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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
GOLD CARGO SHRINKS
Morgan Says Third Shipment of Vel
low Metal Is S19,465,OO.

New York, Sept. S--Great Britain
third shipment of gold to the United
States within five weeks, placed to-
day in the sub-treasury here,
amounted to s19,465, 900, and not ap-
proximately s66.0o0,oO0, as reported
yesterday from Portland, Me-, accord
ing to an official statement today by
J. P. Morgan and company, the con-
signees.
No statement was made officially
as to the value of the American Sc
curities accompanying the gold. but
these were reported to be worth ap-
proximately $30,00O,000 making the
total value of the shipment about $780,
10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

August Edelman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nick EdeIman, SAT East Gordon
home of his parents. The funeral will
be held at Sis o'clock Thursday
morning at st. Joseph's German Cath
Ollie church. Interment in Mount Cal
vary cemetery.
William Douglass, age so, died
Tuesday night at a local hospital. The
body will be taken to Denison, Kan,
for burial Thursday.
The funeral of Ysidoro Ortiz the
Mexican who was shot by CrIstobaI
Reyes Monday evening, was held at
4 O'Clock this afternoon at ST Marie
Mexican Catholic church. Intermeut
IN Mount Calvary cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
GERMANY is sure.

CONTINUED from Page One.l
would consider a peace offer at this
time.
yes" he replied promptly, eff it
comes from our enemies and is based
on the admission that we are victorS."
for mediation from a neutral source;
for instance, from President Wilson ?'
1 asked s..t
I'VE would treat any such sugges-
the reply; but it is my personal opin-
ion that Germany would open neg0-
tiations only if requested directly by
her enemies.
Would PIacate America.
My conversations with other gov
eminent officials were in a similar
vein. 1 found e general disposition
cultivate America; also an apparent
earnest desire to live down the terms
Huns and barbarians." Only a small
minority disagreed with Ambassador
Bernstorff's note to America on the
Arabic. The Hesperian incident hap
pened after L left Berlin but consid-
ering the German attitude toward the
Arabic 1 am satisfied that all the bet
ter class of Germans deplore it.
Germans in Berlin agree that the
popular attitude toward the United
States has improved considerably in
recent weeks. Certainly L observed no
evidences of any personal hostility to-
ward America. 1 purposely travelled
without any credentials as an AIneri-
can tourist speaking no German /
talked English freely on the train, at
wayside stations enroute, on the
streets and in the popular restaurants
in Berlin without the slightest hint
of insult though I heard it was not
towns-(Copyrighte 1915. by Unit
ed PreSS)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
MURDER SOON AVENGED
Two Mexican Bandits Who Slew
Americans Are Put to Death.

Brownsville, Sept. S.-Two Mexican
bandits were caught and killed near
Fresno, about twenty miles north Of
here, yesterday. An American who
was caught and held a prisoner by the
same bandits, who killed two Ameri
cans last week, identified these two
Mexicans. This American was asked
by the peace officers:
"Do you know these menu
YES" he replied. "They worked
for me a month ago."
when did you last see them ?"
Last week." the American replied.
what were they doing?"
Holding me prisoner" the Ameri-
can replied.
This ended the obtainab1e reports of
the incident The next known of the
MeNicans was a report of their death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

In all probability the great British
fleet which has finally been discover
ed by the newspaper men to be sare
and sound somewhere will keep on
sswaiting'' for a chance to strike the
German fleet. But there is a good
deal of myth about the knocking or
opportunity. The man who does things
usually goes out to do them. Had
George Dewey waited for the Spanish
fleet to come out OF Manila harbor
he'd probably be waiting yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

sisted in an allegiance to something
which one no longer believes in-th,s
is what soonest liberates those forces
of madness and revolt which bewilder
spiritual teachers and guides. 1t is ex-
actly those dry channels of duty and
obligation through which no living
waters of emotion flow that it is the
ideal of the younger generation to
break up. They will have no network
o. emotional canals which are lot
trimming, no duties which are not
equally loves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Grade crossings held high carnical
on Sunday. In different parts OF the
country no less than fourteen persons
were killed when the automobiles in
which they were riding were struck
by railway trains. And the probabili-
ties are that most of the blame for
these casualties rests on the erstwhile
motorists. There is seldom an occa-
sion for an automobilist to take
chance at a railway crossing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
MRS. GAVIN SURVIVES
English Golfer Defeats Philadelphia
Woman in Chicago Match Today.

Chicago, ILL.,. Sept. s. Mrs. w. A
Gavin of England, the only foreign
contender, today survived the second
match round of the Womens National
club defeating Mrs. Caleb Fox of
Philadelphia 3 and 2.
An upset came to prognosticators on
the next match, Miss Elanor Ellen of
Boston eliminating Mrs. J. V. Hurd of
Pittsburg A and 8, Mrs. Hurd. for
merly Dorothy Campbell, who held
the British title once and the Ameri-
can twice missed several short puts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
THE0. ACkERMAN DEAD

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. s.--Theo-
dore Alderman, one of the founders
of the town of Russell, Kan, dicI here
today. He was SIS years old. He was
State bank, the first banking house in
tire new town.
In 1893 Alderman was elected 20
the Kansas legislature, resigning to
move to Kansas City.
He was president of Florida land
company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Topeka's whirlwind finishing Saw
ages managed to win or cinch the
Western League pennant after all
but, unfortunately, for Des Moines.
However, the Topeka team played
good ball all season and finished in a
position of honor. And it is to be
hoped that Mr.. Savage will see his way
clear to try his luck with the Topeka
team for at least one more year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
KILLS WIFE'S ADMIRER
Kansas City Jeweler Held by Police
in Tragic Triangle.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. S.-The po-
lice arrested Raymond Bengert, a jew
eler, charged with shooting and killing
William Terry, an employee of a
grain company, whom the police say
he found in company with his wife.
After the shooting it is said the wife
attacked her husband with a hat pin
and later tried to kill herself with the
same weapon
The Bengerts have three children.
1t is said that Terry also is married
and has two daughters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

This has also been bad little year
in Kansas to popularize the cultivation
of drouth-resisting sorghums. Stlll'
the wise farmer will plant some OF his
acres to suc1- crops. Diversified farm
ing is the only kind that is a certain
money-maker year in and year out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
TELEPHONES.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES:

The State Journal is member OF the
Associated Press and receives the run Gay
telegraph report of that great news Or
tanization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The state jour
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
FRED CLARK RESIGNS
Manager of Pittsburgh Nationals Is
Coming Back to Kansas.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. S.-Barney
Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburgh
National league baseball club today
announced that Fred Clark, mana
ger of the club had resigned and the
resignation had been accepted to take
effect with the close of the present
season.
CLARK has been anxious for some
time to give his entire attention to
his business interest in Kansas said
Dreyfus in announcing the resignation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
Ford to Hire Ex-Convicts.

Detroit, Sept S.-Every discharged
prisoner from Michigan state peniten-
uary at Jackson is going to have an
opportunity to go to work in Henry
Ford's automobile plant at SIS per day.
To the prison authorities Fcrd today
gave formal promise that he viii put
discharged inmates to work as fast
as they are released from prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

A contemporary eloquently remarks
that the invasion of Belgium was
blow directed at humanity, notes the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, and it adds:
Unhappily for Belgium, it got in the
way when the blow was struck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
ROOSEVELT FOR ALLIES
Former President Praises Canadian
People for Their Patriotism.

Quebec, Sept. 8.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt declared himself emphat-
icaIly on the side of the allies before
leaving here for a ten days hunting
trip to Lake Edward.
The colonel expressed the greatest
admiration for the patriotism of the
Canadian people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Albany, N. Y, is probably praying
that history will not repeat in respect
to its street car strike. They had one
in Albany a dozen or fifteen years ago,
when it was necessary to call state
troops to suppress the rioting, and as
usual a number of innocent bystand-
ers were killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
AT ANNAPOLIS
Heads of Departments Sent Else
where; Echo of Late Probe.

washington, Sept. Secretary
Daniels today announced general re-
organization of the forces of the naval
academy at Annapolis. Heads of near
ly all departments were ordered de-
tached for duty elsewhere the changes
to be effective Sept. 20.
The reorganization is a result of
the recent investigation of the acad-
eTl1T
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

It is to be hoped that the girls who
are possessed of their new fur-trim-
med fall suits, and are wearing them,
of course, have been able to keep com
fortably warm in them during the
past few days. At any rate, they look
ed as if they might.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

If a censorship has been placed on
talk by Germans respecting the in
dustrial status of their country, It
would seem reasonable to urge that it
is not III a very desirable condition.
Nor is there any reason on the face
Of the earth why it should be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
Pittsburg rs Cut or.

Pittsburg, Kan, Sept S.-Pittsburg
has received no mail from Kansas
City and the east since yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock A train is
expected this afternoon over the San
ia F'e by way of Chanute. Direct train
service to Kansas City has been inter
rupted by the Marmaton flood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
Pike Cattle to Slaughter.

