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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10
TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.
1t Is Proposed to Change Time in
England Twice Year.

London, April 10.=When William
WlIiett first began the agitation for his
so-cailed daylight ideas it met with
scorn and derision. This was several
years ago. Now a bill before parlia-
ment has passed it's second reading
and will undoubtedly be made a law
to the effect that all clocks in Eng
land be turned back one hour during
the summer months.
This is due to the fact that now
the public is beginning to recognize
that many of the objections to the
proposal are frivilous. and superficial
and that it rests on sound basis of
common sense.
For ordinary purposes it is difficult
to see how, after the first day, the
suggested change could make any diff
ference or be hardship to any one,
providing all clocks were simultane-
ously altered Everything would be
moved one hour earlier, but relatively.
the times at which the events of the
day take place would remain the
same.
AS it is we are slaves to an arbi-
trary convention: we refuse to shake
off the chains in which we have
bound ourselves: we are Matthew Ar
nold'S Philistines with our faith in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10

tan church. The cantata THE Mes
sage of the Lilies" will be given in the
evening. Special music by the choir
and sermon by the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Scrivner.
Miss Avis King of Klein street is in
Humboldt. Kansas, spending a few
days the guest of her GRANDPARENTS
Mr.. Sam Grosch has returned home
from Kansas City, where he has spent
the past week.
Mr.. George Layne has returned home
from independence, Kan, where tho
spent the week on a business trip.
Easter Sunday will be observed as
rally day at the Second u. B. church.
corner Fifth and Leland streets. A
special Easter programme will be given
both morning and evening.
Mr. Ed Whearty of Rossville. who Is
here visiting his mother, Mrs. Mason of
429 Lake street, is Ill with an attack of
rheumatism.
Mr.. Raymond Reser. physical direc-
tor of the boys reform school, spent
Friday visiting his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Reser of 424 Branner street
Mrs. Charles Ticknor and Mrs. Verla
Wiscombe entertained at china
shower Friday evening in honor of Miss
Iva Swearingen, whose marriage to Mr..
Alex 'Vo1gt takes place April H. The
shower was given at the home of Mrs.
Tichnor in Highland Park The fol-
lowing guests were present: Miss Iva
SWearingen, Miss Grace Miller Miss
Grace Currey, Miss Marie Miller, Miss
Mary Buschacher Miss verna Rake.
Miss Anna Rake. Miss Blanche Mackey.
Miss Fay Mcconnell Miss Angy Itch,
nor, Miss Beatrice Dills, Miss Pearl
Kennedy, Mrs. D. v. Taylor, Mrs.
Frank Cherry, Mrs. Robert Dyson, Mrs.
Dan Layne, Mrs. o. D. johnson. Mrs.
Geo. Layne. Mrs. Petty, Mrs. Chas.
Tichnor, Mrs. Oscar Wiscombe. Mr.. o.
d. johnson, Mr.. Alext voigt and Mr..
Chas. Tichnor
Rev. ]. c. Everett will preach at the
Presbyterian church as usual Sunday.
Sunday school at GAS D. m, John d.
Norton, supt.; worship at IL; subject
Children and the Resurrection" OPP
portunity given parents for presenta-
ton of children for baptism. Junior
and senior c. E., 2:30 and GAS D. m
respectively. Evening worship at
theme, prisoners of Hope"
The rally banquet of the mems
brotherhood of the Presbyterian
church will be held Monday evening
in the church parlor Mr.. w. w. Bow
man, secretary state Bankers asso-
citation will speak.
The What" class of the Third Pres
byterian church will give an Easter
bonfire at the home of their teacher,
Miss Mamie Higgins in the country.
The members of the class are: Cash
Stitt, Clarence Rosen, Guy Wood. Err
nest Lewis, Glen Copeland and Frank
Miller.
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or not the city should go into debt to
build city hall. and to buy Walnut
park and connect it to Oakland with a
suitable permanent bridge. They
stood for young men "for council as
we'll as "for war;" and although they
fought a good fight yet "age before
beauty" (tne Republican theory won
the victory.
The Citizens party, the last one to
put their ticket in the field, was or
gained by the old men who were op-
posed to the Republicans and yet who
could not swallow what they termed
the age limit plank in the Independ-
ent party platform. H " C.
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machinery" missing the most glorious
hours Of daylight from petty consid-
erations of clockwork.
The clocks are to be advanced one
hour on the third Sunday in April
of each year and set back one hour
on the third Sunday of September in
each year. By this method it is cal
culated that 210 hours of daylight
that are now, to all events, and pur-
noses. wasted would be saved, and
with this saving would come another
saving of 100000 pounds of arti-
fetal light.
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ter leaving Topeka a series of games
will be played with Kansas State
league teams.
Judge Joseph Reed who sued Nick
Chiles for $265 attorney fees, succeeded
liz collecting half of the account. Judge
Simon, of the city court, decided last
evening that the Chiles contention that
the account was outlawed, would not
hold good for the entire account. Chiles
wanted to lump" the account and date
it back of the limitation. but the court
found that part of the legal services
had been performed within the time
limit. Judge Reed secured judgment
for $135, and Chiles paid the costs.
About o'clock last evening, Oliver
T. Ellis, aged IL and Minnie Morris.
aged SO, were married by Probate
Judge Schoch in his office. The bride
was bashful, and the pair had waited
all day for the crowd about the court
house to thin out. Supposing that all
was quiet, they ventured in, only to be
surrounded by grinning county ofl-
Gals, who had been watching the eff
forts of the groom to drag the BASH
full bride into the marriage shop. At
ter her experience. it is probable that
Mrs Ellis will be in favor of midnight
marriages.
A party of Topeka dog owners will
go to ST. Joseph. Mo-, next week to
attend the dog show April IA to II. T.
l. Herren, secretary of the Topeka Ken
mel club, will take a string of % dogs,
among them "Tie-Jingo," pointer, and
Miss NJ. L. Herren's Bobby Wonder,
bull terrier. Other Topeka dogs to COM
pete at the St Joseph show, are Har-
mondale Bobby the collie owned by
|J. c, Harmon, Jack Atkins Miss
Margaret Going's Boston terrier,
Rags" Fred DiaPs Irish setter,
Candy" the prize winning Italian
greyhound owned by Mrs. E. c. Rus
sum, the pair of dachshunds owned by
H w. Jacobs, and John VanVechten' s
bull terrier, Lanes Filler"
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When in need of lumber or building
material, see ]. B. Whelan & Co.. 18th
and S. F. tracks. Tells. $50.
Mrs. Charles Maus and baby daugh-
ter have returned to their home in Au-
burn, Kan, after an extended visit
here the guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Rhoades of 424 Lake street.
Mr.. Harry Athon of Ala Lake street is
unable to be at work on account of i'll
ness. He is suffering with an attack OF
the grip.
Next Tuesday night will be the regu-
lar meeting of the East Side Improve
ment association. A large attendance
ent, as a new proposition will be
brought before the members. The re-
port of the play given at the Audi
forum will also be given.
The Missionary society of the Third
Presbyterian church will hold their reg
ular meeting at the church next
Wednesday afternoon.
Carl Luthey went to Carbonate yes
terday to remain until Sunday evening
the guest of his grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bigham went to
Osawkie today to remain until Tuesday
the guests of relatives.
At the East Side NJ. E. church Sun
day, an Easter sermon win be preached
by the pastor Rev. J. w. Johnston
Special Easter music under the direc-
ton of Mr.. John Lungstrom. The even
ing sermon at will be preached by
Rev. T. j. Ream. Rev. Mr.. Ream will
also conduct the communion service
Sunday evening. At 6 o'clock a. m. a
sunrise prayer meeting will be held to
which the public is invited.
Rev. Mr.. Wyant of Chapman, Kan.,
visited Rev. Mr.. Johnston of the
Methodist church Friday.
The Sons and Daughters of Justice
will give 4 box social at their hall next
Monday evening, at Seventh and Kan
sas avenue. The ladies will furnish the
boxes to be sold to the gentlemen at %
cents each. Let all remember to be
present and bring their friends to help
out The proceeds will be donated to
a sick member.
Mr.. c. H Kutz ot 1921 Quincy, who
has been quite sick for the past week
with bad case of the grip, is reported
better.
Mrs. Harry Schaffer is able to be out
and around again after several days
illness.
There will be special Easter services
held morning and evening at the Chris
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purpose of settling this question. .
large crowd is desired to be present.
A Statement

A statement.
To the Editor of the State journal:
In Wednesday mornings Capital ap-
peared an article headed "They. will
continue to walk the plank in Oakland
the steel bridge crowd lost 1t is
very evident to any one who was a
participant in the recent political fight
made in Oakland that the person who
wrote that article either had a pipe
dream or else was badly misinformed
as to the actual facts in the case.
There were three tickets in the field,
it is true-the local Republican Gre
actionists,'' as he correctly calls
them), the Independent and the Citi-
zens. The Republican party stood for
strict economy. and the participation
of nonresident property owners in To-
cal affairs according to the amount of
property they own in Oakland. They
point with pride to their Cor better
shis'') past record, and promised to
do as little in the future in the way
of encouraging and assisting in the
Improvement and upbuilding of the
little city as they have done in the
past-unless forced by the people to
do otherwise.
The Independent party (not Citi-
zens' as the Capital had it, was the
young crowd" and stood for progress
and prosperity. They stood for Oak
land for OaklanderS-no nonresident
rule for them. They promised to give
the people a chance TO say whether
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10

Fashions in children's clothes must
of necessity be of such simplicity as to
become almost tiresome at times. Any
little novelty of treatment which also
conforms to the conventional sim
plicity is a welcome suggestion to the
mother. A little gown in white pique
is shown here which is novel and
pretty enough to suit any. The skirt
is the usual side-pleated model, at
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Sir Knights.

Topeka Commandery No. 5, Knights
Templar, having accepted the invitation
of Reverend Sir James P. DeBeyers
K aye to hold Easter services at Grace
catnedral tomorrow afternoon, it is
hoped that every frater who can will he
present. Sir knights will be at the
asylum at 2:15 so that the line of march
may be promptly taken up in time for
the services at the church at 3 o. m.
By order of
FRED NJ. NELSON,
Eminent Commander.
HARRY F. WHITE. Recorder-
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Notes and Personals.

MUGS anu ECASO1iAkS.
Miss Priscilla Stafce and Frank
Combs of Olathe, arrived today to
spend Easter at the home of Mrs.
Combs uncle, VIM. Boast, at 900 jack
son street.
Mrs c. w. Angle is reported to be
very low.
Miss Eliza Ogan and Ira Ogan of
Meriden, are visiting at the home of
their uncle. VIM. Ogan, in East In
dianola.
John Holiday has left for a busi-
ness trip in Independence and Okla
homa in the interests of the A. o. U.
w. He is grand overseer of the lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Day of Onaga
are the guests of MIR. and Mrs. Mark
Putnam. They are on their way for a
visit in Manhattan.
Interesting programs are being ar
ranged at the North Topeka churches
for tomorrow
The practice ball game between the
Acme team of the North Topeka
Christian church and the Third Pres
byterian church league, which was
scheduled for today at Garfield park
was called off as the dixie graders were
working on the diamond.
The planning of the Union Pacific
crossing at Kansas avenue is being re-
paired. Dirt had accumulated under
it until the boards were being forced
up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Conway of Leav-
enworth are visiting friends in North
Topeka.
The intermediate society Of the
Baptist church will hold their Easter
service Sunday evening at 6:15 o'clock.
Mr.. Bert Fraser of Kansas City, for
mally leader and organizer of the So
ciety, and who did such active work
among the young people, will speak.
The society has also engaged Mr.. Geo.
Lerrigo of the Central Y. M. c. A. to
al Ia q for
chile speaker and never fails to attract
unlimited attention among the young
people. All young people invited. If
you want a treat, come.
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It's easier for a woman to look as old
as she is than to look as young she
feels.-Chicago News.
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Items for the East Topeka colmun may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1751.]
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building are small. Thus I would like
10 see the extension of the water mains
IN the First ward as soon as possible"
]. j.. King said: Now that we are
protected from floods, we only need
proper time to paint our BUILDINGS
and decorate our lawns and parks. AS
there is SO much travel on Kansas
avenue, l suggest that an arrange
ment be made with the Union Pacific
10 90 their switching west of the main
street, as 1T SO often causes delay in
general business. and especially the
nre department in making their runs.
The street force has placed our streets
in good condition and the sewer flood
gates are all in place. The Civic club
should be revived and do some ad-
vertising. We have some splendid op-
portunities for manufacturing con-
Germs and they should be encouraged
to locate here"
A Union Pacific westbound freight
of empties delayed the fire department
from station No, five minutes by the
watch at the Union Pacific crossing on
Kansas avenue this morning. The de-
partment was on the way to the fire
at SIG South Kansas avenue. Bystand-
ers said that the coupling was i'm
properly made when the train was
"cut" to allow the department to pass
and 1t caused delay. Several Of the
local officials are of the opinion that
some outsider must have tried to make
the uncoupling of the cars as any one
Of their employees would have known
better. The train, according to re-
ports, had come to a stop, when some
one, supposed to be more willing than
wise. attempted to uncouple the cars
at the crossing. 1t seems that he
turned on the brakes so that the train
could not move until the mistake was
rectified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10

The famous valuable Clarence
Young stock of liquors seized two
years ago and since confined in the
city prison were convicted. TRUSTEES
began pouring the vintage. brews and
Installations into the sewer and
worked until night. The stock was
no more than half exhausted and the
pouring will be in process again to-
day. The stock has been estimated
as worth $4,000. This is the last of
the mammoth collection Chief Eaton
has convicted in the last two years
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Two more carpenter tool thieves,
Ollie Baker and a man named
Longaker, are under investigation at
the crook analysing station of the big
chief. A big tool chest was broken
into in a barn over by the shops and
the two aforesaid are suspected of
turning the trick. They were picked
up last night by officer Hutton.
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[0AKLAND GOSSIP |
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Items for the Oakland notes may be LEFT
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind
phone 1751l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
INTERURBAN
LINE STARTED
Neal Brown Puts Engineer at
Work on Grand Rapids Street
Railway Line.

Wausau Daily Record: Grand Rap
ids, Wis, June 25.-Secretary G. NJ
Hill of the Grand Rapids Street
Railway Co. has issued a call for a
ten per cent assessment on the
stockholders in the above company
to raise funds for immediate use in
the construction work of the road.
Graders and other tools to be useN
in building the road to Nekoosa ar
rived about two weeks ago and are
waiting for force to man them. If
plans do not miscarry this force will
be set to work before the first of
July and in six weeks time the road
ought to be ready for the cars.
President Neal Brown arrived with
his engineers on Wednesday and the
work of taking levels will begin this
week
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS

The Normington Bros, laundry
men, have vacated their old building
and moved into their new solid brick
store building, adjacent to the Cham
bers' livery stable, almost across
from their old location. This build
ing was erected for laundry purposes
and arranged and equipped with all
modern conveniences for the proper
conducting of this line of business.
They are now nicely settled and will
be ready to take care of their pat
ronage commencing with Monday
morning. Now that they are in their
new quarters and settled, they be-
gin to realize that they did not build
large enough This appears to be
a universal fault. II their business
continues to grow as it has in the
past they will soon have to enlarge
their quarters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
TRIED AN EXPERIMENT

Stevens Point Daily Journal:
Speaking of the Grand Rapids man
who claims to have a new potato
that measured six inches in circum-
ference, Justice J. B. Carpenter said
that when planting his garden this
year he tried an experiment which
promises to be successful He did
not remove the sprouts, some OF
them were six inches long, from his
seed potatoes. Then in planting he
dug holes and barely covered the
sprouts He planted May II, and
eight days later the potatoes were up
and now they have been in blossom
two weeks. 1t is said that this is
the way potatoes are planted in Nor
Way,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
UNCLE SAM WANTS HIS
MONEY RIGHT AWAY

Chief Deputy Revenue Collector Ju-
Illus Lasche says a number of saloon
keepers are liable to have trouble if
they do lot secure government Ii
censes within the next few days. The
new year for the licenses of the
government begins July l. Any per-
son who sells so much as a glass of
beer after midnight of June 80 with
out having his government license
is liable to fine and penalty of
so per cent of the license, which il;
$25 year.
Mr. Lasche says the reason for
the hardness of many of the owners
of saloons is that the city license
committee has not yet determined
the list of licenses. This will prob
ably be ready next Monday, and
there will then be only two days in
which to. secure the government IL
censes. The collector says many
licenses believe they have right
to wait some days, but this is not
the case.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
GIRL IS KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
Daughter CT William Schultz
Runs in Front of Machine
Near AuburndaIe.

Marshfield, Wis, June pa tour
ing car owned by S. E. Smith, pres
ident of the Menasha Paper company
containing Mr.. Smith, G. M. Thomp-
son, freight and passenger agent of
the Wisconsin division of the 500
line of Menasha, Arthur C. Wilson,
division freight agent of Neenah, and
John l. Pankratz of Colby, and driv-
en- by P. E. Heup, a professional
chauffeur, ran over and instantly
killed the 7-year-old daughter of VIII
liam Schultz, two miles from Auburn
dale about o'clock Friday afternoon
The child ran in front of the auto,
it is asserted, and the accident was
The party continued on its way to
Neenah.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
CHRtSTlANlTy'S
STORM CENTRE

Some years ago Charles Stelzle,
young mechinist, desiring to enter
the ministry, that he might serve as
a mediator between the church and
the "'unchurched workingmen, ap-
piled for admission to several theo-
logical seminaries of the denomina-
tion to which he belonged, the Pres
byterian He was refused admission
on the ground that he lacked the
necessary educational qualifications
for entrance. Nevertheless he began
to preach, and being successful as
preacher, he was ordained regard
less of his lack of preparation. He
retained his membership in the
trades union to which he had be-
longed before he began to preach,
and he soon became known to his
associates as ttthe machinist preach
err He also became in reality what
he had hoped to be: a mediator be-
tween the church and organized la
bor. When the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church, largely
through his efforts, appointed Com
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
NEW BOARD OF CONTROL
NAMED By GOVERNOR

Gov. J. o. Davidson while in Mil
waukee Saturday announced that he
had appointed the new state board
of control as follows:
A. D. CONOVER, Madison, for the
term ending April Is, 1910.
DR.. ALMA ]. FRISBY, Milwaukee,
for the term ending April Is, 1911.
ELMER GRIMMER, Marinette, for
the term ending April Is, 1912.
WILLIAM H. GRAEBNER, Milwau-
kee, for the term ending April Is,
1913.
r. S. COWIE, Trempealeau coun-
ty, for the term ending April Is, 1914
The new members of the board are
Mr. Graebner and Judge Cowie, the
former succeeding Herman Grotop-
horst, the Democratic member, and
Judge Cowie in place of L. B. Dres-
SCR
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01
MARSHFIELD POSTOFFICE
ONE SHADE THE BETTER

1t isn't much to crow about but
comparing the business done at the
Grand Rapids postoffice we are just
trifle better. Grand Rapids has
seven rural routes against Marsh
fields five. During the months of
March, April and May each office
kept a correct account of the busi-
ness done with the following results.
The number of pieces of mail
handled by Marshfield rural routes
during the months above named was
124,039 to Grand Rapids 121, ,607; 52S
money orders were issued and $341.-
IA in stamps sold by the Marshfield
office to 511 money orders and 1882
OF in postage stamps sold by the
Grand Rapids postoffice.-Marshfield
News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01

mittee on Labor, Charles Stelzle was
made chairman. 1t is safe to say
that no other clergyman in America
knows the labor problems of the
present time better than he, and none
is more trusted by the labor leaders.
He is the author of several books,
contents: "The Working Man and
the Social Problems" Boys of the
Street, Messages to Working Men,"
etc. His most important book, how
ever, is that entitled, Christianity
Storm Centre" 1t is study of
the modern city, with it's unemployed
its tenement population, it's social
settlements and saloons, its homeless
children, its slums, it's trades unions,
showing both their good and their
evil sides, it's empty churches, and
it's churches that are filled with peo-
pie from the upper classes"
Written in sympathetic vein by a
man who understands the problems
he discusses, whose criticisms of ex-
listing evils are free from the bitter
ness that marks soured genius, it is
helpful and instructive. 1t ought to
be read and carefully considered by
all who are interested in the moral
problems Of the age, especially as
these problems are accentuated in
the big industrial centers. Those
who wonder why working men do not
attend church at the present time
will find much food for reflection in
this volume. They may also find
something which will enable them to
make the churches more attractive
to workingmen, if that is their de-
sire
FRED STAFF.
Stelzle's Christianity S Storm
Center may be found in the Public
Library.