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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
OAKLAND NOTES.
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Mrs Frank Collins gave a tacky
masquerade party last Friday night,
October Is, at her home in Green
street, for Mr.. Robert Collins. The
evening was spent in playing games
and music The guests included: Miss
Verna King. Miss Marguerite Bower
Miss Mildred Wright, Miss Gertrude
Folk. Miss Mary Gordon, Miss Helen
Newbold. Miss Edith Zadnek, Miss
StacheIbach, Miss Alma Renbarger,
Mr. Hal Wolff, Mr.. Guy Evans, Mr..
William Montgomery. Mr. Floyd
Hozle, Mr.. Winfield Shehi. Mr.. Bill
Zadnek, Mr. Hull Hanson, Mr.. Paul
Hagan, Mr. Victor N0rthup, Mr.. Paul
Wright, Mr. Ralph Ward; Mr. Robert
Collins. Mrs. Collins was assisted dur
ing the evening by Miss Harriet
Hummel1
Mrs. Roy Nelson will entertain the
members of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Oakland Presbyterian church.
Winfield avenue. The aI1-day meet
ing which was to have been held this
week has been postponed one week
Further announcements later.
The Seventh grace pupils of the
Oakland school issue each month a
small paper containing local mentions.
short stories, want ads, snap shots,
each pupil OF the grade contributinG
news. Miss Mary Gordon has been
elected editress. Short story last
World was written by Mr.. Clarence
Maze The second series of the story
is being written for this months issue
by Miss Gladys Fox and Miss OtilIo
Lebo.
The Delta Alpha class. of the Oak
land Presbyterian church, will give
a Halloween social Thursday evening
October IS. All members and their
friends are asked to meet at Cope
lands grading house, Michigan and
Belmont streets
Mrs Frank Langstaff has gone to
Emporia, for an extended visit with
relatives
Comrade Henry H Louthan, of the
Old Soldiers home in Leavenworth, is
spending a few days this week here
with relatives and friends
Mrs f. c. Fitzgerald, of AFTER ave
nue.. has gone TO Seymour, Iowa, called
by the serious illness of her daughter.
The regular meeting of the Oakland
Rebekah lodge will be held Friday
night in the 1. o. o. F. hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
MORBID MOB is Baked
Dunno, stirred by Late Hanging at
Murphysboro, Reprieves Negro.

Springfield. Ill. Oct 2o.-Fafling TO
receive assurances satisfactory to him
that the hanging of Elston Scott, next
Friday, at Murphysboro, would be con-
presence of a few witnesses, Governor
Dunno has granted a reprieve of thirty
days to Scott
Governor Dunno was greatly dis
pleased at the publicity which attend
ed a hanging last week in Murphys-
boro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

