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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
ONLY WANTED JOY RIDE
Thieves Who Stole G. t. Barstow's
Auto Left 1t i'm Gage Park

After taking SIS mile joy ride the
thieves who stole G. T. Barstows five
passenger automobile from in front of
the First Congregational church Sun
park where it was found this morn
ing.
The car was not damaged in any
way. The tires were all good and
there was nothing wrong. Apparently
the persons who took the car just
wanted a ride and they got it accord
ing to the speedometer which showed
that the car had been driven 3 5 miles.
G. T. BarstOw lives at 131 Buchanan
street. He said that the car was taken
from in front of the church between
Z and o'clock while he and his fam
ily were attending the services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
ARGUE ELECTION CASES
Attorneys for Two Terre Hautians APP
pear Before Pollock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct 4.-Argu-
ments on the application of John E.
Green and Harry S. Montgomery, con-
victed in the Terre Haute election con-
spiracy cases, for release from the
United States prison on writs of
habeas corpus, were begun before
Judge John @. Pollock, in the United
States district court here today.
The applicants attacked the legality
of the indictment on which they were
tried and charged the government was
without Jurisdiction in its investiga-
ton of the Terre Haute election.
Green's wife, accompanied by Mrs
Don NJ. Roberts, wife of the former
mayor of Terre Haute, now serving a
term in the Leavenworth prison, at
tended court. Judge Pollock an
nounced he would take the application
under Amusement, when arguments
were completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
LAND SUITS ARE CLOSED
Monster Docket Practically Cleared of
Indian Title Cases.

Muskogee, Okla, Oct. 4.-United
States Attorney D. H Limbaugh an
neunced today that his office has
practically closed all land suits
brought in behalf of the Chickasaws
and the Cherokees, cutting down the
list of pending land suits by about
5000 cases There were some 80, 900
suits on the docket The remaining
suits are to clear title to allotments of
Choctaws, Creeks ard Seminoles- To-
days work practically concludes the
5000 suits brought in behalf of allot-
tees Of the two tribes.
The government invited those who
had been Sued to come in and aid
Mr.. Limbaugh in clearing cloudy
titles. ard in but few instances was it
necessary to take judgment by de-
fault.
The remsining cases will be pushed
to completion, Mr.. Limbaugh said to-
day, with all speed in keeping with
careful conclusions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
COdding Says Prisons Are Bet
ter Places for Men.
Cigarettes and Profanity Not
Permitted i'm Penitentiaries.
RAP At KANSAS LEGISLATORS
Warden Says They Do Not Read
Bible Enough.
LOafing of Churches RespOn-
sible for Many Criminals.

The state penitentiary at Lansing IS
a better place for men than the city
That is the startling statement of J.
X Codding, recently appointed war
den of the state prison, who takes
broadside shot at members of the state
legislature and declares that seventy
per cent of the men in the peniten-
tiaIy come from the cities
Why. do you know that the pen1-
tertiary at Lansing is better place
than the city?" Codding stated to
members of the Wyandotte County
Welfare league TIE men who
make their homes there are not al
lowed to smoke cigarettes, they are
not allowed to swear and each ana
every one has a Bible to read when
his days work is done
Raps Legislature
Then Codding thumpeti the state
legislature by declaring tEat the law
makers had placed the Bible in the
prison while half of their own num-
Der had never seen the inside of
Bible.
THE legislators at Topeka. half of
whom never saw inside a Bible, passed
a law to give every convict a Bible"
said Codding ''It was a good law.
The only thing they left out was
clause making it compulsory for every
member of the legislature to have
Bible to read and make him read it.
Should Read Bible.
Coddirg did not complain of a large
legislative member prison popula-
ton. He merely thought the legisla-
tors might improve conditions by
themselves reading the Bible.
THE church has been Icafing on the
job" Codding told the welfare work
ers THE church was meant for a
Iife-saving station as well as a soul
saving station. We must not turn
over to the policemen and jailers the
job God meant for the church to han
de
Sixty per cent of the men in prison
would not be there had they received
nronsr home training. Codding said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
PROBE BANK DEAL
Attorney General Investigating Troubles of
Chautauqua Forgery.

