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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-11-10

: Christmas tree men are cutting
trees on John Searles's and nearby
farms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Simpson of st.
Johnsbury visited at Clarence Ash's
Sunday.
Charles Sheldon and Burnie Barber
( visited at Newport Center the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Ash visited at
George McF arland's in Sutton the last
of the week.
Mrs. Alex Drake attended the funer-
al of her cousin, George Willard, in
Sutton Saturday.
DR. S. A. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hollis WEIGH recently made trip to
Lowell and Boston, going by the way
of the White Mountains.
Mrs. Irving Brown died cund "
afternoon with infantile paralysis.
being sick only a short time. On
October 81, she visited at Charles
SIsco's in Barton. She leaves beside
her husband eight small children, the
Youngest only six weeks old. The
family have the sympathy of their
many friends. Mrs Brown was the
only daughter of Fred Sisco and was
an unusually bright and intelligent
woman
UNION HOUSE DISTRICT.
Mrs. Lena Kettle of Bloomington is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Eugene Norris.
Fred Robbins began work in the
woods for c. E. Coburn Monday morn
| ing.
/ There was a party and dance at
| Eugene Norris's Friday night. Cake
| and coffee were served and a social
time enjoyed but on account of bad
| roads and weather not many were
| there.
| Eber Watson has moved from the
| stevens house to T. j. Mitchell's
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lafoe of West
| Charleston have been visiting at E. A.
| La1oe's.
Mr.. and Mrs John Wentworth have
gone to Portland, Me-, to keep house
for her sister, who has gone to
Florida for the winter.
Roscoe Lowell of this place was
seriously injured Tuesday of last
week while drawing lumber for c..
B. Joy from Waterford to Barnet. He
was walking beside his load, and pass
ing over bridge one of the stringers
roke. the lumber falling on him,
breaking both hips. He also sustained
other injuries. He was taken to ST..
Johnsbury hospital where it was
thought at first to be a hopeless case
but DR.. Allen performed an operation
and the report is now that he is gain
ing.
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE
About 80 attended the service at the
schoolhouse Sunday.
Norman Coates of Montpelier was g
recent visitor at George McFarlin's.
Mrs. Matte Gilman visited in st.
Johnsbury and Lyndonville Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Ash of Shelf.
field are visiting his sister, Mrs
George McFarlin.
The Dramatic club held a business
meeting at the home of Raymond
Miles Friday evening.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-11-10
UNION HOUSE DISTRICT.

There was party and dance at
Eugene Norris's Friday night. Cake
and coffee were served and a social
time enjoyed but on account of bad
roads and weather not many were
there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-11-10

Can I use this, ma'am? Won't 1t
come apart when I wash it?" With a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-11-10
Child's Life Saved.

A mother of six children writes: sMy
baby was very sick and friend of mine
suggested trying DIR. True's Worm Elixir
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
NOT FOR PROGRAM
MurdOck Says Presidents De-
fense Plan "Wishy-Washy."
Progressive Chairman FaVOrS
Larger Appropriations.

New York, Nov. 13.-''Wishy-
washy!' was the term Chairman Victor
Murdoch of the national Progressive
committee, used referring to President
Wilson's national defense program be-
fore he sailed for Europe at noon to-
day.
'T have not talked with Progressive
members of congress since the presi-
ident's Manhattan club speech" said
the KanSan, "but 1 know they feel the
president has not gone far enough
They will stand with Colonel Roosevelt
in his demand for a real army and a
real navy"
Murdoch sailed on the liner St.
Louis to write from European war
fronts. In his absence, Chairman
George w. Perkins of the Progressive
executive committee, will call that
body together and issue a call for the
national committee meeting at which
the date and place of the Progressive
national convention in 1916 will be
selected.
I'VE will be right in the fight" said
Murdock. I'VE will have a platform
and a ticket that will win support
from independent voters"
The Progressive chairman urged
that congress provide funds for an
army and navy increase by lowering
exemption laws of the income tax to
$2,5OO or $4,000, and by enacting an
in n bpritanrP f3x rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
Senator NeWlandS of Nevada
UnfOldS His Plans
In an Address Today i'm Gov
ernOr's Office.
CALLSFOR $50, 900, 900 AYEAR
Most of This To Be Expended
on the Plains.
He Delivers an Address at the
Commercial Club.

