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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
POPE AGAIN FAILS
London Sets Face Against ''Ar-
ranging of Aspirations"
Pontiff's Plan for Peace I'm
possible, Editors Say.

London, July 31.-Pope Benedfcts s
plea for an arranging of aspirations"
finds no response in the British press,
which rejects, as the Westminster Ga
zette puts it, the implication of the
pope that we all equally are involved
in a fratricidal struggle and that all
to an equal degree are responsible for
I'VE had no choice in the matter in
August, 1914 the newspaper says,
land we have no choice in the matter
now
The Pail Mall Gazette, writing in
a similar vein, while not questioning
the pope's sincerity or impartiality, re-
marks:
But until victory definitely rests on
the banner of our alliance, the pope's
wish cannot be realized without the
deepest wrong to the cause of right
and liberty, and peace ITSELF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
PRESS BOAT PROBE
Federal Grand Jurors Seek
Evidence in River Tragedy.
Redfield Continues EXamina-
tiOn of q. s. Inspectors.

Chicago, July 31.-The federal
grand jury which is investigating the
capsizing of the Eastland in the Chi
cago river last Saturday with the loss
of hundreds of lives sought evidence
relating to the stability of the vessel
when it convened today. One of the
first witnesses called before the jury
was S. G. jerks, of Port Huron, Mich,
member of the firm which con-
structed the vessel.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
and A. l.. Thurman, solicitor general
of the department of commerce, were
to go before the state grand jury to-
day.
Examination of federal inspectors
was continued by Secretary Redfield
board
Harry Moir, a hotel proprietor and
member of the eoroner's jury which
held that, in it's opinion, six men were
to blame for the sinking of the East
land, today said that when Secretary
of Commerce Redfield appeared be-
fore the jury during it's deliberations,
he made a two hours speech to the
jurors, saying that steamboat build
ing was still in an experimental stage.
The secretary, according to Mr.. Moir,
argued for the steamboat inspectors
who had passed on the Eastland, and
defended the ship seaworthy be-
cause it had been in service a dozen
years without accident of moment.
Public funeral services attended by
more than 1000 persons were held
in the suburb of Cicero today for Will
lie Novotny, z years old, one of the
Eastland victims, whose body lay in
a morgue for six days before it was
identified. Willie's father, mother
and IL year old sister, who also were
drowned in the Eastland, were buried
with him. The only member of the
family left is Willie's aged grand
mother.
A procession led by Mayor Thomp-
son and a committee of public Off
Gals, four companies of boy scouts,
delegations from numerous Bohemian
societies and bands followed the cor
tege to the cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
HEAVY RAIN FALLS.
Southeastern Kansas is Visited by a
DOVnpOuF.

Heavy rains have fallen in southeast
and south central Kansas in the last
twenty-four hours. Eureka got 2.56
inches, Ft Scott 1.34, lola SO, and
Wichita 1.18.
The stage of the Kaw river at To-
peka this morning was 1872 feet as
against 175 feet at sevel o'clock Fri
day night. The river is expected to
this morning was IN twentyfour
hour rise of 1.6 feet The river was
stationary at that point today. The
stage of the Smoky Hill river at Alb
flene today was 20.6 feet. a rise of
7.S feet since Friday. This Smoky
Hill water will make little impress
sion here.
Kansas was cloudy this morning
and sultry. The forecast calls for un-
settled weather tonight and Sunday
with the probability of showers.
May Go to 20 Feet.
According to information at hand
this afternoon at the local weather
to fall tonight reaching a stage close
to sixteen feet by Sunday morning.
Then there is a steady rise scheduled
which is expected to bring about a
10 or 20 foot stage by Sunday night.
The Blue river at Blue Rapids has
risen 10.1 feet in twenty-four hours,
the stage today being 20 feet. At Be-
lott the Solomon is 4.3 above bank
full stage, the stage today being goa
feet
The wind was eight miles an hour
from the west this afternoon. A thun-
der storm occurred ten miles north of
Topeka soon after the dinner hour,
and the temperature at Topeka drop
ped five degrees
L,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
LOSSES ARE BIC
1t Has Been a Bad Year for
Hail Companies.
Mutual Companies in Bad
Shape to Begin With.
MANY CAN HARDLY PAY OUT
Without ReSOrting to PrO-Rat-
ing Method of Settlement.
Topeka Company Stands Second
Highest i'm the List.
MANY CAN HARDLY PAY OUT

