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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30

JUDGE BENSON ILL

Continued from page one)
cerebral hemorrhage followed an
acute attack of Indigestion and for
several hours Judge Benson was un-
conscious. He is ~ years old.
News of Judge Benson's serious con-
dition was received with alarm in po-
ntcal circles. Because of his age and
physical condition, grave concern was
felt by his friends and associates.
Few men in public life in Kansas
are more widely and favorably known
than Judge Benson. His public ca
reer in Kansas has covered a period
of nearly a half century and he is re-
garded as one of the most able iurists
in the state. He came to Topeka
twelve years ago from Ottawa where
he had for twelve years served as
judge of the Fourth judicial district
comprising Douglas, Franklin and An
derson counties
Succeeded Burton in Senate.
In 1906, Judge Benson was appoint
ed United States senator to fill the I'M
expired term of J. Ralph Burton when
Senator Burton was unseated The
appointment was made by Governor Z.
w. Hoch after the position had pre-
Vlously been offered to F. d. Coburn
and been declined.
The Burton term in the senate ex-
pired in March, 1907, but Judge Ben
son remained in private life only until
the following August. AT that time the
death of the late Judge a. w. Green
left vacancy on the supreme bench.
Judge Benson was appointed to fill the
unexpired term, which ended in jan
uary, 1909.
Following his appointment to the
suprem bench, Judge Benson became
a candidate to succeed himself in 1908
and was nominated and elected He
was defeated for denomination in the
non-partisan primaries of 1914 and re-
tired from the bench in January of
this year.
Since his retirement from the bench
Judge Benson has been special as
slstant under S. M. Brewster. attorney
With A. NJ Kenne of Fort
Scott, he has had charge of the bridge
trust Investigation and other special
matters in charge of the attorney gem
eral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30
Winchesters Necessary to Pro-
tect Carriers of Liquor.
Speed Across Kansas Ground to
Oklahoma From Joplin.
AFRAID TO REPORT HOLDUPS
Because That Would Give OFF,
GERS Tip on BOOtIegging.
Kansas Farmers Aroused; One
Man Shot i'm Leg.

Columbus. Kan, Dec. 3O.-'Unless
something can be done to curb the
situation. there is going to be kill
in down there fore long" said a Bax-
TER Springs man who was in Column
nus. today. He was speaking of tn
liquor traffic that exists between Jop-
lin and Oklahoma towns, through the
southern part of Cherokee county
The booze is transported in motor
cars.
For some time complaint has been
made that the drivers of the booze
cars take up the whole road and drive
at a high rate of speed. Efforts. so
far. to arrest the drivers and prose-
cute them under the Kansas laws
have not been successful because it
is said the practice is not covered
by a law in this state. Now it has
been suggested that the drivers be
arrested for exceeding the speed linn
it on the public highways, and tins
may be done.
Holdups Are Frequent.
Although the farmers have been
threatening to take some determined
action against the booze haulers. be
cause of their road hoggishness. they
are not giving the drivers as much
excitement as the holdup gangs. Ere
stopped and their loads of wet goods
stolen. One day between $500 and
$500 worth of liquor was taken from
one car, and numerous smaller hauls
have been made. so that now nearlj
all of the booze cars are guarded by a
man who sits at the rear end, armed
with n Winchester. Several fights
have taken place between the booze
haulers and bandits. and on Christmas
eve, a driver was shot through the
legs The shooting occurred neal
Baxter Springs
Drivers Arrange Robberies.
To rob the booze cars is consid-
cred, and has been, quite an easy
job, as the owners dare not make
complaint. because they fear action will
be started against them by the Okla
hcma authorities for hauling liquor
into that state. So if the robbers can
once get away with the stuff, there
is little chance for them being arr
rested The pickings have been so
easy and the game SO profitable, il
Is now charged that some of the
booze haulers are playing the holdup
game among themselves. 1t is said
that the men who deal out the stuff
down in Oklahoma never do any of
the hauling themselves, but hire men
for the work, giving them enough
money in advance to pay for the
Booze and their hire. 1t is an easy
matter then for the man employed to
get the wet goods and arrange the
holdup. and it is even charged thai
sometimes the booze is never pur-
chased. that the driver will pocket
the money and return home and re-
port that he was held up. Other /
times. it is believed that hold-ups /
have been arranged and the proceeds |
of the booty finally split between the /
drivers and the bandits
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YORK stock las =
Wall ST. New York Dec. 30.-STOCKS-
Mexican Petroleum was the feature of the
first hour its sales on the rise of IA points
% the new record of 1129S being almost
double those of Steel. Erie issues led the
rails and ST. Paul's advance to 9S placed
that stock within fraction of its highest
OF the year. New York Air Brake featured
the war group. advancing to al aud En-
press Company issues responded further
to increase earnings. Wells-Fargo rising
) to 40. Prices shaded generally in the
second hour, when trading diminished vlsi-
bly,. Anglo-French SIS changed hands at
937s and 81.
Bonds were irregular.
All around improvement was shown oy
the market in todays early dealings over
night developments conducting to that con-
dition. United States Steel and the oil
shares were in especial demand. while var
ious war descriptions were materially
higher. Steel opened with one thous ma
shares at S13s TO STs4 a gain of Is. while
Mexican Petroleum, Texas Company and
California Petroleum common and pre-
ferred scored gains ranging from l to /
points. st. Paul, c. =. and Fries rose to
= points and Coppers also reflected further
inquiry.
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ITALIANS CAPTURE PORT.
Troops Reported to Have Occupied
DurazzO in Albania.

Troops Reported to Have Occupied
Durazzo in Albania
Geneva, Dec. SO.-It is reported
here on good authority that Italian
troops have occupied the Albanian
seaport of Durazzo.
Shell Hits Kings Palace.
London, Dec. 3O.-King Ferdinand
palace at the Black sea port of Varna
was hit during the recent Russian
bombardment of that Bulgarian town
but the damage was unimportant. says
a dispatch from Athens to Reuters
Teiegram company. The same Rus
sian squadron, the correspondent adds
bcmbards the Bulgarian port of Tral1a.
Heavy Fighting in Vosges.
Berlin, Dec. 80. = Heavy fighting
continues in the Vosges- Announce
ment is made by the war office that
positions near Hartmanns-Weil erkopf
have been reconquered by the Ger
mans. A British surprise attack near
Lille failed.
Four Stranded Transports.
Berlin, Dec. 30.-The correspondent
at the GallipoIi front of. the Lokal
Anzeiger continuing his account of an
inspection of the deserted positions of
the allies, says he saw four stranded
British transports at Suvla Bay. Sup
ply depots cut from the rock were fill
ed to the ceiling with enormous guam
titles of provisions and equipm ent.
During his inspection a British cruiser
came up close to shore and opened a
bonn bardment but did no damage.
French Repulse Attack.
Paris Dec. 3O.-The text of today's
official statement by the French war
department follows: West of Pc
rome, the enemy attempted to cap
ture one of our saps in front of Dom
pierre The attack was completely
repulsed. In Champagne, in the re-
gion of NaVarin farm, our artillery fire
prevented the enemy from repairing
the trenches demolished by us on the
night of December % and 20. On the
rest of the front there was nothing to
report
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tr1gue which menaces the domestic
peace of a neighbor.
With all earnestness therefore Il
commend to you the thought of the
American repu blics Twenty-one sove-
reign and Independent nations bound
together by faith and justice and
firmly cemented by a sympathy which
knows no superior and no inferior, but
which recognizes only all equality and
fraternity"
Ida Tarbell Addresses Congress.
Washington, Dec. Soda NJ. Tar
bell told the Pan-American Scientific
congress today that the education of
woman should be based on the as
sumption that she will marry.
The woman as a rule comes to her
task without systematic training
said Miss TarbeH. Parents generally
consent that when she marries she can
pick up what she needs to know. The
results are deplorable"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Dec. 3O.-WHEAT-Trebling of
insurance on cargoes routed through the
Suez canal had a bullish effect today on
the wheat market. The inference generally
drawn was that much if not all wheat
shipped from Australia and India would
have to come over a three weeks longer
line, rounding the Cape of Good Hope,
and that consequently wheat from America
would be much more in demand. On the
ensuing bulge in the market here, how
ever. holders showed a disposition to
ranged from sc to 5sGAc higher with
May at $1.258s to $1.259s and July at
$1.171a were followed by sharp reaction
and then u fresh upturn.
Assertions that the Canadian government
had been selling Communicated wheat led
afterward to a downturn, but an advance
in the Liverpool cargo market brought
about substantial rally. The close was
buOyant, 1%c to 2ss G21ac net higher, with
Nav at $1.21ss and July at $11S5s.
CORN-Clear cold weather which SEEM
ed to promise larger receipts tended to de-
press corn. British sentiment though, was
checked by the firmness of wheat. After
opening unchangd to kc lower, the mar
ket underwent moderate sag.
Later the market hardened when wheat
showed increased strength Receipts
tinued to disappoint the bears. The close
firm at &c to lie net advance
OATS-Oats showed little more steadi-
ness han corn. Sellers were scarce.
PROVISIONS - Investment buyi m 2
through commission houses gave decided
strength to provisions. An advance in the
hog market q help to the friends of
higher prices.
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iBy special wire to T. j Myers. Columbian
Building
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas city
have increased 1O7 .145 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased z3l'44l
bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1.346OOO bushels OF
wheat 81 900 barrels of flour, 10000 bushels
of corn and 81. 600 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, 1,516,OOO bushels.
Aweekly foreign crop summary con @
the following: United Kfngdom-We ather
is unfavorable. Late wheat threshing Is
DELAYED and movement is light. France
weather is cold and wet Where seeded,
the wheat plant has fine app arance- put
stand is reduced Spain-There are fur
Their good reports of the outturn of the
wheat crop. Balkan States-CroP outlook
rs generally favorable. Expectation con
tintIes India--It is reported that dryness
continues and is becoming serious in parts
The seasons rainfall is much below nor
NAL Notwithstanding confirms a
large crop of excellent quality Argentina
Weather continues fine for late harvest
ing and movement of wheat but farmers
are not offering freely"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30

Chicago, Dec. 30.-HOGS-Receipts 81
600. Market strong, DC to Toe above yes
terday's average. Bulk of sales. $6.45M6.1O;
light $6156I G. 70: mixed, S620M6.SO; heavy,
61O.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Native beef steers, S61OM9-1o; western
steers, sc. 2567 SO; cows and hetfers. S2SoeD
$40; calves, S700M 1880.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market weak
Wethers. S6.4O@7.00: lambs, S725d9.6O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30
GETS SOLDIERS IN U. S,
Alleged Recruiting of Men for British
Army Being Investigated.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.-Alleged recruit
ing of soldiers in Chicago for the Brit
ish army today called forth an order
OF investigation by the department of
justice Hinton G. Albaugh, division
superintendent of the bureau OF in
We stigation of the department of JUS
tee, issued the order after circulars
descriptive of enlistment offers had
Eoen shOMn to him.
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President Extends honeymoon.

Washington. Dec. 30.-President
Wilson it became known today, is
planning to extend his honeymoon at
Hot Springs until next Wednesday.
Absence of alarming news regarding
the negotiations between Austria and
the United States over the Ancona case
is the reason it is believed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30
HOUSE SERVES NOTICE
If ANY Salary Raising Be Done Par
sons Will Be in On 1t.

Nothing was done with the salary
ordinance by the city commission to-
day but Mayor J. E. House served
notice that when it comes up for con-
sideration he is going to propose an
increase in the salary of H G. Parsons,
chief OF police.
The chiefs salary at present is ST.
500 a year. Mayor House wants to
raise it to $1,000
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CAN THEY ARREST HIM?
Congressman Buchanan Reminds Off
Gals of Constitutional Rights.

Washington, Dec 9O.-Service of
the warrant for the arrest of Repre-
sentative Frank Buchanan of Illinois,
on the indictment charging conspiracy
with seven others identified with La
boris National Peace Council to foInent
strikes in American munitions plants
was held up today while department
of justice officials considered whether
Mr.. Buchanan, as a member of con-
gress, was immune from arrest.
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Kansns City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Dec. 30-HOGS-Receipts
5000 Market SC higher. Bulk of sales
S635@6.7O: heavy. S6.65d6.75: packers and
butchers. $6.45@6.75; light $6.30@6.65; pigs,
S5o0M6.O0.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Prime fed steers, $9.00@9.5O: dressed beef
steers. $6500S.50: western steers. S6.O0M
S25: southern steers $5.0O66.75: cows,
S4.Oo@675; heifers, SG.oO@9.OO; stockers
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Chicago. Dec O.-WHEAT-Close: De
cember S1.24a4 May. $1.2Tas July, 81 1855
July, 5Sc-
OATS-December, 44c; May, 47Ac;
LARD-January, 1892; May. S1O.22.
RIBS-January, S1O.32; May, S10.65.
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Chicago, Dec. Observation-Disclosures low
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts- 2Td21 &C !;
ordinary firsts. 251a@26c. AT mark, cases
included. pa 21c-
an Wisconsin white. SSd95c; Minnesota and
Dakota white 600 95c: Minnesota and Da-
kota Ohios, S0MS5c. 49,
POJJLTRY-Alive higher; fowls, BE !;
spri gs. BE: turkeys, 16c.
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Kaiser Better-His Boil Lanced.

London. Dec. 30.-A dispatch from
Zurich, Switzerland, to the Central
News agency says: Emperor VIII
liam who is suffering from a suppur-
ating phlegm in the neck, has been
given sor1e relief. his doctors having
resorted to lancing.'
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EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $111M; July.
$1.11A @111sS
CORN-Dcember. 69Ac; May, 72ss@
72Ac: July. 1850.
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Liverpool, Dec. 30.-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba lbs I'd No. 3, lbs 915d; No.
hard winter new, 12s 4d.
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new,
9S Sd.
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New York. Dec. 3O.-BUTTER-Mar
quiet. Creamery extras, 90 score, 33c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh, extra fine,
356l36c.
CHEESE-Market firm State whole
milk, flats. held. specials. 1T13@17&c.
POULTRY-Alive, firm; dressed. firm.
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Close of prices for the lending stocks Oh
The New York Stock Exchange re
ported by Thos. J. Myers broker. Colum
bian Bldg.J
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New orleans Cotton MARKET
New Orleans, Dec. 30.-COTTON-Spot
steady: middling, 11.15.
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Kansas City, Dee. 29.-WHEAT1.Cas h
Narkef unchanged No. . hard. S1134
III No. 3 81. 0se5116; No. red. s1-19G
1 % No. 3. S110@ III
: CORN-Market unchanged to 1c higher
No mixed 6sc. No ,, s9615 d6tc; No. :
white. 67A@eSc: No; 3 6s$4 G61c' NO
yellow 6S1ac. No. J. 611ac-
OATSISfarket unchanged. No. white
$50 ..1sr- No. = mixed, ~ a Zoe
RYEI90G91c-
HAY-Market steady. unchanged.
KAFIR-No. 3 white. 99c
wHEAT-Receipts 154 cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-30
STATE EXPENSE


Continued from Page One.l
up an expense of $4,000 a year and
helps along the increase in state ex-
pense. Expenses in the attorney gen.
erals office have gone from $9,425 TO
$26,097 a year since 1905
Cut Down IncldentaIs.
Miscellaneous expenses of the state
have been trimmed more than $4,000
in ten years and $4,000 a year has
been cut from the expense of the grain
inspection department. Parsons state
hospital expenses were trimmed more
than $62, 600 a year and $50, 900 a year
was cut from the Olathe school for
the deaf.
With the increase of 100 per cent in
state expense in ten years, the records
also show an equal increase in the
amount of state business The Organ
warrants issued climbed from 80, 500
in 1905 to SIPS in 1915. Bonded in
debtedness of the state was reduced
from $623.000 to $4,000 while the
bonded Indebtedness of Kansas
municipalities grew from $35,S04226
in 1905 to $50, 773, S24 this year. Bond
registration also kept pace with other
growth in state business. In 1905 the
state registered bonds aggregating
$3.237,529, while this year the total
registration was s6.151,976.
The Organ report Is the first show
ing made in several years which gives
in detail a comparison of state bust
ness during 'ten-year period 1t ex-
plains where the states tax money
has gone and the institutions and de-
partments which have made heavy
increases in expense.
Table Showing Expenses.
Here is the showing of expenses,
from both the general revenue and fee
Iunds' as given by the Organ report:
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s5.25G625:

and feeders. s5.5Os.oO: bulls. S5.25G62o;
sHEE ;1P 5000 Market 1oc
lower. Lambs. $s50@925; yearisilnSsss; , St iS
stockers and feeders, S4.2O@S-35-
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New York, Dec. 3O.-SIGAR-taW
steady: centrifugal. 4.45; molasses. 3.6S4
3.S1; refined. steady.
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KAMA. city Grain Ma

Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE r-age OF prices for grain futures n
The Kansas City Board of Trade re
ported by Thos- Myers. Broker Column
bian Bldg.l
Kansas City, Dec 80.
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lew York Cotton Market
New York Dec. 30-COTTON-Spot
steady: middling uplands, 1870. Sales
l. 200 bales.
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Chicago Grain Market

Chicago Grain Market,
The range of prices for grain futures IN
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker Columbian
Chicago, Dec. 80.
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The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head
Because of it's tonic and laxative effect
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE can be tax
en- by anyone without causing nervousness
nor ringing in the head There is only one
~Bromo Quinine-" e. W. GROVES sigma
ture on box. 25c.-Adv.
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Kansas City Livestock SaicS A.S
11.ne foil wing sales were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas city, NJ VI,
reported over long distance telepn0ne ~ ~.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, hoDLn-
son a Co live stock commission heE
chants.l
6,psas Citv Dec 3O-CATTLE-Re-
CENTS 500 head Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market oss
Zoe higher Bulk of sales. $64O@6-IO' TOP
SGT5. ,,-,.,.
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BUSY POLICE YEAR

IContinued from Page oae.I
were hard hit in 1915. There were 81
arrests for keeping and maintaining a
liquor nuisance, fCu- arrests for boot
Logging and six were booked on the
plain charge of selling liquor
The arrests are classified as follows:
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45,31S.47

aeans % purposes
all
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Geneva, Dec. 30.-1t is reported
here on good authority that Italian
troops have occupied the Albanian
ceaDOrt of DuraZZO.
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lCoutinued from Page one-I
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Table Showing Expenses.

Here is the showing of expenses
from both the general revenue and fee
funds, as given by the Organ report:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

Organization of anindoor base
ball team will take. place this
week. With Prof. R. ] Mcmahon
and Doc. Lalla as promoters a
meeting has been called at the
high school building Thursday
evening. Attend the meeting and
help in the organization. It's a
healthy sport and one that will
take care of some of the regular
baseball energy this town is
noted for. The town has support
ed an indoor team other years
and made good and conditions
look very favorable for a winner
this winter. Come to the meeting
Or if you cannot do that send in
YOUR name.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
HELD ANNUAL MEETING
County Board of Supervisors
Clean Up Enormous Bud
get of Business at Ad-
journed Annual Meeting.

At its adjourned annual meet
ing which convened last Tuesday
and continued for the remainder
OF the week, the county board Of
supervisors of Villas county fin
1shed mp a vast amount of bus
mess.
Iwentv-seven resolutions, re-
ports of county officers, highway
petitions and a large budget of
general claims made up the
volume of work, Apportionment
and equalization was a big item
of the transactions.
A new committee entitled "The
County State Road and Bridge
Committee" was appointed, it's
members being Fred Meloy, Chas.
A. Bent and Vim. Saltenberger.
Among the mass of official bus
mess disclosed by the proceedings
the appropriations and levies OF
tax moneys formed the main fea-
ture.
Oscar Gunderson was reelected
agricultural representative for
two years.
The county bounty on mature
wolves was reduced from $40 to
$40.
Next week the apportionment
of taxes will be published in full
in the News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Five Deer Hunters Killed.

Five Wisconsin hunters were
killed in the north woods this
year while seeking deer. In 1914
there were twenty-four fatalities.
The season ended December first.
In 1914 there were twentysix
persons injured in Wisconsin
hunting deer. This year not one
was reported injured.
According to all reports, the
number of hunters IN the woods
this wear has not been quite as
large as in former years.