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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
MERGE FOUR R. R,
Pennsylvania Railroad Con-
SOlidates Leased Lines.
Include Panhandle, Vandalia,
p. W. and K, and Others.

Pittsburg, Aug 12.-Widely circu-
lated reports that the Pennsylvania
company was considering plans for the
consolidation of its owned and leased
southwest lines were confirmed by Of
ficers of the company here today who
said that SO many details remained to
be worked out, no official announce
ment could be made for several days.
1t was expected, they said. the con-
solidation would be effected within
two months. The plan is understood
to include the Pittsburg. Cincinnati,
Chicago & ST Louis (the Panhandle) !;
the Vandalia railway, the Pittsburg.
Wheeling & Kentucky railroad; the
Chicago, Indiana & Eastern railroad,
and a number of smaller lines.
Stockholders of the companies are
receiving offers from the Pennsylvania
for their holdings, payment to include
the securities of the new corporation.
The first important transaction in
this direction was closed recently with
the authorities of Ohio county and the
city of Wheeling, w Va, when their
holdings in the Pittsburg, Wheeling
& Kentucky were taken over for $780,
900. Other important transactions
were said to be pending, although
enough securities of the various COM
panies were in hand, it was stated, to
insure the success of the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
BIG MILL TO OPEN
Crosby Roller Plant Will Be in
Operation Soon.
Kansas City Firm Buys Loca-
ton at Only $4,000.

The Crosby Roller Mills, located at
the corner of Washington and Tenth
avenue, assessed by the county at
$4,000, has been sold to the Ismert-
Hincke Milling company of Kansas
City, Kan, for $4,000.
The transfer was filed with the reg
lister of deeds today. The new COM
pany has taken possession and the
mills will be in operation within ten
days.
The transfer includes the big stone
and iron building, the machinery and
twnty-four lots.
For four years the Crosby mills
have been closed down most of the
time Several deals have been con-
sfdered during that time, but none of
them went through.
The purchasers are now in the mill
ing business in Kansas City and in
Southern Illinois. The Kansas City
mill has daily capacity of $500 bar
rels The company owns three mills
in Illinois and they are all in opera
ton.
The prsent capacity of the Topka
mill is 1000 barrels a day 1t was
stated at the mill office today that
1t would be run to its full capacity
within ten days and that the capacity
would be increased as rapidly as pcs
slble. When in operation the mill will
employ fifty men. The man in charge
stated that most of the men EMPLOYED
would be local people, but that several
would be brought her from other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
RIPS into SENATE
Tom Taggart Denounces Pork
and False Economy.
Broke Into Senatorial Habits
Member Only Two Weeks.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Tom Tagga rt
Of Indiana told the senate today after
membership of but few weeks,
Just what he thought of it Tho Civ
ing 1t full credit for passage of legis-
lation favored by President Wilson he
raped its failure to attain business
economy, muck-raked it's river and
harbors and public buildings bills as
pork measures, and declared for a
budget system of national appropria-
TONS. Old time senators stared at
the presumption of a newcomer tear
ing into fixed senatorial habits.
Many of them left their seats But
none interrupted
Instead of squandering money in
catching cattle ticks, killing coyotes,
poisoning ground squirrels doc.oring
wild ducks, treating goats suffering
from malta fever, sending out onion
den. and seeds to folks who want car
rots and turnips. let's get down 20 bed
rock economy, said Taggart
"Or, if congress has a fixed and de-
termined purpose to increase appro-
priations wouldn't it be better to ap-
ply this money to helping farmers get
intensive agricultural training or city
boys to learn good mechanical
trades?-'
Taggart read a list of towns where
public building appropriations auth
orized in a bill now pending averaged
from s12.20 to S14.55 for each inhab-
liant He said s20,O00.0O0 too much
was appropriated this year for rivers
and harbors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
big" STIELOW SAVED
junk Peddler Confesses Murder,
Thwarting Chair.
Murder,

Ossining, n. Y, Aug. 12.-News that
Charles S. Stielow, who received a
stay of execution few days ago with
in an hour of the time for his death
in the electric chair, has been proven
innocent of the murder of Charles
Phelps and Miss Wolcott, for which he
was sentenced to death, has been re-
ceived by Deputy Warden Miller at
Sing Sing prison.
According to Miller. he received a
telephone call from Mrs. Grace Humis-
ton. a New York lawyer. who has
taken a great interest in Stielow's case,
saying that Irving King, the junk ped
dler who has been mentioned in con-
nection with the case several times
and who is now under arrest on sus-
picion in the Jail at Little Valley, N
Y, broke down and confessed last
night that it was he. not Stielow. who
killed the aged farmer and his house
bpanpr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
ONLY a COUNTIES OUT
Knapp Leads Dyer by III I'm Auditor
Race.

