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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
DR.. BLUE ARRIVES.
Surgeon General Takes Charge 81
Bubs,nic Plague situation.

New Orleans. July 2.-Dr. Rupert
Blue, surgeon general Of the United
States public health and marine hos
pital service. accompanied by DR.. r. H.
Creel. assistant surgeon general. ar
rived in New Orleans from Washington
today to investigate bubonic plague
conditions here. He was met by Mayor
Martin Behrman and local health Of
ffcers who told the federal experts what
already had been done. Later the sur
geon general inspected the infected ter
ritory in which is located the home OF
the Volunteers Of America, where the
only two cases thus far to develop were
found last week.
Until I have gone over the ground
and made a thorough examination of
the necropsy material and have looked
into the case under suspicion" said DIR.
Blue, 1T will have nothing to say.
However, while here. I will render
whatever service may be necessary"
This is DR.. Blues second visit to New
Orleans. He was assigned here to assist
in stamping out an epidemic of yellow
fever in 1905.
A conference, in which Drs. Blue and
Creel, municipal officials, health Of
ficers and heads of commercial and
other bodies. will participate was called
for late today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
PULM0T0R IS READY.
Large Supply OF Oxygen for Use in
Emergencies.

Topeka's pulmotor is in shape again
and ready for action. Two new tanks.
each containing five times the supply of
oxygen in any of the three old tanks.
were ordered today. In addition a
mask for a child's face has been bought.
Topeka's supply of boxed oxygen was
found inadequate when it was exhaust
ed in vain attempts to resuscitate
Bobbie, the baby son OF E. ]. Sparkling.
210S Van Buren, street. who fell in a tub
of water last week and was drowned.
The fire chief and commission imme-
diately took the matter in hand, CORE
sponded with the pulmotor people. and
placed their order this afternoon. The
new tanks cost $50. The old tanks have
been refilled in Kansas City. The pull
motor IS ready on demand.
Several Topeka physicians are consid-
ering the purchase Of a pulmotor. A
Lawrence physician, corresponding with
Chief Hanlon, offers one for sale. The
city pulmotor was purchased a year
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
i'm FEAR OF TROUBLE,
Even the Nuns Are Leaving the City
of Mexico.

Vera Cruz, July 2.-Sharing the ap-
prehension felt by most foreigners in
Mexico City several Germans arrived
at Vera Cruz today from the capital.
Iney said the German minister Adj.
miraf Paul Won Hintze, on Tuesday.
advised his countrymen to purchase
food stuff sufficient to last at least
eight days and to store it in a con-
centration house chosen far from the
center of the city. In the same house
there are a number of Japanese whose
government has provided them with
rifles and machine guns and in case
of necessity they will Join the Ger
mans in defense.
Anticipating an early disturbance Of
peace in the capital five American
nuns, who had been attached to the
school of the Sacred Heart as instruc-
tors, also arrived here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
SAYS HE DID IT.
Anonymous Letter Writer Takes q
Hand in Petras Murder Trial.

Geneva, ILL.,. July Am anony-
nous letter was received today by Cir
cult Judge Irwin, who is sitting in the
Anton Petras murder trial. in which
the writer said it was he who dubbed
Theresa Hollander to death, in St.
Nicholas cemetery, Aurora, the night
Of February Is last.
81 did it, the letter read, land
am going to jump into the lake to-
day"
The letter was posted at Chicago.
Louis Hollander. cather of the slain
girl, was on the stand again today
and was led away protesting. He
wanted to tell what his daughter had
said to him the night of the murder.
with reference to Petras and the tes-
timony was held inadmissible. Pa
trolman Joseph Butien, who had Pc
tras in charge the night Of the ar
rest, said Petras asked him, lis the
girl killed." although he had said
nothing to Petras of the charge on
which he was taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
Deak Stiu Fighting.

