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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
UGH! IT is COLD
State Capitol of Kansas Is
Wholly without Steam.
Pipes From the Heating Plant
Out of Commission.

With a cold wave and midwinter
weather on the way, the state house
today is as cold as a Greenland bunga-
low with the janitor on a strike.
Nearly 400 feet of pipe leading from
the state heating plant TO the state
house, fell this morning and it may
be week before state officials can
attend to business matters with any
degree of comfort.
When the heat pipes went out. of
commission today, there was a hurry
up call for foot warmers and the hard
ware stores were rummaged for oil
stoves. For several hours the lighting
system was also out of commission
and oil lamps and tallow candles were
in the offices and corridors of the
building. Shortly before noon light
service was restored, but the arctic
temperature of the building was not
materially relieved.
In offices today, dignified state Of
ficials and department heads ars
wearing overcoats and gloves in an ef-
fort to keep warm. Dimpled steno-
graphers are wearing winter wraps
and wishing they had worn high col
lar shirt waists instead of the fluffy,
low cuts and highly ventilated things
that refuse to shed the chill OF cold
office. With cramped fingers they are
making a real effort to manipulato
their typewriters-but it is a slow pro-
cess and not entirely successful.
And that is not all.
Several big conventions are COM
ing to Topeka this week and represen-
tative hall was arranged for the meet
ing of the state agricultural society.
The stock breeders association is also
here and a civil service examination 10
scheduled. An extra shipment of foot
warmers will be received this after
noon. but the agriculturists will mfss
few of the joys of feeding cattle in the
| winter time when they discuss farm
problems in representative hall
The break down in the state house
heating system is the third in less
than a year. Last fall the state Of
| ficials and employees shivered for a
month while new boiler was INSTALL
ed. The state had forgotten about
the need of new boilers during the
summer months-or possibly there
wasn't any money available. On an
other occasion, the plant was closed
while the heat tunnels were repaired
1t was explained today that the big
heat pipes are suspended from the
roof of the heat tunnels by chains. One
of the chains broke today and then
other chains gave way. In few min
utes nearly 400 feet of heat pipe was
out of commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
NOUN DAY in JAIL
Promoter Is Placed Under Ar
rest at Kansas City.
Said to Have Been Preparing
to Go to Canada.

Don A MounDay, und r sentence of
two years in the penitentiary for mis-
use of the malls, was arrested in Kan
sas City Sunday by federal officials
who had evidence that MounDay was
preparing to flee to Canada. Noun
Day was due to surrender himself to
o. T. Wood, United States marshal,
mere in Topeka not later than next
Thursday. Hiram c. Root of Topeka,
one of MounDay's bondsmen. also a
brother-in-law, went to Kansas City
last night to make MounDay's formal
surrender.
More than a year ago MounDay was
tried in the federal court here for
misuse of the mails in the exploitation
of the American Sugar Manufacturing
company. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to serve two years in the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth. Aft
er arranging bond MounDay went to
Edgerly. La, and has been there most
of the time since. Inspectors have
been at his elbow constantly and have
known every movement. When he
came north recently and located in
Kansas City the inspectors were on
hand.
On the way north MounDay is al
legged tc have told a train auditor that
he intended to go to Canada to the
home of surgeon, who is also a
friend, to have a wound in his leg
treated. At Kansas City Sunday an
inspector in a telephone booth ad-
joining one MounDay was using. heard
MounDay ask someone if the money
was ready" also stating that he in
tended to leave for Detroit that night
The office of Fred Robertson, United
States district attorney, was COM
municated with and arrangements
were made to arrest MounDay. He
was arrested in a house near Twelfth
and Scott avenues in the Armourdale
bottoms. MounDay was placed in the
Wyandotte county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
COLD WAVE ON The WAY
Snow and High North Wind Is Pre-
dicted for Tonight.

The weather Sunday was of the
April variety. the temperature reach
ing So degrees. Last night the mer-
curry went up to 54 degrees At mid
night the wind shifted to the north
and the temperature dropped to SO de-
grees by o'clock this morning
Snow and a further fall of the mer-
curry is expected for tonight.
The forecast calls for snow and
colder weather tonight and Tuesday;
fresh northerly winds. The wind We
locity will probably be about 25 miles
an hour. This morning the wind reg
1stered s miles The shippers forecast
indicates temperatures of Is degrees
for 36 hour shipments north and west :;
east, Is to 20; south 20 The temper
ature at Topeka tonight will be be-
tween 5 and 20 degrees.
Temperatures today averaged eight
degrees above normal, although the
mercury slipped downward steadily
all day. The wind blew at the rate of
II miles an hour from the north Fol-
lowing are hourly temperature read
/ ingS for today:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
WAR ODDITIES

Newport, Wales-Rev. Hall
Wallis, leading Methodist minister.
was granted a six months leave
of absence by his congregation to
do war work in a shipyard.
London-A chair factory at
High Wyconbs, Buckinghamshire.
has received a war office order
for $4,000 Windsor chairs to be
used for wounded soldiers.
London-Labor estimates place
the number of miners with the
colors at 270,OO while 40. 900 are
engaged in munition work.
London-Private Albert Bamber.
Sth Irish Regiment, was sent home
from the front when il was dis
covered his age was Is. James
White. of Sowlerby Bridge. met a
similar fate when they discovered
he was 10.
London-Soldiers in the trenches
during the winter will wear golf
stockings instead OF wool puttees.
London-British hospitals at
present need T50. 900 fresh laid eggs
per week, it was revealed in an
appeal just issued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
FOIL FOOD PLOT
Discover Attempt to Destroy
German Supply of Eats.
GrOcerS Can Sell Only to Fam
lily Card Holders.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

Berlin, Jan. 1O.-Reports that spies.
hired by Germany's enemies. have
been purchasing large quantities of
foodstuffs in Germany and destroy
ing them part of the plan to
"starve Germany out gained wide
circulation here today.
The authorities took prompt action.
The magistrate at Wilmersdorf, with
jurisdiction over a part of the munich
pality of Berlin, announced drastic
regulations Of the food supply within
his district in the future. To each
family he will issue a card, emitting
the holder to purchase food for his
family The card must be presented
at grocery stores, bake shops and shop
keepers who sell food without being
first shown the food card will be fined.
The magistrate gave no reason for
his action but it was understood or
ders issued by the authorities
prompted it.
1t is reported that similar steps
will be taken by other magistrates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
POVERTY is GREAT
1t Cost Kansas Counties S607,-
5SO.03 Last Year.
This Is Exclusive of Aid Dis
penSed From Other Sources.
MOTHERS PENSIONS S29,O0O
New Law Is in Effect in but
% Counties,
Levy of One Per Cent in OF
taWa Co. for Charity.

In one year Kansas counties spent
$607, 5SO.3 for aid or INDECENT poor
and under the provisions of the moth
ers' pension law, according to reports
compiled by Senator J. w. Howe, sec
retary of the state board of control.
The expense is independent of state
and local aid. According to the re-
ports received by Senator Howe, IL S71
persons received county benefits.
The Howe report is the first state
ment of the county cost for the care of
the poor. 1t is also the first statement
showing expenses under the operation
of the mothers pension law. The an
nual expense to the counties, as re-
ported. is $29,0S0 for mothers pen
sions. Yet there are but 25 of the
105 counties which have adopted
provisions of the 1915 act Shawnee
county is among the SO counties which
have flatly refused to put in operation
the provisions of the reform county
pension law. Neither Sedgwick nor
~ Do,o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
Comptroller's Report Shows
Huge Increase in Assets.
Resources in Year Are En-
larged $1,743,S7S,64S.
DEPOSITS GO UP 81 MILLION
Would Have National Law to
Prosecute UsurerS. s
Issues Recommendations 'sto
Prevent Bank Failures"

Washington. Jan. 10. - Develop
mont and growth never paralleled in
the financial history of any country"
is the way John Shelton Williams.
comptroller of the currency describes
in his annual report to congress. the
operation of the national banks under
his charge. during the period from
October, 1914. to November, 1915, the
first year under the federal reserve
system. The report was today pre-
sented to congress.
Mr.. Williams gives a comparative
statement of the conditions of>the ma
tional banks to back up his statement.
He shows that net ! erources of the
banks increased in the year $l,743,-
S7S,64S, I h a t deposits increased
$2,OS1. 530.164 and that loans and dis
counts increased s917.450. 500. Avail
able cash increased in the same period
1852, 100000 and on November 10,
1915. the reporting national banks had
excess reserves of 1891, 100000. Tables
show the comparative condition OF
banks in 1895 and 1915. In Septem-
Der, 1895, there were 3,712 reporting
banks with net deposits of $1,9s9.-
fContfpued on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
PARSONS TO QUIT
Chief of Police viii Resign at
the Mayors Request.
He Will Be ReappOinted at an
Increased Salary.

H. G.. Parsons will resign as chief
of police within the next ten days.
His resignation will be asked for by
Mayor ]. f. House. Chief Parsons
successor has not been determined up
on definitely according to Mayor
House but it may be either of two
men now on the police force. An ap-
pointment will be made Immediately
upon Parsons resignation.
But wait frienus of the chief Par
sons isn't to be allowed to stray far
from +he police station. In fact there
is A suspicion that he will continue to
direct the affairs of the police de-
partment, although t will be through
nominal head. Mayor House will
ask for Parsons resignation in order
that a change may be made in the
salary of the chief of police of Topeka
one that will benefit Chief Parsons.
The mayor thinks the chief of police
should receive s., 800 a year, which is
$500 a year more than Parsons is
receiving. Under the laws it is i'm
possible to raise the salary of the
chief of police during the term for
which he was appointed. Consequently
Parsons will be asked to resign, the
new salary ordinance will he put
through the commission, carrying
with it an increase for Parsons, then
he will be reappointed. 1t is the only
way to give him more money. Other
wise the ordinance would not become
effective so far as the chief is con-
cerned until Parsons had finished his
service and his successor had beer
appointed
The salary ordinance will be
brought before the city commission
a week from Thursday and some time
between now and then Chief Parsons
will be asked to resign by the mayor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
THEIR BAD DAY
About so Topeka and AtchisOn
Hunters in the Tolls.
State Game Warden Catches
Them Coming and Going.

Sunday was an unlucky day for
nearly fifty Topeka and Atchison
hunters who were picked up for law
violations by w. G. Tegnire. state
a pot shot at the sportsmen during
a trip from Topeka to Atchison and
return and today he reported to Gov
ernor Capper that he had the names
of nearly fifty violators of the state
law.
Many of the men arrested. or re-
ported to Tegmire, were hunting with
out a license. All may be held for
violating the state law prohibiting
Sunday hunting. When Tegmire
went to the state house today, he had
two pages Of a note book filled with
names of persons to be called on the
carpet in connection with violations
of the state hunting laws.
Tegmire's little run in with the
Shawnee and Atchison county hunters
was really unkind. He didn't think
to send notices that he was coming
and not one sportsman in twenty
knows the state fish and game war
den when he meets him So it was
all very easy for Tegmire. He merely
boarded a train going from Topeka
to Atchison. AT various towns he met
hunters carrying guns. A little dill
gence on his part brought a list of
twenty names-and much honest ex-
preston of sentiment On the return
trip, Tegmire met with equal success.
Today there is a prospect that the
state will proceed against L number CT
men who have violated the Sunday
hunting law. A number of other per-
sons failed to produce licenses when
requested by Tegmire to produce Gre
dentiaIs OF course, where the license
was presented when requested, Teg-
/ mire was in possession of the name
! of the person wanted for Sunday
/ hunting And in either event, there is
probably a hot time in store for the
Kansas SportSmen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
AT.R. STAMPEDE?
Report Perkins Had Plan to
Swing G. o. P. for Teddy.
PrOgresSiyes' Convention Same
Day as Republicans?

Chicago, Jan. 10.-Probability of an
attempt to stampede the G. o. P. ma
tional convention for Theodore Roose-
welt grew today in the minds of Pro-
gressive chieftains as they awaited the
arrival in Chicago of George w. Per-
kins, who will be chairman of the Bull
Moose national committee meeting
here today.
Perkins. it was rumored, will spring
the plan in his keynote speech to the
committeeman at a banquet at the
Blackstone tonight.
Perkins plan, it is understood, con-
templates setting the day for the Pro-
cago as June Z, the same day the Re-
publican national convention opens
here.
Bill White Represents Kansas.
Among the Progressive committee
men to arrive today were:
Kansas-William Allen White, U s
Sartin, Sheffield Ingalls,.
Missouri. R. Kirkwood, George
w. Schwer, Albert D. Nortoni.
New York-George w. Perkins
John O'Connell, Walter A. johnson
William NJ. Chadbourne. Bainbridgt
Colby, H. L. Stoddard, E. H. Hooker
William H. Hotchkiss, Horace S. Will
kerson, William P. Ransom, William
Hamlin Childs, Andrew B. Gilfallan
Mark Sullivan, Virgil K. Kellogg.
Oklahoma-George c. Priestley.
The Bull Moose will sit quietly
awaiting action by the G. O. P. con
vention. If the latter nominates
candidate agreeable to the Bull Moose
the Progressixes will endorse him.
not, according to the rumored pro
gram, the Progressives would name
separate national ticket.
Perkins, who was due here shortl,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
WAYNE COOK IS DEAD
Washburn Graduate of Last Year
Passes Away at Lincoln, Neb.

Wayne Cook. son of H. L. Cook, for
merly secretary of the Topeka State
Fair association, died early this morn
ing in Lincoln, Neb., following an at
tack of acute diabetes The informa-
ton was received by Ross Swingley.
former secretary to Mr.. Cook.
Wayne Cook was % years old and
was graduated from Washburn college
last year. He was a member of the
Kappa Sigma fraternity. For some
time he was city carrier for the
State Journal. While attending
Washburn he was student manager of
athletics and editor of the student an
nual. He went to Lincoln to enter the
employ of an ice company He has a
sister ttending Nebraska university
The funeral will be held Wednesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
JURY PROBES RIOT
Prosecutor Has 200 Jailed at
Youngstown.
State Militia to Remain on
Scene Indefinitely.
PLANT RESUMES OPERATIONS
Mediator COnferS With Employ
erS and Workers.
No Effort Made to Renew Dis
order Last Night.
PLANT RESUMES OPERATIONS

Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 10.-The
grand jury today began investigation
of the riot in East Youngstown Friday
night. More than 200 men have been
arrested and most of these will be
held pending the outcome of the in
vestigation under direction of A. E.
Henderson, prosecuting attorney of
Mahoning county.
The Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Company plant is preparing to fully
resume operations shortly. Many for
mer employees reported for duty to-
day and were put to work Their ex-
act number was not made public. No
disturbances were reported.
Both regiments of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard which have been quar-
tered on mill property since their ar
Continued on Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
DUPONT BLOWS UP
Three Dead, Possibly More, at
Big Powder Plant.
Origin Mystery; "Foreign
Agents" Accused.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1O.-Three
men were killed and a number in
jured in an explosion of smoke
less powder early today at the
plant of the Dupont powder works
at Carney's Point, N. j. One man
is missing. 1t had been reported
that a large number of men lost
their lives but after an investiga-
ton the superintendent said that
only three were dead and possibly
more.
The cause of the explosion is
not known but according to the
superintendent there is no sus-
picion that the blast was due to
outside agencies. The report that
arrests had been made was denied.
The dead are John Walsh,
Nyack, Pa; Richard j. Larned.
Philadelphia, and st. Clyde
Wynne, address not known.
The superintendent of the plan
said the victims were employees bu
that they had no business in that par
of the works where the explosion oc
Cured.
The blast was a terrific one and wa
felt 25 miles away. Wire communica
tion with the plant was cut off by tn
shock, with the result that the wildes
rumors prevailed antil dayliGh
cleared up the extent of the accident
The property loss is small as the ex
plosion occurred in a small building O
No. 1 plant of the works. 1t was som
distance from the main buildings. On
of the reports in circulation was tina
government agents and secret servic
men from the Dupont police force ha
been watching suspicious persons VIII
went to the plant from Wilmington
Del, by boat, and that two carryin
bombs and fuses, had been arrested
c. b. Lands. a representative of tn
company. branded all these reports a
false.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
Women Also
AHerEUdSiUe
DoUe 0fPedce

Wash ton, Jan. 10.-The
Woman's Peace party met in final
session today. Discussion of plans
for future action and election OF
officers were The chief events on
the program. Delegates today
apparently were hopeful that
their plan for universal peace
might be carried out as the result
of the announcement of Miss
Jane Adams of Chicago who was
one of the American delegates to
the recent woman's peace confer
ence at The Hague, that all the
European countries were ready to
join in a peace movement if the
United States would take the in
itial step.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10

Berlin, Jan. 10, (by Wireless to
SayvilIc. Am offensive move
ment has been inauguratcd by the
German forces in the Cham
paignc. Announcement was made
by the war office today that
French positions extending over
several hundred metres at "A point
northwest of MassinSs had been
captured by the Germans.
The conquered positions are
near Maisons Dc Champagne.
The Germans captured 423 pTis-
oncrs including seven officers. five
machine guns and one large and
seven small mine throwers. \
French counter attack, made to
the east of the positions taken by
the Germans, failed.
\ German air craft division at
tackled the rear guard establish
mcnts of the allies at Furnes
On the eastern front, an ad-
vance attempted by strong Rus
sian detachments at Belstiany
was repulsed.
Withdraw From GallipoIi.
The sinking of a transport ship
the allies, filled with troops, at tt
time of the withdrawal of the Frenc
and British forces from the tip of tt
GailipoH peninsula, is reported
Constantinople dispatches today
the Overseas News agency.
The British army at kut- Ell -Amar
in Mesopota mia, has nOw been su
rounded completely by the Turks. a.
cording 10 Constantinople advices gi'
en- out today by the Overseas New
Agency. 1t is said the Turks ha7
advanced to the main defenses of Il
British. The main British army
Mesopotamia, according to these a.
vices, is in retreat. ten thousand me
having been left in Kut- El-Amara
cover the movement
Recent dispatches have indicate
that the British expedition in Mes
potamia was confronted by Turki!
forces of superior size and that
would have difficulty in maintainii
itself at Kut- -El-Amara. The defens
of the city, in fact, were attacked
the Turks some time ago, resulting
severe fighting but the British we
able to repulse the assaults.
Began Invasion In Nov. 1914.
The retreat from Kut- -ElAmara, a
suming the correctness of the unC
ficial advices from Berlin, apparent
means the abandonment by the Britt
Continued on Page Two)
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Some Nir71rod!
TtUo Deer at
Single Crack

Berlin, Jan. 10.-Out hunting
today with Colonel Kuhns. the
American military attache in Ber-
lin, Am bassador Gerard killed
two small deer with one shot. The
colonel, on the other hand, fired
two shots without hitting a deeri
Did Gerard's friends not know
that he was a never miss" rifle
man, they would think this an ac-
cident, but this is the second time
this winter he has killed two deer
with one shoti
Today it happened thus: Two
small deer appeared. Gerard fired
at one. The bullet went through
it's heart, struck a rib, glanced and
went through the second deer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
COURT UPHOLDS
PURE FOOD LAW

Washington, Jan. 10.-The Sherley
amendment of 1902 to the federal
pure food law declaring drugs to be
misbranded if the package label bears
or contains false and fraudulent
statements regarding the curative or
therapeutic effect thereof was upheld
as constitutional today by the supreme
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
U. S. "DRIVE" AT ALLIES
LATEST WAR BULLETIN

Washington. Jan. 1O.-The CEN
trail powers, having evacuated posi-
tions threatening the United States.
the American government today
planned a diplomatic drive against
the allies
This week was expected to see
settlement of all submarine con
troversies with Germany and Aus
tria, with respect to both the Lusi-
tania and Persia cases.
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"Wages of SIM
Is Note Left By
Woman, Slayer

Joliet, Ills. Jan. 10.-John
Robart, head of the Robaru Weld
ing works here, was shot today
at his office by Lillian Piper, a
waitress. who then shot herself
through the head. dying soon
afterward. Robart's recovery is
doubtful. A note pinned to the
woman's clothing bore the words,
''The wages of sin is death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-10
Much Mail to War Prisoners.

Berne, Jan 10.-The Swiss mails
have transmitted to prisoners of war
during the period from August 19 to
December 15, 1915, 100000 parcels.
10. OGo, 900 letters and cards, and
1000 900 money orders for total sum
of 30O0O.O00 francs. of which %, =
900. 900 francs was for French prison
ers in Germany and 1000, 600 for Ger
mans in France
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Lord Burnham Dead.

London, Jan. 10.-Lord Burnham
proprietor of the London Daily Tele-
graph, died here Sunday. He was 50
years old and had been critically ill
for several weeks