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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
Foreigners Institution Opens
on East Side.
Second Year of Students
Taught by Madam Left.
PROUD TO Be AN AMERICAN
Russian Woman Treasures Her
Citizenship Papers.
at Branner School
Seventy-Two Already.

The night school for foreigners
opened Monday evening IN the Bran
ner school with a musical ana literary
program. which was given py NUM-
Der of Topeka artists and a rev mem
beers of the school. This is the OPEN
ing of the second year of the school
taught by Madam NJ. A. Leff
The program was preceded by
short talk made by Madam Leff, on
the necessity of having night schools
for our foreign population ana OF the
difficulty she is facing because the
city hasn't enough money to run a
night school. She spoke-of how great
a privilege it is to a foreign-born per-
son to become an American, ana OF
the great pride she felt when she Sc
cured her citizenship papers 1ive
months ago. She closed her talk with
the statement that one consolation
was hers, that there never was pro-
gressive step taken anywhere without
a great deal of opposition"
This school opened in October 191 5,
with eighteen pupils and closed in
March, 1916, with three times as
many This year only two days notice
was given and the enrolment is sew
enty-two. The pupils range in age
from % to IS and most of them are
the heads of families. They work al
hard physical labor all day and study
in the night school from 1880 to $3.50
at night. Some of them are unfortu-
nate and cannot read or write theil
own language; others have good ed
ucation in their owr tongue. In the
school there are MeXicans, Germans
Russians, Poles and Ruthenians- AL
are DESTROYS of becoming good citi-
Zens. They study reading and writ
ing and the elements of English gram
mar. They are instructed in the form
of our city. state and national gov
errments. This leads usually to the
desire to become citizens and the TAX
~ ont oF ,aa+,-roIiza nanarS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The new dance, ..Two-Two." will be
taught Wednesday at kellam nall
Adv.
The Cooperative club held big
meeting today noon at the Elks' CLUB.
W. o. Anderson, the new president,
presided.
The Women's society of the First
Congregational church will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock
at 935 Fillmore.
A marriage license was issued from
the office of the probate judge today
to Aubrey Z. Daniel. McFaiis, MO-,
age %, and Justice Hobbs, Topeka,
age 20.
The average cost per patient at the
new tuberculosis SaDitarium has been
81 a day, according to report made
by Mrs. Kate Pierson, secretary OF the
Public Health Nursing association.
Twenty-seven patents have entered the
hospital since it opened six months
ago.
A horse and buggy belonging to Il.
H Eddy, who lives west of Menoken,
was tolen in broad daylight Monday
afternoon from in front of the Pax
ton & Paxton store. City and county
officials are making efforts to locate
the rig but not trace has been found
The horse was a. dark bay, fat, and
hitched to a top buggy.
William Butler may not be tried fol
blowing" the safe of the Triton
grocery last June. His case was sci
for hearing in the first division of the
district court today but the attorneys
got to negotiating over Butler and
the hearing was set forward until Fri
| day or Saturday. In the meantime i
| is possible that Butler will plead
| guilty to some form of larceny"
Mystery surrounds the entertain
ment for Rotarians in their MONTH,
| meeting Thursday noon at the Pelle
| tier tea room. George w. Hart sec
rotary of the club, writes in the in
vitations that, from an outside sourc
| just learned we will have something
| extremely good at the meeting.
| Music will be furnished by Mis-
| Beulah Hall, the violinist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
HE'S NOW A FREE MAN
States Witnesses Failed to Appear
O'Hare Turned Loose.