Somerset, KY, July Rev. James
L. Delk of Topeka. Kan, has stirred
this city as no evangelist has ever
done. Rev. Delk has been holding
meetings at this place for more than
three weeks. He denounced the car
nival that recently came here. Some
Of the carnival women attacked Mr..
Delk and in an attempt to strike him,
broke an umbrella.
The carnival women had the evan
geliSt arrested on a charge of using
rough language to his congregation.
The trial caused a great sensation.
The evangelist opened court by song
and prayer. Judge Davis found DeIk
not guilty and the conversation
shouted over the victory that the
preacher won.
The mayor, police Judge and county
authorities say that Delk shall have
protection. Rev. Delk Is known in
this country as the converted show
man." He is a drawing card here and
fights sin and the devil wherever he
finds them. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

No doubt about the versatility of
FreGdent Wilson. Every time a depu-
tation OF suffragists enjoys an audience
with him, he presents a different rea-
son as to why he cannot see his way
clear to assist their cause. The first
time. he neatly announced that he
could not urge woman's suffrage on
congress because it was a matter on
which there Lad been no organic pro-
nouncement by the Democratic party
in Its national platform. And the Sec
ond time he insisted he must keep his
hands off because the question is pure
" state issue. What will the next
ano BET
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Debate In Senate ON tho Busaness
Sitnation Of the Country.

Washington. July z-Senate debate
resumed ON rivers and harbors bill.
Investigation OF charges Of misuse Of
Senate stationery in promotion of q
in a committee. Voted to adjourn
from Friday until Monday. Banking
committee approved nomination Of A..
C. Miller. of San Francisco, for the fed
eral reserve board and continued con-
sideration of the four other nomina-
tons.
House bills under the calendar
Wednesday rule were conridered. Con-
sideration Of the amendment on the
bill for granting rights to build dams
on navigable rivers for opening water
power resources was deferred until
Tuesday Rucker bill proposing amend
ments to campaign publicity law was
considered.
Prosperity and depression were pic
tured in another senate debate today.
Republicans cited instances of indus
trial dullness and business recession,
while Democrats declared business con-
ditions were better in the United States
than anywhere else in the world. Sena-
tor Simmons started the argument
when he quoted the official treasury
figures showing surplus for the fiscal
year just ended. 1.-The treasury may
be in a satisfactory condition. inter-
jected Senator Gallinger, Republican.
but the industries Of the country GER
tainly are not
He then read from letters saying a
New Hampshire shoe manufacturer
had lost 100000 yearly contract with
a Baltimore customer who found he
could buy shoes cheaper in England
under the new tariff. Senator Gallinger
also presented correspondence to show
the wool manufacturing Industries in
New Hampshire had fallen or
| Senator Hollis, Democrat replied that
a personal Investigation in New Hamp-
shire had convinced him that labor
| was better employed there than it ever
had been before. Senator MARITIME
Democrat, asserted that a sewing ma
chine plant in New Jersey which u.s.
ually closes down for a month in the
summer had this year been unable tc
close for more than a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
Two Men Missing.

Mineral, Cal. July 1.-The eruption Of
Mount L.assen which occurred at $40
o'clock Wednesday morning, was appar-
emily the worst Of the series. Black
clouds of smoke were thrown a mile in
the air, volcanic ashes were carried a
distance Of fifteen miles, and Manxanita
Lake. IL miles from the crater. il report
ed to have fallen three feet in the past
twenty-four hours.
The two forest supervisors. Harry
Allen and Tom Lee, who started from the
mountain top, are still missing and II is
believed they may have persisted in
the eruption. Searchers followed the
trail to within two miles Of the crater
without finding a trace OF the missing
men.
So great was the force to the eruption
that the height OF the smoke cloud seemed
to equal the distance from the mouth of
the crater to the plateau at the base of
the peak proper. There was also a thin
sheet Of gases kissing from q crevice or
fiesure on the north slope, distinct from
the main crater itself. The eruptions
seemed to be going on at the same time.
The length OF this fissure and its posi-
ton with relation to the main crater were
indeterminate. but judging from appear
ances the new vent was Of considerable
length.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

The railroads are between the devil
and the deep sea, but they stand q
chance to dodge the devil ana escape
swamping If some of the recent OPP
pressive legislation were undone. writes
Francis Nelson, in Leslie's. The out
look is haxy, but suppose we take
peep at what would happen under COM
plete government control. That ma
tional debt would be multi-muitipheo'
Lean returns on government bonus
would take the place Of plump railroad
dividends. Increase in rates would pc
come a new source for raising adol-
tional revenue. Some two million en-
ployes would be added to the
government service. The engineer, the
trainman, the station agent, would De-
come the prey Of the politician Fit
ness would yield to political expectancy
A possible change of organization every
four years would denature and ener F~fc
the railway service. Political duties
would take the railroad mans mind OH
HE business; and departmental req
tape would dam the current OF COM
merce.
Imagine how efficient a station agent
would be IL he had to serve his poiltl-
cal boss in addition to his service TO
the public as the local representative
of the railroad. Think of an engine
man dividing his time between running
his train and running his district. TIC
ture a conductor stumpine his STATE
from the steps of his train. T'nc
tatles would become comic sheets, me
book of rules a joke BOOK. ana Tue
slogan Of Safety first would give place
tc the party cry Hold fast to the 1oo.
The business of the transportation Vi
pertcns and property which Is tue
largest and most complex UNDERTAKING
| in the world, would become govern
ment monopoly-the playtAins OF the
willy politician
A French economist, M. Guyor. mas
| lust published book which gives a
LCdy blow to government ownership
He analyses conditions in Italy. France.
Switzerland, Prussia. Germany 'Lnc
New Zealand, and finds no argument
for pu. Tic ownership to effectuaty set
up against the efficiency Of the Ameri-
can ra:.rn..d His conclusions resolve
themselves into one Of three situa tons:
Being profitable and the profit absorbed
by the pubic treasury. the interests OF
shippers and passengers are sacrificed
to those Of the government. Eeing
operated at a loss and the deficiency
made I'D by taxation. the interests Of
the taxpayers are sacrificed to th..se I
the shipper and passengers. All other
Interests icing sacrificed to tiios3 Of the
employees, political considerations
overwhelming those Of transportation,
L.: condition inseparable from State
ownership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
House Is Divided.

Chicago. July 2.-The Sethness house is
divided against itself in a way which
Mayor Harrison says suits him. Charles
o. Sethness was a member Of the board
eff education who voted against retention
of Ella F1agg Young as superintendent
e schools and he was for this reason
dismissed from the board. The trouble
attracted national attention at the time.
Tonight the mayer will send to the city
council the name OF Mrs. Sethness to fill
the place made vacant by her husband.
for while there is no cloud on the domes-
tic life of the couple Mrs Sethness il
q partisan of Mrs. Young and in a purely
political way disagrees with her spouse on
certain educational subjects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
CLEE CLUB CONCERT.
College Supporters at Second United
Presbyterian Church.

One of the best Glee club concerts that
Topeka has heard was given last night
by the Geneva College Glee club Of
Beaver Falls, Pa, at the Second United
Presbyterian church. The program was
well arranged and interesting.
Readings, a cornet solo, magic tricks and
"Singin Skule'' were given as features.
The songs were exceptionally good and
although the program was long It was
not dull and tiresome. The boys put
spirit into their work.
The Glee club IL making a tour through
the states from Pennsylvania to Colorado
in the interests Of Geneva college which
is at Beaver Falls. They will 90 az far
west as Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
HOTTEST IN 3 YEARS.
Temperature OF 90 and Several Die Of
Heat in London.

London, July 2.-The metropolis
Wednesday experienced the hottest
day in three years. At one time the
thermometer registered 90 in the
shade. Several deaths were reported
with dozens Of prostrations.
Just before six O'Clock q young man.
crazed by the heat, ran amuck in the
streets with q revolver. and after fir-
ing several shots, which narrowly
missed pedestrians. finally hit and
killed q news vender.
Reports from the north Of England
tell of violent storm travelling
south and doing much damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
Spotter. Is Fined.

