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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Topeka Banker Would Be Ma
tiOnaI Committeeman.
Announces Candidacy to Sue.
coed Fred L. Stanley.
FORGET THE PAST, HE SAYS
Unpleasantness Should Be
Dropped in 1916 Fight.
Harmony Candidate to Defeal
David w. Mulvane.

Joel r. Burrow. former secretary of
state and millionaire Topeka banker,
today beca me a candidate for Repub-
lican national committeeman to sue
coed Fred E. Stanley of Wichita. Bur
row is to be offered as the harmony
candidate in fight to defeat David
d. Mulvane of Topeka, former nation
nj committeeman and urged as cam
didate this year.
Burrow was from 1903 to 1907 sec
rotary of state. Following his retire
ment from public office he enga ged in
the banking business in Topeka and is
now president of the Central National
bank as well as n stakeholder and di-
rector in a number of banks in the
Fifth and Sixth districts Mr.. Burrow
came to Topeka from Smith Center.
He has for years been active in poll
Norton convention was urged as can
didate for the congressional nominal
ton in the Sixth district.
Burrows Statement.
In speaking of his candidacy TODAY
the Topeka banker declared that he
did not want to be considered a candi-
date in the sense that he is seeking
the election
For many days. however, my
friends have been urging me to say I
W"ulu permit the use OF my name anG
that l would accept the position Of
national committeeman if elected -
said Burrow. That 1 have consented
to do, and in this connection / want
to say that l feel that it is important
! that the man who accepts this place
should use his influence to serve the
! Republican party as a whole TO the
best of his ability, and recognize no
/ factions of the past. In fact I he
lieve the unpleasantness of the pas.
should be entirely forgotten in this
campaign and that we should unite
our forces against the common enemy.
the Democratic party"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
PICKED UP A GANG
So Called Tenderloin Dive Captured
by Sheriff.

An alleged tenderloin dive which
members of the county attorneys and
shoriffs office have been trying to
wipe out for weeks has been put out of
business The place was known as
No. 10 Park Place and is located be-
tween Third and Fourth and Jeffer-
son and Madison STREETS Habitues
and inmates were all negroes.
Tuesday evening and this morning
the following arrests were made by
the sheriffs office on warrants issued
by Robert Carver, assistant county at
torncy:
Ray Hickman. charged with a stat
utory offense against Helen Anderson,
a 17-year-old girl.
Helen Anderson, selling liquor.
Ernest Clark, warrant issued charg-
ing him with statutory offense
against Geneva jackson, age 10.
Geneva Jack son, forgery.
Nina Scott, forgery.
All are negroes. The Jackson and
Scott girls were arrested on charges
Of passing bad checks at local bust
ness houses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Algerian Brier Roots for pines.

american consular invoices for sew
eral years have shown shipments from
Algeria of an annual average of $500
600 worth of brierwood to the United
States. The British consul at Bone
Algeria, mentions that an industry was
established there about four years ago
by an American firm for utilizing the
roots of the ''bruyere," or white
heather bush erica arborea). These
are cut into the rough form OF tobacco
pipes, called "ebauchonsi in French
and the quantities sent away amount
ed to 342 tons. which represent be-
tween 100000 and 100000 of the
rough forms. To produce this uuan-
tity an immense tonnage of roots was
required, because very often, owing
to cracks and other faults only one
rough pipe is found in a fair-sized
root This industry is an immense ad-
vantage to the country as it tends to
remove quantities of brushwood which
otherwise are simply a danger to the
forests and can only be got rid of at a
very great expense. 1t can, however.
only be carried on where water s
plentiful, as it is necessary to keep the
roots thoroughly damp from the mo-
ment they are drawn from the soil I'M
I'll they are cut into the rough forms
and boiled. However seeing the vast
district covered with forest, the con-
sui adds that it would appear tina.
there is an opening for capital in the
hands of an intelligent young man
willing to work.
The United States imported during
the fiscal year ended June so, 1914. a
total of S25O.3S5 worth of brierwood.
ivy and laurel root. while during the
year just closed-June 80, 1915-the
total imports reached $306, S92-DaiIy
Consular Reports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
MRS. NOUN DAY IS OUT
Federal Prisoner Completes Her Term
in County Jail.

Mrs. Don A. MounDay was released
from the county Jail this afternoon
following a hearing before Frank
Campbell, United States commissioner,
and the filing of a poverty affidavit.
She has served thirty days in Jail in
lieu of the payment of $500 fine and
courts costs of approximately $1,000.
Mrs. MounDay was convicted, with
her husband, of using the mails in the
furtherance of a scheme to defraud.
Don A. MounDay was sentenced to
term of two years in the penitentiary
and the payment of fine of 81 900,
plus costs. He is now in the peni-
tertiary serving his sentence. The
MounDay case was begun at the jan
uary term of the federal court in
1914.
There was no penitentiary or Jail
penalty attached to Mrs. MounDays
sentence. She was simply ordered to
pay the fine and costs, amounting to
more than $4,000 1t was also ordered
by the court that she be held in the
county Jail of Shawnee county pending
the payment of the fine and costs.
Under federal statute Mrs MounDay
had the privilege of serving thirty days
in jail, then making a poverty affidavit
to the effect that she had less than
twenty dollars worth of property sub
ject to execution, and thereby settling
her obligations. She took that course
and secured her freedom today.
Mrs. MounDay is a stenographer
and has been doing considerable work
since she has been at the county Jail.
She stated this afternoon that she eX-
pccted to remain at the Jail until she
completed the work she had on hand.
She has not been incarcerated in a cell
and has had numerous liberties not
accorded to the ordinary prisoner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

About the only reasonable one of
the many reports that have been cir
cuIated about the Grown Prince of
Germany since the war began is the
current one that he is to be deposed
from the command of an army corps
because he isn't competent 10 dis
charge the duties of such a job. And
his reported transfer to a nominal
command ir tie aviation corps is also
most appropriate Now it will be all
right for him 20 become flighty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago Newg.l

It's useless to advertise for lost OPP
portunitieS
Troubles are like babies; they grow
larger by nursing.
A girl never truly loves a man if
she admits he has faults
It's all well enough to believe in fate
if you keep on hustling.
Too many outward gains are obtain
ed at the expense of inward losses.
Don't think because a corporation
has no soul that it is on its uppers
There are many kinds of foolishness,
but the meanest kind is selfishness.
Many a Self-made man might be
happier if he could blame the job on
somebody else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
CHARGE FOR METERS
Topeka Gas Company Would Be
Paid for Rehabilitation.


Application for permission to charge
So for installing gas meters, where
patrons have previously ordered me
tiers removed. was filed today with
the public utilities commission by l..
G. Treleaven as receiver for the Con-
sumers' Light, Heat and Power COM
pany of Topeka. Treleaven asserts
that the charge is barely sufficient to
meet the expense for removing and
installing meters-
Since the gas rate order of Decem-
Der 10, numerous meters have been
removed at the request of patrons
Treleaven asserts. The meters were
removed for a short period to pre-
vent payment of minimum gas
charge Now some of the patrons
want their meters restored. These
changes may mean an expense to the
gas company and Treleaven asks per-
mission to establish a 50 charge where
meters are removed and later re-
stored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
new LEAGUE DIVISIONS
Eastern and Western sections to Re-
place Northern and Southern.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 16.-The 1915
schedule of the Western league will
probably be completed late this after
noon. The committee has been at
work on it during the past three days
and the result of their conferences
will soon be known. But little is
known about it so far except that
it will consist of 154 games.
1t has been decided to divide the
league into eastern and western sec
tions instead OF northern and south
ern as in the past. This it is stated,
will do away with lot of big jumps
and will offset increase in railroad
fares.
The only deal reported today was
that of 'Ducky'' Holmes, of the Lin
coin club, who gets Second Baseman
Harry Hinckman of Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
ROCK ROAD PLANS
Topeka Motorists to Lawrence for
Meeting Next Week.

A Rock Road from Topeka to Kan
sas iCty is getting beyond the con-
versational stage. At a meeting of a
committee from the automobile asso-
citation at the Commercial club this
noon an invitation from the Lawrence
Automobile club urging Topekans to
attend a Good Roads meeting there
next week was read.
1t was unanimously agreed that the
Topekans should turn out in large
numbers and go to Lawrence They
can leave at o'clock in the evening
and return about IL O'Clock. not losing
time from their business. Another
meeting will be held at the CONNER
cial club Friday noon when an en-
deavor will be made to obtain the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
HIRE THEIR ATTORNEYS
Lawyer Appears on Each Side in
Brandeis Case.

ton of the fitness of Louis d. Bran
deis of Boston for a place on the SUI
preme court bench has so broa dened
out that the senate investigating COM
mittee decided that its work would be
expedited il both siGes presented tes-
timony under the guidance of attor-
neys. Austin G.. Fox of New York
who appears as attorney for President
Lowell of Harvard university and
fifty members of the Boston bar who
oppose Mr.. Brandeis, agreed to take
charge of presenting evidence the
nominee, and the committee asked G.
w. Anderson, United States attorney
at Boston, to take charge of present
ing evidence for Mr.. Brandeis. Both
lawyers accepted and serve without
nav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
LEGISLATIVE PICTURE
James ID. sullivan Has Exhibition OF
1918 Houses.

The mat picture of the 1915 legis-
lature has just been completed by Jas.
D. sullivan, owner of the Sullivan art
store and is on exhibition at Memorial
hall. The picture is remarkably line
one and represents considerable work
The individual pictures of the legis-
Iators are set in holes carved in a
wood pulp board three-quarters of an
inch in thickness. Each hole must
be carefully carved out, the edges bev-
eled and rasped: the whole operation
requiring the utmost care. The pic
lures show up remarkably well on this
background.
Forty-six holes had to be carved to
frame the features of the senators and
one hundred and thirty-one for the
picture of the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
He SAW A FLOATER
Santa Fe Shopman Reports Seeing
Human Body in River.

Report was made to the police about
o'clock Tuesday evening by Bert
Grooms, an employee of the Santa Fe
shops who lives at 1909 North Jeffer-
son street, that a human body was
seen drifting down the Kaw river
near the north end of the Santa Fe
railroad bridge.
Grooms. with a companion, was
crossing the Santa Fe bridge on his
way home from work Tuesday evening
when he claims he noticed the body
floating in the water with the head,
shoulders and arms partly visible.
Then, he says, it disappeared from
sight in an ice floe. Whether the
body was that of a man or woman,
Grooms could not state. Later he
went back and investigated but found
nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
JUDGE CLARK STRICKEN
Sterling Man Is Suffering From
Stroke of Apoplexy.

Judge Ansel r. Clark of Sterling
suffered a stroke of apopleXy at his
home Monday. according to word re-
ceived in Topeka today. and was in
serious condition at the time the let
ter was written. He was unconscious
and the writer stated that he could
not forecast the outcome.
Judge Clark is one of the well
known men of Kansas. He was DIS
trict judge of the Rice counIy district
for several years and served in the
legislature through two sess.osn. Dur
ing the years from 1900 to 1910 he
was extremely active in politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
GROWTH OF OIL INDUSTRY.

The value of the annual production
OF the petroleum-r refining industry of
the country, according to the prelim-
mary report by the United States
bureau of the census, increased 67.2
per cent between 1909 and 1914. The
total cost of the crude petroleum in
creased "a per cent between those
years. The production of naphthas and
lighter products. chiefly gasoline, in
creased from 1O,sO6,55O barrels in
1909 to 29,20O,764 barrels in 1914,
while the value increased from $39,-
1889 to $121,919,3O7. The output
of fuel oils increased from 34,O34,577
barrels, valued at 36.462,SS3 to "a
G69,821 barrels, valued at $S4 7.916.
Illuminating oils show an increase in
quantity from 3S,495, 79S barrels. val
ued at S94.547.O1O, to SS.7O5,496 bar
rels, valued at $96,SO6,452, or an in
crease of Ill per cent in quantity and
of 2. per cent in value. On the other
hand. lubricating oils show a decrease
in quantity with an increase in value,
from 1O,745,SS5 barrels valued at
S3S,8S4,236, to 1O,34S521 barrels. val
ued at $55.S12.12O. All other products,
including residuum or tar, greases,
paraffin wax, asphalt and subsidiary
and by-products, increased in value
from s27, S31.571 to $S7, sos, Go, or by
SS.2 per cent The gasoline product
of the petroleum refineries does not
include casing head gasoline con-
densed from natural gas at the gas
wells. The total gasoline production,
including casing head gasoline, was
q 4 4f
1926, 57S,25O gallons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Journal Entries

1t takes more than a strong grip
to grasp an idea.
+ + J.
An easy way to make a man angry
is to call his bluff.
= j. i
No girl worries much about free
kles if some one has told her they
arr becoming.
I. 8. j
1t is also well to remember that it
is much easier to lose 2 friend than
to make one.
I. - =
The keener a man is for the best of
it, the more insistent he is that the
other fellow play fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

The sinking of the French cruiser,
Admiral Charner with only one of
her crew Of 375 escaping with his
life. is one of the horrors of the war
But another one of even more dis
tressing and pitiable proportions is
chronicled in the same days batch of
war news in The report to the effect
that twenty thousand little children in
Vienna are destitute because of thc
sacrifice of their fathers on the field
of haffIc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
MUTT HERE TONIGHT
University Professor i'm First of Study
Lectures at High School.

Prof. II. w. Mutt of the University
of Kansas will deliver tonight the first
of a series of weekly study lectures at
the high school building, at 1880. on
Child Education and Psychology"
The class is open to the public and
will meet every Wednesday evening in
room 2OA OF the high school building.
The course gives two hours univer-
sity credit to those who take it.
Professor Mutt has just returned
from Grand Rapids, Mich, where he
has been conducting a series of eX-
periments in child study under the
auspices of the University of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

the other hand, the end of the year
may find him more eager than ever to
continue at work. In either case he
IS In far better position to know the
Facts and make his decision. ANY
one who reads biography must be i'm
pressed with the general futility of
attempting to force a young mans
course contrary to his strong predi-
lections"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

names of all Good Roads boosters who
can go to Lawrence.
At big booster meeting to be held
at the Commercial club on February
%, project to establish a bureau of
information for Topeka automobiles
as well as plans for offering a prize
to the township overseer who has the
best roads and plans for marking all
highways in Shawnee county will be
launched. Letters announcing the
meetings have been sent out by the
asSOciatioO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

Rochester, \. Y, Feb. 16.-An-
nounce1nent was made last night by
William H. Craig, superintendent of
the Monroe county penitentiary, that
Henry Siegel, New York department
store owner and banker. would be re-
leased from the penitentiary at 8
o'clock on the morning of March 1,
forty days before the expiration of his
ten months sentence imposed last
June. SiegeTs good behavior is re-
sponsible for the shortening of his
sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

President Wilson would score
again and heavily il he should select
Colonel Goethals as secretary Of war,
and the Panama canal builder accept
the honor. What an admirable APP
pointmcrt t would he. And how sem
sible it would also ne if this country
could always nave expert army Off
GERS and expert naval officers in the
cabinet at the head of the war and
navy departments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
MAN BLOWN TO ATOMS
Topedo Manager Killed When 500
Quarts of Nitro Blows Up.

Cleveland, Feb. 16.-Charles Baker
local manager for the Washington
Torpedo company of Washington, Pa,
was blown to bits today when he en-
tered the company's storehouse in
Olmstead Falls, a suburb, to get a load
of nitroglycerin. Eight hundred
quarts of the explosive blew up. The
defamation shook the countryside for
miles, breaking windows, Telling trees
and damaging furniture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
Take Zapata Stronghold.

Galveston, Feb. 16.-Ajusco, a Ia
pata fortified stronghold between
Mexico City ard Guernavaca was cap
tured by constituencies forces after
a battle of several hours, according
to information reaching the Mexican
consulate here today. 1t is also re-
ported that the Zapatistas are evac-
uating the CITY of Cuernavaca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
1t Wasn't Kelly.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Frank Kelly.
who was partially identified by clerks
of tourist agency as the man who
held up the agency and shot and killed
Policeman Bror Johnson, was cleared
of this charge today when Ernest
Walsh, cashier of the agency, who
was wounded by one of the robbers
bullets, asserted Kelly was not the
man. Kelly was held, however. on
seventeen other charges of robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
New York Money Market.

New York. Feb. -MONEY-Mercantile
paper, 3M3A per cent Sterling. GO day
bills. Al: demand. 4.76: cables, 4.T61a
Francs; demand, 2.Ss; cables; 9S1 z. Marks.
mand 1919 cables. 13a4. Builders, demand
42as cables. 423- Lires. demand. $40: ca
bles. 669. Rubles, demand. 81 cables. :s21s.
Bar silver. 56s4 Mexican dollars. - Gov
eminent bonds. irregular; railroad bonds,
easy Time loans, firm: GO days 215 80
days % 6 months, 2s4@3-
Call money. steady; high. 2; low. Ia !;
ruling rate, Ia last loan, ?; closing bid
Ia: offered at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

Probably the big German drive In
the western arena of the war is to dis
tract the attention of the Allies from
such preparations as they might be
making for the tremendous spring
drive that they promised for last year
but postponed until this one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

And the enormous purses that are
being offered these days for bouts be
tween al classes of prize-fighters
would also seem to be contributory
testimony TO that of the financial eX-
ports that there Is now an abundance
of money in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

Unlike Mr.. Bryan, the retiremenN of
Mr.. Garrison from President Wilson's
cabinet was accompanied by an an
nouncement from him that he would
have nothing to say. Il shall not
make myself vocal" is the way he put
it: and. praise be to him, it was not
an idle remark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MARY f. SNYDER, age as. 1889
North Harrison. died at 10 o'clock last
night at a local hospital. The funer-
al will be held at O'Clock Sunday af-
ternoon at the Hawley and Steele
chapel. Interment in Rochester GEM
etery.
MARY j. HAWKINS, age IL, died at
2 o'clock this morning at her home.
110S Garfield avenue. She is sur
vived by two sons, John Hawkins of
Topeka, and Charley Hawkins of
Houston. Texas; and one daughter,
Mrs. o. r. Nicum, of Topeka Ar
engagements for the funeral will be
made later
c. f. BUHRE, age II, died at 2
O'Clock this morning at a local hos
pital. The funeral will be held at 3
O'Clock Friday afternoon at Penwelrs
chapel. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry.
MRS. ETHEL E. DEMICK, age 81.
died last night at local hospital. she
was the wife of A. E Demick. of ala
West Seventeenth street. The funer-
al was held this afternoon at PEN
wells chapel. The body will be taken
to Sigourney, Ia. for interment.
The body of r. r. KAY. who died in
san Antonio. Texas, was brought to
Topeka today for interment. Mr.. KAY
was 30 years old. The funeral will -
held tomorrow afternoon.
MA&lNE STRONG. infant daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strong. died
FEB IA The funeral was held this
afternoon at the residence. 100 West
seventeenth street. 1nterment in
Rochester cemetery.
The body of ELIZABETH SVEN
SEN, age 81. who died in Chicago was
brought to Topeka today for inter-
ment. Funeral arrangements will he
--nSa later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

washington, Feb. 16.-The body of
American Consul Robert y. McNeely
of Monroe, n. c. who was lost in the
destruction of the liner Persia in the
Mediterranean, is thought to have
been washed up on the shore near
Alexandria, American Consul Carrots
today telegraphed the state depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
BIRTHS REPORTED

Two birth certificates were filed
with the city clerk today. They were
as follows:
To ARCHIE A. ALEXANDER and
wife, 315 Liberty, February Z, a boy.
To HUGO ANDEEN and wife, 420
Leland. February l ;. a boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

Laasm1ch as the Teutons have an
n0hnced that their submarines Will
give no warning in the future to mer-
chantmen jhat may be armed, the
italian steamship companies that are
planning on ..dding more guns for
safety" on such of their vessels are
probably not figuring on doing very
extensive passenger business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16

Washington. Feb. 16.-Bids for two
new ocean going submarines opened
at the navy department today showed
the Electric Boat company as the low
est bidder at s1,491.00O each. The
Lake company bid s1,6S9,00O Con-
gress has appropriated $1,5OO,000 for
each submersible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-16
TOO LATE Tn Ct AssIFY.

SINCE Rev Johnson's meetings has closed
nave back my house at 414 West 7th
which has been occupied by the johnson
party and Will resume my old businecs
Mrs. Ida Ransom.
LosT-Pocketbook containing money near
Oakland, Liberal reward. Cali Il. A
Stewart, 1928. " A.