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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

Foreign Influences Still Dominate
neutrality-suspicious. SpasmOdic.

New York, Feb. Elm keeping
with its recent course, this weeks
stock market was again mainly under
the domination of foreign influences.
This was demonstrated in the further
decentralization of the various markets
for foreign exchange virtually all of
which moved .aore in favor Of this
country but brought little relief in the
way of gold imports.
Dealings were of limited charac-
ter and almost wholly professional
traders taking the short side because
of adverse European Developments
Later, however. there was consider
able covering of these contracts and
prices were general improvements.
Lack of investment demand was a
discouraging feature. impending in
terest and dividend disbursements for
March evoking little anticipatory in
quiry.
The action of the grain and other
commodity markets denoted concern
respecting the outcome of negotia-
tons between this government and
several of the beligerent nations, but
estimates now available point to a
record breaking volume of foreign
business by this country for February
Domestic trade continues spas
modic. bank clearings showing mark
ed improvement. at certain industrial
centers, with some backwardness
elsewhere. Home financing proceed
ed smoothly, the success of several
recent flotations reflecting the ease of
money at leading reserve sections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
near CAGE PARK
The Sunday School Is an Active
Organization. =
Series of Interesting Meetings
Will Be Held.

The Gage Park Union Sunday school
was organized in August, 1913. Since
then it has had a very remarkable
growth. 1t has enrolled about eighty
members and has good attendance.
The meetings are held every Sunday
afternoon at :: 3 o'clock. The estab-
lishment of the Sunday school was
neighborhoOd assisted by several of
the town churches. principally the
Westminster church Christian En-
deavOr
There are 800 people living in the
neighborhOod of the Sunday school
and since no church was nearer than
Lowman Hill. it was thought advisable
to attempt the formation of the Sun
day school. The success of the I'M
dertaking has been very gratifying.
Series of Special Meetings.
The Sunday school is planning a
series of special meetings during the
next few Sundays. Sunday at 8
o'clock a gospel team composed of
Woods. Mr.. Knox will have charge
March Z. gospel team from WASH
burn college will conduct special ser
vice. March IA the First Baptist
church will serd team and on Sum
day. March 21, Miss June Chapman,
who is at the head of the Central
Park and Sheldon kindergartens, will
be present and tell some special
stories for the children. On Sunday
evening, March %. at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. Ralph Ward of the Westminster
Presbyterian church will give an IL
Illustrated lantern lecture. The Sun
day school extends cordial invitation
to everybody to attend all of it's reg
ular and special services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
up TO CAPPER NOW
Senate Checks Up Secretary
Dean Salary to the Governor.


=
The senate this morning put on final
passage the house bill carrying $685.
900 for the Panama-Pacific exposition
but making no provision for the pay
ment of any salary to any member as
secretary of the body. and it adopted
Senator J. NJ. Davis's resolution de-
manding OF the governor to know
what steps have been taken for the
recovery of $2,420 salary paid to H.
r. Dean, member Of the commission.
who has been serving as secretary
without the proper legal authority to
draw pay.
1t begins to look as though the Leg
islature would go on with its arrange
ments to finish financing the EXPOSE
ton by giving it the $4,000 desired
to supplement the $4,000 already
used at San Francisco and San Diego.
settle the argument over Deans salary
with the governor.
Up to date hOnOrS in the argument
between Senator ]. M. Davis and the
Panama Pacific exposition commits
sion are about even. Davis declared he
would defeat the appropriation IL he
did not compel the commission men,
bers to resign. He has not done either.
but he has stopped the arrangement
by which Dean commenced drawing
a salary, which arrangement contain
ed the defect that the commissioners
were supposed to serve without pay.
Dean was drawing pay as secretary
he claims, not as a commissioner The
Legislature will probably decline to re-
draft the law SO as to give himii an
authorized salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
KANSAS ACCIES HIGH.
Take Second Place in Glass C Inter-
collegiate Rifle Shoot.