The days of 1915 are dark and the
skies threatening for mutual hail in
surance companies of Kansas. accord
ing to a report compiled today by
Carey Wilson, state superintendent of
insurance. Hail Losses this year have
been heavy. True, so far as writing
policies is concerned, business has
been good but losses have been enor-
nous. And more than that the re-
port shows that the majority of the
mutual hail insurance companies
were in bad shape at the end of the
fiscal year of 1914 to begin with.
Expense percentages in the report
compiled by State Superintendent
Wilson show that only one company
can regard the payment of it's losses
by hail as a cinch. The "honore6"
company is the Mcpherson Hail In
Kansas. The total expenses of This
company compared to the total in
come-money borrowed excepted is
31.26 per cent. The Mcpherson COM
pany's expense percentage, or cost of
doing business, is the lowest of any
of the nine mutual hail insurance
companies of the state. In addition
to the low percentage the company
cites assets at the end of the year of
1914 of $111,801.
Next to the Mcpherson company the
Kansas Home Mutual Hail Insurance
company of Topeka stands an excel
lent chance of paying out it's losses
without resorting to the pro-rata
method. The Kansas Home company
reports an expense percentage of
$3.50 and reports assets of $4,000 at
the end of 1914. The Topeka COM
pany also reports $500 borrowed
money repaid during 1914.
Expenses and Income.
A number of the companies show
heavy percentages paid for agents
Da
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
LeyIand Liner Iberian Shelled,
TorpedOed and Sunk.
DISREGARDS WARNING SIGNAL
Meager Dispatches Fail to Tell
Fate of Crew.
Ship That Once DOdged Peril,
at Last Destroyed.

Washington, July 31.-Another
American victim of Germany's sub
marine warfare against the British was
reported to the state department to-
day. He was a mule tender named
Wiley, one of those on the Leyland
liner Iberian, first shelled and then
torpedoed off the south Irish coast.
supposedly on its way from Boston to
Liverpool, whittier il had taken a car
go of American mules and horses for
military use.
F'rost's Message Meagre::
The time of the attack was not men
toned, but it was believed to have
been late Friday night or early Thurs
day.
Consul Frost sent two messages. The
first, undated, said:
Steamer Iberian Subma rined.
Wiley, American muleteer, killed.
The second, also undated, said:
''Ship Sergeant Burns of Iberian,
American citizen, states submarine did
not shell Iberian until latter disre-
garded signals to take to boats.
wiley died of shock and super
ficial wounds. No others injured"
Crews Fate in Doubt.
How many of the Iberian's crew
were lost or injured in addition to
the American was not stated.
Officials assumed from Frosts mes
sage that such other members of the
crew as had been saved had been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31

w. H. Wasson, city commissioner of
finance, will report to the city COM
mission Monday making recommenda-
tions and proposing cuts in budget es-
Inmates in hope of getting the requests
of the various city department heads
within legal limits in fixing the city
tax levy.
If all his proposed reductions are
adopted by the city commission, the
500 of assessed valuation. The last
city tax levy was 6.75 mills.
If Wasson's recommendations to the
city commission are adopted Topeka
will go another year without COM
fort station, half of the money re-
questcd by Commissioner Porter for
improvements in the North Topeka
sewer pump, the $4,000 building for
combined comfort station and animal
house, and $4,000 for improvements
in. city lighting plant will be elimin-
ated. Most of the pruning proposed
is IN Porter's budget
The. various budget requests total
S494,657 Wasson proposes that ex-
penditures be reduced to S45S,861,
reductions amounting to
$35,796.
The recommendation he will make
to the board is:
Wasson's Report.
1.-The valuation of the city is s55,-
941, ,97S.00. The limit for the general
fund is four mills or S223,767.91; the
estimated receipts other than taxes
for year $4S,O0O.00. Total amount
therefore that could be paid out of
general fund, $271,767.91. The amount
asked for by the mayor and COM
come under general fund is $291.-
564.12, which is $19,796.41 in excess
of the legal limit of four mills al
lowed for this purpose. Consequently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
CHICAGO'S COWBOY MAYOR
GOING To TELL WILSON
OF REDFIELD TRAVESTY

