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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
MUMITlON PLANTS ANXIOUS TO HELP
 THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Sept. SO.-Howard Coffin has reported to the navy con sulting board that SO,OOO manuiac- turing plants and firms, each doing business of more than S1OO'OOO. have signifled their willingness and ability to furnish munitions and sup plies to the government in case of war
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
ESCAPED PRISONER ARRESTED

NEW YORK, Sept. SO.-william Knoblock. the prisoner who escaped with Robert Fay from the Atlanta federal prison about a month ago, was captured here late last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
SEATTLE DOCTOR IS SENT TO JAIL FOR A
 YEAR FOR A CRIME

SEATTLE, Sept. SO-Percival AL len. convicted of unlawfully living with the late Anna NJ. Danielson. was sentenced today to year in the county jail. Her relatives are still demanding that he be prosecute ed on a charge of murder, she hay ind died last July under mysterious circumstances.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
STUDENTS GATHER FOIL
 TO AID WAR SUFFERERS

BERLIN, Sept. 90. - The students of the Goethe Gymnasium of Frank furt have raised over SSOO0 for the war sufferers during the last ten months by collecting tin foil.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
OFFICES
 OF MERGED LINES
 TO BE IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE. Sept 9O.--The general officel of the Pacific Steamship Company will be on the three top doors of the Pacific Coast Company building at IT Washington Street
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Sept. 90. - Alask Gold closed today at 13. American Zinc at 41%. Butte and Superior at 63%. Ray at 257s.
 Utah Copper at S5N. Chino at 561k.
 Copper metal was quoted at 21
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
FURNITURE PRICES IN
 GERMANY TAKE ADVANCE

BERLIN. Sept. 3O.-Despite Ger many's immense forests, the prices of furniture in Berlin have advanced from 40 to 90 per cent since the beginning of the war. as result Of the scarcity of labor and in- creased wages.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
TIME: SHAKE HANDS.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9O.-Ex-Pres- idents Taft and Roosevelt are ex- pectcd 10 shake hands at the Union League Clubs reception for Can didate Charles E. Hughes Tuesday night.
 On account of the friction between the two ex-presidents buttons bearing their pictures with that of MT. Hughes will not be worn.
 -e-S--s-
 EAlpIRE ads hove thousands of
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
MEANWHILE DISEASE
 IN SEATTLE; SCHOOLS
 ARE ORDERED CLOSED

SEATTLE. Sept. SO.-Two schools have been closed for ten days by the health department, following the discovery of one case of infantile paralysis in each school.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
GERMANS RETURN TO
 NORMAL TIME TODAY

BERLIN. Sept. SO.-Germany will return to normal time at midnight today when all the timepieces in the country will be moved back one hour.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30
Severe Fighting Along Somme Continues in a Down Pour
 of Rain.
GERMANS ARE SPELLING
Artillery Attack Is Re- pulsed - the Allies Have Gained in
 Territory.

ATHENS. Sept. SO.-The entire fleet of the navy of Greece today joined the allied fleet. Simultane- Ously the Greek aviation corp also joined the Allied forces.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-30

EMPIRE ads have thousands c
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
AID CAMPAIGN TO
EDUCATE PUBLIC
AGAINST BURGLARS

New York. Dec. advertising will.
be the medium of the campaign in
augurated by Police Commissioner
Woods to educate the public in COM
batting burglars. sneak thieves, pick
pockets and others, including reckless
motor car drivers. Thru the adver-
tising crusade in which big business
concerns are cooperating, methods of
protecting life and property will be
drilled into the public mind.
The uniformed police have been Civ
en- 100000 booklets telling of the
method of the criminals and contain
ing advice in the form of a large list
of "don'ts." In addition storekeepers
have received $4,000 placards depict
ing a street accident due to negligence
on the part of the driver. Slides will
also be shown in every picture theatre
giving the "don'ts."
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
RATE HEARING AT K. C.
1. c. C. Reviews Claims of Railroads
and Protests of Shippers.

Kansas City, Dec. a Proposed
freight rates affecting in the main,
west-bound shipments between Chi
cago, st. Paul, St. Louis and Kansas
City, Mo-, ordered suspended by the
Interstate Commerce commission
shortly before they were to have gone
into effect July l of this year, were
to be reviewed in a series of hearings
which were to start here today. George
T. Bell of Washington, an examiner
for the Interstate commission is to
conduct the investigation it is an
nounced.
The proposed increases were agreed
upon by virtually all the western trunk
lines and concurred in by the smaller
roads traversing the same territory
Opportunity will be given the rail-
roads to justify the proposed rates at
the hearings.
Protests compiled by the local
Chamber of Commerce represent com
plants from a large variety of ship
pers. Included among the protested
cases are shipping rates on cooperage
stoves and stove Innings different
grades of paper. building products, as
phaltum and road oils. candy, grapes
agricultural implements, soda pro-
ducts, poultry, butter and eggs.
Z The hearing was expected to be
confined today to organization and
possible investigation into cooperage
rates.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
PEOPLE NEXT DOOR
F. A. Harrison of Lincoln Talks
to Chamber of Commerce
On Uncle Sans Relations to
the Southern Republics.

Two messages from our Spanish
American neighbors were presented to
the Chamber of Commerce at its
luncheon Friday by Frank A. Harrison
of Lincoln. Neb., newspaper writer
and traveller. One was the necessity
of offering courses in Spanish in our
schools. from the standpoint of our
own commercial interests. The other
dealt with the need of a commission
in every educational center which
should look after the welfare of for
eign students.
Mr.. Harrison dealt at length with
conditions in the south, the southern
notion of our motives in regard to our
foreign policies, and the problem of
duty which confronts the United
States. He argued against jumping at
conclusions at long distance, without
intimate knowledge of what is really
happening, and followed thruout a
vein of humor which amused his audi
ence He illustrated his talk with ex-
amples of revolutions in Guatemala
and Mexico with which he was IA
T11i1iar
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
in CARB OF LIGHT
Statue of Liberty Blazes Forth
in Electrical Illumination.
President Wilson Officiates; !;
France Wires Appreciation.

New York, Dec. 2.-The statue OF
liberty will he Illuminated from torch
to base tonight at the dedication of a
permanent lighting system. President
Wilson will give the signal for turning
on the lights. The illumination, which
hereafter will be a nightly feature of
the historic goddess of welcome. was
paid for by popular subscription start
ed by the New York World.
President Wilson, accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson. Secretary Tumulty and
DIR. Cary T. Grayson. is due to arrive
at S:1S p. m. The party will be met
by Mayor Mitchell and committee of
200 citizens and will be escorted to .
landing stage on The North river,
where the president will board the
presidential yacht Mayflower.
The French ambassador. Mrs. JUS
serand, and James w. Gerard, am
basSador to Germany, will be guests
on the Mayflower. Secretary Daniels,
Secretary Redfields and members OF
the mayors committee will board the
warships San Francisco and Yankton.
Headed by the Mayflower, the official
craft will steam down stream and lie
off Bedloe's island at 5:45 o'clock
surrounded by several warships of the
Atlantic fleet
Ruth Law to Give Aerial Touch.
Then President Wilson will touch q
wireless key and begin a message or
dering the statue illuminated. A
rocket will be fired from the May
flower at the same time. The cur
rent will be released from the new
lighting plaLt and the statue will blaze
forth while the battleships fire a sa-
lutte of Il guns. Ruth Law will fly
above the statue IN an illuminated air.
plane bearing the word Liberty"
Following the ceremony the presi-
dent and other officials will ride in
brightly lighted automobiles in a pa
rade thru lower New York and up
Fifth avenue. The electric lights
along the avenue will be replaced by
golden lamps" and Immediately pre-
ceding the presidential equipage will
be float bearing the symbolic fig
ures Peace and Prosperity"
Banquet Ends Ceremony.
a dinner will follow at which Mayor
Mitchell will be toastmaster and this
speakers VIII include the president
Ambassador Jusserand, former U S
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. Henry
of Electrical Development and Ralph
Pulitzer of the World. Ambassad do.
Jusserand will read a cablegram from
President Poincare expressing the APP
probation of the French republic
MIR. and Mrs. Wilson Leave for n. Y
Washington. Dec. president Will
son, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, lef
at 1890 a. m. for New York to par.
ticipate in the inauguration of the new
lighting system of the Statue of Lib
erty this evening.
They expect to leave New York al
midnight to return.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
APPEAL BIG JUDGMENT
Frisco Official Says Million-Dollar
Decree Is 'tNOthing Much"

st. Louis Mo, Dec. 2.-W. F. Evans.
general solicitor of the st. Louis &
San Francisco (Frisco) railroad, said
yesterday that the judgment tor ST.
077,000 against the road in favor of
the Cape Girardeau northern bond
holders, is against the old corpora
ton and "does not amount to much.
However, an appeal in the case prob
ably will be taken to the United States
court of appeals, Evans said.
Another Frisco official declared
that even if the judgment against the
road should be enforced the Cape
Girardeau northern bondholders would
be treated like any other unsecured
creditors of the company and would
receive their pay in the form of Sc
curities of the new company.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
INTERNATIONAL OPENS
Quadruped Aristocracy Vies for Rib
bons in Chicago Pavilion.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Numbers of edu-
Gated sheep dogs were among the ami
mails exhibited when the international
Live Stock exposition opened here to-
day. Other exhibits included blooded
representatives of almost every do
mestic quadruped.
A feature of the opening day was
the beginning of the students stock
judging contest in which fourteen
teams representing state agricultural
colleges from Massachusetts, to Cali
fornia participated.
Tonight a s2,00O,0O0 horse show
held in connection with the exposition
will have its premiere performance.
One of the numbers polo match
between stock yards cowboys mounted
on the ponies used in the daily work
is intended to demonstrate the
ability of thinking pony as COM
pared to high strung polo steed."
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
SQUAD LOSES WEIGHT
Diet Demonstrators Drop Off 1S of
the 27 Pounds Gained.

Chicago. Dec. 2.-The city "diet
squad" has now assumed the name
starvation squad"
Having lost a total of eighteen
pounds in two days, the dozen men,
bers of the squad are wondering what
the end will be if DIR. John D. Robert
son, health commissioner, continues
trying to keep them alive on 25 cents
worth of food a day
They did we'll on SO ~ cents a day.
In fact they gained much weight. But
in the two days they lived on two
bits they went rapidly down until
now they show only a total gain OF
91a pounds since the experiment
started.
The following is intended to help
them regain the lost weight:
BREAKFAST: Stewed pears,
hominy,. toast and butter, coffee.
LUNCHEON: Goldfish balls,
Philadelphia relish. bread and but
ter. apple dumping, vanilla sauce,
tea.
DINNER: We a b e soup,
braised beef, buttered rice. stewed
onions, chocolate junket, sugar
cookies, tea.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Housewives Really Want Eggs
in Topeka Now.
Holiday Delicacies Demand Use
of Expensive ssShells."
AUTO OWNERS ARE FORTUNATE
Cheaper Eggs in Country and
at Suburban Stores.
1t Is Up to the Women, but
They VIII Not Act.

There are just two reasons why an
egg boycott might not be a complete
success in Topeka, in the opinion of
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe, Topeka club
woman.
First-Topeka is too close to the
country.
Second-This is the time Of year
when housewives really want eggs.
Otherwise Mrs. Monroe believes a.
successful boycott could be conducted
in Topeka.
''Oh. I don't mean that it couldn't
be done successfully anyway" she
said. "If the women of Topeka really
wanted to they could spoil the egg
business. You know when women
really decide to do a thing they do it.
Mrs. Monroe said the matter had
been talked all the way thru and all
the way back by the women of the
Political Science club but that they
stopped about where they started.
THE trouble seems to be-" She said.
that there are too mary little subur-
ban stores where eggs may be pur-
chased at q reasonable price even now
If people take the trouble to go to
them Then dozens of Topeka ia miles
take their automobiles and drive out
into the country and buy fresh eggs
at a reasonable price. Many farmers
and many suburban grocers pay no
attention to the prices of downtown
stores. You know the heart of Topeka
is pretty close to the country"
Another difficulty Mrs. Monroe in
timated arose at the club meeting is
the fact that with the holidays coming
Topeka housewives do not want to do
without eggs.
Pumpkin pie and Christmas cakes
take lots of eggs" she said, land such
things would be hard to give up at
this particular time of year. OF course
if boycott were determined upon and
carried out successfully it would be
necessary to dispense with pumpkin
pie, custard pie, cakes and such deli
cacies.
The club women have determined
upon no course Lut 1 ina gine if some
thing were started we would all fall
in line and help the cauSe''
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
WHEAT IN SLUMP
Week Records a Decrease of 13
Cents on Chicago Market.
Peace Talk and RumOrS of En-
barge Jolt Spectators.

Chicago, Dec. big breaks in the
took place lin the last week owing
largely to peace talk and to nearly
general grain embargo east of Chi
cago that was associated with a severe
falling off in export buying, and with
a sharp advance in marine war risks
rates. other price losses for the week
were, corn 35s to SIS, oats to 5 Is
and provisions rs to ST. The first
serious descent in wheat values came
on Monday and was generally ascrib-
ed to possibilities of an armistice and
to the reported presence of armed
U-boats near the United States.
An even more exciting smash in
the wheat prices followed on Tuesday
and this seemed adequately explained
by the spread of railroad embafgoes
and by the increased attention to the
effects of marine perils.
Railroad Congestion Hurts Trade.
Positive assertions that President
Wilson would communicate to con
gress a disproval of any government
embargo on the export of foodstuffs
led to rally only to be succeeded yes
appeared due mainly to the absence o.
foreign buying aside from amounts
purchased for Holland.
No confirmation of rumors that sale
of British treasury bills in the United
States would be abandoned was OBJ
tanned until after the Friday session oi
the wheat market here was at an end
Congestion in railway facilities die
a good deaf to weaken corn. oats and
provision as at times the stoppage oil
outlets eastward made shipping trans
actions become almost impossible.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
MEET new YEARS
First Time in History That Supreme
Court Meets January 4.

The January term of the Kansas
supreme court will begin January ..
but the court will conclude the July
term on January /. This is the first
time in the history of the court that
it has ever met on January l. That
date. not being a legal holiday, can be
used by the court for regular sessions.
if it so desires, but it never has had to
use that date before.
The court will begin work the first
day of the year and when the days
work is completed it will adjourn sine
die for the term. On Tuesday morn
ing it will begin the work of the jan
uary term. On Monday morning the
court begins work at $3.50 but on
Tuesday morning it begins work at 10
o'clock. The terms of the court are
fixed by law to begin at 10 o'clock on
the first Tuesday in January and July
but the regular sessions always begin
at $50 each morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
GEN. O'RYAN is MUM
Offers No Explanation of N. Y. Of
ficers Charge of "Public Insult

Brownsville, Tex. Dec. 2.-No state
ment could be obtained early today
from Maj. Gen. John O'Ryan, COM
manding the New York militia divi-
sion. or officers of the Twelfth New
York infantry, regarding a report that
all officers of that regiment had sent
their designations to the war depart
ment at Washington.
1t is rumored that the officers re-
signed because Organ made them
pass twice before the reviewing stand
when Senator Wadsworth. of New
York, was at McAllen. His criticism
was that the regimental colors were
furled and one battalion was not in
line.
Funston Has No Report.
San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 2.-General
Funston said today that he had no
official information regarding the re-
ported resignation of officers of the
Twelfth New York infantry.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
X. U. PAYS FOR M. U. FUN.
Students. Frenzied Over Football Vic
tory Egg Playhouse.

Columbia, Mo-, Dec. 2.-University
of Missouri students overjoyed by a
victory over the University of Kansas,
bombarded a local theater with eggs
at 30 cents a dozen.
What care we?" they cried, Kan
sas is paying.
The students were beaten off in
their attempt to storm their way to
the interior but the lobby lovked
like futurist mural decoration. The
walls were of a sickly yellow and the
odor-well, all of the eggs were not
of the 50-cent variety
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
PROMOTE RABBIT MEAT
Texas to Create Nationwide Market
for 'Jacks" and "Bunnies.-

Austin, Tex, Dec. 2.-The Texas
state department of agriculture has
decided to take up the task of creating
a country wide demand for rabbit
meat, it became known today. The
department believes Texas revenues
will be materially increased by the
traffic in jack rabbits and cotton tails.
Commissioner of Agriculture Fred W.
Davis says they are quoted at a higher
price than turkey or chicken in some
cities.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
FOR DIVORCE REFORM
Carranza Advocates Many Uplifts for
New Constitution.

Queretaro, Mex. Dec. First
Chief Carranza outlined today to the
252 delegates to Mexico's first liberal
congress the terms of Mexico's new
constitution. AS detailed by the pro-
visional president, the new instrument
will contain reforms in labor and di-
vorce laws establishment of equal
rights for all foreigners and lastly and
most important, utter abolition of
class privileges. The proposed consti-
tuition adheres closely to the famous
Declaration of Juarez.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
IS FOOTBALL VICTIMS
Gridiron Death Toll Smaller This Year
Than Last by One.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. Football
claimed fifteen lives during the 1915
season which closed with Thanksgiv-
ing games. according to figures COM
piled by the Associated Press today.
Last year the total was sixteen; in 1914
there were fifteen deaths. Football
officials declare that not a single
death occurred in any game in which
the players were known to be phys
ically as well as mentally trained for
the test. Not a single life was lost,
they say. in game where a physi-
clans examination was demanded
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

Columbus. o.. Dec. 2.-The Anti
Saloon league will call statewide
prohibition fight in Ohio next fall, ac-
cording to announcement today by j.
A. White, superintendent of the league
in that state The league will submit
prohibition in the form of a proposed
constitutional amendment next No
Vember
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Complains of Chicago Rate

Washington, Dec. 2.-Complaint
that the thru rates on livestock from
Missouri river stations to Indianapolis
discriminate against the city in favor
OF Chicago and East st. Louis. with
which Indianapolis competes, was
made to the interstate commerce COM
mission today by the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Writer'S wife in Divorce Colony.

Reno, New, Dec. Mrs. Esther
johnson, wife of Owen johnson. the
writer, is the newest arrival at the
local divorce colony. She has retained
an attorney, according to admission
of her friends. The Johnsons were
married at the Little Church Around
the Corner in New York in 1912.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Oldest Odd Fellow Dies at 1O1.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2.-Dr F. H.
Swanbach. aged 1O1 and supposed to
have been the oldest Odd Fellow in
the United States, died at the Odd
Fellows home at York. Neb. He was
born in Germany in the fall of 1916
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
western Conferences Meets.

Chicago. Dec 2.-Footban, base
ball. track. tennis, swimming and
other collegiate athletic schedules for
1917 for the Western conference were
discussed here today at a conference
of the athletic directors and coaches
nf the Big Nine universities.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
N. H. TO WILSON BY SIS
Democrat Electors Certified - Elec-
toral College Vote. 271 to 26O.

Concord, Dec 2.-The governor and
council today issued formal declara-
ton of the election of New Hampshire
Democratic candidates for presidential
electors, after an official canvass of
the presidential vote. The official re-
turns gave President Wilson a plural
ity of 56, the vote being Wilson, A.
779: Hughes 43.723
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
HIGH PRICED TURKEY HAS
$3.50 DIAMOND IN CROP

Chicago. Dec. Prank ]. Hardy
and his wife hesitated a long time
before paying prevailing prices for
a turkey yesterday but finally
bought one. In the birds crop Mrs.
Hardy found a $3.50 diamond stud.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Archbold's condition Unchanged

Tarrytown, n. Y, Dec. John D.
Archbold, Standard Oil president. is
still holding his own, it was declared
at his home today. His physicians
said there had been no change in his
condition since yesterday.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
NEWSPAPER PRICE UP
Advance Print Paper Doubles Cost of
Lincoln, Neb., Dailies.

Lincoln, Dec. 2.-The Lincoln after
noon daily papers have increased the
price from l cent to cents a COPY on
the streets and at news stands The
advance in print paper is given as the
cause.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Husband and Wife Die at 1Os.

Chicago, Dec. Mrs Penole Bos-
tock. 106 years old, died here today.
Her husband, John Bostock, died re-
Gently also at the age of 106.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

L
waiting for death to relieve him after
nine days of suffering from hiccoughs-
NEW YORK-John Rooney lost his
garb, gobbler, temper and equilibrium
while onshis way home with the bird
He said he didn't know how. He had
recovered none of them at dawn to-
day.
NEW YORK-Edward Wronkeris
automobile honker was out of order,
so he blew a police whistle, scared
couple of jitneys to places of safety
on the sidewalk and finally whistled
himself into jail.
NEW YORK-"I want you buns to
start to God with me-, said F. A.
Keith, once a clergyman and more re-
Gently drunkard, as he started down
the trail at Salvation Army headquar-
ters. 1t was "boozers' " day and fifty
were reclaimed at the Thanksgiving
dinner given them.
CHICAGO-Girls. pass up Univer-
sity of Chicago freshmen. OF $50, only
thirty-nine have perfect teeth, twelve
are color blind, six partly deaf, 174
wear glasses and seventy three others
need them.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Hold Conference This Week.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
at Topeka. Kan, for the twenty -four hours
ending ut u. m. Saturday.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

number of tea drinkers in America -
Guzzler--I do not 1 am no tea totaler."
Judge
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
ODDITIES CULLED
FROM DAYS NEWS

COLUMBUS, O.-Haggard and worn,
Thornton Smith sits by CRATE fire
waiting for death to relieve him after
nine days of suffering from hiccoughs-