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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
Watched Leak in Dam.
ALLOW ARTHUR CLAIM
City Awards 81 ,544 to Former Motor
cycle Policeman.

For injuries received while in the
performance of duty early in the eve
ming of October, II, 1914, c. B. Ar
thur, former motorcycle officer. this
morning was awarded $1,544.65 CT
claim for $2,444.65.
Action on Arthur's claim. which was
filed several months ago was taken
by city commissioners this morning
following several conferences to de-
termine how much would be allowed.
City commissioners allowed all of
Arthur's claims excepting an item of
5000 for salary. In his claim Arthur
asserts that physicians fees in connec-
ton with his injuries amounted to
s697 and are still mounting up Hos
pital expenses tota1ed $161.10 while
expenses of home nursing and several
Journeys to warmer climates cost
S6S6.55.
AS a result of his injuries Arthur
probably is crippled for life. For that
reason the commissioners allow ed
nearly two-thirds of the claim, altho
the city attorney has held that the
commission was under no legal obliga-
ton. Mrs Elizabeth Barr Arthur,
wife of the injured policeman, was
present at the board meeting this
was allowed.
When Arthur was rushed to hos
pital, Immediately after he collided
with an automobile driven by Mrs. o.
A. Taylor, wife of a local negro physi
clan, his left leg had virtually been
torn from his body. Bones were
broken, flesh was horribly lacerated
knee had been left smeared on the
street in front of the city prison where
the accident occurred.
For nineteen weeks, Arthur lay
strapped to board. His injuries failed
to heal properly thru absence Of ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
BIG CRAP GAME RAIDED
Five in Jail and Five More Bonded
After Sunday Outing.

Following a raid Sunday afternoon
upon a gang of crapshooters in the
Gordon rock quarry, near the City de-
tention hospital, warrants were issued
from the court of Topeka today for
the ten men arrested.
The warrants are for Mark Will
Jams, Thomas Dunn, Homer Langford,
Bert Hickey, Harry Archer, Charles
Evendorff Porter Moore Clarence
White. Robert Orr, James Foy. All
the men pleaded not guilty. Their
bond was fixed at $500 each and Will
Jams, Hickey, White, Orr and Foy
failed to give bonds. They are in the
county iail The others were released
or bond The hearing will be held in
the court of Topeka August IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
DAILY JoURNAI-MoNDAY AUGUST 1916

terial circulation in the lower part of
his leg and three operations were nee
essary. Bone was grated but again
results could not be OBJ
tanned thru absence of the artery and
impaired circulation
Prior to settlement of the Arthur
claim, the board Of city commissioners
allowed Mrs. Belle Mathewson $1,000
in settlement of damages for injuries.
Mrs. Mathewson claims to have been
permanently injured when she slipped
on an ice coated walk in front of the
first Methodist church on West Sixth
avenue. The accident occurred Feb
ruary II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
BIG DAM BURSTS
Area of 800 Acres of Water
Sweeps Down Valley.
Daring Mountaineers Ride Be-
fore Waters Warn Towns.

Asheville, n. c., Aug. 14.-Green-
Vile, 8. c., and many smaller towns
were threatened with serious damn
today by the 500 acres of waters re-
leased when the great Lake Toxaway
dam, thirty-eight miles south of Ashe-
vile, gave way. Towns all along the
path of the Lake Toxaway river and
the Chuga river into which it flows.
were practically evacuated by the
residents, warned of the dams break
ing.
Watched Leak in Dam
How possible heavy loss of life in
the villages below the great Lake
Toxaway dam was prevented thru a
daring ride of mountaineers lust
ahead of the waters when the retain
ing wall broke, was told today by sur
vivorS.
The mountaineers risked death,
galloped thru the villages telling of
the floods that followed them and
warning residents to flee to the hills.
Not a life was lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
State Departments Rallied to
Aid of Kansas Cost.
Million Dollars Served to Pay
Bills For Year.
DIRECT TAX, AZ MILLIONS
More Than S95S,1O3 Was Con-
tributed General Revenue.
Insurance Alone Paid in More
Than 100000.

Nearly four and one-haIf million
dollars went into the general revenue
fund of the state during the fiscal
yesr ending June 80, and was used to
meet the states general operating ex-
penses. That was the story contained
in "a statement issued today by w. E.
Davis. state auditor.
Slightly more than three and a half
million dollars came to the state treas
ury. during the year. thru direct tax
alton. The balance was made up from
funos from other state departments.
The state insurance department paid
more than 100000 into the state
treasury, while the state banking de-
of states office more than $145, 900,
the inheritance tax law $4,000 and
the excise tax $4,000 Other funds
made up the four and a half million
dollars used in meeting state bills for
one year.
Total receipts for the general reve-
nue. fund totalled $4.466. 114.67, ac-
cording to the Davis figures. Receipts
of year ago were nearly $4,000 less
than in the year just ended. The re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1915. totalled S4.4O3,474.67. This
does not include funds in special APP
preparation, as funds now availabl
cannot be used before next winter.
From Direct Taxation.
Direct taxation brought just So
5lS.011.9S to the state during the II
months From the bank commission
er,s office S50,53S.52 was received.
The state medical board turned over
funds amounting to $3.50 and the
board of osteopaths added S1.404. The
state veterinary board added S7,742.57
and the supreme court fund brought
revenues of s4.O17.6S. Excise tax
from Pullman car and express COM
panies netted S56. 7O5.34. while the in
heritance tax was good for just S64,
i1T.54.
Thru the office of ]. T. Botkin. sec
retary of state, $1S4,097, was received
under the corporation tax and sell
s4456 from miscellaneous funds. The
Insurance department turned over
fund amounting to $402, 54727, while
the transfer of funds from the auto
mobile department. in the secretary of
states office netted S41,42664.
sand Royalties.
Interest on state deposits amounted
to $45,025.59. Sand royalties were
good for S2,516.03. while the oil de-
partment netted a return of $1,1322. So
One of the big clumps in the states
general revenue fund during the year
came thru the oil inspection depart
ment When the supreme court upset
tie inspection fee, the state was COM
Fslled to turn back $4,000 in pro-
tested fees and has lost an average of
5000 a month in revenue since the
decision. Heavy losses also came in
SAND royalties tied up under protests
and awaiting court action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
HE IS HONEST ANYWAY
Man, Sentenced to Jail, Returns AZ
ter Making Easy Escape.

George Spiker was sentenced by
G. H. Whitcomb Saturday afternoon
to thirty days in Jail, following his
conviction on the charge of selling
liquor. Half a dozen other persons
were in the court room but because
of delays on the part of attorneys one
after the other left. Judge Whitcomb
tired of waiting and left the room to
attend to some business.
That left Spiker all alone. No one
saw him go but he went. He walked
out of the court room and out of the
building. Late Saturday night the
sheriff's force was looking for him all
over town. He was not under bond
and could have left town without put
ting any one except the sheriff in the
hole. He couldn't be found.
Today Spiker walked into the sher-
ifs office.
well, here am, ne said. Il have
had time to settle up all my private
affairs and now 1 am ready to begin
serving my sentence"
E-iIsnino Worno0 catch and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
COLLISION TOLL IS 26

Johnstown, Pa, Aug. 14.-With the
finding of several additional bodies
IN the wreckage of the two trolley cars
which met head-on at Brookdale sew
eral miles from here Saturday and the
death of several of the victims in local
hospitals Saturday night and yester-
day. the death toll of the horror
mounted to twenty-six.
Several of the injured are in criti-
cal condition. Fifty-five persons are
in the hospitals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
A PROVEN OIL BURNER
No Cause to Worry About shortage of
Gas or High Prices.

The Topeka Oil Co. can contract
with you for your winters supply of
fuel oil and will install this successful
burner for you. Burner can be in
stalled or taken out in one hours time
without changing your present ar
rangement. For further information
call The Topeka Oil Co., Fuel Oil De-
partment. Phone 3O30.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

WALTER L. FLEMING Sat
urday evening in a local hospital. The
body was taken to Wymore, Neb., for
furial He is a brother of George
Fleming, 419 Madison street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

SAMUEL SMITH URMY-Died
Saturday in Leavenworth, at the Ma
tional Military home. The funeral
was held at 1 1 o'clock this morning in
SheIla barger's chapel The burial
took place in Mount Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

R. B. HARRIS-Died August s in
San Francisco. The funeral will be
held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in
Conwell's chapel. Interment in
Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

now pending before utilities commits
sion.
The question of the price the dis
tributing company must pay the pipe
line company will have to be settled
in federal court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

MARY E. ARMITAGE-Aged rs
years, died Sunday at her home, 1925
Madison street. Funeral announce
ments later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

Women agricultural workers in
Spain number over $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

SAMUEL TRACY-Died Saturday
in Indianapolis, Ind, at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. Reynolds. The
body will arrive over the Union Pacific
Tuesday at noon, accompanied by his
son, the Rev. John Tracy, of Shelby
vile. Ill. Mr.. Tracy was we'll known
to the older inhabitants of the city,
having come to Topeka in 1886. For
years he was prominently identified
with Topeka's musical life and church
affairs. The interment will take place
in Rochester cemetery. Immediately
following the arrival of the body. He
is survived by four children, of whom
Ross Tracy and Mrs. c. ]. Wilson are
residents of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

chine gun they deal terrible destruc-
ton. The gun is of the quick-firin
kind, and is very much similar to the
machine gun used by the American
troops. 1t has the same method of
feeding shells, using the clip of shells
instead of the endless belt used by the
German machine guns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

The Hotchkiss one-man gun is be-
ing used extensively in the trenches
in European battlefields, and the Brit
ish cavalrymen are equipped with it.
The cavalrymen are not of much SER
vice in the trenches, but when dis
mounted and equipped with this ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
DAILY wEATHER REPORT.


Furnished by the weather bureau office
1t Topeka for the "a hours ending at I
g. m today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

MRS. CORA CHILDS-Aged 40
years. died Saturday night at local
hospital. The funeral was held to-day
at : o'clock from the Hamilton under
taking parlors. Interment in Mount
Auburn cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

Many Filipino women catch and
sell fish for a living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14

L. B. NORTHUMBERLAND So
years. died Saturday at his home, 707
West Tenth avenue. Mr.. McClintock
came to Topeka in 1870. For a num-
Der of years he has been connected
with the w. A. L. Thompson Hard
ware company The funeral services
Will be held in the home Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. He is sur
vived by his widow, two daughters,
Mrs J. d. Norton, jr., of Topeka and
Mrs. J. d. Weaver of Kansas City, and
his son, A. M. McClintock of Denver,
Cello.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31
As An Inmate Of Infirmarv
She Is Held Prisoner
by Cobbler.
rs BUT GAUNT FORM
OF HER FORMER SELF
Police Investigate Charges
That Patient Was AL
most Starved.

! YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. oct. 40
After being confined here for ten
and ;old her story sunday Tie young
| FER body emaciat-d, her mini almost
wrecked and dressed in male clothing.
Miss Marie Higgins, aged -, esca ped
ana tod her story today The youn.
| woman had not seen daylight since
december 2S, she said. Joe Serak. an
inmate Of the nfirmary, now is u.dcr
arrest following h"r revelations.
Miss Higgins went to the infirmary
last December because Of iliness and
IN a short time disappeared ard it was
tlpcSed she had escaped. Nothing
red been heard from her since.
Today she said she eroped about
her small prison and finding a door
aJar she slowly made her way to one
OF the corridors where she was dis
covered Sorak after bcirc arrested
Is said to have told the officers that
the woman had been in the basement
since December, but he declared she
remaincd there Of ner own accord
Serak. cohblcr, fitted NJ a lTttic
shcp in the basement and OCCUPIED hia
Tune repairing shoes OF the Othc. in
mates and officials of the nfirmarv
believed him to be busy ut his uaCe.
When she gained her tree1lm the yirl
was dressed IN male attire given her.
she said, hy Serak Sh2 said he had
given her only scraps Of food. county
authf rites tonight began an nvesti-
cation of Scrat's alleged part in the
aftdr and also Of conditions at the
infirmary
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31
Telephones:
For All Departments Call
5000


fof President Charles b. Hughts
icr Vice PRECEDENT Charles " Fairbanks
for Presidential Elttor lIcu to bt
cl,ct-d) William Erll. G Denton j H.
Echlos Logan q. H>tLJtb, j y Jones, L. VI
Lunt. Charles Lincoln Mcclure Wirl Ran
dolpl / i. Ecyric, George " Sutton.
For t0ugicsamau -- fifst district, 4 A.
Chandler Iini~; second district, Henry
Ward lahlequah. Third district. Grafton S.
McNaN Potcau. Iourih district. james l..
Gresham, MrNoka: lifth district George II
Dodsou. Oklahoma City Sixth district ii IL.
IIuklc, LcNol. seventh district T. " Jones,
lr., Wealth, rford, Eighth district Dica T.
Morgan. Woodward
tor Justice II supreme Court CINHo to
be elected Horace Speed. Tusa. Henry
Sturgis. End
For Judge Of Criminal Court of Appeals
Henry VI. Gray, Oklahoma city.
For Corporation Comr'' ,ioucr (Loug tcrm)
Frank A parkinson, Luwtou.
FOR Corporation Commissioner (ShOrt term)
James l. Brown. Oklahoma City.
For State Representatives. Tulsa County
II II Rogers. Glenn Condon
For County Judge Charles y Simon.
For County Attorney &C 4 baldwin.
Tor sheriff William Mccullough
For County Cerk Fred Lyudc
tor Court CLERK Bailey r Bell
fOr County Treasurer Ciaud Sample
For County A,scssor-E \ North
For County Sur,eyor--M Il Hcudron
, for Supttiuteudeut Public School, - Mrs
Hester Milhouhs
- For County Commissioners First district,
bSb Martin; Second district c h Supp,s
Ihird district u A Wilson
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31

lhrough here this morning on his way
to Washington. Count Nolkanya. who
speaks English fluently and who is
travelling alone, said he would be in
the United states possibly month
ana would then return to Mexico.
Asked about conditions in Mexico the
count smiled. shifted his cane frCm
one hand to the other and after a mo-
mcnt, smiling more broadly than be-
fore, replied:
Excellent" Further than this he
would not discuss conditions in Mex
liCo.
At the station Count Nolkanya was
ilet by delegation of the Austrian
hungarian colony ard invited to at
tend mass meeting tonight to organ
ize relief association The count
declared his plans had all been ar
ranged and that he must continue his
journey to Washington. but that per-
haps he would stop over here on his
return trip.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31
AIDED POOR OF BIRTHPLACE
California "CattIc King" Lcft G.,. 600
To Needy in Gcrma.. Civ.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. %. 10 the
poor people of Brockenheim, Ger.
many. his birthplace, $25,O09 is left by
the will made public here today OF
Henry Miller, who became known in
the west as the Cattle King" and
who was the largest individual owner
Of land on the Pacific coast. Miller
died Saturday. 1t is estimated he was
worth twenty million dollars.
The will also provides $4,000 for
the poor of Gilroy, Cal. where Miller
spent much of his time in the early
days. 1t is to be distributed at Christ
mas
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31

Have you beer studying the science
of efficiency"
Yes, had TO quit reading about it.
Got so interested that | found it was
interfering with my regular work. -
Washington Star.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31
FOREIGN MINISTER
COMES FRuN MEXICO
Amits Mission Is Secret But
Finds Country in Fine
Shape.

SAN ANTONIO Texas, oct. 80 -
Admitting his NILSSON was secret and
mat nc could cot discuss it at this
time Count kanlI Noikanya. Austria
Hungarian minister to Mexico. passed
Morris tribune., 1916-11-17

high school auditorium. Later in the
year the two glee clubs will join to-
gether and present. an operetta to the
public.
There was a large attendance at
the second number of the high school
lyceum course given Friday of last
week in the auditorium. Herbert S..
Bigelow' of Cincinnati lectured en-
"Religion in Politics." Mr.. Bigelow
is an ardent supporter of the single
tax propaganda and made an interest
ing and instructive discussion of sew
eral OF his ideas of taxation.
The proceeds of "tag day. are to
be used soon in the purchase of new
equipment and apparatus for the high
school gymnasium. Bids have been
submitted to different supply houses
for the furnishing of parallel bars,
horizontal bars, travelling and flying
rings, volley ball, hand bali, medicine
ball, indoor base ball, wrestling mats,
chest pulleys and basket ball equip
ment. When the new equipment ar
rives schedule of gymnasium classes
will be arranged for all Of the high
school students.
Morris tribune., 1916-11-17
CHOKES TO DEATH
SITTING IN CHAIR
Harry Holtshire Comes Here
Week Ago to Live; Dies
From Asthma Trouble

Seated in his chair in his room
Tuesday afternoon at Howard Clark 8,
4O2 Nevada avenue, Harry Holtshire,
who came to Morris to live less than
a week ago from Mitchell, S. D.,
was suddenly stricken by an acute
attack of bronchial asthma and choked
to death within a short time.
Mr.. Holtshire has been afflicted
with asthma trouble for a number
of years and recently has been IN
able to do heavy labor.
Mr.. Holtshire was "a years old.
He came here with his wife to obtain
employment and to buy or rent pro-
perty. He and his wife expected to
board party of men who are work
ing on the Great Northern railway
during the winter. Since his arrival
in Morris Mr.. Holtshire was able to
go down town and confer with the
Morris real estate dealers.
On receipt of long distance tele.
phone message from Mitchell bank
the Morris National bank paid the
expenses of the Holtshires and ar
ranged for the shipment of the body
to the parents of the deceased at Nit
chelI, Wednesday night.
Morris tribune., 1916-11-17

AMENDMENT OF THE ARTl Giles
OF INCORPORATION OF THE STE
VEINS COUNTY TELEPHONE COM
PANY, A CORPORATION UNDER
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
The undersigned, respectively the
President and Secretary of the Stevens
County Telephone Company, corpora
tion duly organized under the laws of
fine State of Minnesota, do hereby
certify as follows:
That, at Special Meeting of the
Stockholders of said corporation, held
pursuant to due notice at the office of
the corporation at Morris, Minnesota,
at ten A. M, on the eighteenth day
of October, A. D., 1916, at which
meeting all of the outstanding stock
of the company was present in person
or by approved proxy, all stock being
voted in favor thereof, the following
resolution was duly offered and un-
animously adopted:
"BE 1T RESOLVED That Article
VI of the Articles of Incorporation
of the Stevens County Telephone
Company be amended by striking
therefrom the words and figures
"Ten Thousand ($1O.OOO) Dollars"
and insert in lieu thereof the words
and figures "Thirty Thousand $780,
OOO) Dollars" so that as amended
Article vi shall readas follows:
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject is the sum
of Thirty Thousand $3.50. OOO) Dol
lars. "
1t was further moved, seconded and
carried that the President and Secre-
tary prepare such from of certificate
for filing with the Secretary of State
and for publication and to take such
steps as are required by law to make
said amendment effective.
We further certify that this certifi-
cate is made for the purpose of pro-
curing the filing, publication and re-
cording of said resolution as by law
provided.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We
have hereunto set our hands and
seals. and have caused to be affixed
hereto the corporate seal of said
Stevens County Telephone Company
on this 3Oth day of October, A. D. =,
1916.
corporate Seal) C. B. Randall (SeaD
President of Stevens County Tele-
phone Company.
R. F. Wilder, (SeaD
Secretary of Stevens County Tele-
phone Company.