The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 17, 1915

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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES BVEXYXC9T 10 PAGES rtXSDS IT READ IT HOME EDITION WEDNESDAY EVENING- TOPEKA. KANSAS. FEBRUARY 17, 1915. WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS EDITION 2 TROUBLE HOVERS OVER US America Caught Between Fires of England and Germany. Government Admits Serious ness of Situation. KO WORD JROM GERMANS Gerard's Word Is Anxiously Awaited at Washington. The Var Zone Order Goes Into Effect Tomorrow. MANY TO TAIK THE RISK A Majority of the Neutral Ship ping Lines Will Continue Their Sailings From British Ports. PAINTED ONJHEIR SIDES Will Be Their Names, Nation ality and Flags. Hope German Submarines Will Make No Mistakes. Bl LLKTIX. Iondoii. Feb. 17. England's navy Is ready to meet the German subma rine raid, Just how this latest danger to British commerce Is to be coped with Is known only to the admiralty. Escorts are to be provided for the British merchant fleets. The de- ptrojer and torpedo boat flotilla have been assigned to patrol dirty along the fiteamshlp lanes. British mbftarme; are also exicrteu"fo fie active. Washington, Feb: 17. Caught be tween the fires of England's determi nation and Gerrrf&ny's resentment, this government was admittedly seri ously troubled today as to what the fi-relgn nations' answers will be to re cent American protests. With Germany's war zone order ef fective Thursday, Ambassador Ge rard's reply from the German gov ernment to the United States had not been officially received early today but they anticipated Its receipt before night. The prospect for a favorable or compromise reply was considered slight. At the same time nothing has been heard of the Knglish flag protest an swer but officials are convinced that Kngland will not relent in her plan to drive Germany to starvation. No more do they believe Germany will drop plans to annihilate commerce In Ire war zone. Between these two attitudes, gov ernment officials foresaw more or less serious trouble for America. Her commerce must eventually suffer in such an arrangement and the possi bility of Germany's destruction of American vessels or American lives was always to be considered. The Wilhelmina case still hung fire today. War Zone Near England. London, Feb. 17. At the stroke of midnight the waters surrounding the coasts of the United Kingdom will be come, so far as lies within the power of Germany to make them, a war zone In which all vessels, neutral or other wise., will penetrate at their peril. Some of the services across the chan nel probably will be curtailed, but a majority of the neutral shipping lines will accept the risk and continue their sailings. The names and nationality of the vessels and the flags of their rations will be painted on their sides in the hope that .German submarines will not sink them by mistake. Kngland's announcement of the de tails of her proposed retaliatory pol icy, by which she plans to shut off the German food supply from the outside, is expected momentarily and appar ently there is not the slightest pros pect that this country will accept the German proposal to call off the block ade if Knglind will relax naval pres sure on shipping. It is not expected that there will be any immediate and widespread activity by the German submarines but the development re garding neutral ships should bring to a head one of the most interesting and threatening situations of the war. Weather Forecast for Kansas. Tartly cloudy tonight and Thurs day; moderate temperature. "C. S. WANTS MONEY." Copenhagen. Feb. 17. In the Berlin Kukunft Maximilian Har den publishes a long contemptuous article about the United States, the conclusion of which is that the United States will profit immensely by war and cares nothing about anything except money making. He declares Germany does not care In the least about American opin ion regarding the cause of the war and it is not worth while to utter a syllable In Germany's defense. "Seriously, we beg the Americans not to cry murder if a few Ameri can ships are injured in the war about to be made by German sub marines against England," says the article. "Great Britain desires to shut off our food from America; we desire to shut off England's importation of ammunition and raw materials from America." REGULATION FGlI KCSAS FACER IS LATEST PLAII Hens Prulilbked From Laying More Than One Egg a Day. Headlights on All Animals After Sun Goes Down. STEAM HEAT IN HOO PENS Air Brakes on Wagons Eye Shades for Stock. And on Goes Corporation Farm Regulation. BiU for AI Williams of Columbus, attorney and lobbyist for a number of corpora tions doing business in Kansas, pro poses to ask the house utilities com mittee to this week recommend for passage a bill regulating the Kansas farmer. The well known Cherokee county lawyer would put the farmer under the same restrictions as some of the farmer members of. the legis lature propose to impose on the cor porations. At least that is the plan which Williams announced in an in terview in Topeka today. The .Williams measure provides for farmer full crew, headlight, bath house, amusement, safety device, eight hour, union wage, six days' la bor and sanitation regulations on the Kansas farm. Williams declares he will urge the house utilities commit tee to introduce the bill at this ses sion of thel egislature that the Kan sas farmer and the Kansas corpora tion may be on equal footing. The proposed bill would put the farmer under regulation and supervision of fConUnueu on Cage Two. FULL 0F SNAGS Course of Administration Ship Bill Checked Again. Republicans and Democrat In surgents Withhold Support. Washington. Feb. 17. -Administra tion Democrats got another setback in their fight for President Wilson's ship bill when they suddenly learned today that the bill as it passed the house last night will not command the sup port of Senators Kenyon, Norris or La Follette, Progressive Republicans, on whom they counted, nor the support of any of the seven insurgents of their own party. The plan to mov to con cur with the house amendments was wrecked bv the discovery that, the glAwiers:ctria notr'm'twrer' endtigh votes. Administration leaders made no at tempt to conceal their embarrassment and planned to send the bill to con ference with the hope of putting on some amendments to command sup port. The bolting Democrats were said to be favorable to an amendment to make the enterprise a temporary one to end with the Kuropean war. PLEADS NECESSITY. Great Britain's Reply to the States' Notes. United Washington, Feb. 17. Great Brit ain's reply to the American note of December 26. protesting against in terference with United States com merce was being prepared at the state department today for publication. The full text of the document, containing approximately seven thousand words, will be given out simultaneously here and in London tonight. The British note, in addition to giv ing statistics on neutral commerce and making a general denial of any un warranted interference with legiti mate shipments, points out that the recent government decree taking over the flour and grain supply in Germany required added precautions on the part of the allies that contraband might not be permitted to reach the armed forces of the enemy. It also constitutes a further statement of the British government on the legal ques tions involved. SINKS III 20 MINUTES British Collier Torpedoed by a Ger- man Submarine. Havre. Feb. 17. The British steam collier Dulwich, bound from Hull to Rouen, was torpedoed by a German submarine twenty miles northwest of Cape De La Heve at 6 o'clock last night. The torpedo struck the middle starboard side. As the crew took to the boats the submarine which tor pedoed the ship was seen speeding away. The Dulwich sank in twenty minutes. Twenty-two members of the crew of 31 men were picked up by the French destroyer Arquebuse and brought to Havre. Seven others rowed to Fe camp. The fate of the other two is unknown. A dispatch from London last night stated that Lloyds had received in formation from Fecamp, France, that the Dulwich had been blown up. This information was brought ashore bv seven men of the crew who rowed toj land. The Dulwich was a vessel ofi 3,289 tons, owned by the British; Steamship company. PASSES THE HOUSE. Government Ship Purchase Bill Goes to the Senate. Washington. Feb. 17. The admin istration compromise ship purchase bill went to the senate today follow ing its passage by the house early to day by a vote of 21S to 121. The measure was injected as a new element in the tangled situation in the senate, where the original ship pur chase bill was held up by a determin ed filibuster for weeks. The same stubborn opposition that has long kept the senate exclusively occupied promised to greet the new bill which emerged from a fourteen-hour parlla- I mentary struggle in tne lower branch JAPAN DEARS DDUNOU GIIKJA Her Original Demands Hare Been Slightly Modified. The Number Is Cut Down From Twenty-One to Eleven. insists 0:1 aggeptoe The New Republic Still Is Standing Out. Mikado Asks Right Previously Enjoyed by Germany. Peking, Feb. 17. If Information from presumably well informed sources both foreign and Chinese is correct the memorandum recently FRENCH RUSH HEAVY GUNS TO STRENGTHEN YSER POSITIONS V Two of the hnce guns being used with trench ieOing- effect by this French areshown being healed along th Yser canal to reply to the German artillery f attacks. At the beginning of the war tin German guns were ds ddedly superior to those of the allies. That superiority has now been fully overcomr i given by the Japanese legation to the diplomatic representatives here of the United States, Great Britain, France and Russia, respecting the demands of the Tokio government on China omits certain of the requirements originally presented to Pekin. These negotia tions which began late in January had for their object the determination of the future status of Japan's relations with China and a decision respecting' certain questions regarding the future development of the Chinese republic. Their course has been guarded with great secrecy. The Pekin government did not conceal its concern over the situation thus brought about and on Feb. 6 Sun Pao Chi, the Chinese foreign secretary, in conference with the Japanese minis ter at Pekin, rejected Japan's pro posals on the ground that they were incompatible with China's severeignty and conflicted with existing treaties between China and other foreign pow ers. The Japanese minister then asked for an acceptance in principle, stating that the detailed negotiations could be conducted later, but the Pekin government returned the same answer to the principles involved. The original demands, according to infor mation from Pekin sources, were 21 in number and were far reaching both in their political and commercial aspects. But it is not known whether the orig inal demands were mad orally or in formal written communication. The memorandum as handed the legations rConanued on Page Two. MURDOCHS OUT Kansas Congressman Is Ready to Quit Politics. "Back to Writing Game," He Tells His Friends. Washington, Feb. 17. Victor Mur dock, on and after March 4, will be out of politics for good. That is his own declaration, and he believes he knows what he is talking about. For twelve years Murdock has been one of the picturesque and stormy figures in the house of representatives. March 4 his term expires. If fortune had favored him. Murdock would have been in the senate of the sixty-fourth congress. He ran for that office last fall on the- Progressive ticket. But fortune did not smile, although Mur dock is smiling today and declares he never felt better in his life. "I'm through," he said today. "All my friends knew it. Some people tell me I'm not through, but I believe I know better. I haven't the slightest idea of ever getting back into politics. I'm mine IulcW In the writinc game. That s my real business: r or the next year or eignteen months i ll be doing a good deal of lecturing, fill ing contracts already made. But writ ing is my trade, and I'm glad to have a chance to get back. And by writ ing I don't mean writing letters. That's about the hardest job a mem ber of congress has. "I really came into politics by acci dent, and not because I ever felt it was my real business. I got a good licking in the senatorship fight last fall. I m not a bit sorry now. there was any sting In it at the time it was all taken by the fact that my own congressional district tea by me, as It always did." fi IX THE USGISLATURE. Sister Mary is clerk and Mabel, two years older, Uncle Peter's oarjr child, has got job as folder. v Cousin Charley Is a page;, like lots of other pages, -He never pages any one, but sim ply draws bis wage. Aunt Carrie has s Job that doesn't keep her basaplag, -And payday Is the only time when you can see Iter jumping. Uncle BlUy's on the roll, as mes senger he's listed; He really didn't want the place, but Cousin Jim Insisted. Maw ma has a clerkship, too, and so has Utile Willie, Although to do a, lick of work they would consider silly. Papa's uncle's cousin's niece, the one they nlcknemed lazy. Gets five a day foe chewing gum, at which she is a daisy. The folders never fold a thing; the clerks they do -no clerking And yet the records plainly show that they are all a-worklng. It may look queer, but you'll allow that it is human nature. -When Cousin John and Uncle St are in the legislature. W. H. James In St. Louis Post Dispatch. TEN IN ONE NIGHT Half a Score German Attacks Repulsed by French.: Berlin Reports Fierce Fighting; at Close Quarters. Paris, Feb. 17. The French war office this afternoon issued the fol lowing statement on the progress of the war: "In spite of an active cannonade the "French and English aviators who yesterday threw bombs into the region of Ghistelles and Ostend have been able to re-enter our lines unharmed. "The -Belgian artillery -has carried out some, effective shooting against gatherings of troops and shelters. "In Champagne ten of the enemy's counter attacks were repulsed during the night. "In the Argonne there was consid erable activity. Near Fontaine-Aux-Charnes we have destroyed a block house and 100 metres of trenches. A German attack launched by at least three battalions between Four-de-Paris and Hill 263, west of Boureu illes. has been very severe. We have entirely repulsed it, inflicting on the enemy huge losses and taking some prisoners. "More to the east, in the forest of Melancourt, we have captured 100 metres of trenches. i "From the Meuse to the Vosges, nothing noteworthy has occurred." German Official Statement. Berlin. Feb. 17. Today's statement from the war office is as follows: "Western theater: Obviously in duced to do so by our great successes in the east, the British and French yesterday and during last night began especially stubborn attack at many places. In their unsuccessful at tempts to recapture position which they' lost on the 14th of Feb ruary, the British lost in prisoners, four officers and 170 men. "Northeast of Rheims the enemy's attacks were repulsed. Two officers and 179 Frenchmen were captured. Especially strong advances made against our. lines in the Champagne 'district frequently led to fierce fight ing at close quarters. -With the ex ception of certain separate sections where the enemy had penetrated and where the -battle still continues the troops of the enemy were repulsed everywhere. About three hundred Frenchmen were taken prisoners. "In the Argonne we continued our offensive and caotured further nor- tions of the enemy's main positions taking 330 prisoners, two' mountain cannon and four machine guns. In Priesterwald, north of Tout, small sue- lcMr" r On this occasion two machine guns were cap tured. There is no news from the Alsace-Lorraine frontier' Happy With One Leg. Bordeaux, Feb:' 17." Sara Bern hardt, who is in a hospital here, awaiting the amputation of her leg, necessitated by an injury to the knee, continues to maintain her strength and spirits. Her cheerful courage has won the admiration of all her friends. If In answer to one of hundreds of In quiries regarding her condition, she telegraphed that her leg .would be tm ed next Monday and after tht f uM be quite hrv "HOLY AVAR IS JOUA FACT" Former Minister of War, Now of Cabinet, Gives Interview. Declares Turkey Jumped In War W ithout Being Asked. ALL COSTP ASE SAFE Residents of Ottoman Empire Not Suffering, He Says. French, Russians and British Trying to Bring Trouble. Constantinople, Feb. 17. "Turkey declared war without being urged by Germany or impelled by any other in fluences save those of the empire,' said Talaat Bey today in a statement 4-to the Associated Press made in reply ito questions concerning the political and military situation in his country- -J'alaat Bey today fills the posts ol minister of the interior, minister of finance and minister of marine in the Turkish cabinet. Two weeks ago, in addition to these offices, he was also minister of war, which gave him the four most important portfolios in the administration. He is a young Turk and is undoubtedly the most impor tant man in Turkey at the present time. "Turkey engaged in military opera tions," he continued, "only when ac tion on the part of Russia and Great Britain made defensive measures nec essary and today Turkey has taken all steps needful to carry the through. war "The holy war is not menacing Christians, but the holy war is a fact, which the enemies of the Moham medan world should bear in mind. Christians in the Ottoman empire who are participating in the destinies of their countries are not suffering from conditions brought about by the pres ent state of affairs and any statements to the contrary are a result of British, French and Russian intrigues, the purpose of which is to direct against Turkey the pressure of neutral coun tries of lower standing in the Ottoman world. To the correspondent, Talaat Bey complained of the attitude of foreign newspapers, including the American press, which he said were oblivious alike of the position of Turkey under fContinued on Page Two. DENTISTSJN CITY First District Association Meet ing in Topeka. Many Topekans, on Well Planned Program.

i..v. .a i- a -,-iii k ,i3 ,hi. evening at 7:30. An address was sriven bv Dr. V R V ...I SH "HSfcp ?7 Carpenter of Topeka, who since the! J o'clock.... 4- resignation of Dr. J. L. Kirby. former-! ,c, C ll ly of Holton. as president, has been! J .coc i acting in that capacity. Dr. Carpen- I10 c'ocK ter was named as vice president at j the last annual meeting. Dr. W. A. I Coston of Topeka and Dr. H. M. Mc-j Farland of Kansas City were down for a discussion. be devoted to clinics. In the after noon there will be papers and discus sion of clinics. -Those who are on the program for papers: Dr. Monte Gants. Cawker Citv: Dr. C. Ji Mertz, TOpeka; Dr. Willis A. Coston, Topeka. and IJr. E. Kutz, Topeka. Those who will con duct clinics: Dr. W. A. McCarter, To peka; Dr. Harry W. Putnam, Topeka; Dr. E. P. Skaggs, Topeka; Dr. T. S. Morrison, Topeka; Dr. Monte Gants, Cawker City; Dr. C. tf. Mertz, Topeka; Dr. J. H. Solecki; Dr. F. O. Boyd. To peka; Dr. C. H. Thompson. Topeka; Dr. J. A. Steinmeyer, Topeka: Dr. E. S. Chi Kansas City. Kan., and Dr. G. L. Lewis, Kansas City. Kan. The officers: Acting president. Dr. E. K- Caroeser; Pr. C. H. Tan Deven ter. K-Cr. 1 V

"I LIE SlTT.Ef.'E Q U. S." KAISER r.EFCilTED TO CLO One-Half Population Either German Birth or Descent. Three Million Voters Do Bidding at National Elections. JOIN ALL WHITE RACES Then Fight Yellow Peril, Said To Be Kaiser's Dream. "German Flag. Wave Over Holy Shrines of Jerusalem." London. Feb. 17. A book entitled "German Spies in London," which was made public yesterday, presents the kaiser in a position of hostility to the United States. William Le Queux is the author. The passages in the book referred to are based on an alleged veracious report of the proceedings of a secret council meeting at Potsdam in June, 1908. The man who furnished the report is declared to be a "German of high position." but holding pro British views, who was present. This is what Le Queux declares the kaiser said after telling "a scheme for conquering Britain and France:" "The United States, 'where even now I rule" supreme; where almost half the population is either of Ger man birth or descent, and where S, 000.000 German voters do my bidding at the presidential elections,' would next be taught a lesson. "German power would be supreme in South America and South Africa and among other things the German flag 'would wave over the Holy Shrines of Jerusalem. With that ac complished I shall unite all the people of the white race in a powerful alli ance for the purpose of coping under German guidance with .the yellow peril, which is becoming more formid able with every year." "Supreme Warning." London, Feb. 17. Under the head line "supreme warning, says an Amsterdam dispatch, the German pa pers publish a semi-official communi cation, once more warning all neutral ships to avoid the war gone estab lished in the waters around the Brit ish Isles WOULD CONTROL IT State Enters. Into Many Are- nues Insurance Field. Erery Angle of Public Intcrfer- enee Is Brought Out. So far during the present session' of the legislature bills have been Intro duced providing that the state enter various avenues of Insurance. It In eludes legal reserve, or "old line," life Insurance, compulsory fraternal life insurance, fire insurance, hail insur- ance, and last of all. livestock insur- ance. Quite a number of the meas- ures have been killed, but the life and fire insurance measures in the senate are pending before the whole body, having been reported without recom mendation by the committee, and the hail and livestock insurance are pend ing in the house, not having been act ed upon. In addition there have been a score of insurance measures introduced, amending various laws in force. Among them have been three meas ures providing for the collection of attorneys' fees as costs in actions against insurance companies where such suits are won, two of which have j been killed. One prohibits unauthor ized companies from ooing ousiness in the state, and makes outlaws of agents for unauthorized companies. Another removes the invalidation now imposed by placing mortgages on insured prop erty and failing to report the mort gage to the company writing the in surance. There are also a number of pro posed amendments to the workmen compensation law, the more important of which allows injured workmen their medical and hospital fees in ad dition to compensation which other wise would be paid to them. lorbid payments in a lump sum to depend j ents but provides for Installment pay- ments Instead, and provides a stipulat ed value computed on the weekly earnings of the workman for various members of his physical anatomy so much for an arm, a hand, a foot. etc., in week's wages. APRIL BRAND AGAIN. Minimum Temperature of 40 Degrees This Morning. Aoril weather again prevailed to day. The minimum temperature of 40 degrees early this morning was twenty degrees above the normal mm imum. Partly cloudy weather with moderate to brisk breeze and moderate i temnerature is the program for to- i Sem-?1 J. S This i morn in sr. The river shows a rise of one inch. i The stage today was 7.3 feet. I oounj .-u...Bo. 1 1 o'clock 12 o'clock.. 1 o'clock 2 o'clock 52 52 63 I 65 WOUNDED AIRSHIP. Flies Over Amsterdam Carrying Tan gled Telegraph Wires. London, Feb. 17. A big airship, be tn hn of the Parseval type, an- j.mnnxl hv run fire, flew F.jver Amsterdam this morning, says a dispatch from that city to the Reuter s Telegram company. The airship was flying at a height .of about 600 feet and its crew was unable to keep the vessel In a horizontal position. Assuming a vertical position, the aircraft drifted in the direction of the Zuyder Zee, an arm of the North sea. carrying with it telegraph wires, with which a dangling rope had become entangled. The air vessel wasv later sixbted BB88IAD8 lose pni80nns Utterly Defeated at Most Points la East Prussia. Only Renlnants of the Musco vlte Forces Escape. BATTLE LASTS CE CMS he Csar's Army In Bukonlna Has Been Enreloped. General Battle Is Pending Near Csernotvitt. London, Feb. 17. The German war office announced today that in the re- cent defeat of the Russians In the Masurian Lakes region of East Prus sia, more than 50,000 prisoners were taken. The invaders, it is said, were utterly defeated at most points, only remnants of the Russian army escap ing, after a battle of nine days. 1 An earlier official German state ment said 26,000 Russians had been captured. The Russian army at the other end of the Eastern front also is in danger, according to the corre spondent of the Berlin newspaper, who states that the force which pene trated Bukowina has been enveloped eral battle is believed to be pending, near Czernowits.' Germany's reply to the American note concerning the rights of Ameri can vessels in the war sone, which the Berlin government announced will be established around the British Isles tomorrow, was delivered to Ambassa dor Gerard, who forwarded it to Washington. Another British vessel has been sunk' by a German subma rine. Ic became known today that the colllel Dulwich. wnich went down tContlnifd m Ps Twe.1 OLD STORY HERE We AWStMwrfn Stamp Ymrtk From Uermany a Joke. Brought Oat la All Late Wan Rumored In Topeka. Washington, Feb. 17. "We are starving." These words, written by a wo- man in Germany to a woman correspondent... in Washington, were found under the stamp on a recent letter to the latter. An armv officer said here todav that the woman In Germany had writ ten her friend here a letter naintina life in Germanv in the most glowing terms. Incidental ly, however, she wrote that Ger many would soon change her style of stamps and that it would be a good thing for the Wash ington woman to preserve the one she got as a souvenir. After reading the foregoing story with which the telegraph was evident ly tempted and fell, it is apparent that war stories are like some others that never die. Anyway this story, identically the same, went the rounds in Topeka about three months ago. A reporter a young and inexperi enced reporter got wind of the rumor "It's some story," he confided to Te City Ed, and dashed out of the office to cover himself with glory. The reporter was told that the let ter with the message of the stamp was received by the daughter of a promi nent preacher. When approached the preacher told the young reporter that an aunt of a local educator had received the letter. When asked the aunt in question told the reporter that she was sure that the wife of a To peka lawyer had received the missive. After spending a half day or more running down the endless chain and after the last edition had "gone to bed" the young reporter unburdened his troubles to a veteran reporter In the shop. The "Vet" declined to be sympa thetic. "You're a nut." said he to the young man. "I have served through no less than six wars and without fail that story has been re hashed by every paper In the country during every one of them." Killed by Falling Walls. Danville, 111., Feb. 17. Two fire men, Albert Holmes and Albert Shanks, were killed and five others were dangerously injured today fight ing a fire that destroyed the Odd Fel lows building here. A falling wait caught the firemen. The loss is esti mated at $70,000. GERMANY AFTER CAXADA. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 17. The United States could not Justly protest should Germany attack and invade Canada during the present war, former President William Howard Taft declared here in an address before the New Haven Economics club on the Monroe doctrine. But, he added, this country would have the right to order the kaiser from American soil if he insisted on occuying the Dominion after peace had been declared. "A consistent pursuit of the Monroe doctrine would not re quire us to object to any warlike measure, under the rules of lawful war. which' England's enemies might make against Canada. The Dominion is already furnishing substantial military aid to England. All that the Monroe doctrine would consistently require of us would be to insist that when the war Is over, Germany, if successful, could not take over the territory of Canada, to overthrow its government and establish her own there." s, IF

