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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

most normal and there was no scare
ity of food The American embassy.
he said, is extremely busy, inasmuch
as it represents the interests of no less
than ten nations.
Mr. Morgenthau found Berlin much
changed since his last visit here about
eight years ago. but considered the
change to be to the advantage of the
city
Train Service Excellent.
The ambassador came from Con-
stantinople with the German minister
to Persia, Prince Henri Reuss, and
Vice Admiral Won Usedom, who has
been supervising construction of coast
defenses on Gallipoli peninsula. He
said the new express service between
Berlin and Constantinople was excel
lent and that the train on which he
made the trip compared favorably
with the best in America.
Mr.. Morganthau will go from Ber-
lin to Copenhagen, to take ship there
for New York on a Danish steamer
He viii make a report to President
Wilson about Balkan affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
PLEA FOR WATSON
Once POpulist Presidential Can
didate Under Charge.
e. S. Alleges Articles on Leo
Frank Case Were Obscene.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Twelve mem
bers of the Georgia delegation in con-
gress called on Attorney General
Gregory today to protest against the
governments contemplated attempts
to indict Thomas E. Watson, of Thorn
son, Ga, for circulating alleged OBJ
scene matter through the mails in
connection with the murder trial of
Leo M. Frank.
The visit disclosed the fact that the
department was considering charges
against Watson and contemplated sub
hitting them to a grand jury outside
the state of Georgia. The congress-
men directed their chief objection to
this action, saying it would be a re-
Election on the state.
Editor of Weekly.
Mr.. Watson, once candidate for
president on the Populist ticket, is
editor of the Jeffersonian, a weekly
newspaper After Franks sentence
had been committed by Governor
John NJ. Slator Mr.. Watson published
and circulated articles alleged to have
been in violation of the law.
Assistant Attorney General William
Wallace, jr., admitted to the Georgia
delegation that action was contem-
plated. The only question which re-
mains to be settled is where the in
dictment shall be sought The de-
partment wishes to avoid the appear
ance of seeking a locality where Jew
ish sentiment is strong and which
might be presumed to be hostile to
Watson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
CHILDREN IN WAR Toll
Slain by Air BOmbs-MOthers Dumb
With Grief, Murmur, why"

London, Feb. 5.-One of the most
interesting features of later stories of
the recent Zeppelin raid over parts of
England is the effect which the visi-
tation had on the minds of the inha hi
tants of rural towns which hitherto
had been far removed from the hOr-
rors of war. One correspondent
writes:
1T is not easy to describe all the
feeling with which the outrage has
filled the people for they vary accord
ing to vividness of individual recol-
lection and the nearness of personal
loss. Seven of the persons killed in
this town were children, four were
women and two were men, both of the
latter over fifty years of age.
Outraged But Helpless.
What harm had my child done p
is the question which has been asked
over and over again by the bereaved
parents. But their grief is not paraded
in the streets and it is only here and
there that one feels the gloom of
death. While many houses are in
mourning, the streets have become
places for sightseeing.
THE townspeople if you press them
do not deny that while the Zeppelin
was dropping it's bombs they felt a
dread akin to the terror of nightmare.
When morning came and the effect of
the first shock had passed horror and
anger took the place of fear. Now
the horror is gradually passing but
the feeling of anger remains"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
FAVORS SWISS PLAN
Bishop Anderson Discusses Prepared
ness in the European Republic.

Citizen soldiery as maintained by
the Swiss people, was discussed by
Bishop Anderson at the First Metho-
dist church last night in his lecture
on Americas Primary in the War"
THE physically fit young men in
Switzerland have to take so much
military training every year." Bishop
Anderson said. they are compelled to
do this and should the little country
be embroiled in a war the men will
have training enough to form an army
Immediately. The Swiss plan in a mod
flied way would be a good thing for
the United States.
European countries must be COM
pared to mad dogs. When mad dogs
are about there must be some way of
handling them"
Bishop Anderson is a brother of T..
H. Anderson, Eleventh and Tyler
streets, and is visiting him during his
stay in the city. He will be with the
Walnut Grove Methodist church con-
gregatiOn tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
EARN Their WAY
One Hundred and Forty Kan
sas Students SeIf-SuppOrting.
They Sweep Floors, Fix the
Furnace, and Then Study.

