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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
NAMES z BARRIERS
Governor Capper Selects Kan
sas City and Erie Men.
Clarence Matthews of Topeka
Was Not "Fired."

Governor Capper today named two
new members of the state barber
board-but permitted Clarence Mat
thews, of Topeka, to serve at least for
the present. New members of the
and d. p. Mills, of Erie. They sue
ceed G. c. Meyer, Wichita, and F. w.
Koester, Atchison.
Last winter a special audit of the
financial affairs of the barber board
was made at the request of Govern or
Hodges. This report showed that
Moyer and Matthews had charged
their board bills to the state while
living at home and vouchers showed
that this money had been paid to
members of their families. No change,
however, was made in the personnel
of the board.
At another time, Matthews is said
to have aroused the diSpleaSure of
Governor Hodges when he attended
an organized labor meeting as a root
er for the Capper interests. Matthews
was appointed for a term of three
years. Rooster and Meyer were nam
ed for terms of two years.
Huff has been president of the Kan
sas City barber union for seven years.
Mills IS member of the Chanute bar
ber union
An effort was made in the last
session of the legislature to abolish
the barber board. The lawmakers,
however. decided to give the law an
other chance and the board will con-
tinue to do business under the pres
ent administration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
RAISE IN SALARY
City Employees Granted Long
Promised Increase.
Little Opposition From Mem
berS of Commission.
"A REWARD To JESSE SHAW
Superintendent of Water De-
partment Is Favored.
Efficient City Engineer, Too,
Paid More Money.
A REWARD TO JESSE SHAW

Offices in the city hall were illumi-
mated today by satisfied smiles of
dozen or more city employees The
long talked of and hoped for city
ordinance governing salaries of city
employees and giving a mum ber of Of
ficials substantial "raises" was passed
unanimously at the meeting of the
city commission. The increases in
salaries were handed out with little
opposition on the part of any members
of the commission.
Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the
water department, was given his due
reward for long and faithful service to
the city. His salary was increased
from $1,S00 to $3.50 a year.
The salary of city bacteriologist, a
newly created position, was fixed at
$500 a year. The pay check of A. r.
Young, city engineer. was raised from
$175 month to $500 a month. Hid ur
Nygren, stenographer in the fire mar
shaPS office, was given an increase of
$40 a month. Clerks in the office of
F. M Newland. water commissioner,
received an advance of IS a month.
For Better Health.
In the future the office CT city physi-
clan will pay that official $1,sOo a year
providing he furnish a motor vehicle.
1t is the plan of the administration to
enlarge the city physicians position
as well as his salary which formerly
was $720 year According to city
officials the position will be given out
by examination. In his official
pacity" the city physician will rank
next to w. L. Porter, commissioner, in
that department.
The new ordinance advances the
salary of E. F. A. Reinisch, super
intendent of parks, $25 providing he
furnishes a motor car.
The salary of E. L. Stahl, superin
tendent of the electric light plant, was
advanced from $500 to $1,44O.
George Mattingly, city license collec-
tor, will receive a wage of $1,000 an
nually after the ordinance goes into
effect instead of SS4O a year. In ad-
dition to the aforementioned increases,
raises were handed a number of
city employees whose wages are be-
tween $50 and $S5 a month.
Dr. Leslie Rowles, city milk inspec-
tor will in the future draw a check for
S125 aamonth instead of $780, How
ever, his increase, like many others.
has strings tied to it-he must furnish
his own auto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Occupation of Seaside of Gal
lipOli Peninsula Complete.
MOSlemS Have Lost 5000 In
Killed and Wounded.
WARSHIPS CLEAR THE WAY
The French Are Cooperating
on the Asiatic Side
And Are Progressing Along the
Lines Planned.

