The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 3, 1916

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T.N'STF.AI) f Haying they differ rrom lilm In opinion, a few Kansas edi tors say President Wilson Is wrong. VyKATHKR fotwast for Kansas: Snow tonUftit and Friday: not much cliniwe In temperature. HUME EDITION TOPEKA, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1916 TEN PAGES THIS EDITION 2 CENTS X h 1

1 1) r IN BLOODY UEL WITH U-SEAi Captive Sailor Attack (riiiaii Submarine Haiders. Hand to Hand Combat Lasted I'or Three Hours. STEAMER SEAMEN Eight Killed. It Wounded,! Then British Surrender. Ship Sunk Survivors Then Captured hy Moors. union. Feb. n. Survivors .if the I. British sit-amer Woodficlu. sunk by a submarine off the Moroccan coast, ar rived here today with a story of a 1.1. .ly fifjht with the l'-hoat's crew. The submarine, one of the newest ncJ speediest of the German under t boats, overhauled the Woodfield ,iftr a ahort chase and sent out a boarding party. The oodfield s crew attacked the submariners as they climbed upon the deck and enuancd them in a knife and pistol duel. The 1 boat was ill able to brin-i h.-r minis into play for fear of killing; her own men. The hand to hand combat on the Woodlield's decks lasted three hours. Tin- Mean-ior's crew, poorly armed, were finallv overcome after ei!.-ht sail ors had been killed and fourteen wounded They were put into small boats and towed toward the Moroccan const. Their troubles diil not end wln-n Ihi- readied land, they said. Keiiiandi il Ransom. A partv of bandit Moor. sided their approach and made them prisoners. Tin v were released aftT the Wood field Shipping company of London, the v sel' owners, caid ransom. The sui-vivn's were landed at TMy moulll yesterd '.y and returned to the company's office totlr.y. l..in.m.-; of the Wo. dfield s survi- vols .it l'l- t.ioutli was reported in ye j terdev's dinmu-h"s. The Woodfield van a 3.T.8J ton steamer commanded f I Kcell and registereu at u-m- don. i Kickard Saj'S Willard and- Mo-! I rail Have I Ollle. IO I f run. I Jess Will (Jet $40,000 and .Mo- ran $20,000 for Bout. New York. Feb. 3. Tex Ukkard. the California promote! announced here today tnat Jess Willard had sign ed a contract nt Chicago to meet Kriink Moran here in a Ill-round bout on March 17. liiekai-d has guaran- i .mo. ml,.Vi rf Vlieh willard is to receie -t-j.u"u o Mor.i'l JlOI.OIIO he said The Kickard. financial terms involve no percentage privileges tor either nian. but they lo mention some guar a ntees that will set a new world's rec ord for 10-rotmd. no-decision fights. Willard SIkus I 'p. Chicago. 111.. I'd'. 3- Jess Willard i..i....i n contend here todav to tnett Crank .Mornn at Maaison Siplare Gar- j den. New York. March li. in a ten round match. The agreement was reached between Have Lewisohn. rcp-l-eserilitic: Tex Kickard. the California promoter, and Tom Jones for Jess Williarri. Kickard some time ao obtained Moran's sipnatur'- consenting to meet Willard. AFFIRMS CONVICTION Imnrisencd l-A-.Mayor .Vow in Prison

Must K'inain I here. hicago, Feb. 3. The convictions of ronn M. Roberts, former mayor of Tcrre Haute, Ind.. and ten others found g illy with him of election frauds, were sustained by the United States district court of appeals here todav. Unvenworth. Kan.. Feb. 3. "The decision is a shock to me; it is very disappointing." said Donn M. Roberts, former mayor of Terre Haute, when told t day of the decision by the Unit ed States district court of appeals at 'hicago. f course, we shall appeal to the United States supreme court. Until t he highest ludicial body passes on the case, I shall make no application for a parole, for I believe I will be vindicated in the end." Roberts was at work in the general store nt the United States penitentiary here when he heard the news. He is a clerk in the store, which is main tained to provide supplies for prison ers. CENTENARIAN DID NOT SMOKE OR DRINK, IS DEAD Chicago. Feb. 3. Dexter Cap eron Stanley, centenarian, whose hundredth birthday was celebrated January 111 hy the citizens of I of ner's drove, a suburb, where be bail lived for SI years, died to day. A ii attack of grippe and grief over the. recent death of his wife. M rs. Krancps Sta n ley. w horn he married sixty years ago. proved too much for his enfeebled consti tution. Mr. Stanley attributed his long life (ii his habits of modern rion. He never used tobacco nor tasted intoxicants. Avenge Slain Brother, Earl Is a Private London. Keb. 3. Sir .lohn 'rirhton-Stuart, marquis of Bute, three times an earl, twice a vis count and six times a baron, is now a private in "the devil's own,' the pet name of the Innis court officers training corps. He is determined to go to the front to avenge the death of his brother. I,ord Vivian 'rich ton Stuart, who fell leading the Sixth Welsh territorials in Krance. BUT 6 SPEECHES Five Kansans and Senator Chil ton to Address Democrats. .Miss Laura French Will Repre sent the Xew Voters. ATTENDANCE OF ABOUT 1,000 :1s Expected at the .Banquet TO Be Held Feu. 22. State Contra! Committee to Meet on JSame Date. There will be but six speeches at the annual Democrat banquet in To peka February 22. according to a statement today by Thomas K. Lillard, in charge of the banquet program. Lillard today announced the list of speakers five Kansans and Senator William K. Chilton of West Virginia, the guest of honor. ne raiifs woman win win 10 uwprman navy.' it; Mr. Hamilton s ex Deniocrnts this year. She is Miss J pianation of the present attitude of Laura French, city editor of William the l'nitd States. Allen While s Emporia Gazette. In j Some of those who were passengers all the davs when White has been up j ?n th"e Appam when she was captured i-. ii 1 the German raider, variously de- and down with the Republican party SCribed as the Ponga or Woewe." pre and when he went into the Progressive ared to land in .Newport News, hut party to take up a crusade against his must of them will be transferred with former political associates. .vuss Trench has always kept her Democ racy on straight. She is a most sin ceie, earnest. Democrat of the old school and the fact that she has for a number of years been in charge of the news department of the 4.Jazette has in no manner jarred tier political i convictions. Other sneakers at the banquet this, John E. Wagner. Larned. ear will be John E. Wagner. Larned, r.,..mat. n.nm.THli candidate for lieu- I tenant coventor; W. W. Holloway, j ited States j senator from West Virginii senator from West Virginia. V. J. Lansdon of sauna, prestuent or tne Democratic Kumiui't club.will preside at the hanouet. .an.don of Salina. nresident of the Knniiiet Subjects to be discusnea oy me,i... speakers will he announced in a few j He insists on holding more than 200 i llav?. i 1 Plans being worked out by the com- crew or ii men, some twenty tiermans mittee call for the entertainment of w ho were prisoners of war on the Ap nearlv 1.000 Democrats at the banquet i pam. Captain Harrison and the entire this vear. The auditorium has been 1 crew of 155 of the Appam and 12 of rented for the big dinner, which will i her passengers whom he claims belong be preceded by a meeting of the state J to the British army or navy, committee and the Democratic Slate. Financial Aid for liritlsii. Editorial association. Prince von Hatzfeldt. counselor of SOLELY FOR PEACE! No Fear PopeS Nationality

Would Interfere Should Vatican Send Delegate rf1 y tO lonterenees Rome. Feb. 3. The question as to whether the pope will be authorized to send delegates to the peace conference j here, to pass upon the persons desir which 1b expected to be held at the-ing to land. He was accompanied by conclusion of the war. is raised again j British Vice "onsul Kenworthy. pre by Count Soderini. a member of the pared to guarantee transportation and Italian chamber of deputies and the subsistence for all British subjects man to whom Pope Leo XTIT entrusted whose financial troubles might other- ;the documents from which the history of bis pontificate to be written. Count Soderini says that Pope Bene- Idict X, since he has been elevated to the papacy, has always aimed at the -conclusion if a just and lasting peace. "Those who oppose his participation jin the peaee conference." says Count Sderini. "do so for fear he might liaise the question of the Internation- alization of the papacy which Kaly considers would involve the interfer- i cannot Rive ner name tnough l have ence of foreigners in her internal af- i been officially told it. The cruiser fairs. If the pope took such a step he ,which captured the Appam was escort would create new reasons for a con- i ecl hy several other vessels, at least one flict which shows obviously that such of which was a collier that also acted could not be his intention as his sole'as a scout ship. desire is for peace. understand that the sum of $150,- "The pope being an Italian and in-;000 in sold was taken from the spe telligent. naturally seeks a solution of :cle rooni of the Appam when she was the Roman question independently of roreien t ntPrvpnti.in U a narfiittna- tlon. through delegates in the pros pective peace conference as the great est spiritual power in existence would exercise an immense moral influence in the solution of the arduous ques tions regarding Poland, Belgium, Serbia and Armenia." MORE REORGANIZING Orient Directors Postpone Meeting K. C.-W ichlut IJne Soon. Kansas City. Feb. 3. The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Orient railway scheduled for Feb. 9. will be postponed until April 8, ac cording to William T. Kemper of Kan sas City, member of the re-organiza- tion committee of the road. Mr. Kem per today returned from Detroit. i where he has been conferring with fin- janeiers interested in reorganizing the; J road. "Kverything is rounding out in fine shape.' said Mr. Kemper. Kvery one, j is working in harmony for the success' j of the Orient and we expect to get' j the construction of the new line from j Wichita, to Kansas City under way in' a. short tint." i .Air. Kemper Haul tne directors meet- ing condition and to forgery and was Mug had brii postponed to cie more given an indeterminate sentence 'f lime for the completion of plans of J from two to fifteen years in the peni 1 organization, tentiary. U.S. ORDERS TO LAND PRISONERS AREN70BEYED German in Charge of Appain Parries With Uncle Sam. Insists on Holding 200 of the Helpless Captives. CALLS THEM WAR PRISONERS Officials Citable to Determine i Status of Prize Ship. Treaties Clash; British and German Diplomats Mix In. Newport Xtws, Feb. 3. Everyone aboard the Appam except the officer "d members of the prize crew, will be permitted to land wh never they desire. This wa? ordered by Cnited States officials late today. But Lieu tenant Berg insists he has a right to retain all war prisonei s. With her German prize commander on the bridge, the British liner Ap pam moved up from Old Point early today and anchored off this port to discharge those on board. The ship's i legal status still is undetermined Lieutenant Berge moves his craft only on orders from Collector Hamilton. "We are treating her as an Eng- lish shiip which has put into an American port flyinir the German naval ensign and under charge of a I nun who says he is an officer of the the crews of other captured vessels to Norfolk, there to board a steamer to New York on their way to Kngland. Rules Ship With Iron Hand. Sir Edward Merewether and other tsritish colonial officials with large wsc nmr.i.ausra lo iJace tneir property in customs Donas neieuuu pioceeu uirecuy w .-.ew lorn to take the first available ship to take the first available ship lor home Lieutenant Berge. still maintains his i. lwmaue, ublbihuihiiiuii lu pt-riini on uuaru ine -QrftyATrdtMvOMn oaptffUwie'hB -hav otitciai business. Ihough sturiiously pome oe -.ne..os no unuus counesies even to American omciais ana i "'."-o.. "n" sists upon recognition o authority over the ship oi nis ausoiuie autnority over tne snip ana ner com people aooara, inciuaing nis own prize ihe German embassy at Washington, Jand Captain Gaunt, the British naval attache, reached here trom old Foint Comfort soon after the ship anchored. spective governments. The prince urging hiis claim that the Appam is a fair prize of war. entitled under an old Prussian -American treaty to re main in an American port as long as the prize crew desires. Captain ,consui. is managing the removal of Knglish subjects and awaiting the out- 'come of his embassy's demand that :all those held on the liner be .jermit- i ted to leave. I Immigration Officer Williams board- i ed the Appam soon after she reached j wise prevent tnem rrom landing. i W as Cruiser in Oisguise. I Daniel Bacon, agent of the Elder Dempster company. British owners of the Appam, says that the vessel was captured by "a new type of light draft, heavily armed, swift German cruiser built on the lines of l mer- j chantman and easily disguised." j "She was not an old warship, but a orana new vessel, said Mr. Bacon. I tKf,lureu ,na inai ine mans ana cargo ,"lo-'' ENGLAND WILL DRAFT RECRUITS FEBRUARY 10 King George Officially Sets Date for 1 Enforcement of Military Con scription Bill. London. Feb. 3. King George, at a privy council today, signed a pro- clamation fixing Feb. 10 as the ap-t pointed date on which the military; conscription acts shall be regarding I as coming into force. TURNER PLEADS GUILTY Sedan Ranker ticts From 2 to 15 Years for Krauil. Sedan. Kan.. Feb. 3. F. K. Turner, former cashier of the Citizens State bank at Ohautauona. Kan., pleaded miilty here todav to receiving deposits when he knew the bank was in a fail- Invasion Equal Rights Claims Booze Bazaars San Francisco. Feb. 3. "Equal rights" has invaded San Francisco saloons. Fashionably dressed women drink alongside the men and seem just as adept as their male escorts at crooking the el bow while resting a dainty, slip pered foot on the brass rail. In one of the Equal Rights Thirsteries. a landmark of the days of the '49 gold rush, it re quires a line of white-coated bar tenders to keep abreast of the de mand for a seductive South American punch that has made the place famous. ASSASSINATED Heir of Turk Throne 'Removed per Official Order. r Suicide Report Denied Like Fate for Successor! Paris, Feb. 3- "Tussof Izzedin. de spite rumors of suicide, was assassin ated in his suite by order of the com mittee of union and progress." said Cherif Pasha, who with Prince Sabah I Kdin. directs the personal movement of the Turkish opposition, to a report er of the Matin. "Lately Yussof had revolted against the dictatorship of the Young Turks. Crown Pi'ince Yussof Izzedin of Tur key, first reported a Kuieldt now de clared to have been assassinated upon offk'iul order. "He became dangerous and he has been removed. His successor and cousin, Vahid Kdin is even more hos tile ta the Young Turks" tftan waU1 Yussof. I li?ruld not like torft pre diction regarding the length of his life," said Cherif Pasha in conclusion. A dispatch from Constantinople to Reuters Telegram company dated Feb. 2 announced the report that Yussof Izzedin, heir apparent to the Turkish throne, had committed suicide. Later details supplied from the same source said the prince took his life by open ing a vein in his left arm, that a state ment declaring he had met his death by suicide was signed by all the prin cipal doctors in Constantinople and the prince was buried at Stamboul, the day after his death. Yussof Izzedin. who was born at Constantinople, Oct. 9, 1857, was a first cousin of the present sultan. Vahid Kdin, who is mentioned as the new heir apparent, was born at Constantinople, Jan. 12, 1861 and is the brother of the present sultan. SNIPlCCABLES Seven From Europe to Amer ica Have Been Cut. German Submarines Did It, Is British Charge. BY WlTiBl'R S. FORRKST. London, Feb. 3. Seven of Europe's cables to America have been mysteri ously put out of business. For more than a month they have been lying at the bottom of the ocean, temporarily useless1, while the remaining ones are overburdened with the great mass of communications passing daily between the two continents. Satisfactory information is not ob tainable here, but it was rumored to day that a new type of German sub marine, equipped for cable cutting, may be working off Europe's western coast. Two French cables, stretching from Brest for 3.000 miles to Cape Cod and Miquelan. it was reported, have been snipped off the French coast. Several other lines connecting Ireland and Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, over which much of the business be I tween London and American cities passes, are reported to have been cut. The possibility that Europe might ose of direct cable communication from America, if the rumors prove to be well founded, is not remote. SINK BRITISH SHIP v. Tt n Nineteen Lives Lost M hen Belle

OI r ranee lioes Down. Crew and 220 Lascars Are Res cued No Cause Given. London. Feb. 3. The Britiph steam ship Belle of France has been sunk. The Europeans in her crew and 220 i lascarf were landed. Nineteen lascars are missiniir. The Belle of France was lust report ed at Karachi, a port of India, on her arrival there from Port Said on De eoTober -4. Her gfups tonnage was H.XTfi. She was SrJ feet lone of 4S feet beam ami was ouili at Sunderland, England, in 1905 for the Belle SleiUJi ship agency of Liverpool. iVILSON DEFI VOICED HERE A SENSATION Warning in Topeka Speecli Stirs Washington. Considered a Shot at British Commerce Haids. IS "THE T0PEK5 DEGURSTIDS" President's Stand Promises to Become Historic.

;May Need L. S. rorce to 3Iaiu- tain International Law." Washington. Feb. 3. Congress and th diplomatic corps were deeply stiired today by President Wilson's speech at Topeka. Kan. Because of the solemn warning that ''it mav be necessary to use the force of the United States to vindicate the rights of American citizens everywhere to enioy the protection of internati nal law." the speech promised to become his torical. The president's remarks were aimed at Knsland, warning aciain?t continued interference with United Slates com merce as well as at the central powers, was vlie common acceptation of the speech among officials. Ycilcl Fears Seen. In all quarters today "the Topeka declaration" was carefully studied. Some officials saw in it a veiled fear that serious difficulties may arise with Knj-vland because of her refusal to let American food, cotton, clothing and manufactures pass to neutral ports. Congressmen- who tmve been vit;or ouly protesting again!-t Kngland's in terference wit h cotton shipments, were elated over, the president's spe cial reference to this nation's right to send cotton abroad. While Mr. Wilson also referred to the possible use of force in sustaining the right to travel freely on the high seas, bearing u pun the submarine dispute with the Teutonic allies, most of those analysing the Topeka speech believed it was aimea at Knsland. YOU FIRSTGASTON Germans Extremely Friendly Towards IT. S. Insist President Move Next in Lusitania Case. BY CARL V. ACKEKMAX. Berlin, Feb. 3.- President Wilson must make the next move in the pres ent Lusitania deadlock. The solution of the new German-American con troversy depends upon the decision the president will make following the receipt of a full report from Colonel E. M. House, his confidential agent, on the. result of his conference with German officials. German officials desire that no in timation of their attitude be cabled to the United States until this report is in President Wilson's hands. But the United Press learned today that Col onel House was apprised of a new and recent change of sentiment in Germany, regarding relations with America. Germany, he was told, is today a solid unit insofar as her for eign relations are concerned. Officials and other German leaders are most earnest in their desire for American friendship. They are pa tiently and anxiously awaiting devel opments, trusting that an agreement mutually satisfactory is possible. The Cologne Gazete points out that there can be an adjustment If good will exists on both sides. Germany, the Gazette declares, is showing this attitude. ROBBERS BURN STORE? Jctt Building Worth $150,000 at Pratt Completely Destroyed Today. Pratt, Kan.. Feb. 3. The highest fire Pratt has ever known started shortly after 1 o'clock this morning when the store of the Jett Mercantile company was almost totally destroyed. Falling walls also crushed the Oxford cafe and it is estimated that the loss will reach $150,000. The buildings were covered by insurance. It is stated that fire was discove-ed in twelve places when firemen arrived. The door was found open and it is be lieved that some one robbed the place and started the fire. The warning came first to the telephone office, when a light on the board showed the receiver taken from the hook in the store's grocery department. Anti- Tipping Law of Iowa Violated By Mrs. Wilson Pes Moines. la..- Keb. 3. -Iowa's RiiU-tipping law was violated by Airs. Wilson Tuesday evening when the president and his wife ate at the Chamberlain hotel here. Mrs. Wilson gave Peggy Connors, waitress, a $o tip and also handed the hotel's cloakroom cirl a. quarter. The president gave onlv one tip, a dime, to a messensrr hoy. lineal officials today smilingly i remarked that they "guessed nothing would be dona about it." AUSTRO-POLISH ARISTOCRAT WINS PEOPLE'S LOVE BY HER WAR WORK V as- f 1 X -2t 'M i W x C.untess Wanda Lubienska. Countess Wanda lubienska, an Austro-Polish aristocrat of high so cial position and wealth, is a patroness of the Society for War Invalids. She h:is made herself very popular with the people by her energetic work for the war sufferers. CRAZED BY HAZING

Alleged "Silent Gunman' De ranged. Asserts Father. Mind "Off' Since He Was Vic tim of College Prank. Los Angeles. Feb. 3.- An amazing story of the life of Harold Severy, the youth held by the police of Albany, X. Y., as the assailant in a series ol strange assaults, was told last night by M. L. Severy, father of the young man. Severy, the father, who said that he was an inventor, resides with his wife and daughter at the Radcliffe apartments, 1Z'2'J West Fifth street. "Even if he confesses to the shoot ing, they can't throw the blame on him. He's not right out of his head, you understand, related the young man's father. "Always has been at least for many years. He was an art student in Boston when he was hazed by his companions. He's been out of his head since. He was an inmate at a sanitarium in Waverly, Mass., where he was examined and said to be de range!. Imagines Queer Things. "Occupation 7 He has none. He can't hold a job. He was always pos sessed of illusions always imagining queer things and writing letters home saying he was being persecuted. He is timid and retiring. Never mingles with companions. 'I had to get him out of a similar mixup with the Portland police. He complained to the police that he was being persecuted- that someone hit him on the head and demanded po lice protection. He's afraid of every thing and wouldn't harm a kitten.

any of h.s inventions. WISE OLD GROUNDHOG! Sunshine lasted But a Day and Snow Is Predicted.

The groundhog was right. After a shcrt period of sunshine the skv clouded over again and snow flurries were in evidence this morning. Hopes of viewing the eclipse of the sun to day were dispelled by the heavy clouds In the early hours. Snow, with little change in temperature is the forecast for toniaht and Friday. A shift of the wind to the northeast and a low pressure area in the south brought about the change in the weatlr er. A temperature of about 10 degrees above zero it Topeka Is the prediction for tonight The ;,hipper's forecast calls for protection against zero tem peratures north and west for 36-hour shipments. To the south snd east temperatures wil". be about 10 degrees above. The lowest temperature last night occurred at 2 o'clock when the read ing was 7 degrees. Jrrom tnac rime until 7 o'clock this morning the mer cury rose slowly, reiching 12 degrees. A ten-mile wind from the northeast will keep the mercury "down. The expectation was 25 or 3 degree tem perature to.iay. On this date in 190? the mercury was up to 7 deprees, the highest on record. The low n.ark is degrees below zero, established in 1905. The Kaw river rose one-tenth of a foot since Wednesday morning, making the stage today 6.7 feet. Temperatures today averaged IS de grees below normal. Following are hourlv temperature readings: 7 o'clock 1 II o'clock IS K o'clock. .12 12 o'clock. 16 9 o'clock ."..1 12 1 o'clock 16 i 10 o'clock. 12 I 2 o'clock.. 17 fiEW AIR POLICY j 7" i England Urged to Drastic Zep o r pelin Campaign. j i. Every City lo Be Dctended by u..j Aeroplane Squadron.

