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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04

Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Hester Barber, of
New York, formerly of Topeka, and
Mr.. William Williams, of New York.
Miss Barber is the younger daughter
of Mrs. Samuel z. Barber, and the
late Mr. Barber. The family held
prominent place in the social life of
Topeka during their residence here,
and Mr.. Barber was a leading bust
ness man. Miss Hester attended the
Topeka high school. and last year
she was a student in Mrs. Mason's
fashionable school. the Castle, at
Tarrytown- on-the-Hudson. One of
her close friends at school was Miss
Williams who invited her brother,
Mr.. William Williams, to a dancing
party at the Castle, and introduced
him to Miss Barber. The engagement
is the result of that meeting Miss
Barber studied expression in Topeka,
and after she went east, she special
lied in dramatic art at the school
She also has been a student of music
Mr. Williams is a Princeton uni
versity man, and a member of a
wealthy New York family. He be-
longs to the Woolworth- Williams
firm, who have stores throughout the
country, and are extremely rich
The marriage will not take place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04

exhibit, in the splendid California
building, given by dancing teachers
from the various states. Some of the
dancing was finished and beautiful,
some of it an ateurish. some country
fled, and some plainly ridiculous. The
girls tell of some of the balls at
tended by the foreign Representatives
There was one chap there from
SIAM, they told me, who danced all
dip and do the hesitation, and all the
others, and he did it we'll enough,
but he looked just like some old idol
The Great Gawd Budd,' you know"
The Misses Kouns have not made
their plans for their winters work,
but they have accepted an offer to
resume their position as members of
the quartet at the First Methodist
church And they probably will go
on studying at least part of the sea
son. ThsE are accounted unusually
talented in a musical way, and they
nave studied both in America and
abroad under we'll known teacher s.
Miss Nellie kauns. in addition to an
ability to sing well, plays the piano
with ability. Their voices are high,
dramatic soprano, which blend beauti-
fully when they sing together, as
they very frequently do.
Besides being musical, the Misses
kouns are athletic and play q fair
game of golf, have been motoring
ever since women began to drive their
cars, and they dance we'll They are
StrikingEy good looking, each in her
own way. and we'll gowned and up to
the minute in the new fashions. They
are pleasing and singularly individual
in their personality, and among the
most popular bellies of the society set
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
ChiIdren's School Dresses.

New fall dresses of gingham
and percale-late styles with long
sleeves and high necks. Models
that can be worn far into the win
ter. Plain colors, checks, stripes
and plaids. Sizes to IA years.
Dollar values.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04

for some time, probably not for a
year.
Mrs. Barber is in Topeka for a
visit to her friends, and is at present
a guest at the George Port Ashton
home She visited Mrs. Clyde Miller
at the Miller ranch a few days, and
next week she expects to go to O1athe
to be the guest of Mrs George H.
Hodges. Upon her return east she
will occupy her apartments on River
side Drive, where she and her daugh-
ter, Hester, and her mother, Mrs Kin
caid, make their home. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Elmer, has a home on
Riverside Drive, near Mrs. BARRIERS
residence. An article recently pub
lishe6 in the New York Herald, de-
votes a good deal of space to an ac-
count of the. Elmer firm of wholesale
chemicals and drugs to which MIR.
Carl Elmer belongs The company
has just bought property in one of
the big business blocks, adjoining its
own plant. The land was bought at
a cost of six hundred thousand dol
lars, and the buildings for five hun
dred thousand Mrs. Elmer has her
own yacht and crew for travel on the
Hudson, and the boat is named Dor
othea," for her. Before her marriage
last winter, she was Miss Dorothy
Barber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
SOC Summer Union Suits.

