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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

The Temperature Did Not Go Below
Freezing Last Night.

Last night was the warmest night
of this month, the lowest temperature
being normal for the last of March.
The reading of 33 degrees is 13 de
Srees above normal for this date and
makes this the first night in several
days when the mercury stayed above
the freezing point. Continued warm
weather is the prospect for tomorrow.
The wind is in the west
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Thursday; continued mod
crate temperatures. The prediction is
that the mercury will not go below
freezing tonight. Temperatures of not
below 80 degrees are indicated by the
shippers forecast for SO hour ship
ments in all directions.
The time of the year is not yet past
when the temperature may go below
zero, as the lowest on re. >rd for this
date is degrees below. This reading
occurred in 1903. The highest on rec
ord is 6S degrees, established in 1890.
The Kaw liver regained the g--ge #
IS fee last night. having risen tree
tenths of a foot since Tuesday morn
ing
Temperatures today averaged q de-
grees above normal. The wind blew
at the rate of 4 miles an hour from
the west. Following are hourly tenn
perature readings for today furnished
nv the weather b11rea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
TO DESTROY CLEW
Fire Laboratory Where Crones
Poison Analyzed.
Discover Incendiary Flames in
Chicago City Hall.

Chicago, Feb. IA mysterious
fire. evidently of incendiary origin, was
discovered early today in the city hall,
near the chemical laboratory in which
poisons found in the room of Jean
Crones, alleged principal in the an
archist soup plot, are bening analyzed.
A quart bottle containing oil was
found in the cloak room on the
seventh floor of the building, near the
laboratory. Flames were licking their
way up the walls OF the cloak room
when discovered by DIR. R. M Phillips,
on duty in the chemical laboratory in
the early morning.
The blaze was checked by firemen
with small loss.
Health Commissioner Robertson
said the fire was admittedly strange,
considering the fact that the labora-
tory was engaged in examining the
poisons found in Crones's room
1T looks very funny" he said
A floor map of the city hall was
found. police said. among the papers
in Crones's room. together with floor
plots of the federal building and sew
eral skyscrapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
BRITISH SEIZE
u. S. SECURITIES
ON HIGH SEAS
American Financiers Enraged
by New Money Blockade.
Millions Taken From Ships and
Sent TO Prize Courts.
WASHINGTON AID IS SOUGHT
Bankers Ask U. S. Government
to Take Immediate Action.
Opening Mails on Neutral Ships
Termed "an Outrage"
Millions Taken From Ships and
Sent to Prize Courts.
WASHINGTON AID IS SOUGHT
Bankers Ask U. S. Government
to Take Immediate Action.
CBY b. c. EORBES.l


New York, Feb 16.-The British
has seized millions of col
lars Of American securities dispatched
from Holland to the United States.
American financiers are incensed.
Protests and appeals are being sent
to the state department Immediate
and effective action is demanded.
be computed as the British censor
does not tell what securities he has
taken.
All the information received by
American bankers whose mail has
been opened and interfered with is
contained in this typewriter note in
serted in the envelopes:
"A part of the securities originally
contained in this packet is detained
by his Britannia majesty's government
for adjudication in a prize court on
the ground of enemy origin"
Left in the Dark.
This leaves the bankers here COM
pletely in the dark. Endless con-
fusion, they declare, must result.
It has been common knowledge that
securities bearing the German stamp
have been coming upon the New Yor \
market from time to time ever since
the war began. These securities Lave
usually come through Amsterdam and
have been forwarded on Dutch steam
erS.
ITO seize first class American mail
another is an outrage" angrily pro-
tested one international banker today.
The action of the British govern
pap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
CALL OF "C0L0RS'
Topeka Frenchman Rushes
Away to Join Army.
Asks Catholic Church to Speed
Him on Way.

