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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
CHARTERS TODAY
State Board Grants Many Firms Per-
mission to Do Business.

The state charter board today
granted charters to "a new Kansas
corporations. Companies granted per-
mission to transact business in this
state are:
Jordan Drug company. Emporia.
Capital $4,000.
Harveyville Electric Light company,
Harveyyille, Capital $4,000.
A. N. t. Grain company, Wichita
Capital $4,000.
NTH Chemical company, Lawrence
Capital $4,000.
First Christian Spiritualistic church
of the state of Kansas, Wichita. Cap
ital. none.
Delaware Zinc company, Whining
ton, Del Capital $4,000.
Dwight Electric Light company,
Dwight. Capital $4,000.
Commonwealth Oil & Gas company,
Mulvane. Capital 100000.
Comfort Grain & Fuel company,
Cawker City. Capital, $4,000.
NJ. L. White Abstract & Investment
company, Garnett. Capital $4,000.
Valley Falls Fair & Stock Show
association, Valley Falls. Capital,
$4,000.
kasania Oil & Gas company, wich-
ita; capital, 100000.
Union Oil & Gas company, Wichita;
capital, $4,000.
Kansas Film corporation, Kansas
City; capital, $4,000.
Lake Dry Goods company, Atchison;
capital $4,000
Timms Oil & Gas company, Wich-
ita; capital, $4,000.
Wright Mining & Royalty company.
Galena; capital, $1,000.
I-aCygne Oil & Gas company, La
Cygne; capital. $4,000
H. Q. Hay & Grain company, Wich-
tia: capital $4,000.
Buffalo Park Cooperative asso-
citation, Buffalo Park: capital, $4,000.
Rockhurst Oil, Gas & Development
company, Wichita; capital, 100000.
Modern Baking company, Hutchin-
son: capital, $4,000
Dodge City Country club, Dodge
City; capital, $4,000.
st. Peters German Catholic Benev-
client society, Willowdale. No capital
stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
FLOOD TOLL 40
In Addition, Six, Believed
Drowned, Are Still Missing.
Waterer River Rising and
Threatens More Damage.

Atlanta, July 19.-As reports con-
tinue to filter through from parts of
western North Carolina which have
been isolated by the recent floods.
the death list grows. Six additional
fatalities reported today bring the
known dead to forty, while at least SIX
persons are missing. Eleven persons
were drowned in the villages of Bat
Cave and Chimney Rock, which, 1t
now develops, were hard hit by the
storm.
Two unidentified bodies were found
near Belmont today while another
death is reported from near Greenville
in the falling of a railway scaffold
undermined by the floods. While
flood waters were receding in North
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia TO-
day, the Waterer river in South Caro-
lima was rising and Atlantic coast line
officials reported that two bridges on
their line had been flooded with con-
sequent interruption of service.
Carry Relief to Stricken Towns.
Asheville. July additional re-
lief parties from Hendersonville are
en- route to Bat Cave and Chimney
Rock, carrying food supplies for peo-
pie left destitute by the floods of Sun
day. There are eleven known dead
there and thirty homes have been
washed away. The scenic highway
from the Observation-Disclosures road to
the base of Chimney Rock, built at a
cost of $685. 900, was completely wash
ed away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
U-B0AT DELAYED
Deutschland Will Not Get Away
Before Sunday.
By That Time Bremen Will
Dock at e. s. Port.
BY CARL D. GROAT.

Baltimore, Nd, July 13.-Due to
delay in readjusting and repairing
pipes aboard the German sub-sea
freighter. the Deutschland still tossed
today in the muddy waters of the
Papasco here. Her getaway. 1t now
appears. is likely to be by Friday. but
possibly not before Sunday. Her wire
less was slated to be sealed today
under neutrality provisions. requiring
such action after ten days stay.
The pipes were damaged in the voy-
age here from Germany, but it was
said today that these probably could
be fixed by Friday. One story went
the rounds that the vessel must await
the coming of her sister craft. the
Bremen, in order t. ascertain the dis
position of allied warships on the
path between this port and Germany.
Vessel Is Screened From View.
The Bremen. it is said, will dock
not later than Sunday. Where she is
now, officials would not say early to-
day. Meantime, the Deutschland is
stocked with provisions. ready for a
quick dash. She was slated to do a
test submerging at noon and this gave
rise to the report that perhaps she
intended to head out in that manner.
AS far as could be ascertained, though
such a course is impraCticable,
Deutschland officials still kept their
own counsel and placed as many i'm
pediments as possible in the way of
newspaper men and the public. The
submarine is screened from view by a
string of huge barges and every off,
Ger is under orders to withhold infor-
nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
Want Lower Glass Rates.
SENTENCED TO JAIL
Mary Poppleton, Former Poverty APP
pcalcr, on Liquor Charge.

