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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
ACCEPTS SHAKESPEARE
CLUB INVITATION.

The Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Association wishes to acknowledge
and accept, through their secretary,
Mrs. Francis c. Wilson, an invitation
to attend the reception of the Shakes
peare Club during the tercentenary
celebration. The reception will be
held at the San Carlos, the afternoon
of April II from four to six.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30

them are mixed colors-checked ging-
ham or Madras dotted with white or
blue. The plain suit is in light blue
chambray with white edging outlining
the yoke and trimming cuffs and col
lars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. George H. Swinburne, who
has been the guest of her sisters, the
Misses Yniestra, is now in Jackson
vile, the guest of another sister, Mrs.
Edward Cravens.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
NEW SUITS FILED.

The following case was filed in the
Office of the clerk of the circuit court,
yesterday:
J. w. Helton VS.. A. C. Diamond;
repIevin, $125. r. Pope Reese attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30

The many friends of Mrs. J. C. Con-
ner are sorry to learn of her serious
illness at her home on East Gadsden
street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
Indigestion and Riliousness.

When you feel bilious or have trou-
BILE with your digestion give Chamber
laln's Tablets trial. These Tablets
have become favorite with a great
many people for those disorders. You
are certain to be pleased with the
prompt relief which they afford. OBJ
tainable everywhere.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
MEETING WOMAN'S co.
OPERATIVE RELIEF
ASGnCTATTnN

The Woman's Cooperative Relief
Association will meet at the home of
the president, Mrs. J. S. McGaughev,
this morning at II o'clock, when cleo
ton of officers will feature the meet
ing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
NEW CITY THIMBLE CLUB
WITH MRS. billiard.

The New City Thimble Club will
meet this afternoon at o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. Robert Hilliard, on
Ninth avenue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30

The many friends of Mrs. Pou re-
greet to learn of her serious illness at
the home of her son, Mr.. Frank Pou.
on East Gregory street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
Admission, 10c and 25c

garet Mcintyre of this city, and Mrs.
Katherine P. Wright of Nashville,
Tenn, who was in Washington at the
time of her mothers death. Mrs.
Wright and son, Mr.. Thomas Wright,
are expected Friday, and the funeral
services will take place on Friday
afternoon at three o'clock, from the
family residence.
Friends of the family are requested
to send no flowers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
TAN-LAC

TAN-LAC fresh ship
ment just received. D'Alem-
berte's Pharmacy. Phone
100.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
BY BETTY BROWN.

Little Boy Blue will often be "httle
boy brown" this spring and sometimes
he will be a little boy IN green or
dark pink. Often, too, he viii be a
gay LITTLE Soy IN bright mixtures. !"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30
MEETING OF THE NORTH
HILL CIRCLE.

The North Hill Circle viii meet this
afternoon promptly at $3.50 o'clock,
with Mrs. J. A. Avant.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-30

This is to be a season of bright col
ors for the folks.
In this group of models, they are
Starr-Best designs, by the way, and
therefore the smartest in the ldddiesi
fashion world, you viii note most Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
DISBARRED And JAILED
Manila Lawyer Punished for Accusing
OFFICIALS OF Assassination.

Manila, Feb. 17.-An American
lawyer Of Manila, named Kelly. who
was a delegate to the Democratic ma
tional convention in 1912 has been
ordered disbaIred and has been SEN
fenced by the supreme court to six
months imprisonment and to the pay
ment of a fine of $500 for the pub
lication of a book which says that
Gen. Noriel the insurgent leader who
was put to death in January, 1918,
for the murder of a political enemy
was innocent and that sixty persons
including high officials and supreme
court justices were guilty of assassi-
nation in connection with the execu-
tor OF Noriel and his two accomplices.
Kelly filed criminal charges against
the officials whom he accuses and he
applied jor the release of two others
who were sentenced as aCcOmpliceS of
Noriel to life imprisonment. Kelly has
now sent a cable dispatch addressed
to the United States supreme court
in Washington asking that he be lib
Grated pending an investigation Of the
case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
SPRING WEATHER HOLDS
The Mercury Stayed Above the Freez-
ing Mark Last Night.

The weather continues to hold to
the spring variety, temperatures vary
ing from the April normal to March
The mercury stayed above freezing
last night following the warmest day
in about a month. The Kaw river has
taken a jump, reaching a stage of 90
feet this morning.
Fair weather tonight and Friday,
with somewhat lower temperatures, is
the forecast.
The shippers forecast indicates
temperatures of % to 25 degrees for
36 hour shipments north and west,
east and south. 25 degrees. The min
imum at Topeka toni0ht will be about
25 degrees.
The lowest temperature last night
was "a degrees. This reading is IA
degrees above normal. and is the nor
mai night temperature for the latter
part of March. With only two excep-
tions Wednesday was the warmest day
this year The highest mark reached
Yesterday was SO degrees On this
date in 1913 the mercury went up to
IA degrees. The lowest on record is
10 degrees below zero, established in
1903
The ice is all gone from the river
and the current is running free. A
rise of IA feet has taken place since
the last reading on Wednesday morn
ing.
Temperatures today avera ged 16 de-
grees above normal, although the mer-
curry did not go so high as on yester-
day The wind blew at the rate of 10
miles an hour from the northwest
Following are hourly temperature
readings for today furnished by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
POPULACE FOURTH TO Topeka
Flood Refugees Share LeveeS
With Animal Horde.
Deer, Wolves, Rabbits Join
Negroes and Whites.

New Orleans Feb. 17.-F1ood wa
ters from the crevasse in the Missis-
sippi river at Buckridge early today
We're near the town of st. Joseph. The
water is taking a southwark course
after having filled Lake Bruin. seven
miles below Newellton.
Hundreds of recruits have Joined
the rescuing parties and organized eff
forts are being made to take the ma
rooned persons to places of safety.
Scarcity of motorboatS makes this
work difficult.
The food situation is expected to
present a serious problem at Newell
ton. There are several thousand ne
gro refugees housed in mills and cot
ton gins around that town, and few,
if any, brought more than enough
food to last through a day.
Animals Join Refugees.
Little Rock, Feb. 17.-Levees along
the lower Arkansas have a motley
population. according to the Rev. A.
E. Lyman Wheatly- rector of the
Emanuel Episcopal church at Lake
village, and others who have tra-
versed the earthen embankments.
Deer and wolves driven from the low
sands of rabbits, poor negroes and ma
rooned whites still are congregated on
the revetments.
y stretch of IL 400 feet unprotected
by levees and situated at the juncture
of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers
will be protected Immediately, accord
ing to announcements from planters
and business men of Desha county.
More than s2,50O,oO0 will be spent
Immediately in new construction and
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
repairing breaks at Cummins, Pendle-
ton, Rosemary and other points. Mon
ey for the work is available at once.
Red Cross on the Job.
Murray A. Auerbach of Little Rock.
special aoent of the American Red
Cross, will reach Arkansas City today
to investi gate cases of reported need.
With the destitute residents of Wat
son and other flooded towns along the
lower Arkansas river provided for, the
relief expedition sent out from Little
Rock today will move on to Lake Vii
Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Report Ruler Is Peeved Over
Firing on Reserves.
Offer of Crown by British to
Prince Yusuf Refused.
ENGLISH LOSE 1000 IN BATTLE
Turks Also Claim 5000 Rus
slams Killed in 3 Days.
Native Egyptian Soldiers Mu-
tiny and Become Rebels.

Berlin. Feb. 17.-Advices from
Cairo, as given out by the Overseas
News agency, says the Khedive of
Egypt has become discontented and
has resigned and the British have Of
fered the throne to Prince Yusuf, who
has declined.
Terrific Battles.
Constantinople, Feb. 1.-THE losses
of one of the British expeditions in
Mesopotamia in battle with the
Turks near Batlha, west of Korna,
amounted to 1000 officers and men,
according to an official announce
ment by the Turkish war department
under date of February 16.
The statement also says that the
Russians lost 5000 men killed in a
three day battle on the Caucasian
front.
The statement given out by the
news agency follows:
THE Italian newspaper Ordlne ot
Ancona publishes a report from Cairo
dated February 2, that the leader Oh
the Senusi was requested by the Brit
ish authorities to terminate the COM
bats on the western frontier of Egypt,
but replied that he was powerless
that the Redifs (first Egyptian re-
serves who mutinied must be sup
pressed with energetic measures
Wants British COurtmartialed.
The khedive expressed to the Brit
ish his intense pain that the Redlfs
had been fired on. He requested OF
Major General Sir John Maxwell, COM
mander of the British forces in Egypt
that the British who gave the order to
fire on the Redifs be courtmartialed
In the meantime, summoning the Re
difs had been postponed. The khedive
(ContiDued Page 2l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
REPUBLICANS CAUCUS
Shawnee County Elects Delegates to
County Convention Today.

Oldtime Republican caucuses are
being. held today in every township and
ward'in Shawnee county. Caucus dele
gates will be chosen to attend the Re
publican county convention in Topeka
February %, when delegates will be
named to the Republican state conven-
ton in Topeka March 2k
Shawnee county's Republican coun-
ty convention will be composed of ia
delegates representing every precinct
and voting district in the county. In
the rural districts, delegates to the
county convention were named at eau
cuses held at O'Clock this afternoon.
In Topeka and other towns in the
county, caucuses will be he'd at 1880
this evening. There are but few
contests for places on the delegations.
Ward caucuses in Topeka tonight
will be held in each of the six wards
of the city. First ward Republicans
will meet at No. fire station; Second
ward. Lincoln Post hall; Third ward
rotunda of the state house: Fourth
ward, court house; Fifth ward, 1925
Kansas avenue; Sixth ward. Lowman
Hill school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
HA! new CLASH!
Hold Up Lusitania Settlement
for a While.
Await Outcome of German Late
e Boat Law.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Further and
apparently interminable negotiations
over submarine warfare issues con-
fronted the United States today With
the Lusitania agreement blocked tenn
porarily at least by the new German
admiralty order to sink armed mer-
chant ships without warning after Feb
ruary 29, the diplomatic tangle
reached a stage approaching confusion.
Two developments in the situation
were outstanding:
First-The United States will
not accept Germany's proffered
settlement of the Lusitania dis
pute until the full effect of Ger
manys latest Won TirpitZ decree
is determined.
Second-Germany may post
pone operation of the new cam
paign against armed merchant
men pending negotiations with
the United States.
BernstOrff Advised.
German Ambassador Bernstorff was
expected at the state department today
to be formally advised of the admins
tration's present position He is to be
told that written assurances are de-
sired by this government from the
Berlin foreign office that the new ad-
miralty order will not apply to pas
TContinued from Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
OlUr Graue,
Then Turns To
Life and Loue!

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 17-Out
in Forest Homo cemetery there is
an open grave waiting for Francis
Marion Collins, an inmate of the
Soldiers home in this city. Five
years ago, after Collins had been
denied permission by the ceme-
Lery authorities 20 dig lis own
grave, he went to the city of the
dead one dark, rainy night ana
by the light If a lantern pre-
pared his own grave. Collins is
SO years old. He had a tomb
stone, inscribed as he had di-
rected, with everything but the
date of his death, erected. But
though Collins is nearly four
score and ten years old and ready
to die, he doesn't want to give
up the ghost just yet After max
ing preparations for the last act
of the long drama of. his life, he
turned eagerly to life ard love,
In fact he has sweetheart now
Her first name is Annette He
won't tell the rest. She is keep
ing the veteran interested i'm life
by writing him interesting love let
tiers and visiting him 1T the home
several times q year. Collins
served four years during the war
in the famous Company 1, One
Hundred and ThiTty-fourth Penn
sylvania infantry, Army of the
Potomac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
in Boys CLOTHES
Two Topeka Girls in Escapade
at Grove, Kan.
Pearl Higginbottom and Hazel
Gardner Run Away.
SPENT NIGHTS IN STRAW STACK
Traded Own Clothes and jew
eIry for Overalls.
ssSOrry They Did It"-Larimer
Bringing Them Home.
SPENT NIGHTS IN STRAW STACi

Masquerading in boys clothes, Pearl
Higginbottom, age 13, and Hazel
Gardner, age Il, two runaway Topeka
girls, who have been the object of a
search made by the police. relatives
and county officials for the last SO
hours or more, were located at Grove,
a short distance west of Silver Lake,
this morning The two girls were
picked up by citizens of the little viii
Iage who notified the Topeka police,
the latter in turn notifying the sher-
ifs office.
The two girls, according to the po-
lice and sheriff's force. disappeared
from their homes in Topeka some
time after 1 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. The police were notified
Wednesday morning. The Higgin-
bottom girl is the daughter of L. B.
Higginbottom, and according to po-
lice reports, lives at 834 Kansas ave-
nue. upstairs. Miss Gardner is the
daughter of J. P. Gardner, 209 Forest
avenue She is a student in Dough-
erty's business college on West Eighth
street. Following their disappearance
report was made Wednesday after
noon that the two girls had been seen
in North Topeka wearing their own
clothes Tuesday evening. That was
the last heard from them until the tel
ephone report this morning.
Deputy Sheriff Finds Them.
Immediately upon word that the
girls were at Grove, Hugh Larimer,
, undersheriff, left for Grove on the 10
o'clock Union Pacific train. He found
the two girls repentant and sorry
they did it, in care of the wife of T.
A. Bell, the Grove station agent.
The girls admitted their identity.
The youngest one, Pearl told Larimer
she ran away from home because she
feared punishment for something she
said she had done.
The two told something of a wild
story of their episode to Larimer.
Tuesday night they slept in a straw
stack near eMnoken. Wednesday night
they sought the protection of another
straw stack near Grove. Then this
morning, Larimer stated today, they
procured boys clothes from a farmer
near Grove, who traded them the
masculine attire, overalls and coats
for their own clothes and some jewelry
that they had in their possession. Lari-
mer named the farmer as George
Rodgerman. When Larimer arrived in
Grove the two runaways had again
/ possessed themselves of their own
! clothing and wanted to come home
| A warrant has been issued for Pearl
/ in the juvenile court. The other girl
is out of the Jurisdiction of the court
| They started home with Larimer this
/ afternoon.
It was thought by officials in To-
peka this afternoon that the two girls
| had walked the entire dist nee to
Grove
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
PHONE MEN SAY
UTILITY BOARD
PLAYS POLITICS
Independents Flay Kansas
Commission Today.
Cost Companies Thousands in
Delayed Decisions.
Topeka FINE CONVENTION CITY
Delegates Throw FIattering
Bouquets at This City.
Convention Was Largest in
History of Organization.
Topeka fine CONVENTION CITY
Delegates Throw FIattering
Bouquets at This City.
Convention Was Largest in
History of Organization.

Wow, And with a bang the indie
pendent telephone men this noon
passed resolutions shooting right at
the Kansas utilities commission,
which it is charged has been playing
politics, delaying decisions and cost
ing the people and telephone COM
panies thousands of dollars. Nor was
there any fight over passing the reso-
lutionS.
J. H. Close, secretary, read them,
W. H. Nelson of Smith Center, moved
their adoption, a second was heard
and the resolutions passed without a
dissenting word. The resolutions pro-
vide that a committee of five be ap-
pointed by members of the executive
committee of the association and that
this committee confer with the gov
ernor, and public utilities commission
in reference to such possible changes
in the administration of the law as
will secure more prompt action on
matters before the commission for ad-
judication." The committee probably
will meet the governor and commits
sioners in a few words.
Since the commission has been es-
tablished it has been a case of worse,
worser, worst" the latter since the
advent of the politician, Bristow,
members declare. Applications of all
kinds have been held up, it is claimed.
the watchword of the commission
Bad Everywhere.
while conditions in Kansas may
be worse than in other states," said
F. b. MacKinnon, vice president of
the national association today, they
are bad all over the country. Not only
are the commissioners prone to delay
cases for political reasons but the
laws themselves should be changed
in order to make a business commits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Savages Will Play Denver Here
on Big Holiday.
First Game of Season Here on
April 25 With Bears.

