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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
END MEETING TONIGHT
Many Prominent Speakers at Bank
Savings Life Convention

Addresses occupied the morning
session today of the second annual
convention of the Bank Savings Life
agency force. The meeting was held
in the company office in the Mulvane
building Tnis afternoon all attended
performance at the Novelty theater.
Those making addresses this morn
ing were: w. NJ. Moore, f. L Will
Eams, G.. w. Zimmerman. Ernest
Drake H l. Clare, Guy Martin and
Evermont Hays.
Many prominent men spoke at the
banquet in connection with the con-
vention, held Thursday night at the
Mills tea room. The convention
closes tonight. The following men
were on the program: w. w. Bowman
secretary of the Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION: Senator James Troutman.
Tom McNeal, Mr.. Shay. of Sterling
Kan; j. L. Duncan, superintendent
OF agents for the company. and z. H.
Lupton. president Z. F. Sallee, sec
rotary of the company, acted as toast
master
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

and Mississippi railroad. The new
road which is capitalized at $4,000, 900
proposes to build from Hot Springs to
Fair in Philips country. Arkansas, with
several short branches.
Examiner Mattingly of the Inter-
state Commerce commission will hold
the purpose of determining the rea-
sonableness of rates on coal over the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern roads from
points in Indiana and Illinois to Chi
cago. The roads recently filed with
the commission schedules increasing
the rates approximately 3 per cent.
The expenditure of $500 for i'm
provements in the local Santa Fe sta
ton has been announced by the road.
month and will include redecoration
of the interior and exterior of the
building. 1t is believed that several
improvements also are to be made in
the Harvey eating house.
The Union Pacific has two gangs of
men ballasting the road bed between
Beatrice, Neb., and Barneston, on the
Kansas division. The plans of the
road call for improvements in the
road bed all along the division.
Officials of the Peoria & Pekin
Union Railway company have an
nounced an increase in wages of 4 II
per cent for engineers and per cent
for firemen. The order which goes
into effect at once also grants i'm
proved working conditions for the
men, officials say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
RUNNING At A LOSS
Kansas and Southwestern r. r. Seeks
to Enjoin the p. U. c.

The Kansas & Southwestern Rail-
way company filed a suit in the Shaw
nee county district court this after
noon to enjoin the public utilities
commission from carrying out an or
der made on January 20, 1916. This
order provides that joint rates be
maintained among all railroads run
ming to stations on the x. & S. w.
line from Hutchinson to Anthony.
The plaintiff declares the order is
discriminatory and lowers revenue be-
low operating expenses. It is pointed
out that at the end of the fiscal year.
Jar uary so. 1915. operating expenses
amounted to $73.922.21 more than the
reVC1uP Of the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
DEATHS TODAY
Irish M. p" Dies.


London, Feb. 1S.-Michael Austin
died yesterday at his home in Lon
don at the age of 81. He was a MEM
Der of parliament from county LINER
lex from 1892 to 1900. He was active
in Irish politics and served on the
labor commission.
Oxford Instructor Dead.
London, Feb. 1S.-Herbert Paul
Richards died today at Oxford. He
was a lecturer at Wadham college,
Oxford, and the author of several
works on Greek literature. He was
born in 1S4S.
Chicago Reformer Dies.
Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 1S.-ReV.
Morton Culver Hartzell widely known
as a crusader against the old time
tenderloin district IN Chicago, died
here last night. Mr.. Hartzell was a
pastor in Chicago for eight years. He
came here five years ago for his
health and is survived by a widow
and son, Carl. Mr.. Hartzell was SO
years old and died on his birthday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
SHERMAN IS HERE
Man Who Owns Birth of a Nation
Comes to Look After Legal Fight.

Harry A. Sherman, owner of the ex-
hibition rights of THE Birth of a Ma
ton" acknowledged as the world 8
greatest motion picture film, for sew
eral states including Kansas, is in To-
peka comforting with attorneys who
will stage his legal fight to bring the
picture into Kansas.
Hearing of the mandamus writ by
which owners of the film hope to force
Censor Ross to approve the Will be
held before Judge Dana in the district
court February 26.
Il do not believe there is the least
doubt that we will win the right to
show the picture said Mr.. Sherman
today. I'VE have seven companies
now on the road and 1 think Kansas
people can rest assured that they will
witness the production in their own
state"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
HERE and THERE
In THE RAILWAY WORLD.

Directors of the Chicago Art Insti-
tute have been notified by the man
agement of the Burlington system that
students in the school will be given an
opportunity to submit designs for new
dining cars that have been ordered
by the road.
A new $4,00O,OOO terminal station
has been opened in New Orleans. 1t
will be used by the Texas and Pacific.
the Missouri Pacific and the ST. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern railways.
The board of directors of the Alton
Bridge company has elected General
Manager Beacon of the Rock Island
a director of the company. He sue
ceeds A c. Sweet, who resigned re-
Gently to go to the Denver and Rio
Grandc.
A. B. Parker. vice president of the
Colorado and Southern railway has
resigned He will be succeeded by E
5. Roller, general manager of the
road, who retains his present position
in addition to the place made vacant
by Mr.. Parker's resignation. The
change becomes effective March
A charter has been granted by Ark
ansas to the Hot Springs, Pine Bluff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
Talk Cheap But
Way He Said 1T
Cost $4,000

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. IS
Who said talk is cheap? Why,
Chester Clarence Lorraine made
one little speech here that cost
$3.50, 1000
Chester, who was arrested at
the Great Northern hotel in Chi
cago for the Milwaukee police a
few days ago, W. S identified as
Keith Edward Dalrymple. missing
heir to $350,000 fortune in Port
Allegheny, Pa. Relatives of the
missing heir questioned Lorraine
and were at first convinced that
he was Dalrymple
Then they detected some dis
creparcies in his talk and now
they have started back to Port
ALLEGHENY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
DEATHS and FUNERALS

ADA E. DANGERS, age IS. wife
of f. dangers. died Friday at her
home. north of Topeka. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon at the
. Central Avenue Christian church. Ser
vices will be conducted by the pastor
I. II. Beckholt.
WASHINGTON STOCI6W ELL, age
as. formerly of Topeka. died last
night at his home in Leavenworth.
Kan. according to word received this
morning by his son. Rolla Stockwel,
S35 Lake street. Mr.. Stockwell came
to Topeka in 1887, and remained I'M
til 10 years ago.
MARY 4. SNYDER. The funeral
will be held at . O'Clock Sunday after
noon at the Kansas Avenue Metho-
dist church instead of at Steele's
APPEL as was formerly announced.
MRS. CAROLINE H. TEN EYCK,
re 81, died Thursday night at the
1me of her daughter, Mrs. G. B..
lowe. 1866 Buchanan street. Ar
4ngements fc the funeral will be
made :ater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
VOTE ON FLETCHER
Senate May Act Today on Mexican
Ambassador AppOintcc.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-Renewed
discussion of the Mexican situation in
the senate and a quick vote on the
nomination of Henry Prather Fletcher
as ambassador to Mexico. were fore
cast today as result of President
Wilson's response to a senate resolu-
ton calling for the facts leading up
to the recognition by the United States
of the defacto government in Mexico.
headed by Venustiano Carranza
The presidents reply was submitted
in a. letter from Secretary Lansing.
summarizing conditions which pre-
coded recognition of Carranza. Ii
gave a list of rs Americans who lost
their lives in Mexico In the years 1913,
1914 and 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
SCANDAL is OUT
Senate Committee Hears Aero
Corps Charges.
Defective Equipment and De-
ceptiOn Are Alleged.

