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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
DIE IN ARCTIC ICE
Report of Worst Tragedy in
Modern Exploration.
German Expedition Perished
in Bitter Cold.
WILD and DESOLATE REGIONS
Food Scarce and No News Can
Be Discovered.
Relief Parties Have Been Hunt
ing in Vain.

London, May 17.-Details of one Of
the worst tragedies of modern Arctic
| exploration are filtering through from
W1dge Bay, the northernmost point OF
Spitzbergen, where the German ex-
pedition under Lieut.. Schroeder Stranz
was lost last winter
The exploring party, which was
composed of eleven Germans and five
NorWegfans, set out in June last in
the ship Herzog Ernst, under COM
mand of Captain Ritscher.
In August the ship ran short of pro-
visions and was resupplied by the
Ham amburg-American liner Victoria
Lulse, which was cruising in the
Arctlc with passengers. Nothing fur
ther was heard of the party until
R1tscher arrived alone at Advent Bay.
after a long and terrible overland
Journey, and reported that disaster
had overtaken the expedition at
Widge Bay.
Ritscher held out little hope of the
members of the expedition being res
cued; but two relief parties set out,
one composed of Norwegians the 9TH
er formed by employees of the North
ern Exploration company.
Inc latest news from these relief
parties confirms the worst fears Of
disaster. Captain Straxrud, the leader
of the Norwegian relief expedition
reports the death of four members
Of the German expedition, namely,
Deltmers, Moeser Eberhard and
Stave. The two first were drowned,
Eberhard was frozen to death and
Stave died after an illness. Schroe-
der-Stranz has not been fond. He left
the ship with three Germans on a
sledge journey in August last, and
his party has not since been heard of.
1t is supposed that he crossed Hin
lopen Strait to Northeast Land a wild
and desolate region, where food would
be extremely scarce.
The failure of the relief parties to
find the Schroeder-Stranz party leaves
small room for doubt that it's mem
bers perished, but the search for them
will be resumed in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
R. R. STOREKEEpERS.
Topekans to Chicago Meeting to Get
Convention for This City.

The tenth annual meeting of the
Railway Storekeepers' association whlch
vill.be held in Chicago May 1921 should
he of particular interest to Topekans
for the reason that two local men will
participate in the program, that an IN
teresting photogra phic display is being
prepared here for the meeting showing
the old and new standards In the
store departments, and that an effort
will be made to land the next meeting
of the organization for Topeka in 1914.
Charles Coe, in charge of the oil de-
partment, will read a paper before the
members of the association on ''Stanh-
ard Oil Houses" n. NJ. Rice, general
storekeeper of the Santa Fe system,
has prepared a paper on What effect,
if a1v. has we'll organized store de-
partment on the operating cost OF
railroad?
About six years ago the plan of erect
ing uniform storehouses was adopted
Details in respect to the Santa re
storehouses are given elsewhere in this
issue of the State Journal The Santa
Fe storehouse system is unique, and
consequently the frame bearing more
than 100 photographs of the old and
new store buildings of the system will
be of particular interest to the rail-
road men at Chicago. A photograph
will be taken of this display. 1t will be
reproduced on a card or blotting pad
to be given out for advertising purposes
at the convention.
The four or five representatives from
Topeka who attend the meeting will
exert their influence towards bringing
the convention here next year. The To-
peka Commercial club will extend the
railroad men an invitation to come
here in 1914.
Five or six hundred railroad repre-
sentatives are generally in attendance
at the meetings, and several hundred
business men and others take sufficient
interest in the meetings to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
cobb BACK IN FORM.
American League Leads Those of
Parent Organization.

Chicago, May 17.-Ty Cobb is back
in formal least. the unofficial bat
ting averages for the first month of
the season show the DetrOiter leading
the American League with a percen-
tage of .4SS for the twelve games he
has taken part in. Five American
Leaguers are hitting better than 400
-Henriksen of Boston, with All;
Schaefer. Washington, .444; Collins,
Philadelphia, .423; Jackson. Cleve-
land, .423. Lajoie is next, with 1856
No National Lacquer is batting at
such rate, but Gathers of st. Louis,
for ten games, is pretty near the 400
mark, with .391. and leads the league.
NfouX, Wagners understudy at short
for Pittsburg, leads him $40 to .351-
Both are following Mike Erwin of
Brooklyn, who is second to Gathers,
with .375.
Sweeney of Boston and Doyle of
New York are tied for fifth place
with .33S.
Cleveland, with .275, and Pittsburg,
with .265, are club leaders at the bat
in their respective leagues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
CALL OUT MILITIA
Cincinnati Strike Has Reached
Vicious Stage.
Cars Wrecked and Crews Sc
Verely Beaten.

