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VTKATHKK FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and , tomorrow.
Wanner Wednesday and in southwest
tonight. '
pEOPLE can't go to theaters, so
tlicy burn more coal at home.
Where's the saving? ' i
TOPEKA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1913 EIGHT PAGES
THREE CENTS
HOME EDITION
GARFIELD FAILS
TO BRING MUCH
NEEDED RELIEF
. ?. Sfate roel Dictator Puts';
Blame on Railroads. j
Declares TlnTave Played j
Slacker In National Crisis, j
FUEL SUPPLY BELOW MINIMUM
Chicago Makes Similar Com
plaint Must Close Schools.
Fuel Situation Serious Bitter
Cold Great Handicap.
New York. Jen. 22. Doctor Gar
field's coal order has so far failed to
relieve the fuel situation In and near
Ne.- York. Admittance of this was
made today in telegrams sent to the
federal fuel pdministrator by State
Administrator Albert Wiggin.
Receipts of coal in New York have
oeen lar oeiow n.c v-. -
far below the city's minimum
XoTr. Holy land campaign has re
hefped pile more ice in New York turned to "J -harbor,
a heavy snow began today. tire .par ll
Railroads will be further handicapped ; reporU declared.
1.. their efforts to move fiief. j consisted of 24 Divisions.
The blame for the situation here
H, Dlaced S(1uarely on the railroads "More than 5 per cent of strength
iras piacea squareiy on i foj twenty-four Turkish divisions lost
by Wiggin. He charged they have Aost.rt,na hv the iournev from
not operated twenty-four hours a day
as they should have, in his opinion,
and that the work of unloading was
not prosecuted to the fullest extent
when dock unloading was going on.
Xo Benefit to Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 22. Chicago wftl de
rive no particular benefit from the
Garfield fuel order for several days at
least and the coal situation in the city
at present is still serious. Raymond E.
Durham, county fuel administrator,
said today.
"The increased shipments of coal
from the mines probably will not com
mence reaching Chicago until the lat
ter part of this week or the early part
of next week," said Durham.
Following a conference between
Durham nd school hoard officials, it
wan decided to postpone opening of
the grade schools for another ween
in nnrnh n and nrivate
inn
schools.:
ahich have remained in session, will
close the remainder of the week. Only
the hich sc hools will be open.
Ctiareo Coal Hoarding.
Pnhert W. Childs. special assistant
Vnited St! tes attot ey general, repre
senting -he food and fuel administra
tions in the mldJ' west, said today
'-.of huH hfn no : rious violations
of the closing laws within his jurisdic- l
ti,.., n intimated, however, that i
there may be prosecution for coal
hoarding.
State Fuel Administrator llliams
explained the delay in shipment of
coiil to CP -ago irom souiuei u ini- i
m,is mine, as due the , h -ynows
ruling that 10 pt r cent of this output j
must come to Chicago is expected to !
result in a clash with Mate fuel Ad
ministrator Crossley of Missouri, who
declares much of Missouri's supply
will thus le diverted.
COAL, 1S2 SHIPS AT NEW YORK.
This Is First Authentic Note of Cheer
Ovrr Fuel Crisis.
New York. Jan. 22. No essential
ship in New York harlxfr is being pre
vented from sailing for lack of fuel,
according to J. K. Parsons, coal ex
pert detailed by the United States ship
ping board to supervise the bunkering
of vessels here. He said that of 213
ships awaiting coal in this port a week j
ago. but- 81. none or tnem vital to tne ;
needs of the allies, remained to be I
coaled today. t
This was the first word to come
from authoritative sources in New j
York indicating that the fuel situation
had been relieved materially thru the j
five days' industrial suspension and its ,
resultant curtailed coal consumption i
and loosening of freight congestion.
TRY ALLIES AGAIN;
Trotzky Will Address 'ew
ote to the Entente.
Meanwhile Renewal of Peace
Conference Is Postponed.
