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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
"WHY BE so THIN"
Thinness Is Embarrassing, Unhealthy
and Not Natural-Formula Now
Used Which Adds From One to
Three Pounds Week.

Every one ought to have some extra
flesh on the bony structure of the body
both for the sake of health and self
esteem.
Most thin people are sensitive to the
harsh, unfeeling criticisms which are con-
Stantly being hurled at them by the more
fortunate well-figured persons.
Every one pitieS thin, bony horse, but
horses don't know it-while thin people
are both pitied and ridiculed. 1t ought
not to be so. but it is.
A well rounded figure, be it man or
woman, excites admiration; not only for
the figure but for the bright eyes, pink
cheeks, red lips, and vigorous carriage
which accompany well-nourished body.
Strength, health, beauty and sound flesh
abound, If the blood and nerves get
enough nourishment out of the food
eaten.
This prescription aids nature; helps
absorption, digestion and assimilation
helps distribute the blood and nerve ele-
ingredients and make it at home, and see
how very fast you gain in weight.
In half pint bottle, obtain three
ounces of essence of pepsin, three ounces
syrup of rhubarb. Then add one ounce
compound essence cardiol, shake and let
stand two hours; then add one ounce
tincture cadomene compound, (not carda-
nom. Shake well and take a teaspnooful
before meals and one after meals. Also
drink plenty of water between meals and
when retiring. Weight yourself hesors
beginning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14

Wife and Baby Give Up Long Vigil in
POStOffice.

Kansas City, Feb. IA disappoint-
ed, wan, little woman, tired of her
vigil, and unsuccessful in her quest for
her husband, whom she expected to
meet at Kansas City, gave up the
search and returned to Wichita this
morning. She is the wife of John
Hammond, whom she said came here
about a week ago and has not been
heard from since.
Mrs Hammond and her three-year-
old son have been watching the gen
eral delivery window at the postoffice
for three days in hope that the missing
husband might be found. He told her
to address him there, but he has not
called for his mail. The little woman
arrived early in the morning and
stayed late at night.
Charles Chapman, the postoffice
Waterman, though accustomed to see
ing many things that bring both
smiles and tears, brought her a chair
from the basement and little Johnnie
spread his jacket out on the pcstoffice
flour and slept part of the time. His
mother watched throughout the day,
never taking a minute even for her
MONDAY meal.
Weary with her three days vigil,
which has availed nothing. however,
she decided this morning she would
go back home. She left word with
the postoff1ce authorities to notify her
husband when he called for his mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
PEACE is IN SIGHT.
Congressman Watson Discusses
Kansas Political Situation.
Believes Trend Is to Union of
Republican Factions.
BTUBBS A POPULIST.
Says That Sentiment Now FaV-
Ors the Regulars.
Healthful Spirit Is Prevailing
Once More.
STUBS A POPULIST.

Washington, Feb. 14.-James E. Wat
son, once Republican whip of the house
of representatives, and representative
many years from the Hoosier state,
make some interesting observations of
the Republican situation in Kansas. He
was the star orator of the Kansas Day
club banquet in Topeka several weeks
ago, and has just returned to Washing
ton. In an interview with the State
Journal correspondent, Mr.. Watson
said:
The Kansas Day club is a rather
unique organization. The club is the
theater of action for Kansas political
people and every ism since Populism,
or before, has sought to dominate or
control the sentiment of the club. The
membership is over a thousand and
every township of the state is repre-
scented by a vigorous and thinking po-
litical observer.
Some years the control of the club
has been held by the insurgents. This
year the regulars came to the front,
electing all the officers and scoring a
victory, which means a change of
sentiment throughout the Sunhower
state. The new president of the club
is Ralph Faxon, who edits daily pa
per at Garden City, which is in Con-
gresham Madison's district. Faxon is
no stranger among Kansas Republi-
cans in Washington, as he was Sena-
tor Longs private secretary, and knows
this end of the game. The toastmas-
ter of the banquet closin~ the con-
vention was Colonel Wagstaff, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14

