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The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28
PREMIER ASQU|TH SAYS
 ALLIES WILL SURELY WIN
Special to The Times By Associated Press.

LONDON, July 28.-Premier Herbert Asquith made a notable speech in the House of Commons today on the war situation which received with quiet attention by the members and which served to impress upon them the seriousness of the present crisis, and the life death nature that the present war had assumed for the British empire The address was never once interrupted by applause, even when the premier said that the allies would be surely victorious. He asserted that the war had become and from now on would continue to be contest of endurance
The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28

All the Real News In the Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28
RUSSIA ;!, CALLS y5!;S D !9 ARMS AE! MS :, .
 ALL BOYS 19 YEARS OLD

PETROGRAD July 28.-An imperial ukase issued this morning calls to the colors all boys who were born in 1896. In the plans of the government for further increasing the number of reserves it is contemplated to issue an order for the mobilization of all men throughout Siberia The recent order will add tremendously to the number of Russians now under arms, the exact figures being unknown
The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28

mine. We have secured a lease on the Nugget property which adiolns our other holdings. This gives us plenty of available high grade ore to justify mill installation. In offering this stock 1t is our desire to keep as much as possible in Cordova.
 The Cordova Mining & Developing co.
 w. H. Chase, President Enquire Geo. Dooley.
 Cordova, Alaska. July 23. 1915.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28
ABSTAIN USE OF ALCOHOL

MELBOURNE, July 2S.-The faculties of the University of Melbourne and it's affiliated colleges have pledged themselves to abstain from the use of alcohol during the continuance of the war
The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28
DAMAGE ANT|-CERMAN RIOTS

LONDON, July 2S.-The damage dono during the series of anti German riots in London shortly after the sinking of the Lusitania amounted in all to about $l,25OOOO, according to statements made in court here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

IRENE western states to Washington.
d. c., his home.
Col. Armes' name may not be sig
nificant to the younger generation of
Kansans. But to the old-timers his
name recalls the handful of men who
policed and patrolled a vast prairie in
the early days and protected home
SteaderS against rowing Indian tribes
He is well known by the old timers of
Topeka and Kansas and was an init
mate friend of Samuel j. Crawford,
the soldier governor. Col Armes' first
frontier fighting of consequence was
when he headed a troop of men as sec
ond lieutenant and captured band
of Sioux Indians in Colorado For this
achievement he was promoted to cap
tain in October, 1866. The following
year he cleaned OUT the Indians in
the Solomon valley of Kansas His
career on the frontier took him many
times across Kansas at the head of
his Onmand.
Col. ArmeS has been attending the
convention of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution at Portland, oregon.
In Washington, d. c., he is mem
Der of the Army and Navy club. To-
day he IS hunting up oid-timers in
Topeka whom he knew in the sixties.
He has not been in Topeka since 1870.
There is great deal of difference
in the state of Kansas now from the
country 1 knew as frontier terri
tory" said the colonel today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Topeka NUMBER OUT.
Santa Fe Magazine Devotes Much
Space to Headquarters.

Topeka and the Topeka general Of
fees of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad are well represented in
this months issue of the Santa Fe
EMPLOYEES magazine. On page 40 ap-
pears half page picture of c. w.
Kouns and the force of the general
ture includes: w. B. Collinson, chief
managers office of Topeka. The pic
clerk to the general manager; c. w.
Kouns, general manager; H. B. Lautz,
assistant to the general manager; Mr..
Krammes, G. r. Miller, V. " Scholes,
L. c. Elliott. w. S. Miller, R. H.
Downes, Helen NJ. Pope, D. E. Mer-
riott, James Bunts and Earl Moore.
On page 46 appears a cartoon of w.
B. 'tBill'' Collinson, chief clerk to the
general manager. BILL" it can be
truthfuily said. is one of the most
popular officials of the railroad in To-
peka. He is shown at his favorite
sport, tennis. OF the popular official,
the magazine says: "BiH Collinson,
chief clerk to the general manager,
continues to maintain his reputation
as a tennis star. But in work, as in
sports, Bill can be counted on to hit
the ball
Another quarter of a page is devot-
ed 20 q picture Of w. w. Strickland,
freight auditor, and his office force.
F. A. Wilson, stationer of the local Of
fees, is depicted in the cartoon. A
page of the magazine shows a cut of
the small army under the command
of w. w. Strickland. freight auditor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
CHRISTIANS OF
CENTRAL PARK
History of a Growing Church in
Southwest Topeka.
William Irelan Was Leading
Spirit in It's Organization.
TABERNACLE BUILT IN 1903
Permanent Church Home Was
Dedicated August, 1905.
The Rev. r.. p. Mcpherson is
the Present Pastor.
TABERNACLE BUILT IN 1903

