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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29


An idea of the response following the
call to arms in Paris was given to-
day by Judge H. McGarry, vice presi-
dent of the Golden Cycle company,
who wa in Paris when war was de-
clared and for several weeks, after
ward.
"The way Paris was cleared of able
bodied men in response to the call
to arms was wonderful" said he. 81
arrived in Paris on Saturday and
made an appointment with banker.
Monday morning his bank was closed
and | had only time to shake hands
with him before he left for the front
with his regiment.
ut was the same all over the city.
Banks and other financial and bust
ness houses were closed and every
man able to bear arms joined his
regiment. Wealth or birth made no
difference for every man belonged to
some military company and had to re-
spond. The French will make show
ing different from that they made in
1871, for the reason that no man has
been Sinking his military duty. The
people are united and France, | be-
lieve, will prove hard nation to
conquer"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

PARIS, Oct. 26.-This afternoon
official statement admits the Germans
crossed the User river in heavy forA0
but waited to follow the advantare
gained. However, it declares The
allied line which is opposing the
enemy there is intact, and the French
lines elsewhere are also maintained.
German Losses Considerable.
1t states the German losses in 70
cent battles are considerable. 1t adj
mits the German offensive is especial {
ly energetic east and northeast of
Ypres, between Lille and Armentires,
but are making no headway. British
warships continue an enfilading fire,
forcing the Germans to abandon most
positions along the Ostend and Met
port roads. The Germ ms, however,
have posted batteries it all points
where the hostile forces could land.
Dearth of News From Front Causes
Bitter Complaint.
Much complain is heard here over
! the lack Of news from the front.
There is over increasing eagerness for
official statements. Wounded officers
and mon returning here are forbidden
to talk. 1t is estimated in some quar-
ters the allied losses in the last ten
days included dead, wounded and
missing, are 10000 daily, or will av-
erage this number. 1t is believed the
German losses are still larger.
SERAJEVO, Oct. 26.-Twenty-
persons who are accused of conspir-
acy to murder Archduke Ferdinand
and wife, were today convicted of
high treason. They will be sentenced
Wednesday and will probably be ex-
ecuted.
| LONDON, Oct. 26.-Rome wires an
earthquake occurred in Turin this
morning. Several buildings were
| damaged but there were no casualties.
-
! PEkIN, Oct. 26.-The japanese le-
gaticn has a report that the Japanese
artillery, posted in Kiao-Chau harbor,
sank the Austrian cruiser which
refuged in the harbor since the war
opened.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Car
man, following the jury's disagree
ment Yesterday, appeared before JUS
tice Kerby in the Brooklyn court
house this afternoon and was releas-
ed on $4,000 bail, furnished by her
neighbors.
District Attorney Ssgiaf aia not op-
pose the bail. Mrs. g fh innme-
diately motored to he, h csHlt in Free
port. The prosecutor feels that fur
ther prosecution is useless, aud it is
understood he will not try the case
again.
! SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 26.-The
police are baffled by the murder of
Hazel Macklin, 10 years of age, whose
body was found Sunday in a walt at
Island park, resort near here She
/ had been strangled with a piece of
her underwear which was knotted
about her throat.
| Miss Macklin disappeared August
10 when she went to answer an ad-
vertisement for housemaid.
/ PETROGRAD, Oct. 26.-The war
office announced the German advance
in Poland and the Austrian advance
in Galicia have been checked. 1t
says the Germans areu sing the Aus
trians to cover their retreat. The
/ Russian center and right are advane-'
ing, while the left wing maintains
new positions on the west bank of the
Sans river.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29


GUNNISON, Colo, Oct. 26.-Ever
since the world war began it has
seemed inevitable that the belligerents
would demand all the cavalry horses
that could be secured in the world.
This demand is now being felt in
Colorado. 1t has even been felt in
this county.
At present the call is for certain
sizes, grades and colors of horses but
it is quite probable that year or so
from now anything that can stand up
under trooper will be acceptable. In
the closing days of the Boer war,
Gunnison county horses we're eagerly
sought after and the choice was not
very particular, since any of the Colo
RADIO mountain stock have good fast
and lung capacity, the prime requis-
ties.
At the beginning of the present
war, the German Uhlans were the
best mounted troops in Europe, with
the Russian Cossacks next. The swift
pace, however, has killed off most Of
the trained horses in western Europe
and remounts are absolutely neces-
sary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29
10 CENT SALE

