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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-07-29

teen license states show smalief
death rate the average being 1873 per
cent Memphis, dry" afforded in lslz
the distressing spectacle OF 81 murders
rer 100000 population; Milwaukee,
."we.." hrd only 4 Atlanta, dry III
1912, had 80 murders per 100000 pop
rl-ton, Philadelphia, wet had z;
Chicago. wet" 3; Topeka, dry,
SHOWS. in 1910. arrest for drunken
ness for every Ct residents; Cincin-
natl, wet" for every 267 residents
The prohibition state OF Maine ID
constantly referred to as shining ex-
ample OF the results OF statewide pro-
hibltlon. In Portland, their chief Guy
the arrests for drunkenness Increased
from 1867, in 1861, 10 l.53S, Ia 1917.
During that time the population IN
creased l6 per cent, while the arrests
for drunkenness increased 800 per
cent. so far as Portland is concerned
prohibition does not seem to prohipit'
OUR NElcHeos STATES.
RIGHT at our doors. Tennessee, with
a $4,000. goo state debt. and statewide
prohibition. has had an increase OF
costs Of criminal prosecutions In six
years OF more than dorble what II was
under the local option license system.
TIE fnanclal condition OF Nashville.
the capital city is such that It's bank
rupt affairs may have TO be placed IN
the hands OF a receiver
Il is known TO al men that West
Virginia, which has had statewide pro-
hibion for only one year. Is practical
! ly piralySed financially for want OF
NOR ~ TO ply TIE current expenses OF
the state During the same time the
mum ier q prisoners 10 tie Charleston
Jail. 10 the capital city Of tAe state. in
ore, sed from 30. ou NAY ! 1914. 10 ~.
on Icy /. 1915 THIS TOO q groyos
that state prohibition saves costs OF
Grim nal prosecutions
o SIDES The ABOVE FACTS.
THO JoHTFuL MEN MUST NOT
FOR ieT THAT STATEWIDE PRO-
HIBi ION WILL WIPE OUT se,sc9.-
900 PAID ANNUALLY ~ re 4.
TUG ~ pisTlLLERs FoR GRAIN:
THAT s2,2oo.ooo PAID ANNUALLY
AS WAGES WILL cFAeE TO =
PAID: TpEr t2:0f go NOW PAID
ANNU&LLY Fc7 -csL Aao BAR
RELs VIII NO. LONGER es az
PEND 30: THAI THREE QUARTERS
! OF A i;lLLloN Dc-LAEs ANNUAL
LY PAio ~ i.TEREsT ~ plsTll.
lERs AND BREWERS TO KEN.
TucKY BANKS WOULD NO LONG.
Err b. ADDED TO THEIR EARN.
lNos, AND THAT $4,000, 600
BROUGHT INTO KENTUCKY AN.
NuAlLY FROM OUTSIDE THE
STATE WILL CEASE TO FLOW
INTO OUR BUSINESS CHANNELS,
Ninety.hve per cent OF the product
OF Kentucky dlstillers Is shipped out
OF the state. bringing into our bust
ness LIE a constant stream OF foreign
. money.
Practical men. knowing that moth
, Ing can be gained for temperance. mo
|, rality or economy. are determined q
!. stand by the present system OF local
county self government. and no, De
: stroy or drive from the state IN,
: countless millions OF ,ax.paying capt
tai and property that nov constitute
one OF the states ch.ef'indusirlal az
sets To encourage a policy OF con
n fhscation and destruction Of state rev
h enues by nominating candidate
a pledged To such a program. means {
A the taxpayer nothing more nor les
o than the following necessary shif,in
: Of the tax burden:
the TAX ON FARMS MIST az IN.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-07-29
DEATH RATE AND DRUNKENNESS.

A few comparative figures from
other states may be interesting. North
Carolina and Maine. Dry" states.
show respectively a death rate Of a7S
and 1873 per 100000 population. Nine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
Demonstration for COntribu-
ton to Washburn.
NEARLY ONE-FOURTH IN SIGHT.
Fund Nearly Touches $4,000
Mark i'm Afternoon.
Great Spirit Shown for Support
of Campaign.