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THE TOPEKA DAILY DT ATE JOXJVi 00 NOT ET70RGE IT Police Pay No Attention Ito Aato-Drivlng Regulations. Most Reckless Violation of Street Car Rules In Topeka.. m osts m qce Little Attention Paid to Drivers by City Officers. Is Measure Being Allowed to Die Slow Death? Apparently, members of the To peka police department have either forgotten or ar negligent as to- the enforcement of the city ordinance making it unlawful tor drivers of mo tor vehicles to drive their cars closer than eight feet to a street car while the street car was standing still for the purpose of taking on or unloading passengers. This ordinance was passed by the city commission the lat ter part of last year. At any rate, the ordinance is being recklessly vio lated by auto drivers m different parts of the city. An incident in, the slack enforce ment of the ordinance occurred Tues day evening at the Union Pacific depot crossing on Kansas avenue in North Topeka. Two autos passed between a street car which was unloading pas sengers at the depot and the line of hacks and taxicabs which are usually lined up along the depot curbing. The two autos passed in two or three feet of the car. Two policemen stood on the curbing in front of the depot and made no effort whatever to stop the autos. When the ordinance was first put into effect, city officials and members of the police force predicted that the law would undoubtedly causo a num ber of arrests. For a few months after the ordi nance was in effect it was rigidly ob served and enforced by the police de partment. Recently, however, little recognition apparently has been given the measure by either officials or drivers. So far as is known, no arrests for violations of the ordinance have been made by the police. This, however, would be immaterial so long as the measure was enforced. Like many other ordinances on the city's statute books, the measure is evi dently being allowed to die a slow death from want of recognition or, '-r it is being allowed to drop into oblivion through negligence of the po lice department in enforcing it The driving of motor cars and mo torcycles in the city with the cutout open is another ordinance that is be ing violated daily, often on Kansas avenue. The auto ordinance was passed last fall by the city commissioners after considerable "hesitation" on their part and it was originally an idea of Mayor R. L. Cofran's. TARIFF THROWN OUT. The I. C. C. Rejects Schedule Filed by K. C. Stock Yards. Washington, Feb. 17. The Inter state commerce commission today threw out a tariff filed by the Kansas City Stock Yards company to impose a trackage charge of 75 cents a car at unloading docks in its yards and a switching charge of $2 per car on eight of the fourteen railroads serv ing Kansas City. The commission held the Stock Yards company was not a common carrier and said: "The commission is empowered to strike a tariff from its files if filed as part of a scheme by shippers to secure unlawful allowances from carriers un der pretense of common carriage." The opinion declared, however, that the complaining railroads may com pensate defendants, but that it may not exact such compensation through a published tariff. The commission held further that the Kansas City company was a pub lic utility and might lawfully receive pay for the services in question, "even though shippers of livestock participate in the stock Yards com pany's dividends." DR. AOBLE'S TRIAL, ON. Former Kansas Physician Accused Killing Denver iiri Faces Jury. of Denver, Colo, Feb. 17. Dr. Floyd W. Noble, graduate of the Kansas i ny meatcal college, and formerly a prominent physician of Holton, Kan was brought to trial here Tuesday charged with causing the death of a local society girl. Ruth Merriweather. through an illegal operation. Selection or a jury was begun at once. Dr. Noble and Dr. R. J. Mason of Chicago were Jointly charged with the gin aeatn. the latter having em ployed Noble to attend the giri. Before her death Miss Merriweather made a full statement to her mother of the cause of her illness and told her. according to the district attorney that her illness was the result of a criminal operation performed by Dr. Noble, and that Dr. Mason was re sponsible for her condition, and had taken her to Dr. Noble with instruc tions to perform the operation. Just Received New Spring Line of SHIRTINGS 350 Patterns MADRAS CREPKS OXFORDS SILKS FLANNELS LINENS These are exclusive shirtings of the latest patterns, the pick of the eastern market. Made into shirts to your measure they will give shirt sat isfaction not to be found in .the ordinary kind. Make your selections now- delivery when you wish. 3 for $5 and Up v L. C. RAIDCS Capital Shirt Factory 634 Ave. ON SPECIAL ORDER Kansas House Takes Up Elec tion Bills This Afternoon- Several Measures Bear to Heart of Administration. FIELD DAY FD3 THESE UTTERS One Bill Would Wipe Out the ITon.Partfsan Ballot. Expenses to 1 Per Cent of An nual Income Considered. Several bills dear to the heart of the state administration will be consider ed late this afternoon under a special order for discussion ot all election bills pending before the lower branch of the legislature. Among the measures which may arouse a fighting spirit among house members is the innocent looking little bill by Lamb of Mont gomery. That bill merely provides that the non-partisan bailor law shall be bodily wiped off the statute books. There are a dozen election dius De fore the legislature at this time and nearly all of them are matters of more than passing concern to the state ad ministration. For that reason the hocse Republicans bunched the meas ures and called for a special order The field day for discussion of amend ments to the present election laws will probably draw a large crowd. A num ber of measures are of more tnan passing importance and should arouse considerable oratory and some feel ins? if the house really intends to show more than passing interest la any legislative matter. While the bill to repeal the non partisan ballot law is under third reading, it will doubtless be called in the list of special orders. Among other election bills are: Elections of candidates for congress in event of vacancies, non-partisan election of county superintendents, M alone sena torial election bill, limiting campaign expenses to 10 per cent of annual in come, abolition election commission ers, creation double election boards, exempting women from stating exact ages, and requiring posting printed discussions of all proposed constitu tional amendments. JAPAN DEARS DOWN. fConttmied from Psge One.) of the United States, Great Britain, France and Russia is understood to contain but eleven demands, sub stantially as follows: Japan's Demands. In relation to Shantung, Japan asks that China transfer to her ail rights and concessions previously enjoyed by Germany and requires China to con sult Japan on all matters previously agreed upon between Germany and China in the province of Shantung. China is to agree not to alienate or lease Shantung or any part of the coast on any pretext to any foreign government and similarly no island near Shantung is to be leased to any foreign power. China is asked to grant to Japan the right to construct a railroad -from Kiao Chow to Chi-Fu. That certain cities in the province of Shantung shall be opened as treaty ports. In south ern Manchuria and Mongolia the ex tension is asked of the terms of the lease of the Kwang Tung (Port Ar thur and Darien) and the Manchurian and Mukden railways. In the same region, Japan asks for the acquisi tion by Japanese of the rights of resi dence and ownership of land and the grant of mining rights. Before grant ing railroad concession to any third power, China must agree to consult Japan in advance. Before endeavor ing to obtain capital for loans from any third power China must consult Japan. Before choosing any foreign political, military or financial advisers China must consult Japan. The trans fer of the management and control of the Chang Chin railroad is to be made to the Japanese. China is obliged not to alienate or lease any ports or bays on any island near the coast. of For mosa. Silence at Washington. Washington, Feb. 17. Japan's de mands on China are under considera tion at the state department but for the present Secretary Bryan has adopted a policy of silence and de clined to make public what inquiries if any have been made or what the state department's course will be. The Japanese embassy was similarly silent. WILSON'S PORTRAIT IN THE WHITE HOUSE Oil painting of President Wilson in White House. An oil painting of President Wil son baa just been added to the presi dential portraits which hanjr in the White House. This one is the work of Stephen Seymour Thomas of New York, who was selected for the task by the late Mrs Wilson. She saw it in its unfinished state several times before her death and herself selected the place where it now hangs on the aorta siae 01 ui man omw ana those of u-PresidenU Taint, su V vs FARMERS' REGULATION Continued from Page One. a board of farm supervisors none of whom, the bill recites, shall have the least practical -knowledge of farming. Regulations He Proposes. Hre are some of the provisions in the Williams bill: 1 "Every barn, granary, hog pen and hen house shall be equipped with modern ventilating apparatus and heated with-: steam. .Electric lights should also be required. Alt hay and crain shall be delivered bv automatic straw -carriers and, labor .saving de-i vices, the object being that the fdtage and grain shall not be touched by the human nana rrom me time 11 leaves its mow or granary until it MtsMMat the animal's mouth. The mejrt ap proved sanitary regain tlrnjBC shall be observed at all times: Worses, cows and other live stock;; while in barns or sheds, shall be provided with eye shades of make approved by an of ficial board, that the regulations of public health may be complied with. All farm wagons, vehicles and farm machinery shall be equipped with automatic air brakes and shall, be provided with steps on the sides and ends in such a way and manner that no farm hand shall be required to raise his foot more than six inches from the ground iriorder to-' climb into the same. Safety From Horse Heels. "All double trees and single trees shall be equipped with automatic coupling devices, the idea being that no farm hand shall be forced to go between the heels of the horse or the wheels of a vehicle in the hitching of a team. It shall be unlawful, also, for any farmer at any time to permit any employee under his control to back any farm wagon, plow or other farm ing implement or conveyance.- Work Only 8 Hours. No farm hand shall be required to work more than eight consecutive hours, nor shall he be permitted to go to work, until he furnishes a cer tificate, signed and approved by the state board of farm supervisors show ing, that he has slept at least sixteen consecutive hours immediately prior thereto. It shall be unlawful for any farmer to talk back to or order around any farm hand in his employ being clearly understood and a matter of common knowledge that the farm hand knows more about the business than the farmer does. Every farmer in this state shall employ at least one more farm -hand than he needs; and shall pay such farm hand at least 10 per cent more in wages than said farm hand, demands. Bath Robes for Farm Hands. "No farm hand shall be required to work after sundown or before day break, and every farmer shall keep upon his premises a modern and up-to-date device and timepiece that will show at all times what hour the sun rises and sets. This timepiece shall be open to the inspection of farm hands and employees at all reasonable hours. Every farmer in this state, employ ing more than one farm hand shall provide, without expense to said farm hand or farm hands, tub and shower baths to be kept and maintained in a building separate from the farm house. A bath robe shall be fur nished, together with slippers for the use of each employee using said house. Picture Shows. 'During the period of the year be ginning with September 1 and contin uing for nine consecutive months thereafter, each farmer in the state shall erect at his own expense and maintain a complete and thoroughly equipped moving picture show, films shown at which shall: be changed ev ery night and there shall be displayed therein no film that will in any way reflect upon the intelligence, good hu mor or political opinion of any em ployee of said farmer. Union opera tors, only, ahttll be e.nployed to oper ate the moving picture machine ana two extra men for that purpose shall be kept hanging around at all times. Only Eggs a Week.' "It shall be unlawful for any far mer in this state to keep upon his premises any fowl, commonly known as a hen. which shall 'nave laid more than six eggs in any week of six con ecutive days. Any fanner violating the provisions of tMa -heeOai shall be 'HEY, TJIEEl JWOT SO FAST!' subject to One and punishment as pre scribed by rules of the board of su pervisors. "Every- domestic' animal at large upon the premises of any farmer be tween the hours ot sundown and sun rise shall be equipped with an electric headlight, not less than sixteen incites in diameter, nor less than 250 candle power. Said animal shall at such time have attached to its neck a bell weigh ing not less than 50 pounds, which bell shall be rung three times at inter vals of every thirty minutes during the -night. Eligible to' Commission. "Upon the passage of this, act, the governor Khali appoint one man from every representative district in the state for th purpose -of carrying ouV the provision qf J(.bis act... Such board hereby "created shall be known as the board of farm supervisors; and no one shall be eligible for appoint ment thereon who at any time has ever.-owned or conducted, a. farm in this or any other state and each mem- ber -shall be required to make affida vit that they are totally unfamiliar with the business and occupation of farming. In the Interest of public economy this board shall serve with out pay." LENT BEGINS TODAY. Services at Grace Cathedral Pleas ures Are Abandoned. Lenten services -were held at Grace Cathedral this morning at 10 o'clock, which consisted of a Penitential office and a sermon by Rev. James P. DeB. Kaye. The Litany was given this aft ernoon at 4:30 o clock. During the season of Lent, there will be a daily service, except on Sat urdays, at 430 o'clock at the cathe dral. Holy Communion will be cele brated every Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. George M. Geisel and on every Thursday morning by Dean Kaye. HOLY WAR A FACT. (Continued from Page One.) the pressure of the entente powers and the efforts of the Young Turks to accomplish reforms associated with that party. "On land and sea tne Russians ana the British provoked hostilities," he declared. "Our action finally was the result of efforts to bottle up our neet by mining the entrance to the Bos- phorus. 1 "Turkey is preparea to carry on me war to the end of the European con flict. The fact of being able to face the enemy on four fronts, simul taneously against forces three or four times greater than ours, and to mo bilize at the same time an army of more than ene million men for a re serve, is for us. as well as for our allies, a matter of greatest importance and for our allies, a precious ad vantage." This was the answer 01 tne minis ter in reply to an inquiry as to the po litical and military advantage gained by Turkey up to the present time. The interview tnen turned to tne holv war. Answering a auestion on this subject. Talaat Bey said the holy war was a fact, and he aaaed unris- tians were the enemies of the Mussul man world. Questioned concerning the official mentioned "reprisal poi lev." the minister answered: Turkey decided at tne outoreag 01 hostilities just what retaliatory meas ures she would employ in case the powers of the triple entente acted contrary to the regulations set down bv international law. The next statement of the minister was that no other war had been so enthusiastically received in Turkey. This was made in reply to a question concerning the attitude of the Tur kish people toward the conflict. "Russia is our hereditary enemy and Great Britain- is the. power which subjugated Islam." the minister said. "Nothing demonstrates the enthusl asm of the people" so well as the for mation of .volunteer regiments in, all corners of our immense empire.- .1 j Only One Qtumae" To get the genome. LAXATXVat BROMO mil for full Catt in kjmm Hbuv i-. A. RUSSIANSjOSE 50,000 C Continued from Page One.) yesterday in the English, channel, was torpedoed. An Athens dispatch states that formidable army has been assembled for a new campaign against Servla. This army is described as amounting to 450,000 men made up in part of Germans. The army, which Serbia now has in the field. Is estimated at about one-half this size. Waded Through Snow. The unofficial reports received de clare that the Germans successfully outflanked the Russians, who believed they .were, secure in their heavily 'en trenched position because of the snow. The German, offensive was started on February 6, when the left flank, com posed entirely of infantry, was start ed through the snow that was at times up to the waists of the men. On one of their marches the trap was baited and then the German cavalry was sent out. It blew up and destroyed the bridges along the Russian line of communication. Just as the attack was about to be delivered, a thaw set in followed by rain. The main Russian column partially enveloped before the com manding general realized what being done. He tnen ordered a pre cipitate retreat which almost resem bled a rout. The Russian commander narrowly escaped capture. And that the victory was not more complete was due entirely to weather condi tions. Steamer lane Suspends. London, Feb. 17. The Exchange Telegraph company s Amsterdam correspondent is authority for the statement that the Batavia and Zee land shipping lines and services be tween Folkestone and Flushing will be suspended for a few days after Thursday, Feb. 18. the date on which Germany announced its determination to begin a blockade of rJrmsn waters. TOWY'S QEXET HERAT. Chicago, Feb. 17. WHEAT Wheat i rices underwent a decided setback today. aroelv as a result of the difficulties of foreign shipping. There was a notable ab aence of exnort bids, and it was said 1 majority of fair offerings from the country tended also to increase bearish sentiment. After opening Bsc off to e op, tbe market suffered a material decline all mnail. Jnlv mcedinar 3t4c. Liquidating sales oy discouraged noiaers and general selling on the part of toe com mission nouses forced prices afterward much lower, July tumbling to $1.'MW be fore word of some fresh export buying checked the flurry. Closing prices were nervous at 2c to 44c net decline. CUKN corn wesxenea oecanse 01 iree selling and lack ot support Tbe deDres Inn in wheat bad much influence. Onen 111 ing prices, which varied from a shade to c lower, were lunuwcu uy npui gen m1 ileelinA- Slowness of snipping can naa a runner tmorlah Inflnenee until EuroDean demand revived late in the session. The close was unsettled at a decline of 141c com mml with last nlsht. OATS Traders ia oats took their cue from the action of other grain. On the break, however, nig nooses were conspic- PROVlSIU iiower qnnaunua lor hnmi nnlhxt fown nrorislons. Tne heavl ness of cereals formed an additional weight on the marxet. Chiasm Onua Btsrka. rTh mrm Af nrfeea for arain feteres Tbe Chicago Board of Trade aa reported bv Tboa. J- Myers, Broker, oclumbtaa Bldg-1 Chicago, reh .17. Opes High Low Today Tea. WWHAT May ..13 July .-136 May 79 4 Jnly Whk OAT May 606 July 06 FORK May ..19.00 July ..19.40 1(13 158 130 76 78 50 53 MO i. 136 794 eo 56 10.00 10.40 77i 7- 7V

69 95 60 W.10 u.so 18.82 18.83 1.Z 19.25 Ctty Oral 1 Tbe range of prices for grain fata rem 01 we Bjuau U17 ran ws iraw Dorted bv Tboa. J. Ityers Broker Co- lumbiaa BIdg.l Kansas City, Feb. IT. Open High Low Today Yes. wrnKAT May ..154 134 150 1B2 1B5 Jaly ..10 130 124 126 130 Scot. ..120 130 11 117 121 COH leu. Ahfaege Orate Chicago, JTeb, IT WHHAT Close May, 81.60; July, jtLSZtt. -CORN May, TIe; Jnly, THt OATS May, HHtie July. 6ScT PORK May, 8 18.82; July, 819.25. LARD Hit. $10 77; July. $10.. ..'.g. SHORT BJs-JJtex. 043; JsiZ. M9-40, I K-.- -""-V- Grata Gossip. Furnished by special wire to T. J. Myers Minneapolis wheat stocks Save decreased 520.000 bushels 1st the past three days. iterator stocks of Wfteat In Kansas .Ctty 36,310 baskets Monday end corn stocks in- creased, 124,121 bushel easea i2.iJx Dusneis. Exports front the United States and Can- ada yesterday were 825,000 bushels of wheat. 78.000 barrels of flour. 6.000 bushels of corn and 1,000 bushels of oats. The European visible supply of wheat decreased 3,910,000 bushels last week and now amoueta to 74,488,000 basbels, com pared with 79,700,000 bushels a year ago. Stocks of wheat In Chicago elevators de creased 71,000 baskets last week and new amount to 015,000 bushels; corn, 18,480,000 bushels. Increase 733,000 bushels; oats, 14,527,000 bushels, increase 37,000 bushels. Contract stocks are: Wheat, 73,000 bash els; corn, 5,21,000; oats, gS3.000 bushels. A year ago total stocks were 6,121,000 busbels of wheat, 0,195,000 bushels of corn sou o,juw,uuu Dusnaia ee oats. A weeklv foreign croo snmmarv mJtn as follows: "Unite Kingdom Weather is fine and planting of new wheat continues. Acreage Is expected to be largely over last year. Native offering are liberal. Vraace vv earner is more ravoranie and crop pro spect fair. Government is releasing terri torials to assist threshing and planting. Native offers ate scarce. Kassia General crop outlook Is favorable. Rumania- Win ter faas been mild and crop conditions are good on a full acreage. India Native -of fers of wheat are larger and cheapen. Weather and crop conditions are fine. Argentina! Prospects for the new crop of corn are excellent. There is a large busi ness being done la wbeat and oats, ana freight situation la easier. Prevailing prices are satisfactory to exporters. Aus triaStocks of wbeat are light and prices very high. Hungary Weather is unfavor able ror toe new wneat crop. Acreage wiu be very small. Italy Floods have devas- nnu a large area, atuca or cue vwsi araa Is severely damaged and stored grain baa been ruined. Foreign buying continues." City Kansas City. Feb. 17. WHEAT Cash Market nominally 4c lower. No. 2 hard. $1.54 1.55; No. 3, $1.52 Vi M 1-54 No. 2 red. CUKB Marsec xc- io ae lower, no. 4 mixed, 7071c; No. 3, 6c; No. 2 White, 74c; No. 3, 73c; No. 8 yellow, 7171c; No. 3. 70,c. OA' ITS Market te 1 to lc lower. No. X white, 8767c; No. mixed. 54036c RIB-S1.20. BAY Market weak. Choice timothy, $15.50 laoO; choice prairie, 8U.0012.00; vnotce aiiana, si-i.Doaz.io.& WHEAT iceceipts cars. BUTTER Market .unchanged. EGGS Market unchanged. POULTRY. Market unchanged. CLOSE: WHEAT May. 11-52: July, $1.26: September, 81.17. uukb nay, oc; iuiy, ic; wpixuucr, 7676c. Chleage Chicago. Feb. 17. BUTTER .Market on- ehnncrefl. EGGS Market higher. At mark, cases included, 2225c: ordinary rusts, mm 24e: firsts, 2u2&e. POTATOES Maraet uncaangeo. POULTRY Alive, higher :springs, 14c; fowls, 14c. New Tor raedaee Market. v-. v-v-t r.h 17 unxTKR Market unsettled- Creamery extras (92 score), 30 t MUGS Marset nrraer. r m,u v extras, S72Te; extra nrsis, -ovz. firsts, 25j&2e; seconds, 2425c. CHEESE Marvel sieaay. outie milk held specials, 17,17c. pnn.TRt Alive, firm: western chk-k- ens, 15lc; fowls, 1516c; turkeys, 16 lse. uresseu, quiei; chickens, 17ftJ21e; fresh fowls, 14j18c; turkeys, 14e22e. New Tork Cotton Market -York. Feb. 17. COTTON Spot, qntet;i -middling uplands, 8.65. Sales 200 Dales. Urerpvol Cettoa Market. Livernool. Feb. 17. WHEAT Spot Ne. 1 Manitoba. 13s 8d No. 2, 13s 6d; No. 3, 13s 5d: No. 2 hard winter. 13s od. CORN Spot. American mixed, 8s 3d; American mixed, new, 8s ld; February, 7s 9d; March, 7s 9d. :""r Tork Suss- New York. Feb. 17. SUGAR Raw. strong; molasses, 3.74; centrifugal, 4.51; refined, steady. New Tork Stock Market. Wall St.. New York. Feb. 17. STOCKS The decline was accelerated by short sell ing, the bears again availing themselves of unfavorable news from abroad to de- Sress prices, in addition to the Coal snares, ew York Central and Canadian Pacific were heavv. and Baltimore and Ohio, a favorite of tbe Berlin market declined 1 to its minimum of 67. United states steel. Amalgamated Copper and American Smelt ing also fell a point each. Foreign ex change was less unsettled .cables and drafts on London being uoted well above yester day s closing rates. Bonds, especially the international group, were heavy. j-.- Stocks developed a heavy tendency at the outset of today's operations and declines of 1 to 2 points in Issue of importance were soon recorded. Reading, Lehigh Valley, and Canadian Pacific were weakes of the leaders but other favorites yielded fraction ally. New Haven, Southern Railway pre ferred and ixraae-wiies declined t points, falling tn their new minimum nrlcea. Soec- lalties like Texas company,Montana Power and Mexican Petroleum were lower. Trad ing was light and again governed largely by foreign condition. WMiHa Uve "Stock Tlarkcc. Wichita. Feb. 17 HOOS Reeeiota 1.500. Market lower. Ton. 86.80: bulk of sales. S6.65&75. -i -v cattlk Keeeipts JO", aisfaet nominal. Native steers. O.0O0i7.m: cows and heifers. 4-757-O0 bulls, 8d.O06.O0 calves, 80.009 V.10L 'V St. Jeaepk Live Stack Market. St. Joseoh, Feb. 17. HOOS RecelDts 5.800. Market 5c to 10c lower. .Top, $6.86; bulk of sales, $6.556.60. CATTLE Receipts 1,200. Market strong. Steers, $&50a25: cows and heifers, 84.0U 8.00: calves, Sa.0U9.76. SHEEP Receipts SJH0. Market -stead. Lambs, $7.758.50. y, :-t a Ctty Live Mock Marin. Kansas Cltr. Feb. 17. HOOS Reretots ceipu ll.ono. Market 5c lower. Bulk of sales, 86.65taj7.0t; heavy. $&66a6.75-; pack era and buUhers, 6.B&807ugbt, $0.6543 a85: pigs, $6.0u&65 CATTLE Receipts 2.000. Market IOC to 2ac higher. Prime fed steersv-87.7KS8.26; dressed beef steers, $H767.75; western steers, $6.50S7.7: southern steers. $6.75Q. 7.00; cows, $4-25e6.76; heifers, 85.7567.76: stockers and feedera, xs.5Ot7.a0 Bulla, $5.2566 50; calves, $6-011.00. SHEEP Receipts 11.000. Market strong to 10c higher. Lambs, $8.00a8.55: year- $6.75&55; stockers and fsederaA4JS0e8.U. Chleaee Live Stock irM. Chicago. Feb. 17. HOOS Recelnta 44.- 000. Markets low, 10c under yesterday. Bulk of sales. S6.07.0; light, $0500.6.70; mixed, $6.456.70; heavy, $6.301 6.S0; roagh, 8H-00v.40; pigs, 86.00e6.75. CATTLB Keeelps s.uuo. Market firm. Native steers. S6.2S4tR.40: western. S4.i 7.20: cows and heifers, $3-3O&7-0; calves, ti"O10.25. -r w smstf-ateceipts who. Market firm. STOCK SmpPE3S To lasm Yovnstf Live Stocks We Also Have Owe Owi f9.4"T; Ctty Uve iaa at tne Btocx xaroa. ni- r. toeVSuST leSraaJby b-J h Co., Eve stock io n"r- rect BOB chants, with at eu HOOS Receipts 11,000 heal Market! Shlnnera stead 3 packers PSki"Cier. Bulk of sales. I.BV top, 7, SHEEP Recelnta strong and 10c htghea, Lawks, No. 4... 15... 6... 3... 13... 1.,. 10... Wt PrleatNo. 702 90.90 .1422 7.7 z.... .11 -7.25 5.75 7.15 a 20 COWS AND .1143 CM .1061 5.40 062 7.45 880 5.50 x 7X0 8.....1215 1..... 750 1..... 410 5.50 7.75 .1062 6.70 STOCKBRS ANT FI1EDERS. ..1001 7.05 25.,,.. 1003 6-80 7.00 ten 416 8.23 T no 4T BOt 10.... Oa e. CALVES. 10.00 I 8..,., 8.50 J 1.... UO 300 ..HI 5.40 6.75 r 50 670 240 BULLS. 1...

