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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
College Game.

college Came.
Baker made the first score in the
game between Washburn and Baker
on Washburn field this afternoon
when Kinzer the full back kicked a
field goal from the twenty-yard line.
Score at the end of the first half. to O..
Washburn's line failed to hold in the
first stanza. Barrett and Beals played
a good game for Washburn. The
quarters are Is minutes each. The
crowd was estimated at 1000. Lorenz
is the referee.
The lineup for the Washburn-
Baker game, following the freshmen
high school contest, follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
Lightning Burned Out Phones
and Electric Wires.
Five Hundred Telephones Put
Out Of Commission.
HEAVY RAIN FELL IN Topeka
Nearly an Inch and q Hall
During the Night.
This viii Be Eighth Wettest
October on Record.

The sky was clear tod following
one Of the most severe electrical
storms ever experienced in Topeka in
the fall season which seriously Grip
pied the telephone and electric light
service in many sections Of the city.
The rainfall was 1926 inches.
The storm broke here at 5:65
o'clock Friday evening and ended at
S:35. The storm was accompanied by
brilliant lightning flashes and deafen-
ing thunder. Melrose addition and
adjoining territory was left in the
dark when at seven o'clock the trans
former at Sixth and Franklin streets
was burned. The lights went out for
a few minutes only in the southwest
section.
According to A. H. Purdy, manager
of the Topeka Edison company, sew
eral transformers and fuse boxes were
burned out. Mr.. Purdy said: 1.-THE
lightning has been unusually tricky
this season. We have had more than
the usual amount Of trouble as q con-
sequence. When rain Is pouring down
it is difficult to repair damages as the
men do not dare to go up the wet
poles with the current on
Bell Lines Out, Too.
A. ]. Mackey, manager Of the Bell
Telephone company at Topeka, re-
ported that five cables were put out
in Topeka, which put out of commits
sion five hundred phones in various
parts OF the city. There were also
ten toll lines out in all directions
from Topeka.
Mr.. Mackey said today: "It is DIFF
flcult to make a definite statement, but
we hope to have normal service re-
stored within the next forty-etght
hours"
According to the railroad reports
the southwest was the only portion OF
the state completely omitted in the
just the section that is particularly In
need of rain.
There was no rain west Of Newtor
along the Santa Fe, but the. Rock Is
Hand reports that the rain <ektended t.
the Colorado line In the northwest
hail between Turon In Reno count.
and Herington. The Santa Fe report
2H inches Of rain between Hymer II
| Chase county and Concordia.
Rain Was Heavy Here.
The rain was particularly heavy IL
home Of S. D. Sunny Flora. thu
weather observer, the precipitation
was 1.49 inches; at Gage park it wa
I. Isl.
The rainfall for this month accord
ing to the government records is 2.7.
I inches: normal for October is 1.91. Ii
case there is no more rain this month
| this will be the eighth wettes. October
on record at Topeka
This is the third wet October in sue
cession. Last year the rainfall il
October was Sic inches; in 1912 it wa
! 7.05 inches.
There is now a shortage for this yea,
in rainfall of but 2.10 inches.
The highest temperature on thi
| date in the last % years was Sc de
grees in 1893; the lowest was % il
1906. The greatest precipitation wa
3.82 inches in 1912.
Due to a northwest wind tho mercury
| rose but eight degrees between o'clocl
this morning and o'clock. At tn,
wind was twelve miles an hour. The
temperature for the entire day has aver.
aged two degrees above normal. There /.
accessibility of light frost tonight.
| Tho hourly readinca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
FRESHMEN WIN It
College Yearlings Defeat High
School in Football.
Blue Warriors Too Much for
the Topekans.

