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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
CUT IN MOUNTAIN
Monster Shafts to Confederate
Civil War Heroes
To Be Carved From Mound OF
Solid Stone.

Atlanta, Ga, May 20.-The work
of presenting to the south a memorial
of the war between the states, prob
ably unique in design and scope,
formally was begun at Stone Noun
tain near here today. The mountain
is a solid block of stone and on one
of its most precipitous peaks will be
cut figures nearly forty feet in
height of the south's heroes and
scenes depicting the greatest civil
war Custom Borgium, a sculptor, will
have charge of the work.
The central group of the historical
carvings will be equestrian figures of
Lee, Jackson, Forrest, Johnson, Cor
don, Davis and other heroes of the
confederacy. These figures will stand
about 81 feet high, according to Mr.
Borg1um. The horses will be p
feet high The group will extend fol-
distance of about 5000 feet around
the face of the mountain 400 fee
above the surrounding country.
A great hall to be cut at the bass
of the mountain will be $50 feet Ions
and sixty feet deep. 1t will have L;
columns cut from solid rock rep
resenting the thirteen confederate
states In it will be stored archive.
and records of the civil war. 1t will
require about eight years to complete
the work, according to the sculptor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
R. E. DARBY is WELL
McKeever Moves to Discuss His Suit
Against Fair Association.

RE. Darby was injured in an au-
tomobile accident during the races at
the Topeka State Fair last fall and
brought suit for $4,000 damages
against the fair association.
Mr. Darby was reported completely
ance'' convention. w. r. Hazen is
his attorney. Ed McKeever is attor-
ney for the fair association.
McKeever and Hazen were in the
first division of the district court
before Judge A. w. Dana this morn
ing on another case. McKeever
pulled a copy of a newspaper from
his pocket.
81 note in this paper" he said,
MIR. Dana states he has been entirely
relieved of pain and suffering, and I
move that the case of Darby VS..
the Topeka State Fair Association be
dismissed
Judge Dana ruled that he had no
jurisdiction in the matter; that he
was not sufficiently advised to pass
upon the matter if he had jurisdic-
ton. The lawyers in the court room
had II laugh at Hazen's expense and
the court proceeded on more import
ant matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were registered
in the office of the city clerk during
the past week:
Edwin E. Brookins and wife, 1882
College avenue. May 10, boy.
Dudley j. Clark and wife, 1921 Har-
rison street, May II, boy.
Jesus Calderon and wife, 903 Wood,
May IA, boy.
Henry s. Cornelius and wife, "a
North Lake street, May II, girl.
Arthur Debacker and wife, R. R.
No. 6, May II, boy.
G. Dahlstrom and wife, 704 Western
avenue, May l 5, girl.
Jos. Halt and wife, 106 North Lake
street, May II, girl.
Rastus Hayes and wife. R. R. No. 4,
May 1 8, girl.
Charles F. Mcdonald and wife, 1874
Polk street, May IA, girl.
Dale McCandless and wife, $50
Chandler, May Is, girl.
Eli N Martin and wife 1926 Quincy
street May girl
! c H. Musick and wife 72S Chestnut
| street, May S, girl
| John Aavid Ready and wife, R. R.
No. Z, May f. girl.
Geo. H. Randall and wife, 2O2 EN-
NETT street, May 9, girl.
Jacob Reisch and wife, $50 Chester
avenue, May 10. bly,.
Thornton Scales and wife, 141S Lake
/ street, May Z, girl
Ivan L. Slawson and wife. 4S9 Sum-
ner street May 13, girl.
| F. w. Spencer and wife, Soldier
Twp. May II, girl.
Ira Vetter and wife, Shorey, May g.
girl.
Scott White and wife, sos Madison
street, May 4. boy.
Frederick H. Willis and wife, 1147
Grand avenue, May IS, boy.
Howard E. Williams and wife, I'LL
] Harrison street, May Is, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
CATCH A ICON" MAN
When the Police Arrest Three Per.
sons for Fighting.

The police arrested three men for
fighting last night, and when the
dust had cleared away found they had
one expert confidence man. accord
ing to Chief Parsons. The suspect,
and the only one held for trial. is
Fred Robertson, who is alleged to have
been run out of Wichita after serv-
ing a twenty-one days Jail sentence
for working confidence game.
George Xilen and J. s. Graham
were arrested with Robertson. The
three were fighting, according to the
police. Kilen and Graham told
the system Robertson was trying to
work on them after they had been
arrested. They alleged that Robertson
told them he had a draft for S35,
which he could not cash until today
and wanted to raise some money on
it. I allowing them to hold the draft
until the banks opened this morn
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
WITNESSES FLEE
Developments in Wire Tapping
Probe by N. Y. Police.
Charge Eavesdropping Viola
ton of q. S. Constitution.

New York, May 2o.-District At
torney Swami continued today an in
vestigation of theft of copies of war
munitions orders from the office of ].
P. Morgan & Company, the tapping
of telephone wires by the police and
the use of an eavesdropping device by
a private detective agency, in an effort
to trace the grapevine" method by
which the information was pilfered-
State Senator George F. Thompson,
chairman of legislative committee
which has been inquiring into the af-
fair declared that the activities of the
agency had been in violation of the
United States constitution and some
operators of the agency had fled from
the city to avoid testifying before the
committee.
The investigation has resulted in a
spirited controversy between Senator
Thompson and Mayor Mitchell, who
asserts that a vital national interest is
involved. The senator denied that any
of the nations interests are affected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, May. 2o-WHEAT-Asserti
that the state of Kansas has never before
had such disastrous visitation of Hessian
fly as at present gave firmness today to
the wheat market here Detailed reports
tending to prove that the assertions of un.
precedented loss had not been exaggerated
came from recognized authorities and re-
ferred to some of the largest producing
counties. On the other hand Omaha sent
word that Nebraska receipts were increas-
ing. Opening prices which ranged from
Ac off to 1ac up with July at S1-11K to
SLIPS and September at N-121s to $1-12S4
were followed by a moderate general ad-
vance
sharp setback took place in the last
hour as result of heavy selling by a
leading house. The close was unsettled
at 112 for July and 11214 @1123s for Sep
TENDER with the market as a whole " off
to u up as compared with yesterdays fin
| ish.
CORN-Corn rose with wheat. There was
a notable absence of pressure to sell After
opening unchanged to 1s@Ac higher, the
market continued to harden.
No important reaction ensued. The close
was steady at &c to anAc net advance.
OATS-Oats shared the strength of 9th
err grain. Buying though lacked volume.
| PROVISIONS-Spec selling weak
ened provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20

Wall St. New York, May 20.--STOCkS-
Further profit taking in Standard sharea
and renewal of pressure against the spec
Native specialties impaired some n t,.
ness in today's early trading. but tnese
conditions were largely overcome lated e
when the railway list resumed It's upWaLS
progress The moderate dealings centereo
around Reading, Erie and the Coppers AZ
first, but gradually bbroadened with pro-
nounced strength in Central Pacific, which
rose over points, and one for Union
Pacific. United States Steel moved within
narrow limits and most other industrlaIs
retrieved early losses The closing was
strong.
Bonds were irregular.
The course of today's early market sug,,
gested a further reaction from the upward
movement of recent sessions. headins
continued to claim. attention, initial sales
comprising several large blocks at frac-
tional gains and 500 shares at 1O4, an over.
night advance of a point from which it
soon declined to 101B. There were fairly
| large offerings of Kennecott and 1nspira-
| ton Coppers at moderate gains and the
balance of the active list, including the
war shares and other specialties tended
variably higher. The greater part OF TINS
advance was lost, however, before the END
| of the first half hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
Grievances of Employees VIII
Be Aired Before Body.
FIRST WELFARE, WAGE MOVE
Two Days and Nights Devoted
to Activity of Board.
Investigation of Wages, Hours,
Sanitation, Vacations.

Grievances of employees of Topeka
iaundries will be aired before the
state laundry board at special meet
ing in Topeka next week. Announce
ment of the meeting was made today
by Miss Lima Bresette. secretary to
the state welfare commission. Several
hundred notices of the meeting were
today sent to employers and en-
ployees.
The laundry probe is the first move
of the new welfare and wage commits
sion which has directly affected To-
peka. Recently the commission took
evidence in a number of cases in
Wichita and Hutchinson. Now 1t Will
descend on the Capital city and it is
probable that large number of wit
nesses will be called. Two days and
nights have been assigned by the
board for the hearing in Topeka. The
investigation of conditions will be
Should conditions warrant, prosecu-
tions would be based on the evidence
taken in this hearing. Miss Bresette,
however, is optimistic. She anticipates
that any trouble in the laundry situa-
ton will be adjusted without the for
mality of court proce dure.
Employers VIII Be Called.
Every phase of working conditions
surrounding Topeka 1aundries will be
taken up at the hearings which will
! start Monday morning in the offices
| Of the state labor commissioner on the
fifth floor of the state house EN-
ployers will be called at the first meet
| ing of the board. The morning ses-
sion will, in the main, be in the form
| of a conference.
At the afternoon session the rea
investigation will start. At that time
tie board will ask questions concern
ing wages, hours, sanitation, res
rooms, recreation periods, vacation
methods of handling work, opportun1
ties afforded employees for advance
ment and a dozen other questions at
fecting the laundry situation
Girls and women employed in To
peka Iaundries will be called upon t.
testify at a night session of the board
This meeting will be held in he offic'
of ]. T. Botkin, secretary of state
Names of persons to- be called hav'
not been announced. There are sevel
members of the state laundry board
four women and three men. Tw'
members of the board are Topekans
Three represent the employers, tire
the employees and one the disinterest
ed or innocent public.
Members of the board appointed o.
behalf of the employers are: w
BaIderston, Dodge City; E. V John
; ston, Wichita; c. H. Matthews, To
peka; for employees: Mrs. Emm
Harding, Kansas City; Mrs. NJ j. Nc
Spadden, Kansas City; Mrs. c.
Evans, Topeka; on behalf of the pub
lie: Mrs. L. L. Corbin, Lawrence.
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PEOPLE OF U. S.

Continued From Page One)
that brought about this struggle? It
Is a competition of standard national
traditions and national policies.
Men of the same and different ma
tons were growing closer to each
other. While these processes of fer
mentation and mountaineering were
going on, men were getting to know
each other and now the melting pot is
greater than America. 1t is the world.
Urges World Cooperation.
Now, there is room for co-ordina-
ton and cooperation of interests.
These bad things bring to the fore the
necessity of getting together and tax
ing counsel Here in America we
should take part in the spirit which
prompts all the world to get together
in terms of cooperation and peace.
NOW the world outside America is
asking what are you going to do with
your power? Are you going to trans
the good of the rest of society? Isn't
it the sign of a new age that the
world is about to fall back on the
moral judgment of mankind?'
10000 People in jam.
The grandstand from which the
president spoke was surrounded on
every side by thousands of people
who packed every available spot fol
two blocks. 1t was estimated that
40. 900 persons were in the jam.
An lnGuSI4dl parade Illeu past the
reviewing stand for an hour and a
half.
When two score Confederate vet
Grams went by, the president left his
seat. stepped to the front of the stant
and saluted them.
After the parade the crowds rushed
to the street in front of the stanC
and stood in scorching sun Will,
the president spoke.
Scores of southern beauties greeted
Mrs. Wilson during reception at thu
stand. One of these took time to de
scribe her thus:
''She is wearing midnight blue chif
fon over ivory satin. 1t is stunning
Her hat is a black straw with mag
nificent gray plumes. A white TO
neckpicce. a white plume fan an
corsage cf lilies of the valley. There
that tells it,
Among the thousands in the cit
were the governors of North Carolina
South Carolina and Virginia. Secre
tary Daniels and other distinguish,
guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20

the ordinance we now are contem-
plating, that some ordinance be in
troduced which will compel the street
car company to give us the same serv-
ice after the jitney is out OF business.
that they now do"
IT think this a splendid suggestion
and will favor some such legislation"
said WATSON
People Are Indignant.
Commissioner Newland told the
same story with regard to the interest
people were taking and said that his
busy all morning carrying messages
from indignant people.
They are greatly interested in the
NATTER was all he cared to state re-
garding the situation.
Last Nights Meeting.
AT meeting held last night in
Labor hall, AIS Kansas avenue, the
jitney drivers were present and plans
were laid to forestal1 the action OF
the city commissioners. If the petit
tons now being gathered fail to i'm
press the commissioners, an attempt
will be made to repeal the ordinance
over the heads of the city commits
sioners, and bitter fight will result
The jitney men are determined not tt
sit idly by while their means of live
MOOD is taken away from them.
Their Trump Card.
A universal transfer system OF
jitneys will be in force today and
any one riding with the jitney PEG
pie can obtain a transfer to any par
of the city that will be good at an.
hour of the day or night.
Established routes will be in fore,
today and a schedule will be main
tanned at all hours so that those hav
ing transfers will be able to catch
| jitney when desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
RAINY SUNDAY AHEAD
CONTINUED on Page Two1

morning was 56 degrees. showing that
a gradual warming up is under way.
This minimum reading is 5 degrees
above that of Friday morning and is
exactly normal for this date. The
mercury rose very slowly and the av-
erage temperature for the day was
below normal The highest tempera-
ture on record for this date is So de-
grees, esta blished in 1897. The low
record, 38 degrees, occurred in 1894.
At no time later than May 20 in the
twenty-nine years that the records
have been kept has a frcst occurred.
The KaW river shows a stage today
of ga feet The wind this morning
was blowing at the rate of II miles
an hour from the southeast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



Cincinnati. Last nights mass meet
ing of the Alliance was Dig aIar-
The hall was packed to suffocauon.
The meeting proper opened Win az
The orator of the evening, Senator
PETER of Kansas, moved with dignity
to the center of the stage and anlId
storm of an pkause began his speech:
He began by saying that these be1ore
him were the harbingers of revolu,
tion that would dethrone money ana
re-establish the authority of the people.
If was NOT n movement 10 destroy, but
to create; NOT to ter down, but TO Duliu
up. Referring to the placard on the
wall Nine IhIlion Mortgaged Homes,
he said that it told volumes. But,
said he Il am met with the charge that
the men themselves should nave Kept
pertinent If a child is sick unto death
the father goes not upbraid him with
imprudence but sails a physician and
saves the cbild's life first. The :. disease
of mortal usury must be curd-
Growing more fervid in his manner
the speaker. continued: What shall
we do with he money powerI Let IL
alone. We 'Nill raise up power among
the people. make our own money ana
use it. Take thir railroads: No w, we
will build up our own railroad; lTreaa
No. To fight? Yes, with ballots, ana
PRAYER for the Alliane is in great
measure taking the place Of the
Mr.. PETER closed with giving the new
party a great boom like this; rhe
prophecy of the hour is that new
party is to be- born here and its name
lis to be the National parry CAP
plause.)
The Misses Whiting give a party this
evening.
The Topeka Equal Suffrage associa-
tion will ho5d its regular monthly
meeting in Lincoln Post hall Thursday
AFT , O'Clock Mrs S. A. Thurston will
rend q paper entitled ..Bill OF Rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
find EMPTIES IN GUN
Funston Investigates Killing of Amer
lean Soldiers by Mexicans.

Washington, May 20.-Secretary
Baker has received report from
General Funston of the investigation
into the killing of Sergeant Furman.
Mexican customs officials charged
that Furman, intoxicated, rode on the
Mexican side and fired twice into a
crowd Some one returning the fire,
killed him. Responsibility was not
fixed. There were two empty cart
ridges in Furman's revolver.
The report said Furman's body was
found where it fell. disoposing of
earlier reports that he had been shot
on the American side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
Oil Companies Fight Tax.

Oklahoma City, May 2O.-Constitu-
tionaIty of Oklahoma's law providing
for a gross production tax on oil and
gas produced on departmental and
Usage leases was attacked today in an
application for a temporary Injunction
against E. B. Howard, state auditor,
and H NJ. Freas. sheriff of Usage
county, filed in United States district
court by the Gypsy Oil company of
Tulsa. Federal Judge Cotteral grant
ed a temporary restraining order and
on May 26 will sit with another dis
trict judge and a judge of the federal
circuit court of appeals to hear the
application
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
LIFT PLAYER LIMIT
American Association Magnates Per.
NIT Clubs to Garry 20 Men.

Chicago. Ill, May 20.-American
association magnates in a special
meeting here have repealed the rule
of February 81, 1915, imposing a play
er limit of sixteen men, and will be
governed henceforth only by the rule
of the national agreement which puts
the limit for class IA clubs at twenty
men.
Reawakened interest in the game
was given as the reason for the change
in a statement given by. President
ChivinRton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
Kansas CITY live Stock Market

Kansas City, May 20.-HOGS-Reeeipts
LOCO. Market strong. Bulk of sales, 1870
butchers, $9.75d99O; light, s9.6O@9.s5 pigs.
$S.75d925.
CATTLE-Receipts 200. Market steady.
steers, SS.25@9.40; western steers, IS. 25M
9.75: southern steers, $7.5069.50; cows, $3.50
MS.25; heifers, $7500975; stockers and
feeders, S7.25@S.S5: bulls, S6.OO@7. 10
calves, S650G11.0 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Lambs. $10.O0@1250; yearlings, $9.00G11. % ;
wethers, $S.25M925; ewes. SS00@9. so; stock
ers and feeders, $6.00G11. co.
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Won't Modify Blockade.

London, May 20.-Replying to the
German suggestion that Great Britain
in response to the change in the CIR
man submarine campaign should mod
ify the food blockade, Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of war trade, informed
the Associated Press today there was
not the remotest possibility that Brit
ain economic pressure on the central
powers would be relaxed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20

Washington, May 19.-Jack Bentley,
southpaw pitcher of the Washington
Americans, today was turned over to
the Minneapolis American association
club under an optional agreement.
Bently was with Minneapolis most of
last season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20

PaPNs demand p1ad 47s; cables, 7e5s. FRANCS.
demand, 5.92; cables. 591A Mars ias,,,o ne
issz: cables. iSI. Gufiders, demand: Al =
is; cables, 41&. Lires, demand. - az Gz
Rsr silver T5Xc: Mexican dollars, 5SAc
Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds
irregular.
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CONDENSED news
Indians Buy Pitcher.

Sioux City, Ia, May 20.-Ed Hanlon,
president of the Sioux City club, today
announced the purchase of Pitcher
Boardman from the St Paul club of
the American association and the re-
lease of Infielder George Naughton to
the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, club of the
CenthraI association.
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Wisconsin Meets Illinois.

Madison, Wis, May 20.-Track
teams of the Universities of Wisconsin
and Illinois compete here today in a
dual meet Arlie Mucks, Wisconsin
giant weight HEAVIER, is expected to
be the star point winner for the
Badgers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20

Chicago, May 20.-HOGsReceipts $500.
Market strong to SC higher than yester-
days average Bulk of sales. S9-55@1o- y;
rough, s9.70@9.s5; pigs. s7.5O@9.6O.
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady.
SS.20@9.20; stockers and feeders, S6.O0@
$50: cows and heifers, S4.40@9.50; calves.
Sc. 00M11 .25.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady
Wethers, S7-S5@10.10; lambs, $9.10@12 IS |;
springs, 81. 00@1350.