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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
ONE PRECIOUS BOOK
State Library Possesses a Treasure in
"Audubon's Birds"

Precious and out of print-one Of
the most valuable books in the state
of Kansas is a volume called 'Audu-
bon's Birds"
Worth $3.50. it is as large as the
top of an ordinary desk and doesn't
look its value. But " contains deli
cate water color drawings of the
American birds from the brush of
Audubon, the naturalist, himself. Not
only is the plumage of the birds
shown but their nests and the trees
they live in. all colored much better
than the best photographs. Almost
every bird known at that time is pic
tured.
The big book is not the most Valu-
able of the few existing sets for sew
eral are richly bound and worth up
to $4,000. 1t has been in the library
for more than 90 years and constantly
grows more valuable as time slips on
Some years ago the plates-works OF
art Inconsistencies destroyed and
the value of the existing books jumped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
WILL never GIVE Up
Gar in Address to NaIiants Says No
Peace Until Enemy Is Oustcd.

London. Jan. S.-Durins review OF
the Russian army on January ., En-
peror Nicholas delivered an address to
the chevaliers of me Order of St
George. according to a news agency
dispatch from Petrograd. The en-
peror is quoted as saying:
ITO you as the most valiant repre-
sentatives of our army, l offer my
most cordial and profound apprecia
ton of your services. which in this
campaign have been full of bravery
and sacrifices. I beg you to transmit
to your respective regiments my sin
cere gratitude for your painful efforts.
Rest assured that as 1 said in the
beginning of the war. l will not con-
clude peace until we nave expelled the
last enemy from our territory, and
will only conclude this peace with the
full accord of our allies, to whom we
arS bound, not by paper treaties but
by real friendship anC blood.
Il ask you personally to convey to
all tn troops my ecognition of their
devoted service which gladdens my
heart. May God protect YOU 4"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
KANSAS dead AGIN IT"
w. C. 7. L. Sends Telegram to Con-
gross Opposing Preparedness.

Washington. D. c., Jan. S.-There is
every reason to believe that the peo-
pie of Kansas are strongly opposed to
the administration program of pre-
paredness. Fraternal, religious and
other organizations, as well as thou
sands of individuals throughout the
SunfloWer state, are daily petitiOning
their members of congress to vote
against any great program such as is
proposed by Democratic leaders.
As an instance of how Kansas wo-
men have become interested in this
question and that they want peace is
indicated in a telegram sent to Sena-
tor Charles Curtis this week. The tel
egram was read to the senate with a
request that its text be incorporated in
the Congressional Record. The tele-
gram represents the wishes of 10000
women and reads as follows:
In behalf of the 10000 members
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, 1 wish to urge you to vote
against preparedness as it is now con-
tempIated by the administration. The
people of Kansas want peace"
The telegram is signed by Lillian
Mitchner, president of the Kansas w.
G IT l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
BAIT WAS SAWS AND FILES.
Fisherman at Wichita Gave Jail Pris
Oners Tools to Use in Escape.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. S.-A man with
a bamboo fishing pole strolled along
Elm street toward the Little Arkansas
River Opposite the county Jail he
stopped to rest a few moments
The pole was leaned against the Jail
while the fisherman rested. A hand
reached out and pulled a small packet
from the tip of his pole. The fisher
man went on to his fishing
Sheriff Frank Sarver heard of the
fisherman and searched the jail. Saws
for cutting steel and files were found.
The fisherman was released from
Jail the day before he started fishing.
The prisoner who received the tools
was Fred Hembree, alleged member of
the Andale bank robbery gang.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
MORRIS COUNTY ON BOOM.
Price of Land Scars Sky High as Re
suit of Oil Leases.

Council Grove, Kan, Jan. S.-Morris
county land continues to boom as the
prospect for opening up a big oil field
here grows.
Fifty representatives for more than
dozen big oil companies have visited
the county in the past two weeks,
leasing all available oil land at prices
ranging from so cents to So per acre.
The largest leases to date are held by
the RoXanna Petroleum company of
Tulsa, Ok, and they expect to begin
drilling at once.
Geographical surveyors who sur
Veyed most of this territory last sum-
men report that Morris county has
several of the best anticlincs of any
fields yet undrilled.
Many farms which have been listed
for sale with the local real estate
dealers are being withdrawn from sale
pending the results from these leases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
Topeka JOURNAL-sATURDAY EVENING JAM

the best books [ felt that 1 knew
what the stage demanded of its mem
bers. First it demanded actors who
could play, within their physical linn
itations, all the parts entrusted to
them Now, 1 learn that no blonde
girl can play part which requires
her TO be made love to by blonde
man. And no little girl is supposed
ever to have a serious thought She
must be of the merry, merry Stage
mana gers and producers have undone
everything that the first writers of the
stage have created. Now We go by
types"
1t is just like the old lady who heard
of Grady Montgomery, manager of the
Iris, in connection with Paramount
films, and wrote him a letter in care
of the Paramount company in New
York.
In Maude Adams's revival of Peter
Pam which was her Christmas pres
ent to New York, all her principal
actors were impressed into the list Of
pirates to share in the festivities OF the
season. Dallas Anderson, who plays
John Shand, was one of the most
piraucal looking of the lot.
The big feature of the bill at the
Kansas City Orpheum theater for the
coming week is Gertrude Hoffman
and her company in "Sumurun."
One of the best vaudeville shows
we have seen was that recently put
on by a pretty Topeka woman. She
walked up and down Kansas avenue
showing off her fur trimmed panta-
Iettes. She was encored repeatedly.
Others later followed her example and
the pantalette seems to have come to
stay-for three weeks.
One noticeable thing about many
pictures shown in Topeka now is the
! jerky way many dramatic situations
and scenes are shown. Do not blame
the producers, Geraldine tbs the
! shears of the censor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
SURVEY OF LEAVENWORTH.
Work Under EmpOria Normal School
To BE Reported Soon.

Emporia. Kan, Jan. S.-The report
of the Leavenworth survey, the most
complete survey of a large school sys-
tenn that has been made in recent
years. will be issued by the Kansas
Normal school at Emporia in a few
days.
The survey was made under the di
rection of w. S. Monroe. Phi. d. of the
Normal school. assisted by Flora J.
Cooke, principal of the Francis Par
ker school at Chicago, Walter R.
Smith, Phi. D., professor of sociology
at the Kansas normal, Ella V. Dobbs
assistant professor of manual arts at
the university, and Minnie f. Porter
principal of the English high school
at Gary, Ind. The advisory commit
tee was DR.. w C Bagley of the Uni
versity of Chicago and DR.. w. W.
Charters of the University of Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

I'D like to have some new roles"
Nine. Louise Homer was talking to
Olin Downes, the able Boston critic
But modern opera composers pay
very little attention to a contralto
voice for prominent part"
The great artist was asked what
opera Was her favorite if any one could
be so called, and she replied quite
frankly, Il am very fond of Samson
and Delilah.' and l hope it will be Civ
en- again this winter after l am back
from my concert tours. It is an
nounced as one of the early prOGuc-
tons of the season, but my work at the
Metropolitan does not commence un-
til the middle of February The mu-
sic for Dehlah always arouSes me and
it is certainly the best part in the
opera.
Then, too, there is 'Orfeo.'" con-
tinued the singer; sit is a wonderful
part and much more sympathetic to
me than the majority of roles I have
TO sing"
1 Madame Homer will be at the Grand
under the direction of Miss Myrtle
Radcliffe, January 20.
At the Novelty.
Nine Vera Mersereau and company
comes to the Novelty the first half of
next week as a decided feature in "A
Romance of OLD Egypt" giving an ex-
tr1ordinary dramatic dancing panto-
mime.
The Crackerjack Four is one of
those llkable quartets that affords a
lot of good wholesome comedy.
Ihc Gaudsmidts have appeared by
! royal command before their majesties
the King and Queen of England
/ Prince and Princess of Wales. the EN-
peror and Grown Prince of Germany
ana King of SaXcny. and are now APP
pcarlng by popular demand before
ther maJestleS, the American peo-
PIE Evelyn Cunningham is a clever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

Tonight will see the last perform
ancc Of The Rosary at this theater
by the Oliver Players. Starting with
Monday night they VIII produce The
Can Of the Pines" 1t was produced
in the larger cities throughout the
country and has never been presented
in Topeka. The locale of the play is
in the Canadian forests ard therefore
it lends itself very readily 10 the
mic artists brush. 1t will run the
first half of next week, with Il popular
price matinee Wednesday afternoon.
For the last half OF the week a
drsm3tization of EInor Gyms novel
zone Day" will be presented. This is
a sequel to the world famous Three
Weeks"
Madame y" and within the Law
are in preparation and Will be pro-
duccd soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

associations formed by the high school
societies are lasting. I know that in
my case they are
L. NJ. Crawford declares that Boston
has long been maligned. when 1
was there" he said, 4 saw sign in
the Boston public library, and it
read, only low talk permitted here 3"
The Ozawkie. Kan, person who
wrote to Enid Marley, Triangle film
star and addressed the letter to the
Orpheum theater in Topeka. ought to
be presented with a free subscription
to some authentic film paper. Whether
or not this is i proposal of marriage
is not known in Topeka, as the epistle
was promptly forwarded to Miss Mar
key at Los Angeles.
Marguerite McNulty. who is a
type but most attractive sounds this
protest against a prevailing custom
among producing managers. Before
I went on the stage L read seriously
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
WE'RE MARRIED IN GERMANY.
Aged Leavenworth Couple Celebrate
Sixticth Anniversary of Wedding.

Leavenworth, Kan. Jan. S.--Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Gibson. Sixth and
Pawnee streets, celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary FridaT.
Both are in excellent health and prob
ably will live to celebrate several 9TH
er anniversaries. Mr.. Gibson married
his wife in Hamburg, Germany, in
1856. And on the same date, three
years later, he arrived at Fort Leaven-
worth, where he was employed as q
blacksmith until the end of the Civil
war after which he moved to the city.
He has conducted the store at Sixth
and Pawnee for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
GREAT BEND VS.. KINsLEY.
High School Teams Will Debate on
Abandonment of Monroe Doctrine.

Great Bend, Kan, Jan. S.-The de-
bate which is to take place between
the high school teams of Great Bend
and Kinsley is scheduled for the four
teenth of this month The subject for
debate will be abandonment of the
Monroe Doctrine" Great Bends af-
firmative team will go to kinsley to
meet its negative team and will be up
held by Leon Jennison, Mamie Lehr
and Ruth Russell. while Kinsleys
affirmative team comes to Great Bend
to contest with its negative team who
are Harold Murphy, Alma Hall and
Ed Scheufler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

Norman Hackett. the star in kick
In at the Grand this week, had been
keeping in close touch with the local
high school sorority case for several
days. He was in Topeka when the
final decision was reached. Hackett
one of the founders of a national
high school fraternity, the lambda
Sigma, felt the defeat of the girls as
keenly as if he had personal interest
in the case.
Il am always strong for pretty
girls" he said, and 1 believe that the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

In the story of Roi Cooper Megrue
ana Walter Hackett's farce. "It Pays
to Advertise" Conan and Harris solid
wear record run success at the Geo.
NJ. Conan theater in Ncw York. there
is @ young man, who obtains his life
success through a wonderful publicity
campaign conducted at the beginning
of his commercial career. In obtain
ing the instructive point of the story.
the authors rely on the greatest vein
of hImor ever presented in a play To
add 10 the importance of the local en-
gagement, Cohan and Harris will send
their own company of actors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
LIQUOR SUIT is RENEWED.
Mother of Murderer Asks $4,000 From
Men Who Sold Son Booze.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. Suit for
$4,000 has been filed by Mrs. Callie
CapHnger against A. E. Berry, Maude
Davis Ohie Davis and Lee Lloyd. Mrs.
Caplinger charges that they had some
thing to do with the sale of whisky to
her son. Auda Caplinger, the day he
shot and killed Detective William L.
HUMPHREYS. Caplinger is in the pen
itentiary for life. Mrs. Caplinger' 5
first suit was dismissed because of
error
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
BLACK SUNDAY IS WANTED.
Negro Evangelist Charged With For
gerry by Bourbon County Officials

Leavenworth. Kan, Jan. S.--Several
weeks ago a negro evangelist, travel
ing under the title of the "Colored
Billy Sunday" spent some time in
Leave nWorth holding revival mCSS-
ings. He left here two weeks ago,
after he had begged, warned and
threatened his followers to follow the
straight and narrow path"
This morning a communication was
received at the office of W. H. Court
ney, sheriff, from J. W. Hartman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

sheriff of Bourbon county, asking
local authorities to be on the lookout
for man answering the same descrip
ton. He is wanted for forgery. r. w.
Wells is the name of the man wanted
and he also carried the title of Color
ed Billy SundaY.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
At the OrpLIeum.

How Il woman of strong personality
met and recognized her soul mate and
lifted him from degradation only to
lose him - told in ''The Winged
IDOL coming to the Orpheum Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. COun-
crystal sazer, is taken up 10y the fash
ionable people of New York. Jack
Leonard. a millionaire, is rapidly go
ing the pace" In a half maudIin con-
dition he hears OF the powers of the
countess and makes his way to her
apart ments.
He attcp;s to push the servant out
of his way and is knocked down. The
countess comes out and looks at him.
In spite of his appearance. she recog-
nizes that he is just the type Of man
that is meant for her
Leonard IS held a prisoner and is
not allowed to have any liquor Finally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
CAR FOOLS BLOODHoUNDs.
Dogs Trailcd Window Store Robbers
to Place Where Auto Waited.

time Tuesday night robbers entered
the Window Mercantile store, H. l.
SlossOn, manager, and robbed the store
of about $500 worth of goods. Blood
hounds from Concordia, last evening
trailed the robbers from the back of
the store to the place where a car is
supposed to have stood. The officers
think that they got away in a Ford
car and the tracks led south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

skyward at once for il was almost i'm
possible to replace them.
With the huge illustrated treasure
are four smaller eXpos1tory volumes.
Needless to say, "Audubon's Birds
never leaves the state library
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

dispenser of topical and popular songs
Iibonati. the well known ragtime
Xylophonist. will open the bill. The
Paramount Travelogue will make fur
Their progress on the South American
trip and show views of Buenos Aires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

Vo+os for women. the minimum
wage why girls leave home and the
pursuit Of the almighty dollar are
commingled into an entirety in Little
Lost Sister" the wnite slave play
dramatized from the novel Of the
same name by Virginia Brooks, the
.-irI who cleaned vice out of West
Hammond, III.
Little Lost Sister" is the story of
how a white SLAYER lures trusting
country girl to Chicago with him and
goes through mock ceremony Oh
marriage. How she rebels against the
life he wants her TO read. How she
finally r.turns TO her home to receive
her mothers blessing. The play must
lie called comedy, because there IS
much joy in Melville as the final cur
tain falls.
Little Lost Sister" plays the Grand
TOD ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
!; t All 5TE2Es ~
EHEAT.,R|,!T.TiSi':
Coming to the Grand.

Tonight-'Little Lost Sister"
saturday. matinee and night, Janu-
airy 15-Rcturn engagement, kick
In" with Norman HGckett.
Jan. 17-Hyams and Mcintyre.
Jan. 1S-''It Pays to Advertise"
Jan. 22-"Septemb Morn"
Jan. PA Pair of Skies"
Roy Crawford. of the Grand. has
arranged for a return engagement OF
one Of the best dramatic shows ever
seen in Topeka, kick In" with Nor
man Hackett and associate players.
Those who were fortunate enough to
see the performance given at the
Grand last Monday say it's the best
thing that's been here for many a
day. Two capacity houses should
greet this company On its return mere
Saturday, matinee and night Janu-
airy IS. The company jumps down
here from Lincoln, Neb., and then
jumps t. Omaha the next day for
four-Cays' enEd cement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08

The big feature of the bill at the
Kansas City Orpheum theater for the
coming week is Gertrude Hoffman
and her company in "Sumurun."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02
The Theatre
IN THE MOVIES.
TONIGHT.

1ONlNTf1 =
Spencer Mary Pickford in
Madame Butterfly"
Majestic-H. B. Warner in THE
Raiders" Fred Mace in THE Village
Vampire" Keystone comedy.
Black Hawk-"The Redemption OF
Helen" Love and Lather'
Stamped in the Night; -
Western Love Laughs at the Law,
Universal Weekly.
WEDNESDAY,.
Majestic-Edna Wallace Hopper in
by Whose Hand?"
Spencer Square-Hazel Dawn in
The Saleslady;" Burton Holmes Trav-
els.
Best-"The Dupe;" Girl and the
Game" No. S.
Black Hawk-Edmund Breese in
The Shooting of Dan McGrew."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02
GOLDBERG CARTOONS
TO PLAY ON SCREEN

Reuben Goldberg, The Argus sport
ing page cartoonist. is going into the
movies. His animated cartoons soon
will be SEEN IN the theatres of the tri-
cities. Then you may enjoy a laugh
with him in The Argus and see him in
further capers on the screen in the
evening.
Goldberg, whose cartoons appear ex-
clusiyely in this section of the country
in The Argus, is one of the highest
salaried artists in the world today. A
few years ago he began work on a San
Francisco newspaper at S12 per week
He is now receiving $4,000 per yea1
for his daily cartoon, the one that ap-
pears in each issue OF The Argus. Ii
is estimated that his income from his
work for the movies will bring him an
additional $4,000 per year.
The New York Evening Mail syndi-
cate, which controls the Goldberg fea-
lures, in telegram to The Argus to-
day announced that the Strand theatre
New York, the.biggest motion picture
house in the world, tonight gives the
first showing of Goldberg's animated
cartoons. The Strand. it is stated
contracts to pay $500 per week fol
the cartoons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02

Anna Nilsson. Pathe star who dur
ing the past few years has played in
hundreds of pictures and delighted
many thousands of moving picture
fans, was born in Helsingfors, Swe-
den, just "a years ago. She has been
on the stage and in motion pictures in
the United States for the last nine
years, yet she does not come of the
atrical folks and is the first member
of her family to go on the stage.
She came to this country when lit
tie girl because she thought it was a
land OF opportunity. At l6 she was
one of the highest salaried fashion
models in New York. One day kalem
director spied her and because of her
unusual beauty signed her to con-
tract at once For four and a half
years she remained with the kalem
company. appearing in more than 80
pictures in that time Upon leaving
this company she appeared in rapid
succession with Fox and kleine, then
with Pathe.
Chief among Miss WILSON'S pleas
ures are swimming and horseback
riding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02
ORDERS ADDITION
PLAN COMPLETED
bethany Home Board Authorizes Arch.
iteet Cer'in to Proceed and That
Bids Be Asked.
FOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
Accommodation VIII Re Increased as
Result Thirty-one Children Now
Being Cared For,

The board Of directors of Bethany
Protective association met last night
At the home in regular monthly ses-
sion. Every branch of the work was
! shown TO he in prosperous condition
Architect o. 4. Cervin was present
nv request of the building committee
and after discussion of plans, il was
voted that Mr.. Cervin complete his
mans and that bids for substantial
addition to the home be called for, II
IS expected that before another month
masses some definite action will he
taken toward putting up this addi-
lion. Secretary Hauberg was directed
10 invite the board of supervisors to
visit the home at the next meeting Of
the board.
A report was read from the Spring
field open air colony, on the condition
Of william Roseburs, who is one OF
the wards of Bethany home. and who
was sent there for tubercular treat,
ment. He has gained over thirty
pounds since sent there, and his tenn
perature and pulse are in good condi.
ton.
Reports of Mrs. Beth Horn. the
matron. shows that there are at pres
ent 81 children at the home. II bows
and "A girls, but the average age is
about 612 years, that 16 of these are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02
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