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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
THEY HAVE BIG MONEY
Patrons OF the PostOffice Usually
Present Bills OF Large Denomi-
nation or Gold Pieces.

If bills of big denominations and
gold pieces are any indication, Topeka
is prosperous. Robert Caldwell, as
sistant postmaster, said that that in
all his experience he had never seen so
much big money" offered at the stamp
windows during Christmas mailing as
has been offered the last three days.
The big money has kept some ono
on the run between the postoffice AM
a bank ever since the Christmas rush
started.
Heretofore" said Mr.. Caldwell,
people sending parcel post packa ges
and buying stamps. have searched
through their pocketbooks and found
plenty of small change. This year
there appears to be little change.
Nearly everything is in bills or gold.
Heretofore we have had to take the
small change TO banks and sell it for
bigger money. This year the reverse
is true. We are keeping the path to
the bank hot going after change. The
patrons of the office keep US broke
all the time
The Topeka postoffice is doing
record-breaking Christmas business
From 5000 to 5000 packa ges-plain-
" Christmas packa ses-are being de-
nvered to Topeka people each day. 1t
is probable that the number will in
crease up to Christmas day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

reached his office. five men had
served notice on him that they wanted
in on the distribution, another man
had offered s25 for the head and half
a dozen had called up on his office
telephone and asked for some of the
meat. The telephone business has
kept up all day and if the sails con-
tinue Porter will be sold out before
the animal is dressed.
All sales will be c. o. d. The price
ranges from sixty cents a pound for
choice cuts down to twenty cents.
What is left after the best meat is
sold will go to Gage park for the ami
mails. Every pound sent there will
save the park department ten cents
That is the price paid the packing
company for meat for the animals.
Commissioner Porter believes he
will realize $3.50 from the sale of the
buffalo, 1t is four years old and has
been fed on corn for the last four
months. Its-couldn't be in better con-
dition for eating purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
MOHLER'S REPORT
The Forthcoming One viii Be
the Most Complete.
viii Cover Every Branch of
Agriculture in the State.

When the big Mohier crop report is
issued for the current year, it will be
the most complete and comprehensive
review of Kansas agriculture that has
been issued by the state board. In
preparation for the big report, Mohler
and his staff have been working over
time and because there was no state
fund available, the secretary of the
state board has employed an extra as
SiStant at his own expense.
For the first time in the history of
the state, the crop report will give
information as to the bushel yield of
such crops as kafir, milo and feterita.
In former reports these crops have
been regarded us mere forage and
ers have been mentioned as forage
tonnage. Each year. though, Kansas
produces millions of bushels of kafir
and similar grain and their value is
big item to Kansas farmers. The for
age from these crops will be covered
with sorghum and other forage.
Another important item to Kansas
in the big report will be a detailed
estimate from the states best crop re-
porterS as to the yield and value of
the Kansas alfalfa crop. While scat
tering statistics have been gathered
regarding the alfalfa yield, no authori-
to tive information has been available.
With ;he report on alfalfa, Mohler
will also cover officially the returns
from the years hay crops. The added
information will make the new re-
port one of the most valuable ever is
sued by the state board. An effort
has been made to cover accurately
every detail of the states crop pro-
duction for the year. All of the in
port now being prepared under Moh-
lar direction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
TELLS ANOTHER STORY
Discrepancy in the Hadlcy Girls Tes-
timony Is Noted at the Forsberg
Hearing Today.

Visions of rough sladding for the
state hospital scandal cases when they
get to the district court, fitted before
the eyes of county officials this morn
ing, when John Schenck, attorney for
H. A. Forsberg, a defendant on a
statutory charge made by two colored
girls in one of the cases, began boring
into the testimony OF Alberta Hadley
on cross examination. Forsberg was
given his preliminary hearing on the
Hadley warrant this morning, before
Judge Fisher in the court of Topeka.
Under Schenck'S crcss-fire of eX-
animation, the Hadley girl, who is
also complaining witness in a number
of the other cases, stated that the al
legged crimes against her were forcibly
thrust upon her by the men, including
FOrsberg. 1t IS pointed out that the
girls testimony at former prelimin-
aries did not correspond with that
given this morning.
Following the girls testimony this
morning Judge Hugh Fisher started to
make an order to bind Forsberg over
to the district court, but upon mo-
ton of Schcnck deferred action until
this afternoon VIXEN the testimony of
one of the Grant girls will be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

night following the killing of Mathews
and entered pleas of guilty to first de-
gree murder charges. Both men were
sentenced to life Imprisonment and
taken to the penitentiary on night
trains.
Mathews widow appeared at the
hearing today and urged that execu-
tive ciemency be denied. Evidence
concerning the details of the killing
were submitted and an investigation
will be made by the governors office
before action is taken.
The killing of Mathews occurred at
officer had gone to arrest the two men.
They had held up the town marshal
at Bonner Springs and when met by
Mathews began shooting. Mathews
died in a hospital as a result of his
wounds. LeGrande was captured by
Morris Jenkins. former chief of police,
in a hand-to-hand struggle, in which
the officer disarmed him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
SERVICE TO GROW
Department Agriculture Plans
Weather Bureau Extension.
Give Warning of Tropical
Storms in Caribbean Region.

Washington Dec. 21.-Department
of agriculture plans for extending the
weather observation service through
out the Caribbean region for investi-
cations into the utilization of domestic
products in dyes manufe cture and
fiber plants for binder Irvine purposes.
are outlined in data just submitted to
congress by Secretary Houston. The
information was given in connection
with estimates for appropriation in
the next fiscal year for the agricul-
tural service amounting to S30,00O,00O
being 100000 less than the current
year appropriation.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked
for extending the Caribbean weather
observations with a view to making
the service continuous throughout the
ear, the abject being to furnish warn
ing of the approach of destructive
tropical storms.
"A $4,000 structure on the canal
zone to serve as the headquarters for
is planned. An appropriation of 1000
is asked for the fiber plant investiga-
ton. while $4,000 is asked for in
vestigation and experiments in the
utilization, for coloring of raw ma
terials grown or produced in the
United States.
Congress also is asked for S136,OOO
for the collection and distribution of
data on the supply commercial move
ment, disposition and market prices of
fruits and vegetables. The work
would be extended to include other
fruits than the strawberry, cantaloupe.
tomato and peach crops, data on
which alread are being supplied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
FIXED OUT OF COURT
Mrs Puckett's Damage Case Against
the City Ends in Compromise
and Dismissal.

Following a judgment for s2,755
against the city for alleged injuries by
fall on the sidewalk, Mrs. Gladys
Pickett settled her claims against the
city for $3.50 this morning when the
second trial in the case came up before
Judge Dana in the first division of the
district court. The city also pays the
costs in the case which amount to $64.
Mrs. Puckett's accident occurred
when she was walking across the
state house grounds in May, 1914. She
won a damage suit against the city.
The city attorney her fall Mrs. Puckett
gave birth to a nine and one-pound
baby and claimed that this was evil
dence that she could not have been in
jured badly enough for such n large
amount of damages. The re-trial was
granted but Mrs. Pickett and the city
settled the matter out of court and
on motion of Ed AfcKeever. attorney
for Mrs. Pickett, this morning the
case was erased from the docket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
STATE OF The WAR
German Report Shows a Slight Ad-
vantage Gained Over Both tie
British and Russians.

Berlin. Dec. 21.-A success against
the British in an operation near HUI
luch on the front in France southwest
of Lille is announced by German army
headquarters in today's official state
ment. On the eastern front a move
ment by which the Russians were
driven from a village before the Ger
man lines near Widsydey is reported.
The statement says:
western theater, east of Hulluch,
a German division, captured a British
sap and repulsed counter attacks
made during the night. There was
lively artillery activity at various
points along the front. Otherwise no
events of Importance occurred.
Eastern theater: During the night
of Dec. 1920 an advanced Russian di-
vision he'd occupied the village of
Dekschi southeast of Widsydey, which
is located near our front. Yesterday
the Russians were driven out. South
of Lake Wigonowikoji. and near.
COsonichnowka, northwest of Gar
torysk, nemy accommodating divisions
were repuIsed.
Balkan theater: The situation
generally is unchanged"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
He divides $1,000
Cash Savings Among His
Eight Children.

J. D. HartzelI, a plasterer living at
SIG Redden avenue. did an unusual
thing in making Christmas gifts to
his children. Christmas hasn't arrived
but Mr.. Hartzell didn't wait. Monday
he found that he had saved from his
trade a total of $1,000. He looked
over his assets and found that he had
a little home in which to live, "A little
money for the winter and prospects of
some work during the winter. He has
He called them in and divided the
$1,000 among them. He divided it up
early enough that they may have adj
vantage OF it in their Christmas buy
ing.
Mr.. Hartzell happened to tell a
friend about it and the friend was inn
pressed with the act sufficiently 10
tell it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
CAN'T HOLD DIRECTOR
Court Rules Billings Is Not Respon-
sible for Failure of Walsh Bank
Through Negligence.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-StockhoIders of
the defunct Chicago National bank of
which the late John r. Walsh was
president and which suspended bust
ness IN Dec, 1905, met a second re-
verse today in their effort to hold
c. X. G.. Billings, of New York, a di-
rector Of the institution, responsible
for losses of 100000 resulting from
the failure.
The appellate court of Illinois de-
cided that the circuit court of Cook
county was correct when it dismissed
the bill for want of equity.
The bill alleged that from 1900 on
the directors exercised no influence
over the affairs of the bank and that
as a consequence Walsh diverted its
funds. 1t was alleged further that
had Mr.. Billings exercised ordinary
care he might have prevented these
losses but the court held that it was
not apparent that any action by him
would have been of any avail to stem
tho disaster
The court said that the national
banking laws permit the election of
nonresident directors but does not
contemplate shat they exercise che
same vigilance as resident directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
FRANK HODGES I'LL
Kansas Worlds Fair commissioner Is
suffering From an Attack of
Appendicitis.

Frank Hodges OF Olathe. member
of the Panama-Pacifice exposition COM
mission from Kansas. has been taken
10 Agnew hospital, san Diego, accord
ing to a telegram received today by
Albert T. Reid. Hodges is suffering
from appendicitis and will this week
undergo an operation.
The Kansas commissioner is a
brother of George H Hodges, former
governor, with whom he is associated
in the lumber business in Olathe.
Frank Hodges has been in California
for several weeks and recently ar
ranged for the sale of the Kansas
building at the San Francisco fair. 1t
was while directing the removal of
number of the Kansas exhibits from
san Francisco to San Diego that he
was seized with appendicitis and taken
To hnSnff1l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
.BuLGARS NOT DISLOYAL
Report of Desertion of soldiers to the
Allies Is Denied in Berlin
Dispatch.

Berlin. Dec. 81. The Overseas
news agency says an official denial
has been made at Bulgarian army
headquarters of French and English
newspaper reports that soldiers of
Eleventh and Fourteenth Bulgarian
regiments had deserted and gone over
TO the allies.
Among items given out by the
agency is the following:
German newspapers criticize the
English reports of precautions taken
to safeguard King George of England
when he crossed the channel after be-
ing injured in France. They point out
that ii has been announced officially
in England that the king crossed on
the hospital ship Anglia"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
WILL DROP SUIT
Tener Says Feds VIII Not Push
Antitrust Action.
Baseball Peace Prospects Con-
tinue to Get Brighter.

Cincinnati, Dec. 21.-John K. Ten
er, president of the National league
previous to the formal peace confer
ence between organized baseball and
the Federal league. held here today
said
1T has been agreed by both organ
lied ball and the Federal league that
when the arrangements are conclud-
ed, the FederaPs antitrust suit pend
ing Chicago will be withdrawn
Tener said he was certain the peace
plan would be perfected before the
magnates adjourned their local meet
ing.
Charles Weeghman, owner of the
Chicago Feds, who will buy the Chi
cago Cubs from Charles P. Taft, said
he believed all the details will be per-
fected today. Weeghman does not
expect to complete the deal for the
Cubs today as Taft is not in Cincin-
natl.
Taft i'm San Antonio.
San Antonio, Dec. 21.-Charles P.
League club, was here today en- route
to his ranch at Gregory. Texas, where
he will spend two weeks on hunting
trip. He would neither deny or con
100000 for the club franchise. He
will return to Cincinnati about jan
uary 4.
Attorney Makes Statement.
Chicago, Dec. 21.-Attorney Keene
Arlington, who was special counsel
for the Federal League in the presen-
tation of it's suit against organized
baseball before Federal Judge Lands,
returned today and said he had had
nothing to do with baseball peace
negotiations and was not advised
whether the antitrust suit of the Fed
erals would be withdrawn.
Il am not the counsel of the Fed
eral League" Mr.. Addington said.
There is absolutely no basis for con-
meeting me with the withdrawal or
dismissal of the suit now pending be-
fore Judge Landis."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
They CONE TOO NEAR
United States Makes Protest Against
British Ship changing Around
American Ports.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Another pro-
test against the presence of British
cruisers close off New York and 9TH
er American ports, has been made to
Great Britain by the state department.
The explanation by the British gov
eminent of the chase of the Wagner
liner Vineland while on her way from
New York to Newport News has been
accepted as satisfactory but the Incl
dent has been made the basis of the
new protest against maintenance of
British cruisers just outside the three
mile limit and in the neiShborhood of
American ports as annoying and I'M
warranted interference with Ameri-
can commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
RUSH FOR BUFFALO
Commissioner Porter's Meat Supply Is
Almost Sold Out in Advance
of Slaughter.
"Oh, Wen shoot the buffalo,
..YCs. We'll shoot the buffalo,

on Wei SnOOt the Du1falOr
Yes, Wen shoot the buffalo,
'-Oh, Wen rally round the flag boys
And shoot the buffalo,
That's part of the refrain the boys
in Commissioner w. L. Porter's of
flee We're singing today. From the
converse ton emanating from that Of
flee a stray fastener might have gath
cred that the whole force was going
out to the prairies at the city limits
for a big buffalo hunt.
But nothing like that. The talk
merely meant that at three O'Clock
this afternoon Commissioner Porter
was going out to Gage park with some
good rnarksman and shoot a buffalo.
steaks from which will be served on
many Topeka tables Christmas day.
The buffalo shot this afternoon, will
lie placed on cold storage and anyone
who wants to pay the price-not
very steep one either-can enjoy
real buffalo steak by ordering it over
Commissioner Porter's telephone.
The fact that Porter was going to
kill a buffalo and sell the meat was
announced in yesterdays State Jour
nal. This morning, before Porter
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
They ASK FOR PAROLE
Slayers of Policeman Gas. Mathews
Arc Applicants for Executive
Clemency.

Applications for paroles for Lewis
LeGrand and Frank Miller were heard
today by Judge c. W. Smith, executive
clerk in the office of Governor Cap
per. The man are serving life SEN
fences for the murder of Policeman
Cas-. Mathews in Topeka in May. 1912.
Millers mother, a Kansas City wo-
man, appeared with an attorney to
urge the parole for her son. 1t was
argued that the two men pleaded gull
ty to escape possible mob violence. The
men were taken to the court house the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
CITY JOINED The RUSH
Barely Paid Its Taxes in Time to
Avoid the Five Per Cent
Penalty.

