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What War Would Mean to America.

In view of all these false alarms
| skeptieism is justified, but this time
| the situation is more serious. There
| is actual war in southeastern Europe.
and flames seem on the point of get
| ting away. If they should spread over
| the continent America could no longer
remain the mere spectator-not that we
would by any possibility become in
volved in the fighting, but the dire eff
fects of such a conflict we could not
escape. For one thing. prices would
go far higher than at present. For an
other. thousands of immigrants that
have come from the various countries
involved would rush back to help the
fatherland, just as the Greeks, Serbs
and Bulgars have rushed back to en-
list against the Turk For a third
thing, commerce would be crippled.
While we might feel a boom in GER
tain lines of trade, the general effect
would be demoralizing. Business
would be disturbed. The trade rela-
tons between all nations are so close
that the great states of Europe could |
not engage in life and death strug-
gle without profoundly affecting us.
All these speculatiOns remind one of |
the motto placed over certain gentle |
mans mantel, Il am an old man and /
have seen many troubles, but most of 4
them never happened" So it is with /
European wars-most of them never /
happen. They are fought out on pa /
per by the suave diplomats and the
diiigent correspondents. The shedding
of ink and the slaughter of language
are something fearful, but it ends there
Nobody is killed, and only a few timid
souls are frightened. The war clouds
pass off harmlessly i'll scare heads.
The only rumble is that of the presses
runnino, off aytra editions
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led to follow. And there you are. The
correspondents have it all worked out.
Turkey Still Intriguing.


Turkey Still Intriguing.
There is another factor making for
rouble. ard that is Turkey The OF
fOnan empire is beaten to FRAGILE
and will have to give up practically all
y Turkey IN Europe unless she can
:et the Christian powers into a fight
that dire event she might slip out
# her ENHANCEMENT during the confu-
sion. This is her last hope. and through
her devious diplomacy she is playing
for it. This is about such an infa-
nous and heartless course as might be
expected of the unspeakable Turk His
atrocities have been the cause of the
war in the Balkans. and now if he can
plunge the whole world into carnage
his hatred Of Christendom will be in
some measure satisfied. If he must
fall he would pull down with him the
temple Of civilization.
Before this mighty drama with all
Europe as IA stage Americans are and
can be little more than spectators. Up
to this point we have taken all these
war alarms with not only pinches. but
whole. handfuls of salt There have
been so many near wars in Europe
that we have grown skeptical. The
correspondents had us all worked up
over the Moroccan imbroglio. That
was practically certain TO precipitate a
conflict. A year or two earlier Eng
land and Germany were barring their
teeth and glaring at each other A few
years farther back England and Rus
STA were on the edge of an unpleas-
antness. This resulted in nothing more
blood curdling than Kipling's poem of
THE Bear That Walks Like Man"
SO it has gone.
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but it has a heathenish sound and
should be handled with the same care
that a hen negotiates with a large and
lively bug.
There is already correspondents
war between the triple alliance and
the triple entente. Austria and Russia
are mobilizing troops. and the other
members of the two triples are mo-
billing adiectives. The diplomats are
charging furiously in all the chancel-
leries of Europe. The German kaisers
mustaches have a fiercer upward turn,
and French conversations are exercis-
ing arms, shoulders and eyebrows as
they have not been exercised since the
taking of Alsace and Lorraine.
A Real Armageddon.
1t should be mentioned at this point
that the triple alliance consists of Ger
many, Austria and Italy, while the
triple entente is made up Of England,
France and Russia. In a general mix
up Turkey would side with the alli-.
ance and the Balkan states with the
entente. England and Germany would
be the two chief combatants. That
would be some war, believe me, and
would make all previous conflicts re-
semble games Of pingpong.
Germany has the greatest army on
the planet and England the greatest
navy. About the only nations in Eu-
rope not involved would be Spain, Por
tugal. Switzerland. Belgium, Holland
and the Scandinavian states, and pos
sibly some of them might be drawn in.
at least as fighting territory. This
would be an Armageddon that would
make our late presidential election
look like town caucus
All the nations say they do not want
to fight, yet they are feverishly at
work oiling up their war machines.
1--WE don't want to fight, but, by
lingo If we do
Premier Asquth of England and Pre- |
mier Poincare of France are continual
Iy assuring us that there will be no |
trouble and that they have got all the |
powers to agree on program. but they |
ire reckoning without the war CORE
,pondents While the premiers are /
giving out pacific statements on one
tide of Europe the correspondents are
.abling of blood and thunder on the
,ther.
Austria and Servia are by the ears,
Ind Russia is ready to back Servia,
while the Crown Prince Franz Ferdi-
land of Austria goes to see the Ger
nan war lord and has assurances of
elp from that quarter. This Austrian
eir apparent. by the way, appears to
lead the active war party in Austria
hungary. The aged Emperor Franz
oseph has seen a few wars in his day
nd does not thirst for more. but the
on yearns for martial glory. OF
curse IL Germany got into the game
rance and England would be compel
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Press
l-ONE OF THE CARS CRACF COSSAJK REGIMENTS 2-CROWN
PRINCE FRANZ FERlINAND OF AUSTRIA 3-THE GAR OF
RUSSIA 4-AUs-RIAN CAVALRY A SpLENDIDLY TRAINED
DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
Saved FROM FIRE.
Thirty Persons Rescued by Crew of a
British Warship.

London, Nov. 19-The British bat
tleship, Iron Duke, effected a timely
rescue Of the 30 passengers and crew
of the steamer Scotsdyke. while the
steamer was burning in the English
channel early today. The steamer,
hound from Mediterranean points for
Sunderland caught fire OF the Isle OF
wight, shortly after midnight. The
blaze started in a deck cargo of grass
and spread so rapidly through this in
fiammable material that the crew was
unable to stay its progress. The fire
attacked the ships bridge and a num-
ber Of lifeboats which were destroyed.
Owing to the heavy sea it was i'm
possible to launch the remaining life
boats. The panic stricken passengers
and the crew were forced to return to
the stern Of the steamer. The battle
ship Iron Duke was fortunately car
rying on a trial in the channel during
the night and when the burning steam
er was sighted sailors from the war
ship ut of in boats to the rescue.
The forepart OF the steamer was a
mass Of flames when the boats reached
the scene and the helpless persons
aboard were huddled together aft. The
Iron Duke played her searchlight upon
the stern of the doomed ship while the
rescue crew took all hands safely off,
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
OBJECT TO COW.
Or Rather to Line of Advertisine on
Cows Back.

A COW advertising one Of the Craw-
ford shows, and which after being
used in the show 1t is understood il to
be given to the Provident association.
was paraded up and down Kansas
avenue bearing sign. This Is no
BULL
Tho ''bulls'' at police headquarters
took offense.
Chief Ross telephoned to the city
attorney to know what could be done
in the matter. Assistant City Attorney
James Clark answered the phone.
Then he got busy with his law books.
In the meantime Mayor Cofran had
also been appealed to. Chief Ross
had reported to him that q number of
women had phoned to him. They con-
sidered the COW and the sign an Of
fensive combination.
But the only ordinance having any
bearing on the case that Clark could
find was one prohibiting driving herds
of cattle on Kansas avenue. And one
COW is not q herd" he explained to
the mayor.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
REFLECT old OFFICERS
Fire Prevention People Also Hold Z
Banquet.

All officers Of the Kansas State Fire
Prevention association were reelected
late Tuesday in connection with the annual
meeting of the organization.
The officers follow: Charles F. Hardy.
president; Frank L. Britton. secretary
and treasurer, and Wilbur d. Perry, vice
president. The members Of the executive
committee appointed by the president
were: Roscoe A. Alexander. Kansas City;
Topeka; william Gregory. Topeka. and
H. E. Seeds, Topeka. The executive COM
mlttees:
Publicity and Human Life--s. F. Wool
ard, chairman; w. w. Orebaugh. J. F.
Snyder. E. L. Fox and e. c. Mengenback.
Municipal Law and 0rdinances-C T.
Searle, w. D. Perry w. !. Drum. w. 8.
Fire Prevention and Water Supply-M.
W. Van Valkenbu-g. D. c. Zercher, r. p.
Air and James Dreher.
The meeting closed with q banquet
given at the Throop hotel and attended
by sixty-five persons. President Hardy
served as toaStmastef.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
INSANE IN OHIO.


st. Louis. Nov. 19.-George Doug
lass. legally sane in Missouri but in
sane in Ohio, received judgment for
$4,000. the full amount of damages
for which he had sued a local traction
company in circuit court here. The
case brought to light a peculiar situa-
ton in American Jurisprudence.
Though declared of unscund mind in
Ohio. Douglass was permitted to testi-
fy in the suit which was filed in his
own name. He was brought here
from Dayton. Ohio, where he Is a pa
tient in the state asylum.
1t was alleged his mental condition
resulted from the accident while rid
ing on the black platform Of st.
Louis street car in 1908. Douglass
was struck on the head by a car 9oInR
in the opposite direction when he
leaned over the rail-
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TOO MANY SALOONS
French Women Start Movement to
Reduce tho Number.

(. Paris. Nov. 1s.---The passage i'm
mediately Of an act Of parliament to
limit the number Of bars, saloons and
other establishments for the sale o1
spirits In France, Is demanded in q
petition signed by $4,000 French wo-
men and presented today to the
chamber OF deputies by Joseph
Reinach and flve other deputies.
The movement OF the women is not
directed against wines and beer, but
against distilled liquors. It appears
that the number of spirit selling
places in France increased from 435,-
900 in 1900 to 479,00O in 1911. Al
though alcoholic liquors are heavily
taxed. their consumption IL increas-
ing
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
TRAGEDY IN 4 HOTEL.
One Man Kills Another ON Account OF
Jealousy.

Kansas City, Nov. 19.-'T knew ne
was living. so I killed him." declared
DR.. w. T. Elam, a wealthy st. Joseph
Mo. physician, as he walked into the
lobby of the Hotel Baltimore after hav-
ing shot Putnam Cramer, chicago
magazine advertising agent, whom ne
had accused of being friendly to his
wife. DR.. Elan then surrendered ano
was taken to police headquarters. where
he refused to make a statement.
John T. Glynn, a private detective
in the employ Of DR.: Elan. said he
and DR.. Elan and a lawyer met Cra-
mer by agreement. DIR. Elan wanted
to talk over with Cramer the latter 9
relations with the PHYSICIANS wife. AS
the four men stood in the hotel lobby.
DR.. Elan said:
II won't talk here where everybody
can hear
why. I've got a room on the Sec
ond floor" Cramer said. Come up
with me and we'll talk it over. Just
you and t.
"Sure," said Dr. Elan.
Glynn was disarmed by DR.. Elam's 8
frankness and did not follow them to
the room. He sat in the parlor with
the lawyer. waiting for Cramer and DR..
Elan to come down.
A few minutes later Elan came down
not the least bit excited and said:
"I've done it." M
Then the tragedy that had been en-
acted on the second floor was disclosed.
What passed between the two men
Cramer and Elam-no one knows ex-
cept Elan. And at police headquarters
he is morose and refuses to talk.
Elan had employed Glynn to shadow
Cramer.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
IS 4 GOOD PLACE.
L. OFphans' Home 1T ,Atchison, Ac'
coriling to Report.

The state orphans home at Atchison
must be a. good place to stay. In q
years only 81 Of the 1.6zS children who
have been sent to the home have run
away. II is a record uneQualed by any
other state Institution.
There are 202 children in the orphans'
home at this time. according to q re-
port issued today by the state board OF
control, which outlines in general
way the work which has been accom-
plished at the institution. One Of the
important features Of the report ID the
showing that more than 33 per cent. of
the boys and girls who are sent to the
institution are restored to relatives.
Since the home was established, 1,196
children have been indentured in pri-
vate homes. 11s are self supporting and
nine OF the 2O2 inmates of the inBtitu-
ton at this time are students in The
Atchison high school. A total Of 642
inmates have been returned to rela-
tives.
1T IL a remarkable showing in COM
parison with the work in private insti-
tutions," said Senator J. w. Howe. Sec
rotary to the board OF control 'sBut
the record OF cases handled 10 not alone
the strong feature. The fact Is that
the state institution receiving many Of
the cases which originally went to pri-
vate or local charitable institutions.
One OF the strongest evidences Of the
success Of the work Is the fact that but
"a OF the children have run away IN
the ss years the homo has bssf4 main
Meals Cost Six Cents.
The boards report shows that the
per capita cost for inmates Of the home
has been $219.0S. The cost to taxpayers
for each meal q CHILD eats In the In
stitution is just 6.34 cents.
There are now 400 children under the
state agent. This number is too large
the board believes and It 10 with diff
f1cuIty that the agent keeps in touch
with the children who leave the home
and are placed under his supervision.
In order to relieve this condition, It il
probable that q bill win be introduced
in the 1915 session Of the legislature
providing for the creation Of county
agents whose duty will be to look after
the children who leave the state instl-
tuition and are placed in private homes.
No effort Is made by the state to Sc
cure the adoption Of children who are
sent to the homo and the record shows
the % years the home has been main
tatned by the state. The state, how
ever, II always willing II possible to
restore children to relatives and thiD
result has been accomplished in the
case Of 642 children. or one-third Of the
total number Of cases.
The Atchison institution was estab-
lished in 1885 as a home for soldiers'
orphans. A law enacted by the 1903
session Of the legislature provided that
the institution should be recognized as
a home for all orphans ana permitted
their admission to the home under di-
rection Of the board Of control
on proper orders from the local pro-
bate judges.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19

advising number Of head. quality. aee
and length Of time on feed. We win make
you an offer or arrange for our buyers
to call on you.
Topeka Fruit and Produce Market,
[Selling prices by 6amy e. Lux. whole
sale Fruit and Produce.j
JONATHAN APPLES-Per box. 4. .0o1a
20; Roman Beauties per boz. "a 0af11 -.
WI, ,Winesags: s, & per box. $20o@z2s; Ben Davis.
AiMEkIA GRAPEsEPer b.. x.xos.
GR1AHER GGRIAMnA RRfHs RGfHMsAPEs.Pe. s.. basket: Sc.
Brand. $50; Monosram. Mon n ssoo' 66l' Badger
- FLORIDA 70 GRAPE FRUIT-Per boz.
''51e PxeGKHGE F1os-P.r-
DATEsPer lb., TIC. '''N
FLORIDA ORANGESLPer hox o~
LEMoNsPsr n!M,7 box. NS@s.oo
..CoCoANUTsEPer doz.. Sc: per sack.
x xAw VALLEY "a SWEET POTATOES
y1seINA SWEET porAroEape,
GABsAGE+ Now; per lb.. 1xc.
BANANAseeMedium sized lunches. NJ,
bunch. s2so@275; per lb., SIC. pef
-! oN5oNs-Yellow. 2 = per bu.. $50: Red. Der
IpAHo aaSFFo SFFo2TSH1SSafss FoTHToEsfssr fS5ate Sa. oa $50
- WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO 20
|
RED RIVER EARLY oH1o-per nu
LEAF LErTUcE-Per basket. sc.
CARROTS-Per bu.. 500.
TURNIPSLPer bu. soc.
PARSNIPS-Per bu. soc
RUTABAGAS-Per ib, 11<c.
COLORADO HONEY-Per crate n x
CELERY-Jumbo. TIC dos; Mammoth
OYSTERS Standards, per can. 4oc. New
York Counts. per can, &c: Bulk, H.so
CHEEsE-lsK@1sc.
Topeka Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
lFurnished by the Topeka Packing Col
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 1s.
E0oe-Fresh country. &c.
POULTRY-Hens, ~ 1b. and over, lie;
under 81 lbs. &c: over lbs, 10c: broilers
: lbs. ana under. 13c: old cocks, 7c: old
hens to young turkeys. 13c; old tom tur-
BUTTER-Packing stock. TIC.
Butter and EGGS.
Furnished By -he Continental Creamery
CHICAGO EG0813ljkc
NE WYORK EGGS-38940c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. nc:
n, T.. s406c: Elsin. nc: Topeka whole
Topeka Hay 1larkee.
rF,urnsshed by T. A. Beck 212-zil r eth I
Topeka, Kan. Nov. Il.
PRAIRIE HAT-No !. a4oo: No. :
NEW ArEALrA-cnolcs. s1zse: No. /,
slks0.
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MAKES WORLD RECORD
81. 8. Muggeeidge Sends 5000 Words
an Hour An Day.

Kansas City, Nov. ia worlds
record for continuous fast sending OF
news by telegraph II believed to have
been made by HIS. Muggeridge, re-
Gently appointed chief operator Of the
Kansas City office OF the Associated
ceived in the local ofi1ce today from
division headquarters in Chicago,
Sending on q Missouri and Kansas
circuit to six newspaper offices. Mr..
Muggeridge on Nov. 4 averaged 5000
words an hour for the day.
Only few years ago tho sending
OF 100 words an hour was consid-
cred remarkable. Last August an As
sociated Press operator on an Allan
an hour for q day-a figure at that
time pronounced a worlds record.
The significance Of Mr.. Muggeridge's
average II apparent when it is con-
sidered that absolute accuracy In
transmitting copy" is obligatory, and
that with six operators receiving the
utmost clearness is necessary to avoid
a mixup.
For the week ending Nov. 8. Mr..
Muggeridge averaged $3.50 words in
2,110 minutes actual sending time-a
little more than $500 words an hour
for q week. This feat is a record in
the Associated Press service. Mr..
Muggeridge's average per minute for
a week is ~ words-a record in the
central division Of the Associated
Press.
On the day the 5000 word hourly
record was made only II breaks on
the part Of the six men receiving oc-
CURED. In other words, the six men
that day received 1880 words, or
more than IL solid columns Of the av-
erage newspaper with only IL cases
Of Misunderstanding Of word or
phrase. Mr.. Muggeridge before COM
ing here was an operator in divisional
headquarters Of the Associated Press
In Chicago. He is regarded as one
OF the fastest and most accurate send
ers in the Associated Presa servica
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
REFORM BY DYNAMITE
u How Governor SulzeF's Administra-
tion II Characterised.

Buffalo, Nov. 19.-Governor Sui
GERS administration of the charitable
institutions Of New York state was
severely arraigned here today by Pro-
fessor George A. Lewis, a former
member Of the hoard of parole for
speaker at the annual state confer
ence on charities and corrections.
Sulzer's efforts at reform by dyna-
mite" declared Professor Lewis, had
uprooted and negatived the carefully
thought out plans Of years. He said
In part:
derly. systematic development OF
methods in the administration OF our
public charities, our reformatory and
penal institutions, IL sluggish and in
termittent at best. The experience so
carefully garnered and the wisdom so
carefully acquired are ever in danger
Of sudden and complete destruction
through an eruption Of some flying
cohort Of the vandals OF partisan and
factional politics.
claiming the highest rank for the
state of New York among her sister
states in every walk Of public altruis-
tic effort we must confess the disas-
ter which has overtaken US. and own
that only the thinnest veneer Of de-
cency gives covering to the shame
lessness OF the bodies Of schemins
politicians and that even the chosen
tribune Of the people may prove to
be sorry trickster.
1.-THE blighting evils following upon
the injection of factional fury into
the management Of public institutions
have had a vivid presentation In the
meteoric passing of the recent gov
ernor. Reform by dynamite has been
the order Of the day, and one sensa-
tional raid has followed another in
bewildering succession"
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
SHE Wants GOETHALS
Dayton, Ohio, Offers . Job to the
Canal Builder.

Dayton. Nov. ia telegram was
sent to Colonel George w. Goethals.
builder of the Panama canal, offering
him the city managership Of Dayton
under the new commission form Of
government.
The city commissioners told Col.
0oethals in their telegram that Day
ton waits the best equipped man in
America" and assured him that that
city was willing to pay a larger salary
than the federal government pays it's
army officers"
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
Making Counterfeit IAauor.

Troy, Nov. Accommodating IL
quor as well as counterfeiting money
will be charged against Charles Ash
and Edward Barry. who are under ar
rest here as the result Of a raid in
which q money making plant and q
quantity of unfinished bills were
seized. The police found in Barry'a
home. it was learned today, an OUTFIT
for making brandy and q stock Of
forged labels.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
TODAY'S Market REPORTS.

Chicago, Nov. 19-WHEAT-IAght Rus
sian and Manitoba offers and reports Of
less favorable weather in the Canadian
northwest today impaired strength to
wheat, the market starting Nc to 4@skc
net higher. Trade was active and prices
opening figures. A steady tone at Buenos
Ayres also helped give fIrmness here.
Trade continued brisk but fluctuations
held within a narrow range. The Close
CORN-Strong cables and rather unfav-
orable weather in the corn belt sent
prices for that cereal up A42sc to sc. but
sale.
Some support was given later by strong
er tone in southwest markets. The close
was firm at Ac to 1Gakc net advance.
OATS-Oats followed wheat, advancing
Nc to H@ssc. but the volume Of trade
was small.
PROVISIONS - Smaller hog receipts
than expected sent provisions up 2szc to
1Oc.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19

and the type Of vessels which COM
pose the squadron. It has been de-
cided. however. to send the best war
ships in the French navy, represent
ing the latest types now under con-
struction. The number Of ships will
depend largely on what the other
powers decide to send, especially
Great Britain. The commander OF the
French squadron will be a vice ad-
miral.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
Ton Of the Open FYfepIace.

Pittsburg, Nov. 1S.-The Pittsburg city
council will act today on an ordinance re-
Quiring that open fireplaces In houses
where children under years Of age re-
side, shall be kept screened. Police and
the enforcement Of the law. The measure
Is the result OF investigation conducted
by Coroner Samuel C. Jamison, whose
records show the toll of the open fire.
place in Pittsburg last year was q
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
France WIN Send ships.

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE French gov
ernment today accepted President
Wilson's Invitation to send some rep
resentative French warships to
Hampton Roads to Join in the cele-
bration Of the opening Of the Panama
canal. Only informal consideration
has been given by the French minis
TN Of marine thus far to the number
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
To Swim Through Panama Canal.

Panama, Nov. 19.-Alfred Brown, q
member Of q New York life saving
crew, has arrived here with the hope
Of being the first man to swim from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean
through the canal. He arrived here
yesterday and proposes to start the
swim as soon as he obtains the neces-
sary permission to go through the
locks at either end of the canal
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19

'Is she q good singer?'' 'T wish you
wouldn't ask me. Some people may like
her voice; but I'm prejudiced:" Whats
the trouble?" I'm her next-door neigh
bor."-Detroft Free Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-19
GLds "a


Colds Cause Headache and Grin
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets remove
cause. There il only One "Bromo Quinine' .
It has signature Of r. w. Grove on box.
35c.-Adv.