The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 16, 1915

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EVERYBODY KVCtYBCDY 10 PAGES NEEDS IT 10 PAGES HOME EDITION TUESDAY EVENING- TOPKKA. KANSAS. FEBRUARY 16, 1915. TUESDAY EVENING- THIS EDITION 2 C2UT0 THE IlAISlEl PLAYS IIS IASTCARD England Regards- Germany's Submarine Blockade Order As the Beginning of the End of the Great War. WILL MMJiErHWN DOOM The Sinking of Trading Ships Carrying Passengers Will Bring Down Vengeance of the Civilized World. DESIGNED TO SAVE HIS FACE Move Is for Purpose of Involv ing United States. Could Not Be Expected to Fight the World. London, Feb. 16. England awaits the coming of "der tog" with supreme confidence. Officialdom generally ac cepts the enforcement of the German submarine blockade, which com mences on Thursday, as indicating the "beginning of the end." It la felt that this will be Germany's last great blow. Her Zeppelins having failed to come up to expectation and her fleet being forced to remain impotent behind her closely guarded land fortifications, the last weapon available is her great fleet of submarines. And- the British ad miralty very calmly declares that the precautions already taken will abso lutely nullify any undersea raid that may be attempted. There is not a single official of eith er the army or navy but believes that Oermany will mark her own doom the moment her submarines unloose their torpedoes at merchantmen carrying passengers. They declare the civilized world will not view with equanimity the sending to the bottom of trading ships with their crews and passengers ,.un-wuSift.nt unable .tQ wv? J!iA-i There is no disguising this belief. All of the British newspapers actio It. It was openly expressed on the floor of the house of commons. Moreover, In his declaration last night that the enemy was ready, Winston Churchill, speaking for the admiralty, intimated that it was possible the British sea forces would art before the Germans strike. A Ileal Blockade. It is considered certain today in the linht of this speech, that the combined British, French and Russian fleet w;ill enforce what Is likely to prove the T""ntlnud on Pace Twn.l PLAYED WITH BILL Jitney Methods in House Ruined Topeka Boulevard Plan. Jones of Meade Couldn't Keep Hands Off Bird Measure. Badly battered, the Bird bill, pro viding for a system of playgrounds, parks and boulevards in the city of TopekH. passed the house today on third readinsr. Interference of mem bers from districts not affected by the force of the bill crippled the measure and caused the insertion of a number of amendments that removed much of the effect of the proposed law. Jones of Meade county was among the members who took especial delight in suggesting damaging amendments to the Bird bill. Of course, there are no boulevard systems in Meade coun ty and ihe provisions of the bill made It applicable only to Topeka and Shawnee county. But that didn't con cern Mr. Jones. He just couldn't keep on nis reet. He re!t that someone s rights were belna; trampled under foot and he proceeded to do some legisla ing fot a district that was not con cerned in his election or presence in the legislature. It was purely a Wil liam Allen White personification of a "jitnev legislature." "The bill is badly damaged In its present form and of little value to the city," said Bird. "Perhaps the sen ate will amend the bill and make it more effective. If not. we must look to the next legislature for the relief desired." BIRDS GIVK BATTLK WARXINC. London. Feb. 16. Folks on the Kast Coast have no need of look outs to warn them of a battle in the North sea. Even when they can not hear the gun-firing they have auguries of the battle in the pheasants, in which the country thereabout abounds. Hours before the people of London were aware of it, many East Coast residents knew there had been an engage ment on the morning of Sunday, January 24. Almost immediately firing had begun the pheasants made a great stir and fuss, and those old residents able to read signs realized that the sensitive girds were aware of distant can nonading. Similar demonstrations by the birds had been made on pre vious occasions. Pheasants else where along the coast have dis played the same uneasiness during naval engagements. Their sensi tive organism catches the faintest distant tremors, when the human ear Is not disturbed. REDRAFT GF CCFEIISATO BELL BY HuJSE G0""ITTEE "Snitch'" Lawyer Is Eliminated From Consideration in Measure. Injured Laborers Given AU Benefits of Proposed Act. SCHEDULES FOR LOSSES Amounts f Damages to Parts of Body Provided in Bill. 'Best Law in Force in Union When Enacted," Is Promise. Members of the house labor com mittee today virtually completed their redraft of the Travis workmen's com pensation bill and will offer a com mittee bill strengthening a number of provisions in the present law. The basic principle of the new bill will be to give to the injured employee or his dependents all of the benefits under the' act and to eliminate the "snitch" lawyer from consideration under the new bill. i A half dozen vitally important new provisions will be incorporated in the committee bill. Many of the features included in the Travis bill, introduced last week,' will be included in the bill, but the measure will be even more far reaching than the measure proposed by the member 'from Allen county. It is probable that the redrafted bill will be ready for introduction late today or Wednesday morning. Introduc tion of original bills ceased Monday night, but committee bills will be re ceived until February 20. In extending the provisions of the present law, the labor committee wilt provide that individuals or corpora tions not engaged in hazardous or dangerous occupations may elect to come under the act and take advan tage of its provisions. Schedules for partial or permanent injuries similar to the schedules under a bill by Speaker Stone will be included in the new act. This schedule will be based on fifty per cent of the wages earned for varied periods. Thus for loss of an arm, an employee will be entitled to receive fifty per cent of his full wages for a period of 200 weeks. Schedules will include loss of an arm, leg, eye, hand, finger, toe or other member. The "snitch" lawyer will be effect ively eliminated from consideration under the committee bill and provi sion will be made for the payment of all claims to the injured employee or his dependent family. Medical attention will be provided under the bill. The measure will pro vide for the payment of not more than $150 medical fees, covering a period of not more than sixtydayiv' "Th! new bill .will be the best-corn- the union,': said Travis toaayv in ys cusslng provisions of the committee bill. PLOCKJS LOST. Russians in Poland Retreating Before German Advance. Are Pursued Across the Border of East Prussia. London. Feb. 16. German forces have captured the important Polish town of Plock, the Berlin war office announced today. Plock lies on the Vistula, northwest of Warsaw, and the Russians pushed their advance far be yond it in their movement against the West Prussian border, which appar ently has now been ended. Not only Plock, but the town of Bielsk Is said to have been lost by the Russians. In East Prussia, the Berlin communica tions state, the advance of the Ger mans continues and the Russians have been pursued across, the border. It is expected in London that 'to night or tomorrow England will pro claim the cutting off of all foodstuffs from Germany in retaliation for Ger many's declaration that the waters surrounding the British Isles consti tuted a war zone. CLOSE TO SPRING. Weather Man Sees.Xo Bad Tempera tures In Sight for Topeka. It was again a case of March tem perature and May sunshine today. The minimum temperature at 6 o'clock this morning 28 was eight degrees above normal. There was a southerly wind which caused a rapid rise this morning. The temperature at 9 o'clock was 35. The forecast calls for a continuance of the fair weather tonight and Wed nesday with a rise in temperature. The shippers' forecast urges the orotection of 36 hour shipments in all directions of temperature of not lower than 30 degrees. The stage of the Kaw river today was the highest since September 18 i.z reet. it is the first time that the stage has been above normal since last October. A drop is exDected soon unless there is further precipitation in northern Kansas1. The normal stage ior mis montn is 6.6 reet. The temperature was 12 degrees j above normal today. The wind was 10 miles an hour from the south this afternoon. There was sunshine from the Mississippi river almost to the Pacific coast. The hourly readings 7 o'clock 29 8 o'clock 31 11 o'clock. .44 12 o'clock 48 10 o'clock 39 1 o clock 62 2 o'clock S PROBE FLOUR COST. New York Looking After Criminal j Conspiracy In State Prices. New York, Feb. 16. Meyer Nuss, baum, referee for the state. was ready today to begin hearing witnesses in the inquiry to determine whether the increased cost of wheat flour and bread is due to a criminal conspiracy in violation of the state law. CHARGES GRAFT AT K. C. YARDS Senator Smith Introduces Dras tic Bill to Stop It. An Abuse of the "Shrinkage" Practice Is Claimed. SKIPPERS LOSE THOUSANDS Stock Is Not Weighed for Honrs After Being Sold. Declares Yards Are Run in In terest of Buyers. To head off an alleged graft at the Kansas City stock yards by which cat tle buyers "shrink" $20,000 a. day off GLIMPSES OF THE WAR LN POLAND. MONTENEGRO AND FRANCE "J'y',' V urt. &x -i it L jmd 4 -.m w These pictures, just received from Europe, afford glimpses of the war on widely separated elda. At Uu top is seer, a Oerman lancer caught in a snow drift in Poland. At the iower left is a Montenegrin woman who baa brought cigarets to Montenegrin soldiers in the trenches. Photo at the lower right shews French Zouave officers in a cantured German trench, and the body of a dead German soldier. the values -.1 beef shipped to that market before it is put on the scales to be weighed. Senator I. M. Mahin of Smith county, has introduced a drastic measure to enforce the imme diate weighing of animals when soid. That the abuse of the "shrinkage" practice has grown to enormous pro nortions since the fire which de stroyed part of the yards last summer, is the assertion made by the-author of the bill, who visited the yards while gathering data in its preparation. Since the fire, says Mamn, ine siock vards pnmnanv has failed to put in operation more tnan nair or me scales.. whlcn were in use reiore imtv .uw struction so that where they were in adequately equipped, it is now impos sible to weign animais svia. yiur slaughhter for many hours after the sale has been concluded. Mahin's bill requires that every ani mal sold must be weighed within two iContUlJeii on Paica Two. WIN WITH ENGINES Locomotives Are Secret of French Successes, Says Joffre. Remarkable Interview With Head of Army of France. Paris, Feb. 16. By far the most thrilling document published since the war began is an interview with Gen nl Joffre eivinsr his views of mili- tarv oDerations from the battle of Charleroi to the French reverse at Soissons. The interview was obtained hv his life-long friend. Paul Huard. In General JofTre's barely furnished r:om 12 feet square, containing three armchairs and tables. Huard and the commander-in-chief threw themselves into each other's arms in a Gallic em brace of life-long intimates. "After the preliminary greetings," Huard writes, "I turned the conver sation to military operations and Joffre expressed his utmost confi dence in final victory. He had told me the same thing the very day war was declared. Now my mind went back to the anxious hours of the Ger mans overwhelming march on Paris and to the defeat of Charleroi. which fConxioucM. -on fiute Twk1 Will Let Rumania Alone. Milan. Feb. 16. The Italian gov ernment., as the result of reports that Austria was about to invade Rumania, says the Corriere Delia Sera, ban asked the governments at Vienna and tack wilt be mad on Rumania. TAKE UP STATE FG QLS IHFraCrPTig KEASlflE Special Order rm si Proposals In House This Afternoon. Several of Largest Budgets Come I'n der Vote of 'Legislators. DIFFERENCE F MILLION Senate and House Do Not Agree on Amount To Be Spent. Institutions of Size .Over State Includ ed in Allowances. Under a special order, the house this afternoon took- up the considera tion of 36 appropriation bills recom mended for passage by the house ways and means committee The bills un der consideration at the afternoon ses sion concern appropriations for the big state charitable institutions, the state fairs at Topeka and Hutchinson the penal institutions and a number of minor apuropriauons. It is the desire of the state admin istration to clean up the appropriation bills as soon as possible. All of the more important appropriation meas ures will go to a conference commit tee for compromise and if the senate persists in its stand of last week, may force a considerable delay in the pass age of the important financial meas ures. Virtually all of the house ways and means committee recommendations are below the amounts appropriated by the- senate. There is a difference of at least a million dollars between the house and senate bills and the house will be appealed to in an effort to reduce the state expenses for the next two years. It is regarded as probable that the Republicans in the house will stand with their committee and will cut the appropriations in ac cordance with the committee reports by Chairman Keen. Institutions affected by appropria tions under consideration this after noon are: Osawatomie, Winfield, Larned, Topeka, Norton and Parsons hospitals; private hospitals, board of control, John Brown Memorial park, Osawatomie; Pawnee Rock Historic park, purchase of coal for state chari ties, Atchison Orphans' home, re volving fund for prison twine plant, emergency appropriation for Norton tuberculosis sanitarium,- state house white way, Topeka and Hutchinson state fairs. deficiency appropriation for penitentiary, heat tunnel for Win field hospital. State Historical society. Western university, Topeka Indus trial institute, Hutchinson reforma tory. Lansing state penitentiary, State Industrial school, Topeka: new build ing, Winfield hospital: current ex pense appropriation state charities, new building Emporia State normal, dry farming congress appropriation. Soldiers' home appropriation.- Edu cational appropriations will not be considered until next week. BOMB ON A BALL Two of Sofia's Aristocracy Are Killed in Bulgarian Capital. Explosion Among Members Most Exclusive Society. Berlin. Feb. H. Two members of Sofia's aristocracy, are reported to have been killed and ten others -injured when a bomb was exploded last night at a masked ball attended by representatives of the most exclusive society of the Bulgarian 'capital. Ad vices received here state that Uyse killed were the; son of a former war minister and a daughter of the pres ent wv minister. Of J TO TIPPERARY FOR AJOPEKAtl Call of British Arms Too Much for Tom F. Hayter. Claims His Wife In Complaint to Court Today. DESERTED FOY. SHE SAYS Asks Officials to Halt Charge on Germans. His "Tommy Atkins" Came From Wales He's Gone Now. Because, according to information placed in the hands of county officials, it is believed by his wife that he has left her to Join the Allied armies of Europe to help fight the Germans, complaint charging Thomas Francis Hayter, a Welshman, with neglecting to provide for and support his wife and two children. Evan, a'ge 4, and Walter, age 10, has been sworn out in the county attorney s office. The Hayter family came to this country from Wales, England, about a year ago, and came to Topeka. Ac cording to county officials, Mrs. Hay ter told them that for the last two or three- month's Hayter has been despon dent over the fact that he was unable to obtain employment. She said that he had -talked- often of going back to England and Joining the army since the war began. She told officials that Hayter had left home recently and told her that he was going to Holton. She says that she -believes that he went to Kansas City to report to the British consul and fContlnued on Page Two. SUE FOR $30,000 Topeka Dally Capital Defend ant in Libel by L. E. Bishop. Moving Picture Man Says Tulsa Incident Damaged Him. Arthur Capper, governor, and pub lisher of the Topeka Daily Capital, and Harry C. Green, city editor of the same publication, are defendants In a suit for libel filed in the Shawnee county district court today by an at torney for L. K. Bishop. Bishop asks damages in the amount of $30,000 by reason of an alleged libelous state ment published in the Topeka Capital February I, 1915. The article stated that Bishop' had been arrested in Tulsa, Okla., and was being brought to Topeka by Hugh Larimer, undersheriff, on the suspi cion that he was the guilty party in a hold-up and indecent assault upon a young couple near Willow Park. Bishop contends that he was never placed under arrest and that he ac companied Larimer to Topeka of his own free will. Arriving in Topeka Bishop had no difficulty whatever in proving be yond the least doubt. that he was inno cent of the act of which he was sus pected. The petition states that he was en gaged in the moving picture business in Kansas, -Oklahoma and Missouri, and enjoyed a rood reputation before the publication of the article. He asks fer actual damages ana 110, 000 punitory dr ges, R. B. Oarnett, of Kan CUjr, h attorney forXicho?. TCrEKA JITCEY CiLY 2f(C3FEnsc::scrg::r.3CAY "Motors Are Here to Stay," Says Man. ager Raymond Wells. Today's Business Was Heavy Nickel- Carriers in City. for ASK FOR COLLEGE SERVICE Five Hundred Property Owners Would Have Cars on HilL Good Market Has Developed for Sec ond Hand Machines. The Topeka Jitney cars carried 2,400 people on their opening day, Monday. Raymond Wells, the man ager, was optimistic over the result and says that the jitneys in Topeka are here to stay. Today's business was heavy. A committee of property owners from the College Hill district called on Wells this morning and asked for reg ular service for that part of the city. They promised to have a petition signed by 600 property owners who will agree to use Jitney service. The management of the Jitneys is taking the proposition under advisement. There are scores of old automo biles in Topeka," said Mr. Wells today. whose owners want to dispose of them and cannot do It. They can loan us the use of the car and we will be able to furnish capable drivers and I believe it will be a good investment for all parties concerned." The Telephone Flan. The Topeka Jitney service will be entirely different in many respects from Jitneys over the country. One of these is in the telephone calls. A call to the headquarters at the Grand thea ter in the day time will bring a car to the doors of any person in Topeka and take him or her to a depot, a de partment store, a theater or calling, or any other place in the city limits. There will be an owl service too and at all hours of the night a car or two will be held in reserve at the Grand theater waiting for rush calls. On the special daytime calls, there must be three passengers, or its equivalent in money, fifteen cents. In night calls, there must be four passengers. One man Monday picked up S23, which was the record for the day. He had a five passenger car. Nearly ev ery car made money. Plans are now boing made, or rather talked of, for the purchase of twenty new automobiles, the building of way stations, the printing of a schedule and making Topeka have as complete and established Jitney service as any city in the country. But Mr. Wells is authority for the statement that the Jitney bus .will be come a permanent institution in. To peka. "The more cars the. better,".-he says. 1 ;J4 flGlffi Republicans Defeat Resolution for Ship Purchase Bill. Democrats In Kansas Legisla ture Failed to Harmonize. In a party fight in the house today in which Speaker Stone took the floor for the administration, the Republi cans defeated the passage of the sen ate resolution urging congress to pass the ship purchase bill. Mahurln of Coffey, who led the fight for the Dem ocrats, was unable to hold all the minority forces in line and on an aye and nay vote, the Democrats were swamped. Last week the Democratic senate took up the resolution urging the pas sage of the -ship purchase bill. Even the senate amended the measure un til it was mild, colorless and almost meaningless. In the house today the measure never had a chance for life. Mahurln rushed to the front with the pulmotor, but the house refused tv become excited over the situation. Considerable party oratory was turned loose.. The Republicans found a real opportunity to flay the Democratic tar iff and to point with derision to the national administration's policies. But that was about all. Urging the defeat of the resolution. Speaker Stone told the house that the ship purchase bill was dynamite. It held every opportunity for interna tional complications.- he said, and of fered no certain relief. Besides, Stone saw dangerous pre cedents established and the possible dragging of the nation into the Euro pean war. Mahurln urged the adop tion of the resolution as a relief from stagnant shipping facilities on the high seas. He declared it was the only action which Insured the moving of the nation's cotton and wheat crop Gray of Phillips, Republican, spoke against the resolution. So did Martin of Reno. It was Martin who dragged the tariff into the discussion. You men on the north side can t expect the Republicans of this body to bolster up a losing fight for you," said Martin. "Why you were getting 10 and 62 cents a bushel for your wheat when the war started about 20 cents a bushel less than the cost of production thanks to a Democratic tariff of which you have been enjoy ing the full benefits." Probably 20 members on the Demo cratic side of the house voted for the resolution on final passage. Repub licans and Progressives voted unani mously in the negative. TO SI7IX TEST IVELLS. Senator Malone Would Give Counties Power to Make Tests. Senator James Malone of Thomas county baa introduced a bill author ising county commissioners to appro priate not to exceed 32,600 for the purchase of small tracts of land and the sinking of experimental wells to determine whether water sufficient for irrigation purposes is obtainable in their localities. The Malone proposal would accom plish the same objects now sought by the board of irrigation law for the re peal of which there has been an agi tation., Weather Forecast, for Fair tonight and Wednesday; rising tmpmtar warn BITTED! Feeling Against the United States Becoming Intense. Believe That We Are Siting' With the Allies. THEM LOSSES T.E Cr.EATETl Since the French Began Use of American Arms. Farmers Befase to Bny Imple ments Hate Orer Here. LGDG.1 KIESS FO FIO Prints Story That U. S. Army Officers Are Resigning To Join an American Brigade for British Service. IBy Karl H. Von Wlegand.l Berlin, by Courier to Copenhagen and Cabled to New York. Feb. It. The American government, press and public do not realise to what extent, and depth the bitterness of feeling through Germany against America. Is spreading. With the German prase daily publishing dispatches tending te show that the United States la siding more and more with the. allies, and with the reprinting of dispatches tak en from the Sngllsh newspapers, ipdi catlng extreme hostility toward Ger many, the people' of Germany are e-' coming worked up to a point which it would be difficult to exaggerate. Of ficials and American eltixens here cannot disguise their serious fears -that some incident will occur which will lead to a serious crisis. .Wounded officers and men from the front openly charge that the Ger man losses are becoming much great- r now that the FSch are using American manufactured arms' nd ammunWoin -Thts ass creator n au raosphore, which, to put it mildly, has -been becoming rtiori and more rigid daily for Americans. Although hitherto the Germans have maintained a trustworthy atti tude of calmness and composure to- ward America, they are now begin ning to complain bitterly and the -natural effect is a continuous growth- of anti-American feeling. For in stance, peasants andr land owners of Bavaria and elsewhere are now re fusing to buy agricultural implements manufactured in the United States. The Berliner Zeitung yesterday pub lished a pamphlet which it charged was prepared by former President Roosevelt, urging the United States to Join the allies and crush Oermany. Bngland Spreads Poison. The Berlin Tageblatt reprinted a' tContinuiwl on Page Two. TEAM HILL STAY Proper Support in Topeka Will Keep Baseball Club Here. New Owner, J. A. Sarage, Will Arrive in Kawtown Soon. J. A. Savage ef Kansas City, owner of the Topeka. baseball club in the Western League, assured the State Journal today in a long distance tele-, phone conversation, that the team would not be. taken away from To- peka provided he is given the support that will Justify keeping the team here. "Topeka will keep the team provid ed that we are given support," he said, "but we must be assured of the sup port. I expect to be in Topeka In a -day or two and will talk things over." Savage said that his plan is to move to Topeka about the first of March, provided his conference here this week is as satisfactory as he expects it to be. He stated that there is nothing definite to give out relative to a manager for the team. "There are a half dosen applicants for the position," he said, 'but the man I have In mind is not available right now. I may know in two or three days." DEPARTMENT STORE AT WAR. London, Feb. 16. One of Lon don's oldest and largest department stores has three hundred men in one regiment, the Queen's West minsters, at the front. These men are officered by members of the firm and heads of various depart ments of the store where tbey are employed. The founder of the firm, fifty-six years ago in the first days of volunteering, raised a com pany which the firm put into uni form and maintained at Hs own ex pense. This tradition has been continued ever since and the com pany maintained at the store has made an enviable record In the country's militia, taking many prizes by shooting and other mili tary activities. Thirty-five mem bers' of the company served in the South African war and thirty-three returning safely, resumed their work at. the store. Enough em ployees volunteered to fill the com pany four times over at the out break of the present war and many unable to gain entrance into the regular store company have en tered other regiments.

