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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
THE TRUMPET CREEPER.

Once upon a time a tiny vine
dropped a seed on the back of a
breeze And the breeze, being very
proud of its burden, carried the seed
long, journey
II mean to carry my seed far, far
away" said the breeze to itself, and
it blew with all its might.
But the seed was heavy, and the
breeze grew weary all too soon And
the night time came, when all good
breezes- of the day must rest. So the
breeze looking carefully around,
dropped it's burden at the corner of
woodman's cottage-the corner by the
low front door.
Then the breeze went to sleep round
the corner of the house, and in the
bright morning went away and forgot
all about the seed and where it had
been.
But another kind breeze came by
the next day; saw the little seed lying
there all uncovered and blew some
dry brown leaves over it to keep it
warm. ''Therei" said the second
breeze kindly, that will at least keep
you warm through the winter" and
that breeze too went away and forgot.
Soon some tiny raindrops spattered
down on the dry brown leaves and
made them moist so that they fitted
down close around the little seed like
a warm blanket. And, not content
with that, the raindrops splashed bits
of soil around the seed so that il
was surely covered snug and warm
THERE they exclaimed gaily, I'VE
guess that little seed will have
good winter" And sure enough, it
did
Now all this while the woodsman
who lived in the cottage knew moth
ing of the seed that was lying SO
snug and warm al his front door.
Neither had his good wife noticed it,
though she tended her dooryard care
fully.
So ina CINE their surprise when
tiny vine-just like the tiny vine
mother of the seed-poked his head
out of the dirt at the door step and
said Good morning to the spring.
Come and see this new plant,' said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
Jdyhowker Jots

Talk is cheap, explains the Onaga
Herald, when one uses his neighbor's
telephone.
Editor Fruit, of the Sedan Times
Star points out: The one who can see
mis- own Inconsistencies is the fellow
entitled to the chrome.
The loads of new corn that have be-
gun to pass through Jewell City look
better to the Jewell County Republi-
can than a circus parade.
Since the new dictionaries are to
contain 100000 words, one should be
able, suggests the Blue Mound Sun, to
find something pleasant to say.
We men may be a bunch of hypo-
critics, says the Lacrosse Republican,
but man never stops another man he
hasn't much use for on the street and
kisses him effusively.
According to Will Palmer, of the
Jewell County Republican, the woman
who can have the last word and some
new clothes isn't worrying about the
suffra ge defeats in the east.
The country newspaper is good for
something, insists the Americas Greet
ing. Some of it's mistakes in grammar
are funnier than anything the smart
editors could ever think Of
When a Kansas farmer drove a one
horse cart he never wasted money on
razors, says the Latimer Leader, but
a flowing beard is a pesky thing to
get caught in a steering wheel.
Some people stay angry long time,
reflects the Kensington Mirror, and it
presents as proof: A Nemaha county
farmer whose wife left him and went
away with the hired man two years
ago took shot at the same hired man
last week when he called with the
woman and offered to leave her.
Scarcely a rural correspondent of
any of the Kansas weeklieS reported
last week who did not mention the
continuance of the fine weather. Some
call it ''our beautiful spring weather."
others, our fine summer weather."
and others, "our delightful fall
weather." But whatever the name it
goes under, it is evident that the great
bulk of Kansans are enjoying it to the
full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
The Euenine Story
The Family CONSIDER.
(By Hope AinSlee.)


Durant glanced up at the opening
and closing of the outer door to the
studio, 1t was a wretched day for
anybody to come calling. The icy sleet
chung to the window pane. The two
catalpa trees down in the narrow back
yard were coated with ice. Overhead
raced long gray clouds, and the wind
shook the blinds outside against the
brick wall and ratified the dry ivy
vines.
Just a minute, Jim,'' said Durant,
deep in the middle of a wash. He
picked the water up 6eftly with his
brush, dragging the color down neatly
into fluttering trail of wind-blown
drapery before he turned around.
Tt was not Jim. She stood with her
back to the door and locked at him
with eyes full of accusation, biting her
lip to keep back the betraying tears.
Great Caesars ghost, Mamie,
where did you come from?" exclaimed
Come here
Nan flung her fur scarf point blank
at him as he started fer her.
81 hate you, Dickie Durant," she
stormed. You left me down home
there at the mercy of Aunt PAMELA
hate Aunt PAMELA, too, only she's a
relative
why Disseminated" Durant re-
sponded- You hate me, your best big
OTOlIOI bOO QOcSH COuIll- ou
can't stay here, kiddie." He looked
around the studio.
why not?" Nan set her suit case
down and proceeded to take off her
velvet tam and cloak. I'll keep house
for you, Dicky. You may draw my
beautiful high-bred profile, and I'm
sure it's a whacking improvement on
the awful things you've been doing,
too, can tell you that. I'll be your
chaperon when you have models-you
do have them. 1 suppose. poor old
Dick-and I'll do anything in the
world you tell me to except go back
home to Aunt Pam That I won't
do"
MY dear child" Dick drew her
down beside him on the couch, my
dear misguided, exuberant. wil1ful lit
tie sister, will you listen to old Dick
for half a minute. You can't stay
here with me. Jim shares this whole
shack with me-"
Jim? Jimmie Wethersell? 1
thought he'd gone TO the war Sud
den dismay overspread Nannie's face.
HE said-he promised he'd COL,
oh, Dick!' Dick held her close as she
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
MEAT CARDS IN BERLIN
Authorities Consider Drastic Step to
Conserve Flesh Supply.

