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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19
File an Action in the Federal
District Court.
AlIege a Violation of the Four
teenth Amendment.
FREQUENT ARRESTS MADE
Heavy Fines and Jail Sentences
Are Imposed.
When They Deliver Goods on
the Kansas Side.

The Interstate Distilling company
of Kansas City, Missouri. filed a suit
in the federal district court today. to
enjoin the mayor, chief of police and
police Judge of Kansas City, Kansas,
from arresting drivers and officers of
the company when they make deliv
cries of liquor on the Kansas side of
the state line.
Frequent arrests have been made
and heavy fines and jail sentences
imposed under an ordinance recently
passed by the Kansas City. Kansas.
commission. The petition in the case
filed today holds that the ordinance
with the Fourteenth amendment and
various other amendments to the con-
stitution of the United States
Its purpose, according to the petit
ton, is to obtain redress for the de-
privation under color of law of the
plaintiffs civil rights
The Interstate Distilling company
is partnership composed of Leo and
Samuel Bobrecker. On one occasion
Leo Bobrecker was arrested in Kansas
City. Kan, while making deliveries.
He was taken before the police Judge,
john H. brady, 1lned $5OO ana gwen
six months in jail. He appealed to
the district court of Wyandotte coun-
ty but states in his petition that Judge
Brady has refused to certify the case
from the police court to the district
court. He was required to give bond
of $4,000 to obtain his liberty.
On another occasion Isaac Dimick
a driver for the Interstate Brewing
company. was arrested, taken before
Judge Brady, given fine OF $500 and
six months in jail. His employers
went into the federal court and asked
for Dimick's release upon habeas
corpus By the time Judge John c.
Pollock got to the case Dimick had
been released from Jail upon order OF
the city commissioners and the case
was dropped
The action is against C. w Green
mayor: w. w. Gordon, chief of po-
lice, and ]. H. Brady, police judge
and their successors.
The plaintiffs ask for a temporary
restraining order and a perpetual in
junction. They contend in the Ieti-
ton that the sales they make are made
in the state of Missouri and that the
| delivery in Kansas is merely a part OF
| the contract made in Missouri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19
RELIEF IS IN SIGHT
Gulf Hurricane May Blow Up Cooler
Weather

Chicago, Aug. 19-The hurricane
winch today was smashing its way
through Texas towns along the gulf
relief to the sweltering middle west,
according to the weather bureau here
today.
1T is probable the hurricane NAV
gef this far" it was said. But if it
Goes IL VIII be well spent and all Wen
get VIII oe cool heavy rains
IL IS not expected to arrive tho
before Monday In the meantime con-
tlnued higher temperatures were pre-
dicted for the plains states.
IN ChIcago. it was said the mercury
would reach SO and possibly 100 to-
Gay. II was 81 here yesterday. on
the border it was much cooler. At Ell
Faso the temperature was only S6.
Extra precautions were taken here
touay against spread of the infantile
paralysis disease during the warm
weather It is planned to check the
disease with a blood serum now in ex-
tensive use in New York.
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Lost on Trip Between N. Y. and
Italian Ports.
ARMED TO FIGHT SUBMARINES
Warned That Commerce Raid
ers Awaited Her.
Capacity for LOO Passengers :
Had Only Few Aboard.

London. Aug. 19.-The Italian
steamship Stampalia. which plies be-
tween New York and italian port ;,
has been sunk, says a dispatch to
Lloyds.
The Stampalia was a passenger liner
of 5000 tons gross. In common with
other Italian liners she mounted guns
for protection from submarines. The
last report Of her movements was her
arrival on July 80 at Genoa from New
or the return voyage to the United
States. She was commanded by Cap
tain Lavareflo
The Stampalia has accommodations
for about 100 passengers On her
recent voyages from Italy to New York
the agents in New York of the line
said today she probably carried a COM
paratively small number of passengers
Her crew numbered about 40.
No News Reaches N u. Agents.
No word has been received in New
York by the agents of the line con-
corning the reported sinking of the
Stampalia at the time of the arrival
of the London press dispatch. The
Stampalia first appeared in New York
as an armed steamer in February last
arriving from Genoa with two three
inch rapid fire guns mounted on her
after deck house. WASHINGTON was
notified and on being informed that
the guns were to be used for defensive
purposes only, instructed the collector
OF the port of New York to grant
clearance papers.
On arriving at New York on March
"A, the Stampalia reported a wireless
warning had been received soon after
leaving Genoa that a submarine was
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Break Thru AustrO-Germans,
and Capture TOboIy.
FRENCH FOLLOW UP VICTORIES
Terrific German Counters Keep
Allies Busy on SOmme.
Grenade Attack on Verdun Sa-
lients Are Repulsed.

Petrograd Aug. 19.-The Russians
have broken thru the Austro-Ger-
man lines on the Stockhod river in
Vohylia and have made considerable
advance it was announced today.
The break in the Austro- German
front was made in the region of the
village of Czerwiszcze, forty miles
northeast of kove1.
Petrograd, Aug. 19.-Heavy fighting
has broken out on the Russian front
east of Kovel. after a lull of several
days while the Russians pressed their
advance in Galicia and near the Car
pathians.
The war office today announced
that in stubborn fighting along the
Stochod river, the cars troops broke
thru the Austro-German position and
captured the town of Toboly. A con-
siderable advance was scored in this
fighting.
Further south, near Svinichi, the
Russians repulsed eight desperate en-
emy attacks that followed a heavy
bombardment.
In the Pripet marsh district north
east of Kovel, the Russians captured
enemy positions west of Lake Nobel in
the Chervische river region.
Clean up F1eury.
Paris, Aug. 19.-The Germans en-
tered a small element of a French
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SENT IN P. 0. SURPLUS
BurIeson Turns Check for S5,2OO,OOO
Over to Treasury Department.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Postmaster
General Burleson has forwarded to the
treasury department a check for s5,-
100000. payment of surplus in postal
revenues for the past fiscal year.
In acknowledging the check, Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo wrote:
This is the third time since the
1886 that surplus postal revenues have
been deposited in the treasury, all
three times since the beginning of your
administration.
In the fiscal year 1913 the surplus
was S3,sOO,00O and in 1914 it was
$3,50O,O0O
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DENY PRINCE WOUNDED
Report Heir to German Throne Is in
Verdun Hospital.

Paris Aug. 19.-The report that the
German Crown Prince Frederick VIII
liam is wounded and is in a hospital
az Verdun is authoritatively denied.
The report that he had been wound
ed is based upon a Zurich dispatch to
the Italia of Milan, saying the crown
prince had been wounded in the head
shell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19

Buenos Aires, Aug. 19.-Recent con-
ference between Manager Titus of the
Buenos Aires branch of the National
City bank of New York and President
De Plaza of Argentine have caused
persistent rumors that plans are being
discussed for a 500, 100000 American
gold loan through the National City
bank Minister of Finance Oliver to-
day denied the report. He said the
De La PalZa administration would not
enter upon such a negotiation upon
the eve Of its retirement in favor of
the newly elected Irogoyen regime.
The rumors persist, however with the
additional report that President De La
Plaza's advisers have consulted Presi-
dent-elect Irogoyen who favors such a
transaction.
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KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
Manager of Missouri Phone Company
Shocked While Placing Wire.

Mound City. Mo, Aug. 19.-Alexan-
der Slonecker. 40 years old. manager
of the Mutual Telephone company of
Mound City, was instantly killed late
yesterday by coming into contact with
a live wire.
The accident happened at Fortescue,
near here. Slonecker had gone up on
pole to assist one of his men in
placing wires. He slipped and his
body struck the live wire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19

Washington, Aug. 19.-SreSldent
Wilson this afternoon summoned ad-
ditionaI western railroad presidents TO
Washington.
The presidents telegram follows:
Discussion of the matters involved
in the threatened railway strike Is
still continuing 1t is highly important
that l should personally confer with
you or some one authorized to repre-
sent you at the earliest possible mo-
Hnent Hope you can arrange matters
so as to be able to come to Washing
ton at once"
Demanding arbitration as a basis of
settling the dispute with the brother
hoods Hale Holden, president of the
burlington lines this afternoon issued
statement outlining the position of
thirty-three railroad executives who
called on President Wilson this morn
ing.
1t is essentially tine common right
of every citizen 10 have his day in
court: it is indeed p substitute for
wasteful litigation recognized long
since in the codes of all civilized
countries" the statement said in en-
phasizing the necessity for arbitra-
ton. The eight hour day when con-
sidered in connection with railroad
train service is a question of honest
difference. the statement says. The
fact that railroads must operate at all
hours ''renders it impossible tot re-
strict the hours of railroad labor to
fixed standard it said.
Washington, Aug 19.--President
Wilson today. in a formal statement
of his proposal for settlement of the
difficulty between the railroads of the
country and the railroad brother
hoods. indicated his intention to stand
pat on his insistence that the eight
hour day be granted the workers.
President Wilson's statement was
read to meeting of the $40 members
of the brotherhoods' general commit
tee, after which adjournment was TAX
en- until 10 a. m. Monday.
This seems to me a thoruly pra cti-
cal and entirely fair program" he said,
and think the public has Il right to
expect its acceptance"
The eight hour day undoubtedly
has the sanction of the Judgment of
society in its favor and should be
adopted as a basis for wages, even
where the actual work to be donc can
not be completed in eight hours the
president said
At the same time the president pro-
posed that the demand for extra pay
tor overtime and all other issues be
postponed, pending an investigation
and suggested that if necessary he
would OBTAIN authority from congress
to appoint a body of impartial iaVes-
dgators to probe the whole situation
ms body he said, would report to
congress. tho without making any rec
concentrations
In his address to the officials. Pres
ident Wilson said: IF a strike comes
the public will know where the re-
sponsibility rests. 1t will not be upon
me-"
Meets 33 Railroad Presidents.
The statement was issued just after
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Chicago, Aug. 19.@The heat wave
which began over the middle west
yesterday continued today with equal
intensity and officials in the govern
ment weather bureau here said the
temperatures would again range be-
tween e5 to 100 degrees in most CEN
trail states.
There is no Immediate relief in
sight, however. for Illinois. Iowa, Kan
sas or Missouri, Forecaster Mitchell
said.
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today ordered local coast guard Off
cials to make every effort to locate
Louis BlaylOck, sr., prominent Dallas
man, who chartered a small steamer
and took a fishing party out from Port
O'Connor, near Corpus Christi yes
terday. The party consisted of six
Methodist ministers. They have not
been heard from since yesterdays hur-
ricane struck the coast.
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PASS COMPENSATION BILL.
Government Employees Measure Is
Ready for President.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The work.
mems compensation bill to provide
uniform compensation for govern
ment employees when disabled and
adequate benefits for their families in
case of death, was passed today by
the senate practically in the same
form as it passed tie house.
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LOST BOY 6 YEARS old
BOOSTS FOR HOME TOWN

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 19.-Andrew
jackson James. aged 6. left alone
on a street car. was asked where
he lived.
Gods country" was the reply.
It developed later that Gods
country was Meridian, Miss.
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CLOUDS And COOLER
Change in the Weather Is On the Way
Says the Forecaster.

At o'clock this afternoon the mer-
curry was within one degree of the
high record for this date. It was ex-
pccted that the record would be
equalled and probably broken.
Cooler weather is on the way here
and it is expected that the sky will
be cloudy by tonight, according to the
weather forecast. The prediction is
for partly cloudy weather tonight and
Sunday; probably unsettled in the
north and west; slightly cooler. For the
first time in many days a change in
the weather program is scheduled. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-19

The more wealthy women in Tur-
key now discard their wells when re-
ceiving guests.
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Galveston, Tex, Aug 19-The
treasury department at Washington
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday,
probably unsettled In the north and
west; slightly cooler.
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Storm Goes Inland.

Storm Goes Inland.
The storm passed inland in .ie
Brownsville district with great rapid
ity, leveling army tents and exposing
perishable munitions to the delugc of
rain. Over 10000 militia and regulars
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
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WILSON ISSUES
PUBLIC EDlCT ON
RAILROAD CRISIS
Outlines S-HOur Plan Accepted
by BrOtherhOOds.
President Washes Hands OF Re-
sponsibiIity for Strike.
RAIL HEADS AGAIN Reject IT
Summons Western Railroad
Presidents to Conference.
To Meet Presidents Again Mon
day; Unions Wait.
STAND PAT ON ARBITRATION
Employers Declare They Can't
Sacrifice Principle.
"COnditiOns More Important
Than Principle"-WilsOn.
To Meet Presidents Again Mon
day; Unions Wait.
STAND PAT ON ARBITRATION
Employers Declare They Can't
Sacrifice Principle.
Conditions More Important
Than Principle"-WilsOn.
BULLETIN.)

Washington. Aug. 19.-2resident
Wilson this afternoon summoned ad-
ditionaI western railroad presidents to
Washington.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
HASTINGS TO HEAD GA.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 20.-At a
meeting Of the Georgia chamber
OF commerce today H. G. Has
tings, of Atlanta, was elected first
vice president of the organization
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Wilmer L. Moore,
OF this city. At today's meeting
announcement was officially made
that Mr.. Hastings will, on April
|, succeed Charles ]. Haden as
president of the organization.
Mr. Hastings was appointed
chairman of the membership ex-
tension committee of the organi-
cation, and announced the follow
ing committeeman: Asa G.. Cand-
Ter, Nell r. Wilkinson, Robert
F. Maddox and c. ]. Haden. 1t is
the purpose of the committee, it
is understood, to make state
wide canvass to create an even
greater general interest in the
work of the organization which,
particularly in the past year and
a half, has been remarkably sue
cessfully in accomplishing its un-
dertakings.
Taylor's Appointment Approved
The recent appointment of B..
a. Taylor on the executive COM
mlttee was today unanimously
approved.
B. G. Brumby, of Marietta, in
PRODUCED the following resolution,
which was unanimously passed.
Whereas, the agricultural and
mineral wealth of vast and rich
areas of our country lacks that
energy of development which Wig
orous railway extension would af-
ford, and the resumption Of rail
way construction and improve
ment is essential to national COM
merce and national defense, and
whereas, transportation instru-
mentalities are now largely inter
state and their adequacy Of nat
ional concern, therefore be it re-
solved, that the executive COM
mittce Of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce requests the chamber
OF commerce of the United States
OF America to conduct an investi-
cation and referendum upon the
subject of the correction of de-
fects i'll the present system of rail
way regulation in the United
States"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN
They tell lovely story, in lands
beyond the sea.

They tell lovely story, in lands
beyond the sea.
How, when the King of Glory lay
on his mothers knee,
Before the prophet-princess came,
bringing gifts in hand,
The dumb beast felt the miracle
men could not understand.
The gentle, patient donkey, and
the OK that trod the corn,
Knelt down beside the manger
and knew that Christ was born.
And 50 they say in Sweden, at II
each Christmas night,
The dumb beasts Kneel to- wor-
ship and see the Christmas
light
This fancy makes men kinder to
the creatures needing care;
They give them Christmas greet
ing and dainty Christmas fare;
The cat and the dog sup gaily,
and shea Of golden corn
Is raised aove the roof-tree for the
birds on Christmas morn.
We do not live in Sweden, but we
can feed the birds,
And make dumb creatures hap
Ply, by kind deeds and words,
No animal SO humble, no creeping
worm SO small,
But that the God who made us
has made and loves them all
If we to them are cruel, like
Christ we cannot be!
And this shall be our lesson from
our dear Christmas tree.
From "Our Dumb Animals. !"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
|CALOMEL DYNAM|TEs
A SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes into sou- bile, making you
Sick AID you lose
jly work.

Calomel salivatesl It's mercury
Calomel acts like dynamite on slug
gish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
IT, causing cramping and nausea.
If You ieel bilious, hcadachy, consti-
.pated and all knocked out, just go to
your druggist and get 50-cent bottle
OF Dodson's Liver Tone, which is a
harmless vegetable substitute for dan
gerous calomel. Take spoonful and
1T it dosen't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty caiomel and without max
ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides
it may salivate you, while if you take
Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great, full of ambition and
ready for work or play. It's harmless
pleasant and safe to give 70 children:
they like it.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
RAWLINGS rs FREE
Had Served Ten Years of His
Life Sentence

Atlanta, Dec. 2O.-The state
prison commission has today, ac-
cording to announcement of At
torney John R. Cooper, of Macon,
sent to the governors office its
unanimous recommendation for
the parole of Milton Rawlings,
the prisoner having served ten
years of his life sentence.
This is virtually the end of a
fight of ten years which Attorney
Cooper has waged in the case, as
a result of which he has at last
freed the last of the Rawlings
boys or will have done so when
the governor signs the parole for
Milton, assuming that he will on
the unanimous recommendation.
]. 6. Rawlings and his three
sons, Milton, Jesse and Leonard,
were convicted in Lowndes coun-
ty superior court, Naldosta, ten
years ago of the murder of the
two little Carter children, the
children having been shot to death
from ambush in front of the Car
ter home. Milton and Jesse Raw
lings and the father were SEN
fenced to be hanged Leonard,
the younger of the brothers, be-
ing recommended to mercy by the
trial jury. ]. G. Rawlings, the
father. WAS hanoed in Lowndes
county jail, and Milton and Jesse
won ME sentences by reduction
OF the original sentence of the
court. About five years ago, Hoke
Smith, while then governor, par
doned Leonard and Jesse Raw
lings, and since that time Milton
Rawlings has been serving his
sentence on the Mitchell county
gang. His petition, presented by
Attorney Cooper, has been pend
ing some time, and today was Civ
EN- the unanimous recommends
ton by the commission.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

Gethsemane Commandry will
meet in regular conclave Friday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Business of Importance will
come before the Commandry.
Your attention is called to the
Annual Christmas observance at
II O'Clock, noon Christmas day.
Every Knight Templar should be
present on that occasion.
Visiting fraters are cordially
welcome at these conclaves.
F. Z. Keefer, Eminent Com
mander.
B. Seanor, Recorder.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
WAYCRoSs BOY SHOT


Waycross, Dec. 20.-R. T.
Long, l4-year-old son Of w. A.
Long, was shot in the head late
today accidentally by J. B. Lewis,
Jr., near the Farmers Cotton
Warehouse The bullet has not
been located and the exact nature
of the boys injury is uncertain
1t is believed he will recover. The
rifle was one of the parlor va
riety.
Have room for two more board
ers, only three blocks from depot
Apply 324 West Altamaha Ctr
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22
I WRITE FIRE 1NSUR-
ANCE

In old, strong compa-
MES. I don t ri S k
young companies.
j. E TURNER, at
Exchange National Bank
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-22

LET THE LEADER-ENTERPRIsF
FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR
NEXT .oBWORK.
Oxford eagle., 1916-05-25
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned Road Commits sioners will
receive bids up until II o'clock noon,
Friday, June, End, 1916, for the con
struction Of approximately ten miles Of
Public Highway in their District, ac-
cording to plans and Specifications
now on file with the Chancery Clerk
Of Lafayette County. Mississippi The
bids will be received at the Office of
the undersigned in the village 0f La
fayette Springs, Mississippi All bid
ders will be required to place with
said Commissioner and attached to
their said bid a certified check for
three hundred dollars The Commits
sioners reserve the right 10 reject any
and all bids and relet at public Outcry.
". l.. Moony.
D. l. Mitchell.
Road Commissioner for the la
fayette Springs Road District
H-4t
Oxford eagle., 1916-05-25

Statement OF the Financial Con-
dition OF
Oxford eagle., 1916-05-25

since the day Taft sent the troops
to the border and committed the
folly of stoppin them there. But
Pershing was hamstrung with
diplomatic red tape and official
timidity, and his expedition is a
fsilue.
Now other raids have occurred,
our citizens have been murdered
and kidnapped, Funston has de-
manded $4,000 National Guard
troops, and he receives the troops
of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona,
about, 1900 in number. Had Taft
sent his troops right on across the
border, supported by the 129, coo
National Guardsmen, and followed
by levies of volunteers, Mexico
would have come 10 her senses in
snort order, for nothing impresses
them as much as promptness and
trmness. But the timidity and
procrastination of two presidents
has caused them to view US as a
bunch of towards who are beneath
their contempt, until now nothing
will ever restore order along our
border but Intervention and q long
and bloody war of pacification and
occupation.
The price of folly is great, but
the penalty of timidity and pro
crsstination is even greater. And
We are paying both.