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The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
SANTA FE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 2S15 or State Journal oftice.l

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Switch
mems union held an all day quilting
at the home of Mrs. r. P. Summers,
221 Elmwood avenue, last Wednesday.
Those who quilted were: Mrs. H. n.
Sinnie, Mrs. George Saunders, Mrs. H.
Fl. Saunders, Mrs. Frank Summers,
Mrs. George Fleming, Mrs. John Nell
son. Mrs. w. o. Carrier, Mrs. William
Smith, Mrs. Frank Deppee, Miss
Daisy Summers and Mrs. Louis Dep
pee of Salt Lake City. Utah. The
next regular meeting will be held next
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs
John Nelson of 404 Madison street.
Brakeman F. b. Harwood of New
ton, who is in the company hospital
here with a severely sprained wrist. is
reported to De about the same.
Engineer McHenry and family are
moving from 426 Madison street to
404 Madison street.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. W. Wallace, 514
German avenue, are the parents of a
baby boy, born February %, to whom
they have given the name Frank
Richie. Mr.. Wallace is in the ticket
auditing department of the Santa Fe.
G. l. King, city passenger and tick
ct agent for the Santa Fe, is in Chi
cago today on company business.
John Floyd Evans, evangelist, of
Chicago just closed very successful
meeting in Denver, Ill. He spoke in
the big tabernacle Sunday night and
will speak Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. This
meeting is for men only
Mrs. Edward Camp, wife of Mr.
Edward Camp of the machinist de-
partment, is quite i'll at her home. 215
Grafton street
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
EAST SIDE NOTES
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Mrs Peter Plamondon, who has
been quite i'll at her home lila Quincy
street, with an attack of the grip, is
improving.
ster guild of the Third Presbyterian
chursh will be held Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Lewis Luthey
of Chandler street.
Mrs. A. P. Wolff was hostess to the
members of the Vesta Embroidery
club yesterday afternoon at her home
in Sumner street. Those who enjoyed
the afternoon were: Mrs. L. L. Nor
ris, Mrs. G.. r. Gross, Mrs. H. l. Derby,
Mrs. c. Z. Goodrich, Mrs. H. H. Col
Inns. Mrs. W. L. Cummings, Mrs. c. d.
Webb. Mrs. T. F. Allen, Mrs. c. L. Cox,
Mrs. r H. Barnes, Mrs. F. w. Bech
tel and Mrs. E. L. Jones. Mrs. W. L.
Hawk was guest The club present
ed to each Mrs. Wolff, Mrs. Morris,
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Webb a hand
painted plate as a birthday gift. The
next meeting will be held at the home
OF Mrs. l. L. Morris at her home, 1910
Kansas avenue.
Mrs. Maud Catren of Monroe street
will leave Monday on a business trip
to HaGdam, Kansas.
The Walter Sanford family expect
to move the first of the week from
1901 East Fifth street to 1905 East
Sixth street.
Mrs. G. H. Hoch, of st. Joseph Mo,
Mrs. T. W. Wallace of 514 German
avenue.
Mrs G. F. Wettling will entertain
the Happy Hour club next Tuesday
afternoon at her home in Reno ave-
nue..
Miss Mabel Scott of Holton will be
the guest Cf her aunt, Mrs. Hattie w
Smurr, of East Sixth street, next Mon
day.
The East Side w. c. T. L. met at
the home of Mrs. L. C. Slagle, 1909
East Sixth street, yesterday afternoon
The meeting was a Frances Willard
memorial meeting, each member Civ
ing some short anecdote of her life
Those who attended were Mrs. Eva
Hope, Mrs. Lucia Case, Mrs T. Rob-
ertson, Mrs. H. P. French, Mrs. R. Nc
Bride and Mrs. L. E. Stone The
guests were Mrs. Mary Reed and Mrs
Charles Swearingen. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs
Eva Hope, 1917 East Tenth street,
March 10.
society of the Third Christian church
was held at the home of Mrs. Dan
Lane, 412 Leland street, Thursday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. sayre, of Boone
vile, Mo, have been called here on
account of the serious illness of Mr.
Sayre's father. Mr.. p. w. Sayre of
1411 West Eighth street.
Mrs Matte Williams Smurr, of
East Sixth street. gave an address on
Lincoln" at the Shorey school Friday
afternoon.
The Happy Hour class of the Third
Presbyterian church met last night at
the home of their teacher, Mrs G. H
Flintham. of Klein street. The even
ing was spent in sewing for one of the
charitable organizations of Topeka
Those who were present: Miss
Alice Ellenberger, Miss Edith and Miss
Grace Williams, Miss Edith and Miss
Lucia McCallam, Miss Mabel Maln-
strom, Miss Ruby Wooley, Miss La
Verne McGaffin and Miss Eva STRAIT
ton.
G. J. Degginger, SIG Chandler. who
was operated on recently, is improved
slightly.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
WORLDS BIGGEST Sub
PIunger. admiral SchIcy," Will Be
Added to L. S. Navy Mar. 10. 1913.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The largest
undersea boat in the world, the United
States submarine Admiral Schley, will
be completed by March 10. 1918, on
contract time, Secretary Daniels said
today in answer to the charge that he
has permitted unnecessary delay in its
construction.
Replying to statements made yes
terday by Henry Reuterdahl before the
American Defense society that Amer
lea has been forced TO wait by the
Electric Boat company. while the con-
Germ built submarines for Great
Britain. Daniels said there had been
no question of having to wait for any
body or any country.
Power. Greatest Problem.
THE building of the Schley." said
Secretary Daniels. ''is the largest en-
terprise of it's kind ever attempted. so
far as is known, by any nation. When
authorized by congress, the great prob
lem of experts was power.
1T is well known that the Schley
was in the nature of an experiment. A
long time was given for it's completion
for it was well known that many ex-
perts would be necessary to make it
successful"
The secretary explained that after
the first plans had been devised, the
company found it necessary to change
it completely. thereby making the boat
When completed the Schley will dis
place about 1000 tons surface and
l 400 tons submurged. This is about
400 tons larger than the largest U-boat
known. II will have a speed of 20
knots.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26

