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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
NO SALE is MADE.
Not Bid for the Smith Auto
Company.
VIII Be Disposed of at Private
Sale.

There were no bidders for the plant
of the Smith Automobile company this
morning when it was offered for sale
by the order of Judge J. G. Slonecker.
referee in bankruptcy, although 100
interested business men were present.
In the group which waited to see what
would happen were many of the cred
itors.
The upset price was $4,000, and
no one would start the bidding at that
figure, although one of the creditors,
0. L. Prime from Milwaukee, would
have been willing to start things at
$4,000.
1.-THE plant will now be sold pri-
vately," said Judge Slonecker, after
all attempts on the part of the auc-
tioneer to get a bid had proved futile.
''It will go anyway we can sell it. The
cars will be sold at any time there is
a purchaser
The total liabilities are, in round
numbers. $1sO,0oO, the o. H. L. Wer-
nicke interests claiming $4,000 of
this amount. Their contention will be
disputed by the other creditors, who
claim that they are stockholders and
not creditors. There are in all about
$50 creditors. important among which
are:
The Merchants National bank:
Bank of Topeka; Central National
bank; E. D. Counger. trustee, Grand
Rapids, Mich; M. r. Bissell, jr.,
Grand Rapids, Mich; Laporte Car
riage Co., Laporte. Ind B. F. Good
rich Co., Akron, O.: c. F. Sp1itdorf,
waukee; Sligo Iron and Store Co., st.
7 T,o1IiS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
-FOUR NEW MEN.
The Stockholders of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad
Meet in st. Louis and Elect
Directors.
THE GOULDS STAY IN.
Five Members of the Family
Chosen.
George j. Will Be Chairman Of
the Board.
THE GOULDS STAY IN,

st. Louis, March 14.-Four men NOT
originally on the Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
.ichet as given out by George J. Gould
iasI month We're among others elect
gu directors of the Missouri Pacific
r'ailway company at the stockholders
Ineetlng here today. The men are E.
D. Fryor' now fourth vice president
OF the Wabash; S. r. Pryor, former
purchasing agent of the Missouri Pa
enc; Cnarles S. Clarke. first vice pres
loent the road, and r. Lancaster
Williams, who represents an independ-
ehc Iactlon among the stockholders
Inc election of directors which a
month ago threatened to be exciting.
passed off quietly. 1t means a reorgan-
izdtIon OF the road and the retirement
OF George j. Gould from the presiden-
cy 70 chairman of the board The in
BOARD without opposition. Kuhn Joeh
q Co.. and allies when they saw Will
la1ns had sufficient votes to elect him
self made no protest.
CharIes Clarke cast the votes for
Kuhn Loeb-Rockefeller interests. Mr.
Clarke took j. j. SIocum's nlace in
the directorate 1t is believed Mr..
Clarke VIII retire as director in favor
OF the new president when he is se
iected. The st. Louis Iron Mounta in
anu southern road met at the same
time and elected directors. The di-
rectors of the roads:
George J. Gould. j. j. Slocunn, King
don Gould, Frank ]. Gould, e. r.
Jeffery, r. M. Galloway, Howard
Gould. B. NicolI. Jay Gould, G. s.
Clarke, Q. L. Garrison, e. c. Simmons
and B. f. Edwards. Frank Jaw
Gould, r. M. Galloway and o. L, Gar
r1son succeed John T. larry, H. B.
Henson and Lawrence Green.
The directors of both companies
met and adjourned to meet in New
York, March 21, when officers will be-
chosen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
WARsHIPs To WITHDRAW.
Mexico Did Not Like to Have Them
Prowling Around.

New York. March 1.-THE Mexican
ambassador here and the Mexican
minister of finance have received as
surances from washington which con-
WINGED them that there is sincere CO.
operation between the administration
of President Taft and that of President
Diaz. 1t is not professed that all ten
sion has been relieved. but apprehen-
sion was appreciably lessened by two
pieces of news.
First in Importance was a long teIe-
gram to Ambassador De La Barra from
the state department, announcing that
the United States warships assigned to
patrol duty on the Pacific and Gulf
coasts OF Mexico had been ordered to
call at Mexican ports only for coal and
then to withdraw promptly.
This action is deeply reassuring to
Senor Limantour. In a recent inter
view he said he could only consider
the presence of American men of war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
DODGE JURY DUTY
Italians Fear to Qualify for the
CamOrra Trial.
The Panel Still Lacks Four of
Being Full.

V'terbo. March 14.-Cavaliere Bianchi,
president of the court, today set about
getting a jury to try the Sc members
of the Neapolitan Camorra, by invok-
ing methods that promised results de-
spite the terror that has filled the
hearts of the citizens at the possibility
of being obliged to condemn those
whose deaths would be pretty sure to
be avenged unless the whole dangerous
element of the society was wiped out.
When court opened the president at
once imposed heavy fines on those
known to have left town to escape jury
duty and threatened that he would
ave others who had made excuses for
not app airing when summoned,
brought to the bar by carbineers.
The whole forenoon was taken up iL
an attempt to fill the jury benches. II
was a nervous day in Viterbo. The
residents who had hailed the approach
ing trial as boon because 1t would
bring to town thousands of strangers
who must be sheltered and fed, have
found themselves confronted with an
alarming situation. No one familiar
with the working of the Beautiful Re
formed Society has anything but SYM
pathy for those who shrink from the
civic duty imposed.
Nevertheless progress was made AMI
early Tic dIL6IllOOll oil Jul AOIA VI
the necessary jurors had been secured.
At this point the resources Of the court
failed and an adjournment until to-
morrow was taken. The scene in the
court room was much like that when
the trial opened on Saturday though
there was a larger proportion among
the spectators of women and Of men,
who for one reason or another were
not eligible for jury duty.
Thirty-four of the alleged instigators
of or actual participants in the muir
der of Gennaro CuoccoIo and his wife
occupied the great steel cage for pris-
oners and glared their hatred at the
informer, Gennaro Abbatenaggio who
plainly enjoyed the isolation of the
smaller cage reserved for his exclusive
occupancy. The priest, Giro Vittozzi,
the guardian angel of the Camorra,"
in his priestly garb, was again per-
mitted to sit outside the cage.
The prisoners followed the proceed
ings with real or well feigned indiffer-
ence. Police and carabineers were scat
tered through the room and surround
ed the building. The accused were es-
corted to court and returned to the
prison under heavy guard.
1t is hoped that the jury can be COM
pleted and the introduction of evidence
begin some time tomorrow. Meantime
police officers will be busy trying to
locate long list Of talesmen for whom
summonses have been issued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
CRIMINAL FOLLY.
Not to FOrtify the Panama Canal
Says Roosevelt.

Dallas, Tex, March 14.-"Failure
to fortify the Panama canal would be
an act of criminal folly declared
Theodore Roosevelt at the Dallas
chamber of commerce. He said that
only two treaties relative to the canal
existed, those with England and
Panama, and hence any other nation
would be at liberty to destroy 1t in
case of war.
Colonel Roosevelt's utterances came
at the. close of a long dinner.
Il am particularly pleased" he said,
that we have decided to fortify the
Panama canal because failure to do
so would have been an act of criminal
folly on our part and that not because
1 fear war, but because I want peace.
People ask me occasionally, DO you
anticipate war and, if not. why do you
want to fortify the canal to which /
have always answered, I don't antici-
pate that my house will burn down,
but I have it insured
And I want to call your attention
to this fact. Our treaties about the
Panama canal were made only with
England and Panama. In the treaty
with Panama we expressly reserve the
right to fortify the canal. The treaty
with England was made while / was
president. I declined to submit it to
the senate until I had seen the written
statements from the BrlIISn minister
of foreign affairs and the British am
bassador recognized our right to for
tify the canal.
"And now let me point out this
fact: No other nation in the world has
any treaty with us or is under any
treaty obligations of any kind as re-
CARDS the neutrality of the canal so
that if we ever unfortunately become
entangled in war with any nation
whatsoever aside from Great Britain
or Panama that nation would have the
absolute right, legal and moral, to
seize the Panama canal. No other ma
ton is under any obligations at all to
respect the neutrality of that canal
1--WE have covenanted to make the
neutrality respected, so that any ma
ton would be obliged to respect it;
but We have agreed that we will make
it respected
In conclusion, Colonel Roosevelt
spoke against mob violence and
warned his hearers that popular gov
ernment must find a happy medium
between a plutocracy and mob rule.
Colonel Roosevelt left Dallas late
tonight for Fort Worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
CARS ARE STARTED.
Agreement Reached Between Strikers
and Employers at Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, March 14.-After
eight days without street car service
on the lines of the Oklahoma Street
Railway company, operation of the
cars has been resumed peacefully. The
cars started by agreement and while
there has been few arrests since that
time, there has been no rioting. The
crowds which gathered in the business
districts ''to see the cars start was, as
a whole, quiet and orderly. Several
hundred citizens, who had been fur
nished deputy sheriff's commissions,
were scattered about town, and rode
alongside the first cars operated in
autom obiles. but had not occasion to
use their authority to any extent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
Forty Prisoners Escape.

