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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
schools of housekeeping.

Diplomatic dispatches state that the
Prussian government will, in it's next
budget, ask for large grant or appro-
priation to provide for itinerating house
keeping schools These are to move from
housekeeping to the daughters of labor
ers, craftsmen, land farming people ;,
The plan of instruction comprises cook
ing. baking. conserving. and putting up
fruit, vegetables, and other food articles
dairying. feeding, and taking care of farm
animals; poultry culture; raising of fruit
cleaning of clothing; laundering, cleaning
and sanitation of the home: nutrition and
health The course of instruction will
take about eight weeks. Schools of this
sort have been in existence in the Rhenisf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
..RAILRoAD RED BOOK OUT.
Denver & Rio Gfande Issues valuable
Reference Publication.

The annual review number of THE
Railroad Red Book a monthly pub
LEGATION issued by the Denver & Rio
Grande, has just appeared.
This magazine is an exponent of
irrigated farming in the Rocky noun
tain region, and the annual review
number contains no less than 1913
original articles especially prepared
for this issue on agricultural, mining,
commercial and industrial subjects,
including among it's contributors Gov
ernor Shafroth of Colorado. Governor
Spry of Utah. Governor Mills of New
Mexico, Ex-Governor Adams of Colo
RADIO, c. J. Blanchard, statistician of
the United States reclamation service,
President Lory of the Colorado Agrf-
cultural college, Judge Colbornv of Salt
Lake City. Professor Merrill and 9TH
ers of the Utah Agricultural college,
and w. w. Mclaughlin, irrigation en-
gineer of the department of agricul-
ture.
The annual review number of sThe
Red Book is looked upon as a valu-
able reference publication, and this,
the sixth issue, is considered the best
of the series.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
WOOD PULLMANs WILL PASS.
But Pennsylvania Says They Must
Have No Gas or Oil.


The Pennsylvania railroad has is
sued an order stating that as a tenn
porary arrangement and until other
wise ordered, Pullman cars of foreign
roads that are of wood, will be accept
ed for movement over the tunnel lines
of the Pennsylvania between Manhat-
tan transfer and the Pennsylvania sta
ton in New York, provided they do
not carry gas. gasoline or oil as illu-
minants. Fires in coal or charcoal
ranges must be extinguished before
entering the tunnels under the Hudson
river. It is further required that all
except private cars must have vesti-
buIe and trap doors, so arranged that
the vestibule side door may be opened
over the top of the trap doors. No
other wooden cars will be accepted.
All equipment to New York or over
the Long Island must be of steel. All
wooden ears will be transferred for
those of steel at some point en- route,
preferably Pittsburg. Harrisburg and
Washington. d. C.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
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BILLIARD IS OUT.
Mayor Of Topeka Announces
Himself for Reelection.
Saws He Will Do Even Better
in Future Than Past.
NO VICTOR DRY TICKET
Mayor Billiard Insists There Is
No Such Platform.
Other Candidates Out for Com
mission Offices.

J. B. Billiard, mayor. has announced
his candidacy for reelection. He stat
ed to the State Journal this afternoon
that he intended to make the race this
spring and as usual he intended to
win.
Although it has been understood
generally that 1 would run for mayor
again this spring l have not made an
announcement formally.
IF the people see fit to elect me to
office as mayor for the second term /
promise to perform the duties of the
office to the best of my ability and
same as I have in the
past
It have had the experience in the
office and with the city work during
the past year and 1 feel that can do
better in behalf of the people of the
city next year in case l am reelected.
This is all the mayor would have to
say in his announcement. He said that
it wasn't necessary to say anything
else in support OF his administration
and in support of the business like
manner in which he has conducted the
work of the office
The mayor refused also to make any
political statements-either in refer
ence to the people who supported him
so strenuously in the last campaign or
those whom he expects to support him
this spring.
Not on Wet Platform.
"Wil1 your ticket be known as the
wet ticket?" he was asked.
The mayor frowned at this.
81 uon't think that there is such thfrg
as wet and dry ticket he answered.
'tAt least I don't mean to make any such
platform. Laying aside all of my own
ideas as to prohibition and its success and
its laws, I have my duty to perform as
mayor of Topeka and will do it the COM
ing year as I have since l was elected
The formal announcement of Mayor
Billerd for reelection lines up the mayor
atty fight in city politics in good shape.
1t puts three strong men in the race-and
three men who have large following
and a big list of friends who will cam
paign for them.
J. w. F. Hughes was announced some
time ago and he has been working with
the mayors office in view ever since. The
general is a popular candidate. Samuel
E. Lux is working hard.
Despite the insistent proclamations of
the candidates that the wet. and dry
feature of the coming campaign will cut
little ice the voters of the city, are going
to vote that way to a great extent.
The first question that is asked con-
corning a man after he Announces himself
is, Are you wet or dry?
The more liberal element in Topeka will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

