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The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
WIRES LAWSON
Tell Thomas w. to Put Up or
Shut Up on Wall st. Tip.
Will Re-IntrOduce Bill to Reg
ulate Stock Exchange.

Washington, Dec. 29.-R. L. Henry,
cha airman of the house committee on
rules, wired Thomas w. Lawson today
asking him to come to Washington i'm
mediately for a conference if he has
any information regarding leaks to
Wall street on President Wilson's
peace note.
Henry's telegram to Lawson fol-
lows:
.Mr. Thomas w. Lawson, Boston.
Mass.
MY Dear Sir:
Whatever you may think. the en-
tire world believes that President Will
son is striving for peace in Europe
All good men will say God bless the
man who takes even one step in that
direction
Instead of endeavoring to bring
this peace movement of the admins
tration into disrepute, as decent and
patriotic citizen you should be defend
ing it.
Don't try to besmirch this admin
istration by senseless generalities. If
you have any proof (Which 1 doubt
from the manner of your StatemenD
come Immediately to washington to
confer with me. If you have any facts
(Which L cannot think from your
methods) lay them before me and they
shall have the consideration due them.
You should now accept my invitation
and produce the goods.
Put up or shut up.
Cease slandering and libeling con-
gress and public officials or make
good on your charges.
(Sig.) Very truly yours,
"R. l.. HENRY,
Chairman Committee on Rules.
Will Put Bill in Congress.
Henry, after sending the telegram
said:
IF Mr.. Lawson states the truth
about Wall street and alleged leaks, it
conclusively shows that the bill to
regulate the New York stock exchange
should speedily pass and should even
be made mored rastic. Another month
should not go by without action by
congress.
II shall reintroduce the bill next
Tuesday.
I'VE, shouldp rotect the American
people against such crimes as the one
just perpetrated by Wall street, if Mr..
Lawson is anywhere near the truth
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
COUNTY TO PAY UP START OUT RIGHT
Chamber of Commerce Has
New Years Plans.
Real Reception Dance Party
Stunt for the Ladies.

The Chamber of Commerce will get
away from ''sordid" business New
Years afternoon and stage for the first
time a real social stunt for the wives
and sweethearts of the members A
committee including c. l.. Mltcneli'
chairman; H. H. Pugh, B. b. Eitelman,
H s. Putney, w. w. Webb, and ]. VIII
Kelley is making preparations for an
afternoon reception on New Year
afternoon.
AS the officers and board of direc-
tors will be the hosts for this occasion,
they will be the only persons present
who are expected to be dressed so that
they will be uncomfortable. They will
appear in full dress suits.
The Reception committee has issued
a statement that the dining room floor
will be cleared and the music will be
there. SO if any of those attending feel
that they want to dance, far be it from
the reception committee to try to stop
them.
The program committee, of which
H. H. Pugh is chairman, assisted by ].
Will Kelley and Ray Lattner. are pro-
viding an excellent program for the
afternoon entertainment, and are en-
deavoring to obtain some professional
vaudeville attractions.
The reception will be in progress
from 3 O'Clock in the afternoon until
6 o'clock. An entertainment commit
tee will meet the visitors at the head
of the stairs and see that the new
members meet the old members; that
one mans wife meets the other fell
lows wife.
In the committee rooms punch will
be served all afternoon.
I'VE wish everyone to know that
the reception Will be an informal af-
fair" said Mr.. Mitchell, ''altho the
hosts have been ordered to appear
in dress SUITS
Carnations will be given to all the
ladies bv Mrs. E. L. Overton, assisted
by friends chosen by her.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
THREE WIN PRIZES
MaybelIc Long Takes First Honors /
Essay Writing Contest.

