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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
RECEIPT FOR him.
Deputy sheriff Turned Mexican Over
to Authorities.

I'VE turned Rosario Huerta over to
the American customs officers at Ell
Paso and took a receipt for him." said
Ed Carver. deputy sheriff. who has just
returned from trip to Ell Paso in COM
pany with w. r. King, a government
immigration inspector from st. Louis,
and Huerta, whom they were deporting
as an undesirable alien. Carver was en-
gagged to handle the Mexican on the
trip.
Il was much interested in watching
the American soldiers at Ell Paso on
pay day night" said Carver. ''Thous-
ands Of them were turned loose with
their three months' pay in their pocket
and while they had hilarious time
they were thoroughly under tho con-
troll Of their own patrols who came
along to preserve ORDER
Carver made quick trip and did not
take time for visit to the Mexican side
of the Rio Grande
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
PUSHED BACK.
Germans Are Forced to Retire
in TOday's Battle. =
Nearly One Million Are En-
gagged in the Fighting.

Paris, Sept Tt is estimated. un-
officially, that nearly one million
troops are engaged in the fighting
which is proceeding in the east of
Paris today.
A general action is proceeding from
Nanteuil and LIE Handoin to Verdun.
The text Oft official note is as fol-
lows: "A general action has started on
the line through Nanteuil-Le-H au-
douin, Meaux, Sezanne and Vitry-Le-
Francois and extending to Verdun.
Thanks to the vigorous action OF
our troops, strongly supported by the
British. the Germans started retiring.
The Germans had advanced Satur-
day and Sunday into the region be-
tween Coulommiers and La Ferte-
Gaucher.
I'm the Austro-Russian theater OF
operations, twelve divisions Of the AUS
TRAN army in the vicinity Of Lemberg.
Galicia, have been entirely destroyed y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07


delay no longer in meeting the em-
barrassing situation resulting from
Turkeys waverinK yet apparently sym
pathetic attitude toward Germany and
Austria. The extension of the forbid
den zone in the Bosphorus was looked
upon here as another indication of the
porte's careful preparation for war.
There is a belief in official circles. how
ever. that while the military is taking
every precaution, the diplomatic
branch OF the Ottoman empire is
waiting for a more decisive turn on the
battlefelds before plunging into the
conflict.
Ambassador Herrick's request for
instructions as to what he might do
to protect world famous buildings and
works of art in Paris, in the event of
q bombardmcnt. was not acted upon
today. The ambassador intends to
have all American residences plainly
marked with American flags and 9TH
er insignia to insure their safety from
attack. Detailed instructions probab-
~ will be sent to the ambassador to-
morrow by President Wilson and Sec
rotary Bryan as to what he might
properly do in his delicate position
as a neutral diplomat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
HELD ON SUSPICION.
Police Hold Man for Robbery Investi.
CATION.

Thomas King. a stranger in Topeka,
was this morning arrested by Josiah
Ross. chief of police, and Detective
Charles Lyle and is being held for
investigation at the city Jail. 1t is
possible that he may be held in con-
nection with several burglaries and
robberies in Topeka
King was arrested about 10 o'clock.
The official charge booked against him
was indecent exposure" and he was
arrested on complaint of several peo-
pie living in Potwin and near the asy-
lum. The chief and detective started
out to look for him this morning and
made the arrest on that charge.
At the police station, King did not
give clear account of himself. He
says he was from Cincinnati, admitted
being arrested on suspicion several
times and said he had done no real
work since his arrival here a week
ago. The police believe him to be a
suspicious character and will look into
his actions for the last few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
LOCAL MENTION.

A. H. Childs of go Polk street brought
watermelon to the State oJuJrJnal Office
today that was absolutely seedless. He
had procured it from E. c. Kasse baum,
who Is a big melon grower on the lower
Silver Lake road. The melon was a
luscious one.
Maybelle Bridges, daughter Of Ben Jor-
dan. possessor Of a generation Of police
court fame, assaulted Brtha Revely. an
other negress. cutting her badly about the
race and neck with = pocket knife, about
~ o'clock Sunday morning at the Jordan
place on North Jackson street near Rail-
ROAD street No arrest, has been made
but an assault charge OF . serious nature
vii be lodged against her, said County
Attorney Atchsson this morning even
though the Revely woman's cuts do not
prove fatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07