! Cincinnati May 17.-Mayor Hunt
sent a request to Governor Cox and
Adjutant General Woods for troops to
help control the strike situation.
An E1lberson avenue car was attack
ed at Fifth and Central avenues a
short time later and partly wrecked.
The conductor and motorman were
severely beaten before the police res
cued them. They were hurried to the
hospital where their condition is pro-
nounced critical.
100 of the men imported here by the
company and housed at the Avondale
car barns. after hearing of the at
tacks in other parts of the city, opened
negotiations with the strikers and
agreed to leave town if escorted to a
depot.
the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
IN FIGHT
Gene Howe of Globe Assaults
Pulliam of Champion.
Suit for $4,000 Damages Is
Filed in Court.

Atchison, Kan, May 17.-Eugene
Howe, editor of the Atchison Globe,
Friday pleaded guilty to assault and
battery on Eugene Pulliam editor of
the Atchison Champion. Howe at
tackled Pulliam without warning Fri
day morning. He gave as his excuse
the publication of an article in Thurs
day nights Champion which he de-
clared was aimed at him.
Pulliam has filed suit against
Eugene Howe, the Atchison Globe and
Postmaster w. d. Casey for $4,000
DANA ges. He alleges that there has
been a systematic conspiracy among
these parties to wreck and ruin his
business.
Il have always like Eugene Howe, -
Pulliam said. AT least fifty Atchison
merchants will bear witness to the
fact that 1 always have spoken of him
in the most friendly terms. 1 regret
very much that he should have taken
the item personally. Although I was
not personally responsible for the pub
lication of the item, I frankly assume
the responsibility of it because it ap-
peared in my paper
However, shortly after 1 was mar
ried the Globe published a number IF
mean, contemplate, false items about
Mrs Pulliam and myself. The Globe
has done this sort of thing for 30
years, and almost every family in
Atchison has at some time or other
been Inundated by hint items in the
Globe Any citizen of Atchison who
has lived here two years will bear me
out in this statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Otis l.. Benton of Oberlin Su-
perviSeS Funds.
DID NOT CARE FOR MONEY
Schools Soon Taught Practical
Side of Life.
Systematic Banking Bureau Is
Established.

Washington. May lit is intensely
interesting to review the history of the
brave red man as he inhabited this
country a century ago. In the light OF
civilization and christianity, it is even
more marvellous, yet not entirely a
matter for congratulations and pride,
to fully understand and become in
timately acquainted with the relations
in more recent years the treatment of
these people by the federal govern
ment. Undoubtedly grave blunders
have been made on both sides.
The onward march of progress; the
natural demands of our own people for
enlarged domain combined with COM
mercialism, have from the very begin
ming condemned the Indian to penury
and woe
With a lavish hand Uncle Sam has
for the last quarter of a century, eS-
pecially, attempted to improve the con-
dition of these warriors of the forest
by the expenditure of large annual ap-
preparations with the hope of elevating
them to the standards of the Ameri-
can people in education, civilization
and christianity. To do this nearly IT'S
Indian agencies over the United States
have been esta blished. Indian schools
have been organized and developed; !;
every pOSSlDle means OF human en-
deavor have been employed to alleviate
the suffering of this downtrodden race,
both mentally and physically.
At this time there are about 300, 900
Indians in the United States, with
property valued at more than $500 ,000,-
900, and actual money in the Treasury
of the United States and in banks of
the country amounting to $75000,00
Mission of Kansas Man.
ho0 he
sion of Otis L. Benton of Oberlin. Kan,
when appointed supervisor of Indian
funds, to review and investigate the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
CHARGES OF REBATE.
Indictments in Missouri Against Four
Railroads.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, May 16.-Five
indictments charging rebating and dis
elimination in SO counts were return
ed late Friday against four railroads
and a coal company by federal
grand Jury here The indictments set
forth instances wherein it is alleged
the laws were violated by the Wanda
liza; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
st. Louis Chg Four); Chicago, 1ndi-
ana & Southern; the Grand Trunk
railroad and the O'Gara Coal COM
pany.
The penalty that may be imposed
for violating the Elkins law in case of
conviction is a minimum fine of 81,
600 on each count and a maximum of
$4,000 for each count or $3.50, 600
for the sixty-three counts.
In the conspiracy charge, however,
there is no minimum and the COM
panies may be fined $4,000 for each
of the seven counts, making $4,000
or S135O,000 for the sixty-one counts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
LOOK TO HEURTA
United States May COncede to
Mexican Government.
Washington Also Looks for
New Ambassador.