With reports missing from four of
the 105 counties of the state, Dan B.
Dyer of Smith Center must overcome
a lead of III votes to defeat Fred W.
Knapp for the Republican nomination
for state auditor. Reports have been
received by ]. T. Botkin, secretary of
state, from all except Bourbon, Morris.
Shawnee and Wyandotte counties.
Returns today from Phillips and Sa-
line counties increased Knapp's lead
thirty-six votes. Saline county reduced
the Dyer vote an even 10, while
changes in Phillips county gave Dyer
sixty-four vote advantage Official
returns have been received by the
State Journal from the records in
Shawnee and Wyandotte counties, but
they have not reported to the secretary
of state. Returns have also been re-
ceived from Bourbon and Morris coun-
ties, but the frequent changes in coun-
ty returns, leave the final result in
doubt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
Campaign Expenses Were Not
Expensive" to Many.
Two Won Nominations With
One Postage Stamp.
COLONEL Smith ONLY % CENTS
Banker of EmpOria CareIessly
+ Threw Away One Dollar.
Socialist of Pittsburg Ruthless
ly FIipped a Dime.

Seventeen candidates for state Of
flee and the state legislature went
through the recent state wide primary
without spending one cent. That was
the record today from the sworn
statements of campaign expenses as
filed with J. t. Botkin, secretary OF
state. Nine other candidates spent
dollar or less in making their cam
paign, while seven candidates won
nominations on expenses of less than
fifty cents, three spent a dime or less
and two won nominations for the
price of a two cent postage stamp
Few states have shown such records
for light campaign expenses as those
reported in Kansas in the recent pri-
maries. There were few heavy ex-
pense accounts and in the main candi-
dates for state offices and the legis-
lature stayed we'll below the ten per
cent limit.
E. Percy Robinson of Parsons, a
candidate for presidential elector.
made his campaign at the expense of
two cents. w. ]. True of Pittsburg.
candidate for elector, also spent the
price of postage stamp in the prl-
mary campaign.
Socialist Spent Dime.
| Margaret Crandle, Socialist candi-
date for secretary of state, was a bit
more extravagant. She spent a dime.
| Col A w. Smith of Topeka, loosened
his purse strings in a campaign 1or
presidential elector and spent 2S cents.
Senator ]. n. Davis, for eight years
! a member of the legislature from
Bourbon county, was real anxious TO
win a denomination in the primaries
He spent As cents during his cam
paign. 5;a.+ ,or
the legislature from the Twenty-sec-
ond district His campaign cost oo
cents. W. j. Krehbiel, candidate for
elector, implored his friends TO support
him and bought 20 cents worm on
| txpense. W. NJ. Schmidt, representa-
| five from the F'ortieth district, wanted
TO return and squandered At cents IN
his campaign
Price a Spender!
Down in Emporia Senator W. M
Price owns a bank Expenses are
| matter of small concern to a prosper
| ous banker So Senator Price ruin
Iesslv distributed 81 among his con-
stituents in his campaign for a re-
| nomination.
withouts pending one cent were: John
7, Berry. for elector; e. M. Richard
SON. Socialist candidate for governor:
| George Peacock, Socialist candldate
for state treasurer; Patrick rays
| Judge Second district; John F. Han
| son Judge Ninth district; Ida A Be
loot Socialist candidate superinten-
dent public instruction; Alvah j. Ora
ham. socialist for attorney general; H.
ID. Moore, Winfield, for representa-
tive: w. J. Cunningham, Jr., repre-
sentative Eleventh district; H G
Plumb, senator, Twenty-eighth dts
trict; w j. Duvall, Democrat, for state
auditor; Chas P. Hazen, representa-
tive Sixty-ninth district; Frank f.
Smith, Democrat. for superintendent
insurance, and Frank Aldrich, repre-
sentative Second district
All candidates for state office OBJ
served the law limiting campaign ex-
penses to one-tenth of the first year
salary, according to their sworn state
mentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
HITS PRINTERS HARD
High Cost of Paper May Throw Thou
sands Out of Work.

Baltimore. Aug. 1.-THE danger
that thousands of printers may be
thrown out of work because of the
high cost of white paper was .aid to
be question seriously concerning tt
delegates to the sixty-second annual
convention of the International Typo
graphical union. which begins here
next Monday.
The committee on laws. through
whose hands all new laws for subrnis-
sion to the convention must first pass,
has been in session for several days
considering about 100 amen 1ments
and new laws submitted by local
unions. The delegates began arriving
in large numbers today. John w.
Hays, secretary-treasurer of the union,
said the alarming shortage of print
paper IS making it difficult for many
newspaper corporations to continue
business. In some cities, he said,
there was talk of consolidating two or
more plants to reduce working forces
and expenses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
TWO STATE GAS PROBE
Kansas City Counsellor Comes Here
to See Capper About It.

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 12.-J. A
Harzfeld. city counsellor, went 10 To-
peka today to see Governor Capper
about the gas situation and TO urge
that there be cooperation between
the Kansas utilities board and the
Missouri public service commission in
the gas Investigation.
He believes the joint investigation
should go into the supply of gas in
the fields, the capacity of he pipe
lines and the demi- -nds of the coasum-
ers. The distributing company in
Kansas City, Mo-, has filed complaints
with both state boards, Mr.. HarzfeId
has pointed out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
HEAT WAVE RETURNS
Mercury Is Expected to Hover About
Century Mark Again.

More warm weather is on the way
to Topeka and the cool weather is
doomed to end tonight. In fact it was
over this morning altho the tempera-
lures today were slightly lower than
they have been most of the time in
the past few weeks. The wind has
got back into the southeast and the
mercury today climbed rapidly Last
night was the coolest night in nearly
three weeks at Topeka, but in the
south part of the state no change
from the hot variety was reported.
Wichita had minimum temperature
of IS degrees last night while lola
reported IA degrees. No apprecia BILE
amount of rain fell in the state during
the twenty-four hours
The forecast calls for generally fair
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
GETS 6 SHIPS At ONCE
U-Boat Sinks Three and Lets Three
Continue Journeys.

Havre. Aug. 12.-Six ships were
held at once by German submarine
Thursday morning The submarine
commander ordered the crew of the
French steamer Marie to get into the
boats and then sank the vessel with
bombs in view of the crews of the five
other ships The Norwegian steamers
Credo and Soro were next sent to the
bottom, each vessel going down in ten
minutes. The other three ships were
allowed to continue their voyages aft
er being searched and their papers ex-
amined. The crews of the three sunk
en- ships were picked up by the Danish
steamer Robert and landed at Havre
on Friday morning.
Ship Sunk-Part of Crew Missing.
Madrid, Aug. IL, via Paris.-rhe
British steamer Antiope, 1908 tons.
crew took refuge in two boats, one of
which was picked up by Greek
steamer. The other boat is missing.
Land Rescued Crew.
Marseilles, Aug 12.-The patrol
boat Bio landed here tonight the
steamer Temmei Maru which was
sunk in the Mediterranean by sub
marine which showed no flag. Mem
bers of the crew state the vessel was
shelled without warning, and that the
submarine fired on boats in which
they took refuge.
Take Butter, Pork Cargo Prize
Copenhagen, via London, Aug. IA
The Danish steamer -Storebelt, bound
from Newcastle with 1,700 casks OF
butter, 1000 barrels of pork and a
large quantity of eggs has been cap
tured by the Germans and taken into
Swinemuende, according to the Poll
tiken. dispatch from Malmoe says
that a submarine sank one of num-
ber of German steamers which were
being conveyed by German armed
trawlers and torpedo boats
Italian Steamer Sunk
London, Aug. IA Lloyds dis
patch from Barcelona says the italian
steamship Sebastiano. 4,034 tons gross
has been sunk by submarine off
/ Cape San Sebastian. All the members
of the crew were landed at Barcelona
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
is MRS. MITCHNER
Topeka Woman Made Superin-
tendent Girls School.
Capper Appoints President
WOmen's Temperance Union.

Governor Capper today announced
the appointment of Mrs. Lillian
Mitchner of Topeka as superintendent
Of the state Industrial school for girls
at Beloit. The appointment was made
on recommendation of members of the
state board of corrections and is eff
fective September 1.
Mrs. Mitchner was appointed to sue
ceed Miss frankie. Wilson of Inde-
pendence. Recently Miss Wilson sent
her resignation to Governor Capper,
following two stormy years at the
school and a recent investigation by
a committee appointed by the govern
or. Her resignation, made public sew
cral weeks ago, is effective Septenn-
Der 1.
Came as a Surprise.
The appointment of Mrs. Mitchner
came as a surprise, as she had not
been included in the list of candidates
doped for the place. Her appointment
is in recognition of members of the
State Temperance unicn, which was
active in securing the establishment
of the state school for girls Mrs
Mitchner is president of the Women's
Temperance Union of Kansas and has
for years been active in temperance
work and the affairs of women'S clubs
in the state. For several years she
has been a member of the visitation
committee and has come in personal
contact with conditions in the Beloit
school. She was originally appointed
on the committee by Governor Hodges.
fractional strife has been the cause
of much trouble at Beloit. Miss Will
son inherited troubles of Mrs. Julia
B Perry, her predecessor, and was con-
stantly on one end or the other of To-
cal controversies. Lack of diplomacy
in meeting conditions was responsible
for much of Miss Wilson's trouble, it
is asserted, and her resignation fol-
lowed two years of almost constant
4.... Gil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
LAST HILL RACE TODAY
Mulford Expects to Lower Record CT
Forty Miles an Hour.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug "a
The free for all automobile dash up
Pixies Peak today for the Spencer
trophy and $4,000 cash prizes brought
an immense crowd to watch Ralph
Mulford, Barney Oldfield, Hughie
Hughes, Hal Brinker and other well
known drivers in race against time
Mulfords mark in the preiiTp mary
event yesterday when he covered the
twelve and one-half mile serpentine
course at an average of forty miles an
hour, promised to be lowered Null
ford's Hudson was the favorite in to-
days event. Hughes's Deusen-
berg led Mulford until it lost piston
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
I'm MY WIFE'S HUSBAND!
OH! NOW | KNOW YOU

Denver, Colo, Aug. 12-Such is
life as the husband of a famous
suffragist: A voice on the phone
to the city editor said.
This is Ewing Robinson"
''Who?"
Ewing Robinson, better known
as the husband of Mrs. Helen Ring
Robinson, state senator from Colo
rado." Ewing Robinson is known
to his friends as a fine fellow and
a brilliant wit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
1877 PLAGUE DEATHS
Today's Report, AZ Dead, 167 New
Cases in Last 24 Hours.

New York, Aug. 12.-An increase in
both deaths and new cases in the
epidemic of infantile paralysis is
shown in today's bulletin of the health
department. Forty-two children died
of the disease during the twenty-four
hours period ending at 10 o'clock this
morning and 1877 new cases were re-
ported as against thirty-one deaths
and 165 new cases yesterday.
Since the epidemic started in June
the plague has attacked 6,145 children
and there have been 1911 deaths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Capetown, Union of South Africa
Aug. 12.-General Tobias Smutz,
member of parliament, is dead. Gen
eral Smutz was a candidate for the
presidency of the Transvaal in 1897
against Paul Kruger. He took a
prominent part in the Boer war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
WILL MEET ALL COMERs
Champion jess Wants Fifty Thousand
for Matcl-Has Not Omit.

Chicago. Aug. 12-Jess Willard is
ready to take on all corners at $50, 900
per.
sent from Denver to friends here to-
day in reply to queries as to whether
he had quit the fighting game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
Cases in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Four new cases
of infantile paralysis We're reported
yesterday, bringing the total in Chi
cago UP TO forty eight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

that the State Journal doesn't make
the weather forecasts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Sum
day: somewhat warmer tonight in the
northeast portion.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-17
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE,

Notice is hereby given that that GER
tain mortgage, executed and deliver
ed by H. S. Rattenborg and Anna Rat
tenborg, his wife, mortgagOrs, to Wal
ter f. Larrabee, mortgage, dated the
18th day Of July, 1915, and filed for
record in the Office Of the register OF
deeds of the county of Burleigh and
State of North Dakota, on the Sth day
of September, 1915, and recorded in
Book 131 of Mortgages at Page 800.
will be foreclosed by sale Of the
premises in such mortgage and here
matter described at the front door OF
the Court house in the City of Bis
marck, County of Burleigh, State of
North Dakota at the hour Of 2 o'clock
p. m. on the 2Sth day of March, 1916,
to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale. Default
exists in the failure of said mOrtgag-
ors to pay the interest due on said
mortgage on Nov. LIST, 1915, and in &C
cordance with the terms of said mort
gage the whole amount secured there
by has been declared due and payable.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are described as fol
lows:
The West Half of Section Nineteen
in Township One Hundred Forty One
North, Range Seventy Six West of the
9Th P. M. in Burleigh County, North
Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of Three
Thousand One Hundred Forty Eight
Dollars ($3,14S.O0), together with
costs and disbursements as provided
by law.
Dated at Steele, North Dakota, this
It'll day of February, 1916.
WALTER +. LARRABEE,
Mortgage.
REEFS l.. PHELPS,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Steele, N. D.
(2:17-24-29; 3:16-23)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-17
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that
cred by Sigurd O. Wenaas and Nellie
Wenaas, his wife, mortgagors, to
Johnson Van SAINT Co., corporation,
mortgage, dated the 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1912, and filed for record in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of
the county of Burleigh and state of
North Dakota on the 21st day of
March, 1912, and recorded in book So
of mortgages at page 1870, which mort.
gage was thereafter assigned to M
E. Niles, by written instrument duly
recorded, will be foreclosed by sale
Of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described, at the front
door of the court house in the county
of Burleigh and state of North Dako-
ia at the hour Of ten o'clock q. m.
on the 22nd day of March, 1916, to
satisfy the amount due on such mort
gage on the day of sale. The premis-
es described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same
are described as follows:
East Half of Southeast quarter
(EH SEQ, Southeast quarter of
Northeast quarter (SEA NEA) and
Lot One %, of Section Six co., in
Township One Hundred Forty U40O,
Of Range Seventy-Five Go, all in the
county of Burleish and state Of North
Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum Of One
Hundred Twenty-three and 3O-1O0
Dollars ($123.3O).
Dated this 9th day Of February,
1916.
.E NJ. +. NILES,
.'|.f " Assignee of Mortgage.
GEO. II. NILES,
Attorney for Assignee of Mort
gagee, Bismarck, N. Oak.
(2-1O-17-24; 3-2-9-16)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-17
NOTICE..

NOTICE.
In re application Of the Des Moines
| Mutual Hail and Cyclone Insurance
Association to withdraw deposit
made with the State Treasurer un'
der the Provisions of Section 1896
Of the 1913 Compiled Laws.
Notice is hereby given that the Des
Moines Mutual Hail and Cyclone In
surance Association of Des Moines
Iowa, has this day filed in my office an
application pursuant to the provis
ions of section 1899 Of the 1913 Com
piled Laws for the withdrawal of the
deposit Of $25 100000 from the Office OF
the Treasurer of the State of North
Dakota, said deposit having been
made as required by section 1886 OF
the 1918 Compiled Laws, in the month
of April, A. D. 1914, at which time
said company was authorized to tran
sact Hail Insurance business within
the State of North Dakota.
That in said application it is alleg-
ed that all of the liabilities arising
under the contracts or policies of in
surance issued by said company dur
ing the year 1914 have been adjusted,
paid and settled or are discharged by
operation of law and no further legal
liability exists against said company
under any of said contracts or poll
cies so issued.
That this notice is given pursuant
to the provisions of section 1899 OF
the 1913 Compiled Laws for the pur-
pose of giving notice to any and all
persons having unpaid and unsettled
claims against said company that
said deposit will be relinQuished and
released to said company upon the
expiration of three 60 months from
this date if at such time no claims
against said company then remain I'm.
paid and unsettled.
Done at Bismarck, North Dakota,
this goth day of December, A. d. 1915.
w. G. TAYLOR,
Commissioner of Insurance of the
State of North Dakota.
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