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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-24

The following cases were disposed
of this morning:
Charles Carter, colored, charged
with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, was sent to Jail for twenty
days.
Albert Smith, colored, charged
with drunken and disorderly conduct,
forfeited his collateral by failing to
appear.
A colored man charged with as
saulting his wife and mother-in-
law, was fined $40.
A white man, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, was sent to
Jail for one week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-24
POLICE COURT

Justice II. B. Cation presiding)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-24

FOR RENT-6O9 South Lee street,
s large rooms with bath, hot water
heat, gas and electric lights, gas
range in kitchen, large yard. SIS.
Apply, James H. Smith, shipyard.
foot Franklin street. 249-6t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-24

Tuesday-Snorters VS.. Sou-Ry.
Wednesday, NJ S. L. VS.. Com.
Neutrality-suspicious. VS.. Indians.
Friday-Dreadnaughts VS.. Richmonds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-24

Madras of the most effective Curtain {eflsis
cred neatly plain be had N arg sf
tive designs The soness o. the fac
best materials for drapng than be had In dpapt4 fs
passed by Ht&45s5sgs
Madras makes attractive curtains tor
lbaries bedrooms an dis especially desirable for
school and college rooms wears well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
DAYLIGHT BURGLARY
Home of w. f. Stewart Is Entered and
Robbed of Numerous Articles.

Burglars yesterday afternoon broke
into the rear of w. E. Stewards home,
72S Tyler street, and stole miscel-
laneous articles vaIued at approx
mately $50. Angered at the success
of burglars in entering this row of cot
tages on Tyler street three times in
few months. o. N. Bray owner, this
morning offered a reward of $25 for
their capture. He believes the same
persons committed the three burg
laries.
Immediately after discovering the
robbery at O'Clock last night, Mr.
Stewart summoned the police. Not
satisfied with a detectives attention to
the case Mr.. Stewart and a friend
made the rounds of pawn shops last
evening.
Mrs. Stewart left the house at z
o'clock yesterday afternoon and re-
turned with her husband at o'clock
when the burglary was discovered. All
during the time they were away two
laborers were working on an alley
fence to the rear of the Stewart home,
and family only a few feet distant
was at home all afternoon. The burg
lars entered through a rear door.
Among the articles missed are: Suit
case, revolver, silverware stick pins.
clothing shoes, handkerchief and 81
in CASH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

found in a successful personality. 1t
is better to serve men than to please
them, and only the strong can serve.
An unknown poet voices the truth
thus.
Be Bravel
The day will dawn, however dark the
The right will win. however fierce the
The end is sure, however far from sight.
"'Be bravei
Not ours to shirk or shrink, to doubt or
Not ours to turn from hardships seen
Not ours to falter whereso'er we're led.
"Be brave!
The road will brighter grow throughout
The load viii lighter grow through added
strength;
The goad Will turn to heipful starr at
length.
"Be brave!
With crown of thorns Truth still adorns
On scaffoid, cross and gibbet rears her
Her altar stands where each must stand
alone.
The coward lives and dies an abject slave
The fearful is tyrant, fool and knave;
omnipetence is only with the brave"
Our failure in faith and courage
is because we put our circumstances
between US and the Lord, instead of
keeping the Lord between us and our
circumstances.-D.W w. White.
They best succeed who most serve.
God has a plan for every life. To
find that plan, and to fling all of
on IS powers into it, without reserve
or hesitation-that is success.
There is many a man with for
tune who knows himself a failure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
BOY HERO'S STORY
Lad of Fourteen Tells of the
Columbus Raid.
He Saved His Brother and
Teacher From the Bandits.

