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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
On the Spur
of the Moment
BY ROY K. MOULTON,

Tell Me Not.
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream,
And these fancy summer hotels
Are not really what they seem.
Tell me not the hash is skinny:
That the vegetables are canned;
That the only thing las advertised"
About them is the sand.
Tell me not that summer boarders
Cuss until the air is blue;
AS they long for food and comfort,
I'll believe you if you do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Association.
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal away
From home during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day to any
address at the rate of ten cents week or
thirty cents a month (by mail only). Ad-
dress changed often desired While
out of town the State journal will be to
you like a daily letter from home.
Advance payment Is requested these
short time subscriptions. to save boOkkeep
Ing expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

Galveston's famous sea -wall takes
Its place among the unusually rare
things that deliver the goods expected
of them in just such emergencies for
which they We're provided. The engi-
neers are the boys to whom caps
should be dotted. They seem to be
able nowadays to twise nature around
their little fingers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
BAD BUSINESS

The treasury department has or
dered a further withdrawal of the
government funds from the national
bank depositaries, and by the end of
this month more than $S,000,00O will
have been thus transferred from the
local banks to the regional reserve
banks. The government will lose
per cent interest, which it now re-
ceives on these deposits, but il is be-
lieved that the transfer will have the
effect of forcing the national banks
to rediscount their commercial paper
with the regional reserve banks. This
would enable the reserve bank system
to pay expenses, which it has never
yet been able to do. But it can hardly
be argued that banking system
which requires artificial forcing of this
kind to make it profitable is alto
gether an unmiXed success.-Inde-
pendence Reporter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

One thing also seems reasonably
certain. The American pen hasn't
shown any evidence so far of being as
serviceable or as mighty in ironing out
the troubles in Mexico as the Ameri-
can sword would have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

Possibly the time will be considered
ripe again for divers other governors
to tell the governor of Georgia what he
should do in the premises. Winding
other peoples business seems to be the
rule these days in every field of en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

Here's a facer. from the South Bend
Tribune: Why is it that when man
desires to tell you a funny story he
usually discredits your bump of hu-
NOR by warning you in advance that
the story is FUNNY?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

The last New York city telephone
directory contains $4,000 listings for
$4,000 telephones in the city. The
first telephone directory issued in
1878, consisted of a card containing
the names of 252 subscribers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

The meek may inherit the earth. OBJ
serves the Chicago Herald, but if the
strong keep at it much longer, the
heritage will not be worth much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

A pertinent suggestion from the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch: Toast to our bill
lion wheat crop. May we never grow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
CHERRY TIME.

please leave my tree? Your singing
bothers me-"
Anything to oblige" chirped Billy
pleasantly, and away he flew to the
mulberry tree out front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
In the Good Old summer.

In the Good Old Summer.
Bring the good old hammock and
We'll have another swing,
Fanned by gentle ZephyrS while the
little brides sing.
Bring the good old brier pipe, whose
vapors upward roll,
Spelling sweet contentment to the
oVerburdened soul.
Bring the good old novel that is full
of chivalry
With its dashing hero and its maid of
constancy.
Bring the good old pitcher that is
filled with lemonade,
And ice that always tinkles when you
set it in the shade.
Bring the good old slippers and the
smoking jacket, too,
Then We'll be all ready to enjoy our
selves a few.
Let the heightened summer people
frolic by the sea:
The hammock on the old side porch
is good enough for me.
\ Careful Dealer.
A detected, sallow, friendless-look-
ing low spirited man walked into the
grocery store
II want some clothesline," he said
Whatever want it for?'' asked the
man behind the counter.
TO hang clothes on-the old lady's
washing today
"She is, heb ?'' said the shopkeeper,
from head to foot. ''Well, you go
back and tell her to come down here
and get it herself The only way a
fellow looking like you do can buy
rope from me is on prescription"
The Hickeyville Clarion
The entire police force, consisting
of Constable Ezra Hand, was at
tracted to the rear of the flour and
feed mill last Friday evening, from
which direction heavy firing con-
tinued AS the fusillade of shots con-
tinued the rumor quickly spread that
a party of armed bandits were invad-
ing the village and our residents
turned out with pitchforkS and
scythes and shotguns. The constable
when he was half way to
the scene of action that he had left
his star at home and he had to go
back after it. When the first posse
of villagers arrived at the spot they
found Elmer Jones trying to start his
m otorcycle.
Lem Higgins never Travelled on a
railroad train for fear of accidents, so
he stayed at home and a chimney fell
on him and landed him in the hos
pital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