Vera Cruz. Mex. March 14-Over-
powering and killing the guard who
opened the door of the jail to give
them their coffee, forty prisoners
made a break for liberty. Few per-
sons were on the street and it remain
ed for small groups of policemen to
attempt to capture the fugitives. From
the jail to the outskirts of the city the
fight between the policemen and pris-
oners was continued but all except two
escaped. One was captured and one
was killed. One policeman was also
killed and three wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
Rrothers ave Arrested.

George and William Baker were ar
rested and their house at 116 East
Fourth street searched for liquor last
night by a force from the sheriff's Of
fee. Three dozen bottles of beer were
found in hole under the floor and
two pints of whisky were taken from
the mems beds. Eight sales and one
nuisance charge is referred against
each of the brothers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
BRINGS ON A FIGHT.
Adams Express Company Attempts to
Operate Its Wagons.

New York, March 14.-violence and
disorder attended the attempt of the
Adams Express company to operate
its wagons this morning from the COM
pany's stables in East Fifty-sixth
street. Fifteen wagons were manned
by drivers and guards and run out to
the depot on Madison avenue. In the
fighting that followed the course of
the wagons a guard was severely in
jured by being struck by a brick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14

and other state officers. The $1,000
position with the perquisites and ao-
commodations added amounts to at
least $4,000 per year, which is more
than the salaries received by the
above state officers.
''I would like to have made an ex-
ception of Mrs. Perry at the Girls In
dustrfal school because of her rare
ability and exceptional value to the
state; and the matron of the Indus
trial School for Boys but can not do
SO on account of the provisions OF this
hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
weather Is Ideal.

This is almost an ideal spring day,
;lthough the weather man. states
that the temperature this afternoon
was ten degrees above normal March
is a month of extremes" said he.
Three years ago on this date it was
II degrees, while the coolest record for
the 14th day of the month was four
above zero in 1897. The lowest Marcn
temperature record was about one de-
gree below zero, and the warmest SO
degrees The indications are for con-
tinued fair weather with the mercury
down to about the freezing point by
morning. The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
Involve BuiIdines Burn.

Superior, Wis, March 14--Fire
broke out in the Strege hotel at Iron
river at an early hour today and be-
fore it was checked had burned twelve
of the city's main business buildings
with practically all their contents.
The total loss will be notless than
$50, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
LEIDY IS NAMED,
Is Recess Appointment Until Special
Session of Congress.

Leavenworth. Kan, March 14-No-
tice was received here of the reappoint-
ment of Fremont Leidy, as internal
revenue collector of the Kansas dis
trict- This is a recess appointment and
is to hold until the special session of
congress. Leidy failed to be confirm
ed by the senate because of the objec-
ton of Senator Bristow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
COMING BACK TO KANSAS.
Germans Returning From the Idaho
Beet Fields.

Garden City. Kan. March 14--Sev-
eral German families who left here
some weeks ago to seek their fortune
in Idaho raising beets. have returned.
They found that the Snake river was
not as reliable as the Arkansas. that
they couldn't get as much for their
beets, and that beet diseases of all
kinds were rampant in the new land
of promise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
weather Indications.

