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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
ONLY DEAD LEFT
Turks Claim They AnnihfIated
Fleeing EngIishmen.
Cruiser Duel in Black Sea Re-
suits in a Draw.

Constantinople. Jan. 1.-THE fol-
lowing official statement was issued
tonight by the Turkish war office:
"On Monday evening debris. booty
and a number of dead bodies but not
a single soldier of the enemy remained
at Seddul Bahr. In the course of our
pursuit the remainder of the enemy
who refused to surrender and fled i'll
the direction of the landing places
were aunihilated. On the left wing in
the sector of Kereves Dere. we discov-
cred a great quantity Of automatic
mines, ninety of which were destroyed
by our engineers in a small space.
'Iril1 front: On the night of Janu-
airy 6 the enemy who had been sur
rounded in Kut-el-Amara, attempted
at many points to make sorties after
a vigorous bombardment. These were
repulsed with losses.
"on January 8, there was a heavy
artillery battle on the Black sea, for
half an hour between the Turkish bat
tie cruiser Sultan Selim formerly the
German cruiser Goeben) and the Rus
sian battleship Empress Maria. The
engagement was at long range. The
Sultan Selim was not damaged while
hit was observed on the Empress Ma
ria"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
g. CENT GAS BASIS
Kansas Natural Application Will Be
Determined Today.

tBasis for application of the new
28-cent gas rate will be determined
this afternoon by Joseph l. Bristow's
Utilities commission. The order will
be issued on an application filed by
Kansas Natural Gas company receiv-
efs asking permission to base the new
rate on their January meter readings.
sUnder policy followed by the gas
Companies, gas meters are read in the
period betw cen the 18th and 2Sth of
each month. Charges are based on
the readings and not for the exact
calenear month. BY adopting the Is
cent rate under the January reading.
Kansas gas consumers viii pay the
higher rate for gas consumed curing
the latter half of December. The mt :
ter will be determined today in a for
NAL hearinc before the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
JURY is COMPLETED
The Houscr Case Is Making Good
Progress at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 12.-Arthur
Houser. who is defendant in a trial on
a murder charge here this week. has
only a slight throat trouble. instead Of
scarlet fever. as reported.
The jury. complete. follows:
c. A. Swanson. farmer. married.
Cor ME o Downing street railway
conductor. single; Willard L MIN
rnerocks, treasurer of company. mar
ried; E c. Jones, expressman, mar
ried, Thomas G Foele song. laborer
single; Frank Wirthsafter, laborer.
married; Earl Z. Lloyd. railway clerk
married: Elmer E. Meek. exprassnaan
married: Chas. =. White, baker, mar
ried; H Ratchman, merchant. mar
ried; ]. c. Lindburg, paperhanger,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
NO MILEAGE BOOKS
Bristow's Commission Allows Rail-
roads to Withdraw Paper.

Permission to withdraw the sale of
mileage books under the old interstate
passenger rate, was granted today to
the railroads of the state by the Iris
tow utilities commission. The order
was issued on applications filed by the
Rock Island, Santa Fe and Missouri
Pacific railroads.
When the new interstate passenger
rate order was made. the railroads
asked permission to withdraw the flu
ture sale of their trans Missouri river
mileage books. The books were sold
at a rate lower than was considered
compensatory under the new passen-
ger rate order. Before sale of these
books could be Withdrawn. it was nec-
esSary to secure permission from the
state commission. This permission was
granted today in a formal order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
GRAND OPERA DATE
Manager Crawford Has Booked the
San Carlo Co. for Feb. 9.

Roy Crawford, manager of the
Grand, announced today that he has
booked the San Carlo Grand Opera
company for February 8. This COM
pany carries its own symphony orches-
ira and about As people.
No selection has yet been made for
the Topeka production. 1t is under
stood that one of the most popular
grand operas of the day will be put
on.
The company was in Topeka three
years ago and made q great hit. The
show was here during the terrible
January blizzard of 1913. At that time
they presented 'Rigoletto' and
"Herodia de- "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
BIRTHS REPORTED

Certificates recording the births of
eigh. children were filed with the city
clerk today. They are as follows:
To GARRETT HOOPER and wife,
226 Fillmore, January 4, girl.
To ROSCOE c. HARRIS and wife,
HOS East Eighth, January s, a girl.
To GEORGE SORENSON and wife,
400 Huntington, January 8, boy.
To ALEX A LANEY and wife, AL
East Seventh, January 8, girl.
To WILLIAM JOHNSTON and wife,
Granville, December so, a boy.
To GARFIELD BELDEN and wife,
1928 North Tyler, January 6. a girl.
To BRYAN COOKINHAM and wife,
1906 Boswell, January 4, a boy
To ROLLIN CHUBB and wife,
HighIand Park. January 10. a boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
SUES FOR $4,000
Third Case Growing Out of State Fair
Auto Race Accident Is Filed.

