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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Church Meetnes-A series OF meet
ings are in progress at the Church OK
Christ on Columbia street. Live top-
les are discussed each evening by F.
X. Bachman, of Portsmouth, Ohio. The
public is invited to attend these ser
vices.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Workers Will Meet = Next Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock the workers OF
the debt campaign OF st. Peters Ca'ho
lie church will meet at the home OF the
various captains. A general meeting
of the workers viii be announced at
later uate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Soldier Boy Here-Corporal Clayton
Campbell. OF the headquarters division
OF Camp Lee. Petersburg, Va, is here
ON weeks furlough. He is the guest
OF Howard Woodward and is former
Fairmont boy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

viii Pass Observation-Disclosures Post.
Grand Army Of the Republic will pass
resolutions on the death of Past Com
mander Charles T. Reed, of the Depart
ment of West Virginia, at its next
meeting on Saturday, December 1. Mr..
Reed recently died in Wheeling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Appointed Committees-For the
purpose Of placing Presbyterian SER
vice cards In the local hotels and look
Ing after the invitation Of guests to
che divine services, Hugh F. Smith.
president Of the Mems Bible class of
enc Presbyterian Sunday school, yes
eerday morning at business session
appointed r. A. Snurtleff chairman of
THIS committee. Mr. Shurtleff will
make his own selection as to the 9TH
er members on this committee. Other
committees appointed were as fol-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Will build Garage w. o. Ashby was
granted building permit for gar.
age at the south end of Market street
near Tygart street at the regular
weekly meeting of the Board Of Aft.
airs this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Aid Society Meetins-Ladies' Aid
Society of Grace Lutheran church will
meet on Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. W. F. Shaserman on Coleman
avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Judge Robinson Here-Former Judge
Ira Robinson was in the city Saturday
on q brief visit to his brothers Chas.
Robinson and Rev. John Robinson. He
left for a business trip east. Mrs.
Robinson and daughter Ada May left
Grafton yesterday for their home In
Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Injured His Hand = Bruising his
hond with dinner pail when the train
gave a lurch, J. Z. Conner, OF No. 531
ogden avenue, a B. and G. railroaGer.
is of duty for a few days as a result Of
the accident Mr.. Conner was stand.
ing on the caboose when the train sud-
denly gave a jolt and he grabbed the
iron rail to balance himself
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Home from Pittsburs.- Charles Pow.
ell has returned from business trip
in Pittsburgh. Pa. and other points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Food Pledge Week-Food conserva.
ton week will be observed in the local
public schools this week when un,ler
the direction Of County Agricultural
Agent H. L. Smith food conservation
pledge cards will be distributed to tn I,
school children with the request that
they take them home to their parents
and have them sign them and retirn
them to the school.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

In Paw Paw Tomorrow-Sheriff A..
NJ. Glover will sit at Gray's Flats to.
morrow for the purpose of collecting
taxes. On Wednesday he will be in
Barrackville, Fairmont district. On
Friday and Saturday he will sit in Fair.
view, Paw Paw district, which will WIND
up his out of the offive tax collections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
K. C. PAPER
Stone Says 1t Tries to Brow
beat Kansas Legislators.
He Denies Having Worked for
Any Especial Interests"

Robert Stone of Shawnee county
arose to a personal privilege to flay
a Kansas City newspaper today when
he explained his vote on a grain bill
before the house. Stone read from
story in the Kansas City newspaper
which charged him with representing
the insurance and grain interests on
the floor of the legislature. He de-
clared that the Kansas City publica-
ton was seeking to discredit him in
the state because he refused to sup
port the papers legislative program.
1T has come to me authoritatively :"
said Stone, that because 1 would not
support the measures which this paper
demanded, that my name was to be
DETAINED in the state. This paper has
appealed to the prejudices of people
who believe that lawyers with clients
that bankers should not sit on the
floor of this house because they might
support bank measures, that farmers
should not come here because of their
interest in agricultural matters.
LAS any attorney, I have certain
clients. But as a member of this
house, 1 voted my convictions and my
sentiments and for the interests of my
constituents as 1 see them. l defy any
member of the house to point to one
measure before this house at this ses-
sion where 1 have cast a vote that
might favor the grain dealers inter-
ests in this state. Such statements
are false and malicious and publish ed
with a willful intent to injure me-"
Applause followed Stones speech.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
Federal Detectives Testify at
Investigation Opened Today.
Tentacfes of Conspiracy in Mex
leo, Cuba and Philippines.
LAID PLOT ON PANAMA CANAL
Bryan and LaFOIIette Speeches
Among PIOtters' Papers.
purchase 2OO-Acre Tract Near
New York a Mystery.

New York. March S.-As a federal
grand jury began today to probe the
activities here of DIR. Chandra
Chakraberty and DIR. Ernest Sckunner.
federal secret agents turnout the
country were believed to be rapidly
closing in on the master mind who
carried out German plot orders from
&c Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin secret serv-
ice headquarters.
Revelations to secret service agents
here and in Washington indicate that
there is fast coming to light plot
which stretched it's mysterious tenta-
cIes into Mexico, Cuba, the Philip
pines and wrapped themselves around
the Panama Canal Sensational dis
closures are expected soon when a
new arrest is made. Identity of the
man now under surveillance has not
been disclosed but his arrest is eX-
pected to be a profoundly surprising
disclosure.
Reveal Code Messages.
Papers taken from among the eff
fects of the Hindu and German now
held in New York revealed to secret
service officials code messages from
IS Wilhelmstrasse and mentioned ad-
dresses in Petrograd and Paris, indi-
eating it is believed that these adj
dresses, presumably of agents for the
Hindu's nerve pills" were really no.
tations of German agents headquar-
tiers.
A communication signed by Chin.
the mysterious Chinaman. who was
to have directed a plot in China to
smuggle arms and munitions to India.
was found.
Copies of Bryan. LaFoIIette Speeches.
Copies of speeches by William Jen-
nings Bryan, delivered more than two
ances by Senator Robert NJ. LaFol-
lette, bearing on British rule in India,
are believed to be harmless, but they
point it is said, to the almost unbe-
Hevable lengths to which native In
dams are willing to go to stir up re-
volt against Great Britain.
The jury had before it all the papers
which were confiscated by the govern
ment when Wolf Won Igel was in
dicted for an alleged attempt to blow
up the Welland canal. Won Igel was
permitted to sail with Count Won Bern
storff on the Frederik VIII The fed
eral authorities say that the names of
Sckunner and Chakraberty appear
frequently in these papers and that
the latter year ago made a trip to
Germany and brought back a letter
from DR.. Alfred Zimmerman, the
German foreign minister, addressed to
Won Igel. The federal district attor-
ney and his assistants have been some
what mystified by many references
in the Won Igel papers to "Omin" a
nerve medicine which DIR. Chakra-
berty says he compounded and sold in
the Orient
They are trying to find also the
reasons behind the purchase by Sckun-
ma of 200 acre tract in the hills
back of F'ishkill, up the Hudson river.
The land occupies an isolated sit
uation about 1900 feet high Sckun-
ner, it has just been learned, bought it
only a few days ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08

noon recess showed the passage of
1874 house bills by the senate and
the passage of 121 senate bills in the
house. The house has killed 81 SEN
tered 35 house bills. Many bills are
in committees and will die there. A
number of bills will also die on the
calendars when the legislature ceases
consideration of all measures.
Less than 25 state wide measures
have been enacted. Nearly one-halt
of the bills passed are appropriation
measures, while the majority of the
remaining bills are of minor or local
importance Two years ago the house
and senate originated more than 1900
bills, while the present legislature pro-
duced a crop of less than 1850 bills.
Last Minute Measures.
Several of the more important bills
found their way thru the legislature
during the closing hours. The new
workmen's compensation act which
passed the house today with hut slight
amendment, is certain to find a place
on the pages of the session laws The
new child labor law, the bill to re-
build the east wing of the, state house
and the repeal of the Massachusetts
ballot law, are thu both houses The
house and senate have also enacted
this week the anti-cigaret bill and
the state fair bill. Both are in con-
ference. The house today approved
a senate BILL similar to the bill by
Johnson of Nemaha, providing for in
creased salaries for county Superin-
tendents of public instruction.
With a number of bills on the senate
calerdar and a few remaining meas
ures on the house calendar, it is prob
able that 25 or 80 new meas
ures may find their way thru the legis-
lature before final adjournment The
record fer the session, tho, will show
a record far below the enactments of
the 1915 session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
T0PEkAN SHOT HIM
Bee Smith, Son of DIR. Anton
Smith, Kills Omaha Man.
Trouble Occurred i'm Excelsior
Springs Candy Store.
TWO SHOTS WERE FIRED
Young Man Was Expert With
Automobiles.
He Was Well known in This
City.
TWO SHOTS WERE FIRED

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, March s.
Bee B. Smith, 26 son of DIR.
Anton Smith, truss manufacturer.
auto manufa cturer, and candy
manufacturer at Topeka for
years, shot and killed Urban B. Bal
combe, SIS years old, a member of a
prominent family of Omaha, Neb. The
shooting was in Smiths candy store at
Excelsior Springs.
Smith, who was immediately ar
rested, said the shooting was the out
growth of an old quarrel. originating,
he declared, several months ago when
he ousted Balcombe from his store
for taking cigars from the counter
without paying for them. He said he
had notified Balcombe to keep out of
the. store and had notified the police.
BalcOrlbe was visiting in Excelsior
Springs. Balcombe and Smith met at
2:S0 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
when Balcombe walked into the candy
shop after an absence of several
months.
Get out of here" ordered Smith
The candy merchant said the visitor
refused to leave and started in his di-
rection. Smith then drew a revolver
anc fired twice, once at the floor and
once at Balcombe. Balcombe fell
mortally wounded, and was dead be-
fore medical aid arrived. Friends of
Balcombe scott at the idea that he
was man who would steal cigars
Smiths part in identification of the
man who stole his cigars.
Bee B. Smith is a brother of Mrs.
George W. Hackney, whose husband
IS manager of the Capital City Candy
company Mrs Hackney went to Elk
celsior Springs this morning. Bee
Smith was born in Topeka His uncle
is Dr.. Clement Smith, we'll known
Topeka truss manufacturer.
Il know nothing about the trouble
excepting what read in the newspa-
pers,' said Doctor Smith today.
DIR. Anton Smith, father of the
young man, came to Topeka in 1877,
and engaged first in the operation of
an artificial light plant Then he be-
came Interested in the manufacturing
of trusSes and later he was president
| of the Smith Motor Car company of
Topeka, manufacturers of the old
Great Smith" cars. He owns stock
in the Capital City Candy company.
The Smiths have lived in Excelsior
Springs for more than a year. Young
| Smith was not married.
/. Formal Charge Made.
! Excelsior Springs. Mo-, March s.
Bee B. Smith, proprietor of confec-
| tionery shop, was formally charged by
a coroners jury here today with hav-
t ing shot and killed U. B. Balcombe, a
| prominent citizen of Omaha, Neb..
here yesterday. The jury did not de-
/ eide upon a possible motive for the
killing, announcing merely that Smith
mad fired the bullet that killed the
Omaha man.
| The shooting occurred in Smiths
confectionery shop here. The testi-
mony before the jury today was that
Smith twice said to Balcombe, Get
cut of here before he began to fire.
other testimony was Balcombe had
| been ordered out of the shop and had
| been taken out by special officer
when he was here on a visit some
/ time ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08

and leaders today predicted that
scarcely longer than a week Will be
necessary to shatter the senate tradi-
tons and make deadly filibusters a
thing of the past.
While an incipient filibuster may
delay proceedings the opposition to
the change President Wilson asks. is
so small as to make any such move
short lived.
Only 2 in This Fflibuster.
Only Senator Sherman and Senator
France are openly recorded In eau
cuses in opposition to the cloture plan.
Two men cannot last long on a fill
buster except in the closing days OF
a session: and even if they were to
have the support of LaFollette, Gron-
ma and others they could not now
thwart the will of the senate.
Officialdom today awaits what Pres
ident Wilson has to say or do on
arming merchantmen. His doctors
orders are that he shall work little.
If any now because of his cold. This
may not prevent him, however, from
framing his course at once.
Anti-Stone Fight Still Undecided.
Opposition to retaining Senator
stone in the foreign relations COM
rnittee Craftsmanship still runs high.
But today there is less open indication
of a real fight against him than there
was yesterday.
Senatorial courtesy has much to
do with this. Members openly say
the ancient institution probably will
halt any move to GUST Stone-one of
the twelve who blocked the armed
neutrality bill.
Fear of a party fight at a time
when solidarity is needed actuates
many in refusing to start an organ
lied fight against Stone.
Several Methods Open.
It is not yet clear whether Pres
ident Wilson will decide to arm the
vessels. convoy them, have them TAX
en- over by the government so they
might be armed as auxiliaries of the
navy or call a special session of con-
gress to take up anew the armed
neutrality bill. Rapid progress of the
senate in formulating a rule to pre-
vent future filibusters led some admin
istration officials to believe the pres
ident would choose the course of call
ing a special session. Majority House
Leader Kitchin told his colleagues
that a session would be arranged not
later than the middle of May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08

friends of the college In the construc
ton of a boys dormitory and girls
dormitory to be erected this summer.
Following his return it is understood
he will give his attention to the pro-
posed addition to the college
The school of business administra-
ton will be modelled upon that of
Harvard and will grant a degree in
its subject. 1t will include the study
of economics, economic history. a
study of modern business methods,
banking, finance and related subjects
As the Washburn endowment rolls in
the scope Of the school will be in
creased until it will be one of the
main divisions of the school.
Gov. Administration School.
The school of Governmental Admin
istration will be in line with similar
courses in the larger and more pro
gressive schools, of the east The
need of such schools has increase
with the steady tendency of city, state
and federal branches of government to
e eahe more and more OF the positions
from the appointive class and place
them under civil service In this
school Will be included a general study
of government and a practical prepar-
alton for governmental positions, par
ticularly as applying to Kansas and
western states.
Both courses will grant degrees and
both will be eventually enlarged to
three and four year courses.
In the beginning night classes will
probably preponderate over day class
es as the intention lis to serve at first
10 spIeIJ vi 6pesIIe esoql 10 spesu aua
work related to the two departments
To that end a faculty committee head
ed by Prof Walter Todd, of the COL
lege. is pursuing an investigation
among state and citv employees and
among those employed in business ca
reers, to discover to what extent the
courses will be supported. The find
ings of the committee will be submit
ted to President Womer. who will con-
suit with the board of trustees of the
college as to the practica bility of in
augurating the courses next fall
Law School Adjuncfs.
Both courses will include certain
amount of study of law and this will
be under the direction of Dean Hughes
of the law school
Credit for the originating of the idea
of the courses goes to Prof. ]. E.
kirkpatrick of the history department.
and DIR. S. G. Hefelbuwer, of the de-
partment OF education
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
China IN next?
She Will Declare War on Ger
many, Officials Think.
Pekin Looks for Diplomatic
Break i'm Near Future.

Pekin, March S.-China will break
off diplomatic relations with Germany,
which in a few days will be followed
by a declaration of war. This was
predicted here following the an
nouncement that opposition from
President Ii Yuan-Hung's opposition
to such a move had been removed.
Parliamentary delegates and other
high officials informed the president
that they supported the premier's pol
icy of breaking off diplomatic rela-
items with Germany Later in the day
the vice president went to Tien Tsin
and informed the premier that the
presidents opposition had been re-
moved and the premier Immediately
made arrangements to return to Pekin
and resume his office. which he re-
signed.
German diplomats and other Off
Gals will be sent to Turkey or Holland
by boat, according to plans announced
today.
Tension Is Acute.
1t is known here that Germany's re-
ply to China's protest against unre-
stricted submarine warfare has ar
rived in Pekin but it has not been
presented to the Chinese government
by the German minister 1t is freely
charged that the crisis between Ger
many and China undoubtedly is due
to intrigue, large sums having been
paid as brides. it is alleged. to high
military officers and members of par
Lament.
The tension is acute and has been
since the premier and several mem
-bers of the cabinet resigned after the
president had baked their plan to sever
relations with Germany The presi-
dent, finding himself alone in his at
titude has come over and ii is pre-
dicted that further events will move
rapidly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
PRESIDENT SICK IN BED
Exposure to Raw Weather on IDau-
guraI Day the Cause.

Washington. March S.-President
Wilson, who is suffering from a cold
taken a week ago and made worse
during his inauguration Monday, re-
NAMED in bed today by order of his
physician, DR. Cary T. Grayson- No
engagements were made by the pres
ident for today.
He will rest as much as possible
during the next few days.
DR. Grayson said at noon the pres-
ident's temperature was above normal
and that absolute rest for several DAYS
was necessary The president spent
a quiet night. The prospects wers
that Mr. Wilson would have to remain
in bed for several days, altho his con-
dition was not serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
House Keeps Senate From Civ
ing Topeka "Raw Deal"
Force Hutchinson ManipulatOrs
to the Ropes Today.
JOINT CONFERENCE CALLED
Salt City Boosters Must Come
Across or Lose State Aid.
Quick Action Is Necessary TO
Save Appropriation Measure.

The Kansas house sent cold chills
chasing up and down the spinal col
umn of Hutchinson fair boosters today
when its members refused to concur
in senate amendments to the Hutchin-
son-TOpeka fair appropriation bill. A
conference was demanded and the
passage of the bill as amended by the
senate was tied up.
In the senate amendments were
made to the house bill which increas-
ed the appropriation for the Hutchin-
son fair and denied to Topeka the use
apparent effort of friends of the
Hutchinson fair to throw Topeka in
the appropriation fight which brought
about the trouble. The house had ap-
proved a bill which gave $4,000 to
Hutchinson and $4,000 to Topeka.
peka in the fight, trouble started.
When the senate messaged to the
house today that it had amended the
fair bill, motion was made that the
house nonconcurr in the senate amend
mentS. The motion was adopted by
safe majority. A motion was then
made for a conference and the senate
was notified that the house would not
accept the boost in the Hutchinson ap-
preparation or the apparent joker in
the Topeka bill.
Now the matter must be fought out
in conference. Unless the Hutchin-
son boosters meet the matter fairly
and squarely, it is probable that in the
last hours of the session the house
may tie up appropriations to both fair
plants.
Speaker Keene has appointed Rob-
ert Stone of Shawnee, Frank l. Mar
tin of Reno and Nick johnson of
Franklin as confereeS on the part of
the house. Senators Schoch of Shaw
nee and Thompson of Reno are mem.
bers of the conference committee for
he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
SPAIN REGULATES FOOD
Campaign for Nation to Live on Own
Resources.

Madrid, March 8.-The cabinet is
studying measures to insure the better
distribution of foodstuffs thruout the
country. Every disposition will be
made to enable Spain to live on its
own resources and restrictions will be
imposed on all articles not absolutely
essential to the life CT the country
Rain and snow storms are sweep
ing the entire peninsula. Trains are
stopped and communications inter
run
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
Twenty-Year Custom Dropped by Rail-
roads-No Emigration West

Chicago, March S--Colonist rates 20
the west. a custom of the railroads for
twenty years. have been abandoned by
agreement of the managers of the
railway lines, it was announced TODAY
According to the managers the rates
were intended to promote emigration
to the west and the reason for them
has long since disappeared. 1t is added
that in recent years, low rate one-way
tickets were used largely by CONNER
cial travellers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
PRESIDENT is ILL
Lifting Hat To Cheering Americans
Caused Bad Cold.

Washington, March S.-President
Wilson is i'll with a cold 1t has been
troubling him for some time
On Monday it was aggravated by
exposure to the wind and dampness
when he was compelled repeatedly
to lift his hat, in response to cheers
and when he saluted each American
flag carried past him at the reviewing
stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
LEVY FOR SCHOOLS
Constitutional Amendment Passed by
House and Senate.

BY a vote of SIS to 35 the house
Wednesday passed the constitutional
amendment providing a mill tax for
state schools This measure was
passed by the senate last week and it
is the only constitutional amendment
to get by, despite the fact that about
dozen were offered and the law
provides that as many three
amendments may be submitted.