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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
BRYAN RAPS T. R.
Says Man With Big Stick Soon
Loses Soft Voice.
To War on Germany Like Chal-
longing Insane Asylum.

San Francisco, July 26.-William ].
Bryan, former secretary of state, is
of the opinion that those who are
looking for the big stick in the scrip
lures would think the writers of holy
writ were mollycoddles.
He thus expressed himself in an ad-
dress last night at the First Congre-
gational church. He did not mention
Col. Theodore Roosevelt by name, but
his address was full of obvious refer
ence to him.
There is a phrase about speaking
softly put carrying a big stick said
Mr.. Bryan. The man responsible for
that phrase never found it in the
Bible and his reputation wise
man cCuld never depend on that alone
The trouble is. you can't find a soft
voice with a big stick. If a man has
a soft voice he does not want a big
stick. If he gets a big stick he loses
his soft voice.
The keynote of Mr.. Bryan's address
was that the United States has no
warrant to conceive war against Ger
many or any other European power.
ITO go to war with Germany now, y
ne said, would be like challenging an
insane aSVlum.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
new STEEL TRUST
Charles Nj. Schwab Is Organic.
ing Gigantic Combine.
All Big Independent Companies
Slated to Join In.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 26.-There's
a new steel trust in the hatchery, the
Cleveland Leader says in an article
in today's paper by F. F. Dunray, its
financial editor.
Charles NJ. Schwab is slated for its
presidency and Henry Clay Frick is
said to be pulling the wires that will
give the country a second great steel
comb This second steel trust will
not be as large as the United States
mate it so closely in the magnitude of
its operations that there will not be
much advantage according to the
present leading interest in the
trade.
Information available in Cleveland
from the Steel circles today indicate
that the new Schwab Steel Combine is
further advanced than was supposed.
Big Companies In.
The companies named as definitely
lined up for the greatest industrial
merger since the United States Steel
1901, includes the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, of which Charles NJ.
Schwab is president and directing
genius; the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, owned by the ROckefellers;
the Jones & Laughlin Steel company
all the independents; the Crucible
Steel Company of America. once
owned in Pittsburg, but whose control
now is in Wall street; the Lackawanna
Steel company of Buffalo, controlled
py the Vanderbilts; the Pennsylvania
and Cambria Steel companies. control
of which rests with the Pennsylvania
railroad, whose holdings have been
optioned to William H. Bonner. pres
ident of the company and close per-
sonal friend of Henry Clay Frick,
Nestor of the new idea of a second
SteeI frlISt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
KNAPP To COME BACK.
Former Topeka Man Made Physical
Director at Y. NJ. c. A.

Announcement was made today of
the appointment of Ralph NJ. Knapp
of st. Louis as physician director of the
Central Y. NJ. G. A. to succeed Joseph
F.. Reisner, whose resignation will be-
come effective September /.
Knapp is we'll known in Topeka,
having served as physical director at
the Central ''Y" under J. L. Mont
gomery, director.
Since leaving Topeka three years
ago Knapp has been in the Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION college at
Chicago For the last three seasons
he has had charge or the dining room
at the Lake Geneva Y. NJ. c. A. camp.
AS soon as his work is completed at
Lake Geneva he will come to Topeka
to take charge of the physical work.
Before Knapp was called to Topeka
as assistant physical director he was
considered one of the best athletes in
the St. Louis association.
Joseph Reisner has left for Estes
Park, Colo, where he will serve as
physical director at the Y. NJ. c. A.
summer conference. Mr.. Reisner will
return to Topeka by August 26 to
wind up his work. The number of
persons enrolled in the gymnasium
work of the association has increased
under his leadership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
GIVEN MORE Time
TOrSOn Is Given Until Thursday
to File a Bond.
East Side Sewer Contract Is Not
Yet Awarded.

