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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
FIVE ARE DOOMED.
Flames and Gas Cut OFF Help to
Miners.

Huntington, w. Va, July with
little hope for their rescue. five miners
are imprisoned in the burning shaft of
Sycamore mine No. 1 of the Sycam. re
Coal company, three miles from Viii
hanson. Mingo county. Those inn
prisoned constitute the night force of
the mine, and were unable to escape
when the mine caught fire shortly
before midnight. Efforts to reach the
men have been futile, and the mine is
burning fiercely. Dense columns of
smoke are being emitted. and miners
say there is little chance for the rescue
Of the imprisoned men. Defective ele-,-
trio wiring is believed to have caused
the fire.
Miners worked with feverish energy
to-day digging a shaft into the work.
ings in the hope Of reaching the inn
pr.soned men. The throng surround
Ing the pit realized soon after lawn
the hope was forlorn, but the men,
under the direction of a mine inspector
and their bosses continued to dig.
Others forced their way into the gas
filled galleries and endeavored to choke
the flames with sand, crews being re-
1feved every half hour. Dense volumes
of smoke poured from the openings.
and it was feared the fire was rapidly
Spreading.
The fire broke out in the fan house,
ard that structure was destroyed
Alarmed by the failure of the air.
twenty-five men made their way to the
surface, but five were caught in entries
far from the opening. The nearest res
cue crew Of the U. s. bureau Of mines
was at Roanoke, Va, and was expected
to reach here during the day.
The entombed miners George Sci
bold, James Collins, Benjamin James.
Henry Lyons and Marion Lyons, were
believed by Deputy Mine inspector
Edward Lambert to be in a part OF
the mine not yet touched by the fire.
He said they had probably been cut
Off by the flames and had taken ref
uge in a room about a thousand feet
from the mouth. II they could live
during the day there was some hope
of saving them experienced miners
declared. Lines of hose were run
| into the main entry and water waa
kept playing on the flames while Is
miners were detailed for work in the
excavation. One hundred men were
| usually employed in the mine at night
but many Of them did not report last
! night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
Topeka Railway and State Of
fiialS Are There.
OPERATION IS NECESSARY
Believed That Crop VIII Be
Shipped without Delay.
Wheat Guesses Hover Around
40 Million Mark.

Wichita, July Farmers, millers.
railroad men, bankers, grain dealers
and state Officials from Kansas and
Oklahoma are holding a meeting in
Wichita today to plan for the preven-
tion Of a car shortage in the transpor-
tation Of the Kansas wheat crop to
market. A similar meeting was held
here three weeks ago. when a general
committee was appointed to work out
the details of the movement.
The first session of the committee
was called for today. and all interested
persons who cared to attend were in
vited to be present. Practically every
section of Kansas is represented. The
committee is made up of the following
We'll known men:
Judge A. E. Helm. of the Kansas
state public utilities commission.
c. w. Kouns, general manager; J. R.
Koontz, general freight agent, and HI.
c. Pribble. freight claim auditor, of
the Santa Fe railway at Topeka.
George A. Henshaw, of the Oklahoma
corpora ton commission.
A. E. Sweet of Topeka. general man
ager, and H. NJ. Cottrell. agricultural
commissioner, of the Rock Island Lines.
r. H. brennan, president of the Okla
home Grain Dealers association.
A. H. Bennett. president of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association.
Geo. B. Ross of Topeka, Kansas state
grain inspector.
W. M. Jardine, dean OF agriculture OF
the Kansas Agricultural college.
w. T. McCulloch Of the Wichita Board
OF Trade.
C. E. Perkins, traffic manager Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad.
G. w. Lawrence, secretary of the
70 Grain
Dealers association.
Henry Lassen Of the Kansas Milling
company, Wichita.
Chas. M. Sawyer Of Topeka, Kansas
state bank commissioner.
Geo. G. Sohlberg, Acme Milling COM
pany, Oklahoma City.
c. @. Hopkins, Hutchinson Board pf
Trade
w. E. Green. general manager Of the
Midland Valley railway.
Three General Propositions.
The committee got down to business
at 10 o'clock in the assembly room OF
propositions have been agreed upon
the Board OF Trade. Three general
and members Of the committee expect
to frame a comprehensive plan before
night based thereon. The three propo-
site ms are:
Ito. have the closest possible CO.
operation among producers, millers, ele-
vator men, bankers, railroads and shiI
owners.
2-To facilitate prompt loading and
unloading by reducing to the minimum
the free time allowed on cars.
3-To discontinue the reconsignment
of grain during the rush, except wher
absolutely necessary.
The opinion prevails in the conference
that the bumper crop will be transport
ed without serious delay, owing to ths
fact that everybody having to do with
the movement is wiling to exert him
self to the limit to hurry the grair
along.
The wheat guesses now hover around
the 40 Jnillicn mark, which is in accort
with the estimates based on Secretary
Coburn's last report. Few guesses ar
below that figure. while some go from
| 10 to 20 million bushels higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
FE CHANGE
r. HI. Sears Made General Su-
perintendent IN Texas.
Former Dispatcher at Topeka
Is Made Trainmaster.

T. H. Sears, superintendent of the
Missouri division OF the Santa Fe with
headquarters at Marceline. Mo-. has
been appointed general superintendent
Of the southern district OF the western
lines. His appointment was announced
today by F. c. Fox, general manager
Of the western lines. with headquarters
at Amarillo. Tex. SeaM will be sta
toned at Amarillo.
r. HI. Allison. trainmaster at Em-
poria and formerly train dispatcher at
Topeka, was today appointed division
superintendent at Marceline. by r. J.
Parker, general superintendent of the
Santa Fe.
c. L. Mason, superintendent Of ter
minals at st. Joseph, was appointed
trainmaster at Emporia, succeeding
Allison.
These three promotions came as a
surprise in railroad circles in Topeka
today. All three of the men concerned
appointment as general superintendent
at Amarillo Is effective today. succeeded
r. ]. Parker as division superintendent
lat Marceline in 1906. Sears will take
the place left vacant by George c.
|Starkweather. who resigned two months
ago. He has been in the service for .
great many years and the veteran
Santa Fe men in Topeka are gratffled
that his services should be recognized
in this way.
Once q Topekau.
r. H. Allison, the new superintend-
ent, has been in the service of tho
Santa Fe since January, 1902. In
that year he came to Topeka an train
dispatcher In 1903. he was made
chief dispatcher at Marceline. In
1905 he was appointed trainmaster Of
the Missouri division. In 1908 no
was transferred TO the Illinois dfvi-
sion. March OF this year Allison
was made trainmaster at Emporia,
which position he has held for the
past few months. He left for Mar
celine this afternoon. His appoint
ment was made by General Superin-
tendent Parker.
c. L. Mason. the new trainmAster
at Emporia, entered the service Of the
Santa Fe in 1887 as cashier at Sterl-
ing. Kan. He then became cashier at
Nicholson. when that city was q div1-
sion point. Following that. he was
cashier at Great Bend for two years
and he was ticket clerk at Wichita
for two years. Mason then went to
Chicago as ticket clerk, later chief
clerk and agent at Streator. I'LL, for u
/ period of seven years. He has been
superintendent of terminals at St
Joseph since April. 1902. Mr.. Mason
I! is married, has one son and two
daughters. and will make his home in
| Emporia within q few days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
BIG STORY-PICTuRE.
ssMilli0n Dollar Mystery" in Print
and Film Wednesday.

The second installment of Harold
McGrath's 1.-The Million Dollar Mys-
terry is printed in the Topeka State
Journal today, all editions. and the
second installment Of the Thanhouser
motion picture dramatization Of the
piece will be shown at the Orpheum
today. beginning with the matinee at
1870.
The Orpheum will make a carna-
ton matinee of the afternoon show,
having secured hundreds of carna-
tions for the occasion. In addition to
the feature pictures. the Orpheum
management has secured the services
of Howard Blevens. the kansas Ka-
ruso." who has an unusual tenor voice
and will sing at each performances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
HUERTA IS BITTER.

Vera Cruz, July 1.-"Before 1 re-
ign, half the people of Mexico City
i'll die with me-" is the remark Presi-
dent Victoriano Huerta is credited
with having made to friends while sit
ting in Mexico City cafe at tea. The
party was discussing the efforts of the
ediators at Mag Falls to find a
solution of the Mexican problem Gen.
eral Huerta was more grim and taci-
turn than usual and showed little of
his accustomed iocularity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
RAINS HELP CORN
Entire State Soaked I'm Last
Twenty-four Hours.
Ward on Chances of Total
Crop Failure.

