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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

has been extinguished," observed NFas
Bowser as she looked him over.
1T is extinguished!" he hoarsely re-
piled. Eyes, woman. the incipient eon>
flagration has not only been extin-
guished. but you have been been en-
tinguished with I'll"
'"rhen it was all my fault. was II -
"A put-up job ON me from the start
to finish! Woman. ] 80 upstair0 to
change my clothes. Do not follow me
to offer explanatjons or assistance, or
to finish your work Of gtabbing me in
the back! I know you It last-at Last
-and--and---"
And he pulled himself up step by
step, and he halted at every step to
point his fingers at her and nod his
head. He meant by that the most dire
revenge q human being can couture
up. but she only sighed ana wiped mp
-(Copyright. 1915. by tho Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Bowser felt certain that some
disaster would happen IL anything Of
the sort was attempted. but it was
either give In or have q row, and she
gave in. The cook felt the Same way,
but she wanted to keep her place for
the winter. Before going down cell
lar MI. Bowser unwrapped the extin-
guisher and explained what it was
charged with and how it worked. He
also gave a brief history Of the great
Chicago fire. which might have been
prevented by a cool man and an ex-
tinguigher. Then the trio proceeded
down cellar, and he heaped up lot
Of old newspapers and gave q history
of the Boston conflagration. which
could ALSO have been checked in its
infancy by one squirt from . sQuirter.
'Now, them" he continued ~ he
opened the cellar windows and got
ready to strike q match, I'VE will
make this scene a. realistic AZ possi-
BILE. It IL midnight 1 awake to smell
smoke and hear the faint cracking
OF the destructive flames. I bound
out Of bed without saying anything to
anybody, and as come downstairs /
find the cellar ablaxe. It il from the
cooks carelessnes9 as she brought up
coal for morning. I seized the extin-
guisher and come dashing down. and.
though II appears ~ II mo- human
power could stay the confla8ration.
tackle Il ana have II out In twenty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

seconds. will now light the papers
and show you how the thing works."
AS the papers were alieht he rushed
upstairs after the extinguisher. A
strapped to his back and the nozzle
in his hand. He had meant to keep
very cool and do the thing up beauti-
fully, but he grew excited over It. ana
as he was met by volume OF smoke
he lost his head and his footing ut the
same time. With whoop and q yell
he fell forward downstairs and rolled
over and over to the cellar bottom.
AS he rolled. the extinguisher tried to
extinguish, but instead of the stream
striking the flames it played on Mr..
Bowser's head and feet and body-On
the ceiling above and the walls around
ON the women who tried to rush
forward and help him up. The pile
poured out of the windows and it
wasn't thirty seconds before someone
was pounding at the front door and
yelling sFire!" Mrs. Bowser and the
| cook lodged the fire and the extin-
guisher and fled upstairs. but it was
| too late. A score Of people crowded
| In as soon as the door was opened,
and without asking questions they
/ dived down into the kitchen and
snatched up anything that could hold
water.
= Mr. Bowser had got up by this time
and had got control of the squirter.
but he couldn't get upstairs for the
people who were throwing down wa
! ter. AZ he yelled and shouted and
swore an engine came rafting up, a
hose nozzle was thrust into the open
window and during the next five min
/ utes 80 barrels OF ice cold water gush-
! ed into the cellar. Everything, in
Guiding M. Bowser. was afloat and
soaked and chilled to the marrow
when Mrs Bowser finally made the
over-zea1oue populace understand the
situation. Then Mr.. Bowser was
| hau;ed out Of the window by fire.
/ man, and while Mira Bowser and the
/ cat stood on the steps above and the
i populace crowed around. the fireman
4 held the fire statistician up against
1 the wall and called him seventeen
4 kinds Of a. BuncOmb county fool. and
1 added that he ought to be drowned
| like rat in a tub. Five minutes later
/ Mr. Bowser stood in his own front
h hail. with the door shut after him, and
the crowd dispersed. He was soaked
and limpy and smoke-begrimed and
Il half scared to death, but he remem-
i bered his dignity
.sWell the incipient cohflasatior
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

~ high mark Of e6Aciency, II was
necessary to make s0ikingly
interesting reproductions IN the Howe
E0lms without revealing any Of the &c
Ecrets Of the Navy The Howe organi:
Sation did this - well that the -censoTs
1t the Navy department in Washington
could ind no technical objection t9 any
|of the scenes The photographers
spent many months at seq. vith all the
types Of warehips. Their experiences
In climbing through the big masts Of
the super Drcadnoughts give The spec,
tator in the theater . vivid realization
Of how It feels to follow the sailors in
their strenuous occupations.
The measure OF battle efficiency 10 a
ship Of war 10 to deliver the greatest
number of hits in the shortest possible
time. This :'hits per minute" contest
the acid test Of efiiciency-forms very
spectacular feature of Howe's aim to
be seen here soon 1t has aroused a
tine spirit Of rivalry between. the crews
Of the battleships TO the men it rs
not only q matter Of pride and glory.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
MEET ACCIES TONIGHT
IchabOds Will Play Last Conference
Game of Season.

Washburn's last Missouri Valley
conference basketball game OF the
season will be played tonight at Wash
burn gym when the Ichabods will
meet the Aggies' strong quintet.
In the 1chabods camp, Nelson,
guard. and Merrill Ream, captain, are
on the sidelines owing to sickness
Beals will be probably shifted to guard
and McNeish at forward. Drake, q
promising sophomore sub, will posi-
bly, get chance to play tonight.
The members of the Washburn
team are confident. At the beginning
OF the season the Aggies barely cap
tured the game from the Ichabods
with a score of 26 to 20. Before the
varsity game this evening the Topeka
Highs will meet the Topeka Cubs.
Both the Highs and Cubs have been
playing fast this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
HE MAY APPEAR.
Federal officials Think johnson WIN
Come to Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. Cot was reported
in the federal building today that
Jack Johnson, worlds champion pugi-
List, under sentence for violation Of
the Mann act, might appear here in q
few days.
II would not be surprised II John
son should step into my office any min
ute" said the federal prosecutor, who
declined to say whether he had been
notified that johnson would return to
Chicago. Two indictments under the
Mann act are pending against john
son in addition to the conviction in the
Belle Schneider case, in which he for
feited his bond by going to Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
KANSAS WON FROM MISSOURI.
Jayhawkers Easily Took Basketball
Game From Tigers A to 10.

Jayhawkers Easily Took Basketball
Game From Tigers A to 10.
Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 20.-Outplay-
ing the Missouri Tigers in every de-
partment Of the game the University
Of Kansas basketball team won here
last night by q score of a. to 10. The
Jayhawkers started with a dash and
finished that way. Before the Tigers
had scored a point in the game SOren-
son and Sproull. the Kansas forwards.
had made 9 counters. The Kansans
were superior in floor play and basket
shooting and had little trouble in
keeping a big lead.
At the end of the first half the score
stood 25 to in favor OF the Jayhawk-
ers.
The Missourians took advantage of
Kansas fouls early in the second half
and crawled up a little nearer their
opponents score. AS soon as Kansas
started her system of play, however,
the game took on a different aspect
The teams play again tonight and II
victory comes to Kansas the Missouri
Valley championship will be assured.
Referee, E. C. Quigley of ST. Marys,
and Guy S. Lowman of Manhattan. as
umpire, ran the game in satisfactory
fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

''gnarled. oak" of the ring. in the
sixth round at the Paramount A. C.
This cryptic announcement means the
finish of one of the most sensational
bouts held in this city. For nearly
seventeen minutes Coffey battered
away at his ancient rival and hit the
twin blows seeming to have the
strength to knock a horse down but
the twin was there staggering but
smiling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
esident Wilson Says 1--WE Shall :
Take Leave to Be Strong Upon the Seas
to Film Orr Neyy--Howeg tShow Films Here