Miss Maybelle Long, 1921 West
Sixth avenue, who is with the Crosby
Brothers company, took first honors
in the prize essay writing contest con-
test conducted for tickets to the COM
edy. 'Hobson's Choice" at the Grand
Saturday evening.
The other winners are:
c. Smith. 1921 Western avenue.
Miss Mary Willoughby.
The winners will call at the State
Journal for their prize winning tick
cts, complimentary to the performance
of what is termed by Manager Craw-
ford as one of the very best shows to
be seen in Topeka this season.
In her essay on why Women
Should Propose" the subject assigned
to the contestants. Miss Long said in
part:
Should women propose? Most en-
phatically they should. Often yOu
hear the vainglorious masculine boast
Marriage is but Il side issue with n
man." If this be true. then let woman.
to whom it means SO much. reverse
antiquated custom and do the choos-
ing. A refusal would be more
painful than to undergo the extended
freezing out process employed by
man upon finding his affection waning.
Eliminating this disagreeable feature.
valuable time would be saved and the
fair fisherman might in Biblical
history, go to the other side of the
boat and east his net again.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
HELP THE SHUT-INS
Auto Owners Arc Asked to volunteer
In Good Cause.

Hundreds of unfortunate children
will have the opportunity of Witness
ing the perturbation of one of the
most fascinating tales of adventure
ever written. at the Grand opera house
New Years day, as the guests of the
Topeka State Journal.
The tSate journal has secured hun
dreds of tickets for Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea- to be shown
all next week at the Grand These are
for the crippled children of Topeka
and the children of the Boys Indus
trial school, the Provident association
and the Orphans Home. They may be
secured upo napplication at the State
Journal office
To many of these unfortunate chill
dren it will be an impossibility to at
tend unless some Good Samaritans
possessed of autos, will volunteer the
use of their machines.
1t Will be a real joy ride for the
youngsters, and the pictures will give
them a real journey of joy under the
seain imagination.
Auto owners wishing to help in the
general happiness, notify the State
journal by telephone. $500, and they
Will be assigned to the CONVEYANCE Of
some shut-ins to the big motion pic
ture feature
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
Will Write Check for $27,319.95
in City's Favor.
To Cover Delinquent Tax Col
lectiOns of Many Years.

The city of Topeka won a big vic
tory today when the county commits
sioners served notice that a check for
$27,319.95 would be given to the city
Monday morning This is money for
delinquent taxes received at the county
treasurer's office for years and for
which Commissioner Wasson brought
suit in the district court.
1T means that it will not be neces-
sary to levy a judgment fund this
year." said Commissioner Wasson to-
day. THAT money will go into our
1917 judgment fund and will be used
in paying judgments obtained against
the city,
Wasson has been endeavoring to get
the money ever since he went into Of
flee. He finally brought suit in the
district court and obtained a judg
ment for $26,460, June IA, 1916. The
interest on this money since that date
is $S59.95, making a total of $27, 1885
to be received by the city Monday
morning
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The holidays have brought the annual in
crease in the number of weddings. Since
Christmas day licenses have been issued
from the Office of the probate judge to the
following persons:
Join f. Swisher. Topeka, age 3D. and
Mona Eslinger. Topeka, age 20.
Orlie Bingham. Blackwell, Okla. age %,
and Edna Mae Woodringer, Harveyville.
age IS.
Julian Bustos, Topeka, age %. and Fran
cisea Rodriguez, Topeka, age 22.
John A. Dunlap. Irving. age 81, and Marie
L. Thayer. Fostoria, age %.
james Cole. Topeka, age 26, and Mary
NJ Newell. Topeka. age &c.
Carl u. Walton. Harveyyille. age %. and
Maude L. BonIiam. Harveyville. age %.
William Gettler, Valley Falls, age 24, and
Mary Mosman. Carroll Ia, age 10.
David II. Smith. kirklin, Indiana, age 43,
and Ida Il. Griffith, Topeka, age a.
Vernie Collins. Luray, Kansas, age %,
and Alma Parsons, Winona, age 10.
Vergil May. Harveyville. age %, and
Lillian DeLong. Harveyville, age 16
Edward Il. Botsford. Newton. age 20,
and Enid Strickler. Topeka. age 26.
Harrison NJ Wolfe, Topeka. age IS, and
Leila Olive Gresson, Topeka. age IS.
Albert n Harline. Topeka age p, and
Frances Monroe. Topeka. age 19
Rov Lukens, Topeka, age %, and Kittie
NJ Lonergan, Topeka. age n.
Alva J. Carrel. Wakarusa. age p, and
Lila V. Bean. Auburn. age 81
Wende.. Oliver. Topeka. age %, and Lily
James, Aulne. Kansas age 10.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
ON FORGERY CHARGE
C. w. Horne Arrested at National
Hotel-Wanted at Wichita.

