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The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
TO "GIANT"
New York Player "Gets By" in Chi
cago Court for Speeding.

Chicago, May 16.-Dave Robertson,
right fielder for the New York
Giants" will appear before Justice
Carlton Prouty of Winneka, ILL.,. to-
day on charge of speeding in an au-
tomobile. Being Virginia gentle
man" saved the ball player from be-
ing held in court yesterday with the
probability that he would have missed
yesterdays game. Robertson was
hurrying back to Chicago for the aft
ernoon game when he was arrested for
speeding. When the justice heard his
name and occupation he consulted a
sporting sheet and remarked to the
prisoner:
"I see Won made a home run yes
terday and sent in three runs. ahead" :"
Yes. sir. and 1 want to repeat to-
day." Robertson answered.
Then 1 had better keep you here
and perhaps the Cubs could win to-
days game" Justice Prouty said.
But on the honor of Virginia gen.
tleman--" Robertson started to say,
when the justice broke in with. That
will do. If you are d Virginia gen.
tleman your honor is good until to-
morrow at IL o'clock"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
PLAN VOYAGE ON KAW
Two Topeka Lads Give Their Parents
an Anxious Evening.

While Sherman Kellogg, II years
old, and Franklin Meade, a year older,
were playing at the sand dip, just west
of the City park Monday. their par
ents, Mrs Fred w. Kellogg of S35
Topeka avenue, and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
E. Meade, S25 Topeka avenue, were
urging the police department to
search the Kaw river for the bodies
of the two boys.
After leaving Harrison school,
where they are pupils, Monday after
noon, the two boys with Willis Dibble,
classmate, decided to float down
the river on raft. The improvised
boat appeared unsafe to Willis, and
he refused to join the party.
When the Kellogg and Meade boys
failed to return from school at the
customary hour, their parents ques-
toned young Dibble. On learning
that the children had planned to float
down the river, they notified police
headquarters
Before a rescue party could get into
action, the youngsters appeared at
their homes. -s-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
SEA OF WHITE AND GOLD
$4,000 Yards of Bunting to Decorate
Coliseum for G. o. p Convention.

Chicago, May f6.-The decorations
for the Republican national conyen-
ton will be more artistic and elabor-
ate than any in the history of the
party, according to plans adopted to-
day. Flags and bunting will only form
part of the decorating scheme The
dominating colors will be white and
gold: The decoration were designed
by c. r. Hall. superintendent of the
Coliseum and julius Floto, an archi-
tect
Eight thousand yards of white
cloth, 1000 yards of gold cloth, $50
flags and shields and 5000 yards of
red, white and blue bunting will be
used in converting the large Coliseum
into a meeting place for the con-
vention.
Brilliant Canopy Overhead.
The iron trusses which support the
roof will be concealed by large panels
of white cloth trimmed with deep
flounces OF gold cloth Several hun
dred workmen are busy preparing the
platform, balconies and seats and it
is expected that the hall will be ready
by June L.
Fred w. Upham, chairman of the
local committee on arrangement will
leave for New York tomorrow to con-
fer with Chairman Charles D. Hilles
of the Republican national commit
tee on final plans for the convention
10000 Want Tickets
Officials of the Republican national
convention, declare the demand for
tickets to the gathering is unprece-
dented. Seats have been provided for
12,40o persons in the Coliseum and al
though the convention is three weeks
OH, $4,000 applications have been re-
ceived for tickets OF admission. Re-
quests have come from every state
Several applications came from Lon
don, ENGLAND; Alaska, Hawaii, Porte
Rico and Cuba
Following long established custom
vls'tors TO the convention from out of
town will have to look to their na
tlonal committeeman from their home
state for admission tickets
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
TO $4,000
Sunday Was Sundays Biggest Day in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, May 16.-Sunday was
the revivafs biggest day in Kansas
City A record breaking crowd of
$4,000 attended the different meetings
and thousands were turned away.
Crowds of men waited outside in a
steady drizzle for chance to hear the
evangelist. Sunday delivered q com
mon sense" talk at the afternoon
mems meeting.
Let's be just common folks this
afternoon" he told them Lets just
talk common sense like men,
you ought to be afraid of sin for
your children's sake" he shouted.
why, while some of you fellows are
scratching gravel to make one lap
your boys are making ten. We've got
kids who have not yet sprouted long
breeches who know more about sin
than Methuselah. There are little
frizzIetop sissies, not yet in long
dresses, who know more about vice
than did their grandmothers when
they were IS years old"
His audience was perhaps more
demonstrative than any he has yet
had in Kansas City. They applauded
longer and sometimes broke forth in
cheers that shook the building.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
SHOES AWAITING, TOO
Price of Leather Going Up After Al
titude Record. Declared Dealers.