The final score in the High School
Washburn Freshman game was 7 to
O.. The one and only touchdown was
made in the third quarter when
Bobby" Gray, coach Of the Washburn
team, who was playing in place of
Muirhead, intercepted a forward pass
on the Washburn 2O-yard line and
made a sensational run the entire
lenth Of the field.
Perry, fullback for the High school
eleven, distinguished himself as a line
plunger. Pruessner at right half and
Mclean at left made consistent gains.
For the Washburn freshies "Cot" He'll
at quarter was a star. Muirhead
played q good game at full. Straight
football was the order OF play.
The lineup: -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
THE CHICAGO SERIES.
Cubs and Sox Play Fourth Game To
day-Nationals Are Leading.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Play for the
fourth game in the series to decide the
city baseball championship was the
schedule today for the Chicago clubs
of American and Nationals Leagues.
The National Leaguerc were leading
in the series to 1 as a result Of their
victory Friday.
Lavender was the probably pitching
selection for the National League club
today while Cicotte was scheduled to
twirl for the Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10

The seat OF the Belgian gov ernment
has been moved to Ostend.
Germany is momentarily expecting
q formal declaration of war by POr-
tugal.
The loss of life following the des-
perate fighting by the Belgians in their
rifle.
German currency is on the same
quoting with Belgian currency
throughout Belgium according to an
order today.
Reports from Berlin that the Cuban
minister has closed his legation in
Germany on account of lack of funds
are denied in Washington.
Official announcement given out to-
day from Paris reads: "ViOlent fight
ing continues but our entire battle
front has been maintained"
The suffering In Antwerp Is terrible.
The city was crowded not only with its
normal population Of SOC, 900, but with
other thousands OF refugees.
ON account of the intense suffering
among the troops from inflammatory
rheumatism, due to the wet trenches,
the allies have installed = system of
drainage.
It is believed that the German plan,
now that Antwerp has been captured,
is to sweep over northern France, take
DOssession of the channel port and
form a base of operations against Eng
Land.
There is fear here over the moral
effect of the fall OF Antwerp. NapO-
leon called the city "a pistol pointing
at the heart of England" There are
now fewer than 100000 Germans In
Belgium today.
The battle line In France Is now
$50 miles long, extending from LOr-
raine to the Belgian frontier. The
| hone of the allies to deliver a crushing
! 1,Iow against the German army in
France has been abandoned.
| Antwerp has fallen. The Belgians
Ieyacuated the city yesterday and the
! Germans marched I'm. Only u few Oi
the forts are still occupied by the Bel
xiaus. Fires are still burning In many
Darts OF the city. TWO-thirds Of Ant.
Werp was wrecked by German shells
before deserting the city the retreat.
ing troops blew mp the famous fort 0i
Alerxem to prevent Its being utilised
by the Germans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
ONE MORE ENEMY
Berlin Looks for Declaration of
War on Germany
By the Republic of Portugal at
Any Minute.

London, Oc4 10.-In a dispatch
from Amsterdam, the correspondent
Of the Exchange Telegraph says the
Bureau Weinzehr, a semf-off1cial news
agency, asserts that a declaration of
war on Germany by Portugal is ex-
pected in Berlin at any moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10

Batted for Plank in ninth.
Summary. TwO-base hits-Schang,
Deal. Sacrifice hits-Maranville. Stolen
bases-Deal 2, Barry. Double plays
Maranville and Schmidt. Left on bases
Boston II, Philadelphia 1. First base
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
Belgian Queen in England.

London, Oct. 1O.-The queen of the
Belgians is reported to have passed
through Folkestone from Dunkirk last
night, proceeding to London. The
greatest secrecy surrounds the move
ments of her majesty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
Football Injury Is Fatal.

Sioux City, Oct. 10.-Albert WISE
man of the Sioux City high school
football team who suffered concussion
Of the brain in a game yesterday died
last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S
WAR NEWS IN EUROPE

The seat OF the Belgian gov ernmen
has been moved to Ostend.
Germany is momentarily expectin
q formal declaration of war by POF
tugal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10

There is fear here over the moral
effect of the fall OF Antwerp. NapO-
leon called the city ''a pistol pointing
At the heart of England" There are
now fewer than 100000 Germans In
Relgfum today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10

It Is believed that the German plan
now that Antwerp has been captured
is to sweep over northern France, TAX
DOssessfon of the channel port AM
form a base OF operations against Eng
Land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10

The loss of life following the de.
perate fighting by the Belgians in the
last attempt to save Antwerp was te
rifle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
TO SPLIT TENTH CIRCUIT.
Senate Sends Measure to Third Read
ing by Big Majority.

Attacked by Senators Werner and
Banks, and advocated by Senators
Earle, Carlisle, Crouch, Sullivan, Null
Inns, Patterson and Mauldin, the
Senate Thursday morning sent the
bill creating two circuits out OF the
present 10th circuit to third read
out the enacting words Of the bill,
this motion having been made by
Senator Werner of Oconee.
Those voting to refuse to strike
out the enacting words, and thus
stood in favor of the bill, were:
Messrs. Alderman, Appelt, Buck
Carlisle, Clifton, Christensen, Crouch,
Dennis, Earle, Gross, Hall, Hough,
Johnson, Johnstone, Laney, Lawson,
Mars, Mauldin. McCown, McLaurin,
Mullins, Nicholson, Patterson, Rich
ardson, Sinkler, Stuckey, Sullivan
Weston, Young. Total, 20.
Those voting to kill the bill were:
Messrs. Banks, Beamguard, Black,
Epps, CHM, Hardin, Ketchin, Lide
Manning, Strait, Werner. Total, H.
The principal speech for the bill
was made by Senator Earle of Green
vile. 1t provides that a new circuit
the 18th, shall be created out OF
Greenville and Pickens counties
while Anderson and Oconee counties
shall compose the 10th circuit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
MEAT ANIMALS SCARCE.
Statistics Made Public Show Some
Startling Facts.

Shortage of meat animals in the
United States was strikingly demon
strated by comparative figures recent
ly made public by the department OF
agriculture. The report showed that
there are nine less beef cattle, seven
less sheep and three less hogs now for
each 100 persons in the country. than
there were in 1910.
While the population of the coun-
try is estimated to have increased
from 91,s72,O0O to sS,646,O00 in the
past three years the number Of beef
cattle has decreased 129 per cent.
and of sheep 80 per cent; the num-
Der OF swine increased slightly 1.3
per cent, but it did not keep up with
the proportionate growth OF popula-
ton. In spite Of the reduced num-
ber it is estimated that the value of
cattle in the country increased from
s1,5s4,6OO,0OO in 1910 to $780,
OS7,00O on January i, 1914.
This increase in value, however, "
the department pointed out, "does
not necessarily mean that farmers or
strockraisers are making more, if any
profit. On the contrary, the cost Of
production had probably increased
more rapidly than the increase in the
selling price of live stock. The very
fact that there is a present shortage
of nearly 100000 meat animals in
the Unietd States since the census Of
1910 indicates clearly that the bust
ness is not profitable to producers. y
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
SCHMIDT FOUND GUILTY.
Priest Who Murdered Girl Must Go
to His Death.

Hans Schmidt was found guilty IN
New York Thursday Of murder in the
first degree for killing Anna Aumul-
Ter, young woman he had married
through self-performed ceremony
while acting as a priest at St. JOS
epl's church. The penalty is death
in the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison. Schmidt will be sentenced
Wednesday.
Schmidt, whose defense was insan-
ity, laughed bitterly when the verdict
was pronounced. He steadfastly had
declared himself guilty and had
pleaded that he be punished by death.
Later he protested against the lnsan-
ity defense advanced by his counsel,
and said he would not assist them In
any way if they prepared an appeal.
This was the second trial and the jury
was out few minutes less than five
hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
POLICE SHOOTS MAN.
Florence Barber Tries to Use Axe on
Approaching Officer.

Thomas Skipper, said to be from
Wilmington, N. c., and barber by
trade, was shot and badly wounded
by Police Officer Edwin c. Harrell at
Florence Tuesday afternoon and is
now in an infrmary for treatment.
From what could be gathered, 1t
seems that Skipper was arrested late
in the afternoon by Officer Harrell
and was being taken to the station
house. He had been cursing and ere
ating disturbance.
Soon after the start for the station
house Skipper broke away from the
officer and ran, going into the shop OF
Bradley, where, it is alleged, he Sc
cured an axe and when the officer
came up attempted to edo the need
full" The officer, however, was on
the alert and "banged" away at Skip
per, the ball striking him on the
wrist, glancing and going into the
side, passing nearly through the hip
Skipper readily surrendered and was
taken to an infrmary, where he was
given surgical treatment, the bullet
located and removed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
WOULD TATTOO CROOKS.
Woman Gives New York Mayor Some
Novel Advice.

Going right back to suburb Of
the Garden Of Eden for her idea,
"Mme. Mercury" has proposed to
Mayor Mitchell Of New York a new
method of dealing with criminals for
the betterment Of the race, the uplift
Of humanity and all that sort Of
Tattoo EN-"
Looking backward over a span
Of 1000 years." says the mayors
correspondent, IT see that the more
law and capital punishment admins
tered to humanity, the more crimes
and criminals there Is to punish.
Jails, penitentiaries, the electric
chair, the gallows, the guillotine,
death and hell has no terrors or in
fluence on stopping crime or lessen
ing the number of criminals"
By way Of a revolution, humane
and inexpensive" and sure to "rotate
the wheels of crime backward into
oblivion" "Mme. Mercury" suggests:
"a system Of tattooing each crimi-
nal with a suitable mark across his
forehead or on the cheeks. For a
pickpocket a long-fngered red hand
grasping a purse tattooed on the
cheek. For the black handler black
heart, pierced with the red dagger,
on either cheek and on his forehead.
A gunman should be marked with a
red hand grasping gun; grafters,
grasping the long green tattooed
across their foreheads; thugs, mark
ed with blue hand grasping black
jack; burglars marked with door
lock and pick"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
CIVIL WAR RECORDS.
Congressman Finley Introduces Reso-
luton of National Interest.

A Joint resolution of interest and
importance to the whole country has
been introduced by Representative
Finley, Of South Carolina, formerly
chairman Of the printing committee
Of the House. This resolution, which
carries an appropriation Of $4,000
to begin with, provides for the print
ing of the complete roster of the Off
GERS and enlisted men Of the Union
and Confederate armies, the compila-
ton of which was directed by the Act
of February %. 1908. The resolu-
ton provides that 1900 copies shall
be published in volumes not exceed
ing 1000 pages each, under the direc-
ton of the Secretary of War.
Also the volumes to include sum-
mary of the Record of Events, ap-
pearing on the muster rolls Of the
several Union and Confederate or
ganizations To such public libraries
as may be designated by the senators
and representative in the Sixty-third
congress there shall be sent 9,42O
copies, or as many as may be neces-
sary, each senator to designate not
more tt I seventeen. and each rpere-
sentatiy :. not more than fourteen, and
each senator and representative to
have three copies for his personal
disposition. Five copies are to be
allowed for each State, to be placed
according to the designation Of the
governor. The remaining copies are
to be distributed by the secretary OF
war. 1t is believed that the resolu.
ton will be adopted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
BANDIT WREAKS REVENGE
MEXICAN ESCAPES TO DESTROY
RAILROAD PROPERTY.
After the Capture Of His Gang Leader
Fires Cars, Bridges, Tunnels and
Destroys Engines.

Maximo Castillo, the bandit leader,
after % of his men had been cap
tured and executed by a revolutionary
force at Ell Vale, near Casas Grandes,
set fire to the woodwork of the Drake
tunnel, which carries the Mexico
Northwestern railroad through the
continental divide, and escaped to
the mountains, according to an Off
cial report received at rebel head
quarters at Juarez, Thursday. The
men were captured and summarily
executed Tuesday, the report says.
Castillo's depredations took place
Wednesday.
The Drake tunnel runs through
soft earth and the gurninG of the
wooden sheathing may entail heavy
loss by cave-ins Castillo formerly was
chief Of the bodyguard Of Francisco
Madero, late Pr sident of Mexico. In
the present revolution he and his
band Of so or 60 followers have been
raiding non-combatants. Castillo has
harassed the Mormon colony at Casas
Grandes and is charged with the muir
der of George Searcy, a member of
the colony, who when prisoner fail
ed to produce the ransom demanded.
Just how the capture Of the bandit
detachment was accomplished was
not explained. In his retreat, howeV-
er, Castillo wrought what revenge he
could. He ran 10 cars of lumber into
the tunnel, says the report, and set
fire to the train. He next removed
what provisions he could carry from
a carload of supplies, ran the car on
a. wooden bridge and set fire to the
car. It with the bridge, was Destroy
ed.
With the flames behind him the
marauder turned attention to the last
remaining detail-the destruction of
two locomotives. The road runs
through lofty mountains and deed
canyons and there are many high
grades. Down one of these Castillo
sent the locomotives. When they
reached a sharp curve they left the
track and fell, a tangled mass Of
wreckage, 1000 feet below.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
STATES MUST DECIDE
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE IS NOT 4
NATIONAL QUESTION.
Majority Leader Underwood Shows
Why Democrats Refused to Create
New Committee to Consider 1t.

Hopes Of national woman suffrage
by the present Democratic admins
tration were checked wednesday,
when Representative Underwood OF
! Alabama, majority leader Of the
House, put the Democratic party
squarely on record as opposed to Fed
eral action. Representative Under
wood declared that the Democratic
party took the position that the Ques-
ion of suffrage was one which should
be left to the individual states to set
tie.
The question cropped up in the
discussion Of the federation bill in
the House and there was considerable
debates as to just what the action Of
the Democratic House caucus in re-
jecting the Raker woman suffrage
resolution. Representative Lenroot
Of Wisconsin declared that, by de-
feating the proposition to create of a
new woman suffrage committee, the
Democrats had taken the position
that woman should not have an op-
portunity to b heard on the suffrage
question.
"The gentleman knows replied
Representative Underwood, "the judi
ciary committee has been vested for
many years with jurisdiction over
this very question and has repeatedly
granted hearings to women as to
whether legislation shall be passed,
submitting to the State constitu-
tional amendment for woman suf-
frage.
81 was at one time member Of
the judiciary committee and I recall
hearing given to Susan B. Anthony.
I noticed that during the entire time
the gentleman's party was in charge
Of this House it refused to report
suffrage resolution. The proposition
that came before the Democratic
caucus was merely to provide for a
new committee, giving jurisdiction to
the new committee which jurisdic-
ton Is already possessed by one Of
the ablest committees Of this House.
This committee has had such juris-
diction almost since the beginning If
the government.
"There is no objection on the part
Of the ladies as to what committee
they shall go before. They wanted
their legislation reported and thought
they could not get it reported from
the committee in charge, so they
wanted to create a new committee.
That is all there is to it. 1t is not a
question Of taking from them the
right to be heard"
'eWill the gentleman, as leader Of
the majority" asked Mr.. Lenroot,
"use his influence in the House for a
report Of that resolution so that we
may have an opportunity to vote on
it,"
"I would not do so, because I am
not in favor Of It," replied Mr.. Un-
derwood. "If there Is one funda-
mental principle that my party stands
for, it is local self-government. If
the Democratic party stands for one
thing above all others, it is that the
right Of franchise should be governed
by the States Of the union and not
by the national government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11

il essential to the settlement Of her
present difficulties that Mexico should
be treated as any other country would
be which was torn by civil war.
"The circumstances that Mexico IS,
for the time being, unable to meet her
financial obligation creates no novel
or exceptional international rights,
and she will be the sooner able to
meet her obligations and resume her
full international responsibilities if
she IS left to determine her own az
fairs, first by domestic force and then
by domestic counsel"