Chicago, July 31.-Chicago's
cowboy mayor is going to the
White House to tell President Will
son that Secretary Redfield is
failing i'm his duty TO the peo-
ple'' i'm the Eastland disaster, un-
less the character of the Eastland
investigation takes a sudden
change.
Any attempt to ''whiteWaSh'' the
federal inspection service will send
the mayor direct to Washington
to make a personal appeal to the
president.
81 don't understand RedfieId,"
said Mayor Thompson today.
tT cannot see this disaster in the
light of a joke. If any attempt Is
made to whitewash the federal in
spectiOn service, will take the
first train to Washington and put
it up directly to the president"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
WATSON UNABLE
/. TOC CUT CITYLEN
BELOW 8 MILLS
Recommendations Keep Tax
Far Above Last Year.
Commissioners Trimming Re-
port to Board Monday.
LOOKS like GENERAL INCREASE
Total Levy Undoubtedly Will
Be Close to 20 Mills.
State, County, City and School
Show Large Gains.
LOOKS like GENERAL INCREASE

While final action has not been
taken by the four tax rate-making
governmental bodies which decide
each year what percentage of the
peoples money is to be appropri-
ated for public purposes the fol-
lowing year, work has progressed
far enough that it is known to a
certainty that there will be in
creaseS in the 1915 tax levy.
The city tax levy probably will
be raised from 6.75 mills to 8
mills.
School taxes from Z to IL mills.
County from 2.3 to 3 mills.
State from 1.2 to 1.25 mills.
The total levy likely will be
19.45 mills, or an increase of 2.2O
mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
SALINA is FLOODED.
Dry Creek a Mile Wide; Families
Move as Rain Continues

Salina. July 31.-Dry Creek. ordinar-
lily a small stream. through the north
ern section of this city, is mile wide
here today and several houses in
North Salina are surrounded by water.
The rains which have swollen the
streams continued today. Many fam
lilies are being moved by boats and
others are preparing to abandon their
homes. Hundreds of acres of farm
lands in the creek bottoms are under
water.
With the exception of a few weeks
each year Dry Greek contains no wat
er. In 1903 it flooded the greater part
of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
SHERIFF IS SLAIN
Officer and Negro Dead in Raid
on Blind Tiger.
BOOtleggers on Mississippi
River Island Give Battle.

Osceola Ark, July 31.-Sheriff
Sam B. Maiden. of Crittenden county,
and an unknown negro were shot to
death in a battle between officers
and alleged bootleggers on Island 81,
in the Mississippi river, near here,
early today.
More than a dozen men, white and
negroes, were arrested a result of
the raid.
The sheriff, accompanied by several
militia men from Blytheville and deDu-
ties from this town, had planned to
surprise the inhabitants of the island
at daybreak, but their arrival was
discovered and the shooting inmedi-
ately followed.
Island 81 has long been known as a
rendezvous for bootleggers. (
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
FLEEING RUSSIANS NOT To
DESTROY WARSAW PROPER

London, July 31.-Grand Duke
Nicholas, cOmmander-in-chie of
the Russian forces, has decreed,
according to a Reuters PetrOgrad
dispatch, that no property in War
saw shall be destroyed unless such
a step is imperative from a view
ers of property and growing crops
which are destroyed will be indem-
nified by the Russian government.
Specific rules have been desig-
mated for the use of the inhabi-
tants of Warsaw who are voluntar-
lily leaving the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
TAKING HER LAST DRINK
Fort Smith, Ark, Goes Dry Tonight
Hilarity There Today.

Fort Smith, Ark, July 31.-Fort
Smith today is stocking up with
liquor and taking its last drinks in the
tonight at the expiration of the saloon
licenses. Though the state wide pro-
hibition law does not became effective
until Dec. 81, Fort Smiths saloon
keepers are compelled to quit business
at midnight tonight because saloon
licenses are issued for one year.
Many saloons sold liquor at cut
prices to get rid of the stock which
will be contraband after midnight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
WAR To EMPLOY LABOR
Trevino DEGREES Army Uniforms Shall
Be Made by Natives.

Laredo, Texas. July 31-General
Trevino. commanding Carranza troops
about Monterey has decreed that all
uniforms for the army of the north
east be manufa ctured of native cloth
and made by natives. This, he be-
Ieves, will furnish employment and
relieve hunger.
In fighting near Icamole, July %,
according to Monterey advices Villa
lost 500 dead and retreated toward
Paredon.
The Villa forces ran out of ammun-
ition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
CATTLEMAN is ACCUSED
pioneer Peace Officer i'm Kansas Faces
Charge of Murder.