Columbus, n. M, March 10.-Ar-
thur Ravel, the IA year old hero of
the tragedy here Thursday, related
this morning his experiences while
prisoner of the bandits. He said:
They pulled me out of bed and
only had shirt on. When l got wide
awake a big Mexican was on both
sides of me. They pressed pistol to
my head and told me to show them
where every American in the town
lived, because they wanted to kill
them all. The streets were dark but
I could see the Mexicans all around
Bullets were flying in every direction.
THE men who had me asked first
to be shown where my brother was.
He was hiding in our store under a
big pile of hides. BY this time there
were 80 or 40 in the gang.
Saved Brother.
81 didn't want them % get my
brother, so I led them to another part
of the town. The whole bunch stop
ped in front of the Central hotel,
where there were about so more.
Ten or fifteen rushed inside and
dragged out three or four American
men and one American woman. Two
MeXicans were turned loose. The ban
dts shot the three American men
and were just going to shoot the lady
when she cried 'ut, 'Vive Mexico.
That saved her life. The Mexicans
put down their guns.
Then two men who had me started
back to our store. The shooting was
worse than ever. All the Villistas
had bayonets ON their guns Just be-
fore we got to our store 1 felt the
GreaSer on my right let go my arm
and fall. A bullet had hit him.
Other Captor Shot.
Less than ten seconds later the
other man was hit. This left me
without any guards and 1 ran out to-
ward the house.
"On the way 1 stopped at the home
of Miss Burton, the teacher, and told
her to run or we'd be killed. She go
dressed quick and we ran out away
from the town on the prairie and hiC
in the brush till daylight"
Louis Ravel, the elder brother, ha6
a narrow escape from death, a grouI
of the bandits entering the store
where he was hiding. They had lifted
several hides from the pile that SOW
cred him when a bugle blew and they
hurried away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
KILLED MARSHAL
Auto Thieves Escape After
Shooting Marion Officer.
Trace of Bandits Lost When
Machine Is Abandoned.

Marion, Kan, March 1O.-City
Marshal Elmer Healey of this place
was shot and instantly killed early this
morning while searching two young
men who came here in an automob lie
which was stolen at Peabody, Kan.
The murderers made their escape IN
the stolen machine, but abandoned the
car at a small station eight miles from
Marion. 1t is thought they took a
train from that point.
A machine was stolen from Elmer
Dlcker rs in Peabody last night and
driven to Marion by the two young
men who took it. Healey stopped them
and was searching them when one
of them without warning drew a re-
voIXer and fired. The bullet struck
the marshal in the forehead, killing
him instantly. The shooting took
place at 3 O'Clock this morning.
The slayers took to the machine and
lrove north out Of town. The motor
was found later near Lincolnville. on
the Rock Island railroad. 1t is be-
lieved that they took a train from
that point, but there is no idea as to
the direction they took Efforts to
lnavailing.
The murdered man was married and
was about so years old.
One of the party in the machine was
only boy. probably about nineteen
years old. He is described as being
VI SdAQy CC1npl6AlOn, SISnOer-
and wearing red mackinaw coat, tan
shoes and blue serge trousers. The
other, a man of about % years, was
of medium height, dark complexion,
and wore a dark overcoat.
One train on the Rock Island passes
through Lincolnville early in the
morning and it is thought highly i'm
probable that the bandits were able
to make this train. A freight goes
through shortly after daybreak, and it
is almost certain that they did not
take this one. In case they missed the
earlier train they are probably hiding
in the vicinity of Lincolnville, or may
have doubled back on foot.
Every effort is being made to ap-
prehend them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
CALL FOR RECRUITS
Battery A Wants to Reach an Enlist
ment of 125.

Every effort will be made to aug
ment the military strength" of To-
peka in the next few days, both in an
ticipation of war in Mexico and at the
same in time in preparation for the
inspection of Battery A on March 20
by a government officer. Captain
John Marshal Hite called upon the
secretary of the Commercial club this
morning and asked for cooperation
of that body in increasing the mill
tary strength of the city.
Captain Hite is anxious to get Bat
terry A in Glass A of the government
militia and this, he declared, could be
done if 10 members can be obtained
and if -125 are on the drill floor the
night Uncle Sans inspector arrives.
Many young men will join the battery
if proper publicity is given the cam
pajgn, Captain Hite believes.
-.Adva 1tages of various kinds of en-
cheering, electrical, aeroplane and
army studies are to be had for the
asking if young men of Topeka Will
only join the battery said Captain
Hite. Then, too, the more members
the more horses kept by the govern
ment to be fed by Topeka and the
more money to be drawn by militia
members
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
TO USE TOPEKA BRICK
School Board Decides to Keep Its
Money at Home

