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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
MRS. EVANS POSITION.
Woman Member of School Board Ex-
plains Her Attitude on Election.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
L wish to say a few words about the
manner of electing the superintendent
for our public schools by the board of
education. I do not wish to discuss at
this time the wisdom of the action
finally taken. Many people have the
idea which has found expression in
the newspapers that the board is I'M
der obligation to discuss with the peo-
pie the question of the qualifications
of candidates for this position in the
schools. A delegation of citizens pre-
sented to the board at the recent meet
ing certain arguments in favor of the
retention of our present superintend-
emit, and [ think there is some feel
ing that the board should have re
sponded in some way to these argu-
ments, presumably by undertaking to
answer them. Many persons doubtless
believe that 1t is the duty of a body
like the board of education to make
some public statement of the reasons
which influence it's action in a case
like this. Action, without such public
discussion, is sometimes characterized
as star chamber proceedings or as the
running of band wagon over oppo-
Now what I wish to do is to serious
" question whether it is practicable,
or even If so, desirable for the board
of education to make a public canvass
of the merits of a candidate.
Where an official is directly chosen
nv the people public discussion of
qualifications is of course necessary.
hut even here the desire to produce
an effect frequently leads to insinceri-
~ and what is termed an appeal to
fhe galleries. What purpose, however,
does such discussion serve where the
selection of one public agent is dele
gated to one or a body of other public
agents?
The president does not discuss in
pubIic the qualifications of men pro-
bench or place in the cabinet or any
other public Office which he is re-
ouired to fill.
Does it make any difference that the
appointing power is vested in several
persons? The purpose of discussion is
to influence action. The purpose of
discussing qualifications of a candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

New York, the charming operetta was
also being presented in Paris, London,
Berlin. ST. Petersburg and Vienna.
The piece, through its music, and
dances, and refined mer-iment, has a
universal appeal and in each of the
cities was just as successful as in any
of the others.
Madame X,' the sensational emo
tional melodrama, which Henry w.
Savage is to offer here Friday at the
Grand, in its massive entirety, following
record-breaking runs in Chicago, and
New York, is referred to in theatricd;
circles as a dramatic Merry Widow
because of the unprecedented financial
returns its presentation has attracted
both in Europe and America Just as
1.-THE Merry Widow established. new
high-water records of attendance in
the field of light opera, Madame x"
is proving the most potent box office
magnet yet given to the dramatic
Stage, and it is asserted that Manager
Sayage's profits from Bissons ceIe-
brated drama will be as great as the
fortune earned by the famous Lebar
opera.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
Health and Beauty Queries
BY MRS. MAE MARTIN.

ounce of almozoin in half-pint of cold
water, add two teaspoontuls glycerine,
stir well and let stand for a few hours.
Nightly massaging with this almozoln
cream jelly softens the skin and removes
blackheads, while its continued use will
give to the face that perfect glow of
youthful health. You will find almoZoin
inexpensive and any druggist can supply
it.
Anna c.: The condition you describe
is not eczema of the scalp but is likely
caused through using injurious soaps or
shampoo mixtures, which have robbed the
scalp of the only secretion necessary to
keep it in a healthy condition. l am sure
you can overcome this if you buy some
canthroX and dissolve teaspoonful in a
cup of hot water. This makes enough for
one good shampoo, and although its cost
is trifling, it stops itchineSS and soon cor
reefs the dry, scaly condition of the scalp.
It would be advisable to use the quinzoin
hair tonic, mentioned in another para
graph. as it is splendid tonic in all scalp
and hair troubles
Maxine: Your thin, straggly, falling
hair with dandruff is due to starved
condition of the hair follicies. and unless
soon looked after will be a serious matter.
You can make an excellent and mex
Pgnsve Of har toms f at nom II you get ad
dissolve it in one-half pint alcohol, then
add one-half pint of water. This makes
full pint of excellent tonic for the hair,
and a few careful treatments of the scalp
with this brings back the silky lustre to
the hair and promotes a luXurlant growth.
J. V. M: You are right in saying that
dull, listless eyes detract from womanly
beauty. The burning sensation of which
you speak does not call for eyeglasses,
but rather an eye tonic If you make up
the Following simple and inexpensive eye
lotion you will obtain quick relief: Get
an ounce of crystos from the drug store
and dissolve in a pint of warm water.
One or two drops of this harmless liquid
in each eye will strengthen the eve
muscles and renew the sparkle to the eye.
Read Mrs. Martyrs Book, Beauty" IS.
seu1o0f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
NEW VARIETIES OF FRESH
HOMEMADE CANDIES

