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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
Regulars Secure ALI the Impor
tant Chairmanships.
BADFOR STUBBS'BILLs
Administration Measures Will
Have Hard Shedding.
Report of the Committee Is An.
proved.

SAFETY valves on 1911 legislation were
insured this morning when the senate
committee on committees named the 80
chairmanships and recommended the
appointments of members of these com
m1ttees, men who were in harmony in
sentiment with the committee heads.
Practically every important chairman
ship in the senate went to men who
have opposed administration policies
ana forced the insurgent members to
back up on their argument for COM
m1ttees named by the members of the
body.
Some of these same men two wears
ago caused Governor Stubbs sieepIess
nights when his bills were in the SEN
ate sc1ssor1ng department and brought
the chlef executive muhc mental ang-
ulsh When his measures were returned
IN DadIy mangled condition 1t was
largely In order to stop this anticipa-
TED slaughter that the insurgents did
not believe a committee on committees
was a good thing at this time. They
heard the same distant rumbling that
provoked former trouble and dreamed
OF happier days if Richard Hopkins,
lieutenant, governor, could divide the
patronage according to his personal lik-
ing. 1t was the removal of this privi-
lege tnat mas brought about the great
est anguish of the present session 1t
was the horror Of the situation that
appealed only to good natured observ-
ers when the administration members
heard the reading of the committee lists
that left them little if ANYTHING to which
they might point with modest pride.
Such committees only as fish and game,
telephone and telegraph, the cities of
the second-class and labor will be boss
eo by the men who are determined to
honor that sacred platform vow
Although some of the minority mem
pers In the senate have declared that
they Will work for the adoption of pro-
gresslve measures, they too may never
be able to recognize them when they
are returned from the committees.
With Price at the head of the judiciary
committee, Huffman, ways and means;
Brewster, claims and accounts; Lower
banks and banking: Glenn, legislative
apportlonment; there are a bunch of
senator's at the head of the important
committees who may frown on any
foolish work labelled progressive y
These committee heads are of vital i'm
| portance to the administration and
there is no rule to figure advance dope
on what these committees will do with
a bunch of pet bills that calls for laws
of questionable legal merit. The COM
mlttee heads have a majority with
which to work and will be able to force
any number of compromises when the
congestion of pending bills reaches the
anxiety stage.
There was little trouble in crowding
through the committee report and ev-
eryone tried to look pleasant when the
roll was called.
List of the Committees.
The committees are as follows:
Judiciary Committee-Price, chair
man; Stavely, Brewster, Milton, Reed,
Hamilton, Glenn, Ganse, Robertson.
Ways and Means Committee-TIuff-
man, chairman; Hodges. Brewster,
Glenn, Reed, Ganse, Carey, Lower,
Milligan, Brown, Caldwell.
Election Committee-Potter, chair
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head Of the family. was brought into

