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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-11-25

Few people realize how important it
is to have sunshine in the house. We
must have fresh air, they say, and
throw open the doors. But the suns
rays must be kept out. 1t will fade
the carpet. So they keep the shutters
shut and the curtains down. What
must be the condition Of room which
is kept dark? But it is just as true Of
az individual that sunshine is just as
necessary to keep us in a healthful
state and capable OF scattering smiles,
as it is for a house to have both heat
and light, in order TO make it health.
fdl.
Sunlight is substance; so is the
sunlight of the soul. We need not
manufacture either. What the natural
sun is to the earth, the Lord is to the
soul. We need to open the shutters
by putting away every selfish and
worldly thought, we need to let up the
curtains that separate us from the
neighbours welfare. We are created
to be diamonds, to reflect the light.
But if we absorb it by turning our af.
fections and thoughts wholly upon self
we become like charcoal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-11-25

~ further information apply at the depot ticket office
Nj. j. O'DONNELL, Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
NO CAUSE TO FEAR
Villa Official Sees No Plot in
Washington.
Believes Wilson Is Actuated by
High Motives.
FOR N. Y. CONFERENCE
Pan-American COnfereeS Seek
Only MexicO's Good.
Foreign Minister Scouts Idea of
Armed Intervention.
PRAISE FOR N. Y. CONFERENCE

Chihuahua, Aug. 1T do not be-
lieve the sending of American war
ships to Vera Cruz should be consid-
cred as indicating an intention OF the
United States government to intervene
in Mexico" said Diaz Lombardo, for
eign minister in the Villa cabinet, to-
day, when he read a dispatch telling
of the departure of the battleships
New Hampshire and Louisiana from
Newport.
lean conference will send to the mill
tary conference does not now show
any animosity in any way as FAR as
can be seen in the messages relating
to this intention.
Impertinence of CarranZa.
1.-The cablegrams that President
Plaza of the Argentine Republic sent
to Carranza in answer to the imper-
t1nence of this man, JuSt1f1eS, and IN
categorical terms, assures my opinion
that the Argentine Republic is taking
part in the conference on the basis
that the society of Mexico will be re-
spected and rejecting the idea of in
tervention in our civil tribunals, espe-
cially by means of force
Il believe that for the solidity of
race and our future convenience, the
South American nations will not help
in an armed movement against our
country and would protest against an
act of this kind. I also am certain of
the good will of President Wilson to-
ward Mexico and that the American
government does not intend to carry
out armed intervention, since 1t
solicited the cooperation of the Latin
American nations, one of which is
Argentine, which had declared that
it would oppose any armed interview
ton in Mexican affairs.
Sees No Armed Intervention.
IF President Wilson had a plan of
intervention at any time, he would
surely not have asked the Argentine
republic to participate in the con-
ference.
eff conferences for peace between
the Mexican factions should be real
lied, not only General Villa, but all
military and civil elements connected
with the conventionalist party, would
be willing to eliminate themselves, if
this be necessary, with the only con-
dition that the men who would take
charge of the new situation would
themselves promise solemnly to re-
store the constitutional order and not
to join in any way with the corrupt
Cientifico party or the reactionary ele-
ment, which should never again be al
lowed to participate in political affairs
in any way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
MORE LABOR WAR
Trouble i'm Bridgeport Factories
Again Appears.
Six Hundred MachiniSts Quit at
One Plant.
BIG STRIKES ARE IMMINENT
Men at Lake Torpedo Boat
Works Now Out.
Leave Rush Orders for Subma-
rineS for United States.

Bridgeport Conn, Aug. 12.-The
labor troubles in this city and nearby
towns which apparently had become
more composed and gave promise of
amicable adjustment have suddenly
assumed a more serious aspect.
A walkout of some seventy machin
lists and their helpers at the plant of
the Lake Torpedo Boat company in
this city, and a threatened strike to-
day of about 600 machinists at the
Farrell Foundry & Machine COM
pany's plant in Ansonia, were disturb
ing features of the situation.
Walkout Is Unexpected.
The walkout at the Lake Torpedo
Boat company came unexpectedly yes
terday, as it had been announced
short time before that the company's
answer to the demands of the men for
an advance in wages. which was to
have been delivered yesterday, had
been deferred by agreement for TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The reply of the LocomobiIe COM
about 500 of its employees for a read
justment of hours and pay was eX
pected today.
Employees of the American &
British company and the Standard
Manufacturing company have voted to
which, it was said, would mean
strike.
Strike Stops I. S. Work.
The men who quit work at the Lake
Torpedo Boat company's plant left
many rush orders for submarines for
the United States government.
H. NJ. S. Robinson, managing direc-
tor of the plant, gave out this state
ment
''All the machinists and helpers in
vOlved are American citizens and in
view of the fact that the only work
carried on by the Lake Torpedo com
pany is for the United States govern
ment defenses. it is difficult to UNDER
stand what may have influenced the
action of these employees, unless one
should look behind the facts as they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
MAXWELL URGES ALlBl
Fate of Another Alleged Bank Robber
to Jury by Night.

Chandler, Ok, Aug. 12.-With the
completion of the testimony today by
the examination of two witnesses for
the defense in the trial of Bud Max
held, charged with taking part in the
last March. It was expected the ar
guments of attorneys would be heard
and the case given to the jury before
night.
Although Maxfield admitted on the
witness stand that the contentious of
the state were true in that he former
ly was the owner of wagon in which
the robbers had driven to Stroud and
of pistol dropped by one of the raid
ers of the banks, he declared he had
sold the wagon and pistol several days
before the robbery took place.
Henry Starr, leader of the Dand,
who has confessed, bought the wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
VIKING III IS MISSING,
South Coast Club Flagship Not Heard
From For Six Days

San Francisco. Cal, Aug. 12-Witn
six men aboard, the yacht Viking III.
flagship of the South Coast club
squadron, bound for San Francisco
from San Pedro. has not been heard
from for six days
Wireless MESA geS have been
flashed along the coast, and every
vessel at sea has been notified TO
keep watch for the yacht.
The vessel left San Pedro Sunday.
August 1, in the San Pedro-San Fran
cisco race.
The men aboard are:
Commodore Albert Soiland. COM
mander.
william Bloesser. member of the
Stanford university rowing crew.
Ban T. Weston, vice commodore of
the South Coast Yacht club.
C. E. w. Hubbell, former COM
modore-
DR.. James Severance.
Harry E. Rhodes.
The yacht was sighted last on FRI
day by Captain II. D. Warren. of the
steamer Seamore, 140 miles from San
Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
DON'T Cain A Cent
fitted by Rate Decision.
80
Increases We're on Products
They Carry Little OF.
AAAN ANK AMnTHEQ HEARING
MAY ASK ANOTHER HEARING
Railway Officials Are Not Salts
fed With the Verdict.
Must Have More Money or Bust
ness VIII Suffer.

The western rate decision does not
mean a cent increase in revenue for
Kansas railroads or those in adjacent
states, said J. r. Koontz. general
freight agent for the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fee railroad and recognized
among men as the foremost freight
rate expert of the west, today in sum-
ming up the result of the western
rate decision.
Interstate commerce commissioners
point out that the decision will add
$1,632,3S7 to the revenue of the car
riers involved. The summary OF the
commission shows the following IN
creases: Bituminous coal Except to
South Dakota) 1925, 1872: hay and
straw, $4,000; fruits and vegetables
1874, 265 import rates and increased
carload minima from gulf ports, $55,-
900: brewers and domestic rice, s42,-
900; total, $1,623,3S7.
Mr.. Koontz points out that revenues
derived from commodities named will
go to roads east, south and north of
the central states as little of the COM
modities is carried by centralwestern
railroads.
The refusal of increased rates on
live stock and grain and grain prod
ucts is in all the heaviest blow to Kan
sas railroads, owing to the fact that
hauls in these commodities are heav-
Ter than any others in the central
western states, among those on which
increases are asked.
Just whether or not another bear
ing will be asked railroad men were
not prepared to state today. Said j.
r. Koontz in answer to the query as
to whether or not another effort Will
be made to obtain the rates: Il would
not say the railroads are licked. l Will
not say that they have won anything.
However, hints that the western
fight would be continued were numer-
Gus in railroad circles today
Officials point out that should the
cornerstone of a building be moved the
building would crumble. As rates are
the cornerstone of railroads, the Off
Gals with eyes to the future, predict
gloomy times.
ut takes money to build and main
tain a SYSTEM, was another officials
remark. Railroads that have gone
into bankruptcy through mismanage-
ment must have money through reve-
nue. to put them back on their feet
or to bring the standard up to the
model roads of the country
The railroads point out that the
rate question is not question of cor
porations but a question of society
without the added income improve
ments will be made impossible and
better wages for railroad men will be
impossible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
Good Government Club Plans to
Find This Out.
Under the Direction Of MIR.
Wood, City Physician.
WILL KEEP SCORE CARDS
Espionage Will Be Carried On
in Systematic Manner.
Suspicion of the Victims Will
Not Be Aroused.

The Good Government club this af-
ternoon embarked in a new field of
endeavor The members of the club
are going to keep record of how all
the people in Topeka live. In the near
future, if the plans of the club are car
ried out, one will be able to refer to
the records of the club and get an in
deX of the civic pride of any house
holder in Topeka
If a mans house needs paint, that
fact will be shown. If he is careless
about letting the grass in his yard go
uncut, this also will be charged up
against him. There will also be a rec
ord of the kind of water the occupants
of the house drink, and whether fly
screens are in use. Each home in To-
peka is to be scored Scoring cards
are to be used and each home will be
ScrutiniZed and record made just
about as the city milk inspector keeps
a score card record of diaries.
All this is a plan worked out by
Harold b. Wood, Topeka's new city
physician. He attended a meeting of
the Good Government club this after
noon and explained the plan. The
club met at the home of Mrs. Howard
n. Rhodes, 1924 Harrison street.
1.-The city will be divided into dis
tricts,'' said Mr.. Wood, land each
member of the club will inspect the
houses in her district and make re-
port hTe plan is not only of aesthetic
VALUE Dul Has merit from the SldnQ-
point of public hygiene.
Can Spy From Front Door.
at will not be necessary for the
members of the club to trespasS upon
private property to secure the needed
information. They can go to the
front door and knock and while talk
ing to the persons in the house, they
can see all they need to know right
from the front porch
"A score of 100 will be perfect. The
information secured will have 4 ten
dency to make things better. The
scores may be given publication
Several thousand cards are to be
printed under a caption:
What Does Your Home Score?
Following is what the card will con-
tain:
Sidewalks: Filthy, o; dirty. >;
grassy, 3; clean brick, ); cement. TO-
Front yard: Rubbish, o; tall weedy,
8; short grass, 10; with flowers, Is.
Porch: Filthy, 0; rubbish, - neat
and painted, 10; with flowers, L..
House: Implanted, 0; painted, 5;
with screens, Is.
Yard: Rubbish or garbage pile, o.;
weeds, 3: short grass, neat or clean,
10. For covered iron garbage can
add 8.
Water supply: dug well, o: cistern,
5; driven well. 10; city, 20.
Sewerage: Open yard closet, O: fly
proof closet, 8; city sewerage, 10.
For fly breeding places deduct 20.
For mosquito breeding deduct 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
Colonies TO MEET.
General of Good Roads Army Calls a
Council of War.

Walter J. Arnold, county engineer,
and General of the good roads
forces that will be ION the job Au-
gust 8 and 10 has called a meeting of
all the "colonels'' in Shawnee county
for two o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the Commercial club quarters plan
of action with view to practical road
work will be mapped out at that time
Those who have been working in
the business district in the interests of
the good roads days report that they
have met with a gratifying degree of
success Topeka business men are
either promising to go out themselves
on the roads or are paying four dol
lars to provide a substitute for the
two days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
Miss Partridge Resigns.

Columbus. Aug. 1.-THE resigna-
ton of Miss Emma D. Partridge. of
Topeka, as principal of the normal
training department of the Cherokee
county high school is opening more
troubles for the school board Mrs.
Partridge came to Columbus from To-
peka upon the recommendation of
State Superintendent Ross The resig-
nation has been rendered on account
of illness Before coming to Column
bus. Miss Partridge was a teacher .,f
normal training at WaD'~~-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
QUICKEST REMEDY EVER
SOLD In Topeka

We have never sold anything here
in Topeka with the INSTANT action
of the simple mixture of buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc, known as Adler
i-ka- This remedy, used successfully
for appendicitis, is so quick and DOW
erful that ONE SPOONFUL relieves
almost ANY CASE of constipation
sour or gassy stomach AdIer-i-ka
acts on BOTH lower and upper bowel
and it is the most THOROUGH bowel
cleanser we ever saw. George W.
Stansfield, druggist, 632 Kansas ave-
nue.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
BOLT STRIKES HOSPITAL
Momcntary Panic in *. G. a.. Institu-
ton; Nobody Injured.

Kansas City, Kan. Aug LIST
Margaret's hospital in Kansas City,
Kan, was struck by lightning at 1870
o'clock this morning. The lighting
system was burned out, but no one
was injured.
The three hundred patients at the
hospital were panic stricken when all
the lights were eXtinguished sudden
" and the big building rocked from
top to bottom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

MaXfield declared and Lewis Estes.
who also has confessed to aiding IN
the robbery, acquired the pistol, he
said.
Two witnesses for the state failed
to identify Maxfield as a member or
the Henry Starr band and two others
were positive they had seen him with
the robbers on their way to Stroud
Maxfield and others testified he was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
APPEAL IS READY.


CONTINUED from Page One.l
mestic affairs. The purpose is to in
fluence the MeXicans themselves to
hold a peace convention, and the gov
eminent created by that action will be
accorded recognition. whether or not
the acquiescence of all the factions is
obtained
Merely Precautionary Measures
The sending of battleships to Vera
Cruz and other movements that may
follow are described officially as pre-
cautionary measures to afford assist
anCe to foreigners.
Secretary Lansing declined to COM
ment on General Carranza's letter of
peace plan. He said no reply had been
made. The letter. however, has not
disturbed officials, for they are. con-
WINGED that General Cara MA does not
control the opinion of the many gem
erals and leaders who are reported to
be under his command.
The feeling is that when the Pan
American COnfere 3 appeal is read it
will be evident that Carranza has been
mfSlnformed as to the purposes of the
peace plan and there is a hope that
some of his hitherto close supporters
will give their adherence to the idea
of a peace conference.
Declares Foreigners Secure.
General Carranza issued from Vera
Cruz today through his Washington
agent a denial that any outrages
either were committed or contemplate
ed against foreigners within his juris-
diction.
Foreign Minister Acuna cabled the
demonstrations in Vera Cruz had been
merely manifestations of allegiance to
Carranza
The people proto sted.' said Acuna,
when they heard of the conferences
being held in the United States in an
endeavor to decide upon matters ex-
clusively in the province of Mexican
sovereignty, but the people have not
manifested any hostility to citizens of
any rationale
The American trooper killed near
Mercedes last Tuesday night in bat
tie with raiders. was Private Leo G
Windhaus, Troop c, Twelfth cavalry
according to report today from Gen
eral Funston. Windhaus's home was
in Evansville Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
War Training at sparta. Wis

WI IE"EIIIIIS at SfIaFJH. WIS
chicago, Aug 12.-IllinoiS Field
Hospital company No. 1, with forty
three men under Major William J.
Swift, left here today for a weeks
training at the government school ut
Sparta, Wis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

w. L. Porter, city commissioner Of
parks, was authorized by the city COM
mission today to purchase new casing
for the North Topeka sewer pump and
also to build a discharge pipe from
the pump to the sewer on the opposite
side of the dixie. The cost will not
exceed $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

The funeral of Claud A. Speed, who
died Wednesday morning, will be held
at 2:30 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
from S5onestreet's chapel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Plans and specifications for new
bridge on Lincoln street over Shunga-
nunga creek were approved by the city
commission today and the city clerk
instructed to advertise for bids to be
opened August 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

rs this a first-class postoffice?" in
quired the stranger. Its good as
youll find in these parts retorted the
nativr- with Unsuitable local pride.-Buf-
S1F slxpress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
LOCAL MENTION.

The city commission today received
complaint signed by Mrs l.. H.
Mum and a number of others, asking
the city to stop smoke from issuing
from the chimney of the Beatrice
Creamery company, Second and Polk
streets. Topeka is becoming a city,"
remarked Mayor House. "A city is a
real city when complaints of smoke
nuisances are made" The matter was
referred to the mayor and city attor-
ney
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

The Commercial club pep" COM
mittee will be organized at the club
quarters Friday noon Approximately
twenty-five business men have alrea 1y
expressed their intention of becoming
members. The membership will he
limited to fifty persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Totals -. .S12.SS .5S4 S67,9O2.270
Analysis of the governments export
figures month by month show that the
shipments of munitions increased i'll
volume as the war progressed and the
demands of the British allies for NIL
nitiOns beca me heavier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

f. A. Rooster. D. D. s., 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Eddy Patterson, age 80, died tfi:
morning at his home. 1898 Topeka
avenue. Funeral arrangements viii
be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

J. S. Weir, custodian at the city hall
was today granted a vacation of two
weeks beginning September Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
BIG WAR EXPORT
Sale of American Munitions In
creases 400 Per Cent.
Eleventh Month of War Nets
Over 81 Million.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The ire
mendous extent to which American
manufacturers of munitions of war
profited during the first eleven
months of the European war, is shown
in the figures obtained at the depart
ment of commerce.
From August to June inclusive ex-
ports of cartridges, gunpowder and
other explosives, fire arms, brass
plates and shells reached a value of
$67,902,270. The total value of such
shipments in the preceding fiscal year
was $12,S85, 5S4, showing that the
American manufacturer of munitions
increased his business So OIL 6, 6S6, or
more than 400 per cent.
In the month of June the exports of
arms, ammunition and shell castings
were S4,000,000 larger than during the
entire fiscal year of 1924.
Classified under the headings used
by the department of commerce, in
keeping records of these exports the
comparative figures for the full fiscal
year 1914 and eleven months of the
fiscal year 1915 are as follows:
,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Safetv razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt Drug CO-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

1t will payyou to get our estimate on
that lumber bill. Phone J. B. Whelan
e Co., Ill f. 4th.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Many persons believing there is a
paid secretary for the big free fair,
Topeka, have been looking in vain for
such an officer. Samuel 2. Lux is
president and manager. Those who
have fair business to transact should
call at the office, 20S Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Mrs. Dora Osborn, wife of Edward
Osborn, died this morning at her
home, 1911 East Fifth street Funeral
arrangements will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12
DEATHS AilI) FUNERALS.

Edward A. Long, age 20. died this
morning at his home, 1920 North Har-
riSon street He was a member of
Star Lodge No 90, A. O. L. w. Fun
eraI arrangements will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

furnace Repairs at Forbes's.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-12

Following negotiations for $4,000
motorboat, Frank Warren alias raw
son, Daroled today from the county
Jail after serving time for jumping u.
board bill in Topeka, is contemplating
&, trip to Morocco, Tunis and Aigiers
via New Orleans. Warren's advertise
ment for four men to make the trip
with him appears in this months IS
sue of the Adventure Magazine. He
gives his address as ZIG West Fifth
street