fThis is the thirty ninth of series of
articles on Topeka churches published in
the State Journal)
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Daisy Crawford; intermediate, Miss
Wegle; cradle roll, Mrs. McCormac;
home department, Mrs. Davis.
A conference of the teachers and
workers is held monthly.
In the intermediate department is a
class of thirty boys between the ages
of twelve and fourteen years under
Mrs. r. V. Lesson. Half of the boys
are members of the church.
The adult department includes a
class of Loyal Bereans organized by
the Rev. Mr.. Harding. 1t is a class
for young married people with a
membership OF approximately thirty.
Mrs. r. p. Mcpherson is the teacher.
many additions to the church.
The classes known as Loyal Sons
& Loyal Daughters respectively have
also been good recruiting fields" for
the church.
Church Organizations.
Religious activity is stimulated by
a Christian EndeavOr society of forty
members, a Junior c. Z. of ST mem
bers, Junior congregation with an
average attendance of fifty, and
mid-week prayer service with an av-
erage attendance OF nearly sixty.
The Whatsoever Circle with Mrs
c. c. Hart as president assists in
raising church funds
There IS an active auxiliary of the
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
that creates interest in missionary
work
The congregat ton at the twelfth
anniversary of it's organization and
the tenth anniversary of the dedica-
ton of its building has a membership
of 375, ard u Bible school with an
average attendance of 200.
The present pastor, the Rev. r. Z.
Mcpherson, began his work as head of
the church. December 1, 1914. Since
that time there have been 46 additions
to the membership. This indicates
that the church is enjoying a steady
growth and is efficiently organized.
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prominent member of the official
board-William Hahn, who had been
an elder for three years.
The Rev. Albert T. Fits succeeded
Brother" Cooper as pastor in June,
1902 The con aggregation grew in
strength as a result of his enthu-
siasm and untiring energy.
The Rev. Ralph c. Harding became
pastor in December, 1911. He pos
sesses executive ability to an unusual
degree, and much was accomplished
to increase the efficiency of the
church. basement room was fin
ished which doubled the space avail
able for Bible school purposes, and
gave a place for holding social events.
and for the work of a Junior con-
gregation.
Active Bible School.
The Bible school is we'll organized.
The superintendent of departments:
Adult, H. D. Studevant; primary, Miss
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(This is the thirty ninth of n series of
articles on Topeka churches published in
the State Journal.)
The actual beginning of the Central
Park Christian church dates back to
1898. when William Irelan, elder, at
the close of missionary pastorate at
the North Topeka Christian church,
moved with his family to the south
west section of the city, although the
church was not organized until ten
years later.
A Bible school was organized in
Zanes hall at Seventeenth and Clay
street, which was continued until 1899.
r. c. Moody, one of the charter mem
beers of the church, and an elder.
moved to this section of the city. and
took a deep interest in the Bible
school. The school was given up III
1889 because of the separation by re-
moval of some of the leaders.
Elder Irelan was a man of energy
He established churches in Law renee,
De Soto and other places IN the state
He saw the possibilities for a church
in the southwest portion OF the city
although Douthitts tract was pas
tura and the tracts west and south
We're scarcely enough settled to mark
the streets His own time was so oc-
cupied by missionary work over the
state that he could not personally at
tend to organizing a church, but he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

