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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
sun IS HOT TODAY
Thermometer Is Rising With
No Relief in Sight.
Scattered Showers Fail to Cool
Kansas Atmosphere.

Kansas still swelters under a blazing
sun, and there is no relief offered.
Last night was hot and oppressive,
and this morning the mercury started
on q rapid climb towards the hundred
degree mark.
The government reports indicate
scattered shuNRers In central Kansas
ana the 4<aw valley. Stations report-
ing light showers were Concordia,
Dresdens Hanover. Mcpherson. and
Wichita,
The Santa Fe reports an inch OF
rain between Salina and Concordias
Precipitation at Topeka late Thursday
was .43 of an inch, but the dOwnpOur
was purely a local affair, and although
there was a drop in temperature OF 29
degrees. the relief from the heat was
only temporary. There was little
the minimum temperature this morn
ing was "a degrees. degrees above
| the normal night temperature.
Storm at Topeka.
The storm at Topeka broke late
Thursday afternoon with a vengeance.
While the sun shone there was a del
uge of water which was blown In
sheets by wind which reached a
maximum velocity Of SIS miles an
hour. The storm was accompanied by
heavy claps of thunder. At $3.50
grees; at 4:30 it was 20. By that hour
the storm was over and there was
temporary relief from the excessive
| heat. However, the mercury soon be-
| gan to climb.
Rain Heavier in East.
| It is reported that the precipitation
in the Santa Fe shops district was
| even heavier than in the business Sec
ton Of the city. At the home OF
Sunny" Flora, the local weather man
on West Sixth avenue. there was not
more than enough moisture to lay the
dust-.03 of an inch.
i An interesting feature Of the storm
was the fact that while the rain fell
a brilliant rainbow could be seen in
the east above the sky line Of bust
ness buildings. From the weather Of
fee rainbow was visible against the
Kansas avenue pavement. In NORTH
Topeka some trees were uprooted by
the wind. and damage was done te
awnings in Topeka.
O-O-Ofl-LOOk Here!
The highest temperature recorded
on this date in the twenty-eight year,
that the reports have been issued wal
1O6 degrees. in 1901; the lowest wa.
Sc. in 1887. The stage OF the Kav
river at Topeka today was 4.S feet, {
drop of two-tenths of a foot since
Thursday.
The temperature today averaged si1
degrees above normal. The tempera
needle was still on the climb. The win'
from the south.
| ho hn,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
Indicates Higher Yield After
Visit to the West.
JUBILiNT OVER TREGO COUNTY
Grain Like Whisky-~An Good.
but Some Better"
Farmers Are Not Allowing
Wheat Enthusiasm to Prevail.

Jacob C. Moh1er, secretary Of the
state board Of agriculture, indicated
today that perhaps all estimates on
the Kansas wheat crop had been placed
too low. Mohler has returned from a
visit to Trego and other western Kan
sas counties, and believes that some
Of the communities in the western
wheat belt will harvest a crop twice as
large as any former yield.
At various places where threshing
was in progress. Mohler found the crop
producing in excess of thirty bushels
to the acre. In one instance the yield
was IS bushels, while the lowest was
% bushels. One farmer. Dick Owens,
pastured 100 head of cattle on an so
acre wheat tract for six months. He
not only fattened his steers, but the
yield from the so acre field has aver
aged 33 bushels an acre.
THE crop is the largest in the his
tory of Trego county," said Mohler,
land will probably aggregate twice an
much as the next largest yield.''
Mohler is almost as jubilant over the
crop as the western farmers them
selves. During his trip through the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
HOUSE IS SERIOUS
Topeka Newspaper Man Really
Figures on Race for Mayor.
s<If 1 Appear to Have q Chance
IWill Rum" He Says.

Jay E. House, the versatile and pop
ular Topeka newspaper man, well
known all over Kansas, came out for
the first time today in a serious state
ment concerning his rumored candi-
dacy for mayor in the 1915 spring
primaries.
Mr.. House says, fatty and without
APOLOGIES, that If his candidacy looks
favorable If the public takes to 1t, he
will make his formal announcement
and enter the field Of city politics.
House is an ardent supporter of the
theory that no man can be IN public
office and not be a coward in politics
He has stated that il he Is elected to
the chair at the city hall, that he will
act. talk and decide as he pleases
without regard or concern for political
parties affiliations or support.
"a good many persons have asked
me if I expected to be a candidate, p
he said today. "Some of my friends
have urged me to get into the race
There seems to be some sentiment in
favor of my candidacy. I do not
! know how strong it is. or whether II
will hold together after the situation
develops other candidates.
II have no desire to be coy with the
public. do Lot insist on being coaxed
to play. If when the time comes te
announce my candidacy 1t appears te
me that / have g. chance of beins
elected 1 expect to get into the race
But 1 shall study the situation very
carefully before finally committing
myself in the matter. have no de.
sire to be a joke candidate for an,
office. If thu situation develops some
really strong man who is satisfactory
to my friends and to myself I'll cheer.
| fully forego any ambition I may hold
1T looks Low as though I might
run. II conditions next winter appear
1 g. 10 70 tot {,1x D,<.~
didate. If they don't look good, coun
| me out of it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24

TOUCHY QUESTIONS ARE UP
National Prohibition, /. and R.,
Minimum Wage, Suffrage.
Pr0gressives Insert Planks
without Batting an Eye.

With the party councils thirty days
in the distance. political leaders are be-
ginning to select the planks to be naile0
in the platforms on which the candt-
dates will stand in the November elec-
tion. Four important issues face all Of
the three dominant parties-endorse-
ment of national prohibition and ma
tional suffrage. support of the initiative
and referendum and definite stand on
a minimum wage law. The Republicans.
Democrats and Progressives will find 1t
necessary to meet these issues whe
they come to Topeka, August 25.
Two years ago, as well as four years
ago. both the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis declared for the initiative and
referendum. In tentative platform
written last spring, the Republican
state committee lodged the issue by
declaring for an 1. and r. such as the
Republicans supported in the last ses-
sion of the legislature and thus
avoided an open fight with Charles
Scott and his followers. But the coun-
ellis of all parties must face the issue
squarely in August-and the l. and r
is not as popular in certain circles as a
few years ago.
For the Democrats the endorsement
OF national prohibition and suffrage is
f(.onfinued on Page TW0.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
OPEN TO VERA CRUZ.
First Train From Mexico City Since
American Occupation.

Vera Cruz, July 24.-The first through
train from Mexico City since the
American occupation of Vera Cruz. ar
rived here early this morning, the
breach in the railroad having at last
been repaired. 1t brought many pas
sengers. including a large number OF
adkerents Of the Huerta regime, who
had taken advantaPe Of the opportun-
ity to leave the federal capital before
Its occupation by constitutiOnalists
troops.
The passengers reported all quiet in
the capital and said that the feeling Of
security there had Increased on ac-
count Of the strong reinforcement of
the garrison. which they believed to
number 5000 men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
Tentative Figures Given Out
BY State Registrar.
SLOW IN BUIN6 LICENSES
Four or Five Hundred Delin.
quents in Shawnee.
Sheriff Cowan Begins Whole
sale Arrests 1T TT. Scott.

Curtis Myers, in charge Of the work
Of issuing licenses to the motorists IN
Kansas, predicts there will be nearly
$4,000 licenses issued this year as
against 10000 in the year ending June
80. 1t is his opinion. that thousands OF
farmers will buy automobiles as q re-
suit Of bumper crops. Then, too. the
law requiring licenses will be more
strictly enforced than ever before. An
order has been sent out from the office
of the secretary OF state. Charles Ses-
sions. to arrest all persons who have
not complied with the law.
But twenty-seven thousand licenses
have been issued up to this time. but q
force Of fifteen persons is required to
carry on the work under Mr.. Myers.
Scdgwick Leads All.
Sedgwick county has the record for
the number of autos owned. Last year
$500 licenses were issued. There are
still a large number of persons in that
county who have not applied for their
1914 licenses.
There is one county in which more
licenses have been sent than last year
that is Bourbon. The sheriff, g. O.
Cowan, of Fort Scott, Is seeing to II
nothing for the delinquents to do but
to appear in court and tell the reason
why"
He Arrested Them.
Charles Sessions. secretary of state
has received this letter from Sheriff
COwan:
'I have done everything I could te
urge the owners in this county to ap.
ply for their licenses in the last two
weeks, but there were at least twenty
or more this morning that had no
done so. / started out and am arrest
| ing everyone catch on the street un
! less he can show me his receipt.
have arrested five today, and when
came in this evening the treasurer In
formed me that fifteen had applied
| today, SO 1 think you will have all o
them from this county Immediately.
| There are still four or flve hundre,
auto owners In Shawnee county VIII
have not their licenses. It is hinte,
that 1t will be wise for them to 1ool
sharp or they viii be asked to give q,
0xbhnation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
Future Peace Depends on the
Attitude of Russia.
-IF she STAND BY KING PETER
Germany Will Back Up EN-
peror Francis Joseph.
Situation Causes q Violent
Slump in Securities.

Berlin, July A.-The grave possible
ties connected with the strong Austrian
note to Servia. which virtually took the
form of an ultimatum, demanding the
suppression Of the Pan Servian move
ment and the punishment of those con-
cerned in the assassination Of the late
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, are
recognized in official circles here. 1t is
realized in these quarters that further
serious developments in Austro-Servian
relations are Inevitable unless Servia
complies with the Austrian demands.
1t is believed in authoritative quarters
that the Servians will yield unless as
sured of support from outside. and for
this reason official eyes here are today
turned less toward Belgrade than to
st. Petersburg, where the council of
ministers is expected to settle the ques-
ton of peace or war.
1t was stated today that Germany
had not been consulted regarding the
Austrian note to Servia before it's de-
livery, but that she thoroughly ap-
proved the step taken and was prepared
for all the consequences that might en-
sue from 1t. 1t was pointed out that
should Russia take part against Aus
tria, Germany was fully prepared to
draw the sword on behalf Of her ally
in accordance with the terms of the
triple alliance Of Germany, Austria and
Italy.
Germany Backs Austria.
Comment In the German press today
strongly supports Austria. Radical or
gans such as the Tageblat and the
Frankfort Gazette, which are in close
touch with the financial world and are
usually strongly pacific, find the terms
of the Austrian note amply justified.
Newspapers such as the Zeitung Am
Mittag and the Vossische Zeitung,
which are quickly responsive to the
popular sentiment. also are pro-Aus-
trian and evidently still feel the in
fiuence of the assassination Of the
archduke.
The stock market broke badly under
the fear Of general European complf-
cations. Solid bank stocks like those
ef the Deutsche bank. broke over =
points. and other leading stacks from
8 to points until the banks intervened
to check further decentralization Of the
market. Securities in large amounts
however, had been unloaded at the de-
clines and the breaks in Austrian and
Russian spec1alties assumed almost q
panicky form. The orient railway and
Turkish tobacco stocks fell ten points
Russian petroleums 16 points and Rus
sian and Austrian government bonds
also indicated the seriousness Of the
situation.
Reservists Are Notified.
Berlin. July A.-Austrian reservists
residing here, were instructed today te
hold themselves in readiness to return
| to. Austria and join their regiments al
the shortest notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
FUCKERS CAMPAIGN.
The Uncle Sam Oil Man Is Hard

The Uncle Sam Oil Man Is Hard
Kansas City, Kan, July 24.-Henry
H. Tucker, fighting president Of the
Uncle Sam Oil company, making his
race for United States senator as q
Lincoln Republican, who opened his
campaign three months ago as a nov
ice in Kansas political affairs. 1t Is
said has become factor to be reck-
oned with in any calculation as to the
outcome of the preferential primary
on August 4
Tucker has forced his strong per-
sonality upon the voters Of Kansas
and today Is q serious contender for
the RepubIican senatorial nomination
from. all sections Of Kansas where
what he called s'the Tucker cause
the People Of Kansas versus OIL
Monopoly" and which he declares is
sweeping the state like prairie fire.
With his address at Paola last night.
Mr.. Tucker has held enthusiastic
meetings in about twenty of the large
towns, holding Republican jollifica-
tions'' with Lis friends and neighbors
here three times a week.
The towns already reached. in the
order named by Mr.. Tucker in his
cross-state speaking tours are: Ar
kansas City, Wellington. Newton.
Emporia. lola, Cherryvale. Wichita.
Topeka, Hutchinson, Great Bend,
Pratt, Atchison. Belleville, Leaven-
worth, Caney,. Coffey lille and Paola.
He will make stirring finish to
his campaign and beginning at Cha
mute tonight will address the voters
at the folio ing places, and on the
following dates: Winfield, Friday
night, July "a; Cedar Val Saturday
afternoon, July 25; -edan, Saturday
night, July 25; Olathe, Monday night
July 27; Junction City. Tuesday night
July 28; Wichit-, Wednesday after
noon, July 20; Mcpherson, Wednesday
night, July 20; Lindsborg, Thursday
afternoon. July 80; Salina, Thursday
night, July 80; Herington. Friday aft
ernoon July 81; Abilene, Friday
night, July 81; Garrett, Saturday aft
ernoon, August 1: Ottawa, Saturday
night, August 1.
Tucker is considered by many Re-
publicans to be the harmony candi.
date, as he has not been connected
with the dissensions which have split
the Republican party in Kansas. and
he maintains. therefore. is the can.
didate upon whom all the Republican.
can consistently ute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
FIGHT
Col. Roosevelt VIII Go After
Barnes Harder Now.
Begins Preparations to Hasten
the Libel Hearing.

Oyster Bay, July 24.-The reply Of
Colonel Roosevelt to the $4,000 libel
suit of William Barnes today was an
attack on the Republican state chair
man and a promise to help the suit
forward. Colonel Roosevelt said he
would not be deferred from attacking
Mr. Barnes by the suit, but on the
contrary would assail him the harder.
He expressed the hope that he would
have the opportunity to take the stand
against Mr.. Barnes before election. To
make clear what he meant the ex-
president, who was in fighting mood
today, dictated this statement:
I'll do all I can to help hurry for
ward the suit. regard the action OF
Mr.. Barnes as the most striking proof
that could be given, that the bosses
recognize in me personally, the one
enemy that type of machine govern
ment for which they stand has to fear,
and, furthermore, recognize that the
most dangerous menace to the present
system of bipartisan politics In this
state is contained in the movement to
elect Mr.. Hinman as governor on q
nonpartisan ticket, which I hope will
contain the names of such antimachine
Democrats as Mr.. Hennessey as we'll
as Progressives and antimachine Re-
publicans.
and Murphy and the kind Of machine
politics which they typify. which 1 hold
must be eliminated from the state"
Col Roosevelt went out for an hours
walk after breakfast, and when he re-
turned began preparations at once to
hasten the suit.
Merely q Question of veracity.
New York, July 24.-Willian Barnes,
when shown the statement made to-
day by Col. Roosevelt. in Oyster Bay.
said:
1.-The question involved in this mat
ter il only whether he tells the truth %
At that point. Mr.. Barnes was re-
minded that the colonel had declared
he could prove everything he had said.
well, that's what we are here for
replied the Republican state chairman.
here. We will discuss 1t In the court
and under oath"
Hedges Is . Regular.
New York, July 24.-Job E. Hedges
formally announced himself today as a
candidate for the regular Republi-
can nomination for governor of New
York. For some time Mr.. Hedges had
been looked upon as q candidate, but
his statement issued today was gem
orally received as a reply to announce
ment made by Harvey d. Hinman. OF
C. s. Whitman. Of New York, who are
seeking endorsement outside the So
called regular Republican ranks.
II shall seek the regular Republi-
lean nomination for governor at the
approaching primaries and will accept
mona other" reads Mr.. Hedges state
ment.
n nominatsd. my appeal tor esec.
d. IN - e - Anqn - lr
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
DRINK for II Years.

Jersey City. July 2.-Gustave Ebert. n
plumbing contractor. has been drunk al
most ever night for the II years he has
been married. His wife. Mrs. Pauline
Ebert. who IL suing for a limited divorce.
says that he beat her with q turkey one
Christmas eve and to get away from him
into snow drift and spent IL uighf q
the homo e . 1k1o06
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The State Journal will be sent each
day by mail to NEW subscribers until
November Is, 1914, for 81. This will
take the reader through the political
primaries. campaign and election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24
TERSE TALES OF INTEREST
Son "Ganged" His Dad.

New York. July 24-Earl Russell, 16 Of
Evergreen, L. l.. admitted to Magistrate
Fitch in the Flushing police court that
he had told his father. he would get his
gang after him. The boy was brought
to court on the complaint of his father,
William Russell. who weighs 1876 pounds
and is feet tall. Said the father to the
magistrate: MY son told me the other
night that II did not let him go out
after supper he would get his gang after
me. I am afraid he will carry out his
threat While admitting the charge the
prisoner said he did not intend to do his
father any harm. He was placed on pro-
baton for six months.
Cannot Copyright Teddy Bear
New York. July A.-Declaring in effect
that nature cannot be copyrighted. Unit
ed States Judge Houeh has refused to con-
tinue Injunction obtained by the heirs
Of Margaret Stein, the inventor Of the
Teddy Bear" Judge Hough refuses to
stop them on the theory that Miss Stein
herself copied Nature when she made the
first one and put it on the market. Miss
Stein was an aged cripple woman who
bedridden. conceived the first of the
bears to take her mind on her suffer
ing. Her nephews and nieces have
made hundreds Of thousands of dollars
| from the exploitation of the Teddy
b. Z"
In wild and Woolly West.
Kansas City. July A--Bert Brent, z
years old. just arrived here from PIN
adelphia, was arrested on. q downtown
street here for shooting at the feet o.
| late pedestrians to make them dance
Brent was dressed in leather chaps ant
pictuEesQuely armed with q revolver Ii
= brass studded holster. At the time o
Kennedy in sht NORTH side murpcipa
court. informed him that such sh1otiua
wasn't customary IN Kansas City and
erybdy carried . gun ana did liftl,
ahcotfng, Nhen they felt IKE IT, out her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-24

weather Forecast Tor KAnsa9.
Generally fair tonight and Saturday;
mo- important change in the tempera-
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At the meeting Of the commission
this morning the revised budget wa6
adopted unanimously.
The mayor asked for $75,!3s.11 for
the police department and got It. The
amount last year was SIS, 3,385.82. For
the police department $45,5Se WaD
asked for. and $44.z36 allowed. Last
year this department was given $3S,-
263.
In the street department 94s, soc
was sought and received The amount
last year was the same. The engineer
ing department also was allowed 1u1k
$70o over last year. For asphalt 80
7G6777 80 = - 7v75S5 :. ~: p
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14
BEET CROP S1,200,O00
NEARLY $4,000 TONS SLICED AT
LONGMONT.
Ct Campaign Lasting For 122
Days.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Longmont. Colo.-The longest sugar
making campaign in the history of the
Longmont factory has ended. after a
run OF 122 days.
During the campaign 24S.9s5 tons OF
beets were sliced. from which $4,000
bags of sugar were made. In the op-
Grafton 10000 tons OF coal were used
and 1880 tons of lime rock
During the 1872 days 500 men were
given employment, with payroll OF
100000 and an additional $4,000 as
bonus to those who remained
throughout the campaign.
The beet acreage for 1913 was the
largest ever raised in this section, be-
ing nearly 1900 acres.
From their crop the growers re-
ceiyed 81 200. 900 and added to the pay
roll. bonus and labor at, the dumps.
brings the total amount paid out by
the sugar company in this section to
approximately s1,500,000.
The season was most successful and
the prosperity this section is enjoying
sugar industry. The growers all rea-
lied good profit. and the large pay
roll, every TWO weeks. kept plenty of
money in circulation and acted as an
impetus TO all lines OF business.
The cattle feeding industry has as
sumed large proportions as a result OF
the big supply of beet pulp % 500 head
being conditioned for market on the
farms around Longmont
Much uneasiness Is felt over the
prospects of the coming year. The
announcement OF a reduction in the
price of beets by the sugar company
is being discussed on all sides, and
while a number of farmers have de-
clared that they will not raise beets
at the lower price, others have de
cided to sign the new contracts and
take advantage of the recommends
ton of the sugar company that the
price paid for tending the crop be re-
duced II is believed that sufficient
acreage will be signed to operate the
factory next season.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14
SPORT.

The latest Military Zeppelin air
ship attained an average speed of
sixty-five miles an hour on her eight
hours trial trip from Friedrichshaven
A new American long g-distance rec
ord was one of the aims of Silas
Christofferson, aviator, in a flight
from San Francisco to San Diego. The
distance is 49S miles
midair collision between biplane
and a monoplane over the aerodrome
at Johanisthal Germany. caused the
death of one German aviator and dan
gerous injuries to two others.
The Federal Baseball club has def
initely secured a ball park i'll Chicago
Charles Weeghman. president of the
Federal league. and William NJ.
Walker have leased from Edmund J.
Archambault of Milwaukee the block
of land on the east side of North Clark
street and Seminary avenue, between
Addison street and Waveland avenue,
for ninety-nine years from January |,
at an annual rental for the first ten
years of $4,000. for the second term
OF ten years $4,000 and for the re-
mainder of the term $4,000.