Bill Nye-
Redden Chapel, Second and Monroe
streets, viii hold a social next Friday
evening at the church
MISS Mae Graham, deputy register
OF deeds of Shawnee county. is spend
ing the week in Kansas City.
Ex-Governor E. W. Hoch of Marion.
Kan, arrived in Topeka today on bust
ness for the board of administration
Judge E E. Sapp of Galena was in
topeka today to attend the gas rate
hearing before the public utilities
commission
The Priscilla society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will meet tonight
with Miss Marie Youngbloom, HOS
College avenue.
private dance Tuesday night at Moose
hall Instruction in the hesitation
was given TO members
s. NJ Brewster, attorney general.
returned today from his former horne
in Troy, where he spent several DAYS
transacting legal business
Miss Eliza Butler, national secre-
tary Of the Y. w C. A in charge of
high school work spoke this morning
to the high school assembly.
Thomas Higbee, captain of No
fire station, has freak cherry tree
which has lost track of the seasons
1t thinks it is spring and is in full
blossom
The Topeka high school orchestra
has started rehearsaIs again this year.
holding one Thursday. AS yet no par
ticular program or concert is being
planned for
Miss Katherine HaIsey. Y. w C. A
secretary at Denver, Colorado. is in
Topeka this week to confer with Miss
Eliza Butler. the National Y. w c.
A secretary
The Current Topic club of the Y
NJ. c. A will be addressed next Mon
day evening by J. X COdding. warden
of the state penitentiary. He will talk
On criminology-
Earl Akers, state treasurer, will re-
turn to Topeka early next week from
New York. where he is spending
week in the statewide campaign for
equal suffrage
The Topeka High School World, Of
sued Friday morning Twenty-Five
cents brings the World to the student
for semester.
Members of the state board of ad-
ministration, held a brief meeting in
Topeka late Tuesday afternoon Only
routine business of the state schools
was considered
The GIee club of the Topeka high
school is holding rehearsals- On the
bulletin board in the high school
Wanted a tenor
A big fair is being held every eve
ming this week at Lane chapel. Four
teenth and Quincy streets An inter-
esting program is given at each meet
ing and the fair is open to the public
]. D. Botkin, former warden of the
state peritentiary. spent several hours
in Topeka Tuesday. It is probable
that the former Democratic warden
will engage in lecture work this win /
ter.
A masquerade party will be given 4
by the seniors of the Topeka high I
school Friday night in the new gym /
nasium. This will be the first class 1
party given in the gym" Members
of the faculty have been invited
Senator w NJ. Price of Emporia,
was in Topeka yesterday for the our |
pose of presenting some banking mat |
tiers before the state banking depart |
ment Senator Price is president of /
the Lyon County State bank of En-
DOria.
Miss Eliza Butler, national high !
school secretary of the Y. W. c. A,
and Miss Lucy Riggs left for Law
renee today Miss Butler spoke to the
Topeka high school students at assem-
bly, this morning at 10 o'clock on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
Health and Happiness Depend Upon
YOur liver

That sluggish liver with its sluggish
flow of bile is what makes the world look
dark at times Dr. Kings New Life
Pills go straight to the root Of the diff
Guilty by waking mp the action Of the liver
and increasing the bile Dr. Kings New
Life Pills cause the bowels to act more
freely and drive away those moody
days 2Jc boftIe--Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

House Paint. J. K Jones Paint Co.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The autumn leaves are falling.
Falling here and there.
Falling in the atmosphere,
Likewise in the air.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04

peace continue to be an absorbing
topic. The pontiff has made known
his qualification at the cordiality
marking the conversation between
President Wilson and Cardinal Gibbons
on Thursday when the latter delivered
to Mr.. Wilson a message from the pope
relative to peace. The pope express
ed the belief that the United States
is now in position to address both
groups Of belligerents in the matter
of peace with the probability of in
ducing them to take the preliminary
steps which would lead to negotiations
for the ending of the war.
In London the rumor of peace over
lures are exciting considerable interest,
but it is authoritatively stated that
the rumors have no foundation in any
step taken by the British government
or in any statement issued in London
from authoritative sources. It is added
that England has no intention of MAX
ing at present any concessions other
than those enumerated in Premier AS
quith's speech on November last,
when he said: '"The yirreducible min
fmum of terms included the restora-
ton of Belgium, security for France
against aggression, the rights of exist
ence for small nations and the over
throw Of the Prussian military ma
chine"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04

got behind shelter and returned the
fire. There were no casualties.
Lieutenants Joseph G.. Morrow and
B. Q. Jones were in the aroplanes.
This was the second time within two
days that a United States army aero
plane was fired upon. The aViators
did not know they had been fired on
until they landed
Captured Ten Mexicans.
United States soldiers at Los Tulitos
ranch, twenty miles north of here,
nave captured and were holding for
investigation ten Mexicans supposed
to be members of raiding gang.
Searching For Outlaws.
United States cavalry and infantry
and posses of county officers and citi-
zens tonight continued a search for
outlaw MeXicans through the section
of country eleven miles from here
where two. Americans were murdered
yesterday.
The list of bandits dead stood at
six tonight, though others probably
have been killed and not reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
SEC'Y LANSING, ANSWERS
GEN. CARRANZA'S INQUIRY
Says Pan-American Conferees Signed
as Representatives of Their Govern
n1ents,

