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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

and she had learned that BaFzy 16iles
was engaged to Drayt0n girl
II am glad-glad that did hot wait
for him to tell me that story she
painted softly. II wonder how many
girls there are who are breaking their
silly hearts over him? One, perhapgs
in every town he vfsftsy'
Della put on her jersey and went out
the river led along a narrow path ankle
deep in autumn leaves
Overhead the dry leaves crfsped
sharply as the branches moved in the
wind; underneath, the carpet OF leaves
rustled. and ahead was the gleam ct
flow.
Della hurried down little declivity
to her fav0rite spot beneath the bend
ing willows. Az she came around the
massive trunk of a tree she paused.
Two men were sitting on the great
nat stone One OF them was young, and
his dark head was buried In his hands.
He was listening to the words OF the
stern-faced rector OF the church.
I'm sorry, Barry" Mr.. FraseD was
Della all her life. and il she said she
would wait for yOu-that she would
listen to your story-there must be
some mistake-some misunderstanding.
Have you an enemy?"
Not that ! am aware Of said Bar
~ OIcdTIly. P8 Suc OlQn care
for me, and you say that King is going
to California. OF course she couldn't
care a jot for me and engage herself
to another man. I hope you'll forgive
my whining about it, but I wanted to
talk to some one. and what you've said
to me has done a lot of good"
The two men shook hands.
Barry laughed uncertainty. Il was
so sure" he said. that even brought
the marriage license down with me. 1t
was sort of a comfort to have it, you
know. The firm has given me a raise
in salary and extended my territory
to the northwest. And thought !
could persuade her to marry me at
once"
He took q folded paper out of his
pocket and tore it across. But before he
could complete its destruction Della's
slender form stood before him and her
hands grasped the marriage license.
"Della." ne gasped, falling back a
step.
The girl turned blushing face to
the minister.
Mr.. Fraser" she pleaded. please
tell him 1t is all mistake
Ten minutes later Ned King came
whistling down the path in search OF
his fiancee. BY the rivers brink, I'M
der the bending willows. he found her.
standing with her hand in Barry's
while Mr.. Fraser pronounced bless
ing on their marriage.
For q moment Ned watched them
Then silently. with chastity face, he
turned and disappeared.-(Copy
1915, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

North Car0lina. the crops IN the two
states are much the same In both
stateA wheat and corn are, withs the
exceptions noted the chief crops.
While no one would advocate re-
turn to the old-time system OF agri-
culture in which each family raised
all it needed for its own consumption.
Ind while some allowance must be made
Tor the longer growing season in North
Carolina, 1t would be possible by a
little diversification to produce q larger
variety Of products for home consump-
ton on the farms of Kansas than are
now obtained. This Would mean both
better quality Of food. because fresher.
and a lower expenditure. because
market prices Of such products show
a large increase over the cost of pro-
ducinE them. ~
Money gained in this way might well
be invested in home Improvement. for
the Investigations of the department
OF agriculture show the average annual
value Of the farm house in Kansas to
be lower than in other states outside
the south, where both climatic condi-
lions and the temperament Of the peo-
pie require less elaborate shelter than
is needed here. The result OF changes
in the direction suggested ,hould be q
better living and a better home life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
STOOD UP FOR DOGS.
Il Represent 1000 Dogs of Elk Coun-
ty," Said Senator Denton in speech.

Ten members arose to explain their
votes when the senate this morning
voted to repeal the Stavely dog tax law
enacted by the legislature of 1913.
The final vote was % for the repeal
and Is against. The senators who had
explanations to offer were Carney of
Cloud. Davis of Bourbon, Denton of
Elk. Howe of Abilene, Joseph of
Butler, King of Cowley, Mahin of
Smith, Mcmillan of Ottawa, Milton of
Wyandotte and Troutman of Shaw
nee. The explanations were mainly
in jocular vein although Denton.
King, Joseph and Mcmillan attacked
the measure as unworthy the dignity
of the state.
The dog tax, as created by the 1913
session. directs county assessors to list
all dogs as personal property or to kill
them where not claimed by any prop
erty owner. 1t has not been a parti-
cularly popular tax, although 1t has
turned up considerable ready money
which has gone into school funds Of
the several counties
Senator Denton in one of his few
speeches in years, who says he repre-
sents 1000 dogs Of Elk county, spoke
in behalf of the poor man whose dog
is a useful adjunct to his ranch and a
comfort to his hours of leisure. He
voted to remove the tax while Milton
of WyandOtte, who claimed to repre-
sent an even larger dog population
voted to keep 1t on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
BADDERS ON TRIAL
Motion to Continue Case Over.
ruled by Court Today.
Jury Ordered to Try Suit
Against Topeka Merchant.

Kansas City, Jan. pa motion to
continue the case Of George S. Bad
ders OF Topeka, charged with using
the mails to defraud, was overruled by
Federal Judge Pollock in Kansas City,
Kan. today and a jury ordered Sc
lected to try Badders.
The Indictment against Badders
charges that he represented through
the mails to eastern wholesale cloth
ing firms that the Badders clothing
company of Topeka was on a firm fl
nancial basis and procured by these
representations large consignments of
clothing which he could not have got
ten had he made known the true
financial condition Of the store. The
indictment includes twelve counts.
A civil suit growing out of the same
alleged transaction of Badders in con-
nection with the clothing firm is now
pending.
Arguments to reverse the decision
of Judge John c. Pollock. in the Bad
ders Clothing company bankruptcy
case, were heard Monday in st. Louis
by Judges Sanborn, Hook and Amidon
of the circuit court of appeals, &C.
cOrding to A. L. QUAINT of McClintock
& QUAINT, attorneys for the Badders
Clothing company creditors. A de-
cision probably will be handed down
within a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
Are BOILERS SAFE?
One Expert Warns Against City Light
Plnnt-Other Denies 1t.

Are the boilers in the city electric
light plant in dangerous condition?
sOne expert says they are. Another
expert says they are not-and there you
are said r. l. Cofran. mayor, today.
The mayor believes the expert who
says the boilers are perfectly safe. IF
1 did not. I certainly would be in ia
vor of taking measures for safety"
says the mayor
Frank Newland, city commissioner Of
water and lighting. reported to the
mayor that men at the plant had in
formed him that the rear ends of the;
boilers had settled-settled probably an
inch and one-half. Newland called in
a boiler man to make an examination.
They have settled" reported this ex-
pert. -
The mayor sent Joseph Bromich to
take squint at the suspected boilers.
Safe" says Bromich.
II the boilers are settling and should
settled sufficiently to break some of
might be scalded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
BOOKS 0RPhEUM BILL.
Manager Maxwell OF Novelty Plan,
Big Feature Next Week.

E. F. Maxwell, manager of the Nov
ely theater, went to Kansas City last
night and booked the Orpheum top
liner there for next weeks bill in To-
peka. George Damerel and his COM
pany is playing, all week in Ordered
Home.'' q thirty minute sketch, at the
Orpheum theater in Kansas City. He
had a week of rest before going to
Memphis and tour of the Orpheum
houses south SO Maxwell booked him
for st. Joseph and Topeka. So Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday of next
week Damerel and company will head
the Novelty b--l.
Damerel may be remembered as the
man who made 1.-THE Merry Widow
such q success and he was the originator
of THE Merry Widow waltz. He has
been touring the country in vaudeville
this season and is scoring big hit in
Kansas City. In addition to Damerel's
act, three other vaudeville numbers
will be given at the same time
Damerers company is fifteen strong
with special scenic effects, and il
staged in the Philippines.
Mrs. Maxwell accompanied her hus-
band to Kansas City to do some shop
ping. She found the stores in that city
no better than the ones in Topeka and
her shopping was limited to some mar
bleS for Maxwell. Jr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
SENATE PASSES BILLS
Nine Measures Approved by Uppel
House This Afternoons.

The senate this afternoon passed the
following bills:
No. 8-Providing for assessment
of Kansas real estate every four years
instead OF each two years as is now
the practice.
No. 22-Authorizing Incorporated
cities to appropriate money for band
concerts.
No. S2-Repealing the state tax on
dogs
No. 6s-Edualizing exemptions from
taxation on personal property.
No. 2-Authorizing the Incorporation
of associations for the encouragement
Of the learned professions.
No. 3NTo combine suits for eiec-
ton with actions for the recovery of
money.
No. 14-Providing for the extern
sion Of the inquisitorial powers Of
county attorneys.
No: IS-To combine actions in cases of
fraud which now must be brought sep
arately.
No 2O-Providing for opening roads into
surrounded lands and assessing the cost
against the benefited land
Senate bill No. 10, relating to real estate
dealers, was defeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
City COmmfssioner Wants Law
to Hold Landlords.
Would Mako Their Property
Good for Tenants Bills.
City win Prepare List of De-
linquent Consumers.

