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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
She Gets ACTION
DR.. Harding's Charges Regard
ing Boys Industrial School
Lead Governor Capper to APP
point a Committee.
WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION
Given Instructions to Go as Far
as They Like.
The School for Girls at Beloit
Is Not Included.
WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION

To investigate the charges of cru
city and incompetency at the boys in
dustrial school, north of Topeka, made
by DR.. Eva Harding, Governor Cap
per today appointed an investigating
committee comprising Prof F. w.
Blackmar of the state university, the
Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon, Topeka, and Mrs
Margaret Hill McCarter, Topeka The
investigation, which, as directed by
Governor Capper, can go as far as
the committee pleases, probably will
begin the last of the week
Apparently, DR.. Harding is not
satisfied with the investigation made
up to date said Governor Capper to-
day, and / wish a fair minded, i'm
partial board to look into the mat
ter"
Governor Capper does not at this
time intend to appoint a similar COM
mittee to investigate the charges
made by DR.. Harding against the
management of the Beloit institution.
The governor declared that Dr.
Harding had not appeared in person
relative to the alleged use of the
straight jacket as she had in regard
to the charges made against the boys
industrial school. However, he stat
ed that the board of corrections would
make every effort to ascertain wheth-
er the charges were true. Further
than that, he refused to make any
com ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
new home FOR LUX
Modern Fire-PrOOf Building on
Lower Kansas Avenue.
Will Be 75x15O and Two Stories
i'm Height.

Plans have been completed for the
erection of a modern fireproof build
ing two stories high at 116, 11S and
120 Kansas avenue to be occupied by
the Lux Mercantile company, it was
announced this afternoon. Bids for its
construction are to be opened Wednes-
day morning.
The building will be one of the few
in the country designed especially to
meet the demands of both the whole
sale grocer and the Produce business.
1t will contain a refrigerating plant to
care of perishable produce, a special
heating plant and facilities for loading
or unloading cars.
The building, which when COM
pleted will cost $4,000, will be con-
structed of concrete and steel. Even
the castings will be of metal. Wired
fireproof glass will be used in all win
dows.
According to plans prepared by the
architest, the walls are to be heavy
enough to hold two additional stories
that may be added later. The top of
the second story will be finished with
a concrete floor above which the roof
will be erected.
The building is being erected by
John F. Afford who owns the lots. 1t
will be completed by August 1, it was
announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
TRY TO Save GARRISON
british Prepare for New Attempt to
Reach Kut-cl-Amara.

London, April 1O.-Preparations
are well under way for the next Brit
ish attack in the attempt to relieve the
army surrounded by the Turks at
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia This at
tack is to be made. according to the
pfans of the British staff against
SAnnayyat on the Tigris. short dis
tdnce above Felahie. which recently
Was won from the Turks.
The following official statement on
these operations was given out today:
= Lieutenant General Sir Percy Lake.
commander of the British forces in
MesopOtamia) reports that Lieut.. Gen.
George Gorringes preparations for
the Sannayyat position are well adj
vanced, though floods have curtailed
the frontage on which the attack car
be delivered. The weather is i'm
proved and has been fine for. the last
two days. The river has not risen
since the seventh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
LOST Their JOBS
Laundry Girls Who Testified
Before Welfare Committee
Are Discharged by Their En-.
plOyers at Hutchinson.

Miss Lima Bresette, secretary of
the industrial welfare committee an
nounced today that a ruling made by
Attorney General Brewster at her re-
quest several months ago to the effect
that members of the various indus
trial boards do not necessarily be en-
ployees, probably will be the means
of arresting considerable embarrass-
ment and trouble AS a result of this
ruling and the recent trouble stirred
up at Hutchinson, Miss Bresette will
change the personnel of the state
laundry board and probably strike
from it the names of employees
who might fear trouble by any action
that may be taken in the matter.
1t is the duty of the commission I'M
der the law to establish board, COM
posed of three representatives of en-
ployers. three persons representing
the employees and one or more of the
disinterested public for each of the
industries under the jurisdiction of the
commission. Notices outlining the
duties of the welfare commission and
pointing out its powers were mailed
to hundreds of employers in Kansas
today. One paragraph in particular
the commission hopes will soak into
the heads of employers. 1t reads:
Backed by Law.
1.-THE law makes it a punishable Of
Tense for any employers to discharge
or otherwise discriminate against his
employees on account of such en-
ployees having given information to
the commission, or board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
Wife AN ACCESSORY?
Trial for Murder of Wealthy Planter
Involves Man and Woman.

Pine Bluff. Ark. April 1O.-Judse
w. e. Sorrells. in circuit court today
overruled the motion of attorneys for
change of venue in the case of Z. S,
Bradberry and ordered his trial to be-
gin at 1870 today on the charge OF kill
ing p. G. Jenkins at Sheriff.. Deem
Der 26, last. Two of Bradberry's sis
tiers from Orange, Va, arrived today
to attend the trial.
Mrs. Johnnie Jenkins. widow Of the
dead planter and sole heir to his $780,
900 estate, will answer to an indict-
ment charging her with being an ac-
cessory TO the murder. after the case
of Bradberry is disposed of. The tate
according to an official announcement
will contend that Bradberry's infatua-
ton for Mrs. Jenkins was the motive
for the killing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
Orient Railway Would Be un-
der Courts Protection.
Suit Filed by Trust Companies
in Topeka Today.
DEVISE REORGANIZATION PLAN
Plea for Something Soon That
Is "Just and Equitable
Poor Conditions for Road Both
in England and Mexico.

The Gencsee Valley Trust company
and the Traders National Bank Of
Rochester, New York, filed suit in the
fe0eral district court today against
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient rail-
way company, asking that the court
again take the railway company under
it's wing. The Orient was sold by the
federal court under foreclosure pro-
ceilings less than a year ago for
100000.
The petition, filed by Krauthoff,
McClintock & QUAINT, asks that IN"
court devise a plan for the reorganiz-
alton of the Orient that will be just
and equitable.
/. 1t asks that the noteholders be tn
vited to cooperate with the commit
tee and advise the court as to the
purpose and plan of the noteholders
committee with respect to the manner
in which a foreclosure of collateral
trust indenture securing an issue "f
100000 two-year notes is intended
to be had.
1t asks that the rights of the plain
tiffs and all others similarly situated
be ascertained and enforced by the
court.
History of the Company.
The petition contains many pages
and states in detail the history of the
company and its predecessors. 1t tells
of the sale of the road, the fact that
the purchase price then agreed upon
has never been fully paid, the eX-
istence of a controversy as to the
amount of credit on the purchase
price to which the purchaser is en-
titled.
1t tells of dispute as to the NUM-
Der of outstanding bonds the pur-
chaser is entitled to use in payment
of the purchase price, the execution
/ of $31,000,000 adjustment bond
mortgage of 100000 in two-year
! six per cent notes maturing April 80,
! 1916, the pledge of the stock and the
adjustment bonds of the railroad COM
pany to secure the notes. an impend-
ing default in the notes, the several
attempts at reorganization and their
/ present want of consummation.
The petition tells of the condition
of the Orient in Mexico, the state of
public finances in England, the for
nation of a note holders protective
/ committee, the necessity for the COM
pletion of the road and a reorganiza-
ton of its finances. All these matters
are set out in detail in a petition as
/ thick as a law book.
| What the court is really asked to
do is to take such steps as may be
necessary to protect all parties in in
| tereSt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
MRS. SIMPSON TOLEAvE
Widow OF tho Former Kansas Con-
gresham Will Go to Illinois.

Haunting memories of her courtship
days when the late Jerry Simpson,
sockIess Socrates Of the southwest.
was a soldier in an Illinois regiment
are too much for Mrs. Simpson. She
has decided to desert Kansas, her
home for forty years, and enter a
home for the widows of soldiers in IL
linois.
Today. Mrs. Simpson called on Gov
ernor Capper and other state house
officials to bid them goodbye before
returning to the scene of her precious
memories. Mrs. Simpson has been at
the Mother Bickerdyl1e Home for q
year or more and has obtained her
discharge papers from that institution.
Also she has papers which will enable
her to enter the Illinois home.
While not altogether pleased with
the Mother Bickerdyke home, Mrs.
Simpson has fought Tor months the
Sirlhuod days when she paced up and
down the shady streets with the
"Sockless jerry before and after his
enlistment in an Illinois regiment. The
call of Kansas was strong but the
memories OF the happiest days of her
life overshadowed ali. Mrs. Simpson
told friends this morning.
While at the Mother Bickerdyke
home the kindly hand of Mrs. Simp-
son has stretched out and done many
acts of charity for the feeble old
ladies there. While eager to return to
Illinois. Mrs. Simpson will take time
to arrange with the board of control
for the entrance of a poor friend to
the state hospital for the feeble mind
ed. She spent an hour this morning
arranging for proper clothing and care
of the unfortunate friend who will OBJ
tain entrance to the institution large
ly through her efforts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
DROPS DEAD IN PULPIT
Pioneer Kansas City Preacher. 30, An
nounccs Text and Expires.

Kansas City. Mo-. April 10.-Death
come to the Pev. Caleb w. Litch-
field, pastor of the Epworth Metho-
dist Episcopal church tSouth). as he
spoke the closing words of his SER
mon in the small church at Forty fifth
and Genesee streets at 9:45 O'Clock
hast night
As he repeated again the words OF
bis text, And when He saw their faith
He said unto them: Men. thy sins
are forgiven thee" he stepped back
ward in his pulpit and dropped into a
chair.
Sang Enthusiastically.
! Members of the choir fastened to
BIS side. he was dead. DIR. A. E.
Eubank was called. Death was due to
apoplcXy.
Ten minutes previous to his death,
Mr., Litchfield had Joined enthusiast
cally In the singing of the hymn,
tFaith OF our Fathers Living Still"
Let us all sing it he pleaded. and
he stepped down from the pulpit and
held ont his arms in invitation. He
was almost 20 years old: yet he moved
about his platform as easily as the or
binary person of half that age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
U. S, COLD
Large Shipments of Native
Coinage Shipped to Pershing.
Wife of Colonel Sends Special
Doctor to Care for Him.

Columbus, y. NJ. April 1O.-General
John ]. Perching's column is now so
deep into Mexico that American money
is no longer exchangeable for the ne
cessities of the army. Mexico gold
and silver. i'm several large chests. to
an estimated value of a quarter of a
million dollars has gone through the
base here in secret shipments and is
now in the hands of the quartermaster
at the advance base below Namiquipa.
American specie, even gold, was
strange to the MeXicans with whom
the quartermaster's department found
it necessary to deal and the request
for Mexican mediums Of exchange was
made over a week ago.
Spare clothing for 5000 troops, in
Guiding socks, shoes, shirts, blankets
and horse equipment is also IN the
hands of the advance quartermaster
department today. 1t lett IN special
truck train two days ago under
heavy guard. The total value of the
clothing shipment is over one hundred
thousand dollars.
Special Doctor to OFFICER.
The headquarters at Casas Grandes
is now maintained only as relay sup
ply base. Colonel DeRosey c. Cabell
chief of staff for General Pershing S
command is now at the Namiquipa
headquarters.
A special train carrying DR.. ]. A.
Brown came into Columbus Sunday
morning. DIR. Brown was at once
started for Co1onia Dublan in a motor
car to attend Lieutenant Colonel Tyree
r. Rivers of the Thirteenth cavalry,
stricken with pneumonia. Mrs. Riv-
ers. at Fort Bliss. was denied permits
sion to go into Mexico to see her huS-
band. Her next move was to send him
the special doctor. because she be-
lieved the army physicians could not
devote full time to her husband.
Wounded in Philippines.
Colonel Rivers, when a captain, was
wounded at the battle of Buddajo, in
the Philippines. This was in March,
1905. He has a brother, Major VIM.
q Cacnnd oaTaItx-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
'Love Us Because We've
Earned Their Hatred"
Head of Navy League of U. S.
Opens Convention.
U. S. PRESTIGE LOST ABROAD
Former Ambassador to Ger
many Scores Foreign Policy.
Appeals for Standards Of Duty
Set Up by Our Fathers.

washington, April 1O.-Delegates
representing every state in the Union
We're in attendance at the opening
session today of the eleventh annual
convention of the Navy League of the
United States. The sessions will con-
iinue through Wednesday. Robert II.
Thompson. president of the league,
opened the convention with an ad-
dress in which he reviewed the work
of the league ana paid his respects TO
the pacifists. He declared while thu
league had learned the hatred of the
class which is opposed to prepared
ness. we trust that you will love us for
the enemies which we have made"
He asserted that the country has
awakened to the necessity of a real
preparation for defeEse.
David Jayne Hill, former ambassa-
dor tc Germany denounced the ad-
rninistration foreign policy as one
which had caused complete loss
Of our prestige as a naticn and rem
dered our government a practically
negligible quality ~ an International
influence"
Every One for All"
THE pressing question of the
house" said he lis. have we as "A peo-
pie abandoned the essential policies of
a self respecting nation? Have we
ceased to maintain the principle all
! Have we become so self-indifferett
10 the fate of others, 80 negligent of
national duty that we can satisfy our
selves with empty words and consent
H. he The passive spectators Of our ma
tional disgrace. If we have. then we
must consent in the future to be the
prey and the victims of those who
may feel that il is not only safe for
them but what we ourselves will pa
tiently endure if they complete our
infamy by systematic insult and
spoliation.
No Effort to BE Spared.
I More fundamental than any plans
for fitting our armies and fleets for
service is the question: Do we intend
TO maintain the standards of civic
duty set up by our fathers and I'M
flinchingly sustained by them? If we
do-and in spite of all the discourage
ments. I believe we do-then we must
firmly resolve, cost what it may that
henceforth no power possessed by this
nation shall be spared, not only to
defend from hostile invasion every
foot of our thousands of miles of sea
and land frontiers, but to vindicate
the right to personal safety of every
law-abiding man. woman and child
Justly possessed of American citizen
ship. wherever their legitimate bust
hess or the necessity of their situation
may require them to be-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
TABLE TALK
At THE A&r2&4
COMMERCIAL CUB &-@

Robert Stone, president of the Ro-
tary club, announced yesterday that
Allen D. Albert, international Rotary
president, had appointed w. C. Cars
well of the Western Union Telegraph
company chairman of the telegraph
and telephone committee of the ma
tional organization, for the convention
at Cincinnati, July 1921.
Phil Billiard was late in celebrating
Dress Up Week but today he is APP
pearing on Kansas avenue in a new
Ford roadster. The car, he declares.
was purchased in honor of Dress Up
Week.
William Macferran and family have
returned from Florida. They have
been in that state for a week or more
each year for four years and this is the
first time he has found the climate
equal to advertisements.
There is some curiosity being mani
Tested by Commercial club members
at this time as to how Lincoln, Neb,
raised sufficient money for its beauti-
full Commercial club building Lin
coin is no larger than Topeka.
John Peck. the Red Line farmer,
was guest at luncheon today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
YEGGMEN GET s35
Men Who Blew Triton Safe Thought
To Be Amateurs.

No arrests have been made in con-
nection with the blowing of the safe
at the J. S. Triton grocery store early
Sunday morning. Both the police de-
partment and the sheriff's department
are at work on the case.
Officers are of the opinion that the
soup" used in blowing the safe was
made from dynamite stolen from the
powder house of the w. A. L. Thomp-
son company Thursday night.
The Triton grocery is located at
Fourth and Branner streets and peo-
pie living in that neighborhOod heard
the explosion about three o'clock Sun
day morning. All the yeggmen got
for their trouble was $35 in money
and a pocketbook containing a num-
Der of notes.
A terrific charge of nitroglycerine
was used Both doors of the big safe
were torn off and the top of the safe
was cracked. The robbers took with
them a drawer of the safe in which
there was small change and several
insurance policies. The drawer was
found on Second street between Han
cock and Chandler by Andrew Gallo
way of ESQ Chandler street. The
drawer still had s1.76 in it.
The explosion was not an expert job.
otherwise people two blocks away
would not have heard it, and canned
fruit and other articles would net have
been thrown over the room.
The men who blew the safe entered
the building through a window after
heaving a brick through the glass. -1r.
and Mrs Chris Larsen, who live across
the street from the store heard falling
glass and looked out of a window. A
man stepped out of the back door of
the store with a revolver in his hand
and pointed it at the window through
which they were looking but did not
shoot. They did not call the police for
the reason they had no telephone, they
SaiO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
+ FRANK MOORE DEAD
Topeka Man, Passes Away at Homo of
Relatives in Altoona, Pa.

q. Frank Moore, for the past five
day morning at the home of his faith
er-in-law, E. o. Babcock, in Altoona,
Pa. He was taken to Altoona last
Monday, having been in poor health
since last July Mr. Moore was mem
Der of Marshalls band and lived at $50
Klein street He was a baker by trade
and worked at 9O2 East Fourth street.
Mr.. Moore was SO years old. He
leaves a wife and two children, Ken
meth L. and Robert f. Moore, who
went TO Altoona with him. The flu
neral will be held Tuesday afternoon
at Altoona and the burial will take
place at Greenwood cemetery there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
First Won7an's
Club in Kansas
Organized 1874

