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The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08
EDEN WASHERS
And Electric Vacuum Cleaners
Selling Coco at Edison Company.

And Electric Vacuum Cleaners
Selling Coco at Edison Company.
Excuse us for bringing up un-
pleasant thoughts to housewives
Especially those who are not let
ting electricity do their worl). But
speaking of spring cleaning-as we
were a week or so ago-reminds us
that if our good women would
properly equip themselves for K.
there would be no hard work c.
worry about spring cleaning. We
have mentioned this before, but we
repeat it. 1t would be very little
more than an ordinary cleanup
morning of any day in the year.
All any home needs in this re-
spect is an Electric Vacuum Clean
er. 1t takes the drudgery out of
spring cleaning and housekeeping,
because carpets and rugs never get
full of dirt and dust where there is
an Electric Vacuum Cleaner. 1t
does all the work and is so easily
operated that child can handle it.
The following have just pur-
chased Electric Vacuum Cleaners
from the Edison Company: G. c.
Wolcott, 1852 Garfield; DR.. Silver
thorne, 1161 Garfield; Mrs. w. G.
Deacon, 1854 Polk; Mrs. r. L.
Campbell, 1910 Harrison: Mrs. A.
NJ Patton, 1923 Western: EHa-
hizer & Spielman, Kansas Avenue;
F. S. Nelson, 11O1 Buchanan.
We don't understand why women
will wear themselves out bending
over a wash tub when for 5 to %
cents an electric washing machine
will do any average family wash
ing. Go into the Edison Company's
office and watch that Eden Electric
Washing Machine work and ask
yourself why any woman does
without it. You can buy one of
these wonderful machines on the
installment plan.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08

Clay; c. r. White, 1916 Western;
]. o. Wood, 1877 Lane: Mrs. John
Murphy, 220 Harrison.
In the eastern part of the city
]. H. Frantz. 1O47 Lawrence; w.
H. Smith, 1925 Lime; Frank Redd,
1926 Monroe; Lewis Crabb, 1925
Jefferson; Mrs. NJ J. Lawrence,
Ala E. 1st; George Wharton, 610
California avenue; Irwin Snattin-
ger, 626 Monroe; w. w. Russell,
82S E. 18th; J. E. Pottinger, SO4 e.
18th; Matthew Carle. S13 Jefferson:
S. H. Dixon, 215 Chandler; J. F.
Butler. 609 Swygart.
In North Topeka. w. Miller,
1418 Logan; S. F. Mellinger, S13-
SIS North Jackson.
In addition to the free estimates
for house wiring, the Edison COM
pany is continuing its offer to ex-
tend its service lines to any home
in the city free of charge, and to
also install the meter free of
charge.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08
GET A FREE ESTIMATE OF
COST OF WIRING YOUR
HOUSE FOR ELEC-
TRICITY.

The Edison Company again calls
attention to the home owners and
house renters of Topeka to its free
estimates for house wiring.
1t win send one of its representa-
tives to any home in any part of the
city and make a free estimate of the
cost of wiring the house. No OBJ
legation is incurred.
If after receiving the estimate you
do not wish to have your house
wired, the estimate has cost you
nothing. If you do have the house
wired, the estimate sill costs you
nothing.
The Edison Company furnishes
these estimates free because so many
home owners do not know how little
it costs to wire their home on an
economical basis when the work is
planned by an experienced person.
Furthermore. it gives the Edison
representative an opportunity to ex-
plain the Company's easy payment
proposition for house wiring.
Call 1880 and let the Edison Com
pany send one of its representatives
to your home. Remember, it costs
you nothing.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08
PRESS CLUB MEETING
Topeka Newspapermen in Business
Gathering Monday Afternoon.

All members of the Topeka Press
club are urged to be present at a meet
ing at the club rooms in the Mills
building at 4 o'clock Monday after
noon. At that time arrangements will
be made for the big April banquet
Since the per-MacLennan-E East
man-Curry banquet, Congressman D.
r. Anthony, jr., editor of the Leaven-
worth Times has been admitted as as
SOciated m 1eu1 ber
The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08
Good for Colds.

