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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
LOANS To DUMMIES.
Some of the Reasons for Closing Big
PittSburg Bank.

Washington, July 10.-Startling evil
dence of criminal mismanagement of
the First-Second National bank Of
Pittsburg. is believed to have been
brought here by Comptroller of the
Currency T. F. Kane as the result of
a personal investigation of the bank s
affairs.
Mr.. Kane laid before Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo facts which it is re-
ported show conclusively that many
large loans were made to clerks,
stenographers and bookkeepers in the
bank, and other dummies. The secretary
refused to make these facts public but
Immediately communicated some of
the more serious ones to the depart
ment of justice.
Treasury officials seem confident that
criminal prosecutions will soon be be-
gun, but whether against w. S. ans
]. S. Kuhn, president and director re-
spectively of the wrecked institution,
will depend upon further development.
National bank examiners are still at
work on the books and until they re-
port fully, no criminal proceedings will
be started. Attorney General Mercy
nolds' agents are already trying to
trace the responsibility for the condi-
ton which have been brought to his
attention.
After a conference with Comptroller
Kane, Secretary McAdoo said:
There is every reason to believe that
many large loans were made by the
First-Second bank to dummies in the
office and the department of justice is
informed of certain facts. 1t is for
the attorney general to say whether
any of these Irregularities are crimi-
nal
MIR. Kane assures me that the situ-
alton in Pittsburg is clearing up rap
idly The failure is regarded by many
financial men of that city as a sort
of blessing in disguise because it has
put an end to conditions which had
threatened for months to become seri-
Gus and create panicky conditions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
CLORIES IN ARSON
Suffragette Dramatically Con-
fesSeS Incendiarism.
Tells How Easily Bombs May
Be Obtained and Placed.

Liverpool July 10.-A dramatic con-
fession of incendiarism was made by
Mrs. Edith Rigby, we'll known mill
tant suffragette and wife of a physi-
clan at Preston, to the magistrate sit
ting in the police court here today.
Mrs. Rigby declared it was she who
last Tuesday burned down the coun-
try residence at Rivington near Por-
wich, Lancashire, of Sir William H.
100000. She further confessed to be-
ing the perpetrator of the outrage at
the Liverpool Stock Exchange on July
s. when a bomb exploded, but caused
little damage. Mrs. Rigby surrendered
voluntarily to the police. When ar
achievements, saying she wanted Sir
William H. Lever to consider whether
his house was more valuable as show
place than as a beacon lighted for the
king and the country to see women
suffering an insupportable grievance
She told the magistrate:
''I lighted that beacon. also placed
the explosives in the Liverpool Stock
Exchange to show how easy it is to
procure them and to place them in
public buildings. 1 might just as cas-
lily have blown up the Nelson monu-
ment."
She was remanded for further hear
ing.
Mrs. Edith Rigby has been mem
ber of the Women's Social and Politi-
cal union, the militant suffragette or
ganization, for many years and has
taken a great part in public move
ments to promote the welfare of wom-
en-. She has been imprisoned five
times in connection with the suffrage
movement and was on several occa-
sions released owing to the breakdown
of her health after hunger strikes.
Mrs. Rigby, in the course of her
speech to the magistrate, said:
'I chose the Liverpool cotton be-
cause the cotton industry has been
built up largely by women's labor.
The merchants are willing to get pow
er and wealth out of the labor of
women while the women themselves
are denied the vote and citizenship.
This is the first knock at the door.
Under the cat and mouse act one of
the greatest women in the land is go
ing to be done to death. If the gov
ernment is going to kill that woman
this is a warning"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
TO ABOLISH COURT.
Representative Sims Keeps Up Fight
on Commerce Court.

