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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
find DETECTIVE HURT
John NJ. Boland May Die, Seattle
Officers Fear.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. ga man be-
1ieved to be John NJ. Boland, As years
old. a private detective of New York,
was found last night with his skull
featured, lying on the laYatory in a
cafe on Upper Third avenue. Little
was known of the man about the cafe.
Cards found in his pocket showed that
he was a member of the New York
Athletic club and a tag attached to
a key ring bore the name of a detec-
tive agency having offices in New
York and Chicago, and of which he
apparently is one of the owners. The
police have been unable to find any
one who knows anything of Boland or
his business here. At the city hospi-
tai, it was said his injuries were seri-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
AGCIE HOPES ARE HIGH
IA. S. A. G. Sees chance to Enter
Missouri Valley Conference.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. Guy s.
I4owman, director of athletics at tho
Kansas State Agricultural college, left
here this afternoon for Columbia, Mo-,
where he will represent the college at
a meeting of the athletic representa-
tives of the Missouri valley colleges.
The conference is to decide whether or
not the Aggies are to be members of
the circle. Chances seem to favor the
Kansas school this year more than in
times past when the Aggies have
sought admittance. The great show
ing the Aggies made in the football
season this year has given them a
chance of being conference members.
The announcement that Coach Low
man had gone to Columbia to attend
the meeting and that the conference
would decide upon the Aggies was a
surprise to the followers of athletics
here. Little comment on the question
has been made. While at Columbia,
Lowman also will schedule basketball
games with the big teams,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
EXPECT BIC CROWD
X. s. A. C. Men VIII Entertain
1000 AgricuIturists.
Farmers Week Will Be Held
Beginning December 80.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 6.-The Agri-
| cultural college will be ''at home'' to
! the farmers and farmers wives and
sons and daughters, December 80 to
/ Visitors are welcome to the college at
all times, but during farmers week"
the entire institution is thrown open for
the entertainment and instruction of
Kansas rural population. The occasion
is the meeting of the State Farmers in
stitute, but anyone is welcome to at
tend. One thousand delegates are ex-
pected.
Edward C. Johnson, superintendent of
farmers Institutes at the college, is
busy preparing for the big meeting. He
announces that brief courses and lee
lures will be given in these subjects:
Corn judging. farm crops. cooking,
sewing, dairying, dairy testing, fruits,
fruit marketing, stock judging, live
stock, veterinary medicine, and gas en-
gines. In addition to these regular
courses, lecturers from outside the
state will address the general assembly
which meets every morning from 11:15
to 1915.
Monday afternoon and evening is
"boys' day" A large number of boys
winners in corn Judging contests con-
Quoted by their home institutes, are ex-
peeted to bring their prize corn and
compete for the state prizes, which ag-
gregate $500. Tuesday evening is ''wom-
en- 5 evening MISS Nedle knowles, OE
the Iowa Agricultural college, will be
one of the lecturers for that session.
Thursday evening a reception will be
given to all delegates and others at
tending the institute.
All the state organizations which
meet in connection with the state in
stitute will have Friday for meeting
day. Some of these are: The Horse
Breeders association, the Crop I'm
provement association, and the Swine
Breeders association. Drainage, irriga-
ton, and live stock conferences also
will be held during the week. The
state dairy commissioner and the dairy
department will give a special course
for cream station operators. An ex-
animation will be held Friday for all
desiring to obtain or renew. permits for /
buying cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
HITS AT ALCOHOL
Chief Surgeon Calls 1t 'sMOst
Battling Obstacles"
Army Suffers From Use of
Liquor, He Says.

