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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
GET CANADA SUPPORT
Lloyd-Gcorge's Appeal to Dominion
Gets Hearty Response.

Regina, sSask., Dec. 20.-Sir Robert
Borden, Canadian premier announced
here last night that he had received
from David Lloyd-George on the lat
ter's accession to the premiership of
Great Britain the following message:
ION taking up the high office with
which his majesty has charged me, 1
send to you on behalf of the people
of the old country a message to our
brothers beyond the seas. There is
no faltering in our determination that
the sacrifices which we and you have
made and have still to make shall not
be in vain, and that the fight which
we are waging together for humanity
and civilization shall be fought to
triumphant issue. We realize that we
shall still need every man that we can
put in the field, every pound that
rigid private and public economy can
provide and every effort which a uni
ted people can put forth to help in
this heavy task of our soldiers and
sailors
Tread Victory Path Side by Side.
The splendid contributions to the
common cause already made by the
dominion give me sure confidence that
their determination is no less high
than ours and that, however, long the
path to final victory, we shall tread it
side by side
Sir Robert Borden replied as fol-
lows:
We can reply that, God willing. we
shall do our duty in this struggle TIC
the end No sacrifice on our part
shall be spared to make triumphant
the great cause for which the allied
nations are contending."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
Bnffalo Biu Recoxers.

F. Cody buffalo BID recovered to-
day from a short but severe illness,
following his return from {. trip to
Wyoming. The coloners general con-
dition is much better today, altho he
is not yet entirely out of danger ac-
cording to his physician.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

facility to deserters from the Ameri-
can army to escape into the interior
We wish to try Comaduran as a COM
mon thief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

He explaining about stocks)-"You
know what margin is, don't you?" She
"Oh, yes. That's the money you put up
and se-'-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
CHARMING PETTICOATS

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Prices re$2 1895, $780,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-24
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

KaIamazoo.-Property damage Of
thousands of dollars as result Of a
cloUdbUrst last night.
Birmingham, AIa.-Two killed,
two others seriously injured. Auto
struck by train.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-After 5 hours
deliberation, jury found Mrs E. ].
Steenard not guilty of giving baby
carbolic acid hour after birth, Gauss
ing its death,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-24
GAS. co. FILTERS AND HELPERS
GO OUT ON STRIKE

Gas filters, their helpers and fore
men Of street gangs employed at the
west shops of the Peoples Gas Light
& Coke Co., Sheldon and Lake sts.,
went on strike today.
Of the 500 such workers employed
in this shop, $50 are so far out and
indications are that practically all of
the workers at this and the other two
shops of the company will join the
strike.
The filters at the west shops have
been getting 1925 to $2.75 a day.
They want $3.50 and 1918 a day,
which is being paid men at the north
shops, say the west shop workers.
For this work $3.50 a day is paid in
New York.
One complaint of the men is that
the men drawing the better wages
are always laid off when the slack
season comes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-24
WAR BULLETINS

Paris. - American Aviator Chap
man, attached to Franco-American
flying corps, killed in air battle Fri
day after bringing down two German
machines.
Petrograd.-Right wing of Rus
sian army sweeping through Buko-
wilma has crossed Gaician frontier,
capturing important town Of Kuty.
More than twO-thirds of Austrian
crown land of BukOwina is now in
hands of Russians. All agricultural
sections Of rich province are now be-
hind Russian lines.
Paris.-French troops recaptUred
large part of positions lost to Ger
mans in yesterdays violent fighting
on northeastern front of Verdun.
London.-Steamer believed to be
Great Eastern liner Brussels has
been captured by German submarine
and taken into German submarine
base at ZeebrUgge.
-O-O-
First Baptist church opens sum-
T0pT c901D for pitv kids at RpOtOn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-24

Wv EVTrN TIT IT
DOCTOR RESIGNS JOB TO FIGHT
FOR BIRTH CONTROL
Cleveland, June 24.-"The rich
have been practicing birth control
for years; the poor have a right to
the same privilege"
Such is the challenge of DR.. Fred'k
A. Blossom, who has resigned his
place as business manager of the As
ISOLATED Charities of Cleveland to
become president of the new Birth
Control League of Ohio.
DR.. Blossom is a graduate of Johns
Hopkins university and was business
manager of the Federated Charities
Of Baltimore before coming to Cleve-
land.
Birth control will do more than
any reform within our immediate
reach to reduce poverty, degeneracy,
vice and other human misery" he
said.
1.-The limitation of children ac-
cOrding to the parents income and
the mothers health is not only a
right, but a duty.
Birth control will cut down the
high death rate among little children
born into the world without a chance
to survive. Voluntary parenthOOd
will mean an increased sense of pa
rental responsibility.
There is no sUreT form of race
suicide than the reckless breeding of
children condemned to poverty and
neglect"
The motto of the Ohio league Isl,
Motherhood will never become truly
sacred until it is conscious and VOL
untary."
-O-O-
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
KaIamazoo-PTo DertV DAMAGE of
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6.YEAR-OLD BOY KILLS
5-YEAR-OLD BROTHER
Pistol Found in Desk in
Fathers Absence Is Used
as Plaything.

William Brennan, Jr.. six-year-old son
OF William Brennan. foreman OF the
Riordan Bros stables In Water street,
shot and killed his five-year- brother
Jack yesterday morning with a pistol
which the children found in desk in
the office OF the stable, where they we're
playing
Brennan. who lives across the street
from tho stables, at 676 Water street.
on every Sunday morning permitted the
children to visit the stables to see the
horses washed, but yesterday he wac,
called away. The other stable hands
were too busy to look after the boys
and told them to go into the office and
wait for their father
While exploring the desk they found
the pistol and In some way William
fired 1t. the bullet striking his brother in
the forehead. He died a short time
later In the operating room at Gou-
verneur Hospital.
Detectives Carrao and Holly uues-
toned the boy at Police Headquarters.
When the father arrived Coroner Rior-
dan permitted him TO take his son home.
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MRS. P. H. REID ENDS LIFE.
Had Been semi-Invalfd fol
Fourteen Years.

Mrs. Philip Howard Reid. wife OF
ex-Commodore Reid Of the Sheepshead
Bay Yacht Club. killed herself yester-
day morning IN her home at 265l East
Twenty-fist street. Sheepshead Bay
with a revolver taken from her hus-
bands derk. A disease which had kept
her a semi-nvalid for fourteen years
had preycd on her mind.
Mrs. Reid, who was 40 years old
was prominent socially in Brooklyn and
the Bay district Her husband Ia presi.
dent Of the Sheepshead Bay and Rock.
away Ferry Company and proprietor OF
the Osborn House. besides being fnan.
cially interested In the Rockaway Poin,
bungalow colony and an owner of a
great deal Of real estate. lie is alsC
one OF the hackers OF the Sheepshead
Bay Speedway.
Mrs. Reid had suffered from heart
trouble for many years and Of late a
nurse had been in constant attendance
Yesterday morning while the nurse Miss
Josephine Prorosoti. was preparing her
breakfast in another room Mrs. Reid
clipped out OF bed. took the revolver
from the desk and shot herself Dr
Joseph Glynn of 47i Ninth street. Brook
lyn. said death had been instantaneous
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MED clearance at any American port
and the guilty person Is to be held
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not less than one year
nor more than Ave years or by the pay
ment OF a nne Of not less than $4,000.
II IL the opinion Of the trainers OF the
bill that operating as law II would In
a short time result in the establishment
OF merchant marine big enough to take
care Of the American foreign and do
nestio trade. The argument Is made
that capital IL timid about going into
tho industry and that Government aid
La imperatively needed
! while II Is true" said Chairman
Alexander, that only about 100000
gross tons Of merchant vessels suitable
az naval auxiliaries may be built With
$50, 900. 900. which II Is proposed to place
under the control OF the shipping board,
nevertheless this tonnage Will constitute
u reasonable part OF an essential naval
auxiliary which will add greatly to the
effective fighting strength OF our navy
In time of war and serve to create an i'm
peratively needed naval reserve force.
"NOt Large Enough TO interfere"
at is not a large enough tonnage to
Interfere with private enterprise In the
shipping field. ON the other hand the
shipping board can render great SER
vice TO American shipping interests by
developing and constructing and stand
ardizing a type OF vessel which can
be operated with American seaman in
successful competition with the world"
Mr.. Alexander said II would not In
his opinion, be the policy of the board
TO operate ships upon routes where an
American service is already established
and is furnishing satisfactory service at
reasonable rates.
In his statement on the bill Mr.. Alex
ander dwelt with emphasis on the meas
ure's Importance as "a part OF the Ad-
ministraton's economic defence pro-
gramme.
The war IN Europe" he said, has
emphasized our vital need of an Ameri-
| can owned and controlled merchant ma
rine. Our great industrial and COM
mercial organizations are giving the sub
ject careful study. President Wilson has
| correctly sized up the situation and is
| insisting upon legislation TO meet H. II
| Is my hone that something may be done
AZ the present session of Congress
Chairman Alexander's statement in
part follows:
MANY are interested to know II The
bill contains provision authorizing
ownership and operation OF merchant
! vessels by the Government. Section s
Of the bill provides that the board may
purchase the majority Of the stock in "A
| corporation or corporations and vote
| such stock and do all things necessary
, to protect the interests Of the Govern
| ment and may AT any time with the
| approval of the President sell such
| stock.
Vessels owned by such corporation
or corporations will he operated and
! their business conducted like business of
! any other corporation except that the
| Government Will retain control by ma
| jority stock ownership
| This method il suggested by the
! plan Of ownership, control and operation
The sun., 1916-01-31

