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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
Cold Weather Brought Out
Buyers in Crowds.
DEMAND PRACTICAL PRESENTS
T0pekans Bought Useful Arti-
cles, Local Merchants Say.
Wonderful Assortment of Toys
for Children Sold.

The Christmas trade has been heavy
in Topeka this week. The warm
weather of the last of November and
the fore part of December was not sug-
gestive of Christmas and consequently
Topekans did not heed the request to
''shop early"
This was a big day in the stores-that
II from the standpoint of the number
OF persons that shopped. Most of the
pretentiouS presents were purchased
prior to today, but this was the time for
buying odds and ends that had pre-
viously been forgotten.
Several Topeka merchants stated this
afternoon that their business in the last
week has exceeded that for the some
period last year. But here is an in
teresting thing about the shopping this
season: the gewgaws or pretty but
worthless baubles that were SO popular
a number OF years ago have gone beg
ging.
1t has been the really useful articles
that have been most in demand. With
the arrival of zero weather came calls
for warm clothing. Among the work.
ing people there has been a call for I'M
derwear, shoes, Overcoats, etc.
Quality Is Considered.
Even the well-to-do people have been
buying gifts other than those of brio
a-brac kind. Quality has been consid-
cred.
Stores handling talking machines
and records report heavier business
than ever before. The jewelry stores
have sold many diamonds. and articles
in solid silv-r have been popular as
gifts.
There has been a wonderful assort-
ment in toys this season. 1t was
feared that the German toys would
not arrive as usual on account of the
war. and consequently American fac
tories worked overtime to fill orders.
The German toys, which were ordered
early arrived, with the result that the
stores were heavily stocked. And
there is been a big demand for toys.
been bought in Topeka
Topeka grocery stores were rushed
today, and it will be or 10 o'clock
tonight before some of the stores
make their last deliveries. The wants
of Topekans in good things to eat will
be well provided for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
RED PANTS DEATH
France AbandOns Human Tar
gets ON Her Soldiers.


Paris, Dec 24-The success of the
new BLUSH gray infantry uniform.
supplied to men who become eligible
to service this year. sounds the death
knell of the red pantaloon.
The red pantalOons were long in
passing. The heroic associations Of
their IS years reign. made q change
seem a sort Of sacrilege. ana in spite
army chung fondly to the old red, inn
mortalized on so many fields of bat
tie and familiarixed to the world by
Detaille and other military painters.
Napoleon the First was opposed to
red for the infantry. The adoption
of this color must be credited to
VicOmte de Vaux, minister of war in
1929, and it was his sole contribution
to military history.
During the second empire a pro-
posed change to blue was defeated by
the minister of agriculture, who OBJ
.jected that the change would ruin q
thriving industry in the department
OF Vaucluse, which furnished the
@madder'' with which the cloth was
dyed.
After the Transvaal campaign the
question came up again and the min
lister OF war appointed a commission
to examine 1t. Nothing developed and
the Japaneee-RuAsian war broke out
and the question being agitated again,
the minister Of war appointed another
commission.
AFTER the Balkan war, during which
the Bulgarian officers found it ex-
pedtent to tear off the red trimming
OF their cloaks. third commission
was appointed.
In 1903 the Boer colors were most
favored. In 1905 sort OF violet blue
had more partisans. In 1910 grayish
green was preferred and specimen
uniforms OF this color, designed by
Detaille, were worn by selected COM
panies at the maneuvers.
In the meantime commercial war
had bested the industry of the depart
ment of Vaucluse and the cororing
matter for the French infantry panta-
looms was made in Germany No
commercial obstacle remained. but
official routine had tangled the ques-
ton in so much red tape that the out
break of the war found the army still
In the conspicuous red trousers.
Millerand abolished all commissions
and dressed the class of 1914 in the
shade he preferred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
A CALL FOR FRED RoBb
Topeka Woman Says Man Robbed Her
OF Minue4 Clesso Ex Al.