Practically the entire state Of Kansas
is again water soaked, and the COM
p1ete failure of the corn crop Is now
an impossibility-in fact, prospects were
time OF the year. The entire eastern
half of the state has received heavy
rains in the last twenty-four hours. and
the southwestern portion WIS also par
ticularly favored in the distribution.
The rainfall at Topeka between two
O'Clock and m3dnight Tuesday. was II
day, Las inches. Me weather at To-
peka was pleasant, but partially cloudy
this morning. Kansas wasAgenerally
the reports, from over the state, and
rain was still falling at Wichita.
Rainfall at governments stations was
as follows: Kansas City, 1.20 inches;
st. Joe, $50; Anthony, 02; Concordia,
"a: Dodge City, .76; Emporia. 2.54;
Eureka, .es: Fort Scott. 1:62; Goodland,
trace; Hanover, &c: Horton, 1.10: lola,
1.10; Liberal, 30; Macksville, ~; Man
haitian, 1.S0: Mcpherson, "a; Phillips
burg, 4s: Wichita. g.
Over the State.
The Santa Fe reports rain of from a
half inche to two inches the middle
and western divisions. and a good rain
between Emporia and Kansas City.
From HugOtOn in Stevens county one
! and one-half inches is reported
The Rock Island reports heavy pre-
cipitation between Kansas City and
St. Louis. The same Informant states
that there was good rain between
Herington and Wellington, and from
Liberal to Herington-also between
Belleville and Phillipsburg.
The forecast calls for unsettled
weather tonight. Thursday is ex-
pected to be generally fair with lit
, tie change in temperature.
The minimum temperature today
| was 65 degrees at six o'clock-this IL
| one degree below the normal mini
| mum.
i The highest temperature recorded
on this date in the last twenty-eight
| years was 100 degrees in 1911; the
minimum was 81 In 1892.
1t Has Been Cool Today.
The temperature today has averaged
three degrees below normal for July l.
At two o'clock this afternoon the wind
was six miles an hour from the north
west The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
TO Talk ACROSS OCEAN.
aarconi Plans to DO 1t Before End -
the Year.

London, July 1.-"Ar. Marconi con-
templates being able to telephone from
Carnarvon, Wales, to New York before
the end Of this year. was the state
ment made today by the manager Of
the company, in testify1ng before the
Dominion's royal commission on Inn
perial communications. He added that
Mr.. Marconi also anticipated increAs-
ing the speed Of the wireless telegraph
to 800 words a minute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
LID ON IN NAVY.
All Liquor Barred From Both Ships
and stations.

Washington, July 1.-Secretary
Daniels famous order banishing in
toxicants from the navy went into ef-
feet today. 1t not only abolishes the
wine mess of the officers,
but bars all alcoholic liquors from
every ship and shore station of the
navy.
Beginning today any officer found
in possession of alcoholic liquor on
board ship or at any naval station will
be guilty Of misconduct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
thrust Program Branded
Economic Absurdity."
REIGN POLICY WRETChED
, 'ounds Bull Moose Princi-
\ples and Attacks Bosses.
axes First Speech of the Cam
paign at Pittsburg.
Roosevelt's Creed.


Yrst-We cannot and do not
to destroy all corpOratiOns' We
have large units to do our
econd-We cannot make every
compete with every other man;
annOt go back to 1880. Still less
$50.
hird-We cannot destroy monOp-
w attacking all forms OF cOncen-
n. whether mOnOpOlistic or not.
4 ,wrth-We cannot destroy real
} molly by attacking ats legal form.
mist find out and take away the
economic basis of monopoly,
n is a very different thing.
ifth-We can get no effective re-
through the courts, with their
and restricted procedure.
xth-We must encourage noneSt
,ess and allow that business con-
ration which will give the power
ssary to serve us. This Pohcy OF
announcement Of decent business
important to the welfare OF our
lie as is our other policy OF effec-
warfare against corrupt and un-
business.
seventh-There must be cO-Opera-
among business men, among wage
,xers and among farmers.
We have had now "a years OF ex-
nee with trying to regulate bust-
by destruction. The result has
nearly flat failure. The admin
don proposes a policy Of destruc-
even more unintelligent In con-
Oh and certain to be more futile
rformance than the existing pol
vhich 1t amends.
ne only alternative Is the Pro-
i've plan. From all of this 1T fol-
that we have q right to ask good
ms to Join against the present
inistrntiOn. The policies OF the
Illustration should be rebuked by
people nnd senators and cOn9ress-
returned to Washington who VIII
70 to end these policies"
lttsburg, Pa, July Theodore
,sevelt delivered last night the first
.rical address that has come from
since his return from Brazil. 1t
divided, generally speaking. into
partisan attack on the Wilson
inistration, an indictment of
ses" and an exposition OF the
ciples of the Progressive party.
he administrations tariff laws, Col.
.sevelt hailed as a colossal failure,
icularly hard upon the farmer; its
trust program he branded as an
nomic absurdity. It's foreign policy
;tyled rs "wretched." but upon this
lid not elaborate. The Democratic
#. he insisted. had brought dis
IS upon the natien, had not lowered
cost Of living and had chiefly
Gifted foreign rivals of American
ness. The solution rested, he
led, in support of the Progressive
-ement, and the enactment of law!
viding for tariff revision by a non
tisan commission.
# the "bosses," Mr.. Roosevelt sait
It he has heretofore--that the!
'arted the rank and file of the Re
lican party by the nomination o.
at Chicago and in SO doing, "de
cately put the Democratic organi
on and Mr.. Wilson into power"
The Bull Moose Idea.
conclusion, the colonel sketchet
= Progressive idea of needed anti
st regulation by properly empower
commissions, contrasting such pro
ais with legislation now pending a
.shington, which he found woefull,
adequate. Such a program alone
CONTINUED on page 9.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
Rain Mt Emmett.

Emmett, Kan, July, 1.-Nearly two
inches Of rain fell here. making the
biggest rain that has fallen since last
December. Tuesdays rain makes the
total rainfall for June at this point
4.26 inches. The wheat and oats have
been all cut and threshing has begun
Many of the wheat fields are averaging
So to 40 bushels an acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-01
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations OF tho
United States weather bureau ending at
o'clock this morning:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-03
Flats Witho1, Kitchens.

Owing to the continuous increase of
the already eXorbitant rents in the
poorer districts of Budapest tenants
are organizing a general resistance
against the landlords. They refuse to
pay their rents and ignore all notices
to quit In some cases the landlords
have tried to eject them collectively,
but they have appealed to the courts
and not infrequently defeated the
house owners.
The housing conditions of the work
ing classes in Budapest are said to be
perhaps the worst of all the great
capitals in Europe. According to the
latest statistics available there are
more than $1,000 flats or apartments,
there are no cottages, without kitch
sns, and between 70 and 80 per cent
of the wage earners live in one room.
sometimes with kitchen attached, but
more often without. These places are
inconceivably filthy; doors and win
dows cannot be closed and there is
frequently only one water tap for tel
twelve parties
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-03
Notice on Request
Fora Tax Deed

To every person in actual possession or
occupancy of the hereinafter described
land, lot or premises. and to the per-
son in whose name the same was tax
ed or specially assessed, and to all per-
sons having an interest or title of re-
cord in or to the same,
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
on the 18th day of November A. d.
1909, the following described property,
situate in the County Of Clear Creek,
and State of Colorado, to-wt.
Shell Bark Lode, Sur. 1915 situated
in Jackson Mining District as fully de-
scrlbed in Tax Sale Certificate of Pur-
chase No. l176, was sold tor the taxes
for said year 1908, and purchased by
Clear Creek County,
That the said Clear Greek County has
duy assigned the certificate OF pur-
chase issued on account of such pur-
chase to Richard White who hath made
request upon the Treasurer of said
County for deed.
That the said premises were taxed
for the year 1908 in the name of I'm
known Owner.
That the time of redemption Of said
real estate from such tax sale will ex-
pire on the 11th day of April A. d.
1874, and unless redeemed on or before
said day deed will be issued therefor.
Dated this 18th day of December
A. D. 1918.
[oFFIcIAL sEAL] JAMES A. NOONE,
Treasurer the said County of Clear
Creek. 1y Ray j. Noone, Deputy.
First pub. Dec. 20, 19l3, last, Jan.
10, 1914.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-03
Treasurer's Notice on Request
For Tax Deed

To every person in actual possession or
occupancy of the hereinafter described
land, lot or premises, and to the per-
son in whose name the same was tax
ed or specially assessed, and to all
persons having an interest or title of
record in or to the same;
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that on the 21st day
of November A. D, 1910, the following described
property situate in the County OF Clear Creek aud
state of Colorado, to wit;
Hughes lode Sur No 6i03 situated in Virginia
and York Mining districts, as fully described IN
Tax Sale Certificate of purchase No. NJ issued on
above mentioned date. sold for the mxes for the
year 1879. and purchased by l.. sternberger, who
hath made request upon the Treasurer of said
County for deed.
That the said premises We're taxed for said year
1909 in the name of E. I. Williams, ct al.
That the time of redemption of said real estate
from such tax sale will expire on the 10th day OF
March, A. D, 1914 and unless redeemed on or
before said day a deed will be issued therefor.
Dated this 2nd day of december A. d. 1913.
OFFICIAL SEALl JAMES 4. Noone,
Treasurer II sad County of Clear Creek.
BY RAY ], NOONE, Deputy
First Pub Dec. 20, 1913, lasi, Jan. 10 1914
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-03
Why He 10 Fond Of Friend Nephew.

Why He 10 Fond Of Friend Nephew.
My favorite nephew, Oliver TOLL
yer is-well, he's my favorite nephew,
remarked the Old Codger. '"B'cuz,
while he is pretty much always get.
ting into trouble or having things go
amiss with him, and SO forth and So
on, instead of blaming it onto some
body else, or his luck. or the party in
power, or saying he cant imagine
how In the world it came to happen,
he just scratches his head, grins a
wry grin and says: Well, dadblame
my fool picture; that's another time
brought 1t right on myself by not
having a. much sense as . barrel OF
hair!'"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-09
FLASHES GREENWICH TINE.
ships, Shops, and Homes Set Clocks
by Eincl Tower signal.

Greenwich time is flashed to the world
now, several times each day. from tho
powerful wireless station on the Ethel
Tower, Paris, in an international code Of
signals that can be picked up by opera
tors anywhere within the radius Of 1000
or 5000 miles. Far out at sea ships
officers catch the correct time message
and correct their chronometers, and many
watchmskers have receiving stations to
intercept the time messages.
In London. Berlin, st. Petersburg and
Rome amateurs set the family clocks
from the dots and dashes caught by their
receivers. No correction has to be made
for the time consumed In the passage OF
the message, for the wireless waves travel
at a speed of 1s6s30 miles a second, and
at the distance of 1900 miles the pres
sure of the sender's key and the response
of the receivers telephone are stimuli
taneous. The principal time messages are
sent at 10 r. m, 80 p. m. 1:4S p. m. and
midnight Beginning at n:3O every night.
a tap per second Ii sent for three min
utes until the 1Soth tap marks u:S.
A more complete message is sent at
II :44:4s, followed by q weather report. Be-
ginning at II 80. the international midnight
signal is sent Three separate calls. each
lasting a minute, prepare receiving oper-
ators for the final seventy-fourth dash.
which marks midnight at Greenwich
Popular Mechanics
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-09
Heard in Hotel Lobbies.

The radium treatment OF cancer has
created worldwide interest" said DIR.
Harvey L. Townsend at the Raleigh yes
terday, but the trouble is that too many
persons affiicted with cancer have, al
lowed their hopes to be raised too high.
and. as the radium treatment is still an
experiment, this Is unfortunate. There
Is not the slightest doubt in my mind
that the radium treatment eventually
will prove efficacious."
Richmond Is making great strides in
development" remarked Frank T. Shaw,
OF that city, yesterday, at the Bellevue.
the leading Virginia city is gaining
every day and Richmond Is becoming
known all over the country as a live
commercial and manufacturing center.
washington is the most beautiful city
in the world" said Rev. II. L. McLoush-
lin at the Raleigh yesterday afternoon.
And I have been all over the United
States and Europe The Capital is beau
tiful In every sense of the word us
streets are wide, its parks are well kept
and always In good condition, and the
public buildings are handsome.
"If the Library OF Congress were In
New Yoyk, II. would soon become the
most famous building In the world. The
work on the interior or the Library Is
wonderful
Frank W. Rogers. editor-in-chief OF
the University of Virginia Annual, was
In Washington yesterday for . few hours.
In search Of material for the year book.
published by students of the university
at Charlottesville. Va Mr.. Rogers said
yesterday: THE Annual will be dedicated
to Representative Underwood. of Ala
hama, and will be one of the best books
overs issued blythe university