home at Green Lake, Wis, this morn
ing at the age of Is years. The bare
announcement OF his death with in
formation that lis body will be
brought to Topeka Wednesday for in
terment here, was received by J. p.
Davis, his business associate, this
morning. Members of the Welcome
family, which includes Mrs. Welcome
and three daughters, are all out of the
city. The Welcome residence at 1881
Fillmore street has been closed all
summer.
For several years past Mr.. Welcome
has been in falling health following a
stroke Of paralysis, but re suffered a
rapid decline in recent weeks. The
family has been in the north since
early this summer, and had expected
to return home before this time had
Mr.. Welcomes conditiO not pre-
vented.
For more than forty years, w. M.
Welcome, who was a native of Maine,
had been a prominent resident of Kan
sas, having lived for many years at
Hiawatha before coming to Topeka in
the spring of 1892 when he became as
ISOLATED with the Kansas Mutual Life
Insurance company. After that COM
pany dissolved he entered the firm with
which he was connected at the time OF
his death. Prior to leaving Brown
county he had held public office and
been prominently connected with public
and business affairs for years at Hi
awatha. He was county treasurer and
county clerk of Brown county.
Mr.. Welcome was veteran Of the
Civil war;
Personally few Topeka business men
enjoyed equal consideration for quail
ties of integrity and kindness. He was
a man of fine presence. but approach
able and genial SO that his extensive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07

Agamemnon Schliemann IN Greece's
new representative at Washington
and has just assumed his new duties
Schiiemann. who calls himself zone
of the progressive Creeks" Is the
first minister Greece has had at
Washington since L. A. Coromilas,
who married daughter Of former
Senator Cockren Of Missouri. return
ed to his native land several years
ago, leaving the legation in charge Of
a charge de'affaire.. The new min
lister is youthful in appearance. but
has had considerable experience in
Greclan sffairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
FORGE TURKEYS AANl
England Alters Her Policy Toward the
Porte.

washington. Sept. 7.-Routine dis
patches from Ambassador Morgen-
thau at Constantinople today to the
state. Department show that communi-
cation with Turkey IL unimpaired. No
meution was made by the ambassador
OF political conditions, from which it
was inferred the diplomatic situation
Vas unchanged.
Omc3als here are lch interested in
the possible results of the expulsion
OF German and Austrian consular OH
cars from Egypt by British military
authorities. For weeks Great Britain
has hesitated to take any steps which
might irritate the Porte.
Engiand's action in Egypt. which is
under the suxerainty Of the sultan but
dominated by Great Britain. was inter
pfeted ~ meaning that the latter would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
Summer. Fiction.

'Just as soon. as the weather gets
good and hot, 1 am going to invite
you and your family down to the
beach to spend a week at our cot
tage."
Il am not going to spend cent for
vegetables this summer. 1 am going
to raise them all in my back yard"
NO. never feel the heat a bit.
I just think cool thoughts all sum-
mer.'
Il just love to get out in the heat
of the day. when the sun is beating
down good and hot, and work on my
lawn.-St. Joseph Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
WICHITA Won IT.
Tennis Cup Taken From the Topeka
Country Club Today.

The Wichita Country club won the
Fullerton tennis cup in tennis tour
nament against the Topeka Country
club in Topeka today. Robert Shoe
maker and VIII Collinson represented
Topeka, and Don Cooper and Harry
Comley Wichita.
The Wichita men won the doubles.
Topeka took the first set. 6-4. and lost
the next three, Us, Ga, 6-3. In sim
giles, Shoemaker was defeated by
Cooper. losing 9-6, Us and 81, three
close sets Collinson defeated Comley,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
1T The THEA TIERS.

