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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
WAS A FRAME-Up
AGAINST BOTKIN
Clifford Makes Affidavit That
He Was Urged to Escape.
His Former Statement Was
Part of Plot, He Says.
STATE CLOSES ITS CASE
Nearly so Witnesses Have Tes-
titled for the Prosecution.
The Warden Will Testify Next
Week in Topeka.
STATE CLOSES ITS CASE

Lansing, Kan, Aug. 21.-An aff1-
davit of B. J. Clifford, alleging that a
former deputy warden of the Kansas
state prison had urged him to escape
while in Kansas City in custody of j.
D. Botk1n, warden, was offered in evi-
dence today at the resumption of the
hearing of charges against Mr.. Bot
kin. Witnesses yesterday testified
hat Clifford, then serving a forgery
sentence, had been taken to Kansas
City by the warden several times that
he might consult with %; mixers in re-
gard to property interests -hich sub
Sequent developments indicated did
not exist on one of these trips Gift
ford escaped and fled to Missouri but
later was returned to prison
The Affidavit.
The affidavit was offered shortly
after the prosecution had rested its
case. The affidavit reads:
This is to certify that ], Ben ].
Clifford, did, through the persuasion
of officers at the Lansing, Kansas,
state prison, make one written state
ment concerning the way in which [
escaped from Warden BOtkin. The
same was false and written only to
serve in a plot tc force the warden to
resign. The officers were Mr.. Clark,
Mr.. O'Brie1 and Fitzgibbons.
when in fact the warden took me
to Kansas City only because he sym
pathized with me in a long sick spell
from which / was cOnVa1eScing, and
to give me an outing. OF course 1 did
some business but none that he knew
of in the least. 1t was the planning
of a league of officers that [ did what
I did. 1t was only 10 hurt him in his
senatorial race ard to use as a means
to force him to resign his office as
warden of the Kansas state prison
AN officer gave me the money to
go on and the deputy gave me the
shoes and hat, and also agreed to get
me a psrd IN in case I was caught.
1 can prove that the deputy took me
out night and Gay planning ways to
throw tla warden until he hit on the
pIan--of 1savinS him in Kansas City. L
was n trusty. I deny all statements
made prior to this date. as [ was led
into doing so by promises of different
kinds concerning release and getting
out of the mines and so forth.
1.-The officer who gave me money
was McNalley.
(SignedI "B. J. CLIFFORD"
J. V. F1tzgibbons, former deputy
warden, discharged December IS,
1914 was put back on the stand this
afternoon and testified that the use of
straigh htjackets and gags had been re-
sorted to several times at the prison
but that Warden Botkin knew of only
one time they had been used and after
that had ordered the use of them dis
continued. Fitzgibbons threw some
light upon the trouble in the prison by
stating that some of the friction be-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
OffshOot of Great Texas Storm
Spreads DesOlation.
Rain SWAMPS VAST TERRITORY
Seven to Nine-inch Fall Makes
RiyuIets Rivers.
Levee Out; Towns Periled; st.
Louis Big Sufferer.

st. Louis, Mo, Aug. 21.-
Ten persons dead, two miss
ing, many thousands homeless,
crops and other property worth
several million dollars destroyed.
transportation and wire communica-
ton facilities greatly impaired, and in
places wholly suspended, and thou
sands of lives endangered-this was
the toll of an offshoot of the Texas
coast tornado. which yesterday swept
through Missouri, Arkansas and east
ern Illinois.
missing were in the flood that swept
the southern part OF st. Louis. Nine
bodies were found today-one that
of white woman, nd eight those of
negroes. The missing are negroes.
Ten Bodies Found.
Five of the bodies were found in the
suburb OF Ellendale, which adjoins the
city on the southwest, and five were
the southwestern part of ST. Louis.
Nine of the known dead are negroes.
The body Of white woman, Mrs
Annie Wafoner, sc years old, was
found under a bed that had been over
turned by the rush of water. The two
missing are negroes.
The flood waters receded rapidly
today AMI as the waters went down,
policemen, firemen and national
guardsmen searched the houses for
missing.
Trains Are AnnuIled.
Through train service in and out of
ST. Louis still was Gemoralized today.
Incoming trains We're marked indefi-
nitely delayed en- the Pennsylvania,
the Chicago & Alton, the Chicago,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
AT LAST, CITY
BUDGET IS FIXED
WasSOn's Recommendations Be
Put Through Monday.
Commission Stands 3 to 3 on
Proposition.
ALLOWANCE FOR SHRINKAGE
Levy Will Raise $4,000 More
Than Is Needed.
Unnecessary and Unprecedent-
ed Declares Roy Bone.

