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The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
The Tom sneed Dinner

The Tom sneed Dinner.
A taste OBJ glory lands a-comin'
Jest about next Wednesday noon,
For the yaller yans is fryin'
And the corn pone's ready soon
Fat Jack rabbits is a-sizziin
Grayy's ready for the spoon.
CANT you hear those .cracklins crackiin?
Makes a pow'ful tasty tune,
T6at we nd gwsne ssf n ic nao e seme von
Twenty possums an n ground hog,
An a ring-tailed coon.
lam Halliday.
Millard F. TroxeIl has resigned as teach
er of mathematics in the Quincy Junior
high school, and L. G. Young has been
eiscted to take his place.
After being closed for six months the
dining room of tie National hotel was re-
opened today. 1t is also ANNOUNCED that
the first floor. including the office and
barber shop, will be rearranged.
Robert King, colored was arrested short
ly before 1 O'Clock this morning at the
Rock Island depot with five full pint bot
ties of whisky on his person. He also had
another bottle partly empty. according to
the police.
The Business Mems Bible class will meet
Wednesday at noon at the Central \, NJ Z.
and the study will be of the Sunday seh6oi
lesson for the following Sunday. kbout
thirty men are expected to attend the
meeting.
Help to 324 Topeka families during the
month of December was rendered by the
home service section of the Red Cross, ac-
cording to report issued by Mrs. O. w.
Seeley, executive secretary. During sthe
month loans of $551-27 were made, and
S22t-3J repaid.
DIR. Z. w. Murphy, government inspector
in charge of animal disease control in
Kansas. is i'll at st. Joseph, Mo. He and
his family visited relatives In St Joseph
during the holidays, when the doctor and
two members of his family were stricken
with influenza.
Company H. Fourth regiment, Kansas
National Guard. will drill tonight at 30
O'Clock at its armory, 112 East Seventh
street. This is pay night. and the company
members will receive their first INSTALL
ment of federal pay. Strict attendance of
every member of the organization Is en-
Joined.
The annual meeting of the Y. w. c. A.
win be held Friday evening. january II,
at the association building. membership
dinner will be given. followed by busi-
ness meeting. at which the annual reports
and the budget for the forthcoming year
presented.
Work on the new church for the Walnut
Grove Methodist congregation will begin
as soon as the weather permits. Plans for
the building were made before the war.
but during the war no action was taken
toward the building of the structure. Two
gifts of $1,000 each were made to the fund
on New Years day. =
Sale of liberty bonds. the Elks club
caterer, and the proposition of inviting
members of the legislature before the club.
were included oR the topics discussed
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
RECORD BREAKING SNOW
Fall in Kansas Was Greatest Ever
Recorded in December.

Fall in Kansas was greatest Ever
Recorded in December.
Record breaking SHOWS fell in Kan
sas during the month of December,
according to the report of s. %. Flora,
state meteorologist. The moisture
! perfect crops next summer as any
thing that could have happened. The
forepart of the month was exception-
aI1y mild but snow began falling in
the western counties on the 18th, and
nv the 23rd had extended to the east
ern boundaries. over the eastern half
of the state the snowfall totalled al
most a foot and in the western coun-
ties it ranged from between IS to 20
inches in depth. Forty-four inches at
Syracuse was the greatest amount oc-
curing in the state.
The snow was accompanied by cold
weather that has hung on thruout the
last ten days. A cold wave on the 25th
was followed by another on the 30th
and 31st.
above normal in practically all parts
of the state. The extremes recorded
were 76 at Medicine Lodge on the 8th
and the lowest IS degrees below zero
at Salina on the 25th. The zero
weather extended as far south as the
Oklahoma border.
The average precipitation, Grain and
melted snow or sleet), over the east
ern third of the state was 2.71 inches;
the middle third, ESQ inches; and in
the western third, 3.11 inches. For
the entire state the average was 2s74
inches, which is three times the nor
NAL amount and makes the second
wettest December on record.
The wheat crop was laid to bed un-
der its blanket of snow with scarcely
a blemish. In a few places it was re-
ported to be turning yellow and show
ing signs of rust-but not enough to
cause any worry. The excessive snow
fall was very hard on stock and prac-
tically demoralized all railroad service
thruout the state. Wagon roads were
totally impossible for several days in
many parts of the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
State Board of Agriculture Gathering
VIII Bring Many Here.