return upon their investments. The re-
sponsibilities of a railroad president
OF the Willard type necessitate devot-
ing practically his entire time to the
work. Long hours are spent in con-
ference with other officials on matters
of improvements, of operation and
traffic There is an enormous amount
of mail which has to be answered and
1t is also necessary to keep in close
touch with the railroad property and
the attitude of the people who live in
the communities reached by the rail-
roads lines.
Sketch of His Life.
Daniel Willard president of the
Baltimore and Ohio system, was born
Jan. 26, 1861, at New Hartland VT.
His parents were Daniel Spaulding
and Mary Ann Willard. After attend
ing the district schools he was grad
uated from Windsor CVermontj high
school and entered railway service in
1879 in the track department of the
Central Vermont railroad. Later he
entered train service and became a To-
connective engineer on the Connecticut
and Passumpsic railroad. After run
ming on this road for four years, Mr..
Willard became an engineer on the
Lake Shore railroad, afterwards be-
coming a conductor on the Minnea-
polls, st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
railroad (the 500 line.) His first of
ficial position was trainmaster of the
500, and he was later promoted to di-
vision superintendent. In 1899 he be-
came assistant general manager of the
Baltimore and Ohio, resigning in 1901
to become assistant to the president of
the Erie railroad and afterwards first
vice president and general manag ger of
the same road. On January /, 1904
he became second vice president in
charge of operation of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad and
was elected president of the Baltimore
and Ohio system in January, 1910, and
has filled this position to the present.
Was a Strike Arbitrator.
When a strike threatened among
the engineers in the eastern section
of the United States a few years back
Mr.. Willard was appointed one of the
two arbitrator to select a mediation
board to settle the differences between
the labor body and the roads. In this
he was successful in averting the
strike. He was chosen chairman of
the executive committee handling the
five per cent rate increase case for the
eastern roads, and mainly through his
untiring efforts was the evidence sub
mitted successful in obtaining partial
relief for the eastern carriers.
(Note: This is the fifth of series
of articles about railroad presidents
published in the State JoHrnaL)
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created interest in the project and the
formation of the Sunday school men
toned was the first step.
Erecting a Tabernacle.
Elder Irelan procured the services
of J. a S. Romig, evangelist, in
North Topeka, which strengthened lie
church there. He was Interested in
the organization of the Third Chris
tian church.
the southwest section of Topeka pc
titioned, and work on tabernacle was
soon started at the corner of Sixteenth
and Clay streets The building WAS
4SXS0 feet in size.
A Bible school of fifty members
was organized, and the membership
was soon increased to 100.
Services held in the months of July
and August by Neal OVerman. evan
gelist resulted in the organization OF a
church of SiXty-five members With
William Irelan. J. w McReynolGs and
r. G. Moody as elders. A number
of the charter members are still in
the congregation.
Church Edifice Was Built.
As d result of another meeting in
January, 1904, by the same evange-
100 Lots were purchs sed at the cor
ner of Sixteenth street and Central
Park avenue as site for Il permanent
church edifice. II was not until early
in 1905 that work was started on The
new building. Material in the taber-
nacle was used in the construction Of
the new place OF worship The corner
stone was laid May l, by Brother Will
liam Irelan.
The building was completed and
dedicated in August. Elder \. Pol
son was called as its pastor. Hc was
succeeded in 1907 by Elder g w
Cooper.
Some Church History.
her h in Of l1a oh IN
passed the 200 point in the pastorate
of the Rev. Mr.. Cooper and the Bible
school attendance was more than $50
1t was in this period of the church
history that j. Frank Snyder resigned
as superintendent of the Bible school.
He was succeeded by c. c. Hart. who
now holds the office. In the Cooper
administration the crude benches were
replaced by comfortable church pews
In May, 1908 occurred the death of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
St. Hay Fever Day.

