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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
CAR FAMINE ENDS
Santa Fe Prepared to Handle
All Freight Offerings.
Have Been Coming Back at
g Rate of so a Day.

The box car situation is no longer
acute as far as the Santa Fe railway
is concerned, according to officials of
the company. For the last two weeks
the road has received daily from fifty
to sixty cars that had been tied up on
eastern lines. These cars imme diately
have been rushed to localities where
the need for them was especially great.
There is no longer d car famine
on our lines says ]. r. Koontz, gen.
eral freight agent for the Santa Fe.
"a great many of our cars have been
returned and are now in service on
Santa Fe lines. In the last week we
have had no difficulty in taking care
of all business that is available"
While officials of the company have
not definitely been informed as to the
reason for the relief lit is generally
believed that enough ships are now
available to care for most of the ex-
port shipments that were waiting for
months for transports.
Until a short time ago the situation
was extremely acute. All eastern lines
were practically blocked with box cars
filled with grain and other products
awaiting expectation. Ships to handle
the cargoes could not be obtained and
thousands of box cars were tied up on
foreign lines for months before they
could be unloaded. At one time, sew
eral weeks ago, nearly $4,000 box cars
belonging to the Santa Fe were on
eastern lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
AGED KANSANS KILLED
Katy Train Ran Down Early Settler
at Council Grove.

Council Grove. Kan. March rs
James w. Graham, 81 years of age,
an old soldier and early Kansas set
tier was killed here Monday after
noon by the NJ. K. & T. passenger
train. Mr.. Graham, who lives near
the north end of the Katy tracks was
walking down the tracks to the depot
and evidently misjudged the distance
of the train which was approaching
in the same direction and attempted
to cross the ira cks when the train was
less than twenty feet from him. He
was knocked clear of the rightaway
and killed instantly.
A coroner's jury placed no blame
upon Engineer Buckley, of Parsons
Kansas, who was running the engine
Mr.. Graham came to Kansas shortly
after the close of the war and located
in Atchison county, moving to Morris
county d few years later and home
steaded here. He leaves four married
daughters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
National Association President APP
peals for Higher Plane.

New Orleans, March 2S.-The ninth
annual convention of the National As
sociation of Real Estate exchanges
was formally opened here today with
Walter c. Piper of Detroit, president,
presiding, and about 700 delegates in
attendance. The visitors were well
coined by Governor Hall. Mayor Mar
tin Behrman and representatives of
local commercial organizations. Presi-
dent Piper delivered his annual adj
dress and submitted his report on
what had been accomplished by the
association during the last year. An
nouncement was made that the board
of managers and executive committee
had voted in favor of the association
affiliating with the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States.
In his address President Piper said:
I'VE should redouble our efforts to
retain the confidence of the public
cleanse the profession of every phase
of crooked and questionable practice
and live up to higher professional
standard than ever before"
President Piper declared the rule
expelling every member convicted of
illegal practice should be rigidly en-
forced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
20 Per CENT ALCOHOL
In 100000 Libel Suit to Prove Merits
of Patent Medicine.

Chicago, March 2S.-John A and
Z. c. Patten, jr, failed to today to
have stricken from the record in their
100000 libel suit against the Ameri-
can Medical association the deposition
of Mrs. Mary E. McElree, in which she
states that the original paration on
which Wine of Cardiu was based was
Just a little bunch of weeds to quart
of whisky"
Judge Carpenter ruled that the
deposition ready yesterday was proper
ly made and should remain in the
record.
A deposition of John A. Patten, in
which he admitted that wine of Car
dui'' contained 20 per cent of alcohol
was read. He said that in 1907 it con-
tanned Il per cent of alcohol and that
a few years before that the percentage
was Is. He admitted that as manager
of the Chattanooga Medicine COM
pany he knew the contents of wine
of Cardui,' knew what was stated on
the labels and sin a general way
knew the contents of the literature of
the cOmpany'S preparations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
NO MORE BOOZE
Dry Banquet, First in Years, at
Shrine Ceremonial.
Topeka and AtchiSOn Combine
and Down LeavenwOrth.

