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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
Opening Tomorrow

Old Topeka headquarters ready surely
magnificent sight upon aisle banked full with hap
pness The dress fairly breathes Christmas
Toys Toys Toys Thousands and thousands of them Every
nook corner with them Old familiar delights
and bright surprises From old fashioned
fairy books real aeropanesfrom drums and trains
to automobiles and moving picture machines There dolls
Observation-Disclosures that caeke hairy tailed walk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

SIeds and Coasters
Priced from $1.9S
down.
Toy Oh air
Painted bright red
All the sizes for
children Priced 59e
and down to Ice
Never Stop-Teter
Totters. No spring
to break. yet they
are m g C h a n i C a l.
Most amusing. soc
and 10c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

VeEodpedes, S3-9S Down to $f-49-
These come in all sizes; large
enough for a boy Il years old and
small enough for little fellows of
three Lots of fun and exercise
for any active child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10


% mos magnd o
toyland brought this Come all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

Doll Carts s5.9S and down to 4sc-
Mechanical Toys S1-sS and down
to 1Oc-
Pop Guns &C. 1oc- zoe and 25c-
Iron Trucks. CSC and 39c-
Toy Banks, Si.OO down to SC
stick Guns. sc and 1Oc.
Christmas Trees, S1.0O and down
to Toe
Toy Houses, CSC and down to &C.
Toy Trunks, S1-25 and down to Toe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

Drums, CSC and Down to 1Oc-Youn find
drums here of all kinds Any husky boy wants
Z drum. 1t offers many opportunities to
an1use himself in many kinds of play
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

Save About Half on Trunks
Iron Trains. S2.25 and down to Zoe
Wagons, Carts. Surveys Engines.
Hooks and Ladders, etc. S1.SS
and down TO SC
Toy Tea sets. S1.SS down to Sc
Automobiles. Sleds. Wagons ETC.
S4.9S and down TO 10c.
Air Rifles. $I.25 and down TO 4Sc-
Rubber Balls. soc. 25c. 10c and SC
And many hundred others we
cannot mention here
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Geological Politics.

II is rather dlsheartening to the
friends of good manne even in poll.
tics that Editor BRYAN should feel
called upon to say that the president
of the Investment Bankers Assocla-
ton of America is running for a
prize in the contest of a%slniuity.'
still. even in this blunt opinion a
certain Improvement and enlargement
of Editor BRYAN's mentality Is notice
able. He has seen Il good deal of
light. for him. II he Is willing TO
classify Il banker with harmless neces-
sary Brother I1ngcarS instead Of
with the beasts of prey.
ltegrettablc 1t is that the repre>en.
tativc OF Predatory Wealth is not
pleased and edited by this evidence.
small as 1t is, Of n s~oftening OF Ed
tor BByAN's a~ustcrity. No. the plu-
tocrat turns ~savagely from Editor
BRYAN To Secretary I;RYAN and in
,ists that the country has felt that
in the 'asiniuity race" CICERO of
Chautauqua was the sole entrant :
and at any rate has outd.slanced'
all possible competitors.
u is no pleasure to anaiyze thes"
passion flowers of speech: but in The
defence of scientific truth and sound
political zoology we remind the err
ing plutocrat that a man who makes
other people do the work for which
he gets $1,000 Il year and mean-
while fattens An already eorhellied
bank account with the receipts Of
many box otioes-untaXed-is not u
10 compared. even If comparisons
could h" deodorlzed, with i%nnocep;,
though. 10 hc sure, oratorical, jack
Bray. His analogue IS Brer IoN.
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Credit TO the Deserving.

While Governor WHITMAN formally
accepted responsibility for the charges
of inalfcasancc and misfeaSance in
office ON which -four Public Service
Commissioners of this district wer.
heard by him in Albany yesterday. IL
with his own hand the specifications
on which they were based. An in
cidcnt of the hearing yesterday sup
plies n clue To their authorship which.
we + sure. will prove Of great in
tcrcst to all students OF contemporary
affairs. We transcrihe from TIE
EVENING Sun:
"'Charge Ave is so pslpably unjustifed
and 80 maliclously false hat I am
surprised It was Incorporated here
shouted Mr.. Mccall. of all men on
earth. you, Governor, know that ] held
a special term of the Criminal Court at
your personal request
THAT'S right said the Governor.
interruptlng.
Then ! demand az your hands the
immediate dismissal of this charge. I
am most indignant at this because It is
so unfair"
We submit that this refutation Of
charge five. supported by the frank
corroboration voluntarily furnished
by Governor WHITMAN, points unmis-
takably to the genius who imagined
the statistics incorporated in the
Governors financial message of Feb
ruary - as the individual who con-
tributed this accusation against I'm.
WARD T.. MCCALL. and We are conf
dent that all our readers will he glad
TO see this public and unsolicited at
tributiou Of credit to him.
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February total. The balance Of ex-
ports over Imports was almost STA.

February total. The balance Of ex-
ports yer Imports was almost STA
100000. or more than two times the
former February record. made in 1908.
When the fiscal year ends in June the
footing OF the trade balance promises
to he q billion and a quarter dollars,
or about twice any trade balance in
history.
There is nothing in all this TO cause
men of affairs to cast caution to the
wind and press recklessly forward
into the unknown and unknowable
future when the worlds greatest war
i waging. There is. nevertheless,
warrant in il for expecting general
business to do better in the coming
months.
Already, indeed, the effects of the
direct advantages which the war has
brought to many lines are being COM
municated to others. Apart from that
operating for Improvement, and agri-
cultural prospects. which are indis.
pensable in any reckoning of the
business outlook. are excellent. The
largest acreage Of winter wheat ever
planted has come along well, and q
record breaking area of spring wheat
will come under cultivation.
Last. but not least. the more hopeful
signs Of the times may be read in the
Wall Street stock market. There was
more business in stocks yesterday than
on any day since the Stock Exchange
reopencd last December. The market
was broad In proportion to its &C.
tlvity and prices rose impressively
throughout the list. Speculation. the
commentators say, Is doing all this,
but there Is no speculation when the
spirit of enterprise is dead and when
thrrc is nothing to look forward TO in
the field of values.
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BRYAN DIDN'T GET A CENT.
None OF Bily Sundays Philadelphia
Gains Went to tho Secretary.

TO EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir. |
want 20 record my profound disapproval
OF your article OF Wednesday with ref
erenco 20 Mr., Bryan's temperance ad-
dress In Philadelphia. Let me say that
| am n member of tho committee which
arranged the meeting and know whereof
! speak.
First OF all, the meeting was held
under tho auspices OF the Federal Coun-
ell of the Churches through It's temper
anc commission, Mr.. Bryan IA inter-
ested in the question Of temperance, as he
has "A tight - be and ho has a right
TO speak on that subject IL ne so desires.
Let me say that the sunday Tabernacle
was secured for Monday night. "a tho
evangelist does not hav" any meeting
that day.
Let me say also that Mr., Bryan re-
ceived nothing for tho address. and he
refused even to have the committee pay
his railroad fare,
Your article reads Ike n misplaced
screed from tho Brswer's Journal
Father TAYLOR prayed one day. "Oh,
Lord. deliver US from bigotry and had
rum Thou knowest which Is worse, but
we do not
you %inslnuatlon that Mr.. Bryan
rushed to Philadelphia 70 share in the
big collection is as unjust 70 the com
mittee as II Is unworthy OF THE sun
SAMUEL n. BATrEH.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24
The Future Of COnstantinOple.

While Sir EDWARD GREy's reply in
the House of Commons TO II question
about the future OF Constantinople
indicated that the Government rex
ogniZed the claims of Russia, the
speaker did not commit himself: and
he could o very well do so. for the
status of Constantinople will have to
he settled by the victors IN the war
there will he no Berlin Conference
this time. The British press. as
sumlng that the victors will not he
Germany and her allies. is now dis
cussing what shall hc done with Con.
stantlnopIe after Il has been wrestcd
from the Turk. There j. a very
general feeling that bygoncS should
be- bvgones and that the title should
pass to Russia.
The Spectator give, the Turkish
capital 10 Russia without political
conditions, and not entirely for senti-
mental reasons: in fact, as England
would profit 10y the frcest trade rell-
lions with southern Russia. the elimi-
nation of the Turk a. the guardian
of the straits i a contamination to
be wished. If England We're at war
with some other Power. Russia re-
naming neutral. it would We advan-
tageouS to imp"rt grain and other
foodstuffS from the Black Sea re
gion and IL would be highly satisfac-
tory 10 have as an ally in war 4
strong nation In possession OF Con-
stantiunplc. The rivalry of Russia
as - navu. Power IN the Meliter-
ranean is not touched on. In DIS.
RAELI's day II would have been con.
Sidered a fatuous policy to permit a
Russian fleet TO ONE u Of the Sea
Of Marmora as WEI abandon the
Sucz Canal and haul down the nag
In India. But today Russia and
England are In agreement about their
respective interests In Persia, and the
spectre ~ al invasion Of India hy
way of AfghaniStn has been laid.
BESIDES. England has taken over Cy
pruS dbSoilieiN. Itu converted lnto
II naval base Cyprus would command
the Suez Canal.
Furthermore, Russia 3 n sixth rate
sea Power. and must divide what yes
sells she has in the west between the
Baltic and the Mediterranean. Her
navy can never he a menace Ia Eng
land IN the Mediterranean. particu-
larry as England may count upon the
support Of both France and Italy,
which have extensive colonies in AZ.
rlca. 70 keep Russian policy within
bounds, Indeed, II may be said thai
sea power thus exerted would deter.
mine the status OF Russia as prOpr.e.
tor OF C~onstantlnople SO far as her
interests In the Mediterranean were
concerned those Interests would be
chiefly commercial. England has
nothing 10 fear, and much TO gain ms
a business nation, by transfer Of title
from the Sublime Porte TO the Cars
Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24
Factors Of Confidence.

Signs Of spring are appearing else
on the surface of the earth. The
season Of reviving hopefulness j
bringing with il omens OF other than
customary encouragement. Clouds of
war, dark. thick and heavy, hang
above Europe, but the pal which they
have cast over the rest Of the world
IL tightening. Our own business and
finance are beginning to emerge from
the shadow Of 1t and are stirring with
new life.
Very evidently the fearful conflict
abroad Is no longer the eason that II
was for holding American trade and
industry IN check, keeping volumes
contracted and values depressed. On
the contrary the war itself Is supply
ing factors for Il return Of confidence
which must he reflected in recovery
OF prosperous activities.
engagements Of gold aggregating
81 100000 for importation from OF
/ tawa were announced during banking
| hours yesterday. This made the total
for the first few days of the week
almost Sll 900, 900, and brought the
| gold imports for the year up TO not
far from $4,000 900. Actually our
bankers do not want gold to come in
but they cannot keep II out. II Is
coming faster now than It went away
last autumn and Il internatiOna'
financial position Is gaining strength
with astonishing rapidity, The course
of the foreign exchanges Is prophetic
OF still greater strength.
A month ago demand sterling fell
to 40. This week, after holding a
moderate rally during the interval, il
dropped to AIS, an unheard OF quota.
ton for the pound sterling In terms
| of dollars and cents, hut exchange on
london is only moving in the same
direction as exchange on all other for
cign centres. We have been accus
toned to regard proudly the domestic
banking power which tho country has
long possessed. Here Is proof that w
are developing a world banking power
the consequences Of which for oui
business. future csnnot nov be cal
culated.
The Official report OF the country's
foreign trade for February. which wat
published yesterday, corroborates the
story Of the foreign exchanges. Tx
ports for the month we're about 800,
100000 above the largest previous
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24

To h Dear Children Of our EN-
pirc: II. or the threshold of the grave
and in such n serious hour, | turn to
you. beloved children, 1t is for more
than one reason. Once you were the
Joy, the consolation-yes, often in the
darkest moments Of my long life the
only constellation and the only joy-of
your E.mperor-king. When ! saw
you a sunbeam fell once again across
the shadow of my existence. 1t Is you
children, who are nearest to the heart
Of your Emperor-King. the flowers of
my kingdom. the ornament OF my
peoples, the blessing of the future.
But II Is not only to your Emperor
King that you are nearest. hut to One
before Whom the micht!est of this
world are helpless creatures, God our
Lord: In your eyes the light of the
creation morn still shines. about you
Is still Paradise-is still Heaven. God
ia all powerful, in Ills hand lies the
fate of all peoples. Everything bows
TO His will. by Him the stars and man
kind are directed. That this almighty
hand Of God may guard and keep
Austria-Hungary. giving her the vic
tory over her many enemies and
strengthening her in victory TO the
honor and glory OF God-thiS is the
only wish which remains to me after
a life rich in calamity. II was my
wish when | assembled the throne of
my fathers-so young and full Of hop"
it will be the wish which perhaps
will soon Zoe on my dying lips as the
last word of love and care Tor my
realm and for my people.
May God direct all things a. He
wills. We human beings can do nothing
without Him. As YOU, dear children,
stand nearest to God, your Emperor
King begs you 20 pray That He may
bless us ana beStow His grace upon
our cause, God grants the prayers Of
innocence. because He loves f. He
recognizes IN II His own image. There
tore cease not t. pray with cidsped
hands. you little ones and you
smallest ones OF all.
If the children ot the realm pray
for their Farnerland, ! know hat all
will be wei, with our star. Then YOU
VIII have a part in the day ~ victory
and honor OF the Empire. on have
called down the blessing upon u
colors, upon our army.
Dear children. do not forget the
empire to which-on earth-you be-
long. or its old Emperor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24
The Stars Together.

There are indica lions that The so
called all star cast will he n notable
feature Of the present seasons last
weeks, as there are already announced
two Of these performances. Naturr llg
there are only old plays to exhibit the
talents Of these experienced actors;
80 II Is the combination OF numerous
we'll known players that Is supr 'sed
to draw the public.
Otherwise no commercial maragcr
Of experience would think OF elga:-
Ing II lot OF actors without drawing
powers by themselves to appear to-
gether in the belief that the public
would care to sec them simultane-
Ously on the same stage. II - the
instinct Of the bargain hunter N
which the managers rely in snch
gases. This IL more than eve true
since an all star cast as Il Is called IS
less a matter OF who, Who" in the
theatre than who Was Who"
Thc actors for these aggregations
Of celebrities are engaged not because
Of their fitness for certain parts Ia
the first case. II Is usually because
of their renown, past or present. So
there Is no certainty that the acting
will be any better on such gala occa-
s'ons than II Is when there Is bur an
ordinary collection of players, Con
noisseurs in the art Of acting, who
must find precious little nowadays TO
interest them, think that so many dis
r1nguished players do not always tend
10 assure greater skill in the acting.
They are rarely willing Ia subject
their personal efforts 10 shine to the
effectiveness Of the ensemble.
So II IL rather az a holiday for the
bargain hunter than as a purely az
tistic essay IN the highest type Of
hlstriontHn that the all star casts
have come TO be regarded ny those
lovers OF good acting who seek 1t IN
the theatres with q success that
lvriss from time to time. But this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24
Excitement of an Old New Yorker.

To n EpITcF Of TIIF SUN-Sir: What
. disgruce * IS 70 New YORK that the
metropolitan Museum Of Art - allowed
to e.croach ON the park - II is now
doing with its enormous buildings, vh,cn
have no business In the park NJ all.
why In the name OF Justice don't they
buy tho vacant land opposite 10 them
on Firth avenue, between Eighty-9econd
and E~ighty-third streets, and there erect
their new building, preferably an art
gallery where All the pictures could be
kept together under one rOof2
The PARK IS nlread" far too small for
the needs of New Works. millions, es-
p|ecially the littln children, and every
Inch OF park taken away by buildings
IS a crime a~paiust the rising generation.
There is IN" vacant land let public
opin on forco the museum to buy II and
build there instead of running one Of
the choicest bits OF tn" park with It's
monster building,
L~ondoners would not permit n museum
in Hyde Park or K~eusington Gardens.
WHY should long suffering New Workers.
permit one in Central PARK"
An OIp NV YORKER.
New YopK, March 23,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24
4 Piece Of Folk PhiloiOgy.

\ rather curious bit of folk phllol-
ogy Is incised into a couple OF empty
whiskey bottles sold at auction in
this town Monday night. The name
"E. c. Booz," a Philadelphia dlstiller
of the 'fOs, was blown into those old
receivers of !niduity; it * Il Penn
syIvsnia tradition" which has turned
up at Intervals in the last generation.
that this wet chemist Is im~mOrtalized.
until the triumph of the Drys, by
THAI concise and baleful word booze
WELLINGTON, BLuCHER. CARDIGAN,
SPENCER, BYRON of the collars. GLAD
STONE have left trivial marks on
nomenclature compared with his, If
his were historical. II legs had been
named "Wellingtons" and necks by
rons," the parallel would have been
gratifying.
OF course this localization OF a
universal Is a myth. like so many
other stories of origins. The ancient
ness and the modernness of this sin
gular word house" booze" proves
some rare merit of sound in It, 1t
is possible or likely enough that
CHAUcEB and COVER used It, for It Is
said to 30 back to the fourteenth cen
fury. In the coarse hearty Tudor
times II had n vogue which It has not
lost. KIT MARLowE, II we may accept
his legend. hit the booze whereas
the prophet DANIEL didn't, az the
Rev. WILLIAM SUNDAY reminds ug.
SHAKESPEARE, BEN JoNsoN, the
Mermaid crowd, must have known
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24

Recording the fact that a number
,ention are expected to resign in or
,ier that other citizens may take their
places. the Worid informs us that
there is mo law for filling vacancies"
and it adds:
THE law governing the selection Of
delegates 10 the Constitutional ConVeu-
ton, for some irexplicsblc reason, does
not provide any method for filling vacan-
cies caused by the death or resignation
OF the persons selected in November.'
We are also assured that the TAI q
Ure OF the referendum to specifically
sripulate the manner in which vGcan-
cies shall be filed j. attributed hy
Democratic legislative leaders who
damned it through to au oversight"
and thc community * warned ~ all
the fearsomeneSs of black type that:
"This omission. slight as Il appears
to be, is likely to result advan'sgeousiy
10 both party machines and to corporate
Influences that will undoubtedly seek IA
.vors of an affirmative and negative char
scter at the hands of the convention"
Fortunately for the peace Of the
State. the failure Of the law for
some inexplicable reason to provide
for Filling vacancies caused by the
death or resignation Of the persons
aINtI I" N,ap,' ,L, ..,,.,-
sight" Of the legislative leaders. this
Omission Of such sinister import
will not affect the validity of the ere.
dentials Of those who eventually com.
pose the convention. Section . of
Article XIV. Of the Constitution now
I'm force. providing for future con-
stitutional conventions; how called {:
election OF delegates: compensation /;
quorum; submission of amendments:
officers: rules: vacancies: taking eff
feet" contains those sentences
in case ~ a ya.ancy, by death, rcs!g-
nation, o. Other cause. % any district
delegate elected To- the c.nyc,t,on. such
vacancy shal' be filed ny q vote of rhe
remaining delegates representing tho
district In which such vacancy occurs,
IF such vacancy occurs in the Office
~ a delegate ~ large. such vacancy
ehall be filed by a vote % tho remain
Ing delegates AT large
Is it not possible that the cNplica.
ron of the ",neypiicabic reason
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-24
GERMAN EFFICIENCY.
Has II been Overrated as Compared
with That Of the Allies?

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: We
are all fam liar with the stories OF Ger
man efficiency usually dinned Into our
ears as If there was nothing so wonder
full In the wide world. Now after sew
eral months Of severe tests what is the
sum total? Starting out on the minute
with n jump on Belgium OF supreme adj
vantage, in theory at least, the machine
should have reached It's several objective
points by this time. but there has been
something wrong, and the answer Is
found partly in tho keen analysis OF a
well known American who returned frop
Germany last fall. Being asked abot;t
the army he replied YES, IL is indeed
"A wonderful and efficient organization,
hut the trouble with such a complicated
machine is that should II slip n cog
the darn thing will rattle itself 20
pieces"
It seems to me that n few cogs have
slipped the Marine. Paris. Calais and
Warsaw are all "slips.' Only the other
day a German officer. n prisoner. un-
burdened himself in saying with our
system OF trenches we can stay I'm Bel
gium till doomsday." Within a week
Of the utterancc four miles OF trenches
were taken at Neuve Chapelle by SUI
perior gun fire. machinery and manipu-
latlon coupled with certain human ele-
ncnts that somehow are Indispensable.
We dom hear very much about the
Allies efficiency. but there isn't a Ger
man corner in It by any means. for in
transport. commissariat, medical ser
vice, aerial activity. naval efficiency and
cold steel the Allies have more than held
their own, with hardly a rattle, and
when you read OF mat dying Tommy
who asking the Colonel II "he had dom
his little bit" received the assurance
that he certainly had and simply said.
THANK you, sir, good night" a few Of
us wonder II all the wonderful Germa
machinel'ke efficiency is not really over
rated and o~vervalued In the race 20 get
there" and II the human efficiency with
keenness and alertuess as evidenced In
most Of the colonial troops are not in
!initely more valuable in the long run.
WILLIAM GfLL.
DORCHESTER, Mass, March -.