Ladies' fine thread mercerized
suits with lace knee, in regular or
extra sizes. Well shaped gar
ments that fit comfortably
Special, 29c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04

The great fair in California has no
better boosters in Kansas than two
vCung women, Miss Nellie kouns and
Miss Sara kouns, who have lately re-
turned from the coast, where they
spent two or three months, most Of
the time in San francisco
The Misses KouEs, the daughters OF
MIR. c. w Kouns, the general manager
fer the eastern lines of the Santa Fe.
took the trip to California, by way
of the southwest, giving concerts for
the reading rooms along the route
1t was their intention to do some sing
ing after they reached California
They sang one evening in TRINITY Au-
ditorium before a large audience, ana
they gave a concert in one of the
large, hotels of San Francisco. They
We're asked to take part in the con-
cert program at the TeXaS state
building (they lived in Texas num-
Der of years., but they declined that
and ether offers to sing on account
of an unfavorabIe condition of their
tIiro&ts, caused by the dampneSs and
fog of the California coast at San
Francisco.
Our consciences were clear Miss
Sara said, for neglecting practice and
singing We really did not want to
work, for we were having much too
good a time. We had an apartment
in San Francisco. and it was much
more fun going to parties than it
would have been to keep in trim to
sing" The girls were invited 20 balls
and teas. and they met ever 50 many
Kansas people who were nice to them
and helped them to have a gay time
in the west. Among other affairs for
Lhe amusement of the visitors was an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04

where they spent a part of the sum-
mef.
Mrs. Adrian Greene and her daugh-
ter, Miss Winifred Greene, have re-
turned from Newton, Kan, where
they visited Mrs. Greene's sister. Mrs.
Nissen. They stopped in Newton on
their way home from Colorado.
MIR. and Mrs. D. E. Garner, their
daughter, Miss Lucille. and Mr.. r. w.
Porter, who motored to Harrington and
Council Grove the first of the week
to visit friends aid relatives, return I'd
yesterday They were accompanied
back by Mrs. Frank Holt and Mrs.
H P. Holt.
Beulah chapter of o. E S. will
have the first of their meetings since
the summer vacation tonight After
the business meeting there will be a
program in charge of Mrs. E. H. An
derson, chairman of the music COM
nittee, followed by a watermelon So
cial.
Mrs. Della Dickinson of Everest has
returned home after visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. P. j. Clevenger.
Mrs. Edith Wise of Decatur, I'LL,
stopped in Topeka on her return from
Colorado SPRINGS, to visit Mrs. J. NJ:
Brain. Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Channel
of Greenwood, Mo-, motored from
Colorado Springs to their home. and
stopped to be guests of the Brain
family They left for Missouri Friday.
Mr.. NJ. S. Snapp has returned from
a business trip east
Mrs. ]. T. Price has returned from
a three months business and sight
seeing trip on the Pacific coast, and
is now at her home, 1928 Garfield.
The Topeka w. c. T. L. will meet
Monday at three o'clock at the Y. w.
c. A. rooms. The executive board
meeting is called for two o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
White Dresses, to Close,
S1.19.

All basement stock of white
dresses have been placed in one
lot for immediate closing at $1-19
each Most all sizes are to be
found in the lot in wide variety
of materials. Neatly made and
attractively trimmed. You will
quickly recognize these are high
er priced garments. Part of these
are from recent sample lines, up
to $500 values.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
Morning Dress Sets, 79c.

New ones, usually sold at csc.
Wide range of patterns, in plain
colors or small figure percale;
jacket, cap and skirt to match
Quickly slipped into, they make
excellent suits for early morning
wear. All sizes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
IN STATE By COUNTIES

Because of recent inquiries the
Telegram herewith publishes the
several counties included in the con
gressional districts as provided by
the legislature of 1915:
FIRST congressional district-Han-
cock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wet
gel, Marion and Taylor.
Second congressional district
Monongalia, Preston. Barbour. Ran
dolph, Tucker. Pendleton, Grant
Hardy, Mineral, Hampshire, Morgan,
Berkeley and Jefferson.
Third congressional district-Rit.
chic. Doddridge, Harrison, Calhoun
Gilmer. Lewis, Upshur, Braxton
Clay, Nicholas and Webster.
Fourth congressional district
Tyler, Peasants, Wood. Writ, Jack
son. Roane, Mason, Putnam and
Cabell
Fifth congressional district-Mc
Dowell, Wayne, lincoln. Mingo, Lo.
gan, Wyoming, Mercer, Summers
and Monroe.
Sixth congressional district
Kanawha, Boone, Raleigh, Fayette
Greenbrier and Pocahontas.
/ The Legislature also provided thai
each congressional district shall
elect one member of the house o.
Representatives to the Congress O
the United States.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
DR.. JOHNSON
AGAIN HEADS
THE BAPT|STS
Venerable Charleston Pastor
Reelected President Of
Association.
!. ,s,selAL 10 &C 1g.geaAs,

I PARKERS'BuRG.t Oct li6.-At the
sessions OF the General Baptist Assoc
iation OF West Virginia held today
officers were elected for the year. Dr,
n. G. johnson again being chosen
to head the association and DR.. g. E.
Bartlett, Of this city, being reelected
as secretary for the coming year An
amendment was offered which will be
voted on next year to change the
name OF the General Association to
the Convention Of West Virginia Bap-
fists.
The election Of officers resulted al
follows:
President-Dr. 7. G. Johnson, Of
Charleston. ~ n
First vice president-Dr. b. b
Brinninstool, Of Wheeling.
Second vice president-Hon. Fred
%. Blue, OF Charleston.
secretary-Dr. G. E. Bartlett, Of
iParkersburg.
Treasurer 2. H. Flynn, Of Psrkers-
burg.
Apditor-J. H. Phillips, Of parkers-
burg.
Nj. Flynn succeeds Henry A.
Smith, Of this city, and Mr.. Phillips
the other Parkersburger chosen, was
reelected.
Dr. M. L. Wood announced thai
the executive board had decided to
offer the amendment to the constitu-
ton to change the name from the
General Association to the Convention
of West Virginia Baptists. and the
time Of meeting from the $500 p. N.
Wednesday to the same hour Tues
day, before the third Sunday OF Octo=
her. The amendment to the consti-
tuition will be. voted on at the next
session which will be held at Logan,
next year.
The press committee for the year
was announced as follows: Dr.. J. j.
Cook, Of Huntington: the Rev. E. j.
iWoofter, of Salem; and the Rev. w. S.
Bradshaw, Of Logan.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

PARTIES ARE
FORMING NOW
.Nigth of iRevelry TO Be Enjoyed.
by the Mefrymakers OF
: the City.

The witches are polishing up their
brooms the COLLINS and elves are
shaking themselves aster long
sleepfi weary mortals are Frightening
up with the prospects Of temporary
cessation of the drabness of life and
little Willie is hard are work with his
|jacknife on harmless pumpkin max
ing it over into a fearful apparition.
Halloween is the night when even
brave men run wien they see black
Icat, and the night when spirits rule
1.-THE earth and man Is at loss to I'M
derstand the unusual orkings Of the
elements.
With Halloween coming on Sat
urday this year, it is expected that
the largest crowd Of merry-makers
that ever dressed up in fantastic cos
tunes to celebrate the holiday will be
gathered on the streets Of the city.
Disappointed few days ago In their
Idress parade that many had planned
TO participate in, everyone will be
eager to have hand in the festivl-
ties Old and Young of all national
tiles will be mingled on the streets
in all the most wierd and terrible cos
tunes that exist in the Imagination Of
the costumeT. Red FIRE will splitter
and burn, casting great shadows and
a horrible fiery light every every
thing. Adeatening c!sS.er and bang
ing, rafting and humping, whistling
and singing will mako the night a
continual nightmare. Ghosts in great
Ishrouds will fit through the alleys,
and stand silently in the shawods. De-
mons with writing tails will stand
suddenly before you. and remind you
in awful tones of your sins. Spells will
be cast on the lovesick. and the for
tune teller will be abroad on the
wings Of the night. Courtful couples
will wander to deserted wells to gaze
on the mirrored waters below ard
read there what the future holds for
them; and the meanest man in town
will BIO the one who stays at home
with the shades drawn and cusses the
, boys that arc throwing onions
through his windows
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
Parents and Friends Of Babies
Should Start to Secure
Votes to Win.
TAlRTEEN DAYS mol WIN.
Second Period Closed and Much
Excitement Prevailed at
the CLOSING.