Washington, July 10.-Representa-
tive Sims of Tennessee let it be known
unmistak kabIy today that he had not
abandoned his fight for the abolition
of the commerce court. He declared
he would renew his effort to eliminate
the tribunal at the earliest possible
moment consistent with the condition
of the courts docket. The Tennessee
mem ber has challenged Mr.. Brous-
sard of Louisiana, champion of the
court. to divide time with him in a dis
cussion for and against its continu-
ance.
Mr.. Sims SHE'D his castor into the
oratorical ring yesterday when he re-
QueSted that one hour be set aside for
Mr.. Broussard on Saturday and one
for himself to debate the matter.
''Will any member be required to at
tend?" inquired Representative Bur
nett of Alabama. with mock solicitude.
Amid laughter, Mr.. Sims withdrew
his request. He indicated today his
intention to renew it, however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
OUTLOOK IS DUBIOUS.
Many Believe There Will Be No Tariff
Bill Passed.

Washington, July 10.-Since the house
has Joined the senate in probing deer:
into the serious lobby charges, many
public men are of the opinion that no
tariff or currency Legislation will De
enacted at the present special session
of congress. The Republican senator's,
together with many of the Progressives
are lined up strongly to do everything
possible to defeat the tariff bill; and
not a few Democratic senators will JOIN
them At present the chance for the
Democrats in the senate to pass the
bill looks impossible, at least this ses-
sion.
The lobby question now overshadows s
all other legislation. Investigation by
both houses will be carried on for
months, possibly as late as the last
day of November. In the meanwhile
many public men are shaking in their
boots for fear they will be involved in
a fashion that will not be possible to
answer in their districts at election
time next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
POPULARIzE BATHING.
Attempt Made in New York-Facili-
ties Very Scant.

Seattle. July 10.-'"The bureau of pub
lie health and hygiene of New York Is
attempting" said John A. Kingsbury,
of New York, to the national confer
ence of charities and corrections today,
through advertising, to popularize
bathing. 1t is hoped that this event.
ually will be a positive health factor.
In certain tenement districts, outside
of what is known as the slums sec
ton, the bureau recently made study
of the bathing facilities in the tene-
ment houses, and learned that SO per
cent of the families had no bathing
facilities and that "a per cent were
without laundry facilities"
The report of the committee on
health and productive power was read
at this mornings general session by
DR.. Livingstone Ferrand, executive sec
retary cf the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis. Lewis Merriam of Washington.
D. c., spoke on "Auditoring the Birth
Account"
Three meetings were held which dis
cussed children, relations of CONNER
cial organization to social welfare. and
adult probation. Among the speakers
were L. A. Halbert. general superin-
tendent of the board of public welfare
of Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
GOOD WORD FOR CURTIS
National Tribune Says He Is Neither
Dead Nor SuIlzing-

Washington, July 1O.-The National
Tribune, official organ of the Grand
Army of the Republic. of Washington,
has this to say of Charles Curtis of
Topeka:
Though Kansas suffered a great
deal from the displacement of Charles
Curtis from the senate, he is neither
dead nor sulking in his tent. He is
very much alive and as good a worker
as ever r'lag day was celebrated with
a great deal of enthusiasm in wichita,
the main feature being the unveilins
of the soldiers and sailors monument
at the court house. There was a large
attendance and Senator Curtis made
speech brimful of patriotism and cleo
tricity. He scored the legislature of
Kansas for its niggardly course in fail
ing to provide for the Kansas veterans
of Gettysburg. This was received with
great acclamation by the veterans and
their friends, and was followed by
hearty, patriotic speech, which aroused
the intense interest of the audience
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
CAN Be NO MORE EPANICS
Kansas Banker Discusses Currency
Question i'm Washington.

