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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
WEATHER is COOLER.
Mercury Is Still Near the Eighty
Mark

We're not breaking any records
today unless it is for pleasant weather,
and a record of that kind is hard to
beat this time of year. was the com
ment of sunny Flora, the local
weather man this afternoon. The
forecast from Washington points to
fair weather tonight and Wednesday
with lower temperatures tonight. The
wind is blowing 25 miles an hour
from the northwest.
The report of Section Director T. B..
Jennings for the "a hours ending at z
o'clock this morning reads:
Good, soaking rains have occurred
in southeastern Kansas and west
central and southwestern Missouri,
but no rain is reported in northern,
central or western Kansas.
Temperatures were high again
yesterday, but it was cooler last night
in western and northern Kansas, with
clear weather general over the state
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
Uncle Sam Is Determined to
Protect American Interests
Where Cuba Cannot or VIII
Not Do 1t.
The MARINES IN READINESS
VIII Be Sent to Interior If
Deemed Necessary.
First Detachment of Blue
Coats Lands.

Washington, May 2S.-The United
States is prepared to send marines
and bluejackets to the interior of
Cuba for the protection of American
and foreign interests where necessary,
and where no Cuban forces are avail
able for that purpose, even though
President Gomez should object to such
a course.
It is emphatically held at the state
department that American marine and
navy officers are expected to take such
measures as become necessary to pro-
tect Am erican and foreign plantations
No foreign government has yet COM
municated with the United States on
the subject of protection of it's inter-
est and it is understood this govern
ment aims to make such action un-
necessary.
Cuba was officially notified as early
as last Friday that it was the pur-
pose of the United States to concen-
trate a naval force in Cuban waters.
It is now known the demonstration was
not an impulsive movement, but a part
of a carefully prepared plan on the
part of the United States to restore
order in Cuba by moral influence If
possible, by intervention, in a politi-
cal sense. as a last resort.
Marines Arrive.
Caimaneri-, Cuba, May 2s.-The naval
transport Prairie. arrived early today,
bringing IT'S men of the United States
marine corps.
Burning Property of Americans.
Santiago, May 2S.-A body of insur-
gents today burned 5000 tons of sugar
the plantation of Marcos Sanchez in
the vicinity of Guantanamo, and be-
longing to the American Fidelity COM
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
REDEEM FAIR BONDS.
You Can Get Par aV1ue for Any You
Want to Sell.

With nearly $4,000 in it's sinking
fund, Shawnee county will begin the
purchase of fair bonds owned by in
dividuals-if there is any for sale.
Announcement of the purchase of
these bonds was made today and the
county will pay par value for every
bond which the owner desires to sell.
The action of the county in redeem
ing these bonds is expected to result
in a determined effort on the part of
the Individual to hold his stock Just
at present there is no wild desire to
sell fair bonds. But the money is in
the treasury and the bonds will be
taken by the county as long as the
funds last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
Who Delivered Speech on the Titanic
Disaster i'm the United States Senate
Today.

Today.
One of the most important recon-
nrendations was for stricter inspection
OF vessels by the federal steamboat ia-
spection service and the meeting of all
requirements of American navigation
laws by every vessel clearing from an
American port.
1t was one of the notable days of the
present session of congress. Almost
all of the senators were in their seats.
The galleries were crowded.
The senate passed a joint resolution
extending the thanks to congress and
sppropriating 81, 900 for a medal to Cap
tain Arthur H. Rostrum of the Car
pathia. and a vote of thanks to the
Carpathia's crew.
The resolution was introduced ty
Senator Smith. 1t was adopted imme-
diately. Senator Rayner of Maryland.
II a speech, arraigned American navi-
cation and laws and drew lessons from
the accident
Senator Smiths Speech.
Washington, May 2S.-Blame for
the Titanic disaster is chargeab BILE di-
rectly to the failure of the dead Cap
tain Smith to heed repeated WARNINGS
of icebergs ahead, but responsibility
for unnecessary loss of life must be
shared by Captain Lord of the steam
ship Californian through his disre-
gard of distress signals. This is the
finding of the senate committee which
investigated the sinking of the Titan
lc, as prepared in a comprehensive
speech delivered by William Alden
Smith, of Michigan, chairman of the
committee.
Senator Smith declared that re-
spons1bllIty also rests upon the Brit
1sh board of trade, Ito whose IaSitv of
regulation, and hasty inspection, the
world is largely indebted for the aw-
full fatality In denouncing Captain
Lord, of the Californian, the senator
said the Titanic distress signals were
plainly seen from the deck of his YES
sci short distance away
America will leave to England the
chastise ement of those guilty, asserted
the senator, and he quoted British law
to show that Captain Lord might be
prosecuted for a misdemeanor.
Other Conclusions.
Other conclusions presented. in
brief, were as follows:
Before the Titanic departed ON her
maiden voyage there were not suffi-
cient tests of boilers, bulkheads,
equipment or signal devices
Officers and crew were strangers to
each other and not familiar with the
ships implements or tools, and no
drill or station practice took place
and no helpful discipline prevailed.
The speed of the Titanic was "a u
miles an hour at time of the accident
although officers of the Titanic had
been advised of the presence of ice
bergS by the steamships Baltic Amer
ika and Californian
Passengers were not advised of dan
ger, although President Ismay of the
White Star Line, who was taking the
vessels maiden voyage, was informed
No general alarm was given nor any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
organized system of safety under

