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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Utah have been exercising the right OF
suffrage for many years to the advant-
age Of the state. the home and the
women themselves Idaho enfran-
chised her women in 1885 by q vote OF
two to one The Hon. Burton L. French.
United States representative from
Idaho. gays: MY judgment IL that
woman suffrage has made for better
government In the states where 1t has
been granted" Warrington bestowed
the ballot on her women In 1910 by .
vote Of three to one. Hon. Ernest Lis
ter, governor Of Washington, says:
THE results in the state Of Washing
tom have certainly indicated that the
women Of the state assist in public af-
fairs, rather than otherwise. by having
the right to vote"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
OPTICIANS CONCLAvE,


The second day Of the fourteenth
annual convention Of the Kansas Assoc
citation of Opt0metrists met at .
O'Clock this morning at the CONNER
cial club. At 9:45 a lecture. static
and Dynamic Skiametry." with practi-
cal demonstrations was given by Dr.
s. w. Lane. president Of the South
western Optical college. Following the
lecture, there was q general discus
sion of the topic.
At IL O'Clock e. q. Trowbridge Of
Chicago, instructor IN the Northern
Illinois college. delivered q lecture on
Fogging System" The meeting adj
5ourned at noon and most Of the
members lunched ut the Commeyctal
club dining room.
At 1870 o'clock this afternoon Z lee
ture was given by DR.. w. b. Needles
of Kansas City. Mo-. president OF 4he
Needles Institute OF Optometry. ON the
subject. "Accommodative AstIgmat1gm- .
At o'clock this afternoon. . selected
reading was given by Miss Irene Wein-
hans Of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
MAY 4 GREAT PERIOD
Most Favorable Conditions in History
Of Kansas Crops.

The weather and crop conditions in
Kansas as reported by the climatolog-
ical service Of the weather bureau at
Topeka for the month of May shows
that the state has never experienced
q better month for the crops:
The report says:
May, 1914, was slightly warmer than
usual with plenty OF rain in nearly all
parts OF Kansas and was one Of the
most favorable months for growing
|crpps that the state has ever expert
er1ced this lime OF the year. according
to the summary of daily observations
at 125 substations OF the weather bu-
reau:
1t was a month of comparatively
even temperatures and no unusual e1-
tremes on any date. Crops suffered
no damage from late frosts except on
the 18th and 18th when there was q
light freeze over the northern half OF
the state and frost heavy enough to be
considered killing in a few central and
northwestern counties. The southern
half OF the state escaped with only q
few very light frosts.
The average rainfall for the eastern
third OF the state was sos inches; the
middle third 333 inches; the western
third, BIZ inches; and for the state.
3.33, which is O.89 inch below normal
The rains were we'll distributed through
the month. The heaviest fell in the
southwest part Of the state, where a
| large HuAIlUeT OIL COUnkleS received 1fOm
to inches, and there were serious
floods and washouts in the Cimarron
valley the first week of the month.
The eastern half Of the state received
only about half the normal May rain
fall. but there were practically no
counties except in the northeastern and
extreme northern portion that had less
than 2 inches during the month, and
there were few places that actually
suffered for more moisture at any time
during the month.
At the close of May wheat was as
promising as 1t has probably ever been
this time of the year. with harvest only
2 or weeks away. The first cutting
of alfalfs. which was very heavy, was
about completed. though rains had In
terfered with curing 1t in many COUNT
les. Corn was all planted and was
generally making satisfactory growth
Oats. pastures and potatoes were excel
lent, and fruit Of all kinds promising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
PLAN new SEWER.
City Commissioners Agree ON Drain In
North Topeka.

