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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
GOmpers Lays Down Interna-
tional Peace Program.
Must Not Deny Right of RevO-
luton to Masses.
CITIZENS To DECIDE ON WAR
Demands Voice of Labor Be In
vited to All Councils.
President of Unions Fedora
ton Addresses Peace League.

Washington, D. c., May 2T.-Labor
has borne most of the burdens grow
ing out of wars in the past, with little
to say in regard to the declaring of
wars or their conduct, and in the
peace of the future labor must have
an increasing voice, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, declared in an address here
at the first annual assemblage of the
League to Enforce Peace.
Mr.. Gompers outlined five prin-
ciples which he declared represent
not only the international program for
which labor will work in the future,
ing through the years" These prin-
ciples. he said. are as follows:
Gompers' Five Principles.
Il. 1t must be a program under
which the military forces of the world
will be reduced from the dictation
of arbitrary autocracy and absolute
secret diplomacy and dedicated to the
maintenance of a higher standard of
morals. law and justice; a program
that will so safeguard the use of mill
tary power that it cannot be used by
the reactionary forces of privileges in
imperialistic aggression.
"2- 1t must be program elastic
enough to admit of those fundamen-
tai changes that the growing life of
the world makes inevitable. Labor
will oppose any federation of nations
so organized that the more powerful
nations can use the machinery to
maintain the status quo against the
demands for change made in the in
terest of democracy and larger oppor-
tunity for the masses
Must Protect Small Nations.
'3. 1t must be a program Under
which the small nation, as well as the
large nation, will have a free hand in
every just and individual develop
ment; a program that will make it i'm
possible for a few strong nations tc
dictate the policies and development
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
BANK YECCS FAIL
Blow Front Out of Building
but Get No Coin.
Posse Gathers and Bandits
Give Battle.

Kansas City. May 27.-Five robbers
entered the Bank of Raytown, ten
miles south of Kansas City early to-
day, blew out the entire front of the
banking building with a charge of ex-
plosive and escaped after battle with
citizens. No money was obtained.
The men were forced to flee before
they had opehed the money compart-
ment of the banks safe. Sam G.
Robinson. a grocer, who heard the
robbers at work telephoned to the po-
lice and then summoned his neigh
bors. Twenty five armed men re-
sponded. When they arrived at the
bank building the robbers abandoned
their work inside and opened fire. The
citizens replied.
william Jennings, merchant was
grazed by buckshots from one of the
bandits guns
When the crowd increased the rob
bers fled through a rear entrance of
the bank. One of them fell in the
flight and is believed to have been
wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
STOP SUFF ACTION
"VOtes" Resolution SmOthered
by Presbyterian Assembly.
Ministers Cannot Use Tobacco.
Decision of Convention.

Atlantic City, N. J., May 27.-A
woman suffrage resolution was quick
ly smothered by the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly. No opportunity was
afforded for a debate
Action was taken in favor of con-
stitutional amendment establishing
national prohibition and the assembly
framed petition to President Will
son asking him to work for that end.
Abstinence from tobacco was made a
requirement of ministerial candidates.
Uniform marriage laws were demand
ed. An international conference for
the relief of Jews in Russia was rec
commended.
Dallas, Tex, was chosen as the
meeting palce of next years assembly.
The seminary committee announced
that $40 young men are preparing for
the Presbyterian ministry, an increase
of II over last year, and 10 over two
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
Menacing Letters From Wurt-
temburg Province.
MUST HAVE COOPERATION
Provisioning Large Cities Is a
Difficult Task.
Two Poor Crop Years Add to
Predicament.
fBY THE NEW YORK SUM-

Amsterdam. May 27.-According to
Berlin advices, the president of the
food supply board, Herr Won Botocki.
warned the reichstag not to expect
any sudden change or Improvement of
conditions. He added that great diff
ficulties are arising out of the rela-
tions of the federal states.
From Wurttemburg." he is quoted
as saying, "menacing letters have
reached me protesting against the
sucking dry of Wurttemburg by
Prussia. without the ready co-opera,-
ton of the authorities of the federal
states and the entire population, my
work cannot be successful.
1.-The army must first be provided
for and only then can the civil popu-
lation be considered. The most diff
cult task will be the provisioning of
the large towns. Whether this pro-
visioning will be more or less difficult
depends on the result of the harvest.
Egg Famine in Berlin
'1t should not be forgotten that the
bad harvest of 1914 and the still worse
one of last year is the cause of the
situation which we deplore today.
A Berlin dispatch quotes the Loka1
Anzeiger as saying that for the last
few days there has been a consider
able shortage of eggs in Berlin and
it's suburbs
An official communication to the
press also Is quoted, calling on the
people to restrict the consum ption of
meat SO that sufficient cattle for
slaughter and milking may be saved
for the spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
GOOD DAY FOR PICNICS
A Fine Sunday Is Promised by the
Weather Observer.

Temperatures today averaged de-
grees above normal. The wind blew
at the rate of miles from the north
west. The maximum velocity last
night was miles an hour
Rain fell here this morning to a
depth of 1-31 of an inch. The ground
was becoming dry and the shower is
fine for the crops Temperatures have
taken a drop with the rain and the
minimum here this morning was 5s
degrees. This is exactly normal for
this date. The sky was partly cloudy
but the day was pleasant. Sunday
will be a good day for picnics, accord
ing to S. D. Flora, local weather OBJ
server, though the ground will be
slightly damp. The rain is over, says
Mr.. Flora. Tomorrow will be a fine
day with temperatures about the same
az today.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Sunday with lit
tie change in temperature The wind
was in the northeast this morning but
in spite of the threatening direction
no more rain is expected. The shower
this morning was the heaviest that has
fallen here since last summer, accord
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Recapture Large Portion of
Village of Cumieres.
Regain German Trenches
Northwest of Town.
ONLY 9 MILES FROM vERDUN
Teutons' Counter Attack Rag
ing With Great Fury.
Claim Repulse of Germans
Near Fort DouaumOnt.

Paris, May 27.-French troops re-
captured a large part of the village or
Cumieres, nine miles northwest or
verdun, in heavy fighting last night,
the war office announced today.
Despite the most desperate counter
attacks, the French retained possess
sion of the eastern part of the village
as well as several Germa trenches to
the northwest
The French counter attack was
launched from the grove between
Meuse After pressing forward into
this wood in grenade fighting Thurs
day, the French commanders massed
detachments there yesterday and and
last night, throwing the forces against
the Germans who had occupied Gu
mieres earlier in the week
Grenade Fight at Hill sO4.
At the same time another French
force attacked in the Cumieres wood
northwest of the village. capturing
German trenches The Germans
counter attacked with great fury but
when the latest dispatches were filed
to the war office, the French were
Cumieres, three-quarters of a mile
from the Meuse.
East of Hill 304 French grenaders
made some progress during the night.
On the east bank of the Meuse the
Germans attacked French trenches
near Fort Douaumont but were COM
plete1y repulsed-
German Drive for Petrograde?
London, May 27.-The naval cor
respondent of the Times asserts that
the next German offensive probably
will be in northern Russia, taking the
form of a combined land and sea at
tack from the Gulf of Riga and across
the Dvina, heralding an endeavor to
advance toward Petrograd.
In concert with this campaign some
observers anticipate a simultaneous
blow at the British front in France.
and Flanders, and here also it is be-
lieved an effort may be made by sea
as well as by land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
HOLDS WHIP HANDITO RECORD CROWD
Roosevelt Will Face Greatest
Mass in X. C. History.
Plans Complete for Big Memo
rial Day Reception.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 27.-A crowd
equal to or larger than that which
packed Convention hall, jammed the
Union station and lined the streets on
the occasion of President Wilson's
visit, is anticipated when Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt comes to Kansas City
for the Memorial Day address.
The general committee in charge of
the colonePs reception has completed
arrangements. All plans were made
with view to meeting one of the
largest crowds in the city's history.
Colonel Roosevelt will arrive at S:45
o'clock. The colonel will be taken di-
rect to the exit at the carriage con-
course, where the motor in which he
and Major Warner will ride to the
hotel will be.
Heading the parade will be squad
be Hiner's American Legion band and
the motor cars in which Colonel
Roosevelt and the reception commit
tee will ride. Civic and commercial
organizations are being assigned places
in the line following the reception
committee
The congestion which occurred at
the Hotel Muehlebach and at the
Union station during the visit of
President Wilson will not be reacted
during the time Colonel Roosevelt is
in the city. Chief Hammil stated that
he expects to keep the crowd to mini
mum at both places. The mezzanine
floor of the hotel will be reserved in
order to avoid trouble when the $50
persons gather for the luncheon at
1880 o'clock. at which Colonel Roose-
welt will be the guest of honor.
Major Warner announced that it
will be obligatory on persons holding
platform or organization reservations
to be at the Convention hall before
3:45 o'clock. After that hour, reserva-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

New York. May 27.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite was today found
guilty of the murder of his father
in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
He Is sane.
That DR.. Waite is sane now and was
sane at the time he poisoned his mill
Honaire father-in-law, DR.. Smith Jel-
life, alienist for the state. declared
on the witness stand today. Dr. Jel-
life said he reached his decision after
talking with the poisoner and eXamln-
ing him as to his mental soundness
The prosecution in the Waite muir
der trial took up the task of contra
dieting evidence introduced by the de-
fense to prove that the young dentist
crime the jury had heard him vividly
describe.
Poisoner Unconcerned.
Following the taking of testimony
this morning Assistant District Attor-
ney Brothers, for the prosecution, be-
gan his address to the jury.
DR.. Waite entered the court room
with the same apparently resigned,
nOnchalant manner that has charac-
terized him since the trial started.
The prosecution began its rebuttal
of the testimony of the defense bear
ing upon Waite's alleged imbecility
and idiocy by placing on the witness
stand neurologist. DIR. Smith Ely
.Ielliffe of New York He testified
that the prisoner showed no signs of
defective intelligence.
He appeared as the average man
of his early life and environment
said Dr. Jelliffe.
My belief is that he was an aver
age man, somewhat superficial. in
clined to be snobbish, and of no great
intellectual attainment.
Sane When He Killed Peck
''In my opinion he was sane. l be-
lieve he knew the nature of the crime
he committed and was fully aware of
all phases of it. He had sufficient
mentality to appreciate his acts. He
was sane when he killed Peck
DO you consider Waite a normal
MANI" asked w. r. Deuel. the pris-
oner's counsel
That question cannot be answered.
replied DR.. Jelliffe. He is a
criminal with mind. He differs
from the average man in terms Of
psychology. His demeanor was not
like the normal average man, but he
has a trait that a criminal of that
type would show"
DR.. william Mabon also testified for
disturbance of DR.. Waites nervous
system. On some occasions when he
examined Waite he found the prisoner
made an effort to give false answers.
Smile Was for Purpose.
What is your conclusion about in
sanity?" asked Assistant District At
torney Brothers.
That he was sane" said the wit
ness. Waite is as normal a man of his
type can be. He had control of him
self and knew what he was doing"
Asked if he noticed that Waite
smiled while on the witness stand, he
said the prisoner smiled while he was
exa mined by the alienist
Il consider that he chose that at
titude for purpose added the alien
list. Il think he had trained himself
for years to be pleasant to everybody
and was able to tell a story of the
crime on the stand with the same
manner that he would have told any
story of simple life"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
TAFT WON'T BALK
Former President Will Be for
L. r. If He Wins.
Report That Few Western
MOOsers VIII "Wander.o

Washington, May Eff Colonel
Roosevelt wins the Chicago conven-
ton. William Howard Taft will be for
him. This news came to Republican
leaders here today from a source close
to both Roosevelt and Taft. The lat
ter, in the city for the League to En-
force Peace meeting, would not give
confirmation.
He would only chuckle and shake
his head when asked about the report
Finally, between chortles, he said:
why should 1 comment on such a
violent hypothesis?"
With this, however. came a report
that number of western delegates to
the Progressive convention do not in
tend to follow Roosevelt in any path
he may select Should he endeavor to
indorse a candidate of the conserva-
tive type, or should he approve a plat
form in which the social justice''
planks of 1912 have only an unim por-
tant place if any at all. they intend to
name a candidate of their own and
make an independent fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
TWISTER AT PITTSBURG
Two Men Narrowly Escape Death
Damage May Reach $40, 900.

Pittsburg, Kan, May 27.-Damage
to the extent of from s15, 900 to $20,-
900 was done in Pittsburg shortly after
o'clock this morning by a tornado.
The tornado entered Pittsburg in the
central western part of the city, de-
molished a grocery store, tore big
trees out by the roots, blew windows in
and played with outbuildings. Lifting
as it reached the business section the
storm passed over to the eastern side
of the city and attacked the round
house of the Kansas City Southern
Damage done there amounts to "a. 4.0o0-
In the grocery store when the tor
nado struck it were two men. They
were standing near large refriger-
attor. The refrigerator saved their
lives The building caved in but the
big ice box held off the wreckage and
the men were released unintured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
SUNDAY ON T. R.
Greatest American A1ive'' Evangelist
Tells Audience.

Kansas City, Mo. May 27.-Biuy
Sunday will begin his sermon about
1880 O'Clock next Tuesday afternoon,
and the meeting at the Tabernacle will
be over in time for everyone to reach
Convention hall by o'clock, the time
the doors open to admit the crowds
that will har Colonel Roosevelt speak
at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Sunday paid high tribute to
Colonel Roosevelt.
I'll begin to reach earl Tuesday, at
1880 if you're here. or earlier" he said.
TT being holiday, you can all come
earlier Then we can all go down to
Convention hall to hear the greatest
American alive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
BATTLE WITH BANDITS
Explosion in Raytown Bank Aroused
the Whole Town.

Raytown, Mo-, May 27.-Aroused
by explosions of nitro-glycerine which
blew the front out of the bank of
Raytown and the doors off the safe,
citizens drove off bandits here early
today in a pitched battle. The rob-
bers left a charge of nitroglycerine
and a fuse set in the steel door of the
money compartment.
1t is believed one of the four yeggs
yeggs was wounded. They escaped
in the darkness and are believed to
have boarded freight train for Kan
sas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
GERMAN MARKETS
USE BARBER PLAN
TO PREVENT RIOTS

London, May 27.-The community
of Griedenau. near Berlin. has decided
to number all meat tickets as a meas
ure to check rioting outside butcher
shops, according to an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company, which quotes the Berlin
Tageblatt. Holders of tickets must
take their turn at the butchershop ac-
cording to number, and those unable
to go on specified dates will get no
meat for that week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
SUFF DANES IN
ROLE OF FLOWER
GIRLS IN GOTHAM

New York, May 27.-Hundreds of
yellow peach basket hats, with the
cutest little blue roses perked saucily
upon them, bobbed merrily along
Broadway and Fifth avenue today.
The hats. designed by Mrs. Frank A.
Vanderlip. were worn by New York
suffragists who heard that English
women got s1.oOo.OOO selling artifi-
cial flowers on the streets of England
one day last year, and decided to try
it themselves. Mrs. Thompson Seton
and Mrs. John FIagler of Greenwich.
Conn.,. were among the flower girls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
COOPER NEAR DEATH
Manager of Orpheum Dodged Falling
Timbers in Theater

j. H. Cooper, manager of the Or
pheum theater, narrowly escaped
death early this afternoon when the
weight of huge fan that is being in
stalled in the theater tore down a
section of scaffolaing, which fell with
in a few feet of Cooper. In evading
the falling timber, Cooper was slight
1y injured.
The fan was only slightly DANA ged
and workmen were delayed only tenn
porarily- The system that is being in
stalled in the show house will extend
over the roof of the building and will
insure perfect ventilation 1t will be
completed by Monday. according to
Mr.. Cooper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
SENT 100000 To IRISH
Supreme Court Judge and n. Y. At
torney Named in Revolt Probe.

Dublin, May 27.-The names of
Judge Daniel Cohalan of the New
York supreme court and Dennis Shell
lissy, a New York lawyer, were men
toned by Major Price in his testi-
mony before the Irish commission in
vestigation the Sim Fein revolt, in
connection with money sent from
America to the Sim Feiner. Major
Price said that 100000. mostly in
American gold had reached the Irish
revolutionists during the first six
months after the war broke out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

STUTTGART. Ark. May 27.-The iIlrv
in the case of Mrs. Lily Lynch.
charged with being an accessory in
the murder of her husband. Robert
Lynch, wealthy planter, returned a
verdict of not guilty at o'clock this
afternoon The jury was out 22 hours
Lynch was killed by Robert Spivev. a
son of Mrs. Lynch. He was shot to
death at Mrs. Lynch's home, May 9.
1913, at Saulsburg. Ark Spiyey
claimed he thought Lynch was a bur-
siaE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
SET PRICE ON RAILWAY
Frisco Judge Places S1s,OOO,O 900 Mark
on Western Pacific.

San Francisco. May 27.-United
Safes District Judge Maurice T. Doo-
ling fixed 100000 as the upset
price for the sale of the Western Pa
cific railway today in the foreclosure
suit brought by the Equitable Trust
company of New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
ON BOARD
General Assembly Chooses
Topeka Pastor.
Presbyterians Consolidate Two
Branches of Work.

Atlantic City, May 27.-Commission-
ers to the 12sth general asse mbly of
the Presbyterian church, which closed
yesterday, today were discussing the
probable location of the newly estab-
lished general board of education. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
GIVEN CLEAN BILL
jury Out Nine Minutes in Fa-
nous Riggs aCSe.
Three Bank Officials Found
Not Guilty Today.

Washington. May 27.-The three
Riggs bank officials on trial here for
perjury, were found not guilty today.
The jury had deliberated 9 minutes.
The case has ben in court for many
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
British steamer Sunk

London. May 27.-The British
steamship Danewood has been sunk
Her crew was landed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

new board is a consolidation of the
college board and the board of edu-
cation and is composed of SO members,
Is ministers and l8 elders.
DIR. John Willis Baer, president of
Occidental college, was prominently
mentioned for secretary. the salary of
which office was fixed by the assem-
bly, at 5000 a year.
Among the board members is Steph-
en- S. Estey of Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

WHY all this fuss? The country
grocery store whittIers settled the
Chicago convention long ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
Charged With Murder of Fa-
ther-in-law in Michigan.
AlienistS Disagree on State of
Defendants Mentality.
NEVER WAS INSANE, SAYS ONE
Prisoner Resigned and NOncha-
liant Throughout Ordeal.
Knew What He Was Doing
When He Murdered.

New York. May 27.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite was today found
guilty of the murder of his father
in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand
Rapids. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansss:
w Generally fair tonight and Sun
day; not much change in temperaN'
ture.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-16
FOLK DANCING is POPULAR HERE
Many Students Receive Instruction at
the University High School,

Folk dancing has replaced regular
dancing at the University High
School. For twenty minutes each
morning all the students go to the as
sembly room where Misses Dorothy
Self and Mary Percival give instruc-
tions. The work is voluntary but has
become SO popular in the two weeks
since it was started that practically
all the students take it. The regular
social dances are not allowed in the
high school, and at all parties and
entertainments the folk dances take
their place.
Besides giving the young people
the pleasure of dancing with the OBJ
jectional features eliminated, the folk
dances teach grace of movement" said
Miss Laura Searcy, assistant princi-
pal at the high school today. This
is the only high school that l know of
which uses this plan
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-16

we both drove for first place with
the keenest rivalry and Spring Maids
victory was certainly source of
satisfaction to me. According to the
judges, the event was one of the most
closely contested ever witnessed in
st. Louis.
Spring Maid and | have been pals
for four years, and she answers to
every touch. She always knows when
she is on exhibition and has an un-
canny way of telling when the event
is closely contested. The fact that she
has as much fire and vim in the last
event as she has in the first is a great
asset in collecting blue ribbons"
According to Mrs. Mooers, Spring
Maid has met and defeated every har-
ness horse in her class in the Middle
West. She is only entered in events
which promise to be hotly contested
and is considered the trump card" of
the Mooers stables. The fourteen blue
ribbon horses of the stables returned
to Columbia last week and have been
cared for at the fair grounds. A new
stable is being built near the Mooers'
residence on Lowry street and will be
ready for occupation in few days.