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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-07
ASK 37-CENT GAS
Rehearing of Kansas Natural
Gas Is Requested.
Receivers Would Raise Price
at Kansas Points.

Application for n rehearing of the
gas rate case was filed with the pub
lie utilities commission late this after
noon by receivers for the Kansas Nat
ural Gas company. In their applica-
ton the receivers ask for a 81 cent
rate at all points in Kansas north of
Independence.
The petition for a rehearing is filad
as a result of the supreme court de-
cision stating that the gas company
was entitled to a just compensation for
its service. The utilities commission
had indicated that under certain con-
ditionS it would order a 2S cent rate.
Then Judge Flannelly took hold of the
case and ordered a 80 cent rate. The
supreme court set aside the Flannelly
order and declared that the utilities
commissions order was no order at
all.
1t was also indicatd by the supreme
court that provision must be made for
the second mortgage bond holders
whom the receivers declared were left
in the cold by the commissions find
ings. The receivers also ask that the
creditors agreement be observed and
that the rate for natural gas be in
creased to 81 cents a thousand feet.
The application for a rehearlng of
the gas case is signed by John NJ
Landon and r. S. Litchfield as receiv-
ers. Names of Stone & NIcDermott
of Topeka; T. S. Salathiel, Independ-
ence, Chester I. Long, Wichita, and o.
T. Ergenbright, Indepehc ence, appear
as attorneys for the petitioners.
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new GAS is USED
Germans Employ New Death
Cloud in Champagne.
PruSSic Acid Believed to Be
Basis of Latest War Agent.

Paris, Oct. "A new kind of gas
apparently is being used by the Ger
mans in the fighting in the Cham
pagne- Details regarding its effect
were given DR.. Lucien Dumont by suf-
ferers he was called to attend in Paris
hospitals.
According to the written statements
of three men who fought respectively
at SOuaen, SuippeS and Moranville,
they were surrounded for a few sec
onds by clouds of deep green gas of a
rather pleasant odor. These men as
serted that soldiers who wore no
masks soon We're suffocated, while
those with masks lost consciousness
for varying periods. Upon regaining
consciousness at field dressing sta
tions, they said they suffered convul-
Sive seizures, resembling epileptic fits.
Upon their arrival at the Paris hospi-
tai they were found to have a very
weak pulse and to be suffering from
general prostration, but showed none
of the symptoms hitherto associated
with gas poison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-07
WILSON TO MARRY
Presidents Engagement Over
shadows State Questions.
Announcement Surprises All
Except His Intimates.

Washington, Oct. 7.-Congratula-
tions came from officials, diplomats,
friends and relatives. OF President VIII
son today following announcement of
his enga cement to Mrs Norman Calf,
of Washington. The fact that the
president of the United States, on
whom the eyes of the world have fire.
quently been focused in the last few
months of the European war, had de-
cided to marry again, gave the ma
tional capital a topic of absorbing in
terest which, for the moment over
shadows all questions of international
or domestic politics.
The news came as a surprise to all
but a few intimate friends who knew
that the friendship of the president
for Mrs. Gait had developed into an
intimacy that presaged marriage. That
Mrs Gait had become companion
of the president was known. however,
in official and society circles, because
Mrs. Gait appeared frequently with
him, not only on motor rides, but at
baseball games.
His incessant labor alone in the
White House during the period Of
mourning had affected his spirits.
When he began to take a renewed in
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Noto BY WEzzana

peka it was said. Mrs. Gordon died
March II, 1907
When Colonel Gordon first landed
in Kansas his stopping place was
Lawrence, Kan, John Armstrong and
Dwight Hubbard accompanied him.
They came up the Missouri river from
St Louis, Mo, to Kansas City, Mo-,
by steam boat, the trip consuming the
greater part of six days. After they
left Kansas city, or Westport as il
was then known, they went to Law
renee. Colonel Gordon took II claim
just south OF the town In March
of that year he came to Topeka and
q short time afterwards opened a gem
eral store in "a house which was sit
uated at Second and Monroe streets
Started "A Hotel in 1868.
In 1863 Colonel Gordon began the
hotel business in which he became
famous, became well known over the
entire state, and received the title
Of Colonel" Colonel Gordons first
hostelry was in a building which had
stood for some time previous on the
present site Of the Federal building.
Fire came few years later and
destroyed this bilding. In the mean
time Mr.. Gordon put up building
where the Hotel Throop now stands
This hotel was known as the Gordon
House and was one of the most pop
ular of early Topeka hotels and held
a position as the leading hostelry for
many years. 1t was rebuilt in 1877
and was sold in 1881 to j. j.. Burtis.
of Davenport. Ia, who afterwards sold
the hotel to II. =. Throop.
Opened Copeland in 1888.
After disposing of the Gordon
House. Colonel Gordon built the Cope
land hotel at Ninth and Kansas ave-
nue.. which burned in 1908. The Cope
land was opened in January, 1888,
with Governor and Mrs. George W.
Click and two children as the frst
guests. 1t was at the Copeland that
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To BUILD VIADUC7
City and Railway Companies
Come to Agreement.
100000 Structure Will Be Of
Reinforced Concrete.

AS the result of a conference today
between Representatives of the city of
Topeka; the AtchiSon, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway company; the Missouri
peka Street Railway company, an
agreement was reached whereby il is
believed that a new viaduct over Sixth
street will be built by the railway
companies, without the necessity of
the city instituting legal proceedings.
The only possibility of a disagree
ment between the city and the rail-
way companies is over the kind of a
chances of such a disagreement are
considered remote.
Another conference will be held
October % and at that time the rail-
way companies will present plans of
the structure they propose to build,
and it is probable that the city Off
cials will agree to these plans.
Plans Are Prepared.
The city has already prepared plans
of the structure the city wants. 1t
would be of reinforced concrete and
would cost approximately 100000.
What the railway companies wish to
build is a steel structure encased in
concrete and which would cost $780,
900 to $4,000, which is Of the same
pattern adopted for viaducts in other
cities.
All the railway representatives took
the position that since they are to
build the viaduct, that it should be
done as quickly as possible, and that
as they are to maintain it after it is
constructed that a good, substantial
affair should be built.
The conference waS held in the Of
flee of c. w. Kouns, general mana ger
of the Santa Fe. The city was repre-
sented by Jay E. House, mayor, and
George p Hayden, city attorney. A.
c. Munson of St. Louis, division en-
gineer of the Missouri Pacific. and
w. A. S. Bird, attorney. represented
the Missouri Pacific. w. r. Smith.
solicitor for Kansas for IL e SaEta Fe,
and c. w. Kcuns, general manaEer,
represented the Santa Fe, and Thorn
as Doren and Albert Patten were
present in behalf of the Topeka Street
Railway company.
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committee

