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Evening star., 1916-03-14
Small Pay for High Efficiency.

A very little search would enable
the inquirer to find men and women
working in many languages. handling
technical subjects. even diplomatic
questions; expert accountants and
bookkeepers. law clerks, scientists in
many branches. A few years ago a
popular magazine published several
articles under the caption, Men Who
Count for Plus and notable among the
number was a government clerk with
salary of fourteen hundred dollars a
year (Sl,400). Score one as to intelli-
gence and ability.
In a recent letter some scathing re-
marks were made relative to the SYM
patty expressed by the business world
OF Washington for the government
clerk. This must show that the gov
ernment clerks pay their debts. 1t is
practically an unknown thing for a
civil service employe in Washington
to be refused credit. though it is fully
understood that the clerks salary can
not be attached Score a point for
honesty. The CRATER is not usually
debt payer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-23
HEARD SLAYERS' PLAN
woman Claims f. f. Jones Was in
Viliisca Amman Group.

Red Oak, Ia, Nov. 23.-Mrs. Alice
Willard of villisca, whose testimony
that she heard six men conversing
north of the Joe Moore home just be-
fore the eight ak murders In 1912, was
a sensation in the Jones-Wilke rson
$4,000 Islander suit, was recalled to the
witness stand today.
She repeated her statement on cross
examination today that one of the
group said:
Get Joe first and the rest will be
easy
In reply to Attorney Bensons ques-
tioning, Mrs. Willard positively identi-
fled F. r. Jones as one of the group.
The others, she swore, were William
McCaul, Villisca poolroom proprietor,
Harry Whipple, William Mansfield
and the two strangers.
The photograph entered the trial for
the first time today when Mrs. Will
lard testified that Wilkersons plan to
use the instrument at a conversation
with McCauI failed, because McCaul
refused to be drawn into the trap.
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FRIENDLY TO U. S.
Germany's New Foreign Secre-
tary Is Pro-American.
Dr.. Zimmerman Is First Com
mOner to Hold High Post.

Berlin, Nov 23.-The resignation Of
Gottlieb Won Jagow as secretary OF
foreign affairs was semi-officially an
nounced today. He will be succeeded
by Alfred Zimmerman, his former
chief assistant.
Doctor Zimmerman is the first COM
moner to hold the great post of Prus-
sian and German foreign minister. He
has reached this position not as ordi-
narily upon the stepping stones OF
ambassadorial posts, but after career
in the consular service. His prede-
cessor was by birth and inclination a
junker of junkers, and by the irony Of
fate was compelled to wage a hard
struggle against his own class on the
questions of submarine policy and
German peace aims
Doctor Zimmerman's appointment
should be a good augury for the future
of German relations, as he .s a strong
advocate of friendship with the Unit
ed States.
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U. S. CAN'T FIX WAGES
Judge Hooks Decision What He Ex-
pected, Says Ripley.

Chicago, ov. 23.-Officials of Chi
cago railroads who have suits against
the Adamson law pending declined to
discuss Federal Judge Hooks ruling
in Kansas City. S. NJ. FELTON,. presi-
dent of the Chicago Great Western
railway, said:
I'VE have a case of our own and L
do not wish to make any comment I'M
til I know the full details of the COM
mission"
E. P. Ripley, president of the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe. said:
81 am not a lawyer but Judge
Hooks decision is what expected and
what most railroad heads expected.
The issue is not a new one. Judge
Hooks ruling is in line with previous
opinions of courts and all of the great
railroad lawyers of the country.
cannot see how any court by any
stretch of imagination can hold that
the federal government can fix 7ages
on railroads.
1T believe Judge Hooks decision
will be upheld by the supreme court"
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PLACE STAR ON STAND
State Witness Claims She Heard
Screams of Murdered Woman.

ST. Joe, Nov. 2s.-The scream
heard from the home of Prosecutor
Oscar d. Mcdaniel the night of July
IA was that of his wife. on the charge
of whose murder he is being tried,
according to testimony in the criminal
court here today. The witness who
declared she had identified the
scream was Mrs. Wilhelmina Her.
mann, a neighbor and friend of the
slain woman.
Mrs. Hermann has been character
ICED by the state as one of its star
witnesses She had been i'll for sew
eral weeks and was assisted into court
this afternoon. ST thought the scream
sounded like Mrs. Mcdaniel she
said, declaring she was in her bed
room less than 100 feet from the Nc
Daniel home. The witness fixed the
time as about 10:45 o'clock.
The witness said she heard a ter
rible scream" that became unnatural
as if choked." Mrs Hermann was
questioned by Bart NJ. Lockwood, spe-
cial prosecutor. and examined
by Judge c. F. Strop for the defense
who tried to bring out that she had
not heard Mrs. Mcdaniel scream and
consequently could not recognize her
voice under such circumstances.
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CANCEL FANCY DINNER
Christmas Menu Announced by Lon
don Hotel Arouses Criticism.

