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The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-11
A Saving On
Small Wares

Ladies' ParasoIs, $1.25-A small lot
OF fancy parasols worth up to $2.25.
Closing our price, $1.25.
Chlidren's ParasoIs. 1Oc-A good
line of colors. We include our 15c
values at the 10c price.
soc Hat Pins, 25c-Rhinestone or
fancy settings.
Hair Puffs, 59c-The quality you
would usually pay $1.25 to $3.50 for
at credit stores.
Torchon Laces, 31lc-Insertion
edges to match from inch to 212
inches wide.
ESQ Gloves, 19c-Assorted colors. 2
button style. Isle finish, sizes and
6 II only.
$50 Long Silk Gloves, 69c-Black
only, 16-button length. Sizes and
61z.
Barrettes, 1Oc-A large assortment
to choose from, shell or amber eff
fects.
25c Ribbon, 15c-Floral or Dres-
den patterns, also an assortment of
colors in striped MORE. Up to six
inches wide. Splendid for sashes,
hair ribbons and trimming.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-11

finished lisle; dainty boot pattern
Close out price, 19e.
Fine Gauze Hose, 15c-We know {
stores that get 25c for the same qua
ity-black or tan, elastic top. Today an
tomorrow, per pair $50.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-11

Lawn Dresses, CSC, worth up to $1.59
light and medium colors, kimono
sleeve, splendid for house wear.
S2.95 Dress, $1.98, dutch or high
neck, made of good quality gingham.
Sold for $2.95. Special, $1.98.
Wash Skirts, 98c-In white, blue and
tan-some skirts in the lot worth $3.50.
Our great clearance sale price, $50.
S5.95 Silk Pongee Coats, S3.95-Coat
collar, fancy trimming, plain turn back
cuffs, full length.
Long KimonO, 39c-Made of good
grade lawn. worth 49c. Special, 39G.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

woodchuck. and take hui sca"' interest
in i, unless II be to make II serve for
tho amusement Of children In the IA
miljar topgue-twisting conundri'n. How
mucb wood would woodchtcR CHUCK!
and ,be rest Of II. But on Candlemas Day
we ,urn to +, as nnxiously ms we turn
toward the official weather man Oh the
morning Of championship o"'' game
Tbus for do our thoughts run already
into the summer under the impetus
oe the fnfilmcnt of the grouhn hog :
prophecy. ~
Still. ler rs not put too mucn fai'h IN
this proverbial fortune teller VINO may
vet no proved to have been wrong by
his colleague the squirrel. with his extra
coat Of fur. We still have third OF the
winter before us. and West and North
are lust as likely rs not 10 seho Us
rricid reminder Of the day. But it was
n creot dav. nevertheless. for the ground
hoo which has become the humble wool
chuck again for another year, and 1t was
n great dav for all of MS. whom lts sue
cess appears to have pleased hugely be-
cause in the midst of the stress OF mod
ern life. We retain the ancestral love Oh
the nicturesoueness Of animal lore
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

form bill times. there could be no such
difficulty. But TO deprive the party and
the nation OF the fully effective services
o. several hundred Of the best men Is a
step which will hardly ne taken without
most earnest search for an alternative.
There may he an expectation that the
mere making of such n threat will con
strain the present House of Lords to
yield and To accept the governments
anti-veto bill. OF that we arc not at
all sure The resOlute temper which has
been displayed by the Unionist leaders
of the upper house Is certainly not in
dcatve of any such yielding. 1t Is
quite possible that If such n threat were
made to them they would defy II. and
would decide that If they were TO I've
deprived of their power in legislation
they might as well have in such deprva-
ton the company Of five hundred of
their opponents. But il still seems most
probable. aud certainly most desirable.
tat some middle course Of compromise
will yet he found which will give to the
Kingdom the relief from anachronistic
conditions which ii sOrely needs without
imposing upon II the strange anomaly
when some current proposals would in
vOlve
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
A RIVAL FOR REILLY
How a London Policeman Stopped
Red Flag Parade.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me 10 express my admiration
for your recent cartoons. and. believing
you to be impartial and just In your
criticism. want TO tell you aoout so'he
thing I witnessed when in London some
few years ago While passing through
harrington Road I saw large proces
sion coming toward me. man In 'front.'
was carrying a large red nag. and many
OF the men and women In the procesS'o''
were carving small red nags. big mon
was following behind and croWding on
either side
] saw policeman step from the side-
walk into the middle OF the road and matt
the procession. Speaking few WORDS 10
the man with the red flag In front. the
policeman snatched the flag from the ieao-
er's hands and collared him. The process
sion broke up. and the policeman walked
the man TO the station house. Upon max
inx INQUIRY I was told the procession was
formed in Clerkenwell to protest against
the hanging of three members Of their
order in Manchester some time previous.
Upon seeing your cartoon in yesterday $
paper It Immediately brought back 10 my
memoir the sight had witnessed, ard nav
ing read In your paper and in other publ
cations some very severe remarks on the
London police, thought II only fair TO let
YOU know how they act sometimes when
allowed TO use their own Judgment.
TOM GALE.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
GFrom The Tribune Bureau

