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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
ACQUIT GILMERS
Garden City Couple Not Guilty,
Says Jury.
Charged With Killing Aged
Farmers First Wife.

Garden City. Kan, Jan. ia YER
dict of not guilty was returned here
today by the jury that has been hear
ing the murder charges against Fred
Gilmer and Mrs. Della Gilmer. his
wife. The verdict was reached on the
sixth ballot after it had been consid-
cred five hours. They were charged
with having murdered Gilmer's for
mer wife.
Gilmer is prosperous wheat farm
er living near here. The former Mrs.
Gilmer died last summer and within a
short time Gilmer married his present
wife, who had been domestic in his
home and who was about thirty years
his Junior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
Bill Providing for Eugenic
MatrimOny Before House.
Promises Kansas a Race of
Giants in 100 Years.
ALL MUST Be EXAMINED
Candidates for Marriage Would
Be Physically Fit.
Other Measures Thrown Into
Hopper Here Today.

Pure matrimony is the dream OF
F. o. Stone of Lyon county. Along
side the other Kansas reforms, the
senior member from Lyon county
raises the bars against marriage of
the physically unfit. His bill provid-
ing for eugenic marriages, went to the
house hopper today with stones posi-
tive declaration that under the law
Kansas would in 100 years produce
a race of giants.
The Stone bill provides for physical
examinations for all candidates for
matrimony. Persons suffering from
or in any manner affected with tuber-
culosiS or other communicable dis
eases are barred from marriage under
terms of the bill. Health certificates
from a practicing physician are neces-
sary before a probate judge may issue
a marriage license. Drastic provisions
for physical examinations are also
made by the Stone measure. In the
main the bill is taken from the Wis
consin eugenic marriage law and is
similar to the bill offered in the house
in 1915 by Aldrich of Montgomery
county.
Two year ago when the house con-
sidered the eugenfc marriage measure,
it was jostled and bounced on the
calendar by the revision committee
and fell several laps short of the ses-
sion laws. But the fact hasn't dis
couraged the Lyon county man in the
least. He proposes to fight for his
pure marriage bill in the present ses-
sion and declares he expects it to pass.
That BILL said Stone, whose re-
marks indicated a feeling of enthus-
iasm, will insure a race of giants in
Kansas in 100 years. Just think of
the opportunities before this legisla-
ture.''
Adopt Budget System.
Provision for the adoption of an ex-
| ecutive budget system is made in q
resolution offered in the house by C
c. Mack of Harvey county. Mack
! places the responsibility in the hands
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
BREACH in C. 0. P.
Perkins Declines Invitation to
Wilcox Dinner.
See Design to Divide Party,
East and West.

New York Jan. 16.-The members
of the Republican National committee
appointed to consider the question of
adopting plans of giving recognition
to and promoting the cooperation of
all elements opposed to the Demo-
cratic party held their first meeting
today as special commission. Their
task seemed considerably more diff
cult than when it was given to them
yesterday at the meeting of the exec
u1Ve committee of the Republican ma
tional organization. Before taking ac-
ton the members of the special COM
mittee' waited for a more complete
explanation of the amendment of
George w Perkins and Everett Colby,
the leading Progressive members of
the Republican national campaign
who last night declined to attend a
dinner given to the members of the
executive and campaign, committees
by National Chairman w. r. Wilcox
A statement issued by Messrs. Cain
and Colby declared that they had
taken this means of showing their pro-
test against the selecting of John Tay-
lor Adams of Iowa as vice-chairman of
the national committee. This state
ment characterized the selection of
Mr. Adams as "a deliberate and wilful
reflection upon Chairman Wilcox and
an affront to every Progressive voter
in the country"
Hitherto, the vice-chairman of the
>Republfcan national committee has
been appointed by the chairman At
the chicago convention the national
committee adopted rules giving the
power to elect a vice-chairman to the
executive committee. The choice of
Mr. Adams is regarded by many as a
step toward dual control of committee,
the intention being to place the con-
troll OF party affairs iii the west under
the new vice-chairman, leaving the
east tic Chairman Wilcox
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
SHE SHOOTS UP STORE


