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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
LURED RICH VICTIMS
Blacl<mailers Had Two Games -
Using Woman as "Come-On."

Washington, Sept. 21.-Chief Bic
laski this afternoon told of the two
most popular methods employed by
the blackmailers The first was for
one of the women members of the
gang to meet the intended victim
gain his complete confidence and
listen to any proposition he might
make" The woman would keep her
pals informed and, at the proper time
they would break in on the victim and
the woman, pose as federal agents
and arrest both
In some instances, a victim has
been held prisoner for as long as ten
days. During this time he would be
given every opportunity to realize what
embarrassment would attend any pub
Hcity and then inevitably, it is said,
the victim would offer payment.
The second method was the badger
game" The woman would meet the
victim, lead him on, and at a set time,
one or more of her pals would appear
on the scene in the role of husband
father or brother. Since publication
of the Chicago disclosures, officials
said they have scores of letters from
victims all over the country. As far
as possible every case will be inves-
tigated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

I'm not just sure about the gun. I
didn't look at it very long,
What did you do?" asked Hixon-
He just "Beat It."
81 dropped off the back end of the
corn cutter and beat it out of the field.
1 tried to run east where. my driving
horse was tied. but Hayes headed me
off and ran this way. I've been over
here on this hill waiting for you ever
since.''
The officers went to the house oc-
cupied by Hayes. There was no one at
home. They searched the barn ana
all the outbuildings. The Hayes bug
gy and driving horse were gone also.
INQUIRIES were made everywhere, but
no one had seen Hayes.
Then the officers drove the Ford
over the prairie to the corn field where
Norton had left his team The three
horses and a colt were there They
were standing still but a glance at the
field showed they had not been stand
ing long. Swath after swath had been
cut in a wide circle. Norton crawled
back on the seat. got the team back
on a corn. row and drove away The
officers drove back to town.
''He may get me-" shouted Norton.
"but if he does he'll shoot me off the
corn binder this time. I'm not going
to run again"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
FOR K. c., KAN, 80 CTS.
Easy Gas Rate for Border Town Be-
fore Utilities Board.

Attorneys for the Wyandotte Coun-
ty Gas company today asked the pub
lie utilities commission to approve
30-cent gas rate for Kansas City. Kan.
The new rate is effective November 49,
Members of the commission took the
case under Amusement
Under a contract with the Kansas
Natural, the Kansas side town must
pay the same rate as Kansas City Mo
The 30-cent rate is effective in Mis-
souri, in November. To secure gas
Kansas City. Kan must pay the new
rate Representatives of the city told
the commission today they would APP
prove the rate if a sufficient supply
of gas was assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
Fear of Alleged Crazed Man
Didn't Bother Horses.
For Two Hours, Without Driv-
er, They Pulled a Binder.
FARM HAND BADLY FRIGHTENED
Stood Out in Road Waiting for
the County Officers.
Says Man Chased Him With a
Knife and Gun.

While Bert Norton, a farm hand on
the Harley farm north of Watson,
stood in the public road for two hours
today. waiting for the sheriff and his
deputies, his three-horse team, hitched
to a corn binder milled round and
round, cutting corn where it willed.
Norton was afraid to go back and stop
the team, believing there was a crazy
man armed with a gun in that i'm
mediate neighborhood.
About nine o'clock today Norton
telephoned to Topeka that crazy
man had attacked him in the field and
that he wanted help. Charles Hixon,
deputy sheriff. and A. A Woodward,
policeman, drove out to the Harley
farm. two miles north of Watson.
Norton was standing in the road wait
ing.
Hes over there in the field where I
left my team he said, crawling into
the Ford.
-''Who's hep" asked Hixon.
His name is Hayes. He chased
me off the corn binder with knife
thin went and got gun. When 1 saw
him coming with the gun left the
team and ran. He headed me off and
l turned another direction and got
over here
Hard Pull for Officers.
It required four miles of driving
over the worst roads IN Shawnee
county to get around to the other side
of the farm where the man Hayes
lives On the way Norton elaborated
upon his story.
This man Hayes" he said, lives in
a tenant house and works for the same
man l do. 1 went out to the field this
morning to take the team he was us
ing on the corn binder. He was to
shock corn after 1 got there. He got
off the binder and 1 got on. Then he
began to curse me and act like a crazy
man. I didn't pay much attention to
him until he pulled a knife out of his
pocket and started for me. 1 jumped
off the binder and went around in
front of the team. Then he started
away declaring he was going to get
gun and blow my brains out. He went
towards his house and 1 kept watching
for him. Pretty soon one of the horses
threw up his head and there ahead in
the corn row I saw Hayes coming with
what looked like a gun in his hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
DRYS FOR MANDAMUS
Attorneys Try to Compel Officials to
Submit State Amendment

Kansas City, Sept. PA conference
of attorneys and prohibition workers
held here tonight to formulate plans
for legal action designed to force Cor
nelius Roach. secretary of state, to
place the dry constitutional amend
ment upon the ballot at the November
election. Announcement was made to
that effect here today by o. ]. Hill,
president of the state dry federation.
Mr.. Hill declared manadamus proceed
ings against Secretary Roach will have
been instituted not later than Satur-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
SLAYER PLEADS GUILTY
Kugelman to Be Sentenced Next
Month in Kaufman Case.

New York. Sept. 21.-Gustav KugeI-
man. alleged to have ruined Carrie
Kaufman, the young high school girl
who confessed to the police her ex-
perienceS as white slave, today
pleaded guilty to one of the three
white slavery indictments returned
against him. He will be sentenced
October 20.
The Kaufman girl, a stenographer
in the office of a big New York
corporation, confessed that after
filtration with Kugleman, he betrayed
her and then sent her on the streets
to make a living for him. She con-
unued to work as a stenographer.
earning ten dollars a week and enter
tanning men at night, giving the pro-
ceeds to Kugleman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
PLOT TO GET WITNESS
Detective Discloses Plan to Kidnap
Confessor of Blackmail.

Washington, Sept. disclosure
of a plot to kidnap or murder a wit
ness named Frank Crocker, who has
made a full confession regarding the
workings of the nationwide black
mailers' syndicate, was made today by
a member of the department of justice
investigation bureau. following a two
day session attended by division heads
from New York, Chicago and Phila-
delphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
PAT MORAN, MANAGER
Philadelphia National League Champions.
Praises
ALIENS FOOT EASE

''Training Camp. St. Petersburg. Fla,
Mar. o. 1916.
Mr.. Allen, S. Olmsted LIE Roy N. Y:
Dear Sir-Iour packages of Aliens Foot
Ease received. and it did not take my boys
long to take them all away. All speak fine
for Foot Ease and you NAV refer to my
club If you to. Thanking you ve,y
kindly. Very truly yours. PAT MORAN.
Manager philadelphia National League
Ball Club" Shaken into the Shoes and
used in the Foot Bath. Aliens Foot-E Ease
removes the aches and soreness that come
to the feet with Spring days and activity.
Sold by Drug and Department stores
here.-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
shaban Heads Catholic Charities.

Washington. Sept. 20.-Bishop
Thomas =. Shaban. rector of the
Catholic university. was reelected
president of the National Conference
of Catholic charities here today at
the closing session of the biennial
meeting of the conference. Cardinal
Gibbons was reelected honorary
president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

fCi"sfng prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange al re.
ported by Thos. Myers. Broker Coium
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

New York. Sept. -MoNEY-MercantiI
paper. 49, per cent. Sterling. day bills.
16. Francs demand, $50: cables. 1851
Marks. demand. I05s: cables. 70%s. Kronen,
demand. 121s: cables. 12H. Guilders. de-
mand. q; cables. 415. Lires. demand,
6.45; cables. GA Rubles. demand. 32A !:
cables. 80. Bar silver. 6s5sc: Mexican dol
lars. 531se Government bonds. steady :;
railroad bonds. strong Time loans. easier :
GO and 90 days, 81 G3H 6 months. 31sG
3d.
Call. money. steady: high, % low. 2Is
ruling rate 2Sz last loan 2A closing
bid 2I&; offered at pa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Chicago. Sept. 21-BUTTER-Mark
higher. Creamery. 2a6f33c
Ff5GS-Market unchanged
POTAToES-Market lower Jerseys.
81. 15GI 150. Ohios. S1-15Ml25
PoULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 1S1zc;
springs, 19c-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MARY SMITH, age SO, daugh-
ter of Morris Jenkins, died this morn
ing at her home, 507 Horne street Ar
rangements for the funeral will be
made later.
FRANCIS KAEBERLINE, L.
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs John
Kaeberline, died last night at the
home, APO Larch street. The funeral
will be held at Sis o'clock Friday
morning at ST. Joseph's German Cath
Ollie church Interment in Mount CAL
vary cemetery.
MRS. EDNA JOHNSON. wife of ).
F. johnson, formerly of Topeka, died
at noon Tuesday at Osceola, Neb. The
body was brought to Topeka today. Ar
rangements for the funeral will be
made later
MRS. JANE POWERS, age 81. died
Wednesday at her home, five miles
north of Topeka. The funeral was
held at 2:30 O'Clock today at the home
of her son, A. J. Powers, us East
Sixth avenue. Interment in Mount
Auburn cemetery.
CHARLES Q. KNOWLES. who died
Tuesday, will be buried Friday in To
peka cemetery. Funeral services will
be held at 2:30 O'Clock at the home,
703 Harrison street.
CALVIN A. HERRING, who died
Wednesday, will be buried Friday at
Mount Hope cemetery. Services will
be held at 2:30 o'clock at the home,
404 Orchard street, in charge of Blue
Post, No. $50, G. A. r., of which he
was a member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

