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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
"STAR" GIVES $1,000
Kansas City Newspaper Contributes to
WaShburn Fund.

Washburn college is to receive
$1,000 from the estate of the late
William Rockhill Nelson, founder and
editor of the Kansas City Star. The
gilt which was made to President P.
P. Womer through A. F. Seested, bust
ness manager of the Star, is the re-
suit of the interest that the paper has
taken in the campaign that is being
conducted in Kansas City in the inter
est of the Washburn endowment fund.
The contribution is the largest that
has been made to the fund from an
out of the city source during the past
week.
The gift from the Star was secured
by President Womer. following a con-
ference with Mrs. Nelson, Mr.. Kirk
wood, business manager of the Nell
son estate and Mr.. Seested.
Besides the Nelson gift, contribu-
tions to the fund have been received
from c. w. Armour, president of the
Armour Packing company; officials of
the Kansas City New England bank,
members of the Ridenour Baker COM
pany and various other prominent
Kansas Citians.
President Womer will leave today
for Kansas City and will take charge
of the campaign there for ten days.
He will then go to New York city
where he will be guest of honor at the
Washburn day banquet, Feb. 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
LET SCHOOL CONTRACT
T. w. Williamson Successful Bidder on
Lincoln Building.

Contract for the new Lincoln school
building plans has been let to T. w.
Williamson, of the Central National
bank building. The school board
chose Williamson last night from
among six Topeka architects. Plans
are being finished up rapidly, a few
changes having been made in the
drawings Williamson submitted to the
school board.
The new building is to cost between
100000 and $4,000, and will be
erected upon the site of the old Lin
coin building. Work will commence
next spring. Eight school rooms will
be on the first and second floors. The
assembly room will be on the first
floor and rooms for domestic science.
manual training and gymnasium work
are included in the plan. Upstairs
will be a principals room, rest
room, and study room. The uniiateral
system of lighting will be used, the
light all coming from one side.
The building is to embody the latest
ideas in school houses and will follow
some suggestions made by Superin-
tendent H. B. Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
ISSUES A WARNING
Sim Bear Cautions Subscribers Against
Buying Phone appliances.

Telephone users have been warned
by the Bell company 10 shun agents
who are peddling devices to be at
tached 10 the phones. Various ap-
pliances have been sold in the city at
different times. The telephone com
pany however, has refused to permit
subscribers to attach them to their
property.
The following warning was issued
this morning by s. ]. Bear, division
commercial superintendent of the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone COM
pany: From time to time agents call
on the telephone users of Topeka with
appliances to sell, which they claim
will better telephone service. There is
a party in the city now offering an at
tachment to be placed inside the
transmitter. which he claims will bet
ter the service. The device is not
practical in any sense of the word but
is an impeachment to good communica-
ton. Telephone engineers have stud
led all such accessories, and had they
found such appliances beneficial, they
would be placed on subscribers
phones by the telephone company.
IF transmission from coast to coast
is efficient without such devices, GER
tainly local or short haul MESA ges
would not demand them. The Tele-
phone company cannot permit under
any circumstances the placing of for
eign attachments on their instru-
ments, so any one who purchases
same is throwing his money away"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

The Tuesday Bridge-Luncheon club
will meet Tuesday of next week with
Mrs. T. ]. Myers. Mr.. and Mrs. Myers
will entertain their Wednesday Even
ing club at dinner and bridge next
"Wednesday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Kistler entertain
ed Mr.. ]. D. Moore, of New YORK.
while he was in Topeka. Mi. moore
PLAYED 1T Pays to Advertise" in To-
peka Tuesday night. He is a personal
friend of the Kistler family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

Mrs. j. d. Mcfarland, of 100 Har-
rison street, will open her house Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for the
historical meeting of the Good Gov
eminent club. The program which
was planned for last Thursdays meet
ing of the club. and was postponed
will be given Friday afternoon. Mrs
A. II. Horton has prepared paper on
the history of the Woman's Kansas
Day club organization. and other mem
bers will have articles on subjects of
interest in connection with state his
fOrV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
new BOWLING RECORD
South Dakota Man Makes Sc COnscc-
utivc Strikes Match Games.

Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 19.-Roy
Flagg of this city lays claim to the
worlds record in bowling, making So
consecutive strikes in fve-game
match with Jake Stroth of the Metro
politan alleys Tuesday.
Flagg finished his game with nine
strikes, rolled two perfect scores and
made 8 strikes at the beginning of
the fourth game for a total for the
average 290. Five-game average 261.
The previous record was $50, made by
VIM. (. Roach of Wilmington, Del.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

Topekans will be given their last
opportunity tonight to see sid Chap
lin in The Submarine Pirate which
has been showing at the Orpheum
theater during the first thre days of
the week. The bill today also includes
The Edge of the Abyss" a five part
Ince production, and the regular vau-
deville act. The bill changes Thurs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
Canal Opening Indefinite.

Washington. Jan. 1e.-Secretary
Garrison said today that shippers
should not regard as definite state
ments that the Panama canal would
be re-opened by February Is until
final word comes from Cocktails, en-
gineer in charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

Mr.. Minard Lozier. who is in To-
peka to give a concert tonight at the
First Methodist church, will remain to
hear the Homer concert Thursday
night at the Grand opera house. Satur-
day he will go to Chicago to furnish
the program at Il sacred concert on
Sunday, and Monday evening he Will
give "A concert in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Mr.. Lozier is a son of the late Chap
lain Hogarth Lozier. who is remem-
bered by the Grand Army people of
this part of the country. He was an
eastern man, but made a number of
speaking trips through Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

Portraits of a Kansas girl adorn re-
cent numbers of Vogue. Harper's Ba
zaar and Motor Print. The picture
is of Cidi Writ Spreckels of Garden
City. Cidi Writ has been much eX-
plotted in the newspapers. not only
because she is extremely pretty and
wears stunning clothes, but also be-
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
oRsAEuM

Lively and animated IL he v7.1--
vile offered IN TIE OrphsGM thea,
ter THIS week II IL a succession ~
songs and comedy with athletics for
good measure The Ars' position
goes 20 Armstrong and Ford billed
a. The English rhapp.a aad The
Cop" no comedians and singers
Vho MAKE their points by lntrot-c-
inE a dense EuElishmau and an
American policeman The English.
man 'h.uSs he's a detective un-ayei
lng a murder mystery Both possess
good voices and know how % Use
them
Nile Lucire with her trained
cocka'ogs. has The novelty % The
program These cocka'0os ak.
sing and 10 limitations RI and
frr-- r.ov.-y 'a,lor u'r cl'- y
musical couedy and some eccentric
dancing that "a. ne merit ~ being
new Miss Lowry is wf-r 20 q
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
NILES

