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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
C. W. COOK is DEAD
Old Resident of Topeka Strick-
en- With ApOplexy.
He Was Slugged in Office Sew
eraI Months Ago.

c. W. Cook, an old resident of To-
peka and a veteran of the Civil war,
was stricken with apopleXy at his Of
flee Sunday and died at $3.50 this
morning at St. Francis hospital
Mr.. Cook was - years old. He has
been in the coal business in Topeka
for about thirty years, and is we'll
known here.
Several months ago Mr.. Cook was
slugged and knocked unconscious at
his office at 701 East Seventh street.
Sunday he was stricken with apoplexy
and was found lying in the rear en-
trance of his office in a semi-conscious
condition. He was taken to the hos
he would recover.
The attack which resulted in Mr.
Cooks death is believed to have COM
menced Friday night, as he appeared
at the office Saturday morning show
ing its effect in partial paralysis of
his limbs of which he complained to
S. o. Shipler. his office assistant
Il helped him to the doctors office
and visited him twice later in the day
at his room at 304 West Eighth
street." said Mr.. Shipler. knowing
DR.. Ernest was in attendance, / did
not see him Sunday and was astonish-
ed late in the afternoon to learn that
he had been found lying in the rear
doorway of the office at 700 East
Seventh street and had been sent to
the st. Francis hospital.
HE was evidently unconscious when
found which was between and
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. l know of
no relatives of Mr.. Cook in this city.
There is 4 sister in Denver who has
been summoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
CHIVALRY IN WAR.

Frankfort. Germany. March %.
-Chivalry still persists in modern
warfare, as is proved by the expert
ence of a non-commissioned officer
in a Baden regiment, who was
wounded in the recent fighting at
La Bassee between the Germans
and the British. In one of the re-
peated charges by which the cele-
brated brickyards changed hands
so often. the non-commissioned Of
ficer led his squad to within fifteen
where he fell wounded by six bull
lets. His comrades. who were
forced to fall back to their own
trenches fifty yards away. tried to
carry off the body of their sup
posed dead leader but were unable
to do so owing to the heavy fire.
Twenty-four hours later the Brit
ish discovered that the wounded
officer was still alive and called to
him to come to their trench,
promising him good treatment. He
was unwilling to do SO and instead
raised himself on his elbow and
called to his friends: Come get
me. / don't want to be a prisoner
of the English" The Germans
shouted to the British a request sor
permission to bring in the wounded
man; the British promised not to
shoot and two German soldiers
ventured boldly out of their
trenches. crossed the intervening
space and carried the wounded man
back, not a shot being fired and
both British and Germans joining
in cheers. The story is printed
with approving comment in the
German papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
Ships of the Allies Hammer at
the Main Entrance.
NAVAL ACTIVITY IN BALTIC
Several of the KaiSer's Vessels
Have Been Damaged.
Gen. Won Kluck Has Been
Wounded in Battle.
BULLETIN.

London, March 29.-The roar of
hostile guns is shaking COnstantinople.
Russian shells are falling within IL
miles of the sultan's palace. For the
first time i'm history, Islam's capital
has been bombarded from the air.
London, March 29.-Russia is again
today knocking at the back door of
Constantinople by bombarding the
Turkish forts on the Bosphorus, but
with what success is not yet definitely
known. AS to the front door of the
Turskish capital, the DardaneIles, the
only news is the monotonous reitera-
ton of the report that the mine
sweepers of the allies are continuing
tions still prevent a resumption of the
bombardment by the fleet. Constan-
tinople declines to accept the weathr
as an excuse for the lull in the at
weather conditions have been so good
that Turkish aeroplanes have been
flying over the warships of the enemy
in and about the Dardanelles.
Unofficial reports from neutral
points in the vicinity of the scene of
operations indicate an early resump-
ton of activity. They set forth that
a long distance shelling of the interior
defenses has been commenced by the
battleships. Reviewing Russian naval
activity in the Baltic, Petrograd
claims that the operations on this sea
of Russian warships have resulted in
damage to several German units and
that the Germans have been COM
PEELED materially to restrict their
movements.
German submarines have been ac-
tive off the English and Irish coasts
and the liner Falba, reported in dis
tress in the Bristol channel, may be
one of the victims of their raid.
From a diplomatic standpoint, OBJ
IxOndOnat
hopefully on the REORGANIZATION of
Balkan leagues. but nevertheless il is
felt that the visit to Bulgaria of Field
IConiisC Cssf .stl f'axe A VOL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
TWO RULERS MEET
Kaiser and Austrian Emperor
i'm Secret Conference.
Subject: How to Keep Italy
Out of the War.
(By ]. w. T. Mason.)

New YORK, March 2s.-The recent
suggestion in this column that the
German emperor would visit Franz
Josef before the Italian situation led
to war, is confirmed by reports from
various European news centers that
the two monarchs have just had a
secret meeting.
The situation, therefore, between
Italy and Austria must now be ap-
preaching it's final state. 1t is prob
able, in fact, that Austria has tenta-
lively agreed to surrender the Trentine
to Italy but that the future sovereign
ty of the Istrian peninsula is now the
subject of closing negotiations.
Emperor Wilhelm, while being
ready enough to see his ally surrender
the inland Trentine district to the
peninsula kingdom, can not have
brought any considerable pressure to
bear on Austria to relinquish the
Istrian coast.
For Austria to do this would be to
make herself virtually an inland en-
pire and thus mark her certain de-
cline There seems to be reason to
believe that differences of opinion ex-
ist among Italians concerning the ad-
visibility of going to war to secure
Istria, If Austria is willing to purchase
neutrality by surrendering the Tren-
tine alone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29

street at noon today?
The question must be clearly an
swered before the real explana of
his death, evidently suicide, is deter
mined by the coroner's jury tomorrow
morning.
Storrier died with a .32 caliber re-
volver bullet through his heart. But
another bullet had already been fired
grazing his side under the left arm
before the deadly shot was discharged.
Two other times between the first
and last shot, the hammer of the old
revolver had been snapped fact
revealed by an inspection of the con-
tents of the cylinder which had been
fully loaded with five cartidges-its
blunt point failing to discharge twice
after the first bullet had failed to take
effect.
Storrier lay on the floor by the 1oor
of the inner room of the small house
on Jackson street into which Mrs.
Continued on Page Six.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
GOOD SUNDAY, ANYWAY
Weather Man Forgot and Gave Kan
sas One Bright Day.

Following the finest Sunday wealth
er experienced since last November
the sky was again overcast this morn
ing and the forecast is anything but
encouraging. Unsettled weather is
scheduled, with the possibility OF
showers.
The maximum temperature Sunday,
while slightly below normal, was the
warmest temperature recorded IN sew.
era1 days-51 degrees. Thousan nds OF
Topekans took advantage of the
weather and went out in autos or on
''tra ampS."
The minimum temperature this
morning at 6 and o'clock was % de-
grees The stage of the Kaw river
was 60 feet as against rs feet sun
day.
Shippers forecast: Protect So
hour shipments north and east against
temperature of so degrees; west and
south above freezing.
The temperature today averaged IL
degrees below normal The wind was
l 3 miles an hour from the northeast
this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
BETTING ON The WAR
Books Are Being Made on the Dura-
ton of HostiIities.

London, March 29.-Betting on the
outcome of the war is all the rage in
London now. Several firms and indi-
viduals, through Lloyds' exchange
have made up books to date on the
duration of hostilities, as follows:
That the war will end before Nav
L, 1878 to l against.
That the war will end before June
1, 1915-2 to l against.
That the war will end before Sep
tember 1, 1915-even money.
That the war will end before De-
cember 1. 1915-10 to l on.
That the war will end before March
1. 1916-115 to 1 on.
That Germany will take Paris-25
to l against
That Germany will take Warsaw
to 1 against.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29

before this could be done a torpedo
struck the ship near the engine room
Three of the FaIaba's lifeboats were
Swamped Many persons aboard the
vessel were thrown into the sea where
they struggled while the submarine
circled about offering, according to
stories told by those rescued no as
sistauce. A fishing boat appeared on
the scene and saved 40 of the passen-
gers and crew. Captain Davis of the
liner was picked up dead. Eight other
bodies were recovered. The survivors
were landed at MiIfOrdhaVen.
Crew Is Saved.
London, March 29.-The British
steamer Aguila was sunk by a Ger
man submarine this morning off
Bishops Rock. Her crew of 23 men
was saved
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KILLED BY A TRAIN
j. p. Kelly Struck by Santa Fe
in South Topeka.
Knocked From Shunganunga
Bridge-Died i'm Few Minutes.

John P. Kelley, an aged French
man, was killed by Santa Fe train No.
5, on the Shunganunga bridge in South
Topeka at noon today.
Mr.. Kelly who is "a years old and
partly deaf, was walking south along
the Santa F'e track. Apparently he
did not hear the train approaching.
He had just started across the bridge
when he was struck. The old man
was injured about the head and chest.
He lived about half an hour after the
accident.
The railroad track curves just north
of the bridge and the crew could not
see Kelley in time to stop. After the
engine struck him Engineer Beeler
stopped his train, picked up the old
man and backed into the depot with
him. He died few minutes after
reaching the tioa-
The train left imme ediately, so it was
impossible to obtain a statement from
the crew, but it is said that Kelly was
knocked off the bridge. DR.. Freeman
was called.
The body was taken to Shellebar-
gers undertaking rooms. Kelly lived
at 1884 Western avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
C. SCHMIDT DEAD
Veteran Tailor in Topeka for
Last 25 Years.
Died at Hospital After Three
Weeks Failing Health.

G. Schmidt, a tailor in Topeka for
nearly a quarter of a century, died
this morning at St Francis hospital.
He was so years of age and owned a
tailor shop at 604 Kansas avenue. He
lived in the Veale block.
MIR. Schmidt was well known here
and was a member of the Elks and
Eagles lodges. He had been at his
present location for several years. His
health. began to fail him three weeks
ago and he grew gradually worse un-
til his death today
Mr.. Schmidt is survived by his wife,
who is in Minnesota at the present
time. He has no children. The fu-
neral arrangements have not yet been
made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
Hungarian Leaders Are Urging Inde-
pendent Negotiations.

Paris, March 29.-Hungarian politi-
cal leaders alarmed at the fall of
Permys1 and the advance of the Rus
slams through the Carpathians, are
urging that the dual monarchy at
tempt a separate peace. according to
Geneva dispatches received here to-
day.
Count Tisza, the Hungarian premier,
has been urged to take a strong stand
for peace, according to Geneva dis
patches. but has consistently refused.
Hungarian statesmen are said to be
convinced that Italy'S entrance into
the war on the side of the allies is only
a matter of a few weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
BIG DAY IN HAY.
Largest Receipts at *. c. Ever Before
Reported in Any Market.

Kansas City. March 29.-Two hun
dred and forty-nine carloads of hay
arrived in Kansas City today, said to
be the largest supply ever reported at
any market in one day. 1t exceeded
the previous largest supply here which
was reported last Monday, by forty
six carloads
The supply in Kansas City today
was larger than the combined receipts
in Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans,
the three other markets that claim
Importance in hay trade.
Most of the hay. which was alfalfa
and prairie, came from Kansas, Ne
braSka, Oklahoma and Colorado.
Since the first of the year, weekly re-
ceipts of hay have amounted to 750
to $50 carloads and for the year thus
far more hay has been received in
Kansas City than in any previous
similar period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
BACK TO OLD PLAYS.

London, March ga feature of
the theatrical season in London has
been the unusual number of "revi-
walls" staged in the various the
aters- AT the present time out Of
twenty-eight first class play houses
open to the public, seventeen are
presenting old plays. One theater
is giving a classical repertory CT
Shakespeare, Sheridan, Goldsmith,
and Lytton. The others are reviv-
ing popular successes of the past
ten or twenty years. such as Floro-
dora, Are You a Mason, and The
Flag Lieutenant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
''SITTINC ON LID"
Italian Statesmen Trying Hard
to Delay War Movement
But Military Preparations Are
Progressing Rapidly.
(By Alice Rohe.)

Rome, March 29.-Italian states
men of the more conservative school
are now bringing every ounce of pres
prevent any haSty action that would
plunge Italy into the war. Military
preparations are continuing but there
is every evidence that the Salandra
cabinet is moving slowly and there
will be no ultimatum until the re-
sources of diplomacy have been eX-
hausted.
The authorities not only quickly
dispersed a demonstration in front of
the Austrian embassy yesterday, but
announced today that eighteen par
ticipants will be severely dealt with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
MAIL FOR SOLDIERS.

Berlin, March 29.-The Imperial
postoff1ce has met the numerous
complaints of slow service of Yba
so-called field post" by publish
ing some statistics showing the
enormous amount of work carried
on by this branch of the service.
The field post takes every dav s.
100000 pieces of mail for distriDu-
ton among the soldiers at the front
and in garrison; and it sends back
from the front 100000 pieces. not
to mention some $4,000 pieces
sent from one army to the other
The mail sent to the front must
first be assorted according to troon
organizations into $4,000 piles. and
the letters alone fill 10000 bags
daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
SINK TWO SHIPS
The Germans Torpedo More
British Merchant Vessels.
1t Is Believed Loss of Life Has
Been Heavy.

London, March 29.-The British
steamer Falaba has been sunk by a
German submarine The Falaba was
sent to the bottom yesterday off Mil
fordhaven, an inlet son the coast of
South Wales. The loss of life probably
was heavy.
The Falaba left Liverpool on Satur-
day for the west coast of Africa with
140 passengers and with crew of
120 men. Her officers state that when
the German submarine appeared it
whistled thrice as a signal for the
steamer to prepare her lifeboats, but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
First Game of season Sunday.

The first real baseball game of the
season was played in Topeka at the
City park Sunday afternoon between
the Topeka Braves and the Federals
the former winning by the score of
10 to l. Owing to the infancy of the
season. both teams made many errors,
but the pitching was unusually good.
Price twirIed for the Braves and
Musick for the Feds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
NEW FOOD FOR MAN.

Berlin. March 29.-Dr. Hans
Prudential, inventor of the new
process for converting straw into
food, both for human beings and
animals, has now, according to
Vorwaerts, made the announce
ment that all non-poisonous sub
stances, including skins, peelings,
and the bark of trees, may be con-
ter for man f thoroughly disinte-
grated and properly treated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29

Chief Johnson wears full Indian re-
gala, head dress, blanket, feathers.
and all, and he will be a picturesque
figure on the streets. He is a gradu-
ate of Carlisle and speaks fluently
nine different languages. He is 2S
years old and was a member of the
famous Carlisle football team in 1907
and 1908. He has travelled around
the world and is a most interesting
Conversationalist.
This distinguished red man has a
mission and when he is not engaged
In school work he travels around the
country conducting a campaign to
arouse public sentiment to have his
people released from the reservation
and being given the right of citizen
ship An effort is being made to have
the chief deliver a lecture in Topeka
and 1t has been suggested that he
make plea for the preservation of
the ancient Indian landmarks which
mas been started here by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. He
will probably speak in Topeka
"Wednesday evening if a suitable hall
can be obtained
While in Topeka Chief Johnson will
be the guest of l.. L. Kiene
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WILSON INVITED OUT.
He Will Eat Luncheon With the Ar
gentine Ambassador.

Annapolis, Md, March 2e-The
naval yacht Mayflower, with Presi-
dent Wilson and party on board, ar
rivd off Annapolis harbor this morn
ing and anchored near the new Argen-
tine battleship Moroen- President
Wilson is to be the guest of honor at
luncheon given by the Argentine am
bassador, DR.. Naon, on board the bat
tleship this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
THREATEN STRIKE.
Western Union Operators Will Take
Vote on Action.

St Louis March "a strike of the
union operators of the Western Union
Telegraph company was threatened
here today result of the recent
discharge of forty members of the To-
cal union from the company's employ.
a strike vote will be taken today by
800 union telegraphers still employed
by the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
Remain NEUTRAL.
Runania Declares She VIII Not Take
Sides in War.

Berlin, March 29-The Bucharest
correspondent of the Frankfurter
Zeitung telegraphs his paper that Ru-
mania will continue to maintain
neutrality. The paper professed to
have obtained information that the
Runanian ambassador has signed
such an agreement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29

Pueblo. March 29.-The Mercantile
National bank closed its doors here
today, after the beginning of a run
by depositorS A national bank ex-
aminer is said to have been going
over the affairs of the institution for
several days. The bank is capitalized
at 100000, and its last statement give
deposits of $1.313,S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
AUSTRIA MAKES OFFER
Another Effort to- Keep Italy Out OF
World War.

Paris. March 29.-Austria has made
a definite offer to cede Italy part
of the province of Trent at the close
of the war. the Petit Parisien's Rome
correspondent says he has been in
formed. He adds the proposal was
government deferred it's reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
Topeka Isn't Excited Over Her
Commission Primary.
Apparently Little Anxiety Over
Fate of 26 Candidates.
A BIG STAY-AT-HOME VOTE
One Voter Designates 1t as
"Chautauqua Salute Affair"
Ten Candidates Will Be Ellml-
mated Today.

Lack of interest, light voting ana
little excitement characterized the Guy
primary election for the nomination
of candidates for the commission
form in Topeka today. The voters OF
the city, apparently content with me
feeling that their neighbors VIII as
sumo the responsibility of eliminating
ten of the twenty-siX candidates IN
the primaries, are staying at nome
until the returns begin to come IN
this evening.
1t is Topeka's fourth primary cleo
ton under the commission form OF
government More than 1S.5OO per
sons are eligible to vote. There are
26 candidates 10 of whom viii be
eliminated under the primary cleo
ton today. Two will be nominated
for mayor, two for finance commlS-
sioner. two for streets commissioner,
two for parks commissioner and SIX
for the school board. The ten cand1-
dates to be eliminated are among the
list for mayor and commissioners. All
candidates for school board will I've
nominated despite the results. Vot-
ing today is in progress in 30 precincts
of six wards.
The polls opened at o'clock this
morning and close al O'Clock this
evening Returns will be posted on
the state Journal bulletin windows be-
ginning at o'clock.
A Near Chautauqua Affair.
Its a chautauqua salute affair"
declared one of the few persons who
voted early. mo one is whOoping it
no rah-rah stuff. There are very few
vehicles hauling voters to the polls. l
didn't see any decorated with stream
TConunued On Page Two.l
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FIELDS FILLED
WITH Chill DREN
Austria Hungary Throws Pop
ulatiOn Into Farms.
Feverish Efforts to Begin Her
Growing Crops.
TO ORGANIZE CHILD LABOR
Every Available Person Must
Work for Existence.
Small Children Pick Caterpil-
lars From Fruit Trees.
TO ORGANIZE CHILD LABOR

Venice, March 29.-Next tc war,
Austria-Hungary is devoting her
greatest energies to agriculture. eff
we can only obtain sufficient labor
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CHIEF is COMING
Head of Sioux Reservation i'm
Topeka This Week.
Interesting Character Will Be
Guest of l.. L. Kiene.

Chief johnson. of the Sioux reser-
walton at Standing Rock, South Da-
<ota, will arrive in Topeka Tuesday
evening or Wednesday morning from
Clay Center, where he is visiting
friends.
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DIED IN HOME OF
WOMAN FRIEND
David StOrrier Shot i'm Com
pany of Mrs. Margaret Hand.
Mysterious Death. Evidently
Suicide, at Noon Today.
KILLED HIMSELF, She SAID
Came In to Ask for a Room to
Rent, Is Story.
Police Tell of Reported Inti-
macy Between Two.
KILLED HIMSELF, She SAID

What passed between David Stor-
rier and Mrs. Margaret Hand before
the fatal bullet was fired into his
breast at her house at 131 jackson
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ELECTION RETURNS.

In accordance with it's custom for
many years, the State journal will
give election returns this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-29
FUNSTON GUARDS
He Is Keeping Watch on Situ-
alton at MatamOrOs.
MeXicanS Warned Not to Shoot
Across the River.

Washington, March 29.-Three bat
ts-si;s of artiuer,s have been ordered
to Brownsville.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.

Unsettled tonight and Tuesday;
probably showers and warmer tonight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-18

FIGS & SIENNA SYRUP Coonleys.
is a perfect physic and worm medi-
cine for children and grown ups.
Pleasant TO take as figs 25c at Coon
leys.-AdVt