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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-15

tendants at the hospital. The COM
plants have been filed in the court of
Topeka. The exposure threatens to
impdcate dozen or more girls and a
score of male attendants, all white
men.
Governor Capper has ordered the
board of control to make an investi-
cation. The investigation, Governor
Capper says, will be thorough. He re-
fuses to make any definite charges
against the officials at the institution
but says that such an affair could not
have been allowed to exist without the
knowledge of men in authority The
executive says he will call the board
of control members into conference.
The seven white men-attendants-
charged with being implicated in or
gies at the hospital are Jack Cum
mings, Jack Berry, D. E. Doeses, Joe
Elliott, Arthur Davenport, D. G. Tur-
ner and Robert Arnold. In raid on
the hospital late Saturday afternoon,
only one of the men, Turner, was
captured. The others had fled. Tur-
ner was arraigned in the court of To-
peka this morning, pleaded not guilty,
and his hearing is set for tomorrow.
Davenport has been arrested at Hast
ings, Neb. He left the Topeka insti-
tuition some time ago and when picked
up, on request of county officials, was
working in the Nebraska state hospi-
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BLOW TO OLD MASTERS
Young Americans Prefer Hearst Edi-
tor and Bryan to Shakespeare.

Joliet, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-William
Shakespeare is down and out; A. Bris-
bane up and in. Brisbane, by four
to one majority opinion in the litera-
ture department of the Joliet town
ship high school, is greater than
Shakespeare and more worthy the at
tention of the high school pupils.
On the same unhappy toboggan
slide with Shakespeare are such lit
erary bric-a-brac as Tennyson, Mil
ton. Goethe, Longfellow, Chaucer,
Dante and even Poe. II the will of
the majority of the high schools lit
erature department can be crystallized
into action all these classic poets will
be ousted from the curriculum and
the students, instead, will read the
newspapers, the magazines and even
the speeches of William Jennings
Bryan. which, despite their subject
matter and their purposes, are admit
tedly eloquent.
The lonely champion of the old
masters" is l.. W.. Cavins, head of
the high schools English department
Opposed Il. him are arrayed, IL is said,
r. r. Smith, Loverett Lyon, Ralph
Bush and Miss Elizabeth Burns all
teachers of literature.
Among the students themselves, II
is estimated. the majority in favor of
the modern masters as opposed to
the antiques is even more over
whelming.
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IDENTIFIES HOUSER
Francis riene Picks Out Man Who
Held Him Up.

Arthur Houser, held by the Wichita
police. was identified Sunday as the
man who engineered the Kiene-Bailey
holdup in Topeka recently. by Francis
Kiene, a son of Sheriff Kiene- Houser
was also identified by G. w. Haum,
who was held up and robbed on the
night of January 4, as the man who
held him up.
L. L. Kiene, sheriff; Hugh Larimer.
under sheriff; Haum. and young Kiene
returned to Topeka from Wichita late
Sunday evening. Sheriff Kiene stated
that he is positive that Houser is the
man responsible for holdups. assaults
and attempted assau ults in Topeka in
the last year.
The sheriff says that his son, Fran
els, and Haum were given a chance to
pick Houser out of more than thirty
other prisoners in the Wichita Jail 1t
took them about ten seconds to make
the Identification, Sheriff Kiene says.
Pointed Out Houser
Springfield, Mo, Nov 15-Con-
vinced that the man held in Wichita
Kan. as Arthur Houser was the man
who hello him up and compelled him
and a girl companion tc submit tc
indignities as they were returning
from a park here last summer, Cleo
wilkins, a Frisco railroad clerk, re-
turned this morning frcm Wichita
Wilkins quickly identified Houser
among sixteen men placed in the
'fbulI pen" of the Wichita Jail.
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SERBS LOSE $500
Bulgarians Capture Many Pris-
OnerS and Cannon.
Invaders Continue Advance
Along Their Whole Front.

Berlin. Nov. Announcement
was made by the war office today of
the capture of $500 Serbians with
twelve cannon. OF these, 1000 prison
ers and seven cannon were taken by
the Bulgarians. Pursuit of the Ser
bians is being continued all along the
front.
A defeat of the Russians in Galicia
is announced today by the war office
which says the troops of General Won
Lingsingen drove back the Russians
from the west banks of the Styr river.
The entire west bank now has been
cleared.
Russian attacks near Smorgon. east
of wilma, were repulsed.
On the western front the Germans
stormed a French trench 800 yards
long, northeast of Bouprie.
Rome Reports Success.
Rome, Nov. 15.-The following Off
cial statement was issued today at the
headquarters of the Italian general
staff:
I'm the Ledro valley, from the
slope of Nozzolo, from Monterari,
Cimadore and Rocchella, enemy artil
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"AXE week" NOW
Seven Days to Kill Out Poultry
in Kansas.
Begin New Year With Better
Egg Output.

Efforts on the part of the Kansas
State Poultry association to improve
the poultry of the state has resulted
in the designation of seven days, be
ginning today, axe week. Poul-
trymen and farmers throughout the
state have been urged to Gull their
fIocks and dispose of the poorer stock
that they may begin the new year
with higher grade birds, thus increas-
ing the egg output
Clyde c. Whiteley, Of Wichita, sec
retary of the orga nization, has pointed
out that by selection and elimination
the state could produce one hundred
times as many eggs as at present.
1t is asserted also that too many
three pound and four-pound chickens
are marketed now and that WIFI
proper culiing they should weigh
twice as much.
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WARNING is final
There VIII Not Be Gas Enough
for Heat This Winter.
Local Distributors Have Wear
led Telling People About 1t.

With real winter next door, Topeka
people have been warned again not
TO depend upon gas for heating pur-
poses. Every cold spell brings a gas
stringency and many complaints from
people who depend upon it for heat.
Each time the Consumers Light, Heat
and Power company, the local distrib-
utors of the comm odity, issues warn
ing. This morning was no exception.
This shortage, 1 believe, will be
only temporary" said L. G. Treleaven,
manager of the local company, this
morning, but the people have been
warned time and again not to depend
upon gas for heating. There will not
be big enough supply for that and
any one who expects there will be is
taking his chances.
3'Some changes are being made in
the pipe lines in Oklahoma which
make the supply at this time weaker
than II would be ordinarily. These
lines should be ready for use in a few
days and if the weather warns up the
trouble will be relieved somewhat"
morning the gas completely expired,
husbands went to work without their
usual cup of coffee, and the children
dressed for school in cold rooms. 1t
was a dreary start for the day and the
condemnation the gas man came in
for would fill a volume.
TopekanS are reluctant to give up
their gas stoves but the gas company
officers say that if there is to be
warmth there should be some other
form of fuel. This warning is final
the officials say. So the gas obituary
has been written for Topeka
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MAN WHO CRITICISED
WILSON ON MARRIAGE is
ORDERED BACK To JOB

Washington, Nov. 15.-Presidens
Wilson today instructed PostmaS-
ter General Burleson to rcinstate
George Burkitt, removed as assist
ant postmaster at Winnctlka, Ill.
because he criticised the president
for his engagement to be married.
The president qualified his in
StructiOns by telling the postmaster
general that BurI<itt should be re-
stored to his position if there were
no other charges against him.
The postoffice department issued
a statement saying Burl&itt was
charged with a series of offenscS
which had been accommodating for
months. Among them the state
ment details INSTRUMENTATION, too
much attention to outside affairs,
taking vacation in excess of his al
lowance, improper forwarding of
mail and unsatisfactory service.
His statement with reference to
the presidents engagement" said
the announcement, lis simply an in
cident which alone would not have
been sufficient ground for his dis
miSSal."
1t was announced that Burkitt'S
case was being further investigat-
ed and that meanwhile he stands
suspended.
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BIC SCHOOL BURNS
Institution at Weir, Kan., Com
pletely Destroyed Today.
Loss in School of Mines More
Than $4,000.

Weir, Kan, Nov. 15.-The entire
equipment of the Kansas School of
Mines was lost in a fire which de-
stroyed the four-story brick public
school building which housed the
state school here today. A defective
flue set fire to the building. The
blaze was discovered shortly before
ten o'clock.
The state school occupied the first
and fourth floors. The city high
school and pupils of several grades
occupied the second and third floors
All the occupants of the building were
gotten out in safety. About $50 pu-
pills and teachers were in the building
A weak fire pressure made the fight
of the firemen ineffective.
The state school had betwn $t5,-
900 and $4,000 in equipment, Burton
L. Wolfe, director OF the school, said
today. The state board of a6minis-
tration was in session at Pittsburg
when the fire occurred. The mem
bers Immediately came here to make
arrangements for continuing the mine
school.
The school has twenty pupils and
the work may be moved to the Pitts
burg normal temporarily.
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STORM HAS PASSED
Forecast Calls for Fair Weather With
Rising Temperature.

The weather has finally settled
down. and a period of clear skies with
low temperatures is expected. The
forecast calls for fair weather with
rising temperature tonight and Tues
day. The lowest temperature last
night was 25 degrees, which is de-
grees below normal. This. of course
was on top of the Mulvane building.
The temperature near the ground
went down to 8 degrees.
The wind this morning was in the
southwest. The velocity was only
three miles an hour. The lowest tenn
perature on record for this date was
IS degrees in 1889. The high mark
was 78 degrees in 1899.
The shippers forecast reads: Pro-
tect 36-hoUr shipments north and
west against a temperature CT be-
tween 26 and 80 degrees. South and
east, 80 degrees. This indicates that
the temperature at Topeka will be
about 30 degrees.
The wind remained in the south
west all day, the velocity increasing &
to 2 miles an hour this afternoon.
There Is no severe weather anywhere
in the country and the prospect is for
another fine day tomorrow. Follow
ing are the hourly temperature read
N f0r- f1I
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The Adriatic.

that was in trouble. The other
steamship Adriatic should be about
in mid-Atlantic today.
Officials of the White Star line said
they had no information regarding the
Adriatic, other than she had arrived
safely last Thursday in Liverpool.
They did not credit the report. David
Lindsay, assistant to Mr.. Jefferies, the
passenger manager of the White Star
line, said he was positive the Adriatic
was still at Liverpool.
The Adriatic was heavily laden
when she left New York" said Lind
say And it would take at least
three days to unload her and as many
more to load the steamship for her
return voyage to this port"
The Adriatic was built in 1906 and
cost nearly s4,0OO,O00. She has
gross tonnage of 24,541.
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AvENGE AIR RAID
Italians Demand Reprisal for
Austrian Action.
Thirty Were Killed by Bombs
at Verona, Italy.

Rome, Nov. 15.-The air raid upon
Verona, which resulted in the death of
thirty civilians and the wounding of
forty-nine others, has intensified the
bitterness felt in Italy against Austria
The Idea National demands prompt
reprisaIs, suggesting that all Germans
in Italy be interned in concentration
camps, that Austro-German property
be confiscated and that $4,000 Aus
trian prisoners be held as hostages.
Rome Nov 15.-As soon as he
heard of the aerial raid upon Verona,
Pope Benedict directed Cardinal Gas
parri, papal secretary of state, to tele-
graph Immediately to Cardinal Baci-
lieri, archbishop of Verona, asking de-
tails and instructing him to do every
thing possible to relieve the sufferers.
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CLASH IN WAR REPORTS
FORCES U. S. To GET OWN
FACTS IN ANCOKA CASE

Washington, Nov. ia ques-
ton of fact, on the contradictory
official statements from the Italian
and Austrian governments, was put
sQuareiy before the United States
today regarding the sinking of the
Italian liner AncOna. 1t was more
evident to the administration that
it must obtain its own evidence in
the case, regardless of Vienna and
Rome.
Acceptance by the Austrian gov
eTnment of responsibility for the
Ancona attack left this government
no alternative but to conduct future
diplomatic negotiations with Aus
tria.
The principal fact upon which
any action by the United States
must be based, was still unsolved
whether the AncOna was given
proper warning. The disputed
question - whether the AncOna'S
lifebOats were fired on while be-
ing lowered and the ship at stand
stiII-must also be cleared up.
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RECORD GRAIN BUSINESS
Steamers Can't Handle European Or
ders; Elevators Are Choked.

Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-What is
probably the greatest movement of
grain the country has ever witnessed
is now in progress. In Philadelphia
not only are all the elevators filled to
their utmost capacity, but there are
today more than a thousand cars of
grain on the railroad tracks awaiting
their turn to discharge as soon as the
fleet of steamers arriving in ballast
from Europe relieve the elevators of
the 100000 bushels. now stored in
them.
In all, the westward bound fleet
headed for Philadelphia has a carry
ing capacity of more than 5000, 600
bushels.
Ocean freight rates continue to ad-
vance daily. Rumors are current that
the Italian government will soon call
many of her vessels home for war pur-
poses. This would intensity the lack
of tonnage with a corresponding in
crease in rates.
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Fifty thousand dollars goes to the
college Immediately and $4,000 will
be given at the death of Mrs. Stitch.
The will provides that the bequest be
known as the C. ]. Stitch and Adelaide
E. Stitch endowment fund
Students in College.
The two children were students in
Washburn college Death came to the
boy and girl within two weeks and the
late Mr.. Stitch left the money to the
college in the memory of his children
The will further provides for $4,000
to be divided among relatives and
friends and the remaining 100000 to
100000 to Mrs. A. c. Stitch.
Not Complete Surprise.
While the gift does not come as a
complete surprise to the Washburn
ed. Details as to the use of the money
were not known definitely this after
noon, according to Dean D. L. Nc
Eachron.
''Of course we will be guided by
the terms of the will in the disposal
of the fund.-" said Dean McEach chron
1.-The huge gift will be tremendously
appreciated by the college. Mr.. Stitch
but we had no idea that he would
give such a sum to the school. The
money was given as an endowment
and will be invested
Not for Campaign.
Under the provisions of the present
campaign for the raising of a half
million endowment fund for the col
lege the money received in the Stitch
will cannot be used There is a rule
governing the campaign which states
that Iegacies shall not be used.
A special fund will be created with
the $50, which will come to the
school Immediately and the interest
used for the general maintenance of
the college, according to Dean Nc
Eachron.
Talk of Building.
At one time Mr.. Stitch made an offer
to donate $4,000 toward the erection
of a fine arts building and it was ex-
pected at the college that the will of
the late Independence banker would
provide for such a building. There is
no disappointment at the college as
the endowment fund will aid the col
lege in a great way and may be the
means of finding a way to erect the
fine arts building.
C. J. Stitch, the son. and AreIaide
Stich, the daughter of the late Mr.
Stitch, were students at Washburn COL
lege in the nineties. The daughter
was a graduate of the fine arts school
and afterwards went to Europe. The
son was not graduated. In 1888 the
two children died within two weeks
at their home in independence.
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whom only fifty-seven were saved.
10 Die in Wrecked Ship.

Bordeau, Nov. 15.-Ten members
of the crew of the Spanish steamer
Bernabe, Cardiff for Bilbao, with a
cargo of coal, perished when the Ves-
sci ran ashore in a gale at Point De
Lacoubre at the mouth of the Gironde
river. The vessel IS believed to be
a total loss.
Took Pictures of Boats.
Nice, Nov. 15.-Captain Rafael, of
the steamer France, which was sunk
by a submarine in the Mediterranean
on November 7, is authority for the
statement that while the crew was
getting into the small boats the
submarine approached to within one
hundred feet of the France, and when
the sailors were safely off the ship
grouped the boats together with the
steamer, as background, after
which moving pictures were taken of
the scene.
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DEATH IN LOVE TRAGEDY
Doctors Offer No Hope for Pair in
Ohio Shooting.

F'indIay, o. Nov. 15.--Physicians
today held out no hope for the re-
covery of either Norris H. Powell, A.
nor Miss Ada Warner. 40, his sweet
heart, who Saturday shot him and
then cut her own throat when he re-
fused TO marry her She entered his
home near midnight and demanded
at the point of gun that he take
her for his wife.
Powell has a bullet in one of his
lungs Miss Warner is at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Warner Twelve stitches were re-
quired to close the wounds in her
neck.
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STOP SEA RAIDINC
Sinking of Vessels i'm Mediter-
ranean Brings Decision
To Use Same Methods as in
North Sea Trouble.
SEARCH FOR BOSNIA BOATS
Hope of Finding More AncOna
Survivors Given Up.
Casualties on Italian Ship
Fixed at 2OS.

Rome, Nov. 15.-The sinking of the
steamer Bosnia. following closely the
destruction of the Ancona and the
Firenze. has resulted in a determined
agitation for the adoption in the Med
iterranean of measures similar to
those which have checked submarine
activities in the North sea. Careful
search is being made for the missing
boats of the Firenze and Bosnia, but
there is no longer hope of finding ad-
ditional survivors of the Ancona
Latest official reports give the num-
ber saved as 299 out of a total of 507
aboard the Ancona. Most of the vic
time were steerage passengers, Of
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BIC Liner DOWN?
Has Been Sunk.
Company Officials Doubt 1t Is
Their Vessel.
TWO ADRIATICS ARE LISTED
One Is British Steamer Now in
MidOcean.
Other Was Supposed To Be
DOcked at Liverpool.
TWO ADRIATICS ARE LISTED

New York, Nov. 15.-There was a
rumor this morning in maritime cir
cles that the steamship Adriatic had
been sunk, but the report did not state
whether the vessel was the big pas
senger ship of the White Star line, or
was the British steamship Adriatic,
which left Kymassi, Greece. on Octo-
ber 13 for Philadelphia and passed
Tarifa, Spain, October 10.
The White Star liner Adriatic ar
rived in Liverpool November IL and
was not expected to leave for New
York until November "a.
Later a report became current on
the maritime exchange that it was
the Adriatic of the. White Star line
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w. III. Coffman Dead.

William Henry Coffman, 81 years
old, died at his home six miles west
of Topeka at $50. o'clock this morn
ing. He was farmer and had lived
in Shawnee county 35 years. He leaves
a widow,Anna Coflman and three chill
dren, Mrs. Myrtle Keck of Auburn, and
Kyle G. Coffman and Miss Nellie Coff-
man of Topeka The funeral will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 1880
O'Clock from the Shellabarger chapel
Interment will be in Rochester ceme-
terry.
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Booker II. Washington, noted negro
educator. who died Sunday MORN
ing.
Thousands of Alabamars, in addi-
ton to- prominent educators and 9TH
ers from various parts of the country,
are expected to attend the funeral.
special train will be run from Mont
gomery to bring state officials and
others.
N1essa sess sof condolences reached the
Washington home here To-Day from
throughout the country. They came
from leaders Of thought and endeav-
or in all walks of life.
While it is officially announced that
the question of a successor will not be
considered until after the funeral. the
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KAISER WILHELM SHORTLY
TO VISIT CONSTANTINOPLE

Rome, Nov. 15.-TraveIers ar
irving from ConStantinople con-
firm the report that Emperor VIII
liam is expected there. They say
he will be accompanied by Arch
duke Charles Francis, the Austrian
crown prince, and King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria. Great preparations
are being made for a triumphaI re-
ceptiOn.
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THRONES TO PAY
HOMAGE AT BIER
OF GIFTED NEGRO
Black and White Alike in Trib-
ute to Educator.
Scholar and Teacher Returns
to South to Die.
HOLD FUNERAL AT TUSKEGEE
Booker L. Washington, Once
Slave, Worked Way to Top.
To Lie in Ground of School He
Founded.
Scholar and Teacher Returns
to South to Die.
HOLD FUNERAL AT TUSKEGEE
Booker T. Washington, Once
Slave, Worked Way to Top.

Tuskegee Ala. Nov 15.-FunersI
arrangements are being made today
for Booker T. Washington. the noted
negro educator and founder Of the
Tuskegee institute, who died here
yesterday. Funeral services will be
held a the institute Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. followed by burial
in the Institution grounds. The body
will lie in state all day tomorrow.
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BERLIN SAYS KITCHENER
is MADE "A SCAPEGOAT"

Berlin, Nov. 15.-"Reports from
Sofia say the Earl kitchenerss mis-
sion has made no impression since
il is impossible for the British to
obtain any important advantages
at the DardanelleS or in Mace
donia," says the Overseas News
agency. 1.-The general opinion is
that Kitchener was sent TO the
Orient as a scapegoat on account
of the British failure
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SEDGWICK MAYOR DIES
Samuel Armour Was Pioneer Settler
of Woodson County.

Sedgwick, Kan, Nov. 15.-SamueI
r. Armour, mayor of Sedgwick, died
in a hospital at Newton, Kan, early
today. Mr.. Armour was so years old
and was serving his second term as
mayor. He was born in Indiana and
came with his parents to Kansas in
1871, where they homesteaded the
farm on which they now live.
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MUST SLAY TURK
Churchill Holds Life Should
Not Be Considered.
OperatiOnsin DardaneIlesWOrt
? Every Sacrifice, He Says.

London, Nov. 15.-In his speech in
the house of commons today. Winston
Spencer Churchill declared If any op-
erations in the history of the world
were worth carrying through with
sustained fury and utter disregard of
human life. the operations at the Dar-
danelles were worth II.
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An over ripe scandal, as sordid as
any that has ever blotted the history
of Kansas institutions, is threatening
the state hospital for the insane, ac-
cording to allegations made by county
officials and seven criminal complaints
charging statutory offenSes against