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The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
Expect Reduction in Coal.

Washington. = Ultimate reductions i'll hard coal prices were predicted as result of the Interstate Commerce Commissions decision making sweep ing cuts in rates on the product. The decision is expected to put indepeEd- ents on the same footing as com panies controlled by the hard coal car rying roads.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
H.s pro+ection From Torpedo

Paris-A device invented by the Italian engineer, Quarini, which makes it possible to drive torpedoes out of their course and explode them has sat. isfied tests, says a special dispatch from Rome, and arrangements are being made to supply the device to the allies fleets.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
Officers Seize Opium.

San Francisco.-O valued at over S2O,O00 is in the possession of the State Board of Pharmacy as the result of raid in Chinatown by off, cers of the board.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

battered, with loss of only IA lives, Galveston emerged from one of the most severe storms known in the his eory Of the Gulf of Mexico. However, about 500 houses have been crushed and the island is covered with debris. -Four of the dead are United States soldiers and 10 civilians.
 The 14 lost their lives in an at 9empt to reach the Fremont Hotel during the height of the storm. Sev- eraI thousand persons were quar- tered in that hotel
 One thousand feet of the sea wall Aas been washed out.
 The fire loss has been great.
 Three bath houses and 400 resi- aences on the bay front were crushed. The water made clean sweep along zile boulevard.
 The storm reached it's height when as velocity was 92 miles.
 Martial law was declared. The mayor issued statement that out side aid will not be needed.
 Those who attempt to estimate the financial loss the city has sustained say that it will equal that of the 1900 storm, which was estimated at $15,- 900, 1000.
 For more than AS hours Galveston was wholly out of touch with the world, except for a few feeble wireless messages which told but scraps of news.
 The loss of life along the Texas coast was estimated at 100 people, with several small towns to be heard From
 Property loss estimates were vague except in a few instances. Houston. Texas City and Port Arthur advices gave fairly definite figures for those places, but most of the other towns reported in such phases as consider nbIe," very heavy and mot yet es. eimated."
 Estimated Property LOSS.
 Galveston, S15,00O,0OO or more
 Houston, $2,O0O,OO0
 Texas City, $4OO,O0O.
 Port Arthur, S2O0,O0O.
 Seabrook, S100,000.
 Sabine Pass, S100,0O0
 Sabine, S100,000.
 Kemah, $50,000
 Tn addition there was an enormous loss to cotton growers, some esti. mates stating that 25 per cent of the crop of central Texas was destroyed and placing the loss at millions of dollars" The oil fields suffered severe " and it is probable it will take $5O0,- 300 to replace destroyed derricks, re- cap unroofed tanks and repair dam- aged machinery.
 That the death list did not ap- proach that of the storm of 1900 was due to two causes-the strength of fhe Galveston sea wall and the haste with which residents of the coastal plains sought places of refuge as the result Of warnings of the government
 Galveston Storm of 1900.
 Galveston, on September 8, 1900 was the scene of the most terrible Tragedy resulting from purely natural causes in the history of the American continent. A West Indian hurricane, lasting IS hours-the wind veering in every direction and reaching a mayi mum velocity estimated at 135 miles an hour-swept over the city.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

New President of Haiti Elected.
 Port Aii Prince. Gen. partiguenaye was elected president of the Haitian republic 5y sss s@ttonal assembly. Calm prevails.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
Six Killed in Air Raid

London-Ohicial announcement was made of an airship raid on the east coast of England. Six persons were killed.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
Manaoino Director Choser

Managing DIFectoF CHuStH-
 New Orleans Marcus Walker has been elected managing director of the New Orleaus branch Of the Altar 6 Federal Reserve bank.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

aEs. GEkiRUDE vON PETZoLD.
 The recent anti-German riots in Great Britain were not directed at every German inhabitant of the Brit ish empire, for there are still a great number of Germans who are regarded with the highest esteem by their Brit, ish neighbors. This has been strong 1y emphasized in Birmingham, Eng land, in the case of Rev Gertrude von Petzold, M. A, who is seen i'll the ac- companying photograph at work pre- pairing a sermon. For eighteen years she has been a resident of England and during that time she has endeared herself in the hearts of her neighbors to such degree that they have peti- toned the home secretary to grant her naturalization papers. She is the pastor at Waverly Road Unitarian church and has taken her degree at Edinburgh university.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
PROPERTY LOSS RUNS INTO THE
 MlLLIoNs-DEATH LIST GROW lNG-GALvESToN BEARS THE
 sRUNT-sEA WALL SAVES CITY
COTTON GROWERS SUFFER
 AN ENORMOUS CROP LOSS
Estimated That 25 Per Cent of the Crops of Central Texas Destroyed Many Place Less at Millions of DolIars'-oil Fields Suffered.
DEATHzLisr.

