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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
0N\Shop Bdr8dins for the Ueek( al
pten Seasons Cleaning Out of Stocks All Shops esS IN HSpe
caLv Good Values in Almost Everything That a woman
Purchases for Herself, Her Family or Her Home

In some cases where the rugs were not gen
uinc antiques. quite good effects have been 90
tanned by washing them. This is easily dis
cerned by the collector, however, and adds not
one whit to the value OF the rug. medium
sized rug thus treated and most pleasing IN
coiorng may be had for as little as sZA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
COAT REDUCTIONS

At BONWIT TELLER G. CO., Fifth az.
and 38th ST.. SUITS from the winter stock are
now further marked down to Sl2. Some OF
these in the lighter shades are quite suitable
for spring and are made with high waist lines.
Another lot of various models in gabardines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

kid fancy white one Of pique is parucu-
Iarlv attractive. with its bright colored collar,
cuffs and crochet buttons and skirt OF medium
width. for S37S.
At GIDDING'S. S64 Fifth av, SUITS are
still being reduced TO very tempting prices
The material OF some that can be had ior 30
is of excellent quality; furthermore, most OF
these are excellent copies OF models mace by
m. famous Paris dressmakers. At S4o there
are charming suits many OF them. OF covert
cloths esbardne. light weight cloth, etc, prac-
teal for spring wear These formerly sold up
TO SIPS AFTERNOON FROCKS OF sllk
and cloth combinations, formerly priced as
high as SIS, are now to be had tor SZ5. FOR
the most part these are made with the popular
wide skirt or with the long tunic which was
temporarily out Of favor, but Is making It's
appearance again on some OF the very lat
est spring frocks, In the waist department
very attractive blouses have been reduced 10
s. Most of these arc in the darker colors
though there are few lighter ones, in satin
and lace. etc. that have been reduced from
Sl2 and SIS.
SAKS. West gath St, show SUITS FOX
THE SMALL BOY OF six or thercabouts
which are So 50 and made in colored linens
with short bolero Jacket over the dainty
white batiste shirt. SHAVING MIRRORS,
mounted in a nickel stand are 50 cents up
while whole sets, including small mug IN
a stand. are to be had at the same price.
useful celluloid box at ST. IS for the traveller
contains a good brush, comb and soap box
in Partisan ivory. POTTERY CASSIE
ROLES. or baking dishes for vegetables, for
ST. Is, have accompanying decorative nickel
stands in which they may be placed when
the rcpsst IS served.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

SUITCASES patterned after the English
ones. which are much more thickset than those
designed in America. are becoming more and
more popular. A good copy was seen at
CROUCH & FITZGERALD'S, IA West 4oth
St 1t was nicely lined with silk and was priced
at S24. A neat, practical overnight bag OF
black morocco. not so large as to be extremely
heavy when packed, may be had for ST. With
the nine toilet articles in imitation ivory which
FIT in pockets arranged on the side of the bag
it costs $50. pretty afternoon bag in black
velvet has small mirror concealed cleverly
under tab on the outside, while the coin
purse inside is firmly secured by chain. Price,
SIS. At the same price is quaint silk bag, in
shape like those carried by our grandmothers
but in fittings most modern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

Haviland G. Co. show this attractive electric
lamp Of Aurene glass, with base in Pompeiian
finish. $500.
This folding table, from W. A. Hathaway Com
pany, may be used to equal advantage for tea,
cards. or as a console table. Price $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
GERMAN PROTEST
File u Charge of Violation of
Our Neutrality.
On Account of Sale of HYDRO
aeroplanes to England.

Washington Jan. 25-Germany pro-
tested to the state department today
through her amha ssador Count Bern
storff. against shipment of hydro
aeroplanes to European belligerents on
the ground that such aircraft are war
vessels.
A statement issued by the embassy
today says:
The Curtiss works. at Hammonds-
port. n. Y. have sold and sent to Eng
land the well known hydro-aeroplane
America and five HYDRO aeroplanes of
the same type. Thirty-six hydro
aeroplanes of a different type have
been ordered by England and are un-
der construction by the same firm
Also Russia has ordered a number of
these vessels from Curtiss for use in
her navy.
There is no doubt, and it does not
need any explanation. that. from the
standpoint of international law. hydro
aeroplanes have to be considered as
war vessels and that therefore, by ar
ficle of the agreement concluded at
The Hague on October 49, 1907. neutral
countries are prohibited to supply bel
lfgerent countries with such vessels
The selling of HYDRO aeroplanes by the
Curtiss works. therefore. constitutes a
breach of neutrali Hydro-aeroplanes
are not especially mentioned in The
Hague agreement for the simple rea son
that this kind of war vessels did not
vet exist at that time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

