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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
OFF TO The WAR
Militia officers and Second
Regiment Band Leave Today.
Soldiers Ordered to Avoid Corn
fields and Orchards.

Eastern Kansas is in a state of up
roar. for the sham battles begin today.
Topeka is supplyin. 55 officers and
men in answer to her country's call.
They will join the Reds at Lawrence,
and begin maneuvers Immediately. Great
was the excitement this morning, when
the diminutive army departed on its
dangerous mission, boarded the
special train, and Joined it's brothers
from Wichita, Clay Center and other
towns. All the national guard of the
state, with the exception of Battery y
field artillery and Cor pany A sigma
corps are expected to attend.
Among the Topeka officers are: Gen.
C. l. Martin, Major A. NJ. Fuller, Major
Waldo e. Aver, chief umpire of the
Red column, Adjutant General Major
Clad Hamilton of the First brigade
Major Arthur Mil :, Quartermaster Jas.
F. Going, head commissary, and Lieut.
F. A. Hammel, medical officer.
The Reds are all collected and are
simply waiting for the arrival of the
special from Topeka this morning. On
Sunday they moved forward to inter
cept the Blues and prevent the exc
cution of their plan of going to the
relief of a threatened fort.
The soldiers have been ordered tc
avoid corn fields, plowed ground ant
orchards, but are otherwise unrestrict-
ed
The Second regiment band left this
morning for Lawrence where it will see
service with the Reds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19


revenue levy is compulsory, the in
creased valuation giving the county
comm iSSionerS an increase in revenue,
and the law providing a, decrease in
the levy The cut in the fund for
roads and bridges is made possible be-
cause the board has a considerable
amount of money in the fund now, and
will not be compelled to raise so much
this year. The interest and sinking
fund the board refuses to cut, being
anxious to take up the courthouse
bonds as fast as possible, thus reduc-
ing the interest. The interest this year
will be about $500 less that last year,
$4,000 in bonds having been taken
up out of last years taxes. The levy
for charitable institutions is necessary
if the board continues to appropriate
money for the Topeka Provident asso-
citation and the Society for the STUDY
and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
The state levy of 12 mills, and the
citv lew of mills has been made.
Figuring the county levy at 2.5 mills
it makes a total of 10.7 mills, or $1-G1
on the valuation of $100 without any
levy for the board of education mas
much as Zimmerman says he will not
extend an insufficient levy, and as II
will require the maximum allowed by
law for the general revenue and the
building funds, besides a half mill for
interest and g mills to provide for the
payment of bonds, it is believed the
total board of education levy Will
reach 7.3 to IA mills. This will mean
that the total general levy which the
taxpayers of Topeka will face this year
will he from IS to 1871 mills, or a tax
of from $1.S0 to Sl.Sl on the $loo vaiu-
alton.
The city levy was reduced 1 mill
and the county levy is expected to be
reduced 2 mills. The board of educa
tion levy however. will have to be
increased considerably more than both
tbe other reductions being raised from
5S mills last year to the figures given.
an increase of from LIS to 1.6 mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
Board of Education VIII Meet
This Week.
Otherwise Levy VIII Come Too
Late for Extension.
IBIG INCREASE NECESSARY
Hike From 6.1 to IA Mills
Seems Unavoidable.
Big Deficit Apparent After In
crease Is Made.

