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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
SCORES UNION
MEN INDICTED
CHICAGO CONTRACTORS AND
UNION OFFICIALS ClfAEG-
ED WITH CONSPIRACY.
NO ARRESTS MADE
Warrants for Arrest Of Indicted
Men Not Yet IsSued-Nans
Witnesses arc to BE
Called.

CHICAGO, III, April pa Ma
chine~y and building material man
uiactu crs from a number of he
larger ciiies Will probably be called
by the government as Witnesses
when tn So Chicago contracting
firms and IS business agents and
other union officials indicted by the
federal grand jury &c to trial.
Conspiracy in restraint of inter
state commerce. combinations and
contracts intended to interfere with
interstate commerce are some OF
the charges The action is said to
be the first Of the kind taken under
the sherman antitrust laws. Ii is
charged that the contractors ana
union leaders worked together to
prevent outside contractors from
doing business in Chicago, even TO
the cNtoEt Of calling strikes to pre-
won't the same. Judge Lands today
tN2d the bonds of the indicted mcn
at S. 600 each. No warrants have
yet been issued for their arrest. A
reasonable length OF time will be
granted the mon for their appear
auca in court to make bond and il
the defendants wait too long capias
Writs will be issued.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28

Fiold Headquarters OF the British
army in Northern France, April p,
Via London. April 2S-The Ger
mans are now employing new meth
DDS OF hurting their poisonous gases
at the allies. 1t is by means OF
shells from their I7-inch guns, one
OF which fell just outside the line
at poperinhc tonight.
As the details OF the action OF The
gas utilized by the Germans IN
their attacks are received high
headqUarters officials united in
characterizing the use of the Vapor
as complete violation OF all rules
of civilized warfare. Some o. the
victims taken to the hospitals have
died after thirty or forty hours Of
suffering from quick pneumonia. Ali
Of the victims suffered greatly from
pains in their throats and lungs and
the respiration sometimes runs as
high as fifty minute iii the vain
SdSpliS loT bte3tA- DOCTORS III at
tendance upon the sufferers declare
that the Germans might as Well util-
iZe bombs filled with dyphtheria or
cholera germs. Only those who
were physically strong we're able to
struggle through the gas filled zone
and reach the hospitals Many left
in the trenches are undoubtedly
dead. The early reports that the
gas only supplies and does not kill
are now declared to have been too
optimistic, The gas either kills
swiftly or those who are overcome
are unable to leave the zone and
have to DO removed to the hospitals
and die with what seems to be pneu-
monia.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28

cautionary measure friction viii ,a
avoided"
The suggested resolutions contain,
the following demands:
That the. bclligeront countries
publicly define the forms upon which
they are willing TO make peace, and
for this purpose Immediately call -
truce lThe British delegates oh
iect to the word 'immediaicv",
That al future international dis
putes should be referred to arL;tra.
ton or Cancellation, and that tin,
powers agree 10 bring pressure a..
on arr country rcsorting to arms
without having thus rcferrcd its case
That foreign politics shall he sub
ject to democratic control. and that
women he represented equally with
men in such control, by being civ
on the parliamentary franchise in .l.
countries.
The resolutions also urge the ne
cesaity OF so directing tho o4ura-
ton Of children that their thoughts
and desires may be turned tnward-
the maintenance OF peace and that
they be given normal education so
as 10 enable them in any eycutualiiv
10 act on this convictions
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28

s,,la where the allied troops under
General Sir Ian Hamilton are
SLOWLY pushing their way On both
sides OF the Dardanelies TO cooper
ste With the fleet in az attempt 10
reach Constautiuople say the light
ing continues, The territory over
which the troops are moving is OF a
difficult character. being composed
Of valleys and Hills n which scores
Of masked defeHs"s have b@ch 50
concealed Chat the allied airmen
cannot pick them out.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
DIR. sRR.tk'S MOTHER
~ >,iDMLA tNnsoA ING

DALLAS. Tex, April S.-isn-
couraeing reports by the Dhyseiaas
at ST. Pants sani'armm today in
dictate that Mrs. T. NJ toward,
mother OF DR.. Manton NJ, Carrich,
who has beoH seriously III for eieA-
on weeks, is some better. pr. Ba-
con Saunders Of Font Worth, one Of
the attending surgeons, said while
her condition is very grave he had
some hope OF her recovery.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESS
AGAINST AuSTR0-GERMADs
EIGHT THOUSAND ARE CLAIMED
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN
RECENT FIGHTING.