1... ,.M10 835 ..1600 5.86 5.25 3.....11S0 1 130O 1 1670 6.00 HOOS 17 02 212 ft.90 OS m mm 83.,.. 90S' 218 6.75 Furnished iy Chas. Wolff Packing Ce.1 Topeka, Xan Feb.-17. Hoo MIXED AND OTTCHBBS......tft40.50 LIGHT 6.40J6.5 Topeka Grain Market. tFurnlahed by J. B. Blllard. corner Kan. sase Ave. and Curtis 8tg Topeks, Kan., Feb. 17. CORK 75e. OATS 50054c. WHJEAT- Topeka Batter, Kggs and Poultry. Furnished by the Topeka Packing Cooa--any, corner Lauraot and Madison. 1 Topeka. Kan.. Feb. IT. POTJLTRT Hens, all ataiea. 11c; springs and broilers, 10b; stags young roosters, sc; old roosters, 7e: ducks, so; geese, Se; hens and young Tom tuskers. 14c; old Tom turkeys. 12c. KOaS 18c. Wheat Market, Furnished ter Shawnee Milling Ce-1 TV petal, Kan., Feb. IT. WHEAT No. 3 bard, $1.40. WHEAT-rNo. Hard. $1.38. WHEAT No. 2 B ft, $1.40. (Furnished by The Continetal Creamery Co.. Topeka. Kan. Tiapeks, Kan., Feb. 17. CHICAGO EGGS 20. NEW YORK EGGS 24e. CREAMERY BUT'jUER Chicago. 2 30c; New York. Sle; Elgin, 30c; Topeka wholesale, 31c Wholesale Frulk and Produce. Furnished b y B. E. Lux. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 17. NAVEL ORANGES Per box, $2.50(12.08. FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT Per box, 2BAIA N AS Per Ik.,. (e. ALM6R1A GRAPES t Per bbU $5,090 6.00. LEMONS Per box, A3.0Ott4.00. APPTiES Jonathan. per box, 81.75 1 Mammoth Black Twlir, per box, $1.65; Winessps, per box, $1.59; Oane, per box. $1.25; Ven Davis, per box, $1.20; Romaa IMauties, per ooa, bw-' .vJRalW,BlUKa--Fe.r rbl $5Jfli n ISWEBT POTATOES Per bu., $Lla LETTUCE Per 6-lb. basket. 80c. HOLLAND CABBA3E Crated, per lb- lc. RUTABAGAS Per- lo. SPANISH ONIONS Per crate.. $1.40 RED GLOBE ONIONS Per bu., $1.26. ONION SETS Red. per bu., $1.85; yet low, per bu.. $1.85; white, per bu., $2.00. RADISKES Per dos., 40c GREEN QNIQNS Per nos., S0e. CAULIFLOWER Per crate, $3.25. MINNESOTA BURBANK POTATOES- Per bu., 70c. CELERY Per bunch, 80c. OYSTERS-afi&iOc per can: H-SOOt-St par gat, CHEESE Per IhlseWfcc. Topekai Hay Market. Furnished by T. A Reck -H7-214 K MM Topeka, Kan., Feb. IT. PRAIRIE HA7 -M ALFALFa -t. Price o o CJ. o u o Are you' getting; the benefit? v. Round Stek, was 25c lb. now 20 Loin Steakv was ,30c,. lb. now; '.V.23f Rib Roast, was; 20c,, .Ibnow ,:i7 Chuck iSteak, was :20c lb; now.;. XJ.t4i 1 Chuck Roast,.was' j6c, t ---lb.; now vV;-"iVl4M I T-Bone Porter. Houfie I was SSc lb. nowl 30 5 I Short cut Porter House, was 30c lb. "now 234 y Remember we cut onlv 1 1 the choicest corn fed na tive steer beef. v o g VmeGrcca fiSca n Quality Cash Gmiwr. 813 Kansas Ave. J Dett Results CoMass ta Sheep, amba. Beef s tlerckant-, Stock Yardtv Kan. C&r

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Tim TOPEHA DAILY CTATS JOUIUIAL X7EDrrCDAY EVCHETO PECIIU Attx 17, 1C15. LIGORIGEDALLS. They Are the Latest Winter Baseball Freaks. Q FIRST BASE. HUSH RECRUIT IS FONDLY DREAMING NOW OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT Bt Christy Mathewson Says They Wont Stick Long. Chicago, Feb. 17. Tom Seaton had better watch out or he will get Into a controversy with Christy Mathewson. The latest winter league freak is the "licorice ball," of which the star pitcher of the Brooklyn Feds is sup posed to be the inventor. An acquaint ance of Seaton has been spreading ntwa about this wonderful idea of hi. The first essential in the use of the "licorice ball" is to have a piece of bard, black licorice in the jowls. The pitcher must apply black saliva to one side of the ball, leaving the other aide clean. He must throw it in such a way 'that the black revolves arounJ the white and gives the batter's eye alternate flashes of light and dark that will cause him to wink or blink anj thereby fail to get an accurate gauge on where it is coming. This yarn was related to Christy Mathewson the other day. and the veteran pitcher of the Giants had one of the best laughs of his life. "I belteve Seaton is the same fallow Who thought he could get away with an emery less-emery ball by scarring the horsihide with his hard finger nails." said Big Six. "I wonder what his finger nails are made out of if they are strong enough for that. Per haps his brain is composed of the same substance. But even he ought to know that the 'licorice ball' would be barred for the same reason that the emery ball is defacing it. Even if it -were allowed, the only effect I can imagine It having is putting the catcher's glove on the bum." "1I.-H." HtKUl TO ItKTIItK. Star Third Sacker or Athletics Wunts to Itun His Kami. Philadelphia, Feb. 17. "Home run" Baker, star third baseman of the Phil adelphia American league baseball tram, has decided to retire from the diamond and will not appear with the team next season, according to '.n an nouncement made here Tuesday night by Manager Mack at a dinner of the Philadelphia Sporting Writers' asso ciation. Baker last year signed a three-year contract with the Athletics. Mack stat ed that the third baseman is not dis satisfied with the terms of his con tract but wants to devote his time to his farm in Maryland. Baker is less than 2S years old and has been a member of the Athletics since 1908. His batting average in that year was .307. He was the hero of both the 1911 and 1913 world's se ries with the New York Giants. Date of Army-Navy Game. New. York, Feb. 17. All arrange ments 'were completed here Tuesday to hold the Army-Navy football game of 1915 at the Polo grounds, the home of the New York National League baseball club, on November 27. The nrrangements for the game provide hat Went Point and Annapolis will divide 25.000 seats, while the New York club will give $24,000 from its receipts to the Army and Navy charit able institutions. Charley White Is O. K. Again. Chicago. Feb. 17. Following a visit to a physician where he underwent a physical examination Charley White, Chicago's lightweight contender, an nounced Tuesday that he would start gymnasium work at once at O'Con nell's. The doctor informed White that he has practically recovered from his recent sick spell and that it would do no harm to start work for his bat tle with Freddie Welsh at Milwaukee on February 6. CAVALRYMAN WOUNDED WHAT WAR TRENCHES. Courage in War and Everyday Life. A live soldier is better than forty dead ones and it requires well men to take care of the sick and the wounded. Every solider must have his "first-aid-to-the wounded" packet If he's unconscious a comrade helps him with bandages, his wound is kept clean and if his blood is pure and good nature does the rest. Pure blood is the greatest blessing mankind can have. It's bad blood that makes your liver siuggisn ana me same oaa Diooa causes your stomach muscles to lose ineir elasticity and become flabby and jveak and that means indigestion. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery, purely vegetable and free from alcohol or narcotics, is not a secret remedy for all its ingredients are printed on wrapper. Take it as directed and it will search out impure and poisonous mat ter in the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys and drive it from the system through the natural channels. U A3-1 Lots or J V -HUveuLiNtt AT EAS '1'pen.S. J Wi.PUU.VMNS j S All km recruits from the brush signed by the big league teams art spending their days and nights just now in a frenzy s? eager expectation Tbey are all determined to make Cobb, Speaker and that class of rank pre tenders look like school lads on the corner lot. The cartoonist portrays a recruit's fond dream as the training season ne.irs. SPORT WHEEZES Being Purloined Ioe Meat. Prima Pies. Lmu ttondwlctaes. Etc (By dug.) The Topeka baseball club" is to be born again. Therefore,, it ought to have a new name. As the new own er's name is Savage, how would it do to call the team the Savages, the Zuluans, the Figians, or the Finnl gans? The latest thing In' Western League baseball is the announcement that all games played in Wichita may be free to the public; absolutely free. Presi dent A. M. Ebright has announced that if the business men will sell 75, 000 tickets at fifty cents each before the season opens there will be no gate charges at the home games. Under thjs plan poor people can see every game of the season for "fo' bits" and it is figured that the business men can afford to buy blocks of tickets be cause free baseball games will be quite a drawing card to fans in sur rounding towns. The idea is certain ly a novel one, and it would give the town much free advertising, but 75, 000 tickets would make some stack of pasteboard. Maybe the reason Washburn college isn't having any luck with her basket ball team is the continued absence of the proprietor of the "Art Loft," and the waning Interest of "Doc" Ernest. Neither of these distinguished gentle men have been doing his duty to wards the Ichabod school since the football season closed. The Topeka Cubs will go to St. Marys Thursday afternoon to toss baskets against the St. Marys college quintet,- and will probably go on to Wamego to play the Wamego Athletic club Thursday night. The Cubs claim to be in better condition now than at any time previously this season and fully expect to beat St. Marys. Smith Bishop is now acting as the team's coach as well as playing a substitute position, and what Smith can't tell them never was in a rule book. The regular lineup is: Kientz and Soren- Oapvriokt an DV Underwood A'SBl York. AT ST. QUENTIN. It will penetrate into the joints and muscles, and dissolve the poisonous accumulations. It will replace all the bad blood it drives out, with rich, pure blood full of vital force. It will fur nish you, with the kind of blood that increases energy and ambition, that puts the entire body in such perfect physical condition that brain or mus cles know no fatigue. It will clear the skin: eczema, pim ples, rash,- blotches will dry up and disappear; boils, carbuncles and other evidences of tainted blood will pass away never to appear again. u-et Doctors Pierce's Golden Med- ical Discovery at any medicine dealer today, in either liquid or tablet. form as you prefer. It's the one great blood maker. and purifier that all weak or run down people ought to start to use at once. It's a temperance medicine because made with chemically pure glycerine from roots ana barks. A list of the ingredients is printed -on wrapper it is therefore not a secret "patent medicine" but a pure tonic that is safe and certain in its effect. If you want good blood, good health and clear akin, get a supply today. Adv. sen, forwards; Corluts, center: Jencks and Bradley, guards, and. Bishop and Benton, subs. The next basketball game on theJ Washburn schedule is with tne Man hattan Aggies at Washburn Saturday night. The Aggies have everything in their favor except a small court, but the Ichabods confidently hope to re gain some of their lost grace by tak ing the big end of the score. A cur tain raiser will be played, probably between the Topeka Cubs and the To peka Highs. The star lightweights, meaning Freddie Welsh, Willie Ritchie, Shu grue and others, again are dodging Jack Britton and the reason is very apparent. They fear Jack's punches and prefer to box men who do not have the Kick tnat Hritton packs. Britton stopped Charlie White in eighteen rounds, he .finished Young Saylor in seven rounds and has out classed a lot of other good ones dur ing the last year. It being claimed that Britton cannot make the weight. Jack has agreed to make the English limit of 135 pounds for Welsh for the world's title and any weight Willie Ritchie will make for the American title. Nap Lajoie recently attended a box ing match in Cleveland, "ureal stun, said Larry. "Do you know the dif ference between baseball and box ing?" "Never tried to figure It out." re- Dlied his companion. "Well." said Larry, "in baseball we hit them with the bat. while in boxing thev hit them with the glove. Then, when you get hit in baseball you're safe, while when you get hit In box ing you re out. Football receipts at the University of Wisconsin for the season or, 1914 aggregated $41,619.07. according to the report given out at athletic head- auarters by Director George w. tinier. This is the largest sum that has ever been realized from football there. In 1913 the receipts were $33,218.41, a difference of S8.400.66. PROTECTING HIS CROWN. Freddie Welsh Has Not Fought Fin ish light Since Becoming Champion. New York, Feb. 17. How many more times does Freddie Welsh, the 12,.4,-lal. knUar nf thtt lifht wniffht title. have to be licked by American aspir ants before he loses his crown? Easy. Just as many more times as tne puDiic 1 1 nkm it. rl ii t thrnnvh tbe hnx- office window to watch ten round no- decision affairs. Up to date the Englishman has been wkhmd in th nnininn of the exnerts. by four 'American contenders for his title. Yet the crown sun rests wun v.; nkarW TChito walloDeri him in Milwaukee, Joe Shugrue has beaten him. Jimmy Duffy outpointed nim in Buffalo, and Johnny Griffiths out fought him in Akron, O. And there is a strong suspicion In many quarters that there are two or inree more in i, i,nt,l. u.hsk flrive hfm the gate particularly Willie Ritchie, whom he uncrowned and Vhom he is match ed to fight next month and Johnny Dundee. Welsh has now been a champion almost a year. And he never has fought a decision fight since he won the title. He has fought plenty of battles, but he and his manager, H. Connelly Pol lack, are shying away from any dis tance jaunts where a decision is in volved. Why? is it Decause tney Know the Welshman is not a real champion? TO GET OFF IN FRONT. Federal League President Says He Will Open season tany. New York. Feb. 17. Before leaving hr Tuesday night for Pmenurst. JN. C, President Gilmore of the Federal leaarue. announced that his league would try io get an early advantage this vear bv opening tne federal league season several days before the other major league openings. It was said on authority here that the Federal league has abandoned any intention of coming into New York this season, and that there would be no transfer of franchises' other than that of Kansas City to Newark. Into Hands of a Receiver. Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 17. Charles Hoean was appointed receiver of the Altoona Cement company, which has a large cement plant at North Al toona, Kan., by Judge Dyer in the federal court ot Kansas city, Kan., Tuesday. The receivership was de clared upon the application of cred itors who allege they hold $160,000 of claims against the company. Hogan has been general manager of the plant for several years. Missouri I". Defeats K. S. A. C. Manhattan, Kan.. Feb. 17. Mis souri university defeated the Kansas Agricultural college in a spectacular basketnaii game nere ruesaay nignt. 26 to 16. After the first 13 minutes of play, during which the Missourians scored apparently at will, the Kansans tightened and the rest of the game was close lougnt. tne Aggies were outDlayed In both auardinsr and oass- lng. Mothers Pension Fand Passes on Senate Stage. County Commissioners Wold Approve Applications. The county commissioners won the fight for the control of the mothers' pension funds provided for by the bill approved in the senate. The probate judges lost. The battle raged for two hours while Senator W. M. Price of Emporia fought for .the adoption of substitute bill No. 60.- in opposition to the judiciary committee bill, whicn was finally accepted a the working model for the proposed law. Price's bill would have put the- juvenile court in original jurisdiction over all appli cations for relief under the mothers Denaion act. Under it the judge would issue orders directly upon the county clerk for payment of pensions. As finally approved by the senate pensions will be recommended by a board of women and approved by the board of commissioners before being paid. This arrangement, however, has the advantage that it- will permit the investigation of applicants for pen sions with greater privacy than would be the case in the open court investi gation called for by the Price bill. The board to do the investigating will be composed of two men and three wo men, one to be selected by the Juve nile judge, one by the county commis sioners and one by the judge of the district court. The' male members of the board shall be the judge of the juvenile court and the chairman of the board of county commissioners. The members of the pension board will serve without pay. Funds for payment or pensions shall be raised 'by a tax of not to exceed 1-10 mill. The 'amount of pension agreed to will be not less than $6 nor more than $10 a month for one child and not more than $25 to any family. The only, bar to qualification for pen sion is that raised where the mother is morally unfit for custody of her own children, in which case 'the children may be removed by order of court. All other needy mothers shall be ad missible to relief. Objectionable features of the meas ure approved by the senate committee of the whole are that the applicant for a pension must show a two year residence in the county where appli cation is made, and the provision that the question of .adopting the mothers pension act must be submitted to a majority vote in any county. This local option feature was bitter ly opposed on the floor of the senate by friends of the mothers' pension movement including-' Senator J. M. Davis of Bourbon. Senator I. I. Mahin of Smith. Senator James A. Troutman of Shawnee. Nighswonger and others. The proposal to put a "referendum" clause in the bill was made by Sena tor E. F. Porter of Crawford and was heartily championed by Milton of Wy andotte and Carney of Cloud. Friends of the measure asserted that it would seriously cripple any good effect it might hope for. As several of the provisions of the Price bill had been borrowed for in corporation in the judiciary commit tee bill.-the measure had been liber ally patched before it was' finally re ported by committee of the whole. It went forward to third reading subject to further amendment and debate. JOHNSON TO FIND WAY Big Cinder Will Be in Juarez by Next Monday. New York, Feb. 18. The Jack Johnson-Jess Willard. battle will go through on schedule March 6, at Juarez, Mexico according to word re ceived here from Promoter Jack Cur ley. Fears that the negro champion would not be able to reach the scene of the battle in time were dispelled by Curley. "I expect Johnson to arrive here next Monday," Curley wired from his headquarters in El Paso. He did not explain how Johnson would reach Juarez, whether by rail or airship. He did, however, state flatly that the black would not take a chance of passing through the United States, fearing arrest by American authori ties. He will reach Juarez over Mex ican soil. Curley wired. The last word from Johnson was that he had left the Barbadoes for a point in Cuba, where ne expected to take a steamer for a Mexican port. Curley sent word that he had made all arrangements for Johnson's train ing at Juarez. A camp has been fixed up for the negro and all the necessary training apparatus installed. He will have one week at Juarez to wind up his work for the Willard bout. "What makes your husband look so glum. Mm. Nurioh?" "I'm not sure ex actly, but the doctor says he's suffering from a reduced plurality." Buffalo Ex press. Answer the Alarm If your kidneys are inflamed, don't stand around and do nothing. Like a fire, it Will soon get be yond control. You will get the alarm in time backache, or dizzi ness or disorders of the urine. Heed the warn ing. Live simply, flush the kidneys by drinking plenty of pure water, and use Dean's Kidney Pills to help stamp out the causa nf -I mt stent U."the trouble. There is no other kidney remedy so widely used, nor so well recommended. Topeka Proof: Mrs. James Wilcox. 1024 Quincy St-, Topeka, says: "My kidneys bothered me a great deal and my back pained me all the time. The kidney secre tions were irregular in passage, too. I had a tired, nervous feeling and was all run down. Finally X got Doan's Kidney Pills and after I had finished one box, I waa cured,. I have often recommended this remedy. Adv. DOAN'S1 KIDNEY PILLS 50 at all Drug Stores rVnter-MilW-n Gb.mm. BurTakxNX "Eery Tell m ff(Sr "Tou no monTn add tie J? water and show 'em the T griddle than tbey s ready v m-best you ever tasted9 V J act I 'N. specially milled and spc- jO -f jV cially mixed to make ,,jC& f!J !VJ delicious waffles, muffins WrjS&v vk and griddle cakes. pCNQ-SfeC In the bright red package. 11 fvtwCS! .1 Compom n tap tBi koto to gml 11 !-jJ. jf Fmmnr JBs Dot Fmm V U M DRY CLEANING Special All Week SUITS The largest. Best Equipped Dry Cleaning Plant in the City Mutual Laundry Dry Cleaning Co. Phone 519. COLDS ARE OFTEN MOST SERIOUS STOP POSZIBXiE COMPLICATIONS The disregard of a Cold has often brought many a regret. The fact of Sneezing, Coughing, or a Fever should be warning enough that your system needs Immediate attention. Certainly Loss of Sleep is most serious. It Is a warning given by Nature. It is man's duty to himself to assist by doing his part. Dr. King's New Discovery is based on a scien tific analysis of Colds. BOc at your Drug gist. Buy a bottle today. Adv. DR. GEO. PORT ASHT0N DENTIST PHONE SM Jt. W. Cor. Eighth and Ave. Nation Wide Advertised Goods and Where Ton Can Get Them in Topeka Any merchant who is selling nationally advertised goods and wishes to be represented on this page, call 35SO, Advertising Dept. Merchandise most have ex ceptional merit to be nationally advertised and yon are always safe in baying such goods. KIMBALL --'v' 'Tte Premier Pianos and Player Pianos of the World Are Sold in Topeka try Maker V. V. I0T.IBALL CO. 22 Avenue 31C3 F. P. WrffTMORE, Ugr-. 75c Sounds Interesting', doesn't it m think that yOU C4UL visit big forest ox (km thousands of 'vears old. mIom of die rainbow are represented lite flinty trunks; sparkling chips bine, rfreen and purple are scattered about a fitting" introduction to the wonders farther along and the "dream citie"at Saa Francisco and San Diego. mJ. ln-L "T. Cl.forU OwtacSrata FTia." 'Q liiin toUm will In mm r.kSaatar-tlMsIr T. Ii. KING, C. P. T. A. 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the Topirav ixait. ctat jcuzn (Jtrprha ttt 3cmrnl An Independent Newspaper. By FRANK P. MAO LENNAN. Entered July I, U7t. as second-class matter at the postolTiee at Topeka, Kan., under the act of congresa VOLUME XXXVII .No. 41 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, dellvwed by carrier. 10 ants a weak to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan aaa town where the paper has a carrier system. By mall, one year......-................$-J0 By mall, six months. 1' By mail. 100 calendar days.............. LOO TELEPHONES. Private branch exchange. Call SBO and ask the State Journal operator for person er department dealred. Topeka State Journal building-. MO. KB aad 804 Kansaa avenue, corner Eighth. New York Office. 250 Fifth avenue. Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office. Mailers building. Paul Block manager. Detroit Office. Knag building. Paul Block, manager. Boston Office. W Devonshire street. Paul Block, manager. FULL I .??Binn WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Presa and receive the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization, for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The aewa la received in The State Jour nal building over wires for this sols pur- Aasodated Andlt Bureau of Circulations. American Newspaper PubUshe Association. What a "wonderful record the Kan sas legislature of 1916 would bans up to its credit, if the efficiency of a leg islative session were measured by the number of bills introduced at it. It Is almost sure to be the opinion or not a few folk that some of the breakfast food manufacturers beat that Chicago "professor" to the dis covery that sawdust is a valuable food. Possibly the groundhog is just as well pleased that he didn't guess the weather to follow Candlemas day with any degree of accuracy... It's a mistake that he can enjoy as well as his hu man friends. Germany's large inducements to Italy to enter the war on her side might also be construed as a confes sion from Germany that she feels the need of considerable additional help to win the war. Petrograd is a trifle slow in an nouncing that the recent Russian re treats were merely for strategic pur poses.. But maybe the regular Rus sian military press agent is 111 fend an Inexperienced substitute on the1 Job. We never hear0"f, a man who tried to free himself a manslaughter charge by pleading guilty to murder, says the Milwaukee Journal, but an upstate man tried to prove he wasn't crazy the other day by claiming he was in love. Virtue, evidently, doesn't always bestow rewards. Italy, for instance, which has managed to keep out of the great European conflict, was ravaged recently by a tremendous earthquake hock, and is now In the throes of devastating floods. There must be much honor and glory connected with service in the legislature. Certainly the niggardly legislative wage that Kansas pays is not compensatory for the long hours of rather arduous and exacting labor that are put in by the legislators. A full ten hours' work a day, scattered over morning, afternoon and evening, is the program for the sessions of this week. Nothing could be more ridiculous than the current talk of a possibility of Germany and the United States en gaging" a war at this time. How would either get at the other under present conditions? And it is incon ceivable that the United States would join forces, either military or naval, with the Allies. The quarrel that is the basis of the European war is none of ours. Nothinjt like a pruning knife is be Ing used by house ways and means committee on the appropriations for the state institutions. It's an axe, and a heavy one, too. And while economy in the administration of the affairs of state Is most desirable, the crippling of the efficiency of any of the state's Institutions would be an economy of the false variety. It would only mean heavier burdens later on, unless Kan sas and the development of her insti tutions are to stand still. What a lot of valuable time the Kansas legislature wastes In the con sideration of resolutions endorsing or condemning this or that measure or matter before congress. Congress pays about as much attention to such ac tions by legislatures as the latter do to the divers petitions and memorials that are presented to them about one thins; or another. They are received in a routine manner, noted in the minutes, and promptly buried for all time In a file or pigeonhole. This is a time for a display of calm ness and good sense by the American people. The chances are that most of the bitterness in Germany against us has been Inspired by the firebrands of the press, of which Germany has her quota just the aame as has this and every other country. And due allow ances must be made for the Germans, too. The war and its terrors and pos sibilities have undoubtedly put them In a frame of mind where they are ready to believe that every hand is raised asalnst them. CHURCH GROWTH. The religious bodies of the United States have no cause to be discouraged over the results of the year 1914. The oewcqfnmunlcants or members added made good all the losses by death, ex pulsion or withdrawal, and left a sur plus of nearly three-quarters of a million. That is, the total member ship is 763,078 greater than It was In 1913. This is an average Increase of 2 per cent, for all bodies great and small. Christian and non-Christian. Elaborate statistical tables prepared by Dr. H. K. Carroll, and issued by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, show in detail the gains and losses of the year. The grand total of members is now S8.70l.149. All the larger denomina tions share in the increase. Baptists gained 122,125: Eastern Orthodox churches, (6.500; the Roman Catholic church,- 116.850; the Lutherans, 56, 248; the German Evangelical Synod, representing the State Church of Prussia, 29.116; the Methodists, 231. 460; the Presbyterians, 56,019; the Protestant Episcopal church. 28,641. The Protestant Episcopal church has crossed the million line, having gained 86,468 since 1910, and over 300.000 since 1900. The Roman Catholic church has gained nearly a million and yt quar ter since 1910 and more than five and a half millions since 1900. The Methodist Episcopal church, the second largest denomination, gained 187,487 in 1914 and nearly 700,000 since 1900. The thirty churches, constituting the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America, report nearly 17,500,000 members, somewhat less than half the aggregate for all denom inations, with 103,000 ministers and nearly 189,000 churches. These bodies have a net increase of over 600,000 members, or more than two-thirds of the entire increase of all bodies. There are nine denominations, which have a million and upward, the Roman Catholic 13,794,637; the Methodist Episcopal, 3.603,266; the Southern Baptist, 2,592,217; tHe Na tional Baptist (colored), 2,018,868, the Methodist Episcopal, South, 2,005,707; the Presbyterian, Northern, 1,442,498; the Disciples, of Christ. 1,363,163; the Northern Baptist Convention, 1,238, 823, and Protestant Episcopal, 1,015, 238. These seven denominations ag gregate over 29,000,000 members, or more than three-fourths of the entire aggregate of the 17-0 religious bodies. The effects on church membership of the European war in narrowing the stream of immigration were probably quite small, as only the last five months of the year were involved. The emigration of men to take part In the great conflict would not be a very large factor for the same reason. The German bodies Lutheran, Reformed, and the representative of the Prus sian State church, all show unusual gains for 1914. On the other hand, Roman Catholic gains are quite small. Other statistics show ifhat the. tcal increase of ministers was 3,212, which is unusually large, while the total in crease of churches was 1,441, which is unusually small. i AUSTRALIA'S MINIMUM WAGE. The working of the Australian min imum wage boards is discussed in The Survey by Prof. W. B. Hammond, vice chairman of the industrial com mission in Ohio, who went to the dis tant continent to make a first hand inquiry. He says: 'It is a mistake to suppose that under the wage-board plan, wages are commonly forced up to the point where industries are actually driven out of the state. Employers are as trongly represented on the wages boards as employees, and are fully as able to protect their own interests. No sane chairman would vote with employees to fix wages at such a point as would be likely to drive out well managed industries, conducting business in a fair way and with rea sonable profits, nor is it likely that wage-earners themselves would be willing to see this done. 'Interstate competition Is frequent ly brought into the discussion In these boards to show that it Is impossible to fix wages as high as. employees are asking, and as employers would oth erwise be willing to grant. "Interstate competition does not. however,' prevent employers in estab lishments paying low wages from be ing forced up to the level of their higher grade competitors. It tends, therefore, to throw the management of an industry into the hands of men abl- to carry it on under conditions which make possible a living wage to their employees. '-Is Victoria, as in other Australian states, there has been a steady growth of manufactures. In 1896, when the factories act, containing wages board provisions, was passed, there were in Victoria 3,370 factories; in 1911. there were 6,638; 'in 1896. the number of workers in factories was 40,814; in 1911, it was 88.894." WAGES IN NEW YORK STATE. For over a vear that Now Vnrb .t.t. factory inveatiaatin been investigating wagea in four low- paia industries confectionery, shirts. paper boxes, and retail stores. The results of this study have just been puDiisnea in the report of the com mission and on the data. t-allmtrtmA rec ommendations regarding minimum waare legislation will lu mkiniHi the legislature. Discussing the results of the Investigation, Dr. Howard B. woiston, its director, says in The Sur vey: "The statistical tables ahnw wit variations in the wage-scale, accord ing tO the kind of work anrl tvn workers. In a brief summary only gen- rmi wnasnracB ana sinsung excep tions can be noted. Behind ti iw. ages for the trade are concealed gen erous payments or well organised firms and the starvation wuaa nf their less scrupulous rivals. "An average for all employees may also include the salaries of two $10, 000 buyers and of thirty $4 messen Sr girla. But ia the foUowlas epitome the medium wage, that" below which half the employees, in each industry were registered, is Igiven to indicate the general level for a group. "The most and the least skilled em ployees are on "time wages. Of over 90,000 persons for whom weekly rates were entered more than three-fifths of the male workers receive less than $16 when working full time, and more than three-fourths of the women and girls, less than $10 a week. In the stores, half the males get less than $14; half the female help less than $7.60. In shirt and box factories, half the males receive less than $12, and half the females less than $6.50 a week, while in the confectionery trade wages fall below $11 for half the males, and below $6 for half the fe males. More than 7.000 female em ployees In all lines (one-sixth of the total number of women and girls) are quoted at rates under $5 per week." Journal Entries Any number of folk seem purposely to seek unhappiness. Some people are as easy to satisfy as others are difficult to please. Pay day isn't the event for the married man that it was when he was a bachelor. Each half 'of the world is also of the opinion that it's none of the other half's business how it lives. The longer it takes a man to hit back the harder he is likely to hit when he finally gets worked up to it. J ay hawker Jots A Sabetha stenographer, reports the Sabetha Herald, tries to impress her employer by typewriting with her hands crossed. Nearly every marriage is a happy one, insists the Iola Register, and it explains: It's after marriage that the trouble commences. The Kansas Industrialist has con siderably more respect for the man who says he likes to shovel snow, than it has for his veracity. Now is the time to get busy with your seed catalogue, advises the To ronta Republican. Pick out. what you want and then buy it at home. It is also observed, by the Americus Greeting, that when a man is out of tobacco he will come to town in a worse storm than when he is out of meat.- Philip Flipflop is quoted by the Lansing News as saying: Women have to love something; when, they can't find anything better, they love a man. "Why do automobiles run after dark without lights," some one asked the Mankato Advocate, and it replied: Because folk who notice the violation of the law do not make complaint and have the drivers fined. The man who gets the most put of life, explains the Jewell County. Moni tor, is the one who sees most of life's incongruities and doesn't take them seriously. And here it Is today is the tomorrow' y6u' worried "about ''yester day. In view of the fact, says the Holton Signal, that a large portion of the time is spent by our legislative1 bodies by one faction attempting to prevent1 the other faction from putting through any legislation, it is a source of won der where all the laws come from.-' Another discussion of the pure noodle bill before the legislature, .this time from the Downs Times: Noodles of the sort indigenous to soup will be given ample protection in this state if a bill now before the legislature be comes a lsav. Under Its beneficent provisions, the use of artificial color ing for noodles is -prohibited. Thus are new and important reforms being brought about day by day' and it is interesting to reflect on the popularity of the slogan of free and uncolored boiling of noodles at a ratio of sixteen to one sixteen noodles to one bowl of soup. As the late Patrick Henry remarked, "Give us unadulterated noodles or make it vermicelli." Musings of the Village Deacon, in the Osborne County Farmer: With a lot of fellows reform' should begin at home .Whenever you see a man who is really henpecked he looks the part all right. .Experience is the stuff that is generally floating, uuck around the nicely baited but very sharp hooks. .One way. a man can convince the people that he has re formed and is trying to lead a better life is for him to go around and pay up some of his old debts If a man could get half as much energy and enthusiasm into his business as he exerted when he was trying to hook his sled on behind wagons or learning to throw the out curve," he would be a rich man In five years. Globe Sights BY THE ATCHISON OLOBE. You may have observed that a stag party is never a dance. Some men are finicky, and insist on catching fish when they go fishing. You can't drive much of a bargain when the other fellow holds both lines. So much talk is flapdoodle that the conversation should lag more than it does. The after dinner speaker Is so often disposed to stick around until break fast time. There is also the careful citizen who is so thorough he never gets any thing done. Do you also tell people to try to be reasonable when you want fhem to agree with you? Next to a degenerate the most loathsome man is one who is always talking about duty. Short Jenks: "I have never in sisted that my birthday be referred to as my natal day." Whatever happens to anf" automo bile, the average reporter fs tempted to say it turned turtle. 9 Some people go a roundabout way to avoid trouble, while other pursue a similar course to find it. A man and his wife have few tastes in common, but he learns to rely on her for news of the neighbors.. It would be well for you to make a personal success before you start in to place the nation on successful basis. As busy as Americana say they are. somebody can usually be found who will spare enough time to pass the Mrs. Link Preston is- what is known as a nasty nice housekeeper.- She In sists on washing the salt cellars after as On thmSzr Moment 'BY ROT K'- MOC LTON. t aailaflaat. I love aa old-fashioned winter, seat It suits -me. yea, right to a T. i!?rBbe "ow.IIove the sleet. With thMlt tnv a. I have BO kick tn tk. .n When winter's Mow begins to fall. ir make me .wearji jnr-Uned coat. I don't eoinnlatn at chilly blast Or ahiver waea.ltlwaaders past. wu uocr hu ae mase a yen When mercury to sere goes. i no not xreese mjr ears or soee. t w wiry j, sever acoia ---m aaaauw bluu wau s Ob. I m one of those guys, yoa kaow. Who winter la. New Medea. IdMtorials. Fashion journal sava Boats have gone out of style but not among married folks.-. Harry Thaw has anent the last two or three weeks to New York city. Isn't that punishment enough? What if flour" im- a barrel? Yon don't have to bay .flour. Buy baker's oreaa. Well, one thlnsr the starvina- Bel gians do not have to do, at least, is to go the rounds of mid-winter ban quets Uke we do in this country. We occasionally believe there is some ad vantage in being a Belgian, after all. Gov. Carlson of Colorado recently announced that be has appointed his wiie assistant governor." Before the end of the administration it probably will develop .that they have changed places. .v In Europe it Is a game of culture. culture, who's got the culture? it has been urged that our college boys be taught to shoot, but what is the use? There is no such mollycod dle practice as shooting in football. Keeping: Warm. Scientists claim that the coal sup ply will last ten thousand years. we nave reason to-doubt this state ment. r Our coal supply gave out a week ago and since then we have followed the example- of the shipwrecked mariners who burned the ship's fur niture and then the woodwork of the cabin to keep up the fires in desper ate weather. Up to date we have sacrificed the following: Two step-ladders. Lawn mower handle. Three wash tubs. Flour bin. Five suit, cases. Two trunks. Carpet sweeper. The kitchen table. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Kipling's "Plain Tales from the Hills." The refrigerator.. Snow shovel. Folding bed. in complete set of Dickens. The dining room furniture and the hall clock should last us through the present week. Evening Chat BT RUTH CAMERON. The Buying Intoxication. A staid and' rather reserved neigh bor of mine-aartofeiebed me -when I met him on .the,,, street the other day by telling me enthusiastically and at length about a beautiful fur cap which he had just bought at a great bargain. Of course there was nothing aston ishing in his buying It. The surpris ing thing was that he who had never before spoken to me except on an im personal, conventional subject, should confide this personal detail to me. Couldn't he have been "under the weather?" I hear some one suspecting. No, my friend; he's not that kind. He wasn't intoxicated, at least not in the common sense of the word. In the less common sense he was intox icated with the delight of buying. Can't you recognize from your own experience that there la such an in toxication and haven't you often seen people under its influence? Men are less frequently affected that way than women, partly because they buy less, partly because -it's a feminine form of excitement, I met a quiet little friend of mine on the trolley the other day. Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes shin ine. she talked fluently and well. It was evident that she had been stimu lated out of herself by some experi ence, and sure enough, it soon came to the surface. She had just bought a new suit. And actually a glass of wine couldn't have roused and stimulated and elated her any more than the ex citement of buying that suit. Any fairly important purchase fills us with some of this elation and ex citement, but purchase of clothes seems to have an especially powerful effect. The desire to look well is one of the primitive passions. It seems to go even deeper than human nature and has its roots in the universal laws of the all nature.' Some one has said, "There is a comfort in being well dressed which religion cannot give." An irreverent over-statement, of course, but with a grain of truth tucked away in the husk. Of course, like all intoxicants, the elation of buying is apt to leave us rather depressed when it passes away, and that is a good time to look the realities in the face and remember that after all "things" arent the big ger part of life. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Once a coward, always a liar! Concealed knowledge ia as useful aa buried treasure. It's so much easier to pay compli ments than oils. Always try to get a front view of a scene with a mule in it. Be carefulhow you drop remarks; they may hit the wrong chap. Those who offer bargains get rich quicker than those who seek them. As a matter of fact, women don't think any more of their relatives than men do. Some people are never happy unless they are In a position to make others miserable. Your neighbors have a lot of nerve to imagine that they are aa good as you are. No man can love his neighbor aa himself unless the aforesaid neighbor is a female of the species. A bachelor says the simplest kind of simple addition is the adding of one and one to make' one. The woman who says she wouldn't marry the best man on earth usually weds one that is no good. There are knockers enough In this great and glorious land of the free to beat all the swords on earth Into foun tain pens. It is. more satisfactory to go and turn something up than It ia to sit down and wait for It to turn ap of Its ICI 4V A vAbsV Ones ob a time, oace oa a tune. Draure toe oawa Degaa, There was a ayanph of Utaa'a train Oae oa a Mase a eeaaaat lad Who loved a lass at hoaje; Once oa a time a. Saoa Una The world has bat one song to slag. And it is ever knew. The first .aad last of all the saags. For It is amr trno A little song, a tender song. There was a youth of aealoa Who loved a girl of Oath." A thousand thoneand years hare gone. And mmi aHii ahall pass. Yet ahall the -world forever stag v wv iwtoj m lass- An olden song, a golden- song. And sing It unafraid xnere was a yoath, once ea a tune. Who dearlv IawmI mia Kendall Banning, in the Corahill