I'm not just sure about the gun.
didn't look at it very long,
What did you do ?" asked Hixon-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15
e NOSTRIOLA" FINE
BREAKS A COLD
STOPS CATARRH

Simple. sensible NOSTRIOLA Is
surely fine for Colds. Group. Nasal
Eaiarrh. Sore Throat. Cold in Chest
Hay Fever and kindred affections. Il
is worth its weight in gold"
NOSTl;IOLA is perfectly harmless
Normula printed on every PACKAGE
and it Is so simple and sensible that
II appeals TO everyone.
Tn" nostrils and air passages are
tn" breeding places for Catarrh, Hay
Fever and other disease breeding
germs. NOSTRIOLA is intended TO
Huici;ly reach The sore. innamcl
membranes. purify. soothr, cleanse
ma htrengthen them. and not only
cures but prevents colds and Ca
tarrhal troubles. II is also fine for
croupy children.
Buy small tube of your druggist
today. and you'll wish you had tried
NoSi'ltlOLA sooner. - ADVERTISE
ment,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15
9 22(;5ii'l5I & }zsSl!E6ze3 x
Telegram street

NEW YORK. March l5.-Mary
Cecil has finally had honeymoon
party. 1t was held on Thursday
March 10. although Mary was mar
rIc1 several months ago When Mary
Cecil, who writes dOgEHrcl and other
things, married Hen" Parker they
both agreed that they would not
have Il feast until "IIrn" got rcE-
ular job and saved enough money
TO buy food
Sh" writes good stun and there
fore wants TO act. lie would make
Il fin" actor. 50. or course, he wants
10 write. and holds down IN editor
ship on high priced morning daily
The highest priced Of tn" lot. so you
know what IL is
When they saved enough and were
ready 10 give the spread along comes
some rich damscl who stakes them
TO the big feed. Her first nam" Is
"MaTavcne. Isn't IL Il beauty? Sh"
writes too.
II might he stated that II was 4
very satisfactory dinner. Mary and
Henry ate and coOcd just like reg
ular honeymoOncrs and rs Henry
said in his paper next morning "a
pleasant time was had by all,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

night Caruso got into the audience
ana when he got through he found
he was singing all alone.
Most everyone present recognized
his voice and to hear him for moth
Ing was too much OF good thing
to let pass. Caruso didn't notice the
silence, however. and bIushcG furl-
Ously.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

Each Chinese schoolboy has 10 fur
hISh has own stool and table, as well
as his own ink, brush and writing
paper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

Chaplin has left New Yorl, so
they say for the efghticth time. more
or less-but they didn't know it at
the Majestic. A Charles Chaplin reg
istercd there and the hotel was
a-buzz. This Charlie was Il religious
book salesman--a salesman who
sells religious books or a salesman
who sells books said TO he about re-
llgIous topics. And. fancy. Inc adj
mittcd he had heard Of his name
sake. but no. he had never seen him
OH the screen.
Is 1t possible?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

The thickness of man is twelve
inches. according to accepted army
standards. Measurements taken by
the direction of the public service
commission show that when center
door surface cars pass each other
In certain sections OF Broadway the
distance between them is only eight
and one half inches. From Bowling
Green to Thirty-fourth street, Broad
way cars of the stepless class pass
each other with clearance nowhere
greater than ten inches and a half.
1t is not to bewondered that per-
sons are caught and mangled between
the steel sides of Broadway trolley
cars. There have been thirty-seven
accidents Of this kind since January
l. Three of the victims were killed.
Tile tracks in Broaway must be
moved further apart and while it is
going to cost fortune. the city is
determined to order it done.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

Lord Byron gets up at r. IN.
| get up at IL. After breakfast We
sit talking until 8. From 6 TO 8 We
gallop through the pine forests. We
then come home and dine and sit up
#gosslplng till=6= in=the= morning -
don't suppose this will kill me in a
week or fortnight, but shall not
try-i II any longer. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

The Yale Dramatic Association
presented IAN Ideal Husband" 1T
the Waldorf last week. AS usual
the female parts were taken by five
foot quarterbacks and soxswains. Oh,
well, boys will be girls!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

John Philip sousa is starting
preparedness campaign OF his own Mt
the Hippodrome. He Is nightly in
PRODUCING song entitled Wake Up
America" and urging the audience
to join in the chorus. The other
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-15

Recently letter from Shelley, tho
poet. to friend wns sold at an auc-
ton for $1.4S5 in New York. II
gives a picture OF ByrOn's strenuous
The sun., 1916-09-07
SuspiclOu0.

A good deal of comment was heard
yesterday IN tho financial district after
tho close of the market over the fact
that peace talk and tho report OF tho
sinking by mine or torpedo Of a ship
carrying Americans made Its appearance
just about the time prices reached Their
he!ghest point for tho day, and In some
cases for all time. 1t was admitted that
tho news made It's appearance at the
psychological moment. and II undoubt-
edly had "A good deal to do with tho alb
rupt reccssions which tool pace In many
stocks. What Interested the Street most
of all. however. was why tho news of tho
sinking of the kelvinia was withheld
from september > to september t. and
why it came from Washington. Hereto
fore all the news of the .orpedoing Of
ships has come direct from London about
as soon as the liners We're sunk, yet four
days were allowed to olapse before the
country learned OF the latest sinking.
The financial district has felt for many
months that washington has been con-
sls,ently short OF stock" and yesterday >
episode served to strengthen this belief.
The sun., 1916-09-07
Then and Now.

wall street was pleased Yesterday at
tho manner In which the stock market
wlthstood the sinking Of the kelvinia by
mine or by torpedo. Whatever rccessious
occurred in prices were OF an orderly
nature and there were no panickv
breaks. even In the Marine stocks, nMcre
such Developments might have been en-
lcctcd In view of their recent big rise.
II the news Of the sinking were held
back to make bear capital IN stocks the
people Interested In such a movement
had every reason TO be disappointed,
according to clear thinking brokers' last
Right y year ago such news would
have been tile signal for a wild rush
TO sell stocks at any old price, but sucl,
was not tho caso yesterday. Wall
street believes tile spectators who were
mere tyros last year IN trading In stocks
have learned their lesson we'll and there
fore are not easily frightened into selling
'heir stoci's when they know values are
there. no matter what happena
The sun., 1916-09-07
steel Crosses Pas.

Trading vas tho heaviest yesterday Of
any day this year n tho first million
share day since August 22. The total
of transactions crossed the million mark
shortly after 1 o'clock. This great ac-
tivity did not carry tho general list to
II sensationally higher level. United
states Steel ommon and tho Marine
shares excepted. There was not "A little
rivalry among he traders for the dis
tinction OF being the first TO buy Steel
at par. Tina distinction fell TO A.. A.
Housman & Co. in a transaction of 5000
shares. Thereafter steel went through
,0l to a still higher new record price.
In connection with the advance OF the
Marines. both issues of which touched
record high spots. II came TO notice that
banking institutions were refusing the
common as collateral for loans. This
was taken TO mean that a new bull move
ment was being prepared for that issue.
The sun., 1916-09-07
Easy Money.

Considerable surprise has boon *.
pressed IN some quarters uf late re-
sird!nS the case Of the call money mar
kct III view of the magnitude Of tho
financial operations which have recently
been put through and the bull market
which Wall street has been experiencing.
one money broker ascr!bes tho ease in
the call money market partially to the
TACT that hundreds Of millions of doll
lars which In normal times have been
spent outside the country by tourists In
EUROPE ara elsewhere are now being
spent IN this country. This Is sad To
be one big item making for low mouey
rates. coupled with the enormous gold
inflow from Europe AMI Canada and
the fact that people are making more
money than ever and are spending IL
freely. thu keeping It In active circu-
latCn.
The sun., 1916-09-07
Rails

