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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

Chesney park: Wilbur Elliot, Fer
ril Young, Norma McGrew, Florence
Williams, Goldie Dunford Margaret
Dunford, Martha May, Dorothy May,
Mathena, Gladys McGrew, Mary Cody,
Constance Brown, Irving Brown,
Ethel Martin, Willow Rotenberry,
Carrie Hughes, Ray Watkins, Ruth
Bryant, Helen Whittlesey, Aletha
Maud Searle, Clark Searle, Pearl
Markham, Donald Shields, Edmund
Turner, Francis Wilson, Louise Will
son, Roberta Trimmer Bobby Brooks,
Margaret Pierce, George Fusion, Ray
Watkins.
The prizes were awarded by the
following judges: Miss Bertha
Hampstead, Topeka State Journal;
Mrs. L. W. Smith, 1015 Central ave-
nue.; Mrs. June Chapman, 1925 Lane;
Miss Helen Francis. Mrs. J. H. Linn,
912 East Eighth avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

London. July 22.-One of the pretty
brfde-elects of London society is
Gladys Norton, a charming girl whose
father Colonel Norton, is well known
in the military world She is engaged
to the Hon. Philip Fitzalan-Howard,
second son of Lord Howard of Clos
sop.
The happy man, who is the only son
of Lord Howard of Glossop's second
marriage. is in the Welsh Guards His
sister, Miss Frances Fitzalan-Howard
is one of the many society recruits
to Red Cross work and, at last ac-
counts, was in training at a big Lon
don hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
LARGEST ALCOHOL ORDER
Thirty Million Dollar Order to U. S.
From France

Baltimore, July 22.-The United
States Irf Istrial Alcohol company
which owns the mammoth chemical
plant at Curtis Bay, is interested in
an alcohol contract for the French
government involving between twenty
million and thirty million dollars. At
least half the order will be filled by
the company. 1t is said the Distillers'
Alcohol company will get part of the
business.
This is said to be the largest order
for alcohol from Europe since the
war began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

When summer comes 1 count my dough,
TO see how far my folks can go,
To have a nice vacation.
Of literature we read a score,
And then we send and get some more,
To help us choose location.
We figure up my bank account,
And comment on the small amount,
And wish that it was more
Then wiping sweat from off my dome, -
I Just decide we'll stay at home, --
AS we have done before.
The head of a match is a tiny thing,
but it is big enough to destroy a great
city.-State Fire MarshaPs Bulletin.
Matted milks are the most popular
legal drinks in Topeka this summer.
1t is surprising to note the number
of Topekans who take a matted milk
instead of breakfast. Druggists say
there isn't any profit in them.
A number of citizens are kicking on
the proposed closing of drug stores on
Sunday afternoons. Why not do like
Leavenworth? Each Sunday one drug
store remains open and the fact Is ad-
vertised the day preceding.
Several Y. M. C. A. members were
standing in front of the building
smoking Friday night One of the
secretaries expressed belief that
well regulated smoking room would
be a good thing. There is smoking
room in the Y. M. c. A. at Fort Scott,
according to James Mcfarland, one
of the board of directors of the local
institution.
1t is the custom of a wedding in
Little Russia to pin a bill on the dress
of the bride every time they dance
with her. A hundred or more dollars
are collected at each wedding by this
method. She wouldn't have much
luck with a bunch of Topeka youths
on Friday night.
Satan, they say,
Is the father of liars.
But he who is careless
Is father of fires.
State Fire MarshaPs Bulletin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
TALKING FIGHT AGAIN
WEIGH and White May Meet in 20
Round Bout Labor Day.

Chicago. Ill, July 22.-Representa-
tives of Freddie WEIGH and Charlie
White were expected to meet here to-
day to sign for twenty-round deci-
sion bout at Colorado Springs Labor
day.
WEIGH, according to Eddie Pitts.
Colorado promoter, will receive a
guarantee of s12,5OO, another thou
sand for acceptance and a privilege
of SO per cent of the receipts If they
are over $4,000. White, it is said,
has been offered $4,000. but he wants
20 per cent.
Harry Pollock, manager of WEIGH.
is said to be in favor of the match.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

those people I have passed by during
the last ten yeors-I mean the thou
sands in the towns and villages 1 have
steamed through en- route to the big
citieS''
Why, Oh, Why?
Do fat women sit on the ends of
aisles?
Do thin women stretch out their
limbs under them?
Do married women get thrill by
looking at ]. Warren Kerrigan
Do girls earning an honest living
in laundry yearn to become great
movie actresses?
Do they feed all the fresh air to
the pipe organ and none to the audi
Do usherettes always lead you to
the seat you do not want?
Do you not shoot them?
Do the people behind you .nvari-
ably eat onions before coming to the
theater?
shame! Gertrude Mccoy couldn't
use her $500 cat in a picture soon to
be released by the Gaumont company
because the author insisted the story
wouldn't "get over unless she Law
ished her affection on a dog.
A number of New York hospitals
have found that motion pictures an
swer the question of how to entertain
the insane, and have installed ma
chimes.
Fanny Wards numerous friends will
be more than pleased to learn that her
six weeks honeymoon is over and that
she is now on the Pacific coast, MAX
ing daily appearances before the cam
era for her next picture. Jack Dean,
Miss Wards actor husband, plays op-
posite her in the pictures, and very
good team they make.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

June Caprice in Caprice of the
Mountains a beautiful actress in a
beautiful outdoor play is the film Of
fering at the Iris today and tonight
Rita Jolivet will be the star Monday
in IAN International Marriage" then
comes Marguerite Clark Tuesday in
"Gretna Green" This is a return en-
gagement
Wednesday and Thursday Mae Muir
ray will be the leading character in
The Dream Girl and the weeks pro-
gram will be ended with Virginia
Pearson IN "A Tortured Heart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
OFF THE REEL

Thirty aged men and women are
shown in the forthcoming Metro
Rolfe production. Gods Half Acre"
starring Mabel TaLaferro, under the
direction of Edwin CareWe. They
take the parts of the inmates of Rain
bows End, a home for the aged por-
trayed in the play. Put together the
ages of those who are ranged around
a dining table in the picture would
aggregate almost 5000 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
OPEN MILLION ACRES
United States to Release Large West.
ern Tract to Settlers.

Portland, Ore, July 22.-Approxi-
mately one million acres of agricul-
tural lands of the Oregon and Califor-
mia land grant will be thrown open
to entry and settlement by fall, it was
announced here today by the United
States land office. Settlers will be
permitted to file on tracts of 100
acres, each paying the government
$3.50 an acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
EDITORS TO PAPER PROBE
Invited by Federal Commission (
Have Voice at Hearing.

Washington, July 22.-Newspaper
publishers throughout the country
were invited today by the federal trade
commission to be represented at a
hearing here on August 1, on whether
there has been an undue increase in
price of news print paper The COM
mission will conduct an exhaustive
investigation of which the public
hearing will be the first step.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

Miss Taliaferro was one of the first
stars of the legitimate stage to appear
in moving pictures. Her success on
the screen has long since been as
slred- She has appeared recently in
Her Great Price and The Snow
Bird"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
MEAT CHOKES AGED MAN
Lodges in Windpipe and Death Re-
suits in 10 Minutes.

Springfield, Mo-, July 22.-Enoch ].
Simmons, SO years old, choked to
death on a piece of meat which lodged
in his windpipe while he was eating
lunch today. He died within ten
minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

She and her handsome guardsman
brother inherit much of the personal
of the tall and good looking daugh-
tiers of Brig. Gen. Scott-Kerr, who
commanded the Grenadier Guards.
The story runs that Lord Howard
of G1ossop fell in love with a portrait
of Miss Hya cinthe Scott-Kerr before
he saw her face to face, got to know
the lovely original, and married her
as his second wife.
Lord Howard of Glossop has a de-
ightful Highland seat, Dorlin, Inver-
nesshire, but his principal estate is
in and around the Derbyshire town
of G1ossop- .-- .-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
Too Much Nature.

Leah Baird thought she loved ma
-ture. She river haG much opportun-
ity to test her love for it, most of her
life having been spent in the city Her
first opportunity in long time came
when some country movies were be-
ing made bv the Vitgraph company.
Between scenes she went on a ram
bic alone through flowcry fields,
through one of them to be exact.
There her ramb1e was cut short
She announced its termination with
shrin scream, that brought help on
the run.
Miss Baird had come upon a genu-
ire garter snake of the most threaten
ing aspect, and fully seven inches in
length.
She insisted on being escorted back
to the studio.
81 don't think I care for nature,
after ALL she said. There's too
many snakes in it,
Margaret Anglin Lured by Films.
Miss Margaret Anglin, one of the
greatest actresses or the English
speaking stage, has succumbed to the
lure of the photo play screen. Lest
this be taken as intimating that Miss
Ansain has deserted the footlights, it
should be announced that such is not
the case She is under contract with
new company to appear in sixteen
feature films within the next two
years. The scenarios are to be writ
ten by well-known authors. The first
picture, as yet unnamed, is in process
of production, the release date being
set for September. The studio is in
Detroit
TT is the limitless democracy and
the tremendous possibilities for artis-
tic achievement that have made the
screen irresistible to me-" Miss Anglin
said Now 1 will be able to meet all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

The average weight of the Greenland
whale is 100 tons-224 600 pounds-equal
to that of so elephants or that of 400 bears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

Statistics show that only one man in
POS grows to more than six feet In height
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

Those who have seen the girlish
ested to learn that she is 41-and ad-
mits it. Here's hoping that she re-
mains on the stage and screen forty
one years longer. The last picture in
which she starred was THE Gutter
Magdalene-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

Linn, Venice Adamson. Marie McDon-
aid, Gladys Reaha, Gladys Rhodes,
Myrtle Hazlet, Dorothy Hazlet, Julia
Conner, Tracy Zitzer, Miles Connors,
Emily Karpis, Imogene Holloway,
Minnie Zitzer, Blanch Easter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
Echoes 6on2Aotd 4 Lobbie''s
4, SIE

Oklahoma has sown her wild oats, has
gon, through most, OF the usual vcca Of
youth and now has seemingly Joined
hands with the forces Of deccucy and SELF
rc'pcct and Is preparing to come into
her own. to occupy her rightful place In
the eyes of the nation"
This was the comment NJ ! e. Trnvc-s
.ot wichita, kan, representative of u
wholesale house, who was guest of the
klnGkadc. ne wHs speaking of the re-.
cen, wave ot reform which swept tn"
state, Of the redemption NJ Tulsa. OF the
vhorous campaign the ctl admmlstra
ten ~ Oklahoma City hns been wnglnr
against vice aud of the fact that tho
reform" ticket carried IN many nunlrt-
phl elections Just held In the small towns
of the state
TULSA he said. Inns long been known
cNtI lhn entire southwest uui middle.
west NJ the wickedcst city In the roun
nv Seemingly her citizens were either
m favof of vice or were 30 apnthclI,
mat they took no steps 10 hc nd Of /
presume they went on the old theory
thni We" was attractive to tho oil work
"rs ana lnhorcrs I'm the ncighhorhood All
o' whom came To town and spent their
Wt'' because ~ the presence of liauor
rambling aud th" rcdIght district
Nov that the lnttor has been proyI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
VERDUN HORROR IS INCREASING.

TERRIFIC fighting is Still going at Ncrdun where
the greatest battle Of the European war is being fought
For more than eight weeks there has been steady
fllrt and the slaughter has been almost past computation
Is admitted that more thAn quarter Of million men
have been Killed there the loss 10y the German crown
prince being estimated at than two hundred thousand
Union army losses In war nt the battles Of
Gettysburg, SpQtsyynuin WILDERNESS, Fredericksburg
Cold Iarbor Manassas shiloh Petersburg and Stone river
are given IN the histories at 100000 and the Germans
have lost 10000 more in battle Waterloo and Gcttys.
burg together did equal the number killed Ncrlun
for the French os,"> also have been very heavy
In one attack 2OO00 German, were Killed wounded.
but the battle did not halt ON that account There have
been Terrible assaults magnificent dcrcsr~ hcoism such
ns never shown before and then death Everywhere
there has been death making the battle Of Ncrdun the
rNcst horror of all time Othdt battles pale and be-
come almost insignificant when compared to H. The
shocking horrors of the past do not equal H. ana stln
the battle goes on
Day after day the German force (, hurled against the
stubborn French the men die hy hundreds h, thousands
From military standpoint II ig u magnificent battle but
from humanitarian standpoint II IS the greatest horror
u nh ngcq
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
BIRDS ARE NOT UP TO DATE.

MEMhEliS II the Audubon society say the modern
ava method, of building houses leaving the song birds
IN cities and towns without homes The new STYLES II
houses ull right Tor The people who live In Them hut
there are uo pn,c> Tor the birds The old fashioned chin
ncls into which the swallows used io disappear are gone
aud the swallows loo are uo longer there
Tree d'ul.l also DESTROYS the homes where the bird,
used {" nest. and the, numerous In parks and
upon large estates luicr the new method n advanced
forestry, al the hole, In are filled with cement The
cavities were the nesting places o several species " hir,
and now the, are without homes
less consideration is hcuc shown the fnlhcrrd tribe.
hy architects and builders too Tor barns aud other ont
buildings hcus constructed In such way that there
l. no place The mfrr- frr the bird, tu build Improve
mcnls have been made In the building Industry. hut uo
provision has lcu mndc lur the birds, rrov, uu, and
by this mean, invited to sr elsewhere
Hrl hoNc- will cover thi, deficiency and provide
home, tor the birds The, may NOT Ike the molcru STYLES
~ frI hul the, cu be- educated lo making u.c " them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
KAISER WILHELM AND CARRANZA.

r EliNN\N> $ uoo ou the Suisse, aud Carrnuii'- rnm
~ hlms communication requesting the withdrawal "
roo, rrom Mo>i,u umr uu the .nmc day The first Wa.
uu invitation foo Keep ou negotiating while German .uh
mnr,n~ u'HIu' lo violate international lnv Cnrnun
simply SERVED notice that hr vo, for,cd o show hi, uu
fricndm,.. iu ihr lnue state.
Roth situation, mu. ,omr To- 0n l-,uc m ,cr, short
Tim" hn Boo nh" meantime There illustrated hr need or
n military force w the United state" u - large enough
io meet nnl condition which may develop I'm Mexico IL
may hr. hu ' IS nol large enough o muk, h, force flt
Hcro.. tlru .,n-.
II va. ou' O. coincidence that these communication.
arrived o t.r ,,mc Dmr hul the illustration &, undr
stronger Thereby The United State, must have .umcinh,
else iu addition 'u w., surl miyulion,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
MOB VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH.

SO'lOlOGlSIS In congress assembled a Ncv orlcau,
discussed ways and mean, o stopping mob violence In
the south their conclusion being that uo new laws are
needed but strict enforcement Of the present law. Iack
II Inv enforcement !, responsible Tor many of the lynch
iugs. 1t Is said
This statement mny be- given wide scope II II mean.
that too many criminals escape punishment boy legal proc
cs there can be- no dispute that point Take amy state
In tile south elsewhere and every murderer stands
good chan'c ~ escaping II he can employ lawyers no
mattcr how plain his guilt may hc
II The sociolorists that the peace officer, .hcr
lffs and Others should resist the mons more forh, they
have but place thcmscc- In the sheriff. position once
Doing So In imagination viii be- sufficient
The mob comes usually In the night aud b, composed
of determined men their faces masked and murder In
their hearts The officer hcplr, In hi. effort. 10 70
,is II he make, amy effort I'm that direction lo knows
the blood lust When he H. and general, he offers
no resistance The victim Is u murderer or o. criminal
of worse elias. Those n the moh are his friend, and
nclshbors Possibly he might Kill q uumhrr NJ them but
he could moi save the prisoner
The remedy for moh violence lies deeper II s cducn
iiou. and respect for law hut first the law must hc cn
forced to such an extent that II will ,ummnuI respect,
General liwaug H,cur who IL now making his HON,
In The United State. IN. price ~ Slouuu0 on hi, hca,
In china lie is worth more than villa II an,nol, want
To 60 and get him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
f{|iS|aapshot:E&
RSslm BY JAY /. Hovs. RVV]

Tho Buck klbys are giving their
daughter Mnh"llc the benefit of musical
instruction hut We are not lifting her
Tor tho grand opera stage said Mr
kNhN Yesterday About nll We expect
iH thli she viii. In a year or two. be able
10 "0rn 50 a week singing IN moving
picture tholtcr"
rhlnuihropy can be- carried too far Ike
'i'hrtg. whose tailor shop b. mortgagcd
fot ''' Hp"nt three days last week cir
'u''iinr a .uhsoripiion paper for the pur-
pos" NJ rlisinr funds 10 be- spent IN Civ
lng picnic for the children ~ the poor
u s vrr, difficult fnr Won 10 believe
the man who itsHgro's with you is not "a
fool Ana you suspect that he also Is "a
sDounif'
After ever, body else IN town has known
10 Tor months. the husband discovers
That his wife is carrying on" with other
men
There arc no modest men \ few men.
however pose as such .O effectively that
ihc' fool the experts
when r. man m1rrirs money the com
WIniN speedily iprgcts The source NJ his
prosperity Hut the wife never doca
n sou luyc the good. they can he
sold without ,nlsIius the services NJ a
lodge emblem
Rig towns and small town, arc much
alike Nu amateur minstrel show 70.
Gently was given IN chicago
n ,ou really wish IN entertain your
country relatives when they com, Ia
tho city take them out and show them
r. Decent store We have tried tina,
scheme NJ entertainment several time
tni it mower fails
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
Fifteen Years Ago

W u lhiSoll II Vinita. who bought
III" Camp supply reservation for So oo0
aud put another Nu.OuU In improvements
and stock hnH been offered iI2O OOO for
u as ~ now stands
tn" property occupied by the First
christian church was placed In the hands
NJ real estate dealers to-day and the con.
gfcgntion Will ~ soon ~ II IL sold make
u lease NJ It until thcy can finish their
now building on the corner of Third and
robinson across from the Carnegie H.
mary THIS property VAS purchased YES
tCidnN
large force Of men In the employ ~
ih" electric hight company nrc ~ work
''moVing wires from the old poles IN
IN" street. and transferring MI ~ tho
street work iu the great pocs of tbs
pnnN. W.
An election is being held In the town
~ Yukon tomorrow 10 decide whether or
not the town win be- Incorporated
Harry q shelby yesterday Solu hi.
lots on Broadway adjoining the Her.
"koWiN lot to " iI'fskoNit1 who VIII
'"mm'no' erection of modern store and
office building
MessrT Carson and Massey have oorr.
pl"t'd arrangements Tor the new bui'd-
ing 10 be- erected on Mnin street uu Tia
lots nov occupied by Cartuthcrn btr-
b"r shop u viii he twenty .fsc trct
front, two stories md basement
-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
EDITORIAL PAGE
Twenty Years Ago

The ladies' of the Guthrie whist club
and their husbands were entertained in
the afternoon and evening yesterday byJ
the Afternoon Whist club of this city.
They were met at the train by the ladieAv
and taken I'm carriages to tho home oil
Mrs. W. II Ebcy. where they wersI
rendered an elegant reception To which
many other ladies In the city were in-I
vtcd Whist vW played In the EVENING"
Al the opera house. forty four coupies|
competing, and after the refreshments at
IN 3n the remainder of the evening wns|
spent IN dancing The visitors who re-
turned to Guthrie on II special train
were Governor and Alrs Rcnirow,
Mcssrs. nnd Mines J. W Neal. Ramsey.
/ Il lew - N Barnes. FogHn NJ l..
Turner, Spurlock Blllingsly. Daniels.
Leonard, caleb Brooks. Frank O'Neii.
lilson, " A Frazier. Corbctt. Nc
I"nHi'l, irrrrv, urt MtEFrS SichoinS ana
Alice Payne
Ml~ LIz2ic Moore. proprietor of tho
Central hotcl at Norman. was In tho
city today
Dr Bloomfield haa sct house movers
~ work removing the old frame aruc-
turc on hH lot, the old Gazette lot.
opposite the nov courthouse preparatory
4" building new two story brick bu@i-
ness building
$ Jackson hns ninety peach ircas
on hls farm four miles north of Mel oud
Whlch nr" loaded with fruit They wers
planted there b, the Indians
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
Su@!!minS9l!t,UP !!
RICHARD S dRAvss 6E9 M

tarnn4a's soldiers are finding villas
buried loot, and presumably thcyll dig
up Captain kldd'S stuft next.
such school board as We have now
enables the lawyer tp look with uncon-
coru on the upward trend Of gasoline
p'ccs, at any rate.
hundred wears ago Napoleon had
been rendered nun and void and was at
his new homo on 81 Helena They all
sc' TINT way in the course Of time
\ftcr tc1dIng the fiction tclcgrams
from Mexico Wo ARE convinced that no7
hodN knows whore villa ~, and some
Times ~" SUSPECT that Nilln himself
couldn't fIni himself n he tried
And capt James Fulton. dismissed
from the army for taking "A drink, MAJ
only Nlrglnian Had hc been Ken
m'kian there might have been some "N-
rnsc for H.
Active pocinrs are showing copies of
in" Smithsonian dinomur. "all armor
plat" lnnd no hpius." ns an argument
against preparedness. but that is very old
stuff
William Lorlm'r b. again rcutng the
iostimon' uf those who accuse him. and
that another thing ho sc'ms to have
been doing for Nours nud years
That nitrate plant ~ going to cost
somcthIng. u Is true hut there never
viii he time when wc cannot use the
fertilizer