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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
WINNING WEST
T. r. Once Wrote a Book on the
Subject.
Now He's on the JOb-To Out
line Platform ct X. c.
BY PERRY ARNOLD.

Cleveland, May 29-(On the way to
Kansas City with Colonel Roosevelt-)
"A number of years ago Theodore
Roosevelt wrote a book entitled, The
Winning of the Vest Today he is
speeding toward the middle section of
that part of the country, hoping to win
it to his preparedness views
The speech at Kansas City tomorrow
is expected to be the coIonel's platform
declaration-the principles for which
he stands In it he expects to cover
all of the basic beliefs of his "Ameri-
canism-'' On the following day it is
probable he will go farther than any of
recent speeches in defining the
hyphenate Probably two speeches
will be delivered at st. Louis.
Roosevelt has been asked to occupy
his four hours stay in Chicago today
for a speech, but so far he has stead
fastly refused. 1t is likely, however.
that he may make a few sentence
sermons from tho observation plat
form in one or two of the smaller
cities along the way. He will arrive
in Chicago at o'clock this afternoon;
leaving at p. m. for Kansas City,
arriving there at S:45 Tuesday morn
ing
He will spend the entire day in Kan
sas City, leaving at IL p. m for St
Louis. Here he is to believer probably
two brief speeches, leaving in the
afternoon for Oyster Bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
TWO DIE IN SMASH
Car Went Over Culvert
Near GIasco, Kan.
Headlights Went Out While
Running in Dark.

Clay Center, Kan, May 29.-Miss
Alma Nichols. Is years old, and Mel
win johnson, aged years, we're killed
early today when a motor car driven
by Perry Johnson, a wealthy farmer
near Glasco, Kan, went off culvert
and turned over in two feet of water.
The party was returning from a trip
to Salina. when an accident occurred
to the headlights of the motor car
One of the members removed the tail
lights and went ahead to lead the way
for the machine. In the darkness
however, the driver failed to measure
distance correctly and the car left the
culvert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
BETTER HUSBANDS
Suffrage Also Makes Men More
Chivalrous, Women Say.
Mrs. J. nj. Miller of Kansas
Speaks at N. Y. Meeting.

New York, May 29.-Women from
the twelve suffrage states and Alaska,
who are here as delegates to the Gen
eral Federation of Womens clubs, told
a big Carnegie Hall audience that
these enfranchised states had pro-
duced the best husbands-the most
chivalrous men in the country
This opinion, held by the women of
the ballot towards their men, was en-
phasized by a remark made by Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait in closing the
meeting, when she said:
HOne of these western women asked
me why the women of the East didn't
civilizes their men,
Mrs. Gait said she told her that the
women were trying to do this, "and
that we were trying to civilize some
of our women too
Deny Anti Charges.
All the speakers vigorously denied
the charges made by anti-suffragists
that giving the vote to women had
been a failure
Hard working suffragists of New
YORK applauded Mrs Thomas Connor
of Alaska, when she said:
The men of Alaska voIunta riIy
granted suffrage to their women"
Mrs. ]. NJ. Miller of Kansas said the
greatest enemy of the votes for wom-
en- movement was the Indifferent
woman When We are campaigning
in Kansas" she said, Il frequently
come across this type, one of whom
voiced her objection to suffrase with
the argument: If there is anything
that men can do alone. for heavens
sake let them do it, she said"
Dr. Jane ScofieId, a former mem
Der of the Utah legislature. spoke;
also delegates from Oregon, Idaho,
Wyoming. Montana, Colorado. Illinois
and Arizona
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
There Is No Peace Party in the
Cars Domain.
DuNA is SOLID FOR THE FIGHT
Emperor and the Peasant of
the Same Mind.
The Country Will Stand Alone
if Need Be. -
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIMMs.

Petrograd. May 2s-Russia will
fight for twenty years, if necessary.
until Germany is forced to accept the
allies terms of peace, Michael Rod
Zianko, president of the Russian
duma, told the United Press in an ex-
elusive interview today. He scoffed
at the danger of a revolution in the
czar's empire.
There is no peace party in Russia"
said Rodzianko. This is German
lie. The duma is solid in it's demand
that Russia continue the fight It'll
Germany puts her cannon a pile
and accepts the allies conditions. The
emperor, the duma and the peasants
of Russia are united in this Tell
this to the people of America as en-
phatically as you can"
Rodzianko had just arrived in Pet
rograd from the home provinces for
the reopening of the duma today.
you need not accept my word ex-
cIusively," he said You are welcome
to the floor of the duma where you
can speak to anyone. All will tell you
what l have told you
Will fight Twenty Years.
The Russian peasants know the
meaning of German hegemony. They
are for war. They will fight twenty
years, if necessary, to abolish this
menace. We will force the kaiser to
accept our terms. Peace on any other
basis would be unthinkable. Russia
would refuse to accept even if the
allies would accept-and the allies
would not Peace propaganda in cir
culation now is unfriendly to the
Rodzianko was asked ifSthe dumsl.
would attempt reforms at the session
opening today.
This is no time for such legisla-
tion," he replied. I'VE will devote the
victualing of the army, ETC.; second,
the economic problems growing out of
the war, and, third, the Strengthening
of the local self-governing bodies. 1
cannot say how long the duma will
remain IN session but we are not
afraid of it's dissolution. The duma
is working pretty well with the gov
early. however, as the duma is COM
posed of agrarians who must adjourn
before the harvest which comes
shortly
Reason for Long Recess.
Asked the reason for the duma' s
long recess, Rodzianko replied:
The members are mostly farmers.
They can do more good raising crops
for the army and nation than be sim
ply meeting"
The duma president declared Russia
not only willing but prepared to carry
the war to a victorious end
Russia is ready to support her
share of the burden much better than
at the start he said The army has
almost double the spirit it possessed
early in the war. 1t is better fed than
year ago. The fortunes of war vary,
but whatever happens, Russia will
fight until Germany is beaten. There
is no danger of an internal revolution.
You can tell Americans that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
Teddy's S Message
To West in State
Journal Tuesday

Colonel Roosevelt brings his
long looked for message to the
West when he speaks in Kansas
City tomorrow afternoon.
His entire speech will be
printed in the home and post
script editions of the State Jour
nal on the streets at a and 5
o'clock. 1t will contain the col
onePs fighting blood, his plea for
justice, his appeal to the real
Americanism of that part of the
United States noted for it's 10y
atty and fervor and patriotism.
Wednesday the R seve 1t
speech in St. Louis will appear in
full in the State Journal.
1t will be worth your time, it
will make you a better American
to read these utterances of
Americas greatest man today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
BIG DAY AT K. C.
Whole Town Is Agog Over
Coming of Roosevelt.
He Will Deliver Memorial Day
Address Tomorrow.

Kansas City. Mo. May 2e-The
event of the west tomorrow will be
Colonel Rooseyelts speech in Conven-
tion hall at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. There will be almost a COM
plete representation Of Union veterans
at the Union station to greet him
The doors of the hall will be opened
to the public at o'clock and Colonel
Roosevelt will be introduced prompt
ly at o'clock
The American Legion. the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and the naval militia
will form an escort for Colonel Roose-
welt. He will walk through their lines
to his motor and they will fall in be-
hind the motor cars in the procession.
which will move by way of Grand ave-
nue.. Thirteenth street and BaIti;nore
avenue to the hotel
Sailors and Boy Scouts.
The naval militia will greet him
at the station with four ruff1es of the
drums, four fourishes of the bugIes
and the Tlaying of the national air
as the bluejackets present arms The
full command of the naval militia
composed of one deck division and q
ships band, made up of enlisted men
of the deck force, and all of the ior-
mer navy men in the city, will escort
the colors to the station.
On the station plaza Colonel Roose-
welt will review the combined Boy
Scout troops of Kansas City. A com
pany of young girls in red. white and
blue costumes. pupils of Miss Georgia
Brown. will sing America, I Love
You" and newer patriotic air, not
yet heard here.
No provision has been made for &
general reception between the time
Colonel Roosevelt reaches the hotel
and 1880 o'cloc' The confusion
which occurred at the hotel in Presf-
dent Wilson's visit caused the COM
mittee to prevent the possibility of its
repetition. The mezzanine floor at the
hotel will be reserved for the $50
guests of the Commercial club who
will attend the Roosevelt luncheon
Colonel Roosevelt will dine private
ly, after speaking. and will leave for
st. Louis at II o'clock on the Chicago
! & Alton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
Hold Corbeauz Woods Against
Two Teuton Charges.
Bulgarian Troops Cross Into
Greek Frontier.
AUSTRIANS GET z MORE FORTS
Vienna Claims New Victories
on Italian Front.
British Belgian Forces II
Africa Round Up Germans.

Paris, Nav 2e-Two attacks were
made by German troops advancing last
night from Corbeauz wood on the YER
dun front. The French war office
report of today says these assaults
resulted in failure
East of the Meuse the night was
comparatively calm except for heavy
artillery action in the vicinity of Fort
Vaux- Fifteen aerial encounters oc-
CURED and two German machines
were brought down, one of them fall
ing in flames
Bulgars Into Greece.
Bulgarian troops crossed the Greek
frontier on May z6 and occupied the
Greek forts of Rupel, Draeotfn and
Spatovo The Greek troops which had
garrisoned these forts withdrew on
the advance of Balgarians who claim
ed permission from the Athens govern
ment for their act
The Bulgarians were said to be LED
by German officers who explained to
the commanders of the Greek forts
that the central powers were merely
being accorded the same privilege that
had been given the allies in permitting
them to occupy Salonild. 1t was re-
ported from Athens yesterday that
feeling was running very high in the
Greek capital over the Bulgarian in
vasion. The Herald, the organ OF NJ
Venizelos, appeared yesterday with
black border and contained a fiery
articles from the pen of the former
premier.
Vienna, May 29.-Au.tro-Hung
troops have captured a fortified posi-
ton west of Arsiero today, the war
office announced.
The statement follows:
Italian war theater-Austro- Hun
garian troops captured the fortified
works at. Cornowo- west of Arsiero.
and the fortified dam across the
Italyssa southwest of Monte Inter
rotto.sin the fortified district of -tsigo.
Southeastern war theater-Skir-
rnishes with an Italian patrol occurred
on the low-r Voyusa. In Albania
north of Avlona the situation is un-
changed.
Circle Around Germans.
London, May 29.-The British-BeI-
gian and Portuguese forces who have
invaded German East Africa are Slows
ly forming a ring around the Ger.
mans. General Smuts, the Boer COM
mander of the South Africa forces, is
rounding up the Germans who are ie-
Tending the Usanbara railway, and has
occupied one of the important stations
the district. According to an official
report issued today, a British force
has penetrated 20 miles into German
territory of the front between Lakes
Nyassa and Tanganyika.
The Germans have retired toward
New Langenberg. The Belgians are
advancing from the northeast and
Portuguese troops are occupying the
southern frontier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
KELLEY TO LEAVE
Secretary Commercial Club
Goes to Wichita.
And With Him May Go Big
Teachers Convention.

]. Will Kelley, secretary of the To-
peka Commercial club since Novem-
Der, 1911, will leave Topeka early next
month to take charge of the Wichita
commercial organization. Only one
provision is made by Mr.. Kelley in
accepting the position offered to him
by Wichita at an increased salary, it
is rumored in Topeka today. The
various comm ercial bodies of that city
must band together and if this is done
at a meeting to be held at Wichita
tonight, Mr. Kelley will leave for
Wichita some time next month
For several days rumors to this eff
feet have been current at the Com
mercial club and on Saturday Mr.. Kel-
ley went to Wichita where he consult
ed with various Wichita business men
in regard to the proposition. Today,
w. W. Webb, president of the Com
mercial club, admitted the authenticity
of the rumors and showed a letter
written to John Kelley, a Wichita busi-
ness man, congratulating him in OBJ
tanning the services of Mr.. Kelley who
had served Topeka so long and so
we'll
Were not only losing an No.
Commercial club secretary to Topeka .
said Mr.. Webb, "but if the bonds don't
carry we're liable to lose our teachers
convention to that city, as we'll"
Came Here Eight Years Ago.
j. VIII Kelley came to Topeka from
Portland, Ind, eight years ago and
entered the real estate business with
George NJ. Noble ano Company. AL
most Immediately he entered public
(ContinCed on Page Sky
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29

Fill S serious condition followed an
operation upon his thigh to relieve
serious Inflammation caused by car
bunc1e. The first operation was per-
formed Friday. Efforts to keep the
first opers n secret were successful
until today. when it became known
than reported had been performed
Saturday.
Hills Enormous Fortune.
James J. Hills wealth is estimated
all the way from $1cO, 100000 to
$5OO.O0O.00O. He was probably worth
between 5000, 100000 and $3.50. 100000.
Mr.. Hill had absolute control of the
First National bank and Northwestern
Trust company, which have a com
bined capital and surplus of $6,5OO.
600. Mr.. Hill was a large owner of
stock in the Chase National bank of
New York, First National bank of
Chicago and the Northwestern Ma
tional bank of Minnea polls.
Son Louis Successor.
He was a large owner of the Great
Northern Pacific Stea mship company.
The greatest portion of Mr.. Hills
wealth, however, was in the stocks
and bonds of the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific, and Chicago, Bur-
lingIon and Quincy railroads. The ex-
ecutors of Mr.. Hills estate will prob
a bly, be Louis w. Hill, his son. and the
Northwestern Trust company. The
great power held by Mr.. Hill will pass
to his son Louis. who has been closely
associated with him in business for ten
wears.
Discovered Great Northwest.
James J. Hill discovered ''the bread
basket of the world" in the Great
Northwest; he led in its development
from a wilderness into what now com
prises six wealthy states dotted with
40O,00 farms; and he blazed a trail
for transportation which reached
eventually from Buffalo tc Asia, with
a total mileage of rail and steamship
facilities that would nearly girdle the
earth.
That but roughly spans the story of
his achievement.
Near Guelph, in Ontario. where
James j. Hill was born in 1898 the
son of an Irish-Canadian farmer who
died when the boy was 5, there stands
a tree stump labeled: The last tree
chopped by James J. HILL
1t marked the lads resolution 10 go
to the United States. He had been
prompted by an odd incident. Accnrd-
ing to the story that is told. a strange
traveller had stopped at the Hill farm
to take dinner, and left his horse at
tContinued on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
"DAvE" OUT FOR 7. R.
It's Dave Naill of Herington This
Time-But He Was Taft Man.

Chapman, Kan, May 29.-David
Naill of Herington, well known stand
patter and most ardent Taft sup
porter in 1912, is out for Roosevelt,
according to a statement whi IN he is
reported to have made to friends in
Chapman. Naill. who is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff, is one of the most widely
known conservative Republicans in
Dickinson county. He visited Chap
man last week.
During his stay here he is reported
to have told friends that Roosevelt's S
nomination would suit him real well
ard that he would support the colonel
if nominated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
JAMES ]. HILL
R. R. MAGNATE
DIED this A. M.
Succumbs at Age 7S Following
Minor Operation.
Led Development of Northwest
From Wilderness.
WAS R0USTAB0UT Lad At 18
Found Job as Dock StevedOre
for st. Paul Company.
Built Great Northern and Be-
came Vastly Rich.
Found Job as Dock StevedOre
for st. Paul Company.
Built Great Northern and Be-
came Vastly Rich.
BELIEVE WEALTH half BILLION
A Conservative Figure Places 1t
at S25O,OOO,OOO.
Owner in Three Railroads,
Steamship, Trust Co., Bank.

St Paul Mimi, May 29.-James J.
Hill, railroad magnate, died at his
home here at 9:43 this morning, fol-
lowing an operation for infection Of
lis thigh.
Hill slept a part of last night and
was resting quietly early today, George
A. Mcpherson, a friend of the family,
said when leaving the home this morn
ing after spending he night there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
CHANCE FOR MORE RAIN
Fair and Cool Is the Promise for
Memorial Day.
Hourly temperature readings fur

Temperatures today averaged de-
grees below normal. The wind blew
at the rate of miles from the north
west The maximum velocity last
night was p miles an hour
A fine crop growing rain fell last
night and this morning The storm
commenced at an early hour in the
evening and continued intermittently
until after 4 o'clock. The total fall
was "a of an inch. There is a slight
chance for more rain tomorrow, ac-
cording to S. D. Flora, local weather
observer, but the indications are for
a fairly good day. Today was COM
(Conunued on Page 2,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
800 FOR oRPET TRIAL
OF Total Veniremen Called Only Eight
Now Accepted for jury.

waukegan. May Determination
of veniremen in the trial of Will Orpet.
University of Wisconsin student.
charged with the murder of Mariai.
Lambert. continued today. Eight
jurors have already been sworn and
one man was in the box who was ten
tative1y accepted on Saturday.
A new block of so men was sum-
moned to appear in court for exami-
nation today. Nearly 500 men have
been called for examination. includ-
ing those called for today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
5TH AVE. AND ~
BUSIEST CORNER
IN WHOLE WORLD

New York. May 2s.-Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street is hailed as
the busiest corner in the world for pc
destrians in the annual report of
Ralph Folks. commissioner of public
works. On a week day in ten hours
11s.7so persons and $4,000 vehicles
passed this point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
Laborers Win Strike.