In the p~hraseoiogy Of n broker. the
rails are go "wilsonized" that no one,
not EVEN the traders ~ill buy them. for
the time being at least. why" said one
broker who Is a close student Of the mar
kct, look at those railroad stocks. They
did not do a thing to-day with tho ex-
cep,ion of Reading. In which a few shorts
were driven TO cover. and that stock Is in
a class by itself. TAKE Union Pacific. In
such "A market an We had to-day II moved
within a range OF rs points closed
of u from the previous final quotation.
Can you recall another million share
day when 20 little interest and activity
has been manifested In Union Pacific that
only $4,000 shares changed hands within
such aSnarrow range? Even tho best
traders found It hard to scrape out .
bare u in trading In the stock yester-
day. Wilson has put the rails IN a class
where people are too proud TO touch
them"
The sun., 1916-09-07
GOSSIP OF A STREET.
While the industrial list Of the stoc

While the Industrial list Of the stock
market Is rising to higher levels the rails
remained poised at a medium height. II
strike news Of last week was or such a
character as to ncutralize the depression
that might have been expected from the
threat Of a disastrous strike with tho
buoyant tendency that II Governments
interference TO avert a clash under ar
ferent circumstances might ave I'M
parted. Meanwhile Wall Street Is Begin
ming to feel that the movement OF the
industrials Is making them q bit top
heavy. 1t Is the opinion In some quar-
tiers that as soon as the inevitable reac.
lion gives a hint Of It's coming there VIII
be heavy profit taking. which will be fol-
lowed by an advance In the rails. Much
may happen between now and January
I, when the new eight hour law goes into
operation. For one thing. many antic,-
pate confidently that when the stagration
Of the rails wears of the movement Will
be UP and not down.
The sun., 1916-09-07
Hulls and

Several bankers have resented the I'm
rutation that they are deliberately
dampening bullish enthusiasm IN the
stock market by raising the rate for "all
industrial" loans one-quarter Of / per
cent. above that for money advanced on
mixed" collateral. They point out that
they are IN business to make money. like
every one else. and that when brokerage
houses report an unusual demand for in
dustrial money they always shove the
rate up to what they think the traffic
Will bear. Such n demand 10 heiup r.-
ported now In increasing volume, and
since this Is evidence of growing public
interest In the market. bankers believe
their action in raising loan rates oush.
to be interpreted as a bull argument
rather than otherwise.
The sun., 1916-09-07
METAL MARKETS.

Rumors were heard IN copper circles yos.
eerday that Russia IL IN tho market for 10.
900 900 pounds OF the metal for shipment
as soon as possible and would probably
pay Is cents a pound. Inquiries were also
for peace business for fair tonnages
over the first half of 1917. this de.
mand being chiefly from automobile manu-
lecturers, Quotations were unchanged at
IS cents for November and December de.
livery al, - to ga. cents for 1917 copper.
Continued dulne.s marked the spelter mar.
ket and prices were easier. Lead vas dull
and UNCHANGED.
The sun., 1916-09-07
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

Is shares 'uurut Saving Electric siru Co =,
Inc. so lot-
$500 600 Rivers & Ilarhors Improvement Co. 6
per cent, gold notes, S2.uNl lot
$1,000 DanhGry a Bethel -, Il. Il. Go. LIST
refig, mtg. .. per cent. gold bonds. due May
L ul1 500 lot
The sun., 1916-09-07
LONDON WOOL.

IDNDOS. Sept, Ga better selection
amounting TO 500 bales was offered at tho
wool sales to-day. Tho finest merinos were
occasionally dearer. but faulty grades were
agW Sna GsslaAx SrsaAy se,A u - ttd.
The sun., 1916-09-07
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE,

Sales ~ mining stocks on 'hc 'o.' F1
Stock Exchange yesterday w,ro a.
Sales. Open ll-A 49,,
The sun., 1916-09-07

Where q "c'' follows
a quotation " indi.
Gates a bid or Offer
for ten shares.
The sun., 1916-09-07

LONDON PRICES.

offered 10y large dealers: prices under ito con
sumers" are the ordinary market quotation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
SIR ROGER EASEMENT
RECEIVES THREE FRIENDS.

LONDON. May l5.-According TO
Reynolds Weekly. Sir Roger Case
ment received three friends in the
London tower Saturday and discussed
his case with them for nearly an
hour. Sir Roger is m much better
health than a fortnight ago.
The prisoner viii be conveyed
secretly to the police court and there
VIII Doe no opportunity OF seeing him
unless admission 20 the court is
gained. which will be most difficult
as there are accommodations FOR
only 6e spectators.