Christmas will be a dreary day for
Fred Robb II the officers find him with
the warrant before ne has time to con-
sumo the two small bottles of Minuet
Clesso which he is accused of having
removed from the residence Of Mrs
Lulu Jordan Hamilton at 62 North
jackson street contrary to the peace
and dignity Of the state Of Kansas and
the statutes made and provided for
matters of that sort All OF which. of
course h. proytqed Mrs. amiltpn.s suss
piciOns are verified. ~
But 1t Is the loss of a red bath robe
ana another Of a voluptuous lavender
tint, beside the disappearance of a Hud-
son seal coat. colored black, which she
particularly bewails in her complaint
filed today with the county attorney.
she says the person named Robb
robbed her of these things as well as of
the two small bottles of Minuet Clesso,
taking them from her own house at the
address mentioned.
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SANTA IS EARLY.
CONTINUED from Page one.1

Continued from PAGE one.l
nights service include: Joy to the
World" and Silent Night"
The tree was decorated under the
supervision of the Topeka Missionary
Federation and is the second affair of
the kind to be held in this city. Last
year the Topeka municipal Christmas
tree was a splendid success.
The Salvation army hall at 315 Kan
sas avenue was an interesting place this
afternoon. Two hundred baskets filled
with good things to eat sufficient for
between twelve and fourteen hundred
persons were laid out on tables and
shelves prior to the noon hour A large
number of persons with tickets in hand
were on hand by two o'clock. and then
it was that the work Of distributing
the baskets began.
Only Deserving Families.
1t was only deserving families that
were entitled to baskets. Names were
procured from the Provident associa-
ton. the county poor commissioner,
and other sources of families that are
unfortunate but deserving. Tickets
were given to these families. and the
names also entered in a book, so that
the tickets could be checked at the time
of presentation.
;nsigi. w. G. Houser, in charge of
the work, said this afternoon: I'VE
for the crippled and sick, and the
widows with children. In cases where
1t was impossible to call this after
noon for baskets they were delivered
We had a wagon doing the delivery
work. We have worked with other
organizations in an effort to avoid du-
plication."
Here are the articles which each
basket contained: Two loaves of
bread. chicken or meat, potatoes, SUI
gar. coffee. butter, cookies, package
OF wheat meats, can of vegetables,
can of peaches, and a pie.
At PrOvident Association,
The officials of the Provident asso-
citation say that an unusual spirit of
generosity has been shown. The
names of 1876 deserving families have
been given out to individuals and or
ganizations agreeing to look after
their wants. The association still has
on hand the names of seven or eight
colored families that have not been
provided for The association gave
the names of thirty persons to Frank
Long. manager of the Fifth Avenue
hotel. Mr.. Long will give a dinner for
fifty persons Christmas.
The day nursery children of the
Provident association were given a
treat this afternoon. There was
Christmas tree, and presents OF
stockings filled with toys, candy, nuts
etc G G.. Eichler. manager of the
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Regina Richardson With Prince OF
PilScn at Grand Tonight.

When 1.-The Prince of Pilsen' was
booked few weeks ago through
Crawford's New York office for To-
peka tonight the manager wired and
used every effort possible to change
the date until after Christmas, but a
wire came back stating that the only
dates available for Topeka and Wich-
ita were December % and "a
Rather than lose one Of the best mu-
steal shows of the season Manager
Crawford agreed to play this attraction
the night before Christmas, never
dreaming that. a good house will greet
the attraction tonight. Not a sell-out
by any means. but a good sized audi
ence will see the Prince of Pilsen to-
night at the Grand, according to the
advance sale.
The company came from Wichita and
arrived on the Rock Island this after
noon with company of 62, a carload
of scenery, bunch Of good looking
chorus girls, a special orchestra and
the original Hans Wagner, John w.
Ransone. It's seldom that a musical
show is revived and secures for it's prin-
cipal comedian the original.
1t will be Topeka's last and only
chance to see the greatest of all must
cal comedies as it will be shelved at
the end of this season.
The company makes an all night
jump from Topeka to Omaha, another
Crawford house for a Christmas matt
nee and night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
THE next CONGRESS,