The greatest parade of the kind
ever held in Topeka in the interests
of the Washburn college and the half
million dollar endowment fund in
which there were nearly 1000 auto
mobiles and 5000 citizens moved
south on Kansas avenue on schedule
time this afternoon at o'clock.
With bands playing, banners flying
in the breeze, and co-eds shouting cut
the Washburn yel1s, the spectacle was
the most impressive that has been
seen in Topeka in years. And what is
more, there were two miles of parade.
Topeka demonstrated that she is
strong for Washburn college.
General c. l. Martin, chief marshal
of the parade, led off. Then came
Division I under J. T. Botkin, sec~e-
tary of state, followed by Marshal1's s
band. playing lively airs in the true
Marshall style. This division in
cluded Governor Arthur Capper and
other state officials, county officials,
mounted police, mayor and city com
missioners. other city officials, and
the fire department.
The educational division was as
elaborate as anything in the parade
Division No. 2, with L. NJ Penwell,
chief marshal. and staff in the lead.
The order was:
Chief Marshal L. NJ. Penweu and
staff
knights and Ladies of Security
band.
City superintendent of schools and
board of education.
Ward schools
Principal of high school and fac
uIty.
High school divialOn.
Second Regiment band.
Executive campaign committee
Board of trustees and faculty of
WaShburn college.
Washburn college students in auto
mobiles and on foot.
Students in Line.
There were 500 high school students
in this division and 500 students from
WaShburn college.
The big high school senior class
largest in the history of the school
was much in evidence and the juniors
with float and decorated autos made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
HIT FOUR TIMES
Warship of the Allies Is
Badly Damaged
By Fire of Turkish Guns De-
Tending Dardanelles.

Coflstantinop1e. April IA hostile
ironc1ad that bombarded the outer
forts of the Dardanelles late yesterday
was badly damaged and put out OF
action by the Turkish guns, according
to an official statement from the war
office today.
The warship was hit four times,
two of the shells striking below her
water line. Two other shells burst
upon her decks and wrought great
havoc, according to the Turkish OBJ
servers The ironclad was in flames
when she steamed slowly to Tenedos
island.
The Russian Black sea fleet has
again bombarded the Turkish coaling
ports of Eregli and ZunguldoI<, the
war office announced, but without do
ing serious damage. One of the SIav
cruisers sunk several small sailing
vessels while the others shelled the
docks.
Reports received here indicate that
both the Anglo-French and the Rus
slams have abandoned a serious at
tempt to reach Constantinople. The
desultory nature or the attack at the
Dardanelles indicates, according to
Turkish officials, that the allies are
continuing sporadic attacks upon the
strait Notifications for possible polit-
icaI effect. Since the last formidable
attack, the Turkish land defenses have
been restored to their original
Sfr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
Russian Horde Spreads Out on
Plains of Hungary.
SUFFER FEARFUL LOSSES.
Casualties Particularly Heavy
Among Crack Regiments.
Allied Fleet Resumes Activity
at the DardaneIIes.

London, April 1.-THE allies on one
side and Germany on the other are
today taking inventories of the in
juries inflicted by the recent aerial
operations and with the usual con-
Trajectory results. The attackers
claim that their assaults from the air
have resulted in the destruction of
military transport and equipment
while the defenders report that the
only tangible effects of these opera
tions have been casualties to civilians
and slight damage to property.
The people of England, under the
influence of their recent experiences
are today looking for a repetition of
pelin or Taube machines. Up to noon
no fresh occurrence had been re-
ported.
Weather conditions seem to be the
cause CT the present halt in the opera
tions in the Carpathian mountains. A
correspondent of the Associated Press
with the Austrian forces, reviewing
the situation, declares that the Rus
sian offensive was checked after de-
bouchlng on the plains on the Hun
garian side of Lupkow pass and
strengthening out the Austrian wedge
which had been driven into the Rus
sian line near Uzsok pass The claim
is made that the Russians suffered
fearful losses in making their supreme
elliott 10 gain the hungarian plains,
the casualties being particularly
heavy among the noble-born officers
of crack regiments. In any event, it
its the opinion of British observers
that whatever else may be retarding
the Russians, flooded streams and i'm
passable roads in the Carpathians are
ample cause for the present delay.
With news of the resumption of
activity by the allied fleet off the Dar-
danelles, comes a report that the Gre
clan pr"ss is giving the impression OF
possible modification OF the present
policy of Greece.
The British colonial office has is
sued an official report claiming vic
tory for an invading British Indian
force over the Turks in Mesopotamia.
On the western front signs are
growing that the Germans may an
ticipate the long predicted general
allied offensive, but actual operations
seem to have relapsed into the status
of midwinter quiet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
''We'l Forget 1t as Fast as We
Can," He Says.
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE HELD
Glenn Scott To Be Given First
Hearing Wednesday.
Mysterious Return of Pair Is
Not Explained.

