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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
SIX PRISONERS LEAVE.
Shawnee Jail Relieved When Sheriff
Takes Bunch to Hutchinson

The crowded condition of the
Shawnee county Jail was much re-
lieved this morning when L. L. Kiene,
sheriff, deftN for Hutchinson, taking
with him six prisoners sentenced to
the refOrmatory recently in the sec
ond division of the district court by
Judge Whitcomb for various crimes
The prisoners were taken to the
reformatory before the end of the
present term on special order from
Judge Dana. They are:
Cy johnson, plead guilty of hog
stealing from the Rock Island rail-
way.
Frank Harris, plead guilty of bur
glarizing store at 225 Kansas ave-
nue..
George Winton, broke parole from
the reformatory by stealing clothes
and other articles from George Mil
Ter, Willard farmer
Adam Degand, found guilty by a
jury of stealing a diamond ring be-
longing to Ira Hickey from. the Santa
Fee roundhouse lockers.
Mckinley Terry, sentenced to the
reformatory for stealing lead from
the city waterworks storehouse.
John Brewer, sentenced for pass
ing bad checks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
TRACK MEET PLAN
Program for Fifth Annual
Shawnee Event Announced.
More Than 400 Entries Expect
ed by Officials in Charge.

The program for the fifth annual
track and field meet for Shawnee
county schools was completed and an
nounced today. Four hundred en-
tries was the record made last year
at the meet and fully many entries
are expected this year. AT the meet
no pupil will be allowed to enter more
than five Individual events.
Entries for the meet should be sent
to Joseph F. ReiSner at the Y. NJ. c.
A, and must be sent in before April
10.
The executive committee from
which teachers and pupils may OBJ
tain detailed information as to the
event is composed of the following:
Joseph E. Reisner, J. E. Wilson and
John F. Ely. county superintendent.
Pupils outside of Topeka in Shawnee
county will be eligible to enter the
events at the meet. The program:
Grade Schools.
Boys under IS pounds: 40 yard
dash; 200 yard relay race C to enter,
to start).
Boys under 80 pounds: so yard
dash; 220 yard dash; 220 yard relay
race &C to enter, to starD; running
high jump.
Boys under 105 pounds: 60 yard
dash; n mile run; 440 yard relay race
C to enter, to start running high
jump
Boys under 125 pounds: IS yard
dash; nall mile run; running hlSh
jump; IL pound shot put.
Boys unlimited class: 100 yard
dash; quarter mile run: One-half mile
run; running broad jump; running
high jump; II pound shot put; pole
vault; sack race.
Three legged race dwo boys, inner
legs tied together at ankles and
knees).
School $50 yard relay race for Cap
ital Trophy Cup.
Tug of war (12 to enter, 10 to
starD.
Girls under 90 pounds: SO yard
dash; 200 yard relay race &C to enter,
to starD.
Girls over 90 pounds: rs yard
dash; 220 yard relay race C to enter,
to start).
Girls unlimited class: Baseball
throw; basketball relay Go to enter,
to startl.
High School Division.
Boys: 100 yard dash; 440 yard
run: mile rum; half mile relay for
Capital trophy cup &C to enter, to
starD running broad jump; running
high jump: II pound shot put; pole
vault; tug of war (12 boys).
Girls: so yard dash; 220 yard re-
lay race 6 to enter, to start) bas-
kCtbal1 relay Go to enter, 6 to Start) .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
HAD THEIR FUN.
House Entertained by Rep. Farr in
College Bill! Today.

With its customary half hour for
levity today, the house deliberately
aroused the wrath of FAIR of Lincoln
county, by proposing to put the agri-
cultural intrests of his county under
the supervision of the State Agricul-
tural college. Farr did not know
the joke until after he had made an
impassioned speech and pleaded for
the defeat of the bill. Then someone
explained the joke.
F'arr is the particular legislative
enemy of the Agricultural college and
experiment stations. So when Gill
man of Leavenworth, proposed today
that the Agricultural college should
outline the work in Lincoln county
and that the7representative from that
county should have the responsibility
of enforcing the law, Farr exploded
For ten minutes he told the house
members what he thought of the Ag-
ricultural college-and some of his
thoughts were unkind and cruel
Then a few other members made
speeches and asked questions until a
half hour had been occupied in the
daily hOrSeplay.
But the farmers of Lincoln county
may continue to work out their own
agricultural saliva ion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
BURGE HOLDS THEM.
City CIings to Council Petitions Con-
tanning FOrgeries.