Abilene, Kan, Dec. A.-Word was re-
ceived here Wednesday from J. B. Case Of
this city. president OF the International
Irrigation Congress. who is attending q
conference in Sacramento, Cal, that the
date for the next meeting Of the congress
had been fixed.
The meeting will be from September 6 to
10. The first two days session will be in
Sacramento. then all Of the visitors will
be taken in automobile up the Sacramento
valley. holding one days session at the
state farm near Drake and the next days
session at Fresno.
The party will then continue to San
Francisco, where the last session will be
held in the exposition hall on the fair
grounds The Californians interested in
the congress say they will furnish one
Thousand motor cars to take the congress
on the rounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
WREN DEMAND.
Pittsburg Mills Swamped With Orders
From Europe.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 24.-Demand
from the belligerent nations Of Europe
for barbed and plain wire today
reached the feverish stage in the wire
mills of this district. Offers of orders
aggregating $4,000 tons, OF which
$4,000 tons are specified as barbed
wire Of special design have been made
delivery can be made.
The business is worth approximate
ly 100000 and will keep the mills
going for several months. Mill Of
ficers said the length of the barbed
wire alone would reach fifty thousand
miles while that Of the remainder Of
the orders would bring the total to
1880 miles.
England, France and Russia have
been large customers of the Pittsburg
wire mills since the war began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
THAT LABOR PROBLEM
Working Man Disagrees With Com
missioner Tandy's Statement.

When there is no work to be done
there are plenty of men clamoring for
work. But IL work Unexpectedly is
found the clamorers disappear. Mon
day w. G. Tandy. city commissioner
Of streets, advertised in the newspa-
pers Of the city for 100 men to shovel
snow. Offering 81 for eight hours of
work. In two days he was able to
secure just sixty-one men. These men
did the work. The work Of shoveling
snow has been completed.
Today the State journal received a
letter from a man signing himself Ike
Mason. He says he does not want to
work, but declares that on December
%, or Wednesday of this week he saw
betwee- three hundred and four hum
dred men at the city yards at Jack
son and Crane streets anxious to work.
He also declares he can locate enough
idle men in Topeka "to eat the snow
on Kansas avenue
There have probably been one
hundred men apply for work since
we ceased hiring extra men," said Mr..
Tandy today. 1T seems they are
more anxious to work when they are
real sure no work is to be given. Anv-
way idle men willing to work were
hard to find when they were needed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
HIGHER PHONE RATES.
Arkansas Valley Telephone Company
Petitions Utilities Commission.

Application for permission to in
crease exchange rates on it's system in
Great Bend, Kan. was filed today by
the Arkansas Valley telephone COM
pany with the Kansas Public Utilities
commission. The telephone company
is now furnishing business individual
service phones for 81 a month and
ask for permission to increase the rate
to So. An increase from $3.50 to $3.50
is asked for business phones on party
lines, and from 81 to $1.25 for resi-
dence service on party lines.
The telephone company petitions
that recently it's system was improved
and made modern and that the ex-
pense of running the system is greater
than the income.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24

Arcade Employment agency. SIS Kan
sas avenue, gave the association a
graphaphone and thirty-five records
that will be used in the day nursery
department.
Have = Heart for Deliverymen.
Have a heart for the deliveryman
who will ring your doorbell tonight
marked for late delivery which some
thoughtful friend or relative has Sc
Iected as last n--nute surprise. His
back will be aching, his feet cold and
perhaps blistered, while his thoughts
of Christmas are poisoning his whole
system. He needs the money or he
wouldn't be playing Santa Claus for
you and yours.
Have a heart for the poor delivery
man. Ask him to step in and have a
cup of coffee or some other form OF
cheer. Tell him to slip a
couple of cigars into his pocket. Drop
a few words of sympathy into his frost
bitten ears They won't hurt a bit and
they may help.
Every Store Busy.
He is here in numbers this after
noon. Every store in town is busy
making deliveries. The larger stores
have as many as two dozen extra
wagons hauling while the delivery
clerks are managing their forces with
the same energy and skill that Gen.
eral Won Kluck uses when he is getting
his army strung out for a new en-
gagement with the allied forces.
Christmas is a bug-bear for the clerk.
1t is the biggest bug-bear of the
whole year. From the pre-Christmas
rush date the cases of grip, nervous
and worse which usually
give the storekeeping person a bad
start in the New Year and cause him
to forget the good resolutions he in
tended to put into operation on the
first of January.
But the final grand flourish of des-
perate endeavor is left for the de-
who takes out the goods
after the clerk has quit and gone
home. He and his horse will get to
bed late tonight and some of him will
have to get up and work some more
in the morning to make your Christ
mas pleasure jas complete as possible.
Have a heart for him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
vIADuCT ORDINANCE.
City Puts Question Squarely Up to
Railroads Today.

