The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 20, 1913

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1 ?rftl flft VTFfKr':Y'iT EVERYBODY 20 PAGES READ IT EVC3YCC3Y 23 PAGES MZZDS IT LAST EDITION. SATURDAY EVENING. TOPEKA. KANSAS- DECEMBER 20. 1913- SATURDAY EVENING. T I J III. i I n N"- V. VVW GOLD WAVE HERE Mercury Began to Fall Fast Today at 9 O'clock. Xorth Wind and First Snow of the Month. Will EE COLD TOUT Trains From the West Are Re ported Snowbound. Forecast Is for Fair and Cold Tomorrow; A cold wave has struck Topeka. It Will be accompanied by fair weather, according- to the forecast, which reads: "Fair tonight and Sunday and much colder; cold wave in extreme east portion." The rain and snow late Friday and Friday night amounted to .22 of an inch. The drop in temperature which was supposed to bring snow flurries Friday night failed to materialize. The minimum tempera' are this morning was 88 degrees. The normal mini mum for this date is SO degres. Mercury Is Falling Fast. There was a decided drop in temper ature this morning between and 10 o'clock and the mercury has been fall ing steadily ever since that time. Light snow which melted as soon as it fell started to fall at the same time the mercury took its tumble. While the temperature up to 2 o'clock this afternoon was above nor mal, the day will be below normal for this date. It will make the third time in 36 days that the temperature was below normal. The shipper's forecast: "Protect 36 hour shipments north and west against temperature of between 10 and fifteen degrees; east twenty to twenty four degrees and south fifteen to twenty degrees." The temperature at Topeka is ex pected to be about IS degrees by morning the coldest weather of the season. The hourly readings: 7 o'clock 38:11 o'clock 28 8 O'clock 39112 o'clock 2 9 o'clock..... ..3 1 o'clock 28 10 o'clock 32 2 o'clock 24 Snow is general over the northern portion of Kansas, according to an As sociated Press report which follows: Snow fell over most of northern Kan sas today. Salina reported a cold north wind, fast falling temperature and light snow. Beatrice. Neb., and Concordia, Manhattan, Marysville and Oberlin, Kan., also reported high north winds and snow flurries. Temperatures re ported from these points ranged from 20 to 25 degrees. A heavy rain fell during the forenoon and the tem perature fell steadily. Railroads Snowbound Again. Rock Island and Union Pacific trains are stalled today on both sides of miles of snow filled cuts between Denver and Limon, Colo., and between Denver and Colorado Springs. Several rotary snow plows have been push into the obstruction from the east, west and south. Officials of the roads in Topeka today predict an opening of traffic by midnight. This is the second time this winter that traffic has been delayed on the Rock Island and Union Pacific on ac count of snow In eastern Colorado and northwestern Kansas. This district has been buried under several inches of snow twice this year. The Santa Fe reports snow in Su perior, Neb., and along a few points on the Superior branch in north cen tral Kansas this morning. This after noon, snow was reported from points all over the eastern portion of the state. TURKEYSJBESCARCE. But There'll Be Plenty of Geese and Ducks. Indications are that the supply of turkeys for Christmas Is not sufficient ly iarg-3 to meet the demand. But the birds are in prime condition, and will be somewhat cheaper than last year, according to statement of one of the leading dealers today. So many "gobble-gobble" fowls were There Is a Santa Claus, Little Girl; Thank God, He Lives. The letter to the New Tork Sun was written by Virginia O'Hanlon, not Dare, and the answer was not by Mr. Dana himself, it is said, but by the late Francis P. Church, an editorial1 writer on the Bun. The letter and an swer follow: "We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the com munication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of the Sun: "Dear Kditor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says 'If you see It In the Sun. It's so. Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? "VIRGINIA O'HANLON. "115 West Ninety-fifth street." "Virginia, your littlo friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man Is a mere Insect, an ant, in his Intellect, as com pared with the boundless world about him, as measured by tfce Intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Tes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and de votion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your Ufe its highest beauty and Joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world If there were no .Santa Claus. It would be as dreary rushed in to the towns for the Thanks giving trade and were rold at a lower price than has been obtained for years that the supply became short. Better order your bird early, is the advice of the dealers. The price will be some where around 25 cents a pound as against 28 cents last year. Ducks and seese there win be in plenty and they will sell at the usual prices. 20 and 18 cents a pound respec tively. SAVAGE JS DEAD Advertising Agent of Santa Fe Dies in Topeka Today. Well Known All Oyer Kansas Here for Many Tears. Colonel F. 8. Savage, advertising agent of the parent line of the Atchi son, Topeka Santa Fe railway, died at the Santa Fe hospital In this city at noon today, after a' lingering ill ness of several months. In his death. the old newspaper fraternity of the state loses its best known and most popular railway friend. CoMIUtiiolo. F. S. Savage, the Well Known Adver ti&lng Agent of Santa Fe, Who Died xoaay. Colonel Savage has been .111 for many months. His first visit to the Santa Fe hospital was only for a short period. He returned to his of fice and improved in health. Later he was ordered back to the hospital and death overtook him today. Brlght'a disease was the direct cause of his death. Colonel Savage has been advertising agent of the Santa Fe proper for fif teen years. He was a man about 50 years of age. apparently in the best of health, always in .-the best of spirits, and a veteran in efficiency and knowledge of the railroad advertising policies. Before coming to Topeka he was with the Santa Fe for seven years in Chicago. He went to the Santa Fe from the Chicago Northwestern railway about 22 years ago. For many years the Santa Fe paid its advertising bills with the country newspapers in transportation. Colonel Savage was in close touch with all the newspaper men of the state. He knew every one of them by their intimate titles and was by far the best known railway official of his day. He won and held a host of friends. A close student of newspaper writing, adver tising and makeup, he was of im mense value to the Santa Fe. Colonel Savage is survived by his wife and son Roger. JACKSON'S CAKE. Hickory Walking Stick Sent From Wichita to Wilson. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 20. The hick ory walking stick carried by Andrew Jackson, Democrat, when he was elected president in 1829, was today sent by parcel post from this city to President Woodrow Wilson by Levy W. Ludlum, a life long Democrat of this city, as a Christmas present. An drew Jackson gave the cane to Bar ney Fox. his neighbor in Tennessee. Later, Fox gave it to Mr. Ludlum, with the understanding that when Ludlum got too old to "go out much" he would present it to a Democrat president. as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no en joyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus? Tou might i well not believe in fairies! Tou might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus. but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus. but that Is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither rhHrtrpn nor men can. see.- Did von ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course net, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can con celve or Imagine all the wonders there ar unseen and unseeable In the world. Tou may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart, only raitn. xancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that cur tain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond, is it all real? Ah. Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real ana abiding No Santa Claus! Thank God. he lives. and he lives forever! A thousand years from now, Virginia nay. ten times ten thousand years irom now ne win con tinue to make glad the heart of child hood!" r If! CONFERENCE Currency Bill Goes to Joint Committee of Congress For Adjustment of Biffrences That Hare Developed IT PASSED SEKATE BY 54 TO 34 Six Republicans Give Approval to Administration Measure. Senator Brlstow Remains in Opposition to the Last. Washington, Dec. 20. After a hot de bate in the house today, administration leaders had their way and sent the currency bill to a conference commit tee. Attempts to concur at once, in the senate amendments, were defeated 284 to 59. A group of middle western Democrats made a futile fight to accept the senate provisions for guarantee of deposits, rediscount of six months agricultural paper and five years farm .mortgage loans, by national banks. Final work- of preparing, the bill for President Wilson's signature was be gun today when house- and- senate con ferees met to compose differences be tween the "Owen substitute" as the measure was .known as it passed the senate and the. Glass bill, which was the administration measure in the house. Senators Owen, Reed, O'Gorman, Pomerene, Shafroth and Hollis, Demo crats, and Senators Nelson, Bristow and Crawford, Republicans, will rep resent the senate in the conferences. Chairman Glass of the house banking committee, who was sponsor for the of deposits, the length of maturity of paper for rediscount at regional banks, the percentage of gold reserve to be required against the circulating notes, and the time limit of mortgages on bill in the house, will lead the house conferees, who will include Representatives Korbly and Hayes. An f-ffort will be made to agree upon a report, which both houses of con gress can accept, so that the bill may be finally engrossed and taken to the White House to become a law, with Prenldent Wilson s signature, by Tues day. The principal points of difference which will have to be agreed upon, or compromised, are the number of the (Continued on Page 9.) KILLS SWEETHEART. Jealous lover Shoots Her When She Fills Appointment. Pittsburg, Kan., UecT20. Mary Pyle, shot by her sweetheart, Jesse Neet, on a street here last night, died a few hours later at the hospital. Neet has escaped and while officers in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri are searching for him, the police have no clue. Neet Is 'a railway brakeman. Jealousy was the cause of the shooting. Neet shot the girl when she came up town on a request ty him in company with her younger sister. EARLY ACTION PLANNED On the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution. Washington, Deo. 20. Early action in the senate on the proposed constitu tional amendment to enfranchise wo men, is expected by the senators who ARE YOU HELPING 1 1 What are you dring, you who are camfortable anc wett--wdo, to avert poor the traced? of the emotv stoekinsr? Can von he Innw m- -4 iw. 1. s' ui wiv "ci j ucu noose hot are cniraren wita pioassi Dvt remember them. If you can't be happy unsk- audi circumstances, away, for Christmas is only a few days off. favor the proposal and the woman suf fragist leaders at headquarters of the National American Woman's Suffrage association. Senator Thomas, chairman of the committee, in charge of the proposed amendment, expects to bring it up as soon as congress settles down to work after the Christmas holidays. The sen ators who favor it say its earlier con sideration has been prevented only by the pressure for passage of the admin istration currency bill. One other legislative subject the Alaska railroad bill, has first demand in the senate's time, when it gets down to business again and it is the plan to have it share attention with the wom an's suffrage amendment. SHOT DOTII DEAD Count Hielsynski Found His Wife and Nephew Together While Making a Search of His Castle for Thieves. Graetz, Germany, Dec. 20. Count Matthias Mielzynski, a millionaire Polish nobleman and member of the German imperial parliament, shot and killed his wife and his nephew, early today. The count, who is residing near here at Castle Dakotwymozrz one of his many country seats, heard sounds m i lution have on the movement of gov- I eminent ownership. It has been gen- the night which he thought were eraJly that Buch a vUn wouid caused by thieves. He seized a rifle soon be urged as an -administration and made a search, during which he measure. found his wife and nephew together j with the voluntary dissolution of the in her room. Without a word of socalled trust actually under way how warning or explanation,; Count Mlel- j ever. Attornev General McReynolds and zynaki shot both dead. A woman companion of the count- ess was tne only witness or me ar- fair. She was also seriously wounded by one of the bullets. The count promptly notified the public prosecu tor of the tragedy. The count is 44 years of age. He was married in 1896 to Countess Felicia Von Potok-Potoc-ka, who was born in 187S. For some years the couple were separated but were reunited a short time ago. Count Mielzynski has been a mem ber of the imperial parliament since 1903. He was one of the Polish aris tocrats who dined with the emperor during the latter's visit here on Aug. 27, to dedicate the new city hall and the chapel in Posen castle. The func tion was boycotted by the Polish pop ulace, as a protest against the Prus sian policy of Germanization in the Polish provinces. The count's carriage was stoned and Its inmates drenched with water while they were on the way to the castle SOCIAL CALENDAR. Changes in Dates of White House Functions Announced.' Washington, Dec 20. Announcement is made by the White House of a change in the dates selected for hold ing the various state functions during the midwinter season. The change has been made necessary because of the departure of the president and Mrs. Wilson early next week for a brief out ing in the south. The first function on the revised pro gram is the reception to the diplo matic crops which has been changed January 6 to January 13. The other functions in their order fol low: January 20. diplomatic dinner; January 27, Judicial reception; Febru ary 3, supreme court dinner; February 10, congressional reception; February 17, speaker's dinner, and February 24. army and navy reception. TO AVERT CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS? i r-il. 5r END T0A TRUST The Bell Company Surrenders to the Government. Grants All That Was Demanded V of It and More. MTOLDS WILL STC? SUIT The Agreement. Is Heartily Approved by the President. Universal Connections to Be Allowed Independent Lines. Washington, Dec. SO. The greatest anti-trust, victory of President Wilson's administration thus tar the voluntary dissolution of the socalled telephone 'trust commanded the attention of all the administration officials today. Next to the fact that all the features ap;iinst whii'h the government was pre ted with the consent and co-opera paring an anti- trust suit, will ne eumi tion of "big business" itself, without years of court fighting, the principal topic of discussion in administration circles was what effect will the dis- tno interstate commerce commission to- aay prepared to scan the details of th separation of tne American Tele- phone and Telegraph company from the Western Union, and the work of dis continued on Page 9.) BRAKEMAN CRUSHED. N. Colbaugh Died Under Car Wheels in North Topeka. N. Colbaugh, 25 years old and a brakeman, was crushed to death late last night while working in the Union Pacific freight yards. He was caught HAiAah 'Kin 1K7 o fMlvht (n DnH his head was badly mangled, his leg!JudSe McPherson's order entering the cut off and other parts of his body were unrecognizable. Colbaugh's body was found by a sec- uepot ana auinonues were nounea. j.i was believed! he was caught under the train and dragged at least sixty yards. Colbaugh was ordered by the engineer of the train. B. Sanders, to assist in heading ltjoff into Uie yards. He- was "7." j,,X, AY. 1.baUJLn "Ved.,,n "i0" "d ",:Z ZZ ,i temporary examination of the shortly after it was discovered. body MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Sirs. H. P. Dillon Bruised In at Her Home. FaU A most distressing accident hap pened Thursday night to Mrs. Hiram P. Dillon, at her home, 404 West Ninth street. Mrs. Dillon fell into the ele vator shaft from the first floor to the basement, a distance of about nine feet, and was badly bruised, but, most fortunately, not seriously hurt. Think ing the elevator was on the level of this year m tits homes of the m w- k, mmmT- Hearts frrranes Santa Clans did est busy. Ad ban HsHht naw the floor instead of at the upper story, she walked into the opening. The members of the family heard her scream, bat could not for a few mo menu locate Just where she was. Upon rushing to the basement, the elevator door -was found to be locked from the inside. the key with the chauffeur, who was not at the house. An electrician was called and used an ax to break in the door. This Jarred the elevator,, starting it down ward. Mrs. Dillon, with rare pres ence of mind, shouting that the ele vator was coming down upon her. crouched low at the bottom of the shaft. The elevator descended to within a few inches -of her. It is be lieved that within a few days she will be about as usual. Her escape was miraculous and causes rejoicing to the very wide circle of friends of the Dillon family. NAKED JIIE DAY Stanley, Republican Commit teeman, Sets January 10 As Bate for Kansas Repub licans to Meet by Counties. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 20. Fred B. Stanley, Republican national commit teeman, for Kansas has named Sat urday, January 10. as the date for meetings of the Republican party in every county of the state. The pur pose Is to fill vacancies on committees and to discuss the ratification of the national committee on future repre sentation at national conventions. The date is subject to change if found ad visable. WILL SUE ROADS Attorney General Estimates Overcharges $18,000,000. Missouri Rate Case Decision Victory for State. Jefferson City. Mo.. Dec 20. "It is the climax of a great victory for the state," said Mr. Barker, attorney gen eral of Missouri, when informed of mandate of the United States supreme court in the Missouri rate cases. Mr. .Barker estimated that overchages col lected by the railroads during the life of the injunctions, reversed by the su preme court, to be about S18.000.000. In Ohio. Wisconsin. Arkansas. Ok lahoma. Minnesota and other stetiwi where tne tonAa fought similar laws i and lo n the United States supreme court, said the attorney general. The railroads are now repaying the over w saws wa ouvu VUMIUB bU be supplied. I don t know what the policy of the railroad will be in this state, now that they have lost every contention. These overcharges are due the people and where they have proof, they can collect the same. Mr. Barker announced he would bring suit against all the railroads of the state, to recover excess passenger and freight payments. BL00DII0O EVIDENCE Ola the Officers Arrest Man on Charge of Shooting Smizer. Olathe, Kan.. Dec. 20. Frank Des- klns, a farmer 55 years old. was ar rested today in connection with the shooting of John Smizer, a wealthy farmer, last night. Officials said bloodhounds led them from the home of Smizer to that of Desklns, a half mile away. A charge from a shot gun was fired into Smizer 's back as he sat near a window in his home. Deskins was brought here by the sheriff of Johnson county. Smizer was not seriously injured owing to the fact that the back of the rocking chair in which he was sitting received most of the shot and shielded him. EMFLOYS EXTRA MEN Burleson Puts on 8,0OO to Handle the Christmas Mali. Washington, Dec. 20. Postmaster General Burleson has employed 8,000 extra men in the railway mail service as an emergency measure to prevent congestion of mails during the holi day rush. Postmasters, particularly those of the first class offices, have been authorized to employ as much addition al help as may be necessary to make deliveries. General Superintendent Stephens of the railway mail service said today that the amount of ,"un worked mail" left on the trains on their arrival at terminal stations was neg ligible, as compared with the figures for previous years. "With the excep tion of a few isolated lines," said he. "there will be no failure to effect de livery In the railway service." Hf areay Issues a Statement. New Tork, Dec 20. Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Mackay com panies which control the Postal Tele graph company and the Commercial Cable company, rivals of the Western Union and the American Telephone and Telegraph company. Issued the follow ing statement this afternoon. "It has seen a Utterly fought contest. The result is a gratifying solution of the whole trouble. We hope and believe it will work out so that no further cause for complaint may exist either on the part of the public or on our part. Any body with any perspective at alL could have seen during the past few years, that there would be an end to a huge combination, whose chief pur pose was to throttle competition, in order to control and monopolise. We feel grateful to the administration and particularly to Attorney General Mc Reynolds, for the result. Tho depart ment of Justice took the matter up on Its own initiative and without any at tempt to shift or evade responsibility, the attorney general has brought about this complete solution." .v. DESERTi:UERTA Federal Troops About Guaymas Surrendering to Bebels. The Government's Power In the Northwest Is Broken. Commander Is Reported Will ing to Accept Amnesty. He Long Has Held Carraaia' Forces In Check. Maytorena. 8on.. Mex., Dec 38. Deserters from the federal garrison at Guaymas. a few miles to the south of the insurgent camp here, were arriv ing today. Already eleven officers have surrendered. Among them was) Major B. Figueroa, a member of the staff of Pedro OJeda, federal com- mander at Guaymas, and commander of the cavalry stationed at the gulf oort. The enlisted men. numbering some BOO. appeared In groups of Ave and ten, dust covered and suffering from want of water ano looo. in. federal officers here say that many have not reached the constitutionalist lines and are wandering from ranch to ranch, or are lost In the mountains. It was asserted that practically ail outposts placed about Guaymas by the federal commander had aeaertea witn their arms and ammunition. The de velopments since yesterday morning were considered a death blow to the Huerta government in the northwest, marking the overthrow of General Pe dro OJeda, whose stubborn fighting along the border and at Guaymas long has been a menace to the soutnwaro. progress of General Carranza's forces. Deserters brought news of the dis armament of the entire Tenth battalion of infantry, numbering more than tev men. These were disarmed, following the discovery of a plot to desert la a body, officers and men. to the Insur gent side. This is believed to have re duced the federal garrison by one-half. That General OJeda. himself, would accept amnesty was indicated by a re port reaching here from Cruz de Pledra, the nearest point to Guaymas held by the insurgents. There re 1,100 Mayo Indian troops stationed here, under command of General Juan Cabral, and 1,600 insurgent troops are at Ortiz, a few miles to the north, all of whom will be moved into Guaymas aa soon as the city is evacuated. i Rebels Abandon Tampion. Mexico City. Dec JO. The rebels have not returned to -the- vicinity of Tampico, since their retirement on De cember 14. Everything Is quiet there today and telegraphic communication is open between Tampico and the fed eral capital. WANT SUuDAY TRAIII Petition signed by 700 for Concordia Burr Oak Train. More than 700 people In Mankato, Jewell City and Randall today filed petitions with the" public utilities com mission asking for Sunday train ser vice over the Missouri Pacific from Concordia to Burr Oak. A hearing on the application for additional train service will be held by the commislon in January. The towns along the Concordia Burr Oak branch of the Missouri Pa cific have long wanted a Sunday train Two passenger trains daily are oper ated over the road except on Sunday. The patrons of the road want this ser vice extended to include Sunday and petitions will probabl be presented from all of the towns along the route. No date for a hearing on the petitions has been set but it is probable that the commission will investigate the de mand for extra passenger service some time next month. s the day ill co;:Gr.zss War Department Asks for Urgent De flclency Appropriation. Washington, Dec. 20. Senate met at noon. Conferees on the currency bill prepared to meet representatives of tbo house. House met at 10 a. m. Took ap the umiDinrsiiini currency out, to appoint conferees to work with the senate man agers, to compose disputed points. Rep resentative Taylor of Colorado intro duced bill to establish ten mine exper iment stations to be located in the discretion of the secretary of the in terior. Secretary Garrison testified be fore house appropriation subcommittee on fortification, in avocacy of his es timates for fortification work. War de partment asked for urgent deficiency appropriation of 12,250,000 for unskilled labor on the Panama canaL Declaring that the Hetch Hetchy grant to the city of San Francisco was passed by "the most insidiuoa lobby ever assembled in Washington," Sen ator Works today introduced a bill to repeal it. President Wilson signed the bill making the grant only yesterday. O.Tii::iSCIIDEAD. to Wife otf Park at Hospital. Mrs. E. F. A. Relnisch. wife of the superintendent of city parks, died this morning at St. Francis hospital. About a week ago she underwent-sm opera tion for appendicitis. She has been in poor health for some time but recent ly had appeared much improved. Tho funeral wlD be held at the park resi dence at 2:80 o'clock Tuesday. Inter ment' will be in KV Hope cemetery. Fair and much coldsr tssught; cold wave la the east and southeastern por tions of the state Sunaajr.

