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Evening star., 1915-12-11
Those Prominently Mentioned
for Presidential Nomination
Especially in Evidence.
VARIETY OF EMISSIONS"
BRINGS THEM TO CAPITAL
Meeting of National Committee One
Attraction-Mr. Burton Guest of
Friends at Dinner.

1t falls out today that Wash
ington is honored BY the pres
ence in the city OF every man who
is being talked of in connection
with the republican presidential
nomination. Some are in town
by reason of official duties neces-
stating their attendance at the
National Capital, some are here
to attend dinners, some on private
business and some are here "be-
cause they are here.
Counting active candidates for the
nomination. passive candidates, would
be candidates and near-canddates,
there is an even bakers dozen of
them sin our midst kind of I'VE
have-wfth -us-today" proposition.
secitinG them haphazard, and with
no suggestion of precedence in their
nentioning. the group includes Elihu
Root of New York. Senator Borah of
i:?ho. Mr.. Estabrook of New York,
Senator Cummins of Iowa. former Vice
President Fairbanks of Indiana, former
Senator Burton of Ohio, Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, Senator Weeks
of Massachusetts, Senator William AL
den Smith of Michigan, Senator Sher-
man of Illinois. Representative Mann
of Illinois and former Secretary Knox
of Pennsylvania.
MI. Justice Hughes, 18th.
And the thirteenth: Mr. Justice
Hughes. of course. But remember. thir-
teen has been proved lucky presi-
dental number in one instance, Presi-
dent Wilson claiming it as his very
own.
IN addition to these tall sycamores
of presidential timber. towering above
Washington. there are also in town sew
eral score of republicans of Importance
IN their several states. brought td
washington by the impending meeting
OF the republican national committee
Some came as boomers for their own
members of the committee and some,
perhaps. because Washington is at this
time the most notable as well as the
most enjoyable winter resort on the
map.
So. around the hotels today. onei
couldn't have thrown stick without
hitting prominent republican. BY
Monday there will be more of them
boomers get In
Chicago and ST. Louis are contesting
hotly for the convention, with Chicago
in The lead at this stage of the running
Philadelphia and San Francisco are
some distance behind. but forging along
and making much dust.
Mr.. Burton Guest at Dinner.
Ohio republicans got together last
night at the Shoreham Hotel in din
ner to Mr.. Burton, Ohios candidate for
the presidential nomination. The din
ner was given by the republican dele
cation in Congress from Ohio, and
was presided over by Senator Harding.
Mr.. Burton's campaign manager,
Granville W. Mooney of Ashta bula, es-
corted the guest of honor from the
train upon which he arrived just before
the dinner hour.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
GERMANS CLAIM DEFEAT
OF FRENCH IN THE WEST

BERLIN, December 1.-THE French
again have bombarded and then at
tackled the position recently taken by
the Germans northeast of Souain, in
the Champagne region, but were re-
pulsed the Germans retaining all their
gains, according TO official announce
ment today.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Austrian Fliers Bombard Ancona.

ANCONA, Italy, December II. - Aus
trian aeroplanes few over this city
yesterday and dropped bombs which
killed two people and injured several
Evening star., 1915-12-11
U.S.. VESSEL
HELD UP BY DEScARTES
Two Passengers Taken From the
San Juan by French
Cruiser.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
steamship San Juan of the New York
and Porto Rico line was held UP and
searched by French cruiser while the
steamer was bound from New Orleans
to San Juan. Porto Rico, according to a
message received by the line today.
Two second class passengers were re-
moved.s
The San Juan flies the American flag.
The San Juan is the third vessel of
this line to have been held up within
the last five days, the Coamo and Caro-
lima having been searched off Porto
Rico this week.
Two Passengers Removed.
The passengers removed from the San
Juan were William Gunthevodt and
Fritser Lothar, both said to be resi-
dents of New Orleans. The San Juan
left New Orleans Saturday and arrived
at San Juan early today.
Manager Mooney of the line said he
would not determine the question of.
making protest through the State De-
partment until after the steamer Caro-
lima arrived here Monday and he oh
tains full reports of the holding up
from the ships officers.
Held Up by Descartes.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, December IL.
The San Juan was held up by the
French cruiser Descartes, which also
searched the Coamo and Carolina
earlier this week. Guntheyodt ana,
mans. were taken off at midnight last
night.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Kaiser Reviews Troops on Stripa,