now that it will ever come to trial
The city commissioners expect q com.
promise in which the city will pay
little or nothing and at the same time
Mrs. Puckett will be fully satisfied.
During the trial of the case. physi-
clans who had attended Mrs. Puckett
testified that they had examined her
and found her to be seriously injured
internally. According to their testi-
mony they thought she had an in
jured kidney. The jury awarded a
verdict of $2,775.
But Mrs. Puckett's condition con-
tinued to- grow worse, and last week
two other physicians were called in
attendance. They also diagnosed her
condition as being due to a dislocated
kidney. and report has. it that they
decided that the only thing possible to
save the woman's lite was an opera
tion.
Her condition was such that it was
deemed unwise to remove her to a
hospital. SO all plans were made for
the operation to take place Sunday
morning. When the doctors arrived
SO the story runs, their services were
no longer needed. During the night
a nine and One-half pound baby boy
had arrived and mother and child
were doing well.
The family is delighted-delighted
over the new arrival and Mrs. Puck
ett's recovery"
And the city dads? Well, they are
thinking about that $2,775 verdict fol
alleged damages. They believe thai
baby is worth just $2.775 to the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
ON The Offensive
Austria, Aided by GermaI
Army, Makes Onslaught
On the Russians Along q 800.
Mile Front.

London, Ian. 25.-A new attack on.
the Russian armies has been initiated
by Austria. in conjunction with the
German forces in the east in accord
ance with the plan believed in Petro-
grad to have been adopted by the Teu-
tonic allies. Austrian forces have
struck at their opponents all along
their SOC mile front. Heavy fighting
is in progress but so far as is known in
Petrograd no important results have
been achieved as yet. The object OF
the attack apparently is to relieve
Hungary from further danger of in
vasion by clearing the Russians from
Galicia, Bukowina and northern Hun
gary. Vienna reports state that they
already have been checked in Buk0-
wilma.
Desperate fighting at close quarters
is in progress in central Poland.
where many men have died from cold.
The most determined efforts OF the
opposing forces have not resulted in
breaking the deadlock.
On the western batt1efields severe
encounters continue in Alsace and the
Argonne. Neither the French nor the
German official statement of today
claims marked successes, although the
Berlin communication states that in
the fighting on the heights north OF
Sennheim, Alsace, the French were
repulsed with heavy losses. The Ger
man statement reports the loss Of .
trench near Berry-Au Bac which was
won recently from the allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
SHOOTS 28 MILES
Germans Are Getting Out a
New Long Range Gun.
Can Land Shell Six Miles Inside
British Coast.

Berlin, Jan. 25.-Remarkable fig
ures regarding q new German naval
gun are given by a German artillery
expert. writing in the Artilleristische
Mondts Hefte.
In discussing an assertion by the
London Times, that the German navy
possesses gun which, carries three
miles, further than the best British
weapon, the writer admits that
Krupps are manufacturing q gun
whose roJectile weighs 20 Kilograms
(about a toni and which develops
muzzle velocity of $40 meters (about
300 feet) a second. The expert
reckons from these figures that the
gun has So per cent more muzzle
force than the British navy's best
weapon and has range of about AZ
kilometers (about % miles), while the
channel at Dover is only 33 kilome-
ters (about % miles) wide. He says
the figures given, If correct. will per-
NIT the Germans eventually to COM
mand the English coast from Calais,
distance Of nine kilometers (about
six miloS) inland with the new gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
Freight Rates Advanced as
Much as 1,15O Per Cent.
REACHES s5a2, 10000 YEAR
All Freight Paying a Low Rate
Is Refused.

