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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
Madero Family Divided.

house divided against itself is the
Madero family of Mexico. Francisco l.,
leader of the insurrectos. has brothers,
sisters, uncles, cousins, and nondescript
name-relatives sufficient to wipe out
the governmental army of 25,OOO could
he unite them for his cause. The fact
that he cannot is one of the reasons
for the ineffectiveness of the insurrec-
ton so far.
There is no limit to the devotion of
Francisco's brother Gustavo A. But in
Mexico the rebel general has a father,
Francisco, ST.; a grandfather, Evaristo,
and other relatives, near and far, who
do not particularly relish his attempts
to gain for them and the un-Maderist
half of the population a government
purporting to represent all instead of
one man. Three of his eight brothers
are with him to the bitter or pleasant
end. Raul is in the field with him, and
Alfonso is in San Antonio looking out
for the interests of the revolutionists
on the border.
The Madero family is prominent be-
cause of its high standing and wealth,
owning enormous tracts of land. Eva
risto, the grand father, has a large
family, and all his sons received a coll
lege education in the United States and
Europe, just as have those of Francis
co. Sr.
The interests of the Maderos are
principally agricultural, but they are
also heavy owners of lead and silver
mining properties. In the smelling in
dustry they control the large Torreon
shelters. They are also engaged in
banking, Ernesto Madero, an uncle of
the insurrectionist leaders, being the
president of the Banco de Nuevo Leon
in Monterey. For some years past the
family has taken a prominent part in
the development of Mexican rubber
from the guavule plant. The Madero
hacienda-a large property embracing
number of rancheS-in the northern
part Of the state OF Coahuila, consti-
tues in many respects a remarkable
institution 1t embraces an area about
90 miles wide and 200 miles long. This
property is devoted largely to grazing,
and on it vast herds of cattle are raised
The stock consists chiefly of horned
cattle and sheep.
Certain members of the family are
large wheat growers. The Maderos
have extensive Vineyards; in fact, the
largest In Mexico. They have in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
A CORRECTION, IF YOU PLEASE.

A CORRECTION, IF YOU PLEASE.
A misstatement of facts with err
roneous conclusions based thereon
which do a grave injustice to the wo-
men of Topeka and the cause Of wom-
ans suffrage, appeared as follows in
last weeks issue of the Lndsborg
News:
How can you account for this? At
the primary held in Topeka last Mon
day to nominate candidates for mayor,
the majority of the women who voted
cast their ballots for ]. B. Billiard, the
wet candidate. The race now lies be-
tween Billiard and Tom McNeal. Bill
lard is the present incumbent and was
elected for his first term as a wet
candidate. Tom McNeal is avowedly
dry If the ladies of Topeka want the
suffrage amendment to carry in KAN
sas this fall they better get busy and
rectify their mistake and bend every
effort to elect the dry candidate at
their coming city election. If they do
not the argument that woman suf-
frage will purify the moral conditions
of cities will fall by the wavside."
Nothing like a majority of the wo-
men of Topeka voted for Mayor Bill
ton day. 1t was just the other way.
At the primary Mr.. McNeal received
3.1O0 female votes while Mr.. Billiard
received only 1900 female votes. At the
election a week later the vote of the
women for McNeal totaled 5000 votes
while the female vote for Billiard was
only 210O. In other words the vote
given by the women to Mr.. McNeal and
to Mr.. Billiard at the primary and on
election day was in about the same
ratio of almost to 1 in favor of Nc
Neal.
And another thing, the wet" and
dry issues did not figure exclusive
ly or as largely in the Topeka mayor
atty campaign as many people and
newspaper editors outside of Topeka
have seemed to think. Many of the
staunchest temperance advocates and
prohibitionists in the city, women as
well as men. supported Mr.. Billiard
because they believed he had been an
efficient mayor and had given the city
a good enforcement of the prohibitory
law, despite his personal views in op-
position to the principles of prohibit
ton. For these reasons they believed
he could be trusted to give the same
sort of an administration of civic at
fairs in the future and that he was
therefore entitled to a second term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
JNYHAWKER JOTS

