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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Both Sides Confess Ignorance
of It's Meaning.
BrOtherhOOds Confident Presi-
dent Will Avoid Strike.
PINNED FAITH IN HUGHES?
Unions Believe the Railroads
Hoped to Evade Issue.
Uncertain Whether N. Y. Ses-
sion Will Be Resumed.

New York, Nov 14.-That the rail-
roads hoped for some way out of max
inc the Adamson law effective IN
event of Hughes's election is the be-
lief TODAY of high railroad brother
hood men. Some of them oeclareu
secretly that yesterdays conference
over operation of the law was called
soleIy because President Wilson was
reelected. On the other hand, they
charged that the railroads hoped for
a change in the law in case OF
HugheS's election.
The conference failed of any agree
ment on operation of the law and II
was uncertain early today whether the
session would be resumed Ihe
brotherhood men, as well as the rail
chiefs, confessed they were not quite
sure of what they have in the law, but
the union men appeared confident the
president will meet their demands and
avoid a strike in January.
Unions Claim Glory, Too.
The brotherhoods are claiming that
their votes swung California and Ohio
for Wilson and that they were chiefly
responsible for his reelection.
President Lee of the trainmen was
in Cleveland today while leaders of
the other railway unions remained
here.
The entire group expects to put in
a vigorous protest at Washington next
week against features of the Newland
railroad investigation act as far as it
affects the unions.
At the railroad managers headquar-
ters this forenoon it was said that no
further meetings of the two sides had
been arranged as far as attaches
knew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Thirty Thousand Former Sub
jects of King Albert Taken.
Lashed to Tasks in Big German
Industrial Plants.
BREAKING UP OF THE HOMES
Pathetic Tales More Pitiful
Than in Early Days of War.
Forced Labor by TeutOn Gov
ernOr Has Been Reported.

Amsterdam, Nov. 14.-Thirty thou
sand Belgians from Antwerp alone
have been torn from their homes and
sent to labor in German industrial
plants, according to issues of the
Echo Beige received here today.
No more pathetic tales have come
from Belgium since its first overrun-
ming by the German hordes at the
wars outbreak than stories told of the
breaking up of homes in this country
wide deportation. Three DEGREES by
the Teuton governor general preceded
the deportation edict, according to
Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium.
In the first, forced labor was order
ed for all unemployed. Prison and
fine were imposed on prisoners The
first degree made no provision for any
work anywhere excepting in Belgium.
Then, according to the cardinal came
an order authorizing German authori-
ties to find work, any unauthorized
person giving work being liable to
heavy fine and sentence"
The third degree gave German mil
itary authority to take unemployed
forcibly to work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Prosecution Dispenses of Much
MOOted Murder Clue.
State Calls Mother of Dead
Woman as Witness.
CHILDREN WILL NOT TESTIFY
Rapid Progress Made Towards
Obtaining Jury.
Several Dismissed for Prejudice
Against Death Penalty.

st. Joseph, Mo, Nov. 14.-Half of
the special venire of forty from which
will be chosen the jury to try Oscar
d. Mcdaniel, prosecuting attorney of
Buchanan county, on the charge of
having murdered his wife, had been
accepted in the criminal curt here
by noon today. Attorneys declared
the venire selection would be COM
pleted probably in another day and
the introduction of testimony started
at once.
Apparently the three weeks interim
since the case first was called has not
caused the state to change its pre-
viously announced pol y of relying on
circumstantial evidence in its at
tempts to convict the accused man.
Questioning of the prospective jurors
indicated the belief that the state
would be able to offer little if any di-
rect testimony against Mcdaniel.
Question on Death Penalty.
Each talesman was asked whether
ne would inflicI the death penalty or
circumstantia1 evidence. Those who
declared they would not were chal-
lenged by the state. Both the state
and defense expressed pleasure at the
progress being made in the venire Sc
lection.
Il think we are qualifying this jury
quicker than in any other big murder
cases l have SEEN" John T. Barker,
attorney general of Missouri, told
Judge Thomas F. Ryan, the trial
Judge, during today's court session.
No Gun Toting Allowed.
It became known today that a con-
ference had been held between Judge
Ryan and attorneys for the state and
defense concerning the carrying of re-
volvers in court. According to Kay
G. Porter, one IF the attorneys for
the defense, persons have appeared in
the court room armed. The confer
ence lasted about half an hour, Mr..
Porter said, and resulted in an or
der to the sheriff that close watch
be kept and that all persons suspected
of being armed be arrested.
With the resumption of the trial
yesterday further details of the testi-
mony that will be presented for and
learned. At the same time, it was
definitely fixed that the state had no
witnesses who would attempt to show
that Mrs. Mcdaniel spoke or whis-
pered concerning the identity of her
assailant while she lay on a hospital
bed before death came to her.
Mrs. Mcdaniel was unconscious all
the time Attorney General John T.
Barker, head of the prosecution, said
Her skull was crushed in three places
The murderer when he left her must
have known that she could not live
and probably thought she already was
dead. She could not have spoken a
word"
Relatives Subpoenaed by state.
! Bart M Lockwood. special prosecu-
tor who worked up the case against
Mcdaniel and who is assisting Mr.
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Democrats, Including Allies,
Are Shy Two Votes.
Even Tho Three "Hybrids"
Rally to Support President.
PARTY DIVISION 21S TO 216
Il. S. Senate To Be Democratic
by Vote of 81 to AZ.
Kansas Division Is 3 and D In
House; 1 and 1, Senate.

Washington, Nov. 14.-On the race
of the returns as tabulated unofflciaily
in Washington today the Republicans
will have 21s votes for organization
purposes in the next house of repre-
sentatives, the Democrats 216, and one,
Meyer London, lone Socialist, unat-
tached.
This number counts Schall, elected
in Minnesota as a Progressive, with
the Republicans. 1t counts with the
Democrats, Fuller from Massachusetts,,
elected as an independent against
Republican; Randall of California
elected as a Prohibitionist, tho with
the Democratic organizations support
and Whitmartin, progressive protec-
tionist," of Louisiana.
The house lineup by states on the
present returns follows:
Party Strength in House.
Republicans: California 6, Colorado
1, Connecticut A. Idaho 2, Illinois 21,
Indiana 8, Iowa IL, Kansas 8, Ken
lucky 2, Maine 4, Maryland 2, Massa-
chusetts IL, Michigan IL, Minnesota 8,
Missouri 2, Montana 1, Nebraska 3,
Nevada 1, New Hampshire 2, New Jer-
sey 19, New ork, 26, North Carolina l.
North Dakota 8, Ohio 9, Oklahoma 2,
Oregon 3, Pennsylvania "a, Rhode Is
land 2, South Dakota 2, Tennessee 2
Verm ont 2, Virginia 1, Washington A
West Virginia 4, Wisconsin IL, Wyo-
ming 1. Total PIT.
Democrats: Alabama 1, Arizona
Arkansas Z, California 4, Colorado 1
Connecticut 1, Delaware 1, Florida
Georgia IL, Illinois s, Indiana 4, Kan
sas 8, Kentucky 8, Louisiana 7, Mary.
land 4, Massachusetts 4, Michigan
Minnesota 1, Mississippi s, Missouri
IA, Montana 1, Nebraska 3, New Jer.
sey 2, New Mexico 1, New York 16
North Carolina 9, Ohio 3. Oklahoms
6, Pennsylvania s, Rhode Island 1
Tennessee 8, Texas IS, Utah 2, Vir.
ginia 8, Washington 1, West Virginis
2. Total 213.
Lineup i'm the Senate.
The lineup in the senate will be as
follows:
Alabama 2, CD, Arizona 2. tD.)
Arkansas 2, CD, California 1, CD
L (RO, Colorado 2, CD, Connecticut
2. (R), Delaware 2, CD. Florida 2
CD, Georgia 2. CD. Idaho 2. (R.)
Illinois 1. CD, L (R), Indiana 2
(R). Iowa 2, (R.). Kansas 1, (D.), ]
(RD, Kentucky 2. CD, Louisiana 2
CD, Maine 2, (R.), Maryland l, CD }
L (R.), Massachusetts 2, (R), Michi-
gan, 2, (R.. Minnesota 2, (R.), Mis-
sissippi 2, Cd, Missouri 2, CD, Mon
tana 2. CD, Nebraska 1, CD, 1(R.)
Nevada 2, Cd, New Hampshire 2
(RD, New Jersey 1. CD, (R.), New
Mexico 1, CD, 1 (RD, New York 2
lR.). North Carolina, 2, CD. North
Dakota 2, (R.), Ohio 1, CD, 1 (R.)
Oklahoma 2, CD, Oregon 2, CD
Pennsylvania 2, (R.), Rhode Island 1
CD, 1 (R), South Carolina 2, CD
South Dakota 1, CD, 1 (R.). Ten
nessee 2, Cd, Texas 2, CD, Utah 1
| CD, 1 (R), Vermont 2, (R.), Vir.
ginia 2. CD, Washington 2, (R.)
| Wisconsin 1, CD. 1 (R.). Wyomins
1, CD, 1 (R.) Total Democrats 81
RepuhlicanS 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
7. R. SIDESTEPS
Declines to Join Royal Order
of I-TOId-
Pacifists, Militarists, Labor, All
Explain Who Did 1t.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Ameri--
lean Union Against Militarism today
issued a statement declaring fight
ing pacificists" elected Wilson. This
led a government statistician to COM
pile the following list of statements,
which he says, is not complete:
President Wilson declared for pre-
paredness and the American people
decided to keep him four years more"
The Navy League.
THE cause of labor, justice and
freedom has been vindicated.''-
ident Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
--Progressives were adequately re-
NJ. Parker, Pro-
gressive nominee tor vice president.
1T was a victory for woman's suf-
frage."-The Congressional Union.
General Otis. w. H. Crocker and
Francis v. Keesling have the proud
distinction. Hiram johnson of Cali
fornia.
"Treachery of the Johnson ma
chine. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis.
Excuse me.''-Colonel Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
"Citizen" Mcbride Would Ex-
tend His Municipal Idea.
Submits Blue Prints of Latest
Relief From Shortage.
BUILD PLANT At CARBONDALE
Use Coal for Manufacturing
Gas To Be Piped Here.
Ultimately Project Goes to To-
peka Industrial Body.

Two propositions for the building
of municipal gas plant await the
will of the people, should they vote
bonds for the erection of such a struc-
ture. Others may appear later If pc
titions be circulated and the election
carry.
One would be to go to Carbondale,
obtain the coal rights there and erect
the plant. Such scheme would call
for the spending of approximately
$4,000 right off the reel, but after
it had once been esta blished, the dray-
age and hauling expense would be cut
out entirely. The coal fields there
furnish coal good enough in quality
to furnish the artificial gas Topeka
needs and it isn't such a long distance
to pipe gas. it is declared by friends
of the municipal plant scheme.
Gas, Water and Light.
Another plan is to build a mon
strous plant in Topeka, equipped with
the manufactured gas, the electricity
for the street lighting department and
power for the waterworks. These are
outlines made today by R. E. Nc
Bride, the citizen of Topeka" who
launched the scheme at a meeting of
the city commissioners Monday morn
ing.
Mcbride appeared at the city hall
early this morning with a bunch of
blue prints to present to various mem
bers of the commission He declared
that work of circulating petitions
would start in a short time and that
he is not the only person interested in
the plan, who is willing to back the
proposition even to the extent of cir
culatlng petitions.
To Industrial Council.
Ultimately, he declared. the project
would be presented to the Topeka In
dustrial Council. First, however, Nc
Bride expressed a desire to iron out
the venture from legal wrinkles and
prepare it for presentation with a
clear idea of the talking points, ready
for the consumption of the people
Following the circulation of petit
tions a petition may be presented to
the city commission, asking 1t to in
stitute a suit which would cause the
local gas company the loss of its
franchise. Such a petition already has
been prepared and shown to the city
commissioners, by friends of the
municipal ownership idea. The suit
gas company, in charging the city for
gas used by it, while the franchise
provides for free gas and for charging
the so cent rate.
Doubts City's Ability.
81 doubt very much if the city could
win in a suit of that nature" said
George P Hayden, city attorney, to-
day. Both actions taken by the gas
company in charging the city for gas
and in charging the 50-cent rate came
as orders or rulings from either the
utilities commission or the federal
court"
Mcbride, who refused to describe
| himself other than a "citizen of To-
peka," Monday stated today that he
| is a painter and was a former newspa-
| per man in Oklahoma. He is a son of
the Rev. Robert E. Mcbride.
Father said he wouldn't tell the
gas company to go where suggest
ed" said Mcbride today, but he did
admit that he could use some very
strong English terms in describing the
company"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
GETS SEAT ON 'CHANGE
Clerk Breaks Down Glass Barrier by
Promotion to Stock Exchange.

New York, Nov. 14.-The removal
of class barrier to the stock exchange
which in the past has been considered
rather as an exclusive club with
limited membership, was emphasized
today thru the announcement that a
telephone clerk for Broadway
brokerage firm is to be advanced to
full membership on the board as soon
as arrangements for the purchase of
the seat have been completed
This is the second instance in two
weeks of a uniformed employe of the
exchange to become a full member
One reason ascribed for the promotion
of employees is the heavy business done
in securities. Messengers and tele-
phone clerks of long experience at
once become assets to their firms with
out period of breaking in"
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BILKED FOR $1,000
s'Not Guilty. but Paid Fake U. S.
Agents to Get Free.

Cincinnati. Nov. 14.-It became
known today that Thomas J. Cor
coran, president of the Corcoran Vic
tor company of this city, recently
identified George Bush in New York
as one of three men who. on October
IS, 1915, obtained $1,000 from him
Bush is being neld in New York in
connection with blackmailing opera
tions.
Corcoran said that three men rep
resenting themselves as federal Off
GERS called at his place of business
on October 13, 1915, and served him
with warrant charging him with
violating the Mann white slave act
Corcoran insisted he was not guilty
but the alleged officers started to take
him to Jail and he paid them $4,000
to set him free.
Bush. who is held in New York, is
expected to be brought to Cincinnati
for trial in the Corcoran case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
]. w. COLEMAN is DEAD
Associate Editor of Atchison Globe Ill
Only One Day.

Atchison, Kan, Nov. III. w.
Coleman, business manager and aSso-
ciate editor of the Globe, died here to-
day, age As. His death was the result
of infective meningitis and his illness
lasted but little more than one day.
Mr.. Coleman had been associated with
the Globe ten years and previous to
that edited papers of his own at
Olathe and Effingham. When E. w.
Howe retired from the Globe, Mr..
Coleman became one of the members
of the stock company which pur-
chased it.
He was a native of Ohio. coming to
Kansas in 1892, after which he was a
school teacher several years before
entering newspaper work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Topeka Business Men Ready
for "HOuse Warming"
Henry J. Allen of Wichita Is
Speaker of the Event.
new HEADQUARTERS ARE IDEAL
Every Accommodation for Com
merciaI Club Work.
Four Hundred Guests at the
Six-Fifteen Banquet.

Finally situated in quarters that VIII
compare favorably with Commercial
club rooms in Lincoln, Omaha, Okla
homa City and other cities in the mid
die west, the Topeka Commercial CLUB
will give a "house warming" of con-
siderable dimensions. at 6:15 O'Clock
tonight. The dinner will be held in
the new Commercial club rooms at
the southwest corner of Seventh and
Quincy streets.
Henry J. Allen, the silver tongued
orator of Kansas and editor of the
Wichita Beacon. will be the principal
speaker of the evening The dinner
will be called the Henry ]. Allen din
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
RAILROADS
TO SHOVE CLOCKS
AN HOUR AHEAD

New York, Nov. 14.-American
railroads will be asked by the Day
light Saving commission to take the
initiative in putting into effect next
summer the proposed plan to turn the
clock forward one hour in this coun-
try. it was announced here today. A
national daylight saving convention
will be held here January 30 and 81
next, and the committee meanwhile
will confer with railway presidents.
The subject will be considered by
the American Railway association at
its semi-annual meeting here tomer-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

ner" Mr.. Allen will arrive in Topeka
at o'clock this afternoon and will be
compelled to leave shortly after 8
o'clock for the east. His address will
be delivered Immediately after the
dinner.
Another Big Speaker.
Henry Allen isn't the only drawing
card on the program. Lucius E. Will
son. of the American City Bureau, and
commercial club man known thru
out the county, will speak following
MIR. Allen. Mr.. Wilson has been at
the head of two of the greatest COM
mercial organizations in the middle
west. He was secretary of the Great
Des Moines committee when that
organization did such effectual work
for the Iowa city and he also was sec
retary of the board of commerce at
Detroit. Mich. For the last four years
he has been doing organization work
thruout the country.
w w. Webb, president of the To-
peka Commercial club, VIII preside at
the meeting, and Senator James A.
Iroutman Will act as toastmaster.
Guests Of honor will be Governor Can
per, Mayor House, F c. Fox. genera
manager of the Santa Fe railway, and
+. Raymond, general superintendent
of the Santa Fe.
Famous Scxtette.
That sextette headed by Ray Latt-
.oA' "iAN4A SPidiB into Iame at the
last meeting of the Rotary club. will
sing and orchestra music will be SIM
phed during the evening by the Santa
Fe orchestra.
AT noon today the tables had been
paced IN the dining room and cooks
We're busy preparing the dinner which
wll be served to at least 400 Topekans
tonight The job of moving has beer
progressing rapidly during the Iay
an1 iSi tnose present at dinn, tonight
VIII get fair idea of the new Com.
merclal club quarters as they will ap-
pear in a few days. All the furni.
ture will be retouched, new billiard
tables installed in time and other i'm.
provements made.
Big Floor Capacity.
The dining and assembly rooms are
arranged so they can be thrown to-
gether, making a room 35x5O feet ir
dimensions. There are two comm tte,
rooms, 2OX13 and 16x13 feet in di
menslon, a lobby, 15x2O feet in di
mens1ons, a billiard room, 5Ox5O feet
main office, 20X2O, two smaller of
fices, 4x20 feet and a lars kitchen
in addition.
The committee on arrangement.
comprise b. B. Eitelman, chairman
H: H. Pugh. w. H. Davis. Dick sew
ell. T. c: Whitaker. o. E. Wright
George McEntire, c. f. Bascom,
Gerstley. H. c. Nachtigai. Harr,
Snyder. William Connors, Charlie
Trap, w. o. Rigby, George NJ. Craw
ford. Charles Mathews, DIR. F. ]
Ernest. c. s. Elliott. r. X Hinkson
w O. Synnamo1, Dick Wilson. RAJ
Lattner. Earl Ives. E. L. Overton. F;
II. Crosby. Frank Curry. ]. F. Haskell
p. d. Spickerman, Earl Akere, c. d
Skinner. E. L. Copeland, S. L. Court
ney and Fl. A. A1erbach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
CAL. CROPS NIPPED
Freezing Weather Sweeps Coast
Coolest in 5 Years in Frisco.

San Francisco, Nov 1.-THE cold
that swept from the north and grip
ped the mountain and middle western
states, struck California today. Kill
ing frosts were reported early today in
several parts of the rich San Joaquin
valley fruit section and even as far
south as the citrus districts the wealth
er was exceedingly cold Orange and
lemon growers were out nearly all
night burning smudges to prevent the
fruit from being nipped.
During the past twenty-fou1 hours.
the thermometer in San Francisco
registered the lowest mark in five
years. This was A. The lowest on
record is 3S degrees.
In many sections of the San Joa-
quin valley the temperatures were lev.
Stockton reported % degrees, Fresno
"a and Paso Robles Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
WILSON KIN SUICIDE
Carroll Gait, 35, Nephew of Presidents
Wife, Swallows Poison.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Carroll Gait,
aged 35, nephew of Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, committed suicide todav bv
poison.
When questioned while efofrts were
being made to save his life, Gait re-
piled: Il want to die
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
MILLSPAUGH SINKING
Doubt Expressed That Bishop VIII
Live Thru the Day.

Frank R. Millspaugh, bishop of the
Kansas Episcopal diocese. who is se-f-
ously i'll at his home, 913 Polk street,
is steadily growing weaker, it was re-
ported at the home this morning.
Doubt was expressed that he would
live thru the day.
He sleeps most of the time" said
his son this morning. And he is
steadily growing weaker" Bishop
Millspaugh has been sinking slowly
since early Sunday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Missouri Legislature Democratic

Jefferson City, Nov 1.-THE next
state legislature will not change its no.
htical status according to the belief
of state officials. who said here to-
day the Democrats would have a ma
Ioflty IN both the senate and lower
house. 1t was declared the new bo,sa
would contain rs Democrats and 81
Republicans. The makeup of the SEN
ate was given as 26 Democrats and S
Republicans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
STEERS BRING S11.4O
Record Price for Beef Cattle Paid at
Il. c. Stock Yards.

Kansas City. Nov. IA record
price for beef cattle was paid at the
local stockyards today when forty
head. averaging 1857 pounds each
sold for $11.40 a hundred pounds. The
previous high price was s11.35 paid in
December, 1914.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
COLD WAVE PASSES
This Morning Was the Coolest No
vember ii on Record in Topeka.

temperature lOddy dNCIdSSQ
degrees below normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of twelve miles an
hour from the northwest.
Last night was the coldest night
with two exceptions that ever occurred
so early in the year. The mercury this
morning dropped 6 degrees below the
lowest temperature recorded on No
vember IA, in the thirty years the
local records have been kept The
minimum was IL degrees at o'clock.
This is 20 degrees below normal for
this date. The previous record was 1S
weather is scheduled for tomorrow and
will follow a period of eighty-four
hours of freezing temperature.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Wednesday with slowly
rising temperatures. Tonight, accord
ing to S. D. Flora, local weather OBJ
server, the mercury will reach a point
between 20 and 25 degrees, and tomor-
row it will rise to between 40 and SO
degrees. The wind was in the south
at daybreak this morning but veered
back to the west later in the morning.
Until it shifts to the south the tenn
perature will not rise rapidly, Mr.
Flora stated.
From the II degree minimum at 6
o'clock, the mercury jumped to IS
degrees at $50 o'clock. 1t was ex-
pected that it would not go above the
freezing point this afternoon. "The
worst of the cold wave is over" said
Mr.. Flora this morning. land tomor-
row will be comparatively warm"
The moon tonight rises at s:Os
o'clock and shines all night
Thermometer is at Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 14.-Chicago ther-
mometers registered the lowest tenn
peratures of the season today. The
reading was 16 degrees above zero at
a. m. A light snow fell during the
night