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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
'PH Kill You!'
Reporter Hears.
'TlOas Only Thus!

Il have stood for your infidelity
long enough and now 1 am going
to kill you"
These words in a deep mascu-
limo tone awoke a newspaper re-
porter with a start last night in
a room on West Eighth street in
Topeka.
''I have peen lied about and
those charges are all untrue. My
God, put down that revolver"
This, in a pleading feminine voice
from an adjoining ROOM
BY this time the reporter was
in the middle of the room, shak-
ing with fear and debating which
of three policies would be wisest
rush in and rescue the woman
in true, movie style, play safety
first" and sneak to a telephone or
permit the tragedy to go on and
be assured of a story for the next
day. Then came from the mascu-
line voice:
Let's go over it again-yOu
didn't get the right cue
The bubble burst Two actors
at the Hip occupied the next room
and were rehearsing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
WOMEN TO CELEBRATE
Kansas in Anniversary of Admission of
State to Union.

Reports received here indicate that
organizations of women throughout
Kansas are making preparations to
celebrate the anniversary of the ad
mission of the state into the Union
next week While Kansas will not So
years old until a week from today,
clubs in a number of cities already
have held birthday celebrations and
others plan to hold them during the
coming week.
The celebrations, it is said. will ex-
tend into almost every community in
the state, programs having been ar
ranged by culture, reading. literary
and similar clubs. Papers and ad-
dresses dealing with every phase of
Kansas history, literature and re-
sources and the life histories of the
men and women who have helped
build up the state have been planned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
WaShburn.
CONGRESS in Big ROW
OVER GOOD ROADS BILL
Fight to Spend S25, 10000 on o. S.
Highways Theme of Hot
Argument.

Washington. Jan. 2.-Fifty-five-
minute speeches on the Shackleford
$25.OO0.0O0 good roads bill, evenly di-
vided between city congressman who
oppose it and those from the country
districts who support it, were deliv-
cred in the house today More will
be heard Monday. The money will be
apportioned to all states. conditional
upon local cooperation.
We do not want to appropriate d
lot of money for roads that probably
will run from country depots to farm
ers' houses" was the way Represen-
tative Magee. of New York, epito-
mized the opposition.
The greatest objection of the op-
ponents to this bill is that it would not
provide peacock highways running
from ocean TO ocean for automobile
lists" Representative Thompson. of
Oklahoma, replied.
Many opponents of the measure ar
gued thea appropriation should be ap-
piled to the preparedness expendi-
lures and were told that good high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Austrians Try to Cut OF Mon
tenegrO Army's Retreat.
Desperate Soldiers Decimate
Entire Force of Enemy.
ROYAL FAMILY is IN FLIGHT
Queen Milena, PeeVed, Declined
King VictOr'S Aid.
Is Mother of Italy's Queen, but
Sidesteps Palace.

Rene, Jan. 22.-The MOntenegrins
under General MaTtinOvitch have re
pulsed the Austrians in severe fighting
at Derani. on the Lin river. according
to advices from san Giovanni Di
Medua today. General Martinovitch
defeated an attempt to encircle his
right wing, cutting off his retreat upon
Scutari and annihilatcd an Austrian
detachment.
II is reported here that General
MartinOvitch. with the consent of King
Nicholas. has ordered the complete
evacuation OF MontcneSrin territory
and will gather his troops, with the
Albanians, under Essad Pasha, for a
stand against the Austrians at Sou
tart.
In Flight Through Rome.
Stung by the harsh attack upon
King Nicholas, Queen Milena of Mon
tenCEro, mother Of the Italian queen,
refused to accept the hospitality of
the Italian royal palace and spent the
night in the sleeping car of her train
while p ssing through Rome on the
way to Lyons, France, the new seat OF
the Montenegrin government.
This fact became known today At
the sa time it was learned that the
Montenegrins chose a French city for
their new capital because they were
piqued at the uncensored statements
appearing in Rome newspapers,
charging that King Nicholas entered
tContfnued on Page p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
q. $. Deeply Concerned in Two
Latest Departures.
Sweden Wants Her to Stop
Blockade; Spain Buys Arms.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Two nations
loomed up today into world political
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Spain. Dip
lomatic interests were centered on the
developments in these countries.
American interests are included in
both, the diplomatic corps being rife
with various reports and rumors.
Reported efforts of Sweden to in
duce the United States to join in a
posed British blockade of Germany
and British mail interference were
widely discussed in diplomatic quar-
ters.
Reports of political activities in
Spain and purchase in this country of
great quantities of arms and ammunf-
tiOnS were also discna.,d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
He TURNS IT DOWN
Brady Is Offered District At
tOrneyship in Hawaii.
He Prefers to Remain in Kan
saS, He Says.