Chicago, March 14.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; colder tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14

Governor Stubbs and Attorney Gen.
eral John Dawson get along about like
Taft and Pinchot did, with this differ
ence that the governor cannot fire
John. even though he can veto his raise
in salary in the interest of the prohibi-
tory law.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
Mine No. 4 Opens
Seventy-five Men Put to Work---0utput Of 500
Tons to be Maintained During Winter
at the Davis Coal Camp.

Mine No. 4, which has been closed
down since last summer, when it was
taken over by the Roundup Coal Min
ing company, resumed operations Mon
day morning. Seventy-five miners
were put to work, and it is expected
that number more will be added to
the force in short time. The de-
velopment of this property has not
advanced sufficiently to put on larg-
er force of miners at this time, but it
will be worked to it's present capacity
during the present winter. The mine
now has capacity of about 500 tons
per day. This output, however, can be
greatly increased as the development
of the mine progresses and new rooms
are opened SO that more miners may
be employed.
The re-opening of Mine No. 4 means
increased prosperity to Roundup, as
it is estimated that the payroll at this
mine during the coming winter will
run between $1,000 and $4,000 per
month. J. E. Woodard, superintendent
of Mine No. of the Roundup Coal
Mining Co., also has the superinten-
dency of the property at Davis.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
GOLDBRAND-MO
Popular Young Rancher Takes School
Teacher as Bride-Married Here
Monday

On Monday at the NJ f.. parsonage
occurred the marriage of William Rob-
ert Goldbrand and Miss Elva MORT.
Rev. HUT performing the ceremony
which made the couple man and wife.
The bridegroom is a popular young
rancher north of Roundup and is well
and favorably known. He has wide
school teacher, who came here from
Walkamo, Iowa, several months ago.
to teach school. The couple will make
their home on the ranch north of
Roundup.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
Patrick Whelan Is Killed
Was Returning His Home Willow Greek When He Thrown from
Wagon and Kun 0ver-Dies from Injuries Received

While returning home from Round
up last Fritay with a load of lumber,
Patrick Whelan, we'll known rancher
from the lower Willow creek country,
was in some manner thrown from the
wagon and run over, the injuries he
sustained proving fatal SO hours later.
The accident occurred near the home
of Samuel Howry, eight miles from
here, where he was taken after he was
found some time afterwards by w. A.
Mckinley. No one witnessed the acct
dent, but it is presumed that his feet
became entangled in the lines as his
head showed evidences of having been
dragged for some distance. He lived
two nights and day, when death en-
sued. death being due to concussion
of the brain. The statement made
that he was intoxicated is without
foundation.
The body was brought to Roundup
Sunday and prepared for burial at
Marshall's undertaking parlcrs. They
were shipped to Paterson, N. j., for
burial, being accompanied from here
by John Whelan, brother.
Patrick Whelan was a native of Ire
land, having come to Montana thirty
years ago. About six years ago he
settled in Willow creek and has since
been engaged in the cattle business
there with his brother John. He is
survived by his mother, a brother and
sister, in Ireland, two sisters in Pat
erson, N. j., and his brother and part
ner in business, John.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
SCHOOL NOTES

The attendance this week has not
been so good on account of the cold
weather
The High School Literary club,
which takes the place of the English
class on alternate Fridays, met today.
The following program was given:
Piano Solo-Geneva Lucas.
Reading-Clara Knudsen.
Recitation-Pearl Greenwell
Vocal Solo-Laura Kibble.
Debate-"Resolved, That Greene
Was a Better General than Cornwall
lis"
Affirmative-Harriet FrOeblish,
Maynard Hagerman; negative-Wil-
liam Jameson. Grace Fallon.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
STAGE MAIL LINE Between
LAviNA AND BELMONT REFUSED
Postoffice Department Will Not Es.
tabIish Star Line Between La
vina and Belmont

Although signed by practically eve
ry property owner and resident of
Lavina and Belmont the petition which
the people of those two towns for
warded requesting mail be carried be-
tween those two towns by stage, has
been refused.
By carrying the mail from Lavina
to Belmont by stage which makes
regular trips between the two towns,
a distance of about six miles, mail
which leaves Billings on the Great
Northern train in the morning would
be delivered to points along the Mil
waukee the same day, and that leav-
ing those towns would be delivered
in Billings and other points along
the Great Northern the same day.
Under the present system. mail which
leaves here about Z o'clock In the
evening will arrive in Lavina about
noon the next day If connections are
made at Forsyth, which is uncertain.
About the same time is required in
transporting mail from Lavina to Bill
lings.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
WHEELOCk-ScHMITZ
ter Matrimony-Ceremony Per-
formed Tuesday

Robert Merrill Wheelock, better
known as Bob" the classy second
baseman on the Roundup ball team
last summer, has entered matrimony,
having taken unto himself bride
The young lady who played the lead
ing role in the little drama enacted at
the residence of Father A. Mueller
Tuesday evening, is Miss Gertrude
Schmitz, justly popular young lady
of this city. The ceremony was wit
messed by Will Schmitz, a brother of
the bride, and Miss Margaret Carroll.
The couple left Immediately after the
ceremony for short wedding trip,
after which they will return to Round
up to make their home here.
The bride is daughter of Mrs. Mar.
garet Schmitz of this city, having
lived here for the past three years.
Bob" needs no introduction. He is
employed in the railroad yards here,
and has made distinct place for
himself in the hearts of the people of
Roundup by means of the national
game as we'll as by his genial man.
ners.
The Record extends it's heartiest
congratulations and best wishes for
the future welfare of the couple.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
LITERARY SOCIETY MEETS
Due Tribute Paid to Pioneers of State
Of Montana-Next Meeting
November "a

The Roundup Literary Society held
its regular meeting last Friday eve-
ming. The meeting was we'll attended
and enjoyed by all. The subject of
the evening was Pioneers and Pho
neer Days of Montana" on which Prof.
Baird gave an interesting talk on the
history of the state, followed by At
torney E. ]. Crull, with "reminiscences
of early days in Montana. Songs of
Montana and its pioneers were sung
by the teachers and pupils of the
public school. The talk by DR.. Welsh
on "School Sanitation" was very much
enjoyed. 1t was practical and contain
ed many good suggestions. The next
meeting of the society will be held
Nov. "a. 1t is postponed one week
later than it's usual date on account
of the opening of the Sunday School
Convention on Friday evening Nov.
II. The program for the next meet
ing will be published later.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
LAvINA PEOPLE "sPLlcED"
Dennis A. Sheehan, Lavina Real Es-
tate Man, and Miss Alice Box
Married Here Monday

Dennis A. Sheehan, well known
young real estate man of Lavina, and
Miss Alice Gertrude Box. oc the same
city, were united in wodlocx here
Thursday morning at 1880 o'clock
The ceremony was performed by
Father A. Mueller at his residence in
the presence of w. +. Harmon AMI
Miss Emma Bradish, friends If the
contracting parties. The newly mar.
,ied couple took the morning. Olym-
plan here for an extended wedding
tour of the coast states, which will
take them as far as California. They
will return in about month, after
which they will make their home in
Larvina.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
TRUST HEAD TO MEET "eUsTER'
(Record Specially

New York, Nov. 1O.-Judge E. H.
Gary, head of the Steel corporation,
and Attorney Gen. Wickersham, head
of the department of justice, who just
now is trying to "bust" Mr.. Gary's
trust, will be the guests of honor
at the annual banquet of the Academy
of Political Science this evening. "The
Relation ofthe Government to Busi-
ness" will be the topic of discussion
and possibly concussion.
Other speakers will be John Hays
Hammond, president of the League of
Republican Clubs, and George w. Per-
kins, a wall street campaign collector.
On the advisory committee of the
academy are such distinguished polit-
ical economists as DIR. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. president of Columbia
University: J. P. Morgan and Elihu
Root.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-11-10
TO SEE CANAL AND MAINE
(Record Special)

Washington, Nov. 16.-ConSressman
J. J. Fitzgerald, chairman of the
House committee on appropriations,
an dten members of his committee are
off today for Panama to inspect the
canal. After trip across the canal
zone the party will go to Havana and
inspect the wreck of the Maine. It
is the belief of Representative Fitz-
gerald that congress will appropriate
all the money necessary to complete
the raising of the Maine.