largest Complete House Furnishing Store in the State 'MAHIZm-PimimURNlTUREQK Remember The Free Sewing Machine Day March 21. SOME THINGS MAY BE PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW BUT THE NEWS YOU MUST HAVE TODAY. HERMAN, ItiB SOU A CLBHK LEAVES HOME JO JOIN THE BIG LEAGUE. By GoVSbaz n.,tt. 112. brR.L. OoMBxm. 1 1 1

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.1 J z-fl Vv M If- Coffee Colored! Linen Suit with Dyed Cluny Lace Ecru and Champagne Tones Rivals of Pure White Effects -The Touch of Black Velvet That Gives Marvelous Chic White Boots, But Col ored Hats, With White Garden Frocks. UB frocks of high degree indeed are tne new costumes or linen, batiste, voile, crepe and other "washable" materials. Intended for afternoon wear this summer. These fabrics are called "washable" one presumes because of their admixture of cotton. Th moment a thread of silk or of worsted creeps into a weave the fabric Is hustled out of the cotton-goods department and finds a place among materials not supposed to have anything to do with soap and water. Even if the new sum mer fabrics are not afraid of a good, honest tubbing, however, their In tricate cut and elaborate trimmings of lace, embroidery, velvet and but tons would preclude all idea of any such manner of freshening and if the handsome afternoon costume of such character Is tubbed at all, It will be tubbed at the dry cleaner's. There are two sorts of "lingerie" fabric now the heavier linens, crashes, piques and bedford cords of which tailored costumes are fashion ed; and the clinging, soft-as-chiffon stuffs like batiste, mull, voile, mar quisette and crepe which go into the making of diaphanous frocks. There Is a fancy for garnishing even the tailored costumes with quantities of lace 'this season, and yards of broad Insertions of filet, cluny and other heavy lacea make simply cut linen suits very dressy affairs indeed. The lines of such costumes follow the lines prescribed for tailored suits of worsted, silk and mohair; and coats are short and gay. In cutaway effect, over straight, narrow skirts, ehort enough to reveal the feet. Of course with all such summer costumes white footwear is the requirement and this season very trim boots of "white buck skin, with tall tops buttoned with pearl buttons, are considered the grand chic These white buckskin boots are much prettier than the white canvas styles, for the soft buckskin fits instep and ankle like a glove and the leather conforms. In more supple fashion to the lines of daintily shaped Bole and heel than does the stiff canvas. There are also pale tan suede boots, and creamy satin boots for wear with lingerie costumes in the new champagne and ecru colorings which are particularly fashionable this season. Tan, Champagne and Ecru the Aristocrats In Color. With the very fashionable ones, lingerie materials just off clear white in other words. In tones of cream, champagne and ecru are more in favor than white stuffs which seem to suggest, the ministrations of a laundress. These creamy tan shades are very subtle and very smart, but somehow they lack the freshness and purity of clear white which is at its best against a background of sum mer green or the blue of a summer sea. One or two ecru batiste cos- ?4ft0i lift J K i'-- V 'i3 fJV- J II- ;.,.tlV "aT tumes on a club-house veranda would be distinguished and charming; but a whole veranda full of ecru-garbed women would be depressing indeed, whereas white costumes in like num ber would suggest only summery daintiness and freshness. Two very smart costumes in the new ecru tone are pictured today and each of these costumes owes much of its chio to clever touches of black which give character and emphasis to the tan coloring of fabric and trim ming. One of these costumes is a coat and skirt of coffee colored linen with trimming of handsome cluny lace dyed to match the shade of the linen. The coffee color is a very pale cafe au lalt, no deeper than a light tan in tone and not only the cluny lace, but also the cotton soutache braid which is used as trimming, is dyed in this cafe au lait color. The black satin collar and groups of black buttons add Just the emphatic touch necessary to smartness and the para sol of cream taffeta barred and dotted with black has a carved Imitation ivory handle with a smart black silk tasseL The hat is a roll-brim model of panama straw with wide, pale green and black ribbon twisted into a tow ering loop. Another pretty frock is the model of champagne colored linen and braid lace, suitable for informal dining on the country club veranda or for after noon wear at a tennis tournament or other out of door affair in midsum mer. The linen Js very fine and soft in quality and is in a delicate cham pagne color, scarcely deeper than cream in tone. The heavy lace matches the linen and is applied very simply in a straight tunic band on the skirt and in deep square sections which hang in bib fashion at front and back of the waist. These sec tions, like the band on the skirt, are edged with ball fringe and the lace is backed with very pale brown chif fon which throws the pattern into relief and makes a pretty contrast with the champagne linen. The skirt of this champagne colored frock is in two sections which lap on the sides under rows of braid buttons and loops. Infinitely knowing and chic is the new neck-bow of black velvet which is fastened with a brooch at the front of the pleated cream net frill and has ends that extend to the waistline. This is the only touch of black on the costume and it is matched by the black edge on the parasol of Oriental silk In cream and mahogany tones. The taffeta hat is decidedly smart and decidedly Pari sian. It is made of cream and gold changeable taffeta, wound around in peaked effect, a wreath of the tiniest silk roses in shades of gray-blue, wine-red and violet defining the brim. Drawn Work Used As a Trimming. Some of the summer frocks and suits show an interesting embelllsh- THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL, GoaimarCttiBfl&An i' 1-7 j i -iw-iii J,-.,, 1-r.r M;J nil --tv L JM;.-,-- if -a- t a I I ..Mils X ji- i s s r m rrXAri? jit !vmm II t, V'f 1 Vi II Champa&ne Linen and Bps td Lace in ttveSameSnada meat in the way Of draw thread work and when this work is done by hand and the pattern is simple the effect is very good Indeed for a change. Not the Intricate Mexican stitch is used for this drawn-work trimming, but straight bands in woven or hem stitched effects, the threads being pulled in spaces of four or five inches and interwoven with a knotted stitch I NFORTtJNATE grown-ups who I miss so much,, have to content themselves at this Season, with stealing up to the candy shop windows behind little folk, to listen to the breathless exclamations and to see wistful glances sent through the glass at the dear delightful bun nies and chicks and funny, waddling ducklings with downy yellow backs and black bills. tVho Wouldn't be five years Old at Easter time and long, with a longing past all possible expression, for a pinky-brown rabbit with a carrot in his mouth and a blue ribbon tied around his neck; or for a ravishing white rabbit with pink eyes and a pink ribbon; or for an entrancing feathered hen whose feathers lift Off bo satisfactorily to reveal one' favorite sort of chocolate peppermints within. No five dollar azealea presented to us In a ham mered braes Jardiniere; no beribboned basket of Somebody's famous dollar-a-pound bonbons can bring to our grown-up hearts the bliss that the bunny or the chocolate-peppermint stored hen can bring to childhood. This year the Easter cat vies with Bre'r Rabbit for popular favor. The EaBter cat is white and fluffy and blue-ribboned and its fur Is soft and furry beyond compare, and Its fe line insides are filled with candy; but It is not half so pretty as the bunnies with their soft, placid eyes and pink lined ears. Most of these Easter toys are very Inexpensive, but there are costly novelties for which one may pay as much as twentyflve dollars, if one is so .inclined. There are huge roosters, ten times as big as life, with dainty French dolls astride on their -DAT A so that the fabric is exceedingly strong and resembles a coarse net, A frock of this sort, made of white linen, has ten inches of this drawn work above the hem on the skirt and above this, separated from the first section of drawn-work by a nar row strip of the linen, a three-inch band of the same trimming. Bands of the drawn-work encircle the el backs, driving them with ribbon reins. From under the wings of Mr. Chanti- cler stray a dozen ribbons, to the end of which are tied little yellow chicks. Pull the ribbons and lo, out come wonderful toys and trinkets, for the big rooster is built over a hollow wire frame which may be stuffed Inside with tissue Wrapped packages. These large Easter novelties are not intended for toys, but for table decorations at children's Easter-week parties, and of course whether the centerpiece be bird, beast or fowl, it will be in reality a clever disguise for a well filled Jack Horner pie which contains an ac ceptable souvenir for every member of the party. One of these delectable Easter Jack Homers is pictured in the gracious barnyard lady,- togged out in a stun ning hoop skirt and Easter bonnet. The hoop skirt is made of crepe pa per and is built over the edge of a round basket, the handles of which, trimmed with paper roses and rib bons, are evident in the photograph. Of course the basket is heaped with small trinkets like metal purses, Jewelry, silver pencils, puzzle-toys and other delights, all wrapped in tissue paper, and each package attached to the ribbon which passes through the voluminous skirt Of the barnyard belle. The tiny chicks tied to the other end of the