Our home made candies are be-
coming more and more popular.
We added our candy department,
simply to demonstrate that really
good candies that are absolutely
pure, CAN be made to sell at reas-
enable prices.
Nothing but absolutely the BEST
ingredients are used and the ut
most in cleanliness is practiced in
the making. You can safely eat
and give your children candies
from here. They are never cheap
ened by adulteration or inferior
materials.
Tomorrow we will have:
Almond butter-scotch, lb. zoe
Cream cocoanut, lb. Csc
Walnut Carame1s, lb. $500. soc
Extra quality peanut brittle, Id. zoe
Besides these, we carry a choice
assortment of strictly high grade
chocolates. selling as low as 40c
per lb. in bulk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
GEORGE BERNHART MARRIED.
Farmers Saw Mourning Card While
Attending Sale at Olathe.

Kansas City, Feb. THE Rernhart
murder mystery in Johnson county.
Kansas, of a few weeks ago. which has
never been solved, was called to mind
when evidence was found that the son,
George Bernhart, one of the four vic
Tins of the brutal murder. and who
was supposed to have been bachelor,
had been married.
Where or when this marriage was
contracted and what became of the
wife are matters for conjecture, for no
one in the neighborhood appears to
have had any knowledge of the exist
ence of such a woman.
The first knowledge brought to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

Julia NJ: 1t is natural to grow heavier
during cold weather months, but your
weight is increasing too rapidly, and
would suggest a simple treatment WhlciR
is splendid for taking off flesh. Get from
the druggist four ounces of parnotls ana
dissolve in ~. pints OF water "A
tablespoonful of this before each meal
will gradually take off the supertluous
weight. This treatment is harmless.
costs little and requires no starving pul
you must be sure to get parnotls.
Elsie T.: It is ungallant for your sweet
heart to chide you about the doWhy
growth on your face, but II you follow
these simple directions the hair can be
easily removed: Buy an ounce or deia-
tone from your druggist. mix a httle Win
enough water to make a paste, ana Apply
TO the hairy surface. Let remain Tor Two
or three minutes, then rub off and wash
the surface well. While delatone IS a
little expensive, one application usually
does the work
May: Stop using face powders and try
this liquid powder for that shiny look
and your complexion will soon resume its
natural healthy tint: Dissolve four ounces
OF spurmaX in one-halt pint hot water,
add two teaspoonfuls gIycerine, shake well
and let cool. This applied to the skin 5
surface after washing clears and cleanses
it and gives it a pink and white glow not
obtainable with powder and rouge. Any
druggist can supply spurmaX, and 1t IS
inexpensive.
Hermes: Face lotions will not rid your
face of its pimpleS and liver spots. This
condition is caused through impurities in
the blood finding their way to the skins
surface. What you require is blood
cleanser and system tonic, and if you will
prepare this inexpensive recipe, the skin
will become clear and you will feel much
better: Get an ounce of kardene from
your druggist and dissolve in one-half pint
alcohol adding one-half cup sugar then
hot water to make a quart. Take table
spoonful before each meal, and I'm sure
you will find it excellent.
Bride: Here is a splendid recipe for
greaseless massage cream: Dissolve an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

r. w. Davis and J. j. Gillispie, farm
ers living near Linden. Kan, came to
Chief of Police w. E, Griffin of KAN
sas City and told of having seen a
mourning card at the Bernhart home
on the occasion of the sale of the farm
implements bearing the following in
scription: esDied, December IS, 1902,
Mrs. George Bernhart."
The black bordered card is said to
have been found among the effects al
the Bernkart home after the inquest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
~NOW THAT'S WHAT L CALL
REAL PIE!"