In order make going
give another Saturday.
Monday, November
With $3.50 purchase will make any
cent article We articles you
Dime and want make il visit either of the
above dates
Below have enumerated a of Specials:
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 26.-
British Ambassador Spring Rice this
afternoon submitted to the state de-
part an affirmation of Foreign Min
lister Grey's previous assurance that
England will not interfere with Am
erican cotton cargoes bound for Eu-
rope.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

PUEBLO, Oct 26.LThe autumn
stock rush is on at the local stock
yards. During the month of Septem-
ber 1,500 cars of stock were handled
at the yards, an increase of 10 per
cent over last year. During October
the rush has continued, the business
exceeding that of September by a
slight margin.
The stock is consigned largely to
eastern markets and for the most
part is slaughter house stuff that has
been fatteden on grass and hay and
finished on grain or stock peas. Ship
ments are of good grade and stock
growers are getting good prices.
From present indications the ship
ments will hold up well into Novem-
ber.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

s M. and Sadie Williams, of River
side, are in town on shopping ex-
pedition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

Joe Warner, a prominent mining
man of the Silverton camp, was 8
Denver passenger this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Oct. 26.
While no definite statement to that
effect has been given out, the man
ner in which the United States troops
the proceeds of the receivership into
for winter indicates that they expect
to remain in that section Indefinitely.
Recently, Capt. Morgan, in charge of
the company, began to require own
ers to comply with the governors or
der issued Sept. a, stable 1856 feet
long is being built and more COM
Portable quarters for the soldiers are
being erected
DENVER, Oct. 26.-The tenth an
nual dog show of the Denver Dog
Fanciers' association began here to-
day. Some of the finest animals ever
exhibited in the west are on exhibi-
ton.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 26.-Upholding
labor's right to organize, Judge w.
b. Neff this morning found Super
intendent of Schools ]. M. w. Fred
erick guilty of contempt of court in
ignoring the injunction not to dis
charge teachers because of their ac-
tivlty in forming a teachers union.
Frederick will be sentenced Friday.
The maximum penalty is $500 fine
and ten days in Jail or both.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

PEkIN, Oct. 26.-The japanese le-
CATION has report that the Japanese
artillery, posted in Kiao-C Chau harbor,
sank the Austrian cruiser which
refuged in the harbor since the war
opened.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

LONDON, Oct. 26.-Rome wires an
earthquake occurred in Turin this
morning. Several buildings were
damaged but there were no casualties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

s M. and Sadie Williams. of River
side, are in town on a shopping ex-
pedition.
Joe Warner, prominent mining
man of the Silverton camp, was a
Denver passenger this morning.
Mrs. Ritter, of Silvorton. was
through passenger to Denver this
morning.
Rev. Father Bruner, of Mancos.
was among the homeward bound
travellers this morning.
The Reading club meets with Mrs.
Richard McCloud tomorrow afternoon
at the usual hour.
.e John Wesch, of Cortez, was bound
for Arizona this morning on a sheep
buying expedition.
Mrs. Albert Bernard went down to
San Juan county this morning to visit
her aged father for a while.
j. ID. Niswonger, Of Pennington,
who has been sojourning in Colorado
Springs for a month, returned to Du-
range and will remain here for a
time before going on to Pennington
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29
TOLD BY WIRE TO THE HERALD

LONDON, Oct. 26.-Refugees ar
irving from Belgium declare all Eng
lishmen will be expelled from Belgian
territory or aer being detained to de-
termine whether they will be treat
ed as spies. Because of increasing
severe censorship enforced since Sat-
urday it is impossible to get definite
information regarding the Belgian
situation but it is believed that an
other important movement against the
Germans is progressing along the
Belgian coast. Heretofore tighten
ing of, the censorship always preced-
ed such movements.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

CETTINJE, Oct. 2S.-An official
statement says the combined Servian
and Montenegrin army finds itself
outnumbered from three to five to one
and retired from advanced positions
in the vicinity of Serajevo, after in
flicfing heavy losses to the enemy
Our enemy had been unable to dis
lodge us from the secondar lines, or
pursue advantage thus gained.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

Mrs. Ritter, of Silvorton was tt
through passenger TO Denver this
morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