One hundred and forty-one young
men are earning their way through
college at the five state higher edu-
cational institutions of Kansas by
sweeping floors in the buildings, ac-
cOrding to reports compiled today by
Lee Harrison, secretary of the state
board of educational administration.
OF these, thirty-seven are employed at
the University of Kansas, As at the
Kansas State Agricultural college, "a
at the Kansas State Normal school, 20
at the Kansas Manual Training Nor
NAL school, and twelve at the For.
Hays Normal school.
For their services the state pays
$2.25 a year a square of floor space
as compared with prices ranging from
So to $40 a square foot a year paid
in large office buildings in this sec
ton, it was reported. Mr.. Harrison
asserted also that a larger number of
student janitors are prominent in col
lege activities, pointing out that at
one of the institutions a dramatic pro-
duction recently was delayed that the
leading man might finish his sweep
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
DEPOT STILL EMPTY
Rock Island Hasn't Moved Any Of
fees to Topeka Yet.

What does the Rock Island contem-
plate sending to Topeka as compen-
sation for the loss of the general man
ayers office?
Considerable discussion over this
question was INDUCED in today noon,
at d conference held by Charles S. Ell
lott, former president of the CONNER
cial club; w. w. Webb, present presi-
dent, and ]. Will Kelley, secretary.
However. no plan of action on getting
a definite statement from the Rock
Island officials was decided upon.
1T is something that requires con-
siderable diplomacy" said one of the
officers today. I'VE fully believe the
Rock Island intends to help US out in
some way and don't intend to become
too insistent."
Several weeks ago a committee
comprising Charles s. Elliott, Charles
L. Mitchell, Sad ]. Hodgins and 9TH
ers, called upon Rock Island officials
and urged that some department be
brought here to replace the general
managers office. At that time the
Topeka delegation was assured that
the Rock Island had some such action
under Amusement.
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heart failure autopsy the Docking
family took the body before four lead
ing surgeons at Reno, where a secord
autopsy was held. At the inquest, two
attorneys represented the alleged as
sailants Mrs. Weber, it is alleged,
was forced to cross-examine the wit
nesses herself to elicit the facts. The
verdict recognized the struggles, and
names the parties, but this latter part
did not appear in the press reports.
Pamphlets describing the details of
Weber's death have been issued by the
Docking family and distributed
throughout the state. Statements of
leading citizens in several states AS to
his good character from his school
days to the time of his death have
been obtained and printed in the pam
phlet Among those signing such
statements are: A. A. Potter, dean di
vision of engineering, Manhattan; L.
Z. Conrad, Manhattan; H. w. Dietz,
Salt Lake City. superintendent of irri-
cation United States Indian service;
D. E. Helvern, Pueblo, division en-
gineer, A, T. & S. F. railway
Much moro startling evidence has
been obtained by Mr.. Docking which
will be disclosed before the grand
jury said Mr.. Reid today 1T is
up to the newspapers of Kansas to see
that a Kansas boy gets justice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
IN SAFE KEEPING
Two Topeka Girls Are Taken to the
Industrial School at Beloit.

