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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-21
SHOW NO MERCY
Jackie Tells New Story of Cap.
ture of Vera Cruz.
ssMurder and Plunder All We
Wanted" He Said.

Chicago, May 21.-Here are ex-
cerpts from letter written to his
parents in Chicago by William A:
Loehrl, a first-class gunner aboard
the U. S. dreadnaught Utah. stationed
at Vera Cruz. According to all the
official reports, and accounts Of the
battle Of Vera Cruz by newspaper
correspondents, the American soldiers
did not loot, did not kill roncombat-
ants. and after the battle did not get
drunk. Loehrl's account differs from
the others. After telling of the land
ing of the jackies and marines he
says:
TT did not take long when
bang-down goes one of our fellows
with a bullet clear through his head.
worked us fellows up to savage
mood. XIII? Right and left. We
put the field guns in the middle of
the streets and let fly. We had mercy
on nobody. which was proper. NO
body showed a bit of cowardice.
Murder and plunder was all we
wanted, and we more than gave 1T to
them. For every one Of our fellows
killed we shot down like dogs about
ten Mexicans. 1t was rather hard
for me to kill at the start, but when
the fellow next to me was shot
as the rest. The fellow that was shot
next to me let out a piercing cry and
died in about 80 seconds.
Firing ceased at about 10:15 p. m.
on Tuesday We had about $50 pris-
oners. of which we court-martialed
about so and shot them the same
night. That's biz. Show no mercy is
the policy now. We raided the pris-
ons. killed the coppers and blew up
street cars. My patrol partner.
Harshberger was shot in the right
knee.
II was quick enough to use my
revolver and get the fellow that did
the job.
I'VE took the prisoners and made
them dig trenches for US around the
entire city. Made them clear the
streets of the dead and pull around
our three inchers. etc. But we never
torture them. We kill them just as
fast as they show themselves. but
never torture them. They would tor
ture us II they were given the chance.
In the second days fighting we put
our three incher into biz. We took
1t in front of a saloon and let fly
throught the door. Good-by saloon.
The place took fire at once Before
everything was destroyed we helped
ourselves.
THE Arkansas had to bunch with
us. but they had a sad accident.
While this fight was going on one of
the boys in his glee forgot himself
and jumped in front Of one of the
three-inch guns as it was fired. Wen.
what was left of him could have been
picked up with a blotter. He could
not be identified. as there was moth
ing left OF him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-21

PROMISED his INFLUENCE
In Direction of Preventing Ger
tain Adverse Legislation.
Result Leads to Belief That
Faith Was Kept.

Warrington. May 21.-Charles s.
Mellen, former resident Of the New
Haven road. told the interstate COM
merce commission today that he ia
vored railroad monopoly controlled
and regulated by the government and
that such q monopoly would be bene-
fetal to the public.
Questioned by Mr.. Folk as to his
present business relations Mr.. Mellen
said:
II have not q dollars interest today
in the New Haven. disposed Of all
my stock. retain q little interest
yet in the Boston and Maine and in
the Ontario and western
why did you personally favor the
consolidation Of tho trolleys with the
New Haven?'
Because consolidation would re-
suit In better service. lower rates and
greater satisfaction to the public.
believe the public is better served by
monopoly Of transportation than in
any other way. think, however.
that the monopoly should becontrolled
and regulated by the government"
What do you think railroads gen.
orally are doing about the natter"
II know of nothing q railroad can
do now, except take off it's hat to
some government officials"
II Morgan Had Lived.
If Mr.. Morgan had not died. how
far would you have gone in this
drama of consolidation ?"
ITO heaven. 1 suppose"
did not Morgan have more power
than any state government under
which you operated?"
He never tried to exercise any such
power"
HE was In control Of the New Eng
land situation?"
Il can best answer that by quoting
the old saying: Where McGregor sits
there is the head of the table,
What would the meetings Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-21
COST OF The war
Uncle Sam Has Spent &4,s73,-
900 in Mexico.
For the Horse Shoes and Nails
Alone ss5, 5,OO0.

Washington May 21.-"The further
urgent deficiency. appropriation bill.
making a provision for more than S.
100000 for the present fiscal year
largely on account Of the Mexican
crisis, was before the house today for
action. An interesting statement had
been prepared by the war department
deficiencies in appropriations Of the
deficiencies in appropriations. Of the
army. due to the Mexican situation to
June 50. next. This made q total Of
A,673, ,13e. It includes 81 ,10o, ,14e, for
subsi6tence, =. AZ, ,070 for transportation
Of the army. both along the border and
to Mexico. and numerous other items
relating to pay on account Of increased
strength Of the army by reason of the
Mexican trouble. OF the total amount
in the efficiency estimates on account
of Mexico covered In the bill, the gov
ernment already is obligated for 81
6A, ,S52.
The figures presented showed that
fitting up chartered ships for troops
and animals cost $4,000. For horse
shoes and nails alone the bill carries
SOS. 900. The chartering of the steamers
Saltilla and San Marcos to June 30,
cost $31 500 and for chartering of ad-
ditional steamers to June 80. $379, 800
was asked. Altering the transport Nc
Clellan for cold storage cost $40, 600.
The movement OF troops to the Mex
lean border during April cost $155, ,507.
Among other things the bill meets q
war department estimate of $50 for
movement Of troops on account Of the
Colorado strike and $14,715 for the
squadron Of the twelfth cavalry from
Fort Meade to Fort Wingate. It was
set out that the expenses Of the house
mines committees that investigated
the Colorado and Michigan strikes ag-
rrexated Sc. 600. and "a 900 respectfvely.
An appropriation Of 5000 was author
lied for these inquiries and the two
are expected to use all Of
1t before completing their work.
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REPAIRING AVAILABLE CARS DwNAe BETTER DAY|mmEn MS INFLUENCE
lin
ire AdveseL
to
oneyL was Kept
Big Delegation ut wichita An.
nual Convention.
DAWNIN6 OF / BETTER DAY
Crop Prospects, Bring Joy to
Money Lenders.

Wichita, KAN. May zl.-More than
1000 bankers-men and women. repre-
senting the banking interests in every
section OF Kansas-aro in Wichita for a
two days convention and discussion
Of financial and business affairs as af-
fecting the state and nation. 1t Is a
crowd Of optimists who compose the
delegation that came to talk about over
draft privileges. ample securities and
the building up of q surplus and profit
fund. Prospects for q record wheat
crop have made tie money lenders
hopeful and for two days they will COM
pare notes on conditions in the various
communities and lay plans for the
future.
A delegation Of some 20 bankers and
their wives came from Shawnee county.
Two PullmansIone over the Santa Fe.
another over the Rock Island-came
this morning loaded with the crowd
(Continued on R19a Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-21
Giant Ocean Liner vaterlan6
Breaks Away Fron Tues.
Is Carried Down the Hudson
BY the Tide.
II WAS Her FIRST yOYAeE
For Moro Than Three Hours
Tugs Pull and Haul.
Floated . Mile and Returns N
der Hcr Own Steam.

New York. May A.-l1avigation -
the North river between New York ana
Hoboken stood still today whiIo tho
vaterland. biggest ship a1loat, defle0
all efforts to dock her and swept
broadside down the stream for megos
than q mile.
When tho liner arrived 1T her paon
after her maiden voyage her great
length and strong ebb tide proved too
strong . combination for the f1eet ol
willing little tugs that urged her to-
ward her berth. For more than three
hours the tugs pulled and hauled a&
the gigantic liner without success. Onco
she was almost ready to tie up WAon
the tide Stripped her ana dragged her
out Of the slip.
Ferryboets and small craft sour
ried to safety as the leviathan noat-
twenty tugs circling frantica1ly
around. She floated . mile befOro
the tugs got her Strengthened out ana
then she returned under her own
steam.
The fourth attempt to dock the
ship proved successful. Three thou-
sand persons aboard. impatient to
land, had watched the maneuverD
without showing any alarm. although
there were moments when tho steam
end Of . pier. Thousands watched
tho struggle from the skyscrapers
facing tho river.
Twice the vaterland's great
draught made her scrape bottom.
While the contest was in progress
the Atlantic liner, BArbaoosa, Wa
penned in her slip. unable to 60 to
sea- Tho Vaterland, $50 feet long,
dominated the river.
In the grip Of the strong ebb tide,
the big steamship Vas helpless she
toward the battery.
When the vaterland was headed in
for her pier more than so tugs had
her in charge. As her bow neared
the pier the strong ebb tide caught
the weasel at the stern and began to
swing her, around, heading her
straight for q wooden pier nearby.
There was q shoutiug Of orders, the
big whistle on the liner doomed and
the hawsers on the tugs were let 60.
The vessel began to back under her
own power and was soon out in the
stream again almost directly in the path
of the Lackawanna ferryboat. The
tugs began to maneuver about her
again. but the big liner slowly drifte6
southwark.
American. line. the biggest steamer In
service, arrived in New York harbor
early today on her maiden voyage
from Hamburg. Her run yesterday
was 594 miles and her average sped
an hour was 23.0 knots.
The vaterland was launched on
April 3. 1913. She is $50 feet in length.
100 feet beam and has q tonnage Of a.
900. She carries one commodore ana
four captains and total crew OF 1,19l.
After the vessel had drifted more
than a mile, the tugs succeeded IN
getting her in tow again and she Wao
headed up stream, under control.
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Kansas Railroads and Ship.
pers to Avoid = Shortage.
Devise Plan to Ship States
Wheat to Market.
REPAIRING AVAILABLE CARS
Shops Put Forth Every Effort
to Have Equipment.
Crop Failures in Other Coun-
tries Will Help Kansas.

In Kansas, this year every effort
will be made by grain dealers to CO.
in avoiding a car shortage. by provid-
ing for prompt loading and unload
ing. The Kansas. grain dealers will
hold q meeting in Kansas City next
week and make plans for the ham
ding of the situation.
1t is now planned by the local grain
buyers to keep in touch with the
wheat growers and arrange for a
gradual movement Of the wheat crop,
thereby preventing the rushes which
in the past have caused SO much grief
and money loss in car shortages.
The railroads are putting forth ev-
cry effort to avoid any such short
age. Every car which il in need OF re-
pairs is being called in off the road
and repaired at the shops. The Tope-
ka shops Of the Santa Fe are now run
ming ten hours day and working
full force of men. The railroad Of
ficials in Topeka say that there is lit
tie danger of a car shortage this year
when the time comes to move Kan
sas' bumper wheat crop.
Lack Of Storage.
One Of the principal causes of grain
car shortages during the rush season
is the lack of elevator, mill and store
great deal about this, but have been
unable to remedy the trouble as the
interstate commerce commission and
the state commissions have fixed q
rule by which cars can be held inde-
finitely by the payment Of one dollar
q day, or some such nominal sum, al
q demurrage charge.
The crop failure in Russia, Man.
churia, Argentina and other foreign
countries will probably start a brisk
export trade, and early ship loading
will likely relieve the demand for mill,
elevator and storehouse space. The
lContinued on Pago TWo.I
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PLANS FOR THE WABASH
Laid Before . Joint Meeting OF Public
Service Commissions.

st. Louis, May 21.-Plans for the re-
organization of the Wabash, now in the
hands of federal receiver, were laid
before a joint meeting of the public
service commissions of Missouri. Ohio.
Iowa. Illinois and Michigan today.
The plans which were filed with the
Missouri commission last Sunday. pro-
vide for a new stock issue Of $50, ,00O, ,0O0
These shares are to be exchanged for
the present preferred stock at par and
for the present common stock at So.
Shares of outstanding stock exchanged
for the new are to be assessed at $40
each. This assessment il expected to
yield SIS. .4S0.0O0 cash which with $11.-
500, 600 expected to be obtained by the
sale Of 81. 1000, 900 in refunding bonds at
s.. is expected to supply more than
$50. .00o. 600 for the cash requirements of
the road.
Among the cash requirements are re-
ceivers' certificates aggregating more
than $14 900 900; protection Of treasury
securities pledged for ~ per cent gold
notes already matured: equipment OBJ
legations: sinking fund on underlying
bonds, and S.. 1000 900 for new equipment
and working capital.
It is proposed to organize a new
company to take over the Wabash
properties either at foreclosure sale
or otherwise. The new securities are
to exceed $64,OOO.O 900 making the total
outstanding securities of the reorgan-
ization company $209, 500, ,000-more
than $10,00O.000 less than the securi-
ties of the present company. The re-
organization committee plans an ex-
tension of double tracks, the reduction
Of grade. the elimination Of grade
crossings. an extension Of the automa-
tic block signals system and the pur-
chase annually for five years OF fifty
freight locomotives, six passenger To-
comotives and two thousand freight
cara
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Unsettled weather with probably
showers tonight and Friday.
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Warrington. May z1.-Senate con-
tinued tolls exemption debate House
further urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill aggregating %e.77o.s3z
debated.
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CONTINUED on Pare TWo.l
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Continued on Page Four.)
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-20
GREAT SALT PRODUCTION

The marketed production of salt in
| the United States, including Hawaii
and Porto Rico, in 1913 reached the
record-breaking total of 34,399,29
barrels of $50 pounds each, or 4,S15,
902 short tons. The value of the prod
uct was s10,123,13 These figures
are the greatest yet recorded by the
United States Geological Survey fol
the salt industry in the United Stat
es, and they represent an increase Of
3 per cent in quantity produced and
Of nearly . per cent in value com
pared with 1912.
Salt OCCURS in two distinct ways
as rock salt in beds or associated
with bedded or sedimentary rocks
and in sulution, as in sea water or in
brines or bitterns. A very large part
of the salt production is derived by
converting the natural rock salt into
brine, which is then pumped to the
surface and evaporated.
The two main methods OF obtain.
ing salt are the mining of rock salt
and the evaporation of salt-bearing
solutions. Rock salt is produced chief
ly by deep shaft mining in the east
ern, central, and southern parts of
the United States. Active mines
are located in Livingston county, N.
Y. near Detroit, Mich, in Ellsworth
and Rice counties, Kans., and in Iber-
ia Parish, southern Louisiana. A
small production comes from surface
deposits in the dry climates of Utah
and California. In 1913 the market
ed production of rock salt in United
States was 1,O62,291 short tons, val
ued at 81 ,y68,567
The processes employed at pres
ent time in the manufacture of salt
by evaporation are solar evapora.
ton, direct heat evaporation, and
vacuum pan evaporation. Salt is made
by one or more of these processes in
the great majority of the salt-produc.
ing States. California is unique am.
ong these States in that the great
bulk of the salt produced in the State
comes from sea water, being obtain.
ed by solar evaporation on San Fran.
cisco Bay, near Long Beach, and near
San Diego.
Michigan ranked first among the
salt producing States in 1913 in both
quantity and value of production, fol-
lowed by New York. Ohio and Kan.
sas in the order named.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-20
French capture St. eIasIen.
0BREGON MAINTAINS ORDER
ConstItutionslist General Rules With
Iron Hand In the City Of Mexico
-Looters Arc Shot.

Mexico City. Aug. 1S.-General
Obregon is maintaining order here
with an iron hand and the terror that
preceded the ConstitGtionalists occu.
patton is rapidly disappearing. Three
looters were shot at night after a
rushed court martial and three more
were executed after daylight. Short
respite will be given the Constitution
alst troops who have arrived here.
Immediately after the arrival OF Gen
eral Carranza they will be sent out to
whip General Zapata and the 5000
Federals who have retired to Guadal-
oupe. The Constitutionalists expect to
establish permanent peace throughout
the republic within a month and then
hope for recognition by the United
States John r. Silliman is represent.
ing the American government here
and it is. believed he stands a good
chance OF being appointed ambassador
here. g..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-20
THE coB-PIPE INDUSTRY.

The corn cob and wooden pipe in
dustry of Missouri is of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant an official report
by the U. S. census department. The
value of the output from five towns
last year amounted to 1927 1853.
This unique industry is one peculiar
to Missouri. If there are cOrn-COb
pipe factories in any other states
they are very small affairs compared
to those which exist in the Show me
state" Missouri corn cob pipes are
known and smoked the world over.
The 1913 corncob pipe figures
break the record for the state Of
Missouri, states Supervisor of Stats
tics A. T. Edmundston, VINO prepared
the bulletin. The output of cob pipes
along amounted to 32,015, 168, and
that of wooden pipes to 320,1O0. To
Igive an idea of how vast hte 1913
output Of cob and wooden pipes and
pipe stems was it is only necessary
to say that 1t took 100 freight cars
to haul it to market, allowing one
ounce to each pipe and taking into
consideration the weight of the wood
en- boxes they were shipped in and
the packing.
The seven corn cob and wooden
pipe factories considered in the FitZ-
patrick bulletin gave employment in
1913 to 1913 men and youths and 81
girls and women. who drew $153,545
in wages. Franklin county is the cen
ter of the corn-cob pipe industry,
three factories being found in Wash.
ington and the other in Union. 1t
takes full 100 different delicate oper-
atoms to convert cob into a sweet
smoking pipe.
While Iowa and Illinois produce
larger and better corn than Missouri,
the cob is much smaller, and not so
well adapted to the industry, as Is
the product of our neighboring state
to the south.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-20

States pays its men of the ranks
England pays its privates $86.15 a
year; France S20.40; Germany $3.50;
Austria 1912. Remember, these fig
ures are for whole year and repre-.
sent the total amount OF casa paid
the fighting men in that period.
A Russian major general gets only
1862 year, or about as much as the
United States pays its sergeant ma.
jors, the highest noncommosioned
rank. Our major generals get $4,000
a year. The other countries are much
more generous with officers of high
er rank and pay minimum of about
half the United States standard.
A better example of the Russian
contrast is Shown in what is paid an
officer holding the title of general
over there. A Russian general gets
1872. The United States pays its
second lieutenants. young fellows just
out of West Point, S1,700 a year.
The steady annual increase in cost
of Russia's army and navy during the
ten years following the year 1903 ia
shown in the following table:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-20

Military critics everywhere admit
that, in matters OF discipline, leader.
ship, adamantine spirit, and elan
there is no army its size In the world
that can make better showing than
the Servian army made during its
It's wars with Turkey and Bulgaria,
1t is a fighting force that is conceded
to have every quality of strength that
a military machine may possess.
Its plan of organization is distinc-
tive. Compulsory service is person
al for all able-bOdied men and pecun'
larry for all who are incapable of per
sonal service. These latter must pay
an indirect tax of 80 per cent addi-
tional. The military forces are divid-
ed into a national army and the Land.
strum. which forms the last line of
defense. Service in the national ar
my begins at twenty-one and ends
after forty-five. In the Landstrum 1t
begins at seventeen, ends at twenty
one, begins again at forty-six and
ends at fifty.
"All those who possess cattle and
suitable carts are under obligation
to turn them over to the army when
needed. Those who do not possess
cattle and carts have five. per cent
added to their taxes for the remount
fund"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-20
AUTOMOBILE EXPORTS,

! Exports of automobiles from the
| United States in the fiscal year end
ed June 80. 1914, we're the largest on
record. Their total, including ship
ments to Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico, amounted to $40,136,565. against
$39 1926, 900 in 1918, the former high
record year. The years total includ-
ed 30,136 complete cars, valued at
$27, 797,642; automobile tires, $4,159.'
asa; automobile engines, 1881, 1893,
and miscellaneous parts not specified,
$6,7S7,575.
With the sole exception of 1908,
every year during the past decade has
shown an advance in value of Ameri'
can automobiles sold to foreign Coun-
tries. In the fiscal year 1904, accord
ing to the Bureau of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce, Department OF
Commerce, the value of automobiles
exported was $1,895,605; in 1909, S.
3S7,021, and in 1914, exclusive OF
parts and shipments to our own non
CONTIGUOUS territories, S26,574,574, haV-
ing quintupled in five years and in
creased thirteen-fold in a decade.
Europe bought nearly onehalf of
our entire sales of automobiles to
foreign countries ldSt year, dltnOuSu
some shipments thither are for re-
shipment to other parts of the world.
To the United Kingdom the exports
amounted to 1922 cars, valued at $5,-
353.127; to Germany, 1,435, valued at
$1,059,249; to France, 1929, valued at
$724,130, and to other countries of
Europe, 3.271. valued at $2,5S0,42S.
Canada and Australia are also impor-
tant markets, the former having TAX
en- 4,244, valued at $3,695,595. To
South America as a whole, we sold
last year 1885 automobiles, valued
at S1,939.212. and to Mexico, 1877, val
ued at $256,675.
The growth in exports of automo-
biles has been accompanied by a
corresponding decline in imports of
like articles, the total having fallen
from 1924, valued at $2,905,391 in
1909 to 300 cars, valued at $620.493
in 1914, a new low record for the de-
cade. OF the years imports, 1874
were from France, 40 from the Unit
ed Kingdom, IS from Italy and Il
from Germany.