More than $50 official delegates and
scores of interested visitors are ex-
pected in Topeka tomorrow evening
for the initial session of the Kansas
State board of agriculture. Meetings,
which will continue from Tomorrow
night until Friday evening, viii be
held at Memorial hall.
Speakers of state and national i'm
portance will be on the program. To-
morrow evening addresses will be
made by Governor Capper, Mayor
House, DR.. e. j. Kulp. o. o. Wolf,
president of the association, and DR..
d. w. Kurtz, president of Mcpherson
college.
Sessions will be held Thursday
morning. afternoon and evening.
Speakers for the day will include:
Frank D. Tomson. editor 1.-The Short
secretary of the Percheron society of
America, and several other state and
national authorities.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
DICK COOLEY WON
Liquor House Cannot Collect
Debt From Him.
That y Decision of the L. >.
Supreme Court.
.MAHIR ACT IS UPHELD, ALSO
Missouri Pacific Test Case Is
Finally Ended.
owever, New Bone Dry Meas
ure Is More Stringent.

Two decisions upho1ding Kansas
;lti-liduor laws were today affirmed
by the United States supreme court:
One decision holds the Mahin act 'oI
1919 valid and not in conflict with
the federal Webb-Kenyon law.
second decision further holds the place
of delivery the place of sale In a
liquor transaction and denies to the
dealer the right to collect Tor Hquoi
sold and delivered in dry territory.
All of the provisions of the MANN
act were upheld by the United StatFs
supreme court. The law was enacted
shortly after the passage of the Wepp-
Kenyon act by congress Under inns
law the shipment of liquor from wet
to dry territory was prohibited a
test case was filed against the mis-
souri, Pacific Railway company. when
had transported liquor into Kansas. In
the trial of the case the railway COM
Dany was convicted en- twelve counts.
The state supreme court affirmed the
decision of the trial court and the
United States supreme court. TO-DAY az
firmed the lower courts and held the
Kansas law constitutional. Since the
passage of the Mahin act, the stone
bone dry law was passed in 1917 and
extends beyond the scope of the MANN
act by making illegal the possession OF
wet goods.
"Dick" Cooley Wins Case.
The Shawnee county district court
as well as the state supreme court
was upheld in a decision in the fam
Gus Dick Cooley case. The case has
been before the courts seven or eight
years Actions against Cooley grew
out of liquor sales made by Danciger
Brothers of Kansas City while Cooley
was owner and manager of the Topeka
Western League base ball team. The
liquor was purchased ten years ago
and evidence showed that a consid-
erable amount of the booze purchased
by the baseball chieftaih was con-
sumed by members of the team.
Cooley bought extensively of the
Danciger stocks. He bought on an
open account. When the fiddler
called to collect, Cooley's ball team
had bloRn to the four winds and there
was little in the form of tangible as
sets for the collector.
Took Account To Court
In a civil action, Dahciger Brothers
lost. The Shawnee county district
court held that the liquor had been
bought by Cooley from the company's
agent in Topeka. Hence the court as
serted that the sale was made il Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
HAD MANY FRIENDS HERE
Mrs. Cranston Stephenson of Burling-
ton Died in Local Hospital.

The death Of Mrs. Cranston Stephen.
son, of Burlington, occurred at a To-
peka hospital, following a brief ILL
ness from peritonitis. Mrs. Stephen
son was about to leave the hospital
with her infant son, when she was
stricken with peritonitis, and died in
about twenty-four hours
Before her marriage. Mrs. Stephen
son was Miss Jane McCabe. She fire.
quently visited friends in Topeka She
was a graduate of the Kansas State
Normal college, of Emporia, and
taught in the Lawrence high school,
and at Burlington. Her husband was
formerly a Washburn college student
and he also is well known in Topeka.
The funeral service was held this
morning at the Church of the Assump-
ton, and burial took place this after
noon at Burlington.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

sas. Since iiquor was confiscate under
the state laws, Danciger Brothers were
held to have violated the state pro-
hibitory law and the account was not
collectable.
. Both the state supreme court and
the United States supreme court have
now upheld the decision.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
Trouble In ireland.

Dublin, Jan. 7.-Policemen today
charged into a crowd at Dunmanway
which was being addressed by a newly
elected member of parliament named
Collins. Several persons. including
the head constable were injured by
flying stones.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. JANE McCABE STEVENSON. Of
burlington. Kan. died Saturday in a local
hospital. The funeral WAS held Tuesday
morning at 0:30 o'clock from the Church
of the Assumption. The body was taken
to Burlington for burial.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

The funeral of Thomas McAdoo, age 4
who died Thursday in Salt Lake City. wi
day afternoon from the Shiloh Baptis
church.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

WILLIAM E. CLARK died in La Junts
Colo. The funeral will be held Wednes
day afternoon at o'clock from Penwelf
chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

London, Jan. 7.-Pemonstrations- by
British soldiers against delay in their
demobilization was resumed in various
parts of England today.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

MARY JANE STRAWN died Sunda!
morning at the home of her parents. Mr.
| and Mrs. Henri Strawn, 1922 West Seventh
street. The funeral was held Tuesda!
afternoon Mt . 30 o'clock from Penwell'
chapel Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

The funeral of Elmer I. Stratton. wh
died Saturday at his home, 1105 Buchana
street was held Tuesday morning at l
o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial 1
Pleasant Hill cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

The funeral Of Mrs. Dottie Sippel. VIII
died Sunday at the home of her mother
Mrs Adelaide Metzger. 911 Monroe street
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock from the residence. Burial in To
peka cemetery
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

Rome. Jan. Queen Elena has
distributed to war orphans of Udine,
Belluno and Treviso $4,000 received
from Italians living in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

The funeral of William Link, who die
Saturday in a local hospital. was hel
Tuesday afternoon at . o'clock from q
Second Baptist church. Burial in M
Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

MRS. MARY u. CARVER, age IS, die
Monday morning at her home. rs Harri
son street The funeral will be held Wed
hesday afternoon at o'clock from the resi-
dence. No flowers.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

MRS. IoZA LINCOLN died Monda
morning at her home. 14GT Jackson street
The. body will be taken to Paxico. Kan
for burial.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

EUGENE cAvANAUGH STONE. the In
FAINT of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben MASSEY. died
January I, at 1905 n. Logan street. Funeral
announcement later.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
PORT OF RIGA FALLS
Bolshcvik Force Captures the City,
Saws a London DisDatch.

London, Jan. 7.-The port of Riga
was captured at noon on January 4,
by the Bolsheviki, according to a
Russian wireless dispatch received
here today.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

lords Flowers sarisfv. Tel s27.-
Adv
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

ne to an over-abundance of that poison called uric
acid The kidneys not able to get rid of it. Such
conditions you can readily overcome, and prolong
life by taking the advice of Dr. Pierce which is ukee
the kidneys in good order" vAvcid too much meat,
alcohol tea. Drink plenty of pure water, prefer
ably hot water before meals and drive the uric acid
out of the system by taking Anuric." This can bs
obtained at almost any drug STORE in tablet form, and
will dissolve uric acid as hot coffee dssolves sugar.
You know that before an insurance company WIN
take risk your life the examining physician will
test your water, and report whether you are good
risk You should send bottle of water to the chemist
at DR.. Perce's Invalids' Hotel Buffalo, N. Y, and
you will receive free medical advice as to whether the
kidneys affected. When your kidneys get sluggish
and clog, you suffer from backache, sick headache,
dizzy SPELLS or twinges and pains of lubago rheu-
matsm and gout; or sleep is disturbed two or three
times a night Take heed, before too late Get
Anurie auti-uFie for r. will mt na lie u. zoy,,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07

kidneys and entire You will vitality,
instead tired
lth disso and
Ask nearest druggist for Anurc-in FORM.
Every should be careful
poons not allowed poson taking
vegetable laxative
do not gripe and will not harm the system.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
Gee-Whiz! How it Hurts -
- The Pain in NV Foot

Sometimes my Heaven my
II" It's all
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-07
Took Account To Court.

In a civil action, Dahciger Brothers
lost. The Shawnee county district
court held that the liquor had been
bought by Cooley from the company's
agent in Topeka. Hence the court as
serted that the sale was made il Kan
The evening world., 1919-10-23
KAISER SCOFFED
AT DANGER OF j. S.
ENTERING THE WAR
Bernstorff Reveals Telegram
Sent in January, 1917, Say
ing "ThingS Must Take
Their Course"