SERAJEVO, Oct. 26.-Twenty-fout
persons who are accused of conspir-
acy to murder Archduke Ferdinand
and wife, were today convicted of
high treason. They will be sentenced
Wednesday and will probably be ex-
ecuted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

Rev. Father Bruner, of Mancos,
was among the homeward bound
travellers this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

The Reading club meets with Mrs.
Richard McCloud tomorrow afternoon
at the usual hour.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

John Wesch, of Cortez, was bound
for Arizona this morning on sheep
buying expedition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-29

NEW YORK, Oct. 26-Mrs. Car
man, following the jury's disagree
ment yesterday, appeared before Jus
tice Kerby in the Brooklyn court
house this afternoon and was releas-
ed on $25,00O bail, furnished by her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14

Nineteen dollars and two cents will
be collected for every man, woman
and child living in Topeka. OF this
amount $7.44 will go toward city gov
eminent; $7.71 for the support of the
city schools, and the state and county
will get the remainder, or 1887. Kan
sas City collects and spends $23 per
capita. being more than that of any
of the ten leading cities in the state.
Wichita is the next most expensive
ing on a per capita basis. The per
capita rate for Hutchinson is $1S.43;
Lawrence 1896, Topeka ranking fifth.
Taxes on a per capita basis in Pitts
burg are just a little more than half
what they are in Kansas City.
Although Topeka ranks fifth with
the ten leading cities in the total
amount Of taxes per capita, yet her
school government costs more per cap
ita than does the school government
of any other of the ten cities, with one
exception. In Kansas City, money Is
schools on basis of 1911 from every
individual living in the city. In To-
peka the per capita expense for
school government u exactly one dol
lar less. or $7.71. In Pittsburg the
amount for the same purpose ia only
Sass.
Pay ON Debts.
LII tAc uAdttcT u per C8plt6 1n0eOt.
edness-ctty bonds-Topeka by dou-
bling her present tax for just two
years. could pay Off all she owes and
still have money in the treasury And
Topeka stands next to the highest in
the matter of per capita indebtedness,
owing $4O.96 for each person living in
the city.
In this respect all the larger cities in
| the state make an excellent showing.
Kansas City, which owes more per
capita than any of the others. could
wipe out her debt in three years by
doubling her tax levy. In the matter
/ of bonded Indebtedness Lawrence
| makes the best showing of any.
School Bond Cost
| Most of the Indebtedness against To-
peka is in the form of school bonds.
Unless Topeka embarks on some
municipal ownership venture within
the next ten years. all the Indebtedness
against the city will be paid without
any increase in the present levy, as
money is being set aside in a sinking
fund each year to meet the payments
on bonds as they come due.
| Pay Off by 1915.
At the present rate all city bonds will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14

The most popular man in all Ger
many, with the possible exception Of
General Won Hindenberg, is Senior
Lieutenant Otto Weddigen, COM
mander Of the German submarine
U-9, which sank the four British
cruisers. Greasy. Aboulir. Hogue and
Hawke.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria has conferred on him the Knight
Cross of Leopold Order. The Naval
League Of German women sent him
and his cre.v their congratulations
and a gift Of $3.50 for the men. while
Emil Sauer: . Berlin mine owner.
has donated $500 toward reward
ing the crew for its work. The as
ISOLATION known as the Eldest of
Merchants sent its congratulations
to Admiral Won Tirpitz in recogni-
ton Of ths gallant deed Of Lieuten.
ant Weddigen aid his crew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14
A Few Figures Below Explain
Entire Situation.
PAY OFF DEBTS IN 10 YEARS
TOpeka's Bonded Indebtedness
Is Diminishing Gradually.
High Cost of Educating in the
Capital City.

This is the time Of the year when
people are paying their taxes. Figures
are usually boreso1ne, but when man
or woman stands before the little
banklike window in the office of the
county treasurer ard is told how much
money he will have to surrender to
defray the expenses of state, county.
city and school government, or suffer
the penalty Of losing his property, the
taxpayer likes to know whether the
money is being judiciously expended.
He also would like to know whether
he is carrying a heavier burden for
owning property in a particular city
than would be the case did he own
property of like value in another COM
munity.
If he owns property in any Of the
thirty-two leading cities in the state.
by referring to the accompanying
table, he can figure out how much
more or less he would have to pay
were the property situated in any OF
the other cities, and by making COM
parsons he can tell whether to praise
or "cuss' the powers that be in his
community. The table has been COM
piled from official sources 1t il al
nearly correct as such a table can be
The tax levies given are the levies or
which collections are now being made
for governmental expenses of the com.
ing year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14
BOWsER DIDN'T RESPOND.
Because Mrs. Bowser Butted In with
History.

