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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
WAS WELL ATTENDED
Thirty-Five Hundred Took Part IL
Groccrs' and Butchers' Picnic.

Thirty-five hundred persons attend
ed the concert which was the feature
Of the evenings program at the Gro
GERS and Butchers association picnic
held at Garfield park Thursday. The
concert was given by the knights and
teen hundred persons were at the park
during the afternoon and evening.
The days program led off with a
baseball game between q South To-
peka team and North side team.
North Topeka won. Each member OF
q box Of cigars by the following To-
peka business men: ]. r: Spetter.
Klingaman & Miller. George Burghart.
A. F. Lidzy, Charles A. HOLLAND, Chas.
Eagle, H. L. Tromp and Rex Kreipe. A
basket dinner was served at the park
at u o'clock.
A baby show was the first number
on the afternoon program. There
were thirty-six contestants. Follow
ing the customary rule bachelors were
appointed judges. The following ba-
bies were winners: Lloyd Baysinger,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Baysinger:
Eleanor Smith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Smith and Evelyn Apple
gate, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Apologize Prizes in the contest were:
Gold ring, first; necklace, second, and
q pair of kid boots, third.
The baby show was followed by
athletic contests, including running
races for girls, apple eating contests
for boys, nail driving contests for wom-
en- and frog jumping contests for boys
and men.
In the fat mans race George Clark
won q briar pipe as first prize. In the
milk drinking contest for men r. b
Morand won first prize, q watch fob.
The picnic, according to the grocers
and butchers was one of the most sue
.cessful that they have ever held. 1--WE
had the best time ever" said E. Mont
gomery, secretary of the Grocers' and
Butchers association.
The program wound up nthe even.
ing with the concert given by the
Knights and ladies Of Security band
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
EAGLES Fl ING HIGH.
Local Aeric look MarshaIl's Band to
Kansas City for Convention.

Topeka Aerie, No. IS, Eraternal Or
der of Eagles. celebrated Its tenth an
niversary yesterday by chartering a
special train and going to Kansas City
to attend the national convention of
the order. There were more than 400
Eagles on the excursion and many of
them took their wives or sweethearts.
Marshalfs md was also taken and
was entered in the band contest, the
docisi0n on which has not yet been
made by the judges, first prize resting
between Marshalfs and an improvised
band from Kansas City. Kan. and
nearby points The prize was for the
largest band from within a radius of
$50 miles. It II said that as Mar
shalIs band was getting on the train.
a member OF Coleman's orchestra. OF
Kansas City. Kan, counted the uni
formed men. He counted f1fty-nine.
and to beat this number two smaller
bands were hastily merged into one.
The difference in uniforms betrayed
the trick. and the Topekas filed a pro-
test.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Washington. Aug. 7.-while the
house stood in silence, Immediately
after It converted. Chaplain Couden
prayed for comfort and consolation
for President Wilson and his daughters
in their bereavement as follows:
''Oh God, our heavenly father, we
turn to Thee for consolation In this
hour of indispensable sorrow in the
death of our presidents wife. The
charm Of her presence. the purity of her
soul. the sympathy OF her heart for the
poor and distressed will be a loss to the
nation. May her example live in the
hearts of our people. Be with. We pray
Thee. the husband in his sorrow and
grief. and with the stricken children;
uphold and sustain Them
Half a hundred OF the senior mem
bers OF the house were appointed by
Speaker Clark to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Wilson. The speaker, who will
head the COMMITTEES. selected the MEM
Der from each. state who has served
longest in the house.
Senators MARITIME and Kenyon were
designated a. an informal committee
to send flowers for the senate.
To the committee representing every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
THEY Went HUNGRY.
One Election Board Worked without
Having Breakfast.

The neatness and generally attractive
appearance CT many Of the voting places
for Tuesdays primary election has re-
ceived favorable comment, but it seems
that the same standard was not car
ried out at all places. Crowded space,
booths made Of dirty canvas, and clerks
and judges not as well qualified for
their work as they might have been are
sources of complaints intended to i'm
prove matters next year.
r.. D. Blaine. who was a member of
the election board in the Sixth pre-
cinct of the Third ward, reports that
the members of the board were put to
considerable Inconvenience.
when We met at o'clock in the
morning. We discovered that no pro-
vision had been made for breakfasts for
us, and when evening came all the light
provided was from two kerosene lamps
with oil enough to burn only about a
third Of the night. At O'Clock in the
morning the board had to stop work for
lack OF light. We resumed counting
when daylight came. but we again had
difficulty IN securing meals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
MRS. ARMSTRONG SUES
Judge Whitcomb Ties Up $1,000 Claim
Against Street Railway.

