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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

NH. Wolff, the tailor, has moved
to his new home on College avenue.
has gone to Chase county on a va
cation trip.
A Bible class in the old Santa Fe
mill was addressed today noon by
j. K. Young.
Harry CayIor, 1885 Central avenue,
spent the weekend in Leavenworth
visiting a friend.
The gospel class which meets at the
new Santa Fe mill every week was
addressed today noon by the Rev. H.
Crockett.
The Silver Links club will meet at
the Y w. c. A. this evening at $50
o'clock. The girls will take supper
together at the cafeteria.
The Boys club of the Topeka high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-22

school. resembling the Boy Scouts
will meet this evening at the building
and eat a Is cent supper together.
The ladies of the first division OF
church will meet Wednesday at ;
o'clock to get ready for the church
sale.
The football season will close al
League park Thanksgiving afternoon
when Wamego high school plays To-
peka. The game will be called at 3
o'clock.
The third division of the Ladies' Aid
of the First Methodist church, will
hold an all-day meeting at the church
Friday to prepare articles for the
Christmas shop
John Wright, assistant county clerk,
has returned from Tuskegea, Ala
where he attended the funeral of
Booker t. Washington, the famous
colored educator.
The Personal Workers class which
meets every Wednesday afternoon has
been postponed this week on account
of the evangelistic services which are
being held in khe Topeka churches.
Five hundred and thirty people at
tended the entertainment given Fri
day night at the Railroad Y NJ c. A
by the pupils of the Oakland high
school This is the largest crowd that
has been in the ''Y'' this year.
The date for the annual convention
of the Kansas Good Citizenship league
has been changed from December 8
and 10 until some time in January.
This has been announced by Mrs. Cora
Wellhouse Billiard, of Tonganoxie, the
president.
Few teachers will leave Topeka
during the Thanksgiving vacation for
their homes. says A. ]. Stout. principal
of the Topeka high school The vaca-
ton is too short for any but those Iiv-
ing in neighboring Kansas towns to
make the trip.
A party of Topeka men, with four
dogs, are going on 4 big coon hunt at
Meriden tonight. Those going include
Jor BrOdgen, Phil and Robert Billiard,
Nelson Ham, Harry Dreisbach, Wal
ter Fox, Oscar Dar!ow, Emmett Rison
and John Marshall.
A crowded house heard tbs, Rev
George H. Kruger, pastor o. the St
Johns German Evangelical church.
speak on THE Best for China" Seven
natfonalities attended the fellowship
lunch. each man telling where he was
born and some of his life history
State pure food authorities recently
condemned carload OF grape fruit
which was shipped from Florida. The
fruit was condemned on the grounds
standard of mature fruit which has
been set by the federal and state gov
ernmentS.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held Thursday morning. November IS.
at 1880 o'clock at the First. Presby-
terrain church, Eighth and Harrison
streets. All of the central churches
will meet together and DIR. NJ F. Trox-
ell, pastor of the First English Luther
an church. will preach the sermon
Sixty-one members attended the
banquet of the Topeka high school
IL, \ -
association building Friday night.
Miss Alletta Fisher was toastnlistress
and introduced Miss Natalie Romans,
Miss Jennie Rooney, Miss Marian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-22
DR.. SHAW WILL RETIRE
National Suffrage Association to Elect
New Leader Next Month.

New York. Nov. 22.-After thirty
years of continuous suffrage service
and eleven years as president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
association, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
has announced that she will not be a
candidate to succeed herself at the
forthcoming annual convention of the
national association, to be held in
Washington December 14-19.
This announcement was made in the
form of an open. letter sent to the
members of the national board and to
the presidents of the state associations
afHliated with the national The de-
cision came as a surprise to most OF
the mem bers of the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-22
LAWSUIT FOR MILLIONS
Legal Fight Is on for Estate of Ed
ward W. Townsend.

/ Kansas City. Nov. 22.-Mrs. NJ. L.
/ Schaden, administrators of the estate
of George w. Townsend, millionaire
/ builder of the Kansas City, Clay
a suit in equity in the circuit court to-
/ day to determine the rightful heirs to
the Townsend fortune.
/ Townsend committed suicide in July,
1913, by jumping into the Missouri
river during an attack of temporary
| dated 1906, the estate was bequeathed
to these brothers and sisters: Edward
w Townsend, representative in con-
gross from New Jersey; Miss CorneIa
both of Milwaukee, and w. r. Towns
end.
Mrs Schaden many years Towns
ends confidential secretary, was APP
pointed administrators.
Mrs. Margaret Hackman Townsend,
the widow, who was married to the
millionaire in April, 1918, was not pro-
vided for in the will.
Prior to his marriage, Townsend, it
is alleged, made an agreement settling
adopt her two children, George and
Edward w. Hickman The parentage
of the children, according to attor-
neys, will enter into the suit.
Before her marriage to Townsend,
the widow was Mrs. Margaret Hack
man of Chicago She obtained a di-
vorce from Hackman in 1911. Mrs
Townsend maintains her two sons are
entitled legally to Townsend's estate
Townsend was a national figure IN
the engineering world. Previous to
his marriage he was regarded as
said, retiring bachelor. The estate
consists of an interest in the railway
Townsend built, which is capitalized
at 100000 and realty holdings in
Wyandotte county, Kan, and else
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04
MINNESOTA STATE CONVENTION.

The first in a series Of State Con-
ventions to be held under the auspices
Of the American Federation of Pat
riotic Societies was held in Minneapo-
lis, January the 18th and goth
Our readers will remember that q
few months ago, Roman Catholic
mobs cut down and burned the tent
in which DR.. Boles was speaking and
mobbed the speakers at those meet
ings. Now it ytranspires that the
State Convention was held in the
great city hall Of Minneapolis and
that Mayor Nye of that city well
coined the delegates in an address
ringing with patriotism. Delegates
to this convention were present from
various parts of the State and adj
joining States. Otis L. Sturgeon, the
we'll known lecturer who was mobbed
and almost killed in Denver, ad-
dressed the Convention at tt,.lle even
Ing sesslc-~.z7, mr. Surgeons remarks
we're received with enthusiasm by
crowded houses at both sessions.
We understand that the general
work and the work in the State of
Minnesota was fully discussed and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04
THE: eJEFFERSONIAN

allows this appeal. It remains for the
United States Supreme Court now to
decide whether Frank has a right to
petition for this writ. If the Supreme
Court decides that he has this right
to petition for this writ, then he,
through his counsel, has to go down
to the lower Federal court and ask
for the writ Then if the lower
court refuses the writ, he can ap-
peal again to the Supreme Court to
get the writ. If, finally, he secures
the writ, then the question remains
to be decided whether he is to be
freed altogether or whether he will
have to stand trial again.
In all this it is evident that it is
not now so much man who is on
trial as it is American courts Of
justice.-The Outlook.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04
AN OPEN LETTER TO AN ALA
BANEA CONGRESSMAN.
Hon. w. 0. MILKY,
u. S. Congress,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: I am writing you in re-
gard to the recent movement by the
Roman Catholics TO censure our press,
and also the movement to exclude
certain papers and magazines from
the u. S. mails. AS [ understand
that there is already a press muzzle
bill in the House now, I am writing
this now as my earnest protest against
any such measures to throttle Free
Press or Free Speech in this our free
land There seems to be a special
movement against the Menace pub
lished at Aurora, Mo, and also
against The Jeffersonian and Wat
sons Magazine, published at Thorn
son, Ca, and other papers by the
Catholics.
I wish to say here that I am not
subscriber to either Of the above
mentioned periodicals, however I am
for one in sympathy with them and
the cause they are fighting for. In
other words, l like to see fair play.
1t appears that the Catholics are de-
termined to force a bill through if
possible to exclude the above men
toned papers from the mails, Claim
ing as they do that the same papers
have libeled or slandGred their
church. Now, il said papers have
libeled or slandered the said Catholic
church or any member thereof, it oc-
ours to me that they can easily be
handled in the Federal Court, which
seems to me to be as fair as they
could ask, and in accordance with our
U. S. Constitution.
Again I will say that I earnestly
protest against any measure to throt-
tie free press or free speech, and sin
cereiy trust that you as Representa-
tive for this District will do your
duty by opposing, and lending your
influence against any such measure,
and that you will put forth your best
efforts in behalf Of a free press and
free speech.
This is my voice in this matter,
and I think that it is the voice of
many thousands of other liberty low
ing American citizens.
Very respectfully yours,
Ala. A. 0. WRIGHT.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04

plans laid for the coming year to
carry on the work in a manner not
heretofore attempted. It is the in
tention Of the officers of the American
Federation Of Patriotic Societies to
hold such conventions in each State
in the Union and the local patriots
should assist in the undertaking,
These meetings should be a wonders
full help in the work, not only locally,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04
PAGE ELEVEN

but throughout the entire country,
and during the coming months, plans
should be laid by all our patriots to
attend our great National Convention
to be held in San Francisco, Cal, in
October 1915. We suggest that those
interested get in touch with Mr. D,
J. Reynolds, 424 Plymouth Building,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
G. w. BIBB.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04
The Appeal in the
Frank Case

! PPARENTLY the vital ques-
z tion in the famous Frank case
v has a chance of being con-
sidered in the courts. That
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04

G. w. BIBB.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
TO GIVE LECTURE
TO RAILROAD Me- n
GOVERNMENT EXPERT TO GIVE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHIP
PING EXPLOSIVES.

Since the great explosion of com
bustibles in transit in Ardmore Okla
homa, some time ago the railroads and
THE federal government have been
working in conjunction with each 9TH
er to make such frightful occurrences
impossible. TO aid in this work the
government has detailed w. G. Evarts,
of the national bureau of standards,
to deliver lectures all over the coun-
try to railroad employees, instructing
them just how such accidents can be
avoided.
Mr.. Eyarts, who has had many years
experience in the work in which &c
is engegade, will lecture in Brunswick
at the city hall on December Ia. All
of the railroad employees of the city
have been instructed to attend the lee
ture and others are invited.
The plan is TO drill into the minds
of transportation lines, etc, the dan
gers in handling explosives and to
stress the precautions that ought to
be used in order 20 steer clear Of ac-
cidents. The subject of Mr. Evarts'
lecture in this city will be "The
Transportation Of Explosives and 9th
er Dangerous Articles"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
ADVANCE IS MADE
By ITALIAN ARMY
GROUND GAINED is HELD DE-
SPITE VIGOROUS ATTACKS
BY AUSTRIANS.

ROME, Nov. 21 (via Paris, Nov.
important advance on the Isonzo
front, especially on the heights north
west of Gorilla, according to an Of
ficial statement issued today at the
headquarters of the general staff
The ground gained was retained, it is
claimed, in spite of vigorous Austrian
counter attacks.
T. { text of the communication fol-
lows;
Yesterday was marked by an i'm.
portant success for our arms along
the Isonzo front especially ON the
heights northwest of Gorilla. We
began the action at night by making
with great bravery numerous breach
es in very extensive barbed wire en-
tanglements defending remarkably
strong enemy entertainments. At
dawn our infantry, adequately sup
ported by artillery, attacked the vii
lage Of Oslavia and the heights to the
northeast and southeast of the coun-
TRY lying across the route from San
Floriano to Gorilla
"The enemy offered an extremely
obstinate resistance, but finally was
driven back by the impetuosity of
our attacks. He fled, leaving his
trenches full of dead We took 459
prisoners, many of whom were Off
| GERS. Successive violent attacks by
the Austrians advancing with shouts
! of 'Savoia' for the purpoce of deceiv-
ling our troops, all were repulsed with
! Irresistible energy. On the heights of
| Podgora and Calvario, south of Os-
lavia; thanks to an admirable effort
| carried out under a formidable artil-
| lery fire, our troops took by main
force two more lines of trenches and
almost the entire length of the sum-
nit
"On the Cafso plateau we con.
tinued our advance along the north
ern slopes of Monte San Michele and
southwest of San Martino, where we
dislodged the enemy from trench
after trench, making numerous pris.
oners
Enemy aeroplanes threw bombs
yesterday on Schio Us miles north
west of Vicenzo), wounding slightly
eight soldiers One of our air squad
rons, under highly unlavorahle at.
mospheric conditions, caused by high
wind, renewed the raid on the enemy
aviation camp at Assevizza, on which
more than 100 hand grenades were
dropped. Our aeroplanes were un.
/ damaged"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
GIRL IMPRISONED
FOR MANY YEARS
BECAUSE SHE TRIED TO ELOPE
WHEN SIXTEEN SHE is HELD
TWELVE YEARS.

