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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
TO QUIT?
Strong Peace RumOrs Boost
Hollands Financial Market.
1t Is Believed Germany's Ally
Will Abandon Struggle.

Rotterdam, April 1S.-There are
persistent peace rumors in financial
circles in Holland to the effect that
the Austrian government, in conse-
quence of the grave domestic situa-
ton, is seriously thinking of abandon
ing its share in the struggle. In this
connection significance is attached to
Baron Burian's recent visit to Berlin.
The most striking fact is the extra
ordinary effect on the prices of GER
tain securities; also the exchange
rates The course of the latter has
shown a remarkable change in an up
ward direction for all the belligerent
countries and is attributed solely to
belief in the possibility of an early
peace.
Rates for Paris-Berlin exchange are
higher than for several months. At
Amsterdam today Paris was 40 COM
pared with 1870 on Friday, while the
German mark jumped from 42.27 to
1926.
One feature of the bourse prices at
tributed to peace rumors is the slight
depreciation of shipping shares, which
is due to the belief that following the
conclusion of peace and the conse-
quent release of tonnage freights will
drop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
PROTEST INCOME TAX
Can 1t Be Imposed on Foreign Owners
of American Securities?

Washington, April 1S.-The treas
ury department recent regulation
holding that the income tax law ap-
plies to American securities held by
nonresident aliens was assailed today
by financial and railway interests of
New York, Chicago, Boston and Wash
ington at a hearing before Assistant
Secretary Malburn. Reconsideration of
the order was sought on the grounds
that its enforcement would lower the
value of American securities held
abroad and that the supreme courts
recent decision upholding the validity
of the law did not give the department
authority to make such a regulation
Foreign buyers nave purchased
American securities, it was argued, on
an implied contract that income from
them would be free from tax here.
Mr.. Malburn announced he would set
aside the order if he could be con-
WINGED that the department was with
out authority. 1t is effective May /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
WILL WE'D HIS MODEL
Howard Chandler Christy Reported
Engaged to Cover Prize Poser.


Poughkeepsie, N. Y, April IS
That Howard Chandler Christy, the
well known artist, and Mrs. Nancy
Palmer, a beautiful model, expect to
marry, was admitted here by Mrs.
Palmer's mother, Mrs. Mary E. Coon
of No. IL Bellevue avenue.
Before her first marriage, Mrs.
Palmer, who is "a years old, was Miss
Anna Coon. She became a Christy
model several years ago. and has pos
ed for many of the celebrated pic
lures. Her likeness has recently ap-
peared on the cover of several popular
magazines.
No formal announcement of the en-
gagement has or will be made until
Christy's matrimonial affairs are set
tied. Christy filed an action for di-
vorce against his first wife, Mrs. Ma
belle Thompson Christy, at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, April 4, charging gross neglect
of duty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
CHAMPENY
Name Next Seasons
Football Manager.
Five Basketball Players Get
Their "W" Letters.

Harry Champeny, assistant manager
of last seasons Washiburn team, was
unanimously elected football manager
Monday night for the coming season.
Champeny is well known at college
and was familiar figure on the foot
ball field last fall. He was out for
every practice and seemed tireless in
boosting and working. He is the
baby brother of Art Champeny, who
for two years has been a Washburn
backfield man and basketball mana
ger. He is at present a sophomore in
the college, and member of the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity. He succeeds
Joseph Haynes as varsity manager.
Sam Heller, a junior. was elected
basketball manager for next season.
Heller is well known in college ath-
letics, being a football and a basket
ball player.
Letters Awarded.
Five Ichabod basketball men were
granted letters by the athletic board.
They are Newell, Bearg, Nelson, Stew
art and Manager Art Champeny. Mel
son and Stewart will be back next
year, and Nelson may be elected
basketball captain.
An eleventh hour pep" meeting to
arouse track enthusiasm at Washburn
was held at chapel Monday noon.
Talks were made by Professor Riser,
Elmer Bearg, Harold Whitehead, Sam
Stewart and Ed Menninger. Consid-
cradle enthusiasm was aroused and
elections Cor the captaincies of the
class track teams were held after the
meeting. The inter-class track meet
is scheduled for May and the soror-
lty relay race will be held week
! later. This is the most exciting event
or the track season. Each sorority
chooses four athletes to represent the
sorority and bets and rivalry pile high
before the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
TEN COUNTIES enter
Will Compete for Trophy in the State
Health Contest.

Ten counties already have entered
the Inter-county Health Contest con-
Quoted by the state board of health, it
was announced here today. These
counties will compete for a silver
trophy which Governor Capper has
offered for the county in the state
that shows the best general health
record at the close of the year. The
counties are: Atchison, Brown, Chau-
tauqua, Coffey, Cowley, Meade, Miami,
Riley, Sumner, Wilson and Woodson.
Many novel methods of public
health propaganda are being devised
by enterprising health officers and
leading citizens, according to reports
received at the office of the state
board of health. Brown county is
planning a public health dinner at
Hiawatha, which representative people
from all parts of the county are ex-
pected to attend. Prominent speak
ers will address the diners and out
line plans for making Brown county
one of the healthiest in the state.
Baby examinations have been held
in every town in Riley county and
they number their certified babies"
by the hundred, it was stated. The
appointed ninety junior health Off
GERS, one in every school room, and
has furnished each one with official
badges and report blanks.
Contrasting counties will be allowed
credit for the effort that is made to
win the trophy in addition to the good
health conditions, it was announced
This will help overcome some natural
handicaps and enable all counties to
start more nearly even. Health con-
ditions in cities ard rural communities
environment for children, absence of
disease, mortality rate, and general in
tereSt of civic societies in health mat
tiers will be some of the points con-
sidered by the judges in determining
the winner.
The trophy which will go to the
winner has been shown in Wichita,
Coffeyville, Parsons and Hutchinson.
1t is planned to show the cup in all
counties that have entered the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
OLD CATHEDRAL BURNS
Historic Place Was Fayorite of Fred
erick III in 18th Century.

Rome, April 18.-The ancient Ca
thedraI at Andria near Bari was de-
stroyed by fire today. The fire began
in the residence of the bishop, from
which Monsignor Seidi was rescued
with difficulty.
Andria in the thirteenth century
was a favorite residence of Emperor
Frederick II. two of whose wives were
buried in the cathedral. The section
of the town near the cathedral was
imperiled by the flames which were
eXtinguished with the assistance of
soldiers sent from Bari.
r.. r. Fire at Eagle Pass, Tex.
San Antonio, April 1s.-Fire early
today destroyed the Southern Pacific
freight house, twenty box cars and
several houses near the depot in
Eagle Pass, Texas. A small amount
of ammunition in one of the cars was
also destroyed. The fire started in a
box car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
KILLS A LAD OF FIVE
Mental Defective Shoots Boy to Death
for Calling Him Crosseyed.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 1S.-Edward
Wind, five years old, of 22S Winona
street, is dead and Edward Daniels, an
lS-year-old mental defective, is today
held on charge of murder. While a
crowd watched some boys playing in
a vacant lot in Elk street, Daniels is
said to have pulled out a revolver,
placed it over the little fellows heart
and fired
Edward called me crosseyed. See
what I'm going to do to him. said the
Daniels youth, as he pulled the trig-
ger.
The lad fell to the ground. His
mother was an eye witness to the
shooting She seized the dying boy
in her arms and ran to the office of
DR.. H. J. Hammond. The doctor
called an ambulance from the Emer-
gency hospital. The lad died there
several hours later without regaining
consciousness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
"BAT" AFTER HIM
Nelson Wants Husband of Irma
KiIgallen Prosecuted.
PugiliSt and Dead Woman Were
Childhood Friends.

Chicago, ILL.,, April Prosecution
of Joe Howard, actor husband of the
late Irma Kilgallen Howard, on
charge OF violating the Mann act has
been demanded by Oscar C'Battling'O
Nelson, the pugilist.
Nelson made his complaint to Hin
ton G. Clabaugh, divisional chief of
the department of justice investiga-
ton bureau, and later said he had
named a former sweetheart of How
ards as the woman in the case.
Il am out to get Towards scalp
because of his attitude and his com
ments since the suicide of Irma XII
gallen," said Nelson. "She cannot de-
fend herself so it is up to her friends
to do something. And she and 1 were
kids together"
Howard has Cancelled all his theat-
rical engagements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
THINKS IT is NO GOOD
Phillip Roosevelt Opposes Purchase of
Hammond Wireless Topedo.

New York, April 1S.-Uncle Sans
one boosted superiority over any hos
tile power-the possession of the John
Hays Hammond, jr., wireless-con-
trolled torpedo-seems about to be
wiped out.
Philip J. Roosevelt, of the American
Defense society, has sent a letter to
representative John j. Carew at
Washington asking him to oppose the
appropriation of S1,167,000 for Mr..
Hammond's patents and one torpedo
unit.
He says that the torpedo must be
seen by the directing force and is,
therefore, an easy target for an enemy
and cannot be used in foggy weather.
Counter wireless action also can stop
its control and turn it aside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
MARSHALL GIRL IS OUT
Kept Prisoner 10 Years; Had to Learn
to Talk and Walk.

Baltimore. Md, April 1s.-Grace
Marshall. Talbot county girl, who was
imprisoned for over ten years by her
father in a dingy room until she
weighed ST pounds and could not talk
was taken back from Johns Hopkins
hospital. In four months she has re-
gained her speech and weighs 90
pounds. She can also walk.
Miss Marshall, who is % years old
will testify against her father and
mother, who are to be tried this
month for inhuman treatment. SEN
timent among the county people has
been bitter against them and their
neighbors have ostracized them The
fact that the girl was alive was not
known until four months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
TO MAKE DYESTUFFS
Important Product of $4,000 900 In
dustrial Boom at Pittsburg.

public here today show that $4,000
600 has been appropriated by indus
trial concerns for the construction in
the Pittsburg district of by-product
coke ovens, while an additional $10,-
100000 will likely be appropriated in
the near future.
The most important plants will be
those of the Carnegie Steel company
at Clarion. Pa, and the American
Steel and Wire company in the same
section. Authorities say western
Pennsylvania will take a commanding
position in the dye-stuffs and chemical
Industries because of the value of the
by-products incident to the manufac-
ture of coke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
CENSURE THE POLICE
Liberals in Athens Peeved Over
Breaking Up Riotous Meeting.

Athens, April 17.-(Via Paris, April
1S.)-The liberal morning papers
comment bitterly today on the action
of the police during the rioting yester-
day while the government organs
throw blame on the liberals 1t is
announced that liberal meetings will
be resumed after Easter, the liberal
party meanwhile taking action against
the police authorities for allowing, 1t
is alleged, the presence at their meet
ings of agents whose object was to
provoke riOtous events
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
To Absorb FreckLes
And Other BLen1ishes

Every spring numerous inquiries are
made by girls seeking some reliable recipe
for removing freckles. Last year very
favorable reports were received from many
who had used mercolized wax during the
freckling season. The wax seems to pos
sess unusual properties which completely
absorb the freckles, with no harmful effect
The complexion improves wonderfully, be-
coming as soft as a rose petal, and as
delicately tinted. Get an ounce of merco-
layer of it over the entire face every night
for a while, washing this off in the morn
ing. For rough, spotty skin. sallowness
blemishes, this treatment is superior to any
other.
Springtime also brings wrinkles to many
sensitive skins that are much exposed to
winds and changing temperatures. To a
half pint witch hazel add an ounce of
Battle the face in this: the effect on
wrinkled skin is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
ON CHARGE OF PIRACY
Hudson Indicted on Four Counts for
Seizure of Matoppo.

Wilmington, Del, April 18.-Ciar-
ence R. Hudson, alias Ernest Schiller
who, single handed, seized the British
freight steamer Matoppo, off Sandy
Hook light, on the night of March 20,
and compelled the crew to put into
the Delaware breakwater, was indict-
ed by the federal grand jury here
Monday on charge of piracy.
There were four counts in the in
dictments and in case of conviction
Hudson is liable to life imprisonment
He probably will be arraigned before
Judge Bradford today to enter his
plea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
Offers Safe ROnting.
WAS FARMERS FRIEND
Geo. Harshaw Phillips, Chicago Corn
King, Dies Suddenly.

Chicago, ILL.,. April 1S.-George Har-
shaw Phillips. the Corn King" is
dead here. Death came suddenly
Monday after an illness of six months.
His physicians had advised him to
rest. but he refused to give up trading
until a week ago He was Al years
old.
To the trading of Mr.. Phillips can
be traced the present profitable price
of corn. No man in the grain trade
, as better known or had more friends.
Corn was his hobby and he made a
fortune out of 1t, in addition to aiding
the farmers to secure better prices.
In 1899, the year of his first cam
paign, he converted the corn trade to
the bull side of the market and the
grain leaped to the highest price then
known. In 1901 he again started
buying campaign and the price reach
ed 40 cents. In 1902 his manipula-
tions forced it to go to 81 cents.
Mr.. Phillips had been identified
with the Adolph Kempner company on
the Board of Trade for the past five
years.
DO,.If,rr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
so Nelghbors Sign Bond.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 49,
Clarence NJ. Smith, who Saturday aft
ernoon surrendered himself to the po-
lice here and later signed a statement
taken by the county attorney, declar-
ing he had shot his neighbor, w F.
George, after demonstrating with him
over Georges alleged cruelty to his
children, was released from the county
jail on $4,000 bond here last night,
following his arraignment on a charge
of second degree murder. The bond
was signed by thirty-five neighbors.
Smiths hearing was set for April %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
WILSON ON SUGAR DUTY
Wants 1t Retained -Four Years; Con-
ference in Deadlock.

Washington, April 1s.-President
Wilson favors the senate bill post
poning the placing of sugar on the free
list until 1920 in preference to the
house bill postponing it indefinitely.
Chairman Simmons, of the senate
finance committee told the president
that the conferees on the measure
were at a deadlock and asked his adj
vice Senator Simmons returned to a
meeting of the conferees prepared to
insist on the senate provision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
GARDEN HIS DIVERSION
Funston Tries Simple Life to Offset
Mexican Perplexing Problems

San Antonio, Tex, April 1S-Gen.
Americans as a fierce commander
thirsting for the blood of Villa, the
bandit, is in reality one of the most
affable and home-loving men. Back
of his home at Fort Sam Houston here
he has a big garden where he spends
several hours day getting his mind
off the Mexican situation. Under the
warm rays of the Texas sun his
beets and lettuce and other vegetables
are sprouting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
new DESTROYER OUT
Largest Vessel of Type Placed in Ser
vice at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 1S.-The
torpedo boat destroyer Porter. one of
the largest and fleetest vessels of its
type in the United States navy, was
placed in commission at the Philadel-
phia navy yard Monday. She will be
commanded by Captain Workman.
The Oklahoma, built by the New
York Ship Building company and rep
resenting the latest type of super
dreadnaught. is practically completed
and will be placed in commission in a
week or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
$4,000 FOR CRONES
Victims of Soup Poisoner Take Up Big
Purse as Standing Reward.

Chicago, April 1s.-A committee of
persons, who attended the banquet
rendered Archbishop George H. Nun
delein some weeks ago and at which
poison was placed in the soup, have
made plans to take up subscriptions
from all the guests present to form a
fund to be offered as a reward for
the capture of Jean Crones, the al
legged soup poisoner.
The committee proposes to raise a
fund of 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
More r.. r. Rates Held Tn.

Washington, April IS-Proposed
increased rates on molasses from New
Orleans and rice from louisiana and
Texas points, to Chicago, Kansas City
St. Louis and other middle western
points were resuspended by the inter
state commerce commission today I'M
til October 80 pending investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
WANT Hughes,s Name on Ballot.

Salem. Ore. April 1S--Mandamus
proceedings to compel Secretary of
State Ben w. Olcott to put the name
of Justice Charles E. Hughes on the
ballot as a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for president, were
instituted today III the Oregon SUI
preme court by Wallace McCammant
of a petition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
II STUDENTS CANNED FOR
SHAVING FRESHIES' HEADS

Baton Rouge, La, April 10
Twelve students who participated
in recent hazing activities during
which heads of freshmen were
shaved and clipped have been ex-
PEELED from the University of
Louisiana by President Boyd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18

Medicine Lodge, Kan, April IS
Medicine Lodge beat the Isabel club
8 to 2 in a one-sided contest Monday
afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18
Oddities CuHed
From Days NelDs

New York-Judge Branigan, Har-
rison, n. J., reduced Joseph Cans
denis fine from $40 to SO when
he found that Joe kicked his step
mother and not his genuine mother as
first supposed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18

Cleveland, Ohio.-Nobody wept
when the funeral of Mrs. Cant B.
Done" celebrated as part of bust
ness mems expedition, passed through
the streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18

hicago.-Marjorie Davis, $40 a
week salesgirl, did such good work in
amateur theatricals, that she signed a
contract to play leads in a stock COM
pany in Los Angeles at $100 week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18

Steel Posts at Forbes.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-18

Cleveland said Fritz
Weber, as he was pulled out of Lake
Erie, that water was too cold any
now for suicide"
Putnam patriot., 1916-10-20

TO the Board of County Commissioners ior Windham County. hereby apply for license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, rhine wine and cider at 1e7 Prov idence street, town oi Putnam. Conn. My place of business is not To- cated within 200 feet in direct line from any church edifice public or parochial school, ol the premises pertaining thereto,o any post office public library cemetery. Dated at Putnam, Conn, thls l2th day of Oct A. D.. 1916. JULIUS LAFLAMME, Applicant. We, the undersigned, are electors and tax pay ers owning real estate, of the town of Putnam Conn, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of Julius Lafamme. for a license and hereby certify that said applicant is suita. ble person to be licensed pursuant to said appli' cation.
 Dated at Putnam. Conn. this 10th day of Oct A. D., 1916.
 Daniel Labossiere
 Joseph Carroll
 Joseph Peloquin
 Uric D. Beausoleil
 A. D. Beausoleil hereby certify that the above named sgners and endor sers are electors and tax payers, own ing real estate, in the town os Putnam, Conn. Dated at Putnam, Conn.,, ths l2th day of Oct. A. D., 1916.
 DAVID FLAGG,
 Town Clerk.
Putnam patriot., 1916-10-20
DAVID FLAGG,
 Town Clerk.

TO the Board of County Commissioners for Windham County. hereby apply for license to sell spiri:uous and intoxicating liquors, ale. lager beer, rhine wine, and cider at 5 Livery street, Town of Put nam, Conn. My place of business is located within l76 feet In direct line from any church edIice or public or parochial school, or the prem ises pertaining thereto. or any post office or pub lie library, or cemetery. Dated at Putnam, Conn, this 18th day of Oct A. 1916
 THOMAS CANNON, Applicant. We, the undersigned, are electors and tax pay CTS, owning real estate, of the town Of Putnam, Conn, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of Thomas Cannon for license, and hereby certify that said applicant is suitable person to be licensed pursuant to said applica. ton.
 Dated at Putnam, this 18th day of Oct, A. D. 1916.
 P.F. Brady
 Ferdinand Gagnon
 H F. Prentice
 Frank Foisey
 G F. Locke hereby certify that the above named signer' and endorsers are electors and tax payers. own- ing real estate, in the town of Putnam, Conn. Dated at Putnam, this 10th day Of October. A D., 1916.
 DAVID FLAGG.
 Town Clerk.
Putnam patriot., 1916-10-20
DAVID FLAGG.
 TnNn lNark

ITO the BOard Of County Commissioners for Wlndham County. hereby apply for license 10 sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, sie. lager beer, rhine wine and cider. at South Main street, town Of Putnam, Conn. My place oi business is not loca- ted within 200 feet in direct line from any church edifce or public parocnlal school or the premises pertaining thereto, CT any post office. public library, or cemetery. Dated al Putnam. Conn., this i2th day Of Oct. A. D. 1916.
 SAMUEL SMITH, Applicant. We, the undersigned, are electors and tax pay CTS, owning real estate, of the town of Putnam. Conn, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application Of Samuel Smith, for license, and hereby eer'ify that said applicant is suitable person to be licensed parsuantte said application Dated at PutnsH., Conn, this sah day of Oct A. D. 1916
 Luther Keith
 J. Harry Mann
 P. F Brady
 c w.Gilpatrie
 Francis ]. French I hereby certify that the above manned signers and endorsers are electors and tax payers, own ing real estate. in the town Of Putnam. Cona Dsted at Putnam, Conn.,, this sth day of Oct. A. D. 1916.
 DAVID FLAGG,
 Town Clerk