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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Boston-game post
poned; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

CONTINUED on Page 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
FEDERAL AND STATE
QUARANTINE LAWS
Opinion Bears on Respective Rights
of the Federal and State Quar-
antine Officials, Etc.

Austin, Textile attorney general
gave Friday a written opinion to DR..
w. B. Collins, state health officer,
bearing on the respective rights of the
federal and state quarantine officials
at Galveston. The direct question
passed upon was whether or not the
federal government had he authority
to promUlgate t. regulation prohibit.
ing state quarantine officers from
boarding incoming vessels at the port
OF Galveston engaged in foreign com.
merce until after the inspection by the
federal quarantine officials had been
completed. 1t appears that the Sec
rotary of the treasury of the United
States under authority of the federal
laws promulgated some years ago
regulation to this effect, and the Of
ficials at the federal quarantine sta
ton recently establisfe ed at Galveston
have insisted on its enforcement. The
opinion quotes extensively from deci-
sions by the supreme court of the
United States showing that that court
has held from ar early date that un.
der the commerce clause of the fed,
eral constitution valid laws may be
passed by congress, such as the fed
eral pure food law, hours of labor law.
safety appliance act, etc.
The opinion also points out that tho
states have the inherent power and
right to protect the health and safety
OF their citizens, and that the supreme
court of the United States has repeat
eddy recognized the validity of state
laws for this purpose, although affect
ing IN a measure interstate and for.
elgn commerce, such laws being held
valid unless they impose upon such
commerce burdens beyond what is
protect the health, safety, ETC., of the
citizens, and provided they do not con-
fliCt with some valid federal law. 1t
is shown also that the federal quaran-
tine laws recognize the right of the
state to enact quarantine laws and
regulations, and the federal officers
are required to assist and to cooperate
with state officials in the enforcement
OF state laws and regulations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27

Galveston advises the world OF
the adequacy Of its seawaII and
gIories in her strength.
At the mass meeting Of citi-
zens Wednesday morning the
following telegram was prepared
for transmission to the Asso-
ciated Press and leading news
papers Of the country:
Galveston has successfully
passed through a West India
hurricane that blew continuous
Iy for 1s hours. The govern
ment weather gauge registered
the maximum velocity of the
wind at 90 miles per hour. The
city, due to the adamantine re-
sistance of the seawall, has sus-
tanned comparatively small less
In destruction of property, and
but few deaths have been thus,
far reported,
The great granite structure
erected after the calamity Of
1900 grimIy met and conquered
the raging seas of the gulf and
hurled them back deflantly
when they came. Our citizen
ship Is buoyantIy cheerful be-
cause of the demonstrated i'm
pregnabiIlty Of their protective
works in this, the supermost
test of their effectiveness.
In mass meeting today assem-
bled, Galveston's citizenship
send greetings to the world, as
sure friends and admirers every
where Of this sincere pledge to
strive diligently and heartily to
attain that superior success
which last nights victory prom.
ises to the community.
(signed) Lewis Fisher, mayor;
|. H. Kempner, S. sgitcovich,
|. M. Bard, w. P. Hammer
smith, G. w. Briggs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
ALLIES HAVE Agreed THAT
COTTON IS CONTNADAND
PRINCIPAL Reason for Declaring Cotton
Contraband Is That Principal
Source Is Smokeless Powder.

Washington - The allied govern
ments have agreed in principle that
cotton is contrab8nd Of war
This statemeTt was authorized
Thursday at the British embassy.
As soon as the official announce
ment is made it will be disclosed also
that the allied governments have pre-
pared to stand behind the market to
prevent ruinous depression of prices
and minimize the hardships to cotton
planters.
The American government several
days ago was informed unoffic1ally but
authoritatively Of the intention OF the
allied governments to make cotton
contraband and was informed that
they will claim a legal right for their
action.
1t was explained Thursday that the
allies refrained from making cotton
contraband at the outset OF the war
because of conditions in the United
States, where a large crop had been
planted and a contraband order then
would, in their opinion, have been far
more serious.
The allies contend the cotton States
have prepared for a contraband order
by reductions of acreage. Some OF the
cotton interests, allied quarters &C,
knowledge, may be affected and for
that reason it has been decided to
stand behind the market. The prin'
cipal reason for declaring cotton con
traband is that it is one of the prlncl'
pal sources of smokeless powder
How the allies propose to support the
cotton market is not explained.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
UNITED STATES STANDS firm
ON AUSTRO. HUNGARIAN Note
Informs European Government Con-
tenttons Concerning Expectation OF
War Munitions Is Wrong