Lawton, Okla, July 31--Bat Carr,
cattlenan of Cache, Okla, was held
after examination in a justice court
here for the murder of Frank Lutz,
who marrie1 Carr's adopted daughter.
Bail was refused.
Carr was peace officer in pioneer
days in Kansas and Texas.
The shooting is said to have occurred
in an argument over a will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
HOOT AMERICANS
Germans in Angry DemOnstra-
ton Before e. S. Embassy.
Police Rushed to Scene to
Protect Property.

Zurich, Switzerland, July 31.-(Via
London, )-American travellers arriv-
ing here today from Berlin report that
there were serious anti-American dis
turbances in the German capital on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
A large crowd of students gathered
in front of the American EN- mbassy and
hooted and yelled until they were dis
persed by a force of police summoned
to protect the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
RICHES AT ALTAR
Catherine Barker, Indiana's
''Lady BOuntiful," Bride.
Young ChicagOan Favored by
Cupid; 800 Wedding Guests.

Harbor Point, Mich. July 81
Excitement prevails here because
of report that Miss Catherine
Barker had received a threaten
ing letter stating that unless she
paid $4,000 Immediately, Howard
Spaulding, Jr., to whom she is to
be married this afternoon, would
be kidnapped. The Barker resi-
dence is under guard.
Harbor Point. Mich, July 31.-More
than 800 guests are here for the mar
riage at o'clock this afternoon of
Miss Catherine Barker of Michigan
City, Ind, and Howard H. Spaulding,
jr., of Chicago.
Miss Barker is said to possess a for
tune of between $20,000,000 and 500
100000 and is an orphan. Mr.. Spauld-
ing is a son Of Howard H. Spaulding
of Chicago; was recently graduated
from Yale and for several months has
been secretary to the general manager
of the Haskell and Barker Car COM
pany of Michigan City. the stock of
which formed a considerable part of
the Barker legacy.
The wedding is the elimination of
a romance which began several years
ago when the Barker and Spaulding
cottages were only short distance
from one another. Miss Barker is 1 9
years old and Mr.. Spau1ding is 21.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
KITCHENS TO AID WAR
Sl>illets, Pots, Pans and Kettles Ex-
propriated by Military.

Berlin, July 31.-The military auth
critics of the province of Branden-
burg in which Berlin is located have
issued an order expropriating all sup
plies of copper, brass and nickel. The
order covers skillets pots, pans and
kettles in households. These articles
may be retained until further notice,
but must not be sold OF disposed of in
any way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
TO FRYE NOTE
Germany Answers American Protest
of June "a on Ships Sinking.

Berlin, July 31.-(Via London.)-
Germanys reply to the American note
of June "a, regarding the sinking by
the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich of the American ship
william p Frye, with a cargo of
wheat, in the Pacific last January,
was transmitted to Washington last
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
Severe Earthquake Recorded.

Washington, July 3l.-Seismo-
graphs at Georgetown university last
night recorded from $40 to 10 O'Clock
earth shocks of unusual intensity sup
posed to be about $500 miles from
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Unsettled with probably showers to-
night or Sunday; not much change
in temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
BASEBALL TODAY.
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Denver July 31.-Des Moines-
Denver game postponed; Des Moines
team delayed by wasnout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31

London. July 1.-Austro- Ge erman
cavalry have entered Lublin,
Official announcement to this ef-
feet from Vienna, supplementing Ger
man claims of last night that the
Russian grip along this southern front
had been broken, indicates that the
important Lublin-CheIm railway now
is strongly held by the invaders, cut
ting off one line of retreat for the
Russian forces in Southern Poland.
Meantime General Won Buelow con-
tinues his drive toward Wilma, seek
ing to cut the northern railway from
Warsaw to Petrograd, and the pre-
dicament of the Russian armies seek
ing to withdraw intact from Warsaw,
unless the main forces already are
out of the district, becomes more
perilous.
Eight Hundred Thousands Flee.
Warsaw's 500, 200 inhabitants, laden
with such household articles and sup
plies of food as they can carry. are
fleeing the city toward the east, and
every dispatch from Russia makes
guarded reference though quite col
orlessly, to some phase of evacuation
of the city.
Official announcement of it's abandon
meut which even now may be fact
has not been forthcoming, however,
although the slender hope of the en-
tente allies countries that the Ger
mans might be held on the threshold
is dissipated, and military writers are
themselves to debating
Grand Duke Nicholas chances of ex-
his armies from the hard
pinched triangle without disaster.
Vast Army is i'm Peril.
Besides the capture of Lublin and
the seizure of the railway, the German
forces have crossed the Vistula be-
tweer Warsaw and Ivangorod, and the
problem for the Russians to hold their
wings north and south of Warsaw
while the center retires, becomes more
acute. 1t was argued that the con-
duct of this retreat without great loss
would entail the necessity of the Lub-
lin front holding firm. Now that il
is broken, quick action on the part Of
IContinned on Page TWol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
Savages and ROurkes Battle
This Afternoon and Sunday.
Animal DaShner Chosen to
Pitch TOday's Contest.
The Lineup.

