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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
BALLS Up CASE!
'Kidnaper' PiersOI's Confession
COnfuSes His Defense.
His Attorneys Consult To De-
eide What They'll Do.

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 24.-O. J.
Page, chief counsel for Claude Pier
sol, convicted kidnaper of Baby Lloyd
Keet said today that he would confer
with his associate attorneys this week
relative to the confession which Pier
sol has made to Sheriff Ward Mackey
of Webster county. The conference
will determine the further efforts if
any to be made in securing a new
trial for the youth.
Il have not seen the confession ex-
cept in the newspapers" said Page
Saw PierSol only few days ago and
he was as persistent in denying to me
then that he had any part in the kid
naping as he had before his trial and
conviction. 1 have always believed my
client was innocent and fought for
him on that assumption. His parents
have been as steadfast in this belief
as l."
Attorneys in discussing the confess
sion today said that it would have no
bearing on PiersoPs appeal to the Mis-
souri, supreme court from his 35-year
sentence provided his lawyers decide
to perfect the appeal and file the
briefs. The court, they said would
consider the appeal only on its mer-
it's and in the light of possible rever-
sible errors in the trial in the lower
court.
Young Adams Refuses to Talk.
No additional arrests otner tnan OF
NTaxie Adams, who Piersol said was
a member of the gang who was to sig
nal the approach of Keet on the night
of his drive with the ransom money,
have been made so far as could be
learned today
Make dams is still at the farm OF
Sheriff MaCkey near Marshfield. He
is being kept there to prevent his con-
tact with other members of his family
in the Marshfield Jail in the hope that
he too will confess, as he indicated he
night when he was rearreSted last
Thursday and confronted by PiersoPs S
admission that he had told what he
knew.
According to Sheriff Mackey. Make
when pressed yesterday to make a
clean breast of all he knew about the
kidnapping. intimated that it was to
save others of his family who are un-
der arrest that he refused to tell any
thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
British "Wise Men of East
Follow Star of Bethlehem.
General Haig Is Holding Je-
hOvah's Line in the West.
BELGIUM SETTLING WITH HUNS
Holland Reports "MOnster
Movements From Russia"
Meanwhile Tommy Is Playing
Santa to the Riddles.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIMMs. y

With the British Armies in France,
Dec. 24.-QWhile Genera Allenby's
modern wise men of the east" are
following the Star of Bethlehem and
driving the Turks out of the land of
Jesus, Field Marshal Haig's British
bulldogs are holding Jehovah's line on
the west.
Behind the front today there were
signs of unusual movements under
way Dispatches via Holland report
Belgium seething with German troops
from the Russian front.
This Christmas eve, there, is per-
haps. the most important for humanity
since the birth of Christ.
While ragged, war-orphaned chill
dren gaze longingly into the dimly
lighted shop windows in krupp-
crushed villages, wondering II KRIS
Kingle has forgotten them as usual
during three years of war, Hindenburg
is perhaps planning to roll guns over
them again.
The British Tommy is of different
stuff from his antagonist. The Tommy
is half steel, half the milk of human
kindness. A great many places the
British Santa Claus visited were
directly under German shell fire.
No wonder the poor kiddies near
the front lines are apprehensive of
being overlooked. They have told
their friends the Tommies that Santa
find tiny sheet-iron chimneys in their
ruined homes, or descend thru holes
in the pavement to greet them. But
Tommy purposes to find a way for
Santa Out of his none too rich funds
he has bought simple trinkets for the
children-bon bons, Teddy bears. toy
cannon etc. He won't have to find
Santa Claus clothes-the red suit and
beard with which American children
are familiar-because Christmastide to
the French kiddieS means just neb-
ulous sort of parsonage, who fills up
wooden sabots or shoes, instead of
stockings and no French baby ever
expects to see the giver at work
This will be the fourth time that
Tommy has played the game of war
zone Santa. Thus disposing of his
Christmas cheer, he will hurry to the
roll call; forget to murmur when
called down for tardiness and go to
the firing line to shoot the doctrine of
peace on earth into the cause of all
this trouble across the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
Kaiser Repeats Christmas Ruse
Made a Year Ago.
"Peace Before Victory" Is Ger
man-Made Peace Plan.
NO LETUP BY WAR DEPT
"0ur Armies Constitute Re-
serve of VictOry''-Baker.
Huns Will Reinforce Attempt
To Crush Italians.

