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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
he Balkan States and the En-
pfre of Turkey
Are Ready to Fly Mt Each
Others ThrOats.
MOBILIZATION IN PROGRESS
Both Sides Seem TO Regard the
Time OppOrtune
For Settling Their Long Stand
ing Differences.

London, Oct. 1.-Everything, accord
ing to the dispatches from the disturb
ed centers, seems ripe for the long eX-
pected conhagration in the near east
The, armies Of the Balkan states ara
preparing for war with feyerish ac-
~.Svity. The mobilization order is being
%5ut into effect with all speed accord
ing to dispatches received here. The
various nations concerned appear to pc
lieVe the long-for moment has arrived
when they will be called upon te
march aaginst Turkey. The Turkish
government, diplomats assert, WouiC
like TO find an easy way out of tins
present war with Italy and THINKS
war in the Balkans would give the
Ottoman government the outlet. Inc
Balkan states, at the same time are
anxious to get at their big neIghDol
while she is involved with one OF ths
great powers.
There still remain but two point
in regard to which diplomats can con-
tinue to maintain optimism Inc nIS'
of these is the fact that winter is ap-
proaching and will render active wal
operations difficult while the second L
that the union powers are working Ii
accord and have warned the Delllsefeii'
little states that whatever might Le
the outcome of war, they woulu
not be allowed to extend any of thelL
Macedonia
May Involve Big Ones.
At present there appears to be nc
reason why any of the European pow
\ers could be involved if war breaks
Ant, although it is recognized by tne
Nplomats of every country that II
would take very little to draw them
in. once the trouble is started. Austfla
it is believed here will be forced te
mobilize a few of her army corps IL
Bosnia so as to prevent Serv1ans from
entering the Sanjak of NoV1pazar,
which is a part of old Servia ana
which that country is anxious to re-
capture. In fact, it is understood thc
possibility of securing that addition e
her territory is the irfdncemenL 1oI
Servia TO Join forces with her nelghpors
against Turkey.
with the Austrian army thus parity
nobilized. Russia, it is argued, may
think it necessary to do likewise as she
particularly desires to prevent repe
tition of the situation which occorreu
during the preceding crisis, When slle
1,-ae compelled under the threat OF Nel @
,,,a1v TO change her Balkan poilcy pc
use use of her unpreparedness to proteC'
1oIand against the armies OF tne
kaiser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
Charles r. Crane of Chicago
Contributed $4,000 to Each
OF the LaFOIlette and Wilson
Primary Campaign Funds.
BOSS Finn PUT UP S1O2, 600
To Put Col. Roosevelt Over in
Pennsylvania.
OF This Amount $4,000 Was
Spent in Pittsburg.

Washington, Oct. 1.-E. H. Hooker,
treasurer of the Progressive party to-
day told the Clapp committee investi-
eating campaign contributions that
Charles r. Crane of Chicago had con-
tributed $4,000 to Senator LaFoI-
lette's campaign fund and $4,000 to
Governor Wilson's fund prior to the
Baltimore convention practically at the
same time
William Finn of Pittsburg testified
that he had personally contributed 90
per cent. OF the money for Colonel
Roosevelts primary campaign in
Pennsylvania. He gave 100000 to
the fund. of which $2S,000 was spent
in Pittsburg. Mr.. Finn declared he
would produce to the committee J. G..
Slain, a mau who without his authority
had signed Flinn's name to a telegram
to the STANDARD Oil company, asking g
support for a seat in the senate. This
was one of the kilograms produced by
Senator Penrose when he made his
sensational charges against Finn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
Big TAX PAYERS.

New York. Oct. 1.-When the city
tax books were opened to the public
it was shown that real and personal
value slightly more than $7.64O,0OO,-
900, a net increase of nearly $2O0,00O,-
900 over the figures for the present
year.
Andrew Carnegie with an assess
ment of S1O.0OO,0O0, leads the per-
sonal list, The estates of John D.
Rockefeller, John Jacob Astor and
Joseph Pulitzer are assessed at S5,-
100000 each; Cornelius Vanderbilt
$S.00O,O0a; Mrs. Russell Sage $2,51O,-
600, and Isidore Straus $2,OOO,OO0.
Real estate owned by ] P. Morgan
$1,S75,000; Charles NJ. Schwab ST.
$4,000. The Grand Central station is
assessed at S15.OO0,OOO; the Equitable
Life building site at s11,O0 900: the
metropolitan Life uilding at $12,-
415,000 and the Mutual Life at S1O.-
600 QUO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
LONG, LAST SLEEP
l.. R. DisbrOw Is Dead From
Dose CarbOIic Acid.
Believed He Meant to Take
Choral to Induce SIumber.

