davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

TUCSON, Dsc. 2O.-The best as bestos in the United States has been mined at the Grand Canyon in Ari- zona for a considerable time, but this metal in the Globe district have caused interest. The price of as- bestos is high, running from $1O per ton on extremely impure material up to $350 per ton for the better grades Although the United States leads all other countries in the manufac- ture and use of asbestos, most of it's raw material has been imported from Canada. However, Arizona as bestos has been proved even better than the Canadian, as it contains a lower percentage. of iron.
 The above information, with bibli- ography of the literature relative to it, description of the occurrences of the minerals of asbestos, with some details relative to those found in Arizona, as well as the economic factors governing the production of the same, are taken up in some de- tail in a recent publication of the Arizona State Bureau of Mines, by R. E. Joseph, metallurgist of the station, who is ip charge of this work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
INTO Mine TOMB
Rescue Parties Work in Shifts
to Recover Bodies.
Twenty-Five Men Buried I'm
der Tons of Debris.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 17.-Rescue
parties which worked in ninety-minute
shifts all night are still at work to-
day, endeavoring to recover the bodies
of twenty-five men buried under tons
of debris in the third level of the
Northwestern Improvement company's
coal mine at Ravensdale, thirty-five
miles southeast of here.
An explosion in the mine yesterday
killed thirty-one men and injured
three others.
The bodies of six, including Fore
man P. J. Kane, were recovered last
night, and the rescucrs have hopes of
reaching two more within a few
hours, but the others are so far back
in the wreckage-choked level, 1,5U0
feet underground, that it is feared it
will take many hours to reach them.
Reports circulated last night that
fire in the mine was delaying the res
cuers were declared to be untrue The
report gained credence because a
large cloud of smoke poured out of
the main slope when the explosion
occurred and from the fact that the
bodies recovered had been scared by
fire. This was explained. however, as
due to the sheet of flame which
swept through the mine when the ex-
ploSion occurred.
The cause of explosion still is un-
known, although it is believed that
coal dust was ignited by a windy
shot"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
FARE FIGHT RESUMED
Frisco Expert Declares Deficit koI-
lowed in Wake of Low Rate.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Nov IL
The third session of the railroad rate
hearing wherein railroads are en-
deavoring to obtain a raise in passen-
ger rates from two to three cents
per mile in Oklahoma, began before
United States District Judge Frank A
Youmans here today.
Some valuation testimony of the
various roads remained to be intro
duced and T. A Hamilton. efficiency
supervisor for the st. Louis and San
Francisco, railroad, was the first Wit
ness called to the stand. His testi-
mony consisted Of a detailed account
of the many savings put into effect
on his road in recent years, savings
made necessary by increased labor
cost, increase taxes materials and &C.
creasing rates, according to the wit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
WAR NEWS BOILED DOWN
FO7 THE nlfeHFn nFA0r

The advance of the Teutonic allies
against the Serbians is not being ap-
preciably retarded by the Serbian de-
fense. Capture of more than 2,OU0
additional Serbians is reported
A gloomy view of the situation as
regards the allied expedition in the
Balkans is drawn by the Saloniki COL
respondent of the Paris journal He
declares Austro-German forces are.
hurrying southwark in large numbers
and that the allies will have to defcuL
themselves alone against the triple at
tack of the Teutons, Bulgarians and
Turks, as assistance from Greece is
not to be expected. He urges that
reinfOrcements be sent in large num-
bers, or that the allied armies be re-
embarked, while there is yet time =
Italy will send troops to join the
allies armies at Saloniki.
Twelve thOuSanC Arabs have Joined
the British army at -desopotamia and
this army is said to have reached a
point within a few miles of Bagdad.
Russian dcstroyerS have bombarfied
German positions at Petragge and
nearby on the Northern Courland
coast. The German war office an
nounced that otherwise the situation
on the Russian front is unchanged
Lord Kitchener is on his way to
the Dartianelles.
General von Mackensen viii take
charge of the Turkish opera tlonss on
Gallipoi peninsula.
LloydGeorge. Grey, Balfour and
Asquith are iE France. They held a
war council with Gallicni, BRAND
Admiral Lacase and Joffre today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
men OF LETTERS MEET
William Allen White and Brand Whit
lock at Boston Gathering.

Boston, Nov. 17.-Prominent writ
ers gathered here today in preparation
for the joint sessions of the National
Institute Of Arts and Letters and the
American Academy of Arts and Let
ters, tomorrow and Friday. The mem
berS of the institute will be the guests
of President Lawrence Lowell of Har-
ward university.
The institute medal awarded each
year to a citizen of the United States
for di inction in me particular
branch of art or literature will be
given this year to a writer of fiction.
The award will be announced Friday.
Literary exercises will be held
Thursday and Friday forenoons.
Among those who will present papers
are Brand Whitlock, United States
minister to Belgium, President Nicho-
las Murray Butler of Columbia univer-
sity. Arnold w. Brunner and William
Allen White.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
OUTLOOK IS BAD
Freight Congestion in New
York Worst in History.
Rush of Munitions to Europe
Blocks Railroads.

New York, Nov. 17.--Congestion IF
freight in and around New York con-
tinueS to be so great as to cause ship
pers and transportation companies
serious concern. 1t is attributed MAIN
ly to the rush of food Stuffs and war
munitions for shipment to the bellig
erent nations.
1t was stated today that one rail-
road has upward of seven thousand
loaded cars blocked between Pitts
burg and this city and that several
hundred freight cars with locomotive
parts and railway equipment for Rus
sia are included in the blockade. No
relief is seen by railroad officials.
The president of one of the large
eastern railroads said today that the
congestion is the worst within his
memory. Some of the freight dis
tributed TO southern ports or to Can
ada or vessels from other ports must
be rushed to New York to take OF
the freight he said. The railroad Of
fic1a1 declared that hundreds of
freight cars with shipments for Rus
sia were sent from Pittsburg to Seat
tie an unusual course. Other ship
ments were sent to Montreal in order
to avoid New York. Exports of all
kinds from New York last week were
valued at $5O,548,07O, an increase of
more than $8,000,0O0 over the pre-
ceding week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
AIR CRAFT
First Aero Army Squadron
Leaves Ft. Sill Tomorrow.
Permanent Headquarters To Be
Established in Texas.
AS IN REAL WAR TIMES
The FlierS Will Be Put to a
Severe Test.
Flight to San Antonio Will
Cover $50 Miles.

Fort Sill, Ok, Nov. 17.-Fort Sill
was bustling with activity today in
preparation for the departure of the
First Aero Squadron of the United
States army, which tomorrow morn
ing will fly from it's temporary home
here to its new station at San Antonio,
Texas. The flight originally was
scheduled to start on November 20,
but fine weather and the fact that
everything was in readiness at San
Antonio caused a change in plans. Six
aeroplanes will make the journey.
The aerial journey will be made un-
der conditions as nearly like those en-
countered in actual war time as pos
sible. The distance to be covered is
$50 miles. Stops will be made at
these points in Texas: Wichita Falls,
Bowie, Decatur, Fort Worth, Cleburne,
Hillsboro, Waco, Georgetown, Austin
and possibly at Granger and Temple.
Like in War Times.
The flight is intended to give a line
on just how army aviators may be ex-
pected to work during war. 1t will
test to the utmost the ability of the
fliers to follow a previously designed
route over unknown country; it will
give an opportunity to try the army
transport system under stipulated war
(COutinuett an Pare 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
SHOT BY MEXICAN
w. e. COwdry, Rock Island
Detective, Is Wounded.
His AsSaiIant and a Brother
Are Landed in Prison.

The martial spirit of war-ridden
Mexico landed two natives of that land
in the county Jail this afternoon and
put W. E. CoWdrey, special officer
for the Rock Island railway, in a To-
cal hospital. When Cowdrey attempt
ed to search the MexicanS-JeSuS and
Alonzo Herandez-who were tres
passing on the railroads property, one
of them whipped out revolver and
shot the officer in the left leg below
the groin Immediately Cowdrey pulll-
ed his gun and the neighborhood re-
sounded with the shots that were fired
by the two forces.
The battle was staged on the Rock
Island right of way at North Tyler
and Laurent streets. The two MeXi-
cans, who are brothers. had been
some time, and when he noticed them
lurking about the tracks, he stopped
them and began an investigation.
When the Mexican pulled his revolver,
Cowdrey had one hand in his assail-
ants pocket.
The police worked with remarkable
speed. The shooting took place at 2
o'clock. Half an hour later both of
the MeXicans were being held at the
city prison. Immediately after Cow
drey fell and ceased firing, the Her
nandeZ brothers ran north on Tyler
street and then. separated.
Jesus Hernandez was captured by
Motorcycle Officer Richards less than
twenty-five IulIul6S dLlST SOWOlSS
was wounded. The Mexican was To-
Gated in a cornfield near SINNERS
nurseries, north of the city, by Rich
ards. The officer called several other
policemen who were assisting in the
search for the fugitives and Summers,
Morgan and Abbott surrounded the
field in which Jesus was hiding.
Alonzo was caught by H. E. Gains,
special officer for the Union Pacific
near the Union Pacific coal
chute.
The two Mexicans were turned over
to the county attorney Immediately af-
ter their capture and warrants charg-
ing them with assault with intent to
kill will be issued this afternoon, it
was stated.
At Stormont hospital where Cow
drey was taken, itSYwas said his in
juries were not serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
Mr.. HODGES is HERE
Santa Fe Vice President Has Been
Looking Over Oil Fields.

w. e. Hodges, vice president of the
Santa Fe railway. in charge of stores.
purchases and fuels, spent today in
Topeka visiting local officials. He is
accompanied by f. f. Corners, assist
ant to the vice president.
Mr.. Hodges has been in Oklahoma
investigating the oil properties recent
ly purchased by the Santa Fe railway
for fuel uses. He was in Ardmore
Tuesday and says that conditions in
that city are assuming normal proper
tions and that the cotton traffic is
picking up in the vicinity.
No special import is attached to the
vice presidents visit He is in Topeka
frequently. He leaves late this after
noon for Chicago. But it will not be
long before he comes through here
again for brief tour of the west.
II have the finest little lemon ranch
in the world at Santa Barbara" he
said, and I believe that it needs some
attention. So as soon as possible, 1
am going out there and spend a few
days forgetting railroad problems"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17

Adolphus S. Thomas was born in
December. 1893, in CantCn, Pa. He
was the Oldest son of Chester Thomas,
for many years identified with the
early history of Topeka and Shawnee
county. The family came to Kansas
in 1864 and settled in Topeka. I'm
Gle Chet" was police judge here for a
long period. "DoIph" Thomas became
clerk of the United States district
court in 1865, a position which he
held for twenty-three years, resigning
in November, 1888, on account of ill
health. Mr.. Thomas received his ap-
pointment to the office from John f.
Dillon, father of Hiram Dillon of To-
peka. He was succeeded in office by
George Sharitt. now a resident of To-
peka.
Pioneer in Scientific Farming.
Following his resignation from the
federal office Mr.. Thomas devoted his
time to his farm. He was an extern
sive owner of Kaw valley land and
was one of the pioneers of scientific
farming. For a considerable period
Mr.. Thomas lived in Topeka near
Stormont hospital. After leaving the
court position he used to spend his
time at his farm near Silver Lake, re-
turning home Saturday evenings. He
moved to Silver Lake about fifteen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
He HAS ENOUGH WAR
Princeton Student, Accused of I1s-
pionage to Return to q. S.

New York, Nov. 17.-Friends of
Wolfgang G. T. Triest, a New York
contractor, received word from Lon
don today that Mr.. Triest's son, Ken
meth w. Triest, formerly Princeton
student, will be released from the
British detention camp at Chatham
on Friday and will start for America
with his father on Saturday.
Young Triest ran away from
Princeton and enlisted in the British
navy, was arrested as a German spy
and was saved from possible execu-
ton through representation by the
American state department that he
was not responsible for his actions.
Mr. Triest left New York ten days
ago to bring his son home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
WOUNDED DROWN
British Hospital Ship Sunk by
Channel Mine.
Three Hundred Saved Out of
Total of 3S5 Men.

London, Nov. 1.-THE British hos
pital ship Anglia was sunk by mine
in the English channel today. Three
hundred men were saved out of a
total of 3S5. The ship was bearing
wounded soldiers
A Bonar Law, secretary of the col
onies, was asked in the house of COM
mons whether the government had re-
ceived information concerning the re-
port of the sinking of the Anglia.
IT am sorry that I have no infor-
nation which 1 can communicate to
the house." he replied. IF I receive
any later in the day shall commun-
icate it."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
TO SKIRT KANSAS
Tentative Route of Jefferson
Highway Is Announced.
Compromise on Course Pre-
vented Conventions Disruption
ARKANSAS ALSO LEFT OUT
Permanent Officers of the ASSO.
citation Are Elected.
Next Meeting VIII Be Held in
Kansas City.
ARKANSAS ALSO LEFT OUT

New Orleans, La, Nov. 1.-THE
board of directors of the jefferson
Highway association Tuesday night
selected a tentative route through
Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri,
Iowa and Minnesota for the proposed
international highway from New Or
leans to Winnipeg, Canada.
The route selected, which, it vas
announced, was subject to minor
changes, passes through Baton
Rouge, Alexandria and Shreveport,
La; Denison, Texas; Muskogee.
Okla; Joplin, Kansas City and St
Joseph. Mo-; Des Moines, Iowa; St
Paul and Minneapolis, Mimi, and
thence to Winnipeg.
The route through Texas and Okla
homa, it was said, would include the
Katy highway and from Kansas City
to st. Paul the Interstate trail. The
directors were elected earlier in the
day after the formal organization of
the highway association by good
roads advocates from the Mississippi
valley states and the Canadian prov
ince of Manitoba and met in eXecu-
tive session Immediately after the ad
journment of the convention.
Route a Compromise.
The route selected virtually was a
compromise between several routes
suggested by the delegates and which
threatened at one time to disrupt the
insisted upon recognition and declared
that to award to their state link of
the highway would be appropriate in
asmuch as Oklahoma was completing
the eighth anniversary of statehood.
The route of Texas and Oklahoma
was substituted for that suggested
through Arkansas, as the route
through Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota
for that advocated through Kansas,
Nebraska and North and South Da-
kota.
Meredith President.
II. N Meredith, Des Moines, Iowa,
originator of the Jefferson highway
movement, was elected president of
the organization by acclamation and
the board of directors elected D.
Fink, Muskogee, Okla, vice president;
Edward f. Swinney, Kansas City,
treasurer, and Walter Parker, New
Orleans, general secretary. The next
meeting of the board will be held in
Kansas City at the call of the presi-
dent.
The membership fees as agreed
upon by the directors range from IS
to $1,000 and all subscriptions from
$500 up, inclusive, would entitle the
to a life mem bership. Sub
scriptions amounting to $4,000, of
which three were for life mem mber-
ships, were obtained Immediately,
President Meredith subscribin $1,000;
H. H. Polk, of Des Moines, $1,000, and
Vice President Fink $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
NOT SHELLED
Austria Makes Categorical Denial of
Charges of Inhumanity.

Washington, Nov. 17.-An official
communication from Austria Hun
gary, forwarded to Secretary Lansing
today by American Ambassador Pen
field, denies categorically that any
shots were fired at the Italian liner
Ancona after she came to a stop, or
that the Austrian submarine which
torpedoed her shelled her life boats,
as has been charged.
Ambassador Penfield's dispatch evi-
IDENTIFY crossed Secretary Lansing's in
structions of yesterday directing him
to ask the Vienna foreign office for
information.
The full details of today's dispatch
will be given out for publication later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
ENGLAND'S STRONG MEN
IN FRANCE To PLAN FOR
DECISIVE BLOW OF WAR

Paris, Nov. 17.-The precise OBJ
ject of the visit to Paris of men,
bers of the British war council has
not been disclosed. 1t is generally
assumed, however, that the pres
ence in France of the men who are
charged with the responsibility of
conducting the war for Great
Britain marks an important dcvel-
opment in the policy of cO-ordina-
ton among the entente powers as
announced by Premier Asquith in
his recent speech before the house
of commons.
With Premier Asquith are David
LIoyd-GeOrge, muQitions secre-
tary; Sir Edward Grey, foreign
secretary, and A. j. BalfOur, first
lord of the admiralty.
The first meeting of the joint
Anglo French war council was held
here this afternoon. Aside from
the British leaders named above
the participants were French Pre-
mier BRAND. General Gallieni.
French minister of war; Admiral
LacaZe, French minister of marine,
and General Jofre, the French
commander-in-ch chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
COLD WAVE COMING
Rain or Snow, Accompanied by a High
Wind, Is Forecast.

The first serious cold wave of the
season is due to arrive tonight Rain
or snow, driven by high northwest
winds is the prospect. Temperatures
will probably be down to 20 degrees
OF below, and a wind velocity of be-
tween 25 and 80 miles an hour is ex-
pected. The forecast calls for cold
wave with probable rain or snow to-
night: Thursday fair and colder with
fresh northwest winds.
The shippers forecast says: PRO
tect "a to SO hour shipments north and
west against temperatures of between
20 and % degrees. South and east,
80 degrees" Temperatures today
averaged degrees above normal. The
wind blew az the rate of 5 miles an
hour from the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
IRON OUT PARTY WOES
Wilson, With Democratic Leaders
Smooth Way TO Success.

Washington. Nov. Ito smooth
out difficulties in the way of party
success in New Jersey was the OBJECT
of conference at the White House to-
day between President Wilson and
Democratic leaders of that state, in
Guiding among others, Governor
Fielder.
Governor Fielder already has an
nounced that he would not be a can
didate for the United States senate.
His decision, he said, was irreversible.
other party representatives in the
conference included State Chairman
Grosscup and Thomas H. Birch.
United States minister to Portugal,
who is in this country on vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
A VOTE OF DEATH
Life of SubnOrmal Allowed to
Ebb Away.
Doctors Agree No Operation
Should Be Performed.
| DEFECTIVE LESS IN WORLD
Mother Says Nature Should
Correct Its Blunder.
Physician Who Withheld Knife
Expects Criticism.
| DEFECTIVE LESS IN WORLD

Heaiy this afternoon called a hur-
rfed conference with Commission
er of Health Robertson and Coro-
ner Hoffman, to decide what ac-
ton, If any, those departments
can take to compel the German
American hospital to perform an
operation to save the life of the
defective infant of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allan Bollinger.
Chicago, Nov. IA ballot to de-
termine whether to attempt to save
the life of a deformed sub-normal in
FAINT or whether by inertia to let the
child die, resulted in a death sentence
for the little one today.
The infants mother, told that an
operation might save the child's life
although no known human intelligence
could promise any mental develop
ment for the babe, wept and agreed
to abide by the judgment of the physi-
clans. OF a score of hospital nurses
consulted, one alone voted for the life
of the child. DR.. H. ]. Hazeldine took
the responsibility, cast the deciding
vote and did not perform the opera
ton. The child was still alive tonight
but authorities at the hospital said
would probably not live through an
other "a hours.
So the Line Is Drawn.
at is question of ethics" said DR..
HazeIdine. while we all know
physicians do not allow moDstrosities
to live, the line must be drawn some
where. 1 have drawn the lire in this
case.
"The child could have been saved
as one more idiotic defective. De-
fectives are prolific. 1t would repro
duce it's kind and these initial de-
formities would have become magni-
fled and multiplied"
Mrs. Anna BoIlinger told today the
story of her consent to let her boy.
deformed in body and mind, die,
rather than live a life barren and
useless
"NOt Heartless," Mother Says.
''It is not heartless of me-" Mrs.
Bollinger said. Il loved the poor lit
tie deformed one as 1 love my three
other healthy children, but the doc
tor told me it would be a cripple all
its life-probablY an imbecile and
possibly criminal. l gave my consent
to its death. Left to itself il has
no chance to live. L consented to let
nature take its course.
mo one need to think me an un-
natural mother. This poor little one,
if allowed to live, would be barren,
useless. 1t is one of natures blum
ders, and L am willing that nature
should correct it's error by my baby's
death. I am satisfied 1 am doing right.
DR.. Hazeldine sad he was prepared
to face bitter criticism and defend
his course"
Il have no doubt that 1 shall be
called a murderer" he said, but the
infants death is a question between
me and my conscience"
The baby, born after it's mother had
been seriously i'll with typhoid fever,
came into the world last Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
FIRE DESTROYS COTTON
Company at Providence Working for
Allies Suffers Heavy Loss.

thousand bales of cotton in the East
Providence warehouse of the River
Spinning company were destroyed by
fire today. The company, it was
stated, had contracted to supply the
allies with a specially prepared prod
uct, to be used in the preparation of
gun cotton.
The origin of the fire is undeter-
mined. 1t was said that there was no
heat in the four story brick structure
where the cotton was stored and that
the light power had been turned off
last night.
The loss is estimated at $4,000