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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
GIANTS ARE GIVEN THIRD
SUCCESSIVE SHUT-OUT

handed the Giants their third sue
cessive shut-out here today. . to o..
The Cardinals bumped Perritt all the
way. counting six singles for three
runs in the seventh. Doak had q An
ger smashed stopping = line drive IN
the NTH. Meadows who relieved him.
pitched ten balls in the sixth inning
without q strike and Amss went to
the rescue. holding the Giants hit
less
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Games Today
vTRGINIANS IN Rochester.
Providence I'm Toronto.
Newark In Montreal.
baltimore I'm Buffalo.

Rochester, N. Y. Aug. 22.-Rich-
mond defeated Rochester in an inter-
estiEg game today, 4 to Q. Crabble
and Herche were the opposing Twill
crs. the visitors having the better Of
Sthe duel. Herche yielded Ave bingles,
hut they came at opportune times
Jacobson and Hoelke each made three
hits, The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Games Today
st. Louis In Washington.
Detroit In Philadelphia.
Chicago In New York.
Cleveland in Boston.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
Totals .........3 5 2 10 "a
sBatted Tor Hercfe in ninth.


summary; Three base hfts--H oelke,
Jacobson. Priest Sacrifice hIts--Ei-
bel f2l Priest. Stolen hases--Herche.
..S'etnhrenner, Double plays--Siglin to
sAcAuley TO Hoelke CD: Steinhrenner
10 Priest Base on halls-~-OH Herche
2: or Crabb!e s. Struck out---Ry
Herch. ,, by Crabble. /. Umpires--
Freeman and Chestnut. Time-l:Ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
Totals :. .. ;. IS 3 z ~ Is
ROckv MOuut

Summary: Left on bases-Norfolk.
4; Rocky Mount. s. Earned runs.
Norfolk. 2; Rocky Mount, .. Stolen
bases--Moore, Calburt, e dward4
Kircher. Jarnian. Sacrifice fIieo--
Kircher. Parmelee. Two-base hits
Calburt, Edwards, Kircher. Double
plays-Spencer to Hartsell 70 Spen-
GER; Hartsell to Ripley to Manning:
Parmelee to Edwards. Number 81
innings pitched--By Jarman, 4; h.
Calburt. 8: by Eisel. 1: by Kircher, i.
Base hits--Off Jarman, 8; off Calburf.
2; off Eisel. 1; off Kircher, 1. Runs
Eisel, o.; Krcher. L; Stewart, s. Baso
on balls--Off Eisel, J.; off Stewart. 4.
Hit by pitcher-Jarman, /: Hartseil,
Stewart, Welcher. Passed balls
Spencer. 1. Time OF game--1: 1886.
Umpire--Caulifiowe Attendance
200.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

- CN8ns Apteo DR0m
Cnm1nG1on Hou6A
lndianaDolis. Ind. Au9. 33.-.Auguse
oafbeamaa. 80 tveaty-4our. Of Beech
Grows, was 0Aed u ana oo9en n city
Oouvt - = charge Ct peGlt lAroony
ana u sd costs On : chezes q ~
1ige3ng IN o6leAs.
rraAk Green. nleroAeSe peltoo-
man. tsetiaed that he caugAt darbsi-
eensptaA - Arrsst 0ArnelmAa nj 49,
unA1le - overcomA him until ar.
e14AE Datse alAsd hin.
. 0AF1elMAn's e1eNao Woe tha4 ~ 1o@'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Toscuto, Ont. Aug. 31--McTIgus
Aiew ND In the seventh today and
Prevalence won sasily. 8 to Q. Peters
80 the Toronto team handcufIed ali
~ way. besldes contributing q single
an0 : triple. which drove In three
fu1,A
0cors ~ innings: r. H. u.
Providence :. 900 001 lol-S o
4orcnto :. 900 900 ooo--o 3
"a Batteries: Peters ana Yelle: Mo-
xtGps and Hayden.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Gandil. Three-base hit--Mays. Sac
rince hit-Barry. Double plays
Speaker to Bagby to Daily: Barry to
Hoblitsel. Bases on baIls-Of Mays.
3. Struck out-By Bagby. 3; by Mays.
1. Umpires---oLoughiin and Evans.
Tfme--1:37.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
Standing Of C1uhs