Washington. Dec. 24-Germany's
newest propaganda, viewed as a fore
runner of an offensive in the west.
~unless a German-made peace is ac-
cepted by the allies and the United
States, should not for a moment in
duce US to slacken our preparation for
war" says Secretary Baker in his
weekly review of the military situa-
ton.
1.-The Germans 'r1aIize," continues
the statement, that within a short
time our armies will form the prin-
c pal bod of fresh strategic reserves
remaining available on the battlefields
of Europe.
"Our armies constitute the reserves
of victory"
The review points out that the
fighting morale of Italy may be re-
lied upon no matter how intensive the
German peace campaign becomes. and
says:
THE Italian theater once again is
the scene of important military ac-
tivity.
Will Try to Overthrow Italy.
1.-The enemy, impatient of the de-
lays which have occurred in bringing
about the successful penetration of the
Italian plain and the overthro.y of the
Italian armies. has dispatched further
forces to the Italian front, with view
to achieving a decisive result.
''The Germans are endeavoring to
follow the precepts of classic strategy
and by a successful envelopingy move
ment effect the destruction of the
Italian and allied forces
Along the western front the enemy
has continued his harassing raids with
a view to keeping the allied forces on
the alert However, none of the en-
gagements recorded in the west were
of more than local Importance.
1t would appear as forerunner to
the German offensivs heralded to be
launched in the west, an intensive
peace propaganda is to be initiated.
Doesn't Fool Uncle Sam.
Careful examination of the situa-
ton reveals that the enemy is again
preparing for peace before victory
THE various reports of imm ediate
peace proposals by the Germans on
seemingly favorable terms should not
for a moment induce us to slacken
our preparations for war.
TT is only necessary for us to re-
call that during the Christmas season
of last year the Germans put forth
very similar peace rumors.
1T is our duty in looking to the
fill the pledge we made on entering
a successful conclusion, we must as
sumo the full responsibility which
rests upon US. We are the freshest in
the struggle. We are the reserve man
power and the reserve mechanical
power.
"Our armies constitute the reserves
of victory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
RAINBOW BOYS
over THERE ARE
KEEN FOR FIGHT
War Dept Brags on Morale of
American Troops.
Santa Claus Has Already Ar
rived in Z. S. Camp.
TAKE FINE TO HARD TRAINING
No Conservation of Food Ap-
plies to Their Menus.
War Dept Nightly Pleased
With Sammies' Showing.
TAKE FINE TO HARD TRAINING
No Conservation of Food APP
plies to Their Menus.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS BY
WAR SEC. TO U. S. SOLDIERS

Washington. Dec. 24.-Christmas
greeting to American soldiers was
voiced today by Secretary of war
Baker in the following message to
the Topeka State Journal:
Let me extend thru your
columns to the men of our forces
the greetings of the war depart
ment and my own well wishes.
ours is a nation Whlch mas
e,reater love for the Prince of Peace
Than for the god of War-and only
TO the attainment of a permanent,
Hberalized peace may our martial
efforts be directed
(Signed.)
'.NEWTON D. BAKER"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
OFFICIAL WAR
STATEMENTS
BRITISH.

BRITISH.
London. Dec. 24.-Cierman troops yes
terday afternoon attempted TO raid the
British positions. southeast of Epehy
on the Cambria front but were driven
off, the war office announced today.
The statement adds:
Last night hostile raiding parties
which attempted to approach our lines
in the neighborbOod of Monchy lie
Preux and west Of Las Bassee, were
repulsed-
ITALIAN.
Rome. Dec 24.-Enerny forces which
had crossed the Piave river at Pfaye
Vecchia have been driven back over
the river. the war office announces.
On the mountain front. the state
ment says the Austro-Germans passed
the Italian positions in the Asiago Sec
tor in the region of Buso Monte
Valbella. but stopped at the Italian
rear positions. from where the Italians
are counter attacking with satisfactory
results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
COLD WAVE COMING
Sweeping Eastward Across Dakotas-
Drop of so Degrees in a Day.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The cold
wave which has caused a drop in tenn
perature of forty to fifty degrees in
the Dakotas in the last twenty-four
hours is sweeping eastward, the
weather bureau announced today, and
is expected to reach the Atlantic coast
by Tuesday night.
Cold wave warnings have been
issued for the upper lake regions for
tonight when much colder weather is
expected and for the Ohio valley and
Tennessee Tuesday, where lower tenn
peratures are expected Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
SUGAR HOARD IN X. C.
L. s. Agents Find $500 Sacks In
Liquor Dealers Warehouse.

Kansas City, Mo. Dec. ga. Dam
ciger. head of a large wholesale liquor
house, has been called for a hearing
before United States officials, to ex-
plain the boarding of five carloads.
$500 sacks. of sugar since early in
November.
The sugar was found Saturday in q
local warehouse and according to gov
ernment officials is sufficient supply
for the Danciser firm for a period of
six months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
OFFICE, XMAS PRESENT

Phoenix, Dec. 24.-Governor Camp
bell announced at noon that he would
turn over the office of governor of
Arizona to George w. P. Hunt at 10
o'clock Christmas morning The .'e-
mark was made that the christmas
present will be transmitted without
formal ceremony
Both Governor Hunt and Governor
Campbell look the oath of office last
January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
BURN 1000 BU. GRAIN

Winnipeg, Man, Dec. 24.-Investi-
cations were started today of two fires
within forty-eisht hours, which caused
S275. 1000 loss. One fire was in an
elevator at st. Boniface. entaiIing
$3.50, 900 loss. The other was in the
dry kiln at the Port Arthur ship yards
Ninety thousand bushels of grain in
the elevator were destroyed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
Descendant of Boone.

Sedalia, Mo, Dec. 24.-Icilious
Archibald Bryan. Sc years old. great
grandson of Daniel Boone, died here
yesterday afternoon. His mother
Elizabeth Galloway, a daughter of Pc
NINA Boone, was once a captive of
the Indians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
.FEUD TOLL TAKES FOUR
Woman Kills Man Who Killed Hus-
band and Sons.

Breeden. w. Va. Dec. PA feud
breaking out here today between the
Marcum and Dingess families, result
ed in the death of four men and the
serious injury of one woman
Charles Dingess is said to have en-
tered the Wade H. Marcum home and
killed Marcum and his two sons Mrs
Marcum then opened fire on Dingess
and rNod him after she had been
wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24

20-mile wind from the north was
blowing all day, making the cold seem
much greater than it was. The tenn
perature for the day averaged 3 de-
CONTINUED on Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24
TO BE A COLD XMAS
Mercury Going Down Rapidly-No
Chance for Snow Here

Temperature readings for the day
furnished by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24

nON'T let your men DRY cause Santa
Claus to forget the poor and needy
tonight and tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
Ripping Rhymes
WORTH LIVING
D. WALT MASON

II you believe I'm saving wood as
well as any fellow could, hand me- a
word Of praise; without encouragement
l feel vainly ply the rusty steel. and
waste my toilsome days. But II you
say. "You are a peachl The way you
saw your elm and beech II simply out
Of sight" my heart with gratitude ID.
warm. new energy IL in my form. 1
know the worlds all right. When
have put my saw away. to rest forever
and day. no doubt you will come
along. and view my pile II ash and oak,
and sigh. ALAS. that he should cruak.
so patient, brave and strong! watch
ed him saving, year by year, and AL
ways meant to grab hts. ear. and Whis.
per something nice. hut ere I could my
message say. they bore h!e ynrk~ern
frame away. and placed 1t on the Ice"
And thus we're always heaving signs.
when some good friend or neighbor
dies; we're filled with Wild regret be-
cause we breathed no word OF cheer In,
to his tired and sagging ear, when he,
was with us yet. When some one dies,
we all unite to make his character
seem white, without the slightest naws;
we give his virtues quite boom-but
he can't sit up in the tomb. with laugh
ter and applause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
LAM Po.tm. ,t.r. by Merit.

BY an. executive order Mr.. Taft put
the fourth class postmasters. the mass
Of postmasters, into the classified ser
vice. Mr.. Wilson approved that trans
fer. but properly insisted that officials
not appointed under the merit. system
should demonstrate their fitness In
competitive examinations. According to
a Washington dispatch In the Times,
Postmaster General gu-!escn has been
telling sundry members Of the house
that Mr.. Wilson will extend the civil
seryice rules to first. second and third
class postmasters by executive order
10 go into effect on April 1. Present
incumbents will be reappointed only Il
they succeeded In passing the exami-
nations at the close Of their terms.
This is sour news for a good many
OF them, who were appointed for po-
liticai reasons. Not tenth OF these
local Sods of the machine can pass
an examination, congressman say. That
il a more than sufficient confession OF
the absurdity Of this province OF
Spoiidon. a53f
All postofficss should .bs run for
business without IN admixture 81
| politics. The time Of the president
should not be wasted 81, appointments
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
HORNADAY AND HINSHAW.

DR.. William T. Hornaday has writ
ten an article endorsing heartily the
proposal to create long closed season
on quail in Iowa and as heartily at
lacking the "organized sportsmen" OF
Iowa and the present state game and
fish warden. Mr.. Hinshaw. He goes
on to explode the theories that the
birds will cease to breed when covies
are large and not scattered by hunt
ing, winter killing, etc, Of the gun
ners, calls Hinshaw Judas Iscariot
selling the quail for the thirty pieces
Of silver offered by the gun licenses
and denounces as calumny the
statement that without a gun license
the state win refuse to pay the cost OF
game protection. Mr.. Hornaday ap-
pears to have written under consider
able excitement. His article is divided
between defense Of the wild game and
scolding those who for one and an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14

TO presidential postoftices." For the
post,nastership OF New York. as for
the smallest fourth-class CROSSROADS
misunderstanding. merit should be. and
we hope Is soon TO be the sole recon-
mendation.
Members Of congress may lament IN
public that the old system Is to fali.
Priva tely they must rejoice. They VIII
escape the lasting enm!ties. local party
factions, the certainty that for one
henchman or bcsslet pleased there VIII
be dozen disappointed and d!sgrunt-
led, the bother, vexation, amount OF In
terviews and correspondence the post
master for politics entails. Competent
postmasters ION the job" the release OF
the president from an unjustinaoie
pressure upon his time, the release OF
representatives from the opportunities
Of candidates and Of senators from tho
momentous duty OF holding up" thru
senatorial courtesy a nomination not
welcome in their home political pre-
serves-all this will be the fruit OF the
expected executive order.
1t is fifty years since Thomas A.
Jenckes, Of Rhode Island. made to the
house Of representatives his famous
report advocating the merit system
founded on competitive examinations.
II will be forty years next May since
the Civil Service Reform Association,
parent Of the National Civil Service
Reform League, was born. Mr.. Will
son is making a great anniversary
gift to civil service reform.-New York
Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14

other reason disagree with his theories
and premises.
The game warden Is having his trou-
bles just at present. His office and it's
management have excited remark as
to conservation not connected with
the genus game bird; but there Is no
occasion to denounce him as q Judas
Iscariot and saerch history for appel
lative epithet because he is being
faithful to those who sought and Sc
cured his appointment, the hunters
and game killers who pay license
money on their guns. The state game
warden in Iowa has been selected to
preserve game TO furnish sport. II has
been the prime object of game pro-
lection in this state to see that the
birds were not killed before the legal
open season. Hinshaw took office with
and probably is wrong Iii opposing "a
long closed season on quail he Is by
no means Judas. Quite the contrary.
So far sentiment has played small
part in game protection In Iowa We
are but few years separated from
the time when Iowa was a game state
furnishing a full measure OF marsh
and upland shooting. Many OF those
who enjoyed that time haven't forgot
f-s, {. -oi
insist on open seasons. have the blind
faith that somehow the state may
breed enough dollhouse pheasants to re-
place the innumera bic covies Of chick
ems that once made Iowa game
shooters paradise. But they are not
Judas Isc8riots, nor vicious persons,
and enemies 10 the state because Of
that They are simply mistaken and
tai! to realize that the field shooting
had departed never to return to any
satisfactory degree.
The quail should be given a long
closed protective season, several years
a. least. II there is suggestion OF
an open season after the birds have
gained in numbers It might as well be
dismissed as improbable. Once the
quail are given the sanctuary of
long closed period they Will never be
returned 20 the mercies OF the dog and
gun: for a sentiment, growing strons
against slaughter of these birds for
mere spor, will have solicited in their
protection and quail shooting viii be
forever barred in 1owa-as It should
De.
Blu, with all as II is there is no oc-
cgsion for or advantage in calling the
gunner and his game warden Judases.
Neither is the assertion that the legis
.ature would grudge an appropriation
for adequate bird protection un-
founded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
WASHINGTON, o. G.

