The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-24
CONDENSED NEWS
King Saves Woman's Life.

Paris. Nov. PA dispatch to the
Havas News agency from Madrid
says at the request of King Alfonso
the sentence of death passed upon
martial at Liege late in October, on
her conviction with others of having
collected information useful to the
French government has been COM
muted to Imprisonment for life.
Bethlehem Has Moro Fires.
South Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. "a
There was another small fire in
the number machine shop of the
Bethlehem Steel company which was
recent badly damaged by flames. The
blaze originated in a dnamo and was
extinguished b the company's own
fire brigade before an material dam
age was done.
Villa Aid Quits Rebellion.
Ell Paso, Tex. Nov. 23.-Col. Dario
Silva, military secretary of General
Villa, renowned further revolutionary
activity in Mexico today.
Incorporate Big World Firm.
New York. Nov. 24.-The incorpora-
corporation, with a capital of $4,000
900, at Albany. was formally an
nounced here The new corpor-
alton plans to develop American trade
in Europe and South America, it was
said. Another feature of the business
will be the furthering of foreign loans
and investment enterprises. The list
of directors consists of j. Ogden Ar
mour, Charles A. Coffin. William E.
Corey. Joseph P. Grace, James j. Hill,
Otto H. Kahn. Robert S. Lovett, Am
brose Mcneil, Henry S. Pritchett.
Percy A. Rockefeller, John D. Ryan,
Chares H. Habina, William L. Saun-
ders, James A. Stillman, Frank A.
Vanderlip, Theodore n. Kali, Edwin
S. Webster, Albert H. Virgins, Beck
man Winthrop and Charles A. Stone.
Kaiser to Ask for Peace?
London, Nov. ga dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Berne says:
There is declared to be undoubted
foundation for the report that EN-
peror William will make open offer
of peace through President Wilson
after the emperor's coming state en-
try into ConStantinople.
Woman Held As Spy.
Paris Nov. 24.-The Temps pub
fishes the following from Geneva "A
military court here has sentenced
Marie Therese LIE Philipponat, n ma
tive Of Cahors, France, to serve a
months imprisonment and paw a fine
of $500 on the ground that she is a
German spy. She told the court she
had been arrested at Lille by Ger
she was compelled. under threats
that her family would be menaced if
she refused to practice espionage.
The prison testified that a school
LOT spies, WIN numerous pupils, HdO
been established at Antwerp.
Expose Chicago Police Scandal.
Chicago, Nov. 24.-"Jimmy'' Ryan,
convicted clairvoyant swindler, again
was a witness against John j.
Halpin, former captain of police on
trial for alleged bribery. Ryan told
of working" under the alias of Pro
fessor Charles T. Crane" and of meet
ing in his brother Franks clairvoy-
ant parlor Walter O'Brien, former
of Halpin's, and recently
found guilty of bribery O'Brien is a
was suspended last night as chief of
detectives on charges that he had been |
in raising forced fund |
for the defense of his rephew and 9TH |
er policemen involved in the clairvoy- |
ant graft cases Ryan said that oper- |
ating under police protection, his |
profits from clairvoyance between Oc- |
tober. 1912 and March, 1913 amounted |
to between SEQ 900 I'D $4,000. This. |
he said included his share of $500, |
which Mrs Hope McEldowney of La |
Crosse. Wis, gave him to invest in |
copper stocks"
Steal Foreign Insignia.
St Louis Nov. 24.-Three insignia /
of foreign orders conferred on the |
late Charles Gibson, of ST. Louis
two of them by the king of Prussia /
and one by the emperor of Austria
have been stolen from a glass case
in the rooms of the Missouri His
torical society at the jefferson me-
it was learned today. The
case was onened bv duplicate KEYS /