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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
yayhawker lots

1t il certainly some reputation,
sthinks the Hiawatha World. to be
Ecalled the "provider" in these days.
There is no such thing as a Lenten
season for Dame Rumor says Bert
Walker Of the Osborne County Farmer
in the Kansas City Star.
Signs Of life in Kearny county and
Lakin, as noted by the Kearny County
Advocate: Baseball League, New Brass
Band, County Fair and Campaign, all
coming this way.
Several lola men have fancfed they
heard opportunity knocking this week,
reports the lola Register. and upon
rushing to the door have found 1t to
be only the assessor.
Restraining influencesHthat's what
a good many men need, says the Col
ony Free Press. The milk of human
kindness In them gets muddy, sour,
clabbery and needs restraining con-
stantly.
. When q woman gets sick and has to
60 to bed, says Luke McLuke, she ar
ranges the scenery SO that she looks
pathetic and interesting. But when a
man gets sick and has to 60 to bed.
he usually looks Hike something the
cat has brought in.
few gems in Will Palmer's Jewell
County Republicans: The celAest thing
that ever got into q family is indiffer-
ence. III the assessor finds any
one who has q merry soul he should
value it at a million dolinrs. It's worth
the money. -. Happ1neD IL catch
ing. but q big enough dose of mean
ress will make you immune.
about a wife getting into her hus-
bands pockets, but there ID one way
to cure all that. Give her check
book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
TO new ZEALAND.
Rev. G. NJ. Sheldon VIII Spend Six
Months in the Orient.

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon has re-
turned from an extended trip in the
east. including especially New Eng
land and Wisconsin. The missionary
work he has been doing has been
largely one in connection with the tenn
perance cause.
Everywhere in my audiences"
said he today, when have referred
to prohibition as q state or national
issue, aside from local option. have
been greeted with applause. In some
places. especially in New England and
Wisconsin. the people seem to be
afraid of the question:; afraid to teach
opposition to liquor. but they are get
ting away from this more and more,
and see that prohibition along broad
lines and over broad territory is the
coming issue
DIR. Sheldon will remain in Topeka
for the next two or three months.
working mainly upon a new book.
About the first of July, with his fam
lily, he will leave for New Zealand,
where he has been invited by the do
minion secretaries to take part in a
prohibition campaign. He expects to
be absent about six months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

No reporter FEELS ike journalist
wheu his shoes dent TT.
There are~also those who must live
beyond their means IL they live ut all.
All some young men can do h look
handsome against the counters in the
drug stores
Don't Judge the new family BY the
way their furniture looked In the
moving van; be fair.
A large portion of the genuine hos
pitality IL found In hotels where one
paws about what it is worth.
While the good fishing may he over
in the noxt county, don't go there in
search Of it: 1t was last month.
None Of the Indians ON the reserva-
ton dress as well Is those who used
to stand guard at the cigar stores.
Nearly every boy believes he will be
better to his children, when they ar
rive. than his own parents were to
him.
all day without whipping them. she
thinks that il 4 display Of grand and
lofty patience.
Most of the men who leave their
wives and come back ut in0ppertune
times were not shipwreched Ike the
late Enoch Arden
VITA due regard to the Kohinoor
and other royal gems, the biggest dia-
mond u in = GIRLS engagement ring.
II In doubt. Ask her.
While It = NOT often repeated out
loud there seems TO be an understand
ing that father - to furnish the money
and mother the prayers-
About all i know shout ina1de
baseball IN that the umpire u more
likely To b lair and right than the
frenxied fans who throw pop bottles
land inxectiyo - hisss- s-Rufo Hos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Makepeace, Cook and Thomp
son Move Up in O1lice Rank.

Charles w. Gibbs. for the last eigh-
teen months assistant state treasurer
under the Akers administration has
resigned to take effect the first OF
April. He win leave Topeka and en-
ter the lumber business In Kansas
City. Mo. He will be succeeded in the
state office by Wylie w. Cook Of KAN
sas City. Kan. first special assistant
treasurer. T. E. Thompson Of Smith
county. second special assistant will
succeed Cook and Charles d. Make
peace, chief clerk, will be. appointed
second special assistant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Solomon and Norton schools WIN Talk
Friday Night.

