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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-30
tear Down DlKES
Patent infringement Sui
Against Shawnee County.
Cincinnati Inventor WOul(
Throw Concrete i'm River.

A suit in the United States district
court demanding judgment against
Shawnee county for the infringement
of patents in the construction of the
south side dixie along the Kaw river,
demanding the destruction of the dixie
and payment of royalties claimed to
be due for the period since the dixie
has been built, was filed today by
Frank A. Bone of Cincinnati. Bone
claims to be the inventor of peculiar
type of concrete construction employed
in the dixie and his demands have al
ready been presented to the board of
county commissioners and rejected by
them. The suit has been threatened for
several months.
This action is very similar in char
acter to others now pending in this
state. Actions demanding recovery
for infringement of patents in con-
crete construction on bridges built by
Kansas towns and counties are being
defended by the attorney general at
the instruction of Governor Hodges,
and it is probabl that the present suit
against Shawnee county will be de-
Tended in the same manner as its sue
cessfu1 prosecution by Bone would
open the door for a whole series OF
litigation affecting every part of the
state.
American municipalities throughout
the country are now defending kim
dred actions which are claimed by the
Kansas attorney general to be based
upon improperly issued patent rights
upon structural ideas which have been
in use since the time of the Pharaohs.
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This Is Prediction of Virgil G.
Hinshaw of Chicago Today.
OUTLINES FIGHT IN THE NATION
Place 5000 Men and Women in
Field in This Country.
Effort viii Be Made to Obtain
100000 Signatures.

Virgil G. Hinshaw OF Chicago, chair
man of the prohibition national COM
mittee, anticipates an amalgamation Of
minority parties favoring national pro-
hibition and that their stand will make
prohibition one of the dominant issues
in 1916. Hinshaw, who hopes for a
conference with William Allen White
and Progressive leaders concerning
plans for the coming campaign, speaks
harshly Of the SO called inconsistencies
Of political organizations in Kansas and
their stand on the prohibit0ry liquor
question.
Plans for the fight for nation wide
prohibition of the liquor traffic were
outlined today by Hinshaw who came
to Topeka to attend the convention of
the intercollegiate prohibition associa-
ton. He declares that the vote of the
national prohibition party in 1916 will
total five million, ten times it's vote in
the recent election. The Prohibitionists
will either throw this vote to some
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dends paid on the stock will go to-
wards paying for it after deducting
4 per cent per annum on the unpaid
balances.
The American company has paid s
per cent dividends for seven years,
and it is calculated that dividends at
this rate and the $500 per share per
month payments by employees will
1918. Any employee who so desires
can after March 1. 1917, but not be-
fore, pay in the balance on his stock
and receive his stock certificate.
Should an employee leave the service
or die before his stock is fully paid
for, the amount he has. paid in, plus
the accumulated dividends Qess 4 per
cent interest) will be paid back
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company is the parent company
of the Bell Telephone System which
operates or connects with eight and a
half million telephone stations, through
out the United States.
1t has about $4,000 stockholders and
100000 employees. It's issued capital
stock is nearly $3.50, 100000 and is quoted
OH the stock exchange at about $11S
per share.
The company makes it plain that no
employee is under any obligation to
buy any stock. but it is believed that
considerable number of employees
will take advantage of this opportunity
to save a little money every month and
invest it in the business.
The Bell company employs 300 per-
sons in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-30
LOOT PULLMANS
Two Bandits Rob Passengers
on the Sunset Express.
Make Them Turn Out of Berths
and Deliver.

San Antonio, Dec. 30.-Two masked
men boarded the westbound Sunset
express on the Galveston. Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway near Cline
Texas, early today and robbed all of
the passengers in the two rear sleep
ers. AS they approached Spofford, the
robbers gave an aircord signal for the
train to stop. after which they
dropped OF and escaped. A posse
quickly organized by officers who were
aboard the train started in pursuit.
The two men swung on to the rear
sleeper as the train was leaving Cline
and aroused the porter. With drawn
pistols they forced him to awaken the
passengers and as fast as the latter
left their berths they were relieved of
their vaiuables- Just how much the
robbers took is not known, but it is
believed the sum was considerable as
many of the passengers carried large
sums of money besides .jewelry.
The men had gone through the two
rear sleepers as the train neared
Spofford and it was then they gave the
signal to stop and left the train.
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TROOPS ORDERED HOME
Movement of Soldiers Out of Colorado
Has Begun.

Washington. Dec 3O.-Troop L of the
Twelfth United States cavalry. on pa
troll in the Oak Creek district, Routt
county. Colorado, since last May. was
ordered today to return to its home
station. at Fort Meade, s. D. Orders
for the gradual withdrawal of the fed
eral troops sent into Colorado to Quell
the mining disorders are In preparation.
The gradual withdrawal of federal
troops is in accord with a plan con-
sidered at recent conferences between
President Wilson. Secretary Garrison,
Governor Ammons Of Colorado and
Governor-elect Carlson. At that time
Governor Ammons said he would re-
place the regulars by state troops.
The main strength of the federal
troops is in the Trinidad district,
where Colonel Lockett has the Elev-
enth cavalry from Fort Og1ethorpe,
Ca, as well as the second squadron
of the Fifth cavalry from Fort Leav-
| enworth, Kan.
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SCOTT TO BELGIUM
lola Man Will Accompany Kan.
sas Relief Ship.
Flag Raising Ceremonies at
New York Friday.

Charles F. Scott OF lola, owner of
the lola Register and former con-
gresham from Kansas, will not only
represent Kansas on the occasion Of
the flag raising ceremony FRI
day in connection with the
dispatch from New York Of
kansas Ship No. L. the steam
ship Hanna with Kansas flour for the
relief of the Belgians, but will accom-
pany the ship and take an active part
in the distribution of the foodstuff.
Announcement was made this morn
ing to this effect by w. r. Stubbs,
chairman of the central COMMITTEES OF
the Kansas Belgian relief fund, over
long distance from Lawrence.
Chairman Stubbs had seriously con-
sidered going to New York himself to
participate in the flag ceremony, but
when Mr.. Scott consented to represent
the state, both in New York and Bel
gium, he decided not to undertake the
trip.
Chairman Stubbs said: "Charles F.
Scott of lola will go to Belgium with
the Kansas ship. He will be present
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Leading prohibition orators of the
country are proclaiming in 'silver
tongued' oratory for nationwide
abolition of the booze traffic at the big
meeting of the intercollegiate Prohi-
btion association at The Auditorium.
The program today included many
speakers of note. Tonight Arthur
Capper. gOvernOr-e elect, will deliver an
address. John P. ST. John, ex-gov-
ernor of Kansas-'father of prohibi-
ton in Kansas will speak on 1.-The
Challenge of the Early Days" Dan
lei A. Polling, member Of the Fly
ing Squadron speaking in the inter-
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FIGHT IS AGAINST
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
National intercollegiate Con-
ventiOn in Full Sway Today.
Many Speakers Of Note at the
Auditorium Meetings.
GOVERNOR HODGES SPEECH
ssPrOhibitiOn a Reality in Kan
sas," He Declares Today.
Ignorance Responsible for the
Liquor POwer-C. nj. Sheldon.

The convention of the IntercOl-
legiate Prohibition association will
continue throughout Thursday and
Friday.
Sessions are open to the general
public. The general SESSIONS after
Moons and evenings will be held in
the Auditorium with the exception
Of Thursday evening when the
First Baptist church will be used.
Morning sessions are devoted to
conferences at the Auditorium and
tIsc Central Y. NJ. G.. n.
The convention is the greatest
student gathering of the kind ever
held in the country.
Men OF national and international
reputation are ON the program.
The meeting at the Auditorium
tonight will open at 1880 O'Clock
Report of address by George II.
Hodges. governor of Kansas, Is
given on page 5.
Speech of Charles NJ. Sheldon is
reported on page :.
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been checked with losses described as
enormous.
Austria's defeat at the hands of
Servia apparently ha- been followed
by renewed sctivity on the part of
Montenegro, whose troops have car
ried the fighting to Austrian soil. in
Herzegovina, and are now undertak-
ing a vigorous offensive movement.
The Vienna war office states that the
Montenegrin attacks thus far have
been repulsed easily.
Russian claims to victory over the
Turks in the Caucasus is disputed by
reports which reached Berlin from
Constantinople saying the Turks have
won another success and are pur-
suing the retreating Russians. 1t Is
also said at ConstantinOple that an
other British attempt to land troops
in Arabia failed.
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Simply by Cutting or Supplies
to Belligerent Nations.
SAYS We ACT THE HYP0cRITE
Send Relief to Belgians and
Dumdum Bullets Elsewhere.
Selling Our Neutrality for Brit
ish Gold, Says Barth0ldt

Washington, Dec. 30.-How the
United States could end the European
war in ninety days by cutting on the
export of war supplies was described
today by Representative vollmer of
Iowa, to the house foreign effairs COM.
mittee. With Representative Barth-
oldt he endorsed a joint resolution to
empower the president in his discre-
ton to prohibit such exports.
American embargoes from 1894
Of 1912 were cited by Vollmer in .
legal argument to support the consti-
tutional right Of congress to act
President Wilson, he said, suspend
of the embargo OF export OF arms and
munitions to Mexico in the interest OF
true neutrality as against neutrality
on paper.
Il maintain that the pending reso-
luton is in line with the historic rep
utation If this nation as the greatest
advocate of peace. 1t is not In limo
with that reputation to supply the in
struments of murder to European ma
tions. Are we to take the position OF
the arch-hypocrite among the ma
tions? Are we to go on our knees and
pray for peace and at the same time
supply the death-dealing instruments
to Europe? Are we to plead with
God for peace with the blood money
in our pockets? We are now in the
position OF sending dollars for Bel
gians and dunn dunn bullets for Ger
many"
Representative Vollmer emphatical-
| ly declared:
Germany cannot be beaten in this
war. Her people are united and de-
termined to fight to the last drop Of
| blood. II this war continues it will 20
on and on until all the world is dragged
down to bankruptcy.
There is only one nation whose lines
/ f1S00f in111l A., Pace ssys0i
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TO SHARE, PROFITS
Bell Company Gives Employees
Privileges to Buy.
Easy Payment Terms Offered at
$11O = Share.
GIVES 300 T0PEklNS CHANCE
Manager A. ]. Mackey An
nounces Plan in This City.
Save a Little Each Month to In
vest in Business.

today that arrangements have been
made by which employees of the Bell
system who have been two years or
more in the service and who SO desire
may purchase stock of the company
for $11O per share on easy terms of
payment.
No employee can purchase more
than one share for each $500 of an
nual wages he receives nor more than
ten shares whatever his wages.
The terms of payment will be $500
per share per month beginning with
March, 1915, and the quarterly divi-
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Berlin Continues Officially to
Sheer at Austria.
QuerulOus Attitude of Germans
Hard to Understand.

-.
New York, Dec. SO.-The sugges-
ton made in this columf last week
that Russia's withdrawal from Crac0w.
and the redistribution of Slav forces
of new Hungarian campaign. is
borne out today by Berlin's official
admission of the defeat of the Aus
trian forces.
The Austrians have been driven into
the Carpathians and the first step to-
ward an invasion of Hungary has now
been successfully taken by the Rus
slams. 1t probably will be difficult
matter for the Slavs to make their
way over the mountains for the passes
are few and are easily defended. New
ertheless. the problems are not as in
tricate as those that would be encOun-
tered on the road to Berlin: and since
the Austrians and not the Germans
are defending the Carpathians, Russia
should be able to follow up her pres
ent victory.
The most significant features Of the
Galician fighting is not Russia's sue
cesses but Berlfn's concession OF her
ally's defeat. Not content with chron-
icling the new Slav offensive, Berlins
by broad inference, attacks the AUS
trian government for not cOnfessing IT.
self beaten.
Local military experts" say the Ger
man official reports. "are making att
tempts to picture Russia's occupation
Of the line Of Krosno-Jaslo as being no
real gain for the Russians, but on the
contrary, as weakening their position
This view, however. is considered too
optimistic
Beriin's Querulous Attitude.
Local military experts is Berlin'o
way of ridicu1ing the Vienna authors
ties. This is the third time recently
that Austria has been publicly re-
buked by Germany. The attitude Of
Berlin toward her ally Is that Of =
master toward a school boy. The OBJ
| ject Berlin hopes to gain by sneering
SO openly at Austria is difficult to de-
termine. The most obvious conclu-
sion is that Germany believes Aus
exhaustion soon will force Austria 70
retire from the conflict. 1t would
seem. however, as II Austria still has
much power in reserve and the most
| effective way to awaken it would he to
create resentment by sneering at its
efficiency.
| Another explanation OF Berifu's
Querulous attitude would appear II the
war were developing a feeling Of dee-
peration in Germany. Whether such
is the actual fact cannot be Conclusive
ly judged. A third reason for scOrimg
Vienna may be a belief in Berlin that
the Austrians can be goaded into mAk-
ing a better fight of 1t.
/ If this last Interpretation il the true
one. the equfvocal situation in Hum
gary makes the effectiveness OF the
methods questionable. Hungary &
smouldering with discomfort a9a1Srn
Germany, and Berlin's blame ON the
fAuNtefAn army may lead the HuuGnR-
lfane TO open Independent negottd3fon1
for self-prOtection under the bel1e1
that an Austro-German defeat Il In
levftable. However. regardless Of tho
cause Of Berlin's attitude toward Aus
i tria. Germany's criticism Of v1enmo
must give Increasing confidence -
Russia and to the allies in the waGe.
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DOWN TO 4 ABOVE.
Temperature Lowest in Topeka at 6
O'Clock This Morning.

Fair weather tonight and Thursday
with a higher temperature tonight is
the weather program for Topeka The
forecast indicates temperature of IL
tonight The lowest temperature of
the past "a hours was degrees above
zero at Sis this morning.
The morning was cold but after the
sun came out the mercury rose rapid
ly The average temperature was sew
enteen degrees Glow normal for this
date. The wind blew at the rate OF
five miles an hour from the southeast.
Tonight tt temperature will be about
IL, but the sun will shine tomorrow
and most of the snow will disappear.
The hourly temperature readings:
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ALL IN GOODS
Our Floating Debt Abroad Has
Been Wiped Out.
December Balance of Trade
Nears $1OO,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Urging in
strong terms passage of the admins
tration ship purchase bill. Senator
Fletcher today, for the majority of the
commerce committee. presented re-
port on the measure to the senate. In
corporated was a letter from Secretary
Redfield.
I'VE cannot wait long the process of
evolution. the patient untangling OF
cOmplicating views of rival interests,
finitely less than the importance OF
the subject to the free flow of American
commerce." wrote Mr.. Rerfield.
We have paid since September /.
our whole floating Indebtedness abroad.
in goods, and it looks as il December
alone even with cotton moving slowly.
would show a favorable balance on
GOO
The report after describing hazards
and difficulties of Transporting Ameri-
can commerce since the war began,
declares:
I'VE have been content hitherto to
subserve the interests of European
stockholders, and to a minor extent, OF
American stockholders, in ships under
foreign flags; but the shock of wal
has disclosed the fact that this ar
rangement while seeming to work well
in ordinary times. has in it elements OF
weakness
Even the serious burden imposed
upon our people, against our will and
beyond our control is not the greatest
danger possible. We now see clearly
that the fortunes of war or the nava
interests of a bellfgerent. may at any
time stop our transportation movement
entirely. 1t did so for about two weeks
in August and circumstances may re-
cur to cause it to do it again"
Describing the abundant crops of the
United States and the demand from
Europe for American products, the re.
port declares: I'VE are all but helpIes.
in the face OF the largest opportunit,
we have ever known
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Against the Seizure Of CargOes
on the High Seas.
BRITISH CABINET TAKES IT UP
Whole Subject Is Threshed Out
and Answer Formulated.
There Is Wide Disagreement ON
Some Points Raised.

London, Dec. 3O.-Not since the
early days of the war has popular in
terest been SO centered on a session
Of the British cabinet as today. 1t
was a special meeting and was called
the United States against the right of
search and seizure now in force by
British warships on the high seas
Sir Edward Gray came back from
his holiday vacation to handle the
matter in person. He went direct
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Is Made in Official
Statement From Vienna.
RETREAT ALONG entire FRONT
Situation in Poland Not Affect
ed by the Reversal.
The Montenegrins Garry the
War Into Herzegovina.

London, Dec. 3O.-Russian asser-
tions that n important victory has
been won over the Austrian forces in
Galicia were confirmed today in an
official statement from Vienna in
which the admission is made that the
Austrians were compelled to retreat
along the entire eastern front. 1t is
said the situation to the north. in Po-
land, is not affected by this reversal,
although Petrograd asserts the move
ment of the main German army has
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Jones of State College of Pennsyl-
vania; Mr.. Harnley of Mcpherson col
lege, Kan: Mark r. Shaw of Ohio
Wesleyan university; Henry c. Jacobs,
Hope college, Michigan, and Mr.. Pat
ton of Missouri Valley college, Mis-
souri,.
At a conference held in the audi
tOrium of the Y. M. c. A. this morn
ing at 10 o'clock future oratOrical
contests were discussed. Harley H.
Gill was presiding chairman.
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ests OF national prohibition, will de-
liver an address on THE Challenge of
Patriotism There w II be no admis-
sion Zee. and the general public is in
vited to attend.
Business Meeting Today.
At business meeting held at 9
o'clock this morning at the Y NJ. c. A.
committees on credentials, resolutions,
constitution and nominations were ap-
pointed. Following are the commit
tees:
Credentials-H. NJ. Respess of Dick
inson college, Pennsylvania; X. E
Goerner of the Southwestern college
sity of Southern California; r. r. Hill
of Union college, Nebraska; B. D.
Sartin of the University of Kentucky
and H. r. Johnson of the University
of Minnesota.
CONSTITUTIONS. H. Rolofson chair
man. of Missouri Valley college. Mar
shall, Mo-: Mr. Fackler of Cornell col
lege. Iowa. Neil d. Cramer of SYRIA
cuse university New York; l. A. Smith
of the University of Tennessee, anC
Mr.. Fenton of Aurora college, Illinois
Resolutions-Harry G. Mccain
chairman, Fl. H. Gill Of the University
of California; Earl H. Haydock of the
University of Southern California: MIR
Mitchell of Morningside college, Iowa
II. $. Magney of the University OF
minnesota: Mr.. Ballard of the Metho-
dist university of Oklahoma: Miss
Mary f. Dodds of the Missouri Wes-
leyan college; Mr.. Kershner of Har.
ward university. and Mr.. Grover OF
Bucknell college, Pennsylvania
Committee or nominations j
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FEAR war WITH U. S.?

English Insurance Firm Raises Rates
on War Clause Policies.
London. Dec 30.-A premium of fif-
teen guineas per cent was paid at
Lloyds Tuesday on policies worded Ito
pay a total loss in the event of a dec
laration of war between Great Britain
and America within Il months from
date
The premium to insure against war
between Norway and Great Britain
within IL months is now guineas per
cent
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Daniel A. Polling. a brilliant orator OF
During the meeting it was suggested
that local Oratorical contests be given
more attention and made more attrac-
tive than In the past. Other plans for
creating interest in the contests and
in national prohibition were discussed.
No resolutions were adopted.
California Won HOnOrs.
Earl H. Haydock of the University
of Southern California, who spoke on
"Our National Parasite" won first
honors in the grand national prohibi-
ton contest attended by fifteen hun
lContinued on Page Two.J
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and warmer tonight and Thurs
iiav