Take Second Place in Glass C Inter-
collegiate Rifle Shoot.
Washington. Feb. 27.-Washington
State college came within point of
equalling the record in the IntercOl-
legiate Rifle Shooting championship
race with a score Of 992 in the seventh
weeks match. results of which were
announced today. Two members Of
the washington team turned in scores
of 100 standing and 100 prone. being
the first individual to make possible
scores since the matches began. Re-
suits follows:
Glass A-Washington State 992 VS..
United States Naval academy $50;
Massachusetts, Agriculture $50 VS..
Illinois 943; West Virginia 972 VS..
Minnesota 942: Iowa State $50 VS..
Michigan Agriculture 977; Norwich
$50 vs. Purdue 945; Cornell 961 VS.
California 935.
Class B-North Georgia $50 VS.
Worcester. Mass, Polytechnic $50;
Vermont 951 VS.. Pennsylvania 944;
Maine 924 VS.. Notre Dame 921: Dart
mouth GIT VS.. Princeton 90S; Okla
home A. and NJ. 926 VS.. Wisconsin de.
faulted.
Glass michigan 923 VS.. Nebraska
919: Kansas Agricultural 9O7 VS.. Uni.
versity of Washing S48; Yale 500 VS.
Leigh $50: Mississippi A. and NJ. 86s
VS.. Idaho SOL: Arizona 9O7 VS.. Rhode
Island State defaulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
CAPT. KING RETIRES.
Veteran Editor OF the Globe Democrat
Has Resigned.

st. Louis. Feb. 26.-Captain Henry
King today resigned as managing edi-
tor of the St. Louis Globe-DemOcrat
a post he has held since the death of
Joseph McCullagh in 1897.
Captain King has been in poor
health for some time and for several
days has been unable to go to the
Globe-Democrat office. f, Lansing
Ray, secretary of the company that
publishes the paper, said that the
resignation was accepted with regret
and was due to the illness and ad-
vanced age of Captain King. Captain
King is 70 years old. A successor has
not been appointed.
Captain Henry King was one of the
pioneer newspaper men of Kansas. He
came to Topeka from Quincy. ILL.,,
where he was editor of a paper and
in 1869 he became editor of the Kan
sas State Record. Topeka daily. In
paper and became editor of the Com
monwealth. He became publisher of
the Commonwealth in 1873.
From 1873 until 1881 he was post
master in Topeka and in 1881 he be-
came editor of the Topeka Capital
Two years later he went to the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The veteran newspaper man is a
brother of James L. King, state Ii
brarian. He was born in Ohio and is
veteran of the Civil war. While he
was engaged in the newspaper work
in Kansas he was one of the states
most popular journalists.
Captain King was also the first edi-
tor of the Kansas Magazine which.
when it was published in the state,
was considered one of the foremost
magazines of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
BUILD UP PAPERS
~Rejuvenate Our Faithful One
Hundred"SSecretary Howe.