Mary Poppleton ard Frank Patton,
arrested July at All Laurent street
and charged with selling liquor, were
convicted in police court. fined 5000
and sentenced tc sixty days in Jail.
each. They appealed their cases and
were released on bond.
Mrs Foppleton has been in the pub
lie eye more or less for many years,
but heretofore it has not been through
the police court. Ever since she has
had children she has been before the
county commissioners, the Provident
association or the probate Judge, eth
or trying to provide for the children
or keep some one from taking them
away from her Not long ago the
probate court took the children from
her, holGing she was not a proper per
son to have the care of them. She
appealed to the district court and lost
1t was only &. short time after that
that she was arrested on the liquor
charge.
She has always been in hard cir
cEmstarce heretofore but the day she
was arrested the officers saw her slip
a purse to Fatten and when it was
found in his pocket the purse con-
tanned $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
TROUBLE COMES FAST
Louis Smith, is Years Old, Loses Jobs
and His Wheel.

That life is very unfair golf course
composed chiefly of hazards and bunk
ers is the opinion of 13-year-old Louis
Smith, 1105 Kansas avenue, and until
recently caddy at the Country club.
Three weeks ago Louis was a happy
boy; happy over the possession of a
$40 wheel, which he had earned by
check forger, came to town and adj
vertised for a messenger boy. salary
Sc per week. Louis dropped a posi-
ton as paper carrier for Kansas
City daily to accept this wonderful
position.
Three days later Crump left town
three jumps ahead of justice and with
Louis salary unpaid.
Then he got a job caddying at the
Country club, where his wheel served
him in good stead on the long ride
out. But someone twisted the lock
and chain off the wheel and rode
away on it. Which put a stop to
caddying.
State Journal reporter today. And
I've got to save my money because
after 1 get through high school l am
going to study civil engineering. And
I'd work at anything to get me an
other wheel. If you hear of anything
let me know" And he saunte1ed off,
trying desperately hard to conceal the
fact thar the tears would come to his
eyes.
His wheel was a Westminster Mod
ell $50. 1t was equipped with truss
bar and a coaster brake. 1t is one of
four that have been stolen recently.
One of the stolen wheels was found in
possession of a negro boy and recov-
cred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
FAVORITES in FORM
Third Round of Great Plains Tennis
Tourney Now On.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 19.-The
Great Plains Tennis tcurna ment for
men at the Rockhill club here pro-
crossed into the third round today and
in the opening matches of that brack-
ct two of the favorites came through
with little difficulty. They were John
Hennessy of Indianapolis, who defeat
ed Ludlow Shonnard, Kansas City,
81, 81, and Jack Cannon, Kansas
City. who triumphed 81, go over p
c. Campbell of Kansas City.
Seiforde Stellwagon of Minneapolis
went into the third round by default
and will play his match this afternoon
He is one of the most feared players
Other third round matches decided
today were:
Evan Rees, Dallas, Texas, defeated
A. H. Dickson, Wichita, Kan, 6-3, So :;
Charles T. Speice, Kingfisher, Okla,
defeated DR.. w. N. Smith, Fayette,
Mo-, SO, 81; Seiforde Stellwagon,
Minneapolis, defeated R. J. Shoemak-
er, Topeka, So, 4-6, 60.
One match in the first round dou-
bles was played in which w. S. Petit
and J. K. Shinn, Neodosha, Kan, de-
feated Frank Baker and r.. w Lin
ley, Atchison, SO, So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
TO "WRITE up" CAMPS
William G. Shepherd. Famous War
Correspondent, Assigned to Border.

San Antonio. Texas. July I9.-wT-
liam G. Shepherd, war reporter, who
has been on every battlefront in E,u-
rope during the last two years, ar
rived here today 20 start a tour of the
national guard camps.
He will write a series of stories for
newspap RS comparing the American
guardsmen of the various states with
the fighting soldiers in Europe. Shep-
herd went through the Nfadero revo-
luton in Mexico and entered Mexico
City with Madero. He was IN Mexico
during the Huerta regime and was
with Funston at Vera Cruz, being in
timately familiar with Mexican war
conditions.
Shepherds stories of the big war
have appeared in the State Journal
and have absorbed the interest of
thousands of State Journal readers.
The stories he will furnish on his
newly assigned mission likewise will
appear in the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
THEY ARE BACKSLIDINC
Prisoners Converted by "Curley the
Crow Return to Old Habits.

Ben Mcintosh, alias Curley the
Crow, evangelist, is losing his grip.
A week ago, after being placed in the
Shawnee county Jail by federal Off
GERS Curley got religion" With his
natural talents he was able to preach
a most extraordinary sermon-so ex-
traordinary that he brought a dozen
or more inmates of the county Jail to
their knees on the cement floor. He
persuaded them to throw away their
dice and their cards. He put lid on
the "cussing." He made, for time,
a sort of Y. M. c. "A. of the county
Jail.
But there is backsliding going on
at the county Jail. Curley has been
dwelling upon his own troubles and
may have neglected his flock. Pris-
oners have been sending out money
for new dice and new cards. Occa-
sionally a little regular "cussing''
drifts out through the bars.
II have begun to suspect" said
Mitch Bundy, Jailer. today, that
those fellows Just threw away their
old dice and old cards-those they
had worn out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
I CASES, 2 DEAD.
Board of Health Believes Paral-
ysis Is Checked.
Most Rigid Quarantine Estab-
lished in Kansas.

Seven cases of infantiIe paralysis
and two deaths is the record for Kan
sas since outbreak of the disease in
this state. Reports received by the
state board of health announce the
death of a child in Fowler Meade
county. Two weeks ago a child died
from infantile paralysis in Winfield
Immediately following the report of
a death in Meade county, a strict quar-
antine against the family was ordered
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board, also directed a private
funeral. The quarantine rule will be
enforced two weeks. Few details con-
corning the Meade county case have
been received in Topeka. One tele-
gram from the Meade officials stated
the child had been sick less than
sixty hours.
Block It.
Officers of the state health board
took new nope today in the fact that
spread of the disease has been sue
cessfully blocked in all counties where
reports have been received. Special
lists have been sent to investigate all
cases and most rigid quarantine regu-
lations have been enforced. As a re-
suit there has bee, little difficulty in
combining the disease in all of the
seven counties which have reported
The wide range over which the
seven cases are scattered, has caused
the belief that the situation in Kan
sas is not nearly so serious as in many
states. Counties of Wyandotte, An
derson, Cowley, Finney, Meade. Grant
and Sumner have reported cases of in
the spread of typhoid fever and other
diseases, the state board of health Of
ficials, believe the infantile paralysis
situation is well in hand in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
SHE SUES The COUNTY
Elizabeth Alkire Files a Claim for
Damages Amounting to $2,357.

Alleging that the county commits
sioners are responsible for flood dam
age to her land on East Tenth avenue,
Elizabeth Alkire, owner of a 136-acre
farm. brought suit in the district court
today for damages amounting to
$2,357.
Mrs. Alkire alleges that the COM
missioners directed the construction
of a culvert on the East Tenth road
which diverts the water of Deer creek
from its natural flow and backs it up
on her land. She states that for the
last two years water has spread over
nfty-Seven acres of her land The
fact that the ground overflows, she
says, has brought about a decrease of
value amounting to $25 an acre and
her crop loss for the two years has
been SIS an acre. She asks that the
county commissioners be required to
reimburse her for the entire alleged
loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
To CLEAR SUNDAY
The Deutschland Will Start on
Her Return Voyage.
VIII Garry Cargo of 1,4OO Tons
Nickel and Rubber.

Baltimore, July 19.-With 1,400
tons of nickel and rubber aboard the
Deutschland, the submarine will clear
for the capes not later than Sunday.
it was said today. She will leave the
slip in time to permit the Bremen, her
sister ship, now en- route to Baltimore.
to take her place. The Bremen, it is
said authoritatively, will be in the
Chesapeake on Sunday and will prob
ably dock Monday morning. The
Bremen will bring a cargo of drugs
that are produced only in Germany, it
is SaiG.
Early today two tank cars contain
run to her wharf. Each car contains
8,133 gallons of oil. This with the 95
tons of oil remaining in the tanks of
the Deutschland, will give the subma-
r1ne an operating radius of $4,000
miles. The direct run to Bremen is
little more than 1000 miles.
At noon tomorrow the Deutschland
will be submerged in her slip for one
hour to test her engines and submerg-
oughly overhauled. Although much
secrecy has been maintained concern
ing the return cargo of the Deutsch-
land, detailed information can now
be given as to its nature. Hero it is:
Forty carloads of bagged nickel.
each bag weighing approximately l. 5
pounds and about 100 bags to the
carload. Total, $40 tons.
Two barges of bar nickel, each bar
weighing about fifty pounds. Total,
400 tons.
Seventy carloads of rubber, each car
containing forty boxes, each weighing
about 500 pounds. Total, 700 tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
DRYS AT ST. PAUL
Hot Fight on Preparedness
Plank.

ST. Paul. July 19.-The platform
committee is to complete its organiza-
ton this afternoon. hot fight on
the preparedness plank is expected
to be the only contest. The ardent
pacifists want to go on record with
their sentiments, while those anxious
to gather voters of other parties. PLAN
ned to insert some kind of a demand
for preparedness for defense"
r. P. Patton, of Springfield. ILL.,, was
slated for permanent chairman.
Applause punctuated the keynote
address of Daniel A. Polling of Boston.
temporary chairman, and was partic-
ularly marked when he deplored the
European war, decried militarism, at
tackled munitions manufacturers and
exulted at the progress of the prohi-
bition and suffrage movements. Vir-
gil G. Hinshaw of Chicago, chairman
of the national committee, called the
convention to order at 1920 a. m.
Talk of Compromise Candidate.
An early morning Sulzer meeting at
a downtown hotel was the signal for
the unmas skiing of the batteries of the
Sulzer and Hanly forces and bitter de-
bates took place in hotel Hobbies, in
which the New Workers. followers ac-
cused Hanly of trying to seize control
of the party, while some of Hanly adj
herents accused Sulzer of accepting
the support of the liquor interests in
nation Meetings of the Hanly and
Sulzer followers will be held tonight.
Sulzer is expected to arrive not later
than tomorrow morning and will
throw himself into the fight to pre-
vent Hanly's nomination.
The Lotus club, unofficially an or
ganization of about forty state lead
ers, held a long secret conference
late last night in an effort to unite
on a candidate for the presidency.
Sentiment was divided between Sulzer
and Hanly and a decision was post
poned until tonight, when another
conference will take place. Members
of the Lotus club, most of whom are
out of accord with the present admin
stration of the party, expressed the be-
lief today that Mr.. Chafin, candidate
of the party in 1908 and 1912 may
be accepted as a compromise candi-
date. DIR. Ira D. Landrith, of Nash
vile, Tenn, practically is conceded
nominated for the vice presidency and
is acceptable to all factions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19

Continued from Page One.l
day that she has not visited the county
jail since July 4, the date of the St
Marys robbery.
Hazel Estes Picked Up.
Hazel Estes, sister of the confessed
bank robber, was picked up by the
police late this afternoon at the home
of her parents on Central avenue.
north of the Soldier creek bridge she
was taken to the station. and Robert
Miller. detective. spent half an hour
questioning her.
In Another Stolen Auto.
She denied absolutely any knowi-
edge of the robbery of the st. Marys
bank. She had an alibi and offered
it in full She declared that on the
night of July A, the night the ROBBERY
was committed. she left Topeka with
George Lauman in a Ford automobile
stolen from j. ]. King, in North To-
peka, and drove to Kansas City. She
was in Kansas City with Laumah
when he was arrested some time after
July a, but the police are not GER
tain Humans arrest was July 5, as
stated by Hazel Estes.
Hunting for Others.
The police have placed the Estes
girl in the city Jail and will hold her
for Investigation. Meanwhile they are
extending their search for Chester Nc
Lain and BILL" the cook. charged by
Charley Estes with being his partners
in the st. Marys robbery.
There is family of McLains in
North Topeka not far from the Estes
home. There are three men in the
family, George, Charles and Claude.
Estes declared Chester is brother of
Charles McLain. but the McLains
deny there is a Chester in the family.
Claude McLain served a term in the
penitentiary and was released year
ago. He is now wanted in connection
with the murder of horse buyer at
Leavenworth not more than week
ago.
Half a dozen trips have been made
to the McLain home in the last week
by the police to secure information
concerning Claude McLain. He has
been seen in Topeka. The police are
of the opinion that perhaps Estes
meant Claude" McLain. No arrests
have been made in connection with the
McLain family.
The police have no line on bill,
the cook, although they have a good
description of him. The fact is. bill
is not cooking now, according to
Estes. He is described as a mar
about 40 years of age, with dark hair
and eyes and with gray beard when
he allows it to grow a week or more
He weighs about $50 pounds.
Parsons Isn't Excited.
Cnle1 PARSONS is not particularly
optimistic about Estes story.
Charley Estes is the biggest liar
ever knew" said the chief. He may
be telling part truths under the third
degree. but he may be giving a lot OF
information to throw US off. There
isn't a man on the force who can put
his finger on any cook or eX-cook in
Topeka who fits the description OF
BILL Inquiries fail to show when
Hazel Estes has been trailing with q
man of such a description and Charley
says Bill is her sweetheart She de-
mics knowing any such man.
'BilP Butler, now in the county
Jail for robbing the Triton safe, was
HazePs sweetheart, and it may be he
is the man Estes has in mind and is
trying to muddy the water with talk
about him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
FLOOD OF COLD
Twenty Million Delivered at N.
Y. Today by England.
Where England Gets Inexhaust.
ible Wealth Is Puzzle.

New York, July 19.-Four hundred
millions in gold is coming into tina
United States during the next six
months. The British government is
planning to discharge the obligations
of its firms and agents in the United
States by shipment of this vast sum
via Canada. About 100000 a day
in the yellow metal may be expected
from now on. most of it coming from
Ottawa. Some will come direct to
New York from London-like $780,
100000 delivered today to J. P. Nor
gan & Co, fiscal agents here for al
lies. which arrived on the Cunard liner
Saxonia.
Bankers and metallurgical experts
are puzzled to know where England Is
obtaining the apparently inexhaust.ble
supply of gold with which she has
| been flooding the United States. Con-
centration of gold in America has
strengthened the American credit
every where.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
WATCHFO THE BREMEN
New Sport! Another U-Boat Coming.
Men Abandon Shark Hunting.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 1s.-Shark
hunters abandoned their harpoons and
guns today and started out on the new
sport-submarine searching.
A New York newspapers assertion
that the Deutschland's sister ship,
Bremen, was about to enter Bridge
port harbor after trip from Ger
many. was responsible. Not a single
Bridgeporter wanted to work-every-
body wanted to hang around the wa
ter front ard be on hand in case the
submersible put in an appearance.
The Lake Submarine Boat company,
pioneers in manufacture OF underseas
boats. put on a special motor boat pa
troll. hoping to get first glimpse of the
ALLEGED visitor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
CALL UNFRIENDLY ACT
Z. s. to Demand Explanation of Eng
land for Black List.

Washington, July 19.-Action on
Great Britain's black list of nearly
100 firms doing business in the United
States under the terms of the trading
with the enemy act is being delayed
by the state department with the ex-
pectation that Ambassador Page at
London will send some sort of report.
If a report does arrive soon, the de-
partment will start an inquiry which,
in turn. will be referred to the British
American office. At the state depart
ment today it was said every develop
ment was being carefully observed,
and there was some intimation that
Great Britain's latest action might be
construed as .unfriendly. Heretofore
representations in behalf of American
firms placed on black list have re-
suited in the removal of their names
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
TROOPS WELL SUPPLIED
Heads of Army Deny That Men Are
Not Cared For.

Washington, July 1.-THE guards
men have nothing to kick about on
the word of Major Generals Wood,
Barry and Bell. commanders of the
Eastern. Central and Western depart
ments, respectively. of the United
States army. Based on their reports,
the war department today warned that
sit regards the handling of the move
ment of the troops to the border as
excellent in every respect"
The three department commanders
denied reports of insufficient food.
light and sleeping accommodations.
All militia organizations entrained
with ten days rations. they said, which
should have been sufficient unless food
was thrown away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-19
KOENIG WON'T TALK
Iieutschland's Captain Knows Moth
ing of Bremen's Arrival.

baltimore, Md. July 19.-Asked
this afternoon regarding reports that
the Bremen had reached Bridgeport,
and also Newport News, Captain Koe-
mig of her sister ship, the Deutschland,
smiled and said:
~ don't want to comment. Maybe
there's a German submarine, or a
British. or an American"
1t developed Manager Hilken of the
Ocean Rhederei, Deutschland owners,
has gone TO Boston, but hiss associ-
afes refused to reveal whether his
Journey was in connection with the
I4reD1en's arrival