Having accidentally killed himself.
the officers believe. by mistaking a bot
tie of carbolic acid for one of solution
of chloral that he had been taking. the
dead body of L. r. Disbrow was found
at his home. 506 Lafayette street by
Ray Disbrow. his son. this morning.
The man had been dead but a short
time when the body was found, shortly
after o'clock. as it still was warm.
He was alone in his home at the time
of the accident. his wife being at the.
home of their daughter, Mrs. Guy N.
Snyder, 1916 Monroe street. Mrs Dis
brow, Mrs. Snyder says. had been at
the Snyder home about a week taking
care of the house on account of the
illness Of Mrs. Snyder.
Mr. Disbrow when found was lying
in his bed, seemingly asleep. On a
dresser in the room, however, were two
bottles just the same size. both or
them unstopped, that seemed TO tell
a mute story of the accident. In one
OF them was about a dram of solution
Of choral. In the other was about half
an ounce Of carbolic acid. A tea cup
that was standing near smelled OF car
bolic acid. and crystals OF the poison
that had formed in the bottom of the
glass indicated that the drug had been
mixed with We ter. A pitcher Of water
On the same dresser finished the story.
A slight burn on the victims lips prac-
tioally is the only sign that he took
the drug. the mouth showing no sign
of burns. But this is accounted for in
that undoubtedly the acid had been
mixed with water, very much diluting
il.
Mr. Disbrow was Sc years old. He
has suffered for some time with dia-
betes, bat apparently was in good
health last Sunday when he ate supper
a. the home of Blake Baird. a son-in-
law He is survived by his widow. two
daughters. Mrs. Snyder and Mrs Baird,
and his sol. Ray.
Whether an inquest will be held IN
the case has not been decided A
careful investigation is being made
and Dr. L. V. Sans probably win make
q. close examination OF the body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
BAN ON ABSINTHE
Federal Order Prohibits ImpOr-
tatiOn of French Drink.
Present Stock in America Will
Last Only Two Months.

t,iti+jne the irnportation Of absinthe
into this country went into effect to-
day. according to an announcement at
The customs house, and the DRINKING
of . ahsinthe will cease in America, as
soon as the present stock is exhausted;
The available supply, it is said, VIII
not last more than two months. I'm
porters say that there viii be no at
tennnt 70 fight or evade the law as the
volume of business is not worth it.
Customs records show that about
$4,000 cases were brought in each
year on which the government collect-
ed S212,5O0 in duties.
The department of agriculture holds
that any food or drug. the traffic in
which is restricted in the country OF
its manufacture, shall be refused en-
trv into this country. Also that alb
sinthe contains drugs injurious to the
health of the people of the United
States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
TRAIN IS BURNED
Eight Coaches Break Loose
and Go Over a Bank.
An Express Messenger Is the
Only Person Killed.

Nashville, Tennessee, October l.
Two Pullman sleeping cars, four day
coaches and two express cars broke
away from a rapidly moving Louis
Vile and Nashville train near Elmont,
Alabama early today, plunged down IN
embankment then caught fire and
burned but every passenger escaped
death and less than a score received
minor injuries.
An express messenger caught in the
wreckage of his car was cremated
Flames spread so rapidly that occu-
pants of the Pullmans were compelled
to flee in their night clothes abandon
ing all their baggage. 1t is believed
a broken rail caused the accident.
Among the injured was Mrs Bertha Il.
Henney, of East Highlands, Calf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
HOMES FIRST, He SAYS
Ae,ilene Man. Before Irrigation Con-
,fress. Doesn't Believe in BattIeships.