New York, Dec. 6.-The use Of alco-
hol among officers of the army and
navy is declared the most battling
obstacle to progress" in a report by
Colonel Mervin Maus, chief surgeon or
the eastern division of the army. The
report is made public in the Journal
of the Military Service, published by
the officers at Governors Island.
DR.. Maus recommended that mo one
who uses alcoholic beverages should
be appointed to important positions,
civic or military, to the command OF
military or naval forces, or any other
positions of Importance, and response
bility." In reference to the evils of
the use of alcohol in military organi-
cation, he says:
TT lessons working capacity, march
ing endurance, accuracy ana rapldlty
in rifle firing, ability to command
troops and solve military problems, TO
navigate and maneuver war vessels, to
act as members of courts and military
boards, to properly perform admins
trative work, to develop the intellect
and fit one for the higher duties and
responsibility of life.
1T causes sickness, impairs health
and usefulness, adds greatly to the
nonefhciency of both officers and men,
adds additional burden and cost to the
medical department deprives the gov
eminent of otherwise valuable officers
and enlisted men, and forces them on
the retired or pension list, with cor
responding increase of government ex-
penditures.
1.-THE higher powers of judgment and
ability to make proper comparisons and
weight testimony is lowered under the
influence of alcohol. Serious mistakes
have occurred from alcohol among Of
fcers in command Of land and sea
forces"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
SUICIDE AT IS.
Major Aallery Jumps From Tenth
Floor of Hotel

New York, Dec. 6.-Major John @,
Mallory, u. s. A, retired, jumped
from the tenth floor of the Hotel
Manhattan today and was instantly
killed. He had been suffering from
melancholy and was under the care
of a nurse. His wife, who was Miss
Turnure of Aiken, S. c., also was i'll.
Their home was in Newport, r. l.,
and they had been stopping here for
the last two weeks. Major Mallory
was SO years old and a graduate of
West Point in the class of 1863.
He was born in PeHnsylVania and
was appointed to the military acad-
envy from Alabama. Since his retire.
ment in 1891 he had lived much of
the time in Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
GET YOUNG HOLDUP.
Police Hold Otto Frueh, Aged ~, for
Purse Snatehing.

New York, Dec. 6.-The youngest
''holdup man." ever arrested in New
York city is awaiting trial here today.
He is Otto Frueh, IL years old, son OF
an East side tailor.
With two masked companions, Frueh
is charged with waylaying pedestrians
on Morningside drive. Their attempts
at robbery were unsuccessful until last
night. when they jumped from thick
ct and grabbed a handbag from Mrs.
John s. Olney, wife of a member of
the stock exchange. The bag contain
ed 81, 900 in cash, and jewels.
Mrs Olney screamed and a police
man captured Frueh. The other two
escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
HE BRINGS GOOD PRICE
Champion Steer Sold in Chicago for
so Cents a Pound.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Glencarnoek Vic
tor, named the worlds champion steer
at the International Livestock exposi-
ton, was sold yesterday to a Chicago
department store for $S15, or so cents
a pound, the animals weight being
1880 pounds. The steer was owned by
J. =. McGregor of Brandon, Man.
The champion sweepstakes lot of
steers will be shipped alive to New
York, having been purchased for ii
cents a pound. They averaged 1,1S9
mounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
NO GAME At K. C.
Only Board of Governors Can Make
the Change.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 6.-The rumors
that the Missouri valley conference
will take some definite action toward
returning the annual football game
between Missouri and Kansas to Kan
sas City at the meeting in Columbia
today are ungrounded in the belief of
Manager W, o. Hamilton of Kansas.
Mr.. Hamilton left this afternoon for
Columbia.
Under the existing conditions the
best that the conference could do would
be to make recommendations that the
games be allowed to be played on other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
WELL FIXED
Nine Veterans Eligible to Team Next
Fall.

Princeton, n. J., Dec. 6.-Princeton
will enter the 1913 football season
with a veteran for every position on the
team except center and right tackle, a
situation unprecedented in history.
Nine of the Is football veterans now
in college are eligible for next sea-
son, and there is a possibility that this
number will be increased to IL if John
Logan and Dewitt, the punter, remain
IN college. Pendleton, Penf1eld,
Bluethenthal, Andrews, Dunlap and
Wight are the only football stars who
will graduate next spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
INSURE AGAINST TWINS
In London They Are Classified as
"Calamitous Happenings"