Mrs. Maud Armstrong this morning
fled suit for divorce against her nus
band, DIR. ]. B. Armstrong, Of 81
Kansas avenue. In her petition, Mrs.
Armstrong makes several sensational
charges. She alleges extreme cruelty,
gross neglect and charges that he was
too intimate with other women. She
married DIR. Armstrong May Is, 1905.
Recently Armstrong was awarded
damages to the extent of 5000 from
the Topeka Street Railway company
on account OF an accident, but the case
is still pending an appeal in the SUI
preme court. Judge Whitcomb today
issued a temporary restraining order
to the company forbidding them to
pay any money to Armstrong.
In her petition, Mrs. Armstrong
says that her husband sQuandered
money, had a violent temper, often
hurting books and Instruments at her.
She names Mary Shinn. who lives in
the same building and who, she says,
has a divorce case pending in the dis
trict court, as correspondent. Thurs
day, she alleges, Armstrong left her
with only Is cents and went to the
Commerce building, where he engaged
room b..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Col. Latin Is Dead.

Kingston, N. r., Aug. 7.-Colonel H.
Dwight Laflin, for many years prom
inently connected with military organ
izations throughout the middlewest,
died today at Saugertics. N. T., aged
81. He was second officer of the ia
nous Ellsworth Zouaves and for many
years was engaged in the powder busi-
ness, his father General Luther Latin
having been one of the organizers Of
Latin and Rand company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
MINERS ARE DIVIDED.
Big Gatherin: at Pittsburg Argues
Over Strike situation.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 7.-Hundreds OF
miners from all over the Pittsburg dis
trict are holding a meeting at Lincoln
Park here this afternoon. The meeting
was called by miners who favor the
resumption of work in the mines.
A resolution CALM. upon the men to
return to work was offered and 1t
started a riotous debate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
llIJEIIII1IIAIil}

nomination, has the honor of having re-
ceived more votes than any other person
on the Republican Ticket. o. K SWayze,
county clerk, was "a close second. being
only go votes behind Kiene. A. J. Boil
niger, unopposed for-the nomination for
Sehind Kieae e' @3ss dn sos s s'sss
BY an errort the yotS given T. ID.
Humphreys was understated in Thurs
days report. Mr.. Humphreys, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for pro-
bate judge, received 1856 votes az s-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Euaden Rcported safe.

|. Peking, China: Aug. THE German
cruiser Emden. which was reported
sunk yesterday, d said to have return
ed to Tsing-Tau today with one OF the
big vessels Of the Russian volunteer
fleet sailing between Nagasaki and
vladivostok. The latter ship carried
nearly 1000 passengers and crew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Morrill, Hall Burns.

saltwater, Ok, Aug. 7.-Morrin Hall,
one OF the largest buildings of the ag-
ricultural school here was destroyed by
nre OF unknown origin early today. The
loss Is estimated at 100000, partly COW
cred by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Joe Cute. who was an assistant cook
at the National hotel. il now on his
way back to Topeka. from Dallas, Tex,
IN custody of United States officer,
charged with being the person respon.
sible for the appearance of numerous
lightweight gold coins in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Pytl,ians Choose Portland

Winnipeg. Man., Aug. Portland.
Ore, was chosen as the city for the
next convention of the supreme lodge
Of Knights of Pythias, tosbe held dur
ing the summer Of 1916, at the con-
GLIDING session Of the Pythian con-
vention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
An Advance Shooting
Of the Very NelU
Net Top Flouncing

These new laces are especially
adapted for the new lace drapings
and the shirred lace basque effect,
which seems to be the most popular
thing of the hour. They are untls-
ually fine and filmy and have beau
tiful edges in new shape scallops.
The nets are in both plain and
crackley effects and the widths are
from 18 to u inches, in cream and
white. A limited advance showing
at our lace counter. A yard $1.26
to ................ .$1.oV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Dresden (via London), Aug. T.
The British legation here was mobbed
today and all the windows were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

All the Kansas City newspapers
commented favorably on MarshalIs
band and on the showing made by
the Topeka Aerie on its tenth anni-
versary The local Aerie has one of
the finest lodge homes in Topeka and
does not owe one cent Of Indebtedness,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Ti,e Store Of Dependnble
Merchandise.
6dzrenNA GosH0'
InrenA Gosky8|
Dependable Merchandise Worth Looking Up Saturday


the
mentioned below
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Regiment Reported to Have Bee
Annihilated by Servians.

