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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
Close To 1000 Cities
Using Motor Trucks
For Fire Abbaratu

Nearly 1000 cities in the United
States have totally discarded horse
drawn fire fighting equipment and
turned TO the motor truck Through
out the entire country the m0tOriza-
ton OF fire apparatus Is rapidly tax
ing place
Firemen now instead OF exhibiting
their well grOomed and spirited steeds
with polished harness and metal
fastenings, point with glowing pride
to their motor truck apparatus and
tell YOU Of its wonderful speed and
efficiency. There is no doubt that In
a short while horse drawn fire trucks
viii be a curiosity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
PAIGE AND REPUBLIC
PRICES TO ADVANCE

Prices OF Paige cars and Republic
trucks are 10 advance on Sunday. The
advance in Paige prices VIII be 500
on all models but no announcement
can be made until Sunday OF the
amount Of the Republic truck adj
vances, though IL has been intimated
that the Increase - smaller than had
been anticipated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
LAS CRUISES MAN IN
FAST TRIP TO COAST

Fred Katzenstein. OF Las Cruces,
sends word from California Of a fast
trim TO the coast IN his Hupmobue
with five PASSENGERS. The party left
Las Cruces on the evening OF June 80
and had luncheon in Los Angeles on
July l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

Despite he TACT that the oreani-
than one year, the Jordan Motor Car
company o. Cleveland. headed by Ned
Jordan. has recently been elected to
membership in the National Auto
mobile chamber Of commerce. Mem
bershiT In the n A A. c. is based en-
tirely on the standing OF the manu-
faCturer. as to the permauency OF the
business and as TO its Importance in
relation 10 the trade as a whole.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

Oriental Tea Room.
Texas and OREGON streets.
Cool drinks for hot days--Alv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

Miss Jeanette Rankin. the only woman
Congressman. employs three secretaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
VILLA HAS GOVT
Issues Proclamation and Sets
Up Provisional Seat.
Men Recruited in q. s. Cross
Border to Cut Railroad.

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 4-Adherents
of Francisco Villa are already arrang-
ing details of a Mexican provisional
government to be set up by the bandit
chief officials have been appointed to
write laws and tentative seat of gov
eminent has been chosen, according to
information in the hands of United
states authorities here today. Copies
of new proclamation issued by Villa
nave been secured by federal agents
mere and are now being translated
Heavy fighting is still in progress
at Horcasitas. about thirty miles south
of Chihuahua City, according to re-
ports obtained today by federal de-
partment agents. Villa is fighting his
way northward. these reports indi-
| cate Both sides are using artillery
and losses have been large.
United States department agents
are investigating recruiting in this city
for revolutionary bands of Mexicans.
following receipt of letter by Mex
| lean from Quevedo, leader of one of
| the bands now lowering below Juarez.
In the letter it was admitted that
| twenty-eight men recruited in this wi
cin1ty eluded government agents.
crossed the border below Ell Paso and
are now awaiting orders from Villa to
cut the Mexican Central railway line
i between Juarez and the northern can't
tai when Villa starts his attack 11non
/ Chihuahua CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
ORDER TIP PROBE
Thomas w. Lawson First Wit
ness SubpOenaed.
Republicans Win Finally Over
Democratic Opposition.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Public hear
ings on Representative Woods leak
charges in connection with President
Wilson's peace note will begin tomor-
row before the house rules committee
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston, Repre-
sentative Wood and Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts will be the
first heard. Lawson was today sub
poenaed by telegraph.
Arrangements for the hearings were
made by unanimous vote of the rules
committee. Democrats said they eX-
pected to show that neither Lawson,
Wood nor Gardner have any tangible
evidence of a leak and thus the ma
jOrity members OF the committee will
be justified in reporting the Wood res
olution unfavorably.
Republicans, obviously pleased over
obtaining an open hearing, declared
emphatically today they will force a
full investigation.
Sensational developments of yester-
day, in which the name of Barney
Baruch was mentioned as being the
alleged medium thru which advance
information on the presidents notes
to belligerents reached Wall street.
were believed todayfto have made the
probe certain
If the probe is ordered, Wood.
Campbell (Kansas) and other Repub-
i1cans Will insist that Thomas w. Law
son be called among the first wit
nesses. Plans also are on foot to sub
poena prominent Wall street specllla-
tors and financiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
UNDER TRUST Law
Paper Makers May Be Prose-
cuted by Government.
Discriminate Against Wit.
nesses, Report Will Charge.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The first Off
cia1 admission that the department of
justice is considering evidence against
newspaper print paper manufacturers
with a view to probable prosecution
under antitrust laws was made
Wednesday.
G. Carroll Todd, assistant to Attor-
ney General Gregory and official
trust buster of the department of
justice, has been in constant touch
with the federal trade commission and
is in possession of all information and
data gathered in that body's investiga-
ton of the paper situation.
Officials of the department would
not say fatty whether they had de-
cided upon action against the manu-
facturers, declaring that such action
would depend upon discovery of proof
of an illegal combination to increase
paper prices. In other quarters. how
ever, it is stated that the trade COM
missioners' forthcoming report on its
investigation will not be sparing of
charges that conspiracy existed The
report, which will be IN the form of a
statement to the senate, is practically
complete and will be made public
early next week.
Edward n. Burley of Chicago,
chairman of the commission, returned
to Washington after holiday trip to
his home in Chicago. He indicated
that the investigation is well in hand
and the task of the commission practi-
ca1ly concluded.
1t is understood the report will set
forth definitely the view that an ac-
tual. shortage of newspaper did not
exist to Justify the sextortionate prices
demanded by manufacturers. and that
the makers of paper turned to their
own advantage panic created among
publishers that there would not be
enough paper to go around.
1t is believed also that the report
will include charges that publishers
who were active in helping the inves-
tigation have become the victims of
discrimination on the part of manu-
facturers and have found great diff
Guilty even in obtaining the consign-
ments of paper for which they had
contracted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
YES. HE'LL ACCEPT!
Wealthy Widow Offers 81 ZOO for Mar
Who Would Sell Himself.

Oakland. Cal, Jan. with his
faith in human nature still mistaken.
William Mortimer, who would sell
hlmsef for $500 to pay an honor debt
to a friend, is still awaiting the offer
of marriage submitted by a Half Moon
Bay wealthy widow who said she
was willing to pay $1,000 to have Nor
timer for a husband
Today Mortimer wrote a letter to
the address she gave, reiterating his
acceptance of her offer of marriage
and said he would marry her as soon
as she was willing.
To Miss Caroline Pebenik, a domes-
tic, who also wrote to him and offered
to divide her meager savings with him,
Mortimer sent a letter of thanks.
A kind hearted individual in San
Francisco with good intentions but no
money wrote a post card to Mortimer
offering to pray for him, while he
waited for the 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
20 R. RS IN PLEA
Argue To Be Released From Accent
Fare in Illinois.

Chicago, Jan. Arguments were
continued today in the two-cent rate
case in the United States district court
on the plea of twenty-eight railroads
to be released from the two cents a
mile passenger rate prescribed by the
Illinois law. TIE roads contend that
the Interstate Commerce commission,
having determined that "a cents a
mile is a reasonable rate which will
not discriminate against points out
side the state, the ruling of the fed
eral body should supersede the state
rate. Counsel for the Interstate Com
merce commission, Joseph W. Folk,
contended yesterday that giving prece-
dence to a state rate in conflict with
federal rates would logically lead to
granting the states power to regulate
interstate commerce. Attorneys for
the railroads are expected to present
their contentious before Judge Ian
dis. Judge Evans and Judge Carpenter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
HONEYMOON TRAGEDY
Bride Finds Husband Suicide, Her
wedding Gown Beside Him.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Tragedy, following
in the wake of Mrs. Florence Carlson
Hadley's romance, reached its climax
last night when Mrs. Hadley, return
ing to join her husband who had pre-
coded her to Chicago after Christ
mas honeymoon at Lake Geneva, Wis,
found him dead in their apartment.
Clenched between his teeth was a tube
leading from a gas jet Beside him,
on davenport, was spread the bridal
dress of his young wife, with its
crown of orange blossoms still fresh
and sweet.
Doctor Hadley, who was 3S years
old, was a graduate of Northwestern
university. Mrs Hadley, the 20-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Carlson of Lake Geneva. came here to
study music. She met Doctor Hadley,
became his office girl, then, after a
short courtship, married him.
Friends of Doctor Hadley can
ascribe no motive for his act. Mrs.
Hadley hysterical, was taken to a hos
pital In her travelling bag was found
a small sack of home made cookies
He was fond of them. I made
them for him." she explained in a
lucid interval.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
SAYS FILM A FAKE
1t Shows Blind Man Taking $500
Peep at Pretty Ankle.

Chicago, Jan. "A motion picture
film, purporting to show that Peter
Zyla, altho admitted to be blind by
the state public utilities commission,
was not too blind to peer interestedIy
at a bit of ankle exposed by a mo-
ton picture actress was INTRODUCED in
evidence before the commission today.
The Hartford Accident & Indemnity
company is seeking to have set aside.
upon the evidence of the picture, an
award of $4,000 recently made by the
commission to Zyla upon his claim
that he was blinded by an accident in
the plant of the Chicago Railway
Products company, where he was en-
ployed.
The picture introduced in evidence
was taken after members of a mo-
ton picture company told Zyla they
desired to use his yard as set"
Zyla contends that the action of the
film showing him gazing at the
actresses ankle was faxed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
CRUSH BANDIT TRIBE
India Brigands, Practicing Villa Tao
tics, Wiped Out by British.
Peshawar, North

Peshawar, Northwest Frontier
Province, India, Jan. 4.-The Moh-
mands, a nominally independent and
ever turbulent tribe, whose country
borders on administered British ter
ritory in this region. having made
themselves generally Objectionable
during the last few months, have
come in for considerable attention at
the hands of the British recently. The
latest phase of the punishment being
melted out occurred today when thou
sands of troops engaged in a drive
which resulted in the rounding up for
internment of 400 Mohmands who
were scattered in villages just inside
the provincial domains.
The Mohmands have always been
among the most troublesome of the
tribesmen living in the Independent
territory between the Northwest from
tier province and Alghanistan. A year
ago they made raids and committed
murders in the Peshawar district. As
ter the province to trade. Angered by
this they began to threaten war AMI
several fights took place.
Sir George Roos-Keppel. chief COM
missioner for this province, met the
menace of the tribesmen by stretching
along the border line of barbed wire
entanglements, intersected with block
houses. Recently a live" wire carry-
ing 4.500 volts of electricity. was in :
stalled over the seventeen-miIe from
tier.
Airplanes. the first ever seen in this
part of the world also were used
against the Mohmands
The drive for the Mohmands who
had concealed themselves in this
province took the form of solid wall
of troops, moving deliberately across
the country and from which II is
thought none escaped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
TO BE COLDER TONIGHT
fafr Weather Predicted Friday
Northern Snow Won't Reach Here.

Temperatures today averaged 10 de-
grees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of eight miles an
hour from the north. A light rain,
which measured only two-hundredths
of an inch. fell here during the early
afternoon and part of this morning.
Heavy clouds today kept the mer-
curry from rising rapidly tho the tenn
perature Wednesday night did not get
down to freeZlng. Cloudy. fOggy
weather was general over practically
all of the United States this morning
and cold weather occurred in the
northwest. The mercury at Moore
head. Mimi, dropped to degrees be-
low zero Wednesday night and in Can
ada temperatures ranged from to i s
below Somewhat colder weather will
reach Topeka tonight tho nothing Sc
we're is in sight.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Friday: colder tonight.
Fair does not mean clear weather in
this case" said S. d. Flora local
weather observer. land it is likely that
the sky will be mostly cloudy tonight
and Friday" Snow and rain occurred
Wednesday night in the northwest buc
nothing of that kind is scheduled for
Kansas. The shippers forecast reads
to protect 36-hour shipments north
and west against temperatures of 20
to IS east and south 25 to 80. The
lowest temperature here tonight will
irOnfiunea on Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
Organized Labor to Back Bills
of Club Federation.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston COnfers
With Leaders Here Today.
ABOLISH MOVIE APPEAL BOARD
A Detention Home for Delin-
quent Women To Be Sought.
Legislature To Be Asked for
Compulsory Pension Law.

Organized labor will get behind the
program of the woman's federation or
clubs in its campaign for enactment or
welfare legislation. Mrs. W. A. john
ston of Topeka-wife of Chief Justice
Johnston-went before the labor leg
islative committee today to outline a
program. She was assured co-opera-
ton in the legislative fight.
At least four measures are to be
urged by the federation of clubs, Mrs.
Johnston told labor leaders. Included
in the. bills to be offered will be a.
compulsory mothers pension law.
abolition of the motion picture appeal
board, establishment of detention
home for delinquent women, and pro-
hibition of cigarette advertising. The
bills will be drafted and presented to
the labor legislative committee in
few days.
Prepare Labor Program.
Members of the labor committee are
holding regular sessions this week in
the offices of Paul Mcbride state la
Dor commissioner. This afternoon the
members began a review of provisions
of the workmen's compensation law.
They will recommend many changes in
the present law. A detailed outline of
their program was not ready at this
time, committee members stated
THE present compensation act is
largely farce in that 1t is neither
satisfactory to labor organizations or
employers of labor" said President
johnson of the State Federation of
Labor. I'VE will work out a definite
program for the legislative session and
expect to hold daily meetings"
Jake Shepherd of Fort Scott, as at
torney for the state federation of Ia
Dor, is attending the sessions. He is
acting as legal adviser in the prepar-
alton of bills to be presented to the
Legislature.
s'fsss- Get Behind Federation Bills.
Today Shepherd told Mrs Johnston
that the labor committee would get
behind the bills she outlined If they
were satisfactorily drawn. He urged
Mrs. Johnston to prepare her bill rel
ative to abolition of the censor appeal
board to provide for court appeal with
a jury trial. This recommendation
will probably be adopted.
Explaining the need of a detention
home for women, Mrs. Johnston stated
that such an institution is needed to
meet demand now cared for by the
state reformatory in the care of young
men too old for the industrial schools
and too young for the penitentiary. In
the matter of a pension law for wo-
men, Mrs. Johnston urged that the
law be made mandatory rather than
optional. The bill to be offered will
probably place the work under pro-
bate judges.
Cigaret advertising in newspapers
and magazines should be placed en-
tirely under the ban by a general state
law, Mrs. Johnston told members of
the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
2 LADY LEGISLATORS
Brace of Sufrs Sit i'm Colorado Legis-
Iature-DcmOcrats in Power.

Denver. Colo, Jan. 4.-Reversing
Republican control of two years ago,
Democrats have majority of one in
the senate and at least thirteen in the
house of the Colorado legislature
which is in session here. There will
be one woman member in the senate
and possibly a woman in the house
after a contest is decided.
The chief fight at this session prob
ably will center around proposed
amendments to the industrial law La
Dor objects to certain clauses of the
law, especially the one compelling
thirty days notice before a strike can
be called.
Prohibition legislation will also hold
an important place. The dry law
may be strengthened by bills prohib-
iting shipment of liquor into the state
and making it a criminal offense to
have liquor in ones possession
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
SEND BACK DEPORTED
Crowded in Cattle Car, Sick Belgian<
Suffer Terrible Journey.

The Hague. Jan. 4.-The first re-
port received directly from Belgians
deported to Germany, who have been
invalided from the camp at Soltau,
Prussia, has been given to the Asso-
ciated Press. The prisoners were re-
turned to Germany because they were
almost in a dying condition A num-
Der of them who were interviewed
while separated from each other
agreed in their stories of conditions
prevailing in the Soltau camp.
Seventy of the Belgians were sent
home in a crowded cattle truck at
tached to a freight train. It took
three days and three nights for the
journey, which usually is made by ex-
press trains in six hours. They ar
rived home in an emaciated condition.
coughing, the greater number of them
bearing evidence of having contracted
t1IbercIllOSiS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
NAUGHTY NiCHTIE
is NOW TABOO IN
KANSAS MOVIES
No More Will 'Underslung" Va
riety Appear on Screens.
Festus Foster Thinks They En-
danger Young Mems Souls.
GIRL IN PULLMAN BERTH, OH!
Such Shocking Scenes Not for
Pure Kansas Minds!
Therefore, They Must Be Cut
Out of All Picture Reels.
GIRL IN PULLMAN BERTH, OH!

Taboo for the undressing nightie
in the movies.
Girls in the movies simply can't be
too careful these days. A carefree,
reckless movie star never knows when
she may cause some innocent young
man to leave home simply because he
saw several feet of wild and riotous
film.
There is positively no method of es-
timating the number of pure, virtuous.
undefiled young men in Kansas who
might have lost their souls had not
the Reverend Festus Foster stood at
the threshold and fought back the
suggestive things in the movies. Only
this week Foster saved any number
of young men from the bowwows
when he blocked the invasion of a
film which showed a woman peering
thru the curtains of a Pullman berth.
The other day a producing company
offered an alleged comic film for the
approval of the movie censor board.
The film was story of a girl in a
Pullman berth who peered between
the curtains that she might gain a
final goodnight smile from lover
who Occupied the berth across the aisle.
Foster Was Shocked.
Foster looked at the film and was
shocked and Mortified. He saw sug-
gestion written all over every move
and action and look of the sweet young
thing in the movies. He ordered the
sensuous, suggestive thing killed I'M
mediateIy Bravely and fearlessly the
censor stood for the protection of the
home and the honor of Molly and the
baby. There was nothing for the pro-
Queer to do but withdraw the picture
of course he wanted to know what
was the matter.
The Reverend Mister Foster didn't
mind telling him. Not in the least
In fact, he would gladly give the in
formation that souls of pure-minded
Kansas youths might ever be protect
ed from temptation and sin.
That girl in the movie wore her
nightie cut too low.
So the picture man went back to- ms
office, ran the picture thru again for
his own enlightenment. And there II
was Sure enough. There was girl
in a nightie of the exact model which
the picture man had seen displayed IN
several shop windows in Topeka
Girls who expect their films to pass
the Kansas censors simply can't be too
careful The low cut, spangled, ging-
err broadly hand embroidered, ribbon
bedecked sleeping gown is far too evil
for the Kansas youth. And it must
go the way of the movie stage kiss
and the display of feminine scenery
above the patella.