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s TIIB TOPEHA DAILY CTATS JOITRAIrTUCCDAY EVdTCTO PESOTAIIY 13, ISIS IT IS FAMOUS NOW UcGlnnis Pure Complexion Bill Known Over Country. Every City and Town In TJ. S. Has Heard of Measure. ViCT are UP n ARMS BaaaaaaaaMBaaaaS flood Newspapers With Ideas T on Anti-Powder Bill. And It Was Only Introduced as a Joke Sad! I Of the more than 1.800 bills before the Kansas legislature this winter, but one measure has become famous. That Is the McGinnls pure complexion bill. In every city and town in the United States the local society belles know of Representative McOinnis and his measure aimed at first aid to beauty Matters of less public con cern than the McGinnls bill have been told in verse and set to music Bach day McGinnls draws a basket full of mail. Nearly all of the letters have something to say about his freak bill, which would assess a fine for the wearing; of paint, powder, cosmetics, ear bobs and other beautifiers. None of McOinnis" correspondents have a personal acquaintance with the author of the bill. And Dr. McOinnis frankly states that he has no genuine desire to met his correspondents. t Newspapers Eat It Up. The McGinnls mall box is but one Indication of the Interest in the Greeley county man's bill. Every large newspaper in the country has discussed the proposed enactment. Hundreds of women have put their sentiments In printable words and told the public Just what they thought of Mr. McGinnls using the columns of the public press. Each day since the Introduction of the bill a Kansas City publication has carried from one to six communications from irate female subscribers concerning the, iniquities of the MoGinnlB bill in particular and the fanaticism of the Kansas legisla ture in particular. The St. Louis, Chi cago. Philadelphia and New Tork papers have devoted columns of space to a discussion of the bill. Nearly Mobbed In Kansas City. One member of the Kansas legisla ture spent Sunday in Kansas City. He was a guest at a Sunday dinner party and met a dosen or more society women. "I thought I would be mobbed," said the Kansas lawmaker in telling of his experiences. "Those women flatly refused to discuss any subject but that pure complexion bill. I ex plained that I wasn't responsible for it and would probably vote against it if It came up for consideration. But It did no good. They insisted on tell ing me what they thought of our leg islature and threatened to petition for a bill prohibiting men from shaving or enjoying the luxury of a hair cut or massage if that bill was passed. "Where Is That Man!" Hundreds of women who have visited the legislative halls, have asked the pages and house employees to "please show me that man McGinnis, And McGinnls sat through the longways second aisle from the south, second seat from rear under the scornful gaze of fair womanhood. "I Just want to tell yon what I think," one woman began, as she step ped up to McGinnis Without the for mality of an introduction. "That abominable bill But Dr. McGinnis saw an open door to the cloak room and fled. "That's Just one of them," said the Tribune, Kansas, doctor, who smiled and was inclined to see the humor of the situation. "I get them every day. Maybe I should say every -hour of the day." A St Louis paper devoted two col umns to terse expressions of St. Louisans concerning the McGinnis bill. Considering the fact that a St. Louis society star would not be compelled to live under the provisions of the bill. the town took the matter rather seriously. Dr. Paul R. Fletcher, member of the St. Louis city council. frankly said that McGinnis should be shot dead. Face Firing Squad. "Take him out and let a firing squad of suffragettes shoot him at sunrise," aid Dr. Fletcher. "Why, what In the world is the matter with those moss backed old snails up in Kansas any how? Let the women use paint and powder and perfume. It adds to the beauty of womanhood and to the gen eral worth-while-living reasons of the world. The McGinnls bill Is In the hands of the public health and hygiene com' mtttee. The bill has not as yet been considered. "We planned to discuss the bill Mon day afternoon," eald Chairman- Al drich, "but the author was not ready ior a hearing." Hundreds of women have asked for seats when the bill is considered on the floor of the house if it is considered. If the measure is reported for passage, it will doubtless be made a special order for a night session and provi sion made for extra' seating capacity -for women who are anxious to hear the debate. Dr. McGinnls, who introduced the Wll, is a physician in Tribune, Gree ley county. He Is married and de clares that Mrs. McGinnis is in favor of his bill. HUMANITY IN BUSINESS Electro Steel Company Turns Down a $4,000,000 Order. Pittsburg. Pa.. Feb. 16. Because of "humanitarian reasons" the Klectro Steel company of this city asked by Pittsburg foreign trade commission to bid on a contract to furnish part of an order of 1.000,000 drop forge shells valued at 94.000,000 wanted by the British government, declined to make an estimate. Attached to the blue prints presented to the commission was a note which head: ''For hu manitarian reasons this company finds Itself obliged to refuse to con sider the contract." STATf LADOR DILL Measure Still Shows Signs of Life on Senate Calendar. Senator James Malone of Thomas county led a losing fight to kill the state labor department bill, repealing the law of 1913 which took the de partment out of the hands of organ ised labor, ana matting ins omce a it- pointive by the governor, when that measure appeared in the senate with a favorable report of the department of labor. The bill haa already been killed In the house and it was on the ground that its passage by the senate would be futile In the face of the adverse action of the house of representatives that Senator Shouse and others sup ported Malone's minority report. Malone is a member of the commit tee on labor, the majority of which sent in a recommendation for the bill which would restore the office to the hands of the union laborers. He de clared that the 191S law put the de partment where it should be as repre sentative of the disorganized as well as the union labor interests of the state and urged his adverse minority re port on the new measure. The senate adopted the favorable majority report and the bill will take its place on the calendar. KAISER'S LAST MRD. Continued from page One. most complete blockade ever attempt ed by belligerents. It is the intention of the government entirely to cut off all German porta from shipping, to drag for their mines and in all prob ability to attempt to force some of the weakest of their defended harbors. The newspapers today, commenting on the German note to the United States, declare there is no reason to believe otherwise than that this is one last desperate attempt on the part of German officialdom to "save its face." They declare the military situation was never better. The pos sibility of conscription has been re moved by the enormous number of volunteers who have and who are flocking to the colors. While the gov ernment refuses figures it can be stated as a fact that there are now under arms all of the men that the government is prepared to outfit at the present time, and that in addition to the millions now either on French soil or en route there, there are fully trained and equipped levies to fill all gaps for at least three months. To Draw In Uncle Sam. Many of the British newspapers charge that the German 'submarine blockade was planned entirely for the purpose of involving the United States and other- neutral nations. If they could be brought into the Sit uation, the papers says, German officialdom would be able to de clare that with the entire world against her, Germany can no longer fight and must make the best peace terms that she can. This view, in the opinion of the newspapers, is support ed by the strong anti-American agita tion in the German press. It is pointed out that the rigid German censorship could have prevented the printing of any of these articles and the very fact that they have appeared is cited as proof that the anti-American agita tion has the approval of the govern ment. The Pall Mall Gazette today says: "Our right to adopt the most drastic retaliatory measures springs from the enemy s contemptuous rejection of every law of conscience and humanity. our power to make them effective is guaranteed by our own proven moral standing and the ascendancy of our men. If the Germans dare face the issue, we shall be best pleased." The Globe says: "Churchill's announcement is no idle threat. Momentous events are transpiring." f All Merchantmen to suffer. i London, Feb.. 16.-f-A ikpte from the German chancellor, as tsinsmitted to the Rotterdam chamber It commerce, says that "In most cases" German submarines will be unable to distin guish between neutral and British vessels encountered in the war zone and that all merchantmen, therefore, run the risk of destruction. In Berlin an official 'statement was issued suggesting that British sub marines might purposely sink neutral vessels in order to precipitate a con flict between Germany and neutral nations. French newspapers com mend the attitude ol the United States, which Is said to be the first step toward "the inevitable participa tion of neutrals In the great events which are dividing the world." The departure of the Greek minis ter from Turkey is not regarded In Berlin as implying a rupture of diplo matic relations. It is thought there that the minister, for personal rea sons, asked to be relieved. The Albanian force which invaded Serbia has been driven back across the border, says a Nish dispatch. The raid is believed to have been incited by Mohammedans preaching a holy war. It Is reported from Milan that Italy has asked Vienna and Berlin for as surances that Austria will not make an attack on Rumania, whose mili tary preparations have been inter preted as foreshadowing her entrance into tne war. Eastern War Zone. The general offensive of the Teu tonic allies along the extended east ern front is continuing successfully on both flanks, Judging from reports reaching London, but without any visible forward- movement on the front toward Warsaw or in the Car pathians. The Bucharest report that the Austrians have reoccupied Cserno witz. the capital of Bukowina, has not been received from any other source, but Petrograd admits officially that the Austrians are still advancing in Buckowina in considerable force, and desperate fighting marks the operations in the passes of the Car pathians, where the Russians are claiming minor successes resulting in the capture of men and munitions of war. In Fast Prussia the Russians have not yet regained their fortified lines and the German advance, while not checked, seems to British observers to be proceeding with less speed. Paris reports from the western front that the sole activity consists in artil lery engagements in which the guns of the allies have been successful in si lencing batteries of Tpres and destroy ing German trenches at Beaurains. in diplomatic circles the replies of Germany to notes to neutral cowers concerning Germany's proposed ma rine war zone are awaited with Interest.- Great Britain's renlv concerning the use of neutral flags Is given sec ondary importance. The German press is hinting that satisfactory promises by Great Britain on the question of neutral flags would con stitute tne pest sareguard to American shipping. Ships That Are in Peril. New Tork. Feb. 18. Of the steam ships clearing from New Vorlr writh. in -the last two weeks, maritime rec ords show today 27 are due to be with in the war sone, declared by Germany around Great Britain, on and after February 18. the day set to establish the sone. Four ships of this fleet are American owned and fly the American flag and five carry passengers. All the vessels were heavily laden with freight. The Philadelphia of the American line, which sailed last Sat urday for Liverpool, carried 360 pas sengers, the Adriatic (British) of the White Star line, which should" reach Livarnool on the llth or.Utn 4. and three other liners had fewer pas sengers on board. Holland-England Travel. London, Feb. 16. Travel between Holland and England is becoming dif ficult. All passengers leaving Flush ing, Holland, for Folkestone, are re quired now to have their passports vised by the English consul. The only boat leaves early in the morning. Most of the passengers from Germany and Belgium reach. Flushing late at night; consequently they find diffi culty in getting their documents coun tersigned without waiting over a whole day. The rumor that the Dutch steamship line would discontinue its Flushing-Folkestone service would ap pear to be without foundation. The company officials have announced that they will continue their vessels regardless of the danger from German submarines. Six British Ships. Boston, Feb. 16. Six British steam ers which sailed from here within the last fortnight are not due to reach their destinations in England or Scot land before February 18, the dayi set for the establishment by Germany of a war zone around Great Britain. Only one vessel, the Pretorian, which is scheduled to arrive at Glasgow on February 18. carries passengers. The other ships are freighters; their cargoes consisting chiefly of food stuffs. They include the John Bakke, due at Manchester February 18; De vonian, due at Liverpool February 20; Nlnian, due at Manchester Feb ruary 21; Anglian, due at London February 22, and Leo, due at Glas gow February 28. GRAFT AT R. G. YARDS Continued from Page One.) hours after the sale has been com pleted. This will enable the man who sells the animal to collect for the weight of beef while it is yet in about the same condition as when sold. Failure to make the weight within two hours constitutes an offense to be made punishable by a fine of from $200 to $600, and the- failure shall constitute a ground for action upon which the owner will be enabled to recover damages against the stock yards company for the amount of the "shrinkage" In the weight of the animals. Walt for Hours. Present practice in. the stock yards, savs the senator from Smith county, is to postpone the weighing of animals for from eight to twelve hours, during Which they are kept wltnout looa or water in runways where they are con stantly kept moving. The absence of a sufficient number of scales now makes it impossible to do the weign- ing much under the time mentionea, s&vs Mahin. "A sins-m neer steer win lose lrom dollar to 32. &0 in weiKht by a half mlln run or bv anv other unusual dis turbance. It is a practice of cattle buyers to offer as high as 5 per cent over the agreed price if permission is granted to run the animals around a little. The ore sent situation in me stock vards at Kansas City accom plished the same result in shrinking the animals beiore tneir weignt is taken and the seller has no recourse. Ron In Interest of Buyers. "The stock yards are owned by and conducted in the interest of the big buvers of beef. The fire last summer destroved half the former equipment of scales and the company nas not re placed them. Now as soon as a sale is made the animal is turned out In one of the lanes to wait its turn at the scales. 'I have discovered that it regularly takes many hours before this Is finally .done and that in the mean while the stock is kept under condi tions which result in a loss of weigni which- means dollars of loss to the seller on every animal handled. The stock man may look on and 'cuss, but that's all he can do about it now. "This bill would make the -stock yards company find a weight for ev ery animal sold within two hours after the sale is completed. ine snrinx- age in mat ume wouio mean aoout a fair average for the excess weight Rained by -the feeding in the f early hours which is allowed animals sent in for sale. -The stock yards handled as high as $30,000 head of stock a day and the loss on these at the figures have stated unquestionably makes the damages to the stock men run at times as high as $$0,000 a day. I be-1 lieve the assertion that the average loss under present conditions is not less than $20,000 a day. Is a modest one." Clinton "Old yon get In without yonr wife hearing 7 on last night?" Clubletgh "No; nor without my hearing her, either.' ootom iranscnp OUR NATIONAL IHSUTRALITY -Sl Tim "V- 'il -trr A :J)j;f WIN WITH ENGINES. TConMniied from Page One.l had seemed to- me a bloody denial of Joffre's persistent confidence. You ought really to give me some explanation of Charleroi,' I said to him. "The general was neither aston ished or offended by my question.. I asked him if it was really true. as the general -public and even the combatants believed, tnat we were outflanked In Belgium by overwhelm ing masses. "Joffre is one of those men who throughout their existence never told a lie. 'Not at all, not at all,' replied General Joffre. "Our army was in suf ficient numbers. We ought to have won the battle of Charleroi. We had ten chances to one to win. We lost through our own faults, by mistakes of our commanders. "Then I.eaJd; JlSow explain to me your -retreat, especially by .what sur-r prising miracle' or'wliat singular cap rice Gen. Von Kluck obliqued so sud denly when Paris, was already within his reach. The retreat was very simple, re plied Joffre, now smiling again. 'With numerous details he explain ed to me how Von Kluck's men, cast ing aside their haversacks, swept like a whirlwind on Paris. He explained how during, the ten days the English-French retreat last ed he. Joffre, built up in the region of Amiens, that is one flank of the line of invasion, an army whose ex istence was unknown to all. and es pecially to the Germans until the day when concentrated and moving off to the command of the French general issimo, this army of General Manu oury gave such a sudden and violent blow to the Teutons that he threw them as he planned on to our lines on the Marne. Up His Sleeve. "About the present." resumed Huard, "it is truly regrettable that such decisive maneuvers as the Marne affair are no longer possible, and bend ing over General Joffre," says Huard. I whispered In his ear, l hope you have got something up your sleeve.' "Joffre laughed gaily. 'Surely, surely,' he replied, tapping my shoul der, 'but we are realty sun maneuv ering. Napoleon said he won battles with his soldiers' legs. We win them with our locomotives. That's all the difference. We must not abuse this war of attrition too much. German Losses. 'Under the fire of our army the Germans have left more than 1,000, 000 men, yes more than 1.000,000 who will never reappear on any battlefield. Their famous guard is only a col lection of uniforms; their old officers lists are only a historic memory. Their officers were gallant; they've nearly all fallen. The German troops are now so much weakened morally that their Improvised officers are compelled in order to avoid- stampede to teaa them to battle In massive formation. eight men abreast. It is leading them to a hecatomb, a prey ior our artil lery.' '"What about our men r i asxea. The general rose.! In all armies, at all times, all places there have been deficiencies. It is possible there are some In our army, too but our heroes are numbered by the thousands, yes by the thousands. What a great and admirable country is France! Tou can cry that aloud. We are living in great times. With an army like ours it would be a crime against France to despair. 'From whatever part of France they come they -are worthy of the than, Oil TO TIPFERARY. 'Continued from Page One.) to substantiate her belief she pro duced a telegrmm to Hayter from the British consul: at Kansas City which requested thatf Hayter report at that place. Mrs. Hayter told officials that Hay ter was a good husband and that they had a good home. The Hayters live on Polk street according to county of ficials who are- making an effort to lo cate Hayter -in Kansas City. COINS 'HCOvT GITTED iConrJnued From Pane One-I dispatch today from an-English news naner. which savs- that 'American of ficers have resigned from the army and are applying (or naturalization as BANNER Britishers in order that they may be eligible for commission in an Ameri can brigade being formed to fight for England 2,000 strong. These are fair samples of the state ments which are being published and which are creating the anti-American feeling. Americans throughout Germany are no longer wearing the tiny American flag in their buttonholes that were so noticeable and generally applauded in the early days of the war. The em bassy and consulate here is being deluged with letters from Germans friendly to America and from German Americans, the tenor of which is: "How can we answer a man who asks us why America sells ammunition to kill our sons and then expects us also to buy agricultural implements from the United States?" A very prominent German society leader, who hitherto has been most friendly to Americans, entertaining them in her home, has now caused it to be announced that henceforth Americans will not be welcome. She declared that the resentment of her German friends toward the United States is responsible. The position of Ambassador Gerard and Consul General Law Is now be coming extremely difficult and deli cate, both officials being focus points ror German criticism. FRANCE IS PHASED. Papers Say Germany Must Back .Down or Fight United States. Paris. Feb. 16. America's reply to Germany's blockade notification has brought forth a chorus of praise from the principal writers In the French press. Even Georges Clemenceau, who hitherto has been disposed to criticise President Wilson, says the president has spoken the words the American people expected in such a way that Germany has no alternative Dut to back down. Gabriel Hanotaux says in the Figaro: "The American note to Germany is an act of high historic initiative and the first step toward the inevitable participation of neutrals in the great events wnicn are aiviaing the world. President Wilson was obliged to pass from discussion to action. What do the measures mentioned in the note mean out tnat American warships will fall upon German submarines attack ing American shins in total dlnrerarit of America's sovereign rights? Either uermany can give in or she mk Ala- regard Washington's note and go on with her plan to force England to capitulate. Then President Wilson wuuia not receae rrom his position.' The proposal made bv Count nn. stroff. the German ambassador to the United States, that Germany would withdraw its blockade order If the im port oi rooo was permitted by Eng- iuu ia.te ior comment, but the newspapers caption the an nouncement "Official German Black- TODAY'S JURXET REPORT. Chicaao. Feb. 1A WTTKAT whai Jumped upward hereHday, influenced by a decided advance in Liverpool. Repors were at hand that the demand In Great Britain was of remarkable srength, and continued to exceed the supply. On the other hand country offerings here and at other leading ing rather than showing any Increase. After opening c to zc higher, prices ascended to a range 3c to 4c above last night's level. Lack of available vessels to Enrone held down expor sales and caused considerable reaction latr In prices. The close was un settled at 2c to 3c net ad ranee. fOK ;orn, aitnoagn inclined to sag; at the start, marie a rallv later in svmnathv with wheat. The bla stocks in slant, how ever, led to evident caution on the part of nuiiH. upening quotations, wnicn wre un changed to c lower, were followed by a mtiwraw wiium an innns. Slowness of eastern called afterward tn a good deal of heaviness in the market- The Close was steaar at 4aMic to- mc net decline. OATS Traders In oats guided themselves by the action of corn; a different conrse seemed to depend wholly on developments in renra to export saies. PROVISIONS Provisions averaaed a tit le higher as a result of an advance in the nog maraac enorts aia most or tne During. Ch lease Grata Market. f The range of nrlcea for e-rain fnrnrea on The Chicaso Board of Trade as renortad by Thoa. J. myers. nrosor. ccidmnlan eiog. Chicago, Feb. ML High Low Today Tea. Opes WHEAT May ..161 163 July ..135K 137 CO 162 135 162 159 136- 134- Msy 804 80H 80 80 79 79- 80 81 81 80 80$ 81- juiy OATS May 6T 0 60 41 Jaly SIS 82 57 57 PORK May ..19.00 July ..10.32 19.10 19.80 19.00 19.32 1.10 19. SO 18.87 18.2T CM drain The range of Prices for grain futures on uie n ansae uiy veara ox xraae as re- Krted by Thoa. J. Myers Broker Co nblaa Bidg.J Kansas City, Feb. 16. .Close Open High Low Today Yes. WHEAT Kay ..152 Joly ..1X1 8ent. ..122 CORN July 7$L rhlnan Grata Market. Chlcam.-Feh. 1 WHEAT-JIm. Ifav. i:uk May, 7Kto7!c; July, 80c -OATS May, OaCc? JuTy. 'sic. PORK May. Sl3.lv; July, S19.50. LARD Mav. S10.86 Jnlv. Ill.OO. oxauxt x Kiss-aiy, iu.Z7 July, $10.52. TUverussI Orate Liverpool, Feb. 16. WHEAT Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 13a 7d: No. 2 13a fld: No. 3. 13 5d No. 2 hard winter. 13s 6d. wibh opot, American mixea, bs zfta; February, 7s 9d; March, 7s lOd. Grate Gsssto. furnished by special wire o T. B. Myers. 1 Mlnnanolls wheat stocks hare decreased 340,000 bushels In the past two days. Uverpool stocks of wheat decreased 88, 000 bushels last week and now amount to 2,982,000 bushels: corn, 1,343,000 bushels. decrease 1ZM.0UU bvshels. Exports from the United States and Can ada yesterday were 1,155,000 bushels of wheat, 106,000 barrels of flour of flour, 323, 000 bushels of corn and 430fiM bushels of oats. The Canadian visible supply -of wheat de creased 1,114,000 bushels last week and now amount to 12,062,000 bushels, compared with 23,817.000 bushels a year ago. World's shipmate of corn last week were 4,207,000 bushels, compared with 6,038,000 bushels In the preceding week and 1,863,000 bushels a year ago.. America shipped 1,610,- uuu ousneis. World's shipments of wheat last week were 11,005.000 boshels, compared with 14, 323,000 In the preceding week and 12316,000 bushels a year ago. Shipments from Amer ica 'were 9,987.000 bushels. Including 296,000 bushels from St. John. Exports were des tined as follows: United Kingdom, 2484,000 bushels; Continent, 3,896,000 bushels; non Buropean countries 900,000 bushels. Elvators stocks of wheat in Kansas City decreased 1,195,360' bushels last week ana now amount to 4,529,250 bushels corn 4, 424,000 bushels, increase 658,359 bushels oats, 806,970 bushels, increase 123,886 bush els; Kafir, 566,896 bushels. Increase 10,982 ousneis rye, 2B,ioo ousneia. increase wi bushels; barley, 182,640- bushels, increase 1.264.000 bushels. A year ago stocks were 7,159.284 bushels of wheat, 1,670,142 bushels or corn ana wn,iua ousneis ot oats. New Terk Stock Market. Wall St.. New Tork. Feb. 16. STOCKS Speculaive favorites made some improve ment after their Initial decline, but the market showed an undercurrent of caution throughout the early session. Specialties mntiniied to he the consnicuous features. the Texas company falling over 4 points. Declines of a point or two were recorueu oy American Sugar, Central Leather and Loose Wiles. Another severe decline In foreign exebsnge gave rise o renewed rumors re garding goia imports, neavy uuyuis ui the new Pennsylvania 4 bonds at ad vances over yesterday's quotations was an offset to the otherwise low bond market. The only pronounced changes In the early stages of today's stock market were in the .naM.HtM TMttwhn rr Coal n referred ad vancing 3 points while Mexican Petroleum lost an auaitionai pomis. -sues were mostly lower, the Harlrmans, Readme. Hew xorx central, umieu oiaict Steel and Amalgamated copper receaing fractionally. There was further selling of hnn ,i f., rnrnve delivery. Indicating; a re currence of foreign liquidation. Important stocks showed more steadiness at the end of the half hour. Selling or copper axiecieu umj at active group in the late dealings. The clos ing was neavy. City Kansas City, Feb. J6.-WBBAT-rOii Market 3e to kiibk. U",VV,' 1.5; No. 3, fl.571.58; No. 2 red, $1.1 1-OSMi no. a, unii.uo. CORN Market unchanged to lc lower. No. 2 mixed. 74c: No. 3, 72c; No. 2 white, 78c: No. 3, 76V4c; No. 2 yellow, HW, no. 3, 72 UATI 'fS-L-Hfurke tinchanBed. No. 2 White, 57: 58c No. 2 mixed, 54 (3 55c, RYE $1.251.26. HAY Marke unchanged. WHEAT Receipts 56 cars BUTTER Creamery, 30c; firsts, 27c; sec onds, 25c packing, 18c. BOGS Firsts, 22c; seconds, 17c. ruULTKI Mens, u1-, rwovcio, 7- Clf?SE1fC"WHEAT-May, $1.55; July, 8!6SI;iSSv-.. TOSie- Se. V ivr, .Tin j i tomber, 7879c. iiUnn amy, luanii"., o Cnieaxo Produce Marset. Chicago, Feb. 16. BUTTER Market low er. Creamery, zraawc. EQUS Market lower. At mars, canes included. 2124c; ordinary rusts, zac; firsts, 24c. POTATOES Market lower. aiicnissu red, 3842c; Michigan ana Wisconsin white. 40 45c. POULT Kx -Alive, lower; springs, 14c; fowls, 14C 4 New Terk Fredeee Market. vrk. Vt-Vi 16 BUTTER Market quiet. Creamery extras (92 score), 30 Slc, J EGOS Market irregular, nearoy nery whites, saMiwc. CHEESE Market steaoy. oiaie wu milk, held specials, 1717c. POULTRY Alive, weak western i-uics- loc; IOW1S, W&iOVtc; turaeys, J dressed, firm western roasting chickens, IT 21c; fresh fowls, 1418c; turkeys, 14 QiZZifeC. 'nr Tork Rns New York, Feb. 16. SUGAR Raw, steady; molasses 3.74; centniugal, 4.51 re fined, steady. He Tork CoMea Market. -v. I. D-k ta mTTONfliwil quiet; middling uplands, 8.55. No sales. St. Joseph. Live Btoek Market. St. Joseph. Feb. la HOGS Receipts 7.- 000. Market 5c to 10c. higher to shippers. packers doing nothing, xop, n.sztt; duik of sales, a656.75. CATTLE Receipts 1,500. Market steady. Steers. $6.508.25; cows and heifers, $4.00 8.00; calves, $0.00 9.75; SHEEP Receipts smw. Market strong to 10c higher. Lambs, $7.75448.50. Wichita Live Stock Market. 11.1..1.U. laai. in nnna irtnm t nnn Market higher." Top, $6-85; bulk of sates! ATTLE Recelnts 100.' Market steady. Native steers, $6.o67.50; cows and heifers. $4.757.00; bolls, $4.753.75; calves, $6.00 9.50. Chlense Live Stork WarLet. Chtcaso. Feb. 16. HOGS Receiots 25.000. Market strong, 5c above yesterday's aver age. Bulk of sales. $6.7oca86; light, $6.65 6.80; rough, $8.45aK: nlge, $5.80$6.90. caixlis Keceipts s.uuu. Market weak. Native steers. $5.4509.00: western. 84.6513 7.15: cows and heifers. $3.20ir7.S0: calves. $7.ooeio5a oniiLr Kecemts o.ouo. Market strone-. Sheep. $8.357.10; yearlings, $7.5O8.u0; lambs. $?.25fea75. Kaanas City Live Meek The folowlng sales wer made this 1ISSH 153 156U 151 i3ig i3i r.v vxyL 128 122 121 11V STOCK SSilPPlKS To Insure Yooncif CLAY, ROBINSON f; CO. Lire Stocks We Also Ha- lag at the Meek Tarda, Ksneas Cv; ar-l npoct-dover loaf dtatafeea 1 -f net to the Btate Joarnal by CUv. M' f so? Co.. live stock eo-MUuon anas-, chants, with offices at all nwrketnl ceipta 3,000 bead. Market slow ar-- Kansas, a irv- ,ml xs-jb BOGS Becel slots- 1Z.UUV mo.r. nor ix, ow wo. ri!".' a k. b j, s 10c higher. Bulk of sales, a.7UUumi top. SHEEP Receipts 10,000 head. Market 29c higher. UmM, s.w. KILLING STEERS. Mo. Wt. PrioeiMo. Wt 16 10O9 S7.10 UW8 AND HlUriCKB. 1.....1290 3 1006 B.90 4.75 4-75 K 78 1 970 1 1410 2..... 135 1 200 1..... 140 133 3... '..1283 CALVE. 10.00 1 X. 10.00 f 1. 10.50 r i lOJM J 1... B 86e 10.... 181 208 City Live Stack Marks. Kani is City, Feb. 16. HOOS Receipts Market lOc hia-her. Bulk of sales. 12, OCX) S6.707.00: heavy. $&75f$6.86 ;packers and butchers, 6.703o.85; light, e6.70y 6.90; pigs. S& .TLB Receipts 3,000. Market strone to life his-her. Prime fed steers. S7.7Si 8.25; dressed beef steers, f&06tj7.00; west ern steers. 6-2f4t7.75 southern steers. 85.75 tt;75; cows, $4.25496.00; heifers, t5.75tJ7.75; stockrs and feeders, S5.ott7.25; bulls, S&25 &50; calves, M0010.75. SHEEP Receipts 8.000. Market 10c1 to 15c higher. Lambs, as.00fe8.o9; yearlings, ft 7547. 