5 Virginia Point. 30. Texas City, IS. " Galveston. IA. Morgan's s Point, Il. ; Sylvan Beach, 3. Houston, 3. Hitchcock, '. LaPorte, '. Port Arthur, 4. Y Lynchburgh, 3. Seabrook, 3. ; 6 g 5 < %*A : * ' . 2 5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
Wells More Than a Mile Deep.

The deepest well in the world is in
Upper Silesia, in the German Empire.
1t is diamond-drill hole in a coal
field and is 1850 feet deep. A we'll in
the United States which may go deep
er, according to the United States Geo
logical Survey, is miles northwest of
Mcdonald, Pa, and about Is miles
west OF PittSburg. This well, which
is being sunk to the Medina sand
Stone-a bed that elsewhere contains
oil and gas-is now 7,174 feet deep,
Some gas and oil were struck in tie
upper part of the we'll Between the
depths of $3.50 and 100 feet rocks
bearing rock salt and salt water were
encountered. These are regarded as
OF Sal1na age, the same as chose carry
ing rock salt in western New York
The temperature in this well at the
depth OF 6,775 feet, as recently de-
termined with great accuracy, is 145S
degrees Fahrenheit.
At Derrick City. Mexican county,
Pa, near Bradford, there is a we'll
$500 feet deep, which is probably the
second deepest well in the United
States Another deep well is on
Slaughter creek, Kanawha county, w
Va 1t is $685. feet deep. 1t pene-
trated a sandstone at 5000 to $3.50
feet, and from this depth to the bot
tom, distance of 545 feet, tho we'll
is in limestone. Near West Elizabeth,
Pa, there is another well 5,575 feet
beneath the surface, penetrating into
black shale. Another deep well is
being drilled at Gaines, Pa This has
already reached depth of $500 feet.
Deep well drillers in this country of
course employ the most improved and
effective rigs, but one of the most re-
markable of wells, reaching a depth
of $500 feet, was drilled for petroleum
in western China by means of such
crude appliances as a cable made of
twisted strands of rattan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
THE HORNET TALKS TO TOMMY

At one side of the garden close by
the log where Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy
Tittle-mOuSe made their home, there
was great patch of cornflowers. Big
blue and pink and white blossom
they were, and so full of fragrant
honey that the hum of bees was con-
tinual1y heard over the bed.
One bright morning Mr.. Garden
Toad and Tommy Tittle-mouse were
talking busily at the door of Tommy S
home, when huge hornet flew lazily
by:
to the toad. ''Since those cornflowers
began to bloom there has been a
constant stream of bees coming and
going from that flower bed"
ITO be sure," croaked the toad, Ito
be surei Why not? The cornflowers
are the sweetest of flowers Not even
the sweet clover is better liked by the
bees, as you will notice if you are OBJ
serving. But that creature you spoke
of just then is not bee"
Not a bee?'' asked Tommy who
was a bit careless in making observa-
tions when he himself was not in
danger. Then who is hep
THAT is a hornet" said Mr.. Gar
den Toad Importantly, glad of a
chance to air his superior knowledge.
He eats honey, but otherwise he is
quite unlike the bees. See, ne is
resting on the grass yonder, you can
ask him for yourself"
Tommy hesitated a moment, swal-
lowed twice and then said, Good
morning to you, Friend Hornet. Can
you stop and talk a few minutes? ?"
The hornet turned his head,
looked and saw Tommy and Mr.. Gar
den Toad sitting there peaceably in
the sunshine. 81 have a few minutes
to spare" he said politely. did you
want to talk about something"
MY friend here said the toad,
pointing to Tommy, thought YOU
were a bee and 1 want you 10 tell
him about yourself
The hornet flew a little closer and
replied, Indeed I am no beei Do (
look as though I would work like a
slave for a man ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
EUening Chat
Could This Be Doneo
BY RUTH CAMERON.

