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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-03
SEIZED AN AIRSHIP.
French Soldiers Take German Craft
as Tt Landed.

Lunesville, France, April 3.-One of
the great German Zeppelin air cruisers
landed on French territory today,
coming down on the military parade
ground here at midday while brigade
of French riflemen was drilling. 1t
was seized by the French authorities
Six German officers alighted from the
gondola and explained to Brigadier
General Antide Leon Lescold, who gal
Hoped up that the motor of the airship
had developed a defect.
The ranking German officer said they
had departed from Friedrichshafen, on
Lake Constance at $40 o'clock this
and lost their way in the
clouds. They did not know they had
crossed the French frontier.
Great crowds of French people COL
lected during interrogation and the ex-
element grew.
The news of the descent of the Ger
man military dirigible was telegraphed
to the ministry of war at Paris, and
Eugene Etienne, the minister of war,
ordered it to be seized.
AT the same time he sent the chief
aerostatic officer at Luneville to rep
resent him at the inquiry which was
at once instituted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-03
TAFT'S DUTIES LIGHT.
First Day at Yale Differs From
Strenuous Capital Times.

New Haven, Conn.,, April 3.-Prof.
William Howard Taft's first day as a
member of Yale faculty was a light
one He began his duties yesterday
morning by attending college. chapel.
He arose early and was seated in the
body of Old Battell at $40 o'clock
when the exercises began. He was
warmly greeted as he walked back to
his hotel from chapel
Later Prof Taft met the faculty body
and discussed the lectures which he
will begin in about two weeks. The
exact date has not been set. Lampson
hall has been assigned for the address
to the undergraduates. The. lectures
win be largely informal this spring
and the regular series which he will
give as Kent Professor of Law viii
not be begun until next fall Mr.. and
Mrs. Taft spent most of the day in
their suite at the hotel. They will go
househunting again soon. as they have
yet to select their permanent home
here.
Prof Taft has been made an active
member of the New Haven Country
club and expects to spend many after
moons this spring getting over the
links.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-03
DOZEN new MEMBERS.
Club Membership Cam
paign Is On.

The Commercial club campaign for
new members started this morning five
committees procuring a dozen club re-
cruits in two hours. A number of
workers are in the field this afternoon.
The campaign will be continued Friday
when it is hoped to have a larger num-
Der of committees at work The mem-
bership committee under Harry SNYDER
makes a request for volunteers in the
work
These committees worked this morn
ing: j. E. Spalding, C. E Eldridge.
and w. ]. Rickenbacher; George Cod
frey Moore and Charles Joslin; c. E.
Bascom, E. L. Overton, and Charles
Matthews; J. c. Mohler and J. S.
Longshore; G. r. Harries, C. d. Skin
ner and B. E. Wilson.
The new members: E. A. Campbell.
C. l. Sharpe, Rinner and Warren.
Willis A Coston, w. H. Stations. Rod
lin ]. West. A. B. Hungerford. John
Tompkins, j. ]. Corkill, G. D. Nc
ClaSkey.
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Personally, I'm expecting consider
able shakeup.'
1t is probable there will be a new
street commissioner, city treasurer and
sanitary sergeant. Frank Snyder, it is
expected, will fill the former place. If
John Wright, city treasurer, does not
accept the office of assistant county
clerk, his reappointment is practically
assured. Roy Bone has filed man.
applications for the office, but does
not feel at liberty to release the names
unless Mr.. Wright's resignation is filed
with the commission. 1t is rumored
that J. P. Norton and Henry Monroe
desire the place.
the five members of the old COM
mission will meet for the last time
Friday morning at 9 o'clock for the
official canvass of votes. AT IL o'clock
the three new members, r. L. Cofran,
Frank Newland and w. l.. Porter will
take the oath of office administered by
Mayor Billiard, who three years ago
was sworn in by Mayor Green. The
first meeting under the new regime will
probably be held Saturday morning at
O'Clock.
The three new officials did not meet
today as proposed. Upon the motion of
Mr.. Cofran it was decided to hold no
conferences until the two remaining
commissioners could be included in the
council.
O'Neil Denies 1t.
The rumor yesterday to the effect
that Ed O'Neil. defeated candidate for
mayor, would be given the position of
judge of the police court. was denied
emphatically today by MIR. O'Neil.
I certainly never have been APP
preached on this job-nor would 1 con-
slider a place of this kind
1t is known that before the primaries
O'Neil was approached by the Cofran
FORCES jco6 ia
ton if he would withdraw from the
race 1t is said that the place sug-
gested was that of city attorney. But
o Neil refused and stuck to his mayor
altyship.
Reinisch Is Popular.
Inc rumored discharge of E. F. A
ReInisch as superintendent of parks
published in the State Journal brought
all night telephone calls to the home
OF William L. Porter, commissioner
elect.
don't know when 1 was besieged
IN such a manner as was last night
when the rumor was known" said Nh, .
Porter. Apparently the people of TO-
peka want Reiniseh to stay on the Job
will stay" . iA
Luther c. Bailey, an ardent supporter
OF Porter, mentioned as probable sue
cessor to Reinisch gave out the follow
rumor:
The story is So thoroughly foolish
as hardly to be worth denying: GER
fanny not worth using up much space
IN the denying. I have no business
with the job; the job las not been Of
Tered me. and I am confident it win
not De. In fact. the city has no job
mat would consider accepting.
nave business of my own. Last b1,t
not least Mr. Reinisch has demon
strated that he is thoroughly qualified
and efficient. aud it was no friend of
NINE that started the rumor that II
was being considered for the place.
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plant is given at but $1,000.

plant is given at but $1,000.
Charters granted today include:
Niotaze Refining company, Niotaze.
Capital 100000:
/ Sanitary Metal Belt company,
Wichita. Capital 100000.
Wayland-Warren Pub. company,
Girard. Capital, $1,000.
Wichita Scale & Furniture COM
pany, Wichita. Capital 100000
Clyde Cooperative Supply COM
pany, Clyde. Capital $4,000.
John-Carl Oil company, Coffeyville.
Capital $50,000
Pioneer Mere. Cooperative asso-
citation, Graham county. Capital So
900.
Wichita Association of Credit Men,
Wichita. No capital.
New Topeka Concern.
AT a session of the board this afternoon,
several additional charters We're granted.
including for a 81 100000 cement plant
at Altoona and for the location in Topeka
of a branch office of the Universal Steno-
type company of Owensburg, KY, capt.
talized at 100000.
The new stereotype company manufac-
lures stenotXpe machines typewriters and
mechanical writing machines They will
locate in Topeka with offices in the fed
era1 building, according to the wording of
the charter under which they are permit
ted to do business in Kansas. OF their
total capitalization of s1,5o0,00o, two-thirds
of one per cent, or $4,000, will be used in
the Topeka business
Other charters granted this afternoon
include:
Altoona Portland Cement company, AL
toona; capital 81, 500,0
Becker Button company, lola: capital
$4,000.
Dodge City Alfalfa Milling, Elevator &
Supply company, Dodge City; 5000.
First Presbyterian church, Hutchinson;
no capital
First M. E. church, Turner: no capital.
Grand Lodge Ladies Assistant Clubs,
Fraternal Order Eagles, Coffeyville no
capital.
McKenna Steel Working company OF
Milwaukee, Kansas City; capital $1,000 in
Kansas.
Kansas State Osteopathic association,
Topeka; no capital.
Pittsburg Poster Advertising company,
Pittsburg: capital $4,000.
Universal Stereotype company of Owens
burg, KY. Kansas offices Topeka: capt.
tai $4,000 to be used in Kansas. Total cap
italiza ton 81, 100000.
Walker Telephone company, Walker;
ca pitaI $500
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NCOnlluueu ITONi rage On0-l
For that matter, 1 shall make no re-
appointments until have spent much
time in investigating affairs. The re-
port that / promised to retain George
O'Neil7 as superintendent of electric
lights is unfounded."
Report has it that O'Neil will be
asked to resign.
H. p. Miller was packing up his be-
longing today. leaving everything in
Shipshape for the new incumbent He
intends to take a ten days vacation
and hasn't decided how he will en-
ploy his time. He sold his barber
business at 504 East Fourth street
and in all probability Will not return
to it.
H. Ward Page. former city license
collector, is in line for the position
of judge of the police court. n w
Euler mas been mentioned for this
place but it is stated today that Euler
is in the race for the appointment as
city attorney.
Race for City Attorney.
w. c. Raison, the present civ at
torney, appears to have the best chance
of the candidates for this position He
will be opposed, the city hau saws TO
day, by Hugh Fisher, H W. Fu1er q
J. Evans and possibly c. A. Huron
Mayor Billiard was busy at his desk
this morning, and was pressed for time
But he didn't consider his life strenu-
GUS
'Take a vacation?" he said mot
Why. I've been resting for three vesrs
I'm going over to the mill and be-;n
to work My son ReaIner wants nc
to come to New Mexico for faT,
weeks, but l don't feel the need of a
vacation
When asked about the pending an
Dointments, Mr.. Billiard responded.
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MANY. HOLD over.

CONTINUED from Page One.l
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Coughs and Consumption

Coughs and colds, when neglected. AZ
ways lead to serious trouble of the lungs
The wisest thing to do when you have a
cold that troubles you is to get a bottle
of Dr. Kings New Discovery You WI.
get relief from the first dose, and finally
the scouSi will disappear. O. II. Brown.
of MEscadine, Ala. writes. MY wife
was down in bed with an obstinate SSou<h
and honestly believe mad 1t not been for
DIR. Kings New Discovery, she wcuIdd
ti1ree years as the best remedy for coughs
and colds Price Soc and SIO0 Recom-
mended by Campbell Drug co.-Adv.
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Ever body read the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-03
THE TWELFTH VICTIM.
Miss Schultze Dies From Injuries in
Council Bluffs Tornado.

Council Bluffs, April 3.-Miss Hannah
Schultze, who was :. injured in the
Easter tornado. which demolished her
home east OF Council Bluffs limits and
instantly killed her aged father and
mother, died last evening from the eff
fects of Ter wounds. This makes the
twelfth death in Council Bluffs from
the storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-03
New York Money Market.

New York, April 3.-MONEY-Money on
call steady 31a@4A per cent; ruling rate &
per cent; closing bid 3s4 per cent: offered
al per cent. Time loans steady; 60 and
days and six months 1905 per cent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31


He's nutty, all right" Mccarthy
agreed, but when he said that he
was doing the tall religious. He's got
la bug that way"
Your affair."" said barrow. Just
the same I'd have an outer Office
Outer office-roti' said the boss.
IAN outer office just gets cluttered
up with people waiting. Here they've
got to say it right out in meeting
III / want 'em to. What's the good
word, Perc? What can / do. for
you?"
Darrow smiled. 'You know very
well, my fat friend, that the only
reason you like me at all is that I'm
the one and only man who comes into
this office who doesn'tl want one sin
gle thing of you"
81 suppose that's it, agreed Nc
earthly. The telephone rang. He
snatched down the receiver, listened
moment and thrust forward his
heavy jowl. mot on your lifep he
growled in answer to some question.
While he was still occupied with the
receiver, Percy barrow nodded and
sauntered out.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

during his travels of the past seven
teen years and who are passing
through Washington. There are also
politicians of high and low degree
from every corner of the country,
senator's, congressman and many total
strangers. From $3.50 in the morning
until 6 at night Bryan's office is full
every minute.
In Calumet Mansion.
Mrs. Bryan has been here all the
time since March 4, but the organs
have done very little socially. They
have rented the old Calumet Man
sion.' former home of General John
A. Logan, on the high hill at Thir-
tenth and Bancroft streets, over
looking the whole city They have
given their official dinner to the dip
lomatic representatives of foreign
countries and are now being dined by
each in turn. Mrs. Bryan Is "at
home" every Wednesday afternoon,
when hundreds of people call on her,
but that is all of their social life to
date.
Like most of the other people in the
Wilson administration, Bryan is so
busy in the daytime with his official
duties that he hasn't time or in
clination to CAD about to parties or
to give parties at night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
MENTAL SHOCK MAKES
THIEF OF MOTORMAN

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Mem-
bers of the medical fraternity are
trying to fathom the mystery of how
mental shock made a thief of a
man who always had a record for
honesty. Last week the car of which
Thomas Lyons was the motorman
struck Policeman Walter Burke and
hurled him senseless to the street.
Seemingly at the instant Lyons saw
the injured form of the policeman
his nature changed.
Lyons was arrested and paroled.
He Immediately went to the ear barn
and gave up his job. falsely stating
he had another place. The next day
he stole large flag at a department
store. He was also arrested for steal
ing a handbag. He said he didn't
know why he had taken it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
WOMAN RESCUES YOUTHS
CLINGING TO THEIR BOAT
TspecIaI to tho Newark star.I

cOYTTSvILLE, n. J.. May 81
Timely assistance probably saved
four young men from drowning in the
middle of the Hudson river at about
$3.50 o'clock last evening. The boys
ranged in age from about eighteen
to twenty years, and were rowing in
fat bottomed boat, headed for the
Interstate Park camping grounds,
When half way across they were run
down by the steamship Claremont.
of the Albany Night Line, and cap
sized.
The captain of the claremont re-
versed his engines and whlstled for
assistance. The signal was heard
by Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, who was in
motorboat, who headed toward the
young men. The young men were
found clinging to the bottom Of the
capsized boat.
They were pulled from the water.
They refused to give their names.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
Keeps Himself in the Back.
ground, but Many Seek
Him.
BY O. p. NEWMAN

WASHINGTON. May 31.-Don't. be
worried. You folks back at home,
about William Jennings Bryan,
Williams getting along all right
You see there were a lot of fellows
In the country who wanted to see
Bryan and Wilson in a large, juicy
row right away, IL not sooner.
But Bryan was wise to 'em.
He has just simply seen to it that
there was no row and 1t looks now as
if there "ain't' going to be mo" row.
When asked by newspaper men
about particular phase of the new,
universal peace plan President Will
son said:
''You had better see Mr.. Bryan
about that. He is handling the peace
proposal"
When Bryan was asked he said:
Speaking as the representative of
President Wilson I can say that the
peace plan, etc. etc.
Each Is Considerate.
Those two incidents demonstrate
clearly the consideration which each
official is showing the other. AS a
matter of fact, the peace plan was
worked out by both of them, sitting
side by side at the Presidents desk,
yet Wilson insisted on having Bryan
announce it and speak for the ad-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

ministration in discussing it, and
Bryan. from the day he announced it
to today, has invariably given Wilson
credit as the father of the scheme.
Bryan has tried hard ever since
March 20 stay in the background,
but he cannot wholly succeed There
are too many people who think he's
about the grandest little statesman
that ever performed in Washington,
and the fact that he accepted a place
in the cabinet after having been
three times the candidate of his
party for President has not dimmed
his glory.
All Eager TO Shake His Hand.
Dressed in his wrinkled, black froclx
coat suit, wearing the same old black
SLOUGH hat and the same style of. low,
rundown collar and black string tie
that he's worn for years, Bryan
energies from the Presidents offices
after a cabinet meeting and starts
across the street to the state depart
rhent. But he doesn't get there right
away. In the White House yard, on
the steps, on the sidewalk, IN tne
street and clustered about the en-
trance to the state department he is
waylaid by people-plain men. women
and children, mostly tourists visiting
the capital-who won't let him pass
without a handshake.
Bryan arrives at his Office to find
the big waiting room filled with peo-
pie anxious to see him-just see him,
that's all. They are. for the greater
part, men. women and children who
have become acquainted with him
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
CHAPTER W.



DRoBABLf the only men in the
whole of New York who ac-
cepted promptly and unuues-
tionably the fact that the entire cleo
trica1 apparatus of the city was para
lyzed were those in the newspaper
offices. These capable citizens. ac-
customed to quick adaptations to new
environments and to wide reaches Of
the imagination. made two or three
experiments, and accepted the newt
able.
Within ten minutes the Dispatch
had messenger boys on tap instead
of bells, bicycles instead of tele-
phones and a variety of lamps and
candles in place of electricity. Every
body else in town was specializing
why in blazes this visitation had
struck them The Dispatch was out
after news.
Marsden, city editor, detailed three
men to dig up expert opinion on why
it had all happened.
And If the scientific men haven't
any other notions, ask EN- If it's any
thing to do with the earth passing
through the tail of the comet" he
told them.
The rest of the staff he turned out
for stories of the effects His mag
nation was struck by the contempla-
ton Of a modern civilized city de-
prived of its nerve system.
Hunt up the little stuff" said ne;
''the big stun VIII hunt you up-if
| you scatter"
After covering the usual police sta
ton. theatre and hotel assignments.
he sent Hallowell to the bridge.
Longman to the Grand Central. Ken
nedy, Warren and Thomas to the
tubes, subways and ferries. The
others he told to go out on the
streets.
They saw q city OF four million
people stopped short on its way home
to dinnerl They saw a city. miles
in extent, set back without prepare
ton to a communication by messeT-
ger onlyl They saw q city, unpre-
pared, blinking it's way by the mad
equate Nominations of half CEN
fury gone byl
Hallowell found a packed mass OF
humanity at the bridge. Where or
/ dinarily is a crush, even with in
cessant outgoing trains sucking away
at the surplus, now was q panic-a
panic more terrible in that it was
solid, sullen, inert, motionless. Won
en- tainted and stood unconscious
erect. Men sank slowly from sight
agonized, their faces contorted, but
unheard in the dull roar of the crowd
and were seen no more. Around the
edges people fought franticaily to gel
out, and others, with the blind, I'M
reasoning. kome instinct, fo.5ht as
hard to get in.
The police were unavailing. They
could not penetrate to break the CEN
tire. Across the bridge streamed q
procession of bruised and battered
humanity, escaped from or cast forth
by the maelstrom. The daylight was
fading, and within the sheds men
could not see one another's faces.
Longman, at the Grand Central
observed a large and curious crowd
that filled the building and packed
the streets round about. They waited
for their trains and the twilight gath
cred. For ten minutes trains con-
tinued to enter the shed. This puz-
zled Longman until he remembered
that gravity would bring in those
this side of Harlem. None went out
| The waiting throng was . hotbed fol-
human-inferest stun and was quite
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
TRUE WEIGHT MAY
LOWER LIVING COST
indianapolis City SeaIer Entertains Theory that Proper In
speetion of Scales Used by Dealers viii Be important
Factor in Reducing the Expenses of HousehoIders.

Proper inspection Of weights and
measures used by retail dealers win
do a lot to cut down the present high
cost Of living That is the claim
made by Isaac Wulfson, city sealer
Of weights and measures of Indian
apolis. Ind. who was a recent visitor
at the Office Of County Sealer of
Weights and Measures Arthur
Harris.
Mr.. Wuifson is considered an ex-
pert in his line and has had charge
of the weights and measure depart
ment of indianapolis for a dozen
years. He was discussing the high
cost Of living with Mr.. Harris the
other day, when he said.
In my opinion, a weights and
measure department properly con-
Quoted will do a great deal toward
cutting down the high cost of living.
BY thai I mean that the average
housewife when she is buying sup
plies does not get all she pays. for,
either through downright dishonesty
on the part of the dealer OF through
carelessness.
"A dealer may have perfectly
honest scales. The great majority in
the larger cities nowadays have. due
to the efficient work of the. depart
ments Of weights and measures. But
even with honest scales and meas
ures, many a housewife pays for a
couple of ounces of butter or other
such substance that she does not get
from her dealer.
My advice is watch the thumb of
the man who waits on you, whether
he be proprietor or clerk And the
watcher will see before long that she
pays over and over again for the
weight of that thumb in buying
articles by the pound, such as butter.
| meat or flour. The thumb is so often
part of the weight of the article a
person buys that some dealers will
even allow the weight of the thumb
to rest on the scale while selling
articles such as dried beans and peas
by the pound.
But it is not alone in buying
things by pound weight that the
thumb figures. No one except a con-
sumner that has made a study of it
realizes how many times one pays
| for the thumb of the dealer, or,
| rather, the room occupied in a meas
ure by it when buying food stuffs by
quart or pint measure. Watch the
dealer and see if his thumb is not
sticking down inside of the measure
the next time you buy a quart of
strawberries. And that thumb stick
ing down inside the measure takes
the place of two or three berries.
ut is a small thing, to be sure, but
| it means a lot to the dealer who can
pull off the thick fifty or hum
bred or maybe more times a day. A