washington, May 1.-THE unsat-
isfactory state of relations batW,oe,,
the United States and Mexico probab-
ly will soon induce the administrative,
to take some definite attitude toward
recognltlon OF the Huerta government
The fact that several foreign states
already have accorded recognition in
Guiding several of the great powers.
is said to be having an influence IN
the United States.
1t is expected very soon a new am
bassador will be appointed to succeed
Henry Lane Wilson, and that his ere
/dentials will be directed to provisional
President Huerta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Nearly 1900 Stations Are Kent
in Full Supplies.
N. M. RICE AT HEAD OF WORK
General Storekeeper Is Re-
SpOnsibIe for Millions,
Stationery Bill Alone Amounts
to 100000 a Year.

Topeka, general store Of Santa Fe
railway system.
$50 employees handle storehouse
material.
Stock worth 100000 always on
hand.
Stationery supplied to entire sys-
tenn.
Nearly 1900 stations receive sta
uonery from here.
Stationery bill $700, 900 a year.
Road uses $SS.32 In material every
minute, night and day.
1000 tons of coal used daily.
10000 gallons of oil consumed daily.
Topeka store receives SO, 707, ,S04. 02 in
material monthly.
One man does nothing but repair
shelving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

The store department headquarters
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
system in Topeka handles every day a
stock equal to the output of scores or
manufacturing and printing concerns
all over the country. The average per-
son. who, at some time or other, has
walked past the buildings of this de-
partment in the Santa Fe shop district
does not realize that $50 employees are
working there every day shipping and
receiving materials that are used along
the lines of the Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
KANSAN RULED OUT.
Interstate Orator Barred on Account
of His Composition.

Wooster, Ohio, May 17-Ohio won
first honors in the interstate oratory
contest here last night in which ten
states were represented A B. Cum
igham of Muskingum college, won
first place: second place went to How
ard t. Beaver of William Jewell col
Iege Missouri Other states ranked
in the following order: Indiana, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Il1i-
nois Speakers from Iowa, Kansas
and Nebraska were ruled out by the
judges on account of composition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
SUFFS SCATTER FIRE.
Scene Shifted to London Tenement
District.

London. May 1.-THE militant suffra-
gettes today made slight change in their
arson campaign. Instead of setting fire
to unoccupied houses, they attempted to
destroy a tenanted residence at Cam
bridge The interior woodwork was great
ly damaged and one of the University
laboratories adjoining also suffered.
Another canister of gunpowder and
slugs was found at Boxmoore station In
Hertfordshire on the London & North
western railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Clouds and Showers.

- damp northeast wind blowing at the
sluggish pace of six miles an hour from
the northeast has held the tempera ture
down today to six degrees below normal
for May II Showers Friday night amount
ed to 13 of an inch. Light rains fell at
Concordia Hanover Horton, Manhattan
Kansas City. and Marysville-
The weather will be mostly cloudy to-
night and Sunday; and cool. At least this
is the prediction of the weather man, who
states that it isn't likely that there VIII
be any rain. The river is still falling.
ha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
WILLIS WOOD i'll,

Kansas City, May 17.-willfs Wood. cap
italist of Kansas City, is in a critical
condition at the Elms hotel in Excelsior
Springs. He has been suffering from Sc
we're valvular heart trouble three weeks
and has been sustained with stimulants
He was slightly better today but not out
of danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
TODAY'S GAMES.

Western.
Omaha at Topeak, cloudy.
St Joe at Denver, cloudy.
Des Moines at Lincoln, rain.
Sioux City at Wichita, cloudy.
National.
Chicago at Philadelphia,
postponed, rain.
Pittsburg at New York,
cloudy.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, post
poned, rain
Cincinnati at Boston, post
poned, rain.
American.
New York at Chicago, clear.
Philadelphia at Cleveland,
clear.
Washington at Detroit, clear.
Boston at st. Louis, cloudy.
Association.
Toledo at Milwaukee, clear.
indianapolis at Kansas City,
rain.
Louisville at Minneapolis,
cloudy.
Columbus at st. Paul, cloudy.
u. u. L. u. -. n.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
DIES OF BROKEN HEART
Youthful st. Paul Pitcher Grieved at
Lost Game.

St Paul, Mimi, May 17.-'Had I
pitched, my school would have won
the pennant; but it's too late now
we've lost"
Willie Lesser, 14-year-old champion
pitcher of st. Paul grade school, sob
bed these words, buried his face in the
bed clothing and died, physicians say
of a broken heart.
Willie attended class at Baker
school on Wednesday and that after
noon won his third consecutive victory
by pitching a two-hit, no-run game
Yesterdays contest was to decide his
schools pennant chances. He worried
causing a headache, and he was de-
tanned at home. The new pitcher lost
the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

Weather Forecast for Kansas
Cloudy tonight and Sunday; cooler
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

The Topeka State Bank
Checking and savings accounts invi-
ted.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
WILL CAPPER RUN?
Washington Report Says He'll
Enter Governor Race.
But TOpekan Is NOncOmmittal
He FavOrs Harmony.

Washington, May 17.-Arthur Cap
per, publisher of the Topeka Capital,
will again run for the office of gov
ernor of Kansas two years hence, ac-
cording to his friends here. 1t is
stated that when Mr.. Capper was in
New York a few weeks ago, attend
ing the annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Press, that he made this an
nouncement to a few close friends.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
Cotton Shorts Squeezed.

with the exception Of a hurry among
July shorts iu cotton on Thursday, which
held over until Friday and carried both
that and the August options up to the
highest points reached for some time, the
cotton market has been comparatively
quiet. There would have been little to
stir the market up had IL not been for this
activity. as crop reports are in the nam
satisfactory The failure Of the fine
weather reports to break the market on
Saturday IS credited 10 a continued ner-
vousness over the near months, and ad-
vices that English and Continental spin
ncrs have good buying orders in the Eng
lsh market for execution on even mod
crate decline
II was said on Saturday that Liverpool
house, which had taken up cotton on
MAY contracts had found the grade salts
factory, and would accept further de-
lyories on July and August There rs
fear i'm New York that the local stock
of ccrtincated cotton will be down 10
about 1900 bales by the end OF the month,
and under this contingency, with Liver
pool demanding deliveries on July, the
Old crop premium would have 70 increase
considerably before enough cotton could
bc attracted here from the South to re-
pIouish the supplies. This uncertainty
naturally modincs the bearish sentiment
which might be expected from the con
tipuauco of fine weather IN the south
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
CROP MARKET REVIEW
Wheat LoWer-COrn and Oats
Up-COffee Declines.

With a market showing a slight uehd
toward lower prices. and latest reports
claiming much less damage to the grow
ing crop than has been expected, the real
feature of the wheat trade for the week
has been the enormous exports OF the
grain since the crop was harvested, and
the record made for the week and the
four-week period. It is Of record that IN
the week ended December 10 last 6,6N.p0
bushels Of wheat were exported, but that
was in season when heavy exports
would naturally be expected.
Figures made public by Bradstreet on
Friday, however, show that for the cur
rent week the exports have aggregated
:. 56l 900 bushels, and this ten months after
the crop was harvested. This volume OF
exports made a record exceeded only
twice In the history Of the trade, when
in the first week i'm August, 1901, there
we're S&2OOD bushels sent away, and IN
the second week Of the same month
g,059, 900 bushels.
The shipments last week brought the
total for four weeks to 27.1260oo bushels
a record exceeded only once, when the
four weeks, including the August 1901
shipments. aggregated T.30Soo0 bushels.
II should be remembered. however, that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET
Light Trading, but Prices at Mills
Hold Up Well.

Fall River. Mass June S.-There was
comparatively light trading i'm the New
england cloth markets last week, al
though total sales, estimated at 10000
nioces. compare well with the output OF
the mills under restricted production.
The demand early I'm the week for both
wide and narrow goods was fair, but
later this demand quoted down. lt was
reported from New York that fairly large
sales of 27-inch 55-52 nine yards TO the
pound. were made at 25sc "A yard, IN past
years this style was looked on as one
of the strongest sellers Of narrow CON
structionS. but for the last two years
this cloth has lost its popularity There
was not much call for narrow goods IN
general. although fair sales OF 21-lnch,
6l-56. we're made on the basis of 3s4c a
ward. As regards wide cloths. the mar
kcts we're not so active as the week pre-
vious the price for 3Sia-inch, 6O-4S, is
is.c a yard. an advance Of a sixteenth
of a cent Buyers took SSls-inch, $3.50,
5.S5 yards TO the pound. al &C a yard on
spots and quick deliveries, but showed
no disposition TO take contracts. Cloths
used by tobacco manufacturers were
somewhat in demand, and mills that
make these fabrics did fair business; this
was especially true as regards 4O-l0, 40
Sc and A-36 all of which had a good
call, but few were obtained for delivery
this side Of July.
Mills are not running their full COM
plement OF machinery. and on this ac-
count there are few accumulations, and
especially II the demand IL acute and
the supply on hand low. With the clos
ing OF the seven big mills OF the Fall
River Iron Works Company about eighty
thousand pieces weekly are taken out OF
production. The closing OF tho Passaic
Print Works will mean much TO the
trade. and II proves that the demand for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
LONDON STOCK MARKET
PASSES ANXIOUS WEEK
More Confident Feeling. How
ever. Prevails at the End
Money Still Stringent.
WEAK SPOTS REINFORCED
Important Thing Now Is for
Continental and American
Financiers to Recover
Their Nerve.
lGy cable 20 The Tribune


London. June S.--Last week was one
of the most anxious the Stock EN-
change has experienced in long time
but il ended with a more confident feel
ing than at any time during the week
The anxiety was due TO the circulation
Of all kinds Of rumors of failures 10
come after one important house had to
GO into liquidation. but at the last oil
the week it was understood that the
weak spots had been strengthened
both here and ON the Continent.
The general slump in stock market
priccs all over the world is attribute"
here 10 TOO much underwriting ana 10
an oycrcxtcnsion of speculative posi-
tious i'm the face of the immcnac
amount Of boarding which has been
going ON for months. 1t rs believed
here that London would have stood inc
strain if Germany, France aud America
had not suddenly developed conditions
amounting almost TO panic.
English nnaucicrs gay that the i'm
portant thing now is Cor the Continent
and America TO recover their nerve
Even If this happens no quick recovery
can bc expected but with the flood Of
now issues stopped, as seems now 10 o'
The case. and political conditions sell
fling down. the markets will slcau!
themselves. and 10y the fall the sI'ua 10
ton viii again bc normal ana prices
will begin To sho% a marked recover.
The advice is still given that TINS rs a
splendid time for men with real money
10 buy securities. both for The benefit
of the high return to investors at pres
emf prices and as "a speculative invest
mont for a rise in tho not far distant
future. ON the other hand, any sp''"-
Iation ON margins rs strongly dcpr'-
Gated. i'm view Of the present nervous
state Of tho public mind.
Money in Germany les s'iN in very
strong demand. the rate Of discount Tor
three months bills being - per cent
and higher for shor, dated bills. RATES
i'm Vienna continue steady at ''~ n't
cont. Uncertainty continues IN Frau"
and there ar, uo signs Of amy l'ss'"'';
of the rates. which remain in the neigh
borbood of the banks official minimum
Discounts i'm London are much higher
This week. call money ON Saturday
was AT 81, per cent "nl" two 'n"
three months bills we're 90 -. four
months bills al g.. and siN months.
bills at g, per cent Tho reduction of
-. $50 OoO 100 tho banks reserve Jos.
week brings the total 10 Nl%1."'"'"l
The stock Of gold declined N5I''F" +"
SiSS. oo5.Upo About Sl"".""o 900 bar
gold viii bc available tomorrow. but %
is though, that GERMANY viii take most
of this. tn, proportion of the reserve
to liabnitics is 80. ~ this time last
wear iS.IS