| I have a vocational suggestion for a
woman with certain rather rare and
yet not by any means extraordinary
gifts.
A few weeks ago a friend of mine
sent his setter to be trained by man
whose business it is to train dogs for
hunting.
The dog has come back He is
not only we'll trained for hunting, but
he has also been disciplined out of his
most trying puppy ways by this man.
He was q very Obstreperous puppy;
he is now very manageable young
dog and will remain so until his mas
ter spoils him.
No, 1 am not advocating dog train
ing as q feminine profession, but why
shouldn't a woman who has the pc
culiar gifts which make one capable
of training children set up as a child
trainer and take obstreperous children
to train2
We are coming to recognize that
although nature always sends the love
with the baby, she frequently omits
to include the ability to manage the
child.
I know of more than one mother
who, while she loves her child with
all her heart, does not understand
him or know how to manage him.
Such a mother iuctuates between I'M
reasoning StrictneSs and over-indul-
gence. Her nagging, her impatience,
the reaction CT her nerves against
the child's make him more and more
difficult to manage as time goes on.
Now if a child like that could be
turned over for two or three months
to a competent child trainer who
would study him, learn to understand
him and sympathize with him, and at
the same time put him under syste-
matte discipline, think what it would
mean for both the mother and the
child.
OF course It would take a woman
peculiarly gifted in regard to children.
She would have to have tact, f1rmness,
patience, self-control, and that rare
sympathetic imagination that alone
| can make it possible for a grown-up
to pass by the portals and enter the
heart of child.
| She would have to be one of those
unusual adults who can keep from ut
tering a command to a child every
! few seconds and who can stand i'm
mutually by a command once it has
been given, even though it be much
easier to yield.
Furthermore the child would have
! to be absolutely given over to the
trainer, for interference or division OF
authority would be fatal to the train
ing.
The wants-to-be-cynie interrupted
me at this point as we discussed the
subject.
get one thing
WHAT
After the child had been back
home a week he'd be the same child
he was before. You'd have to train
the parents as well as the child"
He was wrong. 1 hadn't forgotten.
But as one always does in regard to
the one difficulty in the way of an
otherwise al1uring plan, I tried to ig-
more it.
The child trainer might supply
resume of her methods to the parents
when she returned the child: or she
might spend a week or two with them
and give them a short course in child
discipline.
Only-well, if I were the trainer
I'd rather train a dozen incorrigible
children than one incorrigible parent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
VICIOUS MANIPULATION.

The wiz speculation which has con-
tinued Oh the New York stock ex-
change FOX several weeks is becoming
menace 10 all legitimate business in
the country, insists The Iron Trade
Review, and it continues: If only the
gamblers who are manipulating the
market with the purpose of Fleeing
the innocent or venturesome repre-
sentatives of that body usually spoken
of as the public were to sustain heavy
losses when the crash comes there
would be no cause for regret, but I'M
fortunately such a crash cannot come
without inflicting serious injury upon
thousands of people with good inten-
tions who cannot afford to lose the
money. In addition to the losses
which would be deplored, would come
q general decentralization of business.
Men who have been observers of Wall
street for half a century say that
while there have been manipulations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
Jayh dwker Jots

And it also happens that the Woltt
family are among those present at
Little Bear Creek, Johnson county.
Don't take too much for granted,
advises the Pittsburg Workers enron
icle. The loudest amen often comes
from the biggest hypocrite.
As the Oakley Graphic signs:
You look around for joy,
And hope for happiness;
And find the world is only full
OF general cussedness.
Some of the goosebone weather
prophets in various sections of the
state are already out with their pre-
dictions of an early fall and a long,
cold winter.
r. E. Curtis, the Ford agent at Lin
coin, must be a hustler, as the Lin
coin Republican says. Since the first
of last october he has sold and deliv-
cred 146 cars.
Conditions are normal this year in
the rural sections of Kansas in one re-
spect, at least. An Uncle Toms Cabin
show that puts on its performance IN
tent is making the rounds.
Editor Young of the Oakley Graphic
steps in where an angel might fear to
tread, with: There is some curiosity to
know if the lady who discovered rhu-
barb was ever adequately punished
The turnip crop in the court house
yard is widely patrOnized, reports the
Hill City Reveille-N New Era, and it adj
vises: I on need not steal them. You
are welcome to fill your stomach until
it aches.
When it stops raining what are peo-
pie going to do for a main topic for
conversation? asks the Ottawa County
Democrat, and it hazards the guess
that they won't talk drouth for a few
days, anyway.
This seems fair enough. Jas.
LaRue tells the Cherokee Sentinel
that he took a bucket filled with po-
tatoes from the agricultural exhibit at
the picnic to his home, and that if they
are not called for in a reasonable time,
he will use the potatoes but the owner
can get the bucket at any time.
We heard on the street the other
day, says the Culver Record, of a man
who claimed he was too poor to take
his home paper but all the same he
read a notice in one of the county pa
pers telling how to prevent a horse
from SOLDERING, and sent $3.50 for the
recipe. When the $3.50 worth of in
formation came it said: Teach your
horse how to spit
More testimony to prove that suck
ers are born at the rate of one min
ute, and possibly faster. The Ellis
County News reports: Only a few
weeks ago a gentleman was here trying
to get our citizens to take stock in
patent mail catcher, and now the Ellis
folk go us one better for they had a
man who wanted to sell stock in a
patent car coupler, at SIS a share, and
each shareholder is to get a free trip
to Washington on his investment; and,
queer to say. he fellow found lots of
people there willing to buy, and risk
the So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

A man seems to talk longer when you
are in a hurry.
You may have observed that a dull stu
dent is apt to blame the teacher.
The only accidental injury an Atchison
man ever sustained was when he fell in
love.
Some men are Plain Spoken. while others
find other means of insulting their hearers.
Most Americans are the sort who freeze
their fingers while preparing for hard
winter.
Among the other futile efforts, are those
of defeated candidate to conceal his sore
sports
The motorcycle would be more popular,
if someone would invent one with a soft
alto voice
OF all the villains wear a moustache,
but the prejudice against whiskers is we'll
founded
There are usually compensations; while
people hate a Crouch. they aren't likely
to impose on him.
Sometimes the enterprising candidate
goes quite ways for an issue, considering
what he brings back.
If a man isn't afraid of his wife, he is
apt to like her well she can have her
Alb Adkins says his son-in-law econo-
mics by smoking cigars which are bad
enough to cure the tobacco habit, only they
don't.
If a woman is sufficiently good looking,
1t doesn't take much of an excuse to get
her picture in the metropolitan newspapers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
From Other Pens
DRAWERS FOR rHEIR HORSES.

PRAYERS FOR THEIR HORSES.
Lovers of the faithful horse will be
glad 10 know that his services to man
kind have been recognized in war, if
not in peace. The Russians have put
into their war liturgy the following
petition for horses: And for those,
oh, Lord, the humble beasts, who.
with us, bear the burdens and heat OF
the day, and offer their guiltless lives
for the well-being of their country.
we supplicate Thy great tenderness of
heart For Thou hast promised to
save both man and beast and great is
Thy loving kindness. Lord, have mer-
cyl" While the rational thinker may
wish that the Russians conception of
God was more consistent than 20 ask
Him to save horses which they drive
up against the deadly fire of the Ger
man guns, nevertheless it is good to
know that in their hearts dwell suf-
ficient love for their helpless beasts
to urge them to offer even a blind pe
tition to a god of battles. Perhaps
some day the prayers of all the ma
tions may contain petition for the
safety of their fellow-men who are
fighting against them as well as their
fellow-beasts who are fighting with
them. When that time comes the ma
lions can afford to adopt Mr.. Bryan'S
protection of love for righteousness
and peace will have kissed each other.
Duluth News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News