0UR-" Soldiers Of the Sea" have
Of late bsen 20 much under
~ hre" fpop critics and the
Navy has been made target
for % much discussion In Congress and
by newspapers that the Secretary OF
the Navy has been prompted to estab'
lish another precedent. Al q newspa'
per publisher. be believes In publicity
and he wants che American public to
get better acquainted with the Navy
1t IL well worth while too. especially
since the events of the past Few
months have demonstrated so fully
that the destinies Of other nations
largely depend on their Navies Some
day our national life may depend on
ours. That u the reason Mr. Daniels
would like American citizens to know
more about our Dreadnoughts. cruisers
destroyers, gunboats. submarines. etc.
which we have afoat on the high seas
Nnd life aboard them3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
Cornell Vs. Tiem

New York. Feb. 20.-For the in
door intercollegiate meet to be held
in Madison Square Garden, March 8,
Cornell and Pennsylvania ara the only
colleges to enter teams in every event.
Columbia and Princeton divide the
next position on the list with entries
in all sbut one OF the nine events.
the pole vault
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

Port Jarvis. N. T.. Feb. 2O.-The
w. g. T. y. of Milford. Pa. the home
Of Clifford Pinchot, has posted = alag
list" with the district attorney. The
list has caused CONSERVATION among
the residents of the town. az S. OF
its citizens are specified.
Legal action IL threatened by some
who find that their names are on the
list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
HE OFFERS RODKEY.
kansan May Take Place OF New York
Half. Miller

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. GOV. O..
hamilton. athletic manager OF the
University OF Kansas, has offered to
permit his crack $50 yard runner,
Fred Rodkey, to substitute for Mel.
win Sheppard at the Kansas City Ath-
lettc club indoor meet February ~.
He will probably oppose Cowman, the
former Missouri Valley conference
double furlong champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
TO TRAIN AT TAMPA.



Chicago, Feb. 20.-Twenty-eight
exhibition games. sixteen to be played
while the club Is in training in Flor
ida, have been arranged for the Chi
cago National league club, according
to a revised list announced today.
The list follows: March 8, Philadel-
phia Nationals at st. Petersburg;
March 3. 10. II, Philadelphia Ameri-
cans at Tampa; March IL, Is. Is. Gu
ban Reds at Tampa; March II, 10. 10,
Philadelphia Nationals at Jackson
Vile; March 20. II. 20. Cuban Reds
at Tampa; March 26. Louisville
American association club at Lake.
land; March ~, Louisville at Tampa.
The club. which will train at
Tampa. will play its first exhibition
game on the trip northward with the
New York Americans at Savannah
Ca, on April 1. Games also will be
played with q number of Southern
League teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
Broken Rib stopped Fight.

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. ia ten
round match between Matty Baldwin
Of Boston and Johnnie Harvey of New
York, both lightweights, was stopped
in the third round here last night be-
cause Of q broken rib sustained by the
Boston fighter. Harvey had the bet
ter Of the tight throughout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
Defeat Baseball BIN.

IittIe Rock, Ark, Feb. 2O.-The
Arkansas house Of representatives by
a vote of Sc to &c last night defeated
a bill which would have allowed Little
Rock voters to decide whether base
ball games should be permitted Sum
day afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
Another Fcdefal seF1ivver.n

A. c. pulled another of its many
"1ivvers'' tonight when It called off
the Jack Dillon Frank Mantell fight
on account OF the slim attendance.
The spectators demanded their money
back but the management refused to
do SO and issued rain" checks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
NORTON-JENNINGs CONTEST
Boys and Girls Play Fast Game
Challenge From Jennfnex

Jennings. Kan, Feb. 20-Norton
basketball here last night. scores:
Jennings girls. "a: Norton girls, Is.
Jennings boys, So: Norton boys. 46.
The Jennings girls challenge any girl
team in the northwestern part Of the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
Money Only Teznpeation.

st. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 20.-Because
the receipts at the door were too small
Clarence Ferns of Kansas City last
night refused to box eight rounds with
Tom Bufke OF st. Louis. with whom
he was matched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

You ~ Q taxpayer are Joint owner
In our Navy. which ~ It exists to-day
represents an Investment OF over half
. billion dollars. You are . partner In
a business-the business Of tnsuring
our national safety-that costs $780,.
100000 q year TO maintain. Are we
expanding all these millions upon a
real live" asset and one that will be
extremely -"aiive" at any instant an
emergency might arise. or II 1t fol
'frppery and gtmcrackFi Mr. Dan
tels determined on q new way 70 an.
swer this much mooted question. So
that the general public could investi.l
gate the Navy on IT. own merits and
at very close range he has employed
that ultra modern medium
the moving ptcture-to yisua
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

successful representative on the Yale
team. He beat X. G. Stern. q Prince
ton tennis star, Sis, 1911, 1916.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
Princeton Won i'm Tennis.

New York, Feb. 20.-Veteran
squash tennis players OF the Princeton
club beat the Yale varsity team in .
series Of matches, 8 to 1. on the for
mer's courtA s. v. Cooley was the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20

New York. Feb 20.-Dublin '.JuE'
Coffsy stopped Jack (TWin) Sullivan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
TOPEkAN TO ST. JOE.

Topeka fans will watch with inter-
est this season the showing Earl
(Zeke) Gieber makes in the Western
league. He has signed up with Hob
lands st. Joseph team. Last season
Sieber was = member OF the vOilanda
one Of the local teams, and later
signed to- play with Del Nortes in
the st. Louis valley. which team won
the pennant.
He had batting average Of .376.
He plays at. third or short. SiebeP
lives at home With, his parents. Mr..
and MRS.. Albeft r. Sieber. 1880 Mad
isOn street.
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Kansas a.; Missouri -.
Kansas Wesleyans 81: Cooper ~.
Lawrence HI. S. AZ: Pa0la 81.
Drake 20; Nebraska -.
Basketball tonight at sWaahburn
gymnasium - Washburn, ~ Kansas
Aggies.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Philadelphia, Pa.-Congressman J.
A. Goulden of New York city.
London.-Right Hon. John Francis
Moriarity, lord justice of appeals in
Ireland.
New York.-John Lee, formerly vice
president of the International Mercan
tile Marine.
Pittsburg, Pa.-James Fairchild Hud
son. for 33 years the principal editorial
writer of the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Philadelphia. May 3-Olive Harper
widely known author. In private life
she was Mrs. Helen Burrell d'Apery
She was born in 1912.
The Rev. Sergius George Kostrome
tinoff, rector of st. Michaeps cathe
dral, Sitka, Alaska. and who had been
connected with that church since 1886
aged 81 years. He was born at Sit
ka of Russian parents and was one
of the last survivors of the GROUP
that witnessed the transfer of Alaska
to the United States by Russia AZ
years ago, the ceremonies taking
place at Sitka. then the capital.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07
ENeINEME GET ADVANCE PAY

Arbitration Board Members Declare
NewIands Law Inadequate.
Chicago.-An arbitration award ad-
vancing to some extent the rates
of pay of $4,000 locomotive engineers,
firemen and hostlers employed on the
t4O,0 900 miles of line of SO western
railroads in the great area of the
United States and Canada, bounded
ON the east by the Illinois Central
and the Great Lakes, has been signed
here.
A dissenting opinion was filed on
behalf of the Brotherhood of Engine
men, in which the arbitration was
branded as failure and the Newlands
law, under which it was arranged, an
inadequate device for the settlement
of industrial disputes. The award eff
fective May 10 and binding for one
year only, frankly was declared as
merely postponing for IL months the
actual settlement of the differences
involved. The railroad members of the
board issued formal statement cri
itching features of the regulations
governing the arbitration and remark
ing that certain concessions, regarded
as intrinsically unjust, were made fol
the sake of preserving peace with the
employees.
Charles Nagel, st. Louis formel
secretary of commerce and labor
who, with Judge Pritchard, represent
ed the board of mediation and concil
iation on the arbitration board, wa.
the only member who issued no state
ment. He is known to have beer
deeply offended by the recent attacl
made on him as an arbitrator by of
ficers of the brotherhoods.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07
General Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's says: Trade continues
to expand, progress is of cumulative
character and even concededly slow
lines are evincing more lively dis
position. In fact, the general situa-
ton, trade and industrial, seemed to
be moving into new and higher
ground. Faith in the future is more
firmly rooted and reports as to grow
ing crops are flattering; remunerative
prices for cereals have predisposed
farmers to raise food crops.
Exports are heavy, new high rec
ords at last being shown for the fiscal
year. Foreign demand for munitions
of war make for extraordinary activity
in certain individual pursuits and, fin
ally, the country apparently is max
ing Roadway, toward gaining custom
ers in markets in which Europe had
the upper hand prior to the outbreak
of war.
Actievity is most marked in the GER
cal producing part Of the west, and IL
is prominent in the northwest. In
southwest trends manifest conserva
tive improvement, the east is swing
ing into line and the south, now that
cotton is at price that allows Of the
partial liquidation Of debts, feels more
optimistic.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07
J. S. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Secretary Redfield Tells President
Wilson of the Years Business
Of Uncle Sam.

Secretary Redfield has laid before
President Wilson his estimates that
American exports for the current fis-
cal year will reach $2,750,O00,000. The
secretary took tables howing that ex-
ports of breadstuffs from the United
States last month amounted to $780,
100000 worth, as compared with ST.
100000 in March, 1914. Breadstuffs
exported from the United States since
the outbreak of the war have totaled
$41S, 100000.
Half of all exports from the United
States during the eight months ended
February 2S went to British territory
as against as per cent year ago in
the same Period, an analysis by the
department of commerce shows
French territory ranks second for
American products markets. having
displaced Germany from that position
Exports to other nations, including
their dependencies, are Italy, Holland
Denmark, Cuba, Sweden, Germany, ia.
pan, Norway, Spain, Mexico, Russia
Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Panama
China, Chile, Switzerland and Turkey
OF the 1929, 900 worth of mer
chandise exported to British territory
$537 100000 went to Great Britain and
Ireland, 97,O00,00O to Canada, $32,
500, 900 to Australia and New Zealand
| 50 100000 to British East Indies, 81,
100000 to British West Indies and SIS,
75O, 900 to Hongkong. Exports to Brit
ish territory increased $55,2s3, 900 dur
ing the period.
Exports to French territory were
SIS, 094 900, an increase of 500, 113,
900; to Italian territory, $115,27s,0 900
an increase of $62, 491 GOO; to Dutcf
territory, $s1 ,007 900, en- increase o.
$2,3s1 900; TO Danish territory, $50,
Os9. 900. an increase of $40,79O,0oo; tt
Cuba, $4s, 462, 900, an increase Of 1921,
900; to Sweden, SAT 900, an In
crease of $3s,039,0O to German terri
tory, $2s,76S,0 900, a decrease Of 1888,
951, 900; to Japanese territory, $2S,
OIL 900, a decrease Of $14,379, 900; t
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07

Norway, $27,491, 900, an increase of
$21, 10000.
All other countries showed de-
creases except Switzerland, whose i'm
ports from the United States were
$3.50, 900, an increase of $9s0,O00.
The United States in the eight
months bought from British territory
one-third of all merchandise imported
The aggregate of imports were 1885,.
100000, of which 1854 100000 came
from British territory. Cuba, with
$s7 100000, was second; Germany,
with $75,750,0OO, third; japan, with
500 100000, fourth; Brazil, with 1884,.
100000, fifth; France, with $55 1000, 900.
sixth; Mexico, with $47,75o,ooo, sew.
enth; Argentina, with $40,0O0,0OO
eighth; Italy, with $35,750,OO0, ninth :
and Holland, with $2s, 100000 tenth.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07
BRITISH BUY CARGO
RATHER THAN FORCE COURT

London.-Through the compromise
with the owners of the cargo of the
American steamship Wilhelmina the
British government avoids court de-
cision which might have been extreme.
ly distasteful to Great Britain in fu-
ture years. Had the prize court con.
demned the Wilhelmina's cargo. which
was foodstuffs avowedly destined for
the use of the civil population of eGr
many, Great Britain would have been
on record as having made food to the
civil population of belligerent coun
try absolute contraband, a position
which Is directly opposed to the posi-
ton this country has always held.