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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

at the First Presbyterian church to-
morrow afternoon.
To be responsible nationally for
promoting tho right kind of physical
education and recreation among girls
is the particular province of DR..
Brown and so well has she performed
her work that she has gained an in
ternational reputation. This is DIR.
Browns first visit to Topeka and local
Y. w. enthusiasts are doing their best
to make it a big event. A special
program has been arranged for to-
morrow afternoon and a big attend
ance is expected.
DR.. Brown has been with the Y. w.
for years. Since being with the asso-
citation it has expanded to the point
over three hundred thousand mem
bers. Last year according to DR..
Brown has seen an increase of over
$4,000 members.
Ten years ago the associations had
no swimming pools Now under the
promotion of DIR. Brown there are
fifty-four- Since her connection with
the association hundreds of summer
camps have been organized.
To Join With Y. NJ. C. A.
A new feature of association work,
said DIR. Brown, is tho proposed CO.
operation with the Y. NJ. c. A. in some
of the recreation features. II place
ship in recreation" she said. 1.-The
social problems will never be adjusted
in the lecture room but in the frank
free intelligent radeship of the
two sexes"
Dr. Brown will talk on Fifty Years
of Y. w. c. Al The meeting begins
at 4 o'clock The program follows:
Professional.
Hymn, Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart"
-COlleSe ana
High school Y. w. c. A choirs
Invocation, go. Mrs. A. A. GODDARD,
president of Topeka Y. W. C. \.
Responsive Reading Miss Frances
Perry, president Washburn Y. W.
Address DR.. Anna L. Brown
Prayer of Conservation.
Offering for Memorial Fund of
Grace H. Dodge.
1NCSCSSlOldl OuOlT
There will be several other special
musical numbers
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SANTA FE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned TO 1913 or State Journal office.

H. o. Castor, state attorney Cor the
public utilities commission, will speak
at the mems gospel meeting Sunday
afternoon at the R. r. Y. NJ. c. A. at
8 o'clock.
| r. A. Dickerson, travelling passenger
agent for the Kansas City Southern
railway has returned east after a short
business trip here.
l.. L. Quell, clerk in the ticket
auditors office, and Mrs. Quell are
spending the weekend with relatives
in Lathrop, Mo.
Miss Elma Wilbur clerk in The
auditor of disbursements office. who
was called TO Los Angeles Cal, last
week by the death of a relative, has
resigned her position and will remain
in the west
Mrs. Cooper, wife of Machinist
George Cooper, who has been critically
i'll The past week. is reported slightly
improved.
General Superintendent r. J. Parker
returned today from Chicago, where
he has been on company business the
past few days.
w. J. Curtis, district passenger
agent for the Santa Fe, will accom-
pany the G.. A r. special car from
Kansas City here tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Drennon of Cha
mute, Kan, are weekend guests at the
w. c. Keiser home here.
Mrs. George d. Mckee will enter
tain the members of the ladies' So
ciety of the B. of L. F. and f. next
Wednesday afternoon at their regular
monthly meeting.
Miss Ellen Goodman of the auditor
of disbursements office has resigned
her position.
NJ. E. Sannon of the division su-
perintendents office at Marcelin, Mo-,
has been appointed travelling account
ant with the disbursement office.
Miss Inez Samuelson of the freight
auditors office has the sympathy of
her many Santa Fe friends in the re-
cent loss of her mother.
Fireman P. G. Baird has been tenn
porarily assigned to trains Nos 10T
and los between Topeka and st JOS
eph.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
/ Auxiliary to the S. L. of N A was
held Friday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. j. N Nelson. The members pres
ent were Mrs. r. P. Summers, Mrs.
Frank Deppe. Mrs Bert Finnie, Mrs.
William Schmidt, Mrs. Georgia Elem
ing and Mrs. Nelson. An all day
meeting will be held next Thursday
with Mrs. Frank Deppe, 1911 North
/ Topeka avenue.
f. G. Norris. travelling passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific has re-
turned to Kansas City, after a short
/ business trip here.
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EAST SIDE NOTES
IItems FOR this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State Journal office

Mrs. w. NJ. Burton entertained the
members of the Suburban club last
Thursday afternoon at her home in
Norton street. The guests were Mrs.
J. c. Howe. Mrs. Minnie Dolstrum,
Mrs Ed Pierson, Mrs. c. j. Blum
gren, Mrs NJ. r JoseTson, Mrs. A. T.
Olson. Mrs c. Wdckley. Mrs. c. II.
Peterson. Mrs. j. IL. Fetherstein and
Mrs Burton The next meeting will
be held March % with Mrs. J. c.
Howe. 1885 Central avenue.
Mrs. Il. w. Brown will entertain the
members of the Dorcas society of the
Third Christian church next Thursday
afternoon at her home in Lafayette
street.
An all day quilting of the Mizpah
society of the Third Presbyterian
church will be held Wednesday,
March Is, at the church.
w. P. Baird and b. w. Baird of
Thomas county, Kan. who have been
visiting relatives In Joliet, Ill. spent a
short time this week with their uncle,
j. +. Baird and family in Highland
avenue.
A social dance for the members of
the Royal Highlanders and their
friends will be given next Monday
night at Bates hall, corner Sixth and
Jackson streets.
a surprise party was given Friday
night at the r. c. Wallace home in
belNolr, honorlnS Mrs StogSIale and
Mrs. Wei. The company included
Mrs. Stogsdale, Mrs. Well Miss Flora
West. Miss Nanon Rummey. Miss Faye.
Whitehead, Miss Jessie Mann. Miss
Opal Stogsdale, Miss Myrtle Price,
Miss Dora Fink, Miss Dora Newell,
Miss Bella Fink, Miss Rebecca West.
Miss Glare We'll. Miss Lois Griggs, Mr.
Noel Mann, Mr.. Edw. Price. Mr.. Edw.
Rummey, Mr.. Harry Mann. Mr.. Chas.
PadgCtt MIR Pat Grigss. Mr.. Mitchell
Mrs. NJ. Reid, Mrs. w Brown. Mr..
G. \. Wallace, Mrs G. Fink Mrs Gar
risOn of oregon. Mr.. and Mrs. Po-
korny, Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Wallace.
The Westminster circle of the Third
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
Advance of Education MARRIED
by Suicide Increase.
japanese Sage Analyses Self
Destruction Problem.
SPRING IS ITS OPEN SEASON
Love, Debt and Educated Fail
ures Are Cause.
Increase in MikadO's Domain
Causes Intense Alarm.

! Toxic, March 4.-Unconsummated
love, debt and the failure of men of
education to earn a sufficient living
! are given by writer in the we'll
| known Chuo Koron review as the
| three chief causes of suicide in Japan,
| the increase of which in recent years
has caused medical experts consider
able anxiety. The writer expressed the
! opinion that the number of suicides is
| larger than appears in the press and
is struck by the fact that the number
! of cases of self destruction seems to
have increased with the development
| of western civilization.
He says: Late spring and early
! summer seem to furnish the greater
| number of victims, so that heat has
| evidently an irritating effect on the
mind, producing the melancholy that
leads to suicide. In spite of the fact
that the habit is regarded as evil,
many look to it as the only relief from
misery. Though suicide is condemned
by both Christianity and Moham-
mechanism. many Japanese regard it
as sometimes a means toward higher
end. The evil is due to a more insist
ent spirit of pessimism following the
wave of materialism in evidence after
the wars with Russia and China Lack
OF imagination and deep thinking
which fail to find solace in material
FORCES and knows no other source of
relief, naturally leaves the victim in
fatal despair"
Society in State of Gloom.
The writer is pessimistic as to the
future for he finds that for not many
years has Japanese society been in
such state of sta gnancy and gloom.
Statistics show that the greater
number of suicides are among the
young and that the favored methods
of seeking death arc by throwing
themselves in front of railroad trains
and by casting themselves over water
rams SO many people jumped to
death over the Kegon waterfall preci-
plce at Chuzenji in late years that the
authorities built high wall to deter
would-be suicides The waterfall is
one of the most beautiful in japan. IT
carries off the overflow from the lake
winch itself is noted as the summer
nome of the foreign diplomats ac-
credited TO Toxic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
OAKLAND NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State Journal office.l

Miss Helen Potter entertained the
members of the Delta Alpha class of
the Oakland Presbyterian church
Thursday evening at her home in Win
field avenue Miss Bernice Mead and
Miss Helen Graham were guests. The
members present were: Mrs. c. S.
Ash, teacher; Miss Irene Oakley, Miss
Iva Caruthers, Mrs. Hazel Keesee,
Miss Violet Comfort. Miss Amy Boro-
wick, Miss Virginia Munson, Miss
Nonavee Herschel, Miss Gladys
Herschel, Miss Potter. The meeting
for the month of April will be held
with Mrs. c. S. Ash in After avenue.
The regular monthly business social
meeting of the Loyal Women's class of
the Oakland Christian church will be
held next Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs r. E. Lesson in Forest avenue.
Rev C. G. Horn of Chanute, Kan,
will have charge of the services Sun
day at the Oakland Christian church.
Comrade and Mrs Thomas Busby
will entertain the members of the Oak
land Veteran club at their regular
monthly business meeting next Mon
day night.
Mrs. George Steen entertained the
members of the Priscilla club Friday
afternoon Those who attended were:
Mrs. C. S. Ash, Mrs. L. Disco, Mrs.
Mrs. NJ. 7. Kelsey, Mrs. w. G. Shaw,
Mrs Frank Jordan, Mrs. w. F. Shaw,
Mrs. William Swearengen, Mrs. Henry
Shuler, Mrs. Reese Van SAINT, Mrs. ].
r. Woodruff and Mrs. Mamie Miller.
The next meeting in two weeks will be
held with Mrs. F. ]. Bell, AIS West
Sixteenth street.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Women's Missionary society of the
Oakland NJ. E. church was held Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Philip Stachelbach in Wabash avenue.
Those in attendance were: Mrs L. K.
Bannon. Mrs. Effie McCaslin, Mrs.
Fred Bechtel, Mrs. A. Hall. Mrs. Dora
Dressler Mrs. A. f. Peterson, Mrs. A.
J. Warner, Mrs. C. H. Buck, Mrs. G.
H. Ensign, Mrs. Guy Pepper. Mrs.
Minnie Pugh, Mrs. Walter Hamill. Mrs.
F. ]. Harris, Mrs. George Lewis. Mrs.
J. L. Mayer. Mrs. George Leery and
Mrs. Stachelbach. The following
thank offering" committee was APP
pointed: Mrs. Fred Bechtel, Mrs. Al.
Warner and Mrs. Walter Hamill.
Mrs. William VanorsdoI has returned
from Silver Lake, where she spent a
few days this week with relatives
The members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Oakland Presbyterian
church were delightfully."- entertained
last Thursday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. James A. Jessop in AFTER ave-
nue.. The guests were: Mrs. George
Keesee, Mrs. Frank Dawson, Mrs. J. C.
Lingo, Mrs. J. w. Thompson, Mrs
George Carothers. Mrs. Charles s. Ash,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, Mrs. James Horton
and Mrs JeSSOD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
MONEY IS TIGHTER
New York Bankers Look for
Higher Interest Rates Soon.
Little Railroad Construction
Expected Within Year.

New York March 1.-THE largest
financial institutions in New York
have begun to hold on to their money.
The leading bankers expect higher in
terest rates.
Not only has the country's total
business greatly increased, but the
cost of doing business has risen. The
demand for credit facilities is broad
ening at such a rate that higher money
is believed to be inevitable.
The flotation of new securities has
been resumed on a large scare. The
output of bonds, notes and stocks by
American corporations since January
1 has approached $500, 100000, or at
the record rate of almost $4,000. 000,-
600 per annum. The total for last
month was s216,105, 600. an increase of
S9,74S,000 over February, 1915.
For the first two months of the cur
rent year domestic flotations have ag-
gregated $479, 49S,000, an increase of
S5S.1S3,000.
Railroad borrowing continues very
light. Notwithstanding the phe-
nomenal gain in railroad earnings
during recent months, there is little
or no disposition to embark upon rail-
road extensions or avoidable develop
ments of any kind.
Investors continue to prefer indus
trial securities, especially those sup
posed to possess speculative attractions
at reductions
For example. total railroad issues
last month were only s6s,731OOO. con-
trasted with industrial and miscel-
laneous corporate financing of S147,-
$4,000. Railroad offerings were less
than half the total of a year ago and
industrial issues more than doubled.
Unless a change occurs, railroad
construction this year will not be so
very much in excess of last years
which was the poorest since the civil
war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
Dog Rescues Puppies From Fire.

During the excitement caused by a
big fire which destroyed three large
barns on the outskirts of Hartford
Conn, before the fire department
could get sufficient water, the big s..
Bernard dog belonging to William
Murray, owner of the barns, trotted
into one of the blazing structures, and
a few moments later reappeared car
rying a puppy in her teeth.
Depositing it In a place of safety
the mother dog, to the amazement of
onlookers, again ran into the barn and
brought out another puppy. She re-
peated the rescue work until she had
carried to safety,one by one, all of her
litter of seven, the last one being out
only a short time before the roof and
sides of the barn fell in.-Washington
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
ON The LAST LAP
Committees VIII Start Next
Week to Complete
The Fund of $4,000 for Fin
ishing Grace Cathedral.

Special soliciting committees will
start out Monday and devote the entire
week in an effort to finish the Grace
cathedral campaign fund, which now
amounts to a little over $4,000.
Only $4,000 is needed to bring the
total subscriptions up to the $4,000
it is desired to raise. AS soon as this
work is completed next week, con-
tracts will be let and the work of
completing the cathedral will be be-
gun not much later than the first OF
April. Six months will be required to
complete the building.
A meeting of the soliciting commit
tee was held last night with Dean
Kaye at the deanery and the work
that has been done was gone over. Ad-
ditional committees were appointed
for next week and there will be no let
up from Monday morning until Sat
urday night. The city was divided
into sections and a committee Will
work each section.
Dean Kaye is optimistic over the
prospect of completing the cathedral
and feels sure next week will see the
finishing up of the work. by that
time" he said, Il believe we will have
the sum needed pledged. The people
have responded very generously and
we are obliged to them. Many of them
haven't been seen but they will be
called upon next week. We are I'M
daunted in spirit and are determined
to succeed. 1 don't think there is
much chance of our not doing so. 1t
is our purpose to begin work right
away and we have already had a num-
Der of meetings of the building COM
mittee with the contractor and our
architect Mr.. Root of Kansas City,
will be here in a few days. We have
already had up several of the impor-
tant matters. such as the heating
plant. carpets. etc. but of course no
definite steps can be taken until we see
little further. We hope to have the
work well under way by Easter, and
it will be pushed through without de-
lay when it starts. 1t will take six
months to finish the building.
Il hope all citizens will help swell
our fund next week. We need their
assistance and we are building a
cathedral that will be the finest in all
this section of the west, and that will
be one of the city's show places, our
appeal, we think. deserves everybody's
encouragement"
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Presbyterian Sunday school held their
regular meeting this afternoon with
Miss Eva Flintham.
The members of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the East Side NJ. e. church in
attendance at the all-day meeting at
the church last Wednesday were: Mrs.
Russell Harris, Mrs. Miles Stevens,
Mrs. L. G Slagel, Mrs. Gertrude
Rhodes, Mrs. R. A. Manuel, Mrs Jno.
Lowe, Mrs. J. Wilmot, Mrs. Ada Sloan,
Mrs. S. Cunningham, Mrs E. Besse,
Mrs Henry Winfield, Mrs. L. Mcbride,
Miss Cornelia Higg, Mrs. a. Darr, Mrs.
c. z. Naylor, Mrs. A. James and Mrs.
Ella Davis. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. NJ.
Stevens: vice president, Mrs Sloan;
secretary, Mrs. S. Cunningham, and
treasurer. Mrs. Wilmot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
TO SING HIAWATHA
Arrangements for Spring Musical Fes-
tival Are Completed.

Plans for the Topeka Spring Fes-
tival have finally been completed ac-
cording to Scott Hopkins, president of
the Musical Art society. Arrange
ments with the Minneapolis Symphony
have been made for the orchestra to
play three concerts, one Monday night.
April II, and an afternoon and an eve
ming concert on Tue lay, April 49,
Dean Whitehouse is already drilling
the Topeka Musical Art society on
Coleride e-Taylor's cantata 'Hiawa-
tha," which will be given with the
accompaniment of the Minneapolis or
chestra Tuesday evening.
'Hiawatha' is one of the MASTER
pieces in modern music by the Eng
lish-African composer Coleridge Tay-
lor. 1t will be its first rendition in
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
WORKS FOR GIRLS.
DIR. Anna Brown, National Sec
rotary of the Y. w. C. A.
Is Here for Final Celebration of
Jubilee Month.

1.-THE girl who can paddle a canoe.
win a tennis match, bowl, skate on ice,
play basketball, and do other physical
stunts is the girl who works harder,
plays fairer, and is more help to her
family, her friends and employer and
her community than her sister whose
idea of exercise is to walk home from
a shopping tour or to dance till two in
the morning." said DR.. Anna Brown,
national secretary OF the Y. w c. A.,
who arrived today for the final cele
bration of Y. w. c. A. Jubilee month
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istry of commerce and Count Goblet
d'Alviella, a senator of the Liberal
party, has been chosen as head of the
new department. His duties it "a
stated. will be especially concerned
with the organization of economic RET
lations with the allies in view of the
numerous problems that are to be MED
when the war is ended.
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To Cement ANY Feeling.