Washington, Sept 3.-General Car
rama was formally notified by Secre-
tary Lansing today that the signers
of the appeal for peace in Mexico, sent
by the Pap-Ameriean conference, af-
fixed their names to the document in
their official capacities as representa-
tives of their governments. The mes
sage was laconic and did not so be-
yond this direct answer to the inquiry
made by General Carranza after he
received the appeal
State department officials said they
did not know what effect, if any, the
answer would have on General Car
ranza's reply to the appeal
Delay in answering the Carranza in
quiry it was learned, was caused by
the fact that four of the six South
and. Central American diplomats who
with Secretary Lansing composed the
conference, were out of town. While
there was no doubt here as to the Off
cial character of the conferences, each
diplomat was advisd of the question
raised and was heard from before the
reply was sent.
1t is understood that another meet
ing of the Pan-American conference
will be called soon, but it was au-
thoritatively stated that no date had
yet been set. In the appeal, sent three
weeks ago, it was suggested that ten
days would be considered by the con-
ferees a reasonable time in which an
swers might be prepared by those who
received it.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
ESCAPING PRISONER
SHOT BY POLICE CHIEF.
Whom He Had Beaten and Locked in
Cell.

bingham, Mass. Sept. 3.-After he
had been frightfully beaten by two
prisoners who were attempting an es
cape. Chief of Police Washington
James killed one and saw the other
captured today. The chief got his
man within two hours of the attack
in which his skull was fractured and
his nose broken by blows with a ham
mer. James was already weakened
by a bullet wound received a few
months ago from a man who resisted
arrest. After today's experience he
was taken to a hospital where his con-
dition was said to be serious.
The dead man was known as James
Harmon, who with a companion, Wal
lace Williams, alias Walter Welsh, had
been held on a charge of burglary for
a hearing today. They claimed to hail
from Syracuse. N. Y, and were alleged
to have stolen a nautomobile in Bos-
ton Tuesday night and driving here to
have broken open safe in a local
garage Early the next morning they
were overtaken in Quincy and scr
rendered after being fired upon by the
police.
The men were brought here and
placed in the custody of James. This
morning when he brought them their
breakfasts they set up him, took his
revolver and locked him in a CELL
Leaving the building the prisoners
were noticed by two street car en-
ployes who entered the Jail and re-
leased James. The chief refused to
wait for medical attendance, and OBJ
tanning pair of automatic revolvers
hoped into an automobile and started
in pursuit. He overlook his men on
the road a half mile from the Jail and
calIeS upon them to surrender. Har-
mons reply was two bullet shots from
the chiefs gun. Then James began
shooting and his third bullet went
through Harmon's head. AS his COM
panion fell Williams made a dash
through the brush where he was found
hiding a few minutes later. An added
charge of assault with intent to kill
was made against him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
EIGHT HOUR DAY
BY STANDARD OIL CO.
To Become Effective Sept. 1875 900
Workers Affected.

New York. Sept. Announcement
Of the adoption of an eight hour day
by the Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey was made here today on be-
half Of the board of directors of that
concern Twenty five thousand
workers were said to be affected by
the order, which would become ef-
fective September Is.
The employees of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey heretofore
have been working an average of ten
hours a day. The announcement, is
sued in behalf of the company read as
follows:
In accordance with the policies of
this company to keep its wages and
working conditions equal to, or in ad-
vance of, the wages and working con-
ditions OF other men doing a similar
class OF work, ii has been decided to
adopt the eight hour day This
change will be made without loss to
the men. AS IL will be necessary to
make certain changes in the present
methods of conducting the plants. the
eight hour day will become effective
on September Is and notices have
been posted to that effect in the varf-
GUS works operated by this COM
Dany."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
ONE THOUSAND CHRISTIANS
KILLED IN URUMIAH,
1000 Others Dead From Disease During
Turkish Occupation.