Mrs L. H. Abbott, matron at the
county jail has returned from Beloit
where she committed Thelma Grant,
negro girl, and Dorothy Steele, white
to the girls industrial school. Thelma
Grant is the negro girl who figured in
the sensational case of the state
against Arthur Davenport as com
planning witness. She is 3 years old.
Dorothy Steele is known by county
officials as the girl of tragedy. In
reality she was sent to Beloit for no
other reason than the fact the there
was no other place to put her.
Several months ago her mother,
who lives in Wyoming, sent her to To
peka to her father. He, however, did
not seem to take much interest in her,
according to officials and she was fin
ally committed to the detention home
and put under the care of a physician.
She is Is years old. At the home she
was under the care of a physician for
three months and was suffering with
five different ailments.
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At l. c. C. Session, Kansas Util-
tiles Representative Heard.
Wants Witnesses il Packers
Testify on Classification.
DEMAND new LIVESTOCK BIZ
Both Shippers and Railroads
Kick On Present Form.
Commission to Hold Hearings
in Four Cities.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-The idea of live
stock shippers as to the proper form
for uniform bill of lading were pre-
scented today before Lawrence Satter-
field, examiner for the interstate COM
merce commission.
Announcement was made that hear
ings on the uniform bill of lading
question would be held by Examiner
Satterfield at San Francisco, Feb. IA,
at New Orleans Feb. 81, and at Allan
ia, Feb. %. The final hearing before
the commission will be in Washington,
Dec. April 10. The hearings began in
New York. Jan. "a
Dissatisfaction with the present va
riety of forms of bills of lading in diff
ferent parts of the country has been
expressed by both shippers and rail-
roads and the commission is seeking
to devise a simple, concise form uni
form throughout the country.
Helm Hats Witness.
Protest against the presentation of
testimony relative to the rate of class
ification of livestock in the bill of lad
ing hearing was made by A E. Helm,
representing the public utilities COM
mission of Kansas. Mr.. Helm inter
rupted the testimony of witness rep
resenting Morris & Co, packers, who
was testifying concerning live stock
bills of lading
IF any testimony relative to the
rate of classification of livestock is to
be given said Mr.. Helm, Il desire to
have witnesses here 10 support the in
terests of Kansas"
D. n. Louis, representing the Corn
Belt Meat Producers association of
Iowa Joined in the protest, and Elk
aminer Satterfie1d announced that the
question of rate classification of live
stock would not be considered at the
hearing. He suggested that if it was
desired to raise the question that a
petition would be filed with the I. c. c.
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TOpcFH MaFEet-
Furnished by J. Il. Billiard corner Kae-
Ave. and Curtis st.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 5.
OATS-3O0D32c
WHEAT-90cGS1.
CORN-6Sc
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Hens Have Been Doing a Prof.
liable Business Recently.
Pay Owners Enough to Buy
Feed for a Year.
PRINTS ARE RETURNED
Another Step Taken in the
Drainage District Matter.
State Engineer Has Pointed
Out Necessary Changes.

During the cold weather the poul-
try business has been one of the most
paying.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Mathews, has thir-
ty-eight pullets of the Rose Comb
Rhode Island variety, that laid fifty
dozen and nine eggs during the
thirty-one days in January.
She sold these eggs for $14.S0 which
will pay for the feed of these chickens
during the coming year.
J. r. Spetter also has two dozen
puIlets of the same variety which have
laid enough eggs since the first of the
year to pay for their feed for twelve
months. Last Tuesday one of them
laid an egg weighing four ounces or
twice the size of an average egg.
Blue Prints Returned.
H. B. Walker, state engineer, was
in Topeka this morning with blue
prints which were sent to him at Man
haitian for correction. The drainage
board had a survey made of drainage
for Soldier and Indian creeks. The
corrections will be made at once by v.
r. Parkhurst, who made the survey
for the drainage board.
Notes and Personals.
Mr. Seward Ward, until recently,
postmaster at Roosevelt, Oklahoma,
now living with his family at Kiro,
is in North Topeka this morning visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Sarah J. Ward.
monthly business meeting Will be
held tomorrow evening at 6 O'Clock at
the North Topeka Presbyterian
church.
a. NJ Petro. Druggist.-Adv.
Eermon Pasely, the two months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. /. Pasely,
died this morning at the home of the
parents, 1875 Holman street. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock in ConwelPs chapel,
burial in Rochester cemetery.
J. B. Skinner, Shorey, who has been
confined to his bed for several weeks
is reported a little improved today.
r. E. Williams returned home
Thursday, from trip through Florida
and southern points
Marion Glenn, Granville, was in
North Topeka on business today.
Lou Anderson, Menoken; Mrs. Cecil
Woodland, Elmont; T. Taber, Elmont;
Frank Wilson, In 1ian Greek; F. Shul-
tice, kirC, were North Side visitors on
business FRIDAY
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago. Feb. 5.-wHEAT-Wheat prices
today reflected an upward tendency shown
by quotations at Liverpool Offerings
here were light, and the market responded
quickly to any good buying. Scantiness
of receipts northwest, especially at Winni-
peg, seemed to give little encouragement
to the bulls. The opening, which varied
from unchanged figures to Lc higher with
May at S1.34 to $134A and uJly $1.2515 to
$1.25& was followed by moderate setback
but then the market rose all around to well
above yesterdays close
Advices that Argentine wheat was being
offered in Europe at a lower price than
North America led to a subsequent down
turn. The close was weak, Sc to 11sc net
lower with May S1.327s and uJly S1.24Ts.
CORN-Liberal receipts weakened corn
The strength of wheat, however, acted later
as an offset to some extent. After opening
Lc to &c lower prices sagged trifle more
and then made a slight rally.
Predictions later of big arrivals Monday
brought about increased heaviness. The
close was weak at 1%c to 1%M1kc net
decline
OATS-Oats were governed chiefly by
changes in the corn market. For the most
part trade was of a local character.
PROVISIONS - Provisions developed
firmness owing to an advance in hog quo
tations. The volume of business though
was small
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in BED so YEARS
President Invited to Celebrate
Strange Anniversary.
Woman of Obscure Life Keeps
Apace With Times.

