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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
co. INSTITUTE NOTES,

Examination for certificates for
members of the Shawnee county
teachers institute now in session. will
be held Friday and Saturday, July 2
and 3. -ss-- ~
A game Of baseball will be played
between the boys of the Shawnee in
stitute and the Wabaunsee county in
stitute at Washburn park at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Monday, DIR. D. r. Paine will adj
dress the institute class in physiology
on 1.-The Care of the Eyes" He will
also talk at chapel.
superintendent c. E. st. John of
Marion addressed the teachers during
chapel hour Tuesday.
j. A. Ramsey, sanitary sergeant,
talked on School Sanitation" Wednes-
day.
William Macferran of the State
Savings bank talked this afternoon on
Practical Banking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
AT THE THEATERS.
At the Orpheum.


The Goddess" which was shown
in chapters 1 and last night, will be
repeated. according to an announce
ment made today by the Orpheum
management. At S:45 o'clock tonight
chapters 1, 2, and will be shown.
From O'Clock until S:45 THE Eter
nal City, will be presented. The lat
ter picture will be shown Saturday af-
ternoon and evening, closing the house
for the season.
At the Iris.
Florence Reed in Her Own Way
is the play at the Iris today and to-
night. The dramatic quality of this
five act production reaches some
strong moments during it's progress,
best perhaps in the fourth act. where
the actress places herself in a COM
promising position with the grand
duke in order to protect the fair name
of her sister-in-law. In preparing for
this climax and realizing its fullest
posi- bilities, the scenario was cleverly
contrived and Director Blache inject
ed several telling bits of business to
increase the suspense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
Grip ON DN|ESTER
SIavS and TeutOnic Allies in
PrOtracted Struggle.
Nicholas Fights Hard to Save
Retreating Army.
RUSSIA CLAIMS ADVANTAGE.
Petrograd Says Foe Clings Pre-
cariOusIy to Left Bank.
Muscovites Report Height Is
Taken by Assault.

Galicia and its borders continue to
embrace the present main field of
military activity. The Russians are
fighting hard in the Galician territory
that remained to them after the Teu-
tonic drive to Lemberg and beyond,
either to save the territory to them
selves or to give their retreating
armies a chance to retire in good
order.
Desperate Battles Continue.
Desperate battles, according to the
official reports, are continuing along
the Dniester, where the Russians claim
to have retained the advantage despite
their admission that Austro-German
forces have pushed their way across
the river in two places. In both cases
the crossing forces were pushed back
and are clinging precariously to the
left bank of the stream, the Russians
assert.
In the Koemierjine district, Grand
Duke Nicholas forces are on the Of
fensive and claim to have carried a
strongly fortified height by assault.
Accounts of conditions in 'Lemberg
during the Russian occupation re-
ceived in Berlin tell of hardships suf-
fered by the families of officials dis
placed by the change from Austrian
to Russian authority.
Reduced to Perjury.
Prominent men, reduced to penury,
had to resort to wood chopping for
living, while the women of their fam
lilies went into their kitchen, baked
bread and cakes and then travelled
from house to house selling their pro-
ducts.
Activity along the front where
Austrian and Italian armies are fac
ing each other is still chiefly in the ma
ture of artillery engagements, with
occasional interludes of infantry &C
tivity. The Italians claim, however,
to be gradually advancing along the
Isonzo and to have repulsed Austrian
attacks at several points.
Latest news of the campaign in
France shows the resumption of ex-
treme activity on the heights of the
Mouse, where the French tell of a vio
lent German attack. The German
claim is that the operations there were
begun by the French and that trench
was retaken from them. The French
admit a German advance, but declare
the former lines later were re-estab-
1ished.
In the Argonne the Germans declare
they have made ground.
Nothing has been heard from the
DardanelleS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
NO FLOOD AT WINFIELD
Rain Did Not Stop Chautauqua-No
Houses Flooded.

Kansas City, June 25.-While flood
waters still prevailed today in the
Solomon and Smoky Hill rivers the
Kansas river and all Of its other trib-
utaries were falling.
Although two inches of rain fell at
Winfield. Kan, in the preceding TWEEN
ty-four hours the Chautauqua grounds
were not flooded as reported. AL
though Timber creek was very high at
Winfield, no houses were flooded.
Winfield, Kan, June 25.-The Win
field Chautauqua was not postponed
yesterday as stated in a dispatch sent
from Kansas City. The grounds were
not flooded and the Cha utauqua OPEN
ed with a large attendance. Reports
that Timber creek had flooded houses
in Winfield also were untrue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25

reduction of salaries. They say too
many Western League players are
drawing major league pay, and that
there can be no profit for the team
owners so long as this is permitted.
McGill is strongly opposing any cut
ting of salaries and expressed the be-
lief that there will be no further finan-
cial troubles with reasonably fair
weather.
While the session is executive, Pres
ident O'Neill is known to have con-
scented to any reduction in his salary
that the owners considered proper
but a majority was unfavorable to cut
ting it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25

Bix-''Scientists claim that vege-
tables have feelings, emotions Dix
That's right. We frequently see cabbages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
SCREW LID ON SAYVILLE
Censor's Force Is Augmented at N. Y.
Wireless Station.

Washington, June 25.-Lieut. H. F.
Mccormack was detached from
the Brooklyn navy yard today TO join
the censor force at the Sayville, N Y,
wireless station.
This was the first result of the re-
cent conference between Secretaries
Lansing, Daniels and Redfield and
Navigation Commissioner Chamber
lain relative to enforcing neutrality at
such stations.
Explanations were refused, but it
was understood complaints aad been
received that Germany was not OBJ
serving neutrality very strictly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
TO CUT PLAYERS PAY
Western League Owners Would Slash
All Salaries Except O'Neill's.

st. Joe, Mo-, June 25.-The Western
League meeting was called to order
here at IL o'clock this morning. Be-
sides President o'Neill, all the clubs
were represented as follows: William
Rourke, Omaha; James c. McGill,
Denver; Hugh L. Jones, Lincoln; John
Savage, Topeka; Ed Hanlon, Sioux
City; Frank Isbe1l, Des Moines; Buck
Ebright, Wichita, and Jack Holland,
st. Joseph.
All the magnates agree that there
shall DE no shortening of the seasons
schedule, but a majority have ex-
pressed themselves as favorable to "a
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

In the fall of 1879, when a little
group of colored folk were seeking
place for themselves to worship, it
was the very kind and good Doctor
Locke of Grace church who helped
them get a hall in which to begin
the work of an unorganiZed mission.
In this humble way the first congrega-
ton of colored people of our church
in Chicago began. In 1881 Rev.
James Thompson was appointed as
their first colored priest in charge.
In 1888, largely through the munifi-
cence of Mr.. and Mrs. Tolman Wheel
er, St. Thomas church was built on
South Dearborn near Thirtieth street.
Mr.. Thompson was a man of rare
good Judgment and affability, and
when he retired, in 1896, was succeed
ed by Rev. A. H. Lealted. Mr.. Lealted
did faithful work for nine years, and
when he left in 1905 there were three
hundred communicates in st. Thomas.
The present priest in charge, Rev. }.
B. Massiah, came to Chicago from De-
troit in 1906, and found loyal con-
gregation which had grown too large
for its quarters on Dearborn street.
Mr.. Massiah's first plan, which Bishop
anderson heartily endorsed, was to
get building that would meet the
demands of the growing ingress of the
colored people into Chicago from the
South. Just year after Mr.. Massiahs
coming the present church building
at Wabash avenue and Thirty-eighth
street was bought from the Calvary
Baptist congregation for 10000. Since
then the gains made by this congrega-
ton of colored people, all of whom
are poor, have been remarkable. Very
large confirmation classes have been
presented during the last eight years,
the aggregate being 631 persons, CT
an average of nearly so persons a
year. The number confirmed by Bishop
Anderson at his last visitation was
101. The .mmunicants have in
creased to 900; the Sunday school
has an enrolment of ESQ; the guild
has $50 members in its different de-
partments. Few churches nave larg-
er contributing list in proportion to
the size OF the congregation than this
church. The current demands are
| promptly met, the churcn is Kept IN
splendid condition, and generous con
tributions made to missions.
There are 10000 colored persons in
Chicago, and st. Thomas is the only
church of our communion to minister
to this large and ever growing num-
Der. The total present indebtedness
on the church property is $4,000, ant
this sum must be raised by May l
The Church League for Colored Worl
in the diocese is acting as the agen
for the board of missions in asking
aid for the work. In commencing
the work of the league to the public
Bishop Anderson refers to the need:
of the colored people, and of the eff
forts being made at st. Thomas t.
meet them, and says: 1T will be
seen that this church is not only 6
beneficiary of missionary enterprise
but also a contributor towards it
They have done well. Let us hell
those who have shown a willingness
and ability to help themselves" Con
tributions may be sent to the treas
urer Mr.. E. P. Bailey, Chicago Saw
ings bank; or to Rev. ]. B. NASSAU
1917 Wabash avenue.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12
FOREIGN

King George granted an audience to
American Ambassador Page.
The French mine-layer Casabianca
was blown up by a mine at the en-
trance to bay on the Egean Sea.
Official announcement was made in
London that a German spy named
Muller had been sentenced to death.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
from Madrid says, THE Spanish gov
eminent issued loan of $150,000. 900
at 41a per cent"
The restaurant Baratte, famous
night resort of the quarter of the
Central Markets in Paris, has been
closed, and will probably never be
reopened.
The Italian government has de-
clined to accept the military service
because of it's delicacy of feeling
toward France.
An Athens dispatch to the London
Exchange Telegraph Company says
that Prof. Eiselberg of Vienna per-
formed an operation on King Constan-
tine, removing the tenth rib.
Extension of the German empire
beyond the old frontiers to secure it
against future attack" was predicted
by King Ludwig of Bavaria in an ad-
dress before the Canal league, accord
ing to a telegram from Munich.
The Prussian minister of agricul-
ture informed the budget committee
of the diet at Berlin that German
troops had planted 80 per cent of the
arabic area of the occupied territory
in Belgium and France.
There has been riotous outbreak
in Ceylon by Buddhists against the
Moslems, in which numerous Moslem
shops were looted and many murders
occurred, according to an official
communication made public in Lon
don.
Sarah Bernhard is preparing to re
turn to the stage. She has complete
| ly recovered from the operation in
which her right leg was amputated
above the knee and has been busy re
hearsing at Andernes, near Bordeaux
France
In the maze of conflicting stories
issued from the headquarters of Gen
erals Carranza and Villa, each claim
ing victory in the most extravagan
terms, the fact stands out that Villa
seeks conference as the way to enc
Mexico's internecine strife while Car
rama is still determined to prosecute
the issue with the sword.
The passports of two American citi
zens living at Dresden, Leon Raines
and Karl Recknagel, have been or
dered revoked by the American EN-
bassy, on instructions from the State
Department at Washington. The men
it is said, adversely criticized thu
American government in the presen
crisis and declared in newspaper
articles that they were ashamed o
their citizenship.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

I'VE Negroes are under a great
handicap" recently declared Jesse
Rees Europe. a musical composer OF
note. For The Castle Lame Duck
receive only one cent a copy royalty
and the phonograph royalties in like
proportion A white man would re-
ceive from six to twelve times the
royalty | receive, and compositions far
less popular than mine, but written by
white men, gain for their composers
vastly greater rewards. | have done
my best to put stop to this discrim'
nation, but have found that it was no
use The music world is controlled
by a trust, and the Negro must submit
to its demands or fail to have his com
positions produced. l am not bitter
about it. 1t is, after all, but slight
portion of the price my race must pay
in it's at times almost hopeless fight
for place in the sun. Some day it
will be different and justice will pre-
vail"
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

The noted Order of the Golden
Fleece is a military one instituted by
Philip the Good. duke of Burgundy. in
1929. on the occasion of his marriage
with the Portuguese Princess Isabella
The order now belongs to both Spain
and Austria.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

Joe Mandot Of New Orleans was
given decision over Joe Azevedo OF
California at the end of fifteen rounds
Of rough fighting at New Orleans.
The provisions of the seventeenth
ern Golf Association. to be played at
Mayfield Country Club, Cleveland
Ohio. July 10 to "a, were announced
in Chicago.
For the fourth time in his long ca
golfing career, Walter ]. Travis, the
Garden City veteran, won the cham
pionship title of the Metropolitan Golf
Association on the Apawamis Club
links, at Rye, N. Y.
Porter Charlton, the American, &C
cused of having murdered his wife at
their villa at Como, Italy, in June Of
1910, was declared to have been men
tally responsible at the time of his
wife's death.
Within week President Tip O'Neill
expects to call meeting of the West.
ern League Club owners to decide on
the question of finances, which has
become an issue in the continuance
of the organizations 1915 schedule.
Harry G. Hawker, the English avi-
ator, flying an eighty-horse power BIZ
plane at the army aviation grounds
at Hendon, beat the British altitude
record by attaining a height of 20
900 feet. The previous record was
14,5OO feet.
GENERAL
Miss Beatrice Anita Baldwin-Turn-
bull, who claims she is a daughter of
the famous late Lucky Baldwin, was
Vincent de Patterson.
Application was made to the Fed
| eral District Court at st. Louis for the
| appointment of a receiver for the
| knights of Honor, a fraternal organ.
ization. The application asks that
the lodge be declared insolvent. 1t
declares that on April 80 last the
liabilities of the order were approx
mately 100000 and the assets $780,.
| O0O leaving a deficit of $780, 900 Ths
| outstanding insurance is placed at
| S2S,000,000.
The Dutch battleship Jacob Van
Heemskerk arrived at Newport News,
Va, from Curacao, Dutch West Indies;
for repairs.
Vincent Durry and Frank Touth
aviators, were in critical condition.
as a result of falling 300 feet while
testing a new biplane in Chicago.
After funeral services the body of
Charles r. Bishop, prominent
banker of San Francisco. whosdied at
the age of ninety-three. was shipped
to Honolulu, where years ago he mar
ried Bernice Pauahi Paki. an Hawaiian
princess.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

The Negroes are making progress,
probably faster than is realized by
themselves or their white fellow
citizens. A bulletin recently issued by
the United States census bureau
shows notable advance in many ways.
The bulletin itself is the work of Ne
groes. The Negro population in 1890
was ISL. POS, or 1913 per cent of the
total population of the nation. In 1910
the Negro population was 9,S27,7 or
1917 per cent of the total. The in
crease has not kept pace, in proper
ton, with the white growth, for the
reason that so many millions of the
latter races have come in by immigra-
ton. There has been gratifying
growth in religious organization and
profession. In 1906 there were &c.
no Negro church organizations with
36S5,097 communicates or members.
Between 1890 and 1906 the number of
Negro church organizations increased
by 56.7 per cent and the number Of
communicates or members by 37.S per
cent, the increase in Negro population
during the same period being 26.l per
cent.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

Many of the Arabian peasant popu
lation of Palestine have emigrated to
North and South America. and the Mo
hammedan population from the en-
virons of Jerusalem is beginning tC
emigrate The lack of suitable employ
ment is the cause of this exodus.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

California is unusual among the salt.
producing states in that the great bulk
of her salt comes from sea water, be-
ing obtained by solar evaporation on
San Francisco bay, near Long Beach
and near San Diego.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12
WASHINGTON .

Frederick B. Lynch of Minnesota
was elected chairman of the finance
committee of the national Democratic
committee.
The Federal Reserve Board granted
trustee powers to the First National
Bank of Trinidad, First National of
Eagle, Colo, and First National of
Cheyenne, Wyo.
The thirty-ninth battleship built for
the American navy since 1892 will
take the water June 10, when the
superdreadnought Arizona slips from
the ways at the New York navy yard.
Steps toward a memorial to the
late Clara Barton, founder of the
American National Red Cross, to be
erected in Washington, were taken by
the Legion OF Loyal Women, which
asked Grand Army of the Republic
posts, patriotic organizations and
others throughout the country to CO.
operate.
President Wilson by his every word
and act showed his deep feeling over
Secretary Bryan's decision to resign
from the cabinet.
Sherman T. Mcpherson, district at
torney for southern Ohio, resigned,
and President Wilson selected Stuart
r. Bolin of Columbus to succeed him.
President Wilson let 1t be known
that the note which the United States
is to send to Germany with respect to
submarine warfare had been prepared
with the utmost expedition and had
not been subject to an hours unneces
sary delay since 1t was first drafted.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

About one-third of the textile goods
made in France is the product of fe
male labor.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