{ A sewer is to be built in North To-
peka between North Jackson, North
Van Buren,, Grant and st. John streets,
according to a resolution passed by
the city commission today. A petition
to construct a sewer in this district
was filed with the commission orly
three days ago. referred to Commits
sioner Tandy, and reported hack with
the recommendation tina. It be
granted.
Neither wishing to be discourteous
nor place their seal Of approval the
city board, having received a COM
munication from the committee OF the
local Socialist party organization ask
ing permission to use the council
chamber for its regular meetings. plac-
ed the communication on file.
Several sidewalks on Topeka ave-
nue.. Kansas avenue. Tyler, Van Buren,
and Harrison street were condemned
today at the commission meeting.
Commissioner TAndy presented the
resolution for first reading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
Jayhawker Jots

A man il like a fish in this respect.
explains the Gridley Light. II he
keeps his mouth shut he is not apt
to get caught.
Pity being akin to love is probably
the reason. thinks the Marysville Ad-
why 20 many lovers
are to be pitied.
Don't struggle too hard for your
own way, points out Mrs. Tom
ThOmpSon in the Howard COurant. 1t
often turns out to be the wrong one.
May is tickle month. says the Mar
quette Tribune. In 1894 she gave US a
black frost. In 1908 she gave US q flood.
In 1905 she gave US a tornado. In 1913
she gave us Hades. This year she gave
US Paradise.
L. F. Valentine of the Clay Center
Times, who hasn't been married so
very long. has reached the conclusion
that the worst sin q man can commit
around home Is leaving the lace cur
tain down and the window up when 1t
rains. So
A Cottonwood Falls man, who put $40
in the hank and Immediately checked
out $50 and left town. was brought back
by the officers. notes the Salina Jour
nal. and it adds: His high finance
ideas were elaborate enough, but his
operations were crude.
Related by the Holton Recorder: A
IL year old boy was making crayOn
drawing on his blackboard. His year
old brother kept Quitting in'' by try
ing to add embellishments to the pic
ture. Seeking to distract his attention.
the older boy suggested, 'T--,
you take your blocks and draw US q
cubist picture ... ss.s ,..-.,ss..
Doesn't this sound mighty whole-
some and sensible? Elmer Eagehe
Kelley, q son OF T.. E. Kelley of the
Toronto Republican. and one OF the
owners OF that paper. was married the
other day to Miss Irma Pearl Corvette
of Toronto, and in the write-up of the
wedding in the Republican. was this:
They did not go on q wedding trip.
but to the house they had furnished
ready for occupancy, and where the
garden they planted this spring u
ready FOR use. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Advance Man Of Sells-Floto Arrived n
Town Today.

Shifty Bill was in town to-day.
But perhaps you've never met Shifty
Bill.
Or rather. at least. in real life. And
therefore, by way Of explanation, let
1t be known that Shifty Bill il q char
acter Of fiction. a circus proprietor who
has wandered through many and many
a page of magazine adventure, usually
dtBastrous to himself. And in the an
n0uncement OF his arrival. it is really
the announcement OF the arrival Of his
creator. Courtney Ryley Cooper, an au-
thor who at a has contributed to nearly
forty magazines and motion picture
companies. ID asmember of the Authors'
League OF America and q consulting
editor of the PhotoplAy Clearing House
Of New York.
And just as shifty Bills life IL that
OF the circus, so is the life Of Courtney
Ryley Cooper. for he Is here to tell of
the coming OF the Sells-F1oto Circus and
Buffalo Bin (ffimself). due for an en-
gagement in this city Thursday, June
25
Its combination this year that's
going to be pretty hard to beat-or even
tie" Mr.. Cooper said. Besides the en-
larged circus, there II Buffalo Bin him.
self. both IN the parade and in the
performance. where he presents q new
spectacle entitled 'Warpath.'
Incidentally you can get an impress
sion of 1t all from the parade at 1880
O'Clock the morning Of the show. That'n
give you an idea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
CUT OFF FROM HUERTl
Western Troops Can't Commensurate
With Mexican Capital.