London, Nov. 23.-Walter Runci-
man, president of the board of trade,
addressing a meeting of large London
hotel keepers last night demanded an
immediate curtailment of menus He
declared that there must be an imme-
date and drastic cutting down and
decrease in the use of imported foods.
'T have just seen," he said, "a
specimen of a Christmas menu which
is being circulated as an advertise
ment of a leading London hotel Such
an elaborate program would be waste
full, even in peace times and is little
short of scandalous in war time. Sucn
situation can not be allowed. All
menus must be drastically cut down
and there must be one or two fishless
and meatleSs days weekly.
There must be decrease in the
use of imported foods. Waste is es-
pecially noticeable in the use of ex-
pensive cakes and CONNECTIONS. If the
trade interest will not take the neces-
sary action the government must
force them to do So"
Following the meeting, the Savoy
hotel announced the cancellation of
its special Christmas and New Years
dinners
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TOO MUCH LIMELIGHT
Diet Squads Digestion Disturbed by
Film Machines, Reporters, Eft Al

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Health Commits
sioner Robertson's diet squad went
into the second day of the two weeks
siege well satisfied with the opening
day menu. The three meals yesterday
cost less than SO cents a person In
dications are the average price per
meal will be less than 10 cents for
the two weeks.
Six pretty women on the squad
were hoping they could Fletcherize
their scientifically prepared food in
quiet today. Newspaper photograph
ers and reporters swarmed around the
tables at each meal yesterday and
movie men set up their intense lights
to film the diet squad in action.
And She's Already Married.
DR.. Eva G. Hansen, one of the mar
ried women, has already received an
offer of marriage, by reason OF her
rnernb arship on the diet squad
BREAKFAST: Apples, rolled
oats hot biscuits, butter, coffee.
LUNCHEON: Hamburger steak.
buttered hominy, apple sauce, cur
rant cake, cocoa.
DINNER: PURGE of lima beans,
New England boiled dinner. bread
and butter, chocolate blanc mango
tea
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DETECTIVE SAYS
CONTINUED from Page One,

CONTINUED from Page One.l
Identified as being the voice of Mrs.
Mcdaniel, before II o'clock the night
of the murder. States attorneys de-
clared her testimony to have been the
most damaging yet produced against
the accused prosecutor.
Attorneys appeared In court this
morning with numerous law books I'M
der their arms. Attorney General
Barker resumed his argument over the
disputed point as soon as court con-
vened. Authorities described as sup
porting his claim the disputed testi-
mony should be admitted were read.
Was MCDANIEL Swallowed?
Mr. Barker in his argument evil
denced that he hoped to show Mrs.
Mcdaniel had conferred with detec-
tives for the purpose of employing
them to shadow her husband.
I am confident the act of the wife
in asking detectives to watch her hus-
band is competent evidence" he said.
Judge C. F. Strop. of the defense.
declared the state apparently intended
to show a possible motive for the
crime by adducing evidence showing
alleged facts of which Mcdaniel him.
self could not have known.
Mr.. Barker's argument is ingen
ious,'' Judge Strop said. 81 believe
the admission of this evidence would
result in a mistrial"
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WANT SANTA FEE CASE FOR TEST
Conference at Washington Unable to
Agree on Single Suit.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Railroad
lawyers and Attorney General Greg
DRY continued today their conferences
in an attempt to agree on one suit in
volving test of the Adamson act to
press for early consideration by the
supreme court. The difficulty in
reaching an agreement arose mainly
it is believed, from the anxiety of the
railroad representatives to pick from
the many cases pending in federal
courts one covering the conditions
faced by all roads.
Railroad lawyers thought the At
Gibson, Topeka e. Santa Fee case set
for hearing today at Kansas City, in
volved all points at issue better than
any other, but department of justice
officials were. inclined to favor the
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf case, in
which Federal Judge Hook at Kansas
City yesterday held the Adamson act
unconstitutional.
Selection of a test case would re-
lieve the department from defending
a multitude of suits already filed, as
it understands all railroads would
agree not to press individual suits or
institute new actions pending decision
in the test case.
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DENIES RESIGNATION
Cabrera, Mexican ConfePee, Isn't TO
Quit Commission.

Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 23.-Bc-
fore opening the session today of the
Joint INSTRUMENTATION commission,
1t was made plain by members that
there is no foundation for the rumor
that Luis Cabrera, one of the Mexican
members, will he asked to withdraw
from the body.
1t is felt that considerable progress
is being made, tho the proposals of
the American commissioners have not
yet been accepted.
1t is clear, despite the fact that def
mite terms regarding the withdrawal
of General Pershing and border pro-
lection have been made by the Amer
lean commissioners, that the commits
sion faces a drawn out session before
the terms are finally settled.
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ENJOIN CHARITY FUND
Appropriation by County to Catholic
Institutions Thrown Into Court.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Appropriation
amounting to s253,000 made by the
Cook county board for nine Catholic
charitable institutions are held up
pending the outcome of injunction
proceedings today to prevent payment
of the money.
William H. Dunn, representing the
Guardians of Liberty, alleges that con-
tributions to the support of religious
institutions are unconstitutional. The
money was to be used to care for
wards of the juvenile court assigned
to Catholic institutions.
Archbishop Mundelein is one of the
PRINCIPAL witnesses
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RRITANNIC SINKING RECALLS
FATE WORLD LARGEST SHIPS

BRTTANNIC-4S,1 5S tons; prop
erty of the White Star Hne-sunk
in the Aegean sea, November Il,
1916.
VATERLAND - 54s2S2 tons;
property of the Hamburg-Amerlcan
line-interned at Hoboken, N. J.
LUSITANIA-3O, 1876 tons; prop
erty of the Cunard Steamship COM
pany-sunk by German submarine,
1915.
1000 tons; property
of the White Star line-sunk 1912.
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RUSH ADAMSON SUITS
Take One Case to Supreme Court
Decision by January 4.

Washington, Nov. 23.-At a confer
ence here today between Attorney
General Gregory and railroad attor-
neys tentative plans were made to CEN
ter the contest over constitutiona1ity
of the Adamson law in one test case
and expedite an early hearing in he
supreme court.
If perfected, the agreement would
provide that the railroads would drop
other suits if the law were held con-
stitutional and would bring no further
suits while the case is pending.
EN~Both sides would work to get final
decision before January 1, when the
law becomes effective.
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SANTA FE BRINGS

Continued From Page one.l =.
watkins, secretary of the. eastern diyf-'
sion of the trainmen.
The bill of complaint was filed by.
William R. Smith, solicitors for the
santa Fe, and Walker p. Hines, of
counsel. 1t asks that:
Asks for Injunction.
'"The defendants, and each of them,
and each and all of their attorneys,
servants, agents, associates and en-
ploves. and all employees in complain
ants service who may be represented
by them, may be enjoined and re-
strained, preliminary until final near
ing and perpetual1y thereafter, from
in any manner iEstituting, or author
ling or directing to be instituted, any
prosecution or proceeding or any suit
or action under or arising or growing
out of the aforesaid act of congress
(Adamson law), or for the purpose or
enforcing any alleged right thereun-
der; and complainant prays that the
aforesaid act of congress, and partic-
ularly sections 1, and 4, thereon be
adjudged to be unconstitutional and
void, as hereinbefore claimed, ana TO
be held for naught, and that COM
plainant, it's officers and agents, be
not required to- observe or compiys
with the same or the provisions there
off,
The Santa Fe system employs no
engineers, 1,766 firemen, 1906 con-
ductors, and 2,45S brakemen or flag
men, a total of 7,240 employees affect
ed by the Adamson law. Substan-
TALLY all of these are members OF the
defendant organizations.
Quotes President Wilson.
The bill of complaint includes
tables giving the present compensation
rates of it's trainrnen. 1t quotes Presi-
dent Wilson'S address to congress
urging the passage of law to prevent
a strike, and it quotes the Adamson
law in full. The full title of the law
is, IAN act to establish an eight-hour
day for employees of carriers engaged
in interstate and foreign commerce,
and for other purposes"
The complaint insists that as the
whole system of compensation in train
service is based on mileage between
terminals, the mandate of the law for
a standard eight-hour day is impossi-
| BILE of fulfil1ment. 1t also asserts that
the company would be deprived of its
property without due process of law.
| The Santa Fe solicitors have filed
similar suits in every federal court
district in which the company operates
trains, but the only one set for hearing
| is the one in Kansas, the home state
| of the corporation.
According to Gardiner Lathrop the
other suits will not need to be brought
| up if the first suit is decided in time
! by the supreme court of the United
States. If there is delay, however the
! company for its own protection will
| he said, have to seek temporary re-
straining orders in each district.
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Hungary, will be proclaimed KAISER
und Koenig Karl the First according
to German newspapers received here.
Reports from Vienna said arrival
of Kaiser Wilhelm and Gar Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria, was expected at
Vienna today. The crown prince of
Turkey, sent as the Ottoman empires
representative at the funeral of the
Emperor Franz Josef is expected
wit hin two or three DAYS.
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RAISE BELGIUM TAX
Germany Increases War Levy From
40 to so Million Francs a Month.

