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Evening journal., 1916-03-23
BIRLE STrnY cOrRSE.

Under the auspices OF the Philadei-
phia School OF the Bible a series OF
Bible teaching meetings will be held
every evening at o'clock. beginning
Monday, March 27 and closing Friday.
March 81, in North Baptist Church
building, Lincoln street, near Della
ware avenue.
The teacher will be George r.
Guile, extension lecturer OF the
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago, and
the topics announced are as follows:
March 27-"The Cross"
March 2S-"The Holy Spirit"
March 29-"Satan.7
March 30-"Three Untils."
March Sl-"The Times OF the Cen
tiles"
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
SUGGEST HEARING ON
GRANTLAND Status
Child Labor Commission
Member Wants Dual Posi-
tion Question Settled
NO PERSONAL
FIGHT WAGED

Mrs. Mary Holland Burchenal, sec
retary Of the Delaware Child Labor
Committee, and Miss Anna Bird, secre-
tary of the executive council Of the
Consumers League of Delaware, have
requested Of the State Labor Commits
sion public hearing on the question
Of whether Child Labor Inspector
Charles II. Grantland legally can serve
as a member of the Joint Building
Commission at the same. A question
las been raised as to whether the po-
sition Of Public Building Commission
CT is a "gainful occupation" within the
meaning Of the law which prohibits
the child labor inspector having any
other gainful occupation. The letter
sent by the Consumers League is as
follows:
"Mr. Charles Warner. Chairman of the
Delaware Child Labor Commission,
Wilmington, Del
Dear Sir-Confrming the tele-
phone conversation held with you to-
day. the Delaware State Child Labor
Committee and the Consumers League
OF Delaware request a public hearing
before your body on the question Of
the acceptance Of a gainiul occupa-
ton by the present child labor in
spector, in cOntraventiOn of Section
81 OF Chapter 80 of the Revised Code
OF the child labor law This accept
ance is announced in tOdays papers.
We trust that according TO your de-
sire as expressed TO us the hearing
can be held promptly A\copy of this
letter is being sent to the three daily
papers.
Very truly yours.
MARY HOLLAND BURCHENAL,
Secretary Delaware State Child La
Dor Committee.
ANNA WOODS BIRD
Secretary the Executive Council Con-
sumers' League of Delaware"
II was asserted positively today by
persons who are prominent i'm the
Consumers League and the Delaware
Child Labor Commission that there is
no desire in either of those organiza
tions 10 make a fight against Mr.
Grantland. On the contrary. they
praised him unstintingly for the earn
estness. intelligence and zeal with
which he has discharged the duties OF
Inspector, and expressed the hope
hat, If he resigns, his successor
whomsoever he may be, will measure
mp to the Grantland standard I'm those
respects. The attitude of the organi
cations seems to be that Mr.. Grant
land should not hold two offices, be
cause, quite apart from the legal aspect
Of the case, it of necessity impairs his
efficiency as an inspector, especial
ly as IL is admitted now that M
has neither ample time nor equipmen
to do the Child Labor and Ten Hou
law work as it doubtless would b
lone if his agencies for covering tn
Held were less restricted
Mr.. Warner. chairman OF the stat
Labor Commission, today said no an
rangcments have been made as vet ia
a hearing such as the Consumers
League requests, but such hearing wi
he arTaigned as soon as convenient {
those directly concerned
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
NORTH DAKOTA man
IS SPRINGER HEIR. TOO

Daniel b. whitford, OF jamestown.
North Dakota, is the latest springer
estate heir TO De heard from. Mr.
Whtlord has addressed letter 10
Mayor James r. Price, asking how soon
the estate is TO be- settled, saying that a
Charles Beck, of Buffalo, New York. had
written him asking to be given power OF
attorney TO look after his interests in
the estate.
As other writer's on the subject re.
Gently have mentioned the name Of Beck,
the matter has been turned over to the
postal authorities, who are inVestigat-
ing
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
BROTHFRHOOD ELECTS.

The monthly meeting of the Broth
srhood of Brandywine NJ b. Church
vas held on Tuesday evening, with
President Veasy in the chair The
meeting was opened by song and
prayer This was followed by an
election of officers for the coming
year. Harvey Pierson was elected
president; w. J. Robinson. vice.
president: Ralph l.. Minker, record
ing secretary; Mr.. Bair treasurer and
I. S. Jones, financial secretary. The
chairmen of the various committees
we're elected as follows;
DevOtional-F l.. Veasy. chairman; /;
r. l.. Minker. James Hayes.
Relief. F. Carpenter, chairman; I;
Albert Pierce, William Connor.
Memberships. l.. Minker, chair
nan: committee TO be selected.
Entertainment-G. L. Bilderbach,
chairman; committee to be selected.
Mr.. Carpenter emphasized the inn
portance that the Brotherhood should
have in the life of the men who have
recently joined Brandywine Church.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
DEATHS.
EllIn m. Gnnsl.