If the city pay day had been today
instead of yesterday it would have cost
the city a 5 per cent tax rebate on
taxes amounting to S593.77- Monday
was pay day and it was also the last
day taxes could be paid without the
5 per cent penalty. The city owed
taxes on the East Side park, for the
reason that the land still belongs to
private individuals. The city has a
three-year option on the land and
when the purchase is made the taxes
will cease. The tax claim was rushed
through the office of the city CLERK
the office of the auditor and the office
of the city treasurer in order to get
it in the hands of the county treasurer
before the books closed for the day.
If the payment had not been made I'M
til today the total bill would have
been S623-45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Charles Hull, of the National Vot-
ing Machine company, has a cane-an
unusual cane. 1t is of oak and is gold
headed. 1t is not particularly old, for
it was madef in 1872. But this cane
has always been the property of the
oldest living member of the Hull fam
lily. The Hull family was one of the
early Connecticut families and has
many mebers scattered over the coun-
try Charles Hull is the oldest. The
original Hull family lived at Stamford,
Conn, and the cane is made from the
dor sill of the original Hull home,
built at Stamford in 1910.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
LOCAL MENTION.

The lobby of the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
has been decorated with holly and
mistletoe. a Christmas tree has been
donated by the men in the dormitory
to be fixed up for some of the boys
of the association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
PEACE Efforts FAIL
Because Of the Annexation Aims of
Both Sides, Declares Member
of the Re:chstag.

London, Dec. 21.-The reichstag to-
day adopted the credit of ten million
marks asked by the government, the
Socialist minority of - opposing the
vote, according to a Berlin dispatch
forwarded by Reuters correspondent
at Amsterdam.
The Socialists spokesman, Friedrich
August Karl Geyer, according to the
dispatch, declared that all endeayors
for peace had failed because of the
annexation aims of both sides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

New York. Dec. 21.-MONEY.-Mercan
paDer :;013H per cent. Sterling. 60 day
Bills, 46S. 80: demand. 4.72.JO: cables, 4.15-25.
Francs demand. 5S5; ea5les, i 5s2 MARKS ks
mand 1914 cables 49, Llres. demand,
$50: cables, S6.55. Rubles, demand, 31$1 ;
cables. u. Bar silver. 54Y.c: Mexican dol
lars 42c. Government bonds. steady IL
road bonds. heavy. Time loans firmer: GO
days "a 30 days. 2A@3; xix months, 3.
Gail money steady; high. 2; low, ~
ruling rate, 1ss /: last loan, =; closing bid
1z; offered at 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
british SHIPS sunk
Steamer Bedford of Glasgow Sent
Down: Ono Grew Known Saved.

London. Dee 21-The British
steamer Hunt1y of 1,l53 tons. formerly
the German hospital ship. Ophelia,
which was condemned by a British
prize court and the British steamer
Bedford of Glasgow of 4S8 tons have
been sunk. The crew of the Bedford
was saved. No report has been re-
HuEtly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

F. A. Rooster, D. D. S., 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention -'ven to pyor-
rhea and oral prophyl2%i = Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Miss Clare Armstrong, girls worl
secretary of the Y. W. c. A, will leave
Wednesday for her home at Cain, Pa.
to spend the holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new, 25c-3 Csc doz. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

II. H Raymond, Foot Specialist.
Painless. SPA Madison. Phone 1850.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

W. L. Porter, city commissioner, has
two perfectly good buffalo hides for
sale. They do not belong to him, but
TO the park department. and he is go
ing to sell them to the highest bidder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Xmas Framing. Goes. SIS Kansas
Ave.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
GROCERIES

Navy Beans. fancy, ; lbs. for .9Oc
Canned Pumpkin, good quality, .
Mince Neat, Kaw valley, 15c
quality. lb. f0c
Mixed Nuts. fancy all new nuts.
lbs. for .. Csc
PoDcorn fine on the ear, S Id. Csc
Shelled, lbs. FOR. 25c
Evergreen Wreathing. best quality,
yard &c
Sweet Corn, fancy dried, ID. f5c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

DR.. J. w. Howard, Dentist, 500 Kan
sas Ave, Phone 714.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the =. nite Dental Parlors. 500
Kansas Ave, Phone 714.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

The Central Y M c. A will hold
open house New Years night to which
the public is invited from s to 10
O'Clock. An orchestra, the Y. NJ. c.
a. quartette. and instrumental solos
will be on the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Glass and glazing. call 949. J. K
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Notice you are invited to attend {
free dance given by the Yeomen il
Bates hall, 9Th and Jackson streets
Dec. %. Doers Union unsteady