The Democratic State Editorial asso-
citation Is planning to build up the
Democratic papers in Kansas. The job
of running a Democratic paper in
Kansas has not always been as lucra-
tive as it should be and the associa-
ton is going to busy itself with the
work of reJuvenating the 100 or more
Democratic papers in Kansas.
Plans for the work of bolstering up
these papers were discussed at the
meeting held in Topeka February %.
During the year it is planned to have
a series of meetings throughout the
state. Whether we hold them in each
congressional district or one for two
or more districts has not yet been de-
termined" said J. w. Howe. secretary
of the association. Anyway we will
hold not less than four meetings dur
ing the year and discuss plans for bet
tering the newspaper business in the
state. When a meeting is held in a
district. we will have one or more edi-
tors from the other districts present
to give short talks on the conditions
found in their districts. By this
means we will have every district ac-
quainted with the plans and methods
used by the editors in all the other
districts. 1t is likely the first meeting
will he held in either Wichita or
Hutchinson. some time in the early
spring. While these association meet
ings will be held by the Democratic
editors they will in no wise be pOliti-
CAL
A meeting of the executive commit
tee which consists of the vice presi-
dents, will be called shortly after the
legislature adjourns to arrange the
meetings. The officers are: Sam
Osterhold. Ho1ton Signal, president;
J. w. Howe, Abilene News, secretary.
The district vice presidents are:
George Harmon. Valley Falls. first;
Grant Harrington, Kansas City. sec
ond; ALI Q. Wooster, Erie, third: Rob-
ert Focht. Eureka. fourth; w. S.
Lansdon. Salina, fifth; J. w. Morphy.
Russell. sixth; H. Eckert, Larned,
seventh; Warren Knaus, Mcpherson,
eighth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
rain THREATENS RACE
Alley Takes Lead From Rcsta in
Grand Prix Auto Contest.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 27.-Thirty
cars started at 1890 o'clock this
morning in the Grand Prix automo-
bile race on the course within the
grounds of the Panama. Pacific Inter-
national exposition. A fair crowd filed
the smaller bleachers. but there was
only a scattering in the main grand
stand. Heavy clouds hung in the sky
and though the weather bureau had
predicted a clear day, there were
threats of rain.
The signal was given by Starter
Fred Wagner. and Cooper, No. 8;
Ruckstell, No. 6; Newhouse, No. Is,
shot out on the course. Fifteen sec
onds later Taylor. No. 20; Bragg, No
IA, and thirty seconds later Parsons,
No. "a; Nikrent, No. 10, got Off The
balance went in flights of three cars
every fifteen seconds.
At the end of the tenth lap. Resta,
driving n Penyeat car led. Time
35.44.
Earl Cooper was forced out of the
race on the second lap by a broken
connecting rod.
Shortly before noon sharp show
er, which promised to continue indef-
initely, threatened to bring the race
to a close.
The cars. which had been maintain
ing an average speed of IS miles an
hour, slowed down perceptibly. Resta.
NO. ., was Stfli leading.
AT the end of the twentieth lap, Al.
ley. No. 2. had taken the lead away
from Resta. who had dropped back to
sixth place.
The shower turned into drizzle
that made the track slippery and dan
serous Sand was thrown on the
dangerous curves. Average for the 20
laps. "a miles an hour
The distance of the race was off,
cially announced as 40O.2856 miles,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
E.W .n0Cn TO Bale
Tells Him Of Appreciation Of
Orphans Topeka Visit.

The action of Senator Balie Wag-
gener in bringing to the Kansas 1egis-
lature $50 children from the Kansas
Orphans home at Atchison Friday,
aroused much favorable comment
Throughout the state. and the veteran
senator IL receiving scores OF letters
and kilograms applauding him for his
interest in the state institution and
commencing his action in showing the
Legislature the little wards OF the
state.
Senator waggener was accorded
unprecedented courtesy by both
branches of the legislature. and UNI
doubleday won many converts TO the
cause of the orphans home by pre-
senting the little ones and he resolves
much satisfaction from. the words OF
approval that reach him hourly by
mail and wire. A letter from Elk
Governor E. w. Hoch. received this
morning, il q fair sample Of the feel
ing shown by q large number OF those
who witnessed the Atchison senator's
final effort to interest the legislature
| in the future welfare of the Kansas
Hon. b. p. Waggener. My Dear
Senator: With moistened eyes l Wit
messed this afternoon that touching
spectacle in the senate and house. TO
child bereft of a fathers protection
and a mothers loving care, and i
think it should be regarded az
priceless privilege on the part OF great
| rich state like Kansas to father and
mother such a bunch of boys and
girls as you brought to Topeka today.
Some day. have no doubt. some
of those boys and girls (for after
awhile women will share legislative
honors with men) will arise in the
Kansas legislature and recall to their
fellow members the events of this
memorable day. and 1 hope you will
live to share with them the honOrs
Of that occasion as you did in this.
| IF five hundred thousand dollars
were necessary to stamp out the foot
| and mouth disease in Kansas, /, fer
one, would advocate its appropriation.
but 1 would rather save one of those
boys or girls that were in the senate
and house today than to save all the
cattle in Kansas, wouldn't you?
God bless you, my dear senator.
for what you have done for the chill
dren of your community and for these
waits Of the state. Some day the One
who took little children in His arms
and blessed them, will say inasmuch
as you did it unto the least Of these.
you did it unto Me-
Cordially, your friend.
E1E. w. HOCH.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
100 uIE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR I sALELThe property at No. ~
house. good barn, one and cne-h.if I Sstn
Ely. "ats s est front Can Sc boush;
Remainder on easy terms inor,se qairsd
Kooeeyelt street. or us West SfxtS - ~
Fo e's.: s'ALGnedesn room 6onse VIM
Worth 5000. Make cash offer ns,s. eve;.
ywner none, resident-will carry psrf
or ~ - AShE' east front, 8 room 6o.:.
i Kitase snd Onion streets. 4. IS. CisT,f,ner
IA n UxEn acre garden tract at sv.,.-
~ FOL Ct. or phone 1uiH Red. e"neri
* fhOvED, grain. fruit, sfocE a.
III. aef1cultural land. Price ~
BUILDING SITE. 49, - = -.
- .as ewes. Daad. 4oe7 BlacE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

