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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
FIND HAMILTON GUILTY
Convicted of white Slavery Charge
Involving Mennonite Girl,

Kansas City, Mo, June 14.-William
A. Hamilton, Al, the dairy salesman.
presumably of moderate circum-
stances, who had a $4,000 fund to
defend him, was found guilty today
of a white slavery charge in federal
court. He was sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary and ordertd to pay
the costs of the prosecution by Judge
Van Valkenburgh.
Hamilton was declared guilty of
transporting Luzon Koppenhaver, II,
little Mennonite missionary girl, from
the Kansas side into Missouri. The
fact that no intent at commercialism
had been proved saved Hamilton from
the maximum sentence of ten years
and a $4,000 fine.
The defendant was represented by
the best legal talent in the country.
r. H. Potter of Chicago, and Cameron
Orr, of Kansas City, both recognized
over the United States as white slave"
experts, led his forces. James Wilker-
son. of Chicago, who defended Jack
Johnson, the negro pugilist. was also
mentioned as being interested in the
case.
Potter denied vigorously in court to-
day that the defense fund was furnish
ed by a white slave" ring. Hamil-
tons father and brother had mort
gagged their property to provide de-
Tense, he said.
Hamilton is married and has five
children.
Hamliton's Wife Faints.
Mrs. Hamilton, wife of the convict
ed man, sat, embraced by her hus-
band, as the jury filed into the court
room with the verdict. When guilt
was pronounced, she tainted aud, I'M
conscious was carried out of the court
room Hamilton held his composure
during the reading of the verdict and
later while his attorneys argued for
a light sentence and went into the
legal tecnnicalities asking for a new
trial or an appeal. The appeal bond
was fixeG at $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14

said Mayor House. lets spend it for
something worth WHILE
Il move that Commissioner Tandy
get good share to put asphalt COW
ering on some of these Streets" said
Commissioner Porter.
How much do you need?" asked
the mayor.
About $4,000" replied Tandy.
Tandy Gets $4,000.
motion was passed giving Tandy
the $4,000. At present there are
twenty-five blocks in Topeka with as
phalt covering. Tandy estimates he
can cover thirty additional blocks
with the $4,000. He has not decided
on which streets to make the i'm
provements.
why not get rid of that old joke
about the end of time arriving when
the pipe organ debt is wiped out?'
asked Commissioner WATSON.
The commissioners decided that
would be a good plan and Commits
sioner WATSON was instructed to pay
off the final debt on the organ. The
city now owes $4,000 on it and is be-
ing obliged to pay per cent interest
on the debt
Then Commissioner Porter came in
for his share. The city tubercular san
atorium needs enlarging and the COM
mlSSioners voted the work done by
that institution is excellent and in
structed to add $4,000 to the sana-
forums budget, all bills to be passed
upon by Porter. Then they voted to
spend $4,000 for remodeling the sec
ond and third floors of the city hall
Charles Cuthbert was instructed to
draw plans and specifications for the
improvements
Mayor House has purchased a new
automobile for the police department.
me machine cost the city $3.50 with
the old one traded in. He asked and
was given permission to purchase a
new motorcycle for $3.50, trading the
old one in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
MAKE A GOOD START
Many Business Men sign Teachers
Salary Petitions Today.

The teachers of the Topeka public
schools started this morning on their
first actual work of circulating petit
lions among the business men of the
city. At a meeting of the grade anc
high school teachers Wednesday af-
ternoon- it was definitely decided that
the two associations should start i'm
mediately on their work with the
business men without the cooperation
of the school board.
At noon today nearly 500 signers
were reported to R. w. Coppedge.
cha irman Of the teachers association.
1T is more than surprising" Cop
pedge said this morning, to find so
many business men not only in favor
of the proposed increase in the teach
ers' salaries bu- actually anxious hat
the raise should be granted to them
There has been no difficulty in Sc
curing signers this morning, accord
ing to his statement, and the work
will continue until August 1, when the
signed petitions will be presented to
the school board. More than 1000
signers are expected to be recruited
from among the business men of the
city. In addition to these, probably
ten civic and social organizations will
express their approval of the three
fourths mill tax levy, which is needed
to grant the increase.
Final action on the proposed salary
hike will be taken by the board at
their August meeting, when they will
agree on the school tax for the next
year, which will probably be l mill
or 1.5 mills more than the present
rate. OF this increase the teachers
hope to receive their requested $40,-
900 increase. The levy of l mill
school tax will raise $57, 900 per year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
NEAR 2 BILLION MARK
Liberty Loan on Last Lap-Closes
Tomorrow Noon.

