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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-13

less diamonds, so higher wages are
out of the question. The only way
is for you working stiffs to marry and
breed more wage slaves and cannon
fodder.-A. S. Cramer.
1.-THE WEAVERS.'-I wish to ex-
press surprise at the theatergoers
and working class for not thTonging
to see the great drama, ''The WeaV-
ers."
am a native of Russia and back
home I had to read the book in a
locked room, for the presence of
that book in your library was sUffi-
cient to send you to prison for from
one to five years for having illegal
literature in your possession.
On my way to the Princess, where
this beautiful drama of the working
class is staged, I noticed that all the
aters were crowded; it was Sunday
night, the only time a wOrkingman is
at liberty. The more chorus girls
there were in the show, the bigger
were the lines waiting to get tickets.
was glad had my ticket reserved,
so I would have a good seat. What
a surprise when I saw the curtain
rise and not a third of the main floor
filled! Not even the balconies were
filled.
For a minute I thought the scenes
were from a thousand years ago and
that nothing like that could ever
happen again. But the memories of
the garment strike and the brutal &C
tons of the bosses, with the city on
their side, were fresh in my mind.
1 cannot understand why working
men and women do not appreciate
a play like this and ill the show
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
PLOT NATION WIDE
Federal Agents Follow Up
Soup Poison CIew.
Declare War on Anarchist
Groups N. Y. to Frisco.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Federal officials
admitted this afternoon they are in
vestigating a nationwide plot against
the United State government
AT a conference today between
United State District Attorney Clyne,
Superintendent Hinton G. Clabaugh
of the department of justice, and their
subordinates, evidence secured in con-
nection with the Crones soup plot was
produced, including a conspiracy ex-
tending from San Francisco to New
York.
Officials here, it was said, are await
ing word from the attorney general at
Washington before making raids in
Chicago. New York. Pittsburg and
San Francisco, where anarchist!c
groups are said to have plotted a
reign of terror directed against gov
eminent buildings and officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
International President Rotary
Clubs a Guest Here.
Announcement of Meeting Feb.
80, Is Made Today.
GUESTS CHARLES MATTHEWS
Mutual Laundry Man Enter.
tains Topeka ROtarians.
Twenty-Five Beauties Served
the Luncheon Today.

Allen Albert, president of the Inter-
national Rotary Clubs of America,
Will be the guest of local Rotarians
and the Commercial club February %,
members of the club were advised this
noon. Immediately arrangements for
President Albert's reception were laid.
Mr. Albert, who is recognized as
one OF the foremost students of civic
to deliver an address in Topeka March
l.. In all probability he will deliver
his address in the auditorium.
Should Mr.. Albert consent to deliver
the address an invitation to hear him
| Will be extended by the Rotary club
to the cooperative club, the CONNER
| cial club, the various women's club and
| all other organizations interested in
civic affairs
| Mr.. Albert, who resides in Mime
apolls, Is one of the originators of the
city manager idea and will be asked
to explain the plan to Topekans He
! Is former newspaper man and still
keeps Ill close touch with the civic
movements not only of Minneapolis
but cities throughout the country.
Dine in Laundry.
Mid the pots and tubs and irons
| of the Mutual laundry, corner Third
and Quincy streets. local Rotarians
| were Entertained this noon by Ro.
tartan Charles Matthews, manager OF
the Mutual. Twenty-Five pretty laun-
! dry girls. headed by Mrs Matthews
served the dinner that had beer
| cooked and later kept warm on the
| irons.
Resolutions of sympathy were ex.
| tended by the club tody to DR.. ano
Mrs. s. j. Crumbine, parents of War
rem Crumbine who died in Shanghai
China, and to his sister Violet and his
, widow. Word of Crumbine's death
was received in Topeka this morning
Rotarians, still enthused over the
| speech delivered in st. oJseph Tues
day by Robert Stone, president of the
| local club, voted him their compli.
menus Compliments of the club were
also extended to Charles Mitchell fol
suggestions that were a factor in
| making the st. Joseph invasion z
| huge success.
Matthews Explains All.
Following the dinner, Mr.. Matthews
explained the mysteries of the laun.
dry. He explained in detail the TWEEN.
| ty-seven processes through which q
collar went in the course of a re.
cleansing. He described the thirteer
processes that the shirt underwent ir
| order to again become fit wearing an.
parel for a man who has a date te
fill
Following his talk, Mr. Matthew.
| led his guests on a tour of inspection
through the plant Every piece OF
| machinery was described il detail an6
seen in operation.
New RotarianS who were intro
duced today are Joseph Wilson, state
agent for the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine company and Roy Powell, su.
-perintendent of mails in the loca
postoffice. Besides the new Ro.
tarians, several non-Rotarians were
guests of the club
During the course of the Dime,
every guest was given a set of sou.
venirs. The neatest was a cuff bear.
ing not only the menu but such other
| information as would be of eSpecia
| interest to members of the organiza
| ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Professionalism

Encomiums on the art of ]. Forbes
Robertson, who appeared at the Grand
Wednesday afternoon and evening IN
Rudyard Kipling's The Light That
Failed" and Jerome K Jerome,s Thc
Passing of the Third Floor Back, are
unnecessary. They would be super
fluous. Wherever the English speak
ing stage is known he has been rightly
held these many years as one of its
most distinguished stars And his VS.
it here in a double bill was theatre
cal treat that will always be bright
spot in the memories of the Topekans
who were so fortunate as to see him
and they are not a few, as the audi
ence at the matinee was of goodly
proportions and the oHe at the night
performance was among the largest
that the theater has held in years. But
the productions of 'Th, Light That
Failed" and THE Passing of the Third
Floor Back" were something more
than the mere presentation of interest
ing vehicles for a display of Forbes
Robertson's versatile wares. They
gave the Topeka theater-goers the OPP
portunity of seeing one of the best
balanced and most competent support
ing companies that has ever toured
the United States. Not so many of its
members are known to theatrical
fame. But there isn't a weak one
among them. And the work of some
is superlatively excellent. This is es-
peclally true OF Miss Laura Cowie in
the part of Maize in 1.-The Light
That Failed" and also in her part In
The Passing of the Third Floor
Back" where she was the Slattern in
the prologue, the Slavey in the play
and the Servant in the epilogue. But
1t is needless to single out others Of
the cast for special mention.
! They were all so good that one
comment was heard to the effect that
II some actor of equal abilities to the
rest of the company had been placed
IN the part played by Forbes-Robert-
son the performance would have beer
gust as interesting. Such a sugges-
tlon, however would not apply to THE
Light That Failed" In this piect
Forbes has a larger and
more diversified opportunity to show
his keen dramatic decisiveness and Il
is almost inconceivable that any actor
can approach his Interpretation OF
this part. Not the least enjoyable fea-
ture of the presentation of these play:
was the purity of the diction, not only
of Forbes Robertson but of many 9th.
ers in the company. 1t demonstrated
the fact that English, when it is prop
erly spoken, is as mellifluous as is any
other tongue, even to the soft ant
sweetly flowing language of sunny
Italy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
ANARCHISTS REPLY
Call Soup Poison Charge a Framcup
Believe Crones i'm Boston.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Captain Nichola
Hunt, chief of detectives, announced
today his conclusion that Jean Crones
the chef wanted for putting poison in
soup served at the banquet to Arch
bishop Mundelein last Thursday here
is hiding in New York or Boston. Ac-
cording to Captain Hunt there is a
large colony of anarchists in Boston.
Anarchists of the city have issued a
statement in connection with the
poisoning of the soup at the Univer-
sity club. 1t bore the seal of the In
ternational propaganda group of Chi
cago and was signed by A. Barron
as chairman. The final clause of the
resolution said:
Whereas it is to the interest of
officers of the University club to
distract attention from the I'M
sanitary condition in their kitch-
en- and that of the police depart
ment to distract attention from it's
connection with the burglar trust,
therefore, bo it
Resolved, that we, the anarch-
lists of Chicago. condemn the eff
forts to discredit the anarchist
movement and are determined to
continue propagating the idea of
a society without masters and
slaves, rulers and ruled"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
DETECT SECOND POISON
Chemists AnaIyze Soup-Police Arrest
Banquet Chef.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE presence of
a second poison said to have been put
in the soup served at the banquet, was
discovered today in tests by the city
chemists. The poison was of a metal
lie nature, according to chemists,
which would quickly induce excessive
nausea ard so tend to counteract the
effect of another poison mingled with
it.
the anarchist poison plot today when
they raided a house on the south side
and took into custody Fritz Schoen-
field, assistant chef at the University
club Schoenfeld said he has no in
formation which would help the police
in their effort to locate the plotters
and that he was not an anarchist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
MORE U. P. SERVICE
Utilities Commission Improves Salina-
Oakley Accommodations.

The public utilities commission to-
day ordered additional train service on
the Union Pacific between Salina and
Oakley. An additional passenger train
each way. daily, is ordered.
( For several months patrons of the
Union Pacific have urged a new train
on the Oakley branch. Recently a
hearing was held at Ellsworth and the
order today was the result of the in
vestigation. The order calls for a train
leaving Salina for Oakley in the morn
ing and a train from Oakley to Salina
each morning. Trains will arrive at
their terminals in the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Although the Underwood tariff law
cut the duty on furniture 81 per cent,
the furniture manufacturers are re-
ported to have agreed on an advance
of 10 per cent il the price of furni-
ture. And, OF course, the Democratic
statesmen, who insist that a protective
tariff is responsible for high prices,
will ascribe the increase in the furni-
ture prices to the European war.
Evidently the demand it has created
for wooden legs is of enormous pro-
portions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Il Science is most cruel sometimes.
Along comes Or. Sippy. the state epi-
demiologist, with the assertion that the
only real thing in the maidstone line
is a pure limestone formation taken
from the stomach of a female white
deer. But he probably won't have
much luck in convincing the mad
stone" enthusiasts of this fact How
ever. DR.. Sippys authoritative obser-
vations in the premises will undoubt-
edly make life miserable for the fe-
male white deers. They'll be bounded
20 death in short order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Where are the prophets who foretoid
that the European war was certain to
be a short one because none of the
nations involved would be able to
stand. for any great length of time.
the financial strain that would be
Complementary to it? The British
parliament is about to vote another
war credit of 25O.OO0OOO pounds, or,
roughly speaking S1.25O. 100000. This
will bring the total of England's war
credits up to the staggering sum of
more than nine and one-half billion
dnllara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

In his address as temporary chair
man of the New York Republican
state convention, Elihu Root laid en-
phasis, among other things, on the
failure of the Democratic tariff policy
and the Underwood law that CONSTITUTES
IT. And this failure is confessed, prac-
Ideally, by President Wilson in his
recent switch to a support of the tar
iff commission plan. The basic prin-
ciple of tariff commission system
revolves around a tariff of the pro-
tective variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

moving than those of war. If William
J. Bryan and a group of anti-defense
congressman start on a speaking tour
as has been announced, it is expect
ed that the eleven organizations CO.
operating in conference committee on
national preparedness will send a gal
axy of speakers to tour the same route
in behalf of the nation defense move
mani
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
A "LOW PRICE" TRUST
International Harvester Is Cited as
One of Controllers of Sisal.

Washington, Feb. 17.@Charges that
the International Harvester company
and the Plymouth Cordage company of
oBston, had combined to hold prices
on hemp so low that the sisal planters
of Yucatan were obliged to invoke
their government in self defense, were
made today by DR.. Victor Rendon, a
Yucatan planter at the first hearing
before the senate agricultural COM
nittee on Senator Bandalrs resolution
for an investigation of an alleged sisal
monopolH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

What n scramble is now likely to
occur among the men to go as dele
gates to the Republican national con-
ventioni Announcement is made that
the women will be in Chicago some
10000 strong for the occasion. and to
urge a suffrage plank in the platform
to be adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Liberty, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Frances B.
Hopkins, the only woman who ever
served as probate judge in Missouri.
died today at Kingman. Ariz- She was
clerk of the Clay county probate court
for twelve years and was appointed
probate judge to fill out the unexpired
term of her father, Judge L. G. Hop
kins, who died Is months ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

An invention has been perfected that
will prevent "listening-in' on party
lines. But it may not make much of
an appeal to the telephone companies.
It's installation by them might lose
them many telephone subscribers
That's the only use countless of the
latter seem to have for a telephone in
their homes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
BIRTHS REPORTED

Two birth certificates were filed
with the city clerk today. as follows:
To David G. Page and wife. sol Lin
denwood. February 16. boy.
To Charley Lytle and wife, 1714
Harrison street. February 13, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ALBERT EVANS. age SO, an old
resident of Kansas. died at $50 o'clock
this morning at local hospital. He is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. o.
Bunker, of Tecumseh, and one son,
Geo. r. Evans. of Topeka. Mr.. Evans
was a veteran of the Civil war. He
came to Kansas in 1872. The funeral
will be held at $3.50 o'clock Friday
afternoon at Bomgardners chapel
Friends are requested not to send
flowers.
MRS. ELIZABETH SWENSON, age
81, formerly of North Topeka. died
Tuesday at the home of her son.
Charles Swensen. in Chicago. The
body was brought to Topeka for inter-
ment and services will be held at 10
o'clock Friday morning at PenweIrs
chapel. The body will lie in state be-
fore 10 O'Clock Friday morning Mrs
Swensen is survived by a husband. L.
Swensen. of Topeka, one son, Charles
Swensen of Chicago, and one daughter
Mrs. Dora Hall, of Kansas City. Inter-
ment in Topeka cemetery
URSULA GELLER, age rs. died at
8 o'clock last night at her home 611
California avenue. Short services will
be held at O'clock Friday morning at
the residence. The funeral will be
held at l o'clock Friday afternoon at
the Silver Lake Methodist church. In
Al AoAAsCi LAKE cemetery
MARY J. HAWKINS. The funeral
will be held at 2 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon at the home, 11Os Garfield
avenue. Interment in Mount Hope
cemetery
GEORGE RUDOLPH. infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rudolph. died
Tuesday night at the home, SIG East
Sardou avenue. The funeral was held
this morning at st. Joseph's German
Catholic church. Interment in Mount
Calvary cemetery.
c. E. BUHRE. The funeral will he
held at 3 O'Clock Friday afternoon at
Penwells chapel. Interment ToneIxa
cemetery. Mr.. Buhre was a member
Of Orient Lodge No. 81, A. r. and
A. NJ.
BALDWIN +. LEE. age go. died
Tuesday at the home of his dauehter
Mrs. Leonard Marsh, near Meriden
The funeral was held this afternoon a.
the Marsh home. The body will he
taken to Clear Lake, Mimi, for inter-
ment.
VIOLA MOODY. The funeral will
be held at 2 o'clock Saturday after-
noon at Conwelrs chapel Intermen+
IN Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Indian Athlete Ennsts.

Brantford. Ont. Feb. 17.-Tom
Longbow. the famous Indian runner.
came to Brantford today and enlisted
with the scout section of the 125th
battalion. He returned to his home
at Caledonia and will report for duty
in a few days. Longbow said he real
lied the time had come for married
men to enlist as we'll as single men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Sparks from a chimney set fire to
residence belonging to Charles
Eldridge at 213 East Tenth street this
morning. The shingles were old and
dry and while only three blocks from
a fire department damage to the
amount of SIS was done to the roof
before the fire was extinguished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

the State journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganizntfOn. for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The state Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Mrs. Wilson, undoubtedly. has been
IN on the secret that was made public
property by the president on Monday
VIXEN he formally announced that he
would seek n denomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Chicago, Feb. 7-BUTTER-Marketu I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts. 21d 2115c
ordinary firsts. 20G201zc. At mark, cases
included. 19M21c-
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Afive. unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

While the men of Kansas outnum-
her the women by 41,500, or there
abouts. they don't make nearly so
much noise; or, they're not doing it
right now. at any rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

F.. A. Rooster. D. D. S. 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaXis.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Some fruit for the superstitious
The wheat is reported to be more OF
less damaged in 10 of the counties OF
Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
WHAT Ais Us:

If man or a state is ailing, it some
times takes a long while to find out
what the real trouble is; and having
located the malady, a longer time to
admit it or let the public know the
name of it, particularly if it is one of
those ailments of which we should be
ashamed.
During the last twelve months, the
writer, for business, for rest, or for
other good reasons has travelled rather
extensively over the United States
studying conditions from without, as
we'll as within, Kansas. A long dis
lance view of what we are doing at
home and a close view of what other
people in other communities are doing,
at their homes. have given the writer
a broader and more complete vision of
things. A binocular, as well as the
microscope, clarifies the object before
the lens.
We believe we know what ails Kan
sas. 1t is hard to admit it, and diff
cult to say the word which defines
it; for while it is a short word, it is
not beautiful one, nor does it de-
scribe an attribute that he who loves
Kansas likes to admit a great, wealthy,
prosperous state mas, OeNOnQ any QueS-
ton of a doubt. The serious, the
whole and almost the only trouble with
Kansas is that she is stingy!
Far be it for US to say a single word
to injure Topeka and Kansas; our life
and our money are spent here, and our
last days will be; the surgeons cruel
knife is applied only for the patients
well being, and even THE Lord chas-
teneth whom he loveth."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

1t is Dad who will nave to sit still
and hear of his misdeeds and short
con1ings at the Lowman Hill NJ. F.
church Sunday morning instead of his
SON Sunday mornings services at
the Lowman Hill church will be a
father and son meeting. DR.. Balch
will preach on Bringing Up Father"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

DIR. w. H. Grindle Dentist. 80 Cen
trail National Bank Bldg. Tele. 1892
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

The tabernacle evangelistic meeting
tonight will be under the auspices of
the Methodist churches of the city
The speakers for the evening will be
leaders of Methodist gospel teams
Special music has been provided in
addition to the big tabernacle choir
under the direction of George Adam
son. Rev. j. H. Youngman will pre-
side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

The Washburn Chapter of Phi
Delta Theta was given an agreeable
surprise last night by the visit OF T. C.
Lamkin, past grand president of the
Council of the Fraternity. Lamkin is
a lawyer in Keatsville, Mo, who has
devoted much of his time to the in
terests of his fraternity. He is a
great favorite with the college boys,
being known to the student members
of the fraternity from California to
Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

In recent talk which the editor of
this paper was invited to make in a
distant state, he said: 1.-The lesson
which California teaches Kansas lies
in the statement that the Sunflower
state is not a good spender; that
great things come not by accumulat-
ing wealth and holding it, but by
spending it efficiently" That is as
strong as we dared put it away from
home where it might leak out and
hurt US; but here in the capital of
Kansas. just among ourselves. and in
the family, we have got to admit our
real trouble, when we find it out, and
take the remedy.
Fortunately the indisposition,
though evil, is not incurable; quite
the contrary. 1t can be cured. The
dose is easy and palatable. We have
it at hand. We boast that we have
it, but we do not take it. Let's take
it and be great; then we will really
be not only what we claim to be, but
what we really are, if we but assert
ourselves and take the rank which
belongs to us.
This remedy is to stop boarding
money; stop putting our wealth in
mere piles and figures to amaze the
world; but spend it, efficiently of
course. but buy that for which we
have the means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the White Dental Parlors.
SO9 Kansas Ave, Phone 714.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Glass, Glazing and Paint. Miller G
Gillespie, S33 K A. Phone 955.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17

Minnesota this year will shin
total OF 100000 tons of iron ore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Louise Suess has gone to Waco,
Texas, to visit her sister, Mrs. Harry
Parsons.