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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
HIT BY SNOW PLOW.
A Father and Son Are Killed in Cali
fornia.

Redding, Cal, Jan. 14.-In a blind
ing snow storm near Hornbrook. Cal,
buggy occupied by Alexander Burns
and his son, Clarence, was struck by a
snow plow being pushed by locomo-
tive. The father, who was deaf, was
killed outright, and the son, who was
totally blind. was fatally injured, dy-
ing later.
Trains Stalled in Blue Canyon.
San Francisco, Jan. 14.-Reports
received at the Southern Pacific gen.
eral offices here today show that a
number Of westbound overland trains
of that system are stalled in Blue can
yon, 1t was expected by the railway
officials that these trains would ar
rive at the Oakland mole sometime to-
day. Most of them were due at diff
ferent hours yesterday. Division super
intendents have informed the local
railway officials that the storm con-
tinues, but that the worst of the slides
seem to be over.
The trouble of the valley routes of
the Southern Pacific Is reported from
the vicinity of Fresno. where water
flowing over the tracks has delayed
trains somewhat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
CAUSE OF STRIKES.
Generally Due to Employers Assist
ants Says Carnegie.

New York, Jan. 14.-Nine etvt of
ten strikes are due to employers as
sistants, not to any question of the
money involved, is the opinion of An
drew Carnegie, who addressed the del
egates to the National Civic federation.
THE more capital does for labor,
the more profit the employer makes
said Mr.. Carnegie. IT have not had
any strikes in twenty-six years. L have
not let anyone have anything to say
about labor but myself
Colonel Roosevelt followed Mr.. Car
negie. He was escorted to the speak
er's stand by John Mitchell, formerly
president of the United Mine Workers
of America.
the form of evolution rather than rev.
olution," Mr.. Roosevelt said, referring
to the purposes of the federation. 'I
wish to see labor legislation always
enacted after conferences between wise
leaders of labor and those men who
are interested in labor for the best in
terests of the country
He was positive that the federal gov
ernment was the only power in the
land capable of dealing with great cor
porations.
Colonel Roosevelt renewed his at
tack on fellow servant decisions by the
courts.
1.-THE judicial decisions-I find OBJ
lection raised to the term fossilized-
which follow the eighteenth century
rather than the twentieth. on the doc
trine of the relation of fellow servants
to each other, have worked out not
Justice, but gross injustice. So has
the liberty of contract law. 1t is diff
ficult to speak patiently about this and
I shall not try to be patient. In many
tens of thousands of cases a wage
worker finds himself in such a posi-
ton that he must work or starven
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
SHE KISSED HIM.
John G. Cooper Says Wife Was
Most AffectiOnate.
Bid Him a Fond GOOd-by as He
Left for South.
SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Action Followed Soon After His
Departure.
Says He Treated Her Kindly and
Fed Her Well.

Hero in four divorce suits, the last
involving a claim for $4,000 for per-
manent alimony and an allowance Tor
the support of the infant child, John
G. Cooper has returned from Texas
finds that his house is locked against
him, that there is nothing 20 do but
pay up or fight; and he refuses to be
comforted. Cooper is of the opinion
that he has been the subject of ex-
treme abuse and much unjust humilia-
ton, and that it will now be his duty
to make spicy statements of his wife's
mistreatment when the case is tried
There is no misunderstanding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

noon from the yards of the New York
Shipbuilding company at Camden,
n. Y, Miss Mary Macon, daughter of
Rep. Robert B. Macon, OF Helena,
Ark. was the sponsor.
There was one unusual feature, the
absence of an official delegation rep
resenting the state government of Ark
ansas The failure of Governor Dom
aghey or other official representatives
to attend was due to a controversy be-
tween the governor and the navy de-
partment over the date of the launch
ing, the governor wanting to have the
affair postponed so that the state
could make adequate arrangements to
send an official party.
There was, however, quite a large
delegation of Arkansans present, it
included Representative and Mrs. Ma
con and other members of Arkansas
congressional delegation. The navy
department was officially represented
by Beekman Winthrop, assistant sec
retary and a long list of rear admirals
and other officers.
There will be doubt in the minds
of some of the spectators as to the
contents of the be-ribboned bottle Miss
Macon held. Some people in Arkansas
wanted her to use water from her ma
tive state but she. said she would use
whatever the shipbuilding company
gave her.
When the workmen had ceased
hammering and saving away the keel
blocks and the great hull quivered and
slowly began to move, Miss Macon
crashed the bottle against the reced-
ing prov and exclaimed:
"I chriSten thee Arkansas
Following the launching the officials
| of the company entertained the guests
at luncheon spread in one of the
buildings of the plant.
| Principal Dimensions
The principal dimensions of the la
test and largest addition to the navy
are.
Length over all 662 feet, beam over
armor SO feet 2-5 inches; draft % feet
six inches; displacement 26, 900 tons.
The contract for the ship calls for
a speed of 201s knots an hour.
| When complete the Arkansas will
| have the greatest gun power in broad
! side fire of any ship afioat. The main
/ armaments will consist of twelve 12-
/ inch guns mounted in six heavy armor
protected turrets. For defense against
/ torpedo boat attacks there will be a
battery of twenty-one, f1ve-inch rapid
fire guns. There will also be two SUBJ
merged torpedo tubes and ten small
guns. The total weight of broadside
fire will be about 1900 pounds.
! The Arkansas will be turbine driven
| and will have 2S, 900 horse power. The
! vessel will be fitted for a flagship and
her complement will consist of S5 Of
ficers and 1000 men.
! The keel of the Arkansas was laid
last January and at present the ship is
| about so per cent completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

he read the story in the press dis
patches.
u,;fa had brought suit for divorce"
said Cooper, at was the most surprised
man in the world. At first F! couldn't
understand it, but now L see now II an
ban1ened It's a trumped up trick,
mats what it is. They wanted to get
me away-our of the house. and all
that before they started the suit, and
If was a clever trick, might clever
Cooper did not attempt to visit the
home at S24 Jackson street He nad
road the reports that his wife would
bar the doors against him.
'HTaking the newspaper stories ana
nutting them with what 1 know of
Tora,s disposition," continued Cooper,
At guess she would do just about what
Cooper left Topeka last night for
overlook, where he will remain with
a brother until the case is called for
trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
LIMITED PARCELS POST.
1t Receives Favorable Report From
the Senate Committee.

Washington, Jan. IA measure pro-
viding for limited parcels post on ru-
raj free delivery routes has been re-
ported favorably to the senate from
the committee on postoffices and post
roads. The report was presented by
Senator Burrows and was the unani-
nous action of the committee. The
measure provides that for one year, be-
ginning April l, 1911, the postmaster
general may authorize postmasters and
carriers on such rural routes as he
shall select to accept for delivery by
carrier, at such rates of postage as he
shall determine, packages not exceed
ing eleven pounds in weight containing
no mail matter of the first-class and no
matter that is declared unavailable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