Washington, Feb. discharges of a
scandal in the army aviation service
involving defective equipment, favor
:tism to certain officers and general
inefficiency of the aero corps were
laid before the senate military COM
mittee today by Senator Robinson of
Arkansas in support of his resolution
for a congressional investigation. With
Photographic copies of letters which
he said had passed between Colonel
Reber. head of the corps, and Captain
Cowan, in charge at the San Diego
aviation station, Senator Robinson told
the committee in executive session
that the officers recognized the inef-
ficient condition of the aero service
and that Reber had instructed Cowan
to keep it secret.
One letter from Cowan to Reber
presented to the committee said if the
corps ever was Investigated from out
side the service it would be impossible
to explain the rotten way in which
the work has been handled"
Had Recent Upheaval.
Lieutenant Colonel Goodier judge
advocate general of the western di-
vision of the army, was recently tried
by court-martial. charged with having
altered or added to charges preferred
by other officers against Captain Cow
an. The charges against CoWan were
that for the two years he drew the
35 per cent extra pay of an aviation
officer when he was not an aviator.
The case now is waiting President Will
sons action. The court-martial at San
Francisco attracted wide attention and
threatened an investigation of the
aviation service.
Photographic copies of correspond
ence between officers of the army
aviation crops, which Senator Robert
son of Arkansas declared esta blished
beyond doubt the defective condition
of the aviation service, were shown by
him to the senate military committee
today.
Fake ArmOr for Planes.
A letter presented to the committee
purported to be from Colonel Reber,
head of the service, to Captain Cowan
in charge at San Diego, date of June
2, 1915, and read:
Il wish you would have your en-
cheering department get me out some
drawings for the size of sheets to be
placed under the seats of aviators for
alleged armor protection. 1 will have
several of these plats made so we can
say we have armored aeroplanes, not
that / think it vitality essential, but in
order that we can meet any charge
that our machines are not armored."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
ASYLUM Head Under Fire.

St. Joseph, Mo, Feb. 1S.-The 4
vestigation of the charges fild
against DR.. George r. Thompson. &
by Lucien ]. Eastin, member of tie
hospital board, was taken up by th
board at the institution today. In az
dition to the hospital board severl
members of the state board of char
ties and corrections are sitting at tb
hearing. Eastin charges incompeter
cy and lack of discipline against d.
Thompson. Replying to the charge.
Thompson contends that he was VI
duly restricted by certain new bylaw
adopted by the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
RED CROSS STORY

Red Cross Ball Blue and what it will
do seems like an old story. but it's
true. Red Cross Ball Blue is all blue.
No adulteration. Makes clothes whittier
than snow. Use it next washday. All
good grocers sell it--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

New York, Feb. 1s.-MONEY- Mercantile
paper 3@3A per cent, Sterling, 60 day
Francs, demand. 5.SS12: cables, 5.S7A
Marks demand, 743s cables, 741a. Kronen,
demand, 1913; cables. 10. Guilders de
mand, 42H cables. 4212. Lires, demand.
6701A; cables. 6691A. Rubles. demand,
BIS; cables, 315s. Bar silver, 563sc; Mexi-
can dollars. 43A C. Government bonds,
steady; railroad bonds. steady. Time loans.
easy; 60 days. 2A@2la; 80 days, 21a six
months, 234 as.
Call money, steady; high. . low 1s4
ruling rate, ia; last loan, p closing bid
IA offered at =.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
send Woman. go. to Prison.

Winterset, Iowa, Feb. 1S.-Sixteen
years in the penitentiary was the SEN
tence today given by Judge Applegate
to Mrs. Ide Meyer, SO years old, who
earlier in the week was convicted of
completely in the murder of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Meyer.
last July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

There has recently been devised a
scientific method of teaching the de-
tails of muscular action in classic
natural dancing by the American
priestess of the dance. Miss Helen C.
Moller. The figure shows a camera
silhouette fixing for deliberate study
the correct poise of the arms and
hands to express admiration of a
growing plant in flower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
WILLING TO RETURN s75o,Ooo.
Former r. l. Directors Said to Have
Offered Settlement

New York. Feb 18.-Walter G..
Noyes. receiver of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. late yes
terday afternoon applied to Federal
Judge Mayer for approval of a settle
ment made with Daniel Reid, William
II. Moore and other former directors
of the Rock Island system. under
which they have agreed to pay the re-
ceiver $75O.0OO.
The settlement is for the recovery of
dividends alleged to have been lille
gally voted by the former directors
and grows out of the litigation insti-
tuted by the receiver against Reid.
Moore and their associates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

]. Will Kelley. secretary of the Com
mercial club. went to Kansas City to-
day to make an address before the
Merchants association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

w w. Webb believes Mr.. Kelley to
be one of the Invest boosters Topeka
ever had and says that another city,
realizing MIR. Kelley's ability. has Of
fered him more money to so there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
CHURCH RAISES $3.50
Contributions to Jewish Relief Fund
Continue to Come In.

