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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
KAISER ANSWERS
Comes Back at Allies With Per.
tinent Questions.
Germany Had to Mobilize Be-
cause Russia Did.

London, Jan. ia semi-official
reply has been issued in Berlin in re-
gard to the British authoritative view
made public here on Saturday regard
ing the latest German and Austrian
notes. This reply, as quoted in an
Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters, says
that the charges made in England re-
garding German responsibility for
starting the war are not new but are
repetitions of statements long ago con-
tradicted.
The reply then proceeds to ask
series of questions in respect to the
diplomatic action of the powers prior
to the outbreak of the war. 1t is as
serted that Germany could not have
done otherwise than order mobiliza-
ton, as Russia's suggestion of a ref
erence to the Hague tribunal came, it
is said, on the very day that her
mobilization against Austria Hungary
was begun.
The reply calls attention to the con-
centration camps in South Africa, the
debates in the Russian duma on the
subject of the treatment of foreign
nationalities in Russia, the treatment
of Jews in Russia and Mohammedans
in the Caucasus, the entente attitude
toward Greece and the treatment of
German prisoners of war in Russia.
Another question asked in the reply
is rs not the submarine war merely
a reprisal against the British policy
of Starvation?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
HEAR "FATTY" LEWIS
Press Club Listens to Real Humor
From Kansas City Writer.

Fatty Lewis, alias Arthur F. Kill
lick, talked, just like he writes at the
Topeka Press club dinner. He's just
as fat as the cartoons indicate, reSem-
bles them in facial features and is enc
man in a thousand who can tell a joke
five minutes long and keep the house
interested and have everyone laugh
ing.
Fatty told of his early days as Il
messenger boy in Kansas City, later as
a telegraph operator and last as n
reporter. His whole description ccn-
tanned humor which kept the audience
IT. an uproar. He ended by denying
thar domestic troubles in the Lewis
home were as bad as pictured in his
stelies. He also lauded the women.
Remember" he said, if you get
tired of hearing your wife talk about
the same things day in and day oIt
you can loosen up on some com and
send her some place so she can come
home and talk about something csc.
Pinky' Wingart put on a burlesque
on "Rebecca of Cedarbrook Farm"
took four different parts in almost as
many minutes and made a big hit with
his skit. He was assisted on the piano
by Don Heath of the State Journal
DR.. Edmund J. Kulp of the First
Methodist church, told of his newspa-
per days in New Jersey. w. r. Kerch-
err acted as POSTMASTER and in addi-
ton to the regular program asked
visiting newspaper men present to
talk x,,
Arthur F. Killick, DR.. Edmund J.
Kulp. w. R. Kercher, Charles
Sessions, Marco Morrow. Senator
C. E. Snyder, Lieut. Gov. w. Y. Nor
gan, j. c.. Mohler Jay E. House, Sen.
Rolla w. Coleman, Sen. Paul H KIM
ball, Dwight Thatcher Harris, Charles
Dillon, Sen. J. w. Montee, w. B. Gu
lick, Albert Patten, Sen. C. E. Carroll,
H. c. Sticher, w. A Johnston, A. Mos
er, Dan c. Sullivan, Barney J. Lyons,
L. L. Taylor, George r. Allen, j. w.
aid R. Heath, w. F. Hughes, Walter
A. Layton, John Callahan, F. L. Pinet,
E. D. George, Harry E. Caylor, w. w.
Woolford, jr, c. L. Mitchell, Robert
B. Barr, c. c. Mack, Walter B. Mont
gomery. w. ON Brown, d. A Valen-
tine, Ernest Tucker, Alfred C. HILL.
Ben S. Paulen, Frank B. Brown, F. w.
Knapp, n. L. Johnson, A. J. Carruth,
jr, A. L. Shultz, w. G. Clugston, John
Miller, Carl P. Bolmar, Justice w. A.
Johnston, James L. King, F. L. Vande-
grift, J. E. Jones, Hugh McVey, w.
w. Rhoads, Clarence w. Miller, E. D.
Samson, Sen. A. o. Delaney, A. L.
Nichols, Charles H. Browne, Drew
Mclaughlin, Imri Zumwalt, Cecil
Howes, o. K. Swayze, Hampton A.
Steele, Roy r. Moore, v. e. Bundy, N.
A. Turner, c. D. Yetter, Frank A. Nc
IvcC. Joseph L. Bristow, A c.
Coolidge, DR. H. L. Clark, Charles H.
Kinstry, David D. Leahy, George w.
Hart, Charles C. Younggreen, E. w.
Wingart, W. H. Woodhouse, Harrison
Parkman and Cliff Stratton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
FAvORING A LIEN LAW
Kansas Automobile Dealers Make
Plans in Topeka Meeting.

Kansas automobile dealers are
strongly in favor of a lien law, which
will permit them to levy on the auto
mobile a customer purchases for I'M
paid repair bills and balance due" on
the car itself. The dealers, in session
Monday, devoted a large part of their
time to discussion of the condition
which makes the car immune from
collection when in the hands of their
purchasers. even if the latter are dis
honest. Legislation looking toward
the securing of the dealers money by
a lien on the car is to be favored by
the dealers during the present session
of the legislature.
The dealers are also enthusiastically
in favor of good roads, thru the crea-
ton of a state highway commission.
The automobile men are favoring "A
lien law which has been introduced
by Senator Paul H. kimball of Par
sons.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in Kansas City, February
4, during the automobile show there.
The number of men at the meeting
here was much smaller than had been
expected, on account of the condition
of the weather and the roads. The
meeting was to have been held Mon
day afternoon, but was postponed I'M
til the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
out after MEAT CAIN IN REVENUE
Santa Fe, Rock Island and L. z.
Show Increases.
Net Operating Profits for No.
vember on Santa Fe, $4,300,00O.

Railroads. particularly in the
freight end" operated at an UNI
usually large profit during the month
OF November, 1915, according 70
figures just made public.
The Santa Fe collected total oper-
ating revenue of s1O,S75.052 during
t. month. Freight business pro-
duced $7,9O5,773 of that amount,
and passenger busine=. produced
$2,1O7,S46. The road expended
as operating expenses, a total OF So
024301. OF this sum, 81, 079,413 was
expended for maintenance of way and
structures, and equipment cost ST.
66S,44S. The net operating income
for the month was $4 ,s05,4S6, which
is an increase of $240,636 over the net
income of the road in November u
1915.
The Rock Island collected an oper-
ating income which totaled s6,925.25o
The freight end of the Rock Island, s
business contributed $4,S11,S55 OF TINS
amount, and the passenger END 81,
530,S41 The Rock Island expended
for operating expenses, S4.S49,4i9, OF
which $959,769 went for maintenance
of way and structures and 81, 81 5
for equipment. The net operating IN
come of the Rock Island amounted to
S177S,1S0, which shows an increase
of $30S,6S0 over the returns during
the same month of the previous year.
It is current comment among the
employees of the Rock Island that the
road is spending more money than
ever before in it's maintenance of way
department, and that the appropria-
tons for keeping track and bridges
and building in good shape, as well as
making additional improvements on
them, are much larger than they have
been in the past. The track, according
! to the trackmen and the officials who
made the annual inspection last fall,
is in better condition than it has ever
been before, especially thru the Kan
sas division, where much of the money
has been spent during the past sea-
| son.
The Union Pacific took in an oper-
ating revenue of s6,516,66 during the
month; $5,099,473 from the freight
business and s8S3,53z from the pas
ssnger business. The operating ex-
penses OF the Union Pacific amounted
to a total of $3,40S,911 during the
month, and of this amount S663,74O
was spent for maintenance of way and
structures and s764,254 for equipment.
| The net operating income amounted
| to $2,S67.177 during the month, an in
4 crease of s433,23S over the same
month in 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
Detroit Tigers Liable to Get 1t,
Too, Next Season.
Pitching Staff the Only Weak
Place ON Jennings Club.
BY lack VEIOCK.

New York, Jan 16.-If Hughie Jen-
nings develops couple of strong
young pitchers who can stand the gait
in the American league, IL ok out 1or
those BengalS next summer
All Jennings is worrying about is
his pitching staff. But he is going to
make a valiant effort to put the right
kind of props under it, and the spring
training camp of the Tigers will be
largely a school for young hurlerS-
Jennings will take in the neighbor-
hood of fifteen pitchers to the camp
of the Tigers next spring. or TINS
n ,-mber. six will be veterans unless he
pulls off a deal or two in the mean
time. George Dauss, Coveleskie, Bo-
land, James, Cunningham and Mitch
ell will make up the seasoned staff
But look at the youngsters.
Rockies Look Good.
The Tigers have captured Ehmke
from Scranton; Jones, from Clinton
Oa-); Couch, from San Francisco;
Woods and Auten from Portsmouth;
Flanagan, from Muscatine; Watson,
from Denison (Tex.), and a couple Of
young semi-pro hurlers named Acten
and Swarts. Ehmke and Couch are
expected to make good, and. if reports
Jennings gets on some of his remain
ing youngsters are true, he'may have
an abundance of talent.
Developing the youngsters success
fully will mean much to Jennings. He
has the foundation Tor a GOOD StaII IN
his veterans, and if he can get two
who are capable of facing major
league batting out of his recruits he
will be satisfied, and then some.
1t was largely the fact that the tt
gers were outpitched in crucial series
late last season that kept them from
making a stronger finish of the race
with Boston. Not that they didn't
figure strong, but that they would
have shown to much better advantage
had they been getting the bang-up
pitching that such a race demanded.
This year Jennings IS living in hopes
that his seasoned slabbers will show
all corners the kind of wiggling they
are capable of when in the best form.
And if they do-well-look out for
the figs.
In addition to the big squad of
young pitchers, Hughie will carry
four catchers, seven infielders and
seven outfielders to Waxahachie. The
catchers will be Mckee, Stanage, Yelle
and Spencer. The outfielders will be
Cobb, Crawford Veach. Heilman,
Harper, Nicholson and Allison, the
last named a semi-pro player.
The infielders' who will cavort in
Tiger unis are Burns, Bush, Witt,
Young, Dyer, Jones and Ellison. Full
Ter, an extra infielder last season, has
been dropped.
The pitchers and catchers are slat-
ed to hit the pike for Texas March 8,
while the remainder of the squad will
leave about March 10. Nine games
against the Giants will be played by
Jennings men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
ANTE MORTEM THREAT
Claim Smith Said He'd Duplicate
ssMazie Colbert job"

Denver, Col, Jan. 16.-':'The guy
that killed Maize Colbert did d
good job, just like I'm going to do one
of these days"
Around this statement made by
John Lawrence Smith, attorneys for
Mrs. Stella Moore-Smith are weaving
a defense which has as it's main point
the argument that Smith went to his
wife's home Saturday morning with
the intention of numbering her.
But before starting to carry out his
plan, they will seek to prove that
Smith, in his drunken frenzy, began
to play with and torture his victim as
a cat does a mouse. This persecution,
Mrs. Smiths lawyers say, became so
degenerate, so horrible and so extend
ed that it finally drove Mrs. Smith to
the point of shooting her husband to
death both to save herself from fur
Their abuse and under the belief that
she had to do so to save her life
The defense in the coming trial for
murder will be purely one of self de-
fense it is now certain. Attorneys for
the former society woman will depend
on her story of the horrors to which
her chauffeur-husband subjected her,
to free her. They are certain that
nothing more will be needed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
TRIM The QUAKERS
WaShburn IchabOds Win First
Conference Game of Season.
TruII and Dean Star for the
Kennedy Five Turnout Game.

Remembering the defeat they were
handed on the gridiron at Wichita last
fall. the Washburn Ichabod basketball
men, many of whom are old football
men, went into the game against
Friends university Monday night with
the determination to do or die, and,
as a result, they gave satisfaction to
the spirit of vengeance in a large
measure and again broke into the win
column, trimming the Truebloou
Quakers by the score of 46 to "A. IL
was the first Kansas conference game
of the season for Doctor Kennedy $
men, and the first basketball victory
for the blue and white colors since
1915.
The Ichabods played the game with
a knowledge of it's intricacies and IL
concentrated attack that undoubtedly
was the result of the experience gain
ed in the games with K. U. and the
Aggies in which they were badly de-
feated. The team work of all the men
was better than many expected and
the accuracy of the goal shooters was
a surprise.
TruII Plays Star Game.
One of the sensations of the game
was Trull who played at center and
who not only played a good center
position but also added to the score
by making IA points individually.
Trull, up to a short time ago was a
second string man, and Stewart AMI
Dean were considered the most likely
candidates for the circle position. But
as a result of Monday nights work,
| it is expected that Trull will become
the regular center.
Dean played a forward position for
the Kennedy men and carried off the
individual scoring honors of the eve
ming, getting seven field goals and
four free throws thru the baskets.
Eleven fouls were called on the
Quakers to nine that were chalked
against the Washburn men.
| The Ichabods have two more games
! scheduled for this week, one with Nc
Pherson college and one with Beth
any AS a result of their win over
Friends they are already figuring the
possibility of being in the champion
ship race and are hoping that by the
! time they have to face the Emporia
Normals they will be sufficiently sea-
soned to give them a hard tussle.
The score of Monday nights game:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
WANT BETTER STREETS
People Present Many Paving Petitions
to City Commissioners.

Resolutions which provide for the
paving of a number of isolated blocks,
in the western part of the city for the
most part, were introduced for the
first reading at the session of the city
commissioners this morning. The Pc
titions for the paving were presented,
properly. signed, some time ago. The
resolutions were presented by Com
MSS ner w. G. Tandy.
Petitions were received this morn
ing from property owners for the paw
ine of Jewell street from Huntoo.l II
Fifteenth, and for the repaving of To-
peka avenue between Third a1d
Fourth streets and between Fifth and
Fourteenth streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

pending in the legislatures of many
states. The cost would carry accord
ing to the salary of the insured and
would be paid 40 per cent by the en-
ployer, 40 per cent by the employe and
20 per cent by the state
IF the state constitution form an
obstacle to the passage of such a
measure it should surely be amended
to meet the occasion" Burch stated
Even should the salary of the wage
Garner receive substantial increase he
would do precisely the same as any
one else-buy beefsteak instead of liy-
err and dress his wife that she might
appear as other mems wives, confident
that sickness or disability would de-
scend on the other fellow and not on
himself"
Justice Burch pointed out that dis
ability was not only a. loss to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
GO TO IT, JOHN!
w. L. Club Owners Tell Savage
to Do the Best He Can.
Little Accomplished at the Spe.
cial Meeting Held at Omaha.

According to reports from Omaha,
the Western league club owners ac-
complished very little at their special
meeting and did absolutely nothing
towards the transferring of the Topeka
franchise other than to pat John Saw
age on the back .,I.d tell him that any
thing he decided to do would be all
rieh' with them.
The final dispositio of the Topeka
ira chise was expected to be one of
the principal results of the meeting,
but reporters were informed that the
other club owners had agreed to give
Savage free hand to do as he
thought best, adding that the club
would probably be taken away from
Topeka and would in all proba biIty
be planted in Pueblo or Hutchinson
As a matter of fact, it is not thought
that either of these cities will hove
the pleasure of witnessing WesteI n
league baseball this summer, and if
Savage has no other place in view, he
Will either have to be content To re
n.eir in Topeka or else close down en-
tirely. Frantic efforts have been made
to arouse a spark of interest in w. L.
baseball in Hutchinson, but so far the
spark has not sparkled. The business
men of the Salt City seem to think 1t
too big an undertaking.
Pueblo just Can't Do 1t?
There is undoubtedly d little en-
thusiasm in Pueblo over the prospect
of getting on the diamond map, but
the Colorado town has not gone hog
wild about it, and there is every rea-
son to believe it will be impossible to
arrange matters in such way that
Savage can move out to the Rockies
TINS summer. President Zehrung re-
Gently said as much himself and 9TH
ers feel the same way about it.
In the first place, there is no avail
able park at Pueblo. And. in the sec
0nd place. no suitable site for a park
has been found. But even if it had.
the promoters would have to hustle to
get diamond laid out and bleacherS
grandstand. fences, etc, erected be-
fore the beginning of the playing sea-
son.
. One thing the club owners of the
league did at Omaha that should be
benefit to the game was to pass
rule which forbids visiting clubs dress
ing in the club house at the park.
Henceforth they will have to dress at
their down town hotels and parade to
the park in their uniforms. This not
only will be an advertisement for the
game. but Will prevent the members
OF opposing teams going to the parks
arm in arm and cumming around I'M
der the showers while dressing
The club owners also announced
that they will prohibit wrangling on
the field this season, but if they set
restricted salary limit they did not
consider it wise to let the public know
about it at this time. Another meet
ing will be held sometime in February
at which time the playing schedule
will lie arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
LECTURE AT ORPHEUM
Noted Platform Entertainer Will Be
Brought Here by the Y. NJ. C. A.

Sunday afternoon, January 81, DR..
Lester c. Randolph will appear at
the Orpheum theater in the first of
series of Sunday afternoon public
meetings being arranged under the
auspices of the Central Y. M. c. A.
DIR. Randolph comes to Topeka with
a wide reputation as a lecturer. He
is a versatile speaker whose appeal
reaches every audience and every class
of people DR.. E. ]. Kulp of the First
Methodist church says of him:
DIR. Randolph is one of the best
speakers l have ever listened to-"
The lecture here will have as a sub
ject, That Delightful Fellow, the
American Boy" A wide interest is
being expressed in the meetings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
AS AN UMPIRE
THIS GUY WAS
A GREAT APE

Ever have a guy follow you around,
do everything you do, eat the same
things, wear the same kind of clothes,
initiate your little pet oddities, in fact
become your animated shadow? If
you did, here's a parallel.
In 1911 Ban johnson signed up
Harry CoIliflower, a Southern league
umpire, to work in the American
league and sent him to Boston with
instructions to Billy Evans to break
him in.
Evans met him at breakfast the
morning he arrived and the show be-
gan.
Everything Evans ordered on the
bill of fare. Colliflower duplicated;
every time Billy appeared with a new
shirt, Colliflower. bought its mate If
Evans appeared with a new Panama.
Colliflower bought one. If Billy or
dered chocolate soda, Colliflower
couldn't see pineapple or orange.
The climax came near the end of
the season when a foul tip broke thru
Evans's mask, bruising his eve and
putting him out of the game for a few
days.
The day he returned a foul tip
crashed thru Colliflowers mask and
he was laid up with a black lamp.
Later Evans told Ban johnson
| about it and pulled the biggest laugh
Ban ever let loose Of
Il told that fellow to do whatever
you did. but didn't expect him to fol-
low instructions so closely" Ban
chuckled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
JOSH DEVORE DIRECTOR OF
THE PLAYERS FRATERNITY

The Baseball Players Fraternity
now threatening a big strike, was
organized October 20. 1912, py Ia
vid L. Fultz, former Brown un1ver-
sity and major league baseoall
player. He is now a pracuclnS at
torney in New York.
Two hundred and eighty-elght
PLAYERS enrolled at the start.
Fultz claims between 500 and
700 minor and major league play
ers are enrolled. The fraternity
first gained recognition in 1913
from the national commission by
gaining nearly every one of many
demands.
On the present board of directors
are: Roger Peckinpaugh, Sam
Crawford, James Archer. Robert
Byrnes, Arthur Fletcher, John
Henry. Richard Hoblitzel, Harry
Hooper, Lee Masee. Walter Maran-
Vile, John Miller, Josh Devore and
several others. Edward Reulbach
is secretary of the organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
VOLUNTEER NO. / DEAD
First Man to Enlist in Civil War Meets
Tragic Death.

jacksonville, ILL.,, Jan. 16-Capt.
Alexander Smith, Civil war veteran
and owner of the Dunlap hotel here,
was found burned to death behind a
door in his room Monday. The find
ing of the body followed a fire which
Quilted Captain Smiths residence.
Captain Smith was II years old. He
bore the proud distinction of being the
first man to enlist in the first COM
pany in the first volunteer regiment
which went into camp for active SER
vice in the Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
WELSH MEETS MITCHELL.
Lightweights Will Fight Ten Rounds
in Milwaukee Ring Tonight.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 16.-Richie
Mitchell, Milwaukee lightweight box
er, tonight will endeavor to wrest the
championship title from Freddie
Welsh by the knockout route during a
ten round no-decision contest before
a local club.
A knockout would be the only meth
cd by which Mitchell could win the
cham pionship in Wisconsin as the law
prohibits decision by referee The
boxers, under the agreement, are to
weigh not more than 135 pounds at 8
o'clock this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
Grooming Horses for 1917 Races.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 16.-Frank G.
Jones. the millionaire horseman of
Memphis, is getting his stable of
grand circuit performers ready for the
1917 campaign. Jones owns four of
the fastest horses in the country-An-
vii, 2:0Sa4; Dude Archdale, 2:O3A
Etawah, 2:03 4, and ST Frisco, 2:03A.