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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
AT THE THEATERS.

CONTINUED from Preceding Page.I
creation, and 1.-The Pavlowette," which
is a form of the Gavotte.
Each of these dances will be per-
formed to the composition that won
the $500 prize in it's respective class
in the competition open to American
composers during the summer, and in
which nearly a thousand American
musicians, some of them famous,
were represented by waltzes, rnaxixes
and gavottes-all especially written
for this contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
At the Hip.

Commencing Monday the policy of
the Hip theater for the summer will
be a change of picture daily, with
feature days every Tuesday and Fri
day. Matinees, any seat, SC; evening,
balcony SC, lower floor l0c. There
will be no advance in prices on fea-
ture days.
The pictures to be shown at, the Hip
from now on will be produced by the
General Film company. This corpora
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17

social dancing OF to-day. Rememper
them when you are dancing; and 90
not forget that the waving of arms
jumping from the door and INDUCING
in exaggerations If any sort in-
vsriab1y mark the poor dancer.
The evening world., 1915-02-24
HER COURT ROLE
,IS"BUTTERFlY0N
/ WHEEL" SHE SAYS
Actress Played 1t on Stage
Thinks She Has Same Part
in Divorce Case.

Little Jimmie Mooney. twenty year.
old correspondent in the divorce suit
brought by Augustus Gertenbach,
purchasing agent OF the Hotel Astor,
against Mrs. Mabel Montgomery Ger
tenbach, an actress. took the witness
stand before Supreme Court Justice
Hendrick to-day and, with boyish
energy, defended the actress, for
within he was chauffeur. against the
charges in which his name was linked
with hers respecting soirees In Mrs.
Gertenbach's sheepshcad Bay home.
Were you ever indiscreet with Mrs.
Gertenbach?" Mooney was asked.
why" he replied, II never even
Thought OF that" He smiled at Mrs.
Gertenbach. who smiled back.
II don't think any man would do
that"
weren't you infatuated with Mrs.
Gertenbach?"
I'm too young, l think, to UNDER
stand just what that means" the Wit
ness answered.
The lawyer then sought an explana-
ton Of why Mooney. on the night de-
tectives raided Mrs. Gertenbach's
home. hid himself in a closed box
couch and then jumped through the
parlor window and fed over the fields
shirtless and shoeless.
And you never saw Mrs. Gerten-
bach in nesligee?" the youth was
asked.
Never" he replied. "she was only
kind TO me like mother would be-"
IF you had been indiscreet with
Mrs, Gertenbach would you admit
Intyre.
The boy studied his questionef for
n minute, then stared at the Jurors
and said loudly:
You see." he began, II was taking
care OF Mrs. Gertenbach's two sons
that night, and slept on the couch
When the men came In the house
heard Mr.. Gertenbach say. Now we've
got Mooney at last l though then
that, guilty or innocent. the best
thing for, a fellow to do under the
circumstances was to make himself as
scarce as possible. ! was some scared
1oo."
Mrs. Gertenboch declared on the
stand she felt just like the Butterfly
in the play Tho Butterfly on the
wheel"-a role which she had often
protrayed in which she appeared as
a married woman unjustly accused Of
being unfaithful to her marriage
vows. Attorney Mcintyre brought
the subject into the record TO show.
as he explained to the Court, that
Mrs. Gertenbach was well rehearsed
in the art Of making a sympathetic
stand before the jury.
When asked II she loved her hus-
band. the actress replied with an
angry no.
Just enough for him TO say yes and
that Ia ALL" she replied. "He was Of
too jealous a disposition
The evening world., 1915-02-24

had Just come from the bench of the Bronx Domestic
Relations Court and in the hour that sat beside him
l saw him consult repeatedly with the grsyhaired,
trinity erect aertly intelligent woman probation ocer
over the disposition Of the marital trascomedies 70
hearsed before him. The consultations were no matter
Of perfunctory politeness either he took her modesy
prOfered advice every time.
And after court was for the day he told me In
detail Of his interesting theory that woman should
be ociay attached to every court room in the cv
The evening world., 1915-02-24
MANDEL OFFERS
PLAN TO PAY HIS
100000 DEBTS
Wants Corporation to Con-
tinue Business, With Depos-
itors Controlling Board.

Attorneys for Adolph Mandel. who
Is awaiting trial on criminal charges
growing out OF the failure OF his pri-
vate bank at No. 1856 livingston
Street, to-day fled In the United
States District Court outlines of
plan by which tho indicted banker
and steamship agent hopes TO pay de-
positors and other creditors 100 cents
on the dollar.
With the provision that creditors
may reserve the right to set aside the
plan any time during. six years that 1t
proves unsatisfactory or prcjudicial
to their interests. Mandel proposes To
pay 10 per cent. in cash at once and
another 10 per cent. three months
after the plan Is ratified by Federal
District Judge Mayer and the cred
itors.
The remainder of the more than
S2,OOO.000 Mandel owes his depositors
he hopes TO raise from a continuation
OF the banking and steamship ticket
business by Il corporation TO be formed
for that purpose.
He proposes to have this corporation
backed by a Board of Directors OF
seven members, four OF which are to
be selected by the depositors, two by
tho United States Courts and one by
Mandel.
With the other papers were filed
schedules showing Mandel owes de-
posi.ors S2.024.011; that his total liza
bilitics arc $a.e3i .+0S and his assets
s3,407,133
Secured claims. the schedules state,
amount to $1.IS4.72S. They are for
loans secured by mortga gees.
For loans negotiated on stock col
lateral Mandel owes Miller < Co.
$llO,71l and Sutro Bros. & co. SS0.2l2.
He values his real estate holdings
at s2l3.3s7, all mortgagod. and has
bank deposits. he says. Of sl1t,623.
The evening world., 1915-02-24

OF view. and would save her from the
experience Of sitting around for sew
eral hours In courtroom filled with
men.
"The women probation officers
have done invaluable work In the
Domestic Relations Courts. A.
devoted psaesmaksrs they. have
ss s:' s.h.. s" court. :' sS:, mot o.t u tho
cases Of wife beating are brought,
and women court officials should
hear the stories Of these poor
wives. In some instances women
could deal better than men with
the brutal husbands.
II remember one big. hulking six
foot brute. who kept saying what he
would do and what he wouldn't do
to his wife," added Judge Appleton,
with retrospective smile. THAT
little woman you met outside
marched him into her office. made
him sit down on sofa, md after an
hour sent him out completely sub
dued and murmuring that she was
the blankest woman he had ever
SEEM"
Don't you think, too, hat q wom-
an official could tell whether a wom-
an were lying. better than a man7"
I suggested.
Undoubtedly" he agreed. "A man
usually sizes up another man better
than woman can. Why shouldn't n
woman rate the vcracity OF another
woman more correctly than a man
could do II with his possible leaning
toward harshncss or scntimentality?
JUST WHAT NEW COURT AID
SHOULD BE.
But X Is the women complainants
who tell the truth Of whom I am
thinking most" the Judge reiterated,
Take tho women who very rightly
prosecute offenses against deconcy.
What an ordeal for them to have 10
repeat to a group OF strange men the
improper language they have heard
or the improper acts they have seen!
by all means they ought to be allowed
TO give their testimony to q woman"
What qualifications should this
woman possess?" | asked.
"A woman court official should
and sympathy" no said. "shs
may be married or unmarried. Al
the time Of her appointment she
should be between thirty and
forty, and " she 10 the right sort
she may serve TO the day Of her
dsath. There are plenty Of women
lawyers in this town who would
iii such O position admirably.
an the majority Of the cases In our
courts women are the injured parties.
Justice demands that they speak as
freely and as fully as possible. Often
1t Is only to another woman that they
will 80 speak"
The evening world., 1915-02-24
POSLAM HEALS
SKIN QUICKLY
and PLEASANTLY

The splendid work Of healing which
Poslam accomplishcs in Eczema or any
skin disease makes Il best for your use
II you seek remedy more than merely
midi, efficient, which will take hold
right at the start. stopping all itching
and eradicsting the trouble wholly and
in very brief time. Because Poslam
meets all these demands. il now enjoys
the widest success and most extensive
sales here and abroad.
Your druggist sells Poslam. For free
sample write to Emergency Laborato-
ries, Sc West 25th Street. New York.
Poslam Soap is Q positive treat to
tender skin or skin subjcc to eruptio
troubles. Non-irritating. 25 cents and
Is cents.
The evening world., 1915-02-24
BRIDGE IS |MPER|LlED
As MOTOR CARS CRASH
NEAR TON Of DYNAMITE
Racing Automobiles Meet as
They Turn Out for Truck
With Explosive.

The destruction OF tho Williamsburg
Bridge by the explosion Of q truck
load Of dynamite for the subway was
averted only by good luck when two
racing automobiles on the north road
way coliided within a few feet Of the
dynamite wagon a few days ago.
Bridge Commissioner Kracke made
the facts known to-day In announc-
ing he will introduce n resolution In
the Board of Aldermen restricting the
transportation OF dynamite across the
large bridges.
Al that was needed to set of the
ton or more Of the explosives. Bridge
Department engineers said to-day.
was the defamation OF an exploding
tire or gasolene tank.
The speeding machines came to-
gether when the two chauffcurs at
tempted to pass each other In turning
out for the truck. which was properl,
licensed and painted red. No police
report Of the accident has been made.
but the matter was called To the at.
tention OF the Bridge Commissioner.
Commissioner kracke has already
taken the matter up with Chief Jo-
seph IIammitt OF the Fire Prevention
Bureau as well as with Inspector
Healy Of the Bureau OF Combustibles
An amendment to the Municipal
regulations now before the Board OF
Aldermen. providing for the transpor-
tation of dynamite across the East
River In lighters, has already been
The evening world., 1915-02-24
MARINE CORPS OFFICER
KILLS HIMSELF At CLUB
No Motive Known for Suicide of
Capt. E. A. Harding, Who Had
Served as Aide to Taft.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2t.-Capt.
A. e. Harding OF the United States
Marine Corps shot and killed himself
day at the Racquet Club. OF which
he was a nonresident member. The
police have thus far been unable TO
assign a cause for the suicide.
Capt. Harding was an aide to Pres
idcnt Taft. He was born In Illinois
In 1873. and was appointed to the
Marine Corps from that State In 1899.
For some timc Capt. Harding had
been attached to the office OF the
Judge Advocate General OF the navy
at Washington. lie was married a
few months ago and his wife was ex-
pected to arrive here to-day. Capt.
Harding's Nome was near Chicago.
Capt. Harding had been In this city
only IA few days. and had been max
Ing the Racquet Club his home. lie
chattcd with friends nv usual last
evening and seemed well and In good
spirits.
Capt. Harding was ndjutant 20 Col.
Waller In the Philippines. and his
record I'm the islands was an excellent
one. He served with the feet ut Vera
Cruz last spring and summer and
then was detailed to office duty at
Washington.
Capt. Harding was marine aide TO
Mr.. Taft at the time that Major
Archibald Butt was the former Presi-
dents military aide. II Is regarded m
a coincidence that both should have
met violent deaths. Major butt per-
ished when the Titanic sank
The evening world., 1915-02-24
A Complexion Fresh and
Clear as a May Morning

Give your skin a chance; keep your
arfns and hands soft, smooth and
white, too. The secret Is sin,pis-t 10
only. "use veLooEN."
This delicate, soothing, delightful
preparation revlvifles the skin, ehappsd
and coarsened by winter Winds -
clears away redness and frees the pores
cioSoed with dust.
Apply u freely. nIeht and morning,
wiping OFT what 10 not rubbed In, for
. week and notice the Improvement.
va.o .ss ,n e entirely .,, free trSn,
cate fabric. u will not clog the pores
nor Old u ever grow enc single hair.
Asls yevr drvOOIet. tse tubs.
The evening world., 1915-02-24
HARTMAN GIVEN LIMIT
SENTENCE Of 5 YEARS
Man Who Swindled Widow Out of
4. 100000 Scored by
~ Judge. ~

Richard J. Hartman. convicted Of
swindling Mrs. Charles Mackenzie. to
whom he played the part OF devoted
admircr. out OF her fortune Of nearly
500, 900. was sentenced to not less
The evening world., 1915-02-24
By Marguerite Mooers MarshalI,

Ihere ought to De ooman IN erery court room IN Ne
Smiling little but entirely in earnest. City Magst
Appleton faced across his desk with that
The evening world., 1915-02-24

ZEN Women BraUe Enough to Complain of Ofenses
Against Public Morals, Girls Just Taking Their
First Wrong Steps and Victims of Brutal wife
Beaters, Would Be Able to Find sympathetic
Ears for Their Embarrassing Testimony and Not
Be Compelled to Face Gaping Crowds of Men.
Including Man Judge.
The evening world., 1915-02-24
BIG TIME FOR HELL GATES.
Republicans Of the Twenty-second
20 Have Entertainment and Dell.

The twenty third annual entertain
ment and ball Of the Hell Gate Repub-
lican Club of the party organization Of
the Twenty second Assembly District
race Garden. Ambrose O. Neal Is the
executive member OF the organization.
He win be assisted by IA committee com
prising Lewis +. Ellsworth. Chairman;
Charles +. Kogel. Secretary. Mr.. j. Muir
ply, ". G. Pfclfer and Paul WenzcI. A
fine programme Of vaudeville and NOV
les has been arranged for under the
direction Of Dan Quinn.
The evening world., 1915-02-24

York Judge Appleton has several times publicly
probation officer But the function ne would have
combination roles of mother
evenhanded Noreoyatcnton
The evening world., 1915-02-24

than fvs ysars q 80 -
years and seven months ~
Weeks in the Supreme Court -
Justice Weeks said: 1T 1900 /
necessary to make any speech &
the heinous crime committsd ~ &
You took advantage Of . tsuI
widow and robbed her. antil -
dependent upon the charity Of g
for q livelihood" a
Hartman. who had Q apecto1U
career az a promoter. In the cougu1
which he attempted to get contgGl
the Tyson theatre ticket business \
convicted two weeks ago.
The sentence was the most ~
authorised by law. IN,
The evening world., 1915-02-24

on the woman proba lion oslcer?" I
asked.
That and the fact that there we're
TWO incompetent women in one court.
VINO nave since been got rid Of" said
the Magistrate dryly.
WORK THAT CAN BEST BE DONE
BY WOMEN ALONE.
! wondered. not for The first time.
at the male logic which brand, M.
unsuitable for women IA profession in
which one or two women have failed
entirely forgetting the large numbers
or men who fail In every profession.
I'VE now have only six women pro.
bation officers" further explained
Judge Appleton. One is In this
court. one Is in the Manhattan Do
nestle Rsla lions Court and two are
attached to the Womcn's Night
Court The other two must cover
the work for ten courts. One Of them
tried to do II alone last summer, and
wore herself to a shadow.
ut 10 the general opinion that
women workers should be con.
esntratsd in the Women's Night
Court. But instead Of wastino
time and thought and money and
energy. on these cases that arc so
often hopeless, u seems to me
more important to get hold OF the
young Girls, who are only begin.
ming TO do wrong, and to set their
feet IN tho ri~ht path. This 10
sons OF the work that r,ight BE-
done by women court officials.
Only the other day I had proof Of
what woman in the court room
might. do for young girls. A case
Court. which Is In this building but
one floor below the Domestic Reia-
tons Court. A woman charged an
other woman with harborlng ner six
teen-year-old daughter. whom she
wanted at home. she said.
ION the face Of Il any one would
decide that sixteen year. old girl
ought TO be with her mother. i had
no woman connected with my court,
but ! knew the probation officer you
nave met to-day was upstairs or
somewhere around the building. l
sent for her and asked her TO talk to
the young girl. Then Il came out
that the girls father had abused her
so horribly that she couldn't bear to
remain in the house with him and
run the risk Of further ill-treatment.
IL also came out tndt sne was earning
50 a week in a shop and able to board
herself. She told the whole story to
the probation officer as she could
have told II to no man. and she Is
now safe and contented in properly
supervised boarding house for work.
ing girls.
THE PROPER COMPLIANT o.
THE UNHAPPY WIFE.
IN this instance. the girl could not
be blamed for desiring to live away
from home. But often we have cases
OF incorrigible girls, between sixteen
and twenty. whose parents have no
control over them. It's hard enough
for any woman to charge her daugh-
ter publicly with misconduct, but
think how mother must dread re-
hearsing the details of her child's
, wrongdoing TO an audience OF men
whom she's never seen before. II
she could whisper the whole story to
some kindly woman. 1t would be so
much easier. Then the woman would
] inspire respect In the offending
daughter. besides ssttpg her Point
The evening world., 1915-02-24
INNOVATION WOULD COST T
CITY LITTLE MONEY.


you believe that there should be
more women probation officers"
made the deduction after listening to
his warm praise Of the efficient wom-
anil had just met.
"There should be . woman in
every court room TO whom other
women may toll their stories" de-
eIared Judge Appleton. "Thsrs
should be . woman court official
to whom the ineorrisibls girl. the
brutaily beaten wife, tho shrink
ing. sensitive woman Of any age
who is public spirited enough to
prosecute an oHenss against pub.
lie doeeney, may speak frankly
and unreservodIy. instead Of
being forced, at at present, to talk
to a man before an audience COM
posed wholly Of mon. The new
way needn't cost the city any
thing, for the woman might DO
one Of the assistant clerks or pos
sibly an attendant"
The Magistrate spoke with that
quiet but absolutely sure conviction
OF the American business man who Is
demonstrating what he thinks any
sane person must accept as an ire
futable proposition. In appearance
Judge Appleton suggests the success
full business man; he is so clean cut.
well -groomed, democratically cour-
teous. SO free from judicial pompous-
ness and hauteur
II wouldn't change the probation
system itself as It Is now arranged
he continued. For probation pur-
poses 1t is undoubtedly best TO have
one central office. from which men or
women OH GERS are sent out as they
are required. II has been found that
there IL not enough work OF a purely
probationary nature to keep busy q
woman attendant in each Of our thir-
teen Magistrates courts In Manhat-
tan and the Bronx"
rs that the reason for the attacks
The evening world., 1915-02-24

BORDEAUX. France. Feb. % (via
paris).-Thc bulletin issued to-day on
the condition OF Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt, whose leg was amputnted a
few days ago. says that she passed
GOOD night. and that the general state
OF her health continues satisfactory.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
Boric Acid in Skin Diseases.
From the Lost Angeles Times.


Boric acid. or boracic acid as it wa&
formerly called, has become such E
common household drug that it's value
as a remedy for treating many skin
diseases is often overlooked. Ere
quently, however, it is more efficac-
ious thar some of the most,complicated
formulas; and even in cases where Ger
tain specific remedies are indicated
the use of boric acid in conjunction
with them is often helpful.
There are certain forms of eczema,
Tor example, that are made distinctly
worse by bathing with pure water, be-
cause water changes the tension Of the
skin, and increases the osrnosia from
the lower skin layers, producing detri-
mental effects. If boric acid is added
to the water, however, the tension of
the skin is not changed, and the solu-
ton has a distinctly beneficial effect.
AS it is also antiseptic, without being
poisonous, 1t acts as a preventive
against external infections.
Solutions of boric acid are also bene-
fetal, n sometimes curative without
other treatment in cases Of acne--the
disease which causes u%nsightly pflnples
solution should be used hot. and in
large quantities. A heaping table
spoonful of boric to each quart of
water makes a solution Of proper
strength, and q bowl holding at least
three quarts should be used. The face
should be soaked well for 10 or Is
minutes, a convenient method being
that of leaning over the bowl and using
towels Wrung out Of the hot solution.
This softens the epithelium, removes
the grease n germs, m facilitates
the action Of any local application
that may be made afterward. In some
cases this treatment alone Is curative.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-06
A FLIGHT in A TRUNK.
From the Wide World Magazine.


On the morning fixed for my flight"
we were advised from the nearest port
to Caracas OF the arrival OF a Dutch
steamer, and at S a. m. l made my
way to h grounds of the hospital,
where I had been accustomed to sit
and read. and after saluting the police
man on point duty, went to a house
near by, where l shaved off my nous
Iache. u on blue glasses and borrowed
a hat. which completed my disguise.
AT S:35 an automobile drove up with
two OF my friends. who had with them
the trunk in which l was to make my
escape. l got into the automobile and
was driven rapidly away by the back
streets until we came to the art road
down the mountains. When we got
near the coast L took off my coat and
trousers and got into the trunk, which
was then locked and tied with rope. l
opened the little window to give me air
and in about half an hour we arrived
at the docks where passengers en-
bark.
1t was now 1910 a. M, and W. had
done the journey in one hour and 35
minutes-25 minutes quicker tina it
takes the train. l could hear every
thing very plainly. One of my friends
asked at what time the steamer would
leave, and was told at abou, 5 p. M,
but he could go on board at 4 o'clock
If he wished. My heart almost stopped
beating. "Goodness!" l thought. II
! have to remain in this trunk until
tina hour | shall surely die!"
L was then left and in about an hour l
heard my friends return with a cart.
The trunk was lifted on to the cart by
two men, and after some knocking
about knew it was being oppened.
When l emerged l found myself in a
private room at the Dolphin hotel,
where my friends had taken their lug
gage until the time of sailing. Here
we had some cold beer and ices. I
wanted them, for l had perspired hor-
rlbly in the trunk and was extremely
thirsty.
We remained in the hotel until 2:4o
p. m. Meanwhile one of my helpers
mad purchased his passage and had
gone to the Prefecture to obtain a per
NIT to embark.
When all was ready I got into the
trunk and was again taken to the docks
Here the trunk was put on end and ]
had the pleasure of standing on my
mead for some time. AT last, however,
| felt myself being lifted on to whai
l saw was an open railway wagon, but
the trunk being heavy, it was dropped
by the men. One of them remarked ir
spanish: Eel bojote no es de hojas'
c"This package is not of leaves!"). '
was in fear and trembling lest, with
the knocking about, l should give ven
TO an exclamation and discover myself
but at last ] was put safely OF to the
wagon.
Time wore on, and l heard the clock:
chime the hours and half-hours. Wha.
agony l was going through, doubled UT
IN a trunk on an open wagon, with {
tropical sun blazing down or 1t, ant
the temperature 81 degrees in TIL,
shade! However, all things come te
an end, and at last l felt myself beinl
hoisted up by a winch and dropped
more or less gently. on the deck o
the steamer. | then heard someone ash
TOR the trunk to be taken to his cabin a.
ne had to get some things out of it
This was done, after much knocking
about. during which I stood on my heaf
several times.