board of health. No admission will
be charged, but a silver offering will
be taken in the interests of the w.
c. T. L.
Miss Helen Pagan entertained at
her home, 204 Ohio avenue, last night
in honor of Miss Maude Allen, the oc-
casion being the celebration of Miss
Aliens birthday Those who were
present were: Miss Martha Jennings,
Miss F'reda Dickcrson. Miss Ruby Ed
gar, Miss Maude Allen, Miss Lena
Gaul, Miss Susan Fay. Miss Irene Will
sen and Miss Mollie RoSan.
The Bring One Class of the Oak
land Methodist church pleasantly sur
prised Mrs. T. f. Allen at her home,
418 Forest avenue, last Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Allen was for number
of years the teacher of this class and
the party was given to welcome her
back to Oakland. Those who attended
were: Rev and Mrs. Peterson, Mr..
and Mrs. l. Fl. Poland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neiswinder, Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Webb,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bannon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cottle, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Pepper
Mrs. c. II. Buck, Mrs. w. L. Mayer,
Mrs. Effie McCaslin, Mrs. Miller, Mr.
and Mrs. Snyder Miss Muriel Peter
son and Miss Wanita Poland.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
ADS FOR CHURCH
Preachers Discuss Campaign
and How to Finance 1t.
Hall Decorated With Attractive
Advertising Matter.

