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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
FOR MURDER OF 3
Police Barely Save Negro From
Posse of Farmers.
Believe Two Women, Aged 40
and "a, and Girl, IL, Victims.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 27.-Charged
with three of the most brutal muir
ders in local police annals, Charles
Smith, a Vicksburg, Miss, negro. was
taken from a freight train at Blair,
Neb., early today. Only wild ride
in the police automobile saved the ne
gro from lynching by posse of 800
farmers who chased the police car al
most 20 the city. To escape the mob
the police car. had to make seventy
five miles an hour at times over the
country roads.
Smith is charged with the murders
of Mrs. C. L. Nethaway, 40, wife of
Florence real estate man, who was
found Sunday night assaulted and
slashed to death with bowie knife.
His other alleged victim here was
Mrs. Christina Anderson, IA, of
Omaha, who was hacked to death
while she slept late Saturday night.
The police also believe Smith is
the man who murdered 12-year-old
Alta Braun. at Lemars, Iowa, last
Monday. Lemars police have been
seeking a negro who had been in the
employ of a circus and Smith is said
to have admitted he had been a cook
with the circus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
CASE TO WASHINGTON
Natural Gas Statistics to Be Sent to
Supreme Court This Week.

Records of the Kansas Natural Gas
case, which has been in the courts and
has furnished 1uxuries and living ex-
penses for attorneys for several years,
will be sent to the United States SUI
preme court in Washington tomor-
row for use in the appeal of the Kan
sas public utilities commission in the
case, it was announced today by at
torneyS for the commission.
The commission is appealing from
the recent order made by Judge Booth
in setting aside an order of the COM
mission establishing a 2S-cent rate
and fixing a 60-cent rate for most
cities The appeal is also from his
decision holding that the gas business
is interstate commerce.
H. o. Caster. chief attorney for the
commission, said today thai the COM
mission hopes to get the appeal on the
October docket SO that the hearing
NAV be held this winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
JAPAN WILL help
Ready To Use Shipyards To
Overcome Submarines.
Kerensky Tides Over Russ
Crisis at Moscow Meet.
BY CARL D. GROAT.

washington. Aug. 27.-Japan is
willing to grant use OF her ship yards
er in the Atlantic or Pacific trade.
Viscount Ishii will offer these yards
in comforting with American govern
ment heads probably this week.
In return, Japan will seek relaxa-
ton for the steel embargo but will
mott urge too strongly the case of the
Osake shipbuilders who have been
making fortunes from the war.
This was the foremost development
today in an international situation
when Japan, Russia and peace played
leading roles.
Japan, it was stated, will pass UP
the questions of the open door in
China, permanent possession of the
German islands in the Pacific and
Japanese immigration to America,
until after the war: Whether she
will offer a share of her big trans
Pacific tonnage for transatlantic
service depends upon allied requests.
Casts Lot With Allies.
Japan has cast her share with the
English speaking peoples and the OBJ
ject of the mission is to cooperate
with Great Britain and America
now and in the future" saio one of
the mission men today.
What Americas attitude toward
the proposed proffer will be is un-
known. Tho it is assumed some ship
building agreement may be made, it
Japans terms are satisfactory
Meanwhile, the Russian situation
pictured by Kerensky at Moscow as
passing thru a period of danger
gave added signs Of looking up"
His fighting tone and the enthusi-
astic reception of his inspiring ad-
dress increases the faith of the Amer
lean officials.
AS for peace, it seemed likely that
the week would develop President
Wilson's reply. Should it develop
that the pope has actual knowledge
of Teuton willingness to surrender
Alsace-Lorraine, Trent and Trieste
and to restore Belgium, the answer
might be far different than otEer-
wise.
The reply now, however, will be a
rejection of the pope's offer with a
new declaration of principles that
would give Germany chance to get
peace on allied terms if she chose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
MANY PRELATES THERE
Catholic Dignitaries and Laymen At
tend Convention in X. G.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 27-NIore
than one hundred and fifty dignitar1es
of the Catholic church, including the
Most Reverend John Bonzano, apos-
tolic delegate, seven - archbishopS,
seventeen bishops and twelve monsig-
nors are here today attending the six
teenth annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Catholic societies.
Eight different religious orders are
represented among the priests here.
They are: Jesuits, Dominicans, FIR: n
ciscans, Passionists, Redenptorists,
Laziasts, Benedictians and regular
Diocesan priests.
Yesterday more than 1000 persons
witnessed the procession of the Dig
nitaries to the Cathedral of the I'm
maculate Conception where Arch
bishop Bonzano celebrated pontificaI
high mass. On only one other &C.
casion has papal high mass been pom
tificated by the Holy Fathers person
al representative.
Only the regular business of the
federation will be transacted today
Tomorrow resolutions relating to the
pope's peace proposals will be present.
ed to the convention.
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House Resumes Tomorrow;
Takes Up Soldier Insurance.
Eleven and Half Billion In
vOIved in Single War Measure.
COMPROMISE ON WEALTH TAX
40 to so Per Cent on War Prof.
its Offered as Middle Ground.
While johnson, BOrah and 9th
ers Demand 80 Per Cent.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Twenty bill
lion dollars are involved in congress
sional action this week.
Under this staggering figure wealth
Consumption is to bear, fighting to
make the rich carry the cost of war.
Against them some of the ablest SEN
ate leaders are battling to stem the
tide of opinion favoring tremendous
taxes on war profits and increased in
come levies.
While problems of strategy were be-
ing worked out behind closed doors
on the senate side today, the house
prepared to meet tomorrow to tackle
the new $11,538, 100000 war credit
bill take up the big soldiers insur-
ance measure and launch the new
$4,000, 100000 deficiency appropria-
ton bill.
Ships and Planes, Billion.
Two billions more are involved in
shipping and aeroplanes estimates, ex-
pected any day.
over Sunday conferences of those
senators opposing the wealth con-
scrlptionists developed plan to COM
promise on a forty-to-forty-five per
cent tax on war profits, instead of the
eighty-to-one hundred per cent tax
demanded by those fighting wealth.
This compromise is offered without
the official sanction of the senate fl
nance committee, but it is the result
of two conferences wherein the de-
termined stand of the "conscription-
lists" was the subject of solemn dis
cuSSion.
The committee bill takes only
1862, 100000 by a &c per cent tax on
war profits. Thirty senators, led by
johnson, California, and Borah, have
organized a drive to get so per cent.
They say they will not accept any
compromise at Is per cent
Must Take at Least so Per Cent.
I'VE may not get 80 per cent of war
profits, but we will get more than AS
per cent" said one today. Germany
took SO per cent. We should take at
least go per cent and show the kaiser
we mean business"
The Johnson-Borah group today
were armed with half a dozen amend
ments to the revenue BILL ranging
from 80 per cent of war profits to 60
per cent. They also had statistics to
show that even an 80 per cent tax
would not seriously disturb business.
The war profits fight probably will not
begin in earnest before Wednesday,
by which time the income battle will
be over. Proposed increases in second
class postage and profits tax on
newspapers Will be threshed out first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
RUSSIA ADOPTS
Gar METHODS
AGAINST REDS
Kerensky Warns, 'NatiOn in
Period of Mortal Danger"
Crush With Blood and Iron At
tempts Against Republic.
FOOD And FINANCES SHORT
Former Crises Pale Before
Present Confusion.
"ReactiOnaries Would Deliver
Russia to KAISER"
Crush With Blood and Iron At
tempts Against Republic.
FOOD And FINANCES SHORT
"ReactiOnarieS Would Deliver
Russia to Kaiser"
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

MOSCOW. Aug. 21.-RuSSia will
maintain her democracy at all costs.
She intends to use the weapons of the
old regime against those who would
have the old autocracy overthrow the
new freedom.
OF outstanding significance in the
deliberations of the all Russian con-
ference today was this emphatic dec
laraticn by Premier Kerensky He
insisted the new nation was passing
thru a period of mortal danger" and
warned enemies within that the gov
eminent henceforth would be i'm
placable" in pursuing and crushing
with blood and iron all attempts
against the peoples power"
Those who once trembled before
the government of autocrats now bold
~ march against the government with
arms in hand" he continued But
let them remember that our patience
has its limits and that those who go
beyond them will have to settle with
a government which will make them
remember the time of czarism.''
Makes Deep Impression.
kerensky's speech produced a deep
impression. He concluded amid cheers
even of his political antagonists and
today there was perceptible lessen
ing in the Bolsheviki and reactionary
faction.
The forces which will literally pass
upon the Kerensky government are
vastly mixed. There are bankers,
rich land owners, conservatives, a
sprinkling of reactionaries even
monarchists. The issue is tightly
drawn between free and open democ-
raCy versus CONSTRUCTED reactiOnarisn.
Kerensky never faced such a task as
his present one of coaxing support
from such a group of enemies to the
sweeping democracy he represents.
Even the MaXimilists today adjudged
the conference anti-revolutionary and
not representative of the peoples wiI
in refusing participation.
Kerensky's supporters agreed today
the supreme test of the democracy
will come in the Moscow meeting.
IF we yield to the conservatives
and reactionaries now" said one of
the revolutionary newspapers today.
They will believer Russia to Nicholas
or Wilhelm"
Must Increase Taxes.
Speeches of cabinet members served
to emphasize Russia's present critical
situation. Minister of Interior Proko-
povitch reported actual scarcity of
food in several provinces and dwind-
ling supply even in such cities as Pet
rograd and Moscow.
Vice-Premier Nekrasoff warned that
Russia's finances were in grave shape.
Against issuance of an average of 250,-
100000 roubles ($125, OOO,OOO) yearly
in 1914, 1915 and 1916, he reported
an average monthly issuance by the
new government of SAC, 100000 rou-
bles ($420, 0OO,000.) Vast increases
in wages had been met. New govern
mental activities consumed huge sums
of money. Taxes were not producing
as much as expected. Nekrasoff
urged high taxes on war profits as
one means of raising money.
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CAMP FUNSTON
CONTINUED from Page One,

Continued from Page Obe.I
work as rapidly as possible, as night
shifts of carpenters often work when
construction of a particular building
is desired by a specified time. A
night shift is employed to unload the
cars of materials which arrive each
day.
1t is now considered that the can
Torment has adequate fire protection.
A paid civilian department, the mem
bers of which have had c-perience on
the fire fighting forces of large citiess
is constantly on duty, guarding
sgainst this hazard. Large barrels of
water have been placed at each build
ing and chemical engines and a sue
ton pump equipment, mounted on a
motor truck, furnish additional pro-
lection
Well Water for Camp.
Construction of the two large res
ervoirs on high hill to the north of
the camp, is proceeding and when
completed the water impounded in
them will greatly increase the fire
protection. The water will be
pumped from wells, located near the
Kansas river, to the reservoirs high
pressure for fire fighting thus will be
obtained.
With the construction of the water
works and sewer systems procec ling
satisfactorily. it is said the camp will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
ALLIES RESUME

broken by the French fire and that all
French positions were maintained.
More than a hundred prisoners were
taken yesterday.
I'VE not only retained our gains,
but consolidated our positions" the
statement added.
ION Sunday, in the sudden shift of
General Petains drive from the east
to the west bank of the Mouse, the
French took 1882 prisoners
Elsewhere on the French front the
Germans were busy. The official re-
port told of great enemy activity east
of Noisy and west of Cerny. In The re-
gion of Monument and Hurtebise
there were a series of attacks. These
were all by specially picked storming
troops, indicating a general and de-
termined offensive move. They were
all respulsed.
Russians Hold Their Own.
Petrograd, Aug. 2T-British Admir-
atty, per Wireless Press.-An Austro-
German attack on Rumanian position
south of Ocna last night waJ repulsed,
the war office announces. Northeast
Of Servia the Rumanians recovered a
height which had been wrested from
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
CHARGE PAPER TRUST
U. S. Trade Commission Alleges He.
gal Trust by Manufacturers.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Charging
concerted action to increase prices in
the book paper industry for the last
two years, the federal trade commits
sion today filed a formal complaint
against the bureau of statistics of
the book paper manufacturers, New
York, Charles P. Moore, the bureaus
secretary and twenty-three paper
manufacturers.
The complaint alleges unfair meth
DDS of competition in interstate COM
merce.
The respondents, according to
complaint, manufacture the over
whelming part of the $7O,O0O,OOO
worth of book print paper produced
in the United States.
The charges of the complaint will
be heard by the federal trade COM
mission in Washington on October
10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
STORM IS COMING


settled weather with probabl thun-
dershowers this afternoon or tonight;
Tuesday probably fair and warmer.
The mercury Sunday night fell to 10
and had started on a climb early this
morning. But with the unsettled
weather on deck, the mercury prom
ised to stay below the 85 mark today.
Tuesday will be clear with a maxi
mum temperature between IS and 80
degrees.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 1913, in 1913, and the
lowest, so, in 1906.
The wind was blowing 5 miles an
hour from the southwest this morning
at o'clock.
The moon will not set tonight I'M
til after l o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Aug. 2T.-STOCKS-
The market hesitated after the first half
hour, leaders losing most of their gains.
Traders evidently found little in the news
their attitude and public interest was al
together lacking. U. S. steel reacted a
half points Metals also eased and sugars
reflected the cut in that product, but
shippings and tobaccos were active and
comparatively strong. Liberty bonds were
quoted at 1892 to 1896.
Active issues displayed firm tendencies at
the opening of today's stock market. I'M
portant rails and other Investment shares
were higher by large fractions to a point.
Steels and other equipments strengthened
with oils, motors and tobaccos. The more
popular specialties showed general improve
ment over last weeks final quotations
Dealings were light but included most Of
the better known stocks.
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wheat: Market unchanged to &c lower.
No. hard, S2.40M2.60; No. 8, 2.3S62. SO
No. red, $2.20@225: No. 3, $215@223.
CORN-Market unchanged. No. mixed,
81 59@ 50; No 3, $1.7s@1, 70; No 2 white,
S1SIM1.S9; No 3. nominal; No. 2, yellow,
s.. sI@1. So: No. 3, nominal.
OATS-Market 16c to lie lower No. 2
white, 5S@@c; No. 2 mixed, sea &c.
RYE+$1 10
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$4 2564 40.
HAY-Market firm. Choice timothy,
SIS. 50@ 1000; prairie, $19.50@20.0O; alfalfa,
S24. So
SHORTS-S2 OO@21O
BRAN-S1.35
Receipts wheat, 123 cars
CLOSE WHEAT-Sept-, s. 90
CORN-Dec., S1.091s May, $1.O6A as.
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EUREkAN KILLED
Motor Accident Fatal to J. III.
Beals; Two Hurt.
Car Goes Over Embankment;
Suspended in Two Trees.

Kansas City, Aug. 27.-J. H. Beals
of Eureka, Kan. is dead and A. B.
Miller, lawyer, and R. E. Ross,
also of Eureka, were injured as
the result of a motor car accident Sat
urday. The car. which was driven by
Ross, went beyond control and skidded
over an embankment. After falling
fifteen feet the car caught between
two trees and was suspended. Beals
was crushed under the car while Mil
Ter and Ross were thrown down the
embankment. The injuries of the lat
ter two men are not dangerous. Beals
was a wealthy cattleman at Eureka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
BOTH GATHER EVIDENCE
Houston Demands Negro Soldier Riot
ers Be Returned for Trial.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 27.-With
United States negro soldiers who riot
ed here last Thursday night, resulting
in the death of seventeen and the
wounding of twenty-five, hundreds OF
miles away from Houston today. the
city was quiet. Military law was re-
moved Sunday.
Civil and military authorities con-
tinued to work independently gather
ing evidence-for civil or military
trial.
Houston citizens hoped to have the
rioting negroes returned to Houston
for trial and punishment" Late Sat
urday night, following a mass meeting
attended by nearly 5000 persons.
telegram was dispatched to Secretary
of War Baker demanding" the re-
turn of the black soldiers who par
ticipated in the riot and murder of
our citizens"
Courtmartial at Columbus.
Up to an early hour today no word
had been received indicating that the
negroes might be returned. On the
contrary everything pointed to he
likelihood of court martial in Column
bus, N. M. under direction of the mil
itary.
Houston citizens were further in
censed today upon word reaching here
that as the train bearing the blacks
to Columbus passed thru Richmond,
Tex, one of the troopers dropped a
note addressed to a negro girl.
The note, said to be in the possess
sion of Brigadier General John A
Hulen, reads:
I'VE done our part in Houston and
are on our way to Columbus, n. M"
The note was weighted with a heavy
jacketed shell and was found by citi-
zens who turned it over to Hulen. 1t
was found near the track at Rich
mond. evidently never having reached
the negro girl to whom it was ad-
dressed.
Capture Last of Rioters.
Terry Smith, of Company M, Twen-
ty-fourth United States infantry, the
last of the rioters at large, was cap
tured late yesterday by negro civilians
The civilians captured the black SOL
der by means of a ruse. They told
Smith they were leading him to two
other black soldiers and, instead, tool
him to policeman. Smith denied he
had had any part in the riot, declar-
ing he deserted Thursday. He wore
civilian clothes
Houston business houses opened this
morning as usual, martial law having
ceased at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Saloons opened at the legal hour,
and hardware and ammunition stores
guarded up until yesterday by soldiers,
were doing business as usual again
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
NAME STEEL DICTATOR
Alexander ,Lcgge Appointed Aide to
BaFuch on Purchasing Board.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Alexander
Legge, general manager of the Inter
national Harvester company, has
been appointed assistant to B. NJ.
Baruch in the work of purchasing
raw materials for the United States
and the allies.
Under Legge there will be a di-
rector of steel and a director of cop
per. j. Leonard Replogle will have
charge of steel purchasing. The cop
per buyer has not yet been selected.
Baruch will devote himself to the
larger policies Of the war industries
hna
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
MINERS MUST WORK
Ultimatlm Placed Before Illinois
Strikers.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-Unless the
miners of six coal mines in Illinois
still idle as the result of the strike OF
drivers and day men, resume work,
their charters will be revoked, Frank
Harrington, president of the state
miners organization, said today. Mr..
Harrington said whereas 140 mines
we're shut down, only half a dozen
were now idle. 1t is understood that
miners officials will attempt to ar
range a wage conference with OPP
orators, wherein an increase in wages
may be sought for day workers as
soon as all mines are in operation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-27
500, 1000 DOZEN SHIRTS
Record Orders for Navy VIII Keep
10000 Workers Busy.

New York, Aug. 27.-Shirt makers
of New York and vicinity will begin
work soon upon one of the largest or
ders ever given in the history of the
country. The order, which calls for
100000 dozen shirts for the men of
the navy and army, means the en-
ployment of 10, 900 persons from now
until December 1, when it must be
completed, according to an announce
ment by Solomon Cutler, organizer of
the Shirtmakers' union.
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FEW GO ON SEPT. 5
Only 5 Per Cent Leave for Camp on
That Date-New Order.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder sent to gov
ernors of states today an order chang
ing the proportion of the various
states quota of men selected for the
national army that are required to be
furnished on certain dates. The new
order calls for 5 per cent. of. each
states quota to report at contonments
September ); 40 per cent on Septem-
Der 10; 40 per cent on October"3 and
the remaining Is per cent as soon
thereafter as practicable.
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STRIKE A BOOMERANG
Instead of Higher Wages, Thousands
of Miners Must Hunt New Jobs.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 27.-Butte's
streets today were crowded with
thousands of miners, idle because of
the shutdown of all the copper mines
of the district made necessary by the
closing Friday of the Washoe smelling
plant of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company at Anaconda. 1t is ex-
pected that the company's plant in
Great Falls will be closed down.
Indications are that the independent
mines of the district which did not
shut down Friday will be compelled to
cease operations in the near future.
The machiniSts union has formu-
lated new demands which members
say they will insist upon. Several
weeks ago they accepted an agreement
reached with the operating compan-
les.
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DELAY AT TT. RILEY
Kansas Reserve Officers Need Not Re-
port to Sept. 3.

Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. 27.-Officers
from Kansas who are under direction
to report at Fort Riley August 20, will
not report until September 3 or 4.
Officers from Colorado points will re-
port September or 8.
Announcement of the change in dates
was made today by w. w. Whiteside,
lieutenant colonel of the national
army division Previous instructions
that all graduates of the fourteenth
division training regiments should re-
port at Camp Funston, Fort Riley,
August 90