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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05

Mrs. u. A. McNabb and children,
Helen. Mildred and Ralph, of Hutch
inson, are here visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Jessie HarreH, of East Third
street.
Mrs. w. I. sBassett and children have
returned to their home in Burlingame
after being called here by the death
of Mr.. w. ]. Hurd.
The regular meeting of the c. w.
B. NJ. society of the Christian church
was held Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Charles Bradley, 701 Lime
street
Mr.. Frank Miller spent Sunday in
Wakarusa the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Reyner.
Mrs. Pauline Wright is spending a
week in Eskridge the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Guthrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Simmons, of La
fayette street, have gone to Burlingame
to spend a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Bassett and family.
Mrs. Walter Mowerer, of 1907 East
Sixth street, will entertain the Dorcas
society of the Christian church at her
home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. L. Campbell and Miss Bertha
Raab will leave Tuesday for Oakland.
Cal, where they will be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Totten and family.
Warrie Saylor has arrived in New
York city and is visiting his brother
DAVID. 1hey WILL enSdSe III
and remain in New York city perman-
entity. Their residence is 3Z7 West Sew
enteenth street
Mr.. Archie Stone is spending two
weeks in Kansas City on business
trip.
Miss Esther Thomas has returned to
her home in Valley Falls after spend
ing the winter here attending school.
Miss Alta Elliott has returned from
Tecumseh where she spent short time
visiting friends.
Mrs. William Barbee will entertain
the Mistletoe club at her home on
Chandler street Thursday afternoon.
Miss Anna Newbold is spending this
week with her sister, Mrs. John Stamrn
in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. ]. w. Gibbons and son Walter
have returned from Kansas City where
they spent several days visiting Mrs
J. Coughlin.
Mrs. T. c. Tinsley, of East Fifth
street, has returned from southern
Kansas and Oklahoma where she mas
spent the past two weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Summer school started this morning
at Lafayette school, to continue for
six weeks. The school house will be
from s a. M. until II m. with no school
in the afternoon. This is the first year
the summer school has been carried on
without the aid of tuition from the
scholars Any scholar may enter the
school,, after having been recommend
ed by their teacher.
Mrs, John Childs and two daughters
Daisy and Dorothy. have returned TO
their homes in Chicago after spending
several weeks here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Recob or East
Tenth and Liberty streets.
Mrs. Wesley Cunningham, who mas
heen quite i'll for the past two weeks
| at the home of her mother on Latay
cite street, is reported to remain about
| the same
| Miss Florence Boulware arrived yes
+erdav from silver city, n. M, to
! spend her summer vacation with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Por-
| ter. of Lawrence street
| Mrs J.. t. Bennett has returned &c
| soendino several weeks here with
friends. She will stop in Kansas City
| and other points in Missouri to WISH
while on her return home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
SAYS HE WAS FIXING 1T.
Oxford Theater Owner Says Repairs
Were Being Made at Time of Arrest.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
AS a matter of satisfaction to myself
and an explanation which 1 feel is due
our friends and patrons of the Oxford
theater, 1 ask word in regard to the
controversy which led to a complaint
being charged agains. me as a viola
tor of the new law applying to picture
shows. Without any comment what
ever as to the merit or demerit of these
laws have assumed that they are all
for the good, and the purpose of each
being plainly and clearly indicated with
the one exception, that pertaining to
the width and location of aisles. This
clause of the law was at first construed
by my attorney to be faulty and he first
suggested its noncompliance, but a few
days later, after advising with other
counsel he decided that while the law
was apparently contradictory and faulty
on this point, yet only the legislature
had the power to change it and it
would be advisable to obey the law as it
stood until such time as relief could be
obtained in the proper way. About this
same time | was closing the renewal OF
my lease on above property and part
of my contract called for the rebuilding
and extending of my theater room on
to the alley in the rear. This work
was to start as soon as practicable and
be completed not later than August 10.
The architect made the plans and asked
for bids on this Improvement, but ow-
were very busy it took considerable
time to get a contract for this work.
In the meantime the last day to COM
ply with the new law had nearly ar
rived l realized that the reconstruc-
ton of my theater would be a difficult
one and necessitate probably the clos
ing of my house in day time during
this work, and it was to take advantage
of this convenience and for this reason
alone that 1 asked Mr.. Wilmarth for an
extension of time, in which to make
these changes required by the new pic
ture house laws. asked simply for the
privilege of doing all the work at once
and any reasonable business man can
readily see why 1 should do this i'm
proving all at one and the same time.
Under my new plan my house will seat
300 instead of $50, it's present capacity,
1 nov have one wide exit, my new house
will have two 8 foot exits. My present
exhaust and Ventilating fans are now
in front of theater, when completed they
will all be in the other end of room.
For two years I have had two aiSles
in my place, and if now a single aisle
is and always has been a menace,
then my theater has always had a safer
arrangement in this regard than any
other picture house in Topeka. l do not
claim any special credit for this, how
ever, all 7 want and all I have asked
for is a reasonable time in which to
start the other improvements which
improvements must be made before the
system of ventilation, the exits and
other arrangements required by the
new law can possibly be installed.
F. A. CAMPBELL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
RECIPROCITY AN ISSUE.
Congressional Election i'll Progress in
the Ninth Iowa.

Council Bluffs, Ia, June 5.-An
election is being held in the Ninth dis
trict today to choose a successor to
Walter l. Smith, recently appointed
United States circuit Judge. The Re-
publican candidate is Judge w. r.
Green and the Democrat is W. S.
Cleveland. Canadian reciprocity is the
principal issue, the Republican candi-
date opposing, while the Democrat
candidate favors the proposition as
embodied in the bill now before con-
gress. The district has heretofore
given a Republican majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
HAD BARRELS OF FUN.
Drury Students Suspend a Skeleton
From the Chapel Ceiling.

Springfield, Mo, June 5-The author
flies of Drury college in this city be-
gan an investigation of a student prank
which yesterday prevented the prea CHI
college chapel. When ]. H. George,
president of the college, went to the
chapel yesterday he found a human
skeleton dangling on cord from the
ceiling. The gruesome object hung 40
feet from the floor and there were no
ladders at hand so the baccalaureate
sermon was preached in the Congrega-
tional church four blocks away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05

ton of the Kansas State Rural Letter
Carriers association to be held in
Leavenworth on Labor day. Other
prominent speakers to attend the meet
ing will include officials of the post
office department, and Wisdom d.
Brown, editor of the r. F. D. News.
which is the official organ of the ma
tiona1 body of carriers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
LOCAL MENTION.
DIR. w. S. Hunter, 40 New Mills
building.

DR.. w. S. Hunter, 40 New Mills
building.
The members of the Topeka Minis
terial union decided at their meeting
held in Gemmell hall this morning to
hold picnic for the members of the
union and their wives and children as
the closing meeting of the organization
two weeks from today in one of the city
palks. A committee was appointed
composed of the Rev. ]. A. Renwick,
Rev. A. f. Fits and Rev. NJ. Zook, to
make arrangements for the event
The engagement of Mrs. Edith Dowl-
ing and Mr.. Herman Knoebel, both of
Spokane, Wash, was announced today.
The wedding to take place in July. Mrs.
Bowling Is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. B. Neal, who live at 507 West
First avenue. Topeka
The Bredel Bros Topeka-made mon
opiane will be on exhibition at Mills
store this week. The aeroplane made
three successful flights from the Taylor
tract north of Garfield park last week
but was wrecked by too strong wind in
the fourth flight. 1t was made by Hino
BredeI and Kurt Bredel, mechanics en-
Toloyed at the Santa Fe shops. The ex-
hfbft will be one of the attractions for
visitors here Merchants week.
DR.. Roby has moved his office to 720
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
LORlMER COMMITTEE.
Eight Senators selected to Investigate
Charges of Bribery.

Washington, June Sat todey's
meeting. of the senate committee on
privileges and elections Senators Dill
bingham. Gamble Jones and Kenyon,
Republicans, and Fletcher, Johnston.
Kern and Lea, Democrats, were desig-
mated as a special committee to conduct
the proposed reinvestigation into the
.Lorimer charges. Dillingham; Gamble,
Fletcher and tombstone voted for Lori
n1er in the last session and Jones, Ken
yon, Kern and Lea are classed as anti :
Lorimer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
AIR VOYAGE TO CORSICA
Aviator Has Not Been Heard From
Since He Started.

Nice, June 5.-Lieutenant Bague, the
French aviator who holds the oversee
record, left Nice this, morning on an air
voyage to Corsica. No news has been
received of the air man up to an early
hour this evening and it is feared that
he may have fallen into the sea.
Torpedo boats have been sent gu.
from Nice and Corsica to search fer
him. The distance from the French
main land to the island of Corsica is ii
little over 100 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
DONLIN BACK TO BALL
Hard Hitting mike VIII Return to
Help Giants Win.

Cincinnati. June 5.-M. ]. Dom
lin, the heavy hitting outfielder, was
formally reinstated today by the Ma
tional baseball commission. Donlin
himself applied for reinstatement and
promised to report to the New York
club Immediately on being returned to
good standing
AS his record showed that he had
bot violated any of the rules of organ
lied baseball during the time he was in
retirement, the commission did not
inf1ict a fine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
Mrs. Barlow Leads.

Newton, Mass, June 5.-Out of a
field of fifty-one starters in the first
eighteen holes of play for the indi-
viduaI championship of the Women's
Eastern Golf association at the Brae
Burn Country club today with less
than half the field finished. Mrs r.
H. Barlow, of the Merton Cricket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05

club, Philadelphia, led with a card of
IS, record performance. Mrs. Bar
low was nine strokes better than Miss
F. c. Osgood of Boston, the present
title holder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
Col. Locke Is Dead.

Ell Paso, June 5.-Col. F. NJ. Locke,
chairman of the Texas secession, which
deposed Gov. Sam Houston, died sud-
denly last night at his home here.
aged 81. Colonel Locke fought through
the Mexican war. He was a colonel
in the Confederate army. He founded
the town of Alma, Ark, and was the
first agricultural commissioner of Ar
kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
Favorable Report ON Lewis.

Washin gton, June 5.-A favorable
report on nomination of VIM. H. Lewis,
the Boston negro attorney. to be as
sistant attorney general was author
lied today by the senate committee on
the judiciary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05

t1tems for the East Topeka column may
be relephoned to Ind. phone HELL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05
(0AK[AW GOSSIP /
| 81 49, 1

Items Cor the Oakland column may be
teleI honed TO Ind. phone 175L7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-05

Everybody reads the state journal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23

Undismayed by the eliminating
failure that attended his seasons cam
paign with George Hackenschmidt, the
Russian Lion" Jack Curley, the Chi
cago athletic promoter, is about to
take the road with a new athletic and
vaudeville show. His star this time
will be Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman
fighter. who has signed a contract for
an extensive tour under Curley's d.
rection. The show will be at the Coli
scum Of Wednesday night.
Flynn is going to be billed as the
best white heavy weight fighter in
the world" and will be prepared when
ever and wherever he makes a stop
to prove the assertion to the limit of
his ability. Flynn has been at his home
in Pueblo visiting with his people and
resting up after a long. strenuous
training period for his match in New
York with Carl Morris, whom he
whipped handily. He has taken on a
considerable chunk of weight, he says.
and when he begins serious training
again will be up among the 1870 poun-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23

ders. Wednesday night in this city he
will box Hugh Mccain of Indianapo-
lis six rounds.
Curley has arranged for several side
attractions for the show The strong
est and best of these is karla the East
Indian wrestler who made his first ap-
pearance in America in public at the
Chicago Athletic association in a
match with Paul Martinson. Karla is
the brown skinned foreign star
brought to this country by R. B. Ben
iamin, who is known as an importer
of Indians, the speedy Cana having
been his man, although Cana could
not find the time to come to this coun-
try after European campaign.
In addition to Flynn, who will meet
all corners on the tour and Karla, who
will be in readiness to test the
strength of all wrestlers whoever they
may be. Curley will carry several first
class vaudeville acts with his com
pany.
The troupe will begin operations in
Indiana next week and has been book
ed solidly for six weeks in advance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
THRIvED ON MISFORTUNE.
A German Peddler Who InsuIted the
Kaiser and Got Rich.

A German hawker. Hans Bauer
meister. retired from business, having
amassed little fortune. According to
a Paris contemporary. misfortune was
the foundation Of his success. The
hawker's speciality was the sale of por-
traits OF the imperial family.
His mode of haranguing his audience
was something like this: buy a por-
trait of William l., whose motto was,
Il have no time to be wearied. "
'Who'll buy this Frederick H., whose
prayer was, Teach me to suffer with
out complaining? do not fail to
complete your collection and buy this
portrait Of our great emperor. William
H.. whose favorite phrase is, Augusta.
you pack your trunks"
This last always brought down the
audience. and in time the police, in
another sense. Bauermeister was SEN
fenced to sixty days for lese majest:
He did his time and ON release re-
started his business. He sold his por-
traits with the old formula until he
came to that Of the kaiser, and then
he said, Il have learned to my cost
that it Is not lawful to repeat what
he says so often" The people were
just as we'll pleased. and the portraits
sold splendidly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
BASEBALL ETHICS.
When the Pitcher Has the Right to
"Raan" the Batter

When the Pitcher Has the Right to
"5ean" the Batter.
In 1.-THE Right and Wrong of Base
ball. in the American Magazine, Hugh
S. Fullerton gives an interesting &C.
count of what is considered sportsman
ship and what cheating in the national
game. He writes:
1.-THE best batters are those who
crowd the plate'-that is, who stand
as near the plate as the rules or the
umpire will permit and lean over the
corner Of the rubber to make it diff
cult for the pitcher to pitch across that
corner without taking a chance Of hit
ting the batter.
THE players recognize the fact that
the lines Of the batter's position are
obliterated within few minutes after
a game starts and that the Empires
practically are helpless to enforce the
rules or to tell while watching the
course Of pitched ball whether or not
the batter steps over the line. So 1t
has become part of the unwritten law
Of the game that the pitcher may bean
chat is, pitch at the bean or head
any batter who crowds in order to
drive him back from the plate. 1t is
ethical under the players. code to hit
and to injure any player who persists
in encroaching upon the forbidden
ground. and the batters themselves
part Of the game"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
MINISTER'S OBJECT.
Declare churchee Have Enough to Do
Without Increasing Work.

Declare Churches Have Enough to Do
Without Increasing Work.
The MEN and Religion Forward
Movement" was the chief topic for
discussion this morning at the regular
meeting of the Richmond Ministerial
association. Many arguments were
advanced by the local pastors in con-
sidering the advisability of adopting
the work OF the movement here, but
the majority OF the men present were
Of the opinion that the increase had
enough to do now, and that all their
energy should be devoted to the tasks
already before them. Quite little
disappointment was felt by some at
the decision of the ministers, for, after
the enthusiastic meeting held at the
Y. M. c. A. yesterday, it was hoped
that Richmond church would get in
line with the great work of the men
and religion movement, and said they
would cooperate with it to consider
able degree, but would not push it
for the present.
The twenty-sixth of November was
i officially set aside to be observed in
; all the churches as ant-saloon league
! day. Many prominent speakers have
been secured for the occasion, and
special services will be held on that
occasion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
OUAKERS AMBITIOUS
TO Be CHAMPIONS
Stock of Earlham Squad Ris.
es Greatly With Defeat
of Rose Poly.

eve are otu for the state champion
ship good and hard" was the state
ment of "Phez" Thistlethwaite on
Monday morning while speaking in an
enthusiastic manner of the playing of
the Quakers against Rose Poly last
Saturday.
Rose Poly was considered one of the
hardest propositions of the season and
with their scalps safely transferred to
the Quaker camp it puts the local col
lege right in line for the coveted prize.
Wabash and EePauw stand in the way
OF these Wabash is considered the
stronger. although DePauw played
them a nO-score game.
Despite the ferceness of the game
with Rose last Saturday the Quakers
are in good condition. Bogue the star
half back who was unable to play last
Saturday on account of injuries will
be in a suit soon. The scrubs are de-
veloping rapidly and are giving the
varsity men quite scare.
st. Mary's of Dayton is coming here
next Friday. They have fast team
and are coming to win. Last Saturday
they operated on Cedarville College
extracting 56 points while the later
was unable to score. The game Friday
is made possible by Wilmington can
ceiling the game which was sched-
uled for Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
FARLEY DISCUSSED
FORWARD MOVEMENT
Richmond Men to be Inter-
ested in Development of
Religious Work.

That only a short time will elapse
until Richmond Is one OF the leading
towns of the country in the Men and
Religion Forward Movement" was
the conclusion reached on Sunday az
ternoon by the forty or more men who
gathered at the Gymnasium OF the Y.
Edward N. Farley. Of Dayton. Al
though the meeting was hastily ar
ranged, and consequently only COM
lparatively small attendance greeted
the Dayton, man, all present were
lmuch interested in the project. and
expressed the hope that Richmond
would establish thriving branch of
Nhe movement.
In his talk, Mr.. Farley told of the
work which the movement proposed
ito accomplish, and the results already
kobtained in Dayton. 1t was noted
that. as Richmond is an auxiliary town
1n the Y. NJ. c. A. of Dayton, the work
done in the town across the state
Rine would have an effect on what the
local enthusiasts could do.
The most important part of Mr..
Earley's address was getting before
1.-The minds Of the men in this city, the
purpose of the men and religion"
movement, and show them the value
hof starting the work here. This move
lment is said to be the largest religious
undertaking in several centuries, and
fcovers practically the entire world.
The leaders hope to secure growth
land service for all the hcurch on the
tNorth American continent, and to
help all Christian, men in that terri
tory. Their plan calls for the promo
ttion. in every part of the country,
bible study, boys work, missions, so
cial service, evangelism and shop
smeetings.
Farley spoke at some length on the
Aorigin of the work in Dayton. The
movement there has been thoroughly
organized, the work distributed among
several subcommittee, and plans for
spreading 1t through Richmond and
THE other auxiliary towns adopted.
A big eight day campaign will open in
the Ohio city on the twenty-eighth of
November, and prominent workers
from all over this continent have
promised to address the gathering.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23


When Verdi was putting the las
touches to I'll Trovatore" he was Wis
tied in his study by privileged friend
who was one OF the ablest living MI.
sicians and critics. He was pernlitte
to examine the score and run over til
Anvil Chorus" on the pianofortt
what do you think of that:' asket
Verdi Trash responded the con
noisseur. Verdi rubbed his hands ant
chuckled. Now hook ut this" he saic
"Rubbish"' said the other, rolling !:
cigarette. The composer rose and en-:
braced him with a burst Of joy. s"Wha
do you meanT' asked the critic. my
dear friend" cried Verdi. II have beef
making popular opera. In it l re
solved to please every body except tbs
purists. the great judges. the elias
sicists like you. Had pleased you
should have pleased no one else. What
you say assures me OF success. II
three months II Trovatore' will b
sung and reared and whistIed and
barrel organed all over Italy" And X
It proved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
Queer Newspaper Names.

The italians are naturally an imagi-
native race. and the titles which they
give to their newspapers. especially
in the provinces, fully confirm the fact.
Here are some instances Of the curios-
titles:
At Aqui, in Piedmont. there is II
Bollente (the boiling one,: at Gerace.
the Circus of Nero: Mt Messina. the
Lightning: at Lucca. the Second Light
ming: Mt Monbercelli. the 1nflexible: at
CAtania, the New Marionettes.
Humorous publications rejoice tn
even stranger titles. We have the
Contropelo (shave against the grain,
at Naples. the Two Of Spades at
Turin. the Slap In the Face at b.
logna. tho PIT Paf at Palermo. tine
Brush ut Cattanissetta and the Mos.
quito ut Savigliano.