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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
MARINES AND JACKES RESTORING
PEACE IN PORT Al PRINCE
Taking Arms From the Natives and
Breaking Up Military Organiza-
tions--Miserable Conditions Exist
In Mexico City and Poor Compel
led to SubSiSt On Dead Animals

'pected General Gonzales will imme-
diately reoccupy Mexico City and
Carranza will move there soon. Many
Zapatistas have arrived. Editor Paul
Hudson, his family and staff, of the
Mexican Herald is missing and his
fate is unknown.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
M any Starving

Dy OIIIlCu IIHSSJ
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Charles
O'ConAer. special agent for the Red
Cross in Mexico City, has wired nr-
gently requesting the state depart
ment to alleviate the food conditions.
lie Said deaths from starvation were
frequent and that the poor were eat
ing leaves, grass and dead animals.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
by United Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Accord-
ing to the Washington Times Pres
ldent Wilson has definitely decided
to recognize Carranza as president of
MeNico according to an authenticated
report this afternoon. 1t is said the
president will take this action within
two weeks"
Orders Stores Confiscated
by United Pressl
Ell PASO, Aug. Villa has or
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
Danger Believed Passed
By United Press1

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The
gale has subsidized and at noon Cap
tain Nichols reported that the sea is
calm and the tugs alongside expected
to take the vessel off the reef this
afternoon. 1t is believed the danger
is now passed. The cargo of the
Georgian has 1000 tons and is valued
at $1,00O,OOO.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
Continue to Advance

by Un1ted FfeSS
BERLIN, Aug 2.-It is announced
General Won Buelow now occupies
Mitau, twenty-five miles southwest
Of Riga The Germans have crossed
the Narew at many points and are
advaycing towards the Bug
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
Germans Get Two More
By United Press

by UHIttu TTtSSI
LONDON, Aug 2.-The British
steamer Benvoirlich was submarinsd
and seventeen Of her crew were land
ed. Captain Smith and others in the
second boat. have not been located.
Eleven drowned when the Cliftonia
sank. The British steamer Fulgens
was submarineu, but the crew was
landed
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
GERMANS USING |NCENO|ARY
BOMBS ALONG WESTERN FRONT
Make Several Attacks at Various
Points, But Are Repulsed--Te
tons May Not Reply to Americas
Lusitania Note Is Report--British
Steamer Sunk, Crew Saved

lines Cllntonia has been sunk, pre-
sumably by a submarine, according
to dispatches just received. Fifty Of
the passengers and crew are report
ed saved.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02

PARIS. Aug. 2.-It is announced
the Germans are again using incen-
diary bombs and flaming liquids
along the front. They were thrice
defeated at Meuse heights last night
and their several attacks around
Souchez were repulsed. The French
countered and demolished their IN
tanglements.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
May Not Answer Note
TBv United Press1

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-It is semi
officially stated that contrary to re-
ports the German government has
not decided yet whether to answer
the American Lusitania note"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
Russian Destroyer Founders

Constantinople, Aug. 2.-It is an
nounced a large Russian destroyer
has foundered off Yoeken, East
Schile 1t is not known how as le-
tails are meager.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
Hold $4,000 Austrians
TBy United Press1

ROME, Aug. 2.-It is announced
that 1900 Austrian prisoners are
confined in the interior of Italy.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
by United Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Ameri-
can marines are ransacking Port Au
Prince for arms, Rear-Admiral Cap
crton has wirelessed the department,
and are coniiscating them. They have
also disarmed all natives who are
maintaining military organizations.
Caperton forbade night gatherings.
Food is scarce and the poor are sui
icring. The battlcship Connecticut,
with additional marines, will arrive
Wednesday.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02

Attorney George A. Montrose of
Gardnerville was Carson visitor yes
terday.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02
HAWAIIAN FRE|CHTER HAS A
CLOSE CALL OFF DUXbURY REEFS
Runs On Rocks In Gale and Impen-
etrable Fog, But at Last Reports
Sea Had Gained and Tugs Along
side Expected to Pull Her Off
Safely

ance. 1t was on Duxbury reef the
Hanalea sank a year ago and over
fifty people perished.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-02