So Under New Administration Chicago
Wants Improvements From 1. c.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Charles H. Mark
ham, the new president of the Illinois
Central railroad, has arrived in Chi
cago to prepare for assuming the
duties of his office. Almost his first
greeting upon reaching here was
letter from the Chicago Anti-Smoke
league setting forth that with the
adjustment of graft" under his
regime, the smoke nuisance on the
lake front could be eliminated.
The letter to President Markham
was signed by Mrs. Charles H. Sergel,
president of the Anti-Smoke league,
and says:
your predecessor declared that the
cost of the identification of the ter
minals were prohibitive. Since his
statement was made We have learned
that the Illinois Central at that very
time was losing by graft about suffl-
cient to cover this cost. or course,
under your administration no grating
will be allowed. and therefore the
logical conclusion is that you will be
able to give US this relief-this i'm
provement for your road without inn
pairing its dividend paying power"
You can't expect me to announce
any policies or conclusions relative to
identification of the terminals OF the
Illinois Central in Chicago at this
time" said Mr.. Markham Il have
not had sufficient time to get ac-
ouainted with and accustomed to my
surroundings and identification, you
know, is a big problem.
Speaking of smoke, we always nave
felt the happiest in Pittsburg when
there was plenty of it. We were sure
it was a sign of business activity and
employment on every hand
Mr., Markham will assume the
duties of his office officially today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

church, and Rev. j. Barrett, former
pastor of the North Side Baptist
church. win be in charge. The body
will be taken to Mt. Vernon, Mich, for
burial.
One of the oldest houses on the North
side, a cottage, owned by VIM. H
Barnes of 1115 North Quincy street and
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. H. n. Dillen,
was Quilted by fire about o'clock this
morning. The loss will be about $500
on the house which was insured for
$500. The furniture, which was owned
by the tenants. was also destroyed but
was insured for $500.
No one was hurt. Mr.. Dillen, an ex-
pert stone mason, who has been en-
ployed on Grace cathedral. was in Kan
SIS City. Mrs. DilIen. was spending the
night with a neighbor.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The fire had made such Roadway that
by the time the firemen arrived it
was not possible to tell its origin.
However. Mrs. Dillen, a hair dresser, IS
sure that she did not leave the gas
burning when she left the house. 1t is
a one story frame painted to represent
cement blocks. 1t was built in the
boom days of the early sos. Mr..
Barnes has not decided as to rebuilding
or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
LOSE RACES NIGHT BEFORE.
De Palma, Champion of 1910, Say:
Condition Is Paramount.

Condition Is Paramount.
Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 14.-"Many Of
the biggest automobile races in the his
tory of the sport have been lost the
night before"
This is the statement of Ralph De
Palma, champion mile-track motor race
driver of 1910. De Palma recently visit
ed the Indianapolis Motor speedway
here and announced that he would pilot
a car in the 500-mile International
Sweepstakes race May so. He is I'M
decided just what his mount will be,
but he asserted that he would be a
starter even if he had Ito drive d
wheelbarrow.'
Discussing the long grind of seven
hours which the $4,000 classic will
mean, the fearless Italian pilot said:s
"A prize of $4,000 for winning one
race is not to be picked up every day
and 1 mean to be in at the finish of
the speedway race next May. This
means that 1 must be even more care
full of myself now than ever. L always
have kept in good shape through con-
sistent training but thisAlongs drive will
require the very pink of condition in
every man who starts.
MANY of the biggest races in the
history of the sport have been lost the
night before BY that I mean that in
experienced drivers have given way to
temptation and have INDUCED in in
toxicants to an extent that rendered
them incompetent to sit at a wheel.
Any auto race driver should be care
full of his physical condition as it not
only endangers his own life but that
of the other drivers in the race if he
is not in good shape
1T is not always the young driver
who adds danger to his career by d1ssI-
patton, for [ have seen some OF the Old
est and supposedly the best of them in
frightful shape the night before they
were to take part in a long contest that
meant the use of every ounce of en-
ergy they would have even if they We're
in the best of condition at the start"
De Palma has right to talk in this
strain for he never takes drink of
any intoxicant and never smokes. He
lives as regular a life as constant traV-
cling about the country will allow, and
is regarded as one of the cleanest men
in the motor racing sport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
oEympic Departs June Il.

New York, Jan. 14.-It is announced
that the White Star liner Olympic, the
largest steamer afloat, will leave
Southampton, England, and Cherbourg,
France, June IA, on her maiden voyage
The Olympic will leave New York June
rs, being assigned to the fast mail ser
vice between New York. Plymouth,
Cherbourg and Southampton. At the
last mentioned port, over 100000 is
being expended in improvements to ac-
commodate the Olympic and her sister
leviathan, Titanic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
ACTORS TO BAR BALL PLAYERS
White Rat Organization After Dia-
mOnd Successes.


Baseball players with leanings to-
ward the stage will have a hard row to
hoe in the future, if plans now on foot
by the White Rats and actors af-
filiated with that organization ma
terialize. The "legitimates'' are miffel
at the success of the diamond stars IN
their theatric ventures, and purpose
to put an end to it even if it becomes
a battle between capital and labor
The phenomenal advance of Joe
Tinker, Jimmy Callahan, Christy
Nathewson, Doc" White. and other
followers of the national pastime is the
cause of the cry for the removal IF
their kind from the spotlight. Men and.
women who earn a livelihood from
their efforts on the stage believe their
future will be blasted if ball players,
after successful season on the dia-
mond. invade the stage.
Dissatisfaction has been expressed
for some time at the inroads of the ball
players, but only yesterday was any
tangible plan adopted whereby the in
vaders might be barred. Vaudeville
actors, good and bad have been dis
cussing the matter pro and con, and it
has been learned from an authentic
source that drastic action is to be
taken which in the end may mean war
between the theSpianS and the man
ayers of theaters throughout the coun-
try.
''White Rats in Arms.
The White Rats" strong organ
ization of actors and actresses within
thirty days purposes increasing it's in
itiation fee from $40 to 500, with the
understanding that baseball players or
others connected with any sport shall
be barred, no matter how anxious they
may be to join or what arguments they
put forth as an incentive to accept
their membership. If this plan is ad-
hered to, which appears at the present
time to be sure, Tinker ct al. will have
turn to their original trade or pro-
fession to earn living during the win
ter months.
tion is something like this: ''Ballplay-
ers during the summer in this country
receive the support OF the public which
in winter time attends the theater. The
actors. as rule, find it pretty poo1
picking during the hot weather, while
the diamond stars find it easy. Why
then should these men, who receive
big money durir : the season which is
slack for the stage people. encroach or
the preserves of the stage people whcr
the fruit is ripe?"
Putting two and two together. tbs
argument of the thespians seems t.
Withstand all argument
On the other hand, the bali players
reply reads like this:
1--WE must have something to do il
the winter. If we find ourselves
adapted to stage work, why should We
not take advantage of our talents, tht
same as If we were molders or pro
ficient at any other trade? The actor:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

claim that we take away their work.
We do not take away their livelihood
any more than We would some mold
er's or any other workman at whose
trade or profession we were adept"
Which also. on the face of it, appears
to Withstand any attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

province and in some of the other Ger
man states. and have been of great bene-
fit. 1t is intended eventually to provide
such an itinerating school for every conn
ty in Prussia. We might atopt the nIan
y. th9 RUSSIAN government with profit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Whitney Close-LOts Is and II. block 10; Edith II
Gottwals to William and Christina Hauer. SO
lie DrOit Park-Lot lS2 block Il; Herman r. How
enstein ct to Thomas J. and Annie A
Marks, $50.
Columbia Heights-Lot a. block q; DaTitt D. Child
ester ct al. to Henry H. Gilfry, SO. Henry II
Gilfry ct conveys same property to Sara q
Ward SO.
Fourteenth Street Northwest. between street anc
Rhode Island aTenue-Part lot n and part orig
nal lot IS. square nj; Mary V. Burgess to Rob
crit II. FeatheIstone, $40.
lie Droit PaTk-Lot Is, block 8; Howard L. Christ
man ct u1. TO Edward T Berry. SO.
Avalon Heghts-IIot 9, block q Frank X. Auth e
Tx. to John p Werres so.
Sixteenth Street HighlAnds-Psrts lots and 5
square IT'D; Holmes Central Realty CorporstioI
to Arcturus L. Howard. $40.
Columbia Heights-Lot s.. block Q: Thomas G
Stewart ct uI to Louise Taylor. SO.
Cleveland Park-Lot L square 0s4; Louise Taylo
q Tir to Grace G. Steward, SO
County-Lot described By metes and bounds
Charles Davis ct VI. to George z. Davis. SO.
Nos. ll06 and l06 Eighth street NORTHWESTERN
square so; John NJ. Becker ct uK. to Elizabeth
BARLEY $40.
Congress Heights-Arthur L Randle ct ux. TO Jane,
A. Talbert, lots and Z, block I. $40.
Thirty-thrd street northwest between o and 7
streets-Annie Schneider to McGill Grove snC
Annie n. Grove. lot IT. square 1914, $40.
Chillum Castle Manor and Turner's improvement
Ellsworth PrU5ser ct III. TO Silicate Pressed
Brick Company part Of Chfllum Castle Manor
lois ana }, luTIlefb Improvement Su
Homead Manor-Willisn II. Saunders ct al. &c
Carl H. Smith, part lots 10. H. and Il. bloch
70 q. So
Holmead Manor-Csrl H. Smith ct al to William
II. Saunders and Dudley Norris, trustees, lot ~
block a. SO.
Twenty -arst and streets Observation-Disclosures l.
Blair to the Lexington Hotel Company. lots Is
and l6 square &c. SO
A street southeast, between Third and Fourth
streets-FIorence d. McAulihe ct uI. 10 Charles
F. Shelton, lots 30 and 81, square 49, SO.
1915 street nOrthwest-HaTy S. Calvert, receiver
TO David VI. Sullivan. lot 81. block ), Washing
ton Heights, 800. David n. Sullivan conveys
this property to Hannah Armstrong SO.
North Columbia Heights-Ruth Wheat to Ralph A.
and Mary z. ScrogEs, lot IS. block }, and part
lot 3, square 2so4 % Same to Linus A. and
Emma e. LAndbeFT lot S. block 3. and paFt
lot IS, square 24 $40.
Park VieT-LOt 70. square De6: AdSlph ]. Eisen-
beiss 10 Man v. EisenbelSs SO.
Scott place northwest, near Thirty second street
Lot ls square 1850; Henry W. ofutt ct w. to
Ellie Fabre, so.
ALLEY between l. and N and Thirtieth and Thirty.
fourth streets northEest-Part Of lot 81, SQUARE
1lS4; John B. Elkins ct to William B. Hari,
son, SIC.
Thirty-seTenth street s1tended-Lot Ss square 100
Ellie Fabre 10 Henry W. 0futt, SO
rs TO Tls street Southeast-Lots q, 2 ard q
square 500; Hannah kaufman to Rebekah W.
Relle. So
Friendship SITS. Philip and JScob-Part Of lots :
and 81: Alice A. Bates To william ". Hoffman
and Allan Z. Walker. SO
Addition to Anacostia-Lot B block 5; William z.
Treynor TO Mary J. TreJnoT, SO.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
WANT $4,000 FOR
NEW BUILDIN G

An earnest effort is being made by the
Young Mems Christian Association of
this city to complete the branch asso-
citation in Twelfth street for colored
men. Mr.. Julius Rosenwald. of Chicago,
some time ago offered to contribute SIS, 600
If the local association would raise the
remaining 5000 by June q last AS the
conditions had not been fulfilled by that
date, Mr.. Rosenwald extended his offer
until December l. At the present time
about $500 more Is reeded, and It is
hoped that this amount can be raised by
November 80
The colored people of Washington have
raised about S25, 900 for this building, ana
the leading coiored men of the city are
supporting 1t. At the laying of the corner
stone President Roosevelt of1ciated, and
since that time President Taft, Ambassa-
dor Bryce, Thomas Nelson Page, and
others have given it their hearty support
There are about 5000 young colored men
in Washington who will be able to take
advantage of the opportunities afforded
by the building.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
COMPANY'S SALES
AGGREGATE $216,6OO