An unconfirmed dispatch published ~
the Tribuna says an Austrian regiment
annihilated by Servians to the east q
Belgrade and that the Austrians are -
full retreat toward the Danube.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Black Chiffon TAffetA -
Saturday we offer about 200
yards Of this In the 4O-inch
width and in q beautiful soft
mellow quality. It is in q
weight that makes it very de-
sirable fer suits, skirts and
dresses. The regular Sits
grade, - 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Black Messaline-Just re-
ceived 600 yards of q very
handsome quality black mes
saline in 36-inch width. A few
who have seen it say it over
shadows all others they've
seen. Satin effects will be ia
vored. This should be sold at
SLIPS, Saturday, 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

O8LuIO8y.
Col0red Striped Taffetas-
One lot of IA pieces in the 26-
inch width, a cleanup pur-
chase from one of the largest
jobbing houses in Chicago. It
is in a quality that has retail
ed everywhere at 81. 90. co
Choice Saturday, yard OOC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

No End Of Splendid Values m BLK oecuon
around"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-22
turned very pale, and rode at full
gallop to ST. Helena.
A BASEBALL FUTURE

A baseball fan writes: Little Will
lie Killemquick at his sister .heaved
a brick; straight and true the missile
sped, catching sister on the head 1t
released her girlish soul. Father said
My, what CONTROL"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-22
ScHooUBOY ANSWERS

SCHOOUBOY ANSWERS
The Tropic of Cancer is a painful
and incurable disease.
The barons made King John sing
Magma Charta.
When Chaucer describes the Prior
ess as amiable of port he means that
she was fond of wine.
When the last French attack at
Waterloo proved failure Napoleon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04

RoTHsCHnD Co1oRs ON BUSES,
Every Driver Gets Christmas Pheas.
ants-Here's the Reason.

LONDON. Dec. 26.--Thc busmen are
sporting the Rothschild racing colors on
the bonnets and bell pulls OF the motor
buses to notify that their Christmas
presents OF brace OF pheasants have
been gratefully received.
The real story Of the origin of this
pleasant old custom has not been told
before. This Is It, as given by Alfred de
kothschild:
About forty years ago no and his
brother Leopold used to drive every other
day from Gunnersbury to the city They
usually drove II phaeton with u pair Of
spirited horses. and the busmen on the
road drew aside and gave them all the
"courtesies of the road" IL occurred to
the brother that they should make some
return and a brace OF pheasants was
accordingly sent to every bus driver and
conductor on the Knightsbrdge road.
Then the other buses were gradually
taken In. and now the men on all the
buses that come into central London re-
ceive their pheasants every year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
Peasants Folly Ended
Daucourt's Long Flight
Built Fire to Keep Warm and Burned Aeroplane
STOPPING Paris Cairo Trip.

