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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
Tired Business Mans Drift of
Fancy Building Them.
He and Family Take Vacations
De Luxe in Colorado.
BOOSTS RAILROAD TRAVEL
Vacation Resorts Seem to Dot
Mountains Over Night.
Little Known Lakes of Yester'
day Now Widely Known.

In the summer, about this time of
year, the fancy of the tired business
man turns to thoughts of mountain
trout, shady hooks and a mountain
side camp where he can fight CHG
gers, mosquitoes and between times let
the sun burn the top of his head, de-
void of hair. until it puffs up in little
blisters that will make his stenogra-
pher giGgle. That suits his fancy In
summer just the same as his yearn-
ing turns to the front seat in bur
1esque show where he kids himself
into believing he is having the time
of his life and becoming wise in add
ton in winter.
And the fancy OF the tired business
man which affects him in summer is
breaking all records for passenger
traffic on western railroads this sum-
mer. Every train, Santa Fe, Rock Is
land and Union Pacific. passing
through Topeka, carries scores OF out
ing parties and individuals 20 the sum =
nier resorts in the Rocky mountains.
The summer resorts of the west, there
are hundreds of them not including
the old established ones, are rivaling
the boom towns of years ago Before
the war broke out and submarines
made ocean travel unpleasant, the
man who went to an American resort
was pressed for time or money or
both. Now, it is quite the thing to
take 1aunt 20 COlOradO, CALIFORNIA,
the north woods or similar places and
camp bang out in the open, you know,
and rough it de luxe.
A de luxe outing is all the ad-
jective implies. For truth, it is whis-
pered in exclusive circles of the West
end one Topeka woman took two
maids and a cook when she accom-
panied her husband, a tired business
man, on a camping trip in Colorado,
Colorado the Favorite.
Colorado is the favorite pleasure
spot for Topekans this summer. Lakes
in the Colorado mountains, which only
a few persons knew existed two years
ago, have been discovered, renovated
remodeled and advertised along with
camping and bungalow sites on theiI
shores. and the railroads are doing he
biggest Colorado business in their his
tory.
One Topeka railroad. the Santa F'e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

has advertised that two-weeks' vaca-
ton trip to Colorado costs only $50.
The price is attractive and the noun
tains are said to be worth 1t. OF
course, it depends on how you feel, If
a trip only costs $50, but it has been
proven it can be done. The Rock
island and Union Pacific have also
turned loose a flood of literature on
American summer resorts, particularly
Colorado and adjacent states.
Here are a few of the camping and
outing places in that state: Gunnison
river, Frying Pan river, Manitou, Ute
Pass resorts. Mt. Mcclellan, Palmer
Lake, Clear Lake and Platte Canyons,
Stonewall valley, Glenwood Springs.
Grand Lake, Woods lake, Twin Lakes,
Buena Vista and scores of other places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
STUDIES SPENDING ART
Philippine Millionaire Learns PhiIan-
thropy in America.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Theo. Yangeo,
wealthiest man of the Philippines, is
on his way back to Manila via VAN
couver, having now completed q
course of study in philanthropy in this
country. Desiring to distribute his
millions among the poor of his native
land. the Filipino philanthropist
came to America to study the Rookie
Teller Foundation and other philan-
thropic enterprises.
He spent eight months here and be-
1ieveS himself able to spend his mill
lions in the best possible, way for the
education and modernization of the
people of the Philippines. Yangco
predicted that within the next few
wears the Philippines would be among
the richest spots in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
History of Building Across
River by p. /. BOnebrake.
Pappan Rope Ferry First Used
by French Half Breed.
BRIDGE ON COTTONWOOD PILES
Didn't Take Long for High
Water to Garry 1t Away.
POntOOn Structure Also Lost in
Rush of Waters.