London, Feb. 3. Lord Northclif fe's newspapers continue a vigorous cam paign for better protection of Great Britain against Zeppelin attacks. The Oai!y Mail declares that every great town should have a constant patrol of aeroplanes. j "It is useless to think of aeroplanes in tens or twenties. We must have should be attacked without rnercy or i sto"de denfi. the f'"'"" respite in their sheds and whenever th' ot."nl? bnpSn "Ping at thev not to se. tne .olise.um at 10:51 m. He required, "The policy of attack eroplanes in tens not by aeroplanes in tens but by larger 0Hr.. t.,Z so.arlror, Wo t fs hio-h ,.nu-r machines"'carrying strong gtms to meet ''f "J I ihe m,ldI' we the Zeppelins on superior terms aloft. i;n"t,fro')aredr'w's but he 'd not To beat Germany we must rive her i i aircraft so much to do on their own I knew the people of the middle soil that thev have no time for rai--r't. "e Just as patriotic aa the rest ing our territory." of..the natlon- sa'd- The Times says the latest raids1 V.mer,ca ls at Pav. with all the mark tho advent of a new element in w"rld hecause she is the friend of all warfare. "At no distant time mastery of the air will be no less vital to these Islands than the mastery of the sea." What F.lso Could He lo? I The Dailv Telegraph, commenting!,, "T. oeneve we on show our on the conduct of the captain of the I friendship for the world t.etcr iit Appam. says: "He told the American keeping out of this struggle than by pilot 'We surrendered without offer- I Betting Into it. 1 do not misread the ing any resistance.' That act will jar smrit of America. We me disciples on British ears. We do not like such incidents: but we must not forget that j he had in his charge four hundred j I oilman ooin.srs ana naa ne aeeitled lo would have been the condemnation if ithe Appam had gone down? i The action of Captain Harrison' may not have been heroic after the manner of melodrama but with the feelings common to our race urging him to defend his ship his surrender may have shown the highest form of j patriotism." TO FIGHT GAS RATES Committee From Kansas Cities Will Re in Tojx-Wa Saturday. Kansas City, Feb. 3. At a meeting of representatives of a number of Kansas, sunplied by the Kansas Nat- j urai Gas company, in Kansas City Kan., today it was decided to send a i committee to Topeka for a meeting I iifAi i. m i ua v vilii aiiui iirva iui sfon PUb"C TlXr 7mmi.s-!ceived the pne. hTi thS r,;" PPare a brief and make;cattIe to a man in Xe,)raska alw, other plans to oppose the attempt of 6uaranteeing that the herd was free receivers of the t.as company to e- from tm.erculosis. The Nebraska man cure an increase in rates in the fed- notified Knulsen Immediately that tha era! court. The case will come up j cattle were infected and Knudsen stop february 9 in the United States di-; pe payment on the check he had tnct court sent to the Elgin. 111., man. The chec IRON AND STEEL GO.'S PROFITS ARE DOUBLED New York, Feb. .1. The annual report of the Republic Iron and Meel for the year ending I lecern ber 31; 1915.' which ws made pub lic -today, shows total profits of $5. 622.909. This represents an in crease over 1914 of S3. 215. 357. The net profits are g'ven as S4,38r..723, an increase of J,510,Ct over the preceding year. LARGEST NAVY IN WORLD FOR U. S. IS PLEA OF PRESIDENT Crowd at St. Louis Today Esti mated at 45,000. Ends Preparedness Trip: Capital Tomorrow. in SECOND JAUNT ABOUT FEB. 11 Declares He Finds West Ap proTes Defense Plan. Business Men's League Favored With Breakfast Speech. SI. liouls. Feb. S. President Vilon todnry tokl an audience or 15.000 which swayed with a tumult of cheering at his feet, that the t lilted States slionld have the greatest navy In the world. "I believe the navy of the Vnlted States should be Incomparably," he said: "the greatest in the world." The president declared that subma rine commanders abroad have Instrue. tlons which for the most part conform with International law but thai Ihe act of one commander might set the world afire including America. 'Tpon the ocean there are hundreds of cargoes of American goods-." he said, "cotton, grain, and all the boun tiful supplies America is sending out to the world. Any one of these cargoes, any one of those ships, may be the point of contact that will bring Amer ica into the war." Fniled states Kcally Neutral. For the first time during tho tour the president told of how one set of belligerents was- cut off from the world. He said this kept the United States from helping them as it would like. He made the statement in try j ing to show that the U nited States real ly is neutral, i An hour before the time set for the j president to speak the hall was crowd ed and the Jam of those outside ex- tended several Mocks away. The crowo at tne doors choked the streets :.;and ftn overflow estimated at 30.000 wav"rnf j hundred policemen. .100 fire- !men kept the crowd inside In order. The Coliseum was decorated iih bunting and streamers of green vines wh,on radiated in festoons from the center of the roof. Citv employee had a half holiday and all the school were dismissed for the dav. A school j chorus of 1,500 tucked away in a cor- ner. sang national airs. As the president entered the crowd cheered wildly. The band stilled the applause with the strains of "The Star Spangled Banner." President Sings With Crowd. The words of the song came from the big choru and the audience caught the air. The whole gathering .villi cuuriiipss small nags fluttering j ,uened with. the statement that he had i 1 in l ing in tne mm. die west and found it." He said he iimiun:iii in l?. n- e are the friend of all the t world because we a. e made up of all mi, w ki 111 rt 1 1 u unuersianu a'l the worm. We believe we cm show v.. i" ci, nn i v aiiti no man n-ei pr.-ach that gosprl to us. War Iiike a Flume. "Suppose my neighbor's house i: on fire ind the roof is of combustible (Cnntiiuifil on I'nce 2.1 TALE OF THREE STATES Illinois Olizcn Lose in a Triangular Legal Hal tic. j W. P. Knudsen, a Kansan, won over I an Illinois' National bank in an ar I tion decided by Judge John C PoW lock of the federal court, the memo randa of which decision were filed I with the clerk of the court here today. W. P. Knudsen liven in Cloud county and deals in blooded stock. He pur chatted 54 head of cattle from a dealer named Dorsey, at Elgin, 111. Dorsejr guaranteed the cattle to be free of tu- i berculosi. Knudsen mailed a check .k ,1 i Uad been received and the First Na tional bank of Elgin had given Dorsey I credit for it. The Nebraska man lost the cattla. They were slaughted by the authort- ties. He brought suit againK Knud j sen and Knudsen was forced to refund the money the Nehraskan had paid for the cattle. Then came a battle with I Dorsey and the lylgiii bank for ret-ov-I ry of the check. Tim case lias been through the federal court and Judge Pollock has decided In Knudsen' fa v-or. He holdp that the Klgin bank i had sufficient knowledge of the facta in the case to warrant Knud.n in 'saving himself. Knudsen ili not have to stand the loss. buL liuisey, Ue original dealer, will.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALTHURSDAY EVEN1MG. FEBRUARY 3, 1916 TO SEIZE SUEZ "CANAL. GERMAN WARJUIITION Next (Jreat Drive Will Be Into Egypt. Army Is Sow Building Railroad to Bagdad. GERMAN MONEY BACKING IT Already Forcing England to Go "Hound the Cape." Kaiser Has Secret Alliance V Willi Other Nations. month passed and Curry filed suit for the month's rent, $30, and obtained judgment. A writ of execution was placed in the sheriff's hands -for the sale of thewest 75- feet of tie Ingle property at Seventh and Buchanan street or the -house at-634 Buchanan. Curry's attorneys claimed "tnat" The' house was not exempt from execution as a homestead as was trie otrier prop erty on the piecB of ground as-Mbh. Ingle was living: in the latter. The law firm of Curtis, Mote. Rooney Orossley isi representing the plaintiff and Hazen I'age are repre senting Curry. LARGEST NAVY FOR U.S. f Con tinned from Pag 0e.l BY GVSTAV SCHWKPPKNDICK. Editor of tho peutseties Journal, just returned from Berlin, where he acted an special forresiiontlent. New York, Feb. 3. Germany's next FTat drive will be into Egypt. Cap ture of the Suez canal is her objective. The general staff at Berlin is concen trating its attention upon this vital vblow at Great Britain. A member of ithe general staff said to me: t "Our plan? are being rapidly per 'focted. The English are aware of our "intentions and will try to block us, but we-are certain to win our'objective." 5 I asked my informant how he recon ciled von Bethmann-Hollweg'9 state ment that no more great field opera tions were planned in the immediate future with this proposed new drive. "The chancellor said there would be :no more great operations unless it was Vital blow at England," was the response. y !-'Do you think the capture of the tSuez canal would force Great Britain 5to her knees?" I asked. Building Kail road Now. ."When she occupies Egypt and con Jtfols the canal, Germany will be In a ,good tactical position for peace nego tiations. She will have something to trade up," he replied. "An army of Germans is working twenty-four hours i. day completing -the railroad from Constantinople to -Bagdad," according to this informant. '"The road has been built under Ger man supervision and is financed by ,Jijbe Deutsches bank. It runs direct -Into the heart of Asia Minor. I met rr. Hall of the Union Theological seminary in Berlin. He had just re turned from Asia Minor. He told me the nation that controls Asia Minor 'ran raise grain and cotton enough to supply the world. It will have vast and easily mined minerals supplies at Ut command. MTt was with an eve to these Dossi- Sllitios that Germany is planning its rtrive. Around the Cape. 'By forcing England and her allies send many of their ships around the cape instead of through the canal, lJermany has already struck a great rconomic blow at the entente powers," rontinued' this military informant. "What would it be if Germany abso- jkilely controlled the canal?' Other evidences point to the careful detail with which Germany is work ing out plans for this campaign. Long .before Bulgaria's entrance into the war it was perfectly well known Jn Berlin that she .would ultimately Join 'the Teutonic allies. The diplomatic pnd had been arranged for several months hut the final move was held MP by the military arm. -.-During the interim large groups of 'SRulgarian officers in civilian attire were in daily attendance at the war office. They were drilled and instruct ed In the German plans. -There are groups of Turkish and Bulgarian officers at the war office In Berlin today. Along the western front thousands of Turkish and Bul garian troops are being schooled in German methods and made ready for ih Egyptian campaign. Other Nations With German. Jt may be interesting to state also that there are at the war office offi cers of still another nation which has 'mt yet entered the war. They are ifoelng instructed. Finally my Informant said this: "If the Suez canal can be won from Eng land, her commerce will be struck a tremendous blow. The loss of prestige would be equally great. Once there, 'German efficiency would soon make It unnecessary for Germany and her al- ,lies to seek elsewhere for her cotton and grain supplies. With the Bagdad "falIroad open they could be shipped to Constantinople and thence distributed. Thus made economically independent, we could hold out indefinitely." WHAT IS A HOMESTEAD? fi Knotty I,cgul Problem Confronts (Judge Dann. The unique legal question of wheth er or not two nouses can be on one apiece of ground smaller than a half acre and both be considered legal -homesteads is involved today in the suit of Mrs. Dessie M. Ingle against Frank Curry and Sheriff 1. L. Kiene, which is being heard in the first divi $6n of the district court before Judge Dana. The suit if. to enjoin the sher iff from levying an execution upon one of the houses for a judgment rendered in favor of Frank Curry against the Ingle woman in local jon rt s. Hevera! months ago. evidence in the case showed today. Mrs. Ingle leased the building at 416 Kansas avenue from Curry for six months' time. Be fore the lease expired Mrs. Inle, it Is ut-Umed, sold the business which she was carrying on in the building. A material. It is not my fault if the fire spreads. The danger is not from within but from without. "The commanders of submarines, for the most part, are in accord with law of nations, but the act of one commanJer may set the world on fire. "There are cargoes of wheat and cotton and manufactured articles on the sea i-nd every one of them may cause trouble because they go into the zone of fire. 'America has drawn no fine points, no new issues, in her international re lations; she has merely asserted the rights of mankind when the life of mankind is threatened in a world aflame with war. She has rested, upon what is already written plain on the documents of international law." The crowd cheered. The president said that some day statesmen of the older countries would have to admit that it was America that kept burning the flame of international law upon, its altar "when every other altar in the world was swept by the winds of pas sion." Tempers Vpset by War. "I am ready to make every patient allowance,"- he continued, "for those whose tempers are upset by war. VI am not in a critical frame of mind. I am ready to yield everything but the vitai points. "I am ready to make allowances for bcth sides. You know how one set of belligerents is shut off from the rest of the world. Therefore the United States is not able to express itself toward them as they would like. I believe the United States is really neutral. c "Men press forward with a sort of blind recklessness The peace of the world, including America rests with the remainder of the world and not rvith America. Now here is the choice we have: here is the alternative. Eith er we shall sit still and wait for the necessity for immediate national de fense to come and then call for vol unteers who would be, for the first few months, impotent as against a trained and experienced enemy. Or, we shall adopt the ancient American principle that the men of the country shall be ready to take care of ir own government. Crowd Roars Approval. The crowd roared its approval. "You have either got to get the men of this nation ready to withstand the first onslaught or you have got to be ready to suffer from the first dis aster." When the president said he was only asking for a trained citizenship he was cheered. He said he did not want to command a great army but to command the support of the confi dence of his fellow citizens. He urged it would be cruel to send untrained men ir.O battle. The plans now before congress are merely plans to save the lives of American youths" he said. "And these plains will go through. I am not insisting on the details but on the. principle. "The modern fighting ship, sub marine every instrument of modern warfare must be handled' by experts. All we are asking for now ?s a suf ficient number of experts and a suf- j ficient number of vessels at their dis i posal. We Will Have More Ships. "There is no better service in the world than the service of the United States nivy. Hut the navy must have more ships and we are g'.titig to give the navy the ships it needs. "We are going to have mere ships. We have been going about it leisurely but now we must get down to busi ness. We must have a program and then stick to it. The navy has a great task. "We jught to have the greatest navy in the world," he declared amid great applause. He explained that the coast line of the United States was i;o long that many ships were' needed. The president said there were many people in the United States talking about national defense who did not know what they were talking about. The president emphatically reiter ated he believed the United States was with him. He said the living rooms of t he White House do not face toward the city of Washington, but toward Virginia and the open spaces. Never Another War Like This. "That is where I listen for the voice of America," he declared. "I think I have heard that voice say that we must let no one invade the rights of America." Ti e president t-nded his j speech amidst applause. The band played America. He stood and sang. resiaent wuscn aeciarea nere at a breakfast of the Business Men's league that he believed there would never be another war like the present and that the war will hasten the time of gen eral peace. He spoke at the breakfast before going to the Coliseum for hia main address. Governor Major, of Missouri, sat next to the president. The room was decorated with American flags. En thusiastic applause greeted he presi dent. Next Time to Denver. The president came from Kansas City greatly encouraged by the warm reception accorded him there last night. Not since he left Washington have the crowds cheered him so heartily nor appeared in such num bers to welcome him. Verbal re sponses of approval came from his audience frequently as he emphasized particular points. The president has not made definite plans for another trip but some of his advisers, encouraged by the impres sion they believe he has made in the midwest, are urging him to leave Washington about Feb. 11 for Denver, the southwest and the outh. SEE THE aj VV y lBMBBBflBdJs4r tassanv M-ft 1 Sa Before You Buy a Piano Not After WriSa It You Cannot Call cr if A W?A5 A VP. .rwnTnwM rCTOM MANCa) ROAD TjTRICHES Hallroom to Palace Is Youth's T 'Specfa'cuter Climb. Si Weds Two Klch Widows "in Quick Succession." MASQUERADES AS NOBLEMAN Former Newsboy Now Mingles r With Millionaires. Court Asked to Probe Identity of Young Lochnivar. New York, Feb. 3. Attorney John F. Brennan of Yonkers, as special gyardian of a minor heir,, filed in the surrogate's court at White Plains, a recommendation that the court order an investigation to determine whether public policy does not demand reopen ing of the will of Caroline Redfield Saint Cyr. If the special' guardian's view is sustained by Surrogate William A. Sawyer, objections may then be filed to the codicil whereby the in heritance of a grandson, Henry Alex ander Redfield, jr., was reduced from J100,000 to $50,000. This proceedings brings into court the international mystery of the life of Jean Herald -Edward Saint Cyr, or De Saint Cyr. This young man, of many and marked social graces and unknown past, buried his first wife, the aged Caroline Redfield, last Jan uary. He astonhed society of two continents last April by marrying An nie Armstrong Stewart Smith, the wealthy widow of James Henry (Si lent) Smith. Beats Fiction Romance. Stranger tales of adventure and ro mance never were conceived than the episodes of Saint Cyr's life that be came relevant to thej inquiry recom mended by the surrogate's guardian at White Plains. Jean Harald Edward Saint Cyr, masquerading as a distinguished French gentleman and as such receiv ed at the White House and in society's most exclusive circles, is none other than a missing Jack Thompson John Henry Edward Thompson -of Waco, Texas, newsboy, hotel clerk, haber dasher's salesman and chorus man! This husband in prompt succession of two rich widows, one more than double, the other nearly twice his age, lived in a hall bedroom of a New York Tenderloin tenement eight years ago. He was a slender, blond youth. apparently not more than 22 -actually only 2d not bad looking, nor hand some his voice rasping and effem inate. Failure as Worker. Twice within a few months in 1907 he was dismissed from two New York department stores, once for fighting and scratching the face of a fellow clerk, once as an incompetent. He tried his hand as a chorus man, but the theater did not suit his ambition. But there was a rich old widow stop ping, he said, at the Waldorf. She needed a secretary. The young man soon went to live in Mrs. Redfield's home, then at Hartford, Conn. He boasted that he would marry the rich widow and have plenty of money, Within a year and a half he "made good. Now the same Jack Thompson "M. OeKaint Cyr" resides while in New York at the Hitz-Carlton, has his meals served in his suite, mingles with millionaires, and is a member, since 1914, of the New York Athletic club. He declares that he was born in Trouville, France, forty years ago, of a French father and Dutch mother, and that he was independently rich before he met Mrs. Redfield. One of KxcluHive Set Now. On this supposed basis and be cause lie is the husband of the very rich and socially prominent Annie Armstrong Stewart Smith he is en tertained by such families as Judge and Mrs. Eibert H. Gary, the Brazil ian Ambassador and Mme. Dagama and many others of assured social prominence. He is now at Palm Beach occupying a suite of seven rooms at the Breakers with his rich wife. GLAD THEY CAUGHT HIM Anna B. Fisher, Miss Gertrude E.. Barnes. Mrs. Ward Burlingame. Mrs. W. D. Ross, Mrs. Louise West. Mrs. D. P. Paxton, Mrs. H. K. Johnson, Mrs. A. E. Johnson, Mrs. Fred J. Hill, Mrs. J. H. Johnston, Mrs. George Godfrey Moore, Mrs. Alice Yates, Mrs. L. M. Garretson, Mrs. W. S. Kiach, Mrs. Mabel Hanback, Mr?. Lottie A. Case, Mrs. E. H. Roudebush, Mrs. Lilla Day Monroe, Mrs.H. J. Corwine, Mrs. A; H. Horton, Mrs. Robert Fullerton, Mrs. Albert E. Bamburg, Mrs. Arthur Tuck er, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, Mrs. M. F. Wat son," Mrs. Mary Erickson, Mrs. Mary N. Stokes, Dr. Sara E. Greenfield, Mrs. F. R. Souders, Mrs. E. K. Heil, Mrs. W. M. Balch, Elizabeth Gregory. Mrs. Charles W. McCord, Mra. L. T. Hussey, Louise Castle Walbridge, Mrs. C. W. Miler, Ceora Bell Lanham, Mrs. F. M. Lanham, Mrs. Howard N. Rhodes, Daisy.F. Seiler,-Mrs. B. B. Smyth, Dr. Lydla A. DeVilbiss, Mrs. Charles A. Moore, Mrs. Henry Hall, Dr. Sara J. M. Kline, Maud Mary Kline, Mrs. J. P. Caster, Mrs. Frank P. Lindsay. IT RAINED BOMBS Terrible Holocaust Follows Zeppelin Raid at Saloniki. IVarships Fire on Air Enemy Without Effect. Club Women Pleased Over Their Success "With the President. Topeka club women, were congratu lating themselves -today upon their victory in reaching the ear of Presi dent Wilson yesterday and presenting to him, in person, a resolution endors ing national woman suffrage. The delegation waited long and patiently fo the president to step from the home of Governor Capper. Finally he appeared accompanied by the gov ernor. Miss Mabel Vernon made a few in troductory remarks followed by a short address by Mrs. Lilla Day Mon roe. President Wilson acknowledged their visit and received the suffrage resolution. He shook hands with some and expressed himself as: "Pleased to see you." While the meeting was in progress a resolution indorsing national prohi bition was adopted but not presented to President Wilson. Miss Vernon ex plained that the suffrage resolution might lose its force if another were presented at the same time. "If we had merely been content with Secretary Tumulty's first wired regrets our petition probably never would have reached the president." said Miss Vernon today in defense of the action of her fellow workers in their insist ence upon. an audience with President Wilson. "Probably Tumulty didn't even tell the president we had tele graphed to him." Others who came in at the last min ute and signed the suffrage resolution were: Rose Blitz, Mr?. Thomas D. Sage, Mrs. Wayne L. Horning. Mary M. Horning, Elizabeth J. Colvin. Mrs. Pora O'Neill, Mrs. Frank Organ, Mrs. W. A. Powers, Mrs. Louise T. More house, Miriam M. Foster, Mrs. W. E. Legaine, Mrs. Roy L. Bone, Lotta Pol mer, Marie Price. Wear. Mrs. Laura j E. Replogle, Alice Nesbaum. Florence A. Burdge, May E. Hall, Mae E. Bailey, Belle S. Clevenger. Mrs. J. W. Rowells. Mrs. R. F. DeArmand. Mrs. E. C. Morer, Mrs. I. J. Prather, Mrs. H. W. Foster, Mrs. C. H. Morrision, Mrs1. Hattie Horning, Mrs. Mary C. Sher man, Mrs. R. L. Cofran, Mrs. A. Sam uels, Mrs. H. F. Schwarz, Mrs. Sam Houston, Mrs. J. L. White, Mrs. Geo. O. Boone. Mrs. L. A. Gillette, Mrs. W. A. Harshbarger. Dr. V. K. Longshore, Anna C. Wilson, Grace Detlor. Mary Aten. Esther Paxton, Mrs. H. W. Bom gardner. Mr?. E. G. Foster. Mrs. Ella u. Tucker, Mrs. S. H. Pitcher, Mayme Marquis, Mrs. E. E. McBride. Mrs. E. D. Clithero, Jennie E. Blinn, Mrs. Saloniki,' Feb. 3. The Zeppelin which on Tuesday bombarded Saloni ki was of very large dimensions. After making a wide detour of the city it began its operations by dropping five bombs which:, fell into the-sea. The warships opened fire on it, but after fourteen shots were obliged to cease for fear of wounding the population which'was now-filling the streets. The raiders' missed the next target but tore a woman to pieces and wounded a small boy. Another bomb set fire to ware houses filled with fats, oils, benzine and sugar. The buildings flared up like a torch and the population be came wildly excited. A clump of French gendarmes and a picket of zouaves hurried up and restored a semblance of order. They brought a volunteer fire brigade with hand pumps through the mob. Rain of Missiles. Meanwhile the Zeppelin continued to rain down its missiles of destruc tion, one of which demolished the Mosque of Yussof Pasha, killing three and injuring eleven Greek refugees from Asia Minor who were sheltered in it. Another bomb crashed through the roof of a house and killed five persons. Flames from the blazing warehouse lit up the whole harbor against which stood out the white sails of the coasting ships, fleeing un der all canvas. Fast aeroplanes rose in pursuit of the Zeppelin, while French, British, Italian and Russian sailors operated a fireboat at a wharf and poured torrents of water on the fire. Generals Sarrail, Mahon and Moschopolulos with the prefect and the minister organized salvage parties but practically nothing could be saved in the warehouse. The fire was pre vented from spreading to surround ing buildings. The bombs thrown from the Zeppelin weighed about 100 pounds and were dropped from a height estimated at 2,000 feet. MULE TEAM TRAIN OF VILLA GOLD TO U. S. General Himself In Flight De Facto Troops in Rush to Capture Big Game. El Paso, Feb. 3. Gen. Francisco V-illa, with a mule team train of stol en gold bullion, is headed toward the international line in the Bosque Bo nito country near Sierra Blanca, Tex., a. ?i, ding to Gen. Gabriel avira, commandant of Juarez, today. Cavira said he had ordered Colonel Riojan at Ojinaga to c!ose in on Vi'la frrni the east. while Major Ortiz moves from Juarez and Guadelupe and General Luis Herrera from Chi huahua City all on the trail of Villa. Oil TjiikIs Question to Subs. Washington. lreb. 3. Further con sideration of the question of leases on the Osage Indian oil lands was turned over today to a senate subcommittee with instructions to draft a resolution requesting the secretary of the in terior not to make any disposition of lands developed by the Barnsdall Oil company until further action by con gress and providing that after the ex piration of leases next month the com pany be permitted to continua opera tions with the interior department impounding profits. HEWON THE CROWD President Wilson Made Many Converts .While' in Topeka. His Preparedness Program Viewed in Different Light. RED PEPS l PHILOSOPHY J No matter how much business the politician may have, he can al ways find time to speak shortly be fore election time. However, the chef in charge of our delicatessen department, would not make a very good poli tician, especially on Friday. Special Tomorrow Cat Fish Halibut Baked Salmon Fish Salads Deviled Crabs on the Shell Oyster Sandwiches Kach Friday we make an extra special effort on fish. Should you once try any one or more of the above items you will be a regular patron of this store every Friday Ideal Bakery and Delicatessen 121 West Sixth 1 THEY DID NOTUNDERSTAKD IT Farmers in Audience Satisfied With His' Explanation. Action of the Congress Delega tion May Be Influenced. Kansas, which yesterday suspended judgment, is today looking at Presi dent Wilson's preparedness program in a new light. That is the judgment of the men who observed and talked with persons in the big crowd which heard the president's Topeka speech. Kansas, in the main, had misunder stood the president's program. Fol lowing the meeting, scores of visitors expressed strong support for the na tional defense policy. Interest in the speech was more keen than in the remarks of any pub lic man who has visited Kansas in five years. The reception to the president was warm and cordial. Not until af -er the program of the national adminis tration had been outlined from a patriotic and nonpartisan standpoint, did Kansas visitors to Topeka consent to vote. The first real expression from the crowd came when President Wilson challenged Governor Capper to prove that Kansas was opposed to an honest preparedness program- From that time until the close of his speech the president talked a language that was strangely familiar in Kansas. During tl.e closing twenty minutes of his talk, the national executive won many con verts to his policy which he declared was above party issue and called for the patriotic response of the men of the nation. Bis Crowd of Farmers. More than 2,000 farmers were in the crowd which heard the president. It was the largest farmer representa tion addressed by the president on his western trip. The men from the rural districts refused to leave their seals during the noon hour. Many of the men attending the farmers conven tion this week, stood in the aisles dur ing the entire meeting. "I stood in an aisle two hours wait in n for the president to arrive and my wife and I took turns in holding the baby," said a farmer. "We were on our feet six hours, cramped and jammed in that crowd. But we see the, defense matter from a new light now." Random interviews by a score of newspaper men, representing the local papers and gathered by press repre sentatives with the presidential spe cial, indicated a kindly reception of the president's program in this state. The interviews were gathered as the crowd was leaving the big hall. In the main they were from men from the;rural districts of the state and not the 'politicians. "If that is all that-is wanted, Presi dent Wilson doesn't need to worry about Kansas," said one farmer after hearing the new- defense plan. "Why, almost everyone in Kansas is for that very thing. Only we didn't know about it, that's all." Of course, there was opposition to the defense policy. But in the main. President Wilson is declared to have made converts during his Kansas in vasion. As a result of the Topeka speech, political observers today believe mem bers of the national delegation in Washington will take a more definite and positive stand concerning the de fense measure. They had been advised that the people at home were in posi tive opposition to any measure that called for defense appropriations. gomMeongasgase Kansas P. 17. C. and Mo. I. S. C. Will File a Point Answer. Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 3. Attor neys for the Missouri public service commission and the Kansas public utilities commission, together with representatives of cities in the two states supplied with gas by the Kan sas Natural Gas company held a con ference in Kansas City, Kan., today. It was announced that an effort was be ing made to obtain concerted action in the suit recently brought in the United States district court in Topeka, Kan., by the receivers of the Kansas Natural. This seeks the removal of all issues in the gas rate cases from the Kansas courts to the federal courts and asks, in effect, that the U. S. court approve a rate of 37 cents a thousand cubic feet for domestic gas in most sections of Kansas, recently denied by the Kansas public utilities com mission. H. O. Coster, attorney for the Kan sas commission, asserted today that the removal of the litigation to the federal courts is of as much import ance to Missourians as to Kansans. Consequently, he asserted, it has been deemed more expedient to file a com bined answer than to have answers filed by the various interests. This answer is being discussed today and it is expected that it will .be filed in about a week. ONLY NINETY FEET But It Made a Big Difference With Ward and Greenwood. The matter of ninety feet has .made a big: difference in the lives of Dan A. Ward and .V. A. Greenwood who- have just been taken to tfce federal peni tentiary at Leavenworth by J. M. Myers, .deputy United States "marshal. Ward and Greenwood Will serve time for taking jntoxeatinf? liquor upoir Indian land. For that they get a sentence of two years and a fine of $2,000 each. And if they had been ninety feet away from the point where they were caught with the goods they would have been let off with a fine of perhaps $100 and thirty days in jail." The two men were arrested in Okla homa in IS 14 for aelKng liqu.or on an Indian reservation. They were re leased on a writ of habeas corpus but the court of appeals reversed the lpwer federal court and the two men were remanded to prison. They went to prison last Tuesday but the warden refused to receive them for the reason that they were not accompanied by a Here's a "Pointer" Men! ;v:;""' in Other Sales of Equal Interest Felix's Vflr: Sale Suits and Overcoats Values up to $30 Here's an opportunity to economize lux uriously. Every one of these 150 Suits and Overcoats are genuine Felix Quality Hidier-Freamu-Qiitiitr federal officer. Deputy Myers met them in Kansas City at their request and accompanied them to the peniten tiary. "And the worst of it is," said one of them to Myers, "that we didn't know we were on Indian land. We could have done just as good a business thirty yards away- and the penalty wouldn't have been anything like so severe." RUMANIA-GREECE IN NEW ALLIANCE London, Feb. S. The Adeverul, a newspaper of Bucharest declares that Greece and Roumania have signed a dual neutral convention, according to dispatch received here by wireless to day from Rome. Nobody Knows. "What darn fool fashion will the women take up next?" asked the man who doesn't like the things they are wearing now. "If I were a good enough guesser to predict that," replied his friend, "I'd be a multi-millionaire inside of six months." Chicago Herald. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago. Feb. 3. WHEAT Wbeat show ed some renewal of strength today as a re sult of Liverpool advices that were more bullish than had been expected. Argen tine shipment to Europe although increased were said to be disappointing as to volume whereas import needs, especially in Great Britain seemed to be on the increase. Buy ing here, however, was light and the an nouncement of fresh embargoes against Philadelphia and Baltimore had an unset tling effect. Opening prices, which varied from unchanged figures to Vic higher with May at SLXi to $1.334 and Jnly at $1.24 to $1.245i were followed by a moderate gen eral advance and then a sharp setback but not of a lasting; sort. Advices of addtional embargoes, this time against Newport News and New Orleans led afterward to material setbacks In price. Export sales, though, brought about a sub sequent reaction. The close was nervous at exactly the same as yesterday's finish, with May $1.33 and July $1.24. COKN-lear cold weather that prom ised enlarged receipts tended to ease the corii'macsiet, wheat strength though acted to a considerable extent aa an offset. After opening at He decline to a shade advance prices underwent a sag all around but re covered in full. Talk of a shortage of railroad cars in the corn belt operated later as a handicap on the bulls. The close was weak at c to aQ net decline. OATS Word that Canada had barred the exporting of rolled oata from Canada seemed to be ignored as a market factor here. PROVISIONS Provisions at first de clined in sympathy with the bog market, later a rally took place in consequence of active buying on the part of the shorts. STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Live Stocks Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City We Also Have Our Own Offices nt Chicago, So. St. Joseph, So. Omaha, Denver, Sioux City, So. KL Paul. E- Buffalo, K. St. Louis and Fort Worth. moving 8 million bushels. Argentine Charters of tonnage are of (rood volume. Offers are easier and increasing. Weather is clear and hot. Corn damnire reports are coining to band and crop estimates are be ing reduced. Kansaa City Protlure Market. Kansas City. Feb. 3. WHEAT Cash Market unchanged to 2c lower. No. 2 hard. $1.24(a 1.211 No. 3. 1.20W1.28; No, 2 red, $l.:joeil.:i4: No. 3, $1.22(ft l.:t2. CORN Market unchanged to Vc lower. No. 2 mixed. HV,r: No. 3. lu,.i:TUi-: No. 2 white, 72V-'" 7oc; No. 3. 72c; Nil. 2 yellow, 72(u72lc; No. a. 7H4fa72c. OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, 524j Sic; No. 2 mixed, 4Sgc. KYE 95f9c. HAY Market ateadv. Choice timothy. $13.0014.00 choice prnlrle, 10.00a 10.50 choice alfalfa. $16.5()ft 17.00. KAF1U No. 3 white. Jl.03lSl.04. WHEAT Receipts 150 cars. BL'TTEIt Creamery. 31c; firsts, seconds. 27ot packng, 19c. KJS Firsts. 29c; seends, 20c. POILTHI-Hem, 14c; turkeys, springs. 17c. CLOSE: WHEAT May, 1.20 COKN May, 74c; July, 75&75Hc. ELL-AIMS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackaga proves it 25c at all dm qcrists. 20c; 20c; July, Chicaro Produce Market. Chicago, Feb. 3. BUTTER Market un changed. EGGS Market higher. Firsts, 29'c: ordinary firsts. 2S(jrj2Sic. At mark, cases included. 24Ca.29c. POTATOES Market lower. Michigan, iscousin. Minnesota and Pakota white, !Mfg; 95c; Minnesota and Dakota. Ohios. 85(t90c. POULTRY Alive, higher; fowls, 10c; springs (selected), $1.0X1. Secondary quotations were more irregnlar Trading was nt a low ebb In the final hour, but without effect on prl.-cs. some of which were at their best. The closing was strong. New York Produce Market. New York. Feb. 3. BITTTEIt-Market fCreamery extra.' 12 score. 31314r. t!.ut? Market nrm. rresu gatuerea, ex tra fine. 33c. CHEESE Market steady. State whole milk, flats, held specials, lSColKc. POULTRY" Alive. Arm; western chick ens. 10c. lressed,-firm fresh killed, 16Vj 27 c. High Low Today Yes. Chicago Grain Market. The range of prices for grain futures on The Chicago Hoard of Trade as reported by Thoa. J. Myers. Broker, Columbian Uldff.J Chicago. Feb. 3. Open WHEAT May ..13314 July -.124 CO KIN May July OATS May .Tulv PORK May ..20.33 20.52 20.35 Julv 20.D2 20.52 20.45 New York Cotton Market. New York. Feb. 3. COTTON Spot, steady; middling uplands. 12.00. Sales, 100 bales. New York Sugar Market. New York, Feb. 3. SUGAR Raw. firm; centrifugal. 4.K3f 4.80 molasses, 4.004.12. Refined, steady. 79 70 Ms 51 47 133 124 79 TOVi r,i 47-s 20.52 20.52 132 123 7S-74 79 50 ti 47 133 124 7Si 79 50 47 20.43 20.45 133 124 794 70 Bl 47 20.40 20.45 Chicago Grain Market'. Chicago. Feb. 3. WHEAT May, $1.33; Ujlv. $1.24ti. CORN May, 7Rc: u.Tlv. 79c. OATS May, 50Ws30e: u.Tly, 47c, PORK May, $2fT45; July, $20.45. LARK May, $10.07; u.Ilv. $10.25. SHORT RIBS May, $10.95: ujly, $11.10. Kansas City Grain Market. The range of prices for grain futures on The Kansas City Boardo f Trade as re- Eorted by Thoa. 3. Myers, Broker Colum ian Bldg. Kansas City. Feb. 3. Close Open High Low Today Yea. nr.A x May ..124 124 123 123 123 July ..US 11H 117H 11S 117 nepr ..im Jia lUMi 115 114 CORN May 74i 75 74 74 74 July 75 75 7,'. 75- 75 Sept. 75i,i 75 75 75 75 Liverpool Grain Market. iLverpool. Feb. 3. WHEAT Spot No. 1. 14s 4d; No. 3. 13s lid: No. 2 hard winter, new, 13s 3d No. 1 Northern Du luth. 14s liL CORN Spot, American mixed, new, 10s 10.1. Grain Gossip. By special wire to T. J. Myers. Columbian Building Minneapolis wheat stocks bare decreased 160.000 bushels thus far this week. Elevator stocks of wheat in Kauaas City have increased 10.565 bushels thus far this week and corn stocks increased 167,000 bushels. Exports of wheat and flour from the United States in January, as compiled from reports to the Chicago Board of Trade, ag gregated 24.550.000 bushels, compared with 32.O26.Ou0 bushels a year ago: corn. 2.950.- 000 bushels: oats. 6.6O0.000 bushels. The Lulled Kingdom s imports of wheat In the calendar year 1915 were lo5.57s.ooo hundred-weights of wheat and 11.97H.000 hundred-weights of flour, equal to 203 mil lion bushels of wbeat. compared with 196 million bushels in 1914 and 170 million bushels in 1913 Imports of corn were 88 million bushels compared with 70 million bushels in 1914 and 87 million bushels in 1913. A foreign weekly crop snmnmry contain ed the following: "United Kingdom Weather is favorable. Offers of native wbeat are large. France Weather is more favorable, but there are many reports of oor wheat growtn. Italy Wheat prices lave declined sharply owing to government requisitioning. Crops are considered favor able. Spain It is officially reiorted that wbeat acreage has been Increased fi per cent. Sowing and germination "were satis factory. India Some rain baa fallen in dry districts, but half the area in the Pnnjaub and United Provlfiences remains dry. Aus tralia Arrivals of wheat at ports are not large. Loading is limited, but the char tered fleet already secured is capable of New York Stock Market. Close of prices for the leading stocks on. The New York Stock Exchange as re ported by Thoa. J. Myers, Broker, Colum bian lilUg.J New York, Feb. 3. Close j Kansas City Live Stock 8ales. The following sales were made this morn ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas Citv. and reported over long distance telephone di rect to the State oJurnal by Clay, Robin sou Co.. live stockc ommlsaion mer chants. Kansas City. Feb. 3. CATTLE Re ceipts 3.000 head. Market slow; weak. HOGS Receipts 10.010 head. Market 5e to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $7.50(g7.75; top. $7X1. SHEEP Receipts R.OOO head. Market steady. Lambs. $10.75. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. I'riceNo. Wt Price 24 1007 $0.75 I COWS AND HEIFERS. 1161 4.75 I 3 1034 BOO 1 7X3 7.50 21 m; 7.75 1 fl.60 4 1190 5.(10 STOCKERS A Nil FEEKERS. 17.. 10.. 7.. SS3 1021 7I3 las 180 ..1410 ..HMH) 16S 30K 293 10.. 1. 6.40 7.00 CALVES. 10.50 10.00 BCI 5.70 I 1. 4.50 I 1 HOGS. 7.45 I 54. w. v r. .-1. I I ULLS. 7.K5 1K. 93. 001 960 220 .1220 .1133 192 254 258 r 10.25 0J a.oo Kan Kansas 10.000 Am. Beet Sugar Am. Can, c..., Am. Car Fndy.... Am. Locomotive Am. S. R., c Am. S. R., t Am. S. R.. p Am. Sugar Ref. Am. Tel. T Am. Tobacco, c Anaconda Mining A. T. S. F.. c Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn H. T.... Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake Ohio Chiago Northwestern... C. M St. P.. c C. R. I. V Chlno Copper Colorado Fuel Iron..'; Crucible Steel Erie, c General Elect rlc Great Northern, p Great Northern Ore...., Illinois Central ....1.... Inspiration Inter Harvester K. C. Southern, c, Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motors M. K. T c Missouri Pacific National Lead Nev, Con Copper.. N. Y. Central N. Y.. N. M. tc H i... Norfolk Western. Northern Pacific I'enn. ailroad ay Con Copper Reading, c Southern Pacific Southern Railway, c. Stndebaker Tenu. Copier I ulon l'acltlc. c Union Pacific, p I". S Steel, c U. S Steel, p Utah Copper Western Union Westinghouse Electric Today. tin 3 74 67 101 101 ...115 ...113 ...127 ...207 87 ...104 ...112 89 ...473 87 ...171 53 V.'.VM 98 ....-19 54 45 80

122 40 ....106 46 ....1111 84 ante. 2 8 66 101 101 1.3 126 207 86 104 114 89 86 170 f 53 -45(4 T7 38 122 4o 40 'Vliv' 82 77 77 T1 .V. 5 70, 15 lOitl. !l06 0 1 T4 ..117. 57 24 78 ....100 22 151 57, ...134 83 84 ...116 79 67 5 68 15 106 68 117 113 24 7i-'. 10 21 15.1 83 116 79 88 66 as City Live Stork Market. Cltv. Vih 3 in MISi o...i.... nica. (i i.mi.cj; ncavy. ST TOfu 7.85 pack ers and butchers. $7.55j7.80; light. tl.WOr 7.65: pigs. $6.2561 7.00. CATTLE Receipts 3.000. Market stea.lv to strong. Prime fed steers. $8.5ou9.15; dressed beef steers, $7.00i8.40 western "S?1-' "9ufeR.no southern steers. $6 oor 8.00; cows. $4.25n7.00: heifers. $6.00: Blockers and feeders. $6.00(3 7.85; bulls, $5.00 &6.50: calves. $(1.00(i 10.50. SHEEP Receipts 8.000. M rkct stcsrtv. Lambs. $10.2,i'o 10.75 yearlings. $s5Ofti40 wetners, $7.508.25; ewes. $7.0U7 00: stockers and feeders, $3.00(139.75. Chirarn I.lwj ttw.lr mi Chlcntro. Fh n iirwiu i O0O M.trlrot I..... 01 sales. tf.i.Hfl "gt. $20(6(7.75: mixed. $7.40(7.80 $5.7.Vr;65 P" CATTLE Receipts B.000. Market steadr. Native beef steers. $(U0(fj 9.00 western steers. $"i.60(gS 2il: cows and heifers. $.l.20 8.25: calves, $8.00r-n 11 25 ;i!?K,';l'T-R"0'',l'," KM"1"- Market slow. Wethers, $i.60(a8.2B: lambs, $R.5O(aH.00. Topeka Market. iPrlces fornianeo by Wolff Packing C0.1 Topeka. Kan MIXED AND BUTCHERS HEAVY light STEERS. too(J to choice icoiu fed! Y Fair io good.-... cows!""'" nocl to choice Icorn fed :Kair Io. good............ Common to fair HE1FER8." Good to choice Icorn fed)...,.. Common BOLLS. Fleshy oo- -v.v.v.-.v.v.i: Prim. ;.A.S.CALE8 "Sir' .f00 r ""kWEfcp'AVD'LAMB'A' Fat wethers Fat ewes Fat lanxbs,.......,,,....,,. '(Positively cannot us sbeco unless fat Feb 1 .$7.00r7.4 6.5(l(,r7.rrt 5.50n7.25 .$6 XMtT.OO 5.254(5.73 ,5,so(ioo 4.25(fi5 0fl S.SO'nl.OO .$6.nof;6.flo 6 0015 30U4.'A .4.7iVff.26 mnipasi .7.007.T5 fl.0 'O7.00 5.O0a 0 .$4.00ffif4t,.OI 3.50(94 M 5.00(37.00 or lamb New York Stock Market. Wall St.. New York. Feb. 3.-KTOTKS Trading became more active durlug the rirst Hour, various ooscure issues tieing brought forward, while the more seasoned j stocks eaaily held their own. oils added j to recent advan.es. with gains of 3 to over 1 i points. Bethlehem Steel rose 5 to 470 ana tnited states nieei was roused rrom Its earlv sluggishness, gaining almost a Kint at 84 Prices receded very sub stantially and dealings fell away before midday. Bonda were firm. A more moderate consequence of yester day'a forward movement wns recorded by today's early market. Inrfai -offerinirs show ing variable, gains in most divisions of I the active list. Texas Company and Mexi- j can Petroleum were one to two points I higher, with similar advances In Rome of j the war shares. Motors and certain spec- laities, including Tennessee Copiter and t American Tolia-co. raijs were relatively In- active, with fractional improvement In Bat- j timore and Obki. C. P. and Rock Island and Southern Railway preferred. United States oteel was barely steady on light trading. 1 Poultry Pcre-a anrl Butter (Furnlsne.1 :.y -th. Topeka Packing Coos, paoy. corner Laurent and Madlsoa.1 under o IDS., lie: V 10. yil."" "PrJns snd Irollero, ib.: 12'.,.. KS"- ,c: 14c:EoVM ftSE gVNa TOM TURKEYS- EGGS 26c. INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS 6c tVhsat Market. Fnrnlsbed by Shawnee Milling Co snd Kansas Ave.) -hlr WHEAT-NO. 3. Z0,"k'- KmB" Feb WHEAT No. 2. $100. fopeka (iraln Market. 'Furnished by J. B. Rlllsrd corner Kmm ssa At, snd '-litis Rt-1 ...TR-rrae ToPk"- Kn" F WIfKAT noeifr.ci fai Barter and F.ggs. IFurnls ed by the Beatrice Creamery Pa Topeks. Kan. CHICAGO EGC.sJ'SC"'"- K"D" F?b NEW YORK EGGS 27c CREAMERY BUTTE t!Culcairo in.. New York. 31c: Elgin. 31? ?ToI2k wholesale. 32c. 1 teka Topeka Hay Market. IViirilUMU ty T, A le.-t e-

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1916 ONLY AJ1EM0RY Old Town of 3Iedora Is Now a Farm. THE MILLS STORES COMPANY Order by mail Satisfaction or your money back Order by phone THE MILLS STORES COMPANY Ouner of Lots Disappeared Ten Years Asr. Hutchinson, Kan.. Feb. 3. All of the old town of Mcdora. half a mile northeast of the present tow nsite at the railway junction, is now a farm. AH of the town lots in tlie old tawn sitv exrepUriR two were houht up by Pat Shea, who farms the place. Thrst; lots Hat hca lus never bought, for the tiood reason that the wrier caniiDt Ix; found. These two, ot, 1 and 4. block 31 of th old town f Medora belong to Kd Maj field, at. time a section man on th- Kock Tiami. About ton years ao Mayfield rnys TrriousIy disappeared. There was no reason known why he should leave. One ninht he stopped at the H. J. Jtickenbrode .store in Med urn and paid a little bill he owd. He made a joshing remark about the wee. the:- and v.cnt HUT. The Last Seen of Him. That is the last that has been seen of Kd Mayfield. The mystery of his disappearance has never bet-n solved. Ho owed obudy: and ha d r.o trouble of any kind. He evidently did not expect to leave for he had not drawn some pay coming to him. He had a clear, clean record. He was not 1 involved in any er.ta niiiwiif-i it in any way. Tlvre was absolutely no reai.uii known why he should N-ave. No evidence of foul play was found, but ll.e people at Med. ra have firmly believed for these t n jars that Kd Mayfield was murdered, the victim of foil 1 pl;i y of sonu k nd. Mayfield had no .-dative?. -o far as known, and at bast mme have ever phown ti to claim his property. 'V.:o two lots he owned in Me.rra he had.' lion,, t in Htofi from K. K. r.-itlw-rt. if r,:s only a short time i.fier that when ho disappea red. IUtitht I Townsitt. The deds were ;ropeiIy recorded Pt the office of the register of deeds. When the town of Medora moved flown to the junction, the old town site reverted back to farm land. Pat Shea homrht up ail the tow nsite ex cept: n t liese two bits. fie was un nbU to find Mayfield. or any other claimant, and so as they were in the midst of his farm he is usin the lots anyway. If Mayfield ever turns up. She-i will settle with him. Hut it :s nt ukely that Mayfield wiil ever be !va rd from. Perhaps his lnes may he in the deep ited of hilt le river. Mavbe his corpse may bo fou nd seme day in pome old well. Nobody knows. It is "Me of th- unsolved mysteries of Rrrm countv. FORM ANTI-TOBACCO t IA II. Centra Hit Husinr.is Men and Hoys I'nitc in Cliirotte Campaign. Centralia. Kan.. Feb. Korty Feven men and bovs of Centralia. be tween the ages of and SK years.: met in the City Hall Monday night a nd organized a 11 on -t oh icco users ft ssocia tioii. Not one of t hese men and boys uses tohacco in any form and a canvass of those present proved that it had been at least a year since 1 Biiv one of them had used the weed. I Several of the town's prominent men made short talks on the use of tohacco and its results, the male quar tet, all of whom are eligible to the association, helped make the program complete by singing a number of se lections. A boy Scout organization and a Junior Scout Club were started at this meeting, all of which Centralia thinks will help her nea rer the goal in the Child's Welfare Co, it st of the state, in which the town is entered. After the program a light lunch was nerved by the young business men, the usual smoking of a cigar was passed up here and the onlv smoke in sight came from the stack of the electric light plant which is in the building. SUNOS Abb TO KANSAS. l'nivoiil of Iowa Wants 12.000 Heading Tests l-'rom Normal School. Umpuria, Kan.. Feb. 3 The Bureau n." Kd u cation Measure merits and Standards at the Kansas Normal of Kmporiu has recently received an or der for 1 2, Out) reading tests from the I'niversity of Iowa. This is the second 1 tests ordered by Iowa. The tests will be distributed among t lie Town, schools. A set of six algebra tests devised by Doctor V. S. Monroe, the director of the bureau, has recent ly been inserted in the algebra tests They Gently Clean the Liver and Bowels, and Stop Headache, Colds, Sour Stomach, Bad Breath. Enjoy Life! Take Cascarets and Wake Up Feeling Fit and Fine Best Laxative for Men, Women, Children Harmless Never Gripe. I'as arets arc a treat! They liven Vuur liver, clean your thirty feet of bowels and sweeten your stomach. You eat one or two Cascarets like candy ln'fore going to bed and in the morning our head is clear, tongue is clean, sotniach sweet, breath right, cold gone and yon feel grand. l a 10 or 21-con; box at any drug 'CAN DY CATHARTIC CATHAH1 ICiw :ascarets Friday Bargain Sale SILKS up to $1.00 fancy silks 35c These are 26-inch fancy silks and there is quite a variety of very de seriable patterns and colorings to choose from: fancy silks for waists, dresses, petticoats and sirls' dresses up to l .oo values on sa lo 3 yards for $1.00, Q per yard OJC $1.25 Crepe de Chine 98e Choice of ten different shades our regular $1.35 quality of 40-inch Crepe de Chine on 98C All silk remnants 13 and V2 off for Bargain Friday Wash silks $1.00 An extra good, firm quality that will make innumerable trips to the tub. Choice of sixteen widths and styles of black and colored sir: pea on clear white grounds 1 f( per yard ?1.UU French crepe wash silks $1.50 Nothing prettier or more ser viceable for mens shirts and wom ens blouses than these French wash crepes. There are Roman stripes, plain color stripes and stripes in combination with fTA the colors per yard JJliUo Roman Pompadours Refreshingly new and decidedly out of the ordinary are these Ro man Pompadours and pin-stripe Jacquards; 3G inches wide, and of good weight and body C?1 pTA per yard (Silks main floor) Friday Bargain Sale $1.50 dress goods This lot consists of 54-inch cheviots and pebble cloths in navy and Koyal blues, taupe, brown, :Uve and plum regular $1.50 dresa goods on sale 75c a yard $1.25 Lansdownes 42-inch, washable, silk-and-wool Lansdownes in Amer ican beauty, golden brown and light blue the regular $1.3 j quality on special sale AH wool remnants Up to $2.75 dress goods Less than 'A price for 54-inch poplins. Iirocades and diagonals in browns, navy, egg plant, taupe, olive and Roman stripes up to $2.75 dress goods on special sale ISargain Friday 95c a yard A bargain table of 40 to 54 "r,ra 'u cnecKs in navy, oiacK, wine, copper, rose 49c and Up to $3.50 cloakings There are Chinchillas in plain tan. gray and navy; boucles in black, navy. Royal blue, taupe and sray and there are a number of fancy mixtures and "Fuzzy Wtizzys." They are all 54 inches wide and included is every piece of cloaking in regular stock ranging in price up to S3 50 all on sale at si Dress goods, linings published by the University of Indiana. The school of education at the Univer- sity of Indiana has published a booklet containing the tests and explanations. WAIt NOT HKSPONSIBI.K. Wheat rices Governed by Demand and Supply in America. Wichita, Kan., Feb. 3. Although w heat at present prices is away above i normal. there are many persons who store and enjoy the irfrest, pentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Stop sick headaches, bilious spells. indigestion, furred tongue, offensive breath and constipa tion. Mothers should give cross, tinoiiaVi rui-APiV. V.nionc hilrlran -j whole iWarei nv time. Thev ,rc barmlcss and never gripe or sicken. PRICE 10 cents; work while you sleeb ay lt-., BI ,a .tfp7 t. i I HKICE 10 CENTS J r lid ay TOPEKA'S BEST STORE. Friday Bargain Sale $3.50-$4.00 Shoes $2.48 Women's button or lace shoes of patent or gunmental with cloth or kid tops, plain or tipped toes, welt or turned soles and Cuban or Louis Cuban heels; plenty of all sizes in the lot as a whole- womens regular $3.50 and $4.00 shoes G0 AO on sale 2kO (Shoe section 2nd floor) 7 73c a yard J price Friday 95c inch wool crepes, and fancy rioyai and old blue gray. and olive special safe 69c a yard 1 .50 and silks main floor) can not see why. with w ar raging in Kurope. the price is not as high un it was last year. A careful analysis of the situation ought to answer the ques tion satisfactorily. To begin with, the suddenness of the war in 1914 caught the allies unpre pared and created an excitement that was reflected in the prices of all food ftuffE", especially wheat. This carried w heat prices shortly after the declara- Uon of war higher than conditions actually warrantee though it must be admitted that the wheat crop of 1914 was" not up to that of 1 9 1 5, on which cational Legislative Needs." will be cf present wheat trading is based. With j especial interest to teachers and pf.r the accumulation of an adequate sup- ents of school children, ply of wheat by the allies and a rea- sonable certainty that this supply I HUTCHINSON, Thursday Nine could be increased at wili without years ago Phillip Holtein came to serious interference on the high sea: the excitement following the outbreak of the war has subsided and actual supply and demand is again icgulating wheat prices. PEPPER ONLV SSTIMILATKS. Fallacy of Increasing ICgg Supply Ex ploded by K. H. A. C Manhattan. Kan., Feb. 3. "Red pepper'' days are here! Hundreds of Kansans, because of an old theory that has been handed down from one generation to another. are feeding their poultry something "hot" for breakfast daily with the idea- of in creasing the egg production. The practice does stimulate appetite but is conducive to overfeeding with the re sult that the birds become fat and tluggish. "Red pepper is a condiment and stomachic a substance for seasoning food and to stimulate the activity of the stomach and other digestive organs and to increase the appetite." says R. H. Xeedham. associate in stock rem edy analysis in the Kansas State Agri cultural college. "it has no heating properties, unless taken as a hot tea and then the warming effect is mostly due to the hot water. Hens do not relish such potions and are rarely given red pepper tea, except individ ually, and then to those only that may be ailing. "The use of red pepper as a stimu lant for laing is largely a myth and plenty of a balanced ration and warm quarters, properly lighted and venti lated are all vastly superior in value to make hens lay as compared with excessive feeding of such a condiment as red pepper. Adding a little condi- ment occasionally to a hot wet mash j will stimulate appetite when the fowls I do not appear to be eating as well aa usual. it should not form a part of the daily ration, even in cold weather. Practical Application. "I think I can explain it Xow. I ask you for a kiss. r you. That's thf initiative." "And I refer you to mother." "I'm. That's the referendum. I-ouisviile Courier-Journal. jBarg janeM.2 EM.PELLETIER, PWEST. Friday Bargain Sale Petticoats special value ''Special values" in that they are very much better than usual at the prices quoted for Bargain Friday. Jersey silk top petticoats of an exceptionally Rood quality with taffeta silk flounces; especially desirable for the length of skirts that will be worn this season. Choice of black, blue, preen, gray, tan and pink very special 30 7 values at P A special sateen petticoat with a very deep ruffle and a dust ruffle; choice of pur ple, Nile and Kelley green, blue and black a very P" "I G special value at pxJ Out-size petticoats, silks and sateens $1.50-$5.00 (Apparel section 3rd floor) Friday Bargain Sale 35c stamped towels 19c Very near price Bargain Fri day for a special lot of medium size, fine quality linen huck towels, neat ly stamped in a variety of dainty designs to be embroidered regular 35c stamped towels X9C on sale Camisole patterns of fine nainsook, stamped in attractive patterns and complete with the floss 2C for working Library scarfs of natural color art crash with neat patterns stamped across the ends special 39c values at Nisht gown patterns of fine nain sook, stamped in simple designs very easy to embroider com plete with the floss for working Childrens dresses of fine reps and piques and soft-finished batistes with dainty little designs stamped on the yokes and complete with the floss for embroidering choice of a variety of styles at 65c to $1.25 Crocheted slippers of finest wool yarns, and most every color and combination one could wish for. Children's regular 7 5c 4Qc crocheted slippers v. Women's and misses's $1.25 f)Q( crocheted slippers Art needle-work classes free 10 to 5 every day (Art and needle-work 2nd floor) ABOUT KANSAS AND KANSANS WICHITA, Thursday W. I). Koss. state superintendent of schools, will address the teachers here at the Wich ita high school auditorium i-ext Mon day evening. His subject, "ome Kdu- Kansas penniless. Tooay he owns a quarter section near Ijcoti, Wichita county. His net profit from the farm was $1,000 last year. ATCHISOX, Thursday Mrs. Eliza beth Stone, for forty-two years a resi dent of Atchison, died at her home heie Monday. She was 88 years old. Her death resulted from a fall last .1 ui".e when she fractured a bone in her hip. T.VDEPEXDKNTK. Thorsday A or Piles A Tree Trial of Pyramid Pile Treat, ment Will Be Just Like Meet ing a Good Old Friend. nave yoa tried Pyramid? If not, -why don't you? The trial is free just mail ect'pen below and the results may amaze you. Others are praising Pyramid Pilo Treatment a their deliverer why not you? Mail coupon now or geta50ebox from any druggist anywhere. Take nosubstitute. Am fJ-Lj (nim Hand FREE SAMPLE COUPON PYRAMID DRUG COMPANY SX Pyramid Bldg.. Mcrshall. Mich. Kindly send me a Free sarepio of Pyramid Pile Treatment, in plain wrapper. Name Street Clt---. State am ihf't .-1A jff-t FS&l: Is 1 YCl-JV ffc Friday Bargain Sale DOMESTICS a nuynber of special values 9c apron check ginghams. 27 inches wide; all sizes of checks in abso lutely fast colors HXq per yard White Domct flannel. 28 inches wide; an extra good serviceable quality on special sale Qp per yard 12 c figured challics, 36 inches wide; a variety of patterns for covering comforts QVoC per yard Z 15e dress ginghams. 27 inches wide in an excellent line of patterns and colors for dresses "j Al. per yard AU 15e and 18c Duckling Fleece, 27 inches wide; for kimonos and house dresses on sale "I 1 per yard A 18o and 20c fleece-lined cashmere flannelette, 36 inches wide; for wra.npers,-dresshig sacques 1 fw and kimonos 39c part wool Scotch plaid flannels, 27 inches wide; for wrappers, petticoats and children's 2Qtf dresses per yard &K 9-4 bleached sheeting; the medium weight, full 81 inches wide; will give excellent wear 7f per yard 50c em broi il cred pi 1 1 nwca ses with scalloped edges; the 42x36-inch size; some are slightly ?Rtf soiled per pair OOC 85c .bleached .sheets; the regular 81x90-inch size and of excellent wearing bleached sheeting (Domestics main floor) euro for dandruff, applied recently by local barbers, has caused much trou ble to the victims. Ingredients of the tonic are s. strong that eruptions on the head, face and nck are caused by the application. The stuff is -guaranteed t kill dandruff, but it also is liable to prove f-ital to the user. GALEN'A, Thursday While Tope ka, Lawrence and many other cities in the state have been complaining of the lack of s:as the American Gas com pany has supplied Galena consumers with :in adequate supply. Even dur ing the coldest weather of the month the pressure was good KANSAS CITY, Thursday C. S. McClonigle, for years a resident of Kansi's City, Kan., dJed here hist week, j He was formerly prominent in Kansas I politics. A widew and one brother, I R. At. McGonigle, of Oakland, Kan., i survive him. j NORTON', Thursday Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stevens, of this city, celebrated their crolrten wed dinar anniversarv here Sunday. Relatives and friends' from all parts of the country attended the -affair. FRANKFORT, Thursday Miss Frances L. Brown, of the Agricultural college will deliver a lecture here to night. Miss Brown is wv 11 known here as an assistant in many farmers institutes ?-nd has many friends who will atte.id the lecture. SALINA. Thursday J. M. Donald son, the new post office inspector for this district, has arrived to take charge of the work. He succeeds J. F. El ston, who resigned several weeks ago. Mr Donaldson has been stationed at McAIester, Okla., for several years. BELLEVILLE, ThursdayAn epi- demic of measles threatens to close the schools of this city. The smaller ?t".dents especially are affected, many children in the lower grades being out of schoo LEAVENWORTH, Thursday Ex tra time allowance will be ?iven to prisoners for work in he coal mines if plans now before ;he hoard are carried out. Tho movement is for the putpo.se of increasing the output of the stats prison mir.e. WAVERLY. Thursday A big wolf hunt is planned in Anderson county on Saturday. The Grive will be six miles wide and is engineered by Dan Thomn.s and Johnny Hogan. Rifles aty bHl'red. EMPORIA, Thursday Jennie M. Wiles, of Canton McPnerson county, is the first jritl editor or the Bulletin, the Normal scr.ool paper. The liulle tin represents the institution as a COUETLAXD, Thursday Although storms and cold weather have pre- TOPEKA'S ECONOMY CENTER Corsets all styles and kinds at special prices models for every figure, and plenty of all sizes Regular $1.00 corset 69 Medium bust, long hip corsets of excellent quality coutil with non rustable boning, neatly trimmed and finished with good, strong hose supporters attached: all sizes from 21 to 30. A special under-price purchase that just arrived this morning regular $1.00 6Qr corsets o.n sale Bargain Friday Up to $2.50 corsets 98tf Medium and low bust corsets of finest materials, including a number of brocades; trimmed with daintiest laces or embroideries and fin ished with the best of hose supporters attached sample lines ai-.d small lots of regular $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 corsets on 98c sale Bargain Friday $1.50 to $2.00 reducing corsets 98t- And here is where the stout woman Rets a rare bargain, too. Strong, substantial corsets of excellent materials with non-rustable boning and with the latest style reducing straps on the sides. Six strong hose supporters attached: plenty regular $1.50 and $i:.00 reducing Morning special from 9 to 11 10c outings 5c yd. For two hours Bargain Friday morning we are going: to sell out ing flannels a, just y price. The good, heavy, closely woven quality with a soft, warm fleece on both sides; neat pink and blue striped patterns reg ular 10c outing flannel on sale from 9 to 11 Bargain Friday morning per yard v s HOSIERY UNDERWEAR Women's 25c black, mercerized lisle hose with reinforced toes and heels and deep garter tops: all sizes, to begin with on l special sale Children's 25c dxess stockings of fine thread, fast black, closely ribbed cotton: very neat in ap pearance, comfortable and ser viceable on special "I r sale AM" Women's 50c Trts and pant? of pure white cotton, closely wov en and warmly fleeced: all sizes per garment Children's 50c aJid 75c union suits; the combined union suit and un-derw-aist. fully taped and com plete with buttons for under clothes: some in perfect condi tion and some slightly soiled on special sale Bargain QQ Friday H' TOILET PAPER 10c rolls of crepe toilet paper; the soft-finished, pure white Jap anese crepe on sale 2P Bargain Friday 5 rolls 10c "Jefferson" toilet paper; one of the best known and most popular of all; full 1.000-sheet rollss on special sale Bargain Friday 4 rolls (Bargain Basement) vailed an unusual amount of corn has been delivered to the locul elevators. On one day the farmer's elevator took in over 3,000 bushels. The prevail ing price is sixty cents. NORTON. Thursday A fire of in cendiary origin, completely destroyed a two and one-ht If story building on the Burrus ranch near here last Wednesday. A reward cf $100 has ben offered by Mr. Burrus for the arrest of the party or parties respon sible. THKEKHKKMKX AT NOKTOX. Kansas Association Will Hold Annual Convention in April. Norton, Kan.. Feb. 3. The dates for the annual threshermen's convention of the northwest have been fixed for April 13. 14, 15. At the same time the commercial fair association will hold their second annual fair. Norton held their first annual win ter fair a year apro. It proved a suc cess. This year the business men and commercial club will repeat it on a larger scale. The threshermen's convention has been largely attended in former meet ings, and have proved a success. The officers of the association are at work on tho program. The relative values of various kinds of coal are determined by X-rays Tvith a method invented by French sciei.tists. HOW I DARKENED MY GRAY HAIR j .wiv r-i, imr Hnm Rpfine That l;c Vscd to larkcn Her Gray Hair. For years I tried to restore my gray hair to its natural color with the pre pared eyes and stains, but none of them gave satisfaction and they were all expensive. I finally ran onto a simple recipe which I mixed at home that sives wonderful results. 1 gave the recipe, which is as follows, to a number of my friends, and they are all delighted with it. To 7 ons. of water add a small box of Barbo Com pound. 1 oz. of bay rum and oz. of glycerine. These ingredients can be bought st any drug store at very little cost. Use every other day until the hair becomes the required shade, then every two weeks. It will not only darken the gray hair, but removes dandruff and scalp humors, and acta as a tonic to the hair. It is not sticky or greasy, does not rub off and does not color the scalp. Advertisement. of all sizes up to U0 QQ. corsets on saie -r WOMEN'S Jap silk waist-s: the very latest style, both in cut and trimming; of excellent quality snow-white Jap silk with a combination collar that can be worn high or low most exceptional QRf values at aot Vp to $2.50 sample kimonos of crepes and fleeced cloths in the daintiest of patterns and color ings. Many of these are the "Utility", famous for their wide skirts and perfect fitting QQp waists choice UO, House dress aprons of neat striped Standard ginghams; full size, ex tra length, perfect fitting cover alls on special ,1 Q sale House dresses of extra quality ging hams in pink, blue and black checked patterns, neatly trimmed with plain blue or gray and fin ished with lace edge very QQf special values at Vp to S2.00 auto hoods knit of fine mercerized yarns; quite a variety of styles and most every color; worm, stylish and comfortable CHILDREN'S Girls" dress aprons of checked or striped gingham; button back style with short kimono sleeves: sizes 2 to 12 years spe- 2lC cially priced Xew style Middles: plain white or white in combination with blue, red or black striped materials choice of a variety of Q sty.es at V'iK- (Bargain Basement) r 10c music 8c All the latest hits are to be had at the music counter in the Basement. Come down and hear them played and remember we are selling all 10c J BREAK UP BRONCHIAL COUGHS, CROUP AND COLDS PROMPTLY Make the Best Remedy at Home 128 Teaspoonsful for 50 Cts. Don't neglect your first cold, cough or any Bronchial affection, this fall, but commence treatment immediate ly, and through using the proper medicine, it can be checked from tire very start and promptly cured, but if neglected probably will hang on all winter; if it doea not develop into something more Furious, such as Pneumonia or Consumption. True, -t there are hundreds, yes thousands of cougn remeuies on me niai Kei. While some are good, there are many which i one pint of granulated sugar and ote are not, but are positively harmful, j half pint of water. It makes as muiii, due to the narcotics which they con- or more, than would cost you $2.0u to tain. But why experiment with these j 53.00 of almost any of the ordinary different remedies purely on the ready-made kinds, sold in bottl strength perhaps of some testimonials holding only 24 to 3- teaspoonsful. or on the exaggerated claims of manu- You will be the sole Judge yourself facturers. when Schiffman's New Con- i and under the same positively "Money centrated Expectorant is sold by Geo. Back" guarantee which the druggita W. Stanslield on such a positive guar-j make tfor the famous Asthmador. antee to give perfect satisfaction, yes Absolutely no rink is run in buying even more money will be refunded this remedy. Advertisement. I How You Can Remove Every Trace of Hair (Toilet Talks.) A stiff paste madti with some pow dered delatone and water and spread on a hairy surface about 12 minutes will, when removed, take every trace of hair with it. The skin should then be washed to free it from, the remain ing delatone. Xo harm can result from this treatment, but be sure it is delatone you get and you will not bo disappointed. Advertisement. DRINK HOT TEA FOR A BAD COLD Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, or as the German folks call it, "Hamburger Brust Tiiec," at any pharmacy. Take a tablcspoonf 1 1 of the tea. put a i-up of boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and j druTi ntear-p lull at any time. It is the nrKi, -eetive way to break a cold and cure RT-. a it opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also looerm the bowels, thus breaking a cold Ht once. It is inexpensive and entirely vege table, therefore harmless. Advert.se-ment 45,000 yards of embroideries worth from 25c to 50c will be placed on sale Mon day morning in one lot at the lowest price ever quoted on embroideries of this quality. watch for further details DOMESTICS 10r comfort covering's: mill ends and remnants of cretonnes and silkolines. ranging in. lensth from 2 to 1 0 yards; good line of de Hireable patterns and color C on sale, per yard T Dark nuthig flannels: the heavy weight in brown, gray, dark blue and dark red 1 ftp per yard $1.00 holts (to yards) of long cloth; an excellent rade. clone! y wovnn and with a fine, soft finiwh 70 on sale Bargain Friday. 2oc Standard table oil cloth of the very best qualitv: choice of plain white, tile, marble and dark patterns- -per yard oof comfort batts of soft, white cotton, entirely free from lumps; enough in eacn one to mase full double bed size comfort each 48c MANTLE -GLOBES Good 10c rhs mantles; choice cf upright or inverted; the closely woven, heat resisting kind on special sale Bargain 25C r nuav 10e uprieht, opal globes; a small lt to close out at Kn just price (Bargain Basement) by tlvem if it is not found the best remedy ever used in Hevere Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough or Croup, and it will also be found excellent for Bronchial Asthma and Tironchitia. Besides thee druggists guaranteeing "that it will be the best remedy ever used," it will likewise be found tli most economical, because one bottl (50 cents' worth) makes a full pint (128 teaspoonstul of the most excel- f' or J,ny of the above lections, when mixed at home with Ease Sore Throat With Kam-E-Thol Comfort the irritated roncous lin ings and tissues of your throat with Kam-E-Thol. Kam-E-Thol, a pure, liquid prep aration of camphor and menthol and other valuable medicinal ingredient, is a strong antiseptic and germicide pleasant and safe to ue. Kam-E-Thol penetrates, drives ottt thm inflammation, soothes the soreness. Sore throat is dangerous. A litti: car will have you serious trouble. Gargl with Kara-E-Thol as directed and in severe cases moistn a lew thicknesses' of toft cotton with Kam-E-Thol and bind around your throat. You will find that"' the koreness -will disappear rapidly. Tr; this effective, harmless, plea&ing treat ment. Many doct:nsrecommtnd it. Most druKists have Katn-E-'l hoi. If yonrt, lias no supply on hand send ns his nam and twenty -five ccnti and we will sen:! you directalarcresize bottle. Yourmooe back if voa are Dot satisfied. Insist tut Kam-E-Thol--nothing else can equal it The Karnetbo! Laboratories Co. Neodesha, Kan.

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v QLoptba $tntt Journal An Independent Newspaper. Uy I'KAXK V. MACI.EXNAN. fEntered Jul v 1. 1875, second-clssa Riatter at the poatofflve at TopeUa. feau.. VOLUMK XXXVIII .No. 29 Official Slate Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TKI1MS or SLHSCItlFTION. fmllT edition, delivered by currier. 10 cents a week to ny part of loneka or suburbs, or ut the sh Die price in iny Kn- is town where the paper Ua a carrier i en ttv mall, one rear Kv mall, six months Bt mall. UK calendar nays 1.80 r l.uu TELEPHONES. i. i lX.n mnA I'riTaie nrnui-n pv uht. auk the State Journal operator for person .1 xlA.lrO.I Topeka State Journal hiilHInar. SOO, 602 and Nm Kn'isits nvenue. corner F.ighth. New York Offhe. 230 Fifth avenue. Paul lllo.k. niniiaucr. Chicago Office. Mailers building. Paul Block. inaiiuRT. Iietrolt Office. Krcsge building. Paul B!o.-k. munnircr. Hoston Office. 2U Devonshire street. 1'nul Block, manager. Kl I.I, i.KASFI) WIUK RF.I'ORT or tup: associated press. The Stale Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives th- full day telegraph report of that great news or Itaniiatlon. for the exclusive afternoon unhllcntlori In Topeka. The noivs is received In The State Jour nal buildins over wires for this sole pur pose. MEMBER: Associated Press. Audit Bureau of Circulations. American Newspaper Publishers' .soclatlon. 1 was a t v.o-w.ntr'rs-in-one kind ot m groundhog day all right. But there in this consolation. Occasionally the forecast of the groundhog la no more reliable than are those of the several other varieties of weather prophets. And the danrt roi's speed of a lie iviis exemplified in a -St. Louis court the other day wh?n the judge fined an auiomobilis-t $5 for seeding: and $J0 for lying about it. Kvtder.lly hr hair is the fortune of he movie actress who has had it in sured for $rU,00. But a picture of the insurance policy ivither than one of the lady would have been more svnnvlneing evidence of the accuracy of this tale. Not a few of the old-fashioned To-pekan-s of goostbone predilections will probably be more interested in the antics of the (Iruuntlhog today than In the activities or the presidential party. The possibility of I wo winters this season of the kind we've been enjoying is something exceedingly dis concerting to contemplate. Mow about it. is the Groundhog lilatsei' or otherwise if he sees his shadow on CandloinflS day? A'uriouw,- uin't it, the turn that am httion tnkes with some folk? A wom an rtis: of Philadelphia set as her goal the painting of the portraits of a t Ijousaud cat s. And she achieved it Just before she wan t:tricken with total blind news, a heavy price to pay, it wc .ild s.4im. fi-r -urh a prize. U the cold wave doesn't break ton in these parts, it will be certain to dnt seriously, and possibly break, ma ny a pocket book that has a i ready lteon strained to the limit by the inci dental coal bills. 'Where will this German submarine tht the Jlritish authorities believe was convovt-d here by the German cj'fcw that seized the Appam locate a base from which to operate? A sub marine cannot frisk around in the sens for any considerable length of time a full three thousand miles away from home unless it has a station of some sort from which to work. Tn other words, the British idea that the Appaiii brought a German submarlno with hr to this side of the Atlantic is probably pretty much moonshine. At any rate, there was nothing thai savored of "unpreparedness" in any of the details of Topeka's plans to re ceive properly and entertain the pres ident during his visit here. Ml'KIC'S DISTINCTION. Music finds its perfection in itself without relation to other objects, writes Thomas W. Burette, in the Feb ruary Atlantic. It is what it is in it self alone. It is non-definitive; it dees not use symbols of something else; it cannot be translated into other terms. The poet seeks always a com plete union of the thing said and the method of saying it. Flaubert seeks patiently and persistently for the one word which shall not only be the ex act smbol of his thought, but which shall fit his euphony. The painter so draws his objects, so distributes his colors, and so arranges his composi tion as to make them plastic mediums for the expression of his thought, and t ho greatness of his picture depends first of all and inevitably on his power of fusing his subjects with his tech nique, in sculpture precisely the same process takes place. Neither of ihese arts actually copies nature; each "arranges" it for its own purpose. In music this much-sought union or matter and manner is complete; the thing said and the method of saying it are one and indivisible. It is, as Pater says, "the ideal of all art what ever, precisely because in mtrcic it is impossible to distinguish the form from the substance or matter, the sub ject from the-CXpres ion. 1 PNKCMONIA. Ten per cent of the deaths in the United States result from pneumonia, according to a bulletin issued by th United .States public health service. It is estimated that during the past thir ty days this rate has been doubled in some sections. Tuberculosis and heart disease, each causing one-ninth of all fatalities, are the only diseases which outrank pneumonia among the legion of the men of death, but in certain cities pneumonia is steadily increasing and even has surpassed the mortality from tuberculosis. Seventy per cent of all cases occur between December and May. It is distinctly a cold weath er infection, seemingly brought by wintry blast!!, but especially prevalent during the winter season only because its victims are rendered more suscepti ble at that time by exposure, debili tating influences and the presence of predisposing infections. Pneumonia principally affects those at the ex tremes of life, but no age is exempt. It is invariably a germ disease. The predisposing and exciting organisms are so numerous that it would be futile to attempt their enumeration. Many of them are constantly present in the mouths and throats of healthy persons and it is only through the aid which we unwittingly extend to them that they are transformed from harmless organisms to one of man's most power ful enemies. The presence of other diseases is the great predisposing cause of pneumonia. They prepare the soil for invasion. Holding first rank in this category is influenza, the in creased incidence of pneumonia at this time being largely due to the present epidemic of la grippe. Individuals suffering from this infection are pecu liarly susceptible to respiratory com plications and should properly ob serve every hygienic rule. Inflamma tion of the upper air passages, pharyn gitis, bronchitis and tonsilitis, often predispose to the development of the disease, particularly among the aged and infirm. The acute contagious dis eases of childhood, more especially measles and whooping cough, fre quently prepare the way for pneu monia. Anyone who through neglect or carelessness permits the spread of thee infections is therefore open to the severest condemnation. Exhaust ing disease of whatever nature, is often sufficient to so reduce our re sistance that we are unable to cope with organisms which should be easily overcome, and hence predisposes to the infection. Debility, either tempo rary or chronic, developing from any cause, increases susceptibility. Be cause of this the disease most often attacks those at the extremes of life. Among debilitating Influences must be mentioned cold, exposure to penetrat ing winds, and the chilling of body surfaces as a result of wetting. The combination of lack of food and fatigue proves particularly disastrous during the winter season and is a con dition to he avoided whenever pos sible. Bad housing, mental or physical harassment, and overwork are alike the advance agents of the infection. Overcrowding, in street cars, theaters, and other public places, is unquestion ably in part responsible for the spread of pneumonia in cities, as far greater opportunity is thus offered for the dis semination of the predisposing diseases through indiscriminate coughing and other means of droplet Infection, as well as the directly injurious effects which inevitably result from exposure to such environment. The overheat ing of rooms is also seemingly harm ful. Promiscuous expectoration may be, and probably is, a factor In infec tion and consequently should be avoid ed by every citizen. A remaining moat important agent should be men tioned alcohol. It is in truth the handmaiden of pneumonia, and thee is none more certain or more sure of success, especially if liberally and con tinuously used. "While the foregoing facts constitute in part our knowledge of the reasons for the widespread dis semination of an infection which car ries with it a mortality of from 10 to 30 per cent, it should be remembered that our scientific data are not yet complete. There are problems con nected with immunity, predisposition, and the occurrence of epidemics which are yet to be solved. It is known that pneumonia frequently attacks those who are perfectly well, ana! who ap parently have observed every hygienic rule. Whether this is due to the in creased virulence of the organism or to other causes is unexplained. It is, however, recognized that avoidance of the factors so briefly enumerated will in large part diminish individual sus ceptibility and therefore the incidence of the disease. THK RAILROAD PROBLKM. In his current weekly financial re view. Henry Clews, the New York banker, points out that relatively lit tle new money is going into railroads or into new industrials, and yet the fact remains that Americans are will ing within certain limits to buy back their securities that have been in the hands of foreign investors at compar atively high prices; from which it is to be inferred that the railroads would have no difficulty in securing ample new capital for necessary improve ments, if home conditions only per mitted. "Our railroads must be giv en a fair chance." Mr. Clews contin ues, "not only to make reasonable profits, -but also to make the neces sary enlargements. The labor prob lem of the railroads presents some rather serious possibilities. New de mands are threatened which, if car ried out, would prove a heavy tax upon their financial resources. Al ready labor secures about two-thirds of tvery dollar the railroads earn, and the average wages of railroad men have risen in five years from $620 to $820 a year. Railroad labor doubt less ha some grievances which re quire adjustment. Yet railroading is one, of the hest paid occupations in existence, and has received greater THE TOPEKA DAILY concessions in wages than in any other important division of labor. Between 1910 apd 1914 their payrolls have in creased about $250,000,000 on the same number of men, and tho total payroll of the railroads aggregates about $1,500,000,000 per year. Kail roads are owned by about 600,000 stockholders who, it is said, secure about 2 per cent of the gross earnings of the railroads, while employees re ceive about 45 per cent. American railroads have been seriously crippled by these and other burdens of a pub lic nature. They have just emerged from a period of sharp contraction, and have had to endure an era of se vere hostile public opinion in retri bution of past mistakes. Only recent ly did the government allow them to partially recoup themselves Tor thebe increased burdens by an advance in rates, which has not even yet been granted to all sections. In fact, the railroads have been struggling for their very life, threatened by demands of labor in one direction which they have been unabie to refuse, and by government repression on the other hand, denying them the right exer cised by every other organization to compensate themselves for increase .1 expenses by increased charges. If the government is to continue to regulate freight rates, it would seem to be in evitable that it must also regulate wages, unless the railroads and the service they render are to be perma nently crippled by unreasonable de mands. Fortunately, railroad reve nues are feeling the stimulus ol trade activity, the net earnings of the roads reporting for November showing a gain of over $50,000,000. Should this prosperity continue, the demands of labor will, of course, be less serious But much of the present activity is in the nature of inflation and has not yet proved permanent, though for the time being it renders the wages ques tion much less acute. Gen eral business continues active and in satisfactory condition, and at present n! cessation is in sight. Commodity prices continue to rise, chiefly owing to demands arising from the war, and our financial leaders are wisely em phasiiyng the dangers of inflation and carelo?s commitments. The outlook, though good, is full of hazardous pos sibilities and all financial operations should be guided by only the best judgment. The financial situation as a whole is sound and prospects hope ful." Journal Entries The best is also much too good for not a few. Its silence may also account for some of the popularity of the oyster. Knights-errant are of the past. But knights-erratic are plentiful enough nowadays. What will the people find to talk about when the weather becomes such as to make it unnecessary for them to heat their houses?

One of the excellent resolutions which most women make and break with frequent abandon is never to buy another thing from a peddler. J ayhawker Jots Don't waste time talking about prosperity, advises the Ellis County News. Grab it. More mush should be fried and less of it served in the magazines, suggests the Wilson County Citizen. A Chicago doctor has discovered an "automobile eye," .notes the Augusta Bugle, and it suggests: Every pedes trian should get at least one. Another version by the Meade Globe; Man proposes woman, sup poses, dad opposes, the lawyer ex poses and the judge deposes. About the only time that a man's own opinion of himself is ever writ ten, points out the Erie Record, is in his obituary notice in the home town paper. Of course, the other fellow has his faults, says Walt Mark ley. in the Shawnee Chief, but you were not elected by Providence to proclaim them to the world. We have no criticism for the artist that tries to perpetuate with his pig ments the fleeting beauty of a sun rise, says Mrs. Kelley in Our Woman's Column of the Toronto Republican; there are too many who otherwise never would know what a sunrise is like. Globe Sights BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE. A pedigree does not govern a man's behavior, neither. Did any man's mail ever come quite up to his expectations? A loser seldom wants to save :noney by seeing the game break up. About the time you decide you are safe you find a secret bomb in your cellar. There might be more mysterious disappearances if other men thought they could get away. About the only argument you are really likely to win is the one you start with your conscience. When an Atchison woman realizes she has talked too much she ex claims: "I spilled my brains." A twenty-five-dollar-a-plate ban quet is another reason the Socialist party grows a bit from time to time. The healthiest man the writer ever knew lived forty years in a boarding house where he never got too much to eat. The dog in the manger has had almost as many imitators as Adam, who, you will recall, blamed it on the womaa. Sometimes a man is gallant toward his wife before an audience. There are several other ways of trying to fool the public. Swearing may serve certain pur poses for a mule driver, but where does the ham actor get the hunch it will prove a hit in his profession? There is so much sickness that the best doctors get tired running about night and day. and scatter broadcast their best prescription, which is: quit eating so much. STATE JOURNAL On the Spur of the Moment BY ROY K. MOtLTON. Those New Year Vows, 1-ust year be pulled the S'inie old Stuff aud made the same old vows. And worked the same old New Year's bluff for curtain calls and bows. The year before he did the same; the year before that, too For everybody pinys that game when every year is uew. And I am always moved to mirth, for it's a jke sublime. When nil these humans dtvn on earth swear off at New Year's time. I know I merely have to wait a week a month at most To see their earnestness abate to see their will n ghost. And one by one the things they swore they'd never do again. I see them doing us of yore with all their might aud main Alo Lammed on the Lump. The American Society of Phrenol ogists at its recent meeting in Phila delphia prepared for general circula tion a list of terms that may be used as synonymous for "hit on the head," thus conferring a great favor on those who are always looking for something new- Here they are: Drubbed on the dome. Bammed on the bean. Tapped on the conk. Bumped on the beezer. Biffed on the coco. Busted on the cranium. Whiffed on the skull. Cracked on the nut. Nailed on the nob. Slugged in the belfry. Lammed on the peak. Dinged on the brain box. How One Cow Came Home. N. .T. Ohlson's big gray cow broke out of the pen on his South Dakota street place near the Methodist church here Sunday afternoon, and you bet your sweet life it took a crowd going about to capture the dogging animal, but at last Horse man Daulphus Anderson at the busi ness end of a 50-foot rope, just about the flood tide of her didoes and antics, lassoed the critter and placed her upon the defuddled hurricane deck of cap tivity. Jumping jehosaphat. she can run em some and see-saw behind a wagon. Pierson correspondent Volusia County (Florida) Record. Calling Him Down. According to report, a man has talked by wireless phone to his wife 3.000 miles away. Bet when she got through there was some toll to pay. Evening Chat BY RUTH CAMERON. A Much Slighted 1-Yieml. An argument arose at a friend's house the other day in regard to the right use of the word "arbitrate." "Let's look it up." said someone. The hostess laughed. "You'll think we're terrible, I know," she said. "Uut we haven't such a thing as a diction ary in the house." Just think of that! And they have been married eight years and have a boy who is almost big enough to be taught to use a dictionary! It seems to me that a proper re spect for t"he dictionary needs to be inculcated in every American home. Of course, comparatively few of us are so benighted as not to possess at leapt one dictionary, but frequently it is so large a copy and so cumbersome ly store away that the very thought of getting it out is a burden. A get-at-able dictionary ought to be part of the furnishings of every house. Got your boy a good abridged copy that is easy to handle, and contains seven-eighths of the words he will want to look up, or better etill. get a little ble or stand for your big dic tionary so that you can easily refer to it. I have a friend who has a diction ary so placed and we seldom discuss matters of any weight in her home without having recourse to it. Why such a constant use of the dictionary, you may ask? Because, to discu.ss anything intelligently you muust use your words accurately, and to use your words accurately you must know just what they mean, and to know just what they mean you must occasion ally have recourse to the foundation of all such knowledge, the dictionary. For instance, we were talking the other day about these phrases that, without having either meter or rhyme to be remembered by, nevertheless re main in our minds for instance, such phrases as "Like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land." We had not talked two minutes before we found we should give ourselves better grounding for the discussion by look ing up the word rhythm. Many a heated argument is caused by nothing more nor less than the fact that the parties to it are reading different meanings into the words they use. Practically all the business of life is transacted through language, spoken or written. It is obvious that it can be more skilfully transacted by those who most thoroughly understand this medium. The dictionary is the first foundation of all such knowledge. Yet many people muddle along through life without opening a dictionary more than once or twice a year, and then probably to determine the spelling of a word. Tremendous labor has gone into j compiling the dictionary. It makes me t positively dizzy t otry to conceive how j much (almost like trying to conceive! the fact that there wasn't any begin ning to the Lniverse). If we had to pay a big price for it we should treas ure it and use it. Let us not be so foolish as to hold it cheap because it is inexpensive. (Protected by the Adams Newspaper Service.) QUAKER MEDITATIONS. TFrom the Philadelphia Record- The minister, as well r.s the stock speculator, deals in futures. Friends are fickle, but as a rule they will generally last as long as your money. A burned child dreads the fire, just as an experienced man dreads a heat ed argument. It is perhaps more possible to read a. woman utve a. uook man io snut her up like one. It's a mighty handy thing to have an antidote for the unexpected that always happens. Is the man who profits by his mis takes any better off than the man who never makes any? Blobbs "Children nowadays are given plain names, like Ann and Jane. I wonder what ha? become of all the fancy names?" Slobbs "I guess most of them have been used up on Pull man cars." Mrs. Muggins "Mrs. Wigwag savs she takes the Bible literally." Mrs. Buggins "Yes, she has implicit faith in the story of Jonah and the whale, but she doesn't believe her own hus band when he comes home at 3 o'clock in the morning." THURSDAY EVENING, WINTER PICTl'KKS. Winter days of gray and blue and white. Interspersed with sunshine, liquid bright, SnowHad bluffs, blue tinted, etched in black. Clouds of gray low hanging, above and back. Thickly falling snowflakes. fragile, light. Floating through the stillness, feathery, white. Landscape seen but dimly through the gray. Ugliness ail hidden Beauty rules the day. Icebound lake, snow covered, still and white Shadows falling on it. sunshine glancing bright. Turquoise sky bent o'er it, white clouds drifting by, Distant tints of opal blended into sky. Fir trees cross the pasture, dark against the sky. From their sheltering branches comes the jay's harsh cry. Meadow path untrodden, lies a smooth white trail. Snow In drifts fantaatie, heaped against the rail. From the east the horizon, floods the break of day. Lighting myriad crystals strewn across its way, Distance stands defiant, holds its murky hue Gray of aky is breaking, giving place to blue. Minneapolis Journal. The Evening Story An Alibi for Bond. (By Jane Osborn.) "While your mother and I are away will be a good time to have the car put into shape." This remark addressed by Frank Bond, Sr., to Frank Bond, Jr., on the eve of the former's departure for a week-end trip to the country was a wet blan ket upon the plans that the younger Bond had been laying for his own week-end diversion. When the bolt fell he was driving the car in ques tion home from business and to vent his feelings he sounded the horn with unusual vigor. "There are several little things that need attention and there will be all day Saturday to do it in. I want to have those headlights straightened and there is something the matter with one of the mudguards. Of course, you wouldn't be thinking of using the car while we are away." Bond, senior, grinned at his son knowingly. "Your mother would be anxious if she thought you were driving about by yourself. I'll take the car over to Gink's garage early in the morning before we start and tell him to have it in shape by Monday morning." Bond, junior, merely grunted and turned an unnecessarily sharp corner. That night he took little interest in the plans of his ciders for their short week-end trip. His mind was too fuil of his own plans that had been frus trated. He had been so confident when he had laid them before Molly, and Molly's blue eyes had danced so merrily as she made plans for the picnic luncheon which she would pre pare with her own fair hands. If only he hadn't been so sure, if he had only left a loophole through which he could make his exit. Shculd he tell her of his little ruse with the,, speedometer that he had worked before when he had taken hc-r out tell her that he had disconnected the instrument with a shoestring so that parental eyes would not see the telltale marking of miles. To telephone the message was out of the question, so. with the explana tion thnt he was going "down town for a while," he sauntered out after dinner in the direction of Molly's house. Just as he passed Gink's garage Bond, junior, had an inspiration not a very brilliant one, but one which, like the proverbial straw, was at least worth si.atching at. Frnk sauntered into the gloomy, badly lighted concrete interior, care fully stamping out the cigarette he had been smoking as he moodily re garded the "No Smoking sign. Ginks, junior, approached him, wiping gaso- j line from Lis hands. "Say, Ginks," Frank said, with j what he took to be an interesting tone of despondency in his voice, "the gov- ernor is going to bring the car around i early in the morning to have some re- pairs done nothing that needs to be done immediately, but some little jobs, j Listen to me! You can't fix it. You j haven't time. Everyone else is leav- j ing their cars here and your men j wouldn't have time to touch it. In j fact, you won't have room in the garage for it." I "Yes, we will," said Ginks, junior, j "Most every one always has their cars out on Saturday. In fact, it is the best i time for us." I 'Wake up," muttered Bond. "I said you wouldn't be able to fix the car, and, by the way, any time you want to use my baseball pass it's yours, i Do you get me?" j Ginks grinned. "I get you. Got a I lady friend?" j "Never you mind what I've got. Just I you take the hint if you know what's healthy for you." "Well, of course." stammered Ginks, junior. "If the old man isn't in in the morning I'll see what I can do. But if he is I don't know how I can man age. I'll tell you I'll watch for your father and when I see him coming I'll go out and see what he wants. I know how you feel about it. Got a girl of my own. Rather resenting this piece of fa- miliarity on the part of the young son of the garage owner, Bond went on to- j ward the home of Molly, and even j from the street he couiu see her golden head bent over the yellow-shaded electric lamp as she was taking in- finitesimal stitches on her favorite needlework. There was an air of thwarted ambition in Bond's manner that night that rather egged Molly on to unusual vivacity and sympathy. On leaving he remembered the loophole. "It's barely possible," he remarked, "that the car will be out of commission tomorrow. I'm awfully sorry, and if: it is I'll let you know very early. Father is going to take it over to the garage early before he goes to see j whether they can do something about it, and he'll try to have it done in time for us to make an early start." j "How very kind of your father," j was Molly's remark. The plan of Bond, junior, aided and j abetted by Ginks, junior, worked ad- -mirably in the morning and Bond, senior, ran the car back into his gar- 1 age without the shadow of a suspicion. As he left, however, he made note on an envelope in his coat pocket of the way the speedometer stood. He felt j half guilty at not being generous enough to offer the car to his son for) the day. f "Never, never shall I allow my son i to marry a girl with that kind of hair," he had muttered to himself, with what he took to be commendable fatherly prudence, and as he reached the curb- stone he turned to get a fleeting glance 1 of the girl. "Devilish pretty hair." he 1 FEBRUARY 3, 1916 remarked to himself, and he made a fist at the departing car. Saturday was fair and the shoestring that held the disconnected speed ometer was strong enough for its task and did not give way. Molly was especially charming. Monday the car was safely locked in tho Bond garage, and Mr. and Mrs. Bond had come home in high glee. There was no hint of trouble until Tuesday noon when Mrs. Bond at luncheon began by showing especial solicitude for Bond, junior, which Bond, junior, was wise enough to know meant that Bond, senior, was in wrong. Toward her husband she wore an air of injured innocence: Some thing had made her jealous. Bond, junior, was sure of that. The strain continued through luncheon and con tinued through dinner and once or twice Bond, senior, looked with an ap pealing air toward his son as if en treating him to velieve the gloom of disapproval under which he was suf fering. In the hall, after dinner, he caught the son by the coat sleeve. "I want to see you in the garage," he said, and then Bond, junior, had misgivings that the shoestring really hadn't worked and that parental wrath was to descend. "Son, began the father, when they had reached the small automobile shelter, "I'm in a real predicament and maybe you can help ma out. You know yesterday I went around with some of my clients. Some of them are women and one of them is a, blonde, and your mother knows it. This morning she found this slipped in the back cushion." Bond, senior, produced from his nnrl- ft st ctnfflo frr rl p n u'iro Vi.ir pin. "That's what's the matter with her. If you can prove an alibi for me it will be all right. If you could say, for instance, that you had been out with a blonde on Saturday when we j weie away I would give you my bless- j ing." j Bond, junior, straightened up. A new feeling of chun.iness for his father welled up within him and j braced him for his confession. "Yes," he said. "I'll do it, and, dad, do you mind giving me that little j hairpin, just as a token. You know 1 am pretty fond of Molly." i "Then you were out with your j blonde, you yung scapegrace?" I "Sure. Where do you think the pm came from Bond, junior, swallowed hard for a few seconds. "Well. your mother is right. I -lid have a blonde in the car yesterday. But she is fat and fifty and she has no more claim to solden hair than I A NON-PARTISAN CAMPAIGN j 'HJiui.ijii ..J;'y i in. in iiimmssmimi iis ihm Mwmmiifciisini,a.isi i m Msaa) .'A A" f &fJg;fc W: tW9M ?8fc: have. She is one of my best clients. are going to have a fine tirr:e today!" who has practically sign-id the deed j That invitation sounded very good for that big uptown estate. It will i to Mr. Wind, for he was just in the be one of my best deals this year. I humor for playing, so he blew out took her from my office to the estate J into the open, too, and primed him in the car. I'd explain, rnly your 1 self for the frolic. mother wouldn't understand." Now. that nice Mr. Wind never in "Yes, she would if you to.k the tbe least suspected that all the trouble to make it clear. Listen. If snowflakes wanted of him was a ride! you explain to mother I'll explain tn He was not a suspecting sort of a you about Molly, I'm tirel of this de- person, and he thought the tnow ception business, anyway." Hakes were exceedingly nice and "It's a go," said Bond, senior. j friendly to want to play with a (Copyright, 1915, by McClure News paper Syndicate. Kansas Comment IT'S MR. ASTORS s considerable L )SS. There indignation expressed in high and other places becausj W illiam W aldorf Astor. for- tnat very thing all the time and had mer American, but now a naturalized J been getting him in a good humor be Englishmaii, has lust been awarded a fore they spoke of it. said cordially, barony by King George. Why shouldn't 1 "Surely, that is a fine idea! How did Mr. Aster or any other American have I you ever think of it? I'd be proud to what he wants, especially when he is take such nice. kind, little snowflakes able to pay for it out of his own pocket as Mr. Astor is amply able? Vhere there is one American man willing to sacrifice his American na- tinnglitr nnr! s sinplj cirl riRiroiiR of parting with her good American name and title to citizenship in this country. there are thousands each year from every European country who give up friends and home ties to come to America, where there is no ytle ex cept that to freedom; no caste but that of the right of being their own mas ters. Why begrudge England the one man, Mr. Astor, when America gains thousands better than he? Ottawa Herald. Household Hints Three Good Pics. Boiled Cider Pie For two pies, five tablespoons boiled cider, ten ta- blespoons cold water, two cups sugar, two eggs, one tablespoon cornstarch. Mix together and bake well with two crusts. i Pumpkin and Maixhmallow Pie i One egg, three tablespoons sutrar. I one-fourth teaspoon saK; beatj well. 1 ln bottom of muld or baking pan, ar add one-half can pumpkin and- one-1 few d maraschino cherries 1 I on this, carefully turn in the white cup milk, ginger and cinnamon to mixture, sprinkle over this chopped taste. Mix well. Line deep tin with pecan nuts and sliced cherries, and crust, fill and bake slowly three-quar- j last the green mixt'.ire. Set in cold ters hour. Remove from oven, cover i place to ftet very cold. Turn tit on with hrlved marshmallows, return to a dish, garnish with marshmallows. oven and brown. cherries and whipped cream. This New Cranberry Pic- Chop one cup each of cranberries and raisins with one-half cup each of nuts and figs. Add scant cup sugar, one tablespoon flour, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one fourth cup water. Fill pies and bake until crust is brown. To prevent pies from coming apart 'around outer crust, when pie is ready for oven press crust gentlv from the j pan around the edge so that it is loony f m the sUi(?8 of nan lnere wi1 be no escape of juice from the pie and it also makes a nicer looking pie. The Table. Fruit and Nut Rolls Make a good baking powder biscuit dough, roll out quite thin, spread with soft butter and scatter over the sheet a quantity of chopped raisins md nuts. Roll up TI1K KI;1IS1I Up in the cold North Pole country six little snowflakes started out to play. From behind their snug hehind their snuK shelter in the lee of a great snow I mountain they frolicked out into the open, and there they met a wind. -Hello. Friend Wind." they called lauy:hin?ly. "Come play with us! We great, grown-up lenow ime mmsoii. For a little while the snowflakes and Mr. Wind raced back and forth across the open ice. fields: played tag nnd catch and had a lot of fun. Then, when they were all getting their breath for another run. one little snowfiake said, very casually, of course. "Pay! wouldn't it be fun to take a ride on Mr. Wind's back?" Mr. Wind, who never dreamed that ,h snowflakes had been thinking of for ride especially aft r you have; given me a good time!" So he bent down low to the ground, and the six little snow flakes climbed up on his hrr.ad hack, and away they all sailed through the air. A'r t!ie- had been r.ding abou t an hour. Mr. V md remarked, 'I- expect vnu will want to go back now. ro t t'ii r,A 1 "Oh. not yet!" exclaimed an six self for he w ,.itin,. nim snowflakes in one voice. "Please. M r. I now "i ll Ttake t hem ,f,H 1f;rv'kel Wind' This is such a little ride! H "lew .tra 'rtt IrmTh. Soh want to go longer and see more of the tS VZBrTl7n meltTn WMrd Wind though, they were W.:1JSW5 o rli"? ting a good deal of a ride for B,he Smd?-Cowri3,t ,h" I iuw nine lucy imu an piayeu to- Jucson.) I tightly like a jolly cake and cut dough I in one-inch rounds. Bake in moderate ovon. Marshmailow Pudding Knur eg whites, one tablespoon gelatin, tine i cup granulated sugar, one teaspoon vanilla. Keat whites of eggs to stiff froth. Soften gcialiu in a v ry Utile cold water to cover), add one-half cup boiling water. Add this to beaten whites, stirring constantly, and then sugar, a little at a time. Flavor. Divide this into three parts. Color one part a very delicate pink, another a pale green, and have the other white. Place a piece of oiled paper rtitHitinfr m;,v 1 ir niMtif in iml i vbl u I molds; small cups will answer very well for these molds Sand whites. Nut and Celery Filling for Sa nd- wiches Three-fourths cup walnut n. c no K ,wt-. nlnp,. ..,.11,.. ,,r hiPKI,nn- nnP t. j spoon sa.lt, one teaspoon mustard, one half cup vinegar, red pepp rs. Put t nuts and celery into bowl and chop fine. Mix yolks with sugar, salt, mus tard and red pepper to taste, and add i vinegar gradually. Add enough of this i dressing to the nuts and celery to moisten them. Spread between thin f slices of bread and butter. The salad dressing must be thick lik cream. If it does not thicken a pinch of corn- 1 starch may be added. SXOWH.AKKS. Rether: and for his part he would murh rather (50 back and romp naily Bainnij .th h th" ir uk recular wirki and-he got tired of It soine- tlmes Blt he was w j 1 lina; to b K,.nf.rolls so he blew on toward th Sl)uth. After they hail ecn riding about an honr. .Mr. Wind remarked. cx. Iit you will want to go hack now no I giress I'll turn around." j they went- over f. est- aH Ta ,r,v"r j meadows a nd l-.in 4 h J'rown LTJ "f"?J'1: ?'"S-.. nd .a(r'. in .u J,-,!:" Ana again 1 tllo tW. that they were, begged for more rid ing. "We want to see more of the t "jiu aj .1" you can go: T 1 i All right." SMid h IVin.i 1 .i j

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.xE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 191o I P'' V- r 5 I I I IN MISERY THROE Toland Darkest Victure (irtat War Traced). of Thousands Homeless Starvins in Wake of Slav Intaders. TWO AMERICANS INVESTIGATE Thirty Per Tent of Population Dependent on Ciiarity, Typhus Fever Rages in Refugee ('amps in Cities. Berlin, Feb 3. The darkest pio uris flr.iwn of privation and pesti lci.ee in Poland have failed to portray the extent of misery of war sufferers there, it was said toIay by two Amer icans who have made a personal in vent igat ion. They ;:re Frederick C. Walcott. hlv rope;i n ret.r"en1:U i ve of h" I lock ffiit r Inll-id tliop r.ll.l par Whitney of the American com mission for relic: in Belgium. Ths. men have just retu rnc.i t're .n a fort night's trip through Poland. fr in-Vf.-tigaTi n of the need of relief. M r. Whit. ley and M r. W'u lott iy there- is virtually no food b it except potatoes and a sm i amo mi of flour. I.utle fuel remains. Tvphur ainl tl.?r diseases jin-vail. T;iui:-'ar..!-i f persons whose hcims were ..-.trt-yr-d hiring the Htissiuti r. treat are without shelter. Thirty per cent of the popu- tion is abs.iiut'.-lv door :ider.t on re lief. The trip included vh-its i" Wir.-aw, Vilna. Kovno and points (istwani up to the fighlintt line. Kveiy where was encountered the urgent need for relief though in varying intensity. The ur Kin popul ition Riffrs particului ly from la k of fuel and Lh- inhabitants of rural districts from laek of shelter. Cou u t less villages were burned by the Russians jin-1 their homeless in habitants in many casts are living in dugouts. Forty thousand persons who lifted back throucrh the Uur-siun hnce are in cone-nt ration camps. fort ii natcly the winter thus far nas been ex ceptionally mild. I ..it tic livestock is lft am; accord -ingly there is m meat or fat for tho people. The fact that they are living almost exclusively on potatoes lias resulted in stomach diseases. Black t pints has broken out. There are now 3u cases daily in Warsaw. The genera 1 ilea t h rate in i'oland has risen from ly to 5 a per l.oOu. TAKES COPE A R!D Country H: Kun- Away W'tli Cily MuiiS Auto. A c iiitry hois- in the city on Wil son d iy. frightened by the crowd, car i i( I Rcy Cope in his Hud-son ear i kwa :-ds down FifT h street from Kama:; avenuf nearly to Jackson .A re7 relegra ph pole impeded r u rth r progress- and probably saved s i i'Miij injuries iu .Mr. Cope and the Efficiency In Childhood comes with proper training a moat vital factor in which is right food. If a child is to gain physically and expand mentally certain vital mineral elements grown in the field grains are imperative. These elements, such as phosphate of potash, etc., are lacking in many foods, but abundantly supplied 5n the famous pure food Grape-Nuts Made of whole wheat and malted barley, Grape-Nuts with cream or good milk supplies well-balanced nourish ment not only builds up the growing child, but repairs daily the wear and tear of body and brain. Grape-Nuts has a delicious nut-like flavour is spec ially processed for easy digestion and is always ready to eat direct from the package. Economical convenient and makes for efficiency. "There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts Sold by Grocers everywhere. driver of the country horse. J Mr. Cupe was driving south on Kansas avenue about 3 o'clock in the i 'afternoon while a farmer drivinj !tUpha tt. n ih pnminir!u unidentified h rThl i.:. ,h 7 7rn7w:iri,:siurui Hi.uusAl.F.uiU.rrn, t nort Just as the farmer's sleigh arrived op polite Mr. Cope's automobile and op posit e Fi rth .street the horse became frightemd at the crowd lining the street. Brakes were pressed into service by Mr. Cope and his car skidded half a revolution. Meantime tht- frightened j horse dashed west and the sleigh t caught the rear tender of Mr. Cope' 8 machine. Wildly the horse ran down the hill, pulling the sleigh and auto mobile, backwards, with it. On the other j-ldt of the alley the sleigh struck a telegraph pole and thus the mad ride was stopped. Little dam age vw done either to sleigh or ma chine. FATHER CROOK jiother Assisted Him in Great Swindling Scheme. These Are Son's Excuses for Committing Rig Forgeries. Chicago, 11!., Feb. Z. "My father was one of the greatest swindlers .:f his day. .My mother was not innocent f his operations. What could you ex- pert of me':" 1 Thus did Willard Y. Miller defend himself today of charges of having forced his mother's name to $70,000 worth or checks and of surreptitiously disposing of bonds she owned worth its much more. Miller and his wife, a j former waitress, were brought back to Chicago by detectives after a, tour of tile continent and Hawaii which loft a trail of gold and empty rham i pagne bottles that would have dazzled a '"king of spenders." Laugh at Mother. Miller made no pretense at repent ance for his peculations, which he spoke of rather loasUngly. He laugh ed at his mother's forgiveness, and the I fact that she had arranged with Chi :cao banks on which the forgeries wf re perpetrated, to refrain from prosecution. He declared that the money he took land squandered so riotously was right j fully his; that his mother, Mrs. Cur nelia K. Miller, had destroyed the will his father, the late W. W. Miller, head of the gigantic Fund W of 1881 pro .-notion scheme, had left, bequeathing him half of his $500,000 estate. The 'property went to the widow. A ftlUO.OOO Trip. In st diarv keut bv Miller's wife was recorded the amazing extravagances in which the couple indulged. Since they P pea red from Chicago in Decern her they have traveled the "primrose .jiiths" of New York, Havana, New i iriea ns. Los Angeles. San Francisco 'and H-moiulu. It is estimated the trip cost Miller in the neighborhood of $100,000. They were apprehended in San Francisco upon their return troni Ha waii Pinkerton ue'ectives. Miller is supposed to possess about 4 0,0 of) now. With this, lie declared, he in tended going to a small town to start in business for himself. Mille.'s mother and his daughter, nuth, by his first wife, re living at 48 KT Grand Boulevard. SLIPPED IT OVER! I nf"n IT niirn I J..M ivii. t j of Brandeis a Surprise. Senator McMillan Tells Farm ers' Union of Conditions. CHEAPER MONEY FOB RURALIST Get Funds on Long Time aud at Cheaper Rates. 3Ieetins for Co-operative Deal ers at Commercial Club. Glowing endorsement of President Wilson's appointment of Louis D. Brandeis to a position on the supreme bench brought 1.500 farmers to their feet cheering lat evening when Sena- tor Harry McMillan delivered an ad- dress before the Farmers1' union at the j Auditorium. The subject of senator juuh-ihj wimiuu 1 w V the Clarke amendment. McMillan's address was. -Rural Credit! long telegram from tne chief justice of; The extreme limit of time wnen in in Relation to the Home." the North Carolina supreme court, j dependence must be Kranted is March To indicate the wisdom and freedom asking them to vote for and use their j 4 1921 The amentlment provides from entangling alignment? with the wealthy class in the president's selec tion of Brandeis, Senator McMillan read a New York market report pub lished the day after the appointment. The report indicated a weakening of stock? and bonds and stated it was the result of President Wilson's ap pointment. Should Congratulate Him. "It has been an open secret in past history that these men had always taken a hand in such appointments," declared Senator McMillan, "and I r .-n (-iirV,- Vi am that Via uViniilrl i,a nftru,;,ia. f r li t, i i n e" on e ,,ver on them'." Continuing. Senator McMillan read statistic? showing that the farmers of America owe six billion dollars and are paying from 7 to 8 H per cent on their loans. He declared that it took the entire wheat crop of the country each year to pay interest. Need t'heaier Money. "We must have cheaper money for the farmer?." vehemently declared Senator McMillan. "Arrangements must be made so they can get money on long time and at a. cheaper rate. Such interest as is demanded of them now is greater than any business- can stand and prosper. "Farmers are being discriminated against in favor of business men. It was not until the national reserve law- was passed mat iarmers couiu get anv sort of a decent loan rrom na- I tiona.1 banks. Then the senator pointed to the cx- eellent system of rural credits existing then opened, for furnishing electric in France and Germany where, he current, gas. water, ice, and miscel said. farmers can obtain 20 to 27 yearjianeous supplies, removing ashes and loans for 6 and 7 per cent and 2 per rubbish, and washing towels during cent of this amount is for amortiza- tne firiCal year ending June 30, 1917. tion. Sealed proposals will also be received LoaJi to Flintier." until 2 o'clock p. m.. April 21, 1916. "The government now accepts the and then opened, for 150 tons semi farmer's money in its savings banks anthracite coal. The right to reject and loans it to other ban ks for 2 any and all bids is reserved by the per cent. Why shouldn't th-? govern- Treasury Department. W. O. Rigby, ment loan this money to the farmers Custodian. Advertisement, at a similar rate." Senator McMillan read figures show-, Strike Conference Hoiwful. ing there had been 50,000 evictions in Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 3. A'con New York in the last month because ference between Carnegie Steel corn laboring men had been unable to pay pany officials and striking employees, rent and interest. It is hard, he de- j it is hoped, may settle the strike elared, to appeal to patriotism unless a better opportunity is given for tlva tenant farmer and city man to obtain a home. Hight for Home, Too. "The president stated today," said Senator McMillan, "that every man has a right to vote and carry a gun. Every industrious, sober working man has a right to be able to own a home.' Governor Capper in an address urged a co-operative packing house suggested by a speaker at the annual meeting of the stat? board of agri culture. A number of problems fac ing the state administration were de scribed by the governor. Prof. I). M. Bowen of the manual training school at Pittsburg delivered an address on "Rural Education." iecd Better Schools. "Farmers." he said, "have been ac cused bei ng penurious, but if the rural education system wore as effi cient and taught farmers boys and girl as well as city schools do the city boys and girls, then perhaps there would be room for the accusation." A resolution endorsing th-? action of the national union against too much "preparedness." meaning too I irge a standing army and compulsory mili tary training, will be dispatched to the White House in a short time. Mana g-er of t he Farm ers U n i on co operative elevators mtat the Commer cial club this morning and discussed the feasibility of forming a Farmers' Union Co-operative Grain Dealers' association, similar to many other as sociations over th-.? state. It is be lieved that better railroad facilities can be obtained by uniting in this manner. Business meetings, includ ing routine work, took up all of the I morning and afternoon. H. J. Waters, president of the Agri cultural college at Manhattan, and 1 W. A. Lewis of the Hays Normal school, will be the principal speakers at an open session in the auditorium this evening. May F.iitl Tomorrow. It is believed that all business will be concluded by tomorrow evening. Talks with members or the union to- day indicated that the present offi- j cers will be re-elected. They are: M. McAuliffe. Salina. president: H. D. j Collins, Erie, vije president; K. H. -I Roadhouse, Osborne, secretary; Willis D. Hellers. Russell, treasurer. Three 1 new members must be selected for the executive committee. D. A. -Monroe of i Americas, and O. M. Lippei t of Rush county, probably wili succeed them selves. J. C McKee. of Columbus. I has moved from Columbus to Wichita, which is out of his district and Harry Neath, of Parsons, is looked upon as his succ?ssor. RESCUE 300 CONVICTS Saved in Nick of Time Frcm f'ruinb linif I.evee Mood oX Better. Little Rock, Feb. 3. Three hundred negro convicts who were threatened with drowning on the crumbling" levees of the state penal farm at Cummins were rescued today, according to an nouncement of the prliun commission. With the tirest of the rkansag river flood in the lower reaches of Lhe stream today continued calls for relief 1 from stricken and threatened viliaof arwe being received hy oily, state. i county and railroad offiicals here. i Women and children are being ?ent om those sections where it is ex- pected the flood waters will invade tne already flooded district. 1 nose oi me men who remain are directing levee- l strengthening operations and other- wise combating the high water. rod clear weather prevail- giving relief from the rains but adding in tensely to the suffering of the refugees, j LABOR IS FOR KIM Unions Want Brandeis to Oet Supreme Court Job. Iowa R. R. Commissioner Leads Fight on Him. Washington. Feb. 3. Labor unions of all classes from every section of the countrv are flooding senators and j members of the judiciary committee with letters and telegrams urging the confirmation of Louis L. Brandeis to be associate justice of the supreme court, Senators

Overman and Simmons- former acting chairman of the I

have received innuence in nnnging aooui connrnw-Uh tion of Mr. Brandeis appointment, n ment must be rec0gnized by the presi WH8 reported today that the Boston dent Jn not lesH than two nor mQre Kar association was aiming a re pre- tentative to Washington to appear be fore the commission in opposition to Mr. Brandeis. Senator Lodge expressed doubt that anything of the kind would be done. Senator Borah, Republican member of the committee, received a telegram from Clifford Thome, railroad com missioner of Iowa and special counsel for the interstate commerce commis- I sion in rate cases, announcing that he starting at once for Washington to lead a protest against the con firmation of Mr. Brandeis. Mr. Thorne was associated with Mr. Bran deis in the rate cases. L. A. Coolidge. treasurer of the United Shoe Machinery company of Boston, also arrived in Washington to day and is supposed to be here to give what aid he can in the fight against the nominee. Republican leaders are attempting to line up their party as a nuit against confirmation. A senator who claims to have made a canvass, said that only two Republicans are known to positively support the nomination. They are given as Senators Clapp and LaFollette. t'MTED STATES post office, To peka. Kans. Office of Custodian, Feb ruary 3. 1916. Sealed proposals will be received at this building until 2 o'clock p. m., February 17, 1916, and which has been in progress here three days. American Federation of Labor leaders are here in an effort to or ganize the workmen. About 600 are affected by the strike. Vour Nerves Tingle With Hew Vitality Kellogg's Sanitone Wafer Fill Your Mind With Joy and Help to ViUlizeNewVimandViger i Into Your Body. 50 CENT BOX FREE. Get nerves Hke steel: be clear-bmind. strong and viaorous. Kellogg s Sanitone Wafers invigorate and vitalize does nothing else. 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The count of the first ballot stood 41 to 41 and the vice president cant his vote with the affirmative. Before passage. however, the proposal of Senator Kenyon to strike from the bill all references to any guarantee of the sovereignty of the Islands on the part of the United States was adopted. Other phases of the pending bill still remain to be passed on. but the vital (question was settled with passage of stable and independent srovern- lhan foi. vears aftep the acjurovai of the pending measure. Leave Ixk Hole. The president, however, in his dis cretion, if not satisfied with conditions in the islands, may extend the time until the adjournment of the first ses sion of congress after the four years' period, for the purpose of giving con gress a further opportunity to express itself. In effect, therefore, the final settlement of the problem is left to the next administration and another con gress. The amendment proposed by Sena tor Hitchcock, which was desired by the administration, was defeated, 58 24. This provided for indep'end ence in from four to. six years after the convening of the next Philippine legislature, with authority to the pres ident to extend that period one year. It did not include guarantees by this government, but required a stable government and the submission of a constitution to the people of the is lands. Playing for Time. Senator Kenyon's amendment was then voted upon. There was an indi cation in the way the vote was cast that several of those who voted for the Kenyon amendment did so for the purpose of weakening the, bill in the hope eventually of defeating it alto gether. Twenty-three Republicans and eleven Democrats who, supported the Kenyon proposition voted against the Clarke amendment to which the Kenyon amendment was attached. A motion by Senator Lippett to re-commit the bill on the ground that the amendment adopted was not in har mony with the remainder of the bill and not in keeping with its general purpose, was defeated by a vote of 50 to 2f. Senator New lands moved an amend ment that an appropriation of $20, 00u,(00 be made to be used in teach ing the pec pie of the islands a com mon language and developing them in industrial pursuits. Not until this. was done, Mr. Mewlands urgued, would the natives be ready for self govern ment. This proposition was pending when the senate adjourned. TRAIN THE HANDS Manual Training in School Important, Says Butcher. Southeastern Kansas Teachers .Meet at Coffeyvlllc. Coffeyville, Kan., Feh. 3. Disap pearance of the free lands in the Cnited States, which have provided an outlet for our labor, makes it neces sary that our schools offer training in the manual arts that in the future we may look to manufacturing for our development. Thomas W. Butcher told delegates to the annual convention of the Southeastern Kansas Teachers' as sociation here today. Doctor Butcher also urged that in training the hands, development of the brain should not be forgotten. "Fotmerly the home gave the child adequate trainine in manual arts. The ,.f hin.rv unH Ktwia liaHn of iabor have driven the manual arts out of the home. Society demands that Thev shall be preserved and the task i has" been laid upon the schools. The schools have attacked the problem but they have not solved :t. We have not yet been able to put the same brain effort into an hour of training :n the manual arts that we put into an hour of study in the so-called aca demic subjects. Too many teachers in this field have in mind as the legit imate product of the movement, the I cabinet maker, rather than the edu j cated man. The mechanic is a most i useful member of society, but in j America his usefulness is increased if he is also an educated man. "If mere hand training is sought it can be acquired more effectively and more quicKly in the shop and factory 'than in the school. Xot only so, but Jin the shop ard factory the learner is a producer, a bread winner, not a con sumer of the resources of his parents jr.nd of society. j "The trouble with the manual j movement is that we borrowed it from 1 Europe where hystems of casts pre jvail and we have not fully adapted it to the demands or a democracy where fverv agency supported by public drn for whom a training of the hand will be the limit of their possibilities but this fact does not warrant the nnnndorment of the ideal that every c:t:zen must in some deree he edu cated, not merely trained." Should Teach Civics. Civics should be taueht in every rural school in the United States, and the pupils in the schools should con sult more frequently the general status of their states, according to Miss Anna Brogan. of the Kansas Stnte Normal school, who spoke be fore the association today. Civics is a subject which will do more than any other to interest children in them- i selves as citizens and in their duties to the state anfl consequently will pro duce better citizens, she pointed out Many Stater Kcppetreiited. Kducators rnd students of educa tion, representing institutions in sev eral states throughout the Missouri Valley, together with several thou sand teachers from Kansas, were here today for the opening session of the annual convention of the Southeast ern Kansas Teachers association. Visual education, manual training, agriculture in the grade schools, and various systems of pedurogy were to be discussed at the general meeting, while problems particularly effecting the city schools were presented today at a city superintendent's conference under the leadership of H. V. Shideler, of Girard. Miss May Cain, of Olathe. directed a similar conference of coun ty superintendents. Prof. M. V. O'Shea, of the University of Wisconsin, and Miss Susie Powell, of Jackson, Miss., also were to be among today's speak ers. A section of the general conference is being devoted to music. Under the direction of J. F. Barnhill, of Paola. a contest in which more than 300 voices participated was being held. Repre sentatives of the schools of Cof fey ville. Independence. Pittsburg. Caney, Fcrt Scott, Cherokee and Crawford counties. Chanute, Cherry vale and Neodesha were among those partici pating. Much interest was manifested also in the manual training exhibit, included in which was a set of furni ture made from confiscated beer kegs Student newspaper men from the University of Kansas, under the di rection of Professor Merle Thorpe, of the school of journalism, were here "covering" the convention, that they might obtain practical field work. The convention will be closed to morrow with the election of officers. 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PUTS IT UP TO KANSASNATURAL The Atchison Distributing Company Files an Answer In the Suit to Prevent Loss of, i Free Gas. I IS READY TOJO ITS PART If the Power Higher Up Will Do the Same. j Topeka Company's Answer To Be Along Same Line. Voice of the lowly "soata" in the Kansas "free pas" suits in the Shaw nee county district court were heard In vigorous protest this morning. The Atchison Railway. UkM and Power cumgrtny filed answer in the suit of the ty if Atchison attainst the Kan sas (ruhlic utilities commission and the lishf and power company which is a uil 3 enjoin the utilities commisrion froift enforcing an order, made about two-nont.is ano, which permits the Ka:Ja Xatural (lius company to rptit furnihinB tveo was to cities. Topeka. Law-rente and. Calcna h.ive filed simi lar splits and in each one the commis- Bloruii'l 'he distrihutinf; company are Darned defendants. The Atchison dis tributing company's answer asks that the Jjim of litigation be aimed where It belong.-- insofar as compelling- free Kas aisliursement to cities concerned and-MrfUies the Kansas Natural as the rightful target. t li les l ili'd amis. Ttf orib.r was made on petition of receivers of the Kansas Natural and rul8 that the Kansas Natural ahull jloi 1 rompclled to furnish f i ee c.is to cfties for municipal use. as has been the i'l.st.ini in many cases for years. Murjiciuaiities which had been obtain ing 4h- v-iia free tool; exception to the ordr and filed suit to enjoin the order-ami included a prayer that dis tributing companies be compelled to lut lUsh t he to. In the answer this morrins i lie Atchison distributing company, be lipvltm' that it is one of the numerous distibutiui: companies that are beiim ma lie the Boats of the litigation, does not tiesitate in sayinir so. The Atchi son Company says that it is perfectly willthK to distribute Atchison fras free if tbe Kansas Natural will furnish it free; and points out the fact that the question is up to the Kansas Natural. Toiirku Will Follow. T. F. Doran, of the taw firm of Ferry. lo..in Si Dean, attorneys for the "Topeka Consumers' Liiiht. Heat Pnr company, the local distributing comTpany. stated this morniiiK that the locul coinpanv will file an answer sim ilar to that of the Atchison firm. V&iile distributinil companies are naned defendants in the suits, they are-JiniiiK up with the municipalities in flKhtin the commission's anti-free sas-urder. The plaintiffs in the suits contend that the order is one which will repeal clauses of contracts made with the cities, anil are fiyhtinu the order on these grounds. The distribut ing companies set up the same de fense and ay they would rather have most anything happen than tc lose their franchises. NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD Farmers in Western Kansas Plan Jiail Line of Their Own. O. It. Werner, of Brewster, who is in the city this wek In .he interests of the proposed railroad which resi dents in this iectioii of the state are boosting" is planning some mivsiona r .vork among the larmers who are here o attend the convei tion of the Farm ers I'nion. Ti e i ew railr ad, if plans tateiia.l:ze, will cross the vesU'in sec tion of the t-bte penetrating a country that now hfis no facilities for moving crops or ii'iicr consignments that de- i pent! on railronds f.r c-mveriii nt iran- tit. vjesnvdlna: the. proposed railway, Mi eriier says: "The larmers out in the western part cf the state realize the gre.it need nt V north and south road. We in tend-to build from Winona to 1 :rev- ,teind up to the north line of Thom as wmnty. I his road is to run an trie warlip on the county line. We pro i)os to vote bo n ils admrning, thereby mis in each township g, t herebv raising $4. (mm) per mile Instead of only $2.ono. ve pro pose to nsk every farmer t- sub scribe tl00 for every quarter section le pivns within a radius of from I to y miles, which ought to i;ive ua at ieas4 a not her S 'i, "0 per mile. We propose to all the larmers in Kansas o feive- us a helping hand oy tailing hares. liny some lain) along the oatl. take shares, and help boost that isection of the country. e propose Ito farm your land for you in th most pproved manner. We want you to ea.Ve the money derived t mm crops mt there and put in improvements j and nut settlers on it. i Here is what some of our fields rodured last year. One field of wheat n ifmmmer-fallowed land west of irQWster produced last year 4 0 bush--ls5f pound wheat to the acre; an-ither- field of wheat east of Brewster. just drilled in stubble, without any ther pre pa rat ion whatever, made 3 0 .unhels per acre, and corn south of trewster made 50 bushels if sound itrti per acre. Haw lund can now be ovt'4hL at from $10 to $0 per acre, .ncl remember that such land is as "ert!!e as ai'v to be found anywhere. Ve'feel that we are doing you a favor y falling your attention to these facts it this time, and sincerely hope that ,ou will give us your hearty eo-opera-iorj in this undertaking. We are de erinined to make It a success, and we iav- the promise of actual railroad nep, road masters, engineers, firemen. ,ni conductors to take shares in our onl and help us operate it. "We propose at all times to main ain -ownership and control of this o:l. and propose to extend it after wehave demonstrated our ability suc- esSfulIy to operate it. t I.. A C'lilltl I.4ibor i'oiiforence. Asheville. N". C. Feb. 3. Civic. ducational and social workers are j here for their opening session totty f lh twelfth annual child labor con- 'erfnee under the auspices of the na ional child labor committee. REVIVAL MEETINGS First Swedish liuptist Church Sessions Befiin Tuesday. A seri?s of revivai niethiprf 'iinfii Tuesday niKht at the First Swedish Haptitt church. The .3ervic.es are in P. Ockcrslroiil. charge of the It v. Kric Haibion and the Rev. 1'. Ockeistrom. Mr. H illdon has b'n a c iptain of a Salvation Army, afterwards beeomiiv; pastor of the Kirst Swedish llaptist church in I'rovi dence, H. I. F w( v i "4 .I 1 X v i. t "4i The Iev. K'rle llialldeii. Mr. Ockerstrom, v.ho has charge of the sinj,rin is an advanced musician, having studied in America, Sveden end Russia KNOCK AT KANSAS BOOR K. C. Mctmpnlilun AUs ltrm:ssion to IX business in This state. Permission to do business in Kansas was sought today by the reorganized Alef n X'olitan Street Kai I way com pany of't?ansa,1? City, Mo. The reorganiza tion of the cimcorn is under the names of the Kansas City Railways, company and the Kansas City Light Power com pany. A pp ligation was filed with the state charter board. As soon r.s a permit can be secured from the state charter board, the new corporations will go before the public utilities commission with an applica tion to approve the pernrit granted by the Missouri commission. The reor ganization of the Metropolitan will oc cur this month and approval of per mits to do business in this state were frov sht at this time that no delays might occur in the program of the stockholder?. Koosevolt Com ins West. Ies Moines, Feb. 3. Theodore Roosevelt has been invited to include this city n bis speaking tour of the west which is reported as making plans for. SAYS ENEMY COULD MAKE N. Y. STAND EXPENSE OF WAR Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt. the New Yoi'k millionaire, says that in case of war the enemy which could capture New York city would be able to get to get h t f th f li." -T w ay the entire expense of the war. favors greater preparedness. ft U

if JSa f T T ;1 o f J tJ'i.l 'v,:!'f;'-'"1'iH The lte i v V I i i 1$M jiV-'i- I THE TOPEKA DAILY iFAGIN MADE A HIT!: "Noodles" of New York Spoke Before Rotary Club. Seat Members Wild at 375 Words a Minute. E. G. FOX ON FIRE INSURANCE Facts and Figures Brought Out hj Famous Topekan. 3Iore aines (and Checks) for St. Joe Trip. f Speaking at the rate of .'!75 words a minute. Noodles Fagin of New York, -overwhelmed the Rotary club at din in er today with rapid-fire enthusiasm i or pu blicity and good fellowship. I I "When I got into Topeka I heard a woman on a car say. "I'm going- down to Kansas City to buv a dress for Kl- len.' Now why shouldn't that money wo to make Topeka better and bigger? I suggest as a new slogan for the town 'See if you can't buy it in Topeka. "Front makes a town. Why. look at New York, P.oston, Philadelphia, St. Lo u i s t h ese a re all g reat cities, but what is the town you go to when you want to do something why New York ami you go there because New York has the front! They have some of the greatest newspapers in the world and they are always boosting for New York. That's what you want to do in Topeka. Put on the front and get next to the families. Get them to turn to the business center when they want omething instead of thinking that they must go out of town for the best. "lie original and pushing. There is j o up rest a u r a n t in New York that is! making a success because the man who calls the orders studies his busi ness. The restaurant is clean and in viting and the food good, the sa me conditions existing as in hundreds of others. But the caller has developed his art to a high point. I was there not long ago. A man came in and asked for a rare steak with gravy and a couple of b.akcd potatoes. "Out sings the caller, 'One red bull, rave him sloppy two Irishmen with their pants on.' Another man asks for a bow! of milk the caller yells, -Graveyard stew for a stiff.' In comes a Dutchman and asks for Wienerwurst nil kraut; the order is "Unchain a couple with a load of hay.' An order I tor mince pie a la mode is 'Indiges tion in a snow ;-:torm. "That's why he's a success. He rives ihem good food and a laugh ad ditional. Everybody goes away feel ing happy. It's the same way with the show business. We do our best Ito entertain you and feel rewarded j when we get the applause. "It's the front that counts. Take a t circus for instance. Front's why a circus gets the dough. You see the elephants and the cages and spent i your cash for admission. Publicity with honest business and honest mer chandise is the secret of success. "New York gts there because of its hustle. The push and hump are there and people realize that it's the show 1 ing that counts. Smart sayings arQ i worth millions. That's why the big advertising writers get big money. But f"even if you manage to make the noise that attracts publicity you have to de j liver the goods. The lion roars and people let him alone; a rabbit roars and gets ate up because he can't de liver anything. i "Kidding such as you fellows enjoy at this club dinner is what makes life j sweet. Don't be Adam sour guy be t a 'regular' fellow. The knocker that hurts is the grouch who don't do any t thing openly. He'd better buy a one- way ticket out of town." Voted Honorary Membership. Mr. Fagin, who is an honorary member oi 13 Rotary clubs in the United States and anada was voted I into honorary membership in Topeka and received with outstretched arms i by the Topeka club. He is at the Nov- elty this1 weekend and is the acme of enthusiasm. His home is in New i York city and during off hours he en j gages in the publicity business. He i preached the Kotary sermon in place of John Brunt who was unable to be present. Speech by K. C Fox. j The speech of the day was by Edwin C. Fox. fire insurance adjustor, who I spoke on "Fire Insurance from Fac tory to Consumer." His points were il lustrated by clever negro stories. "The fire insurance business in Ka nsas is handicapped by two big bugbears of our business losses and 1 ,is!ation. Taxes in Kansas are te i heaviest of any state in the union," he said. "1 do not believe there are many articles or produces upalced in he hanrs I of consumers at so low a proportion of expense to cost. In five of the past s-even years 56 per cent has not been sufficient to cover the losses mean ing an actual loss of money to all com panies in this great and prosperous state. "Taking an average of all states, some underwriting profit has been made but how long do you expect oth er states will be willing to make up the deficit here. 1 ndeed Kansas has been too long in the unprofitable clas, for the people to expect a rate reduc tion until a reasonable level average of at least o per cent profit is assured over a period of five years, and it should be greater until the actual loss is returned, because a company that is sound, and expects to remain so, must accumulate reserves for such emergen cies aj a San Francisco conflagration. "As to the losses those which we are called upon to pay are mostly the honest claims of honest claimants. And some dishonored claims of honest claimants. refers to fictitious val ues) with s me dishonest claims of dishonest claimants, and a few ar son cases. "And I could cite to you what are believed to be examples of each of these classes right here in Topeka but please- let me get farther away from home. "Of the honest claims which are the majority a larg1 per cent are due to carelessness but they cost just as mi ch as if they were unavoidable and of them you never hear. "But let me assure you that it is a real pleasure o adjust an honest loss with an honest claimant pay the money and cause a pleasant smile. Headline Advices. "I anticipate that within a few weeks there will appear in the news papers in flowing headline advices to the effect that fire insurance com- panies have received something like f four millions in premiums in Kansas J and have only paid out, say $2,500,000 in losses implying if not stating that the balance is profit taken out of the in the papers year after year, but I STATE JOURNAL ask that if you read such, you remem ber that out or that turierence comes nearly $300,000 taxes. $8 00,000 local agents or retailing cost and that at least 90 per cent of the whole stays right here in the state to help grease the wheels of commerce." Mental Test. II. D. Iriscoll conducted a mental teat by having members remember all the stores on the east side of Kansas avenue from the Farmers' State bank to Kowley's druj? store. Herbert Dale won first, S. C. I'ettit, second, and A. J. Cariuth, third place. Five dollars was given by the club to the Wom en's federation to make a prize for a bird house contest. New members voted into the club today were J. C. Wilson, addins ma chines; Sumner N. Blossom, corre spondent Associated Press; J. Will Kelley, Commercial club; W. A. John son, managing editor Capital C. S. ISlliott, loan fissociation Robert Ful Jerton, sporting goods; Robert Austin, credit man;-Kd C. Arnold, drugs; Le roy Powell, superintendent mails; W. W. Webb, fire insurance. liOTAUY SPOKES. A vote of greeting was passed to be sent to Frank P. MacLennan who is in California. A night letter will be filed this evening.. A pamphlet "Fire Prevention and Foreign Laws" was at the plate of each Rotary member today. The book let was compiled from the address made by President Robert Stone re cently. Friday night at 9:15 o'clock the Ro tarians will gather at John Brunt's drug store to go to the Novelty in a body to hear Noodles Fagin. At the same time the Journal newsboys win attend. Twelve members had signed up for the St. Joe trip and the date is two weeks away. This probably means a full roster will go to St. Joseph. Wich ita and Hutchinson are sending big delegations. ('has. Matthews will entertain the Rotaiians at his Mutual laundry two weeks from today. A diamond pin, he says, which was discovered in a wash ing machine, will be given to the most popular Rotarian. ST. MARYS SENDS $50 Fund for Relief of the Jews Continues to Grow Stcudily. Fifty dollars has been subscribed to the fund for the relief of Jews who are suffering in Europe by residents of St. Marys. The contributions were sent to the committee in Topeka in charge of the fund. Members of the local committee are appealing for contributions from over the state. All donations may be sent either to the Stale Journal in care of the business office or to H. A. Auer bach, chairman of the local commit tee. In addition to the contributions from St. Marys several donations were received from T opekaas despite the fact that the whole city cei tered its attention on the president. New contributions announced by the local committee this morning are: t'rlmiisky !ns St. Marys, Kan $20.00 Krbacher Hres.t St. Marys, Kau ii.ott T. J. Kyan, St. Marys, Kau :i.on T. J. Hvrnes, St. Mnrvs, Kan 2. Ho W. K. Miller, St. Marys, Kan 1.0O ii. A. Meister. St. Marys. Kan 1.00 I. .1. Lane, St. Marys, Kan 1.00 First Nat'! Hunk, St. Mnrvs. Kan 2.00 II. .1. MrCHm-hv, St. Marvs. Kan .1. J. Merillnt. St. Mnrv. Kan l.OO H. G. Mcpherson, St. Mary., Kun l.UO .1. I;. Hcmin, St. Marys, Kau J.OO A. Iltigau. St. Marys. Kan l.oo Henry I'd sea u, St. Marys, Kan l.OO Wehner Son ,yo Joseph llurskowitz. St. Mirys, Kan.. A. Ie Iioner, St. Marys, Kau 5tl II. Pessenoer, St- Marys, Kan ;U II. C. Hansen, St. Marys, Kan .r0 Sam Shannon. St. Marvs, Kan JAi White Bros., St. Marys, Kan .0 Sherman James, St. Marys, Kan no Pat MeNeive. St. Marys. Kun M t;eoffrev Miller. St. Mnrvs. Kan 7i Joseph sakraina,, ?r. Marys, Kan. Andrew Hoy. St. Marys. Kan ."in John Helm, St. Marys. Kan "rft N. S. Clothier, St. Marys. Kan ."a I Martin Sweeney. St. Marys. Kan 2-" Stephen Costelli.. St. Marys, Kan '2."i I,. C. Stout. St. Marys. Kan T. J. 'oniiaiighton. St. Marys, Kan.. .2" C. K Hawley. St. Marys. Kan ."i.OO H. U. Shore. Topeka, Kan .'t.00 Jewish Relief Ass'n. Topeka, Kan 2.00 C. A. Wolf. Topeka. Kan 10.00 J. S. Austin. Topeka. Kau 10.00 A. J-'riend. Topeka, Kan 2.00 Mohr Testimony All In. Providence, Feb. 3. The presenta tion of all of the evidence in the trial of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr. ecil Brown and Henry H. Spellman. charged with the murder of Dr. C. Franklin Mohr was concluded at the forenoon session of the superior court here today. It is expected that the case will reach the jury some time tomorrow. NEW MEMBER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL SET 'It Mrs. Clifton McArttiur. The congressional set of Washing ton has a charming addition to its ranks with the arrival of Mrs. Clif ton N. McArthur, wife of the newly elected congressman from Orepon Tl.e usual official amenities over, tha social season is settling down to its wiiter stride and Mrs. McArthur is a. nopular raembr of the social col ciiy of the capital. THURSDAY EVENING, BIG W0RK AHEAD Bond Election for Larger Audi torium Faces Club. Wilson's Visit Over Other Ac tivities Come Up. UP TO CITY'S COMMISSIONERS Building Committee Figuring on Seventh Street Lots. Also Feel eed of Better Clear ing House System. With President Wilson's visit dis posed of activity at the Commercial club will not abate. Several impor tant matters have been left untouched for several weeks and from now on will again become the center of Com- mercial club activities. First, probably, is the auditorium proposition. This President Webb an nounced immediately after his elec tion is one of the most important proposition facing Topeka. While the j bufety of the big hall is not questioned, its capacity in the next few years will be overtaxed, it is feared. On the day of' his election Presi dent Webb appointed a committee to draft plans for an increase in the size of the auditorium. Since then the committee has worked in the dark, so far as the public has been concerned, but its members have been on the job. Irice Lots. Prices of lots immediately to the cast of the auditorium have been ob tained, the cost of an addition to the present building decided upon tenta tively and methods of raising suffi cient money for the improvement are row being discussed. Voting of a bond issue by the people is the only way that the improvement can become a reality, it is believed now. The city commissioners must be con sulted first and then comes the bond issue election, probably. No doubts are entertained as to whether the Commercial club members will back the project to the last trench. Promises a Meeting:. Next comes the clearing house pro position, a subject taken up by J. Will Kelley in his annual report read be fore the Commercial club several weeks ago. Mr. Kelley declared that Topeka has been losing much valuable advertising because the total of its daily clearings have not been proper ly enumerated. John It. Mulvane, president cf the association, has admitted that a com plete total had not been gathered daily of late, explained that some banks had not turned in their clearings. However. Mr. Mulvane expressed a determination to call a meeting" of the Clearing House association in a short time and make proper arrangements for including all clearings in daily re ports, taking in those of the Santa Fe and state house. Webb, Wilson Convert. A union depot project, a decision upon the future handling of the in dustrial fund and many others have been urged and President Webb and other officials intend now to take the various matters up in detail, cull out wild schemes and act promptly on all projects looked upon with favor by a majority of directors and members of the club. Letters urging more co-oper- intion are being compiled now by Pres ident Webb and will be mailed to each t member of the club in a few da vs. President Wilson's visit to Tooeka transformed Mr. Webb into a "Wilson Preparedness" advocate, the Commer cial club president stated today. From now on he is for a mild "Prepared ness" such as Is advocated by Presi dent wuson. TEST OF AUDITORIUM Wednesday's Crowd Put an Vmisual Strain on the Building. A. It. Young, city engineer, and Jo seph Weidelich, assistant fire chief, will make an inspection of the audi torium, following the test given it by the immense crowd Wednesday. Com- missioner V. L. Porter has some mis givings about the building. He wants to know whether the weight placed upon the balcony Wednesday caused any weakening in the supports. The building was given an inspection pre vious to the meeting and the inspectors could tind no indications of weakness. The structure has never had a bet ter test than during President Wilson's visit and if it shows no sisns of de fects now. Commissioner Porter will cease to worry about it. If an inspec tion indicates that the supports for the balcony are insufficient it is prob able that some of the seats will be removed. LOCAL MENTION, F. A. Koester. D. D. S.. 710 Mills Bldg. Special attention given to pyor rhea and oral prophylaxis. Adv. The case of the state against D. C. Scott, the negro charged with black mailing "Walter Allison, a Santa Fe employee, m Central park last sum mer, is up for hearing in the first di vision of the Shawnee county district court this afternoon. It is unlikely that the case will go to the jury be fore late tomorrow afternoon. The next case up will be that of the state against Phillip Brown, charged with the murder of Ira Gay in the Brown home last December. Safety razor blades sharpened better than new. Soc-Ck doz. II runt trug Co. Adv. L. M. Jontw, superintendent of tele graph for the Santa Fe, has returned to Topeka from an inspection trip over the western lines of the road. Glaps and glazing, call 93. J. K. Jones Paint Co. Adv. A meeting of the employers of la bor in the city of Topeka will be held at the Commercial club rooms at S p. m. Friday evening. February 4. The report of the commitfee appointed at a recent meeting will be heard, and plans for the organization of a State Employers' association will be per fected. A full attendance of all em ployers of the city is desired. -Adv. Pcinless dental work at moderate prices at the White Dental Parlors, 809 Kansas Ave., Phone 711. Adv. Olacs, Glazing and Paint. Miller Gillespie, 833 K A. Phono 255. Adv. FEBRUARY 3, 1916 DEATHS AND FUNERALS MARGARET SHIRLEY, age 62, died at 6:30 o'clock last night at-her home, 1357 Garfield avenue. Short services will be held at the residence at 12 o'clock Friday. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Grantville Methodist church. In terment in Grantville cemetery. JAMES NORMAN died Tuesday In St. Marys. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Lane chapel. Interment in Mount Auburn cemetery. EUGENE MAXWELL, age 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Maxwell, 2001 Buchanan street, died Wednesday af ternoon at the residence. The funeral was held this afternoon at the home. Interment in Topeka cemetery. ARTHUR BARNETT. The funeral was held this afternoon at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Walter Gray, on East Paramore street. Interment in Mount Auburn cemetery. MRS. HARRIET ROOSE, mother of L. O. and J. F. Roose of Topeka, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Aggie Wineland, in Hillsdale, Mich. Word of the death was received in Topeka last night. LAUTZ GOING AWAY Santa Fe Assistant General Manager to Recuperate in New Mexico. H. B. Lautz, aseistant to the general manager of the Santa Fe eastern lines, will leave tomorrow afternoon for Las Cruces, X. M., where he will spend several weeks while he recuperates from the effects of an attack of typhoid which he suffered several months ago. He will be acccmpanied by his wife and children. Since last November when he first became ill Mr. Lautz has been anable to assume full cnarge of his office although he has been reluctant to drop out of touch with important business in his department. Associates have persuaded him, v.owever to spend several weeks in a milder climate until ho becomes strong enough lo assume his duties witn the same vigor that has made him a conspicuous figure with ihe road. For the last two months, Mr. Lautz has frequently returned to his office in the Santa Fe building but the tax on his strength was too great. BIRTHS REPORTED The following birth certificates were recorded with the city clerk today: To WM. L. KIRK and wife, 1004 College, January 31, a boy. To LOUIS A. OUFFY and wife, 116 Railroad, January 31, a bo v. To WAKREN L. COOKSOX and wife, 109 Douthitt, FeDruary 1, a girl. To JOHX E. CLEMKNTS and wife, 134 Ohio, February 1, a girl. To GEORGE HERMAN and wife. 506 Xorth Harrison, February 1, a bo v. To CHARLES D. MAKEPEACE and wife, 1117 Arch, January 31, a girl. AT THE THEATERS At the Iris. Sarah Bernhardt will appear at the Iris today and tonight in the sensation al presentation of Tristan Bernard's famous drama, "Jeanne Dore." It is announced that this is the last photo play in which she will ever appear, and was made to perpetuate her name for all generations. The loss of one of ehr limbs in no wise Interferes in the screen production, of this, her greatest stage success. Her health has been failing fast in recent months and It was her own request that this repro duction of her favorite play be screen ed as a memorial to her name. Hyams and Mclntyre. The instant popularity of "My Home Town Girl" in which Hyams and Mc lntyre will appear at the Grand again Tuesday is a glowing refutation of the alleged bad taste, coarseness and vul garity charged by theunthinking to the majority of the frequenters of the theaters. Certainly "My Home Town Girl" is free from all suggestiveness. There is not a coarse episode in its en tire length, nor does it touch at any time upon a bald subject. There is nothing of double meaning in its lyrics and lines which depend for the effect desired solely upon genuine wit and real satire. At the Hip. The most talked of play that has ever been presented on the American stage Damaged Goods will be pro duced at this theater tonight for the initial performance by the Oliver Play ers. It will be the first chance that Topeka theater goers will have to see this celebrated and sensational play. Owing to the nature of the play chil dren under the age of 16 years will not be admitted unless they are oc compar.ied by their parents. There will be a popular price matinee tomor row. The last performance will take place Saturday night and it will not be repeated. Starting Monday night anew version of "Lena Rivers' will be pre sented. At the Orpheum. A piay of especial interest to chil dren will commence a three days' run at the i irpheum theater today. The production "Let Katy Do It" is a Tri anplc story of seven children who go to Mexican mining camp to make their home. Jane Gray and Tulley Mar- ishr.ll, well known to Orpheum theater i goers will be seen in the leading roles. The "Great Pearl Tangle." a Trlangle i Keystone farce comedy will also be j shown at the theater today. At tire Novelty. It is quite probable that most the ater goers are familiar with the en viable reputation that the famous comedian, Al Jolson, has acquired with the big New York Winter Garden show. Those who have seen Al will have a chance to compare him with his brother, Harry Jolson, who is on the Novelty bill for the weekend start ing today. They say that Harry is a counterpart of his brother Al. Elsie Faye, assisted by Joe Miller and John Hogan will have the third place on the nill which is a prominent spot but they say they are used to it and are not a bit embarrassed about it. Aki r.nd company will introduce new magic and illusion tricks embellished with songs. Noodles and Paxton Fagan are said to have an act that appeals to popular favor. Noodles Fagan is a king of the newsboys and has made a vast fortune in the sale of newspa Ders in Nw York and Brooklyn. The Kramka Brotners are the first on the bill with a comedy acrobatic act that is said to be built on unconventional ideas. The Pathe News will be of usual interest in the display of the late news events via the screen. DIRECTORIES OUT Crane and Company to Distrib ute 700 Copies Tomorrow. Everything Done to Make Books Better Than Ever. FIND 114 NEW STREETS IN CITY Contains Raines and Addresses of County's Taxpayers. Announced Big Advertisers Will Be the First Supplied. Charles L. Mitchell, secretary of 1 the Polk-Radges Directory announces that distribution of seven hundred j copies of Topeka s new city mrec- tories. bigger ard better than ever, will begin tomt rrow morning by Crane Company, printers and binders. It t -v- -7 nit. in,, vnj uuriuiy puuiiBiuru j Topeka since 1912 and it was only by hard work on the part of Crane Company that Topeka obtained the much needed book. Merchants and others carrying ad vertisements in the book get a copy free. Those wishing to purchase the book will be charged $8. The adver tisers will be supplied first while those wishing to purchase must wait until Tuesday. Bound in Jied. The directory is covered with beau tiful red vellum De Luxe on which is printed black faced advertisements of seven firms. In all there are forty eight pages of advertising, 528 pages in the alphabetical section and seventy four pages in the classified directory section. In addition there is a com plete list of names and postoffices of all taxpayers residing in Shawnee county compiled from the records of the county assessor. The directory compilers have en deavored to make this 1916 directory more complete than it has ever been produced before. For instance, a whole week was put in by one of R. L. Polk Company's experts making up the list of streets? in the city of Topeka in the divisions and subdi visions which have been annexed during the past ten years, and this analysis developed the fact that there are 114 more streets in the city of To peka than has ever been listed before. Has -189 Streets. Topeka has 489 different recorded streets in the city and its suburbs. The compilation of this directory this year was a much harder and more expen sive proposition than ever before, for the reason that so many would not an swer the doorbells, thinking that the solicitors were book agents, and it was almost necessary to climb into the windows in some places to get infor mation. Instead of taking 150 working days to list the names of the city, as was estimated by R. L. Polk Co.'s ex pert, it actually took 274 working days While the directory will not be abso lutely perfect (no directory was ever made up absolutely perfect): yet' everything has been done that could be' to make the directory as accurate as; possible. The new list of names com piled was checked back against the last telephone directory and against the last city directory, and right up until the last minute the death notices were carefully scrutinized each day and names taken from the already compiled list. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. rnrnished by the United Rtntes Weather i u renu. Topeka, Kansas, for tbe 24 hours endius u- today High Low Itnln or w ea- Station. Temp. Temp. Snow ther Boston. M:ib .".4 22 .S2 Snow'g Huffulo, N. Y 2 14 T Cloudy l alearv. Alb -2H .0 Clear Chicago HI I rir Cint lnnati, O JH 12 T CWr Coiuonliii. Kau IS .0 Cloudy Corpus Christ!. T...50 lis .0 Clear Deuver. Colo 20 2 T Snow g Hen Moines. Ia 12 4 .0 Clear Imliitli. Minn -4 -14 Clear Kl 1'aso. Tex W I'lear Fort Worth. Tex 42 2i .0 Clear (ialveston. Tex 44 :w .0 Clear Havre. M.mt 4 -2ti Clear Jacksonville. I-'Ia 4 :.2 .01 Cle:tr Kansas Cifv, Mo.. ..19 12 .0 Cloudy t .it 1 1 lfm-k Ark :w 24 .0 Clear Los Angeles. Cul 44 .0 loudy Louisville, Kv 14 'Ipr New Orli-nns, La 44 Clear New York. X. Y -t2 22 l.:W Snow'g North Platte. Neb.. IS .02 Snow Oklahoma. Okla Mi 24 .0 Clear Omaha. Xeh 12 T Snow's Phoenix, Ariz 5H 40 .0 Clear Pittsburg. Pu 20 Hi .10 Cloudy 'Portland, "fp i St. Joseph. Mo 14 t; .o Cloudy iSt. Louis. Mo 20 14 .0 Clear 1st Pt-Hl. Minn 2 -14 Clear Salt Lake. I'tah 32 "2 .02 Cloudy San Fran"is-o. Cul. .."4 4i .12 Haln'g Sault Ste. Marie H -4 .0 Cloudy I Seattle. Wash 2ti .02 Cloudy Sheridan. Wyo 12 -4 .04 Hear Spokane. Wnh 22 I Swift Current, Sas..-H -20 Clear Tampa. Kin 4 lear Toledo. 0 22 12 T Clear Topeka. Kan 20 7 .0 Cloudy Washington. 1). C.M'J 24 .K4 Clear Wichita. K;in 20 1 .0 Clear Winnipeg. Man -4 -22 T Clear w Orleans Cotton Mnrkri. New Orleans. Feb. .T COTTON Spot, steady; unchanged. Middling. 11 .51. w York Money Market. New York. Feb. .'I. MoXKY Mercantile paper. Wa'Ay per cent. Sterling exchange. 00 dav bills. 4.70; cable, 4.70 7-10. Francs, demand, B..sS cables. 5.H7. Marks, demand. 7:i cables. 7.'(. Kronen, demand. 72: cables. 7:. Guilders, demand, 41"; cables, 42 Lires. demand, 0.7.: en hies. 0.72. Hiibles. demnud. cables. :wi2. Bar silver, 00,': Mexican dollars. 4'.:. Tovermnent bonds, strong; railroad bonds, f'rm. Time loans, steady; 00 and davs. -Vj&2 0 months. -n'i. Call money, steady: high. 2; low. 1 ruling rate. 1: last loan, 2; closing bid 1 offered at 2. LOST IMamond ring between Crosby r.ms. and the state house Phone 7Ki before 5::io p. m. or after tt:.!0 a. in. 7 Daily Trains TO KANSAS CITY POtBLE TRACK VfSPffera XO STOPS Lr.T.p.k. Ar. K. City jSFffcf K-Cltx Ar. ToprtT" :lSs.m. :5.m. M LM ll" 'i 7:IUa.m. 1 1:40.... '-J .11:00... m. li M m" 7:4. p.m. Phon. MM 10:00 p. n. t:Mp.m. 10:4p. PMllm.n Sle-pr. Only ll:4p.m. 1 :88 !L' HE LABELS THEM Bryan, Sunday, Shaw Incom petents, Says Chicago Prof. Henry Ford Is Only a Peg Bet ter Than They Are. Chicago, 111.. Feb. 3. William Jen nings Bryan. "Billy" Sunday and George Bernard Shaw are incompe tents, according to Professor Paul Shorey of the University of Chicago. Henry Ford of Detroit is a peg better. Professor Shorey said. He has indi cated his ability to manufacture auto- mobiles. Except for that phase of his lhi tfi jiuwcv 1 1 iic ta notcu the others. Professor Shorey talked on "In ternational Relations" at the Chicago Woman s club. "Ford, Bryan, Shaw and 'Billy Sunday may command an ear for any thing they have to say." asserted Pro- i fessor Shore v. "Bryan. Sunday and Shaw have never demonstrated compe- Itence in any human way. and Ford has m me manuraciure or auiomo- biles. But Shaw, if not a thinker himself, is an exciter of thought in others." Professor Shorey denounced the movement to get boys to pledge them selves not to fight even to 'protect their country from attack. "Such haters of war as these," he said, "have begun war on America here and now." Some of the women applauded. Professor Shorey said that those men who are seeking to establish a milk and water international policy are "making America ridiculous abroad and are making possible irremediable disaster and irretrievable ruin at home." We desire to thank our many friends for the kindness shown us during the illness and death of wife and mother, also the beautiful floral offerings. MR. and MRS. J. H. COZAD, MR. and MRS. W. C WOODARD, MR. J. KUN and FAMILY. Adv. Tomorrow Fish Fresh dressed Channel Cat, per pound IDC Butter Country rolls and prints, per q pound OC English Style Biscuits Arrowroot in 15c Panamas t2r Society Tea Whfntmral in non-returnable vvneatmcai tins per Sugar Corn n Hunlty and Palmer's Biscuits (Imported English) Nursery Bulk, per j c Wheatmeal "J Digestive Tins, per University rr lC Phone 4190 900 North Kan. Ave. MORNS MYERS PURE DISTILLED WATER fi-irallon bottle ftad cooler for the office. 2 -gallon bottle. And cooler for the home. -gallon boU'e. Just th right size for the refrig erator. TOPEKA PURE WATER CO. Phono 86?

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