Washington. D. c., July 10
There can never be a repetition in
this country of the financial disturb
ance and resultant business depres-
sion of 1907" said A. L. Humphrey,
a banker of Kansas, to the Topeka
Humphrey is stopping at the Raleigh
and will be here several days on
business.
Our currency system may be right,
and it may be in need of reform-I
think it is-but conditions are SO diff
ferent today from what they were in
1907, that a panic, if threatened.
could be forestalled, and if money
became tight the patriotism of our big
capitalists and merchants would save
the situation.
In 1907 many banks of Kansas
were compelled to close their doors"
continued Mr.. Humphrey. There was
only one bank, located at Lawrence,
that kept its doors open throughout
the crisis. The vice president of that
institution wanted to close, but the
PRESIDENT think he was former Gov
ernor Stubbs-insisted that the bank
should remain open, and it did.
There was no run on the bank,
and the merchants of the city did
their part in depositing each night
the money received in their business.
In the event of threatened stringency
of money in the future, L believe this
spirit would manifest itself through
out the country.
II can see no real reason for cur
rency legislation at this time. It
seems to me unwise on the part of
the administration, for it is an admis-
may cause Tightening up all along
the line"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
Government Valuation Experts
to Capital City.
ESTABLISH PERMANENT OFFICE
Expert Engineers Will Com
pile Physical Figures.
Examine Records of Santa Fe
and Rock Island.

In the minds of railroad officers in
Topeka, it is only a question of a short
time until this city will he designated
as the center of the interstate COM
merce commissions investigation of
the railway valuations in Kansas-and
many states in the west. With the To-
cation of the general offices of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the dis
trict offices of the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific and the state capital
with its executive offices and board of
public utilities. 1t is believed that the
government will center a large force
of men here in the compilation of the
valuations of Kansas railways.
Furthermore, it is anticipated that a
government Office including a perma-
nent force of valuation employees will
be located in Topeka to handle the
valua ton figures as they change in the
future. The work which will begin
soon, should make this city the center
of a good many years activity in the
largest undertaking since the organiza-
tion of the Interstate commerce COM
mission.
At this time. both the Santa Fe and
Rock Island mana gements are sup
porting a large force of expert en-
gineers in Topeka compiling the valua-
tion figures procured in a field work
which has lasted more than Is months.
This city was the center of the field
men With this valuable information
on file in the Topka railway offices, it
is deemed advisable that the govern
ment engineers will make their head
quarters here.
Positions Pay Good Salaries.
A vast army of men will be employed
by the government in taking this ply
sical condition of the railroads of the
country. Examinations will be held
from July 81 to % and advices from
Washington state that already nearly
q, 900 persons have applied for positions
on the valuation board.
Not only will a large force be re-
quired to appraise the valuation of the
railway lines of the country, but af-
ter the final figures are obtained it is
probable that considerable number
will be retained to keep the informa-
ton up to date Topeka is the logical
center for this work in Kansas.
The government will pay good sal
aries to the valuation experts. Many
employees of the railways entering To-
peka have written to the interstate
commerce commission at Washington
asking for positions. Men who have
been experienced in the work in this
city undoubtedly will pass high ex-
aminations and become qualified for
the places.
Salaries from 81 $50 to 81, 800 a year
will be paid the engineers. Junior and
minor positions of architect, mechani-
cal engineer, railway signal engineers.
electrical engineer and structural en-
gineer will pay from $1,0SO to $500 a
year. Similar grades of civil engineer,
inspector of car equipment and inspec- /
tor of motive power from 1000 to 81
300. Senior inspectors of car equipment
and motive power, $1,000 to So. 500. The
higher grades of architect, mechanical,
railway signal. electrical and structur-
al engineers from SO 900 to $4S0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
A MERCILESS JUDGE.
Husband Must Repeat Ten Times
Daily Date of Wedding.

Milwaukee, Wis. July 1O.-"June IA,
1887" Phillip Leborski will have to re-
peat ten times a day for the next sixty
days in order to keep out of the house
of correction by sentence pronounced
upon him bv District Court Judge
Elsner.
Leborski. who Is a wealthy real es-
tate owner. was arrested when a pa
trolman found him shaking his fist and
swearing at his wife while she was
perched on the gable of their residence.
During the trial Leborski told the
court he was trying to forget he was
married and that he had succeeded in
forgetting the date of the ceremony.
The court informed him that no man
had a right to forget such an date and
then ordered his case continued for
sixty days and told Leborsk to recite
the date of the wedding ten times
daily, or he would have to go to jail
Leborski started his recitations before
he was out of the court room and his
wife was doing the counting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
To Prevent Hostilities and
Further BloOdshed.
REPORT BULGARIAN REVERSES
Servans Said to Pursue Fleeing
Forces HOtly.
Greek Naval Force Takes Pos.
session of Port.

