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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
TOPEKA is DOOMED
In 20 Years Fair City Will Resemble
Rome, Censor Foster Says.

Minus the saving grace of moving
picture censorship, with presumably
himself as chief watchdog, Topeka will
follow in the footsteps of ancient
Rome and sink to her depths Of de-
graduation and vice. That was the
prediction made by Rev. Festus Foster
in a sermon delivered last night at the
First NJ E. church on Morality and
the Moving Picture Censorship
in fact, the Rev. fostering fixed
time limit for Topeka to make the
descent-minus the censorship. He
mentioned twenty years as the period
for uncensored Topeka to he indulging
in gladiatorial combats, and other
Roman revelry.
Showing the deadly grip" of the
movies on the country was his asser-
ton that $1,000 Topekans attend the
picture shows whereas only 1900 turn
out for church and Sunday ochooI
An army of 100000 attend after
noonly and nightly the picture houses
of the United States.
The Rev. Foster also took the OPP
portunity to hand a bouquet to his pat
ron Ross and jolt to Lizzie Wooster
in his statement that 1.-The Kansas City
exchanges are backing a woman can
didate to defeat Superintendent Ross
because the latter insists On enforcing
the law to the letter."
1T is up to the Christian people of
the community to interest themselves
in the fight" he told his audience.
The movie interests are going to do
everything in their power to repeal
the law. Failing that in they they are
going to eliminate the preacher from
the board.
Now 1 know what kind of pictures
to choose for Kansas people," Foster
modestly announced. Il have lived
in Kansas City, Wichita. on a farm,
and in all parts of The ate. l know
what kinds of people Kansas people
are and 1 know what kind of pictures
TO allow them to see
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
TWO ASKING DIVORCE
Loves Ardor Cools in Petitions Filed
in Court Today.

Loves ardor for Katie c. Barnhart,
nee Davis, and Brant Barnhart. cooled
quickly, according to petition for di-
vorce filed today in the Shawnee dis
trict court by the former.
They were married April 1, 1915, in
Topeka The wife charges cruelty and
neglect of duty. The husband abused
her and called her vile names. too, she
alleges, and threatened personal in
jury. September 8, 1916, she claims
he left their home. She asks that the
loosely tied matrimonial bonds be
completely unknotted and wants to
use her maiden name.
Grace Cline, wed in Alma in 1904 to
Lewis F. Cline, also petitioned for a
divorce today and asks custody of
their minor child. She alleges nom
support.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
WOULD CUT DAMN
AND HELL OUT OF
CHURCH SERVICES

New York, Sept. 25.-That little
word damn is worrying many of
the leaders in the Protestant Epis-
copal church. They do not exactly
advocate rewriting the Bible but they
want the soft pedal put on The word.
Because of this the special commits
sion on revision of the prayer book,
which will report next month at the
triennial convention of the commun
ion in ST. Louis will recommend that
wherever damn" occurs in the book
of common prayer. it be changed to
read Condemn" This includes also
scripture itself when it is quoted in
the liturgical services.
There is also an effort being made
on the part of some to change in the
word hell where it occurs in the
prayers. scriptural selections and dec
larations of faith to read instead the
place of departed SPIRITS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
A U-BOAT ARRIVES!
Send a Tug to Tow Undersea Craft to
New London, c mn.

Westerly, r. l., Sept 25--Orders
to have the tug Westerly proceed to-
night to Montauk Point. \. Y. to as
sist in towing a German merchant
submarine to New London, were re-
ceived today by Captain Frank H.
Robinson of the Westerly Towboat
company.
Captain Robinson said his instruc-
TOMS were obtained from the T. A
Scott Wrecking company of New Lon.
don, which recently has had several
tugs in the service of the Eastern For
warding company, agents for the Ger
man undersea line. 1t was his under
standing from the message as he re-
ceived it that the submarine was now
submerged off Montauk Point. await
ing the cover of darkness to slip into
port at New London.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
HIS POCKETS BULGED
Suspicious Officer Discovers Whisky
on Petty" Flanagan.

Pockets in the clothes worn by
Petty Flanagan, who the sheriff's
force claim is Joe Donahue, bulged
too much to suit Joe Holman. deputy
sheriff, Sunday. Flanagan, or Donahue,
is a white man.
Holman was walking along North
Kansas avenue Sunday afternoon. He
noticed the man and noticed his pock-
cts. Holman moved nearer as if to get
acquainted Flanagan, also Donahue.
started to run. Holman grabbed his
coat tails just as he was '-streaking"
thru a barn on 119 West Railroad
street. The prisoner was armed with
seven one-half pint bottles of Kan
sas barbed wire" a crude knuck made
from the link of log chain and a toy
pistol. He is receiving his mail in the
county jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
Mexican Wins Heart of White
Woman Here.
Goldie Irving Deserts Hus-
band for Kind Latin.
MARRIED WHEN SHE WAS IA
At IL She Was a Mother of
Three Children.
Former Husband Issues Com
plant Against Pair.

Two entries on the police docket,
made Sunday in scrawling handwrit-
ing, turned a page from the "other"
side of life.
The entries read
Fernando Hernandez, 35, Mexican,
investigation.
Goldie Irving, %, American, inves-
LEGATION.
Sunday morning the police received
complaint of the woman's husband
with whom she has not lived for two
years, she says, to pick up the Mexi-
can and white woman. Augustin
Alba found Hernandez on Kansas
avenue. He and Tom Morgan, plain
clothes man, found the woman later.
On what charge the woman and Mex
lean are wanted is not known. But
the woman, an old woman with deep
lines in her face altho she is only a
score and three, told her story and the
police sympathies are with her.
She married her husband, the man
who issued the complaint for her ar
rest when she was but IA years old,
she told Chief Parsons. When II
years old she was the mother of three
children.
There was little gentleness in her
home. she said. Two years ago she
and her husband parted. Fernando
Hernandez, Mexican, crossed hel
path.
HE was good to me-" she said. "The
children like him; he bought me pres
ents and he bought them sweets"
The woman admitted living under
the same roof with Hernandez for the
last two years at different times.
The two have been in Topeka since
| last May.
Hernandez is in the bull pen. The
woman is in the matron's ward. One
child which was with the womat
when she was arrested is with its
| grandmother in Topeka.
Chief Parsons and other member:
of the force are waiting impatientlS
| for the husband to arrive here ant
make known his complaint If he
doesn't come this afternoon the two
will be released, they say He was
supposed to have been here this morn
| ing, but didn't appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
GOOD CROWD is OUT
Goods Country and the Woman"
Opens at Orpheum.

Gods Country and the Woman
the first of the series of the super
features to be given at the Orpheum
theater started today before a large
crowd. The scene of the photo-dra ma
is laid in the North, first introduced to
movie audiences IN The Spoilers" In
addition to a gripping stor the play
is a wonderful revelation of Alaskan
scenery.
Featured in the play is the Worlds
Champion Dog Team" owned by John
johnson of Dawson, Alaska They
have the record Of IS hours travel at
an average speed of more than %
miles an hour and their speedy race
is one of the things remembered from
the picture.
The Orpheum augmented orchestra
gives a special program of music with
the picture. appropriate to the hardy
Northland setting of the drama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
COUNTY SAVES MONEY
Bonded Debt Reduced $23, 900 in Pay
ment Today.

The bonded debt of Shawnee county
was lessened $4,000 today. The
county commissioners Cancelled $4,000
of the bond issue in 1894 to pay for
the building of the court house and
$4,000 in levy drainage district No.
bonds.
BY taking up the bonds Cancelled
today the commissioners save $1,000
in per cent interest.
The drainage bonds Cancelled are
part of the per cent paper issued to
build the south side dixie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
FRED C. FOX HERE
New General Manager Santa Fe Ar
rivcs in Topeka Today.

Fred C Fox, successor to the late
c. w. Kouns as general manager for
the Santa Fe eastern lines arrived
here today and will take charge of
his new duties Immediately.
Mr.. Fox is a former Topekan. For
some time he was general superinten-
dent of the eastern district of eastern
lines here and preceded Rolla ].
Parker, who at the time of Mr. Fox's
appointment as general manager here,
was appointed general manager of
western lines in Amarillo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
FLANCES WILLARD DAY
:. c. T. L. Program Accepted by
Superintendent Ross.

Every school in the city will ceIe-
brate finances E. Willard Day." Sep
TENDER 2S. Superintendent H. B. Will
son has accepted the program sug-
gestions of the w. c. T. L. and the
following program will be rendered
in every school room:
Address by Teacher - Origin of the Day
Recitation by a Girl: Sketch of Miss
Wizards Life by Miss Anna A Gordon
national president Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Song OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Kansas Emigrants," by Whittier
Recitation by a Boy. Observation-Disclosures.
--.--. How Kansas Secured Prohibition
Prohibition Facts by Pupils. ........
1 What Prohibition Has Done for Kansas
Adress by White RibbOner or other Per-
son: The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Kansas.
Song Kansas State w. c. T. L. Song
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
MAN IS WORTH $50, 600
WILL Be WOOD CHOPPER

Racine. Wis. Sept. 25.-Herman
Isfriding of Burlington is reputed
to be worth $4,000. Yet he ac-
copied a three months job today OF
chopping wood for Chief of Police
Baker of Racine at 81 per day
Isfriding was sentenced to 80 days
in Jail Saturday on his wife's charge
that he had beaten her He Will
chop wood to make the time pass
quicker. he explained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
ALL RECORDS BROKEN BY
1 POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS

Washington, Sept. 25.-The de-
.,posits in postal savings banks. ac-
lcording to an announcement by the
.postoffice department made today.
Show a record breaking gain of
NEARLY 100000. The New York
iCity postoffice recorded the largest
igain. the amount being SS44.SO6.
brooklyn came next with $342,-
i.I22 and Chicago was third with
nS196.7S3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

New York Sept 5-MONEY-Mercantile
paper. 4.71Hs demand, 4.I5A cables. 4.16 I
l6 Francs demand. $50: cables 5-s5h
demand I2k cables. 12A. Guflders. de
nand 40s4 cables. 405&. Lires- demand.
6 46: cables 6.i5. Rubles. 32L cables.
32a Bar silver. 69Ac: Mexican dollars.
53azc. Government bonds. steady: rail
road bonds. strong Time loans. ia d3z.
Call money. steady: high 2A low. 2I2
ruling rate. pa last loan. az closing bid
9IL offered pa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

Mile. Lucrezia Bori. the gifted
young Spanish singer, has found her
voice after more than a year of 81
lence. 1t was feared for long time
that she would never be able to sing
again, but announcement was made q
few days ago that an operation had
been successful. and that she would
be heard at the Metropolitan Opera
House. New York. during the first
week of the coming season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

the thompson F1aTuWHfe CO.-AdV
The proudest parents in Topeka to-
day are Mr. and Mrs Oscar Alexan-
der (colored), Ninth and Republic
avenue, whose daughter, Dora Laura,
born today, has come into the world
equipped with two perfectly good, if
diminutive, molars. The baby plus her
two astonishing teeth, tips the scales
at eight pounds and is doing we'll.
If you would have perfect light
without the glare. see the Eresmatic
Lenses at Thompson Hardware Co..
Adv.
Bowlers league will be orga nized to-
night at O'Clock at the Stag Bowling
Alley. 712 Kansas avenue Be there
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MARIA T. JONES, age So, died this
morning at the home of her son, U. S.
Jones, S22 North Monroe street. Ar
rangements for the funeral will be
made later.
EDWARD P. HARRIS, age 80, died
this morning at Christ hospital. The
funeral will be held Wednesday at
Grace cathedral, and the body will be
taken to Lecompton for interment.
MRS. MARTHA A. COLLINS died
this morning in a local hospital. The
funeral will be held at O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon at Bomgardner's
chapel. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry. Mrs. Collins is survived by a
daughter, Eva NJ. Collins, Topeka
school teacher.
ESTHER MAY RUDE, two-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P.
Rude, died Sunday afternoon at the
home, on rural route No. 6, North To-
peka. The funeral was held this
morning at the home.
MRS. JENNIE S. GORDON, age 81,
died Sunday at her home, Fifteenth
and Lake streets. The funeral will be
held privately at 2 o'clock Tuesday at
the home. Interment in Topeka GEM
etery.
ADAM MITZIG, 1-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Mitzig, died Sat
urday at the home, PIG North Lake
street. The funeral was held this
morning at st. Josephs German Cath
Ollie church. Interment in Mount Cal
vary cemetery.
J. M. CURRY, age II, died Saturday
at his home, 745 Highland avenue The
funeral was held today and the body
was taken to Carbonate, Kan, for in
terment. Mr.. Curry leaves a wife and
two children, Ellis Curry and Mrs.
Grace Chaffee.
MRS. NORAH ROSS was buried to-
day in Topeka cemetery. Services were
held at the home, 1921 Van Buren,
ctr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
LOCAL MENTION

The Prismatic Lens will give you 20
per cent more light for auto driving
and leave out the glare See them at
the Thompson Hardware Co.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

[Closing prices for the leading stocks
The New York Stock Exchange
ported by Thos. j. Myers. Broker. Column
bian Bldg.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

New York Sept 2J.-SUGAR-Raw
steady: centrifugal. 602: molasses. BIB
refined. steady: cut loaf. 40: crushed
7T5: Mound A, 7.25: Cubes. 7-2j: powdered
600: powdered. GS5: fine granulated. 6.I5;
Diamond A. G-I5; confectioners A, GIGS
No. /, 6-6c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
New Orleans Cotton Market

] New Orleans. Sept 25.-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged; middling, 1850
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

MARIA T. JONES, age So, died this
morning at the home of her son, U. S.
Jones, S22 North Monroe street. Ar
rangements for the funeral will be
made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

| New York Sept 25.-cOTTON-Spot.
quiet: middling uplands, 1908. Sales 100
| / bales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

MRS. NORAH ROSS was buried to-
day in Topeka cemetery. Services were
held at the home, 1921 Van Burer
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

Little Jack Horner hid in a corner
Smoking a cigarette.
When he threw it away it lit in the hay
And the barn burned to ashes, you bet
Only little mortar
That tumbled out of the flue;
Only ruins and ashes
When fire and wind were thru
kansas Sparks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25

EDWARD P. HARRIS, age 80, died
this morning at Christ hospital. The
funeral will be held Wednesday at
Grace cathedral, and the body will be
taken to Lecompton for interment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14
WORK IN MANOA
MAY Be STARTED
IN TWO MONTHS

Work on the Manoa improvements
may start in less than two months II
all goes we'll. according to A. NJ. Girls
t., first deputy city attorney. He
is busy drawing up the assessment
ordinance today, and expects to have
it ready for Thursday nights meeting
of the supervisors. If it is passed by
the board it will require about 10
days more time for certain prelimin-
aries and then 30 days will be allowed
property owners in which to pay their
assessment or the first of 10 install
ments on it
AS soon as the so days have expired
and the amount to be paid in install
ments is known preparations can be
made for the issuance of bonds to
cover it. Then, if arrangements to
sell the bonds are made and the board
is. sure that funds to pay for the work
will be available, Is days notice to
the contractor to begin work may be
issued. Four weeks publication of the
bond notice is required but it is not
necessary to await the actual sale Of
the bonds before work begins.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14
RESUME OF UTILITIES
ACTIVITY LAST YEAR;
+. HAS MONEY ON HAND

According to, its annual report for
1915. now ready for the printer, the
Public Utilities Commission collect.
ed $9442.5S in fees from the % utili.
ties corporations of the territory un-
der its Jurisdiction. OF this amount
$6226.94 was spent for the running ex.
penses of the commission-S4379.45
for salaries, S602.20 for rent, $196.40
for printing and advertising, $S2S.70
for Investigations, s56.75 for station.
cry, $44.25 for furniture, and ST19.24
for miscellaneous purposes. With the
balance from last year and interest
added this left $11 ,592.S4 IN the com
missions fund at the beginning of the
year. yz.@. : ..~.
The commission held 81 regular and
10 special meetings during 1915. It
also conducted six hearings and ad
journed 10 meetings because of lack
Of quorum. H..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14
TIPPERARY PARTY FOR
Y. w. MEMBERS FRIDAY;
NEW STUNTS PLANNED

The social committee of the Young
Women's Christian Association under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. ]. B. Guard
is planningIa gay Tipperary party for
the members of that organization next
Friday evening, March II, from 1880
to 9 80 o'cloeks IAN the stunts planned
will do honor to st. Patrick and his
island, and for this one evening at
least all the members, whether Amer.
lean. Hawaiian, Chinese, British, or
what not, win develop the Irish love
of good time. The event is announce
ed by an attractive poster at the lobby
desk, the work of Miss Ruth Rich
ards. :*#>@-.s. F.. : 80 go
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14

MOVE AHEAD At
SWIFTERPAGE
lusitana and Man0a Improve.
mems Before Board; No Pro-
tests on KaIakaua Plans

Lusitana and Manoa improvements
took their regular course before the
board of supervisors last night, and
Kalakaua avenue paving was not in
terfered with by any Directing inter
ests, despite all the talk that has gone
back and forth regarding irregularf
ties and legal objections.
Lusitana assessment rolls, as pro
posed by the engineer, were approved
by the board and are now on file in
City Engineer Collins office in the
Mcintyre. building, subject to the in
spection of the interested public. Prop
erty owners who object to the roll. or
to the corrected map which goes with
it, may. appear before the board on
Tuesday, March %, to protest.
How Cost Is Divided.
The total cost of the Lusitana inn
proyements will be $39, 1880. OF this,
s17,775.69 is borne by the territory,
$12,118.52 by the city and $10,022.39
by 81 parcels of private property. The
Improvement tax amounts to $3.1S5043
per front foot, with an additional $0.35
where new curbing is installed. The
specific amount assessed against each
piece of property Is shown on the map
in Collins office. IS
Public hearing on the, assessment
roll for the Manoa district was held
and as. there were no DIRECTORS pre-.
sent the hearing was closed and the
board came one step nearer the be.
ginning of actual work in the district.
To Report on Drainage.
Engineer Collins was requested to
report on the need for sub-drainage
10 Kalakaua avenue at a future meet,
ing of the board. No change was made
IN the date set for the public hearing.
April T. .,~.-..-...-..-.
Not word was said about Super.
visor Shingles successor. Just before
the meeting adjourned "Bilp' Larsen
asked Mr.. Single il it was his last ap-
pearance with the board as member
and, after a word with the clerk.
Single told him that If the meeting
would adjourn until Thursday night
he would give his Swan Song" that
night. ~ -.-~.-.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14

A bill to separate the emergency
hospital and the emergency physician
from the health department and Gre
ate a new department, introduced by
Supervisor Daniel Logan, passed first
reading and was referred to the health
committee and the city attorney. IT
evoked a long discussion. which grew
warm at times. several of the MEM
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14

The area of Lake Superior is $4,000
square miles; Lake Michigan, 22,450;
Lake Huron, 23,S00; Lake Erie, $780,.
Lake Ontario. 7240. =" 3 .-..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-14

Artificial rubber has been made
from Russian crude petroleum, which
contains. chemical elements similar to
those in California oil.