More of the troubles of F. r. Turner. the
defaulting Chautauqua Springs banker. are
being investigated today in the attorney
generals office. s. NJ Hawkes., assistant
attorney general, was today in conference
with local attorneys in the Turner case con-
corning the payment of alleged preferred
claims against the bank.
1t is charged that Turner forged notes
to the amount of $50. 900. placed the money
in the Citizens State bank of Chautauqua
Springs and went to South America. Per
sons whose names were attached to the
notes have now brought suits preferred
creditors to recover the money in the bank.
The state and the receiver for the bank
will contest these claims.
T. A. Cramer of EldoradO and w. H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04

There is one safe, dependable treat
ment that relieves itching torture in
stantly and that cleanses and soothes
the skin.
Ask any druggist for a 25c bottle of
Zemo and apply it directed. Soon
you will find that pimples, blackheads,
eczema, ringworm and similar skin
troubles viii disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating, salts
flying liquid, is all that is needed, for II
banishes all skin eruptions and makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy
Zemo, observation-disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
PAY SAND ROYALTIES
Wear and Fowler Companies Give in
Pending Supreme Court Decision.

Both the Wear and the Fowler sand
companies have joined with other sand
companies in this state in the payment
of royalties pending final decision in
the case before the supreme court Of
the United States. The payment will
be made to the state and held in a sep
arate protest fund pending final action
by the court
Since the sand royalty case was ap-
pealed from the state supreme court,
most of the sand companies have made
regular reports to the auditor concern
ing their operations. Royalties have
beer paid regularly and held in a spe-
cial fund. The Wear and Fowler COM
panies previously declined to make
payments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
MORE SILOS HERE
Mohler Report Shows That There Are
1895 in Kansas.

A concrete example of the progress
being made by the farmers of Kansas
lies in the increasing number of silos
in the state. according to a report just
issued by J. c. Mohler, secretary of
the state board of agriculture This
shows that there are 9,6g5 silos in
Kansas, or an average of more than
90 to county. Every county in the
state has silos this year, while in 1914
there were four counties with none,
according to the reports
Sedgwick is credited with the largest
number of si1os, having 372, while
Lyon county, which last year was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
IN HONOR OF TRUSTEE
Memorial services for Late S. III. Fair
child at Washburn Tuesday.

Memorial services for the late s H
Fairchild. of Alma, who died a few
days ago, will be held tomorrow at II
O'Clock in Washburn chapel
Mr.. Fairchild was Washburn's oldest
trustee, having acted in that capacity
for the last thirty years. He was a
resident of Alma and ran real esta re
ard loan office at that place. During
service, he handled the greater part
Of the college funds. He has three
grandscns attending the college this
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04
ROB TRAIN PASSENGERS
Masked Bandits Hold Up Train Near
Minneapolis and Get $40.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 1.-Two
armed and masked bandits held up the
Olympian Coast train over the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road be-
tween Glencoe and Hopkins Sunday
night, forced the conductor to pass
the hat, collected about $240 from the
occupants of the observation car and
after being on the train As minutes,
pulled the air. stopped the train and
escaped in the darkness, while hun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04

Sproul of Sedan, representing the receiver
for the bank, were today in conference
with Judge Hawkes. concerning the case.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
TRICK
Used By Confidence Men In
SwiDdIing Iudianian

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. Mike
George, shoe repairer, was swindled
out of $4,000 today by two confidence
men, who used the ancient "box
trick" to get the money. George saw,
ed his little fortune after several
years hard work He says that a
man known to him by the name of
Delrosa called on him and tried to
buy his shop.
He went to a park here and talked
over the deal. They met another
man, who was introduced as Anthony
Ferris The latter said he had $12,-
0G0 to invest, whereupOn he pulled a
big roll of bills. He said he was
about to leave Indianapolis for a few
days. He was anxious to leave the
money with George, but he hesitated,
because he feared George might not
be honest.
George then drew his $4,000 from
a bank and placed 1t in box fur
nished by the swindlers. Ferris toss
ed in roll. The box was locked and
given to George to take nome. He
unlocked it. finding his fortune gone
and big roll of worthless paper In
its place.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
FAMILIES
Flee To Safety When Town
Built Over Mine Settles