Washington. The state depart
ment Sunday made public the reply
of the United States rejecting the
views set forth by the Austro-Hun-
garian government in a recent note
contendng that expectation OF war
munitions from America to Austria S
enemies was conducted on SUCH a
scale as to be mot in cOnsonance with
the definition of neutrality
Though friendly in language ana
tone, the note flatly denies the Aus
tro-Hungarian contentious, and recalls
that that country and Germany fur
nished munitions of war to Great Brit
ain during the Bosr war, when I'm
glands enemies could not import such
supplies, 1t insists the American gov
eminent is pursuing strictly neutral
course.
THE principles of international
law" the communication concludes
the practice of nations, the national
safety of the United States and other
nations without great military and
naval establishments, the prevention
of increased armies and navles, the
adoption of the peaceful methods OF
the settlement Of international differ
ences, and, finally, neutrality itself,
are opposed to the prohibition of a
neutral nation of the expectation OF
arms, ammunition or other munitions
of war to a belligerent power during
the progress of the war.
The United States asserts that 1t
can not accede to the suggestion that
it change or modify the rules Of inter,
national usage during the progress OF
a war on account Of special condi-
tions, and declares that the idea OF
neutrality advanced by Austria would
Involve neutral nation in mass
of perplexities which would obscure
the whole field of international obi
CATION, produce economic confusion
and deprive all commerce and indus,
try of legitimate fields Of enterprise,
already heavily burdened by the un-
avoidable restriction of war"
In this connection the United States
appended to the note list of mum,
tons furnished by Austria to Great
Britain during the Boer war.
The note was cabled to Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna Aug. II. No word
of its delivery has yet been received
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
BIG STEAMSHIP ARABIC
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
Many Americans Were on Board Ship
and Majority of Passengers
Were Rescued.

London.-The big White Star line
steamer Arabic, formerly favorite
ship of the Liverpool service,
but which on her present trip was on
the way to New York, was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine
Thursday morning southeast of Fast,
net.
The steamer, according to state.
ment of the White Star line, was at
tackled without warning and went
down in ten minutes. Of the 423 per,
sons on board-1S1 passengers and
242 members of the crew-32 are miss.
ing and are believed to have been
drowned. Most of those who have not
been accounted for belong to the crew.
Only six of the passengers are report
ed missing.
Whether any of those not accounted
for were Americans was not prompt,
ly determined, but there were only
rs citizens of the United States on
board.
The survivors left the steamer in
the ships boats and were picked up
later by passing vessels and arrived
in Queenstown Thursday night.
Details of the sinking of the Arabic
are lacking, but that the loss of life
was not greater doubtless was due to
the fact that the weather was fine
and that steamers plying the German
submarine war zone now keep their
boats swung out and otherwise pre-
pared for emergencies.
The torpedo that sunk the Arabic
struck her on the starboard side 100
feet from her stern. The vessel had
left Liverpool Wednesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
united STATES INN
TO Protect born
GENERAL FUNSTON Rrou.
SOLDIERS AT rrxhnSVSNl
GO TO THE BORDER s'f
MEXICAN RAIDS FRE0rI
Posses and Citizens Ha,.
Killed Many Mexicans WI. ~" v
Crossed Into Texas From ~ p
Ico-TroubIe Not Owe, "'

Washins Ct the W.
parted at the request of Maj, w
Funston ordered one regimen, y !
fantry from Texas City to R,o'
and also ordered one seronI,. '''I
battery OF Al guns and ono :
of Al howitzers to Brovnsr,p.. |
Fort Sill, Okla.
Major General Bell, comm.,a
Texas City, selected the lntaDts I
ment; the commander at D.. |
chose the batteries. Altbo,s, \
reports indicated no morn !.
would be sent to Brownsvlh I
developments evidently oo,.'
General Funston Of the mead )
protection for the border linz n
ened by Mexican raiders,
Assistant Secretary Brect..J
said that the new orders W.rs {
because Of General Funston, N
that the garrison at BrowO,,,r.
strengthened.
THE howit2ers have bean d
said he, as they are the best Va
to use against marauderS WIN {,
in hiding in the hills, because d I
high angle fire"
Five states and one terrttn
Mexico are authoritatively anna.
to have declared through ther !,
tary governors that the revOlvi,
at an end so far as they are COZ,
ed. Carranza and Villa Or n
forces in arms would be met j, (
sistance should they attempt 10 Il
these precincts of Mexico. MI
in these precincts will be return
peaceful pursuits.
According to the report, theds
tion of the military governor /
made with a view to preserVH
integrity of the autonomy d n
communal organizations, to NJ
them to enter peace Negotiations
out factional allegiance to CAM
Villa or Zapata. The governor /!
thus declared for armed neutisHhI
of various shades Of political I'D
ton.
The territory of Topic favon u
Oaxaca state has maintained Il
pending; Guerrero's present stan
unknown; Chiapas is villa terrzI
Sinaloa is Carranza territory, al I
range is Carranza-Arrieta baal
territory.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Seven Hundred killea

Laredo, Tex.-Seven hundred dead
and large number of wounded is the
result of a battle Tuesday between
Carranza and Villa forces near Mon.
terey, according to Monterey adviees
received at the Nuevo Laredo Car.
rama headquarters, The Villistas. it
is said, We're attempting to capture
Monterey. The were repulsed and re.
treated to the westward. Of the dead
Villa lost 500 and the Carranzistas
200.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Spraying a Danger to Birds.

1t has been commonly reported that
Arsenical spraying of trees In New
England in order to eliminate the
gypsy moth has proved fatal to many
birds, but, according to DR.. L. O.
howard, chief of the United States bu-
feau Of entomology, Investigations fail
% show any such result. The alb.
renee of birds from the regions where
spraying has been practiced can be
explained by The fact that the spray.
ng causes scarcity of insect food
and the birds are obliged to seek this
elsewhere.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Teutons Still Force Russians Back.

London.-The Teutonic invaders
are still battering successfully at the
Russian fortresses, back of which the
military experts have supposed Grand
Duke Nicholas intended to make de
termined stand. Forces under Field
Marshal Won Mackenzen have pene.
trated into the other Notifications at
Brest-LitoVsk, the strongest of the
Muscovite defense works. Two ad.
ditional forts have fallen at Novogeor.
gievsk and the army of General Won
Gallwitz has reached the railway from
Bailystok to Brest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
LEO M. FRANK WAS IAH|
FROM PRISON AND RlN
Geor9ia's Famous Life Term Com
Accused of Murder Of Mary PE
gan, Hanged to Tree

Marietta, Ga.-Another cnarla
the celebrated Leo Frank murda 2
has been written-written In tnsA
of Frank.
Monday night the prisoner Ea'
moved by force from the state ~
farm at Milledgeville, hurried ila'
tomobile to Cobb County and lIls
almost within sight Of the lG
home of Mary Phagan, the Kl
girl for whose death Frank W.
fenced to life imprisonment Asl
lieved that more than q hundlA'
termined men conducted Franz 7
the prison across part OF Ins J
and north of Atlanta to 8 POM
Marietta.
The mob which spirited Ffalaa
-
from the prison farm at Mlll'aa !
arrived In the vicinity o. NV y.
practically unnoticed and pl0's
methodically to its business g.
wires, except one telephone "
Milledgeville, had first been CIV !.
Five men then went 70 m' !. I
occupied by Warden J, ]. saiA. .
tackled him and made him I0'l
oner. At the same time othss =,
to the home occupied by Supsi''''
ent Burke.
The actual lynching OF FRAN !
place about daylight TuesoN I
capture at the prison iain S
ing. The time intervening 49, =.
death was consumed IN wv = =
cross-country automobile rlds, 7. y,
body, barefooted and cio'nsa 3. i
prison trousers, was founa na1s''
a tree.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
GALVESTON
GOES THROUGH
GREAT STORM
WITH SAFETY
THE GREAT ARM OF THE SEA-
WALL HAS PROVEN ITS WORTH
IN PROTECTING THE ISLAND
cITY-DEATH LIST THERE is
sMALL.
PARTS CAUSEWAY GONE

From Reports Coming in the Greatest
Storm in the History Of the Cult
Coast Passed Monday Night and
Tuesday Morning, Causing the Loss
of Many Lives and Millions in Prop
erty Damage-Texas Towns in Path
Of the Hurricane Report Great Dam
age to Property and Crops.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
M. M. Smith Made County .lndns.

Austin, Textile governor has ap-
pointed M. M. Smith of Quitman,
Wood county, Judge of the Seventh
judicial district, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge w. R.
Heath.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Soldiers Bring Down a Mexican,

Donna, Textile reported killing
OF a raider Saturday by Sergeant
Lewellen, near San Juan, was confirm
ed upon the return of the detachment.
Lewelien, who is crack shot, brought
the raider down at distance of 700
yards.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
N.ooodocbes Votes $500 =

Nacogdoches, Tex'-Na09 T. s
dependent school district Sand =
ity of about 3 to l, Volea s + il
favor Of bonds in the sun y :, /
for the purpose of erectins s.o,,s
ings and making otner iAs
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Two MexIcans Were Lynched.

Brownsville, Tex.-Two Mexicans
held in the city Jail at San Benito in
connection with the Austin killing in
the Sebastian road last week were
taken out three days ago in the alb.
sence of a guard and killed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27

Galveston, Tex.-When all tales are
told loss of life in Galveston from the
two-day hurricane will not reach a
score of souls. For three days the
heavy seas dashed GalYeston's seawall
without making an impression. But
while there was small loss of life in
the city, it is feared that loss of life
at sea has been great.
"The seawall did its duty fully and
Galveston was saved"
These were the words of DR.. Yer
non Powell, official representative of
The Galveston Commercial Associa-
n, and sent out with the first party
Aving Galveston since the storm for
The mainland
Only nine people were killed, in.
Guiding four soldiers at Fort Crock.
EFT, and the list of injured is small, ii
was found after a visit to the various
hospitals of the Island City.
The. property damage is great, run.
Mig into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars, but the heaviest loss is
confined to stocks of goods of mer-
chants IN the business district by the
water rising in their stores. None
of the2I large buildings in the business
district were seriously damaged by
WING or water, and the structures
WhiHh%were demolished were frame
buildings Of more or less flimsy con-
struction in the section of the city
nearest the beach.
The Galvez hotel situated upon the
beach fading the gulf was damaged
only to the extent Of few broken
window panes and water in the base,
ment. Every one in the hotel is safe.
Shipping in the harbor suffered
slight damage, Many small FISHING
and pleasure craft were blown
aground and in some instances de-
stroyed, but the ocean vessels in port
Jared well. The United States trans
ports which were tied up at wharves
have been offered by the army au.
thorities to the city of Galveston to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27

Storm sufferers and injured poured
into Houston from Virginia Point,
! Texas City, Eynchburg and Jennings
island and are crOwding hospitals and
hotels, bringing with them stories of
perilous escapes and gripping adven-
lures in the hurricane Of Monday
night. Two Houston men who were
afloat for hours after the Virginia
Point hotel was wrecked attribute the
saving of more than so lives to a
change in the wind which blew them
to the signal tower after being swept
IL miles out to sea.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
al, Found in Red River =

Shreveport. Lathe Ns- ~
Company, a local concern, i
brought in a we'll in see1iO. .s +
two miles southeast Of ls : Nv \
River field, estimated a. l'Ss
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Typos Will Meet in BaItinor,

Los Angeles. Baltimore was
formally selected Thursday as the con.
vention city OF the International Typo.
graphical Union in 1916.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27

Election for Road comf'l''l ~
Angleton, Tex. The co I.sI,
ers court has ordered an Nv" ! !,
be held in road district NO. - $
Colony for the election o. ,,.' ,a,f
commissioners for that alsi1S
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27
Mart Voted Bond Issue

Mart, Textile $4,000 o ~
for the extension and lmp1y "a
of the city water WofKS
vote OF LOT to IL.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27

Texas City, Text is conservative
ly estimated that 100000 will repair
all the damage to the docks, the oil
refinery and the city proper The
wreckage over the city is from many
flimsily constructed "shacks" built by
the army people as temporary homes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-27

Hle crew.
IL Morgans Point-Unknown white
man. body washed ashore; Roy Riggs,
body recovered.
Virginia Point-Conductor Tread.
WELL, lnterurban employee, Galveston.
Known Missing.
surfside-John c. Florea, wife,
three daughters and one son; DR.. Aus
tin Newton and sister, Mary Dell New
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Dyer. Guy
seTefS, two small sons of John Dun.
en Houston Heights; four others,
aaasees unknown.
Morgans Point-Commodore Hard.
wick, Henry Todd, white man, name
unknown; Mr.. Riggs, ST., father of
Roy Riggs, whose body has been re,
covered.
Lynchburg-John w. Bissonett, 7
years old, Houston; Ben ]. Bissonett,
3 years old, Houston; Jerome G. Bis.
sonett, IA years old, Houston.
Jennings Island-Jack Raft, known
as Telephone jack" Houston: f. F.
Peeler, farmer; Mrs. F. w, Peeler and
baby.
Virginia Point. c. PressneIl,
travelling man, Dodge hotel, Houston: :
- Stevens, Texas City; baby girl Of
Stevens, Texas City; son of Stevens,
Texas City; Rev. John Hart, Episcopal
minister, Wharton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-08
ELECTION NOTICE.

~ and within Eas, 18Th 81, Avenue ~ ha''
18Th - and First Ave. .,,S.d
Tho fourteenth election distric, Il honrne.
Is ana within East 18Th 81, Avenue ~ t"s'
d. D. - and Avenue a 1917. 30,
.rhe fifteenth election district IL boOnoer -.
and within Eas, 18th St. East HVeI, r.
I'm ST. Avenue q. East 1911 - ah' Nv
ne sixteenth election district Is bounded
D., ana within ras; 20'h -. Fast RIVER has'
i7'h - and First Ave ~ IL. .o,,As5
IN. .ayer,eenfh election district - nol -. -.
~ and within Fast 18TH st, First Ave. tS'S
18Th st and Second Ave. ,.,,,H.1
Tho eighteenth election distfiI J., =,
hy ana Within Fast 2ist St. East Hyei, 90
oO,h ST. First Ave. East 1911 - anu
IN. nineteenth election district Is sounae'
~ and within Fast 2lst st. sscon' N'e-'
East 10Th 81, and Third Ave ...
Tho twentieth election distrlct o0",u
iv ana within Fast 23rd 81. Secoh4 T'''
J,as, gi., 81, and Third Ave. -
Tho tren,v-frst election dis,rlc' oo'.s
.od bv and within a diagonal I'M IT,. "a
corner Of East end st anf Sfcor1 80 .,
no corner ~ Firs, Ave ana L1st 81"
r.as, e3rd s., Eas, River. East 2ls' ~ am
second Ave .,t., dts,,,.. 4.
tounfed bv and Within East Z4tn -. III. -.
40 diagonal Ire from tie eorhel -.
I-,s, eqrd - and FRS, Ave to the COZ ~
~ Fast IND 81. and First No ana 9s0'"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-08

IN. FIRST election district Is bounded ~
and within Second St a diagonal line from
Nh, corner OF Second So. and Ave. e 10 m
corner 81 Ave- and East Houston ST. East
Houston So and Ave. a.
The second election district IL bounded ~
and within Fast Houston ST.. Attorney st.
stanton - and Norfolk -
The third election district Is bounded ~
and within a diagonal line from the corner
~ Fast Houston St and Ave y 70 the
corner Of second " and Ave. G. Ave. c.
rit ST. stanton 81. Attorney St and East
Houston 81.
me fourth election distrir; Is bounded ny
ami within East 3rd St. Ave. II. diagonal
line from the corner 81 Ave. ID and East
Houston So. 20 the corner Of Sheriff ard
stanton Streets. stanton St. PIT 81. and
Ave g..
The nth election district Is bounded ny
and Within East 3rd ST. Lewis 81. East
Houston So Cannon ST. stanton St. disso-
nal line from the corner Of sheriff and stan
ton streets 20 the corner % East Houston
and Columbia Streets and Ave. j..
The sixth election district Is bounded by
and within East Houston St, East River,
stanton - and Cannon ~.
The seventh election district Is bounded by
and within East an St, East River East
Houston 50 Lewis ST and a diagonal line
from the corner - East srf and Lewis
streets o. the corner q East ith ST and
Ave II
The eighth election district is founded by
and within East an ST., diagonal line from