Upon the strength of a warrant is
sued from the city court of Wichita,
young man who gives the name c. W.
Horne, was arrested at the National
hotel just before noon today on the
charge of forgery. The arrest was
made by Tim Donovan, city detective.
Horne is charged with forging two
checks at Wichita, according to the in
formation the Topeka police have. He
claimed to know nothing about the
matter and asked to see the letter
upon which the arrest was based.
Horne is about twenty-five years of
age and is well dressed. He was regis
tered at the National and there was
mail waiting for him. He stated that
he had been working in Wichita but
knew nothing about any question: BILE
checks. He was booked but was not
placed in Jail, being allowed to re-
main in the lobby while he attempted
to communicate with friends at Wich-
ita.
Police say they have information to
the effect that Horne's father is a
minister and lives in Topeka but his
name does not appear in the city di-
rectOry
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
BAR RACE HATRED
Interstate Literary Association
Is Against 1t.
Several Interesting Addresses
at Day Session.

In calling to order the third days
session of the Interstate Literary asso-
citation, President G. c. Brown of
Wichita. condemned race prejudice,
race hatred, and race antipathy, de-
claring that any man who stirred up
prejudice is a dangerous man and it is
un-American and should not be toll
Grated.
The Open Door, discussed by
Lawyer Freeman Lenore Martin, open
ed the discussion this morning, and for
a while there was breezy time in the
convention. Martin told the members
of his race not to sit around and COM
plain, but do something themselves.
He declared that it is up to the colored
people to make place for their own
boys and girls, and prejudice is play
ing a part because it is cementing the
race and making them do things Thur
prejudice the voice of God is telling
negroes to do for themselves.
The address was discussed by H. /.
Monroe of Topeka, ". Bradshaw, Mrs.
G. Taylor of Newton; 1. Butler, M B.
Brown, George Hamilton, g. A Gregg
of Kansas City; d. w. Sampson Brooks
of Wichita; Fred Roundtree of To-
peka.
a WOman's Appeal.
Mrs. Villa Dwiggins of Kansas CITY
made strong appeal to the members
of her race in an address on weighed
in the Balance and Found Wanting.
The present European war was point
ed out as an example where the United
States was weighed and found want
ing, because of SO many things 1t mad
for years been looking to Europe to
supply. and when Europe was plunged
into war the country was thrown upon
its own resources. She urged the race
rot to grow dependent but learn to do
the things for itself that are needed to
b. done. She preached the doctrine of
self-hclp.
Miss Helen Forbes of the Topeka
Kappa. Zeta Who society. discussed
Racial Developments" This was fol-
lowed Icy an original l,oem by Tilford
Davis, Jr. of Kansas City. In his
opening Davis said that he was an
American citizen knowing his rights
but he found that he would have to
win them thru kind treatment, cour-
tesy and politeness. lie had made
many friencs among the best white
people in Kansas City, and was able
to approach them.
The association will close tonight
with an oratorical contest to be par
ticipated in by fourteen members of
the association.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Dunning have return
ed to their home in Reno avenue after