On Board U. S. California, June a.
(Vfa wireless.) June 4.-Communica-
ton between the west coast OF Mexi-
co and Mexico City has been complete
~ severed according to information
reaching the American neets today.s ) Z
A party of constitutionalists enroute
from San Bias to Las Tres Martas is-
lands, sixty miles west of Teplca have
captured the federal prison and the
radio station which will isolate the
Huerta troops operating in the west
from any direct touch with their chief.
The schooner Leonor. with q cargo
OF supplies for the beleaguered fed
eral garrison of Maxatlan, was pre-
vented from dischargfng her freisht
today by the dangerous fire OF General
Obregon's constitutionalist batteries.
The captain of the vessel announce
he would attempt tonight to run the
cOnstitutiOnalists fire.
Colfma, capital OF the state OF that
name and one of the most important
cities in southwestern Mexico. has
fallen into the hands Of the constltu-
tionalists under General Alamfllo. for
mer governor of Colima, according to
official Information furnished Admiral
Howard late today by q constitutional
iBt officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
COMING THIS WAY.
First Trolley Trip to Bonner Springs
From Kansas City Saturday.

Kansas City. NO., June 4-The Kan
sas City, Kaw Valley & Western Elec-
trio railway. from Kansas City to Bon
ner Springs. will be in operation June
Is, according to an announcement made
today. A trial trip over II miles OF
the road win be made Saturday morn
ing. The cost Of the completed lire IL
half q million dollars. exclusive OF roll
ing stock It is backed by the Helm
interests of Kansas City.
The new interurban line will run an
hourly service to Bonner Springs on
cars similar in pattern to those now
running on the Kansas City, Clay
County & st. Joseph line. but some
what lighter. The company expects the
delivery of eight Of these cars this
week. Ultimately the interurban line
will be the shortest route between Kan.
sas City and Topeka
A right OF way has already been OBJ
tanned and the survey made of the
route up the north side Of the Kaw
river to Lawrence. The service will be
extended to Lawrence by the end Of this
year. In another year 1t is expected
that the line from Lawrence up the
WakArusa valley to the Kansas state
capital win be completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
QUAKER MED1rAr1oNs

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
A tooth paste-hitting a fellow In the
The pickpocket must keep a watch
on his victims to get watch away
from them.
When q deaf mute accumulates a
fortune does It prove that silence il
golden:
It really doesn't seem to require very
much physical exertion to run through
y torture.
The photographer who gives away
the result Of his labors is liberal with
his views. -
No. Maude. dear: putting a stamp
on a letter doesn't alter the fact that it
still remains stationery.
We don't all enjoy helpful sympathy,
but the actress always has an under
study to take her part
Among the hereditary evils said
the rapidly growing youth. don't for
get the trousers that descend from
father to son."
Don't hide your light under = BUSH
ell quoted the Wise Guy. mo. use
It to conceal your faults UNDER
amended the Simple Mug.
"Bjones IL very susceptible to
little attentions. isn't hep Wax9-.I
should ~ he WAS. Why. that fellow
would ret enuce1ted e . porous plaster
aheuld get stuck . HIM s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
MARCHING ON!

The history of womankind is a story
of abuse. For ages men beat, sold, and
abused their wives and daughters like
cattle. The Spartan mother that gave
birth to one Of her own sex disgraced
herself; the girl baby was often de-
serted in the mountains to starve.
feet. Turkey yelled their faces. Amer
lea denied them equal educational adj
vantages with men. Most Of the world
still refuses them the right to partici-
pate in government, and everywhere
women bear the brunt of an unequal
standard of morality. Thus writes q
contributor to the current issue of
Leslie's and he continues:
But the women are on the march.
They are walking upward and on the
sunlit plains where the thinking people
feet. In the shadow Of tn > harem Tur-
key has opened a female school. Amer
lea for half a century has given the
| women equal educational advantages,
and America. we believe. win enfran-
chise them.
Wherever women have voted there
are only words Of praise fo- the results.
Wyoming enfranchised her women In
1853. Colorado in 1885, The legislatures
OF both these states have passed resolu-
tions declaring that woman suffrage
has been q decided advantage to home
and state. Utah gave her wosnen the
vote In 1854. Hon. William Spry. gov
arnor Of Utah. says: The women 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
Journal Entries

Too many people are content to let
others do their thinking.
A good reputation IL even more de-
sirable than a good constitution.
Old Sport Wiseboy insists that CHG
gers invented the knee-length under
wear.
You think you're pretty smart. De-
fine some OF the rather common words
you use.
After = man has gone to the trouble
and expense Of building q house. he Ia
almost certain to be dissatisfied with 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Thirty-Fiye Years Of Politics
and Fan It Stahl's.
HENRY ALLEN WILL BE THERE
Other Speakery and Attractions
for Annual Picnic.
Burlingame Boys Band and
Fan for Children.

