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Palisadian., 1916-02-26

There are times when nothing
speaks more eloquently than silence.
By the time the first baby is
year old it has toy bank full of
money.
When a fool and his money are
parted the parting is such sweet sor-
row!
Men who have lean and hungry
look are nearly always the biggest
eaters.
A centrifugal pump that has been
invented in England is said to handle
unscreened sewage of consistency
that would choke any other type Of
pump.
Lazy men distribute a lot of worth
less advice.
Motto of the confidence man:
watch and prey"
Many man who seeks fame finds
nothing but infamy.
Too many men pray for things
they are too lazy to work for.
A slip of the tongue is often more
serious than slip of the foot.
Any man whose will power is all
in his wife's name is to be pitied.
Home is bower of bliss to some
men only when it's the left bower.
But an heiress never has cause to
doubt her husbands love for her
money.
Most people would rather listen to
undeserved praise than to merited
criticism.
No, Claud, man isn't necessarily
simpleton merely because he lives
the simple life.
Our idea of mean man is one who
waits until Saturday night to have
his hair amputated.
Fortune knocks once at every
mans door, but misfortune usually
crawls in at the open window.
The difference between stealing
and embezzling depends altogether
on the size of the pile that the thief
gets away with.
Probably there is nothing so mean
ingless as the kiss one woman be-
slows upon another-unless it is the
large, expanive smile of a hotel clerk.
Palisadian., 1916-02-26

If majority of the other resi-
dents can be made to see the mat
ter in this light; and, if further, they
can be provided with minute pros
pectus of the work before they are
asked to pass on it, with the in
formation and figures at the en-
gineer's command, as we'll as the
cost as seen from the bankers and
financial experts point of view-in
short, if the finished product on
paper of the complete project can be
placed plainly before the borough's
stockholders" whose money is
asked for, undoubtedly the necessary
support will be granted.
Let there be no vague suggestions,
no generalizations, in an under
taking of such magnitude and sig
nificance as the one proposed. Let's
see the facts and figures, as the en-
gineers, financeers and attorneys see
them, before the event, and not dur
ing and after it. Let US have the
benefit of these gentlemen's fore
sight and technical knowledge now,
so that we may be able to give a
more intelligent verdict and perhaps
more whole-souled and willing CO.
operation in the matter.
"Citizen.n
Palisadian., 1916-02-26
Serious Fire In
Rdgefeld Park Garage

A disastrous fire which destroyed
the garage Of the Niehaus Motor Car
Company, on the Bergen turnpike,
near the Hackensack river bridge,
South Ridgefield Park, occurred
shortly after o'clock last Monday
evening, entailing loss estimated at
S., 900 or more.
Besides the garage, four automo-
biles were destroyed, including new
Hudson Super-Six, the property of T.
M. Brewster, which had never been
on the road. Two of the other ma
chimes belonged to the garage and
the other to Policeman P. ]. Warner.
The building was owned by Brew
ster & Son.-Record.
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OUTLOOK IS CRAVE
Lord Rosebery Takes Gloomy
View of Wars Results.
General Impoverishment of
Europe viii Follow, He Says.
IBY LORD RosEBERY.l

London. May 12.-One thing is abso-
lutely certain: The war will leave all
the combatants, whether victorious or
otherwise, financially exhausted
II Will mean general impOveriSh-
ment all over Europe, both of the in
dividual and state. and that impov-
erishment must Immediately produce
new social conditions. That is a grave
outlook
No one knows whether the condi-
ton of affairs after the war will be a
real and permanent peace or a con-
slant armed anticipation of war. 1t
depends on the policy of the states of
Europe whether they will come TO
realize the hideous curse inherent in
war both to the victors and losers
There is a third condition Our mill
lions of men will return with new
spirit and new view of the world
They will be supermen and they
must inevitably control the future of
this country. They will bring back
self respect and respect for others
Character is another inestimabIe asset
that they will bring
What is this war but a conflict of
character. a conflict between the gal
liant, reckless. confident Briton and
the cold. calculating nation of assas-
sins who. through a whole generation.
devote all their resources of science
and knowledge to the preparation of
hideous conspiracy against their
neighbors and the liberties of all men.
If the Prussian wins it will enclose
Europe in a coffin with a Prussian
sentinel to guard it.
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IN AN AUTO SCHOONER
Ezra Meeker. IS. Pioneer Trail Blazer,
Starts on $3.50 Mile Jaunt.