1.-The discussion about highways at
the lunch of the Commercial club this
week brought to mind some incidents
connected with the early efforts to
keep and maintain the main highway
between the Missouri river and New
Mexico via Topeka" said P. I. Bone
brake today. 1.-The north bank of the
river was the south boundary of the
Kaw Half Breed Indians reservation.
The Kansas river was for time the
north boundary line of Shawnee
county.
THE method of crossing the river
was by the 'Pappan' rope ferry man
aged by Louis Pappan, Frenchman
of the Half Breed tribe. The high
way between Leavenworth and New
Mexico and the far west was by way
of Topeka, and a very important mat
ter to its development. All United
States troops and supplies for Fort
Union and Mexican trade came this
1.-TWO other points were discussing
new bridges and Topeka had to be
active. The rope ferry was made
quate. We must have a bridge. After
many efforts a contract was made
with firm, Jones, Kidney & Co., to
erect a wooden bridge at a cost of
81 5000 payable in county script. Tim
Der was abundant and free. The
Fridge was built on cottonwood piles
and was completed and opened for
traffic on the first of May, 1858.
Now the people were happy, but
their joy was of short duration. In
July, 1853, the winds and floods came
ard Kansas river, the Shunganunga
and Soldier river were out of the
banks and on July IT, the bridge was
lifted from its place and floated away.
when the bridge went down sew
eral regiments of United States troops
with government supplies were lodged
on the north bank. and the people APP
pealed to Secretary ]. B. Floyd of the
war department for assistance In
building a bridge, military necessity.
Floyd was too busy sending soldiers.
arms and munitions of war to the
south in anticipation of the coming
Civil war. The unpreparedness of the
government at that time through
Floyd's treachery cost us the Battle OF
Bull Run.
1.-THE next effort was the construc-
lasted a while but a flood came and it
floated away to join its predecessor.
Next came an iron bridge built by
private parties, a toll bridge, which
the county finally bought with county
bonds. This bridge lasted until the
present steel-cement bridge was
ell ected.
I'VE do not feel anxious when the
river is at flood tide now. We believe
we are secure. OF course we have
| passed the period where we depend so
much on public highways, as the rail-
roads do most of the traffic in travel
and freight Looking back upon our
troubles of early days shows good
deal of faith and courage on the part
| of the people who were determined to
make a city of Topeka"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
JOBS TO FILIPIN0S
Natives Replace Americans in
Important Positions.
White Men Encouraged to Re-
tire by Pension Offer.

Manila. Aug. Some of the Big
gest shifts in the personnel OF inc
government of the Philippine in re-
cent years are now occurring through
RESERVATIONS or rctirenents, opening
number of executive positions to ma :
tive Filipincs. in accordance with the
policy of the present administration
Harry T. Edwards, director of agri-
culture has retired, after fifteen years
of service He, like a number OF
others, has taken advantage OF the
retirement act passed at the last ses-
sion of the insular legislature where
by government employees of long serY-
ice may retire with a pension OF
years full pay. He is to be succeeded
bv Adriano Hernandez, one of the
most progressive F'ilipinos in the gov
eminent service who for the last year
has been an assistant director OF the
bureau of agriculture.
Stephen Bonsal has resigned from
his post as a member of the board OF
utility commissioners. His place is to
be filled by DIR. Bernard Herstein, in
sular collector of customs for the past
three years, who, in turn is to be sue
ceeded by John s. Stanley for nine
years deputy collector of customs. The
latter vacancy is to be filied by the
appointment of Vicente AldaneZ the
first Filipino to be given an important
executive position in The bureau of
customs.
First in Bureau of Education.
Another shakeup has occurred in
the bureau of education owing to the
retirement of Frank L. Crone as d.
rector and the appointment of the as
sistant director. Walter NJ. Marquardt,
| to succeed him. This makes possible
the promotion of a Filipino, Jose Es-
calor, who has been a city attorney,
to be assistant director of education
this being the first instance of a Fill
Pine holding an important executive
position in the bureau of education.
The most notable instance of the
Filipinization of the government is the
appointment of Joaquin de Luna, for
mer member of the assembly as the
governor OF a mountain province in
habited almost entirely by the So
called wild tribes, or the head hunters
Governor Luna succeeds an American
of many years experience. Each dis
1 trict will retain its sub-governor, an
! American, but the Filipino will have
chief authority and it is believed he is
embarking upon a difficult task.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

It's easy to bewilder the eye and
quicker to deceive it as it's well re-
called by the old saying that ''the
motion is quicker than the eye."
Therefore the riders, acrobats, animal
trainers and endless array of arenic
death-defying performers have moth
ing easier to do than to enthrall,
amaze or electrify, but to make them
laugh, aye there's the rub.
Victor Hugo once commented upon
the clowns work as follows: HE
could make them laugh, and, as we
have said before to make people laugh
is to make them forget-what a bene-
factor to humanity is he who can be-
stow forgetfulness.' Realizing the
truth of Hugo's statement Barnum &
Bailey this season have the satisfac-
ton of offering fifty merry testers
with nothing else to do but make the
people laugh.
The efficiency of laughmaking as
demonstrated by the Barnum & Bailey
clowns is positive proof that no Amer
lean circus is complete without tho
pantomimic mirth -provoker. A circus
without the clown would be like a
desert without an oasis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
WILL TRY 1T AGAIN
Tony's First Attempt to See the World
Ends In Grief.

Little 16-year-old Tony Alberico of
Phillipsburg, Kansas, has been in this
country but three years but he has
absorbed enough of the American
spirit to demand a vacation after toll.
His error came when he tried to
stretch the increment resulting from
four weeks toll, in the harvest fields,
over four weeks of leisure plus rail-
way fare to Missouri and back. He
was left stranded in Topeka, 200
miles from home. The Provident as
sociation has come 10 the rescue and
provided him transportation back to
Phillipsburg.
II weel now go back to my uncle's
at Pheelipsburg.'' the little Italian an
nounced. when 1 have work some
more l weel take another vacation.
America ees very interesting and 1
want to see it all.
Next time will count my money
better"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
FLOOD VICTIMS %
Entire Families, Two With Eight Chill
dren Each, Swept to Their Death.

Middlesboro, KY, Aug. 5.-Reports
from tho Blair creek district now fix
the death list in flood at twenty-eight.
The dead are:
ROBERT JOHNSON and wife. :
MINTA AND LILLE WILEY, Mon
roe, Mich, granddaughters of Crockett
EdmOnds.
MRS. CROCKETT EDMONDS and
three children.
POTTER WALKER, wife and eight
children.
BUCK FERGUSON, wife and eight
children.
Those drowned lived in a zone a
few miles long. Investigation further
down creek showed none was killed
but property damage is estimated at
$4,000. Two flour mills. two store
houses. five dwellings. crops and live
stock were lost. Trains on the South
ern railway between Middlesboro and
Knoxville were only able to get within
ten miles of each other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
COURT WILL HAVE TO CAMP.
Trial Of Alleged Sheriff Slayer Will Be
Held Under Difficulties.

Dodge City, Kan, Aug. 5.-Don Van
Wormer. accused of the murder of
Sheriff Martin Moore of Morton
county, will not ask a change of venue
it is understood. If his trial is held
in Morton county, 1t must be held at
Richfield, the county seat. which is
without a railroad and has no hotel.
The county has no jail and the custody
of the prisoner will be serious mat
ter. 1t will also be hard to keep the
jury together, and at the same time
free from possible influence from out
siders. 1t probably will be necessary
to erect tents at Richfield to take care
of the witnesses and court officials
during the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

in the state. numbering eight hun
drcd sixty-one, Topeka being first.
The camp was organized and the
charter secured July 16, 1888. The
headquarters were then at Fulton, Illi-
nois, and now it is at Rock Island,
Illinois.
1t claims the distinction of having
one OF the best drill teams in the
state, also of having one of the only
two bands in the state, the other being
at Larned. Altogether in the twenty
eight years since the organization Of
the lodge there has been 81 deaths,
and in fifty-nine years $3.50 have
been paid to widows and orphans of
deceased members
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
Mooney Employed by Union.

New York, Aug. 5.@That Tom
Mooney, indicted in San Francisco for
the murder of eight persons killed by
the explosion of a bomb during the
recent preparedness parade there, was
an accredited agent of President Ma
hon of the street car union, Is a state
ment made in a telegram signed by
Charles M. Fickert, district attorney at
San Francisco. forwarded to Mayor
Mitchell today by President Shonts.
When informed of the receipt of the
telegram Mr.. Mahon denied that
Mooney was an agent of his organiza-
ton. He said that the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees had helped pay
Moneys expenses in San Francisco,
but that this was solely for organiza-
ton work among San Francisco street
railway employees. I'VE do not employ
gunmen," said Mahon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
TO STOP CHOLERA
Eradication of Disease in Kan.
sas Being Accomplished.
Organization Formed by Elk.
perts of Agricultural College.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 5.-Hog
cholera eradication associations will
mean the ultimate elimination of the
dreaded hog cholera in Kansas. in the
opinion Of Dr. F. s. Schoenleber, pro-
lessor of veterinary medicine in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Since starting the eradication
work obstacles seemingly unsur-
mountable have been passed and II
the money were available it could
safely be said that cholera would be
practically eradicated from the state
in a short time" says Doctor Schoen-
leber.
These associations are made up of
central officers and a vice president
for each township. The vice presi-
dent appoints one man for each four
sections of land who must be men,
Der of the association. In case of an
outbreak of cholera or sickness among
hogs it is reported at once to one of
these men, who in turn notifies the
veterinarian, who goes out and vac
cinates, guarantees and gives direc-
ton for cleaning up.
THE veterinarians of the counties
which have these organizations met
at Manhattan with the college officials
and adopted uniform method of
handling hog cholera problems. Any
man in the organization may have his
hogs vaccinated at a cost of one and
one-half cents per cubic centimeter of
serum administered.
Others Will Follow.
This method Is working out sue
cessfully and other counties are ex-
pecting to get into the game. Records
show that nearly 5000 hogs have been
lvaccinated in Nemaha county alone
within the last three months. The
college has kept a man there direct
ing the work and looking after the
sanitary conditions.
Many of the farmers will not come
in until they have an outbreak of
cholera, which makes organization
more difficult. The most successful
way of handling the problem will be
to have funds enough SO that the col
lege can have a man on the job to
lecture, advise, help take care of the
disease and keep it from spreading.
The state livestock commissioner
should have money enough to send
| experts to the affected counties and
help clean up and disinfect, the idea
being that the serum will eradicate
the cholera from the hogs, but will
not eradicate it from the premises.
Sanitary conditions are important be-
cause of young pigs, which should not
| be vaccinated before they weigh so or
so pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
COOL HOMES OF SICK PEOPLE.
Pittsburg Fire Chief Sprinlxles Water
on Houses and in Streets.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 5.-Tom
Howe, the veteran chief of the Pitts
burg fire department, is one of the
most popular men in Pittsburg now.
Chief Howe is the official rain
maker" for the city. Ten days ago
Mayor William Lanyon and Chief
Howe conceived the idea of cooling
off the premises of a widely known
resident who was ill by sprinkling the
street in front of his home and also
sprinkling the house.
The experiment was such a success
that similar operations were conduct
ed at the home of several other per-
sons who were ill. The firem en-
sprinkled at the homes of twenty
seven sick persons scattered over the
city. In addition the other houses
around those in which persons were
ill were sprinkled to give the neigh
borhood a cooling. The list is growing
each day and Chief Howe expects to
take care of everybody. The city owns
the waterworks and no meters are at
tached to the fire hydrants.
Pittsburg has had only 81 of an
inch of rain in thirty-ffve days, nearly
all July 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
WILL NURSE TEUTONS
American Red Cross to Re-establish
Hospitals in Central Empires.

Washington. Aug. 5.-Renewal of
American Red Cross aid to the Teu-
tonic allies awaits only the central
powers permission for the re-estab-
lishment within their border of hos
pital units from the United States.
Great Britain's refusal to let sup
plies for the wounded through the
blockade unless consigned to the
American organization. caused Red
Cross headquarters here to decide to
put physicians and nurses again in the
Teutonic countries.
Request for this privilege has gone
through the state department to Ser
lin and Vienna American Red Cross
units were withdrawn from the central
empires last fall when the society's
funds became exhausted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
NAME SHERMAN CANDIDATES.
Republicans Are Unopposed for Sew
eral Positions at GoodIand.

Goodland, Kan, Aug. 5.-The fol-
lowing were nominated in Sherman
county:
For representative, Anthony Shaw,
r.. W. A. Sexson, D. County clerk.
Doris E. Soden. r.; C. w. Jupe, D.
Treasurer. H. J. Mayberry, r.; L. ~.
Chatfield, d. County attorney, Elmer
E. Euwer, r.; G. L. Calvert, D. Sheriff,
H. J. Piper, r.; Martin T. Wilson, d.
County superintendent, Jennie Heston,
r.; Mona Stewart, D. Clerk of district
court, Bertha Kempton, r.; no Demo-
cratic nominee. Register of deeds,
Sarah a. Marts, r.; no Democratic
nominee. Coroner. A. c. Gulick, r.
County surveyor. D. A. Long, R.; COM
missioner Third district, ]. ]. Season,
D.; Pete Rosendal, R. Commissioner
Second district. E. Hartwell, r.; ]. +.
Knight. D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns ct
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
August 5. 1891.

August s, 1891.
The old Bender tavern might be taken to
Chicago for an exhibition at the fair. Chi
cago seems to want that kind of collec-
ton.
The sub alliance farmers have pretty
generally decided to keep their wheat In
accordance with the instructions received
from the Alliance headquarters in Wash
ington.
Miss Bertha Knowles entertained Few
of her friends at her home south of the city
last evening.
Last Saturday ex-senator John J. Ingalls,
lectured In the national prohibition camp
ground at Port Richmond near New York
city ON the Social and Political Problems
As this is a prohibition locality and 1 am
representative of one of the greatest prohi-
bition states, l shall give you my i'm
pressions of the problem of the century
and my views ON dealing with it. l my
self am prohibitionist in practice. That Is
l never take a drink except when want 1t.
But am keenly alive to the terrible dan
gers that threaten civilization from the use
of Intoxicating liquors. If 1 had my way
l would eradicate absolutely the sale of
Intoxicating liquors from the country.
But there is not a municipal corporation
In the state whose expenses are not paid by
liquors. In the town of Atchison, where !
reside, the entire expenses of the corpora
ton are paid by tax or a license or fine
on those who are known by the authorities
TO be engaged in the unlawful sale OF
liquor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
KANsANs MARRIED IN CAVE.
Utica Couple Went to Manitou, Col,
for Unique Ceremony.

Colorado Springs, Col. Aug. s.
Once again the Bridal Chamber" in
the Cave of the Winds has been called
into service. A Kansas couple. C.
Wheatcroft and Miss Vera Barr, both
of Utica-made the trip to Manitou
especially to be married in the famous
room of the cave.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. w. T. Morgan of the South
ern Methodist church of Colorado
Springs. Relatives attended the cou-
pie during the ceremony and all the
details of a church wedding were in
cluded.
Many weddings have been per-
formed in the cave, put this is the
first for the last several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
FOUND MANS BODY IN RIVER.
Operators of Sandboat at Atchison
Brought In Decomposed Remains.

Atchison. Kan, Aug. 5.-Joe Van
Horn. in charge of w. c. Linville's
sandboat, picked up a floater in the
river near the mouth of Whisky creek,
south of town. According to Coroner
Robert Dickey the body had been in
the water over a week. It was in a
very badly decomposed state.
The only means of Identification
was a postcard addressed to Fred
Meyer of Main street, in st. Joe, re-
Winding him to be present at a meet
ing of Pocahontas lodge, No. 10, of the
Redmen on Friday, June 20. The card
was signed by e. ]. Graves. chief of
records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
MIR. MACK WAS A WINNER
James Clayborne's Horse Took Three
Minute Trot at S. d. c. Meet,

Minute Trot at S. d. c. Meet.
Mr.. Mack, James C1ayborne's classy
harness performer, won the three-min-
ute trot at the eighth annual meeting
of the Shawnee Driving club Friday
afternoon. tapping the oval twice in
2:3S. Zephyr M, owned by c. D.
Moss, was second.
Al. Haley's Miss Pinkerton won the
free-for-all in 2:17A, and Lassie NJ,
owned by William Brooks, was second.
The free-for-all pace was COPIED by
Happy Lassie, owner Joe Thompson,
and Alice M. was second in tht-
event. Mrs. VILLA Smith drove THE
Rosary half mile in 1:25h hitched
to buggy.
The club plans to hold another meet
this fall, some time in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
GURLEY TO LAKIN MEETING.
West Central Kansas Bapdsts Meet
Monday and Tuesday,

Lakin, Kan, Aug. 5.-The West
Central Kansas Baptist association
will meet in the Baptist church house
here Monday evening. Rev. e. G.
Stout of Garden City will preach the
The association will be in session
through Tuesday. followed by Sun
day school and Young Peoples con-
vention on Wednesday.
There are twelve churches in this
association. 1t is expected that each
State Mission Secretary J. T. Craw-
ford, Sunday School and Young Peo-
pies Secretary j. M. Gurley IF To-
peka. and other state and district
workers will be in attendance.