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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
He SPOKE ALONE
Hughes Jumped From Berth to
Speak in Kansas.
Put One Over on His Own
Party at Ellis.
BY PERRY ARNOLD.

Nominee Hughes put one over on
his encourage today and the crestfallen
ones had it rubbed in on them thruout
the day. At Ellis. Kan. before 6
O'Clock this morning, the Hughes spe-
ctal train stopped to change engines.
Kansas just seethes with politics. and,
despite the early hour, there was a
crowd at the station. Governor and
Mrs. Hughes, in their berths heard
shouts of greeting and both arose and
1T rriedly dressed. Absolutely alone
the candidate and his wife stepped ont
On the rear platform. greeted the
crowd, and the nominee made a brief
speech. The stenographer W no is sup
posed to record the candidates every
uttefance was asleep. So were the
newspaper men.
Ellis was not a scheduled stop. So
whatever the nominee said will not go
into the archives of political history.
1t was Hughes's first unreccrded utter
ances since he was chosen a nominee
Later, IN twitting members of his
party on their sleepiress, the governor
said he talked of protection to Amer
lean industries and maintenance of
American rights here and abroad. He
spoke along the same lines at Hays,
Victoria and Ellsworth
He Held the Train
At Russell a brass band and A crowd
OF citizens greeted the nominees train
which hesitated a moment and would
nave gone straight ahead if the can
dldate hadn't ordered that the audi
ence be not disapp ointed. He stopped
the train long enough to shake hands
with several score people.
Altho DR.. n. E. Dittman, who has
had charge of Hughess health since
his campaign trip started August ),
decided the nominee didn't need a
physicisn any longer and left the
party Thursday, the Republican ma
tional committee today sent along DR..
S. w. Thurber of New York to accom-
pany Hughes as personal physician
The present administration has
been more eXtravaSant than any ad-
ministration that preceded it," the
nominee charged in his speech at
Ellsworth. Il understand from high
authority that we shall have in the
present appropriations. outside of pre-
paredness and all the increased APP
preparations for army and navy and
Notifications = that outside of all
these. the appropriations will exceed
by one hundred and fifty millions the
appropriations of any former congress
IN time of peace, and exceed even the
appropriations we had in the Civil
war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
CAN BUY MACHINE
City Has Right to Purchase
Mechanical Voters.
Attorney General Gives Opinion
to Commissioners.
IS YEARS TO PAY FOR THEM
The Following Administrations
Could Foot City's Bills.
Certificates of Indebtedness to
Voting Machine Firm.

The present city administration can
get voting machines at any time and
permit any city administration in the
next fifteen years to pay for them.
Such is the information contained in a
letter received today by George P.
Hayden, city attorney, from Attorney
General Brewster.
Under the law, as translated by the
attorney general, the city can issue
certificates of Indebtedness or war
rants to voting machine company for
as many machines as the adminiStra-
ton deems necessary. These certifi-
Gates or warrants cannot draw more
than per cent interest and must be
paid out of the general revenue fund
within fifteen years after the purchase
of the machines.
Will Accept Per Cent.
The voting machine company which
is endeavoring to sell machines to the
city has tentatively agreed to accept
certificates of Indebtedness and de-
mand only per cent interest, accord
ing to the city attorney. The city is
holding out for u per cent
In addition, the company agrees to
enter into n contract with the city to
distribute as many machines to the
polling places as necessary for the No
vember election. If after the election
the city is not satisfied the machines
can be returned.
Investigate at Des MOines.
Mayor House and Commissioner w.
L. Porter will leave Topeka for Des
Moines this afternoon to ascertain the
alleged success of the voting machines
used in that city. The expense of the
trip Will be borne by the city out of
the general fund, according to Mayor
House. None of the city commission
ers has a contingent fund, he de-
clared.
Should the commissioners decide to
purchase the machines, after Mayor
House and Commissioner Porter re-
turn from their tour, the machines will
be placed in various parts of the city
and a prediction educational cam
paign will be inaugurated by the cleo
torate of Topeka. BY election day
every voter in Topeka should be capa-
bic of using a voting machine intel
ligently, it is declared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
GRANTS four PAROLES
Judge Whitcomb Saves Three Persons
From Doing Time.

Three paroles were granted by
Judge G. H Whitcomb in the second
division of the district court before
the persons paroled had served a day
Of their time.
NJ Kimes, North Topeka barber,
pleaded guilty to violating the prohib-
itory law and was paroled.
]. e. Ford pleaded guilty to violat-
ing the prohibitory law on two counts.
FIe was sentenced to thirty days in Jail
on one count and paroled on the other.
Fred Myers, a 20-year-old boy.
pleaded guilty to one offense against
the prohibitory law and was paroled-
Mrs. Porter Patterson, who has been
serving time following her conviction
for selling liquor, was paroied today.
She served the major portion of fb.r
time. She was placed in jan July IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
open STRIKE QUARTERS
Railway Employees Have Office in
Kansas City, Controlling District.

Kansas City. Sept. 1.-Headquarters
were opened here today for the direc
tion of the striking railway employees
turnout the Kansas City district in the
event the threatened wallSout becomes
effective. w. c. Turner, vice presi
dent of the order of Railways Conduc-
tors. who arrived here this morning, is
in charge.
Mr. Turner will have under his
Supervision the terminals at Kansas
City, St. Joseph, Mo-, and Omaha and
OF the entire system of the Union Pa
cific, the Kansas City Southern, the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient, the
Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City, the
Missouri, oklahoma & Gulf and the
st. Joseph & Grand Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
CALL IT HOLDUP
Fight Precipitated in
House by S-HOur Bill.
Wilson Blamed for 'YellOW
Streak Into 1t.

washington. Sept From be-
ntath placid surface, a lively fight
broke loose this afternoon in the house
of representatives. when the Adamsoh
btu (the eight hour bid was intro
Diced. Declarations that the de-
niands of the unions were "a hold up,
that President Wilson had revealed a
characteristic yellow streak and was
to blame for the strike crisis, were
made by members.
lone hour of Cleveland or Roose-
<," remarked Representative Gil
lett.. Republican. of Massachusetts.
would have ended all this trouble.
Representative DewalI, Democrat. of
PENNSYLVANIA. declared: NO one cou tl,a
have done more to adjust the trouble
Without legislation than President
Wilson"
.'When any body of men holds up
congress and threatens a national
calamity" he said, sit is time for US
IL fix the responsibility for the act on
those men rather than yield to them
under duress."
Taggart Defends President.
s"When you say these employees
have threatened and held up congress
and conspired for this legislation. you
say what is absolutely untrue, SAID
Representative Taggaret, Democrat of
Kansas. They are not trying to hold
up congress. The president brought
this case here. There is no more law
abiding body of men than members of
the four great brotherhoods."
Lenroot joined Cooper in declaring
President Wilson lis responsible for
the present crisis
"The president told us Tuesday this
crisis had been threatening the ma
tion's life for a. year. Why did not he
and why did not you Democrats do
something before this, if he and you
knew of the impending calamity? No
c Z
hour law. 1t is merely legislating the
employees an increase in pay"
Says 1t Won't Prevent Strike.
s"Shotgun procedure" is what Rep
resentative Bennett called the action
OF the brotherhood leaders in saying
only an eight1hour law can prevent
the strike Monday.
During spirited arguments between
Adamson and Dennison of Illinois, the
later urged amendment to the bill to
provide an eight hour law for all en-
pioyes engaged in interstate business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

revived sufficiently to leave his home
but few days ago second stroke
came on and Wednesday third. from
which latter he never regained con-
seriousness.
Under the Hadley administration
Mr.. Evans was appointed state coal oil
inspector At the time of his death he
was member of the Kansas City fire
and water board.
Evans was graduate of Washburn
college in Topeka, and served for a
time as a reporter on the Topeka State
Journal. He was born in Bradbury
county, Pa, and came to Fairview,
Kan, 1877. He came to Topeka after
graduating from the public schools of
FairvieW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

woman, a negro. presented a check at
a Topeka store for SIS, made payable
to ]. L. Poyner and signed by ]. l.
Poyner. She made a purchase and
offered the check While the check
was gone the telephone was put into
use and the store people learned that
it was worthless. The police were
telephoned to at the same time. The
Floyd woman managed to get hold of
the check and when an officer at
tempted to arrest her she slipped the
piece of paper into her mouth and
swallowed it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
PAT. Il. CONEY LOSES
Patterson of Pittsburg Defeats To-
peka Man for G. A. r.. Head.