Merchandise and treasure to the
value of S66, 100000 moved between
Alaska and the United States in 1914,
an increase of S4,000.000 over 1913.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
CALLS ON NAVY
FOR new IDEAS

NEWPORT. II. l.. June 2s.--Revo.
lutionary changes In naval methods
must be devised 10 bring the Amer.
lean navy up to date. Secretary
Daniels told the navy war college
here today.
lie said the development OF the
submarine aud the activity of air.
ships had held England's mighty
navy behind landlocked barrier
for the first year OF the war The
secretary called upon the war col.
lege to find new weapons which
will make the navy OF the United
States the greatest weapon OF of.
Tense and defense In the world.
While holding wisely TO the good
of the past, such as has stood the
acid test Of this great war. do not
fear to cast aside what have proven
mere ehackles OF convention. and
go daringly forward" the secretary
declared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
BUILDING TRADES
ELECT OFFICERS

Four building trades unions
elected officers Friday night as fol-
lows.
Bridge and structural iron work.
ers; W. r. Palmer. president: 3.
y. Randall. firse vice president.
Harry Lee. second vice president:
A. q. Dentler. recording secretary:
Scotty Hofeditz. business agent; s.
j. Randall, treasurer. NJ. J. Kinery.
conductor. and r. J. Fardy. warden
Hold carriers and building labor.
ers: William Coffey. president:
Charles Geale. vice president: u.
q. Spriggs. recording secretary. and
August Schimmel. scrgeant-at-arms
Lathers local. No. i0i: J. W.
Chamberlain, president: r.. Il.
Moore. vice president; s. A. Smith.
recording secretary. and w. ID.
Laurenson. secretary.treasurer.
Cement finishers local. No. SOS:
n. Il. Tiffany. president: Thomas
Kelly, vice president: Fred Knabe.
financial secretary. G. d. Johnson.
recording secretary, and +. X. Sa.
vile, guardian.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
BY CARL w. ACkERMAN
Omitted Prets staff Correspondent

Omitted Prefs Staff Correspondent)
BERLIN. (via The Haguel. June
ga strong editorial published by
the Beriiner Tageblatt. powerful ex'
ponent of the policies OF Chancellor
Won Bethmann Hollweg. today. Is
expected TO have the most import.
an, influence upon the German
American situation.
The editorial dealing with the
controversy growing out OF the sink.
Ing OF the Lusitania and the sub
marine warfare. appealed TO the
people of both countries 10 view the
situation sanely and not to be pnis.
led by the jingoes.
II is yident that America has
been as badly misinformed regard
ing Germany's attitude as Germany
has been regarding Americas" The
paper declared. Messages that
Germans were indifferent TO the
possibilities OF war with the United
States caused very bad feeling
there. But Germans and the gov
eminent cannot too emphatically as
sert that their greatest desire Is 10
maintain relations OF friendliness
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
Hubby Finds Strange
Union Suit Beneath
Wife'S Bed; Divorce

II must be irritating to go home
20 ones wife after duecedly hard
day at the office and find a strange
gentlemans union suit underneath
the bed.
Anyway. Edwin Flock felt that
way about Il.
He pulled the garment out by the
leg. but there was nobody IN II. He
asked Mira Flock where the usual
occupant was. She seemed some
what reluctant about telling. and
IN
\ Well. Flock got divorce, Friday.
In Judge Albertson's court.
Union Suit coss. Too
The next night--nnd that was ~
years ago-when Flock got home,
the missus had vamoosed. Also the
union suit II was too big for Flock
anyway.
There were odd moments during
the next few months when Flock
wondered where she had gone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
BERLIN PAPER APPEALS TO-
PEOPLE TO keep THEIR HEAD|

with America. thru all honorat
means
The present relations are not :
bad and with mutual efforts an =
derstanding can be reached. u
only difficulty is the ammunitl|
problem. Germany will continue :
regret that American sales OF 81
traband go TO Germany's enemiea
While America is adhering
the letter OF the law. she Is hell
prolong this unfortunate. bIoo
conflict. The supposition that
American government partic1p
in this barter 10 unfounded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

