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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
END ARABIC CRISIS
German Note Affords NegO-
table Basis for Settlement.
Won BernstOrff to Lansing;
Both Are Silent.

New York, Oct. Count Won
Bernstorff, the German. ambassador.
delivered to Secretary Lansing today
a note from the German government
concerning the Arabic case, which, 1t
is understood, affords a negotiable
basis for the settlement of the ques-
ton.
The ambassador was closeted with
Secretary Lansing for only few min
utes, leaving with him a note. the
contents of which was not disclosed.
Both the secretary and the ambassa-
dor decided that nothing concerning
it would be announced.
1t is understood the secretary will
take the note with him to Washing
ton, and after discussing IL with
President Wilosn will indicate whether
it is satisfactory.
1t was learned reliably that the note
Finishes a basis for further negotia-
tions, and from this it was inferred
that while admitting the principle
that merchantmen would not be tor
pedoed without warning, Germany was
anxious to submit to arbitration the
question of fact as to whether or not
the Arabic was engaged in a hostile
act at the time she was torpedoed
and how much indemnity must be paid
as consequence, if the, verdict Is
against the German commander
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STOCK FURY IS ABATINC
Westinghouse, Up 151a, Only War
Issue showing Great Strength.

New York, Oct. 2.-Indications of
a partial cessation of the weeks furi-
Gus tctivity on the stock market was
seen today. Dealings assumed large
proportions at the outset but halted
occasionally, the usual weekend real
izing causing some irregularity.
Westinghouse was the only war is
sue to display pronounced strength,
advancing to 1873 % in the first hour
a gain of l 5 y over yesterdays close
with y for the first preferred. The
movement of this stock suggested
absorption for important interests and
was accompanied by rumors of de-
velopments favorable to shareholders.
Westinghouse held the lead
throughout, it's sales in the first hour
being three times greater than those
of steel At its top price of 1391k
Westinghouse showed a gain of SIS.
News that the threatened strike at the
company's main plant had been avert
ed was sentimental factor.
American Car and Foundry became
the second most active Industrial, ris-
ing abruptly in the last half hour to
95, a gain of l points. Its spectacular
movement was accompanied by re-
ports that the company had closed
another large contract with the allies.
Bethlehem steel made a new record,
advancing 10 to 375.
Total transactions approached 750,-
900 shares, making the two hours
session the most active in years.
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Nine Millions Alone Are Spent
for Wheat Seed.
Kansas "BefOre Crop" Expenses
Compiled by j. C. MohIer.
BIG LOSS IN POOR QUALITY
Ten Per Cent Is Estimate-De-
mand Thorough Test.
Garden and Flower Paintings
Are Not Included.

Seed bills for Kans $ farmers for
one years planting of the states prin
cipal crops amount to more than
fourteen million dollars. That is the
statement of J. C. Moh1er, seer ~--ry
of the state board of agriculture, who
has compiled a tabulatcd statement
showing the expense to the state for
seed bills each year. More than nine
million dollars is spent annually for
wheat seed in Kansas.
More wheat is used for seed pur-
poses in Kansas during an average
year than is produced in many states.
To cover the area of between eight
and a half and nine million acres of
wheat land, the expense for seed is an
enormous item. Depending on the To-
cality in which the wheat is sown, the
amount of wheat necessary to sow an
acre of land varies from half bushel
to nearly two bushels. In the extreme
eastern sections of the state, nearly
lContinued on Page Fourl
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NO BUSTER" TODAY

For the first Saturday in many
months the State Journal fails to pre-
sent Buster Brown" the colored
comic page. An accident to the page
causes this. The feature will appear
as usual next Saturday and thereafter.
We substitute today for the BUS
ter Brown" colored page the full page
comic which appears in black ink
every day in our Noon Edition, which
is sold for one cent per copy every
day except Saturday. but which we do
not print in our late editions each day
because it is crowded out by late and
important news.
This brings to mind that perhaps
you, the reader, do not care for Bus
ter and his pranks and his good reso-
lutions, in red and blue and black
How is the State Journal going to
know? Shall we leave it out every
Saturday? If you like or do not like
it. will you not kindly drop a postal
card and say whether or not you want
to see Buster and his friends every
Saturday? This paper wants to serve
you; if we can serve you better by
leaving it. or any other feature, out
we will do as the majority wish Are
there any other features you would
miss if they were omitted?
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BRYAN ON HIS WEDDING
DAY DRINKS TOAST IN
GRAPE JUICE To WIFE

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 2.-Seat-
ed about the dinner table where the
women of the Presbyterian church
had Mr.. Bryan as their guest yes
terday after his address to the
efficiency conference, MIR. Bryan
fidgeted with his watch until the
hands reached O'Clock. Then he
spoke as follows:
II would like to have my friends
here drink a toast with me. L
would drink to the one who has
borne the greatest of my burdens,
and who deserves the most of the
praise; to bride, a wife, a mother
and a grandmother-my wife. just
thirty-One years ago at this minute
i stood at the altar and was mar
ried to the woman who has since
that time been my greatest worldly
help"
The toast was drunk i'm Crane
juice, and carrying out the pur-
poses of a resolution adopted by all
present, a signed telegram of con-
graduation from all seated at the
table was sent forwith to Mrs.
Bryan at Washington.
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BOTH FACTIONS
TO BE LIBERAL
Kansas Republicans VIII Make
Presidential Concessions.
Hope to Avoid Serious Split
Over National Issues.
new BLOOD is WANTED HERE
Demand That the Old "Wheel
Horses" Be Left at Home.
"Why Few Men to All National
Conventions" They Ask.
new BLOOD is WANTED HERE

Kansas Republicans of both factions
will in 1916 make concessions in the
selection of a presidential candidate.
That is the verdict of the political lead
ers and observers of both factions.
Progressive followers have abandoned
their hope to dictate a radical new
hope Republican, while the conserva-
tives will accept a forward looking
leader and smile as they do it.
Under that condition, there is a
hope in both factions that a serious
split in the selection of a delegation
can be avoided. A split cannot well
profit either faction, it is urged. Meth
er faction is at this time making Sc
rious argument for more than a fifty
fifty division of the delegation. The
Bristow fight of a few months ago for
an instructed delegation has blown a
tire and Kansas will probably accept
the suggestion made last spring by
Senator Charles Curtis for a free dele
cation in the convention.
Just whom Kansas Republicans may
(Continued on Page A.
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1871 BODIES ARE
FOUND; HUNDREDS
MORE MISSING
Homes Razed, Crops Destroyed,
Levees Swept Out.
Many Inhabitants Still Ma
rOOned on High Places.
PROPERTY LOSS S12,OOO,OOO
Rich Plantations in Delta Re-
giOn Rooted Out.
Towns Isolated, Settlements
and Camps Laid Waste.
Homes Razed, Crops Destroyed,
Levees Swept Out.
Many Inhabitants Still Ma
rOOned on High Places.
PROPERTY LOSS $4,000, 600
Rich Plantations in Delta Re-
giOn Rooted Out.
Towns Isolated, Settlements
and Camps Laid Waste.

New Orleans, Oct. 2.-lt was
considered certain early today
that the total dead in the Louis
lana storm would number at
least $50.
The known death list already
stands at 181, with 208 reported
dead. In addition, there are 1T
known missing.
While undoubtedly there has
been some duplication in tabula-
tion of reports of bodies found,
according to the staff CORES
pondents of local newspapers in
the outlying districts, it was said
there were indications that the
dead would not be fewer than
$50, and possibly more, as de-
tails of the toll eXacted in re-
mote coast fishing villages be-
come known.
Destruction Is Complete.
Property damage throughout the
storm swept territory has been enor-
nous and the destruction complete.
Newspaper men aad relief parties 20
turning today from the Befta section
said the rich plantatiors in that sec
tion had been wiped out. crops razed,
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
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WAR news BOILED DOWN
FOR THE RUSHED READER

New progress for the French
offensive is reported today by the
Paris war office from trench to
trench on the heights of La F'olie,
in the Artois district, are claimed.
While the political situation in
the Balkans continues to absorb
attention, Bulgaria is reported in
advices through Athens to be
moving forces toward The Greek
border, as we'll as in the direction
cf the Serbian frontier. Buch-
Arrest dispatches received in Italy
say that Bulgarian artillery is be-
ing massed along the Dobrudja
front of the Rumanian frontier
A message from Amsterdam
says Austria is about to send an
ultimatum to Rumahia demand
ing free passage Of munitions to
Turkey.
The situation on the eastern
front is little changed, accord
ing to the latest official reports
Teutonic gains near Dvinsk and in
Volhynia seem fairly well offset
by the reported progress of the
Russians in the center sectors,
where they are admittedly on the
offensive.
Contradicting tie recent British
announcement cf success of MeSo-
potamia, the Turkish war office
declares that the British offensive
resumed on September 27 Was a
failure, despite the fact that the
British outnumbered the Turks
four to one.
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Paris, Oct. 2.-It is reported from
Athens that Bulgarian troops from So
fla are moving in the direction of the
Serbian frontier, and that other forces
are being dispatched toward the creek
border.
This information was forwarded to-
day by the Athens correspondent Of
the Havas News agency, who asserted
it was obtained from a reliable source
1t is believed the principal point Of
concentration will be ;-long the upper
Strouma river, southwest of Sofia
near the Serbian border
All Available Fighting Men,
Milan, Italy, Oct. 2.-Bulgaria is
mobilizing all men up to the age of
So years, according to the Corriere
Della SeraS Bucharest correspondent
None under 45 is permitted to leave
the country and martial law has been
proclaimed. Pro-German manifesto
tions are reported in Bulgarian cities
along the Danube.
Bulgarian artillery, the correspond
ent asserts. is being massed along the
frontier of Dobrudja, a part of Ru-
mania bounded by the Black sea and
the Danube, which was taken from
Bulgaria in 1873 and given to Ru-
mania
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from one of the cabinet members,
who prayed with the president.
''Whep the president arrived at
the cabinet meeting" said Blshop
Anderson, ''his face wore a solemn
look 1t was evident that the seri-
Gus affairs of the nation were on
his mind. He said to the cabinet
members: Il don't know whether
you men believe in prayer or not.
L do. Let us pray and ask the help
of God.' And right there the pres
ident of the United States fell upon
his knees and the rest of the MEM
bers of the cabiI.et did the same
and the president offered prayer
to God.
"WhiIe the war RACES in Europe
we in this country should thank
God that in this crisis of the world
we have a chief executive who is a
servant of God and who stands
with his hand in the hand of God.
Every minister in the lard should,
every time he offers a prayer, take
Woodrow Wilson by the hand and
lead him into the presence of God,
and ask that he be given strength
to continue to be the geIat apostle
of peace among men,"
Later a telegram expressing the
confidence of the delegates in him
was sent to the president.
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NAFA FARRATE FROM BORDER.
HAILED AS PEACE SIGN

Brownsville. Tex. Oct. 2.-The
transfer of Gen. f.. II. Nafarrate.
the Carranza commander at Mata-
moros. from this border, a change
which American Officers here con-
slider highly important in helping
to restore peace on the Internation-
al boundary WAS announced by
General Nafarrate, himself, today
He said that General Esugenio
Lopez, now with the Carranza
army near TOrreon, is expected to
succeed him at Matamoros.
DE LA ROSA STILL LIVES
brownsville, Tex. Oct. 2-Re-
port that Luis De La Rosa, known
as the "Brains of the Texas revoIu-
tion- was ambushed and killed
yesterday by deputy sheriffs was
discredited flatIy by army Officers
at Mission. Tex. today. De Ia
Rosa was still on the Mexican side
today, alive. according to q report
from Gen. y. p. Nafarrate. the
Carranza commander at Mata-
mOrOs. who said he was taking
steps to catch or kill Dc La Rosa
and his band.
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PORTER IS "C0AT"
Pullman Servant Only Receives
SLIP a Day, Report Says.
Annual Statement Filed With
Kansas Board Today.
NET EARNINGS OF S12, 600, 600
Operating Expenses for Year
Amounted to $26,OOO,OOO.
General Office Employees Sal
aries Average $50 Daily.
Net EARNINGS OF $4,000, 900

From gross revenues of $Ss,722-
660.S4 in the fiscal year ending July L,
the Pullman company spent 6S-7S per
cent for operating expenses, according
to a report filed today with the public
utilities commission. The report
which covers more than sixty printed
pages and covers more than 1000 Ques-
tions, shows that per diem salaries for
Pullman officers and employees range
from LIZ a day for porters and maids
to SCOTS day for general officers.
The report from the Pullman COM
pany is the first to be filed by any of
the big public service corporations do
ing business in Kansas. Under the re-
port of the Pullman company the
earnings and operating expenses as ap-
piled to Kansas are not segregated.
The statement shows in detail the dis
tributiOn of earnings and expenses.
Revenues from standard Pullman
seats for the year totalled $31,32S,
543.34, while tourist reservations
brought in a revenue of S2,047, ,312.43.
Seat fares during the year brought in
a net revenue of nearly six million
dollars. From sale of standard seats,
the company realized $1,857, 7,74O.46,
while the earnings from parlor and
observation car seats netted the sleep
ing car company a total of $4,6S3,-
591.2O.
Operating expenses totaIled s26,-
632,739.44 for the. 2 months. leaving
net earning to the Pullman COM
=
earnings of s3S,722. .66O.S4. Expenses
of the company were distributed as
follows: Maintenance, S13,775, 5,496.54.
or SLIP per cent of the total; conduct
ing car operations. $11,715,6 ,693.29, or
1920 per cent of total; general ex-
pense, $1,141, ,549.61, being 4.29 per
cent of total expense.
Poor Pullman POrtcrs.
The Pullman porters and maids are
the goats" in the distribution of eX-
penSes through salary channels. The
per diem salary of the porters and
maids-using all classifications for an
equalization of salaries-is exactly
SLIP.
Pullman conductors also get rich.
Their daily salary is s3.O6, or about
$50 month. In the maintenance de-
partrent. the average daily salary to
employees IS S2.34. District superin-
tendents. agents and staff employees
get an average of SAP a day
In the general offices, there are
lightly better salaries. Salaries of all
employees in the general offices av-
era ge $20.7S day
Distributing. the revenue from
berth reese erVationS and seat sales, the
company reports an average return
per trip of $2.47 from berth fares in
standard sleepers and S1.e9 from
beIths in tourist Sleepers- Seat tick
cts in standard cars average Sc cents
for ach passenger. with ar average
of SO cents for each seat passenger in
a tourist car
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WASHBURN CAME
IchabOd Warriors Play Cooper
College This Afternoon.
Ideal Weather Insured Good
Crowd at the Game.

Football in Topeka came into its
own today The first college game of
the season on a local gridiron began
this afternoon at Washburn field at 3
o'clock. with the Ichabods facing
Coach Weede's strong Cooper college
eleven.
Washburn students and followers of
the Ichabods We're impatient to see the
new blue and white warriors in action,
and the ideal weather this morning
insured a good crowd in the bleachers.
Programs showing the lineup. giving
the Washburn yells and songs and
elabOrately decorated with athletic
cuts was issued by Major Glueck this
morning to be distributed a the game
These programs are the most elab
ate ever put out at WaShburn.
This morning Coach Gray refused
to make any predictions as to the out
come but intimated that he expected
his men to win.
The 1i-ta-1n-
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WEATHER STILL FAIR
South Wind Continues and Tempera-
5 lures Remain Moderate.


The fine weather is still here and
the weather man promises al least
comparatively nice weather Sunday.
The forecast says fair tonight and
probably Sunday; not much change in
temperature. The wind is from the
south today, snd this morning was
blowing at the rate of IL miles an
hour. 1t was predicted that the wind
would continue from that direction to-
morrow.
The lowest temperature this morn
ing was 81 degrees, 2 degrees below
normal and slightly lower than the
temperatures in the past few days.
By 10 o'clock the mercury had
climber to CT degrees with a promise
of going much higher. The highest
reading on this date was 81 degrees
in 1909 and the lowest SO degrees in
1853. The temperatures now are just
about half way between these marks.
The river still shows a tendency to
fall, the stage this morning being "a
feet Tfi is 1.3 feet lover than on
Friday morning.
The wind velocity increased to Is
miles this afternoon and the mercury
went upward in leaps and bounds. The
average was only 1 degree above nor
NAL owing to the low morning tenn
perature, but the afternoon readings
were degrees above. Following are
the hourly temperature readings for
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$50 DEAD STORMS TOLL;
SOUTH IS WRECK STREvN
SOUTHERN STORM TAKES
FEARFUL LEVY OF LIFE

The list of known dead, report
ed dead. and missing in the Louisi-
ana storm was apportioned today
as follows:
known Dead-New Orleans and
enVirons, %: RigOletS. "a; Polnte
A La Hatche, 81; Lake Catherine,
IL: YcIoskey, II; Shellbeach, 10;
Bayou Cook, IL: Cheniere Camln-
ada island. 8: drowned when packet
Hazel sank near Grand Isle, 8; Pass
Christian. Miss, A Bayou Portage,
a: crew launch Buffalo Portage,
3: Daisy, 3: Bay St. Louis, Miss. 2;
Hammond. =: Ostrica, 2: NeStOr, 2;
Nichols. 1: new platform, Bayou,
Dufon. 1. Total, 1S1.
ReDOrted Dead-Along Mississippi
mi river from Myrtle Grove to
Buras. 100: new platform, Bayou
DufOn, so: La Branche. %: Island
De La CroiX. %; st. Sophie, II:
crew steamboat Mary Whitman.
near Harvey. 4 killman, 3; launch
j. \. r.. =; near HOuma, =. Total,
2OS.
MiSsing-Crews fifteen fishing
schoonerS, missing in Bayou lie
Mare, 80: Rigolets, IA; Leeville, 6;
New Orleans and environS, 5; Ba-
you Rigaud. 2. Total. 1f7.
More than $50 schOOners Obsery-
ed ashore between GulfpOrt and
New Orleans: many total wrecks.
Others intact, but as high as fif-
teen feet above high tide level
Others far inland.
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Tri-COlOr Makes Substantial
Gains in ArtOiS.
Drive Goes on in Face of Ter.
rifle BOmbardment.
RUSSIAN POSITIONS IMPROVED
London Still Sees East Over.
Shadowing West Front.
Press Demands Allies and
Greece Strike in Balkans.

Paris, Oct. 2.-There has been
a heavy German bombardment
IN the Artois district, according
to the announcement made by
the French war office this after
noon.
Nevertheless the French
forces have made perceptible
progress in this district on the
heights of La Folie.
French aeroplanes have been
active in bombarding the railway
lines behind the German front
and during the night aircraft
guns bombarded the German
line.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
The Artois District-The artillery
of the enemy yesterday bombarded
very violently our positions east of
Souchez. Nevertheless we made per-
ceptible progress from trench to
trench on the heights of La Folie.
''In the Champagne district the
Germans last night bombarded our
new lines near st. LIE Grange. East
of the Navarin farm our troops con-
quered an important section of the po-
a salient of the actual line north of
Mesnil.
I'm Lorraine German reconnoiter-
rsvvs
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TO STUDY ON WAR BASIS

Chicago, Oct. 2.-EstablishrIent of
a school to train national guard sup
ply officers how to handle their task
ION a war basis the first of its kind
in the country. was announced here
today 1t will be opened within two
weeks.
master of the Central department of
the United States army, will be the
instructor More than 100 officers of
the Illinois national guard have been
enrolled
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APPEAL LYONS CASE

Notice wass filed in the supreme
court today of an appeal in the states
custer suit against Timothy ]. Lyons,
county commissioner of Wyandotte
county. The appeal is taken by the
state.
Recently the case against Lyons was
tried before a jury in the Wyandotte
county district court. The jury found
for Lyons Now the state will take
its case to the higher court.
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PLAY AT ATCH|SON

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 2.-TI,e Topeka
high school football team arrived here
this morning and this afternoon was
scheduled to meet the Atchison team.
Two of the Topeka players who were
expelled from school because Of frat
troubles will not play. The lineup of
the two teams was announced as fol-
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Il ere yeSter-
day by Bish-
Op William
+. Anderson
of Cincinnati
at a session
of tn e In
diana Metho-
dist EpiscO-
d al confer
ference. A
United States
senator told
the bishop OF
the incident,
he said. The
senator h a d
he rd 1T
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PRESIDENT WILSON LEADS
HIS CABINET IN PRAYER

Indianapolis, Oct. 2.-How Pres
iden Wilson led his cabinet in pray
er at a recent meeting was told
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Bulgaria Reported Striking in
Two Directions.
Main Point of Concentration
Along Upper StrOuma.
BALKANS SOON TO Be AFLAME
Gar Ferdinand Mobilizes ALI
Men Up to Age of SIS.
Artillery Is Moved Along From
tier of DObrudia.

London, Oct. "A telegram
from Amsterdam says that Aus
tria is about to send an uItimatum
to Rumania, demanding the free
passage of munitions to Turkey.
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TEUTON PAPERS BARRED
Canada Refuses Circulation of Two
Chicago Publications.

Chicago. Oct. 2.-Ar order notify
ing him that the Abendpost ard the
Illinois Staats Zeltung, German news
papers of Chicago. tave been oarred
from the use of the Canadian mails,
was received by Postmaster d. A
Campbell today from the office of the
postmaster general in Washington
Representatives of the newspapers
said the action was the result of tire
Canadian governments opposition to
their attitude on the European war
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Weather Forecast For Kansas
Fair tonight and probably Sunday;
not much change in temperature.
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ReIeree-L g 2. Umpire -
Holmes Head Linesman-Sta hi
Substitutes - Washburn: Enfield
Heller, Harvey; Cooper: Straney, E.
Dill.
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BASEBALL TODAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York at Philadelphia-doubI
header postponed; wet grounds.