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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
IN RIDDLES
Hitchcock Declines to State
Hughes Would Accept.
mo Man Could Refuse" Is Best
He Can Do Now.
HILLES ALSO HAS DENIAL
Didn't Call Up Justice Hughes
About Hitchcock.
Philippine Republicans Don't
Want Independence.
HILLES ALSO HAS DENIAL

Chicago, May 31.-Frank H. Hitch
cock, who has been in Chicago several
days working in behalf of Justice
Charles E. Hughes, whose friends de-
sire him nominated by the Republican
national convention for president, to-
day issued a statement denying that
he ever said that Mr.. Hughes would
accept the honor if it were rendered
him.
When 1 first arrived here Hitch
cock said, Il was interviewed and
when asked whether Justice Hughes
would accept the Republican nominal
ton for president replied no man
could refuse a presidential nomination
rendered by his party in times like
these and particularly If the party felt
that he was the man above all others
who could unite its divided forces to
lead them to victory" Mr.. Hitchcock
reiterated his previous statement that
he has no authority whatever to rep
resent Mr.. Hughes.
Came on Own VOlition.
Il have come to Chicago solely on
my own responsibility to work for
what I consider to be the best inter-
ests of the party and the country" he
concluded.
Charles ID. Hilles, chairman of the
national Republican committee. denied
emphatically today a published report
that he had called Justice Hughes
over the long distance telephone in an
effort to learn whether Mr.. Hitchcock
represented the latter
Senator John w. Weeks of Massa-
chuSetts. a delegate to the Republican
national convention and a presidential
candidate, arrived today. Senator
Weeks issued a statement in which
he said:
AT the caital. I can discern what
seems to me good evidence of a Dem
ocratic attempt at preparedness for the
approaching political campaign, but
see slight evidence of any satisfactory
attempt at preparedness for national
defense. Here in Chicago, however, 1
expect to see effective means toward
this end through the framing of a
platform and the nomination of can
didate such as will secure the support
of all the people in this country who
believe in America first, as a real vital
national doctrine"
Philippines an Issue.
Philippine Republicans will work
hard to have a plank inserted in their
party's platform declaring for perma-
nent and absolute American control of
the islands, according to Col Henry
NJ. B. Mccoy, Philippine member of
the national committe who arrived in
Chicago today. He said four other
representatives of the islands party
organization were en- route to Chicago.
All five will devote their time to COM
batting independence for the islands.
The subcommittee arrangements for
the convention held brief session to-
daV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
T. R. FITTEST MAN
Chicago Herald, Independent,
Chooses Col. Roosevelt.
Expresses Opinion as to Whom
the Nation Needs.

Chicago, May 31.-Under the cap
ton. Roosevelt and WILSON, the Chi
cago Herald says today:
Looking at the situation from the
standpoint of an independent news
paper, interested in partisan politics
only as they are bound up with the
welfare of the nation, the Herald has
no hesitation in expressing the opinion
that Theodore Roosevelt is the fittest
man for the presidential nomination
of the Republican party.
This is a time for leadership, not
merely fellowship, in both the great
parties. With President Wilson, whose
nomination is a foregone conclusion,
leading the Democratic ticket. and
Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican
candidate, the country will feel that,
no matter on whom the choice falls,
it will have fallen on the best ma
terial the winning party had to offer.
President Wilson has a record that
he and his party will make one of the
main issues of the campaign. 1t is a
tangible record. There is something
to think about, to talk about, and to
judge.
Theodore Roosevelt has a pro-
gram. a plain, definite, straight-from-
the-shoulder program. No voter
need be in the slightest doubt as to
what he stands for or what he will try
to do if elected. There is no twilight
zone either in Wilson's record or in
Roosevelt's program
Only Silence.
What of tie other candidates for
the presidential nomination? Justice
Hughes is the most conspicuous of
these. What does he stand for? The
convention is almost here. So far his
platform has been silence. Erie
and associates have intimated that he
stood thus and SO on this and that
question. Not thus must the views of
n candidate who has the instinct and
will of leadership be determined.
The other candidates in the Re-
publican party apparently stand pat
on the great principle or 'favcrite SON.
ship. They are numerous. They are
active. they abe uninspiring. They
neither compel respect by the power
and purpose of their programs nor
focalize attention by the character of
their records In a period when the
importance of the presidency has beer
stressed as never before, save in Lin
coins time. and when men of larger
caliber are obtainable, they impress
chiefly by contrast. El1hu Root is the
sole exception to this generalization.
He is more than a favorite son in point
of ability but little less in leader
ship than the man whose lead he so
long followed.
THE Herald believes that it is best
for the Republican party to have a
real leader for a nominee. 1t is abso-
lutely certain that it will be best for
the nation to have a real leader for
president in case the Republican party
should win in November. A party sue
cess with an inconspicuous favorite
son, who may be a tool and who might
be only an incompetent, would be a
national failure
The Democratic leaders record
and Theodore Roosevelt's program
both stand out above the ruck of petty
politics and stamp them as the men
to lead the warning hosts against each
other"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
WV, ROSE BREAKFAST
The Annual Event Will Be Celebrated
Tomorrow Morning.

Roses everywhere. Roses on the
menus, rose favors for guests, "Roose-
Maiden" music, hundreds of roses
used in decoration. and all the rosy
things imaginable will be in evidence
at the Y w. C. A. rose breakfast to-
morrow morning. This is one of the
prettiest of the annual customs of the
Y w c. A The breakfast is to be
served in the dining room from seven
until nine. Several local musicians
have been secured to furnish music
for the affair From seven till eight
Miss Mildred Ramsay, Miss Harlan
Mechem, Miss Inez Tiffany and Miss
Edith Nash, pianists, will play. From
eight till nine Miss Gladys Cav will
play violin numbers.
The proceeds of the breakfast will go
to swell the fund to send the Y. w.
delegates to the Estes park confer
ence this summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
SIX up FOR MURDER
Court Affirms Death Penalty for Two,
Life Sentence for -Four.

jefferson City. May 31--The SEN
fences of five men and one woman
convicted of murder were affirmed
today by the Missouri supreme court
The death sentences of Harry and
Andrew Black. negroes. convicted of
killing two policemen in St Charles,
Mo. December S. 1914. were affirmed
They will be hanged at ST. Charles
July IA.
The other sentences affirmed ara
those of Pearl Sloe, sentenced to life
Imprisonment for the murder of Cuy
Jones in st. Louis, of Samuel C.ilberf
of Cedar county for killing John
Shuey: of George Jackson of a.
Joseph who killed A. x. Godfrey in
attempting to rob a saloon and ~
Henry Brashear of Mississippi count
who killed Luther Sisk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
DRYS NAME CANDIDATE
John p. st. John of Kansas, Speaker
at Illinois State Convention.

Peoria, ILL.,, May 31-The annual
state convention of the Prohibition
party opened here today. District con-
ferences to select committees for con-
vention, presidential electors and can
didates for congress were held inn
mediately after the convention met
A conference of women, as adjunct
10 the convention. was called for late
this afternoon.
Tonight a street parade is planned
and addresses are to be made at a big
mass meeting by former Governors
John P. st. John of Kansas and Will
liam Sulzer of New York
Over 1000 delegates and visitors
are attending the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
TABLE. TALK
AT rHE VEy2A#

It seems a difficult task to get a
caterer to serve a banquet at the Audi
torium during Merchants Week At
a meeting of the banquet committee
of manufacturers and jobbers held at
the Commercial club this noon, it was
reported that all caterers held up their
hands in horror when told that the
banquet was to be served in the Audi
torium. The work is too hard, they
declared.
Who served the big Democratic
banquet in the Auditorium
1t is planned to hold a cabaret in
connection with the banquet and the
Auditorium is looked upon as the only
logical place.
1t was a tired bunch of business
men who gathered at the Commercial
club this noon after a hard morning
work in getting out voters and hauling
them to the polls. w. w. Webb de-
clared he never had had it driven
home so forcibly-the length of time
it takes a woman to dress, until he
had to wait at the curb for IS of them
to doll up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
MEET TO TALK SHOP
Conference of santa Fe Officials Held
in Topeka Today.

Matters concerning the eastern lines
of Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way were discussed this morning in a
conference of officials of the road in
the general managers office here.
Officials here to attend the confer
ence included E. Raymond, general
superintendent of the western district
of the eastern lines: G. ]. Bell. district
engineer; H. w. Sharp. superintendent
with headquarters at Newton: Paysoh
Ripley. superintendent with headquar-
ters at Chanute; L. c. Lawton of New
ton. division engineer; r. ]. Parker
of Topeka. general superintendent of
the eastern division of the eastern
lines. and H. B. Lautz, assistant to the
general manager
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WHO KNOWS THIS MAN?
Police Arc Looking for the Father of
Franklin l.. Murphy.

Franklin L. Murphy was found dead
at Syracuse, Kansas, yesterday and the
police are today trying to find his
father in order to notify him. The Of
ficials at Syracuse telegraphed the in
formation regarding the death and
asked that the father be notified.
They failed to give his nam but stated
that he has a secondhand store in
Topeka. All the list of secondhand
dealers has been canvassed but no
Murphy has been found. The tele-
gram gave no details of the death of
the young man. Syracuse officials do
not know what disposition to make of
the body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
TRAP FOR BANDITS
De Facto and Pershing Forces
Closing Up on Bands.
Gayira Goes for Conference to
Complete Plans.

Ell Paso, May 31.-General Gavira,
constituencies commander of North
ern Chihuahua, left Juarez today for
Casas Grandes, 12o miles south of the
frontier, where he will confer with
General Pershing, the American ex-
peditionary commander, with a view
of obtaining closer cooperation be-
tween the two commands.
General Pershing was expected to
arrive in Casas Grandes today and the
conferences to be started tomorrow.
Before his departure General Gavira
expressed a belief that conference
would not be of long duration.
The impending conference is said
by many to be the first real attempt
to secure cooperation between the
Carranza forces and the Americans
since the expeditionary command
crossed the border two and a half
months ago
Carrying Out Promise.
1t is pointed out that this is the
natural outcome of the recent Scott
Obregon conference at which the
Mexican minister of war verbally
agreed to make every effort to elm
mate bandits from northern Mexico
His first movement was to send large
forces into Chihuahua, and the next
to appoint General Gavira. to the mill
tary direction of the state. The troops
sent by General Jacinto Trevino, com
mander-in-c chief of northern Mexico
to General Gavira, have been distrib-
uted at various points along the line
of the Mexican Central railroad. They
will begin a general movement west
ward. closing up on Pershing's lines
with a view to catching the scattered
bandits in the net. 1t is the posi-
bility of accidental clashes when the
two lines come in contact that caused
General Gavira to seek a conference
with General Pershing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
COMES BACK WILLINGLY
j. Clifford Beverly Returns From
Omaha With Sheriff kicnc.

Sheriff L. L. Kiene returned last
night from Omaha with j. Clifford
Beverly, a negro wanted here for forg-
ing a check. Beverly was arrested in
Omaha and held for kiene. Following
their experience with the negro the
Omaha police were astonished when
Kiene walked away from the Jail with
Beverly without placing handouts on
him. Beverly waived extradition pro-
ceedings and returned with the Shaw
nee county sheriff voluntarily.
He is charged with passing a check
after forging the signature of &c. j.
Shoaf, Independent Auto Company"
upon it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
SUED AS SURETY
Chicago Concern Brings an Action
Against F. B. Sims

Suit was instituted in the district
court against F. B. Sims today be-
cause, it is alleged, Sims guaranteed
the credit of a business firm dealing
in gas lamps and gas supplies. The
suit is brought by the Mantle Lamp
company of Chicago and is for s34s3O.
1t is alleged that E. a. Hughes and
E. NJ. Foster wanted credit of the
plaintiff company and that it was re-
fuSec until Sims agreed to guarantee
their purchases up to $500. Then, it
is alleged, the two men bought sup
plies to the value of $34S3O and failed
to pay for them. and that since then
Mr.. Sims has failed to make good the
alleged guaranty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
in NORTH Topeka
Little Interest Is Shown in the
Bond Election.
Early Closing Movement Finds
Favor With Merchants.

Voting for the issuance of bonds
for a new city prison and improve
ments on the auditorium. on the
North side was very slow up to noon
today. There is a great deal of dis
cussion about the question among the
residents, and the opinion of several
of the business men who come in con-
tact with large number of he public
every day, is that the First ward will
not be in favor of the question The
polls were opened at 6 this morning.
and will close at this evening.
Early Closing Agreement.
Through the efforts of the clerks
local union. by petitions circulated
through North Topeka. an agreement
has been made that all the stores will
close at 6 o'clock on every day except
Saturday, when they will close at
o clock.
Sunday School Convention.
The following program is an
nounced for the Soldier township sum
day school convention:
Lesson at 10 O'Clock. w F. Rob
Shorthill; organist, Miss Blanche
DIETRICH; chorister. Frank Slower;
teachers, H K Evans, w. A. Forbes,
Robert Bartrin, Mrs. A. Button. Har-
old Rude. Mrs. Henry Kennarh. Pro
mary department, Mrs. d. L. Button.
superintendent; chorister. Mrs. T. y.
Neiswender; secretary. Charles Wise
man; teachers, Mrs. j. F. Cecil, Miss
Matte Scott. Mrs John Curry. Mrs.
Oliver DIETRICH. Mrs. Carrie Copen-
haven. New work demonstrated by
Miss Ethel Owen.
Draining the Farms
Work is about completed by Barrett
and Cochran, who have been thing
their land along the upper Silver Lake
road. near the Bolmar bridge. New
have been installed by the drainage
board which assisted the men in the
engineering and furnished the gates
which were formerly used in the sew
Kansas avenue, and east to Madison
along the river New gates were
placed at these places by the board.
Notes and Personal.
Thirty-five parishioners of the Good
/ Shepherd church Tuesday attended
their annual picnic which was held
at Silver Lake.
The following young folks from the
North side spent Memorial Day at a
picnic held southwest of the city: Miss
Bessie Miner, Miss Margaret ConweH.
Miss Edna Mcclure. Miss Marie Finch.
Mcclure, Scoop Conklin, Harry Webb,
Arthur Smith, Gene Mathews, Ernest
1 Wells.
! Mrs. Ernest Dutton and children of
Vanderbilt, Texas, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. James Coughlin and other rela-
tives in North Topeka.
| Clark Gresser of the Citizens State
! bank has returned from an overland
| auto trip TO southern Kansas.
Mrs. P. G. Marlette, of 1906 Quincy
street, has returned from Baldwin.
| Kansas. where she has been visiting
her daughter. Mrs. J. w. Anderson.
Mrs H. E. Brownell of Arkansas
City, Kansas, is visiting her mother.
Mrs. j. w. Guthrie, and her sister.
Mrs. c. P. Robinson, at their heme.
100 East Laurent street.
Louis Nystrom from Kansas City.
former resident of the North side,
is spending several days here on bust
ness and visiting relatives.
Amity 231, Knights of Pythias. will
give an ice cream and strawberry
social to members and families this
evening.-Adv.
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GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.
President of Irish Volunteers Convict
ed for Participation in Revolt.

Dublin, May S1.-John Mcneil.
president of the Irish volunteers. has
been sentenced to penal servitude for
life. following conviction by a court
martial which heard charges of Nc
Neirs participation in the recent Irish
revolution.
Announcement of the sentence of
the court martial created a sensation,
as it had been whispered about that
Mcneil, for conciliatory purposes.
would be permitted to escape with a
light prison sentence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
M0DOCS WILL SING
To Give Benefit for Gage Park District
Friday Evening.

With an orchestra of thirty pieces
the Modocs will unsteady storm the
Gage park district Friday evening A
complete. replica of the program used
by the club their recent tour to
California will be used All the pro-
ceeds will be used light the roads
around the park. The entertainment
is to be given in the Gage park school
house and the street cars will run on
a full summer schedule Following is
the program:
Violin Solo Prof Carlton Wood
Song. Back Home in Tennessee. Art Hargis
chorus .Modocs
Solo. Somewhere Voice is Calling.
-.--..--.... Hugh Smith
Some Modern Magic ...Dr r. Koester
Iiddish Monologue. ........-. DIR. J. Solecki
JoIiy FelIo"s- .Modocs
Scotch Song Tom Powell
Live Humble. NJ Wood and Modocs
Chorus, March of the Nation. 80. .Modocs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
FOR T. R. IN CHICAGO
Personal Headquarters VIII Be
Opened Up by His Secretary.

Chicago, ILL.,, May Silt was re-
ported today that John McGrath, pri-
yate secretary to Coionel Roosevelt
would establish personal Headquarters
for the former president at the Black
stone hotel the latter part of this
week.
1t was said the colonel plans to come
to the convention. but the report could
not be confirmed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31

How quickly some of those imni-
grants assimilate our ideas and meth
DDS. las for instance % We'll. I
asked my Italian barber if he was
going home to fight, and he said he
wasn't, that he had paired with an
Austrian in the next block."-Boston
Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
LONE BANDIT ON JOB
Hold Up Bank. Puts Cashier in Vault,
Escapes With 81 500.

Joplin. Mo-, May 31.-The bank of
Neck City at Neck City, Mo. twenty
miles northeast of Joplin. was robbed
bandit who locked Louis Heger,- the
assistant cashier; in the vault, raked
up all the cash in sight and escaped
in a motor car. The robber is being
pursued by men in score of auto
mobiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
DECORATION DAY FATAL
To ELEVEN; II INJURED

New York. May 31.-Figures
compiled today on holiday acct
dents in New York and vicinity on
Decoration day shows that the eel
ebration was almost as costly in
human life as old fashioned July
4. Six persons were drowned, four
killed in automobile accidents and
one in a runaway. Auto accidents
also seriously injured seventeen
persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
FLYER WAS WRECKED
Trees Brought Down Zeppelin on
Front at SaIoniki.

London, May 31.-A Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam says that
German Zeppelin descending near
Eeles OF the Saloniki front came in
contact with some trees and was de-
StroYed.
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Kern to Nominate Marshall.

Washington. May Sit has been
definitely decided that Senator Kern
will make the speech renominating
Vice President Marshall at the ST.
Louis convention
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

F" AN,IED-Second-h hand tyewriter: CIV.
letter. L. E.. care journal. An Iirsi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31

New York Stock Market.
fClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos- j. Myers. Broker. Colum-
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31

New York May 1-MOSEY-MercantiI
paper. "a per cent. Sterling paper 60 day
bills. 4-12A demand. 4-T3zz cables 476II1
Francs, demand. 5.92: cal les S591K Marks
demand. If4: cables. TN Kronen de-
mand. l37s; cables. 1875. GuiIders, de-
mand 41A cables, Az. Lires. demand,
$50: cables. 6.35. Rubles. demand BIZ .
cables. 31%- Bar silver. esAc: Mexican
dollars, 5254c- Government bonds. heavy :
railroad bonds. firm. Time loans easy :
60 and 90 days and months. 2AM3.
Call money. steady: high. az low, 2I1 :
ruling rate. ~; last loan. ~ closing bid
21z: offered at 2A-
New York Cotton Market
New York. May 31-COTTON-Spot
quiet: middling uplands. 1850 Sales Zoo
bales.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans. May 31.-COTTOk-Spot
steady; middling, 126a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31
LOCAL MENTION
Visit the Arbor. 5o4 Kan. Ave-
Adv.

Visit the Arbor- 5o4 Kan. Ave-
Adv.
Social dance at Moose hall Wed
night, Saunders orchestra, admission
25c.-Adv.
For Sewer Pipe. Phone ses. j. B.
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
Charles w. Price of New York city,
publisher of the Electrical Review.
was in the city today visiting Judge
Slonecker and other friends. Mr. Price
was formerly city editor of the Topeka
Capital when it started tl1irty-three
years ago; was afterwards superin-
tendent of a telephone exchange at
Kansas City. Mrs. Price is daughter
OF the late Alfred Gray, former secre-
tary of the Kansas State Board OF
agriculture.
Call 1877, Howard, for proper NOW
er sharpenIng.-Adv.
Framing and silverine. coe. s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
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For Sewer Pipe Phone sss j. 3.
Whelan & Co.-Adv.

Call 1877, Howard. for proper NOV
er sharpening.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-31

Social dance at Moose hall Wee
night, Saunders orchestra, admissio
25c.-Adv.
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Framing and silvering. Coe, s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.