Games Today.
Portsmouth in Petersburg.
Norfolk In Rocky Mount.
Newport News club Idle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

0c0fo ~ innineo: n
d. Louis ....... .ooa 100 600 600 oe--s
Washington 80. 900 no ee6 600 oo-l
SUMMARY Two-bass hits-.Aussin,
Foster. Thrss-hass hit-emltA. Dou-
bic plays-Judgs 70 Morgan; Foster 70
Judge: Milan to McBride. Hasee On
bAlls--o6 Weilman. 3: ofK 0ailia. q;
Oh Ayre1. !. Hits-O0 oalliA. 1 Il ..
Struck out-By 0allia. !: ~ Nsilman.
s: by AyrAA. :. Umpirss-Chill ana
Connolly. T1me-t:1k.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

70
ssBatted for Perritt In ninth.
Score by innings: n.
New York ......... 900 600 900
St. Louis .......... 200 DOL sos
Summary: Two-base hits-Doak
Hornsby. Snyder. Herxog, Wilson.
Three-base hit-Lone. Sacrifice hit
--Ames- Doubts pfays-Wtfson 70
1: OF MeAdows, 3: or Ames, i: on
Perritt, 4. Struck out-By Doak. 3;
by Ames, 3: BY Perritt Z. Umptres
-O'Day and Harrison. Tme--l:55.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

MAJOR LEAGUE
STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

q. Louis. q: New York. o.
Brooklyn. D: Chicago. I.
Boston, !: Cincinnati. 0 (iive In
nings, rain).
Philadelphia, 9; Pittsburs. , tnrst
camel.
Pittsburs. .: Philadelphia. 3 tsec-
ond game).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Rcsults Yesterday
New York, z; Chicago. 8.
Philadelphia, /: Detroit, o.
Boston, 8: Cleveland, 0.
St Louis. 3: Washington. 2 (four-
teen inningy).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Summary: Hita--On Tyson, IL In
1 - innings: of Pennock. 2 in l 1-3
inningS: on Triple. 8 In 8 innings: OF
bentley. : in innings. Base on
4AllS-On Tyson. q: off Triple. s.
struck out-By Triple. 3; by PEN
mock. /. Home run---Hartsell. Two
6ess hits-LAmar. caristrom. Hum
mel Sacrifice hits-Hartzell. Nc
Donald, 3: Hummel. Gill. Double
niayp-lTyson TO Mcdonald to Hum
mei; Mcdonald TO Hummel. Hit by
n1tchsr-By Tyson. Tippie. Um-
Sires-Hart and Buford. Time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
WOOD IN GREAT FORM
DEFEATS PETERSBURG
Ragged Work Behind Mullen Gives Pirates Two Runs
Third Is Fairly Earned While Coolers Fail to Hit &
Ban-Tars swamped BY Rocky Mount, is to-.


Rocky Mount Is: Norfolk, 2.
Portsmouth. 8; Petersburg, 0.
Newport News Idle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
GETS THIRD
OF ROCHESTER SERIES
Herschs Allows Half A Many Hits Crabbe But Lister
Saves SELF In Punches Sacrifices Work Wel-Freak
Homer BY Hartsel Wins For orioes-Newark
and Providence Win ),
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results YesEerday
vIRGINIAN6, q; Rochester, 2.
Baltimore, 3; Buffalo, 4 (ten In
nin&s).
Newark, =; Montreal. Q.
Providence, 9; Toronto, o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
Southern League

Nashville, Z; New Orleans. I.
Chattanooga, Z: Mobile, /.
Birmingha 8: Little Rock. o.
No others scheduled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

sBatted for SchaIk In ninth.
ssBatted for williams In ninth.
New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23

Totals ............a5 . 10 81 IL
sBAtted for Cheney In fourth.
ssBatted for Daubsrt in fourth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-23
Baltimore.

SBWILGu TOT IIppI6 III fIlntH.
Score BY innings: r.
DufSAio -. 800. 600 col aoi o.
baltimore :. -. 600 01o 012 is
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
THREE CHILDREN EACH
Rate Necessary to Maintain Popula-
ton, DIR. Sprague Declares.

New York, Dec. 26.-Every married
woman capable of bearing children
must at an average bring three chill
dren to maturity if the population is
to be kept up and not increased it
was declared here today at a meeting
of the American Genetic association
by DR., Robert ]. Sprague of the Mas
sachusetts Agricultural college. OF
the graduates of our women's colleges,
he said, only one-half ever marry and
the average number of children per
graduate is less than one"
The meeting is being held by the
association as one of the affiliated or
ganiZation taking part in the sixty
ninth convention of the American as
sociation for advancement of science.
Discussing 1.-The Constructive Aspect
of Birth Control" Doctor Sprague
went on to say that 'for one great
section of the population we need
birth control and for the other birth
release" He declared birth control
was practiced extensively among the
middle classes of our native popula-
ton in the industrial and intensely
civilized regions of this country"
On the other hand, he said, excess
sive birth rate, beyond the ability of
parents to support and beyond the re-
sources of the nation to provide op
portunities is one of the greatest evils
that can befall a people"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
RELATIVES KNOW NOW
Girl Secretly Married in Topeka Sends
for Her Wedding Certificate.

1t was roundabout midnight the
night of October 10 when Ruby Par
ker and Hazel Birchfield of Highland
Kan, hunted up L. L. Kiene, sheriff,
and enlisted his aid in locating the
probate judge. From that night until
today kiene has been carrying around
a marriage certificate and the facts
about secret wedding. Today he re-
ceived letter asking that the certifi-
cate be forwarded to a relative of the
girl.
The boy and girl stipulated at the
time of the wedding that it was to
be kept secret. Kiene couldn't find
the probate judge but he located Mrs
Mary Chaplin, then chief clerk in the
probate judges office. She issued the
license and performed the wedding,
then forgot about it. The girl was so
fearful some of her people would
learn of the midnight marriage that
she declined to take the certificate
Instead, she turned it over to the sher-
iff and told him to keep it until she
sent for it.
1t was stated at the time that the
girl was going to school at the En-
poria State normal and that the boy
was going to Montana Since then.
until today, Kiene had heard nothing
from either of them. Parker gave his
age as rs and Miss Birchfield gave
her age as %.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
Enemy Craft Routed.
HOW ABOUT ARMENIA?
German Head of Missionary School
Describes Turk Atrocities.

Paris. Dec. 26.-The Temp. refer
ring to the principle of the integrity
of small states, as expressed in the
American note. recalls Serbia. Bel
gium and Luxembourg and asks about
the Armenian massacres. 1t quotes
DR.. Martin Nepage. head of the Ger
man school at AleppO, the central
point of the Armenian deportations,
as saying:
IF the German government is un-
able to prevent the massacre of men,
women and children, the work of my
school can have no moral strength
with the inhabitants" The Temps
summarizes his report in which he
says that patches of deported persons
numbering thousands on their depart
ure from upper Armenia were re-
duced to 200 or 800 on their arrival
in the south. The Temps then quotes
the Turkish president of the commit
tee on deportations as saying:
I'VE want to destroy the name Ar
menian. The same as the Germans
desire to allow the survival of none
but Germans, we Turks want none
but Turks"
Such are the fact and texts" the
Temps adds, which we respectfully
dedicate to the impartial examination
of Mr.. Wilson"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
COLD WAVE COMING

Irnrnred IRON rage onei
or lower. Telegraph companies ex-
perienced much wire trouble today as
a result of storms and high winds in
other parts of the country and weather
reports were slow in coming.
Temperatures in the northweSte
United States ranged from to 20 de-
grees below zero and snow was falling
this morning in North Dakota. Rain
was general over Kansas and tempera-
lures in practically all of the state
were moderate. The lowest reported
was % degrees at Concordia. The
rainfall here was .46 of an inch Wich-
ita reports "a of an inch, while Con-
cordia received only trace of mois-
ture. The rain here was the heaviest
since November s. The wind was in
the west this morning and the sky was
clearing but the wind is expected to
shift 70 north tonight.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is so degrees, established
in 1908. The low record, 10 below
zero, occurred in 1892. This is also
the lowest temperature for the entire
month of December at Topeka in thir-
ty years time.
Storm Warnings Issued
Washington. Dec. 26.-Storm warn
ings for the Atlantic coast from Fort
ress Monroe to Jacksonville and for
the east gulf coast from Bay St Louis
to Rockwell, Fla. were issued today
by the weather bureau
The announcement said a disturb
ance over eastern Texas was east and
would cause strong northeast and ca
winds on the south Atlantic coast and
southeast to south winds on the ca st
gulf coast this afternoon and tonight
Rain and Thunder.
Atchison, Kan, Dec. Pa thunder
storm accompanied by a heavy down
pour of rain occurred here last night
and rain was general in northern Kan
sas as far west as Clyde
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
HIGHLAND PARK
Notes and personals from Highland
Park, by Mrs. o. Shaul. Telephone
1929 Nj

Mr. Van Rains of Victorville Calf. is
visiting his brother, John Rains, and fam
Miss Grace Frye is spending the Christ
mas vacation with her parents near Berry
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. E. d. Berridge left Monday
for Jacksonville. Florida, where they will
spend the winter. Miss Inez Berridge is
staying with Miss Helen Eberhart.
will be hostesses of the Chalitso club
Thursday 7 at the home of Mrs. Ferguson.
The Junior Athletic association is or
ganizing into three divisions with Edwin
heuenberger captain of the Whites: Clark
Swan, captain of the Blues They are
ready ready for dates with other schools for in
Merle Dean and Harry Ferguson spent
Ihqrsday and Friday in Kansas City.
al Mr: fr ana Mrs. W II. Coultis have return
the meeting of the State Grange
); W: Ferguson is in Pawnee county this
week on a business trip.
Miss Lucille Dodds is quite i'll at her
hone HI' Twenty ninth and Ohio streets. -ie'
spent Christmas day whit their mar.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Hickman of Polk
Mrs. F. w. Felten announces the eneaee
ment of her daughter Miss Hester Sc0vflIe
to MI w L. Plumley of Topeka The
nnfrag Mr ana VII Mrs take noGer place January B.
ana aae Mrs W. 4. Chubb and daughter,
Ms1d Ms5nfr FSarcb Mr and an Mrs j. Cnrrie. Miss
I
Christmas guests at the j. w. Currie home
on Monroe street S
Miss Mary Pinick and Miss Jessie Sbarn
of Onaga spent the early part of last weet,
with Mrs: ], w. Lamb. "eeA
Mr. and Mrs J. Tompkins attended the
tist church. p"p-
Jack Waggoner has returned from X
Y TO spend the holidays with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Waggoner
MI ana Mrs. y. Sims entertained with
family dinner Christmas day.
w
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Peters
and sons. Mr.. and Mrs. H D. Potter and
NE and Mrs W. f. Carter entertained
relatives at dinner Monday.
MI M; C. Sehaefer of Bethel spent the
Clenahan and family. -
Mr and Mrs. w. H. Coultis and Miss
Lille Couitfs went to Mission CenteT
to attend the wedding Of Miss Allie Buck.
man and Mr.. John White. Miss Buckman
is niece of Mrs. Coultis.
DR.. and Mrs. n. J. Taylor of Rerrv+on
are guests at the A. f. Dunlap home
Mr.. Brandley and family of South Hfrh.
land Park will leave the first of the vea
for Coffey county where they will reside
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
SHOULD GIRLS POP 1T?


Ever since the days of Caesar, and
the time when Rome was mistress OF
the, world, down thru the ages, thru
medieval and modern history to the
days of the 20th century, it has been
the custom of women to sit and wait
until the right man came along and
then to wait for him to propose.
Seldom, until recently, has woman
asked the man of her choice" to
marry her.
Yet the question has often been
asked: why shouldn't women pro-
pose?'
This question is brought out in
great force in the farce-comedy,
"Hobson's Choice" which will be pre-
sented at the Grand Theatre Saturday.
The question still persists: why
shouldn't women propose?
For the best answer of the question,
written not to exceed 100 words, using
only one side of paper. submitted to
the Contest Editor of the State Jour-
nal, before next Friday at noon, win
ner will be given prizes consisting of
a pair of choice orchestra seats for
( tHobson'S Choice" which brings out
the question of why women should not
be permitted to ask the man she loves
to marry her. The contest is not linn
tied to women alone. Men may enter
the contest
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
SEIZE $500 men
Germans Capture Two More
Rumanian Cities.
Russian Positions StOrmed;
Taken in BayOnet Fight.

Berlin, Dec. 26.-In Rumania $500
more prisoners have been taken by the
Teutonic allies the war office an
nounces.
The town of Filipechti. on the rail-
road between Buzeu and Brailia was
captured at the point of the bayonet
Strongly entrenched Russian posi-
tions on both sides of the village were
stormed the statement says.
Destroyers in Lively Battle.
Berlin, Dec. 26-(via Sayville Wire
less)-Four Austro- Hungarian des-
troyers in raid on the night of De-
cember %, sank two armed patrol
boats in the Otranto straits and on
their way back were blocked by at
least six enemy destroyers. according
to a Vienna official report received
here today.
"On the night of December 1928"
the statement said, -four Austro- Hun
garian destroyers. on raid in the
Otranto straights sank two armed
patrol boats after artillery combat.
"On the way back, the statement
continued, "at least six hostile de-
stroyers of greater size and speed, evil
IDENTIFY of the Indomito' class, blocked
the way of our squadron. A violent
artillery combat ensued.
Enemy Craft Routed.
lone of the hostile destroyers was
set afire and three others were several
times hit at short range.
1.-The enemy's sea forces, among
which there was one vessel of strong
er, unknown type, were routed
"Of our destroyers, one received
two hits in the funnel; another one
was hit on the superstructure:
Our losses We're one man dead, no
wounded
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
SANTA AT FRONT
Men in First Trenches Enjoy
Xmas From Home.
Chaplain in Uniform breaches
on "Peace on Earth"
u YHENRY MOOD.

with the French Army, Alsace
Lorraine, Dec. 25, via Belfort and
celebrated Christmas with the abso-
lutte conviction they will spend De-
eember rs, 1917, at home. They were
all certain the victories along the
Somme and at Verdun have establish
ed such an ascendancy over the enc
my that France and her allies will
make peace on earth, good will to-
ward men, reality.
Especially was the conviction of
peace within a year thru Frances
victory strong in trench No. at Bel
fort There the soldiers spent their
Christmas defending first line posi-
tions.
It's the men who are closest in
fighting contact with the enemy who
feel most strongly that they have at
tained a moral and material supe-
riority over the enemy that makes a
victory certain" explained an officer
commanding this trench. "All my
men during today have been writing
home expressing the firmest assur-
ance that they will pass next Christ
mas at thier own firesides.' g.
1t was this conviction-felt by every
poilu-that made every soldier rise
to exceptional efforts to render to-
days celebration memorable.
Hundreds of regimental letter car
riers became veritable-and heroic
Santa Clauses. They worked all Christ
mas evening and Christmas day. often
at great risk, under heavy she'll fire.
delivering to the first line trenches all
Christmas packages. Opening of these
parcels was the only celebration pos
sible in the first line trenches.
But in the rear the celebrations
were elaborate. There were Christ
mas exercises at all churches, where
operate singers, violinists and other
musicians now serving in the army
made up programs of entertainment.
I attended one of the celebrations in
a Protestant church where the audi
ence was made up of soldiers from the
trenches, children and villagers. There
was an elaborate program preceding
distribution of the Christmas presents
and the minister, wearing rough field
leggings and the uniform of an army
chaplain, preached a sermon.
1t was a discourse declaring that
not only civilization but even Chris
tianity itself was at stake in the pres
ent conflict
''The new Christian duty he de-
clared, ''is that of choosing and fight
ing for the nations whose civilization
and whose ideals render the carrying
out of the Christian life possible and
of choosing and fighting against those
whose acts show they would not per-
nit attainment of Christ's ideals''
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
CONFISCATE ARMS
Find Ammunition for Rebels in Cod
fish Packs.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 26.-
Porto Rico has been used as a base
of supplies for revolutionary ammuni-
ton for Santo Domingo, is the belief
of United States officials here. who
recently discovered and confiscated a
large quantity of revolver and rifle
shells, concealed in boxes of Goldfish
and destined for the neighboring re-
public. Two arrests were made fol-
lowing the confiscation of the ammu-
milton but when a grand jury investi-
cation followed it was discovered that,
altho the smuggling of ammunition
into Santo Domingo was prohibited,
there was no punishment provided by
the law prohibiting it,
Officials here believe that the sys-
tematic trafficking in munitions has
been broken up.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
TOO HOT TO PUBLISH
So Holland Sends Germany's Answer
Back for RemodclIing.

Amsterdam, Dec. 26.--The Tele-
graaf says it has reason to believe
that Germany's reply to Hollands
note regarding the deportation of Bel
gium workmen is framed in such
terms that it was inadvisable to COM
municate it to the Dutch parliament
and that the government has request
ed Berlin to alter the reply in such
a manner that it may be presented to
the parliament
The Dutch government last month
instructed it's Berlin representative to
notify Germany that the Belgium de-
portations had caused a painful i'm
preston in Holland. A Rotterdam
dispatch to the London Times Decem-
Der 5, said Germany had responded in
words which were tantamount to say
ing, Mind your own business"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
GOES TO NEW YORK
Nebraskan Becomes Vice President
American Press Association.

Norfolk. Neb., Dec. 26.-N2rris A.
Huse, editor and half owner of the
Norfolk Daily News. has accepted the
position of vice president of the Amer
lean Press association and will leave
Norfolk about January to make his
home in New York City. He will be
manager of the advertising depart
ment of the organization. The posi-
ton carries with it a flattering salary
consideration Gene Huse. brother of
the retiring editor. will assume edi-
torial management of the paper. He
has been business manager.
In his new work Mr.. Huss will be
the special representative in the for
eign advertising field of more than
5000 country newspapers and one of
his tasks will be to convert the coun-
try newspapers of America from un-
profitable or meagerly profitable en-
terprises into profitable ones.
Mr.. Huse has made the Norfolk
News known from coast to coast as
"the worlds greatest country daily"
and his training in this work was re-
sponsible for his new position. He is
"a years old.
Mr.. Huse is favorably known. in
Kansas; was one of the prominent and
interesting speakers at Lawrence last
May at the National Newspaper con-
ference
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
TRIAL WIFE MURDERER
Frederick l.. Small Charged With
UxOrcidc and Burning Cottage.

Ossipee. N. H, Dec. 26.-From a
panel of eighty talesmen, mostly
farmers, will be chosen the jury
which will listen to the evidence in
the case of Frederick L. Small
charged with the murder of his wife,
Florence Arelene Small
The trial is set to begin this after
non before Justice John KiveI
SmalPs cottage at Mountainview,
near here, was burned on the night
of September 2S. Mrs. Small's body
was found in the cellar the next morn
ing with a card about the neck, a bull
let wound over one eye and wounds
on the head. Small was in Boston
when the fire was discovered but i'm
mediately returned.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
A RECORD MAIL HERE
Topeka Postofficc Force Busy Playing
Santa All Day Monday.

Christmas business going thru the
Topeka postoffice this year broke all
records. More outgoing and more in
coming mail was handled during the
half dozen days around Christmas
than ever before.
On Friday 10000 pieces of outgoing
first class mail were handled besides
5000 parcel post packages. Christ
mas day eleven wagons were at work
delivering packages; three of them
hayracks. Every package had been
delivered before night