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The Monticellonian., 1916-06-08

In the recent school election at
school tax was only four. At Ashdown
only two men voted against the school
tax and the Little River News thinks
these two voted against 1t by mis-,
take
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
How to
Get a Pony

/. Collect Fleisohmanns Pony Contest Labels # from
bread made with Fleischmanns Yeast
Get Pony Contest Envelope from your baker grocer
5. Put your labels each week in Pony Contest Envelope
Seal it. Write on it your name, address and number
Of labels Give it to the storekeeper on Tuesdays
only or bring it to Fleschmann's Pony Contest
Headquarters Saturday. Such envelopes will
be sent to the Feischmann Company for counting.
4. The first tIms you in labels ask the baker or
grocer for q Receipt Card. Keep this card Bring
il when you turn in labels. The storekeeper will sign
and mark on it the number of labels each time
5. Get from your baker grocer Pony Solicitation
Cards. Write yourname on them on blank line at top
alsothe name of the from which you get them on
blank line at bottom. Go to every home in your
neighborhood Give a card to the ladv ask he! &c
help you get Pony by saving labels for you
Rock Island Argus., 1916-12-08

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ceased. the unknown #sla 81 widow
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ceased George n. Lynda the unknown
heirs or daE5sees af George = ash1-.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-12-08

puts ii. until they had had the exper-
fence oE tNo crops.
T1ev are proud 81 ehe crop for the
crop sake. bur they don't seem 10 be
aware af the remarkable effort fl re-
aairea Of them fa 10 the fertfIzlag
blowing narrowing. seeding anu aar-
vH4ang When one .aIks t0 them about
ft taeg teiI him fo 50 and see the crop
sha1 38adeuolseLIe Afarfha Bon E'eEe
zae from 71-aerH farm al SerriEDE-
#a-Brassa which promises 50 eoastt-
sas- the record tor glr farming during
-na HaE HHan the yield is finally meas
r-az Like tae soldiers Of France.
.lesa heraHnes of she rear take 10
u-s Individually. there are So many
rHe- sa-. Haa have done as well
Red tape the paralyzlng force that
even ln- rea@ aslaIGE Of tals epic per
aaa has NOT yet vauqa5saea withheld
from the farms tae asa The goTerala e3l
wished 10 supply. excepting 10 rare
eases H tHa seeding - Iaa farm
Garnan prisoners 81 Wat. volunteers
from taa camps as sntaraaa civilian
au4.rtaus and Germans. annam5tes
frapartaa from Irao China 6sbEles
hrauzht araw raa mountains 5t A-
aarsa. Seuaa5e from tae West Alrl
Fan coast. 4 faw 1arrEfaria#s au leave
good MANY Partisan school aas ana
asa bar NOT least Ehe American sett=
binder helped W5ta tHH harvest aai
ueH the exception oE the se.E-H#naaE
the help eas available only u scat
tered Spot
majestic German porter g r.
palace hotel. who In oa 81
r-s-a wore more geld braid Hhaa ems
aHa-a lbs the war end enc - Eas
Haa# walters gE 9GH H@=r know ST res
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
COMPEL SANTA FEE TO STOP.
Utilities Commission Files Petition
! With Supreme Court.

The state public utilities commission
f1led petition with the state supreme
court late Friday afternoon, asking a
peremptory mandamus order compel-
ing the Santa Fe to stop passenger
trains Nos. 100 and 21O at Argentine
TO take on and discharge passengers.
and to compel the road to sell tickets
to and from Argentine and all other
stations where the two trains are regu-
larry scheduled to STOP
The move was the outgrowth of a
fight over the alleged evasion of the
interstate rates by passengers from
Kansas going to Kansas City, Mo. The
fuss started when Kansas City, Kan.
thru It's city attorney, filed a com
paint against the road with the nublic
utilities commission, alleging that the
proper handling of the city's passenger
traff1c depended on having all trains
stop there.
After hearing the evidence. the
commission granted an order com
pelllng the Santa Fe to stop the trains
at the Argentine station. The order
was granted October 9, 1916
the Santa Fe asked the federal dis
trlct court of the Kansas district to
set ASIDE the order, alleging that t
was an attempt on the part of the
pubilc utilities commission to assist
the citizens of Kansas in eyading the
regular interstate schedule of rates
filed and in force by the Santa Fe.''
NOW the commission has come back
with an appeal to the state supreme
court, for a mandamus writ com
pelling the road to stop its trains
there
According to a federal statute.
passed in 1918, the state court has
prior jurisdiction over the interpreta-
ton Of the constitutionality of state
laws or orders issued under power
given by state statutes. Therefore the
commission has gone to TIE supreme
to
opened in the federal court by the
Santa Fe.
The federal statute in regard to the
jurisdiction of the state court was ap-
pealed to for the first time, in this
state, when the petition was filed Fri
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

