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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
MERIDEN IS ASUNDER
Town Divided Over Famous Adam
Becker incident.

Meride Kan, Sept. 30.-The fac
tions that opposed each other for sew
raj years while the famous cat story
rent this town assunder are now lining
up again. This time Adam Becker has
been substituted for the now deceased
feline.
Discussion began in Meriden imme-
diateIy after word of Becker's trouble
in Topeka last Sunday. reached the
town. Becker was befriended by sew
eral gentlemen who prior to the his
trip to Topeka were strangers to him.
He is said he matched dollars with his
new friends and to have dropped con-
siderable change. Later when he mis-
laid negotiable notes valued at S27,-
900, he notified the police that con-
fidence men lifted the valuable docu-
mentS from him.
Meriden is aghast. Is it possible
that Adam Becker a prominent mem
ber of the United Brethren church of
Meriden, and a high official in the
Meriden bank, gambled on the Sab
bath?
Half the town says No. The re-
mainder vote aye. And the fight is on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
HELD IN PASSPORT CASE
Andrew ID. Meloy Fails to Satisfy Com
missioner in RinteIen Fraud

New York, Sept. 30.-Andrew D.
Meloy, who was arrested by depart
ment of justice agents when he ar
rived today on the steamer NieuW
Amsterdam, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Houghton,
charged with conspiring with Franz
Rintclen. a German wine merchant, to
defraud the United States government
in obtaining a passport for Rintelen.
Meloy, who said ne had recently been
engaged in promoting Mexican enter
prises, was held in $4,000 bail for a
hearing October Z.
MelOy, his secretary, Miss Hattie
Brophy, and Franz Rintelen, alias e.
V. Gasche, were taken off the steam
ship Noordam at Kirkwan by British
military authorities early in August
Rintelen was sent 10 an English
detention camp, where he still is. Me
10y and Miss Brophy were returned to
this country at the instigation of the
department of justice.
Rintelen sailed on the Noordam
with a passport stating he was a citi-
zen of Switzerland. Department of
justice agents allege that before he
obtained this passport he endeaVored
to obtain passports under the aliases
of Hansen and Gates.
Meloy is alleged to have written a
letter on or about August stating he
had known Gasche for a long time
and knew him to be citizen of
Switzerland.
bond which he had arranged for by
wireless. When arrested on the Moor
dam today Meloy said he thought he
was being held on charge of foment-
ing trouble in Mexico, according to a
federal agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
Capture of Town Signal for
March on Lille.
Entente Armies Sweeping Ger
mans From Heights.
BERLIN CONFESSES REVERSES
War Office Statement Admits
Loss of Hill No. I91.
Germans Also Say French Have
Gained Near SOucheZ.

Paris, Sept. 3O.-In continual
ton of the general offensive
movement on the western front,
the French have captured an i'm
portant defensive work of the
Germans south of Ripont, it was
officially announced by the war
office today.
In the Champagne, French
troops have gained a footing at
various points on the German
second line of defense, the Off
cial statement adds.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
THE only resistance of the enemy
in the Artois district has been a very
violent bombardment of our new po-
sitions to the east of Souchez.
In the Champagne district we have
secured a footing at several points in
the trenches of the German second
line of defense, to the west of Butte
de Tahure, and to the west of the
Navarin farm. At this latter point,
certain detachmcnts of our troops
made their way through and reso-
lutely advanced beyond the German
lines, but it was impossible for them
to MAINTAIN this advance because of a
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WHITE SLAVERY?
Negro Preacher Faces Grave
Charge in District Court.
Worry Drives Husband OF
Woman in the Case Insane.