Philadelphia, May 16.-The Nation
al Shoe Retailers association with
headquarters in this city has called a
conference of allied industries from
all parts of the country to consider
abnormal trade conditions. A. H.
Gueting. secretary of the association
today said:
Existing extraordinary conditions
and the prospect of a serious shortage
of leather very soon are alarming
everybody in the trade. One of the
things we hope to accomplish through
the conference of allied industries is
elimination of waste 1t is no longer
a question of price in the trade but
of getting merchandise and raw ma
terial. Shoes will cost more and in
fact are already costing more over the
counter. We have just been notified
of an additional advance of seven
cents a foot for glazed kid in this
market. This means the fashionabl
eight-inch boot for women in big de-
mand for short skirts, must take on
an additional advance of from 80
cents to rs cents a pair over the pres
ent prices"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
THREE INSANITY ROADS
Mescal Affords a Choice of Routes But
Smoking 1t Is Most Effective.

Augustin Alba, Topeka plainclothes
man, has prepared a statement for
federal officials at Washington, COW
ering the Mescal button and its va
rious uses as a drug. Mescal has been
introduced upon the Indian reserva-
ton at Mayetta by Mexicans and is
creating a big disturbance. A gov
ernment agent found a lot of the but
tons on Indians yesterday and brought
them to Topeka to see what he could
about them.
Mescal. Alba says, is much more
dangerous as a drug than the loco"
about which there has been so much
discussion recently. There are three
ways of using it. 1t is made into a
liquor, a harmful tea is made from
it and it is pulverized and smoked
The latter is the most effective meth
cd of bringing on insanity that is
known.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
JUST PLAIN DIPLOMAT
Mexican Envoy Not Seeking to Arouse
Japs Against United States.

Seattle, May 16.-Coi. M. Perez
an, arrived in Seattle last night from
Mexico with his family and members
of his official staI, en- route to his
post in Toxic. The party was to de-
part today for Vancouver. b. c..
whence they will sail for the Orient
on May 49,
''I am simply on my way back to
Japan with my family and with mem
bers of my staff after visiting my
home in Mexico for a few months -
said Colonel Romero. "I have no
mission to japan save as diplomatic
representative of my government. 1t
was charged, when I went there a year
ago that / had been sent by Carranza
to enlist Japanese aid against the
United States. That has been over a
year now and there has not been any
trouble with Japan
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
PART OF BRIDGE GONE
High Water Causes Delay in Work
on Interurban at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Kan, May ia third
of the piling structure on which the
interurban intended to cross the Kaw
river into South Lawrence was swept
away by sudden head of water
Tuesday morning. Driftwood was
thrown against the piling and the
temporary bridge was badly damaged
by the impact Work on the inter-
urban will be delayed by the accident.
Timbers from the bridge were swept
over the dam, and a large raft on
which were engines and derricks of
the construction company broke loose
from its moorings and was swept
down the river. Only the pilings of
the bridge prevented the wrecking of
the barge against the dam, river men
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16

Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississip-
pi, Missouri. Oklahoma, South Caro-
lima, Virginia and the District of Col
umbia, nearly all of which involve fac
ional disputes.
Among the problems which faced
the secretary was the distribution of
seats. In the press section there are
accommodation of 52S and 1900 ap-
plications for seats have been received.
The committee reserved 200 seats for
the use of presidential candidates and
their friends. So far fourteen presi-
Dental candidates have requested 700
seats. The roll of the convention pro-
vides for seats for 991 delegates. The
final meeting of the committee on
arrangements will be held May 81.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
HONORS To COMPANY C
First Prize in Service School Awarded:
New Recruits In.

Washington, May 6.-The prize for
the best drilled company of the first
two weeks course at the National Ser
vice school, the ''Women's Plattsburg."
went to Company c, commanded by
Miss Frances Williams, sister of Mrs.
Joseph Letter.
Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. wife of the chief
of staff. u. S. A, made a brief address
TO the winning company. The COM
panies were rated on drill, caliSthenicS
and order of tents. The highest pos
sible mark was 400 and Company G
averaged 3S4. with Company D next,
at 375.
Women rockies for the second
course at the camp. which opens to-
morrow, began to arrive Monday aft
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
nc movies and a heavy federal tax on

the movies and heavy federal tax on
exhibitors
The movies are one of the most
powerful foes of the booze interests.
Liquor trade papers are full of articles
with such headings as this, The
Movie Menace and Let the Movies
Pay the War Tax Midas Criterion,
one of their organs, warns editoriaily
that the Liquor industry has not ap-
preciated the scope of the moving pic
lures in their harmful effects on the
liquor business
That prohibition is a big benefit to
the moving picture business seems to
b the result indicated by first returns
of 4 QUESTIONABLE conducted among
more than a thousand picture houses
il the seven states!
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
FUSS over APPOINTEE
Rejection OF RubIee by Senate Is Vic
tory for His Political Enemy.

Washington. May 16.-Reconsidera-
ton of the vote by which the senate
late yesterday refused to confirm
George Rublee of New Hampshire as
a member of the federal trade COM
mission, was discussed as a poSSib
ity today by supporters of the nomi-
nee Senator Hollis of New Hamp-
shire, who led the fight in behalf of
the confirmation, is in a position to
move for reconsid GRAFTON, since he
changed his vote in order that he
might do so.
The rejection of the nomination
was regarded as a victory for Senator
GaIlinger of New Hampshire, who for
almost a year and a half had fought
Rublee in the face of administration
support on the ground that he was
personally obnoxious" to him.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
ACTRESS TO WE'D AGAIN
Former Wife of Tod Sloan Engaged to
Navy Lieutenant.

New York. May 16.-In the light of
her positive never again" declaration
of three years ago, after divorcing Tod
Sloan, the jockey, Broadway is agog
today at the confessed intention of
Julia Sanderson, the actress, to marry
again. Early next month she is to
become the bride of Bradford Barnett,
a navy lieutenant, in whose company
Broadway has seen her frequently
during the engagement of 'Sybil.'
The wedding will take place in New
York on June or Z, just after "Sybil"
closes.
Barnett is 35 years old. He is the
son of the late Rear Admiral William
]. Barnett and was graduated from
the naval academy in 1904. While at
Annapolis he rowed on the crew.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
PLAN FOR CONTESTS
of Republican Committee
Starts Convention Work in Chicago.

Chicago. ILL.,, May 16.-James B.
Reynolds, secretary of the Republican
national committee has arrived here
and has opened committee headquart-
ers in the coliseum, where the Repub-
lcan national convention will convene
June l.
First attention was directed to get
ting the contests over delegations of
which there are less than fifty in
shape for presentation to the whole
committee which meets here June L.
Contests have so far been filed from
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
REOPEN RUBBER PLANT
Republic Company Uses $50 of Its
1850 Former Employees.

Youngstown, O., May 16.-The plant
of the Republic Rubber company,
closed since April 20, when the man
agement announced that it would not
operate in view of the excessive de-
mands of labor" reopened this morn
ing and the company claimed $50 of
its 1880 employees returned to work
The plant of the General Fire
Prooing company, closed by a ma
chinists' strike, also reopened today.
The Girard Iron company an
nounced a wage advance to 1000 en-
ployees today.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
LII IS LAUNCHED
One of the largest Submarines in the
United States Navy.

Quincy, Mass, May 16.-The sub
marine, LII, the last of seven vessels
of this class built by the Fore
River Shipbuilding corporation, was
launched here today. The submersi-
bic, which is 10 feet long, is one of
the largest underwater boats in the
United States navy She will have a
cruising radius of $500 miles.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
WICHITA SELLS FRANCE
Twenty Eight Carloads of Bacon
Shipped to Bordeaux.

