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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15
SCOUT Won PAPEN TALE.
Germans Consider Bomb Plot Evil
dence a British Frame-Up.

Washington, Jan 15.-Press dis
patches from London telling of the
seizure of correspondence of Captain
Franz Won Papen, recalled German
military attache to the United States,
when he reached Falmouth, England,
en- route to Germany and relating
that they showed he made frequent
payments to persons charged with
responsibility for blowing up NUM-
ton plants and bridges in the United
States. aroused the deepest interest in
official and diplomatic circles here to-
day.
Il don't believe it, was the only
comment Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, would make
concerning the dispatch. In German
diplomatic quarters the impression
was conveyed that it was thought pos
sible Captain Won Papen had been
connected with the published docu-
ment by British agents. 1t was ar
gued as incredible that Won Papen.
with the knowledge that his ship
would be taken into a British port,
would have carried any correspon-
dence as mentioned in the press dis
patches, even if he possessed it. At
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up GO R. R. FARES
CONTINUED from Page one.I


ger rate recently allowed by the inter
state commerce commission. The
higher fares go into effect today.
1t is estimated that the increases al
lowed in all the states embraced in
the commissions order will afford the
railroads an annual additional revenue
of approximately 100000 to SS,0O0,-
900. In Illinois, Wisconsin, the upper
peninsula of Michigan, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri north of
the Missouri river from st. Louis to
Kansas City, and north of the main
line of the Union Pacific from Kansas
City. through Kansas to the Colorado
state line, the roads are allowed to
charge 2 2-5 cents per mile instead of
cents.
South of the Union Pacific in Kan
sas, where the Rock Island and Santa
Fe operate to a great extent, the car
riers are allowed 3-5 cents per mile.
Higher to Kansas City.
The fare between Topeka and Kan
sas City, Mo. was $1.39 and the new
tariff allows a rate of $1.66, or an
increase of 27 cents one way and "a
cents round trip.
St. Louis fares take a big jump, go
ing from $500 to sS.41, or SLAP in
crease one way Chicago's new rate
S12.51, compared to $11.54 in the
past Tickets to New York hitherto
have cost $29.49 (differential rate)
and in the futre will cost $30.91 Den
yer tickets will go up from $3.50 to
$14.71.
While the railroads of course are
glad to get anything in the way of
increased revenue at the hands of the
various regulating bodies under whose
supervision they operate, there are
many officials. some of them located
in Topeka, who argue that inasmuch
as the passenger business has been
operated at a loss for years, further
enhancement in revenue in the shape
of increases in intrastate passenger
rates are highly imperative in order
to enable the carriers to make a bet
ter showing on their passenger fares
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MINERS DEMAND RAISE
A 20 Per Cent Advance Scheduled
Union Head Opposes Strikes.

Hazelton, Pa, Jan. 15.-Demands
of delegates from the anthracite
fields at the international convention
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea which opens on Tuesday at In
dianapolis, will include 20 per cent
wage advance, complete recognition
of the union, and a two-year agree
ment. The present contract expiring
March 81, was made for four years
John p. White, international presi-
dent of the mine workers, is quoted as
having declared against strikes except
as a last resort. He favored policy
of no suspensions pending negotia-
lions even if they extend beyond the
limit of the old contract. 1t is said
President White will urge this plan
at Indianapolis.
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A BILLION KISSES


court me at once and proposed mar
rage. l accepted
Did he write you letters? '' she was
asked.
Many of them. Here they are"
producing a bundle.
Miss Clarke then produced dozens
of letters and listened in tears while
her lawyer read them.
Some of MisSives.
Here are some extracts from the
missiVes:
Never make love to a girl in roll
ing chairs, for the colored boy who
pushes them hangs over the back and
listens.
"A young man who expects to be
proficient in tennis should never fall
in love, for he loses all ambition.
THE burning kisses of love always
bring sad memorie. and sleepless
nights and 4 love-smitten man may
hope for little sleep while kisses burn.
when a man loves a woman he is
helpless; he is at her mercy.
"A man can never expect to gain
flesh when he is in love. I lost IL
pounds worrying about my love-.
Martin blushed as the letters were
read One that was particularly en-
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have NO COUNTRY
Many Americans MarOOned in
England by War.
Qualifications for Passports
Puzzle Officials.

