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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
REPUBLICANS ENDoRE TAFT.
Call Convention to Select Delegates to
National Meeting.

Manhattan, Kan, March 30.-The
Republican congressional committee of
the Fifth district met here yesterday
and called a convention at Manhattan
for May 2 to select delegates to the
Chicago convention. Under a ruling
by the committee counties may elect
delegates by primary or caucus. A
resolution was passed endorsing Presi-
dent Taft for reelection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
HIS HAT IN RING
w. w. McCanleS, Lincoln, En-
tiers Race for Congress.
Tar Case Prosecutor VIII Seek
Nomination of Democrats.

Lincoln, Kan, Marcel 30.-W. w
McCanles, county attorney of Lincoln
county, will be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for congress
man from the Sixth district. He will
announce his platform soon and de-
cIares that it will contain nothing but
progressive Democratic principles. His
announcement vas authorized today
to a State journal correspondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
JANE adams no VISIT KANSAS.
DR.. Anna Shaw Will Also Speak at
Emporia Meeting.

Emporia, Kan. March 30.-Dr.
Anna Shaw president of the National
vice president, and Mrs. Olympia
Brown Willis. president of the Wis
consin State Suffrage association, are
to be speakers at the Equal Suffrage
rally at Emporia May z. s and 8, ac-
cording to announcement made here
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
WINFIELD WINS TALK MEET.
Southwestern Speaker Finishes First
=Washburn Sixth.

Winfield, Kan, March 29.-Howard
Finley, representing Southwestern col
here with an grafton entitled "Rienzi,
Patron of Law c. J. Boldly of Kan
sas Wesleyan at Salina. was second
and Paul Neergard, of Bethany col
lege third. Seven schools competed.
Samuel Leger of Washburn was sixth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
THEY WANT TO SEE MESSIAH.
St. Louis Railroad Men Travel in Spe
cIal Train to Lindsborg.

Lindsborg. Kan, March 30.-A spe-
cial train will be run all the way from
st. Louis to Lindsborg on account of
the Messiah next week. ]. NJ. John
ison, vice president of the Missouri
Pacific railroad; ]. n. Zithens, general
freight agent; B. NJ. Wharry, general
agent, and others will make a journey
lin this special train. The railroad
iofficials are anxious to hear 1.-The
Messiah
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
HE'S AFTER SAN JOSE SCALE.
Power Sprayer Kills Insect in Kansas
Trees.

Larned, Kan, March S0.-Adolph j.
Spangler, assistant state entomologist,
is here representing the state ento-
biological commission in its campaign
for the eradication of the San Jose
scale in western Kansas. The COM
mission recently declared Dodge City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
TAFT DELEGATES ARE NAMED.
Instructiones for President at Leaven.
worth Arc IroncIad.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 3O.-The
Republican county convention elected
twenty delegates each to the con-
gressional and state conventions. They
were given ironclad instructions for
President Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
Ask Your Doctor

No sense in running from one
doctor to anotherl Select the
best one, then stand by him.
No sense in trying this thing,
that thing, for your cough. Care
fully, deliberately select the best
cough medicine, then stick to it.
Ask your doctor about Ayers
Cherry Pectoral for throat and
lung troubles. 1 o 6; A.' E GS;.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
Endorses Suffrage.

monthly meeting passed a resolution
endorsing the suffrage amendment. and
voted ten dollars from the treasury of
the club toward the support of the suf-
frage HEADQUARTERS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
SuEFRAGE NOTES.

The Current Events club, of Salina,
has passed a strong resolution in favor
of suffrage. This is the first literary
club that has yet been reported to have
passed such a resolution. 1t is, how
ever, the largest and most influential
woman's club in SaIina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

| The spring federation meeting will be
| held Thursday afternoon, April 4, at
| 2:30 o'clock in the Y. W. c. A. build
| ing. An interesting program of story
! telling is being arranged, and all club
women whether members of the fedora
| ton of women or not, are invited to at
! tend the meeting.
The state federation meeting will be
| held this year at Larned in May The
fore the date fixed for the unwilling
of the monument at Pawnee Rock, and
| as Larned is only a short distance from
Pawnee, the club women who attend
the meeting, expect to go also to be
present at the unwilling ceremony.
Since the dissolution of the old city fed
Grafton of clubs, Topeka is not repre-
scented in the state federation, unless
individual clubs or individual members
federate. The West Side Forestry club
voted at their last meeting to enter
the state federation through the First
district federation.
The Good Government club will hold
their next meeting April IL at the
home of the president, Mrs. Lee Mon
roe, 500 Harrison street. 1t will be an
evening meeting, and the husbands of
the members and some other guests
will attend.
The West Side Forestry club met
Thursday at the home of Mrs. F. o.
Burkett, and elected officers for next
year as follows: Mrs. Harry Forbes,
president; Mrs. Howard Johnston. vice
president; Mrs S. L. Nelson, secretary;
and Mrs. F. M. Forbes, treasurer. Mrs.
Harry Forbes read a paper on "Migra-
tory Birds That Are Known in Kan
sas." Roll call was answered by nam
ing a favorite bird. Miss Warner fur
nished music for the program.
'sugaring off, Monday evening, April
1, at Lincoln Post hail. Mr.. Tom Nc
Neal is chairman of the committee on
entertainment. All former Ohio people
are invited to attend.
The West Side Reading club will
meet with Mrs. S. J. Hodgins, 216 Tyler
street, Tuesday, April 2. Mrs. J. P.
Farnsworth will have paper.
The biennial of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs will be held
in June in San Francisco, Calf. The
names of two candidates for president
have been made known. They are
Mrs. Georgia Bacon of Boston and Mrs
Percy Pennybacker, of Austin, Tex.
The Minerva club will meet Mon
day, April 1, at the home of Mrs. H.
W. Putnam on College avenue. Mrs.
Putnam and Mrs. George Payne will
be hosteSses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

An endorsement of the suffrage
amendment received at headquarters
reads: ct believe in the enfranchise-
rnent of women. I have a wife and six
daughters. all of them we'll educated,
and they want the rights of citizen
ship"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

county superintendent. Her attorneys
are c. E. LobdeH of Great Bend and
Dyer & Moffat of Kinsley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

The biennial of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs will be held
in June in San Francisco, Calf. The
have been made known. They are
Mrs. Georgia Bacon of Boston and Mrs.
Percy Pennybacker, of Austin, Tex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
One of Topeka's Greatest Assets
MT. HOPE CEMETERY

The Board of of
quaint the citizen of Topeka with and
purpose of this unique and instt
Mt Hope Cemetery of ground
situated and adapted of
endowed and projected outlay highly
esteemed citizens Mr. A B. Whiting whose
matters extends With
ngs modsy the Trustees feel
given to the rapidly developing
tages to the citizens and
All net from graves be divided
Washburn College, the Y. w. c. A.
and two funds for Perpetual
There and will
In cities
interest and designed that
eventually beautiful
park SYSTEM admirably overlooking city,
from which the State Capitol prominent buildings
in full view
The Cemetery conditions
will receive perpetual without
of Mt Hope will be regularly
It is expected the street railway will
Several hundred burs and advance purchases
citizens
Hereafter selling
with Samuel Cobntz of 1911 Quincy
of respectfully invite in
vestigation.
further al
Mr. A. B. Whiting, pleased
show the Cemetery prospective without
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

Graham Moffatt, author of 'Bunty Pulls
the Strings" the great theatrical success
of the season, arrived in this country a
Scotch players. He will come to Kansas
City, and probably some Topeka people
will go down for the event. Mr.. Moffatt
and his wife are suffragists, and Mrs.
Moffatt was the second Scotch woman to
go to Holloway jail in the suffrage cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

| it is irrational. She might admit that
in a measure it is an argument against
suffrage, indicating disregard of the
rights of innocent people and a lack of
self-restraint which a self-governing
people must have. Mrs. Pankhurst
might concede all this.
She probably would add that when
pleader is left on the door steps of
lethargic and uninterested people, when
she raps and waits patiently and goes
around to the back door, but cannot
induce the householder to get up from
his easy chair and look out, or in any
way notice the fact that she is on
earth, then the only thing to do is to
throw brick through his window.
He will emerge in a rage, but at lea st
he will come out Irrational, foolish,
and unjust. of course; to be punished
as the English courts punish it, and not
to be defended; but the point the mill
tants make is that it calls attention to
the fact that they are alive and asking
for votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

The Minerva club will meet Mon
day, April 1, at the home of Mrs. H.
w. Putnam on College avenue. Mrs.
Putnam and Mrs. George Payne will
be hosteSses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

The following from the Chicago Tri-
bune on the militant suffrage move
ment, seems fair summary of the sit
uation:
L would be useless to endeavor to
persuade Mrs. Emmeline Pankhur5t
and the English militants that breaking
windows is not an argument for wo1n-
an suffrage. Mrs. Pankhurst immedi-
ately would reply that of course it was
not. She probably would concede that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

The West Side Reading club will
meet with Mrs. S. ]. Hodgins, 216 Tyler
street, Tuesday, April 2. Mrs. ]. P.
Farnsworth will have a paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30

"sugaring off, Monday evening, April
1, at Lincoln Post hall. Mr.. Tom Nc
Neal is chairman of the committee on
entertainment. All former Ohio people
are invited to attend.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
MAN AND SON KILLED
Father Loses His Life In Trying e
Save His Son.

Winona, Mimi, July IS. - Martin
Daszkowski aged So, Winona's oldest
mail carrier in point of years Of serw
Ice, and his son Edward, 10, were cleo
trocuted in the yard at the rear Of
their home here.
Young Daszkowski, who has had
considerable experience as amateur
electrician, was erecting !, workshop
at the rear of his home by candle light.
When he tried to substitute an cleo.
trio light for the candle light by con.
Meeting wires with the interior Of his
residence, he grasped live" wire and
dropped writing to the ground, un.
able to release his hold of the wire.
His father hearing the boys cries,
hurried to his assistance and when he
grasped the body Of the young man
to lift him from the ground he too
fell.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
WILSON PICKS AIDS.
Selecting Men Who Arc to Conduct
His Campaign.

Sea Girt, N. j.. July 18.-The Demo-
cratic campaign committee which will
direct the coming presidential CAM
paign ia being selected here in part
If not in whole by Governor Wilson
and National Chairman McCombs, in
consultation with nine leaders Of the
party whom the governor has invited
to confer with him.
The men whom the governor has in
vitcd to come to Sea Girt and on
whose advice he will lean heavily in
making his choice are:
Robert Hudspeth. national commit.
tccman from New Jersey; Josephus
Daniels, national committeeman from
North Carolina; Willard Salisbury, ma
tional committeeman from Delaware;
A. Mitchell Palmer, national commit.
teeman from Pennsylvania; Joseph q.
Davies, national committeeman from
Wisconsin, secretary of the Democra.
tic national committee; Senator Gore
Of Oklahoma; Senator O'Gorman Of
New York; Representative BurleBon
of Texas, and William g. MoAdoo Of
New York.
While tho power of appointment Of
the campaign oommitte Is vested IN
Mr.. McCombs, 1t Is understood he will
but act as q medium and that the act
ual appointment will be made by Gov
ernor Wilson.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
BewlIderinq Names.

Women who do only small amour,
OF buying are likely to feel oppressed,
when they do undertake to make some
modest purchases, by their ignorance
OF the names Of the various articles
of merchandise shown to them. It Is
only necessary. however, to know
something Of the origins of tho COM
plicated nomenclature Of trade to be
convinced that an inability to master
1T need not be taken as a sign of
mental weakness. The Upholsterer
tellsofa moderniZed oriental rug which
was named by putting lot of fanciful
names into hat and then drawing
one from the collection. Another rug
has acquired u name with a particular
ly nice oriental sound; but 1t is the
name Of people that has not longer
any distinctive existence, and had
nothing whatever to do with either the
making or designing Of tho rug. When
names are so easy to get It Ia not
strange that every material, color and
mode has numbers of them sufIi cient
to create utter bewilderment in the
minds of the initiated.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
Brides Path.

Before the rush of weddings begins
admiring friends would do we'll to con-
slider the sensibilties OF the bride be-
fore strewing her path to the altar
with rosebuds.
Notwithstanding that l had just
been married to the man l wanted,
the most unhappy road ever trav-
eled was down the church aisles and
steps from the altar to the carriage"
said a young matron. II was misera-
BILE because well-meaning but thought
less friends had carpeted the path
with flowers, and it was like stabbing
my own body and spirit to step on
them.
Never in my life could 1 bear to
tread on flowers They are such sem
sitive, tender things. Going down the
aisle I tried to avoid them. I side
stepped, I halted, hurried, Jagged,
all to the discontinue of my new hus-
band, who thought the wedding march
had gone to my head.
"A lot of girls feel just that way
about walking on flowers and 1t seems
to me It would be we'll to learn their
sentiments before causing them pangs
like NINE"
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
Navigation on tho Usage.