E. B. Baldwin gave a formal dinner
here to eleven of his fathers former
slaves, according to a Marshallville
(Ga) dispatch to the New York
World He himself remembers the
closing days of the Confederacy.
He and his brother, w. P Baldwin.
wore aprons and served as buffers
The guests, six old 'mammies" and
five Negro men, were ushered into the
large dining room and seated at Ia
bles. The dinner had been directed
by the best cook in South Georgia.
w. p Baldwin offered a prayer Of
thanksgiving that brought tears to the
eyes of all. One of the oldest mann
mics" delivered a temperance lecture.
and when she sat down the sister sit
ting next to her said
Shaw | drink whisky when ebber
| gifts it. | went to Miss Johnson's re-
Gently and asst her for drink and she
GIBBS me a tumbler plumb full. If it
hadn't been for manners I'd asst her
fer annudder."
AS they said good-by the oldest of
the men expressed the sentiments OF
the guests: EFF | allus felt as good
ez | do now, I'd nebber want to go ter
hebben.'
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

More than 1900 motorcycles have
just been ordered by the Russian
army from England.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

The American sewing machine, oil
and tobacco companies that have sue
cessfully entered the Chinese market
have agents all through the interior.
The sewing machine company has
even established schools In which Chi
nese women are taught to embroider
on machines.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12
AFRO-AMER|CAN CUL[|NCS

For the exceptional man there must
always be the opportunity to rise just
as far as his genius will carry him; in
the second place, u a great mass of
people is to be uplifted, they must
have leaders of their own fitted to
command because of their intellectual
powers and their specially advanced
training. They must have intelligent
and well-taught clergymen, teachers,
physicians and lawyers, to say moth
ing OF the other professions and of
the need of skilled insurance company
managers, bankers, etc. These are not
often to be obtained from the common
schools, particularly if these schools
are mere pretenses, not schools, as are
so many in the southern states. This
need has recently been we'll expressed
in the first report of the general edu-
cation board, where it is pointed out
that If primary ard secondary Negro
schools are to have good teachers.
principals and supervisors. provision
must be made for the higher training
of these instructors and supervisors.
At the same time the report points out
that the mere attempt to deliver the
traditional college curriculum to the
Negro does not constitute higher edu-
cation" and urges the establishment
| of college curricula which shall be
adapted from time to time to the
needs, environment, and capacity of
| the Negro student. With this we are
in the main heartily agreed, and in so
| far as the opposition to the higher ed
ucation of the Negro is based on be-
lief that subjects are taught him which
can have no practical value for him.
this program would properly meet the
objection.
For the exceptional man of Pro
fessor Just's type no one ought, how
ever to fence in any field of learn
ing. He should be free to roam
wherever he will in our choicest ed
vocational pastures Anything else
would spell folly and, what is worse
a gross national injustice which would
merely have to be stated to carry its
own condemnation. Whenever oppo
sition to throwing open the doors Of
our educational institutions is based
merely on color prejudice and be
lief in another persons alleged inferi
| ority, it most be attacked without g
moments delay Professor Just and
his peers of his race are the most eff
fective answer to those who would g
New York Evening Post.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

About sixty-fve per cent of tn,
Swiss Federal railways rest on stee
tires.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

In the fiscal year ending March IA,
1914. Canada welcomed 100000 new
settlers.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12

As a rule gray horses live the long
est and roans next.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-12
WESTERN


The pilot schooner Adventures,
formerly the yacht of John Borden of
Chicago, was virtually destroyed by
fire in San Francisco bay.
A. L. Dyer. forty-four years old,
American vice-consul at Monterey,
Mex, who was found dead in a street
of that city several days ago, died of
heart failure.
Patrick Clark, sixty-five, million
aire mining man. known in the Occur
d Alene of Idaho and the mining
camps of Nevada and Montana, died
at his home in Spokane, Wash, of
heart failure.
Seven deaths by drowning was the
toll in Chicago the first Sunday of the
present heat wave, according to the
reports to the police. Thousands of
persons sought relief from the heat
by swimming and boating. The maxi
mum temperature was SO.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
is running work-train equipment to
its damaged roadbed between Casper.
Wyo., and Thermopolis and hopes
within ten days to have trains run
ming over the twelve-mile section of
track which was damaged by the phe-
nomenal flood.