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 17.--It. was an
nounced here this afternoon that the
report of Western league holiday
dates. given out Wednesday night, was
incorrect in the statement that Wich-
ita would play at Denver on the
Fourth of July and Topeka at st. JOS
eph.
The schedule, as it was arranged,
and it will be played gives Topeka
an at home date on the same day with
Wichita.
Following the opening games April
90 with Sioux City at Lincoln, Wich-
ita at Denver, Topeka at St Joseph
and Omaha at Des Moines, the clubs
will move to their second round on
April 25. The Topeka club will re-
turn home to play Denver. Lincoln
will play at Omaha, Des Moines at
Sioux City and st. Joseph at Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Enemies Chat
and Grip Hands
BetWeer Fights

Berlin, Feb. 17-During the
recent fighting on the Somme
copies of an order from the head
quarters of the Sixth French
army, dated June ?, 1915 and
signed by General Du Bois, were
found. the Overseas News agency
says The text is given by the
news agency as follows:
The army commander has
learned with indignation that at
several places on the front con-
versations and even handshaking
with the Germans have taken
place. I am at a loss to under
stand how a Frenchman can sink
so low as to shake hands with
such bandits, who spread incen-'
diarism and destruction, assassi-
nate women, children and old
men, trcacherously kill prisoners
and kill our wounded by tor
ture "
The news agency says the or
der provides punishment for SOL
diers or officers who SO conduct
Themselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Wire Oddities
as Told by the
Day Telegraph

Amsterdam, Feb. lift it is nee
essary to commit suicide, please
drown or hang yourself" Thus reads
a placard issued by the burgomaster
of Boitesford, a small village near
Brussels. The German military auth
critics recently fined the village $1,250
because a citizen so far forgot himself
as to suicide by shooting. The Bel
gians are forbidden to have firearms.
The burgomaster paid the fine but to
save the town treasury he appealed to
the villagers to die. if die they must
sans bullets.
Cleveland. Feb. 17.-Mrs. Harry l.,
Davis. wife of Cleveland's mayor.
bakes her own bread. L do it because
think no housekeeper ought to buy
from the baker what she can make
sides. Harry likes my bread" Mrs.
Davis. who bakes three loaves twice a
week, recently was awarded fourth
prize in a bread baking contest at a
lood show.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 17.-Because
she weeps every time she thinks of a
trolley car. Miss Rose Mather is today
suing the St. Paul City Railway Co..
for S22.5OO damages. She claims her
condition resulted from her being In
a street car accident.
Washington. Feb 17-Secretary OF
State Lansing, except when receiving
| foreign am bassadors and ministers, al
ways smokes a pipe. Then he hides il
where he can grab it again as soon as
his visitor leaves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
HdrUard Roll
Increases 37%
in Ten Years

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. IL
The number of students entering
Harvard college from the public
schools has increased 81 per cent
in the last ten years according to
figures made public today. In
the same period there was a three
per cent gain in the number COM
ing from private schools. At pres
ent the public and private schools
are almost equally represented in
the college student body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
MULVANE STILL ILL
President Rank of Topeka Is in Tn
changed Condition Today.

John r. Mulvane, president of the
Bank of Topeka, is seriously i'll at his
home. 315 East Sixth avenue. He is
suffering with an attack of the grip
and has been i'll for about week His
condition has remained unchanged for
several days. but owing to his ad-
vanced age there is much uncertainty
as to the outcome Of the attack Mr..
Mulvane is 81 years Of age.
Finius Mulvane of Newcomerstown,
Ohio, is in Topeka. called here by the
serious condition of his brother. This
morning Mr. Mulvane's condition was
reported unchanged. Mrs Mulvane has
been president of the Bank of Topeka
for many years. and is one of the most
widely known bankers in this part of
the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
HE DIES in China
Warren J. Crumbine of Topeka
Victim of Pneumonia.
Married Here and Left in Sep
tember for Far East.

Warren :. Crumbine, prominent
young Topekan. died early this morn
ing at Shanghai. China, according to
a cablegram received by his father.
DR.. S. J. Crumbine of the state board
of health. Last Friday DIR. Crumbine
received a cable message saying that
his son was i'll of pneumonia and that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
HAS A SWEET TOOTH
Burglar Breaks Into Economy Store
and Steals Box of Candy.

Late Wednesday night or early this
morning a burglar with a sweet
tooth broke into Economy Grocery,
store No. 5, Huntoon and Clay streets.
A box of candy-about one pound
was missed when the store was opened
this morning
The burglar or burglars entered the
building by showing a brick through
the glass in the front door. The po-
lice have been notified and are work
ing on the case. Nothing besides the
box of candy has been missed.
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Friday; somewhat
cooler tonight