Washington, June 1.-THE last "a
hours for subscribing to the liberty
loan were ushered in at noon today
with the sound of bells and whistles
from coast to coast. At the same mo-
ment treasury officials were compiling
the last returns of subscriptions from
twelve reserve districts showing a
steady climb toward the $4,000, 600, 900
mark.
Unofficial estimates placed the total
amount to be reported to the treas
ury for the last day at approximately
s20O,00O,0O0. Such reports as had
been received, however, indicated
substantial progress within the last "a
hours The subscription books will
close at noon tomorrow.
Officials hope that with increased
activity during the closing twenty
four hours the total of $4,000, 600, 600
would be fully subscribed.
Subscriptions to the liberty loan re-
ported to the treasury at l p. m. to-
tailed $1,S43, 100000. 1t was an
nounced that tomorrow figures would
not be given out until final figures for
the total subscription are assembled
after the books close tomorrow noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
AFTER AUTO OWNERS
Those Who List Cars Below Their
Real Value Face Trouble.

Eleven hundred Shawnee county
automobiles for which licenses have
been issued by the state have not
been listed for taxation with the coun
ty assessor by their owners.
About an equal number of owners
have listed cars worth from $500 up
at from 500 to $500.
Frank Bowen, county assessor, and
the county commissioners know be-
cause they know most of the owners
and their cars.
The net result is that there is going
to be something doing among Shaw
nee county car owners.
Gar owners may not know it,
said Henry McAfee, county commits
sioner, but it is an easy matter to
check the state licenses held in this
county against the names of the peo-
pie who have turned in personal prop
erty statements. 1t is easy to find out
the names of those who have failed to
turn in valuations for their cars. 1t is
not going to be a difficult matter to
call up people who have listed valu-
able cars at from 500 to $500 and
find out what the cars really are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
BECKER TRIAL is ON
Auto Dealer Charged With Running
Over Weaverling Boy.

The trial of the damage case of Geo.
Weaverling against Phillip Becker,
proprietor of the Palace garage, be-
cause of the death of Jesse Weaver
line, a school boy, began in second
division of the district court today
Weaverling is asking for $4,000 dam
ages.
1t is charged that an automobile
owned by Becker and driven by his
son struck the Weaverling boy at the
corner of Sixth and Western avenue
last fall and killed him. 1t is charged
that Becker and J. R. Johnson, an
other automobile dealer, were exceed
ing the speed limit out West Sixth
avenue when the boy started across
the avenue and was struck dying
within few hours. y
Criminal suits were started and
Johnson has been tried but he was not
convicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
A FESTIVE Time.
Pershing Hailed as American
Hero by All France.
Day RepIete With Events Given
in His Honor i'm Paris.

Paris, June 14.-The first day spent
in Paris by Major General Pershing
was continuous popular demonstra-
ton. Great throngs filled the Place
de La Concorde early in the day and
French soldiers on leave from the
front gave hearty greetings to troopers
of the Second cavalry who accompan-
led General Pershing.. A large Amer
lean flag waved over the generals no
tel and everywhere the French and
American colors were intertwined.
A visit was made this morning to
the Hotel Des Invalides where stands
the monument containing Napoleon's
body
After a brief ceremony General
Pershing made a formal call on Am
bassador Sharp and was then escorted
the Elysee to be presented to Presi-
dent Poincare.
Many Distinguished Guests.
At 1890 o'clock the president and
Madame Poincare gave a state break
fast in honor of the American COM
mander. Other guests were Premier
Ribot, General Painleve, Marshal
Sharpe and other prominent figures in
official and civilian life. At 8 o'clock
this afternoon NJ. Viviani addressed
the chamber of deputies on results of
the French missions visit to the
United States.
dinner was given tonight to Cen
eral Pershing at the American en-
bassy. Premier Ribot, Marshal Joffre
Ministers Viviani and Painleve and
other leading military and naval Of
ficers and public men were present
The dinner was informal
Toward the close Ambassador
Sharpe proposed the health of the
president of the French republic and
the president of the United States and
the success of the expedition on which
General Pershing is entering The
premier responded by greeting the
American commander as representing
the American army and people in the
undertaking on which they are now
entering. He wished them all success
and proposed the health of President
Wilson,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
SN APP SMO T S
AT HOME NEWS

