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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
HE WILL FOLLOW
Sheffield Ingalls, Swears AIIegi-
ance to T. r..
If He Stays With Moose or Goes
G. o. Pits All Right!

Where he leads I'll follow."-Shef-
field ingalls, declaration of allegiance
to T. r.
1t makes no difference as to the
or the faith, the leadership of T.
Roosevelt s good enough for Shelf
field ingalls, OF Atchison, former lieu
tenant governor. In Topeka today,
ing his political future He merely
awaited the action of the Bull Moose
champion. No matter where he went,
he was assured of one patriotic, ar
dent follower.
In the campaign of 1912, Ingalls,
was body and soul with the Roose-
welt cause. In the campaign of 1914,
ingalls, was the Progressive nominee
for congress in the First district.
Ever and always he preached the gos-
pei of hope as expounded by the
Roosevelt enthusiasts. He was
Roosevelt follower first, a Progress
sive or partisan of any other kind
second. That faith is still within him.
IT don't have the slightest idea as
to where I will be next year." In
gals said in Topeka today 1T all de-
will be also. Where he leads I will
follow. I am not a Democrat. 1 am
for T. r. and I am with him"
Would Tngalls's faith reach the
point where he might support Root
or Weeks or some other conservative
if T. RS opposition to Wilson reached
the point that the Progressive party
leader accepted any one the Repub-
licans might nominate? Ingalls, only
reiterated his former remark. He was
for and with t r. and there were no
bonds or restrictions-eXcept ingalls,
was not a Democrat.
Would T. r. be a candidate before
the Republican convention?
ingalls, didn't know and didn't care.
If T. r. took up the old battle cry of
the Progressives he could count on In
gals as recruit No. 1. If he came
back TO the Republican party, he could
also enlist the services of the son of
the former United States senator.
Away down deep, though, Ingalls,
admitted that he thought T. r. would
be somewhere near the Republican
party in the coming national battle.
1.-The personnel of the Gary dinner
guests seems rather significant to me-
said Ingalls,. 1T ought to indicate
that the men interested in the big
business of the country are opposed to
Wilson. There is, to my judgment, a
lot of political significance in that
dinner party"
Roosevelt was one of the guests at
the Gary dinner in New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

action, it is alleged. was a clear and
fragrant evasion of the courts order
and was responsible for Josephson
drawing a citation IN contempt
Pollock acted rs attorney for
Josephson in all of his matters, it is
charged. So tho Kansas City lawyer
is also cited to explain TO the supreme
court of Kansas
Fight of the Courts.
Suits which tended to take from the
supreme court it's Jurisdiction were
field before Judge Fischer. No per-
NIT to file these suits was secured from
the supreme court. Nor was such per-
init or privilege sought. Consequently
highly pleased when advised that
Judge Fischer. of the Wyandotte coun-
ty district court, had assumed to han
die some of the cases originally
brought before the higher tribunal.
Judge Fischer had proceeded so far
as to set the cases for trial in his
court on Wednesday of this week. The
order of prohibition blocks his further
action. Under the order he can neith-
er try or dismiss the cases nor send
them to another division of the court
for hearing. The actions are simply
tied up until the supreme court de-
cides to lift the lid-which will prob
ably be sometime after that body has
itself disposed of the original cases.
The writ of prohibition against
Judge Fischer is a rare action in Kan
sas court procedure. There are but
few cases of record where the supreme
court has issued an arbitrary order
against a district judge and so far as
known in state house circles, this is
the first case of record where such an
order has been issued in a liquor case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
SUICIDE-PILLOW SLIP
Continued from Page oneJ


run all over the country by man
who is hunting me and IS going to
shoot me-" Fox mentioned the man $
name but it could not be remembered
/ by the police this morning.
I'VE had some trouble in the Penn
sylvania oil fields am Il oil worker.
The trouble was over woman. 1t
didn't amount tC much but he has
and has shot at nee ten or twelve
times
Il can't go to the Pennsylvania oil
fields or he will get me. If go to
the Texas oil fields he Will lind out
l am there and come"
Fox stayed around the station most
of the day Monday and along about
10 o'clock he wandered away. An
back by a farmer living near Topeka
who had found him lying beside the
road.
Deputy Watched Him.
Deputy Sheriff HiXon placed the
man in the cell and crawled in his own
bunk Groans and broken sentences
came from Fox. HiXon tried to in
duce him to go to sleep but the groans
continued. Several times Hixon went
to see how the man was getting along
and each time found him lying face
down in the bunk.
Shortly before four o'clock this
morning HixOn became suspicious of
the unusual stiffness in Fox's cell and
swer. HiXon went to the cell door
and could only make out a dim form
lying on the bunk in the gloom He
stepped to the telephone and asked
the police station. half block away
to send a man. Cook came.
The two entered the room and
found the body. Papers which iden-
tilted Fox We're found in his clothes.
The suicide was premeditated.
Letter to a Woman.
A letter written to a woman in West
Virginia told of the intended deed.
The letter:
Dear Nettie:
''I am about to take my own life.
1 am sorry about the way everything
after all. Take good care of my wife.
wv. F. FOX"
A husking peg and several other let
tiers besides the one to the woman
were found in Fox's pockets. Prac
tically all the letters were of the same
contents as the one to ''Nettie."
Officials are making rigid investi-
CATION in an effort to find out more
about Fox. 1t is though that he has
two brothers working in the Ford au-
tomobile factory.
A picture of Foxs wife and child
was found in the pockets.
Goodbye to Mother.
On the back of one of the numerous
post cards Fox carried in his pocket
was a goodbye message to his mother.
1t was not addressed and read in
part: Mother. God bless you. 1
know l have not done the right thing
Hugh Larimer, undersheriff, has
notified relatives of the man in West
an answer.
Fox was n 32-degree Mason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
COURT TIED UP

IContinued from Page One1
an effort was being made to dodge the
orders of the supreme court and to
divert jurisdiction in the case. When
the evidence was placed before the su-
preme court, T. A Pollock, as attor-
ney for the brewery interests and Sam
JOSephson, as representative and agent
of brewery interests, were cited for
fore the supreme court and make q
showing. If in the judgment of the
court. they have violated or sought to
violate the courts orders, they may be
fined or sent to jail for contempt of
court.
Ties Up the Court
Of most vital concern in the brew
cry case was the attorney generals
move in tying up the operations of
Judge f. L Fischer's division of the
Wyandotte county district court I'm
der the order of prohibition which
the supreme court granted against
Judge Fischer, disposition of the dis
trict court cases resulting from the
brewery custer and receivership suits,
is entirely blocked. The Kansas City
Judge can neither hear nor dispose of
the suits These actions had been set
for hearing Wednesday, but Brew
ster's strategic move today has COM
pletely tied the hands of the district
Judge
When the recent suits were filed by
Brewster the Missouri side brewers
lodged court service. Several beer
wagons were seized. They were claimed
by individuals and efforts are now
being made to recover this property.
One of he defendants named in
Brewsters petition against the brew
cry interests, was the Syndicate Bot
t1irg company Now, the attorney
general charges, an effort has been
made by Pollock and Josephson to
evade the order of the court and to
dodge DEGREES by practices which
caused todays contempt citations.
&c 4
ISOLATED with the Syndicate Bottling
company. When the supreme court
order came several weeks ago, how
ever Josephson is said to have i'm
mediately changed the name of the
liquor company to that of the West
Bottoms Beverage company Offices
were maintained at the old stand,
the old telephone number was used
and business was conducted in the
same manner as before Brewster and
the supreme court stepped in. This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Wall ST., New York. Dec. 21.-STOCKS-
American Smelling and Mexican Petroleum,
the chief features of yesterdays trading,
were again conspicuous at the outset of
today's market, both recording substantial
fractional advances. Other oil shares, not
ably Texas Company and California Pc
troleum, were in further demand. but else
where prices were inclined to react.
The Automobile group was heavy, Gen
eral Motors and WHY'S Overland showing
actual weakness.
American Tobacco recorded new low
quotation for the current movement, losing
Az at 1851, and Peoples Gas continued
to reflect liquidation.
Rails were irregular.
Smelling led all other stocks during the
very dull morning session. advancing over
. points to 1919, within rs of its high
est quotation since 1910. Some of the metal
shares were strong in recognition of an
other advance in the selling price of Re
fined Copper, but United States Steel. the
specialties and railway shares in general
manifested Il more decided dropping ten
dency the extent of the investment demand
was measured by the heavy dealings in
Anglo French 5s at 94A to %.
Bonds were lower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
NATION Modified
Federal Trade Commission
- MarshalS Trade Facts.
q. S. Already Fortified for
Pending Economic Clash.
LEGISLATION is NEEDED
Joseph E. Davis Tells Manufac-
turerS of Defects.
New Laws Asked to Prevent
Unfair Competition.

New York, Dec. 21.-Information
needed by national preparedness
commission, which President Wilson
is said to be considering appointing,
already has beeen gathered by the fed
eral trade commission within the nine
months of its existence, Chairman
Joseph z. Davies of the commission
told today to the American Manufac-
turers' Export association meeting
here.
If it became necessary to mobilize
the countrys industrial resources for
war. Mr.. Davies said, the trade COM
mission could produce a record, not
only of the industries available, but
their respective capacity, actual and
potential, and degree of their integra-
ton, physical and financial. The COM
mission, he said, had come into per-
sonal contact with virtually two-thirds
of the industries of the country meas
ured in value of investment.
Basis for Legislation.
After going into his first survey of
industries by government agency,
whose prime object was to determine
the needs of American business, Mr..
Davies said the commission now had
knowledge which would afford a basis
for recommendation of legislative ac-
ton by congress. The information
gathered. he said, would be ready to
put before congress within a few
weeks
The commission, he said, has paid
particular attention to competitive
conditions that exist in foreign coun-
tries and which affect adversely Amer
lean industries. Legislative recon-
mendation would include methods by
which dumping foreign manufactur-
ers at the close of the war might be
prevented
To Stop Unfair Competition
70 ioI1
the commission was created" said Mr..
Davies, undoubtedly was to prevent
practices of unfair competition in in
dustry; the object was to destroy
in the seed and to protect
the great majority of business units
in industry, whose chief menaces
tition which might be employed by
erful rival.
Democracy and monopoly are in
compatible, because monopoly consists
of the denial of the principal liberty
in sphere of action that touches most
and vitality the life of the
people. But this does not mean that
we should set our face against the ad-
vance of progress in industry. The
of large scale production to
the extent that they now exercise, the
advantage of indignation of industry,
the sustaining force of sterilization in
industry, the prevention of feast and
famine, the prevention of cut-throat
can all be encompassed
n a democratic state without yielding
10 monopoly in principle or in effect"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-WHEAT-Traders in
wheat made general rush to the buying
side today, and carried prices strongly
up grade. Liverpool reports of growing
scarcity of supplies gave impetus to the
advance, which was further emphasized by
increased difficulty of obtaining shipments
from Argentina and Australia.
A further advance in Argentine states
reported
The volume of trade in futures here as
sumed large proportions.
Opening prices. which ranged from 14c to
1c higher, with December at S1.22 and May
at S1.22A to 81. 2315, were followed by a
slight reaction and then substantial gains
all around.
Profit taking was on a broad scale, but
offset by large export sales, said to
aggregate two million bushels. The close
was buOyant. 112c to Sc net higher
with December at $1.24 and May at s1-24k
61.25.
CORN-Corn eased off despite the
strength in wheat. Weather of a kind that
seemed to promise larger receipts tended
to handicap the bulls. After opening a
shade off to &c higher, the market under
went moderate sag.
In later transactions the market appear
ed to be more responsible to the strength
of wheat. The close nervous at sc
to Max net advance.
OATS-Aats held back with corn Com
mission houses did most of the selling.
Professionalism in the hog
market had a depressing effect on pro-
visions. Bears were cautious, however,
owing to the wheat bulge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
KANSAS WILL
TAKE A HAND
VIII Join Other States in OPP
posing New 1. C. G. Ruling.
Fear Felt That IntraState Rates
May Be Affected.
BREWSTER and HELM To GO
They Will Leave for the Omaha
Conference Tonight.
Matter May Be Carried to u. s.
Supreme Court.

Kansas will take an active hand in
the fight against the recent commerce
commissions ruling for an increase in
Interstate passenger fares. Both S. NJ.
Brewster. attorney general; and a. E.
Helm, chief counsel for the commits
sion, will leave tonight for Omaha,
where tomorrow they will participate
in the conference of state commission
members and their attorneys.
Eight states will be represented at
the Omaha conference, according to
information received today in Topeka.
Representatives of utilities commits
sions from Illinois. Iowa, Missouri,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado. Kan
sas and Nebraska, will attend the
hearing to outline a plan of attack on
the new passenger rate ruling. 1t is
probable that the various commissions
will plan fight in the United States
supreme court in an effort to set aside
the new ruling for increases in inter-
state passenger rates.
One of the subjects of greatest con-
Germ to the state commissions is the
effect of the Shreveport decision as
applied to intrastate passenger rates.
If the commerce commission should
rule that the intrastate passenger
rates are discriminatory in view of the
new interstate rates, an order for a
higher state rate might be made 1t
is to fight this increase in state rates
as well as the new interstate rates that
real serious consideration will be CIV
en- the latest ruling of the federal
commerce commission.
Lacking SineWs of War.
Facing Kansas. however, is a serious
problem. There is no money avail
able for Il long, expensive court fight.
The lawyers regularly employed by the
commission might be used and fight
might be made as long as the expenses
were low. If the men at the Omaha
conference should determine. how
ever, that a number of experts must
be employed and that the various
states must pay the expenses, Kansas
may be forced to bid the conference a
fond goodnight. There is no money
for fat salaried experts. \
With a probable court fight over the
new passenger rates. it is quite prob
able that 5. NJ. Brewster will take an
active hand in the battle for this state. |
Brewsters work in the famous Pull
man case qualified him for a prom
inent place in the attacking line of
almost any lawsuit. For that reason
his presence at the Omaha confer
ence was urged both by the state COM
mission and Governor Capper.
Il cannot say just what action will
be taken or what subjects will be TAX
en- up until 1 have discussed matters !
with others interested in the CASE |
Brewster explained today However /
this case appeals to me and 1 will go |
to Omaha and be of any assistance |
possible"
Both Brewster and Helm will leave /
on evening trains for bo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

eco; light, 5.s5d650: mixed s610@6.T5;
heavy, $620@6.75; rough, $6.20M6.3o; pigs,
$4.75S5.S0.
CATTLE+Receipts 5000 Market weak
Native beef steers S5.S06104O; western
steers Sc. 25dS.2O: cows and heifers. S2-sO@
$50: calves, S6.2509.50-
SHEEr-Receipts 10000 Market weak.
Wethers, $6.10@6.90; lambs. $6.S5@9.50
Kansas City Livestock Sales Today.
Tine following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay. Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City, Dec. 21.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market &c
higher. Bulk of sales. $6.25@655; top,
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
GREEN IS CONFIRMED
Topekan's Job as Register of Federal
Land Office Made Secure by
q. S. Senate.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 21.-The
senate confirmed the appointment of
Harry Green, of Topeka, to be register
of the federal land office at Topeka.
Mr. Green was given a recess appoint
ment by the president and his nominal
ton was sent to the senate about a
week ago.
The appointment of Frederic c.
Herdman for the postmastership at
LIE Roy, Kan, has been confirmed.
He was a recess appointee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
British Release U. S. Ship.

New York, Dec. 20.-The Scandi-
navian American line steamer United
States, from Christiansand December
IL for New York, which was taken
into the Clyde by a British warship
last Friday, has been released and
sailed yesterday for New York, ac-
cording to advices received by the line
TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 21.-Blank pc
titions to place the name of former
President Theodore Roosevelt on the
primary ballot as the Republican
candidate for president were received
by Republican leaders here today.
The petition blanks were mailed from
Flint in palm envelopes and no one
here appeared to know the identity
of the sender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
Books Cost More.

Paris, Dec. Blocks, following
the upward tendency of many articles
of necessity. now cost ten per cent
more than before the war, to the re-
tail bookseller. Whether the reader
will have to pay this increase. the re-
tailers have not yet decided The rea-
sons given for the advance by the
publishers is the increased cost of
paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
LAST MINUTE NEWS
French Ship seizes American.

New York, Dec. 21.-Wilhelm Garde
of Brooklyn. purser of the American
steamer Borinquen, was removed
from the vessel off the harbor of San
Juan. Porto Rico, by officers of the
French cruiser Descartes according to
the Borinquen skipper. The ship ar
rived here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
FIRE IN JENNINGS HIGH
Oil Soaked Sacks Placed Under School
Building; Citizens Fought Flames
and Saved the Structure.

Jennings, Kan, Dec 21.-Efforts
are being made TO discover the iden-
tity of the man who attempted to
burn the high school building here
Sunday night. He placed sacks COW
cred with oil under the building and
touched them with a match. Five
hundred people turned out and saved
the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21
Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by t. J. Myers, Columbian
Building)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
10000 bushels in the past two days
Worlds shipment of oats last week were
1850. 900 bushels including 1,55OOOO bush
els from America .
A report from India said drought is be-
coming serious Partial rains have fallen
in the Punjaub but more is needed
The Canadian visible supply of wheat in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Kansas City, Dec 21-HoGS-Receipts
10000 Market opened strong closed weak
packers and butchers, $6.S0d655; light
$615@65O: pigs. $5.25@5.I5
to strong Prime fed steers $90O@9-75;
dressed beef steers. $6.75@s.5O; western
ZOO; cows, s4oOGe.75; heifers.l s575G9,oo;
stoekers and feeders, $550@s.0o; bulls,
$S9TqF4o; ealSes $e oS Market strong
Lambs, $s.35@eiO; yearlings, S6.75@7 30;
wethsrs S575 $3.50 81 e SS@s 20@e2
Kansas City Stock Yards, Dec. 2O-The
cattle market after MONDAY 81 I last on wf EEK
various classes. Stockers and feeders lost
their gain Of the first of the week, espec-
ceipts today are $1,000 head, and the mar
ket is strong all classes. A large share
grades being. relatively scarce. and coed
to choice finished cattle entirely lacking.
weighing 1900 lbs. put up by packer
at $685., and good quality short fed steers,
some of them Of good weights, sell at - to
quired to get above So Some Panhandle
fed steers sold at $40 today. Cows bring
Sc, veals IS to $e.25. Stockers and feeders
are not selling quite brisk today, al
Generally speaking well bred thin steers
In all weights from 500 to 1150 lbs. sell
around $685., while plain stockers, good
colors and good doors, sell at $3.50 to 5000
The sentiment prevails here that beef cattle
will be plentiful through the winter, and
also during the grass season next summer
Breeding stock remains firm. well bred
light young cows selling at 1925 to $500,
heifers at 1915 to $3.50, including the fancy
Hogs arrived to the. number of 10000
Paul and Sioux City, for slaughter in
but the broad demand that has featured
the trade recently asserted itself. and
the close was SC higher great many many s e
to $500. A feature was some Minnesota
hogs. $50 lbs average, at $500, and Mime .
are arriving at the Northern markets par
ticuIarly, but killers actions during the
past week during which time the market
has made small net change, denote that
they consider them well worth present
Sheep and lambs sold steady, today, pea
fed lambs selling at 5000. which figure
has been the top price each o day since last
at ste $ srSpi' wethers at $3.50, and medium
a good finish sell around $3.50. and feed
ing lambs. sorted out of immature lots OF
appea ar lamb feeders this season who
make their lambs good will secure a
Market Correspondent.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard corner Kan
sas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan. Dec. II.
OATS3o632c.
wHEAT-S0@S5c.
NEW CORN-60c.
Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co.
Topeka, Kan.l
CHICAGO EGGS-2913@3015c.
NEW YORK EGGS-33d 35c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 3312@ /
ale: New York 361zc; Elgin, 331zc; To- |
peka.
Topeka Hay Market.
IFarnisheo by T A Beck. 212-14 F. 6thl |
Topeka, Kan. Dec. 81.
PRAIRIE HAY-$s.O0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Druggists refund money if PAZ0 ONT |
MENT fails to Itching Blind Bleed !
ing or Protruding Flies. First application l
gives relief 5Oc.-Ady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-21

Chicago. Dec. 21.-HOGS-Receipts 49,
OOO Market weak; unchanged to sc under
yesterdays average. Bulk of sales. S615G