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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
TOpeka Financier Left $4,000 to
Free Public Library.
Money To Be Placed in Books
for Children of City.
Estate VALUED AT $4,000
It Is Divided Equally Among
the Three Children.
Health Began To Decline After
He Had Made VIII.

That children in the years to come
might remember the name and desires
of his dead wife for their welfare, the
late Scott Hopkins, president of the
Prudential Trust Co., for years one
of Topeka's leading citizens, be-
oueathed a $4,000 trust fund to the
Topeka Free Public library. Provf-
sion for the establishment of the trust
fund appears in his will filed today in
the Shawnee county probate court.
..The income is to be used annually
in purchase of books for children, y
reads the will. Each book to be put
into circulation thru this agency is to
bear a book plate of my wife, Cora
Pierson Hopkins, which shall be a
fitting memorial for her constant de-
sire to furnish children with sound
and wholesome reading"
Not another bit of sentiment crept
into the will, short, terse and business
like in its form. Hardly page of
paper is used in outlining the division
of his estate estimated at $125, 900.
The petition for probate sets forth
that Scott Hopkins had real property
valued at $1,000 and personal prop
erty valued at $11S,OOO.
Estate to Children.
The entire estate is divided equally
among his three children, Warren
B. of Boston; Edna and Elizabeth
Hopkins. of Topeka.
Il give, devise and bequeath share
and share alike" reads the will.
Mr.. Hopkins named the Prudential
Trust company and his daughter,
Edna. as Joint executors of the es-
tate Provision is made that should
he die before his other daughter,
Elizabeth, reaches her legal majority,
that the Prudential Trust company
shall be named guardian.
The will was dated July 26, 1917,
which was about the time that Mr.
70 do
idly. He left Topeka seeking treatment
about this time.
S. E. Cobb, vice president of the
Bank of Topeka, and treasurer of the
Prudential Trust company, accom-
panied Miss Edna Hopkins to the pro-
bate court. May Malone and Mar
garet Judy, witnesses to the will, also
appeared at the court house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
OFFICIAL WAR
STATEMENTS


EhENCH.
Paris, Dec. 11.-"Patrol encounters
occurred north of Bezonvaux (Verdun
'front.' and near Tahure (Champagne),
says the war office statement today.
Active artillery fighting developed in
some sectors of Upper Alsace and LOr-
calm"
BRITISH.
London, Dec. 11-Unusually active
artillery fighting and aerial operations
on the western front yesterday are re-
ported in tOdays official communion
ton. This activity was particularly
noteworthy on the Ypres and Arras
Field Marshal aig's Battle front re-
port today gave further emphasis to the
belief that Germany is seeking weak
spot in the western line. reported
south OF the Scarpe and north of the
Lys particularly unusual aeerial and
artillery activity. yesterday:
tiles was reported
East of Epehy he said the enemy at
tempted to raid one post under cover of
heavy bomba rdment but were re-
pulsed. At other points on the Cam
Dra1 front there were patrol encounters
in which British forces dispersed en-
emy workers and took prisoners"
The report was in line with the gen.
eral belief here of Germany's prepara-
tions for grand offensive. The areial
activity indicated energetic attempts to
seek out British positions and DISPOSE
ton OF forces, the artillery showed pre-
liminary hunting out of weak spots and
the raids were of the sort which one
side employs constantly prior to an at
tack to ascertain exactly what forces
oppose them.
ITALIAN.
Rome, Dec. IL" "Sanguinary and
complete repulse Of enemy attempts
to re-take the Agenzia and Zuliani
positions in the Caposile region, was
announced in today's official state
menc
Around Agenzia and uliani the state
ment said. the enemy left many dead.
The victorious Italians took scores Of
prisoners.
GERMAN.
Berlin, via London, Dec. 11.-Lively
artillerying in Flanders and capture of
twenty-five French prisoners In a sur
prise attack northeast of Craonne was
reported in today's official statement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
Hoover Charges Wholesale and
Retail Dealers.
Gives Kansan Job of Making
Vigorous Probe.
TO BLAME FOR HIGH PRICES
NeedlessIy Large Orders Absorb
All Market Supply.
viii Use a Club on PrOfiteer
Leeches, Declares Murdoch.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Charges by
Food Administrator Hoover that some
dishonest wholesale and retail mer-
chants and food brokers have been
criminally responsible for food short
ages and rising prices were taken un-
der investigation today by the federal
trade commission.
Victor Murdoch will be in charge of
the inquiry which will be prosecuted
with vigor and with all of the trade
commissions broad investigative pow
er behind it,
Speculation in foods was declared
today in statement by Commits
sioner Murdock to have far reaching
results in causing unrest Unprinci-
pied brokers and dealers are said to
order goods beyond their require
ments on a rising market, believing
they can make money if prices con-
tinue to go up and can at least pre-
vent loss by rejecting the shipment.
How They Work Ruse.
A typical case was cited of a man
in Indiana ordering a carload of per-
ishables, say potatoes, from a Mime
sofa grower. By the time a delivery
is made. prices have dropped and re-
lection of the car on a flimsy pretext
results. While a settlement is being
effected, the potatoes are out of the
market, transportation is delayed and
by failure to unload sometimes the
food deteriorates.
"I am going to prosecute this in
vestigation to the limit and bring any
violators to the sternest payment OF
Justice said Commissioner Murdock
1T is hard to find words to describe
profiteers who are doing business
along such lines at this time whCn sc
many men are giving up their lives
for their country. Such pernicious
business practices which net the mer
who follow them little extra BLOOD
money, must be stamped out at the
start and kept stamped out. I an
going to give my entire time to this
job if it is necessary to get results
and put some of these unpatriotit
camp followers, Ieeches, behind the
bars where they rightly belong. Sc
far as 1 am concerned 1 do not think
profiteering of this character can bt
bettered by use of a feather duster; il
requires a club.
Wants Everybody's Help.
IN this investigation 1 would like
every citizen to consider himself spe'
officially delegated by me to furnish
any information which might be help
7 full in running down the type of foo6
orofiteers we are after"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
VOTE DRY BILL MONDAY
National Prohibition Comes Up in
House-NO Date on Suff Measure.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE national
prohibition amendment to the con-
stitution will come up for considera-
tien in the house next Monday, under
unanimous agreement reached by the
house today.
record vote also is planned by
house leaders. Passage of the amend
ment by a two-thirds house majority
will place the question up to the
states, the senate having passed the
resolution last session.
The constitutional amendment for
nationwide woman suffrage was re-
ported without recommendation today
by the house Judiciary committee.
Must Pass Them la 7 Years.
The judiciary committee amended
the suffrage resolution to provide that
the amendment dies unless it is rati-
fled by the states within seven years
from the time of its adoption In con-
gress. This is the same provision
that Ele committee included in the
prohibition amendment. The suffrage
resolution has not been voted upon in
either house but it is on the senate
calendar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
KILL 1OOIN REVOLT
500 Wounded in Recent Upris-
ing in Lisbon.
Premier Back From Peace
Council Finds Home Looted.

Lisbon. Dec. 11.-PortugaPs sue
cessful revolution cost at least 100
dead and 500 wounded in clashes be-
tween the rebels and the old govern
ment forces, according to latest esti-
mates today.
Complete order has been restored.
Colonel Paes issued summary orders
for immediate execution of all caught
looting or rioting.
Premier Costa and Foreign Minister
Soares arrived here today, back from
the Paris inter-allied council meeting
to find their residences had been
sacked and partly pulled down by the
rioters in the disorder attendant upon
the change in governing powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
SINGER GIVES $780, 900
John Mccormack Will Tour United
States for Red Cross.

Washington. Dec. IA gift of
100000 to the Red Cross from John
Mccormack. the tenor. was an
nounced today. Paying his own ex-
penses, Mr.. Mccormack will make a
patriotic concert tour from the At
lantic to the Pacific, opening at Wash
ington December Is with a concert
which the President and Mrs Wilson
have announced they viii attend.
'1 will keep on singing until 1 have
earned 100000 which the American
Red Cross may use as it sees fit" said
Mr.. Mccormack in making his offer
THE work will be a privilege to me,
and / will perform it with an en-
thusiasm such as 1 never have felt
before"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
RUSSIA IN CHAOS
Street Fighting Already Has
Broken Out in Moscow.
BOlSheviki Station Machine
Guns in City's Streets.

London, Dec. 11.-Street fighting
has occurred in Moscow and the Swed-
ish consul there has advised all
Swedes to leave the city, according to
advices received in Haparanda, and
forwarded here by Stockholm cor
respondent. 1t is added that starva-
ton seems to threaten Moscow. Most
of the Swedes are said to have taken
the consuPs advice.
Considerable forces, the dispatch
adds are being detached from the
west front to be sent against the Cos
sacks.
The situation in Moscow is reported
to be grave, according to Times DIS
patch from Petrograd. The Bolshe-
Wiki, according to Petrograd newspa-
pers, have placed. machine guns in
the streets as they fear an uprising of
hostile parties The garrison, now
ever shows signs of INSTRUMENTATION
and it is reported to be disobeylng the
Bolsheviki commander, private SOL
dier named Muranoff.
Cossacks Prepare for Battle.
The Cossacks are preparing to
fight. saws the Petrograd correspond
ent of the Daily Mail. Three train
loads of Cossacks are said to be at
Bielgorod and three at Sunny, COM
manded by General Korniloff- Ex-
tremist Red Guards to the number OF
about 1000 are expected at Kharkov
from Moscow.
The correspondent says General
Kaledines, the Cossack leader, is dis
banding infantry regim ents in the Don
territory and sending them home on
account of their extremist opinions
Charge Cossacks With Violations.
London, Dec 11.-Violently denun-
ciatory charges of terrorism were
made against the Cossack rebels by
the Bolsheviki today. Proclamations
issued at Petrograd and reported IN
dispatches here declared Cossacks had
mounted guns on top of houses at
Rostoff 'for the purpose of terrifying
the population.
See starvation in Petrograd.
The Bolsheviki have mounted quick
firing guns on houses. Troops in the
garrison, however, were reported to
have mutinied and refused obedience
TO the Bolsheviki commander-Pri-
vate Muranoff.
There was evidence today that the
Bolsheviki government rs beginning
to get panic stricken over the grad
ual grip which the Cossacks are ac-
uuiring over RuSsia's great stores and
her railroads. They foresee isolation
of Petrograd and other great Bolshe-
Wiki centers-and starvation-if the
revolt continued.
Declare War on Cossacks-
Petrograd, Dec. 11.-War against
General Kaledine and his Cossack re-
volters was formally declared by the
BoIshevilI today Troops were dis
patched from Kazan on an armored
train thru Kharkoff.
Foreign Minister Trotsky ordered
Ensign Krytenko, Russian commander
in chief, to send al many troops from
the front as possible to crush the
Cossack revolt along the Don and in
/ Ural.
Kaledine himself declared martha
| law in force thruout the territory o1
| the Don today and announced hi.
| Cossack forces We're ready to fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
Federal Government Sends Ri
fles to Kansas Companies.
Units in Oil Fields To Be
Equipped at Once.
TOPEKANS TO GET RIFLES
Fifty Springfields Go to Captain
Hargis's Company.
State May Have To Provide
Other Equipment.

Home guard organizations in the oil
fields and in the industrial districts
will be at least partially equipped with
Springfield rifles from the federal gov
ernment. Charles S. Huffman, ad-
jutant general. will this week dis
tribute 500 rifles and 10000 rounds of
ammunition from the war depart
ment Another shipment of rifles will
probably come to Kansas in a few
weeks.
Eldorado, in the heart of the oil
district and the 1. w. w. uprisings,
will draw 100 rifles. Four home
guard companies of 800 men in Butler
county are being cared for by oil
operators. The operators in the But
Ter county field have provided a fund
of $1,000 for the home guards, and
numerous towns have provided guns
and uniforms.
Topekans to Get Guns.
Topeka will probably receive fifty
rifles from the first shipment and
sufficient guns for Captain Hargis' S
organization will probably be avail
able with the second shipment. Nearly
100 rifles will go to home guard units
in Kansas City, Kan, with shipments
of 20 and so guns to organizations in
Wichita, Coffeyville, Lawrence, Salina
and other large towns. For the pres
ent, at least, there is slight chance
that the government will be able to
care for all of the home guard COM
panies in this state.
| In the general appropriation bill
! now before congress is an item OF
I $4,500,000 for home guards. This
fund will probably be sufficient to
meet general demands in various
states. Kansas and other states
| though, may be compelled to look tc
| special state legislation for much OF
| the desired relief.
Many Towns Want Guards.
! Col. Jonathan D. Norton, in charge
| of the home guard organization worl
| in Kansas, has received application:
| from more than 100 towns and coun
| ties desiring organizations. While
| complete roster of the various com
panies has not been available, it il
probable the enrolment of hom,
guards in Kansas is nearly -10, 900
Practically every town and county o
| general industrial importance has me
| the danger of /. w. w. depreciation
| thru home guard organizations. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
M'GILL TO SELL OUT?
Rumor Says He Will Give Up His
Indianapolis Club.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 11.-That
the Indianapolis American associa-
ton team would pass from the hands
of James c. McGill and his uncle,
William c. Smith, to an organization
of local business men today was the
general belief. Just who these men
are has not been disclosed.
Thomas Hickey, president of the as
sociation, has been here several days
helping to engineer the deal. 1t was
reliably reported that in case the
transfer goes thru, Charles Carr. who
piloted the Indians to pennant in
1903, will be brought back as a play
ing manager and w. H. Watkins as
.i,,1Sipess manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
FIVE ESCAPE JAIL
Eighteen Others in Guthrie Prison
Preferred to Remain Inside.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 11.-F'ive pris-
oners who last night overpowered the
jailer at the Logan county jail were
still at large today, while sheriff
forces and a company of home guard
troops secured the county in this vi
cinity for them.
The escape was made when the Jail
er was recommitting Lucius McGiil,
negro, after permitting him to get
drink McGiH blocked the door with
his foot while four white prisoners
seized the jailer and disarmed him.
McGilI who was held on a murder
charge is a fugitive from the Arkan-
sas state penitentiary where he was
serving time for manslaughter.
Eighteen other prisoners made no
effort to escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
COLD AND COAL-LESS
Fuel supply in Peoria Exhausted
State Administrator on job.

Peoria, ILL.,. Dec. 1.-The poor of
Peoria are suffering today from the
extreme cold because of their inabil-
ity to obtain coal. The local coal sup
ply is practically exhausted. Dealers
have from 100 to 800 untitled orders
on their hands.
Fuel Administrator William H. CO.
lean is in charge Of the situation and
only allows the sale of coal where it is
needed badly The Thermometer has
registered 10 degrees below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
BAR CANADIAN SOLDIER
TAKING A DRINK IN U. S.

Montreal, Dec. 11.-Orders have
been issued by Major General E.
Wilson. general officer command
ing, barring any Canadian officer
or soldier in uniform from drink
ing Intoxicating liquor in places of
public refreshment in the United
States. An order along this line
was received from Ottawa today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
R. R. OFFICES BURN
Frisco Division Headquarters. at Sa-
puIpa Has $5O,OOO Fire.

SapuIpa Okla, Dec. 11.-Fire,
originating m the basement of the di-
vision headquarters of the Frisco rail-
road, destroyed the building late yes-
terday afternoon, causing damage
amounting to $4,000. Train service
was hampered until telegraphic ccm-
munication could be re-established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
Increase Utah Coal Prices.

Washington. Dec IA general
increase in prices of Utah coal at the
mine was granted today by the fuel
administration. Run of mine coal was
increased from $3.50 to $3.50, pre-
pared sized from $2.S5 to $3.50, slack
from $2.35 to $3.50. Unusual diff
Guilty in mining coal in Utah was given
as the reason for the advance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
win Deport Bomb SUSPECTS.

Chicago, Dec 1.-THE United
States immigration bureau here an
nounced this afternoon that two of
the score of Italians arrested in Mil
waukee. in connection with the bomb
explosion in police headquarters there
probably would be deported Their
identity was not revealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
LUxBURG IN HOSPITAL
Ousted German Minister of "Sink
without Trace Fame Has Bad Nerves.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 11.-Count Won
Luxburg, the dismissed German min
lister to Argentina today entered a
sanitarium to undergo treatment for
a nervous disorder. This probably
will further delay his departure from
Argentina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
NJ, B. JOKESMITHSl
The Females Are Carrying the .'AIaiIs''
in st. Louis Now

St Louis, Dec 1.-Two women
letter carriers began delivering man
here today If at the end of fifteen
days they are considered competent.
other women mail carriers will be en-
ployed by the post office. They deffv-
cred mail in a large office building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
Report Battalion of Death" Has De-
feated Bolsheviki in Battle.

Petrograd, Dec. IA Battalion
of Death which left Staffka is re-
ported to have defeated the Bolshevilxi
troops near the town of Shlobin, in
Mohilev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11

equalization of real estate values. S.
T. Howe, head of the commission, call
ed attention to the fact that more eff
cient deputy assessors must be en-
ployed. A session similar to the one
held Monday evening continued all day
today. The county clerks program
proper will begin at 5 O'Clock this
evening with registration in the hear
ing room of the public utilities COM
mission The association will attend
the general meeting at the auditor
ium tonight and, at s o'clock tomor-
row morning will begin an all-day ses-
sion of considerable Importance with
addresses by prominent state authori-
ties.
The district clerks held their first
session this afternoon in the parlors
of the Chamber of Commerce. After
routine business was cleared awav, C.
f. Moss. Lawrence, talked. Some
Experiences of a New Clerk were re-
viewed by Mrs. Mary E. Chaplin. To-
peka Ira Maha ffey. Concordia. was
scheduled to talk on Retention of
Files in the Clerks office" Clerks
Fees in Naturalization Cases" was the
subject of an address scheduled to be
/ delivered by George F. Crane. Stock
ton Some Problems that Confront
District Clerk was progra mined to
be handled by Joseph A. Fuller. Eu-
reka Henry L. Carey, Dodge City,
/ was scheduled to talk on collecting
the Costs
Treasurers Are Busy.
Owing to the present busy period in
the offices of the county treasurers.
they are holding sessions one day only
this year The sessions will be held
tomorrow at the office of the state
treasurer However, several treasur-
ers were in the city today waiting for
the association meeting to begin.
All business in the five conventions
will be put out of the way by the close
of tomorrow afternoon. The visitors
will be the guests tomorrow evening
of the Chamber of Commerce at a
buffet luncheon. In the evening there
will be theater parties, and the grand
climax will come with a spectacular
and interesting initiation (such is the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11

The highest temperature recorded
in four days was IT above, reached
at o'clock this afternoon. 1t is not
expected that the mercury will drop
below 10 above zero tonight and to-
morrow the gradual moderation will
continue. The wind was blowing at
the rate of miles an hour from the
south at o'clock this afternoon.
Yet another record went glimmer-
ing today, according to Meteorologist
Flora, in charge of the local weather
office. The low record of 1916 was
broken by 10 degrees today and that
as early in the morning as 1870
O'Clock, when the mercury stood at
Continued on Page TWoO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11
MERCURY is GOING Up
Lowest Temperature Tonight VIII Be
10 Above Zero.

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, 1917-12-11

THESE coal shortages are going to
make the south mighty popular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled tonight and Wednes-
day. Slowly rising tempera lures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11

Berlin, via London, Dec 11-Lively
artillerying in Flanders and capture of
twenty-five French prisoners In sur
prise attack northeast of Craonne was
reported in today's official statement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

Although Iowa has gone bone dry,
still the amber fluid gets over the line
and inside of a fellow occasionally,
as was evidenced early Sunday NOR
ming when Marshal Dickson was call
ed to the West Side to take care of a
young fellow from out of town who
had been driving about that vicinity
and had fallen out Of his buggy. He
was picked up and laid along side of
the road by people who saw him fall.
He was badly battered up, and in such
a condition that it wasn't advisable to
lock him up, so he was turned over
to some people who volunteered to
take care of him.