London, Nov. 23.--The German
levy on Belgium has been increased
from forty million francs a month to
fifty million, according to a Reuters
Amsterdam dispatch. The dispatch
says the new order was issued by the
governor general of Belgium and was
signed by the duke of Wurtemburg
and General Friedrich Won Falken-
hansen.
1t states that the levy is to pay the
cost of maintenance of the German
army of occupation and the German
administration of the occupied terri
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sales 50. 4O699O; heavy. S9.S0GIt00; pack
ers and butchers, S950Q9.00; light. $500
go; pigs $7.35@S75.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. including 3U0
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
ste rs $1050@11-75; dressed beef, $1,000
1925; western steers, $650@1025 .; southern
steers S5.I56IS.50; cows, $415QS.5O; helf-
ers. s606GI0.25: stockers and feeders: s.; %
G7.75; bulls. $525@7.00;- calves, $65O@
Hoo
SHEEP eceipts 1000 Market strong
to 10c higher. Lambs 11.O0G1I 90; year
ewes $675Q7.T5; stockers and feeders,
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TODkY'S MtRsti REPORTS

Chicago Nov. 23-wHEAT-Heavy SELL
ing by prominent houses caused the wheat
market to weaken today after upturn
at the outset. The initial strength was due
to higher quotations at Liverpool and to
bulIish crop advices from Argentina and
Australia. Subsequent declines were as
ISOLATED more or less with embargo talk
and with apparent absence of any urgent
export buying. Opening prices which
ranged from re to 1Ac higher. with De-
cember at 81 "a to $1.S4A and May at S1.S9
to 81 .90A were followed by a reaction to
well below yesterdays finish.
SeabOoard corns were active in the SELL
ing. The market closed heavy. 15c to 212c
lower with December at S1.S0A to $1.S1
and May at $1.S7 to $1-S7A.
CORN-Corn gave way with wheat. At
first, however, the market showed consider
able strength owing to rough weather that
threatened delay to shipments from the
country. After opening 1kc to 11ac higher,
prices sagged to a moderate degree under
yesterdays figures.
Further setbacks ensued and the close
was weak at &@Hc to IA d1asc net de-
cline
OATS-Oats merely reflected changes in
other cereals. Pit traders leaned to the
bear side
PROvISIONS-Be1gian relief buying
tended to lift the provisions market. Other
wise though the trading was light
Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures
on The Chicago Board OF Trade as re
ported by Thns. Myers Broker. Foium
Chicago. Nov. %.
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ANOTHER TYPHUS CASE
Mexican With Disease walked Streets
-Four Days.

Fort Madison. Ia. Nov. 2S.-Anoth-
er Mexican suffering from typhus
fever was placed under quarantine
here today, making five cases of the
disease which have already cost one
life here. The danger of an epidemic
was considered grave as a result of
this Mexican having walked the
streets with the disease since Friday
when he was refused admittance to
the local Santa Fe hospital The Mex
lean came here from Dahinda, Ill.
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S93 FOR KINDNESS
Stranger Untwists Travellers Belt and
PurlOins Wallet.