ribbons, of course fall to the possession Of the children who pull the ribbons. For entertainment at the Easter party there are Wonderful Easter Eggs a foot long,' with a round peep hole at one end. tou kneel down be fore the peep-hole, press an electric button on the side of the egg and in stantly the Interior is lighted up and EVENING. MARCH 1912. Cutaway Coals of Linejrie Stuff Summer' Hal style Sure to be Becoming bow sleeves and run down the blouse in panels; and all the drawn-work bands are outlined along both edges with white embroidered coin dots, The husband to whom this frock was proudly exhibited pronounced it "ex actly like a handsome guest towel and was promptly snubbed for his unappreciative attitude toward mod ishness. Even smarter than the "guest towel" frock is a linen suit elaborated with drawn-work which will be worn later at country club affairs on Long Island. This suit is built of cossack crash a coarse, supple crash In a Creamy tone and skirt and coat are perfectly straight, the coat fastening with one huge crochet button midway you see but one must behold this wonder himself, in order to appre ciate it, so the scribe forbears to re late what is revealed. For older folk there are all man ner of Easter trinkets and gifts; some of them quite Inexpensive and others ranging up to very respectable cost. Among the smaller souvenirs are little pincushions of velvet set in the backs of silver chicks. There are also Easter eggs of silver which open to Bhow a tiny vanity outfit inside, or an arrangement for coins. These silver eggs are provided with rings to be attached to the guard chain or chatelaine. In the book shops there are exquisitely bound prayer books and hymnals and the monogram of the recipient may be stamped in gold or illuminated on the white vellum covers. In the books are bookmarks of white satin ribbon with tiny silvex crosses at the end. The hostess finds many effective devices for making her Easter luncheon appropriate In decoration. There are bunny candle shades; place cards on which are painted In water color spring hat of Chic design, and all sorts of dainty baskets and boxes to hold candies and salted almonds. For the serving of ices there is a charming device in the shape of a long. Slender silver tube attached to a Standard. In this lube is Inserted the stem of an Easter lily; paraffine paper is laid Inside the flower and the deep cup is filled with Ice cream or Ice. Cut up grapefruit equld also be served In this manner. Individual ices are served by caterers In Easter bonnets of spun sugar; or If one pre fers, little spun sugar baskets may he used Instead of the bonnets. I s -w 4 y s 1 N 1 ft1'?!'"?1.4'! "::Sv;:":'r:i"'" 5- ,.ry '""V' i ,v i f -I v-V vm m -II Vi7iiHi -A II -11 I- tj t --v t i v- Ai il t 1 ll 4 (r f rl tt ri- 3 44- fO v 't, a. ,V J -C f ilNwVii I-; "II gi rHtiiU' III 'X;,N" ws y viUvvVVv f The Scare of its length, and reaching a little be low the hips all around. Three drawnwork bands, each four inches wide and spaced two Inches apart, encircle the skirt and the bottom of the coat, and the shawl collar and cuffs of the coat are trimmed with narrow, inset bands of Irish crochet lace, since drawn work, of course, may not be executed on anything but perfectly straight material. Turkish Towel Frocks for Summer Days. The craze for toweling as a trim ming on summer costumes, has spread past the confines of the tailored rai ment and toweling is cropping out even on the lingerie frocks Intended for lawn and piazza wear. A frock of this sort comes from Paris and is of thin cotton crepe in pure white, the white crepe forming a knee length tunic, bordered with a deep hem, and a simple little bodice with set-in elbow sleeves. Now comes in the toweling, which is in fact the fea ture of this simple little frock. Tfeo hemmed crepe tunic falls over a pet ticoat flounce of toweling, and an enormous collar of the toweling, edged with a three-inch crepe hem, falls over the bodice. The cuffs are of the toweling with hems of the crepe. At the back, the toweling col lar keeps on .down to the waistline where it passes under a leather belt, and below that falls over the skirt in a pointed postilion, bordered all around with the hem of crepe. The leather belt at the waistline is black, and this black note is repeated In a chemisette of black net which shows within the opening of the sailor col lar. Coat Effects in Lingerie Fabrics. Cutaway coats of linen, lace and other "tub" fabrics are shown with charming frocks designed for coun try club and casino wear. Sometimes an extension of the bodice, in the form of a peplum or postilion, gives the ef fect of a Jacket; but the smartest models of this character have sep arate Coats which may be removed to reveal the frock beneath when one .1- r 3 i,

4 i The La tost Fashion in asv.!'. s.-.-tw& jitr'f Yr f i 'its' i ;T:Er rY' Completes Uie Grace of a Lovely Fr ocK sits down to dinner. Of course the little coat has not a particle of real warmth and is worn merely to add dignity and elegance to the frock. A model of this character is illustrated today. Over an elaborate frock of batiste and real cluny Insertion is worn a fetching little coat of hand embroidered linen, scalloped at the edge. The rovers, also scalloped, are underlaid with frills of pleated lace. The coat has no sleeves but the elongated shoulder Is cut in kimono fashion end finished like the rovers, with scalloping and pleated lace. A wrap more dainty and charming than this little embroidered linen coat could scarcely be Imagined and these, coats are sure to be very popular by midsummer. Two Types of Bummer Millinery. With lawn and piazza frocks the tailored hat is out of the question, but one need not necessarily choose a picture hat unless that type is be coming. There are dashing and chio small hats intended for wear with such costumes and one of these hats is pictured a new tam crown model of white chip with an underbrim facing of black velvet and one of the brush pompons which are made of ostrich and look like huge tassels, pointing straight out over one ear. Only a pretty face could stand this hat, but the style is wonderfully smart and modern. The picture hat trimmed with roses is Just another variation on the eternally feminine chapeau of this style which always will be worn because of its becomingness. A floppy brimmed shape of leghorn is banded with white satin ribbon and against this is poised a horseshoe of roses in shades of pink and pale mauve. Un der the brim Is a pleating of shadow lace. "When doing up table linen use a small watering can to sprinkle with, and in the water put a little cold starch, about a tablespoonful to a quart of water. The linen irons with about the same stiffness as when it is new. i t V, 'V Barnyard Frock-

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOTJRNAE MARCH 18, 1912 11 POLITIGAUJOSSIP Roosevelt Forces Open Head quarters in Topeka. Get Rooms in the Sew 31ills Building. STUBBS TO GO ON TOUR IVill Campaign State for the Insurgent Leader. A. M. Jackson Democratic Can didate for Governor. Rooms have been secured in the sev enth story of the Milla building for the Kansas Roosevelt headquarters and are being furnished today. A manages will assume charge this week. It is not known yet who will be in charge, but it is certain that a Kansas man from out in the state and well known wi.l be here in a day or two to direct the campaign. Three or four men are be ing considered and it is expected thai one of these men will send in his ac ceptance by tomorrow. Oovernor Stubbs started the week in strenuous fashion. He Is getting in touch with the Roosevelt men over Hit stale by telephone and there will we lively uoings oetween now and May S. the date of 'tne state convention a; Independence. Speaking of the situation in Dakota where presidential primaries will be held tomorrow, Oovernor Stubbs today tuid ".toy advices are tnut the vote win be diviueu between LaFolIette and Roosevelt, with the odds favoring La louette. The latter has been cam paigning the Dakotas for years and has a strong personal following theie. The Koostve.t campaign has only been under -way there a tew weks. My pre diction is that Taft will not get enough votes in the primary to indicate lit. is in tne race. The result of the pri maries in both Dakotas will show tie country Just how weak the president is with the people of the northwest." The governor expects to start on a epeaking tour of Kansas within a very lew days, lie is considering invitations Irom se"cral towns but has not yet arranged his route and dates. He will open the Roosevelt campaign in the t-tate himself at some likely point and a big rally is planneft. The governor Eays he is just as sure that the people of Kansas are for Roosevelt as he wat before the state committee calied a convention and passed Taft resolutions for their constituents. It is reported on good authority that A. M. Jackson of Winfield will be a candidate for the Democratic nom ination for governor." Jackson was chairman of the Hutchinson conven tion and was elected one of the Big Four to the Baltimore convention. He is one of the influential men of his jjarty and is being urged to make tr9 race. Senator Hodges of Olathe and Mayor Billard of Topeka are the two candidates now in the field. Word today from Wichita was to the effect that David Leahy, secretary to the governor, is very ill from the malady of hardening of the veins of his leg. Mr. Leahy left here last week Fuffering from rheumatism and gen eral debility as the result of two hard attacks of grip. It is understood that the secretary is seriously ill, but his condition is not regarded as danger ous. Edwin Corbin, the old man who made the rousing Roosevelt speech at the state committee meeting last Thursday, lives