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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
and Restaurants Can't
Sell Refuse in Future.
They Must Give 1t to Man With
City Contract.
MANY OBJECT TO new PLAN
Some Owners Have Scraps
Hauled to Own Farms.
Independent Collectors Expect
ed to Make Complaint, Too.

Altho many of the hotels and res
taurants of Topeka dispose of their
garbage for profit at the present time,
some of them selling it outright. 9TH
ers using it on farms which they
themselves own, the franchise which
will probably be granted to E. B. Rees
of Denver, according to the contract
which has beer, drawn up by the city
commissioners, will prohibit the haul
ing of garbage by any other party or
parties than Rees or his representa-
tives.
Its simply case of the health of
the city" said Commissioner w l..
Porter this morning. The contract
with Rees, he said, would probably be
signed tomorrow.
Restaurant and hotel managers
stated this morning that they would
not be willing to turn over their gar
bage merely for the accommodation
of having it hauled away free. But
George P. Hayden, city attorney, stat
ed that it was his opinion the fran
chise would take no account of their
wishes in the matter No one else
will be allowed to haul garbage" he
said.
Many Howls Expected.
Commissioner Porter explained that
under the present system, there are
approximately thirty garbage haulers
in the city, who will raise howl of
protest when the franchise goes into
effect. But they are not dependable,
for the most part, he says, and will
not do the work they agree to do in
an efficient manner. They do not clean
up properly, and their garbage wagons
do not comply with the provisions of
the ordinances in regard to coverings
They are hauled into court and fined.
and straightway go forth and do the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10

promise of a job or a chance for an
education in the Carnegie institute
of technology at Pittsburg-
"Thaw had met the boy in Cali
fornia," Walsh said. He wrote him
numerous letters after returning east,
always attempting to persuade him
to come to New York or Pittsburg-
He finally sent him $50 and Gump's
parents decided to permit the boy to
take advantage of Thaw's offer to en-
Thaw then wired Gump to meet him
in New York.
Describes the Lashing.
'At the New York hotel, Thaw had
reserved big suite on the eighteenth
floor" Walsh's statement said. He
had even rented two adjoining rooms,
which 1 think he did to prevent
strange from hearing the cries
which came later from his apartment.
1T was Gump's first trip alone,
and the splendor of his bed room
somewhat bewildered him and it was
some time before he retired.
Soon Gump heard the door open.
Almost instantly the lights were
switched off and the boy saw Thaw,
armed with a short stocky whip, make
for him.
''Gump tried all the windows. even
intending to jump out of the latter,
but found them locked. Thaw, the
oldlSIleIll hectares, CHASED MIN ABOUT
the room, welting him with a whip
until he fell unconscious.
when he had beaten the boy until
his back and legs were covered with
blood, Thaw quit the room as sud-
denly as he had entered.
"On the next day a guard took
Gump out for a walk. That evening
however, the boy escaped and re-
turned to his home"
Lads Parents Are Mum.
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 10.-Fred B
Gump, father of the 19-year-old boy
on whose charges Harry K. Thaw was
indicted yesterday in New York city
was silent at his home here today as
to the charges against the slayer OF
Stanford White. Gump refused abso-
lutely to discuss the Indictment charg.
| ing Thaw with kidnapping his sor
and assaulting the boy with a whip
Il am up against a proposition thai
! precludeS me from saying or doins
anything whatsoever in the matter
| Gump said.
Gump was asked if he would say
! how it happened that the boy was al
| lowed to take the trip alone to New
York.
II wish you wouldn't ask that" Mrs
| Gump broke in. I'VE don't want Il
| be discourteous, nor will we answer
! Questions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
TRAIN MEN IN EUROPE
Quarter of Million on Battlehelds
Would Come to U. S. Call.

Paris, Jan. 10.-'An American army
of 100000 men. trained on the battle
fields of Europe in the worlds great
est war, would respond to the call OF
the stars and stripes if they ever were
needed" was the remark of a British
officer here. He declared it to be
positive fact that there are that many
Americans now serving with the allied
armies.
These men are trained soldiers.
every one of them. They have tasted
battle, have smelled powder, have
been under bursting shells and have
fought hand to hand in the trenches.
They speak of preparedness in Amer
lea, but here is where America is be-
ing prepared"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
BLAST INTER COUNTY BRIDGE.
Leavenworth Officials Investigate
Dynamiting of Entire South Span.

Leavenworth, Kan, JAM 1O.-Fol-
lowing the charge of Douglas county
officials that residents of Leavenworth
county were responsible for the dyna-
hitting of the Eudora bridge connect
ing this county with Douglas, Sheriff
w. H. Courtney is conducting an in
vestigation in an effort to clear this
county of the charge and fasten the
blame where it belongs.
The entire south span of the bridge
was destroyed. and the ruling of the
supreme court that each county should
stand half of the expense of $50, 900
for replacing the bridge is now void.
This amount would not have repaired
the bridge prior to the explosion, but
with it practically a total loss it is
probable that twice that amount will
now be necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

KATE BAUGHMAN. age Il. died Tues
day at her home, Twenty third and Lin
coin streets The funeral will be held at
. 30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home.
Baughman was the mother of the Baugh-
man Brothers. well known manufacturers
of ice cream and soda water.
ARTHUR KENINGER. infant son of Mr.
and Mrs William Keninger. died today
at the home 319 Quinton Boulevard. The
funeral was held this afternoon at the
home. Interment in Topeka cemetery
JOHN L. HELLER, formerly of Topeka,
son of DIR. and Mrs. J.. E. Heller of Oak
land, died in New York City. The body
will be brought TO Topeka for burial. Ar
engagements for the funeral will be made
later Heller lived In Topeka until 1910
merly with the Palace Clothing company
and the Felix Clothing company here.
MRS NICK CHILES, who died Tuesday
at her home Oh Buchanan street, viii be
buried Friday. Funeral services will be
held at o'clock in the home. Mrs. Chiles
was the wife of Nick Chiles, we'll known
negro publisher. ~ y
MRS. WILLIAM IRWIN, age So. died
Tuesday in a local hospital. The body will
be taken to Oskaloosa for interment
MRS. EMMA HERBEAG died last night
in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements
will be made later.
J. II. QUEEN, of Topeka, died Tuesday
at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Lillian
Braden in FL Paso. The funeral will be
held in Ell Paso.
PETER CART. The funeral will be held
at . O'Clock Thursday in Penwelfs chapel.
Interment in Topeka cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
Fills Stomach
With New Energy
Weak, Worn Out, Classy, Sour
Stomach Revived and Made to
Enjoy Food With Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
Convince Yourself With a Free Trial
Package.

Most of US eat three times a day
and often forget that each meal
should be disposed of in the stomach
to make room for the next The fail
ure of the stomach to do this is called
indigestion or dyspepsia, with its sour
risings. gas, rumblings, pain, depres-
sion and the feeling of stuffiness when
breathing is difficult.
The most effective remedy and the
most reliable one, because you can
get 1t at any drug store in the United
States or Canada, is Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets, at so cents a box Instead of
depriving yourself of food or going on
starvation diet simply keep on as
you have and let these tablets
straighten out your stomach, digest
the food and keep you in the fight
Send for a free trial package and
prove how wonderfully and quickly
effective they are. Mail coupon be-
low
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
ORGANIZE FARM INSTITUTE.
Farmers Will Meet During Winter to
Discuss Better Methods.

CORTLAND, Kan, Jan. 10.-A farm
ers' institute was organized here for
the purpose of holding meetings dur
ing the winter to discuss better meth
DDS of farming and stock raising. The
officers are E. d. Haney, president:
A. T. Garman, vice president, and
Mentor Marty, secretary and treas
urer.
T. H. Parks and Miss Florence Byrd
of the Kansas Agricultural college adj
dressed the meeting at which the in
stitute was organized. besides several
local speakers. Parks told of the Hes
sian fly and Miss Byrd spoke on the
work of boys and girls clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
FIRE WAS INCENDIARY
Officers at Alma Looking for Man
Who Tried to Burn Store.

officers at Alma, Kan, are looking
for parties who attempted to burn the
store of F. c. Noller early Monday
morning.
The fire was discovered by the city
marshal of Alma, who put it out by
himself. The total damage amount
ed to only 5000. A mass of infiam-
mable material was piled against the
door on the outside. The person who
gave the story to the State Journal
said the damage amounted to SIS. 900
and that the building was destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
LOCAL MENTION

A fire alarm. which Chief Joseph
Hanlon said was needless, was sent in
from 1885 Boswell street just before
noon today. No damage was done
Manhattan Cleaners Phone 1869.
ADV.
The postal card found in the pound
can of Rumford Baking Powder will
admit you free to the Midwinter Ex-
position.-Adv-
See the new L. S. Royal Cord Tire
1915 price Capper Auto Supply Co.
ADV.
Paper hanging. J. X Jones Paint
Co.-AdvertiSement.
Paper hanging. J. X. Jones Paint
Co.-Advertisement-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
PROBE D'ANTIN DEATH
U. S. Investigating Circumstances of
Sudden pemise in Mexico.

Washington, Jan. 10.-On request
of Mrs. Luis D. Antin, widow of Luis
D'Antin, the American who suddenly
died at San Luis Potosi on his way to
Queretaro with Mexican Ambassador
Arredondo, the state department to-
day ordered ar investigation of the
circumstances attending his death
One message was sent to the Ameri-
can representative in Mexico City and
another to the consul at San Luis
Potosi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
MILLIONAIRE A SUICIDE
King Wants Trade Mark Put
on Tombstone.

New Orleans, La. Jan. 1O.-C. p
Moss, millionaire tomato sauce manu-
facturer of New Iberia, La, commit
ted suicide here today.
In a note he asked that the green
heart" label, his trade mark, be placed
on his tombstone. Friends could as
sign no reason for the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
WOMEN SELL MILLION EGGS.
Farmers Wives Receive S24,753.25 for
Total Poultry Sales

IUtaI POuItFy SaIes.
CORTLAND Kan, jan 10-Farm-
ers' wives of this vicinity sold I,11S,1S5
eggs within the last year for which
they received $17,537.50. They also
sold 62,025 pounds of poultry for
which they were paid $721575
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10

MIS-. V. y. NAYLoR

Special sale of Euca Alba at StansfIeIds
and Waggoner Goodrich-s stores this
week With every Jcc jar of Euca Alba a
25c bottle of veIva Alba Complexion Cream.
or BE bottle of Lilac Toilet Water FREE.
advertisements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-10
EUCA ALBA SAVES BOYS LIFE
Oakley, Kansas
Jan 3, 1916.
Euca Alba Drug Co,
Topeka, Kansas.

Topeka. kansas.
Gentlemen =
feel it my duty to let you know what
Euea Alba did for my boy. He took the
Group one night and before l could get up
and put my clothes you could hear
him breathing all over the house. | tried
several remedies but to no avail. Having
purchased a jar of Euco Alba the day be-
fore j rubbed his throat and chest good
with 1t and gave him some internally and
it wasn't no time until he was breathing
easy. j never seen anything like II. /
will highly recommend it TO any one as
sure cure for Group
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
AMERICANS ARE
HELD IN GERMANY
Sailors from Yar-owdalc Not to Be Re
leased Until Crews Of Ints-ned
Ships Are Safe.

BERLIN Feb. 70, wireless to the Asso-
eiated Press via Sayv.lIc.--Forcign Sccre-
tary Zimmerman today informed the As
sociatcd Pres that he had requested the
Swiss government - make inquiry in
Washington regarding the status of the
crews of mtcrned German ships in Amer
ican ports. Pending an answer the y
Americans taken by the German raider
and brought in by the Narrowdale. whose
release had been agreed to- are being held
in Germany the foreign secretary stated.
During the past week recurring ru-
mors have reached Berlin by way of
London in which it was announced that
the United states government had Sc
questcred the German ships and in
termed their crews. No definite official
denial having been received the German
government was prompted TO ask the
government of Switzerland to obtain
specific information. 1--WE could not
consent to the release of the Yarrow.
dale prisoners which was taken to be
agreed to a week ago, said the for.
rlgn secretary.
These men had been taken off armed
m rchantmen and their status had been
established. They will be liberated Just
as soon as we learn the fate of the
German crews in American ports.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
ALL PORK BILLS
ARE SMOTHERED
Democratic Leaders in Senate Admit
the Measures Are "Scrapped'
VIII Save S100, 100000.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The pork
barrel raid in congress has collapsed.
The three principal pork" Measures
the omnibus public buildings the flood
control and the river and harbor bill-are
sdetracked and viii die with the present
congress.
The Democratic leaders in the senate
admit that they are serapped.' The ON
nibus public building bin rests peacefully
in the senate committee ON public build
ings and grounds Flood control is on the
senate calendar, but Senator Martin and
other majority leaders have agreed that it
shall not come up Efforts by Senator's
Newlands. Ransdel and others TO obtain
consideration for it Saturday met with
utter failure.
The flood control bill might be allowed
to come up from time to time as buffer
to hold other legislation back and might
be discussed for few hours and then
s;detracked, but even this performance is
not probable The leaders have agreed
that the omnibus public buildings bill
shall not be reported out of the commit
tee TO which it was committed after the
house passed it and sent II TO the senate.
More than Sl00,0O0,G coo will be saved Ia
the treasury by the 'scrapping' Of these
three legislative pork bills. The omni.
/ bus buildings bill carried appropriations
for about S}S ,00O 900. the river and har
/ hor approximately S4000.000 and tbs
/ flood control about Si5,G000 COO
1t is barely possible that the proponents
OF the river and harbor bill may accept
the Kenyon proposal to agree to the New
\ ork East River project, carrying more
than St, ,000 COO; also to the Boston harbol
project. involving about 81 l.500,0 600, an,
then to give S20.U00,000 or s25. .0O000O to i,
expended under the direction of the chic
OF engineers Of the war department OF
maintenance work or improvements foI
navigation
The appropriations FOR the East rive
improvement and the Boston harhor i'm
provement are continuing and will meaI
only about Sl,000,090 in this year appro
priations The balance, TO cover from fou
to SIX years construction work, is to b
appropriated as needed.
The food control bin lad concealed i
it a gigantic scheme for reclaiming SWAMI
lands in the lower Mississippi valley
Many northern capitalists were inteIeste
in il 50 that it was not essentially
southern pork project The publ
buildings bill was the most insidious q
the pork measures, for II spread its in1l
ence all over the country and had friend
in every state in the union
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
DRIVEN FROM BEDS.
Sixty Persons Forced into Zero TEN
pe-sture by Fircs.

WORCESTER, Mass, F b. 12-More
than SO persons were driven from their
beds into zero temperature by three
lodging house tircs which occurred
within a eriod of - minutes yester-
day. Only ona person, George Oncy,
wa hurt seriously enough to be sent
TO !, hospital. He was ese aping from a
fourth-noor room down q rope ladder,
when it burned through, causing him
TO fall three stories. Another lodger.
trapped in Il third-hoor room, escaped
unharmed by jumping into a snow
bank
While it is reported that incendiaries
lad been at work. investigation showed
that the fires were caused by candle
which had burned too low, by q ciga
ret stub falling into a pilo Of papers
and by an overturned chafing dish
The property loss was small.
The first fire was in house on EsA'X
street, and was followed in few min
utes by the discovery of flames in the
German American hotel on Mechanic
street and in a 25-room lodging house
on Irwin street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
WANTS TO ARM LINERS.
President Of 1nternationa, Mercantile
Marine Makes Application.

WASHINGTON. Feb. I2.-P. \. :.
Franklin, president OF the lntcma-
tional Mercantile Marine today made
formal application to the navy depart
mcnt for guns To ann the passenger
.incrl Of the American line.
The request atates that the company
h1s been unabla to find guns elsewhere.
X is indicated that the navy depart
mcnt. while opposed for military rea-
sons TO any project of conveying Amer
icau merchantmen through the prohib.
il al submarine ron favors furnishing
such Shi. ; with guns fer their own de-.
ftusc.
'hc Wtyv department, it WAS stated
Of ris!iy, has = considerable number of
ola mca-i 3 10 & inch rifles available
tor armth- merchant ships, but not
enough Tor tnc conversion of a ship.
y would rcqui il war and also I,
furnish defensive 'smamcn. for a,
M rchdutmcn,
j Thr question OF up. wing traine,
! gun crews for mcrehantm is NOR
difficult from the department 5 poin
of view, There is objection t. with
drawing men from active service o,
/ the uuyv n this time and there is some
question as TO what eject aurh actiJ,
would ave on the status of the ships
French ships furnished guns by tn,
Epvy ar required to make oath tha
they are to be handed - civilian
crews.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
NORTHFIELD is
HOLDER OF RECORD
Temperature There Was Officially ri Be
low This Morning-Wave Covers
New England.

BOSTON, Feb. 12.-The coldest
weather Of the winter was reported by
Il number OF points in New England to-
day. Minimum temperatures ranged
from 81 below zero to six above. In
Boston the minimum was zero as com
pared with three below on Feb. 3, when
the lowest mark in three years was
shown by the official bureau figures.
The s q. m. reading here was two above,
with the promise of slight rise dur
ing the day. This was two degrees be
low the same hour mark 10 days ago
Mortified, Vt, showed a minimum OF
"a below, while Nantucket and Block
Island each registered six above. Bur
hngton, VT, with IS below, and Port
land, Ne, with 10 below were among
other cities from which the weather
bureau received reports of intense cold
Unofficial reading taken in many in
stances were considerably lower.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
MINISTERIAL UNION
IN SESSION TODAY
Votes to Provide Speakers for TEN
perance Rally Sunday Night Be
fore Annual March Meeting.

The Brattleboro Ministerial union
held its February meeting in the Cen
tire church house this morning al 10
o clock. The following were present:
Rev. d. f. Trout, Rev. r. II. Clapp,
Rev. A. Y. Woodwork, Rev +. 5.
Hewitt, Rev. Z. Q. S. Osgood, Prof. l.
a. Butterfeld and W. f. Doubleday
Mr.. Clapp was chosen moderator. Mr..
Trout read a sermon ESSAY entitled The
Invisible Through the Visible. The
sermon was preached BY M. Wood
worth on the theme, The Ideal of Serv-
ice. The union voted to provide speak
ers for the temperance meeting to be
held in the Auditorium the Sunday even
ing previous to the March town meeting
dav
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
BODIES
IN FIRE RUINS
Terrible Loss of Life in
Burning of kenwood
Hotel in Minneapolis
SCORE INJURED BY
JUMPING TO GROUND
Flames Spread Rapidly and Quickly
Enveloped the Entire Euilding-Fire
Department Busy at Another Place
When Alarm Was Given.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12-Between
15 and - lives are believed to have
been lost in fire which destroyed the
kenwood hotal, a four story build ng
st Hsanepin avenue and 18th street
eagly today
y score of persons were injured,
som9 seriously, by leaping from the
top floors Of the structure when the
fire escape became heated. Many Of
the &c guests were transient and the
actual death list probably viii never be
known.
The fire, which apparently started in
the basement, spread rapidly and socn
the building was enveloped in flames
Whon the fire broke out most of the
down town apparatus was lighting
anoth fire and il was nearly IL
minutes before the first company
reached the scene \ crowd of specta
tors n attacked the fremen, because tdey
carried no ladders, according 10 Firl
Chief Ringer. The police sool que LED
tho disturbance. The second compan
arrived with ladders several minute:
later Chief Ringer declared that tht
recovery of bodies would be difficult
adding that Identification would be i'm
possible even if the bodies were dug
/ from the ruins
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12
MEXICANS CLOSE
TO STARVATION
Very Large Part of re Exports The
Past Yo3r Went 70 Supply :ne
Carraaza Army.

LAREDO. Texas. Feb. l2.-Although
the figures of the custom house at all
the ports of entry on the Mexican hor-
der for the rear 1916 have not as vet
been compiled. il is known that Ameri-
can foodstufrs TO the value Of approx
mately $2.000,oo0 were exported to
Mexico. Among them was 500, GOO bar
rels Of flour of the value of about $500
000, an increase over 1915 Of about 10,-
GEO barrels. The corn exported was
about 10000 bushels, Of the value Of
approximately $3.50 600. The exporta-
tion Of corn for the year 1915 was only
a little less than that Of 1916, but the
value Of the grain for the last year was
ncarl~ double
a very large part Of the exports
went 70 supply the Carranza army
There would have been much larger
movement had the railroads been ahlc
i to handle the traffic. Another thing
/ that restricted the sale OF foodstuff>
/ fol delivery in Mexico vas the unset
/ tied financial condition Of thar country
/ American dealers have required and
are still recurring that payment ht
made before the goods are permitted f
cross the Rio Grandc.
There still exists, il is stated, 2 bls
shortage Of corn and wheat III many
/ parts Of Mexico, although the Mexi
can crop of these grains last year wer'
larger than for any ether year of tn
revolutionary period. The unequal dis
tribution Of the products IS the mail
cause for the suffering OF the poorc
class Although the de facto govern
ment as we'll as the local authoritle
in some of the larger cities establishct
food dcpots for the purpose Of supply
ing the wants of the starving masses
these so-ealled benefcent enterprise
have proved of little practical benefi
to the poverty stricken poems. IN n
city or locality has there been 4 fre
distribution of fcod products anon
the people.
In ali instances a price was place
upon the grain, particularly corn
: which put it out Of reach Of the SUI
] fering natives. OF the $4,000, 900 peopl
, in Mexico there are perhaps at thi
: time l2,O00,00O who do not know froi
/, one dav to the next where they a,
going to obtain enough TO keep bod
and soul together.