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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
PUTS IN new PRESS
State Printing Plant Now Has Ca
pacity of 100000 Books Year.

Installation of another big 32-page
MiehIe book press now in progress will
give the Kansas State Printing plant
sufficient capacity to turn out one
million books a year, according to an
announcement made this morning by
W. r. Smith, state printer Or, to put
it another way, the state plant will be
capable of running off 2,304,0OO single
impressions every day
This press will be equipped with an
electrical neutraliZer which Will enable
the printer greatly to improve the
school books by making perfect regis
trations- The other 32-page press and
the two 64-page presses already in
stalled also will be equipped with cleo
trical neutralizers-
Are Equal Capacity.
with this press in" said Mr.. Smith
/ today. our composing room and
bindery and press room will be of
equal ca pacity. We could handle much
more work in the composing room
and bindery than we could in the press
room and with the state text book
commissions action in signing a con-
tract to publish a five grade series of
400, 900 readers by fall, 1917. we found
installation of another press neces-
Sary-"
The Kansas primers. better edited
and better printed than ever before,
are now or the press during the
winter Prof J. w. Searson of the Agri-
cultural college at Manhattan, was
employed to edit the books and make
suggestions relative to the printing A
story about a little red hen with the
picture of a yellow hen at the top of
the story was changed so that the
title and color of the fowl were the
same.
( Then the American flag in the old
( primers appeared in black type In
the new primers the flag appears in
red, white and blue And then, there
was the story of the goat and the wasp
I which has caused numerous bushes
on the part of Kansas teachers In
addition to the story there was pic
ture in which a wasp is chasing the
goat and is about ready to sting him
Well. in the new primer
the wasp is opposite the goats head.
Lawn EancinE AZ Enrhas -AdU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
100000 WORD QUERY
Expert Witness to Answer HypOthet-
icaI Question in One Word

Chicago. April 11.-After listening
TO a hypothetical question containing
more than 200. 600 words and quoting
authorities since 1927 on the subjects
of the ingredients of medicine, Dr.
John Leeming of the college of medi-
cine of Northwestern university today
will be asked to answer the question
in one word.
DR.. Leeming is witness for the
defense in the 100000 libel suits of
John A Patten and T. C Patten. Jr-.
owners of the Chattanooga Medicine
company. against the American Medi-
cal association and George H. Sim
mons, editor of the journal of the as
ISOLATION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
SELL MORGAN ART
Collection OF Noted Tapestries
Brings S2,OOO,O0O.
Part of Late j. p. S5O,000,0O
Exhibit in Museum.

New York. April 11--Art experts
declare that the sale of forty tapes
tries composing the J. P. Morgan col
lection for approximately s2,0OO.0oO.
announced today, is the largest single
transaction ever made in such works
of art. The tapestries are now on ex-
hibition in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, where they we're placed by the
late J. p Morgan. Sr.. along with 9TH
er collections of paintings. furniture.
sculptures and porceIains of a total
estimated value of s50.OOO.0O0 to SIS
OOO.0 900.
The firm of art dealers to whom
the tapestries were sold said that the
tapestries were not bought for any
American or European collector. They
were collected during the last fifteen
years of the elder Mr.. Morgan's life
on the advice of experts
The most notable tapestry in the
collection is the Mazarin, once owned
by the famous French cardinal This
is considered one of the worlds great
est tapestries. 1t dates from about
the year of 1900 and its subject is
The Triumph of Christ and New Dis
DenSa tiOu -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL II, 1916

s697. 910,s2. while the ordinary dis
bursements for that year amounted
to 1871. 399.759, leaving a deficit for
that year of over $33, 5000 it is not
surprising that the Democratic ma
jority should desire to have the bene
fit of the duty on sugar. They need
it and need it badly.
Encounter Big Deficit
1T must be remembered that the de-
felt this year to date is nearly s53.
600, 900, while it is estimated that it
will amount to over $64. 100000 by
June 80, 1916.
1T is also estimated by the depart
ment that the excess OF appropriations
over estimated revenues, exclusive of
deficiencies and miscellaneous for the
year ending June 80. 1917. will
amount to over S366.OOO.O0O, and the
increase estimate for 1917 over same
for 1915 amounts to more than $685.
100000.
Ten years ago there was produced
in the United States only about $780,
100000 pounds of beet sugar. while in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
SPRING INSTITUTE
shawnee County W. c. I. L. VIII Meet
Next Friday at Lowman Hill.