relative to Scheuk's condition but
nothing important developed.
M. Sonneborn, a clothier, testified
that several days before Mrs. Schenk,
arrest she appeared in his store with
her chauffeur to buy mans over
coat. The proper size was not found
and one costing SIS was ordered
Eleanor Zockler. the detective
nurse put on the case by the prose-
cutor, said she was instructed to leave
nothing undone tocatch Mrs. Schenk
administering poison to her husband.
She was instructed to tell Mrs. Schenk
that Albert Schenk had gone to the
hospital with a paper for his brother
to sign. Mrs. Schenk expressed the
fear that Albert had attempted to get
Johns signature to a will that would
give all of Johns property. The wit
ness then Said Mrs. Schenk asked her
to take Johns keys if he died and by
all means to prevent the Schenks from
getting them. She had lived unhap-
PLY with her husband she said. On
Sunday Mrs. Schenk received mes
sage saying John was worse and said:
"I hope to God he will die Before
this she had declared John had treat
ed her like a dog. Mrs. Schenk went
to the hospital November 1, said the
witness and that evening had gone
automobile riding with her. The wit
ness told Mrs. Schenk that Albert
Schenk had been at the hospital with
Then Mrs. Schenk had said:
Felt She Could Kill Him.
EVERY time Miss Evans calls me up
and says that man is worse, I am the
happiest woman on earth and I wish
he would die. I feel could kill him. -
why don't you do it?" asked the
witness.
would you do it?" asked Mrs.
Schenk.
That's another matter" 1 replied.
ST need money pretty bad"
How much would you take to do
it," asked Mrs. Schenk.
"I told her S5,000,' continued the
witness. But she said sh did not
have that much money although she
wanted me to give John pill and said
she would give $1,000 and get the stuff
to bring to the hospital the next day.
She said I could easily put the poison
in his medicine, place it beside his bed
and he would take it himself.
ST asked Mrs. Schenk how she could
stand it if John died and we had killed
him." continued the witness. She said :
"-I would wear double veil, so that
they could not see me laugh,
Mrs Schenk failed to come to the
hospital with the poison
"But she called by telephone and
said she could not get the stuff and
she was afraid that if John died sud
denly Albert would have Johns stom-
ach examined.
"'Then it would be found out that
John had been poisoned and that
would get US in bad
The detective took another ride with
Mrs. Schenk the next day and told her
Albert had brought no more papers to
sign.
sI told her." the witness continued
s'that Mr.. Schenk looked as if he had
been poisoned with arsenic and asked
if she had put any in his food She
did not reply. only tossed her he'd.
got nothing out of her on that trip"
At this point court was adjourned
until Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
TAFT ABOVE AND BELOW
President Ascends Washington Monu-
ment and Explores a Subway.

Washington, Jan. 14--President Taft
after office hours yesterday visited the
Washington monument, ascending that
historic shaft for the first time and
then walked to the capitol where he de-
scended to the subterranean passage to
the senate office building. He went
through the tunnel by automobile ana
was much impressed by the convent
ences with which senators have sur
rounded themselves. 1t was so hazy
that his view of the monument was
poor, but nevertheless he enjoyed the
555 foot trip which he made by eleVa-
tor.
When accosted at the capitol by news
paper men. the president asked If there
was any news in congress. He was told
Senator Bailey had interJected into de-
bate a statement that the tariff COM
mission bill, on which Mr.. Taft has set
his heart would not pass at the pres
ent session
1sWe.n see.'' responded the presidents
and his smile look ominous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
POISONED Her CHILD.
Mother of Boy Found Frozen, Said to
Have Confessed.

Rochester, N. Y. Jan. 14.-Mrs.
Edith Melber, a widow, who says she
is % years old, of Schenectady, has
confessed, according to the Rochester
police, that in swamp near Albany
last Friday afternoon she gave her s.
year-old son, George, carbotic acid,
from the effects of which he died.
She was arrested in the New York
Central station here and was locked
up on charge of murder in the first
degree. She will be taken to Albany.
In explanation of her crime, the po-
lice say, Mrs. Melber says she has
been a widow four years, during which
time she has had a struggle to care
for herself and her child. This battle
for an existence drove her to take the
boys life. She is an unusually attrac-
tive young woman. At the end of her
examination she was unnerved and
weeping Historically
The police were able to make the
arrest by keeping watch in the station
over trunk that had been checked
from Schenectady and which was be-
lieved to be the property of Mrs. Mel
ber.
When the woman appeared to get it
she was arrested.
Mrs. Melber at first maintained her
composure, and declared she had
given her child to an uncle who was
going to take him to Chicago and
care for him. When she made her
confession, according to the police, she
said she gave the child the acid when
he asked for a drink.
Mrs. Melber says that she left
Schenectady and came to Rochester to
look for work. She stayed in the
rooms of the Young Woman's Chris
tian association and says she was look
fA- Tn, hn xxynr q NJ fT~1Tv7 lx
were her own clothing and that of the
little how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
HELD REASONABLE REGULATION
Court Holds p A. Y. e. Passenger
Must Drop in Nickel.

