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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27

she'll see the shows. for . while at
least, with our compliments.
Frank r.: % No, Sir. you are mis-
taken. 81 Katherine Kerrigan who
plays Delilah. in Samson and Delilah.
Is Warren Kerrigan's sister. 90 Our
Simplex machine will project either
Kinemacolor or black and white pic
lures. a. There II nothing in the Iris
ton by hand-clapping. and there are
hand-grenades for emergencies.
Well Wisher: We got the produce
ton and will show 1t Monday and
Tuesday. May 18th and 18th. We feel
tnat there are very large number of
people In Topeka who. like yourself,
ing the Holy Land in all its interest
ing environments at the Iris. on the
above named dates. To visit the
sacred precincts where the life and
activities Of the Saviour were actually
known would be u lifetime ambition.
The six reels of marvellous pictures
Will require two hours in running. The
tour through Palestine. the view Of
the Black sea, Rachael grave. the
port of Smyrna, the mountains Of
Judea. the cave of Samson, and the
glorious panorama at Jerusalem, the
Waiiing Wall. etc. will certainly be
teresting us in booking this wonderful
production, which required more than
eight months time and a fortune to
secure.
Yesterday we stood in the lobby and
saw q kid outside looking steadfastly
at one OF the posters. He looked up
Later and said, Gee. Mister. is that
in the show?" Yes. we said. ..WeII
I'm gonna see it II Ma has to pawn.
her stockings" He saw the show and
Ma still has her hose-we suppose.
Some time ago when the Iris had
kinemacolor an old man stopped at
the popcorn vendors place of liveli-
hood, and was asked if he liked the
show. You are shoutin'." he replied,
put condemn it, they only had three
shows while was In there" The fine
old fellow did not seem to realize that
the three shows" were our stock in
trade and that he absorbed all the
profit and one-third the cost. while he
viewed only three shows" But we
Still, 1t is not all sunshine. One man
who is styled rich, came out of the
theatre. after viewing the fashion SUBJ
jects. and remarked, That's the
better lookin' women than them on
Kansas Avenue every day."
Mrs. Weary: The Brute will APP
pear the last week in May. Yes,
bring your husband, the picture may
teach him stunts that will afford him
No reflection!
B. ]. G.: Both THE Christian and
the Spoilers are booked and we,
will have THE Master Mind as the
next Laskey production following
''Brewster's Millions About four
weeks hence.
Julia N: We have sent your de-
lightful note to Mary Pickford. We
know she will cherish your words, and
remember you always for the pleasure
they will give her.
Scholar. The Old Curiosity Shop is
billed for May Sth and 9Th. and is an
other of Hepworth's wonderful pro-
of your line party. You could not
have selected a finer play to entertain
and enlighten your young friends.
Madame Particular: All our tickets
are censored as well as the pictures II
you were given a ticket with a dime
sticking to it, you can thank the ticket
seller for generosity. The microbe on
the dime was Matching nickels and
they are yours. Oh. your welcome!
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out At GARFIELD.
Opening Date Is Planned for
May IL.
Be Biggest Ever Held There
Spick and Span for Event.

Garfield park will open for the
summer on the evening of May IL.
Charlie Matthews, manager of the
park, Is planning to make this night
one of the biggest opening nights in
the history of Garfield park. The
grounds have been cleaned up. the
grass cut, the trees trimmed and To-
peka's favorite summer amusement
place is as spick and span as mil
Aonaire's front lawn.
The figure-eight and merry-go-
round are reprinted and repaired.
New music has been purchased for
the merry-go-round installed. A new
cinder drive has been made at the park
and many new cinder walks. The new
rest room will be commenced within a
short time, according to the city off,
Gals.
All Amusements Full Blast.
On the opening night all the
amusements will be open and rum
ming full blast. The dance hall, dj-
rected by A. Steinberg. will be open
and music will be furnished the dane
ers by Ray Halls orchestra. A great
many of the booths and smaller
amusements have been enlarged and
repaired.
1t is expected that a number of adj
ditional lights will be installed on the
picnic grounds.
Matthews is now negotiating for a
skating rink. If this Is installed, Mat
thews says that he will make 1t one of
the finest in the city.
Marshaus Band to Play.
Marshalls band will furnish the
concert for the opening night, which
will be the first city concert of the
season. According to the park man
agement. the band has prepared a
special program, which includes one
of its favorite features. The Anvil
Chorus Electrical displays will ac-
company this selection.
There will be no vaudeville on the
opening night. but the manager of the
park expects to arrange for this soon
after the season opens. The row
boats and motor boats at the park
have been repainted and repaired and
a few new ones added to those which
were at the park last summer.
According to the city officials in
charge of parks. Garfield park is the
only park in the city that is run at a
profit Last year the receipts from
the park exceeded, by many dollars,
those of any year before.
The manager of the park says that
the amusement companies are max
ing arrangements SO that they may be
able to accommodate $4,000 people on
the opening night.
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ORDER FOR HARD TACK
Kansas City Concern win Rush Three
Carloads to Galveston.

