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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

For several days after her narrow
escape from drowning in the brook,
Queen was very content to sit and
dream by the warm fire; and she
gave her good friend Bob no anxiety.
But such comfort was not to last
long.
She soon forgot her former lesson
and set out in search of trouble-and
when Queen hunted for trouble she
ways found it-cats and people both
can do that, you know!
Its all right to sit by the fire when
it rains outdoors" said Queen to her
self. "but where is there cat who
wants to stay there on warm spring
day?"
of. course. nobody answered (be-
cause she was careful to ask her
question when no one could hear) so
she laziIy stretched herself and start
ed for the door Another day of
that fireside would. make. "a regular
Tabby of me- she said, I'm getting
fat as it is!' :.
) She crept down the front hall and
slipped out the front door which hap
pened to be open for ventilation II
hope I won't run into old Bob" she
mused he'd be sure to tell me to
be careful of the brook" which wasn't
a very nice remark for her to make,
considering how bravely the collie Bob
had swan out and rescued her from
her own folly only the week before!
Across the porch she made her way,
down the path towards the barn she
walked with her most dignified step.
AS she neared the barn she scented
a mouse. zone is neari" she said to
herself, and quick as a flash all her
aueen1y dignity was forgotten and
down the path she raced; out across
the barnyard; through the garden and
clear into the cornfield. There she
caught him; but she didn't eat him
not shei She lived on cream and aris-
tocratic food No common mice for
her, She just caught mice, because,
being a cat, she couldn't help it,
Her brisk run had warmed her up
and made her hungry.
sI don't believe 1 am getting fat
one Bit she said to herself, land /
think / might just as well drink some
more cream any time I want it, 1
wonder if 1 could get some at the
milk house now?
She crept along towards the milk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
APPoMATTox's ANNIVERSARY.

I'VE celebrate this year something
more significant than the surrender of
Lees army at Appomattox.' declares
The New Republic, and it continues:
I'VE celebrate the wiping out of
terrible possibility-the erection of a
national frontier through the heart of
this country. 1t is the anniversary of
an escape. Had the North failed, we
now might well be living on a CONT
nent divided into armed camps, sep
arated by bristling boundaries, across
which angry cultures and petty ma
tionalisms could hurl defiances at
each other. We have escaped that
On a territory vaster than that of
Europe. with resources as varied and
with people of the same stocks, we
have organized an internal peace. We
have quarreled. we shall quarrel But
we shall not fight We have solved
these questions of access to the sea,
of strategic frontiers, of. churches and
of races. No doubt fortune has been
uncommonly good to US, and by the
standards of what was possible we
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

European tourists, usually estimated
at about 100000. 000- This sum will
not be sent abroad this year, but will
tributed among American railroads,
hotels, and summer resorts. Mr..
Clews also writes that the favorable
crop outlook is now beginning to be a
factor of Importance in the trade and
financial situation and he says that
while general trade is quiet, now that
spring has fairly come, there is rea-
son to look for improvement; in fact
the latest reports show that the turn
in tie current has already begun In
this connection" he concludes, the
recent large drv goods failures reflect
conditions which belong to the past
The belief in early peace, the i'm
proved financial situation, the recent
buoyancy in the stock market, the
more reasonable attitude of legislation
towards business, all tend to inspire
confidence in the future. Many per-
sons have overlooked the fact that a
number of industries are reaplng alb
normal profits from war contracts.
Our farming classes are also very
prosperous The steel trade future is
more promising. Each day the bei1e1
that we have turned the corner and
are on the way to better times IS
strengthened; hence the present ac-
tiyity in stocks Conditions are favor
able to continuance of that activity,
accompanie I'd by sharp fluctuations. de-
pendent upon the vicissitudes of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
HUERTA AMONG US Topeka IS GAME
Men and Fans Con-
tribute Literally to Baseball.
Ticket Sellers Make Good Re-
i port at Noon Today.

That Topeka merchants. fans and
business men have not lost their am
bition to put this city on the baseball
map of the Western league, and that
they have faith and confidence in the
rejuvenated team was made evident at
the Commercial club at noon. today
when it was announced that $4,000
worth of season tickets would easily
be sold by tonight and possibly the So
-0O0 mark would be reached.
Those who volunteered their SER
vices to help to start the team off with
enough money to buy the axle grease
have worked faithfully, conscien-
tiously and hard and something like
$4,000 worth of tickets had been sold
at noon today.
Most of the workers met at the
commercial club for luncheon, and
final plans for canvassing North To-
peka and the untouched territory this
side of the. river were made.
THOSE who were at the Commercial
club reported in $1,545 and some of
still had bright prospects for the aft
ernoon.
Those Who Lead.
The team composed of DIR. J. F.
Ernest Major G1ueck and b. b.. Idle
man had sold at noon today 1885
worth of tickets and led the list.
George Godfrey Moore and A. b. C.
butcher were next with $685. and
CharleS Joshn was third with $500.
Other who reported were as fol-
lows: Geo. Stansfie1d, $165; NJ. Lock,
$155; Thomas Mackey, S135; William
Fieger and L. c. Smith, $50; A.
Beronious, $40; 1. Snattinger, SIS, and
f. Ripple, So
Owner Savage stated that he was
most grateful for the way in which
the people of Topeka had come to the
rescue by buying tickets and said that
he felt it beyond his power to repay
the members of the Commercial club.
the men who have worked in the cam
paign and Secretary ]. Will Kelley,
who has assumed the responsibility of
managing the campaign and who has
spared neither time nor labor in keep
ing the pot boiling and the boosters
boosting 81 don't believe Mr.. Kelley
could have taken a greater interest if
1t had been his own ball club Mr..
Savage said. And don't believe you
could find more loyal set of boosters
In the United States than the men who
laid aside their own business to get
out on the streets and sell tickets for
US"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
LIFTED BOLT OF SILK.
Bold Negro Enters Paxton Store at
Noon-Other TheftS.

Following unusual activities among
shoplifters in Topeka, the police are
looking for a negro, feet tall, heavy
set, with a deep scar on his neck.
Reports were sent to the police sta
ton this afternoon that a man bear
ing the description entered the Pax
ton & Paxton department store, East
Sixth street, this afternoon about
12:45 O'Clock and lifted" a bolt of
blue silk from the counter. The ne
gro was chased to First and Jefferson
street by employees of the store and
at that place was lost.
A similar theft by man of much
the same description was reported
Monday evening at the Capital Shirt
factory. At the shirt factory the thief
took cloth that had been cut for a
shirt. Cloth for a suit of clothes was
also lifted" in similar manner from
the Wolfe Tailoring shop Several
similar cases have been reported in
the last week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

have no ground whatever for COM
placency. Amidst overlooking plenty
we have permitted hideous poverty
and absurd riches to live sidesb by side;
we have INDUCED in a scramble Tor
wealth which has yielded much ugh-
ness, much barrenness, and large
stretches of mediocrity. We have mad
little prevision-our soil, our forests
our mines and our human stock nave
been ruthlessly exploited. But we
have organized a peace in which bet
ter things can be made to grow; we
have federated states and natlonan-
ties on a scale never before success
fully attempted; we have established
more liberty and more opportunity
than ever existed on so great a section
of the earth's surface. If there is an
American tradition, that is what IL Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
IN FEDERAL COURT.
Case of Men Alleged Car Seal Break
ers to Jury.

Trial of James McBee, Lewis How
ard and Fred Withers, charged with
breaking the seal of a car containing
an interstate shipment of meat in Kan
Sas City, more than two years ago,
consumed all the morning proceedings
and part of the afternoon in the fed
eral court before Judge Pollock this
morning.
- The three men, all Kansas Cityans,
were indicted by a grand jury two
years ago and the case has been to the
supreme court and back to the district
court. The alleged offense occurred
January %, 1913. The case was in
the hands of the jury late this after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
WAS GOOD SPORT
Saws "BObc Stone of Dr.. Guild
- i'm Farewell Address.
Minister HonOred
by Commercial Club.

No one need to think twice in order
to say a good word for DR.. Roy =;
Guild, according to Robert stone, one
of the speakers in connection with
farewell luncheon for DR.. Guild given
at the Commercial club at noon to-
day and attended by rs business men,
Many were the expressions OF appre-
citation of the work of Dr. Guild Tor
the best interests of Topeka in the
three years in which he has been pas
tor of the Central Congregationai
church.
J. Will Kelley, secretary, read res
olution adopted by the board of direc-
tors of the club of which DIR. Guild
was a member, expressing regret be-
cause of the necessity of losing this
valuable man. 81
I'm college days DR.. Guild was
known as a sport-a good sport, SAID
Robert Stone. He has carried into
He has stood for making Topeka
better city in which to live
''Dr. Guild has push and poise," said
Judge T. F. Carver. Many men have
push but lack good judgment. With
out DIR. Guild the social survey would
not have been made in Topeka. In no
place has he been found wanting"
In a few well chosen words DIR.
Guild expressed his appreciation of
the compliments paid him.
IF 1 felt that being a minister
meant that / was shut out from the
everyday affairs of men / wouldn't be
in the ministry twenty-four hours"
said he. II believe the church should
have a vital part in all the affairs of
the community"
DIR. Guild will become associate
secretary of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America with
headquarters in New York. He will
be associated with Fred B. Smith, who
was at the head of the Men and Re-
ligion movement.
Our object will be to create pub
lie opinion so as to make it impossible
to start new churches where there are
already too many churches. The
country is ready for it. 1t is not a
case of spending less money, but of
spending more and getting better re-
suits"
A public reception will be held for
DR.. and Mrs. Guild tonight at the
Central church, to which the public is
invited. The Guild family Will leave
for New York Wednesday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

I'm sure if they knew how hungry
am, they would say, help yourself,
Queen maybe I'd better-just -
oblige themi" she added.
In order to be very sure, she went
to the door and looked again. Not a
person was to be seen except Bob.
who was looking for her. I'D better
eat before he comes. or he will tell
me not to-" said Queen. and she made
a dash for the huge pan of creami
Whether she jumped too hard or
whether the pan was not set on the
table quite securely, Queen never
knew. She only knew that the whole
thing-pan. cream and all, descended
upon her poor scheming head And
Bob? All he saw was a streak ~
creamy Wilderness rushing knowingly
past him and a puddle of cream on
the floor.-( Copyright-Clara Ingra m.
Judson.)
Tomorrow-Strange Canoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
MOVE GAS OFFICE.
Topeka Gas Company Has Leased Kel-
lam Building.

The Consumers Light, Heat and
Power company has signed lease for
the corner of the Kellam building,
Sixth and Jackson streets. The lease
is for ten years. beginning August L
of this year. The present location of
the company is at 824 Kansas avenue.
I'VE will move into our new location
sometime between now and August"
said L. G. Treleaven, manager of the
gas company, today. Mr.. Tre1eaven
says that the increased facilities will
make it much better place to handle
the business.
The KeIIam building has been va
cant for several weeks, since the post
office moved from its temporary head
quarters there back to the federal
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

The millions of men engaged in the
European war are now spoken of in
a most casual and matter of fact way
by everyone. Yet there are probably
few folk whose power of imagination
is sufficiently fertile to visualize the
size of an army of one or two or three
million men, Proof of this comes in a
recent announcement from some Ber-
lin statisticians. They figure that if
iGermany's prisoners of war, now said
to number 100000 men, were put on
parade, they would make a procession
625 miles long, or from Topeka to
Chicago and a good 100 miles be-
NOnd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
Journal Entries

