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are bound to consider. We cannot
| overlook the fact that the Lusitania
was British ship flying and sub
ject at any time to be put into the
actual naval service of the govern
ment. Indeed, it is said that at the
time she was attacked she was carry
ing military reservistS to engage for
service in the British army
| A BeIIigerent Ship.
True there were American citizens
aboard, but it must not be forgotten
they went aboard a beiligerent ship
with full knowledge of the risk and
after official warning by the German
government. When on board a Brit
1sh vessel they were on British soil.
Was not their position substantially
equivalent to being within the walls
of a fortified city?
IF American citizens within city
besieged or threatened and the enemy
attacks, what should our government
do II our citizens should be injured?
Il express no opinion at this time.
we should maintain our equilibrium
and not rock the boat until we know
what we are about.
aside from the possible loss of
American lives, let us ask ourselves
just where we come in. At the present
moment and with the light now before
me, confess it appears to me that
from our standpoint as a neutral ma
delicate and serious complication than
the case of the Lusitania"
New Thing in Warfare.
senator Lodge, ranking Republican
mittee, said he was not prepared to
discuss the sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of a passenger ship even
OF belligerent without giving passen-
gers an opportunity to leave, the SEN
ator thought a new thing in warfare.
Among senators at the capital there
was general feeling of alarm, hut all
refrained from entering into public
ments. The idea prevailed that loss
of American lives and the manner in
which the Lusitania was destroyed
would arouse public opinion tremend-
ously. Secretary Bryan reached his
office early and Immediately went in
to conference with Counsellor Robert
Lansing and Assistant Secretary Phil
lips. The consular bureau was flood
ed with inquiries from relatives of
Americans.
Officials showed by their demeanor
they realized they were facing Il sitIa-
ton fraught with many possibilities,
but were giving their immediate at
tertion 10 using every available agen-
cy to get facts
Secretary Garrison conferred with
his assistants and Secretary Daniels
consulted his aides. Everywhere the
attitude of President Wilson was the
subject Of grave consideration.
Most officials seemed to agree it
might be several days before the pol
icy of the United States could be
formulated because of the scarcity of
official information as to the circum-
stances under which the Lusitania was
sunk.
During that time, it was hoped the
opinion of the people of the United
States would crystalline and aid the
administration in reaching decision.
Secretary Bryan and some other
cabinet officers who had planned
weekend trip down the Potomac. can
celed their arrangements. None of the
secretaries had received any notice of
a special cabinet meeting and it was
thought none would be held before the
regular one Tuesday.
Foreign EN- baSsieS and legations
were deeply interested in the great
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STOCKS IN CRASH.

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stock market to it's center Friday, aft
er four days of irregularity and rela-
tive dizziness.
given over largely to considerations
growing out of the war and the new
complications in the Far East; but
these affected quoted values only in
minor degrees as compared with what
followed on the heels of the disaster
to the British liner.
Prices crumbled from to 30 points
in many important shares. Bethlehem
cialties scoring the most severe losses,
TO the accompaniment of such excite
ment as had not been witnessed since
the exchange reOpened.
Some substantial recoveries from
lowest prices were made before the
market closed, but the feeling in fl
nancial circles was one of extreme
depression. The many losses incurred
by yesterdays collapse, resulted main
lily from over-eXtended accounts on the
bull side, particularly in the special
ties mentioned
Under normal conditions the gov
eminent crop report as issued late
Friday would have been a potent mar
ket influence, inasmuch as it showed
an average winter wheat condition
much superior to that of year ago.
The report was ignored, however, in
the foVerISh excitement of the day, S
were also general advices which point
ed to improved business conditions.
Wheat Takes Tumble.
Chicago, May S.-Notwithstandin
that the wheat market today showed
at first comparative steadiness,
break of more than 5 cents a bushel
took place in the values before the
close-a result due chiefly to trade
disturbances brought about by the
sinking of the Lusitania.
The extreme fall in the value of
wheat amounted to nearly six cents
a bushel before the collapse came
to an end. July. the leading option.
touched as low as $1.25 1s, at total
descent of 5R cents, compared with
last night. In the end, however, the
market, although unusually nervous,
was rallying, with July final quota
tions at $1.26 Is, a loss of IS cents
net.
Gust Germans From Exchange.
London, May 8.-The feeling of re-
sentiment against Germany over the
torpedoing of the Lusitania was so
strong on the stock exchange this
morning that the British members
united and turned all their fellow
members of German origin and also
German clerks bodily out of the house
The British members have arranged
to have petitions put up in every mar
ket Monday asking the committee to
exclude all such members from the
house and this in spite. of the fact
that the members of German origin
all have naturalization papers.
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CLAspED IN EACH OTHERS ARMS
Children, Washed Ashore From Lusi-
tania- Pitiful Sight.

