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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
MUST REPAIR LAW
Judge NeilI Sees Defects in
Mothers Pension Act.
Chicagoan Urges Broader Scope
of Kansas Statute.

Judge Henry Neill of Chicago, faith
or of the original mothers pension
law, sees defects in the provisions of
the law enacted by the Kansas legisla-
ture. Operation of the law is ham
pered by restrictions and discrimina-
tions vested in the boards of county
commissioners, Judge Neill told Gov
ernor Capper today in a discussion of
the states new reform measure.
For nearly an hour today Governor
Capper discussed mothers pension
laws with the former judge Of the
Chicago Juvenile court and advocate
of public aid for mothers. Judge Neill
stopped in Topeka today on his way
to Chicago after a trip to the Pacific
coast. His stop in Kansas was for the
purpose of gaining information con-
corning the operation of mothers
pension law enacted by the 1915 leg
islature.
."Twenty-eight states new have
mothers pension laws Judge Neill
told the Kansas governor.
Law Needs Fixing.
THE Kansas law, however, is hard
ly as broad in it's provision as I would
like 20 see,' said Judge -Neil1 1T
gives to the county commissioners too
much power for discrimination and
would be more successful, 1 believe, il
it's provisions were troa dened."
that greater results would be secured
if the Kansas law were made manda-
tory rather than optional with local
county boards. In one county, the
commissioners recently declined to act
under the law until an opinion had
been secured from the attorney gem
eral to the effect that no board could
legally sidestep the provisions of the
act. 1t is to relieve the tendencies to
dodge the operation of the law
through an effort to reduce public ex-
pense that Judge Neill directs the at
tention of the state legislature.
The new law is the result of a leg
islative compromise and is not as
broad as desired by its original advo-
Gates. 1t is generally believed that
the 1917 legislature will be asked to
broaden it's scope and some of the
provisions recommended by Judge
NeiIl in his talk with Governor Capper
may be incorporated in the proposed
amendments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
VACATION is OVER.

CONTINUED from Page One.l
to this port. Apparently the spread of
the flame was rapid for short time
afterward another brief message from
the Tuscania relayed through the Cape
Race wireless station said the Athlnal
had been abandoned.
Nothing was said regarding the fate
or the passengers and crew, but ma
rine officials were hopeful that all
hands had been transferred. safely to
the Tuscania, as the weather was fair
and sea conditions were favorable The
Tuscania is bound from Glasgow for
New York, but it was thought possible
she would bring the shipwrecked men
to this port before proceeding to her
destination.
Rescue Ship to New York.
New York, Sept 20.-The Anchor
line steamship Tuscania was believed
to be on her way to New York today
bringing the passengers ann crew OF
the Greek steamer Athinai, which was
on fire and abandoned at sea, accord
Ing to wireless messages received from
Captain Mclean of the Tuscania.
The Athinai left New York last
Thursday for Piraieus, Greece, carry
ing few passengers, large general
cargo and many bags of mail The
given in Captain McLean's message as
latitude 40.54 north and longitude
58.47 west, about two hundred miles
nearly south of Sable Island and more
York.
No positive word as to the safety of
her passengers and crew had been re-
ceived today as the only information
concerning the fire was contained in
the wireless dispatches received at the
Cape Race station last night. Cana
dian government officials who re-
ceived the message believe the Tus-
CANA had taken off the passengers
and crew from the burning vessel.
Many Sub-EreShieS
While no figures could be obtained
this afternoon, it is expected that the
enrolment at. the high school will
exceed that of any previous year. The
influx of sub-freshmen passed the ex-
pectations of all the members of the
high school faculty and for some time
commenced Principal A. J. Stout and
his assistants were wrestling with the
problem of placing army of new
students for whom no arrangements
had been made
The large enrolment of sub-fresh-
men was a surprise in view of the
fact that two junior high schools
started their careers this morning
The two new intermediate schools
which were organized at Sumner and
Quincy schools were opened with a
view of relieving the congestion at the
high school.
The enrolment of the two junior
high schools is made up of the pupils
who graduated from Quincy and
cludes children from the Harrison
Potwin and Sumner districts at Sum-
ner and Grant and Quincy districts at
Quincy. The regular first year high
school subjects are being offered at
the two intermediate schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
JEW CAMP AICN ON
TOpekans Plan to Raise Fund
for Russian Sufferers.
Big Meeting Hell dat Auditor
ium Sunday Afternoon.

Preliminary steps in a campaign to
raise funds for the six million Jews in
Russia who are facing starvation were
taken in Topeka Sunday afternoon at
an open meeting in the City audi
torium. The local campaign is but a
link in a chain of similar campaigns
that are being conducted in all parts
of the country, under the auspices OF
the central committee for the relief of
Jews in Russia. Everywhere the cam
paigns are being pushed vigorously
and local business men who have vol
unteered their services in the cam
paign promise that the work here will
be started without delay.
Committees composed of active bust
ness men will start out this week to
cover the city in the interests of the
fund. Scott Hopkins, of the bank of To-
peka, has been appointed treasurer of
the fund and contributions to the 10
cal fund can be sent to him at the
bank.
Urge Immediate Action.
Necessity for Immediate action was
urged at the meeting in the Audi
torium Sunday afternoon which was
attended by Jews and Gentiles. An
appeal for assistance for the suffer-
ing Jews in Russia and for the break
ing down of race prejudice was made
by the Rev. Arthur Henderson, pastor
of the First Congregationalis church
Letters from Governor Capper and
Charles Curtis, United States senator,
indorsing the movement were read by
E. w. Rankin who acted as chairman
of the meeting. Mr.. Rankin also gave
brief outline of the work that will
be done in Topeka. Ike Gilberg de-
scribed similar campaigns in other
cities throughout the country. Sixteen
thousand dollars has already been
raised in Kansas City, according to Mr..
Gilberg.
Interest Widespread.
Particular interest is being taken in
the Jews at this time by publications
throughout the country
The American Magazine has been
offering prizes for the best letters
about the Jews. The prize-winning
letters are published in the October
number. One of these letters, written
by a Jew, follows:
THE Jew is Dives; the Jew is Laza-
rus.
The Jew is Karl Marx; the Jew is
Rothschild.
THE Jew is Felix Adler; the Jew
is a gunman.
THE Jew is a wanderer; the Jew
clings to the Pale.
1.-The Jew is Shylock; the Jew is
Baron de Hirsch.
THE Jew is Disraeli; the Jew is
Herzl.
1.-The Jew is Spinoza; the Jew is
MaimOnideS.
1.-The Jew owns Broadway; the Jew
is homeless.
''Fhe Jew is Judas; the Jew is Jesus
There are millions of Jews; the
Jew does not exist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
new ORDINANCEIN
Proposed Building Law Given
It's First Reading Today.
Fire Chief HanIon Spent Many
Months Drawing 1t.
UP-TO-DATE IN ALL DETAILS
Features Tried i'm Other Cities
i'm the Measure.
Suggestions OF NatIonal flre
Underwriters Provided For.

Topeka's new building ordinance hInf &c
upon which Joseph Hanlon, cnleI y
the fire department. and JOSEPH
Waideich, assistant chief, have spent
many months in study, was miro
duced for first reading at meetlnS
of the city commission today II
covers IFS typewriter pages ana -
the opinion of Chief Hanlon contains ff L,
the best features of ordinances OF 4
dozen different cities. He mas red1
the building ordinances OF more imam
fifty cities. ,.t1airo,
ordinances in more than thirty year.
Naturally the new ordinance, WhSh
compared with the old one VIII re
radically different, but Chief Haniol
insists there is nothing drastic IN LIZ
new ordinance ao+.i1
The ordinance describes in detali
inst what things must be done IN con-
structing a building. 1t also says what
must not be done. Hanlon mas goue
on the principle of safety flrst' pt.
ras at the same time tried to aVot4
conoDrlling unnecessary expense an i
inconvenience The new ordinance ;
more nearly like that of Decatur, III,
than of any other city. SuggeSlotlS
of the national board of fire ana uu :
derwriters have been Included.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
BISHOP 20 YEARS
Services at Grace Cathedral for
Frank r. Millspaugh.
Ceremony for Twentieth An
niversary Impressive.

Sunday morning at 1900 o'clock a
special communion service was held at
Grace Cathedral in commemoration of
the twentieth anniversary of Bishop
Frank r. Millspaugh's elevation to the
episcopate.
The sermon was preached by the
Rt. Rev. Theodore Thurston, bishop
of eastern Oklahoma, who presented
to Bishop Millspaugh, the latter's first
class of candidates for confirmation.
The other clergymen assisting in the
service were the Very Rev. James P
De Bevers Kaye, dean of Grace Ca
Spencer, archdeacon of the diocese,
the Rev. John Bennett of Williams
burg, Kansas, and the Rev. George M.
GeiSe1. - There was a full vested choir
The regular communion service was
preceded by a prayer by Bishop Mills
paugh, in which he gave thanks for
past blessings and asked for wisdom
and strength for the future; and by
Bishop Thurston's sermon.
The text was from Proverbs, %
chapter, 7th verse-'As a man think
eth in his heart, so is he
Bishop Thurston said in substance:
1t is not family, or money, or even
success in getting to the top of the
worldly ladder, that indicates a man s
true worth. 1t is whether his thoughts
are Cody, and whether the main eff
Tort OF his life is for the veal of hu-
mainly Also, that his wisdom and
tact in using the broad powers dele
gated to him by the canons of the
church-ability to win-not exact
obedience, indicates a successful
bishop And further, that no clergy
man, priest or bishop, can successfully
do the work intrusted to him unless
the laity helps. A man will give
money to most any cause, much more
easily than he will give of his time,
or sacrifice his comfort or conven-
fences. But it is after all the work
that counts, much more than the
money"
No direct reference was made in the
sermon to Bishop Millspaugh, but it was
left to the audience to judge the lat
ters career by the standards laid
down in the discourse
There are now but three active
clergymen in the diocese who were in
it at the time of Bishop Millspaugh's
conservation. These are the Rev.
John Bennett of Williamsburg, the
Rev. Horace Carr of Parsons, and the
Rev. j. H. Lee of Manhattan.
The diocese at the time of his con-
secration, included the whole of KAN
sas, but a few years later it was divid-
ed, and the western half of the state
was made a missionary diocese with
Salina as its cathedral city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

men waiting otside eager to JOIN the
array. Back OF the cathedral where
there are many warehouses near the
river front, they came upon the frst
visible effect of the raid.
Entire Block i'm Ashes.
An entire city block was in ashes
with only the smudged shells of build
ings left standing
At the Opthalr1ic hospital. a small
building whose exact location none OF
the passengers knew expect that 1t
was within fifteen minutes ride of the
Metropole hotel and in the central
section of the city. they found that
considerable damage had been done
by n bomb which had fallen about a
block away This building and two
others converted into hospitals for
wounded soldiers had felt the force or
the explosion, as if it had been at their
doors.
In Bloomfield. "a miles from
Trafalgar Square. a row of DWELLINGS,
had been damaged as if by artillery
fire. The damage extended over an
area of about three blocks There was
a cavity in the middle of the street
80 feet In diameter and about SIX Ieet
deep.
No Public Buildings.
Not a government building nor
church nor an arsenal, a dock or d
hospital had been reached by a bomb
the Orduna's passengers were IN
formed.
The greatest material damage, they
said, was the destruction by fire OF
the block of warehouses near st:
Paul's cathedral. The chief result OF
the raid, however, was to swell the
number of recruits by many thou7
sands Miss Ethel B. Davis of BryH
Mawr university, another passenger
said the populace in Trafalgar Square
as the Zeppelin foated over them
sang 'Tipperary."
The steamship Rotterdam, which
also arrived today brought scores OF
passengers who witnessed the air
raid.
They, too, said that they had seen
only one Zeppelin, but that it was a
sight never to be forgotten. They told
of bus in Cheapside blown to pieces
by one of the bombs virtually obliter-
ating it's sixteen occupants. How the
ambassador, Walter H
Page, and his family watched the Yep
pelin from the steps of the embassy
IN Grosvenor square, was told by
Frank C. Page, the ambassadors son.
The airship was about 5000 feet up,
Mr.. Page said, and looked like sill
yer cigar as it flOated in the night sky
outlined by the searchlights.
I'VE could see the smoke puffs from
scores of anti-aircraft guns beneath
the Zeppelin said Mr.. Page. In
stead of being alarmed you could hear
from the watching people a cheer
whenever one of the shots exploded
near the Zeppelin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
USED A SINGLE TREE.
Topeka Negro Charged With Trying to
Kill Stepmother.

Ben SPOTS, colored became enraged
at his stepmother, Mrs. Clara eSpotts
this morning and tried to hit her with
a single-tree taken from wagon in
the SPOTS yard. Mrs. Spots husband
stopped the blow and received a
broken finger.
A warrant charging SPOTS with as
sault with intent to kill was sworn to
his morning. SPOTS was arrested and
placed in Jail by Hugh Larimer, under
sheriff
The SPOTS family lives one-haIf
mile east of the Lyman school house
north of the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
Won Kissing INTERNED
Half Brother of German Governor
Spirited Away in London.

London, Sept. 20.-Baron Won Bis
ing. half brother of General Won
Kissing, German military governor of
Belgium and a naturalized British
subject. after fighting for months for
his liberty. has been informed
He was mysteriously spirited away
today from his luxurious home in
Kensington by detectives who left a
battalion of newspaper men to guard
over an empty shell.
1t is reported that the Islington
workhouse will be the baron's domi-
cile during the remainder of the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

IContlnned from rage One.1
Country club professional announced
the following players for this after
Moons contest:
Today's Enthries.
Robert Bolton, St. Joseph, Mo:
Mathew, Kansas City, Mo-, Country
club; Willie Hoare. Denver, Colo;
Walter Clark, Denver. Colo; Fred
Bell, Lakewood club, Denver; George
Black, St. Joseph Country club; Fred
Clarkson, lakewood club, Kansas City,
Mo-; Tom Clark, Blue Hills, Kansas
City, Mo-: Roy Campbell, Trenton,
Mo-; and Bob PEBBLES, Topeka Coun-
try club.
The player making the low medal
score for eighteen holes will be given
a cash prize by the Shawnee club
members. With the tournament to-
christened by the first professional
tournament ever played over the links.
Three of the players who will test
their skill over the new course are
open champions of three states. Fred
Bell holds the Colorado title, Fred
Clarkson is the Missouri open cham
pion, while Willie Hoare holds that
honor in Nebraska. Walter Clark was
the runner up in the Colorado cham
pionship match. These men should
show some clever golf
The Southwestern Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock the
southwestern open championship tour
nament will begin at the Country club
The drawings have not yet been made
but the players will play eighteen
holes in the morning and eighteen in
the afternoon. Play will be continued
Tuesday and on Wednesday,; the in
vitation tournament for amateurs will
start at the Country club. A record
list of entries was announced this
morning by Bob PEBBLES. The players
are:
Entries Complete
H1 T9Psk a Fa eeHptr ca fIqDH Mn6G
ward, J. A. Cole, w. N. West, John
Dean, H. Humphrey, ]. c. Wilson, T.
B. Frost, NJ. A. Low, ]. E. Frost, H.
S. Morgan. George Snyder. F. Murphy,
ter, Earl Trobert, J. H Cooper, Frank
Griggs. lief Felix. Leslie Hanson,
john Norton, D. Hall, E. L. Copeland,
Stanley Copeland, Wilbur Cole and
Thrill
Shawnee Golf Club-Arthur Bone
brake, Judge Yates, F. L. Campbell,
H A Jungk. DR.. Earnest, F. G. Will
lard, Fred Cooper, E. E. SaIee, Joe
Duncan, E. r. Ambrose and Robert
Pierce
Unattached-Dana AGcVicar, Tope-
ka; Wilson Hobart. Denver and Cap
tain Levitt, Ell Paso, Tex.
Emporia-Dr Harris, Dr. Morgan
J. L. LoStutter.
Lawrence-A. Wear, Carl Anderson
ana Otto Barteldes.
Evanston Club, Kansas City, Mo-
G. NJ. Payne, Vincent Coates, W. K.
Cundiff, ]. w. Kimberlin, w. T. Stern
berg, c. w. Crasson and c. K. Minor.
Blue Hills Club, Kansas City, Mo-
E. r. McClelland.
St Joseph Country C1ub-James
Bingham and A. z. Van Malta.
Tulsa. Okla. V. Mcdowell. A. H.
Range.
Salina Country Club. B. Ander-
son. DR.. Burke, F. Berg, Stroup F.
Berhardt.
Newton-Gordon Whyte Charles
Mack, F. Nissen, ]. B. Dickey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
BUY LAWRENCE LINE
Lawrence Capitalists Organize Com
pany With 100000 Capital.