st. Petersburg, July 10.-Bulgaria
has placed herself unreservedly in the
hands of Russia with the view OF
bringing about cessation of hostili-
ties in the Balkans and in order to
prevent further bloodshed, according to
an announcement made here today ap-
parently on good authority.
Bulgarian Forces Flee.
Belgrade. Servia. July 10.-The Bull
garian troops continue to retire close
ly pursued by the Servians, according
to official reports received here. The
Bulgarians retreating from Istip had
intended to occupy Radovitch, an inn
portant town some miles to the east.
but the Servian cavalry drove them out
of this Strategic position yesterday.
The Bulgarians fed precipitately. leav-
ing their dead and wounded and throw
ing away rifles, ammunition and food.
Greeks Take Bulgarian Port.
Athens, July 10.-A Greek naval force
today occupied the seaport of Kavalab
on the Aegean sea. hitherto in the hands
of the Bulgarians. The valley or
Strumitsa has also been taken possess
sion of by Greek troops.
France to Aid Peace.
Vienna, July 10.-France has under
taken to negotiate with Servia and
Greece on behalf of Bulgaria to-
ascertain what terms of peace can be
arranged. The French government has
advised the Greeks and the Servians
not to demand too much, or otherwise
Bulgaria is likely to prefer to take the
chances of fighting out the quarrel.
London July 10.-It is officially con-
firmed here that Bulgaria has taken
the initiative of asking the European
powers to try to bring the Balkan war
to an end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10

necessary by injuries he sustained in
a jinrikisha accident. He was at one
time minister of foreign affairs under
Premier Saionji, and in the last
Saionji cabinet, which resigned in De-
cember, 1912, was minister of COM
munications. He had long diplomatic
career, having been minister to China
and to Russia and ambassador to the
Court of st. James. During the last
named appointment he was instru-
mental in bringing about the Anglo
Japan alliance. He was a prolific au-
thor and had made a profound study
of foreign politics and history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
AGAIN UNDER KNIFE.
BaIie Waggener Will Undergo a Third
Operation July 10.

Atchison. Kan, July 10.-B. P. wag-
gener will be operated on again by the
Doctors Mayo of Rochester, Mimi. at
their hospital on July 19, the day after
his annual picnic.
Mr.. Waggener has returned from
Rochester and acting on the advice OF
the surgeons he will begin at once
resting up for the trying ordeal. This
operation will be the third the Mayos
have performed on Mr.. Waggener. At
ter the other two, which came close
together. he grew steadily stronger,
and for a time felt so well that he be-
lieved he had fully recovered. Lately,
he has not felt so well and two weeks
ago he decided to return to Rochester
and have the Mayos look him over
again.
The examination was made with the
result that a.other operation was
found to be necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
KUHNs HAVE RESIGNED.
Sever Connections With Various Trust
Companies.

Pittsburg, July 10.-Further resig-
nations of J. S. and w. S. Kuhn from
all connection with financial interests
in Pittsburg were announced today.
Both the men who held the majority
of the stock of the First-Second Ma
tiona1 bank, which was closed by the
deputy comptroller of the currency
Monday, removed themselves from the
directorate of the Colonial Trust COM
pany of this city, and w. S. Kuhn took
like action with respect to the board
of the Commonwealth Trust company.
Conditions today have settled down
to normal. The run on the Pittsburg
Bank for Savings, which subsidized
early yesterday afternoon, was not re-
sumed today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
new SPOTS ON SUN.
California Professor Comments on Old
SOILS Complexion.

