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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
LOCAL MENTION

Damages amounting to $500 are
asked fer by John F. Wyatt, a farmer
living near Silver Lake, in a suit
against s. B. NcGrew and J. H. Skin
ner. filed in the Shawnee county dis
trict court. He alleges that one of
the big motor BUSES owned by Nc
Grew was hired to Skinner to haul
employees to and from the Skinner
nursery; that while driving to Topeka
he met one of the BUSES and it fright
ened his team. The team ran away,
he says, and he was thrown out,
breaking his leg in two places.
F. A Rooster, D. D. s., 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
Four joy-riders. two boys and two
girls, who left Topeka in a car belong
ing to the Kester Hammatt garage
Sunday evening, returned at 10 o'clock
Monday night. Hammett was worried
about his car and the parents of the
young people were worried. The girls
tell of long drive taking in WamegO,
Manhattan, Abilene. st. Marys and
treated them properly. The quartet
was made up of Earl Burns, age 81,
Stewart Olson, age IT, Dorothy
Tracey, age 10, of 1928 North Harri-
son street, and Tillie Patterson, age
Is, 1414 North Van Buren, street
Joe Bollock and John Lambrecht,
charged Jointly with George LaunIan,
with stealing the automobile belonging
to ]. J. King and driving it to Kansas
City. were given their preliminary
hearing in the court of Topeka today
and bound over to the district court.
Lauman waived examination.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c doz- Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
Christina Day wants a divorce from
Ernest Day on the grounds that Day is
possessed of violent temper and
makes no effort to control it. She
filed petition in the district court to-
day. She states that they were mar
ried February II, 1915, in Topeka,
that he has frequently struck her dur
ing a fit of anger and called her vile
and indecent names.
A diminutive screech owl which had
wandered away from it's home prob
ably in hollow tree out in the resi-
dence district, flew through an open
window of the State Journal building
get acquainted with the owls on the
buildings pillars. The bird was cap
tured by office employees and named
'Heinie." Today "Heinie.'' the owl.
was presented to w. L. Porter. parks
commissioner, and by him placed in
the Gage park zoo.
Two distinguished Democrats. Ben
F. Gaitskill of Girard, candidate for
governor, and James w. Orr, candi-
date for state senator from Atchison
county, were guests for luncheon at
the Topeka Commercial club this
noon. Mr.. Gaitskill will speak tonight
before the Shawnee County Demo-
cratic club, 119 West Sixth avenue.
The board of trustees of Washburn
college and members of the CONNER
cial club met today to discuss the
$4,000 campaign to be waged in Oc-
tober for Washburn college.
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SEE ALLIES CAIN
Berlin Reports Both Reverses
and Victories.
French and Russian Advance
Admitted by Germans.

Berlin, July 25.-French assaults
south of Estrees Temporarily gained
ground" the war office statement said
today, but resolute attacks by the
allies around Pozieres and Mauropas
failed In the attempt by French
troops around Estrees and Soyecourt,
the enemy suffered heavy losses, ac-
cording to the statement. Except at
one point. where they gained ground
temporarily, all other attacks were
dispersed.
Admission that the Russians had
succeeded in penetrating the Teuton
first lines south of Berestecko was
made in the war office report.
Make Stand in VOlynia.
Repeated attempts to recapture
positions around Froid Terre were re-
pulsed, the statement said.
,reutonic troops on the southern
Volynian front have made a success
full stand against Russian attacks in
the Berestchk sector, close to the Cali
clan border, says an official statement
issued by the Vienna war office under
date of July IS.
An English and French combined
attack made yesterday north of the
River Somme in France, says the Of
fetal statement issued today by the
German headquarters, broke down.
Dent Won Iinsingen's Line.
Berlin, July 25.-Russian troops
succeeded in penetrating the German
first line on a small part of the front
mand of General Won Linsingen, ac-
cording to an official statement issued
today by the German army headQuar-
ters' staff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
LINCOLN PARK
ZOO MOURNS THE
LOSS OF KEEPER

Chicago, July. 25.-There were sor-
at Lincoln Park today. The lions
growled. The laughing hyena couldn't
even smile. Cy De Vry, keeper of the
Zoo for 2S years, is going away. He
will take care of the animals of the
SeIig Polyscope Company in Califor-
MIA for $500 a year. Chicago pays
him $4,000. De Vry offered to stay
for $4,000 Chicago offered him $4,-
600. She pays her gas and light ex-
perts tens of thousands.
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THEY HAD HIM WRONG
The Police Arrest Steve Prouty for
the Steenth Time.

Steve Prouty was arrested again
Monday night charged with boot
Logging" A quantity of liquor was
confiscated at the same time
1t has been less than three weeks
since Prouty was before Robert Yates,
police judge, charged for about the
tenth time, with the same offense.
Steve" said Judge Yates, you
don't have much luck with this liquor
business do your"
You got me wrong this time
judge" said Steve, IT amt foolin' with
no liquor. Ah-ahm through. I amt
had nothin' to do with no liquor for
a long time"
The police didn't have anything
ION" Steve that time and after Judge
Yates had him repeat several times
that he was through with liquor for
all time to come. he was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
HIRE S. S. SPECIALIST
Methodists in Topeka Adopt COM
munity Center Plan.

o. ]. Bowman, of Portland, Oregon,
has been appointed Sunday school
specialist" of the First M. e. church.
day school specialist is a novelty in
Topeka church life and is one of the
solutions which several of the larger
churches of the country are trying in
their efforts to make the church more
of a community center,
THE appointment is right In line
with action taken by leading metro
politan churches all over the coun-
try" DIR. Benjamin F. Young, pastor
Portland several of the leading
churches tried the experiment with
marked success. Mr.. Bowman is one
of the pioneers in the movement and
has had charge of Religious Educa-
ton in the leading churches of Port
land, Detroit and Chicago"
The specialist will organize the So
cia1, musical. Bible STUDY and athletic
activities of the young people of the
church. He will also have charge of
the music of the First church during
the summer. Tennis and volley ball
courts will be started under his su-
perviSion.
A survey of the social musical, ath-
letic and other accomplishments of
the 1000 members of the Sunday
school of the First M. E. church has
been started to serve as the basis for
Bowman to work on in organizing the
young peoples activities. A list of
questions has been mailed to each
member, asking them to their
musical qualifications, athletic abili-
ties, their interests in social service
work, their ability to recite, sing or
play. and their interest in Bible study.
The second of a series of five
Wednesday social evenings will be held
tOTnorroW at the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Nearly 100 would-be Little Broth
ers" have applied at the Y. NJ. c. A
to be taken on the Big Brothers ;"
camp which will be held August 1 at
Maple Hill. More exciting than the
fact that the circus is coming to town
is the news that has spread through
Topeka's Boyville that the annual Big
Brothers camp of the Y. M. c. A. is
to be held soon.
I'VE are besieged with applications"
George Hoyes, secretary of the Central
Y. M, said today. I'VE are planning
to take fifty boys with us to the camp
and If the subscriptions roll in we will
take more Every year adds some
new Big Brothers to our list but it
is impossible as yet to send all the
boys that deserve to go.
TT takes just about SIS to send = kid
to the camp at Maple Hill, give him
his fill of camp food and good times
and bring him safely back to Topeka
one week later"
No Lid on Good Time.
There will be no attempt to put a
lid on the good times and activities OF
the little brothers" but there will be
several experienced camp directors, TIC
guide the activities. think up the en-
tertainment stunts and guard the boys
against accidents.
Sunday. August 6. will be visitors
day in the camp ana many big broth
ers are expected to watch their pro-
teges at play.
/ The excitement is not entirely con-
fined to the Little Brothers" Many
of the big Brothers who have been
the donors of the camp for the last
three years are talking of the APP
preaching occasion and looking for
ward to the camp gleefully as the
BOYS are One prominent Topeka
business man was talking to another
who but lately has entered the ranks
of the big Brothers" Say" he
chuckIed, "it- was worth weeks va
cation for yourself to drive out to the
camp and watch those kids enjoy
themselves last year.
And hear 'em enjoy themselves,
too When you got in the neighbor-
hood of the camp it sounded like an
amusement park on holiday The
little fellows aren't afraid to work.
either. Last year when I visited the
camp on the scond day they had it
nicely laid out, cleaned and cleared to
a fare-you-well."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
CAPPER APPROVES TWO
acquisitions on the Governors of Okla
homa and Colorado.

Governor Capper today approved
two acquisitions on governors of other
states for the return of men wanted
for crimes committed in Kansas. The
acquisitions were on the governors of
Oklahoma and Colorado.
A requisition on the governor of
Colorado is for the return to this state
of H. L. Boltman, who is wanted in
Wyandotte county on a charge of
forgery. Governor Capper also APP
proved requisition on the governor
of Oklahoma for the return of slim"
Abbott, wanted in Cowley county on
a charge of felonious gambling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
o JOY, 1T RAINED!
So Christy Mathewson Didn't Make
Debut as Enemy of Giants.

New York. July 25.-Christy
Mathewson was routed on the first
day of his appearance in New York
as a baseball enemy today-by the
weather man.
What had been looked forward to
as one of the biggest days of the year
at the Polo Grounds, when Matty
should appear on his old home lot for
the first time as manager of the Gin
cinnati Reds and Buck Herzog would
again play as a Giant, was a dark,
dripping afternoon that made a game
impossible.
A steady rain fell from early morn
ing on, and all ceremonies were. post
poned until tomorrow
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DEAD FROM LOCKJAW
Gardener Struck Boy With Grass
Shears; Charge Manslaughter.

Chicago, July 25.-William A. III
rey. aged Is, is dead at his home here
today as the result of lockjaw from
wounds said to have been incurred
when he was struck down with pair
of heavy grass shears at the Saddle
and Cycle club on Sheridan road,
about a week ago.
Nicholas NIGGA, a gardener. has
been ordered held to the grand jury
on charges of manslaughter. Ulrey
died yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
MASONIC NOTICE

The members of Orient Lodge No.
81, A. F.. & A. M, are requested to
meet at Masonic Temple, Wednesday
morning. July rs. at $3.50 o'clock, to
attend the funeral of Brother George
N Newton. Master Masons in good
standing are invited.-Adv
JOHN WILTON, Master.
EVAN DAVIS, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Carlisle. Pa. July 25.-The partially
burned body of the Rev. William
Perry Eveland, Bishop of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in the Philip
pine Islands and Southern Asia, was
found this afternoon along the banks
of a creek near his summer home at
Mount Holly Springs.
He had been electrocuted when a
steel fishing pole he was carrying con-
nected with high tension wire con-
cealed by foliage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Washington. July 25. - National
guard infantry orgapiza ton enca mped
at Eagle Pass. Tex, including the First
and Second Kansas regiment and aux
Hilary troops, have been inspected by
Major General Bliss. who telegraphed
the war department today that practi-
cally 70 men were on the sick list, and
as a whole the camps were the best
he had inspected. The water supply.
shelter, sanitary conditions and food
supply, he said, were excellent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
British Bar Americans.

London. July 25.-British authori-
ties today refused permission to
Thomas Kelly and his wife to land
from the American liner philadelphia
at Liverpool Kelly was bringing $780,
600 to ireland as treasurer of the Irish
relief fund of America.
s. S. Mcclure the American nuh
Usher was released on representations
made to the British authorities by
the American embassy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
RAN RUSS GAUNTLET
Turk Cruiser Breaks Through Block
ade of Cars Warships.

Berlin. via Sayville wireless. July IS.
The Turkish cruiser Midill succeed
ed in breaking safely through a strong
line of Russian sea forces south of
Sevastopol and returned safely to her
tase after a four hours engagement,
according to an official statement
from Constantinople today. The Rus
sian fleet included a warship of the
Empress Mary type and four destroy
ers The Midilli was undamaged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
GUARD ASLEEP 8 DAYS
Missourian With State Troops Sue
cumbed to Worry Over Folks.

Laredo, July rs. Private George
Regans. of Carthage. Mo-, who came
here with the national guardsmen
from that state has been asleep since
last Saturday. except for slight in
tervals. Physicians say his condition
is due to nervousness and is believed
to have been caused by worry over
failure to receive letter from his
home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

New York. July 25.-MoNEY-Merca
paper, 4 per cent. Sterling. 60 day bills.
4.I114 demand, 4.15 1916; cables, 4.76 T-16
Francs. a.9O1s cables: SOL Marks. demand.
eables ITO 1a4o Guilders' demand iha 4dss ca.
bles Al 1-16- Lires. demand. 6.4611; cables.
6.45H. Rubles. demand, 1910; cables.
3O.45 Bar silver. G2%c: Mexican dollars,
is1Ac. Government bonds. steady; rail-
road bonds. steady. Time loans. steady
60 days. 3A@3s4; 90 days, 3z@4; 6
months, 4M4A.
Call money. steady high. 21a low, 2:
ruling rate. 215: last loan, "a closing bid
2; offered at Pa
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. July 25.-COTTON-Spot,
steady, Is points up. Mfddling, 1918.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Rockford. ILL.,. July 25.-Charles
OlAnder. retired merchant of this city
-Tas instantly killed today when his
Automobile turned turtle and pinned
him under it. His wife and children
were thrown out but not seriously
hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

New York-women prisoners in
Queens county Jail have organized
baseball team, but they don't wear
masks or chest protectors because
women don't look nice in those
things"
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ing else to do figured Washington
uses $4,000 electric fans in hot wealth :
err and that they kick up enough
breeze to blow five ships across the
Atlantic at fourteen knots
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Greenwich, Conn.-John Hoa gland,
reputed to have inherited S3.0Oo,oOo
from his father, ended a two years ro-
nance by his marriage to billie" AL
len, a Broadway show girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
ODDITIES CULLED
FROM DAYS NEWS

New York-Bob. Lewis Weil's dog.
showed up home today after years
absence. Well had lost him seventy
miles distant.
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oyster Bay-Colonel Roosevelt is an
office holder again. He's on local
committee 10 combat infantile paraly-
sis and accepted the job he said. be
cause he was in the grandfather
class"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

New York Stock Market.
lClosing prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. Broker Column
bian B1dg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Chicago-Farm colonies for Chi
Cages $4,000 half wits is the recon-
mendation of insanity experts. seeking
to correct conditions that produce de-
fectiveS,
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Appoints Sioux City Postmaster.

Washington. July 25.-President
Wilson today nominated ]. p. Ker-
berg postmaster of Sioux City, Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Chicago July 5.-BUTTER-Market IN
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive. higher fowls. 111ac
springs, 21M23c.
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LANES SPEIIMAN n

JAMES SPELLMAN The funeral
will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the Church of the Assump-
ton Interment in Topeka cemetery.
Mr.. Spellman died last Tuesday in
Colorado
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New York July 25-COTTON-Spot.
| quiet; middling upland. 12-20. Sales 200
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GEORGE N. NEWTON. The fun
eral will be held at L o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon at Bomgardner's chapel
Interment in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JOHN c. GALLOWAY died thiB
morning at the home of his son, A. A
Galloway. 372 Green street The fun
era1 will be held at II o'clock Wednes-
day morning at Shellabarger's chapel.
The body will be taken to Scranton,
Kan, for interment.
JOHN A. WE'VE. The funeral will
be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon at the residence, 1901 West
Sixth avenue. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25

Amount necessary for sending fifty
boys, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-25
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. July 25.-COTTON-Spot
steady. IL points up. Middling, 1913.
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F. A Rooster, D. D. S., 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

Al afternoon followed by fifteen hundred or
children slowly nohward until about $50
reached Thirteth street.
there until
dumb intel
notion seized her She started
proceeded the street to Twen
tynn Ninth and thence norward
Thfrst and Thrd streets where the walls OF the
Pennsylvania
interest
Nothing obstruction head foremost and after the crash
the Institution for the Blind
Central Park lie
full chains and which he began to tie
stupidity objected and
roar ha blocks began to trumpet
subued and day. after butng locomotive OIL the
tracks started on journey o middle West
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

For the purposes Of firing this beer
cask" bomb is placed in the mouth of a
42O-millimeter gun like great cork.
1t does not travel far, and causes far
more noise than destruction.
The Italians are puzzled to know
why the Austrians bother about them
at all. One reason suggested is that
it enables the Austrians to use up the
innumerable casks lying idle at the
Pilsen breweries now that the export
of the famous PilseneT lager has been
stopped.
The same correspondent states that
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30


e distance penetration.
satisfied with the degeS
careful
needles considered standard by the
Of
dup
number of needles made by
needles will become in
the engineering profession
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30
BEER KEGS WEAPONS OF WAR
Austrlans Use Them az Bombs on Car
so Front---Fire Them From
Cannons.

London.--An Italian correspondent
writes that the Austrians are now
making use of wooden bomb on the
Carso front. The bomb looks like q
cask, it's outer shell being, in fact,
composed Of wooden slaves with iron
hoops. and It is large enough to con
tain 2.O pounds Of explosives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

installed the wells
the limits increase the supply of hot for city
altogether
while there has
all this
o he
Scientists
inter adhere radoacivity
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

other day, the president said the let
ters seemed to run in cycles, the sub
jects calling forth the correspondence
varying almost with the months. Just
now, one of the undersecretaries said,
money requests are multiplying with
the approach of the campaign. One
man wrote the other day asking for
$50 to take long-delayed trip to a
Southern town, promising to return
the loan in two years. He prefaced
the request with glowing tribute to
the presidents craftsmanship. He re-
l..A
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

district commissioners
with their the
the that designed to
The the bridge however
nothing the act authorizing the bridge
bridge
bridge will
aqueduct in
msn to call Aqueduct bridge"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

bI4u6S. LIculs NOl' ~ ~ - Ale6 ASA
the engineer officer in charge Of river
and harbor improvements in this vi
cinity, who will have charge of the
construction of the new bridge sug-
gested that name "in memory Of Fran
els Scott Key, author of The Star
SpangIed Banner who for a number
of years lived at the corner of Thirty
fourth and M streets, Georgetown"
which is expected to be selected as the
site of the Washington approach to
the new bridge. The Recretary of war
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

Fresh air food rest-these combat tuberculosis.
Overeatng constipation exercise foul air strain
public health service has reduced typhoid
communities
Rhode Island inventors lunch boz
facilitating filing
n we could build up
two miles spanning the intervening
should
It would second according calculation
Professor Young.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30
THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW

According physician noxcaion
producing that not cured lead
thenia insanity
23 member the National Soldiers home in
Hurley with whom he
N H.
France" has
believed have been built during the Franco
capable thousand
number taking full advantage Of the Dreance fore
sight OF comrades In
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

friend showed them a new one the
other night
The policemen were at Robey and
West Twenty-frst streets when low
craft bore down in the o1ing. 1t was
without lights fore or aft, but the two
officers could see aboard it two men
alternately bobbing up and down as
they tore along the Robey street car
tracks.
The vehicle was a self-starting,
man-propelled railroad handcar of the
model Of 1900 The notice hailed the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-30

Within
those while
which they
small booths ranged along the Of the counters person
ahabe clerk without
overheard by others the place The only pledges the modern
will anything baby feather bed
these Outoreway places most the articles pawned include
ewelry and the like appreciate the
quantity clothing pledged this should frequent of these
the East and West sides satisfied
Saturday night they have their
Therefore the pawnsho to
they "hock
suit good for sxdolar loan
After that he lets Sold at auction the
back he has advanced on it,