showed his way through the crowd. an
nouncing majestically: II want to see
the men who come from the sky"
Another priest took the occasion 10
preach to the assembled multitude. Tina,
is what the French people are like" he
cried. they work. they love science and
they love to fly like birds. You. you are
lazy and that is why you only know yet
how to walk like animals"
At Eregli NJ. Roux left Daucourt and
went on to Adana by rail. leaving the
pilot to cross the mountains by aeroplane.
He had to carry 100 lters OF petrol and
thus couldn't take any one with him. At
the station of kuelek NJ. Roux learned
OF the accident. paucourt returned ~
Adana the following day, having covered
the distance partly by horse and partly
by an automobile lent him by what M.
Roux calls IAN amiable German"
Peasant burned AeropIane to Keep
Warm.
Daucourt thus describes his accident :
The sky was cloudy around Eregli and
there was considerable fog. | telegraphed
to several stations on my route asking
about the wind: some said 1t WAS from
the north, others from the south. The
weather becoming clearer about midday,
I decided to start. l arose gradually to
about $500 meters. on approaching
Bozanti I saw that the mountain peaks
were hidden In haze and the wind seemed
TO come from all directions at the same
time. 30 the stations which had reported
tho weather to ME before my start were
not far wrong. ! decided that II would
DO better to, descend. 30 I began search
ing for suitable place. a soft spot among
all these rocks. l was finally Obliged to
come down In little open space sur
rounded with trees and in doing so my
left wing hit tho top of a tree The ma
chine was pretty badly damaged. but
escaped unhurt."
NJ. Roux declared the aeroplane could
have been repaired in three days Gen
darmes were ordered to keep watch over
the machine. but It seems that during
the night they tired of their vigil and
turned the Job over to a peasant, who
built fire under the aeroplane to KEEP
warm He then fell asleep and narrowly
escaped being burned to DEATH Every
thing infammable about the aeroplans
was destroyed, the skeleton only remain
ing. NJ. Daucourt then had to give up all
hope OF reaching tho promised land.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
TO HONOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Figure May Be Placed In Church
Where lie Once Worked.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.---Few people would
connect romance with the name OF Ben
5amin Franklin. but there is chance that
he may be commemorated in the most ro-
mantle Of England's few medieval
Churches. 81. Bartholomew. Smithheld.
As has been cabled briefly TO THE SUN,
some one has discovered from the parish
rate books that he once worked at the
case in an Office housed In his day in the
Lady Chapel Of the church.
Franklin records In his autobiography
chat he worked In Bartholomew Close, but
ne says nothing about the place. He men
toned that he WIS employed on setting
NJ the second edition of Woolaston's Re
lgion Of Nature" and In that book there
Is a quaint little engraving showing the
top floor of the factory with the compost
tors racks The posts OF these racks
were st!ll there in 1885 before the Lady
Chapel was cleared Of It's workaday MT
t.ngs and prepared for worship again,
In the wall over the Lady Chapel altar
tand in Frankl!n's day actually In the
printing room) are five tall inches. proba-
bly filled with figures of saints before the
Reformation. 1t Is now proposed to COM
mcmora,e Franklin by placing one OF
more female saints In these inches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
MAY FREE MONA LISA" THIEF.
Lawyers Doubt ~ He VIII Ever he
Tried.

Roxr, Dec. 24-There seems to be no
doubt that Vincenzo Perugia will be &C.
quilted II tried In Florence for stealing
the famous mona Lisa" from the Louvre.
but II Is doubted II the man will ever be
tried at ALL
His case Ii considered unprecedented
in Italian jurisprudence. and the Florence
judicial authorities do not know yet what
action should be taken against Perugia
unless n request Is made by the interested
party, In this case the French Govern
ment, to institute legal proceedings.
In other terms, II IL not yet known
whether or not a suit must be brought
against the man to have him tried. This
point must be decided by the Judge who
is investigating the case and who openly
admits that the indictment against Pc
rugia cannot be made before this point Ia
decided.
The Judge says that according to Ar
ticle 8 Of the Code OF Criminal Procedure
any Italian citizen who commits a crime
abroad can he tried In Italy II arrested
IN this country. provided such crime
IL punishable by Italian law with not less
than three years imprisonment. In any
case. however the penalty 10 reduced by
one-sixth. II the crime committed abroad
In punishable with less than three years
Imprisonment the trial can only take
place In Italy II suit 10 brought by
the parties interested or by a foreign
Government
The penalty for simple theft In italy
is from two to eight years Imprisonment
or 10 twelve II the crime 10 accompanied
by aggravating circumstances, such. for
instance. as tho great value of the OBJ
ject stolen, Now the minimum OF the
penalty. three years imprisonment. Is au-
tomatically reduced by one-sixth and con-
sequently becomes only two years and six
months. 1t follows that Perugia cannot
be tried In italy except on the suit OF the
French Government.
So far no suit has been brought against
Perugia and his lawyer 10 accordingly
trying 70 get him released from prison
and possibly he may sucoee4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
ONE STAMP WORTH $500.
Post once In Sardinia Destroyed
After 1t Was Issued.

LONDON, Dec. 26,--One OF the most In
teresting .omances of collecting Is re-
called by the find Of autograph letters In
Sardinia.
The most valuable stamp in existence
IL the Post Office Mauritius, which Is
worth about $500. Just after the postal
authorities had received the issue the
most Office was destroyed In a hurricane
But the Governor had given ball and
IA an act Of courtesy had sent invitations
20 friends In England. The only speci-
mems Of the stamp known to exist are
those which were affixed to the envelopes
Of these Invitations
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
The Versatile Alpine Guide.

I.oNpoN, Dec. 2i.--In a lecture 90 the
Camera Club recently on some Alp.u" nd-
ventures Julian Grande. +. Il. = 3, .,t |
that % per cent. of Alpine accident '.,rn
due to climbing without u Gult .-iA
Alpine guide was q wonderful fellow, lie
had TO undergo three years Hnpr rtics-
ship before receiving his license ,Hu mad
To pass an examination ~ touugrau"y and
geography AS well as in amhulu"ro work,
He knew also how to sew AM how TO
cook and his charge was fl cay AID
all found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
GYPSY BAND SETTLED
IN LONDON SUBURB
NOmad Coppersmiths Worry
Board Of Guardians Of
IlfOrd.
PRACTICE ANCIENT ART
Secret Method Of Repairing kct-
ties Said to BE Five
Centuries Old.
PRACTICE ANCIENT ART
Special Correspo ndence to TnE sus

LONDON. Dec. 26.-The Board of Guar
dams at llford, northeastern suburb.
have been greatly troubled by the pres
ence of group of nomad workers in
copper. They are an Outlandish folk in
dress and In speech. their manners are
suspicious and their conduct is by no
means exemplary In the eye of the peace
officers. II has been found difficult TO
bring them within the scope of the va
grancy acts because they are clearly for
eigners and are certainly extra-parochial.
So far as the Guardians have been able To
find out they are Hungarians, but the
Austrian consulate disowns them.
IL the llford Board of Guardians were
less suburban they might have resolved
all their difficulties of Identifying their
unwelcome visitors. though the incon-
venience of their presence would have
none the less remained with them, This
band OF nomads is quite familiar to the
Gypsy Lore Society and was tho theme
OF an exhaustive report published in the
early autumn.
1t appears that in the gypsy world
there is greater activity In migration now
than in 500 years. or at the period In the
| early part OF the fifteenth century when
they overran Europe. Now they wander
further in the present migration, for
they have poured over into the three
Americas and have gone In numbers to
Australia Where formerly they trav-
elled In vans they now use railway trains
and steamships In fact the members OF
this llford band say that they used vans
until they crossed the Rhine. but In
France and Spain and In the British
! Isles they find the railways more con-
venient.
Came to England In 1911.
The first Corners of this band seem to
have arrived In England In May. 1911
at Liverpool. their last halt having beer
at Marseilles. In the first INVASION were
eight families, numbering about forty per-
| sons, more or less subordinate to Nikola
| Tschoron. who has represented them In
England In all their wanderings. There
has been a steady accession OF members
Of the tribe from the Continent since the
/ first coming and at the same time there
has been an almost equal drain from Eng
land to America. many having gone tt
| Abe River Plate, and II IL known thai
several parties have sailed for New York
! The origin of the band Ii uncertain
Some OF them say that they are Hun
| garian. but few have proved able to es
! tablish their status in a manner salts
| factory to the Austrian Consulate So
| far az their own accounts given to ex-
perts in gypsy lore can be made to hans
| together they seem to have started as a
band loosely compactcd after the Roman,
| fashion about a century ago In some
Rumanian speaking country. thence to
nave wandered among slavonians, som'
Soing into Poland and others minglinl
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-08
PUTS GOVERNOR
IN POOR COMPANY

The Sacramento Bee man seems
to have a very peculiar idea of the
eternal fitness of things. Last
Saturdays issue of that paper pub
lished group If pictures of promi-
nent men in Nevada politics the top
row of which contained the like
ness of Ex-Governor Dickergon,
Senators Pittman and NewIands.
The second row carried Ex-senator
Massey, Congressman Roberts and
Judge Scmmers, and in the third
row were Governor Oddie and one
William Till, who is accused CT
murder in Nevada county, Califor-
mia. 1t looks as il there was some
thing faulty about the grouping of
this picture. = Carson News.