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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
HUMBLE SOx BANK
Half Billion in Gold HOarded by
French Peasants.
Eager to Pour 1t Out Upon
Altar of Their Country.

New York, Oct. 27.-Nearly half a
billion dollars in gold is still tucked
away in the French peasa-ts' wooden
sock bank today, despite tn, hundreds
of millions he has already poured out
of it to help his government win the
war.
Maurice Trembloy told it proudly.
Just arrived in America as the repre-
sentative of a group of French bank
erS to help French merchants buy
American supplies, the big, sn1il-
ing Frenchrnan revel d in the story of
fund has fought a big share of the
war and is still big enough to give he
French flying start in business when
peace comes.
Every Home Has Its Sock.
mo matter how humble the home"
said Trembley, you may know, tho
you could not find it in a days search,
that somewhere in it, a wooden sock
containing gold is buried. It is the
French peasants pride. that sock.
1.-The remaining two billion francs
gold will stay buried unless the worst
comes to the worst If the old men
and women thought it was needed to
win the war they would dig it up IN a
minute. Just before 1 sailed l saw a
needlessly worried old French peas
none too well cared for in any re-
spect, bring what remained of their
meager gold savings to the bank. 1t
was not taken, for it was net needed,
but it is available to the government
at any time.
ALREADY in this very poor and aged
couples home is government re-
ceipt for several hundred francs gold.
That is all they get for their money, a
government receipt. The peasants
never try to collect on these receipts.
They take them home and frame them
roughly and hang them on the wall.
Will Put Nation on Feet.
at is the wooden sock bank that is
going TO put France on its feet so
quickly after the war. Every penny of
French Indebtedness will be paid
strictly according to contract, both in
France and America. And you will
be amazed at the rapidity with which
the French people will square away in
business then.
mo matter how severe the drain of
war is on the individual Frenchman's
purse, he is saving little, no matt er
how little, that little may be, for the
sunshiny day that will follow the pres
ent rainy ones"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
PROBE The JURY
Judge OBLIGATED at Drawing Of
Mcdaniel Venire.
Barker Didn't Say "Jobbed,"
but Meant 1t Anyhow.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Oct 27-Attorney
General John T. Barker Judge Thorn
as F. Ryan, trial judge, and assist
ant counsel for the state, were exam
ined by the special commission ap-
pointed Wednesday to investigate the
manner in which the panel of tales
men from which to select the jury
for the trial of Oscar D. Mcdaniel,
prosecuting attorney. charged with
the murder of his wife, was drawn
Judge r. E. Culver and L. A. Worries
were examined as attorneys assisting
the state. Others who appeared be-
fore the commission were Mrs. Stella
Whitehead, deputy circuit clerk, and
Cleveland S. Morgan, deputy sheriff,
and bailiff of the court.
All but Attorney General Barker
were sworn. Barker denied that he
had used the word "jobbed" in an
interview. in which he was quoted in
a newspaper here, but said aside from
that. the interview, which said. TT
seems the state has been 'jobbed' in
this case" was substantially as he
gave it. Barker said he meant no re-
Election on the court, but simply
meant that it seemed strange that the
veEire was being obtained so easily.
How Names Were Drawn.
Judge Ryan described the manner
in which the 125 talesmen for the case
were drawn by Ross c. Cox, circuit
clerk. He would not say whether it
would have been possible for the clerk
to see into the jury wheel and discern
names on the cards inside. He said
that in the drawing, IN some cases, two
cards, each bearing a name, would
stick together and Cox would throw
one of them back into the wheel. He
said he believed a quick eye could
read these names. He said the names
were drawn at the rate of two a min
ute, much of the time being con-
sumed in writing down the names.
Coz drew the names from the wheel
and handed them to Judge Ryan, who
read them aloud and handed them to
Mrs. Whitehead to be copied on a
typewriter.
Judge Culver, state counsel said
many of the talesmen upon examina-
ton made statements that were hard
to believe. He said he did not consider
it a representative j11ry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
I'VE WANT teddy"
Blast of Enthusiasm UncOrked
When r. r.. Arrives.
Chicago Streets So damned
Roosevelt Parade Is Halted.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Colonel Roose-
welt reached here Thursday afternoon.
He was bet by thousands, all cheering
wildly, a band and scores of motor
cars lined up at the Northwestern sta
ton to greet the ex-president and es-
cort him to the Congress hotel, where
ne remained until time for the wom-
ems meeting in the Auditorium.
Ahead of Colonel Roosevelt's car,
which also carried Col. Frank Lowden,
Republican candidate for governor,
and Harry r. Rathbone, president of
the Hamilton club, were Miss Harriet
Vittum and several suffrage leaders.
Miss Vittum carried Teddy bear.
Behind Colonel RoCsevelt's machine
were autos carrying 400 committee
men. AS the bands played the crowd
went wild. yelled 1--WE want Teddy"
At, Madison and State streets. the
jam became uncomfortable and the
parade was halted. Seven hundred
policemen were assigned to keep the
crowds in order.
Despite efforts of the lolice the
crowds surged into the streets in such
masses that the coloners driver re-
peatedly had to stop his automobile
until the road was cleared.
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WARM WEATHER
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tonight in the western
part of Kansas. No change in tenn
peratures is expected here and the loH
reading tonight will not be below that
of last night.
The minimum this morning was As
degrees at o'clock. This is five de-
grees above the normal night tenn
perature for this date. The mercury
climbed rapidly this morning and it
was expected to reach 20 degrees this
afternoon, according to s. D. Flora,
local weather observer. Temperatuf es
tomorrow will be the same as today.
Just a year ago today was the
warmest October q that ever occurred
here in the thirty years that local rec
ords have been kept. The high read
ing on that date was 80 degrees. The
low record, &c degrees, was established
in 1914.
The moon sets tonight at 1928
O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
PLEADS INNOCENCE
Copeland, Defendant, Takes Witness
Stand in Murder Trial.

Galveston, Oct 26.-John Copeland
this afternoon took the stand in ibis
own defense at his trial for the kill
ing OF William Black, an anti-Cath-
Ollie lecturer. Copeland identified one
one of the circulars circulated by
Black in Marshall, containing an al
legged oath of the Knights of Column
bus, and testified it was false.
Copeland said that he, John Rogers
and George Ryan, went to see Black
together, he testified. He went to
protest against Black delivering his
scheduled lecture against convent life.
He declared he did not shoot Black,
did not shoot at him and did not
know who did shoot him.
Copeland said that Black was the
first to draw his gun after he had
''insolently' notified Rogers and
Copeland that he would go on with
the lecture.
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Interpret Bakers Allegation.
HAVEN'T HEARD OF PLOT.
g. s. Agents at Ell Paso Say Bakers
Charge Is News to Them.

Ell Paso, Oct 27-Representative
of the state department on the border
claim to have no knowledge of a plot
of Mexican revolutionists to raid the
American expeditionary force in Mex
leo, while United States national
guards officials say they have been
prepared for such an eventuality for
months.
villa Agent in Fl Paso.
For weeks agents of the departm ent
of justice have been on the alert for
Manuel Ochoa former Villista general,
who is known to have crossed the Rio
Grande below hare with papers for
Villa. With two others, he was cap
tured by a CarranZiSta river patrol,
but escaped, killing two of his cap
tors He then reached Villa, held a
conference with the bandit leader, and
returned here. Department agents
made raid on his residence here sew
eral weeks ago but he escaped and
again crossed the border. Part of his
papers are now in possession of
United States agents. Close watch is
being kept on several Americans sus-
pected Of attempting to aid Villa.
Escape Villa Captors.
Andres Garcia, Carranza inspector
consul general, declared today that the
de facto government had heard of the
proposed raid but had taken no steps
to prevent it. A volley of shots late
| yesterday from the Mexican side OF
| the river below Ell Paso stirred the
city. During the firing three unarmed
| natives splashed across the stream
into the arms of Company &C." Fifth
Ohio, on patrol duty. When turned
over to the immigration authorities
they said they had been captured in
Chihuahua City by Villa. but deserted
at the first opportunity. AS they
reached the river, the Carranza pa
| trolls opened fire.
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STAR WITNESS ABSENT
Daughter of Murdered Man Declines
to Testify at Trial.

Galveston, Oct. 27.-Sadie Black,
an adopted daughter of William Black,
will not be a witness at the trial of
John Copeland for her fathers kill
ing, it was announced this morning
by attorneys for the state. A tele-
gram received at the last moment an
nounced the inability of the witness
to attend. 1t previously had been
stated that the girl was on her way
and would arrive last night. States
counsel said they had exhausted every
means of bringing the girl to Calves
ton, but could not legally compel her
attendance.
The states rebuttal, the defense's
surrebutta1 and arguments by counsel
constituted the days program, with
the possibility existing that the jury
will get the case by night.
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MRS. SANGER In AGAIN
Raid Birth Control Clinic in New York
and Jail Leader.

New York, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Margaret
E. Sanger was arrested this afternoon
at her birth control clinic at As Amboy
street, Brownsville. a tenement section
of Brooklyn. The raiders who took
Mrs. Sanger to the Brownsville police
station, were led by Mrs. Margaret
Whitehurst a matron of the police de-
partment. She had visited the clinic
several times disguised as a poor Ger
man woman, pushing a baby carriage
in which was an infant she had Dor
rOwCd for the purpose. She told the
attendant in charge that she had too
many children and wanted to know
what she could do to stop the supply.
She says she was given information.
About twenty women were found in
the clinic. Their names were taken
to be used as witnesses when the case
is called for trial
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Grain Gossip.
Furnished by T. j. Myers. Columbian
Building.I

A decline of AZ to 5 cents in wheat
prices at Buenos Airs was reported yester-
day.
Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
100000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City,
this week and corn stocks decreased 124,9 1854
bushels.
The .exportable Surplus of wheat in Aus
tralia Is estimated at Liverpool at 112 mil
favorable and crops are in good condi-
ton.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 10000 bushels of
wheat 10000 barrels of flour. 175, 600 bush
els OF corn, 1000 bushels of oats; wheat
Estimated shipments OF wheat from Ar
gentina this week are 1000, 600 bushels,
compared with 1,792, 900 bushels actually
exported last week and $4,000 bushels a
year ago: Estimated corn shipments are
4,675,000 bushels.
Private cables from Argentina to Chi
cago reported rain in the dry districts. A
cable from Liverpool yesterday said THE
weather is again clear and hot. Cutting
of wheat will soon begin in the north,
maturity. Damage reports are now COM
ing from the center and southern and
districts where fair crops were expected,
wheat is deteriorating daily
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States last month were 17,ss5, 131
els in September, 1915. For three months
exports amounted to 43.623, 600 bushels,
compared with 57,94O,000 bushels in the
corresponding time last year: Exports of
corn last month were 3.116,s34 bushels; a
year ago. 1874 SAT bushels; oats last month
bushels. These are the Official figures of
the department Of commerce.
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Republican Central Committee
in First Estimates.
Predict That Capper VIII Carry
State by 10000.
HUGHES IS BEHIND GOVERNOR
His Majority VIII Be Less-No
Figures Are Offered.
Chairman Sessions Says Demo-
Gratis Are B1ufing.

Charles H. Sessions, state chairman
of the Republican state central COM
nittee. announced the Republican
first official poll of the Kansas 1915
vote here today.
The poll taken by Republican state
committeeman shows that Governor
Capper will be reelected by a ma
ioritv of 100000, 10000 more than any
majority ever received by a Kansas
FOLLOWING is Sessions's statement:
''The Republican majority in Kan
sas this year promises to be almost as
sbeastIy' as the Roosevelt majority IN
1904, when it was 10000 Our poll,
fust taken, gives Governor Capper
iO7. 900 majority. Governor Hughes,
for president, will have some less on
account of a DETECTION of some rail-
road votes. But he will not Tag De
hind Capper as far as one might con-
cIude on first thought, for the reasons
that he will get some Democratic
farmer and business mems votes that
the rest of the Republican ticket VIII
not get The Adamson bill is as un-
popular with the business men and
farmers as 1t is popular with the rail-
road men.
"OUr figures come from soldiers in
the trenches-the precinct committee
men. Those men ought to know what
they are talking about. The Demo-
Gratis have no way of taking poll.
They have no precinct committeeman
in one-third of the precincts of the
state. In many counties they even
have no complete county tickets. One
Democrat out of every three doesn't
know the name of their candidate for
governor Their state leaders can not
tell you the names of their candidates
on the state ticket without referring
IN the printcd list
1.-THE fact is they are simply shoot
ing in the air. It's a game OF bluff
with them from start to finish. To
prove it I will submit a very plain
proposition to them. Here it is: Kan
sas has los counties. To win the
state the Democrats must carry one
half those counties-53-or in the
neighborhood of that number. I know
a man who is willing to match 800
of his money against an equal amount
of Democratic money that the Demo
cratic leaders-all of them combined
cannot name twenty counties in
Kansas that Wilson will carry, the
money to go to some charitable or
ganization. Come on IN, Mr.. Demo-
cratic Leaders; the water is fine. Put
up your money; pick your twenty
counties and let's go to it. If the Dem
ocrats cannot name twenty counties
that Wilson will carry out of los, Their
what reliance can be put in any claim
they make as to what Kansas will
do ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
DRAW LINE AROUND VILLA
Carranza Commander Says He's Sur
rounding Santa Ysabel.

Chihuahua City, Oct. 26.-An en-
veloping movement by Carranza
troops is now under way with Santa
Ysabel as the objective it was an
nounced by Gen Jacinto B. Trevino
today. This movement has for its
objective the surrounding of the Villa
force in the vicinity of Santa Ysabel,
twenty-five miles southwest of here
Reports received by General Trevino
stated that the field of the Villa oDe-
ratIors gradually is being narrowed
and confidence in the ultimate defeat
of the Villa forces is expressed at
military headquarters. General Ire
vino denied shortage of ammunition
at the Chihuahua garrison He an
nounced that he had received frequent
shipments of ammunition from the
minister of war at Mexico City and is
now well supplied with all the ele-
ment necessary for the campaign
again.t Villa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
HIRE REAL DETECTIVES
Chicago Prosecutor SDurns Offer O
''Hand Picked'' Public SQUAD.

Chicago, Oct 27.-Rather than ac-
cept squad of what he alleges to be
hand picked detectives from Chief
of Police Hea1ey, States Attorney
a private detective agency to use in
his prosecution of the case against po-
lice heads, including Healey, under in
dictment here.
Healey recalled the original raiding
squad from Hoyne's office after they
had taken part in a raid on the city
hall to get evidence for use in the
grand Jury hearing
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Kansas City Oct Receipts
I paesers and Sutchers. s. soaioi5; light,
CATTLE-Receipts 1000, including 200
southerns. Market steady to strong. Prime
fed steers. $9.50@10.00; dressed beef steers.
$6.00d9.00; southern steers, $5.751T.75
cows, $4.50GI.25: heifers. S5.50d9.25 stock
ers and feeders $5756lS25; bulls, $4.75G
G.25; calves, SG.0O@1050.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market 10c to
25c higher. Lambs, $10.25@1O.75; year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
BENTON IN LINCOLN CO.
Predicted Republican Candidate Will
Carry County by Five Hundred.

Lincoln Center, Kan, Oct. 27.-Otis
L. Benton, candidate for congress in
the Sixth district, addressed large
crowds at Sylvan Grove, Beverly,
Barnard and Lincoln Center. All the
meetings were successful and Benton
received a splendid ovation at every
one of these towns.
1t is freely predicted that he will
carry Lincoln county by five hundred
over his Democratic opponent
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WRECKS GOVERNORS TRAIN
Special Bearing p. Elias Gales SEN
Into Ditch.

Nogales, Oct ga special train
bearing Gen. P. Elias Gales, retiring
military governor of Sonora, return
ing to Mexico City from here, was
reported wrecked Wednesday night
near Bota. No one was hurt. Cen
eral Gales, when at Nogales, Sonora,
yesterday, refused to come across the
international boundary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27

Washington, Oct. 26.-Brig. Gen.
William A. Mann, commanding the
army division with headquarters at
Laredo, Texas, was today selected for
chief of the division of militia affairs
in the war department made vacant
by the death of Maj. Gen. Albert L.
Mills. He will assume his duties at
once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
ORDER COAL STRIKE
Oklahoma Miners to Quit Work No.
vember 1-Conference Fails.

McAlester, Oct. 26.-The district
executive board of Oklahoma miners
in a report submitted to the miners
special convention here today ordered
strike of all coal miners in Okla
homa, effective November 1.
The executive board was in session
during the forenoon with representa-
tives of the Oklahoma coal operators
but no agreement regarding certain
points IN the proposed working con-
tracts was reached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27

Wall St, New York, Oct. 27-STOCKS-
With the greater breadth and strength Of
the active first hour, the usual selling for
profits was encountered but recessions,
save in a few instances, were not material.
Renewed buying of Sugars and Steel and
Iron Industrials-with Bethlehem Steel at
the new maximum of CAT, Cuban Cane at
1875 and Central Leather at 95Ss resulted
in general advances. Standard or invest
ment shares were chiefly represented by
Union Pacific and Reading with marked
strength in Lehigh Valley, Fries and
Pittsburg. Coal. Trading paused percepti-
bly, at midday but gains were well main
tanned.
Bonds were irregular.
Higher levels were registered in today's
early trading, the low priced rails again
coming to the fore, particularly Chicago.
Great Western, Wabash and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas issues. Texas and Pa
cific yielded over point in consequence of
reported receivership proceedings. Paper
shares were in renewed demand especial
ly International and American Writing
preferred, the latter at new record. 9th
er strong features included Pittsburg
Coal, Industrial Alcohol Coppers, Sugars
and ship ing shares.
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Hold Santa Fe Rate Hearing.

Houston. Oct. 26.-Houston interests
were informed by the interstate COM
merce commission today that Exam
liner c. H. Brown will conduct a hear
ing in this city December to consider
the complaint of the Houston chamber
of commerce against the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad and other
railroads involving rates on carload
shipments of packing house products
from Houston to Oklahoma and in
terrnediate points
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Chicago, Oct. Observation-Disclosures y, 600.
Market weak, sc under yesterdays average
Bulk Of sales; S9,so@ 1015; light. $1,000
1925; rough, sS,65Gs.so; pigs, s7:75as'5o'
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market weak.
Native beef cattle. s6.90@11.65: western
steers, SS.O0@9.50; stockers and feeders
S4.65@7.75; cows and heifers, $3.35G9.5O
calves, $7.00@11.OO
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market strong.
Wet ers, $7.00@S.40; lambs. SS50G10.95.
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higher. Creamery, soa8fSe.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 31@32c;
ordinary flrsts, 29@30c; at mark, cases in
cluded, 25G31c
POTATOES-Market higher. Minnesota
and Dakota white. $1eOQ1 20; Minnesota
and Dakota Ohios, $1.5501 65; Michigan
and Wisconsin white, S15061TO: wash
ington and Colorado white, $1.75@190.
POULTRY-Alive, unsettled; fowls, ID
@1112c; springs, 1Se
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BAKER SCENTS
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Continued from Page One.)
no definite statement could be obtain
ed today, the impression was given
that these conspirators are Mexican
cientificoes of the Diaz regime and
their agents, who have headquarters
in several large eastern cities and in
border towns.
The financing of the Villistas and
other bandits is being done by the
leaders in the east, thru agents along
the border in Mexico. Attention was
first called to the possibility of the
plot by the paying of the bandits in
silver which is scarce in Mexico, even
the government lacking It. For weeks
the war department has been working
upon reports received from the inter-
ior of Mexico by army officers. agents
of state and justice departments and
the secret service The source of sup
ply of the silver was traced to the
American side of the border, it is now
said.
Interpret Bakers Allegation.
Officials declare Bakers character
ization enemies of the administra-
tons policy toward Mexico" does not
implicate Americans, at least those of
any prominence. To the direct ques-
ton whether any American capital
was involved in the plot. no direct
answer could be obtained. Neither
would officials say what steps had or
would be taken toward checking or
apprehending the alleged conspirators
in the United tSates. The same gov
eminent agents who have been work.
ing on the plot are understood, how
ever, to be actively engaged in run
ming down the members.