Glenn Scott, soldier of fortune, will
be given his preliminary hearing on
the charge of enticing Mrs. Ethel Sta
del to leave home and travel with him
as his wife, in the court of Topeka
next Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Stadel and her husband have
effected a reconciliation.
It's my business said the injured
husband today. MY wife is almost
a nervous wreck. 1 suppose the world
will say what it pleases but, after all,
it is my own affair. She made a mis-
take, but 1 believe in her and she is
still my wife. Well forget it as fast
as we can
The application Stadel made for a
divorce after his wife left, will, he
said, be withdrawn. He paid a visit
to the office of County Attorney
Atchison this morning to discuss the
arrangements for the trial of Scott
whose allurements temporarily broke
up his home. Mrs. Stadel returned to
their home at 1927 Van Buren, street
today after spending the night else
where.
81 hope Well be able to send Scott
over for a good long stretch was the
husbands $ comment this Afternoon. 81
don't know how they came to return
TContinued on Page Ski
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WILL KEEP YOUNG
Present City Engineer To Be
Retained by Tandy.
Efficient Official Has Gained
State Wide Reputation.

A. r. Young, present city engineer,
is to be retained at an increase in sal
ary. w. G. Tandy. city commissioner
of streets, announced today his ap-
pointment of Young
81 would as soon think of resigning
my own position as to lose Young
said Tandy.
Young has gained a reputation as
one of the best engineers in the state.
Only a few weeks ago he was offered
a position at higher salary than he
has been receiving from the city, and
he has a standing offer with a con-
tracing firm at even a larger salary
than he will receive with the increase
which the city will now make him.
His salary is raised from SITS to $500
per month.
He did not use his offer of more
pay, however, to get the city to make
his salary larger. That he was en-
titled to more money than he was re-
ceiving was recognized 'by Mr.. Tandy
Dearly a year ago, and an>s allowance
for the increase was made IN the city
budget last July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
IT "GOTv OLD ABB.
Ex-BalI Player "Called" by Boy for
Breaking Up Ball Game.

"Aw. what dye wanta bother us
for, y'u used to do the same thing?''
Spencer Abbott, plain clothes
man, was taken aback and showed it,
wher a 16 year old youth with a
dirty baseball in his hand shot the
Interrogation at him.
Following complaint from an
irate man that boys playing ball on
vacant lots on the West side were
disturbing his peace of mind, ABB
was sent by Chief Parsons Friday aft
ernoon to stop a kid" baseball game
in Kenwood
The boys, about a dozen of them,
gathered around the plain clothes
man when he told them the game
would have to stop. One boy, older
than the rest, who spotted Alb as
a one-time hero of the Topeka dia-
mond, made the remark that
brought memories of many a battle
on the diamond to the ex-base ball
star.
No arrests were made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
FOR OLD WASHBURN.

Washburn college is the talk of
the town. Here are a few of the
remarks overheard today:
Mrs. De Witt Nellis, captain of
Team No. 81. Division 3D.: / took
the captaincy of a team because /
am an old Washburn student.
was i'm Washburn in the sixties.
simply had to get into this cam
paign. My father was one of those
who helped found Washburn.
went to the old Washburn on the
corner of Tenth and jackson
streets.
L. V. King: think we all
should get behind this proposition
and push. I feel that the college
has done well in the past and will
do a great deal better in the future
with proper financial support.
Philip Eastman, captain of
Team No. IS, Division "B":
was born in the city of Worcester,
the home of IchabOd Washburn.
for whom Washburn college is
named, and L believe that If he
could give to college hundreds
of miles from his interests, we who
live where the college is located
ought to help our greatest educa-
tionaI institution.
Mrs. d. c. TiIIotson: We should
get a hump on ourselves and belp
Washburn. L think the endowment
campaign is fine. / hope we get
it. Washburn has managed to
maintain herself for a good many
years without much help from To-
peka people in general.
Mrs. A. A. GODDARD, captain of
Team No. 33, Division 3D.: To-
peka owes Washburn for a great
many of its greatest men and wom-
en-. Washburn has put out many
of the good men and women of
Kansas.
Mrs. c. III. Searlc: The WASH
burn endowment fund will go with
a rush. We Topekans are going to
do a lot for it in the next ten days.
For the last ten years / have had
sons in Washhurn. 1 am strong
for the institution.
DIR. II. S. Magce: Washburn col
'ege is an asset of which topeka
may well be proud and an institu-
ton any town of this size would
be glad to get.
s. j. HOdginS: This is crit
ical time in the history of WASH .
burn college and Topeka must and
will put the proposition over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
HODGES SERIOUSLY ILL
Former Governor Threatened With
Attack of Pneumonia.

