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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
VTUUT UV OIHVU
Principal of High School Tes-
titles in Sorority Case.
Says Ladies of Liberty Same as
Lambda Alpha lambda.
THE PLAINTIFFS WIN AGAIN
DefenSe's Second Demurrer Is
Overruled by the Court.
Judges DESTROYS of Hearing
All the Evidence.

Under cross-examination this af-
ternoOn Principal Stout was asked
point blank by Ed McKeever if he
knew of any sororities or frats in the
high school at the present time. Mr..
Stout answered that ne did not. The
principal was also asked If the girls
would have been suspended IL they
had refused to sign the statements
sororities last May. Mr.. Stout ans
wered that he did not know but stat
ed that conferences would proba bI v
have been held with the girls parents.
The defense in the high school so
rority case which has occupied the
time of the district court this week
had its first inning this afternoon. A
]. Stout, principal of the high school,
was the first witness.
Principal Stout testified that the
first trouble with frats in the high
school came in 1905 but that no active
campaign was made against them un-
til 1907 when the state law was
passed making high school sororities
and fraternities unlawful. Professor
Stout stated that the L. A. LIS were
the second sorority to enter the high
school, the Owls being the first to
come in in 1903.
THE first evasion of the law came
when the alumni members of the So
rorities and fraternities held parties
and the high school members attend
ed" Principal Stout stated on the
stand THE high school students
would say they had nothing to do with
the party Later the sororities and
fraternities were formed into clubs
known as the Red Rose, Friars. NAL
tese Cross, Crescent, and Ladies of
Liberty. CThe last named club is
claimed to be the outgrowth of the
L. A LIS. of which the plaintiffs in
the present case in court were mem
bers.) The girls of the Ladies of Lib
erty club are identically the same as
those of the L. A LIS"
Principal Stout also testified that
the frats began piedging pupils in the
grade schools in order to get around
the signing of the card in high school
which stated that they had not be-
come affiliated with fraternities or
sororities while a member of the high
school
Snobbishness and an attempt to run
students affairs also was charged
against the Frats by the defense's first
witness.
A strong denial was made on the
stand by Stout to the statement of the
girls that they signed the ban" cards
under threat of suspension. Principal
Stout stated that Helen Lucas had tolc
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ROOSEVELT IN
STIRRING Theme
ADVOCATES WAR
Condemns Pacifists' Theory for
abolition" of 1t.
"FoiIy, Absentness, POitroOn-
ery," Declares Teddy.
WHY NOT ABOLISH POLICE?
WHY NOT ABOLISH POLICE?
Force Necessary to Sustain
Right Is Slogan. ...-.
Paper by Ex-President Read
Before Sociological Society.

{ Washington. Dec. ga paper by
Theodore Roosevelt on Social Values
and National Existence" furnished a
theme for animated discussion to-.
day before the American Sociological
society in annual session here. 1t was
read by Professor Edward A. Ross, of
the University of Wisconsin, president
of the society
Infinitely the most important fact
to remember in connection with the
war and militarism in relation to NOR
al social values, wrote MIR RoOSe-
welt, rs that if an INSCRIPTIONS, war
like and militaristic nation is not held
in check by the warlike ability of
neigh hbOring. -militaristic and well
behaved nation, then the latter will be
spared the necessity of dealing with
moral and social values because it
won't be allowed to deal with any
thing. 1t seems to me positively comic
to fail to appreciate, with the exam
pie of Belgium before our eyes that
the real question which modern peace
loving nations have to face is not how
the militaristic, or warlike spirit with
in their own borders will affect these
Values but how failure on their part
to resist the militarism of an unscrup-
ulous neighbor will affect them
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to medieval
Persia and Russia and to modern
(Continued on Page Ski
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TO LEAVE Topeka
Now Comes Report That Rock
Island Offices Will Go.
Office of the General Manager
viii Be Split Up.

Chicago. Dec. 29.-Tbrough the
consolidation IF three operating dis
tricts of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway, two general managers
are now in charge of the work for
merly handled by three similar off
cials The change went irto effect
according to H. NJ. Sloan, assistant to
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, receiver for the
road, who discussed the situation to-
day because of the retirement of A
E. Sweet, as general manager of the
Rock Island at Topeka, to become
vice president of the Denver & Rio
Grande.
The district formerly under the
charge of MIR. Sweet has been divided
sid Mr.. Sloan, and attached to the
remaining two operating districts OF
the road the heads of which are c.
w. Jones, general manager at Des
Moines, Iowa, and T. H. Beacon, gen
eral manager ct El Reno, Okla.
The operative head of the Rock,
TContinued on Page Ski ?
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Stockholm, Dec. 29.-For no other
reason than that the Ford peace party
has become a Joy ride with no definite
aim in view, Mrs. Inez Boissevain.
prominent suffragist, has abandoned
it and will return home at once.
At meeting of the members JUS
before she quit the party Mrs. Boisse-
vain declared that instead of getting
together and formulating definite
plans as to procedure, the peace MEM
bers merely have discussed steps in
formally around the dinner table and
spent the rest of their time sightseeing.
THE undemocratic method en-
ployed by the managers of the expe-
dition is repugnant to my principles"
she said. Instead of all the members
formulating plans, the work has been
confined to few specially selected
persons.
When the party embarked on the
Oscar II, 1 took it for granted that
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RUSSIAN LOSS
TERRIFIC IN 8
futile DRIVES
Fail to Break Through AuStro-
Hungarian Lines
Cars Men Capture City or
10000 in Persia.
.BULGAR REGIMENT MUTINIES
Turks Claim Further Victory
Over Allies. "
Eighteen German Soldiers Hurt
in Railroad Wreck.
Cars Men Capture City or
10000 in Persia.
BULGAR REGIMENT MUTINIES
Eighteen German Soldiers Hurt
in Railroad Wreck.

London, Dec 2e.-The Russian Of
fensive on the Bessarabian front apr
parently is assuming formidable pro-
portions. Unofficial reports from Ber-
lin say the Austrian lines have held
so far, although the Russians have at
tackled eight times since Christmas
night. with lavish expenditure OF am
munition and men.
Russian troops in Persia. it is re-
ported from Teheran. have occupied
Kashan. a city of about 80. 900 popuIa-
ton 100 miles south of Teheran. and
are advancing on Ispahan, 100 miles
further south.
The Turks reported continued sue
cess for their artillerymen in interfer-
ing with allied operations in the Oar
danelles. A battleship of the Agamem-
non class and a cruiser were hit by
Turkish shells. 1t is declared.
Hand grenade fighting in the Chaul-
mes sector and bonn bardment of Ger
man positions west of the Navarin
farm in the Champagne are the only
activities reported by the Paris war
office.
The fierce fighting on the Galician-
Bessarabian front, of which mention
is made in both Russian and Austrian
official statement seems to support
the forecasts that Russia, instead of
directly attacking Bulgaria, hopes to
reduce the pressure on the entente al
lies in the Balkans and Asia Minor,
and impress Rumania and Greece by
a diversion to the north, with the in
tent if possible, of breaking through
the Austrian lines.
The capture of Kashan. one of the
Continued on Page Sfx.)
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Three SHIPS DOWN
Three Killed When Dutch
Trawler Struck a Mine.
Storm Claims Two Norwegian
Boats; Two known Dead.

London, Dec 29.-Three vessels of
neutral nations have been sunk by
mines or have gone down in the heavy
gale lashing the waters about Great
Britain in the last twenty-four hours.
The Dutch trawler Erin was blown
up by mine, according to a Amster-
dam report Three of her crew were
killed, three were wounded and the
other eight were rescued. The mine
became entangled in the trawler's s
nets.
The Norwegian steamer Harnden
was sunk north of Bergen, with a loss
of one life. Bergen dispatches did not
state the case. 1t is believed she
either struck a mine or foundered in
the storm.
Dispatches from Penzance, Wales,
today, reported that packages from
the Norwegian steamer Heidrun and a
body, about which was strapped one
of the Heidruns life belts, washed
ashore at Mullion. The Heidrun is
believed to have gone down in the
storm
Crew May Be Lost.
London. Dec. 29.-The crew of the
British steamer Morning. sunk by
submarine today, is believed to have
been lost. Dispatches received here
reported only the captain and second
mate saved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
MORE SNOW ON WAY
A Much Lower Temperature Tomor-
row Is the Forecast.

More snow, and a drop in tempera-
ture is the prospect for Topeka in the
next SO hours. The forecast calls for
snow tonight and colder in the north
west; much colder Thursday. The
wind this morning was IN the east Civ
ing promise OF a fulfillment of the pre-
diction.
The lowest temperature in the last
"a hours was degrees at 8 o'clock
this morning. This is degrees below
the normal for this date. The lowest
temperature on record for this date
was 1 below zero in 1909. The high
est was 62 degrees in 1889.
The Kaw river has risen slightly
since Tuesday morning and was run
ming full of ice today. The stage this
morning was feet.
Temperatures today averaged 9
degrees below normal The shippers
forecast says to protect SO hour ship
ments north and west against temper
atures of 10; south and east, Is to
20 degrees. A reading of about 5
is expected at Topeka tonight. The
wind blew at the rate of eight miles
an hour from the east. Following are
hourly temperature readings for to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
New Utility Order Won't Affect
the Helm Interurban.
Electric Line Will Keep Up
Work on Topeka Extension.
MAY COME IN ON NORTH SIDE
Lawrence Order VIII Not Delay
Kansas City Promotion.
VIII StubbS Crowd Build in on
South Side of River.

Refusal of the public utilities COM
mission to permit repair of the Kaw
river bridge at Lawrence will not de-
lay the building of the Helm interur-
ban line to Topeka. When the com
mission this week announced that the
Helm line could not enter south Law
renee until a new concrete structure
were built, the order was regarded as
knock k-out blow to the Kansas City
Topeka interurban promoters Now
it is announced that work will not be
delayed.
Recently the Helm interests asked
permission to repair the Kaw river
bridge to Lawrence. The structure
was to be used to carry interurban
cars until a new concrete structure
was completed. Reports by utilities
commission experts were to the effect
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DRINKERS TO DIE
Mexico Going "Dry" Under
Drastic Penalty.
All CarranZa Governors to
Enforce Prohibition.

San Francisco, Dec. 29-All of
western Mexico from Tepec to the
border, soon will be dry" territory.
according to a statement today by
Thomas D. Boyd, jr.. manager of the
United Sugar company, who has ar
rived from the companys holdings
near San Bias, Mexico.
Sonora is absolutely dry" said
Boyd, dry in the full sense of the
word. There is no bootlegging and
anybody caught taking a drink runs
a chance of being stood UP against a
WALL
All the Carranza governors, said
Boyd, are thinking of making their
states dry. The project is looked upon
with favor by Carranza, he added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
ARREST
President of Indicted Council
Declares He Has No Fears.
Three Appear Voluntarily
Warrants for Four Others.

New York, Dec. 2s.-Of the eight
men indicted yesterday charged with
conspiring with agents of the Ger
man government to foment strikes in
munitions factories two had surren-
dered to the federal authorities before
noon and third was in town. For
the others warrants issued Will
be forwarded to Washington for inn
mediate execution.
David Lamar, alleged paymaster for
Captain Franz Won Rintelen and Jacob
Taylor of East Orange, president Of
Labors National Peace council. the
medium through which the govern
ment alleges Won Rintelen sought to
direct his activities, have surrendered
Both entered pleas of not guilty and
were released in $1,000 bail.
Taylor denied ever knowing Lamar
and Won Rintelen. he said. he had
heard of only through the newspapers.
The third defendant who signifsed
his intention voluntarily to give him
self up is Frank s. Monnett former
attorney general of Ohio, who left his
home in Columbus bound for New
York last night He is said to have
been chairman of the committee on
resolutions of the peace council but
TContinued on Page SKI
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tho rather vague opinion of the body
of delegates would be hammered into
effective shape by group action ana
constructive thinking throughout the
voyage.
AN organization was not formed
until three days before the end of the
voyage. To that fact I trace all mis-
understanding dissensions, mistakes
in policy. inefficiency and inability TO
get the idea of a mediating peace con-
eress in comprehensive shape before
the public.
1.-THE organizat ton, when finally
formed, was abortive. The Scandl-
navian public, which expected clear
thinking and a definite program, We're
skeptical about the serious mindedness
of the delegates. At the meetings the
discussions have been purely private.
with the result of Ill feeling, suspicious
and condemnation Fer the reasons
stated, 1 am unable to continue with
the party" --
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
GALE, RAIN, ICE
Gulf Coast and Mississippi VAL
ley Are Storm Swept.
Ice Covers Streets of Many
Southern Cities.

Mobile. Dec. 29.-Extensive damage
was reported early today along the
gulf coast and adjacent territory as
the result of a storm which swept
over this section last night. Telc-
graph and telephone wires are report
ed prostrated in every direction. This
morning Birmingham. Montgomery
and Pensacola still were cut off from
with the rest of the
world.
Mobiles only means of conlmunica-
ton was by way of New Orleans. A
heavy downpour of rain accompanied
the storm, two inches of precipitation
being recorded here. At DemOpolis,
Ala, the rainfall was 3.6 inches and
at Birmingham 2.S2. The velocity of
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Works SO Yrs.
for Railroad
Gets Pension

st. Louis. Dec. 29.-Announce-
ment that George w. Davis, gen
eral freight agent of the Vandalia,
part of the Pennsylvania system,
would retire January l on PEN
sion, was made today.
Mr.. Davis has been with the
Pennsylvania system more than
fifty years. Charles B. Sudbor-
ough. now assistant general
freight agent. will succeed him;
and Benjamin H. Daily. division
freight agent at St. Louis, will
become assistant general freight
agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
KILLS WIFE, SON
b. w. A. Henson, so, Stays
Spouse With Shotgun.
Then Beats Her 1S-Year-Old
Boy to Death.

Wichita, Kan, Dec 29.-B. w. A.
Henson, go years old, formerly OF
Englewood. Kan. shot and killed his
wife here this morning while she was
combing her hair.
Using his shotgun as a club he beat
to death his Is year old stepson. Wal
ter Shafer, who went to the aid of
his mother. Shafer suffered from
partial paralysis. Neighbors attracted
to the scene saw the youth killed.
Henson fled from the house and
boarded a street car. He was followed
and taken from the car in the suburbs
of the city and is now under arrest
He declares his wife and stepson were
threatening to kill him and he COM
mitted the double murder in self-de-
tense.
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LAST minute NEWS.
villa Recruiting Army.

FL Paso. Tex, Dec. 29.-General
Francisco Villa. according to latest re-
ports, is at the Babricora ranch, the
Hearst property near MADEIRA, at
tempting to recruit forces Andreas
Garcia, MEXICAN cOnsl here, stated that
1900 former Villa troops were mus
tered out at Juarez. He stated 1900
others had reached Chihuahua City up
to today and of these 500 had been
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
Greatest Live Stock and Crop
Showing in Kansas.
Wonderful Report Made by
Secretary of Agriculture.
FIELD CROP ALONE 341 MILLION
Live Stock 80 MilIiOn-Grand
Total, S652,2I7,Os1.
Wheat Was Worth $S5,OOO,OOO
and Corn S73,OOO,OOO in Year.

Value of field crops and live
stock in Kansas for 1915 reach
ed 1862, ,217,O81 and broke all
records, according to a report to-
day by J. C. Mohler, secretary
of the state board of agriculture.
Crop and live stock valuations IN
1914 were 631 million, or 21 mil
lion below the 1915 record.
Field crops, as reported by
Mohler, were this year worth
S341 ,561, ,439, the second highest
record for the state. Last year S
big wheat crop boosted the 1914
crop showing to 376 million, the
high water mark. Against the
loss of 35 million in field crops,
the state gained Sc million in
value of live stock. In II
months the value of live stock
Jumped from $254, ,955, ,493 to
$50 655, ,642.
Records as shown in the
Mohler report todav, reveal the
fact that in four years, Kansas
has grown her three greatest
crops. The report for 1912 set
a new record. Then it was
eclipsed by the 1914 crop. This
years crops were second only to
those of 1914 and the 1912 rec
ord ranks third.
The years wheat yield. Mohler's re-
port shows was 95.7oS,176 bushels.
an average of 12.5 bushels from the
total acreage of the state. The years
wheat crop was worth $S5.6Sl 'fSf'
B'- Corn Crop Value.
Not since 1889 has the acreage yield
of corn in Kansas eqUaled the 1919
record. The acreage for the year.
however was below several previous
records. From the 4,537, ,2SS acres
planted to corn, yield of 142, ,653, l 40
bushels was grown. The average yield
was S14 bushels to the acre. Value
of the years corn crop, Mohler re-
ports. was s7S. S.547,443.
Po.ato Yield at S2.7OO.OOO.
Sorghum crops. under the report
from nearly 1000 correspondents, are
shown by Mohler to have been worth
S27.551 2Tt
slightly more than s6 a ton was
received for the 4.647,O7S ton alfalfa
crop. The years yield was worth
S2S.433, $50.
The potat' yield was valued at
S2.743,2S3. while the barley crop for
1915 was worth $4,399,469. Millet
grown in Kansas this year was re-
ported worth S1.035,74
Except in 1914. valuations of Kan
sas crops failed to reach the high
point set this year. 1t was the enor-
nous wheat crop which sent the 1914
crop record to 376 million dollars. In
a period Of four years. however. the
states three high records for cash val
ues of crops have been esta blished.
The 1915 record. which takes second
place. is just 35 million dollars less
nr,lt
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Indianapolis, Dec. 29.-The rain,
sleet and snow storm of early today
diana. Telephone and telegraph traf-
fic was practically at a standstill.
Steam and electric railway lines were
blocked in many places and all trains
were running far behind their sched-
ules. All means of communication
with Richmond, Ind, was interrupted
today and it was understood that four
Pennsylvania passenger trains were
being held there.
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NO USE FOR OWL CARS
AFTER STATE GOES DRY"

Spokane, Wash. Dec. 29.-Be-
ginning Sunday night, two nights
after statewide prohibition be-
comes effective, street cars will not
run after midnight, according to
announcements made today by the
street car companies. Officials of
the companies stated that a ma
jority of the passengers of the after
midnight cars were patrons of sa-
looms.
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HIGH LIGHTS IN EUROPE'S
WAR ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY

Grand Duke Nicholas made a fran
tic effort to check the German onrush
through Poland.
Italy gave Turkey IS hours to re-
lease the British consul at Hodeida.
The kaiser was again reported seri-
OuSly ill.
Japan was reported ready to send
troops to the allies.
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LITTLE OLD NEW YORK NOW
is LARGEST CITY IN WORLD

London. Dec. 29.-New York is
the largest city in the world. Lon
don, by reason of losses occasioned
by the war and because of gigantic
errors in estimating the population,
must now admit the American
metropolis is the bigger by about
quarter of a million people.
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POSTSCRIPT
BIG FIGHT is OFF.
willard FultO Championship
Fight Definately Candelea.
Tom Jones, Champions Manager,
Backs Down Agreement.

New Orleans, Dec. 29.-The 90
round fight for the heavyweight
championship scheduled for March
4, in this city, between Jess Willard
of Kansas and Fred Fulton. was de-
finiteIy declared off here late today
by Tom Jones, Willard's manager
and Tommy Burns. local promoter,
who was a partner of DOminick J.
Lortorich in the fight agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
Fiue Children
Eat Poisoned
Candy and Die

Boston, Dec. 29.-Eive children
are dead and several others are
seriously ill as result, il is be-
lieVed, of having eaten poisoned
candy. The police of the Bright
on district, cooperating with the
Cambridge authorities. are inveS-
tigating the possibility that some
one might have been criminaIly
responsible.
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DISCUSS PROHIBITION
Booze Meeting at Pan-American
Congress a Big Feature.

prohibition of the use of alcoholic
beverages and the prevention OF
crime directed a greater interest to
the members of the Pan-American
Scientific congress to the section
studying public health and medical
science. but those discussing interna-
tionaI law with the members of the
International Law society continued to
ottra ct attention
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Laredo, Dec. 29.-Reports reaching
here from Mexico City today say chat
First Chief Carranza has dccreed that
office holders who have failed to sup
port the Carranza cause shall be re-
moved srom public office. Advices
are that the decree is being applied
lenicntly The decree says that Of
fices thus vacated shall be filled by
loyal supporters of the constitutional
iSt canSa
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CARNEGIE GIFT BOTH
AFFIRMED AND DENIED

Amsterdam, Dec. 29.-Andrew
Carnegie has sent $12. 100000 to
Europe for the Belgium relief fund.
according to information received
here.
New York. Dec. 29.-Represen-
tatives of Andrew Carnegie this
afternoon issued a flat denial OF
an Amsterdam report that the iron
master had contributed $4,000
600 for Belgian relief