London. March 4.-The British gov
eminent it was learned today has res
ceived a formal invitation from the
French government to participate in
the conference to be held for the pur-
pose OF bringing about a closer eco-
nomic cooperation among tb9 entente
powers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
CITY ADOPTS A BABY
Father Requests Des Moines Chief
to Kill His Child.

Des Moines. March Yesterday
nobody wanted the defective months
old baby daughter of Charles Cleve-
land. Today the city of Des Moines IS
the official mother" of the little
child.
Acting on the advice of the mayor
and city physician. Mrs. NJ. NJ Nc
chael, the City Mother, today took
charge of the baby and removed it to
a hospital where every effort will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

London. March 4.-The American
steamship Canine, which was de-
tanned by the admiralty for examina-
ton, has been relea Suspicious
entertained against the vessel appar-
emily have been explained satisfac-
torily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
SUNDAY CONCERT
Organ Program Which Dean White
house Will Play Sunday.

The program for the second of the
free municipal organ recitals by Dean
Horace Whitehouse at the. auditorium
has been announced. The concert will
be at $3.50 Sunday afternoon. Last
Sunday over a thousand persons at
tended and it is expected that more
will attend this Sunday Owing to the
fact that the city has made no pro-
vision for compensation as yet TO- the
municipal organiJt free will offerings
may be left at the door.
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Havre. March 4.-The Belgian gov
eminent has decided to creSta a min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-12
FLOODS STILL SERIOUS
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
River Opposite Montgomery Is Sew
en- Miles Wide-Crest May
Pass Tonight.

Although food conditions in most of
the southern districts which were in the
path of the tropical hurricane showed
decided improvement today, the situa-
ton in central Alabama continued seri-
GUS. The Alabama river continues to
rise and many lives were imperiled,
particularly at Portland and Kings
Bend.
Relief workers were doing their ut
most to succor marooned families. The
government tug Alabama left Selma
this morning for Portland. fifty miles
south. with a cargo of provisions and
other supplies for 300 persons who were
reported marooned there. The inhab-
itants have taken refuge on the tops of
small hills.
Opposite Montgomery the Alabama
was seven miles wide. This morning
the river was only 2 foot below flood
stage. The crest was expected to pass
Montgomery tonight, however.
The situation in southwest Georgia
was much improved. All the rivers
were falling, and all further danger to
crops and other. property was believed
to be past.
While Mobile, Pensacola and other
points along the gulf were recovering
from the effects of the storm which
struck the coast last Wednesday, some
uneasiness was caused by a weather
bureau report that another disturbance
had been observed in the extreme east
ern Caribbean sea. There was no indi-
cation of the force or direction of this
disturbance in early weather bureau re-
ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-12
ALL CLUES HAVE FAILED
IN KEEFER MURDER CASE
Police Officials Realize Odds Against
Them in Getting Information on
Victim Of Spying.

Fully one dozen women have been
questioned by Inspector Grant. chief
of detectives. and the detectives an
gagged in the investigation OF tho
Clarence Keefer murder. Not ono was
able to give any information that was
OF assistance to the detectives. how
ever. and mono OF them was held
Some Of them. 1t is stated, admitted
having participated in Joy rides to
Maryland. a short distance from the
scene of the crime, but mono Of them
was there the night Keefer was shot
Inspector Grant and the several
members of the so-called murder squad
have worked day and night in an ef-
fort to solve the mystery of the shoot
ing. Early this morning the inspector
accompanied members of the squad to
a house in the northwest section OF
the city to assist in running out
supposed clue.
1t was reported to the police that a
particular young man had said he knew
who had the pistol with which the
shooting was done, but the investiga-
ton convinced the police that he pos
sessed no such information.
The officers learned that several
young men motored to the scene of
tiie sHoollnS ana tnat some OF tnem
toked about the affair in manner
that frightened one of their number.
Following the kidding" as one of
the young men explained what took
place at the scene of the shooting, the
alarmed member of the party, he
stated. displayed an anxiety to leave
his companions and walk home. Who
gave the information to the police was
not disclosed.
But 1T is a closed incident" remark
ed one of the members of the squad.
Police officials say they fully ap-
preciate the odds against which they
are working. They say they have every
reason to believe that Keefer was kill
ed while spying on a couple, and it
is their belief that persons who pos
sibly are in a position to give infor-
| nation will hesitate to do so because
of the circumstances surrounding the
killing.