The Jewish Relief fund now totals
s5,154.S4, according to a report issued
this morning by the committee in
charge of the local campaign. Con-
tributions announced by the commit
tee today amount to only $71.30.
The contributions are:
Previously announced $5.154S4
First Presbyterian church. 51.30
A Friend ....... 1000
Triton Grocery company. 1000
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s5.22614
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
Fake Armor for Planes.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the United States Weather
sureau, Topeka, Kansas, for the 81 hours
nding a. IN. today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

STOLEN from 103:5 Buchanan Thursday
afternoon 3 $50 gold pieces Any in
formation call 1892 Black.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

Scott Hopkins gave a dinner this
noon to those interested in the fall
festival Details of the affair Wen
discussed and many knotty question
settled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
TABLE TALK q
AT THE 6g-S

Have you ever heard the story, OF
How Rotary won its fame
I'll tell you so you'll understand
From whence this Rotary came.
No wonder that we are proud of Hef
This club of Rotary ...a.
For here's the way my dear old Friends
The tale was told to me-
(CHORUS-l
Sure few men in Chicago, met
In a hotel one day
And formed club for business. and
A club at which to play.
And when some more had Joined II, sure
1t looked so good and fair
They said. suppose we spread II, Tor
They need it everywhere.
So, they scientized acquaintance 1UNt
To make it sure to grow
You are sure to always find II
No matter where You go.
Then they added it it-Friendship
Which makes this club so free
And when they had it finished
Sure they called il Rotary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

The above song composed by X. y.
I4attner of Topeka. and sung to the
tune of "A Little Bit of Heaven" made
the biggest hit of any feature of the
district meeting of Rotary Clubs at ST.
Joseph the first of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18

Prudence. OF course. demands that
the United States be prepared to deal
with any situation which may arise
Let us have a tariff commission by all
means.
But let our influence be exercised
toward uniting nations, not keeping
them apart from US or from one an
other
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
ASK WHlTMAN'S STAND
ON CITY RELIEF BILLS
New York Tax Reduction Com.
mittec Seek q Public
Declaration.

Several members O .thc Tax Eeduc-
ton Committee. which was organised
to promote the pasHase'of the bills In
-troduced In the Legislature for the imam
ciai relief OF New York city. sent
q letter to Gov. Whitman yesterday ask
ing him u declare publicly that he h
not using hts influence to defeat these
measures. The letter says:
"rhere are In circulation reports,
which have become 81 general hat they
cannot be ignored. to tho effect that
you are not in sympathy with tho Iegis-
lat!vc bills 70 relieve New York city
fror unJus, taxation. la a despatch
a day or two ago 10 one Of the New
York morning te~ spapers the statement
waS made that the passage OF the Brown
automobile registration bill. which d.
vides the registration fees with Iocali-
tie~, was vigorously fouGht nv the Whit
man Senators. all OF whom voted against
IT,
Tho further statement was made In
the despatch The vote In the Senate
to mean that the Governor Ia still lined
UP with the upstate crowd In opposition
to the desires Of New York city
"Of oouSse We do not sun that
his il an authentic statement OF your
attitude. but Il does seem certain tina,
the continued circulation Of such q ~.
port. whether II be r u or not. IL cal
culated n. this critical time 10 do grea,
harm to New York city In its struggle
for Justice at tho. hands OF the legisla-
ture.
W. the undersigned therefore ~.
spectfuliy urge you 10 make It clear 70
the public and TO tho Legislature thai
you are not. as reported. lending your
influence to those who oppose the bill,
for the relief Of the city"
The letter IL signed by Eugene n
O~uterbridge. Isaac n. SeligmaT, Cyrua
C.. Miller. Alfred l.. Msrling. Adolph
IAwtsohn. Peter J. Brady. william Eel
loves Morgan. George Gordon Battle
Jesss 0lsidor Straus. william Hamiir
Child~. Irving T. Bush. Abram I. Elkus
Alfred +. White. II. X. Twitchel,. VIII.
lam McCarroll. Elmer G. Sammis and
Jacob c. Klinck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
BURGLAR TRAPPED BY
HIS W POLITENESS
Easily identified Through
Street Car Window by
Man He Robbed.

The only flaw IN the carefully planned
burglary of the apartments of william
kronmeyer, former Hoboken Council.
man, On the second floor Al 50 West
Eleventh street. yesterday was that the
burglar was too polite. As Mr.. and Mrs.
kronmeyer were returning from a trip
uptown they met In the hallway of the
apartment house three young men. One
bowed and lifted his hat 40 II he knew
them. His action. because Mr.. Kron-
meyer could not remember having seen
him before. caused him to notice the man
particularly.
When the K%ronmeyers reached their
apartment they found the door unlocked
and the place ransacked. He immedi-
ately thought Of the young men In the
hall. When he reached the street they
were not In sight. but the fruit pedler
on the corner had seen them board "A
car on Sixth avenue. Although the street
car had about q block start. Mr.. Kron-
meyer commandeersd the automobile
Of Edward A. U~nterberger Of 60 Yves.
10th street. Through the window Of
the street car. which they overhauled.
he could see h three young men. They
were dividing some jewelry. At Twenty.
fourth street with the assistance Of
FONCemAn Hennesy or franc e the
three were arrested They attempted
10 escape through tho front Of the car,
but they found the way blocked by Tn
t~erberger's automobile.
On the way to the West Twentieth
street station n OF them attempted TO
throw away a part Of the jewelry. When
they were examined by Detectives Sheri-
dan. Dalton ami Quinn OF the central
ONCE jewelry valued IT approximately
$500 was found on them. including a
Councilman's gold badge bearing kron-
meyers name.
Tho prisoners gave their names as
Frank Clark. 10. OF c2i West Thirty.
eighth street. a bellboy out OF a Job. from
Memphis. Tenn. /; Murray Silvcrstein. 20
East 113th street. q clerk. and Henry
LaHSrr. 20. OF 2t5 West lt6th street.
LAMAR also aaid that his name was
Randolph and finally admitted. the police
say, that his real name If Saunders and
that he IL from Detroit. Silverstein and
Saunders. according 10 the police, have
served time IN Elinirn.
Saunders. according 90 the police. ad-
mitted that he had committed nine other
burglaries IN the city. including two In
an apartment house ut Broadway and
165th street. and volunteered TO show the
police the houses he robbed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
$4,000 STEEL MEN GET RAIsE.
YousGstewa Piasts Grant second
10 Per Cent. Thts Year.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. April .I5.--rhree
big steel companies employing more
than 10000 men announced to-day af16
per cent. wage increase effective May 1.
The companies concerned are tho
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company,
the Brier Hill Steel Company and the
Republic Iron and Steel Company.
They granted a similar increase
January 1. making a total OF 20 per
cent. this ear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
WIFE USED BATHROOM
AS PLACE OF REFUGE
Mrs. Lemuel Valentine Holder
of Garden City. L. l.. Sues
for Separation.

GARDEN Ci1y. L. l., April i5.--Mrs.
Viola Aida Holder has brought q suit
for separation against Lemuei Valentine
Holder. 4 foreign exchange broker. with
an Office at So Pine street, Manhattan.
Mrs. Holder charges cruel and ,nhu-
man treatment. which. she says. began q
few months after her marriage In 81.
Agnes's Church, Manhattan, on June 10,
1908. The following October. she says,
her husband came home Intoxicated end
asked her II she knew . MAJ named
Callahan. When h said she did he
chased her about the house. She says
he often ran after her. but she was
almost always able to outrun him. Ere.
quently she ran to the bathroom and
locked herself IN.
Once in New Rochelle she failed TO
escape from him. He beat her and
choked her. h says. and she had to
call her sister and b~rother.in law. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Plat. to subdue
Holder. Al another time Holder beat
her In the home Of her sister, 800 West
10sth street. she charges.
Mrs. Holder nays that because Of her
husbands cruel treatment she left him
In the fall Of 1913. but after ssveral
weeks he and some friends effected a
reconciliation. or Holders promise to
keep sober In future.
After this his treatment Of her was
much better. she says. but early this
year he provoked a violent quarrel with
her, In the course Of which ne threat
ened TO shoot. and actually went sca rch
Ing Tor his revolver. Mrs. Holder ran
out Of the house and went to her sle-
ter's home.
He was very jealous and ANY timoe
he wrongly accused her Of meeting other
men. she says in her complaint.
Mrs. Holder says her husbands In
come Ia $4,000 4 year. A motion for
alinony will be argued In Manhattan on
April 81. Holder Will probably contest
the suit. as his counsel has hled a notice
Of appearance,