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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
ADOPT ANOTHER HEIR
Helen GOuld-Shepard Adds Second
Founding to Family.

New York, Feb. 24-Finlay J. Shep-
ard and his wife. who was formerly
Miss Helen Gould. have, it is under
stood. taken into their home a second
child with the intention of adopting it
and making it a companion Of the lit
tie founding whom they took to their
hearts and formally adopted on Octo-
Der 90
They obtained the child. it is said,
through DR.. Henry D. Chaplin, who has
restored TO health many homeless,
sickly infants for whom he has found
foster parents.
If adopted the child will be placed
on an equal footing with their first
adopted boy, who was officially known
on the court records as John Doe No.
1O4 alias Austin McCIeary,'' the name
he Iisped when he was found on the
steps of St Patrick's cathedral. and,
like its foster brother followed in line
for the heritage of the Gould estate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24

spoonsfuD. This new, simple, pleasant
remedy is guaranteed to relieve the
worst cough or cold, Bronchial Asth-
ma Bronchitis, Group. Hoarseness and
Whooping Cough One bottle will
make enough homemade medicine to
probably supply the whole family.
Children like il. it il so pleasant
to take. It is unlike any 9TH
er medicine, and positively contains no
chloroform, opium, morphine or other
narcotics, as do most cough mixtures.
Keep it on hand in case of emergency
and stop each cough before il gets a
firm hold The above druggist, in fact
any druggist in this city, will return
the money Dust the same as IS done
with Schiffmann's famous Asthmador)
in every single case where it does not
give perfect satisfaction or is not found
the best remedy ever used. Absolutely
no risk is run in buying this remedy
under this positive guarantee.-Adver-
tiSement-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
FOR BRONCHITIS, SEVERE COUGHS
COLDS AND WHOOPING COUGH


Money spent for the old style, ready
made medicine usually sold in bottles
holding only to , Z ounces (16 to 90
teaspoonfuls) is largely wasted, be-
cause most of them are composed
principally Of sugar and water. Yet
you have to pay the same price as if it
were all medicine Stop wasting this
money. You can make a better rem
edy for bronchial affections, at home
at one-fifth the cost Merely go to
George ". Stansfield and ask for 2
ounces (50c WORTH of Schiffmann's
New Concentrated Expectorant, which
they guarantee will give perfect salts
faction or money will be refunded. Mix
this with one pint of granulated sugar
and one-haf pint of boiling water,
which makes a full pint (2s tea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
COOPER AND HIS PAPER
A Prosperous Topeka Institution is the
Construction News.

With a special edition of twelve
pages the Construction News, the To-
peka trade journal devoted to building
and contracting, begins its fourth year.
The success OF the paper is entirely
due to the enterprise OF its owner and
editor, Fred B. Cooper. The first issue
three years ago was printed on one
side of sheet about the size of type
writer paper. Since then it has grown
into a weekly of six pages of four
columns each and next month the
News will be enlarged to eight pages.
Cooper, who is a young man still in
his twenties. came here five years ago
gineering department of the state uni
versity- He secured a position civil
engineer in the county surveyors Of
flee. Shortly afterwards Cooper rec
ognized the need and service OF a pa
of builders and in February, 1913, he
struction News. The paper has grown
so since then that Cooper has CORE
spondents in all parts OF the state who
have each a definite territory to cover,
and who are empowered to wire in
their stories If necessary. His corre-
spondents are all newspaper men and
as a result Cooper's paper has had a
rapid increase in circulation, because
of the real news furnished to con-
tractors.
The growth of the Construction
News has caused Cooper to move from
AIS Central National bank building TO
No. sos, a much larger apartment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
BIRDMAN 4 HERO
In Charge of Air Battle With
Austrian AviatOrs.
Two OF Plane Crew Killed
King Victor Awards Medal.

Milan. Feb. 24-Details are now
published of the raid carried out on
last Friday by an Italian air squadron
on Libach and it is declared to have
been eminentIy successful chiefly on
account of the heroiSm of Captain
SaIomone, who piloted a large ma
chine carrying four men, The task
entrusted to this machine was to en-
gage adversary aircraft in order to
allow the other Italian machines to
accomplish their mission of lombard
ment.
Captain Salomone attacked several
Austrian aeroplanes and in the battles
which ensued two of his com panions
were killed and he himself wounded.
He continued, however TO handle his
machine so skilfully that his observer.
Colonel Barbieri, was able to keep up
3 steady machine gun fire on the Aus
TRANS. Bullets rained on the Italian
aerOplane from all sides and Colonel
Barbieri was killed The pilot remain
ed alone with the bodies of his COM
panions hindering the manipuIatin
of the levers. that of Colonel Barbieri
lying across one of the steering wires.
Wiping the blood from his eyes for
he was wounded in the forehead.
captain Salomone managed to move
the body and that of another man so
he could steer more easily and having
sufficiently delayed the pursuers. to
enable his fellow aviators to reach
their goal. he finally landed at Pal
manova. and was taken from his ma
chine in a fainting condition. King
Victor Emmanuel has awarded him
the medal for VaIor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
WHAT ABOUT new BABY
Not Concerned in Her says Guardian
of Rich BOy-Father.

Aurora, H.. Feb. PA baby girl,
two days old. became the central figure
today in the tangled marital affairs
OF 19-year-old Daniel Valentine, heir
to the 100000 estate when he was
IS. by his aunt. Mrs. Hattie Binninger.
The child was born Saturday to Mrs.
Nora Udstad Valentine, the 1S-year-
old Aurora girl with whom Daniel
eloped to Crown Point. Ind, four
months ago The couple separated
Immediately after the wedding, the
boy going back to his studies at the
Northwestern Military academy at
Lake Geneva.
Won't Stop Divorce.
T Otto Fish. Daniels guardian. an
nounced at the time he would have
the marriage annUlled.
This does not affect our position
in the least" Mr.. Fisk said. Daniel
has come 70 feel exactly as do about
the matter"
What is to become of the baby %
Mr.. Fisk was asked.
Il am afraid I shall have to say that
we don't feel we are concerned in thar
at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
FAIR BOARD TO Meet
Arrangements to Be Made for Cover
ing a Deficit of $4,000.

L NJ Penwell, president, will call a
meeting of the board of managers of
the Topeka State Fair association the
first of the week to decide upon some
means to make up the 5000 odd dol
lars deficit facing the orga nization at
this time. President PenweIl is anx-
ious to begin the new year with a
clean slate.
las matter of fact" he said today,
I'VE didn't lose a cent last year and
really made a little money but that
deficit Is one that has existed for
years Now there must be some way
we can gather enough money to put
US even with the board this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
RAILROADS
WELL PAID NOW
2S,446 Engineers Earned ST.
225,666 in a Single Month.
Average Engineer Gets 1913 a
Day, Railways Claim.

Chicago. Feb. 24-The executive
committee of the Associa ton of
Western railways has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
The demand of railway engineers
and firemen for a wage increase of
% per cent, amounting to 800, 600, 900
a year. first raises in the public mind
the question::
What do these men actually earn
now?"
Authenticated payroll figures of
western railroads for a typical month
give the answer in these facts:
All engineers. total 2S,446, earned
month.
The earning of all firemen averaged
ss.34 each per month.
The average engineer worked %
days Of 10.5 hours per month, for 81
cents per hour, or S6-73 per day.
The avarage firemen worked 1913
days of los hours per month. for IL
cents an hour, or s4-27 per day.
Excluding those who laid Off a
part of the month, the engineers av-
cents an hour, s6.79 a day and s16O-99
Il month.
Excluding those who laid Off a
part of the same month, the firemen
averaged 23.2 days. 10.4 hours, ~
cents an hour, S4.34 a day and S10O.63
for the month.
Engineers in passenger service, eX-
Guiding those not available for duty
and extra men, earned on an aVera ge
ST.6S a day OF II hours, and $1S0.75
a month, for 23.5 DAYS.
Engineers in through or irregular
freight service averaged S7.37 a day
of Ill hours, and $164.93 a month,
for PA days. Those in local or way
freight averaged s7-15 a day of Il
hours and s16s-11 a month, for 23- 5
days
Engineers il yard service avera ged
S4.93 a day of ia hours and S131.6t
a month each, for 26.7 days
Engineers in ''pusher'' and work
service, etc, averaged $6.SS a day of
III hours, and s166.72 month for
% days.
The firemen IN passenger service
averag ed SASS a day of rs hours and
S113.66 a month, for 23.3 days
Firemen in through or irregular
freight service averaged $3.50 a day
of II hours and $105.59 a month, for
% days.
Firemen in local or way freight
service averaged $4-55 day of III
hours and $1O6.77 a month, fer 2S.5
days.
F'iremen in yard service averaged
1901 a day of Ills hours and $S1.43
a month, for 27.1 days.
F'iremen in "pusher'' and work
service, etc, averaged s4.32 a day of
11.5 hours and S107.S3 a month, for
% days.
These were the actual wages paid
by the railroads in a typical month.
man would have been higher if many
had not voluntarily laid Off a part
of the month, when they could have
worked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24

at the helm bent on repeating the
same kind IF work" said Burrow in
a discussion of the recent Shawnee
county caucuses and county conven-
ton. 4 do not believe the Republi-
cans of Kansas wish to perpetuate
these methods-methods which wiped
out a Republican majority of 100, 900
in this state in 1912 and gave the
electoral vote to the Democrats"
Dykes May Try 1t.
Up in the sixth district, Burrow' 5
former home. DR.. J. B. Dykes of Man
katO may enter the race as a candi-
date for national committeeman. \
dispatch from Mankato this week
stated that Dykes was in the race. Re
Gently, it is claimed. Burrow opposed
the appointment of DR.. H. A. Dykes of
Lebanon as a member of the state
medical board.
In addition to the Dykes troubles.
Burrow is confronted by some of the
memories of the famous Norton con-
vention, which occasioned a big party
split in the sixth district. The alleged
desertion of Young in 1912 is also be
ing used in the national committeeman
fight.
Because of these conditions, w. Y.
Morgan of Hutchinson and Fred E.
Stanley of Wichita may be offered as
harmony candidates. Mulvane. with
his big lead of d solid delegation from
Shawnee county. will stay in the race
as the lone candidate of the cOnserVa-
ttves, while failure to agree may cause
split among the harmony boosters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
TEXAS R. r. SHOW INCREASE.
Business Jumped 26.44 Per Cent Over
That of Last Year.

Austin. Feb. 23.-Income from OPP
Grafton of railroads in Texas for the
six months ending December 81. 1915,
over the similar period for the pre-
ceding year, according to the state
railroad commission today. 1t totaied
SIG, 61S, 1880 as compared with S13,-
3s,O72.14.
Freight revenue increased s2,9S6,-
S27.72, totahng Sal, 3S9,362.1 or rs
per cent. Operating revenue in
creased S2.9O6. 122.56 or SIS per cent
total of s5S,956. S35.S7. Operating
expenses decreased S56S. 25S.SO or 81
PEI cent totaling $40, 343, 3s2.37. Pas
senger train revenue showed a de-
crease of 3,165.79 a total of S16,-
233.491.04.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
FREIGHT TONNAGE INCREASES,
Shipments Have Picked Up in Spite
of Car Shortage,

of Car Shortage.
While the inability to obtain cars
is curtailing the movement of freight
to some extent, western roads are
showing satisfactory increases in the
tonnages which they are handling as
compared with a few weeks ago. The
scarcity of cars which exists is not a
condition that is confined to this sec
ton of the country only. Adverse
weather conditions had been respCn-
sible for some dininution of freight
movements also. These obstacles have
now beer met and surmounted, how
ever. and traffic is increasing.
Grain movements are much freer
than they have been and coal where
it is being shipped, is moving rapidly.
These conditions are normal at this
time of the year. though the latter
featur has been brought about partly
because many consumers are attempt
ing to stock up in anticipation of a
coal strike.
Purchase of rails by railroads is not
extensive, despite the fact that the
chance for prices to lower in the near
future is remote. A number of roads
have already supplied their wants in
this respect. however, and consequent
Iy will not be in the market again Cor
some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
JAIL BIRDS CAN'T FLY
Two Fall $50 Feet to Death After
Saving Cage Bars.

Dallas. Texas. Feb. 24.-Two negro
prisoners met death last night in an at
tempting TO escape from the Dallas
county Jail by falling from the eighth
floor to a concrete pavement, 200 feet
below
Investigation disclosed the negroes.
who were TRUSTEES, had sawed the bars
from their cell window. $50 feet from
the ground. and reached the jail roof
by d fire escape. There they con-
nected three lengths of fire hose by
means of which they attempted TO
reach the ground. One OF the metal
couplings of the hose gave way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24

early morning train which will start
west from Kansas City at o'clock Is
being circulated. No confirmation of
the report has been received from an
authentic source and H l. Simmer,
local city passenger agent for the road,
has received no official notice of the
proposed change, he says. If the
train is put into operation and leaves
Kansas City at 8 o'clock. it will arrive
in Topeka about 4:30 o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
HARMONY is
HIDING OUT
Every County in Kansas Is
Hunting for 1t.
j. II. BurrOW Is Offering to
Lead the Way.
hLSn THERE ARE OTHERS
ALSO THERE ARE OTHERS
Office OF National Republican
Committeeman at Stake.
Incidentally Appears a Desire
to Beat d. ". NuIvane.

Most Of the Kansas counties are
looking for harmony candidates for
Republican national committeeman.
Joel r. Burr0w. Topeka millionaire
banker. recently offered himself as
harmony candidate. Whether Burrow
may or may not be accepted. has not
stopped the harmony offering. W. Y.
Norgan. lieutenant governor; Fred +.
Stanley, Wichita. and DR.. j. b. Dykes,
Alankato-au have been suggested as
logical men 10 direct the party in kan
sas In the meantime the fight for d.
W. Mulvane delegates has neither
stopped nor hesitatcd.
The fight 20 beat Mulvane viii be
made among tine Republicans who in
1919 and 1914 followed the Stubbs-
Cappcr- 8ristow- White Murdoch cause
As for the conservatives in the party.
they have siguified a quite general de-
sire To accept MulVane- who in 1912
was unseated To- make a place for Fred
=. Stanley of Wichita The fight to
beat AIulva1e viii be a fight among
the voters who have advocated the
more progressive policies or who in
1912 or 1914 followed the Third party
movement.
IL was 10 bring both the progressives
and conservatives together under his
banner that Burrow recently consent
cd 20 run as a harmony man But the
Burrow harmony movement did not
lowing, nor did it entirely satisfy the
PrOgre ssiVes.
Look Up the Records.
Among a number OF Progressives
there was a general demand for some
one who was satisfactory and in ac-
cord with their program When they
looked over the Burrow announce
meat they began to investigate the
Burrow associations of 1912. Maybe
they We're wrong. But the report
which a number of them returned was
TO the effect that Burrow did not take
"a middle ground in the ROosevelt-Taft
fight but that he was associated with
the Republican League That is one
Of the burdens placed on the Topeka
banker in his fight for national COM
mitteeman. Another Is that he bOlted
Stuhbs and Capper and Akers and
Young. congressional candidate in the
Sixth. Burrows home district.
Possibly. though the charges were
without proper foundation. In a pub
lie statement setting forth his attitude
as q harmonizer. Burrow indicted the
st2ndpatters-
'"The same experienced engineers
who drove with whip and spur over
the Republican voters in 1912, were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
They Gently Clean the Liver and Bowels and Stop Headache
Colds Sour Stomach, Bad Breath.
Enjoy Life Take Cascarets and Wake Up Feeling Fit
and Fine-Best Laxative for Men, Women,
Children Harmless-Never GRIPPE

Cascarets are a treat, They Iven
your liver, clean your thirty feet of
bowels and sweeten your stomach. You
eat one or two Cascarets like candy
before going to bed and in the morning
your head is clear, tongue is clean,
sotmach sweet, breath right, cold gone
and you feel grand.
Get a 10 or 25-cent box at any drug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24

store and enjoy the incest, gentlest
liver and bowel cleansing you ever
experienced. Stop sick headaches.
bilious spells, indigestion, furred
tongue, offensive breath and constipa-
ton. Mothers should give cross,
peevish, feverish, bilious children a
whole Cascaret any time. They are
harmless and never grippe or sicken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
Pastor returns to Fold.

Birmingham, England, Feb. "a
The Rev. Reginald J. Campbell. for
merly pastor of the City Temple of
London, was ordained a minister of
the American church here today. Mr.
Campbell is to be attached to the Bir-
mingham cathedral. having returned
to the Church of England after an IN
terval of twenty years in the non-con-
formist ministry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24
HERE and THERE
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.

Another important railway position
has been obtained by a man who be-
gan his career as a telegraph oper-
ator. The latest telegrap to score
is Frank NJ. Barker. whose appoint
ment as superintendent of the Wyom-
ing division of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road with headquarters at Wilkes
Barre. IS announced. Barker, who be-
gan with the n. Y. P. & y. railroad
in Virginia at one time was yard mas
ter and then terminal train master for
the Rock Island at Harrington. Kan,
and later Council Bluffs. Ia. In 1905,
Mr.. Barker went to Lehigh Valley as
agent at Rochester. His rise since
then has been rapid.
Efficient fire prevention and the
promptness of employees in checking
many blazes before they could gain a
start, held the fire losses on the Penn
sylvania railroad system. last. year,
down to the low figure of 8 cents on
every 500 of property risk. This is
shown by the annual report of the in
surance department for 1915 which
has just been compiled.
A persistent rumor that the Union
Pacific will add to its service a new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-24

persistent rumor that the Union
Pacific will add to its service q new
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-14
GO TO CHURCH
SUNDAY, MARCH 26

A large number of Imperial Valley
ministers and their wives met at the
Methodist church yesterday for their
monthly program. The sessions of the
association occupied both the forenoon
and afternoon. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Rev. Adams of Imperial on
"Closer Fellowship of the Churches"
by Rev. Clark of Holtville and Rev.
Conley of Ell Centro on the recent
Layman's Missionary convention, and
10y Rev. Brink on "The Preachers Pro-
gram About thirty dined together
at the King Cafeteria.
1t was determined to join in the
movement all over the state to make
March 26 "Go to Church Sunday" All
the valley churches will observe the
day in fitting manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-14
Red and Blue Contest
Closes Thursday Night

who conferred and agreed to allow the
Blues 27 memberships, which was en-
tirely satisfactory.
There is good deal of speculation
regarding the number Of signatures
which have been obtained during the
campaign. The Progress the other day
criticised the Press for saying the
number was probably not quote 10000,
claiming that more than 10000 names
had been secured.
That was characteristic of the Pro-
gress, to enlarge on every story that
is put out, but the Press is convinced
that it is correct, and that when the
contest comes to an end it will be
found that the actual number Of sign
crs will be under 9,O00--possibly not
more than $4,000. That allows the
Reds 5000 names, against 10000 for
the Blues.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-14

The great contest between the Red
and Blue teams of Ell Centro Chamber
Of Commerce will come to an end
Thursday evening and Capt. Seymour
is making grand rally for the clos
ing of the campaign for membership.
A little incident the other night is
suggestive of the sportsmanlike man.
ner in which the contest is being con-
Quoted. <
Mr.. Seymour had obtained from the
city trustees pledge of $50 month
for two years for the support Of the
chamber, and it was an open question
how many memberships the Blues
would be entitled to for this. The
question was presented to the board of
directors, and the Blue members re-
fused to vote on the matter, leaving
it wholly in the hands of the Reds
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-14
Viewed at El PasO.

Ell Paso, March 14.-It may be a
question whether here is to be gen.
eral war come out of the effort to
capture Villa, but among civilians and
military men here there is a belief
that war is highly probable.
This belief is based on reports
brought from Mexico from many parts
of Mexico by refugees who are flock
ing here by the hundreds.
It is further based on the exten-
sive scale on which preparations are
being made by this country, which
can only be explained by belief on
the part of high army and civil Off
cials that war is at hand.
The refugees who are pouring in all
tell the same story of insults by Car
rama officers and soldiers, which in
dicate that the hatred of Americans
is just as great on their part as on
the side of the Villa troops. More
over, there are undisguised threats
that if the American troops cross the
line the Carranzistas will block their
way<as effectively as in their power.
Three days ago there was belief
that the American troops would i'm
mediately make dash across the line
for the capture of Villa, and it then
was thought that would be the proper
procedure. Now there is no eXpecta-
ton that the movement into Mexico
will take place for several days, pos