The APPEAL is progressive. Sn3-
scribe for the APPEAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
Jayhawker Jots

A woman may be born the equal of
man, observes the Havensville Re
view, but it doesn't take her long to
overcome it.
Another good roads argument, from
the Caldwell News: Dust and a gutter
ed roadway make motoring anything
but pleasant.
Pointed out by the Overlook Citi-
zen: The right kind of a man never
loses more than one finger by fooling
with a buzz saw.
Noting that the German government
declines to cease its submarine war
fare, the HaVensVille Review suggests
that its readers stay out of the war
zone.
Ten-strike, by the Peabody Herald:
You cannot very well ask others what
the town is doing for you until you
ask yourself what you are doing for
the town.
Related by the jamestown Optimist:
Not long ago a youngster in school
was busy with paper and pencil when
the teacher came and glanced over his
shoulder. What in the world are you
drawing?" asked the teacher. II
drawing a picture of God,'' replied the
young artist. PIT you can't draw a
picture of God,' argued the teacher,
because no one knows what God
pointedly. they will when I get
through.
Playing baseball under difficulties.
Down at Wamego, writes the sporting
editor of the Manhattan Nationalist,
they have a cit% rule, like the one in
Manhattan, which is against any base
ball affairs within the city limits. But
the town boys slip one over on the city
dads by sojoufning to a COW lot just
outside the city. Because it would in
terfere with the grass, there is no
grandstand, and the players have to
guard the bases closely to keep the
stock from eating the sacks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04

eminent and its citizens, the far
reaching power represented by an in
visible something called the govern
ment that never seems quite tangible,
but is ail-powerful, he Will prove a
conspicuous figure of his time. The
United States of America could en-
ploy experts at enormous salaries to
run it's business affairs and save
money, with 4 large margin to appro-
pirate for political manuevers and
charitable institutions. If we must
have political Fairgrounds to expend
government money upon and useless
and impracticable commissions, let it
be appropriated under it's proper
heading as fund set aside for amuse-
ment, and delectation of the divers in
dividuals VINO feel that they must live
in the 1imelight, regardless of the fed
eral expense accruing. 1t may be a
good show, enjoyed by some, but it's
not worth the price of admission-say
those who have studied and analysed
the details of the billion-dollar budget
of the United States of America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
STREET RAILWAY SAFETY.

A skirrnish line $4,000 miles long
covering the entire United States
from Boston to San Francisco and
from the. lakes to the gulf has been
established by the American Museum
of Safety in it's fight on street rail-
way accidents. Eight hundred cleo
trio railways have just received the
conditions OF award of the Anthony n.
Brady memorial medals for Isl )
which set forth how the war on street
railway accidents is to be waged. This
enormous firing line includes every
mile of electric street railway liz the
United States along which several
thousand lives are lost or serious acct
dents occur every year. Such a line
with it's annual quota of killed and
wounded may we'll be likened to n line
of battle. 1t is only by aggressive
accident prevention work and the
adoption and strict observance of
safety methods, devices and principles
that reduction in the number of acct
dents can be effected. Statistics show
that almost fifty per cent of street
railway accidents are due to careless
ness of the public so the cooperation
of the public is absolutely necessary.
AS stimulus to the railways to
do their part, the heirs of the late
Anthony N. Brady founded the medal
in memory of the great American
street railway magnate. 1t is awarded
annually by The American Museum
of Safety to the electric railway which
has done the most to conserve the
safety and health of its employees
and the public. In addition to the
gold medal there is a replica in silver
awarded to a member of the operating
staff and a replica in bronze to an
employee, be he motorman, conductor
or shopman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
BAD STATE ACCOUNTS

