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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
Formulate Plan to Resume
Raids Across Border.
Funston Immediately Takes
Means to Crush 1t.
INvOl YES CARRAHzA OFFICIALS
Evidence Is Dug Up by United
States Detectives.
Agitators Solicit Bandits Near
Brownsville, Tex.

San Antonio, May 15.-Information
indicating a plan for the resumption
of raids across the international line
hear Brownsville, Texas, has reached
army Headquarters here, and will, it
is expected cause a considerable
strengthening of the force now patrol
ling that district.
General Funston and his staff will
study in detail today the proposed re-
organization of the entire border pa
troll and it was indicated that the
Thirtieth infantry, coming from New
York state would be sent to Rio
Grande City for service between there
and Brownsville, the district so fire.
quently raided a year ago
See Armed Mcxicans.
Official reports from the officer
commanding gave no additional news
of the activities of armed Mexicans
opposite Progreso, Texas, but their
presence there was in line with re-
ports made by both agents of the de-
partment OF justice and agents OF the
state department
These agents have been investigat-
ing for several days reports that ag1-
tators were trying to incite to fresh
activity those who participated In the
raids of last year, and that they had
secured tentative promises of coop
Grafton or at least passive support, OF
certain minor Carranza officials To-
Gated in that quarter of Mexico.
Vindicate Army Mule.
Field Headquarters. by Army Mo-
tor Truck to Columbus, N. M, May
15.-The value of the army mule,
which wavered momentarily when au-
tornobile trucks in the Villa chase
demonstrated their adaptability for
mountain transportation. has been
indicated in the results of this cam
paign.
In transporting supplies overland to
the main bases, through a country
without railroads, the automobile
trucks have proven much superior to
the old fashioned mule wagon teams,
the reliance when Geronimo was pur-
sued through this same territory.
Meanwhile the mules, as pack anil
mails, have gone beyond the new truck
lines into country where no wheeled
vehicle yet invented can move, cross
ing chasms and climbing through
mountain forests where it has been
necessary to trample paths through
the brush. These mules proved more
hardy than horses in the hard bandit
chase. They were better able to live
off the country without loss of
strength. They ate almost everything
except rocks and one kind of rope. The
one rope which they would not eat
was the Mexican 1ariat made of horse
hair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
MAY PAY EXTRA
Holders of Life Policies in Case
They Enlist.
Probably Can Obtain Permit by
Paying Additional Premium.

Service permits by insurance COM
panies, in event the United States
should engage in war with a foreign
nation, are a probable result of the
present life insurance situation ac-
cording to Carey j. Wilson, state sup
erintendent of insurance. An extra
premium for policy holders who en-
listed would doubtless be required
both by old line and fraternaI COM
panies.
During the Spanish American war
similar course v as pursued by insur-
ance companies of this country SUI
perintendent Wilson believes policy
holders at the time of a declaration
of war would be issued a permit for
army service, while special permits
would be attached to new policies. An
extra hazard premium would doubt
less be required by the companies, but
it is not probable that an effort would
be made to invalidate existing poll
cies or to restrict the sale of life in
Surance to non-enlisted- persons.
Extra premiums of from $50 to $50
would probably be required by the in
surance companies, Wilson believes.
These premiums would cover the per-
iod of enlistment of the term of war.
They Might Get Together.
'In event this country engaged in
warfare with another nation, it is
probable that the big insurance COM
panies would get together on plan
for the handling of life insurance.
said Wilson. THE plan would not,
however, restrict the rights of the in
sured, although an extra premium of
$50 to $50 might be required covering
the period of service Persons who
did not desire to pay this extra pre-
MIN might deliver their policies back
to the companies for the cash surren-
der value. A special permit, however,
would doubtless be issued to every
person who desired the protection of
life insurance during the period of en-
listment and the permit would run
until the mastering out date or end of
war"
The question of validity of life in
surance in case of war has recently
occasioned much discussion. A ma
jority of old line and fraternal COM
panies restrict rights of policyholders
to the point where policies lose their
force in case of enlistment. Other
companies have restricted enlistment
clauses. To cover general cases. how
ever, it is probable that special per-
mits would be issued insured with
extra premiums for period of enlist
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
BANDITSR0BTRAIN
Seven Killed by Explosion
Which Wrecks Engine.
Get Carranza Soldiers Payroll
in New Currency.

Laredo, May ia train attached
to which was the private car of
Charles A. Douglas, President Car
ranza's representative in Washington,
was derailcd by an explosion between
Querctaro and Palma Gonzales, Mex
leo, last Friday and the passengers, in
Guiding Carranza paymaster, were
robbed, according to a report brought
here today by passengers of the train.
who arrived from Mexico City. They
said the private car of Mr.. Douglas
was not molested- The engineer and
fireman and five persons riding on the
tender were instantly killed by the de-
raiiment.
The paymaster was carving new
currency tc pay soldiers. it was stated
American passengers also are said to
have been robbed of $4,000 in gold.
The bandits, according to the ar
rivals here. were Zapata followers
who, while robbing the passengers,
cried Viva Villa"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
CALLS IT A MEDICINE
Alcohol in Wine of Cardui Negligible
Says DIR. Funck.

Chicago, May 15.-Wine of Cardui
as a useful medicine found a cham
pion today in DR.. George w. Funck,
professor of therapeutics in the Chi
cago college of medicine and surgery
and member of the American Medi-
cal association who testified in the
suit of u. c. Patten against the Ameri-
can Medical association for heavy
damages on the charge that the asso-
citation branded Wine of Cardui as a.
noxious drug.
Dr. Funck told of the therapeutic
value of Carduus benedictus and vi
burnum prunifolium, two distinctive
ingredients of Wine of Cardui What
can you say of a solution containing
these two drugs in a solution of TWEEN
ty per cent alcohol" the witness was
asked.
The alcohol is a negligible quality"
replied the physician, land L can saw
that the combination of the two drugs
would be useful in the treatment of
some conditions which did not involve
4 malformation and did not demand
surgical treatment"
In what way would it be useful ?"
Each of these drugs taken SEN
rarately,' said the physician, has a
tonic effect and their combination is
more patent.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
REUNION UP TUESDAY
Methodist Church May Form Separate
Conference for Negroes.

Saratoga Springs. May 15.-The
proposal to reunite the Methodist
Episcopal church and the Methodist
Episcopal church, South. which have
been separated since 1915, will be
made the order of special business at
tomorrow,s session of the Methodist
general conference The report OF the
special committee on federation. pre-
sented today, endorsed the proposal in
the belief that such union would
hasten the development of truly
world church"
The report recommends that the
general conference be the supreme
governing body of the reunited church
and that the plan of unification be
extended to any other Methodist
bodies that may desire it. The report
favors the organization of special con-
ferences for the negro membership OF
the church, such negro conference to
be represented in the general confer
enCe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
GERhlANYBL 0cKED IT MUST Be GOOD II
C. E. LaVigne of Chicago Talks
to Commercial Club.
Shows Why "Fair Trade
Should Be Encouraged.

Ever go by store and see a stand
ard article, say an alarm clock, listed
at bargain price and then a dozen
other clocks of inferior workmanship
placed beside it?
Thousands have done this in the
city and returned to their country
homes satisfied by the advertisement
that articles are cheaper in a city
than in the country Yet, those who
have gone inside most generally dis
covered that one pretext or another
was set forth to the effect that the
standard clocks were exhausted and
they were obliged to purchase one of
those with inferior workmanship
1t is to remedy such evils that the
Stephens-Ashurst bill was introduced
before the house and senate, c. E.
LaVigne of the Fair Trade League of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
''bAC" 3 BANDITS
IL American Soldiers Fired on
by Mexican Shippers.
Army Men in Autos Alighted
and Battle EnSued.

Lake Itascate. Mexico, May H.
(By wireless to Columbus, n. NJ May
15.-Three bandits, including Julio
Cardenas, a Villa leader were killed in
a skirnish with an American detach-
ment near Rubio ranch, 20 miles est
of here today.
The Americans. 2 strong under the
command of Lieutenant George S.
Patton, comprised an automobile de-
tachment sent to purchase forage. The
bandits fired on Lieutenant Patton
and his guide after they had alighted
from the machines and were ap-
preaching the ranch house.
The American deployed to prevent
the escape of the snipers and Lieuten-
ant Patton returned the fire, wound
ing the bandits, who meanwhile fled
through the rear of the house. Over
taken later, the Moxicans engaged the
Americans in a rifle duel in which the
three Mexicans were killed. There
was no American casualty The bodies
of the Mexicans were brought here
and buried. Papers in their pockets
revealed their identity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
new KIND TRUST
John D., Jr, Would Organize
Christianity Monopoly.
Raps Preachers and War Order
Bank Accounts.

Cleveland, May 15.-John d. Rocke-
Teller. Jr.. Major General Leonard
Wood and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Frank D. Roosevelt were speak
ers at todays session of the Interna-
tional Y. NJ. c. A. convention here.
Rockefeller spoke this forenoon on.
Every Christian at Work for His
Fellowmen: How Shall This Be Ac-
complished?''
He told of welfare work being done
in the mines of Colorado which are
owned by the Rockefeller interests.
He will also speak at the industrial
section this afternoon. General Wood
and Secretary Roosevelt will speak
this afternoon before the army and
navy section.
Ministers Come I'm Late
Rockefeller in his mornings adj
dress told the delegates how TO organ
ize a christianity trust" which he
declared would sweep the forces of
evil out of competition. He scored
ministers who preach ''flowery beds
of ease" religions. raped partisan de-
nominationalism and stepped outside
his subject to take a fling at business
men who are fattening their bank ac-
| counts on the war in Europe, declar-
| ing THE selfish materialism of our
| country stands in marked contrast to
| the spirit of the men and women in
Europe pouring out their all on the
altar of DEVOTION
/ The City Ministers association adj
! journed their regular meeting to hear
Rockefeller. whose speech was stopped
as the ministers filed into the hall.
Rockefeller twitted the ministers for
coming late.
Evidently the ministers had a COPY
of my speech and timed their coming
| to get in after I had finished talking
about them" he said. The convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
Mail Is Entirely Cut OFF; Tele-
graph Almost.
700 AMERICANS IN BERLIN
Letters From U. S. Three
Months Reaching Them.
Americans Protest Lest In
comes Fail to Arrive.
BY CARL w. AckERMAN.

Berlin, April IS, by mail.-England
today is maintaining an absolute mail
blockade of Germany. Fewer letters
and newspapers are reaching Berlin
today than at any time since the be-
ginning of the war. England's con-
troll of the cable censorship is becom-
ing so severe that Germany is gradual
ly being cut off from communication
with the United States and all other
overseas countries.
For several months Americans in
Berlin have been receiving their mail
marked Opened by Censor, No.
Blank" The letters had been taken
from neutral steamers and held in
England for examination. Some Amer
leans had been receiving mail through
Holland and Norway, but lately the
English have been taking this mail
from the steamers. This is producing
a critical situation among the Amer
leans in Berlin and other parts of Ger
many who number in all over 700.
During the last few days, letters
posted in America between January
6 and l 8 arrived, all examined by the
censor, and were three months on the
way.
Tighten Up on Cabiegrams.
The English control on News cable
grams from American correspondents
is also growing more strict. For in
stance, in March, the Berlin bureau
of the United Press filed a cable for
New York containing an interview
with the editor of the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger on the Japanese situation.
This interview did not reach New
York, apparently having been held up
by the British censor.
The latest order of the British gov
erment declared paper money and
checks absolute contraband and is
working a hardship on Americans here
allowances and income by draft from
these drafts will be confiscated. Most
of the Americans here receive a good
part of their incomes from the United
States but under the new arrangement
this will be impossible. 1t will not be
feasible to wireless money because the
banks cannot send receipt or checks
by mail.
American Worry.
This condition of affairs has aroused
Americans who are in business here
and today the following notice ap-
peared in the weekly report of the
American Chamber of Commerce and
Trade:
t'Since last Christmas, Americans in
Germany have been put to no end of
trouble by seizure and detention of
mail to and from Europe by the Brit
ish authorities. AS a case in point, the
writer received only the other day a
letter from the United States dated
January 8. 1916, which had been CEN
sored in England and evidently had
been lying there for two months"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
WILSON'S WEAKNESS
Former Seci etary w. j. Bryan Points
1t Out.

Lincoln, May 15.-In signed arti-
Gle. William J. Bryan declared the
Democratic party must. in order tc
win the coming campaign, move to-
ward peace" and thereby capture the
peace element in the Republican
party. He begins his article by quot
ing from a Chicago newspaper edi-
torial. in which Mr.. Wilson is called
minority president, in that he re-
ceived fewer votes than Roosevelt and
Taft combined and says that Demo-
Gratis must face the fact that j united
Republican party will enter the cam
paiSn with a popular majority of L.
500, 900 votes.
-1r. Bryan's Statement.
The following is part of Mr.. Bryan's
statement:
THE Chicago Tribune, the most in
fluential Republican paper west of
New York, begins a leading editorial
in its issue of May Z. as follows:
The meeting of the Republican
national convention, which will be in
session in Chicago a month from to-
day, will be the most important meet
ing of the Republican delegates since
the party was founded.
Wilson Minority President.
The issues confronting the coun-
try today are fully as great as those
which faced our forefathers in 1850,
while the influence OF the Republican
delegates will be greater this year
than it was at that time. In 1860 it
was the division of their opponents
which gave the control of the nation
to the Republicans. This year it will
be only d division of Republicans
which will permit the government of
the United States to remain in the
hands of the Democrats.
Mr.. Wilson is a minority presi-
dent. He deceived d trifle under g.
100000 votes as compared to $780,
600 and more cast for Roosevelt and
Taft together. Thus the Progressive
Republican vote was more than L.
SOC, 600 greater than the Democratic
vote, while it is probable that in their
factional bitterness both Republicans
and Progressives voted for Wilson in
order to assure the defeat of their pet
aversion.
Wilson's Great Weakness.
eff only one candidate is chosen to
represent Progressives and Repubn-
cans, Wilson will need to hold his en-
tire 1912 vote and approximately 700,-
600 votes from his opponents
1T is just as well to look the facts
in the face. The Republican party, if
united, can enter the campaign with a
popular majority OF 100000 votes on
its side. AS a portion of this majority
is made up of large maiorities in a few
Republican states. our party's handi-
cap is not quite as great as it appears,
but it is still enough to compel serious
consideration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
ORDERS OUT CAMP
Summer Training Schools Not
Allowed in Kansas.
War Department Says They
Must Be Abandoned.
NEED OFFICERS IN MEXICO
Army Cannot Spare Men to
Care for State Guardsmen.
Several Thousand From Other
States Were to Come.

Military camps and training schools,
planned by the government for the
summer months, are to be abandoned
according to a telegram received to-
day from the war department by Chas.
l. Martin, adjutant general. The order
cancels instructions for an entire Sc
ries of training schools to be held IN
Kansas this summer and it is prob
able that the order will be supple
mented with directions to abandon the
encampment for cavalrymen and artil-
lerymen to have been held at Fort
Riley.
Conditions along the Mexican bor-
der are probably responsible for the
unexpected move on the part or the
war department. Assembling of ma
tionaI and state troops in Mexico and
on the border have meant tremen-
dous drain on the supply of army Of
ficers, available for instruction work
in the military schools. These men
are now needed by the government in
the handling of the Mexican situation
and cannot be sent to the interior to
take charge of the troops IN the train
ing schools.
All government training schools for
militiamen are to be closed at once,
according to reports that have reach
ed the adjutant generals office in To-
peka. Not until the present situation
is we'll in hand, it is believed, will an
effort be made to restore tie camps
and training service.
Coming From Other States.
Arrangements had been made by
Kansas national guardsmen for the
camps and training schools to be held
this year at Fort Riley and Fort Leav-
enworth. Never in the history of the
state had such a large number of i'm
portant military maneuvers been
scheduled for this state.
Under orders of the government
sent to Topeka several weeks ago, sew
eral thousand militiamen from other
states were to have come to Kansas
for training and instruction during the
summer months. Troops from Mis-
souri,, Colorado, Nebraska, wyoming
and possibly other states were to have
been sent to Kansas. The order to-
day, however disposes of all former
plans for the schools.
Training schools for cavalrymen
from several states had been arranged
for the months of June, July and Au-
gust. These maneuverS were Sched-
uled for Fort Riley. While no order
directly affecting this branch of the
work has been received. it is probable
that the summer work for cavalrymen
will also be abandoned.
General Martin today declined to
discuss the order from the government,
further than to admit that instructions
had been received He assigned as a
probable reason, the need of higher
army men in the handling of the Mex
lean situation.
'-All training schools have been or
dered closed" General Martin stated.
THE order will affect a large amount
of the work outlined for guardsmen of
this and other states during the next
few MONTHS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15

Chicago told members of the Com
mercial club this noon. The address,
although hurried on account of Mr..
LaVigne's anxiety to catch train, met
with considerable applause.
Mr.. LaVigne described the Stephens
Ashurst bill as one confined to mer-
chandiSe sold under trade mark of
special brand. Its sole purpose, he
declared, is to deprive dishonest ad-
vertisers. who do not possess-or who
are not to do business on their own
good will and reputation, of the power
to use standard articles, of which
the consumers know the value and
which he calls for by name, as bait
to lure the crowd and to injure their
smaller competitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
CAN GO TO THEATERS
Metllodists Will Remove Ban on
Shows and Dancing.

Saratoga Springs. n. Y, May 10
Announcement has been made that
: the committee on state of the church.
: to which was referred the much dis
cussed question of amusements. will
report in favor of eliminating from
the discipline the prohibition against
games of chance, theater attendance
5 and dancing.
The campaign in the committee to
strike out OF the prohibition against
these specified diversions was con-
Quoted, it was said. by two college ex-
ecutives, Chancellor James r. Day, of
Syracuse university, and President
Samuel Plantz, of Lawrence univer-
ssity. Appleton, Wis, who maintained
Z that the ban on these amusements
tended to keep young people out of
s1the church.
One of the most important subjects
to be acted on during the coming
week is the general statement of the
attitude of the church on the ,.ues-
ton Of temperance and prohibition.
The temperance committee has agreed
upon a report which goes further than
1.-The Methodist Episcopal church has
lever gone before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
Dr. George D. Strayer of Columbia
university, New York.

Dr. George D. strayer of Columbia
university, New York.
Applications for writs of habeas
corpus to secure the release of James
Casper and Oscar E. Clark from the
Leavenworth county Jail were filed
this afternoon in the supreme court.
The two men have been in Jail since
February and are wanted by the state
as witnesses in a murder case. Under
the court order, they have been held
without bail.
Wall Paper Cleaner. Miller & Giles
pie. S33 Kan. ave. Phone 955.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. H c. Pribble and Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Hemus left Saturday for
New York, Atlantic City and WASH
inGton to be gone some time. While in
New York they will visit Mr.. HeTnus's
brother. Mr.. Percy Hemus, the emf
nent New York baritone.
Fra ming md silvering. coe. s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
J. D. Miller will attend the encamp-
ment of the G. A r. at Kirksville,
Mo-. which is in session May II and
IS.
The cleanup squad reports 1,726
loads Of trash collected in their pres
ent campaign, with about three days
more work to complete the job.
Monroe school was fumigated last
night by officials of the city health de-
partment- Willie Cooley. colored.
1875 Monroe street, attended school
last Tuesday Sunday. the doctors at
tending MIN pronounced his sickness
smallpox hence the fumigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-15
leave IT TO SENATE
Committee Still at Deadlock on Bran
deis appointment.

Washington, May 15.-Louis D.
Brandeis's nomination to the supreme
court was discussed again today by
the senate Judiciary committee in
executive session and the senators
present were bound to secrecy. The
report was current and generally cred
tied that the committee had decided
to report the nomination without a
recommendation and let the senate
deal with it entirely