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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
THEY ARE ON The JOB
Provident Association Has Provided
for Case Reported by Miss King.

BY methods known only to them
selves, members of the Provident as
sociation keep posted on contemplated
visits of the stork in poor homes in
Topeka and in but few cases do they
overlook stork visit, according to an
announcement made at the CONNER
cial club by one of the members of
the association. This member spoke
in particular about a case cited in
newspaper in which Miss Kate King,
city welfare worker, asked for clothes
for a coming baby in poor home in
Topeka.
The case was reviewed and the
death of the woman's husband,
railroad man, in a recent wreck was
chronicled. Now the Provident aSso-
citation has the case well in hand, E.
L. O'Neil OF the legal aid committee,
is looking after any possible damages
that might be coming to the woman
and the baby's layette is already in
the hands of the proper persons in
the association. Such was the state
ment made by member of the as
ISOLATION.
I'VE don't mind if Miss King delves
into the charity work." said the mem
Ter, but we do wish her to cooperate
with us and she can do so by calling
US by telephone and learn first
whether we have made the proper
arrangements for care of charity cases
that come to her view in her work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JoURNAI-sATURDAY EVENING" MARC
M. E. CONFERENCE
Annual Gathering of Preachers at In
dependence, March 1920.

Every man in Independence will be
Methodist preacher during the big
annual Kansas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church which
takes place March 1920 inclusive.
over 400 ministers. together with their
wives and an equal or even larger
number of delegates will test the lodS-
ing capacity of the Kansas oil town to
the limit.
The principal speakers will be Bish-
Cp Wilbur Thirkield, superintendent of
the Kansas conference, and Bishop
William c. Shepard of Kansas, resi-
dent superintendent of the conference.
other prominent speakers will be
Wiley A. Keve, superintendent of the
independence district. the Rev.
Walter P. Wharton and Profess
or Lynn Harold Hough of the
Northeastern university, and DR.. Ben
ja min Young, pastor of the First NJ.
Z. church of this city. DR.. Harry G.
Mccain of Topeka will give the al
dress concentrating the anniversary
of the Church Temperance society.
The Commercial association of In
dependence has been making prepara-
lions for weeks for the army o: VS.
itor4 and has got out a directory con-
tanning the program of the meetings,
pictures of prominent speakers the
names of the preachers and delegates
in attendance and the house to which
they have been assigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
At the Orphcum, Kansas CITY.


One of the worlds greatest artistes,
FRITZ Scheff who will be the head
line attraction at the Orpheum COM
mencing Sunday matinee, March 18TH
is probably the best known contem-
porary light opera star She is one
of the biggest acquisitions vaudeville
has had in recent years. Also on the
Orpheum bill for the week is Fatima
who is authoritatively stated to be one
of the principal dancing girls of the
deposed Sutton Abdul Hamid of Tur-
key. Her performance is said to be a
revelation IN Oriental dances and is
truly characteristic of the far east.
Her program consists of four numbers.
including Turkish Apache dance
A novel one-act playlet will be pre-
scented by Mrs. Gene Hughes and com
pany. entitled Youth" The lines are
bright and the situations cleverly han
died.
James r. Donovan and Marie Lee
have taken an equal portion of clever
stories. songs and patter and COM
bined them into a description called
Doing Well, Thank You" Donovan
is a comedian of original methods and
Miss Lee is a clever foil and capable
assistant.
Other acts on the bill are: Jack
McCloud and Al. Carp, unusually
clever entertainers on the banjo and
violin; The Yardys European athletes,
in unique demonstration of athletic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
TIED UP IN GLASGOW
Sidney Carfrac Can't leave Without
Birth Certificate From Topeka.