The contract for the East side sew
er was not awarded today, Thomas
Torson, contractor not having an ac-
ceptable bond. After considerable
discussion Torson was told by the
mayor and commissioners that action
would again be deferred to give Tor
son further time in which to secure a
bond Torson was told he would eth
er nave to present an acceptable bond
by Thursday, or make a satisfactory
showing that he would be able to Sc
cure such a bond. The bond which
Torson had secured was not from the
bond1ng company which has been
but was from a, company which fails
TO meet the requirements of the city
The cltys requirement is that a
BOND must be secured in a bonding
cepted by the United States govern
ment. Il have a list of fifteen of
these bonding companies and there are
probably as many more whose bonds
will be acceptable" said George P.
Hayden. city attorney. IF Mr. Torson
brings bond from any of these COM
panies, I will accept it,
Captain Clad Hamilton was present,
representing TOrson, and urged that
TOrSOn be granted more time in which
to secure a bond.
Some of Torson's business associ-
ates in Kansas City were also on hand
and spoke in his behalf. When one
OF them made the statement that it
was taking TOrSon no longer than
would be required for any other con-
tractor to arrange for a pond, James
A. Pringle, the next lowest bidder, re-
quested the city clerk to read a letter
which had been filed. The letter was
from one of the largest bonding COM
panieS and said the company would
bond Pringle Immediately upon his
being awarded the contract
Squabble Stopped by Mayor.
Then a joint debate between Pringle
was stopped by Mayor House.
we do not wish to put the screws
to Torson," said Mayor House, land
we are willing to give him a reason
able time in which to secure a bond.
But the fact that he expected to have
bond with him when he came here
today, but comes here without one,
raises a question of his ability to Sc
cure one at all. We wish to give him
another chance, but at the same time
we want this deal closed up. AS has
been explained, we wish to have the
this years tax rolls, and VIC do not
want this matter dragged along"
With the consent of the other MEM
bers of the commission, Mayor House
announced that Torson must present
an acceptable bond by Thursday or
give a satisfactory showing that he
would be able to get such bond, or
cease to be considered the lowest re-
Sponsible bidder.
George P. Hayden, speaking for the
committee, consisting of himself and
Mayor House and Commissioner
randy, which went to Kansas City to
investigate Torson, reported that Tor
son bore a most excellent reputation
as a man, and as a builder of sewers,
and that his largest contract had been
satisfactorily completed at a cost of
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
HIS CAR WAS STOLEN
DIR. IindSay'S Automobile Taken
While He Was at Church.

While DIR. w. s. Lindsay was attend
ing services at the United Presbyter-
ian church Sunday night someone
stole his automobile from the front of
the church. The machine was found
later by the police and returned to the
owner.
About $50 o'clock two young men
were seen to take the car and drive
away with it. One of them drove
while the other stood on the running
board. AS soon as DIR. Lindsay learn
ed of the theft he reported the matter
to the police. The car was found at
Eighth and Polk streets at 1870
o'clock. Evidently the machine had
been run about % miles. 1.-The police
department certainly did excellent
work in finding the car said DR..
Lindsay today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

batross, which was chased ashore by
four Russian battleships some time
ago. The captain of the ship, rather
than be sunk by the Russians, ran his
ship aground at Herrviken, Sweden.
One picture shows the ship itself
with the foremost shot away and a
couple of holes in the hull made by
the Russian shells. Another shows
part of the crew and passengers gath
cred on the shore just after leaving
the boat. Wounded Germans were
cared tor at Herrviken and &c who
had been killed during the attack
were buried short distance from the
home of Johnson's parents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
METROPOLIS OF GRIEF.
Chicago Stunned by Eastland Horror
Says l.. III. Gotta.

Chicago is a city of grief. Such is
the description of the effects of the
Eastland tragedy upon Chicago given
by L. H Gotta, 1889 Garfield avenue.
who spent Saturday in Chicago. Mr..
Gotta is an employee of the Santa Fe
railway with offices in the motive
power building of the shops.
The Topekan viewed the wreck of
the steamship at o'clock Saturday
afternoon while rescue work was
under way. 1T is estimated that 100,
900 persons watched the ship give up
its dead from the Clark street bridge
and vicinity" said Mr.. Gotta. Long
lines of policemen held the crowd
back from the bridge railing and kept
the mob moving in fear that the
structure would give way. There
Were some horrible scenes on the Chi
cago river Saturday. Newspaper &C
counts are none too vivid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
FRISCO man ON STAND
Efficiency Expert Testifies at Okla
honla Two Cent Fares Case.

