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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
Action Against Shawnee Coun-
ty Is Begun i'm Court.
To Collect S25, in Penal
ties and Interest.
is HELD IN THE TREASURY
Represents Tax Collections
Dating Back to 1895.
County Has Steadily Declined
to Turn 1t Over.

The much-discussed suit of the city
of Topeka against Shawnee county to
collect $685. 40.21 alleged to be due
the city on penalties and interest col
Iected by the county was filed in the
district court this morning by George
P. Hayden, city attorney
The amount claimed by the city has
been accommodating since 1895 when
the county first failed to turn over
to the city its share of the penalties
due and collected. 1t has been grow
ing each year and now the city asks
for interest also.
The county treasurer collects all the
city tax and pays them over to the
city treasurer. When taxpayers fail to
pay their taxes by a given date they
are compelled to pay a penalty. The
city charges in it's suit that the county
has collected these penalties regularly
since 1895 and has diverted the money
to county purposes. The county has
never denied that it's officers have
held the money. 1t has simply de-
clined to pay.
The specific charge made by the
city attorney, in his action, is that the
county has failed to pay the city its
proportion of penalties and interest
since 1895 and that since 1908 1T has
failed to pay the city its proportion of
penalties and interest on special as
| sessments; also that the county has
diverted the funds to it's own use.
Mr. Hayden states that Matt
Weightman, former county treasurer,
and John NJ. Wright. deputy county
clerk, went over the books in the of
flee the county clerk and county
| treasurer and found the amount due
the city from 1895 to 1913 and the
amount due on special assessments
from 1903 to 1918. He states that
they filed a certified and itemized
statement of the account with the city
and that the total is S25,140.21.
| Last July the city filed a claim for
that amount with the county commits
| sioners but no attention was paid to it.
Now the city asks for judgment for
the whole amount, with interest since
JULY 20, 1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

But a beautiful. delicate pink? Yes,
indeed. According to Mr.. Ralph
Waldo Emerson, who doubtless knew.
there is no great loss without an
equally large gain. 1t is the old law
of compensation again. What if there
"ain't never been no pink overalls''
before Can't the poor, dewntrodden
public have them now? If it should,
the problem of injecting the long-de-
sired esthetic touch into American life
would be solved. The everlasting
dollar would retire as a subject of
supreme interest in the heart of the
average ditch digger. in favor of prob
lens in color combination. And why,
may we ask, should not men have
equal rights with women? Why
should they not be privileged to Sc
lect some bright and pleasing hue as
the basis of a color scheme2" Why
should their individual notions as to
harmony in dress not be respected? If
a man wear blue pants, how can he
wear anything other than modest blue,
grey or black neckwear? If. however.
he don the pink apparel, what is not
possible after his brave start? The
question for every American family
should be not, "Haye you little fairy
in your homer" but Have you a spick
an span pair of pink overalls? ' II
so, Wen go to church in force, next
Sunday-Ma with her pink shawl, Sis
with her pink dress, and Pa with his
pink pants. When every American
workman does deck up in pair of
pink jeans, perhaps England, one sun
ny morning after the war is over, will
condescend to ask poor, depraved,
peaceful, money making America to
take tea with her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

In the absence of the president and
vice president of the club, George
Godfrey Moore presided over the
meeting. Music was furnished by
Miss Dougherty and several interest
ing talks were made. Leroy Powell,
of the Topeka postoffice, was the first
speaker and he told the Rotarians
how they could greatly assist in the
handling of Topeka's mail and also
get their own mail started on its
destination sooner if they would post
their letters as soon as possible after
writing them and not wait until the
last thing in the afternoon, as many
do.
Dougherty Reads Paper.
George E. Dougherty, the host, read
an interesting and instructive paper,
telling of his method of conducting his
business college, and also gave his
fellow members a few va1ua bic hints
as to how to get the oest results from
their office help.
After his Introduction by Acting
President Moore, Mr.. Zehrung, the
guest of honor, made a short talk in
which he told of the value of Topeka S
baseball club as a business asset and
of the prospects for the coming season.
Il feel that I have entered baseball
at a very opportunie time,'' Mr. Zeh-
RING said, land 1 believe this season
is destined to be one of the most sue
ceSSful in recent years. / intend to
do all that l can to make it so in the
Western league he continued
To Arouse Enthusiasm.
Mr. Zehrung said that the club
owners of the league had chosen him
head of the league because they real
lied that baseball needed a doctor and
that he expected to devote most of his
time to ''doctoring" after he gets to-
gether the best ~umpiring staff obtain
able. He intimated that he would
spend a great part of his time in the
various towns, preaching the gospel of
baseball and urging the business men
to get behind their clubs not only with
their pocketbooks, but with their
whole hearted enthusiasm.
President Zehrung said that he ex-
pected to visit Topeka again soon and
he hoped to be able to meet more of
the fans.
Following President Behring's talk,
Fred Voiland made a congratulatory
speech to H. S. Putney, the proud
father of a young Kansas belle, and
resolutions on the sad death of Rotary
Sargent were read. The program con-
cluded with a song by Ray Lattner-
The luncheon was served by the
young lady students of Dougherty's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
HAS LOST LEADERSHIP
Lansing Arrived Too Late to Save Re-
spect Says Hamilton.

Washington, March 16.-While the
house worked today on the repeal of
the free sugar clause of the tariff law
and leaders prepared to bring up the
army bill and sidetrack the immigra-
ton bill, the preparedness issue
cropped out at every turn.
Representative Hamilton of Michi-
gan particularly urged that the United
States stand ready to help in the re-
construction work of peace in Europe
Let US win back the moral leader
ship of the world he said, which we
lost when our state department, head
ed by a man who talked noble things
and did nothing but collect the gate
receipts, saw Belgium violated and
said no word of disapprova1.
Let US win back the respect of the
world which we had before a Slip
pered pantaloon' administration of the
state department became the target of
foreign jokes from which Lansing ar
rived too late to save US.
Il do not look for war, but I want
this nation. as the final bulwark of
popular government, to be strong
enough not only to save itself but to
advance the average man throughout
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

silly little girl rang in her ears
He'll only think me a baby"
So she tucked it into her bag, put
on her wraps and went home.
She also got ready that night and
went alone to the concert.
The Lyric club proved to be glee
club, and Mr. Jennings a member. He
sang a rich baritone which thrilled
Laura despite her effort to find it or
binary.
The music was good and the audi
ence appreciative. In her snug seat
against the side of a box Laura en-
joyed every minute of it. Toward
the end of the second half, she began
to feel a delicious drowsiness. The
music pGrred gently, the lights in the
auditorium glowed softly and the
hushed voices of the singers hummed
drooped and at last she was asleep, her
head resting ever so lightly on the
back of her plush seat.
Soon the CONCERT was over, the cur
tain rang Down and people started to
file slowly up the aisles to the door.
Laura. being near the front and at the
end of row, sat almost unnoticed,
her dark brown hair scarcely showing
in the shadow. A few saw ard smiled,
then passed slowly on toward the door.
At last the hall was empty or So
the usher thought whose duty it was
doors. Laura slept on peacefully in
the black loneliness of the great place.
Then some one laid a hand gently
on her shoulder. She stirred.
Time to get up. is it, Nell?"
yes" said mans voice-very ia
miliar il seemed. TITS time, Miss
Sheridan.
Laura opened her eyes and sprang
to her feet. The lights were on now,
and before her stood Mr.. Jennings.
why, where did the people go, and
what's happened to the music? Why
surely II haven't been She
| looked around, bewildered.
You have been having a rice little
nap. I've been waiting outside to take
you home. Otherwise you'd have
stayed here until tomorrow. I JUS
found you this minute. There: Are
YOU awake enough to go row?"
She was feeling very little and fool
ish. and she had meant to be so dig
nified. He drew her hand through
his arm as they waited for car.
I'm sorry I hurt your feelings to.
day, Miss Sheridan. VIII you forgive
me?"
.'Ycs!"
And I'm glad Alex got married and
left you alone
''Why?''
Because I want to take the vacant
place, Laura. 90 Copyright, 1916, BY
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.))
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
PINK PHILOSOPHY.

A decided difference of opinion has
arisen as to the results which will
come of the threatened substitution of
pink for blue in overalls, says the Kan
sas Industrialist. When it first be-
came known that blue jeans were in
imminent danger of disappearing, a
great sob went up from New York to
Los Angeles. There amt no such
things as pink overalls,'' walled the
Kansas City Star. On second thought
however, the country seems inclined
to take the matter more philosophi-
cally. Now that it has passed the
stage of frenzied passion, it is less
anxious to declare war upon Mr.
Hamburger, who suggested pink over
alls, and Germany. from which it is
impossible to get any more blue dyes
Some substitution must be made for
blue. What shall it be? Not sober
grey We want men who will whis-
tie at their work. yellow surely
wouldn't do. Green2 No. Orange -?
No. Lavender? The women wouldn't
let US. Scarlet? No. Crimson? No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
KAISER IS "SOT"
Develops Political Crisis De-
Tending q. s. Friendship.
U-BOat Policy Precipitates At
tack ON Emperor.

Washington, March 16.-Emperor
Williams determination not to pro-
wake a break with the United States
in the new submarine campaign even
though it involves a fractional down
fall of Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz
himself, is indicated in today's Ber-
lin dispatches.
The tone of these dispatches from
the German capital although yelled is
taken here to prove the supremacy of
the emperor, Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg, Foreign Minister Won
Jagow and the army officials who
have been opposing the plan of Won
Tirpitz and the navy party to carry
the submarine campaign to a merci-
less destruction of all neutral ship
ping to enemy ports.
1t is believed the contest will result
in harsh attacks upon the United
States and the German government it
self by the Won TirpitZ element, and
for that reason officials and diplomats
reading between the lines foresee an
intention to prepare the United States
for what is expected to develop as a
result of the emperor's decision not to
offend this country.
The general understanding was that
it was the emperor himself who de-
cided that every effort should be made
to retain the friendship of the United
States short of abandoning any prin-
cipleS involving the honor of the eGr-
man nation. The result was the re-
lection of the proposed extension of
submarine warfare to affect neutral
nations. Won Tirpitzs retirement fol-
lowed naturally the rejection of the
plans he had fathered.
It is realized in Washington that
Berlin is now to witness a conflict be-
tween the emperor and a powerful ele-
ment in the reichstag, wrought up to
a high pitch of indignation over the
condemnation of the Won Tirpitz plans.
Today's Berlin dispatches that Herr
icism of the Prussian diet, is taken
to. show that in the contest the en-
peror may find himself even in the
position of antagonism to a majority
of his own beloved Prussians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
GUARD To BORDER
Texas, Arizona and New Mex
leo Troops Expect Call.
Exposed Towns Ask Protection
of General Funston.

San Antonio. March 16-That the
national guard of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico will soon be ordered to
the border by the war department was
reliably stated at Fort Sam Houston
today.
The troops will be used to protect
such border communities as
Brownsville, Laredo and Preside,
Texas; Douglas, Tucson and Bisbee,
Arizona. The call may come before
the end of the week.
Municipal authorities of Arizona
and New Mexico towns have made
frantic appeals to General Funston for
additional protection. fearing possible
local uprisings on the part of resident
MeXicans. In every case, General
Funston has pointed out to the local
authorities that such requests must
come from the governor of the state
wishing such protection. General
Funston reports the situation along
the border as extremely acute.
Situation Is Serious.
Opposite Douglas, the situation is
tieularly serious General Gales and
his men there are aggressively anti
American, it is reported. Preside,
Tex opposite which point a Carran-
Vista garrison mutinied and assassinat-
ed Colonel Rajas, the Carranza COM
Brownsville the local CarralZiSta
commander is friendly to Americans
and is said to have control over his
troops.
Whether there will be serious
clashes Between American soldiers and
Carranzistas depends upon the degree
of control Carranzista commanders
are able to exert over their men. To
secure additional protection of border
cities against sporadic attacks which
may occur at any time along the thou
sands of miles of border, officials here
believe the war department will short
ly advise the calling out of the Nation
al Guard in the three states affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
SCHOOL men MEET
Members of District Boards to
the Number of 95
Convene at Court House Under
Call by Eby.

Ninety-five members of the school
boards of Shawnee county are attend
ing the school board convention which
began at o'clock this afternono
in the room of the court of Topeka.
Two-thirds of the districts in Shawnee
county are represented, according to
John F. Eby, county superintendent.
Mr.. Eby called the convention and ar
ranged the program for it.
There is full program, one it would
ordinarily require a whole day for,
but the intention is to adjourn late
this afternoon. The first number on
the program was an address by w. d.
Ross. state superintendent of public
instruction. His subject was Some
Needs of the Rural School
Superintendent Ross declared that
it is an impossibility for one teacher
to hear twenty-eight or thirty-two
classes in one day and do justice to
each of the subjects taken up by the
classes.
I'VE have the one-teacher schools, -
he said, land probably will have them
for years to come, but it is an impoS-
sibility for any teacher to hear twenty
eight or more classes daily and give
the pupils the attention they are en-
titled to-
The solution he offered is not that
of consolidation but OF the rural high
school.
This afternoon Chris Burning,
member of the Gage Park school
board, will tell why Progress in Our
Schools Pays Mrs. Abe Rogers
member of the Willard school board,
will explain Some of the Duties of
the School Board Members" George
K. Bunce. member of the Decker
school board. will speak on THE EN-
ployment of Teachers Superintend-
ent Eby will tell of Some Things OBJ
served in Visiting Schools"
Following the program there will
be a general discussion of school
topics open to everyone present.
Superintendent Eby expressed himself
as well pleased with the attendance
at the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
STOLEN BABY
Infant Taken by Bandits Who Slew Its
Father Back to Mother.

Ell Paso, March 16.-The baby of
Mrs Maude Hawk Wright which
bandits under Francisco Villa gave to
a Mexican family when they captured
Mrs. Wright arrived safely in Juarez
today.
After her husband had been slain
at Pachuca, Mexico, before the Col
umbus raid, Mrs. Wright's baby was
literally forced from her arms. But
the bandits treated it tenderly and
gave it to Mexican family which in
turn delivered the child into the
keeping of some of the Mormon colon
lists about CasaS Grandes. Mrs Wright
escaping from the bandits after the
Columbus raid, has been here for a
week awaiting the baby
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
HOPES CARRANzk WINS
President Wilson Sees Glowing OPP
portunity for Defactos.

Washington, March 16.-President
Wilson hopes General Carranza will
beat him in the race for Villa. No
effort is made in administration cir
cles to conceal the satisfaction IT
would give the president to have Car
rama demonstrate his strength by
capturing the bandit leader before
American troops get within striking
distance.
Today's reports that American
troops have entered Mexico with the
consent of Carranza and were on their
way to capture Villa was the source of
much qualification to the president.
A high government official stated
today:
with a week to start, the Carran-
gas ought TO have Villa before we
can get to him That is what we hope
for ANYWAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
TABLE TALK
At TIE yY2
COMMERCIAL CUB. @A

Baseball fans began urging steps
to organize a booster club today.
Some of the more ardent fans pointed
out that the opening day" is not far
off and the opportune moment to lay
a foundation for the booster club is
at hand.
Samuel Courtney who, when he
isn't looking after the affairs of the
Courtney Millinery company, is man
ager of the st. Lucia Farm and
Produce company, has brought back
from a recent trip to the company S
farm in Florida thick coat of tan
and a number of samples of potatoes
that were raised on the company'S
land. Mr.. Courtney was telling mem
5berS this noon of a new orange that Is
being propagated in Florida. The fruit
known as Lu Gin Gong and intro
sduced by a Chinese horticulturist
can be left on the trees for at least
two years without spelling. Raisers OF
ket is favorable before picking the
fruit.
A campaign to raise funds for the
erection of Lincoln statue by Mer-
ril Gage is being urged b. members OF
the Commercial club. Mr. Gage re-
Gently agreed to make an enlarged
statue from the miniature that is now
on exhibition in the city library. The
statue can be obtained for the actual
price of materials and members of the
club are anxious that the city avail it
self of the opportunity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
U. S. SOLDIER SUICIDE
Lieutenant ZelI of Cavalry Kills Self
From Melancholia.

San Antonio, Tex, March 16.-Word
was received at southern department
headquarters from Houston of the sui
eide of First Lieut.. Edward M Zell,
Eleventh cavalry, at Columbus, n. M,
early Thursday. Lieutenant ZelPS
regiment was a member of General
Pcrshing's command. Melancholia is
given as the cause.
Lieutenant Zell was famous at West
Point as a star member Of the base
ball and football teams, having re-
turned to the school several times to
coach He is survived by his widow
and two children at Fort Oglethorpe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
New Western League President
Met Topeka Organization.
Large Attendance Out at the
Semi-MOnthIy Luncheon.
BASEBALL OUTLOOK is BRIGHT
Zehrung Tells Topekans Why
They Should Boost Game.
DOugherty Shows Them How to
Get Good Office Help.

The semimonthly meeting and noon
day luncheon of the Topeka Rotary
club was held today at Dougherty's
Business college, and one of the
largest attendances in recent months
was on hand to partake of the hos
pitality of Rotarian Dougherty. Frank
Zehrung, of Lincoln, Neb. former
president of the Lincoln Rotary club
and former mayor of Lincoln, was the
guest of honor at the luncheon and
made short, but interesting talk on
baseball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

to his local banker for advice as to the
investment of his first savings. The
banker will. help him to find safety
and six per cent; and the relationship
thus established will prove valuable to
him later on. Bankers like to know
who the young men are who save
money: such young men are likely to
prove good risks when they are
ready to launch into business for
themselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

President Wilson probably envies
the car of Russia in one particular,
at least Whenever the Russian con-
gress the duna. becomes fractions or
unusually annoying to the Russian
ruler. he can put it out of business
With a single flourish of his PEN How
ever. and despite the noise it makes,
congress is remarkably tractable in
1he hands of Mr.. Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
Not So Friendly?

Ell Paso March 16.-General Gavira
asserted today that his attitude had
been misrepresented in SO far as he
had been declared to be friendly to-
ward the American expedition. He
said that he believed the troops of
General Carranza we'll able to take
care of the Villa situation but that as
General Carranza chose to cooperate
with the Americans. he had issued
such instructions to the officers of his
district. He emphasized the fact that
these instructions had no bearing on
his personal views.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

President Wilson's order to General
Funston to go after Villa appears to
he the most effective warning that has
vet been given to Americans to get out
Of Mexico. More than 500 of them
Have come out of Mexico through the
Laredo gateway alone since the order
was issued. Evidently they haven't
much faith that the actual presence of
United States troops on Mexican soil
Will be any assurance for the safety
of Americans who might also be To-
Gated there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
INVESTMENTS FOR YOUNG MEN.

INVESTMENTS FOR YOUNG MEN.
rs In the April Woman's Home Com
lanion is a department entitled "Ques-
lions Parents Are Asking" conducted
by a successful business man who
makes some suggestions on the best
business investments for young men.
Among them are: Good bonds, first
rate listed securities, and farm mort
cages with the rates of interest as
high as they are row, any young man
who will take the time and patience
to investigate will be able to find a
perfectly safe investment to bring him
a return of six per cent. There are
dealers in farm mortgages that for
forty years have invested their clients
money without the loss of a single dol
lar in principal or interest. There are
secure bonds that give this yield: the
loan to the Allies wields six per cent
If the young man is wise, he will go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

Evidently Mr.. Bryan is far from be-
ing the dead one that some Of his
Uc,,tical enemies declare him to q.
He. is C.livering his anti-preparedness
speech to large crowds of Kansans at
avery point on his itinerary. And a
most significant fact in connection
Herewith is that these Kansans are
paying admission fees for the privi-
lege of heari--g what Mr.. Bryan has
20 saw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16

And the explanation must be that
Mayor Ffnney of Atchison has private
funds of sufficient size for his needs
An ordinance increasing his salary
from $3.50 to $1,000 a year has been
passed by the Atchison council over
his veto. But even at that, his action
is most unusual, for the more money
n man has the more he generally
wants