The thirty-fifth annual picnic OF the
Shawnee ana Osase County remperance
.ora c,,,aa,, ca,.es, 49, -, II A.,a
0As S'cn"ol onion VIII ue AAe...
IN otanis grove on THURSDAY, June H.
Year after year the picnic, visited by
temperance workers and politicians.
w,~a r,an .ra u..Y. .h,,a-.. -. ,,,.v
s--11 As'.e e'''Au1 Gu NOS
SVEN. It 10 one OF the famous organi-
xations OF this part OF the country.
Henry Allen Of Wichita and Fred
Jackson, former Encouragement of
Kansas, will speak. A play will be
staged in the evening. Miss Ceora Lam
ham of Topeka will rive several read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Warrington. June 1.-Two railroad
presidents and one railroad lawyer
spent five hours in pointing out to
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee many objections they have
found to features Of the antitrust bills
now before CONGRESS. which vitality at
feet common carriers. The railroad
men agreed that there seemed to be
a demand and possibly there was .
need for legislation designed to pre-
vent evils that have appeared in rail-
methods proposed in the bill for their
correction.
Robert S. Lovett. president Of the
Union Pacific; e. r. Ripley. president
and A. H. Harris. general council for
the New York Central were the speak
ers. Members Of the COMMITTEES EVIL
IDENTITY were In sympathy with some
OF the views expressed.
There 10 no more reason to legis-
late on the theory that all railroads
are dishonest than there il to say that
because burglars operate after dark
nobody shall be allowed out at night"
was the way Mr.. Lcvett summed up
his criticism. He objected to the pro-
vision prohibiting interlocking direc-
t0rates and said ~ the section now 10
framed would forbid the same director
serving on o parent and = subsidiary
Neither Advisable Nor Necessary.
This. he said. was not advisable and
not necessary to get at the evil, though
ne did not object to q prohibition
against interlocking where the roads
to be served by the directors were
round to be competing within the mean
ing or the Sherman antitrust act.
MT. Lovett doubted the wisdom Of
giving to the interstate commerce
commission broad powers over the is-
sue OF railroad securities. He said the
necessity of securing such approval
would disturb the railroads' market
for securities and load the commission
down with work. Full publicity for
the purpose of any security issues
made after issue. he suggested. would
SUFFICE for safeguarding the public He
said that the bill would make inop-
erative many Of the corporate powers
given railroads by the states ana
doubted the right of congress to take
away such powers.
Mr.. Ripley made q general criticism
OF the securities bill. He spoke of
amendments to 1t proposed by the in
terstate commerce commission and re-
| marked that the commission, one OF
the powerful bodies in the world, now
| wanted more power. Defeating of
supervisory powers to the commission
was said to mean the ''shackling of
directors and he vigorously opposed
the idea that a road should Be COM
PEELED to tell in advance what ft want-
ed to do with money obtained from
securities.
| You don't want things like that
posted on the town pump" said Mr..
Ripley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

The custom receipts at New York
have fallen off nearly nine million dol
lars during the seven months that the
Democratic tariff law has been in
operation. But probably the income
tax receipts in New York have ap-
preached that figure, so the govern
ment. at any rate. is even on this
financial score
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Attention is called to the fact that
In his autobiography, Colonel Roose-
welt gives great praise to Mr. Bristow.
That was written. however before the
senior senator from Kansas fip-
Topped from the Progressive to the
Republican party. And the colonel
always reserves for himself the priv
ilege Of changing his mind. So what
Mr.. Roosevelt may have to say about
Mr.. Bristow when he campaigns for
the Progressives in Kansas in the
near future may possibly be another
story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Although the labor and farmers
unions are to be exempted from the
provisions of the antitrust laws this
doesn't mean that they are free to
pursue any course that. suits their
fancy. There are plenty Of other laws
to hold them in the paths of rectitude
that all men should follow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Huerta's rule in Mexico hasn't been
of long duration. But it appears to
have been most profitable 1T is re-
lated that before Sonora Huerta made
her departure from the City of Mex
leo she visited a bank and drew out
no less than l 900. 900 pesos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