Grand patrons are All agog over the
opening Of Topelka's 'tBig Show Shop
and are evincing much interest In the
Car-Rob Stock company which will
hold the boards at the Grand theater
Tor q period.
The opening bill for the week win be
F''Wildhre," the Intense racfng drama
which our own Lillian Russell essAyed
with such marked success and which
really rehabilitated the perennially
beautiful Lillian.
Miss Ruth Robinson. the talented
wife Of Frank C. Carter. the Car-Rob
Stock company manager. Is said to be
an actress with pronounced ability, be-
ing possessed Of poise, beauty. appear
ance. figure. marked elOcuticI.ary abil-
ity and plain vocaiixation.z She is SUR
rounded by high class company of
Thespians who have proven their worth
and who have remained several months
in cities of large populatio throughout
the south-Dallas. Fort Worth and
others.
Roy Hilliard. popular and compe-
tent stage director. stages all produc-
tfons and essays roles. Ralph Moody.
Fred Armstrong and other well known
stars are in the strong cast.
"Graustark'' follows next week with
The Great Divide which Henry
Miller and Margaret Anglin achieved
such success. to follow and other bills
of strength.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07

will open the store with q new line Of
merchandise. new fixtures and many
changes In the inferior finishing.
New floors are being laid today. the old
front will be torn out and replaced with q
more spacious set of display windows,
the wall Of the store will be repapered and
reprinted.
F. c. Gibbs, who has been associated
with the Clements interests. will assume
the presidency of the new company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
An Unwarrantable TnsuIt.

call it an unwarran.able insult"
said the company promoter. angrily.
why, what's wrong?" asked his
partner, in surprise.
Did you see what that old scoun-
drel did ?" roared the company pro-
moter. ''4ic carefully counted each Of
his fingers after shook hands with
him. Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
President GOmpers Jolts Kan
sas Society of Labor.
Warns Against Attendance
Hutchinson Convention.
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION DENIED
Kansas Federation Of Labor
Wins Big Fight.
GOmpers' Stand Means Old
Society Must Die.

When delegates to the annual con-
vention of the Kansas State Society
of Labor and Industry meet In
Hutchinson Tuesday, they will find
that they are without recognition from
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor. In
letter sent to Kansas. the head Of the
national organization puts the ban on
fhe state labor society and the So
called protest organization will find
its efforts of no avail.
In his letter to Kansas organiZa-
ticns, President GOmpers urges locai
ORGANIZATIONS not to send delegates 10
the Hutchinson convention. me So
ciety has no official or recognized
standing he says. and for that reason
the convention can accomplish moth
ing Prior to January, 1913, the state
society was of legal standing and was
accorded recognition. Under the law
II was privileged to select the state
labor commissioner. Its conventions
were composed of delegates from the
duly organized locals of the state and
any act which the organization took
carried official weight and dignity.
Legislature Changed Law.
But the 1913 legislature changed
the law regarding the naming of a
state labor commissioner. By this act,
the 1913 lawmakers took away the
legal standing of the state labor So
ciety and it then represented only a
faction of organized labor. Since the
1913 session the society has attempt
ed to maintain its organization and
standing as the representative of or
ganized labor in the state. In this
attempt. there was a conflict with the
State Federation of Labor.
Now President Gompers has ap-
parently settled for all time the stand
ing OF the state society. His letters
have been sent to secretaries of all
locals in Kansas and every OrganiZa-
ton affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has received official
notice that the Hutchinson conven-
ton will fail of recognition.
Gompers Writes q Letter.
THE fact Of the matter is" says
Gompers in his letter, that the Kan
sas State Federation of Labor is the
only bona fide general organization Of,
for and by the wage workers Of KAN
sas. 1t Is affiliated to the American
Federation of Labor. The Kansas
State Federation of Labor grew out of
the dissatisfaction and protest against
the so-called society of labor.
'All organized labor of the state is
urged to maintain the honor and in
tegrity OF the labor movement of the
state, to protect the right and integ-
rity OF the working people of the state
and when sending delegates from To-
cal unions or central bodies to any
state convention, such delegates should
be sent to the regular conventions of
the Kansas State Federation of Labor
and not to any other body presuming
to speak in labOr's name"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
new CLOTHING FIRM.
Reorganization of Gibbs Compan,
Takes Effect Today.

The store of the Gibbs Clothing COM
pany at 4S3. 49, Kansas avenue is closed
today and will remain so until next Sat-
urday when the newly organized company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
WELCOME DEAD
Topeka Pioneer Dies at Sum-
mer Home in Wisconsin.
Mortgage Man Lived i'm Kansas
Forty Years.

W. M. Welcome, of the Davis-Well-
come Mortgage company. Topeka. and
one of the best-known of the old resi-
dents of this city, died at his summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07

Major Richard Sylvester, chief of po-
lice at Washington. D. c., will ask fol
police women on the capital city police
force.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12
A Unique City Government.

When ono looks over the wreck of
misnanaSenent OF Il municipal affair
O one end OF this great republic
70 the other one annot hut commend
the citicism by Bryce in American
commonwealth of American munici-
patty or city government, but this
docs not apply to Towncr. While this
Is a small city its municipal affairs are
handlcd by men of ability. successful
business men. Tho :'rc.cnt officials
consist of Ii. III. i'crsh. mayor. (Mr.
Hersh is also register 6f deeds OF Nc
Henry county 5an1 is now serving a
tnird term): w. u. S~nEtHcrdorf, one
OF the principal! INGREDIENTS: Fl. II.
thompson, u of the most successful
business men and financiers in this
part of the state; J. j. Flanagan. own
or ard manager of the Title s. Trust
COMPANY; A. j.. Lee, a leading ma
chinerN dealer; L. \. Fox, cx-state
senator and prominent farmer and
i%nd owner, II y. NJ. C1ristianson.
II of the leading members OF the
state bar, II now a candidate by the
ncoplc for Judge of tho supreme
Court at the coming fall election:
elected states attorney of McHenry
county in the. fall of 1900. served four
wears. having heen renominated and
reelected in 1902 without opposition.
Mr.. Christianson WIS $50 popular in
1900 as also in 1902 that he was NOM
mated by the republican convention
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12
McHenry County's Sa5, 900 Court House.

and Endorsed by the Democratic coun-
ty convention. In 1910 he was elected
alderman of the city of Towner and
has served ever since as alderman
and also &s city attorney without re-
celN1ng q cent of compensation. These
are the type OF men who constitute the
board of aldermen and all of them
serve without compensation and
cheerfully give their time to the work
imposed upon them as officials of the
municipality. This system was in
a~ugurated in 1910 for tho first time as
Tar as is known not only in the city
Of ToWncr but in the state of North
Dakota. This city has absolutely no
outstanding quoted Indebtedness as
all the city warrants having been paid
between three ard -four years ago and
since that time the city has been run
strictly or " c%sh bass. The only out
standing Indebtedness the city has OF
any Kind is y certain KIND Of bond 49,
sues which were voted Ii the time the
water system WA installed, but even
so tar as these bond issues are ccli-
cerned, every dollar required by law
has been placed in the proper sinking
fund, and are now on hand il the city
treasure available for The redemption
OF these bonds at maturity. The city
council caused these bonds TO be in
vested n intarcet bearing municipal
obligations earning the city a far
greater rate c. Interest than the bonds
themselves Gear
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12
The City of Towner.

Towner is one of the important
county seat cities Of the Central Nor
thern part of the state. 1t is on the
Great Northern railway system. 485
miles west Of ST. Paul and Mime
apolis. 465 miles west Of Duluth-Su-
perior, 76 miles west of Devils Lake,
and AZ miles east of Minot, on the
IoWner and MaGbass division, also on
the trans-continental line from St.
Paul-Mlnneapolis via st. Cloud, Fargo.
Grand Forks. TCWner and Minot, and
the trans-continental service from
Duluth-Superior via Crookston, Grand
Forks. Devils Lake, Towner and Mi.
not. giving ToWner unequaled pass
enger and freight service from the
east to the west. especially to the high
priced markets of st. Minne-
apotis and Duluth-Superior for every
thing produced on the farms of this
great fertile region, known to fame as
the Mouse River Loop country, Nc
Henry county, North Dakota. AS a
primary market for wheat and native
hay, Towner is in the fore-rank. 1t
has four grain elevators with a COM
bined capacity of 100000 bushels. In
1912, there were shipped $4,000
bushels, in 1913, something over 100
600 bushels, while this years ship
ments will exceed $780, 900 bushels. In
native hay there was shipped in 1913,
200 cars or 2.400 tons from Towner at
$3.50 to S1n per ton, or SIG, 900 to
100000. This does not represent the
hay harvested, for there were thous-
ands of horses and cattle shipped In
for winter feeding, while the extent of
the native meadows We're so expansive
that much of the crop was not har-
vested. Towner being the county seat
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12