Mr.. Bowser's face had a new look on
it when. he came home to dinner the
other evening" combination of hope.
triumph and perplexity. and Mrs. Bow
ser was puzzled over it. He was i'll
at ease all through dinner, and it was
q quarter Of an hour after the meal
had been concluded before he said:
II might as well tell you now that
am going to the club tomorrow night.
1t will be an anniversary gathering.
and a banquet
We'll, l hope you'll have good
time" replied Mrs. Bowser.
Yes, I expect to. At the banquet
they will have toasts. you know.
| They've got me down to respond to
one'
why. I am pleased at that. What
is the toast >
IT'S our Country I've been writ
ing something today for a response.
and think I've got a rather neat
thing. don't expect to bring down
the house. of course. but perhaps TIL
size up with the rest Of 'em. shall
be a little nervous. I suppose, but I've
got to go through with it just the
same"
IT am sure you will do splendidly,'
said Mrs. Bowser in confident tones.
Il want to hear 1t. and 1t will be well
ted to memory. Just stand there as II
you had risen from the banquet table
| anad make the response"
Mr.. Bowser drew himself up. cleared
F., his throat. and after caressing his ear
| a few seconds. he began:
Our Country! Little did Christie
pher Columbus imagine when he set
sail from the shores of Spain in 1884
what would be the result
wait. DEAR interrupted Mrs. Bow
ser. You are first supposed to bow
to the president Of the club. aren't
your
Certainly, and I bowed. 1 also car
ried my hand to my heart as bowed .
(; But you didn't dear. You raised
your left hand to your right side
Il deny it, tut we'll let that co.
And Columbus didn't set sail in the
year 1894 but in 1882. You must have
the date correct
What! You say it was in 1927 ex-
claimed Mr.. Bowser as the strawberry
color rushed to his face"
| ''Of course 1t was"'
| IT don't believe it, but I will look it
| up later on. Well. what I'm going to
say is that band of pilgrims came
over here
That's right"
And they landed in Boston,
| mot Boston, my dear. but at Ply
mouth Rock. 1t Is so long since you
read history that"
| II say it was Boston," shouted Mr.
Rowser as he danced about. ''Wo-
man, when you set out to correct my
dates you are going altogether too
/ far, and want no more of it! II they
! landed at Plymouth Rock how came
! they to throw the tea overheard in
| Boston harbor?"
but it wasn't the Pilgrims who
threw the tea overheard" gently in
| sisted Mrs. Bowser. "As I said you
are a little rusty on history. Don't
| you remember
IT remember that it was the Pill
grims! Let any man on the face OF
the earth tell me it wasn't and TIL
| kick him out Of his boots! Do you
think I'd get up before my club and
say 1t was the Pilgrims II it wasn't !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14
Eighty Per Cent Washburn
Men Self-Supporting.
Seventy Pay Way Through Col.
lege by Carrying Papers.
DO ODD JOBS AROUND Town
Many Are Not Compelled to
Earn Their Living.
But 1t Is q Custom ENCOURAGED
by the College.

