The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
November 17, 1914

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,i"3jsakg EVERYBODY I EVERYBODY 12 PAGED l0 I NEEDS IT X READ IT HOME EDITION TUESDAY EVENING- TOPEKA, KANSAS. NOVEMBER 17, 1914. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO WHAT WILL YOU GIVE TO HELP TOWARD BELGIUM'S RELIEF? Rotary Club Members Give Bar rel of Flour Each. County Organizations Are Al ready Working Hard. SWAMP STATE HEADQUARTERS Flood of Inquiries From Folks Who Want to Give. Salina Leads With Carload of Flour. THE RAILROADS ARE HELPING President Ripley Offers Santa Fe Lines. Individuals and Clubs Planning Their Gifts. What will you give to the Belgian relief fund? The Kansas Belgian relief work is spreading like a ripple in a still pool! Organizations arc- being formed to day in many counties, and It is expect ed that the entire state will be thor- ,,.i,,i n the next week. Counties are setting goals towards' Ex-Governor W. R. Stubbs, who is which they will work, and much flour i devoting his entire time to the Bel j, f.,r ha sLlreadv been' 8lan relief fund work, speaking of the and other foodstuff has already Deen cesslty for qulck action, said today: promised. Belgian 1 "The Belgian consul at Kansas City ReT?fCund7n ;h Compel buUa!ng this morning stated that the women "eiiei IU?" i-os wa fairlv swamD- and children and old people in Bel- phone No 3 95 was fairly starving to death If re ed today answanng inquiries from s various t-nntuin j r.nn firiRnuine iu necessary business. Because ol tne j ,v, hii ..tiiitioa r ri i..:.. t.i.nhni mm. nAi-mitrinir tinhnne com- commission pcuimiins Danies in Kansas t. give free service to further work of the relief campaign, wm ever receive irom nome r ainer. many of the 600 Independent concerns I?aT,t!i.anS! a,L.f Y in the state allowed the use of their will be started to death when this let lines ?oday. and other, will follow suit. I teraches you in Canada Eastern railroad tramc oinciais met todav in Chicago to make ar-j raneements for the transporting r Kansas contributions for Belgium tn X The meeting was primarily for the purpose or arranging; for the distribution of the shipments this comment: "It Is a whopping big bunch of supplies that those railroad men are expecti;ig and tney want to be prepared." Free transportation will be allowed. Word has been received from E. P. Kipley, president of the Atchison, To ptka Santa Fe that he has author ized the free transportation of supplies for Belgian relief over his lines. Prominent citizens In every city of the state are offering their services as speakers for the good of the cause. Special "enthusiasm" meetings are be Jng arranged from many points. A telegraph message was received from Concordia stating that a carload of flour would be ready for shipment this morning. Salina reports that J565 was raised by means of a tag day last Saturday, promoted by the women. Immediately 145 barrels of flour were purchased. The millers and grainmen gave 168 barrels, and this made 313 barrels to show for the day's wcrk. Word has been received from Saline county that an effort will be made to raise between 1,500 and 2,000 barrels of flour in the country. That did not in clude the Saturday tag day flour. Nortonville wanted to know what to do with wheat, corn, and other produce. Tescott has sent word that an organ ization has been formed and has start ed work. A mass meeting for workers in the northwest will be held in Salina Thursday afternoon. Georges Mignolet, Belgian consul in Kansas City, and Mrs. Mignolet, will attend this meeting. John Madden has arranged a series of meetings for Labette county. Among the towns that have arranged for spe cial meetinga Sunday afternoon are Cherryvale, CofCeyville, Independence and Caney. j The Topeka Rotary club has taken a hand in the Belgian relief. Up to this morning nearly forty of its members had agreed to give a barrel of flour each. The remainder of the fifty eight members had not been seen. The following will contribute a barrel of flour each: Robert Stone, W. W. Mills, George Godfrey Moore, C. P. Adams, Frank P. MacLennan, Scott Hopkins, John M. Brunt. E. W. Rankin, Arthur Capper, C. A. Karlan, E. C. Winters, Ray M. Lattner, Frank P. Whitmore, W. C. Carswell, Fred Coulson. E. L. Overton. Charles E. Eldridge, Charles H. Matthews. George W. Hart, George M. Stone, the Rev. Roy B. Guild, Sam uel L. Courtney, H. L. Peppmyer. Fred A. Koester, Fred Voiland. Thomas E. Donnellan. H. S. Putney. John M. Kinkel, Samuel E. Lux, Marco Morrow, H. D. Driscoll, Cecil Howes, Roy Thompson. Gaylord Lawrence, T. A. Borman, C. B. Merriam and Albert Patten. NOT OFFICIALLY. Bnt Personally the President Knoourage Relief Action. Will Washington, Nov. 17. While Pres ident Wilson has decided not to ap point an all American central com mittee to take charge of Belgian re lief measures he is considering the advisability of forming such commit tee in an indirect way. He mav writn to some one suggesting the ornnin. tion of such a committee. The presl- dent does not desire to take any of- ficia! action on the question. Mr. Wilson learned today that e- forts were being made to brine arouns of Belgian refugees to the United States to establish settlements, espec ially in the south. He does not think the immigration law preventing likely public charges from entering the United States would interfere. As surances could be given, he said, that tfis Rolvian wntilH h. or-j the Belgians would be cared for after their arrival. Kansas Belgian Relief Head quarters: Commercial Club, To pe ka; Telephone No. 3795; ex-Gov. W. K. Stubbs and Charles Dillon In charge. Warehouse for Shawnee county flour contributions, Topeka Milling Co. wareltouse on East First street. Warehouse for clothing contri butions in basement of Columbian Building en West Sixth street. Cash contributions in charge of Scott Hopkins, Bank of Topeka Building, treasurer of Relief Fund. Small flour shipments from points throughout state will be mobilized at Topeka warehouse. Car-lot shipments of flour from other counties will be shipped di rect under orders from state bead quarters. Contributions of old clothing will be acceptible if clothing is thoroughly clean and in good con dition. Address all Inquiries: Belgian Relief Fund, care Commerce Build ing, Topeka. DYING OF HUNGER Belgians Must Have Relief Quick, Says Stubbs. Pitiful Letters Come From Starving Sufferers.

A woman who lives in a small vil- lage in uanaaa recently receivea a seived a Belgium letter from letter irom ner sisier in ,h,n v -This rne last letter vou wrucn says, mis is tne last letter you jr,r. J "'tJUKll.eij' tui uuaj' nu taiaru x,ovv io sena to ine Brarmg people. "In the name of starving, dying women and children we appeal to