FSalt Lake City, Oct. 1--we need
,aEss battIeships and more money spent
~ develop homes for the American
DIopIe." declared ]. 3. Case of Abi-
4ei,le. kansas, before the National Irri-
cation congress today This nation
leeds homes more than 1t needs fight
inr fIoating forts" Mr. Case is vice
PRESIDENT of the congress and former
resident of the Transmississippi Com
.aaercial congress. He said:
ssT7he national congress should spend
mart of the money it is putting into
battIeships and make 1T possible for
our farmers to live on irrigated farms
as well as they can in kfne Georges s
dominion =
irrigation, but only a trifie compared
with it's assistance in other directions
THE farmers and stockmen o. the west
should unite to impress OH their con-
gressmen and senators the necessity
of greater activity in developing the
senf-arid lands and making homes
for the teeming millions at our doors
EVERY drop of water that falls should
ne utilized: every foct of tillabIe land
eventually brought under the pIow,
and the government should get behind
tho proposition in dead earnest not
only for the good of the people here in
the west but for the beneft or the
whole nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
Time TO DRAW THE Line
Taft Would Separate Political Sheep
From the Goats.

Beverly. Mass, Oct 1.-"Some of
the people now posing as third party
men will wake up after tn election
and find themselves alone. We would
be glad to welcome them back to the
Republican party, but they must come
lack as whole Republicans-th ey
must support the national, state and
local tickets
That was the substance of Presi-
dent Taft's message to the Republican
club of Beverly. The president con-
tinued by advising against a policy of
temporizing.
Its time to quit temporizing,' he
said. eff man is a Republican let
him say so, and let him support the
ticket. If he is not, throw him out of
the party
The president made only a short talk
to his fellow Republicans of the sum-
mer capital and afterwards spoke to
the Beverly italian club IN the city
hall on citizenship Later he attended
the weekly, meeting of the Beverly
MaSOnS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
First Ten Days of September
Hottest ON Record.
Last Ten Days Broke Records
for Cold.

The first 10 days of September, just
passed, averaged the warmest that
Topeka has experienced in any Sep
tember in 26 years and the last 10
days of the month averaged the COIL
est 10 Septem ber days on record dur
ing that period, as shown by the rec
ords of the local weather bureau 1f-
flee. The abnormally cool weather
the last of the month slightly over
balanced the summer weather the
first part, making the average tenn
perature of the month a little more
than a degree below normal.
1t completes what is, with four ex-
ceptions, the driest crop growing sea-
son at Topeka in 26 years, the
rainfall from March l to Septem er
80 this year being only 2 Il inches
more than that of the summer of 1911
which was the driest on record.
a more detailed summary of the
daily observations of the local wealth
er bureau office gives the average
temperature of the month as 81 de
grees. The highest temperature re
corded was 50 degrees on the 1st,
which is higher than the highest
temperatures of % of the past 25
Septem bers. The lowest temperature
was "a degrees on the 3Gth, which is
lower than any temperature exper-
fenced in September in 10 of the past
25 years and is within less than de-
grees of the lowest September on rec
ord at Topeka.
The average velocity of the wind
was about normal and it's prevailing
direction from the south.
The usual amount OF September
sunshine was received, IA days being
clear. partly cloudy and cloudy.
A heavy frost occurred on the 26tn
and a killing frost on the 30th. This
is the fourth time in 26 years that a
killing frost has occurred at Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
DEPORTATION CAR OUT

Portland, Ore, Oct. In custody
of Raphael P Bonham, government
immigration inspector. the first ex-
elusive immigration deportation car
from this state left Portland last
night attached to the Union Pacific
fast mail train bound for Hoboken,
n. J.
The car contains eleven aliens, all
public charges who have not been IN
the United States three years. Ten
of them are insane and one is SUI
fering from tuberculosis. At HobOken
the immigrants will be deported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
FRANK FAXON DEAD.

kansas City, No. Oct. Frank A.
Faxon, president Of the Kansas City
board of education and head of a
yvholesaIe drug firm, died hare. two
hours after suffering a stroke of apo
nlexy. 1t was said of Mr.. Faxon
that he had headed every movement
FOR the betterment of Kansas City since
he first came here in 1878. He as 81
years old. Mr.. Faxon was reared in
lawrence, Kan, where he settled with
his parents in 1897
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
Kansan Was Claimant to Span
ish Crown 40 Years Ago.
Family Driven From Country
He Died at Soldiers Home.

St Joseph. Mo-, Oct 1.-Joseph F.
Dunn, a resident of st. Joseph, for
more than fifty years, who died in the
soldiers home at Leavenworth, Kan,
yesterday, was a claimant to the
throne of Spain. He said his family
was driven from Spain when he was a
boy and went to Ireland and from there
he came to America. He fought IN
the Civil war. For a number of years
he lectured on phrenology in the West.
He was 75 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY
Thomas Motor Car Company Declares
Itself InSOlVent.

Chicago. Oct. 1.-The Thomas Mo-
to1 Car company has filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court, scheduling liabil-
tiles of more than $185,000. No state
ment of assets was filed beyond office
fixtures. The personal creditor is the
E R. Thomas Motor Car company Of
Buffalo, New York, whose claim is
nearly the amount of the entire in
debtedness. Insolvency is given as the
reason for the bankruptcy petition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
MEET At TOPEKA.
Twentieth Kansas Regiment VIII Hold
Next Reunion Here.

The next annual reunion of the ia
nous Twentieth Kansas regiment will
be held in Topeka This was decided
by the boys" who have been enjoying
their annual celebration at Lawrence.
Captain Edwin Boltwood, of Ottawa,
was elected president of the organiza-
ton, and Capt Clad Hamilton, of To-
peka. secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
GIBSON IS HELD.

Goshen. n. Y, Oct. Burton W.
Gibson, an attorney of New York city,
was held for the grand jury today on
a charge of numbering Mrs. Rose
Menschik Szabo, his client. who per-
ished in Greenwood lake last July. The
grand jury will be next Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
DOING ITS BEST.

There is nothing but fine weather
in sight" was the cheerful statement
of Sunny Flora, the government OBJ
server today. This is a bright pleas
ant day, but the temperatures are still
below normal-six degrees. Tempera-
lures are expected to rise tonight and
Wednesday. however The wind is
blowing from the west at the rate of
IA miles an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
Heavy snow storm in Maine.

Pres0Que Isle, Ne, Oct 1--SnOW
storms during the past "a hours have
caused heavy loss to farmers in this
section. Fruit and shade trees were
broke by the weight of the damp snow
and standing grain damaged Telephone
wires are down in many places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
nMIXED" HIS FOOD

Vincennes, Ind. Oct John Nor
ris. farm hand, died after intense
suffering shortly after consuming a
meal of six baked apples. cold siaw.
half a box of sardines and a stew of
liver, onions. potatoes and beans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01

weather Forecast for Kansas
Generally fair and warmer tonight
and WednesdaX
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-01
THE WIFE OF THE AVIATOR.
By John T. McCutcheon.

IcoD,yr.sh.: lsla: . Joha 7. Mecuteheon.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-03
Wasn't Murder
 Case Though It
 Seemed Like One

You'd think that murder case was cn trial in the city court this morn ing when John PoDovich, a youth of about 9, was arraigned on the charge of breach of the peace and assault accused with having entered the sa- loon Of his brother-in-law, John Vase, at 436 Hancock avenue, a week ago and aniably pointed a revolver at Vase, with numerous. threats.
 After a trial that occupied most of the morning, during which at least two of the principal witnesses lied themselves blue in the face, Popovfcn was fined S2O, which Was paid by his counsel, Attorney Abe GeduIdig.
 Popovich and friend, Andrew Csuka, who were present at the time, swore that the accused youth did not have revolver. On the other hand Vase and his wife were equally strong in their statements that he did have one, and furthermore that the other man, Csuka, had produced it on previous occasion A revolver was shown in court, which Vase claimed that PoDovich had left behind
 The court had to decide the ca SC hv choosing between these fIatly con- tradictory statements. The trouh'e started when Popovich married Vases sister two weeks ago. Vase objected to the match and that start ed bad ood between the two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-03
State Waterways
 Convention Feb. 20
Special from United Press.

Hartford, Feb. 3-Plans announced, today, for the final convention of the Connecticut Waterways association in this city, Feb. 20 forecasted one of the biggest days in local history. A general holiday will be proclaimed, at least in the afternoon. The governors of the New Englanf States are eX- pected to attend the convention.
 The military will play an important part in the public appearances of the governors. The militia will do much escorting and the firing of salutes will be common. A banquet in the early evening is being planned on an ex .ensive scale.
 chamber of commerce it's first oppor- tunity to put into practice it's "boom Hartford ideas. A big industrial ex- hibit is being arranged where the products of local factories will be dis. played to visitors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-03
ATTY. J. w. KELLER
 HIGHLY HON3RED

