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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

journ at the stable spread rapidly anG
the curious of the North side called in
groups to pay their respects 10 the
animal
The owners of the beast could not
be located this morning but were said
TO be on the South side scouting about
for booking at one of the local
houses
Notes and Personals
A nomina ting committee was ap-
pointed last night at a meeting of the
Christian Endeavor society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church. The com
m1ttee viii present a slate to members
OF the organization at 4 meeting Sun
day night A majority vote at that
time elects the new officers
Practice by members of the choir
OF the Central Avenue Christian
church has been postponed from Fri
day night to Saturday night. The
change was made on account of the
appearance Friday night of the play
ers who present The Servant in the
House Il the Auditorium.
John Sheetz of the Aaron Sheetz
Grocery Co. has returned from Leav-
enworth, where he has been several
days with the Shriners.
Theodore Mcclure, the young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A Mcclure has
been 200 i'll during the past few days
to leave his home, S23 North Quincy
street
John Bergin and his mother of
Perry were in North Topeka Wednes-
day morning. on business
L E. Anderson. Fred Morns and
Lee Stanley spent Wednesday north
west of the city hunting Rabbits are
numerous, according to the sportsmen
but other game is scarce. Ducks are
extremely rare, they report
Mrs A. L Reeve of Barnard, Kan,
is spending several days in North To-
peka visiting friends and relatives.
J. B. Skinner of Shorey was able to
be about Wednesday after being con-
fined to his home for more than two
weeks on account of illness
L L King of Kiro. Mr. and Mrs. w
A Luthye of Silver Lake and Mrs
Earl Priddy of Elmont were in North
Topeka Wednesday on business.
Mrs ]. NJ. Williams is seriously i'll
at her home, 1909 Central avenue
A. NJ Petro, druggist.-Adv
Eight candidates will be given in the
second degree tonight at meeting of
Am1ty lodge No. 231. Knights of
Pythias- The meeting tonight is one
of a series OF special sessions called
10 confer degrees on members of the
large class that Joined the organiza-
ton during the convention held in To-
peka recently.
Miss Louise Recakard of 1909 Cen
trail avenue is suffering from pneu-
monia- Her condition is believed to
be serious
Members of the G O. G. club will
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
George n Holmes of East Indianola-
Blue Relief Corps No. 3 will elect
new officers at a meeting to be held
it the hall at S31 North Kansas ave-
nue., Friday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Makes Stubborn Coughs
Vanish IA q HURRY
Surprisingly Good Cough Syrup
Easily and Chca2iy
lEade At Home

If some one in your family has an OBJ
stinate cough or a bad throat or chest
cold that has been hanging on and refuses
to yield to treatment get from any drug
store II ounces of Pinex and make it
into pint OF cough syrup, and watch
that cough vanish
Pour the az ounces of PineV $50
cents worth into a pint bottle and i'll
the bottle with plain grauulated sugar
syrup he total cost is about % cents,
and gives YOU a full pint-a family
supply-of a most effective remedy at 4
saving Of So A days use will usually
overcome hard cough. Easily prepared
in minutesAfuIl directions with Pinex
Keeps perfectly and~has q pleasant taste
Children ike II.
It's really remarkable how promptly
and easily it loosens the dry. hoarse or
tight cough and heals the inlamed mem
branes in a painful cough. It also stops
the formation of phlegm in the throat
and bronchial tubes, thus ending the per
sistent loose cough 4 splendid remedy
for bronchitis, winter coughs, bronchial
asthma and whoopIng cough
Pinex is a special and highly coneea-
trated compound of genuine Norway pine
extract, rich in guaiaeol, which is SC
healing to the membranes.
Avoid disappointment BY asking your
druggist for --S1z ounces of Pinex." and
do not accept anything else A guarantee
Of absolute satisfaction goes with this
preparation or money promptly refunded
The Pinex Co.. Ft. Wavne. Ind.
Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
SANTA FE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State Journal office

A big booster meeting for men and
women will be held Sunday afternoon ar
the r K, Y NJ G A in the interests of
the Bob johnson meetings.
Mrs Thomas and daughter Esther
family of Engineer James E. Thomas
have gone TO Duechne. Utah. where they
vii spend the holidays with NJ Frank
Mcfarland
The annual election Of Officers Of hi
vision No IS. Engineers Wives. viii De
held Friday afternoon in Security hall
Educational classes in penmanShfp ard
spelling, mechanical drawing. Spanish and
airhrake viii be held at the r. r i. II =.
A tonight
Miss Clara EggIeston furnished special
music Tuesday night at the party given by
the members of the b Of r = ut the
James Botic home.
Rev A E Peterson had charge of the
today
Miss Clara Belle Banta will furnish the
program Friday night at the q. x. y. Al
c A. assisted by Miss Avis King. PIANIST
and Mr. Howard Blevins. tenor. The fol
lowing has been arranged: The story Of
Miss Selma Lou and the Sol9 Box
Babies IN four parts Piano solo, Miss
Avis King. Part I. Miss Selma Lou =
Miss Ranta; Tenor solo, selected. Mr.
Howard Bleyins. Part p The Na.v Soap
Box, Miss Banta; piano solo, Miss King
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
ALL ON The BUM
Theatrical Business Democrat
lied in East, Says Anderson.
Only Houses Making Money
Are the So Movies.

Broadw way the nemesis of all actors,
has conquered again This time Real
Anderson, former Topekan. with
both hands up, has taken the pledge.
Never again for him
From Forty-second to Forey-sev-
enth streets on Broadway all YOU can
see is actors looking for 4 dime 7
didn't have any dimes to give away
so 1 quit the place." declared Andar-
son, this morning. 7 have seen the
theatrical business from the best 90
the worst and I'll testify right now
that there is nothing to it"
Anderson returned to Topeka this
week from Chicago. He expects TO re-
main here and enter the printing bust
ness with Charles Trap. Mrs. An
derson, who was Miss Elsie Norwood,
of Topeka, before her maria Se, is in
Chicago but will come here soon
"A year ago we had thirry-two
weeks work with the contracts in our
pockets said Anderson I'VE worked
twelve and they took our contracts
away fl ON US without a reason But
the reason is easy enough To find
There are too many foreign vaude-
Vile acts in this country that are will
ing to work for less money
Sometimes you might know where
you were going to work next week and
sometimes you didn't My wife and [
had a nice little comedy sketch but
the theatrical business is the most
impossible business in the world now
and it will be worse next year
In New York there are four mo-
ton picture houses playing to 50 top
prices and you can't get n seat IN
them. The 10 and 1 ) cent houses are
starving to death. You neve~ saw
anything like it And in Chicago it
is just the opposite
The bottom has dropped ouS of the
dancing craze, too. In New York the
cabaretu and hotels are putting in ice
skating Kinks in place of their dance
floors. Everybody is nutty about
skating They have ice hallerS and
everything like that Everything is
changing now, believe me, and there
is no profession where the changes
are coming any faster than in the
theatrical world
Anderson Will be remembered as
member of the North Brothers Stock
company which played in Topeka a
few sons ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
ELK ACTORS WORK
to Be Held December 1911
at the Grand

Actual work for the Elks' minstrels.
the big attraction at the Grand theater
Thursday and Friday, December 10
and II, opened Tuesday evening at the
Elks club rooms with a large atten-
dance and some enthusiastic work
The show will be made up of two
parts, following regulation minstrel
lines, and will use a cast of thirty-one
men The first part will have end
men, ballad singers. dancers and a big
harmony chorus, along with musical
numbe especially composed for the
show and a wealth of bone and tambo
work.
The second part will be somew hat
of a novelty in that it will be done in
stead of the various street scenes, gar
den and interior settings. generally
used for this part of the show.
The Joe Bren Producing company
of Chicago will be in charge of the
performance and they promise a show
more pretentious than ever before.
Special scenery, resplendant costumes
and electrical effects, all made for the
Bren com pany by the best scenic pro-
ducers and coStumers in Chicago will
be used Joe Bren and Charles Sapp
of the Bren company will be here
later for the last few rehearsals and
the show itself In the meantime,
Ralph H. Hamilton. advance repre-
sentative of the company, is in charge
of the work
State Camp No rs, w. o. w. will
hold their annual election of Officers
this evening at their hall. 9Th and
Quincy. Don't fail to come.
G. E. HERRING. c. C.
Adv.l N. H WOLFF. Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
IN NORTH Topeka
Sunday Afternoon Entertain
ment for Boy Scouts Planned.
Huge Cinnamon Bear Is a Wis.,
itOr on the North Side.

Boy. scouts Of North Topeka are TO
be entertained Sunday afternoons by
some of the most prominent and
pleasing speakers in the city, if plans
of Scout Master l. H. Beckhold. who
Is also pastor of the Central Avenue
carried out. Mr.. Beckhold is now
making arrangements with men in
various lines of endeavor. with Il view
of securing them as speakers before
his scouts.
The meetings will be known as
pleasant Sunday afternoons" and
will be held during January, February
and March. While they were planned
primarily for the benefit of boy scouts.
men and boys outside the organiza-
ton will be welcomed Several meet
ings will also be held that will inter-
est women and girls
Men from various professions and
trades a. well as persons mirent in
public affairs will be included in the
by Mr. Beckhold- He expects to have
all his speakers lined up within two
weeks
Mrs. Martin l. Dead.
Mrs. F. NJ. Martin. SO years of age,
died Wednesday morning at her home
1919 North Topeka avenue Mrs.
Martin lived with members of her
IA niIy in North Topeka for years and
was well known here No arrange
nents have yet been made fer the
funeral
Hard on Bear.
This theatrical life is hard-even
on the qJadrupeds- A huge cinnamon
bear right from a vaudeville troupe
was A guest last night and today at
the Joe Hovgs livery stable on Railroad
street The news of the bears So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

Part ;. Miss Cynthia. the Housekeerer~
Miss Banta: tenor solo, Mr.. BlevinS- Part
+. Stranger Miss Banta; aecDupaui-
ment for Mr. Blevins will be played by
Miss Anne Myers
1t is planned to get 500 volunteers to
erect the tabernacle for the Bob johnson
meetings in order that the building may
be completed in a few days.
The annual election of officers of Lod.-e
No. 2O5, B. of L. f and f, WITS heii last
night at the T. r. Hoover home Fol
lowing are the officers President GIs
Lund0uist: vice president Charles Lingo;
recording secretary. H. b. Conwell; finaG-
cial secretary, 7. r. Hoover: leleEate. e
F Hempstead: alternate delegate. George
Mckee, board of trustees. william Blair !.
extra member of board trustees, Gus LunI-
GuiSt: legislative representative. H II.
(anvelI: local chairman. c. f Hampstead !;
local protective board H Z. Conweu ami
Gus Lundquist: medical examiner. Or !.
H Rinehart; local organizer, II. =. con
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
NEGROES MAKE GOOD
They Own Farms in Kansas Valued
at Sc, 46S, 294-Gain of 125 Per
Cent in 10 Years.

At tn. Farmers conference that is
being held at the Industrial and Edu-
cationaI institute. east of the city, II
has developed that the negroes OF
Kansas own 1882 farms The total
acreage Of these farms is 1876, 600. val
ued at sS.452 975- The lands them
selves are valued at S6,46S, 294; build
ings, s949,O2O; implements and ma
chinery, S19o,513; live stock. $s49,-
14S-
There has been a net increase of
12J per cent in the holdings of the
negro farmers during the past ten
Years Yesterday afternoon gray
headed men told how they came to
Kansas. penniIess. and today several of
them have holdings ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000 Every speaker
made an earnest appeal to the youth
of the race to stick to the soil. A
the esta bIishment of corn clubs, can
ming clubs and pig clubs TO operate
under the direction of the Farmers
conference
This morning n. C Bruce of Bart
lett Agricultural school Dalton, Mo.
told how he raised rs bushels of corn
to the acre 1t was a simple story
of careful selection of seed. thorough
preparation of soil. continual cult1va-
ton and everlasting sticking to it, He
urged the farmers to continue their
movement of inducing the negro youth
to remain on the farm The one idea
throughout the conference has been
the holding of the young people to the
soil This afternoon number Of the
young farmers of the state will tell OF
their experiences farmers The
principal address will be delivered by
Governor Arthur Capper.
The program closes tonight The
principal speakers of the evening will
be W. L. Savers county attorney era
ham county, whose subject is Hold
ing the Young People TO the Farm
and Prof. George r. Bridgeforth. d.
rector agriculture. Tuskesee institute.
The conference is very largely attend
ed Premiums and awards for house
hold articles. farm products and poul-
try will be nadesat the evening ses-
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
TIES
HOSE

that Will bring a smile on his
lace. that will make you hap
by you gave them, come in
boxes. with a guarantee of
satisfaction.
SOC to $1.5O per box
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
TURNED DOWN AGAIN
ing City Patients Is Rejected
Without Prejudice.

The claim of DR.. c. c. Lull. county
physician, for services in attending pa
tients At the city prison, was turned
down again this morning by the city
commission. Dr. I.ulI has turned in
bill of $50 a month regularly since
last summer and the total is now $3.50
The commission has disallowed t each
time and apparently there isn't any
disDosition to grant the county physi-
-cfan pay for WRIT services he renders
There was no discussion of the
matter this morning. The claim was
read as usual and no questions asked
or answered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Hairs Quickly Vanish
After this Treatment

Science has aided in simplifying the
banishfng of hairy growths from the
cialist the most effective treatment
vet devised consists of applying q
delatone paste TO the hairy surface for
or 3 minutes The paste is made by
mixing some water with a little pow
dered delatone. When this paste is
removed and the skin washed every
trace of hair has vanished Be sure
to get real Observation-Disclosures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
PETROGRAD REPORTS LIVELY FIGHT
ING ON EAST PRUSSIAN FROM
TIER, ALSO NORTH OF WAR
SAW.
RUSSIANS REPORTED BUSILY EN-
GAGED IN FORTIFYIMG RUMANIAN
BORDER, THOUSANDS DIGGING
TRENCHES ALONG LINE.

London. July l3-Signs Of renewed ac-
tivity are evident along the Teutonlc Alhes
eastern front. petrograd reports lively
north of Warsaw. Petrograd also reports
that General Won Mackensen's army ha-
been strongly reinforced and will soon re-
new It's operations.
Paris observers interpret the heavy Ger
man assaults In the Woevre region a. a
new effort to capture the Fortress ot Yer
dun by new direction. Paris has a report
that the allies gained another two hundred
wards in the Dardanelles
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
"SAFETY FIRST"
ORIGINATOR
DIED TODAY
(Ry Associated Press.l

Denver, Col, July l3.-Joseph "A.
Holmes, originator of the safety
first slogan. died here today, a vie
tim Of tuberculosis, caused by over
work. He was director of the bureau
of mines and i widely known geolo-
gist. As father Of the bureau Of lnl-
nes he began the campaign of ednca-
tion which largely reduced the death
toll among miners and which origina-
ted the safety first slogan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Russians Trenching
On Rumania Border

Berlin, July l3.-The TagebIatt CORES
pondent wires from Rukofina that the Rus
SLAMS are fortifying their Rumanian bor-
der Many thousand men are digging
trenches parallel with the border and are
building barbed wire entanglements. II ~
reported this j. because Austria pledged
herself to give Rumania the Russian pre-
vince Of BeSsarabia provided Rumania
would JON the war on Au~iria's border
side. Bessarabia borders Rumania's ea~
tern frontier
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Hand Grenade Attack
By French RepuIsed
Try Associated Press. }

Berlin, July l3.-.The war offices an
A French hand grenade attack
al the Souches sugar refinery was repnl-
sed. In connection with the storm of a
cemetery at Souches our positions were
pushed forward six hundred yards and
Cabaret Rouge on the road To Arras. was
captured. Our prisoners increased to three.
officers and 80 men. The enemy attacked
our positions at Forest L. Preire lat
night. All attacks broke down with heavy
losses. There i not change in the eas-
tern and southeastern war theatres.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Many Calibres OF
Projectiles Used
t'ssaIJ p5lrtoossv aq1

Paris, July l3.-The war department an
nounces thai since June - the Germans
have Systematically bombarded Arra~ with
proIectiles of all calibres. On July 2 this
fire was concentrated upon Saint Naast.
the ancient bishops palace which had been
transformed into a museum. IncendIar,
shells destroyed this palace. On july y
shells Set the cathedral on fire. entir-I,
destroying il, along with the organ.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
U.S.A. OFFICERS
WILL BUILD new
MUNITIONPLANTS
SECRETARY GARRISON ACCEPTS RESIGNA TIONS
OF TWO OFFICERS OFFERED POSITIONS
WITH AMERICAN MUNITION PLANTS
lBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON d. c. July l3n the safety the
OF
potio swih compa limlg large cont
The Of hoffcer
to
He of
wokn ding those
of
IN me peace
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Railroad Junction
Shelled From Planes
tRy Associated PreSs.l

Paris. July l3.-Thirty- five French
aeroplanes today bombarded the railroad
junction which supplies the German lines
IN Calonne and the forest OF Apremont
Big stores OF ammunition are there. The
aeroplanes dropped III bombs which start
ed several fre~- All the aeroplaneS re-
turned safely despite heavy cannonade
which was directed against them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
German Attack Is
Wholly Throw Baek

PARIS july l1 tfflir.aI tn frHt
of Our I'usiilon. af iatsrlsfA fssF
man attack Last hiEif maa
thrown back nIa.n their im.a. Hhr
WAS combat wifh haElI EFrHa.isa
cannonasiing "a fia~ FORREST n kne
mont and tlIr forrest uf isr I'rrrF
the Nasg'-s ihr 'srfHan affraH
capture . brids. = fh~ hraI aa fkf
east bank 81 th-- river aaAraI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
No Developments in Situation.

Washington, ID. G.. July l3.-Seeretary
Lansing sand today there are not develop
ments in the German situation. Ii now
seems likely nothing definite on the Ameri-
can policy will be- revealed before next
week when President Wilson may return to
Washington. Officials are forwarding d
budgets of meranda to the president on the
noet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Negroes Say Germans
Kicked Them Off Sub

Newport News, Va. July 13.-Four
American negro muleteers of the sunken
British steamer Armenian arrived here to-
day They asserted when they were in
the water and attempted 10 board the sub
marine which torpedoed them German sail
ors kicked them off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Hollis Grave Being Guarded

Dallas. Tex. july 13.-The grave Of
Frank Holt here IS being guarded by n
Ii l. believed the family
employs him to prevent desecration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
WILSON DEVOTES
HIS ATTENTION
TO GERMAN NOTE
tRy Associated Press.)

Cornish, n. H., July l3.-Atter a game
of golf today President Wilson gave direc-
tions that he was not To be disturbed and
devoted his attention 10 a detailed study
ot the German note Indications are that
he will remain here several days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Great Britain To
Stop Coal Strike

London, July 13.-The British govern
ment decided to apply the munitions war
act To stop the New South Wales coal
strike.
The government announces subscriptions
to the war loan total about -, 900 900 900
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
NARROW ESCAPE
OF BATTLESHIP
IN DRY DOCK
(Ry Associated Press. }

Boston. Mass. July l3.-Fire within ten
feet Of 5000 pounds OF powder stored on
the battle>hip New Jersey IN drydock here
was safely extingulshed today by quick
work on part Of seventy tive members of
the crew
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf coast. and the Magic
Valley Is issued by the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
FAIR tonight and Wednesday; moder-
ate south winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Navy Experiments
With Torpedo Nets
tRy Associated PressD

Washington, ID. G., July l3.-The navy
department today placed several wire link
mail torpedo nets hanging thirty feet down
the sides of battleships. The navy will
use them for experimental purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Wool is Bringing Highest Prices.

Parkersburg, ". Va. July 13.-Wool
buyers are offering what are sand To be the
highest prices known in the wool indus
tsy In this state. Several thousand pounds
were sold yesterday at 80 cents pound
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Hollis Alleged pal
Sends More Warnings

New Orleans, La. July l3.-Two
more letters signed Pearce the man
who claims To be Holt pal. were re
ceived here today. Today's letters
threatened disaster To- British horse
vessels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13
Local Weather Observations.

The following local weather obser-
vations. covering the 2i-hour period
ending at a. m. today, are furnished
by the United States weather station.
Fort Brown:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13

\ row boat for light service has been
invented whirh can he taken apart i'm
three pieces for Grating and shipping
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-13

WASHINGTON, d. c, l3-Scretary
o Thomas A. Edison help
today discuss the probable additions who
of
the
mono, Jr