William O'Hare is either a most
fortunate or a most unfortunate man,
depending upon whether or not he is
guilty of burg,arizing the Paxton &
Paxton store last summer.
His case came up for trial in the
first division of the district court to-
day. He was in court with his at
torney, j. S. Ensmipger- The county
attorney, banked by witnesses, all of
whom became acquainted with O'Hare
after the robbery occurred. occupied
the other side of the table. The pri-
vate detective who dug up the evil
dence was there also.
Jurors filed into the box as their
names were called. The attorneys for
the state stated the case. The exami-
nation of jurors began. Challenge
after challenge was used until both
sides had exhausted their quota and
the jury was accepted.
Then the state made a discovery and
two or three attorneys, the prosecut-
ing witness and half a dozen others
disappeared from the court. room.
They came back and conference was
held with Judge A. w. Dana. Then
Robert Carver, assistant county attor-
ney, made an announcement.
THE state has just discovered" he
said, that the two principal wit
nesses- two women who saw and
Identified the defendant as the man
who came from the rear of the Paxton
store carrying two grips. have disap-
peared. The state does not know
where they are. In view of that fact
the state moves that the C; Sc be dis
missed
And the case was dismissed. O'Hare
who has been a prisoner awaiting trial
for months, walked out of the court
| room free man without even the for
nalitV of trial
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signor Bissolati. Italy's civil com
missioner for war. makes the an
nouncement and declaration that Aus
trfa must be destroyed. And II this
a Italy's portion of the war, as her
allies seem to think it is, and she
doesn't make much better progress at
81 than she has during the past year.
Il is certain that the war will have TO
continue for a full decade before this
Italian desideratum is brought to pass
The European war is big one but 1t
isn't any bigger than some of the talk
it has engendered. And it is mighty
convenien: for divers European states
men that talk is as cheap on the other
side of the Atlantic as it is on this one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
AT THE THEATERS

Manhattan Madness" was filmed
partially in Yonkers. N. Y. Among
the scenes is the old home of the
famous American actress. Clara Nor
ris. Many of Fairbankss adventures
were staged in and about the old
house. Manhattan Madness is being
shown at the Orpheum this week. The
big superfeature, THE Law Decides"
will come to the Orpheum soon, fea-
turing ]. Stuart Blackton and Albert
E. Smith. Definite dates will be an
nounced within a few days.
At the Iris.
The management of the Iris pre-
s-nts three stars today, Blanch Sweet
in 1.-The Storm Rosemary Theby and
Harry c. Meyers in Artistic Atmos-
phere." The two dancer comedians
are meeting with popular approval in
Topeka and put on a clean, clever
reel of good acting and amusement.
The East st. Louis (Ill.) Daily Jour-
nal: 1.-The best ever was the verdict
of all who had the pleasure of hearing
the company Friday night. The Sing
ing Party, as they style themselves. is
composed of a mixed quartet of pro-
fessional singers of exceptional merit.
These artists constitute perhaps the
most delightful quartet of entertain
ers ever heard in the auditorium. and
the costuming of the different char
acters was excellent Auditorium
Wednesday, October IS. Tickets at
WOlcOtt' S-AdV
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EAST SIDE
Notes and personals from East Side.
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street.
telephone between and 10 a. M. $3.50;
other hours, 1851 K-2.

Tuesday evening by the Misses Stella and
Esther Pribble at their home, 420 Quincy
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whitehead enter
tanned at Sunday evening dinner for Mr..
and Mrs. David Laubmann of Manila, p.
l., Miss Rose Winfield and Mr.. Edward
Lawn. Mr.. Laubmann has recently re-
signed his position in the government ser
The Dorcas society of the Third Chris
tian church will hold an all day meeting
at the church Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Prosgrove have re-
turned from spending a few days in En-
poria.
byterian church held business and social
meeting last evening with Miss Mabel Lip
Beatrice Shields, Miss Lillian Olson. Miss
Jane Peterson, Miss Hazel Robbins and
Mrs J. b. Norton.
Evangelistic meetings are being conduct
ed every evening at the East Side Methodist
church at 80 o'clock by Evangelist Hen
Mrs. George Clear of Grover is a guest
for a few days of Mrs. Frank g. Davis.
Miss Rachel O'Harra entertained the
Kansas Sunflower club Monday evening
at her home in Scotland avenue.
The following were guests of Mrs Frank
G. Davis. who entertained with shower
at her home in German avenue last evening.
in honor of Miss Ruby Woolley, whose
marriage will take place soon Miss
CHAR Of Grover. Mrs Mary Mitchell. Mrs.
Frank Magnuson, Mrs. J. J. Fuller. Mrs.
George d. Villee. Mrs. A +. Sieber, Mrs
Frank Hess, Mrs. Flora Wilkerson. Mrs
Carl Shuttle. Mrs. G. L. Woolley, Mrs. John
SASH Mrs. Mary Sash. Miss Dicfe Wallace
and Miss Laura Barrett
The Rev. H. S. Wise will preach this
evening at the Seward Avenue NJ f.
church on 'The Question in the Dark "
Miss Norvelle Bowers will furnish special
music
Mrs Henry Huber will be hostess We'd
nesday afternoon in her home to the
Golden Rod Card club
Mrs II. Gilyeat who has been i'll the
past week in her home on Hancock street,
is improving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
COMMERCIAL CLUB TABLE TALK,