Topeka made brick will be used in
the construction of the new Lincoln
school building. Such was a decision
reached today noon at the CONNER
cial club at a meeting of the building
committee of the board of education.
The committee comprises P. w.
Griggs, H. B Wilson, c. B. Van Horn
and l. NJ. Penweu.
Immediately after the architect
plans and specifications are completed
bids on the job will be received from
the contractors However. in advance
they will be instructed to make allow
ances in their estimates on the cost of
Topeka brick. L. NJ PenwelI stated
that from $4,000 to 10000 brick would
be used in the construction OF To-
peka's new school building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
Three FIRES TODAY
The Total Damage Is Placed at Less
Than Twenty-Five Dollars.

Since 10 o'clock the fire department
has answered three alarms and the
total damage from the three fires is
not more THAI $25.
The first fire was at SIS West FIRST
street in the two story residence oc-
cupied by Mrs. Pasler. The fire start
ed from burning SCOT on the roof.
During the noon hour SCOT set fire
to the roof of a residence owned by
]. NJ. Mead and occupied by W. L.
Hummel at 200 Clay street. There
was no serious damage
Immediately following the latter fire
there was an alarm from Tenth and
Top ka avenues where a short circuit
had set fire to a street car. The dam
age was very slight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
RODGERS IS CONE
Former Postmaster of Topeka
Died This Morning.
Pneumonia Proved Fatal to
Prominent Business Man.

A. K Rodgers, former postmaster at
Topeka, died at 9:35 o'clock this
morning at his home, sos Monroe
street. His death followed an illness
of one week and was caused by pneu-
monia. Mr.. Rodgers was II years
old.
Mr. Rodgers is survived by a wife
and four children: Villa Rodgers, Ar
thur Rodgers, Mrs. Robert Pierce and
Mrs. ]. Morrison, and one brother. A.
A. Rodgers of Topeka.
Athens K. Rodgers was born in Lo-
gansport, Ind, December 6, 1914 He
was a veteran of the Civil war and
was sergeant in an Indiana regiment
throughout the conflict. He was mar
ried to Miss Anna Dick of Topeka in
November, 1872. Mr.. Rodgers was
proprietor of Rodgers grocery store
for sixteen years.
Mr. Rodgers held a number of
prominent positions both in private
business and in public affairs. He
was county treasurer of Shawnee
county for four years, and previous to
that time held a position with the
Kansas Mortgage and Debenture COM
pany for four years He later was or
ganizer for the Ancient Order of Pyra-
mids, and was secretary for four
years.
In 1895 he was made assistant post
master at the Topeka office, and he
served in this capacity until 1906
when he was appointed postmaster.
He served two terms as postmaster
and was supplanted in 1913 by w. O..
Rigby. Since that time Mr.. Rodgers
has been engaged in private business.
He was a Republican in politics and
was appointed postmaster by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, holding the position
during the Taft administration.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the residence.
Interment will be in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
TO SAVE OUR FACE
United States Must EstabllSh
Peace in Mexico.
There Is Little Respect Now for
American Citizenship.
BY FREDERIC f. COUDERT.
Noted Authority on International Law
and Precedent