The Evening Story Eve's Vefl. (By John Philip Orth.) John Gray's office window overlook. ed Fifth avenue, and on this narticu. lar October day the window was wide open to the crisp Autumn breeze. rrom tne street below cam the rushing sound of motor ears and the clip-clop of horses' hoofs on the aspnatt. Life Is dull enoua-h. smndnxM Knows," complained John, leaning back in his chair and elevatinar his una an ueu. Ana at this critical moment ro mance entered his office in the most unexpectea manner. There floated throuah the window. borne on the fresh breeze, something soft and filmy and white like a bit ox pure cioud drifting down from the sky. John Gray did not see it. his eyes we ciosea in areamy retrospection, and it was not until tha.wisn of whlta drifted across his lips and clung there mat ne sat up witn a start. "Jove! What is that?" he demand ed, plucking the thing from his face. He looked at it and recognised it as some aainty accessory to a lady's toilet. A delicious fragrance assailed nis senses a mingled odor of fresh violets and rosea. So elusive was it tnat ne was still undetermined aa to its origin when it occurred to him to question Burgess. Burgess was his clerk, stenographer, bookkeeper and aeneral office ma.n. for John Gray would employ no wom en in his office. He pressed the bell -for Burgess and that dapper little man appeared at the aoor line a jacK-tn-the-box. "You rang, Mr. Gray?" accused Burgess. John Gray held up the white chif fon thing. "This is a veil, is it not. Burgess?" he demanded. Burgess sniffed at the veil, looked virtuously scandalised and admitted that it was. "Where did it come from?" de manded his employer testily. "I am sure I don't know, air," re- plied Burgess. "Some woman must have been in my office, I was Bitting in my chair er meditating and this veil floated across my face. Who put it there?" Burgess coughed discreetly. er excuse me, sir, I'm not pre pared to say," he admitted. "No woman haa been near the of fices this afternoon?" asked John in-1 credulously. "No, sir. .In fact, no one baa been in here since lunch." "Very well, you may go."- Burgess grinned wickedly. "Shall I er drop it in the waste paper, basket, Mr. Gray?" he inno cently inquired. "No I can do that myself," retort ed John curtly and the door gently closed upon his factotum. John Gray picked up the veil and held it over the paper- basket. It clung to his fingers and refused to be detached. In fact, it swirled with every vagrant breeze from the window until it was closely wound about his hand. "Oh. bother!" he snapped as he clumsily tried to remove the delicate tissue. Then he saw initials embroid ered on the delicate hem. 'E. V. E." John Gray laughed aloud as he folded up the veil, and tucked it away in the breast-pocket of his coat. "I wonder who.E. V. E. can be?" he chuckled. "Eve -by all that 's won derful! How snail I ever find this un known Eve?" He was still pondering this question while he waited for a uptown bus; it was a tempting- evening to ride home on the roof of a motor bus. One came along just then and he found a vacant seat beside a dia tractingly pretty girl. John Gray caught one fleeting glimpse of her profile, for her face was upturned to the windows of the building where his office was located. He glanced up and noted that Bur gess was in the act of closing pne of the windows. The girl faced about and John could not look at her without positive rudeness, so he stared straight ahead, hoping that she would not leave the bus until he had reached his destina tion on the drive. All at onoe he became conscious that the air waa fragrant with that odor of mingled roses and violets. Could it be from that veil in his pocket? He furtively thrust a gloved hand in the pocket, and finding the veil in tact, withdrew his hand and quite un consciously the veil came with it. "Oh!" cried a voice at his elbow. John looked down at her in polite inquiry. "My veU!" she explained hastily, pointing- to it. "Yours?" repeated John incredul ously and his fingers tightened their grasp on the chiffon. "Impossible!" "But it is." she Insisted gently. "See, there are my initials. An hour or two ago I was riding down the avenue on the top of a bus when a gust of wind took the veil from my hat and swirled It up. It disappeared through an office window I am sure it is mine." i "I am afraid it is." said John Gray, reluctantly giving it to her. "I thought it was a cloud from heaven itself j when it drifted Into my office I am not so sure that it isn't," he added to himself, for the look in the girl's eyes was most disconcerting. To John Gray's satisfaction the mysterious "E. V. E." did not leave the bus until it stopped at his signal. Then with a little nod, enhanced by a rose-tinged smile, the girl tripped past him and down the steps to the street. When he reached the entrance to the apartment house where he had a suite of rooms in his sister's home, he was amazed to find that the girl had preceded him. She flushed with annoyance and turned away her head when ahe saw him enter the elevator, and when he, too, sot out at the fifth floor and made for apartment B ahe stopped short and glanced haughtily at hinv "This is too much, sir!" ahe said. John paused with his latchkey ia "But Ton see. I live here." he amid helplessly. "it is too apaurq to be true!" sue protested, looking aa If she would cry. "Really." John waa Marin nina: when the door of the apartment opened and i slater, grease a tor the street, ap peared. "jonn. John, you home ao soon 7 cried Mrs. Renter; and catching sight ox tne girl, -land you Keith T l was going to meet you at Throcton's, don't you remember?" "I I forgot," faltered the girl. "And John, let me present yoa to my old classmate. 'Edith Emmons. You have been away for a few days. and did not know that I expected Edith. Have you aver met before? she asked, struck by their embarrass ment. "Why er yea," said John hastily. and Miss Emmons blushed deeper and a dimple came Into her cheek. "We are going to Throcton's to tea- John: will you come?" asked his sis ter. John looked at E. V. E. and her eyea said, "Do oome!" so he went, and before they returned home he learned that her initials stood for Edith Va lerie Emmons, but he said that he thought Eve waa much the prettier And Bui gees haa never ceased won dering- about the white chiffon vetL Onoe he asked his employer If he had ever pierced the mystery of its appearance in his office. "Oh. it belonged to my wife." re plied John. "But. sir. you were not married then." faltered the bewildered clerk. "No," said John cheerfully, "but I am now." And poor Burgess is more puzzled than ever. Copyright, 1915, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. People who were born tired should look out for punctures. One way to get in out of the wet is to climb up on the water wagon. It's the unexpected that happens. especially when it seems impossible. Most of us have to take our own part. We can't all have understudies. Of course a girl considers a fellow beneath her after she has dropped him. Some people even count their eggs before they have any chickens to lay them. To one who is not musically in clined, even string music can be strung out too long. You never can tell. Many a man who isn't a comedian has a lot of fool ishness in his make-up. Wigg "That fellow Talkalot is ai stubborn as a mule." Wagg "Yes, but a mule haa an advantage in that it argues with its feet." Blobbs "Oh, why don't you forget your old troubles?" Slobbs "What would you suggest?" Blobbs "Well, you might get some new ones. "The cheapest thing in the world is advice," remarked the Wise Guy. "Yes, unless you happen to act upon it." replied the Simple Mug, "and then sometimes you find it costs you a lot." NELLA'S WISH. When Nella's father and mother died she went to live with her uncle. He was a miller and lived in a little house by the mill. He told Nella he was very poor, but if she would do the work and help him she could live there. So Nella worked very hard to please him. but he was a miser, and never thought she did enough to pay for her board. One day after she worked very hard and was tired and hungry, he told her they could not have any supper that night, as he did not have money enough to buy food, aa the people for whom he bad ground corn had not paid him. Nella went, to bed. but she was so hungry she could not sleep. By and by she heard a noise and she went to the door of her room and looked out. Her uncle was sitting by a table, and In front of him, sparkling-and gleaming like fire, were beautiful dia monds, sapphires, rubies and other precious stones. He held them in his hands and ca ressed them t-s though they were alive. Then he put them carefully in an earthen Jar and put them under hia bed. The next morning when they had only black coffee made of beans for breakfast, Nella said: "Uncle, why do you not sell one of the beautiful stones you were looking at last night, then we could have food." "What do you mean?" asked her uncle; "you must have been dreaming. I have no valuable stones." Nella told him what she had seen and he laughed. "They are only glass," he said. "I have them to keep away trouble, but you must not touch them, for if any one else handles them they will lose their charm." Nella did not believe him and after he went to the mill she took the jar from under the bed and took off the cover. The gems sparkled as the light touched them. One looked like a coal of fire, and Nella reached ia and took it out. It turned a bluish shade and aa ahe rolled it over in her hand it became yellow and all colors. "This Is the p rattiest of all." she said. "I am going to keep it; uncle will never miss this bit of glass, and I need something to keep away trouble aa well aa he does. I did not touch the others, so they will still protect him." But what was that ths hit of glass seamed to be slnflns;? aashfiEHBOB l Items Cc-ii SHE'S WITH THE 1 ne country M tinct No more does she mbffJrf k- antMtaring in clothes a few seasons benina inj ner (til v mimn mode. She has learn eo qn ----as her city relatives to dln?J"5i present from the past tense in fash ions. The illustrated magazines have.. taugnt ner wuw. vi;r shades and hues of the season and A nmut Having tne modern improvements In her ohme and a motor car in which to travel she Is not uniearnea in mo -many things which used to embarrass her. Chautauquas and concerts bring; to her knowledge of the best in music and literature and the travel bureaus say that they draw as much patronage Zr .w ii niiMUitliai towns as from the cities. Sabetha). Star. From Other Pens FIGURES TALK FOR KANSAS. uunni aim incuuiueuj v& u retaryship of the board of agricul ture of Kansas. Foster Dwight Co burn, as the newspapers of the coun try know full welL missed no oppor tunities of placing before the Ameri can people information concerning the productive possibilities oi ini grmv state. One of the customs he insti tuted, as a means of interesting the public at large, was tnat ot prepar ing and sending broadcast through the mails a card of Kansaa statistics at the beginning of every year. We are-pleased to see tnat nis successor in office, J. C. Mohler, Is keeping up this custom. Kansas and Its accom plishments are always' more or less in popular thought. Nearly every body likes to hear the very latest from that remarkable commonwealth, and the very latest to he said In figures) concerning it Is to be found in the statistics card just Issued by Mr. Moh ler. Take a running summary, as closely condensed as possible, of the card statistics: Population, 1,672,106; grand total value of farm products for 1914 $688,253,207; excess value of these products over any previous year, $58,097,781 increase of value of farm products over a decade ago. $167,891,347; Increase of value of live stock In same period, $102,944, 739; value of wheat crop of last year 180,924,885 bushels $151,683,031; value of corn crop in 1914, $59,320, 147; total value of meat products for last year, $69,263,920; total value of poultry raised, more than $11,000,000. Kansas is "dry" from end to end; from center to circumference. Only in this sense can it now. by any stretch of the Imagination, be called a desert, a term once applltd to it by explor ers. Christian Science Monotor. "Doctors do net bleed people sa they used to." "Humph! Easy to see you haven't been getting any doctors' bills late ly." Baltimore American. mm m -L "I have caught the sun of India And stolen in the moon's soft ray. I have sat at the throne of Caesar; Keep me for a day." Nella pushed the Jar under the bed and put the opal (that was the name of the beautiful stone) In her pocket. After her work waa finished she went to the mill to help her uncle. She watched the yellow corn as it was poured into the hopper to be ground. "I wish it were all gold," she thought as she walked away. "Then uncle and I could have a nice dinner." A cry from her uncle caused her to look back, and she saw gold dollars in me nopper in piace or tne corn. "Where did they come from?" asked Nella, as she helped to gather them; she did not think about her wish. x "I do not know," said her uncle as he poured more corn into the hopper, but, of course, it did not turn to gold as Nella did not make another wish. "Uncle." she said, -you must go to the market and get a nice dinner and I will cook it." "No," said her uncle, "we will eat Dread ana miiic and save the money." "What makes you so miserly?" said Nella. "Money Is of no use only for what it buys for our comfort. I am ao Hungry, sne saia, 1 Wlsn I bad a table before me with a good dinner." Up from the floor of the mill rose a table and Nella sat in her chair be- fnra it mn .tillrlw that .1. wi. 0.v uuumi ner eyes to make sure that what she saw H.r mmi. ran --.1 i by the shoulder. "Wish again," he said. "Wait until I finish my dinner." said Ne,la-.. "l m hnoTy. Yon eat, too, uncle." But the miser was so anxious to have her wish for gold that he could not eat. and whan -Molia ia-.. ii.w uuiauru, and the table and chair had disao- Z, w wisn tnat the mill pond may become gold." Nella wished ho aavi a.TTl au ao and. the mill stopped grinding, for wi- ro turn tne wheel. The miserly miller had no thought of "Now SM what t... Nella. "You cannT y mTre corn and what will tne people do for fnf-J -Jtt i" bad wan and no1tBuvrwiyth0,yoyu"WIf- 1 1 she simo fell oT -aeiy that Bite sat down by the roadside won- ain. "Ii in the hTT, said. taking it from her pocket and J?"" t- "I wish I had a dre-s Uke the blue In it". ureas inut'i!? to srouncL and" Th blue "e! I nAVA nn a in.,.!, m WTm (nOllarht -raTaaall. no hom. 7L I have all the thingTsh. aSS tonTe A house appaared across thcTroojt were Inside theouah. iidnJ she found n--iVl,.n" 1l' kn Ne." tok Sood care ot W i or me rest of his life. Mai ill "Jr inquired about her stnnf U?mrmr (Copyright, 111 Nwapap eynd J"?

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About the engagement of Marie Fogarty, who so acceptably fills the part of the stenographer in "A Pair of Sixes." coming to the Grand. Tues day night. Feb. 23. hangs a story of type versus art; of search and research that causes Edward Peple, the author, to heave a sigh of satisfaction when ever he thinks of the success which crowned his long search for the exact type of woman and actress combined to properly delineate the character. The role calls for a young, pert, vivacious, athletic, inquisitive, world wise girl, imbued with the spirit of humor but withal prone to slang and sarcasm and quick at repartee. Such characteristics are usually found in women of somewhat slight form,' aa the roiy-poly sort are a svnonvm for jolliness and sluggishners, and are de- ciaeaty adverse to strenuous physical exertion. But in the stage business of the part, "Sallie Parker," the stenograph er, possessing all the traits supposed to abide solely in a girl of slender pro portions. Is compelled to sit cross legged down stage and disDlav silken hosiery, comfortably and symmetrical ly miea. It might be expected that Mr. Peple, who retains Sanford Dodge, (for years the supervisor of interior decorattons for Stanford White) to suggest the col orings for his stage settings, would In sist on absolute symmetry of form In tne young lady who plays the charac ter of "Sallie." His search led him far and wide, but one day, while gaz ing out to sea, he descried, lolling upon the wind-swept sands of the city of the Big Board walk, a girl whose figure, clad in a silken bathing suit, riveted his attention and caused him to vow, a moment afterward, that she should play "Sallie Parker," when, like one of the sea gulls flitting near, she was up and dashing headlong be neath the crest of an approaching wave. Peple hung around until he aroused the suspicion of the beach policeman, for his type as he mentally styled her swam far out, finally returning to shore with the long, strong stroke of an experienced swimmer. That af ternoon the author was introduced and found that his instinct had led him right, for Miss Fogarty, the pos sessor of all the charms above de scribed, proved to be willing to play "Sallie Parker" and also her ability to correctly deliver the difficult and swift-moving .lines of the part. She proved to have been a devout student of the great Bernhardt and showed, withal, such a delightful adaptiveness to a part requiring at the same time unusual histrionic ability combined with unusual personal perfection, that Mr. Peple forthwith engaged her for the Chicago run. He also learned that Miss Fogarty had posed for paintings in the Paris salon, that a bas relief of her figure adorned the medal used by the "Friars" during the Hudson Fulton celebration, and that she had also posed in a group for a mural dec oration in the Chicago art institute. Swiss Buy Chicago Horses. Chicago. 111., Feb. 17. Representa tives of the Swiss government have spent more than $200,000 for horses in the Chicago market, it was learned today, and are seeking more mounts of exceptional quality. About 1,000 hwrseshave beBpurchaseaV-by- tbem, it was said. Scene From "Quo Vadis VIGTROLA AT FUNERAL Unique -Means- of Last Rites for Mrs. Ij. G. Treleavcn of Topcka. At the funeral services of Mrs. L G. Treleaven at the family home, 1031 Buchanan street, Tuesday afternoon, a most impressive innovation was in troduced. A phonograph rendered beautifully "Abide With Me," and "Dear Spirit, Lead Thou Me." Mrs. Treleaven was a great lover of music, and having been a sufferer for twenty years, she obtained much com fort from the instrument in the Treleaven home. The body was shipped to Chicago last night and the remains were laid to rest in Forest Home cemetery in that city this afternoon. USE COCOANUT OIL FOR WASHING HAIR If you want to keep your hair in good condition, the less soap you use the better. Most soaps and prepared sham poos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair, brittle, and is very harmful. Just plain mulsifled cocoanut oil (which is pure and entirely greaseless), is much better than soap or anything else you can use for shampooing, as this can't possibly injure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with water and rub it In. One or two teaspoonfuls will make an abun dance of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp thor oughly. The lather rinses out eaa Jly, and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil.-' The hair dries quickly and evenly, and It leaves if fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to manage. Tou can get mulsified cocoanut oil at most any drug store.- It Is very cheap, and a few ounces is enough to last everyone In the family for months. Adv. Margie Fogarty, the Original "Sallie Parker" In a "Pair of Sixes'1 Tuesday February 23. AT THE THEATERS, At the Grand. The love of adventure of new sen sations is so strong in the human breast that, at times, it leads to per ilous places regardless of any "safety first" consideration. In fact, there are some vocations where It is impossible to make good if your actions were al ways guided, first of all. by anxiety for your personal safety. For instance, any motion photographer on Lyman H. Howe's staff would be considered as poorly qualified for the job unless he is ready to take big chances. For the most interesting and spectacular films are only secured by personal ex posure to danger. This is Illustrated by scenes photographed within a few feet of the biggest guns of the latest dreadnaught firing "salvos." However serene and majestic these mighty Im plements look when silent, they in spire a profound awe and fear when standing alongside of them at. the mo ment when, they hurl their jponderous shells for miles and miles. The peril at the Hap All This Week. is intensified when it Is remembered that if a delicate little spring broke in the mechanism; or if the rifle barrel refused to accommodate a shell; or if a trunnion became fueted; or if a weak powder bag broke scattering a grain or- two of powder; or if there is a "flare back," a "miss fire" or "hang fire." he nor anyone else would live to tell the tale in pictures or any other way. But it was only by venturing where others "fear to tread" that many of the scenes could be photo graphed which will "be presented by Lyman H. Howe at the Grand Friday and Saturday. Matinee Saturday. "A Pair of Sixes," H. H. Frazes's famous comedy, which appears at the Grand for one performance only, Tues day, February 23, is of especial inter est to private secretaries, bookkeep ers, stenographers and office boys. The two disgruntled partners are each jeal ous of their prerogatives and each de mand that the single representative of the various departments of the dimin utive establishment must instantly re. 1T". -i, hT-TYkI ii -iV prj. i 'Vv. You, who have a kind employer who says "please" and. "will you kindly" when wishing your attendance can im agine the terrible position in which the i staff of the Eureka Pill company found themselves whenever the two partners happened to desire their services at the same moment. How all these en tanglements were settled and the plot of this laughable farce worked out to a logical and satisfying ending will be better understood by taking a look at it next Tuesday. At the Orpheum. The Orpheum will feature a special change of -pictures today, offering Mary -Pickford in a story of the New England fisher folks entitled "The Mender of Nets." This simple but powerful drama shows the little pop ular actress in one of her- favorite roles that of the charming daughter of Old Ben. the -village fisherman. The management has arranged to give each lady patron who attends this theater today, matinee or even ing, a unique souvenir in the way of a- beautiful photograph of Mary Pickford. The fifth chapter of "Run Away June" and two acts of Pantages vaudeville also on the' bill. Thurs day, Betty Nanaen. in "The Celebrated Scandal," will make ".her debut as a at Grand motion picture star in a five-reel Box Office Production. At the Novelty. In connection with Tom Powell's big spectacular first part ensemble, "'A Night in Dixie." an olio of high class acts will be offered. Among these wilt appear: The Ahern Bros., dancing marvels, featuring their screamingly funny Scarecrow dance. The Four Harmony Troupers, a quartet of sweet singers and funny comedians. Billy Doss, America's foremost minstrel monologist. and The Four Musical Kings, presenting a big musical novel ty of refinement and excellence. Tom Powell's Minstrels wlU. be seen, at the Novelty theater for three days, start ing tomorrow. At the Hip. "Quo Vadis." the "greatest master piece of them all, is, being shown at wms my an cms w-K. Quo vadis" was. produce at an enormous expenses ;Thousands of players -were used in the big scenes and the principal rotes were- played by- the leading -t dramatBmitaJent- of Italy. Th-aet4ng-jiaf expression of these artists re worth" the-,;tJrice of admission in themselves, to say noth ing of the spectacular features. Sienkiewfcx's enthralling tale is re produced in this photo drama with amazing fidelity and all the episodes of interest in the book are pictorial ized in detail Nearly ten thousand feet of film are required to present' the story. It is divided, into nine reeki and they In turn are divided into acts. The first three reels comprise the first act, the second three complete the second act and the remaining reels form the concluding act. John Emerson at the Iris. John Emerson, who recently made his first appearance in motion pictures In the Famous Players Film com pany's production, "The Conspiracy," returns to the screen -on the Para mount Program in a four-part film adaptation of the celebrated play, "The Bachelor's Romance," by Mar tha Morton, the current feature at the Iris theater today and tomorrow. "The Bachelor's Romance" Is a charming, human nature drama, brimming over with quaint humor. colorful characterizations and refresh ing romance. Mr. Emerson's success in his first film characterization was so instantaneous and nation-wide as to make' further introduction of his talents to the motion picture public unnecessary, and in "The Bachelor's Romance" he even excels his former screen impersonation. Notice. The partnership composed-of Maude C. Brickley .and Nelle M. Phillips, un der the style and firm name of Brick ley Phillips, located in the Warren M. Crosby Dry Goods Company's store, has this day mutually dissolved, the said Nelle M. Phillips retiring from the business. All persons holding claims against the firm, or owing debts thereto, are requested to pre sent the same and to pay at the War ren M. Crosby Dry Goods Company's store. Adv.) NELLE M. PHILLIPS, MAUDE C BRICKLEY. Wheat Falls Back. Chicago. Feb. 17. -Increasing appre hension as to vessel risks In the war zone largely brought serious fall to day in the value of wheat. Export demand seemed temporarily to have made almost a complete stop, and there was a corresponding disposition toward liquidation sals on the part tof the speculative holders. As much as 5 cents a bushel was cut fro from the price of the July delivery in which trading chiefly centered, that' month dropping to 11.31 V as against S1.3 yt last night. NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream in Ope Up Air Nostrils To Ah! What relief! Tour clogged nos trils open right up. the air passages of your head are clear and you can breathe freely. No .more hawking snuffling, mucous discharge, headache. dryness no struggling for breath at night, your cold or catarrh is gone. Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos trils, let it penetrate through- every air passage of the head: soothe .and heal the swollen, inflamed mucous mem brane, giving you instant relief. Ely's Cream Balm is Just what every cold and catarrh sufferer has hrrn srrlnac It's just splendid. Adv. I SNAP SHOTS II AT HOME H KfV r A detention from Washburn col lege will attend the college T. M. C A. convention in Ottawa March zft-zS. J. F. Soohn has taken out a permit to erect a on and one-half story dwell ing to cost ?2.00 at 217 East Tenth avenue. i The Gamma Sigma society of Wash burn college will meet Saturday v ning. A. debate will be one of the features of the meeting. Mrs. Las Caritle of Douglass, Ariz., and Toots Car Ills of Emporia are vis iting Mrs. W. H. Masson, 127 Clay street, and Charles Carllle, 1221 Quiney street. Complaint against Paul Hyatt charg ing him with assault on Fairy Hyatt has been filed in the court of Topeka. Hyatt has been booked at the county Jail and is out on bond. Senator W. p. Lambertson of Brown county will speak in Gemmell hall of the Central T. M. C. A. at 4: SO o'clock next Sunday afternoon. A fellowship lunch will follow the address, presided over by EL L. Copeland. Complaint against Charles Carlisle, charging him with, refusing and neg lecting to support his wife. Ellen Car lisle, has been niea in tne court of Topeka, According to the complaint the defendant's wife Is In destitute circumstances. Following is a list of marriage li censes issued today from the office of Hugh MacFariand, probate judge: Frank Hamarland, age IS. St. Marys and Irene Angle, age 18, St. Marys. Ernest Day, age 29, Topeka and Chris tina Kile, age 18. Topeka. The complimentary organ recital by J. Warren Andrews of New York at the auditorium tonight' will begin at 8:15 o clock. No charge for admis sion, no collections, nothing to. be sold. Just a chance for Topekans to hear the big organ and what it can do. The Rev. J. S. Umberger, pastor of the Seward Avenue Baptist cnurcn. was leader of the regular Wednesday morning services, at, Topeka business institutions and the central fire sta tion. These services are under the auspices of the Central Y. M. C. A. The following births were reported at the office of the city clerk today: Harry M. Starr and wife. 915 West Eighth street. February 1C, girl: H. Dennis' and wife. R. R. No. 8, Febru ary 14, boy; Warren Lorenzo Morris and wife. Eighteenth and Chandler streets, February 12, boy. A sub-committee of the convention and entertainment committee of the Commercial club held a meeting at noon today to make plans for the en tertainment that the club will give for the visiting shoe men of Kansas who will hold a convention here next week. The entertainment-will be Wednesday night. Dr. Howard H. Russell, founder of the Anti-Sanoon league, and Malcolm R. Patterson, ex-governor of Tennes see, will speak Sunday afternoon at the auditorium. Dr. Russell's theme, "How to Win National Prohibition." Governor Patterson's subject, "Why I Changed Front on the Liquor Ques tion." The jury for civil cases in the first division of the Shawnee county dis trict court has been called for March 18. Beginning on this date a heavy docket ;;of civil jury .eases varying from 'sensational damage and divorce suits to cut and dried suits to quiet ti tle on real estate will be heard before Judge A. W. Xan. i Mrs., Douglas 1 GriJiam, wife of D. A. Graham,, clerk of the court of .To peka, v has -been in serious condition for the last several days, due to a fall from -the steps of the porch of the Graham residence. A bone in Mrs. Graham's spine was broken by the fall which occurred a week ago. Physi cians believe that oi, operation may be necessary. .''The lay! in Congress. Washington, Feb. 1 7. The admin istration ship bill in its new form came from the' house and awaited ac tion In the senate. Bernard N. Baker, a steamship manager, testified before the committee Investigating charges of influence in connection with the ship bill. Efforts to bring up the pen sion bill were defeated and bills were considered under the calendar Wed nesday rule in the house. HHUI llll'lw OLU-TLMK OOLP CURE DRINK TEA II ii niiiiint Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, or as the German folks call it, "Hamburger Brust Thee," at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time. It is the most effective way to break a cold and cure grip, as It opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also loos ens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once. It is inexpensive and entirely vege- table, therefore harml hsssr- -Adv. STOP THAT COUGH NOW When you catch Cold, or begin to Cough, the first thing to do Is to take Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. It penetrates the linings of the Throat and Lunss and fishta tha Germs of the Disease, giving quick relief and natural neaung. "uur whole family depend on Pine-Tar-Honey for Coughs and Colds." writes Mr. E. Williams. Ham iltn. Ohio. It always helps. 2Be at your Druggist. Adv. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY GEM THEATRE EDNA MAESON in "The I.are of the West" Strong Western Feature KING BAGGOT In "Story the Silk Hats Told" BI1XIE RITCHIE In "Father Wie Loafer" AURCIlATHEATEIt A r.IILUON DID Broadway Star Vnsssaph Fwtmre Parts fca Smjt Gcrdca Anita Stewart lTsny Rlcrey TONIGHT OlfLY A' vl liMs Es Meini&ll for fc Mafe to 0irfe?E3aM i VS a nils men who get their f" clothes "made to order" are skeptics it isn't because they cannot be fitted in ready clothes, it's simply buying; that "feeling; of satisfaction." Well, we've made a study of our business and converted hun- dreds from that idea. We've sold them our Hart Schaff- -ner ft Marx Clothes during: "sale time" simply as an ex periment--Why don't yon try this NOW. KTOR $15 you can how buy fino 1 Hart, Schaffner Marx Suits and Over coats worth $20 to $30 buy one Try it compare it with the $35, $40, $50 one you are now wearing;. When you send your tailor-made, to the press shop wear our $15 one, the experiment is all on us. The Hart Schaffner ft Marx clothes are guaranteed at sale time, foo if it don't prove up bring; it back and gret your little fifteen. OUT try it now Yes, even if ycu are an odd shape or size we'll Y 11 1- fit you perfectly $20 to $30 Marx Suits and Overcoats. W 3l4 THU.-FRL Tom PovelFo PEERLESS MINSTRELS SWEET I FUNNY SINGERS COMEDIANS CLEVER BAND AND DANCERS ORCHESTRA NOVELTY PHOTO COMEDY TODAY TOMORROW CRYSTAL The Most Thrilling Detective Story Ever Filmed THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE BY ARTHl'R B. REEVE Kmms City ivpart tbestera anable to hsadl th vrawdo. Knthasisom tosM. Bsaked Is nvery Mama Lmw and Fax theater is America Over 4S theater ia tireater New Yark have booked the filai. THE EEST PICTURE PROGRAM IN TOPEKA AT ANY PRICE TIm HIP ALL THIS I SHOWS i ne nir week 1 1, x i. s r. PJL GRAND 2 DAYS CmukmIii VHSmt, Feb. IS. MstlMS Sstarssr Lyman H.Howe MMMTft MIS STUMNOOUS DCCLUSIVsl MJWMI. PaT.CTWCI.K TH U.S.NAYY OF 1015 k TO CtVIL-lZATIOM I GR U TUKSDAY. VKR. S3 (mm (?nr(i .Prices 25e to fLS; tam GRAND OPERA HOU5E Rose GiSbers Ceaeert WwUmr. Feb. Sstb. at OaiM'a MaaU Ce. MS) I A two-Hum BHulV Hart Schaffner 2 V I T .NOW JaxntMoccJ SAT. WffRj QUALITY FIRST PARAMOCTlfT PICTCRK8 Floor. .10c; Baloony. Sc TODAY AND THURSDAY John Emcreon is The Bachelor's Romance" FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 'The New Wizard of 0zT Special Ladies' Souvenir Today A, beautiful photograph of Mary lick ford Free to every lady. Matinee or Evening. ORPHEUM Matinee An Seats Sc Evening; Best Seats 10c EXTRA TODAY ONLY I.IARY PICKF0QD In a Deaatlfnl Pastoral "The Mender ofNctaw A Story of New England, Mat 3 RUN AWAY iUNS S Reels and a Acts of v Pactagea VacitvCi Special Touaurnoai BJUf Hen in -The World and His WW

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irs inm:uodle Senate Attempts to Cat Payroll of Employees. ILIBE 0? S30,0CJ WHAT WOMEN ARE TO WEAR THIS SPRING rmmms'milm'mmmm'm'lmm91Ts!lm i'---,; i Wnc Democrats Claim "Jitney Meth ods" for Kinkel. CB7 CKZITTEE e:ll OneTbird of Employee Whit- tied From the Books. 31 ore Than $4,000 a Session Be low 1915 Cost. "Just jitney-ing" is the charge of Democratic senators against Senator Arthur R. Kinkel of Council Grove and his bill to cut down the number of legislative employees. The Kinkle bill cut down the num ber of employees, but It raised the pay of most of those that he left In such a manner that the grand total of ex pense would be perhaps f 4,000 greater than it is now. But the Kinkel bill won't get before the senate. It has been replaced in committee by a bill that does whittle about one-third off the legislative help payroll, reducing it, in fact about $4,000 from where it In now and about $,000 below the Kinkel figures. The Kinkel bill and its substitute differ from the present law in the re spect that they fix the gross amount of the pay of employees for the fifty days of the legislative session, while the current law fixes a per diem. Un der either of the proposed bills the legislature would be equipped with employees only as long as the fifty days of the session lasted. If the leg islature continued over .for .several days with the members serving with out pay, it would hare to call on the patriotism of its employees to- stay and work or else it would have to pass an emergency measure and hire them over again. Some Fancy Salaries. Senator Kinkel proposed to make some jobs that would have paid a lot better than those which the senators and representatives themselves hold. For example he proposed to pay the sergeant at arms in each house the fancy sum of $500 for his fifty days of work, or ten dollars a day, where now he gets $3, just like the other employees and the members them selves. The assistant secretaries of the two houses, the chief doorkeeper, reading clerks and several of the oth er employees on the revised list would receive $300 for the session or $6 a day where the present .jobs now pay the regulation $3. Two super visors of bills in the senate and three in the house would also come under the $500 class! Everybody else would get a 'raise. Pages that now work fifty -days for $125 would get $150 for the same time while "the messengers who are. In the name class now would get $200. Where, the average day's pay-roll under the present law is abdut $500 for the help la the two houses, the Kinkel bill .would have put it up to $680..- The committee on federal and state;, affairs, of which James Haftong of Thomas is chairman and of which Kinkel is not a member, turned out a bill that really reduces things. It makes the average day's pay-roll, ex clusive of the salaries of the clerk of the house and secretary of the senate, each of whom gets $1,000 for the ses sion either under the present or the proposed law, only about $400 a day. Pay Every Ten Days. Now the employees of the legisla ture get paid every ten days. Presum ably the salaries under the proposed bill by Senator Kinkel and that by the committee would be paid the same way. The law fixes the session of the legislature at 50 days. As a matter of experience the session generally takes from five to ten days longer than that and the employes have to work on the days Curing which the legislature is in recess. When those fifty days were over the employees would be entitled to quit. The session might go on, but the employees could hardly be expected to do likewise un less their pay, also, continued. It would be up to the legislature to go on paying, according to the Kinkel bill, about $580 a day to keep its sten ographers, sergeants-at-arms and oth er employees on the job. As matters work now the employees usually draw pay for about sixty days, which at an average of $500 a day means a total for the session of $30,000. Adding at the Kinkel ration for ten days of ex tra session, the expense of, the total would be around $35,000. That's why the Democrats say the Take 'em away! Men's shirts for a "song!" Just the sort of shirts you'll need for the next three months. Woven Madras and silk fig ured Pongees with soft French cuffs. French Percales in all the new stripes. All 75c shirts now. .45c All $1 shirts now ..75c All $1.50 shirts now .5c All $1.75 shirts ..$1.35 All $2.50 shirts .....$1.75 This sale lncluds all our flan nels. OPKX KTEKT BVENINO "Quality Goods for Less Money BIQHTH S KANSAS AVXWUK. I .V.

These models were shown at the recent style show in Chicago. At the left, dress of black and white taffeta with attached bloomers, red pat ent leather belt and white taffeta cuffs. A big picture hat (top) with natural ostrich pompons and black .velvet streamers. An afternoon old rose lace hat, small and jaunty. senator from Morris county under the guise of introducing a piece of reform legislation, was, in reality, only "jit-ney-ing." DUE TO MITCHELL. He Was Behind Impeachment Charges Against Jndge: Jackson. Wheeling, Feb.'17. incidents lead ing up td the resignatipn of the late Judge John J. Jackson from the fed eral bench were the topics of wit nesses heard today oefore the con gressional subcommittee investigating charges against Federal Judge A. G; Dayton of the "Northern district of West .Virginia.-. 1, f 5 Judge Jackson resigned ill 1905 anil was succeeded by Judge Dayton. At torney Charles W. Johnson of Clarks burg, W. Va., appeared as a witness in behalf of Judge Dayton and pro duced an office copy of the charges made against Judge Jackson. The witness said that in 1901 he. as coun sel for the United Mine Workers of America, appeared with John Mitchell, former president of the Mine Work ers, before Judge Jackson. He declared Mitchell was behind the impeachment charges against Judge Jackson. He admitted the charges which were to have been sub mitted to President Roosevelt had neither been verified nor signed. He said lie had no present knowledge that the charges had ever reached Presi dent Roosevelt. Charles D. Klliott of Parkersburg. former adjutant general of West Virginia and former district attorney in the northern district, told of his connection with the Jackson case. BRYAN WONT SAY. Refuses to Divulge Government's In tentions Toward Germany. Washington, Feb. 17. What pro tection, if any, this government in tends to give the one thousand Ameri cans heading into Germany's forbid den war zone or what it will do to shield future passengers and com merce was this afternoon a diplomatic secret. Secretary Bryan himself declined to "outline any policy" nor would he in dicate whether his silence was due to the fact that up to early afternoon I Germany's answer to America's war sone protest had not arrived. Both state and navy department of ficials deny they had refused any Ger many suggestion that American war ships could safely convoy American merchantmen through the death zone They indicated they do not intend to follow such a course. TOMMY STILL LOST. Topcka's Soldier, on Way to Tipper ary, Cannot Be Found. No trace was todav found of Thos. F. Hayter. Topeka s "Tommy Atkins," who is believed by his wife to be on nis way to join the English army and fight the Germans, according to a statement of county officials who are trying to locate Hayter on a complaint that he refused and neglected to sup port nis wue ana cnuaren. County officials say Mrs. Havter told them that Hayter was a veteran of the Boer war in South Africa. At that time she says he served In the English army .is a bugler. Officials are trying to locate Hayter in Kansas City. OSCAR II IS SAFE. She Had Been Held Up In the Orkney Islands. New York, Feb. 17. The Danish steamship Oscar II, taken into Kirk wall in the Orkney Islands last Sun day, was released on Monday and pre sumably proceeded to Copenhagen, ac- cording to dispatches received nere to day from London. Dispatches from Copenhagen stated that anxiety had been felt there as to the vessel's safety. SWITCH BACK AGAIN. Kenyon, N orris and LaFoMette Vote With the Democrats. Washington. Feb. 17. Senator Lodge this afternoon made the first effort to muddle the ship purchase bill situation in the upper house, but was defeated. -t When the measure shifted from the lower branch. Senator Fieicherv plead er of its supporters, moved :io. dis agree with the Republicans to appoint conferees to settle the matPern im portant step toward passage '".Lodge undertook 40 split ...this profiMSit ion into at least two motions, to d''jate and vow;.,::.... vfe; The chair sustained Fletcher and Lodge appealed from its- decision.' A' motion was made-lp, kilWJUa- appeal by laying it on theKljles the motion carried Ul6 yon, Norris and LaFollette. voted with the Democrats. ORDER OF SHOE STRINGS It Was Organized at Commercial Club Quarters-Today.' "The Royal Order of Shoe Strings' was organized at the Commercial club today and next We-Jnesday- night the retail shoe men of Kansas, who will be the guests of the club, will be ini tiated into its mysteries. It is expected that there will be no dull moments at the performance. A mock supreme court will be a feature. Attorneys and witnesses will appear before the court to protest against or derena the poor shoe law. R. L. Bone is chairman of the com mittee in charge of arrangements, which met today. MITCHELL TO EXPLAIN Secretary Garrison Wants to Know About Certain Reports. Washington, .Feb. 1 7. Secretary Garrison today instructed Brig. Gen. Scott, chief of staff of tht army to call on caPta,n William Mitchell, of the marks attributed to him, on the un preparedness of the United States for war. Captain Mitchell was quoted as having said that: "It would take the United States about three years to put an army of one million trained me in the field and in that time an enemy could take and hold our seaboards." Secretary Garrison said he consid ered such utterances, if made in pub lic at present, injudicious, and im proper. Kansas Postmasters. Washington, Feb. 1 7. President Wilson today nominated the following Kansas postmasters:, Peter J. Mur phy, Gardner; Fred H. Ricketts. Spring Hill; T. D." Wight Seely, Ton- ganoxie. Physicians Using New. Remedy With Great Success; Parka sa rreevT Diabetes no longer need be a terror to thoae who bare become afflicted with this dread disease. An the result of extensive experiments, phyalcians annonnre that a -simple herb. Browing, wild in Mexico, long known for its high medical value, has the merits of reducing specific gravity and sugar In Diabetes, besides restoring rigor and building np the system. Thta harmless vegetable tvnnlr afconld relieve the patient of his worst symptoms, in the most aggravated case, in a short tune. To prove it,, we will mall 90e pack age for 10c to help pay dlstribation costs. also free booklet of special, value to tbe diabetl containing latest tllet list and table of foot! values.- elvinar nerrentaffe of starch and. sngar (carbohydrate) in 250 i different fxxlx ourerent roods, inanetoi m always aoin nnder Enarantee of satisfaction, or money rpfnmled. .v Tell your afflicted friends of this offer and send lOr today "for a fnll aimed Mr iwckage. AMES CHKaflCAL CO., Box 307 B, Whitney Point, K. X. French land English Attack German Submarine Bases. Total Damage Not Known, bat Import "Is Good." London,: Feb. Ht, Forty aeroplanes and seaplanes by far the largest aerial squadron ever engaged In a sin gle operation Tuesday afternoon car ried out a. second successful raid against the submarine bases Germany is attempting to establish at Zee brugge and Bruges. t Ostend. Zeebrugge. Middlekerke and Ghistelles were bombarded. French aeroplanes, eight in num ber, co-operated with the British na val wing and rained .such a hail of bombs upon the German aerodrome at Ghistelles that the German aviators were unable even to leave the ground. The 32, British aeroplanes and hydro planes thus were enabled to attack the enemy practically unmolested. Though the statement of the British admiralty does not give the order in which the Oertnan positions were at tacked, it is assumed that tne Dom bardment was carried out in the or der in which the towns are, named in the report, r' At Ostend the heavy batteries es tablished by the Germans on both sides of the harbor were made the tar gets of a furious rain of projectiles. It is apparent that the co-operation of the French machines had been pre viously arranged. During the pre vious raid the work of the British air men had been hindered by the pres ence of German machines, which, though not in sufficient strength to spoil the plans of the British, were responsible for Tuesday's raid be cause the British 'In the previous at tack were forced, due to -this diver sion, to suspend operations before the damage sought to be inflicted bad been done. ...French First. Kvidently the Frencn machines pre. ceded the British squadron and at once attacked the Ghistelle s aero drome so that, after the British had done their work at Ostend the course to Zeebrugge, ahe .malo object of the raid, is clear. Passing over Middle kerke. the British flyers poured a rain of projectiles upon the German bat teries set up in the dunes outside the town. Following the line of the wag on road toward Ghistelle, a German train was attacked. Evidently satisfied: the British pased on to Zeebrugge. Here they took up the work where they had lert off on the previous raid. The mole, where the German .submarines are im ported to be assembling and where special batteries are mounted, was at tacked. Then the airmen turned thelr attention to further -r damaging the locks, of the canal which connected with Bruges.' Their object was to widen the breach already opened, 'Trawlers used by the Germans (ln mining operations, anchored in "-con siderable numbers outside of !Zee- bruggev??rere bombarded and one re port from the Holland' frontier says several of them were damaged. TH admiralty statement gives no details of the damage inflicted but say. the.?ejaBdric 1 a the raid note concerning the raid: 'Instructions wfiynSve" been is sued to flight commanders to confine their attacks to points of military im portance. Every effort has been, made by the flying officers to avoid drop ping bombs on the residential portions or towns attacked." This statement is evidently made to anticipate any -claim by the Germans that the damage was purposely wrought on civilian property. FAVOR FOUR BILLS. House Recommends Measures for Passage in Committee of Whole. The house working today in com mittee of the whole. recommended four oricinal bills for passage. The most imnortant measure considered, provided for the payment of county commissioners $5 a day for actual services. The bill was introduced by Kincaid of Johnson county. Other measures recommended for passage were: House bill No. 473, by Kincaid, re lating to construction of sewer pump- ine clants in certain cities. The Gibson bill authorizing printing of court bar, dockets in counties of more than 40.0W) population. The Layton bjll permitting cities to purchase and sell parks and park Bites. DEATHS O FUNERALS. The funeral of Mrs. James M. Mc- Farland was held this afternoon trom ther esidence. 1192 Fillmore Street. The pall bearers were Scott Hopkins, Ike S. Lewis, C. L. ssnorc, j. r. jar rell, W. E. Davis and Charles L. Mitchell. Burial was in Topeka cem etery. The funeral of Mrs. Frank H. Park- hurst was held from Penwell's chapel this afternoon. The body was sent to Mt. Holly. Vt,, for burial, accompanied by Judge A. W. Dana. UnL Eva Marv Stark.' 76 years old. died at her home, near Twenty-fourth street and Kansas avenue, at 9 o'clock last night. She Is survived by four children. W. H. Stark of Topeka. Mrs. Bertha Blake of .Denver, Mrs. Chris tina immer- at Qbksago, and Mrs. J.. F. Liewoehler of Burlington, la. r unerai announcement later. J. P. Denham. a veterinary, died February 10 at Altheimer, Ark., where he had been living for two years. He practiced here for more than ten years. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. J. P. Denham, Litchfield, ni., one son. George uennam, or in peka, and two daughters, Mrs. J. Di mon, of Neppel. Wash., and Miss Rosa Denham. of Portland, ure.. Tne iun- eral services were held in Altheimer. The funeral of Raymond Straek will be held from the St. Josepn German Catholic church Thursday morning at 8:16 o'clock. Interment in Mount cal vary cemetery. The funeral of1 Thomas I. Brainard will be held from 'the Central Avenue Christian church Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock. r--J Wehnona Rhedeman, 4 months old. died this morning at 1412 Central avenue. Death was caused by pneu monia. The funeral will be held Thursday afternon at -2 o'clock; from the home. Interment in Topeka ten etery- 1 Cut flowers at Hubbard'a. Adv. novae Takes Another Chalk From Senate Report. Atchison' Orphans Home Be ceiTcs $108,000 for 2 Tears. -After an hour's, fight the house to day1 upheld the recommendations of its ways and means committee and sliced $59,500 "from appropriations for tne Atcnisons orphans home. The senate appropriation was $167,500 for the Atchison home, while the house today stayed with its committe report and -refused to allow more than' $108,- 000 for the next two years. Moxcey of Atchison led the fight for increased appropriations and de clared that the institution in his dis trict was in a deplorable condition and needed funds for a new laundry and a manual training school. These items had been removed from the house bill, although they went through the senate without a struggle. Keene of Bourbon defended the house committee and as chairman of that body said that appropriations recom mended were ample for all heeds. In fact he declared that the present ad ministration building formerly cared for 230, children, while the population of the home at this time was but 184 and the state had built five new cot tages at a cost of $150,000 since the erection of the administration build ing. "I wish you members might have been in Atchison with me Sunday and seen the little girl who was scalded while working in the make shift of a laundry,", said Moxcey. "Every one of you would vote for this appropria tion. I wish you might have gone through the basement where some senator said we could hold school. It is just seven feet from the flag stone floors to the ceiling. We need these appropriations. We need them more than you members on the Republi can side need to make good a foolish campaign pledge to keep appropria tions below those of the Democratic legislature of two years ago." Mayhew of Atchison, Republican, supported Moxcey in his fight to in crease the orphans' home appropria tions. We had better spend money to educate our children than to send them to the penitentiary," said May hew. On a rising vote concerning adop tion of the house committee amend ments, all Democrats except Mahurin of Coffey voted in the negative. Re- puDiicans voting for the senate appro priations were Endres, Mayhew and McDougall. On final passage, 96 members voted for the bill and nine against. Members voting against the measure were: Cameron, Clark, Hos- kinson. Joyce, McDermott. McDou gall, Thompson and Van Cleave. The house appropsiation allows for 1916-17 $36,000 for salaries. 152.000 for maintenance, $15,000 for a sewer system, $5,000 for permanent im provements. The bill which recently passed the senate appropriated $40, 000 for salaries, $60,000 for main tenance, $3,000 for a state agent, $15, 000 for sewer system, $2,500 for per menant improvements, $7,000 for laundry and $40,00fl foV manual train ing school- The house bill Cuts $59, 500 from the senate- appropriation. The bill will go to conference. USE IT ON A MAN. "Twilight Sleep" Proves a Success When Used for Operating Purposes. New York, Feb. 1 7. Anaesthesia by injection of scopolamin and mor phine in the ntanner known in ma ternity cases as "twilight sleep" was used in an operation on an elderly man in the Flushing hospital. What the nature of the operation was no one connected with the case would tell, but it was said that it had been entirely successful and the patient was improving. John Kramberg. 70 years old, was the subject, and the operating sur geons were Dr. Charles B. Story of Bayside, and Dr. George J. Lawrence Flushing. Dr. Story said there was nothing unusual about the use of the scopolamin -morphine treatment in sach a case. "It produces a mild form of anaesthesia," he said, "which gener ally produces very satisfactory re sults when a local operation is to be performed on a person whose ad vanced age makes the use of ether Or chloroform inadvisable." Here's a fine illustrated description of the newest dance. Want to see the pa per?" "IH'ar me,. no. That's last week's paper." Cleveland Plain Dealer. LOADED WITfl TOURISTS BIG SHIPS (JO THROUGH PANAMA CAN A 1 Aft'-'-" -f A'Art jfJ'-.r" vf- 4- Great N art hers Cleft) These two great w a0", ""roagn in and the KroonJaad for Callao cn a wbo ara on utj at taa canal aoaa With a Victrola from XJuild'e the- World's greatest operajwj iatruineMalbjts. Jiand: orchestras mnd comedians areaiwaya i 'rSr!r.!Tl.i. eamitv vnnr friends, to play far tout. ImnrMuta dances. taV perform for; you any time you wwot F Tbe Gsf 7 P$MMitt Plan U Uom IVniaCad Apwhere v Ttat's -the an "it a- dirtwence or eoTnlenceT-a difference in .terms of Weekly or rAoatbly. payments. The. VtctWla should be In etrery home. -Its. Htflttence -more tban that say mimical iBVenttoa Ir constrnrU-re to tbe- beet senti -meats of. life, -to high principles and re- apect sad- dmiratlou for mnk the belt muste. We' offer all new Records as soon as they are issued. Onlid's Easy Payment Plan will put a Victrola In your home on the follow lug terms: v Tlccraia IT and 1? Selection! ....S1S.M S4.54 down. Sue week.. -Vteteete VI and 12 Selection..: SSSJS $4.50 down 50c a week. Vlctrate VIM and VI Selection a. S44.M $4.50 down.. $1.00 a week. Vlctiwta, IX. and 30 Selections. J $XS0 down,- $1.25 week. Vletnia X and 20 Selections. .SSZ.5S 87:00 down. $1.80 a week. Victrolm XI and 20 Selections...... $17. 87.00 -down, $2.00 a week; Victress XIV and 20 Selection., i... BUT J $17.50 down. 82J a week. Victrola. XVI and 20 Selections .VtVIM 827.00 down,-82.80 a week. It us demonstrate a Victrola In your home. A phone or call will be appreciated. 72.Karw.Av.'IbpBHaKAnO. J VIHTIIEY IS HAt'ED. Warren M. Crosby Manager Heads Re bate Association. w; w. Whitney was elected presi dent of the Topeka Rebate associa tion at the '.annual- .meeting .held, in the noon hour at the Commercial club quarters today.- Other officers: K. Hi Crosby, vice president:' J. Gerstiey, treasurer; Miss M. E. Jones, secretary. Shoppers from out of the city who toolc advantage of the offer of 'the association to refund railway fares purchased goods in Topeka in the year ending February 1 to the amount of $146,396.40. In the same period $6,704.60 was refunded in railroad tickets. November was the big month, goods in the aggregate of $26,423.08 having been bought by those who called at the rebate office. In December the record was $15,669.60, as against $14, 094.64 in 1913. Topeka is known as the best retail city in Kansas.. Thousands of per sons come .here from various sections of the state to make their purchases. Many persons who live in Lawrence and Baldwin, prefer to-come to To peka rather than shop in Kansas City. New Terk Stack Market. Close of prices for the leading stocks on tbe New York Stock Exchange aa re ported uj xnoa. j. uyera. oroKer, ulum- bum Bldg.J j j .-..jo"? -1erYo(kt 17 ;io Am. Beet Sugar..... Am. fan, c. f Am.: Oar Fndy.. Amal. Copper Am. Loco., c... Am. S. tc. It., c. Am. S. It., p..., Am. Sugar Ref.. Am. Tel. T.. c. 1 100 .102 118 lOH 119 Am. Tobacco, e. Anaconda Mining 'M'i, 27 A. T. R. F., c... 83 4 a. i. ac s. r.. p....... Baltimore Ohio...... Brooklyn R. T Canadian Pacific Central Leather. Chesapeake aV Ohio C. M. A St. P.. f Chicago 4k orth western Cbino Copper Colorado Fuel Iron. Erie, c... Oreat Northern, p Inspiration Lehigh Valley Liouisville a Nashville. M. K. tc T., c National Lead 8 6 157. X 41 m 125 35 25 21 115 18 13.1 115 MN. 40 84"' 4f 100 102 104 li 143 Nev. on Copper.. N..Y. Central.. N. Y. N. H. H Norfolk Western. Northern Pacific. I'enn. Railroad Ray Con Copper. Reading, c Rock Island, c... Rork Island, p.. 1. Southern Pacific Kt Southern Railway, c IS Tenn. Copper 29 Inion Pacific, c .118 I nlon Pacific, n 81i 84 2 in Rt U. 8. Steel, e 42 4.! IT. S. Steel, p...... 14W 10A Western Union.. C 6H Westinghoose Klectric 00 Mi Today Tea. n86 40 27 j 28 52 53 21 Vi L1U 7 07 m ....isn 34 41 85 VS

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108 1045 1B U2V, and Kr sssiia Utroac" Pedro Mignal laeka tha p. loaded down with tourists from all nana rawma wa uie aaiar any. to umt cruise aroond South Anaerica. Sosto are seen u. tarn, pKturm. i 0 Special for ThgraAy Peanut Brittb at 10c lb. This popular crispy candy will be our' special at 10c a pound Thursday. Those who buy this delicious, inexpensive candy know that we always use plump round Spanish peanuts In liberal quan titltes. The candy base Is pure and appetising. Our candy makers will have it' fresh in the morning....'--.-,--.. Now? Another New Calce theTanro,, Our bakers have just brought out another delicious small cake. It is very light, oblong in shape and each' is put up in a separata container. "Tango Cakes" we call them, and you can choose from half a dozen flavors at 10c each. IJA1 Bakery and 121 West Sixth Money to Loan ON REAL ESTATE Repayable Monthly. Capitol Bnliiaf 4V Loan Asaociatioa 534 Kansas Avenue. LGGL r.:ENTIGX The Bible class of district No. 8 will meet with Mrs. Fred Whitehead of North Topeka, Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Herbert Booth closed his work at the- First Baptist church Tuesday night. There will be no ser vice tonight. The Shawnee county Pomona grange will install officers for the new year at the Y. W. C. A. building Saturday. Feb. 20, at 10:30 a. m. and confer the fifth degree at 2 p. m. All patrons are invited. New Vorfc Mane Merle. New York. Feb. 17. MO.M'.V Mfn-flnti'e psiter. 4 per rent.' sterling exchange, strong OT) day bills. 4.7H.50: for cable. I 4.80.75 r for demand. 4.M1.50. Mexican dol- loans, steady. 22: 00 .Uiys. 2$3: six months. :t!4 i'nU monev, steady; high, 2: low. 2: rnllng rate. 2; last loan. 2; closing bid 2; offered 2Vi- ar h- ii-.l. Northern to boand far R.VV.T: of tha 10U 0. a. tatairtnL k lock n 5