Washington. Jan. 25.-Evidence OF
extraordinary advances in transat-
lantic freight rates since the outbreak
Of the European war amounting III
some instances to 900 and $50 per cent
was presented to the senate today IN
Joint report from Secretaries McAdoo
and Redfield.
''WhiIe this report is being written,
the statement says information is re-
ceived that rates are higher than those
given in some of the tables presented
and that even at these extraordinary
figures it is difficult to obtain cargo
space for earlier sailings than March
and April.
The report contains numerous tables
of rates on various commodities from
American to European ports and sum-
marizes the principal advances since
August ! last as follows:
New York to Rotterdam. on grain,
900 per cent; en- flour. 500 per cent: on
cotton, 700 per cent. New York to Liv-
300 to 500 per cent. Galveston to Liv-
erpool, on grain, ia per cent; on cot
ton, 361 per cent; to Bremen, on cot
ton, 1,O61 to ], $50 per cent"
The report declares that in one year.
il American exports maintain the De-
cember 1914, level the increased rates
will make a charge of $216, 6,224 400 on
American shippers and that if the i'm
ports be included, on the same basis
of calculation, the amounts would reach
$311 1854 400, or 141.6 per cent over the
usual cost. If normal rates are taken
in conjunction with the abnormal on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
THAW ON new TACK
Asks to BE Sent to Bellevue Hospital
for Examination.

New York, Jan. "a motion to
have Harry X. Thaw sent to Bellevue
hospital so that it might be determined
there whether he were sane. was made
by Thaw's attorneys at his arraign-
ment in the supreme court on a charge
Of conspiring with others in effectins
his escape from the Matteawan asylum
in August. 1913.
No attempt was made to obtain
Thaw's release ON bail He was re-
ma nled to the TOmbs prison to remain
there till Justice Davis should announce
ths date for Thaw's pleading to the
Indictment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
Kaiser's Ships Flee to PrOtec.
tiOn of Mined Area.
CRUISER BLEUCHER IS SUNK
Two Other Vessels Are Seri-
Ously Damaged, London Says.
Berlin Claims British Battle.
ship Was Sent Down.


London. Jan. z5.-An attempt by a
German cruiser squadron to repeat the
attack recently made on Scarborough.
the Hartlepools and other British coast
town has been frustrated by the British
patrolling squadron, and in running
fight the German armored cruiser
Bieucher was sunk and two German
battle cruisers were damaged seriously.
Berlin Official Report.
Berlin, JAM. 25.-Via London-The
following official announcement on the
naval engagement in the North sea has
been given out in Berlin:
During the advance of our armored
cruisers Seydlitz. Derflinger. Moltke and
Bluecher and accompanied by four
smaller cruisers and two flotillas of
torpedo boats were steaming in the
North sea these vessels became en-
gagged with a British detachment COM
posed of five battle cruisers, several
smaller cruisers and &c torpedo boat
destroyers.
The enemy discontinued the engage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
T0PUbLISH Names
Bill in House to Make Public
All Liquor Users.
Name, Address and Amount for
Kansas Newspapers.

Representative Caudfli of Ottawa
county today introduced in the house
a proposed amendment to the Mahin
liquor law which would compel the
publication of names of all liquor
purchasers, as taken from the records
of the county clerk. Caudill would
also have the county clerks records
open to inspection at all times.
The bill proposed by the Ottawa
county man is intended to discourage
the purchase of intoxicating liquor
through the publication of the fact in
the official county paper. 1t is pro-
posed to keep the clerks record of
liquor purchases open at all times. Re-
ports made by express companies un-
der the terms of the Mahin act, will
not only become public property, but
Caudill would Lave the record printed
each month.
Under the terms of the Caudill
amendment, the county clerk would be
compelled to publish each month a
complete list of all liquor purchases.
This record would not only show the
name and address of the purchaser.
but would show the amount and quail
ity of liquor purchased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
ROCKEFELLER BEFORE
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Says He Didn't Try to Establish Alb
solutism in Colorado.
NOT OPPOSED TO UNIONS
He Comedies Same Right to Mesl
That Corporations Have.
Interests OF One Inscparable From
Those of the Other.

New York. Jan. 25.-In a statement
today to the United States commission
on industrial relations on the Colorado
labor situation, John D. Rockefeller,
jr., denied that he had as he had been
charged, attempted to exercise a
kind of absolutism over the coal in
dustry in Colorado" or that he had
sought to dictate a policy of nom
recognition of unions" On the con-
trary, he said, he was most heartily
in favor of labor unions, SO long as
their purpose was to promote the we'll
being of the employees and they had
due regard for the interests of the
public.
1.-The commission has asked my
views" Mr.. Rockefeller said, las to
what extent the stockholders and di-
rectors of a corporation are RESPONSE
BILE for the labor conditions which ex-
ist in it and for the social conditions
which are produced; how generally
and in what manner such responsible
ties are assumed by stockholders and
directors; and in actual practice how
and upon what general basis, the la
Dor policies Of large corporations are
determined.
Responsibilities Limited.
1.-The responsibilities of stockhold-
ers is practically limited to the cleo
ton Of directors. They have no pow
er to elect officers, to employ labor,
to make contracts or to intervene di-
CContinuetl on Page TWo1
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Two Newspaper Men Offered
Unlimited Supply Sunday.
SOLICITED m BROAD DAYueHT
Negro Women Beckonea ana
Then Followed Reporters.
And Police Are Still Watchlng
for Boys Riding Bicycles.

where Aro They?
oh where oh where have os,r copnsrs
gone q
Oh where, oh where, can they be?
While the rough low-down At the foot of
town
Arc peddltng beer ana "skee!
-
On wncre' on Wnere nave our copSSs
m wrere oh vt.r. a< t,,ev nee
Those units fine Of our thin blue line
When the thugs have. . jambofeef
Oh WHERE oh where. have our eoppefo
gone?
There's never one to be seen
When a tough comes out Irom IN ansy
dark,
Anu s"@tS sos"e "as"e y" ei'o
The offer of all the beer and whisky
they could carry away lmmol11 sus
sestions. tne Purcnase Oh q na ps nS
nottie OF Wmsky. uott,eo IN Don.: :..sS aIS
eAAC NASSSSSIy "a q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

conform to the laws of the land as
others are required to do. But the in
dfvidual has no inherent right to join
the union and still remain in the em-
ploy of one who is unwilling to en-
plOy q union man any more than the
same Individual has a right to join the
union without the consent of that or
ganizatiOn. .ss.-
''Just as labor organizations have
the inherent and constitutional: right
to deny membership to any man who
will not agree that during such MEM
bership he will not accept or retain
employment in company with nom
union men, and just as union man
has the constitutional right to decline
proffered employment unless the em-
ployer will agree not to employ any
nonunion man so the employee has
the constitutional right to insist that
the employee shall refrain from affili-
alton with the union during the term
of the employment.
One Rule to All.
There cannot be one rule of liberty
for the labor organization or its mem
bers, and a different and more restric-
tive rule for employers.
1.-The employees liberty of making
contracts does not include a liberty
to procure employment from an un-
willing employer or without fair un-
derstanding. Nor may the employer
be foreclosed by legislation from ex-
ercising the same freedom of choice
that is accorded to the employee.
ITO ask a man to agree in advance
to refrain from affiliation with the
union while retaining a certain posi-
ton Of employment is not to ask him
to give up any part of his constitu-
tional freedom. He is free to decline
the employment on these terms just
as the employer may decline to offer
employment on any other, for it
takes two to make a bargain
Has Right to Quit.
"And having accepted employment
on those terms, the man is still free to
join the union when the period of en-
ployment expires; or if employed at
will, then at any time upon simply
quitting the employment. And II
bound by his own agreement to re-
frain from joining the union during a
stated period of employment, he is in
no different situation from that which
is necessarily incident to contracts in
general.
For constitutional freedom of con-
tract does not mean that a party is
to be as free after making the contract
as before; he is not free to break it
without accountability. Freedom of
contract, in the very nature Of the
thing can be enjoyed only by being ex-
ercised; and each particular exercise
of 1t involves making an engagement
which is fulfilled, prevents for the time
any inconsistent course of conduct"
Similar laws have been enacted in
IA states, Justice Day pointed out in
dissenting.
Gould an employer not be forbidden
from demanding agreements that an
employee should not Join the National
Guard?'' inquired Justice Day.
Gould not the state strike down
agreement not to join certain polifi-
cal party? Why not labor unions.
whatever members of this court may
think Of these uniOns?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
take AWAY VETO
Removal of Governors Power
Sought by House Socialist.
When Bill Passes Legislature
1t Would Stand as q Law.

