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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
MEMS FASHIONS
COLOR In CLOTHES
More Attention to Effect Than
Fit This Spring.
Men Look Too SOmbre Beside
Women, Is Decree.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 5.-More
color in mems clothes and more at
tention to effect rather than fit were
the two predominant topics in the dis
c,tsssions of the members attending the
thirty-sixth annual convention OF the
international Custom Cutters assocla-
ton which closed here today.
Men have been dressed entirely too
sombre. heretofore" declared Farr l.
Scott. of Toledo, president of the as
ISOLATION. zone of the problems or
the twentieth century tailor will be TO
ace that more color is used. Put men
no beside fashionably dressed women
and they look like they were going
to a funeral.
taiIoring business is the plan to make
clothes that will give the man an ap-
pearance of perfection. Inc taIor
used to make clothes to fit the man 5
form and these clothes usually maSnl-
fled the defects of the man. Now the
designer paws more attention to erect
He knows what kind of suit looks
good on an average man rect .
inches tall, weighing las pounds-so
he designs the suit with The idea or
making the man look perfect even Il
he is not"
The custom cutters made strong
effort among their members TO stand
ardize the Nations styles. Members
there was much difference in the
styles of the east and the west but
that systematic campaign was being
waged to make mems styles national
rather than local.
''By the application of the law OF
averages we hope to get the styles in
all parts of the country somewhat the
same" said Mr. Scott. For instance
a mans coat will be made according
to his height and the width OF the
coat will be determined by the weight
THE average sack coat VIII be
three and a half inches less than half
the mans total height. We hope to get
away from the varying styles in diff
ferent parts of the United States and
have clothes that make men look as
near physically perfect as possible.
During the four days session here
the delegates to the convention, who
came from all parts of United States
and Canada, studied the work OF the
committee on styles, which was eX-
hibited on living models and organized
an effort to have fancy materials pre-
vail, standard styles, and better look
ing" clothes for men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
QUIT FILING BILLS
DIR. Lun Has Not Asked City for
Money in Two Months.

Two whole months have passed
since DR. c. c. Lull, county physician
has filed 4 bill against the city for
services rendered. The several bills
he had previously filed are resting
comfortably in pigeonholes az the city
hall DR.. Lull continues to answer
calls for medical assistance among the
INDECENT poor of the city. The fact
that Topeka now has a city physician
who has a license to practice medi-
cine in Kansas has made no change
in the situation, with reference to
emergency calls received at the police
station.
why shouldn't the county phvsi-
clan attend to some OF the city cIses ~
asked Commissioner W. L. Porter.
who supervises the work Of the city
physician. Doesn't Topeka property
pay a good share of the county
taxes -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
LOST ANY SHOES?
A Consignment Is Being Held at *. c.
for Topeka Claimant.

An express consignment from To-
peka, including ten pairs of ladies'
shoes, n pair of black and gray trous-
ers and three boxes of Glass" cigars.
together with a negro who gave the
name of Hamilton. is held by the po-
lice in Kansas City on suspicion that
the goods were stolen in Topeka.
Sheriff Kiene is looking for the owner
of the stuff.
At o'clock yesterday morning
negro put the box on a train at the
Santa Fe depot. 1t was marked H
and j. Abrahams'' and &C. X. Poak-
err" The shipment was seized in Kan
sas City and is held to await informa-
ton from Topeka. The shoes were
part high top dove colored and part
low patent feathers. They are all la
dies shoes. The cigars were in tin
boxes, so in each of two and so in the
other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
BOOSTING!
ONLY 10 Per CENT
Commercial Timber Over
Country Is Limited.
j. f. FARRELL of Topeka on In
duStriaI Growth.