Solomon. Kan. March 2-superintend-
en- Mickey has Just completed the ar
rangements for the interdistrict debate
between Norton county high school and
Solomon high school. The debate will be
held at Solomon Friday evening, March
q, at Hoplkins-Harris hall, 3mmencing
at s o'clock. This will be the big debate
of the season. The Solomon team 10 very
strong.
The question to be debated IL Resolved,
That Kansas Should Enact Minimum
Wage Legislation" Solomon will debate
on the negative side. Misses Edith Lank.
Amy Bailey and Glen Ramsey will COM
pose the Solomon team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
Charles w. Gibbs, Who Resigned
Assistant State Treasurer.

Charles Gibbs Is we'll known in To-
peka- He is young man, thorough
ly efficient. well equipped and trained
through more than five years of poll
teal activity. He first came to thii
city in the Hoch campaign where he
assisted at the state central committee
headquarters. He was brought here
by Ex-Governor Stubs, under whose
guidance he had worked az. secretary
in his private business. Later Gibbs
was with Hoch at Marion in the polit-
zeal battle OF ten years ago and with
the Hoch-Stubbs forces in the legis-
lature one year later.
When Stubs was elected governor,
Gibbs was appointed executive clerk
a position he held with considerable
success for u years. He was then
appointed secretary of the state board
of control. holding this title until the
last administration when he waa
appointed assistant state treasurer by
Earl Akers. state treasurer.
Gibbs 10 director in the Home MI
tual Life Insurance company of TD-
peka, he is a member Of the. Jay
hawker club. and h, sidentiffeua Il 1T
many interests insthe city. He aaWa2p
has been recognized as competent
and valuable official In all the posi-
lions he has held. He will. enter the
lumber business in Kansas City, Mo-,
where IT is understood he has a BIZ
opportunity for the development of
that industry in the west.
Wiley Cook, who will succeed Gibbs
as assistant state treasurer, has been
Z" power for years in politics in Wyan-
dotte county. He has served as cleo
ton commissioner and chief Of police
IN Kansas City, Kansas r. sE. Thomp-
son is known all over northwestern
Kansas where it is said in Smith cDun-
tv that he has been in= politics since
he was II years old. $50
Charles D. Makepeace came to To-
peka from Wichita in 1908. He served
under former Secretary Of State Dem
ton, later was record clerk under Sec
retary of State Sessions and was app
pointed chief clerk in the treasurer
office when Earl Akers organized his
office force after the election in 1912.
Nekepeace has obtained considerable
experience in banking and treasury
activities through his former connec-
lions with the Watkins National bank
4. Lawrence and the Kemper Mill &
Elevator company at Kansas City. Mo.
II hate to lose Gibbs,'s' Treasurer
Akers said this afternoon. HE leaves
this position, however, for a flattering
proposition in Kansas City. In maxi
ing my promotions here in the office
Rave a fortunate and most efficient
combination in the appointment of
Nakepeace, Cook and Thompson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
Journal Entries

An easy mark is sure to have a large
company Of friends"
Presumably. the Three Disgraces are
Envy, Hatred and Malice.
1t frequently happens that a kood
cook Is reluctant to work on the job.
Repeating all that you hear is an
excellent way Of getting into hot wa
ter.
When a man and wife attend a party.
the latter worries a good deal for fear
tho former will make a bad break or
two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
BIZ the Way

I
Il II repOfte4 that Mr.. Castor laid
on to open hi campaign. but the re-
port u am error: Mr.. 0aStOn's cam-
paisn was STARTED some time ago.
Howevers his experiment in farming
have beensan fIhprovement. but not =
marked improvespent. and that Il the
only kind OF tmIFoyement recognized
by reporters.
Occasionally We find something new.
from rural pafSH He tried M three
times in three DAYS in the Same block.
twice for 'just q bowl Of soup and
again for the Anal dime needed to
pay his fare to his home in Rock
Creek. A ruraliat who engages In the
town product. Il SO blamed rare. at
least In this state. that he attracts
more or less attention.
Uncle Jerry Botkin wants to sell the
pen coal mine. because it u no place
Tor q convict to work. If 1t Il too bad
Tor convicts, what class Of people
would Uncle Jerry suggest as proper
laborers for the syndicate to whom he
proposes to sell IT?
A woman who came here from
LeavenwOrth was sent right back by
the local authorities. Our enterpris-
Ing reporter did not learn the nature
OF the offense committed by the
woman to warrant the punishment.
Farmer BGosh Shelf Ingalls, is In
New York telling them how to raise
things. About all Shelf ever raised on
farm was the rent or mortgage in
terest. but it doesn't take much of an
la&rtculturist to get by with an agri-
cultural talk in New York.
There are I'VE Sundays in this
month; it also has other disadvan-
tages.
But We March zephyrs, as they zeph
up and down We avenoo, demonstrate
one advantage to the current style of
feminine apparel By reason of its
construction. the skirt will not per-
init the zephyr to knock the lady's
hat off the lower hem of it. They
come higher at the store, maybe, but
they stay lower in q gale
1t now appears that Hendrix, who
jumped to the Feds, and now wants
to jump back. not only burned his
bridges behind him, but sunk the
ferry boat he was holding In reserve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
Barber Is Getting wen.

S. E. Barber. the well known To-
peka insurance man. II improving
from his recent attack of pneumonia.
and is believed to be on the road to
recovery For several days his con-
dition was only fair, but today physi-
clans believe that he is entirely out
Of danger.
Mr.. BARRIERS illness has caused his
family and friends considerable worry
az he was at one time in q critical
state. 1t will probably be several
weeks, however. before he will be able
to leave his home on Buchanan street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
THE COUNTRY BOY WHO WON

THE COUNTRY Buy WHO WON
Thirty-three years ago a farmers
lad, named Frank Vanderlip, walked
into the railroad shops at Aurora. I'LL,
and asked for q job. writes Arthur
PrilL in,Leslies. His father was dead /;
his mother and sisters looked to him
for help. He had. not had time to
learn much out of books. but the very
simplicity of the life about him. the
sincerity which his neighbors put into
each act of the days round. had given
him an instructive appreciation Of the
possibilities of hard work.
He got the job he wanted-appren-
tice in the machine shops at three dol
lars a weekend then began. to look
about him. He saw that the best me-
chanic in the place was earning only
$3.50 day and realized that he must
LIDO more than train his hands to cen
ter shaftine and turn lathes.. No won
derful vocation famed up In his soul;
he felt no call to correct the world'a
great evils: he did not even map out
any clever plan for a career Of power
or money acquisition. He felt himself Z
very ordinary young man. exactly lika
everybody else Of hin Age about him;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Senator Williams furnishes the
figures to show that the Investigations
If enc kind and another that have
been conducted by the senate during
the past four years have cost no less
than $163,50O. And what have been
their accomplishments? Nothing but
voluminous reports, with the single
exception of the Investigation that
played a part in the sdehorning of
I.Orfrner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Sheriff Kiene is making a reputa-
ton as a catcher Of criminals that is
likely to take a place alongside the one
that made the late John Wilkerson
famous in this respect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Things are breaking fine for the
lawyers and the receivers that are
concerned in the affairs of the Kansas
Natural Gas company. The .contro-
versy over the possession OF the COM
pany has been given new life and
started on its way again through the
maze of the federal courts Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Neither is it likely that the Federal
League. harvest will be proportionate
in any way with the amount of seed
that it's promoters have planted. A
report has it that they have already
spent $2,500,0O0 in perfecting their
organization and getting ready to pla,
hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Mrs J. A. Hercules, who had just
moved into the house at x13 East Sew
enth street, went to the basement last
night and struck a match. A gas
explosion resulted and she called the
fire department. No damage was done.
The gas pipe in the cellar had been
disconnected and was leaking.
Local lumbermen will assist IN the
fight against the proposed increase IN
rates on certain classes of lumber
which the western railroads propose
mission to allow. The Southwestern
Lumbermen's association with head
quarters i, Kansas City. has written
to Topeka dealers to stir them up to
action. The dealers say that the s;.k-
gested increase in rates would necess.-
tat, the raising Of the price to the con-
sur.er.
The Moose Ladies' dance Friday.
March q. couples 25c. Extra ladies 10c.
ADV.
Annual congregational meeting of
the Third Presbyterian church will be
held on Thursday evening. A banquet
will be served at $50 free to all COM
naunicants of the church and the
members of the conversation (that Is,
all those who attend the Sunday SER
vices). Brief reports will be given
from the different organizations. q re-
ception given to all the new members.
officers will be elected. and a social
time in general is in store. The
church will report about SO addttiOna
to her roll Of membership, taken in
during the last five months.
Tonight at the Orpheum will be the
roller skating tango contest, real
tangoing on skates There are several
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

President Wilson's confidence over
the repeal of the Panama tolls ex-
emption act may be founded on his
familiarity with the amount Of patron
age he has yet to distribute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Word comes from Washington that
the crop outlook the country over is
especially fine. And this Is the best
possible news for the Democratic
statesmen. Bumper crops will do
rcore to turn the wheels OF prosperity
in the right direction than all the
tariff. currency, or other laws that
they can frame. 1884,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES

The state Journal II . member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
teIe9raph report Of that great news NJ
gAnixation for the exclusive aftern0on
Dubication in Topeka. ~-......l. -
The news 10 received IN The STATE jour
mai building over wires for this sole pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Presumably. the Obstetrics are re-
Lowing the tedium of waiting for
business to pick up by.singing that ex-
pressive little ditty which begins with
the line: ireland was old = Ireland
when England was a pup"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

1t is said that the fate of the present
revolution in Mexico hangs on the
result of the battle Of Torreon. But
what If it does? Suppose the revolu-
tiopary party suffers a crushing de-
feat? 1t will only be a matter of days
before another revolution is begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

About the best news that has float
CO this way in some time is that bust
nese has begun to pick up on the rail-
roads that traverse this section of the
country and the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

MIR. Bryan has succeeded in elimi-
mating another grave cause for worry.
He has consummated a peace pact by
which these United States and vene-
xuela agree not to engage in HOSTILE
ties with each other for at-least year
without first submitting the casus
5elli to investigation by an. interna-
siOnal commission - Z y Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

An old, old story, Nobody is to
blame in any way for the fife that
destroyed the Missouri Athletic club
building in st. Louis and the terrible
loss Of life that was incident thereto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

There will also be the "sight un-
seen" element, not always entirely sat
isfactory. in the use of the parcel post
by the city man to obtain his butter,
eggs and other truck directly from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Mother" Jones appears to be thu
Mrs. Pankhurst Of this country, as fal
as the multitude of her arrests is con
cerned. E.--t u .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Wall street is probably In another
blue funk because those South Amer
lean rapids, like the lions OF Africa
failed to do their full duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Sir oliver Lodge is probably not
alone in his hope that the moon will
retain its place and not get so gay az
to bump into this mundane sphere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Verify, it's a long road without a
turn. Colonel Roosevelt has finally
peen overtaken by some bad luck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