Petrograd. April 2S.--The war of
flee asserted today that the Austro-
feated With the loss Of $4,000 killed
and wounded and 1000 taken pris-
oncrs at points in the Ga>eian aud
Bukowina regions. Severe fighting
is reported as progressing With no
decided advantage in the Carpathians
since Monday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
AMERICAN WOMAN HEADS
THE PEACE CONGRESS
THE ELECTION or MISS JAM,
ADDAMS TEiiit TE TO
AMERICAN Mel TRiLiTN.

THE HAGUE. April 2S.-The wo-
men's peace conference today unani-
muusly elected Miss Jane Adams OF
Chicago, as permanent chairman.
Her election is considered as trib-
ute to the American neutrality and
reflected the hope that some method
would be devised to get the women
together on plan to make future
wars impossible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
uoTII, MEN CALLED DEi'
HOUSTON tO<tINJltN.

HOUSTON, April 2s.-Thc Inter
national Hotel Mems convention
when vas 70 have been held here
beginning Monday next, has been
called off. according to adyices re-
cciVad here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
THE TRANSPORT BUElEsD
SAILS FOR PANAMA

GALVESTON, Texas, April rs
carrying soldiers, officers and re-
crnits, besides an ambulance equip
ment and supplies the transport pu-
ford sailed from here today at noon
iof Pahama The soldiers and re-
cruits Will be used in strengthcning
the canal garrison.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28

Another type OF buffer il the man
who says Come to the hank. and
I'll bet you
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
DEATH DEALING CASES
HURLED BY GERMANS
lT Is NOW DEE HAIRED THE GAS
KILLS IT'S VICTIMS
QUICKLY.
Mans 81 the Suffering soldiers Who
aie Taken Ia hospitals Die II
Quick Pneumonia

BY WILLIAM q. SHEPHERD,
STAFF Correspondent United Press,
Copyrishted 1915 by United Press.
Copy rightcd in Great britain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-28
PEACE
MAKERS MEET
rprycE At THE HAti =
,ou\ TO III siNESS AT
/ FIRST SESSION.
FRAME TERMS
,o.ouce Viii Recommend that
r,rure International Dis
~, Re Referred to ar
hitration.

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-.
u,orr Anrn es,-The
,a,,o Conference cot down
lode,
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'cald nope 10 soi'a''S inc
OF inc "or'd ~ as u ii'' ne
wars lH'I'oS'i '''''' II q
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Foaed plead Of Rosa "eholi'
alIan I'aae' 'i7' ''le present
" W P'lu'' II '''' W '''''''' W u
y that the nations get toFe'h-
Not of III" Italian delegates
absent IS it is believed that
ith Austria cannot be avert
basb Miss Jane Adams o.
b vas so shaken by her eN-
t2S Oh tie steamer NnordaFi
hr could not attend last night
peaed to be present today and
the other sessions Of the con
a can the women of the
do ia STOP The war;
tlm the next three DAYS some
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reiresenling all the great M
|bolb bqligerenrs ana neutral
eadeayor 10 answer this onos.
IS we'll as present for the con
fton OF the yarjons govern
~.
\ formulation Of peace term
afterwards.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
SUES HER FIANCE
Marysville Girl Brings Action
Against Topeka Man.
Asks for $1,000 Balm for Her
Wounded Feelings.