London, Dec. "a new classified
ton OF insurance has been created
here under the heading of caIamitous
happenings and it is now possible to
secure insurance against the birth of
twins. The rate quoted is 5 per cent.
Under the same classification broth
ers quote varying rates against the
elrtn OF child who might deprive
one of an estate or q title
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
Leayenworth Joints Raided.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 6.-Anoth-
er bombshell was exploded in the
camp of the jointists when three raids
were made by Sheriff Larkin. A
quantity of wet goods was found at
each of the places visited The raids
conducted, following that of the Lin
dell hotel and two other places last
Tuesday, have brought CONSERVATION
to the camp of the dispensers of
liquid refreshments. The activities of
the sheriff this week came to them as
a surprise and they can't understand
just how it all happened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
MEXICAN REBELS BUSY
Twenty Ranches Destroyed During the
Last Week.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Almost daily
reports are being received at the state
rebel and federal troops in Mexico, in
dicating a great revival of insurgent
activity. From these reports it APP
pears that more than 20 ranches have
been destroyed during the last week
and that the rebel forces are being
rapidly augmented by a lawless class
attracted by the possibilities of whole
sale lOOting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
FRISCO BUYS ROADS.
Closes Deal for Houck Interests in
Southeast Missouri.

Memphis, Dec. 6.-As a probable Sc
quel to the visit Of President Winchell
of the st. Louis & San Francisco Rail-
road company to Memphis announce
ment was made today that the cor
poration had closed a deal for the
Louis Houck railroad interests in
southeast Missouri, $4,000 being
suggested as the purchase price.
The roads included in the sale were
the Chester, PerryVille & Genevieve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
Saturdays
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White House Flour, As Id. SIX $1.2O
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zoe large Dill Pickles, doz. 15c
Fine strong Zoe Cotton Gloves
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8 finest sc Owl Pencil Tablets. .1Oc
Pound fine Breakfast Cocoa,
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Finest Butterine (part real
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Fine White Turnips (sweet), PIX &c
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Jonathan Eating Apples, PIX, use
Fine Country Sorghum, 65c pail 5Sc
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

Railway company; Cape Girardeau &
Chester Railroad company; Cape Gil
rardeau & Theb&s Bridge Terminal
Railroad company and the Saline VAL
ley Railroad company, trackage of LOG
miles.
These additions to the lines of the
purchasing company will, it is an
track from Thebes to st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
TROUBLES OF FLETCHER
Third Charge Against Him Now Pend
ing in Court,

Charging the transfer of property for the
purpose of eVading the execution of a
judgment secured against him, suit was
hled against H. E. Fletcher today in the
district court, and also against his wife,
his son, EIbert Fletcher, and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emma C. Alden, asking that
deeds made by Fletcher and his wife to
the son and daughter be set aside. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

suit was brought by Otto Boyd in the
name of his father, ID. W. Boyd, to have
the property in question declared subject
to execution.
Judgment against Fletcher in the sum OF
$500 for shooting. Otto Boyd more than
ear ago, recently was entered in the
court. Fletcher also has been convicted
of assault in a e-imal case brought
against him, in which ne never has been
sentenced the case being pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

than university grounds" he said. I'm
the first place the body that took the
game away and put it at the schools
is not the conference, but the board
of governors of the universities. And
if the game is returned to Kansas City
it will be by the ruling of this board"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

United States Attorney Harry Bone
spent few hours in Topeka TODAY. but
returned to Kansas City this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

Imported birds and gold fish. 527 Jack
son.-Adv.
The Ladies Aid and young ladies of t,e
First English Lutheran church are bav-
ing successful holiday sale and bazar
this afternoon and evening at the church
corner of Fifth and Harrison streets Mrs
A V. Lindel1 is head of the aid and has
general charge of the affair.
United States Attorney Harry Rome
spent a few hours in Topeka TODAY. but
returned to Kansas City this afternoon
Major A. NJ Harvey is spending TODAY
in Leavenworth.
new electric lighting system has been
installed in the First English Lutheran
church at Fifth and Harrison streets and
will be used for the first time Sunday
evening.
Emanuel H. Shary. of Nebraska, to-
day filed suit in the federal court
against d. o. Cochran, of Westmore-
land, Kan. charging him with the fail
ure to pay a number of promissory
notes, aggregating about $751; The
transaction arose out of Texas land
deal.
Rev. NJ. F. TroxeIl, pastor of the First
English Lutheran church. Is giving
series of sermons Sunday mornings Of
December on the sentences of the Lords
Prayer and in the evenings IS preaching
special sermons on the Advent season of
- -s's',-ol. r-aaTs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

Major A. NJ. Harvey is spending toda,
in Leavenworth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
LOCAL MENTION.

Imported birds and gold fish. 527 jack
son.-Adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11
REGISTER TODAY!

This is the first day Of registration.
The polls will be open from a. m. to
10 p. m. at places in all election dis
tricts which are advertised in this
mornings Tribune.
Register to-day, for II you put off
registering. sickness, business engage
ments or weather conditions may pre-
vent you from putting your name on
the rolls at later date.
The issues this year in the nation
and the state are Of the utmost i'm
portance to the people. Grave consti-
tutional changes are threatened II one
Of the parties is not so decisively
beaten at the polls that Its defeat will
be accepted as Reputation of its
dangerous proposals. The historic sys-
tenn Of protection to American indus
try Is at stake. And In this state the
voters are invited to repel further
advance Of Tammanyism In the person
Of the first outright Tammany candi-
date for Governor In generation.
He Is an unfaithful citizen who does
not register and go to the polls this
year. Register to-day!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11

victed and few Of them are ever likely
to be il the Police Commissioner goes
on appointing any rascal whose name
is certified to him, provided he mas
never been in jail. But what proht Is
there In Mayor Gaynor's anti-cluo6ing
reform" IL he puts club and gun
into the hands of a man so homIcldai
In his instincts that he has taken one
life and tried to take another?
The real responsibility for shameful
appointments to the force like this one
rests with Mayor Gaynor. His Civil
Service Commission having Numbered
grossly in certifying crooks and cut
threats for appointment as officers or
the law, he has been unwilling to have
1t convicted of It's mistakes. Accord
ingly he has set up rubber stamp
management Of the Police Department
If Mr.. Hedges becomes Governor ne
will find 1t necessary to do more than
take action against the rubber stamp
at Headquarters in order to keep the
police force from being filled win
Lefty Louies' and "Gyp the Bloods'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11

while in the same length of time 1t In
creased TO more than 1856 100. while the
population increased about two ana one
half. During these years, with the ex-
ception Of three years. the government
was under the policy Of protection.
4. VIII these same able statesmen ac-
count for the great prosperity OF the pep
pie Of the South under the protective pol
icy which they have always opposed-a
prosperity seen in the great improvement
in the finances Of the Southern peopleE
And can they account for the great fact
that during the time OF the protective sys-
tenn the government has paid out more
than s., 900 900. 900 in pensions; paid great
war debt, constructed a large navy, and
the people to-day have more money IN
savings banks, building and loan assoc'a-
tons and in life insurance than they ever
had before, and will they be able to deny
these results are the fruit OF the pro-
tective policy?
Lastly, will, the two eminent statesmen
from the South deny that IL the Southern
people had adopted the system OF protec-
ton 80 ably advocated BY Henry Clay In
stead Of the free trade policy so earnestly
advocated by John c. Calhoun. would
they not have been better prepared to
enter into the struggle against the Union.
and II the South had developed its ie-
sources during the years previous 10 the
war as II has since, would there nave
been anv war? OSCAR JEFFERY.
Washington, n. j., Oct. s, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11
BALKAN WAR STRENGTH.