Chicago, Jan. 16.-Angered because
of her husbands suit for divorce
and declaring that he had failed to
support her and two children, Mrs.
Dora Selcer entered the Gage Hat
company's store where her husband,
William Selcer, is employed with the
avowed intention of cleaning up the
establishment.
When she ceased hostilities, Selcer
lay on the floor with bullet thru his
hips, William P. Allison, porter, was
reaching for the ceiling with his one
good arm, the other, shattered by a
shot, dangling at his side and a half
dozen customers and clerks were peer
ing cautiously around corners of ad-
joining buildings.
The belligerent wife is under ar
rest, Selcer is in the hospital and the
divorce hearing, set for Wednesday,
has been postponed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
NOT COMING TO TOPEKA
Oscar Mcdaniel of st. Joe Is Too BUSY
to Hunt Wife Slayer Now.

st. Joe, Mo, Jan. 16.-Oscar D. Nc
Daniel, former prosecuting attorney
did not go to Topeka, Kan, today in
search of the person who murdered
his wife here last August. Mcdaniel,
pursuant to a declaration he made at
the time jury in the criminal court
found him not guilty of the crime,
that he would at once run down GER
tain clews in his possession, said last
week that he would go to Topeka to-
day He gave the inference that his
mission would be to search for the
slayer of his wife
He said today that his business af-
fairs made it impossible for him to
leave now and that he was not sure
when he would go to Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
JITNEY GOES THRU ICE
Several Persons Drowned When Ma
chine Tried to Cross Creek.

Flint, Mich, Jan. ia "jitney'
bus, with four passengers broke thru
the ice while crossing Thread creek
near here. All were drowned, accord
ing to reports to the police. The entire
police force now is endeavoring to re-
cover the bodies.
The body of James E. O'Brien, a lit
ney bus driver. was the first recovered
from the submerged automobile.
O'Brien and his -jitney" was last seen
down town at o'clock and at that
time had a load of people in the ca-.
The auto is said to contain several
more bodies. The rescue work is be-
ing continued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
FAVOR STRIKE PROBE
President Assured His Railroad Pro.
gram Will Be Adopted.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Compulsory
investigation of disputes between rail-
ways and their employees by govern
ment bodies was assured today when
members of the senate interstate COM
merce committee agreed on this fea-
ture of the presidents railway pro-
gram, but it did not at this time dis
cuss the right of employees to strike
pending this investigation
Washington. Jan -16.-Chairman
Adamson of the house interstate COM
merce committee today told President
Wilson his railroad program will pass
the house this session.
The real difficulty, Adamson be-
lieyes, lies in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
J. S. DEAN NAMED
Topeka Lawyer Heads Cham
Der of Commerce.
Charles l.. Mitchell and Geo. p.
McEntire, Vice Presidents.

John S. Dean, general attorney for
the Aetna Building and Loan COM
pany, with an individual law practice
which extends over the entire state,
was elected president of the Chamber
of Commerce of Topeka, for the COM
ing year, at the meeting of the direc-
tors today. The session of the direc
tors was long and the list of officers
was not finished. Another meeting is
to be held at the call of the new presi-
dent, at which the officers not elected
today will be chosen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
MANY VESSELS SUNK
Eight of Norwegian Crew Lost After
Ship Hit a Mine.

London. Jan. 16-According to an
unconfirmed report received by Lloyds
the British steamship Brookwood. s.
O93 tons, and the Norwegian steamer
Tholma, 1896 tons, have been sunk.
The Norwegian steamer Granfjeld
formerly the Alfred Dunois, 729 tons,
has been destroyed thru striking a
mine. Eight members of her crew
lost theic lives
Petrograd, Jan. 16.-Sinking of two
enemy ships near the Bosphorus by a
Russian submarine was announced
IN todays official statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
HOBOES DON'T GO SOUTH;
CAN'T MISS GRAND OPERA

Chicago, Jan. 16.-No longer
does the care-free hobo migrate
south with the first breath of win
ter's chill breezes.
No self-respecting DO would
think of his missing the winter
opera season.
1t opens tomorrow night, when
Mary Garden erforms at the Hobo
college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
MUNSEY STARTS BANK
Applies for Charter of Knickerbocker
National, To Be Opened in n. Y.

New York. Jan. 16.-Application in
behalf of Frank A Munsey has been
fled with the controller of the cur
rency for a charter for a bank in this
city to be known as the Knicker-
booker National bank.
The capital of the bank is to be
100000 and it is to be opened about
May L.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
NEWSPAPER BANKRUPT
High Paper Cost Brings Receiver for
Johnstown, Pa, Daily.

Johnstewn, Pa, Jan 16--The in
creased cost of news print paper and
other items of production have caused
the Johnstown Leader, an afternoon
The Leader was established five years
ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

Washington. jan Ie.=At 12.40 p.
m. Doctors Fauntleroy and Sheldon
issued this statement: The admiral is
slowly sinking. The end may come
at any time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
ADMIRAL DEWEYWORSE
Gradual Decline Has Set in and End
Believed Near.

Washington, Jan. 16. = Admiral
Dewey's condition at $3.50 o'clock this
morning was said by his doctors to be
distinctly worse" and it was feared
he would not live thru the day.
DIR. Fauntleroy issued this bulletin:
Admiral Dewey has slowly declin-
ed during the night and early morn
ing. His lungs are beginning to be-
come affected. Temperature (by axil-
la) 1902; by pulse 100: respiration 30.
His breathing is more labored and his
kidneys depressed Swallowing is very
difficult and his general condition is
distinctly worse"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

SMALL DRAFT-MAYBE?
Old King Coal is merry old soul;
But gee!Lwhy shouldn't he be?
He smokes all night and he smokes all day,
And the bills are sent to me.
-NELS YINGLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

IN oRDEl: to prevent further
leaks tho dove of peace should
fly by night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas.

Wednesday; continued cold tonight;
slowly rising temperature Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

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The Washington times., 1917-10-28
DISTRICT RENTASHAVE +:
GONE UP 10 PER CENT

The report Of the housing com
mittee OF the District Council OF DC.
Tense to the main council, which will
be made this week, will show an IN
crease OF 10 per cent In the rentals
asked for all classes Of HOUSES and
apartments In Warrington.
According to DR.. W. 8 woodward.
chairman OF the committee, II f. still
possible for unmarried persons to
md accommodations here, despite re-
ports to the contrary.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

machine skidded into the pole. They
were treated for bruises and abra-
sions by DR.. Lewis s. Green, 2s25
Connecticut avenue. The car was
damaged $500.
When an auto owned and operated
BY Lawrence H. kiggles, twenty-five
years old, 1347 Newton street, and
occupied also by Clyde Riggies, same
address, and Miss Mary A, Van Horn
and Miss Mildred Micheis, 80 D
street northeast, collided with the
pole while going north, Miss Van
Horn was thrown to the street. She
received first-aId treatment at the res
idsnee OF Robert Colgate, 2631 Con-
necticut avenue.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
THREE HURT WHEN TWO
CARS HIT SAME POLE

Ray Baker. Director of the Mint,
and two other persons are recover
ing today from slight injuries re-
ceived last night when two autos
coIlided with the same trolley pole
at Calvert street and Connecticut
avenue.
Mr.. Baker, with Charles Lloyd.
twenty years old, of 500 Sumner
court, was going north when the
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
SCOUTS CORN CONTEST ,
Z TO Be HELD SATURDAY

3 The corn harvesting contest by the
Boy Scouts OF the District on the
farm conducted in East Potomac
Park viii probably take place Satur-
day, II was learned today. Teams Of
four boys each will compete for
awards ranging all the way from SEQ
to "a.
Negotiations aIe already under
way between the Scout officials and
several local grain dealers for the
purchase Of the crop.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
KALlPOLlS TO USHER
N HALLOWEEN MERRLY
watch your step.s

with this slogan the Kalllpolis
Grotto Drill Corps will usher IN Hal
loween with q costume ball at
Rauscher's Wednesday night.
Chairman Prophet Henry Lansbnrgh
and the committee on arrangements
are exerting every effort to make this
affair long remembered In Grottodom-
Valuable prizes will be awarded for
dancing and unique costumes.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

EIE:I:lEEEEE3
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
The Wisdom of
Napoleon Nos

rTHE TWO O'Clock IN THE MORNING COURAGE is
ARE"-NAPOLEON.
Our men today are fighting in the front trenches.
Stories Of heroism victory and marvellous endurance
viii come with details of the war.
What is courage?
hit mental or physical quality? Is it combination
Of both qualities?
There is no man as brave physically as bulldog.
There is no bulldog as brave game cock
No game cock is desperate fighter as the mole in his
fighting season
There insects smaller than your finger nai-ants,
for instance courage exceeds that of the mole
Some of the tiny creatures in w., -"
and in your blood fight with desperate energy SURPRISING
that Of al the others combined
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-03

lay piled on the floor. And then-he
lay trembling, for she had begun to
sing. He had heard q Cree woman
Grooming In front Of her tepee; he had
heard the wild chant Of the caribou
song-but he had never heard any.
thing like this wonderful sweetness
that fell from the lips of the girl. He
forgot his masters presence now. Qui.
city, cringlngly, so that she would not
know, he lifted his head. He saw her
looking at him: there was something
In her wonderful eyes that gave him
confidence, and he laid his head In her
lap. For the second time he felt the
touch Of a woman's hand, and he
closed his eyes with a long, slghing
breath. The music stopped. There
came a little fluttering sound above
him, like laugh and sob In one. He
heard his master cough.
'T'ye always loved the old rascal
but ] never thought he'd do that" he
said; and his voice sounded queer to
Kazan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-03
CHAPTER %.
Into the North.

INTO tuo NoTGHs
Wonderful days followed for Kazan.
He missed the forests and deep SHOWS.
He missed the daily strife Of keeping
his teammates in trace, the yapplng
ut his heels, the straight, long pull
over the open spaces and the barrens.
He missed the "Koosh-koosh-Hoo-
yah !" Of the driver, the spiteful snap
Of his twenty-foot caribou-gut whip,
and that yelplng and straining behind
him that told him he had his followers
In line. But something had come to
take the place Of that which he missed.
II was In the room, In the air all about
him, even when the girl or his mas
ter was not near. Wherever she had
been, he found the presence Of that
strange thing that took away his
Loneliness. II was the woman scent,
and sometimes It made him whine
softly when the girl herself was actu-
ally with him. BE was not lonely,
nights, when he should have been out
bowling at the stars. he was not
lonely, because one night he prOWled
about until he found a certain door,
and when the girl opened that door In
the morning she found him curled up
light against II. She had reached
down and Rugged him, the thick
smother Of hsr long hair falling al
VUF hin h . dsnshtfu pGfumsi
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-03

For u long time after they left him
where he was lying on the rug. Ka-
zan's eyes did not leave the girl. After
a time his master said something, and
with little laugh the girl jumped up
and ran to big, square. shining thing
that stood crosswlse in a corner, and
which had a row Of white teeth longer
than his own body. He had wondered
what those teeth were for. The girls
fingers touched them now, and oil the
whispering Of winds that he had
ever heard, all the music Of the wa
terfalls and the rapids and the trill-
Ing Of birds In springtime, could not
equal the sounds they made. II was
his first music. Slowly he began stink
Ing toward the girl. He felt the eyes
OF the man upon him. and stopped.
Then a little more-inches at a time.
with his throat and Jaw straight out
along the fioorl He was halfway TO
her-half.way across the rOom-when
the wonderful sounds grew very soft
and very low.
go onr he heard the man urge in
a low, quick voice. "Go oni Don't
stopw
The girl turned her head, saw Ka.
IAN cringing there on the floor. and
continued to play. The man was still
looking, but his eyes could not keep
Kazan back now. He went nearer,
still nearer, until at last his outreach-
ing muzzle touched her dress where It
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-01
Harris Endorsed
By JOS. NJ. Brown

ATLANTA, GA. Oct. Former
Governor Joseph NJ. Brown was IN
town for short time today, and an
nounced himself for William J. Harris
for the senate, saying:
I see that Hon. William ]. Harr-
ris has announced that he will be a
candidate for the United States senate.
Il intend to support him, not only
because of his captcity for filling the
office most acceptably to the people,
but because of the high favor in which
he stands W ith the president, and in
the present crisis it is my judgement
that our state ought to be represent
ed by those who will cooperate with
the president. Hence, as | have just
said, l shall support Mr.. Harris, ana
hope he will be elected"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-01
Gave Stranger a Drink; Then He
Arrested Them; He Was aSheriff
Three Crisp County Young Farmers Have Sad Experience
Cost Them Forty Dollars Each for Being Hospiable

CORDELE, Ga. Oct. 1.-Sheriff Jar
E,an, of Turner county, is responsible
for one of the hardest deals three
Crisp county farmers ever struck. An
eXchapee of favors brought trouble
aud heap of it.
" w. Story, Berry Smith and Ems
ory Moon were on their way home from
somewhere" beyond Turner cocunty
They had to come through Turner coun
ty to get hime Near Sibley, but just
over in Turner, the gasoline gave uot
and the young men had to wait for
the first car to come along to beg for
some. Soon an auto in which was
Sheriff Jarman, headed down the road
and they stopped him, not knowing
who he was. He readily divided gas
with them, and was about to go, when
they offered him nip" as little
appreciation of the favor extended.
According to the young men, the
officer took the nip" and as soon as
he found he was ''nipping" the real
article, he told them they would have
to &C back with him to Ashburn and
answer for violating the Law.
They assured the sheriff. so they
say, that they only had little for
taeir own use, little beer and moth
iag didn't care to sell any and
wouldn't if the sheriff would let them
go. He agreed to let them go on
home and spend the night, on their
word that they would return to Ash
burn next day and face charges
which he must prefer.
The young men showed up-and paid
a fine of forty dollars each for offer
ing the sheriff some prefectly good
whisky, after he had given them sonlc
asoline But nobody tried to take
their automobile away from them, and
so, they are glad after all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-01
CONGRESS ENTERS
ON CLOSING WEEK
FINAL DAYS OF THE EXTRAORD-
MARY SESSION WILL PROBABLY
WITNESS EXCITING SCENES IN
BOTH HOUSES.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 1.-Con
gress entered today upon the closing
days of the extraordinary session call
ed to assemble April 2, and marked by
epochal legislation.
Headed by the $2,700,000,000 war tax
act, which the house plans to dispose
of this afternoons nd send to the SEN
ate for legislative action without de-
lay, the proeram for final adjourn
ment which may compe late this week
was almost completed today.
The only major items awaiting action
before the extraordinary session closes
are the eight billion dollar deficiency
appropriation now in conference, and
the administration soldiers and sail
ors' insurance measure. Prospects to-
day were that all other important leg
islation, including the administration
soldiers and sailors civil rights bill,
would go over until the December ses-
sion.
There may be spectacular and ex-
citing finale in both bodies of congress.
While official investigation of questions
involved in last weeks furore in the
house precipitated by statements of
Representative Hefiin, of Alabama, re-
garding Count Won Bernstorff's propa-
ganda work, is now deemed improba>
bile, another fiare-up impends.
In the senate, LaFollette is expected
to reply to critics demanding his er-
pulsion for alleged seditious utter
The civil rights bill will be consid-
cred by the senate judiciary commit
tee, but opposition there and in the
senate on constitutional grounds now
appears to insure postponement of ac-
ton until December.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-01
No WAY To Get
AN ARMY ACROSS
SHORTAGE OF SHIPS MAY MEAN
THAT NO MORE SOLDIERS WILL
GO TO FRANCE FOR SIX MONTHS
TO COME

WASHINGTON, Oct l. = American
troops transportation to Europe during
the next sixmonths may be greatly
curtailed
AS result Of the German U-boat
menace discussed with surprising
frankness by the British ministry of
marine-the foremost question now be-
fore this country and the allies is dis
position Of American tonnage.
The grave question has arisen wheth
er the United States is perhaps crowd
ing her side of the struggle in forcing
over thousands of soldiers at this
time instead of moving supplies. The
argument is advanced in favor of re-
ducing troop movement to the other
side along these lines. !.
France alone has million tons of
supplies tied up on this side Of the
Atlantic which cannot be moved while
American troops are being transport
ed.
France Grea Britain and Italy need
fuel, food oil, etc, sorely, shipment
Of which is prevented through lack of
tonnage.