C. T. Collect, general agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad of Kansas
City, was in Topeka Wednesday.
Boyle Printing Co. nulti-co1or
printers, Fifth and jackson. Phone
1278.-Adv.
This is drill night for the Civilians
Military Training company. All mem
bers are urgently requested to be on
hand at Hamilton hall at 1880 p. m.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Euclid Avenue Methodist
church will meet tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. A. F. Harrison, I'LL Null
vane street.
John d. Zimmerman, secretary of
the Kansas Christian Endeavor society,
left for Concordia Wednesday evening,
where he will attend the state con-
vention of Kansas Christian Endeavor
society.
Lafayette Bressette, of 1850 Tyler
street. who has been attending the
school of medicine at Kansas univer-
sity, received his appointment to in
ternship in Bethany hospital, at Kan
sas City, this morning.
Mrs. Edna NJ. Stuart has returned
from TRIP thru Southern Texas. She
was in the Rio Grande valley wnere
irrigation has been used for the past
four years. She bought a tract OF
land which will be set OUT to grape
fruit next fall. The place is situated
near McAllen, where the government
has a national training camp.
Local dealers report a big increase
in the sale of lunch boxes, pals and
cases. You would be surprised to
know that 100 per cent more persons
carry their lunches to work than ever
before" one Kansas avenue merchant
said. 1.-The high cost of living not only
has taught men to eat less but they
are economizing on their restaurant
eating"
They're telling a coed story on a
Topeka railway conductor. When the
street car was struck by falling tree
in North Topeka last week this con-
ductor, following out the rules Of the
company. took the names of all per-
sons in the car contemplating injuries.
I The car was a near wreck and a large
negro won an was squeezing thru the
front exit when the conductor stopped
her. Are you hurt ?" he inquired
"Lawdy, lawdy, I shure don't KNOW
she exclaimed. But I know that
hasn't time to wait around heah and
see. You jes watch me, Mr. Con-
ductor. If you all see me running
down this street as fas@ as a lady car
go you just put it down in your little
book that 1 done amt hurt" Tier
she pushed the conductor from -1eI
path and in the teeth of the storm
she ballooned north on Kansas ave
nue.. She hasn't been heard from
since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
TO GUARD DONATIONS
Thieves Take Supplies Sent to Suffer-
erS in Tornado District.

Shawnee county will place a deputy
sheriff at Elmont to guard the sup
plies people are contributing to the
unfortunates who lost their belongings
in the tornado. People have not only
been stealing the few belonging re-
naming intact but have stolen food
stnffs and supplies sent up from To-
peka since the storm.
1t was reported to the county COM
missioners today that the King store
at Elmont, operated in a tent since
the tornado, was broken into Tuesday
night and robbed. 1t was also report
ed that a tent and a buShel basket of
food sent up by the commissioners to
a man named Myers near Elmont was
stolen before Myers got to it. An Ell
mont man will be deputized to stand
as guard during the night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14

Rpmodeling the second and third
floors of the city hall .-.--..-- 2,4OV
SIai nEgcn ShN sanatorium 1000
Purchase of new motorcycle for po- 100
lice, told machine to be traded I'M 1So
rotoI SIS. 900
The entire amount of the expendl-
lures is derived from sources other
than taxation Six thousand dollars
of the sum is the first payment OF the
Topeka Edison company on the s1S,-
600 Mayor Ho Use and Commissioner
WATSON discovered the company
owed the city after the Cation report
was made.
Use Dead Funds.
Nine thousand dollars is money re-
ceived from dead funds which have
remained on the city treasurer's books
for years Recently the commission
ers passed an ordinance wiping out all
dead funds and placing the money In
the general miscellaneous fund. Then
there is $13,42O received as a result of
the fight of the city in the old Firth
avenue sewer scandal case. There is
a total of $2S,420 in the treasurer S
hands at present and with the $19,-
O9O expenditures there is still more
than $4,000 remaining. In the next
two years the city will receive $12, 900
more from the Edison company and
all this morey will be spent in public
improvements.
Now that we have this money"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
ALL STICK TOGETHER
Roosevelt Gives Advice During His
Short Stop in Chicago.