No man can be so wise as to pre-
clude his making a mistake.
+ d p
Enough is not only as good as a
feast but it is less expensive.
i + +
1t is far better to be bent with work
than to have no work at all and be
broke.
+ = =
A diploma from the school of ex-
perience is apt to represent con-
siderable monetary loss.
= j =
When a friend asks you to forget
your troubles, it's a sure sign he wants
to tell you about his own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

g If you don't join the boosters for the
ball team, you haven't the best inter-
ests of Topeka at heart. A successful
ball team is one of the very best adj
Refreshments that a town can have,
and a successful ball team cannot be
developed on wind. even of the hot-air
variety 1t must have the support u
the people in the city it calls home.
Help The Savages 20 their financial
feet. even if you are not a dyed-in-the-
Wool fan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
TWO SMALL FIRES.
North Kansas Avenue Keeps Fire De-
partment Busy This Morning.

defective hue in a one and one
half frame building at 21S Kansas
avenue called out the fire department
at s o'clock to extinguish a fire that
caused a damage of about $25. The
building was owned by the Wolfe
Packing company and occupied by c.
A. Ewing.
Again at $50 an alarm was turned
in from a frame building at 215 North
Kansas avenue in q dwelling owned
by Mrs. Carl Roche. This fire was
also caused by a defective flue and
caused a $50 loss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

Speaking of the political limit, Gus
sic Gardner, the lingo congressman of
Massachusetts, is placing the blame
for the catastrophe that happened to
the United States submarine F-4 di-
rectly on the shoulders of Mr. Daniels.
the secretary of the nayy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

Turkey is threatening to sue for
separate peace unless Germany sends
an additional force of 800, 900 men to
her assistance. This seems to be fur
Their evidence that the allies of Ger
many have been more of hindrance
to her than a help. They would have
been overwhelmed long ago had it
not been for the aid that Germany has
Given them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
ALL ARE SAFE.
Passengers of the Stranded Minnesota
Landed at Kobe.

Kobe, April 13.-There was no
panic on board the steamship Mime
sofa when she ran on a rock off Iva
jima at the entrance to the Inland sea
of Japan Sunday night, according to
passengers brought here by the steam
er Oanafo. The night was calm but
the weather was thick and foggy
when a grating sound was felt at S:45
p. m. 1t was found that the vessel
had grounded three miles out of her
course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

e And the hesitancy of Governor
johnson of California about having his
state purchase ard operate the West
sern Pacific railroad may be due to the
fact that he has familiarized himself
with the highly unsatisfactory and ex-
sceedingly expensive experience of
Texas with her state-owned railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

= More evidence of the efficiency of
the Topeka fire department is to be
found in the fact that it was able to
prevent the bad fire which destroyed
sthe stock and premises of the Palace
FClothing company from spreading to
any of the adjoining buildings. This
was o small accom- pIishment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

t Renewed activity in the war zones,
especially in France and Flanders, on
account of the improved weather con-
ditions, also means another multitude
of contradictory reports from London,
paris and Petrograd on the one side
land from Berlin and Vienna on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fulI day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka. -
The news is received In The state Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
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house all the while watching for some
one who would feed her-she was
sure to see someone, for she was a
great pet.
There was a pan of fresh cream
Queen licked her chops as she saw
it-(was ever anything so good as
fresh creamy and looked around.
Not a soul was in sight!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
pOstnnaSters

What wonderful progress has been
made in these United States during
the short fifty years since Lee surren-
dered to Grant at Appomattox? His
tory has failed to record the like be-
fore in the life of any nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
ASKING FOR MORE.
Members of Building Trades Unions
Demand Higher Wages.

Pittsburg, Pa. April 13.-Demands
made by brick1ayers, sheet metal
works, fathers, hod carriers. scaffold
builders, mortar mixers and common
laborers for increases in wages of
from 10 to 20 per cent created I'M
easiness in the building trades here
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Miss Mabel Warren, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs d. Warren, 934 Morris ave-
nue., died this morning at Pocatello,
Idaho, following an operation for kid
ney trouble. The body will be brought
to Topeka for burial; funeral arrange
ments will be made later.
Edith Aldridge, age 35, died last
night at her home, 355 Roosevelt
street. The funeral was held at $50
this afternoon from Shellebarger's
chapel. The body will be taken to
Omaha for burial.
The funeral of Mrs. Esther Magi1l,
wife of Hugh MagilI, will be held at
8 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from
the home, Alb Madison street. Infer
ment in Mount Hope cemetery.
The funeral of T. p. J. Kelly will be
held from the Odd Fellows hall, III
West Sixth street, Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment in To-
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

Evidently the supply of Kansas
misunderstanding is inexhaustible. For
many months now, news has come all
most daily from Washington of the
appointment of batch of Kansas
Ste
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

No doubt about Jess Willard being
a typical Kansan. He is anxious to
get back here and settle down on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

Germany's charge that the neutral
ity of the United States is a farce may
possibly be little bit prejudiced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

Fine results yourself with Devoe
Auto Paint. c. M Hill & Son--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13

Love and ambition and all that
The farmer knocked three or four
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-09
BAPTIST COUNCIL DOES
REV. WA. AYRES HONOR
Given Real Richmond Greet
ing At Last Nights Meeting.

In honor of Rev w a Ayres. form
er pastor Of College I'M Church.
Lynchburg. and newly elected secre-
tary Of the Richmond Baptist Coun-
ell a supper was given last evening
IN the Sunday School auditorium Of
the First Baptist Church.
More than two hundred were pres
ent and a number delivered brief
talks Among those present were
Lieutefant-Goy j. Taylor ELY
son, Attorney General John Garland
Pollard and Congressman Andrew
Jackson Montague ali three Of whom
take active parts in the work OF Rich
mond Baptist churches.
A W Patterson made a talk. telling
Of what the Richmond baptist Coun-
c!l had accom- lished since its organ
ization. This council WAS formed to
aid churches in financial ana other
ways, and sine II was formed Il has
helped many local churches in more
than one way II is q known fact
that the council is contemplating help
ing TO build three new Baptist
churches in Richmond in the near
future one OF them will be near
0akwood. another at Forest Hill and
the other in GInter Fark.
With Professor Shepherd Webb
presiding at tho organ. several inter
esting vocal and instrumental se}ec-
lions were rendered BESIDES the
numbers of the First Baptist Church
choir. there were vocal selections by
Mrs Jasper Rowe Mrs John MIR
ply and Mr. Whitemore. all Of whom
are among Richmond's foremost sing
ers The instrumental numbers were
rendered nv Mrs Hequemhourg and
Miss Thurston.
DR. r. II Pitt. editor Of the Re-
lRions Herald, and Rev. A. w Ayres
made short talks.
From 6 to O'clock better acquaint-
ance hour WAS observed during which
time those present mingled together
and became better acquainted with
each other
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-09
THIS IS SEASON Of
NUMEROUS ROBBtR|ES
Possible Prctaution Against Light
Fingered Gentrs's Activities

Numerous robberies. showing tire
activity of rogues in all sections OF
the city. were reported to the police
yesterday.
G. r. Fields, s1o5 Floyd Avanue
the back door OF his residence and
helped himself 10 the contents If a
bureau drawer.
Thirty-seven dollars in currency VAS
stolen from the room of w Il WI y
pie SOS East Grace Street The rogue
who stole Whipple's money made
away with IL from his trouser packet.
The thieves who entered the home
Of W r. Northern stole 800 in cur
rency, three topaz-se studs. one pearl
scarf pin. one diamond scarf pin, 49,
IN paper currency, and a ladies' open
faced gold watch
chief of Police Werner Yesterday
gave out q warning to the people TO
- e that all windows and doors are
securely locked before they leave
their residence Chief Werner said
that this Ia the season Of most rob
Christmas IS not far off and said that
with the assistance of citizens to aid
his department there would be fewer
burelaries IN Richmond this year
Mrs. A 4, Newcome. living at 2700
West Main street reported TO the
police Yesterday that She was robbed
Of "A Waltham watch. key winder and
setter A thief. entering Mrs. New
comes residence from the outside.
stole the timepiece.