The second period Of the Clarl,s-
Telegram's Shower Of Gold for
Babies subscription Campaign which
closed Saturday was very spirited.
indeed. N
The hght on the part Of the cam
dldates ana their friends for sub
spriptions had grown lseener daily
as the end of the period approached.
The height OF intensity was
reached when the hour Of o o'clock
sounded and the period was def
nitely and finally ended.
Determined to secure a larger yol-
rllhe Of business during the second
period than any opponent, and thus
win the magnificent 1925 diamond
ring, the competitors exerted every
effort up to the final hour OF the
closing to bring their returns up to-
winning proportions.
While the ring will be awarded
on subscriptio turned in the
second period. the bonus votes de-
creased for every club, 80 these two
put forth extra efforts.
The second special prize will be
awarded in the same manner as the
4lESt Ou6. II Iu6 question OIL sLHe Will
ner will be a secret OF the records
until the Judges examine them and
award the prize.
AS the race will enter on the home,
stretch period tomorrow there is no
tine left for delay-there is no
period left after the one which will
end November i. The work from
this time on will tell the story OF
the winners. No time to lag or
study about 1t, but the time to get
busy is at hand, the time OF battle
us here and It is up to you IL you.
!. want your baby to share in the ST.
600 in gold prizes offered by this
newspaper.
The bonus for this period for ev-..
cry club of SIS in new subscrip-i
tons is 100000 votes, for old clubs
of same amount. 130, 900 votes. IL
you have not made a try at getting,
subscriptions for your darling baby,
IT, is now time, for If you don't ne
may be swamped at the end.
Start out tomorrow morning and
get the subscriptions and, win the
$500 in gold for your baby during,
the remaining thirteen days Of the
camuaign.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
ON WARPATH
.lsithe State Hotel inspector Re.
garding the Early Remov-
al of Screens.

State Hotel Inspector A. D. Sees
is on the war path and a large mum
Der Of hotel and restaurant keepers
throughout the state are declared to
be facing prosecution as the result
Of the too early abandonment Of the
use Of screens. Inspector Sees says
there is an apparent misunderstood.
Ing Of this law, but that the terms
are so plain that there ought to be
no misunderstanding on this score,
The law Is that the screens must be
kept in use until November IS, and
anyone falling to do SO is subjec'
to prosecution.
The recent cool weather abated
the fly nuisance to such a degree
that many Of the hotel and restaur-
ant men withdrew their screens
from use. Now the weather hal
turned warm again and the flies are
showing signs Of coming back, and
IN doing so flnd many places from
which they we're excluded by the
screens during the summer now
open to their attack.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

T.
Ter and Company have the rig com.
ilieted for No g on the John T.anham
farm. The frst aeomplst ion Oh tkit
farm had an Initial pro- Ion OF SOC
South tenn Chic.
In the soIt astn Ohio helds. mel.
tfict IN hs I'D Ists dssye lopmen siu
presented amy better than hi gh,
bumpers. III the FIill II dis.
through the KeenHr san and il
iEairaeld oaphship. w ashingtun com.
ty, Lawrence Stephens and Company
drilled No. s on the NJ. Raiiey farm
drought the Keenerf sand and 1,
shows for i've barrels, or better. The
same company is drilling No., 4 or
the James Carrothers farm. q
In. the Caldwell district, Noble
township, Noble county. AIcC ormtcl
and B1akeslee drilled their No. 8 OF
the Treadway farm through Iii,
Mackshurg SO foot. sand and vii
have d light punaper. In Marion town
ship. Barry, Archer and Barry Ar'
drilling q test on the Gains org farm
In Give township, White. IND Nickel
|yey have started to drili "a test OF
the Charles Brown farm.
In the Cow Run district, LaIrehc,
township, Washing ton county, Sn,iti
and Company have drilled d test OF
the Daniel Becker heirs "a IN through
the first Cow Run sand and tt is ;
light p1ieper. In the Baypa district
Indep endsnce to nship. Al. IL. 9 ochfa,
|has the rfg csmple ted sforga test ;ol
1.-THE John; Ward farm In the same dis
trict, Wright and Reckard have th,
rig completed for, a test on the JOIN
Eddy farm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
SHOWER or COLD CAMPATCN WIFI
ENTER ON LAST PERIOD MONDAY
I GAR STRIKES MAN
CASTOR SWick Has a Marrow
Escape from Death on the
Tractipn Line.