The Hughes whiskers will cause
the loss of one female vote in Kansas,
and maybe more. The stenographer
at the Topeka Commercial club re-
fused to register at the primaries but
she so dislikes the looks of the whis
kers of the presidential candidate that
she has registered and will vote for
Wilson who has so fine eyes"
This will be a busy week for the
assistants at the Commercial club.
There the farmers and shoppers from
the small towns will call TO get their
rebates. during Suburban days. INV
Seldom day passes that Scott Hop
kins doesn't drop into the secretary S
office after lunch and tell an inter-
esting rcminisccnce or repeat a story
remembered from the hundreds of
volumes he has read.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

National prohibition of the LIQUOR
traffic would save to us a generation
Of men who would give blessing to
their time, argues Ira Landrith, the
Prohibition candidate for the vice
presidency. And he bases this argu-
mont on the premise that the drunk
ard is never a tightwad and is a lover
OF men, and that the mean, misery,
narrow skinflint doesn't get drunk
And perhaps Mr.. Landrirh's conten-
lions are sound. But there would
seem to be the possibility that it may
be the effects of the llbations con-
sumed that make the drinker so gen.
erous, so whole-hearted and so desir-
Gus of being friendly with all with
whom he comes in contact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

With COnstitutionalist forces join
ing the Felix Diaz movement at the
rate of 5000 and 10000 a clip. it
would seem that the least of v Car
ranza's troubles these days should be
concerned with the activities of the
Villa band in northern Mexico And
The increasing momentum that the
Diaz revolution is taking on would
also suggest that anything which looks
like real peace in Mexico is much
farther away than it is even in Eu-
rope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

girl gets homel You don't ride on
this Cart
If somebody mad shocked him with
electricity, Hayden could not have
been more startled "A coward"
In a moment he was outside, the
car was vanishing and he was saying
to himself: That's just what's wrong
I'm a coward!'
A new sensation caught and tore in
his throat-a wrenching, gagging
force that was the pride of manhood
reused and stung to the quick. He
found himself sprinting down the ave-
nue. toward the side street up which
the girl had fled.
made little sound on the asphalt pave
He turned the street and listened
Down it at no great distance he heard
voices. He slid along thru the shad-
ows and the voices grew nearer
Then he made out indiStinctly thru
the darkness two figures just beyond
him and at the same moment ter
rified call for help broke the silence.
A snarl broke from Haydon's lips
He clutched forward wildly and his
fingers sank into a throat-a mans
He ground his teeth and set his fin
gers with all his strength into the
Welding flesh He felt the man
writhe under him, felt his startled cry
fight for utterance under MS recent
less fingers.
Then followed a desperate pressure
of muscles against his. His head was
battered and bruised, his body tor
tured with the weight placed upon it;
but his fingers held to the throat.
over and over, up and down. back
and forth in the darkness and mlre
of the street, they struggled Tor the
mastery until Hayden knew he had
A binding light streamed in his
face. voices called and sharp voice
said: Let go. lad You've got him
all right. all right
Hayden let go and sat up Three
policemen were lifting limp figure
into the tonneau of their car One of
them came back to him. tY GU better
come along with US. You're battered
up in great shape, If you only knew
it. Well take the girl along to her
| house"
Hayden, refusing the offered arm
staggered to the car. and, entering It,
/ sank weakly into a seat. something
pressed against him in the darkness
| as the car started, something clasped
around his neck and something warm
and fragrant rested on his lips. Again
a shock cleared his consciousness
| the lips of the girl
| They left her at her home, humble
little place. Then the car turned away
On the way back to the station
Hayden asked one of the officers how
they happened to come
"The conductor of one of the cars
stopped in We were doubtful, but We
thought it would do no harm to rslr
| ont BY the way, it must take some
nerve to tackle a man thirty pound:
heavier than you. We found knife
in the grass, too. How'd you do it
/ Hayden shook his head Il lit in t.
him, that's ALL But I'm going to ge
wise to n few boxing and wrestline
stunts after this. l may need them
Something's been wrong with me fol
years; 1 haven't dared to ask for E
raise, haven't dared ask a girl to go t.
a show I'm on now-you beti
chap called me q coward. and it.
the luckiest word 1 ever had Spoken
to me-
The policeman looked at him curl
ously You'll feel better after tn,
surgeon fixes you up he said, quietly
l-(Copyright, 1916, by the McClur,
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

