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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17

motion to adjourn was put it was to
adjourn until tomorrow morning Or
dinarily the second meeting of the
week is held on Thursday
Senator 1. NJ Nahin of Smith county
arrived in Topeka Sunday. fully eX-
pc ting to take his wife home from
Christ's hospital, where she underwent
an operation more than i month ago.
Upon the advice of =, physician it was
decided to keep Mrs. Mahin in the hos
pital a few days longer. It is the sec
ond operation performed on Mrs.
Mahin. While the senate was in ses-
sion last winter she was taken here
for an operation
W c. Glenn. a nonresident owner
of lots on Grand avenue, objects to the
lowing a petition for the paving of
that street between Tenth and Hun
toon. In a communication to the
commission, reed today, he declared
that there will be a full investigation
of the petition and court action if
necessary. Mr. Glenn lives in Los
Angeles. He owns 500 feet fronting
on Grand avenue.
Two men at the Masonic temple pre-
pare and help eat more banquets than
any other couple in the state. They
are James B. Doncyson and BILLY"
Bond Two or three banquets a week
are eaten by Mr. Doncyson. and
Billy Bond has no idea of how many
thousand banquets he has prepared
since he came to Topeka. It's no
quet any more, according to Mr.. DON
cyson, who says that he would much
rather go home and eat a steak
''SmOthered' in onions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
5000 WALK OUT TODAY
Women and Girls Demand More Pay
and Better Conditions.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 17.-Gar-
ment workers numbering about 5000
struck here today for higher wages
and better working conditions. About
ESQ factories are closed. The opera
tors say several thousand non-union
workers will join the strikers. Nearly
all of the strikers are women and
girls. All of the factories are Qicketed
The demands of the strikers are for
fifty-hour week; a maximum of four
hours a night when working nights;
fifteen per cent increase in wages;
a minimum wage of Sc a week for
women and So for men; the appoint
ment of grievance and arbitration
committee, and the supplying by en-
pIoyers Of all materials used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
To CONFER WITH BOSS
Miners Seek to Revive Four-State
Agreement With Owners.

Indianapolis, Jan. 17.-While dele
gates to the biennial convention of the
United Mine workers, which opens
Tuesday we're gathering here today
from different parts of the United
States and Canada, officers of the.
union were endeavoring to reach an
agreement with coal operators from
the central competitive bituminous
districts for a wage conference after
the convention adjourns.
The central competitive districts are
made up of Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, soft coal fields.
The mine owners in these districts
formerly had a four-state agreement
with the union miners, but it was
broken up several years ago; since
which time each state concluded its
own contract with the union EN-
ployees.
AT a conference here today between
the officers of the union and repre-
sentative of the operators plans We're
made to bring about a new interstate
agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
PLAN is GIVEN UP
Chief Parsons VIII Not Resign to
Permit an Increase in Salary.

II. G. Parsons, chief of police, will
not be asked TO resign in order that
his salary may be raised. Mayor J.
F. House and the members of the city
commission have been talking the
matter over. There was no friction
over the plan proposed by Mayor
House but after discussing it thor
oughly it was determined that per-
haps it would not be a good prece-
dent to establish.
Mayor House and certain members
of the commission thought Chief Par
sons should have more money for the
work he is doing. There appeared TO
be no way to increase his salary dur
ing his term of office. In fact the
law expressly prohibits the commits
sion from changing the salary of an
official during the term of office for
which he is appointed. Mayor House
proposed that Parsons resign. that an
ordinance be passed raising his salary
and that he then be reappointed. 1t
was plainly an evasion of the law and
the mayor made no effort to make it
appear otherwise. And because of the
precedent it would establish that plan
will not be followed. The desire to
increase Parsons's salary, so far as the
mayor is concerned. stands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
WILL OFFER AN ALIBl
Arthur Hopkins Arraigned on Charge
of Stealing an automobile.

