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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-26
fAAX AND JAKE LOEB REOPEN
SCHOOL BOARD BATTLE

The Loebs are at it again, This
time it is young Max Loeb, union la
boris hacker on the board of educa-
ton, who is taking a hard rap at
Jacob Loeb, president of the board,
anti-Teachers' Federation man and
brother of Albert Loeb of Sears, Roe
buck & Co.
Pres. Loeb offered to buy lunches
for all board members who would
stay in the board rooms and work on
the budget throughout the whole
day. Max says this may influence
some of the members to vote on the
budget to Pres. Loeb's liking.
He asked Loeb to withdraw his
offer and let every one pay for their
own lunches. Pres. Loeb refused. So
Max threatens to introduce resolu-
ton against the plan.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-26
TELEGRAPH BRIEF

The Hague.-RoyaI decree issued
forbidding future expectation of rub
Der. Aim to cut off exports to Ger
many. Great Britain, it is under
stood, will reciprocate by ordering no
further interference with shipments
of rubber to Holland.
London.-Dominion Liner Morse
man, reported in yesterdays Liver
pool dispatches to have been sunk,
did not go to the bottom, but was
beached. No casualties among crew.
New York.-PrisciIIa B. Won Be-
ling, half-miIlion dollar heiress of
Weehawken, admitted she eloped
with grandfather's former chauffeur,
Fred w. .Wolfort.
EIkins, w, Va-Operation per-
formed with pocketknife, teaspoon
and piece of rubber tubing saved life
of Mrs. Thurman Coberly, who was
near death from diphtheria.
Baltimore, Md.-Neither friends
nor outsiders may see T. G. Weeks,
dean of Baltimore lawyers, now that
he is dead His last wish was that
no one get a chance to say doesn't
he look natural" He hated that.
New York.-Amateur hypnotist,
Alexander Brown, whose wife has
lived next door to him at Freeport,
ago, just to see if she would learn to
love him again has failed to hypno-
tie her yet, she says.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-26
LUSITANIA NOTE NOT LIKED
MORE NEGOTIATIONS

WUKE NEOU 7 IA IUN0
Washington, Jan. 26.-Negotia-
lions between U. S. and Germany for
settlement of Lusitania's sinking
reached stage of battle over words
between Berlin foreign Office and
state department, with Ambassador
Bernsdorff and Sec. Lansing fighters.
Two governments today we're
squarely opposed on vital points in
negotiations, admissions by Germany
of Illegally and wrongfully sinking
Lusitania. U. S., it was understood,
has fatty rejected as unsatisfactory
evasive phraseology of settlement
terms thus far suggested by Ambas-
sador Bernstorff.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-26
WAR BULLETINS

ROME.-Austrian troops have oc-
cupied Albanian seaport of San Clio
vanni Di Medua and are pressing
plan to, form junction with Bulgari-
ans in regions of Albassan.
Part of Montenegro and Albanian
forces defending Scutari were cap
tured when Austrians took city.
Serbs escaped and are retreating
southwark.
ZURICH.-Turkish diplomats, Re-
fast Pasha, Neby Bey and Etemme
Bey, have arrived in Switzerland to
prepare scheme of Turkish peace
proposals, newspaper La Buisse de-
clared. Financial troubles, it was
stated, have made Turkey DESTROYS
of peace.
Buffalo" Horner, Mexican cow
boy, drew bowie knife on police who
barred his way to auto show. Shot
in hip.
Irwin Morgan, II, deaf mute, found
wandering on prairie at 10th and
South Michigan aV.
Civil service comm want board of
equalization to reclassify police de-
partment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11
Most Successful Convention in
History of Association.
One Thousand More Registered
Than Last Year.
DR.. HARDING TAKES UP FIGHT
Reveals Nature of War on State
Publication of Texts.
Compares Situation to Strength
of Brewers Here.

DR.. Eva Harding of Topeka. as a
parting shot on the last day of the
fifty-fourth annual session of the
Kansas State Teachers association,
tt wv another monkey wrench into
the machine fighting state publication
of school books.
"a nastier fight is bein~ made on
state publication in Kansas than was
ever waged by the brewers against
prohibition in Kansas declared Doc
tor Harding. The attorney general s
office, if run by brewers. would be In
the same fix as state publication ruled
by educators on the text book COM
mission-men who are absolutely
against the state publication law
The Topeka woman answers direct
ly F. L. Pinet, a new editor or the
Kansas Teacher, who almost imme-
diately after his election as sec-e-
tary of the State Teachers association,
launched a fight against state publ
cation. ''Why." asked Doctor Hard
ing. "are not the teachers willing TO
permit the public, which Lays their
salaries. to say what sort of system
the state shall have?
Points to a Joker.
"By reason of a joker which the
book agents and misguided educators
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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HE LIKED Topeka
Man Attempts Suicide Because
He Was Kept Away.
Grover Metzger Shoots Bullet
Into His Temple.

Grover Metzger,. former Topekan,
and until Monday an inmate Of the
state penitentiary at Lansing, attempt
ed to commit suicide at 1880 o'clock
today, at the home of his brother,
Walter Metzger, three miles west of
Meriden He shot himself in the right
temple with a Marlin rifle. He was
unconscious when DR.. o. F. Mar
cote, coroner, left the place just be-
fore noon.
81 don't believe it is possible for
him to recover" said DR.. Narcotic.
Metzger is believed to have attempt
ed suicide because the parole upon
which he was released from the peni-
tentiary provided that he should stay
away from Topeka.
Three or four year ago Metzger was
tried in the district court of Shawnee
county on the charge of attempting
to kill his wife. 1t was charged that
he beat her in the head with a ham
mer and left her for dead. He was
convicted and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for a term of from five to
twenty-one years
Last spring Metzger was paroled
from the penitentiary and had his lib
erty for about two months. He mixed
up in several affairs which required
the presence of the police and his
parole was revoked. His application
for a parole again went before the
parole board and he was again given
mis- liberty last Monday. 1t was pro-
vided that he should remain away
from Topeka.
Had a Ticket to California.
1t is stated that his relatives had
purchased. a ticket to California for
him, but that he declined to use it.
He has been morose since Monday
This morning he picked up a rifle and
said he was going out in a field and
hunt some rabbits. He had been gone
only few minutes when a rifle shot
was heard near the house An in
vestigation was made and Metzger was
found in an outbuilding with a bullet
hole in his right temple. He was still
conscious when found
He had pushed the rifle stock first
through set of bed springs, tied a
string to the trigger and pulled it. DR.
o. R. Preston of Meriden was called
at once and DR.. o. F. Narcotic of To-
peka, coroner, was there a short time
later. They were unable to do any-
thing for him. He lapsed into uncon
sciousness and his death is expected
at any time.
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Topeka Industrial Council Files
an Injunction.
No Danger Now if You Didn't
Pay Your Bill.
HEARING is SET FOR MONDAY
Fight Out the Attempts to Re-
duce TOpeka's Rate.
EnjOined, Too, for Not EnfOrc-
ing Scent Penalty.

Your gas meter will not be cut off
by the gas company before o'clock
Monday morning. even if you didn't
pay your bill before o'clock last
night.
Attorneys Harvey & Addington, rep
resenting the Topeka Industrial coun-
ell. filed an injunction suit in the dis
trict court just before noon today and
while no temporary Injunction was
granted, T. F. Doran, attorney for the
gas company, called up /. G. Tre-
leaven, receiver, and instructed him
not to shut off any of the meters be-
fore the application for an INDUCTION
had been heard. And the hour set for
the hearing is o'clock Monday morn
ing.
The plaintiffs in the case are F. B.
Brown, ]. o. Stevic, P. NJ. Montgom-
cry George Hughes, F. w. FELTON,, j.
w. DeGroff, w. H. Kerle, Frank Cur
ry, V. r. Parkhurst, and others.
The defendant is the Consumers
Heat. Light & Power company.
The petition tells briefly the history
OF the gas litigation. 1t stated that
December 0 the public utilities com
mission heard an application for an
increase in gas prices and fixed a rate
OF 2S cents per thousand feet
II states that the United States dis
trlct court then enjoined the % cent
rate until hearing had been held in
the federal court: that the case was
heard and the rate fixed at 80 cents
per thousand feet
Then, the petition says, the defend
ant company, prior to November l.
1916, announced that the rate would
be so cents per thousand for the first
three thousand feet and 35 cents for
succeeding thousands. with an added
cents If the consumer fail to pay his
Dill by the tenth of each month.
Prayer of the Petitioners.
The petition asks that the court en-
join the gas company from charging
SO cents per Thousand for the first
three thousand feet and 50 cents per
thousand for succeeding thousands.
1t asks that the company be en-
Joined from adding SO cent per
thousand penalty for failure to pay
before the tenth of the month
It asks that the company be en-
Joined from cutting off gas service for
failure to pay the new gas rate.
And finally it asks that the costs in
the case be taxed up against the gas
company.
The case will be heard by both of
the judges of the district court Mon
day. Judge A. w. Dana and Judge G.
H. Whitcomb will sit in one of the
court rooms and listen to the argu-
ments. 1t is expected that there will
be considerable legal talent gathered
when the case comes up Monday
morning.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs had
a motion for a temporary restraining
order along with the petition today
but it remains unsigned. There is no
temporary restraining order to date.
The judges could not hear the case
today and Attorney Doran simply in
structed his client to make no move
until the case had been heard.
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TO TRAP PANCH0
Two Columns Move North
From chihuahua City.
Northern Capital Now Fortified
by Heavy Artillery.

Chihuahua City, Nov. 1.-THE di-
vision of troops under General Muir
gia, it is officially announced here, has
begun to advance northward from
Escalon in two columns. One column
is said to be proceeding up the line
of the Mexican Central railway, re-
pairing the track while the other con-
sisting of 5000 cavalrymen is paral-
leling the track on a hunt for bandits.
Military authorities here state that
Villa is near the Durango border so
that this movement will cut him off
on the north or in the event of his
escape nOrthward, place him between
the forces of Murgia and the cavalry
that General Trevino would dispatch
from Chihuahua.
The temporary Notifications encir-
cling Chihuahua City nine miles in
circumference are being enlarged and
strengthened. A double row of barbed
wire entanglements has been con-
structed outside the infantry trenches
while within, three strong earthen re-
doubts are being built These re-
doubts hold 800 men each and are
provided with artillery. Sabta Rosa,
the hill dominating the approach to
the city, is fortified and armed with
seven large calibre guns.
Gen. Gonzales Cuellar, a claSSmate
of General Trevino at the Chapultepec
Military academy and in charge of the
Notifications, commands 5000 men,
mostly veterans of the siege of Ebano,
which held out seventy-two days
against a force double it's size led by
Villa. General Trevino states that he
has plenty of ammunition for present
uses, including shells for the artillery
which is commanded by Colonel
Sanchez. His cavalry force of 1000
men is equipped with machine guns
and he is here ready to take the field
at the first warning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11
MOOSE VOTE DID 1T
British Newspaper Sees Chance for
Wilson to Win Diplomatic Fame.

wilson to Win Diplomatic Fame.
London, Nov. 1.-THE Manchester
Guardian attributes President Wilson's s
success to the rallying of a sufficient
number of Progressives' votes which
Roosevelt gained in 1912.
"It seems a small thing this news
paper continues. but yet it may indi-
cate a new epoch in American political
life. The Progressive movement arose
entirely independent of foreign poll
tics. many Progressive votes given to
Wilson are given with the mental
reservation that they will not go again
to d Dem Ocratic president unless VIII
son confirms the faith of the Progress
sives by consolidating what is still
only tentative. If he does that he will
have established himself as the ablest
statesman since Lincoln and he may
be destined to play a part in the
achievement of peace which will give
him place in worlds history"
Peace victory, says Germany.
Amsterdam, Nov. 11--Great sur
prise is expressed in German newspa-
pers received here over the reelection
was doubt expressed in previous edi-
tions that the president again sad been
chosen, all now accept his reelection
as a matter of fact.
The Cologne Gazette editoriaily said:
The only fundamental desire of the
American people is peace They pro-
cured a victory. With Wilson remain
ing our relations with America will
continue unchanged
The Cologne Volks Zeitung said
PRESIDENTS reelection strengthens
our confidence that the United States
will remain neutral"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11

thru with an ideal day for the staging
OF a moleskin mixup. a record crowd
was assured at the game at an early
hour this morning, and contest such
as mas not been staged between the
two schools since the Golden Age"
was predicted.
X. U. Sends Big Crowd.
There was just enough chill and bite
in the atmosphere to put the players
On hghting edge and not enough to
make it uncomfortable for the specta-
tors who were red-blooded enough to
face the elements for the privilege of
seeing a classic of the oval sport.
The Jayhawker team, accompanied
by the K. u band and a large deIega-
ton of rooters arrived in the city
shortly before noon, and the Wash
purh management announced that
everything was in readiness for the
game to start at the scheduled hour
1880 o'clock.
The invaders from the Athens of
Kansas appeared supremely confident
Continued on Page Two1
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Spurns Idea of Starting Court
Proceedings Over Election.
Delays Congratulations to Will
son Until Official Count.
5000 WOULD SWING ELECTION
Errors in Official Count Might
Throw 1t to G.. o. p.
1t Is Critically Close in CAL, n.
NJ, N. ID. and N. I'll.

New York, Nov 11.-Charles Evans
Hughes will let his telegram of con-
gratulations to Woodrow Wilson await
the official count of the votes in Cali
fornia, New Mexico, North Dakota
New Hampshire and possibly one or
two other states
If the official count confirms the
Wilson victory apparent now. it is the
Republican nominees wish-and he Is
the one. who. being mainly concerned.
has the final say-that there be no
contest or court proceedings.
The reason the Republicans still are
unwilling to concede defeat is that in
the five states whose vote is still in
complete a change of 5000 votes might
mean shift in the tide of victory
from Wilson to Hughes. Errors in
volving several thousand votes fire.
quently are discovered in recounts
The Republicans hold they very easily
may have been made in she excitement
of tabulating results of one of the
closest elections in American political
history.
Minnesota Soldier Vote Not in Yet.
In round figures. unofficial returns
show Wilson's lead in California about
$500: in New Mexico about 2,3Oo: in
North Dakota about 1900; in Minne-
sofa Hughes leads by about 500 with
the soldier vote still to be counted),
while in New Hampshire there is less
than 100 margin for Wilson. The
electoral vote of these states where
the margin is less than 5000 votes
totals 81. --ss
Hughes now has 243 votes in the
electoral college about which there is
little doubt. The Republicans figure
Minnesota will also be his, bringing his
total to 255. That is eleven less than
the 266 majority required in the cleo
toral college. If a recount should
show New Hampshire Republican.
bringing the Republican total to 25g
and Hughes should gain several of
California's electoral votes on a split
OF electors possible under the state
laws, he would arrive at the place
where North Dakota's five votes, or
New Mexico's three, recounted and
found Republican, might put him over.
instead OF Wilson
Holding G. o. p. "Wake.'
The endless conferences of Republi-
can managers were still on TODAY.
There were few recriminations as
what the victorious Democrats face
tiously referred to as ''the wake pro
ceeded at the Republican headouar-
teTs, but for the most part the lead
ers were planning reorganization or
the party-and beginning ALREADY to
look forward to 1920. One thing that
gave cause for joy was that the Demo-
cratic majority in the house of renre-
sentatives had been swept away. VIII
son on longer has complete domination
IN the national legislature
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FOOTBALL EXTRA

A few minutes after the final
whistle is blown in the Wash.
burn-Kansas University foot
ball game on Washburn field
this afternoon the State Journal
will issue a football extra on the
streets covering the local con-
test play by play and including
football scores from all parts of
the country. Over wire from
the college field to the State
Journal office the game will be
reported in detail. Over the As
sociated Press wires games from
the east and west and over the
state will be reported in full. The
extra probably will be on the
streets shortly after 5 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11
TW0-MILE PARADE
Welcome Demonstration for
Return of Soldiers Monday.
Monster Banquet at Masonic
Hall in the Evening.

Features for a parade to welcome
the members of the Second regiment
in Topeka, which will make the pa
rade long enough to reach from the
Union Pacific station to Sixth avenue
in charge of the Homecoming cele-
bration. already.
Two hundred guardsmen, members
of the Second regiment band, and the
companies from Holton, Horton and
Oskaloosa, will be fed at a monster
banquet to be given at the Scottish
Rite banquet hall in the Masonic
temple. The banquet hall will be dec
grated in honor of the event, and
there will be speeches of welcome and
responses.
Thirty-five high school girls will
wait on the tables. The catering and
preparations for the dinner, practical
ly completed now, have been in the
hands of a committee of women.
There are to be public exercises at
the state house grounds in the alter
noon at which Governor Arthur Cap
per and Mayor Jay E. House are to
speak
Four bands have expressed their
willingness to participate in the pa
rsde.
Information on the exact time of
arrival of the troops is not available,
but they will be in Topeka some time
during the forenoon. The Horton,
Holton and Oska1oosa organizations
will change here for their various des-
tinations
Mayor Jay House issued a proc
lamation late this afternoon request
ing the business houses and citizens
to decorate their homes and places of
business in honor of the return of the
soldiers from the border The city
will cooperate with the citizens in
every way. MAYOR House said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11
MINI. BY 298
Hughes Lead Me1ts Away; VIII
son Gets N. HI. by Bare SO.
Popular Vote Goes to President
by 4O3,312 Qncomplete).