Wichita, May 16.-Twenty-eight
carloads of bacon. totalling $50 tons.
are being shipped today from a local
packing house to the French govern
ment at Bordeaux, France. 1t is un-
derstood the sale price for the big
Shinraert was s125 nn0
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Committees Have Been at Work
for Weeks GeIaHg Up STA
tiSticS and Data

4 Charts and booths OF striking inter
/ est and value will emphasize yariou:
| features of Baby Week at the Palam;
Settlement headquarters next weel
The booths for the various exhibit
are nearing completion. They ar.
constructed of framework of ligh
lumber. and are partitioned off will
a screen. that makes then
light. airy and hygienie The recep
| ton committee of the executive com
mittee is making its final tour of in
islIeetiGn today and everything is be
| ing got ready for this inspection. T'hi
also will ensure that nothing will be
lacking when the exhibits are throw
open to the public en- Monday Witt
the various exhibits before them the
members of the reception committee
will thoroughly inform themselves 81
as TO answer intelligently all ques
tiGns put TO them next week, and e.
explain thoroughly all the charts ant
maps prepared. ~.
Instructive charts aud mechanical,
centriyances have been generousl,
leaned by the beard of health and th'
Anti-TuberculOs:s Society In all th,
booths the idea Of combining the eN
h;bits To child welfare for children
under six has been adhered to.
A unique set of charts and cartoon
has been prepared by Mrs. w. c. Hob
| dy and MIS-. A. G. Hodgins W. Hum
tphries and Miss A.. S. Drau Of the
ftenementS and cottages division will
demo nstrate the contrasts between
tire tro modes of residence with
graphic effect Numerous photo
graz hs and plans have heen "naunted
for the information of the public
Infant Mortality Shown. 49,.
Perhaps the most striking single
exhibit Of all will be that of the two
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CHARTS and BOOTHS OF STRIKING
INTEREST WILL BE. BIG FEATURES

rps showing in vivid contrast by
cans of colored pins the location uT
births during the past year, aui
/ deaths OF babies under one year of
se for the same period. Infant NOR.
siity by the various natfonalities will
so be shown. These statistics are
1 the hands Of a very able committee
insisting OF Mrs. Paul Wilmington
nd Mrs. Riley II. Allen. Miss Chris.
ne Kemp and James A. Rath, head
orker of Palama Settlement. -
The letter which was published last
eek in the Star.Bulletin, has been
pproved by Superintendent Kinney
the public schools. This letter was
repaired by the executive committee.
I his reply VII. Kinney says: II ana
having sufficient number or capi, :
Il, your letter reproduced To be dis
'ibuted to the teachers OF the grades
oncerned, They win be instructed
haye the Information disseminated
o the children
Just now the committee is striving
. complete its list Of three prizes for
he three highest scores in the heal.
hest baby contest. Already one of
iese prizes has been contributed.
The committee feels that a number
L such prize contests will stimulates.
p interest Of the genera Public AMI
i'll thus insure the greqter amount
- GOOD being accomplished by the
-.
Toward the $500 expense fund a
aDanese night school sent 06.05 with
his remark: Better babies-betteE,
tizens. Here Is good seed for the
educational work that Is
being promoted in Honolulu.
Among the contributors To date are,
Hr. end Yrs. y T.. Steere. friend.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. r. Castle, Mr.. and
Mrs. WE. Frear. Mr.. and Mrs. J. X.
ia't. Mr. X. Uchita, Mrs. Waiter =.
Mrs. F. Swanzy. Mrs. II.
". Won Holt, and the Chinese consul,
Hon. Tze-Ang Wcohuan.
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boy SCOUTS TO
Boon DUTY At
HEADQUARTERS

Once more the Boy Scouts OF Homo
hhu are to have chance to demon,
strate their efficiency and helpful
ness as number OF the alert boys
in khaki will be on duty each after.
noon and evening at the Bnby Weeis
headquarters, Palama Settlement
Different troops have been detailed
for different hours. They viii act
as guides, help to carry babies Tor
weary mothers. escort people to and
from the cars, announce the hours Tor
the lectures, announce the time OF
the departures OF the special cars, and
in every way make themselves gen.
orally useful in their scout habit:
do good turn daily"
When in doubt. ask q SCOUT Is
the motto for the week.
The, assignment of troops Is as fol-
lows
Monday. April 24--Honolulu 9Th. u.
S. Hayward scoutmaster.
Tuesday, April 25-Honoluln Est.
Geo. C. Potter, scoutmaster.
Wednesday. April 26- Honolulu
18th, NC. Santos, scoutmaster.
Thursday, April 27-Honoluln 9th.
l.. G.. Haen1en, scoutmaster
Friday, April 2S-Honolalu 4th. W.
H. Hutton, scoutmaster
Saturday morning Honolulu Sth,
VIM A. Bryan, seoutmaster.
Saturday afternoon Honnlnln 9Th,
Rolla X. Thomas, scoutmaster
Saturday eyening-Honolulu End,
Robert Anderson, scoutn1aster.
Hours for Troops.
The hours for the troops on week
days, up until Saturday are from two
to five p. M. and from seven to nine
p. m. The, Saturday morning troops
will be on duty from lseven-thirteeg.
a. m. until noon. The afternoon
troop will have from one to five p. m.
and the evening troop from seven TO
nine.
In close fellowship with the Boy
Scouts will be members of the l. and
A Club Of Palama Settlement, con
sisting mostly OF high school boys.
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Palama Denotes
"'Safeiy First
To All Mothers
Institution Where Baby Week
Will Be Held Worthy of
Investigation i
CIV o. w. Ky /

