The Topeka Daily Capital from Topeka, Kansas • Page 2

Friday, December 29, 1916. THE DAILY CAPITAL SNIPERS OR PUNISHMENT MEXICANS BY PROMISED Our Sales day that the Americans would give his communication due consideration and that the next meeting of the joint commission might be but the first of a series at which -would be continued the efforts to effect a solution of the different 'problems. Arredondo Denies Romor. An interesting development in the Mexican situation generally as presented today in reports to the state and war departments the changing conditions in Mexico. When the commissioners adjourned in Atlantic City there were few administration officials who believed that Carranza's power was seriouslv menaced.

Since then of ester-day WAR ON DOUBLE MORAL STANDARD Illinois Women Are Urged by Speakers to Seek Method of Reducing Illegitimate Births. Chicago, Dec. 28. A law in the eyea of Which parentage would constitute marriage, the better protection by law of illegitimate children, and the requirement of rigid physical examination of the contracting parties before the issuance of marriage licenses, were among the reforms advocated by speakers at the opening session of the Illinois. Komen'a Legislation congress here todays Bishop Samuel Fallows, in an address, urged the several hun-dren women oresent to "break the PURE BLOOD MAKES HEALTHY PEOPLE Hood's Sarsaparilla surely and effectively removes scrofula, boils and other blood diseases because it drivs out of the blood all the humors that cause these diseases.

They cannot ba successfully treated in any other way. External applications for their removal have proven almost useless, because they cannot drive out the impurities that are in the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure ricfl tiood, perfects the digestion and builds up the whole system. The skin becomes smooth, clean and healthy. This great blood remedy has stood the test of forty years.

Insist on having Hood's for nothing else acts like it. There is no real surstitute. Get it today. Sold by -all ttruggrsts. Adver' tuscment.

emonstrateti. ave ficial reports have shown a strength ji In the different reactionary groups that now is. recognized as dangerous. double moral standard" for men and i One Civilian Is Arretted and Huts Searched. Funeral Wat Held In Mexican Town After Guardsmen Used Machine Gun.

El Paso, Texas, Dec. 28. In in effort to stop further sniping at the American outpost here the Carranza authorities In Juarez arrested one Mexican civilian and searched the huts for firearms on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande near the scene of the trouble, was announced In Juarez. Officers at the American army headquarters say they accept Gen. Jose Murgula's statement that no Carranza soldiers are stationed near Hart's mill and that the sniping must have come from civilians.

They say also that General Murguia, who is commandant at Juarez, declared his intention to punish severely the Mexican suspects Jf 'guilty as an example to the others, and to take stern measures to end The report persisted today mat Ambassador-designate Arredondo had been recalled by his government and that he was to be succeeded by Consul de Negri, of San Francisco, who would be in charge without diplomatic rank. Mr. Arredondo denied the story categorically and the state department was without information. NO TIME LIMIT OX II PLY. Mexico City.

Dec. 28. Alfonso Sil-lerj under-secretary for foreign affairs, said today he, had no information as to the reply by General Carranza to the last communication from the international conference at Atlantic Citv. The under-secretary intimated women to pieces with iron blows." Dr. J.

Doring, president of the Medico-Legal society of Chicago, said that babies are born annually out of wedlock in Illinois. He asserted -that in most cases man is the aggressor and asserted that when the aggressor is married the bigamy laws should apply. Judge Charles N. Goodnow, of the municipal court, asserting that 3,000 of these cases occur in Chicago, said that about one-sixth of the unfortunate mothers find their way into the court of domestic relations. He pointed out that the court can hold the illegitimate fathers of thes chydren responsible only until the effild is 10 years of age.

After that it is up to the mother, he said. He recommended that the law should be amended to assure proper care of the child until it can care for itself. Bishop Fallows said that the great European "war would go far toward re moving the handicap of illegitimacy. CALL A HOME RULE CONFERENCE Three Missouri Mayors Arrange for State-Wide Meeting to Discuss Legislation. St.

Louis, Dec. 28. Mayor George H. Edwards, of Kansas City, and Mayor Elliott Marshall, of St. Joseph, agreed with Mayor Henry Kiel, of St.

Louis, at a home rule conference here today, to invite all municipalities of Missouri, to join in a home rule conference at Jefferson City when the legislature convenes. It was agreed to ask the legislature to amend the public service commission act of 1911 by restoring home rule to all cities in matters of regulating their local public utilities. It was proposed also that the police that he was unaware that any time limit had been set for the reply to the corrwjiunieation. TORREOX IS RECAPTURED. San Antonio, Dec.

28. Mexican Consul Beltran this afternoon announced he had received a personal message from First Chief Carranza saying that General Murguia had retaken Torreon. The message contained no details. MONROE DOCTRINE NOT IN DANGER An 'officer of the Third Kentucky infantry said today that following the first trouble on Christmas eve, when his outposts turned a machine gun upon the Mexican side, a funeral was held in the Mexican settlement near the smelter. Some Mexicans told him.

he taid, that the- man died of a gunshot wound, which led to the belief he was oneOf the snipers. Consul Soriano Bravo, of Mexico, said tonight that General Murguia attributed last night's outbreak to some loose horses which were wandering in the bed of the Rio Grande. The American guardsmen, he said, evidently mistook the horses for hostile Mexicans and opened fire. A shot were probably sent from the Mexican side In answer, but only after the Americans had fired first, he added. Consul Bravo asserted that he heard on good authority that regular army officers on the scene confirmed the Mexican contention that the guardsmen fired first.

STEALING FREIGHT CARS PASTIME FOR RAILROADS (Continued ffom Page 1, Column 5.) laws be amended to limit the power of police boards appointed by the governor to exact unlimited appropriations from cities for the upkeep of the police. The conference was called by President Louis 1. Aloe, of the board of aldermen. It was attended by aldermen, city officials, members st the legislature from St. Louis, Mayor Edwards, of Kansas City, City Counselor J.

A. Harz-feld. of Kansas City, and City Counselor C. L. Faust, of St.

Joseph. Mayor Marshall, of St. Joseph, telegraphed Mayor Kiel that he was in accord with the aims of the conference. beyond a shadow of a doubt that the people have confidence in what we say, and are not lead hither and thithfer by every wind that blows or every sale that is advertised. It's the easiest thing in the world to have printed the usual gigantic, stupendous, marvelous, terrible slaughters, and quote this, that and the other article at a fictitious value "of $1.00 marked down to 69c.

That's tieen done so much that it does hot draw as formerly. -But we have never had sales, and we never advertised anything not absolutely the truth. So, when we told you that we had to move and must sell our stock, you took our word and came and bought such crowds that we couldn't wait on you as fast as we would liked to have done, but you got value extraordinary value for the money you spent. that statement could not be accepted U. S.

Can Join League to Enforce Peace Without Jeopardizing 1 Her Position. New York, Dec. 28. For the United States to join a league of nations to enforce world peace after the present European war "would in no wise be jeopardizing the Monroe doctrine certainly not to any greater extent than it already has been jeopardized as true, Mr. McChord said he had seen a letter from president, stating that other executives were not going to heed the orders of the association's car service committee.

"Don't condemn the whole system of railroads because the present intricate plan is not working as smoothly as we would like to see it," replied Mr. RANCH FATAL TO ITS by some thirty odd treaties," was the view expressed here tonight in a formal statement by the League to Enforce Peace, of which former Presideni Taft is the head. "The fact is that since 1913," the statement says, "the UnitejJ-States has become a party to treaties with France, Great Britain, Russia and other European and South and Central American states, in which the contracting parties agree that all disputes between them of every nature whatsoever, to the settlement of which previous arbitration treaties or agreements do not apply in their terms or are not applied in fact, shall, when diplomatic methods of adjustment have failed, be referred for Investigation and report to an international Three Members of Whiteside Family Have Been Killed on Isolated California Farm. Eureka, Dec. 2S.

The body of Lawrence "Whiteside was found Saturday night in the cabin of his ranch in an isolated region on the Trinity river, it wa3 learned here today. The coroner's information tonight was that a bullet wound was found in the head and a revolver by the body. Local legends have connected numerous unexplained deaths with the Whiteside ranch, which is in a region rich in gold properties. Four years ago, Donald Whiteside, a brother of Lawrence, was found dead three weeks after he had left the ranch for a brief absence. A blood stained axe was found beside his body but no arrests were ever made.

Another member of the family is said never to have FOUND DEAD IN HER BATH TUB Towels About Woman's Neck Were Saturated With Chloroform Son Discovers Body. Special to The Capital. "Wichita, Dec. 28. Mrs.

Amos J. Fowler, wife of an oil operator, was found dead in a bath tub at her home here tonight. Her son, Wayne, arrived home tonight from a road trip and discovered the body when he went to take a bath. A bottle Uhat had contained chloroform was found In the tub and about the woman's neck were towels saturated with chloroform. Altho the coroner was called he pronounced death clue to heart failure.

No cause of death Is given on the certificate filed by the physician with the undertaker. 1 He contended further that-the present was no time for an arbitrary order by the commission; that January, February, March and possibly April were months in which railroad operation would be most difficult, particularly as the roads had not had time to work out the new car service distribution plans. Railroads Fear Fines. Ther is no car shortage for normal traffic, Mr. 'Atterbury insisted, and there should be no'hard and fast commission order based on an abnormal situation, which, for instance, had transformed the Pennsylvania from a car creditor business originator, to a distributing system for other lines original ng traffic.

All iailroad men scented danger commission order because of the imposing a $5,000 fine foe. violations of interstate commerce commission orders. W. A. Worthington.

vice president of the Southern Pacific, said the western lines have a large excess of open cars and deficiency of box car equipment --and that the pro commission and 'they agree not to. declare war or begin hostilities during such Investigation and before the report is "The report shall be presented in the maximum period of one year. These treaties still have some time to run. "Plainly, therefore, the United States been heard of after leaving the ranch. is already bound to submit disputes, even involving the Monroe doctrine, to a body which would meet the require for a short journey.

A brother, Thomas A. Whiteside, of Belleville, 111., wired countv authorities today to bury the So Come TODAY Better Service ments of the League to Enforce 1'eace body on the ranch and push an investigation into the manner of his death. posed order if rigidly enforced might subject his line to an accumulation of $23,000,000 in fines. -AIRPLANES WRECK BRIDGE; TWO-DOLLAR OIL SOON IS DREAM OF OPERATORS Special to The Capital. Independence, Dec.

28. The Prairie Oil and Gas company today met the 10-cent advance posted by the Sinclair Oil company yesterday, and is now paying $1.40 a barrel. Operators believe they will see $2.00 oil before the market again slumps. OBITUARIES 629 Kansas Av 629 Kansas Ave. TURK LINES ARE BROKEN London, Dec.

23. The claim by the British war office that a squadron of seaplanes on Wednesday destroyed the Chicaldar bridge across the Damihan river is commented on this morning as being important. The bridge constituted a vital link in the Turkish railroad communications and its destruction would cut off not only the Bagdad main line but the Syrian lines from railroad connection with western Asia Minor and the supply centers for the Turkish armies in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Palestine and Arabia. PETER IIEF.XER, JR. The infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Hefner died yesterday morning at the home of his parents, 526 Larch street. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the St. Joseph German Catholic church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery.

J. P. ROBIXSOX The funeral will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from RAIL MEM WANT WAGE HIKE NOW Roads Refuse to' Pay 'Wage Scale Set by Adamson Law Until Test Suits Are Settled. New York, Dec. 28.

