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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

When General Fred Funston and his
men get seriously busy, those Mexican
bandits who have been cutting such
high jinks on American soil will wish
that they had been content to shiny
on their own side of the border line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

probably the serious crisis that is
Impending with the Balkan states
doesn't worry the Balkans much. They
are used to crises of grave moment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

Possibly the competition of the
Great War is too strong for them to
make a respectable showing, and that's
why the famous volcanoes of Italy are
not in a state of eruption these days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

Reports now have it that Englands
real army is finally off for the battle
front in the western arena of the war.
So there may be something doing in
this peaceful region before the snow
flies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

Was there ever such baseball pen
nant race! Fewer than 100 points now
separate the leaders and the tail-end-
ers in the National League
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

To hear some folk complain about
their luck, every day must be a Friday,
Abe thirteenth, for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

There also seems to be considerable
scoring going on of those who would
score the homes of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

Panhandler-"Mi / appeal to
you" Passer- by-"Not in the least
bo, Excuse my dustl'-Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal is member OF the
Associated Press and receives the tuh Gay
Eanfzation. for the exclusive afternoon
publication In Topeka
The news IL received in The state jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

"That speaker has a great command
of language" Yes" replied Miss cay
enne but the fact that he has ii under
command is no excuse for his never Civ
ing if a rest washing ton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-17

"Mrs Divorsay belongs to the cream of
society. doesn't she?" well. she's been
through the STANDARDIZATION Tran
script
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20

Car Magnates Scared-There's a
reason for that furious fight on an
appropriation in the city budget for
municipally-owned autObuses, or, as
they call them in San Francisco, It-
ney" buses.
The reason is that this is the first
thing the city has ever threatened
to do that disturbed the street rail
way hogs even a little bit. .-.
Street railway owners are never
seriously disturbed by a newspaper
campaign for better service. They
know it will soon die down and that
they can get away with the same old
rotten service again as soon as public
clamor turns to something else.
They expect periodical campaigns
in the interest of stTaphangers; and
they know that the effect is only tenn
porary. They know that the average
member Of council only fights for the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20

straphangers so long as the people
keep pounding at the councilmen;
and the people soon tire of any eX-
element.
But the Itney bus is different. 1t
would take several hundreds Of mill
lions to buy the street railway sys-
tenn for the city, and the millions
won't be forthcoming in this genera
ton or the next. The millennium is
still long way off. Yet the auto
bus can be started with even less
than 100000, and that means actual
competition with the street railways.
Street railway experts know that
jitney buses are being operated in
London, Paris, Los Angeles and San
Francisco, at a profit, and that the
patronage is rapidly increasing.
They know that if Chicago starts in
to operate few the people will take
to them so rapidly that more will be
put on as the demand grows.
The ,city-owned, autobus isn't like
a newspaper campaign. 1t isn't like
one loud howl from straphangers
that soon dies down. The bus will
haul people and more buses will haul
more people. And more people mean
more nickels that won't find their
way into the till of the Marshall Field
estate,
1t may mean the gradual develop
ment of a street railway system, con-
sisting entirely of autobUses that can
run without a franchise and with
out millions Of watered bonds and
stock. -.t....
Come on with your jitney bus. l,
for one, am tired of straphanging.
And Pm tired of priVately-OWned
street railways. ....
10000 -
NEUTRALITY EXCEPTIONS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BYN, D, COCHRAN

A Newspaper Mayor.-Just watch
the loop press now and you will see
them at work trying to put over. a
mayor who will toady to and take
orders from the newspaper bosses.
Note this from The News: "Chi-
cago's earnest citizens are showing
the right spirit in preparing to make
united fight for better municipal
government"
So far as the News is concerned,
"Chicago's earnest citizens" are al
ways those citizens who do just what
Lawson wants them to do; and
showing the right spirit" means
showing spirit to take orders from
newspaper bosses.
The people of Chicago have been
fed on that bunk long enough to be
able to smell it ten miles off.
The department stores and loop
interests generally want mayor now
who will blow that street railway
fund on a loop subway that wouldn't
be worth a nickel's worth of dog meat
to anybody outside of the loop.
When the loop press says Hep, !"
watch your step.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
ROOSEVELT GETS VERDICT
IN BARNES LIBEL SUIT
Hours-Barnes' Counsel Says
Case Will Be Appealed.

Syracuse, N. Y, May 25.-Twelve
whether Theodore Roosevelt libeled
William Barnes when he charged that
he worked through corrupt alliance
between crooked business and crooked
politics" and that he was "corruptly
allied with Charles F. Murphy of Tam
many Hall" returned a verdict on Sat
urday in favor of the former presi-
dent. In the belief of the jury every
thing Colonel Roosevelt said about the
former chairman of the Republican
state committee was true, and there
fore Mr.. Barnes was not libeled
1t was announced in New York that
Mr.. Barnes would appeal
The verdict was returned after 40
ballots had been taken and the Jury
had considered for AZ hours the evil
dence which was presented during
five weeks of trial.
Mr.. Barnes was not in court and
neither was his chief counsel, William
M. WINS, when the verdict was re-
turned. The colonel was there, how
ever, with his staff of counsel some
time before Justice Andrews ascend
ed the bench and opened court.
After the verdict had been an
nounced Colonel Roosevelt thanked the
jury and shook hands with each mem
Der and said:
In my whole life l shall work in
the interest of the public, and none
of you gentlemen shall ever have the
chance to say that l have done other
WISE
New York, May 25.-William M.
WINS of counsel for William Barnes
announced on Saturday that an appeal
would be taken from the verdict of the
jury at Syracuse.
The following statement was issued
at the same time by Mr.. Barnes:
THE jury declared that l had no
cause for action agairs st Mr.. Roose-
welt, who charged me with acts which
l did not commit and therefore, tenn
porarily, the public may believe that
/ was guilty of what l did not do
However, the knowledge of the
complete rectitude of my conduct
must content me-which, after all, is
the only important thing in life"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
Perborate Powder Prevents Infection

Perborate Powder Prevents Infection.
The very latest treatment for
wounds, cuts or broken blisters, in
which there is contamination or sus-
pected contamination from the soil,
is to powder them with sodium per-
borate. This salt, when mixed with
blood or pus, liberates large quantities
of free oxygen and keeps this up for
about twenty-four hours, according to
DR.. A. G. r. Foulerton, who contrib
utes to the London Lancet an exhaus-
tive study of the effects of the per-
borate.
The bacilli that cause tetanus and
those that produce gaseous gangrene
are killed and prevented from sporting
by the oxygen. Doctor Foulerton says
that washing out thoroughly with per-
oxide of hydrogen is the method to
use when this treatment can be APP
piled quickly, but it is not always
possible to do this, while soldiers can
carry in their first-aid package small
parcel of the perborate and can
sprinkle it on their wounds them
selves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
SCORES BURNED IN WRECK.
1863 British Troops and Many Civilians
Perish in Rail Collision.

165 British Troops and Many Civilians
Perish in Rail Collision.
Carlisle, England, May 25.-One of
the most disastrous wrecks in the
annals of British railroading took
place on the Caledonian railway at
Gretna, near this city. on Saturday,
when three trains came into collision.
One hundred and sixty-five soldiers
and many civilians were killed. The
total casualties probably will reach
400, as the list of more or less serious
~ injured is very numerous.
One Of the three trains was a troop
train, another was a. local and the
third was the express from London
to Glasgow.
Fire broke out in the wreckage and
sdded appallingly to the horror of
the scene
Before the fire was put out many of
the travellers pinned 'Wder the wreck
age of the cars and Unable to make
their. escape were burned alive before
the eyes of the powerless onlookers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
ILLINOIS BOXING BILL LOSES.
II in House Vote for Glove Measure,
But 1t Would Take TT to Pass It.

II in House Vote for Glove Measure,
But 1t Would Take IT to Pass 1t.
Springfield, H., May 27.-The box
ing bill, put to the final test in the
house on Tuesday, after a three hours
debate, fell five votes short of a con-
stitutional majority. The vote: Yeas,
~; nays, g. A majority is r. This
means the full count as far as this
legislature is concerned. The senate
last month defeated the Carroll bill.
representative Eddie Santry fought
game but losing fight in spectacu-
lar session. Mr.. Santry quoted Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Billy Sunday, Doc
tor Parkhurst and many others as de-
claring in favor Of boxing. He
charged that Milwaukee is fighting
Illinois boxing, as Illinois is now sup
porting the Wisconsin boxing commits
sion"
Representative E. c. Perkins made
a violent attack on the BILL He called
down the shades of Douglas and Lin
coin to disapprove of the measure.
Governor DUNES waterway bill
passed the house, after day of hot
debate, by a vote of 107 to Al. The
bill now goes to the senate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Keep Your Promises and Be Up to the
Minute, Is Advice Worth
Needing.

Young men-all people. in fact-who
are to be counseled like to have the
advice REINFORCED by anecdote, or by
page of autobiography disclosing
personal experience, provided the story
is not told just because of personal
concert. IT men who have worked hard
and at last reached the place they
sought were polled on the question of
tnelr success, most of them would not
ascrlbe 1t to any very elaborate, in
trlcate program. They would attrib-
ute IL probably to one or two simple
habits which anybody whose brain is
aIlVe may discover and acquire.
one OF these habits is, no doubt,
that OF being not merely up to the
minute, but on the minute. He who
IS prompt may be forgiven a few sins
OF several kinds unrelated to the pas
sage OF the seasons and the procession
equlnoxes. Did you ever go to a place
taking it on faith that others would be
on time, and then stand waiting with
surreptitious dives into the watch
pocket while the others took their
O''A yOuIS LOOy dSSSIHDlIHSs
Rudest and most offensive of all is
the conduct of the public entertainer,
woman or man, who does not hesitate
to keep an audience waiting twenty
minutes or half an hour At the latter !
rate, thousand people means 500
hours, or nearly twenty-one days.
What right has anybody to be thief
of time to that extent? If it is socia-
BILE and fashionable to keep all those
people sitting and palayering in ex-
pectancy, then it is time a new Cas-
tonian censorship of polite conduct
were established
Many young fellow has ruined his
business chances by frequently prom
Using to be ION deck on the dot, and
then failing to live up to his pledge.
The reason does not particularly mat
ter. The fact remains, he wasn't there,
and whatever the woe and the dust he
raises afterward, it is unavailing. In
this world of grim, unmitigated fact,
you are or you aren't, you do or you
don't. The coroner and the under
taker are overworked unless the dead
past is allowed to bury it's dead. Bust
ness has no time for post-mortems.
Tomorrow camps there on the rim of
the hills in the flush of the morning,
and yesterday is older than the hills
themselves
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
U. S. ENDS SHIP CONFERENCE
Arrangements on Cargoes With Brit
ain Entirely Unofficial.

gill GHtnC'J OhOfh\'Ois
Washington, May 25.-Secretary
Bryan on Saturday ordered the termi-
nation of the unofficial negotiations
which have been in progress be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain with reference to cotton and
dyestuffs
Two reasons prompted this action
on the part of the secretary of state
first, he objected to certain phrases in
British notes, which indicated that
the London government was seeking
to lend an official character to the ne
gotiations, thereby obtaining Ameri-
can recognition of the validity of the
British orders in council against which
a strong protest was made. Second,
the administration deemed it inexpedi-
ent to be placed in the position of ac-
quiescing officially in British practice
respecting American trade while at
the same time making stiff demands
upon Germany in connection with the
Lusitania and other tragedies.
The secretary believes the United
States is not bound by these unofi-
cial negotiations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
BRITAIN ANNOUNCES
new WAR CABINET
Lord Kitchener Remains Secre-
tary of War.
LLoYD-GEoRGE GETS POST
Made Minister of Munitions to Relieve
Kitchener Who Has Been Subject
of Much Criticsm-John
Redmond Refuses Place.

London, May 27-David Lloyd
George, for years chancellor of the ex-
chequer, has been selected to supply
the British army with munitions and
supplies in place of Lord Kitchener.
whose judgment in this regard has
been the subject of so much criticism
that new war cabinet has been
formed
The organization of the cabinet was
approved by the king and made public
Tuesday by the official press bureau. 1t
retains Lord Kitchener as secretary
OF war, to the satisfaction of all fac
tons in parliament and the public,
but creates a new Office of minister
for munitions with LIoyd-George as it's
first incumbent.
In the new cabinet Reginald Nc
Kenna, former home secretary, be-
comes chancellor of the exchequer.
The makeup of the new war cabinet,
as announced by the official press bu-
reau, is as follows:
Premier-Herbert Asquith.
Chancellor of the Excheque9
maid McKenna, former home secretary
Foreign Secretary = Sir Edward
Grey
Secretary of War-Lord Kitchener
First Lord of the Admiralty-Arthur
]. Balfour, Unionist leader, vice Wins
ton Spencer Churchill
Minister of Munitions NEWLY Gre
ated Office David Lloyd-George, for
mer chancellor of the exchequer.
Member Without Portfolio-Lord
Lansdowne
Lord High Chancellor-S Sir Stanley
Buckmaster, former solicitor general.
Lord President of the Council-Lord
Crewe.
q Lord Privy Seal-Lord Curzon, for
mer viceroy of India.
Home Secretary-Sir John Simon,
former attorney general.
Secretary for Colonies-Bonar Law,
leader of the Unionist party.
Secretary for India-Austin Cham
berlain.
President Board of Trade Walter
Runciman.
President Local Government Board
Walter Hume Long.
Chief Secretary to Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland Augustine Birrell
Secretary for Scotland-McKinnon
Wood
President Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries-Lord Selborne.
First Commissioner of Works
Lewis Vernon Harcourt, the present
secretary for colonies.
President Board of Education-Ar-
thur Henderson, chairman of the par
liamentary Labor party
Attorney General-Sir Edward Car
son, the Ulster leader
Winston Churchill, former head of
the admiralty, becomes chancellor of
the duchy of Lancaster. John Red
mond, Irish leader, refused place Of
fered him.
The cabinet is composed of twelve
liberals, eight conservatives, one Ia
borite (Arthur Henderson, and one
nonpartisan earl Kitchener). Thir-
teen members of the old cabinet re-
main in office Of these, Mr.. Asquith.
Sir Edward Grey Earl Kitchener, Mr.
Runciman, Mr.. Birrell and Mr.. Wood
retain their old portfolios.
The most prominent figure who re-
tires from public life is Viscount Hal
dane
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
ALIENS ARE IN PERIL
4 IN THE CITY OF MEXICO
Outlaws Who Attacked German Off
] ciaI Menace Others-Men, Women
and Children in Bread Riots.

Washington, May 24-Outlaws in
Mexico City, who assaulted the Ger
man charge d 'affaires, now are threat
ening the lives of other foreigners, ac-
cording to diplomatic dispatches re-
ceived here. One message states
that 'indescribably loathsome" con-
ditions prevail and that the govern
ment is powerless against bandits.
Several popular demonstrations be-
cause of the food shortage have oc-
Cured in the Mexican capital within
the last few days. Reports to the
state department say the situation is
serious. The convention and the local
government are said to be giving con-
sideration TIC methods for relieving the
situation
The international relief committee
has purchased in the northern part of
Mexico about $500 tons of cereals for
distribution among the needy in Mex
co City, if satisfactory arrangements
car be made regarding transportation
and guarantees.
1 Nogales, Ariz., May 24.-Two thou
sand men, women and children joined
il bread riots at Hermosillo, capital
Of Sonora state, and looted fifteen
stores, two of them American, the
rest Chinese, according to reports
aeaching here.
The Yaqui situation at Esperanto is
laid to be tranquil. A train from
Guaymas was stopped by red flag on
the track with the notice, ''All for
eigners and Mexicans are warned to
leave Sonora, which is now a Yaqui
republic, pinned to it. The passen-
gers laughed and the train went on.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
Leaves From a Book of Dreams.

had rather be deaf than know that
your voice did not soften, sweet as
the drone of bees, when you men
toned my name.
had rather the width of the world
Law between us than that our hands
could touch without being thrilled by
each other
had rather be dead, and lie alone
in the darkness, than know, if lived,
that your love we're given to another.
John Hanlon in the Smart Set.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
Vast DEPTHS Of Oceans.

Scientists estimate that water on
the earth if evenly distributed would
cover the entire surface to a depth OF
about 5000 feet. If this seems incred-
ible it must be remembered that the
ocean bed has such vast depressions
and great hollows, filed with water,
that its average depth is estimated at
1880 feet. In the language of the
street, that Is some water.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
waterproofina for French Uniforms.

Waterproofing for French Uniforms.
Lanolin, the fat extracted from wool
in the process of cleaning it for manu-
facture. is being used by the French
authorities for waterproofing the cloth
ing of their soldiers in the field. The
wool fat is reduced to liquid by tho
use of a suitab BILE solvent, such as chic
reform or carbon bisulphide, and then
diluted with volatile hydrocarbon.
like benzine, naphtha, or gasoline. Gar
ments soaked for short time in this
LIQUID dry quickly when hung in the
open. leaving the fbers impregnated
with lanolin and almost perfectly non
absorbent of water. Neither the color
nor the fabric is impaired by the treat
ment.-Popular Mechanics.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
WILL PROTEST TO BRITAIN.
Detention of American Cargoes by
Enuland Resented.

Washington, May 24.-Secretary OF
State Bryan admitted on Friday that
the United States government was
considering sending another protest to
Great Britain against detention by her
of American cargoes. This matter
has been under consideration for near
" month, he said.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
susnsnd Parcel Post Service.

Washington, May 26.-Italy cabled
the post Office department that parcel
post service between the United States
and that country has been suspended
temporarily.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
Calls War "senseIess."

Tacoma, May 25.-General Nelson A.
Miles calls the present conflict a
"senseless war;" "Italy's entrance will
have no effect" he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-22
BOXERS
POORLY
MATCHED

When the Ford peace tour was
planned. the "flivver" maker missed
some good bets by overlooking the
boxers on the ElkS' smoker card
Tuesday night As fighters they
would make good peace ENJOYS.
II was the poorest card ever put
on at an Elks' smoker. The only
excitement OF the evening was fur
rished by four preliminary boxers.
The Pinkman.O 'Brien fiasco. as
. boxing match. was a good exhibit
fion of dancing and sprintinK abil-
ity. Chef Neff was matched with a
slow moving boy named Jack
Fowler. Fowler acknowledged he
wasn't In condition to fight.
I'd Pinkman got the decision over
Danny O'Brien after four rounds OF
furious fighting in bout In
which there was lot OF arm and
foot motion. and but few minutes
Of boxing. o'Bricn Is nearly old
enough to be Eds DADDY" but
tnkman was no respecter OF age.
Pinkman had the edge In the first
two rounds. with the third even. In
the fourth Ed did all tho fighting
that was shown.
GIVE RAW DECISION
y The Judges gave George Engle Of
San Francisco the decision over Sid
Mitchell of Australia in the SENT
windup. Mitchell is slow start
ing. sturdy. hard punching individ.
uaI, but the worst he should have
got was draw. Ergie led In the
first round. and had tho edge In
the second The third was Mitch.
ellis. and In the last stanxa the Aus
fraiian had Engle about ready for
mother and the trundle covers. The
crowd hooted the judges when they
gave Engie the bout.
huGhES-FARRElI BOUT GOOD
Joe Farrell OF Seattle and Bert
Hughes OF Vancouver put up the
best scrap OF the evening. After
the last Tacoma smoker some City
OF Destiny men emitted loud noise
that they had real money to say
Farrel could beat Tex" Vernon.
Northwest feather champ. Hughes
exploded any OF Farrell's hopes OF
being q "champ-een." In the fourth
round Hughes had Farrell pretty
badly mauled up. Hughes got the
Dcision.
Chef Neff hammered Jack Fowler
Of Ballard so hard that the bout was
stopped in the second round.
Ed Hunter. the boxing football
player. took all the battle out OF a
Battling" Bunker in two rounds.