The question of whether OF not the
Sc lta Fee. Missouri Pacific and To-
peka Street railways will build q new
viaduct over Sixth street is now
squarely up to the companies to de-
eide. The city commission today gave
final passage to the ordinance order
ing the construction Of a new viaduct
Four months will be given the COM
panies which to begin work. If
work is not started by that time man
damus proceedings will be instituted
in the rupreme court to compel the
companies to build q safe structure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
At THE THEATERS.
Prince of Pilsen Tonight.

An enormous all-star revival OF our
old friend, 1.-THE Prince of Ptisen,
bubbling with effervescence. radiating
good cheer and extending the right
hand of good fellowship will be the
attraction at the Grand tonight.
It is said all the favorite features
have been retained that assisted in
making the Pixley-Luders musical
comedy the greatest success OF the
century. For it's present tour a com
pany has been engaged that is con-
sidered equal If not superior to any
that has interpreted the well known
roles John w. Ransone, the creator
of the part of the Teutonic Hans
Wagner" the Cincinnati brewer, will
head the organization. The produc-
ton is said to be new, modern and OF
sufficient beauty to charm the eye,
while the ears are ravished by the de-
lightful airs Of 1.-THE Tale Of the Sea
She'll" 1.-THE Message of the Violet"
Heidelberg and others Of equal
beauty. There will be a special or
chestra under the direction Of Victor
Clark.
Modern Eve Christmas.
The characters in "a Modern Eve"
the Berlin musical comedy, which
LeComte and F'lesher will present at
the Grand tomorrow, matinee and
night, all bear fancy French names.
AsO>e4>
and Pontgirard. The vehicle. how
ever was imported from Berlin. and
the librettists bear such Teutonic cog
nomens as Okonokowsky and Schoen-
field, while the composers are well
known Under Der Linden as Herr Vic
tor Hollaender and Herr Jean Gilbert.
The Sherlock Holmes Of the theater
may deduce from this mixed nOmen-
clature that "a Modern Eve came to
Berlin. via Paris-which would be a
perfectly correct deduction. Fifteen
years ago, or more, "A Modern Eve"
was a French farce, and very popular,
too. known as .Place aux Femmes, %
and in the program during the two
years run at the Neues theater. Ber-
lin, the gentlemen who wrote IA
Modern Eve" freely acknowledged
their indebtedness to their predeces-
sors Its history. in that respect, il
like that of 1.-The Merry Widow
which was a comedy known as 1.-THE
Ambassadors Ball" two decades be-
fore its presentation in Vienna
New Years Play.
George NJ. Cohan's melodramatic
connection set with music will be the
bill at the Grand New Years, matinee
and night. with "Coriuue' and Ber-
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nard Rfgg4 as the featured players.
Others In the cast are w. d. Fishter.
Susan Chisnell Clara Fishter, Rose
Sttllman. Eugene Mayer, w. A. PEN
dergast. Wykoff Moore and Ormond
Canheld. Although this is termed a
play with music there are but six Knu-
steal numbers, two Of which. MARY
10 a Grand Old Name" and $50
Aoae,~ Mary. are sung by "Corinne,' -
VINO has the role of Plain Nary 2
housemaid. Mr.. Riggs role Of Kid
Burns is that of young man with an
extraordinary vocabulary of piquant
slang. He sings the song which gives
the play its name
At tho Hip.
For the last times this evening the
Hip theater will offer the stirring
drama of Russia, Michael Stragoff.' -
in five great acts. featuring Mr.. Jacob
p. Adler. Commencing tomorrow
matinee for two days Klaw & Erlan-
ger will present their great play. 1.-THE
At tho Novelty. --s
The cast of 1.-The Dream Girl. -
Boyle WoolfoIk's most ;pretentious
tabloid, is composed OF exceptionally
clever artists. Supporting John p.
Reed are Grace Manlove. the original
Winning Miss Jessie Maker. late
feature Of the original Miss Nobody
From Starland;'' Clarence Backous. a
phenomenal baritone: Eric Carrie. Ned
Wall. Charles Atwood and Billie
Hooper. Every member OF the cast
does a speciality during the action OF
the piece and the chorus, which is
composed of an even dozen of charm
ing girls. lends an element OF class
and beauty to the production that
would be fitting to a two dollar at
traction. The Dream Girl" is the
rt&
At the Iris.
Today and tonight will close the
engagement of False Colours at the
Iris. Tomorrow and Saturday the bill
will be Charles Richman, he of MAN
From Home" fame, supported by a
cast every one of whom is an artistic
of repute. in 1.-THE 1dler.', Several
scenes of The Idler,' C. Haddon
Gamblers play of the plains and the
drawing room. were taken at a fash
ionable country club, where trap
The company, headed by Charles
Richman, Catherine Countiss, Miss
Claire Whitney and Walter Hitch
cock. with the director, Lloyd B.
Carleton, received a warm welcome at
the club and were escorted to the
traps by members who showed them
the ropes. Mr.. Richman and Mr..
AAAeSAASOSh dACs OOk1A auCRlS dL bIdP-
gunnery and were soon banging away
and shattering clay pigeons right mer-
rily- At certain point VI the action,
however, Miss Whitney, as Helen Mer-
ryweathSr, girl addicted to field
sports. has to take a hand. Miss
Whitney did not confess that what
she did not know about a shotgun
would make quite a treatise in itself:
but nonchalantly shouldered a weapon
and. pressing both triggers at once
blazed away. There was a shrek
from Miss Whitney as the heavy kick
of the double discharge almost
knocked her OF her feet, and badly
bruised her shoulder, md at the same
instant a howl OF ldismay from Direc-
tor Carleton was heard. The direc-
tors agitation was pardonable under
the circumstances for the contents Of
both barrels had passed through Mr..
Cartoons square-topped derby hat,
carrying it or his head as il a stiff
breeze had blown 1t away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
ToOAY's MARKET REPORT