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. Men, wo-
men and children hurriedly aban-
doned their homes in Valley Camp, a
village on the Allegheny river, near
here as holes yawned in streets,
houses toppled dangerously and gas
and water mains broke.
The village was built over the
workings of what had been an i'm
portant coal mine, and as the decay
ed supports In the abandoned work
ings gave way the surface settled ov.
er considerable area.
The damage began Wednesday af'
ternoon and, while several streets
were closed to traffic, many people
refused to move until their houses
began to settle. In number of In.
stances porches dropped into holes in
the ground while in others houses
were left standing on the edge OF
dangerous openings.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
AsToR AUTO CUP RACE TODAY

New York, Oct. 2--The speediest
auto drivers in the world will send
their cars over the new Sheepshead
Bay speedway today, for a slice of
the $4,000 put up for the winners,
and to win the first claim to the big
Astor trophy. The cars will go $50
miles, and the speed of the race
should register over a hundred miles
an hour. No cars who nave not met
the test of So miles an hour will be
eligible. Today's race inaugurates
the new Sheepshead Bay track, the
greatest motor track in the world
The American drivers compare fav-
orably with the European contenders,
and it is likely that one of them will
come through ahead today. With
Cooper and Anderson, two of Ameri.
cas- speed kings, at the wheel, and
other drivers who have won laurels
in the speed game, it would not be
surprising if an American crossed
the finish line ahead.
The new speedway is two-mile
track. specially built for the highest
speeds. 1t is supported by steel and
concrete and the surface is wood.
The winner today will get $4,000,
the second in at the finish gets half
as much, and cash plums will go to
the next ten who finish.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
SOUTH TO HAVE OWN
SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY

Atlanta, Ca, Oct 2-Plans have
been completed for school of phil
ed social workers throughout the
South. Philanthropic organizations
are behind the venture. 1t is said
there is a growing demand for train
ed workers who can so into the
homes and show families how to bet.
ter themselves. The training will be
given free, and courses will be given
in all work of this kind. Diplomas
will be granted.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
BOND ISSUE FOR
DEFENSE PLANS
President May Recommend Il al
Forthcoming Session.
REVISION OF TARIFF UNLIKELY

Position Taken That Opportunity Has
Not Vet Been Given For Adequate
Trial Of the Underwood Act as an
instrument For Producing Revenue.
Talk Of Suspension Of the Sugar
Schedule.
Washington, Oct. lit Is stated
that President Wilson practically has
decided to call upon congress at the
Forthcoming session to authorize q
bond issue large enough to meet the
requirements Of his national defense
program. 1t became known that the
president has about made up his mind
to recommend that money for addi.
tional expenditures for the army and
navy be procured through the issu.
ance Of bonds instead o. by revision
Of the tariff schedule.
This disclosure leaves no uncertain
ty as to whether there will be sub
stantial revision Of the tariff this win
ter. The president will take the po-
sition that opportunity has not yet
been given for an adequate trial o.
the new tariff act as an instrumental
ity for producing revenue. He will
oppose any important changes in the
present Democratic tariff law until
this measure mas been fairly tested
and the various government bureaus
have had ample time to determine the
extent of the war upon business con.
ditions.
It Is possible that the free trade
provision of the sugar schedule viii
be suspended with the president s
consent. Administration leaders as.
sert that strong sentiment mas de.
yeloped for the retention of the pres.
ent sugar duties solely for the sake
Of the revenue they produce.
Members of the ways and means
committee and some of the presi.
dents advisers are understood to be
OF the opinion that it would be folly
to give up s60,OOO,OOO Of revenue from
sugar at time when the administra.
tion itself is to take the responsible
lty Tor recommending an issue OF
bonds as a means OF financing ma
t,onal defense program.
AS far as can be learned there Il
little possibility that any other
changes in the tariff act will be sane
toned by the president unless it de
velops that he deems 1t advisable tc
| postpone the enactment of legislation
to prevent dumping" foreign goods
on American markets after the war
Secretary OF Commerce Redtield an
nounced that he will recommend tc
congress in his forthcoming annur
report that unfair competition from
abroad shall not be permitted to In
| jure a legitimate American industr,
any more than 1t is permitted to dC
so in our domestic field.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
HELD A MONOPOLY
Federal District Court Dissolves A.
legged Moving Picture Trust.

