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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
CHOOSE HARDING
Unanimous Selection for Chair
man G.. o. p. Convention.
National Leaders Express Con-
fidence for 1916 Victory.

Chicago. April 7-Senator Warren
G. Harding of Ohio. was selected tenn
porary chairman of the Republican
national convention by unanimous
vote of the subcommittee on ar
rangement for the Republican national
committee today on the first ballot.
other convention officers chosen
were:
Lafayette b Gleason. of New York.
secretary: William F Stone of Balti-
Hart. OF Roanoke. Va official re-
porter.
The selection of Senator Harding
occupied but little time. The COM
mitteemen were of one mind and there
was no discussion before the vote
was taken
Not Discuss Candidates
without exception the committee
men declined to discuss presidential
possibilities, taking the position that
as they would later have to pass on
contested delegates they were in the
nature of a quasi judicial body and
that such discussion might be con-
strued as prejudicial to possible candi-
dates
Chairman HilIes declared the entire
committee was confident of success for
the Republican party next fall and re-
iterated that the convention would
be open minded and offer a free field
for all presidential candidates.
Thomas X. Niedringllaus, commit
teenan from Missouri. talked of Mis-
souri, politics ana asserted the Tlepub-
Hcan presidential nominee would
carry Missouri this year
Charles B. Warren of Michiga n,
talked of the Ford victory in the Mich
igan primary
The result he said, was a sur
prise to the Republicans of the state
and is explained by the unusually light
vote and Mr. Ford's popularity with
working men, His friends were en-
thusiastic and the supporters of Sem
ator Smith We're apathetic'
Washington April Z Senats !
Harding notified of his selection ac-
eepted and received congratulations
from Republican colleagues
1t IS a very great honor" said Sen
ater Harding He said he could no
/ now forecast his opening address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
In Kansas and Nebraska.

Kansas City. April Snow, vary
ing in depth from one to seven inches
has fallen in Kansas and Nebraska
during the last "a hours, according to
the local United States weather bu-
reau Temperatures below freezinS
were reported north of Oklahoma and
Arkansas the lowest registration be-
ing % degrees in western Kansas It
was showing lightly in western Mis-
souri, this morning.
Seven inches of snow had fallen 1T
Goodland, Kansas, but early today the
storm was practically over Other
towns in Kansas reported a heavy
precipitation, among them being lola,
Junction City and Hays This same
storm area according to the weather
observer is centered near New Orleans
today and it is raining in all the south
ern states. In this city l q inches of
snow fell and the minimum tempera-
ture was 80 degrees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
Defeat Commission Govt.

Maryville. Mo. April AT the spe-
cial election here yesterday held for
the purpose of voting upon the ques-
ton of adopting the commission form
OF municipal government in Mary
vile. the proposition was overwheIm-
ingly defeated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
SEIZE 3 FOOD SHIPS
British Capture Swedish Herring Car
goes Bound Cor Germany.

Copenhagen. April THE steam
ers Hakan. Hera and Olcf with her
rings to Germany. have been seized by
British warships Their cargoes are
valued at 1.000. 600 crowns. 1t is stat
ed that in future Swedish herring
ships will sail within territorial wa
ters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
ALL PROVINCE REVOLTS
Governor Declares kwang-Tung In
dependent Amid Demonstration.

Canton. April Lung Chi Kuang,
governor of the province OF Kwan-
Tung. in conformity with the wishes
Of the people last night declared the
independence Of the province The
declaration was read with general re-
joicings-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
sI'm After Whole Bunch--He
Declares War on His Son.
KEEP IT OUT OF THE PAPERS
Other Side VIII Not Admit That
Trouble Brews.
It's All Lodge Politics for Con-
troll of the Presidency.

man will lay down has another think
coming. I didn't grow on that kind OF
a bush I am after that whole bunch =
w r. Kirkpatrick. president Knights
& Ladies of Security.
There is nothing but harmony.
Things are as peaceful as in a nest of
turtle doves Why kirkpatrick seems
happier than in months The diff
Guilty is all internal and mostly imaS
inary."-John V. Abrahams. secretary
Il haven't anything to say. II
make a statement. father will probably
this thing out of the papers 1t hurts
business and the society is first with
me-H-James Kirkpatrick, candidate to
succeed his father president
Fight for control of the Knights
and Ladies of Security has started in
earnest In a statement today, w B.
kirkpatrick. president of the three
million dollar beneficiary society, sci
aside all rumors and reports that he
expected to retire gracefully from the
head of the society He is going to
the national council in Detroit in June
and he is going into the battle with AZ
centimeter siege guns and prepared
for modern warfare
Insurgent leaders in the society to-
day sought to set aside the reports OF
the trouble that is brewing in then
camp They sought to discount the
fight for control of the fat jobs oi
the society and declared that the wal
really was but an imaginary affair
r(-o1rfDTYe5 IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the Local Office OF the
Weather Bureau. Topeka. Kansas for the
24 hours ending at a. m today.
stations in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
U. S. "zEP" CONE
Wind SnatcheS 1t From Moor.
ings This Morning.
VIII Chase New 100000 Craft
With Aeroplanes.

Pensacola. April THE bal
loon descended at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon at Argyle. Fla. 100
miles northeast of Pensacola, ac-
cording to a message received
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07

WEATHER forecast for Kansas:
Fair and colder tonight: below
freezing: fair Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07

THE most talked about man in any
community Is generally the one
who talks about himself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

Private Doherty was six feet four in
his socks; the sergeant was much short
er. The sergeant looked along the line
Head up, there, Doherty," he cried. Do
herty raised his head up higher" said
the little sergeant There, that's bet
ter. Don't let me see your head down
again.
Am 1 to be always like this?" asked
Doherty, staring away above the little
sergeant's head.
you are"
Then I'll say good-by to We, sergeant.
for I'll never see yez again.
Fortune leaves always some door
open to come at remedy-"-Cervantes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

of an uncrowned queen of the Kansas
prairies. These facts are set forth to
show the power of publicity to create
and establish. If it had not been for
the fake that Leahy worked on that
night gaining small space on the wire,
the chances are that the work of Car
RE Nation would have gone unheralded
as we'll as a great character in the world
of things worth while, a leader of a
movement of century and a great force
in the moral progress of the age in which
she lived
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

lighted that it was to be the first
refuge
Il believe this table will do lot of
good in this vicinity she said. cit will
not be long, l hope, before there is
pool table or two in every school. Then
we shall hear little more about tough
poolrooms-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

bership were filed with bulletins rela-
tive to the condition of the British
Queen. Charley Cutter, the Kansas
City correspondent wired back that ev-
cry available inch of space and every
tick of the wire was devoted to tidings
from the British sovereign and that
nothing but big stuff could get on. The
Jerry Simpson and Mary Ellen Lease
stuff had been played up so persistently
and frequently that a query from Kan
sas correspondent was looked on with
distrust and suspicion by A. P. man
ayers. At night Leahy tried again to in
terest the Associated Press in the details
of the massacre of the bar fixtures and
the portrait of Cleo by an Infatuated
Puritan from Western Kansas but ut
terly without result In the meantime
Queen Victoria had died and more space
was demanded to detail the events of
the Victorian age 1t looked like there
was absolutely no chance to get a Wi
chita date line in the next morning bull
letins and Leahy had to resort to what
the A. P. manager thought he was do
ing all the time-fake a little. He wired
the following query to the Kansas City
office
Carrie Nation, saloon smasher has
wired Jerry Simpson and William ].
Bryan to defend her sop
The effect was electrical in view of
the prominence in a news way of both
of the noted men. The Kansas City
Office wired back that they would take
twenty-five words. The twenty-five
words did not make any mention of
Bryan and Simpson but detailed brief
ly what Mrs. Nation had done to the Ea-
ton Hotel bar The dispatch was put
on the wire before lunch time and in
short time the division Office commenced
to get requests from various telegraph
editors for more about the Wichita
event Interest in what Queen Victoria
had done for peace and art dwindled
away and lot of headline writer's with
itching fingers wanted more tidings
from Wichita BY midnight Queen Vic
toria was running about even with Car
RE Nation and by one o'clock was a
poor second.
Page one, column one went to Kan
sas woman who had never been heard of
before that day while a woman who
had majestically ruled a great en-
pire for the better part of a century
had to leave her fate with biographers.
The Kansas woman who started out to
enforce prohibition with an apron full
of rocks was a bigger feature to tele-
graph editors than the daughter of
hundred kings. BY the time go" was
sounded on the wire the Associated
Press had abandoned their conservatism
and had used over two thousand words,
nd he MI xxho 7<
a century, the death of England's great
est queen occurred. Many editors start
ing with the Kansas City and St. Louis
papers were not satisfied with the A. P.
report and wired for specials. By the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

ing when the police arrived. The liquor
people in the town were Mortified at
such a fragrant abuse of their rights
which they had won so fairly and so
overwhelmingly at all recent municipal
elections. The wanton and malicious de-
struction of property by fanatical wo-
man was thing that was not to be toll
Grated. Angry saloon men called up
city officials and demanded that they
give them the protection that was com
the state militia They ordered the po-
lice to throw the crazy old woman in
Jail which order was promptly executed
There was some doubt about the charge
that could be filed against Mrs. Nation
as she was destroying property which
was outlawed. After Mrs. Nation was
placed in the city Jail the saloon men
caused quarantine to be placed around
the jail claiming that it was infested
with small pox. In this manner they
kept her a prisoner without any charge
and also kept a number of Wichita wo-
men away from the Jail. Her vigorous
action had stirred up a number of local
women and the frequent and animated
conferences held with Mrs. Nation as the
High Priest of Further Disorder caused
stern alarm to course through the
ranks of the liquor men. The serious
side of it soon followed the mirth that
her vigorous outbreak occasioned and
they feared that it would result in
call to arms to other Wichita women.
With all of the excitement brought
about in Wichita and the calling of at
- al. of
law the efforts of Mrs. Nation would
have amounted to nothing had it not
been for the publicity the incident re
cieved To Dave Leahy, noted Irish
Jayhawker and newspaper reporter be-
longs the credit for putting Mrs. Nation
on the map 1t was probably not with
any desire to assist the crusade she
was launching nearly so much as it
was the keen nose for news that has
made Leahy the Dean of Kansas report
ers At the time of the Wichita out
break, Leahy was not reporter but was
Telegraph Editor of the Wichita Eagle,
under Victor Murdoch. 1t would not
be proper nor reverent to say that
he was in the bar at the time Mrs. Ma
ton launched her raid but he was in
the hotel. Some other matter had at
tracted his attention and he was follow
ing a tip that someone had given him
that a certain we'll known politician was
in the hotel. The politician did not want
the fact that he was in town to be
known which of course justified Leahy
in seeking to give publicity to the fact.
The crowd which swiftly gathered on
the sidewalk in front of the bar and the
noise that the excitement produced at
tracted Leahy to the front of the bar
and he arrived just in time to see Mrs.
Nation hurl a four pound pebble through
the glistening shoulders of the Egyptian
siren.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31
To Be Used Evenings

They will be placed in the game rooms
and will be used on the evenings when
the schools are turned into community
and social centers.
The Chicago Political Equality League
started the movement to place pool and
billiard tables in the schools COM
mittee, of which Mrs. William A Boland
was chairman, fought against the vicious
poolrooms of the city, and decided it was
the atmosphere of these places and not
the game itself that led boys to crime.
Pool is a clean game, If kept in clean
surroundings, they argued, and if the
boys were allowed to play the game in
the schools-where their mothers and
fathers and sisters might watch-in-
stead of in the back rooms of saloons,
and the 'rhangouts of Crooks the boys
would stay away from evil companions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31

Two Chicago Schools Get Billiard Tables
The Seaman and the Dore schools have
begun to cope with the poolrooms of
Chicago for the interest of the boys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31
Principal is Delighted.

Mrs. Charles III. TreadweIl, principal
of the Scanlan School, said she was de-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-31
Beating the Queen to the Wire

Continued from page three
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
TELEGRAPH READERS

Since the publication of our last
list, subscribers paying in sub
scriptions to the Telegraph are
as follows: Geo. S. Spraggins,
E. E. Ames, p. T. Stages, j, H.
Arnold, j. NJ. Crosnoe, o, M.
Battle, J. c. Allen, w. j. Arnold,
Hope; j. A. Ford, j. B Bowden,
j. B. Muldrow, M. A. Turner,
HI. Sutton, j. F. Dugger, j. p.
Parsons, j. Pryor, H. w. Fergu.
son, Hugh White, Washington; Y.
j. Logan, w. e. Darlington, Full
ton; S. A. Burke, Emmett; H. E.
Hatfield, r. l.. JudI1ins, Hope;
Mrs. Will Goodlett, Ozan; D. S.
Colman, Nick Spears, Luther Nc
Fadden, Washington; }. S. Sut-
ties, Ozan; Geo. Schooley, EN-
met Il. b, Fowlkes, Arthur
McFadden, Fred Miller, Geo.
Smith, Washington.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
ACTS TO Be SUBMITTED

The following comments on the
acts and amendments to be voted
on i'm the general election were
taken from a circular issued by
Rev. Y. ID. Scott, pastor or the
Methodist church at Hope;
There are four bills TO be voted
on at our general election Nov
ember Z, proposed by initiative
petition. 1t is important that
the people understand who is
back of these petitions and what
they propose.
Act No. / provides for the reg
ulation of primary elections. The
state convention OF the Demo.
cratic party which met in 1914,
appointed a committee to pre-
pare bill for primary elections
i'm Arkansas. This committee
was composed of some of the
ablest men in Arkansas, such as
Congressman Brundidge, Thos.
c. McRae, Judge Hill, Joseph
Stayton, and others. They pre-
pared the bill and presented it to
the legislature of 1915. 1t was
defeated, and now chiefly through
the efforts of Mr.. Brundidge, it
is submitted to the people to
vote on.
Act No. II proposes law by
which we can raise more money
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
TRADES DAY FOR
WASHINGTON
1st Saturday In Each Month
Is Decided On-PrOposi-
ton Meets With
General Favor.

Among the many good things
coming our way, one of the latest
is q Trades Day for Washington,
according to Jas. f. Digger, far
mer and stock man, and other en-
terprising citizens. Mr.. Dugger
has been boosOing the proposition
for several days and says that it
is meeting the approval of every.
body with whom he has talked.
1t has been decided that begin
ming Saturday, Nov. 4, the first
Saturday in each month will be
set apart as Trades Day AT that
time anybody who has anything
to sell or trade, or those who
want to buy, should be on hand.
The grove west of the postoffice
will be used for this purpose.
The Trades Day idea is not a
new one, although it has not been
attempted here before. Where
it has been tried and the people
have gotten behind the PROPOSE
ton, as they are sure to do here,
it has been very successful and
proved a great convenience to
those wanting to buy, sell or
trade
Trades Day will be further
stimulated by ourmerchants put
ting on special bargains at that
time.
Remember the date of the first
Trades Day and if YOU have a
horse, mule, COW, farm imple-
lponts. household goods, or any
thing else to sell or trade. bring
it TO town with you.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27

meeting, oct y, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, proposed amend
ment II, if adopted, will not be
an imposition on the taxpayers
but a greater privilege allowed
them for each annual school
meeting, and,
Whereas: We desire more
freedom and a greater privilege
of voting onourselves such a rate
as will provide for adequate
funds without which it will be
impossible to educate our chill
dren properly and,
Whereas, we have confidence
in the majority of people and be-
lieve they will not vote more tax
es on themselves than they can
pay nor more than they need,
and,
Whereas, no district need raise
its rate under the new amend
ment, but may even vote a lower
rate than at present if desired
any rate from 0 mills to - mills,
and,
Whereas, we think it unjust
for the State to further deny US
the right of paying into the
treasury sufficient funds for
good schools, and,
Whereas, our own school, like
many other schools of the State,
must have relief in order TO paw
our present indebtedness and
have good schools,
Therefore, be it resolved by
the Washington School Board in
regular meeting Oct. 2l, that we
hereby pledge ourselves for the
support of Proposed Amend
ment No. -.
T. j. Garner, President,
Chas. n. Trimble, Secty.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
TO DISCUSS PROPOSED
ACT NUMBER two
Hon. T. B. Parks, Prosecuting
Attorney, To Address
Citizens Here On
Nov. /.

Hon. T. b. Parks, prosecuting
attorney of this district, will lee
ture on Act No. 2 at the High
School auditorium on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 1. Act No 2 is the
measure that is intended to re-
peal the state wide prohibition
law and Mr.. Parks will have
some interesting things to say in
connection with this subject. All
who can should come out and
hear him.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
A Bad Summer for Children

There has been an unusual
amount of sickness among chill
dren everywhere this summer.
Extra precautions should be ia
ken to keep the bowels open and
liver active. Foley Catharlic Tab
let's are a fine and wholesome
physic: cause no pain, nausea or
gripping. Relieve indigestion, sick
headache, biliousness, sour stom-
ach, bad breath.
Sold here at Colds Cash Store,
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27

for our public schools. 1t per
mits any school district to vote
upon itself any number of mills
from one up to y. 1t does not
increase your taxes unless you
say so.
Act No. 13 proposes to enlarge
the powers of the Initiative and
Referendum law of our state. 1t
proposes to do away with the
present law, and requires a pc
tition of only 10000 to initiate a
bill by the people, and a petition
of only 1000 to refer a bill to the
people, which has been passed
by the legislature. l don't know
who is back of this bill but | have
heard it is proposed by the State
Federation of Labor.
Act No. , proposes to repeal all
liquor laws of our state. 1t is
generally believed that the Brew
ers Association is back of this
bill, and the saloon men of the
state are having nothing to do
with it except pay the money
that the Brewers Association
assessed to them. This bill pro.
poses to repeal every liquor law
of our state and make the sale of
whiskey lawful in our state.
They cal it a Local Opion bill
but it has very little of the ele-
ments of local option about it. 1t
allows anyone to make wine or
brandy and sell it without license.
No vote on the question. 1t al
lows anyone to manufacture
whiskey in the state without a IL
cense, 1t destroys every special
act, allows a saloon to be put any
whereby a church, school or
near your home, and you can have
no say.
Many good people in the state
think this bill only seeks to re
peal our statewide prohibition
law, putting us Just where we
were oefore ~ was pessed. THIS
is a mistake. 1t repeals all laws
we ever had and declares the sale
or manufacture of liquor in the
state lawful under certain regu-
lations which gives the whiskey
seller every advantage and gives
the other side practically moth
ing T. ID. Scott.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
WASHINGTON TO
GET CHAUTAUQUA
Four Big Days Planned, Be
ginning Nov. II and Last
ing Through the
Fourteenth.

Several of our leading business
men and citizens have arranged
fora Chautaqua to be held at Wash
ington, beginning on the 18th of
Nov and lasting through the
14th. The Chautauqua is to be
put on by the Boos ter Club Chau-
tauqua of Washington, ID. c.
Among the attractions furnish
ed by Mr.. Radcliffe, manager of
the Chautauqua, are Ellsworth
Plumstead, impersonator a n d
character delineatOr; + h g Mil
burns, magicians and prestidigi-
tateurs; the Metropolitans, or
Coleman Concert Co. Col G. A.
Gearhart. the noted lecturer; the
Lyric Glee Club, and DR.. W. @.
G.. Benway, chautauqua director
and lecturer.
The above attractions put on
performances in the afternoon
and night of three days.
Next week we will take up the
chautauqua more fully.
The quarantors will meet in the
near future and organize a Boos-
ter Club for the purpose of pro
noting the Chautauqua.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
FAIR WELL ATTENDED

The Hampstead County Union
Fair opened Tuesday morning
a t Hope with a splendid at
tendance, and the weather has
been fine. The exhibits of live
stock are said to be the best in a
mum ber of years, if not the best
since the fair was organized. On
account of the drough the eXhib-
it of vegetable products is not as
good as usual, but is good and
something to be proud of.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27
FOR SALE

A nice pony team, ) years old
past, good work ponies, safe to
drive. Also good buggy and
Harness, in nPood condition. Also
a light wagon with chain har-
harness, spring seat, bows and
sheet, all complete. viii sell all
the above, cheap for the cash.
b. r. Mullins,
Washington, Arkansas.
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27

The famous paper shell pecans
from the Smith orchard, near
town. will be ready for delivery
by the first of November. Parties
wanting any of these pecans
should place orders now. Ad-
dress S. H. Smith, Washington,
Ark, Route |
Washington telegraph., 1916-10-27

FOR SALE:-llSa farm, ll6a
under fence, every acre good tilla-
bic land. 5Oa in cultivation, gond
house, good water; on public road
and near eight months school. This
place is unexcelled as a loca' N for
a beautiful home, fine for cattle
raising. Price 81, 800. If you want
to buy or rent call on or write j. I.
Conway, Kirby, Ark.