Removal of the veto power of the
governor is sought in constitutional
amendment proposed today by Brewer
of Crawford county, Socialist member
of the house. Brewer provides that
when bill or joint resolution passes
both branches of the state legislature.
that it shall be signed by the presiding
officers of the house and senate and be-
come law without the signature OF
the governor.
Under the present constitutional pro-
vision. every bill must bear the gov
ernor's signature. or in event of his
veto. sent back to the legislature. A
two-thirds vote of the members OF
both branches of the legislature is nee
essary to pass any bill over the gov
ernor's veto. Brewer would now re-
move the veto power and make the
legislature it's own judge as to the
merits of any legislative nactmnt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

United States Supeeme Court Render.
Judgment On CorFnee Case.
Worker Can he Made 70 ouft I.afp,
Union o. His Job.
ONE RULE ALIKE FOR ALI
Contracts Are Binding Equally on
Employer and Employee.
Ones Freedom OF Choice Cannot BE
Forcclosed BY Legislation.

Washington, Jan. s25.@The supreme
court today annulled as unconstftu-
tional the Kansas socalled coercion
statute making /. UNLAWFUL for any
INDIVIDUAL or corporation to coerce or
influence any person to enter into an
agreement not to join or remain a
member of labor organization as a
condition of such persons securing or
continuing in the employment of such
individual or corporation.
The decision was regarded as of the
first Importance In the labor world
and was announced by Justice Pitnev.
Strong dissenting opinions were given
by Justices Holmes and Day. Justice
Hughes concurred with Justice Day
leaving Chief Justice White and Jus
t1ces McKenna. Lamar, Vandevanter
and McReynolds concufring with JUS
tice Pitney.
The decision was in the case of r. r
Coppage. superintendent of the st
Louis, San Francisco at Fort Scott
Kan, convicted of violating the law ir
threatening A. r. Hedge, q switch.
man with discharge if he did not si9r
an agreement to withdraw from the
Switchman'S union
The court intimates nothing incon
sistent with the right of individuals tt
join labor unions" said Justice Pitney
Nor is the legitimacy of such or.
ganization questioned so long as they
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the issuance of fifty million dollars
worth of state bonds for state farm
loan purposes. The bill provides that
the bonds shall be issued at 2 per
cent to run for a term of twenty years
and shall be. deposited with the federal
secretary of state. Under the pro-
visions of the bill. loans would be
made TO resident farm owners at S
per cent.
The bill is offered as an aid to
Kansas farmers and to combat eastern
farm loan associations and corpora
tions which do millions of dollars
worth of business in this state. Nc
Dermott believes his bill will provide
relief for resident farmers and make
the back to the farm movement a
reality instead OF beautiful dream.
Under the terms of the bill, farm
loans would be handled through state
and national banks in Kansas. The
bankers would receive 1 per cent of
the total loan for their services in
making the loans. Interest from farm
loans might be used by the state for
general purposes, the same as revenue
from other sources.
ss Bill, in Detail.
In his bill McDermott provides:
The state of Kansas shall issue
fifty million dollars of per cent
bonds to run twenty years Said bonds
to be. deposited with the secretary of
the treasury of the United States and
legal tender cert111cateS issued to full
face value Of said bonds in danomina-
tions Of five, ten and twenty dollars;
those certificates to be loaned to the
farmers who reside on and operate
their own farms; through state and
national banks; said money to be
loaned at not to exceed per cent in
terest, 1 per cent to be paid as COM
mission to said banks as compensation
for clerical work. These mortgages
to be secured to the state, each
county to have its pro rata accord
ing to acres and these banks to be
designated by the board of county
commissioners. and said board to ap-
prove of said real estate mortgages
but in no way will any bank or banks
be responsible for any loans. The
state of Kansas to have sole power te
foreclose in default of payment, in
terest on said loans to be paid to the
county treasurer annually, and to be
| then remitted to the state treasurer
Said interest to be used as any other
revenues by the state. But in no case
will any loan exceed so per cent o1
valuation as returned by the asses.
sors and no loan exceed to one per
son over five thousand dollars