Queenstown, May S.-The bodies of
victims from the Lusitania are arrlv-
ing on every incoming BOAT Inc
Cnnard line warehouse which is be-
ing used as a temporary morgue al
ready has been filled and sixty more
bodies have been taken to the town
hall. Additional dead lie IN hotels
and boarding houses the victims of in
iuries and exhaustion Still others are
at the hospitals to which were taken
those whose condition appeared most
serious. Two little children who We're
brought ashore clasped in each 9TH
er's arms have not yet been identified.
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III. S. MUST ACT!"
Uncomfortable That We Can
Refrain" Says Roosevelt.
Asserts We Owe 1t to Humanity
and Self Respect.

Syracuse, N. Y, May S.-Theodore
Roosevelt, after learning details of the
sinking of the Lusitania, made this
statement:
This represents not merely piracy,
but piracy on a vaster scale of murder
than any old time pirate ever prac-
ticed. This is the warfare which de-
stroycd Louvain and Dinant and hum
dreds of men, women and children in
Belgium. 1t is warfare against inno-
cent men, women and children, trav-
cling on the ocean and to our fellow
|countrymen who are among the Suf-
ferers..
ut seems inconceivable that we can
refrain from taking action in this
matter, for we owe it not only to hu-
mainly but to our own national self
respect
Champ Clark for Disarmament.
Columbia, Mo-, May 8.-Champ
Clark, speaker of the national house
of representatives, declared that after
the present European war, congress
should pass a resolution asking the
powers to disarm by percentages on
both land and sea. The statement was
made at banquet marking the close
of Journalism week conducted by the
school of journalism of the University
of Missouri
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"Wild Bill" Donovan, the new man.
ager of the Yankees, is very happy
these spring days, and he has good
reason to be- Since Colonel Rupert
and Captain Houston took possession
of the New York Yanks, and Bill
Donovan took charge, the ginger that
has been injected into the team which
was once a joke has been the cause
of raising them from the subway to
the elevated with look in at first
place in the American league.
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We do heartily thank all those who
so kindly aided and comforted US dur
ing. our sad loss of husband and faith
err The beautiful flowers sent and
kindness extended has comfortei our
sad hearts in way that can never
be forgotten
MRS. VIM. H. ANDERSON AND
FAMILY.-Adv-
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stones Son a Victim.

stone. elder son of the general man.
ager of The Associated Press, is an
other American passenger not ac-
counted for. Young Mr.. Stone was
well known as the one time head of
the book publishing firm of H. S.
stone & Co. and the founder and
editor of the Chap Book and The
House Beautiful, two successful maya
zines. ..s 2.
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FIRST CABIN SURVIVORS