Alleging breach of promise, Elna
Smith, of Marysville, Kansas. today
filed suit in the Shawnee county dis
trict court with Charles Bowers, clerk.
against Edwin Foote, 1431 TYLER
street, for $1,000. Foote is EMPLOYED
at local printing office as a stereo-
typer. The suit is filed through a
Marysville attorney, Walter T. Grit
fin.
The petition alleged that on Feb
rurary Is, 1915, Foote asked the
plaintiff to marry him. She says she
consented and claims that the we'd
ding was mutually agreed upon for
August 8, 1915. Miss Smith claims
that Foote has refused to carry out
the alleged contract and says she
asked him to do so on August "a
and he refused.
Great love is professed by the
plaintiff. She says that she has been
at all times willing to carry out the
arrangement. Foote, she claims, owns
property and has a good income
which is sufficient to enable him to
support her.
Mental distress and disappointment
on her part is cited by the plaintiff
She also says she has been Inundated
in the circle of friends in which she
moves because of Foote's refusal to
marry her.
The petition states that she is with
out financial means OF support her
self and is working as a servant to
provide for herself the necessaries Of
life. She attaches poverty affi-
daVit tC her petition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
She LIKES Topeka
Miss Scott, Head of Teachers
Association, Is Here.
Completing Preparation for the
Annual Convention.

Miss Lillian Scott, president of the
Kansas State Teachers association, is
spending two days in Topeka, in con-
ference with other officers of the as
ISOLATION. The finishing touches to
the program are being given, and the
final arrangements for the great
meeting made. There will be nothing
undone when the teachers of Kansas
gather in Topeka ON the 18th of No
vember. That is why Miss Scott is
here.
st am deeply grateful to Topeka"
said Miss Scott to representative of
the State Journal today. ut was to
be expected that any city would well
come any representative group of citi-
zenS and do everything to give a good
impression of the city-that is a
thumb rule of municipal hospitality L
expected as much when L was made
president of the State association. But
1 was not prepared for the whole
hearted, off-hand voluntary hospital
ity of your city. Topeka is all right.
'1The concert which is 20 be given,
as a compliment to the association, is
one that will please every teacher
who accepts the invitation of your
Commercial club. The fact that it
comes on Friday evening, after two
DAYS of hard conveltioning-is there
such word will render all the
more delightful the Koenen concert
and the children's choruses. 1t was
fine for the Commercial club to send
out invitations to the teachers of the
state-that make it come from the
city directly 70 them. They are de-
lighted, I learn, with the program.
Mr. J. Will Kelley has earned the
gratitude of the officers of the associa-
ton with the. countless things he has
done for the coming meeting. To
place all the big halls of the city to
the use of meetings, and to have them
in form for the occasions is certainly
generous 1 couldn't begin to tell the
provisions that have been made for
us-and we do appreciate them all.
eft was almost EN- barraSSing to have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02

food or charity. but cleanup. 1t was
one of the filthiest places 1 ever saw,
and that brings me to another sub
ject Doesn't it seem absurd that the
city has an ordinance whereby it can
cut weeds on vacant lots and charge
the expense, in the form of taxes,
against the property, and still not. be
allowed to go on private property and
compel a cleanup OF filth? Right in
this same neighborhood the city has
been cutting weeds on vacant lots for
years and the people there would
make a great protest, if we did not, but
these same people will hide all the
garbage they can on their own prem
ises Seems like they care more for
Appearances than for realities.
II am going to consult the city at
torney and if it legally can be done,
the city will clean some private prem
Uses and charge the cost against the
property"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
Senator Mahin Says the Farm.
erS in His Country
Would Not Use East Wing to
Shelter Cows.
CRIT|CISES STATE CAPITOL
Points to 1t as Sample of a
False Economy.
He Will Be a Candidate for
Reelection Next Fall.