Verd Napier has the notion that the
recording angel will get most of his
evidence from your day book rather
than from the Sunday school report.
In ten years the number of automo-
biles has increased from $4,000 to 100000
remarks the Hutchinson News and ii
adds: Accompanying Increases are
noted in chattel mortgages, profanity
and gasoline
The Kansas City, Kan, Gazette-Globe
is wondering if more women would be
more than disappointed if it rained on
Easter Sabbath. 1t thinks that those
who will not have new hats will at least
welcome shower.
AS the Dickinson County News OBJ
serves: Notwithstanding the report
that all telegraph connections are out
in Mexico, most of the American news
papers are able to print complete
story of the battles the day before they
happen.
An authority advises, says the Mime
apolls Messenger, against smoking be-
fore meals because it renders the buccal
bucosa insensitive to a1imentary stimu-
lation and neutralizes the olfacto- gas
tatory reflex. Besides, cigar tastes
better after dinner.
What a cruel-hearted chap is this
I,alph Faxon, the editor of the Garden
City Telegram. Listen to this which he
inserted in a recent issue of his paper:
Dave Leahy, confirming the report
that he will run for state senator next
year, says if he can't beat Stewart he
will jump into the river A good
many will wish for the triumph of
Stewart"
The fly hasn't a friend on earth.
Everybody is trying to swat it, at least
no one has any sympathy to waste on
it when it gets swatted. The reason
Of this is, the fly is q general pest and
nuisance is no earthly good 30
any one. This should be a lesson to
some people we have known, Whatever
you may be, don't be like the fly.-Hol-
ton Recorder.
A Mr.. Sourbeer is a prominent citl-
zen of Fowler, whose name appears IN
the local papers every week. Life must
be a burden to a. man who wears such
name in prohibition state.-Emporia
Gazette. We rather think his name is
all right-in Kansas. Let us see, wasn't
1T a Mr. Fox, who got some consola
ton out of declaring the grapes .so1r
when he could not reach them?-Holton
Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.


TFrom the Atchison GIobe.l
Not always, but usually, defiance is
about Is per cent bluff.
A man can be as good as his word
without being much good
1t takes a shaving brush too long
to wear out after it begins to shed.
A fat man can't look like a villain,
but he can feel about as mean as any
one.
ing brands of booze without knowing
very much.
The fact that your kin are school
teachers isn't positive evidence of your
superior wisdom.
No girl should begin to buy or Dor
row hair until she is old enough to be
her own boss.
And there are men who don't go
ahead very fast, even after they are
sure they are right.
You are a sure enough good fellow
if you can enthuse when there ism [
anything in it for you.
Who started the cry that country
cured ham is so much superior to the
packing house product?
What has become of the old-fash-
toned mother who worried good deal
for fear gypsies would kidnap her
children?
Regardless of the regulations of the
pure food law, one continues to get
about the usual amount of strawber-
ries for a quarter.
Ever know a man who bought his
cigars by the mail order method, de-
spite the numerous opportunities Of
fered in that line?
There are various kinds of extrava-
gance but the man who squanders his
money on lawsuit seems to get the
least fun out of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
OyER THE AsPHAIr SEA


o, sail with me DER the asphalt sea-
The tide doth favor us;
Though the waves beat high both SINUS
and dry
Is the good ship Motor Bus.
Like a racer brave she takes the wave
That would her course disturb,
From her upper deck we count, eacf
wreck
A-rotting on the curb!
As down she sinks from the pillows
Drinks
She Quivers to the keel;
Thank God for the hand that's in com,
mand
And the stout heart at the WHEEL
There's many a shoal to try the soul
And many a depth unplumbed;
Our course we mark by the noble bark
That to the sea succumbed.
Q, sail with me Ger the asphalt sea
In this gallant craft of mine;
The bravest choose the avenue,
Let towards sail the brine.
New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