Amsterdam, Nov. 10.-The Vos-
sische Zeitung says the German au-
thorities are considering the introduce
ton of meat cards on the principle
of bread cards, to prevent housewives
from laying in stores of meat for the
days on which no meat is supposed
to be used.
Oats and Fats Confiscated.
Amsterdam, Nov 10.-A dispatch
received here from Berlin announced
the federal council has voted to con-
fiscate all oats and fats which hence
forth will be sold only through a gov
ernmont committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
GAY INQUEST BEGINS
Court of Topeka Room Is Crowded
With Negro Citizens.

Before an audience of at least IT'S
persons, practically all colored, the
inquest over the body of Ila Gay, col
ored, who was murdered, it is claimed,
by Philip Brown at the home of the
latter's mother on the morning of No
vember 2, began in thu court of To-
peka before Coroner Rinehart this
afternoon. The state attempted to
prove that others besides young Brown
had a hand in the killing. Mrs. Brown,
on the stand, in a way Tetold the story
she originally told the police. How
ever, several times she related cirrupl-
stances differing from those told by
other witnesses and III the original
Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

town or city should take an interest
in seeing that the adjacent roads arr
properly kept up-the little roads
that run out in all directions as well
as the big cross-state highways. In
highway expenditures Kansas now
ranks eighteenth among the states OF
the Union. The highest expenditures
do not always mean the greatest ef-
ficiency, but for the highest degree OF
efficiency a tank of eighteenth in ex-
penditureS can hardly suffice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
BOUGHT CONTROL IN 1904.
New Haven Acquired Central New
England at That Time.

EnSldnQ at 1naC l1fnc.
New York, Nov. 10.-Attorneys for
the government in the trial of eleven
former directors of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, for
the first time Tuesday introduced evil
dence of acts committed by the de-
PENDANTS within the three year period
of the statute of limitations, which
began in 1912. This had to do with
alleged efforts of the New Haven to
make absolute through the acquisition
of minority shares, it's ownership of
the Central New England railway,
1904. All the testimony that has been
previously introduced, dated back to
1890, the year of the enactment of the
Sherman law, which the defendants
are accused of violating, has been de-
signed to prove that a conspiracy to
monopolize the transportation traffic
of New England existed prior to the
three year period 1T is only upon
illegal acts committed as a part of the
alleged continuance of the conspiracy
within this period, that the defend
ants can be convicted, according to
the courts ruling.
The testimony emerged into this
period today after the government
had put into the record letters and di-
rectors' minutes, intended to prove
acquired in the face of legal advice
from its own counsel that the ac-
ouisition might be a violation of the
Sherman law and was then CONSOLE
dated with certain other acquired
properties with a charter from the
state of New York, where part of its
lines were located.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
TREATING RAILROADS BETTER.

Indication of the changing sentl-
ments of the people that the railroads
are entitled to something which ap-
proaches a square deal and that they
have been hampered enough and more
by unreasonable legislative enact
ments. is to be found in the fact that
during last year scarcely one-tenth or
the measures affecting railroads which
were introduced in the several legisla-
lures were enacted into law. The pol
iticians that make up the legislatures
have their ears to the ground and did
they not hear the rumble Of disap-
prevail from the people, they wouldn
be letting up on the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

first minister. During his term in Of
flee, the Welland canal was enlarged,
the ST. Lawrence river deepened ana
construction work on the Canadian
Pacific railway started by a private
company.
For many years he was leader OF the
conservative party, but retired IN 1880
going to London to live. He was a
physician and at one time was pres1-
dent of the Canadian Medical assocla-
ton.
The news of his death reached To-
peka railway men today and caused
general regret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
Journal Entries