The spring institute of the Shawnee
County Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held at the Low
man Hill NJ. E. church Friday morn
ing. April IA. The program for the
days meeting will be as follows:
Devotional Service-Mrs- H. J. Tai
iaferro.
Appointment of committees
Minutes of 1915 institute and later
meetings.
Our Future Citizens in the Public
SCHOOLGIRLS Nellie Ensign. Mrs.
LOttie Case. Mrs. William VanOrsdol,
Miss Eva Corning
Public Health Nursing Associa-
tion''-Miss Edith Lacy.
Music.
Temperance Teachings in the Sun
day Schools''-All Sunday school su-
perfntendents invited to participate
Miscellaneous business, plans, etc
Noon-tide Prayers - Mrs. Alice
Wright.
Lunch-Miss Maude Currie. chair
man.
Meeting of executive committee.
Devotional Service-Mrs- Mcbride.
Minutes
Hand Book DriII-Miss o. P. Bray.
Music.
Free will offering.
Session in charge of state president,
Mrs Lillian Mitchner.
National and State Plans and Aims
How To Be Carried Out by Local
superintendent"
Miscellaneous items. Reports.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
In addition to this program there
will also be a silver medal contest IN
the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
MOB BEATS UP z COPS
kelIcd With Bricks While Clearing
Path Through Strikers

Cleveland. April 1.-Two policemen
were beaten by a mob of 500 strikers
and strike sympathizers at the Cor
rigan, Mckinney and Company's steel
plant today. Police reserves made
two arrests
The attack was made when the po-
lice tried to clear a path through the
crowd to the factory entrance
Stones and bricks were hurled and
the policemen were felled by the mis-
siles and then dubbed
The strikers left their work YES
terday because of dissatisfaction over
---svlri-1er condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
LADY ORATOR BY TRAIL
Will Talk Preparedness Overland. Los
Angeles to Chicago.

Chicago. April 11-Mrs- Jean Irle
Hull of Chicago. and Joplin, Mo. a
young widow and author. will travel
from Los Angeles to Chicago this
summer in a wagon speaking in favor
OF preparedness Mrs. Hull will be
accompanied by her father, o. ].
Fieligh. of Joplin.
Mrs. Hull expects to leave for Los
Angeles in a few days to prepare for
the start of her trip Her first ad-
dress will be delivered in Los Angeles,
May l. 1t is expected the trip. made
entirely by horse drawn wagons, will
take several months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
SANTA FE BUYS RAILS
Places an Order for 10000 Tons With
the C. f. /.

Denver. Col, April IA tentative
order for so 900 tons of steel rails 70
cost between s1,sO0.0OO and $4,000, 900
has been placed by the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway with the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company, ac-
cording to reports here
An effort to get ahead of other COM
panies is responsible for the order. it
is said. Every mill in the country has
on hand orders that will dispose of the
entire output for months The Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron company is believed
to have on hand orders for the whole
1917 output.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
NO CANADA EXECUTION
Report That Two Iowans Were Sen
fenced for Treason Is Unfounded-

Chicago, April 11.-Ofricial denial
was made yesterday by J. ". White,
inspector of immigration agencies of
the Canadian government, that VIII
ham and Louis Schroeder of Iowa,
had been executed or courtmartiaIed
as spies at C1avet. Saskatchewan. on
March "a. Mr.. White said that the
story was not only untrue but that
such an execution or sentence would
be impossible as persons were not be-
ing shot in Canada for treason or any
other reason
]. Bruce Walker, Canadian gov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
No Trouble to Remove
Superfluous Hair

It is an easy matter to rid the skin
OF Objectionable hair or fuzz, if you
proceed as follows. Mix a paste with
some water and a little powdered della
tone. apply 70 hairy surface and in 2
or minutes rub of, wash the skin
and the hairs are gone. This method
of banishiug hairy growths is painless
and does not mar the skin. but to
avoid disappointment. be certain to
get real delat0ue. advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
Oddities CuLLed
From Days NetUs