w. J. Haskins of Kansas City. No.,
died at 1880 o'clock Friday morning
at his home, 2S49 TroOst avenue. The
funeral will be held from Penwelrs
chapel. Sunday morning at 1880
O'Clock Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry He was a brother Of w. A. Has
kins of SIS Lincoln street.
Robert Cole. Is, died at a local hos
pital Wednesday. The funeral was
held this afternoon. Interment Ro-
chester cemetery.
Friday at her home, 1910 Kansas ave-
nue.. The funeral will be held from
the Second Baptist church Sunday at
ternoon at O'Clock. Interment in
Mount Auburn cemetery.
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Tuesday evening will be "get ac-
quainted'' evening for members of
Sons and Daughter Of Justice. Final
garding the special car to Usage
City for the National Council meeting.
March Z. All members urged to be
present. Refreshments will be served.
ADV. ts
lations was entered today in the sec
ond division of the district court be-
fore Judge Whitcomb. o. s. Busey
plead guilty on two counts and was
sentenced to thirty days and fined
800 on each count.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c dog. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
J. F. Billings Co., has taken the
agency for the Winton car.
]. A. Stewart, general passenger
agent of the Rock Island, and J. NJ.
Cornell, general passenger agent of
the Santa Fee, have returned from St.
Louis where the.T attended meeting
of the Southwest Passenger agents as
ISOLATION this week.
The Whittelsey Mercantile Co. have
purchased a new two ton Roe truck
from the J. F. Billings Co.
F.. A. Rooster. d. D. S.. 40 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyOr-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-
No new cases of the foot and mouth
disease among livestock were report
ed in the state today. COmmunica-
tions received from Butler county.
where the epidemic broke out recent
w. are to the effect that the state and
federal authorities have the situation
well under control.
Jonathan D. Norton is a candidate
for commissioner of finance and
revenue.-Adv.
An entertainment will be given at
Amity lodge No. 231, knights of
Pythias, Tuesday, March 8, at the
hall, 837 Kansas avenue. The enter
tainment will be public. Miss Rose
Gilberg will give a number OF vocal
numbers and w. A. S. Bird and Rev.
John Bright will be the speakers of
the evening.
Up. Slaughter has purchased a new
eight-cylinder Cadillac.
A large orchestra under the direc-
ton of c. S. Alexander is meeting
with general favor at the Third Pres
byterian church. Special programs
have been prepared at the church for
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
BOWMAN TO SPEAK.
Senator from Anderson County to Adj
dress Current Topic Club.

Senator Noah L. Bowman of Ander-
son county will speak Monday evening
at the regular meeting OF the Current
Topic club of the Central Y NJ. c. A.
on Capitalization of Power in Gov
ernment." Senator Bowman takes a
negative stand. and his address will
be of special importance to all those
who are particularly interested in the
commission plan of government.
All members of the legislature have
been invited to attend the meeting.
Members of the club and friends of
the Y. NJ. c. A. will be present. Din
ner will be served at 6:15 o'clock and
the meeting will be over by 1880.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
MONEY IN EVERY BANK
Hugo Brandt. Ball Player, Claiming
Wealth, Held for Insanity.

Hugo Brandt of Alma was picked
up by J. J. Holman. deputy sheriff,
Friday evening and is being held at
the county Jail for insanity. Accord
ing to county officials Brandt claims
to be a former baseball player on the
Topeka team and was trying to cash
a check for $3.50 with the claim that
he was wealthy and had money depos-
tied in every bank in Wabaunsee
county.
Brandt claims to have played on the
Topeka White Sox under Dick Cooley
prior to Western league days. Cooley
stated today that Brandt was known
at one time as a good amateur play
peka team.
The man who is being held at the
county Jail is about 35 years of age
and is well known. in Wabaunsee
county.
E,Cnpn
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@f9arM5{NAtp