to not only give every dollar he auam non nrfim n v. and rhiM i n Won desperate needs of these people: Chambers of commerce, commercial bodies. Women's clubs, labor societies, fraternal orders, churches. Sunday schools. bankers, merchants, millers, manufacturers, farmers' organizations, and every organized society of every kind and description should join to gether and hold mass meetings. In ev ery city, village, and school district. throughout the state and form relief organizatons to save these helpless hu man beings from indescribable suffer ing and death through exposure and starvation. Local officers, should be elected, efficient committees appointed, consisting of both men and women, that will personally appeal to every citizen In every community "All officers of local committees are Invited to telegraph or telephone this office by the Western Union or -the Bell or Independent telephone. This service has been given free of charge and we shall be glad to furnish public speakers, billing instructions for all supplies col lected and every assistance possible in connection with this great work." I. C. G. WILL HELP. Promises Aid In fighting Foot and Mouth Disease. Washington, Nov. 17. To assist in pre vention of the spread of the prevalent foot and mouth disease, the interstate commerce commission announced today it would "contribute whatever it can to ward affording relief at the present juncture." Applications had been made for relief from the asseasn ent of demurrage charges on embargoed shipments of live stock, hay and straw, held by orders of the agricultural department. The com mission's announcement says: Carriers are required strictly to ob serve their published tariff rates and reg ulations and may not deviate therefrom. This commission may, however, upon ap plication made to It, permit changes In tariffs on less than the ordinary 30 days' notice. 3hould the carriers or any of them petition this commission to make effective on one day's notice tariffs which will suspend the assessment and collec tion of demurrage occasioned by the or der of the department of agriculture this commission will be glad to give prompt and favorable consideration to such ap plications." SPREADING DISEASE. Two Foreigners Are Suspected Nebraska Official. by Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 17. Federal gov ernment and state officials of Nebraska and Missouri are trying to apprehend two men. said to be foreigners, who are suspected of maliciously spreading the foot and mouth disease among cattle. Field Inspector C. M. Day of the Ne braska state sanitary department wired the department of agriculture at Wash ington that two foreigners, carrying hypodermics, who had departed for St. Joseph, Missouri, are suspected of spreading the disease. Washington or- ficials wired in reply: "Apprehend them if possible and use precaution against spread of disease, 8t- Joseph and Missouri state officials notified." The two men were overheard dls- cussing the cattle disease and one re- marked that there would not be much more beef going to the war cone. Bessie Van Vorst to Wed. Paris. Nov. 17. The betrothal was an- nounced In Pari today of Bessie Van American uiuor, ana murium Leroax. one of the editors o. Le Matin, The wedding will take place December A. WHO'LL JET PIE? Much Patronage In Republican Hands. Gorernor-Elect May Encounter Difficulties I.V PLEAS1."G EVERYBODY "Workers View Capper Poli cies With Alarm. Has Always Declared Against "Spoils System." With a new crop of Job hunters ap pearing in Topeka almost daily, the q a of Datronage at the disposal or Arthur Capper, governor-elect. Is arousing much concern In political circles and the policy to be pursued by tn new governor is a matter of state wide importance. pih m the so-called "vicious spoils system' Kansas political leaders are wonder ing if the new governor will attempt to remove the appointees of Govern or Hodges who have been confirmed by the senate or whose terms have not expired. If. these men- continue to hold office, the governor will spend some busy days explaining the short age of pie for the hungry workers. The new governor will not be with out a- certain amount of first class patronage, yet an examination of the records shows that most of the Jobs to be vacated in the next few months are now held by Republicans. Which occasions a serious situation. Will the new governor reappoint the old officials, or will he push them aside I to make room for the reward of the faithful in the recent campaign?. Chance for Progressives. -The one goal on which many Kan sas political workers are keeping a weather eye is the public utilities Continued on Page Two.1 FIGHT IN STORM Blizzard Rages Over the Battle field of West Flanders. German Losses in Four Days Estimated at 100,000. London, Nov. 17. The German losses during the last four days of fighting in Flanders are estimated at 100,000 by the correspondent of the Daily Mail, at Dunkirk. Despite the blizzard which has prevailed, fighting' has continued. During Monday the Germans directed a furious attack upon the allies near Tpres. This was repulsed and the al lies in turn assumed the offensive. The casualties in the allied ranks were heavy but favorable progress was made. UNCLE SAM'S STEAMER JASON FIRST SANTA CLAUS SHIP TO CROSS SEAS a v ?st Zr w w iTT i If 3$ St v f r- -fc- Ml U ivVit 7' JttzZt- f dusiuess cno:. ISUCOEfiUAY Serious Effects' of the European War Have Passed. The Credit Balance With Europe Has Been, Restored. HCICB at STBJCT) To Supply Sudden and Abnor mal Demands on Them. Foreign Orders Beach a Total of $200000,000. wasoineton. Nm -it ret v?tiJ f thef entry's business activities feel confident that the most serious effects of th European on American business have passed. withal01 tlV the credU ba"ce pe .has reay eased the slt Fi greasing demand from ?f f?L Amrean food supplies and also the sudden development of an abnormal trade In articles needed b- .hu?! armies now in the field aiding to that end.. No accurate fig ures on the contracts of the latter character are obtainable, but orders ror horses, mules, army clothing, har ness and the like have flooded fac tories and stockmen in some districts. It is said that including am orders this business reaches the huge total of more than $200,000,000. In several lines factories are strained to Rignest capacity to meet the de mands. Other factors which havi aided in clearing up the situation are the opening of the federal banks system upon which business .'experts look as the backbone of th country's re sources, the opening "of the Panama canal, which has already increased freight traffic to the west coast of South America and the !ntry of for eign built ships into American regis try under the- emergency law passed at the last session of congress. Of the shipping situation officials said today there was a.growing scar city of carriers for American export commerce because the -bulk of that traffic was increasing so steadily. Freight rates have risen remarkably and it was said shipping companies were now selecting their cargoes with greatest care, avoiding." all articles of even a semi-contraband nature. Huge shipments of grain are await ing transportation at yraanjT'iports. It appears probable tHs condition will result soon in renewa -activity in "be half v of the administration federal merchant marines-bill when congress reassembles, although the new com plexion of the house of representa tives where the Democrats control by a narrow margin makes the result doubtful. ittfclym Briar V f' REFUSE TO YIELD AUIes Continue Dovreedlr to Hold' the Line. Germans Just as Persistently Try to Break It. WITH CPTELTT FCH DEATH They Hammer Away at Wall of Defense. the Russians Appear to Hare Bet ter of Eastern Situation. London, Nov. IT. Germany's re markably persistent offensive in blizzard-swept Flanders in the west and stability after her hasty defense along her eastern frontier, were issues, the outcome of which still was undecided today in the great European war. 4 In Flanders the allied line refuses to yield, while in the east the Russians continue to push forward. The battle line in France seems for the time being forgotten and the actions there prob- ably will continue to be of a sporadic nature until the allies in Flanders prove conclusively that they cannot be bat tered in, or until the Germans by some mighty effort prove that they can. A month of futile fighting, entailing losses, the extent of which perhaps never will be fully known, has not con vinced German leaders that the French coast towns are unattainable and while snow and rain and wind and cold have, during the last few days, so tried the i troops as markedly to reduce their fighting capacity, there Is nothing to show that the invaders will not try again. How valiantly the Germans have been meeting death in what to date, has been a hopeless task, is recounted by the British arm's official eye witness at the front. Colonel Swinton, who de scribing the recent fighting around Tpres, said: "Their dogged perseverance claims our whole-hearted admiration.'' Contempt for Death. This tribute was not qualified as fConttnued on Page Two. tllGIITMJp DAY. Connecticut Ammunition Fac tory Rushing War Supplies. Total of 7,500 Men Are ployed Bally. rv;" Em Hartford, Conn., Nov. 17. The New Haven factory of the Winchester Re peating Arms company is being oper ated night and day with more than 5,000 hands employed in the day shift and half that number at night. They are turning out war material. The .company is putting up new buildings to cost $500,000 and the construction work is being pushed 24 hours a day. It is reported that the company has an order for 100,000' army rifles and is under contract to complete 300 ri fles every working day for six months. These guns are said to be similar to the standard rifles used in the French army. Officials of the company have been Questioned as to the destination of the arms and of a recent order for 100,- vuu wririuges, uui clu mey wouici say tnat tney were "ordered by a missionary from South America who dropped into the factory a few days ago while he was on a vacation." Alton Works Also Busy. Alton,: I1L, Nov. 17. Employees in the ammunition factory here are working overtime to fill a foreign or der for $4,000,000 worth of bullets. REPORTS QUIET DAY. Berlin Has Little to Give Out gardiug the War. Re- Berlin, Nov. 17. (By wireless) German army headquarters gave out an official report this afternoon as follows: "Generally r speaking, yesterday insaeu quivii; ill -.ue wesiem arena ox the war. To the south of Verdun and to the northeast cf Cirey the French made several attacks, which, however, were unsuccessful. "Operations in the eastern arena made further favorable progress but detailed reports are not yet at hand." WITH A FULL FORCE Indiana Steel Plant Will Work With 2,000 Employees Monday. i Kokomo, Ind.. Nov. 17. The Kokomo Steel and Wire company, an indepen- dent steel plant, will open with a full force of 2,000 men next Mondoy, ac- cordina to A A. Charles, oresident of the company. Mr. Charles said that orders are beginning to come in fast. The plant had been closed for three months. "Conditions in the steel trade are get ting good," said Mr.- Charles. "On ac count of the large order that have been received from Europe I think all the mills of the country will be kept busy until spring at least. IS Oil FcUCE DUTY. United States Warship Pats a Check on Actinu at Smyrna. Faiim. Nov. 17. -i-An Athens dispatch to the Havas agency says: "The American warship Tennessee baa arrived at tb pert of Vurla, Asia Minor, and has pot "a stop to ill treatment of British. French,.1 and Russian residents. The authorities 01 Syrna. fearing a barament. nave leit tor tae interior. The garrison at 8ymrna at present 4 HOW LONG WILL WAR LAST?

Lord Kitchener In August My term of office is for the war or three .years if the war should last longer than that. M. Pichon. France, In August The war will be long and hard. Privy Councillor Witting, head of the National German Bank It is a long, long war and will be fought to the bitter end. We still have three million men to put in. England or Germany must perish. Ex-President Failieres, France The war is only beginning. Months and months will be required. France has acquired constancy. General Auffenberg. Third Aus trian army It is impossible to tell when the war will end. Money ex haustion may hasten the outcome. William E. Corey. American The Germans have food and am munition to last them a year and a half. Russian Official Army Journal The war cannot end in leas than a year. Austria will be crushed, by the beginning cf winter. But Ger many wiU fight in the spring with increased fury. Premier Asquith in house of com mons today The war will not last as long as people had originally predicted. VJEEPIIJGOF SKIES Henry Rains Make Conditions Terrible In War Zone. Allies Kill 3,000 Germans Less Than Hour. In London, Nov. 17. All report from the zone of fighting in northern France in dicate that the weather conditions for the past few days have been terrible. Heavy rain, falling continuously for thirty-six hours has turned all the roads Into quagmires, while the trenches are flooded and the lowlands everywhere are largely covered by water. Everything possible is being done to make the troops comfortable, to prevent I ,"5L m.Vhin hv- h their being flooded out of the trenches d,,w"SlSm?cJ ttelr wS and 'hrSS nch!baera"eT are being shored and braced and the Qf a favoPabIe outCome to their re- DOltoms covered wnn orusn ana Meanwhile the artillery battle con tinues. Big German Slaughter. The following story of the wiping out of 3,000 Germans comes from a wounded soldier, from the Tpres front: "The fighting at Tpres was terrible in violence. For forty hours we fought foot to foot with the enemy, employ ing every resource of infantry and ar tillery. "On Sunday a regiment of 3.000 Ger mans attacked our position. At a dis tance of 300 yards" our artillery, opened a' terrible tire and mowed them down. They 'recoiled but reformed and re turned. This time they reached the hundred yard mark and again re coiled and reformed. "With only a third of their original strength they advanced again. Our of ficers: ordered us to hold our fire and let them advance. At twenty yards the order came to "let them have it." Yv e did and the German regiment ceased i to exist. "In less than an hour, 3,000 men had been exterminated." CLOUtJ UP BY .-If JE German Trenches In Argonne Hoisted Into the Air By Explosives Planted by the French Soldiers. Paris, Nov. 17. With fighting from Nieuport to Dlxmude and near Tpres almost entirely confined to cannonad ing, the German and allied armies on the Aisne and the Argonne are showing greater activity. The official communication issued to day, reports an attempt of the Germans to cross the Aisne near Valley. In the Argonne the German trenches were blown up by mines planted by the French. is beco:.:ii:g warmer Moderation of crisp Temperature Is I ICntionahlA TVwlxr