As regards Mexico" he said, Our in
dignation must be directed against the
men Of both parties who have been re-
sponS.hc for our shlrklng our duty dur
INK tho last 1--WE years, For nNc years
the Representatives of our people IN
Washington have submitted Ia every
species uf iufany IN Mexico, having al
lowed our luer to be killed. our women
t. be outraged our property to be de-
stroyed not once. but again and again
In many hundreds "f cases. and no e.
feyt.yc steps Of any kind have been taken
10y our representatives, during those en-
tire i've years. tur policy has meant I'M
told suffering and bloodsh"d not only for
our people but for other foreigners IA
Mexico. For iivc years We have pursued
a policy Of both cowIrdicc aud infany
In IN" face OF our duty toward Mexico.
Taking up tn. topic of preparedness,
col. Roosevelt sad that it was foolish {"
say that preparedness brings or war. II
did mot any more than fire Insurance
brings uu fires.
''rhc professional piciiiSts who argue
iagtIust GuCl" sam preparing himself for
s.lf-dcf.iic.." slid the culoncl. take IN"
view that Uncle SANS moral character
j. on u par with that Of the Individual
who insurcs his house for the purpos" Of
burning Il down to get the insurance"
Al tp Preparedness he said that the
first requisite was to have u navy either
equal t. or second only To- the navy of
any other Power. and that the second
requisite was to have a mobile army of at
! least l50.oO0 mon, which would mean a
I tufal regular army of about -JO.oOp.
| Half Wy measures were bad. he went
ou. and tho proposal for a continental
army was a proposal to- arm tnrir sam
with muz1le loading 81 rifles. not with
/ Ii l.
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SHIPPING BILL, IN TODAY.
MAY DIE IN THE HOUSE

OF vessels by the Panama Railroad Com
pany. In which the Government owns all
the stock and which has been in opera
ton for ten or twelve years past
II would make 1t plain. however. that
the power vested in the board under
section . would not. In my opinion, be
exercised except as a last resort ana
then only to meet conditions that private
concerns are not willing to meet or
feel that they are not able to meet anu
where the exigencies Of our foreign trade
demand adequate ocean facilities
"Ons of the important features of the
bill and one Of the objects II IL designed
to accomplish is the creation OF new
conditions under which a large American
merchant marine may he built up. The
bill provides that the shipping board, III
| connection with the Interstate Commerce
Comrpission. may permit our railroad
lines to make through and special rates
In connection with steamships operated
| under the American flag for our expor'
| trade. 30 as to enable our farmers. mer-
| chants and manufacturers to have an
equal, II not a better. chance with the
farmers. merchants and MANUFACTURED
| Of the leading competitive nations of the
world In selling their goods In the open
| markets OF the world. such, for instance.
| as South America. the Orient, Aus
| tralia, &c.
The board will also have the power
10 permit shipments for special sailings
| OF steamships operating under the
, American nag. These are determinations
which can very properly be made In
behalf OF our own producers and ship
| pers and do not conflict with any of our
| treaties with other nations.
Moreover. the shipping board Will
have the opportunity OF ascertaining
what the real difficulties are with our
navigation laws and Of making recon-
mendations to Congress for such legls-
lation as will remove such distractions
| as may now exist and provide every
reasonable protection ami encouragement
for a merchant marine under our flag.
| This is the rational and intelligent way
to go at the problem and appears to he
the only practical way OF getting prompt
results.
Transfer Of vessels.
! 81. is evident that foreign Govern
ments or foreign citizens are beginning
to buy UP American vessels and transfer
them to foreign registry. This Is eN.
tremely hurtful to our situation. where
We are suffering already from a scarcity
of tonnage
"Other Governments have laws, some
Of them recently passed.. prohibiting
| transfers OF vessels Of their registry 10
other fiags. In self-protection this Gov
ernment must quickly enact legislation
| which will prevent vessels Of American
| registry from being transferred 10 for
eign hags without the consent OF the
shipping board.
| "If the ship bill presented in the last
! Congress had heen passed We could have
purchased six or seven hundred thousand
| tons of excellent merchant vessels which
woul'i nov be under our control and
would have made the present congestion
| 90 in ha ~, ~
The sun., 1916-01-31
MYSTERY IN TRIPLE MURDER.
Three Men Found Killed an,
Robbed In Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE. r. T.. Jan. 3O--Oscar and
Gustaye Olsen. brothers. and both sec
ton hands on the New Haven Railroad,
near Socums. were all found murdered
and robbed In the old station. half Il
mile east Of Kingston station this after
noon.
The crane was discovered this after.
noon. John Smith. a section foreman
Of the New Haven road and Fred L.
Babcock. track pa,rolmau. happened Ia
pass the station and went over to the
building to speak to tho Olsen brothers.
dead bodies.
There is no clue To the perpetrator Of
the crime.
The sun., 1916-01-31
HORSE THROWS POET MOORE.
author seriously Injured Near
Home In NashyIIIc,

NASHVILLE, TENT. Jan. 3O.--John
Trotwood Moore. widely known as a
poet and novelist, was seriously in
lured this morning when he was thrown
by spirited horse and dragged half a
mlle at ms home on the Granny White
pike near nashville
MT Moores right arm was broken and
II feared that he may have suffered
"'her SERIOUS Injuries. The flesh was
.orh rom ms back and arms and he
WIS bruised from head to foot
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KILLED BY BLANK CARTRIDGE
Girl of ; shot by Brothcr white
Playing BURGLAR.

HARTFORD. conn. Jan. 30.-Because
his hve-year-old sister Mary laughed
aud hrsi,ated when ordered to throw up
hsr hands Johnny Shea. .. Of 20 Elm
street, who WAS paying burglar on the
back porch of his home this afternoon,
u fun view of hundreds Of pedestrians
shot and Killed her.
lie vas playing with his brother. 4.
cheap Fourth q: July revolver. which
was loaded with blank cartridges. The
weapon was placed 80 close TO tn. II
tie girls tender skull that when NJ.
pulled the trigger the wedding Of the
.. calibre revolver caused instant death.
The sun., 1916-01-31
BOY PLAYING KILLS BROTHER
Two Find Shotxun-DidN Not Think
II Was Loaded.

kEyPoRr. y. j.. Jan. 30.--Iiiram Wall
ing. Jr.. eleven-year-old son Of a farmer
living II mile outside Of town. was shot
In the stomach and instantly killed this
morning by his twelvc-year-old brother
Alfred.
The boys found shotgun on crate
near the barn. Their father intended 20
use IL in case hawks s~ooped down for
his chickens. The elder brother pointed
the gun AT the younger boy and playfully
pulled the trigger. not knowing. he cx-
planned later. that II was loaded a
,oroner's jury returned a verdict of acci-
dental killing
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An embargo would bc II tiat violation
of the promise. As 10 the gross immo-
rality of passing aJl embargo. is Cowa ard
ice aud weakness, have already spoken.
and in addition | would refer you to the
capital speeches in the Senate of the
United states by Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts and senator Williams of MIS-
sis.,lfii. who both set forth IN thi. matter
the only doctrine to which self-rcspect-
ing Americans vino possess courage and
wish the nation to observe it- pliPhted
faith must adhere.
'"The great war of We last eighteen
months has been marked by the most
fragrant violations OF international law
and the worst horrors that have been
seen since the close of the Napolconic
contests. and some Of the deed. hav.
been worse than what occurred In the
Napoleonic contests. IN other words
II is plainly evident that W lave gone
backward and not forward, and that all
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asked to Kiss BIoOdy Hands

Yet now il L. announced that We
ar" to accept money for the death of
our women and children and IA return
are to play the game OF the murderer>
of these women and children bv acting
IN their interest against the allied ma
tinns who are trying to free Belgium.
We are asked TO kiss the bloody hands
of the murdercrs Of our women and
children and to serve a. tho tool ~
these men against those nations Whicii
have behaved NOR. Naliautly and right
eUusly that We have. II y "A prUpo-
stiun of sordd bas.ness. Il asks us
to put dollars above lives aud To- con-
suit our own Cowardic" and weaknes>
instead of adhcriug to the eternal prlu-
cip.es of justice. If We follow such a
course. We VII cover ourselves with
everlasting infamy.
our governmental authorities nv
treaty, that j. by the action of the
President and the senate together, by
the action "f the Executive and the
legislative powers IN conjunction witt
on" another. concluded treaties with
England, Franc" ana Russia a couple
of Year., ago, iu accordance with which
We and they agreed that If ANY issue
arose between them and ur of any kind
We should appoint - commission to talk
over the matter for year before war
like action was taken ThiS was a
definite promise on OUR part
II do not believe in tlus kind o.
treaty, in this kind Of prom S" hut
unless the treaties are dcuourcrd they
must h" kept, and II Is no, honorable
to wait before dcnounving them until
some circumstance arises which makes
the d"uunciatiun agreeable to ~ At the
moment Tho present Administration
mad" these treaties. th"S" promises
These promises nust hc kept ~ this
time. unless We would incur shame aud
Iishnpnr
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Continued from Furt Page.

had IN them any leaven OF disinterested-
ness whatever.
at any rate the facts are that Bel.
gium. through no fault OF her own. was
ignominouNy wronged, that the Allies
have cndeavored to right her wrongs
that we have refused to do SO; and
now 1t would be an act of utter infamy
on our part II. having declined to inter
fere on behalf OF Belgium, we should
concrctely interfere against her
The export of munitions to the bel
ligerents IL moral or immoral according
to the purpose which is to be served. II
Is immoral to export munitions or ma
terials out of which munitions can he
made In order TO prevent Belgium from
freeing herself 1t Is highly moral TO cx.
port munitions which will help Belgium
to free herself. II is an act of gross
infamy on the part Of this Government
and this people TO take any step which
will help the wrongdoer against the
wronged. and such step would be taken
II we imposed an embargo in the interest
OF Germany against the Allies.
calls II ContemptuOus Defiance.
"A year ago this Government notified
Germany that IL would hold her to a
strict accountability IL she sunk pas.
children. Again and again and agar
In contemptuous defiance Of this warn.
ing Germany has sunk these chips and
Killed non -combatants until the numbel
mounts up into the thousands.
whether the acts were done by Ger
man submarines or by Austrian sub
marines or. as tx now claimed. by Turk
lsh submarines or. as may possibly b,
claimed In the future, by Bulgarian sub
marines, represents merely tho contemp
tuous desire of Germany--the directing
and debating mind Of the Central Pow
ers--to give this Government "A chanc,
to crawl out of making good its lin,
words
We took no effective action what
ever to stop these repeated murders
They were finally stopped simply be
cause the British fleet destroyed =,
many submarines that the warfar,
ceased being profitable e. Germany
Now. II is announced in the press tina
the German Government and our Gov
ernment are actually haggling over tn.
number Of dollars which they think tn,
American people will pocket rs "A pay
ment for their murdered women an'
| children. like those whose photograph
now hold up before you. u ph'ladelph
woman and her sin children who wer,
on the Lusitauia when il was sunk.
AT the same time the German an,
Austrian governments through their ac
credited representatives IN the embas
| sizes here have carried ON IL C;inpaig
| Of the bomb and the torch scains; gu
| industries. The action our GOvernucn
| should have taken in view of this cam
paign was not merely action agains
| numha. Won Pipeu ana Boy-Ed. hut tn
holding Of the German and Austriai
governments themselves responsible 70
every munition plant that was blow
| up or damaged