on the stock, was made Wednesday in
Chicago. Committees representing the
holders of both common and pre-
ferred stock, and the debenture bond
holders as well, ratified the plan.
The reorganization scheme is prac-
ucally the same as. that which was
agreed on last summer after thoro
financial and physical examination of
the road by experts. Full details will
be announced later
The result of the adoption of the
plan has been a strengthening of the
stocks on the New York market, al
ready, and officials of the company
are optimistic as to the final release
of the road from the hands of a, re-
ceiver.
In 1908, on April 20, there was a
surplus of 413,338 cars on hand, the
largest recorded in the report. Again
in the period from October Is, 1914,
to February L, 1915, the net car sur
plusage was so large and the railway
conditions So acutely depressed, that
the association, as a measure of econ
omy, temporarily discontinued the
compilation.
The number of freight cars owned
by the railroad companies in the past
eight years during which the figures
have been reported, increased from L.
991.557 on July 1, 1907, to 2,447.17S,
on July 1, 1916, which is an increase
of nearly half a million.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.

WHAT A COMMUNITY THINKS TO-DAY INDICATES
WHAT 1T WILL BE TOMORROW. THE BUSINESS OF
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IS TO MAKE PEOPLE
THINK AND THINK WITH A PURPOSE.
If Topeka to the Thinking Machinery of To-
peka be set motion and kept running by its best
citizens.
The who understand Topekas problems; who have
vision of her possibilities and who will work for her adj
should be continuously organized to operate Topekas
Thinking Machinery. The Chamber of Commerce is the
medium thru which this be accomplished
Business in the past have not taken important
part directing the thought and the affairs of cities
they should They frequently Let George do it.
times this neglect caused the communities actv
fall the control of who neither under
about public welfare The business
should his responsibility make the public think In
order to do this he must think himself.
find the best of the communicative community
thought and acon-to them thinking
of Topeka and get them to make the public think
in the terms that is the first function of Chamber
of Commerce
gives cities opportunities 1t the energy and
intelligence of men that make it great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
NEAR END OF TOUR
Santa Fe Officials Are Winding Up an
Inspection Trip.

A special train carrying several of
the general officers of the Santa Fe
passed thru Topeka Friday night at 1 !:
o'clock, on the way to the Chicago
offices of the company
The party had been on an inspec-
ton trip over the western part of the
system 1t included E. P. Ripley,
president of the road; W. D. Story,
vice president; w. J. Black, passen-
ger traffic manager; F. B. Holton,
freight traffic manager; E. J. Engel
assistant to the president; W. D.
Hines, chairman of the board of di-
rectors; J. r. Koontz, general freight
agent; F. c. Fox, general manager of
the eastern lines; E L. Copeland. sec
rotary and j. NJ Connell
general passenger agent.
Copeland. Koontz and Cornell
stopped in Topeka. The other Off
Gals went on to the Chicago offices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
SWAYZE DENIES 1T
County Clerk Ridicules Report of His
Alleged Fight on Raub.

There is absolutely no foundation
for the story to the effect that I in
tend to hold up Kent Raubs election
certificate because of promises he is
alleged to have made during the cam
paign.''
That statement was made today by
o. K. Swayze, county clerk, and he
tried to emphasize each word.
1.-The story is made out of whole
cloth,'' he continued. 81 do not now
and never intended to turn a hand in
the matter. 1t is none of my business.
have never said L would hold up
Raub's election certificate. that I
would lodge a complaint, formal or
otherwise, with the county attorney
or move a finger whatsoever.
THAT story is one of the most pre-
posterous things I have had occasion
to read. Democrats have come to me
as county clerk and intimated that
they intended to protest against the
issuance of the certificate of election
to Raub because of promises of ap-
pointment made during his campaign,
but personally I have had and will
have no part in it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
KILLS MEXICAN WOMAN
Teofila Hernandez Shot Because She
Spurned Mans Attentions.