u.osbington Feb. Mrs. James :. Sner-
man took her two young house guests. MISS
Mary Miller and Miss Gertrude Miller OF
rr,ica "a Annapolis this afternoon ann
thew remained for the hop Tonight 1hey
we're entertained at luncheon to-day by
Misc Nargery Ale.hire and numper Oh
vouns women were asked TO meet theii'
Miss Helen Taft was entertained AZ dinner
tonight. with Representative ana "i'
John ". Dwight as hosts. other sues's
were Mr.. and Mrs. Medill McCormhch' oi
Chicago; Countess Lulse-Alexandra Won
Bernstorff. Miss Elsie Aldrtch Miss MARION
Crosby. Miss Marion Oliver. MISS Mar
southerland. Miss Elizabeth Hicks OF Oall-
fornis: Count Pourtales. German aldcue'
Oden Horstmann. Lieutenant Commander
putler. Frank Ellis, Henry du Pont, MAJOR
Rhodes and Commander McCuliey.
Mrs Leonard Wood invited numoer OF
women 10 luncheon to-day to meet MIS-
FREDERICK W. Vanderbilt. who has spent
few davs here and left the city this AFTER
noon for her home in New York.
Jouard Greenley. 81 New York. arrived
bere this afternoon to spend Sunday with
u- and Mrs. Edison Bradley, who VIII IN
wife guests 10 meet him a luncheon at inc
Chevy Chase Club tomorrow.
Among the hosts entertaining large dinner
parties tonight were Mr.. and Mrs. car
ence Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gam
u,ho had number OF Cabinet members,
d,n,omats and others with them; Mr.. and
Mrs Eldridge Jordan and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hollister Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. David s. Barry announce
the engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth r. Barry, 10 Sevellon l." Brown
son or Mrs. Sevellon 4. Brown. The wed
ding date has not been set.
The engagement was announced here TO-
day OF Miss Cornelia Janin and Lieutenant
Alexander Sharp L. S. y. The wedding
will take place in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague entertained
a large dinner party tonight
Colonel and Mrs. Joseph Garrard were
hosts at an informal dance in their quar-
ters at Fort Meyer tonight, number OF
Young people going from Washington.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
THE WANDERINGS or ULYSSES

THE WANDERINGS or ULYSSES.
Seven cities warred for Homer being
dead. who living had no roofe TO shrowd
"his head" And now it Is the turn OF
crafty Ulysses. the identity OF whose
kingdom is again in question. Up TO the
end Of the last century the modern
Ithaki claimed the Wanderer dead. nor
did the other islands Of the 1onian
group contest its right 10 the distinction.
Even the archRolOgists considered that
problem OF HOmeric study at least as
settled. There was. first of all. the
its identity with ancient Ithaca. and. 10
clinch the matter. supreme proof of the
accuracy Of the assumptions; there was
the cyClOpean ruin on It's shore. unmis-
takably the remains OF the palace where
Penelope wove and unravelled and the
suitors revelled and wooed. where faith
ful Argos waited neglected. content 10
die when he had heard again the voice
Of the human deity Of his allegiance
Ithaki was Ithaca: that was An article
of faith with its inha bitants, with lovers
OF Homer and with wandering tourists.
II was not till 1903 that modern
scientist came forward TO destroy the
tradition. He was man OF unQues-
tionable authority. Dr. Dorpfeld, director
of the German archaeological institute
Of Athens. He not only disposed Of the
claims Of Tthaki. he gave the laurel to
many and circumstantial. and seemed
conclusive TO him and to a host Of
others. Ulysses wandered thlther In the
spirit.
And still he cannot rest: he still must
move on: for now Greek archROlogist.
Dr. Cawadias. Of the University of
Athens, comes forward with new
theory based on recent excavations else
where. He agrees with bis German
colleague in dispOsing Of the claim of
diminished Ithaki altogether. but differs
with him IA TO Leucadia. II Is not there.
either. he maintains. that stood the
home Of UlySses's longing. the feathery
smoke from its hearth floating luringly
above it in his day dreams, but on still
a third IOnian island Cephalonia. He
bases his claim on the hundred Myce-
mean tombs discovered there. together
with the usual vases and other objects
Of art. Thus the question stands for
the moment between two claimants. each
with its eminent advocate. But there
are many more Ionian islands. and some
enteIprising inhabitant of one of them
may yet unearth on his own bit Of rocky
soil the piece Of evidence that alone
would settle the matter once for all
the bow OF Ulysses itself. Meanwhile.
the spirit Of the son Of Laertes is kept
lowering uneasily between two warning
islands, q Wanderer still
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
GOVERNOR AND HIGHWAYS.

We are not able to- follow the logic OF
Governor Dixs remarks before the Al
banv Chamber OF Commerce on his pro-
posed highway legislation. No one VIII
question that the Governor Is the
earnest advocate Of good roads that he
professed TO be, and no one is ready 20
believe that he would legislate the pres
ent highway commission ont OF ONCE
for merely partisan ends. Yet what IL
the gain which he has in mind? He
spoke Of the commission as one Of the
irresponsible commissions that owe
mo allegiance 10 any other authority
outside OF themselves" and said that
he desired, to have road building IN
charge Of commission responsible 10
"the people" But how would RESPONSE
bility be increased by the changes In the
law proposed by the Governor?
The present commission consists OF
three men appointed by the Governor
The commission proposed by Mr.. DIX
would consist Of three men. two Of them
appointed by the Governor and me
other. the State Engineer and surveyor
elected by the people. Responsibility
I'm the present situation IS plainly and
unmistakably with the Governor. lf
the commissioners fail to do their duty
he should cause their removal from
office. Under Governor DiX's plan re-
sponslblity would he partly divided be-
tween the Governor and the state En-
gineer and Surveyor. The present plan
is simple and easy Of public apprehen-
sion. The highway commissioners are
In charge Of tho highways and nothing
else. Under Governor Di1's plan two
members Of the commission would have
other duties. very important ones, so
that they would have little time TO give
10 the work Of highway building and su-
pervision and good excuses If ii went
wrong: while the other commissioner
would be the executive head Of the de-
patmcnt whose exact authority and
responsibility. as distinct from that Of
the commission as whole. would never
he perfectly clear in the public mind.
Compared with the present system, Mr..
Dix's plan appears complicated, and re-
sponsibility under #, instead Of being
concentrated as now. would be divided.
Moreover, the state supposed that the
object of Governor Dix was TO do away
with government by commission and
he himself remarked 10 the Albany
Chamber Of Commerce: II am against
government by commission" Yet the
total effect Of the change proposed Is to
substitute for commission chosen In
one way another commission chosen in
another NaV
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
m THE BERKSHlRES.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribuns

tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
LtnoX, Feb. 4.-Mr. and Mrs. Chhe
Mellen and Miss Marion Mellen arr'e
afternoon in Stockbridge in Presiden' ,
lens private car. They will spend Two ~
there visiting their country place on W
extensive changes are being MADE.
George II. Morgan. who has been ser
ly I'll for several weeks, Is no" sple
up. Miss Caroline S. MorCan. Of New J.
is at Neptfort Hall. a
Francis Bullard has arrived al ihe ~
Hotel. III
Richard Goodman and the Miss"
man will start soon for Washington
they viii visit friends for several VIZ
The marriage OF Miss Katherine Le"
OF Pittsfeld. and Arthur W. Ea1'
take place on Monday AZ the WINE
Inu, in Pittsheld "A
Senator ". Murray crane, OF MAJ
setts. arrived in Pltts6eld this aiier'.
Mrs Edward Y Wharton has
from Paris that she Will return 70
and will open her villa in June. 4
Mrs. William II. Bradford dsPa''' y,
week for Atlantic City 70 join MY A''
Lindsay Fairfax
Mr.. and Mr.. George Z. Co'e",
Philadelphia. who have been al '''
Hotel. returned today.
Miss Irene BigeloN has arrived vl
Or. and Mrs. Ransom Hooker
York. have opened Anson Phelps
villa on Lake Mahkeenac tor sewers a
Mrs. Reginald Il. Belknsp ana u" I'd
ginia Field. who had been IN Nc"
have returned to Stockbridge.
Mr.. and Ms. Edwards Spencer "@
cided 10 build a villa on their piop''
Laurel Lake s.,, II
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baty bla"e
turned from Boston TO their couhu'
Mrs. George Westinghouse VIII ''',. q!
Ersklne Park for a week lonser oS'' 4,
ing TO New York for the remainue'
winter. Mrs. Westinghouse haS -
guests Mrs. X. ID. ". Mailar! an'
Of Springfield
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
a SAFEGUARD FOR DYNAMITE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR The recent dynamite disaster
would never have happened had this pow
erful explosive been properly packed.
Having myself handled dynamite | know
that under certain conditions IT should be
handled with greater care than at other
times
As a reader OF The Tribune would sug-
gest that the manufacturers OF dynamite
be compelled to wrap each and every stick
OF the explosive in paper-coveref excel
sior padding Dynamite packed in this way
can be handled very roughly without dan
ger OF exploding. n. n. GORDON.
ldleWild n y Feb. 8. 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
GPOTTNG ~ FAVOR.

II is interesting TO note the extent and
character of the support which the Ca
madam reciprocity agreement is receiv-
ing IN the agricultural states Of the
Northwest. From the attitude Of many
Northwestern politicians at Washington
10 might have been imagined that the
TcOple Of that section were about to rise
~ one man and dcnOuncC convention
intended 10 bring about a free exchange
of foodStuftS between the United States
aud Canada But the alarm attributed
t. the farming interest in the border
region has evidently been greatly eXag-
ccratcd. and. 10 judge from the express
sionS Of the leading newspapers in Iowa,
Nebraska and Minnesota. the voters Of
the Northwest are more inclined 10 ac-
Crpt the view of President Taft. that
frecr trade with Canada will hc of inn
menSc advantage than the view Of Sen
aIor Lafayette Young aud other oppo-
ncnts Of reciprocity. that the entry ~
Canadian agricultural products VIII spell
ruin 10 the Northwestern farm.
The Nebraska state Journal" the
other day warmly commended the junior
Senator from Nebraska, Mr. Norris
Brown. for declaring in favor of the
agreement Resolutions denouncing
reciprocity with Canada are pending in
the Nebraska Legislature. but The State
Journal" thinks that they reflect only
EaSty Judgment and that the Nebraska
voters will sustain Senator Brown,
ft, ip1c N
this issue II contrasts favorably with the
attitude Of Representative and Senator
elect Hitchcock. who has so far kept his
ear 10 the ground and carefully avoided
committing himself one way or the
other
"Thc Dcs Moines Register and
Leader" the most representative Pro
gressive newspaper I'm Iowa. strongly
supports the agreement on grounds of
national policy II said the other. day:
The minute We establish preferential
trade relations with Canada a friendly
feeling is encouraged Canada to-day
buve more Of us than any nation in the
world but England and Germany. The
possibilities or the future are immeas-
llrable As the great Western Wilds are
filled. a considerable sprinkling being
Americans. the tide Of trade north and
south will become one Of the great fac
tors in our commerce. IL is not a mat
Ter Of a dozen eggs more or less in New
York CITY. IL is a matter Of the great
future, one step leading To another as
bonds of mutual interest eventually
bring the western continent TO com
mcrcial unity.
In Minnesota all the leading news
papers heartily favor policy which
will undoubtedly greatly enlarge trade
between the upper Mississippi Valley
and the Northwest Of Canada. cstab-
Ijshlng new north and south lines i
communication and diyerting southward
commerce which now goes east to Mont
real. THE Duluth Nor--Tribune' in IT'S
Issue- of "Wednesday last th- stated
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
EORT MHENRI

The withdrawal Of a part of the gar
rison Of Fort McHenry rnews specula-
tion and apprehension concerning the
ultimate fate of that historic place.
There have been intimatiOns Of the en-
tire Withdrawal OF the garrison and the
abandonment Of the fort as a military
post. and perhaps Of its transformation
for other uses. Beyond doubt. practical
considerations Of military administra-
tion must largely prevail in such mat
ters. A garrison cannot he continued
where II Is not needed or whore II could
not be useful and a fortif1ca ton cannot
he maintained as such under similar
circumstances merely for the sake Of
sentiment and historical associations.
And vet these latter considerations are
not and should not he without certain
weight.
1he withdrawal of the garrison does
not necessarily imply abandonment. nor
is transforma ton essentially synony-
nous with desecration. II may he unde-
sirabe 10 maintain the fort longer as Il
fort or TO continue in il an effective
military force. Yet our military reser-
vations and public grounds are not Of
so vast extent as 10 render impra ctica-
bic or improper the retention among
them Of that little area : nor would il
he dangerous depletion Of our mill
tary establishment small as the army is.
10 detail perhaps half dozen men TO
occupy the place-even Veterinarians
or pensioners would serve as care
takers.
The desirabllity Of some such pro-
vision and Of the retention OF the fort
In something like it's historic aspect
should be obvious. Steps have just been
taken 10 protect Mount Vernon from the
intrusion OF undesirable neighbors. even
at n distance Of miles. Fort McHenry
IS not the equal Of Mount Vernon IN
patriotic and historic interest. And yet
the spot which inspired the writing or
our national anthem should surely be
held Of too much interest to permit It's
abandonment to deSolation or its degra-
dation to the uses Of cattle pen.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
New York. Feb. 4. 1911.
TIE SWORD OF pAMocLEs.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I notice that few days ago four
persons were killed IN Philadelphia In con-
sequence Of the blowing down OF signs
Last year a life was sacrificed In Broad
way in this city In similar manner
Surely. when sign blows down and IN
lures or kills an unfortunate pedestrian II
must not be denominated IAN accident"
but criminal culpability, both on the part
OF the owner OF the premises on when
these hideous and insecurely fastened signs
are placed and the municipal officials ana
they should be held TO strict accounta-
bllty for such wanton neglect In SAFE
guarding the lives of the public.
The plethora OF monstrous fantastic signs
10 be seen on buildings in prominent tnor-
oughfares IS disgraceful. They are alike
dangerous and em!nently dishguring.
MARY SCOTT ROWLAND.
New York Feb. T. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
THEATRE TICKET SPECTATORS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! was very much interested in your
cartoon in Thursdays issue. Nuisance No
2. Ticket Spectators" II IS high time this
nuisance was abated These loafers. who
violate the law against pedling. annoy
tneatregoers, misrepresent the location Of
seats. are often insulting and always a
nuisance, should be dealt with as the law
provides. The police say the magistrates
will not hold the spectators, and generally
rebuff the officers who make tho arrests.
The Board OF Aldermen has had many
resolutions to abate the nuisance brought
before it, These resolutions are referred
10 a committee. where they are promptly
plgeonhoed and never heard from again.
What influence is brought 10 bear 70 pro-
tect these loafers? Or is the Board OF AL
dermen inca pable OF framing a license law
that will hold?
More persons should avoid buying OF
these fellows and in that way make their
business Improbable.
A CONSTANT READER.
Nor York Fen 3 IaII.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
THE GR0TND HOG.

Forgotten are all the prophecies Of a
long and hard winter communicated 10
us by observers Of animal life last De-
cember We do not even stop. in the
enthusiasm Of the moment. 10 remember
the warning Of the squirrels extra heavy
coat Of fur reported at that time The
ground hog Is the hero Of the hour. 10
him we pin our faith. He came out ~
his retreat. failed 10 see his own shadow.
did not go back for another six weeks If
Information. and behold. an incipient
snowstorm was turned into one Of rain,
with an accompaniment of summery
lightning and thunder. A clever weather
prophet, indeed, is the ground hog. which
appears 10 have accepted the change
from the Julian 10 the Gregorian caleu-
dar without confusion. Part Of our de-
light comes. no doubt. from the thorough
ncss with which the rain cleaned our
streets They needed IT. But our chief
plea sure is i'm the animal itself
ON any other day but February We
call the Wealherwise little turnover a