Trial of Arthur Hopkins. colored
began this morning in the first division
of the district court before Judge
Dana. Hopkins is charged by the
state with stealing an automobile be-
longing to DIR. Charles R. Silverthorne.
Rock Island surgeon for the Topeka
district.
The automobile was stolen from the
street in front of Silverthorne's local
office, S23 Kansas avenue, during the
latter part of last October during the
night. The next day Hopkins was ar
rested in Kansas City and was in pos
session of the car. according to county
officials Hopkins claims he obtained
the car from another man. His de-
Tense, according to J. ]. Schenck. one
of his attorneys, will be an alibi in the
form of a deposition which states that
he was in Kansas City on the night of
the robbery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
MOHLER HAS PLAN
Secretary Board of Agriculture
Would Arouse Interest.
Wants More Farmers to Attend
the SOciety's Meeting.
THERE ARE 177.OOO IN STATE
Only a Few Hundred Attend
the Annual Convention.
Legislature Will Be Asked to
Take Some Action.

State legislation may be enacted to
promote interest in the meeting of the
state board of agriculture. A plan is
being considered by ]. c. Mohler, sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture, which may result in a complete
change in the present basis of repre-
sentation and create more general in
terest in the big annual meetings in
Topeka.
Under the present system, members
of the board draw per diem for at
tending the meetings. This year few
hundred farmers and stock raisers
paid their expenses to attend the ses-
sions. But the crowd was decidedly
small. Its attendance didn't compare
with the big annual meetings of the
teachers, the Sunday school teachers,
the grange. the Anti-Horse Thief as
sociation and a half dozen other big
conventions. Yet there are $4,000
farmers in the state.
1t is proba BILE that when the 1917
legislature comes to Topeka that bill
may be introduced which will cut out
the per diem for members of the state
baord and that the state will get be-
hind the agricultural meetings in a
way that will bring the real. actual
farming farmers to the meetings Some
of the best speakers available talk
here during the agricultural meetings.
Wish There Were More
The members of the board stand in
the hotel Hobbies and wish the atten-
dance might have been greater. But
each year it is just about the same.
The system held true during the reign
of Mothers predecessor. But now it
is due to change
/ Mohler was today in conference with
Governor Capper and other state Of
ficers regarding a plan to increase in
terest in the agricultural meetings. The
governor and other officers agreed to
stand with MohIer in an effort to put
the big farm meetings on the map.
Now the secretary of the state board
is working out a plan which will mean
a real convention in the future.
1--WE secure some of the best talent
in the country for the meetings here.
Mohler said today. But the atten-
dance of real farmers. the men who
would profit, is decidedly small The
meetings are matters of state wide
concern and every farmer in the state
would benefit by coming to Topeka
during the meetings"
1t is possible that the legislature
may be asked to set aside funds for
boosting the agricultural meetings and
for advertising purposes. State Off
Gals believe that any reasonable plan
which will tend to increase the atten-
dance at the meetings will meet little
il any opposition in the legislature and
that state aid will next year be pro-
vided for promotion of interest in the
annual gatherings Of the agricultural
hoard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
KICK HAS NO EFFECT
Missouri Commission Refuses Further
Hearing on Railroad Rates.

Jefferson City. Mo. Jan. 17.-All
petitions for a rehearing of the Mis-
souri, railroad rate cases were denied
by the motion of the public service
commission today.
The commission made slight reduc-
tons in the rates on cord wood. brick
and stone. but made no further
changes in the new rates already used.
Under a former order, however, the
new rates are suspended until March /.
The railroads objected principally
to that feature of the recent rate de-
cision that compels them to sell inter
changeable and transferable mileage
books at cents a mile, though they
are authorized to charge 2 y cents for
one way tickets and 2A cents for
round trip ticket The present intra-
state rate is two cents straight
The railroads had asked a rehearing
as had also Marion E. Rhodes of
right of the commission to authorize
rates other than the statutory maxi
mum.
He is expected to appeal to the
courts from the rates authorized.
Nebraska Wants Rehearing.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Nebraska
state railway commission petitioned
the interstate commerce commission
today for rehearing of the recent de-
cision granting increase passenger
rates to railways west of the MISSISSIPPI
pi. The rehearing was asked in re-
spect to rates in northern Kansas and
Missouri, in portions of Illinois. Wis
consin, Iowa and Nebraska. The Ne
braska commission does not agree with
the findings on the facts presented by
the railways and declares the roads
should be required to give figures
showing a division into interstate and
interstate earnings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
QUIT MEAT
WHEN BACK
HURTS OR KID
NEYS BOTHER
Says Uric Acid in meat clogs Kidneys
and irritates Bladder
A glass of Salts is harmless way TO
flush Kidneys, says authority.

If you must have your meat every
day. eat it, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says a noted auth
GRITTY who tells u that meat forms
uric acid which almost paralyzes the
kidneys in their efforts to eXpel it
from the blood. They become slug
gish and weaken, then you suffer with
a dull misery in the kidney region,
sharp pains in the back or sick ad-
ache, dizziness. your stomach sOurs,
tongue is coated and when the wealth
er is bad you have rheumatic twinges.
The urine gets cloudy, full of sedi-
ment. the channels often get sore and
irr!tated. obliging you to seek relief
two or three times during the night.
To neutraliZe these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body. urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes ard lemon
/ Juice, combined with lithia. and has
been used for generations to flush /
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also 10
neutralize the acids in urine, so it no
longer irritates. thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
iure, and makes a delightful efferves-
I cent lithia-water drink.-Advertise
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
NUTS" PUT TO WORK
Criminal Insane Will BE Taught to Do
Sewing and Washing.

Transforming the nut house" at
the state prison at Lansing into a
building filled with industrious crimi-
nal insane prisoners is a plan adj
vanced by DR.. Philip B. Matz, the
new prison physician, and one looked
upon with favor by Warden ]. K.
Codding. If this plan materialiZes,
and there is every reason to believe il
Will. the Kansas method of handling
the criminal insane will be one unique
in the country and will be watched
carefully by penologists all over the
country.
With the removal of female federal
prisoners from the state prison an es-
tablished fact. the officials must find
some means of getting the sewing and
laundry work done. BY teaching the
criminal insane to do this work it is
hoped the problem will be solved.
Bad Conditions.
The crowded condition of the state
prison caused officials to notify fed
eral authorities several months ago
that the state no longer desired TO care
for federal prisoners. Information
was received that the prisoners would
be removed at the earliest possible
moment and it was expected they
would be transferred before Janu-
airy /.
The twenty-five female federal pris-
oners are kept by the state for fifty
cents per day, each. The space now
occupied by them can be used TO great
advantage in caring for the criminal
insane patients while the present nut
house" can be pressed into service
either as quarters for state prisoners
or for use as an industrial building.
Avoid Another Fatality.
Then. too. the recent fatality at the
prison because of the cramped quar-
ters had a great deal to do with this
move on the part of the state. Off
Gals believe that the danger of a rep
etition of such a casualty can be les
sened if the prisoners can be confined
in individual cells and no two insane
convicts placed where bodily harm
might occur if a guard were out of
sight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
ELECTION JUDGES FREE
Believes They Enforced Grandfather
Act in Good Faith.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Frank Quinn
and J. ]. Beal, two Oklahoma farmers.
who, as election officials, were con-
victed IN the federal courts for in
timidating negroes and preventing
their voting. under the Grandfather
clause" of the Oklahoma constitution.
were pardoned today by President
Wilson.
Just after the supreme court held
the grandfather clause" unconstitu-
tional, President Wilson granted the
two men a respite which would have
expired February 6. The pardons to-
day were said to be based on the as
sumption that state officials evidently
held the grandfather clause" valid
and the two election officials in en-
forcing IL acted in good faith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
FEELYOUNG!
It's DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets
For You,

Beware of the habit Of constipation. II
develops from just a few const-pated days
unless you take yourself III hand
Caa-- the faded bowel muscles back to
normal action with Dr. Edwards Olive
Tablcts tie substitute for ,aIomel- Don I
force them TO unnatural action with severe
medicines or by merely flushing ont tie
intestines with nasty, sickeaIng catlartics
DR. Edwards believes IN gentleness. per
sistency aud Natures assistance
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets open the
bowels their action is gentle. yet positive
There is never any pain or gripping when
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets are used. Just
the kind Of treatment old persons should
have.
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets are = veg
etable com pound mixed with olive oil You
will know them by their olive color Take
one or two OCCASIONALLY and have no trou-
Bile with your liver. bowels or stomach. Toe
and 23c per box All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company. Columbus.
O.-Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
TURNS DOWN PALS
Negro Chauffeur in Mohr Murder
Trial to Divulge Plot.

Providence, r. l.. Jan. 1T.-Witness-
es through whose testimony the state
hoped to establish the presence of
Cecil V. Brown and Henry H. Spellman
near the scene of the shooting of DR..
G Franklin Mohr were called to the
stand in the trial of the two negroes
and Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr for the
murder of the physician. The opening
of the second week of the trial found
the preliminary evidence of the prose-
cution completed.
George W. Heals, negro chauffeur
of DR.. Mohr, who is awaiting sentence
for manslaughter in connection with
the shooting and who has turned
states evidence, was in readiness today
to tell on the stand his story of the
alleged events leading up TO the
crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
HOUGHTON ON The JOB
New Owner of Braves Won't Let Men
Play Basketball.

Boston. Mass, Jan. II-Percy
Haughton. president or the Boston Ma
tionals. already has exercised his au-
thority in disciplingin players An
nouncing himself as opposed to bas-
ketbal playing by any member of the
Braves, because of tne possibility of
injury, he wrote personally to Walter
Maranville, cautioning him against
taking part in indoor games
Meanwhile had stated his intention
of joining a team which would include
Janvrin of the Red Sox- Connolly of
the Washingtons, Nunnamaker of
New York Americans and Rehg of the
Providence Interna tionaiS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
STUDENTS RUN PAPERS
X. S. A. c. Furnishes Workers on the
Manhattan DaiIies.

Mania ttan, Jan. II. - Manhattan
newspapers are virtually run by stu
dents from the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college.
Miss Edith Updegraff, of Topeka,
is society editor of the Manhatta II
Mercury: Ralph H. Hoppe. of Wichi-
ia, is city editor of the Mercury; Yer
non E. Bundy, of Pennington, \. NJ.
is Il reporter on the Manhattan Ma
tionalist and acted as city editor last
summer; Miss Hazel L. Beck. of Man
haitian, is society editor of the Ma
tionalist: Miss Annette Perry recently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17

resigned from the Nationalist 10 COM
plete her college work and is now So
ciety editor of the Kansas State Coll
legian, the college newspaper.
Other newspaper embryos who are
receiving valuable training are j. c.
Boring, of Kansas City, editor Of the
Kansas State Collegian, and D. p Ric
ord, of Esbon. Kan, who is business
manager There are eight reporters
on the staff of the college publication
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were recorded
with the city clerk today:
To CARL A BANTA and wife. 1903
North Taylor. January s. a boy.
To F. E. -ALBIN and wife, us Mad
ison, January IA. a girl
To HARRISON NJ. BROWN and
wife, 1884 College. January Is, a girl.
To LOUIS AMBROSE WALLS and
wife, Twenty eighth and Monroe, jan
uary IL. a boy.
rs your papa asleep, Dorothy" His
eyes is, auntie, but not his nose. Boston
Transcript
Weather strips at Forbes ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17
This Investment
Pays Health Dividends

ha at you're rocers.
b paid.
If the of
which
to health.
The pure food
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17

legislation. a revenue producing tar
in federal flood prevention legislation,
and opposition - a strong prepared
ness PROGRAM.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-17

Weather strips at Forbes'.-Adv
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20

THEN THE BOUNCE
'YoU can't order me around" de-
clared the new salesman. 81 take
orders from nobody"
you demonstrated that on your
last trip" said the boss, coming in at
this juncture, ....
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-29
MAURICE LEEAEY TAKES
 COAL LAND LEASE

Maurice D. Leehey, who went to Anchorage on a recent boat, has made application for 8 coal lease of con siderable proportions in the Matanus- ka field.
 So far as known, Leehey's applica- ton is the most important vet filed with the department of the interior.
 While Leehey Is reticent as to his intentions, stating that several things had to be arranged prior to the com pletion of plans for opening up the coal. The most important yet to be decided Is the rate to be charged on the government railroad from the coal fields to tide water, and what arrange ments are to be made for transferring coal to boats,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-29
LESS INSANITY AMONG WOMEN
 OF IRELAND

DUBLIN, Sept 29. - Insanity in Ireland has lately shown a decrease. chiefly among women This is some thing new, as Irelands statistics for insanity have always been unusually high. The superintendent of the asy. the decrease is due entirely to the i'm the decrease is due entirel to the i'm. proved standard of living and to the restrictions on the liquor traffic. Many people who lived in poverty are now in comparative luxury. There are. he declares, solid grounds for the hope that, especially among women, Ireland will witness a great diminu- ton of neurotic disorders.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-29
TERM IF COURT. WILL BE VERY
 COSTLY

People returning from Valdez on the last boats say that the present term of court at Valdez will be a record breaker so far as expense to the gov ernment is concerned Estimates of the cost vary from $50 900 to 460. 900. and 1t will probably be the latter part of November before the term is fin ished. Instead of the usual custom of issuing sSbponeas in rotation so that cases from one section will fol low those from another, all of the witnesses in all the cases were called to Valdez at the opening of the term of court
 Those informed state that many of the witnesses will have to remain at Valdez for from a month to six weeks before the cases in which they are interested come before the court.
 It Is pointed out that while 1t was necessary for all of the witnesses in cases to the westward to be brought to Valdez at once. owing to poor steamer service, 6 reasonable time should have been allowed to lapse for the bringing of the cases before the grand jury before people were called in cases from Anchorage. Seward. Valdez, Chitina, Cordoya and other places within easy reach.
 District Attorney Spense and Judge Munley. his only deputy since Whit tlesey was let out. are endeavoring to handle for the government about e6 criminal cases, which are on the dock at for the term. Those acquainted | with court affairs state that with such calendar it is practically impossible ! for the government to be prepared when the cases are brought up. l So far Matrona Pestrakotf and Tes. sic Kotoff have been acquitted on the l charges of infanticide, Cruye Marti nez, alleged to have stabbed a Japan ese until he bled to death, has also been acquitted.
 The Alaska Packers Association has been convicted of wasting fish and Libby. McNen & Libby are or | trial for a similar 0ffense.
 III feeling between the district at torney's office and other branches Of the court Is said to exist and this fur thsr handicaps speedy and efficient ac ltion.-Seward Post.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-29
Il I NE YS CAUSE. TRACTION CO.
 TROUBLE

LOS ANGELES. Sept %. - Paul Shoup, president Of the Pacific Elec- tric Railway Company. has protested to the Los Angeles city council and the board of public utilities against the use by "jitneys" of the street be, tween Los Angeles and Hollywood on which the lines of the company op- crate
 Shoup represented that his corpo. ration recently expended $1 .000, 900 re paving and retracking this street. and alleged the activities of the bus own. CTS are rendering this expenditure a loss and threatening the future exist. ence of this branch of the street rail, way.
 The Union maintains seventeen es. tablished lines within the city limits and is making almost daily additions to its service. The lines operate on running schedules of from l-2 to 3 minutes.
 The Hollywood line. recently estab lished and protested by Shoup, has put into service sixteen busses. with a seating capacity of fifteen passen gers The running schedule Is [ minutes.