BY request OF Frank Newland, city
commissioner OF water and lighting.
w. c. Ralston, city attorney, has
drafted a bill which Mr.. Newland will
attempt to have the present session Of
the legislature enact into law. >,
The proposed law would cause per-
sons over the state Of Kansas who
lease city property to tenants to sit
up and take notice. for IL il passes
property owners win have to nay the
water bills of defaulting tenants. I'm
paid water bills are to be made a tax
on the property.
Are there SO many people beating
their water bills in Topeka that It u
necessary for the head OF the city
water department to 90 to the legisla-
ture for relief? r. L. Cofran, mayor,
would like to know, and for this sea-
son has requested the water depart
ment to prepare q list Of the names
and the amounts owed by persons who
are in arrears with their water bills
Strange as it may seem. the water
department is not in the habit of
keeping such q list.
1T will take six weeks to prepare
such list" water officials told the
mayor.
"Well, then take six weeks" replied
list -
And it will require extra help" was
further objected.
Then get the extra help" said the
mayor. I'VE want to know how much
Is owing the city,
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FAIRGROUNDS Bill.
Meeting of Topeka Committee at Ma
fiona1 Hotel Thursday.

A meeting of the Fairgrounds COM
mittee, consisting of the members OF
the city commission and the board OF
education, which was. appointed at q
recent playground meeting at the Ma
tional hotel. will be held at the Com
mercial club quarters Thursday noon.
All persons interested in Fairgrounds
for Topeka are invited to attend.
A bill has been prepared by w. L.
Porter city commissioner. and w. p.
Mclean, director of physical educa-
ton for the city schools, and this will
be discussed at the meeting. Legisla-
ton is necessary in order to permit
cities of the first class to procure and
operate Fairgrounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
SOBER AUTO DRIVING.
Bill in House Providing Finc for
Drunken JOY Riders.

Driving Of an automobile or motor
cycle by any person under the fnfiu-
ence of liquor or drugs would be pun
ished by a fine of not less than SIS and
a sentence of not less than ten days
il a bill introduced today by J. N. Sat-
terthwaite Of Butler county becomes n
law. The representative from Butler
would provide that any person who
drove a car while under the influence
Of drink or drugs should be declared
guilty of q misdemeanor.
/ 1t is not necessary for the guilty
party under the Satterthwaite act to
be guilty of jay driving or to be in
volved in an accident. It Is only nee
essary that the person charged with
the offense be shown to have been UNI
der the influence of drink or drugs.
Satterthwaite is an editor in the lit
tie town Of Douglass, Butler county. He
has come to the conclusion that most
Of the automobile and motorcycle ac-
cidents are due to excessive use of
liquor and drugs. Now he proposes to
lessen the danger Of pedestrians and
automobile owners by compelling
absolute sobriett while driving a car.
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Jayhawker Jots

There are several ways Of earning
money besides marrying it. as the Hi
awatha Democrat says
Click Fockele of the LIE Roy Reporter
points out that some Heiiowa get credit
for having nerve when 1t really is gall.
For the fourth year straight, accord
ing to the Osborne Farmer, Farmer
township. Rice county, including the
little city of BushtOn. has paid every
penny of taxes in advance in time to
get every cent of rebate. 1t is a rec
ord that probably no other community
in Kansas can point to. When the tax
rolls closed Dec. % there was not a
dollar of taxes owing by any taxpayer
of that township or town.
A careful Sabetha mother, tells the
Sabetha Star. who has taken great
pains to impress on her little son the
true significance Of Christmas as being
the birthday Of Christ. was somewhat
being taken. to see q new baby in the
city who arrived on Christmas day,
burst in upon her with the amazing
announcement, %. Mamma, Mrs. X
has a little Lord Jesus" .-t.yF%ys
An announcement by thes C0fohy
Free Press: Owing to the fact that
we raised about 400 fine squashes in
our own garden this year. we will dis
continue the practice of taking them
on subscription and reverse the or
der-giving every person who SUBJ
scribes to our paper a SQUASH with a
years subscription. See how you like
1t. Come on while the assortment ie
complete and get a long neck. They
are mighty fine baked, boiled or roast
ed. If you go hungry it won't be our
fault.
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BUSINESS IMPROVES.
Gradual Retirement Is Noticeable
Throughout the Country.

Washington, Jan. Robustness and
railroad conditions in the United
States were pictured today to Presi-
dent Wilson as slowly improving by
Frank Trumbull of New York. chair
man of the railroad Legislative adj
visory committee and chairman of the
boards of the Chesapeake & Ohio and
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas. Mr..
Trumbull said he did not expect a
great business boom, but that a grad
ual betterment OF. conditions was no.
Iticeable thr6ughont the 1fguntxy. IL
The president was hold by Ii
Trumbu1l that the recent eastern rate
increases had been of material bene-
that the application of the. western
roads would be granted. He added
that on many roads where passenger
rates were too low the roads were
hoping for assistance from the states.
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looked around and then she screamed
for it seemed she had skated right of
with my arm in her hand, and there ]
was with only one arm.
Eyes, it was awful, and all on ac-
count of those horrid skates" said
Drusilla. We'll. that was not all
Bobby Jones. Just as my little moth
er was carrying me into the house she
fell. and I landed on my skates and
my feet doubled under me and 1 slid
right into a Paddle of muddy water
My little mother took me to her
n Their to have my arm repaired, but
she told her t. take me to the kitchen
and dry me first, and then what do
you sur pose happened?"
oh, what. Drusilla % az ed Bobby.
The cook put me in the oven,' scid
Drusilla, in q voice full of horror
Well, what happened to you in the
oven?" s-sked Bobby.
why, / dried. OF course. You know
I was wet from falling into the puddle
of water" said Drusilla, ''but it was
so hot in there and the cook closed
the door and told my little mother she
was going to bake me for lunch
Bobby Jones, I did not know what
happened for a second, such a scream
as my little mother gave. and she took
the stove poker and pounded the oven
door because she could not open it, /
~s-AA e~-A yOu SkA0l COOh OQCuSQ the door
pretty quick then. but not before my
little mothers screams brought the
nurse. and she told my little mother to
stop her crying over that good-for-
nothing Drusflla. But that only made
my little mother scream louder. and
then her mother came running in, and
she gave that nurse and the cook a
scoldtng, and she did not leave me un-
Ill was dry; then she sewed on my
arm and told my little mother that she
MAD better put line in the playroom
when she went skating. But now ]
have two enemiezs in the house, for ]
heard the cook tell that nurse that
any one would think I was q new
French doll, The fuss that was made
over m :. and if she had her way ]
would go into the ash cam
II never want roller skates." said
Bobby Jones'
You will never have that trouble. .
said Drusilla, because you haven't
any feet, Bobby Jones'"
Bobby slid down into his box. for
once glad was not quite like Dru-
silla--( Copyright. 1915. by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate, New York
City,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

OF course, il majority of the voters
OF Topeka desire to put their commits
sion system of government out of bust
meas and revert to the old plan of city
council rule. that is their privilege and
their word will be law. But it would
Sem to be a mistake for them so
to order. The efficiency of the COM
mission plan appears to be demon
strated conclusively by the fact that
during the several years it has been
In operation. the cost of the city's gov
eminent has not been increased. And
at the same time more needed public
Improvements have been undertaken
and put through than during any SIM
11nr period in the history Of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

do they hurt ?" asked Bobby. see
ing the distressed look upon Drusilla's
face.
.'Why, Bobby Jones. the most awful
thing happened today with these hor-
rid things on my feet. Listen. and I
will tell you all about 1t.
This morning I went out with my
little mother to skate the smooth
paving in front Of the house-that il,
my little mother intended to skate
and she took me by one hand and an
other little girl by my other, and they
tried to make me skate, but they be-
gan to go so fast that they forgot
alt about me. and first one would
skate ahead and then the other. drag
ging me along and not noticing how
they were pulling my poor arms at all.
well. just thought I should die
Bobby Jones. when suddenly my little
mother skated ahead and the other
little girl screamed Ny little mother
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Journal Entries

Not SO many persons stop to figure
up the cost of things they want.
FL
Almost any woman will wear any old
thing if she thinks it makes her look
younger.
The few handsome men in the world
are seriously handicapped because OF
their knowledge that they are.
. .
II the average man would look him
self over carefully he wouldn't be SO
free with his criticism Of others.
. .
At any rate most folk know when
they are in the wrong, even II they are
not willing to admit 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
WOMAN GETS SLAYER
Pittsburg Constable's Wife Helps He1
Husband Bring in Prisoners.

Pittsburg. Kan. Jan. 20.-Mrs. G. c.
Webb. wife Of constable. returned to
Pittsburg this morning having in GUS
tody Mrs Marie Riley, a woman want
cd here in connection with an alleged
violation OF the Kansas white slave
law, and Glessner Reed. young Fort
Scott GIRL the alleged victim.
Charles jeffrey, who Is accused of be-
ing an accomplice Of Mrs Riley. il in
Jail here awaiting q hearing. The Riley
woman and the Reed girl were arrest
ed in Kansas City Tuesday. Constable
Webb was too busy to go after them.
Mrs. Webb volunteered. was sworn in
as a deputy and made the trip sue
cesSfu1ly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
LOCAL MENTION.

1.-THE revival meetings at the Pentecostal
Church Of the Naxarene. ITO Buchanan.
are proving blessing to those in attend
ance." says Jas. J. Bal1snger. the pastor.
Several have been at the altar. and all
seeking Evangelist BignalIl, formerly OF
the Free Methcdist church but now a
member Of the Pentecostal Church OF the
Nazarene preached for US last night. The
message was clear and forceful- Rev. ira
stevens Of Lawrence will be with us the
remainder Of the week, and viii have
charge OF the evening services Prayer
meetings are being held each afternoon in
the homes. Don't fail to be present as
often as possible.
Mrs NJ. H. Cum OF 619 Branner street
has received word from Alpine, Texas
that her sister. Mrs o. " Calhoun, 10 dan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

Drusilla and Her Skates.
why, Drusilla; what in the world
have you on your feet" asked Bobby
Jones one night.
Drusilla was sitting in her corner
10 king as t ough she had not a
friend in the world, but she bright
ened a bit when she heard Bobby's
voice.
"Oh you mean my skates?" asked
Drusilla, looking down at her feet,
and the troubled expression coming to
her. face again. my little mother
made a pair out of these little spools
and tied them to my feet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20
A PRACTICABLE IMPROVEMENT

BY expanding little If any more
money than is now spent, Kansas farm
ers may improve both the quality of the
food they consume and their general
home conditions. declares the Kansas
Industrialist
This is suggested by the results of a
survey completed by the United States
department OF agriculture in Cloud
county. The purpose was to ascertain
how much the average farm contributed
to the family's living in the form of
produce grown and consumed directly
on the farm. 1t was found that in
Kansas practically all groceries were
purchased in the market. while in a
similar area in North Carolina only 76
per cent were purchased. In Kansas
farm gardens. moreover. only ~ per
cent of the vegetables consumed ON the
farms were raised, as against Sc per
cent in North Carolina. Aside from the
preponderance Of cotton and tobacco in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-20

At least one Englishman has a
sense of humor. or. it may be that he
was in serious mood when he
placed the following advertisement in
the London Times: Gentleman, 80
perfect health. magnificent physique
absolutely fit, offers himself for vivi-
section experiments to any one who
would care to infect him with COM
plant known as embarrassment OF
Riches" And still, it would not be
surprising If some woman with more
money than brains took chance.
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Z. G. JITNEY CARS PAY FOR WA1kR
Automobiles Haul Passengers
to All Parts of City
For : Uniform Price Of Five
Cents Each.

Kansas City. Jan. seventeen motor
cars. several Of which were driven BY
their owners. entered into competition
today with street cars in Kansas City,
Mo-, and Kansas City. Kan, hauling
passengers for q fare Of five cents.
The cars ran from all parts OF the city
to q central station in the downtown
district.
One OF the cars was driven by 8 wom-
an. The motor car owners declare they
are in the transportation business to
stay. Most OF them reported a heavy
days business.