The bells of the Church of the AS
sumption were just ringing midnight
when Father Ne1Iigan, who stays at
the parish house, was awakened by a
frenzied knocking at the door. 1nves-
tigation proved the cause to be a wil0
eyed man who announced his intention
of joining the French army and he
wished Father McInerney to speed
him on his way. 1t took considerable
persuasion to induce him to seek the
police station as the proper French
recruiting point. The police officers
referred him back to the Provideni
association. where he had come from
in the first place
He STAYED there all night but Tues
day morning set out for Europe and
nothing has been seen of. him since.
The man was waiter in a lower Kan
sas avenue restaurant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Hello LassieS Are in COnven-
ton Here Today.
Glove Us 'Cause We Never
Tell" Declares One.
SENATOR JOSEPH ON MUTUALS
Fiery Whitewater Democrat
Spoke to First Meeting.
Hair Raising Initiation at Com
mercial Club Tonight.

Telephone girls, those girls with
your reputation in their hands. began
an invasion of Topeka this morning
to be present at the operators school.
which opens at o'clock this after
noon and will be conducted by Mrs
Alice Douglas, chief operator at EN-
poria, and H E. Gwillim, traffic man.
ager, Kansas City.
Mrs Douglas arrived bright and
early and announced that pohteness
would be the keynote of her address at
the opening of school" this afternoon.
No matter what the trying conditions
may be, politeness should be insisted
upon by telephone managers and
maintained by the girls.
"A tactful answer frequently will
turn an angry person into an enthusi-
astic booster" said Mrs. Douglas this
morning.
Other telephone girls who arrived
this morning talked but refused
to be quoted. They include Sadie
Long, Clay Center; Hope Scott and
Mabel Gibson, Coffey County Tele-
phone company; Mrs. Charles E. Rice,
Riley Rural Telephone company, and
Bessie Bair. chief operator at War
mego. 4
Your paper said the other day that
a woman loves mason cause Ma
son never tells" said one of the girls
this morning. Then why shou1dn't t
all men love the telephone girls-we
never tell and goodness knows we
have a whole lot more to tell than any
old Mason.
TT is the rural telephone girl who
knows whom the banker calls besides
his wife, whom the bankers wife calls
beside her husband and it is mighty
| seldom you ever hear of anything
| leaking from a telephone office. OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Loss on Score Buildings Esti-
mated at $2,OOO,OOO.
STARTS IN DEPARTMENT STORE
Guests of Burning Hotel Flee
Down Fire Escapes.
Three Cities Send Fire Appara-
tuS to Doomed Town.

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 16.-Fire
which swept a section of the business
district early today caused a $4,000,
900 loss. according to estimates A
score of buildings including an apart
ment hotel and several large retail
stores were destroyed and many
others were damaged. There was no
loss of life.
Firemen Kept the flames from
spreading to a congested tenement
house district. Police and firemen
are una ole to explain the probable
origin of the fire, 1t started in the
basement of the four-story brick
building at the corner of South Main
and Spring streets occupied by the
department store of the Steiger com
pany. When the fire had spread to
adjoining buildings and across South
Main street, help was called from
New Bedford, Taunton and Newport,
r. l.
Arouse Hotel Guests.
Before the out-of-town fire appara
tus arrived the flames had made such
a start that it was impossible to stop
their progress southwark along Main
street until they had reached Column
bia street Thero-tlle Edwards build
ing served as an effective check.
The Lenox hotel, across the street
from the Steiger store was one of the
first buildings in the path of the
flames. The guests were hastily
reused and made their way out by the
fire escapes. The front of the hotel
was then ablaze.
The fire was the most disastrous in
the history of the city. The majority
of the structures burned were con-
structed of brick, three or four
stories in height. The heaviest indi-
vidual loss was 100000, which was
suffered by the Steiger company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Grand Master Burdick Urges q
Larger Structure.
MEMBERSHIP OF OVER IA, 600
Report Shows 5000 Members
Added in Year.
Regular Election of Grand OH
GERS Tomorrow.