Continued from Page One.1
accounts are secured by note. In the
main, however. there are some SIP
600 worth of accounts which the state
will gladly discount to some hopeful
and ambitious investor.
Little Hope for Collection.
Since 1912, less than one per cent of
the Irvine plant accounts have been
lost. But the losses prior to that time
were heavy. Only in d few cases is
there hope that the money can be COL
Iected.
In one instance, it is claimed, a
Kansas merchant was extended credit
for $3.50 worth of Irvine. By per-
sistent effort the state managed to
squeeze a collection of $50 on account
Since that time, it is reported the
merchant has taken a course in
bankruptcy. The 10000 pounds of
Irvine which the state sold him on
credit has been disposed of and the
money collected will hardly pay for
Irvine plant machine oil used in the
manufacture
A number of small accounts are
included in the bills turned over to
the attorney general for collection.
Some of the merchants have followed
the course of the $1,000 debtor, 9TH
erS have sold their stores and left the
state and still others have no money
with which to make payment So
Brewster looked over the stack of
bills without hope.
All of the bills were contracted be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
CALIFORNIA;
[continued from page one.l

LConf1nueO from Page One.l
will not be a 1egalized saloon any
where in the United States. 1t was
gratifying to know, too, that Kansas
is regarded as the leader in this great
movement and that it has done more
than any other state to demonstl ate
in Z. practical way that anti-liQuor leg
islation is desirable from an economic
and business standpoint as we'll as q
matter of good morals"
Governor Capper was strong in his
praise OF the two big fairs. He
of few foreign exhibits, the coast
shows were the greatest staged in a
quarter of a century.
But California is not a good place
for the man without money who is
looking for business opportunity.
ut must be admitted that Califor-
MIA is an unusually attractive state in
derfully in recent years. The climate
IS, of course, most delightful.
but take it is a state, it is not in
the same class with Kansas and never
will be. California is now suffering
from a reaction following real estate
boom. Real estate values were out of
reason and when property is sold in
the large cities now it is usually at a
sacrifice. This period of REIMBURSEMENT
will continue another year, at least In
the meantime. q KanSan who goes to
California without money is almost
certain to be disappointed. 1t is no
place at this time for poor man.
think there are ten chances in Kan
saS for a farmer or a laboring man
still insist Kansas is the best state in
the Union for the average man who is
willing to work and who wants to get
ahead in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
THIEF ACCUSES LAWYER
Confessed Bank Robber Assails Alibi
Offered by Pal.

Chandler, Ok, Aug. 4-Few more
witnesses remained to be called by the
state when the trial of Claude Sawyer
on charge of participation in a dou-
bic bank robbery at Stroud, Ok, last
March, was resumed today in district
court.
Lewis Estes, who has pleaded guilty
to a similar charge, yesterday testified
that Sawyer was a member of the
Henry Starr gang, which committed
the robberies and officials of the
Stroud banks identified Sawyer as one
of the raiders.
Counsel for the defendants have
announced that Sawyer will establish
an alibi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
CLAIMS FIRST WIRELESS
Serbian Inventor Brings Suit Against
Marconi to Establish Rights.

New York, Aug 4-Nicola Tosla
has appealed to the law to declare that
he and not William Marconi is the In
ventor of wireless telegraphy.
The suit mas been brought in she
United States district court here in the
name of the Nicola Tesla company, of
which the Serbian inventor is the
president. The defendant is the Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph company OF
America Millions are involved.
Mr.. Tesla announced today in con-
nection with the suit that he recently
has been granted a patent by the
United States government which will
supersede and revolutionize all pres
ent forms and applications of wireless
telegraphy and will enable him and
the financiers who are associated with
him to obtain and keep hold on COM
mercial wireless biography no matter
what may be the outcome of the lfti-
cation he has begun against the Mar
conf interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
1Ded(H d e!a!ea
49, 1akgl 1chna edes - -
MARIE GE ORGANNA

All of her life, or at least all of it
since she had come to live at Mary
Ellen's house, Marie Georganna had
wanted to see the outdoors at night
But never once had she succeeded.
For you see, Mary Ellen was such
a tidy l'ttic housekeeper and such a
careful little mother, that she never,
never, never left her, precious dolls
outdoors-dear me, No! Was Marie
Georganna doll? Yes, indeed, didn't
you guess that?
Marie Georganna was a most beau
tiful doll. She had golden hair and
big brown eyes and a handsome silk
dress and real boots-think of that!
No wonder her mother was careful of
her. You wouldn't have left her out
of-doors at night if she had belonged
to you, / am sure of that
But, unfortunately, Marie Georgian
ma didn't appreciate such care.
She had heard of the outdoor world
from the big rag doll, who being very
old and quite colorless, was often left
on the front porch or in the hammock
And the big rag doll, having no beau
tifui silk dress and no boots at all,
had to make up some way. So she
told wonderful stories of the happen
ings of the night.
Marie Georganna, not realizing that
the rag doll would gladly have stayed
in forever if such staying in would
have given her a pair of real SHOES,
listened obviously to all that she was
told.
Imagine then her delight when, on
a warm summer evening, Nary Ellen
was invited Unexpectedly to take an
automobile ride and went quickly away
without a thought for her doll lying
under the hammock "Oh, 1 suppose
she'll remember when she gets back
and I'll have to go in them said Marie
Georganna, but even a little is better
than nothing,''
But Mary Ellen didn't remember:
1t was so late when she got home. and
she was SO sleepy and tired that she
tumbled into her little bed as quickly
as ever she could.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
THE RIGHT TO LANGUAGE

Does the holding of public Office de-
prive man of those rights which he
enjoys as a private citizen? asks the
New Republic, and it continues: Sew
eral Southern editors think it does
and that the governor of Mississippi
overstepped the bounds of good taste
when he threatened to cut the throat
of a man who charged him with steal
ing bill. The error lies in failure
TO distinguish between personal and
official acts; the crime charged was
Official. but the language used was sim
ply that between Southern gentlemen
who disagreed upon the issues of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
Struck in Paying Quantities
Near Town of Valencia.
A Great Boom Has EnyeIOped
the Little Village.
SURROUNDING LAND GRABBED
Leases Have Been Made on
Thousands of Acres.
Experts Pour In From Okla.
hOma and Southern Kansas.

Valencia, west of Topeka about Is
miles Oh the Rock Island, is exper-
fencing an oil boom, according to re-
ports received in Topeka. Oil and gas
it is reported, have been found a short
distance south of that place in suffi-
cient quantities to attract oil experts
from Oklahoma and the southern part
OF Kansas.
A trace of oil was found early this
spring on the E. c. Morris farm, south
of the town. Later investigations
showed that the supply was greater
than at first it was thought to be. The
force of the oil at this place is said
to be sufficient to throw tin can sew
eral feet in the air.
AS a result of the strike, Valencia is
experiencing excitement not unlike
that which might have been seen
around Pixies Peak in the fifties when
it was rumored that gold was to be
found in the Colorado streams and
hills.
In the meantime number of men
are making arrangements to sink a
prospect well and refuse to tell any,
thing definite of their discovery. 1t is
also reported that several thousand
acres of land around the seep hole has
been leased.
Many Oil Booms.
Oil booms in this vicinity and west
of Manhattan have been numerous in
the last few years. So far the pros
poets have not PANIED out and com
panies which drilled we'll after we'll
have been losers. Experts have long
looked longingly at the prominent
anticlinal ridges which by some geo.
logists are regarded as a sign that
there is either oil or gas under the
land. Last year a Topeka company
began drilling west of Manhattan on
this theory. After sinking several
wells nothing more was heard of the
project. About two years ago Con-
cordia on the west line of the Kansas
ant1cl1nes experienced such a boom as
Valencia is now entertaining. Concor.
dia went mad over the report that gas
was found. A prospect hole in the
ground showed gas sure enough, but it
was pocket gas and amounted to moth
ing. Maple Hill also came in for
share of the excitement a few months
ago.
In the meantime Valencia has gone
oil mad and it is reported that thou
sands of acres of land have been
leased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
Journal Entries

It's easy enough to fool person,
but the difficulty lies in keeping him
fooled.
i. :. -
Experience would be much more
valuable if it could be sold for some
thing like what it cost.
than brains it doesn't necessarily fol-
low that he's wealthy.
= j. =
The admonitions always tell the
truth and never become a slave to
habit don't seem to jibe.
+ = =
From the way some folk let the
collection plates pass by it is evident
that they have nothing but praise for
the minister.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
COST OF CITY SCHOOLS

IContinued from Page Onel
Branner, one of the large ones, had
the record of $22.S2.
The high cost at several of the col
ored schools is at least partially ex-
planned by the small attendance At
Madison there We're but fifty-three
pupils enrolled, and at Douglas, fifty
five. The cost at Washington school,
where there were 202 pupils enrolled
is but slightly above the average
cost per capita at the buildings for
white children.
The tables compiled by Mr. Hol-
man are exhaustive, going into de-
tail relative to expense. They will
form an interesting portion of the re-
port Of the work of the city schools
which will be published next fall by
H. 3. Wilson, superintendent of
Saving Is Planned.
In the coming school year the cost
per pupil will be reduced at several
schools through maintaining one prin-
cipal for two schools. Clay Morrow
with serve as principal of both the
Grant and Quincy schools, and o. p
McClintock of the Harrison and Clay
schools c. S. Todd was principal of
both the Parkdale and the Lafayette
schools in the last school year.
Following is a comparison of the
cost per pupil at the respective schools
for the school years ending June,
1915, and June, 1914:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
SUFFRAGE MOTOR TOUR
Miss Alice Paul Tells of Proposed
Trip to Washington.

New York, Aug 4.-Afiss Alice
Paul, chairman of the Woman's Con-
gressional union, who has been tour
ing the eastern states to organize
delegations of suffra gists to attend the
convention of women voters to be held
in San Francisco in September, was on
her way west today. She planned to
stop at Detroit. Chicago and St. Paul.
While here Miss Paul aroused the
enthusiasm of the local suffra gists by
telling of the plan for an automobile
pilgrimage from San Francisco to
Washington, beginning next month.
A hundred women will carry by
motor to congress petition asking
that the Susan b. Anthony suffrage
amendment be adopted this year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
THE '.HIGH COST, OF BUSINESS

Mere mention of the salary and
stories Of the easy hours and ele-
CANT leisure of federal officials have
allured many a young man and young
woman to prepare for the government
service, writes Joe Mitchell ChannJe
in National AIagazine for June. 1t all
looks rosy enough on paper in reading
the regulation, but all that CLOVIS is
not job. Many young people have
waited six months in suspense for
their examination marks expecting to
land in the easy place. The wheels
of the civil service move at a DELHI
crate pace When Senator Aldrich
stated he could save the government
$S0O,000.0O0 year by putting federal
business transactions on a business
bases, he felt that he knew what he
was talking about. If the cost tickets
of government work were examined
as relentlessly as th.se of corporations
there would be e. hearing with a capi-
tai H conducted by the American
people that would make other SPEC
tacular hearings pale into insignifi-
canoe. To figure the costs of any
given piece of work, even such as
writing letters, scrubbing the floors,
caring for copybcoks containing fifty
letters day, carrying baskets of let
tiers, running the elevators, or serving
as messengers hither and thither, fold
ing the letters deXtrously inside an en-
velope, would furnish startling figures
The government should not be immune
from those regulations required of its
creations or of it's citizens When
some leader is bold enough to insist
upon one and the same rule for gov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
OH, PITY THE Blind.
Women's skirts to be Three Inches
shorter This Fall.

New York. Aug. Wonderful hats
and gowns which are being fashioned
by Paris milliners and modistes are de-
scribed in a letter written by a buyer
for a Fifth Avenue house. The letter
says:
1.-The women here at present are
wearing navy blue suits, very full and
inches shorter than last sea son, jack
cts full godeted from the waistline and
belted, and with these they arc wear
ing large canotiers, and the effects are
very pretty. Some simple white Or
candle dresses are being worn, very
short and with full skirts, and with
white crgandie hats"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04

Nor will the Germans of today care
much if the historians unite in plac-
ing the blame on them for the be-
ginning of the European war, as Sig
nor Ferrero, the noted Italian his
torian, says they will. Historians, as
a rule, don't get busy until a century
or two or several after the event.
Ferrero, for instance, has achieved his
distinction rs historian because of
his works on ancient Rome.