Kansas City, April pa rush or
der for three carloads of bareback to
be delivered at Galveston this week
was received from the government by
a local biscuit manufacturing company
today. The order is for $4,000 pounds
of SOLDIERS biscuits" They will be
packed in half pound boxes. making
14s, 900 rations The hard tack resem-
bles the usual soda cracker. but is made
up on q government recipe without
shortening.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.


The funeral OF Charles W. Smith Of
wakarusa, who died suddenly last week,
viii be held in the Methodist church at
Wakarusa at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday. The
Masonic lodge Of Wakarusa will have
charge OF the services and all Masons OF
Toneka are requested to attend this
funeral Many Masons in Topeka were
acquainted with Mr. smith. and special
The body Of W. H. Eyer. who died last
week in Buffalo. N. T.. il due to arrive
in Topeka tonight. The funeral will be
held some time Tuesday. The hour will
he Announced later. The services will be
held in the parlors OF the Hawley and
Steele Undertaking company on East
Eighth street
Mr.. Sarah Howe. OF Chapman. died At
ST. Francis hospital Sunday morning. She
was : widow and was ~ years old. The
body was taken to Chapman for inter-
ment-
Frank n. Green. age one month, died
sunday Of pnsumonia II the homo Of his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27
TOM OORAN'S PICNIC.
He Showed the Grant School Children
Good Time.

T. F. Doran invited the children Of
Miss Stella Mitchell's room Of Grant
school to his farm for an outing Sat-
urday. He provided car to take them
out, and entertained so children. from
10 O'Clock Saturday morning till in
the afternoon. Each of the children
was given a bottle of fresh milk to take
home
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parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Galen Green -
East Twelfth street. The funeral was ieSs
at the residence this afternoon ana ~
terment was in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
Charles p. Elliott age ~ died Sv,rA~~.
He was the son OF George 81. EIIio+s ~
415 Monroe street He has been sicE ~
more than n year and has a large u1rnbS
ments later.
William Purcell. age "A, died sand.
Eighth and Kansas avenue. me fsrs-a-ss
will be held In the Church OF the AaouS,,,zss
ton on West Eighth street at S:aO o'ciorss-
Wednesday morning. Interment Will -
in Mt. CANARY. y s - "
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UNITED GAS CASE.
Attorney General and Others in Court
at Independence.

Independence, Kan, April 27.-Attor-
ney General Dawson. John Atwood and
J. H. Dana. attorneys for the state of
Kansas. and o. L. Miller and George
Improvement company, accompanied
by M. J. Barry and M. H. Mckinney,
officers OF the Wyandotte Gas company
Of Kansas City. Kan, are here today
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of interesting
book market-needess honor
and old Ensh houses AZ the picture
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The WEATHER RECORD

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty
four hours ending at O'Clock this morn
Do;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27
DENTAL OPERATIONS FREE.