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8 TXXZX TOPHEA DAZL7 J0UTlI7Alr CAt u AY CVXIHTO. CZCI IS li FULL SUING Th Christmas Shopping Sea son Is One Mad Bush. Local Stores Are Crowded and Sales Are Heavy. KTOCTS m cpostic They Say There Is a Great De mand for Useful Articles. Never Were Sach Marrelons Toys Seen In Topeka. Christmas shopping In Topeka ia In full swing;! Due to unseasonably warm weather the latter part of November and the fore part of December It was difficult for people to realise that Christmas was near at hand. Consequently there has been an unusually heavy rush at the stores this week. Many of the mer chants report a substantial gain in vol ume of business transacted over the corresponding period of last year, and this gain, It should be mentioned, in Instances Is placed as high as from 25 to 60 per cent. Tear after year the holiday shoppers are getting away from the old custom of buying bric-a-brac and all manner of articles simply made to look at. More than ever it is the substantial and use ful things that are being purchased for gifts. This does not imply that the buyers are tight with the coin this sea son and are picking out inexpensive articles, for this is not the case, ac cording to the merchants. It is quality" that the people are after and money is being spent liberally. For example, many of those who are pick ing out dolls for the kiddies are digging down in their pockets to a "depth" of ten or fifteen dollars two dollars is a popular price for dolls this season. There has been a heavy sale on dia monds, due possibly in part to the fact that the prices have soared to such an extent in the last few months and the rumor that there will be still another advance soon. A big run on Victrolas, graphanolas and Edison machines to gether with records Is reported. Cloth iers say that it is the better grade of suits and overcoats that are In most demand, although the sale of clothing has been somewhat lighter than that in furnishings due to absence of cold weather and to general sales at two or three stores where prices were cut materially. Some Interesting Figures. Trade in handkerchiefs and ties is reported to be tremendously heavy. The manager of one of the largest dry goods stores in Topeka took-out his pencil and did a little figuring. His conclu sion was estimating roughly that 300, 000 handkerchiefs will be given by To pe kans as Christmas offerings, and that so fewer than 75,000 ties will be pre sented. He told the reporter. Just to Illustrate how rapidly ties were going, that two sales girls sold $175 worth of 25 and 50 cent ties in a single day. 'His estimate as to the number of pairs of stockings that will serve as Christmas presents this year is 150,000. He made .his comment: "The frivolous things are being passed by; it is the stuff with merit that Is being bought." Umbrel las, gloves, suit cases, silk stockings, traveling bags and shaving sets are among the articles that are being looked upon with the highest degree of favor as gifts. One merchant re marked: "We are ready to acknowl edge that sales in furnishings and ready-to-wear clothing are not up to the usual standard due to the abnor mally warm weather." There is a heavy demand for good china, and sales in cut glass have been noteworthy. In furniture numerous full dining room suits have been purchased. At one store there has been a big run on Morris chairs, and all furniture stores reported rockers were popular. Tele phone and smoking stands are going like hot cakes, a good Dusiness is be ing done in oriental and other fine grades of rugs. Children Are Fascinated. The children will by no means be for gotten In the distribution of gifts. Never before were there toys so elab ate and .n such great variety at the Topeka stores. Mothers who have tak en their children to the toy shops have had difficulty in persuading the young sters to leave so fascinated were they with the steam cars in operation, the mechanical contrivances and the thou sand and one articles made especially to delight them. There are huge Teddy bears on wheels that growl, and big lions that roar. They run as high as fifteen dol lars in price. One store is carrying a line of toy automobiles the most costly of which are listed at forty dollars. They are cranked like any real car and are run In a similar manner to a tri cycle. The cars are fitted with rubber tires. There is every imaginable me chanlcal contrivance In the toy shops. One of the latest devices is a man play ing a game of pool all by himself. There Is a dancing couple, a prairie schooner, a woman with basket under arm on the way to market, and many other self-operating toys. The elec trical and steam toys particularly ap peal to the boys. The "misto erector" which makes an engineer of a boy and enables him to build miniature bridges, buildings, flying machines that will fly. and autos that will run, might be termed the real toy "hit" of the sea son. The mlrro scopes, which enable a child to throw a picture on a screen are also popular. For the girls there are dolls in great variety and they range in price this season ud to twen ty-five dollars. The new non-breakable kind are the best sellers. Today there was a real live Santa Claus in the toy department of the Crosby Brothers' store. Topekans are not early shoppers, the i merchants say. The rush hours are be tween I JO and 4:80 o'clock In the after noon and In the noon hour. A heavy bust, ness is now being done during the even ing. What the 'Merchants Say Following are Interviews with several of the leading merchant on the Christmas business: F, L. Llndetnuth, advertising- manager of the Crosby Brothers company: "We are ahead la our December business as' compered with previous years. Thursday we bad the greatest Christmas crowd we be"eve wehave ever had." W. W. Whitney, manager of the War ren M- Crosby Company: ''We think we wHI have nice gain over previous' years. We have three of the biggest days ahead, and the weather win have a great deal to do with the volume of business trans acted. The people ar demanding useful goes aiUoles of merit. In haadaerchiefs we are having the biggest business we have ever had. A. M. Mills of th Mills Dry Ooods com pany: "Our Christmas business Is very satisfactory. It hi the useful things that While the practical and expensive articles are In de mand." T. R. Paxton of the Paxton Paxton department store: "The trade is in use ful articles and la up to the average or better. The dry goods sales are excep tionally good. It is the better class ot toys that are going fastest." H. A. Auerba.cn of the Palace Clothing company: "Business was never better. The people are buying high priced goods." I. W. Felix of the Felix Clothing com pany: "The people seem to be buying practical gifts for Christmas. Our busi ness has been very satisfactory. The clothing business is lighter than the fur nishing business on account of the weath er. In clothing we are selling the very best grades." David J. August: "In November we did the biggest business since we have been in Kansas. We have sold more suits and ladies' coats than In any previous season. Yhe people are buying staple merchandise shoes, hats, etc." C. A. Karlan of the Karlah Furniture company: "We have had a good Christ mas business. The people are buying alomr practical lines." J. C. Emahlser of the Emahlser Spiel man company: "We are having a fine business In toys and musical instruments. The people are buying lots of dolls." T. F. Klchenbacher of the Falr:t "Busi ness hes been good all the week. Believe the season will be as good as any we have had." A. S. Thomas' of the Santa Fe Watch company: "We have made over a BO per cent gain in our business every day in December. Our cash business has been big. We have sold many Victrolas, Graphanolos, and Edison machines. Dia monds have been the biggest part of our business. We sold twenty-five Santa Fe Special watches In one day." W. E. Brelsford, manager of the Payne Shoe company: "Business has been more satisfactory than last year, and people are buying a better grade of goods." BRYAII VILLCOyiE. Cancelled That Jan. 5 Date. But Now He'll Fill It- After announcing that they would cancel their big Bryan meeting for Jan. B, officers of the Democratic club last night received telegrams announc ing that Bryan would come to Topeka in accordance with his original plans and that the banquet may be booked with assurance that the secretary of state will be present. Affairs of state" have been arranged in a man ner that will enable Bryan to come to Topeka and he will speak at the special Democratic dinner at the audi torium the night of Monday, Jan. S. The Bryan telegram last night was the best news the Democrats had re ceived In weeks. They had secured reservations for nearly 1,600 seats at the banquet and planned to entertain nearly 2,000 men and women. So when the Democrats received the news that Bryan could not come, there was sor row and sadness in their hearts. Then came the news that Bryan had changed his plans and would come to Kansas. Plans for the banquet will now be completed and arrangements made to handle one of the biggest crowds that ever attended a political banquet In this state. FIELDS TO KIEIiL Famous Minstrel Sends Christmas Greetings to Bis; Sheriff. Al G. Field, proprietor of the fa mous Fields Minstrel show, sent holi- L. Kiene. The card bear, a picture of tne Dig production on one side, and the following wish on the other: "Hoping you may enjoy the Merriest Christmas and the Happiest New Year since your life began." J. II. USATER DEAD. Was Clerk of Crawford County Court ana a socialist. Pittsburg, Kan- Dec 20. J. N. ater, clerk of the Crawford county dis trict court, died last night. Mr. Las ater was a Socialist and was elected with several other Socialist county can didates a year ago. Piles Cured tn e to 14 Dan Druggists refund money It Paso Ointment fails to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First application gives PVi The Prudential Trust company loans money on city property. aqv. "I sometimes wonder if nr Hfa Is worth living." "Bo do L" "Ah. then you have xouna your me a c reappointment." "Not at all; it is your life we were speaking Tl! till WAITS Women Do the Work Bat Walt! MORE JIAONY Emporia Meeting Helped Re publican Cause. National Committee Action Guaranty of Good Faith. With the meeting of the Republi can national committee out of the way and assurances of changes in the basis of southern representation and provision for seating of primary elect ed delegates to future conventions, real Republican harmony In Kansas is perhaps nearer realisation than at any time since the 1012 primaries. From now until the November election the fight of the Republican harmony lead ers will be to break down the organ isation of the Progressive party and to secure enough converts to beat the Democrats. For weeks the politicians have look ed forward to the meeting of the na tional committee with hope and fear and trembling. They have urged the men and women in the ranks to be lieve that the committee would do much. But down in their hearts the politicians feared and doubted. Now that the meeting is over there are perhaps more happy Republicans in Kansas than at any time in the last year. The national committee did all the politicians promised. It did even more. It provided for recognition of delegates from states having state wide primaries and out down the basis of southern representation. Test Sincerity of Voters. Now the sincerity and good faith of the voters will be tested. Last fall there was an honest difference of opinion concerning the legal nominee of the Republican national convention for the presidency. Hundreds of men in Kansas voted for Roosevelt declar ing that they were Republicans and that Roosevelt and not Taft was the lawful nominee. But the troubles which surrounded the Chicago con vention last year have been remedied by the work of the national committee and the objectionable false representa tion of the southern states has been removed and provision made for the seating of delegates from states where delegates were elected In state wide primaries. Since the 1012 election, hundreds of Roosevelt voters have returned to the Republican party under the assurance that the national committee would change the old and objectionable rules. Harmony in Ksnsas was strength ened when the get-together work ers In their recent conferences adopt er resolutions pledging themselves to support the 1014 nrimary nominees. i This declaration of principle meant mat were wouia oe no repetition of the fight waged in Ksnsas a year ago. It meant that If Bristow, Capper, Akers, Ross aad others of the Roose velt supporters of 1912 sought and won nominations tn the Republican primaries that there would be no black list campaign for their defeat and that the incidents of the recent election would be iorgotten. That is the peace pact which the state and local leaders tn Republican politics have offered. Of course It must be ratified by the voters. For that reason a campaign of education win be conducted by the harmony uro meters to lead the wandering voters back into the fold and eonrlnoe them that the party is progressive and 1uI?ea J PTKSi 21 2? returns from the next election, haw. ever, can tell the real results of this campaign. Progreeslvts Won't CHve TJp. No one anticipates that the Pro gressives will withdraw from the fight. They won't. The real Pro gressive leaders In Kansss have Issued their ultimatum and they propose to stand ny tneir guns until the battle over. Not only will the Progressives put a full state and congressional ticket tn the field next year, but in practically every county in the state they hav threatened to contest lor local ofnoea. It Is because or the certainty of three-cornered fight tn Kansss that the Republicans will work the harder to put in efsact tneir harmony pro gram. With three tickets la the field. mucn ox tne strengxn oi tne rro stve cause of last year must be back before the Republicans can de feat the Democrats. In an ultimatum made today WIX Uam Allen White,' Progressive na tional committeeman for v-r". de clared that the Bull M were sincere and indicated that they would make just as a asperate a fight for control next year as win tne Har mony Republicans. The Man Fays I the eight congressional districts In the next three weeks," said White, "and Congressman Victor Murdock will speak at all the meetings. We are now planning for conferences of Pro gressive follower In the Second. Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth districts, in the Klgnth and Seventh ana pernape the Fourth district eon ferencee. both Murdock and Henry J. Allen will speak. W. R. Stubba will accompany Congressman Murdock in tne second and Fifth districts and may speak at the Fourth district meet ing." The Kmporia Conference. The Emporia harmony meeting tn William Allen White's home town Fri day afternoon aroused the fighting blood of the BuH Moose leader. There was not a large crowd at the Emporia meeting, although the men who attended the gathering pledged themselves to support the 1814 pri mary nominees and endorsed the work of the national committee. White only laughed and began his prepara tion for a Bull Moose meeting which will eclipse the one called by Senator Troutmaa of Topeka and Dennis Mad den of Bmporla. And that is the situation In Kan sas. There will be no harmony with White-Alten-Stubbs and the Progres sive leaders. But the voters who at tend neither the harmony or Progres sive meetings will determine the re .v..,- TT sults next year, it ZZ.T.rZrZ- "r lo w,n coming elec- uuu. abii no man in u wise enough to know what then some 260,000 men and womenwill oo wnen tney go to the polls, j xnat Eteporla Meeting. Resolutions pledging the Republi can voters to support the nominees of the party primary in 1814, endorsing the work of the Republican national committee, and urging the calling of a state wide convention to adopt a tentative party platform for the com ing campaign, were adontad hv fnnrti. district Republicans in the harmony mnisnucs a.1 jcmporia Friday after noon. Six of the ten counties of the district were represented at the meet ing. In speeches made by harmony work ers, their attack was directed entirely at the Democratic state and national administrations. Senator Jmim a. Troutmaa of Topeka, who questioned wo aancenty or William Allen White and the Progressive leaders im m. speech at the Atohlaoa harmony con vention, spoke at the Emporia meet ing, out iiayea only the Democrats. In fact Senator Troutmaa praised the recent Btubbe administration for Its economy In comparison with the al leged extravagances ot the Democrats unuer we uoages rule, of 88 per cent business and two ner cant nnmir Charles Sayre of Chase county, Charles Van Orden, Lyon county, W. R. Blng- uu. Korna county: j. uowara, usage county: Walter Holland. Lyon county: Fred Lewis. Marion countir: all htAk a hand In lambasting the Democrats and Judge Dennis Maddan of Emporia a Republican candidate for congress In we wmn district next year, paid his respects to the Hodges state adminis tration. Republicans attendlnsr the MnfmnM declared that the recent work of the national committee would add to the strength of the harmony cause la the Fourth district. They strongly fa vored the ceiling 0( a state wide con vention to adopt a tentative party pianorm ana a declaration of princi ples which would insure the support of the party organization to the nomi nees in the August primaries. All of these things found a place In the resolutions. Judge J. Jl Buck of Emnerla. nre- slded at the meeting aad Charles Har ris, also of Emporia, was elected sec retary. HAnXET SOADY. to TJp est Watt New Tork, Dee. 20. Although the week In the stock market began with recurrence of liquidation in various investment stacks, particular ty among telephone aad Oensdlsn Pacific, ta oreeelng resists see was shown to this influence aad eventually a general ad vance tn quotations was effected. An oversold condition in the speculative stocks disturbing; liquidation and some Increase la outside buying, ow ing to prevailing low prices, contrib uted to the nhaage from nnsettlemsnt to streogta. Virtual completion of the Ions; struggle la congress over the hanking aad currency bin was accounted a bullish influence. Recent changes in it was felt that enactment of the mess, ure would relieve the market ot un eertalaty which hae been a restrictive influence. Despite farther evldenoe of busi ness contraction, there was an Inclina tion to take a more hopeful view of the future and It was feat that pros pects were brighter for improvement after the turn ef the year. The money- market reflected prep arations for heavy payments at the end of the year. Time funds were held firmly. Call loans worked easier. This tendency was ascribed to reluct ance of the banks to tie up funds for fixed dates at this time. Bank Clearings. New York. Dec Ml Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending De- osaBoer js snows an SBaieaai. as aa.zea.- 183.000 as against 88.la7.tTj.000 last week ana gi.xw,nviuB in the corresponding week last year rui. itl Amount. Jac dee. cities New Tork....,w..H,7Z,U9.0v 1.0 Chicago &a,-0. 1.1 Boston ist.ra.oa0 Philadelphia 16S,0K.0U0 St. Louis 88.041.000 li J t.l

U 4.1 S.S Pittsburs- tt.817.0fl Kansss City Ban Franciseo..... Baltimore Cincinnati Minneapolis Omaha S,724.ogO. i2.ira.ooo 88.410,000 28.742,000 17,795.000 17..000 11.JOS.000 8.807.06 7.836,000 5,00.000 6,004,000 2.14.000 8,800,000 248.000 -1.C83.000 ,NO,000 Milwaukee St XSkUl.e eeaeeeeee Denver 12.2 4.0 U.1 Bait iaxe aty.... Duluth pes Moines Lincoln see Houx CKy.. Wichita TOPEKA .t 16.8 .7 St. Joseph Weekly Bank .New York, Dec. 20. The statement ef the actual condition nr th- AlMrinr Honaa banks and trust companies, for the weak, shows they hold I17.43S.SM reserve la ex cess of legal requirements. This is ea in crease or zi..a0 from last weak. Tne statement louows Actual condition Increase. Loans Xi.a5S.Mt.090 84.4SUXM Specie 821.014,600 S.BU.0UB Legal tenders 7,ue,e00 1,271,000 Net deposits...... L 632, 449. 000 14.an.000 Circulation 44.8U.000 2b8,000 Banks cash reserve In vault 2317,(74, 0U0 Trust companies cash reserve in vaults 82,210,000 Aggregate cash reserve 400.204.000 Bxcess lawful reserve 17.43S.9G0 1.460.0SO Trust companies' reserve with clearing house members carrying X par cent cash reserve, 047,848,000. Summary of state banks aad trust com panies tn Greater New York not included in ciearine house statement Loans S 6SO,H,T0O 84,18.00 Specie 00.390.100 486.400 Legal tenders 8,143.800 "l 82,600 Total deposits 587.16M00 n.642,800 A Simple Remedy for Dandruff. (From Modern Medicine.) The following nraarrtnttnn win ?.ul?, y 5 .iT the itching and stimulate the growth of the hair: Zandolln one -ounce, re sorcln one dram, witch hasel seven ounces, mix and rub Into the scalp thoroughly with finger tips once a day. Adv. TCIUY'S LTXKXET REFCiiTS. Chicago, Dec 20. WHEAT Although wheat today, started easier, the market later advanced. Bullish estimates on the Argentine exportable surplus formed an element of strength, and there were pre dictions of a falling off In the United States visible supply. Weakness at the outset was the result of lower cables, prices opened a shade to K9Ho off, but the ensuing rally carried the market above last night's level all' around. Assertions that Canadian wheat would be made free In January brought about a setback. The close was weak, tfc to ttc under last night. CORNN Forecast of a cold wave strengthened corn., it was expected bet ter aemana nasea on increased faedlnaf would be a conseauence. The n.ni wa- ttc to ttfiftc higher, and than u a nilMniiit hrtlie- Mrthl.. I Bmallness of .hlomt7 bS. Bmallness ot shipments hare eomnami win receipts led to an easier feeling later on. -The close was steady; a shade to Ho net lower. OATS Bulls had control of oats. Offer ings were decidedly meager. PROVISIONS provisions suffered de pression owing to the fae that hog re ceipts for the week were the largest in five years. First sales ranged- from the same as last night to 2fto lower with a much more proaouneed sag later. Chicago Grain Market. The range of prices for grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade as reported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Columbian Bldg. Chicago. Dee. 20. Close Open High Lew Today Yes. WHEAT Dee. St 88 May 81)4 8144 81H July as mi rrii CORN Dee. ..IV W( mk May 88 78 4 July ..88)4 4 srst OATS Dtte eV9s) sees May 42 42 a July 41K- 41 41 FORK Jan. ..28.00 20.80 20.47 May ..20.80 20.80 20.7 88T4 E5 ttt 87- 8- 88- 41 41 25 SOB 20.43 City Grata Market. (The range of prices for grain futures on the Ksnsas City Board ot Trade as re ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker. Co lumbian BUS. Kansas City, Dee. 20. Open High Lew Today Yes. WHEAT Dee. ..82 KM 22 CM- 82H-' May 84 stK 88 st- st- July ..82 88 88 88. 82 CORN Dec ..88 ..--Km 47 8T 8T- May 71 72 71 71 71- July 70 70 w to- 7B- 4&leas Grata Chicago, Dee. 20. WHEAT Closet De- mber. tSo; May. lWe. CO RN Deoemberr. eH4aW8e May. 88 QSIUu. OATS December. 88o; May. a PORK January. $20 06: May. 820.78. LARD-January. iiktatflatS; May. SUUff em.oa SHORT KtBS-Janusry, fOaTf; May, tu.ot. Liter immJ Grain Market. Liverpool. Dec 20. WHBAT Spot. smt; no. i aaamtoDo. is w no, a, ua: no. s. s isita. CORN-dpot, eulet 8s td. dty Produce Kansas City. Dec 28. WHEAT Cash Market unchanged to e lower. No. 2 hard. t2tee; No. 8, 87c; No. 8 red, SOS) 81e; No. 8. 7tl8e. CORN Market unchanged to le Jower. No. 2 mixed. e; No. 8, 84c; No. 2 white, 704J71C; No. 2. tSo. OATS Market uaeaaaged. No. 2 white, 4ittte: No. 2 mixed, 40c RYE Market unchanged. HAY Market unchanged. WHHKAT Receipts tl eats. BDTTSR Market UBChaaged. BOOS Marks uaehanged. POULTRY Market unehajiged. CLOSE: WHEAT Deoember. fcs; May. 86M8c CORN December. 7e; May, Cattcago rrodace Malt V Chicagc Dec M-BUTTeR-. EX30S Market higher. At BT" W Inelitaed. ldllt; srOJnary firae firata 21c .STOCK. SffiPPERS To CLAY,. E0EINS13N 5 CO. LhreSdi POTATOES Market tmehaaged. POULTRY Market unchanged. Vtm Tork Produce Karfcet. New York. Dee. 28BTJTTSB-Mrket steady, process extras, 244y26c cheese Merest nrm; state warns milk held colored. lCTae; white. lC917c E3GOS Market unsettled. Fresh gather ad extras, jMt extra firsts, 6aJ8s,c POULTRY Live, dull and weak; west era chickens, West fowls, He; turkeys, lsc Dressed, firm: frresh killed western chickens, 12t22c; fowls. 1291c; turkeys, Hew (Close ef prices tor the leading stocks en the New York Stock Exchange as re ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker. Colusa. SMOg-J New York, Dee. 2a. Today Yea. New Am. Beet Am. Cbb. e. Am. Oar aad Foundry, Amalgamated Copper. li- 71 am. jjocomoave, e Am. a., ana R. e Am. Sugar Ref Am. Tel. and T., e. Am. Tobacco, c. .122 Una.

Anaconda Mining......... A. T. ana B. e A. T. and 8. F, p Boltlmore and Ohio Brooklyn R. T. Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake and Okie..... C. M. and St. P., e Chicago and N. W.. Colorado Fuel and Iron.. Erie, c General Electric Great Northern, p Illinois Central...- Inspiration Inter Harvester K. C. Southern, C... Lehla-b Valley Louisville and Nashville. Missouri Pacific. M. and T., e... National Lead Nev. Con Copper N. Y. Central N. Y., N. H. and H Norfolk and Western.... Northern Paclflo Pennsylvania Railroad... Ray Con Copper Reading, o... Rock Island, e Rock Island, p..... Southern PaiaOo Southern Ry. e Union Pacific, o U. 8. Steel, e VS. 8. Steel, p Utah Copper Western Union Westlnghense Electric. 44 84 New Tork Stock Market. Wall St.,. New York. Dec 20. STOCKS The market closed strong. Forcre was added to yesterday's vigorous rally by overnight news of the passage by the sea ate of the currency bill and anouneement of the telephone dissolution agreement. The exhibition of pronounced strength bore out recent assertions that the market had been speculatively sold out. A slump of S points in Western Union and a set back in the telephone shares, checked the upward movement toward the end. but there was Uttle sympathy recession and the close was near the top, Bonds were strong. American Telephone rose buoyantly at the opening today on the announcement from Washington of the agreement of the dissolution of the merger with Western Union. On the first few sales it rose to 1J4, an advance of 7 points. Western union rose a pom. The whole list was strong aad active Gains ot 1 to 2 points were made oy a Urge number of representative atoeks. New Tork Money Market, r TVc 20. MONKY Call money nominal. No loans. Time loans. easier; 60 days, 64jS per reent; so oays, E per cent; 6 months, t per roent. Mercan tile paper, stwa pr woi. rLOSB: Steruneg xchange, steady; 80 days, $4.81: demand. commercial bills. 84.80. SILVI5K uar aw, UBONDaovernment bonds steady, rail road bonds, strong. New Tork Sugar Market, t- rv. e brtaar Raw. uu- ttTed: Muscovado, rT0W.72; Centrlfusal. 8.20c2t; molasses, 2.46tp2.. Refined, quiec Hew Tork Cotton Market. -New York. Dec -TTON-Sgot, quiet: middling. 12.08; gulf. 12.21. St. Joseph Live Stock Market, e Jnaenh. Mo.. Dec 20. CATTLE Re- u.rV.t nnehumo. BteeiS. 8S.60ty8.80; 'cows and heifers. 84J6w.O0; calvf8K.O0JS.- .w C lower. TOP. 87. 7S; bulk of sales. 27 8S 7.66, r w SHE BP KCecipui nmm. inaL Lambs. 87.00ty7.50. Wichita Live Stock Market, Wichita. Dec M. HOG 8 Receipts 698. Market steady. Top. 87.00; bulk of sales. rCATTLE-Recelpta 60. Market steady. Native steers, 84.Boe8.00; cows and heifers SS0ae7.fi0: stockers and feeders. 6.60tt7.00; -Jr h-lfera. 84.0008.60: bulla. t4.soe8.26; calves. 86.01s88.60. Kansas City Live Stork Market. riTV.i. iv.. n nnnaTiMelnts l.aoa Market steady. Bulk of sales, 87.4M2 7.86; heavy, IJ.0007.70; packers ana Duu;n- ers. 7Juw7 t6; light. i.M'.ou; pias, a ve CATTLE Receipts 100, including 100 southerns. Market steady. Prime fed steers. le-Z&W9.ov; ai ess, u pcti StST western steers, 4.007JS; southern Seers. K.S4e7.00; cows. 84.40O7.00; heifera. tC604OJO; stockers and feeders, 8e.60f??.w; ers sad feeders, W.2H2C28. CSsicago Live Stock Market, Chicago, Dec 28. HOG8 Receipts 16,008. Market slow. Best, steady; others weak at yesterday's average Bulk of sales, R.SVrT0VUht. 27.804jT.46; mixed, 67.4d rheyT 87.40w7.7 rough, 87.40(270; CATTLEReceiPts et "daret atMclj-. Beeves. 8t.409.76; Texas steers, 8a40f27.00; wiaTrrn. 86JW70: tt!aS-?a2: EEPSelpts 2.W0. Market slow. Native and een. 84.S4J6J: xeaiga. K.eyH.60; native tambs, 18687.70; western, hv the Chas. Wolff Packlag Oa. sards si oss at aeoa saturaay. we sows or bos than 170 lbs. Do aot mar. une are weu nnianea halt fat atuO. We aire below prises eSeetlve st eaee, uatu rur ther aotteal Topeka. Kssv. Sea 28. HOGS. unnm awn HII'lViHBlRS t1M"tJt 2 iosu. msi r sv 82 82 "...".I'.2S 21S 2C 2 ::::::::iS '."St 28 28 188 137 J28 126 106 14 14 Id 100 r.".!"'.t lsui .128 182 26 25 20 20 14g rri"!7i .104 102 108 107 ...104 M4 14 21 20 87 8e2 ju. uZ :.::::;::i5 m" :::::::::iS iS. vnt. SHEEP Bseemss, bom. awa.e Lambs. 007.4; yearlings. J6J0O4.76; tl fZZL a uyn .area. 84.d04M.80: stock eaaaot i wetshinc ket has uiilsee HEAVY T.ia"!7-26 ROUGH HEAVY "I f IJOHT tStaaffJt) EMSuato, Stock Tenia, Da. Cty ge. Sett CwnsTV sa la. 1 St S tl" ::;:i8i wesrhts. BdatMat e. Ksa en fcr?ar THOID ST.. stxkrbV Fair U 8........., Prime Good to caste, (asm fed) Fair te good .TIT...... Cenunen to fair f-f-f.21 4-t- US a.ft-4.t Prime 8 mam choice teem fed) ..I" tste?

