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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
OUT OF POLITICS
Garrison Still Would Boost Pet
Army Plan, However.
"WOuldn't Accept GOvernOrship
of n. j. on Silver Platter"

New York, Feb. 11.-Lindley L.
Garrison, former secretary Of war, an
nounced here today that he intended
to retire absolutely from politics and
public life. He said he would not dis
cuss his resignation from any political
angle.
Mr.. Garrison remained in seclusion
here today. Callers today at the home
of his friend, George Leary, with
whom he stopped last night, were met
with the statement that Mr.. Garrison
would see no one.
Mr.. Garrison intimated, however,
that he might "do something in the
matter of giving support to the move
ment in favor of a continental army,
the issue upon which his resignation
hinged. In response to a question
whether he would give his moral sup
port to those who continue urging the
policy of a continental army
Il cannot answer that question"
said the former secretary of war, be
cause it would infringe upon politics.
say this to you now so that later il
l decide to do something. you will not
say that I tried to deceive YOU
Not Discuss Resignation.
II will not discuss my resignation
from the cabinet he said, from any
political angle whatever, either as re-
CARDS the present situation or the sit
uation to be produced or assumed to
be produced.
81 intend to retire absolutely from
politics and public life. Get it out of
your head that there was anything
political in my action
Mr.. Garrison was asked by inter-
viewers if he intended to follow the
example of Mr.. Bryan and come out
publicly against any of Mr.. Wilson's
policies.
Absolutely not was the reply.
Would you accept the nomination
for governor of New Jersey" was
another question asked.
81 would not accept the governor
ship of New Jersey if the certificate
of election was handed to me on
silver platter he said.
Mr.. Garrison, in response to further
questions, said that he had no knowl
edge of the intention of any other
members of the cabinet to resign. In
respect to his own resignation he said
he had consulted with no other cabi
net member, although Assistant Sec
rotary Breckenridge was aware of his
intention.
As to his future plans, he said he
expected to resume the practice of law
but where and when he was not yet
certain,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
HIS BOYHOOD DAYS
Governor Major Gave Remlnls-
cences to TOpekans.
Orator of Southland Talked to
Commercial Club.
HE'S FAVORING PREPAREDNESS
Missouri Executive Is Applaud
ed by Audience.
Real Kansas Sentiment DIS
played on Big Question.

Vivid word pictures of his boyhood
dsvs in Pike county. Missouri. painted
with glowing ad1ectlveS Oh an orA.pA
from the southland, mixed with pIac
teal statements relative TO polltlcs.
business and good roads. maze Gov
ernor Elliott w Majors address be-
fore the Commercial club today at
noon one long to be remembered. n
late train kept the large auonence
waiting until l o'clock and the MIS-
souri, governors address was necessar-
lily cut short.
Better roads, better schools, better
agriculture and better commercial NE
are the four things he is trying TO ac-
complish as governor OF Missouri anu
of these four there is none that can
so build up your community as better
roads Governor Major told mis- audi
ence Good roads are the real be-
ginning of traffic and next come the
railway and waterway. Any kind OF a
road--iust so it is good road-meets
with his approval, the governor de-
clared.
Must Get Spirit.
| Good roads can only be obtained by
placing the good roads spirit into the
hearts of the people. Governor Ma
\ ior was the first governor in the Unit
/ ed States to set apart two good roads
days, when 25O, 600 men quit their reg
ular vocations and turned out to work
on the roads. As n result the roads
of Missouri were bettered more than
one million dollars in good will and
work
1T is not until some such enthu-
siasm is stirred up in state that real
work will he done on the roads,, he
said. you can't legislate certain
days for the people to work on the
roads and make it pay until you get
the people enthusiastic on the sub
ject."
About Preparedness
Governor Major touched lightly on
preparedness, but the mere mention of
it brought round after round of APP
plause from the audience. He eX-
pressed himself as being in favor Of
preparedness, reasonably necessary
to protect the government" and any
thing the president and congress does
along this line he believes will be suf-
ficient to justify the present demands
for national defense.
The merchant marine was men
toned and the possibilities of an eX-
tension of South American trade by
building a merchant marine were pre-
scented He also expressed strongly his
sentiment for a tariff board which
/ will take that old disturbing question
out of politics and business forever
Much Time to Boyhood.
However, most of his time was Civ
ell to drawing pictures of his boyhood
days in Missouri, the happiest in his
life, and days to which he wishes he
might return. In picturesque language
he painted the first Pike county fair
he ever attended, told of throwing
eggs at a Negroes head and winning so
cents TO add to the 20 cents his father
had given him, told of meeting his
first country sweetheart on the fair
grounds. of buying her Il red balloon
and throughout his address touched
the heart strings of his audience by
I stirring within them "reminiscences of
their boyhood days similar to those so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
H. S. GLEE CLUB
Permanent Organization Formed and
Officers Elected.

The High School Glee club met last
night and resolved that the club should
take its place among the musical
choruses Of the city. TIC that end the
club was definitely orGaniZed and the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Matthew Kendall; vice president,
Horace Bowman; manager. Roy Nay
lor; librarians, Laurentz SWartz and
Howard Naylor.
1t is the intention of the club to give
several concerts both in Topeka and
out of town. The director of the glee
club, Sheriff. Smith, who is well
known IN Topeka musical circles, is
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
club. There is a wealth of musical
material among the fourteen hundred
students and that looks as though To-
peka was going to repeat and take
first prize again at the Emporia Glee
club contest in April"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
CALLS IT FOOLISH
Condemns Militia Plan for En-
larging Army.
GarrisOn's Secretary Tells Why
the Fuss Over 1t.

Washington Feb. lin a state
ment prepared for the press, Henry S.
Breckenridge, who resigned as assist
ant secretary of war, today outlined
his views on army plans now before
congress, which lead to his retirement
as we'll as that of Secretary Garrison,
whose policy Breckenridge supported.
The statement follows:
1T is inadvisa BILE to build military
policy for the nation upon the state
militia. because to rest the defnse of
the nation upon forty-eight little arm
les. over which the national govern
ment has not and cannot obtain con-
troll. is to tamper with the country
safety.
raise claims are made that the
militia can be made a federal force.
The constitution gives the state full
authority over the militia.
1T is impossible for the federal
government, by passing a militia pay
bill. to bride away from a state a jur-
isdiction given by the constitution.
This is as impossible as it would be
for the government to appropriate So
900, coo for good roads in Kentucky
provided Kentucky sends John Jones
and James Smith to the United States
senate.
THE effort to confuse the public
mind and make it believe the militia
can be made federal force is a pre-
posterous effort to fool the American
people.
MY condemnation of the militia as
national dependent is a condemna
ton of the system and not of the per-
sonnet.
Nearly every disaster of the Revo-
luton and the War of 1912 was large
ly due 10 dependence upon the militia
system. George Washington's main
dependence was the continental army
absolutely controlled by the federal
governments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
TAKE IT TO COURT
County Commissioners and To-
peka Township in Clash
Over the Paving of the West
Tenth Road.

The Shawnee county commissioners
and Topeka township locked horns
over the building of two miles of
paved highway on West Tenth street
between the city limits and Gage park
in a legal battle in the second division
of the district court before Judge
Whatcomb today. The row has been
brewing since the commissioners is
sued an order to pave the road during
of property owners in Topeka town
ship. Suit which is being heard today
is to enjoin the commissioners from
carrying out the order to pave the
road at a cost of between $4,000 an6
100000. The agreement reached be-
tween the petitioners and commission
ers was to the effect tint Topeka town
ship was to stand part of the .ex-
penses.
In the suit the township board al
leges that the petition for the building
of the road does not contain enough
names of property owners; that the
name of the mayor and Catholic ceme-
terry officials on the petition are illegal
and that the boundaries of the raod
district are illogical and unjust. Sena-
tor Troutman who represents the
township claims that the cemetery Of
ficials do not have power to sign such
petitions and says the mayors name is
out of the question.
Other Objections.
Other charges are that owners of
property who were opposed to the con-
struction of the road were not con-
suited when the order to build the
road was framed. Troutman charges
that the property owners in favor of
the proposition were the only ones
consulted. The suit also questions the
constitutionality of the road law
known as the Hodges rock road law
The plaintiff also charges that the
cost of the pavement will be excessive
and that it will create a burden upon
the shoulders of the taxpayers that
they cannot possibly carry.
Coming back at the township, w. p.
Montgomery and J. 2. Coleman who
are representing the commissioners
claim that the commissioners only
ordered the road paved after they
had been petitioned to do so by 4
per cent of the land holders owning 81
per cent of the property affected. I'm
der the Hodges road law 60 per cent
of the property owners holding so per
I cent of the land affected must be on
such petitions. Attorneys for the de
| Tense also alleged in argument that
the suit was brought to represent a
certain property owner or certain
property owners and not by the town
ship.
1t is probable that when the case
is completed it will be taken under ad-
visement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
PRESS CLUB PLANS
Local Newspaper Organization May
Have Permanent Headquarters.

Permanent headquarters downtown
with provisions for MONDAY luncheons
and a gathering place in the evenings
practically were assured to the To-
peka Press club, an organization of To-
cal newspaper men, last evening when
nearly 40 men became charter mem
bers of this Fourth Estate"
Before the end of the week 1t is an
ticipated that at least go persons eli
gible for membership will become ac-
tive members of the club. Associate
members-newspape men living out
side Topeka-will be included on the
clubs rolls.
A committee was appointed for the
purpose of looking for suitable rooms
within the business district.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Monday evening, February FL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
MUST WAIT
No More Money Will Be Spent ON
Auditorium as Matters Stand.

Until it is determined whether there
is to be any definite action towards the
construction of a new auditorium or
the enlargement of the present one
two city hall propositions will renal?
tied up. One is the elevator proposed
and planned for the city building and
the other is the finishing of the los.
rooms found in the auditorium.
Il don't want to go ahead with the
elevator if things are to be torn up
and rearranged here" said w L. Por-
ter. commissioner of public buildings.
I'VE have the money for the elevator
and 1 planned to have it in operation
by the first of May but under present
circumstances 1 don't know what to
do about it."
He will spend no money fixing up
the newly found rooms in the audi
torium until he learns what is to be
done with the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
DEATH is BETTER
German Submarine Crews Com
nit Suicide When Captured.
Too Proud to Become Prisoners
of British Enemy.

New York, Feb. 11.-Dr- c. NJ.
| 1hglis, a Montreal physician, declared
on his arrival today on the liner Cam
eronia that German submarine crews.
rather than submit to capture by the
British, commit suicide.
Proof of this he saw with his own
| eyes when a large submarine was
towed into the naval base at Dover
and opened up. He was permitted to
! descend into the vessel in company
with a British naval officer.
THE first thing we saw was the crew
of eight or ten men lying on the floor
of the operating ROOM" said DIR. IngIis.
| Beside Them wearing the uniform of
a German officer, was another man
with an empty automatic pistol in his
hand. A bullet through his head had
ended his life.
Has Seized IS U-Boats.
I'VE concluded the officer was the
commander of the submarine and
when he found capture inevitable.
summoned the crew to his side and
shot them, turning the revolver on
himself when they had dropped. He
was too proud to fall a prisoner and
my naval officer friends told me the
| British made similar discoveries on
| other undersea craft caught in their
nets"
DE- Inglis said that England had
captured moro than II of Germany s
| Wllnln the last
three months. bringing the total of
captured submarines up to IS. Glass
i bottom boats are being used success
fully in LOCATING underwater vessels.
The doctor added that the allies are
contemplating two new offensive
movements for the early part OF
March. Trench warfare on both Ger
man and allied fronts is at a standstill
and threatens to remain a deadlock
indefinitely, he said. Both sides are
so we'll equipped with ammunition and
gas bombs that even If trench was
won It would be almost impossible for
the victors to hold It except at terrible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Class elections were held today at
Washburn college. The following
presidents of classes were elected: Sc
Nor. Ernest Bearg. junior; George
Barrett; sophomore. Kenneth Kerans
The freshman election is still in
doubt.
Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the White Dental Parlors
SOC Kansas Ave, Phone 7I4.-Adv.
Roy Hartwell, formerly with the
White House Meat market, is in
charge of the market in connection
with the Star grocery.
Glass and glazing, call 949 J. X
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
For jitney. phone 1876 day or night,
service.-AdV.
DR. Flvenor Ernest, office 727 Kan
ave. Phone 3199.-Adv.
Miss Elsie Jones, instructor in the
high school at Rossville. is ill at the
home of her brother, J. Ernest Jones,
315 Woodlawn.
Glass, Glazing and Paint Miller &
Gillespie. S3S K A. Phone 955.-Adv.
Loyal Order of Moose will give a
dance in their hall Saturday night.
Admission 25c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

2 New York. Feb. 1.-THE four
masted schooler John Bossert of this
port virtually was destroyed by fire
five miles at sea off the Highlands of
NavesInk. \. J.. early today. Captain
Pressey and the crew. of seven men
were taken off the burning vessel by
the pilot boat New York. Three sail
ors were severely burned. The Bos-
sert was loaded with lumber and
bound from Georgetown, S. C. to New
York. The fire started in the fore
castle from an unknown cause. The
vessel was of SOL tons grOss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
DENY LAMAR'S APPEAL
wolf of Wall Street. Now Must Serve
2-Ycar Sentence.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE United
States circuit court of appeals denied
today the motion of David Lamar the
so-called wolf of Wall street. to
reinstate his appeals against his con-
viction of impersonating Congressman
A. Mitchell Palmer. of Pennsylvania
in an effort to defraud ]. P. Morgan
& Company and the United States
Steel corporation.
According to United States District
Attorney Marshall, this ends Lamar S
fight to prevent the execution of his
two-year sentence of imprisonment at
Atlanta. The United States supreme
court recently affirmed his conviction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends for their
many acts and expressions of sympa-
thy and kindness extended US during
the illness and death of our wife and
mother. Also for the eautiful floral
offerings.-Adv.
MR.. GEORGE BASS AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
Canture Texas .Rehcl :.

Brownsville, Tex, Feb. 11.=Aniceto
Pizana, alleged leader of the Texas
revolution" and held responsible for
border troubles and general unrest
last summer and fall, was captured
late Thursday afternoon and brought
to Matamoros, Mexico. opposite here,
for incarceration, according to an Of
fetal report to Col. A. p. Blocksom,
commanding the United States border
patrol. today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Mrs. St. Clair Stobert was SEN
fenced to be shot as spy by Ger
man authorities in Belgium She es-
capped to Serbia last year End suffer-
cd the horrors of typhus. She
cheated death a third time during
the great Serbian retreat. and is now
planning q trip t. some new scene
where she may be ii service to her
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
w. T.. Brooks Asks State to
81 Eliminate MOngrelS.
Let Kansas Set an Example to
Her Students.
K. S. A. C. IS HIRING EXPERTS
ssThen Why Not Encourage
J}efter Breeding Is Question.
Legislative Plan to Make Use OF
State Supervision.

Elimination of mongrel stock herds
al state institutions was recommended
TODAY by W. T. Brooks. chairman OF
the state board of control in lette:
to Horny J. Waters, president of the
state Agricultural college. Brooks
suggests that since the state employs
n high salaried man to educate Kan
sans as to the breeding OF better STOCK
herds. an excellent example may ne
set by trying the plan at state instl-
Brooks in his letter declares that a
hill will be presented to the next leg
isleture providing for the development
II stock herds Mt state institutions
re viii also ask that the herds be
placed under the supervision OF the
state dairy department The state eN-
pert would also be compelled to VISIT
fhese herds once every three months
ard make thorough tests With q
plan of this kind" said Brooks, we
should in ten years have nothing but
registered cows
Suu Breeding Mongrcls.
"Under the present system" Brooks
wrote. "the state is now paying
Through Your epartment-an expert
dnflyrnan u build UP a herd at Man
haIfsn That the farmers and dairy
sSnnif Ut the state may be advised Ana
Ertr the state OF Kansas, through her
the breeding OF mongrels.
The Brooks plan would make model
dairy farms of each Of the state in
rEtitut;ons.
1--WE contemplate submitting a bill
to the next Kansas Legislature placing
tho dairy herds of the different inst
q buttons under the supervision of the
dairy department at Manhattan. The
work would be under the supervision
OF the professor of dairy husbandry in
connection with different members of
boards of state institutions An act
of the legislature would make this
plan permanent. ...... Through this
plan. Kansas may look twenty years
in the future to the breeding of the
greatest of dairy herds. We know of
no one thing that would more quickly
and substantially develop kansas
Several herds of fancy hogs and
cattle are now raised on state institu-
ton farms. The Brooks plan, how
ever. would call for the handling OF
exclusively high grade. registered
stock in the effort to establish a high
standard Of stock and dairy farms by
the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY,

LOST-Office key tied in Handkerchief
Leave at call Felix Clothing Co
LOST-Pocketbook containing large sum
of money. Reward. 2106 East 9Th Phone
1911 White.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Buffalo. Feb. 1.-THE seismograph
al Canasius college here recorded an
earthquake of ten seconds duration a
$3.50 o'clock today. The shock. prob
ably local TO the United States, I'M
doultcelf occurred in the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
KIngman Ranker ZEN Dead.

Kingman, Kan. Feb. 11.-W S
Grosvenor, former mayor and banker
of this city, fell dead in his home last
night while going to the door to an
swer a call. He was So years old and
pioneer in kingman county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

London. Feb. IA Petrograd dis
patch to Reuters says Emperor Mich
olas left yesterday for, the front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

New YOr- 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.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the United States Weather
Bureau, Topeka, Kansas, for the 81 hours
ending Z a. ~ today
High Low Rain or Wea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
WILL CHARITY BEGIN AT HOME

Copyright. 1915. Ia;ernatlonal News servicel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Loyal Order of Moose will give a
dance in their hall Saturday night.
Admission 25c.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Glass, Glazing and Paint Miller &
Gillespie. S33 K A. Phone 255.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
LIGHTNING DID GOOD WORK
Cowboys Indigestion Cured In Record
Time as the Result of Severe
Shock.

According to Mike Heating, cow
boy employed on the ranch Of ]. 81.
Boyce near Delhart, Tex, no remedy
can begin to compare with stroke OF
lightning for curing indigestion and re-
storing a badly impaired appetite.
Heating was standing by a wire
fence when a bolt came kiting along
and knocked him over. He was un-
conscious for several hours, and 1T was
thought for a time he was done for
Finally he opened his eyes and looked
about him, and his first words were
"Say, you all, get me something to
eat mighty quick. I'm just about starv-
Ing"
In the group around the cot was
Cookie" who well remembered the
hard time he had experienced for many
months in trying to tempt Keating's
dainty appetite and not arouse the
pains of which the comboy was eter-
nally complaining.
"What'n you have-a poached egg
and a piece Of buttered toast?" in.
CURED cookie.
II want some real grub. Bring on q
stew of meat, beans and as much other
fodder as you can stir up"
Heating ate the first big meal he had
been able to stow away for many
months and what is more, he is keep
ing up the gait.-New York Sun.