That's what a certain man said
the other day at dinner. He was a
newly married man, and a man
with a marked fondness for pie.
He thought he was paying his
young wife, a well deserved COM
pliment for her culinary profit
cheney. She was clever enough to
accept it and well she might, for
she had been clever enough to stop
at the Ideal and buy the pie.
Ladies! men like pies that are
broad and thick-that are juicy
and sweet-that are crisp crusted
and brown. We make that kind;
pure, wholesome, delicious. For
15c you can choose from all the
varieties you might name. That's
as cheap as you can make them
they're as good as anybody can
make.
Try an Ideal Pie on your hus-
band tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
szwIEBAk-MALTED TOAST.

Zwiebak is an excellent, nourish-
ing and strength building food. 1t
is made of matted dough, cut into
dainty slices of uniform size and
baked to a delicious brown. When
served with hot milk and butter,
hot water and butter or simply
re-warmed and served plain, it is
delicious.
When you buy Zwiebak here,
you get it fresh and crisp from the
oven, before it has lost any of its
foody strength. 1t sells at 15c
pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

things and the well selected box of
dainties which she secured from
us, certainly must have pleased her
more than usual, for she rendered
us the neat courtesy of an auto
graphed photo.
The assortment of good things to
eat was not special, but just ordin-
airy eatables, which, when chosen
here are always extraordinary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

at Olathe, and subsequently was said
to have been turned over to Mrs
Nancy Mason, the only living child. As
to just what effect the finding of this
card may have, or its relative inn
portance, the police authorities of this
city or the johnson county authorities
do not say.
whether there are any children 1iv-
ing is a question which interests the
police
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
round.
At the Grand Tonight.

1.-THE Dollar Princess company,
which appears at the Grand tonight,
had the distinction last year of running
in the six largest cities in the world
At the same time the piece was rum
ming at the Knickerbocker theater,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

in too much of either. and the alloy
is spoiled, but better have too much
of friendship than the other way
round
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
GADsKI WAS SURELY PLEASED

Did you see the photograph of
Madame Gadski in the papers Sat
urday and Sunday? The one which
was headed: Great Singer Pays
Ideal Bakery Fine Compliment,
and at the bottom of which was
written in German the autograph
of the madam, by her own hand?
Gadski has a fondness for bakery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

Sophomore-What are you going to do
when you leave college. old chap? Senior
We'll, 1 haven't decided on anything
definite for the first year except to come
back for the class reunion.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
Blew on Her Own Head.

Ottumwa. Ia. Feb. 7.-Thelma
Chadd, aged 6, daughter of Mrs. Elmer
Chadd. living few miles south of
here, blew off the top of her head
while playing with a shotgun late yes
terday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
MEATS AND DELICATESSEN
FRESHLY COOKED.

You can buy here, at a nominal
price, almost any sort of meat or
delicatessen you might care for:
all ready to serve without work in
the kitchen.
Among the meats is roast beef,
baked ham, roast chicken with
dressing, fried chicken, roast pork.
mince meat. 'scalloped oysters. cold
tongue, meat loaf, meat pie. etc.
The delicatessen includes Boston
baked beans, rice and tapioca pud-
ding. cottage cheese, spaggetti, po-
tato salad, bread pudding, maca-
roni and cheese and Swiss and
Cream Cheese.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

everybody reads the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
IDEAL BAKERY

The Place That's Different.
12f w. 9Th st. Phones 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

Mrs. Benjamin Scanddrett gave an in
formal card party this afternoon at
her home, 1906 West Tenth street. for
Mrs. Willard Reed of Faribault, MINI.
About dozen guests were asked. Mrs.
Reed will leave Friday of this week to
return to her home in Faribault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07

The Elks will give an informal dance
Thursday night at the Elks' hall, for
the members and their families.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
Aherdeen Fire Coincidence

Aberdeen-Refore the ashes had
cooled from the fire which destroy
ed the Milwaukee passenger sta
ton and freight depot Monday,
workmen were nutting UP a tenn
porarv frame structure TO serve as
a ticket office and waiting room, and
the offices of the division officials of
the road were removed to the newly
completed Advance ThresEer COM
pany's building. where they will be
housed for the present. The morning
Of the fire a local paper received a
letter from President A. J. Earring OF
the Milwaukee, stating the necessity
for a larger passenger station in Alb
erdeen. This letter. by a coincidence.
arrived inst as fire was wiping out
the old station. 1t is supposed, from
the tenor of the presidents letter.
that the road will give the CITY some
thing handsome in the way of a pas
senger station when the burned build
ing is replaced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
Patriarchs Militant

Sioux Falls-Arrangements are n
der way for a meeting of the Patri-
archs Militant, the military deg ee OF
the |. o. o. F.. TO be held here Monday
afternoon and evening, Febru"rv 9Th.
Representatives from every Canton OF
the state. and from some Minnesota
and Iowa towns will be present. An
officer from st. Paul will be here for
the purpose of giving instructions In
the ritualistic work, swo' d drills. and
floor movements, and il is expected
that a very interesting and valua-
Bile meeting will result. Officers Of
the state department coun ii and OF
each Canton will be in attendance.
Every Chevalier in reach will pl ase
take this as a personal invitation to
attend this meeting. The Csntons are
expected to take an important part
in the dedication OF the home at Dell
Rapids during Grand Lodge in May,
and this drilling will be a great help
in hat connection.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
Horses For Uncle Sam

Beadwood-For the purpose of en-
courasang the breeding of saddle
horses in this section for COVE n
ment use, a meeting of horse breed
ers was held at Stureis. where
the Black Hills Horse Breeders as
sociatien was organized and a de-
termination expressed to push its
new work. The temporary president
Is Lieut.. f.. B. Edwards. of Fort
Meade. the instigator of the move
ment, and the temporary secretary is
A. j. Helms, of Sturgis. Commit
tees were appointed to draw up by
laws and a constitution and also TO
enrosl new members. The defense
in congress of Congressman Martin
In behalf of the range horse for gov
ernment purposes was wa mly praised.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
Ignorance.

Laura Jean Libbey, discussing In
Brooklyn her appearance on the
stage, said:
Il talk in my m0nologue about love.
marriage and the other interests of
the heart. On these subjects women,
especially young women, are strangely
ignorant.
They really make me think, you
know. of the little girl who was asked
by her teacher:
What can you tell us Of Solo,
mon?
Solomon replied the little girl
was very fond OF animals
And how. my dear, said the
teacher, do you make that Out?'
Because answered the little
girl, the Bible says he had five hun
dred porcupines.'"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
A Corner in Candles.

As an example OF trusts and mOnop-
olies prevalent even in thai early day
it may be mentioned that in 1850 one
Benjamin Crabb obtained the exclus-
i've right to make sperm candles in
Massachusetts for II years.
A year later, however, a factory was
started in Providence, R. l.. and with
in the decade there were eight fac.
tories in New England and one in
Philadelphia. Their output greatly re-
duced the price OF candles, which not
long before sold for Eve s~hillings a
pound. In those days $1.25 was worth
fully three times as much as it is now.
From the Designer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
SPOT HUNTED VAN
Pinkertons Find Alleged Dope Fisnd
in Chicago Workhonse


