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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

shipment of grain which is diverted in
violation of the instructions of the
shipper, places the burden of loss on
the common carrier. The decision is
in an action by A. S. Bennett against
the Missouri Pacific Railway company,
wherein a judgment for damages is
affirmed
Bennett contracted for the shipment
of nineteen cars of grain from Kansas
points, to be turned over to the Pan
handle road at Chicago. This grain
was diverted in transit and was never
delivered to the Panhandle in Chicago.
Losses were claimed by Bennett as a
result of the failure of the road to fol-
low out instructions on bills of lading
and he received judgment in damage
suit in the Shawnee county court. The
supreme court affirmed the action of
the lower court in placing the respon-
sibility on the shoulders of the railroad
company.
Must Pay the Losses.
When a warehouse firm accepts fur
niture for storage and fails to return
the property on demand of the owner,
he is responsible for loss unless he
shows a lawful excuse for failure to
make delivery in compliance with de-
mands. That was the decision of the
supreme court today in holding that
property in possession of the Mer-
chants Transfer & Storage company
of Topeka and lost in fire in October,
1912. must be paid for by the transfer
company. The action of the supreme
court upholds a decision of the Shaw
nee county district court.
Sam c. Caldwell and Edith Cald-
well, his wife, stored furniture val
ued at $500. The furniture was de-
stroyed during the fire. Demand was
made for return of the furniture and
statement was made that it had been
destroyed by fire. In his pleadings,
| Caldwell asserted that the storage
company assured him he would not be
expected to carry personal insurance
on his property, as insurance was car
ried by the company for protection of
patrons. In an opinion by Chief JUS
tice Johnston, the court said: Where
goods are delivered in good condition
to warehouseman for hire and it is
shown that they have not been de-
| livered on demand and payment of
charges by the depositor, but have
| been destroyed by fire while in the
custody of the warehouse man, the
burden is upon him to absolve himself
from negligence by showing a lawful
! excuse for his failure to deliver the
goods in compliance with the de-
\ mand.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
No Public Meetings in Dublin.

Dublin, May 12.-All meetings or
professions in Dublin were prevented
from April % to May IS, unless au-
thorized in writing by the police, ac-
cording to an order issued by Gen. Sir
BRYAN Mahon, commanding the forces
IN Ireland. The prohibition was aimed
to cover the first anniversary of the
rebellion which began on Easter Mon
day, April "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
oliphant Is ARMY Captain.

West Point, N. Y, May 12.-Elmer
Oliphant, graduate of Purdue univer-
sity, has been elected captain of the
Army football team. Election was
made necessary by early graduation of
1918 class. Oliphant is the only army
athlete who ever was awarded an IA
in four sports-football, baseball, bas-
ketball and track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

teach an eight months term. When
the Christmas holidays came, the
( board found the roads almost I'M
passable and the district short of coal
So school was dismissed for two
weeks. During the vacation period
Miss Barrick decided to get married
/ and notified the board that she was
going On a honeymoon and that the
school would remain closed three
weeks instead of two. When she re-
turned, another teacher had been en-
pIoyed and she was rather CURLY ad-
vised that her services were not need
ed. Right there was the starting point
for trouble. The young woman
brought suit to collect pay for the
! four months of the remaining term
and won a judgment in the Geary
county district court. That judgment
4 preme court.
Decides Dam Case.
/ The supreme court today denied in
: part the application of the attorney
/ general for a writ of mandamus to
compel the Kansas Flour Mills COM
/ pany to lower it's dam across the
Smoky Hill river at Enterprise. In
/ deciding the case the court held that
| the dam which was built by an indi-
! vidual under a special act of the leg
! islature does not become illegal by
reason of the fact that it was trans
! terred to corporation.
When John S. Dawson was attorney
general the state began proceedings
| before the supreme court to compel
the Kansas Flour Mills company to
reduce the height of it's dam. 1t was
! alleged that the dam was cOnStru cted
at a height of 1919 feet in the center
and 1879 feet on the sides. The state
alleged that the channel of the river
had been narrowed from 200 to 100
feet. AS a result the dam was alleged
to have caused the river to overflow
thousands of acres of valuable farm
| land. c. Hoffman had built the dam
under a special act of the legislature
| of 1869, later he transferred his rights
to the Kansas Flour Mills company.
Mere transfer of these rights was held
by the court not to change the status
Of the case.
The legislative permit of Hoffman
however, allowed the building of a
dam nine feet high. The court also
held that the rights of the city of En-
terprise as an industrial center must
/ be considered in deciding the issues II
the case. Contentious that the Smoky
Hill is navigable stream, were prac-
tically abandoned in the briefs in the
case. The court, in deciding the case
grants a modified writ of mandamus
directing the owners of the dam tC
lower the sides to the level of the cen
ter John S. Dawson, attorney general
at the time the suit was filed, did not
sit during the hearing.
Railroad Must Pay.
In an appeal from the first division
of the Shawnee county district court
| the Supreme court uphO1dS a deeiSiDr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS

Opinions handed down by Supreme
Court, Saturday, May u, 1917.
BY Johnston. C. j.
J: F. Feighley, appellant, The c.
Hoffman & Son Milling Co. ct al appel
lees; and John J. Wider. appellant, VS..
The c. Hoffman & Son Milling Co. ct al,
appellees; appeals from Dickinson county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12

Straight hair is the longest known,
woolly hair the shortest. The length is al
most the same in both sexes in certain
races having straight hair tChinese, red
with curling hair; it is scarcely so among
the races with waving hair, in whom it
is more less manifestly longer in the
female.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side.
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between 8 and 10 a. IN. $3.50;
other hours. 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12
SANTA FE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones, oil Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. M. $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
A WORD FROM JOHN TEMPLE
GRAVES.

Speaking of the great Washington
parade headed by Woodrow Wilson,
John Temple Graves says the central
and inspiring feature of the republics
mighty national parade was the sol
dier element.
The parade was two and a half
hours in passing given point. It
held nearly $4,000 in marching line
that never broke. 1t accomplished in
Washington, as it doubtless did in
New York the mission of its march,
in that it inspired our young soldiers
with faith in themselves and with
the faith their country has given
them, and has inspired every nation
on earth with a greater respect for
their country in peace and in war.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

Washington, Sept. 19.-Three hun
dred thousand men of the national
army are today on the way to sixteen
cantonments TO undergo an intensive
training period preparatory for serv-
ice overseas. Today's increment rep
resents approximately As per cent of
the total quota under the first call
from nearly 5000 exemption boards.
The transition from civilian to mil
itary life was effected with a mini
mum of delay. In every section of
the country, the men called by the
individual boards were assembled,
placed under military discipline
welded by one of their number Sc
lected as leader, and assigned to
special troop trains now en- route to
the mobilization camps. The new in
crement viii join the first quota Of
$4,000 men called to the colors Sep
tember s.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

pleasing.
The men then marched to the de-
pot and boarded a special car pro-
vided for them on the regular A.
C. l.
The ladies of Ocala would have
gladly prepared lunches for the sol
diers but were informed that all ar
rangements had been made in Jack
sonville for their supper and lunches
would be given them at the station
there by. the Red Cross.
The Marion county men are as
signed to the S06th engineers, Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. c.
Another 40 per cent will begin to
leave on October 3, and the remaining
Is per cent-five per cent left begin.
ming September 5-as soons after Oc-
tober as practicable.
With the movement commencing
Wednesday, $3.50 additional Florida
soldiers will soon be in training at
Columbia. AS far as could be ascer-
tanned approximately 1,200 were to
leave on Wednesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
SELECT MEN OF "OCALA" UNIT
LEAVE FOR COL LUMBIA CAMPS


The second quota of Marion coun-
ty's drafted men-forty per cent-left
for the national cantonment at Co.
iumbia, S. c., Wednesday afternoon
over the Atlantic Coast Line.
These 23 young men reported at
the board of trade headquarters short
ly before the arrival of the train and
they were met there by quite large
crowd of Ocala's citizens.
: Mrs. C. L. Bittirge- had arranged
23 pretty bouquets of lovely roses
and after a few smart and charming
words, Mrs. Bittinger pinned a nose
gay on each of the young men.
Rev. G. A. Ottmann then after a
few brief remarks presented each
man a fully equipped comfort bag,
which had been made for them by a
few of the ladies of Ocala.
Mayor j. e. Chace then on behalf
of the city of ocala made a short
speech explaining the pride we all
have in our drafted men and bidding
them God speed and good luck. His
remarks were most appreciated and
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
URGENT NEED OF MEN FOR
u. S. NAVY.

There has been several reports
made to this office by young men
who wanted to enlist in the U. s.
navy and were told that the navy
was filled up and needed no more
men. | wish to announce that such
reports and rumors are not so, as
there is an urgent need of apprentice
seamen, firemen, cooks, bakers, ma.
chinists, musicians, coppersmiths,
radio operators telegraph and anna.
ture wireless men will be accepted
for radio service), enlistment ages
Is to S5 Pay for above rating rang
ing from $S26O to ssS a month on
first enlistment, including a $50 cloth
ing allowance, board and medical acre
free.
CoIored Men Wanted.
Colored men Wanted as cooks and
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
SUDDEN DEATH OF Mr.. NUN
ROE SHEALEY.

Mr.. Munroe Shealey died very sud
denly at four o'clock Wednesday
morning at his home at Sparr.
The deceased was a we'll known
citizen of that section of the county
and is survived by a wife, several
small children, and number of other
relatives.
Mr.. Shealey was brother of Mrs.
Ed Carmichael, of this city One of
his sons, Mr.. Henry G. Shealey, was
one of the young men leaving We'd
nesday afternoon with the drafted
men for Camp Jackson.
The funeral of Mr.. Shealey was
held yesterday afternoon at Sparr and
his body was taken to the family bur-
-ial grounds at Anthony for interment.
Mr.. Shealey will be greatly mourn
ed by his entire neighborhood.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
STAND BEHIND OUR FIGHTING
MEN.

America today is filled with young
men Of the conutry who wear their
countrys uniform and who have offer
ed their lives to the service of their
country. Every city, every town, every
hamlet, every country community has
some of its boys in the military uni
form of their country. They are the
very flower of our young manhood.
These are the men who are to go to
the battle front. How effective they
viii be there, how safe they will be
there depends on the support that
their country gives them. The slow
er the United States is to exert its
full power and put an end to the car
mage in Europe the more of those
American who are now in France and
those who soon are to join them will
suffer death and greater number of
American homes will be made desc
late.
1t is not to be believed that some
national catsthrope, some calamity
that will be shameful to US if It
comes from lack of preparation or
from our failure to stand behind our
soldiers, must occur to awaken our
people to their duty.
The soldiers of the United States
are standing by their country with a
steady courage and devotion to duty
hat should inspire the nation with
pride and patriotism and loyalty.
Some of them now are facing death
for their people, are participating in
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

Mr.. D. r. Zetrouer, one of the prom
inent farmers of the Geiger district,
was in Ocala Wednesday inspecting
a new importation of mules, he hav-
ing the misfortune to lose a very fine
one a few nights before Mr.. Ze.
trouer speaks optimistically of the
farm conditions in his immediate
section. If farm PRODUCTS continue
to soar back to the farm will more
and more become a popular slogan.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
MEETING TO DISCUSS CATTLE
TICK ERADICATION AND LIVE
STOCK ASSOCIATION.

A meeting will be held at the court
house on October second at 1880 D.
m. in the interest of cattle tick eradi-
cation and the organization Of a
Marion County Live Stock Associa-
ton.
Cattle men, farmers, and business
men from every district of the cour
ty are invited to be present at tbs
important meeting.
A splendid program, with plenty of
able speakers, will be presented
This meeting viii be held under
the direction of DR.. ]. F. Chipman,
supervising bureau inspector.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
Nothing of Especial Interest in Military
Operations in France and
Belgium
TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES SENT TO BOTTOM

walters, ages is to So, with good
chances of promotion to stewards at
$72 a month Pay for walters and
cooks, to start with, S37 to Sal a
month $50 clothing allowance,
board and medical care free Ocala
recruiting station will enlist all the
men it can get hold OF, white. or col
ored. So call around and enlist, lots
of vacancies in the navy.
Respectfully
VIM. 3. SCHLERETH,
United Ctates Navy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
BRITISH TROOPS IN SUCCESSFUL
RAID ON INVERNESS C0PSE
PRIEST DEFlES GERMANS.
Expected TO Preach Treason, ne Ex
horted Irish Prisoners to 10y
atty.

Professor F. Seton Delmer. an
Australian who was English lecturer
at Berlin University till the war
broke out. and was afterward intern
ed at Ruhleben Camp, add an inter
esting story 20 account OF the 81
tempt made by the Germans to en-
list their Irish prisoners Of war
against Great Britain. The Germans
were not daunted by the failure Of
Sir Robert Easement to persuade his
countrymen to Join him in his treach-
cry; and one of their other expedi-
ents was to endeayor TO use an Irish
priest as their tool This took place
at Limburg, and Professor Delmer
tells the story thus in The London
Times:
After Easement had exhausted
his arts in trying to persuade the
men to desert their flag, and when a
number OF them had been shaken in
their allegiance, Father Crotty, whom
look upon as one of the heroes Of
the war, was asked by his German
mentors if he would speak a word of
authority to the wavering that day
at mass. Faith, and | will,,' said he
II must have been a dramatic scene
the Irish soldiers gathered together in
their rough camp chapel, the priest
near the altar, the German officer in
uniform waiting, like Mephistopheles
for the words to fall from the priests
lips that were to betray these men
into his power The time came for
the good priest to speak to his chill
dren.
Men OF Galway, Clare, and Con
naught, he said, the German En-
peror wants you to go and fight on
his side, and some people have been
telling you that it is a proper thing
for You to do. And | have been ask
ed to tell you the same. But I have
been sent to you by his Holiness the
Pope, not to talk politics to you or
to mislead you, or to be the procurer
of any king or kaiser on earth, but
to tell you in the name of God and
OF the Holy Church what is good and
right for men to do. AS the priest of
God tell you it is your duty as good
Catholics to keep the oath you have
taken to be loyal to your king. And
that's all have to say to you this
day. May the grace of God rest up
on you and help you!'
"The German officer had to look
on helpless and see his prey slipping
from his fingers. But he dared not
interrupt the priest in his holy Of
flee.
THE Irish prisoners, who had hith-
erto been treated with characteristic
consideration and leniency, were
henceforth submitted to all sorts of
indignities and privations."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
Austria to Reply to Pope.

Amsterdam, Sept 19-Austria' S
reply to Pope Benedict's peace pro-
posals, says the Wiener Allgemeine
Zeitung will be handed to the papal
nuncio at Vienna on Thursday and
will be published on Saturday.
The reply will confine itself to a
detailed discussion of the Pope's
suggestion. The report that it will
contain new and astonishing peace
proposals, the Vienna newspaper
adds, is absolutely at variance with
the facts.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
FARMERS MEETING AT ELiTCH.
TON.

There will be a Farmers Meeting
at Blitchton Sept. %.
This meeting will be Of especial in
terest to the farmers in that the
sweet potato problem viii receive a
great part of the discussion.
The people of Blitchton have pro-
missed their usual dinner.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
THOUSANDS Of MEN SPEED
ING To DIFFERENT CANTON
MENTS Of THE COUNTRY
More Than Quarter of a Million En-
bryo Soldiers Will Join First Quota
of $4,000 Men
CIVILIAN TO MILITARY LIFE IS EASILY Affected
81. so A YEAR

Because of the obstacles encoun-
tered by the war department in pro-
curing supplies, it is probable that
some of the men will be only partial
ly equipped on arrival. No attempt
to completely outfit the units for war
service will be made until just prior
to the departure for France.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

The Ocala friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Lang and their little daughter,
Willie Mae Lang, will regret very
much to know that they expect to
leave Ocala shortly and will make
their home in Jacksonville this win
ter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

the greatest battles in Europe to
make the world safe for Democracy,
to insure our own safety and to vim
dicate our honor. We who remain
here in peace and safety must sure
ly do our part.-Daytona Halifax
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Borland, of Cit
ra, spent Sunday in Orlando visiting
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R.
Sandlin, 500 Anderson street.-Or-
lando Reporter-Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Pasteur went up
to Jacksonville yesterday afternoon
to spend a few days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

Messrs. Linn Sanders and Roscoe
Meffert left yesterday for Gainesville
to enter the University Of Florida
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
Enemy Subs Sunk.

Copenhagen, Sept. 19-The German
submarines have been sunk by Brit
ish naval forces, reports the Bergen
correspondent of the Tidens Tegns
Six men from the U-boats were taken
prisoners.
An armed British steamer in the
North Sea sank a German submarine
which was shelling neutral sailing
vessel The second submarine was
sunk by British torpedo boat de-
stroyer while attacking an armed
steamer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21

London, Sept 19.-The official
statement issued today by the British
war office concerning military opera
tions in France and Belgium says;
The successful raid against the
German positions in Inverness Copse,
reported in lastnight's communique
was made by troops of the York and
Lancaster regiments.
There was nothing of special in
terest to report"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-12-20

that postal employees shall not be
called to draft camps until after
Jan. 1 because of the holiday mail
rush and that when a man now in
service is discharged the officer dis
charging him must at once so notify
his local board that it may take him
into the draft system.
Legal advisory boards, declared
General Crowder, are to help the re-
gistered men understand the process
of the draft. They have no power to
advise local or district draft board
members as to their duties.
Gin accordance with the foregoing
instructions" the order concluded,
"local boards must address themselves
at once to the task of evolving at the
earliest possible day sufficiently
large number of physically qualified
registrants in Class I to fill deferred
percentages Of present quotas and
quotas under any future, CALL"
Warned to Send Addresses.
Local draft boards today sent out
a final warning for all registered
men to notify the boards of their pres
ent addresses in case they have NOV
ed since registration day. 1t is neces-
sary for the board to have each regis
trant's correct address in order to
send him the QUESTIONABLE which will
be mailed beginning tomorrow. "A. H.
Nash, secretary of the local board for
Hennepin county, called attention to-
day to the need for men registered in
the county to give their exact, postof-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-12-20
PAGE THREE

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