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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
PEOPLE WANT WORK
NOT CHARITY, he SAYS
Guekenheim Tells Industrial Relations
Commission
That the Poor Do Not Caro- for
Philanthropy.
UNREST WILL INCREASE
Unless the Laboring Men Be Dealt
With Justly.
Government Should Tax Fortunes to
Care for the Needy.
WILL INCREASE

New York, Jan. 21.-Taxation of large
fortunes, upon the death Of their own
ers, to aid the poor, the establishment
of government agencies to find work for
the unemployed, and provision for the
comfort of aged workers. were advo-
Gated by Daniel Guggenheim. president
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany, in testimony today at the in
quiry before the commission on indus
trial relations into the great phiian-
thropic foundations and the causes OF
industrial unrest.
Mr.. Guggenheim said that as a cap
italist he favored these measures de-
spite the fact that they constituted
some of the cardinal ideas of socialism.
He also advocated industrial democ-
racy'' wherein the worker received q
portion Of the profit derived from the
products of his labor.
Industrial unrest was caused to a
great extent, the witness believed. by
the increased cost Of living.
In his opinion the philanthropic or
ganizations did not effect much relief
from poverty as the average worker
was reluctant to accept charity and
preferred employment.
F. J. Berwind, owner of coal mines
and director in many coal mining COR
porations and coal carrying railroads
testified that he believed directors and
stockholders were not as well acquaint-
T10nnfi01Nd an Pa00 TWn1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
LENIENCY IS ASKED FOR
RAILROADS IN KANSAS
Petitions Against Drastic Legislation
Are Filed in House.
Kansans Believe That Measures win
Not Benefit Public.
SOMETHING NEW IN STATE
First Time in Years That Citizens
Have Taken Such an Interest.
Mercy for Transportation Companies
Comes as Big Surprise.

Downtrodden railroads had an in
ming in the house today when four
members introduced petitions from
their constituents asking the law max
ers to handle the corporations gently.
Petitions a-king the legislature to de-
feat drastic anti-railway legislation
were Introduced by Representatives
Noble of Labette. Mahurin of Coffey,
Tannahill of Woodson and Williams
Of Sedgwick county.
The early days of the legislative
session have been marked by the Of
fering of many bills which te- to
bring sorrow and grief to railway op-
orators. Among these measures have
been the full crew bill, headlight bill,
semi-mOnt pay day and other
measures of much importance to the
r; 1roads.
In the petitions. signed by several
hundred persons in the four legisla-
tive districts. 1t was urged that the
drastic legislation would work no ben
eft to The general travelling public
and would be real hardship and ad-
ditional expense to the railroads,
without adding to the revenue. For
this reason, it was urged, the bills
should be defeated.
1t is the first time in years that in
dividuals have petitioned the legisla-
ture to show a spirit Of brotherly love
and mercy in dealing with the rail-
roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
ACTIONS OF RESPECT.
Senate and House Pass Resolutions
Concerning l.. Il. Dyche Today.

Senate and House Pass Resolutions
Concerning Il. Il. Dyche Today.
The state senate today adjourned
from noon until 10 o'clock on -A..:-
day morning as an evidence of respect
for the memory of the late Prof. L. L.
Dyche. Just before the determination
to take a special adjournment. the
body adopted a resolution of respect.
a duplicate of which was at the same
time adopted in the house of repre-
sentatives. A copy Of the resolutions
was ordered by each house to be de-
livered to the bereaved family. Tho
resolutions were introduced in the
senate by b. E. Wilson OF Jefferson
and Douglas counties, and in the
house by Stauffer of Douglas.
There will be no house adjournment
today and probably none Saturday.
but Speaker Stone announced that he
would name a committee Of ten menu
bers to attend the funeral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
PAY FOR C0NVlCTS
Bill Giving Prisoners Chance
to Earn Money.
Wages of 10 Cents a Day Pro-
posed by j. w. Howe.

An effort will be made at this ses-
sion of the legislature to get through
both houses a bill which will effec-
tually give prisoners in Kansas penal
institutions chance to earn a little
money while serving prison terms.
a law directed to this end was
passed at the 1918 session but its ef-
fectiveness W ruined by a Joker"
which In reality left the prisoners ex-
actly where they were before 1t was
enacted. Now the legislature is going
to try T. again.
Senator Howe of Abilene stands
sponsor for a bill giving prisoners ten
cents a day and more, when in the
judgment Of prison authorities they
should get it, up to 25 cents a day.
The money will be paid to dependent
relatives or will be held for the pris-
Oners at their discharge.
To give the thing a start the sum
of $4,000 is appropriated, to be
drawn upon vouchers approved by the
state auditor. This bill repeals the
faulty 1913 law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
DISTRICT JUDGES HERE
Eighth Annual Convention I'm Topeka
Last of This Month.