head of the family. was brought into
the case.
Did not Mrs. Schenk complain to
you that Albert Schenk had gone to the
nospltai and secured Johns signature
to certain papers which would make
Albert executor of Johns estate if the
latter should die SUDDENLY % was asked.
I do not remember all of that coz
,vcrsation," was the reply.
Much of the testimony was of a
technical nature, Mr.. O'Brien bringing
out various facts regarding medicines
prescribed for Schenk in his illness. II
was admitted in the cross-exanination
that hyomel quinine, one of the COM
pounds taken by Mr.. Schenk, contained
arsenic in small quantities.
Light for the Jury.
81 do not want this jury confused -
said Mr.. O'Brien, ''as to organic and in
organic poisoning. Lead and arsenic
produce inorganic poisoning?'
THAT is so," replied DIR. Hupp.
well, cholera morbus and malarial
poisoning would be organic poisoning,
would it not?'
YES, that is SO. Mr.. O'Brien.''
These questions were put because
oning was inorganic, and not organic
poisoning.
Continuing, DR.. Hupp said bismuth
is given for stringent purpose.
Does bismuth contain arsenic?''
Mr. O'Brien asked.
1.-THE pure bismuth does not; some
of it does contain small part of ar
senic," replied DIR. Hupp.
"Bismuth is poison, is it not doc
tor?"
'eWe1l, not If taken in small doses. -
DR.. Hupp then admitted that if the
had prescribed bismuth for him that
would fully account for Schenk's con-
dition when the witness was called to
attend him.
On redirect examination, DR. Hupp
said Schenk was removed from his
home to the hospital not SO much be-
cause he was in a dangerous condi-
ton, but OF suspicious that the pack
er was being poisoned. He said these
were based on the fact that Schenk
became violently i'll each time he
drank from a certain bottle of mineral
water, the analysis of which, it is
claimed, showed it was heavily charg-
ed with arsenic
Nurse Is Called.
Miss Alma J. Evans, who was a
nurse at the Schenk home during
Schenk's illness was called. She tes-
titled that on. October 20 last, Mrs.
Schenk consulted two. fortune tellers
and told the nurse that both had said
Schenk could not live until Christmas.
o1l0 Se1lO 1AIS. OCH0Ilh QlQ llLCl0 To d1O
her husband, going out in the evening
and once she was out all night.
The witness declared that Mrs.
Schenk opened the water bottles, $50
the nurse would not hurt her fingers
and Schenk complained the water had
an unusual taste. 1t made him vomit
and when the witness drank glass to
see if it was right she too, became i'll.
''If John dies you go into his pock-
cts and get his keys and call me-" wit
ness declared that MrsS Schenk in
BRIDGE
Mrs. Schenk had called Johns fam
lily Dutch devils on several occa-
sionS.
John is too old for me- Mrs
Schenk had said, 81 want to get in So
cietY and he is all for business"
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title and interest of Mr.. Hackett in
contracts to produce the plays, "a
Fool and a Girl "The Girl in White .
The Girl Behind the Counter THE
Crown Prince" 1.-The House of the
Thousand Candles THE Walls of
Jericho" and other plays, and some
stock in manufacturing company.
The entire property was put up in
one lot and was sold for $105. The
purchaser said he bought it for "a
gamble" Mr.. Hacket has filed pc
tition in bankruptcy with liabilities of
$141,00O and assets 1924.
Mr.. Hackett. who now is on tour in
The Kings Came will be the at
traction at the Grand on Friday night.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
Dougherty Must STAY in Prison.

Springfield, H., Jan. 12-The state
board of pardons has denied a parole
to Newton c. Dougherty. the Peoria
school fund embezzeler.
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CONTINUED on Page Eight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
HACKETT GOES BROKE.
Property Sold by Bankruptcy Court to
Satisfy S141 900 Claims.

New York, Jan. 12.-PersonaI prop
erty of James K. Hackett. the actor.
William H. Ford, trustee in bank
ruptcy. The sale included the right,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
Weather Indicatinns-

Chicago. Jan. 12.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Increasing cloudiness and snow
late tonight or Friday. Cold wave Fri
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-12
cold Wave seem Toplorrow.

Weather bureau indications see a cold
wave in Topeka tomorrow. If this re-
suits the forecaster also sees weather
around point where there would be a
gas shortage. The lowest temperature
\ last night was Is degrees.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
SHOE SHINING
PARLoR is CLOSED.
Kansas City Did Not Take Kindly to
Innovation and Business Was
Slack From Start.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Kansas City, May 26.-After being
open one month, shoe shining stand,
with women employees only, closed last
night on account of slack trade Men
would not patronize the place and the
women customers were too few to
make the business profitable.
Before the stand opened, the fol.
lowing sign was placed in the front
window of the room the sinners were
to occupy: Pretty girls will shine
your shoes here"
Immediately there came a protest.
An occupation license was refused
the manager of the stand,' but it was
permitted to open on probation. AT
no time were more than three women
employed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
GIRL WANDERs TWO
DAYS IN MoJAvE DESERT.
Jumps From Santa Fe Train Because
of Foolish Stories Told Her
About America.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
San Francisco, May 26.--After wan
dering the Mojave desert for nearly
two days without food or water, Maria
Ferrari an Italian immigrant girl, was
brought to the home of her brother
here last night. Terrified by the ma.
licious stories of American laws and
customs told her by Italians she met
on the journey from New York, she
jumped from a Santa Fe train near
Barstow, preferring to chance death
on the blazing sands of the Mojave
rather than face the terrible ordeal
she pictured awaiting her in San
Francisco. When her absence was
discovered. hours later, a message
was sent to the station agent at Bar.
stow to search for her. The agent
succeeded in finding her trail, but did
not overtake her for over ,twenty-four
hours. When discovered she was
completely exhausted from thirst
and hunger.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
KISSED BY
THE LADIES
Pierre Vedrine Flies From
Paris, France, to Mad.
rid, Spain
WINS $4,000 IN PRIZES
Showered With Roses as Frantic
Crowd Carries Him to
Judge. Stand.
tBy Special Leased Wire to New Msxican)

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Madrid, May 26.-Pierre Vedrine,
the French aviator, arrived at the
Spanish capital from Burgos at sos
o'clock this morning, being the first
contestant to complete the third stage
of the Paris to Madrid aviation race.
He covered the distance of lao miles
between Madrid and Burgos, where
he landed yesterday from San Sebas-
tian, in two hours and forty five min
utes. Gilbert and Garros are still
stalled in the mountain Businesses and
it is not probable they will be able to
finish within the time. A frantic
crowd bore the victorious aviator on
their shoulders to the Tribunal. On
reaching the judges platform he was
showered with roses and kissed re-
peatedly by women. The third stage
of the journey from San Sebastian to
Madrid, was the most difficult of the
entire flight. The 266 miles of the
route was almost entirely over desc
late ranges, the crags varying from
1000 to 5000 feet in height. A fall
meant certain death and it was prac-
tically impossible to make a fresh
start in the mountain country.
In crossing the dreaded Somo Sierra
Pass, Vedrine climbed to an altitude
OF $500 feet.
The Paris to Madrid race was be-
gun May 21 under the auspices of the
Petit Parisien, which offered prize
of $4,000 In addition the Spanish
Aero club gave prizes amounting to
$4,000, and King Alfonso offered a
special prize for the fastest speed over
the Spanish section.
Attacked by Eagle.
Madrid, May 26.-Vedrine said, that
he. like Gilbert, also was attacked in
mid air by a large eagle. The Incl
dent happened while the. aeroplane
was passing over the Sierra de Quad.
arrama, a chain of mountains in Cas-
| tile, one of the peaks of which ar.
tains an elevation OF 1900 feet. The
eagle, which was a huge creature,
seemed furious against the man-brd
and swooped down again and again try.
| ing to reach the air mans face with
| it's powerful beak.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
AUTOS sPEEDED ONE
HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR
.Thirty-one Cars Qualify for Great
Memorial Day Race at
indianapolis.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Indianapolis, Ind. Ma. 26.-Thirty-
one cars had qualified at noon today
for the big Memorial Day automobile
race. Those entries that qualified in
cluded all the best known drivers
here. Twelve more cars will make
the qualifying tests. Although there
were no accidents the speed trials
We're highly exciting. No official time
was given for any of the new trials
but several cars made the circuit OF
the speedway at speed above 80
miles an hour. The test required was
IS miles an hour. Louis Chevrolet,
driving Buick, is said to have driven
the fastest round of the day. Chevro-
let was going 100 miles an hour clip
when he finished his trial.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
MANEUvERS
TO CONTINUE
Declaration of Peace in Me-
xico Does Not Change
Military Plans
FRED GRANT TO COMMAND
Will Relieve General Carter
Now In Charge Of the
Division,

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, D. G., May 26.-Aside
from Fastening a change in the com.
mand of army maneuver division, the
restoration of peace in Mexico will
have no effect on the military forces
now in Texas. It was deemed prud-
ent to keep General Carter In charge
of the division as long as conditions
in Mexico were delicate, but he will
soon be succeeded by General Fred D.
Grant in execution Of the original poll.
cy Of rotation in the commanding Off.
GERS. The division itself, however,
will remain in Texas at least until
next winter for military training.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
MORE LEGAL TALENT
FOR LABOR LEADERS.
Trial Of McNamaras for Dynamitino
Los Angeles Times viii Be
Notable Battle.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican,
Los Angeles, Calf, May 26.--Joseph
Scott, president OF the Los Angeles
board of education, and former presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce. has
been retained to assist Clarence s.
Darrow of Chicago in the defense of
John J. and James B. Mcnamara,
charged with the dynamiting of the
Los Angeles Times. Associated with
Darrow and Scott will be LIE Compte
Davis. an attorney of prominence in
this city. and Job Harrison, who has
been representing the McNamaras
heretofore.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
COMMERCIAL BODIES
FAVOR ARBITRATION
Lake Mohonk Conference Endorses
Efforts Of President Taft and
Senator CuIIom.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Mohonk Lake, N. Y, May 26.-The
representatives of fifty-one commercial
organizations attending the seven
teenth annual meeting of the Lake
Mohonk conference on International
arbitration today sent kilograms to
President Taft and Senator Cullom,
chairman Of the senate committee on
foreign relations, saying that they
heartily endorse treaties Of unlimited
arbitration with Great Britain, Francs
and other countries and wish speedy
success with such treaties.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
BENlTo JUAREZ STUCK
IN THE MUD.
Aground in Harbor Of San Diego, En-
thusiasm Of Forty Mexican
Patriots has Cooled,

{ By Special Leased Wire 10 New MexicanD
San Diego, Calf, May 26.-With a
miscellaneous cargo and 40 Mexican
patriots in addition to the crew, the
steamer Benito Juarez, which plies be-
tween San Diego anu Mazatlan and
way ports, is aground in the harbor.
The enthusiasm continued until the
boat left the channel and plunged IN
to the mud near North Island, almost
directly across the bay from the dock.
The patriots were bound for Ensenada
to become volunteers In the defense
Of that town against the rebels.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
WORKED HIS HEAD
WAITRESS NINE HOURS

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Los Angeles, Calf, May 26.-As a
test case for the newly operative eight
hour day law for women, Frank Mil.
lef, proprietor of the Glenwood Mis-
sion Inn, was arrested here today for
working his head waitress nine hours
last Thursday. He gave bonds and
announced he had the support of the
Southern California Hotel Mems as
scciation In his fight against law.
Miller claims It is absolutely impos-
|slSle for him to conduct his business
under the operation Of the s-hour law.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
TRUST JUMPS
ON NEWSPAPERS
Not Fit to Read Half the
Time But Willing to Fur
nish the Paper
AFTER THE STANDARD OIL
Senator Pomerene Wants Attor.
ney General to Prosecute
Criminally

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, D. c., May 26.-Denial
of the existence of paper trust that
dictates prices, was made by Arthur
C. Hastings, president OF the Ameri-
can Paper and Pulp Association, at
the senate finance committees reci-
procity hearing today. The object of
his organization was to educate pa
per manufacturers to get all they
could for their product" he said.
Mr.. Hastings admitted that curtail-
ment Of output was practiced to main
tain uniform prices. In answer to the
charges that the International Paper
Company controlled the paper indus.
try of the country, Mr.. Hastings said
the company only owned about thirty
or forty of the 500 paper and wood
pulp mills of the United States. When
Senator Stone asked as to curtailment
of production, Mr.. Hastings said the
senate seemed to be suffering from
the disease of suspicion"
Then I come to you as physician to
cure me-" reported Stone. Mr. Hast.
ings attacked the newspapers declar-
ing that they were not fit to read half
the time.
"And yet you are willing to furnish
the paper on which to~print this bad
newsa' asked Senator Stone.
Il am not In business for a moral
purpose" answered Mr.. Hastings.
May Order Criminal Prosecution.
Washington, d. c., May 26.-In re
sponse to resolution asking for in
formation on the subject, Attorney
/, General Wickersham today sent word
to the house that the department OF
ijustice has undertaken no criminal
prosecution of the officers of the
Standard Oil Company as result OF
the supreme court decision. 1t is un
derstood that Senator Pomerene, au
thor of the original resolution will in
troduce another directing crimina.
prosecution against the Standard Oh
and constituent companies.
| House Takes a Rest.
The house today adjourned unit
Tuesday. AS that is Memorial day
no business will be done and another
adjournment will be taken until nex1
Friday when the wool tariff revision
bill probably will be ready. The meas
Iro will ho nnpci r. orod hy tho noroo
cratic caucus on Thursday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Hon. Jose D. Sena Will Pre-
sent Diplomas to Eight
Graduates Tonight
Or ROBERTS WILL Be ORATOR
Public Invited to Hear interest
ing Literary and Musi-
cal Program.