s.w- ,ig unnnvs u lasr wrrt.r.a SsaaL8S Prime fat (corn fed) Fleshy Mediums TKAx. CAT.VT.fi MM8.80 4. 4.08 Prime fat ssmm im JoTlS Vmlr eeee eeee.ee 4L KaKkat Satl Fat EZ!Z f. 5:::::::::::::::::::::::: fHH Positively cannot us shee. or lamas nrlsa fat. Don't send in rough, thin, unfinished h?,; "ot use them lor ,v.n.u u win nave to Dur as stock hog prices and low enough to ea! able us te reshlp te the River mar kat. Is It to your advantage as well as ourm. tZ keep them buck until finished. Cannot use grass cattle unless strictly good. Market price paid for dry lot eattla. If you will favor us with your Inaulrlea sdvlstng number of head, quail tr ee, end length of time on feed. w. will you an offer or arrange for our buyers to call oo you. Topeka Fruit and Produce Market, Selling prices by Sam'! EL Lnx. whole sale Fruit and Produce. JONATHAN APPLKs5pJV box?fa 2.85; Roman Beauties per box. fettcnav Winep. per box. 82.2ltsV bSEhI' box, 81.7602.00; Lawyers per box. 82.26n si' bsikir- v91 it- ALMERIA GRAPES Per bbl.. 84.0004 SO. CRANBERRIES Per box, bblJBits. PORIDA GRAPE FRUIT Per bo PACKAGE FIGS Per box. 76c DATES Per lb.. 7c NEW PACKAGE DATES Per box txaa. SWEET ONGES-PerboxTfSSeSS: COLORADO HONEY per caaeTtS. LEMONS Per box. 84.0098 i08t tOANUTS-Per dos-VToc; pw'ssjoik, Pt1" "T WATOES CABBAGE New, per lb.. 2Va. BANANAS-Extra fancy per" lb. fancy, per lb., 8e; choice, iwlk. tUeT ONIONS-Red, per bu.. ti.es; a SPANISH ONIONS Per orata. tl fts RED RIVER EARLY OHIO-P b HOT HOUSE LETTUCE Par tastst. CARROTS Per bu.. 81.80. TURNIPS-Per bu S0c BEETS Per be. 80c PlRSNlVil-P hi. sk. RUTABAGAS Per lb.. lo; lots of lbs. or more, per lb.. or too SPINNACH Per bu., lac COLORADO HONEY Par era.. CELERY-Jumbo. 80s V&gJ OSTBRS-Standards, per can. 40e- n.i Selects, per can. 46c? fotrTMactaei? 0C! Bulk Oysters; StaJJdrda. gaf CHEESE-laeyiSUn. CHRISTMAS TREES Per 4.00. dog, 81809 MISTLETOE Per lb.. 20c "f-,.xTT caae, 86.0. per nv. Ba. WREAT8 Per doe.. 12.80. CFurnlshed by The Continental Creamer. Co, Topeka, Kan.J n,w' a.w.v. CHICAGO EGGS-Slc Dfc NEW YORK EGGS 88984c Topeka Butter, WSggB and Fusjhrv Turnlshed by the Topeka packing co.,1 Topeka, Kan.. Dae. aa EGGS Fresh country, 26c POULTRY Heo8 lb. and over. Ma under 8 Ibc. 8c; springs, over 2 lbs., ifct broilers 2 lbc and under, 14c; turkey hI?i toyoung toms, 16c: old torn tuikeya. 18o" ducks, c; geese, 8c; stags, 10c BUTTER Packing stock, 17c Topeka Grain Market, rrurnished by J. B. Blllard, corner saa ave and Curtis stl Topeka, NEW CORN 70c OATS-48c WHEAT 764288c .OLD CORN 76c a.. Dec 28. Topeka Hay Market, V. by Tjt 6th., PRAIRIE HAY Nc 1. 8li8rNe. NSW ALFALFA-Caolee. 817.88; Nc J, Topeka Hide laarkac WuUon. furneaby J-my a Smiths .Ci- r.T -J r. ui rtkra a. i.' ISSTc: bees mJt TBt HIl"s vtj umi vutcner see rt? to 28c; dry mt fallen heavy, UJl S2- dryfilnt under 18 lb, Ue to'faoTdry runt cuBe flat, 18s; dry salt heavy 18 lbs-Til tee: dry saH aght. Me to It? KANSAS. NEBRASKA AND OKLA HOMA Brlaht medium, 16l4e; dark Medium. ISSJttc: hght tins, U,ito; heavy a"&.i6fVw www' wmm MnL Tr.AiM7M"""" waii in toys tae snare w. -mwMww run. -We will hold ims st lags to fiva ef the blU.wsro'iegsrfls favorably aad. CbTTBsTF Msrkst riic lisnzs. asavy i

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ZG T0PE3A DAILY GTATE JOTJIIAIr-CAffinrDATr UVlTLTCfc BZSXIBZ ISliV A "tXP HQ QllAltTEII "Topeka Jack" Johnson Pick All Star Football Team. (STATE "tiliJS SUIT ALL ;i;;E OF '.1 CL03D kik, It. Topeka Jack Johnaon believea that he could pick on ot the greatest football teams that was aver put together In America. He believes It would have no equal when It come to strength and weight and also believes that It would have practically all of Its games won before the games would be started. He would pick the club from the leading pugilists throughout the United States as follows: Right end Gunboat Smith, Ban Francisco, weight 180 pounds. Right tackle Jim Coffey. New Tork city, weight 205 pounds. Right guard Ctrl Morris, Sapulpa, Ok., weight 230 pounds. Center Dan Daily, Newcastle, Pa., Weight 236 pounds. Left guard Jess WiUard, Kansas, weight 230 pounds. Left tackle Arthur Pelkey, Calgary, weight, 205 pounds. Left end George Rodel, New Tork city, weight 186 pounds. Quarterback Jim Flynn, Pueblo, Col., weight 185 pounds. Right halfback Jack Dillon. Indian apolis, weight 158 pounds. Left halfback Mike Gibbons, St. Paul, Minn., 150 pounds. Fullback Sam Langfoid, Boston, weight 200 pounds. Strong for the Athletics. Topeka Jack saw all the national and American League clubs in action last summer, and he is some ball player himself. He thinks the Philadelphia Athletic's team is in a class by itself. Jack batted against Chief Bender in a game the Chief pitched against John son's Giants. Jack points out the fact that not a player of Connie Mack's famous $100,000 Infield uses liquor or tobacco. Jack says: "Stuffy. Eddie, Jack and Frank neither drink, smoke nor chew. No one can tell me that the fact of their not being addicted to tobacco or liquor in any form hasn't a lot to do with their wonderfully smooth and steady play ing. The nerves of the four are ab solutely free from the effects occasioned by the use of alcohol or nicotine. Per haps Stuffy, or Ed, or Jack or Frank might be able to duplicate their won derful play if he was a liquor or to bacco user but I doubt It." FEDERALS MEETING. Will Announce List of Players Signed for 114 Season. St Louis. Dec. 20. The magnates of the Federal Baseball League met here today, and before night Important de velopment in the plan of campaign ot the league are expected. President Gilmore said that he would announce today a list of new players signed by the league and also a list of new grounds acquired. It was reported early today that the meeting would consider the substitution of Toronto for Cleveland in the list of cities in which the league would maintain a team next season. JOHNSON GOT A DRAW Champion Broke Arm in Third Crowd Dissatisfied. Paris, Dec. 20. Jack Johnson, the heavyweight champion, and "Battling" Jim Johnson, another colored pugilist, of Galveston, Tex., met in a ten-round contest here Friday night, which end ed In a draw. The spectators loudly protested throughout that the men were not fighting, and demanded, their money back. Many of them left the hall. The organizers of the fight ex plained the fiasco by asserting that Jack Johnson's left arm was broken in the third round. EMPORIA ELECTS WILLIAMS. Presbyterian End Honored in Junior Year Fifteen Letters. Emporia, Kan., Dec. 20. Fred Williams, a Junior, was elected captain of the College of Emporia rootoaii team at a meeting of the squad Fri day. Williams, whose home is in Be lolt, placed at end in the second team of the All-Kansas, and is known about the conference for his aggressive play and deadly tackling. He is the small est regular on the team, weighing 146 pourds. The race between Williams and Russell, all-star quarter, was close. F;fteen honor letters were given the members of the team, which was de clared by the conference committee to be in a tie for the Kansas cham pionship. i Borrow money on your city proper ty. The Prudential Trust Co. Adv. IT makes no difference where you go or what you pay. you cannot buy flour that is backed by a stronger guarantee than bug ft TRY ONE SACK Shawnee T.Ii!li3 Co. Established 1871 The Thlefen baseball team of Do team live in Russell eonnty and the vary from 17 to 34 years. V0L6AST DEFEATED. Charlie White Outpointed Veteran Before Milwaukee Fans. Milwaukee, Dec. 20. Charlie White, of Chicago, by brilliant 'boxing and hard lefts, shaded Ad Wolgast of Cadillac, Mich., in their ten round no decision boxing contest here Friday night. The crowd was at the highest pitch of excitement all during the bat tle which proved to be one of the best ever held here. The Chicago boy had the better of the second, fifth and eighth rounds with slight shades in the third, fourth and ninth. Wolgast led in the sixth, while the first, seventh and tenth were even. White's famous left was true In every respect and he won his battle by sending it scores of times to Ad's face and Jaw. White stood off during most of the bout and after measuring his distance, would shoot his quick left Jab into the former, champion's faco. He boxed cleverly and only in the sixth round did he seem womea. As the bout progressed White gain ed courage and fought much more cleverly than his older opponent Wol gast was not the Wolgast of old. He kept homing In, but his blows lacked steam. He tired rapidly. The battle, as a whole, was vicious and hard, both boxers doing their best. Their clinches were few and the crowd left the arena satisfied. Once in the second round Ad was hiss ed when he hit White low and Charles also provoked some adverse criticism by wrestling and trying to throw Ad to the canvas. HASKELL III DEMAND. Many Schools Want Contract for Thanksgiving Game. Lawrence, Dec 20. The record of the Haskell football team this year has created a place for that school among the candidates of many large schools for the big Thanksgiving day Same This seems to be a Just reward foTth. wonderful work the Indian boys did on the gridiron last fall. Already seven universities and col leges I have offered to play Haskell on that date Manager A. M. Venne has corresponded with the following L nMninr the last game ot 0e Dame, University l.rZlT. TTi.r.ritv of South Dakota, Universtty of Oklahoma. Michigan Agricultural college. Christian Broth er? college, and Morningside univer sity of Sioux City, Iowa. There will probably be no contest between Haskell and Nebraska next vear In a letter received by Manager Venne. Coach "Jumbo" Steihm says that Haskell Is too strong for a prac tice game and that the Cornhuskers ins like Haskell in this respect, so many big schools have offered them riL r. to financial considera tions Haskell is not overly anxious to nlay the northerners mn j' at end, and Roque. at half back, will be missing next year. Coach Kennedy says the prospects for a team even better than this year's machine are bright. Has kell will begin developing her next year's squad at practice next spring. HELPS. WESTERS ASSOCIATION. Jack Holland Will Use One Team as Farm for Recruits. St. Joseph. Dec 20. Jack Holland. AltnOUgn .nacunno. owner of tne iocai w iu baseball club, has confirmed rumors emanating from Carthage, Mo., and started by Larry Milton, a Drummer for a few weeks in 1910. to the effect that he is interested In the organiza tion of the new Western association. The Drummer boss a few years ago was one of the leaders in the old West ern association, presided over by Dr. r nx shlvelv of Kansas City, and was lust as instrumental in tearing that or- ranuHiiuu w Wichita and Topeka into the Western league, thereby tearing the vitals out of the smaller organization. With Wichita and Topeka out of the league, it was necessary to drop Ok lahoma City and Hutchinson, and the league soon fizzled out. Now Holland is working, with others, to organize a similar league, with a cir-nit al most identical with that of the old. except that Wichita and Topeka will not be included in it. According to Milton, Holland not only will help in the organiztlon of the league, but he will have a financial interest In one of the clubs, so that he will have a place to stow Drummer recruits who do not show quite enough class to help the club here. BOXING COMMISSION PATS. First Tear Nets $110,600 ,for New Tork State. New Tork, Dec. 10. In filing the annual report with the new legisla ture at Albany, the state athletic com mission will show that since the box ing law went into effect in August, tail, about S110.000 has been paid into the state comptroller's office, this money being the amount of the 5 per mnt tax on the gross receipts of all iimnncd clubs operating under the statute. There has been a falling off i rcceints during the last year due probably to the poor quality of many socaiieq war neuia. nance, 1013. All the members of the y are either brothers or cousins. Ages BATTING WON LIBERTY Player Charged with Larceny Dis charged on an Average of .287. Chicago, Dec. 20. Municipal Judge Sullivan releasea unaries senraram, charged with larceny. Friday when Schramm told him he was a shortstop in the Southern Michigan baseball league. "What are you batting?" asked the court. ".287." replied Schramm, with pride. "Discharged, you can't be bad with a batting average like that." Judge Sullivan said. POOL TOUBIIAKEIIT. Armstrong and R. E. Goshorn Lead rlelo riay tonrui diwx. Phirln A Arirmtrnni? and R E. Goshorn are leading the players in the class A pool tournament which ia being played at The Dome. Each have won three games and lost but one. R. E. Goshorn defeated Armstrong In the first game of the fourth block bv the score of 100 to 47. The second game will be played by Mark Roach and S. Kanngton. Tne rouowing is ine suuu- ing ot the players up to oate Charles A. Armstrong- ..3 1 1 1 ..2 1 ..2 1 1 t 1 2 1 it ..1.2 0 3 Carl Ray Larsh.... Art Hammel., Mark Roach.. W. P. Lamber CHURCH BARBER SHOP Special Artist Employed tor Choir at su ueorge-s. -New York, Dec 20. A special barber is the latest Innovation in church life. St. Georse's Episcopal church which the late J. Pierpont Morgan endowed with half a million dollars has installed a barber shop for the choir. The Rev. Karl Reiland. the rector, in announc ing the new feature today said: "For the sake of uniformity in the appearance of our choir boys on Sun' days and as a slight evidence of paro chial appreciation, we have assigned I special barber to the boys on Saturday mornings and on Sundays before ser vices." WITH MUCH CEREMONY Chicago's First Municipal Christmas Tree is Set Up. Chicago. Dec 20. Squadrons of mounted police and twelve uniformed buglers of the first Illinois cavalry to day headed a triumphal procession In which Chicago's first municipal Christmas tree was transported on the biggest truck in the city to Grant park on the city's water front. Six big black horses drew the tree, which will be placed in position by tonight. Mayor Harrison will push a button which will illuminate the tree Christ mas eve while' five grand opera stars sing from the balcony of one of the buildings facing the lake. Arson Squad Burns Another House. Bath. England. Dec 20. An "ar son squad" of the militant suffragettes today added another large country mansion to the long list of those they have destroyed by fire. Early this morning they burned odown a valu able house situated in extensive grounds In the vicinity of this city. The place was unoccupied. A quan tity of suffrage literature was found strewn about the grounds. THE FAIR a THE TOY STORE OF TOPEKA Ave. 833 1. Kaa. A' LESS PRinR More Variety rhe only merchants between Kan. gas City and Dearer buying Toys in car lots Where Variety Seigns Supreme 1 18 Kaa. Missouri Bate Cases Are Brought to a Conclasiom By Dismissal of the Railroads' Injunction Actions. K-onra. rttv. Mo.. Dec 20. The state of Missouri won a final victory in the two cent railroad passenger ana man mum freight rate cases today when Judge Smith McPheraon of Red Oak. Iowa, following the mandate of the United States supreme court, dismissed "without prejudice" tne cases ntea vj 13 railroads enjoining the state. from enforcing the rate laws. The Judge also rerusea 10 retain jur isdiction in the federal court as asked by the roads. As a result shippers and travelers may bring suit to cover ex cess rates paid during the time the in- 1 unctions were in force. These charges are estimated to be in excess or iu,- 000.000. Judge McPh-wson ordereui costs aggregating $25,000 assessed against tne railroads. The railroads asked Judge Mcpher son to Include In the mandate a pro vision that all suits brought to recover excess charges paid in, should be brought in the federal court and that their liability should be limited to the 210,000 bonds they put up at the time the Injunction was granted, to guaran tee the payment of excess charges. A commissioner, to be appointed by the court, to adjudicate tbs" ckJias, also was asked. Judge McPherson refused both requests. He said: The railroads insist that the de crees now to be entered should have a reservation claupe as to Jurisdiction over the parties and the subject mat ter. Such reservation clauses are often and wisely Inserted, but both the opin ion and the 13 mandates declared that the cases shall be dismissed without prejudice at the costs of the compan ies." The court declares he finds it his duty to literally follow the mandate of the high court. -'It Is said," Judge Mcpher son continues, "that there will be thou sands of cases all over the state of Missouri before circuit courts and Jus tices of the peace, for recoveries of small sums from a penny to several dollars, with attendant costs more than the claims. If this be so will there be no remedy? A discussion of that question is not here for decision." Ques tions as to what remedy. If any exists. Judge McPherson said are not for de cision .it this time. In answer to the attorney general s brief, that his court was chargeable with delays in rendering decision. Judge McPherson recites in his opinion, that for two yea re the state delayed appealing, and that the opinion of the supreme court was not filed for 15 months after the cases were argued In that court. This court has never delayed the cases two months, all told, in the ag gregate, except by agreement of coun sel," declared Judee McPherson. ANOTHER FRATERNITY QUIZ. Sociological Department at K. IT. Ask Alumnae for Information. Lawrence'. Kan., Dec 20, The- depart ment of sociology under the direction of Prof. F. W. Blackmar has under taken an investigation of the fraternity problem as it exists at the university. A Ust of questions ia being sent to every student alumnus and faculty member of the school. From the results of these a conclusion will be drawn. The questions that K. U. men and women will answer are: 1. Does the fraternity or sorority benefit the individual? If so, please state what the benefits are. 2. Are there any harmful effects re sulting from the fraternity or sorority to the individual or the university? If so, please describe them. 3. Does the fraternity or sorority ever take first place in. the student's life during school residence? 4. Is there any need for improve ment or reorganization of the frater nity or sorority life? If so, in what way? What service may the Alumni or university render? 5. Should there be a closer rela tion between the university and the fraternity? If so, how shall, it. be brought about? 6. Have you any changes in the methods of "rushing" to suggest? 7. Can the fraternity or sorority contribute to the democratic spirit of tne university. How? 8. Should an effort be made by the university to provide the opportunity for intimate group life for all students? If so will you suggest a plan of ac tion? CHANTJTE SCHOOL BURNED. May End Old Fend Started by Rail roads Total loss. Chanute, Kan., Dec. 20. Fire destroy ed the high school building here, end ing a bitter feud of long standing. The loss is approximately $25,000. It is ru mored the blaze was incendiary. Nearly 40 years ago Chanute was split In half by the railroads. Bitter rivalry arose between residents of the opposite sides. The high school, built 42 years years ago, was located on the East side. Last spring the rivalry came to 'a head and a bond issue of $110,000 for building two new high schools was passed. The buildings are about one fourth finished. This fire will compel the school authorities to rent several halls to take care of the 300 students until the new buildings are completed. A traveling salesman, on his way to catch a train discovered the blase It then was Just breaking through the roof on the north end of the building. Apparently it had started in the attic By the time the' fire department ar rived, the flames had spread to the south wing. Only the brick walla are standing. GOT IOXG SOUGHT FOKTUMfi. Axel Johnson Won Suit for Gas Royal ties Gets Judgment for $4,a0. Iola, Kan., Dec 20. While Axel E. Johnson, SB years old, was wandering in Montana and Wyoming in search of a fortune, a lortune of $50,000 was Dillnr up for him at his old home near Vilas in the Kansas gas fields. Friday Johnson got the money, a check for $49.S40. paid to him by a bonding company as agent xor tne Kansas Nat ural Oas company. The monev rer- resented royalties due him as an heir to the farm property of his parents. Johnson left the farm near Vilas in 1880 For a time he wrote to his brothers, remaining at home, r but finally his letters ceased. Later on. gas was aiseoverett on tne old Y w Traveliinig WHEREVER you go, withift the Bell system, your telephone horizon travels with you. No matter where you are, the Bell Telephone is the center of a large talking circle. You can travel the length and breadth of the country and never be be yond the reach of the Bell telephone. Wherever you are, it links you with your home and business. You may be a thousand miles from home, yet in a few minutes you may hear the voice of friends or business associates. And wherever you go it is the same. Always there is the same efficient service of the Universal Bell Telephone system linking you with those you have left behind. and the heirs of the estate leased the place and became wealthy on the royalties. No thought came to any of ,v.o ini'a name was necessary to make the lease legal. He had been given up lor aeaa rang Three years ago Axel wrote home and learned of the fortune In the farm. He returnea to naram in and began suit against the Kansas v.....! n a onmnnnv for a share in the accrued gas royalties. Alter mocn iiogauuu ui ed by a decision in the supreme court, he won bis suit. NAME ".CONGRESS "CANDIDATE. Fifth District Progressives Will Meet in Junction lacy. TUi 4ATHa.t the j uncuuu i;iu, -r congressional candidate of the Progressive party win oe iiamcu ml mc Bull Moose rs of the Fifth Kansas district here on January 6 is the report. An of sas will be present at the meeting, and tms ract gives irreu-.n- r which is very persistent. Alfred YorK, who Is in charge of the arrangements has received word from both state and na tional leaders that they will be present. Congressman Victor Murdock will be the chief speaker at the meeting. Others will be ex-Governor Stubbs and William Allen White; and Henry Allen has promised to attend if he can make arrangements. KANSAS GITUj SCORES. Wins Prise in Writing State Song for California. Junction City, Kan., Dec. 20. A Junction City girl. Miss Adele Hum phries, was awarded the $500 prize for writing California's state song, accord ing to a message received by her mother. Mrs. Mary Vance Humphries. Friday. Miss Humphries is the head of the department of Journalism at the Polytechnic school at Los Angeles. Nemaha Doctors Meet. Goft. Kan., Dec. 20. The Nemaha County Medical association met in the parlors of Dr. L. A. Corwin's home yes terday evening and held one of the most successful meetings in its thirty two years of history. Many interest ing topics were discussed ana a gooa A Print from your favorite Kodak neg ative on one of our 19 H Calendars or an enlargement, tctQ please your friends. STRICKROTT 515 KANSAS AVE Not too Late lleieplhi oime Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co Money Saved by Having your teeth attended by us Always up-to-date, painless, reliable and the largwat dental eene Kansas, Best aet of teeth $S.O Oood set of teeth 5.110 Oold crown. 22K. 5.00 Porcelain crowns 4.00 Bridge work, per tooth S.OO GoldfUllngs $1.00 and up DRS. LYON Office Established over 811 Ave., Topeka, Kan 8 Daily KANSAS CITY DOUBLE TRACK Lv. Topeka 4:20 a. m. S40 a. m. 7:40 a. m. tM p. m. l :X p. m. Ar. Kan. CKj I:S a. m. 7:25 a. m. :26 a. m. 6:80 p. m. 5:10 p. m. 7:30 p. m. S:4S p. m. 10:40 p. m. aaH ana StmmNta 1 EVESTWHESB C. E. gftSCOM. C P. A. PbOM 403S 15 p. m. 7:40 p. m. 8J6 p. m. social time enjoyed. Doctors from all parts of the country were present. The wives of Dr. Corwin and Dr. C. E. Tolle served supper to the visiting M. D.'s at the home of Dr. Tolle. ANTHONY STARTS HOME. First of Kansas Delegation to Begin Holiday Vacation. i Washington. D. C. Dec. 20. Repre-! sentative D. R. Anthony is the first member of the Kansas delegation to leave Washington for Kansas to spend the holidays. He departed at noon Friday and will remain in Kansas until congress reconvenes, which will prob- I amy De January 12. Most of the members of the Kansas delegation will go to Kansas early next week. Senator Brlstow expects to leave for Salina just as soon as the currency bill is out of the way. TEACHERS POSTPONE. North Central Association Now Will Meet February ia-21. Clay Center, Kan., Dec 20. The North Central Kansas Teachers' association wWch recently decided to hold this win ter's meeting in Clay Center, have changed the dates of the meeting, having decided to hold the meeting In Clay Cen ter on February lit, 20 and 21. instead ot February 12, 13 and 14. The officers of the association are now fixing up the pro gram, which they believe will be a strong one. A large meeting of teachers from all over this section of Kansas Is looked for. WILL CONSULT MRS. WAGGENER.J Balie Returns and Goes Home to Dis- cuss itrsiaronsi Aran. Atchison. Kan., Dec. 80. B. P. Wag gener. who returned from Washington Friday, discussing the announcments made bv his wife and son duruur his I seoes that he would not be a candidate xor umtea mates senator, said he would not make an announcement until be bad Interviewed his wife and found by what authority she was mixing in hte political affairs. It is expected here that Mrs Waggoner will win out. WANTS TO COME HOME. Bnts Would Return to Reta in Chicago. III., Dec" 20. Theresa Mane BUts, of Topeka, Kan., pronounced by art critics as tne most bosuurul child mi junenca, is to unaergo an operation xor throat trouble before returning to her home in Topeka. "I'll be so glad to get home to grandma and all the klda." she declared todav. -I 1 am 1 years eld now and Tit be In the second grada at Teneka," Hoi ropuiar pne Silver fillings Sea to Cement fillings Extracting teeth, freezing gum process a. Extracting teeth without med icine HE ATHERLY 1$ Tear. Phone lilt. Over W. A. It. Thompson -Hardware Oa, Trains TO NO STOPS Lv. Kan Clt 7:64 a. m. 10:10 a. m. 10:45 a. m. 10:55 a. m. 4:14 p. m. 1 .00 p. m. 10:M p. m. 11:15 p. m. Arr. Topeka a. m. 11:05 p. m. 13:10 p. m. 13:45 p. m. 7:55 p. s. 8:45 p. m. 