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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
THROW NEUTRALS'
RIGHTS TO WINDS,
URGES FRIEDBERC
Expect Protest, but "We're
Fighting to Exist"
Others Interests Must Not In
terfere With Our Victory.
FIGHT ON CHANCELLOR WAVES
Conservative Leader for Unre-
stricted U-BOat Warfare.
Prussian Diet Criticises Where
Reichstag Refrained.
Expect Protest, but "We're
Fighting to Exist"
Others Interests Must Not In
terfere With Our Victory.
FIGHT ON CHANCELLOR WAVES
Conservative Leader for Unre'
stricted U-BOat Warfare.
Prussian Diet CriticiSes Where
Reichstag Refrained.

Iondon. Jan. ia demand that
neutral interests shall not be allowed
TO interfere with Germany suuSSAo
for victory, was made at the openlhe
of the Prussian diet yesterday by f1 ,ei
Frriedberg, leader of the national no
eral party, according to an AInster-
dam dispatch to Reuters. Herr frled-
berg was one of a number or speakers
who urged a vigorous prosecution VI
the war and increased submarine ac-
tivity. He said:
that he will lay stress on his own IN
ferests but, for us, it is a fight to eX-
ist Such interests must not prevent
us from gaining peace that VIII SAT
isfy German aspirations and safeguard
the world from new and similar
catastrophes."
Didn't Attack Chancellor.
Berlin, Jan. 19.-The Prussian diet
took upon itself today the role or
critic of the government whlch the
reichstag at its latest session RETAINED
from doing. Nevertheless the predic-
ton which was heard yesterday that
the session would be marked by the
most vigorous attacks on Chancellor
Won Bethmann-H ollweg turned out to
he incorrect The speech of Doctor
Won Heydebrand. conservative leader,
who is associated with the centrist and
national-Iberal parties, in favor OF
more unrestricted use of submarines
was far more moderate than on earlier
occasions and was not characterized
by attacks on the United States. Paul
Breitenbach. minister of public works,
and the chancellors second in the
Prussian cabinet. said in a carefully
worded declaration in behalf of the
government:
This grave and difficult epoch re-
quires ever renewed discussion of what
wavs and means are to be adopted"
He added, however that he considered
any expression of the government s
views at present to be undesirable.
RESPONSIBILITY for decisions, he said,
rested on the chancellor and he ap-
pealed to the patriotism of the house
to support this difficult task by re-
framing from criticism of his policy
an appeal which the proceedings
showed to be unnecessary.
Checks 1t Up to War Lords.
1t was commented that even DR.. Won
Heydebrand, in advocating unrestrict-
ed submarine warfare. demanded it
only at such time as the emperor cnd
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg found
il to be advisable. He said:
IF we are to win a victory it S
imperative to use the weapons that
give us the possibility of winning q
victory against the toughest and
strongest dversa-y-England. If our
military authorities, the higher COM
fnand and the emperor find it suit
able and timely to make the necessary
use of unlimited submarine warfare.
the German and Prussian people Will
be prepared to bear the conse-
quences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
ON MURDER MISSION
Chauffeur Carried Couch About, Tn.
conscious of Tragedies Left Behind.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 10
With John Couch in the hands of the
federal authorities at Guthrie to an
swer a trivial federal indictment,
state officials today were anxious to
know just how long it would be before
Couch would have to answer the
charges of murder made against him
after yesterdays double shooting
Couch denies the killing of Rowland
Williams, musician, and Miss Nellie
Dunn, school teacher, a sister-in-law
of the accused man.
Interest today centered in the story
of Lee Craig, chauffeur. who carried
Couch about town not knowing that
death followed in his path. Craig
took Couch out to the Wheeler school,
where Miss Dunn was shot in the head
and killed. Couch, according to
Craig, was not in the school building
over ten minutes. Returning, he in
structed the driver to take him to
West Second street, where Couch
Jumped out of the car and went up
the stairs toward Williams's office.
No One Saw lVilIiams's Slayer.
A minute later Williams was found
fatally wounded, but no one could be
found who saw the murderer. In the
middle of the afternoon, Couch ap-
peared in Guthrie, thirty miles dis
tant, and surrendered to federal au-
thorities on a charge of sending OBJ
scene matter thru the mails. Craig
denies all knowledge of the killings
Fearing mob violence Couch last
night showed uneasi1ess in the federal
Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
BET $4,000 WAR
WILL NOT BE OVER
UNTIL NOVEMBER

New York, JAN 19.-Germany's
peace overtureS and President Wilson'S
note to the belligerents have caused a
revival of betting in Wall street on the
end of the war. 1t was learned at the
offices of a large foreign exchange
broker that large amount of money
is here from London to be wagered
against the end of hostilities before
the end of October.
One bet of $4,000 even money has
been made that the war will not be
over by the end of September and
$4,000 has. been placed against $15,-
900 that the peace conference will not
be concluded by the end of October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
BE COLDER SATURDAY



weather tonight and Saturday; colder
Saturday; rain or snow in the south
eastern part of Kansas tonight The
shippers forecast reads to protect &C.
hour shipments north and west against
temperatures of 20 degrees; east and
south, rs degrees. The lowest tenn
perature here tonight will be about
%, according to S. D. Flora, local
weather observer, and tomorrow after
noon the mercury will not go above
50 degrees.
The lowest temperature here this
morning was II degrees at o'clock
This is degrees above the night nor
NAL. The mercury had climbed to 90
degrees by $3.50 o'clock, and it was
expected to reach 40 this afternoon
All of the snow will be gone before
night. The wind this morning was
blowing at the rate of twenty miles an
hour from the south. The moon to-
night does not rise until sis O'Clock
The highest temperature on record
for this date is Sc degrees, established
in 1895. The low record, % below
zero, occurred in 1892.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19


A resolution asking ]. X. Codding.
warden of the state penitentiary, to
address the senate upon the subject
of kansas Prisons and Jails' was
offered and read n the senate today
No action was taken.
When a husband or wife has been
insane for five years andi held to be
incurabe, that constitutes grounds for
divorce under the terms of a bill in
troduced in the senate today by Huff
man of Cherokee.
A kansas State Bank in which
would be deposited all of the funds
of the state of Kansas and which
would be a bankers bank is provided
for in a bill introduced in the senate
by Bergen, of Marshall.
1t provides for an organization COM
mittee composed of the bank COM
missioner and two experienced bank
ers, an ultimate directorate of nine
members, one from each of eight dis
tricts with the bank commissioner as
chairman, with theban k and head
quarters in Topeka.
The capital stock is not fixed by the
bill 1t provides that it shall not eX-
coed ten per cent of the capital stock
and surplus of all banks and trust
companies becoming stockholders in
the central bank and provides that all
such financial concerns may become
stockholders unless prohibited by fed
eraI statutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
TEACH POLITENESS
1t Pays Too, Declares n. Y. Street Car
Company Official.

New York, Jan. ia marked
diminution in minor trolley car acct
dents within the last few weeks in
that section of Long Island traversed
by the New York & Queens company
electric railway is attributed larged to
the training received in the polite
ness school, recently established by
today that this alone would more than
pay the expenses Of the school which
approximated $4,000.
Altogether $50 employees received an
average of three lessons each in polite
ness and special attention was paid to
giving finishing touches to the con-
ductOrS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19

Kansas City, Jan. 19.-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No. . hard, $1.93@
1.95; No. 3, $1SS@1.91; No. red, S1.90@
I95; No. 3, S1.S7@1.SS.
CORN-Market unchanged. No. mix
ed, 9s@9s1sc; No 3, 9!3S@9s13e; No .
low, 9s@9s12c; No. ,. 9715@9sc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white
5S@5S&c; No. mixed, 56@5Ic.
RYE-$1 5101.52
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$2. 46@2.51
HAY-Market unchanged.
BKAN-S144M14
SHORTS-$1. 5S@170.
WTEAT-Receipts 90 cars.
BUTTER Ale: firsts, 39Iaci
seconds, 371ac; packing, &c.
EGGS-Firsts. 3S1hc
POULTRY-Hens, 1614c; ROSTERS, 1212c
turkeys. lac.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May. S1.s3sl al s37s
July, $14sas September, S132
CORN-May, 9SAc; July, sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
PILL PUTTING
fContinued From Page One. !