organized system of safety under
taken.
Of the 1924 passengers and sss
members of crew on board, there was
room in Hfeboats for only 1,176 per-
sons. and because of lack of orderly
discipline the boats took off only 704
persons, IL being rescued from the
water.
Officers of the White Star Line
'hattled with the truth after receiv-
ing information from their Montreal
office Monday morning following the
accident.
Senator Smith condemned ''anti-
uuated shipping laws and oVerripe ad-
rninistrative boards and asked that
all nations act together in shipping
reforms. New laws he said, will
best testify our affection for the
dead"
Captain Rostron, of the rescue ship
Carpathia, was praised by Senator
Smith and he urged that congress re-
cognize his valor.
Defends His Committee.
At the outset, Senator Smith de-
Tended the course of his committee in
holding British subjects to secure
briefly answered criticism of his lack
of nautical knowledge.
"Our course was simple and plain
to gather the facts relating to this dis
aster while they were still vivid reali-
ties" he said. Questions of diverse
gave way to the universal
desire for the simple truth. 1t was
of paramount Importance that we
should act quickly to avoid jurisdic-
tional confusion and organized oppo-
sition at home or abroad. We, of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
APPEALS TO SOUTH DAKOTA.
Colonel Roosevelt Wires His Plea for
Votes.

Sioux Falls, May 2s.-The Sioux
Falls Press today prints a telegram
from Colonel Roosevelt advising that
he cannot come to South Dakota on
account of his Memorial day speech
at Gettysburg. His appeal to the peo-
pie is outlined at length in a messa6fs
which is in part:
There has never in our history
been cleaner lineup than this be-
tween the plain people and the bosses.
We are lighting for the fundamental
principles of American citizenship.
only went into the fight when II be-
came evident that unless 1 did so,
there was not the slightest chance to
nominate any progressive candidate at
Chicago. Events have made it GER
tain that at Chicago, either 1 will be
will be nominated. Any progressive
who casts a vote for any other candi-
date is merely giving aid and comfort
to the reactionary. Any such vote is
equivalent to half a vote for Mr.. Taft.
Every boss in the country is
against us. But the great majority of
the rank and file of the people are
with US for this is their fight.
I'VE are fighting for their right to
rule themselves. The combination OF
crooked politics and crooked business
which we are fighting is best typified
by Mr.. Lorimer.
should control in a thorough going
fashion not only the interstate rail-
roads but all big interstate business.
We believe in the conservation policy
and in extending the irrigation work
as rapidly as feasible. We are against
any effort by reciprocity or in any
other fashion to put the burden of
tariff reduction exclusively upon the
farmer. The farmers and wage work
ers are the two men whom we espe-
cially desire to see benefited by the
protective tariff. 1t must be a tariff
to protect the little men, not to favor
the big men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
EIGHTY PERSONS DEAD
Others Will Die as Result of a Picture
ShoV. Fire.

CasteIlon de la Plana, Spain, May
2s-Thc cinematographic exposition
which last evening caused the death
of so persons in a moving picture
theater in the iittl. city of Villareal,
ported.
The IL eater was completely burned
out and very few of the audience es-
capped without injury from fire or
crushing during the panic A large
number Of the injured are dying. Vir-
tual1y every family in the vicinity is
affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
CONTESTS COME IN.
Notices Filled With National Commit
tee From Two States.

Chicago. May 28.-The credentials
committee of the Republican national
committee received notice of contest
ing delegates in the First, Third nd
Fourth congressional districts in ar
kansas, the Third district of Indiana
and the delegate-at-large from 1: di-
ana.
Former U. S. Senator Beverfdg
heads the delegat -at-large from IN
diana who favor Colonel Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
KILLED BY HAIL STONE
A NewLirlz, Okla, Man Was Struck on
the Head.

Blackwell, Okla. May 2S.-One man
was killed and thousands of dollars
worth oe crops and buildings destroyed
by hail 2nd wind storm which swept
the couItry north of here last night.
At Newkirk, Perry Nesby was struck
on the head by a large hailstone and
killed. \ tornado which followed the
rain aud hail demolished church
and the railway station at Peckham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
Weather Forecast.

Chicago, May 2S.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Cooler tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
POOR JERSEY!

[Copyright. 1872 by International News serviceJ
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
IXTAXTRY OF THE BLUE ARMY HOLDING AN AID
NANCED POSITION.
ID, Under Woo 4
MORE BEEF: PRICES HIGHER
Law of Supply and Demand Re
versed in This City.

Tho prices of cut beef Of the better
grades advanced another notch YESTERDAY
when quotations issued by one of the
large wholesale houses showed that rms
and loins of first and second grades had
zone up another half cent. Nineteen anu
a half cents and 1872 cents AT" the prices
the butcher pays for II pound OF th"S"
cuts. aud after the meat * sliced ana
the waste eliminated the consumer pay
anywhere from 2S cents to something IN
the 30S. according to the market
There was decrease in third ribs ana
lolns. however. llig instead of lgs cents
a pound being asked. Tn" reason given
by wholesalers for this drop is that the
market IS temporarily weakened by an
ovcrsupply of low grade meat. NJ for
meat of the better classes. II Is predicted
that lower levels VIII soon he reached
owing to an approaching break
For the week ended August L. the re-
ccipts of beevcs were nearly l2,U~ In eX-
cess Of the previous week. More calves
also were received In the city. To the eN-
tent Of about 400. yet the prices have risen.
\ larger supply tends To reduce prices on
any market. but at present the action on
the cattle market seems TO be reversed.
Rounds were unchanged in price. ac-
cording to yesterdays figures. H. 1914 and
llIa cents a pound being the prices quoted.
Chucks OF first quality remained station
airy at 10 cents. second grade advanced
from 1lis to l2ia cents. and third grade
cuts went down half a cent TO cents a
Mound
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
S85. 900 ROBBER CONVICTED
"Cy" Yates Crossed Deadline
for Wall Street Job.

"Cy'' Yates. the first man to cross the
! "deadline" drawn at Fulton street In the
old police days, was convicted of robbery
I'm the first degree as a second offender
Yesterday before Judge Mulaueen in Gen
eral Sessions He will be sentenced on
Tuesday. The penalty for second Of
fence is not less than twenty years nor
more than forty years
His case was the last which Emory r.
Buckner prosecuted before resignins as
Assistant District Attorney 10 act as
counsel for the investigating committee
OF the aldermen.
Yates had but slim chance OF avoid.
ing term in prison even had he been
acquitted Of the robbery charge, as he Is
under indictment in.San Diego, Cal, for
beating hotels.
He had Just been released from Sing
Sing by the Board Of Parole, when Harry
Barrett. a former ernploye OF the George
Bancroft g. 60. brokerage firm, vexed a
his discharge by Aaron Bancroft, gave
Yates the information which led to the
brea king of the "deadline" and the theft
of $1,000 in securities, for which Charles
Ross, an accomplice, is now serving q
| term In Sing Sing.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
TYPHOID FEVER SPREADS
Many Cases in Woodhaven and
Union Course, Queens.