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Several hundred
ministers of various denominations
from Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa and
other neighbOring states met here to-
day to discuss church advertising cam
aigns and methods of financing
them. The conference was held under
the auspices of the Advertising Asso-
citation of Chicago.
DIR. Charles L. Stelzle, former pas
tor of the Labor Temple, New York
city and recognized as an authority
on church publicity, and DIR. Christian
F. Reisner of the Grace Methodist
Episcopal church, New York city were
among the out-of-town speakers.
Should this conference prove sue
cess, it was said by the promoters, a
similar conference of national scope
would be held some time next year.
The conference was open to clergymen
and laymen. Willard hall, at which
the conference was held, was pro-
fusedly decorated with charts and
photographs of advertisements plan
ned by Mr.. Reisner, Mr.. StelZle and
others
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
BEFORE TWO JUDGES
Argument in Damage Suit Against
Fair Association Is Heard.

With Judges Dana and Whitcomb
presiding, argument on demurrers to
damage suits aggregating $4,000
against the Topeka State Fair associa-
ton and officials and H Judy Kill
patrick, an auto racing driver were
heard today in the district court. The
demurrers were filed by the defend
ants.
The suits are filed by Charlotte Ann
Foley. Alfred Scott and r. L. Darby
and are for $4,000 each. The litiga-
ton is the outgrowth of the accident
at the fair grounds race track last
fall when kilpatrick's big racer went
through the fence injuring a number
of spectators. The plaintiffs are
among those who were injured. They
claim that the fair grounds track
was never built properly for auto rae
ing.
In their answer today attorneys for
the Fair association went into aY-gu-
ment in detail They claimed that
the State Fair association had no re-
sponsibility in the racing as it was
done under contract with the racers.
An exceptional legal array was seen
on both sides of the counsel table dur
ing the argument.
Otis Hungate. F. S. Dreaming. ]. E.
Addington, Major A NJ Harvey.
Schoch and Rankin and a B. Crum
represented the plaintiffs. Hite and
Dean represented the State Fair asso-
citation When argument is completed
the case will probably be taken under
adViSement.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
FARNSWORTH DIVORCE
Topeka Woman Files Suit. Non-Sup-
port, against Husband.

Mrs. Irma Farnsworth, nee Doster.
daughter of Judge Frank Doster, fCr-
mer chief justice of the supreme court,
filed suit for divorce and alimony in
the Shawnee county district court FRI
day afternoon against her husband.
Don Farnsworth, a southern real es-
tate broker. J. f. Addington. a To-
cal attorney, filed the suit.
For cause of action Mrs. Farms
worth cites the general charges of
gross neglect of duty and non-support
At the time the petition was filed tine
plaintiffs attorneys filed a motion for
the court to declare an emergency in
the hearing of the suit in order hat
it might come to trial before the Gus
tomary 80 days has elapsed after the
time of filing the petition. Charles
Bower. clerk of the district court. has
set the case for hearing on the jan
uary term docket
Mrs. Farnsworth is well known by
TOpekans and especially in society cir
cles. Her marriage to Farnsworth
took place about five years ago.
Farnsworth, it is said, is now in Okla
homa, where he is in the land busi-
ness
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
TABLE TALK
AT THE HAkETA&M
COMMERCIAL CLuB. A-BA

Why not print in the dailies facts
obtained by the information bureau of
the Topeka Automobile association? l.?
People are continually calling news
paper offices in the summer for in
formation relative to the condition of
roads.
Both Lawrence dailies devoted three
columns to the good roads meeting
held there THURSDAY night One re-
produced the pictures of II. S. Put
ney and J. VIII Kelley.
Mrs. Sarah Maynard, one of the
proprietors of Pelletier's tea room,
plans to remodel it SO a private din
ing room can be used by clubs and
other organizations for their ban
quets. The dining room is being en-
larged and divided into two rooms
and should it be necessary the parti-
ton can be withdrawn and banquet
ers may have the benefit of a larger
room.
Albert Nagel, manager of the ]. c.
Darling Co. has a plan to make the
trade-at-home plan possible for all
merchants. He proposes that mer-
chants who buy goods outside of the
city and all other business men pre-
pare list of goods they can obtain
in the city and a list impossible to
get here. These lists should be given
to the Commercial club and if pos
sible arrangements made so the goods
not purchaS aSeable can be purchased
and sold by the local jbobers
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
FIGHTER HURT
"BombardCd' Enemy's Country With
Leaflet Messages to Countrymen.