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GAFffilLJDSgi? Harlns; to Do TTIth Kansas Semfcers of Compress. OOKS iPl Mr, C M. Walter, the practical horseshoer, has returned to Topeka and has purchased the William George shop at 321 Jackson St. Mr. Walter invites his former pat' rons to "Drive In." Work of the Usual High Standard Prices Right PHONE C. M. Walter TAFT EXFLAIIIS IT. Shows Some Light on the Attitude of tha Carabao Society. New Tork, Dec. 20. A compliment ary dinner to W. Cameron Forbes, for mer governor general of the Philip pine Islands, was given last, night by the Philippine society and the Har mony Club of America. Among the 400 diners were many prominent men and women, including Mr. and Mrs. William H. Taft, Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Worcester, John C. Spooner, Paul X. Cravath, Charles D. Hilles, Ham ilton Holt and George W. Wicker huo. Ex-President Taft was the principal speaker. His address dealt with the problems confronting the American government In the Philippines. He aid it had been demonstrated that the Filipino people were governable but that, so far, there had been little promise that the educated and weal thy, largely concerned at present with securing autonomy for the islands, would further the interest of the great body of Filipinos, who, "steeped in ig norance, do not know their own rights." Mr. Taft expressed the fear that the mall wealthy class would exploit the Adding somewhat to his prepared speech, he referred to the songs sung at the Carabao dinner In Washington. "I have only a few things to say tonight." Mr. Taft said, "and one of them Is, regarding the attitude of the army which has awakened some in terest recently. Tou can perhaps un derstand how the army felt, when they first went down to the Philip pines. During the day the Filipino waiters bowed and scraped, and at night they went into the bushes and fired into the officers' houses, hoping to bring one of them down. Such ac tions, of course, did not tend to make our army want to get into close asso ciation with the Filipinos and perhaps, that was responsible for the song that was sung, perhaps everywhere, concerning the Filipino. The title was He May Be a Brother of William H. Taft. But He Ain't No Brother of Mine.' "I am only going over this question (with the Idea of helping the present administration. I see that the Carabao dinner has caused some discussion and perhaps out of sense of proportion. Now, I have been before the Carabao dinner twice, and it is quite true that some of -the songs they sing of Fili pinos are not of the character fitted to soothe, but they are sung In the HDe way a court sometimes makes an entry nunc pro tunc. "They are of the time when the army was down there and doing busi ness, and they are not to be con strued as the present attitude of the army towards the Filipino, and I want to advise the administration, that they are only reviving the feeling that ex isted when the army was there and iwhich was then more opportune." GOES TO FRANCE. George Veale, Former Tnprkan, Gets Good Job in Paris. The Morinnt company, efficiency en gineers of Paris. France, has offered George W. Veale, III, a position and be has accepted. Veale formerly lived In To peka and was a graduate of the Topeka fitgh school In 190. He has been employed (or the past two years as efficiency en gineer for the Emerson company of Chi cago. Mr. Veale will become one of the en gineers with the French company and will sail for France January 15. He spent many years in Topeka and has numerous friends la Topeka After his graduation from the local high school he entered the bonus department of the Santa Fe. Later he was traveling accountant for the rail road until he went to Chicago with the Emerson company. Mr. Veale and his wife and little daughter. Betty, came to Topeka Friday for a short visit with rel atives and friends. Mrs. Veale was form erly Miss Grace Walworth of Topeka. The position in France is said to be an excellent one. ADDS TO THE COST. Sunday Closing Proves Expensive to the Postoffice Department. Washington, Dec. 20. The law prohib iting the opening of postoffices and the delivery of mail on Sunday, has added largely to the cost of the postal serv ice and "materially lessens its effi ciency," according to the annual report of Daniel C. Roper, first assistant post master general. Mr. Roper suggests, that It would be in the interest of both the service and the employees, to amend the law so as to authorize Sun day work and grant compensatory time off to employees assigned to Sun day duty. The experimental delivery of mall in villages has been a failure, Mr. Rop er reports, and he recommends that the service be discontinued on June 30, 1914. He recommends the compensa tion of rural mail carriers be changed from a mileage to an eight hour basis "and that the carriers be permitted to deliver mail, regardless of the distance from the postoffice or the corporate limits of the town." He also strongly urges that many small, Independent postoffices be dis continued and re-established as sta tions of nearby large offices. General approval of the operation of the eight hour law Is given by Mr. Roper. Schedules of 60,000 employees have been adjusted to the law. It has been necessary in many Instances, either to work clerks overtime or to employ an auxiliary force, at 30 cents an hour. It is suggested that the eight hours of employment within twelve consecutive hours might be better than within ten. The report estimates that 300.000 par cel post packages were handled during the first six months of the system's operation. AUTO'S DEATH TOLL. Number of Persons Killed In New Tork lTf In Eleven Months. New Tork, Dec 20. Coroner's figures show that the number of deaths in this city caused by automobiles has risen from 87 in 1907 to 177 for eleven months of 1913. Mitchell May, secre tary of state, who has made a study of these figures, declares that while the increasing number of automobiles is partly responsible for the increase in accidents, pedestrians are also largely to blame. He favors a more rigid ex amination of persons licensed to drive motor cars and recommends the crea tion of a special bureau for the pre vention of street accidents. It la also suggested that ail automobile drivers be "finger printed." Senator Stone Is 111. Washington. Dec. 20. Senator Stone, of Missouri, Is ill at his home here. He caught cold f w days ago which de veloped into pleurisy. His friends were anxious about him today and Speaker Clark, and several others who inquired concerning hi health, were told he was quite sick. President Wilson cit acnv flowers. Vermont Gets In. Norfolk. Vl, Dec 20. The crippled battleship Vermont arrived at the Nor folk navy yard at 9:30 a. m. today. In town of naval tugs, which stood by her at anchor, in Hampton Roads last night. The Vermont, though badly crippled, was In no danger. She will be examined by divers and docked at once at the navy yard for tepairs. ABUIIDAIJT FLUFFY HAIR IS E1F0SSIBLE IF TOU HAVE DANDRUFF How often we hear a beautiful wo man referred to aa having a regal head! Denude that head of its hair and In stead of a queenly, royal bearing we have a fright. The hair makes air the difference. To have -that glorious abundance of radiant, hair whioh al ways crowns "a ratal head, one should use Newbre'a Herplcide. Herplclde represents the last "-word In scientific hair culture. It destroys the dandruff, checks falling hair and corrects generally diseases of the hair and seal The positive results and its delicate but refreshing odor recommends New. bro's Herplcide to ladles of refinement everywhere. Send 10c In postage for sample bot tle of Herplcide and booklet to The Herplcide Co., Dept. R., Detroit, Mich. Newbro"s Herplcide in S0c and $1.00 sixes is sold by aH dealers, who guar antee 4t to do all that to claimed. If you- are' not satisfied your money will be refunded. Applications made by the best bar bers and hair dressers. Geo. W. Stansneld. special agent, la Kansas Ave.. Topeka. Adv. DOOST IIITERURDAII. Representatives of Three Cities Want Strang; Line Extensions. Ottawa, Kan., Dec 20. A crowd of five hundred farmers from northern Franklin county, through which the extension of the Strang line will run, representatives of the Commercial club at Baldwin, which is bidding for the line to come around that way, and business men from Garnett, who want the line to extend on south into An derson county, together with practi cally every business man in Ottawa, listened for two hours Friday to ex planations of plans for the construc tion of the line, following out the pro gram of public 'ownership, outlined by W. B. Strang. When the question was asked how many would take the kind of interest in the building of an interurban that was expected of them, inferring finan cial interest, all except six responded. A. F. Evans, city counselor of Kan sas City, was one of the speakers. Henry C Brent, vice president of the Strang line, also spoke for the Strang interests. Ottawa's speakers included Judge C. A. Smart and F. M. Harris. The purpose of the meeting was to explain more fully the plan for con structing an interurban line by bene fit districts, making the property owner along the right of way a stock holder. The plan met with the ap proval of the crowd, and the right of way committee of the Franklin County Commercial association, which has made the building of the interurban line its chief purpose, was instructed to keep in touch with the Strang engi neers, who were set to work today seeking a practicable route. A right of way may be obtained as early as possible. No subscription meeting will be held until after Jan. 1. The Franklin County Commercial association ceased to be the Franklin County Mercantile association when the exigency of the situation became broader than that-name suggested. It is composed of the business men of Ottawa and nearly a hundred farm ers of Franklin county. I C. Jones, its president, said the Impetus given the organization among farmers since the interurban proposition came up has been such that he is certain that the association's membership will in clude five hundred farmers within sixty days. The Johnson County Commercial association will hold a meeting at O la the at, 2 o'clock this afternoon to dis cuss interurban lines. MEXICO GETS A LOAN. International Group of Bankers Ad vances Money to Meet Interest. Paris, Dec. 20. The underwriting by an international group of bankers, of a loan to the Mexican government, suf ficient to meet the bond interest pay ments falling due in January, was ar ranged today through the Banque Des Days Bas. The group is composed of Paris, London and New Tork bankers and includes Speyer of New Tork. The Paris banks will not advance more than their proportionate share of the amount underwritten by the group. The negotiations were conducted here, but the amount of the loan and the terms on which it is to be made, were not disclosed. WOUNDS WERE FATAL kh Lad Dies From Stab by His Brother. Pittsburg. Kan., Dec 20. Karl Sturgeon, of Humble, a station near Weir, Kan., died in a hospital here la-, night from wounds inflicted by James Sturgeon, his brother, at the family homo last Saturday night. The broth ers quarreled when James was teasint; a sister. Karl Interfered and James stabbed him in the abdomen. The r lay er Is in Jail at Columbus. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their sympathy shown at the death of our brother and son; also for the beautiful floral offer ings. HENRT HE38B AND FAMILY. ..(Advertisement.) C Bennett, Optician. 90S Kan. are. Adv. The Prudential Trust company will loan money on city property. Adv. Neeley and Anthony Introdaee Local Bffls. Tie' Was Getting a Week "When He Harried. Miss Dorothy Campbell's De bat in Society. Washington, D. C, Dec 20. Con gressman Neelev of Kansas has Intro duced a bill In relation to the fees f United States marshals. It provides that each marshal shall send writs and process delivered to him, by mail to the deputy in whose county the ae fendant or defendants reside, or may be found, with instructions to serve the same, and no mileage shall be charged for the service except for the number of miles actually and neces sarily traveled by the deputy in mak ing the service. The deputy shall make the return as required by law and send the same with the writ or process to the marshal by mail. In cases where such a service is made by mail the marshal shall be entitled to a fee of 60 cents for each person served in addition to the fees now allowed by law, which sum, together with the mileage, shall be paid to the deputy making the service. Recently Con gressman Phil P. Campbell Introduced a similar bill, which would facilitate the business of the office of marshal, which only allows such, ui official tho fee of SO cents for the service ren dered through the mails. Mr. Neeley has another bill author izing the issuance of a patent to the northwest quarter of section 27. town ship 17 south,, range 40 west. Dodge City land district, to George H. Lowry. Congressman Dan R. Anthony Intro duced a bill in the house authorising and directing the secretary of the treasury to pay to Mrs. James W. Morgan the sum of $2,000, in full sat isfaction for personal injuries sus tained by her husband, James W. Mor gan, while guarding a federal prison er confined in the prison at Leaven worth. Mr. Anthony also presented a peti tion of Topeka citizens favoring legis lation to prohibit misbranding of arti cles made or fabric leather or rubber. Senator Joe Bristow introduced a bill in the senate directing the post master general to cause the accounts of C. E. Moore, late postmaster at Cherryvale. Kan., to be credited with the sum of 9110 on account of the loss of that sum in postal funds by failure of the Cherryvale National DanK. The senator also has a bill authoris ing the secretary of war to donate two cannon and thirty-four cannon balls to tne John a. iiogan Post, G. A. R., Salina, Kan. Congressman Dudley Doolittle pre sented a petition in the house of citi zens of the Fourth district urging the passage of the Linguist pure tabric and leather bill. Under the caution nf Wnmnn Worth While," the Washington Star nas ine xoiiowing to say of the wile of Progressive Leader Vic Murdock: About Mrs. Victor Murdock there Is a glamour of romance which the pass ing years can never dull. She married at sixteen, and with her young hus band, then 19, began life on a salary of $9 per week. Nor is this the most romantic fact connected with Mrs. Muraock's married life. The most ro mantic fact is that she is alad she did It. "Life is more complex now than it was in Kansas twenty years ago," Mrs. Murdock always says when she comes to explain how easy It was for a girl of 16 to defy fate, fly In the face of x-roviaence. ana marry a youth of 19, with $9 a week and prospects. Then, when you congratulate her on how beautifully it has all turned out and remind her that Victor Murdock, leader of the Progressive party in the house of representatives, is one of the best known men of the day, she says: "I always knew It would be that way,' you know." Impossible as it may. seem, the ro mance of the Murdocks began a long time before their marriage. They were sweethearts aa children. When Mrs. Murdock, then Pearl Allen, the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Allen of Wichita, arrived at the dignity of dresses to her shoetops, she was stern ly admonished by her parents to for get the red-headed, impetuous boy who carried her books to and from school for her. Mr. and Mrs. Allen ex plained to her that they liked young Victor well enough, but as for boy and girl affairs, no girl ever married her first sweetheart, and so on. They sent their daughter to Indiana to boarding school, and young Murdock went to work on his father's paper, the Wichita Eagle "I made a brave attempt to content myself with acquiring wisdom," Mrs. Murdock has told her friends, "but It was no use. My efforts in this di rection were short lived. My parents, with good sense and a real desire for my happines brought me home, and in a short time Mr. Murdock and myself Were married." One of the first decisions at which the young people arrived after their marriage was that Victor Murdock was worth more than $9 a week. He left his father's paper, went to Chicago and began work on one of the dallies there. After letting his salary aocu- Eray Man to His CaEing OURS 19 Kodak That's why we give yoa better work. We know how and give oar whole time to it. t Yowr Kodak Work Oat Same Day J. C Wclcctt Aw, T, FOR CHRISTMAsU I A Few of the Better Boohs The Inside of the Cap". .$1X0 Winston Churchill. "Laddie" .7. i .$1 .33 Gene Stratton Porter. The Amateur Gentleman". .$1.40 Jeffry FarnoL. "Queed" .......91.35 Henry 8. Harrison. "V. V.s Eyes" .11.33 Henry 8. Harrison. The Iron Trail" .$1.33 Rex Beach. John Barleycorn .$1.30 Jack London. "The Judgment House". ........$1.35 Gilbert Parker. "Heart of the Hills". .$1.35 John FOX Jr. -"The IWhite Linen Nurse" .$1.00 Eleanor Abbott. "The Happy Warrior".......... $1.35 A. 8. M. Hutchinson. Postage 10c Extra, Late Fiction at Popular Prices Winning of Barbara Worth". .CO Harold Bell Wright. "The Ne'er Do Well". .C0f Rex Beach. "Calling of Dan Matthews".... ;..C3d Harold BeU -Wright. r "The Common Law" ....C3f Robert W. Chambers, "Freckles" .CD Gene Porter. "Joyce of the North Woods"..... .COf H. T. Comstock. "Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"EOf John .Fox, Jr. v. "The Four Million" .C3d O'Henry. "When Wilderness Was King". Randall Parrlsh. "Red Pepper Burns". J .Sty Grace Richmond. Postage 10c Extra. Books by Henry Van Dyke, America's Foremost Writer "Days Off $1.20 "Fisherman's Luck" .$1.20 "Little Rivers" .$1.20 "The Ruling Passion" .$1.20 "The Blue Flower" .$1.20 "The Unknown Quantity" $1.50 Lj "Out of Doors in the Holy Land" $io "The Blue Flower", Popular Edition 50f "The Mansion 50 "The Other Wise Man. .60 Van Dyke's Poems, complete $2 Any of the Van Dyke Books Post Paid 8c Extra. On Monday we will sell Mary Ware's Promised Land for 98 Cents H A EL Stationery Company STORE OPEN EVENINGS i THEAMATEUK GENTLEMAN jvnmvnuuML. mulate for two weeks, he sent for his! bride. Iess than three years later, they returned to Wichita, where Mr. Murdock became managing editor of his father's paper. Mrs. Murdock takes the deepest In terest In her husband's career. It is doubtful if her ideas on the subjects of woman voting holding office and entering public life are half as ad vanced as are Mr. Murdoch's. She is one of those women whose contri bution to public life Is an Indirect one. By the creating of an inspirational home environment, by an Intelligent understanding of the public questions of the day and by a sympathetic com prehension of the problems that con front her husband at various stages of his public career, she has done much toward making him the manner of man he is. The Murdocks have two charming children, Marcia, a girl Just budding into womanhood, and Katherlne, a daughter of five or six years. Mrs. Philip P. Campbell, wife of the Kansas congressman, presented their daughter. Miss Dorothy Campbell, to Washington society at a tea-dance at Raushers' last evening. Miss Campbell is the first bud in congressional circles to blossom forth and a large number of representatives of official and resi dent society were in attendance to meet her. PalmaT smllax. ferns and pink roses adorned the rooms for the occasion and an orchestra played throughout the evening. Mrs. Campbell received her guests wearing a gown of black velvet and the debutante wore a pale yellow channeuse made with a girdle of old blue satin. She carried an arm ful of yellow jessamines. Assisting in receiving the guests were Mrs. Victor Murdock, Mrs. Wm. Borland. Mrs. O. G. Dodge, Mrs. La Salle Pickett. Miss Genevieve Clark. Miss Marts Peary. Miss Katherlne Thetss, Miss PauUne Stone, Miss Min nie Stone, Miss Marcia Murdock, Miss Annie Wright Huske and Miss Ruth Dodge. Mrs. Campbell and Miss Campbell will be at home at the Roehambeau, the second and fourth Tuesdays dur ing the season. Feel I nl i in H. Lees hsa been appoint ed HTatmr-gr at Sterling. Kan. vtv Topeka Steam Boiler Worlio JOSEPH BROMICH, Prop. 113-12S Jefferson Street. Topeka, Kan. Have on hand at all timer .full line of black and galvanise gas, steam and water pipe, pie zictings, steam and gas valves, steam hose, packing oil eups. glasses, ate. Pipe cut and threaded to your order. Our prices are right. Work done while yov watt. 46&. CALL AND SEJE VS. BeU Phone dtt Berlin, Dec. 20. The labor unions of Germany decided today to with draw denosits amounting to 15.900,000 from a leading bank in Berlin, which recently discharged one or its em ployees because he had beoy- "-jed In agitating for the form Vf a bank dorks' union.' The I t 6V cHaed to reinstate the man 4 i in quest of the labor "unions as 1 1 e fuaed to give guarantees tl i. n ployees should have the rig1. D-. elation. The desired guara re obtained -by the labor un. jm Quickest Easiest Way TO CALIFORNIA Lt. Topeka 4:12 P.M. Arr. Loe Angela 20 P.M. GOLDEN-STATE-LIIV2ITED Pioneer DeLoxe Train A First Claes. 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JOTmiTAI- SATURDAY evth: mm Matt and Jeff la' Panama at Grand Tonight SHEEHAN AND C2CK V Hew Scenes From Famous Old Characters. THE- TOPnUA DAILY CTAT3 JOTJUITAIr-0A7UHD AY ZTTZZXT-Z- ELCZLZ: 1 t 1ZZ2- f,,,,,,,,,,f,,,,M,I,,a.MBBM.M.any,MyM STOP TBIEF FC3 CdSTMS It Is a LIrely Farce, Comedy With Eastern Becord. OUtc Tall Dec. 2 la Girl From Momm'g. At the Grand. Today Mutt and Jeff In Panama. Christmas, matinee and night Stop Thief. December 26 OHva Vail In The Girl From Mumm's. December 27 The Soul Klaa. December 29 Mclnjtyre and Heath In "The Ham Tree." December 31-January Edison Talking Pictures. January 8 Henry Miller in tm Rainbow. January 1 The Firefly. January 2S-24 Lyman H. Howe. At the Novelty. .Vaudeville and musical comedy. At the Orpbenmu Vaudeville and motion pictures. At the Majestic. Thursday. Friday and Saturday The Great John Ganton. At the Wan Wood, Kansas Otty Musical extravaganza. To offer a second edition of a mu sical comedy success Is something of an undertaking. Gus HIM has taken his character creations through Tur key and Mexico, and patriotically feels that the Panama canal cannot be properly opened without the assist ance of "Mutt and Jeff." Mr. Fisher and Owen Davis have collaborated In t. "I 1 a A sT VnP .III S &'4rKtw-i'&wj.jF in, r II i jOL... v 3r i 11 e vi The Tango Dancers Appearing In Bad insner's "Mutt and Jeff in Panama" at the Grand Tonight. I fTjifi 'f PRESENT The Parisian Musical Cocktail Tins Qrl from rvMffiinac A Profusion of Clever Comedy, Sparkling Tunes and Trippling MdodSes, MISS OLIVE VAIL j The Ever Popular Musical Comedy Star A Perfect Cast A Picked Chorus The Most Gorgeous Costumed Musical Comedy En-tour Every Gown A French Creation Catchy Musical Hits THE WHISTLEY KIND "Before I Had The Measles" Cleo. Orclu, $1.50; Orch. Or $1.00; Balcony, 1st S rows, $1.00; Next 3 rows, 75c; R. Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 25c m MeTntjrre and Heath, the Famous Fnnmakern, Due at the Grand De cember 29, In a Revival of "The Ham Tree." writing a new book," which Is called "Mutt and Jeff In Panama." Leo Ed wards has furnished a new musical score and D. B. Cobb has fitted the lyrics, with the result that the new Mutt and Jeff production will be big ger and better than before. The third act will show a full rigged ship steam ing through the great Panama canal and the Pacific ocean. Mutt and Jeff in Panama appeared this afternoon at the Grand and will play tonight. A farce is a dramatic work rein forced with absurdities In the matter of snappy lines and unexpected situ ations, constructed for the sole pur pose of exciting laughter. In pre senting Stop Thief, Cohan Harris offer a play that possesses all these attributes. The new play will be pre sented at the Grand Christmas after noon and night. Stop Thief is from the Den of Car- ryle Moore, and the story he tells has to do with two people who, imagin ing memseives Kleptomaniacs, are contlnualy obsessed with the tear of being found out. Neither of them is aware of the other's irresistible In dilution to steal, to check which a detective is engaged to watch over them. The real detective falls to make his appearance at the appointed time. but a real burglar is smuggled Into the home by the housemaid, and is im mediately accepted by the two klepto maniacs as the detective who is to guard their actions. Under these fa vorable circumstances, the thief pro ceeds to loot the place without fear of arrest. It Is around this rather unique Idea that the author has woven his play, the plot of which -bristles with fun, punctuated with many thrills that are materially enhanced by the unusual spectacle of a tight fingered gentle man exercising his nefarious calling. while two members of the home that Is being dismantled Imagine that they themselves are the culprits. The Girl From Mumm's comes to the Grand on Friday night, December 26, with Olive Vail In the title role. The book, by J. A. Lacy, is a decided innovation, inasmuch as It has a real plot. The score Is by F. A. Bohn horst. The "Soul Kiss," which ran for a season in New York", will be presented at the Grand Dec.- 27. The Cleveland Leader observes of Mclntyre and Heath in "'The Ham Tree," which will be presented at the Grand Dec. 29: "Mclntyre and Heath's revival of their old musical comedy success. "The Ham Tree.' at the Col onial theater this week, pleased last night's audience just as .much as it did away back in the days when it was brand new and with good rea son. It has been brightened and brought up to date by the introduc tion of a' little new material, and by a chorus whose novel evolutions and splendid "dancing made it almost un necessary to state on the program that it had been trained by Ned Way burn. The. rest of the company Is quite equal to requirements,- which are not difficult.'. "But it is -to. Mclntyre and Heath themselves that 'The Ham Tree' owes its undoubted 'success, and in their own performance scarcely a line seems to have .been changed.'' The long dia logue of the' Georgia minstrels has lost none of ,lts mirth-provoking qual ities. The audience rocked with laughter. Mclntyre and' Heath are consummate artists in -the Une of ne gro impersonation. The first act. relat.es how guileless Alexander, impersonated- by Mr. Mc lntyre, Is lured away from his beloved livery stable and three, square meals a day, by the golden promises of the minstrel man, Henry .Jones, played by Mr. Heath. There is a trick mule concerned In this episode' which adds to the hilarity. But best of all is the scene where the two Walk the railroad ties after the minstrel show has become a thing of the past and Henry Jones' promises have failed to come true. The rue fulness of Mclntyre in this episode Is not to. be described. The piteous little groans with which he receives the mention of succulent food tell the life- story of a hungry man. Heath's darky is of a different stripe. He is a man of experience, has seen the world and holds the simple- minded Alexander in the hollow of his hand. His manners are Impressive and one can imagine him presiding in the minstrel show as Interloctutor. The delected air with which he sits on the trunk, deaf for the moment to the loud lamentations of Alexander and sunk In his own misery. Is de lightful. 60, too, is the slow breaking of a smile over his face, like the sun coming out irom Dentna clouds very black clouds. The facial by-play be tween the two is well worth studying. Volumes are told in a single look. The famous Edison "Talkies" will come to the Grand for a four days' stay beginning December SI. A SDe- cial matinee will be given New Tear's afternoon. A change of program has been arranged for each performance. Since their appearance here last fall. there has been an emphatic demand for a return of the "talkies." It Is announced by the management of the Grand that Henry Miller will be seen r.ere m raa latest Mew York Liberty tnea ter success "The Rainbow." now In its third year. One season was taken up by I l i New York, the next by Chicago. Boston and a few other eastern cities. Mr. Mill er will make, after Christmas, his first southern tour In the brilliant comedy which has been so widely discussed. The handsome production and the New York cast are promised tor me engagement in this city. Ruth Chatterton, the young player who created the role of the daugh ter, will be Mr. Miller's leading support. What nromlses to be an lmDortant nro- ductlon in a musical way this season Is the new comedy opera entitled "The Fire- under the roadbed of the Schuylkill Rail way company, near Jacksons. The entire Mahanoy valley for more than 5 miles is subsiding, due to a squeeze at several local collieries, ana mere is panic among residents. Trolley tracks have been swallowed up in the outskirts ox the city, ana St. Jo seph's Lithuanian church, a "(100.000 struc ture, has, rocked and split from roof to foundation. The rear of. the dwelling of Mike oavula. councilman, has disappeared into the mines, while South Jackson, a 1 1 mi 1 4 7v A J. E.si '-r GRAND-XMAS- MATINEE NIGHT k :i tf::s:- ik- 1 r 4 M ATINEE25cv SOc, TSc, 91.00 NIGHT 25c SOc, 75c, 01. CO Seats on sale Tuesday, 9:30 A. M. Scence From "In the Shadows," a Three Part Dramatic Feature Being Shown at the Cozy Today, With Gene Ganntler In the Leading Role. 1 CFSitsSS NTKE FARCt. "STOP THtF" e---w--ss --..-f;'. fly" which comes to the Grand for a limited engagement of one performance on January 16, with the captivating little prima donna. Miss Edith Thayer, as the star. J The book was written by Otto Hauer bach, who has never had a failure In 'his list of plays. Rudolf Friml, a young com poser of Prague, Bohemia, wrote the music. Vocally, In her new vehicle. Miss Thay er has many more opportunities, to dis play her clear soprano than she had when the protegee of Mr. Oscar Hammerstein in the Manhattan Grand Opera company. Chrtstmas Bill at Novelty. The show for the Novelty for the first three days will feature the "Pal ace Quartet," a big hit everywhere. The singers are the recipients of ex cellent press notices and are especial ly recommended by their booking agent. They style themselves, "Twelve Minutes of Harmony." Mil ton and Dolly Nobles, In a very differ ent sketch entitled, "Married Flirts," were secured for this bill. Cornielus and Wilbur, a remarkable acrobat act, was engaged at an added salary. Joe Fondeller, an accordionist of reputa tion, will render popular and classic airs on an especially designed accor dion. Miller and St. Claire, a singing and dancing act, is also on this bill. The show for the last' half of the week, starting Christmas matinee, will be vaudeville instead of musical tab loid. Much care has been exercised In choosing this Christmas week offering with the one word "quality' the slo gan. T he management states that the tickets, may be purchased now forj Christmas afternoon and night, or in fact any day next week. The matinee prices on Thursday will be the same as nights. All other matinees the regu lar ten cents. WHOLE VALLEY SQLX hamlet, is in immediate danger of being swallowed up. The subsidence was felt at Shenandoah, 7 miles away, and In the heart of the town, where coal pillars are being re moved, heavy timbering, supported by concrete. Is snapped like straw. In South Jackson residents were knocked wall. 1 Expert mining men are In consultation. delphia Inquirer. MSejiaeeae' at Oollleriea Caaa Suhstdence In Pennej-lvania Soil. "Look oat. Mr. Motorman! We -are go Insr to fire a shot and vou had better hold your car until the trick Is over or you I might come down with the eoaU" so said, u underground toiler, as he merged Cram: the depths of the Mahanoy City mine 1 Grand LWmber 29 Mail Orders Now JOHN COST racecirrs McltlTYRE AMD HEATH to. sspHlMsl -re-sival at thUr sjrsates t sssaassl sisar sassssa THE UAH TREE too THE WCHLD'S CCT DANCIKG cHccnrp STAOCD av MID wTC3B -Floor Mjae-"1" BaL 1M CI nc GaLCrv Reg. Sal Friday. 'r i. MAJESTIC STARTING XMAS MATINEE rf TO) IT? A "TP JOHN Xmas Matinee 3 P.M. GANTON? "SPORT" NORTH AS JOHN GANTON A BIG HOLIDAY SHOW i.: 1 1QC and 25C J Buy Your Seats Now For Christmas NOVELTY THE COMING WEEK VAUDEVILLE SPECIAL XMAS WEEK SHOW On Than, an Entire ly New Program PALACE QUARTETTE "A BIG HIT EVERYWHERE i 12 MIXCTES OF HARMOJnr. r.!iltoa Dolly Nobles SOME SKETCH "MARRIED FURTS" .Two Shows Each Niarht 7:45 9:15:10-20-30c U Coraeila Cz Vilbur A REMARK AWT .Iff -ACROBATIC ACT Joe Fcadelier RAGTIME, TAIfGO, AO CORDIANIST t r.liller&StCbir SnTGING ASP PiAjyo. Daily Jtlatioees. ,10c Ezcest on Hofil. days Eweryljctly Read tlic Stats jcafcd r

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Orph tcum Theatre IVSfVr IN VAimFVIl i p XMAS WEEIt A PROGRAM OP JOY Monday. TtAy Wedaesdsy Lola Milton Trio In a Comedy Sketch Happy Jack George A Moralist Comedian with a Bunny sermon ITieSheriff and the Rustler" "A Thousand Dollars Short" A Disastrous Bet" "Lore and Trouble" Thursday, Friday and Saturday Beginning. Christmas Day the Orpheum program will be in creased to four acts of vaude ville in addition to the usual picture program. The prices for the evening show will be increased to 101 and 201 fr reserved seats. TONIGHT LAST NIGHT OF 'The Great Titanic Disaster DONT MISS IT .19 (MOTHER STAGES What Famoms Flayers Bid When They Were 21. Who Will Play Shakespeare! Wetter Whiteside. The Class of Jan. 14, Topeka High School Presents The 3 Act Comedy Drama iamonds Hearts By E. W. Merriman Grand Opera House, Jan, 9 Prices: 25c and 50c IMPORTANT: To avoid the rush, tickets are selling by mail order only. Address all orders and make remittances payable to ROBERT WARD, care Topeka High School Whan thev were twantv-itn an J Robert Orau In the New York Press, the highest salary paid in the vari eties at tnac uo rer his "turn" of impersonations. William H. Crane was staging the baritone roles' in light opera with the Hotanan Opera company, but was ex-' pected to play "heavies" ia melodrama on odd nights. Raymond Hitchcock had just left off work in a shoe shop in his native town. Auburn, N. T.. to become a chorus singer in a cheap opera com pany. Adellna Patti, already queen of sons, had even given her first fare well to America, never dreaming that she would come hither fifty years later for a final farewell, as now pro posed. F. Hay Comatock was in the box office of the Casino, while hi part ner, Morris Gest, was a ticket .specu lator In front of Hammerstein's Vic toria theater. John Drew was playing at the Arch Street theater in Philadelphia in his mother's model stock company. In the same company was his Bister, the late Georgia Drew Barrymore, and mother of Ethel, Jack and Lionel Bar rymore, of present day fame. De Wolf Hopper was playing lead ing; juvenile parts, such as Captain Hawtree in "Caste" in his own com pany. After sinking about $100,000 of his mother's money. Hopper dis covered he had a resonant baritone voice and John McCaull engaged him for a long term. Lee Shubert was assisting nis brotn- er. the late Sam S. Shubert, about New York state, where the latter naa several playhouses. "Who will Dlay Shakespeare V queries an editorial writer in the Mil waukee Free Press, and chooses wal ker Whiteside, who did a wonderful business in Topeka last year in the steel-strong "Typhoon." "Is Mr. Whiteside," asks the writer, making the most of his ability and experience in the public interest and in his own interest? "In asking the Question we have no desire to minimize the value and im portance of plays like The Melting Pot' and The Typhoon,' or Mr. White side's .notable achievements In their performance. We are not urging his abandonment of the modern drama in which he has met such deserved suc- POMt OrPICTORIAU VAUOIVtLU KANSA Tl AVENUf COMING Mon Tues. A TRAGEDY OF THE SCRIPTURES A SUBLIME STORY OF THE CRUCIFIXION. The SHADOW of NAZARETH i IN THREE PARIS i Featuring the renowned English dramatic CONSTANCE CRAWLEY and ARTHUR MAUDE In the lead. A True Christmas Floor 10c SSBSBSSBSBSir ill) tl laWBSSBSSBS- Today and Tonight AN HOUR BEFORE DAWN. Monday and Tuesday GOOD FELLOWS' VAUDEVILLE, Under the auspices of the Ladles Good Fellows' Club. Wednesday and Thursday, KINEMACOLOR. Friday and Saturday, A MESSAGE FROM MARS Run 110 nights in New York at LH and 22.00 per seat. NO PAIN DENTAL WORK AT SPECIAL PRICES THAT SAVE TOU AT LEAST ONE HALF WHEN PATRONIZING THE DENTIST LOCATED AT KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA KANSAS 734 $4-00 Gold Crowns Bridge Work YS7tiA rWMMfl Silver Filling and Cleaning, 50c. (All work guaranteed.) Tou can afford to pay railroad fare for miles to patronize me and then save money. Arrangements can be made for fcfft'hours to 8. Sunday, 10 to 12 m. Saturday evening 7 to 8. Phone S78S 350 lbs. Coal $1 ..$2.95 $1.00 1 rick of wood: stove length. 4 bundles of kindling. TeL 3642 TiUca't Casli Coal Co. 421 Holliday St. RT.ATR HOPKINS MERCHANT POLICE Residence 10 East ISth St Options S13& Black. Read the State Journal. Journal Ads Get Result. SANTA FE NOTES. phoned to 3315 or the State Journal office. Mrs. W. E. Butter, wife of chief clerk to the assistant supenntenaem m sowpn, ,iiim hM .lti- in Kansas City. Mrs Butler will be accompanied home by her Bister. Mrs. Ralph Harris, who will spend Christmas at the Butler home here. -Mn wirinar ami daughter Florence. wife and daughter of Switchman John Feldner. have returned from Albuquerque, where they have been visiting relatives a snort time. J. A. nana, of the freizht claim depart ment, is spending a few days with friends In Ifanraa rMtv Chas. Litchenberger, station agent at Tecumseh, has been transferred to Mor ris, where they have gone to make their W. c. Kelser, general chairman for the B. of L. F. and E., and Mrs. Keiser and then daughter, Jane, will go to Arkansas Citv the first of the week to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. Mrs. C. S. Blanker, of Memphis, Tenn.. Is here, called by tne illness or ner son, llfTnrd Blanker, of the electrical depart ment at Wichita, who recently under went an operation and is reported doing nicely. Mrs. Blanker will visit her daugh ter. Mrs. Homer Pelton, and Mr. Pelton. In Holton before she returns home. Mrs. Trousdale, wife of Fireman George Trousdale, who recently underwent an operation in Kansas City, is reported im proving mceiy at tneir nome in Argentine Casius Gentry, of the stationery depart ment, and Mrs. Gentry will spend Christ mas with Mrs. Gentry's parents. Engineer and Mrs. C. H. Barry and family at Ar gentine. John Sash, boilermaker helper, and Mrs. Sash are spending a few days with rela tives In Eudora. C. W. Shepherd, of the freight claim de partment, will spend Christmas with rela tives tn Burlingimc. Fred Hern, of the coach shops, will spend Christmas day with relatives in St. Joseph. W. Ik Kruse, of the freight auditor's aepairmem in juinMa v.ny, win spend uay .1111 ,v,ik.vb ucre. A. M. Warrender. of the freight audi tor's office, will spend a few days next week with relatives and friends in Law rence. J. W. Roberts, assistant chief clerk to the auditor of disbursements, and family left today for California, where they will spend a few weeks' vacation. Miss Margaret Orr, of the car account ant's office, will leave the first of the week to spend the winter in Rock Island, ni. L. Langenderfer, machinist apprentice, will spend Sunday with relatives In Law rence. Roy Root, painter apprentice in the coach shops, will spend Christmas with relatives In Osawkie. E. H. Bunnell, auditor of disbursements, has returned from .a business trip to Albuquerque. Harry L. Rtdenour, of the disbursements department, has resigned his position with that department and left today for Dodge City, where he has accepted a position with the mechanical department. Miss Minnie Ltcht of the auditor of dis bursements' office, will spend Sunday with friends in Qsawatomle. Osteon Xs Depressed. New Orleans, Dec 20. Cotton was depressed nearly two dollars a bale by the census bureau report of this morning showing 12.92S.C0C bales gined prior to December IS. These re turns were 100.000 bales larger than generally expected even on the bear side. "With his reputation so firmly es tablished, with two successful modern vehicles of considerable vitality at his command, would not a repertory in cluding several plays of Shakespeare and perhaps a new poetic drama be a venture not only safe but highly re munerative? "Mantell is nearly 60. Sothern Is 64. Forbes-Robertson is soon to re tire. Who will keep alive the Shake spearean tradition when they pass? "Walker Whiteside has youth and reputation and his equipment is be yond that of the English actor. Does he possess the enterprise to re-enter the Shakespearean lists with his chal lenge?" Fritzi Scheff, who has been on tour over the "big time" vaudeville circuit, returns to New York next week to do her Christmas shopping. Incidental ly she will appear at Proctor's Fifth Avenue theater and earn the where withal to assist in the shopping. With none of the fan-fare and pub licity that attended her arrival. Mile. Polaire has silently sailed away for that dear France. The woman who once boasted that she was the ugliest of her sex, as well as the possessor of the smallest waist, did not happen to tell the newspapers of her Intended departure. Her tour came to an end in Toronto a tour that was not alto gether satisfactory, and she sailed last week. While Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson is playing his successful farewell engagement In America, his sister. Louise Forbes-Robertson, is- helping to make history in England. On oc casion of Premier Asqulth's recent vls it in Birmingham, Miss Forbes-Rob ertson, who is an ardent militant suf fragette, was arrested for window smashing and sentenced to imprison ment for a term of two weeks. Four days later she- was released after a hunger strike. Laurette Taylor will enter upon the second year of her engagement at the Cort theater next week in Oliver Mo rosco's production of J. Hartley Man ner's comedy, "Peg o' My Heart." Friday night will complete the first year's run of the play, which .opened the Cort theater on Dec 20, 1812. Cecilia Loftus is to be presented by the Famous Players Film company, of which Daniel Frohman is manag ing director, in a motion picture pro duction of "A Lady of Quality,", by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Cecilia Loftus began her dramatic Olive VaU, the Popular Comedienne In the Girl From Grand December 38. Mnmm'a, at the career under the direction of Daniel Frohman. abandoning vaudeville in order to acquire dramatic experience under Mr. Frohman's guidance. By a strange coincidence. Miss Loftus now returns to Mr. Frohman's direction un der entirely new conditions, through the medium of the motion picture. DENIED BY SPANIARDS They Say They Have Not Meddled In Mexican Politics. RATE CASES HISTORY After Five Years' Litigation Rate Laws Declared Constitutional. Family Vashing 2c a lb. and op Our hew lists are just out describing the various kinds of family washing we do "Wet Wash," "Special Flat," "Rough Dry." snd "Finished." The lists are interesting, showing how to -get the most work for the least money. All work guaran teed. Phone for the new list or better let us do your next washing;. Topeka Lasssdry Co. Phone sest. Second and Qutncy. Washington, Dec. 20. Senor Riano, the Spanish ambassador, acting under instructions from Madrid, formally de nied to the state department, today, that Spanish subjects -in 'Mexico aided the Huerta cause, as contended by Gen eral Villa, who defended his action in confiscating Spanish property by charg ing the Spanish residents in Chihuahua had violated the neutrality laws. The following statement was made public by Acting Secretary Moore; "Reports received at the department of state, through the Spanish embassy, deny -the Spaniards In Mexico have tak en part in politics there and affirm that they have always observed the strict est neutrality in the affairs of Mexico. The department issued this summary of late reports from Chihuahua: "The confiscation of Spanish property in Chihuahua la confirmed by state de partment advices. General Villa is said to claim that the expulsion of the Span iards saved their lives, as they were in danger of massacre by the populace. "Participation m political affairs is also charged, but those persons who could prove themselves guiltless of par ticipation would be permitted to return and will be given indemnity for their losses.- Further reports from Chihuahua say General Villa denies ordering the H.t.nHnn nf wnmen mid children refu gees. They are said to be free to leave at will. BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits for this week were given a boost when the government took out a permit In the sum of $86,000 for the erection of the addition to the postoffice httiiiinar a. A9A VnnMH avenue. This makes the total in permits for the week S8S,875 and brings the permits for the year to a point not far from the million mark S924.M2 to be exact. The season 191s has been a great one for the erection of dweii- Several Topekana are contemplating the erection of apartment buildings in To peka next spring. F. C. Bowen. according to The Construction News, intends to build a three story building at 211 and 213 West Tenth avenue. The building will probably be of brick material, 40x100 feet In size, and costing between 920,000 and 30.000. It will- include twelve apartments. Mr. Bowen is now taking figures on the refrig eration and vacuum cleaning suatems. Dr. L. H. Munn haa started to build the first of four apartment houses which will be erected at Firtn ana poia streets. Mrs. C. W. Jewell expects to erect a two-story apartment house at 1218 Fill more street. The old Keith building on West. Sixth avenue will be transformed Into a family notei next spring. Building Permits. -Following is a list of permits Issued this Seymour Packing Co., one story brick egg drying plant, 210-212 Kansas avenue United States government addition to postoffice building. 424 Kansas avenue 85.000 C. R. Taylor, .addition to .dwelling, U0 Western avenue 200 Three small items......... lit Kansas City, Dec 20. The orig inal injunction against the en forcement of the Missouri two cent passenger and maximum freight rate laws was Issued by Judge McPherson in June. mot. on June lo last, the United States supreme court filed its opinion, upholding the rate laws as constitutional. Judge McPherson heard arguments last October, on the appli cation of the railroad, that his order entering the supreme court mandate be so worded, that the question of refunds remain under the Jurisdiction of the federal court, and that the liability of the railroad be restricted to 310,000, the amount of bonds put up under the in junction. The state's attorneys at that time, asked that Judge McPherson en ter the mandate of the higher court. dismissing the case "without preju dice.' After listening to arguments for several days the court took the ques tion unaer advisement. Subsequently Mr. Barker, attorney general of Missouri, filed briefs in the case saying: "It has always been held, in this country, that property taken during the lifetime of an Injunction, must be re stored when the injunction Is dissolved. The attorney general charged that the railroads sought to have Judge Mc Pherson retain Jurisdiction over the cases, with a view to preventing suits for damages, by passengers and ship pers. The attorney general's brief said further: "According to the decision of the su preme court the two cent passenger and freight rate laws of Missouri were never suspended, but have been in force and effect since passage and it necessarily follows that persons paying In excess of the statutory amount, may recover same in suits against these railroads. "To hold otherwise would be mon strous and would be little less than a direct invitation by the courts of this country to go and take what you can from your neighbor, if you have the power." Wages Are Increased. Camden, N. J., Dec 20. The Public Service Railway company of New Jersey, today announced an Increase in wages for Its motormen and con ductors, to -go into effect January 1. The maximum scale will be raised from 25 cents an hour to 30 cents. The minimum will be 23 cents for begin ners. The Intervening rates will be graded according to length of service. About 1,800 men will receive the In crease. a Total m.ra At the Iris. Monday and Tuesday the Iris will be in the hands of the good 'ladles who have kindly devoted their time and money to help the deserving in need of assistance. The show will consist of several acts of vaudeville and three reels of moving pictures. The International polo- game played at the fair grounds last week will be an Interesting feature, and two reels of irresistible comedy. The regular pro gram of the Iris will be abandoned for Monday and Tuesday for this worthy en terprise. The people should pack the house and thus support a noble under taking and at the same time enjoy a fine entertainment. Have Ycsr Teeth Made Scssad and come to a place where all the pain has been eliminated from den tal operations at 809 Kansas Ave. Nervous, sensitive people come to us and are truly surprised at our painless methods. Everything Is clean and white. WHITE DENTAL CO. at. atsis- 714 MLLYNGAJt Special Lotsof OiristmaMerdiaTU' dise Offered in All Departments Ahsr. Snapper Hi3 Sals Begins at 7 Fine lingerie Waists (U ffTfV $1.50 resularly, in Holly Box V vU' Third Floor. These dainty waists are all new, in five of the very latest lingerie styles with Ion? sleeves. Made from fine, sheer, voiles, one of the styles in lingerie mull. Embroidred de signs, Valenciennes lace, net pleatings and frills, hemstitch ing, dotted embroidery. Low neck, front or back fastening. A dainty gift for $1.00. c Silr PafHiMUlfsl Seed quality messaSn and brocade, la Ollaa XreiUlCOaiS brown, tan. navy, old blue, emerald, green, American beauty, and others colors. A very special ti ri Christmas offer After Supper, Third Floor. $140 BEADED CmFFOIf SCARFS ltt yds. lon pink, blue or lavender After Supper .....:35c natimrs WHITE KID GLOVES, 2-clasp with black or white em broidered stitching. Our regular S1.75 gloves After 4 or! Supper. Main Floor .laOu FDflB KID BOUDOIR SUPPERS with quilted Insole, hand-turned sole, low heel, large silk pompon. Black, brown, pink, light sV blue or lavender. Regular f 1.25 slippers After Supper VwC CHTWFOX VULB, slset 2x8 (longer than usual hemstitched ends, bordered sides. Emerald green, navy, pink, light blue, cham- f4V. pagne, cardinal, gray black, white. Reg. tl quel. After Supper. OIVC TSIiro RIBBONS for Christmas pink, blue and yellow-r.t 9 regular 10c bolts of 5 and 10 yds. After Supper, Main Floor. .WC.l AC Hose 4 pairs for $2.50 .Main Floor. This most unusual offer to Christmas shoppers is made for this evening only. All who come after 7 -o'clock can buy Phoenix guaranteed silk hosiery at-, ways sold at $3.00 for box of 4 pairs, for $2.60 box. These colors to select from: Light, or dark gray, taupe, light or navy blue, pink, maize, cardinal, champagne, tan, bronze and white. Men's Ties 2 Special Lots Main Floor. :r TIE Ain HOSE SETS in matched colors an attractlye gift box, in ionn ox a hook conuura one pair line nun ana a tie -Regularly 76c After Supper, set. i Wi.."".' t MEN'S RBGTJIiAR $1.50 SCLK CRAVATS all new and attractive patterns, After Supper, only, at 50c $1.15 Imported White Wabtuig CfV- 75c Patterns After Supper. 0HC Second Floor. An assortment of seven new and attractive designs Including very fine jacquard brocaded madras effects, fine crepe weaves, sheer barred and embroidered-block designs ztt. After Supper 9UC FINE GCT9ST TOWEM All pure linen huck of very fine quality, hemstitched, slse 16x24 Inches. (Larger than the ordinary stse.) Mon ogram designs, some with coed embroidered wreath. Six fY patterns. After Supper, special each. Second Floor. C SCAMOPED GTTEOT TOWELS All pure fine linen huck, f g After Supper, Special Second Floor A SIC lSe SERPENTINE CREPES for kimonos a good line of attractive designs from which to choose kimono patterns for gifts )jLm After Supper, Second Floor, yd IsSyJC Corset Sale After Supper 91.50 to $9.00 CORSETS One special lot of W. B. and Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets good models, in sizes 24, 25, 24, 22, 20, nrV 34 and 26. After Supper Fourth Floor 0fC W. B. SSAv CORSETS 26 Corsets In No. 1144. 1114, and llST Sises 23, 24. 26, 24, 27, only. After Supper Fourth Floor ....,........e?le5l $5.00 AND M.00 IiA VTDA CORSETS A few In sises snsA 18 and 12 only After Supper Fourth Floor..... yaOU WOMEN'S TSe UNION SUITS of fine Cotton, medium weight, high neck, long sleeves, or low neck; elbow sleeves, both ankle Atm length. Sises 4. 6 and After Supper Fourth Floor ."sVC In the Basement Store MEN'S NECKWEAR In holly boxes all silk ties really worth 60c We secured a small lot in a way that enables us to sell them 1 a After Supper IVC SIX PAIR MEN'S BLACK HAI4F ROSE in a holly box m lustrous finish good quality S PAIR for. OIC MEN'S LAUNDERED SHIRTS patterns that will please as gifts an exceptionally fine lot mostly In desirable black, and So gf white stripes After Supper sc each; S FOR. ....VUU FINE QUALITY WOMEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS salesman earn- pies each on a card. Mostly all linen and some hand-embroidered regularly 25c although most of .them are worth mors. g After Supper-... 11C SILK-FINISHED HOSE for women and misses bout host in black, white or tan. Oeod weight es After Supper, pair.'. i ..ii SaasC DRESSER SCARFS tn Batten berg and Mexican effects Ira 14x24 Inch scarfs. Very special After Supper..... W.;.IUC ONE TABLE OF GERMAN CHIN A Ran d painted nlitra hn-r and floral subjects with the artist's name signed to 'SfsL each. After Supper stSerC IiARGK SIZE DRUMS regularly C 6c Complete ft with sticks After Supper .V. i ,V i-. .5iUC HIGH GRADE FOO'l'BALM regulatlon'atse regularly w $1.26. .guaranteed. After Supper ..W....,;.....Vl.UU AEROPLANES REDUCED A pnucai toy After 8upper fic Aeroplanee lSc; oo Aeroplanes kWL2 Aerepfcsnes tl.04 DOUj WIRE BEDS with inetress Special fy .After Supper .V..'.'-. AaC inhiIj BVUUIED full collapsible- with top, rubber tie Mm -wi w "w Axicr cupper i beer tie e. e. .e we .XWTW JJm i "Ten.' v If yon are conatt sated, your entire sy teat is poisoned by the waste matter kept In the body serious results often fellow. Use Dr. Kiss's New Life PBle sad you will seen get rid of oemtlpaUon, headache and other troubles. 26c. at Drusxtsta or by man. H. B. Bueklen 4s Co. Vhiia. A St. Louis. Adv. Only 'SbCbii- :?ft&tr $1.60 to (e BOOKS. (Opea