When the city budget comes up for
final action by the city commission
Monday there will be division among
the members of the commission.
Frank NewIand, city commissioner OF
water and lighting; and w. L. Porter,
city commissioner of parks, will not
vote in support of the budget as
agreed upon by Mayor House ana
Commissioners Tandy and Wasson. "A
tacit agreement has been made among
these three to stand together and pass
a budget ordinance along the llneS
recommended by Wasson.
We've got the votes and we are go
ing to put it through" announced
Mayor House.
The budget as agreed upon by these
three eliminated all the appropriations
for improvements at the city lighting
plant recommended by Newland, and
cut out practically all improvements
requested by Porter for his depart
ment The $4,000 combination ami
NAL house and comfort station at
Gage park is eliminated. A pubic
comfort station to be located on Kan
sas avenue which has been the sub
1ect of prediction promises for three
campaigns is to be cut out.
THE budget allowances for my de-
partments, as agreed upon, practically
provide for more than bare MAIN
tenance. Progress is eliminated, there
will be no gong anedu anu bHIhSS
will be at a standstill,' said Porter.
Provides Shrinkage Fund.
The budget as agreed upon by
House, Tandy and Wasson provides
for approximately $4,000 for shrink
age In other words if all the taxes
are collected under the four mill levy
for the. general fund there will be
$4,000 more money than is needed.
But the three ruling members of the
commission are making provision for
'.shrinkage'' in the collection of taxes
on account of some property-ogners
failing to pay.
RoyL Bone, former city commission
er of finance, when told of this in
tention declared that such action
would be both unprecedented and un-
necessary.
Never before has the city provided
for any such margin and it is abso
lutely needless to levy any more money
than is needed. There never has been
any 'shrinkage' because the money
that comes in from delinquent taxes
of the previous year always offsets the
delinquent taxes of the following
year.
IF they are going to raise $4,000
more than is needed, / see no reason
why they can not allow me the money
to build a public comfort station. The
city has never allowed for any mar
gin before and has never had any
'shrinkage' from taxes to contend with
because one year offsets the other,
declared Porter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
Topeka WOMEN HURT
Mrs. X. T. Mayhcw and Daughter,
Marie, Injured in a Wreck.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. c1-
Among the injured from :he Western
Pacific wreck. near Hall Lake. who
We're brought to a Salt Lake hospital
last night were:
Mrs. r. f. Mayhem, Topeka. Kan ,
broken arm.
Miss Marie Mayhem, Topeka. brok
en- bones.
J. Fl. Aprens, St. Louis, broken leg.
Those who arrived here last night
are unable to tell what caused the
wreck The train, No. I, was under
way two miles east of Hall lake. when
without any warning, the baggage car.
three express cars. one chair car and
tourist sleeping car and two standard
sleeping cars left the track and turn
ed over. About 30 persons received
slight injuries.
r. E. Mayhew's residence is at 1877
College avenue. Mrs. Mayhem and
daughter, Marie, were on their way 10
California when injured A card re-
ceived Friday afternoon by Charles
MusseIman, neighbor of the MAY
hews living at 1872 College avenue,
from Mrs. Mayhew stated that the
Topekans We're seeing Salt Lake.
r. E Mayhem is a retired farmer
and owns considerable land at Yer
million. Kan. Mr. Mayhem was not
with his wife and daughter at the
time of the accident. but was in Yer
rnillion looking after his interests
there
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LAWSON JUROR IS HELD
Grover Hail. Who Charged Coercion.
Is Accused of Perjury.

Trinidad. Colo. Aug. 21.-Grover
Hall. member of the jury which, on
May 8, convicted John r. Lawson, in
ternational board member of the
United Mine Workers of America, of
first degree murder. was today ar
rested at Ration, y. NJ, on charge
of perjury.
Halls arrest was on an information
filed in the district court here by At
torney General Fred Farrar. 1t is
based upon an affidavit by Hall, in
cOrporated in LawsOn's motion for a
new trial, in which Hall swore he had
been coerced by a court bailiff to
agree to a verdict of guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21

