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Leland.
Waverley Notes.

Mrs. P. B. Carter entertained
the Waverley Club very delight
fully on Saturday, Nov. 9Th.
The roll was called by the
president, to which the members
responded with bits of interest
concerning the Musical Educa-
ton in Elizapethan Days.
The program was then taken
up. A very interesting paper
written by Mrs. Jones, and the
discussion by Mrs. Ada Bablng-
ton. The queries led by Mrs.
J. Vol Brock in the absence OF
Mrs. Kerr, ended the program.
Very unique and delicious re-
freshments of peanuts, popcorn
balls, sugar cane and candy Or
plates touched off, by attrac
tive menu cards, we're then SCI
we'd by the hostess assisted by
Mrs, D. R. Johnson. Present at
this meeting were Mesdames, G.
Doremus, Ada Darlington, J. Vol
Brock, W. J. Dunn, W. F. Sim
mons, J. l.. Brock. D. r. John
son; Misses Amos; Reeves, Ball
ISamuel. McMichael. MacNell),
Foil, Darlington, Williamson and
the ever welcome guest. Mrs
Richardson.
The next meeting will be Will
Mrs. J. Vol Brock, on Nov. goth
Ia ] .. ID.
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Notice Il hereby give notice
,hal am applying: for a par n.
II! L. Kennedy.


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TIL: NETT [:QTERTA|IlI1|g1lE::1
jy| PUBLIC INTTEEi|.:::{) /
THAT viii (J&:iI; IL The AuditOr;uM Gives
Promise o. Enjoyment.

Seats reserved without etXra charge. General adj
mission soc. in ncose1 htchng place will be provided
for free, patrons who ride drive in Automobile livery
service to and from the entertainment may be arranged
BY jele h0o!ng 30 Or II.
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): !: Local liens
y Brief Mention OF Local and Persona!
!: Happenings OF The Week.


i'll this week.
Children for your school snn
plies, call at the ) amt 10 Cc;'
Store before you bay.
S. D. BuIloch OF C"vingtpn.
spent Tuesday here.
Mrs Mike: Babir4ion is on til
sick list this week.
For Sale-Good mule cheap 4:
The Darlington Store.
Mrs. l.. W. McDor1alI Of Fol.
SOU spent the first Of tie Wcrt
here with relatives.
The Surprise ) and 10 Ce: I
Store opened its doors Monday
morning. Goods vii be arriv
ing aIl the time,
Notice-]tjs hereby given ;hat
am applying Tor Il paruu;..
Bud BurknuItt!.
Mrs. J. J Walker is $utferjr.
an acute attack Of appendicitis.
this being the third attack sir,
has had.
L. NJ. Bourgeois Of Coyington.
made a visit to friends here ti,r
first Of the week.
A complete stock Of slanl,ui q
size GLASS. SASH and DOORS
at Th, Darlington Store.
Senator J. S. Setloon, d
Springfield. La, spent Tuesday
here looking after political inter
eStS.
New cypress iron houpet
molasSes barrels, also syrup cars
at The Darlington Store. Inc.
ID. Kerr returned Monday
from trip to New Orleans, Mo-
bile and Brookhaven.
Miss Florence Foil entertained
pt dinner Sunday in honor OF
Miss Audena Reeves.
Miss Nel.e Dobson spent
Thursday and Friday in New
Orleans.
Well! Well! Well! The 5 and
10 Cent Store is now open. Gail
around and look it over.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Simmons
moved Saturday into the old Dr..
Wood residence on Tenth Ave-,
having purchased the place and
enough ground adjoining for q
truck farm.
Miss Ruth Pridgen of Coving.
ton, has accepted a position a.
: stenographer in the law office OF
Gayer and Ponder and is doDj-
ciled with Mrs, I. L. Pope il
North Franklinton.
NOTlCE-On and after Mon
day NovemberI5th, our banking
hours will be from 9 a. IN. to 3
p. N.
Washington Bank & Trust Co.
Franklinton and Angie Offices.
Earl Simmons who has been in
Monroe for the past two years
has had another promotion and
is now stationed at Vicksburg.
Miss, where he is head book.
keeper for the Telephone Go.
Court is j. sessio" this week
with a full attendance of the
local bar and a gooaly number
of the visiting attorneys from
Bogalusa and Covington. The
docket is being rapidly cleared
and court will probably adjourn
Wednesday night.
Mrs. J. Vol Brock took little
Mamie Brock to New Orleans to
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I}}HrL#lDS ate! blryain> at the