The program 81 the week 10 The
I Miles tLcatcr opens with a rafting
good 3ugglinC act by DIX and Dixie.
/ Who. after doing sseming imposst
brIues WITH Indian clubs Whle
standing ARMY on the door proceed
to do the Same while balancing
themselves or slack wire Besides
their remarkable skill. Dix and Dixie
made themselves attractive with a
display az good 9Et.-r and an eN-
ll--a,cs % spirits sai'e irresistible
TIE Three pRt- Sfrls. next on The
rrrg .a-. Vs-a. ghsru.rE,N southern
.n ,ae.r fresh. beautiful. costumes
AMI o.t-ta~aia--t 1ornets and sang
no, only popular southern melodies
ru, some modern class the SCI
srai= ,-.m HoTp-an being usga,,y
s,sgrou. TIE eon--alto had =
voice Vs,n richness not often heard
cn tho vaudeville stage
Nnrols Eu~t Who boasts eonSid-
cradle x,ish' and th, Ne-ry Midget.
gts smallest comedian IN vaudeville.
have an sc, funny and graceful The
midget frSt c., cupid Eay' - New
York swell and t1aly as Nest
Point soldier. does variety ot
stunts WheH The soldier waits 10
kiss his svee.hea-- BE- obliged 20
rest ladder against her Nrd elmo
70 rrs .a-r rrrs IN order ro sugcv
her rel red lips M.0o.a s the
lur,e. innocent Ei-l and .ne "a tss.
a- tes worldly wise vcs1E rs. ara
a pair oomlca. ia '5sir extreme c.t.
ference
Waen draper and Clav'on. burnt
cork comedians apTearst viva heir
grips. or the way 20 'hs '-a.a. Just
having e.ope1. and Draper refuses
p, 60 another step urt.i he saef
sees The marriage license and when
The marriage license turns GU; 70
D. n icg license and describes The
bride as s.. Bernard. .eve-a! per-
on, n IRE ag5ienCe fc-zo- WHARF
they were an nearly 5clyl-d them
selves no v.rh laughter CLAYTON
later. gives a speech On .-ca. option
which also e-Iss .aSl go H0l,@
As The old -o,ored preacher re is
u1.mltAs.. TIE pair also give some
vocal collections
The laosr prsts1youS art O., III
entire program Mss number seven.
called The classics. act IN yaud=-
vile when Is a "tex,e,,e IL luxe
ans Is acted D. six pretty entertain
ers in a 2lelansr OF sing nz. dancing,
posing and musical advertisements
The dancing u one. n bare feet ard
NOT too much drapery was especial
y good The costumes we're new
and ultra IN their styles Nothing
similar 20 them has been seen ia
Detroit before Music and costumes
from -se Bird o: Paradise with ,as
ukslele accompaniment and yac
grass skirts was az attractive par
or The act.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
THEATERS.

I can audiences. r. afforded by "A
| Pair OF Six Stockinss" from the
pen OF Cyril Harcourt The piece.
a refreshing comedy OF The quiet
sort turnout. comes well recon-
mended for Us run OF week II
bears the STAMP OF Winthrop Ames
approval. FOR he liked % so We'll
he offered IL FOR year IA mis- Little
theater. IN New York.
The cast is AZ thoro.y and delight.
fully English a. fhe lines and this
Is added good fortune ,or Gsrr.cS
patrons. FOR chuck BIZ cold chs0.
my dear fellow" and last. oar ola
friend fhslly" cannot au' have a
tang OF alienism 90 the mouth %
any bur a real ErelsLuan
Harcourt has woven bis story
around the marital differences o.
Sam and Mo.aa Thorahll born e'
disagreement over AZ automobile
and eliminating In divorce j. Is q
tyrically English u'-.ats s'7aa.uE
rather petty .ar.daG Bruce and
Miss Ida St-a'aam provide whole.
some comedy az ,h-y arc '7.ioVed
thru their eFo-r- for --,e0ci.ta.
uon. which. O: course. end success
fully one % tre best scenes re-
The piece is rehearsal Naooty
knows his part and reorG5.a
much distresseU because b. cannot
wear p wig specially prepared The
rehearsal proceeds So nretche1.y
that Lady Cover concludes that me
actors will b. what is called ,ae
limit" Incidentally. LADY Thorn
Hill likes a good scandal especially
among Der friends FOR 'aa' t-nEs
Il so near 20 one
Miss Stella - Ag6rie Is excellent
as Lady Cover. whose given name
is Penelope. pronounce3 rather
well" by her husband St- Jutr
Cover in which role Charles Esda,s
Is equally good A f Wilmington
Barnes. whose name is proof enough
that the cast is English. does An
ished work as Major Bengal Others
who sustain important parts with
pleasing fashion are Ms Nagie
Buchanan. Mss Phyllis Stuckey and
Miss Barbara Allen
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
Washington Organized
Labor Declared Solid for
Prohibition After Trial

cause has usually been enlisted by
the vets from organized labor and
Socialists everywhere
But w have been learning here. "
resumed Duncan. that We were do
,ug labor vastly more harm by help
ND perpetuate an industry that has
comhatted our progress and allied
ITSELF generally with open shop Ia.
terests than by abolish.nE It AT the
sacrifice OF few hundred brewery
employees
Socialists 81 Seattle and the
state. added c. X McGt., a we'll
known leader, are today dry on
general economic grounds
The case o' The loagshoremen AZ
,orts an interesting commentary
Always frankly vet i'm their sympa
tties these men now on strike.
have decisively switched because
the u9uor lnter,fs have consistent
ly allied themselves with The omen
shop employers against the welfay,
Of iaGer
"Btg improvement in local union
meetings since nv state went dry. ="
= the report " Ne longshoremcn
delegate committee -
And that seems 20 ~ The genera
verdict ~ labor fhruout the dry
state ot Washington today.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

SEATTLE. Wash, oct 2-organ.
ICED labor here has become an AZ
yocate ~ prohibitions
Tie majority OF trade uuion.s's.
once Wei OF ueu,yal. say tha. c.sat
months % dryuess m the tsrSest
oater.eacou city IN thr United
STATE, has convinced them thst for
mer support OF .breVeries was mis-.
.gldel
The same verdict comes trom the
Socialists
Predictions that labor would su,
srr seriously as a result ~ prohibit
uou have been dis0roven q Is
,'aHs.t
Uniontsm rs today IN more sour
tsh.ne condition than ever before
leaders assert
Srartle's organized Labor wom
sersN'p evcecds -al. %, ve' 'af5.
DESPITE the loss @, several hant-ad
brewery and saloon employees
~ 'est,Ars Jane Duncan score
rary O, -re CNvtryi IA her-sa#Rcl-
rrs' bow material hss been this
change - sentiment v.2 ae demon
strs--d In The Nove- rer election
when an initiative measure propos-
rz tse uanl'agu-a ard sale ot
ra,s~ iu .ta state - Washington viii
A. v..aa --
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
TEMPLE

Grace 7 2 Rue. song star rs billed
as this weeks hsaGllrsr !r Ere Tenn
pie. but she s. ~ such good COM
pany that the favor OF audiences ar
flrst performance, Monday was
widely scattered Not that Ntss Ia
Rue is anything hr' an artist d.
serving o, the rost Gnst'n- - apPrc-
baton But there are others good
enough 70 be bead .i-Frs roo notably
sydney Jarvis and Virginia Dare.
Frank CrUmit. and James TJ-ey and
Antoinette Norman.
Miss Ia Rue's voice % velvet was
az its best m q vel selected re1r--
,oire. including ~ I-ve you So one
az her own compositions This 70
calist knows other th.rgS han song
Unusual gowns add 20 he- acr and
she adds just enough dance steps
10 please
sydney Jarvis and Virginia ur-e
have an act Of which vaudeville has
TOO Few y q sparkling opa-a'ta.
The Wife Tanner. mgS.ca. notion
well conceived and executed T. ends
when kiss raues The sh-sT. after
few minutes OK sprtght.y music
and good acting
Frank Crumi' is one - those il
whom music Is as natural as hunger
and thirst He simply Jets r. forth
IN fow q spor'ane .tv. and he
chooses his songs well s guitar
and i,s grandson. a lsulele help
The destiny that shaped James
Toney physically mg-' have bad
vaudeville IN mind Aside from hi-
angular bodily aspect. The has some.
thing about him that YOU don't sl--
pect." as h. admits in song and
that something is power 20 please ar
audience He has capable aide ~
Anroinetfe Norman
Naleta Bor-ori t-las fhe new pro
gram notably u.s. violin cT--iogs ~
the better sort She knows no rag
time. apparently Harry FERN ard
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

PrtntinE-fhe ptrta neat kfnd--th ~
. -iEhs--r}rHe~ - urrt -N=ir $50
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03


Detroit playgoers Monday night
oct the seal Of approval on a new
tlay by George NJ Cohsn, and en-
4 Enthusiastically hailed the advent OF
Chauncey Olcott In role unlike
anything before attempted by the
irish actor. Seldom indeed has a
PRODUCTION been greeted here with
fbe unre@tralned enthusiasm which
swept the Detroit opera house at the
initial presentation OF Honest John
OBffen," Monday night
"Honest John O'Brien" sounds like
snother OF those romantic Irish com
edies In which Mr Olcott has been
endearing himself 10 the American
public for many years But the re
tembiance stops there, The gallant
and tender Chauncey no longer
moves thru green Irish Landscapes
clad In knee breaches and now and
again hating the action OF a piece
while ne sings an Irish love lyric
with telling effect On tho contrary
ne appears not a. hero OF romance.
hut as a Tammany organization man
and a professional gambler lie Is
clad. not In knickerbocker but IN
conventional metropolitan garb and
the scene Is shifted from rural Ire.
land to the heart OF modern ~
York. His heroine Is not a simple
colleen, but a sophisticated chorus
girl outside the pale OF respectable
fly
This all seems az incungruous as
Marie Dressler In the role of Juliet.
but nevertheless, Mr. Oicott IN ms
rev part appears TO as good ad-
vantage as In anything he has pre-
viously undertaken The sweet sing
er IL gone, but in his place remains
a finished actor whose work i char
acterized by taste ard discretion aud
whose enunciation Is unsurpassed.
The play itelf altho u ends hap
PLY, is net pleasant. II concerns the
FIGHT OF a chorus girl who has lived
rs the mistress OF the man she loved
for respectability Unable 70 marry
him because OF his refusal on the
ground Of principle 10 divorce hts
faithless wife. who deserted him
years ago, she becomes engaged 20
the son OF a millionaire When her
fiance learns the truth he starts out
10 kill O'Brien. the former lover, To
save O'Brien. she SHOOTS the young
man. O'Brien attempts to shoulder
the blame for the act.
After numerous complications,
O'Brien's wife dies. and he Is cen
ventionally married 10 HIS mistress.
(. The part OF Kitty Wilson. the hero
ine, Is well taken by Willette her
shaw. An especially good bit falls
TO the credit OF George Sidney. who
appears as Leo Straus, a theatrical
manager The part is said 10 oe
built upon the personality of the late
Charles Ffohman. and is sympsthet
1cally and cleverly done
Edward Gillespie. in the character
OF a New York detective, is respon-
sible for some excellent and amusing
work
The chief criticism which might
be leveled at the play Is that It
lacks CELEBRITY OF action. There are
four acts and the first. in particular
Is ''talky" 10 excess. There can be,
however. no question OF the public .
approval OF the piece. both Mr. Oh +
cott and Mr. Cohan being called De
'ore the curtain repeatedly Al the
lose Of the third act, the applause
the orchestra which began
laying 10 check the demonstration
which continued for some minutes
fter Mr.. Oleott's speech The aud
cnce was not TO be appeased. how
yer. until IL mad heard from Mr
,ohan also.
GARRlCK.
A pleasing glimpse OF English so
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

woman. nor over four Zee, Isl tu.
her personality makes ~ FOR Dr.
They ser, new songs And jokes.
srd Mondays audience liked them
VEL
Hsr'r0 Dean and HsnloN pV- or
az a--rr7u- ac' OF sensations AN
sam b. t.-sgc. a colored persorue-
dances. SINGS and initiates W..
many Robinson will be the h" ~
the BILL Mas Albright and n
"a cabaret -~'' WITH plenty - r-.
and ginge- -0-~ n number have
-fraI .~--E rhat Is ur 90 tI-
Orpheuu standard As usual .ea
ture aims open ana close -. srr"
Al electric sru~saCa-d NN' 5- .g
stalled dE~'r- ne world series
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

