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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
TO GUST DAWSON
Crawford County Socialists On
In Arms.
They Resent Effort to Gust
Their Sheriff.
THEY CALL MASS MEETINGS
Want County Attorney Keller
Ousted, Too.
WIN Montgomery VIM Go to
Crawford Co. to SEQ.

Petitions demanding the recall Of At
torney General John 8. Dawson and
A. b. Keller. county attorney of Craw-
ferd county. are being circulated By
Crawford county Socialists. The re-
call petitions Were circulated because
Of the custer suit against John Tarl-
ington. the Crawford county sheriff;
and Tarkington's friends have called
public indignation meetings to be held
Sunday in Mulberry and Pittsburg to
protest against the action Of Dawson
in demanding Tarkington's Job.
Assistant Attorney General W. p.
he would 20 to Crawford county to at
tend the demonstration meetings. Ac-
cording to reports received in Topeka
this afternoon, there have been threats
Of violence in event state officials at
tempt to interfere in the carrying OUT
lists. It 10 further claimed that the
Socialists. incensed over Dawson's suit
against Tarlkington, will not conf1no
their condemnattons to Dawson and
Keller alone. but win denounce MEM
bers of the supreme court in their
speeches. Copies Of handbills received
in this afternoons mails announce that
Jake Sheppard Of Fort Scott chief
counsel for darlington. will be the
principal speaker at the Sunday meet
ings.
The handbills announce STARTLING
revelations. secret conspiracies and
atrocious plots will be stripped naked
at these meetingA" Everybody IL in
vtted. the bills announce. especially
Tarkington accusers." But It ID un-
derstood that no attempt to interfere
with the program Of the meetings
will be tolerated by the Socialists.
The Mulberry meeting will be held
at 2:s0 Sunday afternoon and the
Pfttsburg meeting at 8 o'clock Sum
day night. w. p. Montgomery viii
not only attend the meetings, but will
take a stenographer with him and
will make q transcript Of the meetings
and speeches Of the Socialist orators.
It IL probable that the utteranceo at
these meetings win be used by the
state i'm : presenting the Tarkington
custer suit to the supreme court
March 20.
County Attorney Keller IN a letter
to Attorney General Dawson this at
ternoon stated:
II presume you know what kind Of
q meeting this will be. It win be an
attack on those whom they believe are
responsible for their troubles I have
heard it, several times today that the
socialists are circulating q petition
asking that you and be ousted. I
believe that the talks at these protest
meetings should be taken and trans
cribed."
No announcement as to the date
when the Dawson recall petitions
will be presented. That they are now
being circulated is the reliable infor-
nation received by state officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
CHANCE MAY PLAY.
VIII BE at First Base II Physical CON.
dition VIII Permit.

Houston. Tex, March 6-Frank
Chance is out for first base of the
Yankees and II his legs hold out and
his headaches do not return he will
serve the Yankees as playing man
ager this year.
Today he was at frst base through
out the entire infleld practice Of the
first team, playing with all the dash
of five years ago. and at the conclu-
sion of the practice said he felt no
effects from the hard work. He has
wired New York for a special head
guard. as he still flnds himself unable
to dodge the beam ball which put him
out while he was with the Cubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
ELLIS FOUND GUILTY.
His Punishment Fixed at Is Years In
Penitendary.

Chicago, March 6.-William Cheney
Fills was convicted and punishment
fixed at Is years Imprisonment, for the
murder Of his wife in a Chicago hotel
last October. George Remus. Ellis
counsel, indicated he would not press
the motion for a new trial, which was
filed Immediately after the verdict was
read. Should a new trial be denied,
Mr.. Remus said. Ellis probably would
be taken to the penitentiary without
appealing to a higher court.
Both Ellis and his attorney seemed to
be satisfied with the verdict. Mr..
Remus termed the verdict "a complete
victory for the defense"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
British Newspapers Praise the
Presidents Action
In Asking for Repeal of Canal
Tolls Exemption.
SAY HE HAS SET An EXAMPLE
Worthy of Emulation in Euro.
pean Diplomatic Circles.
Call It an Example Of Courage
and Manliness.

