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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
Then Ezra Cooper Gives Him.
self Up to the Police.
Police Refuse to Arrest Him
Lived Outside City.
WAS SUSPICIOUS OF SPOUSE
When He Came Home UneX-
pectedIy-BingO, the Fight!
Alleged "HOme Breaker" Has
Legs Full of BuckshOt.

Discovering a man under the pea
when he returned home unexpectedly
Friday night. Ezra Cooper, 24OO East
Sixth avenue. took the law into ms
own hands and filled the home
breaker's' legs full of buckshot Such
was the story told to the police by
Cooper.. No sooner had cooper
rneted out punishment than he left his
home and went to police headquarters
and told Chief Parsons all about the
trouble.
"WeU. as your home is out of the
city limits and no officer saw the
shooting" said the chief, I'VE can [
arrest YOU. Unless some one swears to
a warrant you are a free man.
Had Been Suspicious.
Suspicious that some one else occu-
pied part of the affections OF MS
wife had been held by Cooper for a
considerable length OF time ne tolu
the chief So when he returned nome
between and 10 o'clock Friday
night much earlier than he was ex-
pected Cooper said ne found his wife
nervous and frightened over some
thing she couldn't explain
Il didn't like the looks of the bed,
said Cooper. land l tore the covers OIL
But there was no man there. Iheh
/ looked under the bed and sure
enough. there he was.
Anything but peace reigned supreme
IN the Cooper household after the
frightened home breaker crept out
from under the bed. In fact. CONVEX
sati0n become so heated that the
"home breaker" determined to take
French leave and bolted thru the door.
Cooper told Parsons that he sprang
to a corner where shotgun stood
10, IL md fir-od a a
retreatine figure of the home break
err" the buckshot striking the fellow in
the legs j. Hunt is the name of the
man given by Cooper.
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Determined Yeggs Get $500 in
Raid Early Today.
Sons of Bank President in
Fight With Robbers.
MADE ESCAPE IN MOTOR CAR
Pint of s'Soup" Used in Break
ing Vault and Safe.
Cut Wires and Secured Tools in
Section House.

Ellsworth, Kan Jan. pa gang of
four or fivem men entered kanopolis a
small town south of 1here4earlya today
and looted the Exchange State bank
of $500 and escaped in a motor car
after a battle with citizens of the town
in which more than fifty shots were
exchanged Officers followed the trail
of the bandits north to Russell but
they were lost at that point. Two men
were grazed by shot from guns in the
hands of the robbers.
The loot amounted to $4,000 in cash
and 81. 900 in stamps. The robbers evil
IDENTIFY came prepared for any kind of
job. They had quart of nitrog1y-
cerine and used half of it. They were
armed with shot guns and revolvers. 1t
is not known if any of the robbers
were wounded in the battle. but all of
them succeeded in getting away in the
automobile they had left standing in
the rear of the bank.
At las O'Clock this morning James
Cowie. president of the bank. was
aroused by the first shot. He with his
two sons. James and Richard Cowie.
ran out and enga ged the robbers in a
fight. Other citizens reused by the
noise joined in the battle and the gang
fled in a motor cal to the north. 1t
was reported here this morning that
they had been traced as far as Russell,
Kan.
James Cowie. Jr., received a No. 4
shot in his arm and Earl Avis was
grazed by a bullet that went thru his
clothing. The sons of the bank presi-
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Each Able to Operate Over
Small Area, Is IS Feet Long.
British Captain Declares Raid
err Had 22-Knot Speed.
LAND CAPTIVES IN GERMANY
YarrOWdaIe Has Been in Port
for More Than Fortnight.
Many Neutrals Among 469 Are
Held as War Prisoners.