) and 10 Cent Store.
Mr.. +. J. Simmons spell
) 'Hjay viii, her parents al
| E:i..fr
| .J3o Ljisar<j is seriously il! al
the home # II. and Mrs. Dvc};
Crow.
Tile talk CT de >o&:n, is the
new } uiId IL Cent Store.
Mrs. john Barns Of BogaluSa,
visited Der sister, Mrs. T. J.
Sim:!Dus. last %rvk
Ni>S Adams OF i;u* aiu>a. was
a week. end IurSt uf the Misses
| Wood.
| J. y. I'runticid spent Sunday
IN Eo1HIu>a with hi:, SOD, Dr.. J.
&. Bruntfpil.
I Among tle ten Parishes cx-
hl!:ltluI corn at g Shreveport
| fair Wua hi uytUn ranked sixth.
Mrs. q. D. 2lcha rdSOn and lit
re: Gvral inc OF i;u-aiu>a, visit
ii Mrs. Z. 8. Garter last week.
Misses Agnes, Edith and
Ernestine Wood spent last Wcrt
end with 'heir parents.
Miss Matthews vino teach! $
| Il Richardson Branch spelt
sunday with friends here.
Snpt. AyupN Of the Juvenile
Nun"t Of New O1.ityl1~, offended
{ AK mere j.lr first of ,il, week.
j J. i'abiDgton. the depot
agent a; Rio, is enjoying a ten
'tv>' holiday and with Mrs.
darlington and chi d rem is spend
Ing the time with FranElinton
Relatives and friends.
The following apprecjativc
"eHdc"s did their part in making
rhin4s easier for We editor by
laid up subscriptions this week:
h. D. Grain, a. p. Gerald, ". O.
Grain, p. &. Greenlaw, J. I. Bur
ris, ". l.. Smith, J. Y. Rabb, A.
J. Seal, n. l.. Smith, J. 0. Crow,
r. R. Jenkins. r. L. Toney.
I II. D. Grain Of Pine returned
Monday from Orange. Texas,
where he had been to see his
500, Jesse Grain, who has been
>fll-for some time with typhoid
fever but seemed to be steadily
improving when Mr.. Grain left
him. q
Mr.. c. Dorenus says he is
transformed from being a pharm.
a-c;st to being a farm as sist in
that he will diligently endeavor
to befriend the farmers in their
efforts to extend their poultry
and facilitate shipping and mar
ketIng farm products.
Notice-The next examination
for teachers certificates will be
held Nov. %. 80, Dec. l, (white),
Dec ?, 2 2. t, (negro), 1915. The
conditions governing the 'issu.
ance Of certificates to applicants
remain the same as in the last
examination for teachers Ger.
tlfcates.
Examinations in special high
school subjects will be prepared
aud forwarded to thos e parishes
only which IN AXE application for
them prior to Nov. II.
Very truly yours,
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ITS JOB.

'Thcre was a kidnaper in OR
house the other day, caught in the
act"
'Good gracious! Who was it,"
''rhe baby's cradle"
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$3.50 Daily profit selling
Guaranteed Household Articles.
500 Premium with each S1.98
sale. Free samples for workers.
Write for particulars.
Erwin Novelty Co.,
l'rank]jnton, La, Box G,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
WITH ONE CANNON
Villa Has Begun the BOmbard-
ment of MatamOrOs.
The First Few Shells Exploded
i'm the Air.

Brownsville. April 13-The bonn
bardnler of the Mtgtamoras trenches
by the Villa army besieging Mata-
moros began this afternoon. The first
few shells exploded in the air above
Matamoras- Only one cannon ap-
peared to be in action.
Children were dismissed from school
in West Brownsville today because of
very heavy rifle firing on the Mexican
side of the river nearby. A consider
able force of Carranza cavalry and
infantry was observed making a sortie
from the trenches which defend the
west side of Matamoros.
American army observers, at the in
ternational bridge here, have watched
some interesting brush fighting tao
tics of the Carranza troops in the
numerous small sorties made in the
past two days. Small parties of troops
approach within good pointblank
rifle range of a bunch of brush, fire
about 500 shots into it and then
charge. This is operated with each
unfamiliar patch of brush.
The Villa gunners conducting the
bombardment dropped two shots with
in a few yards of the Carranza
trenches. They did no other appar-
ent damage. Before the range was OBJ
tained four shells burst over Mata-
moros, one of them above the French
theater near the American consulate
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FOR GOOD OF wAsHBURN,

Here are some of the good things
that prominent TOpel<anS are say
ing about Washburn college and
the endowment campaign that will
start Thursday:
A. A, GODDARD: 1 think the peo-
pie realize that we have a faculty
here doing more good work than
any faculty in the United States for
so small amount OF money.
Dean ID. l.. McEachrOn: 1t has
been a constant joy since we began
to prepare for this campaign to see
the loyalty that has been displayed
towards Washburn. If an institu-
ton is known by her friends WASH
burn must be good institution as
she has excellent friends.
The Rev. Ralph Ward: Topeka
Kan: Topeka WILL This great
movement will be a success if To-
peka gets behind it right.
Robert Stone, chairman execu-
tive committee: Topeka is going to
do it because of her friends
w. ID. Ross, state superintendent
of public instructions. Washburn
is a great asset to Topeka; there is
no question about IL.
E. w. Rankin, field marshal:
I'm gratified because of the man.
ner in which the men have shown
their Willingness to work.
III, L.. Cook: WaShburn college
is the thing that brought me here.
1 nave been pleased with the work
my children have done here. The
graduates are big men in this and
other states. which speaks well for
the institution.
DIR. Edwin Locke: The people
ought to get behind the campaign
because Washburn is the greatest
intellectual institution of the city
TO say nothing of the commercial
value. 1t brings many families to
Topeka.
w. w. Mills: L think this will
be the greatest opportunity that
Topeka has had to give money to
a cause that will benefit both this
and the next generation.
w. w. webb: Now is the time
for TOpekans to show their loyalty
towards this city by getting behind
Washburn college which is a vaIu-
able asset.
Scott Hopkins: This is propo-
Sition which demands the attention
of the general public. All Topeka
believes in WasIlburn college. and
it will be only through thousands
of individual contributions that the
success of the campaign will be
possible.
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DYESTUFFS SCARCE.
Cotton Manufacturers Will Try to
Find u Way Out.

Memphis April 13.-Difficulties pre-
sented by the European war and the
scarcity of dyestuffs are expected to
discussion at the annual convention of
the American Cotton Manufa cturers
association which convened here to-
day. The convention will be in SeS-
sion two days.
The program for today's business
session included the address of the
president. T. l. Hickman, of Augusta,
Ga; an address by Frank Nasmlth.
editor of the Textile Recorder or
Manchester. England. on the possible
increased Use of electrical and pneu-
matte forces in textile machinery and
general discussions of business eff
cheney in connection with cotton mill
management and the dyestuff situa-
ton. Action on the so-called Duke
warehouse plan. deferred from the
meeting last year. probably viii be
taken tomorrow. officers viii be
elected at the final session
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As Usual, Topeka Is Goat of All
the States Laws.
Local Houses Cannot Show
Films of Real Merit.
SHUT DOWN ON LOCAL SHOWS
Personal Inspection Stopped by
State Officers.
TravelOgs and Scenes From
Siam Soon FavOrites.

Topeka motion picture patrons to-
day are mad and not the slightest
feeling of love and affection is dis
played between them and the censor
ship board. At the Iris theater last
night, where the board barred When
We Were Twenty-One," a regular in
dignation meeting was held in the lob
by and words of scorn and dislike were
openly expressed Word quickly spread
over the city that the Willard spar
ring pictures were also barred at the
Orpheum and it brought out heated
and one-sided discussions.
Monday afternoon Rev. Festus Fos-
ter and Miss Carrie Simpson, mem
bers of the board, visited the Iris The
picture was a pleasing one at least
the well filled house enjoyed the film.
But not so the censors. After the pic
ture was concluded, they informed the
manager, Grady Montgomery, that
they would not allow the picture to be
shown any more. Montgomery pre-
vailed on them to allow him to run
the film last night.
AT the performance last night the
ushers gave each patron a printed card
for them to vote their sentiments on
the question, Should this picture be
condemned or not?" The vote shows
that rs We're in favor of condemninK
cd
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FIRE At ASYLUM.
Annex to State Hospital at Dunning,
Illinois, Burns.