BERLIN, December lit is officially
announced that after a short visit to
Lemberg. capital of Galicia. Emperor
william has reviewed the German
troops on the Striba river.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
DISCOVERER OF NORTH POLE ADVOCATES
AN AERIAL COAST PATROL SYSTEM

Admiral R. E. Peary, U. S. n, wants sta
tions for fiers at intervals Of 100 miles along
our coast line, to act as sea scouts in case of
war and threatened ipXasien- Read this in
teresting article tomorrow IN f11e Sunday
Star.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Council of State offers Crown,
Which He Accepts, After
First Declining.
HAS LONG BEEN DEEMED
STRONG MAN OF ORIENT
Foreigners Concede His Good Work
as President of the
Republic.

PEKING, December 11.-Yuan Shi-kai,
president of the Chinese republic, has
accepted the throne Of China rendered
to him by the council of state.
Acting as parliament, the. council of
state today canvassed the vote on
the question of a change in the form of
the government of China to a monarchy
and found that the votes. of 1898 rep
resentatives out of 2,043 qualified to
vote on the proposition were favorable
to the change.
The council of state Immediately sent
to Yuan Shi-kai a petition urging him to
accept the throne. He declined at first,
but when the petition was forwarded to
him second time he accepted, with the
proviso that he would continue to act as
president until a convenient time for the
coronation
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Embassy officials Puzzled,

While the French embassy was with.
out advices today concerning the
Coamo, Carolina and San Juan Incl
dents, and declined to comment on
them. it is understood that if press ac-
counts are confirmed a recommendation
will be made to the foreign office al
Paris that admiralty orders be modified
to prevent the seizure of alien enemies
aboard American vessels on the high
seas.
Officials at the embassy were puzzled
as to the nature of orders said to have
been issued by the admiralty, under
which four of the Coamo's crew and
two second-class passengers from the
San Juan were taken off.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
One Leader Fell Dead.

So sublime was the faith of one lead
err that he submitted to the test, and,
according to the story, fell dead at the
first rifle bullet, which pierced his
heart, Yuan Shi-Kai was thus freed
from any obligation to join the fanatic
movement of the Boxers. AS a mat
ter of fact, he was given credit for ma
terial assistance to the foreigners dur
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Strong Man of China.

In recent years Yuan Shi-kai became
the most conspicuous personality of the
orient through his efforts to bring his
400,00o.000 fellow yellow men into line
as citizens of the new republic Of
China. The task of turning this most
ancient and backward of Kingdoms into
republic within whose confines there
was a fifth of the worlds Inhabitants
republic four times as large as the
United States-was obviously no easy
one and the man who attempted it did
not escape storms of criticisms from
Evening star., 1915-12-11
F. B. MCGUIRE DIES
AT HIS HOME HERE
Was Director of Corcoran Gal.
lery of Art and Its Board
Secretary.

Frederick B. MCGUIRE, seventy-seven
years old, director of the Corcoran CAL
lery of Art and secretary of the board
of directors. died early this morning at
his home. 1888 Connecticut avenue.
F. B. Mcguire was elected a trustee
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art Janu-
ary 8, 1882. He was made director of
the gallery in April, 1900, succeeding
DR.. Barbarin, who, however, had mere
ly held the office of curator. Three
years before Mr.. Mcclure became di-
rector the Corcoran Gallery moved
into it's new building, but it is chiefly
during his directorate that it has ex-
panded its policy and become one of
the leading museums of the country.
Planned the Biennial Exhibition.
Through his initiative the biennial
exhibitions of cotemporary work by
American painters have been organized
and it is undoubtedly due to his broad
outlook that other transient exhibit
tions have been shown in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art.
Mr. Mcclure was intensely interested in
art and it's upbuilding in Washington. He
was a member when but a young man OF
the local art society and he has always
every enterprise in this city
which looked toward the advancement OF
art His father, who was also WASH
assembled during his lifetime
an interesting and valuable collection OF
paintings. His portrait by Elliott Is now
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
-1 1R--lo- Morv,;pO
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Lord Ellenborough Dead, Aged "A.
LONDON. December 11.-Lord Ellen.
borough died Thursday at Windlesham m
Court, He was seventy-four years old.

name, was a retired commander in the
British navy, having served during the
Russian and Chinese wars. He was
the author Of several articles and booke
on navigation and naval scrltictsma.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Funeral Monday Morning.

Funeral services are to be held Mon
day morning at IL o'clock in the main
hall of the Corcoran Gallery, Rev
Charles T. Warner, rector of st. Al
bans p E. Church, officiating. Inter
ment is to be at Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1915-12-11

those who held that he was a dictator,
virtually founding new dynasty.
Shi-kai was given credit for as able
an administration as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Long before Yuan Shi-kai was wide
ly known abroad he had been accepted
by the Manchus, the Chinese, and the
foreigners in China as coming man.
Born in 1859, the son of district
governor in the province OF Honan,
Yuan Shi-kai aspired to an official posi-
tion. but the rule was that official life
was open only to those who passed in
ancient classics. Yuan utterly failed in
one of those government tests, at
which thousands of aspirants are
closeted for three days undergoing eX-
animation.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness, followed by
snow or rain late tonight and tomor-
row: rising Temperatures: moderate
northerly shifting to easterly, winds.
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest. 36, at $3.50 pm.
YESTERDAY: lowest "a, at am. today.
Gull report on page III
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CONTINUED on Second Pase.l
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Monastir Is Quiet.

A dispatch from the Saloniki cores
pondent of the Athens PATHS received
here says that Monastir is quiet, the
military command having been taken
over by German officer and Ephriam
There are now more than 10000 Serb
Ian refugees in Greece, the dispatch
adds.
Evening star., 1915-12-11
Berlin Report on Retreat.

The retreat of the British and French
expedition in Serbia is being conducted
with great difficulty, according to Ber-
lin advices. Their main force hasa
been unable to disengage itself and
retreat unhampered. leaving only rear
guards behind to delay their pursuers.
Instead of permitting them to do this
the Bulgarian and Teuton troops are
maintaining the closest touch with
their retiring foe, who is. therefore.
forced to retire. fighting at every step.
This, it is reported in Berlin, explains
the loss of six British guns south OF
Strumitsa. !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
THE NATIONS FINANCES.

In presenting the condition of the
nations finances to congress both
President Wilson in his annual ad-
dress and Secretary McAdoo in his
annual report state that the net bal
ance in the treasury on November
"a, was SIP, $50. AS matter OF
fact, though, this is little more than
paper, or a bookkeeping balance
1t lists as availa BILE funds five con-
siderable items that for years. and
until recently, were carried on the
governments books not as assets, but
as liabilities. These items include
subsidiary silver coin to the value of
$21,103,S 500; minor coin to the amount
of $1,122,36S; silver bullion, available
for subsidiary coinage, worth $5,1G2,-
OS4; the bank note redemption fund
totaling $26,65O, $40; and disbursing
officers credits to the amount of $50
634,6S1. These items total s113, 613,-
GA So if the ledgers of the govern
ment we're being kept today as they
have been heretofore, instead OF there
being n net balance of s112,635,520 as
Mr. Wilson and Mr.. McAdoo con-
tend, there would be a deficit of just
about s1.OOO.O0O. 1t doesn't stand to
reason that the items mentioned
which the Democratic administration
has conveniently placed on the credit
side of the governments books can
be figured as available for the pay
ment of the ordinary expenses of the
government. Certainly they never
have been in the past. And it there
fore becomes apparent that the pur-
ported net balance in the treasury of
S112, $50, is balance of purely
illusory proportions, so far as live
governmental assets are concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
0. KAISER SWAyzE
County Clerk Asserts Right to
Keep His Records Secret.
Still Refuses Permission to Re-
porter to Make Notes.

Has a public official any legal right
whatever to refuse to permit rep
resentative of a newspaper to inspect
public records for the purpose of TAX
ing notes and publishing the same ?
That he has not the right is the opin-
ion of two prominent Topeka lawyers,
one an ex-United States district at
torney, and the other a present pub
lie official, who had the question put
up to them today. They gave their
answer without knowledge of the con-
troversy involved.
The question arose after Oscar
Swayze, Shawnee county clerk, for the
third time in three days, refused this
morning to permit a reporter to in
spect the liquor reports made to the
county clerk by the railroads ship
ping liquor into Topeka. Swayze re-
fused twice to permit a representative
OF the State Journal to inspect the
records. This was done in the face of
a decision of the supreme court,
handed down about three weeks ago,
and an opinion of S. M. Brewster,
state attorney general, holding that
the report were public property.
Wednesday afternoon Swayze stated
that he would force the State Jour
nal to bring mandamus suit before he
would give up the records for inspec-
ton by the reporter.
This morning the situation was
checked up to S. NJ. Brewster, attor-
ney general. Brewster cited his opin-
ion and that of the supreme court and
stated that Mr.. Swayze has no right
whatever to dictate who shall and
who shall not inspect the records. He
called Swayze over the telephone and
notified him that the records were
open for public inspection and the
question was no longer an open one.
The county attorney was also notified
of the status of the records. by Mr..
Brewster.
Following the telephone conversa-
ton between Swayze and Mr.. Brewster
the newspaper representative called
on Swayze and again asked to inspect
the records. Swayze backed down on
his refusal of the day before to let
the reporter look at the records, but
refused to permit the taking of notes.
Mr.. SWayze's proposition was not
accepted. Last Tuesday it was dis
covered that one express company
alone shipped sos legitimate consign-
ments of liquor into the city. The
Santa Fe railroad shipped AIS con-
sIgnments. The Rock Island reported
168 shipments. When Swayze was
asked for the reports of the remainder
of the railroads and express companies
he made his refusal, and made the
statement that the number of gallons
and quarts of liquor could not be OBJ
tanned from the statements as the
specifications of the size of the ship
ments were not definite. Swayze was
told that no such effort would be made
but that the representative of the
press wanted to check the number of
shipments which were specified
Swayze also made the remark that
he would not verify or assume respon-
sibility for any information obtained in
his office. He was not asked to.
Swayze also made the remark to a
reporter when asked for the records
that he insisted on knowing what
would be printed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
WEISMAN is NAMED
Sbriucrs Elect Topeka Man Delegate
to Imperial Council To Be Held
at Buffalo, N. Y.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. "a L.
Weisman, Topeka man. was one OF
the four delegates elected to the I'm
perial Council to be held at Buffalo,
N. Y, next year, when the Abdallah
Temple of the Mystic Shrine held its
big meeting of the year in Leaven-
worth Wednesday evening. Other del
egates elected were: f. H. Johnson,
Atchison; George Fisher, Leaven-
worth, and Fred Olson, Kansas City.
Four hundred Shriners attended
the meeting Edward H. Johnson was
elected potentate to succeed Leroy
Penweu of Topeka. Just before he
retired PenweII was presented with a
beautiful tiger claw emblem.
A number of Topeka men were
present at the big meeting. Among
them were w. E. Atchison, Shawnee
county attorney, and L. L. Kiene.
Shawnee county sheriff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
ON TO SAN DIEGO
Plan to Take Kansas Frisco
Exhibit Down the Coast.
Southern California Show VIII
Continue All Next Year.

Kansas may show her prize winning
agricultural. horticultural and live
stock exhibits at the San Diego fair,
according to Albert It. Reid, member
of the Pana ma-Pacific exposition
commission. Plans for the removal
of the exhibits from San Francisco to
San Diego are today being considered
by members of the state commission
The San Diego show will continue
all next year. Kansas has been asked
to display her prize winners at this
fair and plans for the removal of the
exhibits are being discussed today in
Topeka. The commission has suf-
ficient money on hands to provide for
the shipment of the display. Funds
in the hands of the. commission are
available, however, only until July l.
1916 At that time the unexpended
balances revert to the state treasury
Even after hiring a man to look
after the exhibit at San Diego, we
probably will be able to turn several
thousand dollars back to the state"
said Reid. There is no way to paw a
man to care for the exhibit after July
1, and that is one of the things that
now worries the commission
The Kansas building at San Fran
cisco has not been disposed of. The
best offer to date has been S325 for the
$40, 600 structure. Furniture in the
building was sold for about fifty per
cent of its original value
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
new RULES OUT
Lines frightened About Con-
victS ParoIed From Lansing.
Shall Not Receive Citizenship
Papers Till Term Expires.

Convicts at the state penitentiary
will not receive citizenship papers DUR
ing the term for which they were COM
mitted. That was the ruling today
from the office of Governor Capper.
The stand means that every person
paroled from the penitentiary will be
kept under rigid supervision and will
at any time be returned to prison on
motion of the governor without appeal
by the prisoner.
The new ruling today is the most
severe Tightening of the pa."ole rules
since the system was adopted in Kan
sas. By provisions of a supplemental
order attached 10 all paroles. every
person paroled is kept under strict gu
pervisi1n by the state. Even in cases
where pardons are granted full citi-
zenship shall not extend until the
term for which the person IVES
originally committed shall have ex-
pired.
Straight and Marrow Path.
That every person released from
state prison shall walk in Il straight
and narrow path, the following rules
were posted with the approval Of the
governor:
That each prisoner shall during the
remainder of his sentence refrain
from the use of Intoxicating iiuuors
or beverages.
any ki1d except as . July comnis-
stoned officer i'll the perforna nee If
his duty as such.
Shall not carry or possess any
gambling device nor any burglar S Inn
plement or anything for use In the
commission of crime.
Shall not violate any of the laws of
the state or police regulations of any
city
Shall notify the governor of his per-
Tnanent address on the first days CT
January, April. July and October of
each year.
For violation of any of these rules,
the order provides:
He will be liable to summary ar
rest upon the warrant of the gov
ernor for the time being, whose II cg-
ment ana decision shall he conclusive
as 10 the sufficiency Of the proof OF
the violation of the conditions ard
shall shereGpon be confined in the
penitentiary Of this stare for the re-
mainder of the term of his sentence
and this document and pardon to be
summary revoked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
WANTS WHITE RABBITS
Commissioner Porter Needs Them in
His Business of Hunting Down
Mad Dog Scares.

The alleged mad dog brought to
town Wednesday by Commissioner w.
L. Porter from the home of F. A.
Sanderson, east of town, died during
the night. The disease had an OPP
portunity to run it's course and it is
the intention to determine from the
brain of this animal whether or not
the epidemic among East side dogs
really is hydrophobia.
Commissioner Porter is looking for
some white rabbits. When they are
secured DR.. H. E. Wood, city health
officer, will inoculate them with a
serum from the body or brain CT the
Sanderson dog. If they develop rabies
the evidence of hydrophobia on the
East side will be more conclusive. 1t
is likely that the brain of the Sander
son dog will be analysed for evil
denceS of rabies, also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
HAS ONLY ONE WIFE
John Barrett Asks to b., Set Right
Before the Public. Regarding
His Family Affairs.

John Barrett, whose house at 1926
Fillmore street, caught fire under
mysterious circumstances Monday
night and who charged Mrs. Eva
Smelzer with starting the fire wants
it distinctly understood THAI he has
but one wife. He stated this morning
that any claim to the contrary made
by any woman is spurious.
TT was my real wife who called
up Chief Hanlon yesterday and said
she wanted to make n statement
said MI Barrett There has been a
lot of misunderstanding about this fire
and my affairs and 1 would like to get
the matter cleared up. ! have fur
nished the officials with some infor-
nation that may be of value in To-
eating the blame for the fires but
am unable to make it public at this
time.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09

gan, costs S2S43 mile. 1t costs
1882 year to keep up a concrete
road at Spencer, Mass. Concrete
roads are not affected by the weather,
traffic, or mud or trash tracked npon
them, as is the case with some i'm
proved roads. Freezing and thawing
have no effect on them if properly
constructed. Heat does not soften
them, nor cold make them brittle
Concrete increases in strength with
age. Wayne County. Michigan, has the
most remarkable system of concrete
roads in the United States. This sys-
tenn was begun seven years ago. The
value of the abutting farm land has
been doubled in some instances. and
all land has increased in value because
of concrete roads"