EASTON, Md, Nov 22.-Grace
Marshall, the young woman whose
father and stepmothers are charged
with having imprisoned her in their
home near st. Michaes for nearly
twelve years, spoke today for the first
time since her liberation last Friday.
She asked for an apple she saw on the
table of her room in her aunts home.
When she was asked yesterday to try
to write the first thing that came into
her mind she spelled out the one
word, mother"
Miss Marshall was imprisoned it is
alleged, after attempting to elope at
the age of Is with a man whom her
Father disapproved. Relatives thought
ler dead Marshaiiasaid he consid-
cred the girl crazy and that as he
could not afford to send her to an in
stitution he thought the only thing
to do was to lock her UP in her room
Marshall is said to have admitted that
the woman's stepmother is the only
person who has seen her during the
last three years.
A representative of the local chill
dren's aid Gociety was expected to lay
the case before the states attorney
today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
PRESIDENT WILL
OUTLINE PLANS
HE WILL INDICATE JUST WHAT
HE WANTS IN HIS MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON Nov 22.-Presi-
nual message to congress which he is
now writing how, in his opinion, the
money necessary to provide for ma
tional defense as proposed by the ad-
ministration may be raised. This was
indicated as the result of last nights
conference between the president and
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York, chairman Of the house appro-
uriation committee. Mr. Fitzgerald,
in urging the president to deal with
the question, called attention to the
fact that the president was authorized
to do so by congress.
Some OF the presidents advisors
however, have told him that in as
much as the house had sole author
ity to originate revenue legislation he
ought not to appear to usurp, that
power.
A number Of Democratic leaders In
congress, including Mr.. Fitzgerald and
Senator Underwood, are opposed to
bond issue to provide for the de
fense plans because such expenditure
would have to be continued from year
to year
The president will lay aside practi-
cally all other work this week in or
der to place, il possible, his message
in bhe hands of the pubic printer be-
fore Thanksgiving day.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
WILL SOON BE ISSUED

Manager TIL Jordan of the local
exchange of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, an
nounces that the new telephone direc.
tory will soon be issued. The new
list will be corrected up to December
/, 1915, and he states that all those
who wish to make changes in their
listings or to have their names placed
in the new directory should communi-
cate with him at once Those who are
contemplating installing telephones in
their homes or offices should act
promptly in order that their names
may appear properly in the new di-
rectory.
Manager Jordan states that there
will be a number of new names added
to the list and that the growth of the
exchange here is a strong indication
.Of the progress of Brunswick.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
j. D. c. LADIES
PLAN SILVER TEA
TO BE GIVEN TO RAISE FUNDS
TO MARK GRAVES OF THE
OLD SOLDIERS.

The ladies of the U. d. C. are 60
ing to give a very delightful Silver
Tea" at the Elks' club on Friday
afternoon next from four to six
o'clock. The purpose of this affair
is to increase the fund for the per-
manent marking of the graves of the
Confederate soldiers, who are buried
in Oak Grove cemetery and in other
cemeteries in the county.
The ladies have been laboring very
hard to complete this work of placing
lasting markers at the graves of these
heroes of the sixties and they are yet
without the necessary sum to com
plete the work. In addition to the
silver tea, which is going to be per-
feet in detail, etc, there is being ar
ranged a very attractive musical pro-
gram in which Misses Sadie Dart, Dor
cthy Burford, Elvera Torras and 9TH
ers will participate. Mrs. D. J. Gill
is to do comedy skit and quaker
song by little Miss Helen Lissner and
Master John Harrison will be a fea.
ture.
The cause is a good one and the
ladies of the u. D. c. through The
News cordially invite the people OF
the city to attend.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
HOUSE PASSES
NEW FISH LAW
BY A BIG VOTE
MEASURE NOW ONLY NEEDS
SIGNATURE OF GOVERNOR
TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.
MANY CHANGES MADE.

Telegraph information was received
in the city yesterday from Represent
ative j. e. Dart announcing that the
new fish and shrimp bill, which was
passed by the senate last week, was
passed by the house yesterday by a
vote of Ill to A. and the measure now
only needs the signature of the gov
that Governor Harris will sign the
bill Immediately and it will become
effective at once.
These amendments to the fish and
oyster laws were made possible
through a fight led by Brunswick.
Those in this city interested insisted
! that Governor Harris include the sub
| ject in his call for the special session
and delegations were sent to Atlanta
, to present the situation before him
and, after realizing the importance of
change in the oyster and shrimp
laws, the governor included the mat
ter i'll his call. The bill came up in
the senate last week and was passed.
THE bill makes number of changes
in the present shrimpand oyster laws
of the state and it has the sanction
in the present shrimp and oyster laws
ries in the state, who have insisted
that some radical changes were need
ed along the Georgia coast. A closed
season is provided for the catching Of
prawn, while the oyster beds of the
Gfpta nrn n no nrota
A police patrol for the coast is also
provided for in the bill and three in
spectors are to be named, one at Sa-
vannah, one at Brunswick and the
third at st. M.arys. Each of these in
spectors will be allowed an assistant
andsa launch, and they will spend con-
siderable time patrolling the coast 1t
I is expected that State Game Commits
sioner Arrow will appoint the inspect
ors within a few days. He is ex-
pected in Brunswick this week to look
into the situation, and while here he
will probably announce the local ap-
pointment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23

LONDON, Nov. 22.--While no Off
cial statement has been published IL is
certain the Greek government has re.
solved to give the allies every assur-
ance required to dispel their appre-
tensions concerning possible treat
ment of their troops in Macedonia and
that basis OF agreement satisfactory
to all parties already had been estab-
lished, says an Athens dispatch to the
Times
The informal commercial blockade
Of Greece is described as "the first
installment of the only medicine which
can cure King Constantine's afflic-
tom by the Pail Mall Gazette, which
adds:
~ he one argument to which Con
etantine is amenable is demonstrated
that the allies are armed with more
than amiability and are ready and
able to punish those who play tricks
with them.
I'VE have seen enough to convince
ls VIC can rely upon good faith in
that quarter only by exhibiting the
punishment VIII N awaits guile The
blockade is tardy beginning OF that
process TO which supplements should
he forthcoming without delay"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-23
NUMBER MATTERS
ARE DISPOSED Of
BY CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING OF SoLoNs
LAST NIGHT FOUND SEVERAL
ROUTINE MATTERS ON THE
CALENDAR.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night and in Il single half
hour transacted all of the business
that came before ii. Those present
were Mayor Hopkins and Aldermen
Ludwig, Dart, Jones, Leybourne, Nc.
Kinnon, Abrams and Roberts. During
the cou.se of the meeting the follow
ing petitions and communications
were received:
From the board of education.
through N. II. Ballard, secretary, ad-
vising that the term of j. b. TAFT, a
member of the board, would expire
shortly and that successor would
have to be named at the first meeting
in December.
From Mrs. Priscilla Brabston Of
jacksonville, asking for permit to
transfer lot in Palmetto cemetery :;
granted.
From w. c. Norris, superintendent
of the Southern Railway. advising that
its lease to the foot of Mansfield
street would expire on January s next
and asking for release of the prop
erty on u basis the same as other
lessecs were paying The communi.
cation was referred to the committee
on railroads and harbors.
The committee on sanitation, light
and water, reporting on the request of
the city hospital for new arc light
near the hospital, reported that a
light now in the neighborhood could
be moved so as to remedy the sit
uation. The report was adopted.
Reports were received from the city
physician, the city clerk and the city
treasurer for the month Of October, all
of which were ordered published and
filed.
Election managers were named for
the coming city election to be held in
December. Messrs c. F. Way, J. T..
Lambrght and e. G.. Marlin were
named and their compensation was
fixed at "a per day without clerks.