Paris, Feb. 26.-Gabriele d'Annunzio
has been injured in the right eye in an
aeroplane accident and taken to a hos
pital in Venice. says the Rome corre-
spondent of the Petit Parisiene. There
is a possibility that the sight of the
injured eye may be preserved.
The Italian poet Gabrielle d d'Annun-
zio took a prominent part in the pop
ular agitation which preceded the dec
laration of war by Italy on Austria in
May, 1915. He volunteered for serv-
ice and was appointed lieutenant in
the army and has taken part in a
number of aeroplane flights over the
cities of Trieste and Trent during
which he dropped leaflets into the
cities with messages of encourage
ment to the resident of Italian origin.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
ITALIAN FOUND GUILTY
Eight Years in Prison for Man Who
Robbed American Woman.

Rome, Feb. 25.-Pietro Rossi was
found guilty today at Arezzo on the
charge of murderous assault against
Mrs. Mary Flavelle of Chicago. in a
railroad train between Florence and
Arezzo on May 1, 1914. for the pur-
pose of robbery. He was sentenced to
eight years and four months impri-
sonment and to two years special sur
veillance by the police and to per-
petual interdiction from public serv-
ice.
The jury found that Rossrs act was
unprecedented and that ne was only
partially responsible for his actions,
being not wholly sound of mind.
Mrs. F'lavelle returned to the United
States after the attack and died in
Chicago on Dec. II. 1914
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
fewer MINE FATALITIES
Toll of Coal Diggcrs Smallest Percent
age in Sixteen Years.

Washingto Feb. 26.-Fewer men
lost their lives mining coal in the
United States during 1915 than any
year of the last eight, and the death
rate for each 1000 men employed was
the lowest in 16 years. A bureau of
mines casualty report made public
yesterday showed that more than 750,
900 miners were employed last year
and 2,264 killed. The death rate was
295 in 1000, compared with 3.22 the
previous year.
This is the most gratifying report
the bureau of mines has been able to
make since it was established said
Secretary Lane in a statement.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
WANTS NAME CHANGED
Archdeacon Spencer Files Application
i'm the District Court.

In order that he may perpetuate
the name of his mother, Creighton
Spencer. archdeacon for Kansas of the
Protestant Episcopal church. today
filed petition with Charles Bowers.
clerk of the district court, to change
his name to Creighton Spencer-Moun-
sey. The petition is filed by School
and Rankin. a local law firm.
Spencer states that he has wife
ard one child, Henry, age IS, and asks
that the court also allow them TO
take the name of Spencer Mounsey.
His mother. he says. died November
21 1915. Her name was Mary Noun
seY. He wants to perpetuate his
mothers name by making it a part OF
his surname.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
BUSINESS men ROCKIES
L. s. Army to Provide Training Camps
for Them Throughout Summer.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-According to
plans perfected by the executive COM
mittee of Fort Sheridan Training
Camp association rookie" camps for
business men are to be held in the
middle west through four successive
periods from June to october of this
years, it was announced today.
The committee decided each camp
would be run four weeks during the
month sof June. July. August and
September. The men will be enrolled
at Fort Sheridan and at such other
army posts as the government may
designate.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were recorded
with the city clerk today:
To CLYDE II. MOORE and wife,
514 German. February "a, a boy.
To DAVID H. DIXON and wife, 20
Lawrence, February u, a boy.
To E. A. GILLESPIE and wife, IO1
Locust, February 20. a girl.
To REV. c. E. CRAGGETT, 1416
Twelfth. February Il. a boy.
To d. T. MOSS. 1416 Washington,
February "a. boy.
Cas- Ranges a. Eorbes Aav
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26
Lincoln Post Notice.