The Topeka board of education
will hold a special meeting tonight
at which time the tax levy
for the present year promises to be the
all-absorbing topic of discussion. The
board has received the letter from
County Clerk Zimmerman. returning
the levy heretofore certified. A new
certification of. the levy must be ma6e
this week or it will be too late to be
extended on the tax rolls for this year,
and will leave the board without any
funds to carry on the years work.
''It would make no particular off
ty clerk. but 1 know / would be en-
Joined from extending the levy if it is
not made within the time required by
law. Therefore the levy. must be in
this week, in order to conform to the
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
LETS WILSON OUT.
No Personal Censure for Secretary In
the Everglades Reports.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The Moss
committee today presented to the
house two reports of it's investigation
of the Florida everglades charges and
the subsequent inquiry into the drain
age division of the department. of
agriculture. The reports take up the
charge that a certain circular unfavor-
able to sale of everglades lands was
suppressed in the department of agri-
culture through influence of real
estate operators; the question of rela-
lions between Assistant Secretary Hays
of the department. and K O. Wright,
a former government employee, in a
land project at Lake Mattamuskeet.
n. c., and the dismissal of G. G. FL
lott and A. ID. Morehouse from the
drainage division of the department
on technical charges involving the
transfer of government funds from one
account to another.
Secretary Wilson escaped personal
arraignment at the hands of the ma
jority in the findings on the everglades
-:harges. The departments policy to-
ward the everglades was characterized
as vascillating, "the most unfortunate"
and having subjected the department
to much suspicion and criticism
The minority report signed by Rep
resentative Sloan of Neb7a aska, who
said his views were approved by Rep
resent atives Higgins and Madden held
that Secretary Wilson had acted with
in his legal discretion
HAYS was condemned by the ma
iority for his relations with Wright in
the North Carolina project, while the
minority held his interest was not one
for profit but only his well known in
terest in development of rural COM
munity life.
Both majority and minority agreed
that the dismissal of Elliott and More
house on technical charges was "over
discipline
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
TWO HURT IN WRECK.
Actor and Woman Injured When Train
Leaves Track.

Usage City, Kan, Aug 19.-Train No.
10 on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad was derailed here Sunday,
seven cars leaving the track. Two
passengers were seriously injured and
a number of others were cut and
bruised. Joseph H Smith of Boston,
a member of musical comedy COM
pany, was injured in the side and is
reported in a serious condition. Mrs.
A. Mitchell of Shaddick, Oklahoma,
had a foot severely wrenched.
The private car of S. B. Strohm of
Chicago, general superintendent of
transportation, was attached to the
train, and was transformed into a hos
pital for the injured
A broken bolt on a switch f1ange is
said to have been responsible for the
wreck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Naval Bill Conferees Agree on One
S15,OOO,OOO BattIeship.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Senate con-
vened at II a. m. Approved joint
resolution amended by house appro-
priating $4,000 for subsistence of
American refugees from Mexico.
Conferees with house on naval ap-
preparation bill agreed on provision
for $15,OOO.O0O battleship. Senator
Fall made denial of charge by Presi-
dent Madero that he had interfered
with peace negotiations between the
Mexican government and insurgents.
Passed Works resolution for investi-
cation of national soldiers home at
Santa Monica, Cal.
Attempt to secure consideration of
Newlands resolution for joint con-
gressional committee to confer with
president on tariff legislation failed
Conferees on fur seal treaty bill
agreed to five years closed season.
House convened at 1920 a. m. Dam
and water pOwerSite bill considered.
Many including omnibus water power
site bill, stricken from calendar on
objections.
Moss committee submitted major
ity and minority reports on Florida
everglade investigation.
The naval bill as agreed to pro-
vides for eight submarines, the orig
inal number, six torpedo boats, two
Golfers and one machine ship.
1t was agreed that the new battle-
snip SnOuld not De q super QreaQ-
nought, but a vessel of standard size.
The question of armament was left
to the naval constructors and the sec
retary of the navy A movement to
name the new battleship "Constitu-
ton has been started. Today is the
centennial of the battle between the
old Constitution and the Guerrero
Under the law the secretary of the
navy would be obliged to christen the
new ship Arizona or New Mexico, but
the senate and house conferees will
be urged to amend the bill with a
provision that the new ship be
named after "Old Ironsides."
The bill as agreed upon also pro-
vides for a round the world wireless
system by which the navy depart
ment could keep in touch with its
ships on virtually every part of the
globe.
Conference report on Indian appro-
priation bill defeated by Senate be-
cause of provision for transfer of In
dian prisoners of war from Fort Sill
to New Mexico.
Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was repassed with
provision for adjustment of commerce
court after spirited debate. Provision
providing constitutional amendment
for six year term for president was
eonsiC cred, Senator Cummins advo-
eating its adoption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
USE BILLIARD BIPLANE.
I,ongren VIII Take to Missouri in
Place of His Wrecked Machine.