EIgin. ILL.,, Aug. 21.-Over a course
made heavy and dangerous by last
nights drenching rains. II driVera
were ready to pilot their machines in
todays 301 mile automobile race, the
final event of the two day meeting.
The race was for the Elgin National
trophy. Prizes totalling $4,000. will
be awarded to the first three who fin
ish. $4,000 to the winner. $3.50 to SEQ.
ond and $3.50 for third place. All or
the drivers. with the exception of one
were entered in today's grind.
Ralph De Palma, winner Of The
event in 1912 and last year. vas the
favorite, although Earl Cooper, who
to give the noted Italian driver a
close race.
Before the start the Withdrawals of
Alley and Patrick were announced.
leaving twelve starters. The contest
ants were sent away at Il o'clock, 80
seconds apart, in the following order:
Jones, De Palma, Henderson. Ander-
son, O'Donnen, Cooper. Oldfield.
Chandler. RobillIard, Burt, Henning
and Buzane.
Anderson, at 100 miles attained a
lead of two seconds over Cooper. A..
this stage the leaders ranked: Ander-
son, 1:1S:25; Cooper, 1:1s:27; De
Palma. 1:19:58.
On the eleventh lap. by prearranze-
ment. Brown relieved Jones a dTiv-
er. 1t was stated that Jones would
drive the last 100 miles of the race.
Anderson, on his seventeenth round.
lowered his lap record to 0:06:19, at
the rate of 1854 miles per hour.
Robilliard was disqualified on the
tenth lap because of the dangerous
condition # one of his wheels. The
miles: Anderson. 1:56:49; Cooper.
1:57:32; O'Donnell, 2:O0:0S.
Henderson dropped out at so miles
with broken time gear.
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STORM Is BLOWING OUT
AS 1T SWEEPS EASTWARD

Chicago, Aug. 21.-The Texas
storm which yesterday swept
nOrthward. crossing Illinois and
touching Chicago, was central over
Indiana today ana moving east, ac-
cording to the local weather bu-
reau.
It was somewhat decreased in
energy today, but high winds and
heavy rains still followed in its
path.
The storm, according to the bu-
reaur will traverse the lower lake
region in Ohio and perhaps west
ern New York before it disappears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
STUCKEY WIFE'SSIDE
Preacher ParoIed by Capper to We'll
come Baby; Child Is Deal.

Kansas City. Aug. 21.-rhe Rev.
Wallace NJ. Stuckey, the Williams
burg, Kan. preacher, who was SEN
fenced to the Kansas peni-enuiary for
from five to twenty-five years for alb
Quoting Lorena Sutherland. l6-
year-oId girl, was at the bedside OF his
wife when a baby was born II her
yesterday afternoon at her home in
Kansas City, Kan. The baby died.
The records at Lansing show that
Stuckey was given a special tempor-
ary parole by Governor CapDer June
21, so that he might join his wife. His
wife is reported to be in dangerous
condition.
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RUSSIANS CAST
BEYOND BIALA BY
DRIVING TEUTONS
On-Rushing Germans Capture
Cars Town of Bielsk.
Marshy Ground Alone Delays
Fall of OssOwetz.
VEIL OVER BIG SEA BATTLE
Mysterious Engagement RageS
in Gulf of Riga.
French Unable to Hold Lens
Arras CrOss-ROads.
MarShy Ground Alone Delays
Fall of OSSOwetZ.
VEIL OVER BIG SEA BATTLE
Mysterious Engagement RageS
i'm Gulf of Riga.
French Unable to Hold Lens
ArraS CrOSS-ROadS.

London, Aug. 21.-(6:37
p. m. )-Three Russian war
ships and one German war
ship, all small vessels, have
been sunk in the battle in
the Gulf of Riga. Announce
ment to this effect was
made today.
Two other German war
ships were put out of COM
mission during the engage
ment. One ran ashore and
the other was damaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
CLEAR, COOL AND CRISP
This Is Bureaus Description of Kan
Sas Weather.

The minimum temperature of So de-
grees al Topeka this morning came
within fraction of a degree of equal
ing the cool weather record for this
date in the last twenty-nine years. The
minimum temperature August 81, 80,
was 55-S degrees.
The weather was cool and crisp in
all parts of Kansas today. The sky
was clear at every government station
at O'Clock this morning.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and probably Sunday
with little change in temperature.
The stage of the kaw river at To-
peka today was 1875 feet, a fall of half
a foot in twenty-four hours.
The wind was five miles an hour
from the northwest this afternoon.
hon 6i N
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BULGARIA MASSES $50. 600
TROOPS ON TURK FRONTIER

Naples, Aug. 21-(Via Paris).-
A dispatch to the Matin from Sa-
Ioniki says that Bulgaria has con-
centrated 100000 troops on the
Turkish frontier.
Recent newspaper dispatches
from Sofia have agreed that Bull
garia is satisfied with the terri
torial concessions offered her by
the entente powers as the price of
her aid in the war. The consent of
Serbia and Greece to these terms is
awaited before the allies finally
bring their negotiations with Bull
garia to a conclusion. If Bulgaria
declares war upon Turkey it is un-
derstood that she will receive gen.
eral financial assistance from the
entente powers.
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ZEPPELIN WINGED
Russian Gunners Bring Down
Ship Near Wilma.
Pilot, Engineer and Eight Sol
diers Are Taken.

London, Aug. 21.-Russian gunners
have brought down a Zeppelin that
was approaching Wilma. according to
a dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
company from PetrOgrad today
The dispatch continues:
The airship was hit four times. 1t
contained the pilot and engineer, to-
gether with eight soldiers. a machine
gun, bombs. incendiary darts and pho
tographie apparatus"
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This afternoon Omaha and Topeka
played their last game of the season
here, Marty Krug and his batters leaV-
ing tonight for Wichita.
In an effort to break the losing
streak today, Jimmy Jackson an
nourced Higgins, the local talent
pitcher, as his mound man. and again
switched the lineup, leading off with
Tydeman and placing Bostick near the
foot of the class with Fisher.
Tomorrow a doubleheader will be
played with Sioux City, the team that
is disputing the title to third place
with the SaVages. The third game of
the Indian series will be played Mon
day and Tuesday will be the off day
instead of Monday, as was previously
announced This change was made to
prevent the possibility of a left over
game
Grover and Dashner are slated to
work tomorrOwS games MOnroe'S
finger is about well and it is expected
that ne will share the catching bur-
den with Rapps for the remainder of
the season
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DIR. Paul EhrIich Dad.

Berlin. Aug. 21.=(via London.) y
Dr. Paul Ehrlich. discovsrer OF Sal
varsan. and of the antitox;n for diph-
iberia. died suddenly today of heart
disease at Bad Homburg. at the age
of 61 years. He was noted also as an
expert in the treatment of cancer.
Half of the Noble prize for medicine
was awarded to him in 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
BALKAN WAR?

Attitude OF Ihree states IoWard En-
tente Allies May Cause Trouble.
London Aug. 21.-TeIegraphing
from Bucharest, the Balkan corre-
spondent of the Times, declares there
is danger of another Balkan war un-
less the proposals of the quadruple
entente powers to Bulgaria, Serbia
and Greece are accepted by those
states.
Rumania, he says. is exerting her
influence to persuade her neighbors
to accept the proposals and Serbia
shows signs of compliance
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BAN ON COTTON SOON
Paris Official Paper Ready to Publish
Contra band Order.

Paris. Aug. 21.-The foreign Office
announces that the Journale Official
tomorrow morning will contain an
announcement by the French and
British government declaring cotton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
NOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD
EinIay, Discoverer of Mosquito Origin
OF yellow Fever, Expires at S.

Havana. Aug. 21.-Dr. Charles E.
Finlay. discoverer of the mosquito
origin of yellow fever. died tonight at
his home here. Doctor Finlay was
born 50 years ago in Camaguey- He
retired from the practice of medicine
many years ago.
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Exchange of Diplomatic Com
municatiOnS Assured.
WILSON ACTS WITH CAUTION
Utmost DeIiberatiOn Consistent
With Delicate Question.
Omits No Opportunity to Avoid
Severance of Ties.

London. Aug. 21-(6:22 u. M
Although no official report on
the sinking of the Arabic had
becn received, il is learned OH in
quiry in official circles here that
the British government is salts
fled that the Arabs did not at
tempt to escape or to ram the
submarine which sank her.
Washington, Aug. 21.-It was
announced at the state depart
ment today that Ambassador
Gerard probably will be directed
to call the German governments
attention to the sinking of the
White Star liner Arabic, and to in
vite an explanation.
This was the first indication from
any official source that Germany
would have an opportunity to give the
reasons for the attack apparently in
disregard of President Wilson's solemn
warning that such an act would be re
garded as deliberately unfriendly.'
Giving Germany a Chance"
The state departments attitude is
that # the German government has
any facts, which, in it's opinion, go to
mitigate the cause OF the attack, such
as an attempt to escape or an attempt
Berlin foreign office should have op-
portunity to present them.
TOdayS announcement, moreover,
indicates that before President Wilson
exchange of diplomatic communica-
tionS.
1t is understood that the state de-
partment's policy is to show the ut
most deliberaiOn consistent with the
delicate question, and to omit no Op-
portunity of avoiding a severance of
relations with Germany so long as
there is a reasonable expectation that
a sufficient excuse can be given for
the sinking of the Arabic.
Secretary Lansing said he could do
no more now than lad been done and
was continuing to await official in
formation necessary to determine the
governments course.
Although it has been reported that
that Captain Finch of the Ara bic had
been warned and attempted to escape
before the torpedo was discharged it
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ANDERSON WINS
Cooper Second in Auto Race for
EIgin Trophy.
O'DOnnelI Is Third and De
Palma Fourth.

EIgiD. ILL.,. Aug. 21.-GiI An
derson won the 3OI-miIe automo-
bile race for the EIgin National
trophy here today.
Cooper was second. O'DonneIi
was third. De Palma was fourth.
Anderson's time was 3 3:54:41.
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Galveston, Battered, Turns
Hand to Rehabilitation.
No Water From Pumping Plant
for Two Days Yet.
NO DANGER OF FOOD famine:
Wire Communication With
World Cheers the People.
Damaged Causeway to Be Made
Better Than Ever.

Galveston. Tex. Aug. 21.-TwO
of the principal railroads enter
ing Galveston have come to the
city's aid and have been author
lied to construct a new pipe line
along the cauSeWay across the
bay to connect the broken supply
main of the city's water system
at the mainland and the Calves
ton ends. The railroad officials
stated their engineers expected to
have an adequate supply of fresh
water by next Tuesday.
Several of the larger dry goods
and clothing stores have reopened
and others propose to resume
business by Monday. Ten bak-
cries are now supplying bread.
Announcements was made by
City Commissioner George Sealey
that two boatIOads of milk will
be received here this afternoon
from dairies on the mainland, and
that thereafter supply of two
boatloads daily will be received.
There has been little fresh milk
since the storm.
The railroads working on the
tenn porary main are the Santa
F'e railroad and the Southern
Pacific. They furnished the en-
gineers and wOrkrnen to construct
the temporary main, the city to
bear the expense.
Galveston. Tex, Aug. 21.-Tota
known deaths from the hurricane
both for Galveston island and the
mainland of southeast Texas, today
stood at 200.
Galveston will receive no fresh wa
ter from its big pumping plant at Alta
Iona for several days at least. owing
which runs near the causeway be
-ween here and Virginia Point, ac
cording to an announcement made
early today by Mayor Lewis Fisher
and other city officials.
The fifth day after the cessation o.
one of the most severe storm:
has ever experienced
found the city gradually recov-
ering from the terrific onslaught
Of the clements and conditions slowly
out steadily approaching normal. To-
lay the city still showed plainly the
effects of the battering re-
-eived from the wind and rain and in
ence was experienced by residents be
cause virtually all the public utilities
we're placed out of commission except
ng probably in scattered sections.
Remedying Storm Damage.
But the worst of the damage had
1een more or less remedied today and
putting of the city in order was pro-
as rapidly as possible. f'eal
apparently had been eliminated of q
food shortage or any calamity of equa1
for the public in its time Of
stress. satisfaction is felt among the
city's population over the fact that
with the outside world
oy wire has been re-esta blished. Two
West ern Union wires and a South
western Telephone company wire were
placed in commission yesterday and
started last evening If senGing long
delayed messages. connections having
been obtained via the submarine ca
1les from the city to Virginia Point
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Batteries: HumphrieS, StaT1ridSe
nd Archer; Alexander and Killifer.
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weather Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and probably
Sunday; not much change in temper.
ature.
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END WITH OMAHA
SayageS and ROurkeS Finish
Schedule This Afternoon.
Higgins Pitches for Topeka: a
New Batting Order.

The Lineup.
Omaha Topeka
Smith, cf. Tyde nan, RI
Breen, %. Cochran. 3D.
Forsythe, IF. Brown, IL.
Wells, G. baltimore. I'd.
Krug, ss. Jackson, CT.
McChesnev. If BoStick, SIS.
Tannehill, 3b. Fisher, 1b-
Schleibner, 1b. Monroe or
Ing9rsoll. p Rapps,
Higgins. p
Umpires: Cusack and Ryan.
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BASEBALL TO-DAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At neutrality-suspicious. game
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