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Tim TOPEZZA DAILY' OTATC JOUEHAIr-OATUIlDAY EVinTinO 3 1G13- FOR Tl IEK I D DIES Entertainments Will Be Giren at Nearly Sixty Churches. Spirit of Glring Is Emphasised This Season. SANTA CUIUS IS AO He Will Visit Fewer Churches Next Week. Cantatas Will Be, Feature of Church Ceremonies. The churches of Topeka will not forget the kiddies this Christmas sea son. At approximately sixty churches In Topeka programs have been ar ranged for the youngsters. Brilliant ly lighted trees with bags of candy and other gifts will be a feature at a majority of the churches. Santa Claus will make his appearance at a number of the entertainments, but year after year he visits fewer churches they aay he's getting old. More and more Is the spirit of giving being empha sized, and the little tots seem to en Joy bringing their individual offerings for the poor fully as much as they do receiving the trinkets from the Christ mas trees. Cantatas will be sung at many of the entertainments for the children, and at a few of the churches pictures will be thrown on a screen depicting the events surrounding the birth of Christ. Hundreds of the small chil dren will participate In the cere monies. Never before was the spirit of giving so strongly developed as is the case this year. Gifts will be brought to the respective churches which will be dis tributed among hundreds of poor peo pie, thus bringing cheer to their homes. The gifts will be taken direct to the homes by Sunday school classes and individuals or will be distributed through the Provident association or other charity organizations. Will Provide for the Poor. One Sunday school class is confin ing its efforts to the distribution of Christmas trees among worthy poor families where there are young chil dren. The inmates of the poor farm were asked to write letters indicating their wants for Christmas. These wants will be supplied as far as pos sible on Thursday by the Sunday school of the Central Congregational church. Some classes have taken it upon themselves to look after Individual-families, and see that their needs are satisfied. At the Catholic churches of the city, as is always the case, the Christ mas ceremonies will be elaborate in the extreme. Particularly pretentious will be the ceremonies at the Church of the Assumption. At the Christian Churches. On Christmas eve, a Christmas en tertainment, under the direction of Mrs. R. E. Cunningham, will be given by members of the Bible school of the First Christian church. E. V. King, superintendent. As usual, the chil dren will observe a "giving" Christ mas, bringing provisions for the poor. Christmas baskets will be arranged and distributed on Christmas day by the Philathea and Braca classes. At the Central Avenue Christian church an entertainment will be given Christmas night. A cantata will be given Thursday evening at the Third Christian church. Spirit of Giving. A "family Christmas party" will be held at the Central Congregational church Wednesday evening. Grown ups and children alike are expected to be present. Each class !n the Sunday school will participate in the program. Gifts will be brought for distribution among the poor on Christmas day. The wants of the inmates of the poor farm will be gratified as far as is possible. There will be candy for the kiddies at the entertainment. Sunday night Dr. Roy B. Guild will show lantern slides made from photos which he took in country of the boyhood of Christ. "A Christmas Scene from Little Wo men" will be the offering for the little people et the First Congregational church Christmas eve. Santa Claus will appear in the last act of the en tertainment. Between acts pictures de scriptive of the Christ story will be thrown on a screen. At the opening of the performance the primary depart meit will play a part. Christmas exercises at the First Presbyterian church will be held Wed nesday night. Each department of the Sunday school will participate in the program. There will be a tree. Sun day night a cantata will be sung at the church. "Santa Clans Company." "Santa Claus and Company" is the title of a cantata that will be given Christmas eve at the Westminster Presbyterian church. Each class of the Sunday school will make a gift to some Individual or to a family in need. The primary department will furnish toys for distribution by the Topeka Provi dent association. Santa Claus is sche duled to arrive while the entertainment Is In progress. At the Potwin Presbyterian church a cantata, "The Chippers-ln With Santa Claus," will be given Christmas eve. There will be a tree, and an offering will be taken for the poor. The dona-, ttons will be put in the hands of a committee which will make Christmas bright for some needy family. The Christmas program at the First Baptist church will be given Thursday evening. At Grace Cathedral. The Christmas services for Grace Episcopal church will be a children's service at 4 o'clock Wednesday after noon (Christmas eve). There will be a Christmas tree, and the children bring gifts, not for each other, but for the children of the Provident Association. A service will be held at Christ hos pital at 6:16 Christmas morning, un der the direction of Dean J. P. DeB. Xaye. and that is to be a service of old Christmas carols. The nurses will Srnish the music and sins In the halls for the benefit of the patients. At 7: SO Christmas morning there win be holy communion at Grace cathedral, and at 10 o'clock a service of morning prayer and sermon.- "The Star of Bethlehem" cantata will be sung Christmas night at the First English Lutheran church. There will be a large tree Illuminated with electric lights. Scenes from the life of Christ WlU be shown. There will be a Sunday school offering for Christian education. The teachers will provide candy, toys and oranges for the tree. "The Bible Christmas Story In Words and Song" will be given at the First United Presbyterian church Tues day evening. This will be followed by a playlet representing different Christ mas gifts. There will be a tree. The Sabbath school has sent a box of toys and other gifts to a mission school among the mountaineers of Tennessee. Human Christmas Tree.' As part of the program at the Evan gelical Association at Fourth and Mon roe streets, there will be a human Christmas tree. The children will be arranged In an attractive manner and will hold candles. The children' will trim a. real Christmas tree as part of the program. Pennies will be brought by the children for- the Orphans' home of the Evangelical church. Every member of the Sunday school of the First Methodist church old and young is expected to be present Christ, mas eve at the special entertainment. There will be a tree highly decorated. There will be an entertainment of songs and recitations at the Euclid Avenue Methodist church Christmas eve. Gifts for the poor will be provided by classes. Some of the classes will provide dinners for families. The pri mary department will furnish gifts for A TESTJJ KAFIR Experiment ProYed Grain in Kansas Has Deteriorated. Osage County Farmers Import ed Kafir From Africa. r.'O CARE i:i SEED SELECTION Kansas Producers Hare Been Scooping Grain From Bins. It Has Become Mixed With Other Grain Sorghums. Interesting experiments made in Osage county in 1913 prove conclu sively that kafir corn since Its Intro duction into this country in 1885 by the government has deteriorated. Seed Mz yfy S Js 771 -g-- XTA,, mm f i 'f v. A m i, ....mS Heavy Kafir Heads Grown from Imported Seed by C. D. Hockersmlth of Osage County. the orphans' home. There will be a surprise for the children at the enter tainment. The Sunday school of the Kansas Avenue Methodist church is preparing a pretentious program for Christmas night. The entertainment at the Sew ard Avenue Methodist church will take place Christmas eve. At the First German Methodist church there will be a tree and pro gram at 7 o'clock Thursday night. The Christmas entertainment at the St. John's A. M. E. church will be held Wednesday evening. At the St. Mark's A. M. E. church it will be held Wednes day evening. A special program will be given at the First Swedish Baptist church Wednes day evening. At the Second United Brethren church the entertainment will also be held Christmas eve. Special Sunday Program. Following is the Christmas program that will be given at the First Chris tian church Sunday: MORNING. Hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn Organ Meditation Bubeck Anthem The Birthday of a King Neidlinger Dr. Iserman and Choir. Hymn Jesus, I Love Thy Charming Name Mendelssohn Organ The Shepherd s Cradle Song Neidlinger Mrs. G. H. Allen. Sermon "A Christmas Meditation" Doctor Finch. Hymn To Us a Chil-1 of Hope Is Born Mason Organ Paean Matthews EVENING. Carol It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Willis (Sung antiphonally by two choirs.) Organ Hosannah! (Chorus Mag nus) Dubois Anthem Sing, O Heavens. .Tours Mrs. G. H. Allen and Choir. Violin, cello, piano, organ Adora tion Filipucci Miss Harper, Mr. Messlck, Miss Kemper, Miss Hazelrigg. Tenor solo This Day Is Born a Saviour Stewart Waldo Heywood. Violin, cello, piano, organ Bene- dictus Otis Sermon "The Heart of Christmas" Doctor Finch. Hymn Joy to the World. .Handel Choir The "Bell Amen" Cadence Tearne Christmas Cantata. "The Star of Bethlehem" by Har ker will be given Sunday evening by the quartette of the First Methodist church. The young people who are members of this quartette are among the best singers of the city, and the entire evening will be devoted to the presentation of this cantata. This will be the last Sunday night service be fore Christmas. The quartette con sists of the following members: Miss Sara Kouns, soprano; Miss Elizabeth Alderson, contralto; Mr. Glenwood Jones, tenor; Mr. Darwin Bradley, baritone; Mrs. Azra J. Clark, organist and director. Church of Assumption. Elaborate preparations are being made at the Church of the Assumption for the annual Christmas day cere monies. The church will be profusely decorated with potted palms and other plants and cut flowers, and there will be hundreds of electric lights to add to the general effect. Mrs. K. Griley, the organist, will have charge of the special musical programs that will be rendered. Solemn high mass will be celebrated at S o'clock Christmas morning at wnicn atner v. Jn. nayaen will serve as celebrant. Father Deters, S. J., of St. Marys, and Father Mclnerney will act as deacon and sub-deacon respect ively. This will be the most solemn of the Christmas morning services. There will be special music under the direction of Mrs. Griley. The 5 o'clock mass will be followed Immediately by a second mass in the course of which the people will ap proach the holy communion. The next public mass will take place at 8 o'clock. A feature of this mass will be the sing ing of Christmas hymns by the junior choir. High mass will be observed at 10:30 o'clock, at the close of which benediction of the blessed sacrament will be given.' Father Hayden will preach at the 6, 8 and 10:30 o'clock masses, i ne collections at the masses will be Intended as an offering for the ciergy ox ine pa. nan. this Is a cus tom In the Catholic church. -All altars In the sanctuary of the church will be profusely decorated with palms and ether potted plants and cut nowera. Tney will be illuminated with 500 electric lights. The main decora tive feature will be an electric motto in front of the altar: In the side altar will be a crib significant of the Savior's birtn. imported from Cape Town matured earlier and produced beter heads than did the Kansas grown seed. Silven Sons,merchants and farmers at Osage City, imported twenty bush els of white kafflr seed last winter. This they procured through the Amer ican consul at Cape Town. The seeds men at Capetown stated that the kaf flr seed was not the best grade but as good as could be procured of the sea son's crop in Africa. Climatic condi tions had not been favorable for the production of seed of the best quality. The seed was distributed in lots ranging from one to two gallons among one hundred and twenty-six farmers of Osage county. On Novem ber 8 farmers, who received this seed were asked to display a sample of ten heads In a show room in Osage City provided for the purpose. Prizes were offered for the two best displays. The first prize went to H. L. Dawson, who estimated that his yield was thirty bushels an acre. T. G. Glenn was awarded the second prize, and he also' estimated his yield at 30 bushels to the acre. Al Roberts planted his African seed June 1. By August 15 the crop had matured Common Kansas grown kaf f ir planted by him on the same date failed to produce seed and what few heads appeared In the field were caught in the bloom by the heavy frost of October 22. A. D. Hokerschmidt showed ten of the best heads and he estimates his yield at 35 bushels per acre. Two Varieties Imported. Of the kaffir corn imported there were two varieties, "one being the long, cylindrical head which is typical of the kaffir with which farmers In this country are most familiar. The other variety was that producing a short, thick head, the shape of the head re sembling milo. These heads grew up right, and the seed was larger than that of the other varieties. The heads of this variety were uniformly mouldy in the center, apparently the result of rain settling in the center of the head and failing to dry out. The long heads are typical of the kaffir that the far mers of this country have sought to develop. However, the size of the heads was not up to the standard due to the adverse season. The seed planted by. the Osage county farmers matured in from 85 to 95 days, whereas the ordinary Kaiiir grown in Kansas takes from 115 to 130 days to mature. According to T. A. Borman. editor of the Kansas Farmer, one reason for the deterioration of the kaffir In Kan sas Is due to the fact that there has been no care taken in the selection of seed. The grain has simply been scooped out of bins with shovels, and some of the seed has been mixed with other grain sorghums. Another rea son is that a grain has the tendency to taae tne entire growing season to mature. That is the reason given for the fact that the newly imported seed 1 matured so much earlier than the I Kansas seed. Down In Africa all vegetable life has a tendency to mature rapidly, and the dry weather that exists in many sections of the country has made kaf fir a drouth resisting grain. Orders Steak by Mail. Appleton, Wis., Dec. 20. A local butcher has received an order for two pounds of sirloin steak and two pounds of pork sausage, from Mrs. F. J. Fransway of Poughkeepsie, N. T. The meat Is to be shipped by parcel post. In her letter Mrs. Fransway says that sirloin steak in Poughkeepsie la 86 cents a pound, while she read In a newspaper that it could be purchased here for 18 cents. 1 Y X J JkS Hundreds of These Checks Were Mailed Today Hundreds of Topeka people will receive them just at a time when a little extra ready money is most needed. Many will use their checks for the payment of taxes; others will use them in the purchase of Christmas gifts; still others will start a permanent Savings Account for the first time in their lives. Many secured more than one check and all are members of our Chvis&mmas Club which started the 10th of last July, 209 of the members enrolling the first day. Most of them have made a regular weekly de posit in the club the entire 24 weeks it has been in existence. Did You Receive a Check? If Not, Join the New Club Which Starts Monday, December 29th and receive one December 12th next year in time for Christmas or to pay TAXES The new Club will run for Fifty Weeks and you may join for as little as 2 cents, and by increasing; the pay ments at the rate of 2c each week, you will receive a check next year for $25.50. Or if your first deposit is five cents, increasing; 5c each week, you will receive a check for $63.75. Here are the different classes and the method of deposit in each CLASS 2 You join this class by depositing 2 cts., increasing the deposits 2 cts. each week, and two weeks before Christmas you receive a check for $25.50. CLASS 2A You join this class by depositing $1.00, decreasing the de posits 2 cents each week, and two weeks before Christmas you receive a check for $25.50. CLASS 5 You join this class by depositing 5 cts., increasing the deposit 5 cts. each week, and two weeks before Christmas you receive a check for $63.75. CLASS 5A You join this class by depositing $2.50, decreasing the de posit 5 cents each week, and two weeks before Christmas you receive a check for $63.75. To join the club, step to the teller's window of our bank and tell him which one you want. He does the rest. SAFETY OF AM; DE POSITS GUARANTEED BY LiAW. THE STATE SAVINGS BANK S. W. Cor. Sixth and Kansas Ave. The Oldest and Largest Savings Bank in Kansas BOOMS THE STOCK. News of Trust Dissolution Starts s Bull Movement. New "fork. Dec. 20. The announce m.nt frnm Washington, that the American Telephone and Telegraph company had reached an agreement with the department of justice, where by It would rellnquisn control 01 me Western Union and avoid a suit under the anti-trust law, caused an excited advance in the stock of the telephone mm Dan v at the opening of the stock market today. The first transaction was a block of Z.oott snares, one 01 the largest blocks of that stock which has been handled on the exchange for years. Prices ranged from 120 to 124, a maximum gain of points. Subse quently the advance was run up to 7 points. The price of 12414 represent ed a gain of 14 14 points since Monday. The price later reacted 3 points. American telephone convertible bonds gained 3. Western Union stock, while less ac tive, was bid up two points. Pacific telephone rose 3. There was no trad ing In the securities of the Mackajn companies, which control the postal telegraph, in the early market. Ill ifi$k Typical Type of Low Yleidlnff K aftr Now Grown ta Kansas. TOPEKA MAN INVENTS A PARCEL POST CHART New Map May Be Adopted by Govern ment for Use In Postofflces. A parcel post zone chart, invented a year ago by A. s. Strain, a clerk in the Topeka poetofflce, is being adopt ed In all parts of the country. The chart, which is a simplification of the government parcel post rone map, has been sent to the committee on postal inventions at Washington and may be adopted by the government. In this case, Mr. Strain will receive a sub stantial recognition for his invention. The chart Is a simplification of the parcel post map. On the government map, the United States Is divided 'nto numbered districts. Mr. Strain's chart has fewer and larger numbers so that postal clerks and concerns that send out much mall can have a practical and serviceable card to be used with the parcel post guide to "zone" and rate mail. Over 25 charts already sold in Topeka. Mr. Strain has just had printed the rate sheet which is used with the chart, that includes the new fifty pound limit, which goes Into effect January 1. Get Strain's Parcel Post Rate Sheet TO RATE YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. New rate sheets to 50 lbs. limit, after Jan. 1st. Send 2-cent stamp. A. S. STRAIN. Topeka, Kan. Merchants, Get Strain's P. 1. RATE SHEETS to cata logue. Price list prepaid, per zone, rate to 60 lbs. Price 2-cent stamp. A. S. STRAIN, Topeka. Kan. I Select the Bicycle for L YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD Your Boy's Christmas, NOW SI per month or SU0 per week wlllpay for It. J. C HARDING CO. vm saat tii St. SIM 3598 PHONE or 866 McCleery Lumber Co. 517 Jackson Street Groan and Coach Creus is a terrible disease. M children so suddenly they sre verr at to enoke unless given the proper .mr e r at once. There la nothmg better la to world than Dr. King's New Discovery. .Lewts Chamberlain, of Manchester. Mv, writes about his children: "Bometunes in isevers attacks we were afraid they ewi but since we proved what a ctttrnt rs s edy Dr. King1 s New Discovery ft, w km no fear. We rely on It for croup, r m aad colds." So can you. soc aoM U A bottle should be in every hoar. iS nil Druggists. H. B. Buck tin Co.' St. IOlllS. AdV. 'J-"""'.;.',, Harris Laundry 1123 Kansas Ave. A saving to you of 33 per cent by bringing your laundry and call for it. Gentleman's ware (high polish or domestic finish.) All Shirts 10c; Union Suits lSe Collars Sc; Under Shirts 5c Collars, Sc; Drawers So Cuffs 4c; Handkerchiefs Sc; Socks Sc; Overall lOci Family washing, starched, dried ready to Iron. 5e per pound; flat pieces Ironed. A saving to you of 20 per cent. We call for and deliver family washing. Under He S071 lias i Ave A Christmas Suggestion Why not send a copy of The TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL, to some friend or relative as a Christmas present? The paper will be mailed to any address In the United States 100 days for $1.00. Address Topeka State Journal. Topeka, gt DO TOC NEED HELT Think This Over Act Accord. If you had commenced saving a small amount each month when you started to earn a liv ing, you would now have the help of your money at interest. 35.00 a month amounts to $3(0 in 60 months. Not too late to start a savings account before the new year. Capitol BoiMiag ft Loaa Ass's. 1 SS4 Kansas A venae.

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Tim TOPEHA DAILY CTATS JOURITAIr 0 ATUED AY 11 VlSUIJfr TZGTTJHZl S3. 1G18. 1. x am m mis Commercial Clb Opeii House for Good Bonds Meeting. Motorists, Farmers and Others Will Attend In January. ROADS ETOi:iE.tO SHAPE Shawnee County Farmers Write Merchants to That Effect. Other Items of Interest to Mo torists and Pop-Pop Riders. An "open house" all-day good roads conference will be held at the Com mercial club quarters soon after the Christmas holidays. Farmers of Shawnee county, motorists, the county commissioner and all persons inter ested will be invited to attend. Various questions relative to the betterment of the roads in the county win oe dis euseel at the meeting which will be called by the good roads committee of the Commercial club under ueorge w. Stansfleld. The good roads agitation in Kanss in the last few years has worked won ders on the publio highways, but there is much room for Improvement. In fact several of the Topeka merchants have recently received letters from farmers living adjacent to Topeka savins that the roads have been in such bad shape as to be utterly im passable. The Commercial club de sires to ascertain the facts in the case. The meeting will be informal in nature and those present will be called upon to freely express their views on all subjects under discussion. Members of the good roads com mittee of the Commercial club are: George W. Stansfleld, chairman; J. R. Burrow. H. 8. Putney. J. C. Campbell, William Gordon, W. W. Webb, T. W. Revnolds. Charles W. Barnes, presi dent of the Kansas State Automobile association: E. B. Kellam, Frank Southwick, O. E. Walker, Stanley MecMicott, Harry B. wrignt. jr. ju. Nipps and W. G. Tandy. New Automobile Company. A new company, which Is being formed by R. K. Wilson and which will be incorporated for 110.000. wiU take over the repair, storage, and supply business of the Kansas Motor Car com pany at 626 Quincy street. The firm will act as state distributors of the Knger motor cars and local agent for the Velio motor cars and trucks. A branch house will be established at Hutchinson and possibly one at Wich ita. Local agents will be appointed In 'almost every county of the state. The Enger cars are comparatively new in Topeka, having been sold here since last June only. The records in the office of the secretary of state show that fourteen of the cars are in service in Kansas. Stock wiU be Issued by the new firm in small denominations and stockhold ers will receive special benefits when purchasing automobiles or supplies. The building now occupied by the com pany is being remodeled and a cement floor put in. Among those interested In the. new firm are: R. K. Wilson of To- I peka.' 3. T. Klrkman of Los Angeles and B. II. Hogueland, T. J. Botkln and It. E. Montgomery of Topeka. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railway has Just received six Elwell Parker electric trucks for the freight depot at Kansas City, Mo. A new plan hag Just been adopted by the' National Automobile Chamber of Commerce for the placing of cars in the auto shows at New York. Chicago and Boston next year. Hitherto, auto man ufacturers had to draw for places in the shows, but now the companies hav ing the largest output in dollars wlllbe given first choice in the shows. The Ford or Packard will be awarded first choice among the gasoline cars and the Detroit among the electrics. Tunis Cunningham, formerly em ployed by the Topeka Auto Vulcan izing works, has purchased an inter est in the Shawnee Tire -Repair company and has charge of the repair work there. v -i iaIm4 Taa Mn.n pop" men this week bypurchaalng a two-speea-vwm omwj-""-'- A H. Ldnusey of Grantvllle pur chased a twin cylinder Indian this week. Fred Langley made a business trip to Osage City In his auto this week. He reports that the roads were muddy and almost impassable In some dis tricts. -r a, r,f ttiA Rtnne Produce company has purchased a Studebaker Six.. A. E. Kerns, of St. Marys, has been made subagent for the Studebaker au tomobile for that city. Several nutoi which will serve as Christmas surprises have arrived in the '.'city. A number of persons will awaken Christmas morning to And a new tour ing car as a present from "father." The greatest secrecy has been observed In keeping news of the purchase of the autos from the ears of the persona con cerned. The first big show of the country to be devoted exclusively to motorcycles was held at St. Louis this week. Eight makes of machines were exhibited at the show. Motor Ore equipment showed Its su periority over horse drawn apparatus BAKER'S CkUcm Emtio Book WALTER BAKER Cz CO. Ltd. rsmfiHsfcri inrr pcsctssTga, uaxx t T- in a recent heavy snowstorm which swept over the city of Cleveland and for three days virtually paralysed the city. Wnen lire broke out it was the motor trucks that were able to plough through the snow and not the horse driven vehicles. III COilFEIiEIXL Continued from fage one.) regional reserve banks, a guarantee which national banks would be per mitted to make farm loans. Demo cratic Leader Underwood in the house sees no serious points of difference in the two bills. To Be a Christmas Present. The guarantee of deposits, which was inserted by the senate, Is practically the only change made In fundamentals. All the changes made by the senate are understood to be agreeable to Presi dent Wilson. As one administration of ficial put it today: "The plan Is to have the president sign this bill before Wednesday so that it may become a Christmas present for the American people." When the bill becomes law. Presi dent Wilson will be confronted with taking the first step to put it into ef fect. That will be the appointment of a federal reserve board of seven mem bers, who will make all the arrange ments for the transition from the pres ent currency system to the new one. Many suggestions have been made as to the personnel of the board. The president has not made his selection, but will consider the question careful ly during his Christmas vacation. On its way to conference the bill struck a snag, in the house, where a fight over the number -of conferees and the question of a separate vote on some of the senate amendments caused delay. Representative Glass asked unanimous consent to disagree to the senate amendments and send the bill to conference. Representa tives Hardwlck of Georgia and Mad den of Illinois contended the house should have as many conferees as the senate, and said they desired an op portunity to vote on some of the amendments. Majority Leader Under wood obtained unanimous consent to take up the bill. Murray Causes Delay. But Representative Murray of Okla homa moved to concur in the senate amendments and the reading of the fifty pages of changes made by the senate was ordered, causing a long delay in getting the bill before the conference committee. The fight In the house developed a movement to insure retaining the sen ate amendment for guarantee of bank deposits. Representative Glass declared the enactment of the measure Into law, as it came from the senate, would be a "calamity." "I want the bill sent to conference," he said, "because I am convinced that as the bill has been completed by the senate, it would .not be a workable law." r He pointed out several provisions In the senate amendments which he said conflicted. Passage by the Senate. Washington, Dec. 20. The admin istration currency reform bill, pro posing a revision of the financial sys tem of the United States and the cre ation of regional reserve banks to act as stabilizing elements in the bank ing and financial world, passed the senate by a vote of 64 to S4. Forces that had fought together for improvement and amendment of the measure to the last divided when the final vote came. Senator Hitchcock, who had led the opposition, to the bill, returned to the Democratic ranks and Senator Weeks, one of the lead ers of the Republican side, with five other Republicans and Senator Poin dexter. Progressive, voted for the pas sage of the measure. Wide differences exist between the form of the legislation passed by the senate and the bill that passed the house several months ago. Democratic leaders already have partly adjusted these differences, however, and It. was predicted the bill would be completed by a conference committee and sent to President Wilson for his signature by Monday night. The adoption of the administration blll, known as the "Owen bill," fol lowed upon the-formal-defeat, by 44 to 41, of the "Hitchcock bill." which had been indorsed by Senator Hitch cock and the five Republican members of the evenly divided senate commit tee that passed on the legislation. The senate had previously rejected, with out a roll call, a "central bank" bill offered as a substitute by Senator Burton. How They Voted. The senators who voted for the Owen bill were: Democrats Ashurst, Bacon, Bank head. Bryan, Chamberlain. Chilton, Clarke, Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes, James. Johnson, Kern, Lane. Lea, Lewie, Martin, Martine, Myers, Newlands, O' Gorman, Over man, Owen, Pittman, Pomerene, Rana Aell, Reed. Robinson, Saulsbury, Shafroth. Sheppard, Shield.-, Bhively, Simmons, Smith (Aria.), Smith (Ga.), Smith (Md.), Smith (S. C). Swanson, Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Varda man. Walsh and Williams 47. Republicans Crawford, Jones, Per kins, Morris, Sterling and Weeks 6. Progressive Poindexter. Republicans Borah, Bradley, Bra dey, Brandegee, Brlstow, Burton, Ca tron, Clapp, Colt, Cummins, DllHng bam, Dupont, Gallinger, Goff, Gronna, Jackson, Kenyon, LaFollette, Lippitt, McCumber, McLean, Nelson Oliver, Page, Penrose, Root, Sherman. Smith (Mich.). Smoot, Sutherland, Stephen son. Town send. Warren and Works 4. Absent and paired Burleigh, Clark (Wyo.), Culberson, Fait, Lodge, Stone. Thornton. Vacancy Alabama. To hasten final enactment of the COCOA Is Good Cocoa B3EBafSSX393 Of fine quality, made from carefully elected high-grade cocoa beans, skil fully blended, prepared by a perfect mechanical process, without the use cf chemicals or. dyes. It contains no added potash, possesses a delicious nat ural flavor, and ia of great food value. mutfrm open tmmd bill that is expected to reorganise and give balance to commercial and finan cial conditions, the senate named Its conference committee, which will work with a house committee to com pose the differences between the two bills. -The members are Senators Owen, O'Gorman, Reed, Pomerene, Shafroth and Hollis, Democrats, and Nelson, Bristow and Crawford, Re publicans. Members of the house conference committee already deter mined upon are Representatives Glass and Korbly, Democrats, and Repre sentaive Hayes Cat), Republican. Early Agreement Km.pct.-ted. The house will name Its conference committee- today. Many of the chief points of difference have already been gone over between currency leaders or tne two nouses, in oonlerenci with Secretary McAdoo of the treasury de partment, ana it is Believed out a short time will .be required to reach a compromise; Senator LaFollette proposed two amendments just before the bill came to a vote, which caused a mild sensa tion. One Of them was written Into the bill and the other rejected by an over whelming majority. The first provided that "no United States senator or representative in congress shall be a member of the fed eral reserve board, a director in a fed eral reserve bank or an officer or di rector of any member banks." This amendment was adopted with out a roll call. The second amend ment provided that nO member of the federal reserve board, any officer or director of a regional or member bank should be a director or officer of any other bank, trust company or In surance company. Senator Hitchcock announced his purpose to vote for the senate bill as finally completed, because of Its great importance to the financial world. Senator Weeks said he would vote for the measure because it was "75 per cent good and only 25 per cent bad," and an Improvement over exist ing conditions. The house adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning Instead of noon as usual, so as to formally reject the senate amendments to the bill and pave the way for immediate action by the sen ate when that body convenes at noon. The conferees of the two houses prob ably will be at work within a few min utes after the senate meets. Bankers Ready to Accept It New Tork, Dec. 20. Passage of the currency bill in Washington, finds the local banking community, which was none too kindly disposed toward the measure, in its lnsiplent stages,, more or less ready to accept the salient features of the bill. Changes which the new law must inevitably bring have been taken note of recently and it is not thought any national bank, of Importance, will carry out the threat so often heard a few weeks ago, to relinquish its federal charter and op erate under a state charter instead. In fact, the president of a large Wall street bank said today, that aU of the 3 National banks of this city could be depended on to enter the new bank ing system, as soon as the law took effect. As the currency bill, in its latest form, has overcome many of the ob jections voiced by prominent finan ciers, it seemed to be the opinion In financial quarters today that the privileges the nationally chartered in stitutions would retain together with the prestige considered to attach to national institutions, would outweigh with most of them any remaining ob jections they might have to the new law. Moreover, were national banks to yield their charters, they would have to return to the government the reserve moneys now held by them and retire their circulation against their holdings of government bonds. THEY WANT TO VOTE Women of Cuba Have Joined the Equal Suffrage Movement. New Tork, Dec 20. Cuban women want the vote and are organizing, ac cording to a letter received here by Mrs. Raymond Brown, president of the New Tork State Suffrage associa tion, who is asked to lend her name to the movement by becoming honor ary president. "We have raised the banner of suf frage here with the name, 'Partldo Popular Femlnista, with ideas of equality In the relation of the sexes and with peaceful Intentions and le gal procedure." the missive recites. The letter Is dated from Havana and Is signed "Emilia Peres Moossey." SEES END OF RACE. Bird S. Coler Gives It 150 Tears to Die Oat. Chicago, Dec 20. If the policy of teaching eugenics to children in the public schools Is persisted in the race will die out in 150 years, according to Bird S. Coler, former comptroller of New fork city, who delivered an ad dress last night before the Industrial club of Chicago. "What are you going to do about the children whose minds are filled with the false science of a bankrupt materialist?" asked the speaker. "What of the foulness that fills our theaters and impells those Incompre hensible products of a sick sentlment alism, the hygienics to put matter in the hands of children which the gov ernment bans from the mails?" Mr. Coler said he based his asser tion regarding a dead race in 150 years upon birth rate statistics of a college for women where eugenics and sex hygiene have been taught for i many years. I Paul Armstrong Weds. I New Tork. Dec 20. Paul Armstrong, the playwright, and Miss Katherine Calvert, a Baltimore actress, were married Wednesday In New Haven, Conn., according to advices received to- day. Thn marriage was not unexpect- 1 ed by the friends of the couple, though no engagement had ever been formal ly announced. Hanged by His Trapese. Erie, Pa., Dec 20. A trapese which he had put up in the attic of his home, caused the death last night of Chester Childs, aged 17, a senior in the Erie high school and a member of last sea son's football team. The young man went up to the attic to try out the trapese. An hour later his mother found him hanging with his head through a rope of the trapese, He died before a physician arrived. It is believed Childs slipped and that his head caught in the rope before he could, help himself. J The Prudential Trust company leans .a euy property. jut. EliO TO A THliST. Coitlnoed from P Ono. entangling telephone affairs through out the country which threatened fed eral action. Not only naa the American Telephone and Telegraph company agreed to give up its control of the Western Union, but It 'lias agreed not to extend Its monopoly of local companies in the tel ephone field. But the most Important point to the American people, officials declare, is the telephone company's agreement to extend the use of its toll lines to all local companies. That con cession, which was admittedly more than Attorney General McReynolds ex pected, to secure in a legal fight, opens long distance facilities by telephone, to many communities which have kmc been denied it. As the work of separating the two big companies goes on, points on which they may be in doubt will be submit ted to Attorney General McReynolds and the interstate commerce commis sion for decision. The reorganisation plan originated with the company, although it fol lowed many reports that a suit against it might be filled. It was regarded by department of Justice officials as the most striking indication offered in a decade that "big business" has come to the conclusion' that It is better to fol low the Sherman law than fight. The plan met not only the approval of the attorney general and his chief "trust buster," G. C. Todd, and officials of the subsidiaries of the combine, but was heartily approved by President Wil son, In a letter to Mr. McReynolds. the president expressed his admiration for the attitude of the telephone company and his conviction that such conduct on the part of business, men meant a building up of business on sound and permanent lines. Coming on the heels of the announce ment that Postmaster General Burle son is seriously interested in govern ment ownership of telephone lines, the action of tne department of Justice took an added significance and some officials went so far as to express the opinion that it indicated legislation, to acquire the country's telephone busi ness, would not De pressed by the ad ministration at the present session. The Agreement. In brief, the agreement provides that: "The American Telephone as Tele graph company will dispose promptly of its holdings in the Western .Union Telegraph company, so that each con cern shall be under distinct manage ment and so that all shall be entirely independent. "The company will not hereafter ac quire control of other telephone com panies and where control of telephone companies has been acquired, but no actual pnystcai union nas been ef fected the American Telephone c Tele graph will submit the course it is to pursue to the interstate commerce commission and to the department of Justice. "The company will promptly make arrangements by which all other tele phone companies in the United States shall have access to its toll lines;" Department officials declared the plan gave the government everything and more than it could have hoped to obtain in court. Officials were more than pleased with the last part of the agreement, by Which the Bell com pany gives long- distance service to subscribers .of other companies and did not deny that they never had hoped to gain such a point by suit under the anti-trust act. From the- point of view of a sub scriber to an Independent telephone system, one- of the most interesting parts of the agreement is that prom by supplying standard trunk lines to the Bell company. Under the agree ment, an independent company may secure connection with Bell toll 'lines by supplying standard trunk ines te connect with the Bell toll boards, the Bell company operating the entire toll circuit when connections are made. Connections will be given with Bell subscribers or subscribers of "other independent companies served by ex changes more than fifty miles distant from the place where the call origi nates, independent subscribers paying in addition to the regular Bell toll charges an additional charge of 10 cents for each message. This charge will not be made on business known as "long line" business and long lines business will he accepted for less than fifty as well as for a greater distance. WERE NOT SURPRISED. But Financial Men Did Not Expect It So Soon. New Tork, Dec. 20. The informa tion from Washington that the Ameri can Telephone Telegraph company had agreed to give up its interests in the Western Union and to effect a re organisation, to conform with the recommendations of the federal authorities, was no surprise to finan cial men though Unexpected at this time The telegraph and telephone combination had been under almost continuous attack since It was effected in 1909, through the purchase of the large Gouia, sage and Morosinl hold ings of Western Union stock by the American Telephone A Telegraph company in which the various Bell telephone interests bad been conaoli dated. Ever since that time the telenhone combination has been under investiga tion oy tne department of Justice. It nas oeen constantly assailed by Clar FOB GBIP, IN1X.LKJVZA, COUGHS, SORE THROAT "My husband and myself have used Seventy -seven' for Colds with great satisfaction, and think so weO of it, that we want yonr Medical Book, tn hopes of finding a remedy for stoaa dt tronhlc'' "Sev euty-sc ten leads to the use of Dr. Humphreys' system of indlctn. for aU dlsfsfs. his Manual gives the treatment and care of the sick, ask yonr druggist or send a postcard for The Dollar Flask, holds six twenty-five eca vials for sale by an drocglsto or mailed. Humphreys' Homes. Medicine Co lit wiimb si i ssi. stew sera. jot. enue H. lfacfcay. president of the Postal Telegraph Cable company, be cause of the disadvantage his com pany was placed in, through Its al leged lack of the telephone faculties of its rival, the Western Union. Independent telephone interests, finding -it arduous to compete with locat Bell companies because the trunk lines of the combination were closed to them, complained" bitterly. Members of congress from time to time have proposed investigations or urged the department of justice to act on general principles. Finally in the last tew weeks began a movement for government owner ship of telephone and telegraph lines. Reptesentative Lewis of Maryland, who Initiated, this move, which was indorsed by Postmaster General Burle son. In his annual reDort lust DUb- llahcd, recognized the importance of the through .lines and proposed that they be acquired by the government. In the course of the fight carried oa by the Postal company and the inde penJent telephone companies there have been numerous lawsuits and complaints to public service commis sions, the interstate commerce com mission and the department of justice. A suit under the Sherman law, charg ing discrimination against the inde pendents on the Pacific coast, is now in the federal eourta and hearings in connection with it have recently been held in this city. Financial men said today. that the separation of the company- Into its part would not be a great difficulty, because of their distinct organisation. The difficulty would be in devising an equitable .plan for distribution of the securities.- tu- .WILL GO RIGHT AHEAD. Dissolution Will Not Stop for. Govemiavem Ownership. Washington, Ded.. 2D. Admlnlatra tion supporters, after informal con ferences on the telephone, dissolution, and going over so much of the. plan as has been published, were of the opin ion that the latest development would. at least- retard tne movement to pre sent the government ownership ques tion to congress. Some thought the company's voluntary adjustment, to meet the views of the department of justice, has created an entirely new situation, which the government own ership supporters would have to con sider before going further. Representative Lewis of Maryland, author of the parcel post law and active in the movement for, govern ment ownership of telegraph and tel ephone lines, introduced a resolution, however, to direct the house postofBce committee to go ahead and report a bill for the government ownership of telephone lines, to oe operated by the postoffice department. -In a statement accompanying his resolution, Mr. Lewis contended that the action of the Bell Telephone com pany to prevent litigation under the anti-trust law did not affect the legis lative situation at all. "The action of the Bell company will not reduce a single telephone or telegraph rate In the United States and so the public necessities for legis lative action to postallze these meth ods as they have been In nearly all other countries are not affected in the least," he said. TO BUILD WOULD CITY King Albert of Belgium Greatly In terested in Plan. Brussels. Dec 20. King Albert of Belgium has taken up earnestly the project of a monumental hygienic world city, to be a clearing house for international business and ideas. He received recently Hendrik C. Ander son, an American sculptor formerly of Newport. R. I-. but who now lives in Rome, who lata berore tne King drawings and plans of the immense conception. "Americans," said the King oz Mr. Anderson, "are not afraid to under take great projects, projects which are often helpful to all humanity." Continuing, his majesty asked many questions about the details of the ar rangements for the ideal city, espec ially the central heating system and the underground communications. His technical knowledge of these subjects surprised Mr. Anderson until he learned that the king was a man of wide technical knowledge in engineer ing subjects, doubtless because he had taken, when a student, a thorough course in engineering. The plans for the ideal city, copies of which Mr. Anderson presented to the king, are the work of Ernest Hebrard of Paris, assisted by forty other architects who have reduced to precision Mr. Anderson's conceptions. Having approved of the general idea, the king talked of the possibility of realizing the design. Mr. Anderson explained that he was not Immediate ly concerned with the economic as pects of the subject, that these were being worked out by technical ex perts who would be able to present a complete financial scheme In 19 IS. King Albert expressed his apprecia tion of the advantages to all nations of a city in which all should have a part, and which would draw all na tions into more practical and harmon ious relations. While other cities have grown without design, with some ne and beautiful things amid much that Is mean and ugly, this city would be built according to a coherent j plan and beautified by all that science and art could -bestow. The king be-' uevea tnat not only was the vision a splendid one, but that it was capable of realisation. LAUD AT $307 A FOOT. New Record Price Established tor !Te Tork Real Estate. r- New Tork;. Dec. 20. A. new record price for New Tork city land Is es tablished in a transaction Just record ed for a plot 73-4 by 100. located at Fifth avenue and Forty Second street. The price was IJ.Z50.000, which is equivalent, to S307'a square foot. Statisticians figured that If this rec ord value ruled throughout Manhattan Island its SL square miles of area would be worth the stupendous sum of glt7.5M.atf.720. This exceeds by more than $80,000,000 the total wealth of the United States. The wealth of Great Britain, France ana Russia wiin an aggregate of 1185, OOG.OM would just about buy the island. New Tork, Dec. 20. Advices receiv. d here from abroad state that the discovery of a comet of the eleventh magnitude by Delavan, the Argentine ostronomer, has been verified by Pro- Oraff of Mamhorg anlverslty. ii Sfffi SI I ft. f J 1 mm Louis Vami Ooirp S09 Jackson Street, Topdia Galvanized Iron, Slate. Tin Vork Automobileo Auto Tops Phone 994. Rehkopf Bros Fifth Year of Successful Manuf acturo Herreshoff Motor Company of IConcoa 932 KANSAS AVENUE m 1 'sT I m m l II I I II dJm L jriuiy equipped JGm3 Ask for Demonstration I COLE MOTOR COMPANY 627 Jackson St. rax mass Tlsss "By Mfles the Best" Impair Work Shawnee Tore and Repair Ccziprmy ONE SIXTEEN EAST SEVENTH ERVVffl KELLER, Manaci 1203 mm OiTkraafeni of steel r: On the way from wintry blasts to California's sum mer charms you can seethe Petrified Forest, Indian pueblos, and that glorious gulf of color, die Grsnd Canyon of Arizona. .The California UsaWfc an sl- for &nlsM travel. Kern daily bumia Chirsey, Km sas Cky, Lea Aageha, Saa Diego. Oaktaad sad San Francisco, with rataa mW Grand Caavea. Fred Dm vey dining-car sasaJs mu stissd. Four other Santa Fe trsjas to Cat fonua. Three rua daily; these carry Kandard Pulbnaas, tourist sis peri sad chair can; all classta ol tickets aeasred. The Seats Fe ds Lsse. Chicago, Kinase Chy sad Lot Aagelem, rum .once a week ia winter' fast, extra 6m, extra fan." The only railroad under one meat through to Califeraia; ttacKM nai w. t. i rata, City Passenger Agl Tne, ska 09 Motorcycles Supplies Where to Find Them Top repairs, dost hoods, slip and trimming. B lac ksml thing, wood working, painting. Foredoom buHt for any make or model. Wheals buQt or repaired. Special bodies mult for commercial cara Rubber tires applied. zo cthst. Call for Deanosstraticss Ask for our Dealers' ProposSoa RvePaaanaer Toaro Car-- Electric Self-Starter, Electric Lights and Horn COOC Phone 4213

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This How to Pervent Same, of a suddint it dawned on us that j he hits somethink several years ago he only a tew'aays remain unm Amas, hot hisself in the foot THE BMILLB BUGLE i ba leading Paper at tho County fc.rigbt.bg xytBallicf.utlig lmproTs tack ablalac boar r cattacrlBS kMy all tfc- y HUB. it a 1 dTwttol n m, na. For farther lBfWauttl, XMAS EDDITORIUL It is only owing to the merest axident that our subscribers is a going to indulge in the luxshury of reading" the follering bootiful ed dytoriul on "Xmas What It Means. To tell the plain unvarnished wants lO two cent stamps instid of one, so kindly govern yourself s ac cording. In fackt most of the business places in Bingville will be closed in cluding Harve Hines barber shop, Moze Wiggin's cobbler shop. Aim Hillyer's law office and Bill Hep burn's blacksmith shop. Bill an nounces that he is a-going to take a trip to the co. seat Xmas day and celebrate Xmas in a manner befitting the occashion. This-; probably means that Bill will arrive home fullern a goat as ushual. LET US DO ALL WE CAN TO MAKE M?'TN BTNG VILLE A TURRIBLE SUCK-SESS1 Personals Lokals M'x? MS BUGS! Wtat Tfcsy Will GcrXns By a little quiet investigashion here ft there we have found out what cer tain Bingville folks is a going, to give their friends, relatives ft weethearts for Xmas gifts aa a surprise to them as follers: Miss Susan Skillings is croshaying a Titty Mil Es Give ia tits villi Cbrcb Xc2S Eve Csisr tbs Csrises cf tts Ufiss Hid m Pretrza Ites Essa Pre- r DtJ P2retl! Th8 EiSZVille ESni tumble sweet on. A green necktie Band Till PlaiMfdsfcisa, Free! Yea CCn't Ktft ta Pty persent his wife a barl of flour for a fsr Kstfcisk Exsjst Xirt TP Eetl-PzrticMsrs Felterisj If the plans which have been pre- Xmas gift, being-' as their present bad of flour is turrible low. Mrs. Wes Woodruff, wife of our ex pert hunter ft trapper, has been com plaining that she can't skeercely stand pared carries out according to program whitch he has trapped around the Bingville will have one of the most house, soeshiallv them of skunks, an Seth Dewberry, onr lion-hearted town gorjus Xmas celebrashions whitch ever Wes says he is a going to give her for constuDDIe, wftile cleaning his six- took place in our midst. I Ta V 8 V uoluc m owuuecss shooter in the woodshed totKer day.l On Xmas evg. rain, snow or shine,'. SoIot ite win give his wife had the revolver to vo off by accident, there will be a Xmas Tree ft Entertain- new wash boiler and a wrinner so at Km. iis Ari ii cy will be in our midst and then went gone forever! If this fackt haddent dawned on us we would ot went to press without no eddytor iul on Xmas and, alas, next wk. after Xmas had passed would of been too late. For 40 odd yrs. we have wrote for a Bugle a eddytoriul on Xmas and it would of been a turrible calamity not to of did so on this occashion. Sinst this has been our custom we shall not depart from our long establisht precydent in this case, being as we have thort of it in the nick of time, as you might say. Xmas -only comes onct a year, whitch is often enuff for them as haft to buy Xmas gifts for others. We perspom them as is in the hab it of receiving Xmas gifts and giv ing none in return wishes to good ness that Xmas would come sev eral times per annum, but in our opinyun it is jest as well it dont. Xmas is supposed to be a day ot rejoicing and good cheer a day when we all ort to lay aside our petty annymossities our thirst for revenge and cultivate in our hearts a spirit of love forgiveness good will tords all. We all ort to be able to do this for at least one day in the year, ortent we? Then after Xmas is over .we have the privylege of hardening our hearts tords our enemies if we caOcflate that'll make us feel enny better. On investigashion we find that Bingville folks is making extensive preperashions for this joyous occa shion. There will oe a Junas iree A Entertainment in the Binfirville Church under the ospices of the Ladies', Aid. Hen Weathersby will raffle off a turkey, selling chances on same for the rasignifheant sum of 10 cts. each. Here is a chanst to get a turkey for 10 cts.! Eph Higgins, onr accommodating P. M. announces emfatkally that the P. O. will be shut up tite all day Xmas and that he won't open it t2 even if a patrotv pi the cZjx. We expect to send out a few sample a seleckshion from the Bingville Horn Pjrtickler gobbler aint been very well Band under the leadership of Jed 2U?!2?. Jf he 1,ve tin copies of this wk-s Bugle perviding i peters, our intelligent school teacher, j These is all the Xmas gifts we have mere is enny extras icii over, n yous There was a good eal of objecksion on lernt ot as we go to press. Should not receive a sample copy you the nart nt antne of the older membera i i r will understand that there was none left over. Miss Polly Skinner shet the kitchen door on her old Tom cat's tail tother day, whitch give a screech of anguish and lit out acrost the back lot, and Miss Polly ain't seen it since. Anybuddy see ing a cat of this description with a bent tail please inform Miss Skinner and be liberally thanked. Hez Andrews, while carrying a pail of milk to the calf tother night, slipt on the ise and fell, spilling the milk all over hisself. Hez was so mad that he said' the ding-busted calf could sro with out milk that night, but after the calf had bawled until 2 A M. and kept Hez awake, he give in and got up, dressed and went out to the barn in the cold to feed it. Hez has a awful tender heart for poor dum animiles. Miss Phoebe Hilderbrand. our fash ionable dressmaker, says she aint tak insr on any dressmakinsr for a week or two, bemg as she is making herself a dress. Phoebe says her custummers seems to think she can sow for them all the time, even though she goes in rags and aint got a thing fit to wear. These is all the "Personals ft Locals Mixt" we can think of at present. If by chance you should happen to run acrost enny "Personals ft Lokals Mixt" kindly bring same to us, and we .will print them next wk with great cheer. of the church who adzackly proper for. thort it w assent a horn band to Xns Pcr.3 vr:-- cn ix.u. play ta the church ft thus desecrate it', h hXlS, in this manner with worldly musick, published not only in the Bugle but also but when Jed said that only hymns ta the Co. seat papers onct or twict, would be played,, the objecksion. was t8 brun?.n? in beautiful pome on Xmas, whitch we print below. It it witnarawa. a beautiful thing ft everybuddy will be After the band opens the. entertain- a better ft nobuller man or woman if ment Rev.. Sam Moore, our beloved they read it. pastor, will make a breef Xmas ad- XMAS dress, in whitch he will ask everybuddy Xmas comes but onct a year: present to let their joy be unconnned nils with joy cheer; during the evg. After this Hez Simpson, stmt of the Sunday School, .will pass around, hand- Rejoice ft be exceeding glad ine nnt a ha or at eandv and a orann On Xmas you ortent to be sad ti. t u a. a i. to each child present Hez says it's .'""""'VL aJT T" ZZTZTZZ t. i-i r i aunpij Tiaiduus uxe way &unuj mi is Tfcis? W desire to ask why aint there been enny marriages in Bingville' for nearly a month past? Why is this? What excoose have you to offer, if any? You giddy young folks of Bingville seems to think that you can regard marriage with unpoonity, but you can't. You may think 'It aint our business whether you get married or not, but it is our business, and we'll make it our If you think you can evade We skeercely realize what it has Until after it has gone ft went hope come. the worse aint yet too I look forward to Xmas with great cheer For one lie be glad when it gets here. For then, when he comes I mean my done to Hank Dewberry a couple of Xmasses ago as a joke, whereas Hank had to run out en the church and roll in the snow in deep disgust to extinguish the flames. Later all present will, repair to the church, where a sumpschious supper will be served by the Ladies' Aid at the rate of 25 cts each for all yon can the sackred insthooshion of marriage eat, the proceeds to go tords paying off School attendance alius picks up jest before Xmas. After the candy is distribooted there will be a litterary program give, inter spersed with band musick. The child- JT-rfSS l-JLfvSZ Hell find me standing under the missle- r" m e I w,w. wmsiow, arcssca up iixe jia omj Claws in a fur coat and long white whiskers, made outen cotting batting, will walk into the church, and, taking his place beside the Xmas tree, will pull the presents off and read out the names of them who they are for who will come forward and, get them. Jake says and set his whiskers a fire like they J u vy i-- i Bingville.: SALLY HOSKINS. Hcrss Wanted Ever sinst I went ft sold off my old horse last fall I've been sorry. I am therefore in the market for a horse. Now I don't want a high-bred horse if I can get a old seckond hand horse in fair condishion for $25 to $30, He talk business with you and praps we can come to terms. No objeckshkms to ring-bone, spavins or string-halt -Bingville. ISRAEL GOODWIN. this manner you be mistaken. It's your dooty to get married, and. as eddi tor ft prop, of the Bingville Bugle we perpose to keep pestering at you until you walk arm in arm up to the altar. What we ask, is a going to become of Bingvflle if marriages ceases in this comrooonitty? Why, Bingville will go plum to the dogs, that's what! Shame to tLsS a poramon ot tne pastors oacx salary. Eat tin you bust and thus help along a good cause. Here is what there will be to eat: Pickled pigs' feet, Prunes.- Jellies (several lands take your choice). Corned Shoulder, Tarts, Punldn Pie (ft five other kinds). Pickles, Cottage Cheese, Doughnuts. Raised Biskits, Po ll loads of cake, uaiwarrjr CoSssv Tea ft Ittfc. -1 Brad Hfasley met with a awful be reavement last- wk. His old cow "Spot" who only come in fresh a couple of wks ago and was giving 6 gals of milk per day, broke into the oats bin during the night and et so many oats she died from the effeckts. Being as Fred has been starving her along as you might say, all she could ere was too much for her. It's a turrible blow to lose a fresh cow and Brad has the sympathy of the cctttrw ciiaimnnaitlar m him W Xmas was almost right on top of me this vr. before I realized H, but be that as it may, my star to full to bustin of beautiful useful Xmu gifts for everybud dy. If you be a-going to purchase a Xmas gift for yourself, yen' wife, your husband, your' son. daughter or child or for your' sweetheart. vouH find it here fa my store, and if you can't find it here you can't find it m Cins ville, being as Ime the only store in the town and don t have no com- petishion. As a result youTl haft to buy your Xmas present of me. ar go without. Evervbuddr la BbtsrriHe ort to sire a Xmas present to some buddv or other. If they done this I would be cleaned out clean as a whissle. It is more blessed to give than to receive. If you don't believe this, try it on onct. Amone some of the Xmas pres ents you will find on my shelves. note the follering Drygoods, gro ceries noshions rat traps; flour by the barl or bag, prunes, stove funnel, shirting, hair brusnes, canned roods, vinegar, molasses. (dried herring, lamps, lamp wicks, kerosene, boots shoes, crackers, salt fish, nails,' hardware, cutlery monkey reaches, et ceterry' too numerous to mentchion ft to tell you the truth I aint mentchion ed a quarter of what Xmas gifts I've g Come early ft avoid Use rush! Store open at nights until 9 p. m. f rom now until Xmas. No trouble to show goods perigiaai won desire to buy TlfaV and have the spot casa to pay for It. S9 STUBS BBsrw Frc?. Cbj::!:'8 U.2 C::!:sti Etr.;:3 C1K3VILLS .1