Athens, April 30.-Reports here in
dicate that. the occupation of the sea-
side of the Gallipoli peninsula by the
allies is practically complete. The
British forces on the European side
have defeated with heavy losses every
attempt by the Turks to turn them
back on their ships. The casualties
among the Turks in killed and wound
ed number 5000 and many prisoners
have been taken.
The British have entrenched their
various bases and are slowly feeling
out the fortified position along the
peninsula. The heaviest fighting has
taken place in the territory between
ity of the peninsula.
There tho Turks have strongly en-
trenched themselves, utilizing entan-
clements and masked pits, but the big
guns of the warships smashed the
traps and cleared the way for the
British advance.
On the Asiatic side, the French
troops are progressing along the lines
planned and are in every way co-op-
Grating with the British. 1t is stated
here that the French have captured
more than 5000 Turkish prisoners.
The prisoners taken on the Euro
pean side are being sent to Tenedos.
Turks Deny 1t.
ConStant1nople, April oO.-Brltisn
claims of success on the Gallipolt
peninsula are without foundation, ac-
cording to the official statement issued
by the war office. The Turkish forces
on the peninsula are fighting with the
utmost enthusiasm and have repelled
the enemy at every point. battle
has been in progress without interrupt
ton for two days and the spirit of the
Turkish forces is declared to be of
the best
In the first lighting along the land
Kun KaIem forts did not fire a single
shot. The Turkish troops charged the
enemy with bayonets and routed them,
capturing large quantities of arms and
ammunition. Forty of the enemy s
battleships have sbombarded Sadef
Bahr without result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
STARTS 4 FIRES
Another German Airship Raid
on British Cities.
Bombs Are Dropped on Ipswich
and Bury st. Edmunds.

Ipswich, Eng, April 3O.-Excited
residents of this historic town spent
the early hours of the morning TAX
ing stock of the damage done by the
bombs dropped from a German air
ship, generally believed to have been
Zeppelin, which appeared shortly
after midnight. So far as can be
learned no one was injured, although
there were several narrow escapes
and the property damage was small.
Bombs fell harmlessly in Waterloo
street, which is the most densely pop
ulated district.
Bury Saint Edmunds, Eng, April
30.-Police Inspector Wilson said
this morning that just after j o'clock
he heard loud throbbing noise, fol-
lowed by several terrific explosions,
and realized that a Zeppelin had ar
rived. The shells dropped from the
airShip caused four fires.
While there was no loss of life, the
property damage was considerable.
The aerial raider remained over the
town ten minutes and then disappear
ed in the direction of the coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
SUES MARY PICKFORD
LandIady Claims Movie Star Was
Hard on Her Furniture.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 3O.-Varied
and sundry charges were made against
Mary Pickford, the film star, and her
mother Mrs Charlotte Pickford, in a
suit brought against them in Justice of
the Peace Hinshaw's court Thursday
by Mrs. Florence S. Potter.
Mrs. Potter is suing the Pickfords
for $11.40, alleged rent due and dam
age to her ST. Andrew place apartment
rented to them some months ago. She
complained that Miss Pickford's fluffy
poodle 'Nibs' was permitted to sleep
on her creton covered cushions; that
the Pickford family washing was
done in the rooms; that Miss Pickford
danced so much the floors were all
indented with nail marks, and that
during revelry by night of Miss Pick
ford's friends liquor was spilled on the
furniture and floors.
Miss Pickford was not in court, but
her mother denied the charge and set
up the counter claim that bad plumb
case will be resumed today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
HITS STONE Wall
Roosevelt Defense Encounters
Serious Obstacle.
Court Will Not Admit Evidence
of COlOnePS Witnesses.

Syracuse, n. Y, April 3d.
Colonel Roosevelt's defense of Will
a brick wall of legal obstacles. Re-
buff followed rebuff for the colonel in
rulings of Justice Andrews, excluding
testimony offered by the defense.
A procession of witnesses was pre-
sented by the defense to support Col
one1 Roosevelts charges at the clos
ing of the second week of the trial,
before the adjournment until Mon
day.
Three rulings by Justice Andrews
today were regarded as serious re-
verses for the defendant.
John Hennessy, former Governor
Sulzer's graft prober, called to tell of
graft corruption and Investigations in
the state government was not allowed
to answer a single question. The
judge held his testimony was imma-
terial.
Another setback for Roosevelt was
a ruling preventing H. H. Vreeland,
former president of the Metropolitan
Street Railway company, from telling
of bipartisan campaign contributions
of his corporation.
Held InadmissibIe.
The judge held such testimony was
inadmissible, unless Barnes knew of
the Democratic contributions.
Still another reverse was the rul-
ing that the bare fact that the Dem
ocratS and Republicans voted together
bill was not in itself evidence of cor
ruption. This shut out much testi-
mony.
Former Senator Hinman supported
Roosevelt's testimony of bipartisan de-
feat of the direct primary bill in 1911.
Roosevelt's testimony that Barnes
opposed popular rule" by direct pri-
maries was substantiated by Royal H.
France, a Brooklyn Republican.
\Retirement of Roosevelt from the
witness stand was evident from pro-
ceAdings today which appeared in
coAlparison with Roosevelt on the
stahd like a minuet resembles a fox
troll or a side show to the big three
rink tent.
Roosevelt, however, took much part
m the proceedings, prompting his
lawyers in many legal clashes upon
Justice Andrews's adverse rulings to
the defense.
Rapid progress was made today
under orders from the judge to "hur-
ry up the trial"
Colonel Roosevelt will remain here
over the two days recess and the law
yers hope to conclude the trial next
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
TURN DOWN SAUM
Governor Capper Refuses Glenn
ency to TOpekan.
Man Who Assaulted Daughter
Meets With a Setback.

