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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
DYER DROPS BACK
His Lead Over Knapp Reduced
to 26 Votes.
Official Returns From Nine
Counties Still Out.

Dan B. Dyer of Smith Center who
apparently held a safe lead for the Re-
publican nomination for state auditor
when the secretary of states office
opened this morning, is now in trouble.
Dyer's lead this afternoon is just
twenty-six votes over Fred w. Knapp
of Beloit.
Nearly all county clerks in Kansas
had sent returns to Topeka in advance
of their official abstract. These fig
ures and the abstracts have shown
some marvellous changes. County
after county has changed from twenty
five to $50 votes. while earlier in the
week the Wyandotte county vote
showed change of 500 votes over the
earlier reports. Inaccurate reports and
mistakes in addition by county clerks
are causing the trouble.
Nine counties were missing this
afternoon in the official table being
compiled in the secretary of states Of
flee. These reports will probably be
received by Secretary Botkin late this
afternoon or Saturday morning. The
official canvass of votes will be made
Tuesday
Not since the Capper-Hodges gov
ernorship fight of four years ago. has
a contest apparently been SO close. In
that election George H. Hodges won
the governorship over Arthur Capper
by twenty-nine votes.
Figures compiled today from official
reports in the office of ]. T. Botkin,
secretary of state, and reports by
county clerks from absent counties
give Dyer total of 37.203 and Knapp
37177
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
oRPHEUM TO COOPER
Dissolution of ReceiversIiip Brings
Back Successful Manager.

Following dissolution of the -eceiv-
ership for the Orpheum theater this
morning, J. H. Cooper assumed man
agement of the house. MIR. CHOPPER
was in charge of the theater prior to
the appointment of j. C. Elliott as re-
ceiver and was largely responsible for
placing 1t on a sound financial basis.
Creditors of the theater were in no
way affected by the receivership, it
was pointed out today. Dissension
among stockholders in the company
was responsible for appointment of.
the receiver. Difficulties, however,
have been adjusted. it was announced
today.
The same policy adopted by Mr..
Cooper prior to appointment of a re-
ceiver becomes effective again, COM
mencing today. he announced this
morning. A number of high class
super features. booked some time ago,
are to be brought here as soon as suit
able open dates can be made. The
first of the big productions probably
will be shown early in September
Other plans for the winter season
outlined by Mr.. Cooper and tempor-
arily halted by the receivership, win
be taken up again within few DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
ESTIMATE ON ROAD
Topeka Engineer Asked to Figure on
Dover-Auburn Cost.

V. R. Parkhurst, a Topeka engineer,
was employed today noon by the road
committee of the Commercial club to
prepare an. estimate on the cost of
grading the Dover-Auburn road from
Topeka. Nearly sufficient funds were
volunteered at a meeting of the COM
mittee to meet the expense of the SUR
vey by Mr.. Parkhurst
Included III Mr.. Parkhurst's report
will be a profile map of the road.
showing the benefit district in which
the farmers will be obliged to pay a
certain percentage for the building of
the road under the Hodges good road
law. The report also will show the
cost of culyerts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
SPIEL FOR THE BAKER
Is Enemy of High Cost of Living and
. Hampcred by Laws.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 11.-Modern
progress and present standards of living
have found the baker always in i'm
mediate cooperation, said DR.. H. J..
Barnard, food and drug commissioner
for the Indiana state board of health.
speaking at the morning session of the
National Association of Master Bak-
ers here. DR.. Barnard said in part:
while complaints have been heard
occasionally of rises in the price of
bread made necessary by soaring
prices of ingredients. the baker is one
of the most consistent enemies of the
high cost of living"
In the last ten years machinery has
supplanted practically the slow and
expensive hand methods of production.
baking formulas have been developed
which improve quality, and dirt proof
wrappers have been adopted to protect
each individual loaf In justice to the
baker DR.. Barnard proposes that cam
paign of education should be inaugur-
ated with the end in view of removing
legal limits as to weights of loaves
ano. the adoption of new standards
based on component materials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
CURLEY HAS CONE
Ben McIntish Transferred to
LeavenwOrth County Jail.
There to Await Action of Fed
eral Grand Jury.

Ben Mcintosh. alias Curley the
Crow. babe goodbye to the scene OF
many triumphs Thursday night. He
was removed from the Shawnee coun-
ty Jail by o. T. Wood, United States
marshal. and taken to the county Jail
of Leavenworth county, there to await
the converting of the grand jury neSt
month. Curley will be missed at the
county jail. A prisoner who was taken
to the county attorneys office for an
inquisition stated that Curley was do
ing a great work at the Jail; that there
was a much better atmosphere among
the prisoners because of his presence;
that he lectured them. preached to
them and kept them in check.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
ENLIST ICEMEN, TOO
Also Bakers Is Threat of Striking
NIi.kmen i'll St. Louis.

st. Louis, Aug. 11.-Striking and
locked out milkwagon drivers today
Threatened to extend the strike to bak
eries and ice plants Striking milk
divers today warned grocers and bak
ers that if they continued to retail
milk bought from the diaries they
would be unable by Saturday to get
bread or ice.
iThey count on inducing the ice and
bread wagon drivers to refuse to make
deliveries to stores that sell at re-
tail. milk obtained from the nine dair-
les affected by the strike and lockout.
Refusal of the ice men to make de-
liveries probably would result in their
discharge, which in turn might lead
to a general strike of ice wagon driV
ers. Hundreds of persons today went
I'd the dairies for their daily supply
OF milk as they have been doing since
the strike began Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
WIRELESS ONLY JOKE
Believe Early Call Was by Amateur
Operator, Not Bremen.

NV York, Aug 11-Wireless sig
nails picked up at Sandy Hook early
today, which it was at first thought
might possibly be from the German
undersea freighter Bremen, later were
attributed to some amateur operators
by officials of the Atlantic Communi-
cation company. operators of the So
called Telefunken system. The calls
were for the "Telefunken station, New
York"
The sender at first said he was on
the collier Breslau, which is tied UP
at New Orleans for the period of the
war. Later he refused to disclose the
identity of the ship and its position,
which led to the conclusion that he
was an amateur practicing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
BILLS SMELLED
LIKE ONIONS SO
COIN CAME BACK

New York. Aug. 11.-Believing that
a man had found the purse contain
ing $50 which he had just dropped,
Simon Silverman, an onion peddIer,
caused his arrest in Brooklyn. Nine
teen dollars in bills were found in the
mans pockets.
Silverman.
But how can you identify these
bills"
Honest, Mr.. Judge, 1 won't lake
them if they don't smell like onions"
said Silverman.
Nearly every one in the court room
knew those bills smelled like onions
and the money was delivered to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
SEEK WHEAT EMBARGO
Bakers-in Name of 10000, 900 Bread
Users-Pctition Congress

Washington, Aug. 11.-Decla ring
that unless congress acts, the price of
bread surely will advance beyond the
reach of the average consumer, the
National Association of the Master
Bakers today petitioned the house and
senate to impose an embargo on
wheat.
In the name of 40, 900, 600 users of
bakers bread. we ask an embargo
thrown about the present supply so
effective as to prevent any further adj
vance," the petition stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
A DEMAND FOR LUMBER
Seven Million Feet of Cross Tics for
Railroad in Texas.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Calls for large
amounts of lumber to be used in con-
nection with the construction of new
railroad projects in the state of Texas
totalling over 800 miles of new road,
and necessitating in their building the
use of approximately 100000 cross
ties. promises to furnish one of he
substantial demands in the general
lumber market
Over 100000 feet of lumber in
railroad cross ties alone, will be need
ed in the construction of the Texas
road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
KEYNOTE AMERICANISM
Candidate Hughes Defines the Word
for Dakota Hearers.

Dickinson. n. D., Aug. 11.-An the
issues of this campaign, Charles E.
Hughes told an audience here today.
can be summed up in two words.
dominant America nism." The Re-
publican nominee defined this phrase
as follows:
America making its institutions
work as they were intended to work
for the benefit of the people of this
country and to honor of the American
name"
Mr.. Hughes made a rear platform
speech here. Short addresses from
the rear platform were made also at
Bismarck and Mandan, N. D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
SHAWNEE GAVE MOST
More Than $500 in Stcnographers'
Fees to State.

County stenographers' fees to the
state during the year ending July l,
totalled $4,617.63, according to a re-
port today by w. E. Davis. state audi
tor. Funds from Shawnee county
amounted to $403.58 and were larger
than from any other county in the
state.
The stenographers' fund is received
from clerks of the district courts and
is money received by the state for
special work by court stenographers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
SLAPPED AT bee;
CUT NECK WITH SICKLE

Winsted, Conn.,. Aug. 11.-Wal-
lace Dickinson, caretaker at Grassy
Hill cemetery, Falls Village, was
cutting grass with sickle when
bee alighted on his neck. To brush
the insect off. he raised his right
hand suddenly and drew it across
his neck. without thinking of the
sickle. which was firmly gripped
in the same hand. The sharp blade
inflicted a cut nine inches long
across his neck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11

New York. Aug. 11.-MONEY-M Mercantile
paper. 3% per cent. Sterling, 60 days,
4.T01a demand. 4-75A; cables, 476 7-16.
Marks. demand, 72A cables. 72M. Kronen
demand. 12A; cables. 12h: Guild
ers. demand. II 5-16; cables, II ZIG. Lires.
demand, CAT; cables. GIG. Rubles demand
301z cables Boss. Bar silver. 6614c: Mex
lean dollars. Sic Government bonds
steady: railroad bonds. irregular. Time
loans. firm: 60 days, offered at per cent I:
90 days. 3A@3h per cent: months, 3A a
4 per cent.
Call money. steady: high. 2H per cent;
low. 2A per cent ruling rate, "a per cent !;
last loan, 25 per cent: closing bid ~ per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
BLAST KILLS THREE men
Forty Pounds of Gun Cotton Explode
in Powder Mill.

Wilmington, Del. Aug. 11.-An eX-
plosion which blew out a cylinder on
a rehydrating press containing forty
pounds of gun cotton at the Dupont
Powder company's plant at Carneys
Point, n. J., today killed three work.
men and injured two others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
HOGS HIT HIGH RECORD
Biggest Price in Six Years, $1O.S5, on
X. G. Market Today.

Kansas City. Mo. Aug. 11.-Steady
demand for hogs today sent the local
market to its highest mark in six
years. Lights. which headed the list
of porkers. sold for $1O.35. The highest
price in August last year was 1910
and in 1914. 1915 was the top mark.
Today's price is the highest ever paid
in the local yards. with the exception
of March 10, 1910, when best hogs sold
at $10.95
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
JUNK WINS FIRST RACE
Detroit Driver Made Mountain Trip in
Fast Time Today

Colorado Springs. Aug. 11.-Fred
Junk. of Detroit. Mich, came in first
in the first group of four cars in tho
motor races to Pixies Peak this morn
ing, making the az miles of the
course in 22:04:6 minutes.
Roy Stentz, also of Detroit came in
second in 1929 and Henry Jones of
Kansas City. Mo-. was third in 26:05.3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
GIVEN MASONIC FUNERAL
Body of Ex-senator Thurston Gre
mated; Inferred at Washington.

Omaha, Aug. 1.-THE funeral of
John NJ. Thurston, former United
States senator from Nebraska today
was under the direction of st. Johns
Masonic lodge of which Mr.. Thurston
was member
The honorary pail bearers included
United States Senator Hitchcock, Con
gresham Lobeck and former senator's
and congressman. The body was to
be cremated and the ashes taken to
Washington for irtermcnt in the con-
gressional cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
HENRY ALLEN TO MAINE
Wichita Editor VIII Campaign for RI
publicans in September

Henry ]. Allen. Progressive guber-
Material nominee in 1914, will go to
Maine in September. where he will
make campaign speeches for the Re
publicans. Announcement of his
plans was received today by Charles
Sessions, provisional chairman of the
Republican state committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
FEWER PLAGUE DEATHS
Daily Report Shows 81 Children Dead,
f65 New cases in New York

New York, Aug. 1.-THE epidemic
OF infantile paralysis showed another
slight decline today.
The daily bulletin of the health de-
partm ent shows that during the last
tWenty-four hours thirty-one children
died of the disease and 165 new cases
xtss1-e r-epOrted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
WILL Be NO CALL
Governor Cappcr Will Not Assemble
the Legislature.

Kansas City, Kan. officials have
asked Governor Capper to call a spec
ial session of the state legislature to
handle the gas situation. There will
be no special session, however. was the
announcement from the governors Of
flee late this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
Roone,


We take this means of thanking
those who were SO kind to our dear
son and brother before and after he
was called to the great beyond: also
for the floral offerings.
MR.. AND MRS. GUST KEMPE.
JOHN KEMPE.
EMMA SKOGLUND.
FRED KEMPE.
A x 1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
DYNAMITE ON DOORSTEP
Miners Home Shattered by Mysterious
Charge at Tabasco, Colo.

Trinidad, Colo, Aug. 11.-An ex-
plosion of dynamite at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon partly wrecked the houses
of Atillo Bevaiequa and Frank Maria,
coal miners employed at the Colorado
Fuel and Iron camp at Tabasco. The
dynamite, placed on the front door
step tore away the front part of the
houses. shattering windows of houses
in the neighborhood and threw the
camp into a panic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
LOCAL MENTION

People passing by Washington play
ground on summer evenings might
imagine themselves back on some
ante-bellum plantation with the he
groes singing old plantation melodies.
Under the direction of George Ham
ilton, in charge of Washington play
ground, large part of the evenings is
spent in the singing of the old plan
tation and folk melodies, by the chill
dren and their parents. A glee club
has been organized among the chill
dren to sing the old plantation songs
and plans are being made for the club
to make a tour of the Fairgrounds
later in the month.
The unlimited class ball teams of
Polk and Ripley Fairgrounds played
a doubleheader Thursday and split the
bill, The first game resulted in a
score of 90 to 3 in favor of Polk and
the second in a score of 1 8 to 2 in IA
vor of Ripley.
H. Martin White Fuel Co., when OF :
dering coal. 2155 R-2-Adv.
Corning, Nemaha county, where he
will speak this afternoon at a big pic
mic. He will return to Topeka to-
night The Corning picnic is an an
nual event Governor Capper is the
principal speaker at the gathering this
year. He drove to Corning shortly
before noon today.
A. II. F'ilkins. train dispatcher for
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
at Chicago, is visiting his wife at the
S. D. Conwell home in Highland Park
also his cousin, Joseph Catren, in
Monroe street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11
Topeka Lodge No. SPA. Loyal Order
of Moose

All members and their families are
requested to attend the opening of the
new club rooms on Monday night, Au-
gust IA. 1916. Refreshments will be
served after the lodge meeting in the
new banquet hall
c. c. MATHEWS, Sec'y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11

ICIosing prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. Broker Column
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11

New York Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 11.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; middling uplands. 12.10. No sales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-11

H. Martin White Fuel Co., when OF
dering coal, PISS R-2.-Adv.
The Irish standard., 1916-07-01
TO THE CHILDREN HEIRS OF THE APOsTLEsH1P OF
ST PATRICK, IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. PAUL:

TO THE CHILDREN AND HEIRS OF THE APOSTLESHIP OF
p dating from the great high altar Of the new Cathedral Of st.
's e @ M s M
rivalry complete the House of God by adonng its
borne the living tide flowing hores- loving
their Among the great worthy
tsf s s the ns S. s VIII e s @ & s
Aposoate of st. Patrick
"The celt patron eloquent
expression The faith that has pillar Of fire their
they all that glorious their traditions He it who
shaped their desne for all time Their history is but continuation
sacrifices they made for the suerings they for
fruits Of his that he might lose the people yG God
St Patrick all world cherished deep abiding
love for him who made Christ known them The Irish of the
eroy ali their own they will now Beauty chapel for HIM ~see
all has bond of scattered
race
"Th Irish Shrine Of the Northwest will perpetua devotion
1reand Saint 1t will help keep alive the
the flame of love that has always glowed in the
will witness of Irish loyalty the Christ 1t will
remind all who the rendered religion and
by the Apostle of Ireland will inspire children
future emulate the zeal OF those who endurngy exempy
in Northwest will the chapel Of beautiful
Irish marbles and Irish make it, For long all
who through the portals of the Cathedral will nge
and admiration before the arreng beauty of this memorial of
tons faith.
"The appeal Patricks will
will awaken tender thoughts and stir impulses in
ing; chapel
land love
missionary spirit burning
lands the torch of faith enndled by ST. Patrick Let chapel
of St. Patrick then enhance by it's beauty temple where all else
H-commttee n Charge. p'1'D~
The Irish standard., 1916-07-01
St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul. MINI.
TnE SAINT PATRICK CHAPEL.

The readers of the Irish Standard likely the
to within the spacious the Cathedral
of ST. Paul of chpes entitled the Chapels Nations
These chapels dedicated national
elements that constitute Cathocity in this Northwest
chapel will be shrine the Saint symbol of the nation will
be constructed entirely of material imported from that For
example, the Chapel of ST. Patrick Irish marble of the
style beauty design worthy
Saints and Scholars Germany England
patrons.
Each chapel will about $4,000 This by
each national element At wholesome rivalry exists behalf
Patrick, Bonface Augustine
Ansar Cyr and Mehodus Surely the devoted
hearted children the will allow beloved St Patrick
lag behind for lack of financial MOI by readiness and rich
of the contributions place him where he by right belongs
in the front rank of the procession
desirable object His Grace Archbishop
authorized Father Wadon and myself
holidays the collecting throughout the Achdio
Paul. While the task hard personally unnv
ing ST. and beloved Erin gladly
responsibility These words bespea the kindly
the Irish Standard whom shall
mailed contributions from those whom shall
Hoping that who reads this appeal be
beyond far the distant Atlantic
or respond Celtic generosity and thus
burden of
Yours sincerely,
REV c. F. CREMIN.
S-Al contributions acknowledged through the Irish
Standard.
(other American papers please copy)
The Irish standard., 1916-07-01
.ENeLANDmA BERuLED
BY A CATHOLIC QUEEN
London, June 10, 1916.

London, June 10, 1916.
1t is long time since the law Of
England, made by bigots, dccreed that
not only must the sovereign be Il Prot
cstant, but lie must also marry a Prot
estunt. The Prince of Wales is nearly
%; there are not many European
courts with marriageablc daughters,
more particularly as the Fatherland
is now closed for alliances. 1t is
known that the Prince visited Italy
recently to see more than the Italian
battle line, that he met Princess To-
landc, daughter of the King, that the
two young people were favorably im-
pressed, and that Prince Arthur Of
Connaught has since continued nego-
tiatOnS for the princess hand. The
one great obstacle is religion. Natur-
ally and very properly the Italian mon
archs decline to let their daughter
apoStatiZe even for the throne Of the
British Empire. 1t is now whispered
that Rome might grant a dispensation
for q marriage to the Protestant prince
provided the brides religion was safe
guarded. And there comes the rub.
To permit a Catholic Queen Of Eng
land would be the thin end of the
wedge to all fire-eating Protestants;
but there are enough sensible people
in the nation to appreciate that the
time has gone by for controlling the
spiritual affairs Of their ruler.