The Real Estate Exchange Company re-
ports sales aggregating $215.5OO for Octo-
Der and November, as follows:
For J. w. Latham, 200 square feet of
ground in Chevy Chase; price $4,000.
To Mrs. Emma L. Vaughan, of Rich
mond, the Sheridan apartment house;
price $4,000.
For George S. Cooper, 1887, 1889, and
lSl California street northwest; 81. 900.
To EdgaE A. Behrend, % Iowa Circle;
81, 500.
To Frank o'NeiI, 11O4 street north
west; 5000
To Charles Reid Riley, a hotel at Ash
land, Va; price $27.5OO.
To Samuel S. Carroll, $40 Twenty-sec-
ond street northwest; price $500.
To B. NJ. Graf, 3o22 NJ street north
west; price $500.
To Francis MCGEE. 121O and 1872 Po-
tomac street northwest: price $500.
For Samuel Green, 1873 Fourteenth
street northwest: price $500
To Harry A. Kite, four lots in Hobart
place; price $500.
To William J. Fentress, six lots In
Sheriff road; price $500.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
BUILDING NEWS ;asg !;

business continued to grow until in 1905
1t was found necessary to move to
larger and more spacious quarters, at the
corner of Tenth and streets north
west, where a very large stock of exclu-
stve wall papers and decorations was in
stalled. During the past year Mr.. Frank
III. Mabel, for twenty-five years with r.
w. & ]. B. Henderson, has associated him
self with Mr.. Haller, adding much more
strength to the stedily increasing bust
ness. Prominent contracts completed by
this firm are the CalrV, Cumberland,
Wyoming, Sherman, Plaza, Woodley,
Florence Court, Plaza apartment houses.
and many other big jobs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22

OF great importance in the work Of the
up-to-date contracting painters are three
things: First, expert workmen; second
the best materials and third. modern
equipment. The advent of the great
government public buildings here in
Washington has made these three ele-
ments absolutely necessary to successful
irst-elass painting jobs. No better illus
tration could be cited than the contract
completed by one OF Washington's fore
most painters, John Hinrichs, OF 1898
New York avenue. on the decorating of
the District Building. Here twenty-five
expert painters worked with hundreds of
gallons Of paint furnished by the fore
most and best paint manufacturers in the
world. the Sherwin- Williams Company.
OF Cleveland, Ohio, and on a staging
light in weight easily adjustable TO any
height and costing $500.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
Successful Wall Paper Firm.

Twenty-three years ago c. B. r. Halter
established a wallpaper business at I120
H street northeast, under the name of
Halter & Halter. Hard work, brains,
and fair business methods soon placed
this firm among the foremost wall pa
per houses OF Washington, and they were
soon handling many large contracts for
prominent Washington business men. The
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-22
MR.. GRONER JOINS
THE WILLIGE FIRM
Norfolk Business Man Will
Move to Washington.
WILL BE GENERAL MANAGER
Is to Have Complete Charge of Of
fee Organization and Financial
Relationships of the Company,
While President j. Louis WiIIIEe
Devotes Time to Sales Force.

J. A. c. Groner, a wealthy business man
Of Norfolk, to-day takes up active asso-
citation with the ]. Louis WilIige
Company, real estate brokers, as
general manager of the organiza-
ton. Mr.. Groner will have full charge
of the office organization and finan-
cial relationships of the company, which
yesterday was granted formal permission
by the Circuit Court to change TO its
present name from the old firm title of
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel. Mr.. Willige,
the president of the firm, will devote his
time largely to the outside administration
Of the extensive sales force.
Mr.. Groner leaves extensive business
! connections in Norfolk, his birthplace,
to come to Washington. He is a member
of one of the wealthiest families in
that section of Virginia, and has long
been connected with the shipping and
railway interests of the Virginia metrop-
oils. To come to Washington he sewers
his connection as general manager of the
Norfolk Shore Line Railway, a subsid-
larry organization of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. He has served as re-
ceiver for several electric railway COM
panies running out Of Norfolk.
In Republican Councils.
Mr.. Groner has also been prominent in
Republican party councils of the Old
Dominion. His brother was the Repub-
lican candidate for attorney general at
the recent election there, and Mr.. Groner
took an active interest in the campaign.
He will make Washington his home,
bringing his family here as soon as
practicable.
The Willige company yesterday an
nounced the sale of seven new houses
at the corner Of Park road and Hol-
mead avenue for $41,S0O. The houses are
Of white Roman brick and were recently
completed by Carl Smith, the local build
er. The four houses fronting on Park
road were sold for $3.50. each. They
contain six rooms and bath each. The
two houses facing Thirteenth street,
which are the same size, sold for IS, 80
each. The corner house contains seven
rooms and bath and sold for $500.
Among the buyers were Mrs. Ellen Beltz-
hoover, Mrs. Elizabeth l. MolIhan, Miss
Thomasina Addison. and William c.
Otterback