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Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-29
Obligation of Men.


 Third he laid stress on the obliga- ton of men to make themselves felt in social matters, that they were called on to be messengers of Christ and called on to be factors in solving so- cial problems. The fact is the move ment is a challenge to Christian man hood to serve God through service to men.
 It is a call to the men of Norwich first to be more out and out Chris tians. Men admire a man for stand ing for what he believes It is a call to Christian men of Norwich and to Christian manhood to make themselves felt in the social and civic conditions of the city. We have been booming Norwich lately. Right on the heels of booming Norwich for q larger and better city we are held up for scorn before the world as 6 city that prae- tically licenses the social evil.
 Who Gave Authority?
 Who gave authority to the officials of the city to license the social evil Who has the right to assume to say that law shall be applied this week and not next week? whether this law shall be enforced and another unen- forced? When a sister city makes il uncomfortable for postitutes they find a cordial welcome in Norwich, because they will be practically licensed and otherwise allowed to pursue their ne- farious trade. Do some say we are thus held up to scorn because of the intrusion of the state pOlice2 If ouI own officials fail to do their duty, can complaint be made against others who will do it? Norwich never can be d great city and be evil at heart. Are rumors true that officials are in con nivance with the prostitutes?
 Interest in City Government. Moreover. the Christian manhood ol Norwich should take a personal anC active interest in the city governments 1 What party, or are both parties. ir their endeavors to secure control | thinking of the good of Norwich l Which is asked when a man is con. | sidered for office, Is he fit to perform | the duties of that office, or is he a vOti 1 getter? The Christian manhood o Norwich should enter into govern mental matters and apply to them thu | Christian ideals and principles. Wh! was the Titanic wrecked? At leas ono fundamental reason was the mod ] ern greed for gain, which sought ti produce tho biggest ship and the fast ! est time record across the sea. A sec ond reason was mans conceit that ht had built a ship which could not sink ] What is the world saying today Shame, folly. smaller boats more care i longer route. but 500 lives have beel : 5a..,.iffrad frAy1 B5 fAU ra l0 mo vel9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-28
CALLS ON ARMY
The War Department Orders
Tenth u. S. Infantry
ceed to Nicaragua.
FROM THE PRESIDENT DIRECT
VIII Reach Their Destination
in 48 Hours.
The Denver Is Believed to Be
Already in Port.
from THE PRESIDENT DIRECT

Washington, Aug. 2s.-American
soldiers will be landed in Nicaragua
within the next Is hours
On advice of conditions said to be so
serious as to justify their oeing kept
secret in Washington, President Taft
at Beverly today personally directed
the immediate movement of the Tenth
United States infantry, now on the
Panama canal zone, to Nicaragua to
guard American lives and property.
Dispatches of last night and early to-
day pictured the situation as being so
acute that an immediate <loVement of
large force of troops was neceSsa ry.
Allegations of conditions bordering
on barbarism and acts even worse than
those which took the troops of the
united powers into China to qCell the
Boxer rebellion have been received at
the state department within the last
"A hours The deliberate murder of
two Americans, Dodd and Philips, af-
ter they had been wounded and were
helpless, following the massacre at
Leon on August 19, focused attention
on the the previous reports of burning
of soldiers, starvation of political pris-
oners held in dungeons and other al
legged acts of cruelty.
The latest report made plain that
protection for Americans was neces-
sary and it would not be safe to wait
for the arrival of marines now en-
route.
Although the gunboat Denver has
not reported her arrival at Corinto
with American reinforcement it is be-
heved at the navy department that the
little vessel is now in port there. The
failure to inform the department of her
arrival is believed to be due to diff
Guilty in communication. 1t is likely
that the Denver h S left her small de-
tachments of bluejackets and is now
to San Juan del Sur, the
cable station. The state department has
few dispatches on the situation.
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NO men FOR War
Russian in Charge of Madero's
Forces Wants Help.
Could Easily Stop War With
600 Good Men.

E1 Paso, Tex, Aug. 2S.-Emilio KOS
terlitzky, commander of the rural po-
lice of all Mexico. and son of a COM
mander of Russian cossacks of the
czar's army, is here on his way to
Mexico City. Col. Kosterlitzky, who
led the rurales for many years dur
ing the Diaz regime, freely admits that
the Mexican government has not suf-
ficient elements in the state of Sonora.
from whence he comes directly, to COM
bat the rebels there.
with 800 rura1es of the old kind I
could clean Sonora of rebels declared
the Russo Mexican soldier. Il am ne
gotiating with the department of war
regarding the formation of a group of
men which 1 will select.
'"The rurales of the old government
are scattered. L have had to use ex-
insurrectos of the Madero revolution.
The federal force in Sonora and in the
state of Sinaloa are inadequate to COPE
with the situation.y
Col. Kosterlitzky comes directly from
Magdalena, Sonora south of NogaIes,
Arizona He reports that there are 500
rebels operating along the Southern
Pacific of Mexico just south of Mag
dalena, where he was stationed with
only 200 men. The rebels are led by
Col. Antonio Rojas, leader of Orozco's s
original army They have cut the rail-
way between Guaymas and the Ameri-
can border, and hold much territory.
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''HOP" HAS A CALI
BeIIbOy Starts to China to Be.
come Missionary.
Found Hiding on Ship and Re-
turned as StOwaway.

San Francisco, Aug. 2s.-Harold
Yates, a frightened youth who had seen
a vision and started for the Orient 10
preach to the Chinese, was brought
hack to San Francisco on the steamer
Nile. which reached here toGay- Yates
cali" by which he was summoned TO
spread the message of the gospel among
the heather led him to stow away on
the Manchuria, which left here Friday.
Captain F'rieIe of the Manchuria listen
ed to the young mans account of his
vision. but decided that it did not en-
title Yates to free passage and he was
transferred to the Nile, when that YES
sci was met in mid ocean.
Yates, who is a bell boy at a local
hotel, was awakened with difficulty
Friday morning by another bell boy.
He explained that he had been listening
to a divine summons to the missionary
field and hurriedly packed a few be-
lcugings and boarded the Manchuria
where he hid in the hold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-28
RULE AGAINST JOHNSON
American League Head Doesn't Agres
With HeydIer.

New York, Aug. 2s-President Ban
johnson of the American League
rules that Pitcher Walter Johnson's
winning streak was broken in the sec
ond st. Washington game Mon
day. Mr.. Johnson, who is here on his
way to Chicago. said:
The winning run was made by St
Louis when johnson was in the box
ard the game will be recorded as a
defeat for him. Johnson made a wild
pitch and st. Louis batsman hit him
for single that sent home the decid-
ing tally"
John A. Heydler, secretary of the
National League, states that in his
opinion johnson should not be charged
with the defeat.
"The rule invariably followed by
me-" said Mr.. Heydler, "holcs the
pitcher responsible for all runners on
bases when he retires from the game,
and the first pitcher therefore must
be charged with the defeat 1t is an
unfair proposition, under such cOndf-
tions, to expect the second pitcher to
prevent runs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-28
Held Rally at the Grand Last
Night.
Resolutions Score the Pro-
gressive Leaders.
ENDORSE TAFT AND SHERMAN
Condemn Stubs for Alignment
With w. A. White.
The EmpOria Editor Belongs to
the Third Party.

In speeches bitterly denouncfng all
Bull Moosers'' from Roosevelt down,
including every candidate for state
office who favors the Bull Moose. and
with ringing resolutions endorsing
President w. II. Taft, and scoring
Governor Stubbs and his attitude. the
Republican Party league was In session
nearly three hours last night at the
Grand Opera house There were no
half way measures. Resolutions offered
were adopted unanimously without
dissenting vote, and when the speakers
referred to the Republican party. or to
some of its great work in the past. or
condemned those who pose as Pro-
gressives'' the room rang with cheers
As forerunner of the meeting
band played various national airs In
front of the National hotel, and then
marched to the opera house and played
again. Then John 7. CLANCY, chairman
of the Republican county central COM
mittee, introduced the chasrman of the
evening, Captain p. n. Cohey- 1t was
nearly half past eight when the speech
making began. 1t was not closed until
after a number who had been in attend
ance at the party council returned to
announce the result of the councils
proceedings.
A telegram from Senator Charles
licanism be kept up, was read amid
cheers. Senator Curtis telegram was.
IT hope you will keep UP the fight for
the Republican ticket. There are
thousands of men in Kansas who de-
mand a Republican ticket to votS for.
Men who are fighting the Republican
party have no moral right to be on that
ticket. Count on my help in the fight"
After the result of the party council
was made known several leaders in the
EOId hofr int
of voting for Judge w. II. Thompson.
Democratic candidate for senator.
against Governor Stubbs IL necessary TO
defeat the governor. The leaders de-
clared, however, that the fight is not
over. and refused to say that they will
support the Democratic candidates.
I'VE want a Republican ticket TO vote
Tor" they said. ''and we hope we may
have it before November"
Three resolutions were presented to
the meeting and each was adopted
The resolutions were
offered by a committee on resolutions
appointed at the afternoon meeting OF
the league, which consisted in ]. 5.
Frank Bennefield. CoffeyviIle; II. b.
Kelly, Kansas City, Kan. and T. C.
Manning, Winfield.
The officers of the league selected
are:
President, j. S. Dean. Topeka; vice
president at large, Captain p. H. Coney.
Topeka; secretary, George A. Clark.
Topeka; assistant secretary Fred II.
Jewell, Topeka; vice president First
district, c. c. Mccarthy, NortonviIIe:
Second district, Thomas H Hardy
Lawrence; Third district, AL F. VIII
liams, Columbus; Fourth district. Matt
Mcdonald. Strong City; Fifth district.
Charles Estes, Abilene; Sixth district
W. II. Mitchell, Beloit; Seventh district.
Leslie Banta, Medicine Lodge: Eighth
district. e. B. Jewett, wichita
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1t is largely for the purpose OF await
ing the decision of the federal court in
Denver September 2, to hear the ar
guments and propositions of the Taft
forces in this case that the contest
board decided to postpone the final de-
cision in the case Members of the
board agreed that the hearing in To-
peka could be materially shortened and
the issues confined by a later hearing.
To bring about settlement and if
possible an early agreement of certain
issues, the contest board propounded in
writing two special questions to the
Taft and Roosevelt lawyers. Replies
to these questions will be filed in briefs
to be submitted in the next few days.
Attorneys D. r. Hite and Fred E.
Stanley, Republican national commit
teeman from Kansas, represented the
Taft interests in today's arguments.
Congressman Fred S. Jackson and c.
w. Trickett appeared for the Roosevelt
electors.
Arguments in the case were compare
lively brief. Several questions were
asked by Attorney General John S.
Dawson, sitting as a member of the
contest board; and other questions were
asked by Charles Sessions. secretary of
state, and w. E. Davis, state auditor
who are also members of the board.
These questions tended to conf1ne the
issues to be determined in the contest
over the placing of the Roosevelt elec-
toral candidates on the November cleo
ton ballot and the certifying of the
names by the secretary of state to the
county clerks.
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mia, Progressive candidate for vice
president, will speak at Garfield park
in North Topeka next Monday after
noon, when he will address the crowd
at a Labor day picnic. Following the
Governor johnson meeting in Topeka
September 2, Theodore Roosevelt will
spend September 21 in Kansas-proba-
bly, in the First district. William Allen
White, Progressive national committee
man for Kansas, has received kilograms
confirming both dates
The meeting of Governor johnson will
be held next Monday afternoon at I 2
o'clock. Governor johnson will come
to Topeka at 1920 over the Union Pa
cific and will be met by White and
other Progressives. He will spend the
greater portion of the morning in con-
ference with Progressive leaders and
to Kansas City, where he will address
a night meeting.
Theodore Roosevelt's second invasion
OF Kansas this year has not been detin-
itely Schedule It is only known that
Roosevelt will spend the day in the
state. He will speak September 20 in
Omaha and if train schedules can be
properly arranged, the Progressive lead
er will be booked for several speeches
in the Third district-the home of Phil
P. Campbell. 1t is proposed by White
and other Progressives to arrange
state and most of his speeches will
probably be from the rear of a special
Roosevelt train.
A Resubmission Candidate.
1t is intimated in Topeka today that
Russell J. Harrison, defeated two years
ago for the Democratic nomination for
governor, is planning to launch his candi-
dacy for governor on an Independent
ticket, backed by a declaration for resub-
mission. The possibility of Harrison's
candidacy is not viewed with serious
alarm by Kansas Democratic leaders.
Two years ago Harrison made the race
for the Democratic gubernatorial nonina-
ton. In that contest George H. Hodges,
the present Democratic nominee, was sue
cessful. Hodges received 2S,725 votes in
the primaries against 121S9 votes cast for
Harrison.
In event Harrison should decide to mako
the race as an Independent candidate, his
name would be placed on the ballot by
petition. These petitions must be filed
with the secretary of state in time to
able him to certify the names of all can
didates to the county clerks not later
than September 20. At present Harrison
is feeling the sentiment of the Topeka
Democrats who supported Billiard. An eff
fort was made to induce Billiard to enter
the November contest as an independent
candidate, but he declined to run. Now,
it is claimed, Harrison may make the race
if friends of the Topeka mayor show suf-
ficient enthusiasm.
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locations in the west, in favor of a
department of mines and mining and
in recommendation of further harbor
improvements along the gulf coast in
Texas
Proposed amendments to the bylaws
of the congress were read by John l..
Powell, chairman of the executive
committee, and they were made a spe-
cial order of business for tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. PoweIls only formidable op-
ponent for the presidency of the con-
gress is former Governor James H.
Brady of Idaho, whose friends are
Very active.
The wisdom and propriety of "See-
ing America first" is being impressed
on the delegates to the congress at a
great Salt Lake resort this afternoon
by F. w. Graham of Seattle, who read
an address prepared by Louis w. Hill
of the Great Northern railroad, j. w.
Kelley of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad and others.
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TO TREAT ALL ALIKE.
TTansmississippi Congress Favors Pro-
lection for Farmers.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 2S.-There was
material for argument in some of the
resolutions submitted at the opening
of the second days session of the
Transrnississippi Commercial congress.
a demand that products of farm and
ranch be given the game measure of
protection as is accorded to other
products of the United states was con-
of Texas. who declared that the farm
ers and ranchmen had been blamed
unjustly for the high cost of living:
The first rap at the forestry policy
NJ the interior department was given
IN a resolution rendered by Henry
welsh, Utah, who said the mining de-
veIopment of the west was being re-
tarded by the department regulations.
There were other resolutions for
franscontinenta highway, thanking
ste Tresident and congress for the ap-
1,ropriatfon for waterway improve
Tnertc on, the Missouri river, urging a
hill for the creation of division of
information in the immigration bu-
reau to direct immigrants to suitable
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Continued OF Page TwoA
AGAIN AT 100.
The Weather Is Beastly Hot and No
Relief Predicted.

Topekans are hunting the cool spots
today. Old Sol is shining with fury,
and if it were not for a 8 mile breeze
that is blowing from the southwest
the weather would be almost unbear-
able. The mercury stood within one
degree of the 100 mark at o'clock
this afternoon, and the temperatures
for the day are averaging higher than
on any previous day in 1912. All rec
ords for this date in the past &c years
have been smashed, the former high
mark being 95 degrees as recorded a
year ago.
Relief is in sight according to the
forecast from Washington. 1t is ex-
pected that a cool breeze will be con-
ducive to sleep tonight. Fair weather
is expected to be the order of things
in the next twenty-four hours, al
though clouds had begun to appear
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
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BURNS To DEATH IN AIR
An Aviator's AeropIane Catches Fire
While Flying.

Douai, France, Aug. 2S.-Lieutenant
Louis Felix NJ. Chandenier of the
aviation corps, was burned to death
while flying in his aeropIane today.
He started from this city for Chalons
on the test necessary for the acquisi-
ton of the pilots certificate. When
he reached Crecy-Sur-Seine about
half the distance, his petrol tank burst
into flames and the machine crashed
to the earth. The young officers body
was completely consumed by the fire.
He belonged to the Eighth infantry
regiment and had been attached only
a short time to the aviation section.
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FAIRBANKS TO HELP.
He Will Take the stump for Taf. in
September.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.@David W. Null
vane. director of the Republican cam
paign in the west. announced that
former Vice President Charles War
rem Fairbanks of Indiana would take
the stump for President Taft, probably
early in September, although no def
mite ARRANGEMENTS in this connection
have been made. ~
Mr.. Mulvane also, announced that
United States Senator William e.
Borah of Idaho would take the stump
for PresfdentTaft, at first in his own
state, and later probably IN other
states. although this has not been de-
ter mined definitely
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an agreement of the Roosevelt cleo
tors now on the Republican ticket in
the state, said to be % in number, to
withdraw, and run ON another ticket
1t was said that the withdrawal would
not be made until the Independent
ticket, petition for which must be
signed by three per cent of the voters,
had been filed. The Roosevelt people
have until October 1 to file this Pc
tition. The name Progressive and
national Progressive having been pre-
empted by the Taft people, the
ct as the .'Mashington', party.
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TO COO IN OLD FORT.
Newly Welded Enlisted Men VIII n
CHARTERED There.

San Francisco, Aug. 2S.@The old
relic of the days when red hot solid
shot was the last word in artillery,
and for twenty years abandoned aa
obsolete, again is to be placed in SER
vice. Its walls will not, however,
bristle with redoubtabIe muzzle load
ers, as in the days when 1t was built
ffty-four years ago. 1t is to become
a honeymoon barracks for enlisted
E.en.
Playing in the shadow of the an
Cient bastions. beneath the modern
rifles which bristle on the hill above
it, the children of their soldier fathers
may find il hard not to be inspired to
follow military careers.
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ON way TO MARS
But Doctors Ticket Called for
Passage to Chicago.
Former Vienna Professor VIII
Be DepOrted.

New York, Aug 2s.-Dr. Carl Man
tur, formerly professor of astronomy
at the University of Vienna. who came
to New York last week on the liner
Potsdam. will be deported by order of
the Ellis Island authorities. When he
arrived he had a ticket which said
he was going to Burton Grove, near
Chicago. But he said he was going to
Mars, and insisted on it. Moreover,
he insisted on speaking only in Latin,
and Attic Greek, so he was detained
for. exa animation
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Told Salt Lake Officials He
Had Killed PIatt.
NOW SAYS HALLUCINATION
When Drunk He Thinks He
Killed North TOpekan.
Gets Sober and Knows Differ
ent-Officers SkepticaI.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 2S-That
he never feels guilty of murder except
when drunk was the statement made
today by Steve Israel, who told the
police last night that he had murdered
and robbed a pawnbroker at North
Topeka, Kan. Israel was sober this
morning and gave a peculiar explana-
ton of his murder hallucination. He
was in jail in Topeka, he said, suffer
ing from intoxbcation on the night of
the pawnbroker's murder. The morn
ing after he came into possession of a
newspaper in which the crime was de-
scribed in CHASTITY detail.
IN my shaky condition" Israel
added, that horrible business sank
deep into my mind and ever since
when drink too much, it has seemed
to me that was killing the pawn
broker
The police will not release Israel
until his latest statement is verified
by the Topeka authorities.
The tendency of local officers to
look with suspicion on the alleged
confession of Steve Israel of Topeka to
the murder of Benjamin Platt in
North Topeka Is months ago was YER
flied by an Associated PreNs report
this morning in which Israel sober. de-
MED his statement of last night when
he was drunk. An investigation viii
be made, but until the officers know
the Topeka painter will be issued on
which he might be brought back to
Topeka.
1t is the belief of the officers, and
of Thomas w. Israel, sos Madison
street father of the young man, that
the alleged confession merely is ruse
by which Israel hopes to secure trans
portation to Topeka, and the officers
do not care to be led into such
snare.
According to the statement made 70
County Attorney Ernest R. Simon and
Sheriff Norton by the father this
morning he has been worried for
years by his son asking for money to
somewhere. The father says he re-
ceived a telegram from his son at
Sale Lake City last Sunday saying he
was badly hurt, and asking for mon
ey to return home. The father de-
MED the request.
Young Israel is police character
here and bears an unsavory reputa-
ton in some respects. He has been
arrested several times for being drunk
and disorderly, and had been under
arrest lust before Platt was killed, but
was liberated the same day of the
killing.
A message from B. F. Cant, chief
of police of Salt Lake City, was deem
failed to give the name IF the Topeka
pawnbroker Israel said he killed, and
also placed the wrong date for the
killing Israel told the police, it is
Ieported, that the murder was COM |
mitted in December, 1910. As mat |
ter of fact the crime was committed
on the afternoon of February %, 1911. |