75; wethers, &00te.0; ewes, 65; stocKers ana xeeaers, et.au49s.ut. Kansas City Stock Tarda, Ob. 10. Cat tle sales today were steady to weak, as compared with the middle of last week, exceptions stronger. A drove af 1,425 pound fat native steers sold at 7.35, a load of Nebraska steers, well filled, 1,239 pounds average, sold to an order buyer at 7.30, a little more than the owner expected, and some 1,408 pound Colorados brought 90.80. The market on prime steers .was not tested, but the best cattle would stop somewhere around $8. A drove of high class Panhandle neiiers, is pounds average, soia at si. 00 to an order buyer for shipment east; the heavy end of these heifers, welshing about 750 pounds, received several bids of $7, and sold close to that price, nicked un a load or tw A nacker buyer a load or two of odd cows around $3, and considered hem higher than last week. Stock steers sold at 86.20 to $6.70, strong to higher prices. Teal calves remain firm, best at $10.75. Quar antine cattle receipts are very light, only 11 cars here today, including 7 loads of good steers weighing 1,126 pounds at $6.35. Receipts here today are less than 4,000 cat- lie, ana tne supply around the circle is moderate, except at Chicago where 23,000 bead were received. Various quarantines at every market have restricted movement of stockrs and' feeders greatly, although shipments from here to any state east Is unnamperea. n.ansss, neorasaa, and Okla homa nave temporarily put up the bars against cattle from the outside. Removal or much or the country i demand, and the necessity of the fat cattle market standing on its own legs are Important reasons for the present unsatisfactory state of the market. No new cases of foot and mouth disease were reported last week, and a high government official stated that in. that event he would consider the disease very close to being completely wiped out. Hogs made some advances late last week, and sold 5c higher to order buyers today, steady to strong to packers, top $6.80, bulk of safes $8.60 to $8.75, receipts 800. Mar-' kets west of the Mississippi are lightly supplied today, and prices here show the advance noted In the face of a decline In Chicago. Order buyers can ship to any poia in the east from Kansas City, but are -hampered in shipping out of. Chicago by vfenmwni regulations, nence a gooo ket here today to order buyers who paid WB Mra. exiii w fuou ivr most ot tneir iron, paca- era Davina 86.60 to 86.75 for mixed loads. Sheep and lambs sold 10c higher today, receipts 10,000 head. Several droves of lambs sold at $8.25, strictly prime lambs might reach $8.40, and fancy ewes are are in sight for later this week. and. our laanbe.sall at 7 QU in N 1A J. A. BICKART, Market CorresSondent Topeka MarkeC (Furnished by Chaa Wolff Packing Co. I1 0J" Babw Feb. M, MIXED AND BUTCHERS.... .Is6.85ian.5a HEAVY 6l,155)45 ROUGH AND HEAVY 6.00idi6L20 LIGHT 6.36 6. 50 Wheat Market. Furnished b Shawnee Milling Co. ft Im T O.I. a WHEAT No. 2 hard, 1.4a WHEAT No. 3 bard, $1.38. WHEAT No. 2 soft. $1.40. Butter and Eggs. (Furnished by The Continetal Creamery Co.. Topeka. Kan. r,.. T"P. Kan., Feb. ML CHICAGO EGGS 24c. NEW YORK EGGS 24c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 2S 30c; New York, 31c; Klgin, 30c; Topeka wholesale, 31c Topeka Grain Market. Furnished by J. B. Billard, corner Kan sase Ave. and Curtis 8L1 CORN-75C. TOPek"- K"L- Peb 1& OATS 500546. WHEAT il.30ei.3S. Topeka Batter, Eggs and Ptmltry. Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com -any, corner Laurent and Madison, Topeka, Kan.. Feb. Ml POULTRY Hens, all sixes, lie; spring uu unwciK bissc young roosters, se; wuu mm. iwrawra, Me; old Tom turseys, uc EGGS 18c Wholesale Pratt and Prod ace. Furnished by B. E. Imuj Tnrfhshlro. Va Wtw i as NAVEL ORANGES Per boa. txaoaiSfi. $2r30?65J U1T-P hoa, BANANAS Per lb., te. ALMEBIA OBAPES-Per bbL. $5,009 LEMONS Per box. $3.0024.00. AffLES Jonathan. per box. oi Js vc a" J..AsD: DCn 17ITIH. Beauties, KANBKBUIKli Per .bU $5.50; per li WEET POTATOFH B U m a)x.avviii a ity. uuiRL jHir HOLLAND CABBAGE CratedVpr lb. Rutabagas Per ib.. io. SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate 81 M GREEN ONION8 Per dos 30c CAULIFLOWER PeV "rate. Jti2a. PeWOe! BBKT!aTbj.S- CELERY Per bunch, 80c. YSTERS-JSWc pernj Li0Cl per CHEESE Per lb... 1819c TP Hay Market. Furnlsbed by T A Beck :l?-M4 IB sth. ALPA1.F" -1I.0T.. Rmi!u Conakm Pr 23 til 25,.,.. 88 HEIFERS. 104 MO 1 -0 4.00 5.. 672 S-52 28 Btt 7.00 v IHOk-. 10 10.80 130 1U.OU oua. 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TUC TOPESA:' DAILY STATS JOXTRITAIiTXJZCDAY EVEI71I7Q, gSSaUAIlY 10, 1015 AFTER JM AGAIN Attorney Says Negro. Pugilist Will Be Returned to Chicago. Extradited on Charge of Con spiracy, Is Offense. Chicago, Feb. IS. dack Johnson, the negro pugilist who fled to Eu rope after being sentenced to a year in the federal penitentiary for viola tion of the Mann act, will be extradited and returned to Chicago on a charge of conspiracy, according to a state ment today by Charles F. Clyne. Unit ed States district attorney. The re cent supreme court decision In a white slave case, holding that a conspiracy may be entered into to violate the act, was cited by Mr. Clyne. "The offense for which Johnson was tried," District Attorney Clyne said, "is not extraditable but conspiracy to violate the United States law is. If the pugilist is not returned through any of our various plans either before or after his boxing match at Juarez, Mexico, he will be indicted for con spiracy, arrested wherever he may be and brought back. "Ho may elude us and escape to Eu rope again but his freedom will be short lived." TO STARTTONIGIIT White Sox Ready to Begin Tour to Coast. Will Spend Over a Month in Sunny California. Chicago. 111., Feb. 16. The White Sox are all set for their joy ride to the Pacific coast. The special equipment has been carefully prepared by the railroa officials, the diner has been well stocked and all that remains now to be done is for the athletes to as semble at the La Salle street station, board the palatial special and hike for the coast. The start will be made at 10 o'clock tonight. President Comtskey will not be in the party but will be on hand to wel come tho special upon its arrival in San Francisco next Friday night. The special train will be in charge of Harry Grabiner, Comiskey's secre tary. Louis Comiskey and Joe O'Neill, road secretary, will also be aboard and wil! assist in carrying out the details of the trip. About 65 persons will be in the party leaving here. A few will be picked up en route. Several of the Sox plavers are carrying their wives with them. There will also be a party of newspaper men along, also several members members of the Pacific Coast League. The Mountain Route. The trip out will be made over what Is known as the "mountain route." The party is scheduled to reach San Francisco Friday night. The special train will be met at Sacramento by a committee from the big exposition and from then until Sunday night when the special leaves for the training camp at Paso RoWes,-the- party -wlH be in charge of the exposition commit tee. Saturday and Sunday will be spent in San Francisco. Sunday night the party will leave for the Paso Robles training camp, where ten days will be spent in conditioning the players. After the ten day stay in Paso Kobles the team will be divided in two squads. The first squad will be in charge of Manager Rowland, while Billy Sullivan and Ed Walsh, the vet eran battery mates, probably will be placed in charge of the second team. At the completion of the Paso Robles stay the first squad will go south to Los Angeles. The second team will go north to San Francisco. The teams will spend about ten days in Los Angeles and San Francisco, then change camping grounds. The first team with Rowland will then go to San Francisco and the second will go to Los Angeles. Another ten days will be spent In the two big cities of California, then the trip homeward will be started. WIN DUAL TRACK MEET. K. 17. Athletes Defeat Aggies By Nar row Margin of a Points. Lawrence. Ran., Feb. 16. Kansas university won the third annual in door track and field meet from the Kansas State Agricultural college here Monday night, 41 to 41 H- The Aggie team was ahead throughout the meet until the last event, the mile relay, gave the uni versity team five points and the vic tory. Rodkey, of the Jayhawker team, broke the quarter mile K. U. record, lowering it from 56:02 to 66:01. The former record was set in 1910 by Haddock. The university men who won the relay race were Elswick. Crelghton. Edwards and Elliott. The time was To Arrange Army-Navy Game. West Point. N. T.. Feb. 16. Foot ball representatives of West Point and Annapolis will meet in New York to day to arrange final details concern ing the next football game betwen the two service schdols which will be played at the Polo Grounds In New York on November 27. Stnmpf Goes to Coast League. Portland, Ore., Feb. 16. George Stumpf, with the Cleveland American Association team, last season, has been purchased by the Portland club of the .pacific Coast league. Jo Uoro PCx Eim.pl Home Remedy Easily Applied GiYM Quick Relief-end Costs Nothing to Try. AJWhm FM Trial -Pyramid Pile Remedy gives quick relief, stops itching, bleeding or pro trudlng piles, hemorrhoids and all rec tal troubles, in the privacy of your own home. 60c a box at all druggists. A single box often cures. Free sample for trial witn oookiet, mauea tree, in plain wrapper, on request to Pyramid Drug Co.. 516 Pyramid Btdg. Mar- snau, Mien. CLNCI CATCHER WANTS BIGGER PAY Tom Tom Clarke, Red catcher, has given notice to Manager Herzog that be must have an increase in salary in 1916. Clarke now receives $4,500. For several years he has done the lion's share of backstopping for the Cin cinnati crab. SPORT WHEEZES Being Purloined Dos Mom. Fro Pies, Lwnoa Saadwlohea. Etc (By Clug.) Bliss Wolfe, a former B. IT. star athlete, who is coaching the teams of Campbell college at Holton, is bring ing the Campbellites to the front and has a basketball quintet this season that is very fast and well organized. riaay night of last week- the Camp bellites defeated the Effingham Ath letic club at Effingham by the score of 39 to 16: and Saturdav nieht at Atchison they beat Midland college by the big score of 67 to 14. McComas, one of last falls football stars, is also a heavyweight in the basketball line. McComas was the man who wore a yellow Jersey in the football game Campbell played against the Washburn freshmen last Turkey day, ana ne was just about eleven- tenths of the whole team. Here is what "Ham" Hamilton of St. Joseph has to say about the story that appeared in a Chicago paper last week to the effect that the Western league might suspend operations this year: "All the green ones don't live in the bush leagues. Yesterday a 'bril liant' Chicago reporter busted loose with a hair raising yarn that the Western league was considering a plan not to operate this season. Imagine it, can you The Western, a class A league, with five as good baseball cities as you will find in any class A and some AA leagues, consid ering a plan to cut their financial throats. "Here is how the thing came to the notice of the 'metropolitan press.' Frank Isbell. celebrated all over the world as the funniest old kidder in several leagues, was talking to Bill Rourke and Ed Hanlon, when a young man from some Chicago newspaper busted in and wanted to know if the schedule had been adopted or if To peka's head had been cut off or something. "Ixxy glanced up with a mournful look on his face and muttered that he was mighty afraid the Western wouldn't be able to start things this season. Bill Rourke. looking like an undertaker, chimed in with the infor mation that the semi-professional games in Omaha outdraw his club and he can't see how he's going to get along this year. "Hanlon beat it. He wasn't going to get mixed up in any plot to put something like that over on a poor, unsuspecting city chap who didn't know any better. After he had gone Izzy had another happy thought and he told the young man he thought things were so bad In the Western league that he was seriously consid ering applying for a job as an um pire. Can you imagine that? Frank Isbell umpiring. "But the reporter was having the time of his life. He gulped all the stuff without any sauce and then beat It back to the great city newspaper. Result: a column and a half telling how badly the Western league feels and extolling the umpiring ability of Frank Isbell. A picture of Bill Rourke, with his undertaker face on straight, might have seen a good ad dition. "But not content with this, the re porter rings our own Jack Holland Into the thing as a sticker, and he calls him Joe MollarJ! "By gum! these city newspaper fel las Just have a heck of a time when they get going, dont they?" The American league again has leg islated against the emery bait Thus every advance in science meets resist ance. Since the beginning of baseball evry legislation, practically, affect ing the actual playing, has been a move to handicap the pitcher. They have Increased the distance, oasaed stringent balk rules, handicapped him in position, forbidden him to take a preliminary step and now they forbid him to use the emery ball. The same legislation was proposed against the spit oan, out not carried out. Such legislation is not worth -much. The players soon learn to evade the rules. If they do not the batters soon learn to hit the new style of deliverv fairly well. The trouble is that the pitchers Clarke. always lead in inventiveness. More attention to learning to bat would do more good. The Panama Canal baseball league is made up of five teams. The season was begun a short time ago and will continue until April. Three parks have been built at Colon, Pedro Miguel and Balboa, with sealing capacities ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 each. "Take this as a tip," says a veteran baseball man: "If nothing happens to Bill James of the Boston Braves in 1915 he will be one of the most-talked-of hurlers in the land. He has as much stuff as Walter Johnson and has Just enough experience now to make him the greatest prospect in the land for the coming race." Where They Will Train. v The National League: Philadelphia, St. Petersburg, Fla. Cubs, Tampa, Fla. Giants, Martin Springs, Tex.; Cardinals, San Antonio, Tex.; Brook lyn. Daytona. Fla. Pirates, Hot Spring, Ark. Braves, Macon, Ga., Cin cinnati, Alexandria, La. The American League: Athletics, Jacksonville, Fla. White Sox, Paso Robles.. Cal. Tigers, Gulfport, Miss. Nationals, Charlottesville. Va. Napa, San Antonio, Tex.; Keil Sox, Hot Springs, Ark.; Browns, Houston, Tex.; Yankees, Savannah, Ga. The Federal League: Pittsburg, Augusta, Ga. Indianapolis, Valdosta, Ga. Chicago, Shreveport. La.; St. Louis, Havana, Cuba; Brooklyn.Colum bus, S. C; Kansas City, Wichita Falls, Tex. Buffalo, Athens, Ga. Baltimore, Fayettevllle, Ga. PLAYS WITH ANDERSON. Freddie Welsh Has Easy Time In Six Rounder at Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 16. Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion, easily defeated Jimmy Anderson of Indianapolis, here Monday night, in a six-round bout. Welsh landed almost at will all through the contest and the Indian apolis man never had a chance. In the fourth round Anderson did his best work but his rally was smoth ered by Welsh's vicious attack. VATICAN EXPLAINS IT. No Lack of Cordiality Between Church and Belgium Is Decree. Rome. Monday, Feb. 15. It is ex plained seml-officially in Vatican cir cles today that the resignation of Baron D'Erp, the Belgian minister ac credited to the Holy See, should not be interpreted as evidence of a lack of cordiality betwen the church and the Belgian government. Monsigner Tacci, the papal nuncio to Belgium, is remaining at his post while Belgium is sending to Rome to to take the Dlace of Baron D'Ero M. Vandehuevel, a well known statesman who is persona grata to papacy. Baron D'Erp is advanced in years and it is felt more could be accom plished in this post by a younger statesman. 3T l W AHA, ALL IS LOST! Horrors, Women City Advisers Leave Topeka, to Her Fate. Mayor Cofran, 71 Tears Old, Must Take Care of Himself. The Good Government club has cut the apron-string of R. 5 L- Cofran, mayor, and hereafter the young man will be permitted to go his own gait. The mayor passed his seventy-first birthday week before last. In view of this and the fact that there are only a few more months of his term of office unexpired, the mayor is to be permitted to nave bis own way. But the Good Government club wishes to have it distinctly under stood that it recognizes no responsi bility for what may happen in thus setting the mayor adrift without its "motherly influence in-all city airairs. Official notice to this effect was served on the mayor and members of the city commission today by the five members of the Good Government club who compose the women's advisory board to the mayor. i The five members of the board serve notice that they and the mayor can pursue individual courses that the best of good feeling exists but that all will be at liberty to follow separate courses. The resignation of the advisory board reads in part: "In view of the fact that a city cam paign is imminent, that we do not de sire to hamper any one who may be up for re-election, that we each and severally wish to be free to support any candidate that we may choose to support, to take any action in the campaign that may seem best to us as individuals, we wish to tender here with our resignations. "This course was deemed wise by us and was unanimously decided upon at our recent meeting. We do not want the advisory commission of wom en to cease to exist, because we beKeve in the mother influence in all city af fairs, but we feel that it is proper and right that we resign, and we ask that our resignations be accepted." The present five members, Mrs. Lilla Day Monroe, chairman; Mrs. Lillian J. A. Alexan ler and Mrs. E. E. Roude Mitchner. Mrs. J. D.' McFarland. Mrs. bush were, with one exception, ap pointed by Mayor Cofran shortly after his election in April, 1913. Mrs. Alex ander was appointed later to succeed Mrs. Emma Sells Marshall, who moved to Beloit. All are members of the Good Government club, which took an active part in the city campaign two years ago. ROBINS III THE LEAD. They Outnumber the English Spar rows in Census Returns. Washington, Feb. 16. A census of birds of the United States, announced by the department of agriculture to day, shows an average of sixty- pairs of English sparrows to the square mile or seven to every 100 native birds throughout the country. The robin is shown to be the most numerous bird with the English sparrow a close sec ond. In the northeast robins averaged six pairs to each xarni Of: 58 acres, while English sparrows averaged five pairs per farm. Taking 100 robins as a unit other birds were noted in the following proportions: Cat birds, 49; brown thrushes; 37; house wrens, 28; king birds, 27, and blue birds, 26. As for density of population on each acre of farm land there was an aver age of one pair of birds. Chevy Chase, Md., holds the record for den sity, where 161 pairs nested on 23 acres. Thirty-four species of birds were represented. The bird population is much less than it ought to be according to de partment experts who claim that if birds were given more protection there would be an increase in number. FAVOR TWINE PLANT. Senate Ways and,. Means Committee Want -Factory at Hutchinson. A favorable report on the plan to install a plant for the manufacture of binding twine in the state reform atory at Hutchinson has been returned by the senate committee on ways and means. It is proposed to duplicate the twine plant now in operation at the state penitentiary which has been operated with entire success with prison labor for a number of years. As a plant could be conducted on the same basis at Hutchinson wtth A saving to the users of twine in freight rates, and as the state has thus far been able to produce only about one seventh of the twine required for use in Kansas, the plant is strongly urged by the western part of the state. DAVISON TRAIL K. II. G. Bourbon Senator Introduces Bill Re pealing Military Ijaw. To make complete his plan for wip ing out the entire National Guard, for which he has already introduced a bill. Senator Davis of Bourbon county, has presented to the senate a second bill which repeals that part of the state law creating a military board and fixing its rate of compensation. Senator Davis wants the National Guard wiped off the slate. He thinks it is an unnecessary evil and an idle expense. I 0-" V I I I w I I I I I I IV A I II 3 V i 1TT i s j i 'ii ii "V j "uii i ii n ii o-us ii iff ni as n JLyJ I V -Jl I TO r.!EET JiyAViTIIJCE First Child Welfare Institute Will Be Held March 28. Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 16. Play and recreation leaders, members of boards of education and members of the Parent-Teacher associations v and Mothers' clubs of Kansas will gather here March 28 for the first child wel fare Institute ever undertaken in the country. As Kansas hoDes to lead the nation in the new child welfare work, those interested are coming here to prepare for their' work under the suuervision of Prof. William A. McKeever.- recog nized authority today on child wel fare. Various authorities on play and hygiene will lecture. AGGIE SUMMER SCHOOL. Attractive Folders Out Announcing Dates and Details of Terms. Manhattan, Kan.,- Feb. 16. A most attractive folder printed in red and black announces the summer school of the Kansas State Agricultural Col lege, to be held June 17 to July 29. The folder contains a map of the united states, showing the college as the geographical and agricultural center: The announcement was pre pared by E. L. Holton, director of the school, and IL W. Davis, assistant pro fessor or the English language. The school for rural leaders is to be held July 6 to 15. In the regular summer session will be offered work in preparation for teaching school ad ministration along t vocational lines, farm management, the government service, and other fields, as well as a good, many courses similar to those offered in the academic year proper. OVER SOO WILL GRADUATE. Many Kansas University Students Will Get Sheepskins In June. Lawrence. Kan.. Feb! 16. More than 300 seniors in the University of Kansas will receive diplomas in June, according to statistics at the office of Registrar George Foster. The num ber now petitioning is 358 and all are in a position to graduate should their work this semester prove satisfactory. Nearly twice as many men as wo men have petitioned for degrees. The names of 2S6 men and 122 women are on the registrar's list. Money to Loan THE SHAWNEE BUILDING ND LOAN ASSOCIATION offers an easy way to buy a piece of property or build a house and pay for it monthly, just like paying rent. When you are down town call at 115 West. Sixth Street and ask them to explain their plan. It is simple as a one-word primer. i i j- i it r l u a i mm hi JLyow 'faro J Florida aidCuoa The Frisco has on sale daily, winter tourist tickets to all of the Florida and Cuban resorts. Good for return passage until June 1st, 1915. Liberal stopover privileges. Kansas City to: Miami and return, 04.6O .farlrsonvMa and ratura, 42JQ Key West and return, 75.60. St, Augustine and return, 44.80 Tampa and return, 84.10 Pahn Beach and return, 61.00 Havana and return, 79.00 Oood returning six montbs from date of sale. Correspondingly low fares to other resorts in Florida Cuba and the Isle of Pines. The Kancao City Florida Special An all-steel tminthfouga front Kansas City to Jacksonville, over the Frisco Lines and Southern Railway. Steel coaches, dining cars (Fred Harvey mesla) and sleepers. It takes you through the (Jzark Detailed information and descriptive literature i XCUfiHa,Drdeoa Pi 09 Waidheiai Bldg TO CE "CIIAniTY WISE" Secretary Floyd of Provident Assocla tfcm Gives Advice on Giving. Don't give money, to the man who strikes you on the street. Don't give a man who comes to your door a handout unless you give him something to do. Louis Floyd, secretary of the To peka Provident association, thus ad vised the fifty men present Monday evening at the meeting of the Current Topic club of the Central Y. M. C. A. Floyd suggested co-operation with the Provident association and urged that all cases of need be reported to the association or the confidential ex change which was established recently in the Y. W. C. A. building. He told in detail of the work of the organiza tion of which he is secretary, and ex plained many details of which those present did not know. TRIAL FOR TREASON. South African Rebellion Leaders Arc Before British Court Today. Bloemfontein. via London, Feb. 16. The trial of General Christian de Wet and other leaders of the South African rebellion against Great Britain who are charged with high treason began here today. General De Wet, the leader of the rebellion, was captured December 1 on a farm at Waterburg, British Bechuaaland, whither he had been pursued by a motor brigade. Since that time nearly all the other com manders of the insurrectionary forces have been captured or surrendered. NO PAIN DENTAL WORK AT SPECIAL PRICES THAT SAVE YOU AT LEAST ONE HALF WHEN PATRONIZING THE DENTIST LOCATED A 1 734 KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA KANSAS Gold Crowns. 4 M f f Bridge Work.. LOW a 34 -fill White Crowns Sflver Filling and Cleaning, SOe (All work guaranteed.) You ean afford to pay railroad fare for miles to patronise me and then save money. Arrangements can be mads for hit payments. Office hours to ft Sunday. 10 to M m. Saturday veehtg 1 to I STM Mountains. profusely illustrated ybehadby addressing -a fa.W JYIJVIV The Ife Racket Sic: 921 Kansas Aye. Spedal Prices Ttb Vec!r $1.00 Ladies UmbreCas 73 $1.25 Men's Umbrellas CO 3 Bars Toilet Soap .Ct 18 Bars Toilet Soap. .23 3 Large Boxes Matches lOf 6 Tea Spoons, good quality ...lOf 50 Envelopes .6 6 Lead Pencils Sf" 2 pr. Men's Cotton Gloves v.... IS Men's Rubber Collars 16 Fine line of Chinaware, Lamps, Needles, Sewing Machine Needles. Ink, Tab lets, Thread and many oth er, useful articles at a very, low price. J. Taylor Graduate and Registered Optometrist Kves Tested and Klamea fitted A I accurately at reasonable prices. MMsBBBBBBBB-MMinssBBl Financial Institutions of Topeka The Central National Bank Safe, Conservative and Accommodating V. S. DEPOSITARY Capital and Surplus 9270.999. 3. P. Slaughter, President W. A. Smith, V. P. and Trees, The Farm Mortgage Company Loan money for banks and vidunls on Kansas farm. Money to Loan ON RKAL ESTATE Repayable Monthly. Capitol BaiMing ft Loan 534 Kansas Avenue. Fighting businees plus Sighting the weather polls you down.. Get relief from btk by go ing to the balmy play plaeee of Florida,

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THE TOPEHA DAILY DTATE JOTOITAIt TUECDAT EVEimrO, IE2JJAY 12, lCUE Ab By FRANK P. MAO IjENXAH. f TBntared July 1. liTi. as aeeonc Matter at th poateanea itTwdu, tt tot 01 congress, j TOLUMB XXXVII. itoxiNo. 40 i Official Stat Paper. Official Paper otty of Topeka. TERMS OP BUB8CRIPTION. Dally edition. dellvrd by carrier, 10 ants a mk to any part et Topeka or euburba. or at the nrna price In any Kan aka town whera th paper has oarrUr syatem. M By mall, one year............... By mall, six months J.J By mail. U0 calendar daya.............i-w TELEPHONES. Private branch exchange. Call KM and ask the Stat Journal operator for peraon er dpartmnt desired. Topeka State Journal building, MO, WU and MM Kanaaa avenue, corner Eighth. New York Office, 2E0 Firth avenue. Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office. Mallora building. Paul Block manager. Detroit Office. Krsag building. Paul Block, manager. Boston Office. J01 Devonahlre street. Paul Block, manager. ym.T. LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal ia a member of the Associated press and receive the full day telegraph report of that great new or ganisation, for the exclusive afternoon jaMteatlon In Topeka. The newa la received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this aola pur- SOCMBER: Associated Frew. Audit Bureau of Circulations. American Newspaper Publishers' Association. So excitable are the German news papers that it wouldn't be at all sur prising if one or more of them should threaten the United States with a Ger man Invasion. Possibly, those Chicago women, who denounce the three-minute kisses which seem to be popular Incidentals to the mask balls there, never had an opportunity to sample any of that va riety. With Italy setting aside $34,000, 000 for further military expenses up to July, it would appear that she is planning to Jump into the war when the going becomes easier in the pring. bbm, One reason advanced for opposing the introduction of a revivalist cam paign into New York, says the Cleve land Plain Dealer, is that the aver age New Yorker prefers his town to heaven, If a "gag" rule is forced on the United States senate, not a few of the august solons among its membership are iikely to hesitate in the future about characterizing this as a. "free country." Not a few folk would be more en thusiastic over the announcement from the local weather bureau that Spring Is just around the corner were it not also the fact that the spring poets are lurking in her shadow. As prohibition marches on. The French chamber of deputies has en acted a law placing the ban on the ale of absinthe, the tipple in France that is as destructive of men and their morals as is American whisky. News from Pennsylvania that a diet of beer makes hens lay most pro- lifically may be interesting to the Kansas chicken fanciers, but they won't be able to do much experiment ing in this direction. Beer is almost as scarce in Kansas as hen's teeth. No doubt the stomachs of British royalty are extremely gratified over the decision of King George to elimin ate elaborate meals from the royal tables while the war is In progress, as an example of an economy and frugal ity that his subjects should practice. Representative Hendricks of Raw lins county is quite right in his in sistence that it is impossible to leg islate brains into the people, but the chances are that he has Joined with others occasionally in voting for meas ures that sought to legislate morals into the people, which is another leg islative impossibility as it hinges largely on the one that he points out. Kansas hasn't anything like a mort Cage on legislative proposals of the freak" variety. In the fullness of his wisdom, a Missouri statesman has pre pared and presented a bill to the Mia aouri legislature which makes it a mis demeanor for a farmer to indulge in cuss words. And Missouri happens to be the state where almost every far mer is the possessor of a brace or more of mules. some oi tne uerman newspaper statesmen are insisting that the now lamous united states note will not divert the German admiralty from its plan of submarine warfare. Well and good. The United States Isn't inter- ested one way or the other in the Ger man plans for submarine warfare. The United States is merely insisting that neither this variety of warfare, nor any other kind for that matter, shall be directed against legitimate neutral hipping. In view of the determination of the government's agents to enforce the migratory bird law -to the letter, the wise sportsman in these parts will de fer taking a shot at wild ducks during the spring season until the law in question has been passed upon by the federal courts. There seems to be a consensus of opinion among the legal lights that this atatute Is unconstitu tional, but until it ia so declared, the gun-artists who are of a mind not to heed it are in for a lot of expensive trouble and annoyance. If experience teaches one thing emphatically, it is that it doesn't pay to monkey with Unci Bam. FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT. 