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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
BOTH SIDES WANT IT
Much Rivalry Develops at X. c. Good
Roads Meeting.

Kansas City, Kan, March 2S.-At a
late hour this afternoon one hundred
good roads boosters from towns on
the north and south side of the Kaw
river were engaged in a lively dis
cussion over the location of the Kan
sas City, Lawrence and Topeka hard
surface highway. J. Will Kelley and
w. P. Montgomery of Topeka took no
sides in the controversy. In speeches
made both maintained farmers on
either side of the river showing most
enthusiasm should have the road.
First come, first served" was the
slogan of the meeting.
Those present from Topeka at the
meeting at the Hotel Grund were H.
s.. Putney, president; W. P. Mont
gomery, secretary: ]. Will, Kelley,
John Peck, o. ]. Nystrom, w. T.
Stark. Phil Billiard. Robert Billiard,
Frank Southwick, r. S. McDaniels
and P. c. Powell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
Time FOR A CHANGE
LET the Men Do the Work. Is the
New Presbyterian Idea.

"Put the men to work. is the pres
ent idea of the Presbyterian church.
DIR. A F. Weir, national secretary of
the Brotherhood of the Presbyterian
church. informed local Presbyterian
ministers at a luncheon given in his
honor at the Y. NJ. c. A. today. 'Ali
the missionary and miscellaneous
work of the church has been done by
the women up till now. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Brotherhood to let the men
get behind the big movements of tn"
church.
The chief topic at today's luncheon
was that of boy Scout Work" Ac-
cording TO the Rev. ]. H. Fazel head
of the boy scout work of the First
Presbyterian church and Redden
chapel, the recent conviction for petty
larceny of two boy scouts has aroused
leaders in the work and a big investi-
cation and shake-up in the organiza-
ton is due to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
FOREST WASTE.

The forests of the United States are
being consumed more than three
times as rapidly as they are growing
not taking into consideration the I'M
mense loss by forest fires. This Is
the message given in striking manner
bv the United states forest service eX-
hfbit at San Diego's 1915 exposition
Sixtv-five per cent Of every tree cut
in the United States forest is wasted
and the greater part of this waste is
avoidabIe. These things, which are
brought to the attention of San Diego
visitors, are more appalling when 1t IS
realized that the United States forest
area is decreasing while the popula-
tion increases. The government eX-
hibit shows two things to be neces-
sary: First, the introduction of scien-
tific management in the forests, and
second. the reduction of waste in the
utilization of wood. Through sclen-
tific management, the government eN-
merits hold that the forests may De
made to produce three or four tunes
40 much timber as when left to ma
ture and this by improving rather than
destroying the forests Scientific log
cling and the reduction of waste by the
introduction of improved methods and
the manufacture of by-products are
the striking features of the exposition
exhibit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
DON'T MENTION REVOLT
Torreon Reports Bandit Fight But
Says Nothing of a Mutiny.

Torreon, March 23.-Captured Villa
soldiers report that two gangs of ban
dts are operating in the district south
of Laguna, one under LoZano, who
killed his partner, Perez, near Mata-
moros, last Friday, and the other I'M
der Canuto Reyes.
LoZano's band, poorly armed and
short of ammunition, is said to be OPP
Grating in the Puerto de Los Pericos
foothills south of Matamoros. Reyes
retreated to Sierra Prieta, almost due
south of Torreon, after his last fight
A report not yet verified has come
here that Reyes was arranging a sur
render to Gen. Jose Ysabe1 Robes. If
he were to surrender large body of
government troops would be released
for patroling the railway and ranches.
Such patrols would put a stop to the
destruction of cotton and products
and the burning of railway bridges.
The foregoing dispatch from Tor
reon received today makes no men
ton of the widespread report that the
Carranza garrison had revolted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
PROBE FOR LAUNDRIES
Miss Lima Bresette Will Direct In
vestigation of Working Conditions.

Under direction of Miss Lima
Bresette, secretary of the industrial
welfare commission, a subcommittee
to the state commission, is being Sc
cured to investigate conditions in
laundries over the state. The ap-
pointment of the committee is the
first step in a movement to secure
shorter hours and more sanitary con-
ditions for employees of laundries.
Beginning Tuesday, members of the
industrial commission will visit laun-
dries in several Kansas cities to get a
line on conditions. Especial attention
will be paid to small towns. the COM
mission having been advised that sew
eral small town laundries have been
operating under outrageous conditions
trusting to be overlooked through be-
ing in small mmunities.
Steps also are being taken to or
ganize a subcommittee of the indus
trial commission to investigate condi-
tons in mercantile establishments in
the state. Kansas has no law regu-
lating working hours of women in
mercantile establishments though
every state bounding it has enacted
such laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
ENCOUNTER Grief
Army Wireless and Telegraph
to Pershing Out.
Trucks Stick in Sand-TwO
Cars and Six Men Missing.

Columbus, N M, March 23.-Com-
munication between the military base
here and Brig. Gen. John ]. Per-
shings command in Chihuahua was
again interrupted by rains during the
night. Both the wireless and field
telegraph lines were hampered. 1t was
expected that conditions would be nor
NAL later in the day.
A quantity of wire arrived in the
night and work of repairing the field
telegraph was begun Immediately.
Although officially denied at head
quarters here as an ''unfounded false
hood" reports persist that some of the
motor trucks carrying supplies from
here to the Mexican field are missing,
together with their drivers and guards
Two trucks which left Ascencion
for Casas Grandes last Monday have
not been seen since, and the two driv-
ers and four guards are missing, it is
reported. Another has it that the
driver reported to the advanced base
without his truck.
Heavy sands in the desert between
the border and General Pershing's
headquarters are providing a serious
handicap to the operation of motor
from along the American line of
march said few Mexicans are to be
seen in the district occupied by the
troops. Further reports indicated that
Gen. Luis Herrera, CarranZa former
military governor of Chihuahua, with
his men is between the San Pedro riV-
er and foothills of Sierra Madres, just
north of the line of Mexico-NorthWeSt
ern railway in central Chihuahua
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
Jayhdwker Jots

Perhaps it is all right for woman
Pittsburg Headlight, if it's her own
business.
You may have observed, suggests
the Lawrence Journal-World, that
dancing is never a feature of the en-
tertainment at a stag party, or a hen
party.
This is good fishin' weather, if the
signs are right, insists the Hutchin-
son News. OF course, one may not be
able to get many fish, but it's lot
of fun to try.
What do you suppose the chances
are. asks the Manhattan Mercury,
that some proud father has not al
ready bestowed upon twin sons the
names of Mutt" and Jeff?
A valuable tip to the wife-hunters
among the young men, from the Ran
dali News: The girl who helps moth
er do the housework, is the girl who
will keep husbands digestive appar-
atus in good working order.
According to the Coffeyville Jour-
nal, student in civics class turned
this in on examination: The quail
ficatiOnS of a voter at a school meet
ing are that he must be the father of
a child for eight weeks"
At last, says the Newton Kansan-
Republican, William Allen White has
started a reform which we can all en-
dorse. He wants somebody to intro
duce new and modern tunes on the
hand organs which the blind beggars
manipulate on the street corners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

Some nice men aren't much of any
thing else.
If you are undecided very long you
won't do.
To be a success, a man must be
more than a nice man.
Sometimes your lack of enthusiasm
won't let you see the point.
Letting the conversation drag, isn't
nearly so bad as talking too much.
The mere fact that a man wants to
drink is no proof that he is thirsty.
A real efficiency exert should not
devote all his time to talking about it.
A good deal of the news is what
the reporters would like to see happen
Property that isn't worth anything
until some one wants to buy, doesn't
do town any good.
While a good many kin rows are
based on property ownership. no such
qualification is necessary.
Remember that in nine cases out of
ten you only think you could do better
than the other fellow.
Men may not understand women.
but they should understand them well
enough not to start an argument.
Sometimes an air of mystery is
based on the fact that the airy one is
inclined to attend to his own business.
A lot of the talk about the dignity
of labor is furnished by a candidate
seeking a political office SO he will
have less work to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
FIELD Will SPEAK
Mason of Them All"
at the Reunion.
Many Prominent Members
From a Distance Here.

Al G. Field. "the funniest Mason OF
them ALL" will speak at the reunion
dinner of the Scottish RiterS tonight NJ
the Masonic Temple.
Field is an enthusiastic thirty-sec-
ond degree Mason and big poten-
tate" At his right hand at the din
ner tonight will sit j. t. Taylor of this
city, who took the degrees in the same
class that Field did in Columbus,
Ohio, in 1900.
More than 500 Masons are in town
for the annual reunion. Three hum
dred and ninety-five registered Tues
day, the first day, and over one hun
dred from all parts of the state have
since registered, for the forty-sixth
annual reunion of the Ancient and Ac-
copied Scottish Rite bodies of Topeka
jul isdiction.
This morning initiation in the coun-
Gil of the knights of kadosh was i'm
ished. Initiation into the Rose Croix
was finished yesterday. For tomorrow
the program is as follows:
S:45 a. m-Opening of Consistory.
900 a. m Inspector Inquisitor
thirty-first degree conferred.
HOO a m.-Class Picture.
1880 o. m-Thirty-secon degree
Master of the Royal Secret conferred.
$50 p. m.-Reception and banquet
for members who have attained the
thirty-second degree.
The reunion will close with the big
banquet Friday evening.
Among prominent out of town Ma
s ms at the reunion are z. G. Hop
l<ins st. Louis, Mo-; c. G. Detwiler,
Mobile, Ok; Henry Carpenter, Cof-
feyville; Chester Hammil of Oriental
Consistory, Chicago; George Grover,
lola; James Price, Kansas City; John
Morris, Clifton; E. F. Waugh, Ell Paso,
Tex; H. r. Kent. Woodward, Ok; A.
P. McKown, Sioux City Iowa.
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WOMEN ARE ELIGIBLE.
They Can Join the New Retail Sales
mems Union.

Women are not to be denied the
privileges of the new Retail Sales
mems union of Topeka. AT the meet
ing last night it was decided to hold
a meeting next Monday evening at the
Royal Arcanum hall, over Kresge's
store, to which all the saleswomen of
the city are invited. 1t is expected
that the new charter will have arrived
by that time, and in that case the per-
manent officers of the local will be
elected.
Fourteen new members signed the
application for charter last night,
making over fifty charter members of
the new organization. The new union
has one of the largest fields of any
organization in the city to draw mem
bers from, and will undoubtedly take
rank as one of the most prominent
unions in the city.
1t was announced at the meeting
last night that several concessions had
already been granted to the union by
employers. Employers are heartily in
accord with the new local, one local
shoe man announcing that as soon as
the charter was received he would en-
courage all of his sales force to join.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
BUILDING PERMITS

The office of the city fire marshal
issued c. G. Chumos building permit
to erect a brick and stone one-story
building at 124 Kansas avenue. The
structure is to be completed this
spring H. Douglas is the contra ctor
A $2,700 bungalow is to be erected
at 23O Clay street for Frank E. Car
son, an employee of the Santa Fe.
The office of the city fire marshal has
granted a permit.
w. E. Hogbin. 522 Lake street. will
make $500 worth of repairs to his
home according to a permit issued at
the office of the city fire marshal
Four permits for new garages have
been issued by the office of the city
fire marshal to Topeka citizens. H. A
Brooks, 916 Lane street will erect a
s400 structure, F. NJ. Pelletier, 1925
Topeka avenue, $500; W. w. Bowman,
1920 Taylor, $500, and L. w. Hit,
I'll Clay, 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
AL G. FIELD TONIGHT
MONDAY Parade a Feature of Minstrel
Visit Here.

Al G. Field, oldtime friend of many
Topeka people, with us today.
The footing of horns, the blowing
of trumpets and the resounding notes
of the big bass drum attracted old and
yonng alike to the downtown section
at noon today when AL G. Field and
his merry minstrel boys gave their
monday parade.
Mr.. AL G. Field himself headed the
pageant and his familiar face was in
stantly recognized by his host of local
friends.
A noticeable feature of the parade
was the neat appearance and splendid
music of Professor Walters Gold
band of twenty-four pieces. This is
the same band that has entertained so
many thousands at Atlantic City dur
ing the summer season.
This is the thirtieth year that AL G.
Field has operated the AL C. Field
Greater Minstrels and during all that
time he has never exploited No. . or 3
shows under his well established trade
mark but has confined his activities
to the one organization that he per-
sonally manages, directs and appears
with daily as a performer, the one
here today.
That all may have an opportunity
of hearing the splendid music that
Professor Walters Gold band offers,
it has been arranged that a free con-
cert will be given at 700 p. m. in
front of the Grand. rendering the fol-
lowing program for the delectation of
the music lovers of Topeka:
Overture - Morning, Noon and
Nlght .-... ..........-.. Suppe
Popular medley -" Remick's Hits
Selection - Creme De La Creme
........... ......T. Tobania
Novelty for Trombone
Sneeze" . . Fillmore
'Lassus Trombone" Fillmore
opdHlS1 Dance T. Reader
The inimitab1e Bert Swor is Mr..
Fields principal comedian and the
supporting company consists of Joe
Coffman, John Healy, Harry Skunk
and Murphy and Quinn, comedians;
Billy Church, Walter Sherwood, Ken
Metcalf, Jack Richard. John Worland,
William T. webb Herbert Wilson,
Birch Logan and Harry Frillman,
vocalists; John Cartmell, interlocutor;
the Dennie O'Neil and AL Sexton
troupe of twenty dancers and Prof.
FRANK Fuller's peerless minstrel
orchestra.
Night performance starts at s:15
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record
Even a standing army may occupy
the seat of war.
Trying to keep up appearances may
pull even the high flyer down.
Many a woman has tried to kill time
by assassinating a few of her birth
days.
The Golden Rule is undoubtedly a
fine thing, but all that glitters isn't
inspired by it.
No, Maude, dear; we wouldn't com
pare the periscope of a submarine to
a game of seesaw.
Popularity largely consists of per
hitting other people to think they
know more than we do.
You never can tell. Even the man
who can't write his name may be able
to make his mark with this=$
girl may break off her engage
ment because of a fellows past, or be-
cause of his presents. to other girls
silence is golden quoted the Wise
Guy. Yes, especially when it is pur-
chased with hush money" added the
Simple Mug.
Nell-''What a remarkably we'll
preserved woman Mrs. Peachleigh is
Bel1e-"Yes. she believes that self
preservation is the first law of ma
ture"
Mrs. Muggins-' husband is too
tender-hearted to whip the children -
Mrs. Buggins-"Huh Ny husband is
so tender-hearted that 1 can't even get
him to beat the Garnet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
1N nEEENsE on THE GOOSE.

we sometimes refer to the goose as
a stupid fowl by way of comparison
with some silly ones of the human
race, writes Zim, in Cartoons Maya
zine. When we do so we pay the
goose no compliment. because geese,
speaking of them collectively, in
many ways are much keener intel
lectually than men. Let us take up
the case of the wild goose, for eX-
ample. He and his flock know enough
to pull up stakes and pike off to a
warmer climate the moment coal goes
up, and to return with the first straw
berries and cream of the season. They
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
WAS ALL READY TO GO
Shawnee County Man Says He Was in
Florida Deal That Fell Through.

Because he has been unable to close
up a deal with the Howey Florida
Land company, by which he traded
Shawnee county land for Florida
land, Minard T. Johnson of Silver
Lake has filed suit in the district
court against the land company for
$4,000. Johnson states that he agreed
to make the trade and each party to
the agreement was to prepare alb
stracts and title to the properties He
claims that he prepared his abstract
and title, sold off his personal proper
ty and prepared to move to Florida,
then found he could not secure the
deeds for the Florida land.
He asks that the contract be can
celled, that notes he has given in the
deal be cancelled and that he be given
damages to the amount of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
PADDY" BELTS IN RACE
Well Known Topekan Would BE Sher-
iff of Shawnee County.

G. w. Belts, better known as pad
ly" Belts, today announced himself as
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for sheriff of Shawnee county.
Mr. Belts retired the first day of
March as superintendent of the coun-
ty poor farm after making an excel
lent record in that place. He is well
known, not only in Topeka but all over
Shawnee county For seventeen years
he was employed in the blacksmith
shop at the Santa Fe shops and was
a member of the Topeka police force
for nearly five years. He served as
undersheriff during the administra
ton of Bert Lucas for two and me
half years.
Paddy Belts is a Mason, an Elk,
X P, a Modern Woodman and
Red Man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23

Rather definite reports that Ru-
mania has decided to enter the war on
the side of the Entente Allies also IN
dictate that Rumania has finally made
up her mind as to which side is going
to win the war And Bulgaria is
proba bly, wishing that she had another
chance to make a guess in the prem
i..c.e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
TWO FATALLY BURNED
Explosion in X. c., Kan, Water Plant
Ignitcs Workers Clothes

Kansas City, March 23.-Spontan-
eous combustion in coal dust in the
combustion chambers of the boilers of
the municipal water plant at Kansas
City, Kan, caught two men who were
cleaning the chambers and burned
them probably fatally. They are Ell
mer Chapman, 80, head boiler man,
and ]. c. Pierce, As, firemen's helper
They entered the chamber without
having allowed it to cool properly.
other workmen dragged them out of
the boiler after their clothes were
flaming. They were rushed to a hos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
BOY HAS DISAPPEARED
Topeka Lad, Dissatisfied With School,
Cannot Be Found.

The office of L. L. Kiene, sheriff,
has been appealed to by Mr.. and Mrs.
M. A. Long of 1870 Kansas avenue, to
assist them in locating their son, Earl
Long who left home Monday after
noon. The boy is IA years of age. The
parents believe he has secured a job
on a farm.
The boy attended Garfield school
and Monday he told boy friend that
he was dissatisfied with school and
that he was going to work on a farm.
Soon after that he disappeared. The
boy weighs 1875 pounds, and is of
dark complexion. When he left he
was wearing plaid cap and blue serge
suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
AT THE THEATERS
At the Orphcum.

THE Last Act" the five part drama
in which Bessie Barriscale takes the
leading role, will be shown at the Or
pheum tonight. Ford Sterling in His
Pride and Shame" furnishes the Key
stone comedy. The musical act for the
vaudeville is said to be good. CaIk-
mss orchestra is striving to lead in
special music.
At the Iris.
Jane Grey and Theda Bara are both
shown at the Iris today and tonight,
Grey in Man and His Angel" and
Bara in Gold and the Woman The
film made of the cadets at the Naval
academy by Burton Holmes will be
the travelogue along with the two big
dramas The Iris management an
noHnces return enga cement of The
Founding" Mary Pickford's --latest
picture, the first week in April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
DEATH and FUNERALS

HARRIET E. LARSH, wife of
Homer L. Larsh, died at 1O:45 o'clock
Wednesday night at her home, S16
West Sixth avenue. Mrs Larsh was
born in Eaton. Ohio. in 1858, and had
been resident of Topeka for about
husband, one son, Roy f. Larsh, of
Topeka; and one brother, Charles Z.
Albright, of Eaton, Ohio. The funeral
will be held at $3.50 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon at Penwelrs chapel, under
the auspices of the Order of the East
ern Star. The Rev. Benjamin Young,
of the First Methodist church, will con-
duct the services. Interment in Mount
Hope cemetery.
D ]. MONTGOMERY, of Topeka,
died Wednesday in Wichita, Kan. The
body will be brought here for burial
Arrangements for the funeral will be
made later. Mr.. Montgomery was a
brother of Mrs. NJ. Hamilton, of 1880
Clay street.
MRS L. NJ. WOOLVERTON died
today at her home. 705 Linwood ave-
nue.. Arrangements for the funeral
will be made later
GEORGE w. GRAHAM, age 60.
died last night at his home, 1850 West
street Arrangements for the funeral
will be made later
MILDRED MITCHELL, age IL
months, died last night at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mitchell, 1850 Buchanan street Ar
engagements for the funeral will be
made later.
JOHN FROST died last night at his
nome, 222 West Sixth evenue. He was
a brother of George Frost, marshal OF
the court of Topeka. ARRANGEMENTS
for the funeral will be made later.
MARY E. HAWKINS, age Ga, died
wednesday at a local hospital. The
body was taken to Sedgwick, Kan, for
interment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
Journal Entries

Bad luck for some people would be
considered good luck by Others
+ + +
Many of the promising young men
never develop into anything more.
- +
Pity the beauty doctors. Consider
the material with which they have to
work.
Nor is there anything to prevent the
pigeon-toed man from travelling the
straight road.
! 2 =
People who consider marriage a
joke probably fail to get very many
hearty laughs out of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23

Women haven't anything like a mort
gage on the unreasonableness in the
world, Trial of a breach of promise
suit in Chicago discloses the fact that
the gentleman in the case reneged for
"a no better reason than because the
lady, otherwise most fair, has a scar
on one of her shoulders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23

No doubt about the patriotism of
Chicagoans. But perhaps the five
Thousand of them who have applied
to enlist in the regular army since the
American pursuit of Villa began may
also be construed as evidence that
regular employment at remunerative
wages is not overly abundant in Windy