Governor Capper today refused to
extend executive clemency to c. S.
Saum, sent to the penitentiary a year
ago for an alleged assault upon his
minor daughter. More than 200 To-
peka women used the mails tele-
phones or called in person to protest
against a pardon or parole.
Saum lived near North Topeka. He
was arrested on a charge of criminal
assa ult. His daughter was the COM
planning witness. When the case WAS
called for trial, Saum entered a plea
of guilty. In urging a parole or par
don before the governor this week,
Capt. J. G. Waters stated that Saum
entered a plea at his personal sugges-
ton, believing it would aid in securing
a pardon.
When it was known that Saum had
asked for his liberty, scores of To-
peka women, many of them prominent
in women'S clubs and social circles
protested to the governor. WheTi
asked today concerning the case, the
governor stated that he had decided
not to interfere and would neither
issue a parole or pardon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Mr.. MILLS WITHDRAWS
Officer of Mills Dry Goods Company
to Engage in Other Business.

Captain Arthur Mcpherson Mills
who, for the past 80 years has been
connected with the Mills Dry Goods
company of this city and at present
holds the offices of vice president and
secretary of the corporation, an
nounced today that he would with
draw from the business on May l..
His resignation was presented March
l, but had not been hitherto made
public. Captain Mills said today that
he expected to engage in other busi-
ness but declined to make known his
plans.
For many years Captain Mills has
been familiar figure in Topeka's
business life and his personal ac-
quaintance is exceptionally wide. He
entered the dry goods business with
his father and was a Junior partner in
the old firm of H. H. Mills & Son
which subsequently was reorganized
into the Mills Dry Goods company of
which his brother, w. w. Mills, is
president.
His withdrawal from the business
with which he has so long been con-
nected will be subject of personal
interest to thousands of Topeka shop
pers with whom he is on a basis of
friendly acquaintance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
STABBED BY HINDUS.
Germans Claim British Use Savage
Methods in Dealing Death.

Cologne, April 30.-The following
extract from the letter of a German
field officer gives an excellent exam
pie of British tactics. The letter, pub
lished in the Cologne Volkszeitung,
runs as follows:
I'VE buried many comrades today
that were slain during the latest Eng
lish attack They were very hard days
on our corps, for at one place we had
only three battalions to resist theif.
forty-eight. We have had a chance
to learn from the English their worst
side. Hindus ran over to the Eleventh
sharpshooters, carrying neither rifle
nor cartridge belt, pretending to be
deserters. Hardly were they inside our
lines when the English stormed the
trenches. and the Hindus pulled their
knives from their sweaters to stab the
sharpShooters from behind while the
latter were beating off the English at
fac1S''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
DUNKIRK SHELLED
A German Warship Appears in
the English Channel.
Large Shells to Number of 10
Drop in the City.

Paris. April 30.-German warships
have been seen off the Belgian coast.
according to an official statement Civ
en- out in Paris today. Large shells
to the number of 19 have fallen on
Dunkirk.
The French war Office this after
noon gave out report on the progress
of hostilities reading follows:
I'VE made progress yesterday to the
north of Yprcs, at the region al Steen-
straate.
1.-The city of Rheims received 500
shells of which many were of an in
cendiary nature. These missiles start
ed several fires, but it was found pos
sible to circumscribe them and to put
them out quickly.
In the Champagne district the ems
emy shelled one of our ambulances,
wounding a doctor.
German warships have been re-
ported at large off the coast of Bel
GUM.
'Dunkirk yesterday received 10
shells of large calibre. Twenty per-
sons were killed and AS wounded.
Some houses were DESTROYED"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
TO APPEAL BOARD
First Kansas Moving Picture
Film for Decision.
CensOr's Opinion Not Accepted
on Willard Fight Reel.

The appeal board under the NOV
ing picture censorship act, today han
died its first appeal when it inspected
films showing Jess Wizards first
prize fight. Decision in the case will
be rendered late this afternoon.
Shortly after noon today the appeal
board, composed of Governor Capper,
S. NJ. Brewster, attorney general, and
j. T. Botkin, secretary of state, went
to local picture house where they
viewed the rejected films. The picture
had been branded as Objectionable by
w. D. Ross, state superintendent of
public instruction, and assistants
working under his direction. Produc-
ers of the film held that it was not
Objectionable and could be shown in
Wizards home state without offense
to anyone. So they appealed from
the Ross decision. 1t was the first
appeal under the new law.
Owing to the fact that the county
attorneys are in session in Topeka to-
day, a conference concerning the mer-
its of the picture may not be held un-
til late this afternoon. Since Willard
himself is to be in Topeka Saturday,
it is probable that a decision will be
rendered this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
CUPID OPENS CATE
Governor Capper PardOnS Man
That He May Marry.
Clarence Craig Given Trans
pOrtatiOn, Pen to Cottage.

That he might marry Nemaha
county girl, Clarence Craig, convicted
of third degree forgery, was today
given citizenship papers by Governor
Capper. Craig was sent to the peni-
-tentiary from Atchison county in 1913.
He was paroled in September last year
by Governor Hodges.
Under the general rule in force in
the governors office, citizenship pa
pers are not issued to paroled con-
victs until they have maintained a
clear record for two years after leav-
ing prison. In a few extreme cases.
however, the rule has been waived
Craig's case showed that he was en-
gagged to an estimable young woman
and that he had made an excellent
record since receiving his parole. For
that reason citizenship papers were
granted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
LOOK over Lines
Utilities Commission After
Physical Valuation Facts.
Inspection Trip Through Kan
sas With C.. C.. Witt.

Members of the Kansas public utili-
ties commission will personally study
the government methods of gathering
facts concerning physical valuation OF
railroads. They have agreed to make
an inspection trip with c. c. Witt,
formerly chief engineer of the state
commission, and now in charge OF the
federal job of gathering facts con-
cerning railroad properties.
Facts and figures gathered by witt
and his assistants will be used by the
state in it's hearings on railroad
freight and passenger rates. Kansas
was one of the states to pioneer the
work of fixing physical valuations for
undertaken several years ago while
Witt was an employee of the state
commission. Then Witt was given a
tempting offer by the interstate COM
merce commission and has since been
in the employ of the federal board
When Witt left Kansas, this state
had just completed the work of max
ing a physical valuation of the Union
Pacific properties in the state "A
part of the physical valuation of the
Rock Island had been completed
After losing Wits services, though,
the state decided to rely on federal
figures as a basis of valuation. Witt
is now coming back to Kansas to COM
plete his task and has asked members
of the state commission to accompany
him over the Rock Island lines.
members OF Ine cOH1HllSSlOH Will dC-
cept the opportunity to gather knowl-
edge as to expert methods of gathering
valuation figures
Men under Wits direction will
measure every cut and draw, will
place valuations on every mile of line
steel and every foot of siding. Ter
minals. shops. depot properties and
other investments of the railroad will
be considered in making up the total
of the physical valuation in the state
When the work is completed, the fig
ures will doubtless be adopted by the
state commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
PROTECT HIS WATCHDOG.

Indianapolis, April 30.-Let those
beware who would trspass on the
properly of Isidor Kroot, junk deal
er. Not only does Kroot have a
watchdog to protect him, but Kroot
will protect his watchdog
When a policeman jumped the
Kroot fence in chase of a criminal,
Kroot's bull pup fastened himself
to the intruder's coattail and hung
on. The copper drew a gun to
shoot the dog, but Kroot arrived.
wrapped his thin body around the
dog and asked the policeman to
move on.
In police court Kroot was freed
and the dog was declared not
vicious but a good WATCHDOG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
LETTERS TO SOLDIERS.

London, April 3O.-The League
of Fairy GodmotherS is the new
est organization to befriend the
British soldier. The members are
young women in all classes of So
ciety, each of whom undertakes to
forward to some lonely soldier
weekly paper and at least once
month to supplement this by
long, chatty letter and a gift of
some kind. Up to the present time
more than three thousand men
have been thus provided with
'Godmothers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
NOW THEM DOWN
The BeIgianS AnnihiIate Body
of 1000 Germans.
Many of Them Killed by Their
Own Men.

Havre, April 3O.-The virtual an
Inhalation of 1000 Germans who cross
ed the Ypres over a bridge near Steen-
straate is described by the newspaper
Vingtieme Sieccle.
Belgian heavy artillery destroyed
this bridge while field artillery show
cred them with shrapnel. Many tied
handkerchief to their bayonets and
raised them in sign of surrender, but
Immediately their quick firers, the
newspaper said, opened fire and NOW
ed them down pitilessly. Many sur
vivors were made prisoners by the
Belgians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
KANSAS BANKER HELD
Charged With EmbezzIement of $40,
900 at Jacksonville.

Jacksonville, Fla. April 30.-w. Fl.
Hume, of Arkansas City, Kan, was
arrested here Thursday night on a.
warrant charging embezzlement Of
$10,0 900 from the Traders bank of Ar
kansas City. After his arrest, the po-
lice said they recovered $9,675 in cur
rency from Hume's room at a lodging
house.
According to the police. Hume is
said to have expressed a Willingness to
return to Arkansas City without ex-
tradition paperS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
FREE TO THE LADIES.

Yes, ladies, it is absolutely free.
Meaning, the ball game today.
Owner Savage stated this morning
that the wires on his telephone line
were being worn out by people ask
ing if ladies could see the game
free.
Every Friday that the team is
at home all ladies will be admit
ted without charge. No escort is
required, and there is absolutely
no string tied to Owner Savage's
generosity. However, ladies will
be charged on all other days ex-
cept Fridays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Michigan Saloons to Close.

Detroit Mich, April 30.-Midnight
tonight will witness the permanent
closing of more than 800 saloons and
several breweries in ten Michigan
counties that swung from wet to
dry in the recent state election Be
ginning tomorrow, twenty-four coun-
ties in the state will be dry territory,
while in only thirty-nine will the sa-
looms continue to have a legal eX-
iStence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
LoNGEsT pIREcr GABLE.

Aberdeen, Scotland, April 30.-
cable has been laid between Eng
land and Russia for governmental
purposes. Starting at Peterhead,
a seaport on the most easterly side
of Aberdeenshire, in Scotland, IL
runs across the North Sea, along
North Cape and into A1exandrovsk
in the White Sea. The cable is said
to be longer than the Atlantic ca
Bile between England ami America.
and 1t is said to have been COM
pletely laid in eleven days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Wages Adyance AutnmafIcnIIr.

Douglas, Ariz., April 30.-Increased
price of copper will raise the wages
next month of 5000 men employed in
the smelters here and the mines at
Bisbee, according to the new wage
schedules posted today. The average
increase VIII amount to per cent and
is due to sliding scale involving the
system of profit sharing. Other mines
and smelters in the state are expected
to follow suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
Trap shooters i'm Tourney.

New York, April 30.-Out of town
gunners will compete with local trap
shooters today at the Travers Island
traps in the tenth annual tournament
for the championship of America, held
under the auspices of the New York
Athletic club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
GREAT DEMAND FOR WHISKY

London, April 3O.-The demand
for whisky, in anticipation of gov
arnment action either in the direc-
ton of largely Increased taxation
0r of prohibition, has been so great
hat dealers stocks have been de-
oleted and retailers have begun to
speak of the possibility of IA scare
ty There have been exceptional
" large Withdrawals of stocks
rom bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-30
GAME POSTPONED.

The game scheduled this afternoon
between Denver and Topeka was post
poned on account of rain. Light show
ers were still falling at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. A double-header will be
played between the Bears and the
Savages on Denver's next visit here.