China's door may still be open, but
the way Japan has pricked up her ears
over the big American railroad project
that is being contemplated in the
Celestial Republic wouldn't SO seem
TO indicate. Japan appears to have
Voluntarily assumed the role o. door
Keeper extraordinary for China. And
no doubt the Mikado ard his coun-
ciilors will attempt to dictat, just
how far the door of China shall be
opened to others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

Scarcity of leather is credited with
being the reason for the increasing
price of shoes, another hike of from
so TO as cents pair in the Wholesale
prices of shoes just having been an
nounced. But if it is. the leather that
is put into shoes which is responsible
for the prices being charged for them,
how does it happen that low shoe
sells for about the same price that a
high one does?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
LOCAL MENTION

Economy Auto Baggage Co. Phone
1060.-Adv.
T. F. B. Dance at Moose hall
Wednesday evening, october Is. Ad-
mission rs cents. Union music.-Adv.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new 25c-35c doz Brunt Drug Co.-Adv
F. A Rooster. D. D. s.. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor
rhea and oral prophylaxis--Adv.
The St. Louis Star-Chronicle: The
K ellogg-Haines Singing Party who APP
peared with the Symphony Orchestra
at Tyrolean Alps is one of the best
mixed quartets appearing before the
public They rendered some very de-
iightful numbers. among others the
..Se Saran Rose Waltz" and the Lucia
Sextette" The latter was the gem of
their concert. Auditorium Wednes-
day evening. Tickets at Wolcott's.-
Adv
Sons and Daughters of Justice reg
ular meeting tonight. After meeting
there will be dancing for members
and friends. Lobach-Doel three-piece
orchestra.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

For elasticity or comprehensive
ness. nothing seems to be in the same
class with the Monroe Doctrine. A
French authority on international af-
fairs has reached the conclusion that
the German U-boat raids on this side
Of the Atlantic are in violation of that
doctrine, or rather. that IN tolerating
them, the United States is refusing to
press this doctrine to its logical ends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

About the only thing that can be
said of the request of Oakland, Cal.
that all other towns of the same name
khruout the country promptly effa ce
themselves from the mat or change
their names. which would practically
amount to the same thing, is that it
smacks of the modesty for which Cal
ifornia is so famous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

And the heaviest rain that has hit
these parts for more than a month
wasn't anything like a record-breaker
either. This has been a gere October
all right, and an otherwise delightful
one, too. It's a long time, also, since
the trees of Topeka have worn such
fiashy fall clothes and kept them on so
long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

New York. Oct. 1T.-MONEY-Me Mercantile
paner, 3Ia per cent. Sterling, GO day bills.
lily demand. 40 GIG: cables. '7GsS'
Francs; demand, 5.S4 cables 5S3a. Marks
demand: a0%: cables. 7O% Kr1nen. da
rnand. II l-l6: cables II BIO Guiiders.
demand 3OB: cables. IL Lires demand
6-4s: cables, 6.4T- RubIes dcmaud 3IX.
cables. q Bar silver. G7si Mexican
doaiars- 52Ac. Government bonds. steady.
rafroad bombs strong. Time loans sfeadyy.
~ days. 3@3A; 80 days and 6 months. az
San money, firmer: high 3: low. o1l
ruling rate. pa last loan, 3: closinr hid
"a; offered at 3. ~ss oid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