London, MARCH &-LAudatory COM
ments on President Wilson's message
to congress are published In most Of
the newspapers Of the country today.
The government organ. the Westmin-
ster Gazette, pays the highest COM
pliment to President Wilson for his at
titude in regard to the question Of
Panama tolls. It says:
1T is not always convenient to hail
a statesman Of another country a. q
'Just Judge when he advocates your
cause against a section Of his own
ever. from expressing respectful ad-
mfration Of the courage and manliness
with which President Wilson handles
the Panama tolls question.
THE president Of the United States
sets an example Of straight dealing
which may be recommended to diplo-
mats Of the old world. Other states
of doing the thing he has done. but
most Of them would fetch about for
diplomatic phrases or make believe ar
guments to save the faces Of their gov
ernments or to conceal to their own
purpose that they are proposing q
change Of policy.
''It Is a great example. II tho peo-
as we feel confident they will Go. they
will have done much more than adjust
the difference between them and us
with regard to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty They will have set q precedent
OF profound Importance to the whole
world
Referring to President Wilson'S
greater delicacy." the Westminster Ga
zette says:
I've understand the allusion. and
think it right to say at once that Mr.
Wilson's handling Of this question
greatly facilitates quiet confederation
Of the other and more delicate Ques-
tions here alluded to-"
The Mexican Problem.
On the subject Of William 8. Ben
ton. the British ranchman killed at
Juarez, the sape newspaper says:
when we are dealing with q man OF
such manifest uprightness and good
will as President Wilson we shall GER
tainly not expect our government to
force those issues in q chop-logical
and contentious spirit. The only ma
terial point for US to consider is
whether, If the United States was non
existent in this affair, we could do
anything better for ourselves than II
is endeavoring to do for US. To that
answering.
I'VE greatly deprecate all efforts in
this country to force the United States
into an adventurous policy out Of
keeping with President Wilson's IDEAS"
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
President Wilson's action sweetens
the atmosphere of international rela-
tions between US and our kin on the
other side Of the Atlantic. We may
question. II we will. the wisdom with
which the high moral principle guiding
President Wilson, has been applied to
ovnl ~tI A.
all matters we shall henceforth feel
confidence that insofar as he controls
affairs of state, they will be conducted
as by one who having sworn unto his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
ROCK ISLAND MEETING
Gathering of An Special Service Men
Of Second District In Topeka.

Of the Rock Island Lines in Topeka,
issued a call today for a general gath
ering Of all tho division special agents
of this territory In Topeka Monday
and probably Tuesday.
The general policy of H. III. Ger
main as superintendent OF special ser
vice of the Rock Island Lines win be
outlined to the division agentA The
change In titles of terminal watchman
to that Of special officers will be
decided upon at this meeting.
1t was announced today by NJ. A.
Long that az soon as the local head
quarters could be eztis. god, the Office
force in Topeka woutdvbe increased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
STRIKE ISsExPENSIVE.
Colorado Miners Have Received -,
OO0, 900 in Benefits.

Mine workers OF America have paid prac-
tically 81, ,00000O in strike benefits to Colo
rado miners since April 1. 1910. This was
the statement Of Edward L. Doyle, Soc
retary and treasurer of district Is, before
the house subcommittee investigating the
Colorado coal miners strike.
The total in strike benefits, as shown
by Doyle's records. was 8. .995 ,Sse. OF this
$f.04O412 was paid to miners in northern
Colorado before the calling of the present
strike last September. The sum paid since
September %. 1913. IS $s65, ,4s4. of which
$714,5s5 was expended in the southern
field The remaining $40. .S99 was expend-
ed in the northern field since September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
BIN Repeal Pananns Tolls Exemptdos
Clause Favogahly Reported.

Washington, March e.-Sonate met
at noon. Senator Poindexter intro
duced a resolution calling on Presi-
dent Wilson to explain certain phrases
conferred with Felix Dtaz. who wants
q hearing on Mexican affairs before
the foreign relations committee. Mrs.
o. H p. Belmont warned Senator
Ashurst not to press for q vote now
on the woman suffrage amendment.
immigration committee completed ita
work on the Burnett bill with q lit
eracy test.
House met at noon. Interstate
commerce committee reported . bill
to repeal the Panama canal tolls ex-
emption.
Representative Hensley asked the Ia
Dor committee to report a bill to pro-
htbit importation Of prison-mado goods
Representative Aswell. Of louisiana,
urged the civil service committee to
segregate white and negro government
clerks. Representatives Of the Chicago
Board OF Trade replied to charges that
1t is operating an an illegal monopoly.
The Sims bill to repeal the Panama
toll exemption was favorably reported
by the house commerce committee by
a vote Of II to l. Representatives Dore-
mus OF Michigan, Democrat; Kn0wland
Of California, Republican. and
O'Shaughnessy Of Michigan, Democrat
and Laferty Of Warrington, Progress
sive. voted against it.
The bill az reported by the COM
mittee simply provides that the sen.
tence in the Panama canal act, read
ing:
No tolls shall be levied upon vessels
engaged in the coastwise trade OF the
United States'' shall be repealed Mem
bers who voted against it pointed out
that another provision relating to min
imum tolls also must be repealed, OF
the whole question still will be open
and the United States may in its dis
cretion allow American vessels free use
Of the canal.
Chairman Adamson Immediately be-
gan work upon q report to the house
and declared he would press the repeal
just as rapidly as possible. Tho COM
mittee also voted to ask for a special
rule to expedite the repeal. With three
days allowed for the minority report
it is probable no effort will be made tc
take up the bill in the house before
next Thursday. At the White House
there was every evidence that the ad-
mintsfratton was pushing for action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
POSTMASTER SHORT.
Inspector Finds Deficit After Checking
Up-May Pay Up.

Manhattan March 6-Postmaster Alfred
Hanson of Walsburg. is short in his ac
counts, $3.50. according to reports that
reached Manhattan today. The shortage
was discovered by q postoffice inspector
while he was checking up the office. fol-
lowing the sale of Hanson's store, which
occurred about two weeks ago. The post
masters bondsmen were notified of the
shortage and an effort will be made, 1t Is
said to settle the matter without a Grim
inal prosecution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

probably has destroyed any physical
evidence for the legal case that will
ultimately be presented for settlement
by the British government, in accord
ance with the pledge Of Sir Edward
Grey, and reliance will be placed en-
tirely upon testimony already col
lected.
It is expected the British Consul
Perceval, ordered to Ell Paso in the
early stages Of the case to cooperate
with American commissioners, will
soon return to Galveston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
DEMOCRATIC RULE.
Is Attacked by Senator Works in An
other Speech.

other Speech.
Washington, March 6.-Emphatic
disapproval Of the administration, the
legislation which it has passed and Of
what he called the coercion used by
President Wilson to compel action by
congress-" was voiced in the senate
today by Senator Works of California
in delivering what he termed a
friendly review" of the achievements
of executive and executive branches
of the government lone year Of Dem
ocrat rule
A year of almost continuous con-
gressional session. mostly for the po-
1ConfinIled IN Page SiY0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
NEWSPAPER TRIALS.
Professor Taft Says They Often Resu]
In Convictions.

In Convictions.
Boston, March 6-Former President
Taft deplored the influence of news
papers on jurors in an address here
last night He said:
1T II proper for newspapers to COM
ment, after judgment In q case, but it
IL the trial OF cases in the newspaper
before judgment that has led to much
Of the criticism OF the courts. Why,
when I was president had to pardon
two or three men who had been con-
victed by public clamor whep they were
really Innocent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

House Adopts Conference Report
Washington, March 6.-The confer
ence report on the Alaska railway bill
was adopted today by the house. 1t
now goes to the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and slightly colder tonight and
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06

CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
To Let Benton Rest.

WashingtOn, March 6.-From the
British point of view, which will
doubtless be adopted by the state de-
partment. no useful purpose can be
served by dispatching to Chihuahua
the American-British commission to
exhume the body Of VIM. s. Benton,
to discover from its wounds the man
ner in which the man met death at
the hands Of General Villa Time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

pound of brown sugar, one cupful OF
mixed butter and other shortening,
half a cupful of molasses, one cupful
Of strong, strained coffee, half tea
spoonful Of baking soda dissolved in
the warm coffee, two tesspoonfuls of
powdered cinnamon, one teaspoonful of
ground cloves, half Of a grated nut
meg, one-quarter Of teaspoonful Of
salt, one cupful OF chopped raisins, five
small cupfuls of -four, two teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder, two well beaten
eggs, quarter of a pound of thinly
sliced citron and half cupful OF cur
rants. Mix in about the same manner
as the other fruit cakes and bake in q
paper lined cake tin for fifty minutes.
White Fruit Cake.
Cream together half a cupful Of but
ter and one of graduated sugar; add
the stifly whipped whites Of four eggs
and beat again for five minutes. Then
add alternately half a cupful of milk
and two cupfuls of -four sifted with
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
Mix together half cupful Of chopped
and seeded raisins, half a cupful OF
shredded citron and half cupful Of
blanched and chopped almonds. Dust
them lightly with 'iour, and when the
cake batter is very light stir them in
with few drops OF almond extract
Turn the mixture into square cake
pan that has been lined with one thick
ness of creased white paper, and bake
one and half hours in moderate
oven. Cover with paper for first three
quarters Of an hour that it Is in the
arau
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white paper, pour in the batter ana
bake in a slow oven for four hours.
Coffee Fruit Cake.
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ST., amounts to s42,s5s II, Of which SIS

ST., amounts to s42,s5s II. Of which SIS
was received yesterday.
Henry Clews, treasurer Of tho Dol
lar Christmas Fund, announced the re-
ceipt of 81 ,260, which brought the total
to $37, 449.
Contributions of sl,13l 90 were
acknowledged by August Belmont for
the Committee of Mercy, making the
total S66,3S4 81.
would like to have condensed milk"
This telegram was sent to the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium from
Chairman II. c. Hoover, in London yes
terdsy. Will Irwin, a member Of the
commission, who was in Belgium after
the German occupation, said:
"This apparently unimportant state
ment means that situation which we
have all along been anticipating Is
growing acute. The most pathetic
need of Belgium is milk for its babies
and children. When the German army
first came through the country it COM
Wandered practically all the cattle,
including the mich cows and heifers.
have seen Belgian refugee women
coming into the Pas de Calais carrying
dead babies, ana the refugees always
give the same explanation.
Frequent calls have been made at
the local Offices of the commission by
both men and women, who state that
they have lost their own children and
would like to adopt one Of Belgian
birth. The receipts to the fund yester-
day were $4,000 81, making a total of
S6S3015 ~.
The Jews Temporary Shelter in Lon
don has taken charge of 5000 Russian
speaking Jews. To date the Central
Committee for the Relief of Jews has
collected S42,147 81.
The American Red Cross cabled SIO,-
600 through the State Department 70
the American Ambassador in Constan-
tinople to assist in maintaining hos
pitfalls in Turkey. Jacob II. Schlf,
treasurer of the New York State Board,
received yesterday contributions
amounting to 1908 SO, which makes a
total of s408,116.
The State Department forwarded a
telegram from the American Minister
at Bucharest, saying that the American
Red Cross Hospital sent TO Servia has
been given complete charge of all the
important hospitals in Belgrade, the
Servian capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
DIVA PLEADS FOR POLAND
Nine Sembrich Starts Relief Fund for Nine Million
Poles Declared To Be Starving and Homeless
Through War in Land of the Weeping Willow"

There are, Il is declared by Poles
here, 100000 non-combatants near
starvation In Poland, having fed the
RACED cities Of the "Land of the Weep
ing WILLOW" For their succor the
American Polish Relief Committee of
New York was organized yesterday
through the efforts of Nine. Marcella
Sembrich, who was elected president.
Nine. Sembrich appealed in behalf Of
her native land, saying:
"You all know Of the special distress
of my poor country, how it's peoples
are torn by their feelings of patriotic
duty, having to decide whether they
will fight for Germany or Russia. 1t is
the Pole alone in this war who is called
upon to fight his brother.
Mindful Of my suffering country
women who are freezing, it is to gem
erous America that | appeal. / know
how much you are sacrificing for Bel
GUM, but hope that there is still a
corner in your hearts for the people Of
my poor country"
The officers elected 70 assist Nine.
Sembrich we're: Vice-presidents, Car
dinal Farley, ex-Ambassador Curtis
Guild, Mrs. Helen Hartley jenkins, Mrs
Thomas F. Krajewski, Mrs. Z. II.
Lewinski- Corwin, Mrs. John Rade, Mrs.
J. West Roosevelt, Herbert L. Sstterlee,
Howard Van Sinderen and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, jr.; treasurer, Guar
anty Trust Company; assistant treas
rrer. Miss L. Krajewski; secretary, DR..
Z. H. Lewinski-Corwin.
DR.. Lewinski-Corwin spoke OF the
culture of Poland, which has perse-
vered despite the torture she has SUI
fered throughout history. 1t is only
partially known here, he said, through
the work Of Sembrich, Modjeska and
Joseph Conrad, because only these have
come in contact with America. 1t is
the country that reared these srtlsIs'
he said, which is in distress.
Among the contributions received
yesterday by j. P. Morgan & Co. for
the American Ambulance Hospital were
three of 81, 100 each for purchasing au-
tomobile ambulsnces. They were given
By Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Cleveland II.
Dodge and II. c. Frick. The s4,o96 con-
tributed yesterday raised the total to
s22O,445 Sc.
The Women and Children of France
Fund. subscriptions to which are sent
to Mrs. Whitney Warren, 16 East 47th
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Thi, tea eosey, of white linen en-
brOidered in eyelet and solid work. 10
SIS, but it can be duplicated by the
psedlewoman, using the stamped pat
terms, which sell for so cents each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

and shredded citron, half . pound Of
ehopped figs and one pound Of large
seeded raisins that have been cut In
halves. Line a large round loaf cake
nan with three thicknesses Of CREASED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

The ingredients necessary are one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Her marriage bureaus wOud open ne1p career of
state ChaperOn to older married WOmen

ures and discomfort her listeners.
"There is nothing sordid about open
ly seeking mate. 1t is only sordid
because people persuade themselves
that it Is. Marriage Is not sordid. 1t
is the finest thing in the world. There
fore, why is it ungainly as topic for
reflection and Improvement Young
people should be taught the meaning
of marriage. Is it less romantic TO
aspire to maintaining a happy marital
state than 1t is to dream of marrying,
and then close the book on the lived
happily ever after?
"But the bureau would be more of
an institution for recreation than it
would be merely the agency. All the
public schools should be made use of.
Many other buildings and many parks
and other centres should be utilized.
Young people and old could meet for
dancing, for amateur dramstics, for
reading and literary classes, for music
and for any OF the hundred otner
common interests for enjoyment that
are manifested throughout the country.
Debutante Dances Have Same Purpose.
"People would go there for pleasure,
not with the avowed intention Of mar
rying at once. Not long ago ] was at
a dance for a debutante. Did they say
that the purpose was marriage? or
course not. But all the nice eligible
men we're there, and only the eligibles.
There was nothing revolving about
that. The young people were enchant-
ed, for they were to have good time.
But if you shake young people together
they will marry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE

whites. Beat the batter steadily for
five minutes, and then stir in half
cupful Of brandy and the following in
gradients that have been busted with
-four: Half pound each of currants
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

FOR THE MOST APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS
gfts call al Jammes, where you will nnd the
choicest unique and exclusive imported creations IN
import only ons article OF each kind. thus insurine
a perfect individuality which will always be 20
much more appreciated and cherished BY your
friends. 5i3 Fifth Az.