London, Jan. 15.=When is an Amer
lean not an American? That is a hard
nut to crack, according to the Ameri
can embassy in London. Rather, it is
a whole busheI of hard nuts to crack.
But some of the nuts have been
cracked, it was learned today, with the
result that scores of Americans" in
England are now without a country.
The issuance of passports is one of
the EN- bassy's most troublesome duties.
Numerous Americans who have resid-
ed in England for ten, fifteen or TWEEN
ty years decided after the war began,
and more particularly after the Yep
pelins put London on their calling list,
that they had better inquire into their
citizenship. All wanted American
passports. Some wanted to go back
to America. Others were bound for
France or other comparatively Yep
pelinless chimes. There was the rub.
Passport officials at Uncle Sans
London address struggled with the
problem. The applicants, many of
them with English accent, so long had
they been out of touch with the Statue
of Liberty, were forced to answer i'm
posing lists of questions, which were
forwarded to the state department at
Washington.
The department of state, acting on
a musty and long unused law, decreed
that to be recognized as an American
in a foreign country, person must
report to the proper American author
tiles at various times; duly pay taxes
in America If he or she has enough
property to be taxed; or make a visit
home once in a while. A great many
Anglicized Americans had failed in
this, in whole or in part. They are
now persons without a country. A
passport is required to go most any
where at present. So Americas lost
citizens are marOOned-in England
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Rnise for 2s.OOO Miners.

Butte, Jan. ia voluntary wage
increase of 25 cents a day was granted
today to $4,000 mine and smelling
employees in Butte. Anaconda and
Great Falls. The order for the in
crease in wages. which the notice
states became effective Jan. l was re-
ceived from the New York office of
the Anaconda Copper company. The
Butte and Superior company, the w.
A. Clark company and other concerns,
it is announced have agreed to the
increase which will remain as long as
copper is twenty cents or more a
pound.
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the German embassy it was said that
the ambassador had paid considerable
money to Won Papen as salary and for
the expense of such work as he was
expected to conduct as military at
tache.
Embassy officials had no knowl-
edge of his private bank account or
of how he disbursed the money. Al
ministratfon officials declined to COM
ment on the dispatch pending the re-
ceipt of copies of the correspondence
which have been turned over to the
American embassy in London sor
Transmission to the state department
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issues, practically those forming the So
called munitions group. Gains OF point
were made by American Car. American Lo-
connective and Mexican Petroleum. while
Crucible Steel Industrial Alcohol and In
ternational Nickel scored material advances
The movement was rather irregular, how
ever, other prominent specialties, includ-
cum, Studebaker and Lackawanna Steel
falling from substantial factions to almost
2 points Mercantile Marine issues were
again extremely active. the AZ per cent
bonds advancing points to the high rec
ord of 1015.
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S32,OOO,OOO WAR ORDER
Russia Contracts for $4,000 U. S. Ma
chine Guns.

New York, Jan. 15.-Announcement
that the Russian buying commission
in the United States has approved con-
tracts for $32,O00,000 worth of ma
chine guns with four ammunition
caps was made today after the depart
ure for Russia of General Germonius
head of the commission.
The contracts call for $4,000 ma
chine guns, said to be the largest or
der of it's kind placed here by any OF
the belligerents since the beginning of
the war. 1t was stated today that
Russia is endeavoring to place con-
tracts in this country for 10000 900
high explosives and shrapnel shells.
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Wall St., New York, Jan. 15.-STOCKS-
Trading was very active today but the
movement was more or less confusing.
Specialties like Bethlehem Steel, Interna-
tional Nickel, American Coal products and
New York Airbrake made gains of to IS
points but other issues of that class rose
only moderately. Mexican issues were again
depressed and rails were dull. United States
Stee1 under pressure.
Mercantile Marine issues were again the
outstanding features, the preferred stock
rising 2M to the new record of S212 and
the Il per cent certificates pa to 1O1%
also a new maximum. The closing was
irregular.
Bonds were strong.
Such activity attended today's initial
trading was again limited to speculative
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Kansas City, Jan. 15.-HOGS-Rec
1000. Market 1Oc lower. Bulk of sales.
S6756I7.O5; heavy. S7.O0@7.10: packers and
butchers, $6s5G710; light, S6.T0GT.OO;
pigs S6O006.50.
CATTLE-Receipts 400. Market steady.
Prime fed steers. $S5ON9.25. dressed beef
steers, 81 00@S.25: western steers. $6.506I
$50 southern steers. $6.OOM7.0O; cows. $i-OO
d7.O0: heifers S6.O0M900: stockers and
feeders. $6O0GS.15; bulls, $5.50@6.5O;
calves. $6O0M1C.50
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs, $9.75d 1915: yearlings, SS.25d9.25;
wethers, S6.T5@7.75; ewes. Sc. 2567 %;
stockers and feeders, $5.O0d9.25.
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civil SERVICE SERVED
CONFINED from Page one,

ttontinned from Page One-l
discharged employees apparently
without cause He showed from the
records, however, that more Republi-
cans than Democrats were on the
prison pay roll. Even that showing
failed to save his head.
One-Third Are Discharged.
Now in less than six months, more
than one-third of all the officers and
employees of the state prison are dis
charged or out of the service and not
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Suspend Western Lumber Rates.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Schedules of
railroads naming in
creased rates on lumber in carloads
from North Pacific coast points to
destinations in Texas, Oklahoma, and
New Mexico We're suspended today by
the interstate commerce commission
until May IA. The increase ranged
from one-half cent to three cents per
hundred pounds.
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New York Money Market.
New York. Jan. 15.-MONEY-Mer
paper, 3G3A per cent. Sterling, 60 day
bills. 4.70G47OA demand, 475Ia; cables
4.76H. Francs, demand, 5.S4%: cables
5.S3a4. Marks, demand, 7614 cables, 1917
Kronen, demand, 10; cables, 1315. Guilders
demand 4315 cables, 43%. iLres, demand
GIT: cables, 6T6. Rubles. demand, 3OJk :
cables, Boss. Bar silver, 56kc; Mexican
dollars, 44c. Government bonds, steady !;
railroad bonds, strong.
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CONDENSED NEWS
Roy Painter Named.

Roy Painter, senior in the Wash
burn law school, has been named ma
tional treasurer of the Pi Kappa Delta
forensic fraternity, represented in
twenty-three colleges throughout the
United States. His appointment was
made late this afternoon by the presi-
dent of the organization. 1t is an
honor we'll due Painter.
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Chicago Jan. 15-HOGS-Receipts 3d.
O0O Market slow. Zoe TO 15c under yes
terday's average. Bulk of sales 50. so@Tl5;
s6sO@T.25; rough. S6sO@6.95; pigs. $500
GEO.
CATTLE-Receipts 500. Market slow.
Native beef steers, $6.j0G9.SO: western
steers, $660@S.30; cows and heifers. $3.3nG
$50; calves, $7.2561075.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
wethers, $T.1O@f.s5; lambs, $s.4Od1Os5.
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Grain Gossip.
by special wire to L. ]. Myers, Column ian
Building.l

Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas have
increased 136,S66 bushels thus far this week
and corn stocks increased PCS 131 bushels
exports from the United States and Can
ada were 631 900 bushels of wheat, 81 900
barrels OF flour 5000 bushels of corn and
20S.000 bushels of oats; wheat and flour
combined, 1,O54 600 bushels
A cable from Argentina said scarcity
or ocean tonnage continues to preclude
anything but very light clearances of
grain. Demand for space is urgent
Weather the past week was favorable for
wheat operations, but unfavorable for the
new corn crop.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week. ac-
cording to Bradstreet's, were 9.5I3. 900
bushels, compared with 10.9S9 900 bushels
last week and g. 129, 600 bushels a year ago
Corn shipments were $4,000 bushels
The Argentian visible supply OF wheat
increased 10000 bushels last week and
corn stocks decreased 1893 600 bushels Total
wheat stocks are 1912 600 bushels COM
pared with 100000 bushels a year ago.
Corn, 5.470,000 bushels a year ago, 1890, 600
bushels.
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hogs made provisions decline, regardless
of big shipments of late from here. Signs
pointed to liberal arrivals of hogs next
week
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Liverpool, Jan. 15.-WHEAT-Spot No 1
anitoba, 13s Sd No. . 1Ss Sd No. & las Sd
No; hard winter new, lbs 915d
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new,
los 10d.
.FLOUR-Winter patents. 46s Cd.
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Chicago Grain Market

., Chicago .hie Jan; -wHEAT-Close: May,
CORN-May, 7S7sc: July, roc.
oATS-May. 5o13 @50sSc; July. 4s1Sc
PoRK-ganuary, 1927: May, $19S7.
EsAARRPPTTJaPqsTy, $io55; May, slO.s5:
$1O.95. ~''' may
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The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. broker, Column
bians Bldg.l
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Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. ] Myers. Broker. Columbian
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nine removes the cause. There is only one
..BROMO QUININE." E. W. Groves sig
nature OF box. 2ic.-Ad~
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1.-THE range of prices for grain futures In
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. j. Myers. Broker. Column
bian Bidgl
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New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, Jan. 15.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling, 1919.
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Kansas City, Jan. 10.
Kansas City, Jan. IA.

Open High Low Today Yes
May -.115k 11sls 117h IFS 11sH
c5 5Rly .-112% III 112A 1884 1lsH
May z45s z5& z4k Az 74ss-
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Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 15.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged No. . hard,
S1.15M119; No. 3, $1.106117; No 2 red,
$1.20G1.35: No. 5, 81. Pal %.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1ac lower
No: mixed, 691A@70c; No. 3, 69c; No 2
white. 10c: No. 3, 69c; No. 2 yellow. Tic;
No. 3. 700l7015c.
:, oATs.Market unchanged to 1ac higher
No. white, 46@47c; No. 2 mixed, 41@
42c.
A901a691c.
$11.oO@125O; choice prairie, S95OG 10. OF;
choice alfalfa, $15.50d16.OO
KAFIR-No. 3 white, Csc.
WHEAT-Receipts lis cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $1.1S; July,
$1.131l.
coKN-May, 7414c; July. 74ss@74%cc
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, Jan. 15.-BUTTER-Mark I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market higher Firsts. 3O15c;
ordinary firsts, 2915c. At mark, cases In
cluded, 22@3Oc.
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, lee;
springs, 15c; turkeys. 1Sc.
New York Produce Market
New York, Jan. 15.-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creamery extras, 90 score, 33c
EGGS-Market easier. Fresh gathered,
extra fine, 36G37c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk, held specials, 1Sc.
POULTRY-Alive, steady; dressed,
strong.
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New York Cotton Market.
New York, AIN. 15.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands, 1850. No sales
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Butter and Eggs
fFuruis-cd by the Beatrice Creamery CO.
Topeka. Han.l
Topeka, Kan, Jan. Is
CHICAGO EGGS-30c.
NEWY DIRK EGGS@321a 63315c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 501Sc:
New York, 33c; Elgin 31c: Topeka
wholesale, &c.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard corner Kan.
sas Ave. and Curtis St
Topeka, Kan, Jan. Is.
OATS-3od32c
WHEAT-S06S5c-
CORN-65c.
Wheat Market
Furnished by Shawnee Milling Co. -hird
and Kansas Ave.l
Topeka, Kan, Jan. ID.
WHEAT-No. 3, 90c.
WHEAT-No. 2. Csc
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EIgin Butter Market

Elgin, Jan. 15.-BUTTER- tubs at 3
cents.
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New York Sugar Marked