Chicago, June 13.-Theodore Roose-
welt stopped in Chicago for two hours
on his way to Omaha and Lincoln,
Neb., where he speaks today.
Here is what he said while here:
We should rush a big army to
Europe at once.
I'VE should raise enough food to
feed the world.
THE liberty bond is an absolutely
safe investment. individuals should
borrow the money to buy one if nee
essary.
This country is not going to smash,
but if it should we should all go to-
gether.
IF you can not carry a gum use a
hoe or buy a bond, join the Red
Cross"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
TRY TO BLOCK FILM
State Officials May Take Action
Against Birth of a Nation.

The attorney generals office may
take action against the Birth of
Nation exhibitors. In the state house
today was a rumor to the effect that
an injunction would be sought to block
showing of the Civil War picture by
the Crawfords at the Grand in Topeka
Friday night
S. NJ. Brewster, attorney general,
and John Hunt, assistant, who ham
died the Birth of a Nation" suit in
Kansas City. are not in Topeka They
will probably return Friday morning.
At the attorney generals office this
afternoon. it was stated that no action
would be taken until General Brewster
returned from his home in Troy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14

Independence, Kan, June IA
quarterly dividend of SO a share was
declared here today by the Prairie Oil
& Gas Co, and at the same time the
announcement was made of a ten per
cent bonus to all employees whose sal
aries are less than $4,000 a year.
The extra dividend of 81 a share,
which has accompanied the previous
regular profit taking, has been divert
ed into liberty loan bonds according to
the companys announcement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
ROBBERS MAKE HAUL
Blow Postoffice Safe at st. Francis
and Get 500.

St. Francis. Kan. June 14.-Safe
blowers visited the postoffice here at
an early hour this morning and after
cracking the safe got away with about
500 in money.
Officers began working on the case
soon after the robbery was discovered
but no evidence leading to a clue had
been obtained this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
ENTENTE INTO GREECE

Athens, June 14.-Entente forces
are now landing at Piraeus and Cas-
tella. Some of the troops are occu-
ping the heights near Phalerum bay
while others are marching to Athens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
POSTPONE TROOP MOVE
Await Passing of Hot Season Before
Ordering Guards South.

Washington, June 1.-THE general
staff is considering holding the mid
die western national guard regiments
in their state mobilization camps until
the hot weather in the south is passed
At present the movement toward the
border is scheduled about August 1,
but army officers assert it would
cause hardship to send the men from
the north into the south in The middle
of summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
WRECK ON SANTA FE
Fast Thru Train Derailed in Calf
FIrcman Dies Prom Burns.

Haynes, Calf, June 14.-The Mis-
sionary," an Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe limited from Chicago to Los
Angeles, was derailed near here to-
daya The engine overturned, and mail
and Baggage cars were demolished.
J.4F Wood, a fireman. the only man
iniured. died from burns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
TO SPEND $4,000
City Commissioners Vote to
Make Many Improvements.
All Funds To Be Used Are Now
on Hand.
PAY OFF OLD ORGAN DEBT
Asphalt Covering on Streets In
Asphalt Covering on Streets In
cIuded in the Plan.
Enlarge Tubercular SanatOrium
and Buy Police Automobile.

The city commissioners today made
preliminary arrangements for the ex-
penditure of $4,000 in civic improve
ments. The improvements to be made
follow:
Complete wiping out of the old pipe
organ debt $500
Asphalt covering on thirty city
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
YAoUIs JOIN VILLA.