Eliza b. Guest.
GUEST Pastor. Pa. on March %.
1916, Eliza b.. wife of Henry Guest.
i'm her S5th year.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence of her son, Everett L. Guest
at Bellevue. Brandywine Hundred.
Interment at Newark Union cemetery.
Time to be announced later
Robert Marlin.
MARLIN this city, on March %
1916. Robert Marlin. aged 6S years.
Relatives and friends. 81. Georges
Castle. X. of c. T., members of the
G. A. r.. and employees of the Delaware
Pulp Mills are invited TO attend the
funeral services at his late residence,
No. 904 Elm street. on Saturday after
noon. March 25. at $50 o'clock. In
terment az Riverview cemetery.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
ARGUMENT IN POWDER
Case SET FOR APRIL 4

juoge Thompson. who has been desig
mated to hear the case Of Philip =. du-
Pont and others against the DUPONT Sc
curities Company. Pierre 5. DUPONT and
others. growing out of the purchase by
the latter Of T. G. duPont's powder stock
holdings, has set April 4 as time for
hearings argument on objections filed by
the Securities Company TO interrogator-
les fled by the complainants
Judge Thompson win hear the argu
ment in Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
NASHVILLE SUFFERS
million fire Loss
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 23.-
Fire which swept East Nashville late
yesterday. had burned itself out 10
day with loss estimated at $780,
600. The flames cut q swath through
the finest residence distict fifteen
books long and from one TO five
blocks wide, averaging 16 houses TO
the block.
Hundreds of homeless are being
cared for by business and charitable
organizations. Only one death, that
of an unidentified negro. has been
reported. Four large churches and
Ia public school were among the
buildings destroyed.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
erHE NIGHT REFnRE.,

Two haurs and half Of nimiuble
Lauder fun are promised i'm "The
Night Before" which appears at The
Playhouse three nights, beginning
tonight. with matinee on Saturday.
The play is the FIRST ever written by
the great Scotch comedian. who also
designed the scenery and costumes,
and selected and drilled the east.
which includes the veteran stars who
made their reputation in such plays
as "Bunty Pulls The Strings. and
kitty Mackay" and Bonnie Brar
Bush" Six new Lauder songs. of the
true Lauder Lit. are introduced i'm
the action which is as amusing as
farce comedy. and as truly character
istic of Scotland as "Way Down East"
is OF New England. Best of all the
dialogue is easily understood by ALL
as Lauder has employed no localisms
or queer Scotch phrases, which are
so often the despair of plain Ameri-
cans attending Scotch plays.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
threw DOORSTEP away.
fined $40 and costs

This man threw our front dooF
step into the mud. caught my hus-
band by the lapels OF his coat and
then struck him i'm the face" said
Mrs. Anna Sentneski, i'm City Court
today. when she charged Frank Fit
jill with assault and battery Frank
last night became enraged because he
had been elected from the house. lie
was fined SO and costs.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
GUESS AT ACTRFsS' ACT.

The age Of Miss Jessie Villars. who
will be seen here in the new Lauder
pay which appears at The Playhouse
tonight is a much-guessed-at but
never self-revealed commodity. Per
sonally, Miss Viilars is so sprightiy,
so vivacious, that a stranger to her
career seeing her of stage. would
put her down as 25 and let It go at
that. It's only when she begins to
talk OF East Lynne" i'm its early
days, of Henry Irving i'm his prime.
when she played IN his company at
the Princess Theatre in London; that
one realizes her career is to be reck-
Oned by decades.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
DISMISS TIRE SUTT,

The suit brought by the Pennsyl-
vania Rubber Company VS.. the Dread
nought Tire Company In the United
States District Court some time ago.
was closed today when a decree was
entered dismissing the suit. which was
over an alleged infringement of a
trade mark. The Circuit Court OF APP
peals of the Third district sustained
the decision Of Judge Bradford. The
costs We're divided between the two
parties interested
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
HARRINGTON wanted
HOSPITAL Treatment

Ten men were au~imed in City Court
today on charges of drunkenness. One
of them, William Harrington, was fined
50 and costs lie said he was sick and
wanted TO 90 10 the hospital Judge
Churchman said the man could be treat
ed at the hospital i'm the worShouse.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
EvENING MUSICALE.