L~ead-After a chase by Pinker-
tons throughout the west. extending
over nearly a year, Emmett O'Grady,
a Lead youth, who is declared
to be the instigator OF a plot I
burn the Homestake plant with the
notorious Pettibone dope, known in
the Colorado labor war as hell fire.
has been located in the workhouse at
Chicago. Local authorities are said
TO be arranging TO bring OGrady here
on extradition papers.
O'Grady Is only in his twenties, but
Is declared to be a dangerous char
acter owing to his daredevil nature.
which prompts him to use desperate
means to accomplish his ends. Ac-
cording to the descriptions furnished
the Pinkertons, he was n OF the bit
terest members OF the Western FEEDER
alton in Lead and was widely sought.
Last April, when the trouble be-
tween the Western Federation of M n
ers and the Homestake Mining COM
pany over the union question was at
its height an attempt was made to
burn cyanide mill No. . at Cavville,
between here and Lead. Pinkerton
men in connection with States Attor-
ney Hebron. started an inveStieation
and found a bottle containing the
remnants of a solution Of phosphorus,
declared TO be the same connection
used in Colorado and known as Pet
tibOne dope
Employees Of the Northwestern
railroad remembered seeing a ma in
the baggage rare OF the down train
that evening. who insisted on kee ing
the baggage door open. They also
recalled that at the first stop out Of
Lead. another man approached the
one in the car and handed him n
thing that resembled a miners lun h
outfit. and then disappeared. The
second man. the office S say. thev can
produce. The man in the car. they al
leee. was O'Grady. When the tr"in
passed the cyanide plant, the bottle
Of explosive was hurled against the
side Of the plant from the car, flames
s%prinsing up instantly, but soon being
q~uenched.
When the train reached Deadwool,
the man in the car jumped off before
it stopped and ran TO a rOOming house
where he was traced Next day Pin
FertOn detectives rdlded ms mi
found not only several other fo'tes
Of the alleged Pettibone dope, but the
outfit for manufacturing it and al'ege
that they secured confessions from
two Of O'Grady's companions. u q
wOman that he was the author of the
plot. other witnesses were found who
claim to have seen O'Gradv handling
the explosive and such a strong case
was worked up against the youth that
the detectives went TO Lead to arrest
him. but found that he had fed the
country.
He was located in Butte. Mont.
where 4 detective was sent to arr Sc
him. While waiting for e~vtradition
papers in Butte and having O'G"ady
in his custody Summers was attack
ed in the streets Of Rite. bv a crowd
Of alleged Western Federation SYM
Dathi7ers and friends OF O'CTady, and
terribly beaten and his prisoner freed.
Summers spent months in the hospi-
tai as a result. O'Crady made GOOD
his escare from Butte. a"d TIE Pink
erton's started on a fresh trail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-02
DONCS AT PIERRE
REPRESENTATIVE lSENHUTH OF
SPHINX TALKED ON GOOD
ROADS AT CONGRESS
MILLIONS FOR ROAD WORK
Referred TO Road Improvement Else
where and Urged Our Legis-
tature to Literally Pro-
vide for Same

Piere-Hon. f c. I~ssenhuth, Of
RedfelS. who spoke at length on the
subject of good roads at the con
~ssrvasien congress, said among other
things:
Great questions seem to re -uire a
process of education and ] am indee
glad TO note that thu peoTle Of re
state are & adr ally and surrey becom-
ing convinced that our system must
be changed by improving it, by Civ
ing the authorities more rover to
act-more power to ~levy-and power
to eXeoate.
ct weuld be a proud moment for
me az well as 10 the M majority o : the
loyal eaterprising citizens OF this state
when the preset session Of the le Sis-
lature will give US for the fT t time
A law adequate to meet tn demands
for Improvement of the public hi h
ways to a point OF work completed II
is not emily a pleasure, but will AID
value to the real estate OF these com
munibies to the extent OF $500 to
$3.50 per acre.
And like other god laws ues-
TONED by some at the time o their
passage yet after ore yea trial it
would be found that they work 50
satisfactorily that it would be impos-
sible to repeal the law
After giving an account O. good
roads legislation in this state, III
speaker said:
let us consider the fnarci'l feat
ure. 1t costs a farmer living eight
miles frCm market more than il
costs to get his wheat from the local
market to Liverpool, Fngland.
Waffle in Germany last year, | not
ed with much int rest the splendid
bouleEards all over the emnire Ev-
cry road is maca1emi7ed 18th CemeGt
and crushed rock and kept up by
the governmcnt. A farmer may ha5 e
noth rig more than a SPIN Of cows o
oxen but when he ret "rned home he
travels on a rich mans Io9d
Now, I don't want to a you, II
leave that for others to debut l will
ten you of the best instan'e o. en
terprise in road building that has
hapTeued in the United S atrS-It has
remained for a county in Cali ornia
a small county of 16 tOwns'ios to
show to the world that they would
get ynase re eived for S3,50).00 which
was voted by the people Of Los
Angeles county, two years ego, and is
now being eypended by c~ntraCts.
We are obliged to taFe OR hats
of for California. Gov G Iette o -er
a year ago recommended. subject t.
approval by the people, the sum o.
SIS,Ges,s00 to be expended for i'd
ing and improvement of state high
ways.
minnesota has also adopted a-law
whereby the state aids all improve
ments OF highways by the counties by
paving into tie county teas ~. one
third Ct the amount expended by the
county.
In conclusion. ! hope that the work
and the efforts of tits Sc SIGN o. the
Legislature along this line will acco n
plisd much for it means much t. the
interest and welfare of every 81 i en-
Of tkis commonwealth of which we
are all so proud"