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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
WASHBURN FETE TODAY
Two Hundred Students in Pageant on
College Campus.

. Two hundred of Washburn's sons
and daughters marched in the page
ant which opened "Ye Fete of May"
this afternoon. Every part of the
program was conducted in the words
and spirit of an "o1de English May
Fete'' and the dances and events were
the prettiest and most original that
have ever been given in a Washburn
May Fete. The most appreciated
features of the afternoon were the
'Old English Medley and the Pipes
of Pam by the Fine Arts department.
Nearly 1000 persons crowded the
amphitheater this afternoon to wit
ness the Fete.
The evening is to be given over to
the Shakespeare Tercentenary cele-
bration. At 1880 Prof. E. d. Schon-
berger will give a reading from Ham
let. This will be followed by the
unwilling of the Shakespeare bust,
impersonated by Leon Holman, and
the reading of original tribute verses
by Miss Alice Hughes. The rest of
the evening is to be given over to
the masque "All on a Midsummer
Night" This is the big event of the
fete and is full of many pretty dances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
Wife SAYS NO
Mrs. Hughes Won't Consent To
Be Presidents Wife.
Strongest Influence Against
Boom for Justice.

Chicago, May 1.-The most potent
influence against the boom being
made in behalf of Justice Hughes Tor
the Republican presidential nominal
ton is reported to have exerted itseif.
The influence is none other tnan tnat
of Mrs Charles Evans Hughes, wiie
of the jurist. Mrs Hughes is strong
ly opposed to any attempt to seat her
husband in the White House. This
word reached Chicago today from an
unimpeachable source.
The justice himself. and his daugh-
ters are said to be oppositeiy inclined.
Mrs. Hughes, however. is said to have
put her foot down and declared that
the family shall not sacrifice itself to
politics.
We had no family life at Albany"
she is quoted as having said. I'VE
have family life now and while Mr..
Hughes remains on the supreme bench
it will endure. But it would end with
our entrance into the White House. I
know what it would mean. and L shall
never give my consent to Mr. Hughes
acceptance of the nomination for the
presidency"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
HllS9eeaeIlnleI alesg
sir-.sr..lssss sasl,,sss.s
MRS. SOUTH WINDS DUTY.

Down the hillside swept Mrs. South
Wind, carrying in front of her ton
or so of dead leaves and rubbish.
Across the valley and half way up the
other hillside she raced before she
even paused for a breath.
Then, without a rest, she dashed
across the meadow, over the brook and
off toward the forest.
rSuch 4 busy time of year," she
cried, as she hurried along. "And
I must work and 1 must hurry and
l must not even stop to Think"
well, if that's the way you feel
about it, you will soon tire yourself
out" said big oak tree at the edge
all morning and you surely do surprise
me, Mrs. South Wind! 1 have always
admired you for your quiet, calm
manners. But you seem to have lost
those this spring. What's the trou-
ness.
works the troubled" retorted Mrs.
South Wind flurriedly. Cant you see
all have to do? Don't you realize
that L have to hurry and to blow my
fastest %
work to do?'' asked the oak.
Don't I have work to do, too? But
do 1 rush around like mad? Not 1.
l stay quietly in one place and my
trunk grows and my branches grow
and my leaves grow and in the years
to come will be great tree That's
the way to get good work done"
us that what you Think" called
little voice close by. well, you
will excuse me, but L do not agree
With you. The way to get work done
is IT, dance and sing. Blowing, or
standing still and growing are poor
methods, let me tell you. The way
to work is to dance as I do-see 2"
And dainty little sunbeam danced
into view and warmed some of the
oaks tiny leaflets with her bright
ness"
Indeed, you are mistaken" said
another voice near at hand. "The
way to work is by pushing. See how
1 work? 1 push aside the leaves and
moses; then 1 push myself into the
sunshine; and push my blossoms into
bloom That is the proper way to
work. know"
Such children" laughed Mother
Earth, who had been listening All the
Whlle the others were talking Cant
you see that each one of you is right %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
PROCRESSIVES MEET
County, State and District Conventions
Are Announced.

