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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

sounding board 1 had provided for.
Tom Anderson, who was secretary of
the Commercial club at the time the
present auditorium was opened by
Madame Nordica, visited every corner
of the building, both on the main floor
and to the farthest parts of the bal
cony, and he said the acoustics were
the best of any building he had ever
been in save one, and that is the cele-
brated Norman tabernacle at Salt
Lake City. guarantee that the
acoustics in the new building will be
satisfactory to every one"
Makes Structure Ffreproof.
For those who are not familiar
with the arrangements, I will say"
continued Mr.. Holland, that the first
floor is to be brought to the grade
line. eliminating all steps now lead
ing to the assembly hall. The stage
floor and the first floor throughout is
to be of reinforced concrete, thus
making the building fire proof
throughout, in every particular.
1T is also the intention to take out
the east wall and extend it so feet
further east, thus increasing the cA~
pacfty to about 6, 600 seatings.
Under this eastern extension will be
a dining room and kitchen in the base
ment. which will accommodate some
500 or more persons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
i" THE MAJOR +"
PICK SMITH.

Years ago, when the tavern now
called the National was known as
the Windsor, the northeast quarter of
the ground floor was occupied by a
billiard and pool room, connected by
an archway with the hotel lobby and
office This billiard room was a popu-
lar gathering place for quite a num-
Der of both youngish and oldish men
with money and time to spend, some
of whom, if sufficiently urged, would
take chances in almost any old kind
of speculative deal, from gold mining
to craps.
During those days, from somewhere
no one seemed to know just where
there frequently dropped in at the bill
lard room and pre-empted one of the
tall chairs, a rather rumpled-up indi-
vidual, who, as he became a bit won't
ed to his surroundings, grew smilingly
interested in the game going on at the
table that happened to be nearest AS
he later became better acquainted
with some of the players, he would
now and then approvingly remark,
by GEORGE That was a fine shot,
sir-very nicely done" About every
body took quite a fancy to the odd
appearing stranger, and he was fire.
quently asked, Wont you join us?"
and was never known to refuse. Soon
some one dull bed him THE Major"
which was shortly clipped to MAZE"
and when he was out of earshot-it
was often "Of MAZE
The Major was a. man of prob
ably sixty years, short, with an incli-
nation to plumpness symm etrically dis
tributed, several months growth of
grizzly hair, and, aside from a droop-
ing gray mustache, was always clean
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

watching the game, he EXPLODED,
.sWonder if that OF cuss has gone clear
cross tn river after that changer he
then picked up and pocketed announcer
cigar and waited some more
Presently an eastbound Santa Fe
whistled, when one of the players
jokingly asked neighbor, Wnlcn Is
or Maje's' favorite road, BiliEtne
Santa Fe or U. p
Santa Fe-tonight-I guess, grim
ned Bill Gimme tn top card
Another half hour passed Jones
asked one of his chums to get his
money for him when Male came
back, as he just had to get home or
ais wife wouldn't do a thing to him
IAN right said his chun-1r ne
yer comes back.
'Mebby it's change Maze is
| fter,'' ehuekled one player
Begins to look that way-eh.
| 1nes?" grinned another
Jones then went home.
who's going to cash these chips?"
/ slzed one of the Spectators with a
| in, after they had about given The
| ajor" up-
! IF or MAZE has skipped with the
oil, what's the use OF US fooling away
1ur time trying to get evenZ re-
marked another. Leave my hand
| lut a few deals while / go downstairs
and SEQ if can find out anything"
He soon returned and reported that
the night-clerk said that some little
time earlier short time before the
Santa Fe went east-he saw The
/ Major" come up from the engine
room, where he had a bunk. with
grip in his hand, and hurry out
Guess he's gone-poor OF devilt-
laughed one of the party. Hes well
come to my share of the-'chanse-'
I'm only in ten, anyhow"
He can have mine, too, and well
come" added another. I'm in TWEEN
ty. but have only a shoestring here
to show for it,
And all the others declared they
were of the same mind as the first two
were glad of it, in fact-seeing it's
| 'OP Mate'-and Jonesi'
r They then cut the cards for the lone
cigar left in THE Majors" kitty, and
went thence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

waukegan, ILL.,. May 27.-.Boyish
panic is the term used by Will Orpets
counsel to explain one of the damaging
bits of evidence that will be introduced
against the University of Wisconsin
junior at his trial for murder before
Judge Donnelly in Waukegan.
In the confession made after ar
rest in Madison to States Attorney
Dady, Orpet admitted Marian Lam
bert had died at his feet in Helms
woods last February and he ran away
and left her lying in the snow.
This fact, as it will be presented
by the prosecution. it Is believed, will
have material weight with the jury
and may swing the verdict against Or
pet. To the jury his flight doubtless
will seem abjectiy cowardly. A de-
gree of suspicion will attach to it in
the jurors minds. Why should he
seek to escape from the scene of the
tragedy unless he had been guilty of
a crime If he were innocent of the
girls death, why did he not stay by
her side like a man who had nothing
to fear until help arrived to take her
body home?
What Defense win Do.
The defense, said James H WiIker-
son, Orpet's senior counsel, will not
attempt to deny that Orpet ran away
after the girls death He should not
have done it, of course.
IF he had kept a cool head he never
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

The brand new reporter meant well,
but he was not posted up in the mys
FERROUS details of feminine fashion
Unexpectedly sent in an emergency
to chronicle a fashionable wedding, he
was glad to avail himself of the good
natured hints of a lady journalist who
stood beside him and took pity upon
his masculine ignorance of chiffons-
That is Mrs. Betty Blank, with a
pink plaStron," was one of her hints.
Next morning she read with horror,
Mrs. Betty Blank looked very charm
ing, and by a tasteful arrangement of
lace and silk, effectually concealed the
pink porous plaster which her delicate
health compels her to wear"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

quite liberal at times. enabled him to
procure a meal ticket at an up-street
lunch counter, thus assuring MIN reg
ular meals, and allowed him the
luxury of a haircut socks and posi-
bly, other needfuls.
One wild, wet and windy night-a
good" night-the boys, so l heard,
told 1.-The Major" to get ready, and
they would be right up. When they
went up he had the chips all nicely
arranged in $40 stacks. one of which
he placed in front of each of the
seven spectators. collected $40 in
real money, showed it deep down into
his trousers pocket threw new deck
of cards in the middle of the table and
sat down to watch the game
Along about midnight Jones, who
would rather win than lose, and Ia;
purchased three stacks of chips earle
in the evening and had ever since bee
struggling to get even, began countin
his chips. and after his second couf
decided that being a pretty fair viii
| ner it was time for him to quit. +
insisted that he had promised his wi
Ito come home early and, besides, n;
an awful backache. He took his chii
over 70 the dresser. called The Major
and they began settling. They foune
| that he had SAT coming to him. The
Major" produced his bank roll ano
counted out forty-five dollars in bills
but found that he had but one silver
| uolidI III cHdHSe-tOrty- VI ttts
forty seven. Nobody being able, OF
willing to change w. 1.-The Major
said, I'll hand you the other dollar
tomorrow, sir
mo, you won't hand me the otheI
dollar tomorrow, nor anything of the
! kind 1 want it now insisted Jones
"Ge get the change"
''All right. Mr.. jones' ob1igingly re
piled the Major showing all thu
money deep down into the bottom o
the righthand pocket of his wrinkled
up pantaloons. and, stopping lonl
enough to pick up and light a fresh
cigar, he went out for the change.
About five minutes later Jones look
ed anxiously at his watch, muttering
Takes that old rooster mighty 1oni
time to get that change" Then afte
standing for a minute or so longe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

asses for your convenience in
Id be called on often for quick
Saturday. If you are not rep
'ept., for information.
MISS M. L. ADDS 5fSs'ef''
SIT Kansas Ave
R. H. MoREHousE,
wor d KcSack Finishing
. l. "oLc9 S9s ksr.s.
FARM MORTGAGE CO,
so1-15 Mulvane Bldg.
MERRIAM MORTGAGE CO..
IL Columbian Bldg
PIONEER MORTGAGE CO..
4th Floor Mulvane Bldg.
Phone PA
Mattress. Fa~tortes
MCINTYRE BROS. SPRINGS REDS
Mattress Factory. 227-e29 Quincy.
Phone 5275.
couRTNEYs Mf I1InfSf; pARLoRs
COS Kansas Ave.
Phone 49,
W. ]. LEWIS. p''n'
SOC Kansas Ave.
Phone 1872
GEO. W. MILLER,
107 west 9Th st.
Phone 956
C. ]. BoEGER,
707 Kansas Ave.
Phone $3.50
Packing Companies
WOLFE PACKING CO.
Foot of Quincy St
Phone 400
c. P. BOLIVAR, REAL ESTATE.
Collections, 80 Columbian Bldg.
Phone TBS Ring .
a23 Kansas Ave.
WILSON i NEISWANGER.
Ill West 9Th St
Phone 94a
Real Estate Collections and Loana
R d. BLAINE,
525 Kansas Ave.
Phone 141s-
Sand Dealers.
TOPEKA SAND Co.
Foot of Topeka Ave.
Phone 343s.
Undertakers-
n. W. BOMGARDNER,
621 Jackson
Phone 14a
UphoIstering.
W. E. STICKEL,
Phone AZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
AN EXPLANATION.

If any one is curious to know why j
B. Williams left town last Sunday night
with his legs working like piston rods
and his hair on the curl. we can explain
that. as secretary of the vigilance COM
mittee. we had given him warning to
skip or dangle.
~ He decided to skip and has probably
reached Utah by this tiIne-
I B. was a little too sttn as q braE--
gart and deadbeat-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
AN APOLOGY.

We must beg the Indulgence of our
readers for coming out on a half sheet
this week. but the matter was positive
ly beyond cur control.
Had we been drunk, the same as our
esteemed contemporary often is, we
should not blame our Subscribers for
kicking. but we can assure them that
no charge Of the kind can be laid at
sour door
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

Telephone numbers and addl
buying. Filed away this list co
reference. 1t will appear every
resented call Phone $500 Adv.
DIRECT A AbSfsTfsrS Se% go,
412-414 Central National Bank Bldg.
sHAwNE Efss cYcL aEd coo 4o''f'se'e''
lis. East It'll St
Business Colleges.
TOPEKA BUSINESS COLLEGE,,
M. L. Stricken. Pres. Ill z; sth St St.
poUGHERrY.s BUSINESS coILsGE.
George E. Dougherty. Pres. lis West sth-
INTERNATIONAL .coRREsPoSp-
e9ee seh9 1oS 2; g; Hughes; b Mgs-. 1;4 NJ
MERCHANTS NA TON BANK.
New England Building
Brick Manufacturers.
CAPITAL CITY VITRIEIEp BRICK &
Phone 365.
Phone sa
n,r,. csntrsetess ;. ae sdJ Builder
213 Jackson St
MARSHALL BH R5ssss''s',
Phone 535t
GIBBS cror e s1's e. A..
Phone 57oe
WARREN II. Glossy CO.
613-17 Kansas Ave.
Phone 1869.
Electrical Fixtures. Repairs, Supplies.
Fl. B. HOWARD, ELECTRIC & ATH-
letic Supply. ZIG Kansas Ave.
Phone 1877
Eye Specialists.
DR.. r. PAINE,
lis Kansas Ave. Z.
Phone 724.
Express DrHy and Transfer.
TOPEKA TRANSFER CO., o. H White,
52S Adams St
Phone 1856.
Groceries and Meats.
LANNAN & LANNAN,
312-16 E. 4th.
Phone 3sf5.
FALKINER & WENTWORTH, GEN
eral Insurance, 409-11 New England Bldg.
Phone 511.
Ice Cream.
BAUGHMAN BROS,
2235 Lincoln St
Phone 3s40.
TOPEKA PURE MILK CO.,
400-02-04 Jackson St
Phone 5s7.
Junk Dealers.
OVAL BROS & CO. WHOLESALE
Scrap Iron. 214-16 N. Kansas Ave.
Phone 266.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
FAIRLY WARNED.

The Great Arizona Irrigation and
Garden Land company is an organfza-
ton composed OF two swindlers and a
rascal
The cash capital Is. about so, and the
plant consists Of five gallons Of water
and half an acre Of sandy soil
II the eastern easy marks take the
hook afeer -<tHs<it Is not our fault
M QUAD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
A PERSONAL MATER.

On Monday we had to attend the
lynching of Abe Carter. over the hill
We didn't want to go, but Abe made
it a personal matter. declaring he
wouldn't hang unless we were y sSeRlti
to kick the barrel away.
He died happy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
WE DEFY THEM.

THE cowboys on Colonel Gordon.s-
l. ranch have taken a solemn oath to
secure our scalp at IN early day, but.
wen bet dollars to cents that we plant
at least three of them the first time
they try TO corner us.
They don't like US as mayor, but we,
are not running this town for their
benefit
Our scalp ftches to be- took"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
PERFECTLY PROPER,

MIR HENNESSY of the Bizs Dog
AL Restaurant explains tflzt he had
to shoot the man Taylor the otaaer>day
because he insisted on eating with his
fingers
Tho shooting was perfectly proper.
Civilization and the wooden handled
sknife are here, and people who refuse
ito recognize the fact should have It
ehot into 'ern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
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BOWSer Talks Peace
@==By M. OUAD--@K

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ROGERS.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
We and Our Grandfathers

ENROM dawn TIN af1er lamps were 1t
They toihad to earn their mutton.
We, for the most part. simply sit
And press-a buft0nl
New York Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

Goodyear was in his glory until the
eighth inning, and then he was
strangely silent.
The Kissimmee rooters ragged the
Lakeland delegation pretty bad, but
sweet revenge came when Sawyer
knocked the ball out of the lot in
the eighth, and, folks. that was some
swat.
Our boys looked pretty classy in
their new suits. Let us all get to-
gether and patronise the game well
and help them to pay for them. You
will get your moneys worth.
Seemed good to see BILLY GAR
LET'S in the Lakeland line up. The
former Lakeland boy stopped some
pretty drives.
Winter Haven will be here Tues
day and Barlow Thursday, so let's
all get together and pull for the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

for sick people in Atlanta many VI
whom I knew, I bought a bottle |
then began to feel better every uas'
The first bottle helped me so much
got the second, and the results
we're simply marvellous. / have taken
i, all ten bottles, and have never
II NV life seen anything to equal II.
II went straight to my troubles anu
va. in a hurry about doing it, TOO.
NV friends began to ask me what
was doing to myself
"The change has been SO great
that | can hardly realize that snoi'
time ago 1 was such SICK tlreu'
uorn-out broken-down piece OF hu-
manity. | haven't pain ABOUT me
now. and have more life and energy
than | have had in years. | can eat
whatever | please, and it doesn
hurt me, and l sleep fine-something
couldn't do before | began taxing
TanIac Tanlac has ended my trou-
bles and you don't know how happy
am over it.
81 believe when medicine puts
fellow on his feet, like Tanlac mas
done me, it is nothing but right 10
come out and tell the people about
il through the papers and on the
streets, and I wish it were SO every
poor. sick person in the country
could know the good Tanlac has
done me. Everybody who knows me
and l know a great many people
knows that it has made a new man
out of me-"
Tanlac is sold exclusively in Lake
land by Henley & Henley; in Fort
Meade by Warns Pharmacy; in Lake
Wales by NJ. R. Anderson; in Bar
tow by Barlow Drug Company; In
Homeland by ]. L. Langham & Son
and in Winter Haven by the Ander
son Drug Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
ENGINEER HAD TO
PAY OUT $1,000
Dad" Watkins Treated by Special
lists in Atlanta, Birmingham and
Richmond Without Relief

Nearly everybody who has ever
ridden a passenger train between
birmingham and Atlanta knows D
r. Watkins. known by his friends as
Dad" Watkins, the Preacher En-
gineer." for a number OF years loco
motive engineer for the Southern
Railway, running between Birmlng-
ham and Atlanta. Mr.. Watkins Is
one of the Oldest engineers in the
service of the company In a recent
interview Mr.. Watkins said;
II have been treated by skilled spe-
cialists in Birmingham, Atlanta ana
Richmond, and guess l have taken
about as much medicine as any man,
hut never have found anything that
has helped me as much as Tanlac,
and | have spent twelve hundred dol
lars--a small fortune-trying to re-
gain my health.
81 suffered for twenty-seven long
wears with stomach trouble, which
the doctors told me was caused by
catarrhal asthma. Instead of getting
better, l was getting worse all the
time | got so whenever ate OF
drank anything it was almost like
taking that much fire into my stom
ach. ! was so run down that wher
the time came for me to go out OF
my run, | just simply had to forc'
myself to duty, and when got il
my cab knew l was in no shape t
! sit at the throttle. The pains il
my stomach and head were so sever
| could hardly stand it. About tw
months ago l had such a severe at
tack had to take to the bed, and
Just about decided that my time ha
come, for no mar ever suffered an
more than ] did then.
II practically gave up all hope
but when l began to hear of the re
markable things Tanlac was dom
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
GREAT VALUE OF HELMETS

London, May 19.-The value of the
helmets which are now being supplied
to the British troops at the front is
indicated in an article in the current
issue of the British Medical Journal
which says that in big fight where
the Britishers were wearing the new
helmets the number of penetrating
gunshot wounds of the head was equal
to less than one half per cent and
the total number of fractures of the
skull was under one per cent of all
injuries. Head wounds have been set
down, upon the experience of recent
wars, as accounting for fifteen per
cent of all casualties, and the latest
data show that in trench fights at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

least, the percentage is as high as
THE British helmet" the jour
explains, protects the side and Ia
of the neck and the temples and ,
upper part of the face as well
course, as the top and sides Of ,
head. 1t has also a smooth ron
top. 1t stands away from the be
about one-third of an inch all arou
the weight being borne by a padt
leather band fixed to the inner i
of the surrounding steel by a sen
of rubber buffers, each about
thickness of a lead pencil, and abb
one inch long. This detail Of d
struction constitutes perhaps the nj
important difference between the b
ish and French helmets. The but
are capable of diffusing and neurs
ing the force of a blow, which, fall
on the closely fitted French hen
would be conducted direct to
brain-pan."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
ToDAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS

Rev. f. d. Mouzon, bishop of the
NJ. E. Church, South, is ~ years old.
He was born at Spartanburg, S. c.
William Astor, eldest son and heir
of William Waldorf Aston, born in
New York city, is 81 years old today,
Louis W. Hill, son of James ]. Hill
and president of the Great Northern
Railway, born in 81. Paul, Mimi, is
A years old today.
Rear Admiral John Hubbard, L. S
~, retired, who commanded the bat
tleship Minnesota on the famous fleet
cruise around the world. born a
Nerwick, Me-, is 81 years old today
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

Turn that million loose IN POLK
county by your vote on June list ana
if you have the Drawn of rabbit
and the intelligence Of an oyster,
you will be able to get hold OF some
of it. J.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

To one industry alone-the grow
ing of citrus fruits-the construction
of the proposed system of good roads
in Polk county will mean the saving
of $4,000 a year. viii it pay to
conserve annually this magnificent
sum to the growers of this county!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
It Wa. \ Flea.

Smith-"Is that dog of yours smart?"
Brown (proudly) Smart? Well, l
should say so. was going out with
him yesterday, and I stopped and said;
'Towser,. we have forgotten some
thing!' And bothered il he didn't sit
down and scratch his head to see if
he could think what it was!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

We thought for time that the
Governorship lay between Hudson
and Knott. Now it looks more ike
Hudson and Farris are going to be
the two highest men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

Editor Harris swats the Collier
Smart Alex for his silly attempt to
be funny at the expense of the South
ern people. The fresh guy had the
grace to refer to Editor Harris in
not unpleasing manner, but this does
not cause the latter to condone the
rest of the drivel in the correspond
ent's article.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
MAY 10 IN HISTORY

1S22-Gen. IIturbide proclaimed en-
peror of Mexico.
1S4S-Peace ratified between the
United States and Mexico.
1S53-Chinese rebels capture the
city of Annoy.
1S64-lNathanie Hawthorne, the
poet, died.
1S79-Swiss voted to restore capita
punishment.
1S9S-Spanish fleet under Admira
Cervera reported at Santiago
de Cuba.
1S9S-William E. Gladstone died.
5-Tteamsters' strike at Chicago
settled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
Blindness in Old Age.

About half of the blind popuat
are more than sixty years of age.
is probably due to the fact that q
ract, glaucoma, ETC., are largely
eases of old age.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

1t is the height of folly for man
TO say he is "for good roads. but
against bonds" There is no way to
secure a system of good roads except
by bonding. To attempt to build a few
miles a year would mean continuous
wrangle as to which section would
get these few miles, and our chill,
dren would be gray-haired before
enough road could be built in this
manner to cover any considerable por'
ton of the county Bonding will give
us the roads now-while we are liv'
ing TO use them, and will enable us
to cover every portion of the country
with a satisfactory system. Vote fol
good roads June LIST!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

q weekly newspaper giving a resume
OF local matters, crop eonoitlons,
county AFFAIRS, ele. Sent anywhere
tor 300 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

home team. Yes, they are OUR
BOYS, and they are not getting a
red cent for playing-just trying to
put Lakeland on the baseball map
GET BUSY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19

One of the coming men Oh this
State is w. +. Miller President OF the
South Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Keep your eye on him.