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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
ON GRAIN
Rock Island Threatens Hutchinson
Dealers Thru Utilities Board. "a

An embargo on grain cars to GER
tain Hutchinson dealers was threat
ened by the Rock Island To-Day in an
uitimatum sent to the public utilities
commission. The threat followed the
adoption of a policy by Hutchinson
grain dealers of holding cars thru the
payment of demurrage.
Much of The trouble surrounding fhe
car shortage in Kansas is said to be
due to the attitude of dealers and
shippers who have sought to hold cars
wanted in other districts. Following
delivery of cars to certain dealers they
were held for prolonged period thru
the payment of 81 a day demurrage
for each cac delivered. 1t is to break
this policy that the Rock Island today
notified the state commission that an
embargo might be called against
Hutchinson shippers.
Topeka representatives Of the Rock
Island today declared the proposed
embargo would not in any manner
affect conditions here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
ISSUE last war LOAN
Fifth German Bond FIoUatiOn Set
For September 4.

London. Aus. 24.-Arrangements
have been completed for flotation of
the fifth German war loan. An Elk
change telegraph dispatch from The
Hague says the loan will be issued
September and the interest rate will
he five per cent as in the case of the
previous loans.
Subscriptions will be received up to
October 5. The issue price, the dis
patch says will be 50. Count Won
Roedern. secretary of the imperial
Treasury has instituted measures to
popularize the loan which the dispatch
-. vs. is being described by canvassers
as the last war loan" Former issues
ofs-war bonds may be turned, in as
subscriptions
THE fourth German war loan was
issued in March. It was sold at SO IL
as against 90 for the third loan. An
issue price of SO for the new bonds
would indicate Germany. in common
WITH other beiiigerents, is being COM
pelled to pay higher price for its
funds as the war goes on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
THEY ALL DID IT
Speeder Had Police Talking Athleti-
cally With Him.

H. Scrinopski drives a motor car,
but he has a mighty poor opinion of it.
He declares that it will not travel
more than fifteen miles an hour and
that it will not climb a hill without
opening the cut-out.
All that is neither here nor there.
Scrinopski was arrested because some
one complained that he was speeding,
and if he had been outdoors in zero
weather when he was explaining at
the police station he would have froz-
en- his hands.
Wait a minute, Wait a minute. Wait
a minute he exclaimed when the
desk man started to book him.
Ed Woodruff was in no hurry but
he couldn't see any reason for delay.
He poised the pencil.
Wait a minute" began Scrinopski
again.
BY that time he had Woodruff 60
ing. The jailer was making gestures
and keeping time.
''Vaiti" yelled Woodruff, ''vot in
thunder do you want to wait for?''
Wait vile / eggsplain."
He proceeded to explain and jailer
and policemen gave him plenty of
room.
IT don't know anything about all
the stuff you are ceiling" said the
jailer. "All I know is that someone
made a complaint against you and you
have been arrested
SHOW me der complain NADER
said the excited man. Show me der
camplain mader."
Eventually Scrinopski put up five
dollars to insure his appearance for
trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
KANSAS IS CALLING
Man in N. G. on Border Prefers State
to Guard Service

After Governor Ferguson of Texas
had denied an application for a requisi-
ton for his removal to this state, D. H.
Bradley today agreed to return to
Kansas without extradition. Bradley
is wanted in Ford county on a charge
of securing property under false pre-
lenses.
When Kansas officials sought to
bring Bradley to this state, Governor
Ferguson of Texas denied the appli-
cation for his removal. He held that
Bradley entered the state as member
of the Missouri field artillery and not
a fugitive to the state of Texas Ser
vice must be had thru Governor Major
of Missouri or General Funston, the
Texas governor said.
Apparently Bradley was safe and
beyond the reach of Kansas officials.
Following the winning of habeas cor
pus proceedings in Laredo, Tex, how
ever, Bradley today consented to re-
turn to Kansas with Sheriff W. F.
Woolvin of Ford county. Bradley will
be prosecuted on a charge of securing
property under false pretenses. 1t is
the first case from the Texas state
courts where a guardsman doing vol
untary service was sought to be re-
turned to another state for a criminal
OffenSe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
VOICE OF THE. PEOPLE
1t VIII Be Sought on Censorship by
Movie Men.