A really clever man never attempts
to show off.
= j. -
Time doesn't fly so last when you're
wasting it.
j. 70 i
Nor does the company that misery
loves and seeks have a very pleasant
- j. %
Few men with regulations for being
mean are half as mean as they are
painted.
j. j. j.
Snap shots of people never make
them out as good looking as do high
priced photographs. But they're truer
to life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
ALLIED ARMIES WHIPPED

tContinued from Page one.l
from Flanders to take command of
the British forces
Turks Official Statement.
Constantinople, Nov. 10.-An Of
ficial statement issued today at the
Turkish war office was as follows:
ION the Dardanef1es front due1s
continued. At the mouth of the
Azmakdere, our artillery destroyed a
bomb mortar position north of Mess
tantehe Near Ari Burnu and Sung
hubair there were infantry engage
ments with violent hand grenade
fighting on both sides. Our artillery
there effectively bombardeo enemy
trenches. Some minor artillery sue
cesseS were gained.
ION the Seddul Bahr front there
was light infantry and brisk artillery
fire with bomb engagements, two
enemy monitors and one torpedo boat
participating"
Germans Repulsed on West.
Paris, Nov. 10.-A German attack
near the forest of Givenchy was easily
to an announcement made this after
noon by the French war office. while
at the same time French batteries in
the Champagne district near Tahure
responded with energy to a German
artillery attack.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
I'm the Artois district the Germans
yesterday made an attack over a linn
tied area against the French positions
along the western boundary of the for
est of Givenchy. This movement was
easily checked by the French curtain
of fire.
I'm the Champagne district French
batteries yesterday replied effectively
to a fresh and violent bomba rdment
directed against our positions north
east of Tahure.
East of the Argonne at Vauquois
and in the forest of Malancourt last
night saw the continuance of lively
fighting with bombs and hand gren-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

OF course with such good care tho
vine grew its very best. 1t climbed
up the side of the door; it crawled
over the upper door frame; and it
waved its growing arms so vigorously
that the woodsman had to make a.
strong frame to support it,
But all the while it had no name.
because the good woods people knew
not what kind of vine it was.
One day in the late summer the
vine, in a sudden burst of nappiness
put forth beautiful golden tr1Irnnet
floWers-floWers all over the door
frame The woodsman and his wife
were so proud and pleased that thev
named their vine tine trumpet vine"
and so it is called to this day.-(Copy-
right-Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
TO MAKE INDIANA DRY
Anti-SaIoOn League to Launch State
Wide HooSier Campaign.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 10.-A
campaign for state wide prohibition
in Indiana will be launched at con-
venticn to be held in Indianapolis No
vember 16 and II by the Anti-Saloon
league, it was announced today.
The state convention will be fol-
lowed during the next three months
with local conventions in every
county in the state when efforts will
be made to bring about the nominal
ton of candidates regardless of poll
tics for the state legislature who will
support the prohibition program of
the Anti-Saloon forces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
WHO OWNS THE SUNSET?
Little Girl Wonders When God
Bought Right-Of- WAY

J. M. Council, general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe railway, tells
this one:
A little girl and her mother were
riding on a train across the Arizona
desert. A beautiful sunset was glori-
flying the western skies. The little
girl turned to her mother and asked: :
''Who owns the sunset ?"
why God, Of course" replied the
mother.
The little girl again looked at the
glowing sight.
when did God take the sunset
away from the Santa Fe?"
Mr.. Cornell tells the story unblush-
ingly and vouches for its truthfulness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Criticism in the British parliament
of the laundering direction of the war
won't help much at this stage of the
game. 1t is a good deal like locking
the stable after the horse has been
stolen. If ever there were a time when
the politicians of England should get
together and put all their shoulders
to the same wheel, that time would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Some of the best advice that the
young people of Kansas have received
in some time comes from z. L. Cope
land, treasurer of the Santa Fe. II is
that they stay hight here in Kansas.
The wholesome opportunities in Kan
sas are as large and as many as they
arc any place, and are larger and
more numerous than they are in most
comm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
Fed Magnates Go Home.

French Lick, Ind, Nov. 1O.-Most
of the Federal league club owners,
who adjourned their annual meeting
at Indianapolis to gather here had left
for their homes this afternoon with
out making any visible progress on
the way to baseball peace President
Gilmore, Edward Gwinner, Of the
Pittsburg club, and w. E. Robertson,
of the Buffalo club, were the only
ones remaining and they expected to
leave tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of CALCULATIONS.
American Newspaper PubaaaheRw
Association.

So cock-sure are the Teutonic al
lies that they will soon have an open
road from Berlin to Constantinople,
that the chances are their plans in
this respect will miscarry. In this
war, the slips between the cup and the
lip have been the rule, not the excep-
ton. None of the beHigerents has
been wholly successful in any of it's
undertakings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

If Lord Kitchener's mysterious jour-
ney takes him to all the places that
rumor has him going, his absence
from the British war office will be an
extended one. The latest report has
him headed for India to curb a serious
state of unrest there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

What some American women can
not understand when they read of the
battle of Isvor or Kalafat, says the
Louisville Courier-Journal, is why
those barbarians fight so persfstently
over places where nobody who is any
body ever goes even when touring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Is Mrs. R. L. Parker sure of her facts
that American women spend no less
than $10,OO0,000 a year for poodles :?
If so her Characterization of this fol-
ly before the New Orleans meeting of
the women's international missionary
union as 1.-The most astounding ex-
travagance of the women of America
is well within reason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Louis Marconi, an accordion player
now at the Orpheum, has an accor-
dion display in the window of Brunt' s
drug store. Two accordions there
are attracting attention. Both are
valued at $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

AS the Milwaukee Sentinel suggests:
A very large majority of Americans
heartily in favor of preparedness are
highly resolved that preparedness
shall not degenerate into militarism
with their consent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

And the brewery workers who are
represented at the annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor
ere undoubtedly sound, at least, in
their contention that religious organ
izations are antagonistic to liquor pro-
duction and it's traffic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
KOUNS WILL TALK.
Santa Fe General Manager Before
Railway Guild Next Week.

c. w. Kouns, general manager of
the Santa F'e railway, will make an
address at the annual meeting of the
American Railway guild at Chicago
November 15 on the subject, 1.-THE
West, and Some Men Who Have Come
Out of IT.
Mr.. Kouns is-a member of the Rail-
way guild. This is composed only of
those officials who have held office in
the American Railway association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

These violent artillery dueIs in the
western arena of the war that are re-
ported from time to time must be
more or less practice affairs They
never seem to attain any particular
end for either side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
Krupp Profits SwelIed.

Amsterdam, Nov. ia dispatch
received here from Essen saws the
profits Of the Krupp gun works last
year amounted to $4,000, 900 marks
(S21, 500,000), as against $4,000, 900
marks (ss,25O,OOO) the preceding
year, and that a dividend of twelve
PEI, cent was distributed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
Haskell Indians Crippled.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 10.-Minus the
services of both his regular ends,
Coach Kennedy is drilling his Haskell
Braves for Fridays contest at EN-
poria with the Kansas Norma1s. Tan
ner, one of the Indian wing players,
is seriously sick with meningitis and
may not recover. Williams, the other
end, has been out since the Creighton
game because of an injured ankle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

The Armenians seem to have a good
claim to being the unluckiest people.
Cholera is now reported to be scourg-
ing those who have escaped massacre
at the hands of the terri BILE Turk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Stranger things have happened than
that the predictions by the English
nobility of a reign of anarchy after
the war should come to pass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
NO FREIGHT ADVANCE
Commerce Board Denies Reopening of
Western Rate Case.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Applications
of the western railroads for reopen
ing of the advance freight rate case
were denied today by the interstate
commerce commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
%ciara hSramAodscn

they both regarded it proudly. Wher
the rain did not come often enough
the good wife watered the vine. And
when the sunbeams shone too strong-
Iy she shaded it from their warmth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
Another Russ Cabinet Member Ont

London, Nov 1U.-The resignation
of another member of the Russian
cabinet is reported by Reuters cor
respondent at Petrograd. His dis
patch said S. V. Buckhloff, minister of
communication, has retired and that
the emperor has conferred on him
the order of Alexander NeVskY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
SIR CHARLES TUPPER DEAD.
Pioneer Canadian Railway Builder
Constructed Great Line.

Sir Charles Upper, one of the men
responsible for the construction of the
Canadian Pacific railway by private
company, is dead. He was one of the
last of those who made possible the
great transcontinental systems of the
dominion.
Sir Charles, with Sir John McDon-
aid, erected the Canadian department
Of railroads and canals and was its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Suits and overcoats dry cleaned Use
Topeka Laundry Co. Phone S653.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Amended petition in her suit against
DR.. L. M. Powell for SIS, 700 damages
was filed today by Josephine A. Gus
tafson. Original petition in the suit
was filed several months ago and al
legged that on April "a, 1913, the plain
tiff broke her arm and went to Dr..
Powell for treatment. She claims
that Powell did not set the arm cor
rectly. Changes in the petition were
mostly technical.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF tha
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news or
ganization, for the exclusive afternoom
publication In Topeka
The news 10 received In The State Jour
nal building over wires for this seI@ Durs
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Politically speaking, Greece is the
most active volcano in Europe just
nOus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

For Jitney, phone 274. Day and
night service-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

For a popular priced suit or over
coat, made to measure, see Olof Elk
berg, 70S Kansas Ave, End floor
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

The Topeka police department ex-
poets to roll in a goodly amount of
loose change in the next week upon
recent decisions of the district court
in cases upheld by the higher court,
that were appealed. Four arrests Ion
commitment" were made today. This
means that those who have appealed
and lost must either serve their time
or pay fines. Some are paying fines
to keep from taking up residence in
the bull pen.
Johnsons Box Candy at Flad's 607
Kansas aVenue.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

Glass and glazing. call 949. ]. K
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
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tContinued from Page one.I
from Flanders to take command of
+ba I2riticI1 forces