Lincoln. MAY 2e-The strike of 500
laborers on building jobs, which has
been in progress here a week, was set
tied today, the employers agreeing to
the 30-cent scale for which the work
ers were contending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
PENNIL LESS so YEARS AGO
DIES WORTH HALF BILLION

Just fifty years ago today, 'Jim''
Hill was penniless youth in St
Paul. Today he owned a majority
of the stock of the following big
corporations: Great Northern rail-
way, Northern Pacific railway,
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
way, Great Northern Steamship
company and the Northern Steam
ship company, and his wealth is
estimated as high as $500. .OO0, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
DESPITE PROTEST, J. BULL
HAWKS MORE NEUTRAL MAIL

New York. May 2s.-Fhe Nor
wegian-American line steamer Kris
tianiafjord which arrived today
from Bergen, called at Kirkwall in
accordance with directions from Of
ficers of the line. The captain re-
ported the British authorities took
from the steamer 794 sacks of mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29

KooI off at Batman's fountain, on
the morning side" of the street, be-
tween 7th and Sth.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
BASEBALL TODAY

National League
st. Louis at Chicago-game post
poned; rain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29

A MOSQUITO keeps just about as
busy as a bee. but 1t doesn't get
any praise or credit for its activity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and probably Tues
day: not much change in temperature.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02

dchce OF the brides parents on We'd.
hcSoaE. April &c. and tho Invitations
VIII DC limited to a few friends and
relatives
Hhhrlca rfcrrail. ~ one time Governor
OF N:rSinia, ana belongs TO one Of the
olHcst and bcst-known families in Vir-
gina Miss Underwood is equally as
prominently related and has been
much admired since her formal prescn-
tation 70 society.
At white House Function.
Mrs f. Randolph Williams was
among the guests at the musicale
given by the President and Mrs vii
son NJ the White House last TUESDAY
Mrs Williams wore = gown oe blaCl;
satin. and her flower, were orchids
She was escorted by John shelton vii.
.liains. tomptroll"r Of the Currency.
Wiilinms-i.rwts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis OF Rich
mond. formerly Of birmingham. Eng
, lana. announce the cugagencn. ami
approaching marriage Of thci. Gaush.
ter. t!s'" Frances, 10 l;"bcr, Is vii
. iiams. son Of NJ. and Mrs = NJ =
Williams, ais" Of richmond The wed.
ding viii DC celebrated on Ap-il -
Miss Lewis il beautiful Young girl
and both she and Ma Williams are
widely and promincnty related
Al tho Womnn- Club
MISS i.eia Mcchlin, Of Na>iiinEtou.
VIII lecture bctor" the members Of tho
Wonan's club and their guests Oh Mon.
daI EVENING al sis o'clock on "Ameri-
can Art Miss Mcchlin. ono is "a
speaker % -rcat charm ana personal
maSnettsm. ~ widely known as n loo
turcC. and was heard ~ the club Sow
cral years ago. whc, She made a de
liGhtful address. She j. q leader IN
Ar circle: and is secretary o' tho
American Federation of Art. as wclI as
editor o. tho American MAGAZINE Of
A:t. Mrs. jcffry Mon,aEuc IL chairman
o. III" evening, and the lecture viii be
illustrated with an especially bcauti-
fui series Of slides
Members are asked "a note the
change in tho hour. and attention IS
also called 20 ih"i. privilege Of iuvi:-
ing men escorts for this event
kirtIry-smith
The marriage OF M:.s Norm: N.
smith. daughter 81 MIR. aud Mrs. Robert
}! smith. and ] Butord Kiril+r also
- I '"hn.cnd. WI hc quietly ctlybr.,r.
"a - TGcsda.' morning ~ II o.loll;
Continued on second raSe(