Miss Doris Charles. Toronto.
Rev Cowley Clarke, London.
A r. Clarke, London
H G. Colebrook, Toronto.
Miss Dorothy Conner, New YORK.
A. B. Cross
H NJ. Daily.
DIR. Howard Fisher, New York
Fred J. Gauntlet, New York.
Oscar F. Grab, New York
o. H. Hammond, New YORK
Dwight C. Harris, New York
Dean W. Hodges, Philadelphia.
c. T. Jeffrey, Chicago
Miss Rita Jolivet, Chicago
NJ Kempscn, Toronto.
s. NJ Knox, Philadelphia
Mrs. H. &. Lassette, LONDON.
F. LaSsetter, London.
Mrs Learoyd and maid, Sydney
Australia.
Isaac Lehman, Liverpool.
Mrs. Loney, New York
Miss Loney, New York
John w. Mcconnell, Memphis, Tenn
Lady Mackworthy, Cardiff. Wales
4. T. Mathews. Montreal.
G. G. Mosley. New York
Mrs. F. Padley, Liverpool.
Miss Irene Paynter, Liverpool
Frederick ]. Perry, Buffalo, n. Y.
William ]. Pierpont, Liverpool.
Miss Theodate Pope, Pennington
Conn.
Ed Posen, Pennington, Conn.
N A Radcliffe, New York
B. A. Thomas, Cardiff, wales.
r. J. Timmis. New York
F. E. o. Tootal, London
Mrs a. s. Witherbe, New YORK
Robert c. Wright, New York.
Philip Young. New York.
c. T. Hill, London, Eng
DR. J. T Houghton, New York
Thomas Home, Toronto.
Francis Henken, -
Francis B. Jenkins, Chicago.
George A. Kessler, Toronto.
Joseph Levinson, Jr., Liverpool,
Eng.
F. Guy Levin, New York
Mrs Popham Lobb New York.
r. r. Lockhart, Toronto.
F. Orr-Lewis, Toronto
Frank Partridge, New York.
Charles E. Paynter, Liverpool. Eng
A L. Rhys- Evans, Cardiff, Wales.
Percy w. Rogers, Toronto.
Mr.. Z. Blish Thompson, Seymour,
Ind.
Mrs Blish Thompson, Seymour.
Ind.
G. II. Turton, Melbourne, Australia
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Dewey Portland Cement, 10 cents
per sack (net). j. B. Whelan Co.
4th Street and Santa Fe Tracks.
Phone So5--Adv.
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The funeral of Eugene c. DeLari-
mand. who died Thursday, will be held
at $3.50 tomorrow afternoon from Con-
wells chapel. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
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SIS saved by the Santa lie Tour Co.
on a first class trip to the San Fran
cisco fair. See Dist. Mgr. H. Il. Rich
ards, 513 New England Bldg. Phone
l 524-Adv.
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Mrs Robert Hall was sworn in by
the city fathers today as clerk or the
police court Mrs. Hall succeeds
Miss Ezza Mclean, who has held the
position for the last three months
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Attention odd Fellows.

Members of Shawnee lodge No. 1
will meet at hall Sunday afternoon at
1880 to attend the funeral of Brother
SamueI Allen Visitors welcome.
j. H HICKOX, NJ BILE Grand.-Adv.
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Weekly Bank Statement


New York. May S.-The statement of the
actual condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies shows that they hold
$162. :s93. $40 reserve in excess OF legal re
1uirements This is a decrease of ST, TS6 $50
from LAST week The statement follows
Actual condition: Increase;
Loans, etc. 81, 44o. 43O,OOO SIf,o5d,oUU
Reserve in own s -.
vaults OBJ $3.50. AIS. Il1,0OO ~4.i2uOOo
Reserve in federal - -. 80
reserve bank $500. 119,0OO,OOO "1,lS4.OOO
Reserve in other de- -
positaries q ,534,0 O0 +SO3,OUU
Net demand deposits 2,345,12S,OOO "3,202OO0
Net time deposits. 132, 247. 900 1922. 900
Circulation . 81 S66 900 5000
OBJ OF which $341 ,64S,OOO is specie. -
Aggregate reserve So66, 6i,oOO
Excess reserve TO-. j93,S4O ~I,iSo,ooU
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not Included
in clearing house statement: -.oo
Loans etc. ........S 571.554 400 $1,691 400
Specie .... 45,713,T00 $4,000
Legal tenders ~ 1880, 500 *54, 100
Total deposits $500. 7O6,6IS,9OO 3,Sao, yO0
Banks cash reserve in vault. STU. 969,1OO
in vault ....... 44,1O4 800
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Safety zor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt Drug Co--Aov-
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DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Samuel Allen, age 70, died Friday
morning at his home, PIG Madison
street. The funeral will be held at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon from Haw-
ley & Steele's chapel. Interment In
Mount Auburn cemetery. Mr.. Allen is
survived by his wife, one daughter,
Miss Florence Allen, and one son,
John Allen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

1t is known generally that many
of the later additions to Kitchener's
army have had to be content with
navy blue clothing. while waiting for
khaki uniforms.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
Staten weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock this morning:
Gtaflnns 4
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and clean when Deyoe enamel is used.
c. Nj. Hill & Son.-Adv.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

modern building, suitable
fer hotel. Call phone 61O
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There's a Devoe .Varnish that will
fill the bill. c.. NJ Hill & Son.-Adv.
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Uruguay's 1914 customs receipts to-
tailed s1z,S76,03s.
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Russia's 1914 flax crop amounted to
$4,000 tons
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CLUB WOMEN ELECT
Mrs. NelIis, Topeka, Auditor State
Federation Clubs.

Emporia, Kan, May S.-Mrs. E. J..
Miller of Council Grove was elected
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs at the annual meeting
here Friday. Mrs. c. B. Walker, En-
terprise was chosen general feder-
alton secretary; Mrs. Vernon Branch,
Wichita, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Dewitt G. Nellis, Topeka, audi
tor, and Mrs. T. n. Marshall, La
cygne, treasurer. -
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f. A. Rooster. D. d. s., ITO Mills
Bldg. Special attention gwen 10 pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
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Federal Reserve Bank.

Washington, May S.-lnvestments
nv federal reserve banks increased during
the last week nearly $3,0000oo, accord
ing TO the statement of conditions May
Z. issued today by the federal reserve
boad. 1t shows:
RESOURCES.
Gold coin and certificates. .S244, 3fOOO
Legal tender notes. silver GER -
tificates and subsidiary coin 34,OZ1,OOO
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LOCAL MENTION.

Marriage licenses wee issued to the
following today by the probate court:
]. w. Israel. age "a, Overlook, and
Myrtle Atchison, age 81, Overbrook,
b. F. Howard, age %, Topeka, ana
Ruth Franks, age %, Topeka-
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CREW IS HEROIC.

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The explosion was followed by another
explosion. The steamer shuddered
and almost Immediately began to list
to port.
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KEEP OUR HEADS

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
SOLDIER TEAMS ARE
TRAINING FOR GAME

Without enthusiasm. an athletic Or
gantzauon is usually a farce The
Fourth Field artillery will never have
an abb on that score. The football
players Of the Fourth. in particular. are
fairly bubbling over with enthusiasm
and a cold breeze that made many
seasoned FL Pasoans hunt the tops of
the radiators didn't feaze the gridiron
warriors one bit on Tuesday. for a two
hour practice was held during the
morning and the afternoon workout
was just as long.
When the Fourth takes the field on
Saturday afternoon against the 18th
infantry eleven from Douglas the ar
tillerymen viii all be in first class
physical condition and Will have a
thorough understanding Of number of
trick plays which have been drilled
into them recently by the coaches The
Fourth demonstrated its ability at
straight football when it disposed OF
the Goth infantry recently.
The 18th and Fourth have been fierce
rivals for years They met on the
gridirOn at Texas City and again at
Fort D. A. Russell. The 11th viii come
here for the army championship game
as the champions OF the Sixth brigade
while the artillerymen Will represent
the Eighth brigade.
one change has been made in the
line Of the Fort Bliss team Herlihy.
a baseball player with the Seventh in
fantry, recently transferred to the
ball squad. He has been placed on the
line, where weight is needed more than
in the backfield, according to the
coaches Herlihy's speed and agrees
siveness made his work prominent in
Tuesdays workouts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
FOOTBALL YEAR
WILL BE BUSY
More Intersectional Games
Planned for 1916 Season
Than Ever Before.

Indications point to 1915 as a record
breaker from the point OF intersectionaI
football Although the gridiron amor
has scarcely begun to gather dust since
laid away at the close Of the past sea
son, the managers Of the big college
eleyens are already in correspondence
regarding feature contests for next
autumn
Institutions with records above the
average and prospects for strong COM
binatiOns a year hence are looking for
broader fields to conquer.
As a result, eastern and middle
western teams. as well as elevenS from
the Pacific coast and the Rocky Noun
tain regions. viii match the gridiron
strength and skill during the football
season Of 1916
So keen is the interest in these inter
sectional games that the rival univer-
sites can afford 10 offer unusually
large sums for transportation pur-
poses. thus removing one OF the serious
handicaps to such contests
While the subject OF these games has
more important institutions, the posi-
bilities in this direction include
matches between Dartmouth and
Illinois, Michigan Aggies and Wash
ingtOn and jefferson. Harvard and
some prominent colleges of the Middle
West. Nebraska and Cornell Syracuse
and some far western college. These
between Pennsylvania and Michigan,
Army and Notre Dame and similar
features
The 1916 season viii also be featured
by a number Of intersectiOnal inter
scholastic games between the leading
preparatory and high school elevens Of
the east and middle west
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
BALL PLAYERS
ARE CHEAP NOW
There Are So Many of Them
for Disposal That They
Form Drug on Market.

Portland. Ore. Dec Baseball
players are the cheapest commodity on
the market, and today you can get a
minor league star for $3.50 who would
cost you s2,500 two years ago, or $500
or $1,000 last year" said manager
walter McCredie, Of the Portland Pa
cific Coast league. 4 never saw any
thing like the way the International
league and American association have
been trying TO sell their players to the
Pacific Coast league You can alnaost
get them for a song. The reason they
are all trying TO sell TO US. is the fact
that we still have a $500 monthly
salary limit in this league, while they
have cut to $500 a month
Heretofore everything has been
velvet for the ball player. He has
killed his own game. The leagues have
been digging up money out OF their
own pockets. to keep the player in
luxury Now the ball PLAYER will have
10 come back to ordinary salaries 50
that the magnates may temperate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
POOL ROOM RACE FAKE WINS;
CROOKS CLEAN Up THOUSANDS
Bribng Operators to Send Fake Finish, After Bets
Have Been Planted, Enables Gamblers to Clean Up
100000 on Crooked D zeal; Operators Them
selves Receive Enough Loot to Retire
By FRANK G. MENkE.

TEW YORK. Dec. 29--The greatest
N killing" ever made by race track
\ crooks was executed twelve or
Royal Netue, then running on a track
IN famous southern city II was a
cleanup that netted close to q half mil
lion dollars for the conspiratOrs-
Old time race track followers prob
ably remember the incident which was
given rather wide publicity at the time,
but the story IN detail, never has been
fully told. And it's a story that prob
ably win be new one for the younger
generation
The coup was engineered by a half
dozen wealthy gamblers. aided by about
% tools" and four crooked telegraph
operators who got enough for their
services" to enable them to retire
from active work for the rest Of their
days
This is how the scheme was worked:
Bribing Operators.
The gamblers lined up the four tele-
graph operators who were working at
the track and said to them, in effect:
You boys aren't getting any real
money for your work here. We want
you TO get in with US on certain deal
and If you do Wen see to il that you
get enough money for that little job
TO take things easy for the rest Of your
whats the scheme?" asked one
operator.
Very briefly, the scheme is for all
OF you to send out on a certain day the
name of a certain horse as the winner
Of a certain race, whether that horse
wins or not"
But Wen lose our jobs If we do"
spoke up one operator
Probably you will but what's your
job in comparison with what we're
going to give you for turning the
trick"
What will you give u.s." asked one
Of the quartet
The eonspirators named an amount
that is said to have run into the thou
sands
The operators later talked the matter
over among themselves and they finally
fell"
Then Came the Betting.
And then the conspiratOrs got busy.
They gathered their tools" about them
equipped each one with about $1,000
and sent them to different parts Of the
United States where pool-rooms were
operating
stay at your hotel until we wire in