Santa Clara. Cal, July 1O.-Professor
J. A Newlin. of the observatory of
Santa Clara university, announced
that new group of solar spots has
appeared on the suns surface and
We're first noticeable at latitude "A de-
grees north and on the thirtieth degree
asst parallel Photograph of the sun
was taken at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
DROPS BELOW NORMAL
Tuesday Night the Coolest in Three
Weeks.

The weather is delightful today For
the first time this month the tenn
perature is below normal The mini
mum temperature today was 81 de-
grees. Wednesday night was the cool
est night in nearly three weeks. To-
night the weather is not expected to be
so cool. but Friday is scheduled to be
another pleasant day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
McCombs Continues Improving.

Paris, July 10.-William F. NC
Combs, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, continues to make
excellent progress toward recovery
from the effect of an operation for ap-
pendicitis performed on him Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10

Clay Tallman, who has just beer
made commissioner CT the United States
land office, was a state senator of Ne
vada, also chairman of the Democratic
state central committee of Nevada. E1e
is a graduate of the Michigan Agricul-
tural college, the University of Color
ado and the University of Michigan.
Mr.. Tallman was born in Michigan and
is SO years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
Restless Night for London.

Oakland July 10.-Jack London the
author. who underwent an operation
for appendicitis at a local hospital
Tuesday, passed a restless night. Ply
sicians said today. however. that his
condition was not regarded as serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
Is Killed by Train.

Waukegan Wis. July 10.-While
waiting for a southbound train here
last night Alfred Adams, a Spring
field, Illinois. attorney was struck by
train going in the opposite direction
and died within a short time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
TODAY'S GAMES.

Western.
Sioux City at Topeka, clear.
St. Joseph at Lincoln, clear.
Des Moines at Wichita, clear.
Omaha at Denver, cloudy.
American.
New York at Chicago, clear.
Boston at st. Louis, clear.
Washington at Detroit, cloudy.
Philadelphia at Cleveland,
National.
Chicago at New York, cloudy.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, cloudy.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia,
clear.
st. Louis at Boston, cloudy.
Association.
Toledo at Indianapolis, cloudy.
Louisville at Columbus, clear.
st. Paul at Milwaukee, clear.
Minneapolis at Kansas City,
clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
Japanese Statesman Dies.

Toxic, July 10.-Count Tadasu
Hayashi. one of the leading statesmen
of Japan, died today at the age of 3
after a surgical operation rendered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10
DAWSON is HONORED.
President National Association of At
torney Generals.

Charleston, S. c., July 10.-John S.
Dawson, attorney general of Kansas,
yesterday was elected president of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-10

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Friday; warmer to-
nj
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-19
No Difference
The Proof Is Here the Same as Ev.
ervWhere.

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Remember the name-Doan's-and
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-19
MAN At Flasher
| CRUSHED TO Death

Flasher Hustler: One OF the most
direful accidents that has ever Oc-
CURED in the history of this portion
Of southern Morton county occurred
on the Shellhart farm near Fallon, on
Wednesday,, and Earl A. Shellhart, L
young man we'll known to the people
of this community met with a terrible
death. 1t appears that on Wednesday
Mr.. Shellhart and A. w. Jensen were
engaged in moving a building. They
had the structure raised on blocks
and were about ready to O it
when some obstruction occurred with
the blocking. Mr.. Shellhart, in face
of a protest from Mr.. Jensen, decid-
ed to crawl beneath the building to-
remedy the matter. He did so, and
while endeavoring to fix the blocking
it gave away and the building fell on
him and crushed him to death. MIR.
Jensen ran to a neighbours and Sc.
cured help, but Mr.. Shellhart, badly
crushed and bruised, was dead when
taken from beneath the building.
Probably no other death in this CON
munity has caused such profound
sorrow as this one, as Mr.. Shellhart
was a fine young man, well liked and
highly respected by all who knew
him. ne was about "a years old, and
leaves q grief stricken mother and
numerous relatives and friends to
mourn his loss. The remains will be
inferred in the cemetery here.