The young people of First Methodist
Protestant Church will give a musi-
Gale and literary entertainment at
the home of T. W. Goslin. No. 403
West Twenty-ffih street. tomorrow
night. A pleasing program has been
arranged
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
OtI InnII

On Wednesday March 2a. i9lG walk
my match by Eve one-legged men, and
daucc following. From o p. m. TO a,
m. Rogers Orchestra. Odd Fellows
Temple Tenth and Orange Admission,
25 cents. WILLIAM HOGANS.
President ADV.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
OFFER POSITION
TO MISS RORELEN.

Miss Elsie J. Robelen has been Of
fered the position of assistant secre-
tary of the Y. w. c. A.. under Miss
Grace l.. Osborn, general secretary.
Miss Robelen. who is a bookkeeper
and stenographer, has not accepted the
position. however. the offer being un-
der advisement.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
PLAGUE FICHTERS MEET.

The Delaware State tuberculosis
Commission held a luncheon and
meeting in the Hotel dupont today.
Routine business was transacted.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
RAKE FOR CMURCH DENEFIT.

A bake will be given by the Ep-
worth League of Silverbrook NJ. T..
Church at the home of Mrs. James,
No. 421 Bayard avenue on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
Billie Burke In overalls In the New
Triangle-Fine Arts Play peggy"
To be Shown al the Queen Theatre
Friday and Saturday.

and Jane GAIL is offered. "Nanity. Thy
Name l-'
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
SnrIAIIST MTETING.

The Women's Socialist Committee
will meet this evening at No 7O2 Mar
ket street.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
SILK LINED SUITS SIS

Regular cuts. Special cuts. Young
mems Pinch Back Noriolks,
Plain pockets. Patch pockets and
the New slant pockets.
New Blue Sorgos.
New Silk Mixtures.
New Plain Grays.
New llomespuns.
New shepherd plaids
Come in and look them over,
try ON the now models and see
how they look.
NEW SPRING OVERCOATS,
SIS.
Blacks and oxford silk lined.
Homespuns and the new Knitted
Cloth-plain backs and Pinch
Backs iu novelties.
MULLINS HOME STORE,
9th and Market.
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
AT The PICKWICK.

''Unclc Sans rroteges at Work and
mt Play the attraction at the Pick
wick today, is "a remarkable government
spectacle showing scenes ON a battle
ship. .The Strange Case of Mary Page
is showing again today. The comedy
offered for today is "Flivers Famous
Cheese Hound Tomorrow q thrce-part
comedy number. featuring Matt Moore
Evening journal., 1916-03-23
At THE GARRICK.

Wood, Melville and Phillips, who
are performing al the Garrick The
atre this week. comprise one of the
funniest teams seen here for some
time. There are two men. both OF
whom are clever comedians. and a
young woman whose ability along the
comedy line is In the same class with
her partners. The funny talk and ac-
tiOns of the members of the team
keep the audience almost convulsed
while it is in progress. while they
are also very good singers, and the
vocal numbers are quite an interest
ing feature of the act. The weeks
bill is chiefly comedy. and this offer
ing is one of the emphatic spots i'm
that direction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
No, Not Amber Brew, but a Real
Laundry Tale.
Family Secrets in the Rounds
of Wagon Driver.
TEN MILES TO PAIR OF SOCKS
And Milady SMILES Twelve
Times to Mile.
Topeka Establishment Reveals
Shirt ROmanceS.

Back of the dank steam of the laun-
dry house lies a story. Yes, many
stories-little romances of family life.
big adventures. sobs and smiles. food
for sentimental bromides, shirt tales
Most of them will forever remain
drowned in soapsuds and sal soda.
A voluntary benefactor of humanity
being in mathematical frame OF
mind. recently went after the facts.
Not cold facts he found them inn
mersed in boiling water. But they
weren't too hot to handle at leisure.
In the office of the City Hand laun-
dry, representative of the rank and
file of laundries. he was handed pile
of laundry bills, just as they had been
brought in by a driver. They may be
regarded as typical.
There were rs bills, representing as
many bundles. The latter are of two
cIasses-those made up exclusively of
ed as family"
Altogether, there were 363 pieces
or AS pieces to a bundle.
The totals showed sixty-two shirts
and 254 collars or four collars to a
shirt every week.
There were only two neckties in the
lot These, then, supplied 254 collars
Ergo, one necktie does for 121 collars
but only one neck,
Five pairs of socks and twenty five
handkerchiefs were sent in to be
scrubbed. That means that there were
five handkerchiefs to every pair of
socks.
It's assumed that each pair of socks
travels, say. ten miles between wash
ings. Al, five pairs then would have
covered a distance of fifty miles.
If it takes two dozen sniffles to soil
lady's kerchief. the twenty-five
pieces of linen represent 500 such
Going back to the proportion between
hosiery and nose sponges, II is OBJ
served that to every mile. there are
twelve sniffles Sobs a d tears are
the hidden toll of the lace and linen
and silk They're mostly washed out
in the damp heat of the commercial
wash house.
The whole. collection of bundles con-
tanned but two undershirts. two union
suits and one pair of pajamas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30

