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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-08

Are you stiIl interested in garden
ing"
Yes" replied Mr.. Crosslots. II
like to G gardening get every en-
enlargement. / have bought an In
tsrest in a hardware store"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-08

Since TIE 0agtbTsak q thu var tie
exports from Norway to Germany have
vastly Increased hst the government
positively denies that any anarsmnstfepE
weapons " war material OF ANY kt-d
has been &hIgped est
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
KANSAS WANTS rain.
And From the Outlook She CndOubt.
edly Will Get 1t.

The weather today is disagreeable.
1t is in marked contrast to the ideal
fall weather that was enjoyed by Kan
sans for many weeks. The only favor
able condition is that it may really
rain or snow, and moisture Is needed
by the farmers.
There is nothing uncertain about
the forecast today. 1t reads "Rain
or snow tonight and probably Tues
day."
There is no indication that there
will be any decided change in tenn
perature in the next day or two. but
real winter may be expected any time.
The lowest temperature on this date
in the last % years at Topeka was
zero in 1909: the highest was 70 in
1894
Shippers forecast: Protect thirty
six hour shipments north and west
against temperature of &c degrees;
east and south, 32.''
There was OF of an inch Of rain be-
tween o'clock Sunday night and 4:3O
this morning. Saturday night the pre-
cipitatiOn-partly snow-was .04.
Snow is on the way. In all proba-
bilities. it will be here before Tuesday
morning. There is a possible chance
that it will rain, but snow is expected
instead.
According to the weather man, the
condition in the United States today is
very unsettled, rains and SHOWS hav-
ing been frequent from the Atlantic
to Pacific coasts. There is only one
place where the skies were clear, in
southern California and Arizona, both
places reporting light frosts. Shows
extended from the Texas Panhandle
country to Montana last night, west
ern Kansas getting a share of it. The
wind this afternoon is blowing four
miles an hour from the northeast, an
extremely light wind.
Tbo ho1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
MORE DAYLIGHT.
Business Men Propose Exten.
sion of Eastern Time Zone.
Chicago Would Have to Get Up
Hour Earlier.

Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. Men represent
ing banking, railroads, manufacturing
and various other interests, attended a
meeting here today called by the Chi
cago Association of Commerce to dis
cuss the question of extending the
eastern time zone to the Mississippi
river.
The change would cause Chicago to
get up an hour earlier and go to bed
an hour earlier than under the present
time.
1--WE merely want to give citizens
more daylight in which to work and
recreate," said NJ. U. Kimbark. chair
man of the committee. 1T is not a
question for Chicago alone to decide, as
the change would have to be made all
over the territory east of the Missis-
sippi.
ssWhat we want to do is to get more
daylight in the average day. There
are a good many cities west of Buffalo,
N Y. the councils of which have de-
cided to use eastern time and it worked
all right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07

December 25, 1913, while the agree
ment of marriage was still in force.
the defendant wrongfully extended an
invitation to the girl to visit him at
his residence.
When she arrived at that place, ac-
cording to the claims of Miss Baskins,
Crawford told her that she had SER
ious cold and induced her to drink a
glass of intoxicating liquor. The girl
claims that she objected to drinking
the liquor but upon Crawfords earnest
solicitation did so. and afterwards
wanted to return to her home, but
Crawford objected and persuaded her
to remain with him all night.
The plaintiff then alleges that Craw-
ford, taking advantage of her love and
affection for him and her semi-intox-
icated condition made improper requests
of her and the girl mindful of her prom
ise and engagement to soon become his
wife yielded.
The plaintiff claims that she suf-
fered a severe nervous shock and has
become seriously and permanently in
jured as a result. Since that time it
is claimed that she has been unable
to earn anything and has been COM
PEELED to pay out money for the SER
vices of a physician.
Crawford, according to the petition,
failed to carry out his promise of
marriage but continued to profess
love and affection for the girl and
again promised to marry her and
neglected to carry out the second
promise and continues to do so.
According to Miss Baskins, she was
at all times willing to carry out the
promise Of marriage.
The petition also includes the Ger
man-American State bank in the suit
for the alleged reason that Crawford
has considerable money deposited In
that institution. 1t is asked that Craw-
ford be kept from obtaining the money
1t is claimed that in addition to the
money, Crawford is the owner of con-
siderable property in this city and
other parts of the state.
The amount involved in the suit is
$12, 900. J. NJ. Stark is named as attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
BIG RELIEF week
Kansas Must Make Good Her
Belgian Promise.
First Shipment Of $4,000 Bar
rels by December Is.

Kansas must make good with her
promise to give relief to the starving
Belgians, and have the last of her
first shipment of 0,0OO barrels under
way by December Is.
in the state among the campaign
workers The 10000 persons who
have been instrumental in raising
flour and cash in the three weeks
since the proposition was sprung. now
have 200 carloads of -four in sight.
and according to w. r. Stubbs, chair
man of the central committee, there
should be another 100 carloads to
make up the first cargo Of SO, 900 bar
rels.
But that is not ALL Kansas is ex-
pected in consideration of her bumper
crop of wheat, the greatest crop ever
grown by any state in the country, to
furnish a second ship load of so, 900 bar
rels. This will mean continued and
vigorous efforts.
The demand on the Kansas mills has
been so heavy that it has been difficult
to purchase the grade of flour that is
being sent to Belgium in the quantities
wanted The mills are working over
time and it is expected that Kansas
will announce her first shipment by
the middle of the month or soon after.
Enough money was raised at the CEN
trail OFFICE of the Kansas Belgium Relief
Fund in the Mills building this morning
to purchase big carload of flour. 1t
! came for the most part from various
Kansas towns where there is no organ
ization. There are some Topekans on the
fConfinI,ed on PAGE TWo.1
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS
New Members Filling Unexpsred
Terms Sworn In.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Senator Cam
den Of Kentucky, filling the unexpirod
term of the late Senator Bradley. Wa
sworn in, Senators Kern and Calling
er were appointed to join q house
committee to give formal notification
Of the opening of congress to Presl-'
until p. m.
Representatives Price OF Maryland,'
Parker OF New Jersey. and Vincent OF
Georgia, filling out unexpired termas
were sworn in.
Representative Sully Of New Jersey.
introduced q bill for an additional
federal judge in his state.
Representative Borland introduced
a bill for q $4,000, 900 federal building
in Kansas City, Mo.
Representative Levy introduced .
bill to authorize an issue OF e24O, O,0oO,-
900 Panama canal bonds to crease =
larger surplus In the treasury.
Adjourned at 1:OS p. m. to noon
Tuesday.
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Germans Again Capture and
Occupy the Polish City.
ARE ABLE TO HOLD the LINE
The Muscovites Say They Can
Stop Further Advance.
Will Devote Their Energies to
Siege of CracOw.

london. Dec. IA comparison OF
the reports from Berlin and Perograo
leads to the conclusion that the Ger
mans again occupy Lodz- from which
city they were driven on their 11rse
retreat from Warsaw. Berlin makes
their hands while Pefrograd admits
that the situation there is desperate.
If the fall Of the city is a fact. It
indicates that communication with
Warsaw again is seriously menaced'
but semi-official statement from
Petrograd declares that the Russians
are strong enough to hold the inva-
ders in northern Poland and will con-
tent themselves with doing this while
devoting their main energies TO tne
reduction OF CracoW a{io the AHVasioii
of Hungary.
Hungary, according TO reports from
the Russian capital, is weak point
in the armor of the Teuton alhes.
These messages from Petrograd say
that even as early as at the time OF
the fall of Lemberg, Austria asked
Russia for terms of peace. The nego-
tiations to this end, if any really took
place, apparently proved abortive. The
story is again revived in Petrograd. in
the form of a report that the Hun
parjan prime minister on a recent
visit to Emperor William. demanded
better military protection for Hun
gary, lack of which would cause the
loss of the kingdom.
The latest French official commune
cation declares there is nothing to re-
port on the western front and with
the exception of a special dispatch to
the effect that Ostend is burning moth
ing has been received in London to
dispute the accuracy OF this laconic
statement.
The latest reports from Montenegro
and Servia Indicate that these Balkan
allies, at bay in their mountain strong
holds, are holding the Austrian invaders
in check.
On the water some minor activity has
been noted resulting in the reported
destruction Of Turkish auxiliaries in the
Black sea, by Russian submarines, de-
struction by mines of two Swedish mer-
chant ships off the Finnish coast, and
the crippling by mine Of the famous
Turkish cruiser Hamidieh. which is
said to- have regained CoRsta B45neple
with considerable difficulty. Diplomat
ically interest is centered on Rome
where the statement of former Premier
Giolitt that Austria planned war
against Servia in 1913 has caused some
thing of sensation.
The Balkan states are said to be
nearing an approchement which will
enable them to make common cause
against the Germanic allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
HAS $4,000 AUTOS
Kansas Passes High Mark in
Motor Cars Today.
Fifteen Thousand More Than
Owned One Year Ago.

Fifteen thousand more automobiles
are owned in Kansas than there were
a year ago. Today the number of Ii
censes issued for the present year ran
over the $4,000 mark. applications for
1S0 new tags being found in the
mornings mail by Curtis Myers, who
has charge of the licenae business of
the state. The last tag issued today
was number 50,107. This means that
Kansas now has more than fifty mil
lions invested in motor driven cars,
not counting motorcycles, of which
there are now 5000 under state IL
cense for the year ending July l, 1915.
The number of dealers cars has not
increased materially in the year, there
being 1.O76 or just ten more than at
the end Of 1913 That leaves 49.0Sl
which are in the hands of persons not
engaged in the auto trade. Most of the
new cars have been bought since the
wheat harvest. At the beginning OF
the present fiscal year. July l. there
were 1883. More than .e7 thousand
have been bought since then.
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Estimates Presented to Con.
gress Pass q Billion Dollars.
Amount Is $685. ,962 Less
Than for This Year.
NO INCREASE IN SALARIES
And Not q Dollar for New
Public Buildings.
More Money Wanted for Both
Army and Navy.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Estimates pre-
sented to congress today put the cost
of conducting the government during
the fiscal year 1916. which begins on
July 1, next. at $1,000, US, ,134.
This sum is $3.392.962 less than the
congressional appropriations for the
current fiscal year ending next June
30 and $17.906,643 less than the esti-
mates for the current year.
Without salary increases Of any kind,
no estimates whatever for new public
and all items reduced by order
OF President Wilson to what depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
VOTE TO STAY OUT.
Four Unions Decide to Continue Strike
on Hartman Lines.

st. Louis, Dec. -Four of the or
ganizations involved in the strike OF
shopmen on the Hartman lines have
voted to continue the strike, according
to an announcement made by A. -.
Wharton, chairman of the railway
department of the American Fedora
ton of Labor today
The vote OF the fifth organization
involved in the strike has not been
received, but Mr.. Wharton said the
vote of the other four was such that
he did not think a negative vote of
the missing organization would
change the vote The organizations
that have voted to continue the strike
are the International Association OF
Machinists the Blacksmiths and
Helpers, the brotherhood of Railway
Carmen and the union OF Sheet Metal
Workers.
The vote from the Boilermakers'
union has not been received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
Estimate for Rivers and Har-
bOrs More Than 53 Million.
Large Sum Asked for the COun.
try's Big Rivers.
E MISSISSIPPI LEADS
For the Father of Waters Ten
and Half Millions.
The Missouri Comes in for Two
and Half Millions.

Washington. Dec. More than $751;
100000 is estimated. for improvements
and maintenance Of the nations water
ways and harbors during the fiscal
year of 1916. which begins July 1, 1916.
The great waterways require the
larger part Of the money. The total
Of the works is made UP of a campara-
lively small number of large items and
a comparatively large number of small
items. The Mississippi river estimate
is $10,5O0.O 900: the Ohio. s., ,S84 900; the
Hudson. $3.670.00O; the Tennessee, more
than $3,O00. 600: the Columbia and the
Missouri. $2.500.000 each: and the Del
aware. 81. SOC. 600.
Estimates of appropriations for the
larger waterways are:
Mississippi river: Southwest Pass,
$500, 600; South Pass, $4,000; Passes to
mouth of Ohio Gncluding expenses of
TContfn,red nm Do 90 Five
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
STRIKE TO END
Colorado Miners Decide to Re-
turn to Work
Under the Terms of President
Wilson's Peace Plan.

Denver Dec. THE Colorado coal
strike will be declared OF tomorrow
morning. After a conference with the
national executive officers Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America, Presi-
dent John McLennan Of District No.
Is OF that organization, announced
that a resolution would be offered to
the special convention Of Colorado
miners here in effect taking such ac-
ton. f
The resolution will set forth that
the Colorado strikers will xeturn to
work -under--tl1e terms Of the three
year peace plan outlined by President
Wilson some time ago and will de-
mand that the Seth Low mediation
committee, recently named by the
chief executive, enforce the terms of
that proposal.
McLennan said the officials expect
the delegates from the various local
unions of this district to vote to go
back to work under the terms of this
plan. He declared the tent colonies
established by the union a year ago
will not be broken up at once. but
that all the persons in those colonies
will be taken care of by the national
union until such time as they are 9TH
crwise provided for.
This action was decided on by the
miners officers, because of the de-
mand made on the national organiza-
ton by the Ohio strikers who are
facing fight similar to that which
has been waged in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
The Atlantic Is Menacing Ship
ping Along the Coast.
Storm Extends From Cape Hat
teras to New England.
SEABRI6HT STREETS FLOODED
All Communication by Rail Cut
OFF by Water.
Breakers Are Rolling Over the
Chief ThOrOughfares.

New York, Dec. IA roaring north
easter today swept the Atlantic coast
at go miles an no, from North Caro-
lima to Maine. Chief among the many
wrecks cast on the shore was an un-
known warship with four tunnels and a
fighting top, which went ashore yes
terday near Ocean City, Md. The iden-
tity Of the vessel was hidden by cloak
Of fog. but her desperate plight was
manifested by continual shrieking OF
her whistle for help. which could not
be given because of the high seas.
Lashed by the gale the ocean battered
down the sea wall at Seabright. N. j..
during the night and placed the town
in imminent peril of destruction on the
next high tide.
Its streets were flooded, commune
cation by rail was cut off, breakers
were rolling over the chief thorough
fares and undermining the foundations
of principal buildings and there ap-
peared every prospect that the damage
would be great.
New York bay and harbor were
practically cleared Of all craft by the
gale. One fire boat was sunk at her
pier. On the New Jersey shore Of the
Hudson a new high water mark was
set. The big waiting room of the Lack
awanna terminal was flooded and near
ly all ferries discontinued.
Along the coast of New England. the
gale was especially violent. At Point
Judith, r. l., small schooner was
torn from her anchorage and thrown
on the breakwater. Life savers seek
ing to rescue the crew of a six masted
schooner which struck Tuckernuck,
shOal on Saturday have been unable for
two days to launch their boats.
Flood ON Coney Island.
Portions of Surf avenue at Coney
island were under water, the board
| walk at Brighton beach, ordinarily 10t
yards from the shore was swept away
At Seagate. a $4,000 cottage. the prop
erty of the ]. M. Meyer estate was un-
dermined by the tide and toppled over
The waves then tore it apart and lit
tered the shore with it's contents.
| AT ROckaway the situation was sim
liar. Several cottages there had beer
undermined.
THE storm worked .cansiderabl'
damage to the wires of the telegraph
companies. The Western Union re
ported that while it was in communi
cation with all points, it's facilities hat
been seriously curtailed. Communi
cation with several centers was estab
lished by circuitous routes.
The Postal Telegraph company sait
| it was able to reach Pittsburg only by
| way of Baltimore
Both companies said they expected
conditions on their lines would bS
normal by night.
Streets Under Water.
Seabright, N. J., Dec THE turning
of the ebb tide here today found Sea-
bright's -hief streets under water, the
railroad tracks covered for two miles
(Ccnt:nued on Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
PLAN DINNER FOR ALLIES
ON DAY BERLIN'S TAKEN

Early in the war; twenty cooks
in one of the best known eating
houses in London, which is fire.
quented by thousands of Americans
in the course of a year, resigned
their jobs and went to the front to
cook for the soldiers.
According to several officers who
have returned from the firing line.
these cocks have one ambition
to prepare dinner for the victorious
armies of the allies on the day they
march into Berlin. Even the menu
has been tentatively drawn up. 1t
includes viands that will be agree
able to all elements OF the allied
armies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
Sensational Breach of Promise
Case Against TOpekan.
Myrtle Baskings Says George
Crawford Seduced Her.
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES
Relates Incident of Night Party
and Drinking of Liquor.
Claims That He Left Her in
Ruined Physical Condition.

Claiming that the defendant agreed
to marry her, and then seduced her
to his home where, against her
wishes, the defendants relations with
her were improper. suit has been filed
in the district court by Myrtle Bas-
kins. 8 years old, against George Lee
Crawford, 217 Branner street. for
$4,000.
The petition alleges t-lat on March
4, 1913, Crawfort. agreed to marry
the plaintiff when she became IS
years OF age, that time being February
3, 1914, and that on the evening Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
Nearly 10 Per Cent Increase
for Is Institutions Asked.
Administration Board Makes
Budget for Legislature.
BIG SUM FOR BUILDINGS, TOO
Million for improvements Re-
quested by Educators.
Increased Enrolment Given as
Leading Cause.

Besides calling for million dollars
for new state school buildings further
increases in the amounts of appropria-
tions for the maintenance of Kansas
educational institutions. averaging
about and one-half per cent higher than
the 1913 appropriation, will be asked
by the state board of administration
when the 1915 legislature meets. The
1913 maintenance appropriation was
about IS per cent higher than that of
1911. indicating that the cost of man
aging schools has increased more than
fourth in the past four years. This
increase IS said by the board Of ad-
ministration, in it's recommendations to
the legislature. to be less than the pro-
portion of increase in enrolment which
on the average has increased about 20
per cent in all state educational insti-
tutions in the last two years.
Besides additional expense for more
teachers extra equipment and larger
supplies, the board points out that cost
of apparatus has increased materially
on account of the European war.
The total increase is estimated will
be little less than 800, 900 greater for
1915 and about $1l5,OO0 for 1916. The
heaviest increases are estimated for the
State Agricultural college. the State
University and the Manual Training
Normal schools
Recommendations for new buildings
are made as follows:
Institution 1915. 1916
State university-Admins-
tration Bldg ..............$ 1925 900 $125OO0
Agricultural college-Phys-
les building .................. 10000 6O,CO0
Empo;ia Normal-Adminis-
tration building ............ $500 1880
Reappropration for same.. $1,000
Reappropriation for boilers. 5000
Pittsburg Normal-Bldgs... 62,5OO $500
Hays Observation-Disclosures. -. Is 900 5000
Totals ..sH $4,000 $3e5, 900
Other permanent improve --s1- - - r -
ments ............. $4,000 1850
Depreciation funds $500 500
Tot us ..............S5 .S521 500 $473.OOO
Grand total .... 1894, 500
The S1a per cent increase asked for
maintenance appropriations over 1913.
rContinued on Page Two.1
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LAST CALL TO ARMS.

Rotter. Dec. 7.-Berlin papers
publish the following proclamation
today:
I'VE, william, by Gods grace
German kaiser and king of Prus-
sia, command the following
changes in conscript:
THAT all those members Of the
landsturm who were not called out
by command of August s are now
called up, every one of them.
''A11 the men in the country are
called upon to report themselves
not later than December 20 and
those Germans who are in foreign
countries must either by writing
or orally report themselves to the
nearest representative Of the Ger
man government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
They MADE Bad MONEY
Omcers Catch COunterfeiters Who
Have Been Operating in X. G.

Kansas City, Dec. 7.-Counterfeft
dollars, halves and quarters SO nearly
perfect that their detection was not
possible by ringing them on a hard
surface. have been manufactured in
Kansas City for several months, ac-
cording to federal officials here who
today announced the capture of three
alleged members Of the band.
Two of the men were arrested at
Beatrice, Neb., and the third in Lin
coin. Officers captured q humber Of
plaster Of paris molds in local room
ing house.
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Goes on Hunger Strike;

Kansas City, Dec. Fred Atkin-
son, the 23-year-old bank clerk who
confessed that he embezZled approx
mately $4,000 from a Summerfield,
Mo-, bank, has not tasted food since
Saturday and says he will starve him
self to death rather than go back to
face his former friends. He estimates
that he will die within three weeks
from lack of food. He declares he
will resist any attempt at forceful
feeding.