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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
". ]. B. OPENS UP
Nebraskan to Fight Lynch as
McCombs's Successor.
Announcement May Embarrass
Wilson Administration.

Washington, Dec. 7.--While the
rival town boomers have been brand
ishing their 100000 checks in the
faces of the national committee, men,
bers of that body have been inter-
ested mainly in the bomb which Mr..
Bryan left behind him here.
The Nebrasl<an was nightly inter-
ested in the story of the covert move
against Chairman McCombs made by
the administration forces But his
interest conferred rather more on the
possibility of Committeeman Fred
Lynch, of Minnesota, getting power
than upon McCombs losing it. In
fact, Mr. Bryan's interest was so in
tense that he authorized a national
committeeman to announce that if
Mr.. Lynch were made chairman he
would denounce that action publicly
and fight the selection with every
weapon at his command.
A Warming to All.
The Bryan threat is the more sig
nificant in that it not merely applies
to any action at the present commit
tee meeting but to any future promo
ton of Mr.. Lynch to the chairman
ship 1t is a warning not only to the
national committee but to the possible
nominee of the 1916 convention that
campaign managed by Lynch will
be a campaign fought against the
Bryan opposition
the Wilson forces, because they have
already entrusted to Mr.. Lynch certain
political functions usually reserved for
the chairman of the committee. He is
understood to have begun collecting
funds in New York already. And Mr..
Lynch is a good collector. In fact, il
is upon the nature of his collections
that the Bryan hostility, which is an
cient, is based.
Too Close to Hill.
Mr.. Lynch is accused of being too
much allied with James ]. Hill to be a
real Democrat of the Bryan stripe and
the nature of the contributions he re-
ceived in the 1908 campaign are cited
as his influence with the money power
and the great corporations. Although
the Bryan influence is not strong
within the committee, its members
fear the effect of any such denuncia-
ton by him of a man selected by the
president to run The campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
THEY SHOULD WORRY
Steel Men Pay title Attention to Will
sons Mention of 25 Cent
Steel Tax.

New York, Dec. THE suggestion
of President Wilson in his annual
message to congress today that pig
iron and finished steel be taxed rs
cents ton, does not appear to worry
steel manufacturers here They fig
ure it was stated in their behalf to-
day, that even if the tax is enforced
it will mean little as compared with
present enormous profits. Besides
some persons who have considered
the subject do not believe such tax
can be made lawful.
In figuring on the returns from the
tax it was pointed out that the United
States is today turning out pig iron
at the rate of 3S,0o0,0O0 tons annually
and of finished forms about 100000
tons. The proposed tax, based on this
production, would mean a total reve-
nue. of SIS, 900, 900 for the government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
APPOINTS TWO WOMEN
Commissioner Porter Names Assist
ants in the Sanitary Department
to Work Without Pay.

As an experiment. Commissioner w.
L. Porter has appointed two women
as sanitary police officers. They are
Miss Lorena Shantz and Miss Mary
Grover, both of whom took the civil
service examination held Monday.
They were sworn in Monday evening
after it was found that they had
passed the examination.
At present the women will work
without pay But in event the expert
ment proves successful at least one of
them will be employed on a salary
She will be placed under the direction
of DR.. H. B. Wood, city health officer,
and will have charge of all sanitary
inspection. She will inspect all cases
of conta gious diseases reported and
report to her department. Commits
sioner Porter believes that women are
better fitted for this line of work than
men. Anyway he is going to try out
the experiment and depend upon the
results
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
REMEMBER SHUT-INS
Servant in the House" Will Be Given
Friday Night for Their Benefit
by c. Z. Societies.

The Topeka local union of Christian
Endeavor societies in offering the
Servant in the House at the Auditor
ium Friday night is not only giving
Topekans an exceptional entertain
ment, but every person who buys
ticket will have extended to him an
opportunity of sharing in Frightening
the Christmas day of a shut-in.
The Thanksgiving day program of
the Union for years has included the
distribution of flowers amongs those
who are confined to their homes
through sickness or other causes. This
year the regular plans could not be
carried out through lack of funds.
From the receipts of the play Friday
night, it is expected that the fund for
the purchase of flowers will be swelled
sufficiently to make possible a visit
at the home of every shut-in.
The original company will present
the play and only because Friday night
was an open date was it possible for
the local union to bring the cast here
at prices far below those charged reg
ularly. Tickets may be reserved at J..
c. Wolcotts store, S25 Kansas ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
REBATES BRING fine
Railroads Found Guilty in U. S. Dis
trict Court of Relating OH
Grain Shipments.

Chicago. Dec. Federal officials
engaged in prosecution of charges of
rebating on grain shipments to points
east of Chicago scored heavily today
when the Pittsburg- Cincinnati, Chi
cago and St Louis railroad pleaded
guilty and a finding of guilty against
that road and against the Pennsyl-
Vania railroad was entered in the
United States district court here. The
panhandle as the former road is
called pleaded guilty to twelve counts
and it and the Pennsylvania were
each found guilty on five others. Total
fines Of. $4,000 are possible under
the % counts. Final disposition of
the case was set for December II.
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THEY BRING RESULTS
How Items in the State Journal Re
store Lost Articles to =
Their Owners. ,

1t pays to advertise. especially if the
of a Snap Shot in the State Journal
Monday to the effect that Mrs. Mary
Chaplin. deputy probate judge, had
found a pair of eyeglasses near the
court house steps, Miss Mary Graham
has recovered the glasses which were
her property. Then on the same day
a little item appeared in the State
Journal which told of a dogs watch
ing over a pile of bedding out on Har-
riSon street for several days. A day
or so later the owLer of the dog and
the bedding appeared at the police
station, where, the dog and bedding
had been taken, and claimed his
nrODertY.
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WILL NAME A CLERK
Mayor House VIII Make His Appoint
ment From the Civil Service
List.

Mayor Jay z. House will soon APP
point clerk for the police judge and
the appointment will be made from a
list certified to him by the civil ser
vice commission, following the exam
nations held Monday. There are
three persons eligible, according to
the grades made in the examination,
and he will select one from the three.
The three high grades made by per-
made by r. NJ Porter, AIS East Tenth
street; S. w. Cell, 1917 West, and Mrs.
E. Mclean. 62e Tyler. Every person
who took the examination Monday
passed. In addition to the three nam
ed above were: Mrs. Georgia Hall,
Mrs. Edna Andrews, Christian Cell,
Miss Pansy Snyder, William BoIin-
ger, Lorena Shantz, Morris Baird, w.
P. Long and Mrs. Mary Grover.
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ton of Barney Oldfield down East
Fourth street
Things seemed to be unnaturafly
quiet on the East side. There were
no persons in trees nor on roofs. Even
at 313 Branner there was no sign of
excitement. Commissioner Porter
rushed through the gate and into the
back yard.
where's the mad dog?" he de-
manded of a woman at the back door.
"Out there in a crate" was the
reply.
And there in a big crate was a mite
of a white dog. Besides being Grated
he was tied with a rope. Out of the
tangle he looked at Commissioner
Porter with a friendly eye and as best
he could wagged his tail. Porter lifted
the crate and disentangled the rope
The little dog frisked about his feet
and made friends with him instantly.
He didn't look like a mad dog and
didn't act like one, so Porter carried
him out to the car and brought him
to the city building to protect him
from further SANDER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Big ROW IN PARSONS
John Madden Says Trouble Will Re-
suit FaVorably for the
Democrats.

Parsons is in an awful mess con-
corning her municipal politics, accord
ing to John Madden, jr., a Parsons
lawyer. The recent crusade against
city officials of Parsons has aroused
the town, he says, and there is a
dandy political row in view as a re-
suit of the miX-up.
If things are not ironed out, La
bette county will elect more Democrats
to office next year than at any time
in the history of the county," Madden
told the state house friends today. 81
am staunch Republican, but there
isn't any use of lodging the facts.
The recent troubles down there have
certainly stirred up the local leaders
and either side that is beaten in the
primaries will carry its fight to the
general election"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
LOOTED A BANK
DIR. WildeS in Chautauqua
Bank Robbery.
Pleads Guilty to Crime in
Sedan Court.