The subject of this sketch Is n Of
the most widely known men in his
profession, that of law, in North Da-
kota. He located in Towner In 1902.
coming from Burlington, Iowa, one of
Iowa's leading cities in population and
wealth, where he opened a law office
in 1896 and for six years enjoyed a
Lucrative practice in all the courts.
Mr.. O'Connell was one of Iowa's fore
most Democrats and in 1898 and In
1900 was nominated for congress from
the First Iowa district. one of the
Black congressional districts of the
state, but owing to his great %populari-
ty and ability in 1900 ne ran 5000
votes ahead of Bryan who was the
presidential candidate. In 1904 he
was nominated for attorney general
of North Dakota, a Democrat, and
after the smoke Of the battle had
cleared away he was appointed first
assistant attorney general by his OPP
ponent. In 1912 as also 1914. he was
nominated for states attorney of Nc
Henry county. ID. J. O'Connell ia a
native of Ohio, born in Cincinnati and
then moved westward to Iowa. He is
a graduate of the Iowa university,
Iowa City as also a graduate of the
law department in 1896. In early life
he devoted considerable of his talent
to publishing and editing newspapers
in Iowa and in this field gained a wide
circle of friends and statewide repu.
tation in Iowa.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12
Towner's Fine Recreation
Grounds.

Situated adjoining the City Hall on
the main street is a plot of ground for
park purposes. 1t is set to trees and is
parked having water mains layed
where a fountain will be placed in the
center. and Il pavilion built for open
air meetings, while a band stand will
be erected where weekly band con-
certs will he given during the summer
outing season by the Towner concert
band of twenty pieces. This park and
recreation grounds will put Towner in
Il class all by itself and affords ample
amusement and pastime for it's citi-
zens.
The city fathers of Towner have
laid out an extensive plan of parking
the streets, giving the property own
ers the privilege of a t~wcnty-fcot
park way fronting their properties,
the streets being eighty feet wide and
by devoting twenty feet on each side
still leaves the streets and b~oulevards
forty feet wide. The parking of the
streets of Towner mean a city beau
tiful and in time this will be taken
advantage of in the more exclusive
resident portion.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12
Towner's Financial Institu-
tons.

The best index us to the fertility of
the soil as represented in annual crop
productions covering the famous
MouSe River Loop country is reflected
in the capital and deposits of its three
banks, The First National, Towner
Merchants and the . Farmers State
Bank of Towner, having d combined
capital of $4,000 and an average de-
post of $265,0G0. Every dollar OF
this money has been harvested from
the soil and i'll addition has built its
cities and own and produced the
capital for the development of the
tributary farming zones. Nc other
section has made greater strides in
n past. hut with the propaganda of
Better Farming under fun sway the
future upbuild will double and triple
that of the past in the earning capaci-
ty of the soil. Tho wheat crop will
give way to corn and alfalfa. hogs and
cattle, dairyin% and roo crops, poul-
Try and small fruit, the real money
makers in the agricultural pursuits.
Lane that is now priced ut from $50
To $40 an acre. in the next few years
will be priced ut 500 and $3.50. and
farm mortgages will he IL thing of the
past. The statewide filing in by the
eastern farmers will bring this about.
The Iowa. Illinois and Missouri farm
ers understand the situation and real
ize that the earning capacity Of the
farms in the Mouse River Loop coun-
try in crop yields acre for acre that
are only priced at $50 to $40 per acre.
have tho same earning capacity as the
$2e0 and $3.50 per acre improved
farms of those states. and have the
same twentieth century environments
as to markets and trading centcrs.
railway passenger. freight and telc-
phone service, best of county roads,
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12
Towner Civic Club.

This club was organized in Septem-
ber,' 1919. and has 4 live membership
Of twenty-five, With annual dues OF
$500 q year. The Towre. Civic club
was organized for charging and i'm
proving the commercial and educa-
tioilai and soci2! activities OF the City
of wner 1t has succeeded admir-
ably fy putting Towner on the map as
one of the live progressive cities of
tic state. Among other forward
movements the cl,;a %fatnered, was the
school ca:ldron's flower garden plot
c~a:n-&iGn that reeultcd in getting
much Ter; d~e.::-a>:a advertising as a
city beautiful, The officers OF the
club are: L. e, H%aincs, president; H.
H.. Ee-gh. v;ce president: G. A. soule.
t-eaGurc- and j. c. Thorpe, secretary.