Attorney Joseph W. Keller Of New York city, whose brothers are well known merchants of this city and Hartford. has been honored by pro- motion on the staff of Attorney Gen eral Carmody!
 Attorney Keller is we'll known in Bridgeport through his oratoricai ability. He delivered a memorable address before the Emmet club at it's annual memorial services here sev- eral years ago. thrilling a capacity audience at Poli's theatre by his stirring eloquence.
 MT. Keller's promotion is to the position of deputy for New York city, which carries a salary of S4,500 per for New York city brought him forth an able orator and able student of political conditions. D. F. Keller, the Main street merchant is a brother of the fortunate young man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-03
SAM WHEELER PLAINTIFF IN
 $25,O ,OO0 SUIT
(Continued from Page II

MT F. H. Macfarlane made the fol- lowing statement:
 Answering your inquiry regardipg suit of s. H. Wheeler against the Macfarlane Mfg. Co.,, ct ux, for s25.- 900, we would state that the Macfar- 'ane Mfg. Go. purchased from s. H. Wheeler the Miller Motor Car Go. for S27 900.
 ''The Miller Motor Car Go. at that time had loans at one Of the local banks endorsed by & H. Wheeler which MT. Wheeler agreed 10 take care of. These notes. with the exception of 5000, have never been liqu dated, and have been carried along by he Miller Motor Car Co. as an accOmmo- Gation to MT. Vince CT.
 The mortgaee was given to MT. Wheeler for S20.O00 on condition as stated above, that MT. Wheeler was to ray the notes which were held by the bank. These notes were not and never have been paid as stated above, and the Miller Motor Car Go. proper W refused to pay the mortga ge of S20 GOO until the notes above mentio1ed were taken care of. The mortgage of $50,oc0 he'd by the Nacfarlane Mfg. CO has never been and there is no in ntiOn Of it being transferred, and even if it were, the Macfarlane MFg. Go. is fully able to pay the ro+e above mentioned, and several times this amount if~it became necessary"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-03
.LAFOLLETTE IN HOSPITAL AFTER
 STORMY TIME
GOaded On, He Cuts Loose in Scathing Denunciation of
 the "Kept Press"
SPEECH BEFORE PERIODICAL
 PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Senator Kissed and Jeered, But He Stands Firmly
 By His Charges
Special from United Press.)

Washington, Feb. 3-Senator I.aFol- lette is a patient, today. at the Prov idence Hospital, following the most strenuous experience of his presiden- ttal campaign which took place at Philadelphia, last night, when, in re- taliation for the batting of which he was made the object by political antagonists. he cut loose with, a vii triolic denunciation of what he term ed the kept press'' of the nation.
 The Senator started out in his speech before the Periodical Publish CTS Association by reading from man. uscript. When his poignant remarks drew jeers from certain of his audi tors he launched into a series Of caus- tic statements.
 At the conclusion of his remarks the Senator, whose physical condition has not been the best, was on the verge of a nervous collapse and upon his return here, today. his friends forced It is said his condition is not at all serious.
 Philadelphia, Feb 3-The allegation that many of the newspapers are -'con- trolled through that community of in- terests. that inter-dependence of in- vestments which ties the publishers the special interests made by sena- tor LaFollette early today. just be- fore the dinner of the Periodical Pub fishers, aSSOclaClOn enueu at a Iocal hotel stirred members and officers to bitter denial.
 The windup of the Senator's speech wa1 jeered and hissed but he not only stood by his charges but insisted that the magazines are also in danger of such control.
 we may expect this. kind of con trol sooner or later" he continued, "to reach out to the magazines. But more than this I warn you of a sub tie new peril. the centralization of ad- vertising that vii. in time, gag you. What has occurred on the small scale in almost every city in the country will extend to the national scale and will ere long close in on the maga- zines.
 'It is not the kept sheet owned by a man of great wealth to further his own interests that is the grave danger in this country. There are a few papers of this kind but not many. It is the other control that we have to face"
 Durino the latter part of his speech, which lasted more than two hours, there was an organized dem onstration from the diners. When he had finished Don c. Seitz, who was acting as toaStmaster, said:
 ''I shall not attempt nor have I the time to come to the defense of the newspapers of this country which have just been foolishly, wickedIy and untruthfully assailed."