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The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
THOUSANDS IN
LEASES BOOM
OIL PROSPECTS
Wealthy OhiOan Slips Into To-
peka and Takes 5000 Acres.
Eastern Interests Now Have
$4,000 Acres in Shawnee.
NEXT WELL ON LOCAL HOLDINGS
Excitement Over NeiSwanger-
Treleaven-Switzer-Kiene Tract.
No Attempt to Sell StOck-Land
Is Valuable.
OhiOan Slips Into To-
peka and Takes 5000 Acres.
Eastern Interests Now Have
$4,000 Acres in Shawnee.
next WELL ON LOCAL HOLDINGS
No Attempt to Sell StOck-Land
Is Valuable.

Excitement among Topeka oil men
and business men at the Commercial
club over Shawnee county's prospec-
tive oil wells became more intense
this week when the news leaked out
that Fred w. Worthington, a wealthy
Ohio oil man, had slipped into the
county and picked up 5000 acres of
Shawnee county leases Mr.. Worth
ington's leases adjoin the 10000
acres of J. w. Renker and eastern
interests and 1000 acres owned Jointly
by L. G.. Treleaven, John F. Sw1tzer,
Guy Kiene, Valencia, and w. A. Neis-
wanger, a Topeka real estate dealer.
This makes approximately $4,000
acres of oil leases in the southwestern
part of the county. So far as is
known those Interested in the leases
are not attempting to sell any stock
and the investmel lts are made in good
faith, based upon their belief, backed
by biologists, that oil exists in Shaw
nee county The drilling in charge
of Mr.. Renker on the Flickinger farm
is under way and well has been
now in New York city consulting with
partners in the oil leases owned in
Kansas.
Big Interests.
Another important oil deal which
has come to H. hit, strengthens the
belief that there is oil in Shawnee
county. The 1000 acres leased by
Treleaven, Switzer, Kiene and Neis-
wanger adjoin the Renker leases
When Renker sank his well on the
Flickinger farm he selected a spot only
half a mile from the holdings of the
Topeka people.
Instantly they busted themselves
and recently a deal has been effected
by which Renker acquires a share in
the leases and will be the operating
head. Should oil be found in the we'll
now being sunk. or if the signs that
oil is near are favorable, the next we'll
will go down on the holdings of Tre-
leaven, Switzer. Kiene and Neis-
wanger.
Work on Stone Leases.
Then twenty-five miles to the west
of these holdings the old leases OBJ
tanned by Robert Stone and others are
being worked by oil men. The an
nouncement was made a week ago
that local company had been grant
ed a charter with 100000 capital for
sinking wells in Shawnee county. The
personnel of the company includes
George E. Clark, H. G. West, E C.
Arnold, c. S. Elliott and H. W. Seery.
The company holds 1900 acres of
leases north of Silver Lake
Drilling will be resumed at Over
brook Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
Democrats Favor
Land Loan Bank Here.
James w. Orr of AtchisOn Says
He'll Do His Utmost.
SENATOR PRICE FOR REGISTRAR
EmpOria Banker Given Support
in New Position.
Congressman Helvering Prom
ises to Take Action.

Activities of members of the To-
peka Commercial club this morning
in their fight to locate a big land loan
bank in Topeka, brought to light that
a number of Democrat politicians in
Kansas are endeavoring to obtain an
appointment for Senator W. NJ. Price
of Emporia as registrar for this state
or district. 1t is not known whether
each state shall have a registrar or
one registrar will be appointed for
each district and field deputies ap-
pointed for various states upon the
recommendation of Democrat con-
gressmen and senators.
J. VIII Kelley, secretary of the
Commercial club ,telephoned to James
W. Orr at Atchison this morning and
requested the Atchison man to enter
into the fight for Topeka. Mr.. Orr
expressed a willingness to do his ut
most for Topeka and at the same time
announced that a determined effort
is being made to get the registrars s
job for the Emporia politician and
banker. S. E. Cobb, chairman of the
committee of the Commercial club to
present statistics to the federal board,
also learned during the morning that
tor Price.
HeIvering Volunteers.
Congressman Guy T Helvering was
the first to answer Mr.. Kelley's tele-
gram.
81 will endeavor to do my best to
get the bank for Topeka" Congress
man Helvering's telegram read
Charles E. Lobdell, president of the
First National bank at Great Bend
and a candidate for appointment on
the farm loan board, will be in To-
peka Friday to attend the ceremonies
connected with the laying of the cor
nerstone for Topeka's new Masonic IL
brary. At that time Mr.. Cobb and
members of his committee, who will
be appointed during the week, will
consult with Mr.. Lobdell.
Can Point the Way.
The Great Bend man has been in
Washington in the interests of his
appointment and understands the new
bill from to q. Important informa-
ton is expected from him relative to
the nature of the data that should be
prepared for the consumption Of the
federal board when the time arrives
for selection of a location for the bank
Already Mr.. Cobb is compiling in
formation from farm mortgage COM
panes, the state tax commission, the
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture and insurance companies re
gardtng the logical location of Topeka
as a center, for a bank of this nature
Mr.. Cobb estimates roughly that the
farm mortgages listed in Kansas will
aggregate from $70,O0O,0oO to $780,
100000.
a more logical location could moi
be found" said Mr.. Cobb. Topeka
is In the center of a country tnat is
full of young men anxious to get onto
farms and young men of good char.
acter, good risks for loans. The Kan
sas farms will prosper more if they
| become smaller, say an average OF
eighty acres for every man. Ultimate
ly farms of that size will be found
throughout Kansas and the placing OF
the federal bank in town accessible
to the farmers will hasten this end
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
BALE WAGGENER FALLS
Exertion at Kids Picnic Too Much for
Atchison Senator.

Atchison, Kan, July 19.-Worn out
by the kids picnic in celebration of
his sixty-ninth birthday, Senator Bale
P. Waggener this morning fell while
coming down the stairs at his home
and cut a long cash in his forehead.
Tuesday he had spent several hours
with thousands of children who were
his guests at Forest park His knees
gave way this morning, resulting in his
fall down four steps The senator was
at his office at 10 O'Clock, however,
but his son sent him home after an
hours stay.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN
Kansas City Weatherman's Version
Looks Good to Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 19.-The
heat wave is broken-for a time at
least-the weather bureau here be-
lieves. Thunder showers are sched-
uled for this afternoon or early to-
night. But even if they fail to ma
terialize the mercury will drop to the
moderate stage by tomorrow, Forecas-
ter Connor says
Showers were reported from the
lakes to the gulf. Cooler tempera-
lures are promised tonight when the
wind is scheduled to shift to the
northwest. Nebraska reports more
and heavier showers than Kansas re-
ceived.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
VILLA LEADING AN ARMY
He Is Advancing on Minac, West of
Chihuahua, Report

Columbus, N. M, July 1s-Villa,
crutches is riding at the head of a
column advancing on Minac, west OF
Chihuahua City, according to infor-
nation from Mexican sources received
at the base camp here today. There
is no official confirmation of the re-
port
DR.. B. F. Strong, of the Harvard
medical school, a specialist on tropical
diseases, arrived here today He
would not discuss his visit Strong
recently returned from Servia, where
ne served in the sanitary corps. He
was accompanied by Robert Bacon,
former ambassador to France
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
RAIN FALLS TODAY
Temperature Took Tumble to IS This
Afternoon.

The extreme hot period which has
made Kansas swelter beneath cloud
less skies by day and warm, sultry
nights was badly fractured today. s.
D. Flora. forecaster, said.
The temperature took a sudden
tumble this afternoon shortly before 2
o'clock and at that time it fell to IS,
cooler than the lowest temperature
last night. The cause of the fall was
a cool and welcome rain which Cell
on all parts of the city. At 2 o'clock
the precipitation measured .3 OF an
inch. The air was extremely cool
and the mercury still falling slightly.
S. D. Flora, forecaster, said there
was a condition in the weather this
morning that might make this after
moons rain something more than a
local shower Local showers are grow
ing more frequent over the state:
Cooler weather prevails in the most OF
Kansas. There is a possibility of more
showers tonight.
There was a fifteen mile wind this
afternoon.
Topeka slept-the term can be used
by courtesy only-through another
was IA at 5 o'clock this morning.
Shortly after that hour the mercury
started on a steady climb which land
ed at Sc degrees at $3.50 o'clock:
That squirt proved IalSe alarm.
The temperature did not go above 50
and tomorrow will not be warmer.
The sky was cloudy all morning and
at $40 o'clock a twelve-mile wind was
blowing from the northeast, after
changing from the south at o'clock.
At 10 o'clock the wind was blowing
eight miles an hour. These conditions,
combined with the fact that the
weather promises to be threatening
this afternon and tonight, will make
the night a fine one for sleep, MT.
Flora says. However, the forecaster
promises no relief from the drouth.
There may be a few scattered showers
over the state, but they will not be
measurable, it is thought
| This date in 1887 was a memorable
one in weather history in this state
The lowest temperature and highest
for the date was recorded then. In
the morning it was 5S degrees and
raced to 103 in the afternoon.
The weather forecast is partly
cloudy and cooler, Thursday fair, with
no rain of consequence
Scattered showers, some of which
were moderately heavy, have fallen il
western and northern Kansas in the
last "a hours. Temperatures of 10(
degrees and higher yesterday are re.
ported from the greater part of the
state, while a few stations reported
lower temperatures than 20 degree.
last night.
Following are the temperature read
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
R. R. SALE
N. Y. Financiers Buy 1t at Court
Sale for $45,7OO,2OO.
Purchasers Are Behind Plan TO
ReOrganiZe Road.

st. Louis, July 19.-Basil B. Elmer
and VIM. P. Phillips, representing New
York bond holders, Speyer and Com
pany and J. and w. Seligman & Co.
this afternoon purchased the ST Louis
& San Francisco railroad at auction
here. The sale price was $45,7OO,2O0.
The purchasers are representatives
of financial interests behind the reor-
ganization plan of the road. The price
was 5000 more than the minimum
Price fixed March 81 by United States
Judge SanbOrn
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
HURRAH! TO BE COOLER
But Meanwhile Today May Be Hot
test of Season.

Chicago, July 19.-Cooler weather
for tonight and tomorrow was pre-
dicted for middle western states by
the weather man here today. How
ever. he promised no let-up for today
of the heat wave which YESTERDAY
reached the 100 mark at Fort Smith,
Ark; Abilene, Tex; Oklahoma City
and Phoenix. Ariz
Chicago registered SO on stree.
thermometers today ard indications
are that it will be the hottest day this
summer. Several heat prostrations
were reported in the last twenty-four
hours but only one death
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
HURL 10 MILLION SHELLS
Estimate of Steel Thrown on Germans
by British in One Month.

London, July 19.-Half a million
shells daily since June 20, or a total
of about 10,500,oO0 have been hurled
on the German lines by the British
tne correspondent at the front, of the
morning Post. reported today.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
SUE FOR S2,5OO,OOO
Kansas City Brokers Seek Big Com
missions in Oil Deal.

St. Louis. July 19.-Suit for s2,-
100000 against John T. Milliken, st.
Louis oil man, and eight Oklahoma
oil corporations was brought in the
circuit court today by NJ. S. sherwood
and E. C. Mathews. brokers of Kansas
City.
The suit is for commissions the
brokers claim are due them in the
transfer recently of oil property in a
deal which involved 100000.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
Premium Stamps On Trial.

Lawrence Kan, July 19.-The ques-
ton of premium stamps and other
problems of the retail merchant We're
discussed today at the opening of the
ninth annual convention of Kansas
Retailers association here today.
One hundred delegates attended.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
TOPEkAN NAMED
Howard Kershner Permanent Secre-
tary National Prohibitionists.

st. Paul. July 19.-The committee
on permanent organization at a meet
ing this afternoon decided to recon-
mend to the national Prohibition con-
ventlon the selection of Robert H. Pat
ton, Springfield, ILL.,, as permanent
chairman, and Howard Kershner, To-
peka Kan. permanent secretarN
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
TO HOLD EXCESS PROFITS
British Government to Take in Taxa
ton % Per Cent. Shipping Earnings.

London, July 19.-Announcement
was made in the house of commons
today by the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, Reginald McKenna, that TIE
government has decided to take in
taxation 81 per cent. of the excess
profits of shipping firms.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
Judge Wallace for Tariff Commission

Washington, July 19.-William H
wallace, Kansas City, Mo, lawyer
today was recommended to President
Wilson by practically the entire Mis-
souri, delegation for membership in
proposed tariff commission Repre-
sentative Igoe. st Louis, said he had
another man in mind
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
Runs Into Meat Knife, Dies

Ell Dorado. Kan, July 19.-Running
into a big butcher knife his brother
had laid on the block in the shop last
night, Clarke Brown, "a, died of his
wounds this morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
JAPAN WILL GET IN
Toxic Professor Says His Country
Will Aid Mexico Against Q. S.

Havana, July 19.-War between
Mexico and the United States has only
been postponed but when it comes
Japan will unconditionally aid Mex
leo. according to the Japanese pro-
fessor, Hosaka, of the faculty of To-
kio, who has just arrived from Vera
Cy-11z
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.


Furnished by the Weather Bureau Office,
Topeka. for the "a hours ending at Z a. m
tod
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight
Thursday, fair.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-19

MOTTO of the hour: Beware oi
the sharks''-both kinds.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-24
ORDERS OUTLINE PLANS
FOR SCHOOL RESERVISTS

To train young men of the United
States for officers in the army reserve
corps, educational institutions that
may so desire are to be allowed a
military unit by the regular army.
Orders have just been received here
giving details of the plan.
All colleges, universities and
schools which take up the plan will
still keep their regular supervision,
but the military units>yill be consid.
cred in the federal service. Officers
Will be detailed in various places by
the president, none to be above the
grade of colonel, and inspections at
intervals will be made by the army.
Equipment VIII be issued In run as
soon as the unit is established.
Strength of companies thus formed
viii be determined as of the regular
army. Infantry companies will not
be less than so nor more than 80, and
If enough companies exist battalions
may be organized
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-24
VILLA WIPES OUT
CARRANzA FORCE
IN BLOODY fight
ConStitutionalists Trapped In
Mountain Pass and But
Few Escape
tA,sOci.Isd Prss. By gsder.l wirsle..l

(Associated Press by Federal Wirelessl
Ell PASO, Tex, Oct 23.-Panchn
Villa, at the head Of large force. Is
reported to have trapped the van.
guard of a de facto army between
Santa Ysabel and San Andreas, Chi
huahua, last Friday afternoon, and TO
have practically exterminated the
Carranzista command. Gen. OZuma,
,Carranza leader, has been killed.
According to the reports which
have reached the military authorities
here, the bandits. numbering huI-
dreds, well armed and fighting mad.
concealed themselves behind rocks
that covered the side OF rayine, into
which the advance OF the Carran.
vista forces were led
When the de facto government
troops were fairly trapped the Villista
men opened fire with rifles and ma
chine guns and rolled huge boulders
upon their foes. The CarranZistas
made a desperate fight for escape and
some OF them managed to evade the
attacks and TO flee to Santa Ysabel
Later the de facto troops retreated
to Las Palomas and then to Fresno.
Admit Heavy Fighting
The officials Of the CarranZa gov
eminent at Juarez admit heavy fight.
ing in this locality
Villa, at the head of large force.
is reported to be nearing the City OF
Chihuahua and so disposing of his
men as to make certain that an at.
tack in force on the state capital is
soon to be launched
Skirmishing is already going on, &C.
cording to the reports of the Federal
lists, to the west of the city, while it is
known that the Villistas are in force
en- the south and northwest.
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GIRLS! TRY It!
HAVE THICK, WAVY
BEAUTIFUL HAIR
Every Particle of Dandruff Dis
appears and Hair Stops
Coming Out
Draw a Moist Cloth Through
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Your hair becomes light, wavy,
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Just try this-moisten cloth with a
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Besides identifying the hair at once,
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But what will please you most will
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you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it surely get 25-cent bottle Of
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Save your hair! Beautify it! You
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RECEIVEORDERS
ONASSIGNMENTS
And PROMOTIONS

Outlining the promotions and as
signments OF officers In the local de
partment, orders have been received
at army headquarters which will be
of much interest here. They are as
follows: H. NJ: .
Cavalry Promotions 49,
Lieut-Col William ". Forsyth. 4th
Cavalry. to be colonel, 10th Cavalry.
To be ieutenant-colonels Majs. Ed
mund s. Wright and Charles A. Hede-
kin. 4th Cavalry. .-.-.
To be majors, Capts. Benjamin b.
Hyer, II. S. Hawkins and James s.
Parker, 4th Cavalry. ... .
To be captains, 1st LieGts. Jerome
G. Pillow, l.. w. Prunty, G. j.. Naylor,
Kerr T. Riggs. w. s. Martin, 4th Cav
airy; Robert r. Love, unassigned: T.
A. Rothwell, J.. X. Herr and p. j. r.
Kiehl. 4th Cavalry; Capt W.. s. Mar
tin, Sd Cavalry .s-
To be first lieutenants, I'd Lieuts.
II. II. c. Richards, H. NJ. Estes, d. G.
Rumgey, E. A. Lehman. Daniel +.
Murphy. l.. ]. H. Herwig, r. E. Nc
Quillan. William Male, Thorne Deuel.,
Jr., W. f. Dorman, r. L. Gaugler and
L. VI. Owen, 4th Cavalry.
Field Artillery Promotions
To be colonel, Lieut-Col. William ].
Snow, LIST F. A.
To be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. MaiS. T.
n. Horn. 1st F. A., and w. s. Guig-
nard. 9th F. A.
To be majors: Capts. II. W. But
ner, 9Th F. A., and F. T. Austin, LIST
f. A. f.
To be captains, 1st Lieuts. r. f.
Der. Htyle and Ballard Lyerly, list
F. A., and G. H. Paine and Harry
Pfeil, 9th F. A.
To be first lieutenants, I'd Lieuts.
G. A. Selleck, Joseph Andrews, Har-
old c. Vanderveer. J. n. Hauser and
J. o. Daily, 9th F. A., and L. A. Beard.
Percy Deshon, Gift Andrus and Ber-
tram Frankenberger, 1st F. A.
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wayne RECALLS
MAIDEN
OE PHIL RAIDER

Will Wayne, secretary to. the gov.
ernor, watched Lieut.. Phil RAIDER Of
the Curtis Training Camp of Buffalo
make his first flight in an aeroplane
and thereby hangs a tale, for it was
the lieutenant who recently gave the
Honolulu boy, Sun Yet Young, his Ger.
,ifieate as pilot. "....-...>, -.
Wayne, who used to be newspaper.
man in the days before he was priyi-
legged to thumb over executive reports
. first hand or tickle the keys of the
gubernatorial typewriter, tells the incl
dent with far away CLINT in his eyes
as if almost longing to hear again the
tinkle of a linotype. 49,. -.... 49,. T.
ut was when aviation was in its in.
fancy" he says. RAIDER and were on
the San Francisco Chronicle RAIDER
was cartoonist and went along to
mark out the little sketch if the
fall occurred and where the ambu-
lance would some to carry off the re-
mains. was to write the story of the
accident. -: .:.
when we got there though it all
looked so easy that we decided to try
it for ourselves, so went up with the
aviator by turns and everything turn.
ed out lovely That was Phil Raiders
first attempt at flying, and from that
start he became one of the best filters
in the Curtis camp, but he admitted
to me as we went back to the office
that day that it was the worst scare
of his life" >~. ~ ..:-.... .. ~
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VOTER: by chance feel the Bulletin does and
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-24
FOUR SIGNAL OFFICERS
GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO

Four commissioned officers of the
Signal Corps, Hawaiian Department,
are instructed to proceed to San
Francisco by the transport on No
vember 4, through cable advices re-
ceived at headquarters from Wash.
ington. .s..
Those ordered to the mainland are
LIST Lieut.. E. A. Lehman, 4th Cavalry;
LIST Lieut.. Herman Erlenkotter, LIST
Field Artillery; End Lieut.. Harold C.
Vanderyeer, LIST Field Artillery, and
End Lieut.. Roy M. Jones, LIST Infantry.