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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-07
BRITAIN TORN ASUNDER

Continued from page one.)
is welding together many discordant
groups in parliament in support of the
Asquith ministry. Some of the most
active opponents of CONSUMPTION are
using their influence to stem the talk
of a general election, believing it
might have a serious effect upon Eng
lands fortunes in the war.
On the other hand, several leading
supporters of the government declare
they would welcome 8 general cleo
ton. They believe the people would
endorse CONSUMPTION by an over
whelrning majority and return the
Asquith ministry to power, armed with
a vote of confidence that would stifle
the opposition for the balance of the
war.
Another source of qualification to
the governments supporters today was
the fact that the opponents of con-
scription rallied only los votes on the
first reading of the bill to 403 for the
government.
The resignation from the ministry
of Arthur Henderson, labor member,
and of two other labor officers, an
under secretary and lord commissioner
of the treasury, revived rumorS that
other cabinet members would quit
though the reports were not generally
credited.
Threaten r. r. Strike.
Admittedly one of the most serious
factors in the whole situation was the
thinly yelled hint dropped by Presi-
dent Bellamy of the Railway Mems
union, that railway strike might fol-
low an attempt to enforce conscrip-
ton. Bellamy declared at the labor
congress that CONSUMPTION was a direct
blow at organized labor and said it
might arouse opposition that even the
kings government might not be able
to oppose
Both the Daily Mail and the Daily
| Telegraph today expressed the view
that a general election almost surely
will follow as a result of labor's OPP
position to CONSUMPTION.
| THE consensus of opinion among
members of parliament, not with
majority of the people of the country
favor CONSUMPTION" said the Mail.
THE government may take advantage
of the labor vote to obtain the man
date of the country and so dispose of
criticism
| believe that an election is inevitable
and also that it is the best solution OF
the difficulties.
Bill Provides Jail Sentence.
London, Jan. THE text of the
military service bill was made public
today. The plan shows that the only
provision not amply outlined in Pre-
mier Asquith's speech is one for q
penalty of Imprisonment not exceeding
six months for persons making false
statements in order to obtain exemp-
ton certificates, and a fine of fifty
pounds for failure to notify the
authorities should there be a change
| in the circumstances on which the
| certificates were granted.
| The Westminster Gazette emphasizes
the fact that only As members of the
house representing constituencies In
/ Rrif nj iah al &c fo6
by the bill, opposed the measure. II
thinks the minority can be convinced
of the necessity of enacting the law
and that the threat to national unity
later stages of the bills course through
| parliament
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UP TO The JURY

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Providence, r. l.; Charles NJ Pratt,
Brooklyn; Henry X McHarg. SIAM
ford, Conn; James S. Hemingway. A.
Heaton Robertson and Frederick F.
Brewster. New Haven.
The defendants were specifically
charged with conspiring to monopo-
lie the entire transportation traffic of
New England. They were indicted IN
February 1915, after an investigation
by the department of Justice. The
trial began on October IS. Ten other
former directors of the road We're in
dicted with them, of whom three made
successful pleas of immunity, six OBJ
tanned a separate trial, and one,
George MacCulloch Miller. was not
brought to Trial on account of his age.
On the verdict of the jury in this
case would largely depend the attitude
of the government, counsel said today.
toward the six who gained a separate
trial. These are George F. Baker,
Theodore n Vail. Francis I. Maxwell,
T Dewitt Cuyler, Edward MilIigan and
Alexander Cochrane. IN the event of
an acquittal by this jury ii is not
thought that the case will be pressed
against the six. The maximum pen
atty in event of conviction is one year
Imprisonment or 5000 fine or both.
The alleged conspiracy dated back
to July .. 1890, the date of the enact
ment of the Sherman law. since which
the New Haven brought under its con-
troll every railroad in New England
except those owned by the Grand
Trunk line, many steamship lines and
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AG EDITORS TO MEET
h. S. \. C. Gets Associations First
Convention West of Mississippi.

Manhattan, Kan, Jan. THE
American Association of Agricultural
College Editors will hold it's fourth an
uual conference at the Kansas State
Agricultural college under the auspices
of, the department of industrial jour
nalism June II. % and %.
The organization comprises men en-
gagged in press and information serv-
ice. editorial work, and agricultural
Journalism in the various agricultural
colleges of the United States, as well
ais federal government officers en-
gagged in similar duties. The meeting
to be held here will be the first west
of the Mississippi river. The last con-
ference took place in the summer at
Madison. Wis.
Practical subjects in line with the
work of the members of the associa-
tion will be discussed at the meeting.
Among matters to be taken up are the
efficiency of bulletins and press SerV-
ice, agricultural matter in farm pub
locations and newspapers, and the use
of a printing plant in an agricultural
college. Several Kansas men and a
large number of speakers from all
parts of the country will be on the
program.
Entertainment features will include
q banquet and a trip of inspection of
the agricultural college and possibly
of Fort Riley
The executive committee, which is
in charge of arrangements for the
meeting, consists of F. w. Beckman,
Iowa State college, president; F. c.
Jeder North Carolina College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, vice
president; DR.. B. f. Powell, University
of Illinois, secretary; c. A. Whittle,
University of Georgia; N. A. Crawford
Kansas State Agricultural college.
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T0DAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Jan. 7-WHEAT-Whea de-
veloped weakness today influenced by the
fact that cable advices were disappointing
to the bulls. According to one exporter,
British dealers were offering to resell
at a substantial reduction as compared with
last nights offers from this side of the
Atlantic. On the other hand. vessel rates
from Argentine continue to advance and it
was admitted that shipments from Aus
tralia DUNG January and February would
be only moderate. Prices here. after open
ing &M15c to 15M5Sc u with May at
81. 2619 to S1.2715 and uJly at S1.19 to 1-1912,
underwent decided sag all around before
beginning to react.
Subsequently a temporary upturn took
vival of export demand. Increasing stocks
and the congestion at the seaboard acted.
however, as a weight on the market. Prices
closed heavy, 1AM1asc to 1ssc net lower
with May at S1.25A @1.25ss and July at
$1.17%.
CORN-Corn showed strength at first
but eased off when wheat turned down
grade. The initial firmness of corn was
due to lightness of receipts which ranged
from AuAe to asM &c higher, were fol-
lowed by a moderate general setback.
The market afterward scored slight
gains, helped by reports that farmers were
holding for higher prices. but wheat
wea kness became again a handicap. The
close steady at 3sc to 12c net decline
OATS-Oats reflected the changes in
corn. Commission houses though seemed to
favor the buying side.
PROVISIONS-SeIl from packers
tended to weaken provisions The market
was fairly well sustained, however, by spec
ulative demand
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EIGHT GO TO BETHANY
Expelled High School Girls Resume
Work at Episcopal College.

Eight of the expelled girls from the
Topeka high school have entered
Bethany college to finish up their
work so that they can get credit for
the past falls schooling.
They have been taken on trial and
should they pass the entrance ex-
aminations they will be admitted to
the college for the second term. On
graduation from Bethany the expelled
girls will be eligible to college en-
trance.
There are no sororities at Beth
any said Miss NJ. Alice March, prin-
cipal, today. 1.-THE school simply does
not tolerate them since they were re-
moved some eight years ago. OF
course we will not interferein what the
girls do when off of the campus, but
all of them are doing such heavy work
now that l don't see how they can find
time to hold any meetings. No, there
won't be any sorority at Bethany"
The girls who have enrolled are
Jessie Burnett, Harriet Hail. Helen
Lucas Georgia Neese, Nan Weight
man, Doris Rosser, Rhea Robertson
and Esther Paxton.
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GETS RHODES TROPHY
Fred G. Tryon, a U. of MINI. Man,
Awarded Scholarship.

Minneapolis, Jan. FIRED G.
Tryon of Minneapolis, a graduate of
the University of Minnesota, has been
chosen by committee of college and
university presidents as the next
Rhodes scholar to go to oxford uni
versity, England. from this state.
Tryon, who is "a years old, was
graduated in 1914 with high honors.
He was made a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and also won a place in Delta
Sigma Rho, honorory public speaking
fraternity. This year he held the
Shevlin fellowship in the graduate
school of the academic college.
An average of 97.6 per cent in all
his work was maintained by Tryon
during his course.
The annual support provided under
the Cecil Rhodes trust is $500.
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OBERLIN VETERAN DIES
Colonel L. c. Parker, Prominent
Kansan Succumbs to Heart Failure.

Oberlin, Kan. Jan. 7.-Colonel L.
c. Parker, a resident of Oberlin and
Decatur county for Sc years. died here
Thursday afternoon. He was 10 wears
old. His death was caused by heart
disease. For several years Col. Par
ker has been in poor health and his
death was the elimination of the long
standing trouble.
Col Parker has taken a prominent
part in business and political life of
northwestern Kansas for m ny years.
He was lawyer of ability and had a
wide acquaintance over the state. For
the past few years ne had conducted
a clothing store here. He served sew
eral years in the Civil var
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LOOT CUSTOM HOUSE
disappearing as Rebels, Chinese Band
Makes Midday Attack.

Canton, China. Jan. 7.-One hun
dred armed men at midday attacked
and looted the Chinese custom house
on the boundary of Kowloon. The
marauders posted proclalnations de-
scribing themselves as revolutionaries.
Further trouble is expected here at
any time as it is believed that the re-
bells have corrupted the government
troops.
The town of Kow1oon is situated on
the peninsula of the same name OPP
posite the Island of Hong Kong. The
boundary referred to in the above dis
patched evidently is that which divides
Chinese territory from the British
colony.
Missionaries in Danger.
Shanghai, Jan. THE authorities
of the province of SzeChuen have been
advised of the withdrawal of Christian
missionaries from interior stations.
Sze-Chuen is one of the western
provinces of China bordering on Tibet.
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COMES HIGH HAVE IT

CONTINUED from rage One.l
probable that the state can afford to
pay the bill. The result will probably
be a return to coal furnaces. Only
one of the big boilers at the Parsons
hospital, however. is equipped to burn
coal. So the state must seemingly pay
the bills for a few months or watch
the icfcles form on the window sills.
Contracts Wiped Out.
Bristow's gas rate order wiped out
the existing contracts and franchise
agreements under which municipali-
ties and even the state received gas
concessions. By placing every con-
sumner on an equal footing and work
ing out the system of reform, the
come under the 2S cent rate rule.
There is apparently no way to dodge
the rate increase. The new rate, as
announced by the gas companies in
notices to the board of control became
effective January l.
Under the old rate, the state paid
about $500 a month for gas at Parsons
and $500 a month for fuel and lights
at Winfield, according to announce
ments today from the state board of
control. Using these figures as a
basis, the state must now pay $4,000 a
month at Winfield and $2,400 a month
at Parsons, or $500 a month at the
two institutions, as against $500 a
month under the old rate. In short, it
is an increase of $1,000 a month.
THE rate is simply preposterous.
We can't stand it," said W. E. Brooks
chairman of the board of control. I'VE
must go back to the use of prison coal
at these institutions as soon as pos
sible. OF course we would rather use
gas, but if these rates stand there is
but one course. That is fuel from the
DriS0p mines
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GRAINFIELD BACKS UP
Notifies State That Quarantine Regu-
lations VIII Be Enforced.

After state officials had threatened
20 take charge of the town, city Off
cials of Grainfield notified the state
board of health that the quarantine
laws would be observed. Action
against the town of Grainfield and Of
cials of Cove county was contemplated
when reports were brought to Topeka
that 1913 cases of smallpox existed in
the county without quarantine regu-
Iations
Telegrams were sent to the county
attorney of Cove county and to the
mayor of Grainfield in which the state
threatened to take charge of condi
lions unless quarantine regulations
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HITS TWO STATES
Rain, Snow and Sleet Covers
Kansas and Missouri.
Everything Ice Coated; Tenn
peratureS Remain Moderate.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. More
than a half inch of sleet and snow
covers western Kansas this morning.
The temperature went down to four
teen degrees last night but the sun is
shining and the air growing warmer
today.
Cold at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. with the
streets and sidewalks covered with
thin coat OF ice, the temperature here
this morning was only a few degrees
above zero There is no prospect of
immediate moderation.
Wichita Reports Sleet.
Wichita, Kan, Jan southern
Kansas is covered with one-fourth
inch of sleet which fell yesterday. A
rising temperature and cloudy weather
indicate snow today. The minimum
temperature in the last "a hours was
Is degrees above zero and the max
imum %.
Storm in Missouri.
ST Joe, Jan. IA light snow fell
throughout northwest Missouri last
night and the indications today are
that there will be more. The temper
allure is moderate.
Streets Are Dangerous.
Springfield, Mo-, Jan IA coating
of ice half an inch thick today COW
cred Springfield streets following
sleet and rain yesterday. The icy
glaze resulted in many serious falls
and practically put a stop to traffic
with teams until they were ice-shod.
Charitable organizations report heavy
demand for assistance on account of
cessation of outdoor work. The low
est temperature was p degrees.
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SUES FORD PARTY

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who led the insurgents" in the battle
aboard the Oscar II, has left the party
and is on the way to Berlin. Efforts
are being made to eliminate Judge
Ben B. Lindsey from his position of
prominence as one or the peace lead
ers. Ford lieutenants on the steering
committee think the Denver judge a
bit too skeptical about the success of
the enterprise.
DR.. Charles F. Aked, of San Fran
cisco, asked the newspapers today to
deny a report that he has resigned his
pastorage.
Boards Hague Special.
Copenhagen. Jan. 7.-(Via Lon
don.)-The Ford Party left Copen-
hagen today for The Hague. On
board the special train. for the pass
age of which through part of the
war zone permission has been granted
by Germany, are $50 peace advocates
They will be in Germany for eleven
hours, from the time they cross the
frontier at Warnemunde this after
noon until Holland is reached Each
person is pledged to abide by military
r11lR
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DEATH PENALTY melted
Porto Rican EIectrOcuted for SIay-
ing n. Y. School Teacher.

OssininS N. Y, Jan. 7.-Antonio
Ponton, the Porto Rican student, was
put to death in the electric chair this
morning shortly after six o'clock for
the murder of Miss Bessie Kroner, a
Schenectady, N. Y, school teacher,
with whom he was infatuated Three
shocks were administered before Pom
ton was pronounced dead
Warden Kirchwey. who is opposed
to the death penalty, was not present
He excluded all newspaper men from
the chamber. taking the position that
as ne was opposed to capital punish
ment he did not care to advertise it
any more than was necessary.
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A TRAGIC RETREAT
Terrible Distress of Fleeing
Serbians Described in Letter.
Soldiers BarefOOted and Starry
ing in Snow 3 Feet Deep.
DEMOuSH GUNS and AUTOS
Unable to Drag Vehicles and
Munitions Through Passes.
5000 Women and Children
Refugees Flee With Army.

Paris, Jan. 7-Hardships encoun-
tered by the Serbian army in its flight
through the mountains of Albania are
described in a letter to the Temps
sent from SeutaIi on December IL.
This is the sixth capital Serbia has
had during two months" says the
writer. After Nish it was Kralievo,
then Raska, Mitrovitza. Prizrend and
finally Scutari,
LAS a tourist / am acquainted with
the Alps, the Carpathians and the
Pyrenees, but 1 have never seen such
goat paths for roads running along
the edges of terrible prccipices and
the sides of peaks in the clouds. The
officials of the Serbian government
rode little mountain ponies, but often
they had to abandon thei1 mounts
and go on foot. I have seen their
horses slip and fall into abysses. Some
times one had to go on all tours
Some, to avoid vertigo had to be
guided with closed eyes
y Then there was snow which caused
fresh suffering. Roads were worn
through the snow q yard deep Al
bantam guerillas were taking pot shots
at US from behind rocks high up or
from opposite sides of the canyons.
Abandon Conveys.
The army could not bring its guns
and conveys through such country.
When we began TO enter it We had to
destroy automobiles, wagons, vehicles
and every sort of gun. Officers and
soldiers wept as they demolished their
guns those pieces of steel which they
called their French friends, the ord
nance having been made at Creusot
The men had become attached to
them and many artillerists served the
same gun for years. Some Officers
refused to destroy their pieces, saying
they preferred to use their last bit OF
strength in trying to save them, and
some of them have succeeded and
actually have brought their guns
across.
After all these sufferings from
cold, hunger and fatigue. many sol
diers being barefooted. we are here
Altogether there have arrived by vari-
Gus routes, six thousand women and
children. The tragedy of the situation
is that the army has almost nothing
TO eat The soldiers had no bread fol
four days but small quantities OF flour
were kept for the women and CHI
dren."
Serbs Still Want to Fight.
Rome. Jan. Thousands of Ser
bian refugees are presenting them
selves at the Serbian legation and con
suiates in Italy to request that the.
be Incorporated in new Serbian arm!
to fight with the allies in an effort t.
win back their country.
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GAS CASES TO COURT

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force higher gas rate in the federal
court, and the filing of supplemental
petitions by the utilities commission,
revived the original petition in the
state courts 1t was then the gas COM
pany made it's strategic move to get
into the federal court
All Up to Pollock.
With the removal of the case. all of
the issues involving a gas rate must
be fought out before Judge Pollock
That is the very thing Bristow's COM
mission has sought to avoid. The re-
moval action involves every issue now
before the supreme court and auto
matically wipes from the calendar the
gas hearing set for next Wednesday
before the state court. The next fight
must be made before the federal court
and the state commissioners must con-
vince Judge Pollock that he has no
jurisdiction before an order to remand
can be secured.
when cases brought in a state
court involve the determination of
questions growing out of the federal
constitution, congress has provided
that they may be removed to the fed
eral court for decision" said McDer-
mott today in explanation of the action
of the receivers. The federal court
now becomes the sole judge as to
whether it will retain jurisdiction and
try the case.
Removal of such cases to the fed
eral court is almost matter of course
w. A. Johnston, chief justice of the
supreme court, has encountered per-
Sona1 experience as to the rights to
remove such cases as the gas suit
When he was attorney general, a suit
in which the state was a party was
removed to the federal court The
action was upheld by the supreme
court of the United States.
History of the Case.
Originally the suit involved in the
removal was brought by the commits
sion to compel the gas receivers to
obey the commissions order of last
July in the gas rate case. The su-
preme court dismissed the case as
to Judge Flannelly. of Montgomery
county, and held that he had no
jurisdiction over the state commits
sion because they had not been served
in Shawnee county The supreme
court refused to compel the receivers
repudiated bonds and was contingent
upon a similar action by the Missouri
commission. Another hearing was
held before the state commission and
an order for a ascent rate was issued
December 10.
I'm other WORDS" said McDermott,
in explanation of the legal moves,
the cards were shuffled after the SUI
preme court decision and new deal
was had all around
When the December order of the
commission was issued, the receivers
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some sixty trolley lines. In this way,
it was alleged, it stamped out compe-
tition and was on the point, the gov
eminent charges, of suppressing the
competition of the Grand Trunk
through a traffic agreement when the
government in November, 1912,
stepped in and indicted Mellen and
two Grand Trunk executives. The
case against them subsequently was
dropped. but it is largely upon this
agreement that the prosecution in this
case based its expectation of a convic-
tiOn
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Iowa Would Enjoin Liquor Shipments

Des Moines, Jan. An injunction
suit was filed against the American
Express company here today to test
the right of the express company to
transport liquor into the state. Judge
Ayres, in district court set the hearing
for January IA. The action was
brought in the name of John B. Ham
mond, of the anti-saloon league forces
after Abner Day, a city detective. had
bought four quarts of whisky from an
Omaha dealer and the express COM
pany had delivered it
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Catcher Lapp to White sox.

Philadelphia, Jan. Connie Mack,
manager of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, announced today he had turned
over Catcher Jack Lapp to the Chi
cago White Sox on condition that the
western club assumes the contract the
Philadelphia club now has with the
catcher. There was no trade of play
ers or money involved 81 am we'll
supplied with young catchers," Mack
said, "and I am letting Lapp go
simply to carry out my policy of
building up a new team with young
plaVers"
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VESUVIUS STILL ERUPTS
Royal Observer Approaches Crater
and Watches Activity.

Naples, Jan Prot Malladra, di-
rector of the royal observatory at
Mount Vesuvius has succeeded in APP
preaching the crater of the volcano
which is still erupting lava, ashes
and cinders since the beginning of its
activity last November.
Although the volcano is decorating
and rumbIing and emitting a consid-
cradle quantity of incandescent mat
ter, Professor Malladra believes that
the eruption will not have serious con-
sequences.