Drumright, Okla, Nov. 23.-'Mis-
ter, your belt is twisted" said a stran-
ger to L. J. Mansell, a travelling man
from Deadwood, s. D., here today.
In a minute the stranger had ad-
justed ManselHs belt and received the
thanks of the Deadwood man. who
was waiting at the Santa Ee depot
for train.
Twenty minutes later Mansell was
telling the police that before his belt
was Strengthened by the stranger he
had 500 in his back trousers pocket.
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Bank Robbers Get SIS. 600,

Ardmore, Okla, Nov. 22.-Three
masked men robbed the First Nation
al bank of Boswell late today. escap-
ing with approximately $4,000. Three
men in the bank were marched inside
the vault and imprisoned. Boswell is
a small town in Choctaw county,
Posses have been organized and have
taken up pursuit of the robbers
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Tri-state HoteI Men Eject.

Kansas City, Nov. 23.-The Mis-
souri, Kansas Oklahoma hotel n4eE at
their closing session today elected the
following officers: A. Clark Kan
sas City, president: F. A Benson Mus
kogee, Okla. vice president; Walter
Mars. Kansas City, treasurer; V r.
Leclerk, Kansas City, secretary.
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tiful Glen Ellen among the California
mountains. He married Bessie Mad
dern of Oakland, Calf, in 1900, but
in a few years their romance ended in
nion Kittredge, whom he married in
1903
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Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. ga taxi
cab chauffeur was killed and two pas
sengers injured here today when a
street car crashed into the taxi trying
to cross the tracks ahead of the car
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ARGENTINE WHEAT
steamer Arrives at Galveston With
Cargo of 10000 Bushels.

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 22.-The
American steamer Ausable arrived
here this afternoon from Buenos Ares
with 10000 bushels of Argentine
wheat aboard. Captain Knipers re-
ported several other steamers there
loading wheat for American ports.
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Market
IEEP-Receipts 5000 head:
C to 10c higher. Lambs, $11.S5.
KILLING STEERS
Chicago Live stock Mark

Chicago, Nov. 93.-HoGS-Receipts 49,
600. Market steady at yesterdays average
light. sss5@oeo; mixed. sScoass5 cVf heavy siSy
$9.30@1o.00; rough. S930@9.50; pigs, S625@
S3c.
Native beef cattle S65O612.05; western
steers, $6.60@1015: stockers and feeders
Si.60d710; cows and heifers, $3.do@950;
calves, $g.0OG13oo.
SHEEP Receipts 1900. Market firm
Wethers, $7.S5@S.S5; lambs, $9.25@12.5O.
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Group 4 Bankers Elect.

Junction City, Nov. &c. G. Coch-
ran. Hays. Kan. was elected chair
man of Group 4. Kansas State Bank
ers' association. at the closing session
of the annual meeting here today. E.
". Holm of Hays was erected secre-
tary.
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1.-THE following sales were made this morn
Ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City ana
rect to the State journal by Clay Robin
sou & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.1
Kansas City, Nov. 23.-CATTLEERe-
ceipts 1000 head. Market slow; steady
HOGS-Receipts 11.o00 head Marker s
sHEEP-Reeeipts 5000 head: Market
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New York stock Market


New York stock Market
Wall st. New York, Nov. 23.-STOCKS-
Reeoyeries of the first hour were quite
general, substantial buying of specialties
on the early decline being factor Cop
pers Motors and shipping shares were
Strong with Petroleum and Leather issues.
Among the more active stocks Iackawanna
Steel rose over points and Atlantic, Gulf
and West Indies over points. with for
Bethlehem Steel. eBfore midday another
selling movement based in part on reports
regarding the status on war contracts
caused fresh selling and renewed heavi-
ness in which equipments and allied In
dustries were most affected.
oBnds were irregular.
Substantial recessions marked today's In
itiaI trading, bearish sentiment being again
uppermost United States Steel yielded
only a fraction at the outset. but soon fell
about a ~oint. Marines were heavy with
Coppers losses in these groups ranging
from one to almost two points. Various
industrfals including the Paper issues as
we'll as Equipments, were under pressure.
Among the few exceptions to the general
trend were Lacawanna Steel, Airbrake and
American Smelling. A more even tone was
shown between the end Of the first half
hour. ..-
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Nov. .-HOGS-Rece1pts
IL 600 Market sc to 15c lower. Bulk of
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new, US; No. old, 16s Sd; No. 3 new,
los Sd.
CoRN-spot, American mixed, new, lbs
AID.