'No better evidence of financial im provement could be recorded than the increased activity of new finan cing, writes Henry Clews, the New Tork banker, in his current weekly financial review. "Immediately fol lowing upon the opening of the war there was a sharp contraction in new capital applications, the total of which recorded for the last seven months reached about $480,000,000. or $106,000,000 less than the same time last year. The lowest month was September, when applications fell be low $28,000,000. Recovery has been gradual, and in January the total rose to $127,000,000, or only $$,000,000 be low the same month in 1914; while the total announcements thus far in February already exceed $160,000,000 bonds, including $100,000,000 New Tork Central. $27,000,000 New Tork state, and $15,000,000 Canadian Pa cific, besides a number of other Im portant issues. The January total was of course swelled by the Pennsylvania Issues of $49,000,000. Total issues in February last year were $176,000,000. A considerable portion of current new issues is for the purpose of adjusting maturing obligations; but the signifi cant feature is that these operations could not have been successfully car ried through a few weeks ago; while now it looks as if other important flotations will follow, so that this Feb ruary will considerably exceed the same month a year ago. While we are facing beyond doubt an urgent demand for capital, it is not likely under existing business depression that there will be any great demand from really new enterprises. This year an extraordinary volume of short term notes and other obligations ma ture, which will have to be extended or turned into fixed forms, the latter method being the most probable. There is also another and very significant trend in the new demands for capital, which is that nearly every Important nation in the world except Great Britain is either borrowing in the United States or wishing to borrow. This is due to the war. London has practically retired as the world's banker for the purpose of devoting its whole financial resources to con duct of the war. Of course, this with drawal is temporary, yet it offers an unusual opportunity to the United States, because New Tork is now the only free capital market in the world. and hither will come a large portion of the new capital applications. At present the war is being carried on by all belligerents largely by means of short term obligations, although Great Britain is aiming to pay a consider able share as current expenses. Later on these war debts will beturned into more permanent forms of investment. All of the belligerents have establish ed extensive credits In this market. for the purpose of purchasing war materials, immense quantities of which are being steadily shipped to Europe. This movement will continue as long as the war lasts, and is proving very vital factor -in swelling our ex ports, large quantities of ammunition. automobiles, clothing, etc., leaving American ports every week. "Our exports are being further ex panded by heavy, shipments of wheat and cotton. Meanwhile our importa tions are running very light, owing to the interruption of supplies by the war; and In the week ending Febru ary 6, the excess of exports over im ports was estimated at $37,000,000. As a result; of these International opera tions, foreign exchange has again de clined to the lowest point since 1907 Gold imports from China and Canada are coming at a moderate scale, and larger amounts would follow were it not for the establishing of the foreign credits referred to above. It is esti mated that the present inward move ment may run as high as $10,000,000 but we do not need gold while Europe does, and under existing conditions it is more advantageous to Europe and to the United States to allow these credits to stand. We have thus be come, a creditor instead of a debtor I nation. 1 "The most important local factor in the financial situation is the abun d -ce of loanable fundsat reasonable rates. This is due partly to the dull ness in trade and partly to the satis factory workings of the federal re serve banking system. There has been a steady expansion in loans which now stand at $2,221,000,000 against $2,180,000,000 at the opening of the year. Bank reserves have de clined somewhat in consequence, but the surplus last week was still above $140,000,000. Investment conditions have improved as shown by the ready absorption of really high-grade bonds and stocks. Some of the latter are selling at very low prices, compared with current rates for interest. Stock exchange values have been subjected to sharp fluctuations. The passing of U. S. Steel's dividend and announce ment of the New York Central's new issue were both signals for bear at tacks, although they represented con ditions already passed. There was some fear also that the Canadian Pa cific dividend would be reduced, but these apprehensions proved un found ed. The possibility of an extra session for the purpose of passing the ship purchase bill Is an unsatisfactory fea ture, inasmuch as the nation will be glad to see congress adjourn at its ap pointed date, March 4. The uncertain ties of war also caused moderate fluc tuations in the security markets. There are thus sufficient depressing influ ences to keep the market more or less unsettled and afford the opportunity for creating a bear party of some con sequence. Nevertheless, intrinsic con ditions are steadily improving; the best evidence of which, as already stated, is the activity in new financing. 'There Is a continued gain in bust- confidence, also aome. though limited. improvement in the volume of business. Bread is advancing ow ing to the high cost of wheat, brought about of course by war conditions. Grain has already risen dangerously high; and present prices naturally yield gratifying results to the farmer. as all food prices are rising. The southern cotton planter is also' getting a better price for his product. These are comfortable times for our farming classes, since conditions encourage the largest possible production at good prices for nearly all agricultural prod ucts. January railroad earnings were exceeding unsatisfactory and often showed large decreases. Yet later freight returns show an increasing movement, and there is reason to hope thut the railroads have seen the worst of their troubles. In another aspect the tide seems also to have turned for the better; that is in the iron trade. In the export division a much better business is being done, and our own railroads are placing more liberal or ders for equipment than for several months. As prices are also steadier there is abundant evidence that the steel trade is now on the upward grade, although the pace may be dis appointingly slow. Nevertheless the industry is now running upon a 60 per cent basis, compared with 35 per cent a few weeks ago." Journal Entries Few are the successful men who haven't experienced one or more failures. The faults a man is willing to con fess he has are never very serious. People who are strictly honest in other things seldom hesitate about stealing another's time. Distances are frequently measured as "the crows fly," out nottooy else can go that way. t Not a few folk are actually proud of the fact that their handwriting is illegible. J ay hawker Jots On the Spur of the Moment BT HOT K. MOCLTON. Bob Hayden submits this question, through the Atchison Globe: "Which am worst, pinched feet, or a crushed heart?" As the Rossvitle Reporter says: The nice balmy weather of the last few days has heartened up folk whose coal piles were getting low. There is an Atchison women' by the name of "Jawless, notes tne froy Chief, and it adds the sentiment to which countless others will subscribe: May her tribe increase." From the average newspaper man's viewpoint the population of the earth is made up of two classes, declares the Iola Register: The men who are looking for free advertising and tne men who want to keep something out of the paper. Among the high school notes in the Horton Headlight-Commercial: When the teacher asks a question: Fresh man "Please, ma'm, I didn't get the question." Sophomore "Will you please repeat that?" Junior "Hows that?" Senior "Huh!" Some people lead a life of constant readjustment of their estimates of their fellow men, observes Mrs. Hoch in the Marion Record, because they are always ready to believe the worst about said f. m. first. They even go the law one better which holds a man Innocent till he be proven guilty. Next to listening to a Progressive trying to convince himself that he hasn't sacrificed: anytning oy return ing to the Republican party, the most wasteful conversation thus far in vented, to the mind of the Barber County Index, is a discussion of a dog fight in a tonsorial emporium. Wheat is pretty high now, writes the Beanville correspondent of the Trnv nhief. but we remember that In the summer of 1877 wheat sold at the Wathena. mill at 82.60 a Dusnei, ana iT, mmi. we naid Robert Flickinger who ran a flouring mill in Geary City 83.75 a hundred for flour, and sold him anrinr wheat for 81.15 a bushel. Maybe we are, but you can't prove it. UTn.n we were In knickerbockers, writes Bennie Franklin, Jr., in the RriR Record, the kids that hadn't iiv.n n iwlm bv the last of March wr riritculod and leered and called "sissy" by their companions, and the one who took the first plunge of the season had honor piled upon him equal to Captain Kidd and had more influence in the "crowd" than did the mayor. Uncle Bill Reitz, of Olathe. must De anions: tne oldest conuuuuun sub scribers to a Kansas newspaper, as this item from the Olathe Mirror tn.-n.il1 indicate: "Tnis maKes me rn4r.fniirh AnUnr the Mirror has had of mv rood money," said Uncle Bill Reitz, as he planked down a big sil r rinilar at the Mirror office Satur day. He has been reading me mirror ever since his marriage in '71, to Miss Mize, a neighbor and sister of Henry, Johnson, James and the rest of the itfi hum we none uncie urn iu live long enough to pay us at least forty-four more uoiiars. The Day's Newa. Now a New York exneriltlnn On an interesting mission Has rarea rortn to nna where ma If the wealth of Captain Kidd. i They are sailing o'er the ocean And they have a sort of notion That If the are brave ami bold They will find the pirate's gold Seems as though since the beginning Everyone has had an inning At this Interesting Job, ui uify ve never round a ooo. I surmise their course is faulty. I would never sail the salty Hoping that I'd find a store Of the pirate wealth galore. I would stay right in the village Of New York where there is pillage. There's more pirate gold right there Than is buried anywhere riracy unpreceaentea, Bight In New York was Invented. Idlforials. The United States mail is certainly a wonderful Institution. Not once in a thousand times does a dunning let ter fall to reach its destination. The Germans hold one twenty- seventh of France, but It takes more than one twenty-seventh of France to hold the Germans, Was is probably just what Sherman said it was, but if many more god looking nurses like Nona McAdoo go over from here the soldiers will find it at least bearable. Man in Wisconsin missed a certain train only twice in 30 years. It is al most impossible to miss those Wiscon sin trains. They are always two or tnree hours late. But then, a smaller loaf of bread is better than no loaf of bread at all. Uncle Abner Says: No man knows what trouble is un til he buys a second-hand sewing ma chine for his wife and tries to pawn it off on her for a new one. Grandpa Blbbins is the oldest man in our town, I guess. He says he can remember back when tomaters were called "love apples" and was thought to be pizen. A man who never changes his mind ain't got any mind to change. There ain't no feller who is more optimistic than one who orders hash in a dining car When there is anything olnA In gfchr a About the brrty 'place a feller kin V buy a box of figs, nowadays is on the train. It ain't no railroad trip at all to some fellers unless they kin keep their heads stlcKln out of the car window. The robin hopped upon the laws. He was a daring fellow; Bo-perk was he in waistcoat gay vi Rauu orown ana yeuow. But disappointed he soon grew And shook his wings for flying. And chirruped in bis piping voice. xnai ueraea ground nog was lying' The height of great men reached and aepe. Were not obtained h million fllrhr. But they, while their companions slept, nrere uuuuwg airsnipa in tne nignr. "Better to stem with heart and hand The roaring tide of life than lie," (To all your neighbors and your friends. For they will catch you by and by.) "Better with naked nerve to bear The goading needles of the air," (Than hear the gr-r-r-rlnding of the burr That gets you in the dentist's chair.) Butb Alexander Peffle in the Erie Bec- ora. The Evening Story Evening Chat BY RUTH CAMERON. Globe Sights BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE. Christianity and the War. In my mail the other morning I re ceived a letter from a woman who is grieved and bewildered at the spec tacle of the world In arms. She wants to know if I believe that, as some peo ple maintain, Christianity has failed us in a terrible crisis. To her and to my other reader- friends I want to go on record as ans wering most emphatically "No!" Listen. A young Japanese was told the story of Christ. He listened eag erly. The sublime humility, the su preme self-sacrifice stirred his imag ination. He began to understand Christianity and what it meant. The Japanese and Miselonary Teacher. I .shouldi like Ho be a Christian," he said, "because Christians have such splendid ethics." He thought, quite naturally, that Christians patterned themselves and their lives in accordance with the teachings of Christ. To have such high ethics' seemed to him better than holding to the faith of his fathers. And so, eager to be with these Chris tians and to live as they did, he en rolled in the missionary school. One morning the superintendent and one of the teachers had an argu ment over methods. Unfortunately both came close to losing their tem- ners. The Jananese listened in painea amazement. Finally he went to the woman who had told him the story of Christ. -r "How Can They Be cnrtstJans?" "Hon. Superintendent is he Chris tian?' he asked. "Why of course," he was assured, "Hon. Teacher,: too?" "Of course!" "But," he protested, "how can they h Christians when they are not Christ-like?" Wo nont nwflv and thought the mat ter over. Then he returned. "If Christians are not Christ-like they are no different from Jap," he said. "Why Bhnu lrt T h Christian." The Japanese was not interested in creed nor dogma. He had found in th Ktorv of Christ an ideal. He be. lieved that to live up to it. to be a Christian, would be beautiful. But to be a Christian in name and not in spirit, or to find that other Christians were thus, destroyed his belief. We Who Have Vailed Christianity. In other words it is not Christianity that has failed us, but we that have failed Christianity. The splendid Ideal -mi thorn, oven the non-converted Japanese could understand it and be fired by it; it is we whj eyes to the vision. No. my dear, newuuem. 1 friend, if is not Christianity that has failed mankind, but mankind that has failed Christianity. What does a loafer do when he feels he needs a rest? ComDliments shouldn't be limited to those found in obituaries. The. stranger who gets so all-fired lonely in a big city probably to broke. There nrobably wIB be an argu ment whether there is. room for it or not. a snnh ran usually find a large fol lowing eager to get acquainted with him. The mere fact that he likes to camp out is no sign a man enjoys nouse-cleaning. Ab. Adkina says that waiting pa tiently is about the best thing his son-in-law does. There are a rood many tramps, but more men would join the leisure class If it paid better. Some neoDle are so afraid of a lit tle fresh air they should try living in a thermos bottle. If you feel you are likely to lose, it may be a good idea to settle the mat? ter by arbitration. A man isn't necessarily a dead Deal because he bears up bravely under the strain of owing setters. There are men who seem to wear a silk nat natural ly, wni mere are others who can't learn how. No man with a boosey breath can have much luck convincing us he is hungry, although he may be. While a man sometimes starts quarrel with his wifev the chances are he is short-winded, and can't end it. If a woman is sufficiently good looking, she doesn't need much of an, excuse to got ber picture in the paper. QUAKER SIEDITATTONS. From the Philadelphia Record. Ahnut the onlv thing some people are willing to pay is a grudge. Truiiinr on other oeoole s toes is a poor way of getting up in the world. Home-made happiness generally lasts longer than the kind you get outside. Ahnnt the onlv exercise some peo ple seem to get is jumping at conclusions. snmA noonlA a.re so eager for church gossip that they would even pump the organ. Blobbs "Wigwag Is ratner close, isn't he?" Slobbs "Well, ne's open to that suspicion." Pugilists may waive their rtgnts in order that they can land a knockout with their lefts. If we could see ourselves as others see us there wouldn't be so much hap piness in the world. No. Maude, dear; when a fellow gets too soft it doesn't do much good to call him hard names. The nearest anoroach to the per fect woman is the one who succeeds in concealing her imperfections. Hoax "I am thinkteg of getting a hunting dog. What is the easiest kind of doa: to break?" Joax "A china doar. I suDDOse." "Love laughs at locksmiths," quoted the Wise Guy. "es. but he has a profound respect tor goldsmiths, added the Simnle Mug. "Sillicus "All a woman thinks of is clothes." Cvnicus "Yes. she no sop-W:r gets her wedding gown .off her mina wan sne Kpw ui yuur-ucr ui vorce suit. The Humorous View. (By Lawrence Alfred Clay.)' It was a piece of good luck for Rob in Bennett. The young city of Hillsdale was go ing to bring its water supply a dis tance of three miles and construct reservoir, and it was his first Job as a civil engineer. It was a matter that interested the whole town the taxpayers, because they bad to pay the bills; the female population, because the coming of young Bennett almost at once gave rise to strange reports. Gossip had it that he was a very rich man; that he was born dumb, and that later on he had been deafened by an explosion of dynamite. It said also that the girl he was to marry went back on him when that dynamite went off. She said that a husband who couldn't hear her say she loved him was no husband for her. And the story went on to the effect that ow ins; to his misfortunes he had soured on the whole world and intended to commit suicide the day the reservoir was completed. There were a lew other things that could be Drougnt up for discussion when the above had been threshed out, and taken alto gether Mr. Bennett was a valuable as set to the town of Hillsdale. And not one single female, wife. widow, old maid or maiden, made one single effort to find out the truth or, falsity of these reports. Of course not. A woman can weave a romance around even a reservoir, and this crowd continued to weave. There were fifty men who could have knock ed that romance into a cocked hat, but they were not appealed to. Mr. Bennett had his office near tne river that was to be tapped, and boarded with a farmer, and thus gave the society of the town no opportunity to get acquainted with him. He had too much to tnink or and to oo to care about society matters. The first inkling he had as to the gossip about him was in a street car. It was gossip between two young ladies. He had his notebook out and was making figures and puzzling over inlets, outlets, valves and siphons wnen the voice of one of the girls reached his ears. No," answered the other, "Put tney say he's quite good looaing." "And both deaf and aumDi" "Yes." "Isn't it too bad?" "It certainly is." "I wish some one that knew him would introduce us." You might invite him to call, but would he? And if he did, how could he talk with any of you?" "I hadn't ought to say so, but I can't help but see the humorous side to it. Suppose he was courting a gin, and each had to have pencil and a pad. In stead of talking, he writes and sne writes." "A proposal in writing would look rather funny." "It would that." Mr. Bennett stole a furtive look at both, but was most impressed by the last speaker. He had carried an ideal for two or three years, and here it was. They were talking about him. but was he the man? He wasn't deaf and dumb, and he didn't boast of his good looks. He felt sure that the talk couldn't be about him, but was uneasy about it. Two hours later a resident of the town came into his office to make some inquiries. "Do you know that you are a real blessing to the gossip of Hillsdale "In what respect?" "They have it that you are deaf and dumb. "But I'm talking all day to a hun dred men." "Sure you are." "And I'm hearing you very plainly now. How could they start such a yarn "Oh, every town must have its ro mance. It's your keeping to yourself so much that gives color to the stories. You shouldn't let it bother you." In making a short cut to town from the site of the reservoir, one had to pass the residence of Judge Brewster, and one day as he made the trip the young engineer had seen a young lady ensconced among the plants and vines of the veranda. He had not stared at her, but he had caught the face well enough to wonder if he hadn t met it on a street car. It would be the one that said she saw humor in the situation. So did Mr. Bennett after thinking things over. At 2 o clock one afternoon Miss Grade Brewster sat on the veranda reading a book. She was so interest. ed that the first thing she knew of a stranger's presence was his step on the graveL He had pencil and pad in his hand and, after lifting his hat. be handed them up to her. On the pad was written: I am deaf and dumb, is this place for sale? The girl received the pad and wrote: I haven't heard father say any thing about selling." Then he wrote: "How long since the last earth. quake here?" Why, we never naa one nere.' wrote the girl as she turned away ber head to smile. "I am somewhat of a naturalist. and may I be so bold as to ask if you-ever saw any nine-legged grass hoppers around nere 7 This time the girl smiled before she could turn her head, and what she wrote was: "I never counted the number of legs a grasshopper has." "Sorry very sorry," the pencil made him say. "A nine-legged grass hopper la worth $5,000 to any mu seum of natural history. Perhaps you may have noticed a red robin?" "No, sir,' was the reply. "Sorry very sorry. King Peter of Servla has the only one ever seen thus far and be values it at $20,000." The pad was handed back this time without any message. Miss Oracle wanted to be obliging to an unfortu nate stranger but she had a slight sus picion that .nine-legged grasshoppers and red robins belonged to tbe "may family." She therefore turned to her chair, and the stranger raised bis hat and took bis departure. Tbe girl lost interest In her book almost at once. "Why, be should have banded me! his card of course be should!" was exclaimed after a little pondering; and she- ran away to the kitchen to ask of the colored cook: Mammy, did you ever bear of a nine-legged grasshopper?" Oo away chir," was the reply. "But did you?". "No. nor anybody else. What would a hopper be doin wid five ex tra legs? He ain't no rule, be ain't." 'But did you ever bear of a red robin?" Befo' de Lawd, no, no mo dan I eber heard of a green goose! Sum body has been ma kin' a joke on you." "Why should he why should he?" mused Miss Grade as she returned to the veranda. It was one of the aldermen of the town who said to bis wife and daugh ter a month later: "I have got to know Mr. Bennett of the reservoir works well enough to pronounce him a fine young man. He isn't very busy just now, and I think tt would be very nice to have a few at dinner and let him get acquainted." Why, rather," answered the daugh ter, "they say you can't get him in society." "He has surely been a very busy man up to now." "But his misfortunes." "What misfortunes?" "Why, he Is deaf and dumb!" "So's your granny! I wish I could hear and talk as well as he does. Where on earth did you get hold of such a yarn as that?' "The girls have been talking about it for weeks." "The geese! Tou and mother ar range about that dinner right away. I'm in want of a son-in-law just like Mr. Bennett. It was to be a dinner for twelve, and the name of Miss Gracie led. She was told that she was likely to meet a stranger to Hillsdale, and no more. By this time Mr. Bennett had discov ered that Judge Brewster owned the fine residence which he had passed a score of times; that the judge had a good-looking daughter to whom it was more than likely he had played the dummy. Had the alderman, hinted that she would be at the dinner the young man would have invented Kansas Comrhznt HARD WINTER NKARLT KNDETJ. This has been a bard winter on great many people. The weamer been bad much of the time and it has required a great deal of fuel and extra wnrir haa Wn scarce, ana CiuiuiHB- wl. the expense of living has been high. And it is not only the really voor people who have felt the effects or the long winter, but many who are counted fairly avell off. or In good cir cumstances so far as property is con cerned, and who ordinarily live as well as anybody, have, been hard up for ready money, and have had to deny themselves many which they felt they really "bould have. But there to one satisfaction at this time. It will soon De Winter is mostly passeu. -btoi-m looks good for the coming season. We are thankful that conditions are no worse. Glad tnat our counwj at peace, and Deyona auuns few facts, wmcn are true true elsewhere, and more especially in the large cities; it has been a hard, long, disagreeable winter, and many poor people nave suiiereu uuoim to their neighbors or the world.- Frankfort Index. dozen excuses to decline the invitation. The alderman's daughter hadn't quite let go of the idea that Mr. Ben nett was deaf and dumb, but she had to when he arrived and began to talk. His hearing was remarkably keen, and he had a very pleasant voice. Then she stood before him, and the alderman's daughter made the intro duction. Then there was a look of puzzle ment another of recognition and Miss Gracie sweetly queried: 'Have you pad and pencil with you?" Sorry to say, I haven't." was the answer. You should always carry them. wanted to ask you if it hurt very much when you recovered your voice and hearing? "Not so so very much." "Did you begin to look for a nine. legged grasshopper at once?" Not at once; but very soon." After that, did you have the good rortune to capture a red robin?" No, but I m still hopefuL" Mr. Bennett." began the arirt. Bne orew neraetr up witn great dig nity. H- ii. Oh. but on the street car with "a young lady one day a few weeks ago you said you were inclined to take a humorous view of my misfortune." For a minute she clung to her dig nity, and then she smiled and said: 'We will both take that view of it!" The Hillsdale reservoir was fin ished long since, but it was only a few months ago that Miss Brewster became Mrs. Bennett. (Copyright. 1915, by the McClure Newspaper Syn dicate.) From Other Pens BLUNDERING INTO MATRIMONY. A series of matrimonial escapades by a plausible young adventurer has demonstrated once more that par ents should exercise the greatest pos sible care when their daugnters are sought in marriage by men whose past lives are not known to the natural guardians of the inexperienced girls. All the blame, of course, does not iie with nanntn for the casual manner in which American young people rush into matrimony. Much of it must do borne by the children themselves. particularly if they resent parental interference with their affairs. It would be incompatible with American ideas to arrange marriages on a basis of family and financial convenience as is done in some foreign countries. In a land of wide opportunity whene every youth is supposed to be capable of assuming family responsibilities when he reaches manhood's estate financial considerations should not be made a matter of prime importance. But character should be weighed and superficial appearances should not be accepted as conclusive. The records of American divorce courts prove that getting married as a sort of gam bling chance is amazingly common in this land of intelligent men and wo men. These records constitute evi dence of a weak spot in the social structure. That the weakness is due in large measure to a dangerous loos ening of family ties and unfilial scorn of parental authority Is not to be doubted. American parents must learn to protect their daughters from the serious danger of contracting reckless marriages. This is a duty that they have no moral right to shirk. Chicago News. t POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. A woman is never too good to be true. It takes a spinster to give motherly advice to a young mother. 'And Sometimes' a' little -lemming saves a man from Jury duty. People will have a good opinion of you if you agree with them. To err is human and the divine part is to keep from being found out. Never tell a middle aged woman that she reminds you of an old friend. Many a man hasn't enough sense to become a successful wheelbarow chauffeur. Some women who wear golden slip pers on earth may find it difficult to climb the golden stairs. (ealtir I I I P0G BY MRS. FJLWLKER THE KING AND THE MILL. Once upon a time there was a king who was very wicked, although he did not think he was. He thought only of money, and his poor subjects had to pay him out of their scanty store nearly all they had, so that the people who lived in his kingdom were very poor and almost starving oecause or the greediness of their king. One night the king had a dream. and he dreamed he was a miller and ground corn into meal for the people in another country. There seemed to be no king there, and all the people had all their money for themselves. The more they had the more they wanted, and the rich men made the poorer people work for them and paid them small wages, hoarding all their wealth. At last one day the miller saw a line of men standing In front of bis'; mill with bags on their backs, which looked heavier than bags of corn, and they fought each other to get to the mill and the miller. When the miller let them in and they poured the contents of their bags Into the grinder, the miller was shock ed to see. instead of corn, that these men were pouring in hearts to be ground into money. He tried to stop the wheels that ground them, but he could not get to them the men held him back and out rolled the gold, which was put into bags and carried off as fast as it fell. Some of the hearts ware broken but the mill ground out tbe cold from them just as bright as from the whole hearts, and the king went and tried to call out to the men to stop, but ne iouiq not De neard above the noise of the mill. At last his agony was no a-reat that he fell to the floor, weeping, and while ne lay mere something touched his shoulder. The king raised his eyes and saw standing beside him a figure dressed in gray robes. "Arise and listen to me," it said. The king did as ho was told, and th figure pointed to the men who were pouring the hearts into the mill. "You weep because of what vntl see." said the figure, "and think of all me sunering tnese men have caused to get their gold. But you did not think about that when and made the poor people in your kingdom bring to you more than half wi wnat tney got from their smalt lands and hard wort: that you might be rich and live in snlendor. You did not see the hearts that were broken or the suffering you caused because of your love of gold." "Was I as cruel as these men I see before me?" asked the king. "Did I really cause the people In my king dom to suffer until their hearts were crushed and broken?" thiJ'lh aMWrd ure. "In this land there are many doing Just as you do; the only difference to that you took all in your country, while here there are many to take it and more hearts are sacrificed "V6,1. 8- back to my throne, begged the king, dropping on his knees before the figure- fnd.7 ??hre Promito1: amend, for the suffering I have causV ,J "j" pena the wealth I h for the good of my subjects and to be- kin?"a S mn weU a sTood Uin sa,d tne and the king awoke In ri.t v. 4 flnne hi. -""wu on me L .u bedroo. where he bad But -thJ?,?g0ny of hta dre J"" he did not forget it or bis m e trray figure. He spent homS ?Jh.n DuH?ta comfortabli homes for his people, and gave them the land they tilled. He prepared feast each year and invited ill? th? people in his land to come. M tJtTT be.,n in at all his sub jects hated he became one that they mi-Iw?d' n e rew to know mat this was more to ba desired than great tontmnatnf thfre" Ieace an'don'! tentment to his heart. Old age came WBhlm like the sunset at the end of a beautiful day. which the slender of a thousand thrones cannot Snatch Nowmef!"; bl McCloio Newspaper Syndicate, New Tork City.)