Rather than leave Kansas. Francis
l. Brady of Oswego declined appoint
ment as United States district attorney
to Hawaii. Brady is now assistant
United states district attorney and is
one of the strongest and most able
Democrats in the Third district His
appointment as district attorney to
Hawaii was unexpected and unso-
lictted.
Several days ago a telegram came to
Brady from Washington asking if he
would accept the appointment to the
district attorneyship of the islands. At
the time Brady did not know his name
had been considered for the place. He
gave the matter several days consid-
GRAFTON and declined the appointment.
"Kansas is my home and l don't
want tO get out of touch with my pro-
fessiOn and my people" Brady said in
explanation Of his refusal to accept
the job. 81 appreciate the honor that
attaches to the position, but somehow
] don't want to leave. Probably sew
eral years ago, such an offer would
have been accepted without second
consideration"
Brady is first assistant United States
district attorney for the district of
Kansas He was appointed almost i'm
medlutely following the appointment
of Fred Robertson of Atwood to sue
Ceed Harry J. Bone Prior to that
time Brady was member of the state
board of control for a few months. In
1912 Brady was candidate for con-
gress from the Third district He op-
posed Cor gresham Phil p. Campbell,
Republican. and fell but S32 votes
short of an election.
Before going to the United States
district attorneys office. Brady lived
IN Oswego, Labette county. He is re-
garded as an able lawyer and force
in the affairs of Kansas Democrats.
Until a few months ago. Brady was a
resident of Topeka. He went to Kan
sas City in July, 1915. When the ap-
pointment Of a district attorney to
Hawaii was considered. investigation
was made of the records of the as
sistants and the Kansas man was
chosen for the place. Now he de-
clines the $4,000 a year Job rather
than leave the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
SurUiUing Bridge
Leap Actress Is
Injured by Auto

New York. Jan. 22.-Miss Jean
Acker had just jumped off the
Spuyten Duyvil bridge. as part of
moving picture elopement. I'm
scathed, she mounted a motorcy-
Gle piloted by Rodman Law, who
jumps from skyscrapers for the
films Along came an automo-
bile. owned by Frank H Platt-
son of the late Senator Thomas c.
Platt. There was a collision. That
was rot part of the scenario.
Miss Acker was injured. S1O.-
600 worth, she decided. This
amount she seeks to collect in the
supreme court from Mr.. Platt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
A BELGIAN PEACE?
Germans Urge Separate Treaty
With Belgium.
Report Supposed to Have Ema-
mated From Officials.

Loadon, Jan. 22.-An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company states that the Frankfurter
Zeitung, discussing the possibility of
a separate peace between Germany
and Belgium says that as long as
Belgium signed London agreement
regarding the making of a separate
peace she is free to do as her interests
command.
The newspaper is quoted as adding
that Belgium until now has been con-
sidered by the Germans as an object
of exchange and that sensible Bel
gians ought to be told not to wait too
long or Belgium will be considered as
a good prize.
The Amsterdam dispatch says that
this article has caused a sensation in
Germany and that it is believed to
have been inspired from official
sources.
Talks Peace to Serbia.
Rome, Jan. 22.-Austria has made
a further offer of peace to Serbia fol-
lowing the failure of the negotiations
with Montenegro, according to Ath-
ems dispatches to the Giornale d.
Italia today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
RIVER HOLDS ice
Still Danger of Gorge in Kaw
When Big Flow MeIts.
Ideal Crisp Winter Sunday Is
Promised by Flora.