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEX
Petrograd, Jan. 42. The
au-fxus-
sian
convention of workmen and sol-
diers Soviets, which is presumbly to
form the future government of Rus-
sia. now that the constituent assem
bly is dissolved, was delayed in its
meeting today. Not all delegates have
arrived and until the complete mem-
bership is here the situation will mark
time. :
Foreign Minister Trotzky and other i
members of the Russian peace dele- ! "
gation were expected back this week j Proliibitlon Appears to Have Won by
from Brest-Litovsk. It was asserted Maiorltv of 10" Votes
today that Trotzky would address an- -Majority ot 111- votes,
other appeal to the allies outlining the I Austin. Texas, Jan. 22. Austin,
progress made at Bresfr-Litovsk and ' capital city of Texas, had gone dry to
urging them again to join in general dav by a majority of 102? according
peace negotiations. i to unofflcial COunt as a result of yes-
The murder of former Ministers Ko- terday's election.
koshkin and Shingareff was offi-
daily announced today as the work of ' Will Northcliffe Succeed Carson?
""- wre surreal
to a frenzy by appeals o a number of t
" ' . .V
rived, that they take the fate of those
opposing them into their own hands.
Chicago Almost Sugarless.
Chicago. Jan. 22. Chicago's sugar
supply is practically exhausted, it de
veloped this afternoon, owing to the I
recent snow blockarjp of railroads and !
the imperative necessity for moving :
coal ahead of all other commodities. '
Hundreds of grocers hart no supplies
and only a few wholesalers had sup
plies and these were meager.
HALF OF TURK
ARMY DESERTS
GERMAN CHIEF
160,000 Leave on Trip From
Constantinople to Palestine.
Reorganised Under - Kaiser's
General, Falkenhayn.
CAMPAIGN IS ABANDONED
Hun General Returns in Dis
gust to Constantinople.
Typhus Has Wiped Out 30 Per
Cent of Entire Turk Army.
Washington. Jan. 22. One hundred
and sixty thousand Turkish troops
more than 50 per cent of General Fal
kenhayn's reorganized Turkish army
deserted during the recent Journey
from Constantinople' to Palestine, of
ficial dispatches today stated.
General Falkenhayn, appointed by
the kaiser to reorganize the crumbling
., . r-c,i m.nhv's vie-
Constantinople to Palestine,
General
Allenbys report declares, adding that
"forty-one companies of storm troops
which left the Alexandretta district,
each 300 strong, reached the front
with only four officers and 100 men
per company."
Even Turkish officers refused to
"fall in" with Falkenhayn's program,
reports declare, and openly voiced
their dissatisfaction, knowing well the
unreliability of the disheartened, war
weary native troops.
In less, than three days, Falken
hayn abandoned the Palestine sector
and returned in disgust to Constan
tinople. Typhus Kavages Terrible.
The internal situation in Turkey is
acute. Typhus, which a few months
ago was claiming 140 victims per day
in Constantinople, is on the increase.
At this time of the year its virulence
js most pronounced.
At Smyrna, a city of 200,000, five
hundred died from this disease in a
single year, while 30 per cent of the
Turk army has died or become in
capacitated for service thru the rav
aged of this dread disease.
SEEK A CHANGE
!
Merchants Meet To Discuss To
i peka Closing Order.
j,,, Ru,e8 Unfajr Sanfa
Fe Employes.
"In fairness to the employes of the
Santa Fe offices arid of the shops,"
was the plea of th merchant princes
of Topeka at the Chamber of Com
merce this noon, "it seems that the
fuel conservation order of Dictator
Danner would stand some modifica
tion." This was the keynote of a meeting
of some of the more promfhent mer
chants of the city. The purpose of the
meeting was" to try and have a talk
with Danner with the end in 'view of
modifying the present closing order so
that the stores of Topeka might re-
main open on Saturday night till
9
o clock.
in talking the reasons for necessity
for the proposed change one or two of
the merchants taking a prominent
part in the movement pointed out the
fact that onlv last night they found It
neCessarv to' close the doors in the
very faces of shoppers just released
from their employment in the Santa
fe offices
C. of C. Xot Sponsor for Kickers.
The Chamber of Commerce is not
j sponsoring the movement according
to a. statement this noon by President
capacity of agent between Dictator
Danner and the marchants in an ef
fort to arrange a conference.
Tho ....in,.. r,.D 'v,i nnnn '
was to the effect that inasmuch as the streets -was slowly melting to rivers
merchants of the city are called upon."' d'rty slush- The temperatures for
to do the biggest share of contribut- the day averaged 6 degrees below the
ing for a various war work funds.
they should be allowed to stay open'
at such times as the majority of the
employed shoppers are at liberty to
do their trariinc An It ia nnw tier
r ..i .i . . i. , . . , , .i ..
i , , ,!,
( work for the purpose of buying the
i bare necessities of life.' It is hoped
i '., ti uutwic 1 1 i n , men
I that the conference with Danner will
result in some modification of the
Present ruling in regard to closing
hours.
TEXAS CAPITAL "DRY"
London, Jan. 22. Referring to the
resignation of Sir Edward Carson
from the war cabinet, the Star aske
whether it is proposed seriously that
Lord Northcliffe shall take his place.
It adds: "Was Lord Northcliffe made
give hlm entrance into the war cabi
net by the back door?" x
Roys Set Warship Afire,
tondon, Jan. 22. Three boys, all
under 16. members of the crew of the
British1 Fiipr-'---'nought Warspite.
wr-' nn.- harged with set-
Una that veaaci tuud-
CHURCHES, CLUBS
AND LODGES MAY
BE CLOSED NEXT
Danner Issues Warning to All
in the City Today.
Disregard of Request Will Mean
a Strict Order.
MANY CHURCHES KEEP OPEN
Complaints State Week-Day
Meetings Are Being Held.
Administrator Knows Little of
-What Churches Are Doing,
unurcnes, lodges and clubs will
come next under the fuel ban in To
peka. C. H. Danner, local administra
tor, stated today that unless these
places are closad voluntarily, he will
issue an order. He said he has made
a "patriotic appeal" to these organiza
tions, in case of shops and mercan
tile establishments Danner made a
sweeping order with little warning.
Protests from many sections of the
city against the numerous services and
dinners at churches, as well as scores
of lodge gatherings and open clubs,
came today to Danner and to local
newspaper offices. Altho Danner had
made night vigils in checking up the
use of an extra electric light on light
less nights, he said today that he knew
nothing of the church gatherings. Re
ports today were to the effect that sev
eral churches gave dinners Monday
night and that a series of day and
night meetings were in session in sev
eral other churches.
"I appealed to the churches to con
serve their coal supply as a patriotic
service to the government,' said Dan
ner. "You an say for me that if the
churches don't respond to this appeal
an order will be issued."
May Cut Off Deliveries.
Danner contemplates an order to lo
cal dealers shutting off deliveries' of
coal to churches which, do not meet
the fuel conservation request. A simi
lar order affecting lodges and clubs is
also threatened.
"The churches, as well as the lodges
and clubs owe a duty in saving coal,"
said Danner. "My order didn't cover
them, but a special order will be is
sued unless they toe the mark. I
don't want to close the churches, as
was practically done in Wichita when
the administrator refused to permit
deliveries of coal tothem."
At a meeting of the ministerial un
ion, arrangements were made for spe
cial union services as a fuel economy
measure. In spite of this action, tho,
reports were made today of special
dinners and services this week in a
number of the churches. Several of
the churches, Danner estimated,
would require one to two tons of coal
to heat the buildings, in addition to a
heavy use of electric lights.
No Check on Fuel Users.
Careful checks were made on all
business houses using unnecessary
lights on "lightless nights." No check
has been made in the fuel conserva
tion campaign and Danner today had
no record as to the churches and
lodges which were not observing the
orders.
"All I know about the matter," said
Danner, "is from statements which
hav been made by people who have
called over the telephone to protest
against the heavy use of coal in
churches and lodges."
Conditions in Topeka are improV'
ing, Danner stated, and today's report
from coal dealers showed evidence of
an increasing supply of fuel. Warmer
weather will aid in lifting the ban on
local mercantile establishments.