Senator I. M. Mahin of Smith coun-
not swell with state pride when he
visits the state house. In fact Senator
Mahin today bIandly referred to the
states economy program as a silly
joke. Then he said that proud Smith
county farmers wouldn't use the east
wing of the state house for a COW
barn.
Last winter, when Governor Capper
sent several special messages to the
legislature about economy and eff
cheney and other things, Senator
Mahin was among the number of I'M
terrified Republicans. He thought
that the state ought to spend a little
money now and then to keep its
property in repair and he said so on
the floor of the senate. His remarks
didn't increase his popularity in some
circles. but he declined to change them
to conform with the administration g
demands. Senator Mahin wanted a
safety valve on public expenses, but
he complained bitterly about a pro-
gram that let the states property go
to pot in order to gather votes.
This morning Senator Mahin walked
through the east wing of the state
house on his way to the elevator He
was going to the supreme court to
argue a case. He looked at the piles
floors and dark, dirty, unkempt walls
and snorted.
That's economy for you," howled
the Smith county lawyer and state
senator. 81 thank the Lord that I vot-
ed against keeping the state property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
NOTHING WRINKLES
FADES OR SHRhNKS
Women save S. In an hour by dry
cleaning everything with
gasoline.

Dry cleaning at home is all the rage
here, says a well-known downtown
druggist. Any woman can do five
dollars worth of dry cleaning at home
at very little cost by dissolving two
ounces of solvite in two gallons of
gasoline; then immerse the articles to
be cleaned; rub a little and in few
moments the gasoline evaporates and
the articles cleaned look as bright
and fresh as new.
Dry clean your own silk waists,
dresses, ribbons, belts, kid gloves,
satin shoes, evening slippers, fine
laces, net work, woolens, dresses,
children's coats, furs, wells, necktfes,
shawls, gentlemen's garments, fancy
vests, lace curtains, rugs, in fact,
everything that would be ruined by
washing with soap and water. Moth
ing will fade, shrink or wrinkle, max
ing pressing unnecessary
Dry cleaning at home is inexpensive
and effects a tremendous saving in
the household and is really just as
easy as laundering. Any druggist will
sell two ounces of solvite which is SIM
ply gasoline soap and your grocer or
a garage will supply the gasoline.
Then a wash boiler or dishpan COM
pletes the outfit.
LAS gasoline is very ipflamma bic,
be sure to do your dry cleaning out of
doors or in a room away from fire or
flame, with the windows left open"
advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
CLEANUP is NEEDED
Frequently More Important Than
Charity Says w. l.. Porter.

TTnrestrained and misguided charity
was the subject of criticism by w. L.
Porter, city commissioner of parks, in
discussing a recent case of charity
running riot in behalf of Mexican
family living in the bottoms:
s.Tbe Mexicans care for their own
people and no Mexican family needs to
ask for help from others than their
own people But DR.. Eva Harding and
a few other good, but misguided per-
sons, got a lot of people excited about
the condition of this Mexican family in
which there was one person sick, and
as a result that family was simply
overwhelmed with food and supplies,
and as they couldn't talk English they
couldn't stop the flood. So the good
people continued to pour in the sup
plies, and all they were accomplishing
was to create more garbage for my de-
partment to cart away.
What that family needed, was not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
STATE BAPTIST RALLY
Women's Missionary Society Will Meet
Tomorrow.

The State Baptist Women's mission
airy rally will be held in connection
with the Laymen's missionary conven-
ton Wednesday, November 8, at the
First Baptist church. All sessions of
the rally are open to the public and a
banquet will be served at noon. Fol-
lowing is the program which will start
at 1920 o'clock: Music by Mrs. Ralph
Squires; Bible reading on prayer by
Mrs. Bruce Kinney; conference; lead
er, Miss Ina Shaw, secretary. Speeches
will be given on the STANDARD of Eff
fciency'' and the Five Year Pro-
gram" The morning program will
close with prayer and music.
From IL till $3.50 a banquet will be
served with several toasts, the titles
of which have not yet been handed in.
Starting the afternoon session which
begins at $3.50 o'clock, Mrs. o. G.
Brown of Lawrence will conduct the
devotional. There will be special mu
sic and an address by A. F. Agar of
the Laymen's missionary convention.
In the evening session commencing at
1880 o'clock, Mrs. Harry Baker will
conduct the devotional. An address
will be made by the Rev. George M.
Brewer, a returned missionary from
M ,xico. Following his talk will be
special music, an offering and prayer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
TOURISTS DUPE THE U. S.
No Rush of Travellers" Who Got Aid
Abroad, to Pay.