New York, Sept. 6.-At least 1000
Christians were killed and about 1000
others died of disease in Urumiah
Persia, during the five months of
Turkish occupation. according to a let
ter received by ]. L. Caldwell, Ameri-
can minister at Teheran, from Dr.
William A. Shedd at Urumiah, and
made public here today by the Pres
byterian Board of Foreign Missions.
DIR. Shedd stated that his figures
were based on careful investigation
and records there having been 5000
Christia burials alone in the city of
Urumiah and the American college
compound. He said that before the
Russians left Urumiah on Jan. there
were between $4,000 and 3S, 900 Chris
tians in the city and villages on the
surrounding plains Within a few
days after January 2, between 5000
and 5000 left the country.
or the $500 Christian families in the
district DIR. Shedd said. all but 1000
were robbed of all their possessions
and nearly al suffered some loss. He
said the total loss to Christians had
been estimated at 81, 900. and add
ed that the Presbyterian mission sus-
tanned a loss of $4,000 during one at
tack Considerably more than a hun
dred Christian girls turned Moslems
during the Turkish occupation, the
writer said, in hope of escaping vio-
lence.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
LOST HER COMPOsURE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Mrs. Mohr and Her Two Children Present at the
Funeral Service at the Mohr Home and Accompanied
the Body to the Cemetery-Miss Burger, Who Has Not
Been Told of Dr. Mohr's Death, Has Given Statement
to the Press of What Transpired

doctor towards Newport was in sub
stance as follows:
DIR. Mohr was suspicious during the
ride. Heals had started the machine
from the Stewart street office at q
high rate of speed which he maintain
ed. Several times the doctor remark
ed on the speed.
I'VE did not make a stop until the
chauffeur brought the machine up tn
der the trees on the Washington road.
George then stepped down and switch
ed off the headlights and turned on
the side lights. remarking I am hav-
ing trouble with my gas
1--WE sat in the tonneau of the ma
chine and neither questioned the state
ment of Heals.
Il was startled by the first shot that
was fired, but thought 1t was the car
backfring. A second shot did not
make me realize my danger. The
three successive shots caused me to
feel pain behind my ear and in my
shoulder, but even then did not real
ize that 1 was wounded and thought
that some accident had occurred to
the car.
Il jumped up when 1 saw the blood
streaming from DR.. Mohr's wounds. but
all this time had no idea of the true
state of things. I sprang out Of the
car. 1 remember standing on the
ground and remember Heals grabbing
me roughly by the arm. He dragged
me to the grass by the side of the
car and put me down I did not Tee
either Brown or Spellman before or
after the shooting"
Plea to Be "Not Guilty"
Arthur Gushing, chief counsel for
Mrs. Mohr. said it was doubtful
whether his client would make more
than a bare plea Of not guilty" when
the case comes up on September Is.
After several conferences with her
during the day he remarked that II
would be well for the public 10 keep
in mind that murder is usually COM
mitted in the heat Of anger and jealr
ousy. In this case DR.. and Mrs. Mohr
had been separated over a year and
Mrs. Mohr's temper died out long ago."
Would Share Estate.
Mrs. Mohr today met for the first
time Charles NJ. Mohr. a son Of DR.
Mohr, by former marriage. She as
sured him that there was no question
but that he and his sister, who is the
wife of DIR. Ernest Marr of Baltimore
would share in their fathers estate.
In speaking of the meeting Mr..
Mohr expressed his belief in the inno-
cence of the accused woman
Lawyers in this city tonight express
ed doubt whether the confessions ~
the three negroes would have an
standing in court, in so far as they
tend to implicate Mrs. Mohr. The
Rhode Island law, they explained, does
not allow the admission as evidence OF
a confession by one person tending to
incriminate another. Precedents were
cited to support their views.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
CONDITIONS
MAY BRING PEACE
Before the Opening of Another Win
ter Campaign.

Washington, Sept 3. President
Wilson will continue to get all infor-
nation through America niplomats
abroad regarding the attitude toward
peace of the nations at war
In Catholic circles here il was re-
ported tonight that the pope waS
hopeful that the United States might
make an effort to get the warning
powers to sign an agreement to enter
a peace conference.
Leading Catholics usually well in
formed regarding affairs at the Nati1
can expressed belief that the financial
condition of the principal belligerents
would force them to consider peace
proposals before the opening OF an
other winter campaign
Interest was shown in official cir
Gompers, president of the American
cles in a statement made by Samuel
Federation of Labor, in a letter sent
yesterday to an organization known
as the Friends of Peace, and labor
leaders were keeping in constant
touch with working men in the na-
tions at war. Mr.. Gompers added that
the American Federation of Labor at
the proper time would do everything
possible to aid in the accomplishment
of peace.
Mr.. Gompers has seen President
Wilson within the last week. ne re-
fused today whether the question Of
peace had been discussed He ex-
planned that the communications re-
ceived from labor leaders abroad
were naturally of such a confidential
character that he could not make
them public
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
TAFT BURNED PANAMA
EXPOSITION MORTGAGE
At Ceremony Which SymboIized Pay
ment of All Indebtedness.

San Francisco. Sept. 3.-William
Howard Taft. who, as president of the
United States, broke ground for the
Panama-Pacific exposition four years
ago today burned the exposition mort
gage in a ceremony which symbolized
payment of all Indebtedness. The ash
es were cast to the winds from an
Illuminated aeroplane by Charles Niles.
exposition, holding a check for $110,-
1902, the payment which made the
exposition free, and a representative
of the San Francisco clearing house,
holding the mortgage, stood in the
center of a spotlights glare and ex-
changed papers.
Figures representing the Indian, the
pioneer, the cavalryman, Labor, En-
ergy, Genius and Imiganiation appear
ed in turn in living pictures.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04

The great battle being waged in
Courland, upon the outcome of which
hinges the fate of the important Rus
sian port of Riga, at present a closed
gate to a possible German advance on
Petrograd, is the dominant feature of
the latest war news. Further success
by the Germans in their attempt to
force a crossing of the Dvina river is
reported from Berlin. but the Russians
have brought up reinforcements and
are defending this most crucial line
stubbornly.
Germans Capture 5ridgehead.
While the Germans do not claim to
have crossed the river they say that
they have carried the fortified bridge
head at Lennewada, which is on the
Dvina between Frederichstadt and
Riga, about forty miles from the lat
ter city.
Military critics claim that a Ger
man crossing of the river would mean
the eve -uation Of Riga and the
threatening of the Russian positions
south of the Dvina~
Russian Offensive a Failure.
Alons the rest of the eastern line
fierce ii nting is continuing at various
points. northwest and west of Wilma
the Russians have been making coun-
ter-attacks, but the German claims
that this Russian offensive, undertaken
in an attempt to arrest the Teutonic
advance, has resulted in failure. Vien-
ma announces that near the Galician
frontier, north of ZaIosce and east of
Brody and in the district of Dubno
and the Volhynian triangle of fortress
es the Russians again are offering re-
sistance along the entire front. The
Austrian ere making an assault on
the RU-- :. me in this section. Far
ther So: according to Vienna, the
Russiar.s t.rrywhere are retreating on
the SeTc J. e. pursued by the Aus
trian arm 8
In the y S,orn theater there has
been a cont ation at many points
along the line Of violent cannonading.
On the Itaii-n Front.
On the Italian-Au3trian frontier the
main activity has been in the Tolmino
district where, Vienna asserts, an at
tack against the bridgehead was re-
pulsed.
1t is announced in Athens that Ser
bia has accepted in principle the pro-
posals made by the entente powers for
territorial concessions to Bulgaria.
Serbia is said to have made the res
ervation that her new frontier remain
in contact with Greece in some part.
According to semi official announce
ment from Nish, the Serbian reply will
be presented at an early date.
The efforts of the pope in behalf Of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-04
SHARING EXTRA PROFITS
WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES
The Atlas Powder Co. of Wilmington
Eight Hour Day Also

Wilmington, Del, Sept. 3.-The At
las Powder Company, which is filling
war orders, today announced a distri-
button of the extra profits of the cur
rent year with employees, to take place
during December. Details are not
given.
The company also announced hav-
ing placed employees at its plants on
an eight hour day.
It was stated at the offices of the
concern that the profit sharing action
is taken at this time in order that the
employees of the company may have
some knowledge of the policy of their
company in the face of the many ru-
mors and statements appearing from
day to day as to extra wages and pro-
1T distributions.
This is all the company would say.