Providence, R. /, Jan. 14-The su-
preme court of Rhode Island has de-
cided that it is reasonable regula-
ton that passengers be required to
insert nickels in the automatic fare
collectors used by street car companies
IN pay as you enter cars
The question arose in a suit brought
oy a passenger against the railroad
company for being put off car after
he had refused to personally put his
fare in the hand register 1t is be-
lieved that this is the first time this
question has been decided by the
courts in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
STUBS CAN NOT GO.
Legislature Prevents Him Accepting
Cleveland Invitation.

Governor Stubbs today received an
invitation by wire from President Ruhl
of the Tippecanoe club of Cleveland,
O., to attend the Mckinley banquet to
be given in Cleveland January %. The
invitation reads urgently requested
and a letter of invitation is to follow
the wire of today.
The governor would like very much
to go. but is afraid that it will be i'm
possible on that date. The legislature
is in session and in addition the Kar-
sas Day club and State Editorial asso-
citation meet in Topeka about that
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
storm, CrippIes Wire service.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Telegraph and
telephone companies found their SER
vice severely crippled today in Iowa,
western Illinois and southern Mime
sta bv a sleet and rain blizzard which
swept across the country. Train ser
vice was delayed to some extent but
the chief damage was to electric
wiring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
PAROLE EARL RIGGS.
Topeka Boy Who Stole Bicycle Re.
leased From Reformatory.

The governor today granted a parole
to Earl Riggs of Topeka, who has
been confined in the reform school at
Hutchinson for the past year on
charge of stealing bicycle. Young
Riggs. who is twenty years old, was
sent to Hutchinson for from one to
five years. His reform school record
was good, and the man from whom he
stole the bicycle was willing that he
should be paroled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
STEP In ADVANCE.
Bill Abolishing Death Penalty Is Offer
ed in Washington.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 14.-Bills have
been introduced in the Washington
legislature abo1ishing the death
penalty for murder and treason and
providing for the commission form of
government for the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
Unsettled Wenther Tredicted

The weather is cloudy and threaten
ing. Unsettled weather with snow to-
night or Sunday is predicted by the
weather bureau. After o'clock last
night the precipitation recorded was O4
of an inch. The lowest temperature
since Friday has been 16 degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
OUR BIGGEST SHIF
The Deadnaught Arkansas Is
Launched at Camden.
Christening Is Performed by
Miss Mary Macon.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 14.-Splash-
ed with the traditional bottle of cham
pagne, the battleship Arkansas, the
largest warship ever constructed in
this country, was launched this after
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weather indications.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Unsettled weather with snow to-
night or Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

and his nephew is assistant sergeant
at arms. The elder Mr.. Nye is an old
soldier. When he enlisted. the recruit
ing officer spelled his name wrong and
for more than forty years he has been
compelled to mfsspell his name in or
der to draw his pay from the govern
ment for his war services. The lola
man still adheres to the old family
method of spelling the name and
writes it, Nigh.
When the senate convenes Monday
afternoon, the heaviest flood of bills
of the present session is expected.
More than half of the senators have
returned to their homes to learn lust
what the loving constituents want.
They will spend Sunday preparing a
bunch of proposed legislation that will
keep the reading clerk busy until sup
per time. Several committee meetings
have been called for Monday night and
Tuesday the senate will get down to
real business.
Senator Cooke has offered a bill at
taching a penalty for the failure of
district school treasurers to publish
their annual reports in the newspa-
pers. He also affixes a penalty for
failure of township boards to publish
annual reports. In some of the coun-
try districts, the township boards have
hung a few skeleton reports on tele-
phone poles and believed they had full
filled their duty. This method will not
answer under Cookies proposed law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14