Washington. Pa.-John Yak, a
checker expert of this place is, and
has been for the last six months,
PLAYING a contest by mail with crack
player of Pasadena, Cal. Each player
makes a move, then mails the board
back to his opponent. As it takes nine
days for the mail to travel, the game
IS slow.
New York - OnIookers gasped
when Theodore Roosevelt kissed 4
waitress at the flower show, but the
event lost its kick when il was found
she was his daughter, Mrs Richard
Derby
RidgefieId. Park. y. J.-'Shocking.
The women wrote when they learned
of a plan Of the commissioners to
sell the towns stray dogs to vivisec-
tionists. The plan is off
Chicago.-Two japanese pictures.
one hundred years old, were burned
by Collector of Customs Rivers Mcneil
because. he said. they were too OBJ
scene
Chicago.-Because he feared he
could never be a genius" Herman
Katanik. University of Chicago fresh
man. committed suicide by turning OF
the gas in his room
Chica GO Basil Hamiu is happier
facing German guns than facing the
altar said Elsie Janis, actress, deny
ing she was going to marry her ex-
leading man now fighting with the
! French army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
SEES BIC DEFICIT
Senator Curtis Protests Repeal
OF Sugar Tariff.
Tells Senate Govt Already "in
the Red" 33 Millions.

Washington. April 11.-Spreading
alarm among the free trade Democrats
with the prediction that the govern
ment deficit this year under present
conditions will reach SCI .eOO,0 900, Sen
-ator Charles Curtis of Kansas protest
ed against the provision in the tariff
bill before the senate. for the repeal
of the tariff on sugar, one of the pres
ent chief sources of duty revenue
The senator stated that already the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11

eminent immigration commissioHer.
acting in behalf of the Canadian de-
partment OF the interior, Mr.. White
said. investigated the report to dis
cover its source and reported that
there have been no grounds for il. g
Canada has not had any fault TO
find with immigrants. or those of Ger
man extraction and they live in Can
ada on even terms with others" said
Mr. White. Ts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11

1914 the production amounted to over
1000, 00O. 900 pounds 1 shall vote
against the senate amendment and for
the house bill"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
Every Man Read
This

This treatment is said to have
acquired a wonderful reputation
throughout the East owing 70 its
peculiar propensity to fOrtifv the
nerve force and generate health
and "a consequent personal mag
netisEl. 80 essential to the happf-
ness of every normal human being
It is claimed to be a blessing to
those who are hysically impaired.
gSomy. respondent, nervous are
who have trembling of the limbs.
dizziness heart palpitation. cold
hands and feet insomnia. fear
without cause. timidity in venturing
and general inability to act ration
ally as others do. Also Of vast ben
eft 10 writer's. professional men.
office workers and the victims Of
society's late hours and over-indul-
Gence in wines. liquors. etc
BY obtaining the treatment at
some well stocked pharmacy. no
ne need know of anOther's trou-
bic while the treatment has been
widely prescribed and dispensed
heretofore by physicians and phar-
macists, the grain tablets are so
prepared with full directions for
self administration that IL is
wholly unnecessary to pay a ply
stefan for prescribing them Just
ask for three grain Cad0mene tab
lets. begin their use and soon all
the JOY Of a healthy body. sound
nerves and strength will be felt
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
Don't
Suffer
From Piles

Send For Free Trial Treatment
No matter how long or how bad-go to
your druggist today and get a so cent
box of Pyramid Pile Treatment. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11

Electric washers at Forbez.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11

Lawn Fencing at Forbes.-Adv.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
FOUL DOORS
Arise From the Pool Back Of Post
Office On East Second and
Government Streets.

Now that the new city council
meets tonight, would It not be we'll for
them to consider some, method Of flll-
ing up that hole containing water and
filth just back Of the postoffice on
East Second street,
Several weeks ago the trees that
we're lining the banks of this unsightly
hole we're removed or trimmed to the
waters edge and this exposed the
Shiny water to public gaze, and at
the same time allowed the foul odors
to circulate more freely until now,
every passerby gets his nostrils full
of the obnoxious atmosphere.
Get busy. gentlemen of the new
council of whom we expect so much,
and start the good work by Kidding
Maysville of this long continued nuis-
ance. Let il be done away with at
once.
Never mind if 1t helps some piece Of
individual property Good health to
all the people of Maysville is worth
more than helping some city property
owner.
Make good start in the New Year.
gentlemen.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
CAUGHT At LAST
Fred Hayes Finally Apprehended r..
Local Authorities Saturday
Night.

Fred Hayes, who has been wanted
by the Maysville police department
for several months on a number of
charges, among them that of issuing
cold checks, was arrested Saturday
night in a local theater by officer Dud-
ley Bloomhuff.
Fred has been in the clutches of
the law a number of time, but his
escaped, at one time leaving his coat
with the sleuths as memento. Upon
another time he made an escape from
the Oklahoma scholhouse while it was
surrounded He has boosted, it is al
legged, that he could not be arrested,
but Saturday night he was trailed to
the theater and after being permitted
to enjoy the performance he was ar
rested upon his exit from the place.
He was conducted to Jail with hand
cuffs on him just for the sake of
safety first"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
WALLINGFORD.FARRAR.

Miss Bessie Wallingford of Orange
burg, and Mr. Goldsby Farrar of Hunt
ington, w. Va. surprised their many
friends by being quietly married at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. j, e
Roden on West Fourth street. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. H
p. Wilhoyte at $3.50 Sunday afternoon
Miss Bessie Wallingford is the
daughter of Mrs. George w. Walling
ford of Orangeburg, and has quite q
number of friends in this city who will
congratulate Mr.. Farrar upon winning
one of Mason county's most winsomt
ladies.
Mr. Farrar is the son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. j. ]. Farrar of Huntington, w
Va, and is popular with all who knew
him. He is connected with the RardiI
& Kyger Automobile Sales Company o
Huntington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
MRS. CHARLES FIELDS GRIFFIN,

The many friends of Mrs. e. c.
Phister and Miss Amy Phister sympa-
thize with them in the great loss and
sorrow which has come to them by the
death of Mrs. Charles F. Griffen OF
Mamarcreck, N. Y. Mrs. Griffen had
been critically i'll for a month past,
but during the last week her condition
was more favorable. So the telegram
which was received Sunday night came
as a severe shock and an overwhelm-
ing grief.
Mrs. Griffen, known here as Miss
Annie Phister, eldest daughter Of the
late Judge e. c. Phister, was a rare
woman. endowed with a high intel
lectuality and deep spirituality and
greatly beloved in the community in
which she lived for her noble traits
and great philanthropy. Funeral serv-
ices at Mamarcreck. N. Y. on Tuesday
afternoon.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
NUMBER A,916
Wins Handsome Auto Given Away
BY Nike Brown-Large Crowd
Attends the Drawing.

Saturday afternoon at the store Of
Col. Mike Brown, the Square deal
man." the long anticipated drawing Of
the first Of the two autos to be given
away by this progressive merchant
was held The machine, which is a
two-seated Monroe roadster, was ex-
hibited in front of the establishment,
and for several hours was the center
of attraction for the large crowd that
had gathered about the large window
in which the drawing was TO take
place.
Promptly at 2 o'clock, before the
judges, Messrs. Thomas A. Keith, Il. T.
Kirk and J. B. Durrett, the drawing
took place. Master Thomas Brown,
the 7-year-old son of Mr.. Brown,
reached into a large sack of ticket
stubs and drew therefrom ticket No.
34,916, which after due inspection by
the judges, was pronounced the ticket
which entitled the holder to the hand
some car.
As yet no one has claimed the ma
chine, but Col. Brown expects the du-
plicate of the lucky stub to turn up in
a few days and the car will be deliv-
cred TO the lucky holder.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
X. OF P. LYcEUM COURSE.

The Ida V. Kinley Entertainers will
be the first attraction on the X. Of p.
Lyceum Course Monday. January 3,
1916, at the knights Of Pythias Hall
Miss Kinley is a finished artist Her
renditions win great favor with the
audience Her Japanese work is es-
pecially pleasing, and her sleigh bells
are great. Miss Klnley possesses a
voice of rare quality, which is under
perfect control Miss MacLean is a
reader of charm and cleverness with
out affectation or mannerlsms. She
holds her audience by the power of her
art. Hear these talented people to-
night.
Tickets for the entire course of six
numbers $3.50. Single admission for
this number is rs cents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
TAKES NEW POSITION.

Deputy state Fire Marshal Edward
Hite of this city, has resigned his po-
sition with the Commonwealth to ac-
cept position with the American
La France Fire Apparatus Company Of
Cincinnati. Mr.. Hite was formerly
chief of the Maysville Fire Department;
and is recognized authority on fire
fighting apparatus and the American
La France Company have made nc
mistake when the obtained his serv-
ices. His many Maysville friends wish
him success in his new field.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

The Second NJ. E. church, South,
began their revival service Sunday
night. Rev. Mr.. Spell. pastor of the
Mt olivet NJ. f. church, South, preach
ed an able sermon from Romans SIS
Services this afternoon and every aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock and at night at Z
These services are spiritual and up
lifting, and the public is cordially in
vited to come to each and all these
services.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
RISE IN RIVER STILL TO CONE

The river gave the residents in the
low districts another big scare when
II passed the forty-five-foot mark here
Saturday, with rain falling and the
weather warm. II reached forty-siS
feet Sunday, and stood at that MARI
for several hours, when II began fall.
ing. There is another rise on at head
waters. but il viii not have much ef-
feet on the river at this point, as the
cold weather has stopped what prom
Used TO be another overflow.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
CHRISTMAS TREE SHORN OF DEC,
CREATIONS.

Early Monday morning Foreman
Charles Sweet of the Maysville Public
Service Company, had force of work.
men engaged in removing the cleo
trical decorations from the municipal
Christmas Tree on Market street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
REAPPONTED NIGHT SERGEANT,

Night Sergeant Harry l.. Walsh was
Saturday reappointed for the ensuing
year to the position which he has held
during the last year, and win have
charge of the police department after
night His reappointment was expect
ed by all
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
BRANCH OPENED.

The new branch of the Central Gar.
age Company at Flemingsburg was
opened for business Monday with Mr.
Robert Hammond in charge. Mr.. o
l.. Bartlett was present.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

Mr., and Mrs. J. B. Wood and little
daughter, OF Portsmouth, O.. we're the
weekend guests Of Mr.. Woods broth
or, Mr.. II. o. Wood, OF Houston ave
nue.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
2 %.D1C
II l r T H y
Daugherty.

Landlord Daugherty of the New
Central is sure in big humor today.
He received a telegram from his son,
Samuel, at Covington, stating that the
stork had brought bouncing baby
girl to his home Sunday, that parents
and daughter we're getting along all
right, and that they had named her
Elizabeth Pevere.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

1t is good to notice the fine weather
and the increased attendance in the
schools. May the schools continue to
grow. The county president and Sec
rotary will be with the Orangeburg
Sunday schools next Sunday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.

City Council meets tonight for the
purpose of considering the proposed
license ordinance in regard to soft
drin establishments.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

The ministers of the downtown
churches drew lots Sunday night as
to what pulpits they should fill. The
exchange thus made was enjoyed by
congregations and pastors alike.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
CHURCH
A;.NOTES

This is the week Of prayer and the
first service was held Monday morning
in the First Christian church. Watch
the papers for the program.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
King.

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe King Of
Covington, daughter. Mrs. King will
be remembered as a niece of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Boise, formerly of this
city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

John ]. West, aged 80. the Oldest
Confederate veteran in Kentucky, died
at the Confederate Home at Peewee
Valley Saturday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

Remember, the same tickets are
good for both drawings Don't throw
away your tickets.
MIKE BROWN Square Deal Man"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03
SPECIAL DANCING SCHOOL TUES.
DAY NIGHT.

Smiths Saxophone Trio of Lexing-
ton and Versailles, KY Hours 9 to
g. Admission $3.50. mo-tu
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

sunday night c. 4 o train No, :
put on a least twenty-five peopls tor
Aiaysylyle. Many Of these had gone
70 cln,lnnau q speAa a. NV Year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-01-03

Miss Elizabeth Hiatt and sister.
Mrs. Margaret Royce, are quite i'll with
grip at their home on East Third
street.