Since the appearance of these signs
in the hotel lobby the management
has been obliged to replace them with
new ones. as'the original placards be-
came badly thumbed and torn by the
curious. Souvenir hunters have mu-
tilated them, ripping off pieces to send
home to the folks. More durable leg
ends of cast iron are being prepared
Though the hotel has had lots of
notice as a result it isn't yet apparent
whether the idea will be a profitable
one. Most of it's patrons are visitors,
and the average sight-seer in New
York is disgruntled if he doesn't have
to pay several instruments on his hat
to get it back again. Tradition can't
be thrust aside over night. The ma
tive New Yorker will be overjoyed to
hear of a place where he can buy a
meal without paying the weeks wages
of all the attendants. But the pros
porous middle-class from Council
Bluffs and other points west have
read all about Gothams gay lobster
bazaars in the fifteen-cent magazines
They visit Broadway for the eXtortions
as well as the excitement. And they'll
probably complain if they don't get
them both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30

the time when the Pottawatomie res
ervatfon. thirtymile square, extend
ed almost to the limits of the pres
ent Topeka and westward to Alma. 1t
was erected by DIR. Jonas Lykins, I'M
der the direction of Rev, Isaac Nc
Coy, in the spring of 1S4S and, assist
ed. by the Indians and few carpen-
ters, it was brought to completion in
the fall. 1t was more imposing than
the territorial capitol when finished,
for it was three stories high, eighty
five feet long and thirty-five feet wide.
with two cross walls of stone. There
were twelve rooms, with sixty doors
and windows. The walls of the first
story were two feet thick and the bal
ance one and one-half feet and the
original cost was $4,000.
Following sits completion Rev. Rob-
ert Simmerwell, his daughter, Sarah,
and Miss Elizabeth Mccoy arrived and
organized a school for the Indians 1t
was the equivalent of a modern man
ual training school that they estab-
lished- The Indians were taught farm
ing. the use of machinery and car
pentry. The Rev. Simmerwell was a
practical blacksmith and the Potta-
watomies became accomplished smiths
under his tuition There was a sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
session of superintendents.

cession of superintendent.
Mr.. Saunders followed Doctor
Lykins and was in turn followed by
James Alexander. The Rev. John
Jackson was the superintendent in
1852 when the Pottawatomies. al
ways a restless tribe, gave up their
present reservation and moved west
ward. The old mission was disman-
tied and left unoccupied thru the
Civil war days.
In the early '70's r. I. Lee, the well
known stockman. bought the mission
property and converted the old mission
into stable, and for nearly forty-five
years it has served as and is still being
used as a stable. Tribute to the sub
stantial merits of old-time builders
art it is still in good condition
The good accomplished by the mis-
sions among the Indians in Kansas is
problematical but the devoted efforts
of the little band of Baptist mission
aries We're not wholly lost Some of
the Indians upon the removal of the
reservation westward took their lands
in severalty and remained to become
successful farmers. One of the pupils
of the school was Abram Burnett, for
whom Burnett's mound was named
end who for years successfully farmed
in Shawnee county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
42-MI. CONCRETE ROAD
Oklahoma County VIII Build 1t at
Cost of About $4,000 a Mile.

Sapulpa, Okla, Sept. 30.-County
commissioners of Greek county have
authorized the advertising for bids for
the construction OF the first cross
country hard-surfaced roadway in the
state of Oklahoma. The road will be
constructed of concrete and will ex-
tend from the Tulsa county line to the
Lincoln county line west of Depew-a
distance of forty-f:ve miles. 1t will be
twenty-five feet wide. The route will
follow closely that of the Ozark Trail
it is said
Engineers estimate the cost OF the
road at something near $4,000 per
mile Gross production tax money now
coming to the county for road pur-
poses. it is believed. will be sufficient
to more than pay for all the construc-
9ton work that .,an he done now with
out the issuance of bonds or increased
taxation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
MADE IN Topeka
Life o. Wheat to Become POpu-
lar Breakfast Food.
Two Years Required to Perfect
Production Methods.
FORECAST.