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Tim TOSSZIA DAILY CTATH JOTOUAIr-'iTUJ DAY II VU1.U.3, FHTJAnY 13, 1C15. HEW BRIDGE LAUS House Committee Would He codify All Kaisas Acts. Roads and Highways Body Proposes' Measure. TWO f.V.LL COUNTY LEVY By Vote of People It Could Be Extended to Three Mills. At Cost of More Than $1,000 Must Hare State O. K. The house roads and highways com mittee today proposed a complete re codification of the bridge laws of the state when it offered a substitute for the Kincaid bill, introduced early in the present session of the legislature. A number of the provisions in the Kincaid bill are found In the measure offered by Gray of Phillips, as chair man of the roads and highways com mittee, but the bill is even wider in its scope than the measure proposed by the Johnson county member. Provision is made under the com mittee bill for a two mill county levy for bridge purposes. By vote of the people of a county, the levy might be extended to three mills, allowing:, it is believed, ample funds for any emer gency for bridge building purposes. All bridges and culverts built at an expense exceeding 1200 must be built under direction and approval of the county engineer and by the county. Township bridge building, under the terms of the new bill, will become an ancient practice and expensive exper iment. Bridges built at a cost of more than SI, 000 must be approved by the state highways engineer as well as the county engineer. Plans for bridge building will be required from the state engineer under the new act and free and open competition is com pelled by terms of the proposed act. Both statutory and construction bonds will be required of all bidders and the suspicion of illegal combina tions in contract letting will be re moved. County commissioners will be per mitted to build bridges costing not more than S10.000 without first ad vertising their plans and awaiting fil ing of formal protests. A bridge cost ing not more than 160,000 may be built by the commissioners without calling a special election. Should 10 per cent of the voters of the district protest, however, it would be neces sary to call a special election. To build a bridge at an expense of more than $60,000, a special bridge election would be required. By consent of the voters bridge bonds may be issued in certain cases. VOTED KEMPER OUT. Senate Passe Bill Abolishing Office of Election. Commissioner. Kishteen of the twenty, Democrats in the senate drowsily voted "aye" on a proposition which would put two faithful party, members out of jobs without saving the state government cent, in the course of the dreary Monday afternoon session when a lot of bills which had been threshed over Saturday in committee of the whole were put on final passage. Now the heedless eighteen are ac cusing the other two and each other, while the Republican side of the house is smiling genially. The bill which stings the Democrat ic party is the Nighswonger act to re peal the city election commissioner snip. It affected only three cities Kansas City. Wichita, and Topeka these being the only bnes which main tain such an official. The office is appointive by the governor but the city government foots the salary bill. At Ihe present time the incumbent in each place is a Democrat and each one has two years longer to serve un der a four-year appointment. There is no good partisan reason on earth why the Democrats should have voted to repeal such a beneficial arrange ment. Senator Xighswonger. Democrat, of Wichita, however, introduced a re pealing bill. Presumably Mr. Nighs wonger doesn't like the Democrat who holds the job in his own town. When his bill came up in committee of the whole he pointed out that it affected only the three larger cities of Kansas. Troutman of Shawnee. Republican, with a Democratic election commis sioner on the job in Topeka, had no good reason to object to the measure and said he was satisfied with it. The other Democrats, finding it didn't af fect" their districts, lost interest in the bill and put it through the committee of the whole Saturday without ask ing any questions. Senator Milton of Kansas City was absent on that day but he was all there yesterday when the bill came up for final passage. Milton is a Democrat and he has a Democratic election commissioner t home. He offered a slight amend ment to tho Xighswonger bill which fixed it so that whilo it abolished the job in Topeka and Wichita, it left the commissionership in Kansas City un touched. Once more the eighteen other Democrats In the senate drows ily voted for the measure, thinking it was merely another of those bills with only local significance which are frequently being introduced for the benefi: of the big towns of the state, and the bill went through the senate without a dissenting vote. if the Republican majority in the r-Ask Your Jeweler i Do you get value from your jeweler? Is he a member of the biggest jewelry buying syndicate in the country? If so, then your dollar is earning the utmost possible, with the reli ability of the goods you purchase assured by- the standard manufacturers of the country. Inquire of Your Jeweler Jewelers Co-operative Syndicate, Incorporated M Maiden Lane. New York City. house will do as much for the mi ure ft will remove two more Dem ocratic faces from the gallery of office holders. Seen From the Gallery BT HARVEY PARSONS. Purity has been a watchword in the legislature for several seasons, in fact ever since those ultra-pure persons, Hons. Stubbs and Doliey. started to run our fair state. Pure legislation came into vogue with their regime, and more or less of that purity has stuck. They started to purify the blue sky law and other things. Professional purity promoters have haunted the legislative halls; we have had pure shoe legislation which same is no longer: a pure noodle bill is now on the calendar and other pure measures have been introduced. And one of these pure bills is worth while. It is Senator Stavely's pure meat bill, which made good in the senate yes terday. For many moons there has been a suspicion that, although the govern ment inspectors inspected the pack ing house products with care and dili gence, the poor but honest farmer was not so bedashed particular when he obliged his friends and neighbors by selling them a quarter of beef at the regular market prices. Suspicion was that the amateur butcher at times beat the Grim Reaper to a meat animal only by shoving in the high speed clutch Pure Beef. and that he did said animal a favor by putting it out of its misery. Sus picion rested also upon the smaller slaughter houses which did not num ber regular government inspectors among their personal acquaintances. However, Senator Stavely's measure will make it unpopular for anyone to beef an animal that is on its death bed or suffering from any of the sev eral diseases common to meat critters. Frank Tantis knew not what he did when he unloaded his "Jitney rail road" on the legislature. Little did he reck of the burning eloquence that would be spilled all over the proposi tion by statesmen from the eastern edge of the state, or the contumely that would be heaped UDOn his head for speaking to members about his hopes for an increased fare on the short road with the long name: the dark hints of Perfectly Awful turkey dinners given lor the purpose of in fluencing the vote on his measure, and the disturbance that would arise when the representatives from the ragged edge of Missouri undertook to tell the representative from the country west or the looth principal meridian what was good for them. But the Jitney bill" has passed, and the chances are good that vice-resident conductor-flagman-station-agent Tantis of the Jit line may be Dermit- ted to shake his passengers for five cents the mile. After three hours' talk against it, said bill came out on top. ere it not tor sucn measures pure ly local measures as the Jitney bill, a number of real orators in a legisla ture would not be given the oppor tunity to orate at length in an effort to save the dear pee-pul from folly. Charley Blakesley of the Kay See Star dropped into the legislature 'toth er day. just long enough to revive his ancient story of Judge Adna Gristle bone and the cinder beetle Quarantine However, he has added two sticks of space and two new twists to the cinder Deetie story, and it now covers a col umn of perfectly good readine- matter It is a good old story and loses nothing: DENTON IN THE BREACH Offers BUI to Settle Panama Fair Commission Controversy. Senator Denton of Elk county, has introduced tne tt:i by which the friends of the Panama-Pacific expo sition expect to untangle the snarl in wnich the Kansas commission affairs have been plunged by the successive investigations and criticisms of its financial arrangements. The Denton bill amends the 1913 act creating the Kansas commission and authorizes that body to name one of its mem bers as secretary on a salary of $100 a month. The bill carried out the rec ommendation made by Governor Ar thur Capper and members of the com mission. Under the proposed Denton amend ment the secretary of the commission may draw salary during the exposi tion and for not to exceed two months after its close. The commission may maintain offices on the ground and en gage such clerical and other assist ance as it requires. The 1813 law appropriated $40,000 for a Kansas exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition and provided for three commissioners who should di rect the expenditure of the fund with out pay. The positions, while honor ary, involved an immense amount of work and after several months a con sultation was held by which it was agreed,, with the approval of the gov ernor, to name II. E. Dean of Kansas City, one of the commission, secretary. His pay was fixed at S 40 a week. While it has been held that the arrangement saved the state money by enabling a commission member to be constantly on the job. the legality of the act was attacked by senator Davis of Bour bon county, and all further appropria tions have been held up. The matter was finally referred back to Governor Capper and the members of the com mission with the result of the recom mendation incorporated in the ne Denton bill. Russians Are Buying Cotton. Butte. Mont.. Feb. 1. Daring the last two weeks many tralnloads of cot ton have been rushed across this state for Seattle, where steamers are wait ing to take the cotton to the Russian empire, where it will be made into uniforms for the army. Kach train consists of from thirty to forty cars. it Is said. THE SECRETARY OF THE HAW,

WASHINGTON. January ft. 1915. iyaan B. Howe, Eaq., Vilkesbarre, Fanna... Hy dear Mr. Howe: The Boring pictures of the Ear which you obtained through, the co-operation of the Department, have been reviewed by offi cer of the Eavy in Caahington, and I desire to congratulate you upon the renarkable suo eess you have aehiered. The reels are clear and eosrplete and are convincing evidence of the fine spirit which animates the entire personnel of our Savy and makes it, man for man and ship for ship, the equal of any other in the world. Cordially yours. F AC-SI MILE OF LETTER TO LYMAN H. HOWE FROM SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. HON. JOSEPHUS DANIELS. REGARDING THE REMARKABLE FEATURE MR. HOWE WILL EXHIBIT HERE SOON. IT IS AN OFFICIAL GUARANTEE OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF HOWE'S BIG FEATURE. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. Many Topekans are planting their sweet peas. A meeting of the Anti-commission Government league will be held at the Throop hotel this evening at 7:0 o'clock. Topeka will hold her baseball team just so long as there is a possibility for the management to make a little money. Dandelions will be blooming in pro fusion on the state house grounds soon if the present brand of moderate weather continues. The Ladies' Aid society of the First Lutheran church will be entertained Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Mrs. Will Benson, Mrs. Dycher and Mrs. G. T. Brummett. Fancy imported cucumbers are sell ing at local grocery stores at 20 and 25 cents. The majority of Topekans will wait awhile before they indulge freely in this vegetable. Topeka camp Xo. 148 Royal Neigh bors of America wilt give a Valentine social and entertainment Wednesday evening for members and their friends, at Lincoln Post hall. 118 Bast Sixth. The annual banquet given by the board of .directors of the Toung Wo men's Christian association to the subscribers to the association will be held this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Marguerite Dice, secretary, and Miss Dunham, an international association secretary, will speak. The complimentary organ recital by J. Warren Andrews, the Kew York organist, will be given at the Audi torium tomorrow, Wednesday night. The recital will be given under the auspices of the Kansas chapter of the American Guild of Organists. There will be no charge for admission. A meeting of the convention and entertainment committee of the Com mercial club, under George Godfrey Moore, was held at noon today to make plans for the entertainment of the Kansas shoe retailers, who will hold their annual convention in To peka next week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. "We can use almost any article at the Provident building of a cast off nature, including clothing of all kinds, furniture, books and magazines, etc," said Louis Floyd, secretary of the Provident association, in speaking be fore the Current Topic club. "One man called up and wanted to know if we bad a parrot that we could sell cheap. We referred him to a place where he could make the desired pur chase." Buffalo Stockyards Close. Buffalo. Feb. 16. The stockyards Vat Rnffuln will close this after noon under state and federal orders because of the reappearance of foot and mouth disease, and there appears to be some uncertainty as to when they will reopen. HOY TO GET RID OF DYSPEPSIA Don't Rely on Medicine; Don't Go on Freak Diet; Common Sense and an Antacid Usually All That Are feeded. "If you have dyspepsia, indigestion, sour stomach, belching, distress after eating, heartburn or any otber stomach trouble due to hyperacidity (the usual cause of stomach trouble), yon should take no med icine to act upon the stomach Itself. That Is nosltivelv not the war to cure the trou ble. Again, you should not half starve yenrself by going without the notritioes food that yon need to rebuild waste tis sues. Some foods are not good for people even when in perfect health very rich, sweet, hishlv seasoned dishes. Avoid thete, but eat fairly substantial meals of plain looos. Eat siowiy. r.ven ir yen anna nothing bnt water, yon sbonld not drink with meals, imns. oerore anu alter eating. I not take pepsin or other artificial ai jrestants. If yon follow the foregoing simple instructions it is probable that yon will not need any medicine at all except, if you want to call it medicine, a little antacid after meals. The best antacid is ordinary bisarated matmesia. which ran be parchased at any drag store. This is not to act npoa the stomach bnt on the contents of the stomach. The antacid, as yon can learn by consulting your diction ary or encyclopedia, is merely to neutralise or counteract the excess acid so the stom ach ran digest the feed normally. Take a teaspoonful of bisarated magnesia is a little cold or hot water after each meal. Yon sbonld get immediate relief, even if your caw Is severe. Careful, moderate eat ing and the nse of bisarated magnesia should put yonr stomach in normal condi tio in a short tune: if yoe have not al lowed dyspepsia te advance, te the extreme stage of developing stomach ulcers. AT THE THEATERS. U. S. Navy at the Grand. Most of us are so much absorbed in our own environment and vocations that we have only the faintest concep tion of activities in other spheres such as, for instance, naval life. Our daily lives are so far removed from the decks of dreadnaughts and super-1 dreadnaughts that Lymah H. Howe's reproduction of the United States navy of 1915. at the Grand Friday and Sat urday, matinee Saturday, comes as an illuminating revelation. It was se cured by authority of secretary of the navy, Mr. Joseph us Daniels, and with the hearty co-operation of the com manders and officers of our new navy. How thorough and searching this re production is may well be realized from the fact that Mr. Howe's photog raphers devoted two years to the task Considering that congress spends hundreds of millions each year on our navy, and that every American citizen pays more or less of this vast expendi ture, the secretary of the navy select ed Mr. Howe's Travel Festival as the most popular and valuable medium to show the American 'public how ana for -what purpose 'this money "is in vested. "A Pah- of Sixes." One of the reasons for the extra ordinary Success of "A Pair of Sixes," which H. H. Frazee sends to the Grand for one performance, February 23, is the fact that the plot furnishes one unending surprise and as Mark Twain once defined laughter as a spasm in duced by a sudden shock of surprise. the inference is plausible that there is considerable laughter at the unusual situations in "A Pair of Sixes." When the comedy was first suggested, there was dissent from the wise ones and some concern as to whether the title would draw full houses. The wisdom of the author has been demonstrated. for never has any comedy been so long successful on Broadway. The never ending complications resulting from the use of the little pair of sixes causes laughter and merriment un restrained and surprises and shocks are so frequent that the average audi' ence finds it difficult to retain "its equilibrium. The play is coming with most of the cast which appeared at the successful year's run in New York city and there is small doubt but that their appearance will be greeted by the full house they deserve. Quo Vadis Review. "The Great Triumvirate of pic tures which have been shown at the Hip theater this year was composed of "The Spoilers." "Cabiria" and "Quo VadTf." The first feature was a grip ping and lifelike story of Alaska: the second was a gigantic tale of Hanni bal and Carthage, and the last tne story of Nero and the persecution of the Christians in Rome. "Quo vadis is the masterpiece from the pen of Sienkiewicz, the Po lish author. Different from Cabiria in every respect, it carried with it a much stronger plot, one that was full of action, of scenic wonders and a realistic scene of a great Roman arena in which thousands of people appear ed in the Italian costumes of 1900 years ago. The leading characters in the film were particularly well taken. That of Petronius was especially well done. The portly man who portrayed Nero could not have improved in his act ing. Vlnltlus, Eunice, Lygia. in fact all of the leading people, and there were plenty of them, seemed fitted for their parts. One of the best por tions of the picture was the work of Chilo, the old scallywag. The act of Xero, in driving the Christians into the vast arena and then turning loose several score of lions, stands out prominently in the story. "Quo Vadis' is being shown at the Hip theater all week. S. J. Gaby Deslys at tne Iris. It was surprising to notice the ef fect of Mile. Gaby Deslys initial mo tion picture appearance at the Iris theater last night, in an original story of the theater written expressly for her. and produced by the Famous Players Fiton company in Paris. This four-part Paramount feature is one of the most unique photoplays ever ex hibited. Many in. the audience who had sup posed the famous Gaby to be only a dancer were astounded by her wonder fully versatile performance on the screen. She proved beyond the slight est doubt the possession of distinct dramatic ability. In the course of the feature. Mile. Deslys. supported by her dancing part ner, Harry Pilcer, presents the dances which have won such sensational tri umphs on the stage. This production will be shown this afternoon and tonight, completing the engagement. Beatrix Michelena as "MigDon tat Down to the Lovect Price Level of the Season! HART, SCHAFFNER tlARX $20, $22.59, $25, $28 and $30 Suits and Overcoats n 1a The tremendous business that taxed our abilities to the very limit the past three days is the best proof of Uie widespread interest in this extraordinary clearance of Hart Scbaffner Jk Marx clothes, The values are sncb as can't be pat in type; you must see tbem for yourself. Our determination to lower stocks gives you choice of thousands of fine Suits and Over coatsin every known style formerly sold as high as $M for only S15. Shoe Sale Sss&Gcattd 1.50 SsV!ewl vvasnDurns. Mea's $4.50 Bads. GIRLS! BEAUTIFUL, CHARMING HAIR, NO DANDRUFF-25 CENT DANDERINE Try this! roubles beauty your hair and stops it falling out. of Tour hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft. lustrous and beautiful as a young girl's after a "Dand--ine hair cleanse."' Jst try this moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and care fully draw it through your hair, tak ing one small strand at a time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil and in just a few mo ments you have doubled the beauty film dramatization of Goethe's master piece, "Wilhesm Meister," is offered at the Orpheum for Monday and Tues day. Beatriz Michelena is said by some to be an equal to Mary Pick- ford in her acting. The plot of "Mignon deals with the kidnaping of a little girl by a band of Gypsies. After years of wandering the father finds his daughter with the Gypsy band. The scenes, which in clude several water views,1 are- beau tiful. Hess, "The Jesting Juggler," opens the vaudeville program with a jug gHng act, during which he keeps up a continuous now or comeay. rvara and Chamber, society entertainers. offer a musical, singing and dancing act which is good and pleases the au dience. K. H. P. JNoveuy Review. There is a good bill at the Novelty for the first three days of this week. Lola Axtell and Monroe .Hopkins in "Traveling,"- a travesty depicting the troubles of a young married couple while traveling in a Pullman car. are, judging from the amount of "glad hand" given them by th audience, the headliners on the bill. Mildred Woods and Dan Matey have an ex cellent musical act. A short sketch from Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde is of fered by Matey, who shows talent for character work. A musical and dancing act that is on a par with other acts of the na ture is offered by the Grazers. The Moralis brothers offer fifteen minutes of athletic feats. A billiard table is balanced on the head of one of the brothers. A good deal of com edy, as in other acts on the bill, is injected in the Moralis act. Haves and Block, in "Curse Tou, Jack Dalton," offer a bit of foolery that Is original at least, for this part of the circuit. Beginning the program, the twelfth chapter of Zudora is shown. H. E. C SOUTH BEND PROFITS. Indiana Town Has Received $16,000, OOO From Warring Nations. South Bend. Ind., Feb. 16. Another order for motor cars for the British army has been received in South Bend, the South Bend Motor Car company having arranged to build 150 field am bulances and 100 armored utility cars. Since the war has started South Bend concerns have received orders amounting to J 18.000.000. URIC ACID SOLVENT For Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble 50 Cent Bottle (32 Doses) FREE Just because you start the day worried and tired, stiff legs and arms mad muscles, an aching head, o-jmuur and bearinc down pains in the back worn out before toe day begins, do not think you have to stay ia that condition. j Those sufferers who are m and out of; bed half a dozen times at night will ap-i predate ine rest to mi on ana strengtn this treatment gives. For any form of bladder trouble or weakness, its action is really wonderful. Be strong, well and rigorous, with no more pains from stiff joints sore mus cles, rheumatic suffering, aching back, or kidney or bladder troubles. To prove The Williams Treatment eon enters kidney and bladder diseases, rheu matism and all uric acid troubles, no matter bow chronic or stubborn, if yon have never used The Williams Treatment, we will give one Etc. bottle (3Z doses) tree if you will cut out this notice and send it with your name and address, with 10e. to help pay distribution expenses, to The Dr. I. A. Williams Compaay. Dept. 100R, New P. O. Building. Kast Hampton. Conn. Send at once and you will receive by parcel post a regular 59c botths 31 doses), without charge and withoat in- al to a family or address. Ashr. JciXJIJilNG OGL of your hair. Besides beautifying the hair at once. Danderine dissolves every par ticle cf dandruix; clear ;es. purifies and invigorates the scalp, forever stopping itching and f-Uing hair. But what will please you most will be after a few weeks' use when you will actually see new hair fine and downy at first yes but really new hair growing all over the scalp. If you care for pretty, soft hair and lots of it surely get 'a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug gist or toilet counter, and just try it. Adv. Iron 'Workers Back on Job. Gary, Ind.. Feb. 16. Increased de mand for iron Monday resulted in an other blast furnace being lighted at the Gary works of the Illinois Steel company. There are now five blast furnaces in operation and over 2,000 former employees have been taken back to work in the past ten days. Tires-made of wooden blocks have given good service on motor trucks to coavey heavy loads over rough mountain roads. 1 Special for Wednesday I I Ten Cents for a Lemon Pie The fact that we have a nice lot of California lemons on hand prompts us to offer Lemon Pies as our "Pie Day" Special tomor row Wednesday. Bach will be topped off with a delicious meringue exposed to the oven heat just long enough to give it the suggestion of a golden tint. We'll use the famous IDEAL flaky crusts and each pie will be full size. Lenten Food Will Be in Order' Beginning Wednesday and you'll find our Delicatessen Department ready for you. Best qualities of bloaters, rolled her ring, Bismark herring, sardines, and other cured fish are among our offerings. Salmon Salad at 10c the Pint This will be the well known salad prepared by our chef. The price tomorrow is just half regu lar. Ideal Bakery and Delicatessen 121 West Sixth YOt KOW IT Is GOOD IF WHOWX AT THIS THEATRE. COMIN C. RE-EXGAOEMKXT OF AND "A GOD ED FOOL WITH WILLIAM FARNUr.l "A FOOL. THERE WAS" WITH EDWARD HOSE DATES ASXOrMEU LATER. GRAND OPERA HOUSE Rose Gilbert? y2 PRICE '-V-S. 1 Wsssjss i M 1 0 .Undatw Vr Ux?:- An MM) Bttursaiatf JM.OO Superior ITmon Suits ...5Cc ...75c .$1.CD $1.25 $lieO .$1.75 $20 $3.75 $1.50 Superior Union Suits Sz.OO Superior Union Salts......... S2.SO Superior Union Suits $3.00 Superior Union Suits. $3.50 Superior Union Suits. $5.00 Superior Union Suits $7.5 Superior Union Suits......... ICLornt jvr? cd TK. HIP AU.THISI SHOWS inenir wcjjr i.i,7,f". A TWO-HOI R SHOW G R AN D2 D AY O CsassseaciBg' Friday. Fab. IS. Matisee Sotmrdar Lyman H.Hovyz MIS STUPVMOOV9 E Pries ZSe t S1-S0; hemes S3.SS Free Lis Suspeaded. CENTER OF CBAVITT NOVElJYi BILLY. ARNOLD CO. MALET WOODS THE O RAZE RS HOPKIXS a AXTELL MORALISBROS. S30.SM.0s MYSTERY PAR AM Ot XT PICTURES Floor .10c; Balcony Sc Gaby Deslys Her Triumph" Showing the "Dance Pesly WKDJfESDAY-THCRSDAT JOHN EMERSON is "Tne Badbelor's Rotmasce" "We Lead the Pace-Maker ORPHEUM TODAY LAST TIME BEATRIZ MICHEX4ESA IX MIGN0N fw. ca PANTACES VAUDEVILLE Matineee. Ail Seats I Evenings, Beat Heats. .M A'agffgff. M mwitrt f U.S.NAYY -f OP 1913 I TOE PfllUPWHtS SU' iVS!" I wml UN .a.iM4MmJWMHJS I VMM UMftMt TO C rVIU UTHM iUifS I GRAND TUESDAY. FEB. IS Jj aTBBsssss ULUIIVI f-ssWrssa. lsTss.UK