New York. Feb. 5.-President Will
son was confronted with TOO many
onerous duties today to accept MOI
lie Fancher's invitation to MN 10 al
tend at her Brooklyn residence the
celebration of her fiftieth year IN bed,
a hopeless cripple. Had he responded
the chief executive would have seen
a little old woman in an old fashloneo
four-poster. a parrot on elther sloe'
canary at the window and an unob-
trusive dog and cat somewhere about
The president sent regrets that ne
could not accept the invitation
Fifty years ago today little 10
year-oId girl, was put to bed IN a room ,
at $50 Gates avenue Brooklyn. Sne
been out of it, not once in fifty years.
She never will be out of it again, eX-
cent on one occasion; and that occa-
sion Mollie Fancher laughs at, when
she takes the trouble to consider It
at all.
MolIie has three children" three
fine boys" she calls them. Loretta,
the eldest is 20 and slowly dying In
the glum silence of grabbed old age.
His plumage, once brilliantly green
and his eyes, once sparkling and sly
are as dull as his conversation Lor-
eta is a sage soul He has ruled
countless families of short-lived cats
and dogs to Mollie Fancher's entire
satisfaction, poor, m1snamed OLD man
that he is.
Joe, a mere STRIPPING of II years, is
cock o. the walk these days, and he
rules in high feather, with cultural
chuckle and raucous clack that wins
smile from Mollie and a baleful glare
from his brother. Dickie Boy is a
mere infant; sort of adopted on pro-
baton, you know; but though small
and somewhat frowned upon at first.
he has sung his way into the hearts of
Mollie Loretta and Joe in the eight
years he has been at it.
An Ardent Suffragist.
The late st. Clair McElway, founder
and editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, was
one of Mollie Fancher's best friends.
Most of her childhood friends. like
McElway. have died in the last few
years and Mollie says sometimes now
she almost feels like a forgotten old
woman"
AT first, right after the accident"
said Mollie Fancher today, Il wanted
to die; but soon got over that. Many
queer things have been said and writ
ten about me, but nothing is true eX-
cept that 1 am a crippled old woman
who has been in bed fifty years.
Mollie Fancher is an ardent suffra-
gist, reads a great deal. has some very
decided opinions about the war, and
is much alive and extraordinarily ac-
tive woman, considering that she
hasn't been out of bed for half a hun
dred wears
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Wall st. New York, Feb. 5.-STOCKS-
Todavs short session mainly represented
a mild contest between the bull and bear
accounts with no very conclusive result
at the end. There was marked heaviness
during the active first hour Mercantile
Marine preferred recognized war issues.
some Coppers and specialties in general
recording losses OF ! to points, but in
most instances these were largely not
fully regained. The Lusitania situation
constituted the chief element of restraint
other news being of an encouraging char
acter in its bearing upon general domestic
conditions. The closing was irregular
Bonds were lower.
Selling of active issues was renewed at
today's early dealings. War issues. Cop
pers and Mercantile Marine preferred re
cording material recessions. Marine loss
of 352 points to - supplemented yester-
DAVIS severe decline and Crucibe Steel fall
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KILLS HIS AFFINITY,
Then SHOOTS SELF
Sixty-Year-Old GroOm-To-Be Stays
Girl and Then Commits
Suicide.

Douglas, Feb. Miss Lena Key
ser of Schenectady was shot and
killed here by John H. Pierce of De-
lenson, N. Y, who afterwards shot
himself According to the police,
Pierce had just returned from Sche
nectady, where he had been en-
ployed, accompanied by Miss Keyser,
and obtained a marriage license. The
woman's mother arrived later and told
her daughter thai Pierce had been
married before and had not obtained
a divorc.
Pirce. who was so, shot the girl
through the hea, according to the po-
lice, killing her instantly, and then
fired another bullet into his head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
ARE STILL RETREATING
MOntcncgrin Detachment Reaches
DurazzO, After Weary March.

Rome. Feb. 5.-A dispatch to the
Idea Nazionaie, from Durazzo an
nOunces that 1000 Montenegrin troops
with three generals and fourteen other
officers have arrived there after a
difficult and fatiguing retreat. All were
under orders from General Vukotitch,
former premier and minister OF war of
Montenegro, whom they left behind
at Podoritza.
The dispatch adds that strong Aus
trian contingents are crossing the
Sanjak on their way to join the
forces which are to attack Saloniki
and that light Austrian columns are
bivOuacking without advancing be-
tween the rivers Matt and Ishni in
northern Albania.
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Kansas City. Feb. 3.


tBy special wire to T. j Myers Columbian
Building.i
Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased 1.
million bushels this week
shipments of wheat from Australia this
bushels
A report from Norway said the import
duty on wheat and flour is suspended for
the remainder of the fiscal year
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
nave Increased 1888 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 277, SIS
bushels.
A cable from Rumania said that the Cen
tral POWERS have purchased the remaining
supplies of grain, amounting to about 40
million bushels
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1,416000 bushels of
wheat, $4,000 barrels of flour, 5000 bushels
or corn and 100000 bushels of oats: wheat
ana flour combined. 1.776,000 bushels
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week ac-
cording to Bradstreet's, were 1856, 900
bushels a year ago. Corn shipments were
GIL 900 bushels
Argentina exported 1882 600 bushels of
wheat this week, compared with 524 900
bushels last week and 1872 900 bushels "A
year ago. Shipments since January 1 ag-
gregate ? 42S.0 goo bushels, a year ago g. i24 =
900 bushels Corn shipments this week were
3.Oo2,OOO bushels, against 927 600 bushels
last week and 1862, 900 bushels a year ago.
Total corn shipments since aJnuary / are
l1OS9uOO bushels; year ago. 10 4OS 900
bushels Oats exports this week were l.
100000 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
ADDS S05 TO The fund
The Jewish Relief Committee Has
Raised Total of $4,S26.7O.

Contributions totaing $S5 were an
nounced this morning by the commit
tee in charge of the local fund for
the relief of Jews in the war zone of
Europe. This brings the total to
s4.826.70.
Sunday afternoon members of the
committee IN charge of the local cam
paign will meet at the B'nai Birth
hall to consider ways and means of
instilling new vigor into the move
ment to raise funds in Topeka for the
relief of the hundreds of thousands
of Jews who are facing starvation in
Russia, Galicia and Poland. During
the last few days the local campaign
Jagged perceptibly.
Contributions announced by the
committee this morning are: