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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
BIG CONTEST HERE
Interstate OratOrical in To-
peka This Evening.
Roy Painter of Washburn VIII
Represent Kansas

The interstate oratorical contest
will be held tonight at the hlgh
school auditorium. Roy Fa It o.
Washburn college, winner of the state
peace meet several weeks ago, VIII
represent Kansas and will be oppose
by college orators from flVe otner
states, South Dakota, COLORADO, MIS-
souri,, Nebraska and Iowa.
Thirty states have formed peace
oratorical associations, ana these ke
states have been divided lnoo i've
groups. Kansas is in the western
group. The winner of the contest TO-
night will represent this division IN a
national contest which is one or the
features of the World Peace congress
at Lake Mohawk, N Y, this summer.
yVashburn students intend TO go In
force tonight to help Mr.. Painter WIN
He has identified himself as force
full speaker and in his college career
has attained notable success in ora
torical contests.
This is the western district of the
intercollegiate peace association. The
plan is to select a man to represent
the district at the national contest to
be held in a few weeks at Lake Mo-
honk, New York. -Ts l-.l-7a
held under. the auspices of fWashburn
college will be an exciting one TOT
the five men who will crate are the
pick of the college orators of five
states they represent, which are Kan
sas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and
South Dakota. D.
The Missouri man is j. r. Cooke
and is a student in the medical de-
partment of st. Louis university.
Iowa is represented by S. o. barrow
of the state university at Des Moines.
The South Dakota man is Mr.. Reese
of Huron college, Huron, S. d. Creigh-
ton university at Omaha furnished
the man, d. H Barr, who will repre-
sent Nebraska, and the Kansas man
is Roy Painter, student at Wash
burn law school Painter is a good
speaker of considerable experience in
oratory and debate and the college
rooters are expecting him to go strong
tonight. a
The judges of the contest are Sem
ator James A. Troutman of Topeka,
Professor F. S. Whitcomb of the Eng
lish department of Kansas university
and Professor Adrian Newens, head of
the Redpath Lyceum bureau at Kan
sas City. Justice John Marshall of
the Kansas supreme court will pre-
side.
The contest is free to everyone and
a special invitation is extended to the
people of Topeka to come out and
hear the contest. The Washburn Glee
club probably will sing and the en-
tertainment is scheduled to begin at
1880 o'clock. After the contest the
Pi Kappa Delta forensic fraternity of
Washburn will entertain the orators
at reception and dinner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
SAME OLD STORY.
Desire for Whisky Caused Capture of
Topeka Jail Breakers.

The desire of Earl Inman and A. L..
Quinn, who escaped from the city Jail
early Thursday morning, for whisky
resulted in the capture of the two
Thursday night by the Junction City
Gals, the two went to Fort Riley and
claimed a shipment of whisky that
was at the station in their name They
were allowed to take the liquor and
were a few hours afterwards picked
up by the Junction City police. The
two escaped from the Topeka Jail by
digging a hole in the wall of the bull
pen.
Harry Miller, a prisoner being held
on investigation who also escaped by
crawling through the hole, has not
heen recaptured. -. L.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
RussIA,s BIG WATER WAGON.

In the May American. Magazine
Captain Granville Fortescue writes an
article entitled, Battling for War
saw" 1t is an account of the great
war on the eastern frontier ofseGer-
many Following is an extract: When
Russia went to war the Gar with a
stroke of his pen put one hundred
and eighty million people on the wa
ter wagon. And, believe me, this wa
ter wagon ikon' is no bluff 1t is
harder to get a drink in Russia today
than ii is at Lake Mohonk. How wise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
a POOR BRAND OF PATRIOTISM.

Nor does it appear to evidence pa
triotism of the kind that might De
expected, for officers of the United
States navy of such distinguished anil
ity as that possessed by Rear Admiral
Bradley A. F'iske to resign because OF
an unwillingness to have to shoulder
any of the responsibility for the al
legged inaedquacy and inefficiency or
the navy at the present time. If these
conditions exist and are attributable
to the mistaken activities of Mr.. Dan
iels, the secretary of the navy, as MS
critics insist, Admiral Fiske and broth
er officers who may be of a mind TO
follow him out of the service, shouIo
remember that the genial gentleman
from the South, who is now the navy's
keeper hasn't anything like life ten
ure on his job. Indeed, he is likely to
be pried loose from it by March 4,
1917, and that is only two short years
away. They should stick to the ship
and start it going in the right direction
again as soon as the chance is given
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
SHE WANTS $4,000.
Restaurant EmpIoye Claims Damages
Caused by Accident.

Suit was filed in the district court
late this afternoon by Nora Winters
against Ed and May Schmidt, for
$4,000.
The plaintiff alleges that she was
employed in a restaurant that Schmidt
owned and that she was badly in
jured by a gasoline explosion. She
ayers that the Schmidts should have
told her of the dangers in a gasoline
stove, and that when she tried to
light it, with Mrs. Schmidt in the
room, it exploded. Miss Winters now
says she is a cripple and wants $1,000
for permanent injuries and $4,000 for
physical pain and suffering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
TOPEKA MADE GOODS.

Are you doing your share to make
a success of the campaign oelns
waged by the Commercial Club to give
the manufactures of the city the
boost that they deserve? If you are
not buying Topeka-made goods when
ever you need things IN that hne'
you're not the asset to the city that
you should be. Were they not OF
the quality that the same goods MADE
elsewhere are, such a suggestion Woulo
be an insult to your intelligence, ana
an unpardonable one, too. But they
are, and their price is right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

was this edict of the ruler OF Russia
is now shown in the condition or MS
army Their fighting effectiveness is
higher than that of the French anu
fully equal to the English, measured
by physical fitness of the units com
posing the forces. On the other hano'
the German soldiers nearly all carry
TASKS of whisky or other spirits ivan
the Siberian knows this, and rear
that the famous edict is sometimes
broken when a batch of prisoners $
gathered in. The TASKS are certain
Iy contra band of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
BAND CONCERT PLAN.
City Commissioners Prepare for Sum-
mer Free Music.

George Hayden, city attorney, was
instructed to draw contracts to be
made with Topeka bands for public
concerts this summer at the city COM
mission meeting this morning The
budget carries SLIGO for the purpose.
Under the commissions Instructions
Marshall'S band will receive the lions
share of the appropriation. The Mar
shall contract will call for fourteen
concerts for $1,400. Another contract
with the Knights and Ladies of 'Secur-
ity band will call for five concerts at
1925. Eighty dollars will be paid
Jackson's Military band for four con-
certS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

ganization plan announced by Wins
low S. Pierce, chairman of the board
of directors, and of a joint reorganl-
cation committee. The plan provides
for the organization of new com
pany with capital stock of $205, u.s.
600, a reduction of $17,2O1,377 from
the stock of the existing company. 1t
was announced that the plan was ap-
proved by Kuhn, Loeb & Company and
that this firm has agreed to act as
reorganization managers. A syndicate
headed by that firm is being formed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
NEGRO DROPS DEAD.
William Pearson Died at Home of
Friends-Heart Failure.

William Pearson, a colored man, 3 5
years old, fell DEAD early this morn
ing at SIS East Euclid avenue. His
death was caused by heart failure,
brought on by acute indigestion.
Pearson came here from Washing
ton. D. c., where he formerly lived. He
home was at 1895 Quincy street and
he was employed at the stone crusher
east of town up to the time of his
death. He had gone to visit some
friends at SIS Euclid where his death
occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Neither is the situation in respect
to the Republican presidential candi-
dacy clarified or narrowed down to
any considerable extent by the an
nouncement of United States Senator
Borah that he will not be one of the
contestants for the honor. He was a
remote possibility, at most, except
perhaps. in the minds of a few of his
more ardent admirers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

What an ali-around failure the Eur
opean war has been, except in the
matters of killing and manning men,
destroying property and burdening the
innocent bystanders with indescrib-
able hardships? Berlin points out
that it hasn't as yet even inspired and
yielded in Germany a musical COM
position of note.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Macedonia Is Recaptured.

Paris, April 30--A dispatch from
Algeciras says tine Hamburg American
line steamer Macedonia, which
escaped from Las Palmas where she
was informed on November 10, has
been recaptured and IS being taken to
Gibraltar with another~~captured Ger
man steamer. There have been con-
flicting reports regarding. the Mace
donna, which was reported to have
slipped out of Las PaImas arbor on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

They are teaching the current his
tory of the great war to the school
children of France. And it is to be
hoped that the purpose of this is so
to impress them. with the horror of
it all, that they will take every pos
sible care to. guard against a recur-
renee of such conflict when they
become the men and women of the
France of tomorrow -e-.s-. assaa-eT-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

For mere longevity, it is apparent
that Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce of Bleak
House fame isn't going to have any
thing on the Thaw case by the time
tho courts get through with it, if
they ever do. 1t will probably be on
some court docket as unfinished bust
ness when Thaw has shuffled off the
tai coil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
PASSED BAD MONEY.
U. S. District Attorney Charges Coun-
terfeiting in Western Kansas.