Prohibition wins another notable
victory in Kansas tonight when a new
era of dry banquets begins at Leaven-
worth Abdallah Shrine at its regular
spring ceremonial This will be the
first time in many. many years that a
dry banquet has been held at Leaven-
Worth's Abdallah- 1t is because of a
popular vote of the Shriners against
the practice.
Topeka takes credit for planning a
coup at the last ceremonial to put the
Dryda1e wholesale liquor dealers back
of year. Topeka wanted dry ban
quets, Atchison wanted a potentate.
and politics entered into the scheme
of things. In short, Topeka and Atch-
ison are alleged to have traded and
called for vote on the west and dry
proposition when part of the Leaven-
worth force was absent from the
temple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
SORORITY GIRLS LEAD
Show Higher Scholarship Percentage
Than Do the F'raternities.

Washburn sorority girls are indig-
nant over headline that appeared in
a recent issue of a Topeka paper stat
ing that the Washburn fraternity boys
had distanced them in the matter of
scholarship. In the annual report of
the scholarship standing sent out by
the faculty to ''frats" students it ap-
,peared that the standing of one of the
fraternities and all of the sororities
was superior to the general average of
scholarship among the non-members.
But the sororities were several notches
higher in the percentage column than
any of the fraternities.
Excellent scholarship standing was
revealed by the report OF sororities
The Kappa Kappa Chi sorority held
first place, with Kappa Alpha Theta
second and the Beta sorority third
Among the fraternities Phi Delta
Theta ranked first, Alpha Delta sec
ond and Kappa Sigma third
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
PLACED UNDER BOND
II. III. Essex and Wife Accused of
Stealing SiIverware.

NJ. Stephenson, representing the
Collum Commerce company, charges
in a complaint filed in the court of To-
peka that Mr.. and Mrs H. H. Essex
stole silverware while he was selling
them rugs. He states that the family
entered the store to look at some rugs
and that after they were gone he
missed the silverware-
who says 1 stole silverware ?" de-
manded Essex when he was brought
into the county attorneys office.
Il do said Stephenson. you
buried it in your back yard"
IF we buried it and you know it,
broke in Mrs. Essex. why don't you
go and dig it up?'
Wen prove you stole it," said
Stephenson, and things had begun to
warm up in that immediate vicinity
when VIII Anderson invited Mr. and
Mrs. Essex to make themselves at
home in side room. The argument
stopped but will be renewed when the
case comes up in the court of Topeka
March 81. Mr.. and Mrs. Essex were
released on bonds of 500 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
COTTON MILL is LOST
Woman Writes About One in Shawnee
County in 1912.

1t will probably pain Mrs. Addie
Lorow, of Hornell, New York, to learn
that Shawnee county is so young and
raw that its public records do not rur
back to 1912, but that is a fact. Mrs.
Lorow is a descendant of Catherine
Lorow of the fifth generation and she
has learned that back in 1912 the hus-
band of Catharine Lorow had a cotton
mill in Shawnee county. If he did
that man Lorow was some pioneer
All the history Kansas has indica ties
that Shawnee county, in 1912, was
solely in possession of Indians and
buffalo. The present Mrs. Lorow is
one of the heirs and if there is anV
property in Shawnee county belonging
to her she wants it.
Mrs. Lorow wrote a letter to o. X.
SWayze, county clerk, about the cot
ton mill but he is unable to help her.
In his reply he stated that there was a
cotton mill in Shawnee county along
after the Civil war but that it failed
before the machinery had been given
a fair test. He also mentions two
or three early-day saw mills, but all
OF them lack considerable of dating
back to 1912
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
PREPARING
TO CLOSE
ON VILLA
Pershing Planning Coup, Says
Today's Wireless.
Large Body of Troops Prepare
for Movement.
TIGHTEN UP U. s, CENSORSHIP
Another Carload of Cavalry
Mounts Arrive.
Engineer Sent East to Buy
More AerOplanes.
Pershing Planning Coup, Says
Today's Wireless.
Large Body of Troops Prepare
for Movement.
TIGHTEN UP U. S, CENSORSHIP
Another Carload of Cavalry
Mounts Arrive.
Engineer Sent East to Buy
More AerOplanes.