The warm weather has failed. as yet,
to melt the ice in the river to the
point where it will break suddenly and
clog the Kaw at dangerous points be-
meath bridges The river has been
rising and stands at nine feet today.
The ice still holds. A sudden break
will cause alarm to all cities in this
part of 800 state.
Weatherman Flora promises the
first beautiful Sunday in many weeks
tomorrow. The sun will shine and the
thermometer will not go below the 8
mark, he predicts.
Temperatures today averaged 4 de-
grees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of IL miles an
hour from the south The tempera-
ture today was the highest since the
tenth of this month, a period of two
weeks. Following are hourly read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
KNAPP ESTATE TO WIFE
Newspaper Owner Leaves Fortune of
S0O,5OO Personal Assets.

St Louis Mo, Jan. 22.-The inven-
tory of the estate of Charles w Knapp.
former president of the st. Louis Re
public. and at the time of his death
treasurer of the New York Times
shows personal property to the value
of S9O,50O, of which S67,60O is in
stocks
The inventory has been filed here in
the probate court. Among the stock
holdings are 339 shares in the com
pany that publishes the st. Louis Re
public, listed at $33. 900: $50 shares in
the Southern railway, par value Sz5.-
900.
The cash items include a hank de-
post Of S21,700 The entire estate was
willed to the widow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
NOVEL SEA FIGHT
British "U" Boat Sinks DESTROY
er and HydrOplane.
Submarine Came on Austrian
Crafts UnaWares.

Rome, Jan 22.-An Austrian tor
pedo boat and an Austrian hydroplane
were sunk in the upper Adriatlc yes
terday by a British submarine ac-
cording to advice received here today.
The submarine came upon the hy-
droplane while the aviators were try
ing to repair their engine Both Aus
trians were taken prisoners and the
submarine was preparing to submerge
when the torpedo boat approached
and opened fire. The Britisher shot
one torpedo and sent her to the bot
tom. The fate of the torpedo boats
crew is not known
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Last Letter of
Joh7, BrotUr7 Is
Bid ir, for 1852

New York, Jan. ga letter
from John Brown, written No
vember 81, 1853, when ne was
agaiting execution, brought s352
today in a sale of autographs in
the Anderson galleries. George
D. Smith was the buyer
It was addressed to a Miss
Sterns of Springfield, Mass, in re-
ply to a note of coincidence from
her
Il am trying to get ready for
another field" ne wrote, where
no defeat befalls the truly brave.
Those who die for the truth NAV
prove to be conquerors at last"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Gent Burglar
Was a Paragon
of PoLifeness

Kansas City, No, Jan. ga
burglar, said by the victim, John
Tanner. a grocer. to be a paragon
of politeness, operated here last
night. After holding up Tanner
at the point of a gun, he took $40
from the till, but considerably
left the grocer his gold watch and
car fare home.
Then he locked Tanner in the
ice box but on the latter's COM
plant that it was too could inside,
the bandit opened a small window
in the cooler and kept the prisoner
from freezing until help arrived.
The robber was fashionably
dressed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
TEACHERS TO MEETHERE

ThebOard of directors of the
State Teachers association in ses-
sion this afternoon set Nov. 30
II as the time for the next an
nuai meeting at Topeka of the
state association. A secretary to
succeed D. A. Ellsworth had not
been chosen at 4:3O O'Clock. The
next meeting of the Educational
Council will be held in January
next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
K. C. TRAFFIC COPS
NOW GHOST SQUAD

Kansas CXty, Mo. Jan. 22.-The
traffic squad of the Kansas City
police department assumed
ghostly appearance today when the
men donned white raincoats and
white caps. The change was made.
according to Chief of Police Ham
mil. that the men, stationed where
traffic is most congested, can be
more easily seen in rainy and foggy
weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Hrs. Tumulty Under Knife.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Joseph
P. Tumulry, wife of the secretary to
the president, was operated on today
and it was afterward announced that
her oond tion was improved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
LAST Minute NEWS


Joliet, Ill, Jan. 22.-The flood wa
ters which caused much damage here
receded today and the Des PLANES ap-
preached it's normal condition. Many
residents of the lowlands returned to
their homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
"LIE," CRIES MRS. VILLA
And Still a Third Wife in Cuba :?
"Adios," With Finality.