made the fight against Governor Stubs,
the Populist governor.
'Well, all summed up. my obser-
walton of the Republican situation in
Kansas is that there has been health
full turning toward Old-faShiOned regu-
larity. That is the tendency all
through Kansas as indicated by what
was spoken in public and private, and
the down deep desire is for getting
together.
1.-The spirit of forgiveness prevails and
the insistent demand is for such re-
Cancellation and preparation as will put
Kansas into the regular Republican
column for keeps.
Il was struck by the applause which
greeted the mention Of Senator Curtis
in all the speeches., not only my own,
but those of Kansas orators who seem
ed eager to pay compliment to Senator
Curtis for his services, not only here
in the senate, but in the work of lining
up his fellow Republicans in the path
ways of peace at home.
Really, it does good for a citizen of
Indiana and every other state where
the Republicans have had distress, to
mark the really healthful spirit that
prevails in Kansas today, and I will
watch future political operations in that
state with increased interest"
In an interview given the Washing
ton Herald, Congressman Dan An
thony is credited with saying that he
is against the Canadian treaty on priu-
ciple, but that in all probability he
would vote for it, complying with the
wishes of the president. The Herald
says:
Our farmers and millers are against
the treaty, claiming every dollar that
goes to Canada for farm products goes
out of the pocket of the American
farmer said Mr.. Anthony 'I am
quite satisfied that the Canadians are
only too anxious to open UP for them
selves in this country a splendid mar
ket for the products of their SOIL
Discussing political sentiments in
Kansas, Mr.. Anthony said that short
time ago the editors and publishers of
Republican newspapers in Kansas in
vited Norman Hapgood to be thei-
guest at a banquet and deliver the ad-
dress Of the evening.
Mr.. Hapgood responded and made a
speech of discomfort and dissatisfac-
ton. 1.-The editors did not like his doc
trine," added Mr.. Anthony, land in a
meeting decided it had been a mis-
take to invite Mr.. Hapgood; that there
was no cause for the sentiments as ex-
pressed by him.
Mr.. Anthony thought that the Cana
dian reciprocity treaty would pass the
house without any trouble, but that it
would encounter difficulties in the sem
ate. There will be no extra session. "
Bills have passed both the house and
senate increasing the monthly pension
allowances of six Kansas war veterans.
The beneficiaries of these measures are
as follows:
Lemuel Dougherty of Lawrence in
creased from $12 to $24; Adoniram JUDD
son Morgan of OskaIoosa, from $17 to
$50; Eli Avery of Golf. from $14 to $50;
Oscar H. Ford of Bradford, from $12 to
$50; c. M Walker, from $12 to $40;
Lemuel Cohee, from SIT to $50.
Kansas postmaster appointees: Chas.
E. F'irebaugh. Antelope; William H.
Chambers, Edison; Albert z. Hambei,
Lowemont; Charles E. Lewis, Bushong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
X. us DANCE OF THE SPRING.
Senior Glass Decides Who's to Be
Queen of the May.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 14.-Plans are
already being made at the University
of Kansas for a May festival to be
given by the students in May this year.
The custom of holding a May Day
fete was established at the university
a number of years ago. It is given
under the auspices of the college Y.
w. c. A.
The association plans to increase the
number of attractions this spring and
in every way increase the Importance
of the occasion. Miss Nadia Thomas,
secretary of the association, will have
the general supervision of the Festivals
Miss Buelah Murphy, the chairman of
the Y. w. c.. A. social committee, has
been chosen business manager. The
features of the entertainment will be
the Morris dances and the May pole
dance. Miss Mary c. Fish, director
of physical education, will train the
dancers.
The May queen will be selected by
the members of the senior class, as has
been done for former festivals. At
tendants to the May queen will be Sc
lected from the young women of other
classes. The scene of the spectacle
will be the college campus in front of
Fraser hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
SEASON OF THE FARM sAI,E.
One Feature of Agricultural Progress
That Is Sign of Times.


That Is a Sign of Times.
Abilene, Kan, Feb. 14.@This is the
season Of the farm auction a feature
of western finance that has grown
greatly in Importance as a barometer
of the actual condition of the people.
In every county, from November to
March L, the annual settlement day,
scores of farmers hold auctions. These
are advertised by bills posted on the
telephone poles, and crowds attend.
A free lunch is provided by the
farmer who puts up in paper sacks a
nuts, two or three hundred sacks be-
ing needed for each sale. Great ket-
ties of coffee furnish the drinks.
Everything. from corn and wheat in
the field to the pet dog. is sold at these
vendues. The clerk is usually from
the bank with which the farmer does
business, and he is prepared to dis
count the notes offered as they are
taken in. This month is the busy time
and two or three sales are held daily
county, each accounting for change
of $4,000 to $4,000 worth of property.
Up to a year ago the terms of sale
were: All under ten dollars, cash;
over that sum, 6 per cent interest if
paid when due, and 10 per cent if not
so paid, ten months time being given.
Today the terms are per cent. For
merly per cent discount was given
for cash; now there is seldom any such
inducement offered. Banks once
counted on taking at least half the
amount in notes; now it is rarely that
more than one-fourth is bought on
time. This indicates that the farmers
have money if they wish to spend it.
Most of the sales are held because the
owner of the farm is moving to an
other section of the country. or is re-
firing. OF late, the latter reason is
given on many bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
New Shawnee County Greenhouse.
KEEP OUT THE AIR.

The housewife in putting down" her
fruits, sees to it that the cans are per-
fectly alright, and coats her jellies
with paraf1n to keep out the air, other
wise the fruit juices would ferment
Exactly the same principle is employed
by The N. K Fairbank Company in mar
lzeting their cooking fat, Cottolene. The
Cottolene pail has unique cover pressed
on by special machines and sealed, maxi
ing the can absolutely air-tight and keep
ing the contents sweet and fresh as the
day the Cottolene was made.
With Cottolene the housewife can be
assured that she is getting a cooking
fat, pure, fresh. wholesome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
PAROLE BOARD HARD AT WORK
Nearly Half of 800 Applicants Have
Been Before ROdy.

Leavenworth, Kan. Feb. 14.-After
from 8 o'clock Monday morning until
5 O'Clock in the afternoon. the parole
board of the federal penitentiary here
continued hearing the pleas of appli-
cants until after o'clock last night.
In many cases the time of the exami-
nation was longer than on the first day
of the board meeting and often as
much as Is minutes was devoted to
each convict. At the time the session
closed nearly half the 200 applicants
had been before the board.
Among the prominent convicts ex-
amined were Frank G. Bigelow and
H. G. Coll, both Of Milwaukee, Wis. !;
Fred Lubbe, Indianapolis. Ind; H.
Schultz. Racine, Wis, and w. H.
Schinke, Cleveland, o. Al are former
bankers and serving five or ten year
sentences
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
FATAL TO TWO.
Suicides Bullet Passes Through His
Own Head and Into Another.

Denver, Feb. 14-Walter Knowles.
a bartender. was fatally wounded last
night by a bullet which penetrated his
brain having passed through the head
of William McCrary, once a wealthy
saloonkeeper of this city.
McCrary entered the saloon of his
brother, John McCrary, at Twentieth
and Curtis streets and turning his back
to the bartender, fired bullet into his
own brain. The bullet entered the
right temple, passed through and out
at the back and entered the head of
Knowles at the right temple.
McCrary died on the way to the
county hospital and Knowles cannot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
WICHITA LID HAS SLIPPED.
Fifty Joints Were in Operation There
Saturday and Sunday.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 14.-Wichita's
anti-liquor lid got the worst tilt Satur-
dav night, Sunday and Sunday night it
has experienced since this city became
CLOSED four years ago. Fifty joint
lists were engaged in dispensing liquor.
It is reported that at one Of the BUSH
est places two bartenders were en-
gagged and that at one time fifty per-
sons were drinking in the room. 1t is
said the city was more open Sunday
than it was a week ago, when a joint
list not on the main streets declares he
cleared $500 from Saturday afternoon
until Monday morning.
Wichita has had no chief of police
since the resignation of J. H. McPher-
son and the tilt of the lid has become
more noticeable every day. A fire in
the business district last week revealed
joint and gambling house equipped
for operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
"The Liver Pills act
So Naturally and
Easily"

Such a statement, coming from
the cashier of a bank, shows what
confidence responsible people have
in these pills. Mr.. A. L. Wilson
utter trying them wrote:
IT have used DR.. Miles Nerve
and Liver Pills and also your
Anti-Pain Pills, on myself, with
good results. The Liver Pills
act so naturally and so easily
that I scarcely know that
have taken a pill. Frequently
being troubled with headache I
take an Anti-Pain Pill and get
immediate relief in every case"
A L. Wilson. Sparta, Ill
Mr.. Wilson was for number
of years cashier of the First
National Bank of Sparta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
PLANNING $15O,O0O Y. NJ. c. A.
Provisional Committee Gets Financial
Secretary in Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, Kan, Feb. IA
Young Mems Christian association
building in Kansas City, Kansas. to
cost at least $150.000, is what the
provisional committee in that city has
in view. A. G. Pearson, financial sec
rotary for the state of Kansas, has
been employed by the committee to
start a canvass for funds in which the
international committee of the Y. M.
C. A. will take part.
1t is planned to have a modern
building, equipped with gymnasium,
running track, bathing pool, shower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14

without losing her share of his $4,000
estate. She shot herself through the
heart.
DIR. S. Haines. her father. died few
months ago. Miss Haines had been
going with young men of the neigh
borhood and her father drew up his
will to prevent her from marrying any
one of them for seven years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
Guaranteed Banks Lose Deposits.

Guthrie, Okla. Feb. 14.-Oklahoma
bank deposits, national and state, are
shown in consolidated report of the
state bank examiner to be $102, 40S,-
019. An increase of $1,S25,897 more
last call. The increase in deposits was
confined entirely to the 229 national
banks which gained s1,SSS,652, the
state guaranteed banks losing over
S57.755.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
DR.. Miles
Nerve and Liver Pills

are different from others. Many
kinds of liver pills are impossible"
after one trial on account of their
harshness. DIR. Miles Nerve and
Liver Pills do not act by sheer force
but in an easy, natural way, with
out gripping or undue irritation.
They are not habit forming.
If the first bottle falls to benefit, YOUR
druggist will return the price. Ask him.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart. Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14

baths, reading rooms pool and billiard
room, sleeping rooms and a restaur-
ant The building win not be started
until all the money necessary is
pledged, according to c. L. BrokaW.
a member of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
KANSAS HEIREss A SUICIDE.
Barred From Marriage Seven Years
Katherine Haines Shot Herself.

wichita, kan. Feb. 14.-Katherine
Hafnes,. 18 years old, committed sui
eide on the Haines ranch near Udall,
Cowley county because her father. at
his death, provided in his will that
she could not marry until she was Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
MEN QUARREL OVER TRAVIS.
Differences of Opinion as to His Con
duct Under Fire

Differences of Opinion as to His Con-
duct Under Fire.
lola, Kan, Feb. 14,-The lola Daily
Register in an article regarding Sena-
tor Travis and his vote on the suffrage
bill in the Kansas legislature, says:
Men could be found all around
town today who are inclined to jeer at
Senator Frank Travis as weak
kneed' and -skeered' of the women,
because he voted for suffrage. His
on the roll call, it was put up to him
individually to say whether or not the
proposition should prevail.
"AlI about stood the ladies. A
thousand expectant faces were turned
toward him. Two thousand eyes be-
sought him, limiting at smiles or anger.
Having no hair to tear. he could not
vent his feelings that way. The gilt
tering CLEAN of his Uranium, down
upon which many eyes peered, show
anguish within.
HE had prayed that the die would
be cast before his name was called,
that it would be settled and he might
decreed otherwise. She knew that he
was the authorc of the famous affinity
BILL that while he was a Mere Man
his heart throbbed in sympathy with
the Eternal Feminine. She elected
him as the perfect tribunal 70 deter
&
def1ed the menacing thunder of the ex-
ecutive, he was considered immune
from the weakness of subserviency to
applause. Here, indeed, was a Man
who would weigh nicely the delicate
question. Fate called the senator
from Allen.
at is true, to be sure, that he need
not have been quite so precipitate as
the dispatches report him, in ejecting
that stentorian aye A little thought
FIJI sid Grafton if he
properly appreciated that 100000 fiut-
tering hearts stopped in expectancy of
his answer, would have eliminated any
suspicion of stampede. 1t was the
supreme moment of his life and he
hurried by with a haste undignified If
not terrorized.
Having written a bill prescribing
the penitentiary for man who aban-
dons one trusting woman, what could
Travis do when half a million women
them the right of franchise? The
Travis Woman Suffrage proposition
bids fair to overshadow his famous
affinity bill But in this case. it
would seem to illustrate the aged
adage that some men have greatne ss
thrust upon them"
New Shawnee County Greenhouse.
Junction City, Kan, Feb. 14-Thom-
as Keeshan, jr, of the firm of Keeshan
& Son, of this city, has purchased
four acre tract three miles east of To-
peka, and expects to erect a green
house there at once. He will go into
the wholesale business, and as the
greenhouse in this city is getting too
small for the business the firm does,
the new firm will supply part of the
trade. The Keeshans are mighty good
florists, and their friends will be sorry
to see the junior member of the firm
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
BLOCK ANNEXATION
PLAN FOR PRESENT
Highland Park "Antis" Get Injunc-
tion Restraining Supervisors From
Taking Up Matter.

A temporary Injunction, returnable
Saturday morning, was issued by
Judge Murphy, THURSDAY. restraining
the board OF county supervisors from
meeting next Monday 10 consider the
matter OF q vote on the annexation
Of Highland Park to Detroit.
The injunction was asked by At
torney Robert f. Barber, on relation
OF the attorney general. Mr.. Barber
was retained by John Chaddcck,
president OF the Detroit Life lnsur-
ance Co.: George Sayles, Elmer b.
McGraw and other residents OF High
land Park opposed To annexation.
Mr.. BARRIERS contention is that un-
der the law the supervisors can hold
but two special meetings In any year,
and two specials have already been
held. The law also provides that in
case supervisor accepts any remun-
Grafton for services other than for
the regular sessions and two special
meetings, he is liable 10 a heavy fine.
Mr.. Barber made the charge In court
that fund of $3.50 had been raised
by the annexationlsts and deposited
with the county clerk with which 20
pay the supervisors for their services.
He claimed that this could not be
considered anything else than a bride,
and was one OF the things designed
to be prevented when the law was
framed, making II a risdemeanor for
supervisor to accept pay for ses-
sions not provided by law
Mr.. Barber also declared that the
saloon element Is behind all the agi
tation for annexation, and is urging
upon the supervisors the holding of
another election in about three
months after the taxpayers had ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to it.
MI. Barber, who in addition to be-
ing attorney for the residents OF
Highland Park, Is also a citizen of
the village, declared the village is
getting along well enough without.
the city.
What has Detroit that We
haven't" he asks. I'VE have water.
gas, electric lights and sewers. We
now have one of the most up.to-date
auto fire engines in the world, ample
police protection and q flying motor
cycle squadron equal TO that OF De-
troit. And we haven't got saloons.
Any one knows the Watson ordinance
will not keep saloons out OF the vii
lage.'
The village paid in taxes last year
$4,000 less than it would have had
to pay had 1t been Fart of the city,
and the saving next year, with the
increased assessment, will be about
100000"
Judge Murphy in granting the tenn
porary injunction, said he had no de-
sire TO embarrass the board of super
visors, so he set the matter for an
early hearing. Attorney Barber said
the date was Of little consequence as
the matter would be carried TO the
supreme court In any event.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
ADDED ACT ON TEMPLE BILL.
J. c. Nugent Unintentionaliy Pro.
vides Amusing Incident.

The Temple bill this week-sufi-
cient in itself to please the most ex-
acting-contributed an extra number
one night this week, unconsciously. j.
c. Nugent had just finished his lines
in The Squarer," a playlet which
begins bibulously but ends with an
impressive bit of red-ribbon reform
sentiment, when the stage was dark
ened for the scene-shifting. Forgetful
Of the raised curtain, Nugent stepped
into his dressing room at the left OF
the stage and the food of light from
the interior silhoueted his figure be-
fore the audience with a water pitcher
at his lips from which he was taking
long deep pull. The audience caught
the humor of the pantomime at once,
and unintended The Squarer' had 10
use his art upon the crowd OF Charters
behind scenes.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
IMPERSONATEs ALDERMAN.
Jerry Dougherty Fails In Effort Te
Get Friend Out Of Jail.

Jerry Dougherty MAJ be all right
in the role of prince Of panhandlers
and leader of the can gang" but as
an impersonator of aldermen, he Is
very, very bad.
sOne of Jerry's friends was arrested,
Wednesday night, as d drunk. IL was
John Hayes. John WAS acting rather
nasty in the vicinity cf Bethune and
Oakland.aves. Jerry telephoned TO po-
lice court, Thursday morning. lie
said he was Aid. HAPPIER and hat
Hayes must be released Immediately.
The only trouble with Dougherty's
arrangement for Hayes immediate
release was that Henri Mertsch, clerk
in the police court, recognized Jer-
rvs voice.
When Hayes appeared before Police
Justice Stein, Jerry's duplicity was
exposed. The Judge let Hayes go on
suspended sentence.