It was cold again this morning, but there moderation In temperature in the course of the day. The wind was in the southeast th4s morning. The minimum temperature between 6 and 7 o'clock was 24 degrees. The forecast: "Generally fahr tonight and Wednesday; slightly warmer to night." The shippers forecast calls for protec tion of thirty-six hour shipments against temperature of 30 degrees in all direc tions. The highest temperature recorded on the ""ty-lght years th at I in 18SS; the lowest was 7 In 1891. The stage j of the river today waa"3.5 feet, the same ai 7 o'clock ...27 U o'clock ,..7fl g o'clock........ 29 12 o'clock 41 o'clock 33 1 o clock M o'clock J7 2 o'clock ..43 to keep ti:e r.:o::EY. Uncle Sam Wffi Hang on to Collected at Vera Cms. Cash Washington, Nov. 17. The United a it 1 v aMl mtllfnvt oolblr. in curtomrcolterted atVera Cn established- in Mexico and will not turn it over to .the yrencn oono holders. President Wilson said today the money would, ho delivered to neither faction In Mexico under present con ditions and Indicated that only a. gov- eminent recognised by tne unttea State would receive tb money. He feel that responsibility for which faction gets control of Vera Cruz after it evacuation by American troops doe not rest with the United State. No confirmation baa been received of report that Villa had promised to leav Mexico. GERMANS TUIK on punsusno After Being Chased 100 Klles by the Russians The Kaiser's Army Has Again Resumed the Offensire. E KTJ3 CF THEM EETEEUT Caused by an Effort to Emulate Stonewall Jackson. Flanking Movement Failed' by a SUght Margin. London. Nov. 17. Contrary to expec tations, the coming of winter seems to a- had more effect on the operations on the western battle front than In the east. Here the Germans are making desperate efforts to divert the Rus sians from East Prussia by resuming a vigorous offensive at two points near the center of this long frontier lino. Berlin experts, Judging from the re ports reaching London, have been dis cussing the German retreat from War saw with great candor. They declare) they are as proud of the skill with which this movement was accomplished as are the English of their retirement after the .battle of Mons. They admit-also that the efforts of the Germans to emu-, late General Stonewall Jackson's fa mous flanking movement failed of suc cess by a narrow margin, and only be cause the Russians were not caught napping. The German people were promptly informed of the withdrawal of their troops from the Warsaw front but they got only meagre news of the progress of the retreat until the retiring armies. neweH nffonxivo nlnti. h rimh Warthe, and their ability to resume the aggressive shows strikingly the ad (Continued on Page Two. TOUCH OF WINTEPi Temperature Below. Zero From Minnesota to Montana. Some Snow- Has Fallen Along "the Great Lakes. Washington. Nov. 17. With the tern pe rat ure below sero from northern Min nesota to the Montana line and a very general falling of the mercury, from the plains states eastward to the At lantic and southward to the gulf of Mexico, weather bureau experts today. predicted warmer weatl. r toward the end of the week in the east and in the interior valleys on Thursday, Fair weather prevailed today and was promised for tomorrow throughout the country. Some snow has fallen along the great lakes.' HIT BY f.:EXICAII SHOT. American Woman Wounded During a a Fight at Naco. Naco. Nov. 17. Both the Mayro tena and Hill forces resumed firing early today and a stray bullet, flying over the American border, struck lin. A. F. Krohn, wife of a Southern Pa cific railway official in the head. Th wound is not serious. Mrs. Krohn and her husband had abandoned their home near the United States custom house last Friday, after it had been struck by a flying shell from the Mexican side. She was hit today by a bullet that penetrated the j family's temporary quarters in the 1101 Liierii ifuruuil t'l log town. The wounding of Mrs. Krohn was the eleventh casualty among American noncombatants aiace the Mexican fac j tions began fighting around Naco, 1 Sonora. Maytorena started a brisk cannonade today but elicited only a I listless reply from Hill's trenches. GRAVE 4 r.!ILES IO. Forty Thousand Austrian lie Burled In It in Galicla. Amsterdam, Nov. 17. Probably 40,000 Austrians are burled In on grave tn Galicia, according to a Gall cian priest's letter published here to day by the Nieuwe Rotterdam Cou rant. He said the monster grave waa over two yarns wiae ana a pout rour miles long. The bodies were laid sid by aide In three layer. Ask a Page. The Belgian Relief Fund commit tee today decided to ask every paper in Kansas to devote a full page to thi movement, the front page if possible, at any rate a page. Next Saturday is suggested for the evening paper. Sunday for the morning paper, and next week tor the weeklies. Makes Hate lower. Dallas, Nov. 17. The rediscount rate for the federal reserve bank of th Eleventh district were announced last night as 6 per cent for thlrtyday. .nd was one-half per cent lower than th rate designated for this district by th reserve board at Washington. ,v "Fir Fly" I Detmlled. Fort Worth, Tex., Nov." IT. Th Rock Island s fast tram, tne "Fir was derailed at. Comanche, ny, nbla nrf.v mnn th AiHrinMT lr!llt fireman injured and on pener hurt.- Th engineer lived at Cfcicata- sha.' 7 -i Weather rtnwl far Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; rising teeapcrator tomcat

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CTATE JOUHITAL TTJECDAY EVETTITTO, KOVEZZi 17, 1C14. FIGHT ROAD DILL Commission State Highway Idea Hits Snag. i County Commissioners Defend Their Powers. KEEP GOAD FOS AT H0:.:E, Is Shawnee Beady for Baral Pavements! Bond Issue Necessary Change in Program. for "We are opposed to a measure which would take the administration of Shaw nee county's road funds out of the con trol of this county and put them in the hands of any body or commission not directly Interested In this county's roads." was the declaration of Frank B. Slmms, county commissioner this morning, in discussing the proposal for a state highway commission advocated at the recent Joint meeting of the Kan sas Good Roads' association and the County Commissioners' association at Hutchinson. That attitude of the members of the commissioners association, generally, is Indicated by a letter addressed in Sep tember, by James Kennedy, newly elected president of the association, while acting as chairman of the legis lative committee, to members of the as sociation all over the state. Pressure on candidates to the legislature to line them up in favor of bills containing the commissioners' ideas about road funds was then recommended. The pur poses of the commissioners' association bills were referred to In Kennedy's let ter as follows: From the Kennedy Letter. "These bills are gotten up with the object of keeping the authority and control of all bridge and road work In the hands of the county commissioners in the county where the taxes are paid. Some other associations are pushing a bill which will remove this authority and control from the county commis sioners to a state official or commission and will give absolute control in road and bridge matters to the state officials over the county roads. "We ask your most earnest efforts in helping us have these bills passed at the coming legislature this winter, and the most effective work you can do is to see your various candidates for the state legislature at ence and get their promise that if they are elected they will support these bills." Blocks Highways Commission. Members of the Good Roads asso ciation have been working for a bill creating a state engineer with general authority over all roads of the state, and with funds contributed from every county toward good road work. The bill which will "jo passed up to- the legislature with the approval of the county commissioners, permits the hiring of a state engineer with the state's share of money now collected from automobile and motorcycle li censes, about 75 cents from each li cense fee paid. Otherwise, it will leave the situation about as it now is so far as the administration of county road funds goes. Local Officers Oppose It. "Shawnee county has nothing to gain by turning ever its public road funds to a state commission which is not directly interested in Shawnee i; f sh.A county, chairman of the board of commission-' the Commercial club quarters. Among Tfea iP p,ople must f ed' J""e. 1917. Tenure of office is four j Tmx-Ita weather for husking, grad ers of Shawnee county today. "The thoae present were at least 26 from oth- o land is better able to respond than years. t a"Singut Uii bearn control highway commission idea is a theory .rHm.a nt th.. stnt. ls ours, and no part of America is bet- Jeremiah r Rntvin nM.. th Zrt Ka.tern demand. which will not fit the practical needs of this or any othti county where in terest is in reality purely local. Our

county's highways demand an expense WJli!? C.."r Jif 8-OUr resourfes uii w a otavo win iuwkiivu v avftiif3 An Overcoat for the Outdoor Man A bulwark against the bitter cold. A big, warm, storm coat with con vertible collar which may be buttoned close under the chin, or worn open, as desired. It's a happy combination of warmth, comfort and style. v Now is the time to get it, while the assortment is large $15 to $35 to be able to stretch Shawnee county's fund over lta own road problems any more intelligently than Shawnee coun ty can herself." I P. E. Nippc, the third member of iheSssicnT board' took a hand j ."The nub of Shawnee's highways I problem probably is whether this) (county is willing tr vote bonds for a TuMtSZT'Sr wnetheru iTEt complete system or roads ana onages county levy we ire gradually building up a system of improved roads that STt.nil thrAiirhnnt fha iAiinv V!vrv road is entitled io its fair share of an- jnual upkeep expense. When that is attended to -we have not enough left .to undertake any pretentious plan of IHv'h.lf ASwUE, htt steadily but it is slow. Compare the present condition of country roads with what it was ten or fifteen years ago. There is no question but that we "We will have' $65,000 in this year's roaa ana bridge :und. The county en gineer has brought in estimates of 138,000 of bridge work that demands immediate attention. We are up against the problem of the West Seven- teentn street roaa wmcn aemanaB a ZJ3ttZJZ w pem. ub .dJ5,.?-JIs n nance". W.heIi: t. L "l, ?e.l. fLilZ 1iXe U trv rn.. r.vhv w.V.. .T UX- .Se rs'maerfe ugh fo vi i lTerelenwhKe S-?TS. continue going slowly.' REFUSE TO YIELD. fContinued from Page Oce.l heretofore, bvt the Query whether riis cipline or sheer bravery prompted the men so to die, for the troops referred to were the guard corps, the pick of the German army which has. accord ng tr rninnai Rnititnn 9in th rrr,- tempt for death which it showed in the ITiHinnn.Dlhi Doinn tvto v T,... Rnr.rtt that rv0r.'nr n floTOoa teenth street and let the rest of the Kansas, sent word tooay that his per- liUcai observers are awaiting the ac coH2i.yi s,Ide or ?ear? 'sonal contribution to the Belgian relief tion of the new governor in disposing morTintefS roaafrkw tnan would take the shape oI a ofOthU 500 Job It did when it commenced improve- flour for every one of his employees and i wilj probably be reappointed, it is ment years ago. and is getting results that each one of the M0 employees will claimed. His term expires, March 9, after a Russian onslaught, that the,sanI"e for Belgian relief work, populace of both East Prussia and Si-' Name Day for Collection, lesia were fleeing and that the Servians had been driven further into their own country oy tne Austrian iigurea mine S trM7tCTnd h?tV il I,tV l2!2r happened at Cracow is not known here, tadeicartendthaft Vhe ranathe Austrians are for the moment at the bottom. Berlin interprets the retreat of the German forces from Warsaw as a strategic masterpiece, much the same as the allied governments hailed Gen eral Joftre's retirement in the early stage of the German invasion of Prance, but the German people, according to travelers reaching here are expressing widespread chagrin at the German re- treat. It will be recalled that similar crltl- clsm was voiced when the French and JU ML fieLIll.C. anusn armies cuntinueu to tan oacit. That this was strategically a proper move subsequently was proved, and Ministers Are Active, according to those who recently have Topeka Ministerial Union has been at the German capital the German sent this appeal to all Kansas con army in the east must similarly Justify gregations- its action if its retreat from Warsaw T t. iv' i. not to go down in history a. a defeat. Tft th. lVtnn.' 75 ARE III ATTENDANCE State Fire Prevention

