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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
COURT HOUSE IS COLD
Business Generally Suspended for
Lack of Heat.

County officials and clerks at the
court house today wrapped themselves
no fire nor was it possible to start
one. Not long ago the county COM
nlissioners ordered that the boilers of
the furnace in the basement be torn
down for inspection. There was little
loafing in the corridors or offices of
the building today.
Up in the second division of the dis
trict court proceedings We're adjourned
after an unsuccessful attempt to fin
ism thrashing out the suit of Lena
Shepherd against the Topeka Milling
company. Fifty dollars worth of jur-
ors were summoned this morning and
dismissed. This means that Shawnee
county will pay out $50 because it
was impossible to start a fire in the
furnace. No proceedings of impor-
lance were held in any of the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
DR.L0vEL land HERE
At q Luncheon at the CONNER
cial Club Wednesday
He Will Tell the Members How
Portland, Ore, Does 1t.

DIR. F. L. Loveland. pastor of the
First Methodist church of Portland,
Ore. and formerly of the First Meth
odist church, Topeka, accompanied by
Mrs. Loveland,. arrived in Topeka to-
day and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Copeland. DR.. Loveland Will
speak Wednesday noon before the
members of the Commercial club on
1.-The Essentials of a Successful Com
mercial Club" telling of the work of
the live Chamber of Commerce OF
Portland.
DIR. and Mrs. Loveland are in the
city to attend the wedding of their
son, DR.. Forest Loveland, week from
Wednesday.
DR.. Loveland greeted many of his
friends at the Commercial club quar-
tiers today. He will be guest at the
meeting of the Saturday Night club,
and will preach at the First Methodist
church next Sunday morning.
The luncheon Wednesday noon Will
be the regular twenty-five cent at
fair, but all persons will be seated at
one time-12:15
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
THAW AGAIN IS HALTED
State Again Holds Up Slaycr's Contest
for Jury Trial.

New York, May 1S.-An order is
sued by Presiding Justice Ingraham IN
the appellate division of the supreme
court staying all proceedings in the
habeas corpus petition of Harry K
Thaw. in which Thaw seeks to have a
jury in the supreme court pass upon
his sanity, has brought another delay
in the long drawn out proceedings
against the slayer of Stanford White
Thaw's case had been twice called
Monday in the supreme court and
Justice Hendrick had postponed the
case until today, at the request OF
Deputy Attorney General Becker
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick
signed order today transferring
Harry K. Thaw from a cell in the
Tombs to the custody of the sheriff in
Ludlow street Jail. This was done in
response to request from Thaw's
counsel, who had complained Thaw
was suffering from rheumatism and
throat trouble and did not receive suf-
ficient exercise in the Tombs.
Thaw will not be given a jury trial
until June Z. Justice Hendrick today
postponed the case until that date in
order that the appellate division may
have time to render a decision on the
new attempt by the state to prevent
such a trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
PLAYGROUND BENEFIT.
The Association Still Is Lacking Nee
essary Money.

A playground benefit day will be
announced soon to raise money to de-
fray the expense of maintaining five
public Fairgrounds under supervision,
in Topeka this summer. This was de-
cided at noon today at a meeting of
the Topeka Fairgrounds association
at the Commercial club quarters. The
date for the work of money getting
will be set by the executive commit
tee.
The money taken in at the recent
physical exhibition meet at the fair
grounds brought in $500 gross. w. c.
Mclean, supervisor of physical edu-
cation, in the public schools, estimates
that $500 will be required to main
tain the five Fairgrounds this summer.
There is enough money on hand now
to run the grounds one month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
EARNINGS BUSINESS SIDE.

One of The most significant fea-
lures of modern agriculture is the at
tention which, in the last few years,
has been directed to the business side
of farming, says the Kansas Indus
trialist- This, like the attention given
to agriculture as science, is due
largely to economic causes-and
largely the same causes. indeed, which
led to the interest in the earlier sub
ject. The most potent of these causes
is the increase in population and the
consequent rise in land prices and re-
duction in the size of farms. In the
last SO years the average size of the
American farm mas decreased from.
199 acres to 1913 acres. The latter
figure is, of course, many times the
average in older farming countries,
such as those of Europe. But a de-
crease such as has taken place in this
country in half a century could not
fail to direct the minds of persons in
terested in farming to the necessity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
WOMEN SEE HIM
In Spite of Guards, Suffragists
Get to President.
Secretary Tumulty Tells Them
They Are Not Polite.

New York, May 1S.-Two women.
suffragists, eluded the heavy guard
stationed in the hotel and succeeded
in reaching the floor where President
Wilson was at luncheon. They man
aged to see Secretary Tumulty and
gave him a letter to be delivered to
the president AS Mr.. Tumulty was
walking away from the door one of
the women exclaimed: Mr.. Wilson
is the greatest little evader 1 know.
Mr.. Tumulty told the women they
were impolite and would receive no
answer to the letter. The letter was
written on, stationery of the national
executive committee of the Congress
siona1 Union for Women's Suffrage
and appealed to the president for his
powerful aid to remove the political
disabilities of women.
When the president left the room
where the luncheon was held the
women stepped out of an anteroom
and confronting him exclaimed:
Votes for women! Mr.. President, we
have a message for you" They got
no further in their appeal. Four
secret service men seized them and
quickly took them away. The presi-
dent smiled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
X. c. Business Men Resent Capper's Eiec-
ton Charges.

Kansas City. Kan, May 1s.-That Cover
nor Capper must either prove the election
fraud charges he made against officials of
Kansas City, Kan, or apologize to the city
was made plain at meeting of the Mer-
camille club last night.
kansas City Kan. is good town in
the making and we have made fine prog
ress under commission government" said
George H. Long. when the governor of
the state the other day publicly challenged
us as being politically rotten we sent
him a cordial invitation to come down
and show us. We do not believe it but if
the governor proves it, we will reward him
If he doesn't make good, then he must
make amends.
A. L. Berger, an attorney, attacked the
manner in which the investigation is be-
ing conducted.
H. T. thinner, election commissioner,
against whom some of the governor S
charges were directed, said he would give
$500 to any charitable institution in the
city, and let the Mercantile club hold the
money, if single charge made against
him by the governor of dishonesty and
misconduct of the recent election was
proved.
DIR. d. e. Chopper w. w. Gordon and
Harry BedelI We're other speakers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
WILHELM TO /
REJECT DEMANDS

CONTINUED from PAGE One.e
of life upon England and upon the
American authorities who permitted
Americans to go aboard a vessel,
knowing she was laden with explo-
sives. The German answer will quote
from the German admiraltys official
statement that only one torpedo was
shot against the liner and that the
explosion of her ammunition cargo
caused her to founder at once.
Berlin Justifies 1t.
Paris, May 18.-Germany's reply to
the American note on the sinking OF
the Lusitania will be sent Thursday,
according to the Mathis Amsterdam
he is informed it will justify the at
tack on the steamer on the ground
that the submarine commander has
affirmed in his report that only one
torpedo was fired, which convinces
him that the second explosion was
due to the fact that the ship carried
munitions of war. The report is said
to state that the torpedo was fired in
such a way that the Lusitania would
not have sunk if she had not had ex-
plosives aboard.
The Mathis correspondent says it is
reported in Amsterdam that Germany
disaster on England and on the Amer
lean authorities, who permitted pas
sengers to embark on a ship carrying
explosives.
serts, that Germany will decline to
modify its methods of submarine war
fare. -
ENJOYS Counsel Cancellation.
Washington, May 1S.-The German
government has been advised to con-
ciliate the United States.
Despite ydenials for public con-
SUMPTION" it was learned definitely
today that Count Won Bernstorff. the
German ambassador. and DIR. Gumba,
the Austrian ambassador, have rec
commended to their home governments
that extreme concession should be
made to America at this time. They
have reported that the presidents de-
mands are endorsed by the entire peo-
pie and have pointed out that COM
pliance with them would do more to
renew American sympathy for Ger
many than all efforts fathered from
Berlin since the war started.
In addition, they have said there is
a growing feeling of irritation against
English methods which should be TAX
en- advantage of now and can only
benefit Germany if the latter proves
that Americas wishes have great
weight in Berlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