New York, Nov. 11.-with RepubIt-
can National Chairman Wilcox stir
awaiting the official count in close
states before conceding the defeat of
Charles Evans Hughes in the nationaI
election. the latest returns TO-DAY in
the close states of California. Mime
sofa, New Mexico and New Hann-
SHIRE still presented on their face no
change affecting the presidents ma
iority in the electoral college NJ
Wilson still led in California Nar,
Mexico and apparently New Hamn-
shlre and Mr. Hughes in Mfnnaeot.
with only few districts yet to be ac-
counted for in each state.
PRESIDENT Wilson, In Williamstown
Mass, was reported to be chief1v cor'
cerned over the complexion Of The
next congress. which was stiJl in
doubt today. ="
Standing of Popular Vote.
The presidents plurality over Mr..
Hughes In the total popular vote ac-
cording to the latest estimates. based
apoh aIS J,e tne incomplete returns. is 4os.-
az: HIS total vote was 8.563.713 and
that of Mr.. Hughes was s. 60.401.
Error Gives State to Wilson.
Concord, Nov. 11.zPresident Will
son received a plurality of SO votes
over Charles f. Hughes in New
Hampshire. according to certified re-
turns from all except one small pre-
ct, made public by Secretary of
State Bean today.
In arriving at this figure. Mr.. Bean
announced he included in the Wilson
total 2S9 votes cast for him in Ward
2. Dover but omitted thru error from
the certified returns
AwfnI Close in Minnesota.
st. Paul, Nov. 1.-THE official
count of the votes for president in
Ramsey county. gwen out today. shows
an error in the first report by which
President Wilson gains SO votes. The
total nows is: Precincts, 3,019 out of
3.04S:
Wilson. 17s.007: Hughes, 17s.s05.
Hughes plurality, 29s.
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FLYER DROPS 2 MORE
French Air Fighter Now Has Twenty
One Machines to His Credit.

Paris, Nov. 11.-Second Lieutenant
Georges Guynemer, the famous French
aeronaut who recently brought down
three German aeroplanes in two min
utes and thirty seconds by a stop
watch, IS credited by the war office
in today's official statement with hav-
ing destroyed two German machines
yesterday. This increases to twenty
one the number brought down by this
aviator.
Three other German aeroplanes
were destroyed yesterday by the
French in fighting on the western
front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11
GOING DOWN TO 20
Cold and Gloomy Sunday Is Promised
by the Weather Bureau.

TemperatureS today averaged nlne
degrees below normal. After remain
ing stationary at SO degrees during
the entire morning the mercury start
ed it's long drop between ] and 2
o'clock The wind is blowing at the
rate of twenty miles an hour from the
north.
curry dropped to SO degrees this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock, and it was expect
ed that it will not stop until it reaches
the 20 degree mark some time be-
tween now and Sunday morning The
sky was cloudy today and the wind
was in the northeast, keeping the
temperature on the downward trend
and giving an excellent opportunity
CONTINUED on Page TwoD
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M'ADOO MAY RESIGN
Changes in Cabinet Probable After
Inauguration of Wilson.

Washington. Nov. 11.--Now that
Mr.. Wilson has been reelected, the
politicians are beginning to construct
a new cabinet for the president There
seems to be a general opinion that
several of the designations that will
be formally rendered after March 4,
will be accepted. Among those who
rumor says may retire are Secretaries
McAdoo, Daniels. Redfield, Baker,
Postmaster General Burleson and At
torney General Gregory.
1t is said McAdoo feels he is not
doing justice to his family financially
by remaining in the cabinet
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WILSON BROKE RECORD
Largest Popular Vote Ever Accorded
Presidential Candidate.

Washington. Nov. 11-Secretary
Tumulty today sent the following tele-
gram to President Wilson at Williams
town, Mass:
More complete returns show that
you have received the largest vote
ever cast for a candidate for the pres
idency. You have received nearly a
million more votes than were cast for
both Taft and Roosevelt in 1912 Your
gain over 1912 is three times as much
as was ever gained by a president run
ming for reelection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-11
HE WEARS WOMAN'S COAT
AND HAT TO PAY OFF BET

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Erank Force
made a freak bet with Miss stella
Mayer. a Wilsonite today. Force,
adorned in Miss Mayors coat and
hat, carried a banner, I voted for
Hughes" half an hour on Michigan
boulevard.