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company, which takes an in
terest in the development of the ter
ritory traversed by it's lines, lately in
vestigated the activities of industrial
and commercial organizations in 200
towns and rural communities with the
view of ascertaining what they have
accomplished, their methods in max
ing a success, and the causes of fail
ure. ]. F. farrell. publicity agent,
conducted the inquiry. Here are few
of his observations:
Only about ten per cent o. the
available timber of the average town
belongs to the Commercial club. Tween
ty per cent is unusual. That is a SAD
commentary on community enter
prise. The Lord surely loves a town
booster, for nobody ever saw a boost
er's face which did not radiate hap
piness, and happiness in this old world
is "a consummation devoutly to be
wished No grabbed, Sour-visaSed.
cross grained Gloomy Gus ever stays
in a Commercial club. He either elm
mates the gloom, or retires from the
organization. Next to the church, the
school and the newspaper, the Com
mercial club does more good than any
other influence in the country.
Things as They Are.
THE old fashioned Commercial
club which guessed at it's facts and
dealt in glittering generalities has
been replaced by the organization that
| surveys the town and reports cOndi-
lions as they are. In scores of towns
on the Santa Fe, Commercial clubs
are making 4 house to house cam
paign in city and country in search OF
the community sore spots, finding
them and healing them. The Com
-mercial club which has no greater ac-
tiVity than to meet occasionally and
pat itself on the back in a resolution
might as we'll look to the Lord and
be dismissed, for it is a dead one. The
club which can start something fol
community betterment is a blessing
to the town that claims it.
The things a live Commercial clul
can do for the town are almost with
out number, when the communit!
spirit is aroused. Publicity is TIL,
most effective instrument to start the
ball rolling. Perhaps the greatest re
turn will come through the efforts o
the organization in giving its own peo
pie information regarding the impor
lance of the town and country rount
about.
No Commercial club should let
week go by without telling about SOM
feature of town and county develop
ment-new buildings. farm or gardel
production. good roads, volume o
business. school and church progress
public health. population. real estat
values and the thousand other thing
that go to make the community a bet
ter place to live in. The average cit
izen NAV know about these matters il
a general way, but when they arr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
SEEK PRISON REFORM
Investigations in Progress Under Di-
rection of the state.

In an effort to better balance the
convict ration at the state prison and
possibly to prevent another mutiny in
the prison mine such as occurred sew
eral weeks ago, Doctor Bailey of the
Kansas university chemistry depart
ment, has been at the state prison at
Lansing for the last two days making
an analysis of the food furnished the
prisoners.
Other state institutions, particularly
the university and state agricultural
college, are cooperating with officials
at the state prison and will send ex-
perts in various lines to the prison on
different occasions to add their
theories to the practical knowledge of
prison men. ]. Z. Cation, state ac-
countant, is at the prison going over
the books and records to ascertain
whether or not better system can be
introduced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
Property owners Near Auditorium
Arc UnduIy Agitated, Says House.

Mayor ]. E. House has been be-
sieged by people owning land near the
auditorium and who feared they were
going to be forced to sell or otherwise
part with it for an extension to the
auditorium. The anxiety was due TO
visits from the Commercial club peo-
pie who were seeking prices on ad-
jacent land.
CT told one landowner" said Mayor
House. that 1 didn't think he need
have fears of any immediate action. It
strikes me that before securing prices
on land and talking about condemna-
ton proceedings it might be a good
idea to see whether there is any chance
to get petition big enough to call a
bond election"
The matter of a new auditorium or
an enlarged auditorium was discussed
Informally by the mayor and commits
siOners after the commission meeting
had adjourned this morning. The
commissioners were not talking either
for or against the plan. They were
merely discussing it.
Among other things that developed
is the fact that the present auditorium
is not paid for-not cent on the
original indebtedness. The city vo
100000 worth of bonds with which to
build it and the impression of the
commissioners was that these bonds
will fall due in 1920. The city has
paid the interest on the bonds but that
is all. There isn't even a sinking fund
growing to meet the bonds when they
come due. No such provision was
made when the bonds were voted
When they fall due it will be up to the
city to refund them and go on paying
interest or raise sufficient money by
taxation to pay them off.
One plan under discussion by the
auditorium boosters is an entirely new
building in another location.
THAT would be a fine arrangement
if it could be done" said Mayor House
''Then the city prison and all the other
departments could be brought up here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
IT WAS A Dull MONTH
Inspectors Report That There Was
Little Building in City.

January was a dull month for the
city plumbing inspector and the city
electrical inspector. The fees in
their department depend largely up
on the amount of building and repair
ing done Last month was Il poor
month for building.
The fees turned in by the city
plumbing inspector, VIM. Wolverton.
amounted to $50.
The fees turned in by the city cleo
trical inspector, A. NJ. Sutton, amount
ed to 5000
Their reports were filed with the
city commission at its meeting this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
TO let PUBLIC KNOW
Second Presbyterian Church Will Tell
World What 1t Is Doing.

A plan to inform the public as to
what the Presbyterian church and its
j 500. 900 members are doing is being
worked out this week by the Rev. JOS
eph p. Hicks. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church.
The church exposition started the
first of the month and Will continue
until March over the pulpit is the
motto. "All the Church for All the
World" Booths from the different
departments of the church have been
filled with printed matter about the
work Of that department.
The idea is an original one with MI.
Hicks and is commended by ]. Ross
Stevens, moderator of the general as
sembly and president of the theologi-
cal seminary at Princeton university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
BULGARIA WOULD QUIT?
Balkan Nation Has No Desire to Fight
Franco British.

Paris Feb. 1.-THE Bulgarian pre-
mier. NJ Radoslavoff has given out
the following statement, according to a
dispatch from Saloniki:
I'VE are at war with Serbia only and
do not consider ourselves under OBJ
legations to fight anybody else. We
did not enter the war with the inten-
ton of fighting the Franco British.
'If the Serbians were rendered help
less and the allies were to agree to
discontinue their bellicose prepara-
tons at Saloniki, we would demobiliZe,
leaving only a small army to guard
our Macedonian conquests."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
Hcircss WEEDS Arm, Mar.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 5.-Miss
Bena Zimmerman, daughter of Emil
Zimmerman. capitalist and manufac-
turer of st. Paul and Minneapolis. was
married here last night at St Paurs
Episcopal church to Captain Warren
Dean of the Ninth United States cav
airy. Captain Dean, who has been
stationed at Fort Bliss Texas, will sail
tomorrow for the Philippines. where
he will be Joined later by his wife,
who will remain here to meet her
parents, whose journey west was de-
layed by floods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
NORWAY FOOD SCARCE
Lack Is Alarming and Deal With
British Is in Prospect.

London, Feb. 5.-The scarcity of
foodstuffs in Norway has increased
alarmingly during the past few weeks
and the local dealers throughout th.,
country have organized for the pur-
pose Of regulating importations in or
der to prevent an increase in prices
The new organization will approach
the British government in an endeavor
to negotiate an arrangement for the
importation Of foodStuffs similar 20
the arrangement with the other
branches of the Norwegian trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

Gross earnings of the Missouri Pa
cific for December 1915, were 22.1S
per cent greater than they were in
December. 1914, according to a state
ment by the road. Gross earnings for
December, 1915 were S5,593.000 while
December, 1914 they were but S4,241,-
900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
ELECTRIC r. r. MEN MEET.
Talk Over Important Problems in Chi.
cago at Midycar Session.

Chicago. ILL.,, Feb. members of
the American Electric Railway as
sociation Thursday night opened their
midyear meeting here. Two important
problems are being considered at the
sessions of the association. They are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The Guide-"How did yer ever come
to git him? And with one shot at that"
The Hunter-"Why. l heard cracking
in the bushes and i thought it was you
Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
CLUB NOTES.

