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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
LOWER CALF. TO U. S.
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Says We
Should Own Peninsula.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 23.-Annex-
alton of Lower California to the
United States is advocated by Lieu
tenant Governor Barrett O'Hara Of
Illinois, who, with Mrs O'Hara, has
arrived from San Diego, from which
city they crossed the Mexican line and
noted how promptly progress and i'm
provement stopped at the border.
I'VE ought to acquire that terri
tory" said Mr.. O'Hara. Perhaps we
should do it by purchase and perhaps
by another way. 1t is very probable
that Mexico will be confronted with
many claims for indemnity.
why should not the United States
assume those claims for indemnity
and, in return, let the Mexican gov
eminent gracefully give us Lower
California.
Upon my return to my home in
Chicago, I intend to advocate such
annexation in public speeches in Hill
nOiS and other states"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
MANY FROM EMPORIA
Three Hundred Teachers and Others
to Attend Topeka Convention.

Emporia. Kan, Oct. 23.-Three
hundred teachers and others from
Emporia will attend the State Teach
ers association at Topeka in Novem-
Der. Plans have been made for a spe-
cial train which will deliver the teach
ers at Topeka in time for the OPEN
ing addresses. 1t is expected that
eighty members of the State Normal
school faculty at Emporia will 60
Over a hundred prospective teachers,
students at the Normal, are planning
to go.
All Emporia schools will be closed
during the meeting. Many Emporia
high school teachers are going. The
special train will be in charge of Carl
w. Sa1ser, of the Extension Depart
ment at the Normal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
Harrison CIarkson.

Harrison Clarkson, of 1927 Tyler
street and former state superintendent
of insurance, has been a resident of
Topeka for a great many years. Nat
urally being a pioneer of the city and
an inhabitant of Topeka in the early
days he has had numerous expert
enceS.
When asked point blank by a re-
porter of the most exciting moment
in his life, Mr.. Clarkson was puzzled.
81 can't recall any sensational adj
venture at the present moment" he
said, but L do remember an odd in
cident that occurred many years ago
when 1 was travelling in Ohio and In
diana. I was sitting in a passenger
coach reading a newspaper. Sudden
ly the car came to a sudden stop with
such jolt as to almost throw me out
of my seat. Looking down at the
aisle beside me 1 saw a railroad tie
sticking up more than a foot above
the flooring. The passageway was
torn up for several yards.
IT don't know how the tie came to
be in such a position. 1t was evidently
lying on the track in such manner
as to be caught under the car. L still
remember the funny feeling that crept
over me when l saw the intruder"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
FARM and HOME FAIR
Annual Institute at Vermillion Largest
i'm History.

Vermillion, Kan, Oct 2S.-Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week will be
remembered by the people of this
place and vicinity for some time on
account of the successful farm mad
home institute held on these days.
This even is being looked forward to
from year to year and is becoming the
event of the year. This year it is big
ger and better than ever.
The exhibits in fancy work by the
ladies, fruit, vegetables, grains, poul-
try, cattle and horses would make one
think it was county fair. They were
larger and better than shown in for
mer years
An elaborate program was ar
ranged by the program committee and
were the following representatives
from the Kansas State Agricultural
college: Miss Marian Broughton, who
made several good talks during the
two days; Mr.. Carl P. Thompson, who
made several instructive talks and
judged the cattle the first day, and
DR.. c. w. McCampbell, who judged
the horses and talked about them the
second day.
Another strong number on the pro-
gram was the addresses by Mrs. Marie
Turner Harvey of Kirksville, Mo, spe-
cial collaboration in rural education,
bureau of education, Washington, D.
C. Her lectures were exceptionally
good.
A women's meeting was held at the
Presbyterian church, Thursday after
noon, and a boys institute at the
Methodist churc hat the same time.
Both were well attended and were
very interesting.
At the business meeting, the present
officers were reelected for the next
year. They are Samuel Stewart, presi-
dent; Ernest Schubert, secretary; H.
c. Schafer, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
STUDENTS KEEP A COW.
Boys at Kansas University Have Own
Butter and Milk.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. pa bunch
of university boys are taking a fall out
of the h. C. of l. by maintaining back
of their house on South Vermont
street a real live cow. The animal
was sent from the home of one of the
boys, and is proving to be a valuable
addition to their rooming house
equipment.
The boys say that hay does not cost
much, and that anyway they are well
repaid. In return for her sustenance
the bossy furnishes them regularly
with a nice lot of dairy products. So
far the pleasure seems to be mutual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
DECIDE PLACE FOR MEETING.
Executive Committee of Editorial As
ISOLATION Goes to Lawrence.

the executive committee of the Kan
sas Editorial association has been
called by Secretary o. w. Little to
meet at Lawrence on Saturday, No
vember 10. the date of the Kansas
Nebraska football game.
This meeting is for the purpose Of
choosing a time and place for the
next annual meeting of the association
and any other necessary business.
There is always much rivalry among
the cities OF the state as to who shall
entertain the Kansas editors and the
committee will be pleased to receive
and act on the invitations at this meet
ing. Plans will also be made for the
program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
NORMAL USES ALL RUSS HALL.
Building Constructed by Loan From
Pittsburg Citizens.

Pittsburg, Kan, Oct. 23.-The new
Russ hall at the State Manual Train
ing normal now is completely occu-
pied by the school. 1t is said by the
members of the state board of admin
istration-E T. Hackney, former Gov
ernor z. w. Hoch and Mrs. Cora G.
Lewis-to be the finest administration
building at any of the state schools.
The architecture employed is a COM
bination of Greek and Roman. How
ever, Kansas 1915, predominates in
the general construction of the build
ing. 1t is four stories high, fireproof
and built of dark brick trimmed with
white limestone and tan terra Gotta
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

what happened to the major was this:
He slipped into the we'll head first,
miraculously turned over feet down,
came to the top and lost no time get
ting out.
But that brief, infinitesimal part of
a second that the major spent at the
bottom of that seven foot hole filled
with water was the most thrilling, he
says, that he ever experienced.
When the major had taken himself
out of the we'll and collected his
thoughts, he turned his footsteps to-
ward the family hearth two miles
away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

From the main entrance a marble
stairway leads to the second floor The
hall floors are of tile.F
The music and expression depart
ments, two large society halls and a
recital hall seating $50 are on the
fourth floor. Below that floor are as
recitation roioms, several offices and
the library and gymnasium
The building and equipment repre-
sent an expenditure of $250,0O0. Soon
after the original Russ hall was de-
stroyed by fire June 20, 1914, citizens
or Pittsburg lent the state funds with
which to rebuild the structure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
BECOMES CITIZEN AT IS.
Lost Papers Force Old Man To Be
Naturalized Again.

years and a resident of the United
States for At years, John Q. Anderson
of Assaria has made application for
his second and final papers of citizen
ship before Elmer BedQuist, clerk of
the court. Mr.. Andersen has not
waited this long without cause, how
ever, before perfecting his right to cit
izenship in his adopted country. Back
in 1872 he made first application in
Missouri. Until five years ago he sup
posed his papers were all right. Then
it was found that papers and records
were missing and he had to start all
over again. The final hearing will
come up on the first day of the March
term of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
Booze Going Down.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 23.-Regular
Qualification" meetings are being held
here by the Booze Fighters Union :"
Anticipating the enforcement of the
statewide prohibition law, effective
January 1, a saloon which has hereto
fore made speciality of whisky at
121a cents a drink has reduced the
price to five cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
KANSAS BOOK TRAVELS FAR.
Teaching Issued at Emporia, Goes
to India and Hawaii.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 23.-That
teachers in England are finding time
to look about for educational sugges-
tions in spite of the war is shown by
a call which came recently from an
educator in Cheffield, England, for spe-
cial copies of the journal, Teaching
published by the State Normal school
at Emporia. They will be used in
connection with work carried on by
Miss Dorothy Hartley of Sheffield
Within the last few months, calls for
Teaching have been received from the
Hawaiian Islands, from India, and
from Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
Postponc Tri-state Debate.

Manhattan, Kan. Oct. 23.-The tri-
state debate between Ames, South Da-
kota university and the Kansas State
Agricultural college has been post
poned one week. 1t is now scheduled
for Friday evening. November 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
| C1A5 Is THE
1SSeS MOST EXCITING MOMENT
~ OF MY LIFE.
H Asrelaied bywell knownIoPekans.

ing three or four seconds the rough
and tumble Topeka lawyer ever knew
and he has known some moments
that would compete in any thriller
contest.
Premature Explosion.
To McKeever's mind, that prema-
ture explosion was the bombardment
of the Dardanelles, an eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius and GabriePs trumpet ca
all in one. And then after McKeever
had looked himself all over and found
that he really wasn't hurt, he thought
it would be great fun to do it all over
again-if he just knew nothing would
hit him.
Father sent me out to help blast
some rock" said McKecver. There
was an abundant rock crop and fixed
the fuse and prepared to blow up a
hillside. Maybe 1 didn't made the fuse
long enough. Maybe 1 didn't display
proper haste in getting away. Just
now 1 don't know. In fact it is mat
ter of no immediate concern.
Started Towards Mars.
''All 1 know is the thought that the
world had suddenly started to Mars.
1t was an awful roar. I looked up and
filled with rocks, regular boulders,
some of them seemed. 1 don't know
what 1 did or how 1 did it. Never in
my life did come so nearly seeing my
own funeral Then when it was all
over and hadn't so much as been hit,
1 must have realized the same SEN
sation that comes to a, soldier after
battle. I wanted to do it all over
again"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
ed McKeeyer,s Blow Up.

One time whole armful of dyna-
mite exploded right under Edwin Nc
Keever Topeka lawyer. Exciting ?
Think it over. Ask McKeever.
That was long, long ago-away back
in the days when McKeever worked
on his fathers farm and he was help
ing blast rock. 1t was the most excit-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
Major Harvey's Experience.

When a man VINO Is wen
along on the highway of life can recall
wildly an experience of his eleventh
year, it must have been some little
incident.
1t is such an incident, however, that
Maj. A NJ. Harvey declares was the
most thrilling in his life.
One day long before the title had
been annexed to the majors name
to be exact, when he was eleven years
of age, he was busy fighting a fire on
a Shawnee county prairie. 1t was on
a fairly cool April day, but the bust
ness in which young Harvey was en-
gagged in just then was more than
warm. The major says sit was hot as
blazes.'
The fire was not a difficult one to
fight and with a little back firing, Har-
vey put it out of commission. Then
he tore out for a place to get a drink.
He wendell his way to no drug store
soda fountain or corner pop stand
not then. He took a little half mile
jaunt to a well that had been dug
beside a small ravine which carried
off the overflow from the spring.
AS he had done many times before,
Harvey laid flat on the ground before
the spring and steered his face to the
on the stage. When the major craned
his neck toward the thirst quencher
he in some manner got up more steam
than he expected and before he was
fairly aware of the fact that he was
changing his position, he was at the
bottom of a seven foot well. Exactly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

John Savage, Topeka baseball mag
nate, recites the following as the most
exciting moment in his life:
at was about ten years old and had
a great fondness for dogs with short
tails. One Sunday morning as I was
going to church with my father and
mother some friends of ours gave me
a small fox terrier dog. This dog had
a long tail. After church we went
home and when we got to the farm
dinner was ready. The folks sat down
to the table but I went out into the
yard and got my dog. Then went to
the barn and got an axe I decided
that 1 would amputate the dogs tail,
so 1 held the dog by the front legs,
placed it's tail on a wooden block, and
took a smash at it with the axe. The
tail did not come off as expected and
the dog got away from me.
THE little creature ran wildly to-
ward the house, through the back
door and into the dining room, leav-
ing trail of blood behind him. The
dinner was spoiled for every one who
saw the dog and my father hunted for
me. What happened later was the
most exciting moment 1 ever had in
my life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23

1.-The most exciting moment of my
life?" pondered Miss Hildur Nygren,
stenographer to Joseph Hanlon, chief
of the fire department.
"Ah 1 have it. 1t was when I
slipped up stealthily behind a cousin
of mine. 1 had a Ratchet in my hand
She was in a hammock and engrossed
in a book. 1 took a hack at the rope
supporting the hammock There was
a. sharp rock right where tho ham
mock hit the ground first. Yes, that
was the most exciting moment of my
life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
GERMAN EMPEROR IS HELD RESPONSIBLE
 FOR OFFICERS'' ACTS
Prominent Englishmen Say Hold the Kaiser Personally Accountable
 for What Submarines Do. Intern Germans

London. May 10 D. m.)--Riots which occurred earlier in the week have given place to condemnation by public men of the German Emperor and his ad- vsers, who are charged with responsi- bility for actions which have aroused pub- lie anger. The demand is made that Great Britain publicly proclaim the per- German government for the outrages perpetrated by German officers or their agents during the present war
 A resolution in this sense moved at a public meeting In Chelsea tonight by Lord Charles Beresford was unanimously passed.
 Lord Beresford urged that all German property in the British empire be confis- cated, and that all rich Germans whether naturalized or not, be interned until Brit ssh prisoners in Germany are treated as honorable prisoners of war"
 Lord Robert Cecil said he had been told that Emperor William did not approve of what had been done. but the speaker declared that If the German Emperor dis approved and allowed these things to go on, he was 10 times more guilty and must be punished; this must be one condi- ton of any peace
 Lewis Harcourt British secretary of state for the colonies. speaking at a meeting on the water front tonight, said that Germany ''stood at the bar of the world naked and una ashamed monster, stimulating humanity. but in fact a re- version to prehistoric barbarism.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
SOSA, WITH 400 MEN,
 REACHES ESPERANZA
Americans in Battle With Yaqui In dians-Three Americans Are
 Reported Killed

NoeaIes, Sonora. May 14-General Sosa, with 400 Villa troops. arrived today at Esperanza. where small American col ony has been in battle with Yaqui In dians. The Indians are enraged because the Mexican factions have failed to re- deem a promise to return to them lands in the Yaqui river valley.
 Advices today said that William Stocker, previously reported killed. was wounded, having lost an arm In the fighting. z. o. Sticker appears to have been wounded also. The American dead. according to these reports, total three.
 Villa authorities here were informed tonight that American owners of the Yaqui valley lands about Esperanza had asked the Washington government to order landing party from one of the American warships on the Mexican coast to go to the aid of the Amdrican colonists. Colonel De La Vegeta, May torena's chief of staff. commenting on that, declared that permission would not be granted for men to land from war ships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
AUTHORIZE NAVY'S
 FIRST DIRIGIBLE
Daniels Gives Contract to Connecti- cut Company-To Be Delivered
 in Four Months

Washington May 14-Construction of the navy's first dirigible was authorized today by Secretary Daniels. who award ed contract for It's manufacture to the Connecticut Aircraft company of New Haven on a bid of s45,s ,s36.
 The balloon Is to be delivered within four months to be used at the naval aero nautic station at Pensacola. It Is de- signed to carry four student observers in addition to a crew of four. It will be 175 feet long. 55 feet high. have a ga capacity of 10000 cubic feet and a speed of B miles an hour The two-hour ra- dius of action can be doubled by replacine with gasoline the weight of the extra men.
 Congress appropriated $1 ,0o0,000 for aero. nautics in the last naval bill. Two hydro aeroplanes were received last week and three others are due for delivery soon Three additional ones will be bid for dur ing the summer A contract will be awarded within few days for a float ing shed designed to accommodate the dirigible.
 The armored cruiser North Carolina is to be overhauled for use at Pensacola as an aviation ship. With her arrival and delivery of the airships contracted for the Pensacola station will start the train. ing of officers and men on larger scale than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
SUNDAYS AGE-HERALD

Among interesting articles by women writers in tomorrow Age-Herald will be the following;
 Lady Duff Gordon in the magazine sec tion, writes of "The New Collaress Wrap and the New Collars. Marion Harland takes as her subject. Need of a ChaperoneN Frances Cowles, in her Corner In An- cestors series. takes up tomorrow The Hamer Family Flora Milner Harrison writes. The Ex- ceptional Child: Causes and Helps Is the Theme of Miss Gardner of Troy Normal" l Mrs. ]. B. Reid continues the series 1 begun last week. ] Among articles on foreign topics will be:
 life In Buenos Aires" by Frank c. Carpenter. | Hayden Church writes from London un- der the head, Sacrificed Fifty Million Dollars for the Sake or stocking Mod- ern Ark
 seeing the War by Transport Team" | By Byron I,omax, Warsaw. ! Among other articles worthy of especial | note will be;
 New Plant for Handling the Gold
 Bearing Gravels of Alabama by Ross ! & Craddock,
 Farm Colonies vs. County Jails.' by | Amos w. Butler. l Bill Vines discourses on "usefulness of 1 Geologists.'' l Allen Griffin Johnson writes under tho head. sUp and Down Broadway
 Very Surprising New Facts About Par rots." by Mile Futile. | "rhe shoemaker's Daughter Who Fooled l Broadway ''sensible Lessons In Swimming. by George T. Holm. director of swimming,
 Columbia university. and Bernard college
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
IA LARGER NAVY IS. URGED BY SPEAKERS.
 OF THE NAVY LEAGUE
Officers and Members of Body Visit Atlantic Fleet and Are Entertained by
 Admiral Fletcher

New York. May 14-offeers anu members of the Navy league, accom- panied by their wives and daughters, visited the Atlantic fleet here today and were received by Admiral Fletcher aboard his flagship, the Wyoming.
 Responding to Admiral Fletcher. Col, Robert Fl. Thompson. director aid chairman Of the general executive com mittee of the league, praised inc navy and it's men, but said the United States lacked sufficient ships and officers.
 Tonight the league gave a dinner and ball to the fleets officers.
 \ large party of members of tho Daughters of the American Revolution also visited the fleet today. Admiral Fletcher held a reception in thoir honor.
 larger navy was unanimously ad- vocated by the speakers at tonighis dinner of the Navy league to the off cers of the fleet. Col Robert Thomp- son. chairman of the general executive committed who was toastmaster, said the people had themselves to blame fur the failure of the government to pro- vide material and men as Win enable the navy to perform the duty entrusted to it.
 pr. Lyman Abbott declared he had hoped in vain that the time was near when an appeal to reason in controyer- sies between nations would be suffi- cient
 'I respect the people who argue for disarmament, but do not respect their opinions" he said. "Dlsarmament would land us in international anarchy, We do not want war, but We want to be prepared to meet war if 1t comes upon us 1 believe that the president tiaf note which has just been trans mitted to Germany will rank among the best and noblest messages from the occupants of the White House in our history. l hope the message will not prove In vain.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
Hundreds Surrender Volun-
 tarily and Are Sent to
 Southend to Prepared Detention Camps
REPATRIATION OF ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN
 IS CAUSING TROUBLE
Many Have No Homes
 Other Than in England.
 Capital Quiet, But Spo- radio Rioting Continues

London, May l4--Poliee throughout the country have been busy all day gathering subjects of hostile countries of a military age and dispatching them to concentra- tion camps.
 Many hundreds voluntarily surrendered and were sent of in patches, 300 going to Southbend to be placed aboard steam CTS which have been fitted up for the purpose The only difficulty the authori- ties are faced with Is that of finding room, as the suddenness with which the gov ernment came to its decision finding the riots gave no time to prepare new camps.
 Subjects Registered
 As all subjects of enemy countries have been registered since the commencement of the war and have been compelled to report periodically to the police, there is no difficulty in locating them. Some, however, with large businesses must he given time to arrange their affairs In most ca ses the business has been trans ferred to Brtishers or neutrals, pur some alien business men closed their premises immediately. In the east end of London, where the majority of the small bakers are Germans, the people this morning suddenly found themselves deprived of usual supplies. A greater task will be that of arranging for repatriation oi women and children and men over the military age Many of the latter have resided in England a lifetime and have no other home and are pleading as an alternative to be interned with the younger men. Illness thus far has proved the only excuse accepted by the authori- ties for relaxation in the orders, but it is believed that leniency will be shown thoss who have been residents of this country for long time.