Association Holds Annual Meeting, There were 75 persons in attendance .Z. The mornii.K session was given over 1 ,aely to rep0rts of ofHcers. Charles Sj u r naiij ui ivuciM, ij, c.iuvin, 1 1. d.ta lnsDec,;ion work in 49 towns which has been productive of results. T,n.n a.f.t i...,.v, .....v,.. were stove pipes projecting through roofs, skylights, windows, or sides of buildings. These defects, aggregating 228, were found in 40 of the 49 towns, Manv of the defects pointed out have h.,n rncAiA The towns inspected and number or defects found were:

5A8 Bloom2475- ABXeport: xT But 5 Bloom. i5 Bridgeport,l20, Bur- 425 dett. 300: Caiawell, Y.zua; unaae, z3; Coffeyville, 18.000; Conway, 125; Cope- land. 50; Douglas. 925; Duluth, 100; Durham, 268: Edmond. 275; Elkhart, ;300; Ensign, 75; Floral, 72; Fowler, 696; j Geuda Springs, 2.5; Glade, 173; Green- lear, tni: j-ianston, sou; Havensviiie, 412; Highland, 25; Hugoton. 250; Hun- newell, 325; Ionia, 250; Jetmore, 500; Jewell City, 839; Kanopolis, 450; Lans ing, 750; Lenora, 500; Moline, 900; Montezuma. 100; Moscow, 50: Ottawa, 7.650; Oxford. 650; Paola, 3 207; Riley, 1?5: Scott City, 918; Sedgwick. 70 Simpson. 211; South Haven. 483; Sub lette, 125; Wei's. 42. Total. 47,504. Frank L. Britton, secretary, gave a report. The speakers this afternoon were Harrison Parkman. state fire marshal and Carey J. Wilson, state superin tendent of insurance-elect. THE WEATHER RECORD. United States weather bureau for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock th's morning: Rain or Stations High. Atnarillo. Tex 32 Boston, Mass 66 Buffalo. N. Y 36 Low. snow. .0 32 20 40 22 22 28 4S 30 18 2 2 38 48 6 IS 6 42 26 26 54 42 30 16 30 22 48 20 40 24 26 8 50 40 10 20 24 28 28 .16 .0 .0 .0 T .0 :S .0 T .0 .0 .0 T .0 .0 .0 .02 .0 .0 .01 .0 .0 .0 .0 .02 .01 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .02 .0 .0 .0 Charleston, S. C 74 Chicago, 111 28 Cincinnati, Ohio...... 32 Concordia. Kan 30 Corpus Chrtstl, Tex. 64 Denver, Colo 28 Des Moines, la 32 Dodge City, Kan 30 Dulith, Minn 16 El Paso. Tex 66 Galveston, Tex Havre, Mont Helena, Mont Huron, S. D Jacksonville. Fla Kansas City, Mo Little Rock, Ark Los Angeles, Cal New Orleans. La..... New York, N. Y North Platte. Neb... Oklahoma. Okla Omaha, Neb Phoenix, Ariz..- PKtsbura. Pa Portland, Ore St. Joseph, Mo 62 12 20 18 76 32 48 76 28 44 20 74 38 46 32 St. lvOU18, mo.. S St. Paul. Minn 22 43an Francisco, Cal.. 64 Seattle, Wash 46 Sheridan, Wyo.. IS Toledo. Ohio 30 TOPEKA. KAN 34 Washington, D. C... 56 Wichita, Kan 36 Below sere. South America purchased 30.00 O. 000 worth o machinery in Europe SACK Oil BARREL Kansas Prepares Her lanche of Flow Ava-

To Destroy Belgium's Fiercest Foe Starvation. l"fllTi 19 P"1Y II I l"C If lUfil III Iw LviUn lil LlitC Henry Allen Answers for 200 Bags From Beacon. Local Contributions To HA Gathered in Few Days. Henry J. Allen, of Wichita, publisher of the Beacon and recent candidate of Progressive party for governor of

give a sack additional, making a total Employes of the Capper Publications m Topeka met for organization today. will contribute to the fund. 3yr in Sedgwick W wn.Utkea collection next Sun- o j these Sunday echools have pledged themselves to give a car of flour. It to or,o, ,i oi.. wick will give one bushel of wheat for every 200 bushels they raised. There will be a public meeting at Lawrence Thursday night at the Bow- ereock Opera house, the free use of wbrh na DiedKes alreadv mud. ftt ijmnlw re bemrincreSsed will b7reembe?e1 J The Plymouth Cortational mt lne fiymoutn congregational cnurch promised 200 barrels of flour. The Political Science club of Topeka wiu met Saturday afternoon to or- According to Chairman Stubbs a day or several days will be set aside soon in wnicn tne people or Shawnee county w bC aed t0 d?veltheIr cont bu,Von8' The i"ee has Its hands fii at the present time looking after ZEZZILZSZl'! IT" ",r """I r c-' ctttl j tooay. that the custodian of the Colum- uuiiuiiiB on west sixtn avenue wui "rave any aonations wnicn may oe 01- xerea in tne meantime. Articles of 'JL88!,?, P"181"?1 o all kinds win be gladly received. These dona- A, w'", oe storea in tne basement OIJne S m S?-." 1 1 "e western Union Telegraph has f ranted free telegraphic service to 5urtne the purposes of the commit- tee- Free phone and telegraph ser- o.o-.j La.uiLaiing im? wurK ui organizing the state. As you know, the distress bf Bel gium cannot be exaggerated. The ?hme J,h

1 ucxcaviiiK nwuru iiiui 1 iriinv ni winfl. spreaa anguisn ana woe. Stores have been consumed; crops destroyed: and Terms of Samuel T. Howe and Judge men and women., a few months ago!j. a. Burnette. ReDublican members of P'osPfous and happy are today homeless and hungry. Little -children tIe ab, K've than Kansas. We mBt lead in this Christ-like work. Reneroua contributions h nipaa j

been made, but the need is enormous. We, the Topeka Ministerial union. co-oneratinsr with th iTton!vo xnm. -w 1 mittee of the Belgian relief fund, urge our brethren in the ministry to lay this matter on the hearts of their peo- pie. As always heretofore. the churches will respond when the need i. on a i.t nfrwnv. k 1 mn.. earliest opportunity. In the name of the contributing church, pass on your to f'0 committee If In doubt, send the amount to the Bel- Kian Relief Fund, -lnh Tnwlia the Commercial j Yours in the name f TTim whn m'm. "I was hungry and ye fed me." W. M. JACKSON. President Topeka Ministerial TJnion.. GEOTtOK H. HO YES, ROBERT .GORDON. Chairman Special Work Committee. U GET PIE? tContlnued from page Qne.l commission. These positions pay a 1 salary of 84,000 a year. All of the three places on the commission are to be nued by tne new governor, as none of the present members are holding senate connrmations. in 01 more man two members of the commission may be of the same political faith, the law says. So the governor elect may re- ward two faithful Republicans with 84.000 Jobs. And then Well, then he may give the third place to sive. It Just happens of course that U8t. 'iitieal 2hUof CtheCeSirS to the political faith OT the third member of the commission. In the past only the Democrats and Repuh- licans have oeen recognizea ra wio ft ami riff of biDartiaan boards. But now the new governor faces a new situation. pretecta tne city of Erxerum. in Tur tle may name a Democrat in accord- kiah Armenia, at Koporukeul. 30 miles ance with an established custom. Wieart of Brsernm. he may reward some former RepubH- Ersernm which was won by hard fight can who has wandered from the fold lng had to be abandoned by Russians, and is camping with the Progressive. Vienna announce the continued ad One place on the educational admin- Vance of Austrian troops Into the Bal ist ration board tb.-it of former Govsr-1 kan8 witn the occupaUon of Valjevo. nor E. W. Hoch i- to be filled. Hoeh after a gtubborn battle, is the Republican member of the pres- Parte, declares officially that condl ent board and his terra expires in July. I tionB are stationary along the western U915. The office jays 3,o aYer-1 battle front, but special dispatches set cora G. Lewis and Ed Hackney. Demo, fortn that there has been heavy f ight I crats. are confirmed until 1917. ,n ar0und Ypres and renewed at- Jasper x. tempts by the Germans to cross the wi JorodteaHo wStYser between Nieuport and Ypres. ceed J S. SS rSSa rfcald?. job The actual situation In Cracow U be is not only desired hut badly needed, coming one of the many enigmas of the The place carries a salary of $2,600 I war- ?n.r5,port the R"San c" vear j tually tavestlng the town, which ls de- On the board of control. Harry C. j dared to be in flames, while several Bowman m the naly member whose 1 reports have reached London that the HWV.srAa in -11 H lm a Rrniub- nMmfliu Iuva 1a rr th defense rtt f?ra- lican and because 01 ms activity m filing charges against W. EL Brooks and Stance Myers. Democratic members, it ls probable that the Newton man will be rewarded with another 'term. Ia such event, it is rumored,,. Bowman will furnish the ammunition in a fight i to gain control of the board throw Places on the board of control pay( $2,500 a year. Boart of Corrections. There will doubtless be a shake up on the board of corrections. These places pay a salary of $1,200 a yax. W. I Brown, Democrat, is confirmed until July 1, 1 15, while J. E. Porter is filling out the unexpired term of Thomas W. Morgan ana w o w I WSSftFam "hi ent Republican member and there Is I much imeciila.tl.tn as to tne action m the new executive r retaining Hargerj who has made An unusual record as al "TheRepuMteansT will fight for the bank commissioner, it is believed. With I the appointment of Charles M. sawyer i as governor of the new regional re- serve bank in Kansas City, a successor to Sawyer is to be tuned. Sawyer was i confirmed by the 19U senate tor I term of four years and there is a ques- 'tlon as to whether his successor can immninA term. Salary of the office is f2,S00 a year. Harrison Parkman, state fire mar shal, is confirmed by the senate until Hih is. 1917. The law. however. says that the governor may remove the fire marshal fo cause. Since the PaM lii.. ura.i9 ui tun Mnu. w, r ,191s. The salary is J2.0O0 a year. Bon to Retire? There are conflicting rumors concern. ing the office of 'state grain inspector. but it is probable that George B. Rosg rZL2 o' tne larm movement, noss wu pointed until March 2. 1915. His salary .000 a year. The office of hotel inspector, at a 8alary of Z-9 y1"' te open "'"f"' "l l"B BeV !Zi TT. M",ry; tne preBenlnsSr:.w8 appointed in August 1913. He was re- J?" Ior reelection w uie lature in Ellis county and with a state administration change, can prepare to bM Rood-bye to his pay check, W. L. O'Brien will cease to draw t9Knn; ,i nmi..inn.r r n.l-r "'f provided the new governor has not changed his mind about the office. Sev eral mine inspector and factory in spector Jobs are carried with the office of state labor commissioner. Hundreds ot socialists in soutneastern aw" supported Capper in the recent election to secure che in the Present law providing for the appointment of labor commissioner by the governor. If the h 8 a- tne governor eiect wu support Dm proviamg ior tne naming 01 tne labor commissioner by the labor or- ganization. Tavlor Riddle, livo stock sanitary commissioner. Is appointed until April t 1915 and lt ts probable tha' a change in th fri hu ho a, a