The third suit to result from Judy"
Kiipatrick's crash through the fence
at the state fair auto races September
Z was filed in the district court today.
Charlotte Ann Foley of Quenemo,
Kan, asked judgment for $4,000
against the Topeka State Fair associa-
ton, Fitzpatrick, Samuel E. Lux and w.
w. webb.
The woman says she was injured
when the auto went through the fence
and into the crowd. Several bones
were broken, she says, and she re-
ceived injuries on all parts of her
body. She alleges that she spent 40
days in the hospital and that on ac-
count of the accident her pain and
suffering is permanent.
Furthermore the woman states that
the track WIS not built for auto racing
ana was therefore unsafe. The suit
was filed through her attorneys. Clum,
Harvey and Addington, of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
GIRLS MUST PROPOSE
OR PAY A S1O1 fine

Eau Claire, Wis. Jan. 12.-With
the cooperation of marrying JUS
tees and county officers, the girls
of the largest dry goods store have
organized a club, under the rules of
which each member must propose
before 1916 ends RcfuSsals will be
assessed 500. County Clerk John
Nyaard has agreed to issue free
marriage license to any girl who
wins. Justices A. F. Ellis and L. A
Brace have agreed to tie the knot
free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12

married; T. Dorcy. laundryman, mar
ried
The defense exhausted it's twelve
challenges and the state used all of its
ten. r. s. Horton, attorney for the
defense, was called home to Lawrence.
Kan, last night to see his father, who
is reported TO be dying. The case goes
on in charge of Rooney and Bedner
Inc stat expects positively to identify
Houser by Miss Slater and to prove
that the woman was subjected to in
dignities The defense expects to show
that Houser was at home that night
with his wife and baby. A large
crowd turned out, despite the fact
that the thermometer Registered IN
below zero and a blizzard was in pro-
gress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
Lived in AtcEison SIS Years.

Atchison, Kan, Jan. &c. n. Seip.
aged sixty-six years, a resident of
Atchison~ fifty-five years, dropped
dead at his home here last night
stricken with heart failure. For ma ly
years he was Joint agent for express
companies here and for several years
prior to his death he was revising
clerk for the Missouri Pacific
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
Coolest inU. SIS below.

Spokane Wash, Jan. 12.-Havere,
Mont, was said to be the coolest place
in the United States today. The gov
eminent thermometer registered 4s
degrees below zero in northern Idaho
and eastern washington experienced
a cold wave. In Spokane the temper
ature was four below.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12

TIovelOrn IDS ard ae~'os 1ftcr Her
Chicago Jan. 12-Just because Mrs
Josephine Lawrence told a reporter
she advocated a state marriage bu-
reau hundreds of lovelorn youths and
maidens are trying TO make her a
"schatschen-" Letters from every
state. asking her TO find husbands or
wives for the writers. have come to
the social service bureau of which
Mrs. Lawrence is chief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
TABLE TALK
AT THE SsA&ElnMM
COMMERCIAL CLUB &-TA

D. Ward King of Missouri, father of
the split log road drag, and Mrs c. H.
Matthias of Alabama, a women who
helped make agriculture profitable in
Alabama, both speakers at the agri-
cultural meeting, will deliver short
addresses at the Commercial club at
the noon luncheon tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

JOHN T. LAMBRECHT, age 3
months, died Tuesday at the home of
his parents 557 Sardou avenue. Ar
rangements for the funeral will be
made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12

