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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
FAIR BILL FIGHT
Martin Tries to Put Thru. an
Appropriation for Hutchinson.
Stone Amendment for Topeka
Gets Big Vote.

State fair appropriations are hang
ing in the balance this afternoon in
the house. By a vote of 40 to Al the
house overrode the ways and means
committee and adopted an amendment
for $4,000 for Hutchinson in addi-
ton to the committee recommended
tons Topeka then sought to gain
SIS. 1000 a year for her state fair.
Failure of friends of the two fairs
to receive a constitutional majority
made uncertain final adoption of the
increased appropriations. A hard
fight on the appropriation increases
was made by members of the ways
and means committee. Following
adoption of the Hutchinson increase.
Robert Stone of Topeka directed the
fight for the Topeka fair bill.
Stone of Shawnee introduced an
amendment to the bill providing for
1000 each year for the next two
years for the big free fair of Topeka.
The amendment carried by big ma
jority.
Calling up of the state fair appro-
priation bill precipitated the warmest
appropriation fight of the session.
Martin, of Reno, lead the fight for
the adoption of a substitute allowing
a $4,000 appropriation for a new
building at Hutchinson. The issue was
drawn on the Martin amendment. De-
! feat of the provision seemingly meant
that Topeka's appropriation went
down.
In consideration of the fair bills.
the ways and means committee gave
nothing for Topeka. The Hutchinson
fair received $4,000 in direct appro-
priations and $4,000 in an unex-
pended balance The original Topeka
| fair bill called for an appropriation OF
| $124.000 for the biennium. while
Hutchinson sought an appropriation
of $14S,500.
81 don't want to direct criticism
| to the ways and means committee
said Martin. but ! want to direct
your attention to few facts. There
have been appropriations here for al
most all manner of purposes. The
measures cut out by the goveSnor two
years ago have been made up with
thousands of dollars to spare"
A Slap at Committee?
Friends of the educational state
| fairs came to the rescue of the Martin
amendment. Wilson. of Pawnee. En-
dres and Gilman of Leavenworth
and other members spoke for in
/ creased appropriations. The opposi-
/ ton came principally from members
j of the ways and means committee.
81 resent these left handed COM
| p1iments to the ways and means COM
mittee." said Taylor. of Wabaunsee
! a member of the committee. IF the
| report isn't satisfactory to the house
! II IN go to bat on it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
DOUBLE CROSSED U. S.
Facts Show Germany Plotted War and
Feigned Friendship at Same Time.

Washington, March 3.-Pretending
to reveal Germany's noted diplomatic
double cross of the United States
the following chronology of events are
compiled:
January 19-Foreign Secretary Zim-
hermann forwarded thru Ambassador
Bernstorff a letter saying, I'VE shall
give financial support and Mexico is
to reconquer New Mexico, Texas and
Arizona The president of Mexico
should communicate with Japan sug-
costing adherence to this PLAN
February 27-Speaking in the
reichstag, Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg said: Friendly relations be-
tween us and America had been care
fully promoted. We honored them as
an heirloom of Frederick the Great.
President Wilson brusquely
broke off relations. This breaking of
relations is without precedent in his
tory"
March 3-Foreign Secretary thinner
mann admits and justifies attempt to
have Mexico and Japan war on Amer
lea on the ground no action was in
tended unless America declared war
and also because America had herself
plotted against Germany in urging
neutralS to make common cause
against her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
BROWN HELD over
Alleged Slayer Of Sidney linn
Released on $1,000 Bond.
Knew Gun Was Loaded When
He Shot, Evidence Shows.

That Clyde Brown knew there was
another shot in the gun that killed
Sidney linn, a newspaper reporter at
the Brown home two weeks ago, was
brought out in the testimony of Sher-
iff Larimer at the preliminary trial of
Brown, charged with first degree MUIR
der in the district court today.
Larimer testified that Brown had
told him after the shooting that he
knew there were four shots in the
gun because he had seen them in the
chambers of the revolver at a party a
sho.rt time before when linn had ex-
hibited the gun. Larimer said that
Brown told him he had counted the
shots fired the day of the killing and
when linn handed him the gun he de-
cided that as long as he was wounded
and his wife had been shot, he might
as well shoot linn.
Brown Recovering.
Brown, who has been at a local
hospital, was able to appear in court
today He was accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. Mary Lewis of Mime
apolis. and his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. James Brown, of Canada.
John linn, father of Sidney linn, also
was in the court room.
After Larimer had introduced his
testimony McKeevers motion that
Brown be released was overruled and
he was bound over to the district
court and his bond fixed at $1,000.
The bond was Immediately furnished
and signed by J. J. Barbour, of Green
leaf, Kan, and Henry Kepfield, 1906
Buchanan street, both uncles of Clyde
Brown, and by DR.. John A. Crabb,
Browns family physician
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

the most important powers vested in
congress-the war making power
and that it's passage would set a pre-
cedent fraught with peril to our form
of government. The power to be
granted is too broad. too sweeping
There is no limit whatsoever placed on
other instrumentalities and meth
DDS
Too Big a Problem for One Man.
Reciting the possible exercises of
power under the bill, Senator Stone
said It would authorize the president
to equip SHIPS and drive the German
submarines from comm rcial paths of
the seas"
mo doubt he continued that
would be a proper thing to do. but it
would be war. 1t would not be an
act of war, but the very essence of
war in fact. And congress would have
abdicated and surrendered in advance
all claim to pass upon the question.
THE question here presented he
said. rises above any man or any
PRESIDENT is fundamental"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Most Drastic Prohibition Meas
ure Now Becomes Law.
Bans Liquor and Even Wet Lit
erature From Dry States.
MANY BILLS STILL ON TAP
If Republicans Oppose, Numer-
Gus Bills Left Over.
Extra Session Before Next Sum-
mer, Says G.. o. p. Leader.

Washington, March 3.-President
Wilson today signed the postoffice APP
preparation bill containing the bone
dry" prohibition provision.
The bone dry provision of the
postal bill is the most far-reaching
prohibition legisla ton ever enacted by
the federal government-in fact, it is
the first direct legislation by the gov
ernmentp rohibiting the liquor traffic.
At least fourteen states which have
prohibition laws, but do not prohibit
the importation of certain quantities
of liquor for personal use, will be
made bone dry by the new law, which
! prohibits the importation of liquor
| into any state that prohibits Its man.
ufacture and SALE
| State legislation, recently passed
and about to become effective, within
the next few weeks, will increase the
number of bone dry states to at least
| twenty-five.
The same bill prohibits delivery in
the mails of any publication or CORE
spondence bearing liquor advertising
| in states which by their own laws pro-
hibit such advertising within their
boz ders.
Signs Revenue Bill. Too.
Washington, March 3-President
Wilson today signed the revenue bill
designed to raise $350,OOO,OOO thru
special taxes and bond issues.
Many May Be Left Over.
| Washington, March 3.-The legisla =
tive situation in congress today ac-
cording to the most optimistic esti-
mates indicated that senate RepubIi-
cans had determined to limit activities
for the remainder of the session to
the following:
Final MASSAGE naval opproo,;a+;x,,
| bill.
/ Approval of house resolution for a
$150 100000 naval bond issue.
| Enactment of armed neutrality.
republican leaders. however, were
without any assurances from Senator
La toilette, who may oppose it Re
publicans were determined according
to Democratic senators who have been
struggling with them for "a hours for
reconsideration, to prevent final
passage of the following bills:
The army bill.
Sundry civil appropriation bill and
the general deficiency bill.
Military academy bill.
Bill to extend authority of the shin
| ping board and permit the government
TO take merchant ships owned or
| building in the United States in time
| of threatened war.
Amendments to the federal reserve
law and all other pending general leg
islation.
III Army Bill Is Left Over.
Army bills left over would be taken
| up at an extra session if there be one
or at the last moment of the present
| one.
Current appropriations could be ex-
tended by resolution.
Republican Leader Mann announced
to members of the house, There is
every probability of an extra session
| before next summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
AUTHORSH ERETONlGHT
w. Y. Morgan TOastmaster at Thir-
teenth Annual Banquet of Club.

The thirteenth annual dinner of the
Kansas Authors club will be held this
evening at the First Methodist church.
Lieut. Gov. w. Y. Morgan will be
POSTMASTER, and poetry. magazine ar
ticles stories and other phases of lit
erature are represented in the toast
list, which includes: Greetings From
the Third District" Mrs. Jennie c.
Graves, Pittsburg; Writing for the
Magazines" Charles Dillon. Topeka;
"Sideline. Rhymes" Carleston Everett
Knox, Kansas City; solo, Two Lula
bies'' (words and music by Mrs. Ar
thur Capper), by Mrs. L. G. R. Smythe,
Topeka; Western Dialect Poetry"
DIR. Henry Coffin Fellow. Wichita;
kansas and Her Poetry" Willard
Wattles. Lawrence; "A Toast to Mu-
Sic" Lima Upshaw Siam baugh, Abb
lene; Our Country's Flag" Senator
j. E. Hilkey, Lyndon; Romance"
MAY Belleville Brown, Salina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
BIRTHS REPORTED

Carl F. johnson and wife, 116 Clay
street, February 10, boy.
Chas R. Shoecrafr and wife, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, February 10, girl.
Herbert o. Lawrence and wife, 819
Warren street, February 81, boy.
Hurbert Allen Sund and wife, 421
Elmwood avenue, February 26, boy.
VIM. d. Rogers and wife, r. F. d.
No 16. February 81, girl
Karl Homer Rucker and wife, 5O2
w. 10th street, February %, boy.
Herman Breitenstein and wife. 617
N. Van Buren, street, February II, boy.
Louie G. Conwell and wife, r. r.
No 5, February 81, boy.
w. A. Lock and wife, r. r. No. 9,
Elrnont, February 27, girl.
Jas. r. Stapleton and wife, r. z. D.
No. 81, February %. girl.
John Shafer and wife. 221 N.
Chandler street, February 1s, boy.
Alexander Diestel and wife, 1907
Seward avenue, February 10, boy.
Harry A. Shinkle and wife, APP
Western avenue, February %, boy.
Sherman Youse and wife, 434 Tay-
lor street, February 20, girl.
w. Harris Kelly and wife, 143 Storey
street, February 25, girl.
August 3. Winton and wife, 1881
Woodwa1d avenue, February 23, boy.
Chas. Orland Kilmer and wife, 1888
Illinois street. February 81, boy.
Nemecio Carrion and wife, 1874
Klein street. February II, girl.
Grin NJ. King and wife, 407 Monroe
street, February s, boy
John Burghart and wife, 420 Larch
street, February 81, boy.
Henry Ernest Miller and wife. 1902
Taylor street, February %, boy.
Stanley Wagner and wife. 485 Ohio
avenue, February %, boy.
Geo. W. willett and wife, 1926
Adams street, February "a, hoy.
John Cunningham ard wife, 112 n.
Quincy street, February 9. girl
Carl Martin Stranberg and wife,
1916 w. 9Th street, February 81, boy.
Iohn Frances Case and wife, 1925
Lincoln street. February 25, girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
TO TAKE OATH TWICE
President VIII Be Sworn i'm Quietly
Sunday, and Again Monday.

Washington, March 3.-President
Wilson will take the oath of office
for his second term in his room at the
capitol at noon Sunday. 1t will be
administered by Chief Justice White
of the supreme court. Mr.. Wilson
plans to go to the capitol shortly be-
fore noon to sign bills and. therefore
decided it would be impracticable to
take the oath of office in the White
House as first contemplated.
No special invitations for the cere-
mony at the capitol have been issued
Cabinet members will be with him.
however, advising him on bills passed
in the closing hours of congress-
Mr.. Wilson has decided to take the
oath again on Monday in front of the
capitol just before he delivers his
inaugural address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Wife IS SLAYER
Charging Unfaithfulness, She
Kills Husband in Home.
Edward Kreiser. Victim, Organ.
list of Boulevard Church.

Kansas City, March 3.-Edward
Kreiser, organist at the Independence
Boulevard Christian church, one of
the largest churches here, was shot
and killed by his wife in their home
here today. Mrs. Kreiser has been
arrested. She admits the shooting.
Mrs. Kreiser was the organist's
third wife. She formerly was Miss
Mary Henderson Of Clay county, Mis-
souri,. She came to Kansas City to
study voice culture and met Mr..
known musicians in the city and who
has composed many pieces.
She has been a Sunday school
teacher in the church in which Mr..
Kreiser played and has been one of
its most active workers. Mrs Kreiser
was taken to police headquarters i'm
mediately and is being held there. No
one, excepting police officers. has
been permitted to talk to her and
only rumors have been obtainable as
to the reason that prompted the shoot
ing.
Mrs. Kreiser telephoned Dr. Ralph
Major. her cousin, Immediately after
she killed her husband, and he noti-
fled the police. He said that she had
been crazed for more than a week be-
cause of her domestic difficulties. The
shooting was seen by no one, the
small son being in an upstairs room
There have been reports of domestic
difficulties in the Kreiser home and
it is said the shooting today was pre-
ceded by a quarrel
Fired Only One Shot.
Mrs. Kreiser fired but one shot, the
police says, the bullet entering her
husbands left side just below the
heart. Death apparently was instan-
taneous.
Mrs. Kreiser made a brief state
ment to Preble Hall, assistant prose-
cutting attorney, imm ediately after she
was taken to police headquarters She
became historical. however, before
completing it and it was not finished.
As quoted by Mr.. Hall, it set forth
that she and Kreiser had been mar
ried eleven years. but that her hus-
band had been untrue to her for all
except the first year of that time. On
Monday night, she taxed him with the
alleged indiscretions, which he is said
to have admitted. Continuous quar-
rels followed until yesterday she pur-
chased a revolver with which to kill
him, the statement read. The quarrel
was resumed last night and continued
after they arose today. After it had
gone on for several hours, she shot
her husband, Mr. Hall declared she
i said
Mr.. Kreiser was Al years old and
! his wife "a. Their son is 9 years old
No plans yet have been made to ar
raign Mrs. Kreiser or to charge her
formally with the crime.
Topeka Woman in Case?
Mrs. Kreiser's attorney this after
noon said he overheard her husband
meet another woman at Topeka, Kan,
next Monday. This, the attorney said.
may have been the direct cause of
! the quarrel last night and today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03

The Rev. Robert Gordon. thirteenth
pastor of First Baptist church in
Topeka.
The little group of pioneers. who on
March l, 1857, organized the church.
probably did not dream of the growth
and achievement which the years have
seen. Their names are recorded on a
beautiful stained glass window on the
east side of the auditorium.
Jesse Stone.
Sarah E. Miller.
Charles A. Bliss.
Joseph c. Miller.
William Jordan.
Christopher Fitcherald.
The present splendid stone edifice
is a fitting memorial and monument
to those whose faith and sacrifice
founded the church. 1t was completed
in 1906 at a cost of $3.50 The audi
torium recently decorated is one of
unusual beauty. A few months ago
the mortgage was burned and all debt
wiped out.
The Rev. c. C. Hutchinson, called
August 8, 1857, was the first pastor
of the church. In the intervening
years the following men have served
as ministers in the order named-E.
o. Taylor, c. Monjeau. c. c. Foote,
T. r. Peters. j. B. Thomas, NJ. l..
Thomas, p. w. Crannell, T. S. Young,
the Rev. Robert Gordon, the present
pastor began his work here June /,
1911. Today there are $50 members
and 459 of these have been received
during the present pastorate.
A large attendance is anticipated at
the special services tomorrow
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The Ladies' Aid society of the Red
den chapel will meet Thursday after
noon at the cottage at Second and
Monroe streets.
The Topeka Central Women's
Christian Temperance Union will hold
its regular meeting at the Y. w. c. A.
rooms Monday afternoon at o'clock.
BLACK Friday be hanged" So says
the marriage license clerk of Topeka
and I was echoed by Herbert IL Ell
lott, 20, and Amelia Zarcher, 81, both
of Topeka, when they asked for a
marriage license yesterday.
The Little Sisters of the Seabrook
Christian Endeavor will present three
plays Friday afternoon at their
Three Bears" and Cinderella" are
the ones chosen for the program
Lieut.. Gov. W. Y. Morgan spoke at
the high school assembly Friday on
his trip abroad some years ago. He
spoke particularly of his experiences
in Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey, with
a vivid description of the customs of
peoples in these countries
Earl Harris, arrested on a warrant
charging nj mwith assault with intent
to kill on the person of Guy Helms,
plead guilty in the Topeka court Fri
day. He was given fine of SIS and
costs, with Jail sentence of thirty
days. Later he was paroled on good
behavior
The era of potential danger of a
wide spread conflagration, owing to
! the dry roofs of Topeka dwellings is
past, according to Chief Joseph Han
| Ion, of the fire department. During
| the last month there have been an un-
usually large number of fires caused by
! sparks lighting on roofs.
Sam Williams and Clarence Ander-
son, who were charged with robbing
the drug store at sos West street,
Monday night. waived hearing and
were bound over to the district court
! by Judge Rad Lee. Their bonds were
set at $500 each. in default of which
both were sent to the county Jail.
The big dam that will form the ten
acre lake at the Y. w. c. A. camp, at
| ElmdaIe, will be completed by April
1, according to Frank D. Pierce, field
secretary. who returned from there
Monday afternoon. The reinforcing
rods and the other materials have
/ been purchased and work will start
next week.
The fourteen work horses rounded
up by the police Friday morning.
were returned to their owners, the Mu
! tual Ice company The horses had
only wandered 2 half block from the
stable when the police captured them.
They were not missed by the company
until one of the employees went after
! his team.
Maybe. Bud Mueller came back to
| Kansas because he believed the bone
| dry law would make it easy to shove
away temptation and not sell booze. AT
any rate, Mueller. fugitive from justice
for two years on a Bookkeeping charge,
arrived in Topeka Friday night. He
had hardly alighted when the police
/ picked him up at the Santa Fe depot
| Now he is in the county jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
STRIKE CLOSES STORES
Dry Goods Clerk Wa1kout Ties Up
Shopping District.

Memphis. Tenn March 3.--All the
more important department stores and
other retail establishments of the
shopping district here were closed to-
day as a climax to the efforts of the
recently organized union of clerks to
compel recognition of their demands
1t was stated that approximately sixty
retail concerns had agreed to remain
closed until the situation was adjusted.
The union demands include a mini
mum wage of Sc a week. the arbitra-
ton of disputes and concessions re-
garding hours and working condI-
tions. Heavy police guards were es-
tablished around the stores but there
have been no disorders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
LOCAL MENTION

r. a. Rooster. D. d. s. 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
Fhea and oral prophylaXis.-Adv
Word received from Albuoueroue
today of the condition of S. c. Pet
tit. stated that he was no better and
that he was slowly sinking. His wife
has about given up hope of his re-
covery.
Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1859
ADV.
J. II. Mills. 1918 Polk street. who
was overcome by the fumes of a gaso-
line engine on which he was working
"Wednesday evening. has been taken
10 his home and is Improving
Topeka Auto Livery. Phone COS or
3737, 116 w. 9TH. open day and
night-Adv.
Social dance tonight. Kirkpatrick 5
hall. Saunders union orchestra Ad-
mission S5c.-Adv.
DIR. r.. NJ. Hunter, who a month age
was seriously i'll with typhoid pneu-
monia is recovering. according to Dr.
Mum. He will remain in the hos
pital for three weeks convalescence.
DIR. S. T. Willard has removed his
office to 713 Kansas avenue. over Full
terton Bros.-Adv.
Airs. F. E. Wilson, 164I Fillmore
street. who was operated on for APP
pendicitis Thursday night at Christ's
hospital. is recovering rapidly
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-S5c doz. Brunt-
Martin Drug Co--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
The Elusive Nickel.

Every boy knows how annoying it
is to drop something into a sidewalk
grating or between the cracks of a
sidewalk. And nearly all boys have
had such an experience at some time
or other, usually that something being
favorite agate taw, nickel for the
matinee, or some other boyish treas
ure. simple remedy is generally at
hand in the form of a stick and a
piece of chewing gum or tar. Smear
the gum on the end of the stick and
then lower it into the hole or graf
ing. When the gum adheres to the
lost article all that is left to do is to
lift it out. l have had several occa-
sions to use this idea and it has al
ways worked fine.-The American
Boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

MRS. MARGARET L. VAN BUS
KIRK, age 76, died Friday at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Ed Pol
ley. 410 Madison street The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock. Burial in Topeka cemetery
MISS MAGGIE NESBAUM. one of
the first public school teachers of
Topeka, died Friday at the home of
her sister, Mrs. H. F. Allen. 33S Wood
lawn. in Potwin Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed
A. w. TENNYON, age Al, died Fri
day at the home of r. R. Robertson,
615 Campbell street. He is survived
by a wife. two sisters a mother and
two brothers Funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon at o'clock from
the First Christian church. Burial
in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy.-Tel. S27.-
A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
TYPHOID IN CAMP
Why U. S. Sailors Are Held. But No
Reason Given As to ConsuIs.

Berlin. March Via London,
March S.-The 6S Americans who
were brought to Germany as prisoners
on board the captured British steamer
Yarrowdale expect to be released on
March Z. The delay is accounted for
here by a statement that an English
sailor who was confined in the same
camp with the Americans is ill with
spotted typhoid and that the segre-
cation of the Yarrowdale prisoners
was dictated by sanitary reasons
Immediate release of these, officials
was asked in note sent to Germany
by the United States on Wednesday.