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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-20
DECLARES POOR DIET
PRODUCES PELLAGRA

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 1s.-Dr.
Joseph Goldberger, Of the United
States public health service, is: said to
have proven his theory that pellagra
is produced by unbalanced diet and
can be cured by a balanced ration
Twelve ~convicts were put on aI.diet,
which excluded milk, fresh, lean meat,
eggs, peas, and beans. Six prisoners
now have pellagra. ." 49,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-20
FIvE-DAY WEEK FOR PAINTERS.

-. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s:-By q
referendum vote painters in this city
and vicinity will work but; five days q
week, beginning Nov. I. No work will
be done on Saturdays and pay day win
be on Friday evenings. The new rule
will be in effect until March 81, 1915,
EQUALIZATION Of work during the dull
winter months is the, purpose Of this
plan. :,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-20
BUYS $4,000 TONS OF RAILS.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 18TH,

-AA1>, @~oV' @o'~1Ne
pennsylvania railroad has placed or
ders for $4,000 tons Of steel rails,
which is said to cover thee REQUIRE
ments of this system. An order for
IS heavy freight locomotives for inn
mediate delivery has also been placed.
Ihese locomotives are to be used on
lines east Of Pittsburgh,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
ON FIRST READING
Ordinance Reducing Electric
Light Rates Up Today.
Provides for Seven and Forty
Cents Edison Schedule.

At a special meeting of the city
commission today an ordinance re-
ducing the rates to be charged by the
Topeka Edison company for electric
light current was given first reading.
The ordinance as read provides for a
1t also provides that the company
must extend it's service to any point in
the city when ordered so to do. by the
city commission.
The ordinance reads:
Section L. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, company or corporation.
furnishing electric light to the city of
Topeka it's inhabitants, to charge
Z cents per thousand watt hours for
residence or commercial lighting; pro-
vided, however, that If any electric
light bill of any user is not paid on or
before the 10th day of the month i'm
mediately following the month for
which such bill is rendered an
amount equal to ten per cent (1O per
cent? of such bill shall be added
thereto and collected from such user;
provided, however, that in no case
shall the amount so added be less than
twenty-five (25) cents for any such
bill.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, company or corporation, fur
nishing electric light to the City of
Topeka or it's inhabitants, to fail, neg
lect or refuse to make any extension
of its electric light wire lines when
ordered so to do by a majority vote
of the board CT commissioners of the
city of Topeka.
Sec. g. Any person, company or
corporation, or any officer, agent or
employee of any person, company or
violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof. shall be fined
in any sum not less than one hundred
(S100) nor more than one thousand
dollars (S1, ,0O0) for each offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
Final Report on Cleanup of
Important Legislation.
1t Has Been a Bad Season for
Platform Pledges.
NO AMENDMENTS ARE UP
House and Senate Killed Every
Constitutional Attempt.
Many Legislators VIII Leave
for Their Homes Tonight.

With the state legislature almost on
the eve of final adjournment, the rec
| ord of the house and senate shows an
almost even distribution between the
two houses in the matter of important
bills slaughtered and records show a
score of bills of state wide Importance
tnat are ready for the statute books.
II mas been a bad season for platform
pledges and even the bills dear to the
heart OF the administration have trav-
eied rough sea- Not one constitu-
t!onal amendment has found its way
through the legislature and 1t is cuite
probable that in 1915 Kansans will
vote only for candidates and will find
no opportunity to express a desire on
proposed constitutional repairs.
Early in the session a dozen consti-
tut!onaI measures were proposed. They
included the measures of long stand
1ng-the initiative and referendum.
the three-fourths jury verdict a new
tax amendment, internal Improvement
for state highway building and even
members Added to these were prop
ositions for municipal homo rule and
for the submission of a half dozen
amendments at single election in
plan- But they have all fallen by the
wayside.
Swat at Platform Pledges.
In the platforms of all parties were
provisions for presidential preferences
primaries. But both legislative bodies
paid their respects to the reform by
voting it down.
Then the legislature took a free and
generous swat at Governor Capper's
promise to return the election of state
labor commissioner to the labor or
CARNATIONS The much agitated new
prison plant was voted down. AL
though it was urged in the governors
message. The plan for a judicial re-
apportionment also fell by the way
side IT. too, was an Administrations
policy.
Important Bills Passed
Yet with it all, the Legislature has
passed number of bills that are of
-. ICOntinIlad m pa I,ir.l.t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
TO TELL WORLD
Senate Passes Bill to Adyer.
tiSe Kansas.
Work in Charge of X. u. De.
partment of journalism.