vacancy occurs. The salary is 32.500 a year. j The offices of adjutant general and state architect were never filled by new appointees under Governor Hodges. He permitted Charles I. Martin, adjutant general; ana unaries cnanaier, arcni- tect. to remain on the Job. Both are Republicans and their terms of office expired in 1913. 4 Cumlskey Wants Fostoffice. Frank Cumlskey, is coniirmed by uie senate until April lr 1917. But Cumlskey is a candidate for the postoffice in Pittsburg and in ov.nt r hi. .nrinfmi .inb 0'ce vacant and regain control of the I mwi i l i a m uivje otrriea wnu it a saiarv vi 82 000 a vear I the tax commission expire June 30, 1915. Th rr.M kaS .i.ro V h I ..af,.;" I. .I I state penitentiary. Is slated to walk the plank, according to rumor in political

1 iruvins. iwikui is coutirmea n v rn, sen at until toh.. Ml? h,,i u iJZZ. re X. rjnrren innr a n frnrt mnv h, m,,!. hr "v gureruw to remove tjoimn oe (ore his term expires. In that event, it is asserted. Botkln will bring to test Capper's sincerity In his efficiency speeches and will demand a hearing on V,.rv,"f w mr?V! gJl- "P i'" utxice 01 warnpn or tim Rtata ran s? Aim a year. I a 1 j at"the disposal Tf the govern Thee Dlaces are either knnon, naiti. n. places are either honorary positions or pay a small per diem for actual ser vices. GERMANS TURN. fContlnued from page Qne.l vantage which the possession of stra tegic railroads gives a warring power. It is the opinion of British observers that the Germans are determined to force the Invaders from East Prussia and that they are striking two blows, one from the north ami the other from the northwest in the Keneral direction of piock and Kutno with the object of paralyzing the Russian advance along the southern frontier of East Prussia. Rnsslana Halted by Twrks. Dispatches from Petrograd conveying official reports say that the brilliant and unexpected seizure of Johannis- i rK so disconcerted the Germans that their offensive movement along tne ",ver ,h .k1 these movements while Berlin I tn broaressing favorably. SSTo rtXtof nm RuTslan reverseat the hands of the Turks by ,h.t mnwrtor form of hoav. ,ep 4, compeiied the Russian ad- vance to haU on ita march to the -r-.w- cow to tne Aunruuii wno in tneir turn are expected to surrender rather than have the city bombarded. j Piles Cored h to f 4 Days .Druggists refund money If PAZO OINT I UKKT (alia to core Itchinr. Blind. Blead- tt 1 mg or protruding Ptlaa. First application A BUSY DUHOLAR Eaterel Three Homes Many HOMTS. fa as Fell Down Stairs and Was Shot At. fTn"l im iiy FLLItfL STlLL liwii Hi 3 A CLUE Short, Stont Colored Han With

90 Cents. a,BU Has Some Borrowed Trousers and a Watch. Three robberies evidently the vnrlr nf nnci hniwraKflMtiivM An tnj this morn- ing, me places Durgianzea ail oeing residences. The residence of J. M. Jelfers, 818 Jefferson street, was en tered about 1:30 o'clock this morn ing. An hour later the residence of E. E. Nightengale, SIS East Eleventh street, was burglarised. Robbery No. three occurred at the residence of J. A. Staggs, 1130 Monroe, at S o'clock this morning. Each house was entered through a window after the burglar had re moved the screen. Because of this the police believe the robberies were the work of one man a colored man. and evidently he was a very timid 1 burglar for at one place he was so badly scared at the sound of a voice that he fell down a flight of stairs. At the Jeffers residence a small sise Waltham watch valued at about CI 5 and a pair of brown trousers were taken. The case of the watch was engraved with the initials, E. N. Ninety cents was all that the bur-I rlar nhtalned at the residence of K. E. Nightengale. It was at this house that the only clew that might lead to an arrest was left by the man. While at work in the house he aroused a Kill in a room by flashing a light on ner face. The girl screamed and the rob her made his escaoe tnrougn a win i dow The girl described the man to th'police as a neTro and short and l oul Officers Furgeson and Miller j Answered the alarm and discovered a i EtK&ftS? e of the last robbbery. The man lumped over a fence nd ran down an alley. Miller fired two shots at him but missed. At the Staggs residence nothing was obtained by the burglar. J. A. Staggs, wno waB sleeping in the second story h. ri-o 1 JL IDV WCW M ww j SOUnd of the man coming up the stairs. As the burglar reached the top of the flight Staggs spoke. The man Jumped, caught his heel and rolled down the flight of steps and escaped from the house. .TODAY'S HMET REP03T Chicago. Nov. 17. WHEAT After a Ut- iw rwuiiiios. mt tii. outset today wheat milk, fresh colored specials. li15c state ou Inspector. .oweTdy to aa" Nor?hweSer BGOS-Market irregul State. Pennsyl senate until April DU continued in excess of last year's Tan.y;lw.Wwiw 4944c receipts continued figures and there was evident- eaoten among buyers, who had to confront the fui t an immense visible supply and gjtaj. th1n" OoemnnricS ji .v evnm XLn tn were

aroundT Later in the session the market rallied sharply as a result of active buying, said to be largely for seaboard account. The close was steady, c to c above however, was somewhat improved. After opening He to He oft, prices continued to n

1 Com recovered when near the end of j the day wheat began to climb. The close 1 r. .A 1 was Iirra at tne same 1 sixteenth olt. OATS-Oats turned downward with wheat and corn. Business for the most Part was in small lota 1 PROVISIONS-Llberal arrivals of bogs made provisions easy. Fairly good sup- oort though developed on the decline. 1 Cbieago Uraln Market. (The range of prices for grain futures on The Chicago Board of Trade as reported by Thoa J. My era Broker. Columbian Bldg.l Chicago, Dec. 17. Open High Low Today Yea WHEAT- Dec ..114 116 ims 121 1197s 11 120V4 May ..U0 CORN Dec 67 May 70 OATS Dec 49 May 53 PORK. Jan. ..19.00 May ..19.40 67 71 49 53 19.00 19.36 8 70 49 53 18.70 19.12 67 71 67 71 3 53- 18.70 19.12 19.12 19.55 Kansas City Grain Market, (The range of prices for grain futures on the Kansas City Board of Trade as re ported by Thoa J. Myers. Broker. Co lumbian BMg. Kansas City, Dec 17. Open High Low Today Yea WHEAT Dec ..106 107 105 107- M6 May ..113 112 112 112- 113 CORN Dec ..63 63 62 63- 62 Dry Cleaning Our Regular Prices Suite. 756 Ororeoste. .756 Pants..; 406 Suite Pregsad SUSf EUrte... ..40 Jacketi, Ladies'..... ..50f fJoate, LadieB' -.754 Gootparatrrel low prtoei on an dry rlearriTiy. See our complete Bit, All work guaranteed to good or better than yea f urMM at aar swlesw Most complete dyeing and dry cleaning plant in the city. Prompt attention given to out of town work. TvpCzk Lanndry Co. 7 mk- 67- tne ni Cnteaao OnM Market. Chicago. Nov. IT. WHEAT Close: De cember, fl.14C1.lt; May. $1.21. CORN Reeember. 6THO07HC; May, 71c. OATS-December. 49949c; May. SMO He. PORK-January, $tt.7; May. fU.U919.15. LARD-annary. tXi.lt: May. $W SHORT RTR1 I.nnan- AXJBiaaT May. UlSA. Uvernool Grata Market. Liverpool, Nov. 17. WHEAT Spot. torn spot, dull; American mixed, anuar, f j tnuary. is 7d. new, January, Grain Oosatp. By special wire to T. J. Myers. Minneapolis wheat stocks have in creased ISO, 000 bushels in the past two days. World's shlmnentB af oata Ism wmIt were 1,870,000 bushels. Including 1438.000 Exports from the United States and Canada yesterday were 1.1M.O00 bushels of wheat. 61.000 barrels of flour. S,000 bushels of corn, and 387.000 bushels of oats. The Canadian visible supply of wheat increased 12.000 bushels last week, and now amounts to 10,070,000 bushels, com- pared with 0,167.000 bushels a year ago. World's shipments of corn last week were 4.198,000 bushels, compared with 5, 131,000 bushels In the preiedlng week and 3,197,000 bushels a year ago. A cable from Italy reads as follows: "There has been a reduction of 23 cents a oushel In the custom duty on wheat. It is possible to important American wheat and banks are assisting buyers." World's shipments of wheat last week were 10.927,000 bushels, compared with 8, 036.600 bushels In the previous week and 15.06 000 bushels a year ago. America ex ported 9,287,000 bushels, of which 2,278,000 bushels was from Canada and 9M.om bushels. Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City increased 101.341 bushels last week and now amount to 9,421 061 bushels; corn, 40,576 bushels, decrease 9.169 bushels; oats. 8S1.16 bushels. Increase 47,114 bushels; kaflr, 4.318 bushels, decrease 1,053 bushels; rye 13,497 bushels, decrease 1,997 bushels; barley, 71,454 bushels, increase 3.292 bush els. A year ago stocks were 8.606,518 bush els of wheat, 317,546 bushels of corn and 1,306,428 bushels of oats. Rimw t lmitir Mnrkn Kansas City. Nov. 17. WHEAT Cash I Market unchanged to Vic lower. .No. 2 4l.OT; No. 3. .041.064; No. 2 r a.v. A.ww'Va CORN Market unchanged to lc higher. No. 2 mixed, Mc; No. 3, 62c; No. 2 white, 64c; No. 3. 63c. OATS Market unchanged to lc lower. No. 2 white. 4647c; No. 2 mixed, 4244c RYE c. HAY Market steady. Choice timothy, $15.00; choice prairie, 312. 60 13. 60; choice alfalfa, fl3.5O14.0O. WHEAT Receipts 301 cars. BUTTER Market unchanged. EGGS Market unchanged. POULTRY Market unchansred. CLOSE: WHEAT December. 1.07: May. U.13K. fl.070 CORN December. 63c; May, 68eHc. OATS December, 47c Cbicacn PriMlare Market. Chicago. Nov. 17. BUTTER Market lower. Creamery, 2432c EGGS Market unchanged. POTATOES Market unsettled. Michi gan and Wisconsin. 3548c; Minnesota, POULTRY Alive, lower r snrhura. UUc: fowls, lie; turkeys, l&Mc. Hew York Proitaee Market. New oYrk. Nov. 17. BUTTER Market weak. Creamery extras (92 score). 36c -CHEESE Market steady. State whole VWJ&ttt)'' mmten- rJ.JJr,, 18c. frosen turkeys. n3 .Live poultry. steady; western chickens. 13914c;; fowls, laviTOC; turaeys, lac. New York Rngar Market. New York, Nov. 17 SUGAR Raw. firm; molasses, 3.36; centrifugal, 4.01; refined, steady. New Tork Cotton Market. 1 New York, Nov. 17.-COTTON Market opentd steady. December old, .7.30; Janu ary new, 7.66; March new, 7.74; May new, 7.94; July new, 8.88; October, 8.34. New York Money Market.- New York., Nov. 17. MONEY Mercan- cantile paper, 66( per cent. Sterling ex change, steady; 60 day Mils. 4.84.75; tor cables, 4.88; for demand, 4.87.36. Bar silver, 49c St. 4irwrh Live orU MnrVrt.' St. Joseph. Nov. 17. HOGS Receipts 17,000. Market dull and lower. CATTLE Receipts 2.200. Market steady. Steers, r7.0ftgl0.50; cows and heifers, $4,509 .so; calves, S5.uutr.oo. SHEEP Receipts 2,000. prospects lower. Lambs, 68.0069.00. VI'l lrVet. Wichita. Nov. 17. HOGS Receipts 2.000. Market lower. Top, 67.75; bulk of sales, z7.Hra7.70. CATTLE Receipts 600. Market lower. Native steers. S6.00es.25; cows and heifers, S4.75e8.00; stockers and feeders. 96.00&7.25; stock cows and heifers, S4.60150; bulls, S4.76S.75; calves, S6.00e9J0. Ctilcago Live stork Msrket. Chicago, Nov. 17. HOGS Receipts 21.000. Market weak. Bulk of sales, S7.407.50; light, S7.304y7.75; mixed, S7.307.S0; heavy. f7.257.99; rough, I7.ZB4S7.40; p.gs. S4.006., CATTLE Receipts Market auu. Beeves. S6.00&10.80: steers. $5.6069.20; stockers and feeders, nominal; cows and heifers. S3.754i9.40: calves. 67.S0CtU.Z6. shrep-Recelnts 15.000. Market slow. Sheep. Z5.S0tj6.ai; yearlings, $6.5097.50; lambs. S6.75g9.0t. K- City Ut Stock Market. Kansas City, Nov. 17. HOGS Receipts 28.000. Market 10c lower. Bulk of sales, $7.5097.90; heavy, $7.0097.80; packers and butchers. $7 6096.01; light, $7.8097.90; Pig". $65097.50. CATTL1S Hceeipts is,w. ssaraet steaay. Prime fed steers, $16.60911.00; dressed beef steers. $6.0099.75; western steers, $7.0099.76; southern steers, $5J07.6O; cows, $4.7697.50; heifers, $6.5099.25; stockers and feeders. $6.0098-00; bulls. $6.2696J0; calves. $6,500 10.26. SHEEP Receipts 4.000. Market strong to 10c higher. Lambs, $8.2569-35: year lings. $6.6097.75; wethers, $S.759$-50; ewes. $5.2596.00; stockers and feeders. $3.7597.25. Kansas City Stock Yards. Nov. 16. A good cattle market met shippers today, 15 to 25 cents above the close of last week. Receipts today were 14.009 head, as com pared with 34.000 a week age Chicago and St- Louts are open today, after their tem porary closure, but total cattle supply at the five leading western markets Is only 23,000 head, a thousand head less than Kansas City had a week ago. All stock received at Chicago and St. Louis must be slaughtered, none Is permitted to be shlp- May July STOCK -SMPJPlEKS To lissii e Yuiusef CLAY, We AJs Have Oar Owi OfTJcas at nad out which condition throws of the eastern orders for live stock kiui Citv win this week, a 1 tm strong market feature here. No prim natives are here, fair short fed steers sell ing at 86.S0 to $9,566. Good to choice cows brought $7, heifers $T to $9.25. Panhandle yearlings and twos of good breeding sold at $7 to 97.15, medium and low grade stock era $6 to ten. stock salves $7 to ft. Kansas and Missouri are the heavy buyers, as quarantine regulations shut oat Iowa and Illinois buyers for the present. Kansas particularly is la need of cattle. Colorado cattle are selling sharply higher than last week. Two loads killing steers from Frank Parks. Rifle, 838 lbs. average. J? V.VS,SrMr nmn 7ST t sofd' VftlPfc tV-T'Sw" oroveTS oViarantln. cattle sold at $6.76 to $6.90 this morning, and some UOO-lb. steers Friday at 17. DO, out duik ox we ww grade and mixed, markett on which is stronger today, as packers are devoting more attention to orders for canned beet than they did last week. Hogs sold strong to 10c higher to order buyers this morn.ng. receipts 30.000 head, top 38.10. bulk of sales PJ Ut tMO. St. Louis top was 87.96, bulk 87.60 to 87.86. ex hibiting the weakness of that market without the weakness of that market trade ts centered at Kansas City while the foot and mouth quarantine is effective. Some light hogs, 130 lbs. average, sold here at 88. Packers held back, and bid 10c lower on the late market, refusing to pay above 87.86 for such hogs as bad been picked over by order buyer. Sheep and Iambs receipts were featured today by the first shipment of fed lambs from the Arkansas Valley. Colorado, which 76 lbs., and brought 89.98. That ts a record price for the opening of the season and while there may be some de clines, the market is expected to hold up pretty well, as receipts will run moderate for a while. Beat fat ewes are worth 86. and feeding hunbs sell lagely at 86J0 to ff.76. weighing arouna w wa, nesny sv-id. feeders up to 87.26. Receipts were 7,000 to day. J. A. RICKART. Market Correspondent. Kansas City Live Stock Sale-. (Tne following sales ware made tms mormng at the Stock faros Kansas City, and reported over cng distance telephone direct to the 4tate loumal oy Clay; Robinson A Cow. iv stock cora sniaalon marcaanta, wltn -fticas at ul marketaj Kansas City. Nov. 17. CATTLE Re ceipts 16.000 head. Market best steady: others weak; stockers and feeders, scarce and strong. HOGS Receipts 28,000 head. Market 26c lower Bulk of sales, 87.6007.80; top, 87.80. SHEEP Receipts 10,000 head. Market easy. Lambs. 89.00. K1LUNO STEERS. No. Wt. Price.iNo. Wt. prlea. 89.16 6.60 7.36 7.95 7.00 '6.26 8.60 6.26 8.76 .1982 .1302 643 830 .G0 31. .1318 753 .1011 .1080 34., 17. 4., 6. 9.16 6.36 6.60 3.. 13. 43.. .1032 7.86 1.. .1170 COWS ANI HB1FEH9 4 630 4.60 4., .876 792 963 766 2 495 10........ 837 38... 856 6.00 6.00 6.50 16.. 9., 10., 7.66 STOCKBRS AND FEEDERS. 24 96 7.SS 24. 833 7.: 16. 640 6.65 I CALVf. 16 196 10.00 74 309 6.25 4.. 365 7.65 S 241 t BULLS. 1........1040 5.00 I 1 790 (.0$ L...;...1180 6.50 1 J HOGS. 69...'....; 201 7.70 -1 99........' 197 7.7S 69........ 231 7.85 46........ 122 7.40 88 97 tM Topeka Market. fPurnlshed by Chas Wolff Packing Co. Topeka, Kan... Nov. 17. HOGS. Mlidsr AND BUTCHERS--.i.PW.6S H&ATf ii.........;...i...Tlir7.60 LIGHT (vt(t -ee T JBlliyT. 6W Batter and Em. Furnished by The Continental Creamery va, topcaa, aan.j Topeka, Kan., Nov. St. CHICAGO EOOS-a929c. NEW YORK EGGS 34936c STORAGE EGOS-M925C. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 32c; N. Y.. 36o: Elgin. 22c: Tooeka wholeaala. 23o. Topeka Batter, Egg and Poultry. CFurn.sr.ed by the Topeka Packing Co, Corner Laurent and Madison.)- Topeka, Kan.. Nov. 17. POULTRY Hens and young torn tur keys. 12c; -old toms. -10c; 'springs over 2 lba. 10c; broilers, 2 lbs. and under. 16c: turkeys, 12c; ducks, 7c; geese, tc; old roosters. 7c; steggy young roosters, 8c EGGS 22c BUTit.R-19a Topeka Grain Market. KuroislKn. ut j t tiitlaij. ..iur Kas eas and tfurtia at. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 17. CORN-60c. OATS 3890c WKb.A'1 V(i90c Topeka Hay Market. FWUlUin- K. 4'tlJ Topeka, Kan., Nov. 17. NEW PRAinif. i -iiu. NEW I v t FA -SH.6. Topeka Fmlt and Prod nee Market. ibtuu. tx u oaui i i,o,. sale Frrtt tri.1 Produce. 1 Topeka. Kan.. Nov 11 ITALIAN PBUNfca-pr crate. l." BURR EL OEM CANTALOUPES-Per crate. 6c HONEY Per 24 rack ease, S3. 73. VALENCIA ORANUEX-l-w uo. $2.79 CALIFORNIA LEMONS Per box. Mia NEW ONIONS-Hed. per bu.. Sl.. Vel 1 w. M bu.. 81.25 white, per bli juo. GRaPES Per basket, 2Uc MANGO PEPPERS-Per basket. 65s. HOT PEPPKKS-Per lb.. 20c EGG PLANT Large, per dua.. aga NEW tie.ls.Tn Per bu.. (4c SEW CARROT Per bu.. 90c GREEN BEANS Per basket. SOa WAX BEANS Per basket. JLuT CUCUMBERS-Per dor.. 60c. KAW VALLEY POTATUES-Per be We. SWEET POTATOES Per bo $$e HU SBARD SQUA8H-Per laT vZZ. COLORADO CABBAGE Par Ib-Tltta CHEESE-l7Hl$He. le TEXAS TOMATOES 20 lb. climax bas ket. 6c BANANAS Per lb.. Sc CRANBERRIES Per bbL. SC09. half bbl 3.: per lb.. Hc JONATHAN APPLES Per bbL. 64.76 GRIMES GOLDEN APPLES-Per bbl.. $4.75. PACKAGE PIGS-Per box. SOa, QUINCES Per bos. (2.00. COLORADO CELERY Jumbo, per Bunch, 65c DIAMOND BASKETS Half bu.. 2-6 bu. nd pecks, per dos.. 46c BOOT VEGETABLES Turnips, par On., e Beets, per bu.. 75c. Carrots, per biL, Be, parsnips, per bu.. 85e. CALIFORNIA ONIONS Per bu.. $L16. MORSERAJJI8H Per doa. bottles. 90c Dest ReeoSte Cirntrni to 6 CO. Stock Yards, Kasv Cty Olom Pa, ffc L U. Iwftasa, U. I last year. j i sae Asw.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUIllIAIr-TUECDAY EVENHTO I70VEUDETI 17,: 191. f 'V i I I I f SPORT WHEEZES. Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune Plea. Lemon Sand- wiches, KUr. HUmHIIIiMIIM Asked if a meeting would be held toy the directors of the Topeka club to make arrangements (or next year's baseball team. President Arch M. Cat lin replied as follows: "We have already had our meeting and have made up our minds. Un less the Commercial club and the peo ple of Topeka come across and help us bear the financial burden of get ting a team in the field, there will be no Western league ball in this city next summer." Mr. Catlin went on to say that the directors of the club thought it was asking too much to expect them to take the lining out of their pockets for the sake of the Topeka fans while other business men contributed noth ing. He said, however, if they were given assistance they would be will ing to continue to try to keep a team going. Otherwise, there will be no effort to organize a club even if no buyer is found for the franchise and it is left dead upon their hands. The Topeka soccer team held its last practice Sunday before the big Thanksgiving day game with the Schmelzers at Kansas City. The Schmelzers are supposed to have the crack soccer team of this part of the country and a good game is expected Thursday week. The local team will leave Topeka for Kansas City Thurs day morning at 7:45 and the game will be called at 3 p. m. On account of the fact that there are several sets of brothers on the lo cal team it has been suggested that the name be changed from the "To peka Soccer team" to the "United Brethren team." On the team there are three Williams brothers, two Powells, two McBrides and two Joyces. The following Kansas sports have won fame in their respective lines of endeavor: Walter Johnson as a base ball pitcher, Frederick Funston as a fighter, Ernest Quigley as an umpire, William Allen White as a prohibition champion and Pete Heil as a foot ball hero. But if Jess Willard will only meet and lick Jack Johnson he will give them all a race for the state's highest honor to her favorite son. The St. Louis Cardinals will train next spring at Hot Wells, Tex., a resort three miles outside the city limits of San Antonio. Manager Huggins hasn't signed a- contract for the ball park, but he has accepted terms and will send Scout Bob Connery to close the deal next week. Exhibition games with the Cleve land club, which will train in San An i A n You can't relax where it's cold. You can't really rest in a ''shivery" outdoors. Florida's sunny climate is the needful thing in your campaign for recuperation. Plan to go there I Low Fares and Excellent Ser vice to Florida and Cuba The Frisco has on sale daily, winter tourist tickets to all of the Florida and Cuban resorts. They carry liberal stopover privileges, and are good for return passage until May 1st, 1915. Kansas City to Jacksonville and return, 42.50 Kansas City to St. Augustine and return, 44.80 Kansas City to Palm Beach and return, 61.00 Kansas City to Miami and return, 64.60 Kansas City to Key West and return, 75.60 Kansas City to Havana and return, 79.00 Correspondingly low fares to other resorts in Florida, Cuba and the Isle of Pines. The Kansas City Florida Special An all-steel train, through from Kansas City to Jackson ville. over the Frisco Lines and Southern Railway. Steel coaches, dining cars (Fred Harvey meals) and sleepers. It takes you through the Ozark Mountains. tonio, will be arranged for the Satur day and Sunday dates. The baseball magnates in the old circuit of the Kansas State league are already casting about for the towns for the circuit in 1915. Hutchinson, j the largest town in the league, is aj little dissatisfied with the league and is hoping for something better to be sprung in baseball before the winter is over that it may be able to asso ciate with teams of a higher class than were found in the State league last year. However, if nothing better Is of- fered Hutchinson will be, willing to come into an eight-team league. The towns now being talked of for such a league are Hutchinson, Newton, Em poria, Salina, Lawrence, Ottawa, Leavenworth and Atchison. Such a circuit would make a north and south division creating more interest, it is i said, than ordinarily. J Eddie Plank, one of Connie Mack's veteran pitchers on whom waivers have been asked will probably sign a contract which will take him to Chi cago as a member of the Federal league club. I A report' from Philadelphia stated that Plank had been talking business with the Federals and that it was the general impression that the Chicago moguls had made him the best offer. It was the fact that Plank attended the Federal league meeting in New York that resulted in waivers being asked on him by Manager Mack of the Athletics. As soon as Mack learned that Plank had approached a J .3 i.ln V.O ,11,4 not want Plank, Bender or Coombs, all veterans of the staff. The official announcement that j Plank has signed with the unneas probably will be withheld until after Weeghman makes a definite an nouncement concerning the Cub prop osition. OLYMPIC "GAMES TO V. S. The War May Prevent Big Meet Being Held in Europe. Daio vnv 17 Th Olvnrinie eames In 191k' mav be held in the United I States. Baron Fir-ire de Coubertin, .3 r l tntaftiaHnnal rlim m it- tee, says if any circumstances, material or senumeniai, preveiu me- wcma neiu in nurope jii x-lo, hijt mwiul be postponed until 1920, as suggested, Prepare for Spring Training. Chicago, Nov. 17. Despite con tinued reports that the Chicago Na tional League baseball club is to be sold, Charles P. Thomas, president of the club, is making arrangements for the spring training trig and some of the plans were made public Monday. The club will leave Chicago March 1 for Tampa, Florida. Is th's out-door sleeping arrangement you propose, tentative?" "Oh, no. You can take a shack If you don't like the tents." Baltimore American. Detailed Information and profanely illustrated descriptive literature mar be had by addreaatnc J. C. LoTrien, Division Passenger Agent. 609 Waldaesoa Building, Kansas City tBy Clug.) i boxing dead In California, there 1b no Tomorrow the Hays Normal eleven piace outSide of Denver and New Or meets Wesleyan at Hays. Friday leans where a battle of any length can Baker plays Ottawa at Ottawa and the t, staged. two Emporia teams clash. The Has- The gent who is anxious to stage the kell Indians, fresh from their southern Welsh-White combat In New Orleans triumphs will take on the K. C Vets a Dominick Tortorich. He has It doped Saturday. The College of Emporia team out that the two beauliners in the is reported to be suffering from vaccin- lightweight division Should settle their ations which they were made to take differences in the near future, before after running against the smallpox at Christmas week If possible. The south Wichita. I era promoter when he announced his j $20,000 purse said he figured the fight It is reported on good authority that would draw a house of $25,000 or even one Dan Cupid has joined the Wash- $30,000 proportions.: i burn Ichabod football squad and that In New York Tonight, ere Santa Claus makes his annual New York, Nov. 17. With no more stocking visit the little trouble maker open dates at Madison Square Garden will have plucked his plum and scored f0r two weeks, the scene of the biggest the season's victory. The affair is sup- local boxing bouts in that time will posed to be a secret as yet and there shift to the Empire A. C, where the are no announcements out. For this feature bill of the week will be staged reason no names can be given. But tonight. this much may be divulged: It "ain't" i Leach Cross will' clash with Gilbert a freshmari Dan is about to tackle. It Gallant of Boston in the windup. As "ain't" a scrub or a varsity player. the latter secured a decision against Neither is it well, maybe it "ain't" and maybe it am. But if it am, in the words of the country correspondent, we wish them a long, ha-py and prosperous life filled with many blessings, etc. In preparation for the St. Marys game the Ichabod? practiced against a mixed squad of freshmen and high school nopes Monday afternoon and the fro a- ty-whiskered atmosphere kept the play-! ers on their tnoa whii th ar-o ttoHnz spectators breathed through their mits to keep them warm. The St. Marys game will be played Thursday afternoon and will start at 3 o'clock sharp. All of the men appear to be in good condition and they ex pect to pile up a good score. Bearg is in his best condition this season and is now crowding the scales for 180 pounds. Sam Stewart has a joint that is not getting the proper lubrication and Captain Trobert has a bad finger, but otherwise there is very little complain ing among them. Washburn is confidently expecting to carry off both the St. Marys and the Aggie games, but they had better not take too much of this confidence into the games with them. The following clipped from a Manhattan paper shows that the Aggies expect to "do some thing" in their Washburn windup: The Aggies showed a big improvement in the use of the forward pass Friday. It may be the means of defeating Wash burn November 25.' The well known sport writer, Hal Sheridan, is responsible for ..the fol lowing dope which is not intended for people with weak hearts or pocket books: V "It's all off fellers. The dope has been figured and Yale will beat Har vard 75 to 0. You know the old wheeze someone pulled to the effect that fig ures don't lie, but this is not advising a bet on figures to appear herein and hereafter as this tangle of dope is un ravelled. "In building up the fabric, it is first necessary to point out that Michigan beat the Michigan Aggies 3 to 0. Fol lowing this momentous event, Nebras ka beat the Michigan Aggies 24 to 0, nairini siakMeVa oi a hnitai hti Mlrhisran. Follow closelv for South Da- kota tied Nebraska and may therefore also be credited with being 21 to 0 bet ter than Michigan. That brings us to a crucial point, so we'll start a new paragraph. "Notre Dame beat South Dakota 33 to 0. Adding 21 and 33, Notre Dame must therefore be 54 to 0 better than Michigan. Notre Dame then journeyed unr. i-torno s i ani by the dope is therefore 82 to 0 better than Michigan. And now comes the crusher. Harvard defeated Michigan by the measley score of 7 to 0. Hence and therefore. Tale must be 75 to 0 better than Harvard and there you are. "This about represents the value of dope and figures which all pursue and then stand idly by and see them spilled over several acres when the actual com bat comes. In these wild days, the best to exnect when everything looks rosy' is a jump in the opposite direction. Ev- erything promises one of the most in- teresting fights in yeans when Tale and Harvard get together. As a last re sort Harvard may have Charles Brick ley's left foot educated well 'enough for him to step in and take a shot at a goal from field if the Crimson gets in side the 25 yard line, but is unable to advance further. Brickley will have a month between him and his recent visit to the hospital by that time. The wound resulting from the operation from appendicitis already permits the swinging of the left foot against the pigsKin ana ricKieymay. oe expeciea to take a shot if Harvard needs the aid of his unerring toe." Manager Hamilton of K. U. says it is all a mistake about the game with Mis souri being called off. He says the Jayhawkers will meet the Columbia Ti gers and will do something else to them besides. The K. U. men doff their hats to Ne braska and admit that they were sim ply not in the Huskers' class. Coach Wheaton is reported to have said that Stiehm has the best football mechanism he ever saw, and if the Nebraskans land an intersectional post-season game with the east, the Jayhawkers believe they will win and will be found pulling for them. The Emporia bugs are all "het up" with" excitement over the Impending and that we carefully read, discussed game between the College of Emporia and examined the sa-ie. We found and the Normalites. The dope is all that while the order is in a sense a se in favor of the Teachers", but there are cret association, it is not t.n oath-bound some mighty good men in the Granger organization and that its ceremonies squad and there is no reason why the are comprised In four degrees, which game should not be close enough to be interesting. WITH THE BOXERS. New Orleans Promoter Offers $20,000 for Whit--Welsh Boat. Chicago, IH.. Nov. 17. Charlie White, if it was not used, any oath, obligation Chicago's conqueror of Willie Ritchie or pledge was used which was or and Freddie Welsh, ex- and present would be offensive to Protestants or lightweight champions, respectively, is Masons, or those who are engaged In in no hurry to hook up for another en- circulating a document of peculiar vi gagement wits, ie light hitting title clousnegs and wickedness. We find holder f rom Pontypridd Wales. At that neither the alleged oath nor any iS?1 Vla 8 the imPression created by oatn or pledge bearing the remotest Nate Lewis, the suave general of the re9embIance thereto in matter, manner, UwJ md with surprise the an- VlI"?J???. 'ITLA nouncement that a New Orleans club stood ready to offer $20,000 for a scfaed- ail Mk wna,nl .m Ant TXTa1b no champion to receive $12,000 and White BDe o "u "'usl m the remainder an Impious and venomous mind. We However, Lewis argues that he pre 1 that the order of Knights ot Go fers to wait, as he has an idea that Den- lumbus. as shown by Its rituals, is ver may come through with an offer dedicated to the Catholic religion, and possibly something bigger will be charity and patriotisni. There Is no cooked up in the Crescent City. Then, j propaganda proposed or taught against too. he probably figures he had better Protestants or Masons or persons not hold off for an official notice of the of Catholic faith. Indeed. Protestants S20.000 New Orleans purs teXors i and Maswna aj not refen to dirscCy climbing aboard a "south-bound train. A Denver club has already hinted' at hanging up something Uke $15,000 for a scheduled 20 round championship bout between Welsh and White, but the chances are that -if this was run i tn Mrth it vntiM mvnn m mvth W i t H the East side dentist a few weeks ago. the return engagement should be lively affair. BIG SMOKER NEXT WEEK. Midwest Athletic Club Win Stage Bat tie Royal Wednesday Night. On Wednesday night, November 18, there will be three lively bouts and a name royai at tne saiawest ciud rooms, 117 West Fifth street. The main bout will be a battle for supremacy between Sailor Johnson, one -ot Topeka's local favorites, and Kid Roy, the boy who made such a wonderful showing in a contest against Louis Hoffman before the club members- a short time ago. Both boys are trrontng faithfully and a great exhibition is expected by the club members. All persons wishing to become members of the club can do so by making application at the club at any time,, the earlier in the day the better. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Organization Not Opposed to Masons or Protestants. At a meeting of Knights of Columbus council, No." 534, of Topeka, the State Journal was requested to publish the following from the San Francisco Mon itor of October 13: "On Columbus day the Knights of Columbus of Los Angeles, CaL, wel comed home from his ad limina visit to Rome their beloved bishop. Right Reverend Thomas Conaty. At tne cele bration held in the handsome new club house of the Knights, which was dedi cated just one year ago, a letter of vital interest to every Catholic of the country as well as to the Knights and citizens was read by the chairman and occasioned the wildest enthusiasm. It follows: The Letter. "'Hon. Paul J. McCormick, Court House, Los Angeles. -J "My Dear Judge: -I take pleasure in handing you herewith the findings of the committee of Freemasons to whom you exhibited the ceremonials and pledges of the eMr of-Knights of fil V... V.ULUUIUUD. mlS' f 'r' ii "I am very Ia"a that, I' 'nave been able. In a measure, to secure this re futation of a slanderous lie which has been disseminated in many cases by well meaning..' credulous, and deluded j persons. I shall see to it that this report has wide circulation among Masons and you may use it In any way you deem best to bring about an understanding of the truth among men who. above all controversies and contentions, de sire to know and to follow that which is right and true. Tours cordially, 'W. RHODES HERVET. 'October 9, 1914.' "Judge McCormick explained that, be cause of the wide circulation of a so called 'Knights of Columbus oath' and especially because the alleged 'oath' had found its way into the col- I umns of the 'Southwestern Freemason,' he had placed the ritual and obligations or tne itnignis in tne nanas oi a com mittee of Masons. As it was repre sented that the Knights were actively, though secretly, urging an uprising against Masons and Protestants, be cause bound by oath to do so, the judge felt it necessary to take this step. He said: Concerning the Slanders. 'As state deputy of the order in California, as a member of it, and as a loyal American citizen, I could not pass by these vile falsehoods and slander- ous statements. After securing permis sion from the heads of our order, I submitted its ritual, together with its pledges, to a committee of Masonic au thorities here for them to determine the falsity or truth ot these misrepre sentations.' "The findings of the committee were next read, and the names of the rep resentative citizens who signed them were greeted .with ringing cheers. These findings are here given in full. and deserve the widest possible circu- i la t ion: We hereby certify that by authority f of the highest officer of the Knights of Columbus in the state of California, who acted under instructions from the supreme officers of the order in the United States, we were furnished a complete copy of all the work, cere monies and pledges used by the order. are intended to teacn and inculcate principles that lie at the foundation of every great religion- and every free state. Our examination of these cere monials and obligations was made pri marily for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not a certain alleged oath nnts f ..Til-i1 f!! been printed and widely circulated was in fact used by the order, and whether. .r r",""..- leged oath is scurtilpuo, wicked and I i U)IA JPECML to Lawrence Kansas Missouri Game, Nov. 2 1 Leaves Topeka 1:10 p. in., arriving Lawrence 1:55 p. m. Returning leaves Lawrence 5:20 p. m. No stops on the way. Regular train leaves To peka 1:25 p. m., arriving Lawrence 2:20 p. m.; returning leaves Lawrence 5:44 p. m. Street cars from Santa Fe depot In Lawrence to the grounds. Go and root for your team it's one of the big games of the year. T. L. King-, Gty Pass'r Agent 1 Phone 3682 FOOTBALL Washburn vs. St. Marys On Washburn Field Thursday November 19, 3 p.m. Admission SO Cents or indirectly in the ceremonials and pledges. The ceremonial of the order teaches a high and noble patriotism, instills a love of country, inculcates a reverence for law and order, urges the conscientious and unselfish perform ance of civic duty and holds up the constitution at our country as the rich est and most precious possession of a Knight of the Order. Find Nothing Objectionable. 'We can find nothing in the entire ceremonials of the order that to our minds could be objected to by any person. 'MOTLEY HEWES FLINT. 33d De- gree Past Grand Master of Masons of California. i 'DANA REID WELLER. 32d De gree Past Grand Master of Masons of California. WILLIAM RHODES HERVET, 33d Degree Past Master and Master of Kansas MissoTumri 23rd Annual Game At Lawrence Saturday Nov. 21, 2:30 P. M. A Fine Trip by Automobile. Also, the Santa Fe will run a special train train to the game, leaving Topeka at 1:10. Topeka Ticket Sale at Business Office STATE JOURNAL Tulloch Coal Co. COAL AND WOOD Phone 392 413 E. Fourth Scottish Rite Lodge. "'SAMUEL E. BURKE, 32d Degree Past Master and Inspector of Masonic. District.'" I ssr I 1 dry cleaiiii:g SPECIAL Cento' Suits 15! The largest, best dry cleaning plant in city. r.Ictcd hzziUjy -AND- Dry Qsasbj Co. PHONE BIO no PAIN MENTAL WORK AT SPECIAL PH?" 1 THAT BAVB IUU AX half when patroneunq THE DENTIST LOCATED AT 734 KANSAS AVEKUTt TOPEKA KANSAS Gold 04.CO Bridge Work White Crowns Stiver Fining and tall work guaranteed.) 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