B. F. Nye of Chanute. is an uncle
of Frank Nigh, of lola. The Chanute
man is document clerk in the senate
The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-23
DEFENSE ONLY OF THE
CRIMINAL

reporting Mr.. Percy's
Ich at Shannon the cores
bent of the Commercial APP
had the following:
he big feature of the speech,
that caused the turning
of voters in his section
when Senator Percy
discussing the bitter disap-
|tment that prevailed among
iaman's followers when he
sed-to testify before Account
Moore in regard to the way
andled the battleship fund,
Bryan scholarship fund, the
dian cyclone fund and the
ngent fund. Hundreds left
and hundreds swore they
ID support him, no matter
4 he stole.
3e speaker was interrupted
well-knoWn Vardaman sup
Xr who called ont. "a man
lid not be made to testify
kist himself" Quick as q
d the senator retorted: THAT
d appAes to the criminals
N. A man cannot be con-
III to incriminate himslf.
have made the best expla-
n of Major Vardaman's re-
Il to testify | have he; r !, and
1g from a friend must be a
one."
The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-23

Says the Scott County Regis
ter: Don't get the idea, Mr..
Voter, that the charges against
MI. Vardaman for embezzling
public trust funds while Gov
ernor are not true. # he has
been wrongfully accused, mind
you, he will have a walk-over for
the United States Senate, besides
having the satisfaction Of pros
ecuting a lot of Mississippi edi-
tors for criminal libel. Now we
ask you, in all candor, take It
home to yourself. Gould you,
as a public officer Of Scott coun-
ty, expect votes from the people
under the same circumstances?
If you are a honest thinking
man, tais is food for reflection
The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-23
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY
THE PEACOCK THRONE.

During the seventeenth CEN
fury there stood in the audience
room of the citadel of Delhi, In
dIa, what was probably the
most costly and beautiful throne
Of modern times. It was six
feet high and four feet wide,
and was supported ty six legs
Of solid gold, encrusted with
gems. The body Of the throne
was iniaid with diamonds,
emeraIds and rubies. Behind
the throne stood two peacocks,
with wings outstretched and
blazing with precious stones.
On this account It was called
"the peacock throne" II was
valued all the way from ten to
fifty million pounds; probably
no one knew the exact value.
In 1899 tho city Of Delhi was
captured and sacked by the
Persians, who rlfied the public
builders and temples of their
treasures and carried them
away to their own country.
Thus the rich throne and Its
costly ornaments fell Into their
hands, = prey to the fortunes
Of war.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-23
MISS, JUNE %, 1911
ENAToR PERCY IN NORTH
MISSISSIPPI.

senator Percy during the week
Ike at Bonneville, Kirksville,
lion, Shannon and Saltillo.
1T each appointment he was
by a splendid crowd and the
erness to hear him and the
husiasm of his audiences at
his great and growing pop
8-ity. At no place were his
rers disappointed for, as one
his opponents has said Of him,
never opens his mouth with
saying something Each
ress was delivered in that
opposed and deeply impressiv,
Ee possessed only by greai
j and his hearers were pro
ndly impressed with his clear
-
c and unanswerable argu
hts. He sought to instruct
hearers of the nature of the
k done by Congress in hand
the grea. business of the
onal government. With be
ling modesty he reviewed his
j services during the pas,
z1teen months, and there was
doubt in the minds of any
rer of the fact that he hat
fulfilled lin the highest de.
his duty as the representa-
of the people of Mississippi
r.. Percy's visit to nortf
sissippi furnished an oppor-
ity for public demonstration
is favor which came as a sur
e to those who oppose him.
6t his popularity increases
i each day of the canvass ne
Kcan deny, and only the most
Dtical and blind decline tc
Lit that he will be his own
lessor in the senate.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-23

Systematically could be made
very profitable. He closed his
remarks by saying a contented,
prosperous, rural home was the
foundation of prosperity and
success.
The number of boys engaged
in this work last wear was about
46, 600. This year there are more
than rs, 600.