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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
PLANS PAY.

There is one respect in which the
city man often gets ahead of the
farmer. says the Kansas Industrialist
Just about now the urbanite begins to
read the seed catalogue and to plan
his garden. He usually gets more
pleasure out of the plans than he does
out of the garden--if the latter actual
~ materializes at all. In the seed cat
alogue the radish looks like a turnip
the city dweller is much more likely to
find, when it comes to stern reality.
that his turnip much more closely re-
sembles radish. The farmer, on the
other hand, gets his fun-and his liv-
ing-out of real. honest-to-g goodness
crops and not catalogues or plans.
l-cr tint reason he is likely at times
10 lpaisoS ;he plans. 1t is perfectly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

the Nationa, Guard can be made effec-
tive by proper provision for federal
control and adequate financial sup
port The people of the country will
doubtless not approve scrapping a
plant, the value of which approXi-
mates two hundred millions of DOL
lars, represented IT. arnIories. rifle
ranges, camp grounds. stables, supply
depots, store houses. arsenals, and in
other things. The National Guard
forces OF the country in recent years
have undergone a vast change in SEN
timent as we'll as in organization and
efficiency. They are now ready for
liberalization on an equitable basis,
but they do not wish their organiza-
lions. many of them with historical
traditions, broken up, nor do they wish
to be used in an experimental way
They have existed for many years and
their progress has been the result of q
steady, healthy growth. Their person.
mel is made up largely of the best
military sentiment in each community,
where an organization is stationed. 1t
is found from experience that fire.
quently those who know least about
the National Guard of the present
day are those who served in it at a
time when conditions were not as
they are now. Under existing plans
of the war department, the regular
army ana the National Guard consti-
tute the first line of the nations mill
tary power. A plan 20 expand, CO.
ordinate and render more efficient
under federal domination these two
organizations will be found to meet
the approval of the. nation and will re-
suit in a dependable and efficient
force"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
THINK 1T OVER.

That's commanding idea project
ed by Phil Eastman. the. secretary of
the Topeka Fair association. for a col
iseum at the fair grounds to seat To-
900. This would seem to solve Tope-
ka's problem of providing accommo-
datiOns for any and every crowd that
might gather here in the best possible
way. More than that, as Mr.. Eastman
points out. it would put Topeka in
line for some of the big stock shows
that are now staged in other places
chiefly because Topeka hasn't the
facilities to handle them. And what
a great convenience it would be for
Topeka's big free fair. Mr. Eastman's
suggestion is worthy of most careful
considerations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
Involve High Foreign DiplO-
mats in Bomb Plot.
Immigration Officials Charged
With Smuggling Chinese.
ONE GERMAN CONSUL GENERAL
Governments First Thrust al
Alleged Alien PlOtters.
COnnived With Ship Company
to Import MOngOlians.

San Francisco. Feb. 9.-Fifty-nine
federal indictments-thir charg-
ing violations of American neutrality,
directed against high German consular
officials here. the Turkish consul gen.
eral and steamship agents and II
against immigration officials in con-
nection with the attempted smuggling
of SO Chinese into the United States
last November from the Pacific Mail
steamer Mongolia-were in the pos
session today of the United States dis
trict attorneys office.
1t was said they would be returned
in open court tomorrow when arrests
would be made. The indictments
against the German consular officials,
who include Franz Bopp, the consul
general, were voted yesterday by the
federal grand jury as a result of the
nationwide investigation by the de-
partment of justice into bomb plots
and neutrality violation.
Wholesale Traffic.
The indictments are the first the
government has attempted to obtain
against official representatives of any
foreign power in connection with its
efforts to curtail the activities of the
persons engag ed in the alleged plots
The indictments voted against immi-
grafton officials and steamship mer
follow a searching inquiry into re-
ports that a wholesale traffic in con-
ira band aliens was belnS carried OF
with the help of steamship Officers
and the connivance of federal Off
Gals.
The following were among those
against whom indictments were is
sued:
Franz Bopp, consul general fol
Germany.
Baron E. II. Won Setback, vice con-
sui for Germany.
H. w. E. Kaufman, chancellor fol-
the German consulate.
Maurice H. Hall, consul general fol-
Turkey.
Frederick Jebsen, former owner oil
the steamer Mazatlan.
Johannes H. Won Koolbergen, al
legged agent for the German consulate
John and julius RothschiIds, whole.
sale grocers.
George and James Flood, steamship
agents.
Robert Capelle, general agent of the
North German Lloyd Steamship com
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
So ARE INDICTED FOOD FOR 10000
Steamer Distributes Supplies to
Flood Refugees.
Merchants Doing Business
From Second Stories.

Little Rock, Feb. 9.-Relief work
among refugees of the flood continued
in earnest today when a steamer
loaded with supplies left to distribute
food and fuel among 1000 or more
destitute persons at Pendleton. Red
Fork, Douglas, Watson and other
towns in the inundated basin.
The cargo was in charge of Murray
a. Auerbach. Little Rock. special
agent of the American Red Cross, and
d. C. Welty, agricultural commissioner
of the Iron Mountain railroad.
Reassuring reports of the strength
of leVees from Helena to Arkansas
City were given out by chairmen of
various levee boards, but no effort is
being spared to further strengthen the
revetments against the crest of the
water that is due to reach these points
next week
Business in Arkansas City virtually
is suspended a few merchants are
conducting business from the second
stories and from box cars on the levee.
Suffering among live stock is said to
be great in the flooded sections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
Clio be Sights
BY THE ATCHIsON GLOBE.

A visit is a duty to a man and a
vacation to a woman.
1t frequently happens that the man
who asks for advice is looking for
sympathy.
Another issue which should not
worry you is whether Mars is inhabit-
ed or not
A farmer can accomplish as much
with baling wire as a woman can with
a hair pin.
A course laid out for you should be
good and wide for you will do a lot of
staggering.
Talk to any woman long enough.
and she will tell of some other woman
who has terribly poor taste.
Alb Adkins says his son-in-law is the
sort of financier who would start a
pretzel factory in a dry town.
Careful Investigation will reveal that
there is a growing cemetery around
most of the health resorts.
Human nature is peculiar, for it
prefers in many instances to take exer-
cises instead of doing useful work
The trouble with the average man.
who hands you his card of introduce
ton is that he considers it a time
card.
The fact that you can't find what
you are looking for in the top drawer
of the dresser, doesn't prove it ism
there.
A family may be harmonious in
other respects, but there is apt to be
discord concerning the proper tenn
permanent of a room.
Jude Johnson hasn't been in a
church for two years, for Just two
years ago he learned that his great
grandfather caught cold in church
and died.
If some young lady wants to do
something really different and com
mendable, she will refuse to have the
Mendelssohn wedding march played at
her wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Some men are afraid of nothing.
and others aren't even afraid of that.
Most men like things that are tip
top, unless it happens to be bald
spot.
Even the people who are addicted to
high living may pirate of their lofty
ideals.
All flesh is as grass, but that
shouldn't influence a woman to be a
grass widow.
The leap year girl should realize
that four years is long time to wait
for another chance.
You never can tell. Even the friend
ship of some men depends upon how
much you pay for it.
The one time a fellow always feels
like putting himself out to oblige a
friend is when he is in jail.
An optimist is person who is thor
oughly imbued with the idea that the
best things have never happened.
He-'Do you favor short enga ge-
ments or long ones?" She-"Oh
short ones, by all means. A girl can
get SO many more of them in
You are a nuisance!" thundered
the ma gistrate. Il shall commit YOU
Don't you know it's misdemeanor to
commit nuisance?" insinuated the
prisoner-
Turn about is fair play" quoted
the Wise Guy Not always" objected
the Simple Mug, who had been up
against it. There's the doctored rou-
lette wheel, for instance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
Jayh ker Jots

The snow on the ground is a little
thin for sleigh riding. says the Lenora
News, but the weather is cold enough.
Noting the prediction that gasoline
will go to 40 cents a gallon, the Con-
way Springs Star remarks: Good
bye joy rides, for common ducks"
Big supplies of political dope are
printing offices nowadays, reports
the Clyde Farmers Voice, and there
is not much danger that we will run
out of material to start the fire with
in the mornings.
Entries, in the Baldwin Ledger: If
you must knock, go knock on the asy-
lum door. You may be a man of
steel and yet have no magnetism. .
Love may be blind but it never covers
it up by trying to wear blue goggles. .
Some people are slow III making
up their minds because they haven t
much to work with. Some girls are
prone to put on airs but that is more
than many of them put on these cold
days
The Downs Times has noticed that
sleighs and bob-sleds are not nearly
so numerous in its vicinity as they
body had 'em, and it adds: In these
days the automobiles run as long as
there is any land in sight and the
sleigh is becoming q relic of tho past
Musings of the Village Deacon in
the Osborne County Farmer Advice
is the stuff the banker gives you when
you ask him to extend your note and
add the interest onto the principal.
The sad thing about this money
that is used in making the mare go is
that it is not always put Up by the
fellow who is doing the driving. :.
They never improved on the potato
as a means of keeping the coal oil
from slashing out of the snout of the
can. About the only fellows who
don't have automobiles these days are
the ones who can afford Them
and some of these fellows even sport
them. Many of us could give
the other fellow a little more credit
and not impair our own standing in
the percentage column. S. Hot air
isn't business. The fellow who toots
his. horn the loudest doesn't always
have the best trade nor the biggest
bank account.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

While sthe federal government
maintains each regular soldier at an
annual cost of about 100 per year
it contributes to the maintenance of
the National Guard soldier hut S35 a
year." writes Major Genera, John T..
Organ, commanding the National
Guard, New York. III the February is
sue of American Defense, a magazine
published for the American Defense
society. I'm the states where eff
cheney is low it will be found that such
states contribute an equally insignifi-
cant amount. In states where eff
cheney is high it will be found that
the state has made up the deficiency
In New York state, for example. the
state contributes five times as much
as the federal government contributes
for the maintenance of the New York
division. And so it is that in New
York state the government gets 5000
worth of efficiency for its S35 invest
ment. while in other states the gov
eminent gets $35 worth Of efficiency
for its $35 investment-and complains
about it, To make the force homo
geaeous throughout the country and
to expand its numbers from the pres
ent strength of $4,000 tc several
times that number. there should be
greater financial assistance and more
adequate federal control. Any policy
or plan which rejects the utilization of
the National Guard of the country as
part of the first line will probably
fail for the reason that the people
know, as a business proposition, that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
WANT TO HEAR WILSON
Lincoln, Ncb., Home of Bryan, Wants
Preparedness Speech.

Washington. Feb. 9. - President
Wilson was invited today to speak on
preparedness in Lincoln, Neb., by
Senator Hitchcock and a Nebraska
committee. The president said he
would take the invitation under ad-
visement.
Lincoln is the home of former Sec
rotary Of State Bryan, the administers
tion's leading opponent in the pre-
paredness program.
Senator Hoke Smith and a large del
egation from Atlanta asked the presi-
dent TO visit that city if he made trip
south. Senator Sheppard extended a
similar invitation for Dallas, Texas
Both said they believed their states
were for preparedness. Representa-
tive Pou of North Carolina invited the
president to visit that state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
Topeka PRESS CLUB
Newspaper Men Will Meet at State
journal Building Thursday Evening.

Members of the Topeka Press club
will meet at 1880 Thursday evening in
the State Journal building. Final or
ganization of the club will be made at
that time.
Recently a special committee draft
ed bylaws for the new club and action
concerning their adoption will be
taken at the Thursday meeting. The
newspaper men will also decide wheth-
er their organization will exist as a
dinner club or will establish perma-
nent quarters Final calls for char
ter members were issued today.
Applications for charter member
ship must be received before the close
of the Thursday night meeting. Nearly
fifty newspaper men are expected to
secure places in the favored class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
HAS TOO MANY OFFICES
Suit Filed in Supreme Court TO Gust
Crouch From One.

Because he is both mayor of the
town of Minneola and county COM
missioner of Clark county. suit was
filed in the supreme court this after
noon to Gust Frank Crouch from his
job as county commissioner. Crouch
qualified for both offices and accord
ing to Frank Hinkle. county attorney
of Clark county is holding too many
offices.
Crouch was elected county commits
April 1915, he was elected mayor of
the town of Minneola. Now he faces
custer proceedings affecting his job as
county commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

London, Feb. 9.-Reiterating the re-
port that large numbers of German
troops have been transferred recently
to northern France. the Amsterdam
correspondent of the Central News
telegraphs from the Belgian frontier
that 100000 men have been sent to
that front The Germans also are
planning to extend the Belgian part
of Zeebrusge, so that it Will shelter
more ships
New gains for the Germans in the
region between Lens and Arras. not
far south of the Belgian border, were
announced today by Berlin, which re-
ports the capture of first line French
positions along nearly half mile
front west of Niny.
The gains were made on ground
over which the French advanced in the
allied offensive of last September and
near the area northeast of Neuville
Stvaast.
New German Drive.
1t has been persistently reported.
however, that the Germans are on the
point of launching a determined Of
fensive in Northern France and Bel
GUM in which case the operations in
/ the present area of activity would have
an important bearing.
ConStantinOple adVices report set
/ backs for the Russians in their eau
casus campaign and in Persia. Rus
sian attacks have been repulsed in the
former field of operations where
/ Erzerum has been the main Turkish
/ base of defense, the Ottoman war Of
/ flee declares.
In Persia tribesmen fighting against
the Russian forces are unofficially re-
portfolio have inflicted severe defeat
near Sandshulak. Petrograd, while
not reporting on the Persian opera
tons, declares that the engagements
: in the Caucasus have continued to re-
suit in advantage to the Russians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

Some OF the members of congress
are reluctant TO vote an appropriation
TO increase the ship-building facilities
OF the Mare Island navy yard until it
is determined definitely if there is a
sufficient depth of water in the chan
mel leading to it to float a monster
battleship after it leaves the ways
And contemplate. if you please. the eff
ficiency of naval policy that would
locate a navy yard in such a place as
even to cause such a doubt to arise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
WILL REGISTER STOCK
Preparations Made by Livestock De-
partment for Bulletin.

Preparations are being made in the
state livestock department here to is
sue a livestock bulletin which will con-
tain the registry of every registered
animal in Kansas, it was announced
today. 1t was asserted that it will
take several months to complete the
work, it having been started in Atchi-
son county several days ago.
With the development of the dairy
ing industry in the state it was de-
cided to incluce in the report results
Of inspections of dairy cows through
out the state. Each herd that passes
the standard tests will be listed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
Journal Entire S

The crop failures are numerous
when it comes to family trees.
+ + \
Every mans notion of his abilities is
likely to be exaggerated.
= + +
To brighten up their faces, more
paint
! = =
ANY number of folk are so difficult
to please that they cannot even please
themselves.
+ + +
The man who thinks that he is ir-
resistible with the women gets a ter
rible jolt, sooner or later usually
sooner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

New York. Feb. 9.-MONEY Mercantile
paper, 3M3h Per cent. Sterling, 90 day
bills, All; demand, 4.76; cables. 4.763s.
Francs, demand, 5S9I2: cables. 5.SsSa
Marks. demand. 11A cables, II5s. Kronen.
mand 42H cables, 42Is.e Lires demand.
675; cables, GIL. Rubles. demand. ~ !;
cables 31H. Bar silver. jGSSc; Mexican
dollars. 43s4c. Government bonds steady I;
railroad bonds firm. Time loans, steady .
go days, 2la; 30 days, pa six months y,
az.
Call money, steady: high. =: low. Il, !:
ruling rate, ia last loan, >; closing bid
Ia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

Reports that Germany is about to
conclude a separate peace with Bel
GUM on the basis of restoring their
country to the Belgians have the ear
marks OF being decidedly premature.
How could Germany restore Belgium
to the Belgians and maintain her
positions in the western arena of the
war? And is silly to suggest that
she is thinking of giving up the latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
TO CALL Joint SESSION
President Desires to Discuss Philippine
Bill Before Both Houses.

Washington, Feb. president Will
son probably will call senate and house
leaders together soon to agree on the
exact terms of the Philippine indie
pendence bill which already has passed
the senate and is threatened with
amendment in the house. He indi-
Gated as much today to the two Philip
pine commissioners. who said they
wanted a time set when the Philippines
would be free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
spy ON way To EUROPE
Escaped From Officers at New York /;
Is Travelling IncoSnito.

London. Feb. 9.-Ignatius Trebitich
Lincoln, former members of the Brit
ish parliament, who escaped from the
federal authorities in New York while
wanted here on the charge OF being
a German spy, is on the way to Eu-
rope, travelling incognito, acccrdinE
to an unconfirmed report reaching
here this afternoon.
Lincoln's wife. it was reported. is
on her way 10 Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

Zone of Germany's most formidable
warships battle cruiser is reported
10 have been destroyed recently-but
by a floating mine. No big war has
been so conspicuous for its lack of
naval battles as has the present Euro
moan conflict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

In acquitting Mrs. Mohr of the
charge Of being responsible for the
murder Of her husband, that Rhode
Island jury at least followed what is
now a pretty well-established rule in
this country in cases of this sort. And
this suggests that in the matter of the
murder of their matrimonial partners
American women are accorded little
better than equal rights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

There 10 at least this much in
name. city Commissioner Goldfish
Porter is able to deliver the goods
when the lakes at Gage park are free
from ice Topeka has no more null
titndinons asset than its goldfish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

true that the city gardeners plans fire.
quently fail to materialize. but that
does not condemn the making of
plans The farmer who plans we'll
and then knows how TO carry out his
plans effectively has the edge on the
man who goes at the seasons work hit
or miss. And now is the planning
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

50 pleased is Henry Ford with the
success of his first peace expedition
that he is making plans to launch
another one of the same sort only it
will be bigger and more distinguished.
And the chances are that on the next
one there won't be anything like 81
varieties of newspaper men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

Zoo bad, isn't it, that the troops of L.
s. cavalry which ire patroling the Dor
der to catch Villa in case he endeav-
ors to slip across it, cannot go into
Mexico after him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

New York. Feb. 9.-John C.. Shee-
han, one time leader OF Tammany
hall. and former police commissioner
of New Yorw, died here today aged ca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

Probably the Turks are pretty ia
miliar with the conditions prevailing
in Mexico so they had reason to fig
ure that they wouldn't be taking much
Of a chance in burning an American
10 death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

you've been so sweet and neighborly.
| Miss Dunbar
Elizabeth beamed up at them,
Nonsense, children. It's in the air.
Copyright. 1916, by Mcclure News
naner SVndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

Trite but true. How time does fly!
Less than 400 days now remain in
which Mr.. Wilson can complete his
presidential shopping; unless, of
course he annexes a second term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
Germans MarshaIing 100000
Troops on Belgian Border.
Drive French From Half Mile
Trench at Vimy.
RUSSIANS MEET REvERSES
Persian Tribesmen Inflict Sc
we're Retreat on Slavs.
PetrOgrad Denies Setback in
Caucasus Campaign.

London. Feb. 9.-The German
sea planes raidcd tine coast of
Kent today. dropping several
bombs. No casualties have been
reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09

There also seems to be lot or
watchful waiting going on these days
III the vicinity of Saloniki.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
TELEPHONES
FULL iFNSEO WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state journal Is n member OF the
Associated Press and receives tn full day
telegraph reDOrt OF that great news or
Eanizatinn. for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.