is in effect in a number of states and
the 1917 legislature is to be urged 20
pass such law for Kansas. Under
terms of the bill, all motor car own
ers are required to display both from
and rear license tags, such tag num-
bers to be properly displayed by use
of lights when cars are driven at
night.
Extend Domain Right.
The right of eminent domain is to
be extended to light and power COM
panies under a bill in the house by
Finney, of Sumner county. Such coz
porations are given the right to con-
denim property required fdr their use
and condemnation proceedings are
prescribed in the same manner as now
extends to railroads
-... First Call of the House.
The first call of the house during
the present session came on final roll
call of the Highlands silver of nitrate
bill On the first call of votes, the
Highlands measure was three votes
short of passage. There was rush
for the doors when Speaker Keene ane
no,lnced the call of the house. After
five minutes enough votes were Sc
cured to pass the blind members pet
measure and the bill went thru the
house by a vote of "a to Al
Money for Chicken Shows.
Edwards of Reno county introduced
a bill appropriating $4,000 for state
aid for poultry shows and exhibits.
The money is to be paid from the gen.
eral revenue fund of the state to reg
ularly organized poultry associations
and to be used in the payment of pre-
miums.
Kills Court Bill.
The house concluded a morning dis
cussion of bills under general orders
by killing the Brooks probate judge
bill. Brooks measure provided that
only lawyers be elected to the office
of probate judge and that they be re-
quired to give a bond of from $4,000
to $4,000 for the faithful perform
ance of their duties The house
slaughtered the measure by voting to
strike out the enacting clause.
Wants New Board.
Representative Long introduced a
bill providing for the creation of a
board of drugless examiners. The
board is to be composed of three mem
bers appointed by the governor within
sixty days following the passage of the
license all practitioners who do not
believe in the use of drugs. The bill
was introduced by Long by request.
Slaughter Pension Measure.
The house trampled on a resolution
by Jewell of Crawford, who proposed
that the state act as a surety company
for employees in the creation of a pen
sion fund for aged workers. JewelPs
bill proposed a joint committee from
the house and senate to work out a
system of pensions, annuitieS and in
surance for aged employees, their wild
ows or orphans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Labor Leaves Women.
Change Inheritance Laws.

House members voted for changes
in the inheritance laws when they
recommended for passage the Brooks
bill The measure provides a CLASH
fication of heirs and lists exceptions
and restrictions as to business or pro-
fessionai rank. AS amended by the
house the bill provides that the widow
inherit the family motor car free
from attachment or debt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
TOPEKA LOSES SYNOD
Episcopal Meeting at Oklahoma Cit,
-Topekan in Review Court.

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-Oklahoma
City today was chosen as the place of
holding the 1913 synod of the Epis-
copal church. province of the south
west. January %, % and "a, at the
final business session of the 1917 synod
here. Topeka, Kan. was the Compel
ing city.
The Right Rev. George H. Kinsolv-
ing, D. D., bishop of Texas. heads the
new court of review of the province,
elected at Thursdays session. Other
members named are:
Rev Henry n. Hyde of Joplin, Mo,
Rev. ]. d. Ritchey, D. D., of West
Missouri Very Rev. Harry T. Moore of
Dallas, L. Bradford Prince of Santa
Fe former governor of New Mexico
Charles B. Smith of Topeka and F. j.
McMaster of Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
BELIEVEAVIATORS DEAD
Army Planes Search for Bodies In
dams Report They Found.

Calexico, Cal, Jan. 19.-Military
authorities. practically convinced of
the death of Lieut.. Col. II. G. Bishop
and Lieut.. w. A. Robertson, Jr., who
have not been heard from since at
tempting an aeroplane flight from San
Diego to Calexico, January 10. have,
nevertheless. determined to continue
their search until all doubt is removed.
Three army airplanes assembled
early today 20 visit the locality in the
desert of northern Sonora, Mexico,
where rumors said Papago Indians re-
ported yesterday they had seen the
bodies of two white men clad only in
underclothes at a water hole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
WETZ PROFIT MILLION
Chicago Egg King Thanks Housewives
for Boycott, and Quits.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-James E. Wetz,
''egg king" has quit and announced
that he will withdraw from the Chi
cago butter and egg board and go
south with his family for the winter.
He explained his system:
Il thank the Housewives league of
Chicago and numerous others who
sought, by proclamation of a boycott,
to lower the price of eggs
They made folks think it was aris-
tocratic to eat eggs. Everybody wants
to be aristocratic. Prices jumped. 1
made million. I ought to allow the
originators of the boycott a commits
e-i0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
1oDAYSAMUSErlENTS

NOVELTY-Five acts of vaudeville
and Pathe News.
ORPHEUM-Edna May in SALIVA
ton JOAN"
MAJESTIC - Song-play ''Freckles,'
by Jean Stratton Porter.
IRIS+June Caprice in "A Modern
Cinderella"
COZY-Olga Petrova in playing
With Fire" and a comedy.
For details, prices. etc, see adver
tisements on another page of the
State journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
IS NOT KIRCHER'S BODY
Heir to Fortune Observation-Disclosures
Academy Aids in Search.

Mexico, Mo-, Jan. 1S.-Officers of
the Missouri Military academy were
informed today that the body of an
unidentified man found recently at
jefferson City, Mo-. was not that of
Gwen Kircher. the 17-year-o1d stu
dent who has been missing since he
left his home at Windsor, ILL.,, to re-
enter the academy.
Jefferson City authorities were
asked to investigate and were sent pic
lures of Kircher, who is said to be the
heir to an estate valued at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19

Topeka, Kan. Jan. 49,
CHICAGO EGGS-f4c.
NEV YORK EGGS-!9d5oc
CREAMERY BUTTER-hicago, 36fhc:
New York, 39@3915c; Elgin, 3S1hc; Topeka
Wholesale, SIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Miners Protest Against Rations

Amsterdam, Jan. 19.-The Berlin
Vorwaerts says that four miners fed
erations have telegraphed the war
feeding department protesting against
the reduction of the weekly potato ra-
ton from five to three pounds. The
kilograms say that turnips are not a
substitute for potatoes and ask the
rationS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19

l. hatssr ana EGGS.
FURNISHED by the eBntrice Creamery Co..
Topeka Kan.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Veto Immigration Bill

Washington. Jan. 19.-President
Wilson today denied application for a
public hearing on the immigration bill
recently passed by congress and it is
expected he will veto the bill because
of its literary test provisions which led
him to veto a similar measure pre-
viously. An effort will be made to
pass the bill over his veto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Agitate Free Trade for Italy.

Rome, Jan. 19.-Free trade Is again
to be political issue in Italy. A free
trade paper, the L'Unita, has just
made its appearance, as the organ of
the new propaganda. The chief item
of the program for the present will be
the lowering of tariff duties between
the allied powers as a step toward a
future and wider application of the
principle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
FAN Down Stairs Fatal.

Denver, Jan. 19.-Miss Rebecca
Miles, 10, sister of the late General
Evan Miles. died at her home here
late last night as the result of a frac-
tured skull, sustained in a fall down a
flight of stairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19

prices.
positively canot use sheep or laTrbs
unless fat.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
NAME POLAND VICER0Y
Prince VacIaw Niemoyovsk Appointed
by Kaiser wilhelm.

London, Jan. 19.-Prince Vaclaw
Won Niemoyovski has been appointed
yiceroy of Poland by the German en-
neror. according to Warsaw dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company
by way of Amsterdam
He was recently elected crown mar
shall of Poland. He is a grandson of
the president of the last Polish ma
tional government of 1880.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
KILLING STEERS.
hicago Live stock Market.