on Greenwood avenue, Topeka, and not in Greenwood coun ty, as was reported at the time. He is a strong Roosevelt man and today gave out a statement in the offices of Governor Stubbs advocating the turn ing down of President Taft for a sec ond term. PAVING CONTRACTS. Joseph Ramsey Gets Seven Blocks at $1.50 Per Yard. The city commissioners this after noon awarded the contract for seven blocks of asphaltic pavement to Jo seph Ramsey for $1.50 per square yard. The paving is in the Washburn college district. The Kaw Paving bid was $1.49, but the Ramsey bid, including the curbing, grading, etc., v;is $598 less on the whole contract. The bids for combined curb and gutter were: Ramsey 40 cents. Kaw 46: for grading, Ramsey 30, Kaw 35; for resetting curb, Ramsey 10 cents, Kaw 20 cents. Total yards of pav ing: 8,572. PITNEY SWORN IN. Bench Is Full for First Time Since Death of Harlan. BUYS CHASE STOCK. V. C. Gibbs Co., Get Shoes at Re ceivers Sale. The G. M. Chase Co. stock of Men's, Ladies' and Children's Shoes has been sold to F. C. Gibbs of the Gibbs Clothing Company. "The re ceiver realized a price of about 40 cents on the dollar," said Mr. Gibbs, "and we will put the stock on sale at our store, 433 Kansas Ave., at an ex ceedingly low figure. Announcement will be made in this paper later when the sale will begin." The Chase stock is one of the high grade stocks of Topeka. Washington, March .18. Mahlon Pit ney, of New Jersey, today took the oath of office and assumed the duties of associate justice of the supreme court of the United States as the successor of the late Justice Harlan. It was the first time since illness last October called Justice Harlan to his deathbed that the bench was filled. Meeting with the other justices in i the robing rcom the New Jersey chan I cellor took the statutory oath of office, administered by Chief Justice White. Attired in the lor.g robe of office tie Joined the procession of Judges as they marched across the corridor to take up their duties of the day. Scores of spectators who were unable to crowd into the little court room thronged the I corridor to catch a glimpse of the new Justice. Once the eight members of the bench had taken their seats Chief Justice White announced to the bar the ap pointment of Mr. Pitney. A word of official welcome was extended and the chief justice directed the clerk to' ad minister a second oath. This time, Justice Pitney took the "judicial oath," solemnly pledging him self to administer Justice "with equal right to the poor and to the rich" and faithfully and unpartially to discharge and perform all the duties incumbent UBon him. The same Bible on which justices have taken the oath for a century, was used. The new justice then was con ducted to his seat at the extreme left. RAILROAD MEN HERE. Testifying Berore Utilities Commission Concerning Rates. IS PREACHER FORGER? J. E. Hansman, Marrying Parson, Faces Further Trouble. CONTEST MANAGER That Will Be Official Position of Ormsby McHarg. TOMORROW STEAKS Loin Steak cuts from corn fed cattle Per Pound HOMINY A good clean standard hull ed lye hominy in No. 3 cans 4 Cans 25c SPINACH Fresh southern grown 3J lbs. to peck Per Peck 15c MORNS MYERS 900 N. Kansas Ave. Ind. 4190 Bell 428 Columbus, Kan., March 18. Accused of forging an assignment on a money; order and collecting the $20 for which it called the Rev. Joseph Eugene Hans- man, the "marrying parson," has been i confronted with the order in the hands of a postoftice inspector. He admitted receipting for payment of the order but denied forging the assignment. The order was sent to a boy, who lived with Hansman and wife number three in Kansas City, by his parents. Hansman tried to convince the inspector that i his wife if any person, who is re sponsible for the forgery an..! that he. was merely an innocent assistant by i cashing the order. Hansman simultaneously had wives in Dixon, Mo., Kansas City and Scam mon. Kan. All secured divorces and i the Scammon wife caused his arrest on I the charge of bigamy. MORE WOMEN AT WORK McHarg, former assistant secretary of commerce and laDor, wno orgamzeu tho cmithprn rfatps for Taft four vears aim nnH carried the contested delega tions safely through the national committee, meeting at Chicago, today took charge of Colonel Roosevelt's contests in southern states. Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt raana- iror onnnnnrpd that McHarS WOUld have separate offices in the Munsey building here and would devote him self entirely to "contest work." Senator Dixon announced Saturday a determination to contest the Taft delegations in all the southern states. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Suffrage Organizers Start Movement in Two Counties. Two more counties, Wabaunsee and Morris, have been organized for suf frage work. The organization of Wa baunsee county was effected at Esk ridge, and the following officers were elected: Mrs. W. A. Waugh, president; Mrs. B. E. Dobbins, secretary; Miss Norwich, treasurer; Mrs. Rickel, press chairman; Miss Eva Gill Clark, of Alma, education chairman; Mrs. Joe Lockhart, and Mrs. C. E. Carroll of Alma, membership extension commit tee. All the officers except Miss Gill and Mrs. Carroll are Eskridge women. Morris county was organized at Council Grove, and the officers are: Mrs. E. Sharp, president; Mrs. A. R. Kinkel, vice president; Mrs. Fred Car penter, secretary; Mrs. E. E. Root, treasurer; Mrs. Kate Aplington, press chairman; Miss Jessie Sharp, educa tion chairman; Mrs. R. M. Hinzelman, membership extension chairman. skunFfargrowing More Fence to Hold Animals Is Being Built. Burdett, Kan., March 18. The fa mous Burdett "Skunk Farm" has been growing rapidly since its organization a few weeks ago by Jacob Baeur, a merchant of this place, and B. E. Starr, the famous trapper of the Up per Pawnee. The proprietors have just received a nev shipment of steel fence posts and wire and the farm will be enlarged immediately. About twenty skunks have now reached ma turity and will be kept for breeding purposes. The number of young in mates is far in excess of this figure and it is because of the rapid increase in the number of little skunks that the proprietors are having to enlarge the institution. The object of the enter prise is to raise the young skunks to maturity and sell their furs and oil. FIRE COSTS $75,000. Junction City Hard Hit ly Costly Blaze. Junction City,' Kan.. March IS. Fire of an unknown origin gutted the Zeeg-ler-Dalton building. The Pegues-Wright department store. Elks' club, Westen. Union and express offices were in the building. Th j damage will exceed $76,000, covered by insurance. Fire destroyed the contents of the building a year ago. TODAY IN CONGRESS. Cummins Introduces a Bill for a Na tional Primary Law. Washington, March -18. Senate in session 2 p. m. Chairman McCumber of pension committee announced he would try to clear the calendar of all pension legislation this week. Senator Cummins introduced bill for national primary law, providing for the first national primary July 8. House met at noon. Resumed de bate on excise tax bill. Speaker Clark asked that his vote against recommitment of sugar bill and for its passage be recorded. Mrs. Ellen T. Tount, of Valencia, died at her home Wednesday, March 13. She was born in Dubuque county, Iowa, March 2, 1841. While a child she moved to Benton county, Missouri, with her parents, in 1858, to a farm in Wyan dotte county, Kansas, in 1S62 and to Valencia in 1870, where she lived until her death. She was 71 years old. She has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Fritz during the last two years. She was married to Thomas Justice in 1862, and he died in 1S82. She is survived by Mrs. Stella Martin, of Pied mont, Okla., Mrs. Cora Vanbuskirk, of Olive Falls, Ore., and Mrs. Fritz, of Valencia. Walter A. Yount, of Manhat tan, and Frank A. Yount, of Stockton, Cal. She was for many years a, member of the Congregational church at Valencia and the funeral services were conduct ed at her late residence by the pastor, Rev. A. P. Solandt. The interment was in the Mission Valley cemetery near Valencia, last Friday. Richard Boyd, colored, the aged prisoner guard at the city prison, died this morning at his home at 1026 Wash burn avenue. The funeral arrange ments will be announced later. Archie Coleman, colored, aged 85, died Sunday at his home at 934 North Western avenue. The funeral will De held Tuesday at the B Street Baptist church. Interment in the Topeka cemetery. Robert L. Mitchell, died at his home 14 miles northwest of Topeka, Sunday. He was 64 years of age and had lived in that community more than 40 years. He was one of the most prominent men in that community and the entire neighborhood mourns his loss. He is survived by his wife, four sons and 'two daughters. The funeral will be he3 at noon Wednesday at the Prairie Home church. Interment in the Prairie Home cemetery. Alfred S. Anno, one of the pioneers of Shawnee county, died at his home, nine miles southeast of the city Sunday. He lived on the same farm during his en tire life in that community. The fun eral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the church of The Emanuel, which is located on his farm. Interment in the Episcopal cemetery which also Is on his farm. The funeral of George Blattman, who died at St. Francis hospital l week ago, will be held at the Bomgardner Under taking parlors at 618 Jackson street at 2 o'clock Tuesday. The funeral of Mrs. Ocie F. Holt, who died Friday, will be held at 3 o'clock Tuesday, at Conwell's undertaking rooms at 917 North Kansas avenue. The body will be taken to Meriden for interment. Willard S. Nichols, formerly of To peka, died Sunday night, at the home of F. W. Whittier in Colorado Springs, of .heart trouble. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine E. Watts, who died Friday, at 618 West Fourth street, will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday in Penwell's chapel. Rev. R. A. Renwick of the United Presbyterian church, will conduct a short service. The funeral of Joseph Lakeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lakeman of 228 North Chestnut street, died at the home of his parents Saturday night. He was eighteen days old. The funeral was held at 8 o'clock this morning at St. Josephs German Catholic church. In terment in Mount Calvary cemetery. A Cnrtis-Anthony Club. The Fifth Ward Curtis and Anthony Political club was organized at Chiles' hall. Saturday evening. March 16, whose object it shall be to advocate the elec tion of officials by honest and fair means. About 47 were present and the following officers were elected: C. A. Jackson, president; J. H. North, sec retary; executive committee: Victor Washington, J. H. North, H. Searcie, C. A. Jackson. Husband A fool and his money are soon parted. Wife I haven't noticed any of the fool about you for some time. Judge. Officers and attorneys of the rail roads in Kansas are in Topeka secur ing or giving testimony before the public utilities commission which will be used in a hearing before the inter state commerce commission of the case in which an application has been made for the reduction of freight i rates from Missouri river to inland points in Kansas. At least fifty men are here and they represent the Union Pacific, Rock Isl- and, Missouri Pacific, Frisco and Santa Fe systems.. Prominent officers of the various systems are here to give testi mony which will be used In the hear ing before the interstate commerce commission and with them are attor neys from the various companies. This is tne second appearance before the public utilities commission. Among some of the prominent and more active men who are here are E. H. Wood of Omaha, who is a witness of the traffic department of the Union Pacific; F. H. Wood of the traffic de partment of the Frisco system, with headquarters in St. Louis; E. K. Voor hees of St. Louis, a witness of the traffic department of the Frisco sys tem; Henry G. Harbil, a witness of the traffic department of the Missouri Pacific, whose headquarters are in St. Louis; W. F. Dickinson, general attor ney of the Rock Island, with head quarters in Chicago; S. H. Johnson, a traffic witness of the Rock Island with headquarters in Chicago; A. D. Van ardi, a witness of the operating de partment of the Missouri Pacific, whose headquarters are in St. Louis, and E. H. Whary also of the traffic department of the Missouri Pacific at St. Louis. LOCALJENTION. Don't fail to get our estimate on that lumber bill. J. B. Whelan Co.. Fourth anc tsania r e iracics. .f nones 865. Mrs. Etta Lacey, who has been man ager of the Lacey Millinery Company for the past two seasons, has taken a position with Weil Jacobs, at Eleventh and Main streets, Kansas City, Mo. She wishes to express her thanks to her friends who showed their loyalty during her business career in Topeka. F. G. W. Travis has been given per mission to connect with the sewer on Spring street and Laurel avenue. He lives outside the sewer district and made application to connect with the seewr at this place. The Bobb Brothers' Plumbing com pany is authorized to do business in Topeka. The company was recently organized here. They filed thier bond with the commissioners this morning ana tne bona was approved. Mayor J. B. Billard returned Sunday morning from points in the western part of the state, where he has been on a business trip. After attending the state Democratic convention at Hutchinson last Thursday he made a trip through Barton county and visited at GTeat Bend, Ellin wood and other points in that section. H. F. (Shorty) Place was arrested by Officer Matthews Sunday night and is suspected of grabbing a pocketbook out of the hands of a woman on Fourth street Saturday night. He answered the description but the woman claimed that the loss was not more than $2 and wou'd not come tdthe police station to identify him. The police found a barrel of bottled beer at 413 Fast First street Saturday afternoon but could not find the owners. They found two cases at 209-11 West Sec ond street Sunday and couldn't find own ers for this. The goods were taken to the police station and are being held for identification. The program which the management of the Oxford theater will present Wednesday night at the Auditorium will consist of .our reels entitled "Ten Nights in a Bar Room." This is a new picture story of a popular play. There will be a five piece orchestra to furnish music at the picture and organ show in the Auditorium Tuesday night. Also a special vocalist will sing one song in each performance. The March issue of the Commercial Club Bulletin was off the press thiJ afternoon. The front page of the paper is brightened by an attractive cut depict ing a scene after the recent heavy snow storm. The picture was taken from Bethany college. The state house 13 shown in the distance. It is Topeka's turn to kick up a little dust in the Western league. And the man who can't hit a basketball with a tennis racket, but who can send his voice out over center field can do just as much as the fiercest swatter on the diamond. Commercial Club Bulletin. Joe Bren of Kansas City.' who will act as director of the minstrel show of the Karnival Knights. April 18 and 19, sent word today to President C. B. Burge that ne would be in Topeka this evening for the K. K. K. iimoker. Several new members were added to the Kansas Association of Life Underwriters at a meeting held at the Commercial club today. They are Carmi L. Williams, E. T. Lupton and E. D. Clithero. Only rou tine business was transacted. The Gerstley-Crawford Shoe Co. has offered to donate 5 per cent of all pro ceeds next Saturday to the pipe organ fund. "This is an excellent suggestion for other firms," remarked a business man today. The members of the finance committe? of the Topeka Jobbers' and Manufactur ers association are hustling for pledges for the support of the Topeka TrafTlc bureau in process of formation. Satur day pledges were obtained aggregating nearly J1.0C0. Now $3,500 has been pledged and there is more in sight. The commit tee will not cease their efforts until the full amount wanted $5,000 is raised. Frank Rice, a waiter at the CremerTs restaurant, is sick with typhoid fever and was taken to St. Francis hospital. Ho was too ill to see his friends on Monday. Queenie, the blooded cocker spaniel b3- j longing to Mrs. Clarence Scott, is near I death and has been turned over to a veterinary surgeon. Several Topekans will probably attend the annual convention of the Retail Grocers' association in Oklahoma City, April 22-24. Arrangements are being made to start the free daily pipe organ concerts at the Auditorium April 1. The Pipe Organ as sociation will arrange for the musicians. The Ad club has raised several hundred dollars to help defray the expense of the recitals, but $1,200 will be needed to keep the concerts going for a year. Every merchant and every employee of a merchantile institution in Topeka has been urged to write three short letters to day, protesting against the passage of the parcels post bill. The annual banquet of the business men's gymnasium class of the Y. H. C A. will be held Wednesday. A BIG P URCHASE MLde j Women's 75c Storm Rubbers Tomorrow's sale price SPECIAL $4 Women's White Nu Buck Buttons $5 Women's Tan Button Boots $2.50 $2.50 V l 1 1 1 t 1 t I s $3.50 Women's Velvet Button Boots Sale Price $1.98 Guaranteed genuine Jet Black Velvet. Our Eastern Representative was fortunate in se curing for us a large BANKRUPT STOCK of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes about HALF PRICE. We only give you an idea by this ad. The entire stock is on sale. If you need shoes come and see how to reduce the cost of living. S3. 50 to $5 Women's Satin, Velvet or Ian Fumps, newest spring styles for $2.50 Boys' School Shoes all solid for 89c Men's 90c Storm cq. Rubbers OIJC Women's $3. CO Shoes in tan, velvet, suede, gunmetal or patent leather button or blucher, for $1.98 Men's $3.50 Pat. Button Shoes velvet tops, $1.48 A i i

F-rf AND MANY OTHERS Tti IBosioit Slioe Stoif e 514 Kansas Avenue NAMES COMMITTEES. Commercial Club Bulletin Tells of Workers This Year. The Commercial Club Bulletin for March, which is off the press today, announces several 1912 committees. The other standing committees will be appointed within a few days. The com mittees appointed follow: Roads and bridges Geo. Stansfield, V. R. Parkhurst, L. W. Thompson, T. W. Reynolds, Jack Campbell, Wm. Gordon, W. W. Webb. Publicity committee Marco Mor row, W. O. Rigby, E. B. Stotts, L. C. Bailey, N. B. Burge. Parks committee D. O. Coe, M. A. Low, E. B. Stotts, A. B. Quinton, E. F. A. Reinisch. Membership committee George Godfrey Moore, W. O. Rigby, Chas. Joslin, E.' W. Thompson, J. W. F. Hughes, .Frank Snow, E. W. Rankin, E. B Stotts, Marco Morrow, J. E. Spalding. J. P. Slaughter. C. B. Burge, E. L. Overton, O. Barth, Sam Zim merman, A. R. Young. House and finnance committee F. E. Whitney, E. L. Overton, L. L. Bailey. SAIL FOR 0L0NGAP0. Three Armored Cruisers Leave Hono lulu for the Orient. Washington. March 18. Armored cruisers California, South Dakota and Colorado,, under Rear Admiral Suth erland, sailed today from Honolulu for the PhiliDDines. They should ar rive at Olongapu April 1, unless di verted to some point on the cnina coast. Notwithstanding the international that la attnrhpH to this sudden and considerable reinforcement of the American Asiatic fleet of the naval officials, the purpose of the 1. 1 .i i cruise IS to enauie me veaacia iv wui-iy .i I etatfnn in OlnneaDO and to hold their spring target practice in j V. Philippine waters, ii is auniiucu the practice might be held off the v. foliforntn nnast but under those circumstances the cruisers would be a long way ort irom tne seat oi trouble "if anything should happen in the far east." HIGH SCHOOL NOTES, The senior dramulic club of the higii school held the first rehearsal of theii play this afternoon. The cast had the first tryout at the school last Friday, and from a large bunch of material. Miss Irene Welchens. who will have charge of the coaching of the play, picked the cast. They will present the play about the middle of April. Ernes tine Klein and George Hogeboom will have the leading- parts, and other peo ple who will have part in the produc tion are Mary Van Vechten, Kathryn Albaugh, Mabel Elmore, Kenneth Rou debush, Philip Gray, Lyman Malone, Donald Heath, John March, Leon H6i man. Harry Buff, and several other people will rot have speaking parts. The play the class will present is a college play, and has all the things (feat are supposed to go with college life, Buoto M rah-rah boys, the slangy girl, the gusWnir lrl. and other things that go to make the college plays to popular. Attention, Sir Knights. A special conclave of Topeka com mandery No. 5 Knights Templar, will be held at the asylum Tuesday, March 19, commencing at 5 p. m. Work in the Red Cross and Order of the Temple. Supper at 6:30. By order of W. J. V. DEACON, Eminent Commander. HARRY F. WH-TE. Recorder. Cotton Mr.rUct.' Galveston. Tex.. March 18. COTTON Market unchanged, 11 l-lc. New York Cofree Market. New York, March 18. COFFEE Rio No. 7, 14'4c. Futures closed steady, Mai, 13.53; July, 13-64. Flgin Produce Market. Elgin. March 18. The quotations com mittee of the Elgin butter board today declared butter firm at 29 cents. TTie output for weeit was MKOOO pounds. This Method of Ordering a Good Quantity Is Cheap and a Winner You will find we meet and excel competitive prices. If you have some trouble making; out a five dollar order from the small articles mentioned below, order one item like a whole ham, a sack of flour or a case of corn. You'll be pleased to see how much longer the same money will last you". Then you get the benefit of our exceptional sugar offer. Our Meats for Tomorrow and Wednesday Fresh pork Hams, Wolff's packing, lb 13c Fresh Pork Shoulders, lb 7Vi Banquet Hams, (the cured ham) lb 17o Pot Roasts, splendid juicy meats, lb 8a Hamburg, the kind we make ourselves, lb 8c Porn Loin Roast, fat, Juicy.and fresh, lb "T..llo Banquet Breakfast Bacon, the breakfast meat, by the strip, lb :5o Breakfast Bacon, sliced moderate thickness, lb. .:JO; Pure Lard, rendered, this Is high quality, lb 10t: Leaf Lard, unrendered, nothing better, lb Ho Miscellaneous Things You'll Need Fresh Eggs, we guarantee them. doz. for 20c The Best Creamery Butter, plain wrappers, lb 31c Macaroni in dust proof pkgs, 2 pack ages for 15c Sour Pickles, good quality, gal.. 30c Potatoes, smooth Northern, pk..40o Wolff's Stick Chilli, lb 2)c Cabbage, nice new heads, lb 4c Beans, hand picked, 1 lbs. for. .25c Peaches, nice fruit, good color, lb. 15c Raisins, Muscatel, 3 lbs. for 25c Fancy Seeded Raisins, free from grit, 3 for 25c English Walnuts, big fine kernels, 2 for 35c White Rose Soap, 10 large bars. '.25c 20 pounds SU GAR$1 Pearl, White Soap, a fine white Laun dry Soap, 7 bars for 25c Cranberries, good size and color, lb. for 15c Lemons, fancy California, small siz doz 15c Hominy, large cans, 10c value, 4 cans for 25c Pepper, ground pure goods, lb....20; Flour Queen of Tampa, 48 lb. sack, high patent SM.40 Apple Butter, Heinz, stone- Jar. .35c Vinegar, pure cider, per gal.... 23c Pancake Flour, young America. 2 packages i.v Canned Milk Globe, fie cans 4c Canned Corn, good Standard quality, doz nun 2 doz. case $1.60 Best Cane Granulated where you leave an order amounting to 13. TraserBros tfUPFUCTKX BUT lAMOJES INTQPBKV. Both Phones 660. Southeast Corner ctli and Jackson. New York Stock I An. Last Sale. New York, Marc Amalgamated Copper American Beet Sugar American Car and Foundry American Cotton Oil American Locomotive American SSmelting and Kefining Amer. Smelting and Kenning pfd.. American Sugar Kefining Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Northwester, .n Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul.. Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Denver and Rio Grande pfd Erie Great Northern Ore Ctfs Illinois Central Interborough-Met Interborough-Met. pfd Louisville and Nashville Missouri Pacific Missouri, Kansas and Texas National Biscuit National Lead New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pacific Mail Pennsylvania People's Gas Pullman Palace Car Reading Rock Island Co Rock Island Co. pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway Union Pacific United States Steel Wabash Wabash pfd Western Union Lehigh Valley International Harvester Geenral Electric h 18 735 55 60 87V4 107 122T. 40't 10S. 138' 104 Vx 233 77 146 1Z 27 42 169'4 20V4 40i 37 38 127 18H 5814 156V 44'4 29H 161 56 11274 109 120 3174 124 Vs 107 1W4 156 .354 5054 104 29 '4 168 111 6 1S 844 163 11574 166-, GRAND $2.00 TO 25 Cents Next Wednesday, March 20 MAIM3ARKT ANGLIN In the New Comedy "OREKX ST(KKIXGS" Direct from New York City rvi a ictxir mats. Wed. and Sat. The Geo. M. Cohan's Music Play Little Johnnie Jones 25c-35c-50c Mats 25c Next. The fnuaw Man Everybody reads the State Journal. I NOVELTY 10, 20, 30 Cent Bootblack 4 Van Camp's Pigs and 4 OTHER ACTS 4 Matinee Daily, 10c CRYSTAL I Monday Tuesday Another Fine Indian Play IOLA'S PROMISE By the Biograph Co., producers of "Fighting Blood." Se It While You Can. In Two Days It's Gone. Read the State Jouvnai

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12 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MARCH 18, 1912 The Bankrupt Shoe Stock We bought from the receiver last week goes on sale tomorrow NORTH SIDE NEWS A'orth Side People Tnlk "Good Roads" Movement. up. Women's Tan Tiny Vamp Button Boots; short vamp, higher Cuban heels; regular price J 4; in the big Sale, $1.75 low Women's Vici Kid Patent Tip lace Boots, 1c heels, regular price JS.OO; in the Big Sale, $1.00 Plan for Farmers and Mer chants to Work Together. IDEA SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE Condition of Highways Shows Need of Improvement. Matter May Be Discussed Civic Club Meeting. at Men's Gun metal Lace or Button Academy Steppers; regular price ?3.50; in the Big Sale, 1.50 Women's White Buck Stage Vamp Button Boots, dressy wing toe; regular price J 6.00; In the Big Sale, $2.00 Boys' Velour and Calf Blucher School Shoes (1 to 5 la), regular price J2.00; in the Big Sale $1.00 -Boys' Patent and Gunmetal Shoes (1 to 54), regular price J3.00; in the Big Sals $1.50 1 Women's Vamp Gunmetal Button Boots, hi Cuban heels, regu lar price $3.50, in Big Sale, $1.98 Men's Gunmetal Blucher, and Button, Shoes; hi toes; regular price $4.00; in the Big Sale, $1.25 Men's High Cut Shoes 98 Child's Patent Leather, Button Five Toe Shoes.blue, hroivn or red tops (sizes 4 to 8); regu lar price $1.75; in the Big Sale, $1.00 Women's Cloth Top Patent Leather "New Tork er" Button Boots; regular price 3.00; in the Sale, $1.25 The melting snow which is making the roads leading to the Xorth side almost impassable mud ditches, calls attention to the fact that now Is the time for dragging the roads. This needed improvement was suggested by a number of, North side people this morning. It is proposed that the mer chants and the farmers north of the river join forces in this movement. These people are the most interested and would gain the most mutual bene fit therefore. In this connection talk has been heard of setting a day or a series of days to do the work men tioned. This plan may be' outlined before the meeting of the Civic club at the fire station tomorrow night. This Idea has been carried out successfully in other states, including Iowa. In some communities farmers and others work ing together have made a good road and maintained it across the state. To this "trunk" road, branch good roads have been made. Thus good roads may network the entire state with comparatively little cost.- Besides the expense is said to be made up for by the ease gained in hauling farm pro duce to the city, not to mention the j time saved. Where merchants have given time, service or money In this cause they were compensated by the increase in trade because of better roads. By laboring together for a common interest the business men and farmers are said to become better ac quainted to the good of both. While so far the matter has only been discussed, it is not improbable that definite steps may be taken to ward securing co-operation in the near future. In addition the rural route carriers favor the project. Notes and Personal. The North Topeka Horseshoe club will plav another game tonight with the South Side Horseshoe club at the alley of the former team, 8 37 North Kansas avenue. I may have my faults, said a North Kansas avenue boy this morn ing. "But just because I hum occa sionally it is no sign that anyone flat tered me into thinking that I had a good voice. However, most people do fall for that kind of flattery." Papers on Moses and Paul will be a feature of the meeting of the Men s Brotherhood of the Central Avenue Christian church tomorrow evening. J. H. Anderson and Fred Coffman will also warble a duet. North side preachers preached to capacity houses Sunday. For the past few Sundays the congregations have been small on account of bad weather. Protesting against the building of a bridge across the r'ver three miles north and west of Topeka will be the feature of the meeting of the Civic club at Are station No. 1 tomorrow night. Recently an announcement was made in the State Journal to this ef feet and impression given that in spir it at least the Civic club was co-operating with the Tax Payers' league, which also formally opposes1 the prop osition. However, Fred Voiland, pres ident of the Civic club, said this morning that the club did not wish to be mixed up with the league, that the former body was a constructive organization, and would not co-operate with the league. Guv Gardner, city passenger agent for the Union Pacific, is in St. Louis on business. The Eastern Star, Helena chapter. will give a banquet to its members at the hall Tuesday night. The Ladies' Missionary society of the North Topeka Baptist church will meet Wednesday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. George Schenek, at North Harrison and Park streets. Mr. and Airs. J. K. Thompson are visiting friends in Kansas City. A North Jackson street girl says that she can like a boy even if he is not good looking, if he knows how to wear good clothes or if he is good looking enough to make up for his lack of this art, but if he is neither good looking and doesn't know how to wear good clothes she can't like him. And that is rather discouraging for the majority of boys. But another North side girl savs she could learn to like a boy if he just made enough money to buy her good clothes and allowed her the money after they were married, regardless of his talent for advertising the tailor or men's furnishing store. So there is still hope after all. The latest leap year storv is that a well known woman proposed to a confirmed North side bachelor over the telephone. However the C. N. S. B. who is reported to be a Santa Fe man, had never seen the woman and hung saying that she had as much chance getting him as the North side's getting a new Santa Fe depot. Mrs. Ray Hitchcock is ill at her home. 1319 Logan street. Watch for McClintock Stanley's grocery ad 20th. Will be worth while. EASX SIDK SOIES. Items for this column may be 'phoned to Bell 1729, Ind. 2i53 Blue or the State Journal office. Miss Annis Smith of 834 Madison street left yesterday for Streetor, 111., for a six weeks' visit with her brother, Dr. Robe. Smith, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Renz and daughters Katherine and Bernice of Kansas City have returned home after a few days' visit with their sister, Mrs. Geo. Woods, and family, 401 East Eighth avenue. Mr. and Mis. Chas. Campbell, their daughter Ruth and son Clifford left Sat urday for a. month's visit in Long Beach and San Bernardino, Cal. Mrs. L. M. Sams has moved from 713 Stella street to 70S East Seventh street. Mr. Everett Morford and niece spent the week-end with relatives in Kansas City. Mr. Harry Stunibo and Mr. Claude Stumbo of Kalis City, Neb., are expected soon to be the guests at the S. B. Weav er home on Gratton street. Mrs. Maggie Hubb of Overbrook spent, a few days with her brother, Mr. .Andrew Losh, and family of Lake street. The regular meeting of the Lincoln Post Circle will be held Tuesday afternoon at the hall. The following friends were entertained Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Joe Puett at her home on Bramett street in honor of her daughter Ethel's tenth birthday: Miss Elma Harper, Miss Daisey Hagen, Miss Irene McCarron, Miss Martha Teel, Miss Bessie Wright, Miss Edna Stewart, Miss Mary- McCarron, Mi3 Elizabeth Boyd, Miss Gertrude Pearson, Miss Tressa McCarron, Miss Doris Goyd, Miss Eunice Cary, Miss Katie Puett, MibS Marie Wolf, Miss Bertha Puett, Miss Ethel Loper, Miss Connie Puett, Miss Mabel Hall, Miss Ruby Swallow, Miss Lena Puett, Miss Hilda Puett, Miss Ethel Puett and Mrs. Ralph! Puett. After an enjoyable afternoon spent in games and music dainty refrestments were served. Mr. Peter Losh of Richland spent a rew days last week with his brother, Mr. An drew Losh, and family on Lake street. The Vesta Embroidery club were enter tained Friday afternoon by Mrs. Riley Grose of Sumner street. The following members and additional guests enjoyed the afternoon: Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. E. Jones. Mrs. F. B. Harwood. Mrs. Morris, Mrs. "G. H. Bower, Mrs. C. D. Webb, Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs. T. F. Allen, Mrs. C. E. Cox and Mrs. Ernest Eckwell. The guests were: Mrs. Guy Gilmore. Mrs. G. P. Sturges, Mrs. C. V. Wolf and Mrs. A. B. Wideau. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cox spent a few days last week with Mr. Cox's brother in Te cumseh. Miss Effie Reser of Branner street, who has been quite sick the last week, is much better now. Mr. George Rosenberrv of Wichita is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Whit aker, 412 East Seventh street. BoviHe Austin spent Sunday at the F. H. Jones home. 137 Emmeett street. Mrs. Marie Thomas was called yester day to Whitewater, Kan., by the serious illness of Dr. C. E. Shaffer's baby daugh ter Marie. The finance committee of the Seward Avenue Baptist church) will meet this evening with Mr. Saylor at his home on German avenue. THE FIRST SHOWING OF OUR COMPLETE LINES OF Spring Millinery will be made informally this week in order that -those desiring to make early selections need not wait for the formal opening, which will be announced later. The variety of styles presented far exceeds in beauty and diversity that of any former season and includes street and dress hats in all styles. Artistic composition is notable in all qf the new shapes but more es pecially in the beautiful dress hats. Millinery for children is also shown in a full assortment of spring shapes. We are fortunate in having with us, in the Milli nery Department, Mrs. Booher, Miss Oliver, and Miss Fuller, with Miss Harriet Winn, of Chicago, as trimmer. SANTA FE NOTES. Items for this column may be 'phoned to Bell 1729. Ind. 2253 Blue or the Stato Journal office. The first annual ball of the Santa Fe Apprentice Boys' band will be held next Wednesday evening at Music hall. Tli ball will be a benefit event, and the pro ceeds will go toward defraying the ex penses of providing new uniforms and additional instruments for the band. The report Saturday was that 300 tickets had been sold. While the apprentice band is less than a year old it is doing good work and has been -selected to lead the parade of the Kamival Knights, April 18 and 19. The band was organized last summer by Mr, Ed Tinker, the present leader, who has built the organization up to a membership of 35. The officers of the band are: President, Will Keishera; secretary, John Nestor; treasurer, Walter Vogel; manager, John Price, and cus todian Frank Wilder. The following are the members: Ed Tinker. Roger Laut, Harry Leat, George Hise, Thos, Grissom, Roy Dodge, Walter Bates. Emmet Har rison, John Vogel, Edgar Fowler, Stan ley Selley, Donald Patterson, Edgar Ev eretts. Paul Stolpe, Walter Vogel, Her bert Porter, George Loper, Paul Johns, Win. Keishera, Harry Mileham, Earl Sar son, John Sholdlund, Frank Wilder. Roy Penny, Gust Pyitzshl, Harry Dver. Chauncey Stove, Roy Collins, Emil Rog liz. John Nestor, Budd Hughes and Clia Pfeffer. J. M. Connell, general passenger aeent. has returned from Denver, Col., where he has been on business the past week. Mr. Ike Barnum of the freight claim de partment has returned from Chicago, where he has been visiting the last few days. Miss Birdie George has returned to work in the freight claim office after be ing off duty two months on account of illness. Seymour Organ and Bill Crow returned this morning from Chicago, where they spent the week-end. There were about 60 at the Joint meet ing on the B. of L. E. and F. and the ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. E. and F, yesterday afternoon. After the meeting there was an interesting program and a delightful lunch served by the ladles. L. M. Gazin, chief electrician, will be in Kansas City part of this week on com pany business. C. T. Mcl.eiiand. superintendent or tne eastern division, spent Sunday with his family. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our be loved son and brother, Frank, also for the beautiful floral offerings. GEORGE HAUS and Children. Mills imr Ggdixs (o. I V-i. J CLOSE PARK DEAL Garfield to Hare Amusement Features. City Will Get a Share of Con cession Proceeds. The contract with the Garfield Operating Amusement company for the use of Garfield park in establish ing concessions for an amusement park, was signed this morning. C. C. Matthews and R. J. Warnock repre senting the amusement company and manager and president respectively, signed the contract in. behalf of the new company. In the contract, it is agreed that the new company will have authority to operate amusements of all charac ters when approved by the board of park commissioners, for a term of five years. The admission to the park will be free and 10 per cent of the gross receipts on all concessions will be turned over to the city as a com pensation for the use of the park. Messrs. Matthews and Warnock an nounced this morning that a force of men would begin work at razing the figure eight at Vinewood park Tues day morning and that it would be moved to Garfield park and re-erected. In addition to that a carouselle which will cost from $3,500 to $4,000 would be erected. These are the only amusement de vices excepting a dancing pavilion and skating rink that were announced oth er than the devices which were used last season but announcement of oth ers will be made within a short ti!ie. Mr. Warnock announced that he and Mr. Matthews had received appllca tions from eight different amusement companies which wished to install some amusement feature in the park but as they have not had time to give them sufficient consideration they would not announce what the fun making devices consisted of. No time will be lost in getting in action by the new company. Arrange ments have been made with Mayor J. B. Billard and Commissioner Eugene Stotts to go to Garfield park at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday and decide on a lo- ODnratinir A company has been incorporated with a capitalization of 115.000 and WANT TO BE "FIRST LADY OF THE LAND." if) Wiy W S nt?5 Austin v jiimi i WWi MS H P'TO wmTOnw Pf tlNDLPwnQti cumi W1L50V Washington, D. Cv, March 18. While the various candidates, both Democratic and Republican, are hustling for votes in their attempt to secure delegates in the respective conventions, their wives hopefully plan for the day when they may be themselves honored as the "first lady of the land." Three of these are Mrs. Albert B. Cummins, wife of Senator Cummins, of Iowa; Mrs. .Woodrow Wilson, wife -f Nw ,Tr"s ebif er"tlve, and Mrs. Oscar Underwood, wife of Representative Underwood, of Alabama. cation for the figure eight. The loca tion of the carouselle will be decided upon at a later date or at any time when It is considered necessary It was agreed between the commission ers and the officers of the amusement company that no amusement or device of any character which showed any In dication or Inclination of graft, would be ?il?Wfd In he Jar,k "nd th ir neh ma terialise after having been admitted that 2Ct wou'd be annulled and the park ordered to be removed from the The Garfield oeen granted. A .C- "7. i?a'nde2.W,U a9 "0n th office h 1F. th5, necessary arrangements and details which are necessary will be ?ht ?L M,r wrnock announced that the stockholders would be advised of the date and time for the meeting as soon as the necessary arrangements could be mmt. for The offlce of th companv will be maintained at 1115 Kansas avenue, which is the present location of the Cocoa which is the Drpspnt loi.v- ,v. Cola company in Topeka, is president of cuiupany. Me naa been in the city for several years and is well known among the business men. He also has a large number of friends. C. C. Matthews needs no introduction to the people of To peka. He has had sixteen years exper ience as manager of amusement parks iun8Br m amusements at Vine wood park for eight years. Park patrons or the city know him by reputation if not personally. He is Just as pleasant to meet d mo lepmauon wouia indicate. The skating rink and dancing pavilion will be about sixty feet wide and eighty feet long. The plan of erection has not been definitely decided but It is an nounced that this building will be attrac tive, well lighted and a popular place of amusement. OAKLAND NOTES. Items for this column may b 'phoned to Bell 1729, Ind. 2253 Blue or the State Journal office.! Little Dorothy Jones Is sick at her home on Wabash avenue. Miss Carrie Collins Is visiting friends in" Nortonville. Kan. Miss Amy Borowick has returned to school after being eiok for some time. Mrs. Carl Mathews was the guest one day last week of Mrs. Ona Fisher of Wabash avenue. Rev. Mr. Koser is In Kansas City, at tending the Methodist conference. Dr. Ware, who has been on the sick list the last week, is much better. Henry Lang, who has been working in Dalton, Mo., the past three months re turned home last week. Mr. William Zlegler of Michigan ave nue, who moved here about six months ago from Law ton, Okla., expects to open a repair shop soon. Mr. Zlegler, although a new resident of Oakland, is an en thusiastic and good citizen and will be u benefit to our ciy. The W. C. T. U. which was to have met Tuesday, have postponed their meeting until Wednesday on account of the Coun- ty W. C. T. IT. meeting Tuesday. They j will meet Wednesday with Mrs. R. p. Taylor. 1S6 Chester. The L. T. L. workers have changed their meeting from Friday evening to Tuesday. The regular meeting will be held tomorrow. Mr. Ernest Chrisley of Forest avenue is spending a few days in Atchison visiting friends. The J. E. Daniels family have moved from Clinton, Knn., to Oakland. They have located on Winfieid avenue. Mrs. Gertrude Carver and daughter Marie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Thanckston of Forest avenue. Mrs. J. Liggett of Chester avenue was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bruce Kuehne. Saturday. Ethel Marie is the name Mr. end Mrs: O. Townsiey have given to their infant daughter. Mrs. Ralph Hummell, who rs been soendinir the past month in Oklahoma and Arkansas City, is expected home thi week. Wool Dress Fabrics of every weave, color and quality are ready for your selection in the broad daylight of our Second Floor Dress Goods Department The lighting of this Department i3 the best the build ing affords the counters of the Colored Dress Goods Section extending more than half the width of the store, directly in front of the large windows. The hew fabrics are liberally displayed throughout the Department where the clear day light shows colors and textures exactly as they are. You will have no difficulty here in matching materials or deter mining qualities. The greater part of our stocks are in the lines ranging from $1.25 to $3.00 a yard consisting of staple and novelty weaves such as Storm and wide wale serges, chev iots, two-toned suitings, Vigoreau mixtures fancy suitings, and nov elty fabrics in lighter weights for street and house wear. These Popular Priced Fabrics IN GOOD ASSORTMENTS OF COLORS 50c Storm Serge, 36 inches wide. 50c Wide Wale Serge, 36 inches wide. 50c Nun's Veiling, 36 inches wide. 75c Storm Serge, 45 inches wide. 75c Panama, 45 inches wide. 75c Poplin, 45 inches wide. 75c Nun's Veiling, 45 inches wide. $1.00 Storm Serge, 52 inches wide. $1.00 Pencil Striped Serge, 46 inches wide. $1.00 Chevreau Striped Serge,' 46 in. wide. $1.00 Wide Wale Striped Serge, 45 in. wide. $1.00 Vigoreau Striped Serge, 45 in. wide. $1.00 Grey Mixtures, 45 in. wide. $1.00 Checks, 54 inches wide. $1.00 Henriettas, 45 inches wide. $1.00 Taffeta Cloth, 44 inches wide. A Counter of Special Values Cf Up to $1.00 Qualities Tomorrow. OUC A collection of good cloths, mostly in light colors and light weights for spring, will be offered at 50 cents a yard tomorrow, although the regular prices were up to $1.00. Plain and novelty fabrics are included. Widths 40 to inches. A Demonstration of La Vida Corset by Miss M. Virginia White, of New York is announced to commence tomorrow Miss White has frequently conducted special demon strations for us, and is well known to our customers as a skillful and artistic corsetiere. As our complete lines of La Vida are now assembled you should come for fitting this week, in order that your new gowns may be made upon a correct founda tion. Miss White will be pleased to assist you in mak ing the right selection. McCall Patterns and Magazines for April Second Floor HheTills dry CmfbsVh. Diets Family to Trial. Eau Claire, Wis., March 18. Mrs. John Dietz and Myra, Clarence and Leslie Dietz. chanted with attempting to kill Deputy Sheriff Rogreich on July 25. 1909. near Cameron Dam, arnvea from.. Mayville, Wis., today accom panied by their attorney prepared to stand trial. The case is scheduled to be put ver until September. FRIEND OF JIM LANE. Jl H. Ewing Aged Fiddler Knew Kan. saa Senator as a Boy. Mr. J. H. Bwiner. 8 1 years old and six feet two inches tall, will be a con testant in the old fiddler's tournament tontg-ht. Mr. EWing arrived this morning from his home in Armour dale, Kan., where he lives witll his son, E. B. Ewing', a grocer. Mr. Ewing is armed with a fiddle which is 166 years old, but in good working- order. Thia fiddle was made in Scot land, and Mr. Ewlng has its complete history. He has owned the Instrument for 6 5 years. "This is the first time I- have been in, Topeka since 1 came here with Jim Lane," said Mr. Ewlng today. "Lanoj and X'were boys together, and I staid with him here. Topeka was a village then',' so of course 1 couldn't recognize ans landmarks." -Mr. Ewlng is in giod health, con sidering his age, and ha been playing the fiddle oa a pastime for more than an ordinary lifetime. Read the State Journal. Greatly to your advantage to have us do your family washing. If you count your labor, time and cost of fuel for anything, to say nothing-of the muss and fuss tt makes about the home you'll say it's much cheaper to have us do it. 6c per pound pays for having your fam ily washing done here and we iron all the flat pieces. THE MUTUAL LAUNDRY Topeka's Soft Water More than 60 employees. C. H. M ATTHEWS. 6 wagons Founder aad Mar. Phones S19

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STTE JOURNAE MAECH 18, 1912 13 QJOCIETY Miss Helen Spielman will entertain htr bridge club Tuesday evening at her home on Polk rtreet. The Music Study club will hold its regular matinee meeting Thursday af ternoon with Mrs. Ralph Gaw. The postponed evening meeting of the club will be held Monday night, March 25, at the home of Mrs. Morton Albaugh, 1331 Harrison street. Mrs. Robert Pierce, jr.. will enter tain the girls of her sewing club Wed nesday afternoon at her apartments. The club met last Friday with Miss Elizabeth Holliday. The many ruffled skirt, once so pop ular and always so becoming to girl ish figures, has returned1 to us in the dainty lingerie frock of white em broidery. Thi has a deep yoke j of lace below which is a fichu o em broidery falling over a short puffed mM christ. Miss Marguerite Scott. Miss Louise Bell. Mr. Harold Tyler. Mr. Charles Blakeley. Mr. Phil Sampson, Mr. Sidney Everingham, Mr. Fred Beer bohm, Mr. Ralph Keller, Mr. Arch Mul linix, Mr. Morris LaCroIx, Mr, Frank Hetherington. Mr. Leonard Warren, Mr. Charles Heck. Mr. Ralph Zarier, and Mr. William Tomlinson.

Mrs. Frank L- Britton entertained the Loyal Bridge club this afternoon at her new home in Central Park court. The Portia club will give a banquet tonight at the Throop hotel.

The alumnae girls of the Sigma Delta Psi sorority will be hostesses at a din ner party tonight for the active girls, at the home of Miss Gertrude McCIin tock. Speaking of misfortunes and sorrows, one Topeka woman is grieving because all the pretty white snow has gone. Her husband tried to comfort her by explaining that the season had brought more snow than any other winter for years. "Yes." 3he sighed, "but that doesn't count we didn't have a white Christmas." Among those who will entertain in formally for Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jordan, who will leave Wednesday for Califor nia, are: Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Knowlos. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Garretson. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wolfe, and Mr. and Mrs. D. p. Pax Today is shown a dainty and youth ful frock of cream marauisette for the woman who plans her summer gowns early. The fullness of the blouse Is held above the girdle by a band of cream lace and covered above by a collar or cream embroidery falling in leeve of -batiste with embroidered ruffle. The skirt is made up entirely of embroidered flouncing falling from narrow insertions of embroidery which show below each flounce. There is a crushed girdle of black satin knotted in front with ear-like ends, similar ends showing beneath each ruffle on the skirt. Russell Carter Lagerstrom gave a party Saturday from 5 to 9 o'clock in celebration of his eleventh birthday anniversary. His guests were: Mar garet Stubbs, Eva Miller, Jennie Ger main. Marian Williams. Dorothy Smith, Margaret Hill, Helen Lucas., fat.witoiit I (irltionp lank Alrnom. Chester Bunger, Francis Mack. Rob- J ert Jones. Frt-d Rigby and Charles Lagerstrom. j I Announcement has been made ofj Tucker, daughter of Mrs. J. W. Tuck er of 2 39 Woodlawn avenue, and Mr. flharlps Robinson of St. Louis.- Mo. Miss Tucker is teaching mathematics In the high school this year. She was a graduate of the high school, and was later a student in Washburn college and a member of the Beta Sorority. Mr. Robinson is a graduate of the Missouri university, and is now em ployed as electrical engineer with a company In St. Louis. Mr. Robinson and Miss Tucker expect to be married In June. The Child Study club will have a bsnquet Wednesday night at Mrs. Wiley's tea room, followed by a line party to the Auditorium. The T. G. F. club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. George Hanley, 1015 Taylor street. The T. M. P. S. of the Zligh school had a St. Patrick's card party Friday even ing at the home of Mr. William Tomlin son. of Potwin. Those present were: Miss Emily Seery. Miss Loraine Sewell. Miss Violet Crumbine. Miss Ruth Foster, Miss Fern Nold. Miss May Tomlinson, Miss Roxy Vancil. Miss Es ther Kleinhans, Miss Primrose Gil-. three deep points in front and back. The full sleeve has double bands of lace. The upper portion of the skirt is of the fulled marquisette gathered into two little ruffles about the knees. Below this the skirt is cut plain and is of all-over embroidery and lace. Hat of ecru straw with cream roses, chiffon and black 'velvet trimming. Word has been received in Topeka of the marriage of Miss Margaret Row land, of Hanover. Kansas, and Mr. Homer Henery. formerly of Topeka. The wedding took place at Waco, Texas. March 5. They will make their home in Gatesville, Texas, where Mr. Henery ia employed by the telegraph company. Notes and TersonaI Mention. Mrs. X. Bosworth of Kansas City, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. T. Waggoner, returned today to her home in Kansas City. Her daughter. Mrs. Frank Holliday, and Miss Frances Holliday. left with her on their re turn to their home in Xew Tork. They have been visiting Mrs. P. G. Xoel the past week. Miss Clyde Bonebrake has returned' from Kansas City, where she visited her cousin. Miss Louise Spencer. MJs Spencer did not accompany her home as she expected. Mr John 8. Dean left Sunday night for a trip to St. Louis, Mo., on busi ness. Mr. Willard Pierce and Mr. Mar- the Cold WeaTlier forced Yfiis 3a.la.

A One W And the Reason Ordinarily by the middle of March we should have sold hundreds of pairs of low shoes. This cold weather has blocked this sale, and we are about a thousand pairs behind our usual March selling. To overcome this condition and force our usual March selling", we have cut the price of every Spring Shoe and Oxford in this Big Shoe Store. You Can Save 52c by Buying Your Spring Oxfords Tomorrow That means exactly what it says. You can pick any Spring Shoe or low Shoe in the store. Get any of the hun dreds of new Spring styles. Buy them now and save 52 cents on your purchase. You can get Pumps with wide ribbon bows; Colonial Pumps with high tongue and metal buckle, three and four-button Oxfords, Lace Oxfords, Button Oxfords, Oxford Ties, Strap Effects in dozens of pretty designs. Get these in White Nubuck, White Canvas, Velvet, Suede, Tan Calf, Gun Metal, Dull Kid and Kid Leathers. No man or woman with a keen sense of economy will miss this enormous sale, which cold weather made necessary That includes all Men's Hanans, Just-Wrights, Payne's Specials, brands of Spring Shoes and Oxfords. Every style and leather at a saving of 52c cents a pair. shall Hite, who are students at Culver Military academy, will arrive Wednes day to spend the Easter vacation with their people. Mr. J. R. Burrow, president of the Central Xational bank, who has gone for a trip to California, is now at Ar rowhead Springs. The following guests attended a meeting of the S. T. club: Mrs. B. W. Carter, Mrs. H. L. Horner. Mrs. J. B. Heck. Mrs. George Boone. Mrs. George Dougherty, Mrs. H. L. Groff. Mrs. F. M. Warren, Mrs. Samuel McGill, Mrs. I. M. Xoble and Mrs. H. I. Hill. Miss Eleanor Wheeler will return the first part of April from Xew Tork, where she spent the winter. Mrs. Seymour Watkins and her daughter. Marian of Kansas City, are visiting Mrs. Watkins' sisters, Mrs. L. F. Fortune and Mrs. J. L. Cottrell. Mr. C. C. Starr went to Lawrence Saturday to attend a meeting of high school principals. Mrs. A. C. Morris has returned to her home in Grangeville. Idaho, after a visit to her son, Mr. E. A. Wright. Mrs. A. A. Weiskirch has been ill the past few days at Stormont hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Merrlam return Sunday from a trip of a few weeks to Havana. Cuba. Mrs. Walter Gayhart is visiting Mrs. Lizzie Read, of Lawrence. Miss Olive T. Bray will be one of the special teachers at the W. C. T. T". institute to be held Tuesday at the Lowman Hill M. E, church, beginning at 9 o'clock. Miss Lois Chambers is the guest of friends in Lawrence. M'ss Helen McClintock is visiting friends in Chicago. Miss Frances Mc Clintock will go to Hutchinson this week to be the guest of a former schoolmate. Mrs. Fred Houghton of Muskogee, Ok., is visiting Mrs. G. D. Criswell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bruce Walkcv, of Kansas City, were in Topeka Sat urday with the body of their son, James Hayden Walker, who died Fri day, and whom they buried in Topeka. They returned Sunday to their home. rand Formal Spring 0k penmg i?i??-:.0' -:7 sr irvjt it... o 7 Tuesday, Tomorrow, March Nineteenth Tuesday, the Be'rkson Store will hold open house the formal opening day for Spring, 1912. We have ar ranged a most elaborate affair and specially invite you to come. Immense stocks of elegant Spring apparel di rect from our New York headquarters are ready. We want yo uto see them officially ushered in as the dominat ing styes of the season .whether you contemplate purchasing at once or not. The Newest Garments Will Be Shown Continuously On Living Models In the Window Miss LeRoy, of the North Bros. Stock Co., will display the coming ideas in ladies' ready-to-wear, showing ,tl how the various garments may be most gracefully worn. suit to'the most lavish costume. The display will be diversified from the simplest little Music! Hall's Orchestra Will Play Continuous program of selected music will be ren dered throughout the day .from 9 :30 to 12 :30, and from 2 until 5 o'clock. Flowers! Will Be Presented To Every Visitor. We have arranged to give flowers to all who visit the store. Do not feel obligated in accept ing them. See What Wonderful Values Are Possible at Berkson's No former season has seen such delightfully refreshing styles and never before have the values been so tempting. AVe've even excelled ourselves this season and every woman knows that Berkson values formerly have always been conceded BEST. Suits Coats Dresses Skirts 312.7S to $9.95 to $41.75 $6.95 to $45.00 $4.95 to $10.95 4 STORES KANSAS CITY, KAN. KANSAS CITY, MO. and TOPEKA Kansas Avenue Railroad fare refunded in part or whole to out-of-town customers. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Meade have re ceived a letter from their daughter. Mrs. Torrence Ewart. of Chicago, with the news that Mr. Ewart is recovering from a stroke of paralysis from whicl: he fell ill last week. His left side was entirely paralyzed, but he is now abit to move his left hand and foot. The Woman's Home Missionary soci ety of the First Methodist church, witl meet Wednesday afternoon. .March 20 at 3 o'clock in the church parlors. Mr3. H. A. Heath will be hostess. Miss Ella Morgan is visiting Mrs. W. T. Morgan, of Hutchinson. Chicken dinner at First Baptist church Tuesday. 25 cents. Mr. Faul Marks will give a box part, tonight at the Majestic theater to cel ebrate his eighteenth birthday anni versary. His guests will be: Miss Rutli Commickel, Miss Nellie White, Miss Ruth Boyer, Miss Xina Majors, Mr. DeVyr Freeman, Mr. Myron Grice. Mr. Bert Eyer. Mr. Forrest Buck. Mr. John Gosmer. Chaperones will be Mrs. F. C. Freeman, Mrs. E. L. Eyer and Mrs. Shadinger. This unusual frock is intended to convey an eastern and oriental sug gestion, the recent interest in East In- M ur 7vv i w 1W .a i hi f unirir'ii v iA fi n 4'jif. mmiiii'iim' it, in IJiiili mm;' dian events having brought the fash- Ions of that country to the fore. Th Whenever you are in Kan sas City, make this store your down-town headquar ters use the many con veniences at your will. This is Week The big annual event of the early spring season in Homefur nishings will begin this morning at 8:30 and continue throughout the week. Part of our business, and a very important part, ia to make houses into homes. No endeavor along this line in too small to secure our interest, anil none too large. Cost Is a matter you may de cide for yourself. Our concern is that you get the most and best for the amount you wish to spend hence our annual Home Furnishing Wek. Specially bought merchandise effectively arranged and priced under-the-ordinary is the keynote of the success of this aale. We believe that this year we are better pre pared than ever before. Larger and more complef stocks, and lower prices should make this year's Home-Furnihing sale a record breaker. Welcome! Kanfca City, 3Io. Paquin restaurant gown pictured Is of dull blue satin and the skirt is slightly draped and slashed at the foot. An em broidered red chilTon jacket falls oer a chiffon blouse and the high sash of red satin is knotted loosely at the back. v. tth ends that fall gracefully at one sl6a. Mrs. Eunice Stettbom and her daugh ter, Dorothy, have gone to Cedar Rap ids. Ia.. for a visit. f

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