G. M. COPELAND. age 10, died
Monday at Leavenworth. He is sur
vived by four sons: n. E. Copeland,
w. V. Copeland, F. r. Copeland, all of
Topeka. and r. E. Copeland of Dover;
and a daughter, Mrs L. A. Thomas of
Topeka The funeral will be held at
O'Clock Thursday afternoon at Pen
wells chapel Interment in Topeka
cemetery. Mr.. Copeland was d pion
eer OF Kansas. and lived for many
wears on a farm near Tecumseh. He
was a member of the Eleventh Kan
SaS Volunteers
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the noon luncheon tomorrow
The annual meeting of the club will
be held at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow even
ing following a dinner in the club
rooms Charles S. Elliott, president.
and J. VIII Kelley, secretary, in cards
distributed to members in the last few
days, urge everyone to be present and
get acquainted with the work done by
the organization.
Ell. Copeland of the Santa Fe was
a guest at a party the other evening.
It fell to the lot of the men to draw
pictures on a blackboard OF animals
designated on a slip of paper given
them by the ladies. Mr.. Copeland was
obliged to draw cow.
For a few minutes Mr. Copelands
broad back hid the blackboard and
then he stepped aside A crayon pic
ture of a 2x2 COW with a 6X6 udder
Copeland explained to his audience
that, of course, no COW existed with
such dimensions but that was the way
the beast looked to him in his boyhood
DAYS when with a milking pail under
his arm he stepped into the COW
stables on a cold winters morning.
II IS pTODdbAS NAtAt eilO 4NP. sNe- ~
Giants Rebate association VIII be dis
soived al a meeting of the members
to be held in the Commercial club
rooms this evening w w Whitney.
president of the association. said to-
day the question of the associations
dissolution would be discussed tonight
The associa ton has each year paid out
approx. nately $4,000 in rebates to
out-of-town shoppers
A definite date for an entertain
Inent 70 be given to the ladies Will be
decided upon by the Cooperative club
at its dinner Tuesday noon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12

KATHERINE LECHMAN. age 3,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lech-
man, 312 German avenue, died Tues
day at a local hospital. The funeral
will be held at O'Clock Thursday
morning at St. Joseph's German Cath
Ollie church. Interment in Mount Cal
vary cemetery.
JOHN CLAY. age 25. died this
morning at his home. 1918 Washburn
avenue He is survived by his wife and
two children. arrangements for the
funeral viii be made later.
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A definite date for an entertain
ment 70 be given to the ladies will be
decided upon by the Cooperative club
at its dinner Tuesday noon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

, in the Judgment Of the City Council the
public Interest viii be subserved thereby
may be divided and thereafter there sbsIi
be elected an assessor OF taxes and a col
compensation respectively. shall be fixed hv
the city Council as provided by this act
Council OF appointed by the mayor shall
within twenty days thereafter qualify and
In default thereof his office shall be deemed
vacant and the city council or the mayor. as
same by a new election or appofntrnent
The MAYOR shall appoint the clerk OF the
members Of the board Of health and such
other Officers and agents Of the city as bv
to be appointed by the MAYOR He shall
have authority at viii to suspend without
pointed by him and II requested bv s1v
person so removed he shall file his reasons
sDection Of the public IN
In addition thereto the mayor shall have
the right to suspend from office for not
more than thirty DAYS. with or without paw
any officer or agent Of the city. whether
hut In all such cases he shall suspend BY
written order. which shall be forthwith
filed with the city clerk. and shall be pre-
scented 10 the city council Al the first meet
lnR thereof in which order he shall set
Forth the causes moving him thereto. to
Eether with his recommendation TO the
council in the premises:
PROVIDED. however. that the members
CITY Of Fl Paso. Texas. shan not afteT
or discharged BIZ the mayor but shall be
under the control and supervision Of the
Civil Service Commission for the police and
fire departments herein created
Section 1na.
There is hereby established q civil service
fire and police commission which shall con-
sist Of three persons. resident citizens Of the
CIV OF e Psso. who shall have resided in
said CITY for a period OF more than three
years Immediately after this amendment
goes into effect or as soon thereafter as
practicable. the mayor. with the approval
OF the city council. shall appoint three civil
service commissioners who shall serve with
out compensation their term OF office shan
be FOR a period Of one. two and three wears
resDecttvely- or until their successors are
appointed and qualified: the length Of the
term OF Office Of such commissioners shall
De- determined by lott that every year there
after the mayor, with the approval Of the
City Council shall appoint a commissioner
10 iii the vacancy caused by the erpira-
ton Of the term OF such retiring commits
aioner- ANY vacancy in said commission
caused by death resignation or otherwise
shall be filled BY the mayor with the ap-
proVal OF the City Council. for the uneX-
pire1 term OF such retiring commissioner.
Section lob.
The civil service commission shall make
such rules ana regulations for the proper
conduct - its business IS IL shall find neces-
ssr9 and =Nredieut with full au-heri-y 70
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
fE7'ARSHOOTIVG.
By PETER p. CARNEY.

derson. Brookville. Ind, AS; H. Z.
Smith. Columbus. O., 4I5-
There were some real shooters in the
above batch. He'll is the doubles cham
pion of the United States, NewcOmo,
the former amateur champion at sin
e,es. Fish. is the IS yards champion;
Suotts the amateur champion at 200
targets. Harlow won the Grand Ameri-
can in 1905: Smith won the interna-
tfonal title in the Canadian exposition
shoot and Henderson won the Grand
American in 1913. There is no doubt
as to the popularity of this event and
il goes without comment that it will
he an annual feature of the HOgans
shoot
The state team race was won by
New Jersey with 4S4, with New York
second with 4S1. Pennsylvania Nir-
glnia. Iowa. Ohio. Illinois, Maryland
and District of Columbia, Delaware
and Connecticut following in order
This is the largest number Of state
teams that ever shot in the event
Possibly the best bit of shooting OF
the tournament was done by R D.
Morgan. the runner-up in the Mary
Iand-District championship He broke
2SS targets in succession and in DONG
so he won the Hogan amateur cham
pionship He and Fred Plum, Of At
Iantfc CITY, broke 100 each for the
trophy and on two shoot-offs OF 20
each Morgan broke 40 to Plum,s So
This. too, was in the rain He broke
200 straight under the most adverse
conditions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

= y the first International trapshoot-
ing competition-the East Us. the
- West-at the Westy Hogans shoot
IN Atlantic City. y J. the East proved
a wee bit better than the West This
was the feature event OF the Hogans
annual tournament. tournament
which is second only in size and i'm
portance to the Grand American.
This was the Hosans biggest tour
nament in the number of targets
thrown and second in size Of entries
One hundred and sixty-five thousand
targets were trapped against the rec
ord OF 162.50O last year There were
290 entries against 500 in 1911. the last
year the event was held on the steel
pier Conditions were anything but
good but the scores. despite the wealth
er, were exceptionally good.
Fifteen shooters comprised the teams
from each section, the high five TO
count Every one of the eastern team
broke AL or better in 500 targets The
five high scored 2419 breaks 10 24o3
for the east. The eastern combina-
ton that won was comprised OF G. n.
Fish. Lyndenville y. Y, 4S9, Allen
He'll. Allentown, Pa. 1855: +. :. Wright.
Buffalo. y. Y. 49,. c.. H NewcOmb.
Philadelphia, Pa, 4S1, and Ralph l.
SPOTS, New York city. 40. The west
ern team was made up of Fred Har-
low, Newark. O.. 4s1; c. D Coburn.
fredericksburg. o, ISL: voolfolk Hen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

sic song and march and soon the park
was filled with parading battalions.
After a mum Der of maneuvers the
adherents Of the two clubs met in mid
field, and good naturally bombarded
each other with cushions
Brooklyn jumped into the lead early
in Tuesdays contest and was never
headed although the Boston club crept
up 70 within a run OF tying the score
in the closing innings.
CoOmbs is Praised.
Jack Coombs, already a veteran OF
two worlds series with the Philadel
praise both for his splendid playing
IN the early innings OF the game and
later for his self-abnegatiO in re-
quesUinS TO be relieved when he felt
himself slipping and realized that II
MAINTAIN the box might entail defeat
for his teammates
Until the seventh inning Coombs held
the Red Sox TO six hits and two runs
over the right field wall for a home
run, Coombs realized that he was
losing.
Pfeffer Holds Firm.
His teammates urged him to remain
in the game but he was firm in his
determination and was finally replaced
by Pfeffer, who held the one run lead
COOmbs had given him until the end,
Boston being helpless and hitless be-
fore his delivery.
Mays is Hard Hit.
Carl Mays. the underhand pitcher Sc
lected by manager Carrigan to hold
Brooklyn. was less fortunate. for the
Robinson clan fell upon his offerings
with a freedom that they had not dis
played against either Shore or Ruth.
They garnered seven hits and four
runs before Henriksen went to bat for
him in the sixth. and Foster replaced
him on the mound when the team took
the field again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
ERAHK LYNCH

givinS OF tesfiI61v ~ js bcsrne aS5 sal
have the right and authority 10 employ
secretary to said commission who SHAH be
paid by the city At a salary fixed BY the
city council. and whose duties mall be de-
teruiued by said commission
The said commission among other things
shall provide for the classification Of the
employees Of the fire and police departments
OF the city Of FL Paso eligible 10 civil serv-
ice: said commission shall also make such
PROVISIONS as il shall deem exDedient for
fitness in regard TO said classified service
for the eligible list from which vacancies
shall be filled. for period OF not less than
twelve months probation before being pla ced
upon the classified list % apDointees and
employes and after being placed on said
classified list any promotion must be based
on merit experience and record
ments Of the CITY OF Fl Psso who NAV at
the time Of the adoption Of this article have
much year shall retain their resuec-
tive positions. and be placed on the CLASH
FLED list by said commission
Section 10c;
ANY employees OF the civil service DEPART
ment Of the CITY OF Fl Paso may be sus-
pended by the mayor OF immediate head Of
pioyed. and thereupon his salary shall cease.
the officer making the order OF suspension
commission a statement OF the suspension
and his reasons therefor. within ten DAYS
after such Suspension the emDloye SO sus-
pended may II ne desires NE an appeal
with said commission who shall hold in
ccInrnls slon snail make a decision within ten
csys after the hearing as TO whether or not
inc ellulDFe $ldll De DerUld Ile.ElflF dismissed
from the service OF the city or reinstated
in his employment All such hearings shall
be public and conducted under such rules
and regulations the commission shalt
make The decision OF the commission shall
be final In order TO perfect the appeal as
hereinbefore provided. II snail only BE- ueces-
sary for said suspended emplove 10 file
written statement showing IN what depart
ment he was employed when and for what
he was suspended and statement by him
denying the truth OF the matters charged
In the statement OF the officer so suspeudiuE
hin. and that he desires appeal from the
decision OF said suEoendinE officer. which
statement shall be signed and sworn 20 by
the emDloye SO suspended In all hearings
on appeal from order OF suspension by the
civil service commission. the judgment Of
the officer suspeudiuE the emDloye shall
he presumed TO be correct and the burden
shall be upon the suspended empIove TO
show that said suspension was wronE
Section Tod
Thst after the adoption or this amend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

but Brooklyn was unable TO turn them
into runs. Brooklyn got ten hits for
a total of Il bases while Boston rolled
up an aggregate OF J. bases with seven
hits.
Hooper and Daubert the HitterS-
Hooper. Shorten and Gardner were
the heavy batters for Boston. Hooper
acquired two hits. one a triple Shor-
ten. playing in his first worlds series
gathered three hits in four trips to
the plate and Gardner made his one
hit count when he drove the ball over
the wall for 2 circuit trip.
Capt. Jake Daubert was the batting
star for Brooklyn. collecting three hits
in four times at bat after going
through the first two games without a
hit His final blow was delivered in
the sixth inning when he drove the
ball TO the extreme end Of the left
field foul line.
Daubert was sprintinE around sec
ond when the fielder clutched the ball
and had turned third when Scott IN
deep short received the throw The
latter whipped IL TO Thomas at the
plate just as Dsubert slid in with what
he thought was a home run Umpire
ODay. however. decided that the run
ner had not touched the plate He was
given credit for a three base hit by
the official scorers.
The Box office Figures.
There was considerable confusion in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

EW YORK. oct. Brooklyn
I'M Nationals. playing at Ebbets
= Field, proved far more formid-
able Tuesday than when in Boston
and won from the Red Sox. 4 to $
Twice deprived Of victories after thrill
ling battles at Braves field. they fin
ally arose in their might Tuesday and
with the plaudits of the home fans
ringing in their ears. they batted out
a victory with savage vigor, swinging
lhheir bludgeons with such effectiveness
that neither the pitching staff nor the
stone wall defence of Boston could
hold them in check
The victory was followed by one OF
the most extra ordinary celebrations
beyer seen upon a worlds series battle
field- Hardly had Stengel clutched
Lewis's towering fly for the final out
OF the game than thousands Of roOters
came trOOplng onto the diamond and
5utfields. where they appeared to be
carried away with the enthusiasm of
contest
Everybody Happy.
Men and boys and some women
cheered- and danced about with JOY
while the bands We're assembling fo-
FIRST notes OF march music, the crowds
formed in long lines and once under
way began a parade that grew IN en-
thusiasm and numbers as IL progressed.
II wound in and out in imitation of the
college serpentlne- while the more Sc
date of the spectators cheered and
yelled
Flags and banners were hurled into
the field followed by seat cushions I'M
I'll the air was filled with flying OBJ
across the field. the Royal Rioters
OF Boston struck up the famous Ties