Amsterdam. Jan. 20.-The British
steamer Yarrowdale officially an
nounced to have been brought in
harbor'' with survivors from other
prizes taken by the German raider, is
at Swinemunde according to a Co
logne Gazette dispatch here today.
Swinemunde is a strongly fortified
Prussian town, the outport of Stettin,
on the Baltic sea.
By CHARLES p. STEWART.
copyright, 1917, by United Press.)
Buenos Aires, Jan. 20.-Pigmy sub
marines-1S feet in length-are car
ried by the German raider which has
wrought much damage to allied ship
ping in Atlantic waters.
The captain of the captured British
steamer Netherby Hall, ong those
landed at Pernambuco from the Ger
man prize ship Hudson Maru, was
authority for this statement today.
There are three submarines car
ried by the raider he said in an in
terview at Pernambuco. They ere
capable of operating over small
radius and are equipped with tor
pedees, dynamite and ammunition
Such additional details as this in
dicating the typical German thoroness
with which the raider was prepared
and equipped led shipping circles to
predict a Ions chase by allied warshlps
before the sea scourge is cornered.
Haven't Located Speedy Raider.
Certainly she has not been definitely
located today, according to dispatches
ut South American ports-and despite
the fact that a big fleet of warshlps Is
now literally raking the ocean Tor
her. Wireless dispatches received to-
day said that the auxiliary BrItlsn
cruisers Macedonia and Drama had
arrived off Pernambuco.
The most detailed description of the
German raider yet given was IeVedle u
nv the CAPTAIN of the Netherby Hall
in dispatches from Pernambuco- l
began calling for help by wireless the
moment l sighted the raider, ne SAID
II kept this up until shot across the
bows of my ship showed 1t was use
less for me to try TO escape ne
raider was equipped with several ma
chine guns in addition to her cannon
and in addition carried three subma-
rines about six meters tle.f4 Ieet1
;ong CAPABLE of being operated over
a small radius and equipped with tor
nadoes dynamite and ammunition.
s.I would put the raiders speed at
% knots-and she always Travelled at
TON speed during the day time AL
light she slowed up but her engine
room crew was always held IN reaol-
ness to jam on her full speed
British Captain Tells Experience.
Additional description from the
cantain of the Radnorshire today
ave these new details of his expe-
renee. further indicating the raider
had converted one of her prizes into
another commerce destroyer:
Another ship was constantly with
the raider. The captain of the YES
sci which captured us-whieh was
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MARCH HOMEWARD
Southernmost Camp of Per-
shing's Troops Moves North.
$50 Trucks Go SOuth-Official
Order Not Yet Given.

E1 Paso, Texas, Jan. 20.-Altho Of
ffcial announcement is lacking, there
is every indication today that with
drawal of General Pershings punitive
expedition from Mexico has virtually
begun. Reports today stated that the
American camp at Ell Vale. PERISH
ing's southernmost outpost, was brok-
en- yesterday. the troops there start
ing northward to join the main camp
at Colonia Dublan.
There were other reports in the
wind which bore out these unofficial
reports. During yesterday more than
$50 empty trucks went south into Mex
leo from the Columbus base. while the
construction of corrals for horses was
started at Columbus
In official quarters here today it was
admitted that preparations for with
stated that they did not know that
withdrawal had already begun
In Juarez. railway men declared
that many cars have been concen-
trated in Dublan. on the Mexican
Northwestern railway line, while or
ders have been given to stop all ship
ments of forage from the border by
rail
Stage All Set for Withdrawal.
Washington, Jan. 20.-Announce-
ment of orders for General Pershing' s
withdrawal may be expected at al
most any time. war department Off
Gals suggested today. The prelinli-
naries of such withdrawal are already
staged.
General Pershing is ready to move
his entire force northward- This will
be done gradually, it was said.
When Pershing returns, his men
will be distributed along the border.
That this will be sufficient to guard
the border with other available reg
ulars, is the military view.
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SNOW HERE TONIGHT
Sunday Will Be Colder. Unsettled
Weather in the Offing.

Temperatures today averaged 5 de-
grees above normal The wind is
blowing at the rate of II miles an
hour from the east
decided change in the weather
program is scheduled for Topeka
early tonight. No drop IN tempera-
ture is coming but snow is scheduled
for tonight and Sunday The fore
cast calls for snow tonight and Sun
day; colder Sunday in the west and
central portions of Kansas A large
variety of weather occurred in various
parts of the United States today
Clear weather was general in the east;
rain in the west, and extreme cold
weather in the north. The cold
weather will not reach Kansas.
The shippers forecast reads to pro-
tect 36-hour shipments north againsI
temperatures of 20: east and west, 25
and south 80 degrees. The lowest
temperature here tonight will be
ABOUT %, according to S. D. Flora, of
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STUDENT LOBBY HERE
State Institutions Have New Plan to
Solicit Appropriations.

