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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
VIII Prosecute BlackmaiIers.
Regardless of Feelings.
May Expose Escapades Scores
of Wealthy Persons.
u. S. ATTY GENERAL IN CASE
Meet Today in Washington,
Plan Drastic Prosecution.
Claim U. S. Senator Paid $2O,.
900 to Protect Name.

Washington, Sept. 20-Drastic plans
tending towards learning from the VIC
tins of the nationwide blackmailers
syndicate all they know regardless of
how much testimony might publicly
soil regulations of scores of wealthy
men and women, was one of the chief
objects of the conference here today OF
heads of department of justice bu-
reaus in Chicago, New York ana Phil
adelphia
Department officials admitted TODAY
that the very nature of the sordid
system by which wealthy persons were
forced to submit themselves to black
mail made it obvious that obtaining
consent of witnesses to testify pub
liciy regarding incidents which they
paid heavily to keep secret, would be
the most difficult feature of the fight
TO send blackmailing ringleaders and
their confederates to Jail.
That the cases against the black
mailing syndicate will be pushed Sc
verely without consideration of reputa-
tions, if another way cannot be found
was positively stated at the depart
ment. AS evidence of the determine
tIon of the department to -'see the
thing thru" Attorney General Greg
ory, with A. +. Bruce Bieleski, his
ch1ef of investigators as his lieutenant,
took personal charge of the case. Be-
sldes the matter of witnesses today's
conference was to devise plans for
combining as much as possible all
prosecutions pending at Chicago, Phil
adelphia and New York
Leader Gives Up; Furnishes Bond.
Chicago, Sept. characterization
OF the operations of the alleged black
mailing syndicate accused of swim
ding wealthy persons in various parts
| of the country out of large sums OF
| money were transferred teuOora t-iI y
to Washington today by the departure
| of Hinton g. ClabauCh, local agent Of
the department. of justice. for con-
| Continued on Page TMol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
CALF SHOW PASSE,
FASHION TABOOS
THE SHORT SKIRT

New York, Sept. 20.-Longer and
less flaring skirts are indicated by the
fall fashions, says the semi-annual re-
port of the Silk Association of Amer
lea. They will be of ankle length fire.
quentIy made of pIeats and requiring
as much or more material than last
season, is the prediction.
Paris fashions. it is asserted, have
not favored the extremely short. al
most freaky skirts which have been
worn here this year. The wearing of
these skirts unquestionably has in
creased the demand for silk hosiery
both fancy and plain, say the reports
of the experts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Employers and Workers in
Hopeless Deadlock.
Business Men and Mayor Seek
Peace Pact in Vain.
'RIOTING WORSE THAN EVER
Attempt to Run Night Cars Met
With BOmbardmentS.
Fifteen Former Employees in
Jail Charged With Felony.

New York, Sept. 20.-Despite the at
tempted intervention of committee
of business men. there seemed to be
little prospect today of averting a gen.
eral strike in sympathy with the street
railway employees. Labor leaders aver
that the proposed general walkout will
involve about 100000 workers in all
trades.
A second conference of the business
men with the mayor and chairman of
called today but it was the feeling of
those most directly concerned that the
situation had reached an absolute
deadlock. The attempt to operate
surface cars last night resulted in the
worst rioting since the strike began
but the officials of the transit COM
panies say the service in the day time
is improving steadily.
Thruout the night, elevated trains
together with subway trains at points
where they run on elevated structures
were subjected to almost ceaseless
bombardment of bottles and bricks.
car windows being shattered and d
number of passengers injured. Today
there were several attacks on surface
cars by strikers and sympathizers and
police reserves were repeatedly called
out.
Gompers on the Scene.
With the arrival here today of
Samuel Gompers, president American
Federation of Labor to attend the fu-
neral of Seth Low, it was learned that
business interests which are endeav-
oring to avert a sympathetic strike
had invited Mr.. Gompers to attend
their meeting with labor leaders to-
morrow. It was indicated by the un-
ion men that Mr.. Gompers planned to
take more than ordinary interest in
the situation. Mr.. Gompers held his
acceptance of the invitation in abey-
a1lcc pending tai k s. with union leaders.
During the forenoon attacks on sur
face cars continued intermittently. The
last twenty-four hours have witnessed
the most extended disturbances of the
strike, police reports today showing the
arrests of twenty men declared to be
former employees. Fifteen of these are
accused of felony in attacks on trains
and cars.
Anxious to Join Strike.
Ernest Bohme, secretary of the CEN
tral federated union. stated the work
ers in three unorganiZed orders in
New York have asked permission to
join the general strike. The employees,
he said. number about $500.
Bohme also said that unions out
side of New York have offered to join
in the general strike.
I'VE have not encOura ged this" he
said 1--WE have enough to do to at
tend to the local situation
William B. Fitzgerald. general Or
ganizer of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Electric Railwa-- Employees,
said today:
'The strike would be won anyhow.
If the general sympathetic strike
comes, the battle will be Won within
weight hours"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Immediate Action for Sale Is
Next Move Here.
This Suit Will Be Filed in the
Federal Court.
PROPERTY TO STOCKHOLDERS
Refinancing Company to Meet
Outstanding Bills.
Suit Today Is Backed by Presi-
dent of Company.

Formal action looking to dissolution
of the Kansas Natural Gas company
receivership and sale of the property,
has been taken by S. NJ. Brewster. at
torney general. Suit today in the
Montgomery county district court by
President Hays asks that the receiver
ship be dissolved. A report today in
state house circles indicated immedi-
ate action by the attorney general for
the sale of the plant This suit is to
be filed in the federal court.
Brewsters suits seek the restora-
ton of the gas company property to
the stockholders. The suit in Mont
gomery county followed a conference
in Kansas City Monday night when
plans for refinancing the company
and meeting outstanding Indebtedness
were discussed by attorneys and repre-
sentatives of the gas company.
Backed by President.
There will probably be no serious
dispute concerning the reorganization
plans of the gas company. The suit
to dissolve the receivership is backed
by Victor A Hays, president of the
Kansas Natural Following news from
Independence today to the effect that
Bays and his associates had become
parties to the dissolution suit, it was
reported that the attorney general
had also prepared a petition asking
for the sale of the gas company prop
erty. This suit is scheduled to be filed
in the federal court. Whether the pc
tition will be held back in view of to-
days action in the Montgomery cOun-
ty court has not been announced.
Officials of the gas company pro-
pose to raise four and a half million
of
million dollars worth of stock, it is
asserted. It is reported that this stock
will be placed on the market at so
per cent par value. This money is
expected to meet outstanding indebt-
edness.
Mile of Pipe Day.
One of the arguments advanced in
| the suit to dissolve the receivership is
| the statement that stockholders have
subscribed sufficient funds to re-
| finance the company and build new
pipe lines to supply sources in Kansas
and Oklahoma Some of these pipe
! lines are now in course of construc-
ton, according to a statement in To-
peka recently by John NJ. Landon, re-
! ceiver for the company. He asserted
| in a Topeka statement that mile of
mains is being laid every day in an
effort to tap new fields in Oklahoma
| and Kansas.
Corporation papers of the Kansas
| Natural were issued under the laws
| of Delaware. It is asserted that the
laws of Delaware permit the issuance
of additional stocks under conditions
such as are now faced by the gas COM
pany. The company will now seek to
| block proceedings by the state to stop
the stock issue.
In a statement from independence
today, it was asserted that thru the
reorganization plan the gas company
would soon be placed on a paying
basis-provided a rate Commensurate
with the cost of production and dis
| tribution' is secured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
new FACTORY HERE
Cottonwood Package Company With
Capital of $4,000.

Charter for the Cottonwood Pack
age company, new Topeka corpora
ton, was granted today by the state
charter board. The company is incor-
porated by Topekans and will start
business with a capital of $4,000.
According to the charter statement
the company will manufacture and
sell egg cases and crates made from
native lumber The incorporators are:
NJ. s Holly, w. c. Gwin. J. H. Moore.
Roy Nelson and Hugh LawIor all of
Topeka.
Members of the charter board today
approved the application of the Lara :
bee Flour Mills corporation of Abilene
for permission to increase its capital
stock to s4.250.000. a charter to the
Dawson Produce company of Arkansas
City, with capital stock of s250,000,
was also approved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
German and Bulgarian Stats
Evacuate MOnastir.
Serbian Cavalry Rapidly Pur-
suing Retreating Enemy.
WIPE OUT ONE Detachment
Bulgars Defend Peak Until
Only so Survive.
Last of Bulgars Cleared From
FIorina by Allies.