Field Headquarters American E,x-
peditionary Force, Colonia Dublan,
Chihuahua. March 2S.-(by wireless
to Columbus, N AUTHORIZATIONS
for closing in on Francisco Villa in 4
quick, thoroughly prepared cavalry
drive were being pushed forward rap
idly today at the field headquarters
of Brigadier General ]. J. Pershing.
expeditionary commander.
Columbus, March 2S.-Tightening
of the censorship at General PERISH
ing's base and activity among the large
body of troops here today, preparing
for some unknown movement, were
believed today to forecast important
developments in the pursuit of villa.
The censorship will be frightened at all
other border points also, it was an
nounced by military officers.
More Mounts Arrive.
Another trainload of cavalry and ar
tillery remOunts arrived today ana
the work of clipping them in anticipa-
ton of hot Mexican weather began
Immediately.
Pack trail supplying the eXpedi-
TONS advance column south of Casas
Grandes are reported TO be meeting
with enormous difficulties ii; the
mountains of the upper Guerrero dis
trict. Automobiles and motor trucks
have been found impra cticable in that
section.
San Diego, March 2S.-Captain V.
f. Clark aeronautical engineer at To-
cal army aviation camp. and Lat
Thomas Milling, an aviator. left for
planes for use with the expedition in
| Mavicn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
To ORGANIZE HERE
Secretary OF Midland Trail Associa-
ton Is in Topeka.

L. Antics of Grand Junction. Colo.
secretary treasurer of the Midland
Trail association spoke today noon at
the Commercial club and will speak
again this evening. Mr.. Antics hopes
to establish a local organization of the
association in Topeka to cooperate in
sending traffic over the Midland trail
and aid in marking the trail, the only
transcontinental highway passing
through Topeka.
An endeavOr will be made at the
Commercial club tonight 10 unite the
local organization with the Topeka
Automobile club. Farmers living on
the Red Line, a part of the trail, will
be invited to attend the meeting MIR.
Antics will show stereopticon views of
the trail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
He SAVES HIS Teeth
Prisoner Refuses to Surrender Them
to the Police.

When Robert E. Lee begins taking
on ballast in the way of whisky
straights he pins a safety first badge
on his coat, takes out his false teeth,
wraps them in paper and puts them
in his vest pocket Having done that
he is reasonably certain than when
consciousness returns he will still have
his teeth. He will know that he has
neither lost them nor swallowed
them.
But the very fact that he takes all
these preca utions came near losing
him his teeth when the police arrested
him last night for drunkenness. Lee
was picked up in the Rock Island
yards and when he reached the station
he went through the usual process He
was searched and everything remov-
able was removed. Among other,
things the police found a package in
his vest pocket. The package was
disappearing through the wicket when
Lee had a near return to con-
seriousness. He reached for it
and got it. He wouldn't turn it in
and when the police found it con-
tanned his teeth he was allowed 10
keep them Robert E. Lee is "A years
old and unmarried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
BOUND To GET A ROAD
Gage Park District Improvement As
sociation Elects Officers.

The Gage Park District Improve
ment club will take an active part in
pushing the proposed West Tenth
street pavement which is now tied up
in the courts. That was decided at
meeting of the club held Friday night
at the Gage Park school house. At the
meeting officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
w. H. McAfee, president: Thomas
Mackey, vice president; Chris Bun
ming, secretary and treasurer. The fol-
lowing executive committee was nam
ed: J. o. Park, Rufus E. Bailey, Tom
Sheard, John Sutherin, jr., Ed Carver
W. P. Montgomery was named as at
to,ney for the club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
VIOLATES HIS PAROLE.
Archie Level Must Serve a Sentence
at Hutchinson.

Archie Level. young man charged
with chicken-stealing failed to make
good on a parole and L. L. Kiene,
sheriff has orders from the court to
find him and see that he lands in the
state reformatory at Hutchinson.
Level was tried and convicted in
the district court of Shawnee county
but because he indicated a desire for
a chance to do better he was paroled
by the court after being sentenced to
the reformatory. The parole had
stfings to it. Level was to observe
certain rules of conduct. Information
has reached the court that he has
violated the rules and he must now
serve the original sentence in the re-
formatory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
EASY TO
DARKEN YOUR
GRAY HAIR
Try this! Brush Sage Tea and Sulphur
Compound through your hair, tax
ing one strand at a time.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally so
evenly Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trou-
blesome- For SO cents you can buy
at any drug store the ready-to-use
preparation, improved by the addition
of other ingredients, called "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur compound" You
just dampen a sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at a
time. By morning all gray hair dis
appears, and. after another application
or two. your hair becomes beautifully
darkened, glossy and luxuriant.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace. is sign of old age. and as we
all desire youthful and attra ctive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
and look years younger This ready
to-use preparation is delightful toilet
requisite and not a medicine. 1t is
not intended for the cure, mitigation
or prevention of dicease.-Advertise-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
PAYS ON THREE DOGS
Sunny Jim, Four Bits and Blue BIazes
Their Names.

This morning a tall, lanky farmer
entered the city clerks office and pre-
scented his slip, given him by the city
treasurer, showing he had paid his
license and was entitled TO a tag for
his dog. 1t is necessary to ask wheth-
er or not the dog belongs to the per-
son presenting the slip and the city
clerk asked: For you?'
Nav" was the unexpected reply, 81
want it fur my dogs"
How many do you OWN"
Three, Sunny Jim's one, Four Bits
mother and Blue Blazes in the name of
the third. Named EN- on account of
their dispositions" he draWled, and
the clerk made notatiors on the city's
books accordingly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
SINKS A DESTROYER
British Cruiser Rams German Craft !;
All Crew Are Lost.

London, March 2S.-The British
cruiser Cleopatra rammed and sank
a German destroyer Saturday in an
engagement between a British squad
ron and German destroyers, the adj
miralty announced today.
The engagement occurred in the
North sea. The crew of the destroyer
was lost.
More Sussex AffidaVits.
London, March 2S.-Two American
citizens, Arthur Mackenzie, of Savan
nah, and Tom F'ifer of Delaware, who
were on board the British steamer
Manchester have made affidavits be-
fore the American consul that the
steamer was torpedoed without
warning, according to central news
dispatches from Queenstown today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
WOMEN WITH PETITIONS
Thirty-Five Women in Behalf of New
Auditorium and Jail Election.

Thirty-five women left the CONNER
cial club today noon to begin circu-
lating city Jail and fireprcof auditor
ium petitions. It is expected that the
campaign will close Saturday night
and the petitions calling for a special
election will be placed in the hands of
the city commissioners for action
Monday morning.
]. VIII Kelley. secretary. taught
school during the morning hour and
explained. in detail, to the solicitors
the auditorium and city Jail projects
Pamphlets containing all available in
formation were placed in the hands of
solicitors for distribution at the resi-
6enceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
PRESS DEMAND
Demand CarranZa Act on Rail-
road Request of q. S.
Urgent Need to Supply Troops
200 Miles in Mexico.

Washington, March 2S.-A mem
orandum to General Carranza pressing
for an immediate reply to the request
for permission to use Mexican railways
in supplying American troops in pur-
suit of Villa was prepared today at
the state department.
1t will be forwarded to Queretaro
probably late today and be delivered
by Special Representative Rodgers to
General CarranZa and General OBJ
RECON.
The memorandum Joints out that
the problem of supplying troops now
more than 200 miles from the border
is a pressing one and need not be de
layed for the protocol covering the
general subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
Ailments of Men
Happily Overcome
SUCCESSFULLY TRIED BY
MANY.

Undoubtedly the following sug-
that great class of men who.
through dissipation of their nat
ural strength, find themselves in
their second childhood long be-
fore the three score and ten al
lotted to life's pleasures and en-
joyments are reached.
1t is presumed to be infaliibIe,
and highly efficient in quickly re-
weak vitality. melancholia and the
functions.
By taking il at home no man
need be the wiser as to another's
shortcomings, and expensive fees
are avoided.
Lack Of poise and equilibrium
in men is a constant source Of
embarrassment even when the pub
lie least suspects it. For the
benefit of those who want a re-
storation to full, bounding health.
and all the happiness accompany
ing it. let it be stated that the
prescription calls only for three
grain Cadomene tablets, in sealed
tubes with full directions for self
administration. The tablets contain
no opiates or habit-forming drugs.
so n physicians prescription is not
necessary. Well stocked phar-
macies supply these tablets which
possess the most wonderful tonic
invigorating powers imaginable.
The effect of their use is soon
apparent in new strength and
nerve force--Advertisenent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
1T HAS 81 MEMBERS
Clerks Union Receives Charter and
Elects Set of Officers.

A charter has been received by the
clerks union and a meeting was held
in Royal Acanum hall last night to
elect officers and perfect their organ
ization. The following officers were
chosen to represent the organization
for the coming year: President,
George Steen; first vice president
George Helm; second vice president
Merl Morthland; financial secretary
James; recording secretary, VILLA m
Holiday; treasurer, Frank Baker;
guardian, F l. Baker; guide. Josenh
Willke; advocate agent, j. U Martin
The next regular meeting will be held
next Wednesday night. April g The
new organization begins with 81 char
ter members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
QUASI INDICTMENTS
All But Those Against Gary and U. S.
Company Are Dropped.

Youngstown. o., March 2S.-Judge
W. S. Anderson today granted the mo-
ton to QuaSh the indictment recently
returned here against five steel COM
panies charging them wit hconspiring
to fix the price of labor and steal prod
ucts.
The indictments against the United
States Steel corporation and E. H.
Gary, head of the corporation, still
stand as the motion to quash did not
include these two defendants upon
whom service has not been secured.
The steel company attorneys attacked
the Indictment as being too indefinite
and uncertain, depriving the defend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
OUGHT TO LEARN LOTS
Young Thaw Will Get $4,000 a Year
for His Education.

New York, March 2S.-Lawrence
Copley Thaw, II, is to be allowed to
spend 1000 a year for education
and maintenance if the referees rec
concentration to the surrogate's court
is adopted. He is the son of Edward
T. Thaw, half brother of Harry K
Thaw. and Frieda March Thaw
Young.
$4,000 on his mother, Lawrence re-
ceives s20,674 annually; from the es-
tate of his maternal grandmother he
receives $5,962 annually. If his moth
er's will is upheld, he will receive an
additional SILL 900 a year from the res
:due of her estate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
1883 ADDED TO ARMY
Recruiting Has Been Brisk Since Start
of Villa Hunt.

Washington. March 2S.=The war
department has announced that 1899
men have been added to the United
states army since the campaign to
get Pancho Villa was launched
These figures include all those recruit
ed up to noon last Saturday
In the five days from March 20 to
March 25 Chicago led in the recruit
ing, with 81 out of 412 applications.
New York has S. out of 31S; San
Francisco 81 out of 4OS: PhiIadeIphia
81 out of los, and Los Angeles IA out
of so.