Oklahoma City, Ok, July 26.-T. A.
Hamilton, efficiency expert for the St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad, tes-
titled today when the hearing of the
Oklahoma rate cases was resumed.
Mr.. HamiltOn'S testimony dealt mainly
with the alleged harmful effect to the
roads caused in the. practice bv inter-
state passengers of buying tickets to
the state line at two cents a mile in
stead OF paying the interstate rate of
three cents a mile from point of
origin to destination.
W. E. Symans. the mechanical ex-
pert of the roads, who was crosse x-
amined during the greater part of
three days last week, was to have been
recalled to the stand today for redi-
rect examination, but was excused I'M
fill later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Kettle Nichols Whittier, wife
of F. w. Whittier, died Sunday. at the
residence, 1929 Tyler street. The flu
neral will be held at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning from the home. In
torment in Topeka cemetery. Mrs
Whittier is survived by her husband
and daughter, Mary She lived most
of her life on a farm near Topeka-
She was married in 1888 and was the
mother of two children. Floyd Whit
tier, her son, died in 1911.
D. J. Trickler, for many years a
resident of Topeka, died at the state
hospital and was buried Saturday. The
funeral was held from Shaliabar-
gers chapel. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
Thomas Birdwhistle, colored, aged
6S, died Saturday at his home, 923
North Topeka avenue. Funeral ar
engagements will lie made later
The funeral of John Patterson,
who died Saturday was held at
4 o'clock this afternoon from Pen
wells chapel. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
The funeral of Edwin Corbin, who
died Saturday, was held this afternoon
from the home of his son, e. X. Cor
bin, PIT Greenwood avenue.
The funeral of Mrs Nancy E. Phil
Inns was neld this morning. Mrs.
Phillips was well known in Topeka
for many years. She IS survived by
her husband. James Phillips, who for
a long time has delivered mineral
water in the city. Mr. and Mrs Phil
lips came to Topeka fifty years ago
They are known to everyone as
.T1ncIe Jimmy and Aunt Nancy.
The funeral was held from the home.
612 West Eighth street. lnterment
was in Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
CLAD TOO SPARINGLY.
Women Bathers at Brighton Baths
Ordered to Add to Costumes

New York. July 26.-The San Fran
cisco suit was barred at the Brighton
Baths Sunday and fifteen women were
asked to add something to their cos
tunes.
There were protestations, but the
management was firm. Several of
those who wore the censored gar
ments compromised by draping tow
els from their waists. They were per-
mitted to remain on the beach.
The objection to the San Francisco
suit is that it is a jersey effect from
any part of the shoulders it may hap
pen to commence, to the waist. Below
that there is a flicker of a skirt. 1t
is so close to a one piece suit that
there is no difference to the expert
eve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
CALIFORNIA ALL DUST
Miss Blanche Bates Has Returned
From Pacific Coast.

Miss Blanche Bates, stenogra pher
to Mayor Jay E. House, has returned
after a vacation of three weeks, in
Guiding a trip to Glacier park, the
Pacific Northwest, California and the
San Francisco exposition. Miss Bates
reports that she does not think much
of the exposition and that the chief
chara cteristic of California is dust.
California is all dust, but the Pa
cific Northwest with its snow-capped
mountains and it's green landscapes
is the most beautiful country L ever
saw" says Miss Bates.
Miss Bates walked eleven miles to
the top of Mt. Jackson in Glacier park.
and back all in one day and lives to
tell the tale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

with offices in the Commercial build
ing at Kansas City. He was at one
time private secretary to Governor
Lewelling.
Mrs. Close was found dead in her
bed at her Kansas City residence sun
day morning. The evening before
she had been apparently well and
strong and made a trip to the city
market to buy supplies for a Sum
day dinner. The next morning she
was discovered dead.
Her husband was active i'll Kansas
politics for years. He was one of the
leaders of the Populist party when it
reached it's zenith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

Tandy believed Newland was simply
playing politics.
Frank said Tandy, you Know
very well that conditions down there
are no worse than they have been for
twenty years. You know just as we'll
as 1 do that when the river and 5hun-
ganunga creek are bankfull there is
no place for water from BIddle creek
to go except where it goes now You
can build many spillWa:s and
storm sewers as you wish, but you can
not make water run up hill That
part of town was subject to flood long
before the Locust street spillway was
b11i1t -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
New York Money Market.

