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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
OPENS WITH BANG!
Row Right Away at State Edu-
catiOnal Council.
Some One Mentioned County
superintendent Elections.
ALL TO Topeka WITH IDEAS
Delegates Plan for Betterment
of Conditions in Kansas.
One Superintendent Would
Have Grade Limit Here.

Hardly had the third annual meet
ing of the State Educational Council
opened at 10 o'clock this morning in
representative hall than someone men
toned county superintendent. Pop,
And q delegate jumped up and in a
fiery bit of oratory outlined the al
legged evils growing out of the popular
election of county superintendents
and the state superintendent.
The argument was on and until near
noon suggestions for a betterment of
the system of choosing county super
intendents were the order of the day.
Arthur ]. Mellott, superintendent of
schools in Wyandotte county, proposed
that county superintendents be chos-
en- at the annual district school meet
1ngS when the taxpayers and others in
terested meet in the school houses.
Wants Popular Choice.
Lewis Christensen, the 300-pound
county superintendent from Hays City,
sprang to his feet and declared him
self against a proposition that would
keep the entire tax paying body from
selecting its representatives in edu-
cational work. Miss Harriet Daniels
of Wichita, outlined the danger of
appointing officers whom the public
may know nothing about.
Another delegate asserted that
county superintendents and a state su-
perintendent occupy positions as edu-
cational experts and could only be
chosen intelligently by persons under
standing the essentials of the educa-
tional game. Another suggested a
county board of education with ap-
pointive powers; another objected to
it. Still another offered another sug-
gestion and so the merry argument
continued.
Women Are Early.
Delegates began filing into repre-
sentative hall to attend the meeting
in session today and tomorrow as
early as $3.50 o'clock. 1t was notice
able that the female delegates, about
On Pn .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
BIG FLOOD
SWEEPS 8
FEET DEEP
ON CITIES
Thousands Driven From Homes
in Des PLANES Valley.
Worst Freshet Since 1902 In
CULTS Joliet, Ill.
CHICAGO PARTLY INUNDATED
TOrrential Rain Reaps Heavy
Property Loss.
Fire Department Pumps Try to
Save Stores.
Thousands Driven From Homes
in Des PLANES Valley.
Worst Freshet Since 1902 In
CULTS Joliet, III.
CHICAGO PARTLY INUNDATED
TOrrential Rain Reaps Heavy
Property Loss.
Fire Department Pumps Try t.
Save Stores.

Joliet. Ill, Jan. 21.-The worst
flood since 1902 ingulfed Joliet today.
Water ran five feet deep in the streets
Nearly a thousand persons were driV-
en- from their homes.
Rocl<dnIc. manufacturing town.
rcDorted six feet of water on the level
and business suspended.
The whole valley of the Des PLANES
river is inundated.
The principal danger spot IN Joile'
was in the district known as BROOKLYN
in the southeast section of the city
which is traversed by Hickory creek,
frihutarv of the Des PLANES river
There the water was six feet deep
and n swift exodus of the inhabitants
began at daybreak in boats and I'M
rrovised RATS but many sought sately
in upper rooms.
Rescue Sick Boy.
After vigorous efforts, a physician,
aided by firemen and police, reached
m home of Alfred Smith whose
1Joung son was suffering from pneu-
monia. The house was surrounded by
rushing water and several times the
rescuers were carried past the door.
In the business section. little dam
age was done aside from flooded base
ments Every available policeman
and fireman was put on flood duty and
scores of volunteers aided in the res
cue work
river rose six feet at Whining
to. I'd much damage WAS done tnsre
ana throughout the adjoining country.
At Lockport conditions We're better
though the streets were flooded
The flow from the drainage canal
was regulated at the big dam and only
a normal amount of water was allow
ed to pass into the river, which be-
tween LockpoHt and Joliet kept within
its banks
Scores of Cities Flooded.
Chicago, Jan. 21.-Rivers through
out northern Illinois. swollen by rain
which fell almost continuously
through the night, today overflowed
their banks and inundated a score of
cities and villages. No loss of life
was reported. but the property dam
age was estimated at several hundred
thousand dollars
All through the valley of the Des
Plaines the water spread far over the
lowlands. reaching it's height in
neighborhood of Joliet, where a large
section of the city was inundated, and
several villages flooded with five feet
of water.
At Oak Park. a Chicago suburb the
situation was benefited by hremer
and policemen and help was sent from
Chicago.
Aurora and Elgin or the Fox river
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West Virginia Senator Guest
Democratic Banquet.
1t VIII Be Held in Topeka
Auditorium February %.
BOOST FOR PRESIDENT WILSON
Policies VIII Be
Explained to the Faithful.
Five KanSanS VIII Have Places
on the Program.

william f. Chiffon, United States
senator from West Virginia, will be the
guest of honor of Kansas Democrats
at their annual banquet in Topeka
February 22. That was the announce
ment made in Topeka this afternoon
by officers of the banquet committee
Assurances that Senator Chiffon
would come to Kansas in February
were received this afternoon from
Senator w. H. Thompson. Members
of the banquet committee believe Sen
ator Chiffon will prove a star attrac-
ton at their dinner this year and
plans will be made for the entertain
ment of more than 1000 visitors at
the party feast. The banquet will this
year be held in the auditorium.
A complete program for the Demo-
cratic banquet will probably be an
nounced next week. Five Kansas
speakers will be accorded places on
the program. Their speaking time
will be limited that Senator Chiffon
may conclude his speech in time for
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PUT ONE over?
John Bull FinancierS in Shrewd
Move to Control.
Consequently English Sterling
Is Higher Than for a Year.

New York, Jan. 21.-England has
put a damper on Americas hopes of
maintaining its leadership in the world
of finance. international bankers ad-
mitted today. Confronted with the
steady rise in the rate of sterling ex-
change, which recently touched the
highest point since 1915, Wall street
financiers believed the Bank of Eng
land has put one over on the Unit
ed States
After getting a half billion dollars
of American money through the An
glo-French loan, Great Britain has be-
gun pouring American securities into
Wall street The street had been Civ
en- to understand when the British
government. ordered mobilization of
American securities, that there would
be no sudden unloading on the Aneri-
lean market 1t is a fact. however.
that the country has been compelled to
absorb about twenty million dollars
worth of securities a week, unloaded
here by England
The stiffening of the sterling ex-
change rate in the street is the surest
sign that England is pulling back to
her dominating position in world
finance. Sterling was quoted today at
S4.15 q after having dropped as low
IS $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21

LETTER FROM SPY
Fears England Will Execute
Him as a Traitor.
Fugitive Will Surrender if I'M
munity Is Guaranteed.

New York, Jan. 21.-Capt. William
NJ. Offley chief of the local bureau of
investigation of the department of
justice, today received a letter from
Ignatius T. Linco confessed Ger
man spy, who escaped from a United
States marshall last Saturday in which
the writer offered to surrender if
guaranteed immunity from prosecu-
ton on the forgery charge which
caused his arrest last August. Lin
coin, a Hungarian, but a naturalized
Englishman and a former member of
the British parliament, contended
after his arrest that the British au-
thorities did not wish to try him on
the forgery charge, but to execute him
for his former espionage work in be-
half of the German war intelligence
office. In view of this, it is suspected
his offer of surrender is conditional
on a guarantee from the United States
that the recent order for extradition
would be revoked.
The government agents said they
had reason to suspect that Lincoln
was being harbored by members of a
secret organization of European po-
litical exiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
FIGHT ON 2 POINTS
Santa Fe and Enginemen Still
in Labor Conference.
Wait for Appeal to Arbitration
Board in Chicago.

That officials of the Santa Fe rail-
way and its locomotive engineers and
firemen have satisfactorily adjusted all
the questions that have been consid-
cred in the six weeks conference that
committees from the two branches of
the road have been holding is being
denied by persons who have partici-
pated in the sessions. Two points that
loom up large must be disposed of
before a final settlement is reached, it
is said.
All meetings have been held behind
closed doors and every effort is being
made to cover up the trail of the con-
ference. 1t is generally believed
however, that the conferees have de-
cided to appeal to the arbitration
board in Chicago for a clearer inter-
probation of the two questions that
are still in dispute. The committees
the board it is said.
Through the conference between Of
ficials and engineers and firemen of
the Santa Fe, it was hoped that the
grievances that a year ago threatened
to precipitate a strike might be finally
adjusted. A general strike that threat
ened to involve all western roads was
avoided by the Intervention of an
arbitration board that met in Chicago.
Ill. Following a decision of the board
all TOduS tudl were lHNolNed nave be6n
trying to adjust the rulings to situa-
tions that they faced.
In the sessions that were held at
the general offices in Topeka, the
firemen and engineers were represented
by T. J. Ready, OF La Junta. Col
general chairman for the engineers
and w c. Keiser and Col J. W.
Truscott. general chairmen for the
firemen. Secreta ries of the various
chapters of the Brotherhoods of Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers also
participated in the meetings. The
railroad was represented by F. C. Fox,
general manager at Amarillo: Edward
A. Goldner, assistant to Mr.. Fox; Ed
ward Raymond, general superinten-
dent, Newton; c. Fl. Bristol, general
superintendent La Junta.; I. H Sears,
general superintendent, Amarillo, and
various other Santa Fe officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
: Will HIDE HIS FACE
The Sun Will Go Into Partial Eclipse
Feb. 3.

Unheralded and unheeded, an
eclipse of the moon visited this part of
the country during the wee small
hours of Thursday morning. The
moon entered the shadow at 1855
O'Clock and emerged at 1925 o'clock.
The eclipse was only partial. It was
visible in all parts of the United
States, South America, Europe and
Asia.
return engagement of the eclipse
stunt will be staged here on Thursday
February 8, when the sun will be
partially obscured for nearly two
hours. The shadow will be seen at
9:15 o'clock in the morning and the
eclipse will end at 11:05 o'clock This
is the first solar eclipse in this part of
the world for nearly ten years. 1t will
be total in some parts of South
America.
On the night of July IA another
partial eclipse of the moon will be
visible here from 9:2S until 1885
o'clock. 1t will be seen in the United
States Only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
u" HEAD RESIGNS
Faculty Crisis Followed by
Presidents fTsA sirawaI.
Has Been Head of Utah Insti-
tuition 20 Years.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 21.-Dr. ]. T.
Kingsbury, president of the University
of Utah for almost twenty years, ten
dered his resignation to the board of
regents late yesterday, to take effect
at the end of the present university
year.
DR.. J. A. Witsoe, president of the
University Agricultural college, has
been nominated to succeed him, over
the opposition of a minority of the
board
DIR. Kingsbury and the majority of
the board of regents, werc the OBJ
jects of considerable public criticism
last spring when fourteen members of
the university faculty resigned charg-
ing that the administration of the uni
versity was not in accord with the
proper spirit of academic freedom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21

Cutting all wires leading north from
Sylvester was included in the plans OF
the party. For that reason the fats
of the negroes was not definiteh
known until today, hours after they
had been lynched. The bodies. per-
forated with bullet holes. were cold
when found early today
Four of the victims were of one
family-Felix Lake and his three sons.
Frank, Dewey and Major. The fifth
was Rodius Seamore.
Moreland was killed at the home of
Felix Lake when he went there to ar
rest negro 1t was reported that
more than one of those in the house
shot him and all were arrested later.
Mob Was Organized.
Sylvester, Ga, Jan. 21.-A well or
ganized mob under carefully arranged
plans took five negroes from the Jail
here late last night, drove away with
them in automobiles and early today
no definite word of their fate had
been reported here. The mob of about
fifty men cut all telephone and tele-
graph wires leading north of here.
The five negroes were held in Jail
as suspects in connection with the kill
ing of Sheriff Moreland of Lee county,
several days ago.
Last night several men drove up to
the. Jail in an automobile. They had
foot They announced to the jailer
that they had captured the negro and
thought it best to bring him here for
safe keeping. The negro and his cap
tors ere allowed to enter without
protest Just as the ropes were freed
from the negro, the men pounced
upon the jailer and demanded the
keys. These were quickly procured.
Get Prisoners by Ruse.
Within a few moments several more
automobiles appeared and many men
quickly alighted and ran into the Jail
1t took only few minutes. for the
augmented party to secure the six ne
groes. hurry them cut to the autcmo-
biles and start away at rapid gait
Before the bodies were cut down
later in the morning they were viewed
by many persons from surrounding
sections Some reports say hundreds
were attracted to the scene. The bodies
are being held pending a coroner's in
quest for which jury had been en-
panelled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
LABORATORY IN RUINS
Wrecked by Explosion; Seven Chem
lists Had Narrow Escapes.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Workmen
were busy today removing debris from
the bureau of chemistry's carbohy-
drate laboratory, wrecked yesterday
by an explosion which was heard sew
eral blocks away.
The accident caused a near panic
among the department of agriculture
employees. Seven chemists had mar
row escapes, The cause of the explo-
sion which occurred in a heating oven.
had not been determined today. Both
ends of the oven were blown off. the
detached metal pieces, weighing 25
pounds each, being thrown with great
force, one through a window and the
other through a wooden wall All the
windows in the room were shattered
Damage to the laboratory which is
used for making sugar tests, is placed
at $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
HEAVY RAINS IN KANSAS
Two Inch Dcwnpour GeneraI-Pitts-
burg Reports $40 Inches.

Atcnison. kan, Jan. 21.-Two
inches of rain fell here last night and
early today. Thunder and lightning
accompanied the downpour. Ram
and melting snow caused the Missouri
river to rise three feet.
lola, Kan. Jan. PA two-inch
rain upon melting snow which wealth
er bureau officials said was equiva-
lent to an additional three inch pre-
cipitation, sent the waters of Rock
creek, a local stream. rushing into
East lola today and forced fifteen
f. miles to leave their homes. Ice in
the Neosho river. which rose eight
feet last night, is breaking up ana
threatening railway bridges
independence. Kan. Jan. 21-A
twenty-four hour rain turned a heavv
layer of ice into water and today all
streams near here are close to high
water mark The Verdigris river was
rising rapidly today
Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. 21-Rain
amounting to $40 inches fell here
last night. Reports from over this
section indicated the heavy fall was
general. Cow creek here is rising rap
idly but no extensive damage is ex-
pected.
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ANOTHER BRITISH
SHIP TORPEDOED

steamer Sutherland was torpedoed and
sunk in the Mediterranean Monday
The crew was landed at Malta yester-
day. One of the crew died as result
of exposure in the lifeboats.
New York, Jan. 21.-Evidence of
recent submarine activity in the Medi-
terranean was given by officers of the
italian steamship Regina d'ItaIia
which arrived today from Genoa and
Naples. January ) off the Corsican
coast they picked up wireless calls
from a French steamer which was be-
ing chased by a U-boat. No indication
of the name of the French ship was
given.
Three days later the Italian steamer
received a radio message warning her
of submarines. This message was sent
from a vessel which did not disclose
it's nationality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-21
ICE DANGER IN KAW
Sudden Thaw Sending Huge
Cakes Down River.
Fair and Colder Tonight
Much Colder Saturday.

Kanas City, Jan. 21.-Released by
last nights warm rain, a gigantic ice
field poured down the Kansas river
today. 1t struck the new Twenty
third street viaduct bridge that par
TALLY spans the river at Kansas ave
nue., carried away 120 feet of false
work and threw the weight of an en-
tire cantilever on two small groups of
piles.
This afternoon the west end of the
structure has fallen ten feet 1t was
feared the bridge would be carried
out. The bridge is intended to join
Kan, and the part of it already con-
structed is on the Kansas. side. Re-
ports from Lawrence. KAN this aft
ernoon said the river was rising rap
idly but the ice pack there had not
broken. The breaking of this field, it
was said, would mean disaster or the
bridge. At points all along the Kansas
river, hundreds of workmen were sta
toned this afternoon protecting
bridges. Explosives were used to break
ice at several points
Some apprehension is felt by the
weather bureau in regard to the con-
dition of the Kaw river as result of
the sudden thaw and the consequent
rise in the river. A heavy layer of ice
is still on the river and II She water
continues to rise there is danger of
trouble from the ice. The ice is about
foot thick and in case of a breaking
up some bridges are liable to go out
below Topeka.
This kind of trouble happened SOW
eral years ago" said 5. D. Flora, local
weather observer. this morning, "and
several bridges were taken out by the
heavy flow of ice
The stage of the river this morning
was 7.3 feet, rise of L. feet.
The rain last night totaled 90 of
an inch, and with the warm weather
took away all the snow excepting a few
drifts. Abnormally high mperatures
are in evidence today, but colder
weather is expected. Within one
weeks time the mercury has jumped
from SO degrees below normal to 80
degrees above. This is practically un-
precedented here. And now the
weather man says we are going back
again to cold weather.
The forecast calls for fair and colder
weather tonight; unsettled and much
colder Saturday.
The shippers' forecast calls for tenn
peratures of 20 degrees for 36-hour
shipments north and west: south 35.
and east 80 degrees. This indicates a
temperature of about 80 degrees at
Topeka tonight.
Brilliant flashes of lightning and
heavy thunder last night gave the
rain all the ear marks OF a midsum-
mer storm. The most noticeable light
ming and thunder occurred in the
early part of the storm between $50
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OFF
Revolution in China Delays
New EmperOr'S Plans.
HOPES to Restore Peace Before
Accepting Crown.

Peking, JAN 21@The coronation of
Yuan Shf Kai as emperor of China
has been postponed indefinitely. The
reason given is the uprising in south
ern China.
The foreign officers notified the
various legations today that the Chi
nese government had decided that the
enthronement would take place early
in February. but that Yuan Shi Kai
had issued an order cancelling the ar
rangements. in view of the disturb
ances in Yuan province. No intima-
ton was given when the enthrone-
ment will take place.
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is BANDITS SHOT
Villas Adherents Executed To-
day at Chihuahua.
Gen. Villas Capture Is Both
Denied and Affirmed.
TERROR REIGN AT TORREON
Uprising Against Carranzistas
Many Are Slain.
No Quarter by Either Side
Bodies Lie in Streets.
TERROR REIGN AT TORREON

EI PasO, Jan. 21.-Eighteen
Villista bandits were executed at
Chihuahua City, Mexico, today.
They were participants in the
Santa YsabeI massacre of Amer
leans, according to official Car
rama advices.
The details of the execution
were not given. II is believed the
men were publicly shot.
Mexican Consul Garcia, in FL
Paso, said today that he had
neither confirmation nor denial
of the reported capture of Fran
cisco Villa.
Deny Villas Capture.
Ell Paso, Jan. 21.-Francisco Villa
whose reign of banditry opposed
to have been ended by 5, may
not be a Carranza prisoner alter all.
Following Mexican Consul Andres
Garcia's announcement that ''the Mex
lean Robin Hood" was being brought
to Juarez to be executed, possibly be.
fore a great crowd at the race track
the report was denied by General Her.
rera in Chihuahua City
As the fondest hopes of the defactC
government were thus dissipated, {
new revolution against Carranza wa.
reported to be marking it's progres.
around Torreon, with human corpse.
stringing from telephone poles ant
beheaded bodies lying in the streets
Conflicting reports reached the Dor
der today concerning Villa. Officia
confirmation of his reported capture
was lacking. Earlier private messages
from mining sources in Chihuahua
stated that the bandit chief was cap
tured alive on a promise that his life
would be spared. Three Carranzists
detachments surprised Villa anG
eighteen of his followers, the uncon-
firmed reports asserted.
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BOMB FOR Big BRIDGE
Man Had One in Suit Case to Blow
Up Brooklyn Bridge.

New York. Jan. 21.-The police an
nounced today that with the arrest
last night of Michaele Grasiano while
carrying a suit case containing a bomb
they believed they had thwarted a
plan to blow up the Brooklyn bridge
or the municipal BUILDING.
Graslano was arrested after he had
oeeh tralled from the archway of the
muhlclpal building to the bridge
promenade and today the bureau of
combustibles after an examination of
the bomb. announced that it was con-
structed so as to explode with ire
mendous force
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PeddLe Water
at IS Cts. Pail
in Alaska Burg

Seward, Alaska. Jan. 21.-Wa-
ter was running today in the
mains of the new system complet-
ed by the Alaska engineering COM
mission at Anchorage, ending a
water shortage which began with
the freezing up last November.
During the shortage. me- chants
and householders paid a dollar a
barrel ror water taken from
holes chopped in the ice on Ship
creek Water peddlers reaped a
harvest selling to housewives at
15 cents a bucket.
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Is, ,2O7 Belgian
Houses Burned
By Kaiser's S Men

Paris, Jan. 21.-A dispatch
from Havre says a report has just
been issued by the Belgian gov
ernment giving the number OF
houses in the various provinces of
Belgium which the report says
were burned by the Germans.
The following figures are given:
Brabant, 5,S21; Liege, 2,703; Ant
werp, 1900; Malines, 1,74S; D1-
nant 2,232; Namur, LILO; Phil
ippeville, 1901; Huy, 255; YER
viers, 5S1; Waremme, 16; Turn
hout, 40. Total, 1S,207. The
figures for Flanders are not yet
obtainable.