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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
WHAT EVERY WOMEN KNOWS

Every woman takes great pride in
having her home well kept, in having
the family wash done early in the
week. Good bluing is needed even
more than good soap. Be sure to use
Red Cross Ball Blue.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
ALL OLD BROKEN MEN.
Nearly % Thousand Occupy Homes
for Disabled Volunteers.

Kansas City, Mo, March 6.-The
last report to congress of Colonel Fred
J. Close, of this city, president of the
board of managers of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,
shows that 21 ,9S2 veterans are MEM
bers of the different soldiers homes.
They are men, broken in health, who
need the care of a hospital or home.
Six of them are 100 years old or more;
thirty-four are more than 95 years old
and PA have passed the 80 year mark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

phone call from some man who asked
if her two boys were at home. The
boys were away and Mrs. LAWN so in
formed the caller. Shortly afterward
she was visited by the two men who
forced her, by threats of death, to
give up the mortgage. The next thing
she remembered was waking on the
floor some time afterward.
Mrs LAWN has been separated from
her husband for several years The
husband, Jimmy LAWN, lives in To-
peka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
ROBBERS TOOK MORTGAGE.
Two Masked Men Attacked Mrs. Jane
LAWN at Lecompton.

Lecompton. Kan. March 6.-MrA
Jane LAWN was attacked in her home
here by two masked men and robbed
of a mortgage which she held on an
SO-acre farm owned by her sister. The
eating the story told by Mrs. LAWN at
the home of a neighbor following the
robbery. She was knocked unconscious
by one of the men after surrendering
the papers.
Mrs. LAWN said she was alone at
her home when she received a tele-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

cussions of market and marketing
conditions, followed by the election of
officers. There are about eight hun
dred delegates attending the meeting.
Although the association is a state or
ganization, the delegates are from all
parts of the United States, as the
meeting is considered of general i'm
portance to produce dealers.
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Oklahoma Democrats Meet Today.

Oklahoma City, March 6.-Demo-
Gratis from sill parts of oklahoma were
gathering here today for the meeting
of the Democratic state central COM
rnittee. The date and place of the
state convention will be determined at
the meeting, it was announced, and
the time and manner of holding pre-
cinct and county conventions for the
selection of delegates to the state con-
vention also will be decided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

ton and bridge and culvert problems
will receive attention.
Large delegations of those in charge
of road work in Usage county have
indicated their intention to be present
as well as a large class of farm men
and boys who are interested especially
in the concrete work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
The
Store of
Courtesy
and
Service

sas stands well up in corn raising so
there should be no trouble with pop
corn crop. I believe it would be
profitable
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at Pelletier's
Free balloons

and what pleases tiny tot than
balloon! There red ones, green ones, blue
ones and yellow ones-free to youngsters
companied by their mothers other grown
person-yes we'll have plenty of them for to-
morrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

I'm sorry you don't admire Mr.. Gum
pins" said the tactful woman. His an
cestors were very distinguished and es-
Unable people" Yes replied Miss Cay
enne. What a misfortune for his fami-
lily that so many of them died."-Wash-
inCton Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
Free photos

and what does a mother think more of
than photograph of her baby! Call at our
Baby-wear Section and receive an order on
Topekas leading baby photographer &c. V
King 1927 Kans Ave.) for a picture-with our
compliments and best wishes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
Order by phone
Satisfaction
or your money back

Striped RippIettes; for skirts and children's
dresses and rompers; requires no 1Rc
ironing. Luz
Linene suitings; for MILDLY blouses and
dresses; plain blue, pink, tan and 1Sc
lavender. AON
Linen-finiShed Imperial chambray; fine
checks and pin stripes. for house 1So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
Is Years Ago
Topeka
From the columns of
THE STATE JOURNAL

Speaker Elder visited the printing
committee room this morning and
read the riot act to the Alliance mem
bers who opposed the Rice bill. 1t
appeared that the principal objection
was that the bill would reduce the
emolument of an office held by an
alliance member Elder charged with
much profanity that the state printer
was in alliance with Cliff Baker to rob
the state and that the committee was
assisting in the outrage because one
of their number would receive the
plumber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

