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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
THE FAILURE RECORD.

Strictly commercial failures in the
United States during the first quarter
of 1916, as reported to r. G. Dun &
Co., numbered 5.3S7 and supplied an
aggregate Indebtedness of $61,492,746
These figures afford a striking con-
trast to the 1915 defaults. involving
sos, 703,335, in the corresponding
three months last year. when the eff
fects of the economic depression caus-
ed by the war were still plainly evil
denced in the insolvency statistics.
Apart from 1915, however, the latest
returns disclose more reverses than in
the opening quarter of any previous
year. yet this is not surprising in view
of the fact that the steady growth in
the number of firms in business ma
terially enhances the possibilities of
financial embarrassment. Moreover
in spite of the numerical increase in
comparison with the years prior to
1915, the present liabilities are the
lightest for the period since 1911 and
have been exceeded on nine separate
occasions during the last four decades.
Similarly, while suspensions in March
were more numerous than in all other
years, except 1915. the total debts OF
insolvent concerns were the smallest
for the month since 1910 and were less
than in 1908. 1896, 1895 and 1894. 1t
is also significant that there were few
er large failures in March than in five
years, while for the first quarter the
record of defaults for 100000 or over
made the best exhibit since 1909. Only
one of the states in the central western
group reported more failures than in
1915 and the total for this section was
479 against ISL, while the amount in
volved was $4,165,362 in comparison
with S5.149,S10 in the earlier year. MI
merically, the changes were not strik-
| ing, an increase of IL defaults in Iowa
contrasting with decreases of 81 in
Missouri; IA in Nebraska; IL in Kan
sas; each in Minnesota and North
Dakota, and in South Dakota. Both
Minnesota and South Dakota showed
! slightly larger liabilities, but the ex-
pansion in these two states was offset
by the contraction elsewhere, improve
ment being most noticeable in Nebras-
ka, Kansas and Missouri. The total
number of failures in Kansas was Z
as compared with SO during the cor
responding period of 1915, and the
aggregate liabilities of the AT failures
was only s21O,S55, or an average OF
less than $4,000 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
Jdyh Jots

A loser finds it easy to believe he
is the victim of conspiracy.
The Selden Observer ciassifies the
Busy IBIS" as bullets, bombs and
booze.
Until a man owns an auto, writes
Walt Mason in the Emporia Gazette,
he never realizes what a nuisance
pedestrians are.
Anyhow, insists the Norcatur Dis
patch, several hundred women. could
paint their cheeks cheaper than some
men paint their noses.
The grounding does lots of adver-
Using, says the Whitewater Independ-
ent, but, like other hogs, he neither
pays for it nor takes the paper.
Women are more charitable than
men, declares the Hayensville Review,
and it asks: What man could ever
learn to love a bald-headed woman?
1t occurs to the Americas Greeting
that the Mexicans should make good
fighters, considering the amount of
soldering they do when they work on
the section.
Some people, says the Caldwell
News, have been inclined to attribute
the changeable weather of this spring
to a suspicion that President Wilson is
IN personal charge of the weather
bureau.
Another thing that is beyond the
understanding of Chase Quoin of the
Phillips County Post, is this: How is
it possible for a man who wears a
wrist watch to possess enough brains
to wind it once each day?
r. E. Painter is quoted by the For
moso New Era as tossing out these
helpful hints to fishermen: Never
try to fish without bait. Always spit
on your bait if you can spit. If you
can't spit take something to make you
spit. Never try to fish when the wind
is either in the east or the west. Keer
your mind conferred on bull-head and
you will always get one. Follow these
rules and you will get fish every time
Musings of the Village Deacon il
the Osborne County Farmer: Why is
it that no genius has ever invented g
shoe that fat man can lace without
bending over?. .... The law that we
violate is never so serious as the law
the other fellow breaks. That's hui
man nature, but it is just as much OF
a crime to break one law as another
-. Some fellows lose all hopes OF
eevr becoming champion at anything
else, so they become champion liars
champion loafers and champion dead
beats The hand that in years
gone by industriously guided the pillow
is now guiding a six-cylinder automo-
bile Too many young fellows are
learning professions and not enough
of them are trying to master trades.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
WISE MIR. TAGGART.

