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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
STATE GUARDS, 1T
New Army Bill Makes Militia
Federal Soldiers.
Preparedness Measures Ready
for Congress Soon.

Washington. Feb. 21.-A new army
reorganization bill. federalizing the
national guard, increasing the regular
army to $4,000 men, doubling the
field artillery, increasing the engineer
corps by fifteen companies, creating
four squadrons of air craft and an en-
tirely new corps of cadets from col
leges having military training was
agreed upon tentatively today by the
house military committee.
The committee authorized Chairman
Hay to draft the bill and have it read :
for the committee next Wednesday or
Thursday with the understanding that
amendments meeting individual views
may be offered later.
The national guard provisions will
be one of the most notable features.
The committee agreed that congress
has the constitutional right to take
over the national guard by legislative
enactment and appropriation. The
provision for a corps of cadet off
GERS from educational institutions hav-
ing military training is expected to
furnish 5000 trained officers for use
in emergency
The McKellar bill. providing federal
cooperation in military training in
the states also was voted favorably
reported 1t proposed government aid
for one school in each state where a
minimum of 800 students will receive
military instruction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
EXPECT KAISER
TO LAUNCH new
REIGN OF TERROR
England Anticipates Both Sea
and Air Raids.
Submarines Will Not Regard
Protests of NeutraIs.
lis ONLY Nine DAYS DISTANT
Don't Believe Kaiser viii Post
pOne U-BOat Rule.
''Strike Terror to Hearts of
NeutraIs and Enemy"
IS ONLY Nine DAYS DISTANT

London, Feb. 21.-With Gernanys s
new submarine campaign against all
armed merchantmen but nine days
distant, the London newspapers today
Immediate steps to combat the new
crusade of frightfulness.
I'VE are forewarned; let us be
foreaI med,' was the slogan sounded
by the observer.
Warning YVES issued at the same
time that another raid by Zeppelins
may he expected to follow the Sunday
attack by German seaplanes on the
east and southeast coast of England
From Paris came reports of an at
called upon the government to take
tempted attack on the French liner
Chicago by a German commerce raid
er, increasing the belief that the Ger
mans are planning spectacular demon
strations on the sea and in the air.
Germans Won't Delay.
Reports from America that Germany
may postpone the new warfare against
merchantmen were not credited by
London shipping men nor at the for
eign office today. Recent statements
in the German newspapers have con-
vinced English officials that the Ger
mans are about to embark on new
campaign by which they hope to strike
terror to the hearts of their enemies
and neutrals as well.
The German auxiliary cruiser that
operate with the submarines in attack
ing armed merchantmen until it falls
into the hands of allied warships.
Once sighted and identified by fas-
war craft, the German raider will have
little chance of escaping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
THE KANSAS TAX
ON CORPORATIONS
SUSTAINED TODAY
Decision Is Handed Down by
Q. s. Supreme Court.
Opinion Is Written by Associate
Justice Hughes.
STATE IS WITHIN ITS RIGHTS
Suit Was Brought by the X. c.,
F. s. & NJ. Railroad.
1t Will Bring 100000 Annually
Into Treasury.
Opinion Is Written by Associate
Justice Hughes.
STATE IS WITHIN IT'S RIGHTS

After losing her state oil inspection
revenues, Kansas today won the fight
for the $4,000 a year corporation tax
law when the measure was upheld by
the supreme court of the United
States. Constitutionality of the Kan
sas law was established by the high
tribunal in a test suit filed by the
Kansas City. Fort Scott & Memphis
Railway company.
The corporation tax law is one of
the most important revenue producing
measures on the statute books in Kan
sas Payment of the new taxes are
now in progress. Loss of the law
would have meant serious financial
troubles for the state in view of the
fact that the state supreme court re-
Gently declared unconstitutional the
revenue producing feature of the oil
inspection law. Nearly a dozen large
corporations had joined with the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis rail-
way in an action to defeat the state
law.
More than a year ago the law was
Continued Oh Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
DIRECTORS TO PAY
Rock Island Heads Agree to
Foot S75O,OOO Loss.
Court Approves of Settlement
With II. r. Receiver.