The typhoid fever which has prevailed
In Woodhaven. Queens. has now spread
to the adjoining village Of Union Course
DR.. n. w. Morsch. Of Forest Parkway
said yesterday that he had nineteen ty-
phoid patients at the present time, and
Judging from what he had been told by
other physicians there were hundred
and lfty typhoid fever patients sufferers
I'm Woodhaven and Union Course.
There were three deaths from the dis.
ease I'm Woodhaven yesterday One of the
victims was Miss Herminie Stark, OF
Ferry street sister OF DR.. Charles Stark
assistant house surgeon at st. Mary's
Hospital, Jamaica.
On Monday night Harry Cullmer. ar
architect, OF No. All Benedict avenue
Woodhaven. and his two daughters, aged
six and four years. were taken to the
Methodist Episcopal Hospital. Brooklyn
suffering from the disease. Mrs. Cullmei
was left with a one-week old baby IN
charge of trained nurse. Yesterday
Mrs. Cullmer was said to be showing
symptoms OF typhoid fever
DR.. Morsch said the origin of the epi.
demic was still a mystery. He did not
think II would be fair to blame the water
supply until the most exhaustive tests
had been made.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
LEFT US TO THE ENEMY
Jersey Soldiers Got Hungry and
Went Home to Dine.

East Orange. n. j.. Aug. 13.-The war
game proved too strenuous for Walter At
terbury, twenty-three years old, of No.
"a North 10th street. this city. Going
without anything to eat from Friday. the
day he left home. until Sunday noon was
more than he felt he could stand, even II
the safety of little old New York were AT
stake so he Iii out yesterday and got
home last night
A telegram from his commandant Cap
tain Lambie, Informed the local police that
he was probably back within this Jur-
isdiction. Detectives found Atterbury
making up for lost time at the dinner
table and conveyed him TO the lookup,
where he will be held. awaiting the orders
Of the government
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
TO PROTECT MERCHANTS
Retail Drygoods Association
Employs Burns Agency.
WILL WAR AGAINST THIEVES
Detectives Already Placed in
Many Leading Stores of
the Country.

In an effort to safeguard It's mei1hcrs
from Iilferers ard In other ways 10 CIV
them protection. It was learned yesterday
that the National Retail Drygoods Asso-
citation had retained the William J. Burns
Detective Agency for an eNtended period.
Mr. Rurns I'm confirming 'he rrport. said
he would personally supervise the work
In explaining the purpose OF hiY work,
nr Burns said:
1T is planned not only to catch those
who 2ilfer from members Of the asso-
citation, but also TO throw about the
stores Of tho members Of the association
a number Of safeguards which will toud
TO prevent depredatIons from its members
II Is also their intention to vigorously
prosecute those who :akc II a business
10 steal from dryRoods stores
one ~ the most important phases ~
the work Of protection. according 10 the
detective. will be through the medium of
photography.
Those who are convicted Of stealing.
he added. will be photographed and their
pictures sent all over thu country 10 the
various members, and the Burns agency
will retain the photographs Warnings
will he issued 10 look out for such per
SONS"
While that will be one form OF pro-
lection Mr.. Burns said that a system OF
bulletins would also be used extensively.
I'VE will issue bulletins warning the
stores Of every theft that Is commit
ted" the detective declared.
Another widespread evil which the re-
tail drygoods merchants want to curtail
is the passing Of worthless checks. Spe-
cal attention will be given that side OF
the work ny the detectives.
Some Of the large merchants here are
members Of the association. Mr.. Burns
said. Detectives have already been
placed in many leading stores through
out the country.
These men are not the ordinary pri-
vate detectives. said Burns. "noS are the
methods employed by thesa men usually
adopted by the ordinary private detective.
cannot. for obvious reasons tell the
methods that are to be pursued by these
men,
The detective said he had been retained
through +. G. Pinkham, treasurer OF the
association. under the same conditions
as In the case Of the American Bankers
Association.
Every member OF the association
throughout the country will display con-
spicuously a sign bearing the informa-
ton that It is being protected by a de-
tective agency.
Depredations. 1t was added, had not
been confined TO the drygoods stores III
any one section OF the country. nor the
passing Of worthless checks.
'in the next few months" said Mr.
Burns, I'VE will have perfected a system
of protection which will make II ex-
! tremely difficult for those who have been
stores
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
@ pHoTo ~
Az PRE- SS.ASioG

