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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09
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Anent that Lawrence World head
line. which we attempted to diagnose
last week, a subscriber with an Idea
has this to say:
Concerning that rs Dia Is to Re-
tire Y clipping, it seems clear to me
that what the World really wanted to
remark was that the relation of the
diameter to the tire of the Mexican
political machine is 'as 5s is to n
Thus, you see, the tire is too short for
the diameter, which is doubtless the
reason Mexico never gets anywhere.
Therefore, the proper wording of the
line should be: 'Dia. g is re. to tire
u PRO Bony Publicuss."
A drastic saloon law has been in
troduced in the Florida legislature. 1t
prohibits the sale, to any one customs
er, of more than one-fourth pint of
liquor-in other words. just half a
Florida drink
1t remained for a Topeka minister
to set the good example of referring
to it as ''Hades." instead of calling it
the shorter and uglier word.
The well-known shad is such a
worthless fish that it is a wonder Prof.
Dyche does not introduce it into Kan
sas waters. OF course the shad needs
salt water part of the time, but a little
thing like that may be easily rene
creeks or dig canal to the Gulf of
Mexico. No one would have the nerve
to kick on the expense of such laud-
able enterprise.
Our idea of a useless custom is that
of asking the convicted defendant il
he can offer any reason why sentence
should not be pronounced upon him.
He never has any reason worth hear
ing, and 1t never changes the result.
In Illinois, an injunction against a
mule has been granted. With this
precedent Carter Harrison may be
able to enjoin some of those who kick
on his friends Bawthhaus Jawn and
Hinky Dink.
THE NEWSPAPER FAKE.
This is the season of the year
For "Leahy-isms' to appear
Those eagle, fish and wildcat fakes,
And exc the tales of monster snakes:
Right .sobbishly the takers tell
About the kidlet in the WE'LL
" Jay-bird catching fish, and then
About the mythic Kansas hen
With freckled neck and yellow legs
That daily lays two dozen eggs.
BUT, let's reserve a few short sticks
For baseball news and politics
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

According to orders from headquart-
ers, employees of the postoff1ce depart
ment may resign their Jobs but they
cannot go on a strike. This does not
seem to extend much of an alternative
fo a711
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

Pretty soon now and big dispute
will be on as to which is the champion
high school baseball team in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09
KANSAS COMMENT
THE PovERTY OF LAwYERs

THE POVERTY OF LAWYERS.
There are 10000 lawyers in greater
New york, and, according to Benno
LeW1nson, chairman of the member
snip committee of the N. z. County
lawyers association, 20 per cent of
| a day.
The trouble is overcrowding.' .
says MI. Lewinson. IF there were
only 5000 instead of 10000 their
chances of success would be very fair
men not to aspire to the bar. What.
then, would he advise brainy, ambit-
lous young men to do? Listen:
consider that the best opportun-
lty, from financial standpoint. that
the young man of today has is scien-
tlflc farming. If he would educate
himself for that he could make him
self and his family comfortable, and
do it,
1t is said that the condition is not
peculiar to New York nor to the le-
gal rofession-that it is much the
same in all large cities and in all pro-
Iesslons- Too many men aspire to the
professional caste" dreaming of big
ices an dino manual work.
Can farming be made respected by
men of high intelligence who havethe
iaudable ambition to win distinction
and competence, with all it means
In the way of personal satisfaction
and family comfort?
The answer is, yes" We need
we surely shall have-a new enthu-
siasm for the soil, Men are turning
TO II because it is the only refuge big
enough to absorb and sustain unlimit-
ed numbers. But it will be new ag-
riculture, the agriculture of trained
brains. And it will be a new country
life, planted near to the great towns,
with small holdings and near neigh
bors; and out of these conditions will
come real satisfaction not only of eco
nomic needs, but of social and intel
lectual craving, as well.-Wichita
Beacon.
WHISPERS IN CAMPAIGN.
The entrance of Mayor Billiard of
Topeka as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor of
Kansas opens pa new feature in the
conduct of a campaign. For Billiard
has whiskers. He hasn't whiskers like
Senator Carter or Judge Ricksecker,
but there is growth that will call out
the board of health before the sum-
mer of 1912 is over, If the germ
theory holds good.
Free silver and the recall will both
go down before the onslaught that
will be made for and against the hair
faced man. Families will split. there
will be new alignments. and the fac
tons of Democracy will break up. the
remnants forming others who will de-
eide first and last and all the time,
whether they are for whiskers or
against whiskers.
And the campaign should be rather
a lively one.-Hutchinson News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