Kansas City. Sept. William j.
Patterson of Pittsburg, Pa, was elect
ed commander-in-chie of the G. A.
Rat the annual encampment here to-
day. He, succeeds Captain Elias R.
Monfort of Cincinnati
The other candidates were Patrick
H. Coney o. Topeka, Kan, Levant
Dodge, Berea. KY. and J. Payson
Bradley of Boston.
William H. Wormstead, of Kansas
City, was elected as senior vice com
mander. He succeeds G. H. Slaybaugh,
of Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

New York, Sept. 1.-MONEY-Merc
paper. 3Q3h per cent. Sterling. go day
16 Francs, demand, 5.S91a cables. 5.sSa4
Marks. demand, 20: cables, 70A,. kronen,
%ana o ca saSes Li Gad sean ns
8.tS; cables, 6.47. Rubles, demand, "a !;
cables. 34A. Bar silver 6shc; Mexican
dollars. 521ae Government bonds, steady ::
railroad bonds heavy. Time loans steady !:
60 days, 2A@3; 90 days, 1884,; months,
312@3s4.
ruling rate, 21a last loan, 3; closing bid
21a; offered at g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
BRIDEGROOM USES AXE
Chops Up Member of Charivari, Then
Passes the Cigars.

Turner. Kan, Sept. IA charivarf
party here V as broken up last night
when the bridegroom, NJ. S. Swingley,
so years old, chopped Harold Finley,
81, on the head and hip with a
Ratchet physician took several
stitches in the wounds.
After learning that the attack on
his house" had been meant in a
friendly spirit. Swingley bought cigars
for the crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
CLAMPS EMBARGO
Missouri Pacific to Refuse All
Freight Tomorrow Evening.
Shipments Under Carload Lots
Not Accepted Now.

Despite the belief in Washington
that the trainmen's strike has been
averted temporarily at least, the Mis-
souri, Pacific frightened it's embargo
this afternoon.
Orders were received in the local Of
fees instructing Fred Nipps. agent.
not to accept any shipments of less
than carload lotos and to refuse all
shipments after o'clock Saturday
evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
GHEWED UP EVIDENCE
Helen Floyd Is Convicted by the Jury
just the Same.

THE fact that Helen Gray Floyd
chewed up and swallowed the evidence
did not prevent jury in the court of
Topeka from finding her guilty of an
attempt to pass a worthless check.
Hugh Fisher. judge. withheld judg-
ment until Saturday morning
1t was charged and proven to the
satisfaction of the jury that the Floyd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
Still Fighting Fight.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept lon
his return here today from Chicago
ard st. Louis, Attorney General Free
ling issued a statement reg lrding the
scheduled Moran-Morris fight at
Tulsa Labor day, in which he said,
There will be no prize fight in Tulsa
or in any other part of the state on
Labor day."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS E. w. Campo ELL-Died
August 30. Funeral will be held next
Monday morning at $3.50 in the home,
522 Monroe street.
Infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Phillips of Junction City-Died Thurs
day afternoon. Body arrived here this
afternoon at o'clock and was taken
Immediately to Mount Hope cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips are both former
residents of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
Discharge No More College Boys.

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. NO fur
Their application for the discharge of
college students serving in the nation
al guard on the border or guardsmen
with dependent relatives Will be re-
ceived, according to orders sent by
the war department to Fort Brown to-
day. 1t is understood that applica-
tions filed previous to the cancellation
order will be acted upon at Fort Sam
Houston, the southern departn;e tent
Headquarters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
HOLD FUNERAL SUNDAY
Services for Former Governor st. John
in Olathe Church.

Olathe, Kan, Sept. 1.-The funeral
of the late John P. ST. John, former
governor and presidential nominee on
the Prohibition ticket, will be held at
the First Congregational church here
Sunday afternoon.
DR.. M. M. Culpepper, the pastor,
will have charge of the services. Mr..
st. John died at his home here last
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
MORE CRUISER DEATHS
Two Injured Aboard Memphis Die
GunbOat Lost Three Men.

Washington. Sept. IA radiogram
from Admiral Pond today said that
Il. j. Anderson and W. Pianck have
6ied of injuries received when the
steam pipe burst on the cruiser Mem
phis, during the storm off Santo Do
1ningo Sunday, and that three men of
the gunboat Castine were drowned
The latter. caught out in motor boat.
were J. F. Priest, r. E. Garrison and
J. R. Seymour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
WALTER EVANS IS DEAD
Former State journal Reporter Victim
of Apoplexy in X. C.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. Walter
A. Evans, 40 years old, for many years
political writer on a Kansas City
newspaper and widely known thruout
the state in political circles. died
Thursday night. A stroke of apoplexy
April 81 rendered him inactive. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
MO. REGIMENT RETURNS
Third Infantry Leaes Laredo, Tex.
Homeward Bound.

Laredo. Sept. 1.-The Third Mis-
souri, infantry regiment. under COM
nland of Colonel Martin, completed
entrainment and departed early today
for their home station.
Sanford FARRELL OF Topeka is a mem
Der of this regiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
Embargo at Noon Today.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 1.-The
Queen & Crescent route, representing
1900 miles of southern railways an
nounced today that no freight will be
accepted after IL o clock noon today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
--.ew York Stocks.

(Closing prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. Broker Column
bian BIdg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

Six Troop Trains Move North.
Dallas. Tex, Sept. six troop
trains bearing the First and Second
Illinois infantry, en- route from the
border to Springfield, ILL.,, passed thru
here over the Katy railroad today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. Sept. 1.-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged; middling, 1868.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

SWEET POTATOES nj 25~
Nice size, home grown =. PIX. Soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
Mems Shirts

1925 Mems Negligee Shirts.
Soisettes, percales, madras. all
kinds and colors. attached
and detached collars. Some
$500 values. Choice n e.
Tomorrow 4OC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-14
GYMNASTIC EXHIBITION
FOR SOLDIERS AID BENEFIT
Turngemeinde to Hold Entertainment in
Which 1000 Will Take Part

One thousand men and women will com.
pose the chorus which is to be one Of the
features of the grand concert and gymnastic
exhibition TO be held under the auspices OF
the United Singers of Philadelphia and
Philadelphia Turngemeinde, at Convention
Hail. Broad street and Allegheny avenue,
next Thursday. The proceeds will be
turned over to the fund now being raised
Ly the Citizens Soldiers Aid Committee
for the relief of the families of Philadel.
phia soldiers. An orchestra of 100 pieces
will also be feature. Mayor Smith is the
chairman of the Citizens Soldiers Aid
Committee
Two hundred and fifty cases. embracing
more than 1000 persons needing relief, have
been brought to the attention of the COM
r1ittee, while other cases are developing
daily
All seats will be reserved and the prices
of tickets will be from % cents to 81, pur.
chasable at the following places Gimbel
Bros, Sth and Market streets; Lit Bros
Sth and Market streets; c. j. Hoppe 6 Son
l1t7 Chestnut street; Hotel Powelton, 20
North 10th street; y. Snellenburg & Co"
18th and Market Streets Emil Schnell, 1910
Germantown avenue; Nord Amerika, 1905
North 5th street; general headquarters
1894 Walnut street, and Ostendorms restau
rant, 1881 Market street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-14
NEW YORK GUARDSMEN HERE
Troops Transfer to Tourist Cars and
Continue Their Journey to
CHAIR Tex

Three sections of trains arrived at the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station, gath
and Chestnut streets, at half-hour intervals
this morning, beginning at o'clock, bear
ing the Sd Regiment, New York National
Guard. from Green Haven. n. Y, to
CHAIR, Tex
The last section arrived at $50 o'clock
and until o'clock. when the regiment left
the men had a chance to get some idea Of
what that part of Philadelphia near the
Baltimore and Ohio station looks like.
The delay in this city before the move
ment TO Texas was continued was due 10 the
fact that railroad officials were preparing
10 transfer the men from day coaches to
tourist cars. Fifteen of these latter had
just returned from the border whittier
they had taken other guardsmen, and II
was to these that the New York guards
men had been transferred. 1t was expected
that the tourist cars would arrive at Green
Haven n. Y. in time for the guardsmen
TO use them there but movements of troops
along the several railroad lines is so heavy
that it was impossible 10 get the cars fur
ther than Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-14
DEARTH OF sTEEDs FOR ARMY
Ranches Near Line Stripped by Buyers
From Europe

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Tex. July IA
Notwithstanding the fact hat there are
now more than 500 army trucks in service
within the jurisdiction of the Southern
Military Department. which has it's head
quarters here, the demand for horses and
mules for the additional military units
that will soon be in he field is larger
than can be promptly supplied
II is stated by army cOmmssary officers
that besides the 2G,550 cavalry horses,
$1,000 artillery horses, 500 wheel mules.
500 lead mules, 5000 pack mules and 1872
light draft horses which have already been
authorized to be purchased, probably double
this number will be required little later
on.
Much difficulty is being met in finding
the right kind of animals in Texas. This
State has been secured for good horses
and mules during the last three years by
French and English army buyers, The
farms and ranches have been depleted of
most of the animals that come up to army
specifications.
The scarcity of lrst-class horses and
mules is causing a big rise in price of
these animals. and those that are now
being bought by the Government cost fully
20 per cent. more than they would have
sold for a year ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-14
PHILADELPHIA TROOPS
ON VILLA HUNT TODAY
Companies F and M, Second
Regiment, Start Trip Through
Texas bad Lands"

MARIA, Tex. July 1.-two companies
Of Pennsylvania infantry will oppose the
expected attack Of Villa bandits in the big
Bend country Companies + and NJ of
the I'd Pennsylvania, Il Philadelphia regi-
ment, were ordered to move today with
other forces west along the Rio Grande in
anticipation that the Villa troops. which are
known to be moving north in Chihuahua
state, will try to cross the border into the
United States.
The place selected Tor the Philadelphia
companies is % miles from this base. The
distance will be covered in a tlotilla of motor
transports, which are waiting here to carry
the troops to the new front Most of the
route lies through the great southwestern
desert toward Preside, one of the most
desolate spots in the Texas bad lands"
Information going about the camp here
Is that the bandits under villa, or some of
his leaders, are only 10 miles away. with
this knowledge officers are prepared for at
tack at any time. The Guard has been
served with 200 rounds for each man. It
will he carried to the new base in the
mOtortrucks.
With the movement of the troops today
the disposition of the Guard starts along
new front facing the international bound
ary The new area covered is several hun
drcd miles long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-14
By CARL L. ZEISBERG
Eucnh9 Ledger star Correspondent

Ell PASO, Tex, July IA powerful
welding influence between North and South
was the transportation of troops from the
North through Dixie TO the Southwest bor-
der.
Aud doubly binding will be the return OF
the tanned and perhaps battle-scarred regi-
ments to their homes above the Mason and
Dixon line.
This impressive fact speaks today more
forcibly than ever from the tents that house
Northerners on this baking plain. 1t con-
soles with the thought that If Carranza
never is brought TO book. ii Villa forever
continues his depredations, II the mobiliza-
ttOn of troops for mere practice results in
utter failure and a Respondent outlook for
the future, nevertheless the vast movement
of troops will have served a purpose the
value of which cannot be estimated by sta
tisties-until the marriage licenses are is
sued
1t IS a fact that a bewlldering number
of marriages between No=tnern boys and
Southern girls Will grow out OF this multiple
expedition southwestward. Witness the ar
ray of already burning missives that are
plying back and forth from the Mexican
border to Dixie, from girlish hands in the
South 10 the manly eyes of soldiers in
Texas military camps a voluminous corre-
spondence. when considered in bulk, that
sprang from a chance quarter-of-an-hour
meeting on a railway station platform.
SWEETEST GIRL IN DIXIE"
Many youthful soldier in camp here Is
dreaming of a girl he met when the engine
stopped for water at some tank town along
the line through Kentucky or Tennessee.
There's George krause, . Philadelphia lad,
for example he makes no bones about the
fact that's he's counting the days until the
2d Regiment moves Northward again
through Commerce, Tex, where a blue-eyed
lassie lives and thinks Of him. The other
side the girl,sn side. OF this wartime love
was aptly shown by remark made TO a
bystander on the station platform at Tex
arkana.
"Oh. my heart went away on that train"
was the remark. The lips that spoke trem-
bled with a smile, but the girls eyes were
misty with tears. The train bore Phiia-
6elphia regiment toWzzc' ~ Paso.