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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29

road forked, she turned to the right
The valley below deepened, and, filling
up with mist as the sun sank, 1t look
ed bottomless. Charleen shuddered,
thanking her stars for surefooted little
Tinkle and wondering about her
neighbor and his uncertain steed.
Finally she came upon him sitting
upon a stone in the narrow road. Grim
tier to a sapling projecting out of the
bank above. When John saw her he
removed his pipe and lifted his hat
Its a lovely vening, isn't it2' she
shivered sweetly realizing with grow
ing confusion that she had really no
excuse for talking to him at all and
that he would think. of course, that
she had followed him, deliberately
seeking his society.
Lovely" he reiterated courteousIy,
but gravely. This is my first trip up
here, and ] was rather startled by the
grandeur of the scenery, SO decided to
dismount and ENJOY the solitude
Charleen felt the implied sugges-
ton, and it cut like steel. She had
never before had the experience of
being told by man that he preferred
being alone. Her face famed, but she
managed to smile. I'm sorry 1 dis
turbed your little party, Mr. Crawford.
They say fools rush in where angels
fear to tread. Don't stay too late,
though. The roads bad after dark
and Grim is treacherous. Even a
fool can give good advice sometimes.
Good evening"" She was off down the
road.
Later she stopped at the Cowbray
cottage to inquire for a sick child. she
told herself but really to see if John
Crawford would ride safely past
After a half hour he had not come, so
with an anxiety she could not con-
ceal, she remounted Tinkle and rode
back up the hill in the semi dark
ness.
She found him lying unconscious
and bleeding close to the edge of the
road short distance from where she
had left him Grim was gone, either
over the edge or back home the other
way She did what she could with
bandages end deft, experienced fin
gers. And when he regained con-
seriousness and the pain of his dis
abled arm grew unbearab1e she. made
use of her professional skill to give
him relief. In some way, with her
help, he managed to get on Tinkles
back and, leading the mare, Charleen
got him to Cowbrays and those who
could serve him.
The following morning Charleen
was called to the telephone and a
masculine voice came over the wire
They won't let me go out, Miss Trent
but II L can escape may l go over to
see you?''
your condition, Mr.. Crawford" she re-
turned in her most authoritative voice
1T would not do at ALL
Then come over here and see that
| am getting the proper treatment"
he said. I shan't feel satisfied UNI
less you do
"Oh, we'll" she laughed, Il shouldn't
like to have you worry over it I'll
call some time during the day and
take a look at you-strictly profess
sional, you understand"
Six months from that day they be-
came man and Copyright,
1916, 10y Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
Jayhawker Jots

There's advice enough in the world
for boys and girls. but how calf we
make them take it? asks the Salina
Journal.
Something unusual in the given
name line belongs to a ruralist who
does his trading at Arkansas City. It
is 'Annautus."
After paying an extra price 70 get
a seat close to the stage at the theater,
Courier, proceed to engage a back
pew at church.
German sympathizers should not be
too elated over the fact that the Rus
slams nave taken Erzerum from the
Turks, suggests the Bonner Springs
Chieftain, and it explains: Erzerum
is not a contagious disease.
Not a few of the Kansas papers are
reporting the northward flight of
geese, and chuckling over the har-
binger of gentle spring that it is sup
posed to be. But the chances are
much against winter having gone for
good.
Tom Thompson cf the Howard
Courant calls attention to the fact tn at
the man who is always cracking jokes
and doing the horse laugh up Gown is
very likely to be a regular bear at
home, and his children re afrlid Of
him.
Related by the Independence Re
porter: A parrot had spent most of
his life in the boX-office of a theater
and had learned a good many of the
words and phrases common to that
place. One day he was missed from
his accustomed perch and after a
Ions search was found in a tree in the
middle of a field. He was surround
ed by a flock of crows who were at
lacking him from all sides, and had
picked almost all his feathers. AS his
rescuers came up they heard him say
ing Don't be in a hurry, gentle
men "One at a timel'' Don't
push!" Don't shovet" Take your
time!" There are a few good ones
!eft.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
TO UNITE WITH Y.M.C.A.
Plan to Make x. n. G. the Best in the
Country.