Through the passage by congress of
the Broussard- -Newlands rivers bill and
the creation of flood prevention
commission by the state, Kansas may
expect federal aid in fighting high
waters. That was the hope which
Senator Francis G. Newlands of Ne
vada held out to flood prevention en-
thusiasts today at a meeting in the
governors office. The Broussard-
Newlands bill calls for an annual ap
preparation of $6O,0OO,000 for ten
years and the Nevada senator believes
Kansas can get some of the money
for harnessing the waters of the Kaw,
Arkansas and other streams.
The Nevada senator came to Topeka
a the personal request of Governor
Capper and spoke today at a special
meeting of Kansas flood prevention
ton to fight flood conditions was per-
fected in Topeka last summer and it
was to gather information concerning
the details of the Broussard- -Newlands
bill before congress that the Nevada
senator was urged to come to Kansas.
with the creation by Kansas of a
commission to handle the work and to
perfect system for flood prevention,
this state would be able to participate
under the appropriation proposed in
the bill which have presented to con-
greSS," said the senator. "The meas
ure provides for an annual appropria-
ton of sixty million dollars for a per-
iod of ten years. The country is di-
the needs for waterways work and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
BLOW SAFE In P. 0.
Loot From Federal Building at
Baldwin Valued at $4,000.
Believed Prisoners Who Es-
capped Last Night Did Deed.

Baldwin, Kan, Nov. ia party of
robbers, said to have numbered five,
early today blew open the safe in the
postoffice here and escaped with mon
ey and stamps amounting to $4,000
The manner in which the robbery was
carried out, the number in the party
and the fact that the five prisoners
who last night escaped from the Kan
sas state penitentiary at Lansing
came in this direction, caused officers
to declare today they believed the
raid was committed by the escaped
men. Each of the five escaped pris-
OnerS had been convicted of burglary
The blowing of the safe here was
carried out in an expert manner. Mail
sacks were crowded about the safe to
deaden the noise and prevent the fall
ing door from causing a crash. The
robbery was carried out with such
quietness and dispatch that none of
the townSpsople was aroused and per-
sons who saw the men Ill the neigh
borhood of the postoffice were not
alarmed.
Posses have been organizing and
search OF the surrounding country was
in progress today.
Party Breaks at Ottawa.
Ottawa, Kan, Nov. 13.-Five men
said to answer the descriptions of
the men seen near the Baldwin post
office just before it was robbed early
this morning, dashed up to the Santa
Fe depot here in a motor car while
two trains were stopped and three
of the men boarded the trains. The
other two men went south in the
motor car. The party came from the
direction of Baldwin and arrived here
at o'clock. Baldwin IS about 20
miles away and the robbery was COM
mitted about o'clock. One of the
trains at the station was headed north
and other south. Officers have tele-
graphed to towns and cities in each
direction in an effort to locate the
three men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
four men INJURED
Country Club Car Runs Into Street
Railway Repair Wagon.

One man seriously and three men
slightly injured was the result of a
collision between a westbound Coun-
try Club car and the repair wagon of
the street railway last night at $3.50
near Tyler street on West Tenth.
Samuel Hardin, colored, line fore
man for the street railway company.
was badly injured in fall to the pave
ment, sustaining three broken ribs and
a cash on the head. He lives at 1926
Lane street.
George Kendrick, Henry Taylor and
Abe Bell, assistants, were thrown to
the pavement but not hurt badly. The
repair wagon had been placed across
the track to repair break in the line
at S:15 o'clock which had been re-
ported by a Lowman Hill car George
Petit, motorman on the Country Club
car, stated that the street light so
blinded him that he could not see the
three dim lights on the repair wagon
until too close to stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
TEJTON Tines Give
AustrO- Germans Lose Ground
on Eastern Front Today.
Russians Make Vigorous At
tack i'm Riga Theater.

London. Nov. 13.-The Germans and
Austrians are losing ground here and
there all along the eastern front today.
They are not in general retreat but are
nearly everywhere on the defensive
and are not maintaining it very
strongly.
Russian attacks are particularly Wig
orouS on the north, in the Riga and
Dvinsk region, where Marshal Won
Hindenberg is opposing them. In Vol
gynia, where General Won Lingensen is
in charge of the Teutonic forces and
against the Austrian line in GaIicia,
strong attacks are also being made.
The gradual collapse of the German
offensive is attributed by English mil
itary experts to the weakening of the
Austro-German forces for the Balkan
campaign and probably. in part, to in
adequate ammunition supplies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
President Is Stronger Than His
Party, Says Newlands.
Nevada Senator Discusses the
Nations Political Outlook.
AS TO ROOSEVELT and BRYAN
Both Will Return to the Fold,
He Predicts.
He FaVOrS a Conservative Pol
icy on National Defense.

