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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
Military Force of 665,OOO Men
for United States Soon.
Increase in Regular Forces OF
100000 Soldiers.
MANY ADDITIONAL WARSHIPS
Ten Dreadnaughts and Six
Cruisers by February 20.
National Defense as Approved
by President.

washington, Oct. 16.-ProVision for
a military force of $4,000 men and
construction by February 20 of sixteen
CAPITAL ships, ten dreadnaughts and
six battle cruisers are included IN
plans for national defense as approved
bv President Wilson, which had v1r-
tually reached completion today.
This great military force would be
proyided for by the creation of con-
tinental army of 100000 men, an in
crease in the regular army to 100000
men and a militia strength of $4,000
men.
The army program proposes:
First-Regular army, 1900 men,
an increase of more than $4,000 men
in the present establishment.
Second-A continental army, 4OO,-
O0C strong, enlisted for six years for
service within the continental United
States. These men would serve two
months a year for the first three years
with the colors. undergoing period
of intensive training. The remaining
Tough. subject to call in time of need.
1t is estimated that 10000 of the
$4,000 n II thus provided for WouIc
be non-ccmbatants of the medical
corps, or other auxiliary forces not
included in the fighting line
Behind this army would be the ma
tionaI guard, now some $4,000 strong
but whose numbers might be sub
stantially augmented by the organlZa-
ton of the continental army. Inc
1n1ans contemplate the transfer of
such national guard officers and men
as desire i. into the continental army
and more liberal treatment of the
guardsmen would be urged and IN
crsose of these state forces encour-
aged in every possible way.
Artillery and Aeroplanes.
Increases in the regular establish
ment contemplated are:
Infantry-Ten regiments.
Field artillery-Four regiments.
Coast artillery-Fifty-tw compa-
MES.
Engineer corps-Fifteen companies.
- Aviation corps-Two detachmenIS
All of these new commands would
be ORGANIZED at peace strength.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
COMES TO topeka
Kansas Gas, Water and Electric
Association to Meet Here.
Plan on Foot to Make This Per-
manent Headquarters.

The Kansas Gas, Water, Electric
Light and Street Railway association
will hold it's annual meeting in Topeka
for three days beginning Thursday,
October 81.
This association is composed of the
officers of gas, water, electric light
and street car companies in Kansas
towns and some 200 to 800 delegates
will come to Topeka for the three
days convention. Albert H. Purdy,
general superintendent of the Topeka
Edison company, is chairman of the
committee on arrangements. He has
secured the assembly room of the Ma
tional hotel for the meetings and is
preparing a program of entertain
ment.
The association is considering the
proposed plan of making Topeka tho
permanent headquarters of the assoc
citation and of holding the annual
meetings here.
The officers of the association are:
H. w. Magruder, Liberal, president;
E. A. Wright, Manhattan, secretary
treasurer; w. R. Murrow, Independ-
ence, vice president; N. r. Wagner,
Salina, vice president; Otto Thies,
Dodge City, vice president. The mem
bers of the executive committee are:
C. L. Brown, Abilene; T. F. Cole,
Pittsburgh; A. M. Patten, Topeka; L
M Brockway, Olathe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
FOR BIGGER NAVY
Secretary McAdOO Tells West
the Needs of u. S.
Advocates a Forty Million Dol
lar Merchant Marine.

Kansas City, Oct. ia vigorous
plea for a navy which would make the
United States able to face any other
world power and a forty million dol
lar merchant marine TO be used as
naval auxiliary in case of war was
made by VIM. G. McAdoo, secretary OF
the treasury, in an address before the
Kansas City Commercial club today.
Mechanical and military develop
ments of the last few years have de-
stroyed our natural barrier of three
thousand miles of ocean," said the
secretary.
TT is not for aggression that we
must have an adequate navy but to
take the place of this former barrier
ond to be able to say to the world
that we are prepared to uphold the
honor and majesty of this great re-
public.
''I do not make this plea for a navy
because 1 believe we are going to have
war. I do not believe we are nearing
war because we fortunately now have
at the head of this government a man
who is not swayed as a sapling by each
gust of wind but stands like an oak,
determined to get justice for this
country by peaceful diplomatic means.
But we may not always be so fortu-
nate-we cannot expect to be-so we
must be able to face any nation and
demand that which this republic exists
for"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
U. S. RESPONSIBLE
Survivor of Lusitania Brings
Suit Against Government.
Woman Wants $4,000 for Her
Dead Relatives.
TREATY LAWS VIOLATED
1t Is Charged Ship Carried Sol
diers and Ammunition.
The National Peace Conference
Is Backing the Suit.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-The United
States government is held responsible
for the sinking of the Lusitania and
the loss of 1,152 lives, ia of which
were Americans, in $4,000 damage
s11it filed in the United States district
court by Mrs. Sarah Lund, one OF the
survivors.
the port of New York; Capt. w. L:
Turner, master of the Lusitan1a, ana
the Cunard Steamship company are
named as defendants.
Germany Not Responsible.
Germany will be released from all
possible liability if the suit is success
mi. And President Wilson's admins
tration, particularly the department OF
state will have been found Negligent
in it's duty.
The bill fatty charges that both sol
diers and ammunition were carried
although international treaty laws IN
the United States and Great Britain
expressly forbid such passengers ana
freight.
Malone. as the representative of this
government, and Captain Turner, as
the official for Great Britain, are ac-
cused of having knowingly violated
federal criminal statutes by permitting
the vessel to leave New York.
May Charge Manslaughter.
The national peace conference is
supporting Mrs Lund in her effort to
gain partial PREPARATION for the loss OF
both her husband and father An Of
ficer of the conference announced
that if the suit is successful the re-
moval from office of Collector Malone
and his indictment on a charge OF
manslaughter will be sought. The bill
was filed late today.
Summonses were issued Immediately
for service upon Chicago agents of the
Cunard line, Malone and Turner. The
former master of the liner is said to be
out of the country but he is expected
soon and will be served as soon as ne
returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
gene Field and Emerson should ap-

gene Field and Emerson should ap-
pear.
ITO clutter up series OF Kansas
readers with stuff from living Kansas
writers would be folly. The fact that
the editors think of such thing, 1ndl-
Gates that Kansas is not ready Tor
government ownership or that par,
ficuIar Industry. The purely physical
elements of the industry, manufacture,
sale and monopoly conform to the re-
ouirements of public ownership. But
so long as the soul OF the thlng Is nor
Dhvsfcal. SO long as genius, rather than
mere talent is required to make the
thing go, it is extremely doubtful II the
experiment in making readers. at least,
for Kansas schools will work out The
thing to do, is for the commission to
go east, buy the best copyrighted read
ers-and why not all school books,
taking no cha -S-anI print ana DIS
tribute these books by the state. That
NAV be done admire bly,. That -uch is
standardized and automatic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
WEEKS MARKETS
Prices of Many Stocks Took
Tumble This Week.
Railroad Earnings Showed I'm
prOyement in Gross Returns.

New York, Oct. ia marked con-
dition came over the speculative stu
alton this week, trading in the 1onr
full days, interrupted by holiday,
showing an almost steady declinatton.
Yesterdays sales were the first OF any
full session in more than three weeks
when operations failed TO approach
million shares and public interest was
noticeably less keen.
less substantial losses compared with
their high mark of the preceding week,
except for United States Steel ana q
few of the war specialties, Bethlen en-
Steel being especially conspicuous .or
it's new high record of All. In me
main, however, heavy selling, parity
OF foreign origin, was effective In re-
ducing values. Rails manifested un-
DERIVING strength but even in that Cl-
vision profit taking wac a potent torce-
Reactionary Factors.
Among the factors contributing 20
the reactionary trend was the latest
news from abroad touching upon the
war situation. Bulga-iaS projection
into the conflict, indications OF tension
in the British and French ministries
and more particularly the possibility
of withdrawal of the allied FORCES
from the Dardanelles were develop
ments which excited apprehension IN
high financial circles.
Domestic industrial conditions con-
| tinued at high pressure, some steel
mills refusing further orders, except
| for delivery in the distant future,
while prices of certain manufactured
| products were subject to higher price
revision. General betterment was re-
ported in mercantile lines and crops
| lost none of their brilliant promise.
Railroad Earnings.
Railroad earnings showed improve
meNt in gross but some mixture III
net returns Investment inquiry made
only moderate Roadway due to re-
newal of liquidation in our bonds fol
European account. Sale of the new
| Anglo-French notes were made at a
fra ctinn under the substitution price
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago Oct 16.-WHEAT-Wheat de-
veloped fresh strength today, largely as a
result of wet. weather in the spring crop
belt, threatening further delay to any ac-
emulation of supplies at the leading
terminals northwest. Besides unwelcome
rains continued in some of the winter
wheat territory. Urgent demand, too, at
Liverpool still was in evidence. The open
ing which ranged from $s to Y higher was
followed by a moderate additional up
turn.
Signs of a liberal export business at the
seaboard tended afterward to tighten
values, but a reaction set in when reports
became current that the advance had check
ed foreign buyers The close was unsettled,
sc to &c net higher with December $1.OS5s
and May at $1.0912.
CORN-In corn, as in wheat, the unset
tied weather had a bullish effect. An adj
vance at Liverpool was also against the
bears. After opening half cent to &c
higher, the market scored yet further
gains
Increasing crop damage reports were re-
ceived from Nebraska. The close was steady
at q 05sc to 11Ac net advance.
OATS-OatS kept upward pace with
other cereals. Firm cables were of con-
PROVISIONS-Big export sales lifted
the provision market 1t was said $500, =
OOO pounds of bellies and $500 tierce or
lard had been disposed of for ocean ship
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16

stimulated by the exceptional strength
of the fundamental situation.
Assurance of agricultural success
together with almost Unlimited finan-
ciai resources, has given the CONNER
cial world the essential to the develop
ment of national prosperity and the
notable Improvement in sentiment and
change of spirit is now more clearly
reflected in the volume of current
transactions. The latter, with few eX-
ceptions are steadily enlarging, as is
evidenced by the comparisons OF bank
clearings, railroad earnings, conmod-
ity prices, untitled steel tonnage, ideal
freight cars and other statistical bar
ometers. Weekly bank clearings ST.
5244S3,219.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
DENTISTS To MEET
Plan to Revive Clinics Abandoned in
the Summer.

The Shawnee County Dental associa-
ton will hold it's first fall meeting
tonight at the Commercial club rooms.
DR.. John Kirby of Chicago will give
an illustrated lecture and the discus
sion of plans for the revival of the
free dental clinic which was main
tanned last year at the Provident asSo-
citation will occupy the dentists. The
clinic was abandoned in the summer.
1t is expected that the clinic will be
maintained in some school this year.
The work, for the benefit of the needy
who are unable to pay for work done
on their teeth, is done by the mem
berS of the dental association. The
work of the clinic was so successful
last year that the dentists are planning
on a much larger clinic this year.
The election of officers for the com
ing year also will be taken up tonight.
DR.. r. S. Morrison is the president of
the association now. DIR. C. N. Mert2
arranged tOnightS meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
U. S. SUBMARINES
fContinued from Page One.)

CONTINUED from Page One.l
our latest type during the maneuvers
at Newport last week. They were
overcome with fumes from gasoline.
Only vigorous use of pulmotors saved
their lives.
Fumes Are Deadly.
almost every time a United States
submarine dives I am reliably in
formed, officers and members of the
crew are overcome by such fumes.
There have been constant accidents
and constant near fatalities. Just
what the toll has been cannot be de-
finitely established until the sup
pressed reports of submarine COM
manderS are examined.
"Often the submarines-after re-
manning under water for less than an
hour-come to the surface with half
the crew unconscious.
Lieutenant ana two Otner
officers were in the coming tower of
the The ballast tanks were
filled with water and the vessel slow
ly sank beneath the waves. The odor
aboard the submarine became so I'M
bearable after the vessel had been
down 80 minutes that Lieutenant -
ordered the boat to the surface. He
threw open a steel hatch and with
sense reeling, drank in great drafts
of grateful air.
Accidents Numerous.
I'm my presence four sailors were
near the motors, attached to ropes.
They were rushed ashore. I thought
they were dead. But their hearts
were beating and few minutes
strenuous work with the pulmotors
brought them around.
" This happens almost every time
we go down. said one of the gasping
sailors.
Cant stay under five days as the
German submarines dog I asked.
1axy hn
stayed down Il hours we would all be
| dead
s'That evening I talked with a high
naval officer. He said to me:
=" 1T is absolutely impossible to dc
| any sort of effective work with sub
marines equipped with gasoline
motors. Any submarine with gaso-
line motors is an instrument of muir
| der.
Need German Plans.
"'Congress must give US money tc
| experiment and build safe submarines
/ We must model our boats on the Ger
man plan.
1.-The Germans have evolved a new
steel composition, too, for their sub
marines. This steel is very light, is
absolutely noncorrosive and cannot be
touched even by nitric acid.
1.-The submarine has proved able
| to accomplish results never before
| imagined. 1t has impressed itself or
all the navies of the world. All we
need to produce a submarine equal tC
any in the world is an appropriation
for experiment.
4 eve cannot buy the best German
! motors. They will not sell them to us
We cannot even build the kind of sub
! marine we want here because certain
| parts are patented by Germans. TIL
holders of these patents can dictate
plans of construction. Our submarine
i construction is absolutely at tn
mercy of Germany.
4 There are certain parts of Eng
| liSh submarines even which can b,
made nowhere else but in Germany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
RELICS ARE BURNED
Signatures of Washington and Other
Revolutionary Heroes Destroyed.

New York, Oct. ia number of
revolutionary relics, including the
signatures of George Washington,
Alexander Hamilton. General Lafay-
cite and others were burned today in
q fire which destroyed an historical
mansion at 164th street and Sheridan
avenue, the Bronx. The house has
been vacant since Saturday and it is
thought tramps caused the fire.
Washington once made his head
quarters at the house, and the stable
nearby for a. number of years housed
the favorite coach of Washington
while he was president. Fifteen years
ago the coach was presented to the
trustees of Washington's home at Mt.
Vernon by Gustav Frey, who owned
the mansion burned today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
New york Stock Marked.

Wall St., New York, Oct. 16..SToCKS-
The record of today's brief session was one
of uneven declines followed by general re-
coveries at the end. Initial prices were
more, or less confusing and until settle
ment became more general later on selling
of United States Steel and other potential
ISSUES n number of the war shares were
lower by one or two points and such rails
as Louisville and Nashville, New Haven,
Erie second preferred and Rock Island
showed similar declines The rally IN the
final dealings was led by Baldwin Loco
motive and Bethlehem Steel, the latter ris-
ing points from yesterdays close at the
new record price of 4S4. The closing was
steady.
Bonds were firm.
Specialties, particularly war shares. made
some upward progress at the outset of to-
DAVIS moderate trading, but the undertone
was one of increasing caution. Baldwin
Locomotive, Crucible Steel, American Steel
Foundries, General Electric and Westng-
house advanced from material fractions to
two points, with slight gains in Pennsyl-
vania, Atchison and Ontario and Western
Rock Island added a point to yesterday
decline of 1915 and New York Central was
slightly lower. United States Steel held at
Yesterdays low quotation of S21a. Feri-
iizer shares were active at advance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
WOMAN IN CASE
Chicago JeweIer Shot-Female Gar
ments in Room.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Eight persons
three of them women, were held un-
der arrest today in connection with
the murder of Harris Phillips, a Jew
eler who was found shot to death IN
a west side apartment building last
night.
fourth floor of the building and the
police believe it hEd been thrown
down the steps from the fifth floor on
which he had bachelor apartments.
Phillips owned a small jewelry store:
Police are baffled as to tie identity OF
the SLAYER, but believe a man com
1mitted the act Some garments be-
longing to a woman were found IN
PhilIiDs' apartment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
TRAILED A DUTCH SHIP
La Campaine Officers Report Sighting
German Plunger.

New York, Oct. 16.-Officers of the
Dutch tank steamer La Campaine,
which arrived today from Rotterdam,
reported that at a. m. on Oct. L, they
saw a dark object maneuvering about
the stern of the tanker and that a dim
light showed through a small boxlike
structure which they took to be the
coming tower of a German sub
marine. La Champagne then was
about 80 miles west of the Scilly
islands and the officers said the sub
marine disappeared after following
them about half an hour.
Mistress shall be very lonely, Bridget,
if you leave me-" Bridget-'Don't worry.
mum. I'll not go until We have houseful
of company. Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
BUSINESS Is BETTER.
Dun's Review Is Optomistic fog the
Future.

New York, Oct 15.-Dun's Review
tomorrow will say: With cross-cur-
rerts diminishing in force the tide of
business is rising at an accelerated
pace and an era of widespread activi-
ty is in prospect.
Usually during a transition period,
gains are recorded slow, but strictly
mercantile conditions have passed the
stage where progress is difficult of
discernment and of late industrial ex-
pansion has been phenomena1ly rapid.
Reports from nearly all sections OF
the country tell of the unchecked
growth of new enterprise, which, while
manifest in varying degrees in differ
ent lines and localities, is everywhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16

FURNISHED by S. e. Lux.I
Topeka Kan, Oct 16.
ITALIAN PRUNES-Per crate, 9Oc.
VALENCIA oRANGEs-Per box. $f.75@
" CALIFORNIA GRAPEs-Tokays. per
BANANAs-Extra fine. per h. s15c.
LEMoNs-3oO size; per box. $500; $50
APPLES-Per barrel. $4.25.
LIMES-Per carton, $1-20.
CONCORD GRAPEsEPer basket, 25c
CHARACTERISTICS barrel. $E75; per
&c c;,USJCC;UMBERS-Per dozen, soc.
DIAMOND BASkETS-h bu. baskets.
per doz. 45c; 2-5 blu. baskets, per doz: 45c;
Peck baskets per doz: 45c; 70 IL; Climax
COLORADO CABBAGE-Crated, per h.,
MANGO PEPPERs-Per basket, Coo.
TURNIPS-Per bu., Csc.
ONIONS-Red, per bu., soc; yellow, per
COLORADO P6TAToEs~Per bu., CSC.
SWEET POTATOEs-Pe bu., 81 Is.
Hot PEPPERs1Per h.. 15c.
COLO. CAULIFLOWER-P h., Zoe.
CARROTS-Per bu. Csc.
CHEESE-Per h., 1701715c.
PACKAGE DATES@Per box, $40;
cWcUMBE Isss, egf dozen 2e 5oS5oc.
SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate, $l,65.
cAAIF FokNIA HtGsEsr PST bose sSs $3.50
OYSTERS-New Cork Counts. per can.
HoHEY@Per 24-raek cases. 1913.
lects, per can, 45s Standings per can 4oc
gallon s.. Is: Extra Selects, per gallon.
ti%S;e sIanaqGas per e5 s6qfan 81 5 90
CELERY-Per punch. Soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
ELLSWORTH TO LEAVE
Secretary of State Teachers Associa-
ton Will Write a Book.

D. A. Ellsworth, secretary of the
State Teachers association, has heard
the call of literature and has an
nounced that within the next year he
will begin work on novel. He has
been engaged in educational work for
about thirty-five years but always has
had a desire to do literary work. Now
he is planning his cherished career.
Next March Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth
will go to California for a vacation
before taking up their abode in EN-
poria, where Mr.. Ellsworth will do
his writing.
Mr.. Ellsworth is pushing the State
Teachers convention which will be
held in Topeka next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
Time Is Too Short.

Time Is Too Short.
without wishing to criticise the
board, the inquiry might be ventured
whether five weeks is not rather
short time in which to prepare the
manuscript for five text books" says
Charles f. Scott in his lola Register.
ut would also be interesting to know
whether authors outside the state
have been given advance notices or
are they expected to do the work in
five weeks? If no one has been given
more notice than everyone has been
given, the next readers placed in the
hands of Kansas pupils will be highly
extempOraneouS."
in the selection OF manuscripts by
Kansas authors and especially the
plan of the commission to make Sc
lections in five weeks. Discussing the
plan for the publication of the new
readers. White said:
Mr.. Whites Views.
THE Kansas Textbook commission
will make a grotesque mistake if it
expects to edit that series of readers
by the ncighbors bringing in some
thing. The editing OF series of
school readers is highly specialized
work. And, moreover, while on the
subject, we desire to say that no liv-
ing author in Kansas writes we'll
enough, uses good enough English, to
have his or ner pieces in a school
reader. Some of Wares poems
might go in; Ingalls, has two or three
things that might well go into a Kan
Sas reader. Noble Prentis's Kansas
Miscellanies should by all means con-
tribute something. Walls of Corn
about four stanzas; one Of Capt. Henry
Kings Kansas stories, preferably the
Kansas Pilgrim ought 20 be incor-
porated, and Esther Clark'S Call OF
kansas should be the only products
of a living Kansas author to appear il
KanGQy reader.
but Dickens and Hawthorne and
Kipling and Mark Twain and Mr.
Howells and Hopkinson Smith and
the orators of the antebellum day:
and the New England poets and Eu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
Wheat Market.

POSITIVELY cannot use sheep or lambs
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