Honey, Pine-Tar and Glycerine are rec
ognized cold remedies. In DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey these are combined with
other cough medicine in plea SAINT syrup.
DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey quickly stops
your cough, checks your cold, soothes
Irritation of the throat. Excellent for
young, adult and aged. It's one of the
best cough syrups made. Formula on
every bottle. You know just what you
are taking and your doctor knows it's
good for coughs and colds. Insist on DIR.
Bells Pine Tar Honey. Only 25c. at Drug
Observation-Disclosures.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08
Abandon the Glen-Wood.

Mr.. Humphreys today puts out the
following advertisement:
''WANTED-A modern building for a first
class hotel with running hot and cold
water in rooms and elevator service. Ad-
dress Horace G. Humphreys, secretary of
the Humphreys Hotel Company, National
Hotel, Topeka
On account of the failure of NJ
Hazelbart of Mount Oliver, Pa, owner
of the Glen-Wood Hotel building, 401-
4O3 Kansas avenue. to modernize the
building, the Humphreys Hotel COM
pany will vacate the hotel on April
80. upon the expiration of a ten-year
lease. Such was an announcement
made this morning Dy Horace C.
Humphreys.
All efforts to find a modern build
ing in Topeka in which to open a
hotel have proven futile and as a re-
suit Mr.. Humphreys has leased
building in which the furniture will
be stored While denying that the
company has ever made money out
of the Glen-Wood. the European an
mex of the National hotel, Mr.. Hum
phreys expressed himself as willing to
lease a modern building. place his fur
niture in it and continue operating a
European hotel and believes, with
proper modern facilities, he could
break even on the project.
a Constant Quarrel.
The ten-year lease of the building
is described as one constant quarrel
with the out-of-town owner in an en-
deavor to modernize the old court
house building converted into a hotel
The elevator hasn't operated for
months. it is declared. Further. it is
The Topeka state journal., 1916-04-08

Tonight sure, Remove the liver
and bowel poison which is keeping
your head dizzy, your tongue coated,
breath offensive and stomach sour.
Don't stay bilious. sick, headachy,
constipated and full of cold Why
don't you get box of Cascarets from
the drug store now? Eat one or two
tonight and enjoy the incest, gentleSt
liver and bowel cleansing you ever ex-
perienced. You will wake up feeling
fit and fine. Cascarets never gripe or
bother you all the next day like calo-
mel, salts and pills. They act gently
but thoroughly. Mothers should give
cross, sick bilious or feverish children
a whole Cascaret any time. They are
harmless and children love them
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
SAVE HIGH SPEED STEEL.
Reclamation Policy Wards Off Santa
Fe Shops Decrease.

Recla nation of tool steel on the
Santa Fe system has warded off
decrease of from to 10 per cent in
the shops output of that road, accord
ing to f. J. McKernan, tool super
visor.
All tool steel is returned tc the To-
.peka shops for inspection. After in
spection all steel considered service
able is held in reserve to be made up
into small tools.
''All the short lengths of high spaced
steel IS returned to Topeka ana made
into tips for lathes and planning TOOLS"
said Mr.. McKerEan. "Of course it
naust be understood that a great num-
Der of the stub ends of lathes and
planer tools are drawn out and made
into square tools for Armstrong tool
holders. Only the small chips re-
moved from the steel in dressing is
strapped.
AT this time the market for this
scrap steel is good.
drills and reamers are reclaimed when
they are of such dimensions that they
can be utilized for other purposes. If
There is a special effort made to re-
worked out very economically on the
Santa Fe. Had this system not been
in effect at this time we would have
had difficulty in being able to operate
sll of our machines due to the short
age of high-speed steel. At present
there is no shortage of this material
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

on our line and everything is moving
Off satisfactorily.
Large washout plug taps that have
become slightly worn out of size are
returned to Topeka, where they are
annealed and recut, making them into
smaller sizes. These taps are all kept
to n standard.
'All of our hand chisels, also CHS
els for air hammer use that have be-
come short, are returned to Topeka.
where they are made up into center
punches All chisels that are not over
four inches in length are condemned.
I'VE are also able to reclaim a great
number of our crank pins by the use
OF the crank pin turning machine.
this machine being designed and pat
ented by John Purcell, and built in
the Topeka shop. The machine can
be operated by either electrical motor
or air motor. and it has been found TO
be very handy and economical. 1t, in
my opinion, is -ar superior to any
other machine of it's kind"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
GRAB MOVIE U-BOAT
British Warships Rudely Interrupt
Film PlOt-Fear It's Germany'S.