The eighth annual meeting OF the
district judges Of Kansas will be held
in Topeka beginning Tuesday, Janu-
ary 26, in the supreme court room
The various sessions OF the meeting
will be arranged to avoid conflicts
with sessions Of the State Bar asso-
citation which will meet here January
27-2S
The first meeting of district judges
was held in 1898 and annual meetings
have been hell since. The American
Bar association last year adopted
similar feature for the nation. Judges
from the thirty-eight districts Of the
state are expected to be in attend
ance. They are: ]. H. Wendorf, Leav-
enworth; w. A. Jackson. Atchison; A.
w. Dana. Topeka: G. H. Whitcomb.
Topeka; c. A. Smart, Ottawa: w. c.
Harris, Emporia: c. E. Hulett. Fort
Scott: ]. w. Finley, Erie; r. L. King.
Marion; F. F. Prigg. Hutchinson; J.
o. Rankin. Paola; ]. N. Dunbar. Co
lumbus; J. c. Hogin. Belleville: A. T.
Ayers, Howard: 7: J. Flannelly: In
dependence; r. NJ. Pickler. Smith
Center; f. c. Clark, Parsons; w. s.
Langmade, Oberlin; T. C. Wilson.
Wichita: T. w. Sargent, Wichita; o.
p. Fuller, Winfield: d. A. Banta, Great
Bend; F. r. Smith. Manhattan: w. I.
Stuart. Troy; J. c. Ruppenthal, Rus
sell; p. B. Gillett. Kingman; E. L.
Fischer. Kansas City: F. D. Hutch
ings, Kansas City: H. J. Smith, Kan
sas City: Dallas Grover. Salina: L. M
Day. Greensburg: Geo. j. Downer
Syracuse: A. S. Foulks. Ness City: c.
l. Sparks. Goodland: r. c. Heizer
Usage City: Oscar Raines, Oskaloosa;
Oscar Foust. lola: A. ]. Curran, Pitts
burg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
N0N-PARTlSAN BILL.
More Proposed Legislation in House
Introduced Today.

Following out the campaign for re-
moval of party lines in elections, bills
were introduced in the house today pro-
viding for non-partisan ballots for
state. superintendent of public instruc-
tion and county commissioners. Stauf-
fer of Douglas county, Progressive. in
troduced bill for election of state SUI
perintendent of public instruction on a
non-partisan ticket. He also introduced
a non-partisan county ballot bill. SINH
lar to the Mahurin measure.
Representative Nelson Is author OF a
bill which would provide for the eIec-
ton of county commissioners on a nom
partisan ballot. The three bills by Ma
hurin. Stauffer and Nelson will go to
the committee on elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
SHOOT IN BATH ROOM.
Wilson Cornty Woman Killed ON Eys
OF Hae divorce, ,4k14f

xItoona, Kan. Jan. q Mrs. A -
Ryan. wife of a wealthy farmer liv-
ing three miles southeast OF here, was
mysteriously shot and killed in the
bathroom of her home Wednesday
night The shot was fired through q
window and the Officers have no clew.
& Mrs. Ryan has not been fiving with
her husband for some time and trial
for divorce was to have come up at
Fredonia today.
A Later Report.
Altoona, Kan, Jan. 21.-Edward
Ryan, husband of the slain Neodesha
woman. is being detained by the au-
thorities at Fredonia pending an in
vestigation of the shooting. He was
found in Neodesha this morning. He
refused to mike a statement when
told of the killing.
Mrs. Ryan was the mother of thir-
teen children, having eight by a for
mer husband, when she married
Ryan. Most of the children were in
the house Wednesday night when the
mother was killed. One of the small
er children was in the bathroom with
in a few feet Of her when she fell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
STEAM ROLLER
AGAIN IS ACTIVE
Russians Mako q Throe.FOld
Assault ON German Lines.
Austrian Resistance Declared
to Have Broken Down.
TRANSYLvAMIA LIES OPEN
An Early Invasion by Rumanla
Is Looked For.
Berlin Insists That the Situa-
tiOn Is Unchanged.
LIES OPEN