man attached to the reQuar squadron for
the campaign. had narrow escape from
a serious accident In descending has
machine colided with Fouloiss on the
ground and damaged the latter badly.
In all. seven flights were made in the
morning. lasting from several minutes 10
more than an hour The afternoon proVec
windy. but the aviators refused to stay on
ground. They did not go up In the ali'
either. They went down under the water
in the submarine Seal. Lieutenant whit
ing commanding. which happened TO pe
living fin Bridgeport TIarbor. depth OF
sixty feet was reached and voyage OF
several miles out in the Sound was taken
II was announced to-day that the cam
pagn would be brought to an end on sat
urday all the troops being expected to nc
home by sundown of that day. Upon the
completion Of the warlike part the annual
physical test for officers will he begun.
This will consist OF ninety-milc ride
across country i'm three daily stages or
thirty miles each. with medical eXamina-
ton. before starting and at the end OF
each stage. All field officers above the
rank Of captan will take part In the test
which will include about forty in all from
both armies.
Word was received by Captain Hon
messy. of the aeroplane squadron, that
Lieutenants Kirkland and Arnold had been
obliged to abandon their hydro-aeroplane
flights from Marblehead. owing to damage
to the machine.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
GIVE UP LONG FLIGHT
Army Aviators Halted by Mishap to
Their Hydroaeroplane.

Plymouth. Mass. Aug. 13 With their
hydroaeroplane somewhat damaged as a
result of an accident to-day. Ldeutenants
Kirkland and Arnold abandoned the pro-
posed 200-mle flight from Marblehead
TO the army aviation fields on the banks
Of the Housatonic River. in Connecticut.
They took train to Bridgeport to par
,icipate in the war game, and the hydro
aeroplane was shipped to Marblehead.
The aviators left Marblehead yester-
day in an attempt to iy TO Connecucut.
but engine trouble necessltated sthelr
landing in DuXbury In a light air the
officers resumed their fight early to-day.
They had gone only n few miles Nhen'
as they tried to make turn. the hydro-
aeroplane began to descend. and the aNi-
ators volplaned TO the surface OF Plym-
outh Bay. The machine landed In shall
low water near the shore. The propeller
and pontoon were broken and other
parts We're damaged
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
SAILS ON FLOOD OF TEARS
Sad Music Too Much for Leader
and His Band.

Tho Wolland-A America liner Rotterdam
sailed away Yesterday on n HOOD OF tears
Most OF them were shed by the members
NJ Zimmerman's Grosser Band, OF Union
nm y L. whose large leader. Professor
Charles Zimmerman. was leaving for the
Low Countries TO have high old time
and bring back TO this benighted land
some new tunes.
All was noise and excitement so long
as the band harped upon the fact tha'
everybody was doing II now, but just as
the ship was about to pull out IL struck
up that pathetic anthem, How Can l
Rear TO Leave Thee7" This was more
than the professor could stand. He dis
solved In tears on the spot, and the band,
strangely affected by It's own melody,
sobbed out the last bars as X Its col
lective heart would break.
The Rotterdam bore away from these
shores also the we'll known Simeon Ford
whose fame as an after dinner speaker
has penetrated to the ends Of the earth
He shed further gloom over the people
on the pier by announcing that he was
done with humor. and henceforth would
devote himself TO the serious things OF
life.
Nobody loves funny man these
days" declared Mr.. Ford. soberly. and
he added that he was going to try to live
down his reputation In that direction.
When asked II he knew who the hotel
man said TO he getting the graft In the
police e-gambling ring was he replied tina,
he wasn't mentioning any names, but he
knew of one local hotel man who was
rolling I'm wealth. while all his associates
stood on the brink of poverty The
twinkle In Mr.. Ford's eye, however, made
il look as II he had forgotten his resolu-
ton OF a few minutes before.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
OWES $1,551 1850: HAS S2lol
Man Who Fought Steel Trust
Bankrupt.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-Franklin A. Umsted.
who In 1903 organized in New York a
sl5.0O0,0Oo steel company for the purpose
of fighting the United States Steel Cor
poration, to-day filed petition in bank.
ruptcy in the United States District
Court He gave his liabilities as $l.s51, $50
and his assets as $z10. in household furnl.
ture.
The liabilities included money borrowed
to finance the company. II is said the
late United States Senator A. J. Nc.
Laurin, of Mississippi. lost $4,000 in the
company.
Other large claims scheduled are: Inter
national Trust Company. Baltimore.
sos, 600: American Finance Company, New
York, 10000. and the Union Trust Com
pany New York. s225,00o.
Umsted's idea was to combine all the
available independent steel properties, In
cluding the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company, of Alabama. Umsted
recently obtained employment with a
TELEPHONE company here.