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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

This evening the Y. w. c. A. show
will be repeated at the Central Y. NJ.
c. A.
The stores were not closed today.
but Kansas avenue did not have its
usual busy appearance.
DR.. r. S. Magee gave an address at
the Central Y. M c.. A. this noon on
The Eye-Its Use and Abuse
The Washburn academy fourth
prep" class will present the play,
Mr.. Bobb," next Tuesday evening.
On Saturday the Sophs and F'reshies
of Washburn college will engage in a
dual indoor meet in the Thomas gym
nasium.
1t is expected that at least 100 men
will try out for the indoor track meet,
which will be held at Washburn col
lege March 3.
Thursday evening at Washburn
college, Carolyn Beebe. pianist. and
Edouard Dethier, violinist, will be
heard in sonata recital
The students of Washburn college
are rejoicing in the fact that the bas-
ketban five has put the college again
athletically on the map.
The local high school five will clash
in basketball on the Y. NJ. c. A. floor
with the team of the Kansas City Cen
trail thigh" Friday evening.
Ray Locke, secretary of the Topeka
Ad club, has gone to Oklahoma City
to attend the annual meeting Of the
Southwest Division OF Advertising
clubs.
r. W. Lawrence, president of Print
ers' Ink Publishing company, spoke
before the classes in advertising and
craftsmanship at the Central Y M. c.
A. Tuesday night.
The Rev Thomas Gray, a Wash
burn college graduate, who is a mis-
e-sr + ID 40
Topeka in the near future on account
of i'll health, arriving about March 1.
He will be accompanied by Uriel Had
ley. former student of the college.
There will be something novel in the
way of a sorority relay race at the
Washburn college indoor track meet
March 3. Each sorority will be allowed
to choose four men to carry their col
ors in the race The sorority which
is victorious will receive a cup, which
will be the property of the organiza-
ton for a year.
The Washburn Review prints an ar
fact that the fine arts concerts are not
well attended eff we have come to
college for the purpose of being edu-
Gated" reads the article, ''why not ac-
complish our purpose instead of vast
ing our time and money on foolish en-
ticle entitled, What Is the Matter
With Us Anyway" 1t deplores the
tertainments that can not in any way
whatever"
The city offices were for the most
part closed today. Two of the COM
missioners were having a private con-
ference in respect to the campaign for
positions on the commission board.
City Clerk Burge was on hand to re-
ceive the payment of a dog tax, and
Mayor Billiard was in his office pre-
pared to meet all corners to his ''sa-
cred precinct who might have bust
ness to transact, and of course the
boys of the fire departm ent were on
duty The entire force was at work
in the office of the commissioner of
elections, but otherwise the building
was deserted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

term you will need another reader which
win cost you fifty cents, that's ALL
Think of it. before uniformity or with
out uniformity fifty cents with s'uni-
formity,' fifty plus forty-five, plus twen-
ty-six, total $1-21. But that is not all yeti
found after school started that the chill
dren were using another reader in the
schools, bought I suppose by the taxpay-
ers, the children are not allowed to use
believe in having a child use second
hand books, I had to either submit to
this or buy another third reader and this
cost forty-eight cents more. Grand total
for readers in the third grade work 81 &c.
If you are going to have new laws about
a board of education would it not be pos
sible to make them do something about
this text book matter. If ali the five
hundred thousand children of Kansas
save as much as 1 have, it would amount
to more than entire state tax I am told
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

The Topeka street railway will do
nate special car to carry the Or
phans' home children to and from the
show. 1t will leave Third and Fill
more streets, near the home DIT
236 Fillmore, with the youngsters at 7:E5
p. m. tomorrow evening. About ten
children, including boys and girls from
the home will be made happy on the
occasion.
Their ages vary from to 10 years.
The boys of the Provident association,
who are from to 10 years old will go
over to the opera house in body from
the association building at Fourth and
Jackson streets about p. m.
Here special boxes to seat "a have
been arranged to accommodate the
State Journals small guests.
The children from the Orphans home
will be in charge of the matron, Miss
Fannie Ely. r. NJ Gage, gymnasium
instructor at the Provident associa-
ton will be in charge of the boys from
that institution.
The details of the arrangements ara
being completed this afternoon.
Guy T. Justis, secretary of the Provi-
ct association, this morning heartily
favored the plan. 1t will give the boys
a chance to see educational pictures.
While some of them have seen the
ordinary moving picture shows, very
few have seen anything in a line of
education views like those of the
Howe company.
The boys meet every Monday. Tues
day, and Thursday at the building at
Fourth and Jackson streets for GYM
nasium work. Thus tomorrow night
will be their regular meeting night.
They will be on hand in time to leave
the building for the opera house about
o'clock. After the show all are old
enough to find their way home safely.
The majority of them are boys of good
mt a 70 10 m At fn hN-
long to the Y. NJ. c. A.
About thirty boys have been enrolled
in the class and will attend the show.
Besides these there are others who will
probably go under the auspices of the
association. These include several not
in the class but whom the association
officers consider worthy of the favor.
Mrs. George Anthony of 427 Tyler
street, president of the Topeka Or
phans' home, this morning readily gave
her consent to allow the children to see
the show. Several of them are Of
school age and are studying a little of
European countries. These countries
as well as many places of interest in the
United States, are to be seen on the
screen.
The little ones will be well taken
care of going and coming as we'll as at
the theater. Albert Patten, manager
of the Topeka street railway, today
agreed to furnish a car free for their
transportation.
Mrs. Ely and others will look after
their care. She said this morning:
THE plan. outlined will give our chill
dren an opportunity to see things that
they never saw before. l think THAI
many of them do not know anything
about such pictures and will be de-
lighted with them.
Some of them at the home are
studying geography. and the subjects
shown at the show viii be great help
to them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

Down along the Cottonwood, where
they are always fishing for bass and
never catching them. the people dote
on Joe Mercer. formerly of Chase
county, but now of Topeka. Those
people will stay at home and vote for
Mercer although he is up here on the
Stubbs staff. 1t is only occasionally
that they see him when he goes down
there on a visit to hunt the elusive
bass and cottontailed rabbit. but they
keep his memory green and keep his
name on the ticket.
Joe Mercer has been on the down
ward road for many years. When he
first came to Kansas he was a poor
but honest school teacher, whose only
ambition as to PROFOUND the hypo-
thetical question, the '~ading question,
the previous question and the cotton
wood sprout. His first step downward
was when he went into the cattle bus
mess. Again he dropped a notch and
went into the grocery business. (This
was before the day of Johnny Klein
hans and Doc Crumbine) This meth
odical degeneration could lead to but
one result: politics.
When HOY. Mercer got into the po-
ntical game, he found his natural vo-
cation. In short time he was tent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
AMERICAN IN TROUBLE.
He Is Held as a spy by the Mexican
Forces.

San Diego, Feb. 22.-One of the
two insurrecto spies captured yester-
day by Mexican federals and held at
Tia Juana, Mexico, is Harry {. Dell
an American. The other Is man OF
Mexican descent who claims to be an
American citizen. Dell sent today an
appeal to influential friends in Cali
fornia to save him from immediate
execution.
Mexicau. Mexico. Feb. 22.-Wfth all
wires cut by the insurrectos, United
States signal corps men at Calexlco
used the heliograph today to COM
municate with the town of Andrade,
and confirmed the report last night OF
the rebel attack on the Mexican town
of Algodones, opposite Andre and the
killing of one Mexican official and the
wounding of another. The signal
men learned also that the custom
house at Algodones was burned by
the rebels.
The attacking party was made up
chiefly of young Americans. The civil
OFFICIALS of CaIexico are debating the
question of requiring the United States
to declare the American members of
the Algodones party murderers and to
announce its purpose of turning them
over to the Mexican government for
trial, if caught again on the American
side of the line. Representatives of
large American interests in lower
California are much alarmed at Cen
eral Berthold's declaration of his pur-
pose to establish a socialist common
wealth in lower California.
From Tia Juana today came word
that drum head court martial and
speedy execution of two men was the
plan of the Mexican authorities. Dell,
through an American newspaper cor
respondent. appealed to California
friends to move promptly to save him.
This correspondent says Dell and a
Mexican merchant were drinking to-
gether in a saloon when they were ar
rested nv rl1raleS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
SUFFRAGE WEEK BEGINS.
Women Open Fight for and Against
Equal Franchise at Albany.

Albany, Feb. 22.-Republican legis-
lators for years having turned deaf
ear to the pleas of women suffrage
advocates the turn in the political
tide which sent a Democratic majority
to Albany this year was the signal for
cations which annually have battled
over the issue on capitol hill.
The Equal Franchise society of
which Mrs. Clarence Mackay is presi-
dent, has arranged a suffrage week"
program with a hearing this after
noon before the senate and assembly
judiciary committee as its chief fea-
ture. The ti-suffragists, too, turned
out in force and proved to be quite as
aggressive in debate as their sisters.
Miss Harriet Mills, president of the
State Suffrage association. marshalled
the speakers for the bill. who included
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, Mrs.
Minnie Reynolds, Mrs. Vladimir, M.
K. Simkhovitch, Mrs. w. w. Penfeld,
representing the woman's suffrage
party; Miss Lenora O'Reilly, DIR. Anna
association, and Max Eastman, Column
bia university professor. who appeared
in behalf of the mems league of wom-
an suffragists.
Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, who succeed
ed Mrs. Francis NJ. Scott as preSi-
dent of the New York state associa-
ton opposed to woman suffrage. was
in charge of the forces of the opposi-
ton. Miss Alice Hill Chittenden,
chairman of the legislative committee
of the state association opposed to
woman suffrage, was chosen to sum
up for the ants and DR.. Shaw for the
suffragists.
Dr. Shaw will address a mass meet
ing in the assembly chamber tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
CLAIM IN COURT.
Moore Estate Being Sued by
Former HOusekeeper.
Mrs. Osenberg Asks for Eight
Thousand for Services.
MONEY TO WASHBURN.
Property of John Moore Willed
to College.
Allowance Will Come Out of
That Fund.
TO WASHBURN.

The suit of Ellen Osenberg to clip
SS,050 from the John w. Moore fund
Of Washburn college was begun in the
shawnee district court this afternoon.
This fund of S32s500. donated by
John Moore, a wealthy recluse, upon
his death. Sept. s, 1909. has been
withheld from its purpose since that
date by this claim of Ellen Osenberg,
who was his housekeeper for 13 years
and five months.
BY the terms of his will, Mr.. Moore
created his fund" which was not to
be diminished in amount The rem
tails from the properties were to be
used to help deserving young men and
women born in Kansas through WASH
burn college.
The immediate relatives of the old
man, his wife and his children, had
all died. His grandson, whom he in
tended to make his heir, also died and
then it was some friend of the college
presented to him the possibilities of
such a fund as that he sought to
create.
To a sister, a sole living relative,
Mrs. Rosetta Smith of Toledo. Ohio
he decided a 160-acre tract near Dover
and provided in his will for SO a
month payment to her. For Ellen
Osenberg, who had taken care OF him
SO long, he provided a life estate in
his home at 1900 East Sixth avenue.
A'NA bNIpi Z Ills uGollIi ne dtC0Gu LbiS
property and two small houses to her,
so that the provision of the will was
eXtraneous. The appraised value of
this property was $1,S00.
Following the death Of Mr.. Moore,
Mrs. Osenberg became housekeeper for
County Attorney John J. Schenk. and
her claim for $500, with Schenck and
his assistant, w. E. Atchison, as attor-
neys, came soon afterWard.
This claim resolves into $50 a
month salary for the 8 years and five
months.
Although Mrs. Osenberg had signed
written agreement that the will was
satisfactory to her and this statement
was fastened to the will, Probate
Judge Schoch. when the claim came
in for hearing, was inclined to allow
a part of it.
Instead OF figuring on a steady scale
of wages, the judge allowed So a
week for nine years, $40 week for
three years and five months, and $40
week for the last year. This totaled
1920. The judge had the property
appraised. The return was 81. 500. He
allowed the woman 5000 including
this property. But the attorneys were
not satisfied and so appealed.
The attorneys for Mrs. Osenberg
are willing to figure the property at
$1,000 and are suing for $3.50. z-Hs-~
Edwin L. O'Neil, newly appointed
attorney for the Washburn trustees,
has charge of the case for the college
and has with him j. B. Lariner and
Ernest r. Simon.
The case will be holly contested for
both sides. Washburn made no de-
Tense in the probate court hearing
with the exception of having attorneys
present. Now more than forty wit
nesses have been subpoenaed by
Schenck and Atchison and about as
many by O'Neil.
Mrs. Rosetta Smith, sister of Mr..
Moore. has arrived from Toledo to
serve as a witness and is a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