spending the holidays with their daughter
Mrs Minnie Dolstrom is i'll at her home
in Morris street; Mrs. Dolstrom is suffer
her foot last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Harper and son
Leon and daughter Mary Louise were din
ner guests Thursday of Mrs. II. l., JONES'
Grattan street.
Mrs. Blanche Maus of Auburn who un-
derwent slight operation at a local hos
pital Thursday of having her tonsfls re-
,xith Mr and fani5 Mrs. 6; II, Taylor entertained
Western avenue for Mr.. and Mrs. George f.
Cole. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Checksfield Mr..
W. Cole. Mrs: Harriet Checksfeld, Miss
Jessie Cole. Miss Harriet Cherry, Miss
and Mr.. Bert Anderson.
Mrs. Paul O'Harris is i'll of tonsilitis at
her home in Seward avenue.
Wilson Hutchinson of ouenemo, is a
guest at the F. F. Dawdy home.
in sklein street after spending Christmas
with his children in Pueblo. Colo
The c. W; p; NJ. of the Third Christian
8. Arrangements are being made for the
place of meeting and will be announced
Mrs. Louise L. Gill who has been ill the
past week at her home in Klein street is re-
The L. A. H. club will be entertained
January by Mrs. Charles Wemer at her
home in Highland Park. instead of January
as formerly announced
Mrs. Amy Athens who has been ill the
past week is recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A Mattingley. entertained
few friends at cards last evening in honor
of their house guests Mr.. and Mrs Clyde
Lowe of Wichita. The guests included: Mr.
and Mrs. Lowe. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank War
rem. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur George, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Landon. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Neil
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Lungstrom and Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Bushacher will entertain the
kewpie club next Thursday afternoon at
her home, Golden avenue
Mrs. g. Zimmerman was hostess Thurs
day afternoon to the Forget Me-Not club
at her home in Swygart avenue: The guests
Of the afternoon were: Mrs. T. Olderman.
Sprecher. Mrs. John Theuriing. Mrs. George
Noller. Mrs. Harvey Landon and Mrs.
Josephine FIeisch. In two weeks the club
will meet at Mrs Fleischs home. 22o
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fritze of 1874 Twiss
street. are the parents of son. born De-
cember 20. They will name him Herbert
The Rellvue Literary society will meet
with Mrs. w. e. Gilchrist. Eighth and
An entertainment will be given Saturday
night at the Knights and Ladies of Securi-
ty hall, by the outgoing noble grands of
the Odd Fellows and Rebeccas.
The Seward Avenue Methodist church is
now holding a series of evening services
services Mr., a. r. Bowers is the song
leader, and the pastor is the evangelist
preacher.
The service Saturday night will be diff
ferent. 1t will be holiness night. There
will be no sermon and no singing, but the
church will be open from six to nine
O'Clock: the pastor will be present. and all
persons who wish. may come in for private
prayer or meditation or council with the
pa stor.
Mrs. H. s. Wise has gone to Illinois to
visit her Darents. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Gaskill- She will return about the middle
of January.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
FROM | TO 5 YEARS
Jack Wright Guilty of Stealing
Auto Here.
Romance With Girl Ends in
RefOrmatOry Trip.