The Junior Atlantean club will have
an informal guest day meeting Tues
day of next week at the home of Mrs.
Samuel Lyman, in Buchanan street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The Thursday Study club will meet
Thursday, February 10, with Mrs. f.
+. Dean, 14A7 Fillmore street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

Mrs. f. E. Brookens will entertain
the Monday Tourist club next Mon
day at her home, 1882 College avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
HERE and THERE

S. Stenger, general manager of the
St. Joseph & Grand Island railway of
st. Joseph, was in Topeka yesterday
on business. Mr.. Stenger was accom-
panied by General Counsel Brown, of
St. Joseph and Grand Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The Topeka w. c. T. U. will meet
Monday at 8 o'clock at the Y. w.
G. \.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

Transporting the peach crop of
Maryland and West Virginia produced
$139, 371.25 for the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad last year. according to re-
ports made by the traffic department.
A new record of 1880 carloads of
peaches handled was made as against
1,16S from the same territory the pre-
vious year, indicating a development
in fruit growing in the eastern sec
lions near many of the country S
larger markets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The Mizpah Bible class of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church will have a So
cial meeting in the church parlors
Monday, February Z. 1t is to be. an
all-day meeting, and luncheon will be
served at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The Nautilus club will meet Tues
day, February s, with Mrs. F. E. Vest.
1906 Boswell avenue. Mrs. d. NJ.
Fisk will read a paper on Indian
a ri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The n. n. S. club will meet Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. s
E. Lux, 1907 Western avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The j. B. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. a. Brown, 1913
King street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

Isaiah Hale, safety commissioner for
the Santa F'e, and Mrs. Hale will leave
this afternoon on an extended west
ern tour They expect TO be gone
about eight weeks while Mr.. Hale
delivers his safety talks to Santa F'e
employees on the coast lines. While
on the coast, Mr. Hale will attend the
Santa Fe loss and damage meetings
which probably will be held in March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

The Child Study club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. L. c
Harbaugh, 1853 Garfield avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

That the prospects for another road
to enter Kansas City through the COM
pletion of the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient line are brighter than ever is
indicated from an interview with W. T.
Kemper a director of the road, pub
lished in a Kansas City paper. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Kemper, who returned
from an Orient meeting in Detroit,
much of the S15.0OO,000 to be raised
to complete the road has been sub
scribed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

Gross earnings per mile of railways
of the United States for September,
October and November. 1915, COM
bined were Is per cent greater, and
net earnings per mile were 3S per cent
greater, than in the corresponding
months of 1914, says the Railway Age
Gazette, in an article on the present
condition of railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

A meeting of the Good Government
club will be held at the Y. W. C. A.
Thursday. The political and economic
condition of women of the south will
be discussed by Mrs. John Dawson,
Mrs. Fred Rooster and Mrs. Emma
Sells Marshall.
The division of Household Econom
les will have a part in the program,
under the direction of Mrs. Bomgard-
ner. chairman of that committee. She
will be assisted by Mrs. L. A. Gillette,
Mrs. F. D. Farnsworth and Mrs. NJ. L.
Mcintyre.
The Vespuccian club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. E. V. King.
=
Mrs. L. d. Hazen entertained her
club Thursday afternoon at her home,
sos Monroe street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Mine Superintendent
Is Killed and Robbed

Martins Ferry. Ohio, Sept. o. Lee
Rankin, superintendent of the Florence
mine of the Youghiogheny Coal com
pany, here was held up by two automo-
bile bandits today, robbed of $4,000
and shot and killed.
Rankin was in a taxi, driven by DIV
er Pickens. The money was the week
ly payroll of the miners.
The holdup occurred under grade
crossing between this city and the mine
about three miles out. shortly before
noon.
Two foreigners ordered Pickens to
stop. Rankin. who was armed. i'm
mediately suspected holdup and jumped
out of the machine. He was eight
feet from the taxi when one of the ban
dts shot him. The bullet severed an
artery. The highwaymen, covering the
driver, grabbed the money which Ran
kin had in a satchel and sped away
through the woods.
Pckens lifted Rankin into the ma
chine and sped back TO the hospital
here. Rankin died as he was being lift
ed from the car. He had bled to death.
Sheriff Butler and Chief of Police
Hyland commandeered five automobiles.
loaded the entire police force of Mar
tins Ferry and a number of armed citi-
zens into the cars and sped away in pur-
suit. Bloodhounds also were put on
the trail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
rLadd & Bush Will
Redeem Unused Stamps


There ism 7 any more stamp tax. The
repeal of the law went into effect at
the beginning of today and hereafter
that little one cent revenue stamp will
be missing on kilograms, cablegrams,
freight receipts and a lot of other ord
mary documents that aided the govern
ment- in paying expenses.
For instance. there will be no more
so cents tax on. every $500 in real
estate transfer, nor will insurance poll
cies be taxed at the rate of 1-2 cent
per 81 premium.
Express companies and freight Of
fices will now be free from affixing
that one cent stamp, so necessary before
a shipment could be made.
Perfumeries and cosmetics are now
free from the stamp of one eighth of a
cent for every five cents retail value
or fraction, and five eights OF q cent
for every % cents retail value or frac-
tion and chewing gum gets off now
four cents cheaper for every 81 retail
value or fraction. The law went into
effect December |, 1914. The Ladd &
Bush bank will redeem uncancelled
stamps as q confirmation of the repeal
of the revenue law was given the bank
this morning by the L. 5. Revenue Of
flee at Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
WATER COMPANY AND
CITY COUNCIL CLASH
Council Wants Free Water at
McGilchrist Fountain
Company Objects

: 1t is understood that the Salem
Water company does not agree with
the City council: on the stand taken by
the 7cits council that the water com
pany should furnish water free for the
fountain in front of the Capital City
drug store, known as the McGilchrist
fountain. The water company fran.
chise provides that it, "shall also fur
nish: water for a public drinking foun-
tain-fdr, man and beast at such a place
as may be designated by the common
council" A search of the records fails
to show that the city has ever exercised
its right of designating a public foun-
tain and . consequently the council
ciaims.a right to designate one. Hav.
ing decided that the McGilchrist foun-
tain is the one the city wants for free
water, the council notified the water
company. But the company is of the
opinion that the fountain at the Ladd
& Bush bank fills the bill, although it
has no official record that the council
designated it as such. So there you
are. The council wants the free water
for the public fountain at the McGil-
christ corner and the water company
is satisfied with the fountain at the
Ladd & Bush bank and it is understood
doesn't intend to furnish free water
for any other fountain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
AUTOS IN COLLISION

August Lindholm' car collided with
Salem car Sunday afternoon as Mr..
Lindholm was driving into his yard at
Skanty, after having taken Mrs. Lind
holm and her mother, Mrs. W. Foshay,
out for ride.
Mr.. Lindholm was travelling east from
the Pudding river bridge, and as no
reached the gate in front Of his house
he turned the car toward the driveway.
Before he could get out of the road a
ear driven by Salem barber came
rushing upon him at a rapid rate OF
speed. Mrs. Foshay was quite serious.
" injured, but the other occupants Of
the Lindholm car escaped without in
jury, as did the occupants of the Salem
car. But the latter machine was con-
siderably damaged, and before the party
could get started for home it was quits
late in the evening.
Both machines were damaged but the
Salem ear seemed to get the worst Of
the deal.-Silverton wTribune.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Governor West to Make
Temperance Address

Former Governor West, general
chairman of the state wide Union Dry
committee will deliver temperance
address next Wednesday evening at
the First Congregational church.
Mr.. West on making tour of the
state in the interests of the dry move.
ment, paying his own expenses and Civ
ing his time. He will be introduced by
Mayor Harley O. White and one of the
Judges of the supreme court will make
a short preliminary address on the. pro
posed brewers amendment
Marion county has been organized
bv the dry forces with chairman in
each precinct and the vote of the coun-
ty has been canvassed both from the
registration records and from neigh
borhooa check to get line on those
who have not registered. The object
of this is to secure a full vote this fall
bv means of more complete regis
tration.
Clarence True Wilson, National field
secretary of the prohibition forces,
will also speak in the city within a few
weeks. He was formerly pastor of the
TAYLOR street Methodist church IN
Portland