! Washington, ID. G. Is a large hand
some city which is bounded on the
north by the goat family. on the east
by the sharpnel stock certificate, on the
west by the Japanese menace and on
the south by the two-pronged saddle.
1t is city OF broad streets and fine
hotels which by virtue of long practice
are able to pinfeather the tourist In
the most artistic and humane manner
possible.
Washington IL chiefly notable as the
! PLACE where congress meets and add
journs. II is the only place in this
country where the congressman from
the rural districts with mission and
sumo $4,000 worth OF government time
In telling what he thinks about the
| Stars and Stripes People who go to
| Washington and listen to debate on
| the rivers and harbors bill are almost
\ always persuaded to return home and
| vote the prohibition ticket
Owing to the extreme heat which
prevails In Washington during the
summer months, few people remain
there the year round except members
OF congress who are reluctant to go
back home and meet their constituents
| en- masse. One Of the saddest sights In
Washington is the underfed and over
worked government clerk who goes to
work at nine o'clock and doesn't get on
until three In the afternoon, so that by
the time he gets back from the COLL
links he is all tired out. Yet we say
he. or a feF,I
Washington attracts thousands OF
tourists every year who come to pre-
sent postoffice petitions and sample us
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
An Old-1ims Humorist.

The last distinguished survivor Of the
old nineteenth century school of humor,
Charles Bertrand Lewis, better known
as M Quad" was born in Liverpool
Ohio. three-quarters OF a century ago
m. Quad" started his career as a print
er's devil in Michigan. and. after Srad-
uating from the Michigan State Agri-
cultural college. found employment on
the stan of the Detroit Free Press. He
soon became prominent AZ descrip-
tive writer and as humorist. and
adopted the pen name Of m. Quad
the "em quad" being the basis of type
measurement
The Bowsers, the most famous Of the
literary creations Of Mr.. Lewis, were
originated forty years ago Bowser
was just a plain, ordinary man and
husband who could never open his
mouth without putting his feet in: and
he had strong appeal for married folk
Husbands sympathized with Bowser,
and wives perceived in the old scamp
a true life picture of their own hus-
bands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
WHEN A PIONEER DIES.

When a pioneer dies il is as tho a
landmark had been removed. Those
men who have lived lifetime in a
growing community have woven their
lives internationally into the life and his
tory of the community and its people
They have grown with the growth Of
their environment, been a part OF the
progress OF their netghborhoods ana
towns and counties. When they die
they but retire. Those who have been
active N the businesses and profes
slons and the various activities that are
the foundations OF communities remain
tho they seem 10 depart. Their lives
are bUilded into the structures they
aided to rear--their OWL communities.
Their names are written in deeds and
upon deeds and documents, part OF the
>4,red archives q: the community.
1t IS great privilege to live more
than d malt century Of active man
hood IN one place. 10 begin Young and
unir:ed with The experiment OF settle
ment grow with II thru the stages
OF its development and look out Of
window in the twilight of years to see
it d noble city, gravid with purpose
and possibility and feel that effort and
labor has not been wasted and that
life approaching its close has had its
part in this upbuilding and shall re-
tain It's lien upon the future.
Men pass. Generation after genera
ton they rise and fall like the waves,
rise like the grass OF summer and
wither IN the frost But communities
live and the labors OF men live with
them. Yesterday is the underpinnins
OF Today. No man dies utterly 70 the
earth All that is best OF him and
deserves to live on remains a legacy
TO the builders Of tomorrow