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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-20

A slender boy OF 1S, whose name
The Day Book will withhold at the
9equest of his mother because of
@'his father and three hard-working
brothers who would be shamed," and
who will be referred to by his nick
name of Chick" made that state
ment calmly to Judge Harry NJ. Fish
er in the boys court, where he stood
charged with burglary.
81 am not denying that with two
other boys 1 entered house at 928
S. Oakley blvd. I haven't denied it
from the beginning" he said. 81
knew 1 would probably be arrested
for it when l did it, but have been
arrested so many times for nothing
that felt it might as well be some
thing the next time, because 1 knew
I'd be arrested anyway.
Every time anything was done
anywhere in the 18th street station
district was arrested. Three weeks
ago was picked up while 1 was eat
ing a piece of pie in a delicatessen
store. l was discharged. A week
later 1 was picked up and held 81
hours in the police station, then
thrown out. The following Monday
night 1 was picked up and held in
the Warren av. station until Tuesday
and then thrown out.
''In less than six months l have
been picked up five times in the oath
precinct, thrown into the police sta
ton, sometimes beaten up, and then
thrown out without being given any
trial.
81 have been beaten up a lot.
had my nose cracked by a copper
once. He hit me with billy. have
peen punched and abused. 1 am not
the only boy that gets treated that
way by coppers. Coppers- some of
them-think it is their business to
beat up boys. The coppers from the
18th district, especially O'Keefe and
7 1, Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-20
YOUTH OF EIGHTEEN SAYS HE'S A POLICE
MADE CRIMINAL-TELLS JUDGE STORY

they see me, and they kept their word
pretty well
81 said 1 did this burglary. What
l took the people got back, but what
1 am the police made me. did the
best 1 could. worked when could
get it. If the police had let me alone
l could have been apprenticed to the
union to which my father belongs
when l was 10, but 1 didn't get
chance"
In the bullpen, where Day Book
reporter followed the lad and his tiny,
frail-looking mother, the boys COM
posure broke and the tears streamed
down his face.
tits DONE" he said, brokenly. 'I'm
under a $4,000 bond for the grand
jury and 1 guess I'll get the limit,
but couldn't get square deal, any
way"
The eyes of the little mother fash
ed. Don't use my boys name" she
begged. ely husband and my three
other sons are Woodworking and it
will shame them. But, oh, if you've
a heart say something about what
the police are doing to boys.
''They aren't all bad don't want
to say that-some of them are de-
cent, but some of them are brutes. I
have nothing to say against the law
it is for the good of the people
but the officers of the law break it
themselves when they arrest young
lads, throw them into cells and then
beat them up. What does judge sit
on bench to punish boy for, when
the copper, Furnishes him before he
brings him into court. Isn't the cop
per who slugs boy breaking the
law?
Stop and think what it means to
boy of 17-what my boy was when
they started on him-to know he's
alone in a cell with great big brute
ready to slug him. Why, boys say
ANYTHING. thew make any confession
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
father kutaPS CHILD
Former Clay Center Nam Steals His
Som From School R08am.

Clay Center, Kan. Feb. 1O.-Clay
Center was thrown into a state of ex-
element when it was learned that
Guy r. Martin. now of Willow Springs.
Mo-. had kidnapped" his little son
George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin have been sep
arated for several months and she
with her little son have been staying
with her parents in Clay Center.
Martin must have arrived in town
Monday night. He went to the school
house Tuesday morning and took the
little fellow to the railroad crossing
where they boarded the Union Pacific
passenger train.
An effort is being made to stop
them. Martin was city clerk of Clay
Center under Mayors Hanna and Rob-
inson and was prominent of the state
militia He was captain of Co. A
which disbanded about two years ago.
He moved to Missouri and has been a
resident of Willow Springs for over
one and one-half years.
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apart by the speed of their charge,
like knights in tourney, they swept
about in great circles to renew the
combat
The Frenchman lowered and wait
ed: the adversary returned quickly
with clever manoeuvres. flying above,
then below the Frenchman, firing
when he could, while-the Frenchman
seeming to remain almost stationery.
replied with energy.
In the trenches the red-pantalooned
French soldiers and the spike-hel-
ing operations and followed that death
struggle with equal emotion. An in
voluntary "Ah!" broke from a thou
sand threats as biplane emerged
from the same cloud that had hidden
the French mOnOplane, and the Taube
turned to flee.
But the French mOnOp1ane pursued,
and it had the advantage here, for the
German aeroplane, being armored.
was too heavy for high speed. The
French machine quickly passed the
fugitive, forced it to turn and come
again toward the French line. where
the biplane was awaiting it. It passed
near the latter and again there was
out decisive result.
turned to Thea charge. Flying high
over its adversary, it suddenly dived
headlong upon it, seemed to touch il
and then-mounted again gracefully
in the air.
At dizzy speed the Taube. mOrtafly
wounded, fell almost vertically into
the German lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
BAIRD RESIGNS.

