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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
Looking Backward In
State Journal
Society c oil mn
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

The Vignette club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon, and Wednesdays during
April with Mrs. II. o. Carney. The
club met last week with Mrs. Charles
Holiday. The form of reception pre-
pared by Mrs. Holiday was to guess
the names of books from pictures
pinned to the wall. Mrs Mcclure and
Mrs. Doran proved themselves most eff
ficient in this pastime. The recrea-
ton afternoons are Il regular feature
of the last meeting in each month.
The Occidental Whist club met Sat
urday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w
Van Valkenburg- Mr.. and Mrs. J. Weiss
will entertain the club next Saturday
evening.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. T. e.
Pounds.
Miss Ollie o'Brien is expected home
from Chicago next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. +. Cravens, formerly
of Topeka, now of Ottawa, came up to
the Nellis- Sherwood concert and to
visit Mrs. j. NJ. Miner
Socially. artistically. financially, the
testimonial tended Miss Celeste Nellis.
by the Philharmonic society Saturday
evening, Il brilliant success. To-
peka people are justly proud of the
young artist who is appropriately
styled the star pupil of the Chicago
conservatory. Their pride and interest
in Miss Nellis was shown by the Iarg
attendance Saturday evening at the
Grand opera house. Her wonderful
conception, poetic fervor and fine yet
delicate touch. form rare combination
even in musicians of much greater eX-
perience.
Mr.. Sherwood. who assisted his tall
ented young pupil, is one of the great
est artists. His every number was eX-
tremely enjoyed by the audience.
The Lotus quartet. Messrs. Hinckley.
Overholt. Shirer and Anderson, sang,
as usual ION the Sea" Mr.. Vincent
Graham was on the program for two
numbers, but kindly rendered third
to rest Mr.. Sherwood, whose wrist was
attacked with a temporary ind1sposl-
ton. Mr.. Sherwood will be heard here
in the near future with his own con
cert company. of which Miss Mabel
Crawford, a former Topeka girl, is
member.
After the concert a reception was
held on the stage Besides Mrs Nellis,
the ladies receiving were: Mrs. w. E.
Swift and Mrs. :. j. Crawford presi-
dent and vice president of the Phil
harmonic society, assisted by Mes
danes Arthur Capper, W. H. Fernald,
q. Il. Wall, J. w. +. Hughes, p. IL.
Adams and J. w. Going. Punch was
served by Misses Mary Hollis, Edith
IsbelI. Myrtle Jetmore, Dora Furman,
Lillian left, Marguerite Bradley, Bessie
Gibson, Nina Thomas, Ollie O'Bricn
and May Thomas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

took Il position as a writer of inter
views and other feature stories on the
Boston Traveller. She writes cleVeriy,
and has been successful. Immediately
after her return from her weddins
trip she is engaged to do some special
writing for Margaret Deland, the au-
thor of the famous Dr. Lavender
stories.
Mrs Parkhurst. at whose home the
marriage will take place. is an aunt
of Miss Hillyer's mother, and Mr.
Parkhurst is Mr.. Armstrong; uncle
The romance which eliminates the
wedding this evening, had its begin
ming during a summer vacation, Whlch
Miss Hillyer spent with her aunt at
her summer home in Maine, when MI
Armstrong was a guest of his uncle
Mr.. Armstrong is assistant to the
treasurer of the Hamilton Wooden
Mills. He is a graduate of Tufts col
,ege. where he was fraternity man
and a football star.
At home at 456 Crafts street, west
Newton, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Bowman will en-
terrain the dinner-bridge club tonight
Mrs. Philip Myers Of North Dakota:
who is visiting her relatives. Mr.. ana
Mrs T. ]. Myers. will play for Mrs l.
L. Kiene. who is in Wichita to attend
the d. A. r. convention.
= = !.
Mrs. Frank Campbell entertained
informally at thimbles this afternoon
complimentary to Mrs. w. T. Gush-
ard of Decatur, Ill. who is visiting her
sisters. Mrs. d. G.. Kline. Twenty-four
guests were asked.
!. I. =
A basketball game between the To-
peka Y. w. c. A. team and the En-
poria team, will be held Friday night
in Topeka.
The second Community Sing in To-
peka was given Tuesday night at the
auditorium. A thousand or fifteen
hundred people attended, and entered
into the evenings entertainment with
zest and enthusiasm. Eight of the
oldtime favorite songs were sung by
the audience, led by Dean Horace
Whitehouse, and during a fifteen
minute intermission. while the people
rested. two organ solos were played by
Miss Mildred Hazelrigg. Miss Hazel
rigg. who is supervisor of the public
school music, played the organ for the
singing. The drilling, which was
briefly and pleasantly given, added to
the pleasure of the evening, and short
explanations on the character of the
music given from time to time. from
the platform, contributed to the in
terest in the performance. The anal
ogy between the form of the old fash
toned round and that of the classic
fugue, was pointed out in a few words
by Dean Whitehouse.
At the close of the performance. the
audience applauded the accompanist
and the director, and quite possibly
they intended a little of the approba-
ton for themselves. At all events, the
project proved itself a success at last
nights performance.
I The evening was given under the
/ direction of the music department OF
the Topeka Federation of Women, OF
which Mrs. Carey ]. Wilson, popular
musician of Topeka, is chairman. Il
was Mrs. Wilson's idea to make the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

The building will be an entirely new
building when finished and an entire
ly new auditorium, in every way
Let us emphasize this fact. so that
there may be no misunderstanding.
LAS to the necessity of the new au-
ditorium, l think that is unnecessary
to discuss with any Topekan. We all
know that the present auditorium is
not what it should be and is too small
to meet all the needs of the city. /
will say that 1 have seen the plans of
the new building and am familiar with
them and the proposition seems to be
an excellent one. There is no reason
why everybody should not support it. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

with good results.
vMy mother used the sAnodyne Pile
Ointment and it relieved her at once.
vDoctor Pierce's medicines are house
hold remedies with me. have used
all of them with satisfactory results"
Mrs. Ida SULLIVAN, 1892 Washing
ton ST., Kansas City, Mo.
When a girl becomes a woman,
when a woman becomes mother, when
woman passes through the changes
Of middle life, are the three periods of
life when health and strength are most
needed to withstand the pain and dis
tress often caused by severe oreaui.:
disturbances.
At these critical times women are
best fortified by the use of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, an old
remedy of proven worth that keeps
the entire female system perfectly
regulated and in excellent condition.
For all diseases peculiar to women.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a
powerful restorative. During the last
so years it has banished from the
lives of tens of thousands of women
the pain, worry, misery and distress
caused by irregularities and diseases
of a feminine character Write DR..
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo. n.
for free confidential Medical advice, or
free book on woman's diseases
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets reo,-
late and invigorate stomach. liver ard
bowels. Sugar-coated and easy to take
as candy. =
6Advrtisemert-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
AtChisOn Lady Recommends
"OutSide" Treatment for Colds
Tie New Treatment and Antepic Vapors that
Does Away Internal Jackets etc. etc

You Just Rub It On Over Throat and
chest-PeIieves by Inhalation and
Absorption.
In the South everyone uses the
outside" application-Vicks Vap-O-
Rub Salve-in place of internal medi-
cines for all forms of cold troubles,
from head colds, asthmatic and ca
tarrhal troubles, down to deep chest
colds, sore throat, bronchitis or in
cipient pneumonia Last winter it
was introduced in Kansas for the first
time, and Byrnes Pharmacy presented
Mrs. j. NJ Magill, ia S. 5th St, Atchi-
son with a complimentary jar, and re-
quested that she give it thorough
test
Mrs Magi1l reports-'1 have tried
Vick's Vap-O-Rub in cases of cold
and Group, and consider it the best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
AT The THEATERS
At the Iris,

At Inc IT'S.
1t is Hazel Dawn in THE Sales
Lady at the Iris today, featured in
the film version of three of New
York's most serious problems, the de-
partment store, the tired business
man and the musical comedy. The
description of New York's night life,
al least a small portion of it, is wildly
illustrated; the floor walker of one of
the big stores is made the villain,
'nuf' said.
Just a word of review-In the pro-
duction shown at the Iris Yesterday.
the Dredicament into which Fanny
Ward walked and the struggle be-
tween her and the Jap, Sessue Haya-
kawa, kept Iris patrons on tip toe.
figuratively speaking and the whole
drama through was 4 thriller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

Lillian Gish's latest picture Daphne
and the Pirate shown at the Orph-
cum today and tonight for the last
time goes about the limit but the
theater goers who saw the Triangle
play sat tight and saw it through. The
Keystone comedy Wife and Auto
Troubles delivers the goods as or
dered.
Beginning tomorrow w. S. Hart ap-
pears in 'HelIs Hinges" The drama
is all the title implies The comedy
THE Judge" scheduled for the latter
portion OF the week received black
eye at the hands of the censor board
and the production to take the place
has not been announced. The vaude-
vile for the last half is to be inn
proved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

remedy for these troubles that
have ever used"
Vap-O-Rub really is a remarkable
preparation. 1t comes in sSlve form, and
yet acts like a vapor-lamp. For cold
troubles you just rub it over the throat
and chest and cover with a warm fan
mel cloth Leave the covering loose
around the neck, as the body heat re-
leases the ingredients in the form Of
vapors. These medicated vapors are
inhaled all night long, with each
breath. loosening the phlegm and OPEN
ing the air passages. In addition.
Vap-O-Rub is absorbed through and
stimulates the skin, taking out the
tightness and soreness. Group is usu-
ally relieved within fifteen minutes.
and most colds over night vap-O-Rub
is absolutely harmless 20 the smallest
child-the formula is on every wrap.
per- Three sizes. Csc. soc OF s1.Oo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

ness and rundown
condition. 1 have
been taking it for
twelve or fourteen
years, off and on,
whenever 1 needed
bui1din g up. 1
have also us e d
pheasant Pellets ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

rected. Read over the list
below II your face Is not refined or at
tractive it can be made so. We were the
Woodbury. Face Experts. and guarantee
our work
Sagging Cheeks Dish Nose
Ra1rv F.velidz Frown Lines
r*-.z: Mouth to Nose Lines
Outstanding Ears Pock Marks
Thick Lips Birth Marks
Dropping Mouths Weak. Receding
Unshapeiy Noses Chin
Loose Flabby Neck Pinples
Hollow Cheeks Blackheads
Age Advertising Coarse Pores
Wrinkles Moies
Red Nose Superfluous Hair
Lines of Dissi pationScars
Check your defects on above list. En-
close &c stamp with name and address foi
our Booklet. How to Be Made Good
Looking Valuable advice will be given
FRANCIS WILCOX, Room 22e.
go Grand Ave. kansas City. No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

A o L. w. No. IL will give an en-
tertainment at their hall 9Th and
jackson. Thursday March 10th, P N.
Members and friends.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
Don't Look Ignorant o.
Unrefined If You
Wish to Succeed.

If you have a dish nose we
can refine il. If you have
lines of age or marks Of dis
sipetion, we can remove
them. All other unnatural
face defects can also be cor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
WELL KNOWN KANSAS
CITY WOMAN SPEAKS.

Kansas City. Mo.-"I have taken DIR.
Pierce'sFavorite Prescription for nervous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

T matters not
i whether you are a
mechanic or a
millionaire-you can't
afford to ignore the
money-ea earning value
of good clothes.
A good appearance
is no longer merely an
evidence of good taste.
1t is equally an index
of good business judg-
ment and keen per-
sonal pride.
In this age, the world
is pretty apt to respect
the man whose looks
show that he respects
himself!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
The Royal Tailored Man Gets

The man who wears
maae-to-order clothes
shows thathe considers
himself and his appear
ance of some account.
Your "made-to-order
man is a man who in
sists on having things
one hundred per cent
right.
He is not content
with an almost fit; he
issatisfiedwithn othing
short of perfection and
eXaCtneSS.
And that is the man
that the business world
seeks and substantially
rewards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

An informal dinner was given Tues.
day night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
1. S. Lewis, complimentary to Mr.. anC
Mrs. Frank Morris of Cissna Park, Ill.
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Levi:
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. III. Drake.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
Dividend improvements.

Slowly but steadily the railroads OF
the United states have been increasing
their dividend rates or getting back to
the regular dividend rates from the re-
duced disbursements made necessary
during the depression just before and
for a time after the war began. The
Norfolk M Western was the first rail
road to increase its regular disburse-
ment and declare an extra dividend as
well, but "A review OF railroad dividend
developments during the past six months
shows that the position of the railroad
stocks as an investment has consider
ably improved. In February of this
year the Vandalia Railroad paid a divi-
dend OF . per cent. having paid no divi-
dends In 1915 and In 1914. against a
regular Z per cent. dividend In 1918.
The st. Paul early this year got back
to its regular dividend rate OF : per
cent per annum through the declaration
OF a ~semi-annual dividend Of 81: per
cent In 1915 only -. per cont. was
paid or that stock. The Chicago Great
Western paid IN initial dividend OIL It's
preferred stock last December. the dis
bursement being | per cent. A similar
disbursement was made recently by the
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago and ST.
Louis recently paid 4 per cent. on Us
preferred stock and . per cent. on It's
common During the year of 1915 no
dividends were paid on the common
stock and the disbursement on the pre-
ferred amounted only TO oi- per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
Metropolitan Petroleum.

interests connected with the Metro
politan Petroleum Company say that
important developments are respon-
sible for the strength and activity Of
the issue on the curb. which continued
Yesterday. The irst Of these Is that It
is expected that there will be an I'm
portant announcement. perhaps to-day.
regarding the acquisition Of adequate
ocean transportation for the company's
product. The second Is that the prob
lem OF transportation Of the company's
products overland, by pine lines. has
been practically solved. II is said in
circles close to the company that these
pipe lines, which are quite short. will he
comple led by July !, as material for
their construction is already on it's way
to the property. The stock was intro
duced on the curb about four months
ago. In that time less than 10000
shares changed hands until Yesterday.
when the total turnover wal in the
neighborhood Of $4,000 shares. The
stock advanced more than two points
10 1915. The company's properties lie
in what Is said to be the best OF the
Mexican oil sections and consist of some
100000 acres. The pipe lines will run
from the company's largest wells to Ia
miahua on the Golf coast,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
Increased DINidcnds.

The action OF the directors OF the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company in
placing that stock on a : per cent. basis
and declaring an extra dividend Of | per
cent. has led wall Street to speculate as
to further dividend increases that may
not be far of. In view OF the fact that
II is well known that the New York Cen
trial is earning better than - per cent.
on it's capital stock and paying only :
per cent. rumors are current that the
directors OF that property may see NJ TO
Increase the return On the investment IN
that stock az their meeting in June.
There Is considerable weight of opinion
in the financial district that the New
York Central directors will AXE such a
step in view Of the enormously improved
position OF the company since It's con
sol.dation with tho Lake Shore. In other
circles. however. u is felt that tho large
amounts which, IN certain instances. have
been written of may prevent such a
dividend increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
The Railroads strOng.

Outside of the gains in a few Of the
more erratic OF the specialties yesterday
the advances In the railroad stocks were
well up With those registered anywhere
throughout the list. Southern Pacific.
which has been 'soldiering' around rs
for several weeks, advanced sharply to
?1is and closed at ?1's. n gain OF 2is
points over the previous close, while
Union Pacific rose 27S points to a close
OF i33i2. Erie common gained -.
points. closing at 10, and Atchieon ad-
vanced ~ points TO 1881. New Haven
closed up 2 points at 50. while New York
Central, on a turnover Of Ii,l00 shares,
gained lss points to 1881. Pennsyl-
vania, In spite Of the fact that II will
profit considerably from the increased
Norfolk and Western dividend, was
of a lagsard. gaining only "
OF a point and closing al j67s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
NARROW RANGE OF
PRICES IN COTTON
Preliminary Acreage Reports
show Moderate Increase
in Planted Area.
NEW MARKET INFLUENCES

Cotton moved within a range Of I to
& points yesterday and closed unchanged
IN 2 points higher. Trading was In very
Ilrh, volume and the business was
chiefly Of a professional character.
There was no especial feature in the
news aside from the kilograms reporting
firm southern spot markets and the rou-
tine weather adNices.
IN attempt was made to create APP
r-ehension on the score of scarcity OF
seed for replanting purposes. II. I.
blackwell, editor Of the Cotton aud Cot
ron seed OF Nsrs. who was In New
York yesterday. said that two weeks
ago as high as 500 , ton was paid for
cotton seed by rme MIR. Blackwell.
however. admitted that this price was
10; al all general.
\. Norden n Co. issued their prelimi-
ra-v export on the acreage of cotton
YESTERDAY, placing the increase at SO
rer cent, with an estimate of a reduce
lion VI = per cent. In the use OF fcrtil-
izers. Memphis wired tlat the weather
was cold and disagreeuN'~ I'D that rom
siderable replanting vas indicated. Thu
weather over the eastern belt was gem
etally fair TO partly cloudy. In the west
{, was unsettled, with scattered showers
over TEXAS.
Tile Jourrdi Of Commerce has the fol-
lowing To- say regarding acreage ALA
btnl. decreases 10 TO 20 per cent, as
opposed 10 increases OF 5 to 10 per cent.
TEXAS. increases of ! to 20 per cent.
Oklahoma, increases of - to IS per
cent. Mississippi. increases averaging
10 per cent
Theodore ". Price has the following TO
say IN this weeks issue OF Conn crcc
ord Finance: The stability Of prices,
despite the international crisis and tho
small export movement. Is in fact the
most Impressive feature of the situation
and can only be explained upon tho
theory that one or moro unrcvcaled
forces are operating to neutralize the
weight Of the accommodating stocks Of cot
ton IN the UIItcd States. just what
these influences are 1t is hard to say.
Worldwide imitation may be one. The
advance in silver. which is now selling ~
e5Ss cents ar ounce. Is another. The
hope Of an early peace is a third. The
unknown consumption of cotton In the
manufacture OF ammunition is a fourth.
and last and most important is the ease
OF money and the increased acceptability
OF cotton A. collateral for loans. All
these factors arc probably at work In
Creating a situation thst is confusing
both factions in the small speculation
that j. now Interested in the cotton mar
ke'. Cnde such conditions IL is difficult
10 say anything Of interes, or authority
IN regard 20 the future"
Market closed steady.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
~sikRUuAIEs' >oII,Es,

IN PURSUANCE OF an order of Honor
sblc John l.. Cohaian, u Surrogate OF the
County Of Sew York, notice is EGreey given
to all persons having claims against GEORGE
Nash. late OF the County OF sew York, de-
ceased. TO present the same with voucssso
thereof to the subscribers a. their pace Of
t-ansactlrg business. at the once OF The
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, No. N
william street. In the Borough OF Msnhat.
ts.. cry OF Sew To!k. Oh " bc:STS tao LIST
day OF July next.
Dated. Sew York. the lsth day Of De-
cenber. 1915.
PASY.
Ry EDWIN GfRRs. Asst. Ssey.
WA TFH " HrnPI\G EXECUTORS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28
Aprti 81

THURSDAY, April -.
Receipts Of beeyes were a63 head, nearly
all OF which wers consigned direct to
slaughterers. There was no trade in live
cattle. The feeling WAS steady. Dressed
beef was In fair demand at II Dt<hc. per
ID. for city dressed native sides,
Receipts Of calves were 7S2 head. includ-
ins %: head for the market, Trade was
No really primo stock offered. Common TO
veals sold at TaS9S0 per 100 lbs.
calves we're In fair demand ut l2d isc. for
city dressed veais: l0Wi3c. for country
dressed.
head. including 4 cars for the market.
sheep wore nominal. with tho feeling
steady; lambs weak to l5c. lower; no
primo unshora lambs sold ct e1I00II.SS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-28

SEALED BIDS NJ he received hy ths
Board OF Water SUPPLY NJ It's offces.
twonty-s"cori floor. NHr'cipal BUILDING.
Park Row, Certr" rri Chambers streets.
New YORK; CITY, until ~ 4. ". on Tuesday.
May =. 1915, for Contract ~. for furnish.
ing and nstH' ing r'fot connections.
valves, Sun boxes amt pp~urtensncsI
for controlling riser valves N the SHAFT,
Of the CITY Tunnel Of the CatlS,l Aaus-
duct IN Sew N'gk 'i'y.
At. the above pace ara tins tho hid.
Will be publicly opened NrI read. Psmnh-
lets coutuiu;nc Information 10Y Bidders and
contract drAWlnE AN h' obtained at tho
above adires-, AZ the once % tho Secre-
tsry. ly dcros.t!uE tho sum Of ten dollars
500 IN ua-h or le equiNs'rut Tor each
pamphIct Tor further par.iel'ayr apply
10 tn of . ~ ~" Principal Assistant Eu-
ginec. nt the above nlircss
CHARLES STRAUSS. President.
CHARLES y. CHADWICK,
jobs l. Ga NIS.
Town ssiouort ~ tho Boari 81 water supply.
GEORGE rFNrHrESrONF Sarre'arv.