Born in Topeka in 1890 Sidney Car
frae is tied up at Glasgow, Scotland.
and stands a poor chance Of getting
away until after the war is over unless
he can furnish a birth certificate. His
father, Hugh c. Carfrae, now lives at
London, Ontario, and has written to
Miss Eta Covell, city clerk, asking
her to find a birth certificate or some
other evidence that the boy was born
in Topeka, February ., 1890.
No record of his birth has been
found upon the register at the city
building. The father states that the
boy is unable to leave Scotland with
out the birth certificate and that he
is very anxious to secure it, In his
letter he makes reference to Judge
z. T. Hazen but Judge Hazen says
he does not remember the man. While
here the father was employed in the
Santa Fe offices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

Hello this the Herald Officer" and
the Democratic official told Morgan
his name. Morgan let him take it for
granted that it was the opposition
paper.
Here's a good story for YOU" con-
tinued the Democrat, Just because
I'm not in your party is no reason
why we shouldn't pull together" Then
Z dandy story was unfolded-
Thanks, old man." said Morgan,
now you won't tell the Republic"
NO, sir" assured the politician.
The Republic carried the story that
day and the Herald didn't and the
mans name wasn't mentioned" says
Morgan in relating the yarn "And
from then on he never even got to be
a dog catcher in Ottawa"
Phil Campbell, congressman from
southeastern Kansas, tells a funny
story on himself. He was in a kit
tenish mood one day in Washington
and needed a shoe shine.
Wen have some fun" said Camp
bell to his friends, I'll play deaf with
the boot black"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
HIRE BODY GUARDS
Individual Detective Force a
Millionaire Luxury.
Bomb Scare Has Impregnated
N. Y. Money District.
STEEL NETS over BUILDINGS
These Protect SkyscraperS
Against High Explosives.
E. S. Dupont, Munition Maker,
Has Army of shadows.
STEEL NETS over BUILDINGS

New York. March 11.-Threats of
wouId-be assassns and bomb plotters
have terrorized New York's million
and billionaires. These financial lead
ers are spending thousands of dollars
a day to protect their lives, their
wives and children and their property.
Details of the elaborate precautions
that have been taken to guard big
financiers and munitions manufactur-
ers and their property were outlined
by a reliable authority here, though
agencies furnishing the special guards
refused to discuss the question.
Lower New York, particularly Wall
street. is honeycombed with high
priced shadows both men and wom-
en-, who dog the footsteps of such men
as Daniel G.. Reid, Ebert II. Gary,
Vincent Aston, Henry Clews, Charles
NJ Schwab, Henry c. Frick and others
day and night.
Homes Armed, Too.
Not only is every move of these men
and their families closely guarded
constantly but residences, skyscrapers
down in the financial districts, and the
winter and country homes of the
wealthy fashionables are armored
with closely woven, bomb proof steel
nets upon the roofs.
Two trim little women, apparently
hustling along the streets on business
of their own. laughing and chatting
social talk, look like the wives of
prosperous business men.
Two women are watching every one
about them closely.
Inside the muffs they dangle so
carelessly are blue black automatics,
and never more than twenty feet from
them is Henry c. Frick, the steel
baron.
Lady Detectives on Job.
With this pair and the men shad-
ows employed both in New York and
or-l fl1n
others he keeps to protect his proper
ty, Tricks anti-murder and bomb net
costs him several hundred dollars a
week.
j. p Morgan has built up his sys-
tenn of defense only since he was shot
to murder him Morgan laughed at the
idea of anyone getting him.
Encasing the roof of the Mills build
ing, next to the Morgan building in
Lower New York, is q massive steel
net which cost j. p Morgan $4,000
Another $4,000 steel web encases the
roof of the Morgan building The
Mills building net was put up so
bombers could not hurl explosives
from its roof.
iofe Morgan Has Score Guards.
These nets have been tested to prove
that bombs of the highest explosive
quality would no more than dent
them
A similar net, costing about $4,000,
encases the roof of the New York
Stock exchange
Morgan employs more than a score
of men and women shadows
Every day since the second week of
the war Daniel G. Reid, the tin plate
king. has had three shadows constant
~ on his trail
y veritable army of shadows dog
the waking and sleeping hours of E.
S. Dupont, the munitions maker. it
was stated.
Vincent Aston and his wife were
followed to Palm Beach by their secret
guards.
The British consulate is closely
guarded. Big hotels like the Wander
bilt, Biltmore, st. Regis and others
are paying thousands of dollars a
month to ward off bomb plotters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
Stories About
Weu-Known Kansdns

Bill Pepperell. internal revenue col
lector at Wichita, started in life as a
boot black at Concordia and has at
tanned numerous financial and po-
litical successes since. But the
proudec- day of his life came several
years ago when a Bryan special rush
ed through Kansas and merely slowed
down at the stations. Pepperell with
other half starved Democrats, in those
hungry days, was aboard the special
and it was known that hundreds
would be at the depots to catch a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
AT The THEATERS
Fields Ministries and "Twin
Beds" Here This Month.
News and Gossip of StagedOm
and the Movie World.


At the Grand.
March 1S-"Little Girl in a Big
City"
March 23-Al G. Fields minstrels.
March 31-"Twin Beds"
April S-Wo shburn Dramatic club
in Shaw's you Never Can Tell"
Week of April 1O-"The Battle Cry
of Peace"
April 1S-"Evcrywomau."
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville and feature pictures.
At the Hip.
Mack Moody Stock company.
AT the Orphcum.
Triangle Productions and vaude-
Vile.
At the Iris.
Photo drama.
At the Movies.
CrystaI-Motion picturc1.
Genl-Motion pictures
Cozy-MotiCn pictures
Aurora-Mction pictures.
Best-Motion pictures
Prihcess-Motion pictures.
Apex-Moticn pictures.
The life Of any great modern city
8 revealed IN the ORA ma "A Little Girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

of all grades and sizes of window
glass for the United States and Cana
dian markets, effective at once. It
was stated that the hand factories
would likely follow this lead without
delay. The American Window Glass
company announced that effective to-
day the wages of all gatherers and
flatteners would be increased z u per
cent. the hand factories announced a
similar wage increase last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
Second Victim Dies.

Wichita. Kan, March 11.-G. NJ.
Borders of this city died here tonight
frim injuries received when an auto
mobile which he was driving for a
party last night turned over at a sharp
turn in the road killing George New
tor of Bartlesvilie, Okla, and injur-
ing two other men and two women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

Time and again the Greek endeav-
ored to open conversation with the
Kansas congressman but he appeared
not to hear. Finally the lad turned to
his partner with these words:
THE - fool has fierce feet,
amt he?"
And Campbell has never joked with
a boot black since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

ability; Hirschel Hendler, THE Poet
at the Piano." and the Orpheum
Travel Weekly. which completes the
bill, with views of games of sport in
Samatra, and floating lumber in
SNNadan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
RAISE PRICE AND WAGES
Employees Get ~ Per Cent Increase
Cost of Glass Goes Up.

Pittsburg. Pa, March 1.-THE
leading machine window glass interests
today announced a general increase
of from 10 to Is per cent in the prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

In Kansas City this week and last
a the Willis Wood, Billie Burke drew
the crowds. day after day. The same
sweet lovable Billie Burke in the same
Peggy" comes to the Orpheum Mon
day for Il limited engagement.
The Orpheum has the exclusive con-
troll of this eight part 100000 Tri-
angle production in which Americas
stage favorite appears. Money was
spent lavishly to produce the dra
and names of note appear in the cast
with Billie Burks, among them being
William Fl. Thompson as the old
Scotch uncle. Villa m Desmond a the
young minister, Charles Ray as the
nephew of Andrew Cameron, Mona
Thomas as the girl OF misfortune. Ger
trude Claire as Mrs. Cameron and
Truly Shattuck as Mrs. Van Allyn, the
comic opera star who appears as the
chaperon of the American heiress
Billie Burke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
At the Novelty.

The management of the Novelty
promises an entertaining program of
vaudeville for the first three days of
next week. Singing. dancing and COM
edy arc included in the offering of the
four acts which make up the bill. Nick
Hufford and Dell Chain are two clever
funmakers. especially Mr. Hufford in
his impersonation of a "cullud" par
son. Gene and Kathryn King viii
contribute generously to the fun with
their songs and comedy. The Buch
Brothers do unusual reats on the
trampoline. Two pretty girls and a
man constitute the Gardiner Trio who
will offer what is claimed to be one
of the best society dancing acts in
vaudeville. William Courtepay, Flea
nor Woodruff, Zena Keefe and other
Nitagraph stars are seen in Cyrus
Townsend Bradys Island of Sur
prise" which will complete the pro-
gram for the first half A railroad
wreck, fierce battle with naked saw
ages and the fina. rescue by the Unit
ed States marines are among the most
thrilling parts of the picture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

glimpse of the Commoner. But Bryan
didn't feel well yet he wanted the
votes. So he asked PeppereIl to place
himself among the flags and bunting
on the rear platform and bow and
wave at the crowds. For whole half
day Bill Pepperell played Bill Bryan
and he'll tell you about it if you talk
to him more than half an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

Bill Smith, state printer is long on
guns and books. The interior of
Smiths home on the first floor at 1915
Tyler streets looks like a book worm
home; his bedroom like a German
armory. Earl Akers says of Smith:
you can borrow anything he has in
the world, excepting gun and a
book"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

Nance O'NeilI will be seen today
and tonight at the Iris in 1.-The Witch"
The photo-lay has a Mexican setting
and deals with occult powers of
magicians and the effect on the blue
bloods of administration circles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

Tom Morgan of Ottawa. now
warden of the federal prison, spent
years in the Franklin county town
losing money on his newspaper every
day of the year. The opposition paper
was backed by one of the strongest
financial institutions in the city and
the Republicans were in ascendancy
in county politics. Finally fortune
seemed to smile on him-a Demo-
cratic county officer for whom Nor
gan had worked teeth and toe nail was
elected and the editor believed there
would be one office in the court house
where he could get first shot at news
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

in n Big City" when it comes to the
Grand March Is matinee and night
The story Of the play concerns the
temptations, the lures and the pitfalls
which surround young girl left alone
in q great city. Its incidents and the
use the playwright has made Of his
characters are said to be dra matte in
the extreme and there is said to be
much truth hidden IN all the hideous
details. 1t points a moral lesson far
stronger than that which might be
preached from tie pulpit on the same
subject.
In the production of THE Battle
Cry Of Peace" are $4,000 National
Guardsmen; 500 members of the @. A.
r.; 500 horses, 5000 supernumeraries
and Hudson Maxim. the inventor. The
picture was directed by Wilfrid North.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

Woman of Mystery will be new and
the play will run for three nights !
starting Monday with a matinee We'd
nesdaY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11

THE Woman of Mystery is the
name of the play to be presented at
the Hip the first of next week by the
Mack Moody Stock company. 1t is a
new and most powerful drama with a
real human purpose. The battle of the
sexes has never received a more con-
else or dramatic exposition than in
the limits of this play. For real gen.
uine pathos. compression of incident,
climatic thrills and excellent comedy
The Woman of Mystery Is unex-
celled in its class. Ralph Moody will
be seen in the leading male role. The
scenery and electrical effects for 1.-The
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
A story Thirty Years Old.

A friend Of ours told the other day
about hearing Col. l.. l.. Polk, the
founder of the Progressive Farmer,
make a speech 80 years ago. "And
he told one story l have never for
gotten," our friend said. "He told
about seeing a farmer with wagon
load of meat, hay and -four about this
time Of year.
"Col. Polk said to the farmer:
why are you buying all this meat,
hay and fiour?'
so l can make cotton was the
reply.
And why do you want to make
cotton?'
so can pay for the meat, hay
and -four the farmer answered"
And tire pity Of it is that after 80
years of agitation and education,
there are still so many of our farm
ers guilty Of the self-evident folly
which the story ding
themselves to a sort of industrial
bondage in order to pay freights,
middlemen's charges, commercial
profits, etc., on products grown a
thousand miles from home, but which
should be grown at their own doors.
Nor does the evil stop here, because
this excess acreage in cotton (the
part grown on land that should be
devoted to food and feed crops) beats
down the price Of cotton on all the
normal acreage as we'll.
Whatever others may or may not
do, Mr.. Farmer, you may see that this
folly is not perpetual on your farm
Let's look to that.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
Why Not More Team /?