Washington, May 12.-It was the
same old Limousine" but a modern
oxless chassis, that the same old Ezra
Meeker, IS year old transcontinental
traveller, hauled out of its shed here
today to look over in preparation for
Ezra's fourth jaunt from coast to
coast
Meeker calls his renovated vehicle
"schoonermobile. It's all Of that
The top is the same, label covered
prairie schooner top which Ezra's
oxen have dragged three times over
the roads between here and the Pa
cific- Under it is an up to date, mo-
tor driven chassis.
Within a few days Meeker starts for
Olympia, Wash, a distance of $500
miles Meeker is the original triple
exponent and proponent of national,
coast to coast highway. He expects
TO drive over one before Old Man
Time gets him
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Cards have been received in Topeka
from San Francisco. California. sent
by Mr.. William Bishop, announcing
the marriage of his daughter, Ethel
Florine Kitching, to Mr. David Sin
clair Faulkner. Thursday, April ID, in
San Francisco.
The news is of much local interest,
as the Faulkner family were formerly
Topeka people. Mr.. Faulkner is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. (. o. Faulkner,
who left Topeka some years ago to
make their home in California Mr.. E.
o. Faulkner was connected with the
Santa Fe, and is now interested in the
oil fields of the west Mr. David Sin
clair Faulkner attended the Topeka
high school, and completed his eduea-
ton in Purdue university He fire.
quently stopped in Topeka to visit his
friends on his trips to and from the
university.
The young couple will make their
home in Los Angeles. California
A distinguished visitor in Topeka
the week past was the Hon Ernest
Lloyd Harris the United States con-
sal general to Sweden He has left
on his return to the Swedish consul
ate. having obtained a three weeks
absence to come to America to visit
his daughter, Miss Harris, who is the
teacher of French and German in the
College of the Sisters of Bethany
Miss Harris has been in America the
past two years as a teacher
Mr. Harris is a man of affairs, and
has travelled all through Europe and
western Asia, serving as ambassador
in various foreign courts. He has an
A. NJ and a Phi. D. degree from the
University of Heidelberg, and he has
been lecturer on Jurisprudence Tor the
Iowa State university. and on COM
merce for the University of Chicago
He was appointed consular agent at
Etbenstock, Germany, and later con-
sui at Chemnitz. Germany. In 1905
he was appointed consul at Smyrna,
Turkey. and in 1908. consul general at
Stockholm, Sweden. and has remained
at that post ever since
Miss Harris. who was educated in
Europe and lived there nearly all her
life. came to Topeka last faH TO pc
come a member of the Bethany col
lege faculty.
The regular dancing season for the
TivoIi club closed with the April par
". but the success of that affair
prompted the men of the club to close
the season with an extra May party
So a special dancing party was given
Thursday night at Kellam hall, which
proved to be one of the most enjoy
able parties of their club season An
orchestra larger than has been Gus
tomary. played for the dancing, and
supper was served during the inter
mission
The company included. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Jordan, Mr. and Mrs
James $ Hayes. Miss Doris Rosser,
Miss Mamie Zahner, Miss Esther
Baldwin, of Wichita. Miss Hazel Boast,
Miss Dorothy Nichols, Miss Beth
Thompson. Miss Harriet Hill. Miss Jes-
sic Burnett Miss Mohra GatcheIl, Miss
Helen Whitfield, Miss Gladys Neil Miss
Mildred Fuller Miss Antoinette West,
Miss Helen Neese. Miss Carol ThraIl.
Miss Marian Williams, Miss Charlotte
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SEPTEMBER MORN WE'D
siegfeId F'olIies Beauty Married to
Former Police Secretary.

London, May 12.-Kay LaurelI who
gained fame as the September Morn
of the Siegfeld Follies, was married
here to Winfield R. Sheehan of New
York. former secretary to Police Com
missioner Wafdo.---- a---
Miss. LaureH began life in Erie, Pa,
under the name of Ruth. The Kay
was acquired when she made a bid
for fame. She was first a telephone
operator, then a stenographer and
then she went to New York and the
artists discovered that she had an al
most perfect face and figure.
In one day she became famous In
stead of IS a week, she drew $500,
posing for such artists as Harrison
Fisher, Charles Dana Gibson, HamiI-
ton King, Gilbert, Troubetskoi and
Foster.
Then she went on the stage and
Flo Siegfeld captured her for the
September Morn part
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TODAY'S
ADJUSTMENTS

LEAGUE PARK-Baseball. Wich-
tia vs. Topeka
OPPOSITE GARFIELD PARK
William B. Jarvis Carnival
Shows.
.IRIs-Mary Miles Mfnter in
"Lcvey Mary
ORPHEUM-DeWo Hopper and
Fay Tincher IN Sunshine Dad"
Keystone comedy and vaude-
VILE.
istsE.M-Art Accord and Mia Davis
in with 4 Life at Stake"
BEST-Arthur Hoops and Alma
HanIon in The Devils Prayer
Book"
.COZY-v-iola Dana in the limo
cence of Ruth"
NRYSTAI--@The Torrent Of Ven
geance" ard two comedies
5ACRORA-Motion Pictures.
NOFELTY-9The Circular Stair
case" and vaudeville.
PRINCESS Pictpres
GRAND-Dark
APEX-Motion Pictures
HTP.Dark-
tFo- prices and particulars, see adTer
isements elsewhere in this paper-l
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years in the fiae arts department of
Washburn college She is the daugh-
ter of one of the prominent wholesale
merchants of Topeka Mr. Wilkie
graduated from the State Agricultural
college IN 1914 He is a nephew OF
Mrs J. X Hudson formerly of To-
peka, who is now living in Los An
geles, Cal. and he is also a nephew of
Dr. Deborah Longshore of this city.
He is at present engaged in the whole
sale business with the Whiteker
Brothers company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkie, after a short
trip. will return to Topeka to make
their home.
Notes and Personal Mention
Mr. Valentine GODDARD has left for
the south. after a visit to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs A A GODDARD For some
time past he has been in Vancouver
Wash, engaged in the construction of
a big bridge at that point He goes
from Topeka to Miami, Fla. on bridge
building work
Miss Altha Watson left Thursday
night for q trip to Washington. D. c..
where she will visit friends. Later in
the season she will go to Topinabee.
Mrs F. W. Watson. at their summer
home, and will return home in Octo-
be--
Mr.. J. NJ Meade is spending a few
days in Chicago on business.
Dr. s. G. Stewart has returned from
Florida. where he spent the winter.
Word has been received that John
= Niles of Kansas City has been ap-
pointed to a vacancy at West Point.
Mr.. Niles was student last year in
the Kansas university, and has friends
in Topeka among the university peo-
pie This year he has been in Yale
Mrs Samuel Davidson, who has
been in New York for some time, has
returned to Topeka to make her home.
few months ago she left the east
and went to Portland. where she Wis
tied her son, Mr.. Harry Davidson, and
his family. and from Portland she
came to Topeka to remain perma-
nently.
Miss Marian Garretson has returned
from Kansas City. where she spent the
past week with friends.
You will be pleased with the mid
summer styles at Courtney's, and
with the prices.-Adv.
Mrs Ed Doughty of Troy will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ Brewster over the
weekend
Mrs A. W. Cochrane of Abilene,
who has been visiting DIR. and Mrs.
Hal Hazlett, will visit Mr. and Mrs. o.
j. Button few days.
Mrs E D. Gossett of Ottawa and
Mrs H NJ Moore of Chica go are Wis
Mrs Alvarado NJ. Fuller is visiting
Captain and Mrs Charles Stadter of
Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Mo.
Mr. A s. Alt left today for a bust
ness trip to California
Mrs Sara J. Mulera of Kansas CITY
announces the marriage of her son,
Edward Emory, to Miss Betty Jean
| Brennan. April 2s, at the Church OF
the Blessed Sacrament, Kansas Citv
Kan.
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Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Topeka knows little Of the seeming
anachrOnism in spring OF the dying OF
the season. Instead. warm weather
Opens up a season of its own for pie
mics trolley parties and rustic dances,
the very novelty of which for the time
least far surpasses the alIurements of
whist or indoor dancing parties The
Younger crowd OF society is particular
" interested this week in the first out
door dancing party which will be
This party will not be given by any
particular crowd, but Will be known as
a subscription party About fifty
couples will participate with enough
married people for chaperons- Two
0mufbusSes and numerous buggieS viii
furnish transportation to the pavilion.
making the drive out and back not the
least enjoyable part of the evenings
pleasure. At first it was feared that
the busses would be overcrowded, but
d sufficient number have already sig
nified their intention of going in bug
.,ies to avert that trouble Those GO
ing in busses Will start from the city
library at eight O'Clock The gentle
men will appear in negligee shirts. or
at least not full dress, and the ladies
will have the opportunity of initiating
that combination of utility and beauty.
the shirt waist, into the mysteries Of
the twO-step-
Mrs. W. n West will receive next
Thursday mplimentary to her guest
Miss Margaret Warner, and Miss
Emily Tewksbury.
Mrs J. w F. Hughes will be the
hostess of the Philharmonic society
next Monday afternoon
Miss Lottie Bowes came directly
home from st. Paul,
Mrs c. e Baker is entertaining the
Atlanteans complimentary to Mrs 1.
" Baker. who is Il member
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are showered ought to be the great
est boon in the world to them. enabl-
ing them to return to the bosom of
their families all unframed and con-
dressed and satisfactory in deport-
ment-
Word has been received of the en-
gagement of Miss Beatrice Cohn and
Mr. Frank D. McKitrick of Chicag go.
Mr.. McKitrick is the son OF Mrs E. l.
McKitrick of 1897 Clay street He was
graduated from the Topeka high
school in the class of June. 1910.
About five years ago he went to Chi
American Telephone and Telegraph
company.
The wedding will take place this
summer
The children's matinee at the Iris
theater for Saturday will begin at two
O'Clock and the show is finished ar
3:4O- The pictures which follow are
not part of the children's matinee.
The program for tomorrow after
noon at the children's show will be
as follows: In the Days of Old When
Knights Were Bold" AN Intimate
Study of Birds The Dog Fancier,"
another picture of the series sonny
jim" Andy Clark in little Irish
comedy. cartoons and THE Broth of
a Boy"
= = =
Tommy went with his parents one
evening for a visit to his young cous-
in Just as the relatives were saying
goodnight, and getting their wraps
on to go home. Tommy decided he
would like to try on his cousins new,
shining boots His mother ordered
him to leave the boots alone and come
on home But he calmly seated him
self and began christening his shoes.
His mother solemnly promised him a
spanking if he didn't mind her. Still
he continued to carry on preparation
for DOMINIC the new boots. Then
Father stepped in and reminded him
him that a whipping was waiting for
him if he didn't obey. He replied that
he knew it, but went on to lace up the
new shoes. Finally he finished the
task of putting on the new ones and
changing back to the old ones With
out waiting to get home, his father
marched him upstairs and admins
tered the promised punishment, and
he spared the rod not at all Tommy
found that spanking pretty hard to
stand, but when it was over he still
had the gameness of the dancer who
is willing to pay the fiddler With a
deep sigh, he assured them all that it
was worth it
The Junior Auxiliary of Grace Ca
thedral will have a silver tea Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs ]. P.
Deb. Kaye. Mrs. Kaye will be as
sisted by Mrs Floyd Baker and Miss
Frances Perry An invitation to at
tend is given to friends of the girls
and all others who are interested in
their work
A meeting of the Good Government
club was held Thursday afternoon at
the Y. W. c. A. The meeting was in
charge of Mrs. MoIlie Hunter. and the
subject for the day was Peace and
Patriotism Mrs Hattie Williams
Smurr spoke on the subject Peace,
in which she emphasized the need OF
good homes as a safeguard to peace
and that peace must always be gained
and maintained through right chan
nels.
Mrs. Arthur Capper's subject was
Peace and Patriotism" She SAID
that the higher a nations ideals, the
more there was of patriotism in it
that real patriotism demands the ad-
ministration of public affairs on prin-
ciples of justice and equity. She spoke
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West. Miss Lucille Elmore. Miss Mary
Samson. Miss Marjorie Middaugh, Miss
Edith ConueII, Miss Ruth Wood, Mr.
Frank Fable, Mr.. Joe Hull, Mr.. Paul
Mowers, Mr.. Wayte Lytle. Mr.. Ted
Lagerstorm, Mr. Samuel Lux, jr-. Mr.
Charles Mckee. Mr.. John A Weight
man. Mr.. Stanley Copeland, Mr.. Elrick
Sharp. Mr.. Kenneth Adams. Mr. Mar
shall Hite, Mr.. Warren Humphries,
Mr.. Ward Keller, Mr.. Roger Savage,
Mr.. Kenneth Ogilvie, Mr.. Jake Mertz,
Mr.. Merle Rutter, Mr.. Vernon West.
Mr.. Fred Rigby. Mr.. Merle Seger, Mr.
Chester WahIe. Mr.. John Marsh, Mr.
Larry Heuy. Mr.. Allen McNeal, Mr..
Richard Hall. Mr.. Harry Eagle. Mr.
Donald TaIiaferro. Mr. Russell Grimes,
Mr.. Tinkham Veale, Mr.. Jean Will
pague.
Bulletins have been received from
some of the New York women who are
to be hostesses at the General FEEDER
alton Biennial. not only instructing the
visitors from the wild and wooley''
how to dress. but likewise how to be-
have. They are told how not to be i'm
posed upon. cheated or kidnapped in
the great. wicked city. and assuming
that these much instructed western
women have never been to town be-
fore, the bulletins with which they
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ANOTHER FORD BOOM
Political Headquarters To Be Set Up
for Auto Manufacturer.

New York. May IA political
headquarters to boom Henry Ford for
president is to be established in New
York, according to reports which went
the rounds Thursday ard caused quite
a stir in Democratic and Republican
headquarters. 1t is stated the office
is to be opened by the Patriotic Peace
society" At the Ford plant on Long
Island it was said statement might
be forthcoming today
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Bugs

Isn't this awful" exclaimed Mrs
Gabb as she looked up from her
newspaper
: Isn't what awful7'' demanded MI.
Gabb.
F''Why, here's a woman who COM
plains that the insane asylum IS filled
with bugs" replied Mrs Gabh.
We'll" growi d Mr.. Gabb, WHAT'S
the blame place for, Anyway
Cincinnati Inquirer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
WILSON ASSURED
Of NATION 8 AID
President Finishes Tour of
Middle WeSt-0ue at
Capital Today.

OF BOARD PRESIDENT VIII
SONS SPECIAL INDIANAPOLIS.
Feb. Priest Wilson was speeding
back TO washington Thursday night
convinced that the people of the
middle west are with him on the is
sue Of national defense and are pre-
pared 10 insist that congress take
speedy action. He finished his
speaking tour in st Louis Thursday
and expressed the conviction that
his mission had succeeded beyond
his greatest hopes. He viii arrive
IN Washington a. y. m. Friday
When the presidents train reach
ed Indianapolis at 5:45 p. m. for a
five minute stop large crowd
greeted him at the station. When
cries were made for a speech. he
appeared on the platform Of his car
and said. Indiana is all right"
The crowd then shouted for Mrs.
Wilson. but the president told them
she was resting and she did not APP
pear. Members of the Indiana DEM
ocratic club sent Mrs. Wilson a large
bunch of American Beauty roses.
Believe Tour Success.
Pres't Wilson's advises believe he
has explained clearly why he con-
siders immediate preparedness i'm
perative, has won many converts to
the movement. ana mas given new
impetus 10 a discussion Of the cause
From the sympathet.c attitude OF
most of his audiences. from the en-
thusiasm his every appearance in
public has evoked from the huge
crowds which have greeted him,
they have drawn the conclusion that
the people Overwhelmingly support
his plans-at least in the middle
west
The presidents official family
want him to start soon on another
tour. Some of them liken his swing
through the middle west to an Ope-
ration not vet completed. En- route
10 Washington Thursday night they
looked both south and west for the
sending Of his next appearance in
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the role Of champion Of national
preparedness.
South BcCkOns Strongly.
The south beckoned with many
hands. Senators and representative
from most OF the southern states al
ready have asked him 20 include
their sections in his next tour. To
this have been added invitations
from many public bodies. with Texas
strongly asserting her claims. There
is q feeling among some of his most
intimate advisers that in CHOOSING
the scene for his next plea 10 the
people, the president cOuld pay no
greater compliment 20 his own poiit-
ical party than by going TO its
stronghold.
The west and northwest, or at
least that section Of the country that
fringes the eastern slopes OF the
Rocky mountains. are hardly less in
sistent that the presidents next visit
shall be TO them. Minneapolis. st.
Paul and Denver have presented,
what they consider. strong claims
and it is known that a trip 10 these
cities is receiving careful consid
Grafton. II is possible that if the
president makes another prepared
ness tour it may be a combination
Of the two-a swing TO the north
west including Minneapolis or st.
Paul or both. Denver. and then south
into Texas, possibly returning 10y
way Of New Orleans, Birmingham or
Louisville. although nothing has
been decided concerning this.
Refreshed BY Trip.
Pres't Wilson goes back TO Wash
ineton refreshed by the trip. not IA
tigued as some thought he would be
The enthusiasm displayed wherever
his itinerary has taken him. the
throngs which flocked 10 hear him
have been tonic to his nerves. His
physician said Thursday his appetite
is good and his rest has been unim-
paired. The addresses delivered al
the chief stopping places have beer
apparently as beneficial as his usua
game Of golf
AT least 100000 persons. his ad-
visers estimate. heard the president
chief speeches. At least so, 900 more
crowded about the rear platform OF
his car during his five minute talks
though the great majority Of these
were out Of the range OF his voice
Hardly fewer than half a million
others have been banked on the
sidewalks to watch him pass through
the cities from the railway station
to hotel, from auditorium back &c
his private car.
Great Ovation In st. Louis.
Reviewing his trip i'm its high lights
the president told his audience in
st. Louis Thursday that he came