The Test of the Man" Marie
Walcampl. two parts; Lsrry
o'Neil. Gen,leman" WIN. Gar.
wood. two parts. We Should
Worry About Auntie. comedy.
AIssks Ending Tuesday Night
Her Shattered Idol MAE
Marsh and Robert Heron. five.
part comedy.
Alhsmbrs Ending Wednesday
Night
WORK" fCharles Chaplin. two
parts: The Way OF the Transgress.
or" Leah Baird and Leo Delaney.
three parts: "The Angel OF the
Springs. -Hearstseiig Weekly"
TiIikurn Ending Saturday Night
Across the Footlights." two
parts. The Swinging Doors" two
parts. "Mumps." comedy.
Madison Sunday
The War OF the w1lds." two
parts: The Stone Age" Courage"
Edna Msisonl. The Delicatessen
weber and Fields. and Park
Johnnies."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
BETTER PAY FOR
CAnNERY ''nEl

OLYMPIA. June ga -
conference TO fix the wages o.
,sses will not be held until
all. IL is announced by Francis
Headlee. secretary OF the mini
wage commission A confere1l
the welfare commissions OF
ington, Oregon and Californ1
be held this summer 10 liz "
wages OF cannery workers e.
Coast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
FILE NEW CHARGE
AGAINST COVE

A federal charge has been lodged
against De Forest w Cove. paying
teller OF the Dexter Horton bank
who stole $4,000 from the bank TO
cover poker losses. The complain.
ant Is Martin Mclean. a depositor
who charges Cove with abstracting
and mlsappropriating $4,000 belong.
ing to him. Cove will be given a
preliminary hearing Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

pressiye ones. could be said OF the
little come dian. Every movement
counts with him and counts for a
laugh. With this two-part. 80 horse
power comedy ls threapart VITA.
graph drama. The Way OF the
TTanssr~sror. featuring Leah
Baird and Leo Delaney Crooked
politics and the fteadfast love and
devotion OF Fanchette. a cabarc,
singer. for her unworthy husband.
ending In a dramatic climat where
the mar realizes the error. com.
pfises the theme. This show viii
continue Lnlii next Wednesday
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
USE FIRE TO ROB

LOS ANGELES. June 26,--After
applying fire to the feet of Mrs.
Louis Martinez, an aged resident In
the Latin quarter here. TO make her
reveal the hiding place of $l20 In
gold. seven Mexican robbers got In.
to dispute over division of the
money This gave Mrs. Martinez n
chance to call the police, and five OF
the men were captured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

ciemmsr Beginning Sunday
The Birth OF Nation LILLIAN
Gish. Mae Marsh. Miriam Cooper.
Henry Waithali and Ralph Lewis
Liberty Ending Tuesday Night
The Arab" Edgar selwint. five
parts. South American TRAY.
clogue"
Colonial Ending Saturday Night
NORWOOD Ethyl KanffmanD.
five parts: The Little Teacher
tMsbel Normand. owen Moore.
Max Sonnet. and Fatty Arbuckieb,
twopart comedy.
Class a Ending Tuesday Night
Conscience" four.part drama.
Mission Ending Tuesday Night
'Rcc,or's at seven" three. part
comedy. The Missing Man" two.
part Western drama
Grand Ending Tuesday Night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

The plot Fcvolyes about two tam.
lilies. one Southern and one North.
ern. two marriages. finally uniting
thcm.
The romances are strenuously oh.
iected to on both sides. and eompli.
cations nrc added BY political trou.
bles. the rising OF the ku.klux clan
aud the civil war.
All these incidents are wildly
portrayed. especially the civil war
battle scene. which was done By the
California state militia under the al.
rccsion OF military experts.
The shooting of Abraham Lin.
coin. one OF the high apots Of the
picture. wes STAGED IN "A theatre
constructed exclusively for this pur.
pose. Tn. exact measurements Of
the Ford theatre were followed.
Scenes Cost Much Money
The Birth OF n Nation comes
from The Clansman.~ story BY
Thomas Dixon.
Below are a few facts abou, the
film:
II has 5000 scenes, $4,000 char.
aesers ard 5000 horses.
cities were built up and then
destroyed by fire.
The biggest battle Of the civil war
10 rs-enaeted.
A series Of Wild ku-klus "rsdss"
that commardesred . county for :
day and cost $4,000.
Night photography OF battle
scenes invented and perfected ~
cost Of 5000.
Wonderful artillery dueis In which
real shells, costing $40 apiece. were
used. Miles 81 trenches Thousands
Of fighters WAR a. II actually Ia"
Twelve thousand feet Of film.
The closing date has not yet been
determined. but win be announced
at later date.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

him. AZ about the same time
HuEhcy white. Tired business man.
IL switched by mistake 10 the same
telephone With Fin F1utter. a
chorus girl. Inadvertently the Walt.
era switch couples and then every.
body has different time than they
expected. The Missing Man, two.
part Western drama. IL the other
film.
GRAND
Marie walcamp. the daring little
Universal fayorits. will again be
the hcadllncr ri the Grand. he.
ginning Sunday and running until
Tuesday nixhl. In The Test OF the
Man" a two.part drama The Grand
has made n practice OF featuring
pretty Marie "a fas, as films star.
ring her are produced. and THIS
policy ~ making a distinct HIT with
the Grand fans. Marie gets a chance
20 spread herself In this latest re.
iease. which has several strong dra.
matte climates. Additional features
are Larry o'Neil. Gentleman. I"
drama in two parts. and n comedy.
We should Worry Abou, Auntie. T"
ALEXANDRA
Charles Chaplin continues to cut
comicsi capers At the Alhamhra in
his newest two.reei comedy. Work"
acknowledged to be the beat OF hts
long list OF successful comedies.
The man who said. Every little
movement has meaning all Its
own.' surely must have seen Chap
lin. for no truer words. or more cx.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
BOARD WILL SHOW
DElETED FILMS

PORTLAND, June 26.-FoI-
lowing announcement that the
motion picture censorship board
had prepared . composite reel.
showing all the immoral and IN
~ scenes deleted from movie
flIms. Mrs. e. 3. Colvseil. the sec
Rotary, was overwhelmed today
with requests from persons snx-
ious 10 view the piece.
II Is probable, however. that
the film Will be exhibited only to
tho city commission In eonnec-
ton with the censor boards an.
nvaI report.
Mayor AIbes suggested that
the pieces might be shown In .
theatre for . week or two. and
the clty's bonded indebtedness
wiped out with the proceeds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

When he went to the bank. later. TO
get something from his safety dc.
poslt box and found that Mrs. Flock
had beaten him to II and taken the
entire $1,000 bank roll. be was for
a moment yexed.
But whether he Lost his temper
outright 10 not recorded In the an.
nails OF the superior court.
II was strange fate that called
the cas-. OF Mrs Mary A. Seymour
W.. Jesse g. Seymour next. Her
story was 40 different
She was q little old. old lady. with
the dearest wrinkles and soft. gray
hair Her nps frcmbied and her
worn hands ciutched the arms 81
the witness chair in grasp tina,
made them blue.
She had been a s'enographer and
bookkeeper when she married him,
she said. He had gone away some.
where. she guessed because he was
tired of her. She was struggling
now at general homework. and
washing and ironing to raise the
mortgage on her little home at Bal.
lard. He Is divorced.
And 80 10 Mrs. Lillian N. VIII
Iiams.
She left cassius N. Williams.
who lives In . eottsae on Lake
Washington. and went to Vie
toris.
When there was talk e. Ger
man attack on that city he
wired her:
"core back at once. The
Germans are going 20 lombard
Victoria"
And she wired back:
~ should worry"
Anna Alice Glozenbrooke Strayer
got divorce from plain John Henry
Strayer. and Sarah Alice Won
Gohren Martin took a decree from
BIZ.
Mrs. Myrtle Sherman MacKnight
Jr.. said her husband. Alexander
D.. had been In q sort OF stupor
ever since she married him. BY
way OF waking him up, Judge Al.
bertson ordered him TO pay SIS
month alimony.
And II he doesn't want TO do
that" added the Judge. che may 20
out to the stockade and pull
stumps."
Four times had George Byrne,
formerly OF London. taken his
erring wife, Florence. back to him.
She Is now hopeless drunk.
ard" he said. II would try again
for our three children's sake. but II
IL no use"
LET the unfortunate husband
take a decree Of divorce" said the
Judge, In tone OF genuine sym.
pathy.
Two Alaska girls have found the
way Of matrimony an unhappy one.
They are Mrs. Jennie Smith and
Mrs. Helen Dodel, who got divorces
from T. w. r. Smith and Charles A.
Dodel. their respective husbands
both on grounds Of abandonment.
The Smiths we're married In Daw.
son In 1908.
Mrs. Winlfred orth, formerly
Miss Wlnhred tutz. a stenogra-
pher for Armour q Co.. WAS
married to William II. Orth less
than a year ago. BNl left tho
matter Of providing up TO Mrs.
orth. but he doesn't eat at her
table now.
Oliver r. Frazer thought that, 80
long as his wife, Eliza. had taken
the trouble 10 20 TO Grangewille,
Idaho. TO hunt herself another
spouse, as he said she had. he might
as well get sore and quit her. Which
he did
o
Chris Lawringsen wouldn't split
his pay check $3.50 with Mrs. Lena
Lawringsen. lie boarded II. and
made her earn her own. Then he
slipped away TO the Frisco fair, or
, somewhere, and-blewee. Just like
|that--he Is a grass widower.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

Mrs. Winlfred orth. formerly
Miss Wlnfred lutz, a stenoqra-
pher for Armour & Co.. was
married to William II. Orth less
than a year ago. BNI left the
matter Of providing up to Mrs.
orth, but he doesn't eat at her
table now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
LIBERTY

LIBERTY
The Arab" in which Edgar Sci.
wyn makes his first photodramntic
appearance ia Seattle. under the
management OF the Jesse l.. Lasky
Feature Play Co. has been selected
as the Liberty's headliner Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday. The film II
founded on the play Of tho same
name by Selwyn himself. in which
this distinguished saskatchewan
ager made one OF his greatest New
York personal hits. Scenes In The
Arab" are laid in Syria Il IL love
story Of Jamil. the daring son OF n
desert sheik. and Mary Hilbert. the
daughter of an American mission
airy. The big dramatic event II cen.
tered around n Wholesale Christian
massacre. A new South American
travelogue shares place on the
same pill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

% IAN film h has ehene,p e,eb tho ranofma
EOS p II by d W the highest anma in rnhgme
o pr ranging 2 up
to o h pI 1t mmuIyn rcd
be create or linn w he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

Chris Lawringsen wouldn't split
his pay check $3.50 with Mrs. Lena
Lawringsen. lie boarded II. and
made her earn her own. Then he
slipped away 10 the Frisco fair, or
and-blewee. Just like
that--he Is a grass widower.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

Oliver r. Frazer thought that, so
long as his wife. Eliza. had taken
toe trouble TO 20 to Grangewille,
Idaho. TO hunt herself another
spouse, as he said she had he might
az well get sore and quit her Which
he did.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
RESIDENCE THEATRES


Rome Ending saturday
Shattered Memories" three part
drama: Animated Weekly" OF
June 9th. topical: The Fatal Kiss. e
comedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

Two Alaska girls have found the
way Of matrimony an unhappy one.
They are Mrs. Jennie Smith and
Mrs. Helen Dodel. who got divorces
from T. w. r. Smith and Charles A.
Dodel. their respective husbands
both on grounds Of abandonment.
The Smiths we're married In Daw.
aon In 1903.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
We colIeoe EndIno Saturday

New Exploits OF Elaine" No. rs.
two parts: "A Romance Of Hawaii"
drama: Animated Weekly" top
zeal: Loves Reflection" comedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
CLASS A
MISSION

MISSION
The headllner at the Mission for
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday Ia
"Rectors at Seven" Broadway
comedy feature In three acts, with
many well known condolences in the
cast. The action OF the story starts
at Rector's when Professor Alonzo
White invites his wife to dine with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

Four times had George Byrne,
formerly OF London. taken his
erring wife. Florence. back to him.
She Is now a hopeless drunk.
ard" he said. II would try again
for our three children's sake. but II
IL no use"
Let the unfortunate husband
take a decree Of divorce" said the
Judge, In a tone OF genuine sym.
pathy.