Members are requested to meet at
the hall Sunday afternoon at o'clock
to attend the funeral of our late COM
rade J. r. Niles, 1897 Arch street.
H. s HALLECK, Post Commander
J. NJ. MILLER, Adjutant.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26

Fine Ladies Shears at Forbes
Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26

Adonareh Paint a Fo.l.aA--Aav.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26

Gas Ranges at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-02-26

O0noeaN1oe0 z O10SE 0-1oo1
The sun., 1916-10-08

ing does not show the entire possible
reach Of these giant weapons whcl.
used for the purpose of homharding,
but they would l~ able to sweep an
are embracing the whole of Manhat-
tan and The HrunN as far north as
Eurdham Heights ANA n~cIGhh"rlnI
New Jersey a. far We, ~ a. cuull, Of
miles hc,und the outskirts Of Newark
And all the while the shipa of our iloo,
lying i'll port would y" exposed to this
fire, the navy yard bcluG only d little
more than thirteen miles away from
tho enemy ilect.
New York has taken pride in lis
towering sk~y.crapers; but few New
Workers have realized that those gilt
tcring spires and massive bodies might
become a veritablc menace in time Of
war. Each on" of them is q %Conspicu-
Gus mark for the spottcr and a ready
aid to quick ana accurate range lind
ing, especially when the hostile OBJ
server can q Il aloft thousands of feet,
Picture then what might happen II
our battle suuadrons Wor" oNcrpow-
cred and an enemy fleet took position
ncNond the range of tho Sandy Hook
batteries and IN the waters OF ample
depth TO the south and east OF Rock
away GcaCh Each giant ~ inch shc'l
The sun., 1916-10-08

would weigh nearly "A on ana a half
and De charged with a mass of high
explosive capable of scattering ruin
over a wide" zone. \ single one Of
them breaking into one of the biggest
SkysCrapcrs would we'll nigh annihilatc
the building. The d~ctonation of some
hundreds of pounds or '~rluitrotoluol
wuuld instantly develop bursting pres
sllos that would blow the walls asIn.
der like n house Of cards and leave
the st""lwork a shattered. twisted pile.
Not only that, but the intensity of that
whitening flame would set everything
Compustlhlc aiirc.
There is not an armore safe deposit
vault in New York city that would sur
NiNo assaults Of this description and
well nlgh every part Of Greater New
York. nf financial or industrial moment
could ue wiped out by an attack OF this
haturc, The East River bridges would
speedily slccumb, a single IS inch
shell su0lclnc 10 wreck any one OF
them. The navy yard is ~dcfence,css
und tho guns Of our nearby forts would
ho absolutely useless. And in the face
e.. this condition Cen, Weaver wonders
Mhctncr IL would bc the part OF wis
d"m to put a battery where it would
prevent an enemy battleship from do
The sun., 1916-10-08

NcNI'u hne possessed no capital al
all; the TWO others had small amounts
60 invest. do not mention their
names h"cauS" il is moi my intention
in writing this book 10 cause any one
truuhl" Oh, of proportion To his re-
spunsihiliti"s. am writing to defend
my country ny stating facts. not to
laud my friends. or to take revenge ON
my enemies ur modest neutrals.
1T Is not. however. to he taken for
granted that hccausc seven Spauiards
W'r" fHvurites Of the dictator and
mauIG"l To- amaSS fortunes illoglti-
Un'rlN that the Spanish colony IN
M"Nico, numbering about forty thou
sand, almost all huuorahlc. useful,
hard working ana ,stimahl" for many
r"ISoIS. should be hated, prosecuted,
declared criminal and deserving ~ ,X-
termination, any moro than the useful,
hard working American colony, tho
promoters uf iNiliHation, numbering
Ii'uut forty Thousand, shnlld be ,N"-
Grated tn" Spaniarls were the cro-
ntuys uf fortunes for tho Mexican FAINT
los: without them Mexico would
certainly hay" been a nation of bu-
r"alcraiS, of unfortunate employees Of
private ~ foreign concerns, ~ work.
The sun., 1916-10-08