London. Jan. 21.-Russia's three-fold
assault on the Germanic allies has. in
the opinion of British observers OF the
war, resumed it's steam roller charac-
teristics alike in the north. the center
and the south.
In the north the advance into East
Prussia is reported as threatening the,
German lines Of communication and
In Poland the trench warfare continues
with small results for either side. but
the Russians confidently dwell on
what they call large German losses in
efforts to hold present positions. In
the south the Russians declare that
the Austrian resistance seems to have
been broken down entirely. and that,
Pennsylvania lies open to them.
Reports of Rumania's long awaited
entrance into the fight continue to cir
culate; one ruInOr today has 1t. how
ever, that Rumania will not immedi-
ately declare war but that she will
throw troops into Transylvania. which
TContinued on Pare TWA.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21

COUNTY CLERK TO CORONER
Only Office Not Mentioned
Clerk of District Court.
Three Per Cent of Voters for
Nomination Petitions.

Breaking up of county political rings
through the. taking of all county Of
fees out of politics. is the plan Of Rep
resentative Mahurin Of Coffey county.
Mahurin today introduced bill pro-
viding for nOn-partisan nominations for
all county Offices
The Mahurin bill perhaps goes fur
ther toward the breaking up Of party
organizations than any measure pro-
posed in a state legislature in recent
years. Following the act of the state
legislature of 1913 when 1t took the ju-
dietary out Of politics. Mahurin now
proposes to make the law apply to eV-
cry county official from county clerk to
coroner. The only Office not mentioned
in the Mahslrin bill is that of clerk of
the district court and the COffey cOun-
ty Democrat will probably ask to have
this Office included in the list.
By the terms of his bill the county
treasurer, clerk, sheriff. surveyor. su-
perintendent OF public instruction, pro-
bate Judge. county attorney, register of
deeds, coroner and county commits
sioners would be nominated on inde-
pendent non-partisan ballots. The bal
lot would be headed, ''Non-Partisan
County Omcers," and upon the ballot
dates for nomination. Nominating pc
tftfons signed by not less than 8 per
cent of the qualified, legal voters of
the district would be necessary to Sc
cure a candidate a place on the ballot.
Two candidates for each office re-
|ceiving the highest number of votes in
the primary. would be declared nom-
inees and their names would appear
upon a non-partisan county ballot in
the November election. The candidate
receiving the highest number of votes
In November would be elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
DELAY BADDERS' TRIAL
Two Jurymen Disqualified. Holding
Up Testimony in Kansas City.

Kansas city, Jan. 21.-The discov-
cry that t. o of the men who had
qualified on the jury to try George S.
Badders of Topeka, charged with us
ing the mails to defraud, were dis
Qualified from serving on any federal
Jury during this term Of court delayed
the taking Of testimony in the trial
in the federal court at Kansas City,
Kan, today.
The two men had served nine days
of this court term as jurymen. By a
chance question OF an attorney it was
learned that they served on a federal
jury at LeavenwOrth last fall which
service disqualified them from serv-
ing for one year thereafter.
The jury was completed shortly aft
er noon. Opening statements by at
tOrneys consumed the most Of the aft
ernoon session. The case will be con-
tinued tomorrow, when the material
witnesses will be called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
PAY 'EM $6 A DAY
That Is Legislative Plan OF.
fered by Senator Kinds.
Reduce Mileage to Actual Trav.
cling Expenses, He Says.

Senator NJ. Kinds Of Labette
county has declared war on the mile
age graft which has for many years
been the one sure thing which a menu
Der of the legislature could count on
to show a profit in hia~, ,official ac-
counts. Kinds proposes to give mem-
bers of the house and senate q salary
Of - . d4y ma tpEnf tl1eifsmileage
allowance. down to The actual cost OF
coming ana going between home and
the state capital. The thing will have
to be done by constitutional amend
ment and Kinds today introduced In
the senate a resolution to submit the
idea to the voters of Kansas for ap-
proval.
He proposes that section 3 of article
2 of the. state constitution be amend
ed to read:
The members. of the legislature
shall receive the sum of dollars for
each days actual service at any regu-
lar or special session and 3 cents for
each mile travelled by the usual route
in going to and returning from the
place Of meeting; but such compensa-
ton shall not exceed 1920 for each
member as per diem allowance nor
more than $12O for any special ses-
sion."
Members of the legislature are. al
lowed $S a day for fifty days and
mileage both ways. at IS cents q mile.
The Kinds amendment would increase
the per diem to $6 and permit the
members to draw salaries for not to
exceed 20 days. AS q matter Of fact
most sessions occupy about 60 days.
AS some of the western members draw
mileage on upwards of 1000 miles in
coming to and returning from To-
peka, the present rate Of Is cents piles
up a neat sum which, as usual thing.
is really needed to make up the de-
ficit caused by the smaIlness of the
legislative per diem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
ABOLISH 4 BOARD
Speaker Stone Has Bill. Knock
ing Out Board Of Control.
Consolidate 1t With Board Of
J. Corrections of 5 Members.