Wall St, New York. July 26.-STOCKS-
Mercantile paper, 3d31a per cent. Sterling
bles. Alto Franc, demand, 5.64; cables
5.63A- Marks; demand, SIX; cables, SIS.
Lires, demand, 6.26; cables, 6.25. Rubles
demand, 32% cables. 32ss Bar silver,
47ssc; Mexican dollars, 1865. Government
bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular
ruling rate; Ia last loan =: closing bid
IA; Offered at > Time loans, firmer: 60
days, 21a@2s4; 30 days. 2A@3; 6 months,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
MRS. F. ]. CLOSE DEAD
She Resided in Topeka With Her Hus-
band IT Years Ago.

Word of the death of her mother,
Mrs. F. ]. Close at Kansas City, Kan
sas, has been received in Topeka by
Miss Mary Close, who was visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cope.
Mrs. Close was IS years of age. She
was the wife of f. J. Close, who lived
at 4O5 Tyler street seventeen years
ago.
Mr.. Close is now general superin-
tendent of the National Soldiers nome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
OPEN new DEPOT.
Model Union Pacific Passenger Depot
at Kansas City, Kansas.

One of the model passenger depots
of the state has been officially opened
by the Union Pacific railroad at Kan
sas City, Kan.
Kansas side viaduct and the Union
Pacific tracks. 1t was placed in serv-
ice this morning. The old buildiHg
had been discarded Increase in
business to and from Kansas City,
Kansas, is reported by Union Pacific
officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

Six employees of the city water de-
partment have made application for
vacations during the next few months,
each taking two weeks. The requests
were granted by the city commission.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
Hiram CaIkins, and wife, 31S East
Tenth street, July 21, boy; Andrew
Calkins and wife, 1917 Lincoln street,
July 81, boy; Wiley E. Humbert and
wife, Twenty fifth and Harrison
streets, July "a, boy.
Miss Nellie Montgomery has taken
a position as stenographer in the Of
flee of George P. Hayden, city attor-
ney.
Bids for the construction of
bridge on Kansas avenue over Shun-
ganunga creek were opened by the
city commission today. The estimated
peka Bridge & Iron company bid
$17,s5O and Arthur E. Allen s15,46s.
Action in awarding the contract was
deferred until Thursday
Judge George H Whitcomb granted
Jennie Blevins, 234 jefferson street,
divorce from Josiah Blevins, who now
lives in Chicago. There was no con-
test.
The plans and specifications of A.
R. Young. city engineer, for a sewer
in district No As were approved by
the city commission today
A petition, objecting to the city's
plans for building a sidewalk on the
north side of Eleventh street between
Woodward and Washburn avenues,
was presented to the city commission
today and referred to committee to
investigate and report The petition
ers wish the other side of the street to
be used.
A plea to the. effect that he had to
support a family fell flat in the court
of Topeka yesterday morning and
Grover Scritchfield was ordered to pay
$19 under garnishment proceedings
recently instituted by Aaron Sheetz
1t was discovered in the court that
Scritchfield was divorced from his
wife and that he had sworn to a false
statement The original suit brought
by Sheetz called for S53-21- The SO
was the amount Scritchfield had left
from his check after he had paid his
+ 10 per cent and costs in the original
garnishment suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
GERMAN SHIP VIEW.
Topekan Receives Pictures of Wrecked
AIbatross Near Sweden.

William johnson, who has been in
Topeka for about two years, since
leaving his home in Sweden. has re-
ceived some postcards from his par
ents in Sweden, showing the ship Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
SENDS ENOUGH FOR 5.
III. p. Dillon Subscribes $25 to Big
Brother Camp Fund.

The big Brother camp fund was
given a material boost today when a
check for SIS was received from Hi
ram P. Dillon, who read of the pro-
posed outing for boys, while in Colo
RADIO Springs This brings the total
in the fund up to $193. or enough
money to send 80 boys to camp the lat
ter part of August.
There are twice that number of boys
who would appreciate the outing and
it is hoped that there will be enough
money on hand by the time the camp
starts to send fifty or sixty of them.
Following are the recent contribu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Six employees of the city water de-
partment have made application for
vacations during the next few months,
each taking two weeks. The requests
were granted by the city commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

The funeral of Edwin Corbin, who
died Saturday, was held this afternoon
from the home of his son, e. r. Cor
bin. PIT Greenwood avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

Miss Nellie Montgomery has taken
a position as stenographer in the Of
flee of George P. Hayden, city attor-
nGy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

Thomas Birdwhistle, colored, aged
So, died Saturday at his home, 92a
North Topeka avenue. Funeral ar
rangements will lie made later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

The plans and specifications of A.
r. Young, city engineer, for a sewer
in district No As were approved by
the city commission today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

Judge George H. Whitcomb granted
Jennie BleVins, 234 Jefferson street, a
divorce from Josiah Blevins, who now
lives in Chicago. There was no con-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-07
And Shows a Disposition ontfe'
Part of England to Avert De-
lay In Our Shipping.
GERMAN VESSEL BUYING.
by United States Where Sales
Are Genuine is Not to Be
& Prot sted Against.

LONDON. Jan. The reply of
Great Britain to the American note
regarding interference TO American
shipping. IT; is said in weli-informed
quarters, is wholly conciliatory and
shows disposition on the part Of
England to do everything in reason
to avert delay to American shipping
eta time when freight rates are high
and consequently loss OF time Is cost
~ to ship owners. &. ~ +
England wishes ia. do everything in
its power consistent with the proper
safeguarding Of the interests OF the
allies to facilitate world trade and
stimulate commerce paralyzed as it is
by war conditions. Consequently. it
is declared, there is no disposition
on the part Of England to protest
against the purchase Of German yes
sells by Americans, where the sales
are genuine and the ships are not
used SO as to avoid what might reas-
onably be called the consequences of
belligerency. rs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-07
FIRST LINE TRENCHES
CAPT RED BY FRENCH
'tsy Assee,Arto rsssG

PARIS, Jan. THE French re-
port given out this afternoon an
nounces the capture Of portion of
the German first line trenches in the
.Woevre district nc-..iwest of Flirey.
This advance derives its Importance
from the fact that 1t indicates the
French are making inroads into the
German triangular position. the apex
OF which rests on the right bank OF
the river Mouse at st. Mihiel. The
activities in Flanders and France
still are confined largely to artillery
exchanges, In them. the French
claim the advantage.
Mines also haze besnf exploded at
two points with successful results to
the French. rle enemy at Stein
bach has not attacked again and the
French in this region have retained
their positions. They claim also IN
advance toward Altkirch In Alsace,
south of Steinbach and Muelhausen.
! T u +
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Two italians Said to Have
Brought Young Girl and
Her Aunt From Ohio.

Charged with violating the Mann
white slave act, Frank Giardina and
Samuel Murazzo, Italians of the New
Fair Grounds addition, are prisoners
In the city Jail, awaiting hearings be-
fore United States Court Commits
sioner John w. Mason, Jr., OF Fair
mont. IS
It is alleged that the two men
brought Ada Headley, IA years old,
and Mrs. Emma Kinney, IS years OF
age, both OF East Liverpool, o., from
their homes in that city to Clarks-
burg, where they have been kept pris-
oners since Sunday, December %.
The two Italians were arrested by
Chief Of Police Brooks and Ofticer
iShope shortly after noon today in
their home, following an investiga-
ton by the chief OF report from the
chief Of police of East Liverpool that
the two girls had been brought to
West Virginia, very probably Ciaris-
burg, as the two. Italians were former
employees Of pottery concern In the
Ohio city, which has lately located its
plant in Clarksburg. Frank Headley,
father Of the child, accompanied the
police. He, accompanied by Mrs.
Headiey, arrived in the city last night.
having left. East liverpool upon being
notified by Chief Brooks that he
thought the little girl was here.
Mrs Rimey, who is an aunt OF the
Headley girl. was beaten snnmercifully
BY the two Italians, the little girl
said.
The story fold by the little girl was
very patti etic Tears ron led down 1er
cheeks and COCA siona ~ her emotion
WAS 10 deep that she Ewfis unable Is
TAX. According 10 her story. She and