Wilson, because Of his leaning to the
ideal of universal democracy. has de-
c.dcd To- de- away with the tiNis ro-
manus sum attitude Of the American
citizen, and has beer applaudcd by the
'ifty or more million Latin Americans
WHO for one hundred years have felt
Inundated by this irritating interna-
tiunal privilege
sun another aspect Of PRESIDENT
Wilson's attitude toward Mexico is
shown Icy the authors assertion that
lack Of protection fgr Americans was
ruinoUs for Mo%iyo. because that also
meant 10 protection for capital in
vested there. MY Interpretation is
that since IL is clear that without the
support If foreign capital Mexico
would have been ruined even If there
had been no revolution, patriotism de-
mands that foreign capital s'ould have
support under unconditional law and
treaty rights. Mr.. Wilson'S doctrine of
denying support t. all claims cma-
Mating from business interests makes
t.is impossible. Z.
"lf MIR, Wilson'S ductrin" consisted
n refusing to support American claims
IN illcgItImatv business transactions
his policy would hc laudahlc rs well as
The sun., 1916-10-08

indirectly ou thu Interests ~ The
American people.
Mir Woodrow Wilson must Ice gifted
with rtr" Imagination, h|coitis" IN" in
Stantly lrnl>"d iIu,rt.'> dctts'lblc
crimes with the lIclrdic crimes r"rpr-
tritcd IN Ia" campaign ut the almighty
dollar. This dollar campaign could
not possibly h" carried On without the
aid of the corrupt Latin American rul-
crs: and the alliance of the moncycl
creole and mcstl1o clements aul the
mon"ycl Au.lu-StNon Interests was
Indispensable.
MIR. Wilson, l"ukinI through cast
iron ~l,uScS, was GlIt"d with clear
vision with regard To- the MoNicnN Sit
uatirn, Iiu"rta WAS simply thu bloody
and %fcrociuus AGENT uf III" lludow ncrs,
vii" had kept - per cent. of IN" NoNi-
can people in misery. and uf the per-
vcrt",l cr. ol"s, in Infamous alliance
with TN" managers NJ Wall street. slIs-
ia U.ng their ~plul"rrstIc state through
thc sweat ut the brow or a wrc''hcd
people, Tho lluorta ease was nuthins
m"r" than IL. horrible. uI,,h.,,i u.gc
"r the almighty dul'ar.'
How President Wilson's attitude
toward Anlcri am IN McNico lowered
the prestige uf the United States Is
vividly set forth Icy senator Bulnes,
who says:
Until the adven, OF Mr.. Wilson the
claim Ia protection Of the American
citizen in Mexico, a. IN all LATIN
America, and We might even say all
ovcr the world, Was The rivis romunus
D. S1Ipnf if th. ,uL,ntf,tb .R.,t1pN ~ ul.y
The sun., 1916-10-08
Couliamd from. Frrst Page.

our coastal weapons, on the other
hand. have not the same advantage.
The gums mounted on disappearing
carriages can break their way through
nrmor of tho prevailing thickness on
drraduuughtS at AN extreme range Of
only 5000 yards aud their maximum
elevation permits a h%ombprdlng range
or a plungiug tire up TO hut 1000
yards. Tho mortar batteries cannot
ito In" work cut out for them At a
range of more than II, 900 yards
against moving targets because Of the
time the projcctilcS IRE in flight in
rising far skyward and sweeping
downward on their long curving de-
scents.
All Of this, 50 far AZ il 'pplies to the
port of New York, Is nads plain by the
accompanying graphic chart, our forts
would be absolutely impotent, while
the foe lying just out of the range Of
their batteries could smash those de-
fences at leisure. Preferably. mas
much as h" would have plenty of deep
water in which to uanTuvrc, he would
probably chunr" o. bring his great IS
inch guns II bean on the city.
Because OF limited space the draw