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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

loaded passenger train by staying at
his post.
w. Earl Woodward, a graduate Of
the Chicago association training school,
has arrived in the city to act as boys
secretary at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
He will devote full time to this feature
of the work of the association.
The E. L. Overton automobile was
wrecked last evening by a street car
at Ninth street and Kansas avenue.
The automobile broke an axle on the
track and was helpless. Mr.. OVerton
saved himself from injury by jumping.
A preacher dressed in his black clothes
leaned up against the Rock Island bull
letin board this afternoon and when
he started down the platform the mum
Der name. and time of half dozen
trains was written plainly on his back.
A little grocery war has started on
Kansas avenue. A short time ago one
of them sold pears for 81 a box. Then
it was cut to $lS5, and now the price
has been sliced to S1.75. The dear peo-
pie are praying for more of such wars
More than 500 feet of curbing and
guttering was laid on the great white
wav Tuesday. The contractors are
working faster than ever today The
bases for the iron poles are being put
in place. The cable has not been To-
Gated.
The hopeful baseball bugs in Topeka
are now AHfAA AllAlO tanning
a bout next years team. The prospects
for the team this year give little en-
but there is feeling
that Topeka will make good in 1912
Here's hopin'-
Hearing of the Kansas Semi-Centen-
NAL and Karnival knights events, dec
orators have come to Topeka from all
parts Of the country If they all find
something in the way of business, To-
pela should be decorated as it never
has been festooned before.
Small boys have been inspecting the
sacred precincts where the Semi-Cen-
tenniaI floats are being made and they
are telling marvellous stories of the
wonders that are being produced by
the CORPS of artists under Albert T.
Reid. The boys get in the back way.
It has always been supposed that the
gossip about the smallpox scare was
among the women-but it has developed
today that no small number of men are
tearing their hair about what they
heard They always tell what they
heard and not what they have seen
The Central Y NJ. c. A. win give
series Of receptions this fall for Wash
burn college students, high school boys.
commercial school students, members
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
Notes and Personal Mention.

Segar left today for Sedalia, Mo, to at
tend the Delta Omicrom Omicrom con-
clave, August 80. September and ,.
Miss Mildred Morton returned
Wednesday from visit to Miss May
Kelly in Kansas City.
Mr. Sam Lux and Mr.. Ivan Dibble
returned Wednesday from Denver and
Colorado Springs, where they attended
the Phi lambda Epsilon conclave.
Mrs. w. r. Hazen and daughter
Marian will return from Colorado the
first of the month.
Mrs IT. r. Paxton and family have
gone to Leavenworth and Kansas City
for weeks visit
Mrs. J. r. Koontz and daughters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
LINN sUFFRAGIsTs ORGANIZE.
Women Elect Officers to Manage
Votes for Women.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 30.=Douglas
was the first county in Kansas to or
ganize for the work for the equal suf
frage amendment. Linn follows as the
second in the Second congressional
district. The organization took place
at Mound City The following officers
were elected: Mrs. Edith Rarick
Mills, president; Mrs. Vivian Munden,
vice president; Mrs. Blanche Keller
man, treasurer; Mrs. Emma w. Morse,
secretary; Mrs. Mary Strong, chairman
m membership extension; Mrs. Helen
Dallas, chairman press work; Miss
Lillian Potter, chairman of education.
There is lively interest in Mound
City in the work for the suffrage
The county board will
proceed at once to follow UP the di-
rections of the state association and
will establish branch organizations in
every township in the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

Grace and Marguerite, 'eturned yester-
day from a three weeks eastern trip
Miss Sophia Smithmeyer and Miss
Helen Hornaday of Lawrence, Kan,
Miss Snithmeyer will be the guest of
Miss Ruth Wilson and Miss Hornaday
viii visit Miss Mildred Morton.
Mr. w O. Ewing has gone to Kan
City on a business trip.
Mrs Cary Kiene and son, Enrol hiene,
Of Shreveport, La, are visiting rela-
t1ves in Topeka for a few days.
Miss Alice Stevens of Athens, Pa. is
the guest of Miss Louise and Miss
Nellie Raster.
Mr.. Glen Van Dorp will leave Thurs
day evening for Golden, Col, where he
viii attend the Colorado School Of
Mines
Mr.. A. D. Walker and daughter.
Josephine, of Holton, visited Mr.. Paul
Walker today.
Mrs E. w Thompson and daughter,
Doris, returned today, after spending
the summer in New England, accom-
panied by Mrs Milton S Bostwici< OF
St Adams, VT, who will visit here Two
or three weeks
The cabinet of the Baraca class Of
the First M. E. church will hold bust
ness meeting at the home of the presi-
dnt. H. N. Rhodes, 1924 Harrison, on
Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Williams returned
last night from New York and Chicago,
where they have been spending
month.
Miss Frances Jones went to Kansas
City this morning to be the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blades
Mr. and Mrs. James Smith lert TO-DAY
for a visit at the Marshall County Old
Settlers reunion which is being he'd
this week at Frankfort.
Mrs. Margaret Cook of Spearvilie'
Kan, is visiting Mrs. Frank Phinnev
in Lowman Hill.
Miss Helen Casey will return the lat
ter part of the week from a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Robert Landers, of LaWfon,
Okla. On her way home she will stop
in Enid and Oklahoma City.
Mr.. Harry Rigby will arrive Friday
from New York city, where he mas
taken up a residence Mrs. Rigoy ana
children Frances Ann and Harry Jr.,
viii go to New York with Mr. igby
Sunday to reside permanently
Mr.. Frank @. Squires and Mr.. W T.
Bulls went to Manhattan on 1us1-
ness trip today.
The Shawnee County w. c. T. U. will
hold its annual convention TUESDAY,
), in the Y. w. c. A. as
sembly room.
DR.. and Mrs. A. II. Thompson re-
turned today from Pocona Pines, Pa
Mrs W. e. Drechsel of LeavenWor~h
is the guest of Mrs. Charles Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pfahler of KANSAS
City will arrive Saturday to spend sew
eraI days with Mrs. c. H. Lawson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
COURTS ARE IGNORANT
A Railroad Commissioner Criticises the
Federal Judges.

Lincoln. Aug. SO.-The ability of fed
eral courts to pass on railroad rate
cases was attacked by Commissioner G.
A. Henshaw of Oklahoma, at the sec
ond days session of the conference of
the commissioners of various states
upon physical valuation of railroads.
I would rather try some of these
cases before the railroad presidents
themselves than before some Of our
federal courts was Commissioner Hen
shaw's statement He qualified this by
adding that he did not wish to impute
dishonesty or prejudice to the federal
judges but as a rule they were SO ill
informed on engineering problems as to
be unable to pass adequately on the
matters brought before them. He adj
ded that this naturally led the roads
to take all matters possible into court.
A permanent organization of the rail
road commissions of all the states pos
sessing these bodies will probably be
formed today, a committee having been
appointed by the conference to draft
plans for its organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
COP KNOCKED DOWN.
Bomb Explosions Arouse Fashionable
Fifth Avenue District.

New York, Aug 30-The explosion Of
a black hand bomb loaded with dyna-
mite and gun cotton on the front of an
Italian fruiterer's at Lexington avenue
and Fifty-first street early today, rat
tied the windows of residences and
apartment houses for a. mile along fash
ionable Fifth avenue and awakened
hundreds Of guests in the Hotel Plaza,
the ST Regis and other fashionable
hostelries.
The Internal machine, which the po
lice say, was hurled by a black handler
from a flying taxicab, was one Of the
most powerful ever exploded in New
York. It tore a great hole in the pave
ment and completely demolished the
lower portion of the building. A police
sergeant who stood at a corner a. block
above. watched the speeding taxicah as
it slowed down on the asphalted street
and then was suddenly thrown eff mis-
feet when the crash came He hopes to
be able to identify the taxicab. which
he says, was jet black in color and
somewhat unusual in shape.
The fruiterer, Charles Romo, VINO is
reputed wealthy, told the police that he
had received many letters demanding
money and threatening all sorts of dire
punishment if the cash was not forth
coming. Romo's loss from the DANA ge
to his stock and building will probably
reach SIS, 600.
An hour after the Lexington avenue
explosion. the police of the adjoining
precinct reported a similar explosion on
East Twenty ninth street, in front of
the headquarters of Anthony Capuco,
proprietor of the Manhattan Macaroni
Manufacturing company. The crash
smashed plate glass windows in four
buildings. but did little other damage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
EVENING CHAT

BY RUTH CAMERON.

Are you fond of cats?
If you are, whether you are moved
to emulation or not, surely you will
be interested to hear about the unique
wav in which one woman is trying to
earn her living.
She has established what she calls
the Kermit Kattery. 1t is, as the
name has already suggested to you
a boarding home for pet cats. In ad-
dition to boarding the animals she also
raises Persian cats, crates cats for
shipping out Of town, gives advice as
to the care Of well cats or treatment
of sick cats, sells cat remedies ana
such cat sDecialties as flea combs. car
collars cat baskets, etc.
The work has not been extremely
lucrative so far but she has reason to
expect it will be much more so IN the
future.
go into this unique work is as fol-
some three years ago last De-
cenber a friend of mine asked me to
take care of a black Persian kitten
while she went to New York This L
agreed to do and also to care Ior Two
Of another womans cream Persian
males which she was going to show
at a cat show and to comb them and
brush them into show condition
This friend was taken sick While away
at a cat show and late one Sunday
ner nuSDduu lSlCpHOiACO liz
that she was coming home with doc
tor, nurse and-five or six cats!
And would I please take care of the
cats until she was better?
I'VE have been at the boarding
business ever since, and now we feel
lonesome if there are not at least 20
cats on the premises. We have raised
the beautiful Angoras or Persians
though, SO far, there has not been very
much money in that. The boarding
Of pet cats whose owners want va
cation or are going to close the house
for some reason, is the most profitable
part of the business. We have taken
in some sick cats whose troubles were
not contagious or infectious and in
most cases have been successful in
restoring them to their owners arms
and love.
'sOf course, we have had to have a
large yard wired in with chicken wire
top and sides and divided so as to
keep the cats separate. but that ex-
pense is practically over now
For boarding we'll cats we have one
dollar a week; if i'll or needing extra
care, we charge two dollars
81 think that the prime requisite |
for success in this particular business, |
which is certainly well suited for
women, is that one must first, last and |
cats; not animals in general, but cats
Is a class by themselves.
sHTo conduct a cat boarding busin ess
one must be ready to give up time |
and sleep and to eat when convenient |
and not on time One must have
plenty of antiseptics ready for instant /
Use in case Of bite or scratch, must |
eliminate fear absolutely from ones |
mind and put away rugs, cushions /
and all kinds of brio a-brac, and find /
one's amusement and pleasure in the /
care of cats, and take for much of |
one's payment the satisfaction and |
pleasure that comes from knowing
hat one is preaching a daily sermon +
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

of baraca classes. etc A stunt" night
VIII be held each Wednesday BEGIN
ming September Is. Meetings for college
men from Harvard. Yale, Princeton.
Kansas university and other institutions
Will also be arranged.
Special premiums offered bv the lar
sey Cattle Breeders association were
received too late to have them printed
IN the premium list, but the exhfbitora
IN TINS department will be entitled to
the handsome prizes offered by their
registration society, and these, in adj
dtlon TO the local offerings. will place
our talr in the preferred class arnore.
rhe Dig fairs of the country for fhe
generosity of the money offered
From Hoyletton, Ill. comes the
news that crusade has been started
against 100000 blackbirds that I'm
the air with their noise in the vicintf--
OF the city park. It has been sur-
gcsted that il would be well IL some
means FOR discriminating the thou-
sands Of members of the feafhera6
tribe that frequent the Bethany
grounds at night were taken. but there
part IN the heartless slaughter.
The beef and dairy cattle herds tbat
come to the Kansas State Fair fbie
year VIII be housed in an up-to-dafa
paNlnon, the same big building that
was new iast year, but now greatly inn
proved owing to the lack OF time
ana FUNDS last year to erect seDarafe
buildings, the live stock pavilion OF last
year the present cattle barn had 10
pc arranged for the accommodation or
both horses and cattle. This year onI,r
cattle will be shown therein. and there
iore the high partitions between stalls
nave been cut down, 80 that the anf-
mails Will get the benefit OF the air
and light from all directions and can
be viewed to much better advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

Many high school graduates will en-,
ter colleges this fall. Those who will
enter Washburn are: Miss Zillah
Mileham, Miss Hazel Klingaman, Mr..
Don Billings, Mr.. Ira Burkholder, Mr..
Ernest Chamberlain, Mr.. Kelsey Gard
ner, Mr.. Arthur Opperman, Messrs-
Richard and Robert Whitcomb, Miss
Edith Connelley, Mr.. Fielden Gall and
Miss Mary Helen Shirer. The follow
ing will be students at the Kansas uni
versity at Lawrence: Miss Rachel
Coston, Mr.. Ivan Dibble, Mr.. VIII
Lieurance, Mr.. Ralph Lewis, Mr..
Frank Miller, Mr.. Charles Heck, Mr..
Julian Stinson and Mr.. John Evans.
Miss Mary Tomlinson and Miss jose
phine Doran will attend the Kansas
State Agricultural college at Manhat-
tan. Miss Winifred Green will enter
Wellesley. Miss Alice Huntington will
go to Lake Erie college. Mr. Richard
Porter will enter Monmouth college at
Monmouth, Ill. Misses Mary Welton,
Faye woodward, Edith Maxwell and
Emma TomIinson will go to Emporia
where they will attend the Kansas
State Normal.
The high school crowd will give a
dance September at
Steinberg's.
A pretty street or school suit for
girl of Is. shown in sketch, was made
of dark blue serge with collar and
other trimmings of a similar serge
having fine lines of white. There is
a broad sailor collar of the striped
with revers which run to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
SEES NO BASEBALL WAR.
Ban johnson Denies Wild Rumors of
Disagreement.

Boston. Aug. 3o.-No great trouble is
expected with the American ASSOCIATION
and other class A leagues by President
Ban B. Johnson of the American league,
who was here yesterday
There have been many rumors of
trouble breaking out between the two
big leagues and the American associa-
ton and Eastern leagues, but accord
ing to Johnson, these difficulties will
all be Strengthened out.
Johnson takes no stock in the story
about a third league being formed with
Cleveland, Chicago. and several big
league towns represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
Congressman smith Is Dying.

Los Angeles, Aug. congressman
Sylvester Smith of the Eighth district
is dying in a sanitarium at Monrovia,
Cal His physicians say that it is
doubtful if he lives through the dav.
Congressman Smith was taken ill in
Washington six months ago and
forced to come home. He is suffering
from quick consumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

Bethlehem, n. H, Aug. 3O-Those
to whom the handkerchief is an ever
present necessity and sneezing a pain
full habit at this season of the year.
gathered here today for the annual
two-day session of the United States
Hay Fever association Veteran sneez-
ers and physicians with old and new
remedies were present in the gather
ing and many suggestions were Of
fered to the afflicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
Monument MAKER Conrene-

Cincinnati, Aug. adjournment
makers and dealers from all over the
country are assembled here for the
sixth annual convention of the Ma
tional Retail Monument Dealers asso-
citation, which began today and will
continue through Friday. President E.
A. McColly of Latrobe Pa, presided
at the opening of the convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

from the text about the sparrow fall
ing to the ground and knowing that
in caring for the dumb animals that
God has seen fit to create and place
with US we are doing His work just as
truly as if we founded million dollar
libraries or hospitals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30

belt. There is shield of plain blue
ana tie Oh Ihe STRIPE. me coat ~
| 7iioL l" eisceu anu lllllSieo ~ d pdsqu
Oh the plaAn- Inc soreu sklTl IS mar
row row ana ia paced aoo i've tne mem Is d
OlCdu pahu OF the olagohal slrlpe.
Mrs. II. l.. Shlrer gave in informal
thlmble Wednesday afternoon for her
city and Mrs. H. L. King of st. Louis.
The guests were: Mrs. George Walp,
Mrs John Sargent, jr-, Mrs. John Sar-
gent, Mrs w. D. Storrs, Mrs. A. A
GODDARD, Mrs George w Guild, Miss
Mildred Guild, Mrs H l.. Whiting,
Mrs. H c. Bowman. Mrs r. w. Cav,
Miss Gladys Cav, Mrs. j. S Daniels,
Mrs. L j. HankIa, Mrs. A +. Austin,
Mrs. Frank Hahn and Miss Helen
Hahn.
At the Thursday MONDAY recital at
the First Baptist church, Miss Lillian
stone Will give Longfellow's King
Robert of Sicily to the incidental mu-
sic by RoSSlter Cole, played on the
organ by Miss Blinn. Program will
begin at 1920 instead of the usual
time 1880.
The first division of the ladies' So
ciety of the First NJ. Z. church will
meet at the home of Mrs c. H. Sam
son Friday, September 1, at D. M.
The work of the coming year Will be
=
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Many tales have been written about
the sad and solemn seta, bu. the old
ocean is a big Joker after all. 1t
PLAYED a sad prank on Mvra McHenrv.
the Kansas saloon smasher and Co
worker Of Carrie Nation. Myra work
ed in Washington all summer in Sena-
tor Curtis department. She has come ,
back to Kansas now to beat Governor
Stubs for United States senator. She
tells this story on herself, so it ought !
to be true:
During the heated term in August |
Myra went down to the sea to watch |
the ships come in and to enjoy the cool
breezes. The cool, green water that |
played lazily on the wide fiat beaches |
looked inviting so Myra thought she |
would wet her tootsles IN the brine
7lS eooh " i1el sll9es S'ilG CAIilsS /
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80. ,a+,,rra9
avs oiiS 81 So ~
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
State WIN Give AWAY Treee

Albany. n Y. Aug. 3O.-The New
York state conservation commission
Will distribute eleven million trees Id
private land owners for use next year.
The plan is to assist I'm the efforts be-
ing made to reforest idle landa.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-08
HEARD IN THE L0BBIES

Mine examination is an art because the man who succeeds at it has to call into requisition more than the cold science of his mathematical, geo
 logical. and mineralOgical education Strange formations are encountered. and the great engineers are men who learn to "feer' the trend of the ledge. genius which some might say would invariably spring from a close study of. and q deep sympathy with Nature, in all her foibles and eccentricitieS. George ID. Orput of Platteville. Wis consin, is one of the men who have learned to know the business of mine examination, and his reputation is so natural that he is sent for from all parts of the country to look into and pronounce on promising claims. He came to Phoenix the other day and registered at the Adams Annex. where he was seen yesterday. and asked number of questions both about himself and his profession. On the first subject he had very little to say, and on the second very lit tie more. He has come to this part cf the country on the invitation of certain unmentioned mine owners whose claims must be examined.
 Whenever they want me l come" he said. when asked how often he came west. Let it not be understood from
Arizona republican., 1911-05-08

tory to start the big beet sugar factory that looms up large on the Glendale horizon, he has been ready to talk when he had anything to say, and when he has nothing Co say he says so, and there's very little use in staying around any longer The best way of learning to know MT. Davie is to take run out to Glendale and go through the plant of the Southwes tern Sugar and Land company, of which he is president. It's a big thing. but no bigger than Davie, and the good it will do to the entire valley isn't a whit greater than the pleasure Davie gives his friends by be- ing the same always,-viz: courteous. and oblging. He stops at the Stag where Gerry Schuler gives him the same treatment he gives the other boys. and they all seem to like it, including Davle
Arizona republican., 1911-05-08
HOW TO TELEPHONE WATER ASSOCIATION-Eor the in-


 formation Of any and all persons who may have business with the Salt River Valley Water Users association, the following explanation is mada of how to reach the new office building by telephone. either Overland or Consoli- dated. In the old building the associa- ton had separate telephones direct to its office. In the new one it has been thought best to incorporate the water users telephones with the private eX- change of the reclamation service, which has numerous offices and re- tains a central operator in the build ing The patron of either telephone company who desires to reach the water users will therefore merely call up the reclamation service. Central will respond when the patron will ask for the office of the water users asso- citation and the connection will be made at once Care is made to make this announcement at once for the reason that there are many members of the association delinquent in their annual assessments which were due the first Of May and must be paid by June |. It is feared that some may cal up the old telephone numbers. seeking in formation of importance. and receiV- ing no answer will think the office is being neglected.