Conferences between representatives of the railroads and the four brotherhoods of railway employes at which were discussed the possibilities of a settlement of the eight-hour controversy, were discontinued abruptly today when it became apparent any agreement could not be reached. It was- announced by both sides that there would be no more meetings until after the United States supreme court hands down its decision on the constitutionality of the Adamson act. The break came, it was learned, when the railroad representatives refused to concede the demands of the brotherhood chiefs for an agreement looking toward the enforcement of the new wage schedule fixed by the Adamson law. It was said that their men had the right to begin KENTUCKY PAPERS ASK AID TO GET NEWS PRINT Louisville, Dec. 2S.

Resolutions asking congressional action for the relief of the rresent country-wide Scarcity of news print paper were telegraphed tonight to the Kentucky representatives and senators by 'the Kentucky Tress association, wlich began a two days' session here today. his home, 2830 avenue, in I i Ion, -1 t- 1 Ptiriol ill a in Rochester cemetery. DAVID CAPLAN IS SENT TO PRISON FOR 10 YEARS vention hall management. This meet will be a week later than the dual meet lat year but will allow time for both teams to get In good trim following the K. C.

A. C. and Western conference Indoor meet. curriculum and is serious enough to be rated among the most Important subjects taught." Dr. Roger I.

Lee, of Harvard, discussed the no-called "athletic heart." contending that there was no such KLESI LASH Was killed Wednesday night when -his automobile was struck by a Rock Island train. The body was taken yesterday to his home in Belleville for burial. BASKET BULL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD HT K. U. Los Angeles.

Dec. 2S. David Caplan, last of the alleged dynamiters tried for the destruction of the Los Itiirolpsi Times VmllrMntr in 1910 when thing and that it was a pastime to I blame all heart abnormalities, if possible, on athletics. drawing wages, according to the scale KANSAS PASTOR ACCEPTS A PASTORATE IN TEXAS Beatrice. Dec.

28. Announcement was made today by the Rev. Newton P. Patterson, for the past two years pastor of the Tresbyterian church here, of hl.s acceptance of a call to an Austin, church. lie will assume his new duties January 15.

twenty men were killed, was sentenced provided by the Adamson law imme LORD'S FLOWERS Are always fresh. Phone 827. today to ten years in San Quentin Fifty H. S. Boys and Twenty diately after the law becomes effective, irrespective of the suits brought by the railroads to test its validity.

i KANSAH WESLEYAH SCHEDULE Olff prison on a charge of manslaughter. TO 3IKKT STOCK IIOMHCH. Columbus, Ohio. Dec 28. Jo Tinker, new owner-manager of the Columbus American association baKehall club.

Has sent word from Chicago that will come to Colurnbui next Siturdav to m-et the stockholder of the club and to complete the dal whereby he-purchased controlling Interest. He Ih expected to make Columbus his Teams Will Take Part Annual Games. Mount Auburn Cemetery on car line from Eierhth street transfer station, The court granted a certificate of probable Vause for appeal which will suspend execution of sentence until there is a decision upon his expected appeal. i Phone 1058. Advertisement.

I Special to The Cplul. Rheumatic sufferers find Hood's Sar- Lawrence. Dec 28 The date for the Lsanarllla a nermanent cure for their annual interscholastic basket ball tour -saparuia a permanent cure iur inrn th i-n vors tv of Kansas TIGHT LID PUT ON PEACE NEWS IN WASHINGTON (Continued from Page 1, Column l. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S AST I A PARIS MERCHANT IS DEAD. Paris, Dec.

28. Georges Dufayel, founder of the large Paris stores bearing his name, is dead. Only Five of Thirteen Games Which Have Been Secured Will Be Played at Salina. t-'pecial to Tli Salina, Dec. 2S.

With the new basket ball scheddle of the Kansas Wesleyan university just fininhed, it appears that this city will have but five games, altho there are thirteen games on th schedule. The following is the schedule of game: January 11 and 1 at Hays. January 15 Cooper at Sterling. January 16 coll at Inflamed and swollen Joints and stli wag announced here today by Manager muscles. Advertisement.

o. Hamilton. The tournament will he held in Robinson gymnasium, March TENTH MUNICIPAL PIPE i to every high school In the state 1m- k4HBInv ri i i a Lmediatelv after the holidays asking ORGAN nONHPRT SUNDAY Uhem to participate In the K. U. tour- MAHK TWAIX'8 CO SIX OK All.

Tuci-on, Deo. 2S. B. M. Clements, "9 years old, cousin of Mark Twain and companion In iteam-.

boats on the MiPilpp river, died at a local hospital today. Interment will take place at St: Lottie. Mr. Clement came ht-re in the '70k. a lasting peace," while the Austrian has it "an exchange of views for the.

eventual establishment of peace." The statements In the allied press nameni. Jiore man miy uujb nu The Arrow Points the Way to Luxurious twenty girls' teams are expected to enter the competition. As was the case last year, the state high school basket ball tournament will be held in connection with the K. U. tournament.

The champions of the eight congressional districts will play for their title as part of the regular tournament. By this means the winner of the tournament at Lawrence will be the only contender for the state title. The games will be played under the Collars which have turned from hostility to the president's note to expressions suggesting that he is allied with the central powers for the accomplishment of the same end, caused further embarrassment here today In the administration's attempt to dissociate the American action from the central power's note of six days before. President Wilson, believing that the peace negotiations may go on for monthte, is look ing forward-to the most arduous and troubled work on foreign affairs that he has ever faced. This is the reason McPherson.

1 January 17 Bethany at Llndborg. February 1 Washburn at Salina. February 6 St. Mary at St. Marys'.

February 1 Washburn at Topeka. February (tentative) Hapkell at Lawrence. About Februarv 9 (tentative) At. Kannas City with "Kansas City Kusmt- college and Kansas City Polytech fcigli school. February 12 Cooper at Falir.a February 15 Bfcthanv at Salin-i.

February 20 Hays Normal at Salina. March 1 McPherin at Sailna. Economy The tenth municipal pipe organ recital will be given at the city auditorium Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Dean Horace Whitehouse. The program for the concert follows: Choral Improvisationen Karg-Elert aj "Freue dich sehr, meine seele" b) "Aus meines Herzens Grunde" Grande Piece Symphonique Franck Andantino Serioso Allegro non troppo maestoso. Andante Allegretto Andante.

Allegro non troppo maestoso Andantino serioso. Allegro non troppo maestoso Allegretto Andante. Keaucoup plus- largement. Symphony Vierne II. Pastorale.

Fantasie sur un Noel ancien Symphony Widor Alleerro Vivace. 2for25c direction of Manager Hamilton, or tne K. U. athletic association, and Dr. James Natsmith.

of the department of physical education of the university. PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS URGED! offers $25,000 for a for his announced intention of seeing Secretary Lansing almost every day. The president is said to realize that a complete failure of the peace negotiations probably would be followed by very serious difficulties with Germany over the submarine issue. lie will de- vote almost his entire attention to the negotiations and as few engagements as possible will be made for him. DARCY-GIBB0NS BOUT a 1 a A AY No Alvawe in Marker Brand" FRED VOILAND 7th and Kansas Ave.

i memDcrs ot national woucgidic nwr 1 letic Association Hold Meet- lirVI I S15 Suits and 0 coats $1150 S20 Suits and Ocoats $1450 $25 Suits and O'coats $1950 $30 Suits and Ocoats $2250 $35 Suits and Ocoats $2650 inn in New York. a- mime at 12.000 for a WOLGAST-WALLACE FIGHT IN K. C. IS. CALLED OFF rouna ooxmg convent ueir'ii nnr i New York.

Dec. 28. A resolution in-J dorsing physical preparedness In the Gibbons, of St. Paul, and Lea Darcy. of Australia, the fight to be etatrt-d In either Minneapolis or St.

Paul. The winner would receive 75 per cent and tha loer 25 per cent. xr -8 word wa eaune of national dtfenw. was aaopiea Kansas Ot. pec.

2. ora was its. BRITISH STEAMER IS SINK. London, Dec. 2S.

Lloyd's reports the British steamer Bargany, S72 tons (gross, sunk. Some of the crew have beerj landed. received bv fitrht 6romoters here to- V'Ti vr It was a substitute nitrht that Ad Wobzast would be un- 1 PI ilTMIMfi Mil- i or one proposed by the conference nhle to meet Ottn Wallace, of SKT DATE KOIl MEliT committee on national prepareanrss waukee. in their 15-round lientweient was reported by a committee composed Lprciai The Ctpiiti. i match here Xew Year's nieht.

ol- of Professor H. A. rarr. or laie. ana George W.

Ehler. of Madison. Wis. Lawrence. Dec.

2s. The annual Miasouri-Kansaa indoor track meet will be. held in Convention hall In CARRANZA PLEADS FOR MODIFICATION i gast said he was too ill to fieht and was leaving for his Michigan home. A local fighter will be substituted. The resolution follows: Resolved, that this convention call! Kansas City.

March 1. This date a ON CREDIT OF PEACE PROTOCOL; TEBEAU DENIES RUMOR upon all ainiiatea persons to ive announced today by Manager their entire support to the cause of the Hamilton, following the receipt of the national defense to th end that the signed agreement between the man- i nation shall be assured of immunity ager of the two schools and the Con-: from Invasion and that all members be HE WILL SELL BLUES (Continued from Page 1. Column 3.) case, he expressed a willingness to urged to emphasize the necessity of; more defi-: Kansas Citv. Dec. 4eorR uhysical oreraredness on the part of ratuy tne agreement it a Cut price sales on Hats, Caps, Shirts, Underwear, and Neckwear.

withdrawal Tebeau. owner of the Kansas City club each individual." A ItXAS WONUtn nite date for the troons mes wa specified Would You Accept This Offer? Ilaad Tailored Uy Ulke" for both mt-n and women at the pri' of tho ordifiary. No red tap. Quick delivery. Pay weekly or monthly.

juu ii a. more lenient i-i. and if a sage from Miami, tomm lrj Uean ue liaron utiwzs. oi iar- i vard. who presided, refused to accept another term as president of the as- The Tessa Wondt fr kidney su-i fcijd- attitude were displayed toward the question of increased bandit activity.

sociatlon ana Major raimtr r. fierce. diseoVve rvei. cares to a local paper that he was the sale of the team to John GanzeL his new marager. as was reported recently in press dispatches.

II; president, was again elected to that ot kidneys and in Carranza holds that government Is i doing all it can to restore order in the I north and that it will continue to do I so but that the presence of the Ameri- i 1 i office. Prof. Samuel Lever, Iowa wonaB. RtrvUtn bladder: iftate college, was elected vbre presj- If BCt sold fr ft A DINER QtTTS Hl'SKEHS, 'nrnln. vv.

rw 2. Nebraska fient. ana rnnn by ma.ll recJtt nivereity. was re-eieciea secre- i. two ty is to lose one of its looioau leyan unn the task more difficult bv eivinsr universi .1 r.4 Tomf tlar- arv-treasurer i 1 1 'J firwl liAntranta a Tr t.vt r- malnSta i treatment and eI3ora ru xo jnci nlarl i tV Kifktieia last ncrrr, mi iuic.

played in the hacKlie.a ho r.V";j-V Send tor testimonial, from nrHrc fVid i-sffrtil -irtln film in Announcement was yy- i rr T. tiw. E. W. Hall.

21 OIJy nt tr.ta all ul our lnaiilU- his fight against Carransa. iDrt at the end of the tast latb l. Sold by drufrtsta. of learninc. I mean by this alitmt.

t. Laia. Mo The failure of Carranza flatly to re- present semester will enter Cornell 1 lions tinns course that extends thruout the entire. Advertlaemoat. pudiate the protocol made it appear to- university..