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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
WAS HE TOPEKA COP?
Pueblo Officials Ask Topeka Police to
Identify Unknown Suicide.

Local police have been asked to as
sist in the identification of an I'M
known man found dead in Pueblo,
Col, September 20, and believed to be
William Zellers. formerly a member
of the Topeka police force. Consider
able mystery surrounds the death of
the man, who apparently wss known
by no one in Pueblo. 1t is believed
that he committed suicide by shoot
ing himself.
The man apparently was q globe
trotter and carried with him notes on
a number of cities that he is supposed
to have visited. One note read: ITO
peka, dead in it's SHE'LL
The man also carried a number of
letters signed by 'Lillies.' None of
his correspondence, however, gave any
clue as to where his home was. On
his right side was tattooed the name
William Zellers' and it is this clue
that leads Pueblo officers to believe
that he is the former Topeka police
man.
The request for information con-
corning Zcllers was received in To-
peka from Cliff Smith, city editor of
the Pueblo Chieftain, and formely on
the staff of the Topeka State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
RUSSIAN GOODS LET IN
Millions of Dollars Worth Are LOOsed
by Lifting of Embargo.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The formal
agreement lifting the Russian embargo
against exports to the United States
has been signed by Secretary Lansing
and George Bakhmeteff, the Russian
ambassador. The Russian goods will
be allowed to come to the United
States consigned to the secretary of
commerce, on condition the Russian
government is given satisfactory guar
antees that the merchandise will not
reach her enemies. American firms
must give bond covering the value of
shipment. If any part of such goods
is exported the bond will be forfeited
and the firm involved will be pre-
vented from obtaining any further
Russian merchandise. @r.I.
The arrangement is expected to re-
lease millions of dollars worth of
goods to American importers held up
since the beginning Of the war. The
agreement will cover practically all
goods of Russian products or manu-
facture.
''In order to carry out these ar
rangements." said an announcement
today by the department of COM
merce, 'it will be necessary for Amer
lean firms to file an application in
triplicate with the commercial agent
in charge of the New York office of
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, asking for approval for
the release of certain shipments of
goods from Russia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
ARE They?
City Clerk Finds Old Viaduct
Records Missing.
Some Gone Entirely-OtherS
Are Badly Mutilated.

A search among the archives of the
City hall today for the purpose of
learning some of the history con-
nected with the building of the East
Sixth street viaduct twenty-eight
years ago, revealed the fact that many
of the records are missing 1t also
resulted in a surprise to w. G. Tandy,
city commissioner of streets, and Miss
Eta Covell, city clerk, who were max
ing the search, when they found that
the city voted and Issued $4,000 to
pay for the construction of the ap-
proaches to the viaduct
Another interesting feature, which
was not entirely ferreted out III COM
putting what the viaduct had cost the
CITY, was record of council proceed
1ngs in which railroad officials had
been invited and were present and
contended that the city should pay
for the cost. of building 700 feet of
the 1882 feet of the viaduct The
proceedings show that the CITY an
pealed to the old board of railroad
commissioners, but the result of the
appeal has not been dug up.
Forty thousand dollars for APP
proaches-approach aIol e. ex-
duct, approaches and all, should not
have cost more than $4,000, consid-
ering the light material which was
used. And if the city also paid for
building zoo of the less than 1,4OO
feet of the 2iaduct-well, the city
must have paid enough to have con-
structed the whole affair and then
some, and all this time the people
have been thinking the railroads built
the viaduct. No wonder come records
are missing"
To add further interest, what rec
ords can be found to show that r. l..
Cofran, recently succeeded by Jay E.
House as mayor, was mayor at the
time these things were happening
Frank Newland, present city commits
sioner of water and lighting, was a
member of the city council at that
ne was the most active of any in the
viaduct matter.
And yet when Cofran was MAYOR
last year and the viaduct question was
up, he had no recollection of any of
the things which were done. And
Frank Newland has likewise forgotten
Inc minutes of meetings of old city
council are missing from Aug IS,
1887 to April s, 1889. Cofran was
mayor and George Tauber was city
clerk at the time. That these records
have been missing was discovered
c. B. Burge was city clerk. Today Miss
Covell found in a store room in the
city hall an old book which apparent
ly is sort of memoranda of council
meetings and which partially covers
some of the missing gap in the regular
records. 1t began March IL, 1888 and
ended May 21, 1888. But even in this
little private memoranda parts of
many pages are missing, having been
cut away, or torn out.
Although the bond election was held
April, Z, 1887, there is no record of when
bonds were issued, or how they were dis
try kept by the city clerk shows that Jan
uary 10, 1890, the first interest on $4O.OOO
of bonds for Sixth street bridge fell due
and also that the bonds were paid in full
in 1899, when they came due
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
sCUTTLING AMERICAN SHES.