The world-famous newspaper CORE
spondent at Winstead, Conn, must
look to his laurels. A prototype of
his, as near home as Atchison. Kan,
tells of a pig that was raised with
litter of pups which now runs out in
the road and attempts to bark at pass
ing wagons just like a dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

Mr.. Hughes will PROBABLY also go
down in the political history of the
country as the presidential candidate
who established a record for the num-
Der of circles he swung around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17
Wheat Up 6 Cents at X. c,

Kansas City, Oct. 17.-Expcrt trans
actions affected the local market also,
and following the lead taken by Chi
cago, all options scared, May register
ing an advance Of cents closing at
s1.591s as against S1.53 II yesterday.
December closed at S1.57A as com
pared with S1.52A yesterday and
July, which closed yesterday at
s129A, was quoted at S1.34ss at the
close today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

1t is just one thing after another in
little, old New York" The famine in
street car service. and the milk fam
Inc are followed rapidly 10y a coal
Il mine
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

WILLIAM KEPPES, months old
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. John Keppes. died
last evening in the home of his pa
rents, 529 East Gordon street. The
funeral was held at $3.50 o'clock. this
afternoon in St. Joseph's German
Catholic church. Interment in Mount
Calvary cemetery.
WILLARD HARRIS, age 6, died
last Thursday in Omaha, Neb- The
body arrived in Topeka this morning.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
Thursday afternoon at Shiloh Baptist
church. Interment in Mount Auburn
cemetery.
IRE MADOO, age %, died Monday
in his home, 1912 Grand avenue The
funeral will be held at O'Clock
wednesday afternoon at Stonestreet's
chapel. Interment in Mount Auburn
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

r-ha S+ata Journal is a member Of the
Assocfated Press and receives the full day
teIe-ranb report of that great news or
ca171afion for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka, 60. r,.,.,,o,
The news is received in The state journal
building over wires for this sole purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

Monday, will be buried Wednesday
afternoon in Topeka cemetery. Flu
neral services will be held at o'clock
in the First Baptist church, Ninth and
jackson streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-17

Too bad. isn't it. that reasonably
thoro job of taking the census in To-
peka cannot be accomplished
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Sink a Big British steamer.

London, Oct 1.-THE British
steamship Welsh Prince, 4,934 tons
gross and owned in Newcastle has
been sunk.
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New York Stock Market.
ICIosinc prices Tor the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange ms re-
ported by Thos. j. Myers. Broker. Column
bian Bldg.1 a..
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the Weather Bureau Office.
opeka. Kan, for the twenty-four hours
lIinP nj Tuesday
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New York Cotton Market
New York. Oct 11.-COTTON-Spot
steady; middling uplands. 1915. Sales 100
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
Carbohydrates
Mann s1Leadership
Mass achmscus Representative
Objects TO Endorsement Of
Wilson Peace MoUc.
fBy Associated prcss.l

CINCINNATI. ONO, December ga
Representative Augustus l.. Gardner. of
Massachusetts, in Il statement here to-
night. repudiatcd the leadership i'm
Congress OF REPRESENTATIVE James r.
Mann becaus" of his Endorsement OF
President Wilson's peace note to tho
European bclliScrents. and says he Will
support Representative Lcnroot for
Speaker when Congress convcncs. The
statement follows:
"l h;tv" read the Endorsement which
III" leader Of my party in Congress
gave yesterday to President Wilson
offer OF interference in European ar
falls. This Is tho fourth or NTH time
that Leader Mann has given encourage
meat to Germanys wicked cause. So
far as ] am concerned, shall tolerate
such leadership no longer
IL believe that the happiness OF the
world requires the destruction of the
dynastcs OF tho IIapsburg and the
Hohcnzollcrns. For that reason. with
very sincere regret. rcpudiatc Con-
gresham Maun's leadership. | shall
support Lenro"', OF Wisconsin, for
Speaker when Congress couvcnes."