H. E. Dodge, former detective" for
the sheriff 8 office and for the Kansas
State Temperance union in spotting
offenders against the prohibitory law,
pleaded guilty to the offense Of obtain
ing money under false pretenses and
took a sentence Of six months in the
county jail when he appeared in the
court Of Topeka this morning. Dodge
was arrested by police about q week
ago after q warrant had issued against
less checks. one OF which was accept
ed by E. p. Skaggs. q local dentist In
addition to his Jail sentence Dodge
was fined q dollar and costs OF h1s
caeA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
GAMBLE IN COLD
To Banking Interests on Wa1l
Street, It IL Said.

Washington. July 2.-Secretary Nc
Adoo has ordered an investigation OF
reports that advance information was
given to bankers about the recent
movement OF gold in the New York
sub-treasury. which In said to have
made it possible for some to sell foreign
exchange short and take advantage Of
the lower rate brought about by the
arrival OF gold in New York.
Corridors Of large Wall street banks
and banking houses buxxed today with
from the treasury department of the
proposed transfer of $43000.000 OF gold
bars to the local sub-treasury enabled
q coterte OF speculative bankers to put
over one OF the greatest coups foreign
exchange bankers have witnessed for
years. !
The treasury department was openly
accused of having acted In bad faith
In informing certain bankers about the
transfer, thus enabling them to SELF
| foreign exchange short in large VOL
| umes and then cover these short sales
| when exchange broke, following the
arrival OF the first gold shipment.
Exchange had broken. 70 points and
| recovered about half Of this decline be-
fore the legitimate bankers were aware
OF the underlying cause. and the gam
oiers got away with the profits.
The Drain of Gold.
Europe has been draining the SUM-
ply OF gold in this country since the
beginning of this year. part being TAX
en- In gold bars and part in coin or
| gold eagles. 1t is cheaper for the
bankers to purchase the gold bars
and ship them than it is to use the
gold eagles. For this reason the gold
export point for coin is 48s in de-
mand sterling. as compared with
4-SSH for gold bars. The supply of
bars having been depleted the bank
ers were forced to purchase coin.
Failure Of the treasury officials to
make any announcement with regard
to repleniehing the supply led bank
ers to believe that they would have
/, to go on shipping coin indefinitely and
they continued to purchase coin until
they saw the newspaper reports Of the
gold transfer.
| The bankers are now anxiouslv
awaiting some news from Washine-
ton as to how the leak occurred.
A total of 100000 was engaged
wednesday for xport to Paris. Since
May total engagements of gold for
Europe amount to $64, 100000, while
exports since January last reach the
| aggregate Of $80,25O.OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
BLESSED BY THE POPE
Men of q. S. Navy Call on the Roman
POntiff.

Rome, July 1.-THE pope received
500 officers, cadets and seamen of the
United States navy. Wednesday.
Seated on the throne, the pontiff
addressed the cadets saying: My chill
dren I deeply appreciate this visit and
thank you from the bottom of my
heart. May your visit be a source Of
spiritual grace to you and your fam
lilies.
May Gods blessing follow you on
to discharge your duties as sailors to-
ward your noble, glorious country.
God assist you throughout your ca
reera.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
city Position Examinations.

No policewomen have applied for the
city civil service examinations to be
given Monday morning. July s. in the
city commission chamber at 9 O'Clock.
No additional poiicewomen-Topeka has
two-wiiG be added to the force next
year. Several applications have been
filed for other municipal jobs. including
patrolmen. All persons desiring to
take the examinations should file their
name with the city clerk The civil ser
vice commission will meet promptly az
8. The members are +. b. Garrett, E. e.
Roudebush and C. G. Blakeley. The
council chamber is on the third floor
of the city building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
away from homo during the Summers
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day to any address at the rate
81 ten cents q week OF thirty cents
. month (by mail only. Address
changed as often as desired. While
out, OF town the State journal will be
60 you like . daily letter from home.
Advance payment IL requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
Bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

Mexico City. July I'm spite of
the insistent advice of Sir Lionel Car
den, British minister, only SO British
subjects, mostly women and children.
left for Vera Cruz today. Several
were deferred from leaving by the
high rate of foreign exchange, the
Mexican pesos today being worth only
81 cents American money.
The British minister was today
asked to state the real reason for hav-
ing advised British subjects to leave
the capital. He said there was no
special cause except the general un-
satisfactory political conditions, with
the possibility of an acute crisis oc-
curing any moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
Marye Is Nominated.