Teofila Hernandez, a young Mex
lean married woman, was shot and
killed in her own home, Friday even
ing, presumably because she spurned
the attentions of Camuto Cabrial.
Three bullets entered her body and
she died instantly. She was dead
when county and city officers reached
the scene of the shooting, 513 East
Fifth street. Cabrial was captured by
Hugh Larimer, undersheriff, few
minutes later, less than a block from
the house.
Neighbors of the Hernandez wo-
man and her husband told the officers
that Cabrial had been annoying the
woman for some time; that he fire.
quently went to the house and at
tempted to get in but that Mrs. Her
mandez slammed the door in his face
About $50 o'clock Friday evening
Cabrial went to the house. knocked,
and Mrs. Hernandez went to the door.
She saw Cabrial and shut the door
quickly. He made no attempt to enter.
He drew a revolver and fired three
shots thru the door, two of them TAX
ing effect.
Then, neighbors say, Cabrial went to
the back door, forced his way in and
fired more shots at the PROSTATE body.
There was another woman in the
house and she heard the Hernandez
woman call after she was shot. After
the shooting the Mexican walked down
an alley, reloading his revolver as he
went. When the officers arrived few
minutes later he was walking back to
join the crowd collected at the house.
man pointed him out to officers and
Hugh Larimer walked towards him.
The Mexican reached towards his gun.
but threw up his hands, when Larimer
drew his revolver.
20 ioI foin HI inn I Ia
pointed to the loaded revolver as his
alibi Officers say that while the gun
was fully loaded it smelled of freshly
burned powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
SPECIAL TO LAWRENCE
Santa Fe VIII Put on Big Train for
Tiger-K. q. Game.

For the accommodation of Tope-
kans who will attend the Kansas
Missouri Turkey Gay football game at
Lawrence the Santa Fe railroad will
run a special train Thanksgiving day
from Topeka to Lawrence and return.
The special will leave Topeka at
o'clock on the afternoon of November
80 and will run to Lawrence without
stops, arriving at destination at las
o'clock.
At the Santa Fe depot in Lawrence
special street cars will be waiting to
carry the visitors to the grounds On
the return trip the special will leave
after the game at $50 o'clock, ar
irving here at $50.
1t is expected that many football
followers from surrounding towns will
ride regular trains to Topeka and
catch the special to Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
LOSE SAFETY FIRST SLOGAN
Railways May Adopt New us 1t Safe
Plea to Public.

There is a possibility that the slogan
Safety First which has played so
large a part in industrial and mercan-
tile life, and which has been taken up
and adopted into the phraseo1ogy of
politics and slang, is about 20 be lost
to the railroad mans vocabulary. The
slogan has played a very important
part, especially recently.
Now it is suggested, in one of the
trade journals. that it be supplanted
by the interrogative phrase, rs 1t
Safe?" The argument for changing
the phrase is that it will have more
force if asked as a question before the
performance of some task, because
the worker will stop to reason out the
safety or danger of the operation
which he is about to perform.
One of the English railroads has al
ready declared in favor of repla cling
the old catch phrase with the new,
and the London Omnibus company is
making the same change in the safety
propaganda which it carries on. Some
of the American railroads are serious
ly considering the same STEP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
WEEK OF PRAYER ENDS
1t Will Conclude With a Vesper Serv-
ice Tomorrow

The meeting tonight and the vesper
service tomorrow will conclude the
Week of Prayer" at the Y. w. C. A,
altho Mrs. Katherine w. Eddy, MAJ
tionally-known association worker,
will do some follow up" work Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. E. G. Smith will be the speaker
tonight at the Y. W. and her theme
will be Missionary Work in the Eu-
ropean Countries and Canada" At
the vespers tomorrow at AIS o'clock
Mrs. Joseph P. Hicks will give the
final prayer week talk on Are You
Looking Ahead" Miss M. Frances
Cross, city secretary of the west CEN
trail field of the association, will ar
rive in Topeka tonight and is expected
to contribute a short address to the
vespers program.
Mrs. katherine Eddy will arrive
Monday afternoon and will speak to
the high school girls Tuesday after
noon and the Foreign club TUESDAY
evening at o'clock. Wednesday noon
she will address the Washburn Y. w,
c. A.
The Week of Prayer which has
been observed in thousands of associa-
tons all over the world, has been a
big success at the local Y. w. Hun
dreds OF women have turned ont for
the daily services
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
1915 CAR SHORTAGE.
Present Situation Is an Outgrowth o.
Conditions.

Conditions.
That the car shortage which has
been affecting the shippers of the
west, and particularly the grain farm
ers of Kansas, is a recent outgrowth
of conditions, is indicated in a report
made public by the American Rail-
way association recently.
The report gives a tabulated state
ment of the number of cars on hand,
idle, or the car shortages, for every
month of the past eight years.
Tie shortage on November 1 was
los, 01C, the largest in the eight years
that the check has been kept by the
association on its cars, except on Feb
ruary 6 of 1907, when the roads
lacked 137,S47 cars of having the
number they needed.
The greatest continuous shortage of
the eight years is reported for 1907,
1nen for eight months of the year,
the roads did not have enough cars to
meet their needs.
In 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914 and
1915, no shortage was reported.
The first shortage of the year 1916
occurred in March, when the roads
were 1887 cars behind.
Surplus cars were on hand, idle,
turnout the months of April, May,
June, July and August. On August 1
the re were 9,762 idle cars available
Since that time the deficit in roll
ing stock has increased steadily. On
September 1, it was 1873; on Octo-
Der /. 60,697; on November 1, 10S,-
010.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

course on the rights of the mere male
in his talk on 1.-The Sphere of Man"
This is Doctor Kulp's first address,
outside of the pulpit of the new
charge Doctor Kulp's address is I'M
and for men only.
Tomorrow will be Everybody to
Church Day. at the Walnut Grove NJ.
E. church. Two sermons will be
preached by the Rev. E. w. Spencer,
the pastor. His morning subject will
be The Christian Life and Church
Membership" and his evening theme
will be on The Mystery of the Chris
tan Life"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
A. o. U. w. Notice

Members of Upchurch lodge No. PA
are requested to attend the funeral of
Dr.. S. A. Beam Sunday afternoon at
S:So o'clock. Funeral services at resi-
dence. E. c. CONRAD. NJ. w.
H. G. THOMPSON, Recorder
(Advertisementl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
a. f. and A. NJ. Notice.

The members of Orient lodge Ne.
OIL, A. F. and A. NJ, will meet at Ma
sonic Temple Sunday, November 10,
at o'clock p. m. sharp, to attend the
funeral of our beloved brother, Silas
A. Beam. All Master Masons in good
standing invited
JOHN WILTON. Master.
EVAN DAVIS, Secretary
advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

on all available land. A short dis
lance south of Augusta a farmer is
drilling a we'll in his back yard.
Down in a valley west of the city
are the famous twin wells, one $500
feet deep and the other 100. Both
are humping oil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
THE SPHERE OF MAN"
DR.. Edmund J. Kulp Speaks at Wal
nut Grove Church Monday.

DR.. Edmund ]. Kulp, the new pastor
of the First M. E. church. will pro-
vide a surprise at his lecture before
the Walnut Grove brotherhood Mon
day night. He has put the reverse
English on the time-honored subject,
THE Sphere of Woman" and will dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
ROCK ISLAND AGREEMENT.
Shareholders Stand $40 Per Share As
sessmcnt for Reorganization.

The formal agreement of the share
holders of the Rock Island to the plan
for the reorganization of the road
with an assessment of $40 per share
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18
CARS SHY
Situation Continually Growing
Worse, Says r. r.. President.
Urges Mutual Sacrifice by Ship
pers and Railroads.

Louisville KY, Nov. &c. H.
Markham, president of the Illinois
Central railroad and chairman of the
special commission appointed by the
American Railway association to dis
cuss the car situation with Commits
sioner McChord, has issued a state
ment to the effect that the car short
age is due entirely to the European
war and the disturbed ocean shipping
facilities. He declares the shortage
of cars thruout the United States on
November 1, exceeds a million cars
and is continually growing worse.
Both shippers and railroads must
be prepared to sacrifice some present
advantage for the sake of the COM
mon good" Markham S statement con-
tinues. The federal and state COM
missions should approve the applica-
ton of the railroads for increased de-
murrage charges and for other rules
that will make for increased car eff
cheney"
Mr.. Markham calls the car short
age AN emergency growing out of the
war;
Not only in the bulk of the traffic
far in excess of what it has been,' ac-
cording to his statement, but the war
has created demands for SO many new
kinds of traffic and from so many
sources of traffic that many abnormal
movements OF freight nave TAKEN pIdCe
in unaccustomed directions, thus plac-
ing entirely unexpected burdens upon
, facilities of the railroads, shippers and
consignees.
Empowered to Fix Penalties.
The American railway association
has delegated full authority to this
commission to handle the car inter-
change question. We propose to in
crease the per diem charges on De-
cember 1, on which date we expect the
proposed increase in demurrage
charges will go into effect. We also
propose to put into effect penalties for
diversion of and delays to equipment
on January 1, the earliest practicable
date.
In the meantime, the committee of
transportation officers cooperating
with the Interstate Commerce COM
mission at Washington swill obtain re-
liable information as to the actual
shortage existing in different parts
of the country. The net car shortage
on November 1. was 1O8, 600 cars, and
it is daily becoming greater. 1t ex-
pected that it will grow much worse
with the approach of winter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

Plain and fancy satin
and taffeta Ribbons up 10
4 inches wide; all colors-
regular 15c Ribbons on
sale after z this Eo
evening.
limit of ten yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

Women's black and tan
Isle and cotton Hose;
mostly small sizes in the
black-regular Csc values
on sale after Z this o.
evening. ........
limit of three pairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

Women's and children's
Handkerchiefs; init i ais,
embroidered corners and
colored designs - regular
sc ones on sale On
after 7 o'clock. ...... 49,
limit of ten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-18

Exactly half price for 21x2T-
inch Pillows of good quality feath-
tight" ticking-s2.50 pair 81 Ok
values, after 7..-.... PAsNO
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-24
MACHINE GUN PRACTICE.
Students at A. & N. Summer School
Given First Lesson.

Machine gun practice for the stu
dents OF the rural life school and sum
mer normal in session at the A. & NJ
College who are specializing in mill
tary tactics was conducted this az
ternoon by Lieutenant James X. hill
U. s. A., professor OF military science
and tactics.
The college has two standard ma.
chine guns. The public school teach.
ers enrolled in this work we're given
their initial trial at the shooting
game yesterday afternoon at the
college target range. The use OF all
regulation firearms. history and or.
ganization Of the army. and military
principles will be stressed at the sum.
mer course.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-24
WILL REMAIN IN BRYAN

VIII Lyon. who for the past several
years had been connected with Bell
Brothers in the grocery business here
has changed his mind about leaving
this city. He had planned to leave
here about the first OF the month bu,
will on next Monday morning enter
the employ OF Jesse Hensarlin. the
groeeryman. WIN says that Il was
all right to talk about leaving Bryan
but when II came right down TO hik.
Ing out he lost his nevre because he
believes this is the best town In the
world. The Eagle Joins with his many
friends in saying that we are glad he
viii remain.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-24
BOHEMIAN GIRL IS
VICTIM OF BRUTE
Nine Year Old Child 10 Assaulted by.
Negro Boy Fifteen Years Old on
MInter Springs Road,

Considerable excitement was caused
about one and one.half miles south NJ
College yesterday afternoon when Il
was reported that negro bow tx
years old had attacked and ASSAULTED
q bohemian girl only 0 years Old.
me horrible. affair occurred on 4
small branch just short distance of
the 'Minter Springs road. The negro
boy, whose name was given as Lewis
parks, was arrested by Sheriff r. G.
Num- soon after the occurrence and
was lodged in the Brazos county jail.
The fact that the father OF the young
girl was gone from home at the time
is probably the reason that summary
violence was. not issued to the negro
brute.
From the story told there were quite
a number of children down on the
branch playing and the negro an.
preached them and after getting the
child away from the rest OF the crowd
accomplished what has already been
told.
The young victim OF the attack is
reported to be doing well and in a
short time will be all right again.