Safety First has become d nation
wide slogan, and in Honolulu's -tene-
| ment districts the two words invar-
iably apply to the Palama Settlement
TT is simple to understand Palama
Sett ement is the safety First" OF
1.-The tenement mothers.
$50 when Willie kamaka bruises his
/ big toe; or when Lizzie Wong Ho
/ sprains her wrist; or when Full Hama-
/ mnto cries with a toethache or, per.
lhaps. when some youngster gets tn.
| bereulosls in its early stages, the
fmethers-of fathers-hustle their
/ children to the Palama Settlement for
treatment, gratis.
And the same applies to babies.
They get just as much care and atten.
ton from the settlement as the older
1 children.
Thus is every week a Baby Week
! at the Palama Settlement Every
| week is Child Welfare Week" with
| the institution. For nearly 10 years
the settlement nurses have labored
| until today the settlement emplovs
10 trained district nurses and operates
seven fully equipped dispensaries in
various parts of Honolulu.
Free, clinics, free dental work, free
! medical treatment, free examination,
free milk, free advice-th are ev-
eryday features at the various branch
\ es of the settlement The mothers
land fathers of the tenement districts
ihave come to look upon the settlement
as enc of Iife's necessities. and their
demands upon it are ample.
Thus does Safety First" suggest
/ 'Palama Settlement"
Hcnolulu's first annual Baby
! Week" is to be held at the settlement
next week, and townsfolk and tourists
! interested in this phase of social vel
fare work will have an opportunity to
| gain an insight into the vast under.
taking which the settlement has as,
sumed. A visit to the \ settlement
alone is worth while: visit to the
dispensaries even more So
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ON
BABIES IS READY

An integral part OF any big show
such as that Of Baby Week at Palanla
Settlement is its literature At one
end of the room of exhibits will be o
table for literature to be distributed
to Visitors by the ladies in charge.
Some Of the BABY Books Of the Has
waiian Trust Company will he iHclAd-
ed in the distribution. DR.. Il. ).
Goedhue has included some OF his
own pamphlets to be given away. 4
large quantity of Save the Baby
booklets issued by the American Med
ical Association in very attractive
form will be given out. And GUAM.
tity Of slips containing terse bits OF
advice to mothers, such as were used
by the Cambridge, Mass, committee
of baby week, have been contributed.
Much attention is being given to the
little pamphlet prepared by the Cob
lege Club in charge of the exhibit on
feeding and cleaning the baby. en-,
titled The Baby" II will be a re-
sumo OF the denons' = ions given in
all the booths during the week. and
will be printed in English. Hawaiian.
Japanese. Chinese and Portuguese
languages.
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DAUGHTERS OF HAWAII
TO MEET THURSDAY

Hanaiakamalama Queen Emma
park. will be the scene OF the annual
social meeting of the Daughters OF
Hawaii Thursday afternoon at 4
O'Clock !, This is the first meeting of
the organization to be held in the
Nuuanu avenue park An earnest eff
fort is being made by the officers OF
the Daughters" to gather new lot
of articles for the museum in the
park to be donated on the annual
meeting day.
A tribute to the memory. of Mrs
Sarah CCan Waters, who died March
80 was read at the last meeting of
the society by Miss Anna NJ Paris.
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STUDENTS
- WILL GIVE PROGRAM

For the purpose of raising money TO
purchase additional playground equip.
ment and books. the children of the
Kalihi-kai public school will give an
entertainment next Friday evening,
April %, at the Kalihi church. The
students are giving the program
themselves and 500 tickets have beeh
issued for the affair.
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lat Licutenent Tenant. son 0:
Fl. S. Tenant. E-itish Under 3ecre,
tary of war, has received the Dist'n
guished Service Order for Bravery.