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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
WAS ALL A MISTAKE
Injustice Done Topeka Y. w. G. A. by
False Article.

| The Topeka Capital, on Sunday.
September 20, published a false and
misleading article about the Y. w. c.
A. of Topeka that has naturally
caused much grief and concern to the
members and friends of that organi-
cation in this city.
The story therein has been widely
circulated IN different cities of the
United States, the article being re-
peated or copied.
Papers containing this unjust arti-
Gle are now being received in Topeka
from Atlanta, Ga, Chicago, Philadel-
phia and other cities. The article
concerned particularly the new girls
welfare work, under the charge of
! Miss Armstrong, the new social Sec
rotary The article in question was
even republished at Miss Armstrong;
home, Kane. Pa. 1t reflected upon the
| est1mable and worthy young woman
whose work in Topeka had just been
begun a few weeks ago and whose
service mas beer recognized in the
east as most excellent.
This particular mention of this is
| made at this time ty the State Jour
nal partly because it has been report
ed to us that some Topeka people I'M
derstood the false article appeared in
not appear in this paper, but the re-
traction and correction in the morn
ing paper was SO written as to mis-
lead some people to think that the
article had been printed in the even
ing paper instead of in the morning
paper
So unfair and misleading was the
article in question that the Topeka
Capital last Sunday published de-
tailed and comprehensive correction,
avoiding, however, the statement that
the articles were the Capitals own
ard that the criticism in the correc-
paper, but of the Capital itself.
Here is what the latter paper said
in it's issue of last Sunday morning:
"one recently published article speaks
members parlor as .Cupid's Parlor' and
goes on to say that it has been banished
suitable place to see gentlemen callers.
This is mistake The room is at the dis
the lobby n9d s the large ar e ParIor
Another misleading article asserts that
no ice water can be taken to their rooms
by the girls. There is always ice water
in tank in the dining room and any girl
who wishes may carry a pitcher to her
college pennants and pictures are
banished from the wallsr This little bit
time one room is decorated With nine pen
nants and another with sixteen pennants
and pictures The girls were asked to use
nants on the newly tinted walls.
The building is open to the public from
.OU u H. 10 1O-oO p Al anu lOI thAS 1cd-
son the girls boarding in the house were
asked not to appear on the first floor in
breakfast caps and morning dresses. The
third floor has such restrictions.
Every properly conducted institution
must have rules and regulations and
the Young Women's Christian Association
is not exempt; but as these rules have been
made with the greatest care and considera-
ton for the girls the association is tryin G
to aid, it is unjust for any article to find
its way into print which gives a false
impression of the Young Women's Christian
Association and its work in TOpeka.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3915 or State Journal office

Mrs. George Bier of st. Joseph, MO,
is spending a week with her brother,
Engineer William Rain, and family
Machinist Andes has left for Clovis,
n. M, where he will have charge of
the tool room.
Miss Clara Peterson of Grafton
street left Saturday for Los Angeles
and SaL Francisco where she viii
spend a vacation of two weeks.
Miss Ruth Eichar will leave tomOr-
row for Albuquerque, n. M, where she
will visit relatives for a week.
John Frizell of the locomotive de-
partment and wife have returned from
a tour of two weeks in California.
Mr. Edgar George has returned
from Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. George.
who accompanied Mr.. George on his
trip, has left for Ell Paso. Tex, where
she will visit relatives before returning
home.
For sewer pipe and cement. blocks,
phone S65. J. B. Whelan Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
ATTENTION. RECEIVERS!

Under the caption. He May Have
Started Something the Chicago
Herald, in its issue of October ., lays
editorial emphasis in an illuminating
fashion on the point that was made in
these columns some days ago relative
to the resignation of Mr.. Nudge, as
one of the receivers of the Rock Is
land system. The Herald's editorial
reads: The prominent railway Off
ciaI who resigned as co-receiver with
the assertion that he couldn't earn his
SO, 900 monthly fee has been persuad-
ed that he is needed to Operate the
road" Doubtless he is; the Rock Is
land certainly needs to be operated"
under influences distinctly other than
those. of the promoter "pyramiding"
securities for stock market consump-
ton. However, the unconventional
effort of Henry u. Nudge to avoid
taking money he felt he wasn't earn
ing seems likely to stir a little more
thought about the philosophy of the
receivership. Some persons who have
put real money into unfortunate ven-
lures have wondered at times what re-
ceivers really Go for all the fees they
take. They can hardly be personally
blamed for taking them; it is human
nature for any man to regard his SER
vices as worth all he can get for
them. But are receivers always-or
often-worth as much as they cost
1.-The law allows it, and the court de-
crees it, That is the conventional
answer. Yet some rebellious minds
still inquire why a receivership is al
ways regarded as such a desirable ap-
pointment? The task Of cleaning up
a financial wreck would seem hard.
Ye- receiverships never go a-begging
They are posts of honor; also of
profit: they are usually referred to as
fiat jobs Mr.. Mudge's effort may
have opened some crevices in the
walls through which may come the
light cf a day in the sweet by-and-by
when receiverships will be less polite
ly profitable to receivers and of more
tangible benefit and less cost to in
vestors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
Shawnee Pioneer Passes Away at
RossvfIle Home.

Word was received at the court
house today of the death at $50
O'Clock this morning of David A VIII
Hams at his home in Rossville. Uncle
Dave as he was Familiarity known,
was one of the early settlers in North
Shawnee comfy, having come to silver
Lake from Champaign county, ONO,
in 1871. He removed to the ADJOINING
township, and has lived at Rossvlne
for the past seven years.
Mr.. Williams, though So years OF
age, was a well preserved and active
man of affairs. and from the begin
ming to the end of the Civil war was
identified with the army of the Union,
retiring as lieutenant-co1onel of bat
terry of heavy artillery. From 1884
to 1899 inclusive he represented the
First commissioner district of this
county as a member of the board of
county commissioners, and was chair
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DANGER IN THE ANTS HOME.

Mr. Garden Toad hoped over TO
Tommy Tittle-mouses house to tell
him the news. Have you seen that
dreadful creature that has come to
asked with great concern.
Dreadful creature?' said Tommy
running to the door in surprise
| What creature? ?"
"ii'hat ant eater who is back there
in the garden and Mr.. Garden Toad
shook his head towards the alley side
Of the garden.
ant eateri'' exclaimed Tommy
stupidity. "Will he eat all my nice ant
| friends?"
81 surely hope not" said the toad
kindly. For know how you enjoy
the company of that nice worker ant
But he surely has come to live here
and he told me (perhaps he was only
braggingD that he was an ant eater
and that he would eat all the ants in
this Eardeni'
''Wen,'' said Tommy wisely (and
this only shows how much of patience
and wisdom and bravery Tommy had
learned during the summer in the
garden), Il guess we had better wait
till we see him. Then if he seems
ant-eating perhaps I can warn my
friends to get away"
That's a fine idea said the toad.
"And then" But what the toad
intended to say was never said for
at the very minute the new ant eater
crawled up towards the place where
Tommy and the toad sat talking.
Have you seen any good ants ?' he
asked-just that was as though it
was the most natural question in the
world.
"Good ants? ?" asked Tommy polite
w. What do you want with good
ants?"
81 want to eat them" replied the
stranger Don't you know that 1
am the champion ant eater of the
garden? l am looking for some o
eat right now"
Before Tommy or the toad had a
CHARGE to answer (Which was a good
thing, as they couldn't for the life of
them think of a thing to sayi) the
worker ant ran down the side of the
log toward Tommy's door. Oh, dear,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
Z EAST SIDE NOTES.
Items for thie department may be

Mrs. Thomas Blair of Reno avenue,
who spert the past week at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Vernon Simp-
son of Burlingame, will return to her
home the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Miner Bechtel of German ave-
nue. will leave today for Emporia,
where she will visit relatives.
Mrs George Poilinger was hostess
to the members of the Happy Hour
club at her home in Reno avenue
GUIDED: Mrs. Carl Mathews, Mrs. t.
c. Mott, Mrs. A. B. Carey, Mrs J. Fl.
Whipple. Mrs. G. F. Wettling. The
club will meet in three weeks at the
home of Mrs. G. F. Wettling of Reno
avenue.
Roy Bechtol of German avenue,
who. spent vacation of two weeks
in Pattenburg, Mo-, has returned to
his home.
The Plus Ultra class of the Third
an entertainment, The Worsted
Man, assisted by Mr.. Clarence Rosen
and Mr.. Emmett Norton. In connec-
ton with the entertainment parcel
post baza ar will be held Friday even
ing at the church at o'clock.
The following friends pleasantly
surprised Mr.. and Mrs Walter Sand
ford Nor day evening at their home in
East Fifth street. The affair was Civ
en- in celebration of their twenty-first
WeQQ1nR anniversary NIL anu MI .
H. T. Mabray, the Rev. and Mrs. H.
J. Crockett. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Schneider, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Glib
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Voight, Mr.
and Mrs. N. H. Bryant and their chill
dr4n. Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Stockwell,
Mr. and Mrs. William B-izendine,
Mrs w. F. Rhodes, Mrs. c. D. Wal
ker and her children of Peabody, Miss
Ethel Robinson, Miss Vada Sanford,
Miss Yrena. Mabray, Miss Frances
Schneider. Miss Neva Gibson. Miss
Vera Weight Miss Lola Sanford, Mr..
Gary Robinson Mr.. E. L. Stitt, Harold
Mabray and Joe Schneider.
s Mr.. William Hollis of Salfna is
spending a few days with his aunt
Mrs. E. NJ. Rumsey, of Quincy street
+ The Bellview Literary society will
meet at the home of Mrs. William
Dake of East Tenth street this after
noon.
The Dorcas society of the Third
Christian church will be entertained
at the home Of Mrs. D. M. Lane of
Leland street tomorrow afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
TRUsTFUL HUMANITY.

Taken actuely i'll in the midst of a
long journey. we accept the ministra-
tions of a fellow traveller whom we
have never seen before but who says
that he is a physician, writes a con-
tributor to the October Atlantic. Even
the prescription given us by our fam
lily doctor is liable to be filled by an
unknown compromising clerk, yet we
swallow unquestioningly whatever he
hands US in bottle or box. We hail a
passing cab to take us to our destina-
ton in the middle of the night. feel
ing no alarm lest the driver be in
league with gang OF footpads. We
send our cash deposit to the bank by
the hand of a messenger concerning
whose virtues we have no guaranty
beyond the fact that thus far we have
not found him light fingered. We add
our names to this and that petition. on
the say-so of some one who may or
may not, for all we are aware, have
an Interior and illegitimate interest IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
STOCK BAN is DEFENDED
California State Veterinarian Seeks to
Justify sweeping Embargo.

Sacramento, Oct. 6.-Dr. Charles
Kean, state veterinarian OF California
ing his order barring all cattle from
states east of of the Mississippi river
and five western states. Dr. Kean,s
statement is in the nature OF repy
TO criticism made recently at Kansas
CITY during a conference of live stock
owners and cattlemen, in which Cal
ifornia officials were charged with re-
f,1sing TRANSFORMATION of cattle from
districts where foot and mouth disease
was known to exist, for exhibition pur-
poses in this state. The statement
says:
I'VE cannot handle the foot and
mouth disease here as they DO IN the
eastern states. With out large cattle
ranges and mountainous country IL
would be an utter impossibility to cope
with the disease should it get ahead
here. Illinois at this time is hotbed
for the disease and as II spreaos IN
different ways 1 do not feel that we
can take the risk"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
The EUening Story
n Business Deal.
by Louise Oliver.)

Richard Adrian was a rich bachelor.
That was why he was on the list of
every concern in America that. had
something to sell. His daily mail was
chock full of advertisements of all
kinds, from pastry flour to gold
mines. And he was hourly besieged
by agents of both sexes who insisted
upon showing him only editions"
and improved raZorS.
Mike, the office boy, had been SUI
perseded by a grown man. who was
better able by muscular prowess to
disSuade too persistent males from
seeing the boss. But Jerry, being an
Irishman and a gentleman at heart,
had weakness for a pretty face,
and many a willy young woman got
past him into the coveted presence.
Mike was reinstated, for Mr.. Adrian
was better able to cope with cheeky
men that with appealing maidens,
and Mike had way shooing off
the girls.
Dorothy Darlington was prepared
for Mike. She had heard of him, anG
arming herself for the ball game,
Mike went down an easy victim.
Richard Adrian had decided that it
was near enough to noon to escape
from involuntary incarceration as he
always referred to his office, and was
brushing his immaculate coat sleeves
when Dorothy breezed in and shut the
door.
How do you do? Please don't
couldn't help it. I'm sorry if you
were getting ready to go home, be-
cause 1 can't afford many ball-game
ticket, you know
I'm sorry 1 can't ask you to sit
down. You see 1 must get away inn
mediately." This was the prettiest
one yet, and he had no desire to sub
scribe for any more encyclopedias or
lecture courses, and was even less
anxious to have to exercise his mas
culine wits against beaut. in need.
"Oh, 1 am so sorry 1 wanted -
sell you some life insurance"
thousand that l don't need Besides,
I'm not married and haven't any
wife to leave it to-"
But couldn't you get married ~
Richard regarded her an instant
quietly. An amused CLEAN leaped
into his eyes. Yes, 1 suppose 1 could
If it would accommodate you,' he
said.
Well. it would That is If you
would only take another five thou
sand The whole family needs things
from
Yes. yesi suppose So Well, sit
thousand of your insurance, but We'll
say-in favor of my sister, to be
transferred just as soon can find
Il suitable wife"
How lovely" exclaimed Dorothy,
searching for papers in her bag.
think am going to like the insurance
business
Two months later Dor-thy had to
get past Mike again. Never min i
how she managed it, but she did
This time she was asked to sit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

man of the board in 1867, when the
present court house was erected. The
surviving members of Mr. Williams
FAMILY are his wife, two sons and three
daughters, Charles D. Williams, presi-
Gent and manager of the Rossville-
SILVER Lake telephone system; Ira c..
Williams, railway mail clerk, Topeka;
MRS Eva Kincaid, of Topeka; Mrs.
Stephen Wood, of Emmett Kan, and
MISS Ella Williams living with her
parents at Rossville
Inc funeral will be held from the
nome of the deceased at Rossville
Friday afternoon at o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau OF Circu1at1on1.
American Newspaper Publisher
Association

The forward pass and the open
game in the football arena seem to
have robbed the big colleges of their
invincibility on the gridiron in games
with the little colleges. Yale was
beaten by Virginia on Saturday, the
Navy was defeated by Georgetown, the
Army was tied by Holy Cross, and the
University of Pennsylvania, Harvard
and Princeton won their games by
narrow margins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Most of the experts in the premises
and countless other red-blooded
Americans who have not seen fit to
designate themselves as such are pick
ing the winner of the worlds cham
pionship baseball series, but none of
the baseball prophets is so careless of
his reputation or judgment as to a.
tempt to pick the individual members
of the teams who will shine refulgent
as the stars of the SERIES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railways crack train, the Olympia
must he patronized exclusively by bill
honaires. At any rate, the two bandits
who frisked the passengers on the OBJ
servation car of this train the other
night are reported to have made a
haul of $25O,OOO in cash. And the
rule is with travellers nowadays to
carry only a little loose change in
their nnckets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

But Tommy needn't have worr,e1
ants are fairly wcT able 70 49,
care OF themselves. This first lift1e
ant gave one quick sniff, turned ~,
ms ms neei and made for safety. And
dld the first ant forget his foliou,ars1
On. no, ants never forget Tbs 90
little ant, in spite of his hurry and
fright, stopped to tap the second -.
on the head; two quick taps, the ant's
Danger signal And the second
tapped the third, and SO on til1 M
the ants were warned and scurried off
Sareiy The ant eater was chested -
T ms neaI, ana Tommy was happy
Sopyrisht-Clara Ingram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Reports that the German prisoners
OF war in Siberia are suffering have a
reasonable ring to them. That's been
the portion of all of the political pris-
oners that Russia has consigned to
that region. And it is scarcely to be
expected that Russia would treat Ger
man prisoners any better than she
does her own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
GODDESS" CAN GO
Police Believe Woman an Advertise
ment for Local Theater.

Lillian, the freak goddess, VINO at
tracted considerable attention Tues
dav night on Kansas avenue, is just
a plain, ordinary woman hired by To-
cal theater for advertising purposes,
the police believe. She is neither crazy
nor hypnotized even if she was taken
to the police station
The police officers are satisfied as
TO this conclusion and this afternoon
said that she was held on no charge
and could leave the jail any time she
wanted to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Investigations of conditions in the
Philippines would tend to indicate
that the Democratic statesmen done
have any more success in the manage
ment of colonial possessions than they
do in making the financial ends of the
nation meet at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
N Clara lugramJOdson

but Tommy was frightened to see
him for naturally he was sure the
busy little ant was running straight
into danger And worse still, behind
the first worker ant, Tommy saw
leader and making straight for Tom
mys door-where sat that dreadful
new creature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

swelling his list; and we sign letters
and other documents which we have
only hurriedly SKINNED over in their
final draft, and iIf which our tried
copyist may have embalmed an error
fatal to our purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Galveston is in a position to extend
all kinds of sympathy to the recently
storm-rava ged sections of Louisiana
and Mississippi, and it also may be
pardoned for calling attention to the
fact that it is not the only point on the
Gulf coast that is side-swiped severely
by the gulf storms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
ARGUE FOR FARE BOOST
Railroad Men Open Battle for Millions
in Revenue.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Argument was
begun today before the interstate COM
merce commission on the proposed in
crease in passenger fares on railroads
between the Mississippi and ROCKY
mountains. The carriers estimate
they would increase their revenues by
from $1O,OOO,OOO to $17,OOO,OO0 year,
by the proposed rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

That sustained spell of comfortably
warm weather, which almost every
body in Kansas has an idea is due
gets 4 kick in the Stats with great
regularity from chilly north wind be
fore it is given much of a chance 30
get we'll under way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
nAVIn Williams DIESI -four POPULAR PRICES

For fall and winter suitings and over
coats. Prices ranging from $lS5O,
$500. $4,000 and $500. 1 am show
ing the latest shades and most up to
date in all styles of suitings in the
largest stock of patterns in the city.
OIof Ekberg, 7O8 Kansas avenue, sec
ord fI00r-Ady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Tommy Atkins may be doing the
bulk of the fighting for old John Bull
but the casualty lists show that the
British officers are doing more than
proportionately their share of the dy-
ing for their country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Attention is called by Detroit Free
Press to the fact that this is the sea-
son of the year when the pneumonia
germ hears the call of the colors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

Ten-cent baseball is creating con-
siderable discussion, notes the Chicago
News, but, it adds, m CHI of the base
ball afforded this year was not worth
a jitney
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

They used to give thanks to God
for victories, observes the Chicago
Herald, but now they frankly say it is
all due to a superior supply of NUM-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
New York Money Market.

New \ OK Money Market.
New York, Oct MISUNDERSTANDING
paper, 3@3h per cent. Sterling exchange,
470.65 Francs, demand. $40; cables, BIS.
Marks, demand, S37s cables. S315. Lires.
"a cables, BAY. Bar silver. 1855 Next
can dollars. 3Skc. Government bonds
steady: railroad bonds, Irregular. Time
loans. firmer; 60 and 90 days, 2d2% six
months 2% as.
Call money, steady; high. 2; low. 1A !:
ruling rate, tx last loan, 2; closing bid
1A offered at ..
New York Cotton Market.
New York Oct. 6.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands, 1916. Sales, 1900
bales.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans. Oct. 6-COTTON-Spot
quiet; unchanged. Middling, 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06
TOO LATE To 81 aeslFy.

FOR SALE@160 acres of hay, miles from
city limits on good road will let you
stack it on shares. w. R. kuykendall, 1O6
East 9th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-06

An old negro who comes up town
on Washburn car every evening at
about 8 o'clock insists on riding to
South Topeka at HAS o'clock on
transfer from the Washburn line. But
as is the case with all habitual often
ders, the conductors all konw him, and
it is difficult for him to get away with
his little scheme.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal is g. member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
Ranization, for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka.
The news Is received in The State Jour.
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
p0Wa.