Speaker Stone today introduced in
the house a bill providing for the con-
solidation OF the state board Of control
and the state board Of corrections un-
der the latter name. The bill means
the abolishment of the board of con.
troll, now in the hands of the Deno-
Gratis
Three members Of q board of coz rec.
tions to have charge of all state chaf1t-
able institutions is provided in the
Stone measure. The board, it Is claim
ed, would absorb the present board OF
control which has the management OF
the state charities. Members of the
board would be appointive by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the senate
Each member of the board would draw
a salary of $500 a year.
Consolidation of the two boards is a
part Of the program mapped out by the
administration in its fight to abolish
useless boards. The proposed law pro-
vides that the board of corrections
would be bipartisan. composed of two
members of one party and one member
Of a minority party.
At present there are two Democrats
and one Republican serving on the
board of control. The enactment Of the
Stone bill would wipe out this board
The board of corrections is also in con-
troll of the Democrats, but none of tbs
members are holding conffrmations and
the board Is subject to change at viii
of the governor. Two Republicans and
one Democrat might be appointed or
this board.
Stones bill is the first measure ir
the present legislative session which
has tended to stir up the animals 1t is
probable that il the bill is favorably re
ported, that the minority will organic
and attempt to block its passage in tht
aonate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
Seen From the Callery
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

Suffrage offers other complications,
aside from the worry Of guessing how
the women will vote. 1t brings up
questions calculated to keep the well
regulated he-person awake o. nights.
In a wild effort to overbid his hand
for that jackpot known as the female
VOTE" the legislator is liable to start
something OF a serious nature which
cannot be headed off at the end of
the lane because it bears a petticoat
brand.
Frinstance: In one day, yesterday,
to be exact, two bills of conflicting ma
ture were introduced in the Kansas
Legislature. One, by Senator Jawn
Davis of Bourbon. provides a tax,
which is practically a fine for omis-
sion, on all qualified voters who do not
vote. 1t amounts to three bones per
annum.
In the meantime, over in the house,
Representative Endres was introduce
inE a bill to make it a prison offense
to beat ones wife q second time The
passage OF both bills would work a
hardship on some men. a hardship a
| danesight harder than the country
dog tax. There are number Of wo-
! fcoofinued % Pago Twu1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
new HIGH MARK.
May Option I'm Wheat Touches $1.45A
in Chicago.

Kansas City. Jan. 21.-Wheat prices
rose rapidly 2 cents in the early deal
ings of the market here today, May
delivery selling for $1.3S, cents above
yesterdays low level, after which a
moderate setback occurred. The mar
ket was nervous
Chicago. Jan. 21.-War prices for
wheat touched a new high level today
-1.45as a bushcl, May delivery. These
figures surmOunted by one-eighth cent
the top previous record, which was
made on January Is.
On today's advance. the scantiness of
offerings from the country. was one OF
the most striking features
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
FOUGHT WITH FISTS.

Petrograd. JAM 21.-German and
Russian troops came to ffsticuffs
on the Polish front recently.
A Russian aviator. having COM
pleted q reconnaissance over the
German lines. was returning to the
Russian position when he found his
supply of gasoline suddenly cut off
by a German bullet which had gone
sQuarely through the feed pipe.
This forced him to plane down. and
he had to land about half way be-
tween the opposing trenches.
The Germans stopped shooting.
thinking the prize was secured. and
wishing not to damage the valuable
machine further. They rushed out
emptyhanded to bring in the aero
plane. A party of Russians did the
same, and the two groups found
themselves facing each other. both
unarmed. A hearty fight with fists
for possession of the machine fol-
lowed. The Russians came under
the fire of the sharpshooters In the
German trenches, and suffered
some losses but got their aeroplane
back to safety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
May Have A CASE
If Great Britain COnfesses
Hauling Down Our Flag
The United States Will Surely
Demand ReparatiOn.

Washington. Jan. 21.-If Great
Britain admits charges Of hauling
down the cotton steamer Greenbrier's
American 'ag. this government un-
The state department today had its
international law experts busily en-
gagged n searcl ing for preced.rts T.,
determine whether. this alleged act
constitutes an insult to the stars and
stripes. --tt
Some doubt exists as to whether
Great Britain was not within her
and stripes with the union jack, fol-
lowing detention Of the Greenbrier.
But the state department insisted that
Great Britain's general procedure was
apparently arbitrary.
The Brit / consul had certified the
cargo. There was no good reason. the
departr IN. believes, why under these
circumstances the British ship should
detain the neutral Greenbrier, cotton
laden. searching her and subjecting
her to the hs-uling down of her en-
sign.
AS far as the American investigation
now goes, there is no grounds for belief
that Great Britain could have claimed
the vessel as a prize. If this is true,
international law furnishes no prece-
dent for the incident, experts were in
clined to believe.
Aggravating the situation in the view
of some authorities, was the fact that
the incident occurred only four days
after this government had voiced a
strong protest to the British foreign Of
flee against EngIand's high handed
treatment of American commerce. The
state department will not officially pass
Judgment on the case in advance of re-
ceipt of the British note of explanation.
There was a feeling in official circles,
however. that the incident is a serious
affair and that strong demand must
be made on England
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21

1t was on a Santa Fe
car coming up town
from the station. A
man with a grip was
reading the amuse-
ment column Of the
noon e di it ion. He
turned to a Topekan
who shared his seat
and put this question:
81 am going to be
here today and tonight.
Where will I go to
spend an afternoon OF
amusement - a few
hours of frivolity-a
place where 1 can set
tie back in a seat and
forget my business af-
fairs %
That easy" an
swered the local man
GO up to the legisla-
tUra
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The Vistula River Separates Great
Opposing Arnaies.
These Forces Are Moving in Oppo
site Directions.
STREAM IS AN OBSTACLE
Half a Mile Wide and Too Swift t.
Freeze.
Every Effort to Bridge It So Far Has
Failed.
(By ]. w. T. Mason)

New York, Jan. 21.lThe renewal of
offensive and counter offensive are
developing in Pola. d and are making
plicated of the war. The center of the
maneuver is between the German
frontier fortress of Thorn and War
saw, measuring a stretch of 125 miles
along the Vistula. The Russians are
about 35 miles from Thorn on the
north bank of the Vistula, and the
Germans are the same distance from
Warsaw on the south bank.
The problem Of each army is the
same: to protect its own fortress by
pushing the enemy back on one bank
of the river and at the same time to
advance on the enemy's fortress along
the other bank. Only q half mile sep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
SNOW AND COLDER.
Disagreeable Weather Is Here-SnOss
Tonight?

The forecast calls for a drop in tenn
perature tonight and indicates the
probability of snow with fresh winds.
There was a penetrating wind from
the northeast today. The minimum
temperature at nine o'clock-15 de-
grees-was evactly normal, but the
weather needle failed to soar today,
and the temperature for the day was
below normal.
Shippers forecast: Protect thirty
six hour shipments north and west
against temperature of zero; south
and east, to 10 above" This indi-
Gates temperature of six or seven
abov at Topeka
The lowest temperature on this
date in the last twenty-eight years
was eleven degrees below zero in 1883.
The stage OF the Kaw river today was
3.4 feet. a.
The wind was eighteen miles an
hour from the northeast this after
noon. The temperature for the day
was nine degrees below normal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
Would Place Companies Under
Attorney General Fire.
M'MILLAN CALLS FOR CHANGES
County Bridge Laws, Auto Ii.
censes Concerned in Bill.
Measure to Put State Highway
Engineer Out of Business.

searching investigation of the
practlces of bridge companies operat-
Ing In Kansas by the attorney general,
VINO shall. be provided with funds
ample to make his probe effective, is
demanded in the senate concurrent
resolution presented taday by Lam
Dertson OF Brown, who announced that
ne expected to make his fight for a
thorough public inquiry into the bridge
building business in Kansas, the most
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Oklahomna Tl1nes Sold.

Oklahoma City, Jan. H.-The Okla
homa City Times today was sold to
John Fields and Frank d. Northrup.
who are also publishers OF a farmers
periodical. The paper will remain in
dependent in politics. 1t was announced.
Fields, who will become editor Of the
Times. was the Republican candidate
for governor In the last campaign-