London. Sept. 2O.-Serbian troops
hare advanced to within seven miles
of Monastir and are engaged in sharp
fighting with the Bulgars. said an
Athens dispatch today. A Central
News dispatch said it was learned from
reliable sources that the German and
Bulgarian staffs have left Monastir.
The Bulgarians have been driven from
one trench position after another, and
much of the fighting is going on in the
open
For the first time since the Balkan
fighting began large cavalry forces are
in clash at several points along the
Serbo-Greek frontier Serbian cavalry
is reported to have played a large part
in the capture of several villa ges
around Florina. The troopers pushed
SO rapidly that they were unable to
make a stand until after they had
crossed the frontier
Berlin dispatches today indicated
that the great battle expected to de-
front south of the Constanza railway
may already be iE its early stages.
Capture Important Heights.
Paris. Sept. 20.-The Serbians have
captured the well-fortified Hill 1925,
east of Barna, the highest peak in the
kamakchal2n range, after the mSst
violent hand to hand fighting it was
officially announced today. The Bull
garians resisted with great stubborn
ness until they were practically wiped
out, only fifty prisoners falling into
Serbian hands
Near Garesnika, the Bulgarians
made vain counter attacks but were
dispersed by French '.seventy-ffves ~
| On the left wing the enemy is still re-
sIstlng on the heights of Pisonderi
Drive Buigars From Florina.
Paris. Sept. 2O.-The last of the
| Bulgarians have been cleared out oil
F1orina, near the western end of the
Macedonian front, the war offices an
nounced today After the occupation
of the town by the entente forces, Bull
garian soldiers held out for a time in
several houses, resisting with savage
energy. One hundred prisoners were
taken in completing the capture OF
| these positions.
Desperate Battle on Somme.
Paris. Sept. 2O.-The Germans
hurled strong forces against the
French lines north of the Somme last
night in most violent counter attacks
on the whole front from Clery to the
river. The war office this afternoon
announced that the Teutons were
checked everywhere by French screen
fire except at one point where they
reached French trenches on the north
ern part of the slopes. On the south
ern end German detachments reached
a few advanced posts, but were after
ward repulsed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
E. P. HARRIS VERY Low
Veteran Kansas Printer Is Dying at
Christ Hospital.

Edward P Harris, 50 years of age,
the oldest printer in Kansas, is crit
ically i'll at Christ hospital, and physi-
clans say there is little hope for his
recovery. Mr.. Harris underwent an
operation September s. the third IN a
year, and since that time he has been
failing slowly.
Mr.. Harris has been a resident of
Kansas for sixty years and is widely
known. not only in the state but over
the entire country. Until late in
August he kept to his work as q
proofreader for Crane & Company,
following trip to Florida last spring
At that time his friends tried to per-
suade him to retire but he would not
consent to quitting work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
TOPEKAN in WRECK
Mrs. George Overmyer Received
a Broken Arm.
Three Killed and Several In
jured in Arizona.

Kingman, Ariz., Sept. 20.-Three
persons were killed and eleven injured
when the engine and four coaches of
westbound Santa Fe train No. 3 jump
ed the rails on a sharp curve north OF
here before daylight today and rolled
down an embankment The dead ].
Goldson, engineer, Needles, Cal,
Michael Osborn, fireman, Needles, Cal.
An unidentified dining car worker.
The injured: Mrs. Geo. Overmyer,
Topeka, Kan; broken arm.
Ten others in the same Pullman
sleeper as Mrs. Overmyer were slight
ly injured.
The wreckage of the engine and
coaches was strewn quarter of a mile
along the track. Five cars remained
on the rails.
The limited, running on time, was
derailed at t:45 a. m. The engine,
dining car and one sleeping car left
the track. The cause of the derail-
ment has not been determined.
Doctors and nurses were sent from
Kfngman and Needles. A wrecking
outfit cleared the track this morning
ready for the train to continue on its
way to Los Angeles. The limited left
Chicago at sos p. m Sunday.
\ telegram was received by Mrs.
George Neil, 1858 Fillmore street, this
morning from Mrs. Overmyer saying
that neither she nor her 7-year-old
son, Neil Overmyer, was seriously
hurt and that they would continue
their trip.
Mrs. Overmyer was director of Polk
playground last summer. She had just
started for winters stay in Cali
fornia. Her home is at 1918 Fillmore
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
WILL NOT MIX IN WAR
Denmark, Norway and Sweden Hold
Conference to Continue Neutral.

London. Sept. 20.-King Haakon, of
Norway, speaking at a dinner given
to the Swedish and Danish minister
of state at Christiania, declared that
the Scandinavian nations were united
in their desire to remain neutral ac-
cording to dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. The dinner at
which the king spoke was given in con-
nection with a series of conferences
which are being held at the Norwegian
capital by the Scandinavian ministers
of state.
King Haakon said the conferences
were only intended to protect Scan
dinavian interests. the meetings which
will continue thruout the week are the
outcome of the earlier meeting by the
kings of Denmark, Norway and Swe-
den. at Malmo. at which it was decid-
ed that the three nations should CO.
operate to safeguard their rights as
neutralS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
COULDN'T Be BETTER
Real Fall Weather Bringing New Life
to AanSans.

Temperatures today averaged seven
degrees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour from the southwest. Tonight
the temperature will drop close to so
degrees and tomorrow will not get
above so. according to the weather
bureau.
Real fall weather prevails today tho
temperatures in all parts of the state
are slightly above normal Last night
was rather warm for this time of the
year at Topeka. The sky was clear
at nearly all Kansas stations this
morning and only few light showers
are reported for last night. Early this
morning there were some clouds in
evidence here but the sun came out
brightly about 1890 o'clock.
The lowest temperature here this
morning was 81 degrees at $50
O'Clock This is four degrees above
normal. The high reading Tuesday
was 50 degrees and the mercury to-
day was expected TO pass that mark.
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
NAME E. E. BROOKENS
TOpekan Will Organize Hughes Col
lege Clubs in Kansas.

Chicago, Sept. 20. Edward E.
Brookens, of Topeka. Kan. has been
named as organizer of Hughes college
clubs in his state, it was announced
today at western Republican head
quarters.
Mr.. Brookens came to Topeka seven
years ago from Lawrence. where he
was graduated from the Kansas
university law school.
He has been a successful lawyer in
Topeka for many years. and has held
the position of first assistant supreme
court reporter at the state house.
Mr.. Brookens lives at 1882 College
avenue.
He left Topeka today for Lawrence,
where he will begin his duties of or
ganizing college clubs in support of
Hughes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
2O-CENT LOAF
Bakers Ask President for Special Con-
gress to Declare Wheat Embargo.

New York. Sept. 20.-President Will
son will be asked to call a special ses-
sion of congress to declare an embargo
upon the expectation of wheat and
federal and state investigation of the
increase in the price of flour will be
demanded by resolution adopted by
zoo bakers of Brooklyn yesterday.
It was asserted that flour will be
sold at S14 a barrel and bread at 20
cents a loaf next spring unless an en-
barge is imposed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
ROW in REICHSTAG BLAST KILLS FVEVILLA CUTS line E.:
Dry House of MunitiOn Plant
Blown to Pieces.
One Fatally Hurt-Cause of,
Explosion Unknown.

Huntingdon. Pa. Sept 2o.-Five
men were instantly killed and another
sustained fatal injuries when the air
dry house of the Mount Union plant
of the Aetna Explosive company was
wrecked near here today. All the
dead were employed in the building
which was blown to pieces.
The force of the blast was heard for
miles. but with the exception of brok-
en- windows the only damage to the
plant was in the building where the
explosion occurred, the cause of which
Officials said, will probably never be
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
WOMEN PACKED COURT
No Jurors Selected for Trial of Mrs.
Stevens for Murder.

lola. Sept. 20.-The court room was
crowded today when the trial was
resumed of Mrs. Ruby Stevens. charg-
ed with the murder of Clifford Kist-
ner, the young farmer who. she says
ruined her life.
Most of the attendants were women
and they apparently listened with in
terest to the attempts of attorneys to
obtain jurors from the special venire
that appeared this morning. The panel
Yesterday having been exhausted. No
jurors yet have been obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
TEN CHILDREN VICTIMS
Plague Deaths Today Same as Tues
day'-New Cases Decrease.

New York. Sept 20-Eighteen new
cases of infantile paralysis, a decrease
of seventeen since yesterdays report
was shown in the department of
healths bulletin covering the twenty
four hours ending at 10 a. m. today
There were ten deaths. the same num-
ber as yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20

A $ LONG as Villas name fits so
comfy-like in headline, he'll
never die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Thursday; cool
CT tonight and IN the east Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-08
PASTORS ENDORSE
HOUSING SURVEY
Ministerial Association Ap-
proves News Times
Campaign.

Unanimous endorsement was given
the movement for better housing
and for housing survey by the
Ministerial association Monday
morning at the regular meeting of
that body at the Y NJ. c. A. Rev.
Z. A. Decker, pastor Of the First
Baptist church. and Rev. II. b. Hos
letter. pastor OF the Westminster
Presbyterian church. were appointed
delegates from the association 10 at
tend the council meeting this even
ing when the ordinance providing
for survey will be introduced.
Rev Il. A. Bird of the City Rescue
mission: Rev. Arthur Schafer OF
the East Lasaile Avenue mission,
and Capt Nehemiah Brookes Of the
salvation Army appeared before the
Ministerial association Monday
morning with reports of the work
which respective organizations are
doing. Following "A prolonged dis
cussion of the various phases of its
work. the City Rescue mission was
endorsed by the ministerial body.
The endorsement carries with il an
agreement for closer cooperation be-
tween the mission and the churches.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-08
INSISTS He IS
NOT MAN WANTED
Engineer Arrested in Los An
geIeS For Taking Girl
From Indiana.
International News Service :

International News Service:
Los ANGELES. Calf. MAY s.
That the arrest in Fullerton. Calf.
last Friday OF r. +. Alexander"
pumping engineer for the city water
works there, is the result of mistaken
identity is declared both by the man.
who is said 20 be Frank A. Gairipe.
wanted in Indiana on the charge of
clipping with a 15-year-old girl. Miss
10y Ransford. and by Mrs. r +.
Alexander" who is alleged 20 be the
girl i'm question
The man. taken into custody by a
United states deputy marshal. was
arraigned before Commissioner ID.
~ Hamak and returned 10 the
county Jail in Los Angeles in default
OF a $4,000 bond He will be given
preliminary hearing May i. when
an attempt Will be made by the fed
eral officers 10 introduce evidence
sufficient 10 Justify his extradition TO
indianapolis for trial
Garripe the man whose name APP
pears i'm the formal indictment. is
charged with violation Of the
Mann act in leaving sullivan county.
Indiana. on March II. 1915. and
ComiuE 20 California in company
with pretty Miss Ransford. A re-
ward OF S200 was offered for the ar
rest Of Garripe and the federal
authorities say that they are certain
that they have the right man in Jail.
Denies She i One Wanted.
In the face OF these statements.
however. the young woman who
calls herself Mrs. r. r. Alexander.
AYERS that she is not the Loy Rams
ford for whom the police OF many
cities have been searching. She
stated that her maiden name was
Louise Moore and her father. ". T.
Moore. is now residing in James
town. Pa
10y Ransford is known 10 have a
twin sister. but while the resem-
blance OF Mrs Alexander 10 the
Ransford sisters is particularly
strong. she declares that she is not
the SRI she is believed 70 be.
\ peculiar feature OF the case is
that Mrs Alexander says her maiden
name was Moore" According 70
the certificate which was made out
following the birth Of her baby. her
name was Brown" This document
gives her age as 70 years on Sept.
20. 1915. While she said her hus-
bands axe is SIS. the certificate shows
the ase OF Alexander as 6eing SO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-08
MUTING THREATENS IN
HUNGARY. OPPOSITION
TO WAR Is GROWING
IuternationaI News Service :

International News Service.
PETROGRAD. May S.-Mutiny
that threatens to eliminate in a
great revolt is reported 10 have
broken out i'm several garrisOns in
Hungary owing TO numerous execu-
tions that have been ordered by the
Austrian government because Hun
garian soldiers refused TO go to the
western and Balkan fronts.
Opposition TO the war is steadily
increasing In Hungary. according to
Bucharest advices. These assert
that hundreds of soldiers and civil
ians have been killed in anti-war
riots at Presburg. former capital OF
Hungary. which is only 81 miles
from Vienna
Revolts are also said TO be break
ing ont in southern Hungary. 10
crush which Austrian soldiers have
been withdrawn from the fighting
lines.