The state charter board has grant
ed a charter to the Kansas Electric
Utilities company, a Lawrence con-
Germ with a capitalization of 100000
A half dozen Lawrence men are inter
eSted in the company which is said
to have for its purpose the taking over
of the street railway system of that
town
While the new company has an au-
thorized ca pitalization of 100000, not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

Jay E. House, mayor, has returned
from a business trip to Oklahoma He
visited Tulsa, Oil City and other
points in the old fields, taking an so
mile drive and encountering a rain
storm in which more than six inches
of rain fell.
Suits dry cleaned Use. Topeka
Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-Adv.
G. B. Kirk, lilo Monroe street, will
leave tomorrow for Guthrie, Okla, to
attend the funeral of his nephew, VIM.
Prince, who was engaged in business
there.
All members of the Shawnee Golf
club have been invited by the Topeka
Country club to attend the golf tour
naments to be held, beginning tomor-
row, at the Country club grounds.
J. c. Wolcott will leave tomorrow
for a two-weeks' trip to Florida.
]. P. Spaulding has returned home
to Topeka after on extended trip
through northwestern states.
Have your suit or overcoat made
to measure, $500, at Olof Ekberg.
708 Kansas ave. second floor.-Adv
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L0CA. MENTION.

Conrad Mayer Topeka's oldest bar
Der, has moved his shop to 900 West
9Th, where he will be pleased to have
his many old customers and friends
come and see him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
More Kansas Rain.

PittsbCrg. Kan, Sept. 20.-A rain
measuring 2.35 inches fell here early
today. Frisco train service between
PittSburg and Parsons has been inter
rupted by high water of the Neosho
river. The water is 81 inches deep
over the track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today
Felix Onate and wife, 2O9 Hancock
street, Sept. 20, boy; Homer James and
wife, Soldier township, Aug. 81, girl;
James c. Magee and wife, 81 jack
son street Sept IS. boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
DEATHS And FUNERALS

The funeral of Richard. N. Furze,
who was killed in a balloon accident
in Missouri, was held this afternoon
from Conwells chapel. Interment in
Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

at this time. The definite purpose OF
the company is not stated in the ap-
plication for charter further than
that it will enage in the street railway
Lawrence The officers and directors
of the company, as shown by the char
ter, are: c. E. Friend, R. c. Rankin,
r. B. Wagstaff, w. G. Houston and A
P. Hults
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

Word has been received in Topeka
of the death in Marshall, Mo-, of T. w.
Murray, brother of George T. Murray,
and for many years a truck farmer
near Topeka. He is survived by his
father, four brothers and two sisters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations at the United
States weather bureau for the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

1t will pay you 10 st ~ur estimate
on that lumber bill. Phone J. B.
Whelan & Co, I'll E. 4th.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
HIT SERBIA NOW.
German Forces i'm Victorious Attack
ON Original Warriors

Berlin. Sept. 20.-Announcement
was made by the war office here today
of an attack by German forces on the
Serbians. 1t was said the Serbians
were driven back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

The funeral of Mrs. Nellie jerks,
who was found dead at the home Sat
urday, was held this morning from
Penwel's chapel. Interment in To-
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

Furnace Repairs at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

Suits dry cleaned Use. Topeka
Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20
GOLF EVENTS ON.

iContinued from Page One.I
Country club professional, announced
the following players for this after
Moons contest:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

J. Q. Wo1cott will leave tomorrow
for two-weeks' trip to Florida.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

Have your suit or overcoat made
to measure, $500, at Olof Ekberg.
708 Kansas ave. second floor.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-20

]. P. Spaulding has returned home
to Topeka after on extended trip
through northwestern states.