Daisy Embroidery club at her home,
22S Chandler street, next Wednesday
afternoon.
The young people of the Presby-
terrain church will give the entertain
ment at the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday even
ing. The program will be made UP
of musical and literary numbers and
a short play will also be given.
Mr.. Harry Wellesley of Washington,
d. c., is here spending two weeks with
relatives and friends.
Miss Beulah Adams of Fort Scott
mas come to Topeka to make her
nome with her sister, Mrs r. K. Null
lin of East Third street. She will en-
ter business college here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
MORE TEXT BOOK LEGISLATION.
Correspondent Shows How State Uni
formity Is Made Burden.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
/ see the Kansas legislature is about to
enact something more about our school
matters and while 1 do not pretend to
know all that may be intended, l certain
Iy hope something will be done to call
attention to what I think is a waste of
the peoples money. When I came to
that they had adopted text books in
this state and that we were not paying
tribute to the text book trust (whatever
that may be- and that we saved money by
having state uniformity" but when it
came to the buying of the books for the
third grade I found that while we had
been paying fifty cents for the third read
err in the east and while the. adopted
was told to get another reader costing
forty-five cents. and then when I asked
the dealer if that was all that would be
needed for that grade, 1 was told, next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

ing with the chiefs of the insurgent
clan, and it is but natural that a. por-
ton of the spoils was in due time
dumped on his plate. and he has been
following the eommissary department
steadily and faithfully.
Ten years ago, Hon. Mercer had a
narrow escape from either fame or
funeral arrangements. 1t was at the
time of the escape of a bunch of des-
perate criminals from the federal pen
itentiary. Some of these crooks reach
ed Chase county, and Joe, with others,
went out to round them up. While
SEPARATED from his gang, Mercer came
upon the thugs who We're crOuched in
the bushes and preparing to slip him
something. Foxy Mr.. Mercer did not
wade in and attempt to nail the con-
victs single handed, and he is no cow
ard either. Whistling a few bars of
the Cowboys Lament he looked off
across the Cottonwood and pretended
that he had seen no one. Later, with
achievements, he came back and eff
fected the capture. thus getting results
and avoiding perforation. He follows
the same maneuvers in politicis. If the
enemy looks too strong, he drifts on
and comes back with reinfOrcements
In presenting this WaShingtonesque
portrait of Mr.. Mercer. we offer no
comment except this: Joe Mercer may
not resemble the late Hon. Washing
ton in all particulars. but he has his
Ratchet with him upon all occasions
We will now leave a space so that the
reader may write in any other great
resemblance:
Mr. Mercer is not only popular in
Chase county, but in Topeka, and not
only a good fellow but a good live
stock INSPECTOR. He is alleged to have
diagnosed the case of a Jersey heifer
as pip when it was in reality a corn
cob lodge in her neck. but what's the
OddS2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1151.I

