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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
MONEY? ADD FUEL TO FIRE
'tirs Up TrOu- More Nations Prepare to Enter
Hall. European War.
ids From Sale Greece Orders MObilizatiOn of
Bonds. Her Army Immediately.
HIS HANDS F0RTIFY BULGARIAN PORTS
ays He Had Feverish Preparations on Black
} With 1t. Sea by the Military.
Early Stormy All an Attempt to BIackmaiI
'ailable. Allies in Servian Case.
V1aduct Mystery Stirs Up TrOu-
BILE at City Hall.
No Record of Funds From Sale
OF Bridge Bonds.
C0FRAN WASHES HIS HANDS
Former Mayor Says He Had
Nothing to Do With 1t.
Only Memories of Early Stormy
Days Are Available.

What became of $4,000 resulting
from the sale of city bonds to that
amount sometime between August
16, 1887. and January Is, 1890?
Who got the money?
Did the city of Topeka get it, and if
so, how was it spent?
These are a few of the questions
which are being asked in the city hall
today a~nd no answers are being vol
unteered.
And because an answer is not forth
coming Miss Topeka is beginning to
have misgivings. Maybe she got the
money all right, but she does not
know she got it. and there is moth
ing to show for it.
Some of the things; upon which
light is now being sought, happened
while H. L. Cofrsln was mayor. He
was mayor during the beginning and
at the finish of the transa ctions in
question, but he established an excel
lent alibi today. There was a period
of two years covering the time in
question when he was not mayor, D.
C. Metsker filling in the gap cover
ing a part of 1887, all of 1855 and
part of 1889.
Stormy Days Then.
But while Metsker was mayor times
were stormy. John Carter was city
(C0ntinuad on Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
PROTEST ON LOAN
First Kick on Foreign Finance
to President Wilson.
American Truth Society Rad
icaIIy Against Action.

New York, Sept. ga protest
against the proposed Anglo-brench
loan was sent to President Wilson, the
treasurer of the state of New York,
the state banking department and the
mayor, comptroller and chamberlain
of New York city today by the Ameri-
can Truth society. The protest was
expressed by resolution adopted last
night at the first of a series of mass
meetings held for the aVowed purpose
Of blocking the loan.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the American Truth society.
Alphonse O. Koelble. president Of
the German American alliance of New
York, was one of the speakers.
The resolutions characterize the
proposed plan as "unsound, hazardous
and improVidenf, subVersiVe to the in
terests Of depositors and corruptive of
the purpose of our federal banking
laws"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
BAD MO. P. wreck
Three Killed i'm Collision Near
LaPIatte, Nebras ka.
Train Crew and Many Passen-
gers Seriously Injured.

PIattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 24.-Three
trainmen were killed and four others
seriously injured this morning near
LaPIatte, Neb.. five miles north of
here on the Missouri Pacific, when
south hound passenger train 104 from
Omsha TO Kansas City met north
'ot,t-flH fast freighI No.a15S hedd-oL a
half mile south of the LaPlatte station
The Dead.
MIKE SHILOCK, Kansas City,
Mo-, passenger engineer.
WALTER GOODMAN, Kansas
City, passenger fireman.
J. E. WILSON,, Falls City, Neb.,
freight brakeman.
The Seriously Injured.
O. II. Cotton, Kansas City, bag
gageman; back may be broken.
r. L. Wyatt, Falls City freight
fireman; bruises.
w L. West, mail clerk; leg
broken and bruised.
J. r. McClurg, Leavenworth,
Kan, mail clerk; bruised.
All passengers escaped with minor
scratches
The accident occurred on a sharp
curve, where neither engineer had
clear view of the track ahead.
According to the testimony given at
the inquest the passenger train had
orders to wait for the freight at the
LaPlatte siding Northbound freight
train 155 was on the siding at the
LaPlatte station and mistaking this
train for No. 153, the passenger train
was sent ahead
Both engines and the baggage car
were demolished. The injured per-
sons and the bodies of the dead were
brought here on a special relief train.
Michael Sherlock, the engineer, and
c. E. Goodman, fireman of the pas
senger train, lived at Kansas City. J.
A. Wilson, brakeman on the freight
rain. is also reported killed. His
home is not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
TonorroW's
State Journal

The Saturday evening State Jour
nal is a feature that should not be
overlooked by readers in Kansas. 1t
is filled with entertaining reading
matter of special interest to Topekans
and Kansans. 1t boils over with the
news of the day, furnished by the besr
telegraph service money can buy. The
State Journal publishes news and fea-
lures of a comic and serious nature,
absolutely exclusive, and used by no
other newspaper in the state.
Special Features.
For instance read over a few of the
features that will appear in tOmOr-
rows issue of the State Journal:
Cd A survey of the political situa-
ton irs the state today.
CD An untold story in Shawnee
county history.
CD A yarn concerning the very best
cook in Topeka.
(4) Another Fred Vandegrift trav-
ell tale.
(5) The first of Mrs. Menninger's
Bible studies.
60 A review of state financial,
commercial conditions.
CD A Kansan's batt1eship protec-
ton invention.
(S) Topeka's wanderlust.
Regular Features.
Then look over these regular state
Journal features:
(1) Mutt and Jeff.
CD Bringing up Father.
CD Entire page of comic strips, 2
pages of cclored comics.
(4) Dolly Dialogues, a screamer for
the children
CD Latest woman fashion plates.
. CO. Our own "Bingville Bugle."
CD Friend Bowser.
CD Cartoons of local depletion.
90 Extra features Of society,
sport and general news.
Tho Post fScript Edition
p. S.-Saturday's Postscript edition,
IN sale-two centS-about $3.50 in the
evening, will contain all of the above
md the football scores with stories
IF many games to be played on that, |
he real opening day of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
HALF BILLION NOW
France and England Lower Big
Credit Loan.
American Financiers Also Name
$5OO,OOO,OOO as Maximum.

New York. Sept. 24,-Both parties
to the proposed big credit loan to
Great Britain and France were report
ed to be negotiating today on the
basis of $500. 100000 as the maximum
amount. Tne Anglo French commits
sion, it was said, was still inclined to
insist that the loan should he greater
than this amount. American finan-
ciers were reported to have informed
the commission pointedly that this
sum would not be exceeded.
Russia appears to be cut of nego-
tauons as a participant. If it should
appear necessary that she, too, es-
tabliSh a credit here it seemed likely
that 1ndf pendent arrangements would
have to be made for her. Final de-
clsIon on this point, hOwevr, was said
to be deferred until such time as
definite word should reach New York
from Pierre L. Bark, at present be-
HeNed to be in London comforting with
ReglEald Mckenna, chancellor of the
eXchequer Originally I was suggest
ed that Russia be included in the
plans for establishing the American
credit The reported positive stand of
American financiers to lend no more
than S50O,00O,0O0 was said to have
been leading factor in the virtual
decision not 10 include Russia as a
participant With Russia in, it was
said, the need would be for more than
a half billion dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
MUST GO TO JAIL
Texas Fraud Election Defendants Sen
fenced to LcaVenworth.

Corpus Christi. Tex. sept. "a
Sentences ranging from six months in
jail to one year and d day in the fed
erai prison at Leavenworth We're pro-
nounced today on the five defendants
convicted here last Friday of con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
by voting unqualified aliens.
Notice of appeal was given by coun-
sci fer the defense.
County Clerk August Uehlinger,
Henry stevens, merchant who
owned the building in which the So
called pay station" was situated il
the election of 1914. and Ed Castle
berry. a saloonkeeper, were giveE
sentences of one year and one day Ii
federal prison at Leavenworth and
fires of $1,000 each.
Lee Riggs, constable, and Tom
Dunn. former city secretary, we-e
each sentenced to six months confine-
n,ent in jail at Victoria, Tex, and
fined $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
ON The COAST NOW
German Agents Come in From
All Sides of u. $.
Man Who Called Yankees Idi-
Otic SneakS i'm Too.

San Francisco, Sept. 24.-Captain
Franz Won Papen, German military at
tache at Washington, d. C.. who re-
Gently became implicated in troubles
centering around Austrian Ambassa-
dor Dumba through the arrest in Eng
land of James F. j. Archibald, is in
San Francisco today. He is accom-
panied by a friend who registered at
a hotel as Mr.. Hatzfeldt, of New York,
but who is said to be Prince Won
Hatzfeldt of the German embassy at
Washington.
Captain Won Papen, VINO, in one of
the letters taken from Archibald, re-
ferred to Americans as These idiotic
yankees" arrived yesterday and at
tempted, it is said. to preserve an in
cognito. When his identity was deter
mined he refused to make any state
ment other than to say he is here on
leave of absence.
Washington Heard of Him.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Prince Won
Zfeldt-Trachenberg, counselor of
the German embassy, has been absent
from Washington for several weeks on
leave and is understood to be in the
west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
IN ITALY
shock Caused Alarm-Inha bitantS
Feared Another Catastrophe.

Rome, Sept. 24.-The earth shock
which was felt here tonight was
more pronounced in other districts of
Italy but so far as has been reported
no great damage was done.
At Avezzano, the earthquake caused
the people to rush from the huts in
which they have been living since the
great disaster of last January, but as
no buildings have been erected there
since the city was destroyed, the dam
age was negligible.
In the city of Aquila, 5S miles north
east of Rome and throughout the
province of that name, the shock was
felt distinctly, causing considerable
alarm.
Panic in Messina.
Messina, Sept. ga strong earth
quake shock occurred here last night
at 9:15 o'clock. 1t caused a panic
among the people, who rushed to the
streets and squares. Many persons
remained in the open all night but no
damage was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
u. S. SOLDIERS IN
A BORDER FIGHT
Mexicans Attack Troops 40
Miles West of Brownsville.
Private StubbIefieId of Twelfth
Cavalry Is Killed.
VILLA GENERAL is ARRESTED
RaOu1 MaderO and Companions
Stepped on American Side.
"Carranza Recognition of a
Military Dictatorship"
VILLA GENERAL is ARRESTED

Brownsville, Sept 24.-American n
troops and MeXicans reported to be
Carranza soldiers battIed today at
Progreso with the Mexicans treat
ing under fire and the Americans
pushing them toward the Rio Grande,
a mile distant. One American sol
dier, Private StubblefieId of Troop b.
Twelfth United Statee cavalry. was
killed and two others are reported 20
nave been wounded. The Mexican
casualties have not been ascertained.
Ihls afternoon the fighting had not
ceased.
One troop of the Twelfth cavalry
ana an a large detachment of the Twen-
ty-slXth infantry We're engaged in the
fight which began early today with
a large band of Mexicans.
Lieutenant Payne, in charge of the
infantry detachment, reported by tel
ephone to Brownsville at 10 o'clock
this morning that the fighting still
was in progress and that several If
the Mexicans had been killed He
CarranZa soldiers
Major Anderson in comman of the
cavalry patrol in the district where
the lighting took place left Harrington
early today for the scene of trouble.
The MeNicans approached the
American detachment from the direc-
ton of Rio Grande, one mile dis
tant from the hamlet which is com
American army detachment which
has been on duty at Progreso since
ITS recent fight when a soldier was
killed and an officer wounded vas
camped in front of a house.
The MeXicans opened fire from the
shelter of the walls of the house Prt-
vate Stubblefield fell at the first vol
ley.
Arrest Villa General.
san Antonio, Sept. 24.LGen RaouI
Madero, of Villas staff. has been ar
Maria, Tex. Major General F'reder-
iclS Eupst,Dn received this report from
Marta today. With Madero were eight
companions, all supposed to be Villa
officers, who also were arrested. They
were taken into custody when they
crossed to the American side of tllc
Rio Grande.
On CarranZa Recognition
Washington, Sept. 24-The Villa
agency here today made public the
following statement issued at Juarez
after a conference between Villa and
his military chiefs relative to the pos
sible recognition of Carranza by the
Pan-American conference:
we do not believe President Will
son can be persuaded to take this steu.
as such would signify recognition OF
a. military dictatorship or despotisTn
without courts or other of those pub
lie Institutions de facto government
are required to have, under Ameri-
can precedents, to justify recognition.
Carranza has never proclaimed any
thereof himself while Villa on the
other hand demands and is fighting
for the restoration of constitutional
government"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
BIC ROW FOR ROSS
Kansas Grain Dealers Attack
Official State Inspection.
Promise to Take Their TrOu-
bles Before the Legislature.

Several new brands of trouble be-
tween the Kansas grain dealers and
the state grain inspection department
have come to the surface and the
STaIr producers and shippers are
threatening to carry their grievances
to the state legislature. Methods of
inspection by George b. Ross sta
inspector, and varia--ce in grades by
of trouble and the state association is
now taking hand in the row.
Recently the fees in the state grain
inspectors department have been
climbine. Grain dealers think they
know the secret. They assert that
their grain has been inspected not
once, but many times and that in
each instance the owner was com
PEELED to pay a fee that the state de-
partment might make a showing
E. j. Smiley of Topeka, secretary
of the grain dealers association, is
leading the fight against the compul-
pers to label their shipments no state
inspection desired But even this
precaution does not seem to have kept
the inspectors away. In a number
in Kansas have sent their grain to
Missouri points and have been com
PEELED to pay two inspection fees.
Lost Cent a BushcI.
Because of the change in inspection
grades, charges are made that ship
peIS nave lOSI money ana IndI the
grain shipping industry is in a de-
condition Ore complaint
from the Derby Grain company of
Topeka is to the effect that in one
week they shipped five cars of corn to
Kansas City. On two of these cars
the inspection was changed, the com
p1aint says, and the shippers lost one
cent bushe1 on their grain.
d. A Johnston of Coldwater recites
that from the time he sold his wheat
until If a arrived n Wichita hn
ket dropped 80 cents n bushel. At
Wichita the inspectors found live
wcevil in the grain. The grain was
ia ken to Kansas City, reinspected and
not find weevil.
Old Wheat Graded as New.
From the Gretna Grain company
comes the complaint that a shipment
Of old wheat was inspected and grad
ed by the state department as new
wheat. The wheat sold for $1.25 and
was graded as top. But as tht top
for old wheat that day was $1S9 the
grain company wants to know why II
was compelled to lose the additional
cents.
Out at Hutchinson, a grain com
pany states that it was compelled to
pay for four inspections at 65 cents
a car, or a total of $3.50 a car-four
ines the regular fee
Now the state grain dealers asso-
,iaIion is planning to build a fire un-
Ter Inspector Ross and his deputies.
r is charged that incompetent in
spectors are employed by the state
Inder its economy and efficiency
plan and that the grain dealers of the
state are compelled to pay the bills
Ross is a Democrat After his ap-
1ointnent he was for some months in
lSd standing with the Hodges admin
stration- 1t was charged that he
leaked concerning inside political
Eforn- alton. Under the guise of nom
partisan appointments, Governor Cap
ger recently reappointed Ross.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

Petrograd says German trooDs
Iured into Russian Poland by Gen.
Rennenkampff, have suffered a
great defeat. PrzeTnysI is declared
about to capituIate.
Reportfng on the sinking of
three cruisers bV a German u
boat, the British admiralty calls
attention to the violation of orders
by two of them in going to the
rescue of the one first attacked.
British ship Indian Prince sunk
by the German Kronprinz Wilhelm
off Brazilian coast
German press charges 1selcfans
with using churches as arscnaIs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
SANTA FE LEADS
Western Road on Good Finan-
ciaI Basis Past Year.
Increased Operating Income S
Per Cent Over 1914.
ROCK ISLAND MADE GAIN
Union Pacific Remained Sta
tiOnary in 1915 Report.
Nj. p. Went Into Hands of Re-
ceiyers Despite Showing.
ROCK ISLAND MADE GAII

The American railroads during the
fiscal year just closed showed a
crease in operating revenue and a de-
crease in operating expenses. Many
interesting figures have been COM
economics. The financial returns of
every railroad i'll the country are
made.
OF the western railways, the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe made one of
the best showings. The operating
revenue for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1915 of the Santa F'e system,
exclusive of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe and other subsidiary lines
amounted to 9T,0S2, ,745, as compared
with s93, 54O,26S for 1914. This made
an increase of 3S per cent
The operating expenses Tor the
yeaE tota1ed S6f,2s4,29s in 19iSssi7sd
$60,172.701 in 1914, an increase of
per cent. The net operating revenue
of the Santa F'e for 1915. S35. .69S,447;
1914, $33, ,367,567, an increase of Z per
cent.
Rock Island Showing.
One remarkable feature of the re-
port was the cutting down of Santa
F'e taxes. In 1914 the tax payments of
the road amounted to the sum of $4,-
773,441, and in the year just closed,
$4,748,259, a decrease of 0.5 per cent.
The operating income of the system
for 1915 was 30,930,10O and in 1914,
$2S, ,126, an increase of SO per
cent.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway, which went into the hands of
receivers this year, made a much bet
ter showing financially than was ex-
pected. The receivership was not
q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
WIFE OF FITzSIMM0NS
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN
A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. "a
Broken hearted as the result of an
eStrangcment from her husband,
and crushed by the fact that she
is Il charge on the county, Mrs.
Bob FitzsimmOnS, fourth wife of
the former champion heavyweight
pugilist, and before her maria ge,
Countess Tina ZeIlon, sought
death by suicide in the county hos
pitaI.
This was revealed today by Mrs.
FitzsimmOns herself, and con-
firmed by the hospital authorities.
Mrs FitZsimmOnS attempted to
hurI herself over the railing of the
Woman'S department to the floor
below, but was prevented by at
tendantS.
Mrs. EitZsinmOnS was stricken
with a serious illness several weeks
ago while preparing to go on a
vaudeville circuit. She was sent
to the Angelus hospital and later
TO the county institute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
Many Surprises Sprung in Big
Topeka Tournament Today.
"Keg" Minor, of X. c., Puts
Kitchen Out of Running.
TR0BERT MAKES LOW SCORE
Harlow Hurley Turns Tables
on Caddy BOnebrake.
Eberhardt, Salina, Alone Plays
True to "The Dope"

Some surprises were sprung this
morning in the first round of the
championship flights at the Country
club. r. Kitchen of Lawrence, who
was low man in the qualifying round
Thursday, was put out of the running
by G. "Keg" Minor of Kansas City,
who took the match up and 6.
Kitchen was entirely off his game.
Fred Eberhardt of Salina came up
to the advance dope and defeated w.
O.Sternberg of Kansas City, 5 UP and
f. but Arthur BOnebrake, the young
ster, fell down completely in his game
and Harlow Hurley won up and 6.
Hurley was making sensational puts
and was playing very near par golf.
His medal score for the first half of
the match was SO.
Trobert's Low Score.
Earl Trobert's card for the first
round of his match with w. K. Cum
diff of Kansas City was 3S, the low
est score or the morning play. DIR.
Wilson Hobart of Denver beat How
ard Darling of Kansas City up and s.
E. H. Shauff1er of Kansas City took
Ilif Felix into camp 4 up and to
play. l.. V. Graham of Kansas CITY
defeated c. C. Mack of Newton up
and 3.
The interesting matches of the aft
ernoon We're between Hurley and Gra-
ham and Minor and Eberhardt. Gra-
ham. who went to the semi finals in
the city tournament at Kansas City
last week, and Eberhardt are the ia
vorites for the championship of the
first flight.
Second Flight Slow.
At noon today there were no scores
complete for the second flight. In the
third flight McVicar, of Topeka, de-
faulted to DR.. Harris, of Emporia-
Frank Griggs defeated Walter Cole,
of Kansas City, 3 up and and Arch
NJ. Catlin took Judge Robert NJ. Yates
into fold, up and 3. A. G. Bartel
played good golf and won from Harri-
son Morgan, one OF the crack golfers
based on the operating returns for
lContinued on Pace y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
FATHER OF CHILD
Man Held at Smith Center Facing
Topeka Charge.

Facing a charge brought by the
Shawnee county attorneys office Of
being the father of the unborn child
of Bessie Deselms, a French girl, and
unmarried, Ed Borah is being held by
authorities at Smith Center. according
to information in the hands of county
officials.
According to Robert Carver, assist
ant county attorney, who is prosecut-
ing the case, the boy and girl met in
Illinois. Borah promised to marry the
girl and came to Kansas, Carver says,
sending wor to the girl to meet him
at PaIco. Kansas
The girl claims she went to PeIco
and as she arrived Borah left town on
the same train that carried her into
the village. A member of the sher-
iffs force will leave this evening to
bring Borah to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
HANG NEGRO BOY
Youngster Admitted Assault on s.
Year-OId White Girl.

Jackson, Ga, Sept 24.-Joe Per-
years of age, was hanged in the Jail
yard here today for assaulting an s.
year-oId white girl near here last
June
To the half hundred persons around
the scaffold the boy admitted he COM
mitted the crime and stoically an
nounced that he was ready to die.
Although he weighed only seventy
five pounds his neck was broken by
the fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
WAR ODDITIES.

Paris-Turkish prisoners quar-
tered on an island in the Aegean
sea are furnished an aeroplane
mail service by the French gov
ernme MT which allows them to
write and receive letters
AInSterdam-Au German mill
tary commanders, with one excep-
tlon-Gene-al Falkenhayn - are
between 65 and 72 years old.
Falkenhayn is So
Geneva-The alarmed bleatinG
OF lamb-maScot of a regiment
OF Italian berSa Monte
Nero led to the discovery of an at
tempted enemy surprise and
caused the defeat o. the Austrians
with heavy loss.
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Robbed in Jail,

Grand Forks, n. D., Sept. 24-That
he was robbed in Jail, was the COM
plaint of John George, a Turk
George said he secreted S40O from
guards, when imprisoned. but told
Fellow prisoner about it. Guards
heard 4 cOmmotion, and rescued
george His complaint was that his
antagonist had stolen his $500 The
guards could not find the money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Former Detec-
tive Sergeant William J. Egan, recent
ly convicted of bribery in connection
with the clairvoyant cases and drop
ped from the police force, died at his
home today.