A student legislative committee
whose duties will be to promote leg
islation and popular publicity, which
will benefit the state educational insti-
buttons, was organized when repre-
sentatives from the student legislative
at / o'clock this afternoon in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms.
The need for the organization has
been felt in the present campaign for
the permanent INCOME BILL said Leo
c. Moser, president of the Students
tural college, who will represent that
body in the meeting today. There
has been considerable duplication of
work and lack of organization in
bringing the fundamental features of
this, bill to the attention of the legis-
lators.
THE permanent income bill, for ex-
ample, needs only to be explained to
the average legislator On the face
of it it is both good business and
good politics. Under the present sys-
tenn of appropriation for the state
educational institutions, each srcces-
sive legislature must be educated to
minute features of the necessary ex-
perditures of the schools AZ least.
that is the inference of the system, but
as a matter of fact, our short legis-
lative sessions do not allow time to
properly consider such lengthy ap-
preparations.
I'VE are asking why such appropri-
atoms are not automatically set aside
every year if it is conceded once and
for all that we are to have state
schools Iowa, Illinois. California
Minnesota and other states who have
made such provision find that it il
entirely satisfactory. The permanent
income will be based on the expendi-
lures of the schools in the past
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SPEND S33O,OOO
ON TWO BIC new
BUILDINGS HERE
Santa Fe's Plans for Offices Are
Completed.
Ten-StOry U-Shape Structure
Comes Uptown.
ANOTHER Bull DING At SHOPS
Files To Be Preserved in a New
$4,000 Home.
Work on Improvements to Be-
gin This Spring.
ANOTHER BUILDING At SHOPS
Files To Be Preserved in a New
$4,000 Home.
Work on improvements to Be
gin This Spring.

Plans are being prepared in the gen.
eral offices of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway in Topeka for the
proof office buildings, contracts for
which will be let soon. Work on the
buildings will begin early in the spring.
One building will be constructed up
town-the other down in the shop dis
trict The total cost will be $3.50. 900.
The uptown structure will be built
at the corner of Ninth and Jackson
streets in place of the present five
story brick building. which until few
years ago constituted the original
home of the general offices of this
big railway. 1t will be ten stories in
height to conform with the ten-story
steel and concrete offices located on
Jackson street near the state Memoir
ial hall.
The brick building at Ninth and
Jackson streets will be torn down. The
new building will be built in the form
of a u with the two points connecting
with the other ten-story structure. 1t
will cost $25O,000.
Building at Shops.
The building at the shops to cost
$4,000 will be built near the freight
house, according to present plans. 1t
will be constructed of steel and Gem
ent will be absolutely fireproof and
will be used for the preservation OF
files.
Since the original announcement of
the plans of the Santa Fe to build
here, few details have been given out
concerning the size of the offices or
their location. The original idea was
to add three stories to the new offices,
making it a thirteen-stor affair.
The Santa Fe is badly crowded for
room in Topeka. When the new Of
fees are completed many departments
from over the system will be moved
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u. S, IS we'd
COMPLICATIONS With Germany
Flare Up Over Raider.
3 Americans in Captive Crews
Held in Germany.

New York, Jan. 2O.-Three Ameri-
cans were members of the crew of the
British steamer Yarrowdale, captured
bv the German raider and taken into
A German port by a prize crew, ac-
cording to the records of the British
consulate here.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-Danger of
complications with Germany over ma
rine problems seemed to authorities to-
day to be nearer than for months past
Her capture of neutralS and max
ing them prisoners on the steamer
YarrowdaIe; plus the strong trend of
German sentiment toward wider sub
marining, made these possibilities
more ominouS.
The official German statement re-
counting that the missing YarrcWdale
with more than 450 souls aboard had
been brought into harbor" as a prize
with a number of neutral prisoners
gave rise to a graver concern thar
anything that has happened in months
of ups and downs of critical rela-
tionship.
Germany explained the neutrals had
been made prisoner in cases where
they had taken pay for employment
on armed enemy vessels.
American Rights Menaced.
This involves broad questions of
armament, but even more so the in
fringement upon neutral rights by go
ing so far as to make such subjects
prisoners of war.
The whole problem is tied up, also,
with the peace situation.
Insofar as officials reveal they re-
gard Germany as likely to go even
more vigorously into the war than in
the past, because of the entente reply
to the Wilson note
German sources said it is unbeliey-
able that Germany's submarine war
fare will be so extended as to Amer
lea.
In answer to this, American au-
thorities say that a sharper broader
warfare very likely could not avoid
infringing on American rights
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Fairchild came TO Topeka in Janu-
airy, 1907, as state superintendent. He
served three terms in the state house
and was recognized as one of the
most able school man in the west. In
1912 he was elected to the presidency
of the National Education associa-
ton. Following the expiration of his
six years in the state house, Professor
Fairchild went to Durham, where ne
assumed the presidency of the New
Hampshire state school Previous to
his service as state superintendent,
Professor Fairchild had for number
of years been at the head of the city
schools in Ellsworth.
A telegram announcing Professor
Fairchild's serious sickness was sent
today to Mrs. Philip Eastman by o. v
Henderson, former bond clerk in the
state superintendent's office and at
present business secretary TO Professor
Fairchild. The telegram announced
that Professor Fairchild is dying from
tuberculosis at mis- home in Durham.
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PRISON HEROES
PAROLED; THREE
WERE LIFERS"