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V iiEU J1T11EY CARS L. M. Crawford Pore bases Fif teen for8ervlee Here. Incorporation of "Topeka Jit i ne j Company" This Week. KB7 telek::e oe cut For 10" Blocks, 8 Cents; SO I Blocks, SO Cents. Dosen Additional Automobiles 1 t. for Street Work. I M. Crawford today purchased fifteen Ford touring cars, and papers for incorporation for the Topeka Jit ney company will be filed this week. Other automobiles, owned by individ uals, will be used in this up-to-date traction company. Homer Baltsell, treasurer of the Grand theater, will probably be the manager of the new company. Ray mond Wells, who started the Jitneys on their debut in Topeka Monday, will not be connected with the Jitneys, according- to an announcement today. Mr. Crawford will not be alone in the forming of the company, but the names of the incorporators will not be announced until later. Several changes will be made from the present system of running the Jitney cars. It was discovered that the telephone oall method was a losing venture as It was originally planned. So the new ruling, which will go into effect as soon as the new cars can be placed in operation, is as follows: For calls within a radius of ten blocks to Kan sas avenue, there must be four. pas sengers and a nickel extra, making 25 oents for the trip; for calls within a radius of 20 blocks of Kansas avenue, four passengers and a dime extra. These special calls were too expensive in the consumption of oil and gasoline to pay expenses, but with the new rule the jitneys can realize a profit out of the special calls. Headquarters for the new corpora tion will be maintained at the Grand theater. With fifteen new touring cars, and a dosen or more individual cars used in conjunction with them, Topeka will have a fully regulated jit ney service. FASTER IS DEAD. I-ouis Roth Lived 63 Days Without Eating. San Francisco. Feb. 17. Louis Roth, the i'alo Alto tailor whose fast of 82 days has been watched with keen interest by scientists, succumbed to starvation Tuesday evening. On Monday, the sixty-first day of his fast. Roth took a little orange juice and water and appeared to be as normal as a man who had not eaten for two months could be. On Monday night he was taken with pains in his stomach, but these later subsided. During the day he sank .into a semistupor of weakness.- During the afternoon the scientists at his bedside noticed a growing pal lor and slower pulse. Then Roth ral lied and. up to within a few minutes of his passing, he was quite conscious and able to talk with those around him. i lloth first thought of the possibility of curing a stomach complaint by fasting after reading Hereward Car rinicton's "Vitality, Eating and Xutri tion." His weight dropped' from 145 to 85 pounds. HEAR 75 WITNESSES. Hanunatt-Collma Case Has Born Ex Knivo To Jury Tonight, Possibly. VANDEHBILTSOFF IN -WAYFARER- TO SEE AMERICA FIRST Y i 'tC I Banqnet to Subscribers Reveals the Year's AcUritles. Proposition for Plans Reviewed by Association OScers. Tir.EE e::lsses mzz i ii 1 Mrs. Alfred U. Vaader bOt. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C Vanderbilt of New York have become converts to the "see America first" slogan since the European war made so journing in Europe dangerous. They recently bought Harry Payn Whit ney's yacht Wayfarer, and are now on their way to the Panama exposi tion via the Panama canaL HIS OWN f'EDICIIIE. Man Who Blackened Wife's Eyes Has Own Discolored by Judge. Following the windup of rebuttal testimony for the state and the de fense, the attorneys began their argu ments in the Ilammatt-Collins alleged hlackhaml case this morning. Robert iarver. attorney for the state, began the argument for the state and made a strong plea for circumstantial evi dence offered by the state during the hearing J. C. Enpminger. attorney for the defense, followed Garver. Schenck and Atchison made their pleas to the Jury this afternoon. Arguments of the attorneys con sumed practically all today's session. The case will either go into the hands of the jury late this evening or tomor row morning. According to the records of Don Wellman. court reporter in the sec ond division where the trial is being held, seventy-five witnesses have been sworn since the case began Febru ary 8. This is the largest number of wit neses in any case that has been heard in the court room since the Wilcox case in 1912. It is expected that a verdict will be returned by the Jury in the case some time tomorrow. Hazing Girl Proves Fatal. Purvis. Miss.. Feb. 17. Miss Louise Lee of 'he agricultural college is dy ing as the result of a hazing by three other girl students. Miss Lee was start ltd by a rattling at her window. Fearing thieves, she started for a friend's room. As she Opened her door a (host'' confronted her. She collapsed SHE DARKENED HER GRAY HAIR A Kansas City Lady Darkened Her Gray Hair and Stimulated Its Growth by a Simple -1 -Home Process. Sue Tolls How She Did It. A well-known resident of Kansas City, Mo., wbo darkened ber gray hair by a simple borne proeeKs, made tbe following Htatemenf: "Amy lady or gentleman can darken tbeir gray or faded hair, stimu late .its growth and make it soft and gloasy with this simple recipe, which they as mix at borne. To half pint of water and 1 os. of bay mm, 1 small box of Bar ho 4'ompoanU and 14 ox. of glycerine. Tbew ingredients ran be pan-based at any drag store at very little cost. Apply to tbe hair erery other day tintil the gray hair i darkened sofflclentty, then every two week. ThI mixtnre relieves tbe M-alp troubles and la- excellent for dand rnff and falling hair. It does not stain the scalp, is not sticky or greasy and does not rub off. It will make a gray haired itcrsoa look 10 to 'M years youuger."-AdT. Miss Marcia Deaham, Miss Bice and Miss MaeLennan. Organization lias Xo Cnrrent Unpaid Bills, Is Report. Wilkesbarre. Pa., Feb. 17. After Mrs. John Kotch had testified that her husband had blackened her eyes. Jus tice of the Peace Miller left hs bench at Sweyersville and attacked the hus band. He thrashed Kotch so roundly that both his eyes were discolored, his nose broken and his body bruised. Resuming his position on the bench, the justice of tire peace said: "Now that I have given to you a dose of your own medicine, I order you locked up until you give a pledge not to beat your wife again." Kotch insisted that this was a free country and that hia citizenship papers gave to him the right to beat bis wife if he so desired. EAST SIDE NOTES. (Items for this column may be phoned to 3915 r the State Journal of ice.) The members of the Vesta club will give a George Washington party next Monday night. Mrs. Geotge P. Villee entertained the members of the Lotus club Tues day afternoon at her home in Bran ner street. Cards were played by Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs. B. M. Porter. Mrs. Frank Davis. Mrs. Chas. Cole, Mrs. T. H Barnes, Mrs. M. F. Spencer. Mrs. George Hopkins. Mrs. Roy Hoover. The prise was won by Mrs. Davis. A Washington party will be given Fri day night by the club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Brizendine in Liberty street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stumbo of Falls City. Neb., have come to Topeka to maae tneir nome. They will live in Sardou street. Mrs. I. X. Ellenberger of Lake street, is slowly recovering from a month's serious illness with pneu monia. Mrs. O. B. Johnson will entertain the Dorcas society of the Third Chris- tain church at a "quilting" Thursday afternoon at her home, 419 Lime street. Mrs. A. Cloud entertained the Bell view Literary club this afternoon. Mrs. D. T. Thompson will entertain the L. A. H. club Friday afternoon at her home in Freeman avenue. Mrs. J."N. Whipple entertained the members of the HaDDV Hour clnh Tuesday afternoon at her home on Keno street. Mrs. Walter Stout and daughter, Ruth, left Saturday nia-ht for Arens- -ille, Ind.. after a two Weeks' visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. fathers. Delores Wettling is suffering with tonsilitist at her home in Reno street. Regular review of Hive No. 14, La dies of the Maccabees will h. hlt Thursday afternoon in their hall. Mrs. w. s. Wingert is ill at her home in Twiss street. Miss Mary Cunningham and her guest, Mts3 Flillis, have returned to their school work at Baldwin, after spending the weekend here. Dr. J. H. Works, who has been seri ously ill at the home or a son in Pax ico. is improving slowly. The Young People's class of the Third Christian church gave a valen tine party Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Voight. Valentine decorations were used. The guests included: Mr. and Mrs. -Voight. Miss Ida Travis. Gladys Wright. Hazel Cox. Delia Tread well. Marie Altman. Vada Sanford, Hazel Levitt. Wllma Blevins. Anna, Kelly. Grace Kelly, Alice Kelly. Hazel Sherman, Adallne Simonton. Fay Blevins. Alice Auer bach, Mlrmie Bushacher. Helen Bus hacher. Namia Shaffeor, Osie Rake. Florence Sylvester. Bess Kirk. Mildred Bradley, Evelyn Moses. Ethel Robin son Laura Crowder, Fern Valentine, Florence Mocrrer. Velma Swearingen. Ruth Swearingen. Grace Kirk, Ruth Sherman. .Oris Lathrop. Sam Swear ingen. Ernest Birt, Cecil Coursey, Wil liam Frays. Homer Wright. James Moses, Alfred Foth. Leonard Wilson. Verne Elliott. Homer Merrick. Ralph Holland. Elmer Conrad. Glenn Bas Uan, Clifford Taylor. Maurice Swear ingen. Roy I jams, Geary Robinson, Ralph Swearingen. Mr. "'and .Mrs. Cornish. Mr. and Mrs. Treadwetl, Mr. and Mrs. Miller. Dean Cornish, and Vera Voight. The Goldenrod club will be enter tained Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Hess, instead ot Wednesday as was announced. t-rc Faye, youngest daughter of Mr. said Mrs. Frank Hess, wbo has been seri ously ill the past few days, is Im proving. A banquet was given at the Toung Women' Christian association Tues day night for the subscribers of the organization. Addresses were made by Miss Marcia Vennam or uenver, Colo., executive field secretary: by Miss Marguerite Dice, secretary of the local association, and by Miss Mary MaeLennan. one of the directors and chairman of the committee in charge of-work for young girls. The guests were people who subscribe money for the maintenance of the institution. Miss Denham told of the national and the world association, speaking particularly of the recent world con ference of the Y. W. C. A. held in Stockholm. Sweden, attended by rep resentatives from twenty-six' different countries. She told of the valuable work of the president of the national association. Miss Grace H. Dodge, whose death occurred in New York city last December, telling something of the strength of her influence for the association in general. Miss Den ham complimented the local associa tion on its efficiency and its standards as being representative of the best work of the association being done in this part of the United States. Work by Miss MacbennM. Miss MaeLennan told the story of the work among the young girls. "This work," she said, "was begun last spring with a small club in Branner school with a membership of six girls. During the summer the meetings of the club were held regularly, under the direction of Miss Ruth Bauer and Miss Heath. Sometimes the girls came to the swimming pool at the as sociation building, and at other times they went for walks and picnic par ties. "The club grew and was afterward divided. One division of them form ed the group of Girl Guardians, who learned certain laws pertaining to health and conduct, etc. This class dressed dolls for the Orphans' home at Christmas time. "The organization is extending into the other schools. Some of the girls have organized what they call the Pofly Anna club, whose motto is to find something to be glad about every day. The clubs meet every Saturday at the central association, where they take some gymnasium work, and transact their regular club business. In Quincy school there is a Girls' Guardian club with a membership of 85." So great is the interest that is being manifested in the work for young girls that it is thought advisable by Miss MaeLennan to employ a woman whose duties shall be to act as secretary of the girls' department. The associa tion plans to have the wew secretary have charge of the employment 'bu reau during the forenoons, and Attend to the work of the girls' clubs in the afternoons. They expect to obtain the services of a woman trained in the National Association school. Review by Miss Dtce. Miss Dice gave an account of the general work of the association. "You were asked." she said, "a year ago to make an investment in this associa tion, and I am to tell you about the dividends that your, investments have returned. This association is the only one in Kansas that has Its own build ing. Last year we accommodated 643 transients. 435 of whom were from small Kansas towns. We take the working girls here, those who are looking for positions, girls who are going to high school or business col lege, milliners who are in for the short season, women commercial trav elers, and women who are convalesc ing after bein in hospital. Txr hMn m-itinixed on various subjects. The cards giving our terms and regulations are available for any who wish to see them. We want our subscribers to be loyai enougn io wu us in what ways we are criticized and give ns an opportunity to make a reply- i f eeding zuw T.n..DD. interest is bein&T ah taken In gymnasium work. In ap edu cational way, some among the foreigners who wish to learn English, has been taken over by the public school. We asked that it be done. In the lunch room we are feeding an average of 200 people daily. We have a high school club with a membership of 143. By means of the Elizabeth Samson gin we nave a man fund for the help of girls temporarily w. hst-ir no current nnoaid bills, except unpaid pledges on the building iuna oi l.ouu. out budget calls for 33,394. Seven per FOOD SOURING HI STOMACH CAUSES INDIGESTION. GAS 'Pape's IMa pepsin" Ends AU Stomach Distress in five Minutes. Wonder what npset your stomach which portion of -the: food did the damage do you 7 well, oon t notner. If your stomach is hi a revolt; if sour, gassy and upset, and what you just ate has fermented into stubborn lumps; head dizzy and ache: belch gases and acida and eructate undigest ed food; breath foul, tongue coated just take a little Pape's Dia pepsin and in five minutes you wonder what be came of the indigestion and distress. Millions, of men and women today know that it is. needless to have a bad stomach. A little Dianepsin occasion all v keeps thia delicate- organ regu lated and they .eat their favorite foods without fear. tw If your stomach doesn't take- car of your liberal limit without rebellion; if your food is a damage Instead of a help, remember the quickest, surest, most harmless relief is Pape's Dia pep sin, which costs only fifty cents for a large ease at drug stores. It's truly wonderful it digests food and sets things straight, so gently and easily that it is really astonishing. Please, for your sake, don't go on and on with a weak, disordered stomach; it's so Adv.' Ladies Dress. SUrts worth up to $10.00, Tomorrow pr choice ....Luu LauEies 59e Bonga low Aprons nc. for ...ISS Ladies' Forest KiSs extra fine quality vests or drawers. real 50c value, IQam lab very special"; Wash 6 sizes Children's Dresses, to 16. resru- M lar 75c val. JJb Ladies' $1.0.0 Crinkled Kimonos SOc Ladies' 93.00. Ki monos, silk trimmed OSc Ladies' fancy box al ways 50c box. to morrow 19c Ladies' New Style Collars, values up to 50c. Cn .....Ub Choice Ladies' $2 Silk Un derskirts, QQn .UtJb choice Ladies' $1.00 Night Robes,silk embroid ery. Choice 39c T .Ji.gl a u o i Dressing Sacques, r Choice 25c TI- mi .)t. m.af l sr n mm m IL 'f. v.mr T7-TT TOMES' -71 0 11 ftW J.Airflict'o Pinj.1 teas, bridge whist, or any other amusement to ladies sink into oblivion1 whenr compared with the good things'we have for the ladies to-, morrow Thursday.- Read every special in this advertisement. You win' not fmd anything like them in any other store.

Ladies' Coats $25.00 and $20.00 values. Choice .OH ftft (Ladies; this is the greatest value you will ever see. We vZiw J advise coming early.) r Ladies SSk Suits, Ladies' Serge Silk-lined Suits, Ladies' Shepherd Plaid Suitsvalues up to $25.00 Thursday we offer C QJI this great value choice .aywiJU Ladies $25.00 Salts and Drwa Serges. Velvets, Bro- M 01 cades,, broadcloth, sure a big value, tomorrow, choice vviU Ladies Party Dresses, valuesTup to $35.00. Surely see frC CO these dresses, ladies.;. Choice J. vUi3 J Ladies' House Dresses; $1.00 values tomorrow 50c Ladies Long or Short Chamoisette Gloves, in black or natural $1.00 values; for ..w 25c Ladies' White $1.00 Lingerie Waists .39c Ladies' $1.00 SiSt Finished Underskirts. .39e Misses' $2.00 AU WooT Jersey Sweaters all colors tomorrow UJC One Lot Ladies' Extra length Cravenettes, values up to $10.00. Choice 90c Ladies' Clannish Shirt Waists Soisettes and Flan- nels, values up to $1. For this sale, choice. ...0 JC One Lot Ladies' 50e Union Suits ,39c Very Special! ladles' Ribbed Vel vet Sport Coats S1S.M choice Ladies' 15c myrtle and green fine Gauge Hose. :15c Ladies' 50c extra long lisle Gloves. pair.'.... .10c Ladies' Shoes, 15c Values up to $3.00. 620-622 Kansas Avenue in cent of. this is supplied by endowment, including the gift from Mrs. Gage and' tne Mount Hope endowment by Mr. A. B. Whiting; 77 per cent is supplied by standing activities, and 16 per cent by subscription." -The yearly finance ca m nais-n is now being conducted, and at the end of the campaign none of those who have been asked for money will be ad dressed again on the subject. Workers on Cmaaittee. The workers on the committee are: Mrs. C. J. Evans. Mrs. A. A. God- ard. Miss Annie Sweet, Mrs. David Page. Miss Maude Bishop, Mrs. W. S. Lindsay. Mrs. G. O. Smith, Mrs. F. E. Vest. Mrs. A. IX Gray. Mrs. John Sar gent. Mrs. P. C. Thompson, Mrs. B. M. Davies, Mrs. Roy Guild. Mrs. X. P. Houston. Mrs. Silas Porter, Mrs. A. S. Ambler, Mrs. T. E. Dewey. Mrs. E. L. Copeland. Mrs. c. G. Blakely, Mrs. J. P. Slaughter, Mrs. R. F. DeArmond. Mrs. Bowen. Mrs. Charles Suit, Mrs. w. It. storrs, Mrs. Kloyd Baker, Mrs. J. L- Moneypenny, Miss Foberg. Mrs. taruce ue tarmo. aura. S. C. Pettitt. Mrs Fred Farnsworth. Mrs. -Norman Keller. Mrs. Fred lies, Mrs. Henry Bennett, Miss McQuen and Mrs. Carrie Skinner. SENATE PASSES TV0. Klnkel and Sotton Measures Given Officfal Approval Today. 1 The senate today finally passed the Kinkel bill providing for the assess ment of the property of transient mer chants and the Sutton bill for the transfer of 11.500 from the revolving fund of the state grain inspection de partment to the general revenue funds of the state. This is the first time in the 24 years of the grain inspection department that it has ever had anything left over at the end of a biennium. Usually the department has come before the leg islature asking for a deficiency appro priation. Once that deficiency ran as high as $24,600. in the past two years the department has been paying div idends. GET COTS Wichita Ball Te Takes on Two Bis; Wichita, Kan., Feb. 17. President Hedges of the St. Louis Browns today released Innetders J amen Ritter and William Hollander to tbe Wichita baseball club. Ritter was secured Jby the Browns from Lancaster In the Tri-State League, and. Hollander from Mont goroery. in the Southern I eagoe. United States post, office. Topeka. Kan. Office of custodian. February S, 1915. Sealed proposals will bo re ceived at this buildinar until 2 o'clock p. rl, February 2S..-U1&, and than opened, tor furnishing electric cur rent, gas. water, ice. aad miaoellane ons supplies, removing ashes and rub bish, and washing towels during the fiscal year ending June IS. 11. Sealed proposals will a lap he reeatvad until 2 o'clock p. kl. April 14. IMS. and then opened, for IS tons aatmi anthraelte coaL The -right to reject any aad all bids la re i red by tbe Treasury Department. A. M. Fuller. Custodian. Adv. TOn.TEDF U? D Y A PAL. Escaped Convict After SO Years of ij reedom Faces Arrest.-,".; 7 San Francisco, Feb. 17. Some where in San Francisco there is a gray haired, smooth sharven man who keeps a cigar stand and who lives in daily fear that a crime which he committed twenty years ago w ill come out. For eighteen of these years he has had a living nemesis on his back in a fellow convict in Atlanta. Ga., who helped him cheat the gallows. The two came to San Francisco and all those years the cigar man was forced to support his comrade under the threat that he would reveal the story to the police. At last, weary of this shadow on his life and hoping that he and his old crime had bsen forgotten, the cigar store man, whose name is Will Mey ers, drove out the blackmailer. Now, slowly and surely the- old coils are gathering around him. The story, cam, in a letter to the San Francisco; police from J. W. Owens, chief deputy sheriff pf At lanta. Meyers killed a man named Crowley in Atlanta twenty years ago. He was sentenced to lie hanged and a day or two before the time set for the execution, Meyers and a fellow prisoner named Gorley escaped. They came to San Francisco and have re sided here since that time. When driven to make his own living Gorley communicated with the Atlanta po lice and told his story. ASKS ELOOD TEST. L Woman Seeks to Establish Paternity F w Howard was the father of her young child. Howard and Miss Armfield were married four years ago in San Diego, but on it being discovered later that he had not been properly divorced from his first wife, the couple separat ed. Miss Armfield claiming that How ard promised to remarry her when he secured a divorce. The baby was born at a Battle Creek. Mich., sanitarium. According to testimony of the com plainant Howard has hot only refused to marry her, but denied the pa ternity of the child.- Attorney Frank McDonald declared today he would prove Miss Armfield's contention by presenting to the court a transcript of testimony in the fa j mous Slingsby. case in England in l which the blood test was used. George Winkler, a former admirer of Miss Armfield. testified to receiv ing kisses and endearing letters, from her at Battle Creek. r HE DID.'JT GET IT. Minister Had to Head Mcrkle War rant to Him Today. Los Angelea. Feb. 17. In the $500, 000 breach of promise suit of pretty Maude Armfield, a moving picture ac tress, against Bryant Howard, a wealthy San Diego club man, which is on trial before Superior Judge Wilcox, the complainant hurled a bomb into the camp of the defense, when she announced that she would demand a blood test to prove that RUB Rteur.!ATi(; AQIIKG JOINTS and sro?PAHj Instant relief with bottle of old. penetrating -St. Jacob's OU." small trial Rheumatism is "pain" only. Not one case in fifty requires Inter nal treatment. Stop drugging! Rub soothing, penetrating "St. Jacob's Oil" right rjto your sore, stiff, aching" Joints, and relief conies instantly. "St. Jacob's Oil" is a harmless rehumatism liniment which never disappoints and can not born the akin. Limber up! Qa'it complaining! Get a small trial b -ttie of old. honest "St. Jacob's Oil" at any drug store, aad in Just a moment you'll be free from rheumatic pain, soreness and stiffness. Don't suffer' Relief awaits you. "St. Jacob's Oil" is just aa good for set attea. neuralaia. taabaca. backache. SHU. WHEAT TO SPACE The raited States Has 123.000,000 Bushels More Than Is Needed. New York, Feb. 17. It is estimated that there is on hand now in the United States 3CC.857.000 bushels of wheat. At the present rate of con sumption 123.000.000 bushels of this might be exported 'Without causing a shortage at home, and a surplus of 23,000.000 bushels would still be left on hand July 1 next. Approximately 305. S96. 000 bushels of the 1914 crop of 967,000,000 bushels has been used in home consumption, and 210.000.000 bushels has been exported up to date. THE WEATHER RECORD. Because, according to county offi cials, he made the excuse that he could not understand county officials when they attempted to read the war rant to him, the warrant on which John Merkle is being held and which charges him with the murder of Ray mond Strack last Sunday evening. Rev. A. J. Ross, a German minister, read the Warrant to Merkle in the court of Topeka today. Merkle was arraigned in the court of Topeka be fore Judge Fisher and his bond set at 15.000 this morning. An inquest as to the death of Rav mond Strack was held in the first di vision of the district Court room to day. Merkle's preliminary hearing has been set for February 23. The com plaint which was filed on the day fol lowing the death of Raymond Wrack in the entlrt nf TniMlrn w j by Rosa Strack. Merkle has entered c ui uui sutiiy io tne cnarge against him. DECISION IN APiiiL. Board or: Arbitration Sets 'Day., for Wage Hearing Award. Following are observations of tf. United States weather bureau for tbe twenty-four hours ending at 1 o'clock this morning: Rain or Stations Hlrh. Low. snow. Amarrlllo. Tex.Vv."... 00 .42 Hontirn. liam........v 4H -M 5 Ar Buffalo, N. V .10 -M .0 Charleston. S. C. SO 4 .38 Chieago. Ill 34 23 ,0 Ciorinsati, Ohio 44 30 "Concordia. Kan 6 44 .O Corpse Cbristi..Tex- 4 00 .0 Denver. Colo Sci ao .0 Ikes Moines. la 4 X .0 Dodge City. Kan OS 42 Dolatb. Kins... 34 14 .0 El Paso. Tex 7U So .0 lalveston. Tex C! St .l Havre. Mont.... 34 14 .O Helena, Mont..- 40 X! .O Huron. S. D 24 18 Jaekaoarille. Fin..... Ss 90 .28 Kansas City. Mo..... 8S 4 .0 .Little Kara. Ark....-.- S2 ag Los Angelea. Cal.... 90 52 .O New Orleans. La 00 44 .0 New irork, .N. V 24 32 .0 North Platte. Neb 50 52 .o Oklahoma. Okla...... 2 44 .O Omaha. Neb.. 4 W Phoenix. Arts 40 28 Plttabarg. Pa 40 28 .0 Portland. Ore.. 5", 44 .14 St. Joseph. Mo. 54 40 J jO fc Lonia. Mo......... 44 34 .O Rt. Pant. Mhtn. 42 8 .0 Ran Franeisesv Cel.. 62 52 .74 Seattle. Wash........ .48 s4 .00 Sneridan. Wyo....... 34 2 Toledo. Ohio 28 .O TOPEKA. KAN 00 40 .0 Waaatagtoa. D. C... 44 30 .O Wichita. Kaa 58 44 .0 i! Chicago, Feb. 17. The award of the j .board of arbitration in the wage movemnt of the engineers, firemen jand hostlers of 9S western roads will j he handed down April 20 next, and i will be effective, for one year begin ning May, I, 1916. A -stipulation to this effect was sign ed here today hy A. W.' Trenholm. chairman of the conference commit tee of the managers representing the railroads Warren, 3. Stone, grand chief engineer oi tne Brotnernood of loco motive Engineers and Wm. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Fire men and Enginemen. Under the law by which the board was appointed, evident should have closed Feb. 27 and the award rendered within tea days. Although hearing began No vember 30. it became apparent recent ly that the case could not be conclud ed within the time set. Mr. Trenholm resumed the witness stand discussing what he considered would be the prac tical effect on the railroads of grant ing the demands of the. men. Notice. Golden Rate Lodge No. 90 will hold special communication 1 p. m. Thurs day. February IS. for work in the third degree; also holding special 7:30 p. m.. Friday. February 19. All Mas tar Masons welcome. Adv. AtBUtT E. ANDBKW, W. M. Acute Arftlfsulr nhsiimntlCaii The exact cause of rneametttm h? un known, tnoacn It Is generally believed to due to aa exeess of ortc aeld In the blood. U smay he also said with equal truth that no medyjias been found which Is a apeeave ot m in all cases. In feet the lite rata re madam snows that there are out few orngs which have not been given a trial. In tbe hands of one observer we And that a eertaaa drug baa bean used with the utmost isti faction; others have too sd the same reaaesy to be a great dtasapolntannt. All physi cian however aerss that every method o treatment Isaldeday-the adsamiatiVMOn ot soms remedy to relieve t f Ms' sr 4 on tee the nervosa fft- aawl 1r.W.av. hehnUae expreanos 'ot -iwaf t"uus Uefprae tlUoueiS InM'M tarys'-tsac isl-Waaia- Tahlets houM be sevea preferenee over a i other remedies for the relief ottae pain la ail forms of rheumatism These tsblets caa ee pnrehsasd ha say qussxy. They also aasavpaosed In bes-sraee. atnralt a SiUaKfeaaajorm-mi- tv.