New York, Oct. "A wireless mes
sage from ''H. H. Vanloan," a passen-
ger bound here from Nassau on the
steamer Monterey, declares that Brit
fish warships patroiling in the vicinity
of the Bahama islands have seized a
submarine owned by a motion picture
concern while on its way from New
York to Miami, Fla, under the belief
that it was a German craft The sub
marine was off Abaco island in tow OF
a yacht when it was captured last
Tuesday.
The American consul, according 10
the wireless message identified Van
loan and he was permitted to leave on
the Monterrey which is due here to-
day. The message states that the
American consul is taking the matter
M with the state department at
Washington to obtain the release OF
the submarine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

ger. president Osborne, Kan, is the
purchaser of the abandoned grade OF
the Gulf, Plainville & Northern In
western Kansas, it was announced to-
day. The company takes over the
right of way, seventeen miles long,
and other property.
E. A Mcfarland, Lincoln, Kan, has
been elected president of the railroad
company.
The Gulf. Plainville & Northern was
begun several years ago, but owing to
the failure of the construction COM
pany backing it at that time, the
proposition was abandoned just after
the grade was ready for the rails. In
terested parties kept the enterprise
alive by paying taxes in hopes some
other company would take hold of the
project and put it thru.
Announcement today is to the effect
that this is about to be accomplished
by the Imperial concern, which states
actual track-laying viii begin no later
than November l.
The new road will run from Holy
rood, Kan, thru Ellsworth county 70
Hays so that connections may be made
with the Union Pacific. There is a
possibility the road will build north
from Hays into Nebraska
The builders expect to have the
road ready for operation April L, 1917,
when rolling stock and other equip
ment will be purchased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

Boisseyain in her whirlwind stump
speaking swing around the circle The
trip is to follow practically the same
route as the Suffrage Special COW
cred on its historic tour early in the
summer. Leaving Chicago October 3,
Mrs. Boissevain will be on the stump
for the Woman's party in the west
until election day. Regular stops Will
be made at important points in each
state, with numerous platform
speeches at many places where the
train makes short stops
Miss Milholland when she married
Eugene Boissevain, citizen of The
Netherlands, lost her American citi-
zenship. This law applies only to
American women, not to American
men taking foreign wives.
She Is Lawyer.
By profession she is a lawyer, prac-
ticing in New York. She attempted
to enter Harvard and Columbia uni
versity law schools, but being a wom-
ated in law from New York univer-
sity law school. Previously she had
been educated abroad and at Vassar.
She has been active in various social
and economic movements, having
been an agitator for the labor organi-
cations in the shirt-waist and laundry
strikes in New York.
Mrs. Boissevain is tall, athletic,
striking in appearance and of a stately
beauty. She rode milk-white horse,
as herald of the famous suffrage pa
rade in Washington on the day before
the Inauguration of President Wilson.
The suffragists on that occasion, as is
we'll recalled. were subjected to many
indignities by the hooting crowd
which lined Pennsylvania avenue on
both sides.
Her Principal Stops.
Among the principal stops which
Mrs. Boissevain will make are: Chi
cago, Oct. 8; Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 5;
Billings, Mont, Oct. g. Cheyenne
Wyo., Oct. 8: Boise, Idaho, Oct. 9;
Portland, Ore, Oct. 10: Seattle
Wash, Oct IL; Spokane, Wash, Oct
ID; Shelby, Mont, Oct. IA; Great Falls
Mont, Oct. IA: Helena, Mont, Oct. Is;
Butte, Mont, Oct. 16; Salt Lake City
Utah, Oct. 1t; Ogden, Utah. Oct II;
Winnemucca. New, Oct. Is; Reno
New, Oct. 1920: Sacramento, Cal.
Oct. FL; San Francisco, Oct. 81; Los
Angeles, Oct. 1924; Phoenix. Ariz
Oct. 25; Tucson, Ariz., Oct IS; Pres.
colt, Ariz.. Oct 81: W'nslow, Ariz.
Oct rs; Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 30-31
Colorado Springs. Nov. 1; Pueblo
Colo, Nov. l Newton, Kan. Nov 2
Wichita, Kan, Nov. 2; Topeka, Kan
Nov. 3; Chicago, Nov. 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
"A NATION IN BONDAGE
Democrats Issue Book to Show Status
of Mexican Affairs.

: New York. Oct "A white book"
on Mexico has been prepared by the
Democratic national committee which
is aimed to show just what the situa-
ton in that country is and how the
policy of Mr.. Wilson has been de-
termined on the principle of not in
juring a neighboring people for the
benefit of American and European in
vestors.
Under the caption IA Nation in Bon
dage,'' is given q brief account of the
establishment of a tyranny in Mexico.
The common people are described as
despoiled of their lands and homes
through the connivance of corrupt
officials with foreign investors who
paid for concessions and sought to
develop them through slavery Of the
workmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
situation on Western KOau
Has Become Serious.
Southern Pacific Places EN-
barge on EastbOund Freight.
TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED
No Provision Has Been Mace 10
Meet 1t.
Grain Elevators and Store
houses Also Inadequate.

E,aiItire of western railroads, lnciuu-
ing the majority of those in Kansas
to increase rolling stock in proporIioll
with the increase in traftlc, eAPeie %
noint out is increasing the loss anu III
convenience suffered by shippers oW-
ing TO the car shortage this year the
Southern Pacific has already peeh
forced to place an embargo on east
bound freight and the shortage on
other roads, figures issued by the ran
roads themselves show. is becohlhS
alarming.
TENDER are reported 10 per cent more
than the earnings for the same month
in 1915. Santa Fe gross earnings are
running per cent ahead OF last
year. altho that road carried an enor-
nous volume of shipping then North-
western. Canadian Pacific. Union "a
cite. Rock Island. Frisco and other
roads also report gains of from to
1 ; per cent.
EXPERTS assert the shortage october
/ was 10000 cars. including all classes
in. excess of the shortage forecast sept;
I. The majority is in the south ana
west, with the biggest shortage in the
west
Movement of shipping is toward the
east. The result is that many west
ern shippers are unable TO get cars
Rox ears are at a premium.
The fact that grain elevators ana
storehouses are totally inadequate to
take care of the grain shipped is re-
sponsible. traffic men say, for part
of the shortage. Failure on the part
of the railroads to increase their roll
ing stock to any extent in several years
is responsible for n large per cent of
the shortage.
The Katy and Missouri Pacific are
the only western carriers making an
attempt to increase their rolling stock
at present. The Katy is reported to be
considering the purchase of 2.OOO
freight cars. The Missouri Pacific has
purchased 1000. Many roads have
not increased their rolling stock for
several years to any extent in proper
ton to the business increase shown by
animal renortS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
FORD TO MEET WILSON
President Invites Pacifist to Confer
ence at>Shadow Lawn.

Asbury Park, n. j., Oct. Priest
dent Wilson has announced he would
hold a conference at Shadow Lawn
today with Henry Ford. the pacifist.
The president was very much pleased
by Mr.. Ford's announcement several
days ago that he would support the
Democratic ticket in the national cleo
ton and Immediately sent him an in
vitation to come here.
Mr.. Wilson and his followers are
known to be clinging to the hope that
with the assistance of Mr.. Ford, they
can carry the state of Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
WARRANT FOR WARDEN
Woman Charges Missouri Prison Head
Struck Convict With Club.

jefferson City, Oct. "A warrant
for the arrest of D. c. McClung,
warden of the Missouri prison, was
issued today on complaint of Mrs.
Della Reeder. of Kansas City. The
warrant charges that a nephew Of
Mrs. Reeder, James Underwood, a
prisoner, was struck with a club and
manned. The warrant charges feloni-
Gus assault.
Underwood was suspected of start
ing one of the recent prison fires. So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
PUSH END OF STEEL.
Anthony & Northern Is Nearer to
Hays --a-sas

The Anthony & Northern railroad
has finished construction on its ex-
tension from Gibson, Kan, west to
Kinsley Contracts for the grading of
the roads new line from Larned to
Hays have been awarded. Track and
bridge work will be done by the COM
pany's own construction forces.
There will he about 5000 cubic
yards of excavation to the mile. the
maximum grade being one per cent,
the maximum curve about three de-
greeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

of an original field of 10000 entrants.
The eleven We're sent to New York
for the final elimination contest, the
winner 20 be starred in the movies.
But all the contest manager did, Mrs.
Lee says, was to line the eleven UP
before a camera that wasn't even
loaded and send them home again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
BELl.ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.

cred is a letter in her purse addressed
to Mrs. Mary Kimball. Elkhart. Ind.
The letter was from a daughter at
Neepwa. Manitoba, Canada.
The police believe the woman was
one of party of automobile tourists.
but whether she was murdered by her
own party or whether she was the
prisoner of auto bandits, or under
what circumstances she was killed
cannot be determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
KILL UNKNOWN WOMAN
Auto Trip Results in Shooting-Body
Found in Bushes.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 1.-The
body of a well-dressed and apparently
wealthy woman, who had been shot
twice in the head and robbed, was
found this afternoon in a clump of
bushes just outside this city. The only
clew to her identity thus far discov-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

national headquarters at Washington
of the Congressional Union for Wom-
an Suffrage and the Woman's party.
She will take part in the campaign
of the Woman's party against Presi-
dent Wilson and the Democratic ma
tional candidates because of the Demo-
cratic party's opposition to nation
wide woman suffrage.
Every one of the twelve equal SUI
frage states is to be visited by. Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
FAILED TO BE A STAR
Lincoln Woman Sues Movie Company
for Alleged Fake Contest.

Chicago, Oct. because she failed
to flicker as film star. Mrs. Claire
Lois Butler Lee, of Lincoln, Neb.,
wants $4,000 damages from the
World Film corporation and Photoplay
Magazine. When these concerns con-
Quoted a beauty contest recently, Mrs.
Lee was among the eleven survivors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
She COMES HERE
Mrs. IneZ MilhOlland BOiSSe-
vain in Topeka Next Month.
Most Beautiful Woman in Z. S.
VIII Be a Guest.
in CAMPAIGN AGAINST WILSON
Fights Because Democrats OPP
pose Nation Suffrage.
Only Three Stops VIII Be Made
in Kansas.
in CAMPAIGN AGAINST WILSON

Inez M1lholland Boissevain, famous
suffrage speaker, noted also as one
of the most beautiful women in the
United States, will be in Topeka, No
vember 8, according to an announce
ment received here today from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
Pensions for s54 Teachers.

st. Paul, Oct. 2.-Three hurdr and
fifty-four retired Minnesota school
teachers today get their first pension
from the state fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
LAUNCH KANSAS ROAD.

Construction Imperial Project to Begin
November I.
The Imperial Promotion & Con-
struction company. Hal w. Neiswan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
ASK STOCKHOLDERS. HELP.
President Ripley Issues Statement on
Adamson Act Situation,

Stockholders of the Santa Fe have
been sent a statement by Z. P. Ripley,
president, asking them to bestir them
selves to cause congress to act on the
recommendations made by President
Wilson for full public investigation
of the wage dispute between railroads
and train-service employees.
President Ripley says tie-ups under
present laws can only be averted by
granting legislation on the demands
of labor. He asks the stockholders to
assist in securing legislation to meet
the situation created by the eight-hour
law.
He said in part after reviewing the
past developments of the controversy:
THE question, therefore, becomes
of profound importance to you, both
as citizen depending upon railroad
transportation and as a holder of rail-
road stock, to consider what can be
done to obtain necessary remedial leg
! islation. The brotherhoods made it
clear at the session of congress Just
ended that they will resist with all
their power any such remedial legisla-
ton whether it seeks to prohibit
strikes in advance of public investiga-
ton or to put in any form restraint
over labor combinations. 1t is there
fore, reasonable to assume that the
public demand for a remedy will have
to be persistent and forceful or else
the public will continue in its present
defenseless position.
"Since the precedent of abandoning
arbitration and hurriedly paying the
demands of railroad unions by special
congressional enactment has thus been
established, does it not beboove you to
exercise your influence in favor of ap-
propriate remedial legislation?
This company believes that the act
which congress has passed is uncon-
stitutional and that steps must be
taken to resist it in every lawful man
ner."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

The Union Pacific is negotiating for
the purchase of ten Santa F'e type
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

T. d. Alden has been appointed as
sistant freight auditor of the Santa Fe
railroad with offices in Topeka Mr..
Alden has been chief clerk to the
freight auditor. w. w. Strickland
since 1911. He has been in the en-
ploy of the Santa Fe twentySsix years
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-06

wants hard wheat -four for bread
and soft -four for pastry. and the
cooks cannot do without them.
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