1t remained for a Topeka minister
to set the good example of referring
to it as "Hades," instead of calling il
the shorter and uglier word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

Out at Hayes the sheriff raided
JOINT, KILLED an inmate and let the
Jolnllst escape. But his Noble Work
bottles of beer % al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

A drastic saloon law has been in.
troduced in the Florida Legislature I
prohibits the sale, to any one custom.
er, of more than one-fourth pint Of
liquor-in other words. just half {
Florida drink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

FURTHER state news: 1t is reported
from Clay Center that farmers are
making money killing wolves. gonbo
ers' crows and crows eggs" The farm
ers should be advised. however that
the county clerk would like II inst as
well if the crows eggs were not too
sented at the desk. Pi
Matsuda. the Japanese ball PLAYER
We find that the most difficuIt thirg
to learn in baseball is the batting
RMS is indeed a notable discovery h,,t
we rear that it does not entitIe Mat TO
pace In the hall of Fame adjacent to
Columbus and Heinie Hudson.
H O.
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Our idea of a useless custom is that
of asking the convicted defendant if
he can offer any reason why sentence
should not be pronounced upon him.
He never has any reason worth hear
ing, and 1t never changes the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-09

In Illinois, an injunction against a
mule has been granted With this
precedent, Carter Harrison may be
able to en5oin some of those who kick
on his friends Bawthhaus Jawn and
Hinky Dink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-06
COMPROMISES ON BAGGAGE RULE
Grand Trunk Lines Extend Length
Limit to As Inches.

Chicago, May 6.-Local merchants
and trunk manufacturers who have
been engaged in a controversy with the
railroads over the plan to charge ex-
cess baggage rates for long and bulky
trunks, including the wardrobe"
trunks and other freak shapes and
sizes, have been advised that the trunk
line association representing the roads
east of Buffalo have receded somewhat
from their position. The roads agree
to carry trunks free up to As inches in
longest dimension.
The rule adopted for all the roads in
the country to take effect on January
1 provided for an excess charge for ali
trunks over 40 inches. Those who are
opposing the new restriction, therefore,
are hoping that the compromise action
of the trunk lines will lead to a recon-
sideration by the other territorial pas
Senger associations.
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JAPs WILD OVER BASEBALL.
Leading Colleges Fear Fatalities Sc
Call Off Game.

Chicago, May Captain Sutikichi
Matsuda, of the Waseda University
baseball team of Toxic, which is
scheduled to play the University of
Chicago today, says all Japan has be-
come enthusiastic over the game.
The game of baseball is the gift CT
the United States to JAPAN said
Matsuda. only few years ago we
knew nothing of this honorable game
Now the little ones in the streets of
Toxic play it. The excitement which
attends game of baseball with us is
SO great that for four years now there
have been no contests between the
team of Waseda and the team of Keio
her rival in Toxic.
-Four years ago we had planned a
series of three games with Keio. They
won the first game. Waseda won the
second. As the time for the third
contest came near, excitement among
the students was growing stronger and
stronger. Students of Waseda were
ready to do battle with students of
keio. Finally our president decided
that the game must not take place lest
the students should become even more
excited and somebody be killed"
I'VE find that the most difficult
thing to learn in baseba is the bat
ting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-06

Mrs Haines' parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
z. Moon.
The Alta Vista club will meet Mon
DAY with Mrs. A. D. Gray.
MRS. Dorsey Hummel and little
daughter Doris will arrive Sunday
from Des Moines, Ia. to spend two
weeks with her sister, Mrs. G.. NJ. Hill.
Mr.. Roland Medlicott is seriously
III at MS nome on Western avenue.
Mr.. c. A. Cain returned today from
weeks.
The Wild Thyme Shakespeare club
met last evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
SharIes u. Makepeace near Central
Park II. B. Larimer read the last
acts OF king Lear to the club.
owen L. Cope, formerly of Topeka,
now with the Santa Fe at Wichita,
was in Topeka last night for the meet
ing of the Bachelors club.
Mrs. Harley Reisman of Chicago,
VIII arrive next week to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Quinton-
With the inevitable kimona blouse
as a basis to work upon it is wonder
full the variety of designs which clever
modistes can produce. From ging-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-06