A jury in the second division of the
district court will be asked to decide
whether or not it is white Slavery
for a colored Baptist preacher, J. K.
Woodson, to take a married woman,
Mrs. Ed Frye. also colored, from one
place in Topeka to another for an
illicit purpose.
The case against WOodson. charging
him with ''WHITE slavery" came up
this morning in the court and will be
continued throughout most of the day.
The attorneys for Woodson tried to get
the case thrown out of court because
the information charged by the state
was faulty but did not succeed.
Testimony in the case showed that
WOodSon had taken Mrs. Frye from
her home, 911 East Eleventh street, to
another house in Topeka for an illicit
purpose. This happened last March
and was repeated several times, ac-
cording to the testimony introduced.
Becausue of the worry about the
case Ed Frye, the husband of Mrs
Frye, went temporarily insane. it was
brought out in the court. He is i'm
proved now. it is said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
u. S. SHIP HIT Mine
Vincent Blown Up in White
Sea; Four Injured.
Former British Vessel Was
Under American Registry.

Washington, Sept. 30.-The Ameri-
can sailing ship Vincent was blown up
Sept. 81 by a mine off Cape Orloff in
the White sea and is a total loss. The
crew was saved, but Captain Amber
man and three men were injured.
They are being treated in q hospital at
IArchangel. Consular dispatches to the
state department today reported the
disaster.
The Vincent formerly was British
ship, which recently took American
register. She sailed from New York
June 8, and arrived at Archangel July
80, sailing from there Sept. for Lon
don.
The loss of the Vincent was first
made known here in a dispatch from
London yesterday, which said the YES
sci had been burned. No details were
given concerning the place or nature
of the event, owing, perhaps, to the
British censorship over news items of
this character. The Vincent may have
been burned as a result of the mine
explosion.
Four of Crew Injured.
London, Sept. 30.-The captain,
first and second mates and carpenter
of the American sailing ship Vincent
were injured in the fire which de-
stroyed the vessel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
Eight Hours a Day for State
House StenOgraphers.
Civil Service Commission Starts
Riot Among Dimples.
BLOW AT POLITICAL DIGNITY
Capitol StenO at Breakfast Be-
fore Eight-No Stree!
They May Have to "Punch in"
Too, These Butterflies!

Goodness gracious! Eight working
hours a day for state stenographers!
A horrid man to check the working
hours of the bright eyed, dinpled
stenosi Great wads OF chewing gum
and battered rouge boxes, My, my.
Is a state position to be Shorn of its
dignity?
There is CONSERVATION, distress,
even hot. burning tears among state
employees. State departments are
threatened with a demand for eight
hours actual work each day. That
isn't all. The civil service commission
threatens to keep books on the labor
performed by state employees. It is d
perfect insult. If you don't believe it
ask any bright faced, smiling, indie
pendence loving state house stenogra-
pher. If you are yet in doubt, go to
the clerks and the bookkeepers. They
will tell you. This civil service COM
mission with the efficiency and econ
omy board is insolent and Disgrace
fully insulting. Yes, indeed.
Blow at Late Breakfasts.
Just now the civil service commits
sion is encouraging the efficiency and
economy commission to bolster up
demand for eight full hours of labor
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
HIGH LIGHTS OF WAR NEWS
OF ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

The French war office reported
successes on the left wing of the
western front. The German office
said the allies had been repulsed-
The Belgian office reported that
they were successfully rcpulsing
the Germans before Antwerp.
A new battle line which extended
from 8IariampOl To OsSOwftz. i'm
Russian Poland, has been formed
by the Russians. and terrific fight
ing was reported from the entire
front. Rome reported that Isu-
nanian railroads were congestcd
with German troops being rushed
to check this Russian advance.
A German squadron was report
ed by Petrograd to- have boInbard-
ed the mort of Windau.
The German war office posted
its thirty-eighth casualty list con-
tanning the names of 5000 Officers
and r:lcn killed, wounded and miss
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
GLOOMIEST ON RECORD
September Doomed to Die a Ciouded
Death-Rain Probable Tonight.

September closes today with a con-
tinuance Of the CLOUDY. gloomy wealth
er The month has been the cloud
lest, most dismal month on record at
Topeka. October promises to open
with the same brand, the forecast call
ing for unsettled weather and not
much change in tempera tUre. Show
ers in the southwestern part of the
state are predicted for tonight and
Friday.
The temperature in the past three
days have varied only five degrees
here. The highest temperature
Wednesday was so degrees, and that
reading stood for four hours begin
ming at eleven o'clock. The midnight
reading was 81 degrees, making the
variation Wednesday only three de-
grees The highest temperature
Wednesday was IA degrees below nor
NAL A killing frost was experienced
on this date three years ago, but the
forecast indicates that October will
open with moderate temperatures.
Rains fell in most parts of Kansas
last night. the heaviest being 10 of an
inch at Macksville. Liberal received
AZ of an inch. Other stations re-
ported only light showers. The sky
morning and rain was falling AT
Macksville and several other stations
at seven o'clock. The Kaw river has
dropped a of a foot since Wednesday
morning, making the stage ll-O Ieel-
The total rainfall for the month
here was 4.99 inches and the total for
the year up to date is 41.37 inches.
There are three months left of this
year. and only four years have shown
a total precipitation larger than the
amount that has fallen in the nine
months cf 1915. Only eight Septem-
bers out of the twenty mine have been
wetter than this month.
The rainfall this afternoon amount
ed to 01 of an inch. A drop of 2
degrees below normal, the high read
2 O'Clock was caused by the shower.
Temperatures today have averaged 8
degrees bleow normal, the high read
ins this morning keeping the average
up. The afternoon temperatures are
IA degrees below. The wind today
blew at . miles an hour from the
north Following are the hourly tenn
perature readings for today:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
FinancierS Put Finishing
Touches on Great Credit.
Full Details to Be Announced
by Morgan at Once.
.BRITISHER IN HOT PROTEST
Manchester Guardian Sees PO.
IiticaI and Financial Blunder.
Declares Transaction Cries to
Skies for Justification.

New York, Sept. 30.-Complete de-
tails of the method of marketing the
$500. 100000 joint Anglo-Frcnch five
year bonds probably will be an
nounced late today by j. p. Morgan
& Co.
Representative of New York banks,
trust companies and other financial
houses continued today their confer
ences looking to the adoption of a
definite program which would place
the issue before the country within
the next fortnight. Several confer
ences among American bankers and
members of the AEglo-French COM
mission returning from Chicago were
also on the days calendar.
Here are some of the questions
which the committee in charge of ar
rangements sought to solve at their
conference today:
How much must an individual sub
scribe in order to become eligible for
admission to the syndicate which will
get the bonds at 90?
What terms shall be offered to the
man who wants to buy the so-called
baby bonds-those in denominations
less than $1.000-by installments?
When shall the bones be placed on
the market?
Other minor details concerning the
life of the syndicate and the listing of
the bonds.
Indications We're that the life of the
underwriting syndicate would not eX-
tend beyond sixty or ninety days and
that the bonds would be listed-pos-
sibly free of charge-cn the New
York stock exchange very shortly. It
also was thought the bonds might be
offered for sale within ten days.
British Paper in Protest.
London, Sept 30.-Asserting that
American bankers naturally prefer 4
loan with some $1O,00O,0OO profit to
the importation of gold which brings
no profit, the Manchester Guardian
declares editorially there is no reason,
however, why the government should
indulge in what has every appearance
of being a blunder as costly politically
as financially
Insisting that the loan would be in
valid unless approved by parliament,
the Guardian adds:
Seldom has a financial transaction
been imposed upon the British people
which cried out so loud for justifica-
ton. 1t may be that Mr.. Morgan and
his associates have done the allies Il
good service and earned reward but
If SO it would be cheaper to present
them with their profit and forego "a
loan so damaging to our credit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
PREACHER IS FREE
Rev. Wayne X. Stalnaker Pa
rolled by Governor Capper.
Man Who WrOnged Niece Testi-
fled Against BOtkin.

