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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21

New Yor. Stock Market
fC7ose Of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re
ported by Thos. J. Myers Broker. Colom
bian Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
LOCAL MENTION.

announcement of the death of apt
A. A. Rowley at Washington, D. c.,
has been received. He was employed
in the pension department. Capt
Rowley resided in Topeka a number of
years and was engaged in newspaper
work. He is survived by widow,
one daughter, Bertha and a son Cliff
ford.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c doz- Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
Officer Sanders and a special Santa
Fe detective pulled a sixteen-year-old
boy off of Santa Fe train No. II last
night and today they learned the boys
home is in Chicago. He gave his
name as Robert Aitken, Jr. A tele-
gram was sent to the father today AMI
a. reply is expected telling the Topeka
police what to do with the boy
Glass. Glazing and Paint. Miller &
Gillespie. S3S K A. Phone 955.-Adv.
the Eagles, at Atchison, May 8, 9 and
10, were elected at the local aerie last
night They are: NJ. Langhart, Fred
Shellabarger, B. F. Holtwicl<, 1. NJ
J. L. Cowell, R. H. Semple, M. A.
| Fopp, E. A. Redden, J. E. Low.
Economy Express Co. Phone 1860.
ADV.
Farm work is opening up and Aug
ust Schwimmer. a German farmer
from Marion county, needs his 81 =
year-old son who left home recently
just ahead of the toe of his fathers
| boot. The elder Schwimmer wants
the Topeka police to assist him in To-
eating his son. The sons name is
| Clarence. He is tall and weighs about
$50 pounds. Schwimmer is willing to
pay reward of $50 for the restora-
ton to the family home of Schwimmer
| the younger.
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
Students of the r. r. Y. NJ. C. A.
night school are preparing for exam
nations which will take place the first
week in April Examinations will be
| held in the classes in electricity, gaso-
line engines, elementary and advanced
mechanical drawing, machine design
and arithmetic.
F.. A. Rooster, D. D. s.. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
The Mothers c. E. society of the
First Presbyterian church has elected
the following officers: President, Mrs.
o. S. Morrow; vice president Mrs. J.
NJ. Bell; secretary, Mrs. Edward
Grote; treasurer. Mrs. James Cuth-
bert.
A meeting of Epworth Leagues
from all parts of the city will be held
March 81 at $50 O'Clock. A number
of important business problems in
connection with the city organiza ton
will come up for discussion. Supper
will be served by the young people of
1.-THE Walnut Grove church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the United States Weather
Bureau, Topeka, Kansas, for the "a hours
ending at Z Il today.
High Low Rain Wea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
Glass, Glazing and Paint Miller &
Gillespie. S33 K A. Phone 955.-Adv

Delegates to the state convention of
the Eagles, at Atchison, May 8, 8 and
10, were elected at the local aerie last
night. They are: NJ Langhart Fred
Shellabarger, B. F. Holtwick, L NJ.
Horner, w. T. Prather. Alternates:
]. L. Cowel. R. H. Semple, M. A.
Fopp, E. A. Redden, J. L. Low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Shortage.
Mary bought Il little lamb.
But it can't be cooked, alas.
For Mary's lost her glasses,
So she cannot find the gas.
NELS YINGLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
RAILROADS
FOR PUBLIC GOOD
Railway BrOtherhOOds Set
Forth Some Advantages
OF an Eight Hour Day to the
Shippers.

Cleveland. o., April THAT the es-
adjustment of basic eight hour lay
for enginemen, firemen and trainmen
in the freight service would be the
salvation of the shipping public is be-
ing claimed here by the railway broth
erhcods No other factor they say,
can be so effective in putting stop
to the increasing tendency of railways
to make slower movements.
The establishment of the eight. hour
day will compel railways to maintain
an average speed of IL y miles per
hour as opposed to 10 miles per hour
as at present That this change need
not prove disastrous to the railways is
demonstrated, members of the broth
erhoods point out, by the fact that "a
roads are now operating freight trains
on the II y hour basis.
In an effort to operate trains within
the IL q mile per hour limit, railroads
will not be able to hold trains at every
terminal, the brotherhoods point out.
1t also will be necessary for the roads
to run shorter trains, they claim.
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.ELKS TO TAKE ACTION
Topeka Lodge Will Discuss CONNER
cial Club Purchase Wednesday.

Urgent invitations will be issued to
all Elks to attend a meeting Wednes-
day night when the proposed purchase
of their building by the Commercial
Club will be discussed. 1t is consider
ed probable that final action will be
taken at that time. A meeting of the
building committee in charge of the
project was held at the Commercial
Club this noon.
Members of the committee We're
presented with carbon copies contain
ing names of the $50 or 900 men own
ing bonds 1t was decided that a let
ter should be mailed to each bond
holder asking the amount of his bonds
and also inquiring as to whether he
will exchange bonds for stock issued
by a Commercial Club Stock company.
Up to date the building committee
has discovered none of the heavy bond
holders who are against the PROPOSE
ton and not willing to exchange bonds
for stock. Members of the Commercial
Club. also members of the Elks, are
urged to be present at Wednesday
nights meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
KELLY COMES BACK
He Writes Letter of Explanation to
the State journal.

In connection with the row in the
local Democratic party, involving two
sets of delegates to the Democratic
state convention and charges against
Frank E. Whitney, chairman of the
county committee, w. c. Kelly has
written the following letter to the
State Journal
The State Journal, Topeka:
In the morning paper | read what
purportS to be an interview with
Frank E. Whitney, in which he is
quoted as saying, in regard to the
charges made against him at the
meeting of the Shawnee county Demo-
cratic central committee meeting, held
at the Throop hotel Thursday evening,
April s:
81 did want to get rid of Kelly be-
cause he was injecting religion into
politics. He and 1 were both support
ing Hodges in the last campaign. but
learned that he went to st. Marys
and was working among Catholics
against Billiard, presenting Billiards.
non-religion as reason for working
against him."
1 am reliably informed that when
this report was made to Mr.. Billiards.
friends and through them to Mr.. Bill
lard. that as Mr.. Whitney had named
certain persons as authority for his
statements, that some of Mr.. Billiards.
friends went down to both st. Marys
and Wamego. and after investigating
on the ground, found that there was
no truth whatever in the statements
made by Mr.. Whitney. Mr.. Whitney
also told me that L had to resign from
the Democratic Flambeau club on ac-
count of my religion, that the presi-
dent of the club so insisted. 1 went to
the club to resign, and found there
was no truth in the statement made
by Whitney, and Whitney then and
there in the presence of the members
of the club had to "crawfish.' 1 had
hoped that this unpleasant incident
had been forever buried, but Mr.
Whitney is still making the same false
statements.
Yours truly,
w. C. KELLY.
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If U. S. Keeps Them or Drops
Them They're Puzzle.
Independence Bill Reported
FavOrably by Committee.

Washington, April Passage of
the Philippine independence bill was
recommended to the house today by
the insular committee just as passed
by the senate, including the Clarke
amendment to withdraw sovereignty
within four years and empowering the
president to take steps to institute a
free and independent government.
Chairman Jones in the committee
report stated:
Millions to Defend Islands.
IF the Philippines are to be in
Guided in any scheme of national de-
Tense which may be adopted, the cost
to the American people will be many
millions greater than would be other
wise necessary. If the policy shall be
attempt their defense, but to abandon
gested by military men, we shall risk
standing Inundated in the presence
of mankind.
THE Issue is clean-cut.
IF the United States, unfortunately,
should become involved in war with
any first claSs military and naval pow
err, the Philippines would constitute
our most vulnerable point of attack,
and so long as they are held as an
American colony. they will prove a
source of national weakness and co..
slant menace"
There will be a minority report
later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
MT. HOPE CAMPAIGN
City Offices Moved Into New Quar-
tiers, New England Building.

The Mt. Hope Cemetery company
has recently moved it's city offices
into the New England building. 1t &C.
cupies two rooms on the fourth floor,
412414, in which A. b. Whiting, the
president, has headquarters.
Mt. Hope cemetery was organized
several years ago, Mr.. Whiting being
the founder. He purchased $50 acres
of land a mile and half northwest
of Washburn college. and decided it
to the company for 1000 years. Event
ually the cemetery will be an import
ant source of income to Washburn col
lege and to the two Christian associa-
tiOns of the city, the Y. NJ. c. A, and
the Y. w. c. A. The proceeds from the
sale of lots, after one-third is reSerV-
ed for maintenance of the cemetery,
goes into an endowment fund for these
institutions. Already several thousand
dollars have been paid to them.
1t is estimated that when all the
lots in the cemetery shall have been
sold the companys total revenue de-
rived therefrom will be about $780,
600. This would give Washburn col
lege and the two Christian associa-
lions something like 1855, 900, leaving
$4,000 and the interest thereon for
the perpetual care fund. OF course,
it will be many years before this will
happen.
The perpetual care feature was
worked out by Mr.. Whiting, who had
seen so many neglected graves and
neglected cemeteries, he having always
taken great interest in cemetery
work. At the time very few ceme-
teries in the country had this feature.
/ Mr.. Whiting made it possible at Mt.
Hope without it costing any more than
/ in other cemeteries because he made
Mt. Hope a purely philanthropic in
sttUtion instead of creating it as a
money making scheme.
! A campaign for the sale of lots j.,
Mount Hope will shortly be launched.
The location of Mount Hope is ex-
cellent 1t is situated on high gently
/ sIoping ground, within easy reach Of
the city, yet still far enough away
from the noise of traffic to make it
] ideal as a city for the dead
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HANSON To APOLOGIZE
Insanity Lawyer Ready to "Kncer' Be-
fore Supreme Court.

John +. Hanson of Lindsborg. in
sanity lawyer, is willing to apologize to
the supreme court if the court will
admit that it has erred and will point
out the places where Hanson did not
respect the court That was the stipu-
lation which Hanson today filed with
the supreme court in the form of an
answer in contempt proceedings.
Sometime ago Hanson was cited for
contempt before the supreme court
The alleged contemptuous remarks
were contained in an application for
rehearing in a criminal action before
the court. Hanson today made an
swer. He said he would apologize
if, First Hanson wanted the court to
be more definite and certain as to the
evidence of disrespect which he dis
played in his petition. Further. Han
son sought to impress upon the court
the fact that unusual and vehement
language was necessary to compel the
court to see the error of its Way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
ANARCHIST PLOT
Unearth Design to Assassinate
All Europe Rulers.
Chicago Prosecutor Digs 1t Up
on Jean CrOnes'S Trail.

Chicago, April 7.-Existence of an
international anarchistic plot to as
sassinate all rulers of Europe has
been discovered here according to a
formal statement issued today by Mac
lay Hoyne, states attorney of Cook
county.
The alleged plot was unearthed by
the states attorney men while inves-
tigating the activities of Jean Crones,
suspected poisoner of the guests at the
banquet in honor of Archbishop
George W. Mundelein a few weeks
ago.
According to the informat ton which
reached the states attorney the plot
was known to anarchists in various
cities in America as well as Europe
One man from each city was believed
to have been delegated to the work of
assassination.
The states attorney said a list of the
proposed assassinations was headed
by the car and that Emperor William
was second on the list.
Same as Soup PRISONERS.
Mr.. Hoyne said a written statement
had been made to him by an anarchist
bearing the details of the alleged as
sassination plot.
The headquarters of the band of
conspirators was said to have been in
the downtown district here, though
the officials said there were branches
in other cities. According to Mr.
Hoyne's information the Mundelein
group which sought the death of Eu-
ropean rulers. The states attorney re-
fused to diyulge the identity of the
man who revealed the alleged plot and
said his investigators were seeking to
confirm the statement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
INDEED
Reichstag Sentiment Leans
Strongly Towards U. S.
Keep Away From War Flames,
Advises Won Payer.
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN.

Berlin. April Ambassador &C.
rard does not believe the German
American situation is serious.
In spite of reports received through
English sources, Germany, the ambas-
sador believes, will meet America with
complete Willingness to settle any
question regarding attacks on the five
ships now at issue.
DR.. Hecksher, of the reichstag for
eign relations committee, said today
that the whole tone of the reichstag,
which was formerly anti-American,
has changed since the chancellor's
speech of Wednesday.
When Germany shows her good
will toward America as she does to-
day, an adjustment of any difficulties
is certain" said DR.. Hecksher
Officials generally believe that, if the
present storm is weathered, all danger
of diplomatic freak with the United
States will have passed.
American Ties Strong.
London, April Friedrich vosl
party, touched upon German-Ameri-
can relations in an address in the
reichstag yesterday from which
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
quotes as follows:
The political influence of America
has risen with the duration of the
war. Its growth lays the heaviest re-
sponsibility on those European states
which caused the war.
I'VE must have the right to live and
selves united with America by ties Of
blood and we hope the American peo-
pie will give us justice.
AT the present moment America
can render the world the greatest serv-
ice by keeping out of reach of the
flames of war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
City Commissioners Are Asked
to Call an Election
To Vote Bonds for an Audi
tOrium and a Jail.
NAMES OF 4,972 ENROLLED
City Clerk Begins Checking
Over the Big List.
She Has a Margin of 1,373
Names to Go On.

The city commissioners. at an ad-
journed meeting, received the petitions
for the new city auditorium, this
morning. ]. Will Kelley, secretary Of
the Commercial club, lugged the big
bundle of names into the mayors Of
flee and deposited the pile of blue pa
per petitions on his desk with the re-
quest that they be acted on this
morning.
The petitions carried the names or
4,972 citizens of Topeka who have ex-
pressed themselves as being in favor
of new auditorium and as the law
requires but 5000 names it will be
seen that they have 1872 to spare 1t
is estimated that this number will be
cut down Some when the final check
ing up. by the city clerk. is made 10
find out just how many are entitled to
sign such petitions, but not enough to
endanger the request.
Miss Eta Covell, the city clerk. was
instructed by the commissioners to
proceed at once with the work and
was given authority to hire all the ex-
ira help that will be necessary to
make a thorough check of the list of
names and it is the opinion of those
who have checked such lists before
that it will require the help of at least
10 additional clerks for the next 10
days to complete the job.
The petition stated that the sum of
$77.500 was for the enlargement of the
present city auditorium and that $22,-
500 was for the construction of a new
city Jail on the present site of the old
one.
The work of making a check of the
list of names will be started at once in
order that the election for the bonds
may not be delayed.
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FORM CAMPAIGN CLUB
Second Ward Republican Meet at Lin
coin Post Hall and Organize.

second war Republican club was
organized last night at a meeting held
at Lincoln Post hall. Permanent Of
ficers were elected and a declaration,
constitution and bylaws were adopted.
The club is composed of prominent
Republicans in the second ward. The
meeting was called to order by James
Mullin and James Gibbons acted as
secretary.
In forming the permanent organiza-
ton the following officers were elect
ed: James Mullin. president; James
Gibbons, secretary: =. H. Coney. treas
urer: and vice presidents-Otto Lar
son, George w. Adamson, John Alex
ander, Wilbur Stansfield and Harry
McNair. A. d. Bauer was elected
chairman of the committee on finance.
Regular meetings will be held by the
club every alternate Thursday at
o'clock in the evening at Lincoln lost
hall. The next meeting will be held
April 20.
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Norden b. A. Banquet.

A musical entertainment will re-
place this year the annual banquet of
the Norden Benefit association. The
entertainment will be held next Mon
day night in the A. o. u. w. hall. The
following program has been ar
ranged:
Spring Song-Svea male chorus.
Piano solo-Miss Edna Nygren.
Reading-Miss Anderson.
Instrumental solo-The Misses Pc
terSen-
Solo-Miss Eva Eckstrom.
Address-The Rev. ]. A. Liljengren.
Duet-Miss Oak and Miss Petersen.
Folk Song-Svea male chorus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
POST BOYS
Thirty-four Topeka Youngsters Guests
of Miss NJ. III. Goodrich.

Thirty-four Saturday Evening Post
salesmen-young business men from
the public schools-are to be the
guests of Miss M. H. Goodrich at a
luncheon to be served in the CONNER
cia1 club at noon Saturday.
The young statesmen are members
of the P. ]. G. Ten club, one of the
organizations made up of youngsters
who deliver the Saturday Evening
Post to their customers every Thurs
day.
Following the luncheon several local
business men will tell the young sales
men just how they can improve their
methods of obtaining new customers
and retaining the friendship of the old
ones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
HERE and THERE
in THE RAILWAY WORLD.

Following the closing of the con-
vention of the National Industrial
Traffic league at Baltimore today.
committee of that organization will
go to Washington, d. c., for a confer
ence with committee representing
the railroads of the country and rep
resentatives of the interstate COM
merce commission on the subject of a
uniform bill of lading. This subject
has been discussed by trafficmen,
shippers and railroads for years.
Hundreds of rate proceedings which
have been hanging fire in the Inter-
state Commerce commissio nmore than
five years are to be cleared up by an
order of the commission. The bulk
of the cases are made up of a wide
range of commodities on which the
railroads ask relief from the long and
short haul provisions of the rate law
Many of these cases have been auto
matically disposed of by the railroads,
the commission believes. They remain
unfinished in the commissions files,
however and it is to clear away the
accumulation that the commission has
called on the roads to state the status
of each application that has not been
disposed Of
Arrangements have been made by
the Katy to eXpend $500, 600 for the
improvement of San Antonio termi-
nalS. Notes Tor InlS amount are TO De
issued in the name of the San Antonio
and Belt Line Terminal-the holding
company of the "Katy''-as soon as
the state railroad commission gives it's
approval. These are to be accepted
on the basis of 971z cents on the dol
lar by contractors, with whom, it is
said. tentative agreement has been
made for the work to be done at
actual cost of materials, plus 10 per
cent.
The $2O.OOO.OOO Great Lake Transit
corporation will begin operations Mon
day with a complete fleet of thirty
five vessels, totaling 10000 tons, &C
cording to an announcement by officials
of the company. The company will
operate the Anchor Line boats, pur-
chased from the Erie and Western
Transit company formerly owned by
the New York Central; the Western
Transit company, owned jointly by
several eastern roads; the lake boats
of the Erie Railroad company and the
Rutland Transit company, purchased
from the Rutland Railroad company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-07
TABLE TAEk
At THE S&UAM

The crowding and confusion in serv-
ice at the Rotary banquet at the Mills
building yesterday is pointed to by w
c. Carswell as a strong argument for
the acquisition of the Elks building by
the Commercial club. Apparently
large gatherings of this nature can
find no place in Topeka adequate for
comfortable banquet.
But should the Commercial club
purchase the Elks building with it's big
dining rooms, banquets such as held
by the Rotarians would be something
besides groan from a service and
comfort standpoint, Mr.. Carswell de-
admits that the motion of Charlie
Mitchell yesterday to make him stand
up and display his son got his goat
Members of the club enjoyed Flor
ida oranges today sent to them by
William Macferran who is visiting in
the southland.
At noon today the committee with
which Harry Snyder is working had
sold $3.50 in baseball tickets. w. S.
Carswen and S. J. Bear had sold $110
worth. Some complained that mem
bers of rival committees were en-
croaching on their territory and get
ting the CREAM 1t was estimated
that $4,000 in baseball tickets would
be sold by o'clock this evening.
E. H. Crosby and S. E. Cobb are two
business men holding Elks' bonds who
are enthusiastic over the proposed
purchase of the building by the Com
merclal club
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RATE CASE IN OCTOBER
Supreme Court of Missouri Advances
Hearing. Railroad Appeal.

jefferson City, Mo, April THE
railroad rate case which was before
the state public service commission
for more than a year was advanced by
the supreme court today and set for
the October term. Until this appeal
from the ruling of the commission Civ
ing the railroad higher passenger and
higher freight rates is disposed Of the
old maximum freight rates and the
two cent passenger fare law will re-
main operative.
1t is not likely that the court will
announce a ruling before the close of
the year. il was said here today.
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Hearing on Oil Embargo.

Washington, April THE Howard
resolution for an embargo against
shipments of crude petroleum, gasoline
kerosene and similar products and
empowering the president to raise the
embargo whenever it is apparent the
price charged consumers of gasoline
and the other products is fair and
reasonable, will be given a hearing
next week before the house commerce
committee. The hearing will be open.