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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
A UNIQUE RECORD
Santa Fe's Spanning of Mis-
souri, Is Object Lesson.
Traffic Uninterrupted-OneI In
jury With 1,4OO Men.

The Santa Fe's new railway bridge
built on the site of the old bridge over
the Missouri river at Sibley, near Kan
sas City, is practically completed, at
a total cost of $1,5o0,00O. The main
spans now are in use, and the COM
pletion of the viaduct on the east end
is all that is left to do.
"A remarkable feature in the con-
struction of the Sibley bridge" said c.
F. w. Felt, chief engineer, "is that
while we had as high as 1,400 men
employed at one time on the structure,
only one workman lost his life, and he
was not working on the bridge when
the accident occurred, but fell off a
carload of poles on which he was rid
ing. Another feature worthy of note
is that traffic over the bridge was not
interrupted for single day during the
year that the work has been in prog
reSS."
The new Sibley bridge has attracted
the attention of hundreds of thou
sands of tourists who have passed over
it, as we'll as engineers from all parts
of the country who were interested in
the work. The bridge is very high,
overlooking the picturesque Missouri
river valley, and the viaduct approach
ing it from the east is nearly a mile
long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

Chanute lawyer said that he was quite
uncertain
Running for office is hard, exasper-
ating work. said Farrelly when run
ming wasn't nearly so good, they used
to crowd me in pretty regularly. Now
there are more Democrats than there
used to be and it seems that there are
plenty of fellows who are willing to get
in
DO you expect to enter the SEN
ator1al race next year?" was asked.
Il don't know what / will do-yet,"
said F'arrelly. 1T isn't probable that
will say anything until next vinter
when the tariff bill gets across and we
can know something of the future. If
the Wilson administration gets away
as well the next few months as it has
done so far. why then-well, there VIII
be plenty of time to talk about those
things LATER
Farrelly made the senatorial race
last August and received the popular
majority, but United States Senator
William H. Thompson succeeded in
carrying the largest number of legis-
lat1ve districts. Under the law govern
ing the 1912 primaries, Thompson won
the nomination and went to the senate
by defeating Governor w. r. Stubbs
Recently it has been rumored that
Farrelly will either make another try
for the senate or will make the dght
against Congressman Phil p Campbell
in the Third district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
EFT. FAIRCHILD HERE.
The Popular Ex-Kansan Likes His
New Hampshire Home.

Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Fairchild are Wis
iting friends in Topeka this week The
former state superintendent of schools
is now president of the New Hampshire
college at Durham and he likes his
new home and new work. He lives in
a beautiful little place close to the
Atlantic ocean.
The Fairchilds are on their way
home from Salt Lake City, Utah, where
Mr.. Fairchild attended the session of
the National Education association
of which he is the president. He was
glad to meet his host of friends in
Topeka and will stay here and visit
until Wednesday, The eastern college
president still speaks the Kansas
language.
If all his invitations are accepted
the college dormitories of Durham will
be crowded to the caves with Kansas
friends on a visit with the president
of the college.
Mr.. F'airchild tells little story about
the corn king of New Hampshire who
had so acres planted in corn this year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
INTERURBAN COMPETE
Two Roads Fight for Wichita-Arkan-
SaS City Traffic.

The people of Wichita and Arkansas
City are to have about all that could
be desired in the way of train service
between those two cities.
The Midland Valley is having
motors built, -embling large cleo
trio cars, but no trolleys will be in
stalled for instead of electricity, gaso-
line will be the motive power. These
motor cars will supplement the regu-
lar steam propelled train service, and
are expected to be in use by the last
of the week.
The announcement of this improved
service caused the Santa Fe to get
busy, and the people of the two cities
and intermediate points will reap the
benefits of competition in the inter
urban business, for it is now an
nounced that the Santa Fe will soon
install an interurban service between
the two cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
ARSON TRUST HIT
Twelve Indictments Found
Against Alleged Firebugs.
Several Business Men Are In.
cIuded as Accessories.

Chicago. July 2S.-Twelve indict-
ments against alleged members of the
carson trust" were returned today by
the grand jury before Judge A. ].
Petit in the criminal court.
Joseph Fish. head of the firm of
Joseph Fish & Company, public fire
insurance adjusters, was named in
true bills which charged arson, burn
ing to defraud, conspiracy to obstruct
public justice and accessory after the
fact.
Immediately following the return of
the true bills in court, capiases for
the arrest of the persons indicted
were issued. David Korshak, fugitive
fire bug" who is reported to be in
Canton, China, and Israel Shafner and
Benjamin Fink were among the other
defendants. Schafner also is being
sought by the police, but Fink is in
custody and will appear as a state wit
ness in the prosecution of the arson
cases.
Others indicted were business men
whose places, it is alleged, were de-
stroyed by incendiary fires. They are:
Samuel Glaser, Frank NJ. Elxins, J.
1ipson, Joseph Lewis, Jacob Wronski,
Nathan Spira, Morris Miller and Sam
uel Stark.
The true bills were voted after the
grand jury had the testimony of Mrs.
Fannie Korshak, wife of the fugitive
fire bug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

ministration. 1t was said today to be
a question of reliability of informants.
Officials declined to state which reports
were being credited. 1t was said tha
in the last ten days there had been
little or no change in the status of af-
fairs in the southern republic.
The shooting of Charles B. Dixon, jr.,
at Juarez is regarded as a serious in
cident, but its bearing on the general
Mexican situation is being minimized
demands for the investigation and pun
ishment of the offenders apparently
were being complied with.
At the White House it was said ti,s
United States would pursue a course of
diIigent inquiry into the affair ana
would insist on summary action toward
the guilty
War Map of Mexico.
Washington, July 2S.-The war de-
partment is in possession or a COM
plete war map of Mexico which has
been prepared by secret agents who
have covered virtually every mile of
territory of Mexico during the past six
months.
The completion of it has been rush
ed in face of the political crisis and 1T
is now held in readiness, in event of
any movement of troops into Mexico.
This map gives the location of every
bridge, every road, every pass ana
every fort in southern, central and
cation given but there is detailed in
formation regarding the condition or
each.
The utmost care has been taken in
giving the precise locations of supply
centers for water and feed, that will
be suitable for large numbers of men.
Says Wilson Pulled for Huerta.
Eagle Pass Texas, July 2S.-The
following statement about Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson today was telc-
graphed to President Wilson by Gov
ernor Wales of the state of Lucatan,
Mexico, now in Piedras Negras, the
constitutionalists' provisional capital:
Il am the constitutional governor OF
Yucatan, having been elected Decem-
ber 19, 1911, and still holding under
the constitution and laws of Mexico.
81 am the brother-in-1aw of Vice
President Pine SuareZ and was in Mex
leo City with my family during the
February revolution, when on the
18th it became necessary for me to
flee to save my life. My wife fire.
ouentIy called on Ambassador Wilson
and he told her that it was necessary
that she should telegraph me at once
and urge me strongly to recognize
General Huerta as president of the
Vales's telegram declared that the
threatened him with what
would happen if Wales did not recog-
nize Huerta- The telegraph also speci-
fled other alleged actions of the
American ambassador to which Wales
and Mexicaus objected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
GOOD PLACE FOR WITTE
Utilities Board Man Goes to Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Chief Engineer C. c. Witte, of the
Kansas public utilities commission,
will go to the interstate commerce COM
mission August 1 as a district man
ager in charge of gathering information
regarding the physical valuation of
railroads in the United States. From
a salary of $1,000 a year with the state
commission, the national commission
will pay the popular Topeka man So
400 a year. J. L. Stricken will succeed
Witte as chief en1gneer for the Kansas
commission.
Announcement of the change was
made public today by Henderson Mar
tin chairman of the state commission.
Witte is regarded as one of the most
valuable men in the service of any or
the western commissions. 1t was un-
der his supervision and deriction that
physical valuations of the Rock Is
land, Union Pacific and Burlington
roads in Kansas were secured for the
state commission and these figures
were regarded as being so accurate
that they have been adopted by the
interstate commerce commission in
Washington
The interstate commerce commission
handles it's work by districts and White
is to be placed in charge of one of the
five districts. On his shoulders will
fall the responsibility of making up the
physical valuation of the railroad pro-
perties in the district over which he
will have supervision. 1t is a big,
tedious task, but Whites work in Kan
sas has convinced the national COM
mission that the Topeka man can han
die the job. He will probably go to
Washington the last of the week and
J. L. Stricken, who has been with the
commission several years will become
the new chief engineer. Strickler is
regarded as a valuable man and will
draw the $4,000 pay check formerly re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
NO RIGHT TO SELL.
Protest Is Raised Against the TransfeE
of the Burns Manuscripts.

London, July ga new turn has
been given to the protests emanating
from Scotland against the recent ac-
tion of the Liverpool atheneum in SELL
ing the socalled Glen Riddel manu-
scripts of the poet, Robert Burns, the
sale being understood to have been
made indirectly to an American mil
Honaire ]. c. Ewing, one of the ac-
knowledged authorities upon Burns
works has raised the point that the
Glen Riddel manuscripts were lent, not
given. to DR.. Currie, who later present.
ed them to the atheneum.
Mr. Ewing declares that DR.. Currie
obtained loan of the manuscripts in
1897 when he arranged to write the
life of the poet and edit his works, but
he never returned the papers to the
widow On this assumption it is un-
derstood that the Burns federation
and the Burns clubs of the United
Kingdom may test the legality of the
sale of the manuscripts by getting Miss
Annie Burns of Chelton hall, who is q
direct descendant of the poet to set
forth her claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
TALKED To GUARDS
Gov. Hodges Believes There
Will Be War With Mexico.
Reviewed TroOps-AccOmpan-
led by Prominent Democrats.

Junction City, KAN, July 2S.-Gov-
ernor Hodges was a visitor at the
Kansas National Guard camp Sunday.
He paid personal visits to nearly all
the 1900 members of the Guard in
their tents. In the afternoon, dressed
in a parade uniform, he reviewed the
Kansas troops, including the two regi-
ments of infantry and Battery A, of
Topeka. which reached camp Sunday y
after an overland march. Later, and
clad in a fatigue uniform, Governor
Hodges made a speech to the Kansas
Guardsmen.
The governor declared to the SOL
diers that there has been too much
politics in Kansas in the past, and
that independent voters in the state
holds the balance of power. He de-
clared that all the voters of the state
met together last fall, and that there
were not enough Democrats to elect
a governor, but that the Democrats.
Progressives, Republicans and Prohi-
bitionists had voted for and elected n
Democratic governor who will not give
Kansas a Democratic administra ton,
but who will give it a fair f.dministra-
ton, to quote his own words.
He told the guardsmen that he had
not considered politics in appointing an
adjutant general of the Kansas Ma
tional Guard, but had never for Il mo-
ment considered s1yone but Genera
c. I. Martin for the place.
'I adhered to my policy and ap-
pointed the best man for the place, a
Republican, he said.
He complimented General Martin s
ability and his democracy with the
men of the guard
Governor Hodges told the mbled
members of the Kansas National Guard
that hostilities between the United
States and Mexico are quite probable,
and that the Kansas Guard would fur
nish two strong regiments for Uncle
Sans army. He also declared that the
Kansas guard would uphold the honor
of Kansas as the Fighting Twentieth"
had done in the Spanish-American
war
Diverting from war to politics Gov
ernor Hodges declared that he hoped
to see women in the next Kansas leg
islature.
Among those accompanying the gov
ernor on his visit to the camp we're
Miles Mu1roy, Democratic speaker pro
tenn of the recent house; ]. N. Herr,
recently appointed superintendent OF
the Hutchinson reformatOry; Grant
Harrington, the governors private sec
retary; A. A. Doerr, of Larned; and
Coils. S. E. Barber. and L. NJ. Penwen,
of Topeka, military aides to the gov
ernOr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Phil Billiard Hurt and His Airship
Wrecked.

Phil Billiard sustained several pain
full bruises in an aeroplane accident
SUNDAY afternoon which damaged his
machine so that i will probably be
out of commission the rest of the sum
mer Billiard had made one success
full flight from the field south of High
land Park and was attem pting to
again master the elements when motor
trouble set in. At the time of the ac-
cident the machine was going along
at a sixty mile clip close to the ground.
the planes tilted and caught in a
tangle of weeds which twisted the
aircraft out of alignment A fair sized
crowd was on the grounds when the
accident took place.
In the first flight a height of one
thousand feet was attained. At this
height Billiard found that his motor
was leaking. The propeller, also, was
not in perfect alignment, due probably
to the dry weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
WITH LAF0LLETTE
Eleven Bull Moose Senators to
Stand by Wisconsin
In His Fight for Change in
Wool Schedule.
WILL OFFER A SUBSTITUTE
To Take the Place of One
Backed by SmOOt.
Other PrOgressives Will Offer
Various Amendments.
WILL OFFER A SUBSTITUTE

Washington, July 2S.-Eeven por-
gressive Republican senators tentative
ly agreed today to support Senator La
Follette's substitute schedule on wool,
cotton and several other sections of the
tariff bill.
The conference marked the first ef-
fort on the part of the progressive Re-
publican element to take a definite
stand on the tariff revision.
Votes on amendments last week
showed many of the progressive Re-
publicanS at variance with the remain
der of the Republican side on certain
items. 1t is understood that an attempt
will be made to substitute the LaFol-
lette wool schedule for that which has
already been introduced by Senator
Smoot and which the latter expects to
present as the Republican measure.
In tOday'S conference, presided over
by Senator Clapp, were Senators Borah,
Bristow, Crawford, Sterling, Cummins,
Kenyon, LaFollette, Gronna, Norris
and Works.
Another conference will be held in a
few days and each member will pre-
sent amendments which he proposes to
support in the senate.
Senator LaFollette outlined substi-
tutes he will propose to the wool and
cotton schedules next week when he
will begin his attack on these schedules
of the Democratic bill. Senator kenyon
will urge amendments placing on the
free list all articles in control of
monopoly, one of them being alumni
mum. He expects to speak this week
on the general policy of free listing all
trust-controlled commodities.
Senator Cummins has an amendment
to tax all commodities sold through
stock exchanges, similar to the cotton
futures, stamp tax included in the
Democratic bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
WAGGENER OUT.
Leaves Hospital and Is Ready to Re-
sumo Work.

Atci1ison, Kan, July 2S.-'I left
the hospital Sunday, disfigured but
still in the ring. Notify the state
board of control I will be able to
take charge of the state orphans
home road August ~
The foregoing telegram was re-
cefved from Bale P. Waggener, in
Rochester, MINI. Mr.. Waggener said
when he went north if he recovered
in good shape he would begin an ac-
tive campaign for United States sena-
tor. One of his opponents will be
James w. Orr, his former law part
ner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
MAY VISIT UNCLE SAM
King George and Queen Mary Plan
Trip to Canada.

London. July 2S.-A report from
Australia that King George and
Queen Mary were to lay the founda-
ton stone of the Australian common
wealth parliament house at Canberra
next year is denied today by the Pail
Mall Gazette, which declares that
Canada is to be the next British do
minion visited by their majesties.
The Gazette adds:
1T may be taken for granted that
while so near the United States they
will cross the border and it is prob
able they will pay a brief visit TO
WashingtOn and perhaps New York" :"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
IT IS WARMING Up.
Thermometer Expected to Reach 100
Mark Tomorrow.

Weather of the scorching variety
has arrived. 1t will be the order of
things for the next day or two, ac-
cording to the weather man. The
mercury had reached the "a degree
point at o'clock this afternoon and
was still on the climb. Tuesday is ax-
pected to hover around the century
mark. Tonight will probably be one
of the most uncomfortable nights of
the season, says sunny Flora. The
wind is blowing at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour from the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
PARENTS ARE WARNED
Posters Tell How Many Children
Killed Playing on Tracks.

Isaiah Hale, safety commissioner
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railway, has printed a poster for
display in the corridors of all the
schoolhouses along the company's s
lines, calling attention to the danger
of allowing children to walk or play
on railroad tracks. The posters call
attention to the fact that of 5,43I
trespassers killed in 1912, 80 per
cent were children under IA years of
age, who had used a railroad right of
way as a playground or had been sent
by parents to pick up coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
Rainfall for July Lightest Since
1887.
DrOuth Makes KaW River n
RivuIet.
RESERVOIRS ARE GOING DRY
Many Kansas Districts Suffer
for Water.
Annual Rainfall Light for -Four
Years Past.

The Kaw river is a mere creek to-
day. The stage is 81 feet, the lowest
recorded in Topeka since the govern
ment record was begun in 1904.
Not only has this month been the
dryest July on record in Topeka With
one eXception-1SS7-but for the last
four years the rainfall in Kansas has
been below normal.
The continued drought is making the
Kaw look like a shadow of itself. But
that is not all. There is a shortage
of water for stock in many districts
of Kansas The Rock Island reports
that the water supply at Horton has
become exhausted. The Santa F'e re-
servoir built at Chanute a year or two
ago has gone dry and other reports Of
a similar nlture are being received.
In the last week there have been
soaking rains in Bourbon, Crawford.
Wilson, Neosho, Elk, Cowley, and
Sumner counties in the southeastern
part of the state. The southern tier
of counties has received from one-half
to one inch Of rain. Northeast, central
and northwestern Kansas have not re-
ceived enough rain to be of any benc-
fit to crops.
According to the local weather de-
partment the corn in the Kaw valley
is in fair shape, but in central and
northwestern Kansas the crop has been
damaged, no one can estimate how
seriously.
At Manhattan where the record is
one of the oldest in the state the month
of July has been the 'driest July on
record in thirty-nine years or the iri-
est with one exception in fifty-six
years. Grasshopper year-1874-has the
record at that point.
In the twenty-four hours ending at
seven o'clock this morning according
to reports received at the local weather
office there were a few scattered show
RS in Kansas. Rain fell at the follow
ing stations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
FARRELLY DON'T KNOW
Chanute Statesman Not Certain He'll
Run for Senator.

Hugh P. Farrelly of Chanute has not
concluded whether or not he will enter
the Democratic senatorial contest next
year. Not until the new tariff program
is out of the way and it's future some-
what determined, Farrelly says, will ne
decide regarding his plans for the next
campaign.
Farrelly came to Topeka today to
represent the city of Chanute in the &C.
ment rate hearing before the public
utilities commission. But when asked
about his future political plans, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
TODAY'S GAMES.

Western.
Denver at Topeka, clear.
Lincoln at Wichita, clear.
Des Moines at Sioux City,
cloudy.
Omaha at st. Joseph, cloudy.
National.
Boston at Chicago, clear.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg, clear.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, clear.
New York at st. Louis, clear.
American.
Chicago at Boston, game called
off; rain. Two games to-
morrow.
st. Louis at Washington, clear.
Detroit at Philadelphia, game
postponed; rain. Two games
tomorrow.
Cleveland at New York, cloudy.
Association.
Toledo at Columbus, clear.
Louisville at Indianapolis, clear.
Kansas City at Milwaukee,
clear.
Minneapolis at st. Paul, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
AUTO HIT BY TRAIN.
Married Man and Young Woman
Occupants Are Killed.

Rochester. n. Y, July 2s.-E. ].
Sankpeal, vice president of a lum Der
company, and Miss Martha Hartlebin
were killed early today when motor
car driven by Sankpeal was struck by
the Wolverine express on the New
York Central at a crossing in Penfield,
a few miles from the city Mrs. Sank
peal identified both bodies. She told
the coroner she had quarreled with her
husband last night and he left her in
anger She was sitting up awaiting
his return when notified of the acci-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
JOINT MANEUVERS.
Kansas Troops Busy-Battery "A''
Marched Overland.

Fort Riley, Kan, July 2S.-The
First and Second regiments of Kansas
National Guards and the Sixth field
artillery are participating in a joint
maneuver today on the Fort Riley
reservation. Battery A of the First
regiment K. n. G.. arrived at Camp
Hodges last night for several days of
target practice, having marched over
land from Topeka.