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8 Diamond Valines Are Steadily Going Up. Step By Step $46,591 $42.35 1 1 $38.50 1 Decrease in actual production. M increase In demand for dia monds. European war conditions cause diamond prices to steadily increase. Our Enormous Diamond stock is worth more today than it was a year age when our big order was placed. Regardless of War or Advanced Prices Our Prices Remain the Same $35.00 1 821 Kansas Avenue DOWN A WEEK xriu SS3 today. C3 Warn ate today $35 $50 $75 $100 Worth S1XO Tepeka'a Favorite Specialty store. QJOCIETY hi I Emphasizing The Superiority of $5 Skirts Probably the greatest selec tion of $5 Skirts in Topeka is shown here. There is an un usual breadth of styles, ma terials and colors; all unusu ally good because the strength of our buying has been placed upon Skirts at this price as a season fea ture. Expect special values. They are here. L. f.1. PENIVELL Undertaker and Embalmer THOMAS E. Phone 13. JONES. Assistant. 808-B1C Qulncy St. Try This If You Have Dandruff There is one sure way Mrs. Albert Neese gave a bridge luncheon today for the members of her club and some other guests. ine tables were, decorated in pink, and the flowers used were sweet peas and carnations. The guests were: Mrs. Clyde Miller, Mrs. Tom Davis. Mrs. Claude Xell. Mrs. John Kinkel. Mrs. i George Wilkerson, Mrs. Arthur Hodg- ins. Dr. Elnora wnitmore, mrs. -n Kline and Mrs. O. J. Dutton. The Morning Music Study club will meet Thursday morning of this week with Mrs. Ralph Gaw.

The Ceramic Art club will meet Fri rtatr nftrmnnn with Mrs. Lynn Banta, 516 Home street. Mrs. J. K. Jones i and Mrs. M. M. Blmn will be assistant. hostesses. 1 Among those who will occupy boxes at the Grand theater for the Gilberg i concert Friday evening, feDruary -ik, p finvernor and Mrs. Arthur Cap- per, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. House, Judge i u. s. tiuyer 01 &anwa M Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. wfnrd. Mr. and Mrs. 1 L. 1 Kiene, Mr. and Mrs. Marco Morrow, fMr and Mrs. T. A. McNeal, Mr. ana Mra Humid chase. The uood tov ernment club have taken a box, and Miss Vida Busch will have a box uartv. r I A dinner for Y. W. C. A. subscrib j ers was given Tuesday night at the Association building. Those who sat around the tables were Governor and i Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mr. and Mrs. Da- i vid Page. Mr. T. B. Sweet, Miss Anne Sweet, Miss Mildred Shaw, Mr. Jesse 1 Shaw, the Rev. Mr. Roy B. Guild and Mrs. Guild, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ambler, Mr. and Mrs. John Sargent, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Godard, Mrs. C. J. Evans, Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Vest, Mrs. F. C. Thompson, Mrs. W. F. Bowen, Mrs. G. O. Smith, Mrs. B. M. Davies. Mrs. Fife. Mrs. B. 1 v. Young and her guest,: Miss Smith, i Miss Mary MacLennan. Mr. Frank P. MacLennan, Mr. Clarkson, Mr. and I Mrs. H. L. P. Hillyer, Mr. and Mrs. I A. D. Gray. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Skin I ner. Miss Maud Bishop, Dr. and Mrs. j M. F. Troxell, Mr. and Mrs. Rehkopf. j Mr. and Mrs. George Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. j F. E. Forbes. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Clev enger. Miss Kate Ellinger. Mr. A. B. Whiting. Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Nellis. Mrs. Warren M. Crosby, Mrs. R. F. DeArmond, Mrs. 1 Charles Suit. Mrs. J. L. Moneypenny, Mrs. Robert Stone, Mr. and Mrs. never i Charles Scott. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. that fails to remove dandruff -nrr.r,w.i i Welty. Mrs. TAT. W. Kitchell. Miss Ma and that is to dissolve it. This des- fceDunham and Miss Marguerite troys it entirely. To do this, just get CC- about four ounce of. plain, ordinary; Mrs. Earl Brown and Mrs. A. B. liquid arvon: apply it at night when Jeffrey entertained the Minerva club retiring; use enough to moisten the at their meeting Monday at the home ccalp and rub it in gently with the fin- cf Mrs. Brown. 1220 Garfield avenue, ger tips. Tne ciub wjij give a musicale By morning most, if not ail. of your j Wednesday, February 24. in compli dandruff will be gone, and three or ment to the other mu8ic ciUD8 cf To four more applications will completely I peka, at the First Baptist church. Mr. fi''t.T "Vre y ?e"try ever' I Franklin Hunt of Kansas City will single sign and trace of it, no matter furnlsh the program. Those who are ""u.u.i oii may nave. invitod as euests are the members of the Ladles' Music club, the Matinee lou will find. too. that all itchine and digging of the scalp will stop in stantly and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft and look and feel a hundred times better. You can' get liquid arvon at any drug tore. It is Inexpensive, and four ounces is all you will need. This sim ple remedy has never been known to fall. Adv. club, the Music Study club, the Sigma Alpha Iota sorority girls of Washburn, and the wives of the legislators. Mrs. Celia Fordyce and Mrs. George Hanley entertained their whist club Tuesday at the Manspeaker. The Wednesday evening class in the history of art will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Roswell hall. Wash- j burn college. The class is taught by Mrs. L. D. Whittemore, and they are The Liver Regulates the Body A Sluggish I .Ivor Xccds Care finmannii 1 i a a .1 t V. i Chronic Liver Complaint should be shut nLW studying Dutch and Flemish art. up away irom numamty. ror thev are w w ressimtHts and sec through a "glass "dark- Mr. J. Warren Andrews of New ly. Why? Hccause mental stales depend I York City, who is in Topeka today to upon physical states. Biliousness. Head- organize a branch of the American aci.es. iMsslncas and Constipation disap- 'Guild of Organists, will give a recital F'X "STat"," vZ.l j tonight on the Auditorium organ. The We Will Have a Good Tailor Make Your Spring Sirirt at $1 for the Making If You Boy the Material This Week You will be pleased with the styles ten new models from which to select the one you would like best to wear all de signed for spring, some perfectly plain, others cut in new and pretty fashions that are effective as trimming. We take your measurements, sponge the cloth, furnish the findings, fit and finish a 'aA the 'skirt perfectly all for 1 U U You have only to buy the material for the. skirt in our Wool Dress Goods Department where you will find ample assortments of excellent cloths in fashionable weaves. statement made yesterday that Dean Skilton of Lawrence would give the r.. vital is incorrect. There is no charge for admission. Mr. Andrews is an organist of note la Xew York city. The Universalist society of that city have in their build ing, which is called the Church of the Paternal God. an organ that was giv en by Mr. Andrew .Carnegie and his wife as a memorial to Mrs. Carnegie s mother. The instrument, which is one of the fine organs of the country, has an echo organ ,in the gallery of the buildinir. A Topeka woman. Mrs. M. P. Hillyer. who used to attend the services in that church, says that Mr. Andrews was the organist there, -and that his skill, matched with the in strument on which he played, pro duced wonderful effects. Mr. Andrews' program appears In another part of the State Journal. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Country club was held Tuesday night at the National hotel. A dinner was served, followed by an election of the board of directors, the members of which will be: Mr. M. A. Low, Mr. J. M. Connell, Mr. I. W. Felix. Mr. A. M. Catlin, Dr. W. X. West. Mr. Armin Fassler. Mr. Chester Woodward, Mr: W. H. Collinson and Mr. M. A. Tirrill. The new members nre: Mr. Low. Mr. Felix and Mr. Collinson, the others having been re elected. The hoard expects to have a meet ing Friday night to make the plans for the coming year.

A' soldier on the western line of the European war, has written Topeka friends, telling some of the experiences he is having in the army. "In many places." he writes. "the German trenches are only about 30 yards from ours, and we can hear their talking distinctly. Their sniping at short range is very accurate. Last night I started off to the Irish Rifles, and while it was still fairly light. I was able to pick my way along the road, but a number of times I found myself fairly up to my knees in mud. Not far from headquarters there is a mag nificent Jack Johnson hole right on the road.. It is about twice the area of an ordinary room and nearly as deep. I fancy not a few fellows have fallen into It in the dark. I found the people at headquarters compara tively comfortable, sheltering in the ruins of a tumble down farm. "I started from there to see the reg iment. I had to go along the line just behind the fire trenches. The ground was putted of shell holes, all full of water, and I had to go along like a blind man tapping the ground in front with a stick. I kept slipping and staggering into holes and got myself into an awful mess. Further on. when I got close behind the trenches I found two or three men digging while they swore volubly. I found they were trying to extricate another man who had got stuck in the mud. "I finally reached the colonel. He had had a lucky escape the night be' fore. They had had 'a Jolly fine dug out as big as a room, but the colonel thought it was beginning to show signs of weakness, and he decided to sleep in the trench. During the night the whole place collapsed, and a half ton of earth fell in. The colonel would undoubtedly have been buried alive had he not moved out when he did. With the ground waterlogged, even on the sides of the hills, the walls and sides of trenches are continually crum bling. They are so wet that they have twice their normal weight. It is pretty poor fun for our men to have to stand in water and mud in the trenches and have them roofed with a fair chance cf having the show collapsing on top 01 tnem soonr or later. "The enemy have been shelling us a oit, Dut out or 31 shells which came over our part of the line only three exploded, which looks rather like bad ammunition. "I am going off to have tea with the regiment soon. I have lust been talking with a fellow who is fearfully pleased with himself. There was an awfully good German sniner in front of them who was a bit of a nuisance and who had got the range onto his loopnoie exactly. Our man then got his rifle carefully fixed up further along the line and then got a man to push a can into the old loonhole. Then he waited. He said: 'Gradually I saw a fat faced blighter with a red mustache preparing his rifle. I got him fair in the mustache.'

Mrs. Charles Curtis and Miss Dollie Curtis received informally Tuesday afternoon between the hours of three and six, at their home In Topeka ave nue. A good many Topeka women called, as well as the out of town women who are in Topeka during the session or the legislature. Mrs. Curtis was gowned in .black satin with a trimming of white lace. worn with a corsage bouauet of Crosby and Mrs. Schuyler Nlahols. The club will discontinue It meetings until after Easter. Mrs. Guy Andre of Chicago is In Topeka, called-by- the death of her mother, Mrs. L. O. Trealeaven. Mrs. Jean Parkhurst Guettler. who come to Topeka on -account of the death of her mother, Mra.. Frank Parkhurst. Is ill. Mr. Harry Heinzman has returned to Chicago after spending several day In Topeka with friends. Miss Julia Tobin has returned to her home in Kansas City after a week's visit to Miss Jessie Jones. Mrs. Paul Walker has returned from Denver, Colo., where she visited her sister, Mrs. L. T. Terhune. Dr S. S. Estey is in Philadelphia on a 'business trip. He will return the last of the week. t Mrs. Emma Morgan of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. George P. Morehouse. Mrs. Thomas. Creary left today for a trio to ChicaKo. Mrs. Eugene Hagar. has returned! from a visit to relatives and friends in Chicago. Her sister. Mrs. Thomas, i of. Kansas City, is her guest. Mrs. E. W. Hoch of Marion, Kansas, i who was the guest of Mrs. P. J. Clev enger, has retcrned to her home. Mr. and Mrs. W T Crosby will re turn the last of the week from a business trip to New York. Mrs. Beatrice Campbell will leave next -Tuesday for a trip to New York. Mrs. Hugh Lawlor has gone to Em poria to visit her sister, Mrs. J. H. Helfrey. The Mothers' C. E society of the First Congregational church will meet with Mrs. J. G. WcAid. 311 Clay street. Friday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Klinicaman and Mrs. H. B. Howard will entertain the Cultus club Friday at the home of Mrs. How ard, 1100 West Tenth avenue. The Taka Art Embroidery club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. B. Heck, 1335 Western avenue. Miss Nell Berger will leave the last of the week for a trip to New York. Mrs. George Bauerschmidt gave a line party at the Novelty theater for Mrs. w. P. Huntington or Cleveland. Ohio, who is visiting Mrs. D. II. Hunt ington. The. guests were. Mrs. W. P. Huntington. Mrs.. D. H. Huntington. Mrs. H. S. Knox. Mrs. A. G. Killinger, Mrs. Stewart Dyal. Mrs. Lyle Bishop, Mrs. F. E.- Parr. Mrs. T. E. Manhan. Mrs. Bruce L. DeGarbo, Mrs. W. E. Goodnow, Mrs. A. A. Westlihg. Mrs. J. G. B. Pinney, Mrs. S; E. Middleton, Mrs. Paul Sherman. Mrs. F. E. Whit ney, Miss Frances Manehan. Mr. Herman Greenbaum has re turned from a three weeks' trip to St. Louis, Chicago and New York. i OAKLAND NOTES. (Items for this column may be phoned to 3915 or the State Journal office.) The young people of the Christian Endeavor society of the Oakland Christian church will give an enter tainment Thursday night at the church. A saxophone quartette com posed of Mr. Caruthers, Mr. William Earl, Mr. Clarence Reaugh and Mr. Alfred Crouch will, furnish music. The first quarterly birthday party given by the Oakland Rebekah lodge for the members only will be held at the lodge hall Friday night. The host and hostesses will include those whose birthdays come during the first quarter of -..the year,: Mrs. W. E. Main, MrsvH. X. QaJcley.; Mrs. C. hi. Reaugh, Mrs, Clara. Johnson, Mrs. CasperBon. Mrs., Graber, Mrs. H. V. Clayton. Mr. Calbert, Mrs. Morehead, Mr. H. X. Oakley and Mr. W. H. Dratit. The finance committee of the Oak land M. E. church will meet at the parsonage tonight. i Clarence Reaugh. a graduate of the Topeka high school January. 1915, is substituting as high school teacher in the Oakland school for a few weeks in the place of Miss McNeil who Is seri ously ill. Mrs. Oscar Neal will entertain the Priscilla club Friday afternoon at her home in Topeka. Mrs. James Washington of Bur- lingame is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Beeson, and Mrs. Hagge this week. The Ladies' Aid society of the Oak land Christian church will meet Thursday afternoon at the church. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fachenhauser of Green street are spending a few days at the A. E. Sisco farm east of town. Mr. and Mrs. E. C Mellock of Chi cago are visiting their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Parker, in Green street. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Doutt and family of Winfield avenue have re' turned from Kansas City, where they spent a rew days. Mr. and Mrs. L. Gandy of East Sixth street were guests Sunday at the A. Gandy home in Oakland avenue. The J. B. Young family were guests sunaay at tne J. c Clupper home in Keuam avenue. If It's Lumber!. See us before placing your order. J. B. WHELAN CO. 4th and S. F. Tracks. Phone 865. (Adv.) "Pa, what Is an escalator?" "It's a lift that runs on the bias for the use of the lame, the laxy, the leisurely, the laden, and the ladles, my son." Boston Transcript. Parcel Post Prepaid l I mil m I l"t i' 1 1 Tbe stove of Dependable Merchandise. Fare Renev Your Supply of Houcohclti Lixiono During Our Annual February Solo It's an easy matter to replenish supplies of fine household linens just now, at much less than they are worth. This Annual February Sale of Household Linens has a state wide reputation &s has our linen department. At this time you can make selection' from. New swells in new designs at prices mat mean savings m every instance. The weavers of Ireland, Scotland and Germany have all contributed toward this sale, and considering the disturbed conditons in these countries youH be surprised at the unusual assort ments we are .showing in all lines. See display in our north window. All Dinner SetH, Tea Sets, Lunch Cloth, Tea Nap kins, Linen Sheetings, Linen Tubings, and Fancy Hucks During this Sale at 10 Reduction IIM-" Pattern Cloths Reduced $2.75 Damask Pattern Cloths, size 2x2 yards, attractive designs all linen will wear and launder satisfactorily sale price each .$2.48 AH Pattern Cloths, in sizes from 2x2 yards up to 2V4x32 yards. A range of qualities, designs as well as sizes to please alL Prices reduced for this sale. Napkins to match all pattern cloths at reduced prices in this sale Linen Table Damask 75c Bleached Damask, a yard. .63 89c Blenched Damask, a yard 77 $1.00 Bleached Damask, a yard. .871 $1.25 Bleached Damask, a yard. .$1.09 $1.39 Bleached Damask, a yard $1.22 $1.50 Bleached Damask, a yard. .$1.33 $2.00 Bleached Damask, a yard. .$1.75 $2.50 Bleached Damask, a yard. .$2.15 $3.00 Bleached Damask, a yard. .$2.75 Napkins to match above Damask at reduction of 10. Toweb at Special Prices 7'2c Individual Huck Toweb, each. .81 10c Huck Towels, large size, each.'. .8)l 12 "jc Huck Towels, large size, each. .10f 15c Huck Towels, large size, each. .12Vi Good quality Union Linen Hock Toweb, each AH Linen Huck Towels, each. .25 35c Linen Huck Toweb, each .29 Fine German Linen Toweb, worth $1.50, large size, neatly embroidered and. hem stitched, very special, each. .75 Fine Mercerized Damask Imported and fine domestic qualities. 40c Damask, sale price, a yard. 35 50c Damask, sale price,-a yard... 43 60c Damask, sale price, a. yard 52 75c Damask, sale price, a yard. .65 Scalloped Napkins, 22-in. size 67c qual tiy, special, each 50 and a 75c qual- ity, each ....58 Kitchen Toweling for Less 6V2C Cotton Twin, sale price, a yard. .5 10c Blenched and Unbleached Crash 8U 122c Bleached and Unbleached Crash 11 15c Bleached and Unbleached Crash. .13 16c Bleached and Unbleached Crash. .14 Turkish Toweb Reduced 15c Bleached Turkish Toweb. .12, 25c Bleached Turkish Towels, each. ,20 35c Bleached Turkish Toweb, each. .29 Ready-to-Use Kitchen Toweb 36-inch AU Linen Crash Toweb, finished with hems and tape hanger, each .15 2 '2-yard Roller Towels, in all linen crash ready for use, each -29 Maderia Luncheon Sets Hand em broidered. at special prices during this sale. ANEASYVAY TO GT RID OF UGLY PIMPLES! Bathe your face for several minutes j with Resinol-Soap and hot water, then apply a litle resinol ointment very j gently. Let this stay on ten minutes. and wash" off with Resinol soap and more hot water, finishing with a dash of cold water to close the pores. Do this once or twice a day, and you will be astonished to find how quickly the j healing resinol medication soothes and cleanses the pores, removes pimples I and blackheads, and leaves the com- plexion clear and velvety. j Resinol ointment and resinol soap j stop itching instantly and speedily heal skin humors, sores, burns, wounds and chafing. Sold by all drug gists. For free trial size, write Dept. 7-R. Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Adv. Special Demonstration of Go s sard Corsets on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18, 19 and 20 at the opening of The Howe Corset Store 817 Kansas Avenue You Are Invited Read State Journal Wants. Journal Ads Get Results. The Mitts Dry Goods Co. Thin Men and Women Here's a Safe Easy Way to Gain 10 to 30 lbs. of Solid, Healthy, Permanent Flesh. Thin, nervous, undeveloped men and women everywhere are heard to say, "I can't understand why I do not get fat. I eat plenty of good, nourishing food. The reason is Joat this Yoa cannot get fat, no matter bow much yoa eat. unless your digestive organs assimilate the fat-making elements of your food instead of passing them out through the body aa waate. What la needed Is a means of gently urging the assimilative functions of the stomach and Intestines to- absorb the oils and fats and hand them over to the blood. where thev may reach the starved, shrunk en, rnn-fiovrn tiaanea and bnlld them nn nun, itun a cunaige oouquei m S. ,u. i i. fuchsias and r. vtr. c w The tbia Pou body Is like a dry .null,. Mmr anil nnnrrr sat at the table and poured tea. The table was lighted with candles and decorated with roses. Mrs. Edwin Campbell and Miss Leona Curtis help ed in the dining room. Those who were asked -to assist through the rooms were: Mrs. W. E. Atchison. Mrs. Charles Bower. Mrs. J. A. Campbell, Mrs. Ralph Squires, Mrs. L. U Kiene. Mrs. Matt Weightman, Mrs. O. K. Swayze, Mrs. George Whit comb, Mrs. Jo Eby. Mrs. S. H. Haynes. Mrs. Hugh Fisher. Mrs. J. C. Shimer. Mrs. F. E.. Nipps and Mrs. Boyd Pollom.

Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Helen Mitchell will leave next wek for Ray. Arisona. to visit her sister.' --l- Mrs. W.' N. West entertained the Duplicate Whist club Tuesday after noon. Sabstitwtes were j Mrs. W. T. Sponge eager and hungry for the fatty materials of which It ta being deprived by tbe failure of the alimentary canal to take them from the food. The beat way to overcome this sinful waste f flesh build ing elements snd to stop the leakage of lata is to ase Bargoi.- ine recently aiscov ered reaenemttve force that is recom mended so highly by physicians here and abroad. Take a little Sargol tablet with every meal and notice how quickly your cheeks fill oat and rolls of firm, healthy flesh are deposited vcr your body, cover ing each bony angle and projecting point Arnold Drug Co, and other good druggists have Sargol, or can get It from their wholesaler, and will refund your money If yon are not satisfied with the gain In weight it prod vera aa ststed on tbe guar antee la each package. It la inexpensive. essy to take snd highly efficient CsMkai-While Sargol has produced remarkable' results in overcoming nerv ous dyspepsia snd genetal Stomach trou bles, it sbonld not be taken nnless yea are willing to- gala ten- nuamds or asore, far It Is s wonderful flesh-builder. Adv. CLASSES PEOPLE ALL. THE TIME USE THE STREET GARS The mission of the street car is to afford the maximum of transportation service at the minimum of cost. -Proof of this is manifested in the numerous classes of people who use the street car all of the time. It is surely an indication of good judgment. The street car is the connecting link between suburbanite and urban ite. It eliminates thoughts of distance worry of de- lays and loss of time. The street car does more: It is a positive means of economy to the man with a family whose income does not permit of his living in localities where house rent isprohibitive. It gives him all of the conveniences without 'the expenses. These are good points to bear in mind. THE TOPEKA RAILWAY CO.

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