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Uo-ntghts II Double Bill lstTime GO>rsca..
Fitliu. Perini Martinelli. De Luca Pagtiacci.
Cajatti: Car,iSo. Amato. Cond.. Bavagnoli.
Sat. Mat. at =. Ira,tata. Hcmpel Botta De
Luca Bada Tcgani. Cond.. Bavagnoli
Sat at < Csc to S3l IOhengrtn. Gadski NiAtz-
enauer: Sembach. Braun tioritz Cond Bodanzky
sun. Eve. Richard " Wagner Concert. Kurt,
Nhitehl Orch. Cond. IIagcman
<rNt Mon. at = Is Lucia. Barfisntos debut /;
Nartiurlii. Anatn. tond Bavagnol
We'd. at { rs. CavalIerta Rusttcana. .Zarska.
Braslau Botta DeIuca .f,5l'd byGOScscas. Fit
ziu Perrin Martinelli, DeLuca cond Bavsgnoli.
Thurs. at 30. Rhetn gold. Matzenauer.
Rappuld Dber Semhach. We'll. GoritZ Reiss.
Braun kuy >da.l Althuus.. Coud.. BodanEky.
Thurs. At : IL. la BOheme. Aida. Cajatti.
tarI>o. SCOTT. Duiur tund RsNa agnoli
Fri. al l. Magic Flute. 'iadski iiempcl
Mason -lus Braun Gori'y Rci>> Cd. Bodansky
HARDNAN PIANO USED.
The sun., 1916-01-28
Brooklyn Poly Heats Drr,c,.

PHrLApEirHtA, Ian. - u-oV.' H..
stitute went down 70 defeat ~ ~" 10t,
of brooklyn Poly in q EauIo ~ htefe'.
hall on the homo noor 'his Afternoon nv
a score of ~ to n. The s.o'a e. .Hs oal
Of the frs, half wa 80 to . u f,.e- Il
brooklyn Poly For EfupN,H " .
and Flshel played wei
The sun., 1916-01-28

In the ninth round, - be piaEen a.
the rooms OF the Empire tltH mes
cub. $3.50 Broadway, this afternoon an"
evening. the pairinCs viii he
Kup,hk Vs Chajcs, Berrf'e.n vs.
Rankr. Hodges vs Janowsk. Rosenthil
ys Csoablaucs. Schroeder Vs. Tcnenwur-
zel. kostic W.. Perkins and FOX Vs.
RIagk
The sun., 1916-01-28

Tho war has taught our people many
things IN the domain of economic fact
TO which they did not formerly give
sufficient heed. Not the least valua-
bic of these lessons is the realization how
strongly in,renched are our competitors
in markets that some Of us thought
iay open for our occupancy When the
curtailmcnt ~ European Investments IN
South American republics brought their
Development 70 a standstill ia reducing
their purchasing power We had an object
lasson in tho conditions precedent 70
the development or foreign trade.
But be the competition for foreign
markets after the war more or less in
tense than heretofore, TINS fact stands
OUT clearly leaving out ~ sight the g.
gantlc task Of repairing the material
waste Of war in Europe, the needs Of un-
deyelnped counties are growing with
steadily increasing rapidly.
They are able to absorb, in one form
or another. all the complex appliances
of our modern civilization. all the aids
90 material comfort and well being that
We have come TO regard a. common
place necessities but with which the
vpaild al large Is i>H Tparingly supplied
The demand will not he lacking II we
stand prepared to NEE. our prospective
customers half way
We certainly never were In SO good
q position 10 take advantage of the op-
portun.ties which the world has to offer
Since the war began American exports
have exceeded imports by 81 Nd4 ,fl2.5sl
II is estimated that $1,000 ,000, 900 worth
of American securities have been re-
purchased with corresponding saw.
ing on the annual interest charge tina,
We have been accustomed to remit
abroad.
This achievement, together with tn,
rapidly growing gold balance increased
use of dollar exchange, successful nego
tiation Of loans which have helped to re
adjust sterling exchange and financ'
munition orders, not to mention loans
20 Argentina and the Canadian pro
v'ncial governments. have Afforded som'
justification for the idea that the United
States is in process Of replacing Grea
Britain AS the worlds banker"
The sun., 1916-01-28

pfTTsBvrG. Pa. Jan. - The Colgate
basketball team WAS d"ieai"d ~ lh"
University oC r.;tshurG here to-niGN' hN
score OF - tn % colgate completcir
ou,playo-i The home team IN IN" hfs'
period. ard n, the end ~ ,ho half had =
lead Of l3 to>.
The sun., 1916-01-28

President James a. Farrell OF the
United states Stcei Corporation was the
principal speaker of the opening session.
Mr.. Farrell said in part:
Foreign trade can no longer he talked
Of merely as an adjunct OF domestic
prosperity. The fact has To he recog-
nized that there can be 10 stable pros
perity at home unless We are able to
make liberal sales of American manu-
factures abroad. The fact that in nor
NAL times about Do per cent. of our
exports consists of foodstuffs and raw
materials gives standard of measure
ment for the enormous possibilities Of
our mechanical production. 1t would
pay us better to convert our raw mate
rails into finished products here than to
sell them for conversion abroad. But
our advance in that direction will be
relatively slow without n constantly
broadening foreign outlet for articles OF
American manufacture. IL is as much
in the interest of the workingman az his
employer that provision be made for a
steady sale abroad OF the products OF
the mechanical industry OF the United
States
Whatever may be the nature OF the
connection our manufacturers will
have TO meet after the war. il would
not ne safe to conclude that It will be
less intense or less effective than here
tofore II II be handicapped by the
scarcity and dearness Of money 1t will
he stimulated h. the pressure OF dire
necessity. II the greSuy increased bur
den OF taxation and higher cost OF liv-
ing forces wage conditions into closer
relation with our own there will also he
tho stimulus of the struggle 80 regain a
lost position that will spur employers
and employed 10 the making OF sacri-
hces undrcained of before.
The sun., 1916-01-28

Albert Il Shattuck has been made
chairman OF the street traffic committee
of the American Museum Of Safety. to
succeed Dr George f. Kun who with
drew to take charge Of another depart
ment Of the museums activities.
The sun., 1916-01-28
yr,tus Five Down. R.rL.ic,.

The Irving School hasko'.,l 'esm|
defeated tho Berkeley Nv" YESTERDAY at,
the la,ter's gymnasium hr s.'r. o'
~ to :. Cravat mat" mos of o." al
lies for the visiting team W." S+oeN
and Gillian starred for R"r.''.
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must, therefore. increasingly be based
upon appreciation OF the motives ana
possibilities OF foreign fiscal policy.
which can he gained only by study ana
Investigation as painstaking and skill
ful as that with which European tarins
are constructed. Since the responsible
ity for fiscal legislation rests with the
legislative branch of government. Com
gress must determine the course this
country IL to pursue.
The United states stands equipped
with rigid tariff, barren OF trading
margin. without resources for prompt
concession or retaliation.
"Our foreign trade now 80 vital to
domestic prosperity. demands more
flexible system than single level tarin
which political consideration usually de-
mand shall not be altered In any single
particular until "A general revision h
demanded by the people.
We hear much these days regard
ing preparedness. and emphasis has. not
unnaturally. been laid upon prepared
ness for war Measures for adequate
defence are essential and desirable from
an Industrial a. we'll as from a military
point OF view. But 1t would seem rea-
sonable to suppose that once peace Ia
concluded IN Europe we shall not in
this country be In any immediate dan
ger OF attack. We should be prepared
to resist such attack II made. but the
real struggle which We must now an
tlcipate is the financial and commercial
struggle. in which our present prosper
IN gives us a decided advantage.
we shall be able to realize this ad-
vantage only II by at once reconstruct
ing our commercial as We have our
financial policy We place ourselves In a
position where We may effectively deal
with the mobilized activities OF our com
petitors for world trade"
The sun., 1916-01-28
W. u. sim m ons Speaks.

In the evening session Wallace n. Sim
mons of ST. Louis spoke on commercial
Education for Foreign Trade"
He said I, IL difficult TO get young
Americans for export work lie urged
the training of men here for work In
foreign fields. A serious factor in the
situation is the unwillingness OF Ameri-
can boys to make a career OF the work
because Of the long expatriation and
lack Of American society. He urged
more teaching OF foreign languages and
geography In the schools.
Other speakers were Alba r. John
son. president OF the Baldwin 1ocomo-
tive Works; Percival Faruuhar. president
of the Brazil Railway Company; +. j.
Berwind president Of the Berwind-Whte
Coal Company. New York; John Clausen.
ha mixer. San Francisco; J. J Culbertson,
raris. Tex: Henry Howard OF Boston
w. L. Saunders New York. Daniel War
ren. New York: Victor Camors New
Orleans. and Charles w. Muchnc. New
York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
ARMS SHIP kFIRE
Discover Flames in Steamer
With Munitions Cargo.
The Sigma Returns to Port to
Fight Mysterious Blaze.

New York. Jan. 22.-The Norwegian
freight steamer Sigma which left here
Yesterday for Archangel, Russia, re-
turned early today with a fire in her
hold and anchored off the quarantine
station. Using the Morse signal lights
her captain flashed a message ashore,
saving there was a fire in the Sigma s
No 1 hold and asking Tor assistance
Two hours later the fire boat Mayor
Gaynor arrived alongside the Sigma
and began to fight the fire. Appar-
emily the fire was still under matches
for there was no sign of flame or
smoke to be seen from quarantine.
while the burning vessel was awaiting
the arrival of the fire boat.
The Sigma is believed to be loaded
with war munitions and supplies for
Russia The steamer belongs in Ber-
gen, Norway. and is of 1881 tonnage.
Sho was built in 1907 and is owned by
j. L. Mowinskel.
The cargo was said to be composed
principally of steel rails. various forms
Of structural steel and steel car parts.
1t also was reported the vessel had
munitions aboard.
The fire on the Sigma is the latest
of a long series of mysterious fires and
explosions which have occurred on
vessels shortly after they sailed from
this and other American ports with
munition or supplies for the allies. In
numerous cases it has been found that
the fires were caused by incendiary
bombs or fuses. but several cases have
gone unexplained. at least so far as
the public has been concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
WILSON in SECLUSlON
Follows State Banquet With River
Trip to Prepare Speech.

Washington. Jan. 22.-President
and Mrs. Wilson, aboard the naval
yacht Mayflower. today were cruising
leisureIy down the Potomac bound for
the waters of the Chesapeake bay The
trip, which is to occupy two days, was
taken to enable the president to pre-
pare in seclusior the address he is to
make in New York January 81 at the
Railroad Business associations ban
quet and to tentatively draft others he
is to make on national preparedness
on his middle western trip.
The president carried with him a
mass of data from the naval and war
departments which he was to use in
debating the addresses to his stenog-
rapher. He is keeping in wireless
communication with the White House.
With Ambassador Jusserand of
France, dean of the diplomatic corps,
and Madame Jusserand as guests of
honor, President and Mrs. Wilson last
night entertained at the first of two
diplomatic dinners at the White
House.
Seating representatives of the war
ring powers together being out of the
question, the president entertained the
representatives of the entente powers
last night. Next Monday evening rep
l1resentatives of the central powers will
be the guests of honor AT both func-
tons neutral are present in equal
number.
The president plans to return here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

harmed. Akers was IS years old, and
leaves a wife and three children,
boy and two girls, the eldest of whom
is four years of age. Downs is a cow
boy 20 years old and wild west rider.
The Duran brothers lived here for
some time after coming from New
Mexico. where their father had lived.
Douglas Downs, companion of Bert
Akers, declared that five Mexicans
fired 200 or more shots at them He
said neither he nor Akers was armed
Downs said the Mexican who killed
Akers first ficed pointblank at him
(Downs) but missed. Downs then hid
in Mexican rancher's chicken coop
Fire on Mexican Smugglers.
Ell Paso, Jan. 22.-Customs officers
early today opened fire on several
Mexicans attempting to cross the in
ternational border with large bundles
of rags. The Mexicans fled.
The immigration authorities recent
ly forbade the Importation of rags be-
cause of danger of infection. The
MeMcans early today refused to halt
when ordered by Captain ]. n. Harris
and Inspector J. S. Dawson of the
United States immigration service
They Immediately opened fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT .

Chicago, Jan. 22;-WHEAT-Wheat today
ran up to new high record prices for the
1915 crop. The buying, which caused the
upturn was based an opinion from
Liverpool that the maximum of the advance
had not yet been reached. At first. how
ever, the market here was of a wavering
sort as result of report that rates from
Argentina had been lowered and that en-
larged shipments were expected from
Argentina and Australia. After opening
&c to &c to sc lower. with May a. S1.3113
to 81 80 and July at S1.25A to $1.25ss, prices
fluctuated rapidly over range of more
than l cent, and then rose to well above
yesterdays finish.
Liberal export business and a good deal
of talk of possible damage from the cold
wave put bears at a disadvantage. Never
theless, the July option was comparatively
weak; Quotations closed unsettled, vary
ing from &c off to Ss@1Ac up with May
at S1.32% and July at $1.252s.
CORN-Coider clear weather, suitable for
curing and shipping eased the corn market
Industries were about the only buyers
Opening prices which showed sc to 15@9so
DECLINE. were followed by slight rally.
Slowness of eastern inquiry ended to
keep the market depressed. The close was
weak at 1a05sc to q c net decline.
OATS-Oats held relatively firm. Trade
though was well divided.
POULTRY-High quotations on hogs
lifted provisions. Offerings were scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
AVALANCHE KILLS "a

the track. The dining car and day
coach were struck squarely on the side
and carried away as though they had
been chips. The other cars and the
engine were left on the track.
Corea is about 40 miles east of
Seattle and is at 1.-The loop of big
switch back. 1t is the second station
down the west slope from the Cascade
tunnel, at the eastern end of which
train was swept from the tracks in
1910 with great loss of life.
Diner Catches Fire.
Two negro porters and a trainman
are known to be dead. The dining car
is reported burning. The cars in the
gulch are not covered by snow as in
the 1910 disaster. At that time many
of the dead were suffocated.
Cries for help from the cars in the
gulch can be heard on the track
above.
The first passenger reached in the
day coach, small boy, was severely
injured. The next two passengers
were dead
Five employees in the dining car
are believed to be dead. Three hours
after the wreck it was impossible to
say how my passengers were in the
! day coach.
Many Lost in Former Wreck.
/ On February 2S, 1910. two Great
Northern passenger trains which had
been delayed two weeks by snow slides
| in front and rear were struck by an
avalanche at night and ca rried several
hundred feet into a gulch. Nearly all
the persons on the trains persisted.
! The bodies were not all recov for
several weeks. After this accident the
railroad began construction of con-
crete snow shcds at cost of millions
of dollars. The railroad engineers be-
lieved they had protected all the most
dangerous places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
CITY'S BAT ROOST
San Antonio to Fight Mosquito
Pest With Vampire Army.
Insects Are Public Menace as
Fever Germ Carriers.

San Antonio. Tex, Jan. 22.-An
army of mosquito-eating bats. several
thousand strong, will be turned loose
in San Antonio next month. If, as has
been predicted for it, the army sue
ceeds in Gripping seriously the activi-
ties of the germ laden mosquito popu-
lation. many other cities may follow
San Antonio's example and establish
their municipal bat rooSts''
DR.. C. A. r. Campbell, who has
made a special study of bats, is re-
sponsible for San Antonio's bat roost.
The institution came into existence last
spring. 1t was not a success in its
first year owing to the fact that it was
established late in the spring and its
population was not numerous enough.
This spring there is a large army of
bats on hand and it is expected to get
an early start.
Doctor Campbell says that one bat
in the course of a single day will eat
hordes of mosquitoes to perish daily,
and that by the end of the summer the
peStiferouS insects will be almost if
not entirely, missing from this To-
caiity.
Eats Relish Germs, Too.
The flight of the bats will begin
about February Is and from then
until April 80 they will fly about all
night long, trailing and devouring
mosquitoes. Doctor Campbell says that
the more malaria, typhoid and other
the bat reliSheS it.
After April 80 the bats grow less
hungry and more sleepy. By the enc
of July their flight totals only about
two hours. Soon thereafter the sea.
son for baby bats arrives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
REBELS WIN FIGHT
Troops of Chinese Government
Defeated in Yunnan.
Foreigners Safe; Army Moves
to Crush Revolution.

Peking, Jan. 22.-The rebels IN the
province of Yunnand have defeated a
body of government troops and are
moving northward.
The engagement between the Yum
nan revolutionists and the government
forces took place at Suifu, Sze-ChGen
province. the rebels having crossed
the northern border of Yunnan.
The force opposing them at Suifu
was the garrison of that place, and,
after defeating it, the rebels marched
northward towards Tzeliu Using, ap-
parently with the intention of moving
on to Cheng Tu, the capital of SEE
Chuen province.
Many COVE rnment troops from Han
kow We're carrying at Chung-KinS, on
the Yang -Kiang in Sze-Chuen pro-
vince, but the nava giation on the river
above there Is difficult. Consequently
the revolutionists are opposed only by
small garrisons-
The revolutionists are not molesting
foreigners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
At The FRONT
French Socialists Want to Solicit
Opinions From Soldiers.

Paris, Jan. 22.-The United Socialist
party will petition parliament and the
government to authorize A committee
of members of the chamber of dep
uties to visit the front and to talk
freely with the soldiers, so that closer
relations may be instituted between
the army ana parliament. At q meet
ing of representatives of the party to-
day a resolution was adopted eInbody-
ing the proposal which will be pre-
scented in the chamber.
1t is suggested that "A members of
the chamber be selected from the
various parties and that they be au-
thorized to discuss with the soldiers on
the fighting line all subjects except
military orders or military policy. The
resolution says this way the men in
the trenches will be made to realize
that they have the sympathy and sup
port of parliament
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
FAIR GROUNDS FIRE
superintendent Cottage Damaged to
Extent of $1,000.

Fire at noon today caused a $1,000
loss to the superintendent cottage at
the state fair grouncs. The blaze
originated from a defective flue
Before the fire was extinguished
the roof of the building was destroyed
and the interior was ruined The
building was occupied as a residence
by the family of Q. W. Tanner, assist
ant superintendent. The loss is fully
covered by insurance. The household
effects of the Tanner family were
saved by neighbors.
At almost the same time the alarm
for this fire was turned in there was
n call from ZIG Tyler street where Il
spark from the flue had set fire to
the roof. The damage was not to ex-
coed So. The residence was owned
by Mrs. T. F. Doran.
The report of the fire at tie fair
grounds led tc the rumor on Kansas
avenue that the old frame Agricultu-
raj hall was burning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
POPE PEACE MOVE.
Vatican Announces Another
COnsistOry for March.
Red Caps for NunciOs From
Vienna and Munich.
TEUTON MAJORITY At VATICAN
Unofficial Peace Terms Are
Already Delivered.
His Holiness Thus in Close
Touch With Belligerents.
TEUTON MAJORITY At VATICAN
BY HENRY WOOD.

Rome. Jan. 22-The utmost inn
portance was attached today to the
Vatican's announcement that the pope
will hold another consistory carly in
March. 1t is understood that the car
dinals will be summoned into conclave
as a further step in the pontiff's pro-
gram for an early peace
OStenSibly, the conSiStory has been
called in order that Pope Benedict
may impose the red hat upon Mon
signor Scapanelli, papal nuncio at
Vienna and Monsignor Fruhwirth at
Munich, who were created cardinals
in December but could not come to
Rome.
In reality, diplomats believe. the
pope wants to inform himself of the
conditions and possibilities of peace
in Vienna and the feeling in the king
dom of Bavaria. The visits of the
Austrian and Bavarian prelates to
Rome will follow closely the pontiff' s
audiences with Cardinal Hartmann of
Cologne and Cardinal MERCER of Bel
gium who are reported to have deliv-
cred unofficial peace messages for his
holiness.
News From Central Powers.
The coming of Monsignor Scapanelli
and Monsignor Fruhwirth is believed
/ to be continuation of the pope's plan
of comforting constantly with cardinals
from the belliSerent countries in the
hone that from these conversations
may develop a tentative program for
peace.
At the March consistory Pope Bene-
dict will name successors to the two
/ prelates elevated to the sacred col
lege.
Monsignor Varsa, former nuncio to
Chill, is likely to succeed Monsignor
Scapanelli at Vienna.
Diplomats of the allies here view
with open concern the arrival of the
two new cardinals who will relinquish
their posts to take up permanent res
idence in Rome as curia cardinals
They will become the pontiffs clos
est advisers, and Furthermore. viii
give the Austro- German cardinals nu-
merical superiority at the Vatican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased a
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have increased 1891 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 42S,521
Australian shipments of wheat this week
are privately estimated at 100000 buahels.
Cables from there said weather continues
fine, but movement is only fair and mer-
chants are ffering sparingly.
Scarcity of supplies is pronounced ow-
Greece. 'Importations will be necessary
or further large scale. Weather is very
cold and field work has stopped.
Exports of wheat ad flour from the
Bradstreet's, were S,247.000 bushels, com
pared with 9,515000 bushels last week and
$685.. 900 bushels year ago. Corn ship
ments were SCI. COG bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 345.O0O bushels of
wheat 1900 barrels of flour, $4,000 bush
wheat and flour combined. 467 900 bushels
Argentina exported 100000 bushels of
wheat this week, compared with 3IG,00O
bushels last week and $4,000 bushels a
year ago. Shipments since aJnuary 1 ag-
gregate $4,000 bushels; year ago, 1000
bushels Corn shipments this week were
2.295 900 bushels. against 2713.000 bushels
last week and 2,400. 900 bushels a year ago
Total corn shipments since aJnuary l are
7,1100oo bushels; a year ago, $4,000 oo
600 bushels.
An Argentina cable said: Wheat move
ment is not large and sellers are less
urgent, but scarcity of tonnage is restrict
! ing shipments. Ocean freight rates adj
vanced shillings to 153s Cd per ton (about
dollar a busheD. Heavy shipments of
! beaf to the United Kingdom were made
/ this week, wheat can be obtained else
where and preference is given to this com.
modify in the way of freight room. AL
grain shipments will continue light during
February and March"