Complaint charging Charles Banta,
J. A. Banta and J. B. Stevens, now in
Jail at Hutchinson, with making and
passing counterfeit half dollers was to-
day sworn out by Fred Robertson, U.
8. district attorney.
According to local officials the trio
passed most of their bogus money on
farmers in the western and southern
part of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Vetoing an anti-tipping bill that had
the unqualified endorsement of the
legislature of his. state for no bet
ter reason than he believes it to be I'M
constitutional, Wisconsin's chief exec
utive appears to have usurped the
functions of his commemorative ju-
diciarv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Kansas fHpflops around in all kinds
of fits if a session or its legislature
continues much over so days Up in
Michigan, the lawmakers have been
continuously on the job from jan
uary until Wednesday last, a recess
being taken then until May 20, when
sine die adjournment is scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

The long hair that some musicians
wear is not always the result of an
artistic temperament. explains the
New Orleans States. We knew one
who frankly confessed that he would
rather spend 25 cents for beer than
to throw the money away on a hair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Neither is it at all probable that
many of the folk in these parts who
were signing a few weeks ago for
'.the good old summer time were
honing that it would arrive so soon.
At any rate they've already been COM
planning a lot about the excessive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Evidently the Allies have it figured
out that they have plenty of men to
hold the Germans in the eastern and
western war zones, or they wouldn't
be dumping another force of $4,000
men into Turkey, as recently report
ed Presumably nobody knows Just
how many men are engaged on all
sides in the great struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full 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, 1915-04-30
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our most sim
cere thanks and appreciation to our
kind friends for their sympathy and
assistance during the sickness and
death of our dear wife and mother
and for the beautiful floral express
sions of sympathy.
FRANK S. THOMAS,
CHESTER H. THOMAS,
FRANK S. THOMAS, JR.
(AdyertiSementl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

This interurban line connecting
Atchison and Topeka, that is being
talked about, may develop into more
than paper affair. The Mckinley
Electric system has the matter under
oonSidoro+iop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

/ Considering the number or Tunes
that the Austrian army has peen over
whelmed and annihilated by the Rus
sians it appears to be giving a pretty
good account of itself these days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Don't cast aspersions on any young
1ady's hat? A New York girl has set
a precedent by having two young men
charged with disorderly conduct for
sneering at hers. And she arrested
them herself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

In their private correspondence, ii
is likely that by this time the Allies
have BEGUN to spell it DardamelIes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Not for the AdoIescent.

Her novel shows a juvenile trenS
of mind. Why doesn't she revise it p
Her mother thinks she is too young
to read what she has written p ila
delphia Ledger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

Maybe Spain is going to get into
the great European war in the same
way that Portugal didn't.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Flowing is going on in France as
usual and it is too bad that the
peasants of France are not now using
the swords of their soldier brethren
for DlOwShareS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

March o. laden with supplies believed
to @be intended for German warships.
There have been other reports of her
reca pture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
LOCAL MENTION.

SIS saved on first class trip~to San
Francisco Fair-see H. p. Richards,
513 New England Bldg. Phone 1924
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

The State Journal has installed a
special baseball g telephone, No. 2S4,
SO please call that number when you
want the score.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

DR.. B. I. Paine gave a lecture this
morning before the pupils of Lincoln
school on the anatomy, physiology
and care of the eye. The lecture is in
harmony with the studies Of the physi-
,ology classes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

''Jiggs's wife speaks ten languages
Il move we adopt resolutions of sym
pathy and send them to Jiggs. Buff
falo Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

There may be a few possible poses
of the human body IN which Mile.
Anna Ravlowa, the Russian dancer.
han't been photographed, but 2 it is
Doubtful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Chicago Remembers Tragedy.

Chicago, April 30.-Today is the an
niversary- of the Illinois theater fire in
which 500 persons. principally wom-
en-, persisted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Mirror silvering. Coe Bros, s2s
Kansas avenue.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
Slater weather bureau for the twenty four
hours ending at o'clock this morning:
Stations 4 Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

Suit for divorce has been instituted
in the Shawnee county district court
by Mabel Cummings against Harry
Cummings. The couple was married
in St. Joseph, Mo-. in 1905. Mrs.
Cummings alleges nonsupport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

New York, April 3O.-Stockholders
of the Wabash Railroad company re-
ceived today copies of new reor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30

DR.. George ". Allen, S24 Kansas
avenue. Treatment of eye, ear, nose,
throat and face conditions. Telephone
1859 for conSultation-Adv.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-05-22
RAILROAD OFFICIAL
FAVORS PRIVATE ARMY

WASHINGTON, May. 81. Vice
President Atterbury of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company is a. believer
in private armies, according to his
testimony before the United States
industrial relations commission: T..
Chairman Walsh-How many rifles
do you keep on hand?
Atterbury-I don't know that we
keep any, but we do everything that
is legal and that is necessary to pro-
tect the running of our trains. =
Chairman Walsh-Shouldn't the
control of armed forces, in your opin-
ion, rest with the state?
Atterbury- Theoretically, yes; but
practically I doubt If you can ever
arrive at that solution.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-05-22
VOTES FOR WOMEN.

Mrs. Mcmahon is doing very ef-
fective work as state organizer. She
is. now in the southern part of the
state and her work will also be eff
fectiVe in the Iowa campaign.
Dear Mrs. Farmer: Our state edi-
tors, know all about the legislative
action; on our bills, but if you wish
"Reminiscences for the boys and girls
here it is:
Mary McFadden.
The, defeat of the constitutional
amendment submitting suffrage to a
vote of the men Of Minnesota was &C.
complished, at great pains, and by
one vote.
The hearing, at which prominent
women opposed to letting those
women who desired vote, submit
their case to the men of the state
and prominent suffragists stated their
respective cases, did not change a
single vote. This with the possible
exception of Senator Carley. of plain
view, who decided thereafter to put
tho matter up to his. constituents.
This was the course urged by the
suffrage women. The three Senators
who violated their pledges had re-
pudiated them before the hearing, and
at the instigation Of antis-not,: how
ever, the red rose antis Of the voteless
sex.
Senator George III, Sullivan. of Still
water, who assumed leadership against
the amendment, was kept busy up
until the clock could be turned back
no longer in either house or senate on
the last night Of the session, while
prominent ants, few, but tense, kept
sending for members who agreed with
them and asking: care you sure the
suffragists aren't going to put some-
thing over on us?"
And they could not be assured!
Senator Sageng made a gallant
fight for suffrage and for the first
time in the history of the state, (since
the amendment was passed nearly a
half century ago and vetoed;) the
fight was one for blood
Lieutenant Governor Burnquist ap-
pointed fair elections committee,
which reported the bill out, recon-
mended for passage, but Speaker
Flowers was careful to appoint a hos
tile committee. In both cases suffrage
was defeated in the Organization"
The president of the Senate found
himself confronted with combine"
which practically gave leadership to
George H. Sullivan, and Speaker
Flowers was elected by the anti-suf-
frage element. His rules committee
was headed by an anti and composed
of a. majority Of ants. When it was
discovered that the suffrage bill could
not fail Of passage in the House
should it come to a vote, haste was
made by the rules committee and the
organization, every man Sitting tight"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-05-22

President of Manufacturers Asso-
citation Wrathful Over Child
Labor Law :

PHILADELPHIA, May 2 L. =SsF.urious
over his failure to block the + child
labor bill, President Grundys&of the
Pennsylvania Manufa ctu rers s;associa-
ton has issued a. public. statement de-
nouncing friends of the: bill who
would not agree to amendments. "in
some particulars &
The manufacturer declares; this to
be a fanatical- cruelty which none
Will approve or condone when the
public comes to appreciate ittfully.
President Grundy, who is a mill
owner, tells the public that bitter days
are coming for those who championed
this bill, and he wants it understood
that employers cannot be blamed
when wreck and ruin. overtake this
fair state: This is Mr.. Grundy's dis
NAL warming:
A "Tfmely'' Warning.
1.-The Pennsylvania Manufacturers
association feels, that it should make
a final statement regarding it's atti-
tude: toward the measure in order that
the blame for the hardships, the suf-
fering and the serious curtailment of
Industrial opportunities which it will
produce, indeed, is already producing,
may be placed upon the shoulders of
those who are responsible for it, and
not upon the soulders of the employ
ers of Pennsylvania"
President Grundy deplores the ar
rival of Jan. 1. 1916, the day the law
goes into effect, for then, declares this
mill owner, the doors of the factory
and mill (which heretofore. have Of
forded opportunity for livelihood and
advancement to Juveniles will be
closed against them. :.
Opposes Educated Children.
The bill as passed by both houses.
and favored by Gov. Brumbaugh, pro-
vides for a nine-hour day and q fifty
one hour week, but out of these hours
there must be eight hours of continu-
alton school work between the hours
Of 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. This was the
feature opposed by the manufacturers.
President Grundy says the bill is mot
a 51-hour BILL but 81 hour bill"
He and his colleagues fear the reduc-
ton of hours will force other employ !;
es to work shorter hours. because
these employees depend on what Presl-
dent Grundy terms Juvenile workers. -