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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
OLD MAN owl. IS COMPANION.

One summer night, when the gar
den glowed in the moonlight and the
creatures of the day were asleep. Old
Man Owl decided that he wanted
something to do. Those daytime
creatures always have wonderful ad-
ventures" he said to himself I'D
like to know why nothing ever hap
pens to me. Billy Robin wakes me
up every morning with some adven-
ture story and L have nothing to tell
back. And I'm tired of it,
Dear me-" said a voice close be-
hind him, II thought you would never
get through that long speech. Do
you always grumble that much?"
Old Man Owl was so startled he
could hardly think. But he knew that
it would never do to show his fright
He took his left foot out from among
his feathers, turned his head ever
slowly towards the unseen voice and
said in his usual dignified tones.
"Grumble? Me grumble? L never
grumble, my unknown friend, mere
ly state facts (Just that way-as
though he wasn't frightened one oitD
"O-oh, excuse me-" said the voice
evidently much embarrassed. 81 didn't
understand. L always called talk like
that grumbling- But why don't yon
have an adventure? 1 shouldn't think
it would be very hare TO manage"
By that time, Old Man Owl had
turned around, but he couldn't see any
BODY ana ne was much puzzled as 10
who his visitor was. "If you please,
my unknown friend or enemy" he
asked. will you kindly make your
identity known to me? 1t is most OBJ
noxious to me to discuss matters of
more or less importance with I'M
known individuals-in fact I never do
such a thing" He smoothed two
ruffled feathers and added. zone of
my Importance must be careful
ITO be sure said the voice pleas
antly. IF L had guessed that you
didn't know me I would have intro
duced myself first thing, and that
would have saved your using all those
dreadfully big wordsi I'm the pine
tree fairy and my home is right over
your head. But of course you didn't
know that because 1 usually sleep in
the night. Tonight L just happened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
superintendent of City Electric
Light Plant Comes Back.
Can Produce "Juiceo Cheaper
Than Edison Offers 1T.
FOR 8 OF A CENT PER KILOWAT
The City Is Now Paying 1.65
Cents for Service.
NeWIand Says Edison People
Can Beat That Figure.

Since the Topeka Edison company
has offered to sell electric current to
the city of Topeka at rate lower than
what E. G. Stah1, superintendent of
the city plant, figured it cost Topeka
last year, Stahl has been doing some
more figuring. He does not repudiate
the figures in his annual report. but in
written statement prepared FOR City
Commissioner Newland, he now fig
ures out how the city can produce
electric current for eight-tenths of a
cent per kilowat. The cost last year
as figured in Stahl-s report was one
and sixty-five one-hundredths cents
per kilowat.
Newland says he believes that
StahPs statement that the city can
produce current for e1ght-tenths of a
cent per kilowat is correct. He also
said today that he believed the Edison
company can produce it for one-half
cent per kilowat ana that the Edison
company is receiving only a fair profit
from the consumers of the city when it
multiplies this cost by fourteen and
charges the consumers z cents per
kilOwati
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
RIGHT FOR CORN
Weather Conditions Favorable
in Kansas for All Crops.
Kafir and Feterita Are Making
q Fine Start.

''The most favorable week Of the
season." is tn manner in which the
summary issued today by the local
office of the weather bureau charac-
terizes the weather and crop condi-
lions in Kansas in the week ending
July %.
The report reads in part:
only 4 few counties had more than
light showers and the average rain
over the state was the least since the
middle of May.
Temperatures averaged below nor
NAL but there was plenty of sunshine
to keep crops growing nicely and dry
out the ground to a considerable eX-
tert
Corn has grown better this week
than at any other time this sea son.
''Kafir and feterita are making a
fine start. The second crop of alfalfa
is mostly cut and the third crop will
be ready within a week or two. Cut
ting prairie and timothy hay has be-
gun in the southern counties. The out
look for apples, peaches, plums and
grapes continues to improve, except
in localities where peaches and grapes
are damaged by rot and leaf blight.
Pastures are very fine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

in councils of the past, then the war
may well mark a mighty advance IN
the cause of peace. No true 1rleno
of peace will seek to stop the war
until these issues shall have been de-
cided. To do so would simply De TO
render future war inevitable, just as
would have been the case in our Civil
war if the misguided pacifists OF that
day had stopped it. as they tried to do,
before it had accomplished its pur-
pose. Can it be that those who would
if they could, bring about an lmmedl-
ate end of the war realize that prln-
ciples are here being fought for which
far transcend, in Importance to the
human race, the question of African
slavery, over which our nation once
struggled for four long years? Dread
full as the war is, it must proceed to
it's appointed end, if lasting results
are to be achieved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
ANOTHER rERRIBLE LESSON.

There'H now be another great lock-
ing of the stable doors in the lake and
river excursion business in this coun-
try. One followed the Slocum disas-
ter. That, however, was a different
kind of catastrophe from the turf
ling of the Eastland. So the eXcur-
sion steamer reforms that followed
the burning of the SlOcum were not
comprehensive enough, evidently, to
make such a tragedy as that staged
by the Eastland impossible. There
seems to be rather indisputable proof
that the Eastland was not overcrowd-
ed; that is, the number of people who
boarded her were inside her Legal
capacity. But the question arises as
to whether or not a vessel IS suff1-
GENTLY seaworthy for excursion or
passenger purposes if she cannot
maintain her keel under the pressure
of a large number of her passengers
crowding to one of her sides. 1t ap-
pears. also, that the Eastland
has always been crazy
boat And the conclusion seems war
ranted that criminal negligence
of one sort or another played
a large part in the responsibility for
the horror that has overwhelmed Chi
cago and shocked the country. Those
who had a hand in it should be pun
ished to the full extent of the law, and
then some. But it is more essential
that steps should be taken to make
another disaster of the Eastland vari-
ETY. impossible. How cruel it is,
though, that a reasonable care and
caution cannot be exercised in this
country in particulars of this sort be-
fore and not after a frightful expert
ence emphasizes them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
FUTURE OF PEACE CAUSE.

To the moderatists in the peace
cause the events now taking place in
Europe. terrible as they are in out
ward manifestation. are full of prom
Use, writes H. NJ. Chittenden, in the
August Atlantic. To speak of this
struggle as a war that shall end war;
is of course extrava giant, but it is per-
fectly legitimate to expect from it
the elimination of many causes of war
previously existing. The scope of the
struggle is SO all-embracing that it
will bring UP for settlement pretty
nearly all the questions which have
hitherto endangered the peace of Eu-
rope. If it is carried to the point
where real results are assured, and if
wise craftsmanship cements these re-
suits into just treaties. removing some
of the causes which have been a
perennial source of peril. avoiding any
semblance of enforcing humiliation in
defeat, recognizing the natural aspira-
tions of rival states, and dealing with
the whole problem in an altitude of
concession which has been too absent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
MILK TEST AT FAIR.
City's Inspection Department Will Be
Moved to Grounds.

Topeka's milk inspection depart
equipment, bacteri-
ologist and milk inspector-will all be
transferred to the fair grounds during
Topeka's free state fair. George S.
Hines, state dairy inspector, was con-
ferring with heads of the city milk in
spection department today.
Visitors at the fair will see the de-
partment in actual operation. Milk
will be examined and tested and the
process explained. The department
will also be used in making official
tests of the products of the cows en-
tered in the butter-fat contests. A
prize will be offered for the COW at
the fair which produces the greatest
amount of butter-fat in three days.
There also will be prizes for the
cleanest and best dairy milk. The
bacterial counts of samples entered in
this contest will be made in the To-
peka milk departments booth and
contestants and the general public will
for the first time, in such a contest,
see how the judges reach their find
ingS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
WHEN THE WORKER WANTS.

How serious the unemployment
problem must be in Chicago, and how
pressing must be the poverty, when,
as happened early Monday morning.
a large crowd of men gathered at the
plant of the Western Electric company
to seek work in the places of the
many unfortunates who went to their
death when the Eastland topplcd over.
There wouldn't be such unseeInly
haste to step into the shoes of dead
men, to profit, if possible, by their
demise, were the need and want not
great. And what travesty it is on
our civilization that in this rich land
of tremendous and unparalleled re-
sources there isn't some kind of work
for every one who would laoor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
Journal Entries

Among the glories of summer are
the small gas bills.
+ = =
Prominent among the ships that
sail the sea of matrimony are hard
ships.
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1t is quite as hard to get your
friends to trust you as it is for you
to trust them.
:. = i.
No matter how great pains some
people take with their singing they
are likely to give greater ones.
+ j. =
There are just as effective final ar
guments in bricks accurately tossed
as there are sermons in stones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
NEUTRAL PROTESTS IN VAIN.

Great Britain is insistent that her
orders in council which have a ten
dency seriously to restrict neutral
commerce, are strictly within the pro
visions of international law, although
they may involve rev application Of
the principles involved. And it hap
pens, of course, that there is no in
ternational court of competent juris-
diction to pass upon the merits of the
most important question that is thus
raised. So further protests on this
score from the United States or any
other neutral nation are likely to be
in vain. But it is we'll to remember
that Great Britain's interference with
neutral shipping does not also sacri-
flee or even endanger the lives of the
crews or passengers of the ships that
she holds up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
LOCAL MENTION.

w ]. Rickenbacher today visited
Frank NJ. Newland, city commissioner
of water and lighting, to make in
quiries concerning the proposition of
the Topeka Edison company to sell
electric current to Topeka. Mr.. Rick
enbacher is interested in a proposition
to dam the Kaw river and build
hydro electric plant to produce cur
rent at a very low rate. He did not
wish to see the city tied up with a
Iong-term contract with the Edison
company. After comforting with Mr..
Newland he expressed himself as sat
isfied.
Rats were numerous around the
barns of j. F. Spohn, proprietor of
the cement block and coal concern at
5O7 East Fourth street, so Spohn set
traps in different parts of the build
ing. In the morning when Spohn
went to investigate the traps he
found a huge blacksnake caught in
one of them.
Suit for s3,7O7.S1, alleged debt on
bills for liquor, was today filed in the
United States Brewing company of
Chicago against James Larkin and P.
Morrisey, doing business under the
firm name of Larkin & Morrisey in
Stillings, Mo. Larkin & Morrisey are
residents of Leavenworth. The goods
says the petition, were shipped to the
firm at Stil1ings. The alleged debt,
the plaintiff claims, totaIed s4,7O7.S1
on August "a, 1914.
The Christian EndeaVor society of
the Redden Mission is holding an ice
cream social. 1t will continue
throughout the evening.
They make 'em fine. Stop for your
limeade at Rosser Bros, sos Kansas
avenue.-Adv.
The ways and means committee of
the Comm club under E. L.
Overton will wage a one-day mem
bership campaign Thursday, starting
out from the club quarters in sub
committees at o'clock in the morn
ing and reporting results at noon. The
Commercial club needs one thousand
dollars to tide it over until the big
campaign next fall.
If parties touring to Colorado de-
sires someone to share car and ex-
sire someone to share car and ex-
Topeka.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Considerab able news is coming from
Washington these days about the
plans that are being rushed to a con-
clusion to strengthen the nations de-
Tense, both on the part of the army
and navy authorities. But surely not
very much can be done along this line
until congress gets busy and provides
the requisite money. And congress
isn't due to arrive again, in the ordi-
nary course of events, until December
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
FIRE AT COATES
Business Properties Valued at
100000 Destroyed.
Only Ome-FOurth of Loss Gov
cred by Insurance.

Coates, Kan, July 2s.-Eight bust
ness buildings and stocks. valued at
100000, were destroyed by fire here
last night 1t started in a restau rant
kitchen. The places burned out were:
Blue Front restaurant; Andrews &
johnson, furniture; F. r. Lyman, har-
ness; MaXey Brothers, meat market;
SCOTS restaurant; Ira Carter, jewelry;
Horney & Jackson, insurance.; Notter
barber shop. Coates is in Pratt coun-
ty. It has a population of 400 and no
fire department. Less than one-fOurth
of the loss is covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Of course, there was nothing COM
pulsory about it, but Colonel Bryan
seems to have insisted in fitting on the
mollycoddle shoe that Colonel Roose-
welt has been tossing about so vigor-
ously of late. At any rate, Colonel
Bill took about the first opportunity
that came to him to reply by observ-
ing that if a man gets a big stick, he
loses his soft voice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

There the pine tree fairy showed the
owl the Garden Toad quietly dreaming
of flies and puddles; showed him the
hole where Tommy Tittle-mouse and
his little mate entered their home:
the web Mr.. Spider had made JUST be-
fore shutdown and all the sights of tho
garden. Old Man Owl looked at every
thing, listened to all the fairy told
him and had the best time of the
summer. I'm tell you something"
he said as they at last started back
to the pine tree, Tets take a Journey
like this every night (Copyrlght-
Clara Ingram Judson.O
TOMORROW-OLD MAN OWf.
OWL COMPLAINS AGAIN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
%Cfara lnSramQudson.

to be awake, and I heard you wish
ing you could do something. Why
don't you explore the garden with
me?"
Old Man Owl was so delighted with
that suggestion that he forgot all
about his big words and his dignity
Dignity is too cumbersome for TAX
ing on an adventure anyway ard he
said hastily, "Oh, that will Just suit
me-lets go now" and down thev
swoOped into the garden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

There should be no confusion over
the summarizing by Germany of the
steamship, Leelanaw. This act is in
no way similar to the Lusitania af-
fair. 1t is another incident of the
William P. Frye variety. And only
the alarmists will construe it as a re-
ply to our final representations re-
specting the rights of American citi-
zens that were so outrag eously vio-
lated in the sinking of the Lusitania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
NO REPLY is WANTED?
Writer to Cologne Gazette Depicts
Frenzy in America.

London, July 2S.-The Cologne Ga
zette today published as a wireless
dispatch from Washington that in
order to avoid the further excitement
of public opinion in America" Ger
many should not reply to the Ameri-
can note unless it is able to give a
favorable answer, says a telegram
from Amsterdam to Reuters. The
Cologne Gazette, the message adds
considers the advice well worthy of
consideration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau of Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY,

Subscribers of the State journal away
from home during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day to any
address at the rate of ten cents a week or
thirty cents a month (by mail on1y). Ad-
dress changed as often as desired. While
out of town the State journal Will be to
you like a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on these
short time subscriptions, to save boOkkeep-
ing eNpenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Great joy for old fellows in these
parts who just have to take their
children, or grandchildren or some
other peoples children to the circus.
One is going to honor Topeka with its
presence on August 16. It's a big one,
too. Three rings and a couple of
stages and whole herds of elephants.
"Oh. joy. three times" say said old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
next winter

Probe bly, everybody but the state
employees who have a prediction for
eating dollar and half meals While
they are travelling around on the
states business will be in favor of the
plan of Mr. Akers, the state treasurer,
to turn the light OF publicity on the
expenditures of the state depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member OF the
teIepraph report of that great news or
ganization, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The state Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
RAIL EXPERTS TESTIFY
katy Statistician to Follow Frisco
Man in Rate Case.