Lexington, KY. Jan. 20.-Because
of their heroism in rescuing fifty fell
low convicts in the state penitentiary
at the risk of their own lives five
weeks ago, three life termers" doing
time for murder and a fourth convict
sentenced for highway robbery have
been paroled from the state reforma-
tory here. They probably will be rec
commended for Carnegie medals.
Their names are Ebert Hendrickson.
Shang Johnson, Harry Burdette and
A. L. Hearndon
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London Munition Plant DESTROYED by
Gigantic Explosion

London, Jan. 2O.-The explosion in
munitions factory near London last
night involved practically all the ex-
plosives in the factory which was de-
stroyed entirely
The effects were felt at a great dis
lance and three rows of small houses
in the neishborhood were almost de-
moHshed.
Between thirty and forty bodies
nave been recovered thus far and
about one hundred persons are report
ed to have been injured seriousIv
Fire Engine Blown Up.
fire engine which was playing a
stream of water on the fire when the
explosion occurred was blown up and
destroyed. Two firemen were killed
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DAVE LEAHY NAMED
Well known Newspaper Man Made
Election Commissioner of Wichita.

David d. Leany. veteran Kansas
newspaper man and private secretary
to former Governor w. r. Stubbs
was today named by Governor Capper
as election commissioner for Wichita.
The office pays 4 salary of $500 a
year. Leahy will succeed George A.
Shipp. whose term expires January %
Lsahy is one of the most widely
known newspaper men in the state
He has for years been associated with
Wichita papers and is at this time
with Henry j. Aliens Wichita Beacon
He spent two weeks in Topeka this
month attending the opening session
Of the Kansas legislature He left
Topeka Friday to spend a couple of
weeks watching the Oklahoma law
makers.
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Kansas legislators are making a
new speed record in the handling of
bills With two weeks of the session
in the discard, the official records
show that the 1917 session has re-
duced the number of bills introduced
nearly one-third as compared with
the 1915 record. Records today show
the introduction of 502 bills in the
two houses as against 730 two years
ago.
Committees in both houses are hit
ting the ball hard. There is a gem
eral tendency both in the house and
senate to cut down foolish legisla-
ton, to discourage freak bills and to
wind up the session soon as pos
sible without cluttering the session
laws with useless legislation. In both
houses the committees have started a
crusade on bills The house has the
record for carnage, altho the senate
is expected to turn in a stunning NOR
tuary list early next week.
With the first two weeks of the ses-
sion out of the way, the house has
clearly cutplayed the senate. The
house has expedited business to the
point that it has fewer bills in the
committees, more bills passed and
more bills killed, than in any session
in years. In all departments of the
legislative game-regardless of its al
most unwieldy size-the house has
made more rapid progress than the
senate. But the upper house will be
holding back for the lower body when
discussion is permitted on the big ad-
ministration bills and the long house
rolls become nccessar y.
No Overtime Likely.
Members of both houses are show
ing a real desire to close up shop as
soon possible and go home. In the
judgment of leaders in both houses
there is belief that the session will
actually end in fifty days
Many of the big administration
measures are now in the hopper.
None of these measures. however,
have been passed by the two nouses-
The house this week took it's first slap
at the administration when it voted
down a resolution recommended by
Governor Capper, calling for a joint
legislative investigation of food stuffs.
Both houses will probably consider
some of the big administration bills
next week. The city manager plan.
(Coptinued on Page TWol
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IMPORTANT MEASURES BEFORE
STATE LEGISLATURE

Calling constitutional convention.
Three-fourth jury verdict civil cases.
Free school text books.
Internal improvements.
Use of convicts on highways.
Repeal divorce proctor law.
Municipal ice plants.
Abolish school of mines.
Consolidation county offices.
Drastic liquor bills.
Creation state detention home for women.
Receiverships to utilities commission.
Compulsory mothers pension law.
Adoption city manager plan.
Home rule for cities.
Good road legislation.
Eugenic marriages.
State ownership public utilities
Publication marriage banns
Anti-cigarette smoking DILL
Extension right of eminent domain
Reduction contract interest rate
Extension powers utilities commission.
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SPANIEL WEEPS
Dual Slayer Breaks Down at
Gruesome Story by Witness.
Widow Testifies of Friendship
Between the Two Families.

San Angelo, Tex. Jan. 20.-Harry
] SpanelI on trial for the murder OF
his wife and Mai. NJ. c. Butler, broke
down and sobbed today as a state
witness described the gruesome scene
that followed the shooting on the
streets of Alpine last July.
Mrs. w H Harrison of Alpine, who
followed Ma jor Buffers widow on the
stand, sad she was standing on her
porch when the shooting started. She
said she heard a woman scream;
Harry! Harry. Don't"
Spaniel Sobs Convulsiveiy.
The shooting seemed to approach
closer to her house, she said. and she
ran inside to escape possible stray
bullets. After the shooting ceased she
went out doors again and saw Spa
nelTs automobile, which, unguided
while Spaniel turned in the driver 5
seat and fired at his wife and Major
Butler in the rear seat, had crashed
into a fence and stopped.
Mrs. Harrison said she went out to
the automobile after an interval and
saw a doctor washing the blood from
the face OF a woman whom she rec
ognized as Mrs. Spaniel.
| Spaniel began to sob audibly at
this juncture. He leaned forward on
a table and buried ms lace IN his
arms. His shoulders shook convul-
| sively Sympathetic murmurs from
spectators were quelled by Judge Du-
| bois.
Buffers Conduct GentlemanIy.
| Mrs NJ. c. Butler, widow of Major
Butler, when asked today whether
she had ever seen Major Butler or
Mrs. Spaniel doing anything wrong
replied:
/ Never"
Mrs. Butler. in continuing her tes-
timony of yesterday, told how she
and her husband and the two Spanells
went from Alpine to Maria in the
! Spaniel and Major Butler danced to-
gether. she said, but the Spanells did
not dance.
| Asked whether she had ever seen
her husband and Mrs. Spaniel togeth-
er alone. she said never She was
| then asked regarding her husband S
conduct toward Mrs. Spaniel.
1T was perfectly gentlemanly, the
same as 1 would expect him to be to-
ward any lady" she answered. In
reply to another question, she said
] Mrs. Spanelfs conduct was always
lady like
On Earlier Drive Same Day.
Mrs. Butler testified late yesterday
regarding events leading up to the
shooting. She said that after dinner
July 20, the day of the shooting, she
and her husband and Mrs. SPANIEL
drove in Spanens automobile to see
a sick woman. Spaniel was asked to
go but said he had to work
On their return, Mrs. Butler said
she and Mrs Spaniel were washins
their hands in the formers room
Major Butler was downstairs. SPANIEL
came to Mrs. Buffers room on the
second floor and cried:
Was Angry at Wife.
! Crystal, haven't / told you never
| Continued OF Page Two.j
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All Washington Suspends Bust
ness for Funeral.
President Wilson and Stan At
tend Both Services.
SHIPS, WORLD OVER, SALUTE
Dewey's Flagship Chaplain
Conducts Brief Rites.
Sing AdmiraPs FayOrite Hymns
but No Grafton.

Washington Jan. 20.-Admiral
Dewey was laid to rest today with all
the honors a grateful nation can be-
stow After funeral services con-
Quoted under the dome of the capitol
and attended by President Wilson. the
cabinet, the supreme court, the diplo-
matte corps and a notable company.
the admirars body was taken to Ar
lington National cemetery to rest with