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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
ZERO HERE TODAY!
Mercury Drops 81 Degrees in
Less Than "a Hours.
Twenty Below i'm Northern Part
of State This Morning.

Temperatures today averaged 20 de-
grees below normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of IL miles an
hour from the northwest.
From 81 degrees Sunday morning
the mercury slid down to zero at $50
O'Clock this morning, making one of
the longest drops that ever occurred
in Topeka. Extremely cold weather in
the northwest driven by high wind
Sunday afternoon and night was re-
sponsible for the cold wave here. The
expected snow failed to materialize,
but it probably will arrive tonight
The wind had moderated to 10 miles
an hour from the northwest this
day.
Snow and a slow rising temperature
tonight is forecast, with unsettled and
warmer weather Tuesday. More snow
is probably due Tuesday in the east
ern part of Kansas. Reports to the
snow or rain fell in the state Sunday.
rain of Is of an inch fell in Topeka
Saturday night.
Shipping Forecast.
The shippers forecast reads to pro-
tect 36-hour shipments north and west
against temperatures of zero to 10 be-
low; east and south, zero. The lowest
temperature here tonight will be zero,
according to S. D. Flora, ioca!
meteoroiogist, and Tuesday it prob
ably will climb 20 20 or 25 degrees.
The mercury had only crawled up 2
degrees by $50 O'Clock this morning
and was not expected to go above 10
this afternoon. A temperature OF
re. = this morning was 16 degrees be-
low normal.
Reports to the local weather bureau
indicate that temperatures over Kan
sas ranged from zero to 20 degrees be-
low. The mercury dropped to 20 be
low at North Platte. Neb.. and north
western Kansas is represented by
North Platte on the weather map.
Twenty-Five inches of snow fell Sun
day night in st. Paul. Mimi, with a
wind of forty miles an hour and tenn
perature of IL degrees below zero.
The extreme cold weather and snow
was general in the northwestern sec
ton of the United States.
The Days Record.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is &c degrees. esta blished
! in 1909. The low record, below zero
occurred in 1883.
Temperatures in Concordia Sunday
night went to 2 below zero. Dodge
City reported zero while at Wichita
the mercury stopped at 6 above. The
cold weather in Kansas was along the
northern border. The mercury was
down to % below at Sheridan. Wyo.
rs below at Havre, Mont; below al
Denver, and 20 below at Duluth, MINI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
CLOSE In LEAK
Exhaustive Inquiry of Stock
Sales Now Underway.
Congress Committees Attorney
Begins Gathering Evidence.

New York. Jan. 22.-New work of
gathering slips, records from the
stock exchange and lining up wit
nesses for the New York section of the
probe into the leak to Wall street.
began here today under the personal
direction of Serman L. Whipple, Bos-
ton attorney, who will conduct the ex-
animation for the congressional COM
mittee.
stock exchange sales slips showing
transa ctions on December 10, 20 and
21. the three panicky days during the
dispatch and announcement of Pres
ident Wilson's peace note" will be
gathered.
When these slips have been gath
cred II will be an easy matter to find
what firms made big sales before
publication of the note. After that it
is but a step to find out what firms
were selling short and for what
clients. Books of the brokers will
disclose names of the short sellers.
Will Probe Stock Exchange. Too.
Afterward prominent bankers will
be called J. P. Morgan, Frank A.
Vanderlip, Pliny Fisk and others Will
be quizzed.
The members of the committee will
not arrive until tonight or tomorrow
morning. The understanding in finan-
cial circles is that the inquiry prob
vestigation of the New York stock
exchange. The present plan is to call
officers of The stock exchange among
the first witnesses and question them
about the exact procedure III the sell
ing and buying of stocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
in her BARE FEET
Woman in NightgOwn Takes
Early Morning Walk.
Carries Her 3-Day-Old Infant
Temperature Near Zero.