All persons wanting dental opera
tons free Of charge, call at the State
Dental meeting at Auditorium Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.-Adv.
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Miss Esther Ross, a Washburn student.
spent the weekend at Lawrence visiting
her brother, Professor E. c. Ross. Miss
Ross was student at K. U. last year.
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the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27

Gold filled spectac1es. $1.00. fitted
by Chas. Bennett. optician. SOC Kan
sas ave-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27

Grandma Fuller of 1872 Lane street
is seriously i'll at st. Francis hospital.
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Several meetings will be held at the
Commercial club rooms Tuesday noon.
including q meeting Of the membership
committee, the advisory board of the in
the Central Congregational church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27

Pansy plants, gladiolas and begonias.
Edward Yewdall. 11cS Western. Phone
1622-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27

Scott Hopkins offered a plan for the
solution of the Mexican problem today
His idea Is to raise money for chautau-
qua course and engaged William Jennings
Bryan to deliver his lecture THE Prince
of Peace IN the Mexican towns.
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II you use paint. there is just on.
kind it should. be. LOOK tnSs~rS SnS
niGht-Ady.
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Mrs. l. S. Payne and children from
Ash Fork. Arizona, are in Topeka visiting
relatives. She formerly live on the East
side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-27

When, E. o. stone, q n1iiknan. was drlV-
ing his cart down Harrison street near
colored highwaymen one Of whom he
recognized as Roy Dupree. and robbed of
$S75. The holdup took place between four
and five o'clock on Saturday morning.
Dupree was arrested and arraigned this
morning. pleading not guilty He viii be
heard April 20 by Judge Carver.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-26
CENSORSHIP ON BIG SCALE.
British Ccnsors Handle $4,000 Cable
grams Each Day.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Censorship
Of an unpreCented scale is in opera
ton now over the complicated system
OF cables connecting Europe with
America. After some friction the
machinery created by the British gov
el lnment is handling an average of
$4,000 cablegrams each day, and
even this figure does not represent the
full volume of business, because many
cablegrams. from their private char
acter, are not subject to censorship.
An official statement of the business
OF the British censors here today
makes it appear that in this great
Mass Of business few cablegrams have
been delayed or stopped. 1t is ex-
planned that when properly ad-
dressed message destined for the
United States Is stopped the censor
Invariably informs the American am
bassador with an explanation Of the
reason.
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Allies Move Forward,

Paris, Dec. 23.-Since the allies re-
sumed the offensive all along the bat
tic front in Belgium and in Alsace-
Lorraine they have made the follow
ing gains. Four miles to point east
Of Lombartzyde on the Nieuport-S
George-Dixmude line; three miles at
Ypres on the Rixschoote-Cassche
dale-Cheluvelt-H -Holebecke line; five
miles on the Arras-Labasse line, TAX
ing practically all Of the Germans
first line trenches; three ano a-half
miles between Argonne and Meuse,
taking the trenches and strategic
rCadways ten miles toward Muelhaus-
en- in Alsace; slight gains on the Bau-
peme-Albert-R -Roye-Moyon line; at
Tracy Leval and on the heights of the
Mouse and in the Woevre district the
Germans made some gains by count ar
attacks east of Rheims, between the
Nesle and Aisne rivers. Gen. Joffre,
however is not satisfied with the sit
ration. He recently retired twenty
four French generals. Germans have
been reinforced in West Flanders and
may attempt to resume the offensive.
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IMMIGRATION BILL DELAYED.
Wilson's Opposition to Litcracy Test
Section May Prevent its Passage.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Postpone.
ment Of action on the immigration
bin. pending In the senate. until after
the Christmas holidays was made vir-
'tually certain today when Senator
James Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois
after conference with President
Wilson, gave notice that he would Of
fer an amendment to strike from the
measure the proposed litcracy test for
aliens.
As soon as Senator Lewis had made
his announcement champions Of the
bill sought to have further discussion
Of the bill delayed until after the hol-
idays. Parliamentary tangles were
encountered. however. and on motion
Of Senator Smith Of South Carolina
the measure was temporarily laid
aside until tomorrow.
The fate Of the bill Is in doubt, 1t
was declared by several Democratic
senator's tonight. as n result Of Pres
ident Wilson's opposition to the liter
acy test. In the opinion of it's spon-
sors striking out Of this provision
would mean defeat of the bill. be.
cause no substitute method Of re-
stricting has been agreed on.
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EQUAL SUFFRAGE MAY COME UP.
Chairman John Gary Evans of the
Advisory Board Calls Meeting for
January Z.

Spartanburg. Dec. 22.-John Gary
Evans, chairman of the advisory
board Of the South Carolina EQUAL
Suffrage League, will call a conference
OF the board to be held in Columbia
January to discuss the plans and
the policy of action to be adopted
pursuant to presenting the question Of
equal suffrage at the approaching ses-
sion Of the general assembly. The
matter will be in the shape Of a joint
resolution asking that the constitution
be so amended as to allow women to
vote. The resolution must be adopted
by a two-thirds vote before an elec-
ton on the amendment is authorized.
If the advocates for equal suf-
frage win their battle before the as
sembly the election would probably
be held in the general election in
1916.
Mr.. Evans and other leading ex-
ponents for equal suffrage confident
ly believe that the way is clear for
presenting the matter in some def
mite shape and accordingly the ques-
ton Of equal suffrage Will be one Of
the leading features at the 1915 ses-
sion of the sOlOns.
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SUMTER s. @. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1914.
PITCHED BATTLE IN oCoNEE.
-FOUR WHITE MEN WOUNDED
AND TWO NEGROES KILLED.
Allen Green and Green Gibson Meet
Death When Negroes Attack White
Men Said to Have Whipped Sus-
pected Barn Burner Near Fairplay.

Anderson, Dec. 21.-Two negroes
were killed and four white men
wounded in a battle between the four
white men and a party Of negroes at
Fairplay. in Oconee county, last night.
News Of the affair has just reached
surrounding towns, and, on account of
telephone lines being out Of commits
sion. full details have not been OBJ
rained.
Allen Green and Green Gibson are
The dead negroes.
The white men suffering wounds
are: Magistrate w. c. Mcclure, shot
in the wrist; John Mcdonald, shot in
the eye; Woodrow Campbell, suffer
ing a wound on the hand: Paul
Marrett, sprinkled with shot. .,
1t is said that a negro burned a
barn near Knoxs bridge in Oconee
county Saturday afternoon and that
Magistrate Mcclure, Woodrow Camp.
bell, John Mcdonald and Paul Marretl
went to the suspected negro's house
and, carrying him to the place where
the barn was burned, gave him q
severe whipping.
Returning they are said to have
been attacked by a party of negroes
led by Allen Green. Green was killed
In the fight which followed, and Green
Gibson died later from wounds re.
ceived in the battle. None of the
white men Is believed to be fatally
wounded.
This affair may be sequel to the
wellnigh fatal stabbing of Julius
Marrett in this community a few days
ago. Marrett was seriously stabbed
while trying to arrest a negro who
had ESCAPED from a Georgia county
chaingang. The negro successful!
eluded pursuit in South Carolina, but
was later arrested and Is now in jail
at Toccoa. Ga. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-26
AFRICANS SUFFER FROM COLD.
Toes of Scncgalcsc in Belgium Freeze
and Often Amputation is Necessary.

London, Dec. 20.--Troops from the
tropics are suffering intensely from
the cold in Belgium. This is especial
ly true of the Senegalese. In many
cases their toes or feet have been
frozen so badly that amputation has
been necessary, according to Mrs.
Harry Floyd. chief commissioner of
the French wounded emergency fund,
who has just returned from the hos
pitals at Havre. LisieuX, BayouX,
Deauville and other points. Mrs.
Floyd says many of the hospitals are
badly in need Of anaesthetics. tetanus
serum. surgical instruments and sur
geOns.
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WIFE KILLED BY HUSBAND,
ALBERT TOLBERT CHOKED WO.
MAN TO DEATH.
Two Had Been Forced to Separate
several Nmes-Man Summoned
Sheriff and Coroner After Horrible
Deed.

Greenwood, Dec. 21.-Albert Toll
bert a young white man working at
Pamela cotton mills here, choked his
wife to death yesterday afternoon
while in room with her alone. Toll
bert seemed utterly Indifferent to the
crime and asked that the sheriff be
sent for himself and the undertaken
for his wifes body.
The dead woman was Miss Nola
Hall from the Donalds section Of Abb
beville county. She and Tolbert had
been married several years but had
not been able to live together and had
separated several times. Lately they
had been living together and working
in Pamela mill. They occupied two
rooms Of house and NJ. D. Ellenberg
and family the other two rooms of
house. Yesterday Mr.. Ellenberg
heard them quarreling and heard the
woman scream. He and his family
thought they were fighting but did
not suspect the actual nature of the
struggle. A little later Tolbert came
to the door and asked Ellenberg's S
son to go for the sheriff, saying he
had killed his wife. He had a knife
in his hand.
Mr.. Ellenberg sent for Superinten-
dent McCucn. When Mr.. McCuen ar
rived he found the woman dead on
the floor and Tolbert sitting by the
fire smoking cigarette. Tolbert told
him he had choked her to death. Said
it had been done about o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t was then 2 o'clock
Sheriff Mcmillan and DR.. Lyon were
soon on hand and the examination
showed the woman's neck broken
The doctor observed that the woman
seemed to have been strangled and
Talbert replied that she was, that he
had choked her to death. He was
carried to jail. There was consider.
able talk Of lynching but cooler coun-
Esel prevailed.
The dead womdn vas" Vas about ~
years Of age. Tolbert appears to be
about Is. He is from the McCor.
mick section.
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DARLINTON FLOUR MILL.
Company With Capital Of $4,000
Granted Commission by Secretary
Of State.

Columbia, Dec. 21.-The movement
for grain elevators and roller mills is
gaining ground in this State.
The secretary Of State has issued
a commission to the Darlington
Wheat and Roller Mills company of
Darlington with a capital stock OF
$4,000. The petitioners are James r.
briggs. w. l.. Ward and c. M. Ward.
The company will erect a flour mill.
Several days ago a roller mill and
wheat elevator company was formed
for Bennettsville, in Marlboro county.
"A 5O-barrel day flour mill is soon to
be erected at Dentsville, in Richland
county. Companies are forming in
and Greenville and other
points in the State for the handling
OF the grain crop. which will be ma
terialiy increased this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-26
THE ENTIRE POLISH LEGION.
Duke Nicholas Authorizes Organization
OF Poles.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, Dec. 90
(Nia PetrOgrad and London, 5.45 p.
M)-By authority of Grand Duk @
Nicholas. n Polish legion has been or
eanized. The Russian army contains
many Polish volunteers. but the legion
will he the first Polish contingent flv-
ing distinctive flag to he accepted.
-Four thousand Poles row are en-
rolled i'm the legion and will be ready
to go to the front in six weeks.
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FIGHT AT FAIRPLAY.


Sheriff at Walhalla Does Not Receive
Tidings Until Late in the Afternoon.
Walhalla, Dec. 21.-News of the af-
fair at Fairplay only reached Wal
halla this evening. An inquiry came
from another county this afternoon,
and when the sheriff was asked he
said he knew nothing. No report of
untoward incidents had come from
the lower section Of the county. At
o'clock a citizen came in from the
country bringing report of a battle
between negroes and white men.
Sheriff Davis left tonight for the
scene.
The information received here was
TO the effect that the community
about Fairplay was much wrought up
Sunday night with many men under
arms.
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Paris. Dec. 22.--The official state
ment this afternoon says near Per-
thes Les Hurlcs the French have cap
tured three German works. repre-
senting fifteen hundred yards of
trenches. A lull has occurred in the
infantry attacks on Flanders. but the
artillery continues. In the Cham
payne district and around Sousain In
the Arsonncs there Is fierce bayonet
hshting- The statement admits that
the Germans have made gains at some
points. out indicates that these are Of
no great Importance.
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MOTHER KEEPS CHILDREN.
But Must See That They Divide Time
With the Father.

Columbia, Dec. 22.-The supreme
court this afternoon issued the fol-
lowing order finally disposing Of the
Tillman children
After hearing return to the rule is
sued herein, and upon consideration
thereof, it is ordered: That it does not
yet appear that the respondent shall
be deprived Of the custody of her
children.
"Ordered further. That no reason
has been shown why the children shall
not yet be given into the custody of
the Tillmans for the time heretofore
directed and that during the year
1915 the father Of the children shall
have their custody not only for the
time heretofore directed but in ad-
dition thereto the time the children
were directed to be put into the GUS
tody Of their grandparents.
"Orderei further That the father
shall indicate to the mother what par
ticular season is agreeable to him to
have such supplemented custody, up
on which notice tE children shall be
given to him.
"Ordercd further, hat refusal Of
the infant children to comply with
the order of the court is not a sufi-
cinct excuse. but on the contrary, if
the mother can not enforce such COM
pliance. then it will be incumbent on
the court to find other agencies OF
control
ordered further, That a copy here
of be served upon the father b. r.
Tillman. Jr.. and the mother. Mrs.
Lucy Dugas.''