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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
MISS NANCY next
TWO-Act Musical Comedy by
WOmen's Clubs.
Under Direction of C. G.. Young
green and Joe RiSteen.

The big two-act musical comedy.
Miss Nancy" put on by the Women's
Federated Clubs. February IL and II,
is we'll under way. The $50 people
taking part in this mammoth produc-
ton are working hard and the show
promises to be the biggest success of
its kind ever attempted here.
Practically every line of talent in
Topeka will be seen in this produce
ton, which the Federated Clubs will
offer to the city of Topeka Nothing
has been spared to make Miss
Nancy practically a professional per
Torrance, which is builded and is
bound to please.
The feature scenic effects and fea-
ture dances introduced will be a sur
prise to Topeka audiences.
1t is the Topeka Federated Clubs
maiden effort in a thing of this kind
and they promise a show rivalling
anything of a professional character.
1t is something different, something
new, because it combines a witty dia-
logue and a cleverly woven plot and
story together with all the latest
dancing A number of special fea-
ture surprises in the way of mechani
cal effects will be seen in Miss
Nancy"
Mr.. Younggreen and Mr.. Risteen,
directors of this production, have been
working untiringly and increasingly.
so that the Topeka Women's Clubs
can present to Topeka something de-
sirable and appreciative. Mr.. Young
green states that Miss Nancy" fills
the bill Mr.. Younggreen further
stated that in conference with the club
house committee of the Women's
Clubs of Topeka they prevailed upon
him their desires to make Miss
Nancy" the biggest mammoth success
of the west.
With this in view, Mr.. Risteen, one
of the directors, has consented to play
the part of John Berry. Mr.. Risteen
is well known in theatrical circles and
is considered the leading amateur per-
former in the city and will make an
admirable foil for the work of Miss
Rooster. in the leading role of Miss
Nancy"
The ticket campaign was launched
today and it is hoped that Topeka will
respond readily to something big and
worth while.
The entire production of Miss
Nancy is under the direction of Chas.
c. Younggreen and Joe Risteen, as
sisted by Miss Hazel Howe.
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vESTER IN NO DANGER
Man Struck by Fire Chiefs Car Not
Seriously Injured.

Unless injuries develop that have
not been discovered so far Andy YES
ter, of 412 Wabash avenue, who was
struck by the fire chiefs car Friday
evening, will suffer no serious results.
The physician in charge stated at
noon that three bruises on the head
were the only evidences of injury he
had been able to find and that unless
something further develops Vester is
in no danger.
The fire department was answering
a call from Fourth and Tyler streets
where trolley wire had broken when
the chiefs car struck Vester. Harry
Hopper was driving the car and Joe
Wiedelich, assistant chief, was beside
him. Vester stepped off a street car
at Sixth and Topeka avenue. Chief
Weidelich does not believe Vester saw
or heard the chiefs car until it
struck him. Vester started on a trot
for the curbing when apparently
someone on the street car shouted a
warning to him. Vester looked back
and hesitated, then started On just in
time o collide with the fender of the
chiefs car. He was thrown to the
pavement and was unconscious when
carried into the Miller Pharmacy.
Later he was taken to St Francis
hospital.
Chief Weidelich was badly shaken
by the accident and still lacked con
siderable of being back to normal to-
day He made frequent inquiries to-
day about Nester's condition. The
hook and ladder truck of No. 3 mad
an accident on the same run. 1t
rammed a motor bus driven by Guy
Helms Cor the Hurry-Up Messenger
service at Sixth and Jackson streets.
Helms was thrown out and the hook
and ladder truck was doubled up
when the brakes were jammec on
suddenly. Helms was uninjured. The
m Ot buS wa & continued in service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
IT ENDS TONIGHT
Big Show at the Auditorium
Will Close Its Doors.
Announcement of Edison Prizes
This Evening.