Life o Wheat is manufactured in
the heart of the greatest wheat dis
trict in the country. It's Topeka's
new breakfast cereal. al-Ifactured
by the Kaw Milling company 1t
promises to have a great future. AL
ready samples sent out have brought
demands for so much f he food from
jobbers as almost to swamp the ca
pacity of the mill.
J. B. Nicholson declares the food is
easily digcsted and is invigorating and
strength building. 1t is made from
the terminating part of the wheat
cell.
The discovery of Life O. Wheat"
was made two years ago. The devel
opment of the process of manufacture
has occupied the time between the
discovery and the commercial applica-
ton. At the beginning. a mill was
leased in Missouri. With the expert
mental stage passed, special machin-
cry was installed in the Kaw mills
for real business. Perfection flour IS
being made with the same rapidity as
before.
Catch Up With Battle Creek
Success was assured from the first.
Samples sent to metropolitan centers
brought orders for carload lots in
nearly every instance.
Twenty-Five men had been employ
ed up to Monday, when the force was
doubled. Next week an output Of 500
cases of the food a day is looked for.
Inside of few months this is expected
to be increased to f. 900 cases.
II is planned to have A new build
ing especially for the food soon.
H. L. Ora ham. head of the cereal
department thinks it proba BILE that To-
peka will sometime he as important
cereal center as Battle Creek, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30

California has always been regarded
as the one mission state and the
presence of her fourteen or fifteen old
missions is one of the chief sightsee-
ing attractions The ruins of the old
missions arc reverently cared for
there, and incidentally the tourist usu-
ally parts company with some small
change for the privilege of inspecting
the ruins
Few people know that Kansas is
also a mission state; that during the
'4Os and sos some twenty-five or
thirty missions of ! denominations
were established. Some are still
maintained on the reservations. but
the majority have faded with the
SHOWS of yesteryear; others are serv-
ing as cattle barns, machinery sheds
or in similar ignoble capacities. There
is no beaten tourist track to these old
ruins nor is there present any tip-hun-
CRY caretaker. They are completely
ignored.
Five miles west of Topeka stands
the old Baptist mission building
1t was built 6S yeads ago by
some devoted Baptist missionaries at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
SUFFS IN NEW ATTACK
Two Federal Amendment Days in
October VIII Be Celebrated

New York. Sept. 30.-The National
American Woman Suffrage associa-
ton announces the designation of Oc-
tober and October 81 as Federal
Amendment days, and on those days.
suffra gists all over the country will
mark the progress and status of the
Susan B. Anthony Amendment with
fitting public demonstration.
On October Z. public meetings will
be held by the suffragists of the local
organizations at which will be given
the first reports on the canvass of
congressional candidates. The candi-
dates views on suffrage will be read
suffrage speeches will be made, and
the voters urged to support the men
who have declared for equal suffrage
and who have promised their aid in
getting the federal amendment thru
congress if they are elected.
Will Stage TabIeaux.
The anti and non-committal candi-
dates will have another chance. how
ever, to receive the endorsement of
suffragists. On October 81, a second
series of meetings will be held, and
all candidates who have experienced a
change of heart will be advertised ac-
cordingly. On this day. also. a suf-
frage tabIeau will be staged, symbol
izing the political status of woman
United States. The first of the tab
Ieaux will be given in Central Park,
New York City. Photographs of the
tableau will be made and sent to the
presidents of the state organizations,
who will model their demonstrations
after the original one as planned by
the national association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30

fundamental principles, to which
they consciously refer in express
ing their beliefs or conclusions?
6 Does the teacher place the RESPONSE
bility for inference with the pu-
pills. rather than ask them to ac-
cept her conclusions or those
which are found in a book?
Do the pupils verify their conclu-
sions or beliefs by experiences of
everyday life before finally ac-
cepting them?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS
Tipless Hotel StartIcs New Yorl<-Gay
Old Xesterners Complain.

New York. Sept. 30.-Residents and
visitors in this city were recently start
led to learn that a local hostelry has
plastered the walls of its lobby with
signs forbidding the payment or re-
ceipt of tips. An employe caught
receiving a tip or found with tip on
his person will be Immediately dis
charged Persons who are habitual
tip-givers are asked to find food and
shelter elsewhere