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller left yes
terday for their home in Atchison
after spending two weeks here visiting
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Hattie Reeves is expected here
from California today, called by the
death of her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Morton Reeves.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas left yes
terday for their home in Missouri
after spending a week here visiting
friends and relatives.
Miss Emma Clark is improving after
being quite sick for several days with
an attack of the grip.
Mrs. W. i. Ravens is improving
after being quite sick for two weeks
with an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Charles Ackley of Elliott ave-
nue. left today for Iowa, called by the
death of her mother.
Miss Stella Hackett will return to
her home in St. Joe tomorrow after
spending two weeks here the guest of
Miss yuma Parker of 420 Lake street.
Miss Gussie johnson is improving
after being i'll two weeks with an at
tack of the grip.
Mrs Margaret Kelley of 231 Chan
dler street was very pleasantly sur
prised this morning when the post
man called and left about fifty cards
for her. sent by her friends in celebra-
ton of her seventy-fifth birthday an
niversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gregory have
returned to their home in Usage City
after spending several days here on a
business trip.
Mrs. Harley T. Mabry will enter
tain the Dorcas society at her home,
1713 East Sixth avenue. IT viii be
guest day for the society and all ladies
are invited to attend.
Mrs. Charles Sardou will entertain
the Vesta Embroidery club at her
home, 519 Sardou avenue, Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. L. F.. Luthey will entertain the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
LA TOILETTE SEEKS LIGHT.
Wants to Know About Building War
ships for Argentine.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator La
Toilette wants an investigation of
published charges that government
naval secrets are being disclosed to the
Argentine republic through the con-
struction of two battieships in this
country.
the senate today by Mr.. LaFollette de-
signed to bring information from the
departments of state and the navy
concerning the contracts which private
shiDbuilding concerns received from
the Argentine republic for the con-
struction of two battleships and wheth-
er administration officials were respon-
sible for the procuring OF this business
by shipb1ilders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
BILLIARD IS STILL SERENE.
More Candidates Out for Mayor Better
He Is Pleased.

THE mayoralty campaign should
begin to become interesting in a very
short time said Mayor ]. B. Billiard
today, although there doesn't. seem
to be much Of fight on among the
commissioners, 1 have heard rumors
that there would be one or two more
candidates in the field to run against
me in the campaign. but I hardly be-
lieve that there will be others entering
the race. However. the more candi-
dates the better it will be for me.
81 understand that a meeting was
held in my interests at the Throop
hotel last night. but I do not know
what was done. as 1 wasn't there my
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
standing Room Ordinance Killed.

New York. Feb. 22.=By a vote of
80 to 81, the board of aldermen have
refused to pass an ordinance allow
ing standing room" in theaters. The
law against standees was only recently
enforced by the fire authorities and
theatrical interests sought the pas
sage of new ordinance legalizing the
practice within certain limits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
STATE JOURNAL GUESTS.
Children of Orphans Home and 9th
ers at Howe Pictures.

The State Journal will entertain the
bows of the Provident association
classes and the boys and girls of the
Orphans home at the Lyman Howe
moving picture show at the Grand to-
nlnrrnW night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22

self The city had some legislative
business to attend to, and business
comes before politics -
The meeting to which the mayor
referred was attended by a number
of the supporters of Mr.. Billiard and
was of an informal nature. Nothing
definite was done, but it was simply
the forerunner of other larger meet
ings to be held in the next few weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
shepard Holds His Twelve.

Albany, Feb. 22.-There was no choice
Tor United state senator on the thirty
first ballot today. The vote: Demo-
rats-Sheehan, 20; Shepard, 12; Ker-
nan. 4; Littleton, 8: Sulzer. 5; O'Brief.,
2: Hopper, 2; Parker, 1; Glynn, L; John
n. Carlisle, 1. Republicans-Depew IS.
Total vote cast. ISL. Necessary for
choice 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
VOTES FOR REFORMERS.
Seattle Nominates ii of Them Out of
IS Candidates.

Seattle. Feb. 22.-Almost complete re-
turns show that fourteen of the eighteen
councilmen nominees are members of the
reform element insuring the election of
a reform council on March Z. The per-
centage of women voters was heavy yes
terday but instead of concentrating upon
the reform candidates as was expected
they appear to have given complimentary
ballots to their favorites among the
sixty-eight candidates, regardless of
affiIiatfon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
Frances e. Harper Is Dead.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Frances
e. Harper. who achieved fame as a
colored anti slavery lecturer and as an
author and poet, died here today aged
IS years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
Deemer Has So Votes.

Des Moines. Feb. 22.-Today's ballot
in the legislature for United States
senator resulted as follows: Deemer,
So: Kenyon A. Wallace, /: Porter
Dem.). 50; absent, four; paired. rs.
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Below zero in New Mexico.

Las Vegas. n. NJ, Feb. 22.-Bitterly cold
weather has followed the four days
storm which has covered the southwest
under a deep blanket of snow. Temporal
lures in northeastern New Mexico last
night ranged from eight to twenty below
zero. The ranges are buried beneath two
feet of snow and losses among cattle and
sheep are sure to result.