"As soon as the supply of coal war
rants the order will be removed or
modified," said Danner."
NO THAW IN SIGHT
Mercury Has Been Below 32 Degrees
for Seventeen Days Now.
Temperature readings for the day
furnished by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
7 o'clock 10
8 o'clock. . , . . 10
9 o'clock 13
10 o'clock 17
11 o'clock 21
12 o'clock 24
1 o'clock 26
2 o'clock 28
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Ahe wind
had died down to a four mile breeze
from the west, and the snow in the
normal for the date.
4 The little stinging demons of the
frost have had their way in Topeka
for a period of seventeen days now.
and there has been not one of those
: Hav that has even one hour on record
: as above the freezing mark. Meteorol-
. . .
! ogist Flora indicated this morning
j that in all probability the frost imps
I will remain in possession of the field
indefinitely, mere win oe no severe
cold for the remainder of this week,
but the present conditions of clear
skies and a temperature hovering be
tween 20 and 30 degrees will be the
(Continued on Pace Two.)
A $60,000 HOLDUP!
Three Bandits Invade Detroit Jewelry
Store, Binding Manager.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 22. Sixty thou
sand dollars worth of jewelry was
stolen shortly before noon today by
three bandits who overpowered Wil
liam R. Grainger, manager of the
Ralph Dewey Jewelry company, in the
downtown district. The bandits fired
at Grainger before binding and gag
ging him. The robbery was discov
ered by clerk fifteen minutes after
ward. An appraisal of the jewelry stock
confirmed earlier reports that the
bandits had obtained $60,000 worth
of stones, jewelry and cash. A small
parcel of gems valued at $15,000 was
overlooked. The jewelry concern has
'rRnch stores in turope ana nas oeen
vn as one of Detroit's exclusive
1 wUVi
SHELL 0. S. CRAFT
Sailor Killed Aboard American
Gunboat in China. T
Fired on Without Warning From
Shore by Rebels, Probably.
Peking, Friday, Jan. 18. The at
tack yesterday on the American gun
boat Monocacy, in which one sailor
was killed and two others wounded,
was made near Kien Lih-Sien, and
came without warning. The attackers
hid behind a dike on the north bank
of the Yang Tse Kiang. The gunboat i i.nls was lne ulre' muue uy I plan for solving the railway problem.
, " , . . j Patten, superintendent of the city sys- i ,, . l,..-.
returned the fire but with what re-1 1 toaa,r The plan, advanced Dy f ormer
suit is not known Afterward the j "After 9 o'clock last night Kansas I Senator Bristow, member of the Kan
Monocacy proceeded to Hankow. The I avenue looked like a wild west . sas public service commission, con
Japanese steamer Tayuen also was I canyon," Patten said in explaining the j templates the organization of a na
subjected to fusillades. I threat- a f, wMS I tional corporation to absorb the rail-
Protest To Chinese Govemtnent. i "lth? TZoVrt j -ads and operate them under gov-
Washington. Jan. 22 Firing by and there. We cannot afford to main- ; ern;nioW the committee
Chinese on the Linited States gunboat tain our service over the city if the . " ' ., method of control
Monocacy which resulted in killing j cars do no more than awaken people , Vwok'b many red
one American sailor and badly wound-, from their slumbers. .h h. ncliiilMl. nrnnwd the n-
ing. two others was made the subject.
of protest to the Chinese government ' to reduce the early morning service
today by American Minister Reinsch. today but apparently Topeka hadn't
VThe attack on the American vessel , accustomed herself to Banner's Dead
took place, according to official ad- j ening and Dimming Damper and the
vices today, on the Yangtse river, fifty , patrons came down town early just
miles above Yochow. It is believed the same. So the cars were placed
revolutionary forces were responsible
and the Chinese government will be
called upon to run down and punish
the offenders.
Secretary Daniels gave out the fol
lowing: "On January 17, at 9 a. m.,
the U. S. gunboat Monocacy, while
cruising about fifty miles above Yo-
chow on the Yang Tse Kiang river
was fired on by entrenched Chinese ;
and was hit a number of times. - H. !
L. O'Brein, chief yeoman was fatally
injured and W. N. Donnelly, seaman, f
slightly wounded. - The fire was re- I
turned by the Monocacy and silenced, i
It is believed that the Chinese were j
bandits or revolutionists."
The foregoing is a paraphrase of !
the official report from the command- '
er of the gunboat.
Gunboat Smashed Rebels.
Washington. Jan. 22. The com
mander of the American gunboat,
Monocacy, fired upon by Chinese reb
els, reported today that he returned
the fire and silenced it.
LOSES LIFE TnTfIRE
Westmoreland Farmer's Family In
Topeka When Tragedy Occured. .
Westmoreland, Kan., Jan. 22. Vic
tor Lelievre, a prosperous young far
mer living six miles southwest of
Westmoreland, was burned to death in
a fire which destroyed his home early
today.
His neighbors this morning discov
ered that the house had burned and
upon investigation found the charred
body of the owner in the ruins.
Lelievre's wife and children were
visiting in Topeka when the fire oc
curred. .
U. S. FLYERS TO FRONT
American Observers Hnlsh Off Train
ing With French Pilots.
With the American Army in France,
Jan. 22 (By the Associated Press).
More American observers have begun
work at the front with French pilots
in French airplanes. It is inadvisable
to mention their numbers or identity
or the point at which they are sta
tioned. While their flights are in the nature
i der actual battle conditions. .
?
js . ljyyjMMi'ir'r'j"T--" mi-
CUT CAR SERVICE
If Danner Order Remains in Ef-
feet Topeka Railway Will Act.
Reduce S umber of Cars One
Third After. 8 in the Evening.
If the Danner order making Topeka
the deadest town in the world holds
good for a few more days and Ian
ner seems to be sticking fast to his
theories the Topeka Railway com
pany will take off one-third of the
cars after 8 o'clock in the evening.
The street car company attemptea
back into service.
With the city darkened and dead
ened, despite the statement of the
Edison company that it will save little
fuel. Topeka is suffering while other
cities in the state are handling their
problems in a practical and business
like manner.
TIP TO CONSUMERS!
But They've Already Guessed It! Ly
in Coal Supply Early. V .
Kansas City. Jan. 22. Retail coal
dealers from all parts of the state were
here today conferring with Wallace
M. Crossley, state fuel administrator,
in regard to plans for preventing an
other coal shortage next winter. It
was agreed that one of 'the best pre
cautionary measures would be for
householders to lay in their supply of
winter coal early. In this way. the
dealers decided, large reserve supplies
may be stored up.
The state fuel administrator late to
day was to hold a conference with of
ficials of the Southwest Coal Oper
ators' association. The session was to
be executive.
- The general coal situation here was
reported materially improved today,
and it was believed that the restric
tions imposed by the local fuel admin
istration will be raised within a few
days.
Seekamp to Quit Cardinals.
- St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 22. Herman
Seekamp, business manager of the St.
Louis Nationals, expects to be relieved
of his duties today. The board of di
rectors will meet today and Seekamp
said he thought his career with the
club is ended.
USE ICE FOR ALTAR AND
WORSHIP IN THE COLD!
Auburn, N. T., Jan. 22. An altar
of ice was used Sunday at an out
door service by the congregation of
the Church of St. Peter and St.
Pau!. The open air service,; which
was planned as a demonstration
that fuei is unessential in connec
tion with -worship, included baptis
mal rites. - .
MERGE RAILROADS
Put 'Em AH in One Corporation
Under Gov't Control. 1
Rriufour nf Kansas T'nfohls Plan
- - . -. v.
to Senate Board.
' i Theodore Roosevelt arrived here to-
. Washington, Jan. 22. With the day u take up the ' cudgels for the
question of government ownership of t Chamberlain measure. An editorial in
raiiroads swaying it in its consider.- J"! JvaT snwl
tion of the pending railroad control j blocked train. It conveyed his deter
bill, the senate interstate commerce mination to throw his influence
committee, which resumed hearings against the president,
on the bill today, had before it a new
i - hoar.
tional corporation, directed by a board
of nine named by the president.
Kxchaiige AH Stock for New.
Under his plan, stock in the new
corporation would be exchanged at
par for railroad stock at its market
quotation and stock not exchanged
could be forcibly exchanged thru con
demnation proceedings.
Stock in the new corporation would
be non-voting.
The directorate would handle- all
matters of operation, including wage
questions. Rates would be fixed by
the interstate commerce commission
and earnings of the corporation would
be limited by such rate fixing to divi
dends of 4 to 6 per cent.
"With the physical railroad proper
ties behind it," said JBristow, I would
rather -have this stock paying 4 per
cent than government . bonds paying
the same amount.
SALINA UNI0n1sS0LD
J. 1., Brady Buys Ex-Senator Burton's
Paper and Takes Active Charge.
Salirta. Kan., Jan. 22. J. L.. Brady,
former Kansas senator from Law-
rence, loaay purcnasea ine sauna
Daily Union from former Senator J
R. Burton. Mr. . Brady took active
charge today. In hia announcement
he states the paper will be independ
ent in politics. It had formerly been
a Democratic organ.
ARMY PAPER IN FRANCE
"The Stars and Stripes" Will Be Name
of Sammies' Weekly ewa Shcyt.
Paris, Jan. 22. A weekly newspa
per for the American troops in France
to be called The Stars and Stripes will
be issued shortly. It has the sanction
of Ueneral Pershing. It will be di
rected and edited by men
the American uniform
wearing
PRESSURE ON SWEDEN
i
j German; Desperate to Prevent lv S.
Vsing Swedish VessebC
Amsterdam, Jan. 22. Germany has
began exercise of powerful pressure
on Sweden, according to information
received here today.
I The Cologne Gazette flatly an
nounces inai il sweaen permits Ainer'
tn ,! h.j- irninan. even In coastal
traffic "Germany will consider such
action a breach of neutrality."
ROOSEVELT IN
WASHINGTON TO
SPEED WAR BILLS
"At War Jiearly a Year and
ot Yet Really Into It."
President Wilson Joins Dra-1
matic Clash in Senate. i
WAR CABINET, FIGHT CENTER
Democrats Join Solid Republic
an Support of the Measure.
Stone's Speech Started Fire
works and Pot's a Bilin Hot.
"Washington, D. C, Jan. 22. Colonel j
Roosevelt came to town today and re- J
ceived a steady stream of callers at j
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nich- j
olas Longworth. The colonel frankly i
said his purpose in coming to the i
I capital now was to help speed up the
war and confer with friends in con- ; T , street sn.Jav .....i.. .he
Kress. He disclaimed any purpose of street, feunday evening in the
replying to Senator Stone's speech in ; lpworth League room of the Kansas
the senate yesterday. - j Avenue Methodist church. North To-
"I am infinitely less interested in pek:-
what Senator Stone says about me . . i i .
than in what the president says about : Th Jury found that Carrel met h"
Senator Chamberlain," said Colonel deatn from a revolver wound as a re
Roosevelt. : su't of a siot fired by Reynolds. The
"The national motto at this time jury further found the shooting was
should be. 'Tell the truth nd speed up' purely , accidental and was not pre-
i nits v tvi . i . cAiieci. iu acc ocnaiui
Chamberlain before I see any one else
and then to see Senator Hiram John-
son of California and shall have rjoth-
ing further to. say until after 1 have
seen them, and perhaps not until a
little later. I
ill hec henator Curtis. was purely an accident.
'I hope also to see Senators Wads- j Gruelling examination by Robert D.
worth and Curtis and Representatives ! Carver, county attorney, of fifteen
Baer and Lavin. My purpose in com-- i witnesses failed absolutely to establish
ing here is to help by any means in ' a motive for premeditated murder,
my power to render more speedy and i The Jealousy theory was thrown into
more effective America's entrance ; tne discard. One witness testified
into the war; for, tho, we have been ! that Carrel had gone home once with
at war nearly a year, we have not yet j a girl named Helen Wheaton. An
really entered into it. Also, I wish to other witness testified he had heard
aid in backing Senator Chamberlain i others say Carrel liked l.ucile Maze,
and Representatives Madden and Ivehn 1 North Quincy street, and that
in their fight for universal military i Reynolds had borrowed books from
training, xnese gentlemen and their
followers are performing a great pub- 1
lie service.
BY 1. C. MARTIX.
Washington. Jan. 22. President
Wilson has begun the most spectacu-
mr ngm or tne war tor control or
congress.. -
Battling against passage
Chamberlain "war cabinet'
of the
mil
?," -
which would amount to congressional
recognition of the administration's al-
leged failure to conduct its war plans
properly the president is faced by
..i . i!j i wii i.i
'.added to a few in his own party.
To add zest to the battle. Colonel
( .o rtcpiy to stone et.
Roosevelt, upon his arrival, two
hours later, appeared nettled at the
delay of his train. He refused to dis
cuss anything with newspapermen
who met him, agreeing, however, to
see them at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
l nave said everything 1 have to
say," he snapped to a question as to ' fied posiUveTv that .h I!h le.VL,i
the possibility of reply to Senator j were Pnot turned out thCChurch 6ht
,al.ATs'!ria.5;:r5omm,-nt . Character witnesses te..f.oH
w " . " r
gress.
He was whisked
iway in an
auto-
mobile to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. He expects
to testify before the senate military
committee during his stay here and
will address the l'ress club Thursday
afternoon.
It Insisted upon passage of the
Chamberlain bill "so that we may
never again be caught utterly and
shamefully unprepared."
All factors in the pendine strueirle
have gone before the people for sup -
port. President Wilson in a state-
ment last night declared the les-isla.
tive measures, proposed to wrestfrom
IColitlnuod on Tase Two.)
PULLS BILL HARTSTUFF
Man Who Readied to Hip lVx-kct Ke-
eeivesi Fundi In iCye.
Garnishment of wages, coupled with
amovement toward the hip pocket by
G. H. Flintham, a notary, public,
called for self defense tactics, a jury
in the court of Topeka decided today.
I Ira Usii n m oharirail n-itl. n t
battery on G. H. Flintham, i
punishment on a self defense plea.
The self defense practiced by Means
was hard on the eyes of Plinth am, as
hiR fflp Rfirvwprf in four tndav. Mpdhr
, testified that Flintham had garnisheed
his wages and he claimed the notary
had overcharged him $2.
1 When Means asked him for the $2
he testified that Flintham reached to
ward hia pistol pocket., Just two
blows were struck, testimony showed
Means hit Flintham and Flintham
hit the ground. The fight occurred
on East Fourth street.
FOOD DEPT SHAKEUP
Call In AjrenW tor "Radical Change"
To Be Announced Soon.
Chicago, Jan. 22. A shift in the
federal food administration is due.
according to officials here.
i J. P. Cotton, head of the meat dl- j soutn Atlantic states, nui n was grow
' vision and B. Dana Durand. assistant. , ing colder in the gulf states. The
I leave tomorrow for Washington. southwest reported low temperatures.
I "Radical changes" are to be an-' ,
(nounced shortly, officials here said to-j KILLED IN ACTION
day . i
"i ne lllird suosu&nuai aiiuunem ui k
orders to the country's packers for
Kuropean trade wUl be made in Wash
ington, it was announced.
Mirion Hill, Authoress, Dead.
Stroudsburg. Pa.. Jan. 22. Mrs.
Marion Hill, widely known writer of
short stories, died yesterday In " a
Wilkeebarre hospital. Her home was'
in Stroudsburg. .
NORTH SIDE
SHOOTING IS
ACCIDENTAL
Arthur Reynolds Did Xot Kill
Youth Intentionally.
Coroner's Inquest Proyes Xo
- Malice In the Act.
NO MOTIVE IS DISCOVERED
Turning Out of Lights Still Re
mains a Mystery.
Boy
Is Released From
Charges by Officials.
All
Arthu Reynolds. 16-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. 'F. P. Reynolds, 1325
North Quincy street, was freed today
by a coroner's Jury which probed Into
circumstances surrounding the death,
by shooting, of Arvy Carrel. 1 6-year-
old son of Mrs. William Frailer. 133
j : . . ... , . ...
meditated by the youth. There will
o" no cnarge loageci against Reynolds,
officials announced. He is absolutely
free. Officers at first announced they
thought the boy guilty of murder, but
today they were convinced the deed
j .maze gin.
i iiuiiiuujr i,iri ictiuned.
j Louisa Holliday. 829 West Gordon
(street, was one of the girls in the
league room at the time of the shoot
ing. a:so sne is a cousin of i.notin
J Maze.
"Arvy might have Irnno hnn.. ;.t.
her once or twice," said the Holliday
sir "If 1 a V. .. ,1 1 i ,.. .
-4 , ; Komg witn iter
! steady I would have known about it.
he is my cousin."
The flashing off of the lights in the
league room a second before the fatal
shot was fired, and the flashing on of
i ' 1 " iucu, anu ine r afin r
' .e "f hts ?, 8,cnd lat". remai
..c mki.lo a secona later, remains a
mystery. Roy Casebier. 1S3K K,-ni.
Quincy street, admitted that he stood
within reaching distance of the switch
He denied turning out the lights or
IL......IB mem on. joe Griffins, 1425
North Quincy street, stood just behind
Casebier in the doorway. He. too de
nied flashing the lights or seeing any
one do it. J
"obert Stone and H. O. Caster, who
represented Reynolds, attempted to
show the lights might have been
switched off from a major switch
downstairs. Turning off the major
switch would extinguish every light in
the church. Will Pollom. a county
employe, was downstairs in the church
tL , e snooting. He testi-
' "mentiy to the good nature and
i tiemanlv conduct nt .-.... . ,.
-. '.i. " :'." '""" neynoios.
exnrt rTt...al"ne.',en nart
, run arnnnri i.h iJVf ,y aian t
S more than h ri Ji Arthur Reynolds
mor than he did.
Mrs. Iteynolds on Kland.
' Mrs. Reynolds, the lad's mother.
t took the stand. She testified to the
c,os' friendship of the two boys,
j "Once I remonstrated with hiin and
I asked him why he didn't associate
! with the other bovs." Khe main "w
' told me he liked Arvy best, that the
I North Topeka boys went with eirls
and they didn't care about the girls."
Mrs. Reynolds further testified that
at their home Sunday they spoke of a
hold-up which occurred in Topeka tho
preceding night, when J. r. 1-arkin, a
visitor, remarked that soon every one
j would have to go about armed, with
' People suffering from a coal shortage
i anu me nign owl 01 living. It was
for self protection that Reynolds ear
ned the revolver, she testified.
Young Reynolds described the
shooting calmly. He answered ques
tions fired at him distinctly.
"The gun was my uncle's," he said.
"I hist used it twice. Once was New
'earn wusnt wmnv
(Continued on Page Two.l
COVERS HALF OF U. S.
Heavy Snow Storm Continues South
as Far as (icorjrla.
Washington," Jan. 22. Snow was
falling today thruout the eastern half
of the country north of Georgia nd
promised to tie up the country's trans
portation systems as badly as they
were before the beginning of the five
days' Industrial shutdown.
From the New. England states
southward along the Atlantic coast to
Georgia and extending inland to the
Mississippi 'liver, the storm rages.
Weather bureau officials said it would
continue tonight.
Considerably warmer weather was
reported from the Ohio Valley, the
Take region and the middle and
Death of XT. S. Infantryman Reported
by Pershing Without Details
Washington Jan. 22. General
Pershing reported Corporal Walter
Roberts, infantry, killed in action
January 20. No details -of the en
gagement were given. His mother.
n . Rnhrt livM at Ftartllna.
Mr-.
i Wash.