New York, Nov. Equalization
here of the list of the delinQuents who
borrowed money from the United
States government in order to get
home from Europe when the war
started did not cause any rush to the
United States subtreasury office to re-
pay the funds loaned. OF the names
made public by the secretary of the
treasury, $50 were supposed to be res
idents of New York City. Their names
are on file in the subtreasury here and
a few of the debtors called there and
promised to pay later.
A random investigation of some of
the names and addresses contained in
the list showed that many of the Dor
rowers were not residents of New
York, but gave fictitious names and
addresses. Some of them never re-
turned to this country. In several in
stances, where hotel addresses had
been given, the borrowers were not
registered at the hotel. Others could
not be found at apartments given as
their homes.
Several borrowers had been living
in Paris for five years Another gave
an empty lot as his address
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
MILLIONS USE IT
TO STOP A COLD
''Pape's Cold Compound" ends
severe colds or grippe
in few hours.
Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up severe cold
either in the head, chest, body or
limbo.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming, relieves sick headache, dizziness.
feverishness, sore throat, sneezing,
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-upi Quit blow
ing and snufflingl Ease your throb-
bling headi Nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Payne's
Cold Compound" which costs only 25
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance, tastes nice, causes no
inconvenience. Be sure you get the
genuine.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-02
He STARTSAFI FIGHT
Crawford Will Not Close Build
ing Without a Struggle.
Asks Court for an Injunction
Against Hotel Inspector.

Whether or not the Commerce
building, 612-14 Kansas avenue, is a
fire trap and is not being run in COM
pIiance with state fire rules is ques-
ton that will be settled in Shawnee
county courts. Setting forth charges
that the state hotel inspector is mali
ciously giving out statements to the
newspapers, without notifying the
plaintiff of the charges, suit for in
junction to keep the Commerce build
ing from being closed has been filed
in the district court by the Amuse-
ment Syndicate company of Topeka
against Leon A. Congdon, state hotel
inspector.
In it's petition the Amusement Syn
dictate company, which is headed by
err of the building, accuses Congdon of
giving out newspaper statements to
the effect that the defendant was 60
ing to destroy the business of the
building.
The row over the Commerce build
ing was launched several weeks ago
when it was called fire trap by Cong
don. Congdon. Crawford says, issued
an order to Mrs. N. E. McCollum, who
leases the SO sleeping rooms in the
building, to close up these rooms and
remove the bedding not later than
November 2. Attacks by Congdon on
the building have been numerous re-
Gently.
The building was erected in 1907.
The plaintiff cites that it was built on
plans approved by the Topeka city
fire marshal. Crawford claims that
the fire escapes and fire exits are pro-
Vided from the building in accordance
with the law. He says that if Mr..
Congdon will inform him as to just
what changes he must make to COM
ply with the state hotel rules and that
if the rules are legal, he (Mr. Craw-
ford) will gladly make them. Instead
of making a complaint to the own
ers of the building Crawford says
Congdon issued the closing order
the newspapers without per-
sonally notifying him.
Crawford wants a temporary in
junction to keep Congdon from clos
ing the building before the suit comes
to trial and following a hearing asks
the court to make the restraining or
der perpetual.
The Commerce building is occupied
by the Commercial club, numerous Of
fices, dodgers and business concerns.
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a dinner given in honor of the officers
of the association, when one counts
the favors proffered by Topeka. The
Wednesday evening function, for all
the officers of the association, is GER
tainly gracious thing to do.
81 do not believe that any state in
the union has reason to be prouder of
the capital city than Kansas. 1 really
think it is as beautiful, hospitable,
and gracious a community as one will
find on the map. Kansas has many
high-class communities, but none
more delightful than Topeka.
Politics? 1 have no time to think
of that now. 1 do not know of a sin
gle candidate for any office of the
association. 1 am certain that who
ever is chosen to succeed me will be
selected for other reasons than being
a man or a woman. 1 am not mem
Der of the board of directors which
nominatss the officers, hence can have
no voice in the matter. 1 think the
teachers can safely leave the matter
in the hands of the men and women
whom they have chosen to nominate
officers