Phil Billiards. new racing biplane will be
used by its builder A. K. Longren, III
flights at Higginsville. No, this week iii
place of Longren's own machine that was
wrecked in a tornado at Pratt, Kan, last
Tuesday The arrangements have been
completed and the Billiard machine has
been shipped to Higginsville for flights
In the meantime Longren has crew or
machine, and expects it to be completed
in time for his scheduled flights at
Eureka Kan. August q to 20
The accident to Longren's machine, tire
first the Topeka aviator ever has ex-
perienced. was not due either to careless
ness or bravado on the part of the avi-
ator Pratt people were urging Longrsn
to fly just before the tornado struck, ard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
Cost Only s19,4O3 to Nominate
Roosevelt at Chicago.
Only $4,000 Was Subscribed by
Individuals.
MUCH POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Is Being Shown Around the Va.
riOuS Headquarters.
Mulvane Names Head of the
Speakers Bureau.

Chicago, Aug. 19=La Verne w.
Noyes, treasurer of the Progressive
convention arrangement committee to-
day made public a statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements for the re-
cent Progressive national convention
held in Chicago in August, showing
that the total expense of the conven-
ton was $19,403.
In submitting his report Mr.. Noyes
said:
'SThe first national convention of the
Progressive party was conducted with
less cost to the people than probably
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
HE SEES HIS SISTER.
But She Is so Years Old When Broth
err Meets Her.

Norton, Kan, Aug. 19.-Robert
Thayer, a miner. eattleman and Bap-
tist preacher. whose home is near Salt
Lake City, for the first time in his
life saw his sister here Friday. Sne
is the wife of William Morris, who
lives near Norton
Thayer is SO years old and his sis
ter is 60. When they were children
they were given for adoption, the sis
ter being placed with a family before
the brother was born That was in
Illinois. Thayer was taken by a Nor
mon family to Utah. where he has
accumulated a fortune He has been
ordained a Baptist preacher. He may
move to Norton to be near his sister.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
KANSAS SETS THE PACE
In Movement to Reform the Hand
writing of Doctors.

Denver, Aug. Reformation by leg
islation in the prescription handwriting
of physicians and pharmacists will b
urged before the sixtieth annual con-
vention os the American Pharmaceuti-
cal association which opens here today
with a thousand druggists representing
nearly every state in the Union in at
tendance.
A resolution recently adopted by the
Kansas Pharmaceutical association
suggesting legislation as a means of
securing Iegible writing and recording
of prescriptions will be offered for en-
dorsement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
STRICKEN MOOSER DIES
James Nj. Brenton, Whose Career Was
Sensational, Dies

Chicago. Aug. 19.-James NJ. Bren-
ton, at one time mayor of Des Moines.
Ia, and whose career was an extraor-
binary one, died at a hospital hs.e
last night He came to Chicago from
Deadwood, S. D., as a delegate to the
recent Progressive national convention
and was taken sick.
Brenton was at various times a
farmer, teacher, school superintendent.
homesteader and automobile agent. He
formerly possessed considerable wealth
and was recuperating his fortune when
stricken. He weighed 325 pounds and
was SO years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
Whitman's Men Have Been at
Work Four Months.
The Men Higher Up Have Been
Constantly Shadowed.
CLIMAX IS BROUGHT ABOUT
By the Murder of Gambler Her
man ROsenthaI.
Investigation Started by Pri-
vate Poker Game.

New. York, Aug. 19.-Sam Schepps,
alleged paymaster of the murderers of
Herman Rosenthal, arrived in New
York from Albany this forenoon and
was taken to the West Side prison,
where he will be placed in a cell. AL
though held only as a material wit
ness, District Attorney Whitman, who
came down from Albany with Schepps,
said he would be arraigned in court
as matter of form.
New York, Aug 1e-News that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
KAWS HOME TUESDAY

Returning from their trip on the road
which included II regularly scheduled
games and three double headers, the
Kaws open an at home stay of u games
at Kaw field Tuesday afternoon. St
Joseph will furnish the opposing force.
The record of the team on the road is far
from poor one despite the number or
games lost Most of these contests were
lost by one
There are seven new men on the team.
A good way to show your appreciation OF
the work the ownrs have done in an
attempt to get a winning combination to-
gether would be 20 get out to the first
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
CConhnued en- Pare ~
SHOCK KILLS HIM
Veteran Sees Battle in Which
He Fought, Dies.
Emotion Kills Man Wounded in
Real Fight.

Milton, Pa, Aug. 19.-While wit
Messing a moving picture presentation
of the Battle of Gettysburg, last night,
Harvey Geiger, a Civil war veteran,
dropped dead of heart failure The
film showed a regiment acting the part
Geiger's regimene took in the battle,
and the old man, who was wounded in
this engagement, became so overcome
with emotion that he could not with
stand the shock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19

the aviator looked at the sky and declared
the conditions were not favorable. A few
minutes later the tornado struck his
hangar and partly wrecked his machine.
Shortly afterward the biplane was loaded
on wagon to be hauled away and an
other twister struck 1t, upsetting the
wagon and literally tearing the flying ma
chine to pieces. The motor practically
was the only part of the machine which
was not broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
JAMES HAVEMEYER DIES
Sugar King Dead at Home. Was 20
Years Old.

New York. Aug. 19.-James Have
meyer. formerly associated with other
members of his family in the sugar
refining business. is dead at his home
here. aged 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19
STILL IT GETS HOTTER
Weather Man says 96 Above Today
But Cool Tonight.

1t is hot today-ten degrees above nor
mai for this date-but the weather MAJ
says that it will be cool enough tonight TO
permit of sleep. The mercury was al the 96
degree point at , O'Clock and still goiig
UP. The wind is blowing twelve miles an
hour from the west.
The hourly readings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19

any convention of the Republican or
Democrat parties for years.
National conventions have been
growing more expensive steadily. The
members of the arrangement commit
tee felt as Progressives it was more in
keeping with the policies of this move
ment to avoid all unnecessary expense
and to finance the convention by pop
Ilar Subscription.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19

weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Cooler
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-19

CONTINUED. on page 5.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-03-14

welt to sweep the state before him.
La Toilette is the contender and
every ballot cast for Mr.. Taft that
would otherwise be cast for Roosevelt
cuts one off the number Of votes the
senator from Wisconsin will have to
overcome il there is a possibility OF
his winning out. That is why a vote
for Taft is a vote for La Toilette.
: Let the citizens of the slope coun.
try go to the polls on election day
and roll up an overwhelming majority
for Roosevelt, their logical leader. The me
La Toilette forces concede this sec
tion to Roosevelt, but that does not
signify that voters may remain az
home, trusting that their neighbors
will carry their candidate on to VIC
tory. Every citizen should make 1t
his personal duty to 90 to the polls
next Tuesday. Roll up the highest
possible vote. and work for major
ity so overwhelming that the other
states of the Union will see that the
demand for Roosevelt for, president
in North Dakota is emphatic and r.
resistible.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-03-14
"a PAP DllAPEP|Su
FOR 4 BAD STOMACH [

II you had some Diapepsin handy
and would take q little now y0ul
stomach distress or Indigestion would
vanish in, i've minutes and you would
feel fine. l.. y. 81
This harmless preparation will d:
gest anything you eat and over come
a sour, out-of order stomach before you
realize 1t. Es.s
IL your meals don't tempt you 81
what little you do eat, seems to ne
you, or lays like a lump Of lead IN
your stomach, or il you have heart
burn, that is q sign Of Indigestion.
Ask your pharmacist for q 50-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin and take g
little Just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belchine
Of undigested food mixed with acid.
no stomach gas or heartburn, dullnese
or heavy feeling In the stomach, nau
sea, debnitating headaches, dizzi
ness or intestinal gripping. This VIII
all 70, and, besides. there Will, be no
undigested food left over IN the stom.
ach to poison your lreath with nause-
GUS odors. 1t5a2E ;. HIGH
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure
for out Of order stomachs, because II
prevents fermentation and takes hold
OF your food and digests It just the
same as IL your stomach wasn't there
Relief in five minutes from all stom'
ach misery is at any drug store walt
ing for you. il
These large 60-cent cases Of Papes
Diapepsin contain more than sumcient
to thoroughly cure almost any case Of
dyspepsia, Indigestion or any other
stomach disturbance. .@
Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-03-14
SCHOOL GARDENS.