Clad only in her nightgown and
blanket, Mrs. Edith Archer, mother of
three days old infant. carried her
baby from the home of Mrs. C. L..
Kirkpatrick. 707 Morris avenue, to the
home of Homer Shull, 1921 West
Sixth avenue, at 5:45 O'Clock this
morning. when the temperature was
near zero. Mrs. Archer has been de-
lirious at times, physicians state. and
she is believed 10 have been in this
condition when she made the trip.
Officer Woodward, who was called
to the Shul1 home, found that Mrs.
.'Tche,'s parents live in Usage City.
and they were notified by the police
department.
Mrs. Archer came here three weeks
ago from Montana. She is separated
from her husband who lives al Lyn-
don, Usage county. Kansas She came
here. according to her own story, so
she would be able to make her hus-
bills.
When she arrived in Topeka. Mrs.
Archer went first to st. Francis hos
pital. but later was sent to the Kirk
patrick home. The baby was born
three days ago. She gave no reason
for her early morning junket. She had
4 gotten out of bed while she was tenn
porarily alone, wrapped the baby
Z carefully and throwing a blanket over
/ her shoulders and made the trip bare
! footed.
] she knocked on the door and the fam
+ lily took her in and put her to bed. She
was made as comforta BILE as possible
while the police were notified and a
physician called. DIR. l.. B. Bushong
! is attending her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
Helen Gardner, jeanette and
Matilda Greenburg in h. C..
Thought to Have Been in
"White SIavers'" Hands.
ARRESTED IN A DANCE HALL
1t Is Now Up to Father to
Bring Them Home.
Elder Daughter Figured in
"ScarIet Woman" Story.

Helen Gardner. an Oakland girl,
Jeanette and Matilda Greenburg, To-
peka girls, were arrested at a dance
hall at Fifteenth street and Troost
avenue. Kansas City, Sunday night
according to word received today by
Hugh Larimer, sheriff. These are the
three girls who have figured in the
sensational white slave story pup
lished in Topeka last week.
NJ. Greenburg, a Topeka tailor
father Of the two girls, called at the
office of the sheriff and county attor-
nev today to ascertain if he could
bring jeanette, the youngest, home
with him. He is discouraged with
Matilda and doubts if anything can
be done with her.
A few minutes later the father of
the Gardner girl called at the sherlft :
office He stated that everything pos
sible had been hone for the girl ana
doubted whether 1t would 90 any soou
to bring her to Topeka. Mr.. Green
burg was given letter to the chief OF
police at Kansas City, stating that he
was father of the girls and requesting
that he be given custody OF them, II
he desired. Matilda Greenburg is ~
wears old Jeanette Greenburg, Il
years old, and Helen Gardner, -
years old.
Feared white SIavcrs.'
Greenburg believed for a time that
the two girls were the victims of white
slavers With that idea in mind he
went to Kansas City in answer to a
mysterious telephone message from a
Mrs. Robinson" in Kansas City stat
ing that the girls were in her roomins
house and stranded. a call at the ad-
dress of Mrs. Robinson revealed that
the girls were not there, neither could
Mrs Robinson be found. In company
with the Kansas City detectives Green
burg secured the tenderloin district in
a futile search for his daughters.
Later. a letter was received from
Matilda stating that all three girls had
jobs with the Gayety theater in Kan
sas City. Mrs. Gardner called at the
3heriff's office a few days ago and
urged that every effort be made to APP
prehend her daughter. The elder
Greenburg girl figured in numerous
stories during the summer when she
was known as the scarlet woman
and was detained at the detention
home on account-of a disease she had
contracted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
He Has Been Serving Term for
Murder He Never Committed.
Mexican COnfesses That He
Killed Rabbit MOrgasOn.
HE is NOW At TULSA, OKLA.
Admitted Crime to Wife, Who
Told Tulsa Sheriff.
Hugh Larimer and Accused
Man Have Been Notified.

a full confession of the murder of
William Rabbit" Morgason in To-
peka in 1907 has been received by the
Tulsa, Okla, sheriff, according to a
dispatch received by the State Journal
from Tulsa Irish" Van Horn. To-
peka hack driver, served eight years
in the state prison at Lansing for the
crime and is now out on parole.
Always Van Horn has maintained
his innocence. But circumstantial
evidence pointed to his guilt and he
was convicted of first degree murder
and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The information received over the
wire is confirmed by similar informa-
ton received by Hugh Larimer, sher-
tiff. today, in a telegram from the
Tulsa sheriff. According to Larimer's
information, a Mexican, whose name
is withheld at this time, confessed to
his wife and she, in turn, conveyed
the information to the Tulsa sheriff.
Larimer and his deputies are busy
today examining old records of the IA
nous Three Bridges murder. Accord
ing to information of the Tulsa sheriff
the confessed murderer can be locked
up at any minute. Details of the con-
fession are lacking up to date.
Story of Murder.
One morning in June, 1907, William
Morgason, truck gardener, was
found near Three Bridges, a bullet
thru his head. and his hands lying
crossed on his breast. A revolver with
an exploded cartridge in it lay near
the crossed hands.
Mbrgason and Van Horn, accord
ing to information given out today by
county officials IN office at the time
of the murder, were the best of
friends. On tie morning of the MUIR
der, Van Horn went to Abe jacob
sons pawn shop. took his revolver out
of pawn and filled the chambers in
the shop.
A few minutes later. according to
witnesses. Van Horn and Morgason
were seen driving toward Three
Bridges in a hack. Van Horns story
on the witness stand was rambling,
officials said today. He told various
stories of the time that Morgason left
the hack and that together with vol
luminous circumstantia1 evidence of
another character brought about Van
Horns conviction.
1t was only a few days ago that
Van Horn as summoned to the gov
ernor's office and warned that his ac-
lions since his parole were not receiv-
ing favor from the parole board. Van
Horn has beer told of the confession
received al Tulsa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22

which will make it virtually impos-
sible that any such catastrophe should
ever overwhelm US again. Every low
er of mankind, every sane and
thoughtful man must take that for
granted.
To Set Up New Peace Plan.
L have sought this opportunity to
address you because l thought that l
owed 10 you, as the council associated
with me in the final determination of
our international obligations to dis
close to you without reserve the
thought and purpose that have been
| taking form in my mind in regard to
the duty of our government in those
days TO come when it will be neces-
sary to lay afresh and set up a new
plan for the foundations of peace
among the nations.
1T is inconceivable that the people
of the United States should play no
part in that great enterprise. To take
part in such service will be the OPP
portunity for which they have sought
TO prepare themselves by the very
principles and purposes of their policy
and the approved practices of their
government ever since the days when
they set up a new nation in the high
and honorable hope that it might, in
all that it was and did, show mankind
the way to liberty. They cannot. in
honor, withhold the service to which
they are now about to be challenged.
L HeS 40 not WISH 10 WlnhOld It But
they owe t to themselves and to the
other nations of the world to state the
conditions under which they will feel
free to render it.
Outlines Plan in Brief.
That is nothing less than this: To
add British authority and power to
the authority and force of other ma
tions, to guarantee peace and justice
turnout the world. Such a settlement
cannot now be long postponed. 1t is
| right that before it comes this govern
ment should frankly formulate the
] conditions upon which it would feel
justified in asking our people to ap-
prove its formal and solemn adher-
ence to a league for peace. I am here
to attempt to state those conditions.
THE present war must first be end
ed; but we owe it to candor/and to a
just regard for the opinion of mankind
to say that so far our participation
in guarantees of future peace is con-
cerned it makes a great deal of differ
ence in what way and upon what
terms it. is ended. The treaties and
agreements which bring it to an end
must embody terms which will create
| a peace that is worth guaranteeing and
/ preserving, a peace that will win the
approval Of mankind not merely a
peace that will serve the several inter
| eStS and Immediate aims of the ma
| lions engage We shall have no
voice in determining what those terms
shall be, but we shall. l feel sure, have
a voice in determining whether they
shall be made lasting or not by the
| Continued on Page Two.J
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Dispatch Says British Cruiser
Has Sunk Sea Pirate.
Locates Clash 100 Miles OFF the
Coast of Brazil.
NO DETAILS YET RECEIVED
Germany Reioices Over Ex-
pIoits of Commerce Destroyer.
Will Establish Submarine Bar
rier Around Enemies.

Buenos Aires, Argentine, Jan. e.
Laprenha publishes a dispatch from
Rio Janeiro saying that according to
a telegram received at Pernambuco.
the British cruiser Glasgow has sunk
a German commerce raider $50 miles
off Para, Brazil. No details are
given.
London, Jan. 22.-German newspa-
pers are rejoicing over the exploits of
the commerce raider in the South At
lantic, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Times.
Captain Persius, the German naval
critic, writing in the Tageblatt, recalls
that when German destroyers carried
out attacks in the English channel and
at the mouth of the Thames in Octo-
Der and November, Arthur Balfour,
then secretary of the navy, assured
the house of commons that the British
guard service would be so careful in
the future that the Germans would
never venture to undertake such dan
gerous expeditions again.
Captain PerSiuS says that Sir Ed
ward Carson has been unable to justi-
fly Mr.. Balfour's assertion, and main
tains that German light forces have
made several attacks in British waters
and the Moewe, the second, big above
water ship, successfully passed the
British advance guards and reached
the Atlantic"
For Starvation Blockade.
New York, Jan. 22.-Germany is
shortly to establish submarine bar
rier'' around England and France. at
tempting a starvation blockade" her
self. according to general belief in
these two nations, passengers on the
White Star liner Baltic said today.
According to this information Ger
many plans to notify the world about
February 1 of the institution of this
new form of blockade. The notifica-
ton. however. will officially character
ize the scheme "barrier"-not a
BLOCKADE" To make such barrier
effective. it is reported that Germany
will put into service thirty new super
REPRESENTATIVES, -capable of eigh-
teen knots on the surface, armed with
heavier guns than any undersea craft
j heretofore in service and armored suf-
ficiently to make them impervious ex-
cept to fairly heavy missiles. More
over. these new boats are said to be
fitted also for extensive mine laying
and able to cruise 1000 miles or more
without replenishment of supplies.
( The Baltic's passengers also fur
nished reports that in connection with
/ this blockade Germany is prepa ring a
new contraband list on which it is ex-
pected that all articles of food will be
placed.
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Funston Designates $4,000
State Troops to Go at Once.
Leave for Home as Fast as
Transportation Is Provided.
ORDER INCLUDES Is STATES
Pave Way for Return of Per-
shing's Army of Invasion.
To Muster Out National Guards
at Home Stations.

San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 22.-General
Funston has designated more than
$4,000 national guardsmen to leave
the border for their home stations at
once, in accordance with an order just
issued by the war department. The
troops that will move homeward as
soon as transportation facilities can be
provided. are as follows:
Kentucky-Second infantry.
Maryland-Fifth infantry.
Massachusetts Ambulance company
number . Field hospital number ,.
Minnesota-First infantry, First Field
artillery.
OkIahoma-First infantry, troops and
B cavalry: Field hospital company, Com
Pennsylvani = Second Field artillery,
Company c. engineers Sixth .loa lnla narg ,
quarters.
Utah-Second squadron cavalry.
Tennessee-Ambulance company number
l; Field hospital number l.
Virginia-Second infantry.
Wisconsin-Second infantry
South Carolina-Troop a, cavalry; Com
pany c, engineers: and Field hospital
South Dakota-Fourth infantry.
Missouri-Fourth infantry.
Montana-Trocp A, cavalry.
Nebraska-Field hospital number 1;
Company A, signal corps and Fifth in
New Hampshire-First infantry.
New York Seventy fourth infantry,
field bakery company. supply tram, am
bulance company number 4.
North carolina-First infantry.
Ohio-Fourth infantry, Fifth infantry
Third Brigade headquarters, First squad
Iowa-Ffrst squadron cavalry Field
hospital number l, ambulance company
number l. brigade headquarters, and Third
infantry.
Indiana = Second infantry, ambulance
company number >. brigade headquarters
District of Columbia-Battery b, Field
artillery.
IllinGis-Brigade headquarters and Third
infantry.
Delaware-Two battalions of infantry.
Arkansas-First infantry.
Louisiana-First battalion Field arul-
lery, Field hospital number 1.
Start Home in Few Days.
Washington. Jan. 22.-War depart
ment officials today explained that
some units of the $4,000 national
guardsmen whose return from border
service has been ordered, probably
could start for home within a few days
and that all will be returned for mus
ter out as rapidly as transportation
facilities can be supplied"
General Funston selected the or
CARNATIONS which are to be with
drawn according to a general plan OF
relieving those longest in border ser
vice. Troops from twenty-five states
and the District of Columbia are in
cluded in the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
0. K. BLUE SKY"
L. 5. Supreme Court UphOIds
Law in Three States.
Curb Fraud Stocks Not Excess
of Police Power.

Washington. Jan. 22.-Blue sky laws
of three states-Ohio, South Dakota
and chigan-designed to curb sale
of fraudulent securities. were today
upheld as constitutional by the SUI
preme court.
The court held that authority eXer-
cised is not in excess of the states ''po-
lice powers" and that the law is not a
burden upon interstate commerce in
the sale of stocks and bonds
Kansas Had First Law.
Blue sky laws, enacted first in KAN
sas in 1911 with the purpose of pro-
tecting credulouS investors against
sales of worthless stocks and bonds
have been copied in some measure in
more than half the states of the union
Tventy-six states are said to have laws
embracing the fundamental principle
of endeavoring, by constitutional
methods, to prevent sales of ''get-rich-
quick or fly y-night" securities
Three cases brought before the SUI
preme court and argued together in
October, 1916, concerned the constitu-
tionality of the blue sky laws of Ohio,
South Dakota and Michigan. All had
been held unconstitutional by lower
federal courts and their enforcement
by state officials was enjoined while
the officials appealed.
Two principal points upon which
the Ohio, South Dakota and Michigan
acts were declared void and non-en-
forceable in the lower courts were:
That they unduly burden Interstate
commerce, of which stocks. bonds and
other securities were declared to be
instrumentalities, and that the laws
exceed the states police powers of 10
cal supervision.
! The states, however, contended that
the laws prevent fraud only, and I'M
like the original Kansas type of blue
sky legislation, do not attempt to pre-
vent unwise Investments Also they
commended that the laws do not re-
strict or burden interstate commerce,
applying only to sales within the
states, and in preventing frauds upon
| their citizens are a normal, wise and
preventative exercise of state police
powers.
| Generally, the laws provide for ex-
aminations of securities. prospectus
and other information by state secur-
| ity commissions, Or other officials; Ii
censiDg of dealers, and penalties of
/ $1,000 fines and one years imprison-
ment for violations.
The twenty-siN states reported to
| have blue sky restrictions are Arizona,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
QUEEN OF ALASKA
SEEING GAY N. Y.
is UNCHAPERONED

New York, Jan. 22.-"'Little Louise
Sachen, known from Koyukuk to Ju-
neau as the Queen of Alaska" is
here unchaperoned to see the sights.
Little Louise" in fact, never heard of
a chaperon until she got to Broadway.
She didn't know what a subway was
and had never seen tall building.
The regular complaint she makes to
every shivering New Yorker she meets
is that its so blistering hot here"
Little Louise" is five feet six inches
tall, weighs 10, is Is and pretty.
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Arkansas. California, Connecticut.
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, KAN
sas, Louisiana, Maine. Michigan Mis-
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, North
Carolina. North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tonnes
see. Texas, Vermont. West Virginia
and Wisconsin.
100 Million Lost by Investors.
In addressing the supreme court
the National Association of ATTORNEYS
General said the legislation wa. in
res spouse to the increased flotation of
fra udulent securities during the last
twenty years, causing loss of $780,
100000 annually. The association
asked the court to uphold the leeisIG-
ton, particularly as meteoric value of
stocks due to the war has given new
impetus to issues. and purchase by the
public of fraudulent securities.
OF the blue sky laws enacted. the
Kansas act. the West Virginia law Of
1914 and the Iowa statute. in addition
to those of Ohio, Michigan and South
Dakota, have been held void by lowe T
courts.
The decision does not affect the
Kansas law in any way Bank Com
mission Benson announced this after
noon. There has been no dispute over
the law in this state.
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SENATE TO SPEED UP
May Adopt Program Calling for
Longer Days and Night Sessions.

May Adopt Program Calling for
Longer Days and Night Sessions.
Washington, Jan. 22.-Longer day
and possible night sessions of the SEN
ate and a legislative program for the
remainder of the session of congress
were considered today by the senate
steering committee. The committee
met in responre to President Wilson's
personal appeal to its members to
speed up action on his legislative pro-
gram. including the railroad strike
restriction bill.
Congress may be called in extra SEES
sion in the event of failure to put
thru the administrations measures
before adjournment March 4, and
such a session senate and house lead
erS are anxious to avoid. One of the
principal barriers IN the way is oppo-
sition to the railroad legislation In
some quarters. however, such a ses-
sion is not believed to be necessary.
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HOOK FOR NUDE STARS
National Movie Censor Board Rules
Her Off the Screen.

New York, Jan. 22.--No more nude
female figures are to grace the screens
of movie houses if the national board
of review, which censors the Pickering
films. has its way about it. The moral
effect is not what it should be, the
board has decided. SO hereafter it will
withhold it's official stamp from such
productions.
The board came to its decision, it
was announced, after letters had been
received from correspondents all over
the country. giving an opinion of the
effect of such pictures on the public.