The senate this morning passed the
bill by Senator Harry Gray of Russell
providing for an increase of the juris-
dlctiOn of the small debtors courts of
Kansas from $40 to $50, putting it up
for final passage by a majority vote in
committee of the whole.
In committee of the whole today the
senate approved the house bill SUBJ
Stitute for the Huffman bill providing
a means for the deposit of surplus
state funds in excess of the amounts
for which bids have been filed by state
repositories. About twice year the
thousand dollars more than has been
contracted by the banks which put up
securities as guarantees for state de-
posts. Under the new bill provision is
made for the deposit of additional
guarantees to cover excess funds. 1t
also provides for interest payments on
this excess.
r. L. Thomas, former clerk of the
Shawnee county district court, who has
been employed as an expert in draft
ing the new judicial reapportionment
bill passed by tn senate today, finish
ed his work when the committee pre-
scented its production to the senate.
Special thanks to Thomas were ex-
pressed on the floor of the senate for
the valuable nature of his services in
compiling the information on which
the reappOrtionment was based, by
Senator TrOutman when submitting
final report on the measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

Captain c. B. Blethen, of Seattle,
representing the adjutant general of
the Washington state national guard
at the militia conference at Wash
ington, d. c.. wants the state militia
men put on the government payroll
and will help Senator Chamberlain
in his efforts to get this done. He
contends that many good men are
kept out of the service because they
cannot spend the money necessary
under the present arrangement,
Captain Blethen is the managing edi-
tor of the Seattle Times and is one
Of the militia officers who will take a
course in gunnery and sea coast en-
cheering 1T Fortress Monroe. Va.
beginning next May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
M0D0CS TO TECuMSEH
Topeka Musical Organization Gives
Entertainment.

The Topeka Modoc club went to
Tecumseh last night and gave an en-
tertainment at the Tecumseh grange.
James Doncyson and Harry Snyder
gave their famous blackface act Miss
McAllister gave a reading. Miss
Beulah Wentworth rendered a violin
solo, assisted on the piapa by Miss
Huey.
The party went down on train No.
16 and returned on train No. II.
There were Is members in the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

At the recent general conventioo
of the United Daughters Of the Con-
federaey, Nrs. Daisy McLaurin
Stevens, the president general, was
instructed to appoint . committee of
three to cooperate with similar com
mites from the United Confederate
Veterans, the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans and the Confederate Me-
mortal association to determine the
designer Of the Stars and Bars and
thus settle controversy. The honor
is claimed for the late Major Orrfn
Randolph Smith Of LouisburR. N. c..
and for Nicols MarschaIl, artist snd
draugktxman OF Marion. Ala
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
M'LARNON-BROWN.

Announcement was made today of
the wedding of Arthur NJ. Brown of
Topeka and Miss Ada McLarnon of
Maryville, Mo. Mr.. Brown is en-
ployed in the composing room of the
State Journal. The young couple were
married Christmas at the home of the
brides sister at Clarinda, Iowa. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. NJ. Brown of this city and is we'll
known here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

Every bit Of dandruff dtsappear.
after one or two applications OF Dsnd-
crime rubbed well into the scaln Wi, h
the finger tips Get a 25-cent bottle
OF Danderine at any drug store and
save your hair. After a few arn,,r.
lions you can't find nertsc1.
OF dandruff or any falling hair. and
the scalp Will never itch.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

La Crosse. Kan. Feb. 27.-Frank
U. Russell of La Crosse, will be a
candidate for congress in the Seventh
district for the Republican nomina
ton In the district. Russell is the
county. and is well known over the
district. which will no doubt give him
a strong support
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

General Won Hindenburg, Who re-
Gently drove the Russians out Of the
Masurian lake region in East Prus-
sia, was laughed at before the war
because he made such q hobby Of his
plan for defending the lake region.
His success brought vindicafion and
made him national hero
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
A. o. q. W. Notice.

Members of Upchurch lodge No. IA
are requested to attend the funeral Of
Bro. F. A. Beine Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Services from Penweu.s
chapel Lodge services at the ceme-
terry. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
E. E. MIDDAUGH n. w.
H. @. THOMPSON, Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending ut o'clock this morning:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

The Allies will do 1t II they cam
whats" why, cit on the OttOman."-
Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27

Mrs. r. R. Zane of San Francisco,
Cal. is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Stemburg, SIG Monroe street.