Los Angeles. Jan. PES un mem
tira'' Ct's a lie), said Mrs. Francisco
Villa today. discussing the report that
her husband, the Mexican outlaw. has
just taken third wife in his Chihua-
hua hiding place
"Adios" which might have meant
''skiddoo" indicated that Mrs. Villa
was also bored with the report that
another Mrs. Villa and child were in
Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

Davenport Ia. Jan. 22.-Second
Iowa district Republican, at an infor-
NAL meeting here today pledged the
support of the district to Senator A.
B. Cummins of Iowa, for the Republi-
can presidential nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

PetrograG, Jan. 22.-Russian tor
pedo Hoats in the Black sea, it was
announced here today. have sunk two
Turkish ships loaded with war sup
plies. The crews were captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
"Nut" Hearings IN Monday.

Washington. Jan. 22.-Public hear
ings or pending resolutions proposing
various efforts TO nd the war in Eu-
ropevill he conducted by the house
foreign affairs committee Tuesday.
Schultz to Pittsburg.
Chicago, Jan. 22.-Joe Schultz, in
fielder, was sold to the Pittsburg Ma
tionals by President Weeghman of the
Chicago Nationals, today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
WASHBURN RUSHED BY
MANHATTAN AGGIES
Visitors Go Through Ichabod Line In
First Half for Score of
20 Today.

The Washburn basketball team was
outclassed during the first half of to-
days play at Washburn gym by the
Manhattan Aggies. With both teams
playing fast and hard the Aggies
romped through Washburn for 20
points. In the first half while Wash
burn made 7. The Washburn score
was made by Groth and Reese. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

ways are necessary to the transporta-
ton of troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

WEATHER forecast for Kansas:
Fair tonight and probably sun
day. Not much change. Warmer in
west toni: :ht colder in the north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

REAUIIFUL Sunday promises the
weather man. Remember your
church!
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-09
VIDAL LOOKS GOOD
NEW YORK TIMES CORRESPOND
ENT COMMENTS ON MADISON
BOYS FIELD WORK.

New York Times: Two hundred
and fifty-four cadets reported for
preliminary football work this after
noon.
Eugene Vidal, a plebe who came
from the University of South Dakota,
with this years class, is hailed as a
new star for eastern football critics
to watch. He is a backfield man of
the Oliphant stripe. holds a record of
10 seconds flat for the 100-yard
dash. is a star jumper and discus
thrower and excels in basket ball and
baseball as well as gridiron work.
Peck. another westerner, who is a
giant i'm stature, and Stokes, a high
school boy from Washington, are
other members of the new class who
come with former regulations on the
football field.
The work today was of the lightest
order and was designed principally
with a view to loosening up joints,
McEwan and Vidal passed and kick
ed the ball, the latter working
smoothly in the try-out, Oliphant
worked with the members of the fur
Tough class on the north field apart
from the big squad. as those men re-
turning from leave are all in quaran-
tine camp on the plains. These men
will join the squad proper at the end
of next week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-09
AUTOMOBILE UPSETS
TWO GIRLS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
HERE ARE But SLIGHT
LY INJURED.

Two girls were hurt and two boys
had narrow escapes from serious in
jury when an automobile in which
they were riding at about 10 o'clock
last night upset near Wentworth.
Those in the car were Emma Vidal.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Vidal.
Sill Liberty avenue; Verna Detienne,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. De
tienne, 1908 West Seventh street:
Lyle Johnson and Joseph Dougherty.
The Dougherty boy was driving his
WI car.
None of the party was pinned un-
der the body of the car. although ii
was necessary to assist Miss Vidal, on
whom the top had fallen. The young
people came to Madison in a hired
car. obtained at Wentworth, and the
girls were taken to the city hospital,
from which institution they were re
leased this morning. Miss Detienne
suffered a fractured collar bone.
Although the road at the point at
which the accident occurred is ex-
ceedingly rough, it is thought that
the mishap was probably due to the
steering gear locking. The car had
not been working property during
the day. The machine was not seri-
ously damaged, owing to the fact
that it was being driven slowly over
the rough stretch of road, il is said
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-09