The usual amount of loose and ex-
aggerated talk goes on concerning the
military strength OF the Balkan States
and the consequent size Of the armies
which may be put into the field. 1t
seems difficult for some persons to
speak or think In terms of less than
millions Thus even so good an au-
thority as Colonel Diemel, the Turkish
military attache at Paris, is quoted as
speaking of Bulgaria's concentrating
100000 troops on the Turkish from
tier. ANY numbers approximating
those are simply out Of the question,
not merely for Bulgaria alone but for
all four Of the Balkan League put to-
gether. The precise number Of troops
available cannot be declared, but 1t
may be estimated pretty accurately
from the population Of the countries.
Bulgaria has a population Of about
100000. Her army on peace foot
ing consists of 5000 men, and in time
of war 1t is expected to reach 23o,OOo.
Servia's population Is 100000; her
peace strength is nominally 35,605, and
her war strength 10000. Greece has
population Of 2,750,O00, but her mill
tary organization is so poor that her
army is proportionately small, num-
bering In peace $4,000 and In war
only about $4,000 Montenegro has
only $4,000 people, but 1t is grave
penal offence for any man to 60 I'M
armed or to be ineIpert In the use Of
arms; the result being that she has q
peace army Of eleven brigades and a
war strength Of $4,000 The four
states have among them. then. a war
strength Of $4,000 men Of all classes.
Turkey, on the other hand, has, apart
from Egypt and Trlpoli, a population
Of more than 25,000,OO0. The nominal
strength Of her army is $4,000 in
peace and more than 100000 in war
To what extent the war In Tripoli has
lessened her power is not known, but
ii seems probable that she can put a
considerably larger army In the field
than all her adversaries united.
In case Of general Balkan war,
then, instead of the millions on each
side which some have imagined, the
chances are that there will scarcely
be a million men in the field under all
the flags. The war will be substan-
TALLY confined to the land, as the Turk
ish and Greek navieS are negligible
quantities. That 1t will be waged
fiercely Is to be expected. The Turks
and Montenegrins are natural born
warriors, and the Bulgarians are
among the most ruthless Of combatants.
The Servians are hard fighters, and
despite their gross neglect OF military
training and discipline the Greeks have
in them the making Of good soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11
SUFFERS TAMMANYIsM.

All that Mr.. Sulzer finds to say In
his speech of acceptance on the ques-
ton of his independence Of Murphy
and Tammany is, William Sulzer
never had a boss and his only master
sis himself" Then he has been a
very bad master to himself politically
Tammany has never been so evil that
Mr.. Sulzer has lifted his hand against
1t. Nothing that any boss has ever
done has drawn word of protest from
Sulzer, unless he himself happened TO
suffer from the bossism. When the
Lexow committee revealed the shock
ing system of using the police force 10
levy on vice and crime, bringing con-
yiction to the entire city that the cor
rupt tribute found its way into lam
many Hall, Mr.. Suffers regularity was
not disturbed. Thousands Of citizens
turned against the Tammany ring at
that time, but Mr.. Sulzer was not
among them. Where was MS lnue
pendence then? Where was his anu
Tammany disposition? Where was
his ordinary sense Of decency and goou
political morals? If he was his own
master when he remained the defender
of Croker and his grating crew az
that time. so much the worse for MN
And where was Mr.. Suffers lnde-
pendence when the town rose again In
revolt over the red light" revelations
a few years later, bringing close to the
doors of Tammany once more the prey
ing upon unhappy victims of the brass
check" system? Thousands protested
against Tammany and its train OF evils
for the second time, taking the admin
istration Of the city away from 1t; but
Mr.. Sulzer was not among them. lie
sat in the boss's conventions, nominal
ing the bosss candidates, making the
nominating speech In at least one case,
when only the men In the inner circle
Of Tammany, their dependents, hench-
men and machine tenders, with the al
lied hosts of vice, kept loyal II he
had no boss and chose this part, so
much the worse for him!
He has chosen this part always, from
the time when he participated with
Hill and Maynard in the stealing OF
the state up to the present moment;
precisely the part which Sullivan has
chosen, and all the other faithful dis
trict leaders and officeholders in Tam
many Hall. "An organization Demo
crat, If you Will" he says in his
speech of acceptance Yes, regular in
the most debased political organization
in this country, even in its periods OF
greatest degradation.