. The Topeka cycling club which is
growing very rapidly took in six mem
bers last evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

The following jurors have been
drawn for the April term of the dis
trict court: r. S. Brigham, F. f.
Wear f. Mitchell, J. c. Gordon. V.
Kaczynski. w. A. Young, ]. Van Wick,
A. J. Arnold and r. ]. Hankla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs Noble Prentis of New
ton are in town for few days They
have taken rooms at E. l.. Blood s
507 Monroe street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

Santa Fe stock is quoted today at
25h
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

Newton young man is greatly
taken with the idea of having a pocket
put in his coat sIeev for his girl to
put her hand in but wants to know
whether two pockets are necessary as
al Newton they still carefully change
places at every crossing SC that the
lady is not on the outside. People
travel miles to see this peculiar sur
vival of the chassez custom at Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06

The brick chimney at the Santa Fe
has been declared unsafe and has been
ordered torn down. It is 165 feet
high and has an iron ladder reaching
to the top. Yesterday it was reported
that $50 would be given to anyone who
would climb to the top and place a
rope around it. Hargrave, a driver
the omnibus line, volunteered to do
the job but the foreman had changed
his plans before Hargrave presented
himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
A not to- be equaled
display Of new
fabrics for Spring
The silks

New SILK WaIS0ngS IN variety or
handsome striped patterns. .$1.OO
Tub silks; neat striped patterns
for waists and shirts. 80. $1.OO
Crepe de Chimes; good and heavy;
all colors a d shades. SLID
GiIfines; high shades for coats
and sport skirts ...-...... $1.25
Wide striped taffetas in daring
color combinations. $3.50 to $3.50
CoIored stripe natural Pongees for
waists and dresses. $3.50. $3.50
Kayser's Italian silk for under
wear; white, black, flesh. $3.50
Heavy Shuntrng in black and oys-
ter white; very desirable and diff
ferent for tub suits. $1.75
Plaid Crepe de Chine waistings-
another new and decidedly diff
ferent silk .$1.75
Pussy Willows in the dull, vague
shades now the vogue for suits
and afternoon dresses -. $2.25
FaiIle striped taffetas+quite new
and very much out of the ordi-
nary run of silks. ...... $3.50
Pussy willie VS. in handsome striped
and fancy figured designs for
afternoon dresses ........ $3.50
Jersey clOth-one of the newest
materials for sport coats; "a
inches wide $500
Pinehurst coatings-very new and
very exclusive for sport coats;
So inches wide ........... $500
Novelty wash goods
:. Il The Novelty Wash Goods have
blossomed forth in a section all
their own-just to your left in
side the Kansas Ave. entrance.
There are the prettiest. daintiest
patterns and colorings imagina BILE
really, you must see them to fully
appreciate their rare beauty and
daintineSS.
IT. In-~s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
Want New Missouri Armory.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. ia new
armory for the Third Missouri regi-
ment has been proposed as the way to
welcome the return of Kansas City's
troops. now being mustered out at the
mobilization camp at Nevada.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
Topeka WOMAN NAMED
National Women's Campaign Commit
tee Appointed by Chairman Wilcox.

New York, Sept. 16.-The National
Women's campaign committee was
appointed by Chairman Wilcox, of the
Republican national committee, Fri
day.
The committee is to work for
Hughes in non-suffrage as we'll as IN
suffrage states. Headquarters will be
established in Chicago and New York.
Chairman Wilcox is to confer with the
western members at Chicago Monday
next.
The committee personnel is: Mrs
Joseph T. Bowen, Mrs. Laura B. Evans
and Mrs. William SEVERN, of Illinois;
Mrs. J. d. Whitmore, of Colorado;
Mrs. Abbie E. Krebs and Mrs. Mary
E. Gibson, of California; Mrs John
Hays Hammond. Mrs. Larz Anderson
and Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, of
Massachusetts; Mrs. William Einstein,
Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler, Mrs.
Oscar S. Straus, Mrs. Nelson H. Henry,
Miss Frances A. Keller, Mrs. Henry G.
Danforth and Mrs. Cabot Ward, of
New York; Mrs. Solomon Hirsch, of
Oregon; Miss Maud Wetmore, of
Rhode Island; Mrs. George w. Aiken,
of Washington; Mrs. Frank Mebane,
of North Carolina; Miss Belle Flegel-
man, of Montana; Mrs. Edna C.
Baker, of Nevada; Mrs L. Harms
burger. of Wyoming; Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter, of Kansas; Mrs. Henry
Morgan. of Arizona, and Mrs. Mar
garet Zane Cherdon, of Utah.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16

November election. Plans for the
strenuous Capper campaign during
the closing weeks of the prediction
fight are being worked out by Charles
Sessions, chairman of the Republican
state committee. The program will
mean the governor will visit almost
every section of the state before cleo
ton.
Nearly the entire campaign outlined
for the governor will be made by
automobile. Chairman Sessions has
planned to send the governor into
three counties a day during the Octo-
Der fight and it is probable the state
executive will be on the platform dur
ing the entire month. During the
recent summer Governor Capper did
not leave his desk in the state house
for vacation period and the time
ordinarily required for a vacation will
be used in campaign work for the
state and national Republican tickets
Capper to Follow Plans.
AS yet Governor Capper has not
been advised as to his itinerary for the
closing month of the fight. In fact
the details for the trip will probably
be announced only in weekly INSTALL
ments. Governor Capper will not per-
sonally arrange for his trip thru the
state, but his speaking dates will be
entirely under direction of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
FIREMEN ELECTION
Loren Harvey, of Coffeyville, Presi-
dent of State Association.

Loren Harvey of Coheyville was
elected president of the Kansas State
Firemen's association at a meeting at
the Topeka Commercial club Friday
night. K. D. Doyle of Wamego was
reelected secretary of the association
for his sixth successive term, and
George T. Mohrbacher, of Marysville,
was reelected treasurer. S. T. Cole,
of Ottawa, and George Obenland, of
Clay Center, were elected first and
second vice presidents. respectively.
T. e. Skinner, of Osborne, E. l.. Bell,
of Clay Center. and W. p. Cowdry, of
Manhattan, were chosen as members
of the executive committee.
Preceding the election, the seven
past presidents delivered short ad-
dresses. K. d. Doyle, secretary, in his
annual report thanked L. T. Hussey
state fire marshal, for his co-opera-
ton with the associations work. An
other business meeting will be held at
1880 O'Clock this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16

Contrary to expectations. Mrs
Clarence H. Vanderbeck will not de-
fend her golf title this yea. few
days ago the women's national cham
pion announced that illness would
compel her te default in the coming
tourney. to be held at Belmont
Springs N Y. next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
ENGLISH NURSES
ONLY MAY WEAR
SKIN TIGHT SUITS

Paris, Sept. 16.-Shocked by the
skin-tight costumes worn by French
women, the British commander-in-
chief has ordered the military police
of Boulogne to parade the beach and
serve the offending bather with a sum-
cabin.
A warning has been posted prescrib-
ing that the costumes must be two
piece CARDS with high necks and reach
ing to the knee. An exception is made,
however. in favor of the English
nurses who are permitted to wear
black skin tight costumes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16

committee. Chairman Sessions has
announced, however, that efforts will
be made to send the governor into
three counties a day for an average
of three speeches in a county. The
program is the most strenuous speak
ing campaign undertaken by a Kansas
governor. 1t will mean visit to nearly
seventy-five counties and more than
200 speeches between October 1 and
the election November 8.
State Campaign.
Plans for the state campaign are
now being completed and will mean a
red hot fight in Kansas during the
rlVe weeks preceding the election. Be
ginning October L, Chairman Sessions
VIII send every available speaker into
the state campaign. Governor Capper
and other state officials will be booked
for numerous speeches and requests
have been made for star performers
from the national committee.
In response to the demand for
speakers of national reputation, the
national committee has announced
that William Howard Taft, former
president, will be sent to Kansas in
october. 1t is probable Taft will make
MS western trip On a special train and
may spend two days in this state.
theodore E. Burton, former United
states senator from Ohio and recent
candidate for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination, will come to Kan
sas next month under direction of the
committee will also send Henry d.
Eastabrook of New York. Should a
Roosevelt trip be arranged, Chairman
Sessions will urge the national COM
mittee to loan the colonel to Kansas
for least a couple of days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16

A Topeka mare, Minnie Pinkerton,
owned by w. w. Whitney, made a re-
markable record in the races at the
Big Free fair this week. Minnie
Pinkerton is a 4-year-old brown PAGER
raised by Mi. Whitney and is the
youngest of five sisters, all owned by
him.
r. II. Burr acquired a half interest
last year and Minnie Pinkerton's train
ing has been under his supervision.
Mr.. Whitney believes the pretty mare
has bright future and on every Tues
day and Friday morning one may find
the Topeka merchant at an early hour
watching her work out.
Minnie Pinkerton made her initial
bow to race track followers Tuesday
in the 2:25 pacing event In a field
of eight horses she started in seventh
position in the first heat and came in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16

second. losing first place by a scratch.
Time, 2:15A.
In the second heat she TOOK the pole,
leading all the way round and win
ming easily in 2:17A. She lost the
third heat to Gladys G by a head.
Time, 2:161 II. Glayds G. won the next
two heats in tight finishes with Min
ME Pinkerton and Gentry Bell, a
Leavenworth horse, tying on points
for second place. Second and third
money was divided between the To-
peka and Leavenworth mares.
If Minnie Pinkerton had been for
tunate in obtaining a good position
she undoubtedly would have won the
first heat, and Topeka would have had
an opportunity to take first money in
race which, no doubt. would please
the promoters of Topeka's Big Free
fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
FACTS AND FIGURES
ABOUT NATURAL GAS!

The former rate for natural gas
was based upon piping the product
from Montgomery County, Kansas.
The present price. declared to be
necessary by twenty Judges-if the
great public utility. worth sixteen
million dollars, were to be preserved
for public usefulness-is based upon
transporting the gas from the Usage
Indian Nation, point more than one
hundred miles farther away than the
field which furnished the original
supply.
Judge Thomas J. Flannelly, of the
Montgomery County Court, who is, by
virtue of Federal Court authority, adj
justing the affairs of the Kansas Nat
ural Gas Company. has permitted Re-
ceiver Landon a slight increase in the
price of gas.
Receiver Landon is now engaged in
spending $4,000 on improvements,
and at the recent stockholders meet
ing in Pittsburg, Pa, when the re-
financing plan of the corporation was
successfully completed, it was ar
ranged to spend another one and one
half millions for extensions and gem
eral impr oveme insuring a salts
factory supply of natural gas for the
coming winter and a maximum sup
ply for the following winter.
1t would have been impossible to
have secured a penny for additional
improvements If a higher rate for gas
had not been obtained. The situation
so far as it affects the interested pub
lie may be summarized into a choice
of two alternatives:
THE FORMER RATE AND NO
GAS.
2-THE NEW RATE AND AMPLE
GAS
The stockholders of the Kansas
Natural Gas Company present their
side of the serious question of gas
! service in full confidence that the fair
minded citizens of Kansas do not ex-
pect TO get natural gas which is piped
from Usage County, Oklahoma, at the
same price as they enjoyed when the
product was transported from Mont
gomery County, Kansas. The old rate
was to endure only so long as the gas
supply was reasonably accessible in
the natural gas fields of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
ROUT RUMANIANS
Central Powers Make Further
Gain From South.
Serbs Chase Bulgars From Four
Greek Villages.

Berlin. Sept. 16-via London
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. in
command of the troops of the CEN
trail powers in the Balkans, has de-
eisively defeated the Rumanians and
Russians in the province of Dobrudj ia
and is now pursuing them, says the
official statement issued today by the
German army headquarters.
Russ Join French and Serbs.
Paris. Sept 1e-Russian troops
have joined the Serbs and French on
the allies left wing in the Balkans
and have driven the Bulgars from
Greek villages.
Athens dispatches reported today
that after the Bulgars evacuated the
town of Kastoria at the advance Of
the French. the Russians took up the
pursuit and drove the retreating enc
my from Zagoritzani. Vichi and Blk
lishta. The main body of Bulgarian
troops is retreating northward to for
titled positions south of Lake Vent
rok. Bucharest dispatches today ad-
mitted the retirement of Russian
Rumanian troops in southeastern Ru-
mania before the German Bulgar
British Cross Struma Again.
Saloniki Sept 16.-British troops
have crossed the river Struma and
are attacking the 'Bulgarians at
Dzamimah. KomaJa and villages
along the upper and lower Gudeli, it
was officially announced today. Ar
tillery duels are going on along the
Dorian front.
Naval Clash Is Reported.
London, Sept. 16.-Russian and Ger
man naval forces have been engaged
in the Gulf of Bothina, north of Aland
Islands, said a Stockholm dispatch to
the Morning Post today. Heavy firing
was heard along the Swedish coast but
because of heavy fog. it was impos-
sible to observe the fighting closely.
Italians Thru Austrian Lines.
Rome, Sept. 16.-Italian troops are
now on the offensive on the whole
Isonzo front from Goritzy to the sea
and the Austrian line has been broken
at several places. Austrian losses in
two days of fighting are said to ex-
coed ten Thousand.
BuIgar Losses Enormous.
Saloniki, Sept. 16.-Victorious Serb
| ian troops are driving the defeated
| Bulgars in disorderly retreat back to-
ward the Serbo-Greek frontier in the
direction of the Serbian town of Mon
astir, said a Serbian official statement
issued here today. The Bulgarian
| losses are enormous, one regiment los
| ing 1,500 mon.
Fell Fifteen Aeroplanes.
Paris, Sept. 16.-Four hundred pris-
oners were taken in yesterdays fight
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ing north of the Somme. To illustrate
the heavy German losses, the war Of
flee reported that in a single trench
eighty-six German corpseS were found.
In addition to the nine German
aeroplanes previously reported shot
down yesterday, six others were de-
feated and fell behind their own lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
CAPPER SPEAKS IN K. C.
Lansdon, His Opponent. Also on Same
Program Monday.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 16.-Gover-
nor Capper, Republican candidate for
reelection, and w. c. Lansdon, Dem-
ocratic eubernatorial candidate. will
speak at the banquet of the Wyandotte
County Good Government club here
Monday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16

Ft0 FTIte6H AcfOIIdHtS.
Paris, Sept. 16.-Four hundred pris-
oners We're taken in yesterdays fight
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KING PRAISES TROOPS
Somme Advance Confirms Hope for
Ultimate victory

London, Sept. licking George to-
day sent the following message to Gen
eral Sir Douglas Haig, the British
commander in France:
Il congratulate you and my brave
troops on the brilliant success just
achieved. 1 have never doubted that
complete victory will ultimately crown
our efforts and the splendid result of
the fighting confirmed this view"
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new INTEREST RATES
Federal Reserve Board Announces
New Schedule on 15-Day Notes.

Washington, Sept. 16.-New inter-
est rates for fifteen-day notes at fed
eral reserve banks were announced by
the federal reserve board today as
follows:
Boston. 3 " per cent; Kansas City
per cent, and ST. Louis. per cent
The st. Louis rate applies to both
commercial and member bank paper
the 3 per cent rate on ten-day paper
being abolished.
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Naval Clash Is Reported.
Italians Thru Austrian Lines.

Rome, Sept. 16.-Italian troops are
now on the offensive on the whole
Isonzo front from Goritzy to the sea
and the Austrian line has been broken
at several places. Austrian losses in
two days of fighting are said to ex-
coed ten thousand.
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Dairy Show at kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 16.-Many
herds of registered dairy cattle arrived
today for the Southwestern Dairy
show, which opens here Monday. One
herd is here from Falfurrias, Texas