Chicago. Jan. 9-HOGS-Receipts 3d.
S10.S5@ 11.o5: light, S1G55; mixed, S1C.70tI
1.20: heavy, S10.I5@1120; rough. sS10.750
1890; pigs, $S.00M1C15.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market weak.
Native beef cattle, S7.S0M11.I5: western
steers, S1.T0@10o0; stoekers and feeders.
50. i5dSI5; cows and heifers. $475@10.10;
calves. S1G.0O01C45.
SHEEP Receipts 5000. Market strong.
Wethers. 50. S50i1 80: lambs 81 .S56l14. 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Pass Iowa Dry Amendment.

Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-The constitu-
tional amendment providing for state
wide prohibition today was approved
by the Iowa state senate, and if passed
by the house will be submitted to the
people of the state for ratification. the
time of which will be set by the legis-
i3tlIre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Capitalists Son Under Arrest.

Chicago, Jan. &c. H Forester
jr., 26, son of a New Orleans capitalist
is under arrest here. Forester is
wanted by Kingston. Ont, authorities
on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Grain Gossip.
Furnished by I. j. Myers. Columbian
Building.l

Estimated shipments of wheat from Ar
gentina this week are 1,040.000 bushels,
corn, 1,S00,000 bushels.
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
$4,000 bushels in the past five days.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday We're 116.000 bushels of
wheat, 10000 barrels of flour, 22S.O0O bush
els of corn, and 5000 bushels of oats wheat
and flour combined, 161, 900 bushels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
THREATEN PRESIDENT
Blasters Charged by Attorney With
Menacing Life of Wilson.

San Francisco, Jan. 1S.-President
Wilson's life was threatened by an an
archist organization known as THE
BIasters," of which Thomas ]. Mooney
on trial here for bomb murders, was
leder, with Alexander Berkman. assist
ant District Attorney Edward A. Cum
ha charged here TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19

Prime fed steers. s1Os5d11 so: dressed beef
steers. $500 1918; cows, s.. 25@9.o0; heif-
ers $tUoQ1l-OO; stockers and feeders, 500
@945; bulls, S6-50Gs50; calves. $7.00M
12.0c.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market Zoe
higher. Lambs. $13.75G14.10; stockers and
feeders, S6.50@13.50.
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Wall St, New York. Jan. 19-STOCkS-
Wall St, New York. Jan. 19-STOCKS-
On the further rise Of the first hour
United States Steel touched 1853 with
in half a point of its top price, thus far
this year. Bethlehem Steel fluctuate,l
widely. however, showing unusual activity
on its decline to no. an overnight loss of
% points, and 60 under Tuesdays final
quotation. The shipping group strength
ened very substantially, including United
Fruit and Pacific Mail. Coppers improved
with Equipments and various miseellan
eous issues. After period of dizziness
trading became active again, bethlehem
Steel regaining 20 points with brisk in
quiry for Mexicans.
Bonds were irregular
Shipings shares were the leaders in today $
early advance, Atlantic Gulf and West
Indies rising Az points with 1 to 2 for
Marines Motors figured prominently In
the movement with Pittsburg Coal. Ameri-
can Locomotive, Industrial Alcohol. Inter
national Paper. Coppers and Fertilizers.
United States Steel and Republic Iron
were better by a point; also Central
Leather, Western Union and American
Zinuc The only noteworthy feature
among the rails was the strength of Mis-
souri, Pacific issues Bethlehem Steel was
again reactionary, falling 5 points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
GUARDS TO GO HOME?
Rumor on Border All Militia to Be
Released in Five Days.

Columbus, n. M, Jan. 19.-It has
been unofficially reported here that
the militia will be released from Dor
der service within five days. Officials
were noncommittal on the rumor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Slayer of Teacher Gives In,

Oklahoma City, Jan. 1s.-John NJ.
Couch, for whom a warrant was issued
today charging him with the murder
of Nellie NJ. Dunn. local school
teacher, gave himself up at Guthrie,
Ok. late this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Batts Named Distr.ict Judge.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Robert Lynn
Bats of Austin, Texas, was nominated
by President Wilson today as United
States district judge for the Fifth cir
cult.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
Kansans Heads Implement Men.

Kansas City, Jan. 1S.-The Western
Implement, Vehicle & Hardware asso-
citation in annual convention here
named E. c. Waldo of Ellis, Kansas,
president today. The election marked
the closing session