John D. Rockefeller and his son at
tended church Sunday, and il they
prayed for n settlement of the strike
problems in Colorado, it might be
well for them to follow the prayers
with little action, Words without
deeds avail nothing. IL aar. u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

An automobile would appear to be
q pretty bulky thing to hide. Ac-
cOrding to the assessors returns,
though, there are only 1893 in
Shawnee county. Before the state IL
censing OF automobiles. the Topeka
tags showed more than a thousand
cars in this city alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

New York state judge has express
ed the opinion that I. w. VS. must
hire hall If they wish to talk. And
q sigh OF relief would go up from the
multitudes il the same rule could be
applied to every one who thinks he
has a speech in his system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

After all, Colonel Roosevelt will not
go down in history because Of his
achievement in placing the River of
Doubt on the worlds map. Over and
above this will he be remembered as
the man who put the "can" on Repub-
lican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

II Carranza and Villa must agree to
stop fighting in order to participate in
the conference Of the A. B. C. media
tors, the chances are that they will
decide to forego the latter pleasure.
Or 1t may be that they have reached
the end OF their rope in the fighting
game through their inability to re-
plenish their supplies Of ammunition
and other necessaries for the war
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Since Harvard has declared it's in
tention Of teaching young men how to
finance railroads, the hope has been
steadily growing in New England. says
the Christian Science Monitor. that it
will find some new and better way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Why are the. wild. wSsAen Il Eng
land devoting SO much of their atten-
ton to King George? He couldn't
crafty their demands. even were he
disposed to do so. He's only ruler
Of the figurehead variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

With such pride does the United
States weather bureau point to the
fine crop weather that has prevailed
of late that one might gather the idea
that the bureau was responsible for
making IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
VUIL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES

Tho STATE Journal II 1 member 81 the
Associated Press ana receives the fuil eay
0naegz0ph f0port q that great neWo ~
01nfsatlon for the exclusive atterD0oo
solicitation In Topeka
The news 10 received In The state Jooes
III building over wires fue this sole D0s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Conclusive evidence, II any were
needed, that there is nothing in q
name. Miss Shirk is the valedictorian
Of the Washburn class Of 1914.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Another thing to remember Is that
all Of the activities guaranteed to or
gAnized labor in the amendments that
the house has inserted in the anti
trust bill must be conducted peace
a h1v
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

May was an unusually dry month.
June begins with every indication OF
being q wet one. This will bring gObs
Of gloom to many June bride whom
the rain p.urs on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

ana whose hair was like spun silk, and
ner eyes of forget-me-not blue, was q
great comfort to any home.
Aside from scorching the steak and
letting the vegetables boil all over the
stove, Gorham's dinner was successful.
However. during the night. his newly
SECURED knowledge vanished. He went
out for his breakfast because his small
kitchen had lost much Of its charm. He
wondered whether love had, with sud
den and unexpected energy, tugged at
his heart strings or whether 1t was
merely the lone1itless OF q strange city
that made him look under every Wat
teau hat for q particular pair Of blue
eyes. Gorham may not have known
the name OF the hat the girl wore, but
he knew 1t was perched high on her
sunny hair and that masses Of forget
me-nots were packed under the back
In any event he decided. after writ
ing his flrst article on cafe life. that he
would have to know more about his
stove. In consequence another card was
sent to the gas company.
He waited anxiously and more than
little nervously for the arrival Of the
girl. His tie diap1eaSed him and his
hair refused to obey his brushes
When the door bell rang he an
iswered it with much inward Quaking.
Not the girl of the blue eyes. but q
buxOm widow, with q gushing manner,
stood outside. GOrhAm felt a. II the
world had crumbled beneath his feet.
He was. however. Over-pOifte and lis
toned to the woman's lesson In gAa
know an there was to know about it.
What splendid profession tor =
woman" murmunod he with = faint
hope Of 1eaKminG D0meth1ug Of HI