This is the last day of the Kansas
Midwinter exposition. This afternoons
show and the one tonight brings the
annual event to an end
Tonight the prizes offered in the
big electrical show of the exposition
will be awarded. These consist of an
Ell Grilstovo, with Ovenette attach
ment, complete, an electric coffee per-
colator and an electric iron. There is
also an award of a special prize of
$50 worth of house wiring. The regis
tration of names in these contests will
cease at Sis o'clock, and Immediately
thereafter the prizes will be distri
buted from the stage of the audi
forum.
The queen of the exposition will
also be crowned tonight. Miss Mil
dred Hobson, won the honor IN the
popular election which closed last
night. The browning ceremony will
take place at o'clock on the audi
begins, and Miss Hobson will be pre-
scented with a handsome diamond ring,
the gift of the exposition management
Miss HobSon is a graduate of Central
Park school and was in school during
the entire contest.
Miss Hobson won in an exciting fin
ish over Miss Marguerite Payne. Her
final vote was 1880. Miss Payne's
Il ,074. The candidates polling the next
three highest votes were Grace Ham
lin $3.50, Daisy Goss 4,055 and Cath
arine Desch 2.3S8.
A large number of prizes will be
awarded tonight as usual.
Mrs. c. O. Tresner of 41S E. 9th
street was the most fortunate visitor
at the Exposition last night. She won
the handsome cedar chest.
William ]. Houser, of Gil w. 9Th,
won IS hat given by Matthews &
Bowman.
Martha Geiser. of 2O4 Taylor. re-
ceived a sack of flour from the Shaw
nee Milling Co.
Frank johnson was awarded jar
of Tuxedo Smoking tobacco.
Gladys King, of the Y. w. c. A, got
a can of Golden Wedding Coffee. Civ
en- by the Ennis Handley- Black burn
Co.
Mrs. Wehe, of 11O6 Van Buren,, got
the same.
F. T. stephens, of 619 Hancock, was
awarded a pair of silk hose given by
the Mills Stores Co.
Mrs. Boutwell, of 80 E. 10th, was
given a glove box, by the Hossfeld
Trunk factory.
Jack Anderson of 419 Locust street,
was given a bottle of face cream by G.
w. Stansfield, druggist.
A can of Rumfords baking powder
went to Mrs. ]. H. Featherstone, 514
Scotland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
FROM A. A. GODDARD

To the Editor of the Journal:
l think you unintentionally did the
Provident association an injustice in
your report of the annual meeting in
the Thursday evening paper. You
say, 1T costs the Provident associa-
ton 81 to spend one. To the poor
S4395. Salaries and upkeep $4.43O.
1 presume your figures are correct
and on theface of them they seem to
justify your statement.
II this were the true situation, and
the association paid out S4.430 simply
as the cost of spending $4.395 on our
poor, the people of this city ought not
to contribute another dollar to it.
1 have never been connected with
the Provident association in any way
and am not entirely familiar with its
work.
do know, however. that the asso-
citation does the following things
which do not appear on the credit
side of the cash account:
1t maintains what is in effect a mu-
nicipal lodging house, and takes care
of great number of tramps and
stranded persons who would other
wise have to be kept at public expense.
1t maintains a hospital, where a
large number of sick and diseased
poor persons are cared for. and there
IS no other place in the city for such.
1t takes charge of the investigations
of applications to the county for re-
lief and thereby saves the taxpayers
u large sum of money.
1t collects a large amount of cloth
ing from donors and distributes the
same among the poor. In like manner
it collects and distributes donations
of groceries and flour.
All Ct the ab:.ve takes time of the
paid reprcse natives of The associa-
ton but they do not show in the cash
statement l presume those familiar
with the work of the association can
add o+f7~' toms showing other activi
ties carried on.
+ 1 feet ~DI. the association and its
woodpile are responsible for keeping
our city comparatively free from
tramps and professional beggars.
/ would like to see a concise and
complete statement of the activities
in print.
A A. GODDARD.
Topeka. Jan. 2s. 1916.
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GERMAN VICTORY.
TeutOns Claim Capture of 1,764
French and Trenches.
Kaiser's Men Suddenly Launch
Offensive in France.

Berlin, Jan. 29.-The capture of l.
600 yards of French positions south of
Somme, by German troops was an
nounced today by army headquarters.
Prisoners to the number of 927 and
IS machine guns were taken. North
east of Neuville the Germans stormed
trenches along the front of about l.
700 yards. capturing 81 prisoners and
nine machine guns.
The thousand yards of positions TAX
en- were south of the village of Frise,
which also was captured by the Ger
mans.
War Office Reports.
The text of the official statements
given out today by the German army
headquarters staff says:
Western front: To the northwest
of the farm of Laerolie, northeast of
Neuville, German troops stormed l.
500 yards of the enemy's trenches,
taking prisoners 237 men, including
one officer, and capturing nine ma
chine guns.
Several French attacks against the
position near Neuville recently taken
by the Germans broke but the enemy
succeeded in occupying the second
mine crater
Capture Towns and Soldiers.
I'm the western section of Saint
Laurel, near Arras, the Germans
stormed and took from the French a
group of houses. South of Somme,
the Germans conquered the village of
Frise and one thousand yards of the
position connected with it, to the
southwark. The Germans took IL Of
ficers and 927 French soldiers, all I'M
wounded. and captured 13 machine
guns and four mine throwers.
"On Combres heights French mine
did only slight damages to the ad-
vanced German trenches. The enemy
was forced to withdraw after making
an attempt to occupy the crater. The
enemy's losses were heavy.
South of Apremont to the east of
the Mouse, an enemy aeroplane was
shot down by German artillery. The
pilot was killed and the observer Sc
verely injured"
Paris Says Germans Fail.
Paris, Jan. 29.-An attack by the
Germans on the French front south
of Somme yesterday along a width OF
several kilometers failed completely
on the southern emo of lines succeed
ing only on the bank of the Somme
against the village of Frise, it was an
nounced today by the war office
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SANTA FE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3S15 or State Journal office.

NJ. r. Ackley. of the Santa Fe tele-
graph department, is spending a short
time in Kansas City on business.
Walter Cross, of the Santa Fe en-
cheering department, has gone to
Emporia on company business.
c. 7. McClelland, division superin-
tendent at Emporia, spent a few days
this week in Lawrence and Topeka
on company business.
Little Dorothy Staples. daughter Of
J. A. Staples, of the Santa F'e print
ing department, has recovered from
an attack of scarlet fever. The quar-
antine was raised from the house Fri
day.
A. E. McNalley, travelling passenger
agent for the Wabash railway, has re-
turned to Kansas City after short
business trip here.
Frank Hess, round house clerk and
family have moved from Highland
Park to 1925 jefferson street.
Cy Oldham. travelling passenger
agent for the Frisco lines has returned
east after short business trip here.
Fred L. Kelley, of the auditor of
disbursements office. and Mrs. Kelley
have returned from a short wedding
trip east. Mr.. Kelley's marriage to
Miss Ethel Berger was an event of
last week.
A. l. Conrad, assistant general au-
ditor at Chicago. is here on company
business a few days.
Ihe regular meeting OF Division No.
~ Engineers Wives was held Friday
afternoon in Security hall. Mrs. g. Z.
Jewell, the newly installed president,
Will entertain the members next Fri
day afternoon at her home in East
Eighth street.
e. H. Bunnell, general auditor of
disbursements returned today from a
short business trip to Chicago.
The annual ball of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
S1nemen was given last Thursday
night in Argentine.
Henry Decker, engineer at Argen-
tine, has been assigned to runs Nos.
and between Kansas City and
Newton.
Engineer AL Lozier, of Atchison, is
working on the Santa Fe motor car
between Atchison and Leavenworth in
the place Of Engineer Edw. Eylar, who
is seriously i'll in the company hos
pftal here.
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stage far too small and the alb
sence of sufficient scenery handi-
capped the players. Despite the odds
against them, the young thespians
made q favora bic showing.
Miss Mary Christman as Esmeralda
read her lines with more than average
intelligence. Lee Price as Dave Hardy
also interpreted mis- part well. Excel
lent character portrayals were pre-
scented by Miss Dorothy and Leroy
Anderson.
The other members of the cast all
of whom deserve credit for their work
last night are Wayland Durham, Miss
Hazel Rucker, Edward Binger, Ross
Frisbie, Miss Frances Crete, Miss
Helen Wright and Carl Thoren.
The play was presented under the
management If Ralph Oman. Miss
II Margaret Boo directed the cast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
IT HITS A SNAC
East Sixth Viaduct Is Checked
Up to the City.
Will Not Be Repaired Unless
Street Be Vacated.

No vacation, no viaduct-that's the
tip that has reached the city hall in
connection with the proposed vacation
of East Sixth street under the viaduct.
The Santa Fe. the Street Railway
company and the Missouri Pacific
have agreed to rebuild the East Sixth
street viaduct and have it completed
by the first of May.
The Santa Fe has made application
to the city commission for the vaca-
ton of East Sixth street under the
viaduct and an ordinance providing
duced. There is no opposition to the
ordinance in the city commission.
Following the development of oppo-
sitiOn the word was passed around the
passed Vacating the street there will
be no further work done on the via
duct.
Commissioners w. L. Porter and
Frank Newland discussed the matter
this morning and agreed that while
the vacation of the street might be a
good thing it would be better to post
pone it until the Viaduct was complet-
ed. Otherwise people going to and
coming from the East Side will be
forced to walk several blocks out of
their way while construction work is
being done on the viaduct.
The Santa Fe asks for the vacation
of the street in order to escape liabil-
ity for accidents that may occur there.
There are thirteen or fourteen tracks
running beneath the viaduct and cars
are being switched about constantly.
Hundreds of people walk across the
tracks and under the viaduct every
day. There is no Waterman there and
once the viaduct is in repair there is
little excuse for walking across the
tracks
The ordinance will probably come
up for consideration at Mondays
meeting of the city commission.
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owner of the Topeka Millinery COM
pany whose damage mas been fixed
at $1,000. Her stock was valued at
$4,000 and was insured for $1,000.
The building is owned by Mrs Lillian
Leroy, of Los Angeles, and is valued
at $4,000. 1t was insured for So,
600 and damage was limited to $500
A festival by the Washburn Y w. G
A. will be given at Boswell hall
Thursday evening The event will be
the first of the Y. w. c. A. jubilee
month. Unique invitations have been
the festival. Miss Margaret Webb is
chairman of the committee in charge
Members are: Miss Lucille Bomgard-
ner, Miss Helen Neese, Miss Esther
johnson, Miss Mildred Cornick. Miss
Clara Beaver. Miss Grace Colbert, Miss
Helen Wright, Miss Emogen Snyder.
Miss Dorothy SwitZer Miss Helen Pax
son, Miss Frances Myers. Miss Violet
Schlegel, Miss Adele Holtwick. Miss
Ellen Brett, Miss Helen Watts, and
Miss Gertrude woodward.
Maybe the eats" at tonights ban
quet will be something different. The
menu indicates as much. In former
years, Kansas Day visitors have eaten
generously at the restaurants before
going to the annual party dinner. It
was usually a wise precaution. To-
night, though, there is the promise of
a real meal. Here is the menu: Blue
point cocktail; waters: olives. hearts
of celery, sweet gherkins. sailed pea
nuts; baked banquet ham, tomato
sauce, New Jersey yams; roast young
turkey, gravy. sage dressing jellied
cranberries. mashed potatoes. French
peas in timbales; hot finger rolls.
pocketbook rolls; assorted fruit Ne
apolitan ice cream, fancy cakes,
Roquefort cheese, Bent's water rack
ers; after dinner minis, nuts, coffee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

George Bradley. the elevator pilot
at the Masonic temple, is i'll at his
home of the grip.
Strickler's business college will play
the Central Y. NJ. C. A. five this eve
ming on the Central basketball court.
George H. Hoyes will speak to the
newly organized Bible class of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon.
Rev. A. ]. Ross will occupy the pull
pit at the First German M. E. church
this Sunday at 1O:45 a. m. and 7:45
p. m.
The Rev. Mr.. Porter, of the Kansas
State Temperance union will speak
on Temperance at the Second Pres
byterian church Sunday night
The Social Service club dined at the
First Methodist church last night Fol-
lowing the supper DR.. Benjamin
Young led in the lesson study.
An all day meeting of the Eastern
Kansas Holiness association will be
held next Wednesday at the Saliva
ton army hall. 400 Kansas avnue.
An illustrated Bible lecture on
Journeys of the Boy Jesus" will be
given Sunday night at the First Chris
tan church by the Rev. o. L. Cook.
Through the Mystic Domains of
the Unseen" will be the subject Of an
address by the Rev. Robert Gordon
Sunday evening at the First Baptist
church
Rev. c. A. Aldeen's subject at the
morning services tomorrow will be
ION a Voyage With Jesus" and in the
evening he will speak on THE Secret
of Evil
Mrs G. F. worley will talk on In
tercessory Prayer" at the Y. w. c. A.
vesper services Sunday afternoon at
AIS O'Clock. Mrs. r. H. Morehouse
will sing.
Jesus Teaching as to Marriage
and Divorce" will be the subject of
DR.. Arthur S. Henderson's lecture to
his Bible class Sunday morning at the
First Congregational church.
Miss Marian Austin Drake will talk
on 'Ye may ask what We will and it
shall be done" at the Unity school
of Christianity, Unita rian church, ga
Topeka, Sunday at i o'clock.
But one service will be held at the
Evangelical association, corner of
Fourth and Monroe, Sunday at sac
O'Clock The rest of the day will be
devoted to the Bob johnson meetings
Unusual demand for coal has been
caused by the cold snap and Topeka
coal dealers are making hay while the
snow flies. Varying amounts of coal
are being sold daily from gunny sack
full to a car.
The year 1916 has started out to
make a record in total number of
fires. Up to noon today there had
been thirty-oue fires since the first
of the year. One year ago today there
had been only twenty-five fires.
The Rev. Bob Johnson will speak to
"rnen only at the tabernacle Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. His subject
will be Heroes and towards" Miss
Nora Killian will talk to women only
at the East Side Methodist church on
Esther"
Twice have called meetings of the
Topeka Automobile association been
| postponed because of the weather. ac-
cording to A c. Nagel. secretary of the
association. There will be no more
attempts made until the weather
clears up.
W. J. v Deacon of the state board
of health will address the Current
Topic club of the Central Y NJ c A
Monday evenin on The People ol
1 Kansas" In his address he will ex.
/ plain the shifting of the center of pop
ulation. Insurance men are invited.
] Lists of Y. w. c. A. officials may
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
THREE FOR HUTCHINSON
Hugh Larimer Takes Youthful Con-
victs to the Reformatory.

Hugh Larimer, undersheriff. left
this morning for Hutchinson, where
he will turn three prisoners over to
the state reformatory. The boys are
Merle Thompson, A. B. Lazelle and
Curtis A. McKeenan. Thompson was
convicted of burglarizing the Klinga-
man-Miller cigar store in the summer
of 1914. LaZelle was found guilty of
taking chest of silver from the home
of his mother. McKeenan is the boy
forger from Manhattan. Last week
he forged a signature to a telegram
asking a Manhattan bank to send him
twenty dollars He pleaded guilty to
the charge. Mckeenan lived at Man
haitian.
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TABLE TALK
AT THE SsE2#

]. o. Synnamon, secretary of the
Cooperative club, is anxious that
every member be present at the regu-
lar weekly luncheon Tuesday noon
when arrangements will be completed
for the clubs participation in the Will
son parade Wednesday.
Those seated at the speakers table
with Senator Burton were: w. w:
Webb, president of the Commercial
club, the governor, former Senator
Chester 1. Long of Wichita; former
Congressman Charles F. Scott of lola,
and John S. Dean of T ,peka.
Governor Capper appeared to be in
a better humor today than usual
Those listening to his remarks made
mention of the governors unusual fri
vOlity.
Everyone excepting the higher San
Ia Fe officials appeared to have heard
automatically of the change in the
presidents route. AS quick as ]. Will
Kelley heard of it he telephoned to
Santa Fe officials who declared that
they had heard nothing official.
On the other hand H. ]. Corwine
said he had got the information from
a Santa Fe official. Shortly after dim
ner, Mr.. Kelley received a carbon
copy of the presidents itinerary sent
from Washington, and in it the Santa
Fe was designated as the road on
which the presidential party would
arrive.
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"ESMERALDA"

Holding their own with high school
plays that have been presented in the
last half dozen years, a cast of play
ers from the senior class of the high
school last night presented ''Esmer-
aida" a play that has had a long run
on the legitimate stage and in the
motion Dicture world.
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COST ENGINEERS LIFE
All Others Escaped Death in Southern
Pacific Wreck in Texas.

Houston. Jan. 29.-Engineer ]. w.
Gregory of San Antonio was killed
and bagga geman and porter injured
today when Sunset Limited No. 1912,
eastbound to Houston. on the South
ern Pacific was derailed between Lui-
ing and Ivy. The diner and a tourist
car left the track, but remained up
right and passengers are reported un-
injured. A relief train and wrecker
went out from San Antonio
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ONE GRANDPA LOSES
But His Loss Is Gain for Other
Grandpa Who Is Awarded Child.

Ardmore. Okla. Jan. 29.-Dorothy
Slaughter, the 10-year-old daughter OF
c. C. Slaughter of Pueblo, Colo, who
was kidnapped recently By her pa
ternal grandfather W. B. Slaughter OF
Dallas has been awarded by the cir
cult court to her maternal grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Cakes of this
city, from whose home she was stolen.
The elder Slaughter, who was arrested
near here, is at liberty on r9nd-
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Deny Ncbrasla Leaving.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Petition of
the Nebraska state railway commits
sion for re-hearing on the increase in
passenger fares recently granted on
western rates was denied today by the
interstate commerce commission.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-16

After working like beavers several days
the miners decide to take a day off and
attend a miners meeting in town.