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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
THE new STATE BANK
The Kansas Reserve State Rank
of Topeka.

The new Topeka financial institu
ton, the Kansas Reserve State bank,
is rapidly getting into shape to open
for business. The president, E. C.
Kaths, has resigned his position as
cashier of the State Exchange bank of
Hutchinson and has been in Topeka
most of the week on business for the
bank and to secure residence in this
city.
The contract was let last week to
the Mosler Safe and Lock company of
Cincinnati, Ohio, for one of their latest
and best safes This safe is burglar
proof; has never been broken into and
cost, with the extra vault door and
time lock, $500.
The contract for the marble and
mahogany bank counters and fixtures
was placed about a week ago with the
American Fixture company of Ramsay
City, Missouri. The contracts for
desks tables, chairs and other fixtures
will be placed with Topeka firms
The bank will be ready to open for
business about September 1. as soon
as the safe and fixtures are installed.
Already over $150,000 of the necessary
funds have been subscribed. number
of the stockholders have been asked
to reduce the holdings they desired as
the amount to be held by any one
stockholder has been limited.
The capital stock has been fixed at
100000. The bank will open with
surplus of $4,000
Probably no bank in Kansas has
ever been started with brighter pros
poets, nor been more cordially re-
ceived. The organizers are grateful
for the numerous kind words and let
ters that have come to them and for
the good will and feeling displayed in
Topeka as well as from over the state.
All of the Topeka banks are profit
able. The new bank will he sure to
add materially to the financial stand
ing of this city and will be a benefit
to all of the other banks.
1t will endeavor to aid in securing
real clearing house for Topeka. AS it
is now, for some inaccountable reason,
two of the banks of Topeka are not
In the clearing house, nor is the state
treasurer's office, or the treasury de-
partment of the Santa F'e Railway
company AS a result, at the present
time Topeka shows up unfavorably
every week in all the newspapers of
the country in the publication of the
bank clearances for each week in the
various larger cities.
The Kansas Reserve State bank will
pay per cent upon all city and
county funds deposited with it. This
is the prevailing rate paid for public
money, but is SO per cent higher than
any of the present Topeka banks have
been willing to pay. The new bank
sees a fair profit in the public funds
at per cent and will consequently
pay that sum.
The stockholders who have already
subscribed include many of the best
business and professional men and
farmers in this community and in the
state.
The officers of the new bank are:
F. c. Kaths, president; Frank P. Mac
Lehman, vice president; Earl Akers,
csahier; Frank c. Thompson, assistant
, cashier. E. D. McKeever. attorney.
Place Of business, s24 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
CARS To EAST SIDE
Street Railway Traffic Over
Viaduct This Evening.
First Operation Since Septem-
Der Bridge Accident.

Street car traffic over the East
Sixth avenue viaduct, reopening
through service over the Oakland,
cemetery and East Sixth lines. with
the exception of short transfer over
the Shunganunga creek, begins at 5
O'Clock this afternoon, 1t was an
nounced today by the Street Railway
company.
The East Sixth avenue viaduct
is nearly enough complete today to
permit the traffic. However, it will
not be entirely completed until two
weeks from this date. The unfinished
rart of the structure consists mostly
of the flooring.
The viaduct is being erected by the
Street Railway company. the Santa Fe
and Missouri Pacific at cost of at
least $4,000, although the contract
price was only $4,000 The increase
in cost. it is said, is due to the advance
in the price of steel and labor. In or
der to hurry work on the structure
the Street Railway company has been
paying a bonus for men.
First Since September.
The traffic tonight will be the first
since last September VIXEN the viaduct
fell with a street car and was con-
dcmned by the city. Work on the
erection of the new one began March
l.
Because the railway company was
unable to use the structure, bus liz es
were established between the Santa
Fe station and Fourth and Lake
streets In the last few days. how
ever, the busses have not been run
ming. According to John Padgett,
publicity agent for the road, the
street railway company believed the
viaduct would be completed the day
after the two busses operating over
the line were broken down last week
Therefore, other buses were not in
stalled. Patrons of the three lines
were forced to walk a half-mile or
more to transfer across the Santa Fe
tracks OF depend on jitney service.
- The three lines will be completely
opened tonight with the exception of
the short transfer over Shunganunga
creek There patrons will be forced
to cross the creek on a foot bridge
because of a delay in completion of
the new bridge being built by the city.
The foot bridge will be lighted with
extra lamps, it is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
why NOT LEAVE?
Long Stay of U-Boat Deutsch-
land Becomes Mystery.
Coveted Storm Breaks, but Sub
Sea Liner Remains.
is She AWAITING BREMEN?
Sister Ship Expected to Reach
Baltimore Monday.
Many "Phantom Ships" in Bay
Spying on Plunger.
is SHE AWAITING BREMEN?
BY CARL d. GROAT.

Baltimore, Md, July 22.-After the
German subsea freighter Deutschland
had failed to take advantage of ter
rible lightning and rain storm to get
away from her Shiny Patapsco shelter
early today. the belief grew to convic-
ton that she awaits the coming of her
sister snip. the Bremen. The latter is
said to be taking no chances with the
allied patrol, but instead is reported
to be conveyed by fighting submarines.
From a source close to subsea
freighter developments came the in
formation that the ocean-going fight
ers are bringing the Bremen as far as
the capes and that she should be in
this port by Monday. There was no
confirmation of the story, though
water front men thought it was more
plausible than many of the yarns spun
about the Deutschlands situation. In
this connection they pointed out that
the fighters could act as guard for
the safe getaway of the Deutschland.
Rough Night on the Bay.
Whether the Deutschland intends to
speak to her sister ship at the capes
or here cannot be learned: the Ger
keep their own counsel. Monday is
the day generally accepted as the
docking time for the Bremen, barring
accidents" and while the Deutsch-
land has shattered all advance dope"
many think she will certainly be gone
by that time. And, parenthetically, a
squad of drenched policemen and re-
porters offered up a fervent prayer at
s a. m. today that she would make a
hasty hegira.
1t was a wild night on the Patapas-
CO. Lightning cracked and thunder
echoed hack like the believing of
guns; rain drenched police guards
ashore and news "spies" in the press
tugs. Flashes from the never ceas-
| ing searchlight aboard the tug Tim
minis outdid the lightning, nearly
| blinded watchers and gave an oc-
casional glimpse of the Deutschland
CHASTITY green against the night
One Flashes Mysterious Signal.
Out in the harbor, it revealed tramp
steamers, some of them perhaps spy
ing on the Deutschland's course. One
vessel far out seemed a phantom
ship, flashing signals, but there was no
way of knowing what the intermittent
lights aboard her meant.
On the Neckar. the Deutschland g
sleeping quarters, the submarine crew
slept peacefully. There had been no
beerfest as on the previous night. In
Red Cross benefit, where they heard
while the Deutschland tugged at her
anchors-a modern mysterious sphinx.
Allies Warships Maintain Vigil.
Norfolk. July 22.-Ceaseless activity
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
TOPEKA AS NEWS CENTER
Associated Press Increases It's FaciIi.
ties Here.

A year ago the great Associated
Press news gathering association, rep
resenting Ger 900 daily papers, estab-
hshed bureau at Topeka of which
E. w. Wingart is correspondent. This
bureau has been such a success, and
Topeka is growing in such Importance
as a news center. that the Associated
Press has decided to remove from
Kansas City to Topeka the distribut-
ing point for a number of Kansas
cities.
On and after Monday next, the fol-
lowing Associated Press papers will
accordingly receive their news from
topeka: Emporia Gazette, Lawrence
Journal-World, Leavenworth Post, Sa-
lima Journal, Newton Repub-
lican, Junction City Union
These papers have been heretofors
served from Kansas City
The bureau of the Associated Press
is located in the State Journal build
ing and the organization has secured
additional quarters on the top floor
OF the State Journal building to be
used in news distribution. The addi-
uonal work will be handled by Mr.
Wingart in serving the Kansas circuit.
Following its general plan to give
the newspapers of the country the
best possible service, the Associated
Press also has just established a bu-
reau at Oklahoma City. Mr.. Harry
Scotsman, formerly of Chicago, will be
the correspondent at Oklahoma City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
MAKE IT BROAD
Wants Mexican Conference to
Cover More Than Military.
Reply Held Up Pending Accept
ance of This Plan.

Washington, July 22-President
Wilson desires a far-reaching discus
sion when repr esentatives of the Unit
ed States and Mexico get together in
an attempt to solve the Mexican prob
lem. 1t became positively known to-
DAY that he does not wish the scope
of the discussion limited merely to
military matters. Such questions, he
believes, could be settled by military
officials of the two countries
The president, however, is said to
rama, his generals or the Mexican
public the slightest impression that
the United States wishes to dictate the
Mexican national policy For that
reason steps leading up to the sugges-
ton of a commission to discuss the
situation, well as this government S
acceptance of such a plan, have been
taken guardedly.
General Carranza has been informed
of the desires of this government to
extend the range of the coming in
quiry- Word is now awaited from him
regarding this feature. It is expected
soon and President Wilson's formal ac-
ceptance of the commission plan was
expected either today or early next
week. The fact that Luis Cabrera.
with men who have taken an active
part in the economic life of Mexico are
mentioned prominently as Carranza' S
choices for the commission is taken
here to indicate the first chief expects
the coming discussion to extend be-
yond the pale of military activity
It may go so far as to include the
march of events since the fall Of Ma
dero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
1 TRIPLE MURDER
Posses Seek Slayer of Wife and
Two Men.
Enraged at Gossip of Relations
With His Daughter.

Hugo, Okla, July 22.-Three posses
today are seeking J. P. NARROW, who
last night shot his wife and two men
while enraged over neighborhood
gossip.
The dead are:
MRS. J. P. NARROW.
JOHN SUFFER-.
w. M. BEELER.
Mrs. NARROW was shot at o'clock
last night and lived until 2 o'clock this
morning. In an ante-mortem state
ment she said her husband came into
her room last night and said he had
shot Beeler and Sutter and would be
satisfied" when he had killed two
other men he named. Then he shot
Mrs. NARROW Suffer was employed
on Marlow's farm near Cody, six
miles north of here, and Beeler lived
across the road.
Some time ago the constable in that
precinct received a letter stating that
NARROW had Illicit relations with his
20-year-old daughter. The constable
lost the letter and it was later found
and sent to the county attorney. Mar
low is understood to have learned of
the letter, and to have suspected Sut-
ter and several neighbors Of being re-
spOnsible for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
PLAGUE TOLL SO
Days Deaths in New York Epi.
demic Greatest Yet.
135 New Cases of Infantile
Paralysis in "a Hours.

New York, July 22.-The infantile
paralysis epidemic took another big
jump upward today. Physicians
fighting the mysterious malady who
yesterday, after two days of decline
in the number of new cases. optim-
istically predicted the epidemic would
soon pass, were astounded today when
official reports showed thirty-nine
deaths in the twenty-four hours end
ed at 10 a. m.-the largest since the
epidemic broke out on June 6.
There were 135 new cases. Yester-
day there were only eight-one new
cases reported ana the deaths were
only thirty-two.
The plague took a big stride in
Manhattan, where there were ten
ed. In the Bronx, also, the disease
gained. Here there were five deaths.
A marked increase was shown in
Brooklyn, the seat of the disease, and
cases and deaths in the other two
boroughs indicated that the epidemic,
aided by a wave of high humidity,
was becoming more widespread The
cases to date total 2,662, and deaths
55S.
so Gases in Illinois
Springfield, I'LL, July 22.-There are
sixty-six active cases of infantile
paralysis in the state at the present
time, the state BOARD of health re-
ported today. This total does not in :
clude eight suspected cases, being in
vestigated. There have been four
deaths since the disease broke out.
New cases were reported today at
Oakland and Long Creek
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
GREATER NEWS SERVICE
The State journal Adds to It's F'acili-
ties.


The State Journal has secured an
additional full leased wire news serv-
ice and now has greater facilities for
receiving and quick handling of news
than any other daily paper in Kansas,
ard is equalled by but few other
daily papers in the United States
The Associated Press leased wire
running into the State Journal
building, is for the exclusive use of
the State Journal and is operated by
E. c. Fable, one of the best and fast
est expert telegraphers in the country.
The other wire is operated by E. N
Blakeslee, another expert. Mr.. Blakes-
lee came to Topeka a few days ago
from Kansas City and with Mrs.
Blakeslee now makes his home here
The State Journal also receives a
carbon copy of the night report of
the Associated Press. The day wires
used by the State journal are busy on
news all day from 1880 in the morn
ing until evening.
AS further evidence of the conf
dence of this paper in the growth and
progress of Topeka, it may be stated
that Frank P. MacLennan this week
bought for $4,000 the three lots to-
ward the rear of the State Journal
building on Quincy street, Nos. 813,
S15 and S17 Quincy street, a plot of
ground 75x100 feet, with Quincy street
on the east, an alley on the north and
an alley on the west. This property
will probably be known as the State
Journal Annex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
NEGRO BRINGS
SUIT TO PROVE
HE ISN'T DEAD

Chicago, July 22.-John Henderson,
colored. objects to being told by Off
Gals of a funeral benefit association
that he is dead unless he receives the
s10O funeral benefit allowed in such
cases. He has filed suit against the
Colored Medical Aid and Burial asso-
ciation claiming that for weekly pay
ments of 35 cents, if he died, he was to
have a 500 funeral and if ill. SIS
week.
He had influenza last winter, he
charged in his suit, but when he ap-
piled for his SIS a week. the officials
told him he was dead. Then he told
them he wanted his 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
LinwoOd Robbers Safely Hid
den Among the Hills.
Bold HOIdup Netting SLASH to
Automobile Gun Party.
Topeka OFFICERS WATCHING
But Sheriff Kiene Doesn't Ex-
pect Them This Way.
Mysterious Woman With Gang
Escape Complete.

Every policeman and every deputy
sheriff in Topeka is keeping an eye
open today for a Dodge car contain
ing three strange men, following the
robbery of the bank at Linwood late
yesterday afternoon. The cashier of
the bank, c. w. Martin, was held up
by two robbers, and robbed of ST.
4S336. The men then drove away in
the car in which they had come and
all through the night led trailing au-
tomohiles in sort of circle through
the hills of Leavenworth county.
Kfene Has Doubts.
There was a runner from Lawrence
early this morning after the robbers
had given the posse the slip that they
were headed west 1t was then that
orders were given at the police sta
ton to watch for a Dodge car loaded
With strange men. L. L. Kiene, sher-
iff, was notified, but he had serious
doubts If the men came this way, and
after satisfying himself that the roads
INTO Topeka were guarded, he let it
go at that.
There is no reason why they should
head for Topeka said Kiene today.
There are much better hiding places
in the locality where the men were
souri, river country offers much bet
ter protection to men of their char
acter than does this locality"
Cashier Martin and his 1 4 year old
son were in the bank when the three
men drove up Friday afternoon. Two
men got out of the car and walked into
the bank One stayed with the car.
Martin was counting money when the
two men entered.
Throw up your hands" said one of
the men.
Martin saw the gun then for the
first time and put up his hands. The
other man covered Martins son
with a revolver. With his gun still
trained on the cashier, the first and
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
U-BOAT TO LEAVE
Take Out Papers for Deutschland's De-
parture just Before Office Closes.

Baltimore, Nd, July 22.-Five min
utes before the door of the United
States customs house closed for the
day. Captain Frederick Hinsch and
Philip Voltz of the Eastern Forward
ing company, filed the clearance pa
pers of the German undersea boat
Deutschland this afternoon.
The filing of the Deutschland's pa
pers is an application for permission
to sail, and is taken a s sign that the
now famous U-boat will not remain in
the waters of the Patapsco much
longer. Collector of Customs Ryan
stated at noon that as far as he knew
the ship had not as yet been granted
clearance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
INTERURBAN TERMINAL
Topeka Man Elected on Board of
Directors.

y e. Burge of Topeka. president
of the Elmhurst Investment company,
has been elected a director in the
Kansas City Interurban Station COM
pany. This organization has been
formed to construct terminal inter-
urban stations. Among the other di-
rectors are: Z. F. sweeney. presid ent
of the First National Bank of Kan
sas City; J. s Downs. president of the
New England National Bank of Kan
sas City; w. 3. Kemper. president of
the Commercial Trust Company, KAN
sas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
HOT DAYS RETURN
Higher Temperatures Is the Outlook
for Sunday.

The weather has returned TO the
hot variety today and there is no
change in sight for a few days at
least. Last night was cool and com
Portable with the temperature below
normal, but the mercury rose rapidly
today. The highest reading yesterday
was go degrees shortly after four
o'clock. The wind shows a tendency
to shift today. Early this morning
the gauge showed six miles an hour
from the south but short time later
it was in the northwest
The forecast calls for generally fair
and continued warm tonight and Sun
day. Tonight, according to S d.
Flora, local weather observer, will be
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
KICK ON LIQUOR TAX
Senate Finance Committee Corrects
Defects in Revenue Bill.

Washington, July 22.-Amendmente
were prepared today by the senate
finance committee to correct defects
discovered in the house special reve-
nue. bill. The house measure, it ie
found. would make munitions manu-
facturers who let portions of their
contracts to other firms, pay the en-
tire tax The senate committee pro-
poses to make sub-contractors liable
for their share.
Protests against the proposed tax
on copper and liquor are being consid-
cred Objections to the liquor tax
were presented last night by Levy
Cook, general counsel for the whole
sale liquor dealers association. and
Sidney Michaloyitch of st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
FILE EASTLAND SUITS
Relatives OF 145 Victims Seek 81. t.45o.-
600 for Ship Disaster.

Chicago, July 22.-Suits totaIing ST.
4oo,ooo were filed in federal court
here today hy relatives of I45
victims of the Eastland disaster.
Today was the last day they could
file. as year will have elapsed Nom
day since the accident. Each suit was
for $4,000. Altogether 800 suits
have been filed for $4,000 each.
The Chicago-St. Joseph Steamship
company, owners, and the Indiana
Transportation company, Iessees, were
named as defendants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
Sink sIx british TraMlers.

Berlin, via SayvilIe wireless. July
2Z-German submarines on July II
sung SIX British trawlers off the Brit
ish east coast according to admiralty
announcement today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
RESERVE UP II MILLION
New York Banks Show S10s, ,OS5, $50
in Excess of Legal Requirement.

New York, July 22.-The statement
of the actual condition of clearing
house banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold S11S.-
0s5,360 reserve in excess of legal re-
Quirements. This is an increase of
s12.975,890 over last week.
The statement follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

HAVE von noticed that Topeka's
parks-ten of them, well distrib-
uted-are coming more and more into
evidence as big factors in making this
one OF the beautiful cities of the coun-
try Make a note of this for Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair and continued
warm tonight and Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
Letters and Postage Stamps.

Strange ideas some people have
about postage" said the clerk who
opens the mail. Eyes. See this letter
here with three one-cent stamps on il
and stamped cent due? That's case
In point. The writer of that letter
thought that perhaps it weighed lit
tie over an ounce, little more than
would go for cents, and so he put on
little more postage-1 cent more
which he thought would cover it, when
the fact is that it required an addi-
tional two cent stamp. OF course you
know that letter postage is not frac-
tional, but that 1t goes In multiples OF
two. If letter weighs ever so little
over an ounce 1t requires an additional
two cent stamp. But not everybody
seems to know this, and so we some
times get letters like this one with a
little more postage for a little more
weight."-New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
PRES. TOWER OF BRASS
WORKS VISITS BELDING

Daniel w. Tower, president Of the
Grand Rapids Brass Works, was in
the city Tuesday. 1t was his first
visit here since the local branch of the
company began operations. Mr.. Tow
err has been spending the winter in
Florida. He was much pleased with
the arrangement and equipment of
the factory building, which has all
been done since he first inspected it,
and noted the contrast to the condi-
ton it was in at that time and now.
He paid many compliments to the
workmen and was optimistic for the
future, the business at the present
time being remarkably good and the
facilities for proddncing good work at
Mr.. Tower and company already
have plans in mind for an enlarge
ment Of the building and extension Of
the business.