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The broad ax., 1916-07-15
Reversing the Compliment.

A cashier Of somewhat portly build
was frowning over a statement Of &C.
counts just placed before him by his
pretty typist.
"As a young lady," he said, II ad-
mire your type, but can't honestly
say I admire your typing."
'How funnyw she replied smartly.
I'VE are so different, for, though you
are Of course splendid at figures, no
one could say you have a splendid dg-
urer'-London Express.
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Made Him Cross.

II made my husband cross this afsG-
noon," said Mrs. Caller.
"How was that?" Queried Ars. H.
ner.
HE was on the opposite side e ths
street, and / beckoned him - en0s
Sver," explained the other.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
Different Kinds.

''I had a tooth extracted yesterday"
remarked the fussy man. land the
dentist gave me gas"
"Oh, that's nothing" rejoined the
man with the bald spot. Every time
1 get shaved the barber gives me a lot
Of it"-Indianapolis Star.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
a BRIGHT Outlook,

do you-er-do you think, Miss
Dobleigh, that you will be-er-engag-
ed next Thursday eveningr' asked
Tompy very bashfu1ly.
"Well. really, Mr.. Tompy,' replied
Ethel, 81 don't know, but II you can
get up spunk enough between now and
then to do your share think there's q
fair prospect that shall be-"
And Tompy did.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
Quick Way to Drive Posts.

To drive posts quickly take section
Of log about fifteen inches In diameter
and two feet long, to which are attach
Cd two handles at an angle. Two men,
one on each side, can use this hand
power pile driver while a third man
holds the post to be driven and keeps
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
A Vagrant Thought.

Il was just thinking about that
longevity record established By Ne
thuselah.s
what about ~"
eff he hadn't set such a high mark
maybe more men would go after IT,
Louisville Courier-Journal
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TRAINS LONG TO WHIP RIVAL.
Waits Nine Year.. to Do Il and Then
Gladly Pays q Fine.

Hiawatha, Kan.-Robert Noe Of Pow
hatan waited nine years to whip Gar
rett BARLEY and then gladly paid a fne
for doing 1t.
Nine years ago Noe, then a boy, won
foot race from BARLEY. They after
ward fought, and BARLEY whipped the
victor. Noe promised to even up latsr
and trained for the event Meanwhile
BARLEY had moved to another part Of
the county. A few weeks ago Noe
moved into the same neighborhood
The first time he met BARLEY thsy
fought
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
BURGLAR ROCKS BABY.
After Order Is Restored Policemen Find
Negro Alongside of Child.

SIter Oroer is restored Policemen Find
Negro Alongside of Child.
Aurora, Ill.-A noise at her bedroom
window early in the morning aroused
Mrs William Lustic. As she looked
dmorously In the direction of the win
dow she saw a negro crawling into the
room She screamed and fed, clad only
In her nightgown. Her husband Jump
ed out Of bed when he heard his wife's
shrek. He bumped into the negro and
was so frightened that he. too, ran out
Of the house.
In their panic Lustic and his wife
forgot their one-year-old baby daugh-
ter, who slept in a cradle. OF a sudden
Mrs. Lustic heard the baby cry. Po-
hcemen who were summoned found
the negro seated In a chair rocking the
baby.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
Cause For Thankx

Guest-Look here! This mirror . -
fearfully dirty that 1 can't see my faes
IN It Hotel Serrant-It strikes M -
ought to be thankful for that instsal
e making trouble about it.-Excha1A
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
NEW USE FOR OLD GLORY.
In a Brooklyn Court 1t Protects the
Bench"


Bench
New York.-After an adjournment Of
the Brooklyn court of special sessions
recently the bench and clerks desk
were bedecked with an American flag.
whats the ideaT Chief Probation
Officer John ]. Rooney was asked.
that's the duster," Rooney explain
ed. when the 1anitor sweeps he COW
ers the bench and clerks desk with
the old flag"
Indignant, the Questioner sought out
Chief Clerk Joseph l. Kerrigan and
demanded an explanation Of the ap-
parent dissertation Of Old Glory.
"Wen, isn't the flag protecting the
bench" was Kerrigan's ready TO
Spouse.
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Decided Chanda.

Ma Allow marriage changes q
nanl ArA B.-Doesn't it, Take NY
husband He used to offer me . penny
Cor my thoughts, and now he Offers Ne
go to shut upL-Boston Transcript
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Sails Hidden Money With Potatoes.

Manton, Cal-W. A. Cleland placed
$500 In $40 gold pieces in potato bin
for safe keeping. Forgetting about the
money, he sold some potatoes. Later
a search for the coin proved unsuccess-
full. Cleland now thinks banks are q
safer proposition than potato bins.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
Find tn Crouch.

Find ths Crouch.
"say. dad, what's bonds Of natrk
Honyr
They ought to Be bonds to keep Tie
peace, but they're not" Richmoed
imes-Dispstch- i
The broad ax., 1916-07-15
Ropa and an Oath.

In Assam an oath Is taken sta1dflg
within a rope circle, to imply q vhA
% perish as the rope does II ths WI
nsss does not tell the truth.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15

They have q right 10 censure tAax
have q heart to help. The rest =
cruelty, not justice.-Wnliam Penn.
The broad ax., 1916-07-15

Life. that ever needs forgiveness.
has, for it's nrst duty. to foryive-Bui
wer-Lytton-
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Unhistorie Younaste,

what was the result Of the fSsfr
asked the Sunday school teacher.
Mud" replied the bright youngstR.
Chicago News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
NEGRO TAKEN AWAY
County Officers Fear Mob After Muir
der Near Topeka.

Claude Biggers, negro, who con-
fessed to the shooting and killing of
John Cox deputy game warden, Tues
day was spirited out of town about
$50 o'clock Tuesday evening, by l. l..
Kiene. sheriff, and Hugh Larimer, ur-
dersheriff He was removed from the
county Jail because of warnings re-
ceived at the Jail and courthouse of a
possible attempt, during the night to
take Biggers away from the officers.
Kiene and Larimer drove up to the
Jail with a big automobile, loaded Big
gers in, and left. They did not make
their destination public. 1t is repor-
ted that Biggers was taken to Law
renee. The Douglas county Jail is the
best Jail structure within so miles of
Topeka.
In spite of the warning no effort
was made during the night to start
trouble. There is much feeling against
Biggers in the country southwest of
town, where the murder took place.
but it did not crystalline. Lester
Watts, who was with Biggers and Os-
car Haskell at the time of the muir
der, left his gun and dogs with Il
farmer in the neighborhood and is
afraid to go back after them. He
fears that the feeling melted by Big
gers's act might extend to all m M
bers of his race.
John Cox, the murdered man. was
a member of a Masonic lodge at Gle
burne, Texas. and it is probable that
his burial will be under the direction
of a Masonic organization Aere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
ACQUIT M'DANIEL
Jury Frees st. Joe Official of
Murder Charge.
Mcdaniel, Defendant, Resumes
Job as County Prosecutor.

st. Joe, Mo, Dec. Oscar D. Nc
Daniel resumed his active duties as
prosecuting attorney of Buchanan
county here today after having been
acquitted by a jury in the criminal
court last night of the charge of
having murdered Mrs. Harriet Moss
Mcdaniel, his wife.
The freed man has several clews of
the murderers of his wife which he
said he expected to trail at once and
today he was preparing to return to
his normal life which was interrupt
ed by the three weeks and two days
of his trial Mr. Mcdaniel declared
last night that he thought he had the
description of the men who commit
ted the crime. He also said that about
fifty criminal cases were on the court
docket for trial before his term ex-
pires January 1. He expects to try
at least one murder case before his
successor takes office.
Out Less Than Two Hours.
The jury which acquitted him re-
ceived the case at ABS o'clock yester-
day afternoon and 6:25 o'clock the
verdict was announced. 1t had been
reached on the fourth ballot, accord
ing to announcement of the jury fore
man, fifteen minutes earlier Mr.
Mcdaniel had taken his three chill
dren home and it was necessary to
recall him before it could be an
nounced. The first two attempts to
reach a verdict resulted in a vote of
ten to two for acquittal; the third
was eleven to one for acquitta1; the
fourth was unanimous and sent Oscar
d. Mcdaniel to his home and three
motherlesS babies, a free man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
ALLIES PEACE BLIND
Socialist Organ of Berlin Throws Cold
Water on Peace Hopes.

Amsterdam. Dec. 6-The Berlin
Vorwaerts, the organ of the German
Socialists. in an article headed Peace
Blind" throws cold water on those
who believe that peace is near. The
paper says:
I'VE must be reconciled to the bit
ter truth that our enemies are too
deeply pledged to their war aims to
see anything else. They are peace
blind. The worst calamities are not
to be spared the European people but
one consolation remains and that is
that harsh rulers do not rule for long
When even their strong men do not
achieve anything our enemies do not
admit their failure"
Chase Allies Out of Balkans.
Amsterdam, Dec. 6.-Premier Rad
oslavoff of Bulgaria has announced
that Sofia will follow the example of
her allies and mobilize labor for the
production of munitions, according to
a Sofia dispatch to the Berlin Mittag
Zeitung
Premier Radoslavoff is quoted as
saying:
Nobody in Bulgaria dreams of
peace until the allies are chased out
of the Balkans and until Russia has
abandoned forever her hope of cap
turing the Turkish straits.
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conviction that the omnibus bill meth
cd fer the construction of public
buildings pursued by the government
for the past L 5 years has resulted in
the construction of many public build
ings in small towns and localities
where their need IS not justified by
the cost and requirements. He urges
divorcing of this question from all To-
cal or political considerations and sep
arate measures to cover each building
after proper investigation
A new coast guard cutter is recon-
mended for the Hatteras district. An
increase in the rate of pay for the en-
listed men in the service, says the re-
port, is imperative.
Funds for the extension of the avia-
ton branch of this service are asked
of the present congress.
Exports Nearly Double.
Exports for the year ending June 80,
amounted to $4,33S,65S, S65, an in
crease of safes, 5S9,340 over the pre-
vious year, says the report Imports
amounted to s2,196,sSs,5 an in
crease of S484. 100000. Custom re-
ceipts totaled S213, 1S5,S45.63, showing
a healthy increase.
The estimate of receipts and dis
bursementS for the fiscal year 1918,
says the secretary, shows that the ex-
isting laws will not provide sufficient
revenues to take care of the unusual
expenses of the government due, for
the most part, to the large eXpendi-
lures required by the army and navy
for preparedness estimated for the
year at 1867, 1000.
Attention of congress is called to the
necessity of passing such measures as
will provide additional revenues to
meet the, situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
CITY BUYS FOOD
TO SELL PUBLIC
AT ACTUAL COST
Indiana Mayor Smashes High
Cost of Living.
Eliminates Profits of Middle
man and Retailer.
CONSUMERS BUY At CARS
Paving Way for Municipal Mar
ket at Evansville.
Educates Housewife in Basket
Purchasing Economy.
Indiana Mayor Smashes High
Cost of Living.
Eliminates Profits of Middle
man and Retailer.
CONSUMERS BUY At CARS
Paving Way for Municipal Mar
ket at Evansville.
Educates Housewife in Basket
Purchasing Economy.

Chicago. Dec. 6.-Mayor Benjamin
Bosse of Evansville, Ind, is not walt
ing for congressional Investigations TO
reduce the high cost of living he
expects to do it himself, by putting
the municipality into the produce
business. He is in Chicago today con-
tracing with wholesalers for carload
lots of potatoes and other food prod
nets. which he will sell to the pupHc
direct from the cars, thus eliminating
the middleman's profits.
Ry this means he hopes to educate
the Evansville retail dealers IN Iood-
stuffs to a new system of doing ousl-
ness that will save money for both the
public and themselves. If the cam
paign of education proves to be long,
he is prepared, for he will let a con-
tract December 2 for the erection OF
a municipal market building IN Whlch
his plan will be continued.
Paw Too Much for Service"
The foodstuffs that Mayor Bosse is
buying in Chicago will be SOLD TO
Evansville consumers at cost, Plus the
freight charges. The cost of handling
them in Evansville will be neghglple'
Bose says, hence there will be no de-
livery except of large purchases A
small additional charge will be made
to purchasers who require delivery
The consumers will go to the cars
with their market baskets, pay cash
and carry the goods home.
Mayor Bosses project is based on
the theory that the public pays too
much for service in its dealings with
retailers. He lays part of the blame
for the high cost of living at the door
of the housewife herself. Instead of
the old-time market basket, she uses
the telephone and the delivery wagon
nowadays, he says, and the grocer Is
obliged to maintain an expensive de-
livery system.
Cold Storage for Meats Later.
81 hope to educate the public to the
idea of doing the buying of foodstuffs
on a cash basis and carrying the goods
home" he said. '"Then l want to
teach the grocers that they can sell
goods cheaper on that basis and TO in
duce them to regulate their prices ac-
cordingly. If a purchaser buys his
goods for cash and takes them home
in a basket, he saves the grocer the
cost of wrapping and delivery and
should receive the benefit of it. l
hope to show the grocers that it will
pay them to establish departments for
that kind of buying. When deliveries
are demanded, they should be paid
for by the purchasers who make the
demands. The public must learn that
if it would, keep prices down. it must
hold down the amount of service it
gets with its purchases"
Mayor Bose will not handle meats
under his plan, until his market build
ing is finished and he has facilities for
cold storage.
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HOLD BACK TROOPS
Canadian soldiers Won't Toll for Fear
of Lurking U-Boats.

st. Johns. Dec. 6.-The colonial gov
eminent permitted it to become known
today that reports of German subma-
rines in the Atlantic had resulted in
the cancelling of the dispatch of a
draft of recruits for the Newfoundland
regiment which had been planned for
the last week in November.
Regulations regarding measures for
coast defense have been reimposed.
Lights in the city are permitted, but
coast lights have been ordered dim
med. A fleet of patrol boats has been
organized to scout in the vicinity of
Cape Race and the Grand Banks.
These boats are equipped with wireless
apparatus and will give warning of the
approach of any hostile vessel
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Pressure from professional sources based In
part on rigid money conditions caused re-
cessions of one to two and a half points
in the first hour selling, concentrating upon
Steel and other leaders. The movement was
without much effect on the other quarters,
some gains being materially augmented,
notably in low priced rails and specialties,
comprising the rubber and Sugar groups.
Missouri Pacific issues were especially
strong and active. On the irregular re-
bound the market became relatively duii.
sixty point decline in General Motors and
an advance of nine points in Owens Bottle
Machinery furnishing the sole diversion
International bonds were again offered at
slight concessions.
Specialties and utilities were again the
conspicuous features of today's initial deal
ings at gains of to almost points inner
lean Wooden, United States Rubber, Texas
Company, Butte and Superior. Barrel Com
pany, American Car, Ohio Gas and Western
Union led the movement together with
shipping shares, Pressed Steel Car, Crucible
Steel and less prominent industrials and
equipments. United States Steel was I'M
changed at the outset but soou gained sub
statntially by fraction. Rails were less
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UNCLE SAM HAS
tcou tinued from Page One,

tCou tinued from Page One,
in this practical manner, friendly rela-
tions and enlarging trade and COM
merce with our southern neighborS.'
There are several serious defects in
the Harrison narcotic law which has
been in effect sixteen months, in the
opinion OF McAdoo, and there is urg-
ent need of remedial legislation.
congressional appropriation is
urged for repayment of fines paid by
parties convicted under section eight
of the act, which was deprived of eff
fectiveness by a supreme court deci-
sion. Treatment by the government of
persons addicted to the use of drugs
is also recommended.
The secretary urges appropriations
for vigorous scientific study of in
fantile paralysis !'y the public health
service as a preventive of further
epidemics.
Check on "Porl< ParreI"
The secretary again expresses the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06

bullish and word was received that Argen-
tine dealers had decided to prohibit the
sale of wheat except above fixed min
imum price. Opening quotations here,
which were &c to &c higher, with May at
S1.7715 to 81. 10 and July at $1.41A to S1.4S,
were followed by sharp further advance.
References to food shortage in Great Brit
ain to difficulty of imports from Australia
and India counted in favor of the bulls,
but later were offset to some extent by
another substantial increase of Marine war
risk insurance. Down turns of prices tho
were transitory. Close was unsettled, ~ c
to 4kc net higher with May at $1.S01s to
$1.S1H and July at S1.50s4.
CORN-Scarcity of rural offerings had a
bullish effect on corn The strength of
wheat tended also to lift prices, after open
ing. &c off to &c up the market scored a
decided general upturn.
Bearish reactions failed to last The close
was strong at 25sc to 315c net advance.
OATS-Oats developed firmness in sym
pathy with other cereals. On the advance,
however, selling pressure increased
PROVISIONS-Quotati on hogs and
grain carried provisions up grade. Demand
was chiefly for lard.
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CLOUDY AND COLDER

CONTINUED From Page One,
was 50 degrees at o'clock. This is
IA degrees above the night normal
The mercury climbed rapidly, and It
was expected that II would go close to
the high record of 81 degrees this aft
ernoOn. This -ecord was established
in 1892. The lowest temperature ever
recorded on this date is s degrees II
1909.
The moon sets at SAC o'clock, in
the morning. The wind this morning
was making II miles an hour from
the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
new BRAND GRIEF
England's Coal Policy Hampers
American Commerce.
Can't Guarantee Fuel at COaIing
Ports to NeutraIS.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Fresh trouble
stirred today between the United
States and England.
This resulted from Englands Off
ciai announcement of a new policy,
which like many others, hampers
American commerce-namely, restric-
tions on supplying ship coal at her
stations dotting the globe. The state
department intends to do all it may
to alter this policy, tho little hope
was held out by British authorities
that there can be any material change
for the present.
In brief. the new restrictive policy is
that England cannot guarantee to fur
nish bunker coal at her coaling ports,
except to vessels aged in lines bene-
ficial to the allies. Otherwise, vessels
may and frequently have been, halted
for days awaiting England's pleasure
about supplies.
U-Boats the Original Cause.
England offers what she regards as
a perfectly legitimate excuse-that
carrying trade, and England needs her
vessels for other than coal carrying
purposes.
The United States has resented in
dividual detentions. but has no oppor-
tunity yet to formulate a full policy
toward the publicly announced British
program
International law experts doubted if
the United States can accomplish
much more than putting herself on
record in protest tho everything will
be done to effect a modification, mas
much as the situation promises to
grow increasingly serious for Amer
lean commerce, particularly with the
Philippines and South America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
ASK STORM INDEMNITY
Indies Delegates at Danish Capital
Confer on sale of Islands to U. S.

Copenhagen. Dec. 6.-The delegates
from the Danish West Indies who
have been comforting with the prelim-
mary committee in regard to the pro
posed sale of the islands to the United
States. on the eve of their departure,
handed a report to the committee ask
ing for a government indemnity for
the sufferers from the recent hurri-
cane in the event of the sale being
completed
The report also recommends that
Denmark make q beouest to commem-
crate Danish rule, the bequest to be
applied to social and educational pur-
noses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
Kansas city Live Stock Market

Kansas City, Dec. 6.-HOGS-R Receipts
HOO. Market &c to 1Oc higher. Bulk OF
sales, $9.6o@1015; heavy, $1000@10, 20;
Ip% packers an and butchers; s9So@1o15; light.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000, including 500
southerns. Market steady to strong. Prime
fed steers. S10.00@ rs; dressed beef steers,
$1.50@10.25; western steers, $6.50Q10.2 %:
southern steers. S5.75dS.25; cows, $1,000
S.25; heifers, $6.00@1O.2 5; stockers and feed
sc. 50G7 IL 90
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market strong to
Zoe higher. Lambs, S11.50@12.6O; year
nngs, $9.25010.50; wethers, $S00@9. 90 ewes
$7.5oGS.50; stockers and feeders, $60O@
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Postpone master Spy's'' Trial.

Washington. Dec. Clearing of
the blackmail charges against DR..
Armgaard Carl Graves. master spy"
today was postponed until March 10.
because of the governments inability
to present testimony of Prince HAITI
feldt, counsellor of the German en-
bassy, and Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Ed
Ter. private secretary of Ambassador
Won Bernstorff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06

Chicago Dec. 6.-HOGS-Receips 5000.
Market strong. sc TO Zoe above yesterdays
average. Bulk of sales, $9z0610.15; light,
$9.00@10.10; mixed, $9.5e@10.30; heavy,
$965@ 1875; rough. $965@9.SO; pigs, $1,000
S.75
CATTLE-Receipts 10000. Market steady.
Native beef cattle. S6.S061260: western
steers. S6.90610.50; stockers and feeders
S4.60@775; cows and heifers, $3.S0@10O0;
calves, S9.5001325.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market firm.
Wethers, $S.30Q9.10; lambs, $10.00@12.90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
SUFFER FOR SUGAR
German Babies Dying for Want of
Sweets-Increase Ration.

London, Dec. 6.-An investigation
into the increasing rate in mortality in
Berlin has established that the rising
death rate is due to an insufficient
sugar allowance according to an Am
sterdam dispatch to t he Exchange
Telegraph company. The dispatch
says that it has been decided that
each child born after December ,
shall receive an additional half pound
monthly of sugar the rations of the
rest of the population being proper
tienately reduced. The allowance I'D
TO this time has been $50 grammes
monthly for each baby.
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Keating Asks cost Probe.

Washington, Dec. 6.-First congress
sional action towards relief from the
high cost of living was taken today
when upon a motion by Representative
Heating of Colorado, the house con-
CURED in a senate amendment to his
bill providing for an investigation of
the cost of living among wage earners
of the District of Columbia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-06
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Dec. 6-WHEAT-A general rush
to buy wheat today resulted from the big
export business this week estimated at A.
100000 bushels. There were also adEiees
that the purchasing of American and Can
adam grain for the belligerent countries
was likely to be much increased. In addf-
ton Enrnnean eron ranorts generally