Tom Taggart, whom Governor Raj
ston of Indiana appointed to the
United States senate to fill the vacancy
created by the death of the late Sena-
tor b. F. Shively, appears to be pos
sessed of more political wisdom than
some of his critics have credited him.
He announces that ne will not be a
candidate at the coming senatorial
election to retain the seat that was
handed to him so neatly. At the time
of his appointment it was suggested in
these columns that that was the only
route by which Mr.. Taggart could
possibly reach the United States SEN
ate; and, strange 10 say, he seems to
be wise to that fact himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
WAS MERCY SHOT
Woman Stays Father to End
His Misery.
Intended to Kill Brother, Too:
May Be Insane.

Louisville, Ky, April 5.-William
Stitzel rs, who was shot by his daugh-
ter, Anna Lee Stitzel, SO, because
wanted to put him out of his mis-
cry" died today. Until his last breath
he sought to console the woman.
As he lay dying in the hospital,
Anna knelt beside his cot soSSing.
@There, there, now. Don't cry
Stitzel said, as he stroked her hair;
Il know. you did what you thought
best - ss-
II intended to kill my father and
my brother john" Miss Stitzel told
the police who arrested her immedi-
ately after her fathers death.
II felt like 1 ought to kill them. -
Stitzel, Civil war veteran, had suf-
fered from rheumatism contracted
from wounds received in the battle of
Lookout Mountain. He was shot as he
sat in a chair in a bedroom in the rear
of his store ere.
His daughter rushed into the store
and cried:
MY God, ] have shot pop. His
suffering is over. I had no one to care
for him. The bullet was a blessing
Physicians who had been attending
Miss Stitzel say her act was one of in
sanity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
P. u. C. FILES AN APPEAL
Goes to uprcmc Court to Secure En-
forcemcnt of an Order.

Power of the public utilities COM
mission to enforce an order for the
establishment of a private railway
crossing was this afternoon checked
up to the supreme court. The public
utilities commission lost it's suit in the
Shawnee county district courtand the
state board today appealed to the SUI
preme court.
In July last year the utilities COM
mission ordered the establishment OF
a private crossing on the farm of T. 1.
Eddy. The Union Pacific railway
company. against which the order was
issued, refused to comply and took the
controversy to the district court. A
decision favorable to the railroad COM
pany was granted and the state COM
mission TODAY appealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
a coon INNovAroN.

- The Latin department of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin has started a real
innovation by writing a series of arti-
Giles, for newspaper publication, on
the value of studying Latin, says the
Kansas Industrialist. Twenty years
ago such a proceeding would have
been unheard Of To write about
Latin for newspaper! Unspeakable!
The white haired professor of Latin
would have had mental dyspepsia for
a month. Nowadays. however, Latin
is simply getting into line with other
subjects of study. The student wants
to know, as he has right to know,
what use any subject that he studies
will be to him. And he sees at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05

the fallacy in your argument if you
tell him that George Washington or
Daniel Webster or Nathaniel Haw-
throne studied this or that, land look
how successful they were" You've
got to get down to pertinent facts with
the student of today. Nor Is this a
bad thing for the teacher. 1t clarifies
his vision wonderfully to pick out and
state definitely the points in favor of
the subject he is teaching. Sometimes
he may be led to revise his methods
and emphasis completely when he sees
what the real purpose of his subject is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
FLIRT OR flute?
1t Made a Big Difference il
Shipment of Wheat.
Lawyer Introduces Photo OF
Himself as Evidence.

The difference between "fluting''
and flirting is four thusand bushels
of wheat, according to evidence Of
fered in the case of the Shawnee Mill
ing company against the Postal Tele-
graph company.
The case was on trial in the first
division of the district court this
morning, the arguments were COM
pleted and the case was taken under
Amusement by Judge A. w. Dana.
The action is brought by the milling
company to recover 1855 from the
telegraph company, loss alleged to
have been sustained through an error
made in a code message.
The milling company commended that
it ordered 10000 bushels of wheat
from the Wagner Grain company of
Wichita by telegraphing the word
'flutfng;" that this word was under
stood by both parties in the deal to
mean that the Topeka concern wanted
10000. bushels of wheat. Apparently
there was a slip somewhere, for the
word that reached the Wichita con-
Germ was flirting according to the
evidence, and flirting in grain par
lance means only 5000 bushels.
Anyway, what the Shawnee Milling
company got was 5000 bushels OF
wheat and it contends that it had to
1000 more bushels to make up the
deficit. And because the price of
wheat went up, the plaintiff stated, it
was necessary to spend 1865 more for
the 1000 bushels than the price for a
similar amount had it been purchased
from the Wagner company along with
the 5000 bushels.
Ed McKeever represented the tele-
graph company and George McDer-
mott the Shawnee Milling company.
The first evidence offered today
was by McDermott. He submitted a
picture of himself taken at three
months, also a picture of his baby,
just photographed.
'We'll admit" said McKeever,
without argument, that the baby re-
sembles the father at the age of three
ceeded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
FRYING PAN TO FIRE
Negro Arrested for Vagrancy Had An
other Mans Check.

Theodore Jones, colored, was ar
rested this morning for vagrancy.
81 hain't no vagrant," said Jones as
he was brought into the station. Use
been workin' Use been workin' for
the Rock Island and am just goin' 10
work for the Santa Fe. Here's ma
time check
He fumbled a piece of paper in his
hand. Chief Parsons was considering
his case. Robert Yates, police judge,
asked to see the time check.
why this time check belongs TO
another man." he said
Yes said Jones, sit do. I got his
time check too. 1 took mine home
right away and left it,
II guess we won't be taking any
chances if we lock you up" said Par
sons, and Jones went into the bull
pen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
MAKE TEAMS HUSTLE
Savage Offers Prizes to Men Selling
Most Baseball Tickets.

John Savage today at noon at the
Commercial club offered a season pass
book to each member of the booster
team selling the most baseball books
in the big campaign to be launched
Friday. Details of the campaign were
thoroughly discussed at a meeting of
the campaign committee today. The
committee consists of J. E. Wilson, H.
C. Burdick, T. L. King. ]. F. Dwyer,
r. F. Tasker, George ~ry1ie and ]. W.
Hollinger.
Another meeting of the chairmen of
the seven teams will be held tomorrow
noon at the Commercial club. At that
time members of the teams will be
chosen. The town will be divided into
districts and a certain territory will
be assigned to each team All work
ers will leave the Commercial club al
8 o'clock Friday morning. Last year
2,400 pass books were sold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
FUNNY TO WILSON
President Enjoyed Jokes Crack
ed on Bryan at Show.
Comedians Made Him Chuckle
in Spite of Himself.

washington, April 5.-President
Wilson heard Tuesday night his for
mer secretary of state, William j.
BRYAN, made the butt of ridicule ana
with several hundred Others, laughed
heartily at sallies aimed at the com
moner. Accompanied Dy Mrs Wllson'
the president attended a performance
of Ziegfeld's "Follies.
Hardly a person in the audience
failed to glance at the president when
Mr. Bryan was under fire. AT first
it seemed as if the president did not
intend to take any notice OF the Jokes:
But his reserve gave when when VIII
West, made up as Bryan. stalked TO
the front of the stage and in stem
torian voice, declared;
4 resign
He Had to Laugh.
The president smiled and then as a
gale of laughter broke over the house.
he leaned back and laughed as heart
lily as any one. He glanced at Mrs
Wilson and she, too, was smiling
broadly.
The president had hardly regained
! his conposure when another sally
started him off laughing again.
II don't know you" bryan" said
to Leon Enrol. who was portraying
4 Rip Van Wrinkle.
"What2 Why, I always voted fer
you.' returned Rip.
"Oh, so it was you, was it?' an
swered Bryan" and the president S
laugh was plainly heard among the
rest.
The president tried hard not to
| laugh when he was drawn into the
| joking, but he couldn't hold himself.
Grape Juice Joke.
Bryan" had just denied being over
ly fond of grape juice.
"Why. you had to drink grape juice.
Wilson was too strong for YOU" said
| BILLY sunday" played by Ed Wynn.
The audience roared and all eyes
turned toward the presidents box. For
a few seconds he held in and when he
turned toward Mrs. Wilson they both
laughed heartily.
In the finale to the first act when
the rulers of all nations at war march
ed on the stage, the president looked
on with almost frown on his face.
As the different rulers were applaud
ed the frown seemed to grow deeper.
His face broke into a smile at the close
when an actor made up to look like
him was ushered in with the stars and
stripes The President and Mrs. Will
son both arose with the audience at
the playing of The Star Spangted
Banner"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
On the Spur
Of the Moment
BY ROY K. MOULTON.

Stubborn.
1t matters not how
May dig and toll and slave
And try in many ways
TO scrimp and pinch and save,
l simply cannot make
My bank account behave
The Irony of Fate.
He spent his days eluding germs
And not one bit him.
Alas! His epitaph affirmS:
"A street car hit him."
Health Hints.
(By DR.. Bohunkus Jones.)
Cold Feet-Cold feet are a menace
always and you should avoid them
when possible, either your own or
your Wife's. A man who has cold feet
never gets ahead in a business or pro-
fessional way. There is a cure for
cold feet. Put them in a gas oven
and if they don't warm up within all
hour or two, there is no hope for you.
Eating-A person should be very
careful in the matter of diet. Never
eat anything before retiring, unless it
is something light, like mess of
corned beef and cabbage or two or
three pieces of hot mince pie. Heavier
food then those mentioned is apt to
give a person the indyspepsia. Never
eat more than a square yard of picked
trout at one time.
Observation-Disclosures is a great
habit. Always chew the soup thor
oughly ninety times before swallow
ing. An ordinary breakfast which
begins at o'clock should be chewed
until nearly 10 o'clock to get the best
results. You may miss several i'm
portant business engagements, but
what are a few business engagements
compared to perfect hes.+h?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
Journal Entries

If people, generally. were mind
readers there'd be much more trouble
in the world.
+ + +
Money may talk, but it isn't respon-
sible for nearly so much noise as is
the lack of it.
= = =
Memory may be tickle, but it's often
difficult to forget the things one
doesn't want to remember.
+ + =
When all is said and done, most Of
the opportunities that come to a man
are developed by him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05

Back in Massachusetts,, one of the
nations most distinguished cradles of
liberty and free speech. a mob rioted
so viciously recently that the militia
had to be called out to assist the po-
lice in restoring the peace, and for a
no more consequential reason than a
meeting had been arranged at which
a speaker was to urge state appro-
priations for sectarian schools. This
is a great little country to criticise
the people of other lands on the score
of being uncivilized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
FINNEY WAS BEATEN
Atchison's Former Mayor Failed to
Stage Scheduled Comeback.

Atchison, Kan. April 5.-Louis
Weinmann, Republican, was elected
mayor of Atchison and DIR. C. c. Fin
ney, Democrat, failed to get the vim
dication he sought after resigning on
March 20. Weinmann's majority Is
1872 out of a total vote of 4.017. Prac-
tically all Protestant churches active
iy opposed DIR. Finney's reelection
and Attorney General Brewster had
threatened custer proceedings against
him in case of his election.
DR.. Finney resigned by agreement
with Attorney General Brewster to
drop contempt cases against him and
other members of the Eagles lodge.
The cases were the result of raid on
the lodge rooms after a temporary re-
straining order had been issued
against the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05

that lonely caimp-until
! For a moment he held her hand Sc
curely in his giant paw and then he
turned and went without another
word.
Daisy went to her little bedroom
and, before the small oil lamp, opened
the folded pages of the letter the
stranger had brought from the matri-
monial bureau. She read what pur-
ported to be a letter from herself.
signed by her own name. 1t was in
the crude copybook writing of Gussie
Love.
'sIt's a state prison offense," she
said, half aloud, but I'll forgive you.
Gussie can afford to. You did it
to bring me happiness and you have
succeeded Copyright, 1916, by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
REELECTED MARSHALL
Bitter Campaign in Joe Town Ended
in Republican Victory.

st. Joseph, April 5.-Elliott Mar
shall, Republican, was reelected may
or of st. Joseph over Barney Reilly,
Democrat, by approximately aloe
votes The Republicans elected DE-
sides the mayor: W. S. Willard, city
auditor; Frank H. Allen, city treas
urer, and Ernest NJ. Lindsay, couE-
Gilman. Two Democrats were elected:
James T. Alice, police judge, and
Joseph r. Marshall, councilman. AL
lees plurality was the highest of any
candidate, he winning over his oppo-
nent by nearly $500 votes. He led
his ticket by nearly 5000 votes. He
has already served four two-year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
MOB KILLS NEGRO
Pursue Him All Night After
Missouri Sheriff Is Shot.
Open Fire When Fugitive Is
Found in Hayloft.

ST. Charles, Mo-, April 5.-Sheriff
Dierlxer died this afternoon-about
two hours after the negro was X J.
ST. Charles, Mo-, April 5.-Lacy
and seriously wounded Sheriff Dierker
of st. Charles county, was slain by a
posse near here this afternoon.
The negro was trapped by a posse
that had been searching for him all
night. He was found in a hay loft of
a barn. When he appeared at the
door at the command of the posse,
many shots were fired at him and he
ran back into the barn and set it on
fire.
AS the barn burned, he again ran
to the door, and fell dead as volley
of sohts was fired. Two hundred men
and boys were in the posse.
Threaten More Lynchings.
Sheriff Dierker was dangerously
wounded ana Deputy Sheriff Orlean-
dorf was seriously wounded by the
negro Tuesday night after he had held
them at bay four hours The officers
had sought to arrest him for shooting
at Ernest PIackemeir with whom he
had been quarreling over wages.
Shortly after noon today, fifty men
started toward the jail at st. Charles
threatening to lynch Andrew and
Harry Black, negroes convicted of the
murder of two men one of them a po-
liceman on December 4, 1914. The
negroes are under sentence of death
and execution is delayed pending a
decision by the Missouri supreme
court. This afternoon a posse started
with two negroes to st. Louis, where
the prisoners will be locked up fol
safe keeping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05

This Mrs. Inez Milholland Boisse-
vain is nothing if not versatile. She
was among those present on the Ford
peace pilgrimage. And she is now one
of the leading ladies on the Suffrage
special of the Congressional Union
that is about TO swing around the
circle. This organization can scarce
~ be classified as among those de-
voted TO the promotion of peace. IN
decd. it is mott militant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
LOCAL MENTION.
Glass, Glazing and Paint Miller &
iillespie. S33 K A Phone 955--Adv


Topeka's new tuberculosis santa
rum now has five patients and accord
ing to Miss Schontz, the matron, two
more Will enter tomorrow. Those
here now said Miss Schontz, ARE de-
lighted with the surroundings and ar
being benefited by the outdoor
treatment which they are receiving"
Economy Express Co. Phone 1860
Adv
Presbyterian ministers from the
northeastern part of Kansas will as
semble at Clay Center next Tuesday
for the annual meeting of the Topeka
presbytery of Kansas synod of the
Presbyterian church. There are over
sixty churches in Topeka presbytery,
which covers the northeastern part of
the state, and sixty or seventy pastors
are expected to attend the meeting.
The meeting will last for two days.
commencing Tuesday morning. ALI of
the twelve Topeka Presbyterian min
listers are planning to attend.
Framing and silvering. Coe. s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
The Baraca class of the First Chris
ton church win give a banquet tonight
in the church parlors.
For Sewer Pipe. Phone s65. ]. B
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
Mrs. A. K. Rodgers, widow of the
former Topeka postmaster, has re-
ceived word of the death of her sister
in-law, Mrs. L. o. Dick, in Salt Lake
| City Sunday. Mrs. Dick was . sister
| of Mrs. Irene Stafford, formerly OF
| Topeka.
! See Mrs. Ticknor, Antiseptic Bath
Rooms, los Z. 7th, baths and massag e
for grip and Internationally.
To L. L. Kiene, sheriff, w. F
Woehlert, who was arrested as he lesf
| Flads drug store Monday night, con
| fessed burglary. He was charged
with breaking into the building an
robbing the cash register of $12.50
/ He claimed to the sheriff that he wa.
accompanied by another ma nand tina
the ''other fellow took the money gu
of the cash register and gave it to him
He claimed twenty cents as his own.
Dancing class g till 81, social dane
| GO till 11:3O), Thursday nights at Kel
lam hall.-Adv.
Mrs. D. A. Hulett has for severa
weeks been seriously i'll at her home
1894 Jackson street. There is n
| change in her condition, according t
reports today.
| The postponed entertainment of tn
Indian Creek grange will be given to
morrow evening in Grange hall, thre
and half miles north on Central ave
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-05
DIAz LEADS REBELS
Washington Asfirms Report He Is
Getting Aid in Guatemala.

Washington, April 5.-Reports to
the department of justice indicate
there now is no longer any doubt that
Felix Diaz had landed in Mexico.
Officials have been informed that
he is at the head of a. considera BILE
force in the south of Mexico and has
received material aid through Guate-
mala. 1t is the first official inforna-
ton of the revolutionary leader where
abOutS