cNA.OOA CAAAuEe On e0ay contest held
u - sne auspices OF the HIGHLAND
S = Ioesoay evening. SIX
P.aAcs were distributed
en,IOs. 'nS Minnets OF the contest ~
!, se prize -. second - and
> se,,sn..
thu contsst nv. cnnoren entered
-. tn e cv ot OF andrew Carnegie.
- -. s.va as; or0pping dime un-
S;,,s. = Re, tse. Mn.s. aienalng q banquet
a fna urte, - Sisic reoeretion
when the maetsn~ aa. Mew 1ork.
Gerna,,~ o~JCurneu Mr:
Scaas -. aoWn on ms hands and
~ ~ .to,,,,d IS e III lol the oime un-
T,,aSd.~s. TO-. sso.y APPcareu IN
49, tt;. sts,,s. ~ IL Stose Sournai.
dren we're ir.tr,,.,. ~ =. lsAo tne cnil-
aav unon the .torv - o.sc smeL e.
me STATE Jourrsi ara mn .rS. IN
CONVICTION Tns ....v upon Anorew
composed Of not Iess thnn ore w.
dred words and twenty r,ir,t~. til.
was given the children In -hicr -
write their version ~ thn .trr,,
Those who entered ths conts.t IN
clude the followinr. EsS~tn 1.,.n-
berger. Paul Hilf S.iark S,nmih CIer
ence Sayler, RoIlin smith. Helen Ros-
en-. Florence Mc(.ord Yer. T~rcw.
Clara Chubb. Ives Kvkenda1I Nettic
Luenbereer. Lille Tavlor' Roherts
Cromwell. Esther Morehouse. AIberta
Rosen. Iva Butts and Avis King. None
years of age. Each one of ths china.
rem read his or her own essav.
Mrs. C. G. Burton. J. A. Swan and
a State Journal reporter acted as
judges The prizes were awarded nm
der the following rules: Form and
neatness, 20 points; expression and
lucidity, SO points and method of de-
livery, 80 points.
The judges awarded Rollin Smith
first prize. Little Esther Morehouse.
aged years carried off second hon
ors. Vera Crews won third prize.
The winning essay written by Rollin
Smith, age IA, is az follows:
Andrew Carnegie, the great iron
master. while taking luncheon in the
Hotel Aston lost a dime. Luncheon
over. Mr.. Carnegie got down on his
knees and searched until he found
the runaway dime It il said that
while hunting for the runaway dime
he found a nickel Mr.. Carnegie is
noted for giving away millions Of
dollars to the libraries which bear his
name. These libraries may be found
in all parts of the United States and
are very beautiful The incident about
Mr. Carnegie and the dime shows
that II you keep trying to do some
thing you will be rewarded for your
efforts. II anyone would do as Mr..
- SAInesle dio they would probably
s; ma We
ssoM.
me. otner tWO. essays WIRE excep-
iiCnafty Wen "fitten' taxing INTO con-
zoe rs ratIon tne age OF the cniIoren.
me REMAINDER oi~tne essays were also
The contest which was held Tues
NY evening - 0n,y one OF the various
tnines tnat the Hlspland Park grange
mas Reen 0oing recently 70 increase the
interest OF the scnooi cniidren. This
grange mas been forging to the front
very rapidly recently and at the pres
emit time it is one Of the most progress
slve ORGANIZATIONS OF lts klno In the
county.
Highland I'ark Notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

Brown, a pioneer of this city since
1885, died at his home here, aged 81,
of apoplexy. Mr.. Brown was one OF
the best known pioneers OF this Sec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

There are I'VE Sundays in this
month; it also has other disadvan-
tages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

1t now appears that Hendrix, who
Jumped to the Feds. and now wants
to jump back, not only burned his
bridges behind him, but sunk the
ferry boat he was holding in. reserve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

A woman who came here from
LeavenwOrth was sent right back by
the local authorities Our enterpris-
Ing reporter did not learn the nature
OF the offense committed by the
woman to warrant the punishment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-11
New Steps Declared Soul Of
Grace and UnoRendng to
Most Refined Taste,

Criticism OF the tango and allied
dances in Atlanta is fast losing its
edge. and indeed. it's motive The
new dances evidently are here to stay.
and they are being danced with such
charm and grace thar all critical ideas
are being dispeled by he obviously
lrnocent enjoyment derived by the
dancers.
While still several degrees removed
from the minuet in stateliuess and
the waltz in repOse the tango steps
are by no means as riotous as good
many persons. not we'll informed on
The subject, are prone to imagine.
"ln the tango, AS in any other
dance. everything depends on the
spirit of he dancers said one ardent
tangost the other day That OBJ
servation Is becoming trite ana yet il
seems 90 be not very well understood
and appreciated
Among the graceful dancers who
are making the new steps popular
with the most conservative dancing
element may be mentioned Miss Hell
on Jones Miss Dottie Cowes, Wei
born Hope and Don Mackinuon
whose pictures herewith are repro
duccd in some Of the more reposeful
poses Of the tango.