BERLIN. Oct 23.-The Kaiser
scoffed at the danger OF American
Intervention, early In 1917, according
to the testimony Of Count Won Bern
storff then German Ambassador TO
the United States. before the commit
tee which Is investigating RESPONSE
bility for war. Replying TO n question
by DIR. Sinzhelmer, Won Bernstorff ad-
mitted that Wilhelm telcgraphod
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman about
Jan l6. 1917. that III breach with
America cannot be avoided. things
must take their course"
The statement created sensation,
several committee members gasplng
audlbly There was hurried con-
sultation. and after some delay a
copy OF the telegram was produced.
1t was read by Slnzhelmer.
His Majesty does not care n bit
about President Wilson's peace
offer" the telegram said. III n breach
with America cannot be avoided.
things must take their course. Events
are developing"
The excitement grew az the FUN
text was read and the committee and
audience grasped the full import OF
TINS hidden bit OF imperial diplomacy
There was a confused mutterlng,
above which DR.. Kari Helfferich. for
mer German Ambassador 60 Russia,
could be heard 10 whisper loudly,
"Nonsensel"
Sinzheimer declared Germanys
programme OF peace conditions sent
TO Wilson on Jan. 12, 1917. and said
10 be the same as Germany offered
Dec. rs, 1916, were In reality not the
same.
"This Is the FIRST time ever knew
that" interrupted Won Bornstorff ex-
citedly.
Returning to discussion of alleged
German plots In America, Won Bern |
storffn said he believed that nothing
ever transpired 20 Justify the accu-
sation OF conspiracy. He admitted
that certain German officials had
in acts Of sabotage, but
declared the German Foreign Office
was never n party 20 Il.
american opinion against Ger
many resulted mainly from the in
vasion OF Belgium" he maintained.
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The evening world., 1919-10-23
SHIPYARD MECHANICS
WANT TO GO TO WORK
Were Called Out on Strike by
Union, They Say-Had No
i Voice in Deliberations.

Ninety per cent of the machinists
ordered out OF the shipyard OF w. and
A. Fletcher. Hoboken. more than three
weeks ago by their union. want 20 go
back. The same percentage never
wanted TO strike according to some OF
the former employees.
An employee said to-day that during
the enforced strike the men have had
no voice in the deliberations OF the In
ternational Union of American Me-
chAnics.
-In the mean time," said one 1--WE
are out OF our Jobs. I was averaging
365 a weeh. making sometimes as high
MS $50 and my former job In an auto
mobile repair shop two years ago paid
une s25 a week. We were promised s. a
Woel1 strike benefits and we've been out
three weeks and haven't received a
cent. To-day a number OF Us are going
10 the Secretary or the union aud find
out. II possible. what has bocome OF the
money. We were ordered out By Busl-
ness Agent McEntee without being
asked 10 vote. Had the men any choice
they would have remained as the bot
ierTnakers did until after the Industrial
Conference"
The evening world., 1919-10-23

toms property. Mrs. Walton never
saw IL before, she said.
The canvas is life size painting Of
n tall and stately matron, seated on a
Louis ouinze chair. The lady wears
an evening gown cut square at the
bosom and piped with a Grecian bor-
der. The color of the dress is a pale
tea rose. A golden yellow robe is
draped over the shoulders.
The name of the artist in lower
corner OF the picture apparently has
been daubed over with paint so that
no clue to the history Of the canvas
can be obtained from that source.
The work is suggestive OF Sargent.
Lopp, a prisoner in the Tombs In
default OF $4,000 bail, will not discuss
the painting. lie refuses to talk to
the police about the Walton robbery
or anything else. The painting hangs
franeless in the office OF Assistant
District Attorney Alfred J. Talley. No
word has come to the police from any
quarter telling OF its disappearance.
The evening world., 1919-10-23
EXPRESS MEN GO
BACK TO WORK;
TRAFFIC RESUMED
Receiving Stations Open Fol-
lowing Two Week Tie-Up.
Order Embargo Lifted.

The American Railway Express
Company resumed business this morn
ing after its traffic had been tied UP
In New York City and suburbs t,r two
weeks by tho strike Of its vehicle cm-
ployes
Tho men went back to work. as they
had voted yesterday to do. after their
delegation sent to Washington had
reported that IL they did not return
the Government would use troops to
break the strike.
With the end Of the strike, orders
we're Issued for lifting the embargo
placed on all express business to and
from the Greater City.
The embargo Is to be lifted grad
uany, starting in California to-day
and working eastward. The plan
was adopted so that the stations here
shall not be overwhelmed with the
rush OF goods from nearby points.
IL was said that the trafiio would bo
normal by Saturday.
The employees began showing UP at
6 o'clock this morning at tho barns
and stations, and William Rogers.
company inspector. said all motor ana
horse drawn vehicles would be at
work to-day. 1t was announced that
the following receiving stations al
ready were open for business:
Grand Central Terminal, Pennsyl-
vania Terminal, 81 Broadway. e5
Broadway, Rector Street, 4 Fulton
Street, IS Chatham Square, 100 War
rem Street, 142 West Broadway. 20
Park Place. SO2 Canal Street, II
Wooster street, 453 Broome Street.
32i Lafayette Street, 1O5 Bleecker
Street, Is Astor Place, II West 23d
Street. 80 Seventh Avenue. 90 West
18th Street, 12l West 18th Street 100
West 18th street. 1l9 West 25th
Street, 154 West 26th Street, $50 West
26th Street, 2l6 West 3lst street
Tenth Avenue and 33d Street. 6ia
Sixth Avenue. lls West Ssth Sirec,
ca West 46th Street, 247 West b7tb
Street, 1851 Third Avenue, Eleyenth
Avenue and 18th Street and 3ie Am
stefdam Avenue
VI $. Railroad Director Hines has
prorhised the men that he would seek
10 have the Wage Adjustment Board
return q decision on their demands
by No. 4. 1t was the failure on
the Board TO act as quickly as the
men thought 1t SHOULD that led them
to strike.
The evening world., 1919-10-23
MINOR WAS GUILTY,
THOUGH RELEASED.
DECLARES BAKER
After-DiScuSSed Evidence of
Spartacist Plot to Affect
United States Troops.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.--Robert
Minor, American newspaper cartoon
lst, who was detained by American
military authorities in France on
charges OF being connected with plans
or German Spartacists TO circulats Boil
shcvik literature among American
troops, was released because OF insult
cicnt evidence 10 warrant his trial, tho
Senate was Informed today by sccre-
tary Baker.
While recommending the release, the
Judge Advocate OF the A. T.. r., Mr..
Baker said, expressed the opinion that
Minor was guilty. since the release OF
the cartoonst, the Secretary added.
evidence has been obtained connecting
him with the preparation Of 5000
pamphlets which were to be circulated
among American soldiers on the Rhine.
Minor acted, Mr.. Baker said. at the re-
quest of Meta FLIP. a German Spar
ticist leader.
Charges against Minor Mr.. Baker
said, was on information obtained by
non-commissioned officer OF the
Military Intelligence Service.
shortly after Minor was released"
Secretary Baker said, important ad-
ditional information was obtained as
TO his connection with the propa-
ganda pamphlets in question. The
day following. his release Meta FLIP
entered the English occupation zone
en- route TO Coblenz TO testify as to
Minors authorship OF this pamphlet.
in the month OF March an intelli-
goncc agent who was stationed in
Berlin and was supposed 10 be
Spartacist was told by Minor that
the time was ripe for the spreading
Of Spartacist propaganda among the
American troops OF occupation"
The evening world., 1919-10-23
HROUDS THE MURDER OF A WOMAN w BROOKLYN
PART OF RADBORO MISSION
WAS CAPTURED BY BANDITS
Held Prisoners a Few Hours by
kurdS, TartarS and Turks in
Armenia.

CONsTANTINopLE. Thur'day, Oct.
l6 (3y Associated Prcss) Major Gen.
james G. Harbord. head OF the Amerl-
can Mission to Armenia. was congrat-
ulated upon his arrival here on his es-
cape from capture by bandits a few
miles from Mount Ararat while the
mission was returning to Frivan.
Part OF the mission was attacked and
held prisoners for n few hours on Sept
30 by Kurds. Tartars and Turks. who
fired upon the autos carrying the Amer
leans. several OF the mission narrowly
escaping death.
Gen. Harbord's car had reached the
plain leading TO Erivan before the at
tack.
The evening world., 1919-10-23
Picture Apparently of Great
Value and Prisoner Refuses to
Reveal Where it Came from.

The New York police have a mys-
terry on their hands which recalls the
stolen Mona Lisa.
Commissioner Enrlghts men are
looking for the owner of an oil paint
ing, apparently OF great value, found
yesterday in the basement at No. 1lS
East nth Street, recently occupied by
Owen Lopp, a negro chauffeur.
Lopp, who for three weeks was en-
ploycd by Mrs, Frances Walton, an
elderly widow OF No. 25 East lIth
street, Is under arrest charged with
looting the Walton house late in Sep
tembcr. and when Detectives Rey-
nolds and Kirk came upon the paint
ing they assumed It TO be Mrs. Wal
The evening world., 1919-10-23
Chairman Town Con
Broax Candidate stiII for Prohibition
Referendum

In addition to the replies published
in the last few days in The Evening
world, in answer to its request to
candidates for the Assembly 70 go on
record regarding prohibition or it's
enforcement, statement has been
scmblyman from the Sixth Assembly
District OF Bronx County. Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection, who
says his reply has been delayed by
his absence from the city.
Il voted and worked for a refer
endum during the last session OF the
Legislature" he says. because l
thought that a matter of such Inn
portance should he settled by a direct
popular vote. / am OF the same
opinion still"
The evening world., 1919-10-23
MIX . Rarity In Bohemia.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-The first
cows milk that hundreds of Bohemian
children have had since 1915, and the
first that many OF them ever have had.
has been lately distributed in Prague
as the result OF the arrival Of herd
OF 200 dairy COWS bought In Germany
by the American Relief Administration,
according TO a despatch received by
the American Red Cross.