New York, Marcn 10--Amer1can
citizenship has come to be something
not respected. 1t is lamentable that
this should be the case, yet 1t seems
to be so.
Mexico is in a condition of chronic
and apparently irremediable anarchy.
Personally, 1 do not believe and nave
not for some time past, that the situa-
ton would or could right itself.
This latest manifestation-the ac-
tual invasion of American territory
and the wanton Slaughter of American
citizens, indicates that the United
States, even in the widest eXuberance
of pacifism. cannot disinterest itself
from Mexican affairs.
Must Take Action.
Permanent anarchy in Mexico can
not be tolerated. 1t has only endured
as long as it has by reason of the fact
that the European powers are unable,
because of the war, to protect their
own citizens.
We can't blow hot and blow colo.
If Mexican affairs are as Indifferent to
us as Serbian affairs, then we must
give up all pretense at maintaining
the Monroe doctrine. which has pre-
cldded the other powers from using
force to protect their own citizens.
interpreted by US on the basis of dog
in the manger policy, it would put a
premium on anarchy. and immunize
professional bandits such as Villa and
the others.
Unwhipped of justice by the United
States and protected by the United
States from retributive punishment
administered by other nations, the fair
land of Mexico might appear to be
| irredeemably dedicated to chronic an
archy. But 1 cannot and / do not be-
| lieve that American public opinion
will definitely and finally sanction any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Does it stand to reason that the in
E-terurban line from Kansas City which
is headed for Topeka would use the
: bridge at Lawrence unless it were sat
: fsfied, and on the testimony of its en-
gineers, who must be competent, that
it was perfectly safe to do so? 1t
s 9 doesn't seem possible. And so the de-
- cision of the state utilities commits
:. sion denying the company the privi-
lege of using this bridge, because of
4. an expressed belief on the part of the
~ commissioners that 1t may be unsafe,
appears to smack a good deal of I'M
necessary meddling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
TOURNAMENT BEGINS
III. s. Basketball Teams Draw Thesr
Opponents Early This Afternoon.

The drawings for the First district
high school basketball tournament
were held shortly after noon TODAY
and the following pairings were the
result:
Atchison county against Goff. win
ner TO play Topeka Saturday morning.
Leavenworth against Atchison, win
ner to meet Oskaloosa-
Powhattan against Holton. ufnner
to play Auburn
Meriden against Berryton, winner
to draw bye.
The first games were scheduled tn
be played this afternoon, and it was
thought that the finals would moi ha
reached until tomorrow night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Prohibition, possibly, is to blame for
the courage and ferocity being eX-
hibited nowadays by the rabbits of
North Dakota. They've been whipping
the dogs of late in such a handy and
convincing manner that as soon as
purp now gets sight of one he turns
Til and runs to cover. A more or
less we'll authenticated case relates to
a Kansas rabbit that, after indulging
in a libation of bootleg" whisky,
pranced up to a bulldog and spit in
its face
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Things are coming to a pretty pass
in the higher educational arena when
such an institution as Harvard will
be so careless as to request three of
h,r strongest football players to sever
their connections with the college for
such small matter as failing to pass
the rnid-year examinations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Billy Roche, an expert in matters
pugilistic, voices an opinion that Jess
willard Is far from being in the ply
steal condition that ne should be. But
what else might be expected IN prize
fighter who devotes so much of his
energy 20 literary enreavors of such
major proportions rs those that are
occupying the attention of the Kansas
heavyweight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
HOGS JUMP 80 CENTS
Eastern Buyers at Kansas City Get
ting Big Share of Receipts.

Kansas City, March 1O.-The hog
market at the local stockyards today
shows an increase of from 20 to so
cents for this week. Stockyards Off
Gals say the increase is caused by the
demand of eastern killers for the sup
ply of this section. Eastern buyers
= on Tuesday took As per cent of all
the hogs offered on the market here,
33 per cent on Wednesday and SO per
cont on Thursday. Today's tops"
brought as high as 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

q What's the idea of suggesting that
= q couple of bandits, who held up an
Oklahoma bank in the day time and
made a safe getaway with $500 in
cash, worked like amateurs" Could
"a neater OF more successful job of
y this sort be worked by any one?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
To Hear From Carranza.