More than eighty per cent of the
male students enrolled in washburn
college are entirely or partially self
supporting, according to ]. E. Kirk
patrick. head of the Washburn COL
lege employment bureau
Four hundred male students are en-
rolled in the coll ge. Fully forty per
cent of these are entirely self-support-
ing and are working their way
through college by carrying papers.
working l. stores, waiting on tables
In cafes and dozens of other occupa-
lions.
In addition to those who are en-
tirely self-supporting forty per cent
of those enrolled are partially self
supporting. Only twenty per cent of
, the male students enrolled are being
by the folks at home"
Seventy Washburn students are
making their way carrying papers on
routes ovtr the city. Nearly as large
number is working in stores during
their spare time and numerous stu
dents are working in restaurants and
cafes during the serving hours.
A number of the students are given
employment at the college. Occupa-
tiOns which the boys follow are nu-
merous and widely varied. A number
Of out-of-town boys work in Topeka
homes for their board: others care for
lawns, sell milk or care for furnaces.
Often odd jobs around town are a
boon to students who are being self
propelled along the highway Of learn
ing.
Odd as it may seem. a large per
cent of the boys at the college who
work are not compelled by A.
nancial circumstances to do so, ac-
! cording to Mr.. Kirkpatrick One
young man whose father is the owner
of more than a thousand acres Of the
most productive land in the state is
carrying papers and earning his way
through school. That Washburn stu
dents should be self-supporting is a
tradition born with the establishment
Of the institution. is the explanation
| given by -1r. Kirkpatrick.
| Fifty-five per cent Of the male stu
dents enrolled live in Topeka. The
most Of these are self supporting.
| OF the eight hundred students en-
rolled at the college. four hundred are
girls However. only few-about a
i dozen-of the girls are self support
| ing. The most of these are employed
| in Topeka homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14

why husbands sometimes murder
their wives in cold blood"
when was this war;
I'm 1875. of course"
But that was the breaking out OF
the Revolutionary war, and we were
fighting England alone. II you are
going to speak before your club yodt
must have your facts and dates right
Or-Or-
"Oh what!' he demanded a. she
hesitated. woman. I am put down
on the program to respond to the
toast OF Our Country ! spend q day
down fine. 1 come home and ask you
for your announcement. and am hit
with a fence rail dozen times Overt
1t Is envy-jealousy-mal You
want me to fail. 1t would break your
heart to hear me succeed"
why. Mr.. Bowser, how can YOU.
THAT will do, woman-that win
do! You have accomplished your OBJ
ject. The club be hanged! Our
country be hanged! 1 shall not re-
spond. Instead of going to the ban
quet and winning applause I will 70
out on the street and rip and boiler
and lick three men!"
But I said"
Yes, you said. You need say no
more. 1 am going to the library to
look over certain papers and arrange
them for my lawyer. and should any
Washington. John Hancock, our coun-
try and our victim of a husband are
all tied up in knot and can't be seen
before Copyright, 1915.
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14

You'd better spend the night with
your nose in a history"
Have you got the Declaration of
Independence in your reply?" asked
Mrs. Bowser after awhile.
"Of course I have!" he growled in
reply. That's what / depend upon
for a hit, but / suppose you'll find
some fault with it. 1 go on to say
that a little band of patriots, headed
by General Washington, gathered in
Philadelphia and put their names to a
document which created new nation.
You'll deny 1t. won't your
But you see, Washington didn't
sign the Declaration"
WHAT What! Dare you sit there
and make such a bare-faced state
ment as that! Any school child will
tell you that Washington signed first
of ALL
Just wait. will get down a his
tory of the United States and prove
that you are wrong. You have got
ton mixed up"
''Never-never, Mrs. Bowser! You
needn't trouble yourself about getting
down a history. am history enough.
What 1 don't know about the United
States no history can teach me! As
to mixing up George Washington and
John Hancock, do you take me for an
determined to pick fuss with me-
and warn you to pause!''
What else do you say about Our
Country" asked Mrs. Bowser, in her
placid way.
II speak about its patriosm,' he
replied after a time, how we fought
England and Germany and Mexico to
the last ditch and gained our inde-
pendence as a nation. Then I go on
to say
But you don't say that we fought
Germany" interrupted Mrs. Bowser
"Of course do. Why not? Per-
| haps you'll say I'm mixed up on
that -
You surely are, Mr.. Bowser. We
never had a war with Germany. His
| tory will tell you
History. History" he shouted al
he waved his arms about and looked
around for something to kick at
what do / care about history? When
1 say we had a war with Germany thai
| settles it, don't it? I can now realize
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14

be paid or by 1925. The school board.
however, does not make as good a
showing. While at no time in the last
twelve years has the city of Topeka
had less than $225.0O0 deposited in the
banks of the city to the credit OF the
city treasury, the school board much OF
the time has been stamping warrants
UNPAID for Lack of Funds" These
unpaid warrants bear per cent In
tereSt.
Cost in Cities.
The following table gives the per
capita city debt, and cost of city and
school government in the ten leading
cities Of the state: