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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
TANGO ROMANCE IS
 ENDED BY BULLET

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Lieut. Frank Fischer of the First landwehr regi- ment of the German army was killed in battle last week. His death closes romance begun in Chicago four years ago.
 At that time Fischer, who was IS years old arrived in Chicago. He obtained position with an electrical construction firm. He lived with his uncle, Frederick Fischer, in River Forest. He was the son of Franz Fischer, millionaire wickerware manufacturer of Tambach, Germany.
 A few months after his arrival young Fischer was introduced 10 River Forest society. He attended ali the social affairs. but saw he was handicapped by his inability to dance so he went to the studio of Miss Eileen Long, at g South Wabas1 avenue, determined to learn.
 Meets Miss Hornbeck.
 There he met Miss Lucille Horn beck, an instructor. For six months she taught the young German all the latest steps, and when he had finish ed he was able to make his appear ance on the ballroom floor.
 On the night of his last lesson he told the girl there was a castle in Germany waiting for her. She didn't answer then. They corresponded for several months, and it is said his uncle learned of his infatuation for the girl.
 A letter from his father in Ger many telling him to come back and assume charge of the business and forget the girl started Frank for the fatherland, according to Miss Horn beck. Before leaving he promised to return to start a branch factory in New York and to make her his bride. That was in July.
 After reaching Tambach, Frank took charge of his fathers business. A month later the war opened Frank wrote Miss Hornbeck letter saying he was going to war, and if he died she. should marry a man, ii she thought the man as good as he.
 Premonition of Death.
 From the trenches in Belgium more letters came. After the war, Frank wrote, he would return, anI they would be married. The last let ter was pathetic. In 1t he said he had a premonition of his death.
 If you do not hear from me be- fore Christmas you will know your lover is dead" the letter read. I've are fighting along the Yser and hun dreds of my brave comrades are dropping off every day. O, how ! wish I had you near to encourage me to meet death braveiy. l can't tnlnk or dy!nS now mat l nave yOu to live for. But the God that watch es over me will take care of you. If I die, you will read it in the papers. I was recommended for the Iron Cross last week, and you will have the satisfaction to know was not d coward
 A cablegram was received yester- day by Miss Hornbeck at her resi- dence, 49 East Grand avenue. It stat ed Lieut.. Frank Fischer had died bravely in the battle on the Yser Sat urday evening Miss Hornbeck was prostrated when she read it.
 Tomorrow Miss Hornbeck will re- turn to teach the tango.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
BUYS MACHINERY.
(From Friday's Dailv.O

(From Fridays Dai1y)
 L. L. Bates, superintendent of the Experimental Dry Farm of the Uni versity, located in Lonesome valley, was in the city yesterday to receive a threshing machine. The implement will be used on milo maize and other grains, from which can be inferred the big yield grown 10 require a ma chine to harvest.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
Cobb's Buzzard.
STRINGENT REGULATIONS.

ROTTERDAM, Dec 3O.-Com- mencing January first the German administration of Belgium intends to close the Belgian borders against all corners. No passports will be issued or recognized, except special mill tary passes.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
ASSESSMENT WORK.
(From Thursdays Dailv.O

VT T OTII T ITIET 1NItI1 ; I1tITIN v
 George Ferguson and S. s. Went worth were arrivals yesterday from Needles, California and later left for the Walnut Grove country, to begin annual assessment work on their gold claims. Wentworth will remain and perform development for the next four months He is the inven- tor of quartz mill and if results are satisfactory will install his pat ent on the property.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
DUNCAN MCKINLEY DEAD.

BERKELEY, Dec. 3G-Duncan Mckinley, former representative in congress from California, was strick- en with apoplexy at his home late tonight and died shortly afterwards.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
BILLED EAGLE RIVALS
 COBB'S BUZZARD

TUCSON. Dec. 2o.-The belled eagle reported from Skull valley near Prescott was heard at Sabino canyon in the Santa Catalina noun tains by a vacquero who was round ing up cattle there this week. This eagle has been heard in Skull valley hear Prescott and elsewhere
 There is one bird of this breed flying over the Sulphur Springs val ley and neighboring territory. The story is vouchcd for by J. T. Hood. of Hood & Bledsoc, in this city.
 "I was at Gabc Choatc's ranch in the mountains about 40 miles from Douglas a week or two ago when heard a peculiar tinkling noise and commenced to investigate. l dis covered that is was made by an eagle which was flying overhead, apparent ly with something in its claws. thought this very peculiar and made inquiries among the ranchcrs in the vicinity.
 "I learned that seven years ago Mir. Choate had set a steel trap for an animal which had been raiding his chickens and in it caught the eagle. Instead of killing the bird he turn ed it loose, first strapping a small bell around its neck. The bird flew away and was not seen in that vii cinity for four years. Three years ago it again appeared, remained for few weeks in that vicinity and left. The time. of its arrival and departure was definitely fixed by the ringing of the bell.
 "A few weeks ago it again made its appearance. The bird is a large one and probably old"
 It seems probable and indeed is possible that the eagle referred to ir the Douglas papers is none other than the one which was "belled" by the Sulphur Springs valley ranchman. and that the bird has been migrat- ing backward and forward between northern and southern Arizona. Eth CT this or some one else has placed a bell on an eagle in the northern part of the state.
 Cobb's Buzzard.
 Irwin Cobb, the celebrated short story writer, humorist and war cor respondent, has published story en- titled The Belled Buzzard" in which he described the psychological effect of fear inspired by such a bird on a murderer, driving him to confess. Cnhh savs that inc helled huzzard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
THREE FOR ONE
Germans Threaten to Retaliate
for Destruction of Towns.
Government Buildings viii Be
Burned to Ground.

Berlin, March 1S.-Russian govern
ment buildings in Suwalki, Poland,
and other provincial capitals in the
hands of the Germans will be burned
to the ground, the German war office
announced this afternoon in retaliation
Russian in East Prussia.
This drastic action was determined
on today when official reports were re-
ceived from 1nsterburg. telling of all
legged outragess by the Slavs north of
Tilsit. In addition, the war office
announced that for each village and
estate burned or destroyed by the Rus
slams in the recent raid across the
Prussian frontier, the torch will he
applied to three Russian estates or VIII
lagos.
The official dispatches charged that
IN their raid across the Prussian from
tier near Laugszargen, on Tuesday,
regiments of Russian reserves perpe-
trated outrageS compare BILE to those
reported earlier in the war. They pill
LACED homes, burned villages and
raVaged the surrounding country
The Russians then fled before the
advancing Germans, carrying their
booty across the border
Suwalki, against which the German
threat is particularly directed is a
city of $1,000 inhabitants and contains
the Russian government buildings for
the province. 1t has been in the hands
of the Germans since Won Hindenberg
drove the Russians out of Prussia in
the MaZurian lakes campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18

cession saves him from bodily harm.
AS time goes on. her sunny smile and
helpful ways endear her to all and he,
outside the pale. bitterly regrets the
action he has committed in moment
of bravado. He worries so that his
nerves become affected and his queer
actions cause him to be Stunned all
the more by his companions. One
night he is stricken, falls unconscious
and is later found by Molly, who takes
MIN to his hut and tenderly cares for
him. From that time on it is as if a
new man has awakened in his stead
and he becomes a man, in fact and ac-
ton as well as in name. 1t is a strong
part and played as only Phillips Small
ley can play it. Lois Weber is also
we'll fitted for the title role of sun
shine Molly" No expense has been
spared to secure the desired effects
and the production is well worth see
ing Tomorrow only, Mary Pickford
in Hearts Adrift.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
MAY CLEAN UP LATER
Weather DisagreeabIe for City Spring
''Spotless Town Plans.

Any person who is disguised with the
present brand of weather Topeka is
receiving can find sympathy with w.
L. Porter, city commissioner of parks
and public property
Porter is anxious to get the annual
spring cleanup of the city under way.
The date for beginning was first set
for last Friday, but on account of the
weather it had to be postponed until
tomorrow.
Now it looks like it would have to
be put off again. complained Porter.
Just say, that if the weather is not
TAR tomorrow that cleanup day will
be postponed another week.
An error was made in stating that
the boys of Clay school who visited
Mr.. Porter to discuss plans for organ
fzlng the school for cleanup week
We're colored boys. The mistake was
not due to the compilations of the
boys, but on account of misunder-
standing in a TELEPHONE conversation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
Like a Ship
Without a Rudder

Have you ever had the dis
agreeable experience of trying
to shop with a friend who did
not know what she wanted to
buy or where she wanted to
buy it?
A conversation held in the
shopping vicinity was over
heard the other day. 1t went
something like this:
81 am so glad you came
along with me. You have such
good taste. My dressmaker
is coming in the morning and
I must get the materials for a
dress this afternoon"
"What are you going to
get?"
81 haven't made up my
mind, quite-something nice
but not too fancy. / thought
a messaline, perhaps, but the
crepes and brocades are new
er, and then there are such
pretty light wool materials
now-they are warmer too,
but then you can't wear them
on so many different occa-
sionS as you can a silk" rT
Think of the time and pa
tience that this woman would
have saved herself, her COM
panion, the salespeople, and
probably her dressmaker, if
she had started a few days be-
fore to plan her dress and had
read the advertisements in the
newspapers so that she would
have decided what she want
ed and would have known
where to go for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
A COMPLAINT.

To Editor State Journal:
When our political school board
wakes up to the fact that their negli-
gence is causing untold annoyance
and suffering to the overworked teams
and men hauling coal to Central Park
been asleep three years and the cross
ing is not fixed yet nor has it been
touched. When two or more teams
come, each helps the other splurge
through. When a single team comes,
he sticks as they have done several
times. He urges the already tired
team and makes frantic efforts to get
out; then he gees to hunt up help II
takes time at the poor, underpaid
teamster's expense. He is paid at an
exceedingly close margin on a good
road schedule and has the heavy work
Of unloading. If the board paid the
added expense, we would not care, but
they don't and won't lift the already
too heavy burden one ounce.
earned credit to Special officer Phil
lips for the capture and breaking up
of a gang of boys who have been eX-
ceedingly troublesome around the
Central Park school neighborhood
So much of the police work is over
looked when it is really good that 1
feel he should receive proper credit.
officer Billings work was prompt,
skilful and effective.
Deputy City Attorney Mote was also
quick and thoughtful and through
him and Police Judge Huron and
Mayor Cofran a bunch was given
one of their best lessons. The city
er see it's boys on their own pledge
behave rather than pay in revenue in
the shape of heavy fines.
(Sirned) WILLIAM WEIR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
URIC ACID
SOLVENT
For rheumatism and Kidney Trouble
SO Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FREE

Just because you start the day worried
and tired, stiff legs and arms and
muscles, an aching head, burning and
peaflng down pains in the back-worn out
before the day begins do not think you
have to stay in that condition
Those sufferers who are in and out of
bed half dozen times at night will APP
prec1ate the rest, comfort and strength
TINS treatment gives For any form of
bladder trouble or weakness its action is
really wonderful.
Be strong. well and vigorous with no
more pains from stiff joints. sore mus
Giles, rheumatic suffering aching hack or
kidney or bladder troubles
To prove The Williams Treatment con-
auers kidney and bladder diseases rheu-
matism and all uric acid troubles. no
matter how chronic or stubborn, il you
have never used The Williams Treatment
We VIII give one Soc bottle CD doses) free
If you viii cut out this notice and send
it with your name and address, with 1Or
to help pay distri bution expenses to The
Dr. D. A. Williams Company. Dept 1895
New p o. Building, East Hampton.
Conn Send at once and you will receive
by parcel post regular soc. bottle az
doses). without charge and without in
curing any obligations One bottle only
to a family or address.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
THREE Give IT UP
Trio of Divorce Petitions Filed
i'm District Court Today.
Cruelty, NOn-SuppOrt and Neg
1ect of Duty, Trouble Makers.

Alleging that her husband twice
threatened to kill and drew loaded
revolver upon her while they were in
Kansas City recently, suit for divorce
has been filed in the Shawnee county
district court by Della Beachum
against Fred Beachum. The petition
states that the couple were married
July 90, 1914, and that Beachum has
a violent temper. Mrs. Beachum asks
for a divorce and restoration OF her
maiden name, Della Miller.
Lydia M Black of Topeka also filed
suit for divorce against her husband,
Benjamin Black today. Her petition
states that she filed suit for divorce
against the defendant October 10,
1913, but for some reason the court
denied annullment of the marriage.
Mrs. Black says that they were mar
ried in 1885 and during most of their
married life she has been forced to
support herself. She says that she be-
lieves the defendant has about $1,40O
deposited in the Central National bank
of this city and asks that he be en-
joined from drawing any of the mon
ey out of the bank.
Mary K. Burkart, 1929 North Mon
roe street, who was married to John II.
Burkart, May 16, 1912 at Los Angeles,
Calf, alleges neglect of duty and says
that since the marriage she has been
forced to support herself in a divorce
petition filed in the district court. Mrs.
Burkart asks for a divorce and the
restoration of her maiden name, Mary
K. SPAIN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole LoOsens Up Those Stiff
JOints-Drives Out Pain.

You'll know why thousands use MUS
TEROLE once you experience the glad
relief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. 1t is a clean, white ONT
ment made with the oil of mustard.
Better than a mustard plaster and does
not blister. Brings ease and comfort
while it is being rubbed on!
MUSTEROLE is recommended by
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars
are used annually for bronchitis, Group,
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Conges-
ton, Pleurisy, rheumatism, Lumbag go,
Pains and Aches of the Back or Joints,
Sprains. Sore Muscles, Bruises, Chill
blains, Frosted Feet, Colds of the Chest
Git often prevents Pneumonia).
At your druggists, in 25c and SOC jars.
and a special large hospital size for
$3.50
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-get what
you ask for. The Musterole Company.
Cleveland, Ohio.-AGv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
BODY KEEPS FAITH
Senate Approves Big Appropri.
alton Agreement.
Several Minor Conference Bills
Are Passed Today.

The state senate this morning kept
| faith with the compromise agreement
of the educational and charita BILE ap-
preparation conference by passing the
educational institution budget I'M
changed. The big bill went through
the upper house without a dissenting
| vote.
The fact that the opposition to the
conference compromise voiced by
Senators Lambertson and Troutman
Wednesday afternoon was withdrawn,
all the senate administration support
ers voting for the compromise bud
get, indicates that every effort is be-
ing bent to holding the diSaffected
house members in line Last night
concern was expressed by administra
ton house leaders over the dispOsi-
ton of the house of representatives
to break away from the conference
report. The passage by the house of
the $4,000 appropriation for the pur-
chase of Stiger's island after that
item had been stricken from the
penal institution budget by the dead
lock conference indicated the unset
tied condition then prevailing in the
west wing of the state house.
The bill passed today was the re-
constructed house bill which origin
ally carried only the house appropr1a-
ton for the University of Kansas.
The employment of the house title,
properly amended, save considerable
time.
Having passed the educational bud
get the senate proceeded to the pas
sage of minor appropriation bills
based on the conference compromise.
These included the following:
Appropriation for the transporta-
ton of state prisoners.
Appropriation for the maintenance
of the state reform school for girls at
Beloit.
Appropriation for the reform school
for boys at Topeka.
Appropriation for counties for the
care of destitute insane who have been
refused admission to state institu-
tons.
Appropriation for state grain in
spection department.
Appropriation for Kansas Depart
ment of the Grand Army.
Appropriation for the Kansas dupli-
cation of funds provided by Smith
Lever bill for the encouragement CT
a agriculture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
MAY BUILD DAMS.
Hopper Water Conservation Measure
Needs Only Governors Signature

The water conservation bill has
been put into Kansas law, needing
only the signature of the governor to
make it effective. While other men,
bers of the legislature have been bick-
ering over the distribution of appro-
priation bills for state institutions,
Representative Hopper of Ness county
has been busily working on his pet
ern Kansas. One of his dreams was
realized today when the senate passed
his bill.
Hopper's bill authorizes the county
commissioners of any Kansas county,
either on their own motion or upOn
petition of 25 per cent of the tax-pay-
ers, to adopt the provisions of the act.
Working under it, the county board
shall commence the construction of
dams wherever public road crosses
dry water-course or ravine which
would otherwise require a bridge or
culvert. The top of the dam is to be
used as roadway and may be con-
structed either of earth, stone or con-
sloners and highway engineer. Pro-
vision for carrying off flood water
must in all cases be made.
1t shall become the duty of the
county engineer to plat the bodies of
water thus formed, wherever they are
of 20 acres or more extent, and con-
domination proceedings may be resort
ed for the the purchase of the land
to be Hooded if the property owner
OBJECTS to its use as bondage. Water
so impounded may be devoted to irri-
CATION purposes and sold by the coun-
" commissioners under water rights
extending for not more than a year
1t is the contention of the author of
the bill that the principal bene-
tit Will be derived from stop
ping the loss of flood waters. Hopper
is an enthusiast for the scheme of
building an interstate canal running
north and south through western
Kansas and adjacent states for the
purpose OF conserving waters now
lost by floods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
Making Big Guns.

A fascinating sight is to watch the
first stages in the manufacture of the
big guns which are proving SO devas-
tating in the war. solid ingot of
steel. some fifty feet in length and
weighing about 100 tons, is employed
in the making of thirteen-inch gun.
After being forged and then allowed
to cool, so that it may be toughened
for the heavy work, this gigantic bar
of steel is pressed into cylindrical
shape by power hydraulic press,
which eXerts pressure of anything
between 5000 and 10000 tons to the
square inch. Later what is known as
the trepanning operation is carried
out, namely, drilling the bore from
end to end. Next the bore is rifled.
The most impressive sight, however,
is the hardening process, when the
rough weapon is heated to dazzling
white heat and plunged into a we'll
full of oil. If the operation takes
place in the night time the sight of
this big, glowing bar of metal being
lowered apparently into the bowels of
the earth issuing leaping tongues of
flames from the burning oil, may be
likened to scene from Dante's In
ferno. The gun is left to coo, in the
oil bath, out of which it comes hard
ened, toughened and tempered.
Now follows the winding
operation to make the weapon strong
er and impart to it some measure of
elasticity. This wire winding is much
the same in principle as the whipping
on the handle of a cricket bat In
this case, however, the whipping takes
the form of a strong steel ribbon
which is wound around the body of
the gun. Every thirteen-inch gun has
about 120 miles of this steel ribbon
wound about it. Some idea of the
labor involved in the manufacture of
one of these guns may be gathered
the time occupied is twelve months
Chicago Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
FILE CITY PAPERS
Eighteen Candidates Ready
With Nomination Petitions.
Several Names Had Not Been
Received at $3.50 O'clock.

At 5 o'clock this afternoon time was
up in which persons could file their
nomination petitions to become can
didates at the city primaries March
20. At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
number of avowed candidates had
failed to file their petitions.
The petitions filed were:
Mayor.
Jay z. House.
James J. Lannan.
Commissioner Streets.
George Young.
J. w. Mccartney.
w. G. Tandy.
w. s. Hancock.
John G. Dolman.
Commissioner Finance.
John T. CLANCY
J. D. Norton.
r. n. McGaw.
w. H. WATSON.
Commissioner Parks.
Richard Wilson.
w. L. Porter.
w. L. Cummings.
Commissioner Water.
F. NJ. Newland.
George Z. Burnam.
school Board.
L. NJ. Penwell.
John c. Wright.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
BIG EAGLE BALL.
Large Crowd Attended Annual Event
Last Night.

An exceptionally large crowd at
tended the third annual ball of To-
pekaAerie No. SIS, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, given Wednesday evening at
Kellam hail. There were 21 numbers
on the program. The grand march
was led by Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Butler.
The following committees were in
charge: A. E. Lowe, W. T. Prather,
E. Newman, arrangement committee;
F. C. Cooall, C. Evans, A. r. Davis,
A A Hughes, DR.. J. H. Rinehart, J.
NJ. Omer, W. E. Butler, w E. Boyds-
tom. floor committee; Mrs. A. E.
Lowe, Mrs G.. A Heron, Mrs. E. A.
Hughes. Mrs. F. C. Covall, Mrs J. NJ.
Omer, ladies' reception committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
Sunshine Molly, at Iris.

Sunshine Molly" at the Iris this
afternoon and evening tells the story
of young woman who goes to an oil
town in search of work and in finding
and faithful friends among the rough
and honest men of the wells. Yet
there is one who is different-so diff
ferent, in fact, that through an insult
ing act to her, he is ostracised hy1 his
fellow workmen, and only her inter