George H. Hodges, former governor.
is seriously sick at his home in Olathe.
He has for several days been threat
ened with an attack of pneumonia
and has been confined to his bed for
more than a week.
On account of his condition. Hodges
last week cancelled several speaking
dates and has been confined to his
bed all of this week. 1t was feared for
time that he might seriously suffer
pneumonia, but reports from his home
today indicate that his condition is
improved. Recently Hodges has been
in the east. wnere he delivered a num-
ber of lectures in favor of national
prohibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17

Monday will not be blue Monday
in the city hall. That increased SAL
ary egg, after reposing obscurely in
the city hall since last July without
showing any indications of being fer
tile, began piping today and there is
every indication that the thing Will
hatch Monday morning at meeting
of the city commission.
The heads of the various city de-
partments today handed to George
Hayden, city attorney, their recon-
mendationS for increases in the sal
pose of having them Incorporated in a
new city salaEy ordinance to be intrs-
duced at Mondays meeting of the city
commission. Twentyesix persons Will
receive larger pay checks. The pres
ent budget, under which the city has
been running since January L, carries
allowances for the increases, but the
raises in salaries could not be made
without the passage of new ordi-
nance. The old city commission
make the increases until after the
election.
Strings to En-.
Not all the raises are without strings
attached to them. DIR. Leslie Rowles.
city milk inspector, must maintain an
automobile at his own expense, but
for city use. This he has been doing
since January / on the strength of
promise which the city is four months
late in fulfilling. Gilfillan, city food
inspector, gets his increase on the uIi-
derstanding that he increase his eff
cheney by also maintaining an automo-
bile. A. T. Cox and Charles Winborn
of the water department, in return for
the initiation in their pay checks. agree
to keep a horse and wagon for city
use. Cox will furnish the wagon and
Winborn the horse.
Favor to Shaw.
The biggest increase falls to Jesse
Shaw superintendent of the water de-
partment 1t comes as a reward for
long, faithful and efficient service,
coupled with courteous treatment of
all water patrons and others coming in
contact with him. He has been
superintendent of the water depart
ment ''since the year one," being con-
nected with the old water company
long before the city purchased the
plant.
The raise in salary of A. r. Young,
city engineer, is popular and that it is
we'll merited is indicated by the fact
that he has had several more profita-
BILE positions offered him, but which
would take him away from Topeka.
Il certainly am in favor of increas-
ing the salaries of the stenographers
employed by the city, said Mayor
House. II have two sisters who are
stenographers and I know that stenog-
raphers as a rule earn all they get"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
HELM TELLS WHY
LAWYER Gives Outline in West
ern Rate Case.
Points Out Why Advances
Should Be Refused.

Chicago, April IA general out
line of the objections to the proposed
advance of 1 cent hundred pounds
in grain freight rates was made today
by A. E. Helm of the Kansas Railroad
commission and counsel for the West
ern State commissions which are op-
posing the increased freight tariffs
sought by II western railroad systems
in the preliminary statement before
w. NJ. Daniels, interstate commerce
commissioner, Judge Helm said:
THE proposed advance in rates on
grain and grain products and on live
stock affects the interests of the farm
er of the west more than any other
class. FamerS, by the payment of
taxes, contribute very largely to the
maintenance of the state commission
They do not have in their employm c,lt
expert traffic men to look after their
interests in transportation matters as
is done by the organizations repre-
senting most of the large shipping in
terests.
sion that the yearly average of the
production of wheat, corn, oats rye
and barley in the United States is
about One-third of the entire prOduc-
ton of these crops in the world; that
the gross tonnage produced per mile
of road and the relative proportion of
the products of agriculture handled
by the carriers in the west are much
greater than that handled by the car
riers in the east; that the present rates
on grain and grain products are high
er than the average rates on all ton
mage, while the operating ratio of cost
to revenue is lower than on almost
any other class of carload freight, and
that the present and proposed rates on
grain and grain products in the " est
are very much higher than the rates
for similar distances in the eastern
territory.
t'That the percentage of increase of
these rates over those of similar dis
tances in the east is greater thar the
percentage of increase of the class
rates of the west over class rates in
eastern territory.
I'VE shall show that the products
here involved now sustain more than
their full share of the burdens Of
transportation and that any addition
to these charges will be unreasonable
and unjust to the farmers of the
west"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
German Air Raiders Dropped Bombs
on British Ships.

Berlin, April 17.-Zeppelin airships
did great damage on their recent raid
Of English coast towns, according to
private dispatches received here to-
day from. Holland. Several officers of
the British coast guard were killed or
wounded and bombs were dropped
upon British ships patrolling the coast
to protect the shipyards. Bombs also
fell on the English ships.
Information concerning the damage
done by the Zeppelins is said to have
been communicated to Holland in con-
fidential cablegrams from England.
The British censor. according to dis
patches received here. struck out 9TH
er details of the result of the raid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
EASY ON MITCHELL.
Communication of Pententiary Sentence
for Reno County EmbezzIer.

Governor Capper today granted a com
mutation of sentence to George Mitchell.
sent to the penitentiary from Reno county
on an embeZzlement charge year ago.
Mitchell's communication is said to have
been urged by w Y. Morgan. lieutenant
governor and other prominent Hutchin-
son men.
Mitchell was in charge of lumber yard
in Medora. His family in need and
he used the -company's money to supply
their wants. When his shortage was dis
covered he walked into court told his
story and pleaded guilty. He was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for a period of
from one to five years Governor Capper
year and Mitchell will return to his fam
today commuted the sentence to one
lily in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
Total Division "C". -. 1876
DIVISION ID,
Hrs A. Marburg. MARSHAL.

a. good impression. The Radio club,
and the WaShburn Laws were next IN
order. The latter carrying huge blue
banners made a good showing. The
Ceramic club has an attractive float.
Then the high school rube band lent
variety to this portion of the great
parade. Next came the College
Alumni and the College AIumnae club.
The Second Regiment band followed,
playing the popular English marching
song.
College Boys Made Hit.
But it was the Washburn students
caps that really made the hit" of the
entire parade. 1t was for these stu
dents and students that will follow
in the years to come that the cam
boys, who on foot were spread across
Kansas avenue made the main street
lively with their yells.
The knights and Ladies of Security
band was in the second division
The float section was impressive.
The floats included, sod school house,
high school float, college float, Nau-
titus club float, State Journal float,
Good Government club float, Christian
Temperance Union float, Central Y. M.
c. A. floats and others. but space will
not permit of mentioning the many
features. They were all good.
In the third division headed by H.
w. McAfee and staff, various ladies
organizations were represented, and
Lincoln post G. A. r. In this division
was the Mosse band.
In the citizens division headed by
J. E. Wilson and staff were the citi-
zens in autos. A feature was a row
of autos carrying huge letters in blue
and white that spelled -'Washburn." "
There were many autos from out of
town
Talks at Auditorium.
At the auditorium where the parade
broke up an address was made by DR..
I'Wilburn n. Mason of Baker univer-
Sity. The meeting was a rouSing one
There was good music and plenty of
college yells to lend spice.
Moving Picture.
A moving picture of the parade was
taken from the corner of Eighth and
Kansas avenue by representative of
the Pathe Weekly. This picture will
be shown all over the United States
Organizations Represented
rganizations represented and
rough estimate of the persons includ-
ed follow: d. A. r., rs; w c. t u.
25; Good Government club. 100; Po-
litical Science club, 25: College Alum
nj, so; U. and /. club. so: Topeka Fed
Grafton of Women, 100; Women's
Commercial club, 25; Topeka Rotary
club, 25; Commercial club. 300.
There were several good school
CONTINUED on Page Ski
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MONEY rs HEAVY.

Dallas, Tex, April 17.-Texas
needs some paper money. Most
Texans won't admit it, but worn
out trousers pockets, and round
shouldered men testify to the ne
cessity Silver dollars circulate al
most exclusively. What little pa
per money there is in circulation
is badly crippled from long use
Some folks call the silver dol
lars Iron money" Just now, the
state is keeping a careful watch lest
it take into it's collective pocket
some of the Mexican pesos and
other money, which has seriously
depreciated.