If an enemy had succeeded in driv-
ing the American flag from the high
seas only a fraction as effectively as
our lawmakers have legally done, the
whole nation would he aroused and in
arms, writes H. H. WINDSOR, in the
October Popular Mechanics and he
continues: Apparently no effort has
been neglected to make the burden of
flying the American flag as heavy as
possible As a result the Pacific Mail
S. S. Co. will very soon withdraw its
ships from the trans-Pacific trade;
and when the Great Northern does
the same, as its vessels are unprofit-
able, there will remain no American
trans-Pacific line, and this vast ocean
way will be left to Japan to claim and
use That Japan will not be slow to
seize the opportunity gees without
saying, for Japan subsidies the ships
that fly her flag, while the United
States refuses a dollar of eEcoura ge-
ment and imposes restrictions and re-
quirements which are in effect a prac-
teal prohibition. Even the Great
Lakes are not immune; for when the
idiotic La Toilette act takes effect
next November, the American fla
will come dewn from a forest of mast
heads not to fly again until the law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

meeting with Griffiths, who was Sc
lected as the company's mediator
when the plan of dealing with labor
grievances through representatives of
the men was inagurated several
months ago. Immediately Rockefe1-
Ter announced that he wanted to con-
fer with Griffiths in the presence of
the labor representatives. So the pit
boss was ordered to find Mitchell, who
was working mile inside the mine
Mitchell was produced and the con-
and with his hat pushed back, shot
rapid questions at Griffiths and
Mitchell in turn.
How do you happen to be the grew
ance representative of the men?" he
asked Mitchell.
They elected me- replied the ne
gro grinning.
How did they elect you?"
AT a mass meeting
Mass meeting of whom?''
''Of all the men at the camp
Amy company officers there?"
"Oh, no."
Men Free to Complain.
How do the men feel, free to come
to you with any complaint they have
against the company"
Yes
DO you some times find that the
foreman or the pit boss has been in
ly?"
'Oh, yes; and when they have L go
to Mr.. Griffiths and he fixes it up
Mr.. Rockefeller whirled on Griffiths.
DO these grivances representatives
ever try to take anything over your
head to the president of the company"
he demanded.
''They never have yet replied Grit
fiths.
Usually the grievance is adjusted
with the superintendent without even
reaching me-"
How do these complaints reach
your"
''Well, I go from camp to camp my
self and talk to these grievance rep
resentatives," said Griffiths.
Don't you wait for them to send
for you?'
mot on your life, I don't. 1 hunt
them up and ask them if anything IS
the matter between them and the SUI
pers. That's what you hired me for,
isn't it?''
By this time a crowd of miners were
standing around gazing with no no
ticeable excitement at the man who
is reputed to control the big corpora
ton for which they work.
well, let's look at something else"
remarked Mr.. Rockefeller, and with
Griffiths on one side and Mitchell on
the other, he strolled across the camp,
carrying his coat over his arm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
FAIR Plan FOR MIDDI,ENaN

RoomI exclaims Leslie's and it goes
on: We need the grocer, the butcher
and the baker. While it is true these
middlemen have been no inconsider-
able factor in the high cost of living,
they have given the public a kind of
service that could be gotten in no
other way. There are abuses that
should be overcome, but this does not
require the elimination of middlemen
as a class. The department of agri-
culture. which has come to the mid
dleman's defense. points out in one of
it's bulletins that economic laws would
not permit the long-centinued ex-
isfence of a marketing agency which
was solely a parasite People forget
the elaborate and efficient service the
rniddleman gives them especially in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

When Tommy TittIe-mouse saw the
speck of dust at the new back door
way of his home he was quite as
frightened as Mrs Tommy had been!
He felt no desire to stop and hunt
for the invader-whoever he might
be-he ran as quickly as possible to
the old front part of the house and,
for extra safety, out of the front door!
And right there in front of his house
he saw Mr. Garden Toad. Tommy
was so relieved he could hardly
speak, for he felt sure Mr.. Garden
Toad could tell him who the invaders
were and what to do about them.
well well, Tommy" said the toad
comfortably when he saw how breath
less and hurried both the Tittle-mouse
couple were, whats the hurry? Isn't
the day warm enough without such
a rush?''
81 guess you'd hurry if somebody
was putting sawdust in the nice clean
new doorway your mate had nladei"
Think SO p" asked the toad. who's
been doing all this to you?"
I'VE don't know replied Tommy
with a shake of his head.
Then why worry" said the toad,
and he settled down for visit.
We'll. there's worry enough" said
Tommy, land you won't be so COM
Portable when you know" And then
he told the toad all about the new
hall and entrance industrious Mrs.
Tommy had made and about the speck
of sawdust that had dropped into the
doorway even as he was looking at IL
That's nothing said the toad in
his matter of fact voice, likely fam
lily of ants have moved in over your
new door. They will not hurt you;
don't get excited about themi"
.Artst" exclaimed Tommy ANTS
moved in over us?" And Mrs Tommy
simply stared her amazement. :fThen
perhaps 1 can learn all about theml''
ITO be surei To DC surei" croaked
the toad and now you see your
trouble wasn't a trouble a. a1l-that's
often the way in this worldl"
But how will we get acquainted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
OUT OF K. c.?
Scout Says Club Will Be Trans
ferred to n. Y.
StOvaIl Has No Money to Pur-
chase Players.

ST. Louis, Mo, Sept. 23.-Dick Hon
lon, scout for the Kansas iCty Federal
league, in an interview in the Post
Dispatch today is quoted as saying
City next season.
There will be no Federal league
club in Kansas City next year." Han
Ion is quoted as saying. 1.-THE reason
is that they have no money there.
While most of the other clubs are
by idly and watching all the stars
being picked up. We have no money
to go out and get them, and unless the
league comes to our assistance, we
probably will have to worry along with
the same players next year that we
have this"
It is understood if the club is taken
from kanss City it will be trans
ferred to New York
Mann Denies Story.
Kansas City, Sept. 23-"The KAN
sas City Federal league team belongs
to aKsnas City and it will play here
next season." said Conrad Mann, pres
1dent of the local club, today, when
told of a statement made by Dick
Hanlon in st. Louis. Mann declared
the local organization has ample
financial support
'Hanlon is not a scout for the Kan
Sas City team and he, of course, knows
nothing of our affairs" continued Mr.
Mann.
Manager Stovall has his wires out
for new players for next season now
and all contracts with present MEM
bers of the club have been signed for
next year. Stovall intends to act as
his own scout this winter and his pre-
vious success in securing Federal
will not have to wary about having a
first class tean1''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
NO War ON UNIONS
IContinued from Page one

CONTINUED from Page one.1
RADIO Fuel and Iron company does not
care wether its men belong to the
union or not
Look here" he flashed, turning to
Griffiths. DO you make any dis
tinction between union and non-union
men in settling the grievances ap-
pealed to you by the Miners ?"
Il certainly do not replied Crit
fiths.
Are not all the men treated alike
as long as they are willing to work and
behave themselves? persisted Mr.
Rockefeller
Yes" Griffiths answered
Mr. Rockefeller today had his first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

later, the white froth chung TO ms
horses flanks and breast, but he ran
on up to the old house ana Iouno lhe
two girls fighting a chimney IRE Nan
had taken a ladder and leaned II
against the house and tried to reacn
the chimney with salt bags, put hao
missed her footing and slipped;
It's only a sprain." she caiiea TO
Beatrice Mr.. Newton came over.
too
81 don't care if the whole thing goes
up in smoke" he said huskily, kneela
ing beside her. "Are you badly hurt
Tell me the truth, Man.
I'm all right. truly, truly Sne e
tried to draw away from him, but
Burton possessed her hands.
I've loved you ever since saw
you at the window, Nan. You know
it, too. Don't laugh at me-
Shall L cry?" she asked whimsical
ly. You can't, you know. You've
just hated us for spelling your valley.
ITS our valley now he said, when
Beatrice and Mr.. Newton came around
the corner of the house bearing mops
and pals.
Wei, it's out" said the old man.
Now don't build any more big fires
in old chimneys, girls. Send over for
me and I'll burn them out for you
first How do you like your two land
lords, Mr.. Burton?''
Burton looked nonplussed-e
You know this whole valley is the
old Colby estate. I'm mighty glad two
of them cared enough about it to come
home
And he regarded them as invaders.
He turned to Nan appealingly.
Shall ever be forgiven"
She laughed and held out her hand.
do you think we would have put
up with you SO long, Jack. if we
family "-(Copyright, 1915, by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

Mr. Foss, the perpetual Massachu-
setts pursuer of political hCnors, was
a candidate as ual at the state wide
primaries, that were held in the Bay
state Tuesday. This time he was
contender for the Republican guber-
material nomination. but he ran an
exceedingly poor third, getting about
10000 of the $4,000 votes that were
cast in the Republican primary Evil
IDENTIFY e people of Massachusetts are
becoming as weary of Mr.. Foss as
those of the rest of the country have
been for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

III tend to that" said the toad.
you go through. your house and I'll
hop around the log L will find the
ant people and introduce you"
That pleased Tommy immensely.
He and Mrs Tommy ran through
their mouse and there at the other
an-si
This is my friend, Tommy Title
mouse, said the toad politely, land
this, his good mate They live under
mere in the log, Worker Ant. Be kind
to them and you will find them good
peighbors. Then he settled down
comfortably to watch the mice and
the ants get Copyright
Ingram JudSon.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
HORSES FOR EURoPE's MOLoCH-

HORSES FOR EUROPE'S MOLOCH
Should the European war continue
for two years or more, as some OF the
prophets insist, it will play much
larger part in making America ap-
proach the horseless state than the IN
creasing popularity of the automobile
will England has divided TINS coun-
try into four areas for the procure
ment of horses. Four firms have been
commissioned to do the buying, ana
the prices paid by England are nigh
er than those paid by the French or
Italians. A contract has been maze
with the South Omaha Horse ana
Mule company for 500 horses a week,
and at the same point the french
government has just placed Sl'oOO'-
600 order which requires that at least
5000 of the horses must be delivered
within 80 days. Up to date South
Omaha has sent 100000 worth OF
horses to the Allies, and it is expected
that the business will be doubled With
in the next IL months. Arrangements
are also being perfected for the pur-
chase of 5000 horses a month at Des
Moines. Orders for horses and mules
began to come in one month after the
outbreak of the European war. and
for the period September, 1914, TO
June, 1915, we exported them TO the
value of S63,816,5 compared with an
exportation of less than 100000 for
the similar period 1913-1914. Exports
of mules for the 1914-1915 period were
valued at $12,7OO,O0O. compared with
S5SO,0OO for the similar period 1913
1914 The average life of a horse in
the European war is estimated as
eight days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
FAI,sELY LABELLED MEDICINE.

More than half a hundred legal &C
lions have been terminated success
fully under the Sherley amendment
to the Food and Drugs act, which pro-
hlbits false and fraudulent claims as
to the curative or therapeutic effects
OF drugs or medicines, according to an
announcement by the federal depart
ment of agriculture. Criminal prose-
cutions against the manufacturers
were brought in g cases, but in 81 in
stances the falsely and fraudulently
labeled medicines were seized while in
interstate commerce. Claims -de by
the manufa cturers for the curative
powers of these preparations ranged
from tuberculosis, smallpox and diph-
liberia to coughs, colds and scalp dis
eases A number of other criminal
prosecutions and seizures are pending
in various federal courts throughout
the United States because of alleged
similar to those which have already
been tried. The officials charged with
the enforcement of the food and drugs
act are of the opinion that the evils
of the patent medicine business can be
stopped only by the most drastic &C
ton. 1t is pointed out that traffic in
medicines for which false and fraudu
lent claims are made is not only an
economic fraud of the worst kind, in
that worthless preparation that costs
but a few cents is frequently sold for
a dollar more bottle, but that
health, and even life, is endangered by,
failure to secure the service of ply
stefan in such serious diseases as tu
berculosis, diphtheria, pneumonia and
scarlet fever, until too late, because
reliance may have been placed in the
curative powers of some worthless
preparation which is claimed to be ii
never-failing remedy. The deluded
victim may not realize his danger I'M
til the disease has reached = stage too
far advanced for even the ablest ply
sicians to cope with it. Effective
treatment depends in most cases on
applying it during the 1y stages of
the disease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

Apparently there is never to be an
end to the increasing cost of living
Even the wholesale price of cram
berries lis 81 a barrel above what it
was last year. Maybe some folk will
also blame this on the European war
but the fact is that the cranberry crop
was unusually short this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
RATEADVANCE OPPOSED
Boost of Tariff on Farm Implements
Called Hardship.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Objection to
the proposed increase of two cents
hundred pounds in freight rates on
farm implements was made today be-
fore Examiner Hines of the interstate
commerce commission in the hearing
of the plea of the western roads for
permission to advance their freight
tariffs.
C. T. Bradford, assistant traffic
manager of the International Har-
vester company, presented statistics to
show that the proposed increase would
be a great hardship to shippers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

1t costs rea; money to influence leg
isIation in New Hampshire. The Bos-
ton & Maine railroad alone has ex-
pended SS41, 267 for this purpose since
June, 1912. There used to be a time
when the western railroads thought
they had to spend large sums of money
in Kansas and other states in this sec
ton to obtain something that savored
of a legislative square deal, but that
time is some distance in the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

How dramatic, Gabe D'Annuncio,
Italy's poet-press agent, is sailing over
Trent in an aeroplane and dropping
bundles of words of encouragement to
the people below exhorting them to
wait patiently for Italy to free them
from Austrian -u1e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
Cash to Ransom Ranchcr.

Ell Paso. Sept. 23.-Ten thousand
pesos in Mexican national currency,
valued at $4,000 in United States cur
rency, is en- route south as ransom for
c. P. Fuller, manager of the Cudahy
ranch at Santa Domingo, kidnapped by
bandits several days ago with his fore
man, McCabe. Mrs. Fuller and Nc
Cabe reached here today from villa
Ahumada.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

Most of the politicians who have
taken out chips in the preparedness
for defense, or war game seem to be
concerned in developing plans that
will give the country a minimum of
military strength at a maximum eN-
pense. But nothing else might>be ex-
DeCted of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
MEMBER:
Associated Press.
Audit Bureau OF Calculations.
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.

They have the right idea out in
Rush county where a man was re-
Gently fined $500 ard $50 court costs
for beating his wife. Still, if this
beast was we'll able to pay the fine,
the punishment wasn't at all adequate.
After all, while the whipping post may
be barbaric, it would appear to be the
most desirable thing for the wife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization, for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
the news Is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
p0MM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23

Italy las not succeeded in geetting
far beyond the Italian frontier notes
the Louisville Courier-Journal, and
it adds: There's much to say in be-
half of trench warfare if it keeps
each war-dog N its own kennel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
COBB BREAKS RECORD
The Georgia Peach Sets d New Stolen
Base Mark.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 23-Ty Cobb's
stolen base during the Detroit-Phila-
delphia game yesterday gives him the
record of the American league, it was
said by a statistician today.
The previous record of the league
was SO bases, stolen by Milan of Wash
ington in 1912. Cobb has stolen SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-23
Haitians Fire on Marines

Washington, Sept. ga column Of
fifty marines and sailors were fired
on Tuesday morning, according to
dispatch received at the navy depart
ment from Admiral Caperton at Haiti.