The first womans club formed in
Kansas was the Friends in Council
club at Lawrence, December, 1874, ac-
cording to a recent report issued by
the members of the Kansas Federation
of Womens Clubs. Two of the women
who attended the meetings of this club
in 1871 are now members of the state
federation. They are Mrs. F. H. Snow
of Lawrence and Mrs. Mary Simpson
of Junction City.
The following are twelve of the
Oldest women's clubs in the state given
in the report:
Lawrence-Friends in Council: or
ganized Dec. 5, 1874. by Miss Elizabeth
Leonard.
junction City Ladies' Reading
Club; organized 1875 by Mrs. Mary
Vance Humphrey and Mrs. NJ. p.
Boiler
Lawrence-No Name club; organ
lied February, 1876.
Lawrence-Zodiac; organized Feb
ruary 5, 1878, by nine women.
Lawrence-Round Table; organized
1881.
Atchison-Friday Afternoon; organ
lied April, 1881, by DR.. Lydia Stock
well.
Kansas City-Mary Tenney Gray
Travellers club; organized 1881 by
Mary Tenney Gray.
Independence-Lad Library AS
sociation; organized 1882 by Mrs. A. c.
Stitch.
Lawrence-Ladies' Literary league;
organized November IA. 1882.
Girard-Ladies' Reading club; or
ganized 1888 by Mrs. Anna Leonard.
Leavenworth-Art League: organ
lied February 20, 1884, by Mrs. C. C.
Goddard.
Wichita-Hypatia! organized 1886
by seven women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
A SOAPBOX ALTAR
Sunday Service ImprOmptu in
"BarbarOus Mexico"
Humorous Stories and "Vaude-
vile" Precede Sermon.
BY III. ID. JACOBS.

With the American Army in Mexico,
Sunday, April g., by Wireless to Co
Iumbus, April 1O.-With a shallow
arroyo as a tabernacle, the star sprink-
led sky for a canopy and a batter ed
soap box for an altar, several hun
dred khaki clad soldiers barred their
heads here tonight in the presence of
their God.
.Barbarous Mexico for miles
around quaked to the resoundins
Anglo-Saxon hymns of Onward
Christian Soldiers" and The Battle
modernism was added with Billy Sun
days Brighten the Corner Where
You Are
Men Smoke sat Church."
Church heads in the states might
have stood aghast at the absence of
secta rian nicetieS in the conduct of
the services. The four chaplains were
cheered and applauded as each in
turn mounted the soap box rostrum
to preach or lead the singing. CT
garettes and pipes glowed in the dark
ness.
The chap1ains met the men in the
same spirit. They preceded their
sermons with amusing anecdotes that
drew unrestrained laughter from their
hearers. The services of the differ
ent chaplainS were intersperSed with
what Father Joyce termed ''vaude-
vile numbers" These consisted of
solos by the favorite singers of each
company. The chaplains held the
forceful presentation of the Christian
religious.
The services ended with the sing
ing of America"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
Your Garden.

Transplanting-If you wish to grow
anything small for transplanting, sch
IS pansies. cabbage, etc. break of the
tops of eggs when using and empty
the contents. Fill with soil and plant
therein the seed. Set them in an egg
case and place in a sunny window. The
long egg boxes (the one dozen car
tons) will go nicely on window sills.
When each plant is large enough.
break the shell and set the plant out
where you desire.
Plant a row of radish seeds close
to each row of parsley and carrots. By
the time these are established the ad-
iSheS are ready for the table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10
MUST Get ANOTHERARM
Dave Jones VIII Not Be Allowed to
Drive An Auto With One.

There isn't room enough on To-
peka's streets. wide as they are, for
a one-armed automobile driver, ac-
cording to Robert Yates. police judge.
For that reason he is inclined to
give Dave Jones, one-armed automo-
bile driver, the limit. That is, unless
Jones is able to be of some service to
the prosecuting officers.
Jones was arrested Sunday for driV-
ing an automobile while under the in
fluence of liquor. He was arrested for
the same offense about two weeks age.
He admitted before Judge Yates this
morning that he was slightly muddled
when he was arrested.
'Where did you get the liquor?" he
was asked.
He told where he got it and of
whom he purchased it.
Take him back and let the chief
question him." said Judge Yates.
Jones was taken over to the court
house later and put through a course.
1t is probable that warrants will be
issued based upon the information
Jones was able to give. Meanwhile his
fate has not been determined