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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
Gigantic Swindle Extends
ThruOut United States.
Swindlers InveigIe Farmers to
Buy Worthless Stock.
EVEN GOVERNORS INvOLv we'd
Members of, Congress Backing
Secured by Shrewd Grafters.
Government Detectives Act to
Head Off Deliberate Plot.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Seeking to
head off what tkey believed is develop
ing into one of the greatest financial
frauds the United States has known
the federal farm loan board today
asked the aid of the department of
justice.
Clear across the continent in a strip
of states, from Virginia to California,
the board reports to the justice de-
partment, organizations either delib-
erately fraudulent or at best illegal,
have sprung up for the purpose OF de-
frauding farmers thru the latter's ig-
norance of the new rural credits act.
In one single instance, it is said, the
farmers have been Victimlzed to an ag-
gregate of $350,000. Governors OF
states and members of congress have
been made unwilling parties to some
of these illegal operations, it is said,
promoters taking advantage of them,
as we'll as of the farmers.
Promoters Are Barred by Law.
Prominent men in all walks of life
have been involved, their names being
used in some cases simply TO iend re
spectability. The board believes 1t Will
be able to prosecute successfully Some
time ago it announced a ruling that
no proposed joint land bank Will be
chartered if it mas spent money for
promotion This was designed to hold
minimum in order that the interest
rates to farmers may be the lowest
possible. In the face of this ruling II
is said, promoters have continued to
sell stock in proposed land banks and
to take parts of the proceeds for their
own services.
One of these concerns failed before
it could even have applied for a char
ter, but it had sold stock to the
amount of several hundred dollars to
farmers. In many cases the stock has
been sold with the understanding
that the company is to apply for a
charter under the new federal law
when there has been no such inten-
ton on the part of the promoters.
In Prosperous Farm Districts.
The board today would not make
public the names of the concerns to
which it is calling the justice depart
ment's attention, and refused to give
their localities save that by coinci-
dence they have appeared in the belt
of states across the middle of the
country. comprising some Of the most
prosperous farming sections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
Woman Killed, Many Wounded
in Night of Terror.
Strikers From Five Great In.
dustries Join Rioters.
FIRE AND BULLETS, WEAPONS
Cut Hose and Turn Back Fire
Engines From Flames.
Mob Attempts to Burn Up Sa-
loon Keepers Family.

Bayonne, N. J., Oct. 12.-One wo-
man has been killed, four strikers per-
haps fatally injured, four policemen
wounded and more than thirty rioters
have received bullet wounds in thirty
six hours in the Hook" district where
strikers of the big Standard Oil plant
rule today.
The street approaching the Consta-
BILE Hook section of this city today re-
sembled an armed camp. Thousands
of strikers from the plants of the
Standard Oil company, Tidewater Oil
company, Vacuum Oil company, Pa
cific Coast Borax company and the
General Chemical company main
tained a dead line across the ap-
proaches to those plants. Inside this
line, between the strikers and the oil
plants, nearly 100 policemen were sta
toned in a fire engine house guarding
the plants from attack, while few
other policemen and seventy-five dep
uty sheriffs held possession of the
main police headquarters.
There were no signs of cessation
of the labor war which caused the
clash. yesterday of police and strikers
in which one woman spectator was
strikers were wounded. This fight
took place according to the police,
when the strikers interfered with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
OPEN MITE BOXES
Golden Aims Basin Contains
More Than Quarter Million.
Mother Church Sends Greetings
to American EpiscOpals.

St. Louis. Oct. 12-Greetings ex-
pressing the good will of the mother
church for the Protestant Episcopal
church of the United States were pre-
sented by representatives of the
Church of England with impressive
ceremonies at a joint meeting of the
two houses of the convention of the
American church in triennial session
here today.
The Right Rev. Huysche Wolcott
Yeatman-B;ggs, bishop of Worcester,
England, said that even with the
shadow of war hanging over England
members of his church are intensely
interested in the work Of the Amer
ican church. Similar expressions were
made by the Bishop H. H. Montgom-
ery, secretary of the Society for the
pagation of the Gospel of the
Church of England and by Archbishop
George Thornloe, of Algoma, Ontario,
and Bishop David Williams. of Huron.
Ontario, fraternal delegates from the
Episcopal church of Canada
Funds, saved in mite boxes by thou
sands of American Episcopalian wom-
en- missionaries were collected today
at the United Offering service of the
Woman's auxiliary, holding services
simultaneously with the general con-
vention.
Present Offering at Altar.
Following a communion service, the
money was presented at the altar in a
golden aims BASIN 1t was generally
predicted that the sum would exceed
the offering of three years ago, which
amounted to S265, 1000.
Stories of the work of women in
the mission fields were to be told at
the mass meeting by the Rt. Rev.
! Charles Henry Brent, bishop of the
Philippines, the Rt. Rev. Logan H.
Roots, bishop of Hankow, China; the
Rt. Rev. Arthur s. Lloyd. president
of the board of missions and the Rt.
Rev. Paul Jones, bishop of Utah.
Meetings of the several committees
appointed at the last general conven-
ton held in New York in 1913 to in
yestigate religious, social and econ
omic problems and report to this
years convention, Were held today,
preparatory to presenting their re-
| ports which may be presented to
either of the two houses making up
the general convention at any of the
regular business sessions which begin
today ard will continue for about
three weeks In conjunction with the
convention an open social service
forum was inaugurated today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
CAR SHORTAGE
THRU STATE IN
CRITICAL STAGE
Railway Officials in Topeka Ad-
init Crisis.
Situation Worse Than at Amy
Time This Year.
UTILITIES BODY SETS HEARING
Public Investigation of Lack of
Cars i'm State.
Need of 1000 Cars on Santa Fe
System Alone.
Situation Worse Than at Amy
Time This Year.
UTILITIES BODY SETS HEARING
Public Investigation of Lack of
Cars i'm State.

The car shortage in Kansas and
other western states has reached what
is apparently a crisis. Freight off,
cials today admitted that the situa-
ton is the worst that it has been this
year and is as bad as, if not worse,
than it has been at this period for
several years. Officials of the Santa
Fe said today that the road is short
1000 or more of its own cars on its
domestic cars, on the entire Santa Fe
system, is estimated at 1000. Other
Kansas roa0s report similar shortages
some worse
Thousands of western cars are be-
ing held on roads east of Chicago.
The Remedy.
The prime factor in remedying the
shortage, however, officials point out,
would be for shippers to use greater
expedition in returning cars to rail-
roads Under demurrage laws, ship
pers are allowed to hold cars two
days on sidetrack at destination with
out charge. The fact that this is
done and the fact that shippers often
hold cars much longer at destination,
paying demurrage, and using the
rolling stock for storage purposes is
the big factor in the situation.
States Hearing.
The Kansas Public Utilities commits
sion today set October Is as the date
for the hearing of testimony in the
investigation of the car shortage in
the state. At this hearing the COM
mission also will be called upon to
decide the reasona bleness of demur-
rage charges now assessed, where
cars are held and used for storage
purposes after the expiration of the
free time allowed.
A copy of the order for the hearing
has been sent to all common carriers
doing business in Kansas All are re-
quested to give testimony in the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
Editor of Western School Jour-
nal Found Dead in Bed.
Heart Failure Probable Cause
of Sudden Death.
HAS Been IN BEST OF HEALTH
Attended Marshall Meeting at
Auditorium Last Night.
Famous Wit and Educator
Came to Topeka in 1870.

John Macdonald, enc of the fore
most educators of Kansas and for
many years editor and owner of the
Western School Journal was found
dead in bed this morning at his home,
S27 Quincy street. He had been un-
well several days, but last night at
tended the Marshall meeting at the
auditorium, returning to his room at
10 o'clock. When he did not go out to
breakfast this morning his friends be-
came alarmed and broke in the door.
The body was cold when found.
DR.. w. L. Warriner and DR.. j. D.
Freeman were called and they notified
the coroner DR.. o. F. Narcotic. Doc
tor Narcotic decided no inquest was
necessary and pronounced Mr.. Mac
Donald's death due to heart failure.
lie died, according to the coroner,
about midnight.
Mr. Macdonald had lived in Topeka
forty-six years and nearly all of that
time had been engaged in educational
home of Mrs. w. c. Webb, on Quincy
street. He was a member of the To-
peka Press club and one of the found
ers of the Saturday Night club, an old
Topeka organization, of which he was
the first president
Known Over United States.
Mr.. Macdonald was well known, not
only in Kansas put thruout the United
States as an author, editor and humor-
ist, and his Scottish dialect was Ia
nous over the country. He made a
host of friends wherever he went and
none ever forgot the kind-hearted,
witty Scotchman.
Mr. Macdonald was a widower, and
his only relatives are a daughter ana
a son, Roderick Macdonald, of Lowell.
Mass Arrangements for the funeral
will be announced after word is re-
ceived from the children.
His Life Work.
The Celtic Monthly, published in
Glasgow, has the following to say OF
Mr. Macdonald:
John Macdonald was born at Lin
shader, in the Lewis, a short distance
from the Standing Stones of Ca1lernish
/ in the Parish of Uig. This is the land
of Sheila, the Princess of Thule, and
it may go without saying that when
Blacks charming story reached the
prairies of Kansas, the Lewisman read
/ it as if it were a letter from home.
when Macdonald was between
and years old his parents removed
to the mainland. to Gareloch in Wes-
| ter Ross, and it was there that the
| boy lived moved and had his being fol
! a number of years. From his humble
home he could see every day the beau
tiful mountains of Skye, and from the
| UVontjpued ,,- Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
KEEP REPORT SECRET
Navy Gets Rear AdmiraI's Official
Account of U-53 Raid.

Washington, Oct 1.-THE navy de-
partment today received a report from
Rear Admiral Knight at Newport, Civ
ing detailed accounts from the COM
manders of four of the steamers sunk
by a German submarine off the New
England coast. Naval officials refus-
ed to comment upon its contents and
ii will be transmitted to Secretary
Lansing for study in connection with
the determination of the policy of the
United States. The report was wri.-
ten by Admiral knights aide. who
took statements from the commanders
of the sunken vessels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
KANSANS QUIT BORDER
First Infantry Guards Leaves Today or
Early Friday.

First Kansas infantry, will leave for
home either late today or Friday
morning. 1t will be followed by the
Second Kansas as soon as that organ
ization is relieved at Camp Wilson by
the First Mississippi infantry.
Junction City, Kan, Oct. 12.-The
First Kansas infantry will leave San
Antonio, Friday morning for the state
camp at Fort Riley according to in
formation received at the local office
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road here.
The arrival of the unit is expected
late Saturday or early Sunday morn
ing, it was announced. The camp site
of Pawnee Flats is being prepared for
the regiments home coming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
ATTACK MILITARY BILL
Raid on Hay Chamberlain Army Mea-
sure Is Benson's Keynote.

San Francisco. Oct. 12.-An inva-
sion of California was begun today by
AnansL. Benson, Socialist candidate
for president, who will arrive here
from Portland this afternoon. He Will
deliver an address here tomorrow
night.
The Socialist candidate will be
greeted by a large crowd of Socialists
on his arrival. Socialists mere declare
Benscns campaign turnout the FORTH
west has shown great interest cspec-
tally in his declarations regarding the
Hey-Chamberlain army reorganization
bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
TRAIN INTO CROWD
Presidents Special Narrowly Averts
Disaster at Station.

Richmond, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE train
to which the presidents car was at
tached backed into crowd here and
several persons nearly were caught
under the presidents. car. John @.
Slye, secret service man, pulled one
woman out of the ways just in time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
BEFORE THE GAME.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 12.-The anni-
versary of the discovery of America
by Columbus, observed as a holiday
here, conceded today with the fifth
game of the worlds series between the
Brooklyn Nationals and the Boston
Americans. Thousands of persons,
freed from their labors by the holi-
day, took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to go to Braves field. The re-
suit in the opinion of the club Off
lCoLunued ON Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
ISLAND DEVASTATED

Washington, Oct. 12.-American
Consul Payne at St. Thomas reported
today that the hurricane that swept
the Danish West Indies Monday and
Tuesday caused damage estimated at
$2,00O,0O0 and left two-thirds of the
native islanders in dire need of food,
clothing and shelter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
MERCURY WILL DROP
Possible Showers and Cooler Weather
Is Forecast.

Temperatures today averaged elght
degrees above normal The wind is
blowing at the rate of 3 miles an hour
from the south A slight shower this
morning netted one-hundredth of an
inch. The sky cleared this afternon.
Following a brief period of warm
weather the mercury is scheduled to
drop tonight. No severe weather is
indicated by the weather bureau but
tonight and tomorrow will be cooler
than today. The showers failed to
materiaIize last night, but rain started
falling this morning. Friday will
see the sky clearing and the sun will
shine at least part of the day
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
1Ceuttnued an .saye 2,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12

one Strike two. Ball one. Wheat struck
out. Cutshaw up. Janvrin threw out Cut
shaw. Stengel going to second. Mowrey
up Strike one. Mowrey popped TO Scott.
No runs one hit, no errors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
BASEBALL TITLE
GOES TO BOSTON
RED S0x AGAIN
Victory Today Gives Champion
ship to the Beaneaters.
Brooklyn Able to Win Only One
Game of the Series.
THE DODGERS OUTCLASSED
Carrigan's Men Outplayed and
Outlucked the Robins.
FIatbushers Fought Uphill Bat
tie From the Start.
SOX MOUND MEN EXCELLED
It's Second Straight Triumph
for Lads of "The Hub"
Series One of Biggest Successes
in Annals of Game.
Carrigan's Men Outplayed and
OutIucked the Robins.
FIatbusherS Fought Uphill Bat
tie From the Start.
SOX MOUND MEN EXCELLED
It's Second Straight Triumph
for Lads of "The Hub"
Series One of Biggest Successes
in Annals of Game.
The Lineup.

The Lineup.
Boston Brooklyn
Hooper, rf Myers, CT.
JanXrin, 2b Daubert, 1b
shorten. cf Stengel. IF
HOblitzel, 1b Wheat, Ii
Lewis. IL CutshaW, 2b
Gardner. 3b MoWrey, 3b
Scott. IS Olson. SIS
Cady, Meyers,
shore. d Pfeffer p
The umpires were stationed as fol-
lows: Plate. Connolly; bases, O'Day;
left field, Quigley; right field, Dineen.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Brooklyn .............. .OIO 900 OOO-1 8 8
Boston -.-..-..--..--... .0I2 01O OO*-4 2
Braves Field. Boston. Mass, Oct. IL.
The Boston Red Sox are the cham
pions of the baseball world. They
perched themselves permanently on
the highest pinnacle of diamond fame
today by defeating the Brooklyn
Dodgers in the fifth game of the series
by the score of to l.
1t was a battle for blood from the
start and both teams were on theil
toes. if anything, a little bit too anx-
iously. The boys from Brooklyn
opened the scoreboard in the first
half of the second inning when they
accomplished the difficult feat of reg
istering a score without a hit. Cutshav
looked over four bad ones and walked
to first. Hoblitzel pushed him along
with a sacrifice and Cutshaw scor-
ed on a passed ball.
However the Beantown battler.
were not long in tying the count Lew
is-the ever starring Duffy Lewis
gave one of Prefers offerings a rid,
for three bases and scored only a few
minutes later on a sacrifice fly by
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy and cooler, possibly
unsettled tonight; Friday, fair and
cooler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12

TT WAS a struggle, but the world Sc
ries finally triumphed over the
U-boat crisis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-12
BROOKLYN UNABLE To
GAUGE SHORES DROPS
IN LAST GAME OF SERIES
BOSTON Ot TpLANs RROOk-
IlN At EVERY POINT

Braves Field, Boston, Oct ~
The Boston Americans are again
the world S baseball champions.
Before forty-two thousand, SIX
hundred and twenty persons, the
largest crowd that ever witnessed
contest for the highest honors III
baseball, the American League
champions defeated the Brooklyn
National team four to one and III
a deciding game.
Ernest Shore, Boston S big
highlander, held the National
League pennant winners to three
hits, one scratch.
Jack Pfeffer started for Brook
lyn but Boston S bombardment
was too much for hm and Dell
relieved him in the eighth inning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-12
R0UMANS HURLED
BACK BY GREAT
TEUT0NIC DRIVE
ITALIANS DRlsi II ~IRIANs
BACK. GRILlf Rl.CllAi.S
ILIIMAItN
BULLETIN
fBy ocisted prsssl

Berlin, Oct u Teutouic troops
are pursuing the Kumanlan forces
on the whole eastern Transyl
vania front it was announced
from the front today The Rus
manian army Las been driven back
into the fIolr ef positions
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weather today favored loe opHoaiu7
teams coniestins ior lne : oass
ball pehhaul lhe '''Nn va
than that % yesletd" h'''''-
were 3 70 : on Boston
The Lineup
The line up follows
Brooklsn Nationals steusel fisat
field; Daubert flrsthase Nes@s CEN
ter fled; Wheat left iield; eaisha@.
second ba4o NoNreY thrdbase os
son. shortstop Myers cateheri Mar
son shortstop pfetfer pitcher, NeN
ers catcher
Boston Americans Hooper. t'shl
field ianffin second base shorten
centcrfi,.d lIoblitzel first lase.
scott shortsiop Shore pitcher
Cady catcher
The Batteries
proektn Pfefor and Neger
pos,on. shore ana cad,
GAME BY INNINGS.
First lnnira
Brook5n Shorten playing aealae
aala Vsers famed. aadg lreA out
naobert steneel was sate 4 lfst oa
81. .An,t... Vsbeat fsafa8 oHt
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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-01-28
MOYER & CHANDLER
INDORSE TANLAC


Reliable firms cannot afford to indorse
any article unless they are sure that
they are right. Meyer and Chandler,
of Charlotte, Michigan, have written
the following letter to the Cooper Medi-
cine Company, of Dayton, Ohio:
1--WE take pleasure in informing you
that Tanlac is selling like the proverb-
ial "Hot Cakes" We have had GUS
toner after customer come back and
tell us of the good Tanlac has done in
their case. Some of the results seem
more like miracles than anything else.
1--WE will not meneion any names
here, but if anyone in Charlotte or vi
cinity would like to know and to talk to
these people who have been benefited
by Tanlac, we will be only too glad to
give them the Names"
Tanlac may be obtained here at the
store of E. E. Huyck.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-01-28
Generously Remembered

Our friend and fellow townsman C.
II. ID. Barker was the recipient of a
pleasant surprise one day last week,
when, on opening letter from his
cousin. E. B. Ball, of Munice, Ind, he
found therein check for a substantial
sum. with instructions to use it for his
comfort and benefit. Mr.. Ball is a
member of the firm of Ball Brothers,
millionaire manufacturers of the fruit
jars and bottles known the world over.
A short time ago they gave 500. 600. 20
each to the Y. M. C. A. and Y. w. CA.
of their city. Next summer the Messrs.
Ball plan to come to Clio in their auto
mobile, get Mr.. Barker, and then go
for visit among relatives in Ohio.
This is pleasant prospect for Mr.. Bar
ker and his many friends in Clio will
hope that he may be blessed with the
health to enjoy it thoroughly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-01-28
MEANING OF "HORSE POWER"
Simple Manner by Which the Now Fa.
miIiar Term Was First Brought
Into Use.

The use of the horsepower as a
measure of an engines work came
naturally from the fact that the first
engines were built to do work which
had formerly been performed by
horses. John Smeaton, who built at
mcspheric engines before Bolton and
Watt placed their more complete ma
chine on the market, had valued the
work done by a strong horse as equal
to lifting a weight of $4,000 pounds
one foot high a minute. When Bolton
and Watt began to bid for public IA
vor, they agreed to place their en-
gines for "the value of one-third part
Of the Goals which are saved in its
use" They also increased the value
of tho horsepower to $4,000 foot
pounds, so that their engines were
half again as powerful for their rated
power as those of their competitors.
In this way they established the value
Of the horsepower. The following are
the various values of horsepower:
Thirty-three thousand foot-pounds a
minute, $50 foot-pounds second, q
sos thermal units an hour, 42.75 Their
NAL units a minute. The horsepower
OF boiler depends on it's capacity for
evaporation. The evaporation OF 30
pounds of water from 100 degrees
Fahrenheit into steam at seven pounds
gauge pressure equals 34R pounds,
and at 212 degrees Fahrenheit is equiv
alent to a horsepower.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-01-28
Save

IL you want to succeed, save This is
true not so much because of the value
of the money which the young man
who saves accumulates, but because of
the infinitely greater value of the sys-
TEN and organization which the prac-
tice of saving introduces into life. This
result of the saving habit is not gener-
ally nor properly appreciated. / con-
slider it to be almost the greatest ele-
ment in making for the young man s
success. In the first place it creates
determination; this at the start. Then
1t develops steady purpose, then sus-
t,ined energy. These all rapidly grow
into an ability that enables him to take
the money he has accumulated (even
though small in amount) and employ it
with profit. Better and better returns
follow upon his industry. ability and
Judgment and to his capital-now stead
lily increasing. Soon he is secure, and
that comparatively early in life; and
each day widens the gulf between him
and improvidence and its invariable
companion, incompetence. This is the
real framework of the structure of sue
cess. Each of its supports, it will be
found, rests upon foundation stone of
an early dollar saved. Marshall Field.