Washington, July Geo. T. Marye
of San Francisco and Washington, re-
tired lawyer and banker, has been
nominated by the president to be am
bassador to Russia It :s expected that
the appointment will be speedily con-
firmed in order that the now vacant
st. Petersburg post may be filled. Rus
STA has notified the state department
that Mr.. Marye is acceptable to the
Russian government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
Shawnee County Gets g, 400.

Litigants In the Shawnee county
district court paid more than $4,000
in fees to the county for the privilege
OF bringing their actions during the
past three months. In April fees paid
to the clerk of the district court, C.
w. Bowers, totaled $71s.s2: in May.
$6e2.70. and in June. $s85.O5, or a
total OF $2,396.67.
During ais same time Mr.. Bowers
collected miscellaneous fees to the
amount Of $3.50, making the QUAR-
terly grand total 32,lS1.s7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

General Villa has added a 4OO-pound
bath tub to his luggage. And If, when
villa becomes the whole thing in all
Mexico. he issues a ukase recurring
every family to equip itself with a bath
tub and use it. he will be rendering
the greatest possible service to- his
auhiecta =. 1890
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
At Camp Meeting.

The closing services OF the camp
meeting at the state fair grounds are
interesting and several good speakers
are on the program. Rev. E B. Cole.
the evangelist of the Oklahoma con-
ference OF the Methodist church. has
made several addresses. Rev. Andrew
johnson h another good speaker and
comes from the feudal districts of the
south.
Late this afternoon the annual bus
iness session was held and officers
elected for the coming year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

Why the indictment of the sixteen
other men with Mr.. Mellen for alleged
New Haven frauds? He was chosen to
play the role of goat alone by the
manipulatOrs and wreckers of this
railroad property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

II Villa only had the necessary am
munition. it is a certainty that that
phase OF the Mexican problem which
concerns the elimination of Huerta
would be solved in short order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

Too bad the drought of last veor
meoe the Kansas farmers reluctant to
put In their usual acreage Of corn.
Aaucn OF the corn in the state is al
ready wearing its tassels. Still there
are five million good Kansas acres
planted to corn. and should the crop
mature. Its value to its producers and
to Kansas will be of large proportions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

Probably what the International
Self-Pronouncing Reference Library
meant to say was that Topeka is noted
for the breweries it hasn't. But, at
that. Topeka isn't conspicuous over
any other Kansas town in this partic-
ular. Breweries are in the same class
with hens teeth in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

& This being an era of political con-
spiracies. it may be that the "in-
terests'' have fixed Colonel .Roose-
velt's doctors to frighten him into
inactivity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

Manager Cooley has practically clos
ed a deal by which he expects to get
new short stop, Bowman, who has
been playing with Americus, Ga, OF
the Georgia-Alabama league. Two men
were offered from the Americas team
and after getting a line on them Cool
ey replied with his acceptance OF the
terms on Bowman. He expects him to
report for duty 1t once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

The same old story Of Democratic
national rule is being written again.
The first full fiscal year of the Will
son administration shows deficiency
OF receipts over expenditures of some
$1S.0OO,0o0 And it would have been
more than twice that sum had the
democrats not had their income tax
law to fall back on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02

As was to have been expected. Fan
alta has called off his peace pact with
the Constitutionalists. and announces
that he will tight them forever. So. If
Carranza and Villa ever get enough
ammunition to put Huerta out of bust
ness. they will still have another big
Tight on their hands. Zapata has been
an extensive thorn in the side of Mex
leo since before the fall of Pofririo
Ddaz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
WAIT HERE TODAY.
New Cooleysox Player Joins Team
FAirclOth to KeOkuk.

Wait, the Sioux City man for whom
the Topeka management traded Pep
per Clark, reported for duty this after
noon.
Pitcher Fairc1oth has gone to Keo-
kuk. Iowa, where he will work with
Spencer Arthur Abbott for short
time