N5W buBHT
New York. Jan. 15.-SUGAR-Raw
steady: centrifugal, 4.33@4.52; molasses
$500 3.15; refined, steady.
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Poultry. Esg~ md Butter.
Furnished ~ the Topeka Packing Com
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| prices furnished by Wolff Packing Coz
CATTLE AND HOGS.
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Topeka Hay Market.
Furnished by L. A. Beck. 212-14 z. 6th.l
Topeka Kan, Jan. 10.
PRAIRIE HAY-$SOO.
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Furnished ~ the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison-I
Topeka, Kan, Jan. IS.
POIGLTRY-Hens 3L IDS. and ,ver.
lie: hens under 81 lbs. &c; broilers, 4
lbs. and under, 15c: ducks. DC: geese. &c:
springs over Ibs l2e; stays; , 10c;
lac; old toms. 12c.
El1GS-.Rc
RTTNNER DTTCK9-9c
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-23

hat go press without certain amount or what
 is known as free publicity" for good other.
 This matter varies in form. Sometimes IS an appeal sometimes it is an acknowledgement; sometimes plain
 of good work donea specific of dire need note of personal service, reader" about coming entertainment a complaint about cramped quarters for good work, erport of meeting of committee harass- d for lack of funds of series of "boomng notices for a tag day a bazaar; perhaps weeks cam oaign a large scale.
 These inserted by publishersnot grudgingly- but with the desire help in effort that is really de- serving ones part in the uplift work that in city like this.
 But there is just point that organizers of religious philanthropic would do well remember-hese notices not boon to editor ito fill up corner
 The gray hair furrowed brow of editor of today is caused by the problem of how to fill the paper much by the worry how to find for the insertion of which there is insistent demand
 Thousands of words by cable every day the volume i'm mensey swollen by the of this cruel thousands of words by telegraph from all this continent thous ands of words embracing the gathered by large staff of reporters in Montreal and suburbs, eIgthy de bates in Parliament and legislature the fluctuations of the stock market the sporting of the season. the work in which engaged, and then the ustra- tions which take up large spacehese few of the features which an editor has to find space every edition.
 fill up a cornerl
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-23
SKIRTS.

Rev Dr. James T Norcross pastor of the Shady Avenue Baptist cvhurch of Pittsburg Pa said frankly in talk at the Edgewood Presbyterian church that he disapproves of skirts. Dr. Norcross speaking of wetern trip and took occasion the costume of the Chinese women, who he says "attired sensbly than their occidental sisters He then to the subject of his mountain climbs, and added:
 When God gave folks legs intended them used If you find elixir of life go the wds sleep the ground and drink spring water If all the adopted the masculine togs used by in mountain climbing, they would feel better"
 Ma Pettengl familiar to readers of "Rugges of Rec Gap. takes the another point of view She says in story in the Saturday Evening Post:
 Any the place willing to look me over when had regular clothes on like Lysandor John, and they didn't look me any ofener than .hey did him. Not ofen course, for plain human be ing and mans equal I wasn't interesting he was.
 Freedom from skirts is the thing our wants Skirts is the final refuge of immodesty which will cling like grim death They will any possible thing skirtsit it, thin it shorten it. hike up sde but they won't give it and dress modestly do because it's the only unfair drag they've got with the men.
 If they'd quit their skirts and dress decently does so they won't have but legitimate pull with him, we'll have chance to find if they're good for anything else. As matter of fact they don't want to be people and dress modesy and hats you couldn't pay than eight dollars 1 believe there was but the poor thing got any from either sex after she became-a people, might say"
 Now that the Federation of womens Clubs is going in dress therp'S in of these announcements upon the skirt question.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-23
SALOON REFORM.

Heavy drinkers will have difficulty in assuaging their thirst hereafter in Passac, N. J. The liquor business being reformed the saloonkeepers themselves are doing the reforming.
 The cys retail liquor dealers association has adopt ed rigid rule to do not business with drunkards. doesn't matter whether man is wdeyed periodic" regular souse" he will be from the saloons of Passaic The 97 saloonkeepers making up backists They will be edited and redistrbuted the guidance of all barenders Private detectives being employed help point out the bad ones" Any citizen with a recog nized tendency inebriaton will not be able to buy drink at of the 97 bars, and any drinker aho seeks to imbibe beyond the margin of safety will ind his supply cut off
 The reform is all the impressive that 'assaic recently known the ten American
 ties whose saloons kept open twehyour hours every day.
 That's the very way to reform saloons have them ~eform themselves And that's the only way avoid universal prohibition-if there is any way