New York, Feb. 21.-Federal Judge
julius NJ. Mayer today approved the
agreement which was made between
Walter c. Noyes, receiver for the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad.
Daniel G.. Reid and other former di-
rectors of the company, whereby Mr..
Reid and his associates will pay $780,
900 in settlement of claims for losses
sustained by the railroad in the pur-
chase of the St. Louis & San Francisco
railroad and the issuance of alleged
unused dividends in 1911, 1912 and
1913.
In addition to Mr.. Reid, those who
signed the agreement are William H.
Moore. Francis l. Hine, Robert Walter
and Edward S. Moore. All denied
their liability but. according to their
counsel, consented to the agreement in
order to avoid litigation. Counsel for
the receiver told the court that there
would be great difficulties in proving
the actual liability of the directors
In his memorandum approving the
agreement Judge Mayer called atten-
ton to the fact that the settlement
had no relation to a suit brought by
the receiver of the Chicago. Rock Is
land & Pacific Railway company, an
other of the companies composing the
Rock Island system. The latter suit
involves claims of similar character
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
.ELECTROCUTE TWO
Pennington and March Suffer
Death Penalty.
First Quaker Ever Executed in
Pennsylvania.

BelIefonte, Pa. Feb 21.-Roland S
Pennington and George H March
were electrocutCd in the penitentiary
today for the murder in November
1913. Of S. Lewis Pinkerton in Della
ware county.
a hard fight was made to save the
men. their case having been carried to
the supreme court and then taken be-
fore the board of pardons five times
Pennington is said to have been the
first person of Quaker extraction to
suffer the death penalty in Peunsyl--
vania.
lContinued ON Pace q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
Girl IN HIS ROOM
Officers Say Piano Player Ad-
mits Visits.
Preliminary Hearing in Rum
away Girl Case.

Preliminary hearing in the case Of
the state against Charles Smith. a
one-armed piano player. charged with
a statutory crime against Pearl Hig-
ginbottom, age 13, IS scheduled to be
heard before Judge Fisher in the
court of Topeka Friday
Smith was arrested Saturday by
Hugh Larimer on a warrant sworn to
by L. l. Kiene and issued by Robert
Carver He was arraigned in the.
court of Topeka and pleaded not
guilty. His bond was fixed at $500
He was unable to produce bail and
went to jail in default.
Robert Carver. assistant county at
torney, stated that the state would all
Iege hat the offense was committed
in December instead of in January as
formerly reported Carver said this
morning that while Smith denied tho
charges he admitted that the girl had
been to his room. Smith. Officials
declare. told Carver tnat another girl
was aIwavs with Pearl when she made
the trips Carver hunted up the
.otner girl" She denied being there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
WOLF OF WALL STREET
IN SUPREME COURT
Man Who Was Convicted of Attempt
to Defraud Morgan Before
Higher Court.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Counsel for
David Lamar, so-calIed wolf of Wall
street, convicted in the federal court
in New York of impersonating an of
ficer Of the United States in an at
tempt to defraud ]. P. Morgan &
Company and others, today applied to
the supreme court for an order to
compel the circuit court to reinstate
Lamars appeal from the district court
which was recently dismissed. The
government opposed the application
and asked that steps be taken at once
to send Lamar to prison. He was SEN
fenced to serve two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
CHANGE IS COMING
Cloudy, Cooler and Unsettled Is Fore
cast for Tuesday.

Washington's birthday will bring a
change in weather, according to the
forecast. Tomorrow will be cloudy
ana slightly cooler than the past few
days, although the weather will not
be so bad as that of February 22 of
the last two years. On both of those
days there was sleet and weather that
nearly pa-alyzed telephones and
street car service. Temperatures are
still above normal. but a drop is OK
pected. The kaw river is falling al
most as rapidly as it rose during the
preceding three days.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather tonight, probably becoming
unsettled Tuesday; somewhat cooler
degrees is eXpected tonight at Topeka.
The shipments north and west: east
and south, above freezing.
At s o'clock this morning the tenn
perature was 80 degrees, 10 degrees
above normal but slightly lower than
on the past four days. Today was a
fair warm day. The highest tempera-
grees. established in 1905. The low
est occurred in 1894 when the read
ing was 5 degrees. The wind is blow
ing at the rate of six miles an hour
from the southwest
The Kaw river this morning showed
a stage of 1871 feet, a fall of about 3
+ feet since Saturday morning. The ice
gone, and the river is getting back to
normal.
Temperatures today averaged IA
degrees above normal The mercury
went close to the high record mark
but did not quite reach the point
Following are hourly temperature
readings furnished by the weather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
BY FIRE
A Business Block in Ozawkie Is
Totally Destroyed.
Three Firms Burned Out With
Loss of $4,000.

Ozawkie, Feb. 21.-One of the most
disastrous, fires in the history of the
town swept OZawkie Sunday evening.
Four frame business buildings were
totally destroyed The loss is esti-
mated at $40, 900 or more. Only a part
of the damage was covered by in@
surance The four structures de-
stroyed We're those occupied by How
ard Priddy's general merchandise
store, DIR. Ira Puterbaugh's drug store
and office and the Ford Quiet gem
cral merchandise store and the post
office.
The town was startled by the cry of
fire about 1880 o'clock Sunday eve-
ming. A blaze had been discovered in
the rear room of the Priddy general
merchandise store. The alarm went
up and down the street with lightning
rapidity. In churches ministers were
just starting on their evening ser
mons Whispers ran through the
congregation, and then there was
rush toward the scene of the con-
flagration.
Ozawkie has no fire department but
the entire population for miles around
turned out to extinguish the blaze.
When a bucket brigade had been
formed smoke was pouring from the.
windows of the Priddy building. Burn-
ing like tinder the structure was in
CONTINUED on Page 2)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
Gas GOING Up, TOO
Kansas Buying Autos at Rate of
S5 Day.
1880 Cars Registered in State
Bid for Tags.

Kansans have been purchasing motor
cars at the rate of eihtyfive a day
throughout the winter, despite the in
clement weather conditions. according
to an estimate made today by Curt
Myers head of the state automobile
department in connection with the re-
ceiving of bids for the manufacturing
of the 1916 motor vehicle license tags.
Mr.. Myers pointed out that there are
1880 cars registered in the state now
The bids. received today from TWEEN
ty-five companies, were based on an
order for $4,000 automobile tags and
9, 700 motorcycle tags. This is an in
crease of 3315 per cent over the 1915
order, only 60 900 tags being pur-
chased then. It was found necessary,
however. to place supplemental orders
LATER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
Kansas Ready to Distribute
S26O,OO0 School Fund.
Semi-AnnuaI Amount $4,000
More Than in 1915.
maintenance HALF MILLION
Immense Fund Every Year for
Kansas Education.
August Figures Will Be Even
Higher This Year.

Kansas public schools will in the
next few days receive more than a
quarter of a million dollars of state
funds under the semi-annual distri-
button of school funds. Figures com
piled today show that the state will
this month distribute to the schools a
total of s26O,723.26, or $29, 9S
more than was paid from a fund in
February, 1915.
For several days clerks in the office of
Earl Akers. state treasurer, have been
busy compiling the figures showing
the amount of the school fund for dis
tribution at this payment period The
money will be apportioned to the var
ious schools on the basis of their
will be compiled in the office of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
SO Cents to Each Pupil.
1t is probable that the funds to the
various schools of the state will be
distributed on the basis of about So
cents to each pupil. There are in
round figures a half million school
children in Kansas and the fund of
more than a half million dollars dis
tributed by the state each year is used
for the maintenance of the schools in
the various town and districts of Kan
sas.
The state school fund distribution
is the interest fund received by the
state school fund commission from
school bonds. The February distribu-
tion is always lighter than the Aus
ust payment, as the heavy interest
paying period comes at or near the
close of the fiscal year 1t is prob
able, however, that the fund at this
time will equal So cents or SO cents
for each person of school age. In Feb
ruary, 1915, the fund amounted to
1921. .407.28, while in August it
amounted to $307,594.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
MOTOR SPEEDING

Sunday was bright warm, beauti-
full day in Topeka and the hundreds of
motor car owners in the city unhitch-
ed their interned machines and took
advantage of the period of rest and the
outdoor air. Likewise, thousands of
little children in all parts of the city
were allowed the privilege of the
streets by relieved parents.
Thereby hangs the tale!
1t was a day of near-accide The
responsibility cannot be placed alto
gether with motor drivers-but they
shared a good slice of the blame.
Frolicking children could not be con-
trolled. The sidewalks and parkings
were not large enough for them. Motor
cars can be controlled-and the street
is plenty large enough for them. What
ever the cause. the result sent many a
chill of fear into the hearts of fright
ened parents-and auto drivers alike
City ordinances place a speed limit
of IS miles an hour on the residence
streets For pleasure driving this is
fast enough. 1t wasn't fast enough
yesterday the drivers of ma
chimes. Persons n every part of To
peka will testify to reckless, thought
less and careless motoring. In this
day of high po1 cred cars and ma
chimes built along racing lines. the
temptation to take advantage OF
smooth paving undoubtedly is great
But little children and fond parents
should not be made to suffer for these
moments of pleasure to motorists.
Children do not belong in the
streets, it's true. Nor were the streets
made for reckless motor owners who
love to watch the speedometer hand
tremble near the 35 pointl
Safety first-and alwaysi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
FORMER TEACHERS
NOW GOVERNORS

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 21.-Ad-
dresses by three former school
masters who are now governors
will feature the six day midwinter
convention of the National Educa-
tion association, which began here
today They are Governor Wood
bridge y. Ferris of Michigan Gov
ernor Frank B. Willis of Ohio and
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh of
Pennsylvania. School superintend-
ents and principals from most cities
in the country of more than 5000
population were here today for the
convention. Noted educators will
discuss important details of eouo--
tional work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
POS STSCRIPT
HOLD q FOR MURDER
OF POULTRY DEALER
Every Occupant of Alleged Trusts
Death Car Indicted by
Grand Jury.

New York, Feb. 21.-Indictments
for murder in the first degree were
returned by the grand jury today
against four men for the killing of
Barnet Baff. Independent poultry
dealer, who was shot to death from an
automobile at the alleged instigation
of the so-caIled poultry trust in No
vember, 1914.
The men indicted are: Frank Fer
rara, driver of the murder car; Giu-
seppe Arichiello. who has confessed to
having been one of the murderers,
and Antonio and Joseph Zafarone. ac-
cused in Arichiello's confession of hav-
ing been the ''lookouts who gave the
signal for the shooting"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
CAR HITS A POLE
Theater Crowd Injured in Chi
cagO Street Car Wreck.
Through Open Switch and Into
Iron Trolley Post.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-Most of the
twenty persons injured in last night's
street car wreck, when a Sixty-third
street car left the track at Emerald
avenue, crashed into an iron pole ard
struck a building, were said today to
be out of danger. Several, however
were seriously injured
The car, crowded with passengers
returning from theaters, was travelling
at high rate of speed when it struck
an open switch. The passengers were
thrown in heaps in the aisles and on
the platforms and many were cut by
flying glass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
MO. PACIFIC TRAIN
HURLED INTO DITCH
Kansas City-St. Paul Express De-
rallied at LeaVenworth-
No One Injured.

Fort Leavenworth. Kan, Feb 21.-
Missouri Pacific train No. 107, which
left Kansas City at 1:50 o'clock this
afternoon for Minneapolis and St.
Paul was derailed at Wade Switch,
near here late today. No passengers
were injured, according to reports re-
ceived here The engine, baggage and
day coach left the track.
The train, which was due in the
Minnesota city at S:15 o'clock tomor-
row morning, was made up of one
sleeping car, a parlor car, three day
coaches and a combination baggag ge
and express car 1t was known as the
Kansas City-St. Paul Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
New Breaks in LeveeS Keep
ReScuerS Busy.
Deluge Approaches New Or
leans Across Wide Area.
PATROL DIKES ON HORSEBACK
Two Steamer Loads of Victims
Reach Natchez.
Crevasse at Buck Ridge Inun-
dates Four Parishes.

New Orleans Feb. 21.-With four
steamers and numerous flat boats en-
gagged in rescue work, reports from
the district flooded by the Mississippi
Ievee break at Buckridge were opti-
mistic today. Two steamers loaded
with refugees had reached Natchez
from the neighborhood of Newellton.
Two other steamers were working
between Natchez and the Buckridgc
crevasse where flood victims are suf-
fering from exposure and lack of food.
Reports from Newellton say a number
of parties with supplies have gone
into the back country in scows to
search for persons unable to get re-
lief Water from the constantly wild
ening crevasse at Buck Ridge was
Concordia, Franklin and Catahoula
parishes. With the exception of the
Buck Ridge crevasse the Mississippi
river levees continue to hold firm.
A horseback patrol is being main
tanned from Buck Ridge to New Or
leans. Along the Atchafalafa river.
before Melville, the crevasse is wild
ening considerably. NO effort to
check the flow will be attempted as
the additional damage will not be
great The only serious losses in this
district are reported by tie and tim
ber contractors. Backwater was re-
ported rising slowly and Melville and
Krotz Springs were believed safe from
serious flood
Holland Valleys Flooded.
Amsterdam, Feb 21.-The river
Meuse has oVerflowed it's banks over
a stretch of country in the neighbor-
hood of Liege and a number of viii
lages north of the city and part of the
city are inundated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
IT'S 4 DEADLOCK?
Breach Between United States
and Germany Widens.
Gravity of Situation Not Dis
guised in Washington.

Washington, Feb 21.-A deadlock
between the United States and Ger
many over the submarine warfare
dispute, approached today That the
issue over Germany's new decree to
sink armed merchantmen without
warning would be outlined clearly this
week was believed in administration
quarters. State department officials
privately admitted today that if dis
patches from Carl W. Ackerman, a
press correspondent, giving advance
indication of Germany's probable at
titude are borne out. the two coun-
tries will reach an impasse.
Officials made no attempt to dis
guise the gravity of the situation but
say the crisis will notN be reached for
several days. not until formal COM
munication between Germany and
Washington definitely outline the po-
sition of the two countries on arming
of merchantmen
Will Back Up Wilson.
Congress alec probably will take a
hand in the proceedings. Senator
Stone, chairman of the foreign reIa-
tions committee, and Senator John
Sharp williams of Mississippi, expect
! to speak this week on the information
al situation, particularly discussing the
new Teutonic decree and probably
outlining in some detail the admins
/ trat1on's policy. Several Republican
| senators also are planning speeches
and Berlin may expect to see con-
gress vigorously backing up the presi-
/ dent and state department in opposing
the admiralty order.
| American Ambassador Gerard IS ex-
pecteo to inform the state department
early this week regarding Berlin re-
ply to the information given by the
state department outlining this coun-
try's opposition to the admiralty order.
1 The most that Washington officialdom
Immediately expects, is possible post
lponement of Germanys orders effect.
Officials here, however, hold little
hope of such a postponement 1t has
4 not been asked. 1t was stated At the
state department that Ambassador
Bernstorff had no appointment for the
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
hold JOBS They
HAVE CAPTilRFD;
HUNT FOR MORE
Democrats to Topeka for An
nuaI Banquet Tuesday.
BourbOns Lay Plans to Fight
Their Old Enemy.
STATE CONVENTION TO Topeka
Every Effort TO Concentrate
Business in Capital.
Hutchinson, Salina and Wich-
ita Are After 1t, Too.
many CANDIDATES OUT TODAY
GaitSkiil of Girard and LansdOn
of SaIina Look Good.
Two Most Probable Candidates
for Governor.
MANY CANDIDATES OUT TODAY
TUESDAYS DEMOCRATIC
PROGRAM.

10 a. m. Democratic state editorial
association. National hotel.
. u. m Meeting state central com
mittee. National hotel.
ESQ u. II. Banquet, Auditorium
banquet Program
America $ Victories" John L.
WAGNER. Larned.
."rhe Young Mans Party w W.
Holloway. Kansas City
The spirit of Democracy, MISS
laura French. Emporia.
..Democracv in Kansas" w. =
Langmade. Oberlin.
The Future of the Democratic
party" Ben S. Gaitskill. Girard.
"Natioral Issues" Governor More
head Of Nebraska.
Toastn1as ster. w. c. Lansdon. Sallna
Music. Gnlham's orchestra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
MILLIONS NAMED
Wealthy Lumberman on Trial;
White Slave Charge.
Al1ege Edwards Transported
His StenOgrapher.

Chicago Feb 21.-William Rufus
Edwards, millionaire lumberman of
St. Paul, Mimi, was placed on trial in
Federal Judge Landis' court here to-
day on a white slave charge. Edwards
is accused of transporting his former
stenographer Miss Ada Cox. from St.
Paul to Chicago She is a government
witness. The case has been contin-
ued a dozen times. Edwards is mar
ried and has a brand new baby boy at
his home. His wife has stood by him
staunchly, and his trial was postponed
several times before the child was
born.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-21
'BachelorS,' 10
Are Summoned
To Join Army

London. Feb. 21-A royal proc
lamation has been posted calling
to the colors the recruits of Class
1, under the military service act.
They are to report before March
81.
The class mentioned comprises
the youngest of the recruits avail
able They are the bachelors who
had attained the age of 1S on
August Is last 1t is believed
that the majority of them nave
now attained 10 years of age.
This completes the calling up of
the sinole rnen