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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
EXPECT new BOMB
Another Democratic Blast
Awaited by Republicans.
Wilcox, Optimistic, Says 270 to
800 G.. O. p. Votes.

New York, Oct. 30.-Republican
National Chairman Wilcox expects
the Democrats to fire another explo-
sive bomb the last two or three days
of the campaign. in a last desperate
effort to hurl doubtful states their
way" he said today. He believes,
however. that the expected bomb will
contain damp powder"
I'm view of the fact that our
friends the enemy have hurled charges
of secret intrigues, border plots and
other political what-nots," said Will
cox today, Il am expecting another
bomb of like harmless quality the last
two or three days of the campaign
When it comes the public should bear
in mind the complete failure of its
predecessors.
He insisted he had nothing specific
in mind" but that IF they did it pre-
viously they will do it again" He rad
lated optimism today. He said he
felt less doubt than at any previous
time" that Hughes will be the winner
I'VE can count absolutely on from
270 to 800 electoral votes he said. Il
look for at least 80. We are gaining
every day. New York, Ohio, Illinois
and Indiana are certain to go for
Hughes. 1 am not so sure about Wis
consin and Utah, because of varying
reports from the former and because
of the terrific local fight in Utah.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. HANNAH FORBES, age 81,
an early resident of North Topeka,
died Sunday morning in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. f. S. Emmert, 1881
North Monroe street. The funeral was
held at 2:3O o'clock today in the home.
Interment in Rochester cemetery. Mrs.
Forbes had been ill nine months. She
was born in Ohio, January 13, 1894,
and came to Topeka in 1880. She was
one of the oldest members of the
North Topeka Baptist church. She is
survived by three sons, T. NJ. Forbes
and w. A. Forbes owners of the
Forbes Brothers mill, and E. A. Forbes
of Baltimore, and her daughter, Mrs.
Emmert.
JOHN A FINK, 625 Chandler
street, died today in his home. Funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later.
MRS. MARTHA ]. DUNN, who died
Saturday, was buried this afternoon in
Topeka cemetery. Funeral services
were held at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon in the Free Methodist church.
r. I. MALONE, age So, who died
Saturday in local hospital, was taken
to Newton, Kan, for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
JURY JOB IMPOSSIBLE
No Chance Mcdaniel Venire Could
Have Been Picked.

ST Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 30.-Denials
that the verire drawn for the trial of
Oscar D. Mcdaniel, prosecuting attor-
ney of Buchanan county, charged witt:
the murder of his wife, could have
been -'jobbed," as was charged in al
legged interviews, We're made today by
Judge Thomas B. Allen of the circuit
court
Judge Allen, who is a member of the
Jury commission, was appea riI;g be-
fore the commission of lawyers ap-
pointed to investigate the charges pur-
ported to have been made by Attorney
General John T. Barker. Judge Allen
told the commission there recently had
been a complete revision of the jury
wheel and the name cards in it. He
declared all of the cards were similar
and that there would have been no
opportunity for any one to draw chos-
en- names from the wheel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
COM M ERCIAL CLUBPLAN
Rule by Majority Is First Feature of
Membership Campaign.

Rule by the entire membership will
be effective in the Topeka Commercial
club in the future, according to a plan
outlined today noon to the board of di-
rectors by Samuel Wilson, of the
American city bureau, who is launch
ing a membership campaign for the
organization. Working mem bership,
according to Mr.. Wilson, an expert in
Commercial club work, is the only
thing that will make a successful Com
mercial club.
With this idea in view, Mr.. Wilson
has outlined a series of plans for in
teresting all members in the work of
the organization and obtain their CO.
operation at the same time. Follow
ing are the principles which Mr.. VIII
son believes will inject new life into
the club:
Administrative machinery which
will not permit ring control of election
of officers and directors.
Program of work not outlined by
the directors but compiled from writ
ten suggestions by each member.
Committees organized to carry out
program. each member working on
the thing which he has said should be
done
Meetings of the entire membership
at least every two weeks to maintain
interest of those not working on COM
mittees
Most important questions not de-
cided by the directors but submitted
to the membership by mail, as a re-
ferendum.
Occasional social meetings to reach
the member who has little interest in
the more constructive UNDERTAKINGS.
Intelligent and sustained pUshcity
of accomplishments.
Under this plan. each member with
pet hobby will have an onportunity
to present it to the club and if it salts
/ fies a majority of the members. the
plan will be placed in a platform for
the Topeka Commercial club. From
now on almost daily meetings will be
! held for the purpose of preparing for
intensive campaigning to be done
within the next few weeks.
Also it will be ARRANGED that the
member with an idea will have an OPP
portunity to serve on the committee
appointed to carry out this idea It is
! believed that nearly every business
man has an idea of something the
! Commercial club should accomplish.
/ Under this plan he will have an oppor-
! tunity to give it trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
HERE NEXT WEEK
Second Regiment Band Will Be
Home Soon.
No News on Arrival of To-
peka's Battery A.

With entertainment today of troops
from the First regiment, Kansas Ma
tional Guards, no information is avail =
able as to the mastering out of Bat
terry A, or the Second Regiment band.
That is the news which Topekans
await. The Second REGIMENT band Is
expected to return to Topeka some
time next week" but the battery still
is stationed on the Mexican border
near Eagle Pass. Tex.
The First regiment left Fort Riley
this morning. The Second regiment is
now in camp at Riley, but no orders
for their entertainment for home have
been issued. In army circles it is not
believed the troops will leave the eort
until next Monday 1t is even prob
able they will spend election day in
the military camp. In that event,
guardsmen who are eligible to vote in
their home precincts will mark blank
ballots and they will be forwarded to
county clerks in home counties.
Arrangements for mastering out the
Second regiment are now being
worked out. The troops, which ar
rived last Friday, cannot leave camp
short of five days after their arrival.
That would mean that Wednesday
would be the earliest moving day. In
dications. however, seem to point to
the fact that the Second regiment will
not be able to move that soon. In
cIuded in the Second regiment is the
reSimental pard from Topeka.
No orders for mastering out Battery
A have been received from the war de-
partment and it is probable the bat
terry may be held at the border several
weeks.
Should the Second regiment be held
at Riley longer than this week, Gov
ernor Capper will probably go to the
fort Sunday to review the troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
BRYAN STUMPING NEB.
In Home State for Drys and Wilson
Mum on edges Charge.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 30.-W J.
Bryan is today campaigning over the
state of Nebraska having begun his
weeks tour for prohibition, drys of
both parties, for state office and for
President Wilson The next big fight,
he declared at Fullerton, where he
spoke shortly before noon, Will be for
national prohibition and he declared
he will be in the thick of the fray and
will battle to have the national DEM
ocratic party declare in favor of max
ing the nation dry.
Bryan has so far made no statement
regarding the charges made by Sena-
tor Lodge relative to the president
alleged plan to send a supplementary
note along with the Lusitania note to
Germany and the subsequent resigna-
ton of Bryan from the cabinet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
HIS ROLL A CLUE
Arrest Man With Money Taken From
Centralia Bank.

Coffeyville. Kan, Oct. 30.-Another
man alleged to have been member of
the band which robbed the bank of
Centralia, Okla, recently, was arrested
here today when authorities found
him endeavoring to obtain entrance
into the house in which two suspects
of the robbery were captured Satur-
day. He is thought to be an uncle of
ore of the men arrested Saturday and
said he arrived mere from Tulsa, Okla,
this morning. Bank notes totaling
$135 were found in his possession,
some of which officers said, have been
identified as having been taken from
tho Centralia bank.
Authorities also announced today
that a woman who was arrested Sat
u-lay thought to be the wife of one
of the suspects had turned over ST.
100 in currency to them, saying 1t
belonged to the boys" Officers are
expected here today from Vinita,
Okla, to take charge of the prison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
GAS co. DEPRECIATES
At Present Rate VIII be Worthless in
Four Years.

Kansas City, Oct 30.-The Kansas
Natural Gas company. depreciating at
a rate of 100000 a year, will be value
less in four years, Victor Hays, pres
ident of the company, testified in the
hearing before Judge Wilbur Booth in
the federal court at Kansas City, Kan.
today.
Mr. Hays. who was being cross eX-
amined said the company now has a
value of 100000. The depreciation,
however, he testified is being offset by
the purchase of new wells in Okla
horna. The company now is getting
only about s per cent of its gas from
Kansas wells, the president testified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
1T is MAJESTIC" NOW
Hip Given Its Maiden Name by
Manager Crawford Today.

Roy Crawford's stock-company the
alter on East Eighth avenue, which for
the last few years has beer bearing
the name of the Hip" will resume it's
maiden name of THE Majestic today.
The old sign was taken down today
and an elaborate new sign with the
accustomed name of THE Majestic
was placed in front of the theater.
Half Of Topeka playgoers continued to
call the theater by It's old name any
way SO the change was made.
The changing of The title of Craw-
ford's stock show-house comes coinci-
dentally with a change of policy.
Stock companies will be engaged for
short runs from time to time but the
popular price, one-night productions
that make Topeka will be shown at
the Majestic in the future. instead of
a t the Grand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
HOUNDS FIND CULPRITS
Trace Train Wreckers and Three Boys
in Asylum Confess.

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 30.-Blood-
hounds employed yesterday by Off
Gals of the Illinois Traction system to
trace wreckers who it was thought at
tempted to wreck two trains of the
company between Peoria and Spring
field, last Friday and Saturday, by
placing distractions on the rails,
picked out three boys of the Lincoln
State school for the Feeble Minded at
Lincoln, Ill, company officials here
asserted today.
The boys confessed they placed
spikes and stones on the rails to see
the cars crush them. They were put
on probation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
SUFFS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Imply Belief Liquor Element Back of
"Anti'' Movement.

Washington, Oct. 3O.L"While we
have no proofs that the anti-womau
suffrage organizations are supported
by the liquor interests, we have heard
of no such statement being given out
by our organization" was the COM
ment today by the Washington bureau
of the National Woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION, upon charges by the ants
of publication of poison pen" post
cards.
kilograms were dispatched to the
New York office of the association to-
day inquiring as to the correctness Of
the charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
Benton Is Confident.

Beloit, Kan. Oct. 30.-Following a
strenuous campaign thru all sections
of Mitchell county, Republican leaders
are today confident that the county
will report old time Republican ma
jorities in the November election. Otis
L. Benton, who worked with local
candidates in a two days speaking
trip thru the county, is seemingly GER
tain of majority equal to that ac-
corded Hughes and the state ticket
Republican leaders now claim the
county by 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
NEW BANK OPENING
Reception on Tuesday Precedes Open
ing for Business on Wednesday.

An event of considera BILE Importance
to Topeka is scheduled by announce
Tnent IN both Topeka papers to take
place Tuesday evening. at S24 Kansas
avenue. This is the reception to which
the public is invited during the hours
of 1880 and 10 o'clock p. m. preced-
ing the opening the following morn
ing. on Wednesday. of the new Kan
sas Reserve State bank. The equip
ment is handsome and substantial and
those who call will see the newest and
latest in bank furniture and fixtures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
Railroad Wins Suit.

Washington. Oct 30.-The supreme
court today refused to review dis
nissaI by California federal courts OF
sixteen suits contesting title of the
Southern Pacific railroad to river
front land at Sacra mento. Cal. on
which the railroad terminals are To-
Gated. Denial of review. the plaintiff
asserted, would give the railroad per-
petual control of the terminal prop
erty-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
Election Bcts Numerous.

New York. Oct 30.-WaH street
tickers this afternoon report that
about $4,000 was placed on the cleo
ton today at odds of 10 to on
Hughes Odds are quoted at 10 to 4
on Hughes and even money on Wilson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Mrs. Astor O'Connor Asche. nine
teen-year-old bride of Herman T.
Asche. New York millionaire i'm
porter. left her husband after a six
weeks honeymoon and sued for sepa-
ration. He in turn sued to annul the
marriage on the basis of a novelette,.
Justice" written by Mrs Asche.
which he SAYS. is a confession that
she married him for his moLeu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Picking. Oct. 30-Genera1 Feng
Kwo-Chang. a prominent supporter of
President Ii Yuan-Hune. was today
elected vice president of the Chinese
republic bV parliament
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

mand. 70H cables, 7Ozk Kronen- ae,u,,.
II; cables. 121@- Guiiders. dem1nd. az. :
caDles- Il Lires- demand COL cabIes
Bar silver. 6dzc: Mexican dollars -
Government bonds, steady: Railroad bos-1.
Irregular. Time loans easy. 80 and a.
days 1854 per cent: six months. ~ s4z7e
cail money. steady: high. 2sL uer cene-
low, PA per cent: ruling rars ~ - c c.s /.
last loan. - per cent. closing bid l1y
per cent; offered at 21z per cent -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

New York Oct 30.-MONEY-Merc
paper 31z per cent. Sterling. 90 day bills,
4T1L commercial. GO day bills, 470L de-
mand. 4-755s: cables 4-76 ZIG. Francs de-
mand. $751;: cables. 5.s3l@. Marks de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
at Topeka, KAN for the twenty four hours
ending at m. Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

[Closing prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Column
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
French Carry Trenches.

Paris, Oct. 30.-French troops cap
tured German trenches northwest OF
Sally in renewal of the attack north
of the Somme last night, reaching the
outskirts of the strongly fortified
church held by the Teutons, it was
officially announced today.
On the Verdun front only artillery
engagements were reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
GERMANS COME BACK
Famous Brandenburg Troops Win
Back Somme Position.

London, Oct. 3O.-Berlin and Bran
denburg troops, famed for their tight
ing power at Verdun, launched one of
the most violent counter attacks of the
whole Somme battle against the
French lines south of the Somme last
night. The French war office admit
penetrated La Maisonette Farm, west
of Peronne, but claimed the repu1se
of other heavy attacks.
The German war office reported the
capture of La Maisonette and all the
French positions extending from the
farm to Biaches, together with 412
prisoners. British gains in the fight
ing north of the river were admitted
at Berlin.
Concede a Rumanian Victory.
All along the Transylvanian from
tier, the Austro- Germans and Ruman-
ians are engaged in a series of battles.
The German war office announced the
capture of several heights southeast
of the famous Red Tower Pass but
conceded a Rumanian victory south
west of Szurduk Pass. Unofficial re-
ports from Petrograd declared that
Falkenhayn's forces had been pushed
back three miles by the Rumanians
north of Campolung-
In Dobrudja, a fresh battle is believ-
ed imminent. The Berlin official state
ment reported that MaekenSen's pur-
suing detachments are now in touch
with the retreating usso-Rumanian
infantry and cavalry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

The days of romance on the sea
have not passed away. Capt Johann
Nelson, returning to Washington in
command of coast guard cutter, re-
lated fight with Dominican pirates
in which he and his crew were fortu-
nate to escape with their lives. He
is recovering from his wounds in the
Walter Reed Military Hospital at
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

"A cubic inch of air can contain mil
lion microbes" announced the doctor
And yet some people complain of feeling
lonely remarked the patient who was
suffering from brain fag.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Mrs. Allow marriage changes a
man. Mrs. B.-'Doesn't it? Take my
husband-he used to offer me a penny
for my thoughts. and now he often offers
me $50 to shunt up."-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
LOCAL MENTION

A. o. U w. lodge No. 20 will give
a masquerade dance at their hall at
S31 North Kansas avenue Tuesday
evening, October 81. Everybody well
come.-Adv.
Capital lodge No. 3, A. Q. L. w,
masquerade dance at hall. Sixth and
Quincy. Wednesday, November 1, at
$3.50 Admission rs cents.-Adv.
Window glass. j. X Jones Paint
Co.-Adv.
Wall paper J. K. Jones Paint Co.
ADV.
Frosting for automobile lamps 20
cents J. X Jones Paint Co.-Adv
House point ]. K Jones Paint Co.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Window glass. j. X Jones Paint
Co.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Frosting for automobile lamps, &c
cents. J. X Jones Paint Co.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

House point ]. K Jones Paint Co.
ADV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-02
ALLIED ARMIES PUSH
FORWARD ON SOMME


Continued from PAGE One
mans compelled the British TO relnquish
part OF a trench in another section of the
Somme front where hard fighting has been
In progress for twenty-four hours
The text OF the report follows
During the night. south Of tho Ancre.
we repelled an attack against our ad-
vanced positions. We have now estab-
liBhed our front east OF Faucourt
L'Abbaye All the buildings in Fau-
court LAbbaye have now been cleared
OF the enemy Further west, during
tho night, we established our line from
n point 1900 yards north OF Cour-
celette In the direction of Hessian
trench. A counter-attack forced us to
relinquish portion Of a Regina trench
gained TO the northward of this area.
There has been stubborn fighting in
that sector for the last twenty-four
hours. Elsewhere on the front the
night was calm, except for successful
trench raids carried out north OF Neu-
vlle-St Vast and east Of Laventlc.
The British losses In yesterdays victory
at Eaucourt-iAbbaye, when the Germans
wer driven back on a 300-yard front, were
unusually small, II was learned today. The
new tanks" played an important role In
the advance and helped make IL possible for
Haig's soldiers TO win German trenches
with slight losses.
The tanks" numbered forward and
weeded out German machine-gun nests.
The British infantry. advancing behind the
new armored monsters. found enemy
trenches cleaned by fire from the tanks"
and suffered slight casualties.
At several places the British have
reached the Geudecourt-le-Sars highway,
running through Flacourt-lAbbaye and
crossing the two highways leading TO
Bapaume
PARIS. Oct. 2.-French troops are at
tacking the German positions only four
miles from Peronne, one OF the chief OBJ
jectives OF the Allies on the Somme front.
The official communidue issued by the
War offiee today stated that the French
have advanced In the region of Boucha.
vesnes. where many prisoners have been
taken in the fighting.
CBouchavesnes is three miles southeast
Of Combles and four miles from Peronne) }
The text OF the official report follows:
North of the Somme, a consolidating
operation enabled us to take German
trenches east OF Bouchavesnes, taking
some prisoners
Everywhere else the night was calm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-02

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49,. n Tranailvania ailo scopo Al
tnerte AHA manovra al Won Nack~u
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s'',,,,,,e daIla fronte della Oalixla a n,,-.
ssii'iTneheria, probablimente aspeffsr@<
mn evehto simile. non ha perduto tempo y
ha portato al nuovo la minaccia con.-~
Lehiberg. VA
Nsna Transilvania ie forze rumene h.,-.
.,,t,,o un rovescio ed hanno dovuto c.4.-,
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eanoulstato. Per ora pero' 81 tratta soifs,,-
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uarsbbe slntomatico se la Russia non f>.--
,o,srvenuia in tempo per allegeerire ou.-..
.'.cs.lone q per arrestare resecuzione f6I ~
,,ano austro-tedesco inteso prendere n.I-
norsa le Rumenia, come un ammo IA vi ers
stata presa In Serbia.