town of Parras. not far from the line
of the Mexican International railway,
which is now part of the National
railways system of Mexico, flour, wine,
and cotton factories. A highly mod
ernized flour mill converts the wheat
they raise into flour for export and
domestic purposes. For making wine
and liquors of their grapes they have
an enormous establishment. Their cot
ton mill-the Maderos also own large
cotton plantations-is also a modern
affair, where prints are made on a
large scale, as well as the raw cotton
being prepared, spun, and woven. The
power for these three manufacturing
establishments was obtained by driving
a number of tunnels under the noun
tains near Parras. This water power
system is a costly work, showing great
engineering skill
Far from being the traditional rag
tag revolutionists, the Madero family
is thus seen to be large and wealthy.
For all that, they have no voice in
the government Of Mexico, they say
New York Evening Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

save the slow, regular breathing of the
| worn form on the bed Outside the
pickaninnies stood, their eyes shining
with love and awe at the lady. The
woodmen stood. hats off. Nanny had
| Followed the lady down the little path
and stood looking up at the fair face
that had not a trace of color, only the
| halo of a wealth of hair.
Honey. youall shuah is" The lips
| trembled and the eyes filled with tears.
The girl laid her hands on the wom-
ans shoulders.
Il am glad I could help you, mann
| my. Mother will come this afternoon
| to bring you and the children all you
need until pap is well again. Good
| by now"
The old doctor murmured some
thing about nobleness, as his eyes were
yelled by a suspicious moisture.
The young doctor mentally regis
tered. "By heaven, what a girl! And
you. Norris Barlow. have lived in the
hotel with her a month and never
knew"
The lights blazed at Hotel Beech
wood. The dance music filed not only
the dancers, but those who listened
with tingles and thrills.
A stout lady in velvet, and diamonds
and a very stout man in diamonds and
black walked majestically across the
rotunda and down the steps to the
japanese garden.
"Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stuffins. many
times millionaires," whispered long
slayer to a newcomer.
They stopped among the palms at
the railing to watch the dancers be-
low. One couple seemed to hold their
attention, and as they stood watching
the light in their eyes deepened and
softened and glowed, and a great fat
hand stole under the filrny scarf of the
TRANSPORTED Mrs, Stuffins who, with a
little smile slipped her hand into the
great palm.
Jennie whispered the great man
| leaning over her, "Dr. Barlow loves
Marie''
The soft, tender eyes looked for a
moment into those of her great lovers
as she whispered softly:
"And, Jacob Marie loves DR.. Bar
1911, by Associated
| Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
Steel Trust Under Fire.

The new rules committee, of which
Henry of Texas, an antitrust advocate,
has been made chairman, will consider
early in the extra session resolution
introduced in the last session by Rep
reSentative A. o. Stanley, of Kentucky,
providing for an Investigation of the
steel trust and its alleged commercial
and financial affiliations. Stanley him.
self is a new member of the rules COM
mittee, and he will move for the report
| of his resolution, which the committee
by a majority vote, will direct.
The last investigation Of the steel
trust which amounted to anything was
ndertaken by Senator Tillman and
former Senator William e. Chandler in
1896. That investigation in the senate
was devoted to the one subject of ar
| NOR plate, and resulted in a decrease
| in the cost of armor plate to the fed
eral governm ent from $3.50 a ton to
$500 a ton. 1t is estimated that $24,
600, 900 has been saved to the govern
ment in the fifteen years Intervening
as direct result of that investigation.
While Stanley, of Kentucky, will take
| the lead in the proposed investigation
| in the extra session, more potent in
fiuences and factors are behind the I'M
dertaking.
Charles M. Schwab, formerly presi-
dent of the steel trust and now presi-
dent Of Andrew Carnegie's Bethlehem
Steel company, which manufactures
armor plate, has been in Washington
seeking to ascertain If the Stanley res
olution was likely to go through the
house. The assurance can now be
given on high authority that it will
and that reams of so-called damaging
evidence against the steel trust has
been prepared by unfriendly sources
for presentation when the investigation
begins.
If there exists anywhere in the
United States Independent steel-pro
ducing plants, the house investigators
purpose to ascertain that fact, as well
as to show up those protested "inde-
pendents," which, 1t is alleged, are
dominated completely by the steel cor
poration. such as the three big armor
plate companies-the Bethlehem Steel
company, Carnegie Steel company,
and the Midvale Steel company. AL
legged exorbitant prices charged for
structural steel, steel rails nail and
wire products, and the enormous profit
alleged to accrue to the steel trust
from all these sources also will be VEN
tilated. The house investigating com
mittee will be authorized to sit during
the sessions of the house and in the
recess before the regular session of
congress next December, if necessary;
to administer oaths to wltr esses, and
to demand persons and papers.
Coincident with this investigation,
nine special Investigating committees
will be appointed by Speaker Champ
Clark to probe each of the executive
departments of the federal govern
ment. Speaker Clark says he will try
to get the best men in the house to
serve on these investigating commit
tees. as he believes the people want a
careful accounting. Clark says he has
a clean majority pledged to all the in
vestigations, and he assumes to have
some startling information for the
public. The probability is that presi-
NY
behind this proposal.-New York
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
HOW TIME FLIES,
HUAOR OF TIE DAY

IF you were to live abroad. where
of the nice people there" What makes
Sicily?" 1.-THE other sort have ali emil
grated to America. Toledo Blade
Constable to visored and goggled motor
And I have my doubts about this being
your first offense. oYur face seems ia
mfliar to me.-Punch.
b, 81 wonder what the teacher meant about
the the singing Of my two daughtersT. What
DID he say?" He said that Man1fe's
voice was good. but Maud's was better
still. "-Clevelanl Leader.
Village Constable Ito villager who has
cyclist)-You didn't see the number. J INT
could you swear to the man? fVIlazerET
did; but 1 don't think e card me.-PuncI.
never heard anything SO entrancingI what
was the last song7 Second CatE(senti-
% tn 1va "a vs had had nine IL, thousand lives
mans Home Companion.
singleton-Do you believe in the old ad-
pe1tng at iefTgref IN eads and re-
don't After a man marries he has no
leisure.-Smart Set
Dancer-When do YOU go on? SINGER
Right after the trained cats. Dancer
Goodness mel Why doesn't the manager
Stray Stories.
He-Yes, it's very true, man doesn't
learn what happiness is until he's mar
ried. She-I'm glad you've discovered
mat at last! He-Yes, and when he's mar
ried it's too latei-Dofbarbier
customer-Are you sure you'll have my
taxi at the house on timer Garage Own
er-Certafnly. Don't you know there's
nothing surer than death and taxfsf-Wo-
mans Home COMPANION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
A Senatorial Giant.

An epoch is closing for the smallest
state in the Union, Rhode Islands age
of senatorial giants is over. Nelson w.
AIdrich is the last of them, and many
will say the greatest. 1t has been Z
long and glorious line, including Aid
rich, Anthony. Burnside, Chace, and
Sprague within the past half century.
The service of two of them-Anthony
and Aldrich-covered more than half a
century. During that time Rhode
Islands senators have been in the front
rank in action and debate. A small
state should be represented by its
greatest men-big men who are forces
in their own time, and who will be re-
membered hereafter, and it is safe to
say that the names we have mentioned
will not be forgotten while PoinL
Judith repulses the assaults of the At
lantic and Prospect Hills looks down
upon a city of homes.-The Columbian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
JOURNAL ENTRIES

More mistakes could be rectified If
the proper efforts were made.
X \ =
Not a few people are good because
they have had no opportunity to be
otherwise.
If most folk could live their lives
over again they'd be likely to make a
worse mess of it.
y y =
It's a poor joke, indeed, that won't
scare up something of a laugh-so
many people laugh without any cause.
y
No one has the slightest difficulty
ignoring the flaws in himself that he
has no trouble finding in others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
QUAKER NIEDTTATToNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record.J
Probably the crook merely follows
his natural bent.
1t seems strange that pulling
mans leg should make him short.
Money talks, but who wants to lis
ten to the conversation of filthy lucre :?
The man who expects to have great
ness thrust upon him must be a pretty
good waiter.
Every man is anxious to get to the
top until it comes to an upper berth
in a sleeping car.
The girl who spends her time be-
fore a mirror must expect to have re-
Elections cast upon her.
Tommy-"Pop, are the wages of sin
paid in money!" Tommy's Pop-"Us-
ua1ly in alimony, my SON."
Biobbs-"Is Harduppe pretty well
known in your town ?" Slobbs-'I
should say he is. He's so well known
he can't even borrow an umbrella -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.

LFrom the Chicago News.]
Peace hath her victories-after we
fight for them.
A woman can act natural if she had
no object in view
There are no medals on the man
who poses as his own hero.
Silence may be golden, but silver
will often close a mans mouth.
By releasing a piece of property a
man takes a fresh grip on it.
It's cheaper to be good than it is to
hire lawyer to keep you out of Jail.
Gossips are never satisfied unless
they can put two and two together
and make five.
Sometimes an old bachelor gets
tired of one continued round Of pleas
ure, so he gets married.
Often people lead a man to believe
that they admire him, when, as a
matter of fact, they are only trying to
work him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Some one scattered sneeze powders
in the New York Metropolitan opera
house the other night and the "40O''
of that town put on sneeze-fest
which rivaled the grand opera in prog
ress for strange sounds. And there
are not a few people, too, who would
Just as soon listen to chorus of
Bneezers as a grand opera production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Those prominent citizens of Illinois
who are testifying that a 100000
sIush fund was put up by interested
parties for the election of Lorimer to
the United States senate must be
dreaming. Hasn't the senate of the
United States declared that the Lori
mer election was free from faint
but. then. the United States senate has
ever been noted for doing unusual and
remarkable things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Democrats, now in the majority. de-
cided to change the rules again. they
did it to suit themselves. Suggestions
from the Republican insurgents in the
premises were greeted with nothing
but merry laughter by their former
allies in rules making.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

This is great era in politics for the
''BuffalO' boys. Buffalo" Bill is a
candidate for the United States senate
from Arizona. Buffalo Jones is a
candidate for the same job from New
Mexico And Buffalo Bone has just
been reelected to a city commissioner
shin in TOpeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

1t beats all how the Gould family
runs to alliances with anything and
everything that savors of nobility. Jay
Gould, the eldest son of George ].
Gould, will be married in the near fu-
ture to Miss Annie Douglas Graham, in
whose blood flows the strain of kings.
Her mother was a princess in the erst-
while royal family of Hawaii.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Not so many days ago it was re-
ported that dust storms had practi-
Gally ruined most of the prospective
wheat crop in all of the western coun-
ties in the state, More recent and
authoritative reports are to the effect
that the wheat prospects are anything
like poor in only two counties in the
state. Thus, is that beast the Crop
killer nailed again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Had it been Hobson's choice that
treaty between Japan and the United
States, which was formally signed the
other day and which will make for
friendlier feelings between the two
countries. would have been a declar-
alton of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Dave Leahy. the governors versatile
private secretary, has been informed
that his family name is Gaelic word
that means fierce WARRIOR Who is
there now to rise and say that there is
nothing in a name? Dave is also one
of those warriors who believes that the
pen is mightier than the sword. AT
least, that is the weapon he seems to
aisa the handiest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Philosophy from ex-senator Aldrich
as reported by the Baltimore Ameri-
can. Fishing beats politics all hol-
low. The man who stays {. long time
an politics is sure to catch something
but it isn't ALWAYS something good"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

A case of making hay while the
rain pours. An applicant for a di-
vorce at Reno intends to devote her
necessary period of residence in that
city to the study of sociology and mod
ern languages at the Nevada state uni
NrorSitrr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.
IFrOm the New York press.I

IFrOm the New York Press,1
It's easy enough to acquire any habit
unless it's a good one.
Families are very useful for making
other troubles seem light
The kind of weather we like is al
ways the kind we had the other day
woman would rather have free
postage stamps than free grocery bills.
There are people who can decide to
be jealous before they find out what
about.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Higher education seems to be pro-
crossing favorably at the state uni
Versity. The freshmen. who refuse to
wear dinky, little skull caps as ordered
by the upper classmen, are being pub
licly padded by the latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-07

Havingssbeen selected as the place
from which will be started the next
international balloon race, Kansas
City, Mo-, will have an excellent OPP
portunity to get rid of some of the
surplus of hot air. of which she is
nosSessed