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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
STATE TAXES
To co HIGHER
FOR YEAR 1915
The Property Owner Must Dig
Deeper This Year.
The Rate Has Been Stationary
for Four Years.
ADVANCE is UNAVOIDABLE
notwithstanding an Increase in
Property Valuation.
A Jump of From One to Four
TenthS of a Mill.

In the next day or two. Kansas
property owners will read of an in
crease in the state tax levy. 1t will
be the first increase in the state tax
levy in four years and will jump from
one to four-tenths of a mill. PROB
ably late Thursday or Friday, the
state tax commission will announce
the states property valuation and the
levy will Immediately be announced.
During every campaign for years,
Kansas has heard the cry of the poll
ticians for reduced taxes. 1t has come
from the Republicans, the Democrats,
the Socialists and the Prohibitionists.
When the ProgressiveS were alive and
transacting business. they too hOwled
for lower taxes. But somehow the
taxes never went lower. They were
always going up.
Twice during the Stubs admins
tration, the state was told about ecou-
TCOntinued on Page Ten.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
CAPPER CALLS
FOR ROAD WORK
The Governor Issues a PrOcIa-
nation to People of Kansas.
Asks Every Able Bodied Man
to Turn Out.
2 DAYS ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
Thorough Organization Urged
on Every County.
Under Direction of Local OIL
GERS and Surveyors.
2 DAYS ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

Governor Capper today urged every
able bodied man in Kansas-including
every public official-to donate two
days service to road building. The
governor in an official proclamation,
designated Wednesday and Thursday,
August 8 and 19 as official road days.
He urges that every patriotic citizen
of the state contribute two days serv-
ice or their equivalent toward the
building of better highways.
Under the governors proclamation,
the state will next month engage in
it's first official public road building
demonstration. Every able bodied man
in the state will be asked to con-
tribute to the cause-either labor or
its equivalent
Governor Capper will personally di-
rect a force of men on the state high
ways near Topeka He will act as
general of a state house crew and a
number of state office holders will
use the pick and shovel under the
governors personal leadership.
Every county, city and township Of
ficial is requested actively to partici-
pate in the building of public high
ways Even the women are urged in
the proclamation TO help-heIp by
the men, The road building work
will probably affect every important
highway in the stare.
County commissioners, highway en-
gineers and surveyors, in every county
in the state, are urged under the
proclamation to direct the organiza-
ton of the men. Every man in the
state is urged to volunteer his serv-
ices Hundreds of men who cannot
participate personally in the work
may employ substitutes. But to every
patriotic man and every lover of good
roads, the governor appeals for two
full days service
AS a result of the proclamation it
is believed that thousands of men will
spend the two days improving the
highways. Every county will desfg-
nate the roads to be improved and the
work will be under the direction of
road generals, coIonels, captains and
privates- A campaign to enlist vol
unteers will be made in every county
and the governor urges the support of
the press in the campaign for workers.
In his proclamation the governor
says:
The Proclamation.
Usually at this time of year the
dirt roads of Kansas are in many re-
spectS better for traffic and travel
than the roads of other states. Few
roads equal or surpass them under
normal conditions and the regular and
juiicious applica ton of the drag. But
this year phenomenal ard 1ong-con-
tinued rainy season, closely following
the rains and SHOWS of early spring,
has done incalculable and unDrece-
dented damage to Kansas roads, to
Continued on Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
LIFE IN BALANCE
Court to Rule on New Trial for
Becker Today.
Prisoner Writes Statement for
Issue After Death.

New York, July 2s.-Decision was
expected to be announced by Justice
Ford today whether to grant a third
trial for Charles Becker, or whether
to call before him the condemned
man and new witnesses to give evil
dence in support of Becker's applica-
ton for a new trial. Until an early
hour today. Justice Ford had re-
mained at his office going over the
legal points raised by Becker's at
torneys and the states representatives
bearing on those questions.
One of the main points that he had
to consider was whether he had au-
thority to grant a new trial for any
reason other than those set forth in
the statutes He had to decide
whether he possessed the inherent
right to reopen any case decided in
the supreme court
Becker, in the death house at Sing
Sing, was said to be preparing a new
statement to be made public only aft
er his death 1t was said that this was
not a confession of guilt or graft but
4 re-aSsertion of his innocence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
KANSAS is READY.
National Guard Well Equipped for
Field Service.

Never before in the history of the
Kansas National Guard, has it been
so well equipped for active field SER
vice, according to report of the quar-
termasters department.
There are on hand at present two
new uniforms for each member of the
guard and a full personal equipment of
food carriers, canteens, housewives
and other articles for the convenience
of the soldiers on active service
The European war has shown the
necessity of intrenching tools and
identification tags and the Kansas or
ganization is fully equipped with
these Recent1.- all old rifles were re-
placed with new ones and parts that
had become worn renewed. Enough
fixed ammunition to place the guard
on a war footing is on hand and sew
eral thousand surplus rounds are stor-
ed in the adjutant generals depart
ment. The Quartermasters equipment
of wagons, harness and tents also has
been repIenished and is thoroughly
mn to date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
ALL COPPERHEADS
T. r.. LikenS UItra-Pacificists to
LincOln's "Back-Cappers."
Colonel at San Diego Urges
Big Standing Army.

San Diego, Cal, July 2s.-Advocates
of peace at any price were scored by
Col Theodore Roosevelt here last
night when he addressed a large crowd
at the Panama-Pacific exposition
His address came as a climax to
Roosevelt day at the exposition
Holding a reunion with seventy
seven members of his former Rough
Riders regiment, Roosevelt fondIed
the old regimental colors when they
were exhibited, visited a concession
where live several bands of Indians
and exhibited much pleasure at cere-
mony of christening a newly born In
dian boy Theodore Roosevelt"
IF after his Gettysburg address,
Lincoln had listened to those who said
war is the worst of all evils, we would
not be here tonight" said Roosevelt
I'VE remember those apostles of peace
now by the name of copperheads.
It's absurd when we say we want
war I'm an extremely domestic man.
But should there be war I and my four
sons would go to it. They called that
peace at Vera Cruz I'm not dealing
in termoIogy- Keep the battieships
together The digging of the Panama
canal and the cruise of the battle
ship fleet around the world COM
manded the respect of nations.
I'VE should be prepared. We should
have a standing army of 200, ,000-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
Thirty Persons Under Arrest or
Held as Witnesses.
FUNERAL PAIL OVER CHICAGO
Day of Public Mourning as Vic
tins Are Buried.
Greenebaum of Transportation
Company Is Held.

Chicago, July 2S.-At least six in
dictments for responsibility for the
Eastland disaster of last Saturday will
be returned by the state grand jury
today This was made known this
morning by States Attorney Hoyne-
1t will not be decided until late in the
day whether to ask indictment on
charges of criminal carelessness, or of
manslaughter.
There is plenty of evidence for
either charge Mr. Hoyne said
Thirty persons are either under ar
rest or detained as witnesses
Late Estimate, 1862 Dead.
At noon the latest figures on the
dead and missing were:
Identified dead, S26-
Unidentified dead, ).
Western Electric company revised
list of missing, 531.
Total 1862.
Officials of the Western Electric
canvass of employees in an effort to
ing who are believed to have perished
on the Eastland.
The coroner's inquest, it is expect
ed, will be completed late today and
Immediately thereafter the state grand
jury will go INTO session
W. X. Greenebaum Is Arrested.
Explaining the taking into custody
of W. X Greenebaum, general man
ager of the Indiana Transportation
TCOntipued on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
PREPARING FOR WAR?
Navy Department Rushes Mines to
Plant Around n. Y. -Harbor.

Norfolk. Va, July 2S.-Whether
Uncle Sam is preparing for trouble or
just about to prove to the American
public that he is ready for a scrap
at any time may or may not be- One
thing is certain. the navy is showing
more activity at this time than at any
other time since the Spanish-Ameri-
can war
One of the most significant features
of this activity is the haste in max
ing a number of mines to be planted,
If necessary. in Hampton Roads and
around the entrance to New York har-
Dor. The Norfolk yard is the scene of
this activity An order came from
the department some time ago to
make 5000 mines as soon as possible.
Work has been going on for several
weeks Twelve hundred mines are all
ready to be planted or set afloat as
the case may be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
HOOSIER MAIDS
ON The MARKET
Two Orphans Willing to Con-
slider Proposals From Sitka.
From Bachelors Only-NO Wild
overs Need Apply.
QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH
Must Be Rich, Hand
some and Good.
Cattle Dealers and Real Estate
Owners Preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH

Two Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
husbandless ladies-using their own
expression-are willing to consider
proposals from the Sitka, Clark coun-
ty, bachelors league. Right in the
start, though, the Hoosier girls lay
down a few rules. Any who cannot
comply with the Indiana rules for the
indoor sport of love making need not
apply-the girls prefer to go single
handed and alone through life, rather
than squander their time on men who
trifle and are tickle.
Would you like one of the T1ppe-
canoe county pippins?
II you do, go to a beauty doctor. the
town banker, the family minister, the
haberdasher and get a certificate from
each. Then if you are a bachelor be-
tween the ages of 4 3 and 55 years
not a widower, mind you-you may
file an application and in due time
one of the Hoosier girls will tell you
whether life is full of hope or a hol-
low nightmare.
Here is the letter, as it came today
to Charles Sessions. secretary to Gov
ernor Capper. in response to the re-
quest of Sitka men for trusting, con-
fiding, loving companions:
The Letter.
Colburn, Ind, Tippecanoe county.
r. F. D. No. 19, July 25, 1915
Dear Sir:-Having seen in the St
Louis Republic of ST. Louis, Mo-,
about prosperous bachelor farmers
near Sitka, Clark county, Kansas,
wanting husbandless ladies to come
to Sitka; now l and my sister are or
phan ladies, and are all alone in this
world, without any dependence only
as we work for it and we would like
to find some good, handsome, rich
bachelors that could furnish US T.
nice home and plenty of money be-
sides and be good in every respect
Want them to be industrious and jol-
" and we prefer wealthy cattle deal
ers and large real estate owners
Want them to be truthful and honest
and respectable and have No.
clear character and dress stylish and
be nice appearing, too
Tell them to write to Colburn, Ind,
to and and they may find out
something to their advantage. We are
a farmers daughters and are indus
trious and honest and are expert
cooks and fine, neat housekeeperS. We
might come to Kansas, too, if We
should find us a suitable and good
and prosperous farmer to correspond
with. for please what may follow. So
no more Only tell some of those
bachelors out there to write and get
Hoosier girl to come with yours for
business.
P. S-we are maidens, but not
spring chickens.
Want bachelors aged about IS or 55
but no older. Widowers need not
write
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
ALL TAXES co UP
The School Board Joins the
Procession of Boosters.
An Increase of L Mill for GEN.
eraI Purposes.

Indications point to school board
levy of seven and one-tenth mills as
against seven mills last year. The ex-
ira tenth of a mill is the levy that
probably will be made for the pay
ment of the bill of S2.5OO for play
ground equipment ordered for use
this season at the respective play
grounds under supervision, and for
the maintenance of the grounds next
year. measure passed by the legis-
Iature allows the board to make a levy
not in excess of one-fourth of one
mill.
In both the general and building
funds the maximum Ievies allowed by
law were made by the board last Au-
gust 1t is estimated that S275.009.19
will be required in the general fund to
meet expenses of the next year A
seven mill levy should raise $279,759.
That will leave a small allowance for
money that will not be collected and
for expenditures in the course of the
year that cannot be foreseen at pres
ent-
The board expects to construct a
model building to replace the old Lin
held down to a minimum. and there
is sufficient money on hand work will
begin as soon as school closes next
year. If the board decides to make IL
been suggested it may be 1917 before
operations are started
VIII Go the Limit.
1t looks as though the board will
make the maximum levy OF one mill.
This should bring in $55. 1892. There
will be a deficiency of $4,000 in the
building fund this year after the bal
ance of the taxes is received This
will leave but S44, 900 in round num-
bers for repair work and to apply on
the cost of the new Lincoln building
In the interest fund a of mill
would raise $22. $50 or sufficient to
cover all interest. Six-tenths of mill
should bring $33.71.15 for the sinking
fund. This together with a small ball
ance from this year should be suf-
ficient to pay off $4,000 in bonds
which become due.
One-tenth of a mill. the proposed
playground levy. should bring in
5000
The entire levy OF II mills should
give $4,000 for all purposes
The question of the tax levy has
been discussed informally by fndivfd-
uaI board members. It may be given
serious consideration at the meeting
of the board next Monday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
Germany Satisfied; England
Confident; France Expectant.
TeutOns Show Up World in All
It's LittlenesS.
BRITISH QUOTA 10000 men
Believes Victory Won Before
Conflict Began.
Great Doubt Lifted From
Heart of France.

The first year of the world war is
viewed with optimism by all nations
Germany, France and England are
firm in their belief of winning. From
Germany: Germany looks back upon
her accomplishments of the first year
of the war with satisfaction. The
Germans believe the events of the past
twelve months have demonstrated to
the world that the Teutons are the
mightiest race of all history. No other
country could have withstood the COM
bination of world powers which Ger
many has kept at bay since last Au-
gust, declare the Germans, and no
other country has ever so deeply
stirred the imagination of the world.
Germany has won her claim to a
place in the Sun The German en-
pire has added brilliant chapters to
the history of Teutonic might begun
under the HohenzollernS of the king
dom of Prussia The kaiser himself
has earned for himself the title of
William the Great, which posterity
surely will bestow upon him. These
are the dominant beliefs of the Ger
man people at the close of the first
year of the war.
Shows Up World.
in all its httlenesses, and all its boast
mans themselves have withstood the
test of blood and iron for only the
Germans have gained victories during
ed To I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
Singing Indictment by Justice
of Supreme Court.
VitriOlic Language Against Ac-
ton of Underwriters.
GAVE AGED WOMAN JUDGMENT
Hint That Company Would
Profit by Sons Death.
Suggestion That Next LegisIa-
ture Take Up Matter.

1T is useless to discuss the dignity
of labor with a professional gambler.
1t is useless to discuss the rewards
and the happiness of virtue with a
procuress- Burch. In an Of
ciaI arraignment of Insurance. compa-
nies under the workmen's compensa-
ton act
Kansas courts and lawmakers never
delivered a more bitter and singing
Indictment against insurance compa-
nies than that hurled III the teeth
of underwriters today by Justice Ros-
seau A Burch. justice of the supreme
court Justice Burch's blistering ar
raignment of the insurance companies
Barton county woman a lump sum
judgment for the death of her only
son and support
On but one other occasion in re-
cent years has the supreme court
used such vitriolic language as is
found in the case from Barton coun-.
ty. That was when the court official
Iy curled the hair of the 10 per cent
a month sharks, in an opinion rem
dered eighteen months ago. Even on
that occasion the court scarcely went
to the length of asserting itself with
the free voice and plain one and two
syllable words used in the insurance
case.
Not stopping with bitter indict-
ment of the apparently clear intent OF
the insurance company to profit by the
death of the Barton county man, the
court rather openly suggests that the
next legislature get busy. The court
does not approve of the 'snitch
lawyer practice of which insurance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
PLAN ARMY OF DEFENSE
OF 1000 MEN FOR U. S.

Washington, July 2s.-The for
nation of an initial army of de-
fense of 100000 to 100000 men is
the subject of the frequent confer
ences between officials OF the army
war college and war department
experts
On the basis of an army of 575,-
600 men the preparations under
consideration are:
I. To create IS divisions, each
of which when fully UP to war re-
ouirements would number $4,000
men Each division would consist
of nine regiments of infantry, two
regiments of artillery and one reg
iment of cavalry.
2 An Alternative proposition is
to decrease the number of divisions
containing cavalry, infantry and
artillery and to provide for two d.
visions Of cavalry with an aggre-
gate of about 10000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
GERMANY HAS AEROPLANES
THAT CAN'T BE SEEN IN AIR

London, July 2s--Germany has
a new aeroplane which is practi-
cally invisible at 5000 feet and
quite invisible at the height of g.
eco feet TO the naked eye, accord
ing TO an article in the Cologne
Gazette, just received here.
The invisibility it is said is OBJ
tanned by covering the planes of
the Taubes with -cellon" instead
of the usual canvas .Cellon' is
explained to be rhe invention of a
German engineer named knaubel-
1t is a chemical com bination of
celluloSe and acetic acid which
makes II exceedingly tough. trans
parent, Dliable and 1oE-inflamma-
Bile. The new machines are al
ready in use, It is said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
WAR PLANS YELLED
Garrison Believes Publicity
Now Would Do Harm.
Defense Program To Be Made
known After Completion.

Washington, July 2s.-Details of
the administration program of nation
al defense now being formulated will
not be given out until completed If
Secretary Garrison can prevent.
This is made clear in a statement is
sued by the secretary and published
today, in which he urged that he be
not pressed for details until the new
military policy is ready to be laid be-
fore the public
Fears that adverse criticism of parts
of the scheme might endanger it as a
whole is given as the reason by Mr..
Garrison. He said he had refrained
from discussing the subject because
he felt the effect would be more likely
to do harm than good.
Plans for the reorganization of the
army now being worked out by the
general staff will be laid before Pres
ident Wilson next week by the secre-
tary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
$50 SHIPS DOWN
Russian Black Sea Fleet i'm
Gigantic Raid.
Most Successful Sweep Yet
Made Against Turkish Boats.

Petrograd, July 2S.-In the most
successful raid on Turkish shipping
since the war began, Russian Black
sea destroyers on Sunday sank $50
Turkish sailing vessels in the harbors
of Sansun and Ria. along the coast
of Trebizond- A Russian motor launch
pursued and sank a loaded Turkish
vessel that attempted to escape.
More British Trawlers Sunk.
London, July 2s.-The British
traw1ers Iceni and Salacia were sunk
today by a German submarine in the
North sea The crews were landed at
Loewestof, England.
The Swedish steamer Emma and
three Danish schooners, the Maria
the Neptunis and the Lena, have been
sunk by German submarines The
crews of these four vessels were
landed at Blyth today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-28
ANARCHY IN HAITI
President GuilIaume Shot to
Death by Mob.
Body of Ruler MutiIated and
Dragged in Streets.

Washington. July 2S.-Ameri-
can marines will be landed at
Port Au Prince, Haiti. to protect
the lives of Americans and 9TH
er foreigners Instructions were
sent to Rear Admiral Caperton
late today by the naval depart
ment- Admiral CapertOn arrived
at Port Au Prince today on the
cruiser Washington. The collier
Jason with 100 additional marines
was ordered from Guantanamo to
arrive at Port Au Prince tonight
Port au Prince, July 2S.-A mob of
infuriated Haitiens today removed
Nilbrun Guillaume, president of Haiti
from the French legation, where he
took refuge yesterday, and shot him TO
death in front Of the building.
This act of violence followed the
burial of the $50 political prisoners
who were masSacreG in prison yester-
day morning at the time of the revo-
1uuonary outbreak against Guillaurne.
The mob was COMPOSED in very Ia rye
part OF relatives Of the victims of this
wholesale execution. The crowd in
vaded the French legation and seized
Guillaume-
French Minister Injured.
NJ. Girard, the French minister to
Haiti, protested vigorously, but he
was powerless before the fury Of the
people Guillaume was dragged forth
Once in the street, the crowd surged
was promptly shot TO death
Even then me anger of the people
was not appeased- The body of the
president was mutilated and, tied to
the end OF q rope, il was dragged
through the streets.
The people of Port au Prince are in
a state of intense excitement and fur
ther violence is feared
L : Ships to Haiti.
The arrival of the American cruiser
Washington with Rear Admiral Cap
erton on board. is expected at any
moment The Washington has been
on the north coast of Haiti NJ Gil
rard was counting Cn the coming of
a cruiser to afford protection to the
legation
The past thirty-six hours have seen
in Port au Prince a succession of vio-
lent events, bloodshed and masSa cres
For five months there has been
an active revolutionary movement
against President Guillaume. headed
by DR.. Rosalvo Bobo. Up to yester-
day this activity had been confined
mostly to the northern part Of the re-
public
At daybreak dIsbanded Haitien
regiment began an attack on PresI-
dent Guillaume and a band of his fol-
lowers, who took refuge in the presi-
Dental palace and defended it coura-
geously-
GuiIlaume fled to the French Iega-
tiOn ana the most prominent or his
supporters, General Oscar, governor
general of Port au Prince, took ref
uge in the Dominican legation.
1t became known during the day
that political prisoners to the number
of $50 had been executed yesterday
morning on orders issued by General
Oscar An iufuriated crowd dragged
this man from shelter of the Domini-
can legation and executed him in the
street
The second act of retaliation on
the part of the people of Port All
Prince evidently came today They
counted Guiliaume as also response
bic for the political executions of yes
terdax and vented summary ven
geanes upon him.