To make the Kansas National
Guard the best militia in the country
is the aim of Marshall Hite of this
city, captain of Battery A. Hite has
conceived the idea of affiliation be-
tween the Y. NJ. c. A and the guard.
The idea has received the h -rty APP
proval of Adjutant General Martin
and plans are being formulated u.
the adjutant generals office to make
of this a state wide movement.
Two Topeka boys have received
lieutenancies in Battery A, Topeka's
organization. Richard Porter, son of
Judge Silas Porter of the supreme
court and Alfred Bartel, assistant
prosecuting attorney, received their
appointments today.
In order to get the best class of men
into the National Guard and in order
to secure for the present members the
best sort of training, Hite urges
closer union between the organizations.
The Plattsburg guard at New DIRK is
the ideal the local leaders are work
ing toward.
Tomorrow evening at the Y. NJ. c.
A big get-together between the Y.
NJ. c. A, the battery and all those who
are interested in the National Guard
work will be held. Governor Capper
and Adjutant General Martin will
make short speeches. Refreshments
will be served by the Y. NJ. c. A. and
a musical program will be given by
the Second Regiment band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
up 10 CTS. TODAY
Hog Market Hits $500, Highest
in Is Months.
Receipts Are Largely in Excess
of Year Ago.

Chicago. Feb. ga jump of 10
cents in the price of hogs today sent
the market to $500 hundred pounds,
the highest in s months.
Veterans at the stock yards say the
country is going into hog raising and
more pork and bacon is being eaten
than ever before. Hog raising in the
United States is more profitable than
ii has been for years. according to fig
ures compiled here today. This con-
dition is due to the war, it was said.
From the first of the year until yes
terday. 2.1o5.000 hogs were received
at the Chicago yards, an increase of
more than haif a million head over
the similar period of 1915. For the
eleven principal markets of the coun-
try the total hog shipments from jan
uary /, 1916, to date is more than
100. 600 as against 100000 for the
same period in 1915. This, it is point
ed out is in spite of the fact that the
German lard market is also closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
FOR CITY MARKET?
Truck Gardeners Placing Their
Needs Before the City.
In Connection With Proposed
RemOdeIed Auditorium.

If the city finds itself compelled
to purchase all the ground east of
the auditorium to Monroe street
municipal market may become a reality
in the course of a few years However,
so far as the campaign in which the
Commercial club is interested is con-
cerned there will be nothing proposed
in this connection although truck
gardeners headed by j. f. Doane,
Rural Route %, have appeared at au-
ditorium committee meetings and
urged that a city market become
part of a remodeled auditorium.
But the committee feels that at this
time it is not propitious to launch
such q campaign Yet If the people
be granted The committee is keep
ing quiet right now and saving wood,
so to speak, with property owners
whose property will be affected by an
addition to the audit orium.
Mr.. Doane points out to the Com
mercial club that truck gardening in
the vicinity of Topeka is increasing,
that cutting out the middle man will
be a big saving to Topeka and that
even if it found not necessary to
purchase property through to Monroe
street there is still ample room for u
city market that will be satisfactory
for a few years on ground the city
now owns adjacent to the auditorium.
He speaks of the twenty foot plot 20
the south of the auditorium.
1t is considered probable that the
interested gardeners will take the
matter up with the mayor VINO as
be able to give them hints as to the
proper course to pursue, and may en-
deavor to aid them in getting a mu-
nicipal market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
BUYS A CUNb0AT
Testimony Reveals How Har-
vester Cash Helped Rebels.
Letter of Credit for $4SO,OO0
Purchases Insurgents Navy.

Washington, Feb. 29.-How part of
a $4S0000 letter of credit from the
International Harvester company was
spent for a gunboat and munitions for
a revolution in Yucatan, Mexico, last
year was told today to the senate COM
mittee investigating charges of a COM
bination to control the output of sisal
by Domingo f. Evia, who said he was
one of a commission of five who went
to New York to get the cash and buy
the arms.
General Arguemedoa, who became
governor Of Yucatan in February
1915, after a revolt against Governor
Santos confiscated the Yucatan gold
reserve to buy arms. Evia testified
Avelino Monies, a sisal buyer, offered
the letter of credit, for which he re-
ceived 100000 pesos issued by the
Mexican organization formed for mar
keting sisal.
Evia said he obtained $4,000 on
the letter, with which he bought a
gunboat and ammunition. Before
they could be shipped. however. he
said. General Alvaredo, the present
governor. overthrow Argumendo and
Monies stopped payment on the bal
ance. The Mexican currency received
for the letter was used by Monies in
buying sisal, he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
TRADE CONDITIONS.

"In home trade there is a slight
abatement of the remarkable activity
which has been going on for several
MONTHS writes Henry Clews in the
course of his current financial review
western business continues active,
and railroad earnings. although some
what affected by the congestion of
traffic, are making exceedingly salts
factory reports. Bank clearings also
reflect general activity. the total for
the third week in February showing
an increase of over so per cent COM
pared with a year ago and the gain
being we'll distributed over all sections
of the country. Our steel industry is
phenomenally active. Prices continue
to soar and manufacturers and buyers
alike appear perplexed over an extra
ordinary situation. Many plants are
sold ahead to the end of the year at
highly profitable prices, and indica-
tions point to a continued pressure Of
orders. Railroads are IN a position to
buy more freely, and are placing lib
eral orders for equipment of all kinds
In some cases the delay in traffic has
been owing to inadequate rolling stock
/ anu Ills uSAlClSlCy Will soon De recIl-
fled. It is quite within the range of
probability also that the railroads will
/ put into effect long contemplated i'm
provements. What with improved
earnings, and a more reasonable atti-
tude of the public towards our great
transportation companies. the chief
restraint upon railroad development
has been somewhat dissipated. and the
| outlook is really better than it has
been for several years. The chief
cloud now overhanging railroad man
ayers is the labor problem. The de-
mands of the employees are now be-
ing more or less discussed in the open,
and there is a fair chance of a salts
factory solution being cached with.
out any such serious conflict as at one
time feared. The labor situation in
the coal regions also appears less
threatening. the impression being that
by means OF arbitration any disastrous
breach will be averted. Our
foreign trade reflects changing con-
ditions. The fact that the munitions
movement has already reached its
zenith is plainly evident, many items
under this head now showing import
ant declines. Breadstuffs exports
showed a decline of s15,OOO,OOO in
January and cotton decrease of $25-
100000. We have now reached the
season when exports usually decline
and IN view of the smaller shipment:
!, of war materials we may look forward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
TURKS EvACUATE
Rapidly DESERVING TrebizOnd
Before Russian Advance.
Is Approached by Two Armies,
so Miles Away.

Petrograd, Feb. 29.-The Turks are
hastily evacuating the important sea-
port of Trebizond and neighboring
cities before the Russian advance, ac-
cording to Tiflis dispatches today.
The evacuation of Trebizond was
made necessary by the approach OF
two Russian forces, one moving west
ward along the shore of the Black
sea, through Rizeh, and the other in
northwesterly direction from Ere
rum. An official statement from the
war office Saturday night stated that
the Erzerum troops were within 90
miles of Trebizond. Unofficial re-
ports have placed the second attack
ing army about the same distance
from Trebizond on the Black sea coast
Is Strategic Stronghold.
TrebiZond lies 100 miles northwest
of the fortress of Erzerum, recently
occupied by the Russians, and is the
capital of vilayet of the same name.
The city stands on a plateau sur
rounded by an old wall. 1t is an i'm
portant trading center and has a pop
ulation of about 10000. Xenaphon
and the 10000 Greeks in their great
retreat reached the sea at Trebizond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29

Rriobt and early on the morning
ofter Tommy and Mrs. Tommy had
baard the "cheep" of Mrs. Hens
brand new chicks, Mrs. Tommy plan
Now. Tommy" she said briskly,
",re,lI not be one bit offended by the
wav Mrs. Hen has treated us-not
hiti For I'm sure it would be hard
on nv disposition to sit on nest so
long We'll just forget all about the
times SHE has been cross ana we go
right over and call on the new CHICKS
I know that will please Mrs. Hem
"All right" replied Tommy, who
never had thought of being offended
anyway, '1et'sH
So they tidied up their nest as quick
as ever they could ana hurrleu over
to see Mrs. Hen
AZ thew approached the nest they
could plainly hear the 'cheep! cheep."
of the brand new chicks
"Dear mel" whispered Mrs. Tommy
those chicks must be big and strong.
Never did 1 hear two paDles make
such a racket"
When they rounded the corner near
the nest. Mrs. Tommy ran lightly up
the side of the box on which Mrs. Hen
sat and Tommy followed close at her
Good morning, Mrs. Hen" said
Mrs. Tommy cordially. Isn't this a
fine morning. Tommy and have
come over to greet your two new
babies"
INV two new babies. My two new
babies, What a joke" and Mrs. Hen
cackled so hard it almost sounded like
a Taught MY two new babies are
thirteen new babies; but I'm glad to
show them to you just the samei"
s.Thirteen new babies!' exclaimed
Mrs. Tommy. and she peered into the
nest
'-Thirteen new abies, exclaimed
practical Tommy. what a family to
feedi'
How ever viii you name them all p
asked Mrs. Tommy. before Mrs. Hen
had had time to say a word. Il think
the job Of naming thirteen chicks is
worse than the task of feeding themv'
"And so do l." replied Mrs. Hen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
Clio be Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

A receptive mood is easily won over.
Beefing about bum business is no
way to boost it.
In tirIe. most of the inside infor-
nation gets outside.
People are apt to admire a man
who says what they think.
1t is getting so that battle hymns
should be sung at some weddings.
A woman has an answer for every
thing, whether or not she knows any
thing.
If art weren't so frequently nude,
would there be so many artistic tenn
peramepts?
Alb Adkins says his son-in-law is
such a good mixer he has trouble
holding a job.
If a man is clever enough down
town, he aeesn't need to be handy
around the house.
1t occurs to nearly every married
man sometimes that he is something
OF a diplomat; he has to be.
We are also inclined 70 be suspicious
of the man who is always insisting
that the truth must prevail.
Since college students are on dress
parade most of the time, what's the
use OF all this college military talk?
An Atchison woman is worried
about her husband She feels that he
Is very i'll. At least he hasn't called
ner fool for three weeks
There are plenty Of industrious peo-
pie, but the world Will never work as
hard again as it did in the good old
days when bicycling was a popular
pastime.
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to more normal conditions in our
foreign trade. This will make the
control of our foreign trade balance
much more manageable affair. I'm
ports are tending to revive. and the
continued heavy influx of American
securities tends to prevent further un-
desirable importation of gold.
The money situation continues salts
factory, loanable funds being album
dant at comparatively easy rates, and
this in spite of an enormous expansion
of loans. The latest report of the
country's national banks shows an eX-
pansion of $1,O1O,0000 in loans COM
pared with a year ago. This is the
largest expansion since 1911 when the
increase was nearly $500. 100000 How
much of the increase has been due to
loans on returned American securities
it is impossible to determine, though
in this come tion it may be mentioned
that the loans of the New York assoc
ciated banks have increased $1,066,-
900, 900 during the year, and that of
this amount over S7O,000,0O0 repre-
scented loans on investment securities.
This phenomenal expansion of loans
proves that inflationary influences
are operating in an irresistible man
ner These must be attributed to OPP
Grafton of the federal reserve act, to
the remarkable importation of gold
and to the general inflationary results
of the war. Fortunately the cash re-
serves of the country's national banks
show an increase for the year of $780,
1OO GOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
WHAT ONE COUNTY is DOING.

The schools of Grand Forks county,
North Dakota, were originally organ
lied under the old district system,
with the result that school consolida-
ton has been slow and difficult to OBJ
tain, according to a bulletin issued by
the United States bureau of educa-
ton. However, where such schools
have been established they have come
to stay and have proved so efficient
as to stimulate Improvement in all the
schools of the county. School boards
have been urged to improve their one
teacher schools so as to yield the high
est possible efficiency. State aid for
rural schools has encouraged school
patrons to provide better school facil-
tiles. and has stimulated them to work
toward putting their schools into the
so-called First class" The better con-
ditions have become general. There
are better heating and ventilating
plants, schools furnished with single
seats. and equipped with libraries. up
to-date textbooks, pictures, maps, bet
ter water supply cleaner toilets and
playground apparatus. Equipment
has also been provided for teaching
domestic science and agriculture, both
in the one-teacher schools and in the
consolidated schools. Not only has the
material equipment been improved.
but such organization has been eff
fected that the interests of the home,
the community. and the school are be-
ing developed together. The county
superintendent has three assistants
two of whom assist in the field work
one as a school nurse. and the other
as a school supervisor. The school
nurse also works under the direction
of the county board of health, thus
bringing the school organization into
closer touch with the other organiza-
tons of the county. Her work has
resulted in improved school room
sanitation, in greater attention to per-
sonal hygiene, in checking the spread
of contagious diseases, and most of
all in developing among pupils, pa
irons and teachers a higher appreci-
alton of good health and thorough
instruction in was Of dealing with
defective teeth, sight and hearing.
The school supervisor helps the teach
ers adapt the school work to the lives
of the children. The industrial clubs
of the county are web organized and
represent the closest cooperation be-
tween home and school. Likewise,
the parentsteacher clubs stand for the
| common interests of home. school and
community. The slogan for this coun-
ty is that every child shall be educated
in an Observation-Disclosures the one
room school or the well-graded school
whose purpose is to train for intel
hgent and serviceable American citi-
zenship. The school system through
its various phases of organization and
various activities is utilizing every
available opportunity to this end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29

goods" but to the average woman's
mind, these hundreds of laborers are
human beings, and the puE pose of the
factories is to furnish sustenance.
through pay envelopes, to men and
women and boys and girls and babies
yet unborn. In most of our homes
the man leaves human interests early
in the morning, devotes the best hours
of his day to the welfare of things.
and returns TO persons again only for
the evenings relaxation. His wife,
meanwhile. has hardly done an act of
labor all the day, has hardly made a
plan or had a thought. which is not
with considerable intimacy related to
human beings-her husband, her chill
dren, her neighbors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
wnY MONIES ARE RELIGIoUs.

The real reason why women are
more religious than men today is be-
cause they are more human than men.
writes Bernard /. Bell in the March
Atlantic. 1t is not by nature that they
are so. As we have divided the labor
of the world between the sexes, the
work OF men is almost entirely con-
cerned with the production and distri-
button of things: the work of women
almost entirely with the production
and sustenance of persons. We all of
us at times notice the great throngs
Of men who go. at the call of the
whistle. IN and out of our great fac
tories. To the average mans mind.
these hundreds of men are hands. ="
ana the purpose of the factories where
they are employed is to produce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
PLANS FOR STICKERS
Competitive Contest on Designs In-
auguratcd by Commercial Club.

Designers with genius not properly
appreciated now have an opportunity
to come into their own, as a result of
an announcement made this noon at
meeting of the publicity committee of
the Commercial club.
From today contest is on among
local artists as to who can devise the
best poster stamps for envelopes. The
posters must contain something tend
ing to boost Topeka. The contest will
close on April 4, when public exhibit
of designs will be made by the Com
mercial club and a decision reached on
the most meritorious. All designs
should be sent to J. Will Kelley, secre-
tary Topeka Commercial club.
After a decision is made and four or
six designs are selected, the CONNER
cial club will print them and dis
tribute posters free to all merchants
and professional men, in fact, to any
one who wants them. From then on a
persistent campaign will be waged
among stenogra piers and stamp
"stickers" urging them to place the
posters on every envelope mailed out
of Topeka.
Ways and means of getting more
local travelling men interested in Com
merclal club activities were discussed.
But few travelling men hold memh ~
ship cards in the club and they are
looked upon as men who can 90 Is
much as, if not more, to advertise To-
peka than any group of men.
Several years ago q membership foe
of 50 was arranged for commercial
travellers. 1t was SO low that many
felt ashamed to take advantage of *.
Now a special fee of SIS is charged and
still there are few in the club.
meeting of jobbers and whole
salers and their travelling represe ita-
tives will be held in a short time and
efforts made to get together on SOME
plan to interest the travellers in the
clubs work