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all the pneumatic labor saving devices
used in railroad shops. He contil- ued
as foreman of the boiler shops until
1904. In that year Baird was sent to
Newton to operate the Newton rail
mill and to erect a frog ard switch
mill. He spent four years there.
From 1908 to 1910 he devoted his
time to handling his patents on steel
ties. In 1910. the Santa Fee sent Mr..
Baird to Coatsville. Pa, to inspect
the fireboxes and boilers being built
there In 1912. he became connected
with the mechanical engineers office.
and spent a year going over the lines
the reinforcement Of boilers to meet
federal laws.
In 1913 he returned to Topeka and
spent a few months as general fore
man of the boilermaking department
and was then made assistant superin-
tendent Of the shops.
One of his best known patents is
the Ideal firebox, which is now being
manufactured in Coatsville. Pa. under
patents covered by Jacobs. Shupert
and Baird. Custom & Bacon of Kan
sas. City, Mo-, have other patents, as
has the Finished Material company of
Atcnison.
J. F. Ryerson & Son of Chicago, the
/ the Vulcan Iron Works company have
I others.
1 Mr.. Baird also expects to be identi-
fled with the Oxy Weld company,
which gives q heavy line OF work to
1 be looked after.
4. He will continue to- maker his home
] in Topeka.
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SENATE FIGHTS ON.
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Sherman, who occupied the floor. dis
cussed the evils of government owner
ship as senator after senator ddsap-
for little rest and shift of janitors
moved noiselessly about the chamber
clearing up the rubbish, that, had COL
lected on the floor during the two
days session. Senator Lea Of Ten
nessee presided and Senator Lee OF
Maryland constituteds the. entire ma
jofity side of the chamber. Senator
Smoot and William Alden Smith Of
Michigan were the only Republicans
present for hours. In addition. to- Sem.
ator Sherman. ~ 80 -
With their eyes badly swollen with
the strain of extra work the regular
force of official reporters were COM
PEELED to give way and new steno-
graphic reporters, for the first time in
years, took their places on the floor.
The period of calm early today came
only after a bitter struggle for SUI
premacy about midnight. The Repub-
licans and their supporters on the
Democratic side sought to end the ses-
sion but the motion to adjourn was
lost by vote of 49 to a.. On the
other hand Senators Fletcher. and
Stone attempted to get a vote on the
initial portions of the re-co,nmitment
motion. namely the length of the term
for which the government ship might
be leased.
Republican senators clamored in ex-
element for the right to speak, but
Senator Stone obtained the floor, cut
ting off Senator McCumberts speech
which had been planned to continue
far into the morning hours. A par
liamentary wrangie ensued and the
Democrats abandoned their efforts=to
force vote, although every available
senator and Vice President Marshall
were called to the chamber
1t was o'clock this morning be-
fore the weary night watchers on the
floor were relieved. Senators who
had slept in the capitol committee
rooms were to be seen making down
the corridors for the barber shop and
later one by one took their places on
the floor.
rs this tomorrow or next day %
inquired Senator Gallinger, as he
made his early morning appearance
TT is. yesterday responded. Sena-
tor Lea. who had spent the night in
the presiding officers chair
TT will soon be next week." voli1n-
teered Senator Robinson, who at that
time had succeeded Senator Iee of
Maryland as the sole Democrat on the
floor. Senator Sherman at a. m.
had completed seven hours on the
floor and gave no evidence of yield
| ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
BAN ON LOBBYISTS.
Senate Decides Visitors to Legislature
Only Bother Members.

Lobbyists have been barred from
the senate floor.
While in it's first executive session
yesterday afternoon. having approved
the six appointments sent in by Gov
ernOr Capper, the senate seized upon
the opportunity to have a quiet talk
about the lobby nuisance and made up
its mind to bar the paid lobbyists from
the floor.
We're. getting tired of having 'em
purr in our ears and lowering over our
desks while we are trying to work"
declared one senator last night. 1T
was our first chance to talk about it
and we decided to put up the bars.
There's nothing in our action to bar
our friends from the privilege of the
floor Constituents and visitors from
over the state will be as welcome as
ever But the folks who are here on
business will have to transact it out
side the senate chamber"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
CUT DOWN LoAVES NO Kick IN SENATE
Governor Capner Makes Six
Appointments Under Approval.
BristOw,. KinkeL. Foley H0ch,
Martin and Nicholson.

The senate received and confirmed
the following appointments made late
Tuesday by Governor Arthur Capper:
Utilitles. COsnmissiOns
Joseph L. Bristow, Republican. Sa-
lima, now United States senator with
term expiring March 4 next, to be
utilities commissioner for the term
ending January %, 1918. He will re-
place James A. Cable of Kansas City.
John M Kinkel. Republican. Hutch
insOn. for term ending January %,
19L1, to- fill his own unexpired. term.
c. F. Foley, Democrat. Lyons, to
fill the unexpired term he is now
serving until January 20, 1916.
= Board Of Administration.
E. w. Hoch, Republican, Marion.
for the four-year term ending July 1,
1919.
f Adjutant General.
Charles l. Martin, Republican, to
succeed himself for two-year term.
State Agent in NasliingtOn.
John C. Nicholson of Newton, for
the two-year term ending July 1, 1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
BEST IN Is YEARS
Governor Capper Is Praised by
Senator Price on Floor.
Senate Then Wills Bill to AP-
point Insurance Head.

The senate this morning killed sem
ate bill No. 46,. providing for the APP
pDintment OF Insurance commissioner,
now an elective officer. The vote
stood 10 for to 80 against. Speaking
in favor Of the bill, Senator Francis
Price Of Clark comaty' said:
Il am not going To let q couple of
Kansas City lobbyists flood my desk
with kilograms from constituents who
know absolutely nothing about the
matters involved and throw me off
my feet I believe that the present
governor is the best business man we
have had in the governors chair in
25 years. I want to say that believe
the insurance companies can more
easily dictate the choice OF an insur-
ance commissioner under an elective
system than if it were appointive.
Last night we adopted q resolution
condemning the action Of the lobby
which works against this bill. If we
now defeat 1T we reverse our previous
attitude. I vote aye for the passage
OF the bill.''
Senator ShOuse voted for the bill.
characterizing as silly the attitude
OF defending the short ballot while
voting against such q measure.
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RATTtE FOR PASSES.
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been driven back on their second line,
the Russians. capturing 60 officers,
200 men. Is machine guns and a
large quantity Of supplies.
1t is in the vicinity OF Tukholka
pass and on the heights in the region
of Kazinaka that the fighting has been
most bitterly contested. Beginning
was essayed by the first line Ger
man troops who have reinforced the
'Austrians.
On Saturday, this engagement de-
veloped into a general battle still in
in progress today.
Made - Attacks in One Day.
During Sunday the Germans made
Russian position commanding the ap-
proaches to the heights of Ikozimo ka.
The initial German attacks, essayed
with enormous plumbers, were IRE
sistible. Their front ranks were
moved down. Finally the Russian
positions. were abandoned and the
troops withdrew until reinfOrcements
should be brought UP. Then. by q Sc
ries of bayonet charges, the Russians
regained. their original position.
Never before in. the war has there
been hand to hand fighting Of such
ferocity, according to reports from the
front. Toward evening on Sunday.
the Germans renewed their offensive
and eventually captured the hXh pO-
sition held by the Russian troops.
Once again they were driven out in
another series of bayonet charges and
the fighting ever since has been in the
nature of a give and take conflict.
The Germans used their massed
formation to advance with the result
that they suffered enormous losses.
The slopes of the mountain were lit
orally covered with the dead, 1000
being counted IN front OF one Russian
battalion alone.
In East Prussia, the Germans are
concentrating their troops for an Of
fensfve movement against the Rus
slams who are attacking in force.
On the left bank of the Vistu1a.
after a series of attempts to break
through, the Germans have abandon
ed their offensive and are reported to
be quiet. The German losses in the
six days fighting along the Borjhy-
NOW Observation-Disclosures line are
declared to have been in the tens of
thousands.
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McGfnnis bill fills tine future with sad.
days and sleeplessr nights. The man
toured and calcfmfned society miss
who helpsA the local DRUG store pay g.
for position in the society world. Out
in the western counties where women
are perhaps less frivolous than In the
larger towns. McGinnis Feels that his
bill will level the social plane and put
the hand painted beauty with cash
and the born Venus on an equal foot
ing. at least.
The Cones Ell.
Whether McGinnis's bill ever sees
the light Of day is yet another matter.
Four yearHs ago one Mr. Cones or
Meade county introduced q bill which
tended to lessen the shock to mans
modesty when he, attended q. beauty,
show. Cones,s bin provided that the
girls in the abbreviated skirt shows
should wear no gowns that did not
reach the patella- And for two days
legislative members were busy tnyes--
tigatings that portion OF the anatomy.
Cones's bill really came out OF the
committee and 1t afforded a genuine
holiday for legislative. members and
visitors.
The McGinniss dill. is the second
freak bill in this session-this session
being unusually safe. sane and CON
sentative. hut McGinnis looks at the
matter from the angle that II 1t is
right and just that mems conduct
should be regulated by statute, per-
haps few legislative passages for the
new voters would not be a bad plan.
Here II Is, Genevieve.
This is the McGinnis bill:
AN act relating to pure complexion
and providing a penalty for the viola
ton thereof:
BE it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Kansas:
Sec. 1. Any woman under the age
of forty-five- years found guilty OF
using or having used face powder,
rouge, perfume. false hair, hair dyes
or bleaching materials for the hair for
the purpose of deceiving. advertising
or creating false impression shall
be deeTned guilty OF misdemeanor
and punished according to the pro-
visions of this act.
''Sec. 2. Any woman ais above mem
toned found to be guilty of having
her ears pierced for the purpose of
ing earrings on the street. at parties
or in any public place within the state
of Kansas. shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and punished accord
ing to- the provisions OF this act.
Sec. 8. Amy person violating the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction be punished by fine not
exceeding $25 for each offense.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force after it's publication in
the official state paper"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
LOSSES 4 MILLION


London, Feb. 10.-ReclIoning each
man as q weaHh-prodsicing force
equal to mere $500 In capital. the
economic waste OF human life In the
present European war on the basis OF a
million dead and permanently inca
pacitated has already cost Europe ST.
SOC. 900, COO, according to #. w. Hfrst.
q well known dnancier..
Addressing the. Sheffield bankers on
the political economy Of war. he also
said in the first three months OF this
war. Britain had actually spent more
than in her entire three years. cam
paign in Crimea, or two and half
years in the BOer war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10

Price Of Wheat Has Reduced
Size of Ioaf Several Ounces.
FEW OF HlkERS n0lD out
Topekanss Who Had Large Sup
pIy- Of Flour Maintain Cost
L0aves Of. Bread Soon May
Look Like Little Buns.

whistler or-nots Topeka people are
paying war price for bread de-
ponds upon where they buy 1t. some
bakers are still selling at the same old
before-the-waa- prices and. giving
loaves just as large as formerly. Otn-
ers are charging the same price. but
selling smaller lOaves.
The flour the bakers use is costing
them approximately two and one-haIf
times as much as they were paying
before the European war started. SO
unless there was a very large margin
of profit in the manufacture OF the
finished product Before the price OF
flour increased, it seems reasonable
that the bakers should receive more
for their bread now than they were
getting formerly.
But the bakers are using different
methods to reach the same end.
I'VE are at loggerheads among our
Selves said w. H. Kientz.. Of the
Avalon Bakery. Some of us want TO
cut down the size of the lOaves and
continue selling. at the same prices.
wnilg others wish to maintain the
same weight in the lOaves and SIMPLY
increase the price.
A few bakers are still selling Ia
ounce loaves for four cents and ID
ounce lOaves for cents wnolesale
and will continue to do SO as long as
the present supply of flour lasts.
They were fortunate in buying
large quantity of flour. When the
supply of flour bought under the be-
fore-war prices is exhausted. they ex-
pect to increase the prices to rive ana
ten cents a. loaf. but the leaves will be
just as big as ever.
Ten-Ounce Loaves Here.
The ten-ounce loaves have already
made their appearance in Topeka A
CITY ordinance requires that. loaves DC
labeled and that the loaf must. weigh
as much as the label states. Loaves
with ten-ounce labels inconspicuousiy
pasted on the bottom are now being
sold.
.'What size are the loaves you are
making now" M. Alexander of the
Royal bakery, was asked by State
journal reporter.
why do you want to Know Z! Alex
artler asked.
f'Thought it would be matter OF
news" replied the reporter.
"Well, the least said about the mat
ter the better We don't want any
publicity about this. 1t can do no
good. 1t will not help matters in the
least he admonished.
But so long as, loaves of different
sizes are being sold for the same price
and the labels give the correct weight.
thrifty housewives will be able to prof
it by judicious buying. 5rss ssasss - -
Cost Of Bread.
The bakers before the advance in
the price of flour. were all making
loaves Of thirteen and twenty-six
ounces, which wholesaled for four
cents and eight cents respectively and
were retailed for five cent. and ten
cents. A number Of the bakeries are
still making the same sizes of lOaves.
Nome has advanced the price per loaf.
OF those who favor maintaining the
present size of loaves. several are in
favor of advancing wholesale prices to
five cents and ten cents and retailing
to
lively for thirteen-ounce and twenty
six ounce loaves. which. were the
standard sizes of loaves before the war
prices prevailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
FOR FARMERS. TRUST.
Governments Oficial Advocates Co
operative Marketing of Grain.

Mason City, Ia, Feb. 10.-Co-opera-
tive selling of grain and methods by
which farmers elevator companies
can be increased in efficiency were
discussed here today, before the Farm
ers' Grain Dealers association OF
attached to the office of markets and
rural organization Of the federal de-
partment of agriculture.
'The cooperative selling of grain
is in its infancy he said. 1.-The time
will come when practically al Of the
grain raised by the producer will be
marketed by organizations owned.
ducers-~ The most important question
that confronts us today is that of
bringing the efficiency OF the organiza-
tons to the highest possible point. No
business can be successful and secure
the greatest benefits for those inter-
ested therein unless it conforms to
sound, business like principles
Mr. Kerr then outlined the history
and work Of the Office to which he is
attached and explained something of
the scope of the study OF future grain
transactions and exchange practices
which he said the Office purposes to
undertake. This involves determina-
ton Of the relation OF cash prices of
wheat to future quotations and espe-
cially a study of the benefits OF hedg-
ing" he said.
TT is necessary to make a compar-
ison of the various grading and in
spection methods in use to determine
their relative efficiency and economi-
cal marketing"
From an investigation OF farmers
cooperative elevators it was found
that of a unifOl--i system OF account
ing" Mr.. Kerr said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
SENATE ON RECORD.


The senate unanimously adopted
the resolution by Senator Kinkef of
Council Grove putting the whole
body on record as being opposed to
the liquor business and declaring that
no proposition looking to a resubmis-
sion Of the prohibitory amendment
would be seriously considered either
by the legislature or by any of it's
committees.
The resolution has. been passed
along to the house OF Representatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
Kills His Brother.

Forbes, Mo-, Feb. 10.-Nonnie Hud-
son, AZ years old, was killed here by
his half-brother. Ernest Walker, 26,
last night. The men quarreled over
possession of a typewriter, when
Walker shot Hudson. Walker was
locked up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-10
UP TO HIGH COURT.
senator Kleins would
lrregularitiesS Over

Senator Kleins Would Turn StAte
lreeniaritess Over to Justices
All investigation of charges OF ir-
regularity against stn4e Officers or
state board wbuld be heard by the
supreme. cour4 under q bill intro
duced today by Seantor Paul Klein of
lola.
partisan politics the Investigations of
charges such as were brought against
members of the state board of con-
troll last fall. AS now operated such
Investigations may be held by q com
mission appointed by the governor. or
they may be head Alsy the board in
charge Of the institutions where the
charges originate