Chicago, April 13.-Fire which
broke out in the hospital annex of the
Chicago state hospital for the insane
at Dunning, northwest of the city. to-
day spread rapidly. The building is
of frame construction, two stories high
in some sections and in others only
one. 1t is about 200 feet from the
main hospital.
The first call for aid came to the
city fire department over the tele-
phone. Two companies responded
but the speed with which the flames
spread led to the sounding of a regu-
lar alarm and this was quikely fol-
lowed by calls for more apparatus.
BY the time the firemen arrived the
hospital attendants were escorting the
fifty patients housed in the building to
safety. The building was used for the
accomm odation of mildly insane per-
sons convaleScent from various ills.
Several previous fires in the structure
had warned the institutions officials
of its dangerous character and as a
consequence the rescue work was
QJickly organized.
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FIGHTING in NORTH
Another Battle i'm Progress for
Possession of OssOwetZ.
Bombardment Of the Fortress
by HOwitzers Is Begun.

London. April 13.-The German at
tack on the Russian forces in the
north near the Prussian frontier has
been resumed and another battle is in
progress for the possession of the i'm
portant Russian fortress of Ossowetz.
The abandonment of the former siege
of this fortress was interpreted in
Petrograd as indicating that the Ger
mans had given up their attempt to
break through the Russian line of de-
fenSeS and advance on Warsaw from
the north, but it is now said semi
officially. at the Russian capital that
the invaders have brought up hOwit-
zers and begun new bombardment.
One of the German siege batteries is
said to have been damaged badly by
the Russian guns.
Five Independent Austrian armies
are operating along the Carpathian
front. Petrograd newspapers publish
semi-official details concerning this
campaign to the effect that the vari-
Gus Austrian armies are under drec-
tion of the German general staff. 1t
is said also that Emperor William per-
sonally is supervising the work of the
staff
In 3ukowina heavy fighting is in
progress. according to a Bucharest
armored trains which advanced
against the Russians yesterday, one is
said to have been blown up and the
other forced to withdraw after being
damaged.
The highest German authority in
Rome has denied reports that Ger
many is considering peace negotia-
tions From this source comes the
statement that the German general
staff has made plans for RESUMPTION
of the offensive with fresh vigor
The Italian military authorities have
ordered army officers to dull the
metal on their uniforms and scab-
bards. This is described as measure
usually adopted on the eve of war.
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HE'LL RUN EN- OUT
e. S. District Attorney After
Topeka BOOtleggers. 4
Wholesale Campaign Against
Retail Liquor Dealers.

The United States government.
through Fred Robertson, district at
torney, recently took up the fight
against illegitimate liquor selling.
as result the corridors and offices
of the federal building in Topeka are
crowded with persons bearing liquor
subpoenas, recently served by otto
Woods, United States marshal The
grand jury is in session this week
Fred Robertson, for the last month
has been probing the liquor business
in Kansas. Not long ago about ten
United States plain clothes men
dropped off the train at Topeka and
about a week later, after making
numerous reports to the district at
torney, left as quietly as they came
When they left Robertson wore his
most genial smile-and the smile
meant trouble for Topeka bootIeggers.
Engaging in the retail liquor busi-
ness in violation of the federal reve-
nue. stamp laws is the most common
cause of bootleggers going to Jail via
the Fred Robertson route. Federal
statutes compel wholesale and retail
liquor dealers alike to take out reve-
nue. stamps from the office of the in
ternal revenue collector. The law ap-
plies in dry" territory as well as in
portions of the country where the
liquor business is unrestricted by pro-
hibitory measures.
w. III. l.. Pepperell, internal reve-
nue. collector of LeavenwOrth, is in
IOpeka today ana mas with MIN GER
tain records showing just how many
bootleggers in the state are carrying
revenue stamps.
Topeka bOOtleggers are coming in
for their full share of investigation.
1t is estimated that there are about
thirty-six bootleggers in Topeka who
are common violators of the revenue
stamp act similar number of
cases, judging from the number of
subpoenas issued in that territory, are
being Investigated in Leavenworth,
Atchison and Kansas City, Kan.
Several Topeka bootleggers. it il
understood, are violating the law by
taking out revenue stamps and giving
fictitious addresses for their places OF
business This is done to dodge state
laws and keep county officials from
finding their places. These ViolatoTs
are also being ''probed."
Persons bearing liquor subpOenas
in Topeka this week are from all
parts of the state. The Topeka courts
have Jurisdiction over the entire state.
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TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
WeS.her of Every Variety Held Out to
Kansas.