Sedan. Kan. Dec. 7.-Dr. C. R.
Wildes, a veterinarian of Wichita,
Kan, today pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court to robbing the Chautauqua
(Kansas) State bank of $500. He was
given a sentence of from 10 to 20
years in the penitenti. ry. The bank
was robbed the afternoon of Novem-
Der 10. Three men in an automobile
drove up in front of the building and
went inside. Securing the attention of
Cashier Burns for cment by a
story that their motor had become dis
abled the men covered the bank Off
cial with revolvers and escaped with
all the currency in sight. A running
fight with citizens followed. During
the battle the robbers were forced to
received their first intimation that
Wildes was involved when receipts for
bills made out IN the doctors name
were found in the bottom of the car.
Wildes fled to California where he was
arrested. He said in court today he
had two acco1nplices but was unable
to tell who they were.
Wichita, Kan, Dec. 7.-Dr. c. R.
Wildes, who pleaded guilty this morn
ing at Sedan, Kan, to bank robbery
had maintained a veterinary hospital
in this city the past ten years. Dur
ing the past five years he had been
arrested u number of times for selling
LIQUOR and was under bond pending
the appeal from a liquor conviction at
the time of his arrest for bank rob-
berry He also was under indictment
in the federal court here for selling
narcotics contrary to law. He recently
had purchased a ranch near Las Ami
mas Colo. Wildes's wife and two
young sons are living on the ranch at
Hazen in Baca county, Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
MAD DOG SCARE
Commissioner Porter Makes Wild
Rush to East Side in Answer to
a Telephone Call.

The telephone rang in Commission
er w. L. Porter's office this morning
and that official turned to it. He
listened attentively then hung up the
receiver with a bang.
Mad dog at 313 Branner street"
he exclaimed.
Turning to Clyde Tresner as he
hunted his overcoat and gloves, he
shouted:
Get somebody and come, Clyde.
There's another mad dog down on
the East Side.''
Three men hurried downstairs and
out to Commissioner Porter'S Ford.
The motor was cold and it had to be
cranked foursst times in three blocks.
Porter had visions of a wild-eyed ami
NAL rushing through the East side i'm
planting microbes in innocent by
ISLANDERS at every corner. He crouch
ed over the wheel and gave an imita-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Big MEETING PLANNED
Agents of the Metropolitan Life In
surancc Company to Assemble
in Topeka.

a meeting of the agents of the
Metropolitan Insurance company will
be held tomorrow morning at the
companys offices, sos Kansas ave-
nue. in honor of the coming Of James
B. Bradley, superintendent Of agencies
of New York city.
j. j. Carlin. superintendent Of the
Kansas office with HEADQUARTERS in
Topeka is planning for n big meeting.
This is the first time since 30a that
the Kansas office has met the indus
trial apportionment set By the home
office and the event is Of singular in
terest to all agents in the state. The
meeting will be held at IL o'clock
Mr.. Carlin has had a special phono-
graph record made of the Metropoli-
tan song for the meeting tomorrow.
The agents who will attend are: w.
D. Hedrick, deputy superintendent;
C. W. Ramey, deputy superintendent;
Charles Wendell. E. Petty, G. II
Bailey, W. p. Ford. H. o. Sondcr-
gard, j. S. Gilbert, J. s. Sheetz. G.
H Palmer, A Williams. j. H. Col
win, H X Stewart and Luther Cob
lentz. all of Topeka; Frank Faust,
deputy superintendent, c. y. Day,
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FOR GERMAN POLICY
Teutonic Paper says at Conclusion of
Peace 1t Must BE in
Their Favor.

London, Dec. 7.-Telegraphing from
Amsterdam the correspondent of Reu-
ter's Telegram company says:
George Bernhard in the VossiSche
Zeitung, anticipating peace discussions
in the reichstag, writes:
1.-The main and whole point is that
we in the eventual conclusion of peace
shall find an outlet for our interna-
tional policy which shall allow US to
pursue our clear goals with the least
friction and risk.
The aim of this policy can only
be in the interest OF the German peo-
pie and the German empire
= Tho wish to liberate other peoples
can only be satisfied if thereby the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
HAS STRONG BACKING
A ID. Griffin Expects to Land job rs
Register of Deeds ut
Washington, ID. c.

A. D. Griffin. a Topeka negro, is
confident that he will land the APP
pOintment as register of deeds of the
District of Columbia, a job that pays
$4,000 a year and one thar has been
held by a negro since the Garfield
administration. Mr.. Griffin was at
the federal building this morning con-
sulting with federal officials. He has
travelled over a number of states in
the last two months lining up his
endorsements for the place and is said
to have the strongest kind of backing.
He is a Democrat and is one of the
leaders of his race in this section.
The place he seeks has been vacant
for two wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
BITTEN BY PET pup
Two Children of DIR. Sans Arc Under.
going the Pastcur Treatment for
Hydrophobia.

Positive evidence of hydrophobia 10
shown by the examination of the brain
of a pet bull pup, the property of DIR.
L. v. Sans of 1101 Arch street: con-
dergoing Pasteur treatment. The
children apparently are in no danger.
DIR. Sans purchased the pup two
weeks ago in Oakland and it has since
developed that II had been bitten by
a dog belonging to J. F. Linger of Sc
ward avenue, which went mad some
time ago. After biting several people
and several dogs the I.inzer dos, dis
on the East side are being watched
closely for signs Of ra bics. DR.. A. B.
Jeffrey, who examined the Sans dog,
SAYS there is no question that IT WIS
suffering from severe case of rabies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
USING WRONG SYSTEM
Bradford Knapp Warns Southern
Farmers Against the ''One-
Crop System.

New Orleans, Dec. 7.-Dr. Bradford
Knapp of the United States depart
ment of agriculture in his address on
Safe Farming before the cotton
states bankers conference today, de-
clared the one-crop system as ''un-
safe and unsound, and the marvel is
that the south has come thus far with
out overpowering disaster
The southern farmers, he asserted,
have not become rich and prosperous
because the system has been against
them. They have been farming to pay
debt and not on a cash basis.
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military security of the empire and
the peaceful development of the peo-
pie are not interfered with.
Our future attitude toward the
enemy or toward neutral peoples can
not be determined by sentiment, but
only by cool consideration as to what
attitude toward future problems
would be best for MS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
WINTER WHEAT is GOOD
Conditions Seldom Move Favorable
for Crops; Corn Growers Fav-
Orcd; Livestock T1lriYes.

Washington, Dec. Winter wheat
was in good condition a result of
weather condition during November,
which the weather bureau in its
monthly review today says rarely
have been so favorable for all agri
cultural interests for an entire month.
Over the great corn growing states
blowing for next seasons crop was
possible throughout nearly the entire
month and good progress was re-
rnrted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
DEATHS And FUNERALS.

Mrs Ida Leeper, formerly of To-
peka. died Saturday at her home in
Los Angeles, Cal Mrs. Leeper was
before her marriage Miss Ida Batters-
hill and was well known in this city
She is survived by her husband; her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bat
tershill of Santa Barbara, CAL; a sis
ter, Mrs. J. s. Gilbert of Topeka, and
a brother, John Battershill of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
TABLE TALK
AT THE eAA&E2RE

The latest fad among the business
men is a MONDAY golf club. DR..
Loveland. Judge Yates and Fred Good
rich head a club of golf enthusiasts
who eat a hurry-up lunch at noon,
motor to the golf course shoot nine
holes and return to their afternoon
work. Ordinarily, in December the
members of such a club would have
to be content with swinging a club
over a radiator, but with the kind of
weather that has prevailed for the
last week, golf IS just as much of a
sport as it was in September.
Secretary Kelley is planning to at
tend the Kansas Good Roads associa-
ton convention at Arkansas City, De-
cember and 10.
The trouble with Henry Ford is
that he has been raised from the
ranks of the proletariat by circum-
stances and inventive genius and he
has gone wrong" said a business man
at the club this noon in giving his
opinion of the peace junket.
At recent membership meeting of
the Detroit Board of Commerce, Abb
ner E. Larned dropped this thought
with the men: What you get out of
the Board of Commerce depends en-
tirely on what you put into it, This
statement might obtain in the Topeka
Commercial club, who knows?
The brotherhood of the Central
Congregational church held its week
" meeting at the club this noon.
"A hustler is a man who does not
depend upon policeman TO tell him
to keep moving''-George Fitch. The
Commercial club has a bunch of
hustlers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
OIL SHIP FIRED ON
Cruiser Des Moines Reports Tanker
Sailor Injured by Austrian
Submarine Shot.

Washington, Dec. Word from
the cruiser Des Moines was received
today at the navy department to the
effect that the American boat, send
ing a S. o. S. call ouS last Saturday
off Crete, was the Standard Oil tank
er Petrolite, which was fired on, pre-
sumabIy by an Austrian submarine.
One man was wounded, advices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Boy TO St. Louis Nationals.

8 St. Louis. Dec. flames Brannf-
gan, a 17-year-old boy of St. Louis
has been signed by the St Louis Ma
tionals for the 1916 season. He is a
third baseman and he played with De-
catur, ILL.,, last season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

r. Godfrey. G. H. Brown, T. c. IL
lott. of Lawrence; Riley Curtis, John
Lindemood, j. j. McKenna L. o.
Hardin, deputy superintendent, of OF
tawa; w. d. Matherly. of Osawatomie.
j. o. Erwin, J. A. Young. OF EN-
poria, and E. w. Kennedy. general
deputy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Cafeteria Luncheon and Turke
Dinner at the First Presbyteria
church Wednesday.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

The funeral of Clyde E. Slusser, rs
years of age, who died Monday night
at his home, 1860 Tyler street, will
be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the residence. The body
will be taken to Usage City Wednesday
afternoon for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

A mid-week Sabbath, December 9
has been announced for the Auburn
Kansas community and on that day
members of the church will refrain
from work. A community revival is
being held by the Rev. DR.. ]. r. Get
tvs, of Lincoln, Neb-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

The members and friends of the Ep-
worth league of the First German
NJ. E. church will be entertained at
8 o'clock this evening by Walter Reich
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Win
throp, 119 North Lake street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

F. A. koester, D. D. s., 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention wen to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylcxi = Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Jose Duran, a Mexican, was arrested
this afternoon at his home, 513 East
Third street, by Detectives Summers
and Morgan and Police Driver Rich
ardson. 1t is alleged that Duran was
practicing the manly art of self de-
Tense upon his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Oscar H. Sanderson, 8 years of age
died at 1 o'clock this morning at his
home, 1882 West street. Funeral ar
rangements will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Fred C. Clifford, 4S years of age
died Monday evening in local hos
pital. The body will be taken to Ell
lis, Kan, for burial.
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s Columbia. Mo, Dec. Harry Ian
sing, of Columbia, last night was
elected captain of the football Of the
University of Missouri for 1915
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DIR. Charles Lyngar. dentist, 500
Kansas Ave-, phone 714.-Adv.
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DR.. ]. W. Howard, Dentist. 500 Kan
sas Ave-, Phone 714.-Adv.

Ralph Law was elected president
of the Current Topic Club: John M
Cleveland, vice-president and E. w
Craven secretary and treasurer, at the
meeting held at the Y. NJ. C. A last
night An address was made by Far
mer" Smith. Clarence Clark gave a
piano solo and the general assembly
sang by the Seashore." All the Of
ficers were unanimously reelected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-S5c doz. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

The funeral of Miss Grace Ware
will be held at o'clock wednesday
afternoon from the st. John A NJ. E.
church. Burial will be in Mt Auburn
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
WOmen's Fancy Handker-
chiefs

Several kinds, among which
are some with either white or
colored embroidery; others with
initial in white or colors. Three
in box OED
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Suits and overcoats dry cleaned Use.
Topeka Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-
Adv.
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Select a La Valliere

If it's jewelry you want to
give her, a la valliere will suf-
flee. Here we have scores of
them in solid gold or gold filed
kinds. The workmanship on
each is all that can be desired
and you can choose at almost
any price from soc &c IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

For a popular priced suit or over
coat. made to measure. see Olof Elk
berg. 70S Kansas Ave, End floor
Adv.
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Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the White Dental Parlors. sos
kansas Ave, Phone 714.-Adv.