CASTOR Swick, Of Perry, was pain
fully but not seriously injured at
11:15 O'Clock Saturday night, when
he was struck by an iltorurban troll
ley car OF the Monongahelas Valley
Traction Company ut the Ferry coal
ing station. lie received a scalp
wound and was badly Jared and pain
full bruised He was taken to i 10
cal hospital.
According to the operating crew
when the car approached the Perry
coaltng station a man was seen sit
ting on the rail. but not soon enough
for the crew to stop the car, but
In time to check its speed. After
striking swici the car was stopped
and the crew placed him on The
car and bTongh him tpithis city. and
he was taken to#a hospital where
his injuries were dressed.
AT an early hour this morning he
was resting easy.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
killed BY TRAIN
Is Pennsylvania Man a Few
Minutes after He Had DUO
a Grave.

CHESTER. Pa, Oct. 16-shortly
after he had finished digging q
grave in the Immaculate Heart GEM
etery and while on his way home
David Murphy, 40 years old, stepped
in fofnt of shifting engine at Sixth
and Wilson streets, o nthe Pennsyl.
vania railroad. and was instantly
killed.
In 1910 Murphy shot and killed
Dorence Spence, but was acquitted
on the plea of self-defense after a
trial in court. Spence was serving
as deputy sheriff during Chester's
big trolley strike, and the shooting
was the outcome Of a row between
Murphy and Spence.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
ER1 SO 81

Ernest Ransn,nk "a s,sss,S, I'll.
tied lie civ safnra .S ~, - = Y
Prof. Rossi N FisSar 49,, Wi 3; an.
burr Was 4, the titv = ~
ing d a 80 Z - =,
a. ]. Lodge. 81 Bridgeport. Looked
after busihass here saturday 6Ssn-
Ing "a
~ y y. Sosss 9t hemtnen MUS.
NJ, Mss 9 Gs.slnes asltor nssA satuSs
uay y, sysnlns.
Maases J, y. Morris q NJ lsrs.
urGay eyeninr. 80, 80 10y
Florinus Reynolds IVA / hara An.
urday evening from Hepsibah.
pa r, q. T. Stout 81 Bridgeport Is ys-
sited the city Saturday evening,
James 3. l4aktn Of Charleston
PRESIDENT OF me stats board Of q6n-,
sros Y visitor " she CITY on shis
Wy !, 70 Lns c q. from MoneApr
~ 49, s. !, ~, Mner e ne .lnspscteu eultdtng
- ~ Suusss - sonsss uslt'sons LOT tns
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
, MAN AND WOMAN
Arrested on Charges Of Assembling
for Immoral Purposes.

IA man and a woman, giving their
names as John Grapes and Mrs. An
drew Reed, were arrested by city po-
lice in the rear Of First street Satur-
day night on charges Of assembling
for immoral purposes. The man post
ed a cash bond of $11 go for his api
pearance before Mayor G.. II. Gordon
in police court this morning. The wo-
man was unable to give bond and
spent the night in jail.
0ficers Joyce. Shope and Sherman
made the arrest.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

Ia fourth will be girls.
Calls for janitors, gardners, clean.
up men, house cleaners. clerks care.
takers for live stock and liousekeea-
,ers, nurses, samstresses and ironars
are being received in large numbers.
IN fact, there have, been more calls
than students ready to axe them. Men
students receive from Us to as cents
an hour, women from rs to 90 cents.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
STATE MEETING.

HUNTINGTON, Oct. 16.--The an
.nual convention OF the Woman's
Home Missionary Society OF the West
Virginia conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church will be held in the
First church on Fifth avenue be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets
October % and 20, Delegates from
all parts OF the state will be in at
tendance.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
1900 IN one GRAVE.


P1oTRoKow. Poland, oct.
let is doubtful that any
place in the war zone contains
a grave Of such proportions as
Piotrokow. Beside the little
Russian cemetery, itself filled
with individual graves OF both
Russians and Germans, is a
vast mound covering 1900
!: Russians who fell in the fight
ing here last. November. The
4 grave; which rs at one corner
OF the battlefield, Is marked by
more than 4 score OF crosses.
each bearing the names 81 the
men lying under Il.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
BANK CASES
At Grafton Arc Stopped by State
Supreme Court.

= n g.tSPGclALiToT Hr4TEtCoRAMyt 4 q
GRAFTON, Oct. LEA writ Of
prohibition has been issued by the
supreme court of appeals in session
at Charleston, restraining the circuit
court and the; prosecuting attorney
from proceeding with the sprosecu-
tion Of the misdemeanor cases
agairst the former directors of the
Grafton bank. These cases had
been set for hearing next week.