One Of the very crookednest streams
anywhere is the Usage river in Mis-.
souri,. In that region they tell of a
farmer living on the banks of that
river who had small flatboat, which,
one day, he loaded with produce and
floated down to market, six miles
away. He exchanged the produce for
goods at one of the stores and loaded
his goods in the fatboat.
"How are you going to get your stuff
home, Bill?" asked a friend. Got q
steamboat to tow you back?"
II am going to float 1t back" was
the response.
"How are you going to do that? ]
don't understand"
II guess you don't know much about
this river. It doubles on itself Just
below here and runs back to within
less than a quarter Of mile of my
place.. I've got landing on both
banks, and a team Of horses that car
drag the boat over from one landin,
to the other"
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
DIsIIked by His Horse,

OF all domestic animals, the horse
Is probably the most gentle, but there
are exceptions.
A California man had in his stable a
fine thoroughbred horse, of which he
made quite pet. One day he went
into the stable. and, stopping to pat
his favorite steed, he was surprised
when the horse, with violent plunge,
broke the halter and came at him with
open mouth. At first he thought it
was in fun, but he soon realized his
mistake, and hastily climbed up lad
der and yelled for help.
On the arrival of his son, the horse
went back to the stall and immediate
ly resumed it's former gentleness to
all but its owner.
To him it remained deadly foe, un-
til he was compelled to sell it. He
never knew the reason for its sudden
luminosity.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20

whether she'd marry you or not. Yes
in half that time. You could tell jest
as quick if you wanted her. I'm first
cousin to Cupid myself, and I believe
in moonlight nights, turtle doves,
shady dclls and whippoorwills, but
you see I amt widower cooking my
own meals, and l amt pressed for
time. Drive over there and have Il
talk with Mrs. Jones. In this world
we don't want to skip many good
things"
"She gets around lively, does she?"
asked the farmer, though trying not
20 betray too much interest.
"Jest as II she had springs under
,er."
"Think she's good COOKE"
"Her children are fat and healthy"
"She may be extravagant."
"she don't look it. Everything
plain but neat"
"Well, I'll see about. 1t. Much
,blceged."
2: If the peddler hadn't given the
farmer matter for serious thought he
lad at least aroused his curiosity.
In three or four days it got the
better of him, and one day he put on
his best clothes, had the children
wash up and don Sunday attire, and
all piled into the wagon and drove
off.
The Widow Jones was killing the
Bugs on her garden potatoes when
Elijah drove up. He hadn't got out
Of the wagon yet when the woman
came to the gate and asked:
"Ain't you making mistake.
Stranger?"
"You are the Wilder Jones, take
IT."
"The same"
"Then Pm right SO far. Can I I'M
J load the children?"
"Why, yes. This is no orphan
asylum, but they are welcome"
II wanted you to get close view
J Of them and hear 'em talk. None of
them stutter or are tongue-tied. Your
young'ns over there seem to be all
right"
Nothing wrong with them,
| stranger. Let's see? Did you say
your name was Schermerhorn?"
lord, no! It's Baker. I live four
miles up the road"
"And you are widower?"
"Jest So"
give heard Of you. Reckon you've
come to ask me to marry you?"
II may before Pm done. You see.
| have no time to court"
Same here. Sit down on the door.
step and let me get pencil and paper
Now, then, what sorter farm you
got?"
"A hundred and twenty acres. and
oil good sile. House and barn 81
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
One Glorious
Fourth
ByDOROTHY BLACKMORE
HE2SS&36s2&2&&2

Copyright 1872 b. BY associated Literary
Betty laughed softly to herself as
she tied string carefully around her
great toe and attached the other
end to the piece of Irvine that hung
over the window sill. Then she
turned out the light and crept into
bed giggling like a schoolgirl into
the pillows.
1t was the night before the glori-
GUS Fourth and Betty had decided
that inasmuch as the holiday came
during the vacation days she was
spending back at the old farmhouse
where she was born, she would be a
child again in her enjoyment of It.
| 6he had tired of the conventionality
If the life that was hers in the big
,, city in which she was now a wage
Garner, and these three weeks in the
luiet country were az days of gold
10 her. To be sure, the farm was no
longer occupied by her parents
they had gone to another world
but in their place there were kindly
people who willingly agreed to take
Betty for the holidays.
AS good fortune would have 1t, Bet
tvs childhood chum was visiting at
heS old home next door. She, too,
toiled in distant metropolis, but 1t
was Carolyn Harmon's pleasure to
send home each week a portion of
| her weekly salary to help her father
and mother to keep the homestead.
And it was sentiment alone that
made Betty take her own room in the
home that had been hers instead of &C.
cepting the hospitality of her neigh.
bors and friends.
We'll try to repeat some OF the
fun we had when We were children y
Carolyn had said that afternoon.
Let's have a really, truly Fourth.
Bet!"
"And tie strings on your toes to
wake up early?" Betty had asked.
Carolyn nodded. Gwen that!
| Mother always wakes early and I'll
| call you. Just tie a string to your
/ big toe and fasten it to the white
picket fence between the hedges and
III pull it as early as you like. Wasn't
that what we used to do?"
"Exactly-for mother, poor dear
mother!-would not let me get up
early, and had to do it quietly,
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20

| Then-we'll take our f1recrackers and
90 down to the meadow just as we
once did to join the boys"
"Ah-the boys! Carolyn inter-
rupted with sigh. Il wonder where
: they all are now
you can make sure there won't
pc any of them still in the old
meadow as they used to be with
their punches of firecrackers and
10Y cannons, Carrie. That's all over"
Betty's eyes were wistful as her
thoughts trailed back over the dozen
years or more.
Even now as she dropped of to
sleep, with the cool breeze blowing
aer hair above her pillow. her
thoughts were among her childhood
memories.
She was hardly prepared for the
strenuous tug that her toe received
some hours later. Indeed, 1t seemed
as If she had been asleep but mo-
ment. She sat up to discover that
the string had been broken OF at the
window sill.
Carrie is getting strong in her old
age." Betty said laughingly, as she
took the string from her toe and
rubbed its singing exterior. The
jerk had nearly startled her out Of
bed.
She dressed hastily in a fresh
white linen frock and pinned a rose.
laden hat on her sunny hair. Then
she opened her door softly, picked
up her basket Of firecrackers, and
crept steadthily down the stairs.
None Of the good folks in the old farm
/ house was awake
Betty sought the side door and
stepped out to the porch overlooking
the adjoining grounds and picket
fence. No Carolyn was in sight. She
looked about. Surely she could not
had imagined the jerking of the
string, for it lay broken as self EVIL
dence.
1t was glorious Fourth indeed.
Dawn was Just breaking over the
hills in the distance and the warm
pink and golden glow was fast light
Ing the sky. Betty inhaled long
draughts Of the fresh morning air
and stepped out upon the close.clipped
! lawn. She would remain up now and
The Irish standard., 1912-07-20
SAYS RAILROADS
BACKING PROTEST
SENATOR o'eoRMAN UPHoLpe
THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN
SHIPS IN CANAL,
HAVE RIGHT TO DECIDE.
Lodge Says II Case Goes to The
Hague Court U 8. Will Lose
Gallo 1t a Scheme Of tho
Railroad Owned Ships.

Washington, July 10. - Senator
O'Gorman Of New York charged in
the senate that railroad influence was
behind Great Britain's protest against
the Panama canal bill and he Joined
with Senator Lodge in declaring that
the United States possessed full rights
under the British treaty to give FREQ
passage to ships Of American register.
These two speeches marked the dc.
bate in the senate on the Panama
canal bill.
Both MIR. Lodge and Mr.. O'Gormen
declared that this nation was not
bound by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
to give foreign ships all the privileges
granted American ships. Mr.. Lodge
favored bill to rebate the tolls to
American ships, however, while Sen.
ntor O'Gorman declared the United
States possessed the full right to give
American vessels free passage, II de-
Eirad. Senator Ledge conceded that
" tho case went to The Hague court,
the United States will probably lose.
The support for the provision CIV
ing free passage to American shipa
against which Great Britain has pro-
tested, was more emphatic than ut any
time since the senate began consider
alton Of the bill. Mr.. O'Gorman, Mn
Cummins, and others, declared that
II tho United States had to construe
the treaty literally in giving the shipa
Of all nations equal treatment, u
would by other terms of the treaty b0
prevented from defending the canai in
case of war.
Il do not think British shipping b
greatly Interested" said Senator
O'Gorman. Il believe the railroads OF
Canada and the railroads of the Unit
cd Suites have been enabled to secure
the cooperation Of the British foreign
office to embarrass this government in
the attempt we are now making to Sc
cure legislation to keep railroad-con-
trolled ships out of the Panama canal"