philadelphia, Oct. 2.-Judge Oliver
B. Dickinson in the United States dis
trict court here handed down an opin-
Ion dissolving the alleged moving pic
ture trust, on the ground that 1t was
violating the Sherman law regulating
Interstate and foreign commerce.
The decision was rendered against
the Motion Picture Patents company,
the General Film company and other
concerns manufacturing motion films
and accessories or controlling the
rights of their manufacture. Many
millions Of dollars are involved in
the business.
The court in It's decision states that
all the contracts enumerated In the
governments petition and the COM
bination therein described were a
conspiracy in restraint of trade and
therefore illegal, and that they .on-
stituted a monopoly in violation o:
the antitrust laws. 1t is probable the
case will be taken to the supreme
court.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
Divorce
Is Asked For By Woman In
Common Pleas

Anna L. Koedel has commenced a
suit for divorce in the Knox county
common pleas court against Frank E..
Koedel The plaintiff states they
were married November IA, 1908, and
that no children were born to them.
The plaintiff alleges gross neglect
and states that the defendant failed
to support her while they were living
in Columbus in 1911. She further
charges the defendant with habitual-
ly consorting with lewd women and
that he has frequently been guilty Of
adultery. William M. Rooms for the
plaintiff.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
HURRICANES TOLL
REACHES TWO SCORE
Extensive Property Damage al
New Orleans and Other Towns.

Mobile, Ala, Oct 1.-The hurricane
leans took toll of at least two score
lives and did extensive property dam
age at smaller cities along the cen-
tral gulf coast, according to advices
coming in slowly over crippled lines
Of communication.
Most of the loss OF life reported
was in Premier and Manshac. La. The
railroad agent at the former town tel
egraphed that eight white persons
end seventeen negroes mad been
drowned and many injured when the
wind drove the waters of Lake Pont-
chartrain into the streets.
At Manshac, ten miles farther north,
o railroad section foreman and six.
teen negro laborers were reported
drowned Two children lost their
lives in Pascagoua, Miss, when a
house was demolished and two men
were electrocuted mere by wires torn
down by the storm. Several other
deaths were reported in isolated sec
tions.
Low districts of number of other
cities and villages along the coast are
flooded. Three feet of water is re-
Ported at Slidell. La, near the east
hank OF Lake Pontchartrain, and
property damage from wind Is said to
be great. At Gulfport, Miss, -four
steamers, including the British steam
e., Brentwood of 1900 tons, were
washed over the wharves and are
now fast aground Fifty or sixty per
sons are reported marooned in box
| cars at Premier and miles o. track Ia
that section has been sy,apt aWay
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
INSPECTION
OF SHOPS.
In Ohio Result In Orders To
Make Changes
Relative To The Safety Of
The Employees
Convictions Are For Viola.
tiOnS Of Law
Regulating The Hours Of Work
For Children
Some Interesting Figures
From The Report

Columbus, o., Oct. 1-HOw the
state OF Ohio watches over the safety
and health of industrial workers is
shown by report on the inspection
sof workshops, factories and public
buildings between Sept. /, 1913, and
December 81, 1914, made public yes
terday by Fred G. Croxton, chief stat
istician of the industrial commission.
The inspections were maze and Or
ders issued by the department OF
workshops and factories under Chief
Inspector Thomas p. Kearns, recent
ly resigned.
The report shows these facts:
1866 inspections were made. result
ing the issuance of 1920 orders,
with 3l,34l distinct requirements
for change in buildings or working
conditions.
A total of 6,256, or more than half.
were issued to manufacturing estab-
lishments, including 1870 making
food or kindred products and 1,096
making iron, steel and such products;
1888 were issued to hotels and res
taurants; l,1S4 to Wholesale and re-
tail stores 307 to transportation
companies and public utilities. or
the l,3il requirements for changes.
81 per cent were for protection of
life and limb; % per cent related to
health, sanitation, comfort and moral
safeguards; Is per cent related to
the employment of women, children
and minors.
or the 1924 requirements relating
to physical safety, 1882 were to
guard betting and pulleys; .i66 were
10 guard cog, gear and friction
wheels, l,2S2 were to provide or ex-
tend handrails for stairways: LIE
were to guard set-screws, belts. nuts
and keys; 1,l15 were to provide fire
extinguishers; 73S to guard saws;
737 to guard fly or drive wheels. and
703 to make exit doors swing out
ward.
or the 1856 requirements relating
TO sanitation. health or comfort. 778
were to provide sanitary drinking
fountains, 632 to paint, paper OF
whitewash work rooms sos were to
clean workrooms and 500 related to
providing or improving toilet faclli
ties.
Some of the requirements most FIRE
quently enumerated in the ATS or
ders relating to employment of wo
men, children and minors were 4S5 tt
stop employment of females more
than Is years of age "a hours q
week; 353 to stop employment OF fe
males more than is over 10 hours {
day; $40 to post child and MINOR la
bor notices; 327 to secure school Ger
tificates for girls under ls; 255 Il
stop employment OF girls between Il
and Is more than 8 hours day o
more than 4S hours week; iSo e
stop employment of girls between II
and IS before a. IN, or after y, m.
l42 to allow one hour for lunch: q
to discharge boys under IL.
Among the orders for scnooIhouse
or theatres, "a were 10 rearrang
seats. 20 to remove seats, IS to orc
vide standard seats, The princlpa
causes for the 342 convictions secuI
ed by the department were violation
OF laws regulating the employment o
children and women.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05

now operated by the railroad and
the Allan line. G. M. Bosworth, who
is vice-president Of the Canadian Pa.
cific, is the president of the new line.
The Allan line passed into the con.
troll of the Canadian Pacific last
month. The Canadian Pacific has
been operating fleets in both oceans.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
/. j. /. Il i. i. i. i !. I. !. + :!
s DEATHS I
Mrs. Sarah Eearns

Mrs. Sarah Fearns, one Of Gam
bier's oldest residents, having lived
there for over 80 years, died Friday
night at 1880 o'clock, after four
weeks Illness OF lesion of the brain.
The deceased was SO years of age
and leaves a sister, Miss Mary Trim,
BILE of Gambler, and two brothers
Matthew Trimble of Washington, d.
c.. and James Trimble of Minneap
oils, MINI. The funeral Monday af
ternoon at o'clock at the Church OF
the Holy Spirit. Interment in Gam
bier.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05

Statement of the ownership, manages
ment, circulation, etc, required by the
act of August "a 1872. of the Democratic
Banner published semi-weekly at Mt
Vernon. for Oct, 1915,
Name OF editor managing editor, busi-
ness manager, publisher owner. Frank
Harper. post Office address, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio. Known hondhoiders mortgages,
and other security holders. holding } per
cent or more Of total amount OF bonds.
mortgages, or other securities: None,
FRANK HARPER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this LIST day of Oct l9l5,
r. b. Armstrong, Notary Public Knox
Co.. Ohio. (My commission expires May
I, l917)
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
FLOODS near
GALL|POL|S

Gallipolis, O., Oct. 2. = Homes on
Chicamauga creek and in other low
lands in this section were abandoned
by some families, following heavy
rains. Hundreds of acres of corn are
flooded; horses, cattle and hogs in
Gallia county were drowned and other
farm damage done.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
Broker Kills Himself.

New York, Oct. 1,-Maximilian
Schmidt. young member of the New
York cotton exchange and son of Paul
Schmidt. prominent cotton broker
of Bremen, Germany, shot and killed
himself in Mount Hope cemetery. Mr..
Shmidt wrote and mailed number
OF letters, but he left no pnblic word
regarding the cause of rs snicid,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
FINGER CRUSHED

Sylvester Fisher. who is employed
on the Wooster road improvement, is
suffering with a badly mashed finger
which he sustained while assisting in
moving an automobile, The little
finger of his left hand caught in a
part OF the machinery and was crush
ed A local physician attended the
case,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-05
CANADIAN, PACIFIC
DIVORCES OCEAN LINES

Montreal, p. O., Sept. 80 Tomor-
row will make the separation of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Co.'s rail
and ocean interests. The Qewly-or-
ganized Canadian Pacific Steamships
Limited will take over all the liners