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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
TAFT in RAIL CASE
Defense Expects Government to
Call Ex-President.
Former Executive May Tell of
New Haven Deal.

New York, Oct. 21.-Counsel for
the defense in the conspiracy case
against former officials of the New
Haven railway announced today they
expected the government would call
former President Taft as a witness
in connection with a conference be-
tween Mr.. Taft and Lewis Cass Led
yard in regard tc the taking over of
Boston and Maine stock by the New
Haven.
r. L. Bats, attorney for the gov
ernment, said the government would,
'if possible avoid calling the for
mer president.
Charles Mellen, a government wit
ness in the trial of the New Haven di-
rectors. was charged by Frank L.
Swacker, federal prosecutor, with be-
ing frankly hostile to the govern
ment's case during the continuation of
his testimony today. Mr. Swacker
asked Judge Hunt, presiding at the
trial, to instruct the witness to be
more responsive in his answers, but
the court said he did not see that the
witness had given any evidence of a
hostile attitude.
This development came after Mr..
MeIlen had related how he had been
taken into the New Haven road as sec
ond vice president. two months from
the time when, as general mana ger
of the New England, he had made d
threat. he said, to reduce the fare
from Boston to New York to one doll
lar if the New Haven did not give up
its plan of reducing the running time
of some of its trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
HOGS IN BIC DROP
Break OF ST. a Hundred Over
As Hours Ago.
Packer Predicts Further De-
mOraliZatiOn OF Prices.

Chicago, Oct 21.-Sensational
breaks of thirty-five to fifty on the
hundI edweight took place today in the
value of hogs. AS quotations last
night showed a drop of forty to fifty
cents under the previous days aver
age, the smash in prices today ranged
from 75c tC 81 a hundred pounds, as
compared with forty-eight hours ago
According to Edward A. Iabart, an
official of Morris & Co, the extraordi
nary drop in values is largely the re-
suit of the interference of Great
Britain with the commerce of the
United States and with neutral Euro
pean countries such as Denmark, Hol-
land and Sweden, although the over
supply of hogs and the unusual crop
conditions this year have cut con-
siderable figure. Mr.. Labart today
said:
The fact was pointed out several
weeks ago by the American packers
that unless some action was taken by
the United States, the livestock bust
ness of this country would in a large
measure go to ruin. The breaks in
prices are only fOrerunner of what
can naturally De expected
Violent Break in X C.
Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 21.-A vio-
lent break in the local hog market
sent quotations down fifty to seventy
five cents a hundredweight below
Yesterdays price soon after the mar
ket opened today. The. total drop in
the last two days is $1.25 here. The
top sale today was S7.40 hundred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
Topeka VIII Honor Grand Old
Man Saturday Noon.
TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION
Business Men Will Pay Re-
spects to Great Railroad.
High Officials OF Road Will Be
i'm Guest Party.

announcement was made today of a
special luncheon to be given at the
Commercial club Saturday noon in
honor of President E. P. Ripley of the
Santa Fe, and his party. The regular
priced luncheon viii be served and
every member of the Commercial club
is invited to attend
President Ripley has expressed de-
sire to meet personally the business
men Of Topeka and in order that he
may do this an informal reception
will be held either before or after the
luncheon, which is scheduled for 1880
O'Clock.
Talks by President Ripley and mem
oers of his party VIII be made and
Charles S. Elliott, president of the
Commercial club, and other members.
Presidents Party.
Those in the party who will be the
which is given to show the apprecia-
ton of the amount of business the
Santa F'e brings to Topeka every year,
are: President Ripley, i. J. Engel,
assistant to the president; w. e.
Hodges of Chicago, vice president; ;
Homer A. StillwelF of Chicago, a mem
Der of the board of directors. The To-
cal officials. who will attend the
luncheon are: c. w. Kouns, general
manager; E. L. Copeland, treasurer
j. M. COnnell, general passenger
agent; J. r. Koontz, general freight
agent; r. J. Parker, general superin-
tendent of the eastern lines; Howell
Jones and Charles S. GIeed.
Because the arrangements were
made late it will be impossible for
the club to send personal invitations
but J. Will Kelley, secretary, would
like to have every member make res
ervations by Friday noon.
He Will Golf
President Ripley will be the guest
of several Santa F'e officials Satur-
day morning at the Country club. The
railroad head is an enthusiastic golf
player and will spend the morning in
driving, approaching and putting on
the Country club links.
After the luncheon - the Comaner-
cial club Mr.. Ripley will spend the
afternoon visiting in the Santa Fe
general offices and possibly the shops
1t was at one time understood that
ne would not be here next week for
the stockholders meeting. However,
Santa Fe men today said that Ripley
will attend the session of the stock
holders, Notwithstanding his visit here
this week. President Ripley is going
over the lines of the Oklahoma Cen
trail today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
TAX BODY?
j. III. Hostetler May Resign
From State Commission.
Only Democratic Member VIII
Go Back to BeIleville.

Rumors in state house circles that
J. H. Hostetler, Democratic member
of the state tax commission, expected
to resign, were virtually confirmed to-
day at the Hostetler home, 1904 Har-
rison street. HostetIer, with members
of the tax commission, has been
spending the week in western Kansas
and may return to Topeka late this
afternoon
No definite reason is given for the
HoStetler resignation and Governor
Capper today denied that he had any
knowledge of the plan of the Demo-
cratic commissioner to retire. He
resignation had been discussed or con-
sidered.
Voluntary, Says Governor.
"I never heard of the matter" said
Governor Capper when asked by the
State Journal today for a confirma-
ton of HoStetlerS withdrawal from
the tax commission. 'If Mr.. Hostetler
plans to resign, it is entirely volun-
tary act on his part"
At the Hostetler home today it was
admitted that Hostetler had discussed
his resignation, but so far as known
had made no definite plans. 1t was
not stated whether his resignation was
for business reasons or because of fac
tional strife among members of the
state commission
Hostetler was appointed in Febru-
ary, 1918, by Governor Hodges. The
appointment was for term of four
years at a salary of $4,000 a year.
Hostetler's home before coming to To-
pelxa was in Bellevilie, Republic coun-
ty, where he was engaged in the mer-
camille business. He was for a num-
Der OF years prominent in Democratic
councils in the Fifth district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
ULTIMATUM TO VILLA
Generals Will Desert Him If He
Keeps Up Fight.

New York, Oct 21.-Leaders of the
Mexican conventionist party of which
Cen Villa is the head, were reported
today to have notified him that he
must give up the fight against Gen
eTal CarranZa and come to the United
States. Unless he does so it was stated
all of his generals of prominence will
quit him.
Carothers Is Withdrawn.
Washington, Oct 21--GeOrge c.
Carothers, for the Ia st three years spe-
cial agent of the state department at
tached to General Villas army, has
been withdrawn as one of the con-
sequences of the recognition of Gen
eraI Carranza. Hereafter the Ameri-
can government will have no. official
dealings with Villa
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Friday: not much
change in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
OFFER OF ISLE OF CYPnUS
TO GREECE DENOUNCED As
BRIBE BY BRITISH PRESS

London. Oct. 21.-The reported
proposal of the British government
TO purchase the cooperation OF
Greece in the war by ceding to her
the island of Cyprus is regarded by
the London press as authentic. bat
by no means universally approved
The Evening Standard says:
I'VE object to bribes. especially
useless bribes. and unquestiOnablY
the offer of Cyprus Is a bribe- The
only thing which distinguishes it
from German bribes is that Ger
many offers other peoples terri
tory and we our own.
IF the Greek government cooIIy
refuses TO carry out its bargain
with Serbia. how can we be sure Ii
will carry out another? What new
engagements can bind statesmen
who have just dishonOred heir
written undertaking? Is perfidy of
this kind to be rewarded by gifts of
their territory"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
U. S. CASH TO MEXICO
Carranza Recognition Followed by
S1O.OOO,OOO New Orleans Loan.

New Orleans, Oct. 21.-New Orleans
bankers have announced thar as a re-
suit of the recognition of the Carranza
government in Mexico they have
closed contracts to lend SO, ,000,0 900
in gold to the Mexican administration.
1t also is announced that arrange
rnents have been made to handle the
entire Mexican sisal crop through New
Orleans; that the sisal operators of
Yucatan and Campeche are to erect a
million dollar manufacturing plant
here for the purpose of handling their
raw produce and that Mexican capi-
taIists are to establish q new transpor-
tation line. operating six steamships
between New Orleans and Mexican
p1Ilf ndrtS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
HID In CORN FIELD
Two Children Couldn't Be
Found by Kansas Sheriff.
In Finney County When Or
dered to TOpekan's Care.

Two children whom the supreme
court ordered turned over to the Gus
tOdy of Cornelia McCown of Topeka
were hidden in a Finney county corn
field when the sheriff called for them
with writ of habeas corpus, accord
ing to information which today
reached the supreme court. The Fin
ney county sheriff will try again.
Then, it is asserted, he will ask for a
contempt order against Robert J..
Sparkling of Garden City.
Litigation for possession of Charles
Edmonds and Harriet Sparkling has
been before the supreme court for
several months. Wnen the mother
of the children died some time ago.
the children: We're left in the custody
of Sparkling. Mrs. McCoWn, a relative,
sought possession of the children, but
Sparkling is said to have refused to
permit them to go to the woman.
May Issue Contempt Order
Last spring Mrs. McCown appealed
to the supreme court for a writ of
habeas corpus to compel Sparkling to
give her possession of the boy and
girl. The writ was issued in July.
A few days ago the sheriff of F'inney
county called for the children, but
they could not be found. 1t is as
serted that the children were hidden
in q corn fieIC. Now the sheriff will
try again. Should he again fail to
enforce the courts order, the supreme
court may be asked for a contempt
order against the Garden City man.
Mrs. McCown, into whose possession
the court directed -he placing of the
two children, lives IN Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
TERROR OF SEAS
e. s. Armada Designed to
Strike Fear to Foe.
FOrty-One BattIeships of First
and Second Line.
MIGHT|EST GUNS ON RACERS
Naval Program Calls for Nine
ty-Six DestrOyers.
Great Fleet of Submarines for
Coast Defense.
MIGHTIEST GUNS ON RACERS

Washington, Oct. 21.-What the
United States navy will be in 1925. il
the administrations defense program
is approved by congress. was described
today by naval experts. The strength
Of the navy will be:
Battlesnips of the first line, 27.
These ships would all carry more
than eight big guns each, most OF
them mounted; twelve 14-inch SO
caliber rifles, the new weapon re-
Gently developed by the ordnance
bureau and believed to be the
equal or superior of any naval
gun now afloat. With two excep-
tions these battleships will be able
to steam more than twenty knots
an hour.
Battleships of the second nne
ID. These ships all carry four
(Contluued on PAGE Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21

Washington, Oct. 21.-
President Wilson today, in a
proclamation d e s j g n t ing
Thursday, November 25, as
Thanksgiving day, called at
tention to the fact that the
United States has been at
peace while most of Europe
has been at war.
eve have been able to as
sert our rights and the rights
of mankind without breach of
friendship with the great ma
tions with whom we have
had to DEAL" said the presi-
dent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
High Official Counts on Vast
Source of Supplies.
TO STRIKE SUEz and EGYPT
Berlin Satisfied With Winnings
i'm France and Russia.
Kaiser Sure Greece and Ru-
mania Will Remain Neutral.
BY Carl w. ACkERNIAN.

Berlin, Oct. 21.-Within two
months, Germany will "really
begin" to fight the British, a
high official of the kaiser's for
eign office told me today.
''It was on the success of the
Teutonic Balkan campaign with
the opening up of a source of ad-
mittedly much needed supplies
that he was counting when he
spoke.
I'm five weeks" he said, "a
way will be opened through Ser
bia to Bulgaria and Turkey,
where great quantities of food
and raw materials are stored.
Within two months we will have
all the ammunition, cotton and
oil we require.
when we have established
Communication with Bulgaria.
and Turkey, war against Eng
iand will really begin.
Satisfied in France and Russia
I'VE have enough Of France and
Russia already to guarantee satisfac-
tory peace terms with these two.
"Our success in the Balkans will
mean the menacing of the British
empire. Once the way to Constan-
tirople is open to us, we can strike
Suez and Egypt"
Count Reventlow has emphasized
editorially in the German press views
similar 20 those which my informant
expressed.
Balkans Pivotal Point.
That the wsr's outcome practically
depends on the outcome of the Pal
kan campaign is in short the con-
sensus OF opinion in the best informed
circles here
Rumania and Greece, it was an
open secret, are being successfully
watched. though German officialdom
is firmly convinced that both will re-
main neutral.
Sir Edward Carson's resignation
from the British cabinet and the pos
sibility If other ministerial changes
in London are also the subject of
much comment in WilhelmStra!SSe,
where the political situation in Eng
land is regarded as critical in the
extreme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
MONEY IS BURIED
Kansas Natural Has Big In
veStment i'm Mains.
Utilities Commission After
Physical Valuation Today.

The public utilities commission is
devoting its attention today to an in
quiry into the physical valuation of
Kansas Natural Gas company prop
critics. Witnesses called before the
commission today will tell CT the first
cost of the plant and depreciation and
salvage values
According to A. G. Jarboe of Inde-
pendence, in charge of the distribution
and transportation of gas. the depre-
has been heavy. He declared today
that some of the heavy mains installed
by the gas company would not bring
ten cents on the dollar If sold for
salvage. The big sixteen and eight
een-inch mains. he said, were of little
originally purchased and the uncov-
cred mains could not be successfully
used for the transportation of manu-
factured gas after the natural supply
is exhausted.
Only Live 20 Years.
At present the Kansas Natural owns
nearly 500 miles of sixteen-inch mains,
Jarboe testified. These mains cost 81
a running foot. Life of these heavy
pipes is twenty years and they have
now had nine years usage. If re-
moved, Jarboe said .ney would noc
bring to exceed ten cents on the dollar
The smaller lines he said, would bring
larger prOpOrtionable return on the
original investment
Attorneys for the gas company in
dicated that they would go into every
detail of the operating expense and
cost of production in their effort to
gain an increase IN rates Victor
Haynes, auditor for the Kansas Nat
ural, will probably be called to the
stand late this afternoon. He will give
nue. and expense of the gas company
since its organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
KING ALBERT REJECTS
PONTIFF'S PROPOSAL HE
MAKE PEACE 0VERTURES

Rome, Oct. 21.-Pope Ben
edict has just received from
King Albert of Belgium a re-
ply to an autograph letter
from the pope urging the king
to initiate steps looking to the
conclusion of peace.
King Albert replied in the
negative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
81 DEAD IN EXPLOSION
Workman in French Factory Drops
Grenade With Awful Result.

Paris. oct. 21--Thirty-seyen per-
sons were killed and fifty-one others
were injured, some of them so badly
that they may die. in the explosion
which wrecked a factory yesterday in
the Rue De Tolbiac, according to the
latest casualty list.
Seventy -four women and girls and
tventy-one men We're working in the
establishment when workman acct
dentally dropped a grenade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
DUMBA AT THE HAGUE
The Recalled Austrian Ambassador
Reaches Holland En- ROuts Home.

London. Oct 21-The arrival II;
The Hague of DR.. c. T. Dumba, lately
recalled as Austrian ambassador to the
United States, IS reported in a dispatch
from the correspondent there Of Reut-
er Doctor Dumba was escorted by
the Austrian minister. who met him at
Rotterdam. Doctor Dumba declined
to see reporters but intimated that he
light make q statement tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
FUNSTON URGES SECRET
SERVICE ALONG BORDER
To CHECKMATE RAIDERS

Washington, Oct. 21.-The or
ganization of an adequate secret
service along the Mexican border
to obtain information I'm advance
of projected raids on American
towns, was urged by General Fun
ston today in a dispatch reporting
the attack ON Ojo del Aqua. Tex,
in which three Ameri can soldiers
were killed and several wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
Business Efficiency Comes With
Proper Red Tape.
UTILITY men MEETING TODAY
More Than 100 Delegates for
Kansas Convention.
First Session of Association
Held This Afternoon.

Red tape, properly applied, is
necessary to the success of every well
regulated business declared l.. o.
ripley, vice president and general
manager of the Kansas Gas and Elec-
trio company of Wichita, Kan, at the
opening session of the annual conXen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
BIG GUNS ON PACIFIC
West Coast Forts to Bristle With
Monster Weapons.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The Pacific
coast forts will bristle with big guns
according to plans in the national de-
fense program officially announced to-
day
Installation OF many big 14-inch
guns and new 16-inch guns on the
Pacific coast is planned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
MERCURY TAKES DROP
Slightly Colder This Morning; No
Change in Sight Vet.

1t was colder this morning than for
several days, the temperature going
to 40. This is four degrees lower
than the low mark of yesterday and
Tuesday. The wind is directly in the
south today. The forecast promises
no change, the prediction being for fair
weather tonight and Friday, not much
change in ten perature.
The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
Capture OF Vranya by Invaders
Is Confirmed.
.SLAVS MAKE TELLING SMASH
Capture Men and Guns in Bara-
nOyichi District.
Greece. Offered Isle of Cyprus,
Must Soon Decide.

Berlin. Oct. 21.-The AuStro-
German army of invasion in Ser
bia Is pushing back the Serbians
over the entire front, although
the TeutOnic advance Is slow. The
war office stated today that the
Serbians had been driven out OF
the strongly fortified positions
near Ripanj. The BuigarianS
also have made q further advance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
Third German War Loan PlIes UI

Berlin, Oct. 21.-Installments paid
in cash on the third German war loan
up to October 1s amounted to $685.
100000 marks lS2,067, $50, 0,0O0) or
about 6S per cent of the total.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
Germans Nearer Riga.

Berlin. Oct. 21.-The German adj
vance on the Russian Baltic port of
Riga, for possession of which a great
battle has been under way for several
weeks, has been carried fol wal d fur
ther.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21

ton of the Kansas Gas, Water, EIec-
trio Light. and Street Railway associa-
ton this afternoon at the National no
tel. Thus Mr. Ripley exploded the
popular theory that red tape" is bad
business policy.
Through the proper kind of red tape
any business can get coordination of
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
WILSON CALLS ON PEOPLE
TO THANK THE MOST HIGH

'sWe Are Able to Assert Rights of
Mankind Without Bre each h of
Friendship"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21

A good town is like a perambu-
lator-it isn't much good un-
less pushed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21

GOOD roads not only lead to a
coed town, but to good busi-
ness.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03

The Yale freshman year was proving
too expensive. 30, father. so father decid-
ed to have a ''heart to- heart talk with
Johnny, home for the week end
Now, son." said he gravely. but af-
fectionatslS;. ''yOnr mother and | are
spending, just as little as we possibly
can. l! get up in the morning at $50.
and Il work until after 5. But, son. the
money just won't go round at the rate
that your expenses are running. Now,
| ask you, as; ONE man to another. what
d0'you think we had better dor
For a moment IOhnny's head was
buried I'm thought. and then he replied
"Neli. father, don't see any way out
but for yeN to- work nights. New
York Posi-.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Small AnNils.

bgackSmith'S sledge may weigh 2OO. :'Ol
or 400 pounds, but there are anvil>
whose weight is counted in ounces
These are used by jewelers.. silver
smiths. and various other workers
Counting shapes. sizes, styles of finish
and so on, these little anvils are made
in scores of varieties. ranging in weight
from fifteen ounces up to 4 number Of
pounds each. All the little anvilS are
of the finest steel. They are all trinity
finished, often nickel plated. and those
surfaces that are brought into use are
made as smooth as glass.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-03
Traps In French.

A frequent trap in French for the
unwary is the difference of meaning in
similar phrases. For example, "faire
feu" means to fire Il gun, while faire
du feu" means to light a fire; "tomber
par terre" conveys the idea Of falling
to the ground from ones own height,
whereas ''tomber terre" means to fall
from any height-in other words, to
tumble down and to tumble off. In
the same way "traitor de fat means
to call man 4 fop and "traiter en- roi''
to treat him like king.
The English bore may be expressed
in two ways-''un raseur" gives the
idea of an active bore and ''une bas-
sinoire" of passive bore. - London
Saturday Review.