MIR. Moore, in recent issue of the
Progressive Farmer, tells Of his sue
cess as a one-horse farmer, but he
does not prove that one-horse farm
ing Is the best. The man who does
SO well with one mule would, with
the same methods, do a great deal
better with two. The fact that he
sold corn to men with many more
horses does not. show that the num-
ber Of horses governs the style Of q
mans farming. A man may work
two or thirteen horses and still lie a
poor farmer, and If he is buying feed
it Is evident that he is a poor farmer.
What the Progressive Farmer has
been trying to do is to get the one~
horse farmers to understand the great
advantage Of having a heavier team
to do better plowing and to make
their land more productive by getting
a better seed bed, and being able to
turn under heavier growth, 80 that
the soil will be gaining in humus.
Mr.. Moore with two mules could
break his soil deeper. could save
time in the preparation, and could
make the extra mule pay better than
the one he now uses. He simply
proves that hustling man can do
well under favorable conditions, for
there Is more in the man than in the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
SAYS SUICIDE SLEW WIFE.
Evidence Tended torsSheW, that nyVo-
man Was beaten to Death.

Norfolk, Va, July 27.-That Mrs.
Keister met her death at the hands
of her husband, n. r. Keister. was
the verdict returned this afternoon
by the coroner's jury which investi-
gated her death.
The damaging evidence in the in-
quiry was that Of Barnes, a messen-
ger boy, who testified that at about
| O'Clock tho morning Of the trag-
edy he had heard q woman's cries
from the Keister dwelling and heard
n cry, Don't beat mo any more!"
Mute testimony was given by kero-
scne-soaked rug, tho pieces Of fire.
wood, the blood-clotted cloth and the
stick with hair and blood on 1t.
Just few hours after q. L. Keis-
ter, prominent real estate operator,
died to-day from bullet wound he
inflicted last Thursday after the
charred body Of his wife had been
fonnd In the ruins Of their home in
Colonial Place, fashionable suburb,
coroner's jury mot hore at once to
inquire into the woman's death. The
police. proceeding on the theory that
Mrs. Keister had been killed before
the fire started, had spent a week In
vesttgating the matter and were said
to have prepared much evidence for
submission at the inquest.
Keister never regained conscious
ness after firing tho bullet into his
brain at the home Of relative, and
his only statement concerning the
matter was made when he went to
the relatives house. He asserted
that his home had caught fire from
an undetermined cause; but hn told
Mrs. Keister to leave at once while
he tried to save some valuablos, and
that she must have returned to tho
home later. He appeared frantic
with grief and shot himself soon af-
terWards. ..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
RUSSIAN GOV. ORDERS CARS.
100000 Tons OF Steel Ordered by
Farm Implement Manufacturers.

Last weeks most important devel-
opment in domestic iron and steel
business was the option given on
100000 tons Of steel TO American car
builders to be used in the construc-
tion Of cars for the Russian govern
ment. Agricultural implement man.
ufacturers, encouraged by a conoes-
sion of SO a ton by the mills, placed
contracts for about 100000 tons OF
soft steel bars for delivery up to
about 100000 tons of bars are still
to be placed by these interests.
Several large lots Of billets, sheet
bars, blooms and other 'semi"finished
steel have been sold for shipment to
Europe and prospective contracts for
100000 tons of steel for foreign
countries are pending, including
10000 tons of rails, 10000 tons
Of barbed wire, 100000 tons OF
plates. and about 100000 tons Of
bars, billets and forgings for war
munitions The inquiries come
mainly from the entente allied gov
ernments. but many small orders are
being placed by neutral countries.
Italy has purchased 100000 tons more
Of pig iron and is still in the market.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
Liquid Air Used in Blasting.

Liquid air has been used increas-
ingly in Germany for blasting. since
the outbreak of the war, and so sat
isfactory has it been found that
doubtless 1t will be used even more
after the war, says July Popular Me-
chanics. One advantage that liquid
air has over other explosives Is the
safety with which 1t can be handled.
In blasting, black mouse-like bags,
which are called cartridges, are satu-
rated with the liquid air and used as
charges. Though one of the cart
ridges Is more powerful than an or
dinary charge Of dynamite it can be
trampled under 70 vt without any
danger, a Kissing iound like escap-
ing steam being tie only noise pro-
duced. The miners take several Of
these cartridges and with a stick jam
them into a hole that has been drill
ed into the rock. The charge is set
off by means Of electricity. Accord
ing to German figures, the liquid air,
under present methods of manufac-
ture costs about one-half as much as
dynamite.