Since last spring the Kansas bank
ers have been studying the rural cred
1T. plan. In June the executive COM
mittee appointed n special committee
to investigate the policy of rural cred
it's under state or federal enactments.
Walter E.. Payne of Burlngame, chair
man so4ethe committee, today filed a
ASsll q nv report cDyegiDg details of pro-
posed legislation and operations of
credit laws in foreign countries. He
also suggested in his report that pro-
vision might be made under certain
conditions that would enable Kansas
banks to establish rural credit depart
sn1ents and solve the problem of credit
to farmers WHO desire to own their
land.
West UnfaVorabIe.
western Kansas 1Nba mixers did not
favor, however. Otis L. Benton of
Oberlin, and John Z. Wagner of
I.arned both opposed the plan. They
did not believe in the policy of long
time loans, asserting that Kansas
farmers would not accept them
Kansas farmers are optimists,"
said Wagner IF they were not they
would not be Kansas farmers-espe-
cially western Kansas farmers.
Benton asserted that rural credit
laws We're not necessary to provide
ample assistance for any worthy
farmer.
send me any man with $4,000 and
[ Will sell him section of land by
the payment of one-half of his mon
ey,'' said Benton. He can use the
other half for working capital. HTe
can have twenty years to pay and
won't press him for interest in bad
crop years
Believe Plan Feasible.
Members of the special committee
Walter l.. Payne, E. l. Wickizer and
J. L. Raines-were certain hat a plan
might be worked out that would bear
inspection and meet with general ar-
prevail
Your committee is egotistic.l
enough to believe that with time we
could formulate plan for use in this
state,'' said Payne in his report.
This plan would be of great good and
would permit the renter and the am
bilious young man just starting on his
life work to produce farm and home
with every assurance that with due
diligence he would become the own
er."
Two members of the state aSsocia-
ton will be named late today ad
ditfonal members of the rural credit
committee to work out solution OF
the farm loan law agitation. At tie
annual meeting of the association
plan adopted by the executive corr
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tional league champions and the Bos-
ton American title holders.
Those who had taken the precautlon
to write the management last week
and We're modest in their requests
were in most instances rewarded with
notice to report either at the
grounds or at the down town office OF
the Philadelphia club, the line up at
these places took the place of the long
line which in previous years stormed
the local department store where
some of the reserved seats were offer
ed the public.
BIeacher Line Formed.
Although the first game will not be
played until tomorrow afternoon and
the entrance to the bleachers will not
be opened until 10 o'clock on the
morning of the game, the lineup for
the 1900 seats in that section which
was begun yesterday by several men
and boys was augmented during the
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More than a hundred babies have
been examined during the first three
days of the contest and while a few
of them have been found lacking,
child hygiene conditions in Topeka
have been found good. Adenoids, en-
1arged tonsiIs, improper feeding and
impure air have been the principal
SetbackS for the youngsters, discovered
by the doctors and nurses.
Scoring Today.
Scoring began again this morning at
10 O'Clock. The following experts
were in charge: Mrs. H. 3. Lautz, de-
velopmental and mental; Drs. c. T.
Menninger and A. H. Marshall, physi-
and throat and DR.. W. A. Coston, dem
tai
This afternoons experts are: Miss
Mabel Bartholomew, developmental
and mental; Drs. w. A. Wehe and w.
G. McDonough. physical; DR.. f. E.
Vest, eye. ear, nose and throat, and
DR.. c. \. Mertz, dental
Praise For the Show.
The Topeka show is being COM
mended by health and state officials
before realized the importance Of
such a contest said W. l.. Porter,
city commissioner.
Mothers at the auditorium are be-
ing shown their choice of futures for
their baoieS-the treadmill of disease
and failure or the stairway of health.
And not a little of the childs future
depends upon the history of the par
ents, doctors point out. Heredity is
one of the strong factors which the
experts say the present and future
generations must combat
Perfect health for children and
grownups is a thing that does not eX-
ist. according to displays and litera-
ture at the auditorium. DR.. Woods,
city health officer, contends that the
medical man who attempts to sell an
individual, young or old, perfect
health is selling a modern gold brick.
Glaring and brilliant well as COM
plicated TOYS are under the ban of the
officials of the show The simple life
for the child is being advocated.
Miss Edith Lacey, head of the
health nursing association. said this
morning: Give the child simple
playthipgs, simple diets, don't pet it or
surround it with too many toys.
Babies Clothes.
One of the principal faults which
the nurses and doctors are finding
babies with too many clothes This
make them TOO much of the hot
house variety. says Miss Lacey. ..and
they catch colds-sericus ones-very
easily when taken out DOORS
There have peen perfect babies
found at the auditorium number of
them A visitor sidled up to q doctor
just how many perfect youngsters had
been examined, expecting TO receive
an answer telling of one or two. The
number of perfect youngsters was
placed at a dozen by one of the doc
tors.
This afternoons program started at
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FOI Five Days He Was i'm an
Unconscious Condition.
STARTED HOTEL HERE IN 1868
Veteran Host Was Known in
Every Section of Country.
4 Party in First Public We'd
ding i'm Kansas.

With the passing of Col. J. Copeland
Gordon, 81 years old and pioneer
Kansan. Topeka loses one Of her most
interesting and we'll liked citize1is
Colonel Gordon died today at 3:l0
O'Clock in his rooms at s02 Kansas
avenue Diabetes and a complication
were given by physicians as the cause
of his death.
He became i'll shortly after return
ing from California recently and for
the past ten days his condition was
very serious. He became lower ana
lower each day until his death.
Members of his family were at his
bedside when the end came
OBIT co LGORDON HOLD FOR
First Public Wedding.
Colonel Gordon's career as bon
iface in Topeka was almost co-eNten-
sive with the history of the city itself
He came to Topeka in 1854 from
Rushford, Allegheny county, New FORK,
where, he was born May 13, 1881, and
engaged first in the grocery business
Three years later he was married to
Mary F. Nichols in house that stood
on the site where the Federal building
now stands. The wedding was the
first public wedding ever held in To-
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LATE CORN HARVEST

Information received by the state
board of agriculture suggests that the
harvesting of the Kansas corn crop
will be late this year, J. G. Mohler,
secretary, announced today.
Late planting has had something
to do with the late harvest" Mr..
Mohler said. and because of the pro-
-longed wet weather some time is nee
essary before the corn will be dry
enough to be picked and cribbed. Most
of the corn in the state should be ma
tured in two weeks while with favor
cribbing in about a month or a little
longer
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Indicates preliminary estimate.

Comparisons of the October indica-
tions with the September forecast
show the change in bushels in crop
prospects as effected by weather and
other conditions during September:
Details of each crop, other than to-
tai production < announced by the
depaT us:
Spi Indicated acre yield,
17.9 -lpared with 8 last
year s---yr 1873, the 19O9-13 average.
Corn-Conditf0n, 1877 per cent Of a
normal, compared with ISIS last
month, and 7S per cent the ten year
bushels. compared with 25.S last year,
and 25.9 the 19O9-13 average.
Oats-Indicated yield, 37.S bushels,
compared with 29.7 last year and 3O.6,
the 1909-13 average.
Barley-Indicated yield, SO bushels
compared with 25.s last year and pa 3,
the 190S-13 average.
kwheat-COndition, S1.9 per cent
of normal, compared with SS.6 last
month, and S1.9, the ten-year average:
indicated yield, 20.9 bushels, compared
with 21.3 last year and 2O.5, the 1909
3 average.
The Potato Crop.
White Potatoes Condition, 74.6 per
cent of a normal, compared with S2.7
the ten-year average; indicated acre
yield, 9S.2 bushels, compared with
93.S last year and 92.7, the 1909l3 av
erage.
Flax-Condition, S45 per cent of
normal, compared with S7.6 last
month, and 77.6, the ten-year average;
indicated acre yield, "a bushels. COM
pared with S.3 last year and rs, the
19O9-13 average.
Rice-Condition, so.e per cent of a
normal compared with 1928 last
month, and S6.5, the ten-year average;
indicated acre yield, 1922 bushels, COM
pared with 34.1 last year, and 1913,
the 1909-1S average.
Tobacco-Condition, S1.9 per cent OF
a normal, compared with SO.7 last
month and S2.2, the ten-year average;
indicated acre yield, S34.4 pounds,
compared with S45.7 last year and
SI5.I, the 1909-13 average.
Hay-Indicated acre yield, 1.52
tons, compared with LAB last year and
134 tons tfe 19O9-13 average.
Apples-Condition, 63 per cert of a
normal, compared with 62.7 last
month and h3.5. the ten-Year average.
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BIGGEST WHEAT
CROP ON RECORD
NOW INDICATED
Government Places Latest Es-
innate at 1,OO2,O29,OOO bu.
No Country Has Ever Raised
Such a Bumper Crop.
CORN YIELD is ALSO GREAT
Figures Show Crop Will Exceed
Three Million Bushels.
Hay Better Than Last Year;
Potato Crop Is Short.
No Country Has Ever Raised
Such a Bumper Crop.
CORN YIELD is ALSO GREAT
Hay Better Than Last Year:
Potato Crop Is Short.

Washington, Oct. "A billion
bushel wheat crop, the greatest ever
grown in any country, has been pro-
duced in the United States this year.
The governments preliminary est-
mate of the great crop made today,
placed it at 1,OO2,029,000 bushels or
100000 bushels larger than the
record crop of 1912.
The corn crop, now approaching
maturity, is estimated at 3,026,159, 900
bushels, or 9S.0O0,000 bushels less
than the record.
The estimates and forecasts. to-
gether with the forecasts made from
the September ! canvass and statistics
of last years crop production, follows:
The Estimates.
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STEEL IN UPSH0OT
Slump in Market Retrieved in
New Deal.
Speculative War Shares Show
Substantial Gains.

New York, Oct. Yesterdays
turbulent reaction in prices ON the
stock market was largely retrieved in
today dealings. The ease with which
substantial recoverieS were made 3uS-
gested that the market had been
oversold in the preceding session as
a result of the cauionary attitude
taken by the stock exchange authori-
ties. Many of the more speculative
war shares showed gains of one to
three points at the outset.
Bethlehem steel was again the fore
most feature, an initial quotation of
4O9 representing an overnight gain of
nine points ana surprising its previous
record by eight points. Later the
stock ascended to 424.
Sales in the first hour We're 400. 900
shares
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PLAN OF BANKERS
Kansas State Association Com
mittee in Topeka Today.
Rural Credit Law Provisions a
Topic Under Discussion.
PROVIDE BANKING INSURANCE
Incorporate Own Company
Among Kansas Financiers.
May Save Thousands Annually
in Big Premiums.
PROVIDE BANKING INSURANCE

Twenty prominent Kansas state
bankers, officers and members of the
State Bankers association, are in To-
peka today to discuss rural credit leg
islation. Sentiment among the money
lenders was divided as to the merits
of such legislation as affecting Kansas
farmers and an investigation of the
plan will be continued by a special
committee
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MRS. SMITH DIES
Mother of w. r. Smith, Stale Printer
Passes Away at Lecompton.

Mrs. Frances Smith, mother of w
r. Smith, state printer, died Wednes-
day at her home in LecOmpton She
was 81 years old. The funeral was
held today and the state printing
plant was closed at 2:30 o'clock until
after the funeral
Mrs Smith was the widow of
George w. Smith, a pioneer resident
OF Lecompton- Mrs. Smith had lived
in Lecompton for fifty years. She is
survived by three sons, DR.. Roy Smith
of Colorado, DR.. Clyde Smith Of Wis
consin and w. r. Smith. Her death
followed an illness of several months
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Child Hygiene Conditions in
Topeka Found Unusually Good.
Third Day of Baby Show Under
Way Today.
CONTESTS CLOSE TOMORROW
More Than a Hundred Babies
Have Been Examined.
Other Kansas Towns Will Copy
Big Topeka Show.
This Afternoon. s:45.

This AfIeFhOOIs
Organ selection. Miss Katherine
Sentz.
DR. c. F. AIenninger. -AIl for the
Babies"
DR. Sara f. Greenfield Raising
Quarantine in Diphtheria.''
DR.. Edith Nj. Twiss, biological Ap-
proach in Sex Education"
Evening at $500.
J. Will Kelley, secretary Commercial
club. chairman.
Organ recital, Miss GoIdie smith
Mrs. Howard \. Rhodes. president
Good Government club. THE Club
Woman. the Mother and the Child
Prof. Raymond A. Schwegler, Univer-
sity of Kansas, 'The Shadow of Yes
terday.''
Organ selection, Prof. Horace White
house, dean department of music,
WaShburn college.
Moving pictures.
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ly renewing acquaintance and regis
tering at the K. y. c.. armory. This
evening they will attend a local the
ater performance and will then visit
the local camp of the Spanish war vet
Grams. Here they will sit around the
campfire, figurativeiy speaking, ard
swap" tales of the Filipino campaign.
j. J. Corkill of Topeka Is president
of the association. The Other effieers
james A. Lewis, vice president, and
John A Padgett, secretary-are To-
peka men.
Trolley Joy Rire.
The fighters will be given a trolley
car joy ride Friday morning. Follow
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Encouraged by the success of the
big Topeka baby show, officials of the
Kansas state board of health and hy-
giene bureau announce that a repro
duction of the affair will be given in
practically every city in the state. An
other show will be given in Topeka
next year. This years contest will Of
ficially close tomorrow evening
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TEUTONIC FORCES BEGIN
DRIVE AGAINST SERVIA

Berlin. Oct. Large German
and Austrian forces have invaded
Serbia,
dicates the invading movement iS
in progress along "a large part of
the boundary between Austria and
Serbia. The Danube forms the
border from the Rumanian from
tier TO Belgrade, the save from
Belgrade to the northwestern COR
ner of the country. and the Drina
runs along the western boundary
to n point not far north OF the
Montenessrin line.
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BIeacher Line Has Been
Formed at Philadelphia Park.
MOran's Men Get Their Final
Workout Today.
KILLIFER MAY NOT PLAY
Condition of PhiIlie Catcher
May Keep Him on Bench.
Royal ROOterS Have WarblerS
to Sing for SOX.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. Thou
sands of baseball fans in this city
rushed eagerly for their early morning
mail today to learn whether they had
been fortunate enough to secure res
ervations for the worlds championship
games between the Philadelphia Ma
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10Th VETS HERE
One Hundred Kansas VOIun-
teers i'm TOpek Today.
Members of Famous Regiment
in Joyous Convention.
BOYS ARE BECOMING GRAY
More Than IL Years Since They
Went to War.
Captain BOItWOOd Rode on
Horseback From Ottawa.
BOYS ARE BECOMING GRAY

The members of the Twentieth
Kansas association began pouring into
Topeka this morning from all parts of
the state. Before nightfan it is eX-
pected that 100 or more men from the
fighting regiment will be in Topeka
for the annual reunion.
There was no business transacted
this morning. The visitors were mere