.sh1 rx .orimedm4Sst. 4 taoin taoin taoi
Chicago. Dec. A.-WHEAT-Bearish adj
vices from Argentina had a depressing
erect today on the wheat market here.
Quotations At Buenos Aires were &c lower
ON account OF favorable harvest condi-
tons. estimates Of big exportable sur
plus and because OF scarcity OF ocean 70
ing vessels. Demand in Chicago was NOT
urgent After opening unchanged; to &c
era decline.
. Later the renewal Of foreign buying
here led to . rally. Quotations closed
steady. q sixteer tn down to k63kc up.
compared with last night
CORN-Corn although firm At the OUT
set gave way subsequently with wheat.
Higher prices at Liverpool were to some
extxent responsible for initial strength
here. The opening, which ranged from
shade on to an advance of K@kc, was
followed by reaction to slightly below
last nights level. :
Afterward the market became strong
owing to 3resh advance in wheat. Prices
closed at net gain OF &9Xc to 1c
Is OATS-Oats held comparatively steady
Selling was only scattered
PROVISlONS-Unload by packers
weakened pork Otherwise offerings Of
provisions were light. and the market corr
respondingly firm. I . =.
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Cuts Out Puzzle Ads.

London, Dec. 24.-The London
Times has stopped the insertion of
code or puzzle advertisements in its
want-ad columns The reason. it is
said, is fear that the columns were
being employed for the purpose of
communicating messages to the enemy
in Germany. All the London newspa-
pers CO. to Germany without being
censored. but all private mail matter
is subjected to careful scrutiny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24
Topeka IS FAVORED.
Visit of ''Prince of Pilscn'' Attraction
Novelty I'm Holiday Theaters.

It's a rare thing to play a road at
traction the night before Christmas.
Outside of the big city theaters, which
never close the week before Christmas,
all road shows or rather the ones
that are not booked in city this week
lay off on account of the bad business.
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new BOOK
j. T. Van Derlip Of Wakarusa Pub.
fishes "Wild OATS in Topeka.

Just off the Crane and Company press
is wild OATS little booklet by ].
T. Van Derlip. of Wakarusa.
Van Derlip is a good writer and his
work deals with anecdotes and Incl
dents of his life. It consists Of several
chapters and sketches, stories about
Wakarusa and other localities.
Mr.. Van Derlip is a stonemasOn and
at Wakarusa and well known
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-24

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets Druggists refund money II it
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES SIGNATURE
is on each box 15c-Adv.