Every movie exhibitor in the state
of Kansas will receive printed petit
ton asking for repeal of the state
censorship law. These petitions will
be signed by all movie patrons not sat-
isfied with the censorship law and by
this method the exhibitors hope to
discover the voice of the people as
an aid to representatives and senators
at the coming session of the legis-
lature.
This was decided upon this morning
at the final meeting of the Kansas
Motion Picture Exhibitors league. now
affiliated with the national association.
E. w. Green, of Herington, was elected
secretary of the Kansas league and in
structed to prepare the petitions and
send them to the 300-odd exhibitors
in Kansas. Mr.. Green also was ap-
pointed state organizer to further
strengthen the leagues membership.
Fred Savage of Hutchinson, invited
the movie men to his city to hold their
next convention. 1t was unofficially
decided to accept Mr.. Savage's invita-
ton. The next convention will be held
in January just before the meeting of
the legislature. By that time the pc
titions will be in and the exhibitors
will know how the various members
Of the legislature feel toward the pres
ent censorship law. Each candidate
will be asked for his ideas on censor
ship. Lobbyists will be here all during
the legislature. The personnel of the
lobby has not been made public
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the press of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
HE MAY BE THINKING
Possibly Second Thoughts Have Cast
Cloud Over the Mayor.

For the first time since he moved
into the city hall, Mayor ]. E. House
was mot at home to visitors" this
morning.
No incident in the last six months
occasioned the surprise that followed
the mayors refusal to welcome visit
ors. No incident in the last year is
more significant that something is
under way, old timers at the city hall
believe.
That the mayor was worried this
morning was apparent. The door
leading into the private office was
ajar. Thru the opening, the mayor
paced to and fro across his carpeted
seen "hizzoner" was admitted by his
secretary.
1.-The mayor has asked that no one
nounced, land he appeared to mean
it,"
For more than half an hour the
the outer room several callers waited.
But no invitation to come in was ex-
tended Shortly after l o clock, Mayor
House left for the high school, where
he presented nearly $500 worth of
prizes to school gardeners.
Significance is attached to the in
cident because the mayors stand on
an open office is well known. His
often expressed claim is that the door
to his private office never has been
closed.
City hall jewellers today are wonder
ing what is up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
IN TENNIS EVENTS
Spectators VIII Have q Chance To See
Game Saturday. Afternoon.

Several of the events in the Topeka
playground and public park tourna-
ment were finished in Wednesdays
Llay. In several cases it was impos-
sible to save the finals for Saturday
afternoon of Tennis Week. But the
majority of the finals will be played on
the Y. M. C. A. courts at that time.
In the public park tournament Miss
Kitchell defeated Miss Kate Williams
by scores of 60. 6-3. Miss Laura
Gates won over Miss Gwenn Shake
shaft. The finals will be played Sat-
urday afternoon between Miss Gates
and Miss Kitchell.
Joe Burge and Dean Perkins CT
Chesney park won the IA year doubles
title from Roscoe Jones and ivan
Johnston of Washington playground.
Scores, 81, 60.
Eli Whitney and w. Elliott, also of
Chesney park, won the 16 year douEies
from c.. Irwin and C. Bruce of West
lawn by ga, So. E. Wendell won
the 16 year singles, 60, 6-2, from
Charles Irwin of Westlawn. ~
In the girls events, Lucille Smith
and Margaret Roehr, ootwin, won the
| 16 year doubles from Elspey Smith
and Ethel Castor of Westlawn by
scores of ga, 60.
The real feature of the days play
ground play was the match which
gave the championship in the Il year
girls class doubles to Mary Hillyer
and Muriel Lyman over Florence Do
| Ian and Corrine Smith by scores OF
ga, 10, 11-9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
NO MORE CENSORS
Kansas Amusement Body Con-
demns State Law.
Vicious and Confiscatory, Res
OIuti0n States.

Condemnation of the censor law of
Kansas as vicious and confiscatory is
contained in resolutions adopted late
this afternoon by the Amusement As
ISOLATION of Kansas at its closing
meeting of the convention. In the
resolutions, the statement Is made that
censorship costs less than one-fourth
of the present fees exacted at this
time, and that the members of the as
ISOLATION stand pledged as a body for
a repeal of the law.
ITO this end" reads the resolutions,
I'VE pledge the use of our screens to
further the political aspirations of
those nominees and candidates for
state and federal offices whose study
of the question and whose American
ism pledges their conscience and judg-
ment in their official actions in favor
of the recall of the present Kansas CEN
sorship law at the next session of the
legislature
The resolution, the same as that
passed by the Kansas Exhibitors
league this morning, sets forth that the
local exhibitors call on their repre-
sentatiyes and senators and give them
any information they desire regarding
the censorship law.
Exhibitors the resolution con-
tinues, who signify their Willingness
to use campaign material slides will be
furnished gratis
The association touches lightly on
the opening of theaters on Sunday.
The resolutions state that this is a To-
cal issue. and should not be inter-
fered with by state laws
At the next convention. which will
be held in Hutchinson in January, it
is believed the association and the
Kansas Exhibitors league will be the
same body and shall hold joint meet
ings. At present the association is
com posed chiefly of film men while
the league is just open to exhibitors.
Since the league Joined the national
| association it will be governed by the
national rules which permits member
ship from all branches of the moving
picture industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
JAP ADMIRAL ON WAR
Akiyama Says Germans Cannot Hope
to Win Over Allies.

Paris, Aug. 24.-Admiral Akiyama,
who as aide to Admiral Togo planned
the battle of Tsushima, is on the way
to New York after visiting all of the
allies countries.
II am thoroly convinced that the
allies are in twofo1d superiority to the
Germans said the admiral before
sailing.
ITO be perfectly truthful, the Ger
mans were a nation much stronger
than we ever imagined. What they
have done in the last two years will
remain a marvellous monument in the
history of the world.
But what has made them so
strong in their equalization and prep
aration in military matters. These
advantages no longer exist. The allies
by practice and experience have ac-
complished all the Germans had per-
fected.
IAN that remains to Germany to-
day is her national unity, which is the
fundamental element of her strength.
But 1 have come to wonder how long
such unity can withstand the strain
of the dangers which threaten with
increasing intensity. German unity
is artificial rather than natural Their
discipline lacks elasticity and cannot
last. Anyway the war is entirely ia
VOrable to the allies"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
TITLE TO MRS. CARRUTH
She Wins Final Match in August
Shawnee Golf Tourney.

Playing at a pace that quite a few
mere male golfers do not equal, Mrs.
Arthur ]. Carruth, jr., won the wom-
ans golf championship title of the
Shawnee Golf club this morning by
defeating Miss Hazel Howe in the
final round of the August tournament.
Mrs. Carruth rounded the nine holes
with a total score of "a, while the
runner up, Miss Howe. took SO swings.
Mrs. Carruth won her way to the
finals last week by defeating Mrs. H.
H Jungk, So to Sc. large crowd
of women golfers were out today, the
regular weekly woman's day on the
course and the championship match
was watched by quite a gallery.
AS a result of her victory today, Mrs.
Carruth not only won the title for the
month of August but also earned the
right to play in the four-cornered
match for the permanent title of the
course in November, when the four
winners of the monthly tournaments
win match skill in what promises to be
the most interesting woman's golf
event ever held in Topeka. An en-
blem pin will be awarded to the WON
an player who wins the seasons title.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
FIRST WARRANT OUT
City Begins Campaign for Better Sani-
tary Conditions.

Warrant for arrest of ]. P. Farms
worth, clerk in the Santa Fe offices.
was secured by the city board of
health this morning. Farnsworth is
charged with violation of an ordinance
safeguarding public health.
According to health officers Farms
worth was ordered to clean a vault on
his property. 126 Adams street In
stead of cleaning the vault, Farms
worth had it filled Wednesday after
reporting to the board of health that
their orders had been met.
other arrests are to be made DR..
H. l. Clark, city physician, warned
this morning, il property owners who
have been asked to clean vaults re-
fuse to follow Instructions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
kILBANE WORKING HARD
Feather Champion VIII Be in Good
Condition for CLANCY Bout.

cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 24.-With
challenger George Clancy due to ar
rive here from his open air camp
near Baltimore tomorrow, fight fans
here today took keen interest in the
training routine of featherweight
champion Johany Kilbane. who will
meet the Baltimore fighter in Is
round battle at Cedar Point on Labor
Day Kilbane is training in real style.
Daily at 1880 a. m. he taxes siXmile
Jog along the Edgewatcr boulevard.
After a hearty breakfast he works
with the rope and punching bag for an
nosfr or so. In the afternoon he spars
a few rounds with one of his rough
shnd partners.
"Wednesday Kilbane took on Jimmy
Kerstein and Young Brown For a
while fur flew, and when the set-tos
ended oJhnny said he felt fine. Today
he will take on Luke Ginley- Despite
the fact another complaint has been
fiitd with the state authorities against
TIL fight, arrangements went forward
today by the promoters of the m1ll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
GIVE VOTE TO GUARDS
Governor Dunno May Call Special Ses-
sion of Illinois Assembly.

Springfield, H., Aug. PA special
session of the forty-ninth general as
sembly will be called if a sufficient
number of the legislators express a
willingness to attend the sessions
This announcement was made today
by Governor Dunno when asked
whether a special session would be
called to pass legislation permitting
the Illinois National Guard in Texas
to vote in the primary and regular
elections. Stenographers hastily wired
the following message to every mem
Der of the assembly:
IF call is issued for special session
of general assembly, will you be pres
ent and favor bill permitting members
of national guard in Texas to vote by
mail in primary and regular elections
Please answer Immediately.
(Signed) EDWARD F. DUNNE.''
Tho Governor Dunno himself favors
allowing the militia to vote by mail. he
insists he will not call the session I'M
less the answers from the members
make it certain a sufficient rumber
will be on hand to put such a bill thru
speedily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
MAY BUY MACHINES
City Commissioners Are Negotiating
With Eastern Manufacturers.

Fate of proposition to install vot-
ing machines in all city polling places
for the November election probably
will be, decided today Commission
ers WATSON, Porter and Newland and
George Hay den, city attorney, who
constitute the board of election super
visors, are meeting this afternoon
with representatives of a New York
company that recently offered to fur
nish voting machines and accept time
certificates.
u Legality of the proposition was
checked up to City Attorney Hayden.
who has net yet offered an opinion.
1t is understood, however, that Hay
den believes the city legally can ac-
cept the proposition made by the New
York company. Authority to purchase
the machines was granted through a
special election held last year.
Representatives of the company this
morning repeated an offer made last
week to ship fifty machines to Topeka
within thirty days. The city need not
worry about immediate payment. No
special levy need be made, at least for
several years. The company. it's rep
resentatives announce, will accept GER
tificates of Indebtedness. bearing in
terest at five per cent. The machines
will cost the city $75o each.
The Hull Voting Machine company,
holders of patent rights to a machine
Manufactured by them, are represent
ing the New York company at the
meeting this afternoon. According to
Charles Hull of the local company.
the New York concern holds rights to
the only voting machine that meets
requirements laid down by the state
legislature in a statute permitting use
of the machines.
Machines other than the product of
the New York concern are eliminated
thru their inability to handle primar-
les, Mr.. Hull asserted this morning.
The New York machine can handle
$50 names. The largest number of
candidates participating in any one
statewide election since the primary
law became effective is considerably
less than 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
TO C. 0. P.
Reports to Headquarters Indi-
cate Hughes Landslide.
Kansas Report Shows Fractional
Breach Is Healed.

Chicago, Aug 24.-Alvin T. Hert,
manager of the western Republican
national headquarters today issued
the following statement:
preliminary reports received from
various sections of the middle and far
west are more encouraging. We are
in daily receipt of advices from the
chairmen of the different Republican
state central committees. Invariably
these chairmen advise US in normally
Republican states that the Republican
majority this year for Hughes and
Fairbanks will be larger than ever.
we receive indicates an enthusiastic
spirit among Republicans which is an
indication of success.
Turnout the west the harmony
with which the Republicans and form
er Progressives are working. is even
more complete than we had antici-
pated Reports from the section COW
cred by Mr.. Hughes in his recent west
ern trip are exceptionally encourag-
ing.
West Strong for Hughes.
THE people of the west have known
Mr.. Hughes as insurance investigator,
as governor and as a jurist. They
know him and trusted him. They look
upon him as a man exceptionally
qualified for the tremendous task of
devolving upon the next president of
the United States. In his trip west
the people of that section have come
into intimate personal touch with him.
They have seen him and shaken hands
with him and the west likes him.
r. K. Hynicka, of Cincinnati, Re-
publican national committee man from
Ohio, told Manager Hert today that
there is complete harmony between
the Republican organization and the
former Proeressives in that state and
that Ohio will go for Hughes by an
cid fashioned Republican majority in
November.
w. c. Cook, Republican national
committeeman from South Dakota re-
ported harmony among the different
factions in that state and said Hughes
is certain to keep it in the Republican
column.
Report from Kansas.
Judge Charles w. Smith, executive
clerk to Governor Capper and former
National Committeeman David Null
vane reported for Kansas and said the
state would give Hughes and Fair
banks the largest majority given a
Republican national ticket in many
years.
Manager Hert has called a meeting
of the western campaign committee
to be held in Chicago next Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
RYDER IS PROMOTED
Topekan Promoted to First Lieutenant
in Texas.

Lieut.. Charles w. Ryder, a Topeka
boy, has been promoted to the position
of first Lieutenant of the Thirty
seventh United States infantry and is
now acting as adjutant of the regi-
ment. The Thirty-seventh regiment is
stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Ryder is a son of DR.. and Mrs. l.
A. Ryder of Topeka He is a graduate
of the Topeka high school and recently
graduated from West Point. When
troops were sent to the Mexican bor-
der, Ryder went as a lieutenant in the
Thirtieth infantry. News was received
in Topeka announcing his promotion
to the position of first lieutenant of
the Thirty infantry. At present
the Topeka boy is acting as adjutant
of the regiment. He is "a years old
well known and popular among young
people in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
ONE BID WAS LOWER
School Board Hints at Coal Trust as
Result of Action.

Members of the Topeka school
board believe that there is Topeka
coal combine as the result of the last
board meeting.
The coal bids were opened at the
meeting and the bids of seven To7eka
coal companies were read. Each bid
was exactly the same and the figure
named was about 80 per cent higher
than last years bid. And last year
there was no agreement of bids one
with another.
One member of the board started to
calculate: "a gentlemen's agreement
among when NJ. c.. Holman an
nounced: lone more bid
The bid was opened and proved to
he about $500 lower than the others.
Evidently the Topeka coal trust has
overlooked one company in forming its
combination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
WANT GAS MONEY BACK
X. C. VIII Fight for Consumers for
Refund of Bills.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 24.-The
city will fight to protect the individual
gas consumer who has suffered be-
cause the Kansas City Gas company
has not supplied sufficient gas for
light and fuel. City Councillor Harz-
field will file a motion late today in
the circuit court asking permission to
make the fifteen gas consumers par
ties to the city's suit now pending
against the gas company so they can
prove their damages against the gas
company.
Allegations will be filed that the gas
pressure was not sufficient; that the
gas would not burn. and that the gas
company is not entitled to collect for
such service. The intervening petition
to be filed on behalf of these con-
sumers will ask the return of money
paid by them to the gas company un-
der protest because of the low gas
pressure last winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
DEMAND CAR PEDDLING
Nebraska Farmers Complain of Stop
ping Car to Consumer Trading.

Washington. Aug. 24.-Complaint
against the action of western and
northwestern lines in disseminating
peddlar car service by which perish
able commodities were sold from
freight cars to consumers, was made
to the interstate commerce commits
SIGN today by the Nebraska State
grange and the Nebraska Farmers
union.
1t is charged in the complaint that
ir discoEtinuing the practice the rail-
roads have given preference to whole
sale grocers and commission firms to
the disa dvantage of the grower and
consumer.
Car peddling has prevailed in Iowa,
Kansas. Missouri, Nebraska and Other
states.