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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
AGED LEADER IS DEAD
General Goergei Prominent In Hun
gary's war for Freedom.

London, May 22.-The death at
Budapest yesterday of General Arthur
Goergei is reported in a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam General
Goergei was commander in chief of
the Hungarian army during the war
of liberation. He was also prominent
as a chemist.
General Goergei was SO years old.
He came of a Saxon noble family and
on the outbreak of the Revolutionary
war of 1S48, he offered his sword to
the Hungarian government, receiving
a commission as captain. He won
number of successes against the Aus
trians and was made commander in
chief. He was deposed temporarily on
account of ordering a retreat against
the advice of Kossuth but subsequently
was reinstated.
On KoSsuth's resignation as dictator,
when Russia interviewed on the side of
Austria, Goergei became dictator and
eventually surrenreded to the Rus
slams. After being released he retired
from public life and for many years
had been living in retreat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
FOR Good OF Home
High School VIII Adopt Real
Domestic Course.
To Make Good HOusekeepers
Out of TOpeka's Girls.
new STUDIES FOR NEXT YEAR
Principal Stout Announces
Work for Students.
Complete Arts and Three Indus.
trial Courses, 1867.

Home-making is to be recognized
next year in the high school as an
important pI ofession and a definite
course will be established for it. AS
much re is to be expended to turn
the high school girls into good house
keepers and cooks as heretofore has
been used to prepare them for college
or school teaching.
Nearly ten per cent of our girls get
married shortly after high school
graduation A. J. Stout, principal of
the high school, said today. Only half
of them ever enter college And we
are going to have one of our strong
est courses directed to the needs of
that large per cent. Furthermore,
the home making course need not in
terfere with those desiring to enter
college. By taking a little more
mathematics and languages than are
included in the course they can meet
the college entrance requirements"
Following are the studies which the
prospective 'Iady-of- the-house" will
be required to take: Business Eng
bookkeeping, history, chemistry, sew
ing. art and decoration, domestic
science
Several New StNdies.
The high school curriculum is to
have several other new study courses
next year. For the girls there is to be
added an arts course m sewing and
millinery. The high school faculty
will be provided with expert instrue-
tors in that line and the Topeka high
school graduate of this course will be
able to enter the most exclusive mil
1inery and dressmaking establish
ments.
Three industrial courses are to be
added for the benefit of the boys.
There will he q four years course in
mechanical drafting. There will be a
strong course in archite ctural drawing
and a four years course in drawing
and general shop work.
A complete arts cour Sc is also to be
esta blished.
although these courses definitely
prepare for the different professions.
with but slight addititps they fulfill
the requirements for college entrance"
Mr.. Stout said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
IS HELD
Statement Filed by the Edison
Company Not Satisfactory.
City Commission Will Make an
Investigation.

The check for s3,100 which the
Edison Electric company sent to-
gether with a statement of the COM
pany's affairs was received by the
city commissioners Saturday but no
action was taken on the report.
''It is being held up pending an in
vestigation of the figures which they
have offered was all that Commits
sioner Newland would say regarding
the matter.
w. H WATSON, commissioner of
finance, said that before the report is
accepted there are some things in the
report which the company must make
palmer to us.
Take this part here where they re-
fer to depreciation The law says they
must make us a report twice a year.
The per cent they must pay, depends
entirely on the condition of their af-
fairs at the end of each six months.
Here they charge depreciation for the
entire year and this makes them
charge the city six months deprecia-
ton. by their own statement, which is
wrong, according to the law
Attorneys and expert accountants
were at the city hall late Saturday
afternoon examining the report which
the Edison company had submitted
and when Frank G. Dreaming, who has
fought several claims of the city
through the local courts, was asked
regarding the statement he said:
'Wasson's position, according to
law, is entirely correct for the Edison
company has charged the city more
depreciation than they are entitled to
at the time the report should have
been made and according to their own
$500 which they should be made to
nav,s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
BACK WITH US AGAIN
Porter Patterson OF Bull Dog Gar
den" Fame Arrested Again.

The name of Porter Patterson ap-
peared on the police blotter today,
the first time in many months, al
though it decorated many consecutive
pages a year or two ago. Patterson
was arrested by the police early Sum-
day morning at his home, 1923 King
street, charged with selling liquor. He
was arrested after the officers had
made two other visits during the night
and failed to find him at home.
Patterson is the negro who several
years ago kept a flock of vicious bull
dogs chained in his back yard in such
positions that the whole yard could be
covered by the dogs. When his house
was raided he slipped out the back
way threading his way through the
gardenful of bulldogs and the police
hesitated about following. They al
ways hesitated long enough for Pat
terson to get away.
Eventually Patterson was caught,
was tried a persistent violator of
the prohibitory law and sentenced to
the penitentiary. He appealed his
case to the supreme court and it is
now pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
HERE TO Dinner
Famous Kansas Editors Guests
of the Press Club.
White, Anthony, Morgan and
Bristow Among Speakers.

Men largely responsible for putting
Kansas among the foremost newspaper
states in the union will be the princi-
pal speakers at the Press Club ban
quet at the Mills building this even
ing. In all, eleven Kansas newspaper
men, all from out of town. win be Civ
en- an opportunity to tell Topeka news
pa pernen what ais them.
william Allen White, that ininita bic
writer IRON Emporia, will be the first
speaker. w. Y. Morgan, who can get
more publicity to the square inch than
any man in Kansas, is going to tell
the Press club, particularly the cores
pondents, how they can get his name
in print even more often than they do.
Then Merle Thorpe, who was the
butt of a Press club comedy at Law
renee, several weeks ago, will be given
an opportunity to jab back. D. r.
Anthony, Jr., the six foot, six inch
Leavenworth congressman and news
paperman, will tell what he would do
| if he could escape the communicating
| influence of Leavenworth, and be a
| Topeka congressman Joseph L. Bris-
| tow, the human multiplication table,
| and publisher of the Salina Journal
| will express diversified opinions of
Topeka newspapers and newspaper
men.
| W. E. Davis, present state auditor,
who writes an occa Sional editorial. for
a Dodge City paper and receives huge
| checks, monthly, from the same, will
| inform the Topeka men of methods to
| be pursued in keeping the wolf from
| the door of country newspaper. d.
A. Valentine wants to give a few in
structions on policies to be followed
in running a newspaper from long dis
| lance for about twenty odd years. He
still maintains his residence at Clay
| Center.
Fred Trigg, who drops in on a Kan
sas legislature about once during a
session and then tells it how it should
be operated. will drop the most i'm
portant subject and give an magma
tive description of the reforms the
Kansas City Star could bring about in
Topeka. Will Beck, who stayed at
| Holton and ran the home paper while
his brother, Ned, went to Chicago and
| became an editor. will describe visions
of work he would do If he could get
| loose from home obligations.
Harry Sticher of Usage City can tell
| lot of things about operating an up
to date newspa per and he'll do it to-
night. Last but not least, will be c.
S. G1eed who can tell a lot about run
ming a newspaper, backing wouldbe
editors and looking after railroad.
Walter johnson will act as toastmas-
ter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
MURDER JURY PICKED
Wife ard Child of Slain Guard Mt
LeavenwOrth Court

Leavenworth, May ga Jury was
selected today to try Robert Stroud. a
convict, for the murder of Andrew
Turner, guard in the United States
prison, on March 26 last. The defense
VIII plead insanity. In addition to the
su ;, ana convicts of the prison who
will testify, Mrs. Andrew l.. Turner ~
Des Moines, Iowa, wife of the guard.
ana her five-year-old son Franklin. az
well as Mrs. Mary Stroud of juneau
Alaska, mother of the man charged
Win murder: We're present when the
case was called.
MRS Stroud made the journey from
Alaska and provided funds for the en-
ployment of skilled counsel for her
son.
j. s. Jones. charged with killing
Henry Schmidt, a fellow nrisoner ;.s
the penitentiary, also was arraigned in
court today He entered a plea of NOT
guilty. His trial will follow Stroud,s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
INDIANSWANT JOHNSON
Cleveland Club Would Purchase WASH
ington's Star Pitcher.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 22.-The ru-
NOR was in circulation here today and
was not denied by President James
C. Dunn, that the Cleveland American
League Baseball club is in the mar
ket for Walter Johnson, pitcher for
the Washington club
"Of course we would buy Johnson"
said Dunn. However, we would not
go stark, raving mad in the price we
would pay
The reasons advanced by baseball
men here as to conditions that would
make Washington willing to consider
an offer for johnson include the fact
that Washington fans do not patronize
the club in as large numbers as in
many other big league towns, and that
johnson is drawing very large war
time" salary, that the pitcher is at an
age when he may deteriorate and
could not be marketed as profitab bly,
later as now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
CLEARING up DEBRIS.
Kemp City Merchants May Move Fol-
lowing second Tornado.

Denison, Texas, May 22.-While
members of families not injured in the
tornado that swept Kemp City, Okla,
Saturday. were busy today searching
the ruins for valuables and clothing,
others were engaged in cleaning away
debris among which were scores of
dead animals.
The death list remained at nine per-
sons and it is not believed any more
bodies are in the euins of the build
ings. 1t is believed none of the 3S in
jured will die. A majority of the mer-
chants whose places were destroyed
favor locating elsewhere. since they
suffered heavy loses when tornado
struck the town in 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
PEACE LEAGUE MEETS
Eighteen Hundred Delegates Regis
tered for Session Next Friday.

New York, May 22.-Nearly every
state in the Union and all of the large
cities will be officially represented in
Washington Friday and Saturday at
the first national meeting of the
League to Enforce Peace Already
1900 delegates have registered. Will
liam Howard Taft, president of the
league, will preside.
The principal address will be made
by President Woodrow Wilson Sec
rotary of War Baker and other not
ables are to speak. Among them are
Oscar S. Strauss. Theodore Marburg,
A. Lawrence Lowell. president of Har-
ward; Talbot williams, Prof. Frank
lin H Giddings, Samuel Gompers and
others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
TO REORGANITE r. |.
Plans Submitted to cS;llc Railroad
From Receivers Hands.

Chicago, May 22.-Completion of a
plan of reorganization which would
make possible the early release of
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
railroad from receiverShip is contain
ed in a brief filed today in the United
States district court court at Milwau-
kee by solicitors for dcbenture bond
holders If the plan prevail it will
forestall efforts of the so-called Pea
body committee to dispose of the
propcit- IT foreclosure sale.
The re"-.sG nization plans contem-
plate the Issue of preferred stock for
the debenture bonds, having the same
standing as preferred stock to be is
sued in return for the assessment on
the common stock except that the
preferred for the debentures will bear
six per cent rate. The plan is so
drawn that it can be modified to take
care of first and rcfunding mortgage
bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
BOOZE UNDER TABLE
Police Find Liquor in Same Old Place
During Sunday Raid.

Hiding liquor under tables is "old
stuff with the Topeka police force
and owners fearing a raid might just
as well set it on top the table. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. 1. Brownell of 205 Madi-
son street tried it Sunday and failed.
The house was surrounded by Of
ficers Woodward, Miller, Goff and Nc
Govern, headed by Sergeant Lon
Sauls. They found a trap door under
a lounge, covered by a rug. But there
was no liquor under the trap door.
The whisky, four unopened pints, was
found under the dining room table
and it and Mr. and Mrs Brownell
were taken to the police station. The
Brownells were booked for maintain
ing a nuisance and gave bond for $500
q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
LAST HARD TEST
School Pupils VIII BE Tricd r..
Arithmetic This WecI, in

The Courts tests in arithmetic W.T.,
ne held in the Topeka public schools
TINS week. This is the last severe tesf
of the season and the school cbiIdra,s
can soon resign themselves to yacation
Joys The tests which include ali
branches of arithmetic will he beId
tomorrow morning and THURSDAY
1000 school children are gatbered ' ,,,,
and sent to the Kansas State Norn,ai
schooi where an average of the EXCEL
ience of the different grades will he
compiled and comparisons will he
made on the work done II, Tn,
schools and the national standard ae
laiG down by Courts.
Last year the average Toneka
schools was just equal to the national
average in arithmetic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
BOYS SENT BACK HOME
Two Missouri Runaways Arc Dcport-
cd by the Police.

Two small boys thirteen and four
teen years of age, were escorted to
All eastbound Santa Fe train this aft
era0on by the police with instructions
to stay With the train until it reached
Kansas City.
One boy, who lives in Kansas City,
was given a nickel in addition to his
ticket. The other. who lives in In
dependence, was given fifteen cents.
They will need that exact change for
street car fare.
The two boys. Nels O'Connell and
George Adams. left Kansas City Satur-
day night, with no particular destina-
tion in mind They wanted to see the
world and get away from school. The
O'Conncll boy who is only thirteen
years of age. is an orphan.
The boys were picked up by the po-
lice last night and held at the station
until train time today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
ANTHONY IS HERE
First District Congressman Dis
cusses New Army Bill.
Kansas Representative Pleased
With Work of Congress.
FOLLOWED HIS ARMY PLAN
Was Republican Member of
House Military Committee.
One of Principal Speakers at
Press Club Dinner Tonight.

That the army increase bill enacted
in law by the house Of representatives
represents a sane, practical solution or
the preparedness problem in the minds
of those best informed, was state
ment made this afternoon at the Ma
tional hotel by Congressman d. r.
Anthony, jr.. of Leavenworth. Mr..
Anthony left Washington Saturday
after the bill had been passed and
came direct to Topeka to attend the
Topeka Press club dinner tonight.
where he will be one of the principal
speakers.
A large measure of the responsible
ity. in the preparation of this legisla-
ton, rested on the house committee on
military affairs of which the Leaven-
worth congressman and newspaper
man is a member. The Kansas repre-
sentative took an active part in help
ing frame and place this measure on
the statute books and has received
much commentator from the Kansas
press on the successful results of his
labors.
His Ideas Carried Out.
ut has been great satisfaction to
me to know that my views as to the
size of the regular army and federal
ization of the national guard, proper
enlargement of the training canp
tons and other details of the bill
which 1 advocated in the committee
from the start were in a large degree
finally adopted said Mr.. Anthony.
In my opinion the bill is the best
that is possible to have been secured
from congress at this time and after
all its provisions have been carried
out will be found adequate 10 the
needs of the country. A great many
people completely lost their heads on
the question of preparedness, from
those who frantically demanded the
immediate organization of a regular
army OF a million men down to the
theorists and pacifists who believed
that the millennium had arrived on
earth and no armed force at all was
necessary.
Army of 100000.
"A larger standing army than that
now authorized. a fighting force Of
zO6,OOO in time of peace is impossible
without either compulsory militarv
service or at an increased cost so great
as 70 be out of the question
should war confront the country
tnere VIII be no difficulty, in my judg-
inent, in building up an adequate force
Tor defense under the provisions of
the bill. When fully understood il will
De found that congress has been e5,-
tremely liberal in the military in
creaseS 1t has made and the guns and
munitions provided for, and the coi,u
try VIII have reason to thank those
VINO have been guided in the framing
or this legislation by sane conserya-
1--WE thought and have not allowed
themselves to be carried off their feet
by the clamor of people press and mol
ltlcians who would have the country
go either too far or not far enough
along the lines of proper military pre
paredness''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
MILITIAMEN BALk
lie Texas National Guards Refuse to
Be Sworn in for Duty.

Washington. May 22.-Secretary of
War Baker revealed today that he
has been officially advised of the re-
fusal of 116 Texas militiamen to be
sworn in for border duty. The de-
partment is carefully considering the
subject, he said.
Under the Dick Law, these men
may be courtmartialed and fined
though they cannot be forced into
service. Baker declined to indicate
his attitude in the matter until he has
complete details. AS far as his mes
sage goes, merely the fact of the re-
fuSal was established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
LOOT Mex TOWN
Bandits Garry Away Store
Stocks From Village.
Among LeOters Were Partici-
pants in Big Bend Raid.

FL Paso, May 22.-American and
other foreign owned mining properties
at Cuatro Cienegas were looted by
bandits on May Is, according to re-
liable information received here today
The hooters previously had attacked
Sierra Mojada and among them were
a number of the bandits who raided
Glenn Springs and Boquillas. Texas.
After pillaging the offices, houses and
storehouses they carried their booty
to the country between Cuatro
Cienegas and San Pedro, where they
went into hiding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
TAXI A PUBLIC UTILITY
q. S. Supreme Court Establishes Legal
Status of Vehicles.

Washington, May 22.-Taxicab
companies. the supreme court held to-
day, are engaged in such public utility
service IS to be subject to public reg
ulation and sustained the validity OF
the law empowering the public utili-
ties commission of the District of
Columbia to regulate local companies
The companies attacked the law as an
unconstitutional interference with pri-
vate business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
Ono Killed in missouri

Chillicothe. Mo. May 22.-One per.
son was killed and several were in
1ured in the tornado that struck New
ton, Mo. near here Sunday afternoon
Inc tornado struck the farm house
occupied by a man named C,ii;,,s
He was killed. his wife was dancer
ously injured and three children were
hurt The tornado did considera, Ie
damage near Harris. Mo, and slight
damage near Lock Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
CARRANzk SENDS NOTE
Will Reach Washington Today or To-
morrow; Contends Unknown.

Washington, May 22.-The state
department has been advised that a
new note from General Carranza on
the border situation probably will
reach Washington today or tomorrow.
Special agent Rodgers at Mexico
City, has been unable as yet to report
what phase of the situation has called
for the new communication. Mr.. Rod
gers has advised the state department
that Carranza officials in Mexico
City feel the border situation is less
critical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
FOUND BODY ON TRACK
Partner of Wichita Painter Held for
Investigation at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 22-The
body of w. A. Todd, a painter, of
Wichita, about so years old, was found
on Missouri Pacific tracks early Sum-
day morning by section men, the hand
car on which theye were riding strik-
ing it.
Two women said they saw a man
strike Todd with a club and throw
the body on the tracks. Their descrip-
ton of the man caused the arrest
of a companion of Todd's, also of
Wichita, who is held for investiga-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
T.R. is A WITNESS
Calls to Testify in Riggs National
Bank Perjury Trial.

Washington, May 22.-Theodore
Roosevelt will come to Washington to-
morrow to testify at the perjury trial
here of the three officers of the Riggs
National bank He will testify as a
character witness in behalf of c. c.
Glover. the banks president. one of
the indicted men, The gov eminent
continued today to present evidence to
support its charges that the bank en-
gagged in stock transactions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
$455,0OO FOR JEWS
Chicago Raises Large Sum for Suf-
ferers in War Zones.

Chicago, I'LL, May 22.-The fund be-
ing raised in Chicago for the relief of
Jews in the European war zones to-
day had passed the s455,900 mark. 1t
is expected that at least a half million
dollars will be subscribed here before
the lists are closed.
Collections were made in churches,
throughout the city, Sunday and
among the poorer classes of persons
who were unable to give money placed
rings, watches and other possessions
in the collection trays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

New York May 22.-MONEY-Mercan
l12a demand 4.TG: cables. 476A. France
Ind. o92: cables. 5.a1A. Marks. demand
~ cables, I1as: Kronen. demand 1885, !:
cables. 13A- Guilders. demand 411L "a,
J. sa;, 413,: Lires. demand. 630lA cables,
Far silver. M: Mexican dollars. 5f7z
Government bonds. steady railroad bonds
strong. Time loans. easy: so days o9L "a.
30 days. 3: G months. 36l3K 4e1"
Can money. steady. high. .: low 2.
ruling rate 2: last loan, .; closing bid p:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
SEIZE BRITISH TRENCH
Capture Lines of Positions IL Miles
Long, German Report States.

Berlin, May 22.-The capture of
several lines of British positions over
a front of two kilometers OK miles)
near Givench En-Goelle, was an
nounced today by the war office.
German troops stormed French POI
siticns on the eastern spurs of Hill
3O4 on the Verdun front and main
tanned them against repeated counter
attacks which are said to have cost
the French great losses.