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The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-07

Mr. and Mrs. &. Z. Bolmar VIII
issue invitations Saturday for the mar
rlaSe of their daughter Emma to Mr;
Benjamin f. Flenniken, jr., which VIII
be solemnized Saturday, July p, at
10 O'Clock in the morning at Grace Ca
thedral
After the service a wedding break
fast will be served at the Bolmar home
for the members of the two families
and few close friends.
= J y
Mrs. Alfred Hart Of Oklahoma City,
who is visiting her sister Mrs. Waiter
Hayes, will be entertained by rev
friends very informally while she Is IN
town. Mrs. Theodore SnatIinger Will
entertain her Saturday, probably at
the Country club, and she will spend
the day with some of her other friends
Mrs Hart was formerly Miss Zar"lda
Barriger She is on her way east
to visit sister in New York.
DR.. and Mrs. 5. S. Estey will leave
the first of August for vacation trip
Lake, which is near Frankfort. Miss
Helen Estey will join them about the
middle of August, and she will have
as her guest at the lake Miss Maureen
Stevenson of Salina, who is a frequent
visitor to Topeka friends.
Miss Estey is now in Philadelphia,
Pa. She left last week with Miss Day
Monroe and Miss Lenore Monroe for
New York. They stopped in Wash
ington fer few days, and from Phil
adelphia they will go to New York.
Miss Estey will take a course in the
Columbia summer session, doing spe-
cial work in Latin. Miss Flora Hege
of Emporia, who occasionally visits
Miss Estey. will be in New York TAX
ting work in Columbia during the sum-
mer session, and she and Miss Estey
will be together. Miss Estey will be
at Crystal Lake three weeks before her
return to Topeka.
+ I. i
Mrs. Robert Fullerton gave the sec
ond of a series of thimble parties to-
day at her home, in compliment to
her sister, Mrs. H. I. Green of Urbana,
Ill, who is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. p. j. Clevenger. She was
hostess at party Thursday afternoon,
to which the following guests were
asked: Mrs. Green, Mrs. Albert Pat
ten, Mrs. Ilif Felix, Mrs. Frank Griggs,
Mrs. Luther Burns, Mrs. David Page,
Mrs. James Mcclure, Mrs. ]. NJ. Brunt,
Mrs. Tom Fullerton, Mrs. ]. Newell
Abrahams, Mrs. Ed Adams, Mrs. F. c.
Gibbs, Mrs. Frank Forbes, Mrs. Os-
born Larimer. Mrs. c. Bernard Crosby,
Mrs. Clarence Gresser of Rossville,
Mrs. Clevenger, Mrs. Hayes and Miss
Grace Hayes of Kansas City, Miss
Marian Garretson, Miss Helen Estey,
Miss Mary Sharp, Miss Cornelia
Abrahams of Baltimore, Md, and Miss
Joy Paxton.
The guests invited for today's party
were: Mrs. c. E. Sutherland. Mrs. E.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-07
EMERY WHEEL FLIES UP
and KILLS BLACKSMITH

Chillicothe, Mo, July Phillip
Smith, a blacksmith Sc years old,
died here early today as the re-
suit of an unusual accident yes
terday. Smith was grinding the
blade of a road grader when the
emery wheel broke Part or II
struck him and crushed his skull
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-07

Oh she is a rain dear
In oil silk ehapeau
And slick coat of oil silk
From neck to her toe.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-07
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Miss Edna Morehouse entertained
number of her friends at party last eve
ming, at her home on Taylor street, Dane,
did not care to dance enjoyed the beauty
of the evening on the porch and In the
many hammocks about the grounds. Miss
Morehouse was assisted in entertaining
her guests by Miss Oga Nicholson, of
Lawrence The other guests were Misses
Myrtle Davis, Edna Crane, Bernice Me
Donald, Miss Edna McClintock. Miss Iva
Davis, Miss Winfield Wagner. Miss Lii
Ian Tef Miss EOssie Moon MIL Miss hGtta
Whitloek. Miss Lottie Bowes and Miss
Dean, Mr.. Al Frost, Mr. Tom Clemment,
Mr. WIN wadsworth; Mr. rdin Harmon R,no Ry11s' Ms
julius Wedding, Mr.. Fay Howell, Mr.
Frank Sheldon, Mr.. Rassie Bennett, Mr.
Floyd Mcdonald, Mr.. Charles Lagerstrom,
Mr.. Motter, Of Lawrence.
A small party enjoyed the delightful
sport of swimming last evening in Cages
Lake. Later they went to the home of
late hour. .rhe party included: Misses
ME Bradshaw, Pearl Mcfarland, Fila Ran
ney Eleanor Work, Mr.. David Lakin, Mr..
Ed Kellam, Mr.. Paul Torrington, Mr.; Fred
Gordon, Mr.. Joe Morgan, Mr.. Frank
Towne and Mr.. Charles Jcslin. Dr. and
Mrs. Mum were chaperons.
The D. D. Whist club will end its series
of meetings next Wednesday evening by
entertaining the gentlemen. They will
enjoy a trolley ride, followed by a supper
at the home of Miss Glenna Cross.
Mrs. f. B. Merriam will leave Saturday
for a several months trip through the
east.
Mrs. c. c. Baker and daughter, Nellie,
left today for a visit with Mrs. Bakers
mother in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-07
Cherry Ice Cream
By CONSTANCE CLARKE.

" HE delicate flavor Of cherr!
= ice cream made from tn,
fresh ripe fruit appeals to all tastes
and is made in different way from
the usual ice cream.
Stone one pound of ripe cherries
break the stones, take out the kernels
and cook the cherries and kernels
for about ten minutes in one cup Of
T0n1rrau1- Chic +.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
People of Mississippi
 Want Hand Tn Legislation

the general election. but that they are willing to let the people decide the questions involved.
 An interesting phase of the proposi- tions is that there will be an inter- regnum between the time of ordering the election and the settlement of the questions at the polls next November and during which time it is claimed the old law will be in force and effect. Thus any person may hunt at will on anybody's land, they may order one gallon of whisky or a cask of beer ev- cry day and newspapers may run ad- vertisements of whisky houses if they want to do so. The wholesale dealers of other states have faund that out and are flooding the state with cir culars making announcement to the effect that they will be ready for busi- ness as soon as the initiative and ref erendum election is ordered That may or may not be. Governor Bilbo stated today that as soon as these petitions are filed he will shoot 'em full of holes" Just how he will go about it is not known, but the fact remains that there are a good many ways open to shrewd lawyers and the courts will no doubt be called on to settle any controversies that may arise as to the retroactive features of the laws com plained of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
LIQUOR ADS WILL
 NOT BE EXCLUDED
PrOhibitiOnists Have Little to Expect From Present
 Administration
By HIGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, June 2s.-(Special) ) The postoffice department Is evident ly convinced that to exclude from the mails all newspapers containing liquor advertisements would be unwise.
 In February Senator Bankhead re- ferred to Postmaster General Burle- son the bill which at the instance of prohibition leaders of Alabama he had introduced. The bill provided for the exclusion of all literature containing a reference to liquor from the mails.
 Since that time, five months ago, the senator has heard nothing from the postoffice department and the indica- tions are that the Alabama prohibit tionists have little to expect from the present administration.
 Alabamians who visited Washington in the interest of the bill have been notified of the apparent indifference of the administration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
English Workmen's Waste
From Leslie's.


 The working classes in England are receiving wages never dreamed of be- fore, but are spending the extra money as fast as they receive it. Boys who once were glad to get $1.25 week. now receive $5. Skilled furnace men get $50 to $60 a week. steel smelters as much as $75 Women, whose husbands have gone to war; in many instances get a separation allowance greater than the husbands wages had been. Or if a son is at the front, the separation allow ance to the mother. added to the big wages paid the husband at home, puts the family in the moneyed class Edith Sellers, writing in the Ninteenth Cen tury, deplores the fact that war wages have led the people into widest extrav- agance Charlotte Burlington, writing in the Nineteenth Century, tells of one factory where $150,000 was distributed as bonus among the men. When of fered by the employers cash down or an investment made for them in war loans and all trouble saved them, but e20O out of the G30.00O was eventually |subscribed' The big wages are going Into gramophones. furtiture of showy kind, jewelry, cinemas. music halls and theatres, drink. tobacco. sweets toys.
 Much money goes into entertaining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
REV. ]. F. PARKER
 OF BIRMINGHAM
 NOW |ND0RSES II
Well Known Baptist Minis ter Couldn't Sleep On His
 Side for 20 Years

T am sincerely thankful for the means and the man that caused Tan1ac to be prepared to reach my case" said Rev. J. F. Parker, who lives at SCOT Second avenue, North Birmingham, in his statement regarding the benefits he has derived from this medicine, on last Monday MT. Parker is an ordained Baptist minister. He lived on farm and served his church in Shelby county for 15 years and is known by everybody in that vicinity. He came to Birming ham 14 years ago, where he has been liv- Ing ever since and is well known throughout the entire district.
 For many years, continued MT. Parker, T suffered from rheumatism and a complication of other troubles and finally my condition got so bad I was not able to do any work at all on the farm and I had to give it up. I was very nervous at times and I would feel depressed around my heart and have ire quent smothering spells and l found it difficult to get my breath during any kind of exercise I suffered terribly with rheumatism in my spine and back and had dreadful aching in the region of my kidneys. I was so restless I couldn get any comfortagle sleep and for 20 years I was not able to lay on my left side but I am glad to say that has all been relieved since I took Tanlac.
 "A friend of mine who had been helped by Tanlac advised me to take it and in only day or so after I started on it felt considerable relief from the rheuma- tism and my breathing was much better; the pain seemed to leave me before my first bottle was gone I have taken three bottles and now I rest comfortably and can sleep like a baby every night l have none of the aching about my kid neys at all and I don't have a particle of the smothering about my heart and I want to tell you it's a great relief to be able to breathe deep and easy like l do since taking Tanlac. I certainly appreciate what this medicine has done for me. I have used great many prep arations during my 20 years of suffering and I can conscientiously say I have found more relief in three bottles of Tanlac than in everything else have ever tried combined"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store and Patton-Pope Drug Co.,, in Ensley by D. w. Morris Drug Co.,. in Bessemer by Pe- gram-Patton Drug Co.,, in Pratt City by Gale Drug Co.,, and in North Birmingham by Walker Drug Co.-adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

Jackson, Miss. June 27.-(SpeciaL)
 Initiative and referendum election pe-
 titfons are crowding in on the secre- tary of state from every direction and
 it begins to look like the people of Mississippi are going to have a hand in it's legislation. These petitions de- mand elections on the game law, the prohibition law, the whisky advertise . ment law and the s300.O0O bond issue. It is necessary that 5000 voters shall sign the petitions for the election and the law makes it the duty of the sec- retary of state to order the election when that shall have been done. More than one thousand names have already been filed with the secretary of state and many other large petitions have been heard of It is understood that they are being circulated in every county. Here in Jackson but one man has been soliciting signatures. He car ries petitions on the two whisky prop ositions-the quart every two weeks and the advertising and in two or three days has several hundred sign CTS. This does not mean that all the signers will vote against the laws at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Brandon to Raise Regiment

general of Alabama stated today that in the event of call for volunteers for service in the war that he would endeavor to raise a regiment from this section of the state If needed. General Brandon, who Is one of the most popular men of the state is a well-known officer, having served in the Spanish-American war and for several years in the militia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Seed House Is Burned

Dothan, June 28.-tSpecial.)- )-Loss estimated at s2o,oOO. partially covered by insurance, was sustained last night when fire destroyed the seed house of the Planters Cotton Oil company of this city. The building was valued at $10,000 with s1000 insurance. The con- tents, consisting of corn and hay used in the manufacture of feed. were val ued at about $10,o00 with s7O00 insur :. ance. Cause of the fire has not been ascertained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
To Take Fourth Quietly

Columbus. Miss, June 2S.-(Special.) There will be no elaborate celebration of the Fourth of July in Columbus, the directors of the Chamber of Commerce having sometime ago decided not to un- dertake any entertainment programme for the nations natal day but to concentrate their efforts on the stock industry ex- hibit which is to be held here in October, view the view of making it the biggest exhibit of. this character ever staged in Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Most Powerful Light

From the New York World
 The most powerful searchlight in the world was tested at the Brooklyn navy yard. The lens has diameter of five feet.
 A watcher in a building a mile away reported that the light caused an elec- tric lamp in his room to cast a shad nv on the wall The light was played on both towers of the Manhattan bridge and the Woolworth building. Persons near the Y. M. c. A. building, two miles from the navy yard said every stone was brilliantly lighted.
 The lights effective range is esti- mated at 10 miles. Several may be or dered for use in the Qualifications around New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

tween the United States and Mexico, comes report that the people of lower California--that peninsula over which the sovereignty of Mexico extends which projects southerly from the lower boun- dary of Calfornia-are agltating now m
 favor of plan for seeding from Mex Mex | leo and becoming independent. This, perhaps, reflects a disposition which has since the time of James G. Blaine, as Secretary of State in the cabinet of President Garfield prevailed to some ex- | tent among the people of Lower Callfor- mia in favor of withdrawing from Mex 1 ico and becoming a part of the state or California.
 Earlier than Mr. Blaine's day as Secre- tary of State, William H. Seward. Sec retary of State under President Lincoln, contemplated the possibility of securing by purchase Lower California from Mex lico. If that could be done then the United States would possess the entire North American Pacific coast line from Alaska southerly excepting that part con- trolled by Great Britain.
 Seward foresaw. as Blaine did. the wonderful possibilities of commerce across the Pacific. It is part of the secret history of Blaines short admin istration in the state department that he did begin informal negotiations which had in view the purchase of Lower Cali | fOrn1a from M6XICO. HE CdIiy iSeAiS7 ment from the cabinet ended these ne
 A GREAT EXPORT RECORD
 curious phenomenon of the present day export trade of the United States is the rapidly growing demand for steel commodities of the kind which are use- full in peaceful pursuits. Apparently the steel managers look for an increase of orders of this kind. One feature of the export, as will be developed within few months, is the shipping to Russia of rails, cars and locomotives. It was for the purpose of paying for these com modities that Russia recently arranged for loan of 5OoOO,000 in the United States Italy is also in the market for a large amount of steel products, espe- cially those of use in railroad construc- tion. There appears to be no doubt that for the next year and half the steel manufacturers of the United States will be occupied to the capacity of their plants and at least 50 per cent of their commodities will enter into the export trade. That of itself, other things being equal. should insure continuation and even increase in American prosperity
 A BILLION MORE LOANS
 No matter what financing may be en- tailed in case war really comes with Mexico and no matter how large other forms of international financing may be there appears to be no doubt among financial leaders that the United States is abundantly fortified to meet any re- uuirements and to meet them easily, even if another billion be asked for. Moreover, the opinion prevails that if at first there should be a depression in the securities market in case war with Mex leo begins, this will be not long contin- ued, but will be followed by appreciation in prices. It appears, also. to be the opinion that in case there be war with Mexico there will follow an increase in prices for necessaries of life. In other words, 1t is going to be a time of even higher prices than have prevailed since the European war began.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Rasket-Sanford

Tuscaloosa, June 2S.-(Special) )-The marriage of Hillery l.. Basket and Miss Elizabeth Sanford took place in Tusca- loosa this afternoon. The young people came to Tuscaloosa this morning and were united in marriage by the Rev. c. M Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. MT. Basket is from Fayette and one of Fayette county's most sub stantial citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
For the Testament Fund

James J. Garrett announces that he will be glad to give an order on the American Bible society for testaments as his contribution to the fund now be- ing raised to supply the Alabama troops. As life meember of the board MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

Garrett Is entitled to $2.5o worth of Bibles a year. Six others at his house are members of the society and each is entitled to s1 worth per year, and they also offer to give orders for their quota, making total of $50 for the fund. MT. Garrett lives at 73S West Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
To Entertain Hotel Men

Mobile, June 2S.-(Special.) )-Plans have been perfected to entertain the Alabama Hotel Mems association, which convenes in Mobile July Il, 12. Preparations have been made to welcome 50 guests, some of them from outside the state. Among other features will be a trip on schoon- CT out of Golden, where they can fish and enjoy general cruise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
LITTLE NEW YORK STORIES
 BY A BIRMINGHAM MAN
By ALLEN GRIFFIN JOHNSON

distinct advantages. He has not repeated the paging experiment. However, he knows a lot of New Workers now, and the lonesome sensation seldom comes around. He was with his regiment when I saw him, and seemed to be very popu- lar among the rank and file. He had no insignia of rank attached to him, which may as wNl be taken to indicate that he was not rank, as to prove that he had no rank, and anyway, one can af- ford to wait until the affair is over down in Mexico before playing Buck" any more exactly than he places himself just New York guardsman from Ala bama, willing to quit a good paying clerical position to go out for 50 cents a day and look Mexican rifles in the muz- gle.
 Dick Gordon, secretary of the Ten nessee society here, is also a member of and an officer in the New York National Guard.
 Charlie Chaplin is said to be the "Sliv- CTS of the Screen,'' and that seems to place him much better than if one re- ferred to him as the Forbes Robertson of the reels, though the Mansfield of the Movies" sits well enough upon MT. Walthall from Alabama.
 One of the swagger clubs on Fifth ave- nue has recently blazoned forth the fol- lowing in the form of big electric sign, "Unequalled Loyalty to Our Coun- try.''
 Summer and the reign of the roof are with us once again~in Manhattan, as it is at last warm enough to pull off a vest and sit in the open air evenings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
IInnnssihle Headlines

Among "headlines that will never be printed,'' Life includes these: Opera Tenor Objects to Curtain Calls,' Non Speeding Device Makes New Crawlo' Car a Great Favorite." Railroads Will Lower Rate of Travel" Kaiser States That He Brought About the World War;" Campaign Orator Refuses to Deal in Personalities" Stolen Umbrella Re- placed by Better One"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Red Cross Service School

Mobile June 2S-(Special.)-A Red Cross Service School was organized here today at the request of the National Red Cross The later is making campaign for 1, GOO 900 members at $1 each, which will mean a fund of S1OO0, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Clever Himself

Clever Himself
 The enemies of the Germans are fond of asserting that, in spite of their clever- ness in many directions, the Germans are slow witted." These two advertisements that were printed in a German newspa- per give amusing evidence to the con trary. The first one was:
 "The gentleman who found brown purse, containing a sum of money, in the Blumenstrasse, is requested to forward it to the address of the loser, since he was recognized"
 A couple of days later appeared the response, which. although courteous, had an elusive air, to say the least:
 ''The recognized gentleman who picked up a brown purse in the Blumenstrasse requests the loser to call at his house at convenient day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

New York, June 2S.-(Special.) )-Ala- bama has at least one member of the New York National Guard There may tainty, having told me that he was born, and spent part of his life in the Selma sector and he said it as if he would &C., tually have elected to be born near Selma had he been given any choice in the mat ter. He is a member of the Seventy first, and while it is true that one com manding officer of that regiment went was not disgraced, as I remember it, but went forward anyhow at the command of junior officer who stepped into the breach, as it were.
 However, all that has nothing to do with what l.. s. told me about himself. (The guardsmen call him "Buck,' but have a suspicion that his first name is Lawrence). Buck said that when he first came to New York after visiting and trying out several other cities, he felt loneliness more than anything else.
 One day, being almost desperate to hear his own name, at least, he had him self paged at a Broadway hotel. He kept quiet long time, but finally gave the page the high sign. In the mean while, another man had heard the name, and was close on the trail of the page. When he let the page find him, Buck" says the other man followed right along and announced himself as certain Selma merchant whom he owed a small bill which he had left without settling, for obvious reasons.
 Since then Buck has found that lone illness, even the Manhattan brand, has it's