DIS company are BmCne tho best
on The hil 10 Veterans hlrror
% graft IN the management ot old
soldiers homes la Argentina Gas
tanet dancer. also mentioned on The
program in connection Nl'A the
court % spain, has noisy ag1
sparkling number The Olympic trio
and Ramos Tropical rwisters com
ulete the bill
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
Luxurious New Fabrics
for Autumn Coats

gray. emerald and chestnut.
cardinal and black. S5 the
yard.
A wide basket weave is as
coarse as burlap. but it is
soft and fine. Fashionable
colors. 81 inches wide. S1.5u
the yard.
Twecds. mannish materials
80 and 81 inches wide, are
So and $3.50.
Nolours, plain and striped,
- 20 60 inches wide, are
So 80, 81 and $50.
Ioor--Iuin Building.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
AGGIES MUST co
BACK TO GRIND

EAST rANSING. M.ch. Oc, o.
Strenuous WORK Cor tha Agries wlIl
- resumed This afternoon. Coach
Somuer allowed he athletes 20 take
II easy Nr-daF and work out he
bruises lss- FROM Saturdays game
H sp-c' me day In blackboard
ta'ks a-3 general criticism o. the
Farmer play Everybody came thru
IRE Oliver gam w:rhogr mishap OK
cep, FerrtnE ard Jacks who are
nursing minor bruises
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

Frank Lo-iug a former eirIsa0 "
Eas'PC-' Nc is fo b. p.a "a on
TRIAL TO-DAY a. s. Andrews. y p on
q ~hs-r" ~ treason Isoring after
becoming a citizen ~ Canada. IS al
legged 20 have helped Canadian sol
Ji-rs fa escape across 'he tos3e- p
% Ma--e
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
''Prettiest Suit Blouses
| Have Seen Anywhere
Said a woman yesterday:
taste, and they are so different"

One OF the newest
blouses is the round
neck style. but there
are many others with
high collars and wide
fat collars.
The colors match
the new suits :
navy, brown, Bur
gundy "a deep
plum shade with a
red tinge Of color
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

Roughes t. sturdiest
bouclo weaves vie with soft,
graceful velours in fashion
ableness.
Particularly interesting are
the velour checks. The ma
terial is soft, thick but light
and full of residence and life.
The checks show the season S
best colors in combination:
Limoges and black, Roman
gold and black, burgundy and
IIudson'G--Srrond
The Detroit times., 1916-10-03
oARRIcK

A pleasing glimpse OF English so
ciety, with the English vernacular
that Is always amusing 20 Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
All Smart Fur Coats Are Fur

Fashion now pronounces that the
elegantly simple and plain seal coat,
with only seal buttons to trim it, Is
distinguished enough, truly, but hope
lessly middle-aged in suggestion. A
fur coat, to possess a particle Of
youthful dash must be trimmed with
contrasting pelt. This may be skunk,
raccoon, beaver, fox, lynx or anything
else one pleases-the more costly the
better. Two very handsome seal coats
are pictured; one trimmed with rae
coon, the other with skunk; and on
this latter coat which even a thousand
dollars will not buy, are actually
thirty yards of wide skunk banding.
Very little of the rich Hudson seal
shows, but its fine softness and beauty
of texture makes possible the extreme
ripple effect of the garment.
Raccoon is favorite trimming for
seal coats, and coats of caracul or
broadtail Seal coats are trimmed eff
fectively also with skunk, with beaver,
with rose fox and with lynx. Ermine
is not as fashionable as a trimming on
seal coats as it was; though it is used
very smartly on sealskin wraps and
scarves for dressy wear.
One of the most beautiful coats of
the season, a very exclusive model
from a fashionable New York furrier,
is pictured in the model of moleskin