The Progressive party of Shawnee
county, announced today through John
K. Wylie, chairman, will meet in con-
vention in the assembly room of the
National hotel next Saturday, May 20,
at 2:30 p. M, for the purpose of elect
ing sixteen delegates and sixteen alter
mates to the state convention of the
Progressive party to be held in Topeka
next Tuesday, May 20. at the Audi
forum.
Among those expected to be present
at the convention next week are Will
liam Allen White, Henry j. Allen,
Sheffield ingalls, and Victor Murdoch.
The meeting will be presided over
by State Chairman u. S. Sartin, of
Kansas City The convention will Sc
lect four delegates at large to the ma
tional convention of the Progressive
party held in Chicago June 7th.
On the same day of the holding of
the state convention next Tuesday.
there will be eight other conventions
representing the eight congressional
districts, each of which will select two
delegates and two alternates for the
Chicago convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
BACK To LARNED
L. f. Fountain Returns in Gus
tOdy of the Sheriff.
He Still Processes Admiration
for Miss Marie Palmer.

c. H Dixler, sheriff of Pawnee
county, reached Topeka early this
morning and left before noon with L.
F. Fountain, the gay Lothario from
Pratt county who followed Marie Pal
mer to Topeka.
In the short time that Fountain was
around the Jail and the sheriff's office
he made friends with everyone. He
was good-natured and laughed at his
escapade in Topeka. He expressed re-
gret that the name of "hSi best girP'
had found its way into the newspapers
but otherwise was satisfied.
He showed no hesitancy in accom-
panying Sheriff Dixler to Larned to
answer the charge of writing and
cashing bogus checks.
81 can fix that up all right" he said.
"They know me out west. 1 didn't in
tend any harm. I wouldn't have hurt
that girl for the world. I think toe
much of her for that I just got my
nose full of booze and forgot where
was
did you write those checks the
Larned bank is complaining about? p
was asked.
"Oh 1 suppose I did," said Foun-
tain, I'm liable to do anything wher
1 take on too much ballast"
Two girl friends of Miss Palmer
called at the sheriff's office this morn
ing to see Fountain but he was al
ready gone. They appeared to fee
sorry for the long, lean westerner ano
wanted to know all about his trouble
They knew the romantic end of it bu
wanted information about the checl
proposition. Sheriff L. L. Kiene gave
them all the information he had.
Miss Palmer is said to be out of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE.

In the platform that was adopted
by the last Democratic national con-
vention were these dictums: I'VE de-
mand a return to that simplicity and
economy which BELTS democratic
government. and a reduction in the
number of useless offices, the salaries
of which drain the substance of the
people" 1.-THE law pertaining to
civil service should be honestly and
rigidly enforced, to the end that merit
and ability shall be the standard of
appointment and promotion rather
than service rendered to a political
party The Democratic congress
which was supposed to be bound by
this platform will go down in history
as the greatest ''spoils" congress of re-
cent times. Instead of abolishing any
offices, it has created hundreds and
hundreds of new ones. and it has
kicked such holes in the civil service
system that years will be required to
repair them. And President Wilson
has aided and abetted in this civil
service slaughter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

we better beat it. Butler and Sims
then caught Santa Fe train to Atch
ison. That was about o'clock that
morning. At daylight they got in
Atchison, took breakfast and caught
a freight train for Lincoln, Neb.,
where they stayed about a week.
'sThey then started to Omaha the
10Th of the month, arrived on the
morning of the goth and that night
they held up a druggist and he (Sims)
was caught by the police. Butler
made good his escape. He has not
seen Butler since the time he saw him
going over the hill with the police
after him.
Further affiant saieth not
EARL FRANKLIN SIMMS.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of May, 1915.
"a. C.. BARTEL,
Justice of the Peace in and for
the City of Topeka, Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Each one right ?" exclaimed all the
voices together. How could thar
be ?"
"Of course each one of YOU in
right, replied Mother Earth: .sbecause
each has his own sort of work to do.
YOU Mrs. South Wind. have to blow
very hard these first few weeks -,
spring, because you must blow of
dead leaves and clear the laflisides ana
dry up the frost; you, Friend Oak
Tree, must stand still and grow. else
you would never make tree; you. Lit
ne sunbeam. must dance and sing and
make the world glad: and Won V,ofat
must push yourself into bloom tn Ier
the world know that spring is here
Each must do their work in their own
way: And may you do it we'll, So
mother Earth smiled. and Spring
came, and everybody was happy
tCopyright-Clara Ingram Judson.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
HIT BY STRAY SHOT
Howard L.. Ward Receives a Bullet
Wound in the Neck.

Howard L. Ward, plumber re-
siding at 80 Wabash avenue, Oak
land, was seriously injured shortly be-
fore noon today when he was struck
by a stray bullet from the rifle in
the hands of a negro. The bullet
entered the left side of Wards neck
just above the collar bone.
Ward was driving east on Sardou
avenue on his way home when the
accident occurred. Two colored men,
Addison Williams. 20 years of age,
and Elmer Jackson, 81, were shooting
at birds when a stray bullet from one
of their rifles hit Ward. Williams
and Jackson were taken to police
headquarters. No charge was pre-
ferred against them.
Physicians were unable to remove
the bullet from Wards neck. His
condition is not believed to be serious,
unless blood poisoning develops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Speaking of teaching the young idea
to shoot quickly, the Montessori meth
cd will have to take a back seat to a
new alphabet that's been developed in
China Chinese alphabet, of course,
by means of which two boys, for
instance, who have never been to
school can be taught to correspond
with each other in four months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
IS SUBSIDING
Carranza Convinced That G. S. Does
Not Intend to Intervene.

washington, May 17--Genuine re-
lief over the Mexican situation was
evident in administration circles to-
day. The principal cause was the
assurance conveyed to President Will
son and his cabinet yesterday, through
Secretary Baker, that the Carranza
government now is convinced the
United States has no intention of in
tervening in Mexican politics and that
consequently resentment against the
punitive expedition is rapidly decreas-
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Suppose President Wilson should be
awarded the Nobel peace prize, as
gossip has it that he may. Wouldn't
that be the last straw needed to
break Mr.. Bryans heart? Nothing
ever looked better to Mr.. Bryan than
the $40, 900 in cash that goes with this
hOuOr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

General Rain is one of the old
socks, at least, whose presence in
Kansas is not generally frowned upon.
HIS recent visit may not have caused
much enthusiasm among the baseball
fans and the joy-riders, but he landed
on the farms of the state at most
epportune time, and that's what
counts in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Evansville, May 17.-George Fink,
who last January took a $4,000 pay
roll from the Hercules Buggy COM
pany. has pleaded guilty here to grand
larceny and was paroled on condition
that he kept away from saloons for
fourteen years and abstain from liquor
during that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

In lifting the ban on dancing and
card-playing, official Methodism, as
it is constituted at it's general confer
ence now in session at Saratoga, will
only be doing what considerable part
of unofficial Methodism has done
these many wears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
F1rm,s IdahiIities. 14 Million.

New York. May 17.-An involuntary
petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by creditors of the American Real Es-
tate company. Federal receivers were
appointed last month. The creditors
petition places the company'S assets at
SIS, 600 in real estate Subject to
mortgage of $40. 100000, and liabilities
at s14,0o0,000 unsecured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Nor is it likely that the crowd which
has already begun to seek admission
to the Republican national convention
will be any bigger than the ''doings" of
the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
TO SETTLE BRANDEIS

Washington, May 1.-THE nominal
ton of Louis D. Brandeis to the SUI
preme court will be acted upon by the
senate judiciary committee next
Wednesday. BY unanimous consent
the committee decided today to vote
at that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
Mrs. Franklin sfacveagh Dead.

Washington, May 17.-Mrs. Frank
lin MacVeagh. wife of the former sec
rotary of the treasury. died at her
home here today after a long illness.
She was Miss Emily Games of Chi
cago before her marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Apparently, the renaissance of the
sideshow is at hand. There's a big
demand for tickets of admission to the
Bull Moose national convention which
is to meet in Chicago also on June Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Jack Frost has developed into
most impudent fellow. Think of his
trying to return to the job in these
parts at this date,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

= Business probably won't pick up to
any considerable extent in the Repub-
lican national convention until after
the Favorite Sons have staged their
futile parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

So tickle, also, is Gentle Spring.
Even the Black Hills of the Dakotas
are white with snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
TOWN TO RUN SALOON
South Dakota Village Votes for Mu-
nicipaIIy Owned wet Spot

Bridgewater, S. D., May 17.-Bridge-
water is to have a municipal saloon.
This decision was reached at a special
election yesterday, the proposition
carving by vote of 81 to Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ALFRED GUsTAFsoN of Usage
City Kan, died this morning at To-
cal hospital. The body will be taken
to Scranton for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

A. J. LUE, age So, died Tuesday at
his home. nine miles southwest of To-
peka The funeral will be held at
Bethel church Thursday afternoon.
Interment in Bethel cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

The w. A. l.. Thompson Hardware
company included every bank in To-
peka but one in a punishment suit
started in the court of Topeka. today
against E. E. Crouch. The hardware
company alleges that Crouch owes, it
$19.45, and believes he has that
amount of money in some Topeka bank.
Not knowing just which bank, it in
cluded eight banks in Topeka-the
Central National, the Bank of Topeka,
the Topeka State, the German-Ameri-
can, the State Savings, the Farmers
National, the Shawnee State and the
Citizens State.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

10
Adv.
L. L. Kiene. sheriff. received word
this morning that Ed Hayes, who was
sent to the state reformatory at
Hutchinson from this county a year
ago, had escaped. Hayes was con-
victed of stealing brass to the value
of $685. from the Kaw Paving COM
pany. He was sentenced to the re-
formatory June % of last year and
had considerable more time to serve.
All the schools in Topeka will cele-
brate Peace Day tomorrow In many
of the schools special exercises are
being given. In others the pupils have
been assigned peace Essays" to write.
A special assembly will be held at the
high school tomorrow morning and an
elaborate celebration will be held. A.
]. Stout, principal of the high school,
will give an address on international
Peace"
House paints at lowest prices ]. X
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
The Thimble club of the F. A. U.
No. 1902 will meet with Mrs. F. L.
Ebey, at her home. 431 Clay street,
Thursday, May IS.
Wall paper at lower prices. ]. K
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
A special train of eleven cars, carry
ing auto trucks to the border, is speed
ing through Kansas over the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe lines today. In
addition to the trucks the train in
cludes a tourist car, carrying thirty
nine mechanics. The special train,
which reached the Santa Fe lines in
Chicago Tuesday, arrived in Kansas
City this morning. 1t is en- route to
Ell PaSo.
Framing and silvering. Coe. s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
The Elmo State bank first asked
permission, then brought suit in the
district court today against C. NJ.
Hildebrand and Clay Hamilton, the
latter receiver for the Topeka Mutual
Live Stock Insurance company and the
sorry note. The bank alleges that
Hildebrand gave the insurance COM
pany a promissory note for s36750
which the bank took over in good faith
and that the note has never been
paid.
Wall Paper Cleaner. Miller & Giles
pie, S33 Kan. ave. Phone 955.-Adv.
Empty linseed oil barrels, soc each.
Miller & Gillespie, S33 Kansas Ave-
Adv.
| For Sewer Pipe. Phone ss5. ]. B.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
GALE HITS CRUISER
Denver on Si,oals-Shc Signals Dis
trcss But Again Is Floatcd.

Boston, May 17.-Driven by a ter
rifle gale which swept the New Eng
land coast early today, the United
States cruiser San Francisco, Captain
Belnot commanding. grounded on the
Nantucket shoals at 5 a. M, accord
ing to radio reports reaching the navy
yard here.
Despite the high sea that was run
ming. no damage was done the cruiser
and she floated off without assistance
a few hours later. Early wireless
messages here, saying that eight men
lost their lives proved unfounded and
the navy yard reports no one killed
OF injured.
The San Francisco now rides at an
Choir a short distance from the shoals
Mrs. Helen Breen, who was injured
while stepping from street car near
her home on West Tenth avenue, is
slowly improving at st. Francis hos
pital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganizafiJn, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

MRS. LEILA E. GROSE, age 26,
of 21l Tyler street. died this morning
at a local hospital. The funeral will
be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon at Penwells chapel. Inter
mont in 1,ppeISa cernetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

TheFraternai Brotherhood will
have a prize tackys costume dance at
Moose hall Wednesday evening. Adj
mission rs cents. Saunders Orchestra.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17
LOCAL, MfN1

p Call.1377, Howard for proper now
er sharpening.-Adv.
Visit the Arbor. 504 Kan. Ave.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Wall Paper Cleaner, Miller & Giles
pie, S33 Kan. ave. Phone 955.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Varnishes. ]. K. Jones Paint Co.
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

MISS SAMANTHA BLOOM, age 81.
died at o'clock this morning at her
home, 700 Highland avenue. The fu-
neral will be held at 8 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon at the home. The body
Will be taken to Greenwood, Ind, for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

Empty linseed oil barrels, soc each
Miller & Gillespie, s3S Kansas Ave-
Adv.
For Sewer Pipe. Phone s6s. ]. B.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-17

SAMUEL H. FRIEND. age 10, died
Wednesday at the home of John Nc
Bee, 1919 Polk street. He was mem
Der OF 1. o. o. F. lodge No. 40. The
funeral will be held at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon at the residence. Inter-
ment in Mount Hope cemetery.
MRS. ROSA H. MANKER, who
died Tuesday. will be buried Thursday
afternoon. Services will be held at
O'Clock at the home, 1913 Winfield
avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13

ton, necessarily reeardfui of seIf-interest,
Is he said. when unnfmed for conflict IN
no position whatever to pose as the success
ful advocate of arbitration" It will be re-
called that the enviable position held by
Kaiser Wilhelm before the war as the Peace
Emperor" came to him because the power OF
Germany TO wage war was never undcrrated.
For twenty-five years and more nation
armed for battle devoted itself to peace. We
see now to what end that peace tended and
know why all energies were so carefully con-
served. But the fact is lesson to the
United States. 1t cannot further peace so
long as It is in the position of one who cam
not wage war. Peace must be not our bene-
ut, not our salvation, but our disinterested
mission. We must have our arms before we
offer to lay them down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13

To the Editor Of EVenino Ledger:
sir--It strikes me, constant reader OF your r
valuable paper. that you are not accO,u'us ~, -
Mayor Smith square deal. true SO laI us
apnarentIy not affected thereby, but it Is a
well-known fact that having ones acts miscon-
str1Ied and continually telling one that nc is not
to bo trusted or insinuations to that erect are
among the best Enown methods OF encourasinB
one to do the things Imputed 20 one.
Now. IL is an United fact that oven a Grim,
nal is presumed to be innocent until proved
guilty; why, then, consider Mayor smith guiity
of falling In his duty to the public before ne
docs so Even his enemies must admit that so
far he has eminently measured UP to all re-
uuired az him why not at least help hold up
his hands and indorse him until he does failE
! do not hold any brief to defend the Mayor
as he apparently is amply able to do 1t himseli.
To my mind the province of newspaper is
to approach all public officials wi'h an open
mind; give praise where 1t Is due ana crltlclse
and condemn when an official falls or beLrays
his constituents. To do otherwise Is not afford-
ing the official fair chance.
Possibly Mayor Smith would have done we'll to
retain the services of Director Taylor to COM
pete the rapid transit system; but surely even
YOU will claim that this city should be able TO
produce another who is fully his equal Then,
Mr.. Taylor having been arrayed among those
who predicted dire calamity to the city In the
event of Mr. Smiths election, would not his
mind have been prejudlced, as yours evidently
is, thus preventing that harmony OF action ana
thought which is very necessary requisite
of officials to procure the best possible results
for the community they serve? f. L. IL
PHILADELPHIA, January ii.