Preside, Tex, Nov. 1.-THE Yaqui
movement in the state of Sonora is
part of the general Villa or conven-
zionist movement in Mexico, accord
ing to Col. Trillo, chief of staff to
Villa. Francisco Regina and other
leaders Of the Yaquis are operating
under direction Of Villa, he said. He
also said the Yaqui Indians in the fed
eral arm vat Escalon and Sierra Mo-
jeda have revolted.
Col. Trillo denied reports Of sup
posed connection of the clerical party
or the Felix Diaz party with the Villa
movement. He said there was no con-
nection with either of them or Ger
man influences in Mexico, Emiliano
Zapata being the only other revolu-
zionist connection with the Villa party.
Miguel Diaz Lombardo. now in
Washington. is the representative Of
the new party. while Octavio Paz rep.
resents Zapata. He recently was in
FL PasO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
War Taxes
Excuse For
Extortions
Picture Houses, Cigarette and
Candy People Are Especially
Heavy in Price Raising.

Washington, Nov. 17.-War taxes
have been made the excuse by many
retailers for price advances far in ex.
cess of the taxes. and in many cases
for making additional charge for arti.
Giles not subject to tax, according to
reports from many localities reaching
the international revenue bureau. The
legal division today was asked to in.
vestigate and determine whether the
practices can be stopped by legal
means. c. B. Hurley. supervisor of
business cooperation in the bureau,
announced he would welcome reports
Of similar over-charges.
Talking machine, cigaret and con.
fectionery dealers and moving picture
houses were reported especially as
having raised prices unduly and at
tributing the increase to war taxes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
$4,000 PURSE
TO Be OFFERED
FOR BIC MATCH

I Milwaukee, Nov. 17.-Tom Andrews,
local boxing promoter, was today au-
thorized by Minneapolis boxing club
to offer $4,000 to Jess Willard for
a ten round bout with Fred Fulton, to
be held at Minneapolis within four
months. A Milwaukee club at the
same time made an offer of $4,000
for the Naturalization match to be
held here during the winter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
NO PRICE REVISION
All Coal from This Day en- Sold
at Fixed Prices.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Coal dealers
from the operator to the retailer are
prohibited from selling coal at prices
subject to revision by an order is
sued today by Fuel Administrator Gar.
field. Heretofore producers have been
permitted to sell their coal at prices
fixed by the government with stipu.
lation that the price might be revised
II the government fixed prices were
changed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
VloLAroRs BEWARE.

Washington, Nov. II. - Attorney
General Gregory has instructed feder.
al district attorneys throughout the
country to take all possible steps for
prosecutions of persons violating any
OF the price rulings made by the pres
ident and the fuel administration,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
AMERICAN HUNTER SHOT.

AMERICAN HUNTER SHOT.
Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. IA party of
Americans, including a number of Ell
PasO city firemen, was fired upon to.
day by armed Mexicans while hunting
on an island in the Rio Grande river
near Fabens, Tex, 35 miles southeast
Of here. JEFF .Glaves, captain of tho
fire station No. in Ell Paso, was shot
through both legs.
There were 10 Americans in the
party, according to the story they told
afterward. They were hunting on the
island when the Mexicans appeared.
The Mexicans Immediately opened
fire. J. NJ. Harris, on Ell Paso lawyer,
said he judged 40 shots were fired at
him. He was not wounded He said
the Mexicans appeared to be soldiers,
all OF whom wore red bands upon
their arms.
Harris said the Americans did not
return the fire. They rescued Glaves
from where he was lying wounded in
the water In the fighting Jesse Mani.
gold, one of the party, was oyerpow-
cred and robbed of money and part
of his clothing, it was said.
The party managed to make it's way
to cavalry patrol camp, and the sol.
diers made rush for the island and
the MeXicans dispersed into Mexico,
firing as they ran. The island is Amer
lean territory. =, q
RELIEF FOR Big sENo.
FL Paso, Tex, Nov" Il "a. tthird
company of infantry and Motorcycle
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
DRIVE BACK FRENCH.

Berlin, Nov. 17-German troops in
the Aisne region in northern France
counter attacked and drove back yes.
terday French parties which had work.
ed their way beyond the Ailette river
into the German advanced lines, army
headquarters announced today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17

5000 Turks have been made prisoner.
A new French cabinet has been
formed under the leadership of
Georges Clemenceau, one Of Frances
most virile statesmen. NJ. Clemen.
ceau, in addition to his post as pre-
mier, has assumed the portfolio Of
minister of war.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17

pany insured farmers in Montana and
the Dakotas against drouth and COM
piaint has been made that it is slow IN
paying. President G. W. Walker TO-
day declared that all the Liabilities
will be paid within two days"