Fitzgerald. 500 Harth avenue. de-
parted this morning for Minneapolis
to visit at the home of d. +. Stod-
dard.
Miss Effie bookings, who has been
a guest at the home of her relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Metcalf, 1901
East Seventh street, the past two
months. departed for her home in
Burlington, Wis, by a morning train.
Miss bookings came to Madison in
search OF health and returns very
much benefited.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Lake County National bank held
last Thursday, Thomas A. Walden
was elected vice president of that in
stitution. Mr.. Walden obtained a
degree at the University of Michigan
in 1914 and during the following
year was in the law department of
Harvard university. Later he spent
several months in the bond depart
ment of Wells q Dickey, Minneapolis.
Wentworth Enterprise: Supt. May,
of the Madison city schools, passed
through Wentworth last Friday aft
ernoon lin his Ford. en- route to Ha-
warden, Ia, where he formerly lived.
He was accompanied by his mother
and his son. Hal. The superintend-
.ent had an accident with his car near
the Grove schoolhouse west of town
that nearly upset the car and might
have been very serious. as ii was,
the local garage men were able to
straighten things out in a few hours
so that he was able TO go on with the
trip.
During every day the Lake county
fair was i'm progress, both in 1915
and again this year, death brought
sadness TO homes in the immediate
vicinity of Madison. Four funerals
held during the four days of the fair
last year were conducted by Rev.
Olin Reigstad, pastor of the United
Lutheran church. Three sermons
were preached by Rev. Mr.. Reigstad
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week, while a fourth fam
lily, that Of William Westa5y, was be
reaved yesterday.
In the custody of Sheriff f. w.
Butts, Earl M. Hull, who had pre-
viously expressed a willingness to
plead guilty to a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, was
taken this morning to Sioux Falls to
appear before District Judge Joseph
w. Jones. States Attorney H. H.
Holdridge accompanied the pair.
Mr.. Holdridge said that on account
of Hull having a family dependent
upon him, he would recommend that
the Judge deal leniently with the Of
fender. Hull admitted having passed
two worthless checks for SIS each, at
Wethe Bros. confectionery store last
Tuesday night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-09
SUGAR TO Be CHEAPER
SEyENTY-FINE CENT DROP SOON
LATE PRESERVING AT
REDUCED EXPENSE.

Madison merchants give promise
of assisting in the near future in
solving the low cost of living" prob
lem. Dealers said today they antici-
pated a reduction in the retail price
of sugar of about three-quarters Of
a zen a pound, and that the drop in
price would probably become effec-
tive here in the course of the next
couple of weeks or so, at latest.
The drop in price will be the re-
suit of a cut of rs cents a hundred
pounds that has been made by re-
'finers on the Pacific coast. 1t is told
that while the price of sugar here
and at other points in the middle
west is figured from a New York
basis, rather than from a coast stand
ard, the drop in price will soon have
its effect in this section. 1t is said
that only a few wholesalers east of
the Rocky Mountains so far have
been fortunate enough TO take ad-
vantage of the cut, many Of them
having taken on large stocks at the
higher figure. The retail price of
sugar here is $3.50 a hundred
pounds.
The reduction will be the largest
since the price went up at the begin
ming of the war. 1t is said the drop
may arrive in time TO permit of some
who will preserve fruits TO take ad-
vantage of It,.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-09
PREVENT DISEASE
STATE HEALTH OFFICER GIVES
ADVICE AS TO COURSES
TO FOLLOW,

DR.. w. f. Daniels. who is a mem
Der of the South Dakota state board
of health, received notice from Jas.
f.. Ferguson, governor of Texas,
that in conformity with an agree
ment at the recent health conference
held at Washington, d. c., children
under the age of 16 will not be per-
mitted to leave or enter the state of
Texas unless they show a health GER
tificate issued by the proper health
authority"
The Texas state health officer ad-
vises that this is done to prevent the
spread Of i~nfantile paralysis, and that
railroads, steamship and other trans
portation companies should be in
formed as to the action of Texas, and
children intending to enter that state
should secure health certificates be-
fore leaving South Dakota.
DR.. Daniels said that SO far as
South Dakota is concerned there are
but few cases in the state and un-
doubtedly with the care that is given
these cases there will be no real
danger of the disease. Cool or cold
weather will soon be here and the
disease will undoubtedly subside, he
explained. So far as this city or this
part of the state Is concerned the
danger Of an epidemic is quite re-
mote.
The doctor gave the reminder that