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The Parker post., 1915-11-06
TYPEWRITIST AVERAGES
1856 WORDS A MINUTE

NEW YORK, Nov. miss Marga
ret B. Owen of New York has again
won the worlds championship as a
typewriter operator and the $1,000 tro
ply which goes with the title. In a
contest here, Miss Owen maintained
for an hour an average of 1876 words
a minute. Her previous record was
1872 words a minute.
William F. Oswald of New York won
the amateur half-hour contest with an
average of 1877 words a minute
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Ask $6o,ooo,ooo for Levees

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. "a reso-
luton calling for government appro-
priation of $6O,O0O,000 to improve the
levees along the Mississippi from Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, to the mouth of the
river were adopted at a conference be-
tween Senators Shields of Tennessee,
Robinson of Arkansas, Vardaman of
Mississippi, Clark of Arkansas and
Randall of Louisiana, and the Missis-
sippi River Levee association.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
MAGNET DRAWS STEEL
FROM MANS EYEBALL

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-Surgeons of
the Presbyterian hospital by remark
able operation have opened new field
for surgical accomplishment
With the use of specially con-
structed magnet, they have removed
from a laborer's eye large piece of
steel over which the tissue had healed
The foreign substance was located by
an X-ray, a tiny puncture was made
and the magnet drew out splinter an
inch long and three-sixteenths of an
inch thick. An incision would have
blinded the patient
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
TIME EXTENSION is
REFUSED BY ENGLAND

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The Brit
ish foreign Office notified the state de.
partment that the latter's request for
an extension of time in which Ameri.
can Importers could prove that goods
purchased in Germany had been con
tracted for before March 1 had been
refused.
An extension of one month from
Nov. 1 was asked. The only conces-
sion accorded was permission for i'm
porters to file their proofs with the
state departments trade adviser up to
Nov. 1, instead of requiring filing in
London by that date.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
MAY MEAN NEW BUREAU

SANTA ANA, Nov. 2.-This city is
to have weather bureau, according to
information received by the chamber
of commerce from the Taylor Instru-
ment company of Rochester, N. Y,
which sent a rain gauge and ther-
mometer, endorsed as accurate by the
United States government.
The instruments will be installed in
the chamber of commerce, and an eff
fort will be made to have the station
declared an official weather station.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
1884, ,4e2,798 TOTAL
OF STATE VALUATIONS

SACRAMENTO, Oct. Estate Con.
troller Chambers has completed the
summing up of the reports of the vari-
GUS assessors and auditors throughout
the state, showing that the total 1915
assessed valuation of property, both
within and without the cities, is $3,-
314,492,798. This is an increase of
$81, ,511 ,32O over 1914.
The taxes to be paid for 1915 total
over the previous year.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06

sons advanced is that the question of
President Yuan Shih Kai's successor
to which great Importance is attached,
would thus be settled.
Some feeling has been aroused
however, by the pressure which the
monarchical party is exercising on the
vernacular newspapers. The staff OF
the Canton newspaper, Kwokwanpam
was arrested for opposition to a mon
arhcical government.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
University Bonds Approved

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 2.-Attorney
General Webb rendered an opinion
that the University of California
bonds, aggregating $1,800,OOO, are
strictly legal, and State Treasurer
Richardson is looking for lively bid
ding when the bonds are offered for
sale next Thursday.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
SIx-FOR-QUARTER ON
PORTLAND "JITNEYS"

PORTLAND, Nov. 2.-Jitney tickets
at six for a quarter have been placed
on sale, and the Jitney Drivers union,
Portland, Ore, has had 100000 such
tickets, or $4,000 worth, printed for
circulation among their patrons. By
this means the jitney drivers expect
to bring into their union all the driv-
ers who have not yet affiliated, of
which class there now remains only
about 10 per cent.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Highway Contract Awarded

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 2.-The contract
was let by the supervisors for S.e
miles of highway through the Moreno
hills from Moreno to Beaumont. The
contract was let to the Conner Con
struction company for SCI ,265.
This new highway will, it is be,
lieved, divert the ocean-to-ocean travel
to Riverside from Beaumont. The
contractor is given 240 days in which
to complete the job.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Postoffice Site Submerged

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 2.-Secre
tary of Treasury McAdoo and Assist
ant Secretary Newton visited the site
bought several years ago for new
postoff1ce, at a cost of $4,000, and
which the treasury department has re-
jected as unavailable. The tide was
in, and the site was covered by eight
feet of salt water. 1t is planned to
sell the ground for what it will bring
and to buy other land better suited.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Forests Set on Fire

PLACERVILLE. Cal, Nov. I'm
cendiaries have been responsible for
nearly score of fires at Pine Grand
and the Mount Aukun district within
the last few days. Yesterday from
eight to ten fires were set in the tim,
ber district at Placerville, on the prop,
critics of the c. D. Danaher Pine com
pany.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
EGYPT STOPS MONEY
ORDER ISSUES TO u. S.

WASHINGTON, Nv. 2.-Egypt has
suspended money order business with
the United States. Notification from
the Egyptian postofice, which oper-
ates independently from the British or
ganization, came without any explana-
tion.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Hydro-AeropIane Prize Won

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Lindsay Hit
tie, of the Illinois Model Aero club,
was awarded first prize of $50 in the
Aero Club of Americas duration from
the-water model hydro-aeroplane con-
test The machine remained in the
air 116 seconds, breaking the previous
record of so seconds.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
BRITISH CONSUMPTION
IN JAPAN POSSIBLE

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov. 1-Prep-
arations for a possible British con-
scription have been extended to the
Far East :. The British consul-general
at Yokohama has published a notice
requesting British residents to regis
ter, in view of the present state of
war and the desirability of having as
complete a record as possible of all
British residents.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Mail Order Business Stopped

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-Mail
order business between the United
States and Bulgaria was suspended in
an announcement by Postmaster Fay
Advices from Washington headquar-
ters of the postal department notified
Fay not to accept this business for
Bulgaria, because of the war; Mail
order business has been operated via
Italy.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Yellow Fever in Colombia

PANAMA, Nov. yellow fever ap-
parently is epidemic in Buena Ven
tura, Colombia, according to reports
reaching the canal zone health author
tiles. 1t is said that there have been
nine deaths there within week. Pre-
cautionary notices have been sent to
the health officials here.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
WEEKS NEWS FROM
NE|CHDOR|NG CITIES
Brief outline OF Current EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Condensed Resume Of The Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest frem Nearby
Places ---Win Allow Rapid Scanning
Seattle Steamer Torpedoed

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 2.-The big
steel steamship H. G. Henry, owned
by the Pacific Creosoting company OF
Seattle, but recently used as a British
oil carrier, was torpedoed Oct 6, off
Alexandria, Egypt.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Iron Weights Now Standard

BERLIN, Nov. because copper,
nickel and brass are so much more
valuable for other things-notably am
munition-the Imperial Normal Assay
ing commission has decreed that
weights and measures no longer must
be made from them, but that iron may
be utilized Iron heretofore has been
forbidden because weights fashioned
from it have been inaccurate.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Record Airman Killed

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. l.
Word has reached here from Basel of
the death of the German aviator Reig
rer, who is said to have established a
worlds record by flying with passen-
gers to an altitude of $500 meters.
Reigrer and his companion, Captain
Mogan, were killed by the fall of their
aeroplane
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
CHANCE in Postage Stamps

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov. l.
Because of the impossibility of obtain
ing certain colored dyes, the govern
ment has had to make change in it's
postage stamps, placing in circulation
an 8-centavo stamp identical with the
former one except that it has been
struck off in light blue tint.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
oakIand's City Hall Burns

OAKLAND, Nov. 2-Oakland's first
city hall went up in flames Saturday.
The building, a twostory frame struc-
ture, which for years had been cher
ished as a landmark, was destroyed in
a fire which broke out shortly after 2
a. M, and razed three other frail struc-
lures adjoining.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
U. s. Orders Better Roads

DIXON, ILL.,, Nov. 2.-Postal authori
ties at Washington have notified the
road commissioners of Rochelle that
the stretch of bad road three miles
west, on the Lincoln highway, must be
repaired at once or the government
will discontinue rural free delivery SER
vice.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Deer Shipping Permitted

LANSING, Mich, Nov 2. = The
Michigan game and fish commissioner
reports that non-residents of the state
will be permitted to ship their deer out
of Michigan without special permit.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
CONDENSATION OF
CURRENT EVENTS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HEMISPHERES
Dispatches PictuTing Developments From the Out.
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented In Brief
Italy Calls More Reserves

ROME, Nov. -Four more classes
of Italian reservists were called to the
colors, completing mobilization.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
MANY CHINESE FAVOR
RETURN TO MONARCHY

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 1.-Opinion
among foreigners, so far as expressed,
is largely in favor of return by
China to the monarchical form of gov
ernment. One of the principal rea-
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Germany Apologies

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The German gov
ernment has apologized to the Meth
erlands for the passage of Zeppelins
over Dutch territory.
The Parker post., 1915-11-06
Liability Insurance Rights Upheld

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-The
right of J. E. Phelps, state insurance
commissioner, to fix liability insurance
rates and designate accepted compa-
nies under the workmen's compensa-
tion act was upheld by Judge George
A. Sturtevant in the superior court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
"StOck Taking" Is i'm Progress
at the High School.
A. j. Stout, Principal, Is Now
Making a Survey.
find COST OF INSTRUCTION
Expense for Individual Sub
iects Will Be Known.
Some of the Facts That Have
Already Been Compiled.

A. j. Stout, principal of the Topeka
high school, is taking stock The
most comprehensive survey ever made
at the school is now being conducted
by him. In fact, with the exception
of one or two cases nothing like it
has been done in this country.
When the work is completed there
will be a mass of information that will
be invaluable in the management of
the affairs of the institution. 1t will
be known precisely what it costs for
each pupil for instruction in the re-
spective studies-it will be getting
down to a cost system basis.
An exhaustive study of the grad as
of the students in all branches is be-
ing made. AS the material is COM
piled charts are placed on the walls
of the outer office giving the findings.
Increase in Quality.
1t is shown by the figures already
compiled that the quality of work in
creases from year to year. That is
the percentage of failures in the SEN
ior year is far less than in the fresh
man year The figures are for the
last semester.
The percentage Of e" grades in
the respective years follows: Fresh
man, 25.6; sophomore, 26.9; junior.
80; senior, S79 Percentage of &c"
grades: Freshman, 21.8; sophomore,
34.S; Junior, 1915; senior, 1876. ~
grades: Freshman, 2-.8; sophomore.
PAT; junior, 21.9; senior. 1913. Per-
cenIdSe OF FAILURES IS distributed as
follows: Freshman, lat; sophomore,
1902; junior, 11.2; senior, 1.5.
Comparison of Grading.
Among the academic studies the
highest percentage of e. grades was
given in history. The fewest number
of failures were awarded in normal
training observation-disclosures. Here is
the order in which the e. grades
run, beginning with history-history,
Latin, normal training, English, Ger
and science. The percentage of fall
ures follows: Normal training u;
science, rs; history, "a; business,
III; English, 1877; mathematics,
17.7; Latin, 1873, and German, 1873.
A comparison of the grading done
by the individual teachers is being
made. The instructors are glad to
have this done as it will give them an
idea of how their system of grading
compares with that of the others in
similar subjects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
DOUBLE ELECTION BILL
Senate Attaches Voting Machine
Amendment to House Measure.

The senate has passed the Gilman
double election board bill, after at
taching some minor amendments to
it. including one providing for the use
of voting machines. The double cleo
ton board bill is a direct result of the
congestion which resulted at polling
places last fall from the increase of
voters by the addition of the womens
ballot The discussion of the neces
sity for the measure disclosed the fact
that the congestion was not confined
to the city precincts but was general
throughout the state.
Under the double election board
law it will be possible to start the
count of ballots early in the day and
to complete the task more rapidly
than at present with a double staff of
election officers at work on the job.
A bill is now before the legislature to
permit the use of voting machines
and where they are employed the
number of election officials will be
reduced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
RATES AFFECT KANSAS
Proposed Increase on Freight Tariffs
Being Heard Before L. @. c.

Chicago, March 13.-Proposed in
creases of freight rates on fresh meats,
packing house products, live stock and
fertilizer materials, from which the
forty-one western railway systems
hope to realize a large part of the $1O,-
10000 addition to their annual reve-
nue. were considered today at the in
terstate commerce commissions hear
ing the railroads petition for
higher rates. The commodities are
among others upon which the rail-
roads say the present rates are too
low. They assert the increases asked
for would tend to equalize the rates
upon other commodities.
F. a. Leland of st. Louis, appearing
for the southwestern tariff committee,
was the first witness called on meat
and packing house rate. The in
creases asked for are: I
Fresh meats and packing house
products three and one-half cents
hundred pounds to interstate destina-
homa City, Okla, Fort Worth and
other points in Texas and Little Rock
and Pine Bluff, Ark, excepting from
Wichita to certain Mississippi river
points upon which an increase of one
cent a hundred pounds is asked, and
twenty per cent increase on packing
house products and 25 per cent in
crease on fresh meat over the rates eS-
tablished by the interstate commerce
commission on mileage basis from
Fort Worth. Oklahoma City and
Wichita. Livestock-In the south
western tariff committee territory,
roughly, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
and Oklahoma, $40 per car on stock
cattle from Texas and Oklahoma
points, including part of Kansas mar
ket livestock from Texas to the Ok
lahoma City drop, from Oklahoma
points to Fort Worth group and to
Wichita, three cents per hundred
pounds maximum, except horses, on
which the maximum is five cents.
The same increase applies from Tex
as and Oklahoma points to northern
markets east of the Missouri river.
The increases asked on fertilizing
materials are similar to the proposed
increase on packing house products
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
KEEP A JAR OF
MUSTEROLE HANDY.
1t Quickly Loosens Up Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest.

Just a little MUSTEROLE rubbed
on your sore, tight chest before you go
to bed will loosen up congestion and
break up most severe colds and
coughs.
MCSTEROLE is a clean white ONT
ment made with oil of mustard. Sim
ply rub it on. No plaster necessary.
Better than mustard plaster and does
not blister.
Thousands who use MUSTEROLE
will tell what relief it gives from Sore
Throat. Bronchitis, Tonsilitis, Group,
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Head
ache, Congestion, Pleurisy, Rheuma-
tism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches of
the Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Mus
cles Bruises, Chilblains, Frosted Feet
and Colds Git often prevents Pneu-
monia).
At your druggists, in Csc and soc
jars, and a special large hospital size
for $3.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-get
what you ask for. The Musterole Com
pany, Cleveland, Ohio.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
Attention Workmen.

The funeral of Carl L. Svensson will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2:20
o'clock from PenwelPs chapel. Ser
vices by Topeka lodge No. IL, A. o.
U. w. All members requested to at
tend.
c. H. BERONIUS, Recorder.
(AdV.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
REDUCE FIRE LOSS.
Report for February Was $217, 900
Less Than for That Month in 1914.

The fire loss in Kansas for the
month of February, 1915, was $780,
$50 which is S217,474 less than the
fire loss for February, 1914, the loss
for that month being S447,S63. The
state fire marshal department was es-
tablished just two years ago, and the
decrease in fire loss since that time
has been due, largely, to fewer pre-
ventable fires, caused in most in
stances by carelessneSs on the part of
some one. Only through constant eff
forts in educational and inspection
work-all of which is preventive in
its nature. can substantial decreases
in the great fire waste of the country
be ACCOMPLISHED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
Total points

The following players composed the
teams: McPherson-W. B. Wade, O..
J. Able, Fred Johnson, o. L. Srud-
lum, Arthur Rolander, Glen Poughe-
nour. and Ross Mcclure, substitute.
Y Nj. c. A.-Stewart Thompson, Joe
DeFrees, P. J. Struckler, H. M. Starr
and r. Candy.
Referees-Reisner and Mcclure
ScOrer-DeWitt Neal. LineSmen-
Smith Bishop and DIR. Lerrigo.
A return game will be played some
time the latter part of this month at
Mcpherson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13

Berlin, March ia. c. Harte, rep
resenting the International Y. M. Z.
A, has obtained permission from the
foreign office to establish branches of
the Y. M. C. A. for religious work
among war prisoners in Germany.
Authority has been granted to open
branches at the Goettingen and AL
stenburg camps, where the prisoners
are mainly Russian and French Ger
many is the first country to author
ize such an undertaking but Harte will
ask other belligerent nations to fol-
low her example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13

Floors are easy to keep clean where
Devoe Marble Floor Varnish is used.
C. M. Hill & Son, S26 Kansas avenue.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
On Second Thought

I had expected in these brief
talks with the public to touch
upon the issues of the campaign,
and to define my position in re-
lation to them.
But there are no issues.
Everybody knows exactly
where l stand. Nobody knows
where my opponents stand. So,
there's nothing to discuss.
The attempts of the "Any-
thing-to-Beat-House" club to dig
up something ION" me is the
comedy of the campaign.
Yesterday they sent man to
inspect the tax rolls at the court
house. He discovered that my
personal tax last year was $3.50
and that of one of my opponents
around $21. They're going to
use that as an argument against
me-
And they're going to reprint a
lot of the paragraphs l have
written for the Capital, and in
terviews on prohibition which l
once gave to Los Angeles and
San Diego newspapers, in an at
tempt to influence sentiment
against me.
| don't know whether the Cap
ital paragraphs are good or bad,
but there is a man in New York
who pays me good money every
month for the privilege of re-
printing them in more than 70
daily newspapers.
AS to the Los Angeles and San
Diego interviews, they were true
then and they are true now. /
never apologize for having told
the truth.
JAY E. HOUSE.
His Own Candidate for Mayor.
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
vOLLEY BALL RESULTS
Central Y. NJ. C. A. Defeats McPher-
son Four Out of Five Games.

Winning four out of five games, the
Central V M. C. A. volleyball team de-
feated Mcpherson Friday night, in the
most interesting net contest that has
been played at the ''Y' this season.
The games were fast throughout and
the skill of the players was shown by
the fact that the ball was often bat
ted 80, 40 and SO times before a score
was made.
In the first game Mcpherson swept
the locals off their feet and won by
the score of 21 to s, but Thompson's
men rallied in the second and made a
clean sweep of all the rest. The scores
follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13

to hear this eminent jurist describe
this dramatic trial. Judge Martin is
in great demand. He spoke at the
First Presbyterian and First Chris
tan churches.
George Adamson, C. S. Alexander
and the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. orches-
ira will lead the song service.
D. o. Coe will be the special speaker
at the fellowship lunch. These meet
ings are being attended by hundreds
of men each week. All men invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
Bank of Topeka


Lawn Rakes at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
MARTIN TO SPEAK.
Hutchinson Man VIII Give Address at
r. r.. Y. M. C.. A.

Judge Frank L. Martin of Hutchin-
son will address the great mems meet
ing at the r. r. Y. M. C. A. Sunday
afternoon at p. m. Judge Martins
subject will be 1.-The Trial of ST. Paul
Before the Roman Court" The asso-
citation is asking the men of Topeka
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-15

''The Woman" which is the fifth in
the series of Lasky-Belasco film pro-
auctions, is a drama of modern Amer
lean political life, showing the man
ner in which the element of scandal
may be introduced into politics for
the injury of those people who are
truly fighting for right and justice.
The story of this play deals with the
efforts of group of machine poll
ticians to bring about the downfall of
an insurgent by the name of Standish
who has been attempting to defeat a
corrupt railroad bill It is evident
that Standish has the people of the
country behind him and that he will
accomplish his object unless he is in
some manner discredited. On that
account the politicians employ private
detectives to search the history of
his past life, and finding that he was
once engaged to a woman whom he
did not marry, think they have found
the thread to story which will prove
the means of wrecking his career.
The only thing they lack is the name
of the woman; and this is kept from
them until too late for it to be of any
assistance. The story of how ''The
Woman" is shielded by little tele-
phone girl is heart interest drama
of the finest quality.
'oThe Woman" will be the offering
on the bill at the Isis today.