Jack Wright pleaded guilty today TO
aiding in the theft of Charles Cuth-
bert's automobile and was sentenced
to term OF from one to five years at
the state reformatory at Hutchinson.
Wright is only a boy. He says his
age is 19 years. He is said to be an
orphan but he has had a chance rs
and Mrs. H. Z. Pendry are close rela-
tives and have given him a lot of their
time and attention.
He had job on a Shawnee county
farm where he was earning $40
month in money and with board and
other considerations was really earn
ing about $50 a month. Officers say
he could have stayed all winter.
Farm life was dull for town boy
and one night about two months ago
he came to Topeka and hunted up his
friend George Cole. another boy That
night the new car belonging to Cuth-
bert disappeared. The next Gay it was
found mired in a mudhole west OF
Lawrence and the two boys were ar
rested by the Lawrence police.
They were brought back to the
Shawnee county Jail and released on
bond. Later it developed that they
were spending most of their time at an
establishment set up in the east part
of town by Marie Roaney- She pro-
fessed to be in love with Cole and
staged a motion picture love scene in
the county dIIO1ney OlllNc witch N~OAN
was taken to Jail. Four weeks later
Wright disappeared and Marie Roaney
disappeared with him. Apparently
she transferred her affections in the
meantime.
Wrights bondman sent l.. L. klene,
sheriff, after Wright and he located
him in St. Louis. When he found
Wright he found Marie Roaney- They
were broke and the girl begged
Kiene to bring her back to Topeka
with Wright He refused.
But I'll starve," she said u
haven't any money and 1 want to &c
back to Topeka"
"Oh, l guess you won't starve,' re-
piled Kiene, but here is two dollars
I'll loan you. l have no orders to
take you back to Topeka
Kiene brought Wright away and
left the Roaney girl in tears at the
station. Wright has been in Jail since
his return. Up until today he has
spurned all suggestions of plea OF
guilty but, acting upon the advice OF
his attorneys, Ed Rooney and Dougla:
Mote, he entered a plea today.
Coles trial on the same charge is
set for trial at the January term OF
the district court He is out on q
$500 bond
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
ROSS TO OPEN OFFICE
State Grain Inspector Will Locate
Near Board of Trade Rooms.

- Already Topekas board of trade
and the activities of her grain men
have brought something additional to
Topeka. George B. Ross, state grain
inspector ate luncheon at the Cham
ber of Commerce with the board of
directors of the new board of trade
today and announced that the state
grain inspection department would
open an office opposite the board of
trade room in the New England build
ing.
This announcement is only one of
probably dozen that are expected
soon relative to grain mems moving
headquarters to or opening branch
offices in Topeka. The board OF di-
rectors of the board of trade meet at
the Chamber of Commerce nearly ev-
cry noon to thresh out problems con-
fronting them in opening business in
TODeka
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ETHEL LONG, age 16, Daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Long, formerly of To-
peka, died today in Denver of tuberculosis
The family had lived at COG Lincoln street
until last October when they went to Den
yer on account of the girls health Mr..
Long was pressman at the Daily Capital
office for many years. A brother, Ray
Long, graduated from the Topeka high
school last spring.
ERNEST WALLACE, age t. son of Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Wallace, died Thursday
at the home, 511 Fairchild street. The fu-
neral was held today at the home. Inter
ment IN Rochester cemetery.
JAMES v. NEWHOUSE, of Topeka, died
in Knoxville Tenn. The funeral will be
held at 80 O'Clock Saturday afternoon in
Penwells chapel in charge of Lincoln Post,
No /, G. A. r., of which he was mem
ber.
PETER HEFNER. infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Hefner. died Thursday ut
the home, 536 Larch street. The funeral
was held this afternoon in st. Joseph's
German Catholic church Interment in
Mount Calvary cemetery.
JOSEPH M'CALL died today at his
home in Seabrook. Arrangements for the
funeral will be made later
VINCENT KACZYNsKI. age 81. died
this morning at his home, 5O1 Western
avenue Arrangements for tine funeral
will be made later
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
LEAGUE is In SESSION
Better Government Organization Meet
ing In Topeka.

Members of the legislative commit
tee of the Better Government league
are in session in Topeka this afternoon.
1t is probable that a definite program
will be prepared today and will be
shaped in time for presentation to the
statewide me citing of the league in
Topeka January 8.
Today's meeting is the second ses-
sion of the committee since the organi-
Zation of the league in Topeka early in
December. Prof. Frank w. Blackmar,
Judge Ruppenthal of Russell and 9TH
er men prominent in Kansas affairs
are attending the meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
JOIN FOUR STATES
Bell Phones To Be Taken Over
by Southwestern.
One Management for Kansas,
Mo-, Ark. and Okla.

st. Louis. Mo-, Dec. 29.-St. Louis
on January 2, will become the head
quarters of the largest telephone COM
pany in the west it became known to-
day. The public utilities commission
has granted the Southwestern Bell
Telephone company permission to in
crease it's capital stock from $2O,00O.-
coo to 5O,000,0O0. The Missouri cor
poration will take over the properties
of the Bell companies in Oklahoma,
Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
GETS WOLVES AT LAST
Frank Isbell Finally Closes Deal for
Wichita Ball Club.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 29.-F'rank Is
bell, owner of the Des Moines baseball
club in the Western league, purchased
the lease. grandstand and other i'm
proVements at Island park here today
Isbell also closed the deal for the
Wichita franchise which has been held
by the Western league and he will
place the franchise back in Wichita.
Isbell says he has several offers for
his interest in the Des Moines team
and he expects to close a deal in the
near future and move his family to
Wichita.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
WILL SEEK NO RIVERS
RooseveIt's Trip to Orient Purely for
PIeasure-He Sails Feb. Z.

New York, Dec. 29.-Colonel Roose-
velt starts on his Oriental trip from
San Francisco February Z. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. The
colonel goes first to Honolulu. After
visit to the Marshall Island group he
proceeds to Samoa
The colonel will be absent about
four months. He wishes it understood
that the tour is merely for pleasure
and that he is not in quest of more
whiskered birds or unknown rivers.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
LINCOLN POST NOTICE

Members of Lincoln Post. G. A. r.,
are requested to meet at o'clock Sat
urday at the hall to attend the funeral
of our late eomrade, J. V. Newhouse,
at PenwelFs chapel.
H. S. HALLECK, Post Comdr.
j. NJ. MILLER, Adjutant.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
TORNADO TOLL TWENTY
Six Dead Negroes Found on Plantation
Near Pine Bluff.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 2s.-The
finding of six bodies, all negroes. on
plantations near Pine Bluff, brought
the death list in Tuesdays tornado up
to twenty. Five of these were whites.
They were killed near Pine Bluff. The
others were negroes and were killed
near towns in the Pine Bluff section.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
To NfobiIize CiyiIians.

Paris. Dec. "a bill for civil mo-
bilization of all French citizens be-
tween the ages of II and 60 was in
troduced in the senate today by SEN
ator Henri Beranger.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
GET GAS NEAR BALDWIN
Well With Half Million Feet PrOduc-
ton Is Brought In.

Baldwin, Kan, Dec. ga gas we'll
estimated to contain five hundred
thousand cubic feet of gas has been
located six miles west of here, it be-
came known here today.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
FIGHT FOR ALLIES
10000 United States Citizens Nov
With Entente Armies.

Ottawa Ont. Dec. ga London
cable estimates that 10000 United
States citizens are now serving with
the allies. the majority being with the
Canadian forces.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29

New York Cotton Market
New York. Dec. 9-COTTON-Snot
quiet; middling uplands, 17.25. Saies
New York Money Market
New York, Dec. 29.-MONEY-Me Mercantile
paper, 4M4H per cent. Sterling, 60 dav
pills, 4il12; commercial, 60 day bills. on
panks, pan 4,liA commercial. 60 day bills,
I'll; demand, 4-753s: cables, 4.76 Zig
Francs. demand. 5.s41a. Marks. demand.
t2Ss cables, 1312- Kronen. demand, liz !:
cables, II q. Guilders, demand. 4Osl cables
4O1s. Lires, demand, Csc: cables. G.S5
Rnbles, demand, 303s cables, 3Ol% Bar
silver, l5asc: Mexican dollars 5s1kc. Gov
ernment bonds. steady; railroad bonds
firm Time loans, easier; GO and 80 DAYS
and months, 3A64
Call money. steady; high. 3: low. 2N ::
=; offered at 214 '
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29
EAST SIDE

Notes and personals from East Side.
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street,
telephone between and 10 a. m, $3.50 !;
other hours, 1851 K-2