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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-03
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WE MEET UPON THE LEVEL PART UPON THE SQUARE ,

we meet upon the Level, and part upon Square
They fall like strains melody upon listening ears
AS vo
we meet the Level brought
The Monarch from his palace the his cot
the klng his at
And the aborer his
we act upon the Plumb = It's Masters great command
we stand upright in virtues and lean hand;
The ASeeng Eye
mat we do always honor God and give due.
We part the Square due
We nngle in the ranks of but keep
And the influence of gatherings in is
And we long, upon the Level, to the happy
We shall meet the gates death are
Our works to try lives by His unerring Square,
We shall meet the Level
There's mansion bright
And everlasting welcome rejoicing
Who in this world of soh upon the So.are
Let meet the laboring patient here
Let us meet and let us labor tho the labor severe;
Already in the Western sky the bids prepare
To gather Working Tools the SQUARE q
Hands round
We part the Square below again: =
Each tie that has been broken cemened there
And be lost around parted the
BY Robert Norris q
a a 90 oo a n a - n
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-03
TEXT OF CERMANY'S REPLY

rines by ramming. AS special Incl
tation to merchantmen to destroy sub
marines the British government also
offered high prizes and has already paid
such rewards.
"The imperial government, in view
of these facts Individually known to
it, is unable to regard British mer-
tchantment in the zone of naval opera
itions specified by the admiralty staff
of the German navy as 'undefended.
German commanders consequently are
no longer able to observe the custo-
mary regulations of the prize law which
they before always followed.
| Carried Ammunition.
Finally, the imperial government
must point out particularly that the
Lusitania on it's last trip, as on earlier
occasions, carried Canadian troops and
war material, including no less than
1890 eases of ammunition, intended for
the destruction of the brave German
l-solsIiers who are fulfilling their duty
with self sacrifices and devotion in the
fatherland s service
1.-The German government believes
| that it was acting in justified self de
Tense in seeking with all the means of
warfare at its disposition to protect
the lives of its soldiers by destroying
ammunition intended for the enemy.
Blames Ship Company.
"The British shipping company must
have been aware of the danger to
which the passengers aboard the Lu-
sitania were exposed under these con
editions. The company in embarking
them, notwithstanding this, ATTEMPTED
deliberately to use the lives of Amer
lean citizens as protection for the am
munition aboard and acted against the
clear provisions Of the American law,
which expressly prohibits the forward
ing of passengers on ships carrying
ammunition and provides penalty
therefor. The company, therefore, is
wantonly guilty of the death of SO
many passengers.
''There can be no doubt, according
to the definite report of the subma-
rlne's commander, which is further
confirmed by all other information,
that the quick sinking of the Lusi-
tania is primarily attributable to the
explosion of the ammunition shipment
caused by a torpedo. The Lusitania IS
passengers would otherwise, in all hu-
man probability, have been saved.
1.-The imperial government considers
the above mentioned facts important
enough to recommend them to the atten
Gve examination of the American gov
ernment
No Final Decision.
"The imperial government while
withholding its final decision on the
demands advanced in connection with
the sinking of the Lusitania until re-
ceipt of an answer from the Ameri-
can government, feels impelled, in con
clusion here and now that it took
cognizance with satisfaction of the
mediatory proposals submitted by the
United States governments to Berlin and
London as basis for modus vivendi
for conducting the maritime warfare
between Germany and Great Britain.
The imperial government by its readi
ness to enter upon a discussion of these
proposals then demonstrated it's good,
intentions in ample fashion. The reali-
cation of these proposals was defeated,
as is well known, by the declinatory at
titude of the British government.
HER Won JAGOW.v
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-03
Says Lusitania Was Armed.

cit is further known to the imperial
government, from trustworthy reports
from its agents and neutral passengers
that for considerable time practically
all the more valuable British merchant
men have been equipped with cannon
and ammunition and other weapons and
manned with persons who have been
specially trained in serving guns. The
Lusitania, too, according to information
received here, had cannon aboard which
We're mounted and concealed below the
decks.
"The imperial government further
has the honor to direct the particular
attention of the American government
to the fact that the British admiralty
in a confidential instruction issued in
February, 1915, recommended its mer.
camille shipping not only to seek pro-
lection under neutral flags and dis,
tinguishing marks, but also, while thus
disguised, to attack German subna,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

pound creamery butter. Ziegler &
Son Creamery.
No. diminishing contest for girls.
First prize, Kodak album, wolcott Ko-
dak House; second prize, bungalo
apron, Crockett Mercantile Co
No. diminishing contest for ladies.
First prize, gold clock, HARLAN Furni-
ture Co.; second prize, powder jar,
No DIMINISHING confession men.
First prize, 20 tickets Crystal Thea
ter second prize, ash tray, c. A-Wolf
Jewelry Co.
No. 17-whistling contest for boys.
First prize, 20 tickets, Crystal Theater,
second prize. cake, Ideal Bakery.
No. 1S-Standing broad jump for
boys. under IA years. First prize, II
gallon ice cream, Baughman Bros !;
second prize, 5-mile auto trip, Central
garage.
No .19-Standing broad jump for
men. First prize, umbrella, Paxton
& Paxton; second prize, IL gallon ice
cream, Baughman Bros.
No. 2O-Best boy baby. First prize,
50 gold band ring, Industrial Council;
second prize, 81 gold band ring, In
dustrial Council; third prize. 1 dozen
baby CASTLE soap. Tully-McFarland
Drug Co.
No. 21-Best girl baby. First prize,
So gold band ring, Industrial Council;
second prize, 81 gold band ring, In
dustrial Council; third prize. comb
and brush tray. Santa Fe Watch Co.
No. 22-Most popular union lady on
the grounds decided by vote. lie each.
First prize, electric iron, Topeka Edi-
son Co.; second prize, silk hose, Cros-
by Bros. Dry Goods Co.
No. 23-Most popular union man on
the grounds, decided by vote, 1c each.
First prize, rocking chair, Emahizer-
Spielman Furniture Co.; second prize,
fall hat, Palace Clothing Co.
No. 24-Greatest number of union
labels worn by a gentleman. First
prize, 24-pound sack White House
flour, Owl Grocers; second prize, 1
pound Creamery butter, Ziegler & Son
Creamery.
No 25-Greatest number of union
la bles worn by a lady. First prize,
1 pair shoes slipper, Gerst1ey
Shoe Co.; second prize, shirtwaist.
Berkson Bros.
No. 26-Wrestling match for boys
from Industrial school First prize,
box candy, Topeka Candy Kitchen;
second prize, cake, Royal Bakery
No. officiating contest, open to
all. First prize, Is ten-cent Kleen-
Maid bread, College Hill Bakery: Sec
ond. 1 pound Folger's coffee, J. W.
Scott Grocery Co.
No. 2S-Sack race for boys under
16 years, % yards. First prize, "a
pound sack White House flour, Owl
Grocers: second prize, 10 tickets, Iris
Theater.
No. 2s-sack race for girls under
Is years, 25 yards. First prize, 1
plant, James Hayes Flower store;
second prize, L pound Creamery but
ter, Ziegler & Son Creamery.
No 0-Tug-of-war, union men VS..
any other team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
LABOR PAYS--CAPPER.

IContinned from Page One.l
blind to the abuses that have crept
into our governmental system. No
man who is honest to himself can
deny that in mary respects our pres
ent system is criminally wasteful and
woefully inefficient. 1 am glad, how
ever, to believe that the intelligence
and conscience of America are finally
aroused and that the American peo-
pie are going to right some of the
mistakes we have made in the past.
To me the most interesting feature of
the recent conference of thirty-eight
governors at Boston iE which I par
ticipated was the discussion of the
high cost of state government and the
methods best adapted to conducting
the public business in an economical
and efficient manner. An entire day
was given to this subject. It devel-
opcd that more than half the states
of the union are studying the waste
fitness, inefficlency and irresponsible
ernment and are propo sing remedies.
Cause Is Fundamental.
1.-The cause of the trouble is I'M
doubtedly fundamental 1t was con-
ceded by everyone at the conference
that the present orgar ization of the
states business relations and activi-
ties is antiquated, cumbersome. I'M
sound and contrary to all good bust
ness methods The result of this inef-
ficient and unbusineSslike organiza-
ton Is Extravaganza anu NdSlSAuiilS -
in the expenditure of the peoples
money; a multitude of disconnected,
unaffiliated departments, bureaus and
boards, often unnecessary, ind over
which neither the governor nor the
Legislature nor the people has effec-
tive control There is duplication of
positions and salaries for the benefit
of political grafterS and incompe-
tents; work poorly done; too many
useless boards and inspectors; failure
to fix and concentrate responsibility:
failure to get before the legislature all
the facts essential to appropria tions;
and excessive appropriations due to
local clamor for public plumber and
pork barrel politics in legislatures. We
have these conditions m Kansas, and
find many other states cursed in the
same manner.
THE governor is popularity supposed
to be the leader in the execution of
public politics. and the people hold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
Editor Declares Pirate Has Re-
turned to His Piracy.
HESPERIAN THE LAST STRAW
English Editors TEEN With Tn
sparing Denunciation.
See Brutal Remuneration of Won
BernstOrff's Pledge.

London, Sept 6-The London
morning papers comment on the at
tack on the Hesperian editorially and
at the same time refer to A. J. Bal
four's letter, which they consider af-
fords complete proof that Germany
recent attitude towards the United
States is governed by ':the consc1us-
ness of the failure of her submarine
policy
The Daily Telegraph says:
THE world will hear with astonish-
ment and horror of the new outrage.
As the vessel was outward bound she,
nitions- We do not know whether
more to reprobate German barbarity
or to wonder at it's appalling stupidity.
"Sahent and banning Illustration -
What are we to make of criminal
folly like this?" asks the Telegraph.
the sinking of the Hesperian suggest
to the specious communication of
Ambassador Won Bernstorff to Secre-
tary of State Lansing? In view of the
fact that the Hesperian is clearly a
liner in the strictest Interpretation OF
the phrase, the outrage affords a sa-
lent and damning illustration of the
German method of conducting nego-
tiations with neutral powers
The Times argues that the comman-
quite ignorant of whether any Ameri-
cans were aboard.
The outrage says the Times
"emphasizes the difficulty of suppos-
ing that the pledges of Ambassador
Won Bernstorffs nure marked even
the beginning of the end of Germany's
submarine campaign, and the shock
of the attack on the Hesperian can
nowhere be received with a greater
sense of disillusionment than in
Washington
No Mitigation Possible
The Daily Chronicle contends that
the fact that presumably no Ameri-
cans were aboard "does not mitigate
the crime and ought not to influence
American Judgment
The Chronicle chara cterizes the at
tack as "a brutal and prompt repudia-
ton of Won Bernstorff's underta king,
which Washington cannot ignore"
The Hesperian, says the Daily
News, has thrust all minor issues
aside. Yesterdays vital question
whether Count Won Bernstorff's am
biguous language intended to include
or exclude merchantmen has already
become a matter of no account. What
ever the doubtful limits of his pledge,
bly, fell within them. That pledge to
all appearances was the last and sole
alternative to war between America
and Germany. 1t was made public on
Wednesday and by Saturday it was a
scrap of paper. The word once more
lies with America, unless America has
done with Words
The Daily Express says:
Germany has torn up another
his piracy and America is again
flOuted'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

Mr.. Yuan Shi Kai, well known
throughout China as chief executive
or president, has recently expressed
annoyance at rumor that has per-
sisted within the dotted lines of his
domain.
Mr.. Kai has shown a determine
ton to take on after the manner of
julie Ceaser, late of Rome, should
crown be offered him. Thrice may
they offer him a kingly crown upon
refuse it.
Tt seems to be thought in China
that Mr.. Kai aspires to the splendor
of a scepter and throne. And some
have even been so bold as to say that
he plans to wear new narrow
hrimmed crown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06

him directly responsible, but in most
states, Kansas included, tie executive
is greatly handicapped so far effect
i've leadership. responsibility and adj
ministrative control are concerned.
The executive work in the government
of Kansas is divided among nearly one
hundred departmental officers, boards
and commissions having adminiStra-
tive duties with slight provision for
coordination and with less provisions
for executive directions and control
Many of these departments and bu-
reaus are as Independent of the gov
ernor as they are of the president of
the United States These boards can
constantly interfere with the minutest
details Of state administration with
out assuming any open responsibility
for its success.
Chance to Play Politics.
ANY partisan board of opposite po
litical faith is given every inducement
to play politics and make trouble for
the administration, and has every OPP
If it desires to balk reforms or dis
credit the administra ton or the poll
cies of any governor.
THE great wes, kness of this system
which scatters authority among many
boards and bureaus is that it leaves no
one solely concerned with or response
BILE for the actual handling and man
agement of the states fina noes or for
all the business of the state. Effective
overhead control is impossible. Every
officer, bureau and institution is ma
turally engaged in getting larger APP
preparations for his particular depart
nent. Every board and department
is constantly seeking to enlarge it's OPP
erations, but there is no one official
solely concerned with cutting appro-
priations and expenditures and hold
ing all public officers to account I'm
der such system no governor can
rigidly be held wholly responsible for
checking waste, cAtrava gance and eff
ficiency. No wonder, then, that ap-
preparations grow larger year by year
and that cost of government is in
creasing constantly. as long as these
department may act independently of
any central executive.
Il am still as firmly Convinced a
was when 1 said to the people in my
inaugural address. that we shall not be
able to check the waste of state reve-
nues until we have recognized and re-
sponsive machinery that will bring
simplicity. efficiency and economy
through centralizing responsibility and
AUTHORITY"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
IT WAS fine TRIP
Commercial Club Booster Tour
Pronounced a Success.
Were Well Enter
tanned at All Stopping Places.

One of the most successful booster
trips that has been engineered by the
Topeka Commercial club for more than
a year was made Sunday when mem
berS of the club made an automobile
trip to Junction City and Fort Riley
to witness the polo game at Junction
City and to advertise the Topeka Free
State Fair
The Topekans left the Commercial
club Sunday morning at 7:15 o'clock
ley routes to Junction City where they
arrived at noon for luncheon. At
Junction City the motorists were met
by a reception committee. During
the afternoon they were guests of the
Junction City and Fort Riley Polo
clubs. Leaving Junction City at 5:15 in
the evening the Topekans arrived in
Manhattan shortly after o'clock and
took dinner at the Coulson College
Inn before completing the return trip
Those who made the trip:
Mr. and Mrs. George Stoneback,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Stoneback, Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Whitney. Mr.. Schooley,
A. L. Courtney, Mrs Mary Chaplin,
Robert Billiard, Miss Gardner, e. S.
Kellam, w. W. webb, Homer Wood
cock, A S. Thomas, c.. H. Coffee, DR..
Lillian Malone, H. A. Hodgins, Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Workman, J. r. john
son, T. P. Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Anderson, DR.. George Ashton and Mrs
Der, Harry Southwick, Miss Eva
Smith, William Brelsford and family
and brother, K. U. Whitfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. V. B. Kistler, w. T. Davis, Don
Mulvane, Phil Billiard, w. Q. Stephen
son, G. w. Miller and S. M Liger of
st. Marys.
THE trip was successful one. We
were royalty entertained at all places
we stopped and especially at Junction
City," said one Topeka man, in de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
LABOR HOST IN TOPEKA
[continued from Page one.l

be hampered in forming in line, the
two blocks on Quincy street were
cleared of all vehicles by the police.
The long line of men marched south
on Quincy to Tenth, then west to
Kansas avenue and north across the
Melan bridge to Garfield park In ad-
dition to the local labor unions in the
parade, twenty-five floats were en-
tered by local business men and diff
ferent organizations Representatives.
from Burlingame, Usage City, Odds
burg and Scranton took part in the
parade and picnic
Industrial school Floats.
Several floats were entered in to-
days parade by the Boys Industrial
the line of workers. This is the first
time that the Industrial school has
taken part in an affair of this kind.
The boys were commanded by Super
intendent Charles of the school.
A number of the unions appeared in
uniform. For the first time in the
history of the city, the bakers appear
ed in public in their dough mixing
clothes. The division was dressed in
white. The BARRIERS, pressmen and a
number of other divisions were also
in uniform. The wagons of the fire
department were decorated with flags
and streamers squad of traffic
cops-Harvey Parsons's finest-head
ed the long line of tramping men.
the day and was marshal of the pa
rade. Today he was the busiest man
in town. The program at Garfield this
afternoon will be one of the most ex-
tensive ever given at the park. The
election of the most popular union
lady and union man on the grounds
will be a feature. A tug of war be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
ToRPEDOED, HE SAYS.
Passenger Declares Hesperian Was
Attacked Without Warming.

Queenstown, Sept. 6.-Mr. Hamil-
ton, a saloon passenger on the Hespe-
rian, describing his experiences, said:
mo warning was given before the
torpedo was fired. Suddenly a boats
vain serted, Submarine on starboard
bow Almost simultaneously the tor
pedo struck.
''I entered boat with fifty others.
The boat took the water safely, but
seemed to leak badly. 1t was neces-
sary to detail two members of the crew
to bail constantly. The women be-
haved very we'll and there was no ap-
probable panic aboard the steamer
We were in the boat about two hours
before being rescued
Among the second class passengers
were more than 100 women and chill
dren.
1t is reported here that a sailing
vessel was torpedoed about the same
time as the HeSperian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
LINER TO BOTTOM.
CONTINUED from Page one.l

Continued from Page One.1
ties had not been informed officially
doed without warning, but that they
believed this was the case.
Mr. Frost's message said that forty
five unorganized Canadian troops were
on board, most of them invalided, and
that the boat had a AT inch gun
mounted aStern. The consul has been
unable to learn of more than two
Americans who were on the Hesperi-
an, both members of the crew and
both reported to have been saved.
From stories told by survivors the
detailed account of the disaster grad
uaEy is being unfolded. Most of the
passengers say there is no doubt the
attack was made by a German sub
marine and some of them say they
heard the lookout shout Submarine
on starboard quarteri" Thus far no
statement has been made by any sur
vivor who saw a submarine or a tor
pedo.
No Panic ON Board.
All agree the Hesperian was struck
on the starboard side between the
foremost and the bridge. Life boats
without panic. The fourth and fifth
boats were lowered unevenly and over
turned the occupants being thrown
into the water. Some of them were
injured.
AT the london office of the Allan
line it is said that all passengers
reached Queenstown safely. Some of
the rescued, however, say they heard
cries for help from persons in the
water.
a woman in one of the life boats
stopped a small leak by removing a
stocking and stuffing it into the hole.
Three Sisters of Mercy were among
the last 10 depart from the Hesperian.
One of the passengers asserts that six
ty persons were crowded into a life
boat having capacity of forty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-06
wholesale Fruit and Produce
FURNISHED by S. r. Lux.I
Topeka, Kan. Sept.

Topeka, Kan. Sept 6.
ITALIAN PRUNES-Per crate, 95c. In
so crate lots. per crate, Doc.
BARTLETT PEARS-Per box, $500.
VALENCIA ORANGES-96 size per box
So. 12G size per box S4.25; 150 size per
per 5ox S5.25; PIG size per box 1925: $50
size per box 1926: 2SS size per box $500:
:}24 size per box $500.
PEACHES-Per bushel, S1.40.
CALIFORNIA GRAPES-Per crate $500
BANANASMExtra fancy, per h., 3Ac:
pAP Phi -yi River per Dbl. $500:
Pinnicks, per Dbl, $780, Haas, per Dbl.
$500.
Limes-Per carton S125.
CATALOGUES = Standards, Jumbo
pack, per crate, $500; Standards, standard
pack, per crate $:S.25.
WATERMEI.ONS-Per cwt.., $1.4o; per
thousand weight, 81 %.
TOMATOES-Pe 20 H. Climax basket
Csc
CUCUABERS-Pe dozen, 40c.
Per 20 lb Climax basket $1;00.
GREEN CORN-Per doZ. 12c.
DIAMOND BASKETS-h blu. baskets,
per doz 45c; 2-5 blu. baskets per doz. 45c:
Peck baskets per doz. 45c: 20 Id. Climax
baskets with Slated tops, each Sc.
CABBAGE-Best grade, per lb. lie.
MANGO PEPPERS-Per basket, 9Oc.
BETS Per blu. basket, 65c.
TURN1PS-Per blu. Goo.
ONIONS.Red, per bu.. 75c: yellow. per
bu. 75c: white, per blu. Soc.
CHEESE-Per lb., 1715c.
Topeka Hay Market.
PRAIRIE HAY-$S.0O
ALFALFA-S9.0 CO.
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u Of-'huSu ITOIJt rage OHS.l
ways waited until the trains were
passed and there would be little dan
ger of serious consequences.
Race Prejudice Inflamed.
In the two months since the ban
dts began operations four American
men have been murdered. Apparent
ly the element of racial revenge dld
not enter into these killings until
last weeks murder of two Americans
near San Benito.
1t is now established that the two
Americans were dragged from their
horses, possibly after they were dead,
in retaliation for some picture postal
cards which have been spread over all
northeast Mexico. These were pictures
of Texas rangers on horseback with
ropes about the bodies of some Mexi-
cans killed several weeks ago in the
fight at Los NoriaS. The rangers did
not drag these bodies. They only
posed for the pictures to satisfy
photographer. The wide sale of these
pictures produced bad feeling.
The new Seventy-ninth district
court held its first sitting today at Rio
Grande City, about 100 miles up the
river from here. Some of the attor
neys who attended court from the old
counties said they were carrying a
law book in one hand and a pistol in
the other.
Flight Lieut.. j. C Morrow, who was
injured when his biplane fell in a
field last night, was reported slight
ly improved, but still dazed. Private
Adam Khuenkryk, hurt with him, was
better