Rev Wayne X. Stalnaker was pa
rolled today by Governor Capper, con-
ditiOned that he go to West Virginia
and stay there. Stalnaker, a Metho-
dist preacher, went to the peniten-
tiary for a crime against his young
niece in Ellis county.
1t was Warden Botkins kindly
treatment of Stalnaker that provided
one of the reasons for his discharge
by the prison investigating commits
sion. Stalnaker was called as one of
the witnesses against Botkln in the
recent hearing. His application for a
parole has been pending for several
weeks and a pardon was issued today
by Governor Capper. In the pardon
enjoy his freedom so long as he goes
to West Virginia and forgets to return
to Ellis county, Kansas.
The Stalnaker case furnished one
of the most serious charges against
Botkin. 1t was shown that a tenn
porary parole had been issued TO the
Methodist prea cher by Governor
the bedside of his dying mother. When
he started back to the prison, how
ever, he stopped in Kansas City talked
with a lawyer and induced Botkln to
visit Kansas City, where he was served
with a summons in habeas corpus pro
ceedings. That was in 1914. Evil
dence at the Botkin hearing showed
Stalnaker had enjoyed special privi-
leges during the Botkin adminlStra-
ton.
Stalnaker was serving an indetermi-
nate sentence for crime against his
niece, a young Ellis county girl. An
effort was made during the Hodges
administration to- secure a parole or
pardon for the minister, but Hodges
70 ClRnnREcE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
DOIaDlIe vOEUHNU
Carranza Troops Increased ON
the Mexican Side.
L. 5. Patrols Alert Against
Possible Invasion.
BIG GUNS ARE BROUGHT UP
American Officers Prepare to
Sweep Trouble Zone.
Troops Ready for Outbreak
From Amy Direction.

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 30.-A con-
siderable increase in Carranza troops
opposite this border was reported to-
day from several reliable sources on
the Mexican side of the river. About
1900 of these troops have taken sta
tons along the river approximately
opposite the territory where American
patrols are watching for possible in
Vasions of Texas by Mexican bandits.
At the CarranZa consulate here today
1t was said that some of the Carranza
troop trains arrived yesterday in Mata-
moros.
Troops on Mexican Side.
Military authorities did not consid-
er these reports bad sign. It was
believed Carranza authorities are con-
policy of leaving the Mexican side of
the river bank unguarded. Since this
polcy was put into effect, larger
bodies of armed Mexicans than have
heretofore appeared have occupied the
river bank territory.
There was serious question here
whether Gen. E. P Nafarrate, at
Matamoros. can control the outlaws
are part of the same bands which
the American authorities have been
chasing for two months without being
able to stop their depredations en-
tirely.
Placing Mountain Guns.
Il,
of the infantry at Harlingen, today
went to inspect infantry posts along
the river front in the Progreso district.
The arrival of a battery of mountain
guns was expected at Harlingen today.
1t is planned to send these guns inn
mediately into the Progreso district
and there to secure the range from
previously selected gun positions so
that on the first inVation by ban
dts in that section, the mountain guns
can sweep the trouble zone without
waiting to change positions. Most of
the territory where the Mexicans have
the guns from the military road on the
Aerican side of the river.
While these positions have been
perfected for meeting an invasion
about Progreso, Col. A. P. Blocksom,
in charge of the cavalry at Fort
Brown, has made ready to meet any
attempt by bandits at surprise attacks
at some other point where they may
believe American troops are not large
in force
The situation from the point of view
of ARMY officers seemed more uncer-
tain today than ever. Troops were
disposed to be ready for an outbreak
of trouble from any direction.
Nafarrate in Lament.
Galveston, Sept 3O.-Gen. f. p. Ma
farrate, in command of Carranza
forces at Matamoros, in telegram to
the constitutionalist consulate here
today, declares that despite his assur-
ances of a desire to cooperate with
the American forces in preventing
bandits from crossing the Rio Grande,
no such cooperation has been possi-
BILE. He adds:
American troops, instead of acting
in accord with my troops, have fired
on them, killing and wounding many
of the men in my command 1 have
received orders to concentrate my
forces in various towns and not take
part in matters beyond the Rio
Grande. None of my acts warrants
the statement that L am in sympathy
with the Texas agitatorS.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
WAR NEWS BOILED DOWN
FOR THE HURRIED READER

The great drive of the entente
allies on the Western front is
making important headway in the
Champagne region of France.
Paris cl~ims a notable advance
and Berlin comedies that the
nouncing that Hill No. 191, north
of Massiges, has been lost to the
Germans.
1t likewise is admitted by Ger
man army headquarters that
French troops succeeded in pen
etrating the German lines in two
small sections near Souchez, south
of Lena. in the Artois region.
French attacks south of Arras
were easily repulsed, while a bri-
gade that pushed through the
German outer line at one point in
the Champagne was broken up,
500 men being captured and the
others destroyed, Berlin declares.
The allied attacks along a front
in the west totaling less than
thirty miles, are regarded in Eng
land as only beginning or the
offensive movement.
The Russians are still holding
off Field Marshal Won linden
burg'S attacks at Dvinsk, but are
apparently having more difficulty
in resisting the energetic move
11lenI ne IS making against lI1eIIl
near OSmiana, southeast of Wilma.
Petrograd admits that the Rus
slams have been forced to retire
somewhat in the Osmiana region.
The Russian forces are keeping
the upper hand in GGlicia, accord
ing to the last reports.
Six German ZeppelinS were
sighted today northeast of Brus-
sells, bound in a westerly direction.
them
eventually to the English channel,
flanked by Dover and Calais.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
FARMERS BACK WILSON
National Congress IndOrses President
After Heated Discussion.

Omaha. Sept. 30.-The question of
indorsing President Wilson's foreign
policy caused heated discussion ut to-
days session Of the convention of the
Farmers National cor gress, meeting
here this week. Discussions followed
the introduction by Frank G.. O'Deu
cf Omaha of a resolution commend
ing the foreign policy of President
Wilson, who has stood at the head
of the American nation during one of
the most critical and trying periods
of IT'S history
a test vCte taken on the question
of tabling an amendment offered by
Schmidt, resulted in vote of 215
to 4S in favor of the resolution sup
porting Wilson.
After considerable spirited debate
in which charges of t'treasonabIe ut
terances'' were made, the resolution
was adopted with practical unanimity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
STORM IS BLOWING OUT;
EAST DUE FOR SOAKING

Washington, Sept. 3O.-The West
Indian hurricane was centered over
the interior of Mississippi this
morning, but it had greatly dinlin-
ished in force. The storm, how
ever. is not over, as it maintains
considerable intensity and is caus-
ing general rains throughout the
South Atlantic and East Gulf
states and Tennessee.
During the night il caused winds
of hurricane force on the middle
gulf coast and the weather bureau
ordered continuance Of storm
warnings along tie gulf coast from
Mobile to Cedar Keys, Fla. and on
the Atlantic coast from jackson
vile to Wilmington. n. c.
Indications are that the storm is
moving in a north
direction. and that it will cause
rains during the next thirty-siN
hours everywhere east of the Mis-
Sissippi river, except in the upper
lake region.
No official reports had reached
the weather bureau from New Or
leans since 2 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoOn. but other advices indicated
that the storm had almost abated
there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
STOCKS TAKE TUMBLE
Vulnerable Condition of Market Shown
Upon Receipt of Rumor.

New York Sept. 30.-Trading in
stocks during today's early session
suggested another active day, but the
recent hysterical operations in war
Specialties We're lacking. Those shares
were less conspicuous and it was evil
dent that speculation in that quarter
was under some restraint
The markets vulnerable condition
Vas demonstrated shortly before mid
day when rumors of the sinking of an
American ship in European waters
caused a violent break Rallies which
largely wiped out losses ensued. when
il was realized that the incident bore
only indirectly upon international con-
ditionS