The two sets of petitions circulated
by the -Anti-Com mission Government
league ana filed with the city clerk
asking a special city election with
view to changing the present form of
city government are still in. the pos
session of the city clerk, c. B. Burge.
The persons filing the petitions
want to take them back, but the city
clerk, on the advice of c. w. Ralston,
city attorney, has denied the request.
w. f. Atchison. county attorney, has
not yet made up his mind whether
start prosecutions based on the affida-
Wits and forgeries contained in the pc
titiOns. Should the city clerk give
back the petit ms, evidence as the
basis of prosecution would be lack
ing.
Henry Euler, in an effort to MAIN
tain that the city clerk has no right
to keep the petitions, has cited a sec
ton of law which reads very well.
when appearing by itself. But the city
attorney says this section is talking
about something else and has no bear
ing on the case in point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
MUSTTAKEACTION
Commercial Club Will Discuss
Bad Roads Situation.
Highways Near Topeka Never
Were Worse Than Now.

The committee of the Commercial
club on roads and bridges under H. S.
Putney will meet Wednesday noon to
discuss the road situation in the vi
cinity of Topeka. Many of the roads
never were in worse condition than
at the present time, and as the heavi-
est auto travel in history will be di-
rected through Kansas in the coming
season something must be done to put
the highways in good shape
I'VE expect to, talk things over
said Putney this afternoon ''and see
if there is not some suggestion that
we can make to the county commits
sioners.''
w. b. Harris, of Hutchinson, coun-
ty engineer for Reno county, who was
at the Commercial club quarters at
noon today, stated that the roads in
the neighborhood of Hutchinson are
in the worst condition ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
STATE TEACHER
PLANS ARE MADE
Greatest Meeting in History of
State in Topeka.
Exceptional Features for An
nuaI Convention.
ACTUAL REGISTRATION OF 1000
All Kansas Session Will Be One
Feature of Meet.
of National Note
Here November lib.

Plans are being made for the great
est meeting in the history of the Kan
saS State Teachers association at To-
peka November lib and an actual
registration of at least 1000. Some
unique features will be included on
the program that should tend towards
assuring a heavy enrolment.
At the first meeting of the new eX-
ecutive committee which was held in
the office of w. d. Ross, state super
ntendent of public instruction, it was
agreed that the program for the com
ing meeting should include number
of features out of the usual. One of
these will be the Auld Lang Syne
luncheon on Thursday for as many of
the teachers who are veterans in
Kansas education as it is possible TO
bring together. 1t is hoped to have
vember IL. A special effort will be
made to bring such men as A. r. Tay-
lor. J. n. Wilkinson, j. H. Hill, A h
BuShey. G. c. Starr. J. M Rhodes, w.
L. Davidson and others who are moi
in the work in Kansas now. together
for this reunion, and it goes without
saying that John Macdonald, Mrs
NJ. z. Arnold and r. X. Mccartney
plete without them. And reunion ia
bIes will be arranged for this occa
sion.
All Kansas Session.
announcer feature Will De an all NAH
sas session, possibly on Thursday eve
ming, when the teachers of Kansas
will be given an opportunity to hear
words of greeting from d number of
men and women who have made rec
ords of achievement in various call
ings. Ten minutes will be given to
each speaker and music will supple
ment the evenings program. With
the Aud Lang Syne luncheon at noon
on Thursday, the reunions of all Kan
sas colleges that evening at 6, and the
An-kansaS program for the evening
at S o'clock Thursday should prove a
Kansas day in fact.
A third feature was agreed upon
the enrichment of the programs of the
various sessions with music by the
glee clubs from the various colleges,
and by individual numbers by some
of the notable instructors in music.
The Baker Glee club, the University
of Kansas organization, and LindS-
berg musicians were mentioned as
having signified their Willingness to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
HORSE-AUTO CASE.
Question of Legal Rights on Topeka
Animal Fright in Court Today. 8.

Whether or not. when horse,
frightened by an auto, rears in front
of a street car and is injured by the
car so that it is necessary to kill that
animal, the driver and owner of the
auto are responsible for the death OF
the horse is question for the jury
to decide in the case of Frank Payton
against \. B. Kirk patrick and Ed
Dana in the first division of the dis
trict court, according to allegations of
the PLAINTIFFS attorneys.
The Payton-kirk patrick case began
the long docket of jury civil cases in
the first division this morning.
The plaintiffs attorneys introduced
that Minnie Payton, wife of the plain
tiff was driving in buggy an West
Seventeenth street, April IS, 1913, and
an auto driven by Ed Dana and own
ed by Kirkpatrick. local garage
owner. frightened her horse causing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
REAL SNOW CHICKENS
Man Sets Hen in Snow Coop and Gets
10 Chicks.

Winsted Conn, March 8.-Hatch-
ing chickens in SNOWFALL is the lat
est achievement of Fritz Won Steiger,
living on Platte Hill. One month ago
one of his hens wanted to set. Fritz,
or rather his henhouse, wasn't pre-
pared for the event. He ducked the
hen in ice water and tried other
methods to break her of the habit but
to no avail.
Twenty-Five days ago Fritz took
twelve eggs a can filled with cracked
corn. another can filled with water,
and with the setting hen placed them
under wooden box out doors and
then covered the box with snow. To-
day he removed the snow and found
the hen and ten chickens all doing
well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at O'Clock this morning:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
BALL SUIT UP TODAY.
|. c. Federals Hope to Win Court
Fight in Chicago.

Chicago. ILL.,. March S.-Suit filed
by the Kansas City Federal league
club to restrain the league from drop
ping it from the circuit was to come
up for hearing today in the circuit
SQUIRT.
c. C. Madison former president of
the club, and three stockholders ave
here ready to testify. The Kansas
City men are confident the club can
not be taken away by the league. but
James A Gilmore, president of the
league, and his counsel are equally
certain the court will approve the
transfer of the franchise to Newark,
N !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08

The PEOPLE of Topeka are
fair minded, lovers of fair play,
and they stand for TRUTH.
Some dealers and some of
their hirelings don't like us.
The old game" of paying
commissioners the best price,
say anything to make a sale-is
doomed.
The Jenkins Plan protects the
PEOPLE. Our strength is with
the people. We have no fear of
covert attacks, spies" trailers"
or clandestine methods employ
ed to try to keep customers away
from us.
The feeble, coarse and unbusi-
nesSlike methods adopted by
competitors to discourage us
only serve to make us more
strenuous in emphasizing the
fact that WE ARE HERE TO
STAY.
We've been in the piano bust
ness nearly 40 years, from time
to time going to favored cities
and putting up our flag-''Jen-
kinS Plan
We have IA stores now of
them in Kansas In many cities
We have bought land and erect
cd our own building. We may
do it in Topeka
We serve the people well else
we would have to quit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
They Don't Like Us
because we do business this way: One price
and it's lowest. No commissions Best Pianos

We give them the best pianos
made, in the respective grades,
and always al the lowest price
at which that piano is sold for
anywhere.
We will not pay commissions
or bride any one. We Will not
BLY, customers We earn them
on merit. service and saving.
We will stand by our colors.
We will stay here and very soon
every one in Topeka Will know
the truth about piano selling.
Lies die soon. Truth flour
ishes finally.
So then-we serve notice to
every piano dealer in Topeka
must reckon on Jenkins. You
can't drive us or scare us. Your
com bination against us will not
work.
We will let the people know.
The more we are attacked the
quicker we will turn on the light
into the dark places.
If a dealer tells you lot of
mean things about us or tries to
knock US, ask him: ''Will you
give me the names and addresses
of the last so purchasers of your
piano that I may see how many
prices you charge for the same
piano ~
Then ask him: do you pay
commissions? - Insist on the
truth.
Watch him turn red in the
face.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08

& Below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08

it to jump in front of a street car.
Payton asks judgment for $40 against
the defendants, for the death of the
horse and damage to the buggy which
he alleges.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11

SUNDAY. revival .tsbernsels 1eth and Wins
Report Of the CANCER Commission ~ the
Hahnenann college; $40 O'clock Free
Lecture on Some Misanprehsnsions About
Newspapsrs." by Henry ~ Eaton Lyceum p.
stliute, BROAD and Jefferson streets s.iB
ManSyunk Board OF Trade. Msnayupk:
clock. FIRE..
Commercial Exchange directors Bourss: 3
Lancaster Avenue and b2d street Business
Men Lansdowne avenue and $50 street; 8
Haddinrton Board Of Trade Girsrd avcnus
and Goth street O'Clock Free
German,own Improvement Associatlon. Ger
mRutowrt o'clock. Free.
Logan Improvement Association t~'ad street
and Windrim avenue; 8 O. clock. Free
Pathological Society OF thiLtdel lpina College
of phvsiciane. $50 o'clock
Lecture. THE Animal Machine" wither-
gpoon Hail: o'clock.
Germantown Choral Society concert Germans
towr Association Hall: o'clock
Third annual mems banquet. Chambers.
wylie Memorial PRESBYTERIAN Church;
Lecture, The Problems ot Long -DIs,eIee
RadIc Transmssion,' DIR. Louis W. Austin.
FRANKLIN institutes 8 o'clock. Free.
Chaplin Memorial Home musicale, Hotel Nor
i'Fi.crh FFircnch. American charity bali. Mercantile
Hall.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11
By ANNA PAVLoWA
ARTICLE XVIII

We como now to the closing portion of
the CGarina Waltz. and for the first time
the partners are required to assume the
"cosed" position. From the attitudes as
sumed in the closing part of the preceding
figure, where tho dancers In forward
and back movement finish face to face
and standing close together with arms
appraised, 1t is now necessary to come
into a regulation position for the execu-
ton of the formal waltz.
The lady has been momentarily poised.
with her left foot some nine inches In
advance OF her right, both upheld hands
being held by her cavalier. On the count
of 'one" in the measure of music that
introduces the final figure now under con-
sideration the lady steps back about two
or three inches with the right foot and
drops her arms. On counts two" and
"three" she permits her cavalier to eX-
tend her left arm with his right In the
regulation manner. and then she curls her
right forearm over the left arm of her
escort.
The next three counts Chose of -four"
"hve," 'six') are utilized by a slight
swaytng In time to the music. and when
the succeeding measure comes the dane
ers move in a regulation waltz step. The
cavalier starts backward on his left foot
and the lady moves forward on her right
The dancers should now proceed for four
full measures twelve counts), and at the
completion of the last one preparation
is made to introduce hesitation
pause"
believe the hesitation in which the
dancers are IN 'half-open" position is one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11
FREE PANAMA TRIPS
NOW BEING ARRANGED
Contest Editor Mapping Out
Itinerary That Will Touch
Wonder Points of the United
States.

The 80 winners of the great subscrip
tion contest Of the EVENING LEDGER and
PUBLIC LEDGER will see the wonder points
Of the United States to far greater ad-
vantage than falls to the lot of the aver
age tourist. They will get a knowledge
OF their country sometimes not obtained
even by experienced and habitual travel
ers, for the itinerary being mapped out
by the contest editor In consultation with
officials OF various transcontinental rail-
roads is comprehensive TO the last de-
gree.
Stop-overs will be provided for at mum
erous points, going and returning. The
tourists will see the Grand Canon OF
Arizona, the unsurpassed beauties Of the
Rocky Mountains, the level stretches of
desert and the great plains of the Middle
West And all this will not cost them a
cent for the entire trip will be absolutely
free of charge.
All arrangements for the comfort OF
the tourists will be made in advance by
the representatives OF the EVENING
LEDGER and the PUBLIC LEDGER, and on
route everything will be done to save
them the usual worry of travelling. They
will have nothing to do but enjoy the
sights spread out before them.
The contest Ia open to every one ex-
cept employees OF the two newspapers or
newspaper carriers and members Of their
families. Entry may be made on the
coupon In the advertisement which
should be sent to the contest editor. sec
ond floor OF the PUBLIC LEDGER Build
ing He will provide ali necessary in
formation. Now is the time to enter.
Delay may mean the loss Of free trip
TO tho Pacific coast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11
THE PHOTOPLK

her coffin, providing a powerful play In
its rugged simplicity. Director Brabin
realizing this departure Is putting his
best work into II to prove that the public
will like play which ls drawn so close
TO life, even II tragic In the ending.
Blanche Sweet in "The Captive"
Samuel Goldfish announces that the
title Of the next release in which Blanche
Sweet will be starred under tho manage
ment Of the Jesse l.. Lasky Feature Play
Company is 1.-THE Captive" This pro-
duction will be perturbation OF the play
OF the same name by Cecil b. de Mile
and Jennie MACPHERSON. which deals with
Incidents of the war between Turkey and
the Balkan states. As In the case OF
The Warrens, OF Virginia" House Pc
ters will be the leading man. He assumes
the character OF Turkish noble who is
captured and assigned as prisoner, to the
charge OF n young Moutenegrin woman
for the purpose Of doing the work for
merlY done by her brother, now slain In
battle The peasant girl. played by Miss
Sweet. at first forces her captive to do ell
the most disaErceable and mental tasks.
but presently these two contrasting char
actors become involved in one OF the most
unique romances ever staged.
Stellar Cast in New Warwick Photo
play.
In the company selected to support
Robert warwick In the flm version of
the George Broadhurst story THE Man
Who Found HIMSELF" n William A.
Brady-World Film production, the fol-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11

which lends artistic variety TO this dance
| have originated. For that reason |
advocate the execution of the pause in
this matter: Beginning on the first meas
ure following the four just mentioned lin
which the dancers have been proceeding
with the regula ton walts) the lady turns
TO her right. and as she advances her
right foot a few inches she bends for
ward.
Her cavalier turns 10 his left. advances
his left foot with r dip OF the body at
the waistlne and extends his own left
arm and tho right of his lady
The next measure of music after the
pause Cthree counts) are used by each
dancer to take a step in the direction
they are temporarily facing. the lady with
her left foot, tho cavalier with his right.
From then on the Czarina Waltz Is COM
pleted by resumlng the regulation
"closed" position and dancing for eight
measures OF the music, four to the left
and four reversed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11

lowing players are now az work under
the direction OF Frank Crane:
Airline Pretty. who has been King Bag
COTS leading woman In many produe-
tons; Douglas Mclean, who Is remem-
bered for his playing in the "As Ye Sow"
picture, In which Alice Brady was
starred Ruth Finley. who has Just fin-
lshed an engagement In the William A..
Brady organization, playing IN The
Things That Count" and Paul Meal
lister, who has been starred In various
productions, and whose most recent work
has been with Clara Kimball Young In
Hearts in Exile"
Answers to Correspondents
MELBA--Tf scenario Is worth while,
handwriting IL no bar, but editors are
only human, and prefer typewritten man
usorlpts Questions concerning marital
etatus Of players and their home life are
barred.
ALFRED D.-sorry there Is no data
available for your first question. Con-
tests are barred In this column. They
are never satisfactory, and are not real
tests OF popularity. but of ability to
buy extra copies OF a paper.
Il. w. III. college widow will be
released soon. 2. No.
w. E. OIL am very willing to answer
questions. but not such n deluge as you
send. THE Eternal City" will run at
the Chestnut Street opera House so long
as It proves n drawing attraction BY
studying the moving-pioture trade papers
you will be able to answer your other
IL questions yourself
FRIsCo.-Ruth Roland in the girl de-
teotive series, House Peters and Blanche
Sweet in the "Warrens OF Virginia"
DAN.-Alice Joyce. Tom Moore and
Marguerite Courtot In THE Green Rose"
o. p. U.-G. NJ. Anderson Is Broncho
Bnly; Victor Potel Slippery Jim; Mar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11
Will Speak at spring CITY

Edward James Cattell. City etatistician: !:
Robert c. Wright, freight manager OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad. and c. w. Sum-
merfleld, secretary of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, all Of
this city, will deliver addresses at tho
annual banquet of the Spring City Board
of Trade, which will be held at Spring
City, Pa, this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
II. A. Weaver. president of the Board Of
Trade, will preside and deliver the ad-
dress of welcome.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-11
Artists Attend Academy Lecture

More than 200 Philadelphia architects
and artists attended a lecture last nisht Mt
the Academy of the Fine Arts by William
II. Goodyear. curator OF fine arts at the
Brooklyn Institute Museum of Arts and
Sciences. and authority on medieval ca
thedrels His subject was THE Widen
ing Refinement" and was of technical
nature. 1t was illustrated with interior
views OF cathedrals taken in all parts OF
the world during the last 20 years of the
work carried on by Mr.. Goodyear.