The annual commencement of the
Santa Fe high school will be held in
the high school auditorium at S O'Clock
tonight and while several invitations
to the affair have been sent out by the
graduates the exercises will be open
to the public and every one will be
welcomed in the auditorium in the
high school building on Lincoln ave-
nue..
The program is an interesting one
and it will prove musical treat as
well as an oratorical one.
The glee club will open the program
with a Russian Folk song after which
Miss Virginia Bean will play a cello
solo: the Golterman Concerto.
Then will follow an address to the
graduates by Dr. Frank H. H. Rob-
erts, president of the Normal Univer-
sity of Las Vegas. DR.. Roberts is
well known here and his address will
be interesting and pleasing for he
does not make the mistake of being
tediously long in his talks.
Miss Virginia Bean will then play
violin solo, Svorak's 'Slavonic Dances,
and this is bound to be pleasing
number. Miss Bean as violiniste
needs no introduction to Santa Feans.
Every time she has appeared in reci.
tails here she has been greeted warmly
by an appreciative audience.
Presentation of Diplomas.
1t will be TIE pleasant task of for
mer Mayor Jose D. Sena, president of
the board of education, to present the
diplomas to the class, composed of
six girls and two boys. The gradu-
ates are:
Josephine Cunningham. Nellie Fri.
day, Harold l. Stephens, Dorothy P,
Griffin, Helen N. HARRISON, John J.
Windsor, Felicitas E. Kaune and Maud
NJ. Palmer.
The motto of the class of 1911 is
From School Life Into Life's School,
and the class flower is white rose. The
class colors are olive green and light
blue.
Glass Officers.
The class officers are Harold
Stephens. president; Dorothy P. Grif.
fin vice president; Maud NJ. Palmer,
secretary and. Felicitas f. Kaune,
treasurer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
THIS MEANS A NEW
UNIFORM FOR KING GEORGE

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Berlin, May 26.-It was announced
today that Emperor William, while
at Buckingham Palace on May Is had
appointed King George a general field
marshal in the Prussian army.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
Divorce In Twelve Minutes.

Mrs. Paul Brown, Jr., won a divorce
and custody of her 3-year-old daugh-
ter, Dorothy, in IL minutes in Judge
McElhinney's court at Clayton, Mo. 1t
was announced alimony had been ar
ranged out OF court. Brown is a son of
multi-millionaire tobacco magnate
Testimony was given in confirmation
Of statutory charges, the principal al
legation. BY the alimony agreement
Mrs. Brown will receive $3.50 month
and the child $50. The court ordered
Brown to place bond of $4,000 to
carry out the provisions of the all
mony agreement.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS
PICK UP $4,000.
Found a Number of Easy Marks on
Board of -teamer Lusitania
and Eleeced Them.

(By Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican)
New York; N. Y, May 26.-There
was fat picking for two professional
gamblers who came over on the LUIS
itania today. One passenger reported
that in four days the gamblers picked
up $4,000 and that one of their vic
Tins lost $1,000 in an hour.
Il have lived almost all my life
in parts of the west" said this passen.
ger, where gambling is wide open,
but never saw such quick action at
poker. The pigeons could evidently
afford their plucking and 1t was none
OF my business and didn't interfere.
The steamship officers keep a sharp
lookout for professional gamblers, but
occasionally an unknown chevalier Of
fortune makes a smashing coup.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-26
SOUTHERN RAILWAY FIREMEN
REJECT ARBITRATION PROPOSAL

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, D. G., May 26. Repre-
sentatives Of the firemen Of the
Southern railway today rejected a
proposal OF President Finley Of the
Southern that they submit to arbitra.
tion their demand for q 20 per cent
increase in pay. President Flnlay
asked for "a further conferences later
today. q