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0 THE TOPEKA DAILY CTATE JOUH17AL TUZCDAY EVEHHra SEtJATEJfT A ROW TVrangle Over Disposition of Panama Fair Probe. Governor's Recommendation Is Fought by Democrats. IVCULD "FIRE" 'CtCaSSMKI Senator Davis Wanted to Dis charge Members. Ills Attempt Yoted Down by Senate This Afternoon. The senate late this afternoon voted down the Travis resolution to demand the resignation of the entire Kansas Panama-Pacific exposition commis sion. Members of the Democratic side of the senate have today been demon strating the agility with which they eould ascend to high moral levels When looking for a good excuse to override the recommendation of a governor of opposite political faith and leave him the responsibility of Unraveling a snarl Into which a piece Of state business has been involved. Most of this morning's session and orrie of the afternoon session was pent in wrangling over the resolution by Davis of Bourbon demanding the resignation of the Panama-Pacific exposition commission and calling on M. E. Dean of Kansas City, the com mission secretary who accepted a sal ary for his work, to put back all but 9400 of the $2,420 which has been al lowed him by his fellow members on the commission. The Davis resolution In effect would override the recommendation made, at the request of the senate, by Gov ernor Arthur Capper and members of the commission that Dean be allowed a salary of $100 from the time of his first employment and that the law be amended so that the arrangement might be continued. Davis proposes to Ignore the advice given by the gov ernor and the other exposition com missioners as a solution for the con troversy brought about by the action of the commission. Holds V Work, i The whole lob of putting in a Kan sas display at the San Francisco fair Is hung up white the state is investi gating its fair commission on what has heen recognized on both sides of the senate as a technical violation of law. Governor Capper evidently recognized that the replacement of the commis sion at this time would probably re i.ult in a detrimental way for the Kan sas exhibit, so he passed the thing back to the senate with a recom mendation for a middle course, cut ting down the pay of the member in You Get the Best Prices in Topeka on table supplies by taking advantage of our $5 Groc ery orders. It is to your interest to place the good sized orders at Fraser Bros. 22 lbs. Sugar $1 With $4.00 order other gro ceries or meats question -from $160 to $100 a month and advising that he be retained in the position. Demands Resignation. That there 4s -a- disposition on both sides of the senate to accept the Cap per solution for the dilemma was in dicated by its support by Senator' Price of Clark county. Republican, and by opposition to the drastic Davis resolution by Waggener and -Carney on the part of the Democrats. Carney closed the morning discussion with the introduction of a substitute reso lution which would allow Dean to keep the salary already received but calling for his resignation. Senator Davis' resolution would ac cept nothing less than the complete humiliation of the Kansas Panama Pacific exposition commission, com posed of. Albert T! Held of Topeka; Frank Hodgrs of Olathe; H. E. Dean of Kansas City, and Bank Commis sioner Benson, all of whom are re quested to resign by its provisions. It would leave the Kansas exhibit to be completed by a new set of commis sioners unfamiliar with the work up to date. WOULDN'T RISK IT. Legislative Committee on Junket Feared Ice in Missouri River. Being unwilling to imitate the scene in Uncle Tom's Cabin in which Eliza crosses the river on the floating ice, the members of the special senate committee which was sent to Lansing to inspect the 800-acre section of the penitentiary island which has been offered to the state for $25,000. re turned home without having ap proached nearer to the island than the west bank of the Missouri river. "Big chunks of ice were coming down the river end over end," de clared Senator W. P. Lambertson, "and we didn't have the nerve to tackle the crossing. Neither did any body else around there during our stay, for the river looks bad just now. The ice up stream has been breaking and it is coming down fast not float ing smoothly, but turning over and over so as to make it exceedingly un safe for row boats. The penitentiary steamboat has been sunk so we couldn't go out in that. All we know about the island is what we could see from the shore. We spent our time looking at the proposed Improve ments around the penitentiary." ,UITliEY,rOVERAGAIII Reconsideration on Railway Measure May Appear In House. The vote by which the house late Monday afternoon passed the "jitney" railroad fare bill may be reconsidered. A question as to the constitutionality of the law has been raised and an ef fort will be made by opponents of the bill to bring about a rehearing and reversal of the house action. Moxcey of Atchison and Hawkins of Pottawatomie, who led the fight against the bill affecting only the Scott City-Winona line now see a faint ray of hope. Of course there is the senate through which the bill per mitting a 5-cent a mile passenger fare must go. But opponents of the meas ure still cling to the hope that they can defeat the measure in the house. A reconsideration, and a ton o consti tutional oratory is the plan. The bill, recommended "oufof the house committee of the whole and rushed to third reading, was passed by a vote of 78 for to 23 against., l TWO ARE HELD OVER! Alleged Yates Center Bank Robbers Will Face District Court Trials. Wednesday Specials Table Syrup 10 lb. cans, ea 37? Prime Chuck Steak, lb. ..;i4 Potatoes, fancy Minnesota Burbanks, bushel .83 Hams, fancy sugar cured 14 or whole Ham, lb- ,15c Cabbage, fancy Northern, lb Regal Flour, 48-lb. sack .$1.98 Grape-Fruit,' each 3j dozen 35 Navy Beans, fancy, 7 lbs. 49 Orange3, best quality, doz. 23 and 10r Egg3, Fresh Country, dozen 25 New Dates, in bulk, lb 10i Pink Salmon, 2'c val., can 10! Country Eutter, extra fine quality, lb 28c California Hams, (smoked shoulders), lb 13 Fresh Pork Shoulders, lb. .12 Bulk Sausage, (our own make.) seasoned just right, lb... 101 OTHER ITEMS Pancake Flour. 10c pkgs. 2 for.... 15c Spinach, 13c quality, can 12c Corn, lie quality doz. cans ....$1.30 per can 11c Tomatoes, No. 3, large cans, 3 for 25e Tomatoes No. 2, medium cans, 4 for 25c Oat Flakes, 10c packages, 2 for.. 15c Golden Bloaters, extra fancy, 3 for lOe Butterine. lb. 15c. 20c, the best ..22e Dried Peaches, fine quality, 2 lb.. 15c 4 lbs. for 2Se Codfish, good quality, about 1 lb. bricks 14c Topeka Maid Coffee. 18 ounces for the price of a pound, package. .SOc Peanut Butter, fresh, lb 12tc Rutabaga Turnips, lb ...le Breakfast Food. "Wheat Germ." Just like Cream of Wheat at the price 6-lb sack 25o Sal Soda 6 lbs. for 10c: 21 lbs. 25c Flaked Hominy. 6 lbs for.. 25c Chile Beans, fancy pinks, 4 lbs for. 25c Rice, whole grain, Japan. 4 lbs. for.25c Apples, fanoy Gano. peck ...40c Cornstarch. 1 lb. pk- 6 for.... 25c Pineapple, sliced. No. 2 cans 15c Texas Pecans, lb 10c Mixed Tea. 35c value, lb. .2tc Coffee, fresh roasted, good value, lb 14c and 23c Breakfast Bacon, 2iic value. Ib.... 20c Crisco. 25c can. 22c: SOc can 44c Pop Coin, shelled. 6 lbs 25c Yates Center, Kan., Feb. .,18. Larry Harlan and James Burton, each 23 years old,, held In connection with the "robbing of the Exchange' State bank -here February 10, were bound over to the district court at their pre liminary hearing today. Bail was fixed at $5,000 each. Of the $4,130.20 taken, all but $158.45 has been recov ered. FAMOUS DRIVERS TO 1 RACE ON SPEEDWAY IraserBrqs Xu. Corner Slxtb and Jackson .Pbone MO. SI Ml, HEAD THIS! Story of Gay Party of States men in Capita City. One Lady Kicked Off Her Slip per While Dancing. Subrosa account of what took place at a party held Saturday night in one of Topeka's ultra-fashionable boarding houses a party in whicti those present were high state -officials and their ladies are being circulated in Topeka. As to how freely the refreshments flowed,, one may judge from some of the things which are reported to have occurred. Two young women, profes sional dancers, were engaged to add gaiety to the occasion, the story goes. According to the pre-arranged pro gram, they were to do all the danc ing. But a lot of things not on the program were started, when one of the state officials proceeded to at tempt to tango with one of the danc ing girls. The attempt was a howling success. Not to be outdone, a-wife of anoth er, declared that as the professional' dancers had the honor of dancing with the high state dignitary, she also should have that honor. In an at tempt to kick just as high as the tango girls had done, her slipper flew off with such force that it wrecked a houseplant and nearly broke a win dow glass. According to all accounts, the party was a great success, a marvelous, a most sensational success. ONLY FALSE ALARM. Congressman Taggart Writes to State Officials on Federal Judgeship Act. Congressman Joseph Taggart of the Second Kansas district has written to Governor Capper, Speaker Stone, and W. Y. Morgan, lieutenant governor, to assure them that the legislature felt undue alarm about a new federal judgeship for this state. Taggart as sumed that the passage of the resolu tion is a confirmation of the report that the legislature hasn't much on hand that demands immediate atten tion. Not only does the Second district member assure the governor, lieuten ant governor and speaker that the alarm is premature, but states that no such bill as mentioned in the reso lution has been introduced. The res olution was offered by A. A. Doerr of Pawnee county, minority house leader. Taggart's letter is as follows: "I have just received a copy of house concurrent resolution No. .-.23, from a reading of which it appears that the legislature of Kansas, moved thereto by "rumor and newspaper pub licity,' resolved against he -establishment of an additional federal court in Kansas, and directed that copies of the resolution should be sent to the president and cabinet and to each member of the Kansas delegation in both houses of congress. "As a member of the judiciary com mittee of the house, I am in a position to learn, perhaps at first hand, of any movement looking.. toward, .t-he, estab lishment 'of an 'additional 'federal court, and 1 beg leave Jtp say'., for the further information of the Kansas legislature, that no bill for the pur pose of creating an additional judicial district in Kansas has been introduced either in the house or the senate dur ing the past four years. No one has requested me to introduce such a bill, and I have not heard of any such pur pose, either through rumor or news paper publicity. "The other members of the Kansas delegation in both houses, assure me taht they have not been requested to introduce any such measure. The last attempt to divide the Kansas district occurred on January 28, 1911, when house bill No. 32221 was introduced by a Kansas member, apparently without exciting public anxiety. The judiciary committee refused to report the bill favorably.. No bill for this purpose has been introduced since the house became Democratic' "It gives me pleasure to learn, through this resolution, that trouble is unusually scarce in Kansas. This solemn and ceremonious protest. is conclusive evidence or tne necessity of borrowing trouble. I venture to say that the president and cabinet. wnen tney learn the facts, will join me in this most cordial felicitation," KILL STAMPS BILL. Trading Stamps and Rebates Win Xot Be Prohibited to Kansas. A house committee today reported adversely on the -Hoskinson bill, re lating to rebates and making it un lawful for retail merchants to give trading ft amps or their equivalent to purchasers. The bill was aimed at certain con cerns using premium stamps. The committee gave the reason of their re port that the bill was unconstitutional. Suspect the English. Berlin. Feb. 16. An official state ment reading as follows was issued in Berlin today: "Insomuch as it is to the interest of Great Britain that conflicts arise be tween Germany and neutral powers, it is thought in German shipping cir cles that Knglish submarines in order to bring about this end may purpose ly sink one or more neutral ships. It is known also in the shipping circles that Great Britain has laid large quantities of mines against German submarines. Helen Keller, the only blind and deaf mute who has ever taken a col lege education, was In Topeka Monday night and spoke at the Auditorium under the auspices of the Beulah Chapter of the Eastern Star. The building was well filled, and the audience an eager and curious one. Mrs. John Macy. who was form erly Miss Anne M. Sullivan. Miss Kel ler's teacher, spoke during the, early part of the evening, telling of her first meeting with her pupil, something of her methods In teaching her, and of her attendance at college and her ef forts in learning to speak. The story is, in part, a summary of the facts told by Miss Keller in her autobiog raphy, which was finished during her second year -in Radcliffe college. "That work is." Mrs. Macy said, "un doubtedly, the only collection of Sophomore English themes that was ever sold for $$,000." Mrs. Macy told a good many interesting incidents of misss Keller's early girlhood, illustrat ing the unfolding and developing of her marvelous mind. Miss Keller was led to the platform and talked about ten minutes on the subject of Happiness, and her reasons for being happy. For those unac customed to her manner of speaking, she is difficult; to understand. She has a tendency to accent aU syllables alike, or to put1 stress on the last syllables of her. words. Her voice has little or no resonance, the tone is monotonous ty its lack of inflection, and she appears to speak by an effort. Nevertheless, the fact that she can speak, not only Knglish but two other languages also, so as to make herself fairly well understood, is, as an Eng lish educator said, a modern miracle. The difficulties of teaching a deaf person to speak are increased im mensely by blindness, and Miss Keller has been working to improve her speech for twenty years. t After her speech. Miss Keller an swered questions that were asked from the audience and repeated to her by Mrs. Macy. Her answers were quick and keen, and it is certain that her wits are nimble. She was first asked if it tired her- to speak. Her answer was, "Is a woman ever tired of speaking?" In 'reply to the question as to whether she knew if her audi ence was large or small she said, "Yes. It is large. I know by A sense of warmth and the odors of many peo ple." Some one asked if she could hear the applause. "I hear It through my feet," she replies. "When it is strong and regular, I could, almost dance to the rhythm." She was asked what book she liked the best. She replied, "The Bible," and then re peated the Twenty- third psalm. An swering a query from the crowd, she explained why she believed in the suf frage for women. Miss Keller has seven more lecture engagements in Kansas. B. H. BRISTOW AGAINST IT. Kansas Senator,- at Washington Sees No Use for Second Judicial Dist. Darius Rests (top) and Louis Coatalen. Darius Resta. one of the most fsv mens automobile drivers of Europe: has entered the next Indianapolis 500-mile race. May 29. with Louis Coatalen. chief encrineer of the Sun beam factory, as his teammate. They will drive Sunbeam cars. Rests; has a Ions; racing record and won second in the 1918 coupe I'auto contest, tn which the Sunbear.-s ran one, two and three- Hear Through the Eyes. Bombay. India, Feb. 16. It has been announced in Lahore that a Pro fessor Albe of that city has invented a "phonoscope." the use of which en abled the totally deaf to perceive sounds, such as speech and music, by means of the eye. A Single Application Banishes Every Hair Washington,' D. C, Feb. 16. Sen ator Joseph L. .Bristow presented to the senate a concurrent resolution adopted by the Kansas legislature op posing the establishment of. an addi tional federal, co'urt in the state. In presenting 'the resolution. Sena tor Bristow -mate' this- statement OR the floor' of "the senate "I desire to state that in one branch of the Kansas legislature a majority of its members are Republi can in politics, and the other branch is Democratic in politics. This resolu tion' was passed Ty both bodies; and IS signed by the governor, Mr. CappeK, I am myself in thorough accord with Its declaration. There is no use of a sec ond judicial district in Kansas, and there is not in many states that have two now." The resolution-was referred to the senate committee on judiciary. AXE Oil POSTMASTERS Republicans Rapidly Dropping From Ranks! in Kansas. Washington. Feb. 16. The official ax continues to fall heavily upon the heads of Republican postmasters in Kansas. The following -changes are announced: Presidential nominations Aldamar P. Elder, to be postmaster at Ottawa, in place of Newman Waring; Hiram Fulton, at Hanover, in place of Wil liam R. Jones; Jehn K. Hare, at Cun ningham, in place of J. M. Cannon. Pnnth ios nnnnintments Simon Hayes to be postmaster at Beeler; A i n ;n nr Phaln, tfmnrrif.fi). Bloom: Charles F. Wright. Furtey; Harry J. Hunter, Hanston; Aaron jr. vouoracni, Henley; Charles E. Brumfleld, Of ferle; Anna M. Atkin, Olmitz; Clara A. Laflin, Reece; Joel E. Davis, To wanda. Examinations for the appointment Of rural letter carriers in Kansas are scheduled to occur at the following postoffices on February IS: Topeka, Ottawa, Muncie, Galva. Toronto and Wathena. Two appointments are to be made at each place. FOR MAKING IT DARK. United States Soldier ets a Three Vear Prison Term. Joimiai Readers Talse FJotiice! (The Modern Beauty.) Here is how any woman can easily and quickly remove objectionable, hairy growths without possible Injury to the rkin: Make a paste with some pow dered delatone and water, apply to hairy surface and after 2 or 3 minutes rub off. wash the skin and the hairs are gone. This is a painless, inexpen sive method and. excepting where the growth is unusually thick, a single ap plication is enough. You should, bow ever, be careful enough to get genuine delatone. Adv. Leavenworth. Kan.. Feb. 16. Wal lace J. Carlvle, a member of the hos pital corps," United States army, sta tioned at Vancouver barracks, Wash ington, was received at the federal prison here today to serve a term of three years, Carlyle was convicted of turning off electric switches- in a barracks hos pital while capital and major opera tions were under. way, thus endanger ing the lives of the patients. Cantaloupe Trust Is Sued. Los Angeles. Feb. 16. Twenty-five members of the Western Cantaloupe exchange, an organisation of produce buyers of the New York, Chicago. Pittsburgh and other eastern mar kets, are defendants m a damage suit si t ,v. T'nititrl States dis- V. 1 1 iuc Kwny trict court for $3,468,000. Japanese cantaloupe growers oi imiicua, valley. California, are plaintiffs and allege that they were victims of a trust combination. Wheat Advances 4 Cents. Kansas CUy Keb. 16. Wheat had advanced four cents a bushel within half an. hour after the market opened this mnmincj .rWnr to $1.55 H in Kansas City and $1.6$ In Chicago for May delivery. Higher prices in England, and reports of S.000,000 bushels sold for export in the past few days accounted for the rise. Corn Quotations ken' within a narrow range.---.'--. There's a remarkable sale now jping on at ji certain store in Topeka and I want you Journal folks .to get in on it. I want you to show this man Emahizer and his partner that you know bargains when you have a chance, to see and know about them. I want you to show these men that you're responsible, that your accounts are good and that you can be as square with them as you are with the Journal. The Ad Man. This Large Overstuffed Gezsize Spanish Leather RccEier This rocker la over stuffed with best toe fall springs. Will adorn any parlor, comfort galore. Reg ular 27.50, our price for two days only 16.85 Pay $2.00 down and $2 per month. 6 cents per day pays for it. See them in south window. MaccyBook Cases like Cct either Oak or Mahog any, three sections with top and bottom, regular price, in mahogany. $22; regular price, in Oak, $17.50. We are going to sell ten com plete cases at only $16.50 each. $2.00 down. $2.00 per month. This Is the first time since we have been setting Macejr Cases that tney have al lowed us to cat one cent 19 35? 39? 75ff 98V Stair Carpet 25c Hemp Stair Carpet, 27 in. wide, yard .v. SOc pro-Brussels Stair Car pet, 2 7 -in., reversible, yard 60c Woolen Fiber Stair Car pet. 2 7 -in., reversible, yard.. $1 Smith's Tapestry Brus sels Stair Carpet, 27-in., yard $1.35 Wilton Velvet Stair Carpet, 27-in., yard Carpet 35c Ingrain Carpet, yard OQgt wide, yard F SOc Ingrain Carpet, yard Otkgt wide, yard ft 60c Ingrain Carpet, yard QQw wide, yard OVf 75c Ingrain Carpet, yard Atkgt wide, yard 85c Tapestry Brussels Car- RCw pet, 27 in. wide, yard JJJf 95c Tapestry Brussels tlRit Carpet. 27-in. wide, yard. "tfjt $1.25 Axminster Carpet, QRw 27 in. wide, yard. i7f5 $1.50 Body Brussels M 1A Carpet and Border XXv Linoleum $1.25 Inlaid Linoleum, yards: wide, square yard: $1.50 Inlaid Linoleum. 2 yards wide, square yard. 75c Printed Linoleum, yards wide, square yard 85c Best Printed Linol eum, 4 yds. wide, sq. yard. 2 80 $1.00 65 Large Rugs $14.00 9x12 Brussels, Rug for $18.50 '11-3x12 Brus- sels Rug for $22.50 10-6x12 Brus sels Rug for. 25.00 9x12 Wilton Vel vet Rug $30.00 9x12 and 11-3x12 Axminster Rugs $25.00 9x12 Axminster Rug, for Rag Rugs 24x36-inch Rag Rug for 27x54-inch Rag Rug for Small Rugs $6.bo 36x72 Axminster Rugs for $5.00 36x72 Axminster Rugs for $8.00 27x54 .Axminster Rugs for $1.50 22x36 Axminster Rugs for 1.25 22x36 Axmister Rugs for $10.00 36x63 Wilton Rugs for $5.00 27x54 Wilton Rugs for $9.75 $13.75 $16.75 $18.75 $24.00 $12.75 65 $1.15 $3.95 $3.45 $1.95 $1.15 95 $7.50 $3.95 Couch Covers 15 $2.00 Tapestry Couch 1 9Q Cover. 60x90 inches $1.60 heavy fringed Couch QQjl Cover. 0x0 inches $1.2$ Roman Striped 7Qc Couch Cover Drapery 19c Fancy Scrim, yard wide, per yard 25c colored border and allover Scrim, yard 25c Cretonne, tapestry, 1 mm effect, yard XTf 45c Cretonne, shadow Q5lt effect, yard OOf7 $1.00 Iridescent Drapery. ROsI yard wide,- yard. ''r $1.60 Sun Proof Drapery, $Qw 45 inches wide, yard Curtains $5.00 cluny trimmed Q fTC Scrim Curtains, pair O.if $4.50 imported Bobinet 0 QQ Parlor Curtains, pair. V.o'O $3.00 Irish Point Lace 1 AO Curtains, pair 7.0 Cleaning up all odd curtains, from 1, 1 H and 2 -pair lots at One-Half Price. Table Linen Specials 72-in. Bleached All Damask. $1.26 value, yard 72-in. Bleached All Damask, $1.35 value, yard 72-in. Bleached AU Damask, $1.65 value, yard Unea Table linen Table 98 Linen Table $1.25 DEATHS AMD FUNERALS. Mrs. James Millikin McFarland died Monday evening at her home. 1192 Fillmore street, after an Illness of less than a month. Mrs. McFar land was formerly Miss Kathleen AUa Smith, and was born in 1851 at Ennis- corthy. County Wexford, Ireland. She come to America while a young wom an and in 1894 was married to Mr. McFarland. She is survived by her husband and three sisters, Mrs. Ed ward Medlicott of Topeka; Mrs. S. A. Mott of Kansas City, and a sister in Buenos Aires, S. A. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the house and burial will be in Topeka cemetery. v The funeral of Mrs. Frank H. Park- hurst "will be held from Penwell's chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock. The body will be taken to Mt. Holly, Vt., for burial. No flowers. Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. H. J. Beville at Chilli cothe. Mo., February 11. Mrs. Beville was the widow of the late Col. H. J. Beville, a member of Lincoln post G. A. R., and had lived in Topeka for thirty years, prior .to last June. She had many friends in Topeka.. No definite arrangements have yet been made for the funeral of Ray mond Strack, who died early Monday morning. It will probably be held Thursday. Thomas L. Brainard, 35, died Mon day evening at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brainard, 925 Monroe street. He is survived by his Darents. his wife and inn. Hiihort Brainard; a sister, Mrs. George Atider son of Lincoln, Neb., and a brother, F. M. Brainard of Albuquerque, N. M. Funeral announcement will be made later. The body of Mose Hahn, a former member of the firm of S. Barnum Company, arrived in Topeka today. H died in Winfield, Kan., last week. The body was interred in a Topeka cemetery. Mr. Hahn was a relative of the Barnum and Snattinger families here and was a Topeka resident for many years.