Chicago, Sept. S.-Mrs. Scott Du-
rand's $4,000 herd of Guernsey cat
tie on Crabtree farm near Lake Bluff.
n,rst be slaughtered because of foot
and mouth disease, Mrs. Durand was
inform d today. The cat+fc, nunOor-
ing GO, are said to be the fines nerd
Of Guernseys in America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
DEATH IN FLOOD.

Continued from Page one.l
are under way here. Charles F. Scott
former congressman, is in charge of
the latter.
Mr.. Scott directed the distribution
in Belgium of Kansas contributions to
the war sufferers, several months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

The locust trees which annoyed
passengers on State Hospital cars near
the Potwin station have been trimmed
back away from the street car track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

1t will payyou to get our estimate on
that lumber bill. Phone j. B. Whelan
e. Co.. I'll E. 4th.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

And it must also be that the longest
way around is the cheapest way there
An immense shipment of American
butter to China has recently reached
Hongkong after making the journey
by way of Australia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Joe Holman, deputy sheriff, went
to Atchison this morning to bring
back Winnie Thurman, colored, who is
wanted here for child desertion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
AMERICAN SLAIN?
Report Says u. s. Citizen Was
Hesperian Victim.
Lansing Cables Gerard for Re-
port ON Sinking.

Queenstown, Sept. Sit has
can named Wolff was lost on
The Hesperian. Wolff signed as
an able seaman of the Hesperian'S
crew. He came from Newark,
n. j., and was of Dutch parent
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
Western Union Stock Up.

New YORK, sept S.-Dlrectors OF the
Western Union today declared a quar-
terly dividend of Ia per cent placing
its tsock on a five per cent basis, as
against the more recent rate of per
cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

marriage license was issued in
Lawrence Monday to T. ]. Curry and
Miss Velma Kathryn parkinson both
of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Have your suit or overcoat mad,
70S Kansas ave-, second floor.-Ady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

One thing seems certain about the
European war. The several Balkan
states that are not yet in it are taking
their time about joining forces with
the Allies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

No doubt about it now Summer
is here at last. And it feels pretty
good, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

What has become of the old-fash-
toned crusade to place ban on the
playing of football?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
LOCAL MENTION.

ID. W. G. Tandy, city commissioner of.
streets, and family have returned
from an auto trip to Gardner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

w. A. S. Bird returned today from
Belvue in Pottawatomie county where
he helped organize a new drainage
district which will comprise $1,000
acres of land. The farmers plan to
make this place the garden spot of
Kansas, Mr.. Bird said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

London. Sept. S.-Wesley Frost,
American consul at Queenstown, in
formed the American embassy today
that he had received an unconfirmed
report that one of the missing sailors
of the Hesperian was an American
citizen. Thus far Mr.. Frost has been
unable to verify the report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Richard Norah, the two-year-old
son of Mr.. Norah, who lives at 1905
Kansas avenue. narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury today when he fell from
a window fifteen feet from the
ground and landed on his back. A
physician was called. He was unable
to discover any injuries beyond a few
bruises. 1t is not thought that the
boy will suffer any serious effects
from the accident Mr.. Norah, the
boys father, is employed at the Ema-
hizer-Spielman furniture store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

Washington, Sept. S.--Secretary Lam
sing today cabled Ambassador Gerard
at Berlin TO forward any information
available on the sinking of the steamer
Hesperian. A state department dis
patch from London indicating that
one American lost is so inconclusiYe
that officials do not accept it as final.
Queenstown, Sept. S.-There is abb
soluteIy no doubt that a gun was
masked on the Hesperian. 1t is I'M
derstood the gun was visible to all who
cared to look at it, no secret being
made of its preSencA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
Suits dry cleaned Use. Topeka
Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-Adv.

The time to repair and paint the tin
work on your house is right now, re-
member that such wor' cannot be
done in winter or when snow or rain
finally demands immediate action on
your part. For expert work in this
line call up John L. White, 4937
Black.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
Edward w. Stephen and wife, sos
Western avenue, September 6, girl;
Elmer c. Adkins and wife, 326 Madi-
son street, September z. boy: Roy o.
Nelson and wife, $40 Douthitt avenue,
May 16, boy; o. NJ. Abrahams and
wife, 1716 Lincoln street, September
8, boy; James w. Campbell and
wife, 1912 West Eleventh street. Sep
TENDER 5, girl; Frederick NJ. Buck
helm and wife, 521 West street, Sep
TENDER 1, girl; Ray Clay and wife, so
Oak street. August 20, girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08

tContinued from Page one.l
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-31

wrote it there when she announced
herself as a candidate for the vice
presidency. She is the first woman
to run for that office.
Mrs. Rutherford, long known in
Chicago as 'the girls best friend" is
running for vice presidency on the
Republican ticket, but she needn't
worry about the Republican vote
Because she already has a rose
cOIored, sachet-sCented cinch on the
"spOOneTs' VOTE" the vote Of the girl
with beau, and the vote of the nice
young man with girl
1.-THE first of several good, strong
pIanks in Mrs. Rutherford's vice pres
idential platform is the "spooners'
plank" What breed of politics is a
'spooners' plank" Well, let the can
didate tell you herself what it means.
"The young girls of this country
need a friend at the White House."
says Mrs. Rutherford, land because 1
want to be that friend Pm running
for vice president with a good chance
of getting to Washington.
"Now I've discovered that there's
something the matter with the Amer
lean home. It's this-the girls aren't
getting married. Why aren't they get
ting married? Well, they have no
beaux, and they have no beaux be-
cause many of them have no place
other than a hall bedroom or a street
corner in which to entertain their
men friends.
Nov, should I be elected vice pres
ident I'll use my political and personal
influence to have community hotels
started in every state capital in the
country and a national community
house in Washington.
''They will be established by the
city or state, but afteTward they must
be seIf-suppoTting. These hotels will
be exclusively for women who have
no homes of their own. Well have
DaTIOTs and COW corners on every
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-31

presidential candidate to work for,
but men give so much time to mere
politics and the workings of the pO-
liticaI machine that they have forgot
ten the needs of humanity.
my platform may not be politically
very strong-I'm not worrying about
that. I'm a humanitarian, not a poll
tician, and ! think we need a little
more humanity and a little less poll
tics at Washington.
That's why I am willing to give
my time and my money to this cam
paign. I want to help the country,
not by working for tariff laws or suf-
frage laws, but by giving the little
love god a chance to build American
homes on foundations of honest
love-"
Mrs. Rutherford, who is widely
known throughout the country as a
suffrage orator, is still in her early
foTties. She is the widow of the late
DR.. John Rutherford of Chicago.
She has been actively interested in
Republican politics for several years
and she now holds a municipal ap-
pointment under Chicago's RepUbli-
can administration. Her official title
is housekeeper for the municipal tu-
berculosis sanitaTium.
-O-O
THESE PERCOLATIVE DAYS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-31

THESE PERcOLATIVE DAYS
To good old hard-boiled coffee
My thoughts with fOndness turn
Before the innovation
Of the percolating UTns.
l loved the rich aroma
AS it came from mothers pot,
But in these percolative days,
Alas! I know it not.
So languidly I sit me down,
And daintily l sip
The weak, insipid fluid
That is only lowed to drip.
1 fear am old fashioned,
But it fairly makes me mad
To be obliged to cater to u
This percolating fad. Judge
-O-O-
Jitney boats are plying in the va
around Portland, Ore.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-27
Praises State University.

Before an audience of students and
faculty members that thronged the au-
ditorium of Agricultural hall David F.
Houston, secretary of agriculture.
spoke of the work Of the University of
Wisconsin in agricultural lines
The occasion of Mr.. Houston's adj
dress was the annual Recognition
Ceremony" held by the college of ag-
riculture, at which men who have dis
tinguished themselves in the field of
agricultural work are presented with
written testimonials of recognition by
the university.
I'VE have just begun an attack on
one of the most complicated social and
economic problems--the problem Of
lettering rural conditions. said Secre-
tary Houston
The. great university colleges of ag-
rfculture are the product OF the last
ten years. and stiJ are in their in
fancy. The institutions. which have
grown up in the last decade. owe a
grest debt not only to the experts who
give their services as instructors. but
to farmers everywhere who are trying
countless experiments In an endsavor
TO better rurai life"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-27
The Value Of Enemies.

One of the best assets of a news
paper, or a public man. or man in
business. is the sum total of the fell
lows who advertise him by exposing
crouch or a grudge through their
criticisms The boosters help-and
the knockers also help without know
ing it! When you hear man trying
to tear down a newspaper you imme-
diately get that newspaper onto and
into your mind. don't you? Never try
to silence the knockers-they are
your helpers whom you do not have
to burden your payroll with. Better
put the knockers on your payroll than
let them quiti--Jewell Mayes in the
Richmond (Mo.) Missourian.