The work of the jamestown school
children year ago in taking care OF
a public park and doing all of the
work in taking care Of the plants and
flower gardens is worthy Of emula-
tion this year by all other schools OF
the state, where proper facilities may
be obtained. In this connection 1t
is interesting to note what Is being
done in the east. The Washington
Star says:
At meeting of the Washington
Florist club the other night prizes
were offered for the best ornamental
ton of school gardens in order to
stimulate interest In the competition
between the schools. This is another
move in the direction of the proper
development of the gardening spirit
on the part of the children of Wash
ington. For some years they have
been under instruction in the matter
of home and school garden work,
and without question Washington has
benefited materially in appearance az
a result, but much vet remains to be
done. The opportunities at the school
buildings themselves have not been
fully utilized. owing. in large meas.
ure,, to the lack Of funds. The chill.
dren have contributed themselves,
with the aid of their parents, to the
purchase of supplies for school garden
work. but their means are limited.
Furthermore, at many of the schools
the conditions are unpropitious. Most
of the ground is utilized for recreation
purposes. After the closing of the
schools the gardens are exposed to
the vandalism of the public, and by
the first of July little remains to show
for the diligent work that has been
done druing the spring. Nevertheless,
all this means improvement. At the
homes of the pupils flowers and vines
are grown whore before there was no
at decoration. These in
fluences reach far, and the school
gardens stand virtually for a wide
spread social improvement.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-03-14
BRorHER DIED.

Chief Clerk Nv. ]. Anderson, of the
department Of state, received the sad
news yesterday that his youngest
brother was dead. The young mans
name was Thomas George, his age
being 10 years and months. The
cause Of death was pneumonia, and
his demise took place at the parental
home. four miles east of Sherbrooke,
N. D. He was the youngest of seven
children. all boys, and the grief of
the stricken family is hard to as.
suage. Why a fine, bright young man
such as he. should be taken just as
he was to enter che mandhood's 8
state, .is hard indeed for mortal mind
to understand. The sympathy of the
employees In the department and
Throughout the capitol is extended to
Mr.. Anderson in his loss.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-03-14
A RAZOR PROOF SNAIL.
k etrelled the Entire Length Of ths
Blades Keen Edge.

~ StaOV wv" s08Os
"When photographing q snail"
writes Professor Ward in the London
Strand Magazine. II was surprised ut
the fact that even the rough cut edge
Of sheet Of glass presented no diff.
culties to It's locomotion. It's even pace
was continued In spite OF the fact that
the sharp corner appeared to be pene-
trating its body. There we have ex-
hibited the animals delicate sense Of
touch, and this led me to make fur
ther experiment.
'After had placed the snail on the
butt Of 4 ra1or's blade It slowly moved
along the back Of the blade and then
climbed completely over the sharp
sdse, the rasor being In excellent con-
dillon. ~ the successive waves
brought the fore part Of its foot near
the edge Of the blade its head was
held low down. and the lower and
shorter pair Of fselers nearly touched
til blade, % II feeling the way.
"sAt the moment when the sharp edge
was reached the small feeleEs were
fully extended toward II. and just at
The very instant when expected to
- them cut on they were. both In
SANITY retracted. They were little
nore than ! ,hairbreadfh away. and,
though ths lower feelers possess no
5eyss, yse b their sudden movement
was quits convinced 7that the snail ut
<a.nk enaA~ ~ v,nns,~mlznA Aanune