Mail Misuser Given S Years. Kansas City, Mo.. Feb. 16. William Basore, Jr., 22 years old, of Neodosha. Kan., was. convicted 6f using the mails to defraud in the United States dis trict court in Kansas City, Kan., to day and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. It was charged Basore obtained approximately $1,000 from persons in Kansas and Missouri by ad vertising the sale of pecans and after collecting' money failed to deliver them. 'r-li VJ: S,-M VV ltllljA lllix.fi the extreme weakness often results in Impa ired bearing, weakened eyesight, bronchitis and other troubles, bat if Sett' rwifi'is te ghen promptly, it tallies strength to the organs and creates rich blood to bmld sJa ft I- Vtoes $m AImImL lccm. vmm. The -annual meeting of the Topeka Rebate association will be held at the Commercial club quarters Wednesday noon.' Ward Bacauley of 1003 Garfield street has returned to his home after an operation at a local hospital. He is reported improving rapidly. Topeka lodge No. 311 Fraternal Brotherhood will-- give a dance Wednesday evening, February 17th, at the Masonic hall for members and their invited friends. Refreshments will be served. Adv. The Kpworth League and Ladies' Aid society of the First German M. E. church will give a George Wash ington social at the 'parsonage Friday evening. The ladies will bring pies. Cherry will be the dominant pie in accordance with the dictation of the cherry tree. Safety rasor blades sharpened better than new. 25c-35e dox. Brunt Drug Co. Adv. Births reported at the office of the city clerk today were: Otto Kiene and wife, 526 Lincoln street. February 15. girl; Peter T. Allendorf and wife. 606 North Harrison street; February 14, girl. George W.. Hart,, deputy -grand master of the Masons for the .Twenty first district, will leave for Wichita to night to attend a meeting of the Grahd lodge. F. A. Koester, XK D. 8.. 818 -Kansas mvm. Special attention given te pyorrhea and oral prophylaxis. Adv. Beginning with Ash. Wednesday, February 17. there, will be the Peni tential Office and sermon by Dean Kaye at 10 a. m. At 4:30 in the aft ernoon the Litany will be said and in the evening at 8 o'clock the evening service with- an address by the Very Rev. J. P. deB. Kaye. There will be a dally service every afternoon (except Saturday) at 4:30 Tuesday and Thursday afternoons-the -Rev. .George M. Geisel will make the address. Ev ery Friday evening at 8 o'clock Dean Kaye will preach especially to men al though it is not to be exclusively a service for men. There will be a cel ebration of Holy Communion every Tuesday and Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, the Rev. O. M. Geisel taking the Tuesday- service and Dean Kaye the Thursday celebration. The Topeka banks will be closed Washington's birthday, February 22. Albanian Raiders Boated. Paris. Feb. 16. A Nish dispatch to the Havas agency says "The Alban ian raiders have been routed and driven back across the Serbian fron tier. More complete Information shows that the Albanians were led Into making the raid by Austrian priests and Mohammedan adversaries of En sad Pasha, the provisional president, by preaching a holy war. The move ment is being directed by Turkish and German agents.? p'1' Xi The Day in Congress. .'Washington, Feb. 16. Senate com mittee to investigate charges of lobby ing against the ship bill held a pre liminary meeting. Various other proposals were debated at length. The administration ship bill was taken up under a rule limiting .debate to. six hours nm the house. WZFl?- ""nKers t Postal Tele graph Co., 5 p. m. to 12. Kansan Failed In Examinations. Washington. Feb. 16. Falling too far behind in his scholastic work since the beginning of the academic term in October last, Francis C. Foley of Kansas, was found deficient in the late semi-annual examinations and was compelled to. resign from the na val, academy as a midshinmah. New Tork Btrk Market. 1 .fw' VTJ e leading stocks on' the New York Stock Exchange as- re- UaeBldgT C'In- New York, Febjie. Today Ten. 2 j 2114 .1)-. .102J4 110 27' 94 14 9KI ":'...'iwS 41 Am. Beet Sugar... Am C.n Amal. Copper am. &m.'o., c....... Am. 8. a K., c... Am. 8. n.. p Am. Knaar Ref.... Am. Tel. T..... Am TAhaiwA Anaconda Mining! A. T. 8. F.. n. Baltimore Ohio.. J mm a.. lananian Pacific i-entrai Leather. Chesapeake and Ohio l. a ,4f Chicago and Northwestern .128. Colorado Fnel it i ron Great Northern' V.ViI'itw. lis inspiration ..v' ihv. K. b. Southern? "men valley....-.;... sr lUirrm. Nashville lift inomruri reiTiC. U.K. T.. c Natoual Lad N V. Central... J. N. Y.. N. H. i H. Norfolk Western Northern Pacific... Pens Kail road Kay Con Copper... Reading, e. Southern Byc.-.!" x run copper......... Colon Pnitric, c I'nion Pacific, n IT. 8. ftteel. c...... V. 8. Steel, p Western Cnlon WesUnghoose Electric 401- 2 iSi MB 12014 22'- 87 4- 8 35ii 1104 WJl' is! ini. '4i 40 lot 4 100 100 t' 102 lftltf 29 Vi 11916 .118 81 1041 KM ..'..104 V4 WV 43 fit -71tt -"IT I? Ummv New York. Feb. 16 MONEY Mfnuitii. PPer. 3J4 per cent. 8terttn1exenaua' weak: flu day bHl, 4.78 M: fcr hl5I" 4.80.25; for demand. 4.W7S Bar ?lw2 tnent bonds, firm;, railroad bond Time loans, steady;, days 2A12i? aft days, lf month?78J:,t Can mener. firm: hth -t 1 Z 1. rate. 2: l. 1 r." -i TJ, 1 1' ""-,"g in z; or; money, urm; ntgh. Mt: low fereds-t.10" eWii- FrosMtav Chilblains, Barnlng, Sweaty and Sore Feet. Don't endure foot agony. Here is quickest and surest remedy known. "Two tablespoonfuls of Caloclde compound in warm foot bath.;. ..This elves Instant relief; corns, and callouses can be peeled right- off;.- excess sweating or ten derness Is soon overcome and bunions reduced. It acts through the pores and removes the cause Large boat, of Caloclde twenty-five cents at any drug -or federal-store. Prepared at Medical Formula lab oratories. Dayton. Ohio. Adv. 'SI -:r

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THE TOPPgA JDAILY OTATO jfrmS. liJ (lEliUTTAL J017 State Takes Turit In" Collins- Hammatt Case Today. Jury Jlay Take Matters In Hand Wednesday Etc. j S Following the testimony of John Collins, defendent in the Hammatt Colltns alleged black hand case who took' the stand in his own behalf late Monday afternoon, rebuttal testimony ior the state' began at noon today. Ctallins on the stand testified that tie was innocent of the offense which l placed against him by the state. In .order to -attempt to show the good character -of the defendenC attorneys for the defense drew from Collins the story of his life's work. He testified that he had gone to work and had been! steadily employed since he was )6 years of age. At the time of his ar rest he said that he was connected with manufacturing firm in Omaha, Keb. A good -deal of he testimony intro duced by the state against him includ ing .statements which officers claimed tha he made at the time of and after bis arrest were denied this morning by Collins. He said that he had no knowledge of the black hand letters until they Were shown him' by officials and at torneys.. He claimed while on the Stand, that he was cursed by a local official after he was arrested. It Is expected that rebuttal testimony for both the state and the defense will be completed by tomorrow morning. ?ince the case began February 8, at torneys for both sides have fought a beautiful battle. Circumstantial evi dence has been a big. factor in both ides of the testimony.' The lawyers will argue the case to morrow. It is doubtful that the case trill go to the jury before late Wed nesday evening or Thursday morning. Witnesses who testified in the re buttal for the state today included C. O. Tresner, John Padgett. a local newspaper man and W. I. Cole, pastor of the Quinton Heights Baptist Church. DEFRAUDED BY MAIL. Iowa Farmer Who Wins Wife by Cor- responilenee Gets "Stung." tages, the men in a group south of a center .line and the women north. The buildings, which cost 12,600.000, have been completed after four years of 'work and occupy a territory embracing a quanw 01 a square mile on the northwest side. HOVE WILL TRY AGAIN Dickinson Senator Has Loan Associa tion Bill in Senate. New York. Feb. 16. Winning a wife by mail is a risky business, ac cording to Ernest Van Beck, who owns a big farm out near Orient City, Iowa. That was the way be wooed and won 16-year-old Marie Jensen who crossed over from Holland to marry him Just seven days ago. They were married and shortly thereafter the bride informed him that she had consented to become his wife merely because she wanted to get to the -United States and that there Vilidn't seem to be any other way." Incidentally she requested carfare fo Chicago, where she said she wanted to see her brother and somebody else. A second effort will be made at the present session to put through a loan association bill to strike at the loan shark nuisance. Senator J. W. Howe Of Abilene has prepared and intro duced a measure which he believes avoids the bad features of the Trout man bill which was killed ten days ago. The bankers of the senate op posed the measure as permitting a le gal interest rate of 24 per cent a year and because the proposed loan asso ciations were to be operative practi cally without state supervision. The Howe bill puts loan associations directly under the control of the state: bank commissioner. It authorises companies to be organized for. the pur pose of making small, unsecured loans at interest rates higher than the legal agreed rate of ten per cent. Its effect would be to provide a source of money for persons without banking credit who now fall into the hands of mon ey lenders who operate without the pale of the law and; collect interest rates which double up the principal of the loans. III SOLDIERS' IIOKES. General Shake lp Among Managers Attributed to Election Scandals. New York, Feb. 16. Colonel Fred erick J. Close, president of the board of managers of the National Soldiers' homes, announced Monday the remov al of Col. John T. Richards, governor of the home at Togus, Maine, and the appointment of Captain William P. Hurley, a Maine veteran, to fill the position. Colonel Close also an nounced the removal of Colonel M. J. Barger as governor at the home in Danville, 111., and the appointment of Major M. H. Peters in his stead. The recent election scandals in Con gressman Joseph G. Cannon's district are believed to have had something to do with the change, a number of sol diers' home people being involved in the alleged frauds. Both of the new appointees are Democrats. STUCK III TIIEllUD. Pres. Wilson's Daughter and Compan ion' Have Unpleasant Experience. T. B. HOSPITAL OFENS. Washington, Feb. 16. Miss Mar garet Wilson, daughter of the presi dent, and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, cousin of Mr. Wilson, had the unpleas ant experience of being stuck in the mud wbile automobiling in the suburbs here Monday. They were in" one of the White House vehicles, going' down a dirt road to- the entrance V to 'Rock Creek DarK. wnen ine wneeia sunn u mis lin linn amnsse In l win chauffeur obtained a plan ana Cliica;ro Has the liSi-gost and Finest in tin- World. Chicago, Feb. 16. The Chicago municipal tuberculosis sanitarium, termed by experts the largest, finest SENT III 1,063 DLLS. This Session of Legislature Broke Records for Proposals. All With the lid clamped down oh original bills in both branches of the state legislature, the present body of law makers have established a rec ord by the introduction of 1,863 bills. It is a new high water mark and with the final introduction of house com mittee bills this week, the total will doubtless go to 1,875 maybe 1,900. Four committee bills in the bouse this morning brought the total for the session to 1,867. A number of apprdv priation bills are yet to be reported. These include appropriations for the various educational institutions, the judiciary, executive and administra tion departments of the state. It is probable that at least a score of ap propriation bills will find their way to the house hopper by the close of the present- session. Several other com mittees are working out special bills that will make their appearance in the next few days. All of which -adds to the general belief that -the record for the session will reach $1,900 bills in troduced'.'. r, The session of two years ago estab lished a-record when 1,773 mills were offered in the two houses. The rec ord for the session at noon' oday- was 1,057 house bills and 810 senate bills. The record at the close of bills Monday night when the lid was put on original bills was 1,058 house bills and 810 senate bills. SPUDS 60 HIGHER. Maximum Price Increased In Ger- o iilqaor to Soldiers. Berlin, Feb. 16. The Bundesrath has increased the maximum price of potatoes from four marks 1 to five and thre-fourths marks ($1.45) for fifty kilograms (110 pounds.) It was feared that the former low price in view of the scascity of fod-. der would result in farmers feeding their stock potatoes fit for food. The Bundesrath set a maximum price of ten marks ($2.50) for early potatoes harvested between May 1 and August 15. The purpose of this action was to encourage gardeners to devote a large acreage to early potatoes. An other decree of the Bundesrath lim ited the amount of malt which may be used by brewers after April 1 to 60 per cent of the former quantity. The military commander of the province of Brandenberg has prohib ited the sale of distilled liquors by sa loons to soldiers of any' rank in uni form. The action was impelled by the fact that previous warnings have not had the necessary success. ANDREWS RECITAL. No Charge to Topekans for Pipe Or gan Recital Wednesday Night. helped "Miss Wilson aha Miss Bones to the sidewalk.. They telephoned for another automobile which took them home. Give Work to 3.000 More Men. St. Louis, Feb. 16. The plants of and most comprehensively equipped tn,e National Enameling and Stamp- The complimentary organ recital at the auditorium tomorrow night by J. Warren Andrews, the famous New York organist, will be of interest to the people of Topeka. Mr. Andrews is one of the celebrated organists of the MlllAlPV ?T.fe-TKeeHrt!r T ne JCfaatcggof airjrt and everything will be done with a view to the comfort and pleasure of the audience. The big Topeka organ is well known by reputation to organ ists in all parts of the country, and Mr. Andrews was very willing, to accept the invitation to give a complimentary concert. in thi world, was dedicated today. Accommodations for 650 persons will be ready within a month, and event ually 950 beds will be installed, while the dining room has a seating capacity of 1,000. The patients are to dwell in cot- ing company in Granite City, 11L, and St, Louis will begin operating full force and full time next Monday, fol lowing the acceptance of a wage cut by a referendum vote Saturday. The result means work for about 3,000 iron workers. CONSTIPATION, COLDS, HEADACHES, REGULATE YOUR BOWELS! 10 CENTS Furred tongue. Bad Colds, Indiges- tion, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head- aches come from a torpid liver and constipated "towels, which cause your i stomach to become filled with undi-! gested food, which sours and ferments j like garbage in a swill barrel.- That's! the first step to untold misery indi- gestion, foul gases, bad .breath, yellow J skin, severe colds, everything that is horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning a 10-cent box will keep your head clear, stomach sweet, liver and bowels regular and make you feel cheerful and bully for months. Don't forget your children their little insides need a good, gentle, cleansing, too. occasionally. s a. a.1 rv rTU A r-iTn IO CENT BOXES "ANY DRUG STORE a ulso as as ao cent boxes taaaBBM Ride im a Jitaey Phioime 274 7 and 5 passenger, easy riding touring cars. Calls answered promptly to any part of the city. Full load 5c per passenger to any part of the city. Sin- gle passenger 25c to any part of the city. Prompt Service Hammett Griff ee, Props. 506 West Eighth Avenue MRS. PARKHURST DEAD Paralysis Fatal to Well Known To peka Woman. Mrs. Frank H. Parkhurst died late Monday afternoon at her home. 909 Tyler street.- Her death was caused by a stroke of paralysis received Feb ruary 9. She is surviveo. oy ner nus band, Frank H. Parkhurst; a son, Dana Parkhurst: two daughters. Mrs. Jean Parkhurst Guettler of Kansas City, Mo., and Miss Dorothy Parkhurst of Topeka, and two Drotners. juage a. W. Dana of Topeka and Wallace M. Dana of Mt. Holly. Vt. Services will be held from Penwell's chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The ooay win oe seni xo mi. Holly, Vt. for burial. Friends are re quested not to send flowers. OAKLAND NOTES. (Items for this column may be phoned to 3915 or the State Journal R. B. Hastings of Oakland avenue has returned from Atchison and is lo cated In the show business in lopesa. tkgn hundred neoole at- th arnlden weddinar anniver sary of Comrade and Mrs. Pleasant Smelser last rTiaay evening ai ineir home In Wlnneid avenue. xx r t i i t ,1 t- win pniFnain the members of the Ladies' Aid so- .i.v nf (ha Oakland' fresDytenan church Thursday afternoon at her borne in Winfield avenue. L. i. Hill has returned to his home Van after heins called i v ,1 an t h nf f T. Ralvean. UCl C UJ The cnrisnan rinavur bwici; ui ih. lint ana i nmuta caurcn win o.iir an entertainment Thursday even tnr tnts week at the church. Miss Helen Hanna has charge of the affair. John F. Eby, county superintendent of schools, will give an address "The War in Europe." at the Oakland school house Thursday morning at 10 o'clock for the pupils. Instrumental 1 1 k. fiirnlvh liv Micqou Mil- II1UOIV w dred Wright and Marguerite Bower. MiSS Etta KOrsi will enrermin me members of the S. O. B. H. club Wed nesday evening at her home in Poplar DLI Mr. Fred Davis of wmcnester is spending a few days at the A. E. Curry home in winneia avenue. u- Ap 7efll will entertain the members of the Priscilla club Friday afternoon; Mrm n w Wllliama and Mni Hir. .,-Mrt Xeoi Curry Will go to Winches ter the last of ''the week to. spend' a few weeks 'with relatives. -'.'r-''.' s A meeting of the finance committee of the Oakland M. E. church will be held at the parsonage Wednesday r Mrs. Atwood entertained the 'mem bers oz me j. u. tj. (.rocnet ciud xnis afternoon at her home in Wabash Miss Laura Cole is visiting relatives ana xrienus in m imieiu, aan lur Mrs. B- P. ..Taylor, who has been ill the past few weeka, is reported im- yivimi uuv tit winw at a miw. Monday was soent bv the senate on final passage of bills. There was nut one appropriation bill In the lot that for the state hospital for the insane at Topeka. The bill went through minus the item of $40,000 which it originally contained for the purchase of the 80-acre Sutheriit tract adjoin ing the hospital grounds.-' Frances Willard day and Humane day will be two additional days for observance by Kansas school children if the two bills passed by the senate are approved in the house of represen tatives. Koin bills provide that the children in Kansas schools shall de vote a brief perlotl to special exercises. Humane day will be for the purpose of encouraging a Bpirit of kindness to dumb animals while Frances Willard day will be devoted' to instruction in the benefits resulting to Kansas from prohibition. Another poll tax bill has been in troduced by Senator Paul Klein of Al len county. It provides for the usual $3 per capita tax on voters the money to be paid for the improvement of Kansas roads. STILLING AFTER ISLAliD Leavenworth Senator Would Extend Work of Penitentiary. Although the legislature has not re ceived a report from- the committee named for the object of inspecting the 800 acre tract of land on Stinger's Island in, the Missouri river the pur chase of which has been recommend ed for the extension of the peniten tiary property on account of the farming land and coal rights which it carries with it a bill has been intro duced by Senator Vinton Stillings put ting $24,000 aside to be used to pay the expense of the deal if it can be made. The state already owns 1,600 acres on the island. The purchase of the north end would put the. state in pos session of the whole body of land. The coal deposits extend under the river between the island and the main land, so that the purchase would ex tend .the penitentiary's mining land very materially. TAKES HUBBY'S PLACE Wife of Chicago's Mayor Fills His Speaking Dates. Chilis &S (3 Look at Ideal Pictures Constantly, Is Advice to Prospective Mothers. Chicago, Feb. 1C. If a- prospective mother desires that her child have blond hair, black eyes, 'a GreeTc nose or forceful chin, she has an oppor tunity of realizing her desire accord ing to the latest word in eugenics. All she need do is get a picture of of child who has the admired char acteristics and look at it longingly at regular Intervals for -several months before her baby is born. Any desired color scheme involving Vie eyes and hair or formation of fea tures frequently can be controlled in this way, according to Mrs. Viola Mizeu Klmmel of Belleville, Ont, in a lecture, on eugenics under the auspices of the' Open Forum at the Masonic temple. "I know of a woman who con trolled the appearance of her entire family of four in this manner." said Mrs. Klmmel. "Before her first ex periment the woman was skeptical but persistent When the- baby came it had the features she had longed for as sne naa looked on a favorite photo graph of an ideal child.- The happy mother decided to ex periment further. Three subsequent trials were successful and in each case tie mother had devoted her attention to pictures of entirely different types." CERXSONS miODEUKG Tepeka Store Given General Overheoliag w4 1 1 i mt. Chicago. Feb. l.- Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, wife of Mayor Harrison, to day took her husband's place on the platform andf add reused several -meetings of workers, urging them to vote for her husband -and nominate him next Tuesday as the Democratic can didate for mayor. r Mayor Harrison, because of illness, was unable to fill a number of his engagements to speak and Mrs. Harrison volunteered to take his place. -i. A series of speeches for afternoon and evenings through the last week of the primary campaign has been planned for-Mrs, Harrison, who until now had addppsnod.on)y,yomen.'s or ganizations. The- canning primary is the first opportunity Chicago women have had to aid in the selection of mayoralty -candidates and much activ ity has been displayed by women's or ganizations. ENTERTAIN SHOE KEN Commercial Club Will Give Burlesque "Poor Shoe Law." The Commercial club through the convention and entertainment commit tee under George Godf re y Moore will give an entertainment af the dub quarters Wednesday evening of next week for the members of the Kansas Shoe Retailers' association who will hold a convention here.. It is probable that a burlesque en titled, "The Poor Shoe Law," will be given. A committee consisting- of the following persons was appointed to arrange for the entertainment: Roy L. Bone. E. L. Overton. Elon S. Clark, A. M. Mills, George Crawford. Scott Hopkins, William Brelsford and George Godfrey Moore:": STATUE OF GLICK. Kansas' Present to Nation Placed Next to J. X IhgaUs. Washington. Feb. 16. The statue of the late George Washington line It. lor mer governor of Kansas, presented to the nation by the state of Kansas ana which was placed in- position next to that of the late Senator John James Ingalls in statuary hall of the Capi tol a year ago, has finally been for mally accepted by congress. Final ac tion was taken when Congressman Joe .Taggart asked '.Uje,', house to. pass tne senate concurrra jrennuuon piac ceptahceU v 1 1 i f Her Maiden-Voyage. New York. Feb. IS. The new An chor liner. Tuscania. arrived here to day on her maiden trip from Glasgow and Liverpool. She was built at Glas gow and is of 14.000 tons gross regis ter. She brought 38S passengers and more than 3,000 sacks of mail. Thom as Williams, a native of Wales on his way to Canada, jumped overboard during the voyage and was lost TRAIN YOUR HAIR AS AN ACTRESS DOES Xo class of people devotes so much time to tjeauty study as do actresses and naturally no class must be more careful to retain and develop their charms. An inquiry among them develops the information that they find it dangerous to .use a" makeshift when shampooing, but always use preparation made for shampooing only. Tou can enjoy the best that is known for about three cents a sham poo by getting a package., of can throx from your druggist; dissolve a teaspoonful in a cup of hot water and your shampoo is ready. After its use the hair dries capidty wltn uni form color. Dandruff, excess oil and dirt are dissolved and -entirely disap pear. Tour hair will be so fluffy that it will look much heavier than it is.- Its lustre and softness will also delight you. while the stimulated scalp gains the health which insures hair growtn. aqt. With a force of workmen busily engaged in tearing ont old fixture and installing new; qnes.- toe Topeka store of Berkson Bros.-, anon will present a great change. The garment compartments on either aide of tbe store room will be replaced with quarter sawed ouk fitted at regular inter vals with wide mirrors of heavy plate glass. The fixtures will give more room to tbe storing and display of appareL After this new Woodwork in Installed, paper bangers and decorators will refinish tbe en tire room. The work is heinir done with minimum of confusion, one Hide being finished at a line ho as not to interfere with tbe Rhowlng of merchandise. Mr. NarbtUtal. manager for Berkson Bros., says that with an en tirely new lighting system and other im provements', the remodeled store will be a credit to tbe high class establishments la tne state. ACCUSES HER, SHE SAYS Wife Petitions for Divorce Alleging Accusations From Husband. Alleging that the defendant has been guilty of extreme cruelty toward the plaintiff and that he nan repeat edly accused her of having improper relations with other men, petition for divorce has been filed in the Shawnee county district court by Ruth Hughes against Fred Hughes. According to the petition the Hughes were married January 23, 1913, and they are the parents of one child, Evelyn, age 1 year. The plaintiff asks alimony pending her action for the support of herself and child, a divorce and custody of their minor child. The plaintiff also alleges that the defendant baa. cursed a.pa j nreatepeo; ner.,. DEMOCRATIC BANQUET Speakers Announced for Annual Af fair in Topeka, February 22. The annual banquet of the Kansas Democratic club will be held in Ma sonic Temple, Monday, 'Feb. 22. Speakers on the program are John H. Atwood, Congressman-elect Jouett Shouse of Kinsley; Col. Fred J. Close, of Kansas City. Kan.; Mrs. R. C. Way man of Hutchinson. There will be vocal music by Miss Elizabeth Ander son of Topeka. W. H. Kemper, secretary or tne club, says, that the advance sale of tickets promises a larger attendance at the banquet than ever before. FOR ORPHANS' lT0"L Card Party at Kcllam Hall Monday Afternoon Between 2 and 5. The ladies of the Topeka Orphans' home will give a- card party next Mon day afternoon at Kellam hall, between 2 and 6 o'clock the proceeds to go towards the work, of the home. The patronesses will be Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. J. C. Gaff or d and Miss Dollie Curtis. THE WEATHER RECORD. Following are observations Onlted States weather bureau twenty-four hours ending at 1 this morning: Stations Hleb. Ixra Amarillo. Tex 5 Benton. Mass......... S6 Buffalo. N. Y 42 Charleston. S. C 74 Chicago; 111....:. 34 Cincinnati, Ohio 44 Concordia, Kan Corpus Chriati, Tex. 68 Denver. Colo......i.. 48 I)es Moines, la 34 Dodge City. Xan 52 Dnlath. Minn 24 Kl Paso. Tex. Galveston. Tex. Havre, Moot. Helena, Mont Huron, K. 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-.54 .0 Jersey to Vole on Suffrage. Trentoo,. Feb. .It. The senate to day passed the woman suffrage amendment to the state constitution 17 to 4. The house passed the resol ution two weeks ago and both houses having Acted favorably-on the resolu tion last year, the question will be submitted to the voters for -acceptance or rejection in September next t Jacksonville, Fla 08 Kansas City, Mo 42 Little Kotk. Ark 56 Los Angeles, Cat... 64 -New Orleans. La...- 66 New York, N. Y..... .69 North Plate, Neb..,. 40 Oklahoma. Okla...... 52 Omaha. Neb 30 Phoenix, Aria 70 Pittsburg, Pa.. ,,..V.'.- 50 Portland. Ore S2 St Joseph. Mo 38 "St Louis, Mo.. 40 St Panl. If Inn 26 San Franc-laro, Cal. 62 Seattle.- Wash...; 56 Sheridan. Wjo. 38 Toledo. Ohio .-..i 38 -TOPKKA, WAS.. 42 Washington, DC... 64 Wichita. Kan...: 46 46 30 98 26 32 32 48 26 22 32 10 48 2 24 60 SO 34 52 48 42 18 34 24 52 32 42 26 30 8 50 46 8 32 32 Omaha. Feb. 1C. Fire today burned out the three upper stories of the board qf trade building, one of the landmarks- of the city, causing a loan of about -100.e. The fire started on the top floor, which was occupied by tbe University dab. e Millo Dry Gcodo Co. Spring Models in Y. B. -Corsets Have. Ease, Style arid Ihirabxlity 'Certainly that is the utmost you can ask of a corset to be both stylish and com- tollable in it, and know that youll not have to buy a new one till you've had the full amount of wear from this one that the price i entitles you to. Wearers of W. B. Nuform and Reduso Cor sets have all the advantages over those who buy lessirablfenwkv i Any woman of slender or average -figure can be well fitted here in a 1915 W. B. Nuform model for there are many new styles adapt-' ed to the various types at prices ranging from $1.00 to $3. Stout -womenwiU find the W. B. Reduso models at $3.00 perfectly suited to the most exacting requirements New Spring Suits to Wear Now as Wefl as Later So many women are coming out in spring suits that you too, should be. ready. Tours need not be so light in color that you feel too con spicuous in it now: We have so many that strike the happy medium not too dark to wear when spring is advanced yet entirely suitable for the early, bright days. The new putty and sand colors and battle ship grays, the smart tweeds, and shepherds checks are admriable for this purpose. Then there are the navy and majesty blues no colors will be better throughout the season: we have them in abundance. Price is not a factor, for we have your price, whatever it 16 anywhere from $10.00 to I47.C0.. 'with particular stress on the assortments, qualities, and beautiful styles at $25.00. .Contestants for the Art Needlework Prizes Are free to keep their pieces or give them for the Belgian Relief Fund, whichever they desire Those entering this contest are under no obligations whatever in regard to the disposition of their work.. Having purchased the materials, the piece belongs solely to the woman who makes It. If she wishes to' sell it to contribute the. proceeds to the fund for the relief of suffering in Belgium, we will be glad to assist by offering it in the sale of such pieces which will be held here for this pur pose when the contest is over. We do not solicit these 'contributions but simply -offer the opportunity for this charitable work to those desiring to avail themselves of it. T A ft rVk E sv.vry 6 88 8 8 ffl 1 We Wire Your House to Suit Your Means Our proposition to wire your home for one light any one outlet for iron, or other appliance, for $10.00 on payment plan K .V;. or To wire your home complete on the same terms of pay- ment should meet, the approval of all whose houses are unwired. Call our Business Department for particulars TODAYS- v Tlie Topaka Edicon Co. Phone N,408G.- 808 Kansas Ave. DRY CLEANING All Week SUITS CSsbbSssIsbbI SEEDS Plant Sweet Peas now. Plant 'em deep plant plenty plant early and get early and brilliant blossoms. ...Buy seeds from a seeds-man. E. O. CQE i E. Sixth St. The largest. Best Equipped Dry Cleaning Plant in the City Llutuol Laundry Dry Cleamg Co. si. ra UIE TBOiSSHe WANTED Boy orer 10 to learn to fees Job i prlatiag pre. Call at 0U1 K. ta at. 1 To Insure yourself against leaky roofs in bad weather have all your -f roots- e leiiiined. .repaired- V is 1 'e.nd pkbitev by root ease, wHo has speelsaaed -r tti this 'Work Tor over 'gap- Bow.. wivau" J

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATS JOUSITAIr TTJTdAY C VllaFrSUAirg 1Z, 1C15. QJOCIETY Mra H. A. Spielman will be hostess at a luncheon Thursday at her home, 1885 Topeka avenue. Judge and Mrs. Silas Porter will give a dinner party whlclv Is the sec ond of two small dinners at" which they are entertaining. The decora tions for tonight are yellow and white narcissus, and yellow tulips decorated the table at the previous dinner. The list of guests at both affairs includes: Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Parker, Mr. and Mra David W. Mulvane, Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Munn, Dr. and Mra Willis A. Coston, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram P. Dil lon, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Gault and Miss Margaret Connell. The Lawrence Federation of Wo men's Clubs will give a luncheon Monday. February 22. in Lawrence. Cuests from Topeka who have been invited are: Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. W. T. Morgan and Mrs. W. A. John-. Hton. who will be house guests of Mrs. Genevieve Chalkley. and also-. Miss Linna Bresette of Topeka, who is state Oeputv factory inspector. Mrs. T. N. Marshall of Lacygne, Kan., president of .the Second District Federation, will be an honor guest. Mrs. Chalkley will give a luncheon Tuesday at her home in Lawrence for her house guests.

The Crochet club gave its annual valentine luncheon today at the home of Mrs. W. H. Righter. The club's birthday anniversary is also Valentine day. The table decorations were in keeping with the day. Red flowers were on the table, and hearts were hung above them. The nut baskets were of red. tied with red tulle, with hearts fastened to the ribbon. Val entine symbols were used in the menu also. Members of the club are: Mrs. C. P. Bolmar, Mrs. J. C. Burnett, Mrs. Henry Bennett. Mrs. George H. Bur roughs. Mrs. J. P. Clare, Mrs. W. A. Cosion, Mrs. D. W. Nell's. Mrs. Frank Manspeaker, Mrs. Righter, Mrs. George Sharitt. Mrs. George P. Stitt, Mrs. A. A. Scott. Mrs. C. B. Scott, Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mrs. J. B. Whelan. Mrs. W. F. Vreeland, Mrs. H. H. Welty. Mrs. Walter Wellhouse, Mrs. White and Mrs. E. Medlicott. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Merriam enter tained guests at a dancing party at the Country club Monday night. It was a valentine party, and the dec- ations and the refreshments carried out the valentine idea. Envelopes, bearing the names of the women of the party, and enclosing valentines, were distributed among the men, who were partners at supper of the women whose names they drew. For one of the favor dances, bunches of violets were on the sideboard, and partners were found by the names on the clus ters. In the dining room were two big silver vases of red roses, and forming a urtain between the dining room and the reception room, were festoons of smilax and glass tubes sus pended by 'ribbons, and in the tubes were pink and red roses. At the end of the dance the roses were given as favors for the rose dance. The hostess, Mrs. Merriam, was gowned in pink and white chiffon, trimmed with bands of black velvet, and with a big velvet butterfly at the back of the bodice. Mrs. Guilford Dudley wore blue pompadour silk. Mra Cole wore sapphire blue crepe. Mrs. Marie Price Wear was gowned in pink and white chiffon with crys tal trimming. Airs. B. F. Akers' gown was of white, trimmed with pink chif fon and black velvet ribbon. Mrs. Tom Frost wore white crepe combined with lace and chiffon. Mrs. Harold Chase wore pink pompadour satin with lace overdress. Miss Zella Paul of Boston, wore blue chiffon. Mrs. Frank Merriam's gown was of blue taffeta, trimmed with white chiffon and gold lace. Mrs. D. W. Mulvane wore pink satin, with skirt made with a flaring tunic of shell pink chiffon embroidered in crystals, and tulle folds finished the neck and sleeves. Mrs. W. Y. Morgan wore pink em broidered chiffon. Mra Jack Dillon wore white satin combined with silver cloth and net. The guests asked to the party were: Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mr. and Mra Frank Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Auerbach, Mr. and Mra. B. F. Akers, Mr. and Mrs. Nor man S. Wear, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Ha.rlson S. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. David Mulvane, Mr. and Mra Eugene 8. Quinton, Mr. and Mra Arch Catlin, Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. MohlerMr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Woodward, Mr. and '.tu. Tom Frost, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Thrill, Lieutenant Governor W. Y. Morgan and Mrs. Morgan, Senator and Mrs. Jouett Shouse. Dr. and Mrs. W. N. West, Mr. and Mra Harold Chase, Mr. and Mrs. Horace L. Hall, Mr. and Mra. W. H. Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hammatt, Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Reid, Mr. and Mra Jack Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Freeman. Mrs. Marie Price Wear, Miss Zella Paul. Mr. Armin Fassler, Mr. John Nicholson, Mr. Dan Ham matt. A recent San Diego paper contains a long account of the magnificent new boat, the Great Northern, that made -its maiden voyage from Philadelphia to San Diego, arriving there a few days ago. The ship is Just out of the navy yards and is the largest and finest craft of its kind afloat. The passen ger list numbers about six hundred, and contains the names of well known eastern people. The list shows the names of Mr. The orettiest bonnets for framing Wee faces are shown now in the shops. They are made of silks in dainty shades. Two examples are shown in the above drawing,-, the one was made of pink satin taffeta shirred to a crown center on the wide crown a v.a inininff nf prawn and brim: the latter was boiyid with a bias piece of shirred taffeta in self tone. One huge large-lea fed pink velvet flower with attendant foliage was placed di rectly -at the front and was the bon net's sole trimming. White grosgrain covered the other little shape and was hand embroidered in tiny flowers. The trimming of this was a wreath of vari-colored posies above a band of white ostrich feathers. and Mrs. C. A. Wilbur and tneir son, Charles Wilbur. Jr., of Boston. The Wilburs used to live in Topeka, their home being the residence now occu pied by the Matt Weightman family. Six or seven years ago they went east to make their home. They will stop in Topeka on their return rrom Cali fornia, which will be about the last of March. They will visit the u. f. Paxton family and other mends nere. The Great Northern sailed from Philadelphia south, going through the Punama pnnal. and in the future it will ply between San Francisco and Portland. The Tooeka Avenue Bridge club will have a bridge-luncheon Saturday of this week. Mra A. O. Rosser will be hostess. The Elwell club met today with Mrs. H. E. Lyman at her home, 1032 Pclk street Dean Skilton of the State univer sity, Lawrence, Kan., will come to To peka Wednesday to assist in organiz ing a chapter of the American Guild of Organists. A number of Topeka people are eligible to membership in the society, Dean Skilton will give a conplimen tary organ recital Wednesday evening in the Au litorium. No admission charge will be made, and the public is cordially invited to attend. The Morning Music Study club will have its regular meeting Friday morn ing at the home of Mrs. Ralph Gaw, in Fillmore street.' The Ceramic Art club will meet with Mrs. Lynn Banta, 516 Home street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The program will be. as follows: Roll call. Japan: Satsuma ware, Mrs., W. T. Bishop: Ontario, Mrs.- M. M. Blinn: original design on china, Mrs. W. C. McDonough; architecture, Mrs. J. S. Ensminger. Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis and her daughter. Mra Albert Charles Phil lips, of Seattle. Wash., were at home Monday afternoon to their friends. Miss Bess Campbell, of Chaney, Kan., was asked to receive wun tnem, as she is leaving for her home today, after spending about two months In Topeka with the A. A Robinson fam ily. The afternoon was quite informal. Some readings were given by Mrs. Joseph P. Hicks, whose rendering of southern dialect stories is especially pleasing, as she is herself a southern er. Her readings yesterday were "Welcome Sweet Day of Rest" and "Delia Style." Mrs. A. A. Robinson sat at the table and did the pouring, and those asked to assist were: Mrs. Floyd Baker, Mrs. H. C. Mulroy, Miss Metta Rob inson and Miss Nanon Herren. Mrs. Nellis has observed two after noons each month as her at home days for a number of years, and Mrs. Phillips continues that custom in her own home in Seattle, and she makes her house a meeting place for the mu sical, literary and society people of her city. An out-of-town guest of the party yesterday was Miss Marie Gardenhire of New York City, who called with her aunt. Mrs. Albrecht Marburg. The Gardenhire family at one time made their .home in Topeka, and Miss Gardenhire's father. Mr. S. M. Gar denhire. since going to New York to live, has written some books, among them "Purple and Homespun" (among the seven best sellers at the time of its publication), "The Long Arm," and "Lux Crucis.". One of his daughters has written some short stories recent ly that have found at market at a good round price. Miss Gardenhire will be in Topeka the rest of this week. She wore a smart costume of black yesterday made after the fash ion prophesied to be good during the season Just opening. The skirt was made with shallow pleats, and the jacket was a box coat with a short pleated tunic. Mrs. Phillips was dressed in grey taffeta, with a trimming of lace and a rose colored velvet girdle. Mra Nel lis wore grey embroidered in pink. Mrs. Baker's gown was of pink taf feta, trimmed with lace and dark fur. Mrs. Phillips expects to leave the I latter part of February, and the party TO 5 Cams Am Party Slippers Several hundred pairs of Women's Fine Party Slippers from which to select regular 06, $5, 04, $3, Values a.w viw iicui ta nmpv v ii sample of the remarkable prices prevailing during our big Reorganisation Sale, at which this splendid stock of Men's and Women's Shoes must be moved regardless of values or actual cost. No Charre) No Approvals No Refunds Tib Gerotby Shea Co. Seccessor to- Gerstley -Crawford shoe Co. "THK STORE WITH THE GREEK SIGNS' mm 0 yesterday waa the last of the regular at home afternoons at which she will receive with her mother. She will go to California to meet Mr. Phillips and attend the exposition. Mrs. Arthur Capper will be at home at the Capper home, 1033 Topeka ave nue, from 3 until 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoons during the session of the legislature. No invitations will be is sued but out-of-town women as well as Topeka women are invited to call during the receiving hours. The af fairs are planned to give the Topeka women an opportunity to meet the out-of-town women who are here for the legislative session. Mrs. Capper will be assisted tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. W. Y. Morgan, Mrs. Charles Sessions; Mrs. W. E. Davis, Mrs. Karl Akers and Mrs. George M. Crawford. Pledges of the Beta sorority, who will be initiated tonight at the Beta house, at services following a spread, are: Miss Mary Weightman, Miss Emilie Seery, Miss Elizabeth Culver and Miss Helen Neese. The Kappa Alpha Theta girls will give a spread at the chapter house Friday night for the new girls, and Initiation will be held Saturday. The Alpha Delta men had initiation services Monday night for Mr. Howard Cox of Woodward, Okla., and Mr. -Glen Logan of Topeka.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry. B. Clark will give a dinner party Wednesday night.

The Friday Bridge Luncheon club will be entertained Friday of this week by Mrs. Charles S. Elliott. Mrs. Russell Frost will be hostess at a meeting of 'her sewing club next Monday. Mrs. Wilbur Rhoads gave an infor mal party Monday afternoon for her house guest. Miss Elizabeth Manning of Chicago. The guests were: Miss Manning, Mrs. David Overmyer, Mrs. D. W. Stoddard, Mrs. John M. Padgett. Mra. Burnham, Mrs. H.- B; .Clark, Mrs. Frances Stevens, Mra Ray Walker, Mrs. T. D. Myers. Mrs. Ellen B. Wylie, Mrs. H. S. Coleman, Miss Edna Staples and Miss Ann Myers. The Minerva club will give a mu sicale Wednesday afternoon, February 24, at 3 o'clock, at the First Baptist church, complimentary to the other music clubs of Topeka. Mr. Franklin Hunt will give the program. All who are interested and care to attend are invited to be present. The regular meeting of the Minerva club was held Monday afternoon, with Mrs. R. H. Morehouse and Miss Eleanor Bartel as hostesses. The pro gram was as follows: Royal Gallic March .Kelly Miss Craven. Provincial Types in American Fiction Mrs. Curtis. Eastern type Mrs. W. T. Davis. Western type Mrs. Putnam. Southern type Mrs. Blakely. Northern type Mrs. Mays. Orpheus With His Lute. .Sullivan Mrs. Foster. King Lear and Cordelia. .Parker Miss Clark. So Sweet a Kiss ..DeKoven Mrs. Hughes. Merry Wives of Windsor Nicolai Miss Kline, Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Munson, who was a guest of the club, played two piano numbers. Dance of the Elves, by Kroeger, and Concert Polka, by Bartlett. Miss Anna Parham entertained a few friends Monday evening. The house was decorated with red hearts. Her guests were: Miss Edith Parfitt, Miss Elsie Cuthbert. Miss Helen Wright, Miss Dorothy Richardson, Miss Louise Ward, Miss Genevieve Id dings; Miss Irene Gaines. Miss Eliza beth Morrison. Miss Dorothy Foster, Miss Evelyn Parham, Mr. Wilbur Ma gilt. Mr. Donald McHugh. Mr. James Lindsay, Mr. Ewing Fergus, Mr. Harry Spears. Mr. Clarence Baker, Mr. Claude Swendson, Mr. Arthur Homer, Mr. Floyd Flanagan. Mr. Carl Miller and Mr. Laurus Magill. The Misses Anna and Evelyn Par ham gave a valentine party Saturday evening. .The guests were the Misses Elizabeth Morrison, Grace Dana, Gladys Scott. Edith Witt, Irene Nel son. Marguerite Nichols, Adaline Spickerman, Helen Scott, Olive Knox, Ruth Marsh, Inez Homer, Dorotha Leeper, Lois Allison, Wilbur Magill, Laurus MaglU, Floyd Flanagan, Har old Smiley, Lindsay Osborne. Allen Neely, George Crawford, William Nelswanger, Lewis Sanders, Torrence Curry. Harry Davis. Bvron Boone. Horace Bowman, Clark Ellington and Raymond Ferguson.

Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. Jay Franklin Close will return to her home in Greenieaf, Kan., the last of the week,- after spending a short time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Southwick. Mrs. Southwick, who underwent a surgical operation, is getting on well, and ex pects to be out -again in- about two weeks. Miss Marie Gardenhire of New York, will return home the latter part oi inn weea. ane is visiting her grandmother; Mrs. A. B. Jetmore and Mr. and Mrs. A. Marburg and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mulroy. Dr. Malone. Osteopath, Mills Bldg. Adv. Miss Erna Fischer and Miss Elf rieda Fischer have returned, to Lawrence, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wil son. Mr. and Mrs. A. CV Klingaman left Monday for the South. Mrs. Klinga man will go to Victoria. Texas, to be with her mother, who is ill. and Mr. Klingaman will go to Florida. Mrs. C. Hall of Lawrence.' win come to Topeka Washington's birth day to attend the flag raising and the luncheon to be given by the -Topeka Parcel Pont Prepaid- on artfcica advertised except books and fragile merchandise. Try sbop- oy man. THE STORE OF DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE. We Refund Railroad Farm either In full or ta pnrt, according to Onis Is T7 TT no mine we ssmnisiiiaiiniE Wedls I make my own clothes now," said a Warren M. shopper some time ago with utmost satisfaction. "I nev er dreamed that I could do it until I bought a pattern and tried. And now." she laughed. "I'm getting rich on JLe m?ey 1 save."- -The man who heard, smiled to himself, then looked sober and said, "Why not?" The "Why not has resulted in the inauguration of a brand new movement at this store HOME DRESS MAKING WEEK. This event started Monday. It will not only offer many materials needed in the making of garments-at-special prices, but every-department will offer special attractions There are many other in-, te resting features' which are announced in this ad. Home Dressmaking Week is destined to be a big event. Be sure to cone to the store this week. Made Silks Are; For Home Dressmaking Week 1 Silks "made In America" and the new American -colors will have a place of their .own in "Home Dressmak ing. Week." Exquisite in their newness, and perfect in their weaves and designs, they'll quickly .show-their possibilities to the home Needlewoman. r. Stripes are destined to be very popular this season and we show these in white with black stripe, navy, green, brown, wistaria and black grounds with color stripes. 26 inches wide and regularly sold at J 5c. Only .12 pieces. New Hairline Striped Satin, 26-inches wide, 75c values in for ;.....48c 20 pieces of all pure Silk Shantungs for summer waists and blouses shown in the popular sand colors, will launder well and give splendid service.. Sold regularly at 85c. Silk Shantungs, 38 inches wide. Regular 85c silks, fff for .:..5dc FEATURES FOR THIS WEEK ale. Switches at graatljr and' mall -mmm Trm ledacad prte Oar Anna! February Sat ef Bmm held Uaeaa. The New Cetera Cettea Ma- -teriate specially priced. Odds and' KaU la the Healery Department priced t go. Special Sale af -Ketteaj inn hewing of Lares, urea. na- Bpleadtd alas. Kew' Spriair Draan a4 Skirts fee Wassea Striped Chiffon Taf feta, 36 inches wide. Specially fwv priced at. p 10 pieces. These striped Chiffon Taffetas 'are the talk of the -hour and we began selling them the first day they were displayed. Pretty yet sensible line of colors to select from navy and white stripes, navy and green stripes, Copenhagen and white stripes, gray and white stripes, green and white stripes, black and white stripes, white and black stripes.

The quality of these silks we don't expect to be able to duplicate at the price,-as they were bought before the advance. New Satin Radiants, 36 inches wide, $1.50 $1.19 These new Satin Radiants have just arrived and are likely to be much in favor for dressy dresses. They have a beautiful finish, are very evenly made and have a. chif fon weiarht. The colors are Belgium blue, Petrograd, wistaria, plum, golden brown, orchid green, field gray, old rose, silver gray. :'"Z"-:',''- r Flowered and Plain Silk Are Prettily Combined for the i Young Misses in Butterick Dress Pattern No. 7394. T IT 1 .1 IN 1 r i- A SOUTH i empung v alues m ine uress uooas uept HimeiL aisle Present fashions make it easy for the Home Dressmaker of little experience to make her own frock. Tempting values in black and white Shepherd Checks, Silk and Wool Poplins and many other desirable weaves of the season will be found here. 55c and 59c Black and White Shepherd Checks 48c Shepherd Checks will be in great demand for spring and summer wear and the qualities we offer during this week sell at 55c and 59c regularly. Checks of various sizes in the lot. $1.25 Silk and Wool Poplins. 40 inches wide 98c Handsome Silk and Wool Poplins in a full assortment of all the new spring shades. These fabrics are today among the most popular of the 1916 dress fabrics and are a superior quality in weight and finish. $1.C0 and $1.25 New Spring Dress Fabrics 79c In this collection will be found Wool Crepes;; fine German Henriettas.' -French Serges, Venetian Cloths and Fancy Mixtures in a good assortment of desirable colors. $1.75 and $2.09 54-inch Fine Dress Fabrics 0 1 .25 Arranged on one. large table are American and imported Whip Cords, Gaberdines, Clay Serges. Crepe Poplins, and Mannish- Suitings, qualities that will give very satisfactory service and just the right weight for the new Circular Skirts! Supply Your Bedding Needs exceptional cnance to save on ever needful bedding of our well known dependable quality. Wonderful Pillow Values Two sizes in Bed Pillows, covered with fancy art ticking assorted colors filled with sanitary feath ers specially priced as below: 75c Bed Pillows, size 17x25 inches, each 50 $1.25 Bed Pillows, size 21x27 inches, ea. 75 "Sanitary" Brand Bed Pillows, a complete range, priced, a pair. .$1.50 up to $7.50 During This Sale Buy Blankets Now for Next Winter Special on Bed Spreads $1.50 Hemmed Bed Spreads, special, each SS $1.75 Scalloped and Fringed Spreads, spec ial, each $1.38 $3 Scalloped Bed Spreads, special ea. $2.50 Better Qualities in Bed Spreads, including the fine imported ones, each $1.75 up to $10 Bleached Pillow Cases for Little 12 Pillow Cases 13c Pillow Cases, 15c Pillow Cases, 16c Pillow Cases, 17c Pillow Cases, 20c Pillow Cases, 22c Pillow Cases, size 42x36 size 45x36 size 42x36 size 45x36 size 45x36 size 42x36 size 45x36 inches; inches inches inches; inches inches inches each, each, each, each, each, each, each. .'...'.......101 .104 12VW 14 is i7 ..........19 Bleached Sheets Specially Priced 59c Sheets, size 72x90 inches each. 48c 70c Sheets size 72x90 inches, each. 59c 75c Sheets, sise' 81x90 inches, each.-. v. aoc 80c. Sheets, size 81x90 inches. each. 7 Ac 85c Sheets, size 81x99 inches, each ....75e 5c Sheets, size 81x99 inches. each. g5c $1.15 Sheets, size 90x99 inches, each. $1.00 Final Sale of Wool Blankets, Cotton Blankets and Comfortables 1 Off aI1 wol Blankets, reg- ular D rices from 15.00 to flO.OO. J K Off aU "Beacon" Blankets, VU; regular prices f rom 11.75 to 13.75. "I 4 Off aH Comforters, regular x V4 prices are from $1.00 to S5.00. 1 -4. Off a" Cotton Blankets. v regular prices from 75c to 82.75. 36-inch Bleached Muslin Special values in desirable qualities of muslin, finished soft for the needle, all at reduced prices 7c, S l-8c and lOc. Cambric Mnsllns, M-lnch Very desirable- 'for gowns and under garments, extra values at, yard -Sl-So, 10c, 12 He, 15c, SOc. Special Prices on Pillow Tnblng Widths. 36. prices range from, a yard, 20c Up. Wide Sheetings All Reduced Bleached and .unbleached, widths 68, 72, 81 and 90 Inches. Sale prices range from, yard. Mc Up. 40, 42 and 45 Inches; The New Colored Cotton Materials for Home Dressmaking Week Specially Priced chapter of the D. A. B. She will rep resent tne cnapter Alias xa.nuu from Kansas City, where she was the guest of inenaa anu ui Mr. Will Herren.' Cut flowers at Hubbard s. Adv. Miss Mary Slaughter and Miss Elis abeth Alderson have ""If d,.,7J th,v visited friends at the Alpha Chi Omega house.. Mra William xBamiw City, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Lyon. Dr. and Mrs., Charles Channlng Al len have returned to Kansas t-ity. i-J Tahort visit, to Mr. and Mrs. David W. Mulvane. J.. Thomas vvooowarw, i of Mr. and Mrs.. Chester Woodward, is ill with measlea Miss Maurine HtevenBon or lina, is visiting Miss Bernice Emahixr. i,..tt Shouse Is ill at her horn, in Topeka yenue Miss Dora r.aii" j is visiting Mrs. W. WJftrlckland. Mrs. Strickland and her guest went to Kan- Cored Hb RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me n good. Finally .1 got hold of something that -quickly and com pletely cured me. Tears have passed and the rupture has never returned, -although I am doing hard wark as. a carpenter. There was no operation., no lost time, nu trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give fun Information about how you may find a complete cure without operation., if you write to- me, Euene M. Pullen. Car penter. 544A Mareellus Avenue. Manas quan, N. J. Better cut out this notice aul show it to anv Others who are rup tured jr on may cave a life far at least stop tne misery or rupture ana in. danger of an operation. Adv. saa City today to spend a week or ten days. Miss Dorothy Hadley has returned to Manhattan, after a short visit to her mother, Mrs. Etta J. Hadley. Mra D. E. Barton and her daugh ter. Belle, have returned from a three weeks' visit to Scranton, Pa. Miss Mary Weightman has returned from a wekend visit to friends in Baldwin. Mra Osborne Larimer and her two children, Mary Ruth and Robert, left today for their home in Seattle, Wash. They spent winter with Mrs. Larimer's mother. Mrs. J. P. Griswold, and Mr. Larimer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Larimer. Mrs. Griswold accompanied her daughter to Seattle, and will spend a few months with her. Dr. Smith. Osteopath. Mills Bldg. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lininger of Kansas City, are visiting Mrs,- Linin ger' s parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Lar imer. Mrs. D.-P.-Paxton, who was injured by a fall' on the ice several 'weeks ago, is able. to be out again. Mr. C JC Holliday received word a few days ago that his daughter. Mrs. C. E. Fennell of 8nn Francisco, was critically ill. He prepared to leave at .once for the west, bnt just before leaving he got a telegram saying, that she was much better. -.She has since improved and is now recovering rap idly. Mrs. Iva HaysUp will go to Law rence tonight to spend a- few days with Mr. and Mrs, W. S. Dodderidge. V The Richardson- Art Embroidery club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. O-. P. Wolff, 412 Sumner street.' r Japan in 1914 -imported S62.0206 gallons of alcoholic liquors, against 87S,40 gallons in 118, LADIES! DARKEN YOUR GRAY HAIR Look Years Younger! Use Grand mother's recipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur and nobody will know. The use of Sage and Sulphur for re storing faded, rray air to Its natural color dates back to grandmother's time. She used it tc keep her hair beautifully dark, giossy and abundant. Whenever her hair fell out or took on that dull,' faded or streaked "appear ance, this simple mixture was applied with wonderful effect. But brewing at home is mussy and out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at any drug store f a 0-eent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound." you will get this famous old recipe which can be dependc J upon to restore natural color-and beauty to the hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry. feverish. Itchy scalp and tailing hair. A well-known downtown druggist says it darkens the hair so nat. rally and evenly that nobody can t. it has been applied. You simply dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, takina one strand at -a time.- Br morning the gray nair ainappears. and after an other application or- two II becomes vamumuiijf iiua, euaajr, anq aDund- i ant. Adv. ii .a a bla. -v Where other builders admit ted tneir inability to produce a per fect small grand. House of Knabe succeeded. t. i m. i i i m T II III B The n iigned The habitual recognition accorded the wonderf ol Knabe Piano by artiU of note is the beat evidence of ito tone perfection 72a THOMAS- B. JTtW rvr--

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