Oklahoma City, Ok. July 2S.-T. a.
Hamilton, efficiency expert for the St
Louis and San Francisco railroad was
recalled to the stand this morning for
further cross examination in the rail-
road case being heard by Federal
Judge Frank A. Youmans here
E. W. Peabody, Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway statistician, will follow
Hamilton on the stand today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

New York City is forehanded in
one particular, at least. Its au-
thorities are now engaged, among
other things, in developing plans,
preparing contracts and getting every
thing ready for the removal from the
streets of the snow that may fall there
infn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
CLOUDBURST AT BUTTE
Easements Are Flooded and Harvest
Fields Are SWamped.

Butte, Mont, July 2S.-Montana
was recovering today from one of the
worst storms of recent years, accord
ing to reports received here from
various sections of the state. At Liv-
ingston, merchants were pumping wa
ter from their easements and stores
after cloudburst last night. The rain
and wind damaged the harvest fields,
railroads and telegraph and telephone
lines.
CloudburSt No. ..
Rock Springs, Wyo., July ga
second cloudburst late last night add
ed to the flood which has done serious
damage, and is reported to have
caused one death here. Many resi-
dents fled from their homes to high
er ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Before there is any severe criticism
of the prospective raises in both city
and county taxes, it might be we'll for
folk to remember that their votes for
the free gate at the fair and for the
double shift in the fire department
helned to hiring them about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
Prominent Kansas Man Dies.

independence, Kan, July 28.-Wi1-
liam H. Barnes, q civil war veteran
and for many years prominent in
Kansas affairs, died at his home here
today Mr.. Barnes was secretary of
the Kansas Horticult ural society from
1895 to 1898
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Probably the Allies are regretting
by this time that they did not accept
the offer of Japan to send an enor-
NOUS army to assist the Russian forces
in the eastern war zone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Why should England, France and
Belgium be marking time, as it were,
in the western arena of the war, while
their Russian ally is so sorely pressed
around Warsaw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

AS is often the case in many human
activities, any number of folk here
abouts succo led iE equippinG their
homes With sleeping porches just in
time not to need them very badly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

That rock road from Syracuse to
Fort Scott that W. S. Gearhart, the
state highway engineer proposes,
sounds good. SO does his suggestion
that it be built with convict labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28

Topeka continues her slow but sure
and most substantial growth. No less
than fifty families have moved here,
household goods and all, so far this
summer from eight different states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty -four
hours ending at O'Clock this morning:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-15
Germany Officially Claims That
Russian Advance Is Now Checked

The following cabIeerams received
today from German official sources
give the German headquarters reports
for the last three days:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 15.-
German headquarters report, April II:
THE Russian attempt, using the
PrzemysI army which has been en-
pioyed in the sieee to force an inVa-
sion of Hungary, has failed, also an
attempt to invade by way of lubkow-
saddle eastward through oukIa pass.
The Russian attack at Scztropko and
FeIsorzebeurz has been definitely
stopped. The Russians are therefore
attacking more to the eastward and
have been also repuIsed near koziowa
with heavy losses. The Russians,
whose attacking force has been visi-
5Iv exhausted. are therefore along the
whole front pressed and stopped"
ON THE WEST.
WASHINGTON, o. c., April Is
German headquarters report, April "A:
"AII the enemies attacks made at
many places, including near Bsrry-au.
Fac, in Ally forest, on both sides Of
the road between Essey and Fltrey,
In the vosoes, against Sehnepfenrieth-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-15
Japan's Drastic Demands on China
Given in Full; Many Rights Asked
Document Presented to Yuan Shih-Kai by Min
ister Hioki and Published for First Time Here
Reveals Extent Of Powers and Privileges Toxic
Is After in Provinces and Towns


China given by
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detailed
these demands
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Japanese
to
relating rights,
and which
relation
ARTICLE Chinese
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ARTICLE building
Chefoo Lungkou kaohoChnanfu
ARTICLE The Chinese interest Of
What decided
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GROUP u.
Mongolia
following articles
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ARTICLE Manehua
ARTICLE shall
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Japanese
Manehura
fCanfiDuod nno fhaol