Five of the minor appropriation
bills still before the legislature were
passed by the senate this morning and
one other bill was passed which will
create in Kansas a public information
department for the purpose of adver-
tiSing Kansas to the world. 1t is the
Keene bill which has already passed
the house creating a fund to be main
ta1ned by the voluntary contributions
of Kansas commercial institutions in
terested i'm attracting new population.
the money to be expended through the
department of journalism at the State
university.
Under the Keene bill money NAV be
given by railroads, land or other COM
panieS or individuals for use in OBJ
tanning favorable publicity for the
state and its resources. The young
men and women of the university
journalism department will conduct
this work and the money will be de-
voted to the distribution of booster
news for publication in papers and
magazines of general circulation. The
plan involves no expense to the state.
Appropriation bills passed by the
measures:
For the maintenance of the live
stock sanitary department.
For the support of the state fire
marshal department.
For the support of the Mother Bick-
erdyke home and the old Soldiers
home.
For the running expense of the state
printing plant
For the expenses of the state ento-
mological commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19

Prussian frontier near Tilsit, and the
allied offensive in the west. has, ac-
cording to British observers, put Ger
many in a position where she dare
not shift any substantial force. from
either east or west. Although there
are rumorS of reinfOrcementS being
hurried from Poland to France or
Belgium to meet the French and Brit
ish thrusts, military writers in London
declare Germany must maintain her
present armies in both areas of fight
ing intact. This will necessitate the
finding of new forces for both the
east and west, if she would effectual-
1y meet the increasing strength of her
enemies.
1t is pointed out that the plan to
deliver a crushing blow in one theater
and then to rush across the country
to the other has miscarried on both
fronts. This was seen first in the dash
to Paris; second, in the rush to Calais;
third, in the battle of Ypres, and then
repeatedly in the east as Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg sought to break
through the Russian lines to the Pol
iSh capital
The next movement of the Ger
mans, according to the prevailing be-
lief here, will be a big offensive in
the west, probably against the British
front.
Great Britain has made no official
reply to the German allegations that
a British squadron fired on the Ger
,Ji rage 'IwUI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
COL. BRYAN is 55.
He Celebrates Birthday Anniversary
by Ratifyins "a Peace Treaty

Washington, March 19.-Secretary
Bryan celebrated his 55th birthday
anniversary today by exchanging rat
ifications of the peace treaty with
italy, with the Italian ambassador,
Count Df Cellere.
Later at his home Secretary Bryan
entertained all the employees of his
department at his birthday party. He
also entertained the cabinet at lunch
con- On his way to the cabinet meet :
ing, wearing a cluster of lilies of the
valley in his lapel. Secretary Bryan
smilingly announced:
Il have just celebrated my birthday V
by ratifying the peace treaty with
Italy
On Monday, ratifications of the
treaty with Russia will be exchanged
and Is of these conventions will ac-
tuaIly be in effect. Thirty have been
negotiated and 20 ratified by the sen
ate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19

prevent deliveries to persistent VIOLA
tors. The bill carries penalty
clause.
Senator TroutmaE voted to advance
the stone bill on the calendar over the
heads of other important measures
but his proposal was turned down by
the senate.
The committee on temperance re-
ported adversely upon the Caudill bill
requiring the publication of the names
of cOnsigneeS of liquor shipments, this
recommendation being approved by the
session in the belief that it might en-
danger the operation of the Mahin
law now in force.
Yesterday the senate killed the
Jewett bill authorizing the governor 70
appoint person to examine the rec
OrdS of the federal collector of inter
nal revenue and report the names of
holders of liquor licenses to county
officers. AS that same information
has been collected for several years by
representatives of the State Temper
ance union without public cost so that
the creation of another superfluous
office, the senate voted the measure
down.
Il am in favor of prohibition and
stand for the prohibitory law" de-
clared Senator Francis Price of Clark
county, who voted against the Jewett
bill. but such measures as this mere
ly make the prohibitory cause top
heavy. 1t means the creation of an
unnecessary office and such 1egisla-
ton as this can only operate to the
discredit of the prohibitory move
ment. |, for one, am not disposed TO
be deceived by proposition intended
merely for the creation of a new po-
litical job because it comes disguised
behind the word temperance "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
BOUvET Is SUNK
French Battleship Sent to Bot
tom by Turkish Guns.
Several Ships of the Allies Are
Reported Damaged.