Wilson, rather than the Democratic
party as an organization, must carry
the battle in 1916 if Democracy win
in the nation, according to the ad-
mission in Topeka today of Senator
Francis G. Newlands of Nevada, Dem
ocrat In his fight for the policies
which he has supported, Senator New
lands believes that the Progressives
will come largely to President Will
sons support, although the amalga-
nation of the Progressives and Re
publicans will wipe out individual
leadership and the voters will use
their judgment.
The Democrat United States SEN
ator from Nevada does not anticipate e
serious trouble for Wilson as a resule
of the antagonism of his preparedness
policy of w. J. Bryan. 1t is the opin-
ion of Senator Newlands that Bryan
Continued Rage 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
NEEDS $27,OOO,OOO
Rock Island VIII Require Five Years
for Rehabilitation.

Five years time and the expenditure
of about $27,000,000 is required for
the thorough reha bilitation of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
way company, now in the hands of a
receiver, according to the special re-
port of J. w. Kendrick. made public
today.
Kendrick, formerly vice president of
the Santa Fe system, is now employed
as consulting expert on railroad mat
ters. He has spent several months in
investigating the Rock Island condi-
tions.
The report is bulky. A synopsis
prepared by Mr.. Kendrick says:
THE full amount of the savings or
economics suggested will not be real
lied until June 80, 1921. The major
part of the capital expenditure should
be made during the first three years
and the money so required is esti-
mated to be $27,000,000.
@It is believed that this amount of
money, Judiciously expended, will re-
suit in putting the Rock Island in
good physical condition and by the
exercise of close supervision il is esti-
mated that the net annual saving in
operating expenses for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1919. will amount to
about S5,050,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

Princeton's posse ssion on their 23-
minutes of play it was a battle be-
tween q well coached Princeton team
of medium ability and a powerful
Yale combination which showed
great offensive and defensive
strength Yale, by brute strength,
hammered and slashcd their way
through the Orange and Black team
repeatedly but lacked the team scor-
ing punch when the goal line was
within sight.
The Yale tackling was wretched. A
surprising feature was the fact that
Quarterback Van Nostrand out-gen-
eraled his rival, Captain Click. The
Yale plays were selected with far bet
ter judgment and considering the grid
iron education of the Blue brought
better results in the long run than the
Princeton tactics and strategy.
Third Quarter.
Princeton had the kickoff in the third
period. Larsen went in for Mclean
in the Princeton lineup.
Princeton kicked off to Wilson on
the 8 yard line and the ball was run
back to Yale's Sc yard line. Guernsey
Immediately kicked and Tibbott
muffed on Princeton's 25 yard line.
Way picked it up and ran the distance
for touchdown. Score Yale 12;
Princeton z. The ball was brought
out and Guernsey kicked an easy goal.
Score: Yale 13; Princeton z.
The lineup:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
THEY ENJOYED TT
Comments on the State Teachers
Meeting in Topeka.

w. S. Heusner, superintendent OF
the Salina schools and former preSl-
dent of the association: TT was a
great meeting-and this seems to be
the sentiment of all teachers present" :"
z. +. Stanley of Topeka, chairman
of the entertainment committee: IL
has been a wonderful meeting. The
department work has been especially
zens showed an excellent spirit IN
opening their homes 10 the visitors
There were accommodations for all.
c. H. Nowlin, vice principal of the
Northeast High school, Kansas City,
Mo-: 1.-THE thing that particularly
impressed me was the high class tai
ent from outside The speakers hailed
from states all the way from New
high among other association meet
ings 1 have attended. 1t was a great
meeting
DR.. Henry j. Waters, president of
the Kansas State Agricultural college:
1t was a strong meeting-one that
was worth to the average teacher
many times the amount of car fare
paid. 1t was an inspiration to all who
kattended.''
d. A. Ellsworth, secretary of the as
sociation: The attendance exceeded
expectations. The expressions of en-
thusiasm relative to the meeting are
gratifying
J. w. Searson of the Kansas State
Agricultural college and for several
years chairman of publicity commit
tee: Topeka should be congratulated
upon the entertainment provided. The
general sentiment among the teachers
is that they were treated royalty. Not
only did the citizens open their homes
to the visitors, but everything possible
was done for their comfort and enter
tainment. The song recital given as a
compliment to the teachers by the
Commercial club was appreciated"
John Macdonald, veteran of the as
sociation and editor Western School
Journal: Fine meeting. Everything
went like clock-work. The feature in
my mind was that nobody on the pro-
gram was missing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
WINTER IS COMING
Snow and Freezing Temperature L
Predicted.

Winter is coming at last, according
to the dope given out by the weather
man. Temperatures of from 25 to 80
degrees are predicted for Topeka sun
day night and in all probability the
temperature tonight will go below
freezing Snow is also expected to-
night
The forecast calls for unsettled
weather with probable rain or snow
tonight and Sunday; colder tonight.
The shippers forecast says to protect
4S-hour shipments north and west
against temperatures of from % to 20
degrees: south and west. 25 to 80 de-
greeS.
The low est temperature this morn
ing was 3S degrees. This is five degrees
above the normal night ter serature
for this date. The temperature ex-
tremes for this date are rs and 7 de-
grees. The highest was in 1899 and
the lowest in 1911. The wind was in
the southeast this morning, but it is
expected to shift to the north by to-
night.
The Kaw river climbed s. of a foot
last night the stage this morning be-
ing IA feet.
The wind blew at the rate of 25
miles an hour from the south today.
Following are hourly temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

With only good words for Topeka
hospitality thousands of teachers left
Topeka today. The final meetings of
the record breaking convention of the
Kansas State Teachers association
were held this morning and now the
city will settle down to its normal
proportions.
Both Miss Lillian Scott, retiring
president of the association, and L. w.
Mayberry, the president-elect, express
ed themselves as being well pleased
with the convention in every particu-
lar.
1T was a wonderful crowd" said
Miss Scott, land the meetings were
such a success. 1 feel entirely salts
fled with the whole thing"
The registration reached close to the
5000 mark. The three secretaries in
the office of d. A. Ellsworth, secre-
tary of the association, are busy this
morning trying to find out how much
over 5000 the registration did go.
They were making their third count
but could not give out any figures
until they had finished it. Never be-
fore in the history of the association
has there been such attendance.
E. F. Stanley, chairman of the en-
terta1nment committee of the asso-
~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
Shawnee County Officials Leave
for Wichita.
To Cooperate With Windy City
in HOuSer Prosecution.
DELEGATION HAS WARRANT
Francis Kiene and C. w. Haum,
Alleged Victims, in Party.
VIII Ascertain if Topeka Has
Stronger Case.

There is a possibility that Topeka
may negotiate with Wichita officials
to bring Arthur Houser, held in the
Wichita jail, to Topeka for prosecu-
ton. A delegation of Shawnee coun-
ty officials and citizens, including L.
L. Kiene, sheriff; Hugh Larimer. un-
dersheriff; Francis Kiene, Sheriff
Kiene'S son. who was held up in Will
low park recently, and c. w. Haum,
who was held up and robbed on the
night of January IA, the night of the
sensational Lawson-Dickerson holdup,
left this afternoon for Wichita. An
attempt will be made to identify
Houser as the man wanted here for
three hold-ups, assaults and attempt
ed assaults, besides the Haum rob-
berry.
The officials were armed with a
warrant for Houser. Sheriff Kiene
today explained that Shawnee county
officials would attempt to cooperate
with Wichita officials in the prosecu-
tion of Houser. If it is learned that
there is a stronger case against the
man in Topeka than in Wichita, ne
gotiations for the prisoner will be
opened, officials say.
Francis Kiene will accompany the
party and will be given a chance to
identify Houser. providing of course
the young man can identify him as
the man who held up him and Miss
Laura BAILEY, a 10 year OLD girl, IN
Willow park.
Officials say that it has been prov
en- that the same man was responsible
for the Haum hold-up that engineered
the Lawson-Dickerson crime. Both
hold-ups took place the same night.
Haum is an employee of the Santa Fe
railroad and works in the freight
auditors office.
According to press and private dis
patches received in Topeka, Houser
has been identified by a number of
Wichita women as the man who at
tempted or committed crimes against
them One woman is said to have
identified the ring Houser wears as
the ring that the man wore on the
night she was held up.
Tha- warrant which Topeka. Off
cials are carrying charges an un-
speakable crime against the man.
The Topeka party will arrive in Wich-
ita early Sunday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
Or Are the Laws Being More
Rigidly Enforced?
Big Increase in Number Of
Prisoners Sent to Lansing.
INCREASE 73 OVER LAST YEAR
SiXty-Five Counties Turned In
Total of 272 COnyictS.
Shawnee Heads List With 21-
Forty Sent None.