Recommendations that a Masonic
library be erected at Eighth and Har-
rison streets, Topeka, that will stand
for years a suitable monument to the
great body in Kansas it represents.
were made this morning at Represen-
tative hall by William L. Burdick of
Lawrence, grand master. in his adj
dress at the siXtieth annual communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge of Ancient.
Free and Accepted Masons Briefly.
Grand Master Burdick told of a S50--
600 appropriation made for the erec-
ton of a library and of subsequent ac-
ton taken by the lodge in postponing
actual work on a new building until
it was decided definitely that a larger
and more magnificent building is not
needed.
Today the grand master urged the
erection of a much larger building
special order made this morning VIII
bring the matter before the Grand
Lodge tomorrow morning when it is
expected definite action will be taken
Membership of HOSP.
Glowing reports of conditions exist
ing in Kansas Masonry during the last
year were read by Grand Master Bur-
dick, Albert X. Wilson, grand secre-
tary, and William Frank Marsh. Law
renee, grand treasurer. The reports
showed that the membership in the
400 lodges in this state is 44.052. Dur
ing the last year almost 5000 mem
bers were added to the roll
There were eight special communi-
cations held in the Grand Lodge dur
ing the year for the purpose of dedI-
eating halls or laying cornerstones
! of Masonic temples, churches. school
houses, court houses and other public
buildings. The grand masters address
incIuded a full report concerning the
Masonic home at Wichita. in which
there is now membership of 20 men.
20 women, so boys and 30 girls.
In Service is Years.
The children of the home are given
a thorough education before they ar
rive at age when they become de-
pendent upon themselves. The report
also showed that owing to impaired
! health, the matron and superintend-
ent, Mr.. and Mrs. James Snedden
after fifteen years of faithful service.
were obliged to resign. and their places
were filled by Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel +.
Burdick of Lawrence.
Continuing, il was pointed out that
| there are siXty-three Masonic districts
! in the state, and for each district a
district deputy grand master is chosen
4 to serve during the term of the pre-
siding grand master. meeting is
held in each of these districts once "A
year for the purpose of exemplifying
the work and instructing officers of
the lodges
Remember r.. II. Carr.
Among the important deaths re-
corded during the last year was that
of Erasmus T. Carr or Leavenworti
the Oldest Kansas made Mason and
Continued on Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
U.S.AMBASSADOR QUITS
III Health Compels George T. Marye
TO Resign Petrograd Job.

Petrograd, Feb. 16.-(via London).
George T. Marye, the American ann
bassador, has resigned, giving i'll
health as his reason. He has not been
advised of the acceptance of his res
ignation by the state department. MIR.
Marye expressed a desire to be re-
lieved as early as possible.
The foregoing confirms the report
from Washington yesterday that Mr..
Marye had resigned His secretary,
Ray Baker. saw Secretary Lansing
yesterday and was understood to have
presented the ambassadors resigna-
ton.
Mr.. Marye was appointed to Russia
in July, 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
MORE men IN STATE.
Males Outnumber Females in Kansas
New Census Shows.

Men in Kansas outnumber the wo-
men, according to a report by J. c.
Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. The record under the
Mohler report is S54.69 men and S13,-
23l women.
In 101 of the los counties of the
state the number of males exceeds
the female population. Douglas.
Lyon, Sedgwick and Shawnee counties
report more females than males. II
Shawnee county the majority of fe-
males is greater than in any county
in the state. Shawnee county returns
show $4,000 females and 31,861
males
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
In Effect March 1.

London, Feb. 16.-In the opinion of
American importers here the royal
proclamation of yesterday forbidding
importation after March l of certain
commodities, including tobacco, fur
niture woods, wall paper and wood
pulp. would prove disastrous to Amer
lean raiders if it were not for the saw
ing clause which permits the bringing
in of these articles under licenses
from the board of trade. American
importers do a large business in these
commodities.
under licenses, it is believed the chief
effect of the order will be to give the
British government greater control
1Continued from Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
DESERTS WHITE HOUSE
TUBS; WASH LADY ELOPES

Washington, Feb. 16.-Romance
has again blossomed forth in the
White House. This time Iavina
Gibson, one of the negro laun-
dresses at the mansion, played the
principal role Saturday she left
her tub and eloped. Having i'm
bibed the atmosphere Of prepared
ness, she married a soldier, John
Mullen, negro infantryman. To-
day Lavina was back at her tub.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
High Price of Living Hits War
Nations Hard.
Raise 479o in Britain; 500 in
Berlin; 1880 in Vienna.
PUT NEW BAN ON LUXURIES
Royal Edict FOrbidding Imports
Hits u. S. Trade.
Bars Tobacco Except Under
License; Also Magazines.

London. Feb. 16.-According to
statistics published today by the Brit
ish board of trade the retail prices of
food in the United Kingdom advanced
on the average of about II per cent
in January. Flour and bread in
creased in price about six per cent. In
household expenditure the average in
crease in retail prices of food since
the beginning of the war has been At
per cent The board of trade states
that in Berlin the general level of
prices of the more important articles
of food was S34 per cent above that
of July, 1914. In Vienna. it is de-
clared, the general levy of food prices
was 1129 per cent higher than that o.
JULY 1914.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
find 21 BODIES
Last Six Victims Were RecOv-
cred Early Today.
Mine Disaster Worst in History
of Butte.

Butte, Feb. 16-Twenty-one men
were victims of Butte's worst mining
disaster which resulted from the fire
which broke out in the airshaft on the
1900 foot level of the Pennsylvania
mine here Monday night.
This developed at ? o'clock this
morning when the bodies of the last
six to be accounted for were found by
crew of nine helmet men at the foot
of the man-way on the 100 foot level
of the mine. about 1000 feet from the
station
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
DANIELS IS DEAD
Was Lieutenant Governor Dur
ing Lewe1Iyn Administration.
Served as Major General of
Kansas National Guard.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 16.-General
Percy Daniels. former lieutenant gov
ernor of Kansas and a veteran of the
Civil war. died last night at Bethany,
a suburb, aged IS years.
Percy Daniels was active in state
and Third district politics during the
reign of Populism in Kansas. He was
elected lieutenant governor under the
Lorenzo D. Lewelling administration
in 1892, and served during the senate
sessions of 1S93-95. He was an old
soldier and active in affairs of the
Kansas G. A. r. He served as briga-
dier general and major general of the
Kansas National Guards. His home
was in Girard. Crawford county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
APPLY OWN DOCTRINE
TO MEDICAL STUDENTS

Minneapolis Feb. 16.-Students of
the medical school and law depart
ment of the University of Minnesota
are to be vaccinated because a student
was found to be suffering from small :
poX. The students will be treated at
a vaccination clinic at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Get BERLIN NOTE
Last Say in Lusitania Affair
Delivered Today.
Believe Understanding Has
Been Reached-Again.

Washington. Feb. 16.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
today presented to Secretary Lansing
the latest draft of the Lusitania agree
ment embodying the changes suggest
ed by the American government and
also one change suggested by Berlin.
The indications were that the agree
ment in it's present form probably
would be acceptable to the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
CONVICT HANGS SELF
Miami County Burglar Committed Sui
eide at Kansas Penitentiary.

Lansing, Kan, Feb. 16.-John Nj.
Kilgore, serving a term in the state
prison here for attempted burglary,
in Miami county, committed suicide
today.
Kilgore tied one end of his belt to
the top of his cell house door. wrapped
the other end around his neck and
jumped from q stool upon which he
was standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
.ofher-L
so, Slayer, She
Asks NelU Trial

Winterset, Iowa, Feb. 16.-
Proceedings for a new trial or an
appeal will be taken at once by
counsel for Mrs. Ida Meyers. 90.
years old, who was convicted of
second degree murder on a charge
of completely in the murder of her
daughter-in-law last July. Dis
trict Judge Applegate is expected
to pass sentence on Mrs. Meyer
next week. She is at liberty on
$4,000 bond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Boys Burn Up
$24, 900 School
For a Bonfire

Creston, Iowa, Feb. 1.-two
boys, John Malone, Is. and Fred
Alley, s. when arrested last night
while attempting to set fire to
St Malachy's parochial school
here, confessed to starting the
conflaSration which destroyed the
$24, 600 public school building on
the night of Feb. s. That they
wanted to see the fire burn was
the only reason given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
FRENCH WILL PAY FOR
ZEPPELIN RAID L0SSEe

Paris, Feb. 16.-The French and
British ministers to Greece have
given assurances to the Greek
government that the allies will pay
indemnity to all merchants and
private individuals who suffered
damage from the recent Zeppelin
raid on Saloniki, a Havas dispatch
from Athens says.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Big y. Y. DEMOCRAT Delegation.

st. Louis, Feb. 16.-Norman E
Mack. Democratic national commit
teeman from New York today asked
a down town hotel here to reserve
three floors containing 60 rooms for
delegations from New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
WOMAN PERIsHEs IN FIRE.

Flames in Midland, Mich, Do $780,
900 Damage.
Midland Mich, Feb. 16.-Miss
Della Taylor, a miliner. perished in a
fire which destroyed four buildings
here today, with loss of S150,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

WEATHER forecast for Kansas
Fair tonight and Thursday; con
tinucd moderate temperatures.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
Federal Farm Loan Board

All of the farmers and busi-
ness men of Western Kansas
who are interested in long time
loans at a low rate of interest for
farmers will have a chance to ap-
pear before the Federal Farm
Loan Board at Hutchinson on
Tuesday, September 18th, all
day. They will meet at the Com
mercial Club at 500 o'clock in
the morning and will hold two
meetings at the Fair Grounds at.
10:30 in the morning and at / 80
in the afternoon.
The board is districting
the entire United States and
their plans contemplated touch
ing Kansas at one point only.
The original routing would bring
them from Omaha to Kansas
City, Kansas, as their only stop,
in the "sunflower state" Owing
to the representation made them
of the especial needs in Kansas
the board has been induced to
change their entire plans and to
come through Kansas from the
west so thatsthey may stop at
Hutchinson fer d heagAEag. This
is fattering recognition of
western Kansas as an important
agricultural district, and an ap-
probation of it can be shown on
ly by every county in the west
ern part of Kansas having a rep
resentative before the board
at Hutchinson on Tuesday.
If the interest shown by
all of these counties is strong
enough it is believed that the
board may be induced to estab-
lish a Federal Farm Loan Bank
at Hutchinson where it will be
in the heart of the greatest agri-
cultural district of the country.
The interest manifested at the
hearing at Hutchinson will very
largely determine whether Kan
sas or one of the adjoining states
will secure the location of the
Farm Loan Bank for the district
in which Kansas is placed. This
is a matter of vast Importance to
the development of western Kan
sas and the Farm Loan Board
will be glad to meet representa-
lives from every county and ex-
plain the principle and workings
Of these banks to be established
under the rural credits bill. The
system is devised to make it pos
,ible at all times for a farmer to
secure loan at a low rate of in
,erest and for as long a time as
needed.
In getting one Of these banks
much will depend upon the inter-
sst shown from every part of the
district so that your influence in
his matter will be very import
mt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
School Begins Monday

The Meade city schools begin
next Monday. A list of the
teachers employed has already
been published in this paper.
From their credentials they are
the best to be had, and will no
doubt do their part toward max
ing the coming year one of the
most successful in the history of
the school. Meade high school is
up to the standard of any in the
state, and those who have chill
dren to whom they desire to give
a higher education than the
common school, can not do better
than to send them to Meade. The
school is costing the taxpayers
no little amount and students en-
tering should make the most of
the opportunity offered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
Prosessionol Instittte

Meade county's first Profess
sional Teachers Institute closed
last Friday. A good representa-
tion of the teaching force of
Meade county was present and
much interest was shown. The
old four weeks Institute with it's
daily drill on the branches
taught in the rural schools, and
the cramming for the examina-
ton at the close is a thing of the
past, and from this year on the
five-day Professional Institute
will be in vogue, as our teachers
all seem to like that idea much
the better.
On Friday evening an enter
tainment was given in the school
auditorium, and at the conclu-
sion, Mrs. Pearl Wood Smith,
County Superintendent, was pre-
sented with a handsome cut
glass punch bowl, the same being
a gift of the teachers, as their
token of appreciation to her for
the untiring effort she has made
throughout her four years in Of
flee, to bring the standard of the
rural schools of Meade county up
to that of any in the union.