ConstantinopIe. March 19.-The
French battleship Bouvet, lombard
ing the Dardanelles forts, has been
sunk by the guns of the Turkish forts
the war office announced in an Off
cial statement today.
The Bouvet is one of the older
French battleShipS. having been built
in 1898. Several times she was men
toned in the French and English
statements for efficient work in the
bonn bardment of the Dardanelles.
The Bouvet displaced 12,205 tons
and carried a crew of sos. The Con-
stantinople official statement carried
no mention of the fate of the crew.
The battleship's length was 397 feet.
She carried twelve inch guns, ten
She was completed in 1898 at a cost
of about six million dollars.
The Turkish warships. the war Of
flee announced, have bonn barded the
Russian torpedo boat base west of
Theodosia, in Crimea, setting fire to
many buildings and damaging Russian
war craft This was the first official
communication of reports circulated
two weeks ago that the Turkish fleet
has withdrawn from the Dardanelles
strait and is operating in the Black
sea.
The official statement indicated that
the RouVet was sunk inside the strait.
The allied fleet, the war office stated,
opened heavy fire upon the Darda-
nelleS 1OrIS, swinging IN at close range
and hurting shells at intervals of less
than a minute.
The forts returned the fire and
shelled the Anglo-French warships
with great effectiveness. official re-
ports state that several of the enc
lny's warships withdrew from the bat
tie line badly damaged before the
Bouvet suddenly tilted over and began
to go down.
Following the disaster to the Bou-
vet. the allied fleet withdrew. steam
ing out of sight off TenedoS island.
RumorS were circulated here that
the attempt to force the DardanelleS
may be abandoned.
Only part of the Turkish fleet par
ticipated in the bonn ba rdment of the
Russian torpedo boat base, accord
ing to the official announcement. The
bombardment lasted but few min
utes but the Turkish fire was unusual
ly well directed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
Between Italy and the Empire
of Austria Hungary.
MUST PLEDGE Her NEUTRALITY
Vienna Says That Is Term of
Promise From Rome.
Radical Changes i'm EurOpe's
Map Are Inevitable.
BULLETIN.

Rome, March 19.-Italy is prepar-
ing to renounce the triple alliance
treaty linking her with Austria and
Germany, according to reports from
various sources this afternoon. Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs Gonnino is max
ing ready to take this drastic step to
force Austria to ccde territory to Italy
or face Italy's participation in the war
on the side of the allies.
Rome newspapers today warned the
public that IL crisis in the AustrO-Ital-
ian relations is at hand. The MasSa-
gero appeared with the flat announce
mcnt that Prince Won BuelOw's ef-
forts to obtain concessions from Aus
tria have failed and that the foreign
minister is now actively engaged in
negotiations that may plunge Italy in
to war.
Rome, March 19.-What purports
to be an outline of Austria's attitude
with relation to the cession Of terri
tory to Italy, is contained in a dis
patch to the Tribuna, dated Vienna,
but telegraphed from the frontier. The
statement is made that Austria, with
out reflecting upon Italian good faith
contends it is only natural that the
dual monarchy, if she is ready to
grant territorial compensation, should
wish to insure Italian neutrality. For
this reason, the dlSpatch says, Austria
feels she should carry out her part of
the proposed agreement only when an
Italian pledge of neutrality is fulfilled,
especially in view of the fact that the
cession of the province of Trent would
imply a weakening of Austrian mill
tary resources with regard to Italy.
Commenting on this report, the
Tribuna says the condition which Aus
tria demands is absolutely inaccepta-
BILE and if maintained would make i'm
possible any friendly agreement. No
ministry would accept satisfaction
of national aspirations, a simple prom
ise to be carried out at the end of a
war, the results of which no one can
foresee, the newspaper argues.
The AuStro-German point of
view the Tribuna says, "is wrong
because they think Italy is asking for
compensation for neutrality. The
problem is totally different. Austria
provoked the war through aggression
against Serbia, partly against repeated
Italian warnings and partly without
Italy's knowledge. This action was
entirly contrary to mutual Italio-
Austrian pledges and conflicted with
the fundamental interests of Italy.
Thus the European equilibrium was
upset and radical changes in the map
of Europe are inevitable.
Italy sacrificed her national as
piration by adhering to the triple al1i-
ance for the sake of preserving that
European equilibrium. Since Austria
shattered it Italy can no longer post
pone the realization of those aspira-
tiOnS.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
FOR PUBLIC PENSIONS
Kansas Statute Books Carrying New
State Sentiment.

Public pension measures are grad
ually creeping into the Kansas stat
ute books in a way that would lndi-
cate that the sentiment of this
state has been largely remodeled in
recent years.
Last night the senate adopted the
Zutavern idea passing the bill by the
representative from Barton county
under which Kansas counties will be
permitted to pay pensions not to ex-
ceed $50 a month to persons totally
disabled by the loss of limbs or
vision. Such a pension may be grant
ed only on unanimous vote of the
board of county commissioners, a pro-
vision inserted by the senate.
This legislature has passed a moth
erS' pension bill which will be of
farther reaching effect than the pres
ent bill. Both will materially increase
the expenditures in this state for the
public support of dependent citizens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
RAzoRs FOR TROOPS.

Paris, March 19-An order for
100000 razors has just been placed
by the British government with
the French cutlery factories at
Thiers They are for part of the
personal equipment of the new
troops now being organized in
England When the war broke
England discovered that in spite
of her own immense cutlery fac
tories there was hardly a razor to
be had in all England that did not
bear the mark Made in Ger
many" The soldiers themselves
refused to carry these and the gov
ernment called on the French fac
tories to help it out of the predica-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19

Episcopal church. One of the most
interesting characters who responded
was the Rev. c. r. Rice, the story of
whose life was given in the Wednes-
day issue of the State Journal. 1t was
the fiftieth consecutive year that this
veteran Methodist preacher and pio-
neer has answered to roll call of Meth
odist ministers in Kansas. Among the
many churches which he organized
were the first Methodist churches in
Eureka. Wichita, Independence, Fort
Scott, ElDOradO, Augusta, Marion and
ChetOpa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
VICTORY FOR VETS.
National Prohibition Has Been De-
feated in New Zealand.

wellington. New Zealand. March
19.-National prohibition was defeat
ed in the voting on the liquor ques-
ton last December, according to COM
plete returns which have been an
nounced by the government Sup
porters of local no-hcense also lost
their fight The vote on both queS-
tions, which was close, follows:
For national prohibition, 247,217;
for continuance, 257. .442.
For local no-icense. 229,474; for
continuance, 274,405-
Since 1911 the percentage of no-li-
cerse votes has fallen from nearly so
to As Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
WHY TALK ABOUT IT?
It's Fifteenth Day of Gloom. To Be
Sure, But Who Cares Now!

This was the fifteenth day of gloom
/ for this month. And it constitutes a
record for March. The previous high
mark was fourteen cloudy days in
March, 1906. The thirty-day period
ending today has been the cloudiest
similar period on record in the twenty
eight years that the government re-
ports have been made in Topeka.
But the atmospheric conditions
have been favorable for fruit and
wheat While the temperature has
averaged below normal in the last six
weeks there has been no severe
weather.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather tonight with slight drop al
temperature. There may be some
sunshine Saturday-here's hoping.
The official opening of spring will
take place at eight o'clock next Sun
day morning. February weather has
been the order of things thus far this
month.
An Unusual Showing.
The temperature today was 2 de-
grees- There was no variation be-
tween o'clock this morning and .
o'clock this afternoon A record of
this kind rarely is reported, but it oc-
CURED once previously this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
TORPEDO 2 SHIPS
German Submarines Are Busy
With British Steamers.
Both Crews Escape With Ex-
ceptiOn of One Man.


Glasgow, March 19.-The British
steamer Hyndford was torpedoed to-
day in the English channel by a Ger
man submarine. 1t is reported that
one member of her crew was killed.
London. March 19.-The British
steamer BIuejacket. with wheat, from
Liverpool, has been torpedoed by a
German submarine off Beachy Head.
The crew took to the boats The
steamer, although badly damaged,
remained afloat.
The steamer Hyndford was of 2,775
tons net burden. She was 376 feet
long and was built at Port Glasgow in
1905. She was owned by the Scottish
Ship Owners company of Glasgow.
The Bluejacket was of 2,271 tons.
She was 336 feet long and belonged
to j. l.. Thompson & Sons Limited.
She was built at Sunderland in 1904
Beachy Head is a promontory on
the south coast of England, projecting
into the English channel, about 20
miles east of Brighton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
SCHOOL IN CAVES.

Rheims, March 19--W!th the
continual bombardment of Rheims
by the Germans it has become ut
terly impossible to continue the
schooi sessions in the regular
school houses Aside from the
danger of these being at any mo-
nent struck by shells the frequency
OF the latter also render it impossi-
Die for the children to go on with
the regular school courses. Al. For
SAINT, inspector of primary educa-
cation. has just completed all ar
engagements for the continuation of
all classes in the caves in which
the inhabitants take refuge during
the bOmbardment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
IT IS CLEANUP DAY
Despite Weather, Topeka Is
Washing Her Face.
Municipal Wagons Out Search
ing for Rubbish.

Today is official cleanup day regard
less of the weather. 1t is the time for
attics and cellars to be explored in
search of rubbish and for yards to be
raked. Everything which will burn
should be piled either close to or at
one side of alley at place convenient
for the city garbage wagons
An extra force of men and wagons
will start Monday noon and will cover
the entire city in search of the heaps
of rubbish which should be awaiting
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
SENATE, IRRITATED, TAKES
$4,000 FROM INSURANCE
Upper House Turns Down Present
From the Lower Body.
Result of Claims of Improper AppH-
cation Marshal Fund.
DIDN'T ACT IN GOOD FAITH
Senator Shouse Criticises Methods of
Insurance Agents.
Money Due Companies From Fight
With the State.
DIDN'T ACT IN GOOD FAITH
Money Due Companies From Fight
With the State.

The state senate this morning pre-
vented the house of representatives
from presenting to a lot of the big fire
Insurance companies a neat package
of eight one-thousand dollar bills, as
provided for in House Bill No. 772 by
representative Williams of Sedgwick.
The proposition was to hand back
to certain fire insurance companies
some money claimed to have been
paid to the state by them under an
improper application of the fire mar
shal fund law. The senate looked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
SCARY PUBLISH -THE-NAME"
LIQUOR BILL IS KILLED
Senate Committee Reports Adversely
on CaudiII Measure.
No Necessity Now of Seeing Your
Name i'm Print.
FAVOR STONE MEASURE
Point OF Delivery and Sale Identical
Under Provisions.
Troutman Attempts to Push Action
to Third Reading.

Senator I. NJ. Kinds, chairman of
the committee on temperance and
hygiene of the senate, this morning
reported favorably upon the Stone bill
making the point of delivery of a Ii
quor shipment identical with the
point of sale. The bill carried amend
ments approved by the attorney gen.
erals office removing the application
of the act from church wines and
from liquor shipped legitimately for
private use. The purpose of the bill
is to give law enforcement officers
grounds for injunction PROCEEDINGS to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19

At the place last named the church
was organized over a saloon. We've
got the saloon under our feet and bv
Gods grace VIII keep it under our
feet said Rev. Mr.. Rice on the night
the church was organized.
For four years L rode over the
prairies on horseback" he told the
ministers today. Il slept with
blanket rolled around me and was as
snug as a bug in a rug
Father of Senator Bristow
Another interesting figure who re-
sponded TO roll call was William Bris-
tow of Baldwin City. who is the faith
er of Senator Joseph Bristow
The Rev. jackson Brown of Topeka
who was retired in 1893 said: I'D
rather be a humble and faithful Meth
tCunttn.ed I'1.x 1wo.l