Pa Rourke and his Omahogs arrived
in town this morning after a night
mare of wrecks enroute from Wichita
and as a result most of the men spent
the morning mapping. The first game
of the Omaha series this afternoon
was scheduled for $3.50 instead of
o'clock.
Jackson's battery for the afternoon
was announced as Dashner and Mon
roe The Rourkes battled behind
Thompson and Kruger.
Chick Frazier, ex-pitcher and
Pittsburgh scout, is in the city on
still ivory hunt. However, neither
Rourke nor Savage admitted that he
was looking over any of their players.
Cy Forsythe who is with Omaha has
received a proposition from the Brook
lyn Federals but refused to say that
he expected to join them For tomor-
rows deubleheader the Savages will
likely use Pitchers Hall and Huggins
and the visitors will use Blodgett and
IngerSOll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
LUBLIN IN
HANDS OF
AUSTRIANS
Cavalry of Franz Josef Enters
Slav Stronghold.
Intrepid Won Mackensen I'm An
other Master Stroke.
SOUTHERN POLAND CUT OFF
Cars All Important Line of
Communication Severed.
Russians Are Deprived of Great
Avenue of Escape.
Intrepid Won Mackensen I'm An
other Master Stroke.
SOUTHERN POLAND CUT OFF
Cars All Important Line of
Communication Severed.
Are Deprived of Great
Avenue of Escape.

Washington, July 31.-Consul
Frost at Queenstown reported
that the Iberian diSregarded the
German submarines order to stop
and was consequently sheIled.
One of the Americans who died
from wounds was named Wild.
Petrograd, July 31.-Warsaw
has been evacuated. While no Of
fetal announcement of this ex-
pected move has yet been made
by the war office, 1t was admitted
that every factory has been dis
mantled in the city, practically all
Russians subjects have gone and
that the Russian soldiers remain
ing and whose capture is expect
ed, are merely a rear guard force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31

Vienna, July Silvia Lon
don)-Austrian cavalry entered
Lublin Friday afternoon, accord
ing to an official statement is
sued tonight at the Austrian war
office.
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I CONTINUED on Page Two.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
VETERANS OF TWO WARS.
Heroes of Cuban and Civil Wars Mt
4Oth National G. A. IL. EnCampment.

Washington Sept a0-One Of the inter
esting features Of the 10Th national en-
campment of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public at Washington. d. c.. will be the
official and formal presentation OF greet
ings from the younger veterans Of the
war with Spain to the grim old fighters
Of the Civil War. This presentation of
good wishes and comradeship will be made
in pursuance Of resolution adopted by
n unanimous rising vote at the recent ma
tional encampment of the Spanish War
Veterans at Scranton. Pa. Colonel L. c.
Dyer representative in Congress from
Missouri and the newly elected COM
mander-in -chief Of the L. S. w. ", in n
communication to Col. John McElroy. COM
mander of the Department Of the Poto-
mac, G.. a. r., states that he will name
a committee to make the presentation Of
greetings in open convention.
COMMUNICATIVE Chief Dyer also requests
permission to provide an honorary and
personal escort OF 100 uniformed Spanish
War Veterans for General Nelson A.
Miles In the big parade. General Miles
Is past commander in chief of the Uni
ted Spanish War Veterans. having been
elected when tho organization was In Its
infancy. He will be honorary grand mar
shall of the parade at the 9. A. r. en-
campment. General Miles was the highest
officer in the American army during tho
war with Spain. He Is also a veteran OF
the Civil War.