PortugaFs sudden and successful
revolution is only more proof that the
people of Europe are SO permeated
with the war bug these days that if
those of any national group can't
find way to enter the major Euro
pean conflict they will choose sides
and fight amongst themselves. And
what by the way has become of that
Portuguese army of 10000 men that
was going to hike for the war to the
assistance of England under a treaty
between Great Britain and Portugal
of a century's standing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
ADMITS SETBACK
Official Petrograd Statement
Tells of Russian ReyerSes
But Says Enemies Advancing
Columns Have Been Checked.

Petrograd, May 1S.-An official
statement issued by the Russian gem
eral staff admits that Austro-German
columns pursued Russian troops
tween the Pilica and the upper Wis
tula." 1t is commended, however that
attacks against the recently occupied
front in the direction of Stry and
Dolina were fruitless, as were assaults
along the Pruth.
The communication follows:
Since the morning of the 10th in
the Shawl region the battles have con-
tinued to develop favorably for u.s.
Our troops crossed the Dubissa and
attacked the Germans, gaining DOS
session of their trenches and captur-
ing several hundred prisoners.
Between the Piltca and upper Wis.,
tula the enemy pursued our troops,
which moved to a new point.
Near Ghilineff and Russkibrod
our sudden counter attacks inflicted
severe losses on the enemys advance
guard.
I'm the district between Wierzbnik
and Opatow, as well as south of the
latter, impetuOuS attacks by US on the
10th drove back the enemy's leading
columns more than ten versts C
mi1es). On the San there has been
violent artillery fire from south of
Wislok to PrZemysl.
In the direction of the Stry and
Dolina the enemy delivered fruitless
Gently occupied, losing several hun
dred prisoners.
ION the Pruth on the 18th the
enemy delivered repeated attacks at
close formation starting from Delatyn
and kolomea. We repealed them sue
cessfully. capturing four more heavy
guns and throwing out advance guards
beVOnd the river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
WHAT WILL IT BE:
Messages From the StOrk Are
Now Available.
A California Doctor Tells How
to Get Them.

Chicago, May 1S.-Do you want a
message from the stork?
If so, there is a new way to get
one. And it is reliable, says DR..
George Starr White of Los Angeles,
who has begun a series of lectures on
Spondylotherapy at the Hotel Sher-
man.
You stand the prospective mother
on an aluminium plate" explained the
doctor, with her face to the north.
If she points her right finger at you,
thereby bringing about reflex ac-
ton, it's going to be a girl. II she
points her left hand finger it's boy
Very simple ana always sure test
In preparing for this test. however,
anything and by all means not drink
anything of a yellow color for five
hours previous. A yellow drink
changes the polarity.
Another valuable discovery made
by Dr. White is that of sleeping. If
you want to sleep well, always lie
with your head to the north. This
allows the lines of force in the body
to exercise. To sleep with your head
to the east causes insomnia. The
sleeper may never know this, but
trouble is there and is called silent
insomnia"
What causes snoring, doctor?'. was
asked.
G. All, very easy, lfhe sleeper is not
in harmony with magnetic lines OF the
earth. The persef4 should be aroused,
made to reverse the mattress and go
back to bed, reversing the g sleeping
position SO
Il will say that people should new
er wear white" volunteered DR..
White, Eff they want to escape both
err of flies and mosquitoes, but should
wear yellow. You See, the flies, mos
quitoes and other. insects don't like
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
SHRINERS WILL MEET
Topekans will Arrange for Their Show at
Fair Grounds.

The Topeka Abdallah Shriners' club will
meet Wednesday night at the Masonic tenn
pie to complete arrangements for the
Shrine carnival at the fair grounds next
week. Reports will be heard from the
various committees and several new ones
president of the club. The Shriners Will
have representatives at the various Wor-
than attractions This work will be
divided up so that nearly every one of
the 200 members belonging to the club
will get in the fun.
From O'Clock tonight until the same
time Wednesday night one dollar expended
in buying votes for any one of the forty
contestants in the Queen of the Carnival
contest will buy 200 votes instead of 100
votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
LORD FISHER OUT.

CONTINUED from Page ID
miralty for the last two days, and the
rumors arising from this are of fric-
ton between him and Mr.. Churchill
Editorially the Times refers to these
reports as confirming the popular i'm
preston that the government like the
nation, has reached the restless tran
sitional stage.
1.-THE government presumably IS
anxious about the character of it's own
control of the war" the Times says,
which is being subjected to wide
spread and searching criticism, both in
public and private. AT present the
storm center seems to be the admir-
atty, but beyond the above mentioned
facts all is rumor and we trust and
believe unfounded rumors.''
Dissatisfied With Churchill.
The editorial then goes on to refer
in general terms to the dissatisfaction
expressed in many quarters with Mr..
Churchill, who is credited with aSsum-
ing responsibility and overriding his
expert advisers '-to a degree which
might at any time endanger the ma
tional safety LED, .
The Times declines to express any
definite opinion, but suggests it would
be well to have seaman at the head
of the admiralty who would command
popular approval. and it thinks the
only man for this post is Lord Fisher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

There is every reason to urge that
the free gate plan for the Topeka fair
that the voters adopted with such a
convincing majority will prove to be
the most advantageous investment
that the people of Topeka and Shaw
nee county have ever made. The per-
manency of the Topeka fair is also
assured. And now that no kind of
weather can put anything like a Sc
rious financial crimp in the fair, it is
almost a safe bet that such a thing
as a rain fair day or week will be
unknown in these parts from now on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
u. S. ENLISTS NEUTRALS
Pressure From Noncombatant Nations
Is Wilson's Trump Card.

Washington, May 1S.-Pressure
from other neutral nations is the
trump card which the United States
has played in an attempt to force Ger
many to accept her position regarding
submarine warfare.
1t was learned today that copies of
the presidents demands on Germany
were placed at the disposal of all neu-
trails whose citizens were lost on the
Lusitania. 1t is reported that they
have endorsed the issues raised
and that this was what President Will
son had in mind when he declared in
his speech in New York yesterday that
1--WE ask only what we have a right to
ask for humanity's sake"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
BOOK FOR FORECASTERS
U. S. Weather Bureau Issues Publica-
ton for Guidance of Prophets.

Washington. May 1S.-How to fore
cast the weather is to be reduced to
print by the official forecasters of the
United States weather bureau. For
months they have been collaborating
on the book and the work is now prac-
tically completed.
The publication is not intended to
make fOrecasters out of the public
generally, but is designed for the use
government weather bureau en-
pioyees who have not reached the
grade of district forecaster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
mutt And JEFF"
State journal Resumes Feature When
Fisher Resumes Work.

Readers of the State Journal may
wonder why the popular comic strip
of Mutt and Jeff, by Bud Fisher, has
not appeared for several weeks. The
feature has appeared in no paper
during that time and it is expected
will not be resumed for two months,
because Fisher is not drawing for any
paper at present. When he resumes
his work in July or August the State
Journal will print the feature. Mean
while substitute is running: George
McManus's laughable Bringing Up
Father,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Music may have charms to soothe
a savage breast, but no one has yet
claimed that it will allay the pangs
of an empty stomach. However, Ber-
lin is sending its biggest band on an
extended tour of the Belgian territory
under German control, ana for the
announced purpose -'of quieting the
Belgian population
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Chairman Walsh of the federal
commission on Industrial relations is
evidently doing his best to make the
art of Ietter-writing even more un-
popular than it is in this country.
And it is likely that all letters on mat
tiers of Importance which the promi-
nent men of the land may exchange
with each other in the future will con-
clude with addendum: please burn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Sympathy from the German press
over the American lives that were lost
in the Lusitania horror, while a little
late in putting in an appearance,
sounds much better than did the
echoes of the noise of the enthusiastic
celebrations that wero staged in Ger
many when the news of the sinking
of this ship reached there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

No doubt about the Germans in this
country knowing which side their
bread is buttered on. Since the sink
ing of the Lusitania, the number of
Germans in New York city applying
for naturalization has increased nearly
800 per cent in comparison with the
usual run there of German applica-
lions for citizenship in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau OF Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

Country schools in the state of
Washington are specializing in warm
lunches. The teachers are trained in
household arts and the school lunch
is used not only to better the physical
condition of the pupils but to teach
domestic science.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Passengers on board the trans
Atlantic liners are said now to sleep
on deck and wrapped in life belts
while their ship is nosing its way
through the German submarine "war
zone" Probably a nearer correct re-
port would detail that they try to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Bridgeport, Ohio, points with pride
to the fact that one of its saloons has
a bar $50 feet long at which work
twenty bartenders when business is
brisk. But this is an honor of an ex-
ceedingly doubtful variety. 1t is much
more to the credit and advantage of
Topeka and other Kansas cities that
they have no bars at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Maybe the bagpipes of Scotland are
popular with all classes of British
soldiers at the front to provide their
marching music for going into battle
on the premise that the squeaks and
squawks from these reedy windbags
may have a disconcerting effect on
he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
TELEPHONES,
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganizstion for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka
The news Is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Plans for a new school house in the
Kaw Valley district a short distance
north of Willard will be discussed this
evening by the district school board
and John F. Eby, county superintend-
ert, who left Topeka for Willard this
morning. The district now has a one
room school building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Were it the king of Italy instead OF
the king of Greece in the throes OF
dangerously high fever, there wouldn't
be any wonder about the cause of the
naladV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
3 BANK BANDITS TAKEN
Men Arrested Accused of Robbing
Burbank (OkIa.) Institution.

Burbank, Okla, May 1S-Three
men accused of robbing the Farmers
State bank here are under arrest to-
day. Two of them are held at Paw
huska, the third at New Castle Okla
They gave the names of Jim Parker
John Hancock and Lee Harris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
Use Gas Bombs, Too.

London, May 1s.-Lord Kitchener
announced in the house of lords this
afternoon that ''since the Germans
persist in the use of asphyxiating gas
bombs, the allies must protect their
own troops by employing similar
methods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

The funeral of Chester G. Vince,
aged II, the boy who was killed by
an automobile Sunday, will be held
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the Seabrook Congregational
church. Interment in Mount Hope
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
Denver Municipal Election.

Denver, Colo.,' May 1S.-Single tax
and prohibition were issues decided in
a municipal election today after bit
ter campaign The single tax amend
ment seemed certain of defeat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
Dissatisfied With Churchill.
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Mrs. Julia SPAIN, aged 10, died this
morning at her home. 1903 West
Laurent street. Funeral arrangements
will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18
Fire at Cleveland, Texas.

Houston, May 1S.-Fire starting in
the Central hotel early today almost
wiped out the business section of
Cleveland, Texas. The loss is $50, 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Suits cleaned and pressed, CSC.
Odor1ess Cleaners, phone 3523.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-18

Elder n. W. Rich will speak at til
City Mission, 402 Quincy stree
Thursday, May 90. at 8 p m