The weather was of a typical April
variety at Topeka today with morning
showers netting .04 of an inch up to
nine o'clock.
The precipitation was local as
shown by the reports from over the
state. There were light showers at
Hanover Horton and Manhattan. The
western and central sections of the
state were generally fair this morning.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Wednesday with
moderate temperatures. When the
word generally" is used the forecast
admits of the possibility of a shower
here and there.
The mercury rose rapidly this after
noon-14 degrees in two hours. The
temperature for the day averaged 8
degrees above normal.
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IN WILHELMINA CASE.
Trial Over American Food Ship in
British Court Today.

London, April 13.-Trial in the Brit
ish prize court of the case of the
steamer Wilhe1mina, the American
food ship detained under the British
anti-German food embargo. was
scheduled today. The case is among
those on the calendar for the Easter
court term, but may not be reached
for few days.
Counsel for the st. Louis owner of
the Wilhelminas food cargo today
outlined the United States case, which
was the subject of sharp protest from
the state department. 1t will be con-
tended that the food cargo was con-
signed to the American owner at Bre-
men and. therefore, was not subject to
confiscation by the German govern
ment for military purposes. Great
Britain, on the other hand, will con-
tend that the German military author
tiles could have seized the food and
thus eyade England's starvation
policy against Germany.
The WilheImina itself is not seized
and, if her cargo is confiscated, Eng
land will pay her owners for the food
seized.
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ceptionally favorable conditions in
Kansas. The ground is more thor
oughly soaked from the heavy SHOWS
of last winter and the rains this week
than it has been for several years and
while the season is somewhat back
ward this appears to be more than
offset by the Favorable conditions now
prevailing and the decreased liability
of damage from a late frost.
The week ending Monday morn
ing, April IL, was much warmer than
any other week since last fall, with
from one to two inches of rain gener-
ally in the southern and western por-
tions and moderately heavy rains else
where. 1t was also deficient in sun
shine Severe frosts occurred in the
northwestern counties on the 10th, but
vegetation was not advanced suffi-
ciently to be damaged.
Except in the northeast part of the
state farm work made very little pro-
gress this week and little if anything
ground for corn planting.
Wheat in Good Condition.
Wheat is 'greening up and report
ed to be in fine condition in almost ev-
cry part of the state. Many reports
received state it was never better at
this time of the year
Sowing oats has been greatly delay
ed by the unseasonably cold weather
of March and the wet fields this week.
From one third to about half the oats
that will be sown this spring are now
nthe ground, but the acreage will be
light and the ground that would have
been sown in oats had the season been
favorable will be planted in corn
Pastures. Hay and Fruit
Alfalfa passed through the winter
in exceptionally good condition and it
and all other gras& made rapid
growth this week.
Peaches appear to have been badly
damaged during the winter Other
fruits. especially Strawberries are
promising.
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NAME CARL MOORE.
kinsIey Man Succeeds w. p. FEEDER as
Utilities Secretary.

The public utilities commission to-
day announced the appointment of
Carl Moore of kinsley as secretary of
the commission to succeed w. P. Fed
er The appointment was made eff
fective May I.
Moore is well known in Seventh dis
trlct Republican circles. He was
chairman of the Edwards county COM
Inlttee last year and also served at the
mead OF the congressional committee
He was appointed by the commission
over a long list of applicants.
Feder, who retires May 1, is also a
seventh district man and was former
~ edltor of The Barton County Demo-
Crat He has served as secretary of
the commission since April, 1918 The
retirement of Commissioner Cable
placed the commission in control of
lhe kepubIlcans and FEEDER is the first
employee to walk the plank as re
suit of the change in political com
pIexlon OF the commission. This is the
nrst important political change in the
state house since the legislat ture Dassed
the joke civil service law.
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SCALDS HIS OWN SON
Man Turned Live Steam Into Well Pit,
killing His Boy.

Los Angeles. Cal, April 13.-Clark
Bradford. 81 years old, was fatally
scalded in a well pit of the Union Hol-
iywood Water company at West JEFF
ferson and Cinarron streets Sunday
afternoon after his father had turned
live steam into the hole where his
son and James L. Sutton were work.
ing.
When the scalding vapor filled the
pit young Bradford thrust Sutton up
the ladder, shouting Get out. Jim !;
hurry for Gods sake" Then he fell
to the bottom of the pit and was fatal
Iy scalded before he could be rescued.
He died later at the California hospi-
tai Sutton's injuries will not prove
fatal The elder Bradford was una
ware of the presence of his son and
Sutton in the we'll when he let the
steam into the pit, and was prostrated
at the fatal result