While more criminals were sent to
the state penitentiary during the fiscal
year ending June 80 than were sent
during the preceding year. there are
forty counties in Kansas that sent no
prisoners to the state prison il the last
year. Sixty-five counties transported
272 prisoners to the penitentiary dur
ing the year at a total cost OF $S,-
396.0S, as shown by report issued
today from the office of the state
auditor. During the preceding fiscal
year 199 prisoners were taken to Lam
sing at a cost to the state of s2,650-16.
Shawnee county heads the list of
those sending prisoners to the peni-
tentiary with 21 To transport them
to Lansing $90.S1 was expended.
Douglas county with II sent the sec
ond largest number. Four counties
each sending 13, are tied for third. The
counties furnishing the hoodoo num-
ber are Cherokee, Labette, Montgom-
cry and Reno.
convey prisoner to the penitentiary
from Leavenworth, while s32.70 was
spent in bringing the lone prisoner
from Cheyenne county to Lansing.
Leavenworth during the fiscal year
sent three prisoners to the state prison
at a cost for conveyance of 80 cents.
BY Counties.
Prisoners sent to the penitentiary
during the year were apporuoned as
follows:
Allen 3, Barber 4, Barton 3, Bour-
bon 6, Brown 8, Butler 2, Chautauqua
/, Cherokee 13, Cheyenne 1, Clark 2,
Clay 1, Cloud 8, Coffey l, Cowley 8,
Donophin 2, Douglas II, Edwards ].
Ellis 8, Finney 2, Ford T. Franklin
S, Geory 2, Graham 1, Hamilton l,
Harper 2, Harvey 4, Jackson l, JEFF
ferson 2, Johnson 8, Kiowa 3, La
bette 1S Leavenworth 3, Lincoln l.
Linn 8. Lyon 6. Marion 2, Ma hail
/. McPhe- son Miami 9. Monts 1ni-
cry 13, Morris 8, Nemaha 1, Neosho
2. Usage /, Pawnee 2, Pottawatomie
2, Pratt 4, Reno IS, Republic 2, Rice
5, Riley 8, Rocks l, Russell /, Saline
z Sedgwick Il, Seward 8. Shawnee
21 Sheridan 1, Smith L, Sumner D,
Wallace l, Washington 1, Wilson 1,
Wcodson 3, Wyandotte l.
The following counties sent no
prisoners:
Anderson, Atchison, Chase, Conan
che Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson,
Elk Ellsworth, Cove, Grant, Gray,
Greeley Greenwood, Haskell, Hodge
man, [ewen, Kearny, Kingman, Lane,
Logan, Meade, Mitchell, Morton, Ness,
Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips,
Rawlins, Rush, Scott, Sherman, Staf-
ford, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego,
WabaunSee, Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
GET DYNAMITE OWNER
Man Who Had Explosives in Baggage
Arrested in New York.

New York, Nov. 13.-Abraham
Cummins, in whose baggage two sticks
of tunnelite, a form of dynamite, were
found after he had taken passage on
the American liner st. Louis, was ar
rested today and taken to police head
quarters for exa mination.
Cummins said he was a miner and
British subject He asserted he was
returning to his home from the Penn
sylvania coal fields and he was una
ware of the presence OF the explosive
in his baggage
The police ordered a further
search of Cummins baggage for de-
tonators on the theory that the man
may have planned to blow up the ship
which sailed at noon for Liverpool
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
FOUR DIE IN COLLISION
Passenger Train Hits Automobile at
Grade Crossing Near EIgin.

Elgin, ILL.,, Nov. .3.-Four Chi
cagoans were killed when a Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul passenger train
struck their automobile at a grade
crossing one mile south of here Fri
day. The dead:
MRS. WILLIAM s. JOHNSON. wife
of an attorney.
MISS ETHEL BRIGGS.
r. F'LAGG.
LEONARD LANSING.
The car was ground to splinters and
it's occupants tossed in the air and ter
ribly Tnangled- They were bound for
Johnson's farm. near here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
VOL VERINES PLAY penn

Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 13--FOr
the first time in several years, the
University of Pennsylvania entered a
big football game n favorite when she
lined up against the University of
Michigan on Franklin field today.
What betting there was on the game
was 6 to in favor of the Pennsyl-
vanianS.
Both teams had been drilled in new
offensive plays for todays game.
which is the last on Michigan's sched-
ule. PENNSYLVANIA will close its sea-
son with Cornell on Thanksgiving day.