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tfi 191 A V Vr. Ti id I mitl il j iQ 9 m a v a un mi til m w iu h n (u riXZS TOPTTSTA DAILY STATS JOUHNAL. SATURDAY EVENING. DIXJIZ j i THAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT. "t hope yon gave your girl a Christina present that will awe her to long; remember you." "I don't know about that; but It's a constant reminder to me for I j bought It on the Installment plan." A QUESTION. Benny Benabroad Mother, did Santa Claus come all the way from the North Pole with his Christmas presents? Mrs. Benabroad Yes, dear. Benny How did he ever get through the custom house? (XjaxSetAjai rr a u' i I inii.ii.nnni irvp-tedri ltr.-.75r: ITL" .-3 i S. Claus leaves for South. Aged and Well Known Resident of North Pole Drives Away in Reindeer Cutter Mrs. Claus Alarmed. North Pole, Dec. 26 Mr. Santa Claus, an aged and eccentric citizen living two miles west of this city on the Penguin Trail, left here last night on one of his mysterious and annual disappearances. At exactly this time every year the old gentleman hitches his best animals to his fastest sleigh, loads the vehicle with a cargo of ornate glmcracks and drives away to the South. Where he goes, or why, is a profound mystery, and the key holes of Mr. Claus" modest cottage have been worn out by the prying eyes of his curious friends. Owing to the advanced.1 age and growing feebleness of her spouse "Mrs. Mary Claus, wife of the eccentric, tried m every way to dissuade her husband from the trip this year. She ONE WAT. "I give my wife a doc every Christ "Great Scott I Ton must have a kennel full I "Oh, no, they die by New Tear's. But, you see. if the only way I can get rid of our Christmas candy." XjL CODRTf Sf THE BORKALU SNUWPLAKC Mr. S. Claus Driving Blitzen. pointed out that the weather bureau flag pole was flying the blizzard sig nal, and suggested that if he felt that he must take a trip South every year, he might postpone it until spring rather than make the run when the snow was deepest. "It is an important business trip,' the aged man answered, "and I couldn't possibly make It at any other day of the 165." "Then take me with you," pleaded Mrs. Claus, a glint of connubial sus picion creeping into her blue eye. This Mr. Claus declined to do alleg ing that he needed every inch of room for his curious merchandise. When she pleaded that she was afraid to remain In the house alone, her. hus band called up his younger brother. I gnats Claus, and arranged; with him to stay until nis return. r While technically satisfied. it w easy to see that it wasn't fear of coal thieves that made Mrs. Claus protest against the drive. "Here is the-truth of the matter,' the good lady said to a reporter for this paper who interviewed her yes terday, "There hasn't been a 25th of December as far back as my memory can travel, that my old man has been at home on Christmas Eve. I might as well have married a traveling man. "Besides, there is Katrina and Hans, our little daughter and son, who are getting to be large enough now to take an interest in the merry Yule tide. Instead of staying here at home and helping me to fill the children's stockings as he should, my husband hitches up his fastest team and drives away with that wagon load of insipid nonsense. v Furthermore, little Hans snuck out of bed last Christmas and slipped into the room when I was packing nuts in the toe of his woolen socks. He had, as the saying is. caught me with the goods. He charged that all this Christmas, stuff ls a shallow myth and said there was no such person as Kris Krlngle. If my husband had been on picket duty in the nursery instead of flitting about the country, goodness knows where he could have -tipped me off and Haas faith would, never have' been shaken." "To be sure my husband always gets in early Christmas day. But he goes straight to bed, and is so tired that he. really Isn't what you might call company. If it were any other day of the year Thanksgiving, Easter, or the Fourth of July I wouldn't care so much. But It always happens on Christmas Eve. I think that every wife in Christendom and Heathendom will bear me out in my .contention that he ought to be in the bosom of his family on that one day." Despite all that his wife could say or do, Mr. Claus snapped his false teeth obstinately together, and drove away on his mystery trip as usual. When she saw that she could not keep him at home, Mrs. Claus pre pared him for the Journey like the good wife that she is. Much to Mr. Claus secret disgust she insisted on him taking a bunch of Junk to keep him warm. She saw that he had on his thickest suit of red flannel under wear, two pairs of wool socks, his heaviest suit, and fur overcoat She put up a light lunch consisting prin clpally of caviar sandwiches and choc olate eclairs In a shoe box, and heated several bricks which she forced him to put in the front of the sleigh. Mr. Claus submitted to this, but later about that many bricks were noticed lying by the side of the highway south of town. A space of snow had been melted out near -each one as though the building material had once been hot- As everyone knows, the old gentle man is one of the best, if not the best. bree-ler of speed reindeer in this bail!' wick. It 4s thought by some that he takes the swing around the circle about this time every year to establish a new speed record for an eight- reindeer team with a heavy load. Evidently he has not been able to make the showing he wishes, since he repeats the run every year at ex- kactly the same calendar leaf. Unfortunately his off-lead deer. Blitzen, J was not a" member of the team this year. Blitzen was perhaps- the fastest animal in the Arctic Circle. 'He carried off the Aurora Sweepstakes for twenty-five-year-olds during the meet of the Snow Turf Association held at the county fair grounds last month. Blitzen's soul rode to his father's on the bullet of a fool hunter. The amateur Arctic nimrod In question hailed from Providence. R. I., and contended that he shot the animal under the Impression that he was a Polar bear. At a recent meeting of the Farthest-North Breeders Club.it was decided to paint all reindeer a passionate red to avoid. If possible, a repetition of the tragedy. The animal was as close to Mr. Claus heart as his undershirt. He Immediately salted down the meat of his old friend in the family smoke house. 'I am sure." he observed at the time, "that thinking as much of me GETTING SOLID WITH SANTA CLATX8. I II l(tl I I 'It IV ev. Reading From Left to Right Katrina Clans, Hans Claus. as Blitzen did, he can not begrudge me a few tenderloin steaks now that they are of no further use to him.' Blitzen's place In Mr. Claus crack team was taken by Ice Flo, a Ken tucky bred three-year-old, whose mother was Polar Belle vand father. Arctic Prince. It is a queer collection that Mr. Claus carts away from the town every year at this time. During all the preceding months he receives ship ments of merchandise that factories have not been able to "get rid- of. On the. 24th he loads all this Into his little sleigh. How he gets so much stuff Into so small a vehicle no one but Mr. Claus knows. Since he is the one that has to do the Job, that part of it shouldn't keep the rest awake at night. His load includes fancy pin cush ions, sterling silver toilet sets, the backs of which are hollow and war ranted to come off within three weeks neckties of flaming and bilious colors; stentorian socks; silk suspenders with alleged gold buckles; rubber lined cases for tooth brushes to travel In; books with fancy gilt backs and noth ing inside; etc, and et cetera. When seen Just before leaving last night Mr. Claus admitted, with the stipulation that it was not to be pub lished, that he was In the gift distrl button business-and that before the night was over he would have got ten rid of all his merchandise. For the old gentleman's own good It is hoped here that no one will catch him In the act of leaving any of these things at their doors. The prevailing impression here ls that the gift giving statement Is mere dodge, and that he carries the things over to some large bole In the ice and shovels them In. F. 8. TISDALB. CHRISTMAS TROUBLES. The winter winds are whistling, -And the "Zule Log's all aglow; The pine trees are a-moanlng, While the air is filled with snow. 'Tis the time of Christmas merriment. Of love, and Joy, and cheer. While the youngsters are a-wattlng For old Santa to appear. Away from all the racket. In my easy chair I sit; While in the fire-light I can see' Huge hosts of figures flit, rm like a ship upon the sea. By angry billows tossed; As I t. to cipher up and see How much "Relations" cost. AN IMPROVEMENT. 1 Huhby Don't you think, my dear, that you bought a rather Inferior lot of Christmas presents to give your friends? Wifey They'll look all right when I've put them In these sweet little boxes and tied them up with this lovely ribbon. A HOLD-UP. The Bandit Say, you old gink. I got left out last year an' X ain't taking no chances-this come across wit that paok. A FAIR -EXCHANGE. Willie Mamma, la It right to exchange Christmas gifts? Mamma Why, yes, when you have more than one of a kind. WlUle Then, mamma. I wish you'd excaange one or ue pray I got for a pair of boxing-gloves, an air-gun, a Jackknlfe, a pair of and a sled. PROOF. Hicks Is he on bad terms with his brother?. Ricks Well, Judge for yourself. He's going to send his brother's boy a drum at Christmas. DIPPY DOPE. HAD A SURPLUS. "My wife got through with Christ mas handily." "Aa to howf "Her liabilities war fifty-two pres ents and the sssits panned out fifty- V) I I SSI ITT -i Or,

CAAA.S HtGETS HIS STOCK r4Q TrtfcH HTc- 'POTS HIS FOOT IN lT k -v 11- "v II v W r I c-a V STEALINO A Gin a body meet ft body 'Neath the mistletoe. Gin a body kiss a body Need one cry out. Cltt" -Every laddie seeka Cj tlr When the lights are l.-, To steal a kiss fron re, Beneath the nine. It

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n i AM furnishing you ft pretty assign today. the ven nemi ofwhich will call to your mind ik. MMutn af tha Balkan Mountains who aro noted for their remarkable aklll la completing some of Um haadaomaal embroidery of hlatorieat beauty. It la their aim aod dallghi to use a great caany colors. Intermingling them la a manner ao dlevor that on oolor blend like a ahadow Into Ita adiolnlBg part. For thla pattern I suggest for the center piece, r floral motif, the different ehadea of blue. rang tag It from pale blue to a china or phenol blue; or begin the wheel center with medium blue and graduate the tone to a navy blue. In the etem and leaf portloaa uaa dark leaf green In outline, then a llghtor green for lesves. with a very pale tlD-ereen. The butterfly can be worked In Delf blue with wing spots of We. two colore, and a 'mere touch of green. Miniature triangles on collar bor Sor should be worked la green. Fill the notches In setln-etlteh of dark green floss, and border with a scallop of dark Mas. I hare offered this color aohtmt becauae the colon, as raw. wash Cin portions are ta solid effect, with the oxccp m of wheels, made with Batteaberg stitches. The pmttasa aa bo developed la all white, but 1 feel are you will like a color effect to create a do-? ioJded novelty la year flalehed collor. Sincerely TO flAKini THIS DESIGN. te a plat of hot water, etlr and remove soap. Saturate with mixture, then remove excess moisture by partially drying De- Vises asatorlal on hard, flat eurface and lay the Dealgn, face down, the material. Cover with two fotdo of aewapaper, and with a ttble- nh Mossing hard, until, the Design Is entirely treusierre. j-er FATENT FENDING. mtru Cstor Prrauaa Cfe. topis. m SAVE MEDICINAL HERBS BT MRS. McCUNBL Tii- .ooii ol ibe burdock, which la too common to require descrip tion, thoroughly boiled In water la known, to make an excellent hair tonic. The flesh of the mandrake bulb, which has a bitter and pungent taste, has been recommended tor external application In diphtheria and pneumo nia. Fennel weed, known by its long, lender oloater of greenish-red little buds on a long stem straggling out of flat, broad, parallel veined leaves, has soothed many babies in the throes of potto If not actually saved their Uvea. The camper not only has ample ehaaoe to gather herbs In the coun try tor future use, thereby sarins her self many visits to the drag store, hot KM Buy mid it novel diversion to n in ta open, bottling and the dilated jafee, or fi she SEWING ?yem lam Vast ka Daman ta Imflaa a ilk wUl a Mat Unto ono-pleos kl- n niwaa nsrfm With black braid or black n u nraia la need, the Assign will be neat as aa nana hfmiuuia ttiia re trimmed with black or- vr saraiN wita black on yeuow ana black in aaytneng of k ffa Mha, nln,al mmu Mil be Inrateabl to the needlewoman m A mm wmJt oestrus upon lingerie and house linen rtla the now stiletto, which la mads a fr k ft eVShwa aWbSk ava SIa& ai a r e-" un aiso ox tne relet maybe regulated. One af oZ areatest difficulties found In eyelet wiwa in raw is tne simplest kind to embroider) Is the iit7mS. little lBBtmnam l(u h- jiu 5 ndwl1? be -ratetully recei-ed by It U quite ft clever idea to knit atrana Car th twkw .T r m mm WHUUi lVa7 BjW may then be kept clean and the straos oeeiaes this tor they are only about SO Inches long ui ww r uuw laones wiae. They may be knitted or miIi-i v reallv nraa-nt man- Muknui m- y nmnuun, 11- lsh at each end with a one-Inch eur- uun nng. wnion noon on to each aids fif the anerti Tti timm the purpose la a heavy sephyr, which Is more elastic than the finished, kind and stronger. Sometimes the straps are done In pink and white and blue and white stripes, and sometimes they are dona ta Solid color; but, anyway, the baby should have at least three traps, so that they may always be mean ana aiways appropriate to the color worn at the time. bone ero- Aha Mm aj m a ills i ssa aw of fairly thick bono knitting- needles, should be need, so that the stltohaa wut am am mo. cio- mawiner. w I N baking Csk lay the fit first on e.srsVn lay It to the pan. Us. J ftetl md' s li i Jia.. It can set hold of a anmii iinn preserving the fluid extract. wo women campers who nave a small bark bungalow at one of the lakes In northurn wiMAnain A... ti nted eight of their friends and ar- tugou a, picnio tne main feature of which was the brewing of herbs in a lares trinod hincHni. spit While the hostess waved her wand, witch fashion, over the boiling ooncoctton, drawling her witch formu lo, "Double, double toll and trouble, In the caldron boil and bubble," each -wjiju up, ana witn a long snoon and a -mail n.j auuuva llAlwti n Small bOttla fmm ttm atul.. w- w .muuii W" The nanaJHr Imikvd to hostess for spilling any of the precious drops or cracking a bottle wriurmmmm or some odd Stnnt nraaerihMl tow wT. .ii souvenir but tor nractleat naa a Pie ot ail the sff bTted. arat Quantity of herbs had been care- aid a-JSr yI2Ul?B wn. "tewed. and the picnic had a praetmal a well as a pleasurable pur- SUMMER HINTS POllblte. appry veoelin and burnt alumt lemon Jutoe tor bee stings; common bluing tor bites ft any Insect, or vaseline, lard, and burnt alum can be applied. JTZJfP" Uta' o" ta 4 wa ter ror halt an hour or longer. Then ?PpjZ wannflr water, and flnally wash Jart,1 white soap and boiling wa ter. It white goods, put In the sun. Cream ot tartar win remove Iron rust To take Iodine stains from lln 2aJii o"T "or us suuns, ana in en apply heat-either that of the sun acia Darn ap ply vinegar at once, and then make a poultice of stale bread and vinegar. Thla holds good for a burn from lye. JJr sore feet, three parts salieyUe add Powder, ten parts starch pulver ised, and 89 per cent of pulverised soapstone. Sift into shoe, a stock, lngs. For a canker In tha month ounces honey mixed with one-half powjier wu" ooraa or boric add To mend amber, warm th nrfaae fftd dip in linseed oUd tatoTSSS jogstter until they ar stick?, then ftaZ0 the ea ram water if the water Is hard use borax b. z-. vui-uHuia Tossnoon. ffr. ono-lnUt ounos rtahav inr ftoap cut fine; mix ail toawthar Put a pad of ootton or WoSSmvL Pr unoer the spot ta ths invrmant when rubbing u. mmoa Whan whtta muui. it. 7 r mrm, m wiaa to write LEISURE HOURS BT EDNA ROAN. MOST of us need a spell of loafing now and then, but few of us know how to loaf. Indeed, 1 don't think it would at all be a had Idea to hold classes In loafing all over this bustling country of ours. It comes so hard to any one who isn't born a loafer and the born loafer doesn't co-.nt. He exaggerates what should be a recreation, an oc casional indulgence, Into a habit, thereby spoiling both life and loaf, and, Incidentally, throwing an excel lent thing Into bad repute. No one who wouldn't rather work than eat Is In actual need ot loafing, but there are really few of us who don't prefer working at something, useful or useless to doing nothing. And he or she who loves work most requires to learn loafing. Tou can't work properly If you are worrying over neglected work or an ticipating work to come. Tou must begin to loaf in your mind first of all, letting It work from the inside out, until you are loaning all over. Just sitting around and not working Isn't loafing. I have seen a woman waiting In the reception room of an office till her turn came to go in to the hallowed precinct beyond, clt tlng there tense with work; thrash ing; things over, quivering with im patience, wearing herself out to no purpose at all. Now, If she had studied the art of loaning she would have had a fine, refreshing half-hour and enjoyed herself thoroughly be sides. When you loaf you must be filled with a sense ot utter peace, a com plete escape from the least notion ot labor of any sort, s deep content In the large leisure of the sour. No faintest desire to "make time pass" must be allowed an entrance. "Loaf and invite your soul," goes the say ing, but It Is rather your soul that Invites you. It takes you -Into the regions of eternity,: where time Is not, and gives you splendid lile dreams snd surrounds you with vast spaces.. .i What good Is there ta thatr Hard ly one American woman gats- enough of It. We may be idle, many ot us. but we don't know how to loaf. et loafing ot the right sort creates a calm ot the spirit. composure ofthe body, eminently ood for us. Into our crowded, nervous lire it breathes sweetly, as might the pip las; ot a shepherd from vanished Ar eady. spell of loaflht will toko th knots and snarls out! of your nervous system as nothing also can. It will soothe your tritabtlity afl i tor your equilibrium. X woman who cultivates the art of loafing as on of bar possesslena will be mistress ot th eecret of perennial youth. Kyen when she leworUng her hardest th soothing t he la loaing Indulge- 7? tand Its balm over ber. ke i the fidgets, stria ber a a oroaniu aaw Tou five stances can loaf far Tv entna. aeosr&lag ta necessity. FASH ION DOM BT MRS. KINQSLKT. TUNICS are fuller than last year. fluted, full in back and assume their greater length there. Some of the new effective flounclngs are of linen and they show floral pat terns In blindwork, with an occasional lace medallion. The basqued coat and the basqued gown are out in goodly numbers, offering ample opportunities for ren ovating half worn garments. t The silhouette remains slender, and while skirts have increased in ampli tude on the hips, they still cling close ly Just above the ankles. The gowns of the moment retain the short square train, but the taste for this cannot endure long in a day that is essentially pratlcal in dress. The oblong buckle of chiffon or silk flowers, similar to those worn on hats four or five years ago, Is now quit in vogue for evening slippers. A stylish material is an extremely finely woven cotton crepe, which la termed cotton crepe de chine. It is as pretty for evening gowns aa those for afternoon wear. White dresses, trimmed with fancy silks printed in the gay colors, will solve the color problem for many women who realise that they cannot array themselves in costumes of many colors.. ..v Shoes with cloth uppers of almost every shade are found in the shops. The tops, of course, must harmonize with, if not match, the gown with which the 'shoes are worn. The favorite costume of the season Is ft suit of soft heavy silk. The coat la usually lose and made on one of the extreme models, while the skirt Is draped and slashed at the bottom. In spite of the humanitarian per sons who are trying to save the plum age birds from destruction, the costly aigrettes and paradise feathers con tinue the most popular and fashion able, millinery, trimming. A A black taffeta parasol with cold ribs has th dge trimmed with two foMs of satin.,- On the edge of one of the ribs Is arranged a- small bunch ot black sad .'wait satin rosebuds, which vis appear npon the handle.., A 'Pew train IS cut with a wide square end and th end authored into rather broad tuck. Th tanks wrJ close together, jmd instead of being Ironed down flat they were slightly Brassed the rovers war. so that tha gave the fluted appearance that was ON of the things that aeust not be forgotten when cleaning to the tornlng out of drawers sad cup boards. Frequently U is work of longer durattoa than one would ex ftgfc Attsr ta drawers bay been enrptiad braak fbem thoroughly, and Jto the- with clean white pernor. Th waa of ovEpoards shouJabe brsaasd, wbB th shelve have frwt -X baa aatba nJrioa, BEAUTIFUL HANDS BT ANNETTE ANGERT. THE following exercise may be practiced most any hour ot the day when one has leisure time, but the time to receive tha-most bene fit will be at morning and night when you are at home; then more time may be devoted to it and you will also be surrounded with necessary things to make the treatment complete. Before beginning the beauty exer cise, on. your way home secure some cocoa butter, some olive oil and a small vial of benzoin, also a Jar of white vaseline. Of course your hands are washed before dinner, but after dinner,, and about half an hour or so before re tiring!, wash your hands, wrists and arms with a mild soap and warm (not. hot) water hot water la too severe on the skin it causes wrinkles to ap pear. After the dust, grime and pow der have been thoroughly removed from the pores, the hands and wrists are then submerged Into a basin filled with clear warm water; allow them to remain so tor two to tour minutes, after which dry them with a soft towel. Now apply a liberal amount of co coa butter to the hands and wrists, which is rubbed well with the hands using a downward stroke, ending at the tips of the Angers.' The cocoa butter not only feeds th tissues, but It serves to neutralize the drying effects of the soap. After you have prepared the hands in the above manner, you have got them in the best possible condition for an active exercise: in other words, they have been awakened. Begin by holding the arms at sides and bring the band up in front until the linger tips meet; then raise the el bows until the forearms are horison tal and the palms of the hands meet. This should be repeated only eight or ten' times the first few times you practice, but this number may be in creased gradually and finally the el Hews brought -t higher and higher. Tour wrist at first will be quite stiff, but in a weak or, so you will wonder it the treatment and exercises are continued if in time you will not be able to lay the back of the hand on the torearmf But dent try that I am not wishing to make a contor tionist out 1 of you simply trying to give your bands health and grace. -From the above position reVers the hands, so that the backs meet; this ta done by ralsUis the elbow e Whenth entire length of bands have come ta contact with each other they are held so and the lpw lowered, then rais ed and towered" tor eight or ten times. This movemeat is the reverse ot the Srst and puts an entirely different set f muscles esv th streteh; In fact, musclee that towe beeea stiff from pet being calld Into activity, and the tact that the t muscles are inactive hot working tke blood -does net pours freely, which causes weakness. Morality, atoaoloratton aad la. ttaM disease each as '"rheumatism, trouble, ealarged Joints, etc or molasses add- poush gives a IjTTLa aajar i e to ta store DvWD A PINCH of soda added to a berry pie before the upper crust Is put on will keep it from running over," A FEW minced dates added to fudge as it comes from the stove will make a' novel and dainty confection. WHEN frying mush It improves the crispness if the mush is dipped la white of aa egg be fore trying. HATS FOR LITTLE GIRLS a small eup. over aa aiooaoi tamo A BIT ot camphor In A placed 4 wbioh baa Its flam low, will always put nigat. nr HHN next oooktaa W putting it In a sieve and lag boiling water then cover for tew moment cold water, drying the bacon cloth before putting Into the irymg try r- Rl tth on a WHIM yea aado a parcel fold the paper aad tteta string around tt-tbar will always be a string to lit a buadle without looking for one. IN oooklng pea aad baas the wa ter should be allowed to boil away to almost nothing. When the seasoning Is put ta thla makes a delicious Juice. 19 th clothes boiler leaks while la use the bole may be temporarily stopped up by putting a haadfut of commeal into, th water. It will All the hole. STALE macaroons, which can be bought cheap at the baker's, make the most delicious addi tion to pudding and custards If pul verised and sprinkles, over th top. SAVE all bits ot soft silk or satin. If you are not clever with your needle some friend may be sad she will quickly transform them Into tiny flowers tor bows ot other acces sories of the drees. TO sweeten raaeid butter, melt the butter, sate) It, then place piece of light browa toast la It, and In a fsw minutes the toast will have absorved the unplsaaaat tsst and smell. SOME housewives put a Httls water to be heated te prevent the milk In the kettle In which milk is scorching. Another method to to sprinkle In a little granulated sugar and let it get hot before pourlag la the milk. TO wash varnish, steep Mm tea' leaves la water tor aa hour, then strain them out aad use th liquid for washing th varnmhed wood. This decoction give the woasV work a cleaner, fresher look thaa when washed with only soap aad wa ter. w HERB duasft era washed ta t3w sink stretch a piece at wkite rubber tubln. about tn Inches long, over the. ends of .fa ha eta, letting It extend about two taOss below. Tela will prevent the hisil ls and nicking of china that to J by trlklng them against ta rrf, r

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