At the state department it was made
plain that while the incident was
closed for the present so far as the
war department is involved it was not
closed so far as the government is
concerned and that the negotiations
with General Carranza for permission
to send in troops to clear out the BAN
dit gang will go forward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

who is there now to say hat Thir-
teen IS an unlucky number. Each of
the thirteen children in an Illinois
family was given a check for $4,000
the other day by their Dad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

More evidence that the politicians
of Terre Haute are of the old-fash-
iored and questionable variety in all
particulars. They spilled considerable
blood at the primary polls on Tues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Apparently, his extreme highness,
the $1O-hog is about to put in a re-
appearance in the stockyards And
Notwithstanding the present activities
Of her serene helpfulness, the hen, in
Bringing about a market reduction in
the price of her delectable fruit, it
means that bacon or ham and eggs
will continue in the class of luxuries.
How would an old-fashioned serving
of ham and eggs taste, boz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

1t may cost New York City a million
dollars to remove the snow from her
streets during a winter season, but
this same expensive activity on the
part of the city is a great boon to
many of her laborers. Not a few of
them would go through winter with
little or no work at all were it not
for the opportunities they get to shovel
snow for the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Don't expect too much in the
Weather line. Normal weather for
ssthis season of the year is rather chilly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
SNAP SHOTS

AT HOME NEWS

Gentle Spring!
Oh come warm days, we pray thee,
We need you awful bad;
The Goals most gone we can't get more,
Til we pay for what we've had.
NELS YINGLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Steel posts at Forbes-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10
Why Some of Us Fail to Succeed.

Why Some OF Us FAN 70 succeed.
Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
deavor, etc.-for March -: THE
Causes of Failure in Life" Prov
10:1-11.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Pruning shears at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Even brains hampcred by weak
ness, cannot master circumstances.
Force of character is a divine re-
quirement. F1abby, forceless, fearful
anxiety to please everybody is never
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Faith is a force. That is clear, if
anything is, from this great New
Testament passage. They who see the
invisible conquer the visible. Spiritual
qualities give a person the strength
of ten" Where there is no vision
the people perish" Is it not manifest
to all observing persons that the pre-
paredness' most needed today by ma
tons is the preparedness of the seeing
heart? Once let the spiritual impulses
of the people be stirred deeply. so that
they may perceive the real nature of
the national problems which this new
day has brought, and they will in
evitably do whatever else is necessary
to be done. Lord, increase our faith. -
and our works will then take care of
themselves.
When the Christian church has been
| lowest in estate and highest in faith
she has had most power in the world.
Her days of greatest weakness have
been when she has trusted most to her
temporal power and material wealth.
The martyr church has always been
she has been made strong by faith.
When filled with faith and empty of
goods the church has gone everywhere
conquering. Faith foils failure.
Like so much of the Bible, this,
eleventh chapter of Hebrews is left
unfinished. The roll of faiths heroes
was called only down to the date Of
writing. 1t has been added to through
all the centuries since. This is a con-
tinued story. and the final instalment
will be issued in heaven. To know
| fully" the stories of faith will be one
of the joys of the glory land
Before our eyes, although we have
| been sinfully Indifferent to it, has been
enacted one of the great experiences of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-10

Lack of faith in God speedily re-
suits in lack of faith in self, and the
consequence is-despair.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-29
You'll Say: ''That Was a
. Fine Cup of Coffee!..4
Because It's the Old Secret Blend.

After all, it's the wonderful aroma,
flavor and real coffee goodness that
wins you to French Market Coffee-the
Old Secret Blend.
You may be interested in the hum
dred year old secret of blending, grind
ing and rOasting-you may relish the
thought that it brings you the self
same goodness as enjoyed by Henry
Clay, Andrew Jackson and others at
the Old French Market-but what
makes the biggest hit with you is the
unusual goodness that causes you to
exclaim ''That was a fine cup of cof-
fee."
You can drink all you want of
French Market coffee. Drink it at any
hour. For generations it was known
as the midnight drink Of New Orleans
society.
No difficulty in obtaining it-for
French Market is sold in your own
neighborhood.
Send 10 cents for 12-cup sample and
booklet of the interesting Story of Old
French Market. We will also send
names of grocers in your town who
sell French Market Coffee. lib. cans,
25 cents; Alb. pals, 81.
DOUBLY GUARANTEED COFFEE
By Your Grocery Us.
New Orleans Coffee Company, Ltd.
New Orleans, La.
AsSaIl.EsA
49, ~