ham frock to elaborate silk gown the
peasant blouse is practically the foun-
ddt1on OF every garment. The simple
little SILK blouse of corn-f1OWer blue
shot silk is cut in this manner, closing
in the back. Three heavy lace medal
| lions trim the front and shoulders
with additional decoration of silk COW
cred buttons. This is designed for veal
with tailored costume of the same
icolor. 1t is a smart little blouse
though unassuming and. for just thai
reason, appeals to the woman of limit
| ed means who makes her own frocks
| Mr.. Terrence Ewart has gone tC
Seattle, WASH, on business.
Mrs. A. A Scott, who has been i'll
at St. Francis hospital, will be taken
to her home Sunday.
The president of the Good Govern
ment club desires all dues to be bald
at once so that the treasurer can make
her report to the state Equal Suffrage
association at their annual me citing,
May 16.
The Aid Society of the First Pres
byterian church. will meet Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. T. ]. Bell,
1O11 West Eighth street. Circle No.
5 of the society will be hostessas.
Mrs. George Eagle is i'll at her home
on Quincy street.
The meeting of the Ramblers club
to have been held next Monday has
been postponed two weeks.
Mrs. c. o. Knowles will go to Kan
sas City next week to spend a Few
days.
Miss Huldah Chaplin of Watunga,
Okla, will return home Sunday, after
a visit to Mrs. Otto Kiene.
Mrs. A. B. Cole of Streator. ILL.,, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gillespie were in
Lawrence today.
Mr.. H. B. Howard has returned
from a business trip to Kansas City.
Mrs. J. F. Kaho entertained few
friends informally this afternoon at
her home, 1929 West street in honor
of her sister, Miss Frances Rice, of
Lewiston. ILL.,. who is visiting in To-
peka o few weeks.
The c. 1. C. girls of the First NJ. z.
church had a meeting this afternoon
at the home of Miss Ada Walker.
The Royal Neighbors of America
will give miscellaneous shower
Wednesday night at Lincoln Post hall
for Miss Irene Gatson, who will be
married soon to Mr.. Cuttbirth. OKLA
hOm2 City.
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BROWN IS FOUND GUILTY.
San Francisco Man Arrested at Kansas
City Killed Wife.

/. san Francisco, May Ga jury in
the superior court here today returned
a verdict of manSlaughter against An
drew Brown, who was accused of kill
ing his wife two weeks after their mar
riage- The woman was shot on down.
town street last November. Brown
fed to Kansas City, where he asked an
officer to arrest him
The accused man admitted that he
had bought the pistol with which his
wife was killed, but he commended that
she had fired the shot herself. a sui
eide letter purporting to have been
written by Mrs. Brown was introduced
as evidence in the trial.
Sentence will be passed next week.
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JACKSON WILL TRY IT.
Make an Effort to Pass an Anti-LiquOr
shipment Law.

Congressman Fred S. Jackson, of the
Fourth district has taken up the bur
den, left by Congressman Miller, of
trying to get congress to pass law
prohibiting the shipment of intoxicat-
ing liquor into prohibition states. The
law prohibits shipments to any persons
not authorized to receive such and as
no person in Kansas has any authority
to receive liquor there could be none
shipped into the state. Congressman
Miller, at the request of the State
Temperance union, tried to get that
law through congress for two sessions
of two years and he never got very fa~.
Maybe Jackson will have better luck.
John Marshall, attorney for the board
of railroad commissioners, and former
ly attorney for the State Temperance
union, has written the law which Jack
son will introduce.
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in Williamstown, and has opened a
bank of his own in that town.
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The following program will be given
Friday evening, May IL at 8:15 o'clock,
| in Washburn chapel, by some of Pro
fessor Arthur Locke's piano pupils,
assisted by Miss Irene Gilkerson, VINO
studies voice with Miss Helen Hoge-
boom:
Gavotte and Variations in A minor
Miss Dorothy Barber.
Cronan, a hushing song. Hopekirk
Miss Josephine Tice-
Morning Speakes
The Eyes OF Spring. rites
Miss Irene Gilkerson.
F'ugue in D major. Bach
Scottish Legend ...........B Beach
Miss AIDA Harper.
Egmont overture q pianos) Beethoven
Miss Laura Townsley, Miss Mabel
Seeds, Miss Elsie Hobson and Miss
Bertha Miner.
Allernande ................ D'Albert
Govette and Musette. .D'Albert
Miss Tice.
The Death of Joan of Arc. Bemberg
Miss GilkerSon.
Arabeske in E major. .Debussy
Contre Tanz in c major Beethoven
Miss Harper.
Romance in F sharp ma or. .Schumann
Novelette, in E major. .Schumann
Miss Barber.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph RolIman will give
bridge party tonight at their home on
West Fifth street.
The Ceramic Art club will meet with
Miss Marie Witwer and Mrs. J. K.
Jones. next Friday afternoon, May II.
at the home of Miss Witwer, 1125 West
ern avenue.
X
Mrs. Anna Felker announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Dollie, to
Mr.. Aloysius L. Gunther. The wedding
will take place in June
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This smart little frock for maiden
of eight was made of lavender linen.
Seemingly a peculiar color for youth
full wearers, but popular for them this
season nevertheless. The band out
lining the bottom of the yoke and Dor
dering sleeves and tunic is of darker
linen while the little Fevers are of
Irish crochet lace. There is a little
side-pleated skirt which shows below
the tunic. This frock is worn over
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interesting violin RecitaI.

A large number of friends enjoyed
the violin recital by Miss Lovelia
Hilty last night at Walnut Grove
church. Her program was varied and
pleasing. Especially well liked was her
soulful Interpretation of Schubert's Ave
Maria. and the skillful rendition of
Wieniawski's Romance sans Paroles
with its difficult staccato passages and
brilliant chord movements. The quar-
tettes by Misses Fannie Cramer, Jessie
Curtis. Beulah Wentworth and BERTHE
Merit. each a solo voice, were we'll
received The voal number by Miss
Gwendolyn Chase displayed a voice of
rare mellow quality used with the nat
uralness and ease that mark the work
of Kissing Conservatory pupils.
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vest of rich cream lace, headed by
another putting of the wolfe The skirt
drapery of the wolfe is drawn into a
similar puff midway between knee and
hem-the skirt being further trimmed
by a broad band of lace. Pink ribbon
is run through the putting on bodice
and skirt. This showing through the
wolfe produces a very dainty effect.
Miss Nellie Rugge of Independence,
Mo, who is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
John Harmon, was the guest of honor
at bridge party Friday afternoon,
when Miss Bernice Fuller entertained
her club with two guests tables.
Miss Rugge will share honors with
Miss Rachael Hotchkiss, who will
leave soon to make her home in Cal
tfornia, and with Miss Guenn GODDARD,
who will go abroad in June. at a
bridge club meeting at which Mrs.
Ralph Skinner will be hostess next
Tuesday.
Mrs. Helena Fay of New York City
arrived Friday to be the guest of Mrs.
A. B. Quinton. Mrs. Quinton will give
bridge party for her Thursday aft
ernoon of next week.
After the matter had been discussed
for nearly two hours it was decided
last night at the semi-annual meeting
of the Bachelors club at the Harvey
AOOSe tnaI the 10 young men who be-
long to this organization were bache-
Tors because of fate and not because of
choice. This despite the fact that one
young bach spends every Sunday at
Valley Falls. another the weekend at
Lincoln. Neb.. another comes to To
pelSa from Wichita in time for Sunday
evening lunch, and a majority of the
rest of them have been suspects" in
Topeka for many years.
Furthermore it was decided that Sol
III .rf IraN~
he had 700 wives and 300 lady friends.
1t was agreed, also. that all members
of the club should be vaccinated with
toxine from the blood of divorced cou-
pie in order that there might be no
danger OF matrimony in their numbers.
At the election of officers William B.
CoIlinson, the best bachelor of them
ALL" was reelected president. Newell
Abrshams. another confirmed hopeless
was reelected treasurer. Arthur ].
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THREE CENTS WORTH $1,000.
Gardener Digs Coins Made in 1742 Out
of Earth.

Lenox, Mass, May 6.-Joseph Cor
DAT, a gardener here, has just refused
an offer of $1,000 for three ancient
English pennies which he dug up while
grading lawn in a new villa on Pitts
field road. OF the three pennies. two
bear portraits of George III, and are
dated 1777, while the other has a por-
trait of George II, and is dated 1742.
They are about the size of an old
fashioned United States cent
Lenox was incorporated in 1857 and
the original interpretations drew up
their petition in a tavern that stood on
the site of the new villa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-06

Mr.. Justice and Mrs. r. A. Burch
entertained their club Friday night in
honor of Mrs. Burch's sister, Mrs. A.
e. Wilson of Los Angeles, Calf. Mrs.
Mrs. Burch and will then go to her
old home in Maine for an extended
visit.
Miss Elizabeth Holiday will enter
tain the girls of her sewing club We'd
nesday afternoon for Miss Hazel
Grimes of Stockton, Tex. who is Wis
Ting ner sister. Mrs. Monte Kistler.
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Mr.. Clarence Wells of New York
City is ii guest of his aunt. Mrs. F. NJ.
Bonebrake and he will snare honors
with Miss Louise Spencer and Miss
Jean Horton of Kansas City at din
ner Mrs. Bonebrake will give tonight
at the Country club.
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The Washburn Dramatic club will
have a banquet tonight at the Mills
tea room.
a young man who was lately ac-
cused Of being engaged by the society
column of one of the papers, has been
considerable Disguised about the an
nouncement which was unofficially
made. He complains that anything
contained in the item about him was
just as true seven years ago as it is
now and that his wedding is scarcely
more than dim probability. The
antics of the society reporters remind
him of the country editors who come
out in columns with announcements
that MARY and John were seen stroll
ing in the park; what does it mean ??
His friends continue to congratulate
him and kid him, while he continues
to be irritated about the notice. There
is but one remedy for the situation
to get married, whereupoC he Will i'm
mediately pass into oblivion, and from
the time he gives a dinner for his best
man and the ushers until his funeral
notice appears he will be safely re-
tired from newspaper notice, unless he
runs for office or breaks a bank.
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A beautiful gown of cream wolfe APP
pears in the accompanying drawing.
The yelling of the bodice IS shirred on
the line of the shoulder into a putting,
the resulting fullness being brought to
the front in semi-surplice effect over
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YALE GETS OLD BOOKS.
Autograph Letter of Benjamin Frank
lin Among Treasures.

New Haven, Conn, May 6.-Togeth-
er with other book treasures, the Yale
library has secured in the Robert Hoe
sale in New York a number of first
editions of English and French class
ical works and an autograph letter of
Benjamin Franklin, relating to the
establishment of a book shop and
printing office in this city.
The purchases were made from
funds subscribed by Yale graduates for
the purpose.
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Church of Christ.

Revival services are now in progress
at the Church of Christ. The meetings
are being held in the Adventist's house,
at the corner of Fifth and Western ave
nues. These special services will con-
tinue till May the 14th. Evangelist
w. NJ Davis will address his audience
Sunday morning on the subject, The
Temple of God Evening subject,
Where Shall 1 Spend Eternity" Ev-
erybody invited to these services.
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Carruth, IT.. one of the fallen, was
made secretary.
The next meeting of the club will be
held on the banks of the Shunganunga
sometime in July.
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Summer incarnate is revealed in the
picturesque chapeau sketched today.
OF medium size is the crown of this
hat, the rolling brim fitting slightly on
the left. The crown is almost hidden
by masses or clusters of charminGly
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


T. c. Mueller and wife to NJ. Rhodus,
lots 1857 to 1868 woodruff ST., also
lots 1256-S-60-62 Riley ST., Lenox
Place add. Observation-Disclosures.
NJ Rhodus to T. Mueller and wife,
lots 1265-7-9-n-13 Woodruff ST., also
lots 1264-6-S-70-2 Riley ST., eLnox
!dce aud.
G. w. Case and wife to c. B. Mer-
s6-12-l4 = = s.OOt
w. w. Manspeak and wife to 1. w.
Baker, lot z, 10th ave. East. so
/. NJ. Warner and husband to H. NJ.
Ellis, lots 467-69 College ave-, Elm
hO4 OV'
o. Riley and wife to G.. w. Reed, lot
2222 and pit. 20 Buchanan St, uin-
p. E. Wilson and wife to L. Math-
eney, lot 425 Monroe ST., Ritchie's
dOu o.
l.. B. Mcintosh and husband to E. F.
Lowe, lots 503-5 West ST., Williams
add. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !, 75(