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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
GOVT TO own EN-
GarretsOn FOreSeeS Railroads
Passing to Federal.
Eight-HOur Law Another
"COurSe i'm the Structure"

Washington, Sept. 5.-Government
ownership of railroads and other pub
lie utilities is coming, in the opinion
of A. B. Garretson. leader of the four
railroad brotherhoods fight for an
eight-hour day Avoidance of a ma
tional rail strike, thru strong govern
mental interference, he believes is
only one of series of steps toward
such an end.
Ten years hence" he predicted.
you will see a might stride toward
government ownership and operation
of all railroads as well as other public
and quasi-pubHc utilities. 1 believe in
such a program after mature reflec-
ton. 1 take this view-that there are
deadly dangers in government owner
ship but that with the government en-
gagged in regulation-as it must feel
that we must choose the least danger
Gus. That is government operation
and ownership. The sentiment in that
direction has grown steadily. as a
bricklayer would say; settlement of
the strike is just another course in the
structure"
Garretson explained that some roads
may face balance on the wrong side
of their books as a result of govern
ment regulation.
This Law Whole Structure.
Then he continued, "such lines
must look to the government for re-
endorsement.
But the lines making a profit
should not be allowed to escape while
their weaker associates are put under
government control, and assistance
Hence, as I see it, government opera
ton and control of all railroads mus
result"
Commenting on the Garretson in
terview, one of the foremost experts OF
the country said today:
His statement that this is one
course in the structure is mild. 1t APP
pears to me that this law has about
built the whole structure for govern
ment ownership. 1t certainly has
brought such situation ten years
nearer to realization"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
FOUGHT IT OUT
County Officers Couldn't Settle
Row by Argument.
Fists ReSOrted To in POllOm-
Gordon Bout Labor Day.
AUDITOR TRIED To STOP IT
But James Larimer's Best Hat
Was Knocked Two Ways.
In a Lucky Jab POllOm Was
Able to Draw Blood.
AUDITOR TRIED TO STOP IT

One sporting event, not on the Labor
day wholly unadvertised-
was staged before a small, select but
enthusiastic audience at the court
house Monday afternoon. The bout
pulled off in the county. commissioners
office between Boyd 'Pollom, county
commissioner, and David Gordon, for
mer road boss in Soldier township,
wasn't anything like so scientific as
the We!sh-White fight at Colorado
Springs. but the few spectators say the
latter couldn't have been more inter-
eSting.
Gordon was recently let out as road
foreman in Soldier township-Pol-
Ions home township. and there has
been some feeling since. 1t is said
that Gordon has privately made
charges against Pollom and that he
was invited to appear before the COM
missioners Monday-when all the
other offices were closed-and have
his say.
Besides Pollom and Gordon, the
other two commissioners. Fred Nipps
and James Sinner, James Larimer and
John Wright. were there.
The fight began with an argument.
The three commissioners were lined
up back of the railing at their table.
Gordon was in front of the railing,
Larimer was in a side room and John
Wright. deputy county clerk, was here
and there
I.arimer Was Hit.
At some stage of the argument.
spectators say, Gordon handed Pollom
the fighting word and Pollom went
right over the fence after him Blows
were struck but both men were in
poor training and their clenched fists
glanced or missed entirely. James
Larimer, county auditor, heard echoes
of the battle and hurried in. His in
tention was to act as peacemaker, but
it Wlis admitted today that his part
was that of pacemaker for about five
minutes. He ran between them just
as both struck. One struck his hat
on one side and one on the other. He
turned round and round.
James Sinner commissioner. also
attempted to que1l the riot He had
no better luck than Larimer did in
stopping the fight but he was more
fortunate. He wasn't hit.
John Wright. in addition to being
deputy county clerk. is a deputy sher-
iff, and he threatened to arrest the
whole bunch unless the fight stopped
Immediately
Fred Nipps chairman of the board
of commissioners, seated behind the
rail. took no part in the row but after
it had progressed to point where he
figured the dignity of the office was
being badly shaken, at least, he or
dered the fight stopped. It did stop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
BANKERS GIVE BAIL
Alleged SIayers of Bank Examiner Out
on $4,000 Each.

Waco. Sept. By agreement be,
tween the state and the defense bail
IN the sum of $1,000 each was allowed
]. E. and w. r. Watson, indicted by
McLennan county grand jury for
the murder of State Commissioner of
Ranking and Insurance J. S. Patter-
son.
Bond was given Immediately by the
defendants. Proceedings were waived
by the state when the habeas corpus
hearing for the Watsons began today
no testimony being taken The cases
against J. E. and w. r. Watson are
set for September Is, in the district
court here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
GARDNER PACE SETTER
Golf Title Holder Makes Low Score in
Championship Play.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 5.-Most of
the stars had commanding leads at the
end of the morning play in the first
round today of the amateur golf
championship tournament at the
Merton Cricket club. They are play
ing the best golf since they arrived.
Medal scores of note are a IA by
Robert A. Gardner, the title holder,
the lowest score made thus far on the
east course; a rs by F. w. Dyer, of
Montclair, the Pennsylvania state
champion; and a 70 by Max Marston.
of Baltusrol, the former New Jersey
champion. The weather today was
perfect and a large gallery followed
the matches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
PARISH SCHOOLS OPEN
More Than 400 Enrolled in Grades
and the Academy.

The Assumption high school and
grade school, and the new grade
school of Holy Name parish opened
today with a total enrolment of more
than 400. The latter school is at pres
ent being consolidated with the As
sumption parish school, pending the
completion of the school rooms at the
Holy Name church, at Tenth and Clay
streets. The Assumption high school
has an enrolment of rs, the Assump
ton grade school, 200; and the Holy
name school, 120. The school year
will last until June 20, with a two
weeks vacation at Christmas time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05

The heaviest individual precipita-
ton in any county in Kansas during
August was 4.24 inches in Doniphan
county, reports to the weather bu-
reau, Topeka office, show. The ex-
IRENE northeastern part of the state
received the most moisture during the
month, but there were fairly good
rains in the extreme western part of
the state. Rainfall in practically all
parts of Kansas was below normal.
Shawnee county received only sew
enty-eight hundredths of an inch. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05

northern part of Usage county report
cd the lightest rain in the state for the
period, the total being only As of an
inch. The rainfall in that county
varied more than an inch, the south
ern half receiving nearly one and one
half inches.
Leavenworth county reports $50
inches of rain for the month, while
WyandOtte county received 3.S2
inches. Greeley and Morton counties,
on the western border of the state,
report 3.S4 and 3.37 inches respect
iVely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
Two speeders in serious Condition.

Cincinnati. Sept 5.-Gii Anderson
of Indianapolis, whose racing car went
into a fence at the Sharonville speed
way yesterday, was pronounced in a
serious but not necessarily dangerous
condition today. Anderson sustained
d broken leg and many bruises, but
an examination displayed no internal
injuries. Bert Shields, Anderson's
mocha nician, probably suffered a
fracture of the spine and physicians
hold out slight hope for his recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
SLOAN LODGE NO. 225

Members requested to meet at tenn
pie 200 D. m. tomorrow to attend fu.
neral of Charles w. Kouns. All Mas
ter Masons invited.
VICTOR S. BOUTWELL,, Master.
(Ady)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
JOHNSTON OR WILLIAMS.
Either Present or Former Champion
Will Win Net Title.

Forest Hills, L. l., Sept. 5.-The
tennis championship of the United
States rested between the present
champion, William NJ Johnston of
California, and a former champion, r.
Norris Williams, second, of Philadel-
phia.
These two, the very best of the
country's players by all past records,
probably will furnish the most inter-
esting contests of the tourney when
they clash today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
FACE ANOTHER STRIKE
New York Subway and Elevated Lines
May Be Tied Up.

New York, Sept. 5.-Danger of a
strike which would tie up the subway
and elevated systems of New York
appeared greater this afternoon. The
demand of the representatives of the
union that all individual contracts
made by the marlborough company
with its employees be abrogated was
fatty refused. The men have de-
clared a strike will be called if the
contracts are not abrogated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
Back Broken in Accident.

Cincinnati, Sept. 5.-One life may
be the toll taken by the Cincinnati
speedway 900 mile race Labor day.
Bert Shields, mechanician for Gil An
derson, received a broken back when
Anderson's car burst a tire and top
pied. off the track. He is not expected
to recover. Anderson's leg was broken
and he is suffering from shock and
numerous bruises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
WOLVES MAY NOT QUIT
The Fate of Wichita Ball Club May
Be Known Today.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.-The fate OF
the Wichita baseball club of the West
ern league is still in doubt today, ac-
cording to President Zehrung of the
league.
Il am now in communication with
the club owners" said Zehrung, but
so far the matter has not been settled
1 imagine that the club will continue
for the remainder of the season. Def
mite decision will probably be made
later TODAY"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
SPUDS SLUMP A DOLLAR
From Inflated Strike Price of 1925
They Drop to SIPS.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept POTATOES
take a big slump today from $50 a
bushel where they had been hlheo
when the railroad strike threatened
TO 81 %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued from
the office of the probate judge today
to the following persons:
Sanford V Moore, Mcpherson, age
6S, Mary Dowell, Topeka, age "a.
Roy E. Booth. Topeka, age %, and
Mary Irene Cavanagh, Topeka, 1ge "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
PLAGUE KILLS X. C. CHILD
Only Case Reported in City Provef
Fatal After Week.

Kansas City, Sept. 5.-Infantile par
alysis caused the death of Sophia
Skornton, four years old, at the home
of her parents in KansaS City, Kan,
today, according to attending physf-
clans. The girl had been i'll a week.
This is the only case that has been
reported in Kansas City, Kan, and
quarantine measures have been taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
Order Lower Rates on Ore.

Washington, Sept. Slower rates
on iron ore from lower Lake Erie
ports to Ohio and Kentucky. West
Virginia and western Pennsylvania
were ordered today by the interstate
commerce commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
War to Last IS Months.

Geneva. Sept. British govern
ment officials have informed the
Italian prime minister of their belief
that the war will last at least another
eighteen months, according to Rome
adyices today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
Bordens arctic
(left andJoh n Borden

John Borden Chicago millionaire explorer
and fer the wrecked Pinnacle
Denver shpwreckd the arctic their honeymoon
before the r1shap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
Delicious Drink

HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
Without habit-forming drugs it sat-
isfies and soothes the nerves.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05

Amoro Sato. formerly Japanese
ambassador to Austria, has already
spent considerable portion of his
life in this country. having been q
student at De Pauw university In In
diana The new envoy succeeds Wis.,
count Chinda. who has been trans
terred to the ambassadorship at Lon
don.
The sun., 1916-08-16
FRANCE SENDS CONDOLENCES.
Tells Father Of Aviator Chapman
He Died n Hero.

John Jay Chapman. whose .son. Victor.
n member Of the American Flying
Squadron, was killed In action In France
last June. has received a letter from
the Union Of Fathers and Mothers
Whose Sons Have Died for France.
which Is intended not only as IL per.
sonal notc Of coincidence. but moro cspe-
cially as "A general expression of ad.
miration on the part of the union
toward the parents Of American men
who are fighting IN Europe. Mr.. Chap
II Is In part as follows:
"The Union OF the Fathers and
Mothers Whose Sons Have Died for
France-an association founded TO safe
guard and to honor the memory of those
who fall in battle-dccided at a recent
meeting to extend to you its profound
sympathy.
"Your son. sir, ever since he sought
the field OF peril n Of honor In COM
pany with our soldiers by his exploits
has been an example to his companions
In arms.
"He has been in tho first rank OF the
heroes whose memory we shall cherish,
and when death claimed him and
crowned his brave sacrifice with honor
tho whole OF France paid homage to tho
noble son you have lost. our Union
desires to tell you that we share In your
sorrow and In your pride"
The letter IL signed by NJ Paul Leroy
Bcaulietk the president of the union.
The sun., 1916-08-16
SOLDIERS TO MARCH CAsHLESs,
but Fay ma ster Promises 10 Follow
New Workers with First Coin,

HEADQUARTERS NEW York DIVISION,
McALLEN. Tex, Aug. 1.-THE Four
teenth and Sevcnty-first Infantry regi-
mcnts will set out from Mission and Nc
Allen respectively at S tomorrow morn
ing for the first leg of the eleven day
march scheduled for all the infantry
units. The Third Regiment will leave
tharr Thursday. The march will cover
q route Of approximately ninety miles
to foungs ranch and return.
The Second. Seventh and Twenty
third regiments will leave their camps on
the ed and the Twelfth. %Sixty-ninth and
Seventy-fourth on the eth.
Neither State nor Federal pay has
been forthcoming for either of the regi-
ments which go out tomorrow. II In
expected. though. that II the paymas-
ter does not overtake them ut Mis-.
sion Tomorrow. he will follow them into
the field and give them their cash there
t. add to the weight of their marching
equipment.
The Second Field Artillery. which was
paid for June by the Federal Govern
ment on Friday. and the Signal Bat
talon were paid by the State this
afternoon.
Major j. Scott Button. Second New
York Infantry. was appointed to-day
chief OF the military police for the dis
trict to relieve ~I.icut-col. Robert Nc
Lean. Seventh New York Infantry.
The sun., 1916-08-16
VICE WITNESSES THREATENED.
swami Hears More Reports Of
Efforts 20 Intimidate Them.

District Attorney Swami again heard
reports yesterday OF the attempted in
timidatlon Of he States witnesses I'm the
investigation he has started to deter
mine whether the white slave traffic in
this city Ia organized and controlled by
a trust. as has been alleged.
Before District Attorney Swami. who
appeared with Assistant District Attor-
ney Smith. went before the Grand Jury
during the day. Jennie Price, one OF the
states star witnesses. whose revelations
led TO many of the arrests In the vice
investigation. visited the office. and re-
ported that her apartment In West
Twenty-third street. had been wrecked
during her absence by her former asso-
ciates In an effort to intimidate her.
Joseph Botwin. the confessed dealer In
white slaves. was again a witness yes
terday before the Grand Jury In the in
Quiry with special reference to the al
legged connection between certain menu
bers OF the Police Department and those
engaged In tho traffic In young girls.
Also before h Grand Jury were Jack
Cohen. Rose Wasserman AMI Harry
Sussman. Cohen was brought over from
Blackwell's Island. where he IL serving
a o months sentence for disorderly
conduct.
The sun., 1916-08-16
TENANTS UPHOLD BUsrANoBY
Two In Casadena Apartments So,
Music Didn't Annoy Them,

Magistrate krotel. In the West Side
Court. yesterday seemed to think that
Jacques Bustanoby had done his part In
trying to lessen the sounds In his res
taurant at Broadway and Sixtleth
street. and adjourned the case until Mon
day to see II there is any further COM
plant. Meanwhile he suggested that
Mr.. Bustanoby make a further effort TO
muffle the sounds at night.
The superintendent OF the Pasadena
apartment house appeared as the rom
plainant to press the charge that the res
,aurant was a public nuisance. Letters
were read from two tenants OF the house.
however. saying hat they had never
been disturbed by noises.
Mr.. Bus,anoby. after explaining that
a society known as the Domino Circle
Is housed In the building. said tina, he
had moved h musicians from the north
to the south side OF the restaurant 10
soften the sound entering the apartment,
house.
The sun., 1916-08-16
TROOPS RESENT sLuRs
Men at Front Angered By Charges
of Brutality.

GERMAN DIVISION Headquarters ON
THE SoMME FRONT, via London. Aug.
1b.-The Germans at the front bitterly
resent the charges OF inhumanity and
brutality which nave been brought
against them. A high German officer
said to the correspondent:
W officers and men at the front are
we'll informed Of what u opponents
and neutrals say Of us. We know we
are called Huns and barbarians. I can
say II has not softened our feelings any.
nor will II. The more the world howls
for our destruction the harder we will
fight, and the last Englishman will have
&c face the last German. We are neither
Huns nor barbarians. and II severe
measures were resorted to by us they
were the outcome Of the most serious
military necessity"
A general referred to the French and
English infantrymen as poor DEVILS"
and expressed the wish that peace would
soon end the useless carnage OF human
beings. w are convinced Our cause Is
just" he said. and with this feeling
goes the frm belief that we are UNI
conqR rable."
The sun., 1916-08-16
Austrians RepuIse Kocvess.


PETRoGRAp. via London. Aug. 1.-THE
official Russian statement issued by Tho
War Office tonight says:
Our troops continue the crossing OF
the Zlota L!pa under enemy fire.
which at many points hampers the
construction OF bridges. Heavy artil-
lery and machine gun fire Is being
directed against our works. In this
sector we captured seven officers. 4l3
men and three machine guns.
In the Carpathian woods at the
source OF the Pruth the enemy, under
u pressure. evacuated J~ablonitza.
which We occupied. South OF this
point We reoccupicd Vormkhta and
ArdJeliuf on the Pruth. taking thirty
two officers and 1905 men prisoners.
Our offensive continues.
The statement issued this mornlns
says:
on the evening OF August II a Ger
man Albatross appeared over the town
OF Nesvij. STAN Captain Krutten, who
brought down an enemy ~aeroplane al
Nesvij on Saturday. assembled with his
machine, which Is armed with n ma
chine gun. he engaged the hostile aero.
plane and drove IL to earth in the
vicinity OF NesviJ. The pilot was
wounded and the observers were cap
tured.
our advance westward In the region
Of the Upper Stripa IL continuing. ON
the Rivers Zlota Lira and Bystritza.
Solotvina our troops are crossing sue
c~essfully,
Caucasian front: Our offensive In
the region Of Sakkiz, Persia. resulted
IN u capture OF a very strong Tur-
kish position In the vicinity Of this
town. The enemy. pursued by our
cavalry. Is retreatins hurrledly to the
south.
On the Baltic Sea on Monday morn.
Ing our aviation l%ieutenants, Deter.
ichs and Prokofeiev. undertook with
two h~ydroplanes . daring raid ON the
The sun., 1916-08-16
BURIAN OUT. SAY REPORTS.
Andrassy Refuses 20 Succeed Hin
Pending Guaranteed.

LONDON. Aug. l5.-Iount JuNus An
Grassy has refused to succeed Baron
Won Buriau as Austrian Foreign Minister
without guarantees from the Emperor
that the political integrity OF Hungary
shall be respected. according to "a Rome
despatch received here. The despatch
says that the Emperor hesitates to con-
cede such guarantees.
Reports from Vienna 10y way OF Gesoa
state that Baron Won Burian has already
resigned. but no official confirmation of
his resignation has been received here.
Keen interest Is shown in the possibility
Of Count Andrassy taking Office az For
eign Minister. as he IL supposed to be n
strong advocate of Austria making a
separate peace and was formerly cred
tied with being a warm admirer OF Eng
land and English institutions.
The sun., 1916-08-16
FAMOUS HOSPITAL WRECKED.
German Shells Destroy Rheims
BuilAins, with yss~s%txDhencs.

PARIS, Aug. 1.-the civil hospital Of
Rheims. formerly the Abbey Of the
church OF It. Remi, the destruction Of
which by German artillery nre was
omcially announced last night. was one
OF the finest edlfices In the city. II was
almost entirely reconstructed In the
eighteenth century.
The linen contained an important
series or seventeenth century tapestries
which. with others much older. were sent
recently to the Museum Beaux Arts In
Paris. n the arcades OF the cloister
iormins part OF the structure was a rich
'apidary museum containing all the re-
naming specimens Of the archaeological
collections Of the city. which were al
most entirely destroyed in the burning
or the Archbishop's palace.
In another part of the hospital was n
part OF a primitive cloister, a perfectly
preserved and magnificent specimen OF
twelfth century art. A large vault of
me cathedral was crushed In recently by
a big shell which brought down q mass
Of fragments.
The sun., 1916-08-16
MORE SLEEP, PLATTSBURG CRY.
So Taps VIII sound just ~ Broad.
way BeGins to Liven In.

PLATrsBuRo. ". y. Aug. l5.-Members
OF the present camp OF military instruc-
ton are finding the duties very tiresong.
To-day they petitioned the acting camp
commander. Major Harrison Hall. to
change the hour of taps from 1870
to 10 o'clock. thus giving them an ad-
ditlonal half hours sleep. The request
will be compiled with beginning to-mor-
row.
Before leaving for New York Major
Gen. Wood issued orders that sufficient
tentage for the accommodation of $500
men who are expected for the September
camp should be left standing. and ar
rangements are now being made for the
accommodation of three full regiments.
Lieut.-Col. Peter Murray. camp COM
mander. is confined to his quarters by
illness.
The sun., 1916-08-16
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
HUNGARY GATEWAY
Continued from First Page.

tacks last night and captured 1919 prls-
oners, including 81 officers. In taking
the prisoners the Italians also cut nut
several sections Of trenches from the
Austrian line.
East Of Goritz, In the hiliy region.
where the Italians also have been gain
Ing steadily ever since they occupied
Goritz. they won more trenches and took
22O prisoners. OF whom j were officers.
rARis. Aug ia despatch to La
Libertc from Turin to-day says that the
Australians. despairing OF stopping the
triumphant Italian forward sweep. are
evacuating Tolmino. The same despatch
says that the Italians have occupied a.
the southern and western suburbs.