From the Chicago News.l
Never strike man when he's down
especially for loan.
No man should try to run an auto nm
less he has horse sense
A fool can lay. plans, but it takes wise
man to hatch them out.
Occasionally knocker throws away his
little hammer and gets an AK.
Experience is a great teachers, but even
experience can't teach some people.
A woman fights harder to get into society
than she prays to get into heaven.
If you keep quiet and listen you may
learn lot from people who talk too
much.
The who always looks straight
ahead misses lot of beautiful scenery on
the side.
Blessings of poverty are appreciated, es-
pecially by those who have never been
blessed that way.
Some people are always saying: There
ought to be something done about it," but
they never do anything themselves.
Many a rich man will probably find it rs
difficult to enter the Kingdom of heaven
as he finds it easy to keep outside a
mundane Jail.
After a man has learned that he can't
beat another man at his own game he
begins to dodge the individual with get
rich-Uuick scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.I
Two wrongs never make right but they
will sometimes make a maa left.
Tell flea he is going to the dogs, and
he will thank you for the information.
Just because a play is immoral don't
jump to the conclusion that the manager
got it dirt cheap.
The man who boasts that he can either
drink or let it alone is generally in con-
slant practice.
The fellow who makes a new resolution
is quick to discover that there is nothing
new under the sun.
The Pessimist-"Wealth doesn't always
bring happiness The Optimist-"Per-
haps, not; but it is comforting to know
that it is just apt to as poverty.
B1obbs-''Bloodblud is one of those fell
lows who never know a good thing when
they see it, Slobbs-"Maybe he thinks
the good thing should recognize him first
Wigg-"Maude says she doesn't eat
enough to keep a bird alive wagg-
''She did, Ell? Well, l had her out to
supper last night, and she ate-say, maybe
she meant ostrichi'
Sillicus-"I suppose getting married al
ways brings a girl a certain amount of
happiness" Cynicus-"Sure. 1t makes
her happy to think there are other girls
she can slight in sending out the invita-
TONS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11

pect England to match these great
armies with volunteers. The suggestion
has been made that for our protection
the burden of compulsory military
service may have to be laid upon the
United States. But SO opposed are the
traditions of this country to such a
step that it would be practically i'm
possible to bring it about. In our
relations with the great Dominion to
the north of us, and with all the re-
publics to the south, we have demon
strated that a large standing army is
not necessary. The hope of all lovers
of civilization is that this war will re-
suit in the elimination of compulsory
military service. The elimination of
vast standing armies will remove
one of the biggest factors in
starting hostilities-the readiness to
strike. Germany, with her ever-ready
army, struck at once when she be-
came persuaded that Russia had COM
menced to mobilize her vast, scattered
army. AS a few days are sufficient for
the cooling off of personal passion, SO
the few months which would be nee
essary to raise an army of volunteers
would give any nation time for the
sober second thought that would in
sure peace. If the continental coun-
tries had possessed armies no larger
than that of England, war would not
now be waging in Europe. The nee
essary delay in beginning hostilities
would have given time for peaceful adj
justment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
THE FURTIyE CIANCE

THE FURTIVE GLANCE.
The furtfve glance from maiden's eye
Is really disconcerting
When on the street she passes BY
With no idea of flirting (?)
The many, many little ways
That maidenS have of showing
BY furtive glance, or otherwise
while on her way she's going.
With fluffy hair, ceruIean eyes,
AND cheeks with natures bloom on,
She tips a little furtive glance
That tells the boys to come on
With Just hint of pleasant smile
ON ruby lips so vexing,
she trips along the broad highway
Now isn't she perplexing?
So with her little furtive glance,
And form so pre-possessing
She trips along the broad highway,
Now isn't she a blessing?
on my oh my! what fools we be,
Surrend ring to this schemer,
What chance there is one cannot see
For some one to redeem her
l.. NJ. WOOD.
Topeka, Kan, 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
COMPULSORY SERVICE.

Before the war is over England will
undoubtedly have to face Consumption,
says Leslie's, and it goes on: Nor will
this be any disgrace to her, or any
reflection upon the patriotism of her
people. Volunteering to go to the front
in this deadliest of wars is a question
that is settled quite as much by ones
family as by the volunteer himself.
In prolonged war with other nations,
all of which have compulsory military
service, it would be good deal to ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11

Governor Capper probably isn't the
only Kansan who is astounded at the
fees that have been paid to the re-
ceivers and the attorneys concerned
in the affairs of the Kansas Natural
Gas company, and especially the one
of more than IS, 900 that was pocketed
by Supreme Court Justice Dawson
while he was serving the state as it's
attorney general. OF course, it is no
more than fair to suspend judgment
until Justice Dawson has the oppor-
tunity to make an explanation.