Philadelphia, Aug. 14.-Phila-
delphia, which opens the hay fever
season one day earlier than cities far
Their north, is celebrating st. Hay
Fever Day, not waiting for the Of
fetal date, which is tomorrow. The
day opened with Chautauqua salutes
and will close with handkerchiefs still
in the air. Ali victims in touch with
the United States Hay Fever associa-
ton and in position to accept its ad-
vice are seeking places where the pol
len of the rose, ragweed and golden
rod do not fill the air
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is OF A new TYPE
Daniel Willard Does Not Belong
to the Old School.
b. & O. President Has a Wide
Variety of Duties.
HE BEGAN As A TRACKMAN
Started Career as a Railroad
Man When IS Years of Age.
Steadily Climbed Ladder and Is
Now ON the Top Rung.
HE BEGAN As A TRACKMAN

The person who believes that the
railroad president, responsible for the
operation of several thousand miles of
tracks, has an easy thing of it,,
would do we'll to look upon the sub
ject in the light of present events. 1t
may have been in former times that
the chief executive of a big trans
portation system had a soft berth, -
but the old order of things has chang
ed and simultaneously with this
change there has been developed
a new type of railroad president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton system of railroads,
is of this type of railroad executive.
Biographers have written of Mr.. Will
lard as a railroad statesman, who is
devoting his best efforts towards
bringing about a fair understanding
of the railroad situation by the gen
eral public and an appreciation of the
needs of the public on the part of
railroad managers.
Among His Duties.
Besides adjusting the questions be-
tween the public and it's railroads,
President Willard is also commission
ed by the stockholders and board of
directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
system to work out the means to the
end whereby they will receive a fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
COL. ARMIES HERE
Pioneer Indian Fighter Is Wis.,
iting in Topeka.
Has Not Been Here Before i'm
Past 45 Years.

Kansas as a battlefield between In
dams and government troops is re-
called by the visit to Topeka of Col
George Armes, U. S. A, retired In
dian fighter and frontier soldier of
the Sixties. Col. Armes is stopping for
a Few days at the National hotel while
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
Free Advertising for Minnie.

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug 14.--During
Newspaper Week from October 10
to October Is, set aside as n special
week for boosting Minnesota, 100
daily and weekly newspapers in the
state are planning to give the move
ment, front page publicity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
some Coffin, He's Building.

Aberdeen, 5. D., Aug IA. L.
Babcock, police desk sergeant, is 80
years old and hale and hearty. He
has been smoking cigarettes for ~
years, or since he was eight years old.
He estimated that during that entire
time he has averaged from 25 to 35
daily, which for the ~ years would
total 655 900 cigarettes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14

Jitneys are seriously affecting street
revenues in Vancouver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-11
WILLIAM BAYARD HALE
CLAIMS j. s. DOLLARS
HELP BROKEN" RUSSIA

William Bayard Hale, writing for
the Chicago Examiner. asserts that
Russia will be the benefactor in the
big war loan of $5OG,O0O,O0O. The
first installment of his article fol-
lows:
To the Editor of the Examiner:
Sir-In the credit of $500. OOO, 900 to
the Anglo-French allies, in which
Americans are investing, three sa-
lient facts are conspicuous. The first
is that, though it may be true that
Russia has been formally left out Of
the transaction, Russia is still the
main factor in this financial under
taking. A chain is no stronger than
its weakest link. Russia owes France
$4,000, 100000, and owes England, as
Wall street bankers estimate it, about
one-half that sum. In the last year
Russia has defaulted it's interest on
French and English loans, and France
and England have had to make good
about $30O,OO0,00O on behalf of Rus
STA to their own subjects, from whose
incomes they derive their revenue.
The Morgan interests, in their pub
licity statement of September %, said
New York Times, page 1, column
81: "One years income on Great
Britain's foreign investments alone
would suffice to pay off the entire
amount of the credit which is now
proposed here. And French national
income and foreign investments are
also very great" The dangerous
falsity of this argument at once be-
comes apparent when one examines
the responsibility of England's and
Frances chief foreign debtor.
The second salient fact is the Nor
gan argument that the credit has back
of it as security the entire taxing
power of France and England. Here
Great Britain has been the security of
pire-consols. But nobody in Eng
land will buy consols. because the
British government will not permit
minimum" price. If that minimum
were removed consols might drop to
40 or less. If this has happened to
consols what will happen to the five
year notes OF the allies with the Amer
lean peoples savings in them?
The third salient fact Is that at the
end of more than year of war a
moratorium still exists in France and
that the price quotations of her Sc
curities are still unreal.
In other words, neither England
nor France dares permit a free mar
ket in their leading government secur.
tiles, but yet these two governments
offer to the American public short.
term notes quoted at the high figure
of 98h.
The New York Sun, August 26, 1914,
SAYS that a recent table Of national
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-11

debts shows that the per capita basis
for the United States is $1O.77 and
that of the great nations now at war
the figures for the German empire
were $17S1, for Russia $27.02, for
Great Britain $685. and for France
$16O.24
The obligations Of France are speci.
ally tragic, and it is impossible to
refrain from wondering at the faulty
of American bankers who would ad-
wise their countrymen to invest their
savings in the unsecured notes of a
country so burdened With a per
capita national debt before the war
of $106.24 and national debt at the
end Of her first year of war of &c.
366,5OO,00O, French government Sc
curities cannot be regarded as attrac-
tive even by the veriest tyro in fin
ance. The Paris Temps on Septem-
ger 10, 1915, printed list of twenty
seven securities, giving the quotations
at the last settlement prior to the
outbreak of the war and the quota
lions for September Is. Rents have
declined from 1906 to 6S. Bank of
France shares have fallen from 4575
to 1920; Bank of Paris shares from
1885 to $50. And a moratorium is still
in force in the French republic.
But what is still more tragic in the
case Of France is that she Is the cred
itor Of Russia for more than $4,000
100000. And during the last year
Russia has defaulted on the interest
payments. What hope have the
French investors for their capitai7
A study of the economic, industrial
and financial situation of Russia to.
day reveals a series of astounding
facts. The data here assembled have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-11
ST0vALL Tells OBJECT
OF CHURCH IN WORLD

mense ~ 1t 10 magnificent. The very
scope Of It. the ambition Of its pro.
efam. u somet1nts6 . source q d1e-
coufasement to tho6e whose otrvic1o
the church ought 10 enlist. Ask some
OF our best people. our finest ehurcA
psople. Il you please: ask then:
What would you DO TO help this
world the most. II some one thing
were in your powes?" Some would
answer Il would make Il Q sober
world: some, Il would make Il 4
pure world"
Fear Mioolon Work.
know that there have bsen Chris
tiAns and Churches that have held
their breath whoa they felt the re-
freshinE draft of 4 little nAissionary
atmosphere, and sometimes they have
died OF suspended animation. When
Gods people inhale deeply the mis-
sionary spirit. they get the enthusi.
Asw. the nerve, the inspiration Of .
worldwide conquest and came 70 life
all over and through and through.
challenge anybody. to show tAe In
history or legend that begins 70 com.
pare with. this commission Of our
Lord to His church In the sublimity Of
it's convention and the boldness Of its
undertaking. II 10 on this that the
church has lived end gained its vic
tories through the AGES. and IL - on
this that 1t will continue to live ana
will be finally triumphant. .-,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-11
GOODRICH BOASTS
HARVEST PRoWESS

John G. Goodrich, S26 North Eighth
street, aged seventy, admits that he
is about the niftiest farm hand in
Wayne county, despite his ripe years.
incidentally Mr. Goodrich is willing
to back up his claims to supremacy
in the harvest field with coin of the
realm.
Mr.. Goodrich does not appear to be
more than forty-five years of age. He
is short and powerfully built and is
still able to work six full days a
week at any arduous farm toll.
Recently, Mr. Goodrich asserts,
while working at the Miller farm
near Eastern Insane hospital he cut
forty-four shocks in one day. Two
other laborers, each less than thirty
years Of age, cut thirty and twenty
eight shocks, respectively.
At another farm Mr.. Goodrich in
two hours time pitched four loads of
wheat. His closest competitor, a
young man. pitched three wagon loads
in the same time.
John Goodrich is a first cousin of
James P. Goodrich of Winchester. one
of the candidates for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination.